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The Chinese actress Joan Chen, who is this week’s guest on The Hollywood Reporter’s Awards Chatter podcast, has had a career unlike any other.

Nearly 50 years ago, as a teen in Shanghai, Chen was plucked out a classroom and thrown into the movies. Against all odds, she became an award-winning mega-star — but then, in 1981, she turned her back on fame and moved to the U.S. She arrived at a time when virtually no Asians were getting parts of substance in American films. And yet, after essentially starting from scratch, she helped to shatter that glass ceiling, landing leads in big-budget productions, most notably one that took her back to China: Bernardo Bertolucci’s 1987 epic The Last Emperor, which ended up being nominated for and winning nine Oscars, including best picture.

Over the ensuing 37 years, Chen has experienced tremendous professional ups and downs. She has acted in notable projects of all sorts,...

Exclusive: Last time we heard from Oliver Stone, he was in Cannes for a special screening of Lula, his documentary on the incredible comeback of Brazilian leader Luiz Inacio da Silva and his reemergence from a prison cell to the presidency when it was exposed by a hacker that he was the target of an effort to bring Lula down. The three-time Oscar-winning filmmaker said at that time he had one more ambitious narrative film he was hellbent on directing. He has just signed with Atlas Artists for representation in all areas to make that dream a reality.

Stone would not divulge what this project is, nor would his new rep team elaborate. Suffice to say it will have a strong point of view, as he has shown on an acclaimed resume that includes Salvador, Platoon, Wall Street, Born on the Fourth of July, The Doors, JFK, Heaven and Earth,...

Exclusive: Director and actress Joan Chen has purchased the life rights of Dr. Qin Huilan and Wei-Lai.

Qin Huilan is a 70-year-old, retired doctor who traveled to Shanghai in 2022 to visit her youngest son, Wei-Lai. As the weather got cold, Huilan borrowed a cashmere coat from her son who surprisingly had a closet full of major designer brands, including Prada. Despite the unspoken taboo subject, the two of them formed a new bond over fashion when Wei-Lai encouraged her to begin posting photos in his outfits on social media accounts that he had created for her.

The following grew quickly, and caught the attention of Ashley Brokaw, an American fashion casting director who is known for her work with Prada. Brokaw direct messaged Huilan via Instagram, informing her that she had spoken with Mrs. Prada, and the two of them would love to have Huilan walk in the 2024 MiuMiu Paris Fashion Week show.

Accomplished jazz musician Kamasi Washington has confirmed his new album, Fearless Movement, set for release on May 3rd.

Fearless Movement is Kamasi Washington’s first album in six years, and the saxophonist refers to the record as his “dance album”: “It’s not literal,” Washington clarifies in a statement, “Dance is movement and expression, and in a way it’s the same thing as music —expressing your spirit through your body. That’s what this album is pushing.”

Another significant theme of Fearless Movement is new fatherhood, inspired by Washington’s experience having his first child several years ago. In addition to his daughter appearing on the album, Fearless Movement features contributions from André 3000, Thundercat, George Clinton, Bj the Chicago Kid, D Smoke, and fellow member of Washington’s collaborative group Dinner Party, Terrace Martin.

In support of Fearless Movement, Kamasi Washington will be embarking on a North...

Chinese-American actress Joan Chen has spent the last week watching China’s “brave” and “refreshing” independent cinema, but she cautioned young filmmakers against what she sees as a current wave of “correctness” that she believes is stifling the art of filmmaking.

Describing the movement as “the enemy of art,” Chen said she believed conformity to what society currently believes is “correct” has resulted in the scope of creativity and subject matter becoming “narrower and narrower.”

“It’s happening in the U.S.,” said Chen. “But I want [young filmmakers] to forget about what is correct and just tell us what they want to tell us.”

Chen was speaking on the sidelines of the 17th First International Film Festival, hosted by the central highland city of Xining, where she has taken on the role of jury head.

The festival — which ends on August 1 — is the leading event of its kind for independent Chinese cinema.

The TV show 21 Jump Street aired on Fox from 1987 to 1991. The series focused on a team of undercover police officers who investigated crimes affecting young people. Which cast member has the highest net worth today? Here’s what we know.

Dustin Nguyen The cast of ’21 Jump Street’ in 1987 | Jim Smeal/Ron Galella Collection via Getty Images

Net worth: $3 million

Dustin Nguyen played Harry Truman Ioki. As of this writing, Nguyen has an estimated net worth of $3 million, according to Celebrity Net Worth. After 21 Jump Street, he appeared in Heaven and Earth (1993), Vanishing Son (1995), and Jag (2003).

Richard Grieco Richard Grieco | Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty Images

Net worth: $4 million

Richard Grieco played Dennis Booker. As of this writing, Grieco has an estimated net worth of $4 million. After 21 Jump Street, he appeared in Booker (1989–1990), Mobsters (1991), Veronica Mars (2006–2007), and 22 Jump Street (2014).

