TV and Movie News (page 1474)

'Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace' Due Out in 3D in Februrary 2012
March 04, 2011 @ 10:09 am PST    Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace, Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones, Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith, Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope, Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back, Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi     Andy Neuenschwander    

I have good news and bad news: the good news is that the original "Star Wars" trilogy will be re-released in theaters with a 3D upgrade. The bad news is that the prequels (Episodes I, II, and III) will be re-released first.

It's hardly any surprise that special effects enthusiast George Lucas wants to upgrade his movies into 3D. The technology is finally here, and Lucas has been talking about it for a while.

Wacky Random TV Meme of the Day: Teck Puns (Featuring Teck from 'The Real World: Hawaii')
March 04, 2011 @ 10:02 am PST    The Real World, National Lampoon's Van Wilder, NCIS     Andy Neuenschwander    
The internet can be a strange place. Where else could you find memes like "Tom Selleck, a waterfall, and a sandwich?" Now, comedy blog Wonder-Tonic has created a new meme involving the most unlikely of subjects: Teck Holmes from "The Real World: Hawaii."   The Tumblr blog "Teck Puns" features a collection of visual puns featuring Teck, like "Glenn Teck" for a photo superimposing Teck's face on the body of a certain Fox News pundit.

Michael Cera in New Webseries 'Bad Dads': Watch It!
March 04, 2011 @ 9:57 am PST    Scott Pilgrim vs. the World, Superbad, Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist     Andy Neuenschwander    

Michael Cera has proven himself to be pretty darned hilarious, not only in movies like "Superbad," "Juno," or the vastly under-seen "Scott Pilgrim vs. the World," but also in small web videos: if you haven't seen him in "Drunk History" you should check it out now.

Go ahead, I'll wait.

Are you back? Pretty good, right? Well, Michael Cera is starring in a new short web series, this time produced by Collegehumor.

James Franco: Is a Twitter War Brewing with Fellow Yale Students? (Bonus VIDEO: Franco's Grandma 'Gone Wild')
March 04, 2011 @ 9:30 am PST    The Academy Awards     Elizabeth Sexton    

When your Tweets are getting no love, what’s next?

James Franco can’t get away from critical eyes these days. Franco, who is pursuing a doctorate in English at Yale, was recently dissed in publication by a Yale University student for having twitter skills like “a fourteen-year-old girl with emo bangs and a Tumblr account.”

Yale Daily News writer Cokey Cohen actually blogged about Franco’s Twitter account the day before the Oscars.

Paula Abdul's 911 Valentine's Day Scare
March 04, 2011 @ 9:13 am PST    Live to Dance, American Idol , The X Factor     Elizabeth Sexton    
Paula Abdul may have wanted to take �two steps back� last Valentine�s Day after having to call 911 on her date. On Feb. 14, while driving near Santa Barbara, a crying Abdul called 911, telling the operator that she wanted to go and her "cold-hearted snake" of a boyfriend wouldn�t let her. �Are you gonna drop me off, �cause I have emergency on the phone?� she proceeded to ask her unidentified boyfriend.

Nathan Fillion to 'Firefly' Fans: I Won't Buy the Series With Your Money
March 04, 2011 @ 9:08 am PST    Firefly     Andy Neuenschwander    
"Castle" and "Firefly" star Nathan Fillion learned an important lesson recently: be careful what you say, even off-handedly, or else the internet will take you completely seriously.   In a recent interview, Fillion (who played Captain Malcolm Reynolds on the cult hit show "Firefly") said that if he won the lottery and got $300 million, he would buy the rights to "Firefly" and distribute it on the internet.

Mike O'Malley (Kurt's Dad from 'Glee!') Cast in New FOX Pilot
March 04, 2011 @ 9:04 am PST    Glee     Andy Neuenschwander    

There probably isn't a soul alive (okay, a Gleek soul anyway) who wasn't completely floored when they saw the dramatic prowess of Mike O'Malley in his role as Burt Hummel on "Glee."

Who would have thought that the host of Nickelodeon's "Guts" would have it in him to command some of the best scenes in the one of the biggest shows on television?

People are starting to notice that Mike can act circles around most other actors his age, as he has been tapped to play the lead in a new FOX pilot titled "Family Album.

New Olly Moss Alternative Posters Make 'Source Code' and 'Moon' Even Cooler
March 04, 2011 @ 9:00 am PST    Source Code     Andy Neuenschwander    

Artist and graphic designer Olly Moss has a very obvious love of movies: his website features a number of re-imaginings of movie posters, usually in a vintage paperback style.

Browse around his website and you'll see a collection of stunning posters called "Films in Black and Red," and eye-catching designs for shows like "Lost" and "Star Trek."

Moss' most recent project is a set of posters for two Duncan Jones films: one is for the Sam Rockwell movie "Moon" (which, by the way, features a really stunning performance by

Small Screen Spacey? David Fincher Gets Kevin Spacey to Star and Produce New TV Series 'House of Cards'
March 04, 2011 @ 8:51 am PST    House of Cards (2013)     Scott Nye    
Even though neither collaboration resulted in the Academy Awards their respective studios were probably hoping for, David Fincher is bringing collaborators from his last two films along for his first TV series. Eric Roth, who wrote "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button," was already onboard as Executive Producer, and now, according to Variety, Kevin Spacey, who was himself Executive Producer on "The Social Network," is onboard to star in the show and do a little executive producing of his own.

Death, Destruction, Feathers Flying Everywhere! Are You Ready for an 'Angry Birds' Movie?
March 04, 2011 @ 8:36 am PST    Battleship, Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End     Andy Neuenschwander    

If you happen to have a smartphone or tablet computer, then you probably already know exactly how fun and addictive Finnish game developer Rovio's "Angry Birds" is. If you haven't played it, you're lucky that it hasn't sapped hours and hours from your life as it has with many of the rest of us.

For those who are unfamiliar, Angry Birds is one of the most popular games for iPhone and Android, in which you launch birds at evil pigs using a slingshot.