TV and Movie News (page 1043)

VIDEO: Watch Science's Future Great Minds Play Building-Side Tetris
April 23, 2012 @ 1:40 pm PST    Game Trailers     Sean Comer    
Every mind capable of pioneering vision started somewhere. So bookmark and cherish this description and video. One day, you'll look back on this and tell your great-grandchildren that the digital dynamos that made the omni-tool technology in Mass Effect, Netflix-streaming brain implants and planes made of black-box material a reality got his or her start turning a building into a big-ass Gameboy.

Confirmed: Lindsay Lohan Will Play Elizabeth Taylor On Lifetime
April 23, 2012 @ 1:30 pm PST    Mean Girls, Saturday Night Live, Herbie: Fully Loaded     Sean Comer    
She's not yet once more big-screen bound. But as she did when she hosted "Saturday Night Live" last month, Lindsay Lohan is looking at headling on television as a step back in the right direction. The previously troubled actress has been confirmed by Lifetime today to be locked in to soon play late Hollywood icon Elizabeth Taylor in the upcoming "Liz & Dick", The Huffington Post has reported.

The Next Sexual Revolution? Hugh Hefner, Playboy Take On GOP
April 23, 2012 @ 1:08 pm PST    NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams, The Playboy Club, Hugh Hefner: Playboy, Activist and Rebel     Sean Comer    
Well, there's a saying about this kind of thing: if you can't beat 'em, take to the pages of your magazine celebrating the nude female form and tell the Republican Party what's what. Playboy Publising/Sexual Revolution icon Hugh Hefner has apparently heard all he cares to from Rick Santorum, Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich and others about how sexuality will destroy America.

Tearful Jennifer Hudson's Testimony Opens Family's Murder Trial
April 23, 2012 @ 12:47 pm PST    American Idol, Dreamgirls     Sean Comer    
"American Idol" runner-up and Oscar winner Jennifer Hudson lost composure during her testimony opening her former brother-in-law's murder trial in Chicago, the Associated Press has reported. Hudson's name was one among 300 potential witnesses for the prosecution, one whose presence during the trial was speculated to possibly be a hindrance to a pure verdict, and the one whose tearful words opened the proceedings this morning.

Carrie Underwood, Miranda Lambert Lead CMT Awards Pack
April 23, 2012 @ 12:23 pm PST    CMT Music Awards, The Hunger Games, NBC TODAY Show     Sean Comer    
With five, four and three nods respectively, start considering a CMT Awards drinking game based on hearing "Carrie Underwood", "Miranda Lambert" and "Taylor Swift" repeatedly June 6. As announced this morning on NBC's "Today", Underwood's five nominations include her videos for singles "Good Girl" and the Brad Paisley collaboration "Remind Me" among the 10 clips seeking Video of the Year honors.

'Mad Men' Season 5, Episode 6 Recap - 'Far Away Places'
April 23, 2012 @ 7:22 am PST    Mad Men     Andy Neuenschwander    
"Mad Men" experiments with time (and drugs) in this episode, which sees Peggy having a Heinz problem, Roger re-evaluating his marriage, and Don and Megan having a serious fight.

'Game of Thrones' Season 2, Episode 4 Recap - 'Garden of Bones'
April 22, 2012 @ 10:12 pm PST    Game of Thrones     Andy Neuenschwander    
This week's action includes some truly brutal scenes, more of Joffrey being a total dick, more of Tyrion laying the smackdown, more of Arya and Gendry being in some serious trouble, and more of Littlefinger being a snake. Oh, and the birth of a strange shadow creature.

Weekend Box Office: 'Think Like a Man' Topples 'Hunger Games'
April 22, 2012 @ 8:54 pm PST    Think Like a Man, The Hunger Games, The Lucky One, Chimpanzee, The Three Stooges     Andy Neuenschwander    
The reigning champion, "The Hunger Games," has finally been beaten. "Think Like a Man" and "The Lucky One" both ended up ahead of "Hunger Games" at the box office this weekend, as both movies overperformed. Get the numbers here.

Yidio Summer Blockbuster Guide: The Movies, Trailers, and Release Dates for May 2012
April 21, 2012 @ 8:11 am PST    The Avengers, The Dictator, Battleship, What to Expect When You're Expecting, Men in Black III, Cabin in the Woods, The Dark Knight Rises     Andy Neuenschwander    
With "The Avengers" coming out in early May, the summer blockbuster season is getting an early start this year (you could argue it started in mid-March with "The Hunger Games"). So, what's worth seeing? Click through for all the trailers, release dates, and prospects of all the most anticipated movies in May 2012.

Weekend Movie Trailers & Reviews: 'Think Like a Man' Testing Well
April 20, 2012 @ 7:33 pm PST    Think Like a Man, The Lucky One     Andy Neuenschwander    
Two romantic movies (one of them a little less romantic than the other) hit theaters this weekend as "Think Like a Man" takes on "The Lucky One." Which one is better? Click through for reviews and trailers.