Grieco says he and co-star Johnny Depp had a “rivalry.

Kayti Burt Nov 27, 2017

The latest Outlander season 3 episode opens a new chapter in Claire's journey into the unknown, but haven't we seen it all before?

This review contains spoilers.

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3.11 Uncharted

If you're looking to determine how you feel about Outlander, this is a great episode to do so. Sure, there's no Scotland, but it has pretty much everything else we've come to expect from this show: Claire as a stranger in a strange land. Medical horror. Awesome weddings. And steamy Claire/Jamie sex. Uncharted was all about this new chapter in Claire's journey into the unknown, but I couldn't help thinking these are all elements we've seen before.

Let's start with the first act, which sees Claire washing up onto...

Outlander Heaven and Earth Review Starz’s Outlander: Season 3, Episode 10: Heaven and Earth continued the separation of its two protagonists and saw them adjusting to their new precarious environments. Technically, Dr. Claire Beauchamp Randall/Fraser (Caitriona Balfe) was in the more dangerous of two situations because she [...]

Continue reading: TV Review: Outlander: Season 3, Episode 10: Heaven and Earth [Starz]...

In “Heaven and Earth,” the tenth episode of season three of the Starz hit drama “Outlander,” Claire (Caitriona Balfe) races to discover the source of an epidemic aboard a disease-stricken ship before hundreds of sailors die. Jamie (Sam Heughan) locks horns with the ship’s captain, Fergus (César Domboy), and finds himself torn between loyalty and love. The episode was […]...

Kayti Burt Nov 20, 2017

Claire goes to desperate measures to return to her true love in the latest Outlander season 3 episode. Spoilers ahead in our review...

This review contains spoilers.

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3.10 Heaven And Earth

In any other show, jumping off a ship into the dark ocean would be the craziest thing one romantic lead has done for another. On Outlander, it's like #15 on the list. Basically, it's just another Thursday in the love story of Jamie and Claire.

Heaven And Earth told a story we've seen before — Claire proving her mettle as a doctor in a time that desperately needs her — but boy does Outlander tell this story well. After being more or less kidnapped at the end of last week's episode, Claire sets herself about the task of containing the...

In this episode of Outlander, titled "Heaven and Earth," Claire works to save the men on the Porpoise and grows close to a young officer, Jamie comes up with a plan to save his wife but Fergus is reluctant to go along because of Marsali, and Claire discovers that Jamie is a wanted man.

Once again, Jamie finds himself separated from Claire as the Porpoise sails off with his wife still on it. Jamie's first instinct is to chase the British ship, but Captain Raines isn't about to make an enemy of a British ship captain who needs a surgeon. Raines lets Jamie know that Captain Leonard promises to deliver Claire to them safely in Jamaica, but this doesn't alleviate Jamie's concerns. Captain Raines orders that Jamie be locked in a cell below deck.

Sneak Peek new footage, plus images from the Season 3 "Outlander" episode "Heaven and Earth", airing November 19, 2017 on Starz:

"...'Claire' races to discover the source of an epidemic aboard a disease-stricken ship before hundreds of sailors die.

"Then 'Jamie' clashes with 'Capt. Raines''....

"...while 'Fergus' is torn between loyalty and love..."

Click the images to enlarge and Sneak Peek "Outlander: Heaven and Earth"...

When Harvey Weinstein was trying to lose weight and visited one of his sets, handlers advised the crew to remove certain foods from the craft service table. With a crew of well over 100 people, the solution wasn’t to provide an enticing, healthy alternative for the visiting boss, who had to be followed with cans of diet soda like a nurse with an oxygen tank. The solution was to eliminate any food that could be a possible temptation. The assumption was clear: Weinstein’s appetite was huge, his discipline nonexistent, and the entire company needed to cater to his shortcomings.

This isn’t meant to be a metaphor to explain the avalanche of sexual assault accusations against Weinstein. It is one of thousands of examples that show how an entire business was built around his failings as a human being. The traits that he forced his staff to account for...

Balletic, stylized and rather aloof, MGM’s biggest musical for 1954 still has what musical lovers crave — good dancing, beautiful melodies and unabashed romantic sentiments. Savant has a bad tendency to fixate on the inconsistencies of its fantasy concept — in which God places an ideal Scottish village outside the limits of Time itself.

Brigadoon

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Warner Archive Collection

1954 / Color / 2:35 widescreen / 108 min. / Street Date September 26, 2017 / available through the WBshop / 21.99

Starring: Gene Kelly, Van Johnson, Cyd Charisse, Elaine Stewart, Barry Jones, Albert Sharpe, Virginia Bosler, Jimmy Thompson.

Cinematography: Joseph Ruttenberg

Art Direction: Preston Ames, Cedric Gibbons

Film Editor: Albert Akst

Original Music: Frederick Loewe

Screenplay, book and lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner

Produced by Arthur Freed

Directed by Vincente Minnelli

MGM underwent some severe cutbacks in 1953; most of its contract players were dropped including the majority of its proud roster of stars. The studio would have to survive in a new kind of Hollywood,...

Two exciting, action-packed Martial Arts movie debut on DVD this week from Anchor Bay Entertainment and The Weinstein Company: Reign Of Assassins and The Lost Bladesman.

“‘Mr. & Mrs. Smith’ relocate to ancient China in the dazzling martial-arts epic “Reign Of Assassins”

–The Hollywood Reporter

Reign Of Assassins is an epic Mma Battle Produced by John Woo & Directed by Su Chao-Pin and Starring Michelle Yeoh. It arrives on DVD, Digital HD & On Demand November 1

Michelle Yeoh (Babylon A.D., Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: The Green Legend), Jung Woo-Sung (The Good, The Bad, The Weird; A Moment to Remember, The Warrior) and Xueqi Wang (Iron Man 3, Bodyguards and Assassins, Warriors of Heaven and Earth) star in Reign of Assassins, the exciting martial arts thriller produced by the legendary John Woo (Mission Impossible: II, Face/Off, The Killer), arriving on Digital HD & On Demand and on DVD from...

This review is based on the first episode.

I’m not sure that many of us who have been faithfully watching Supernatural since the pilot aired way back in 2005 thought it would make it to twelve seasons. It takes strong ratings, a great cast and crew, cult followers, and maybe even a little luck to make it this far. Those factors have not only allowed this series to endure, but to thrive.

Although Supernatural will forever remain a horror show at its core, an important quality that it’s never lost is that it’s the story of two brothers – Sam (Jared Padalecki) and Dean (Jensen Ackles) Winchester – who will literally move Heaven and Earth for one another. Furthermore, the basics are still prevalent: “Saving people, hunting things, the family business” – and it feels more like the family business than it has in years.

This is no doubt due to the freshly resurrected Mary Winchester,...

Death doesn't take a holiday in this, the granddaddy of movies about the woeful duties of the Grim Reaper. Fritz Lang's heavy-duty Expressionist fable is as German as they get -- a morbid folk tale with an emotionally powerful finish. Destiny Blu-ray Kino Classics 1921 / B&W / 1:33 flat / 98 min. / Street Date August 30, 2016 / Der müde Tod / available through Kino Lorber / 29.95 Starring Lil Dagover, Walter Janssen, Bernhard Goetzke, Rudolf Klein-Rogge, Georg John. Cinematography Bruno Mondi, Erich Nitzschmann, Herrmann Saalfrank, Bruno Timm, Fritz Arno Wagner Film Editor Fritz Lang Written by Fritz Lang, Thea von Harbou Produced by Erich Pommer Directed by Fritz Lang

Reviewed by Glenn Erickson

The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari takes the prize for the most influential work of early German Expressionism, but coming in a close second is the film in which Fritz Lang first got his act (completely) together, 1921's Destiny (Der müde Tod). A wholly cinematic...

Here's a sterling example of what Hollywood excelled at back in the golden age: Robert Montgomery, Evelyn Keyes, Claude Rains and Edward Everett Horton star in possibly the most magical of movies known as Film Blanc. A cosmic goof leaves a man with fifty years yet to live without a body -- so heavenly troubleshooters try to find him a new one. Here Comes Mr. Jordan Blu-ray The Criterion Collection 819 1941 / B&W / 1:37 flat Academy / 94 min. / available through The Criterion Collection / Street Date June 14, 2016 / 39.95 Starring Robert Montgomery, Evelyn Keyes, Claude Rains, Rita Johnson, Edward Everett Horton, James Gleason. Cinematography Joseph Walker Art Direction Lionel Banks Film Editor Viola Lawrence Original Music Frederick Hollander Written by Sidney Buchman, Seton I. Miller from the play Heaven Can Wait by Harry Segall Produced by Everett Riskin Directed by Alexander Hall

Reviewed by Glenn Erickson

Some movies are so entertaining that it's best to tell people,...

Last night, ABC dropped the new promo/spoiler clip (below) for their upcoming "Scandal" episode 5 of season 5, and it gives us new looks at some very interesting and high drama stuff as Olivia is seen, admitting some regrets while her team is spotted trying to move Heaven and Earth to clear up her mess, and more! The episode is labeled, "You Got Served." In the new, 5th episode official description: Olivia Calls For Backup, On ABC's "Scandal." Synopsis number 2: Olivia will know she can't handle this latest storm on her own and will call for help from an unexpected source. Meanwhile, Mellie and Cyrus will continue to pull strings from the sidelines and Jake will still be occupied by a ghost from his past. Episode 5 is scheduled to air on Thursday night, October 22nd at 8pm central time on ABC.

It's Saturday night, which obviously means it's time for The X Factor! We're in for another round of auditions in tonight's show, so will anyone match the highs (or low low lows) we've had so far?

We're about to find out, so join us from 8pm when the show begins as we bring you all the action from the show...

21:13Right, though - that's your lot for tonight's show! Make sure you stay with DS for all the X Factor coverage you need and we'll see you tomorrow for more auditions...

21:12It's four yeses for Monica as Cheryl admits that she is her "biggest regret" from last year. Nice work, Monica!

21:11"I don't know what it is but you do something to me when you perform," Cheryl adds. "You're so talented - I think you've got it all. This time you've come back stronger, better. I just love you.

Twilight Time is celebrating its 4th anniversary with a major promotion that sees some of their limited edition titles reduced in price through April 3. These are the titles on sale.

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Retail price point: $24.95

Picnic

Pal Joey

Bite The Bullet

Bell, Book, And Candle

Bye Bye Birdie

In Like Flint

Major Dundee

The Blue Max

Crimes And Misdemeanors

Used Cars

Thunderbirds Are Go / Thunderbird 6

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Retail price point: $19.95

Rapture

Roots Of Heaven

Swamp Water

Demetrius And The Gladiators

Desiree

The Wayward Bus

Cover Girl

High Time

The Sound And The Fury

The Rains Of Ranchipur

Bonjour Tristesse

Beloved Infidel

Lost Horizon

The Blue Lagoon

Experiment In Terror

Nicholas And Alexandra

Pony Soldier

The Song Of Bernadette

Philadelphia

The Only Game In Town

Love Is A Many Splendored Thing

Sleepless In Seattle

The Disappearance

Sexy Beast

Drums Along The Mohawk

Alamo Bay

The Other

Mindwarp

Jane Eyre

Oliver

The Way We Were...

Molly continues to have Offspring trouble in this week's Extant double bill. Here's Holly's review...

This review contains spoilers.

1.7 More In Heaven And Earth; 1.8: Incursion

In this week’s double episode, Molly becomes a mama to be reckoned with (though she needs to work on her catchphrases), John is hit harder than ever before with the implications of playing God, and... well, all kinds of stuff. Episodes seven and eight, I presume, were meant to be aired in separate weeks, but presented together, they were a lot to deal with. Not that that’s a bad thing - we were treated to probably the greatest amount of reveals to date, not to mention a staggering amount of “what have we done?” Let’s dive in.

Really, I think it’s Katie Sparks’s ghost (for lack of a better term) that weaves the discrete stories of this week’s two hours together,...

Recently, CBS delivered the new,official synopsis/spoilers for their upcoming "Extant" episode 7 of season 1. The episode us entitled, "More in Heaven and Earth," and it sounds like things will get pretty intriguing and dramatic as Molly tries to hunt down her baby after getting convinced the agency stole her, and more. In the new, 7th episode press release: Molly is going to be convinced the agency is hiding her baby. Press release number 2: Convinced the agency has her baby, Molly will be determined to find out where. In the meantime, John will discover new and startling advancements in Ethan's programming, and Kern is going to hold Kryger hostage in an attempt to recover the incriminating video he stole from the Isea. JoBeth Williams guest stars as Gordon Kern’s mother. Tessa Ferrer returns as Katie Sparks, who is Alan Sparks’s astronaut daughter. Other guest stars will feature:...

The next episode of "Extant", titled "More In Heaven and Earth", airs August 20, 2014 on CBS, starring Halle Berry, JoBeth Williams and Tessa Ferrer:

"...convinced the agency has her baby, 'Molly' is determined to find out where, while 'Kern' holds 'Kryger' hostage in an attempt to recover the incriminating video he stole from the 'Isea'..."

Click the images to enlarge and Sneak Peek "Extant"...

Not only is Ar Rahman a maestro of Indian film soundtracks and music, the composer has also created works for both stage and screen internationally. His most recent project was the music for Million Dollar Arm, which is in theaters now. We thought it would be cool to give you our list of some of the highlights of his international movie compositions including some from the new film!

Check the list out and then go forth and listen and buy!

‘If I Rise’ – 127 Hours

This outstanding song featuring the pitch perfect vocal combination of Dido and Ar Rahman was nominated for an Academy Award.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uIHLN7pU0_8

‘Sajna’ and ‘The Waterfall’ – Couple’s Retreat

The gorgeous Sajna was written by A.R. Rahman and Blaaze and performed by P.J. Morton. Rahman also did many of the background instrumentals and one of our favorites has to be The Waterfall,...

It comes around quick, doesn’t it? Seems like only yesterday that Microsoft were announcing the terribly exciting Killer Instinct and now we’re already bored of it. They also announced they’d move both Heaven and Earth to stop you playing used games, you filthy cheapskate. And look how that turned out. Sony’s Jack Tretton joyfully trolled them for it at the time, though, much to the delight of a whooping, Jerry Springer crowd. And then Nintendo probably revealed some stuff, too, but who really cares about that?

So here’s why this year’s E3 will be the best one ever: Tretton recently stepped down as Sony president, Microsoft revoked all its DRM policies, and Nintendo need to prove the the Wii U is still relevant. In short, the dust has settled and all three are now more or less on the same next-gen playing field. So,...

Tahiti is not just “a magical place,” it’s an imaginary one as well.

ABC’s Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. this Tuesday night finally shed some light — a surgical light, specifically — on what exactly happened to Agent Coulson after he died prior to The Battle of New York.

Held captive by the Centipede gang, Coulson learned from a grunt named Po that he was valuable to their organization because while The Clairvoyant had been able to see his death, he could not see what happened thereafter, that resulted in his improbable resurrection.

Raina herself later explained that while Centipede is poised for great things,...

Monks doing dark magic? Like, apparently proper Christian monks? Does Jack the Giant Slayer really open with a flashbacky introduction about how Christian monks -- who appear to worship the Christian God and believe in Heaven as a real place -- used a horrifically and literally visceral sorcery to create an enchanted crown that could be used to control and rule actual giants who live in the space between Heaven and Earth? That’s some pretty blasphemous stuff, if you believe in that sort of thing, and it’s pretty edgy and even approaching dangerous for a big-budget fantasy movie. (Note that Harry Potter, for instance, exists in a world that is as secular as its British setting and makes no mention at all of any religious or churchy stuff... and fundamentalists still get upset about it.) And that, alas, is the extent of the risks that Jack the Giant Slayer takes.

Ready for some more crazy Justice League movie news?! There are some really big awesome bits of information loaded here thanks to our friends at Latino-Review who, as you know, have a great track record for this kind of news.

Warner Bros. isn't saying anything, and they are keeping things on the down-low, but here are the big points that the site is reporting...

Christopher Nolan will be a producer on the movie to help steer it in the right direction like Man of Steel. He will also once again be working with Zack Snyder on cracking the story, and he might also be back to direct the film, which is something I've speculated on before. They go on to reveal that the studio is hoping to bring Christian Bale back as Batman, which would be absolutely amazing! The actor has said in the past that he'd be willing to...

Ok, DC fanboy nation. Here is the story you have been waiting for.

Over the weekend, on a cold Saturday afternoon, I went into Brooklyn to drop in on @da7e and shoot our latest video blog. We were looking for a comic book store to shoot in front of, but because of the sensitivity of the information, we didn’t want an overzealous fanboy spying on us as we shot and running away to leak our scoop on a forum or another site. DC headquarters located on 1700 Broadway was also out of the question because of the noise factor. So we went up to the rooftop and I think it worked out quite well.

After quite the difficult and lengthy investigation, we got to the bottom of what is going on with The Justice League. Warners is trying really hard to keep what’s going on under wraps because naturally,...

Die Hard star last appeared in a stage play in 1984, but says theatre 'seems like a more reasonable job, more manageable'

Yippee ki-yay, theatregoers: Bruce Willis has hinted that he's in the market for a return to the stage.

It's been close to 30 years since the 57-year-old Die Hard star last took on a stage role, but before he broke into Hollywood, Willis spent the best part of a decade working in theatre.

In 1977, aged 22, Willis secured his first professional role in an off-Broadway play called Heaven and Earth, having previously played Brick in Tennessee Williams's Cat on a Hot Tin Roof while still a student. He then spent several years working off-Broadway, four of them as the lead in Dennis Watlington's play Bullpen, before replacing Ed Harris as male lead in Sam Shepard's classic Fool for Love at the Douglas Fairbanks theatre.

That was in 1984 and,...

Hong Kong – Chinese filmmakers from across generations and movie-making backgrounds have united in calling for an overhaul of Beijing’s much-maligned film censorship system, with most calling for the establishment of the internationally common system of classifying films in accordance to their suitability for audiences of different ages. Prominent directors such as Zhang Yuan (Beijing Bastards, Crazy English), Wang Xiaoshuai (Beijing Bicycle, 11 Flowers), Gao Qunshu (The Message, Golden Horse award-winner Beijing Blues), He Ping (Warriors of Heaven and Earth, Wheat) and Zhang Yang (Shower, Getting Home) have spoken out on Sina Weibo (China's version of Twitter) in support

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Remember that piece of potentially huge box office news that turned out not to be true at all? You know, when it appeared that “Looper” had opened bigger in China than it did domestically? Well, we’re not quite there yet, but there’s certainly an increased trend of big movies making changes purely to target specific overseas markets. In some cases – as was the case for "Looper" – a different cut of the movie is released in a foreign territory which panders specifically to that market (and the financiers lending coin to the production). It looks like the next film to go down that route could be Shane Black’s “Iron Man 3,” which has just added a new cast member. Empire got a first look at images of Wang Xuequi in character as Dr. Lu in the new movie, who will be best known to Western audiences for roles...

Iron Man 3 has cast a new actor, and his name is Wang Xuequi. Who he? Well, he's the man set to play Dr. Lu in the upcoming superhero threequel, and if he's Tony Stark's doctor, he's a man worth knowing. Shown in the publicity snap above and the still below as some sort of surgeon – though if he is a surgeon, that would make him Mr. Lu, so that's... something – and from the looks of Rhodey and Pepper's faces, one that is set to reveal some pretty bad news from the Tony's-health-department.If you're wondering where you've seen Xuequi before, consider his work in Warriors Of Heaven And Earth and Bodyguards And Assassins. And before you ask, Dr. Lu is an original character written by director Shane Black just for the film and not one you can bone up on in an obscure Tales of Suspense issue, alas.After...

We open in a preschool, where a little kid has somehow managed to smear himself with lots of paint. The teacher jokingly scolds him about it, then takes him to the washroom to clean up.

Only, it isn’t a teacher, it’s a demon wearing a teacher meat-suit. Once the washroom door closes, a small freak tornado hits the school. The washroom door bangs open to reveal the teacher and the kid are missing.

Meanwhile, somewhere in the backwoods, Dean is breaking the 11th Commandment, “Thou shalt not Eat in the Car,” while rocking out to "We Gotta Get Out Of This Place", when he spots a lone figure walking along the road.

The figure looks a lot like Cas, so Dean backs up and starts looking around to no avail.

Disappointed, he reaches the base-camp – Rufus’ old house – where Sam tries to make some lame joke, “I was...

We'll be shooting a video interview with the director tomorrow as he promotes his new film, Savages. But what should we ask him?

Oliver Stone's new film, Savages, offers a breakneck tour of the drug wars, pitting the hippie chancers of Laguna Beach against the badass professionals from south of the border. In the first camp we find the tie-dyed love triangle of Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Blake Lively and Taylor Kitsch; in the second a gang of cut-throats headed by Benicio del Toro and Salma Hayek. In the meantime, John Travolta's narcotics agent darts in and out of the action, on hand to keep the peace or pick the pockets, whatever comes easiest.

Adapted from the novel by Don Winslow, Savages is lush, garish and occasionally off its rocker, marking the director's return to the wild pulp-fiction landscape of Natural Born Killers, Midnight Express and Scarface. "After a decade...

The mind of a theoretical physicist must be a wonderful place. It can consider things that for me are only words, and will always be words. It can make play with multiple dimensions. It can contemplate black holes. It can not only theorize the existence of the Higgs boson, but can devise an experiment to find it--an experiment that succeeds. This has been called the God Particle, but the one thing it doesn't establish is the existence of God. It proves the existence of something that is capable of being observed by scientific experiment, and this something is said to account for the existence of matter.

Obviously you are not here today to learn anything useful from me about the Higgs boson. I am unqualified. What I am is a curious person who, like all thoughtful people possibly from the dawn of thought, have asked myself:

Why is there something instead of nothing?...

TheMoviePool delves into the ancient world of Greek mythology in Immortals, and tries to figure out if there's anything of value still left in this tired genre. Spoiler: No. No there is not.

The Basics:

I hardly even remember the plot of this movie, so here's the official synopsis:

In this epic tale of vengeance and destiny, power-mad King Hyperion threatens to destroy all of humanity on his maniacal quest to obtain the ultimate weapon – the legendary Epirus Bow that gives the power to unleash war on both Heaven and Earth. But Theseus, a heroic young villager chosen by the gods, rises up to stop Hyperion's brutal rampage. With supernatural help from the beautiful oracle Phaedra, Theseus embraces his destiny and leads a fierce band of warriors in a desperate fight for the future of mankind.

Cast: Henry Cavill, Mickey Rourke, Stephen Dorff, Frieda Pinto, and Luke Evans

Written By:...

Before he slips on the red and blue tights and fights crime for truth, justice, and the American way, Henry Cavill picked up a bow and arrow provided by the Gods to do battle with Mickey Rourke in Tarsem Singh’s “Immortals”. The film boasts the tagline: “From the producers of 300″, and it’s certainly that, alright. Yes, the producers of “300″ also produced this, and yes, the film certainly looks and feels like “300″ at times, though it’s a bit more meandering in my opinion. Judge for yourself with the “Immortals” DVD/Blu-ray, now available from Universal Pictures. Immortals explodes off the screen with action-packed battles, mythological adventure and an all-star cast. In this epic tale of vengeance and destiny, power-mad King Hyperion (Mickey Rourke) threatens to destroy all of humanity on his maniacal quest to obtain the ultimate weapon – the legendary Epirus Bow that gives the power to unleash...

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New video game Asura's Wrath has been criticised for the way it depicts Hinduism.

In a statement issued to us today, Hindu statesman Rajan Zed said "such trivialising and reimagining" of revered symbols and concepts was upsetting for devotees.

Zed, who is president of the Universal Society of Hinduism, based in Nevada, USA, said developers were welcome to use Hindu themes but the information should be based on the religions's actual ancient texts.

Rajan pointed out that Asura's Wrath shows Durga (who gets murdered) as the wife of Asura, while in Hinduism, Durga was one of the major deities, honoured as saviour of the world from evil, who destroyed buffalo-demon Mahisasura, a well-known asura.

Asura is portrayed as a hero in Asura's Wrath, which also features refashioned versions of Brahmastra (Brahma's weapon), Mantra (Vedic hymn) and Naraka (hell).

Zed argued that although freedom of expression is important, faith is sacred and should not be belittled.

One brave warrior, touched by the gods, must overcome all odds to save mankind from a merciless and powerful tyrant when Immortals comes to Blu-ray and DVD on March 6th from Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment. Directed by visionary filmmaker Tarsem Singh (The Cell, The Fall) and written by Charles Parlapanides and Vlas Parlapanides, the home entertainment release is chock-full of must-see bonus features including an alternate beginning, two alternate endings, deleted scenes and an amazing graphic novel, creating the ultimate viewing experience.

From the producers of 300, Mark Canton, Gianni Nunnari, and Relativity’s CEO Ryan Kavanaugh, Immortals explodes off the screen with action-packed battles, mythological adventure and an all-star cast including: Henry Cavill (Superman: Man of Steel), Luke Evans (Robin Hood), Kellan Lutz (Twilight), Isabel Lucas (Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen), Freida Pinto (Slumdog Millionaire), Stephen Dorff (Public Enemies), John Hurt (Hellboy) and Mickey Rourke (Iron Man 2). In...

ABC’s Once Upon a Time this Sunday will weave a magical tale about love that might leave you… grumpy?

The episode, which features a guest-starring turn by Angel/Dollhouse alumna Amy Acker as a fairy named Nova, reveals the backstory of Snow White’s crankiest dwarf pal. As the object of Grumpy’s affection, “[Nova] is going to help tell the story of how Grumpy became Grumpy,” says executive producer Eddie Kitsis, who describes the hour as “in the vein of a Pixar [movie].”

Once Upon a Time Hot Shots: The Dwarfs Meet the Beautiful [Spoiler]!

As for Emilie de Ravin’s encore as Belle,...

The results are in! We asked readers to name their favorite TV characters of all time and thousands responded. This year, for the first time, we weren't just asking about favorite gay TV characters. Folks could vote for characters of either gender - and all persuasions. Of course, this being AfterElton we expected gay characters to figure prominently on this list - and they do - but it is interesting to see what female and straight TV roles also resonated with the AfterElton readership.

Before we get to the actual rankings, here are a few statistics.

First, the top fifty came from a broad range of TV shows. Thirty programs were represented, and the two that made the best showing (Glee and Modern Family) placed only four characters each in the rankings.

Second, female characters nabbed 15 of the top 50 spots, or 30%.

Third, obviously a poll like this favors characters from...

Immortals arrives on Blu-ray and DVD on March 6. I enjoyed this movie in theaters but did not think it was worth seeing in 3D. The action was a lot of fun, so it should be cool to see on your home theater. Aside from the epic action, the discs feature an alternate beginning and ending, along with other special features.

Here is the official press release:

One brave warrior, touched by the gods, must overcome all odds to save mankind from a merciless and powerful tyrant when Immortals comes to Blu-ray and DVD on March 6th from Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment. Directed by visionary filmmaker Tarsem Singh (The Cell, The Fall)and written by Charles Parlapanides and Vlas Parlapanides, the home entertainment release is chock-full of must-see bonus features including an alternate beginning, two alternate endings, deleted scenes and an amazing graphic novel, creating the ultimate viewing experience.

From the producers of 300, Mark Canton,...

Much like 300, the flick Immortals is one of those movies that just make your manhood feel a bit heavier while watching. Theatres should have served steaks and beers instead of popcorn and soda! That's okay, though, since the flick is coming home and you can eat as many t-bones as you like while watching.

From the Press Release

One brave warrior, touched by the gods, must overcome all odds to save mankind from a merciless and powerful tyrant when Immortals comes to Blu-ray and DVD on March 6th from Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment. Directed by visionary filmmaker Tarsem Singh (The Cell, The Fall) and written by Charles Parlapanides and Vlas Parlapanides, the home entertainment release is chock-full of must-see bonus features including an alternate beginning, two alternate endings, deleted scenes and an amazing graphic novel, creating the ultimate viewing experience.

From the producers of 300, Mark Canton, Gianni Nunnari, and Relativity’s CEO Ryan Kavanaugh,...

Here’s what hits stores this week! Happy Thanksgiving, everyone!

Boom! Studios

Clive Barker’s Hellraiser Masterpieces #2, $3.99

Darkwing Duck Ducktales Dangerous Currency Tp, $14.99

Decision 2012 Ron Paul #1 (Cover A Jeffrey Spokes), $3.99

Decision 2012 Ron Paul #1 (Cover B Jeffrey Spokes Superhero Variant), Ar

Incorruptible #24 (Cover A Garry Brown), $3.99

Incorruptible #24 (Cover B Matteo Scalera), $3.99

Dark Horse Comics

Aliens Fast Track To Heaven Hc, $10.99

B.P.R.D. Hell On Earth Russia #3 (Of 5), $3.50

Brain Boy Archives Hc, $49.99

Dark Horse Presents #6 (Fabio Moon Regular Cover), $7.99

Dark Horse Presents #6 (Robert Love Variant Cover), $7.99

Little Lulu Volume 29 The Cranky Giant And Other Stories Tp, $14.99

Mike And Cheese Dairy Products Gone Bad Hc, $19.99

Star Wars Knight Errant Deluge #4 (Of 5), $3.50

Star Wars Omnibus Volume 2 At War With The Empire Tp, $24.99

Usagi Yojimbo #142, $3.50

Bettie Page Cherry Red Keychain, $12.00

Bettie Page Golden Leopard Keychain, $12.00

Disney’s Comics And Stories Classic Characters #3 Goofy, $49.95

DC Comics

All-Star Western #3 (Rafa Garres Regular Cover), $3.99

Animal Man...

The following is a list of all comic books, graphic novels and special items that will be available this week and shipped to comic book stores who have placed orders for them.

Note that the following list only contains the new releases being released by Dark Horse Comics, DC Comics, Idw Publishing, Image and Marvel.

Dark Horse Comics

Aliens Fast Track To Heaven Hc, $10.99

B.P.R.D. Hell On Earth Russia #3 (Of 5), $3.50

Brain Boy Archives Hc, $49.99

Dark Horse Presents #6 (Fabio Moon Regular Cover), $7.99

Dark Horse Presents #6 (Robert Love Variant Cover), $7.99

Little Lulu Volume 29 The Cranky Giant And Other Stories Tp, $14.99

Mike And Cheese Dairy Products Gone Bad Hc, $19.99

Star Wars Knight Errant Deluge #4 (Of 5), $3.50

Star Wars Omnibus Volume 2 At War With The Empire Tp, $24.99

Usagi Yojimbo #142, $3.50

Bettie Page Cherry Red Keychain, $12.00

Bettie Page Golden Leopard Keychain, $12.00

Disney’s Comics And Stories Classic Characters #3 Goofy, $49.95

DC Comics

All-Star Western #3 (Rafa...

With his patented hangdog stare, Rufus Sewell may look a little demonic, but he often plays characters who end up on the side of angels, such as his star-making turns in projects like "Dark City" and "Middlemarch." So which side is he going to take in the upcoming adaptation of "Paradise Lost?"

How about both?

According to Variety, Sewell has signed on to "Paradise Lost," where he will play the sinister archangel Samael. Talk about hedging your bets.

Based on the classic epic poem by John Milton, "Paradise Lost" stars Bradley Cooper as Lucifer, a no-goodnik who messes up both Heaven and Earth and becomes Satan in the process. You've probably heard of him before. But you may not be quite as familiar with Samael, the ambiguous archangel who goads Lucifer to action for his own sinister reasons.

Even if you aren't a biblical scholar or student of 17th century English literature,...

Forty years ago my main regular writing spot was a weekly page of general commentary on the arts for the New Statesman, and due to the current discussion provoked by Julian Barnes's The Sense of an Ending and the appearance of Rod Lurie's 40th anniversary remake of Straw Dogs, two of the items in the column of 2 December 1971 have a certain topical interest. One is about the third winner of the Booker prize, of which I observed: "Vs Naipaul's In a Free State is a splendid book but is it, as the Booker conditions demand, a full-length novel?"

The other is about a film that had opened the previous week: "I was at the press show for Sam Peckinpah's Straw Dogs, and rarely have I experienced such a palpable sense of shock and disgust sweep through an audience. Peckinpah is an artist I admire immensely and I wouldn't want to ban his film,...