TV and Movie News (page 502)

Weekend Box Office: 'Don't Breathe' Wins Final Weekend of Summer
August 28, 2016 @ 10:44 am PST    Don't Breathe, Suicide Squad, Kubo and the Two Strings, Sausage Party, Mechanic: Resurrection, Pete's Dragon, War Dogs, Bad Moms, Jason Bourne, Ben-Hur, Hands of Stone, The Conjuring 2, Lights Out, Morgan, The Light Between Oceans, Sully     EG    
Suicide Squad tried valiantly to stay on top of the box office for an entire month, but this week's low-budget horror newcomer proved much more popular than was expected.

Is 'Stranger Things' the Hottest Netflix Series Ever?
August 26, 2016 @ 10:20 am PST    Stranger Things, Making a Murderer, Marvel's Jessica Jones, Marvel's Daredevil, Orange is the New Black, Fuller House     EG    
One company claims to know what Netflix viewers are watching, and the new thriller series is being watched by lots and lots of people. Netflix, however, continues to keep its viewership data to itself.

Can 'Suicide Squad' Make It Four in a Row?
August 25, 2016 @ 6:19 am PST    Suicide Squad, Ben-Hur, Don't Breathe, Mechanic: Resurrection, Hands of Stone     EG    
Bad reviews haven't kept Suicide Squad from dominating the box office for three weekends in a row. This week, the comic-book movie tries for a fourth.

'Vampire Diaries' Producers Developing New Series
August 25, 2016 @ 5:21 am PST    The Vampire Diaries, The Originals, The Lost Boys     EG    
Julie Plec's new series won't have any vampires, but it will benefit from the talents of TVD's top creative team.

New Movies August 26: 'Don't Breathe' and 'Mechanic'
August 23, 2016 @ 7:25 am PST    Don't Breathe, Mechanic: Resurrection, Hands of Stone, Avatar, The Mechanic, Goosebumps     EG    
There's one more weekend left before Labor Day brings summer to a close, but Hollywood has essentially closed up shop early, with no big-budget cinematic extravaganza's among this week's new releases.

'Blair Witch' Trailer Covers Familiar Ground
August 23, 2016 @ 6:58 am PST    The Blair Witch Project     EG    
For better or worse, the upcoming sequel to The Blair Witch Project looks as if it's focusing on the scares that made the original film such a huge hit. If you're a fan of the 1999 classic, that's extremely good news.

'Pawn Stars'' Chumlee to Plead Guilty to Drug Charges
August 23, 2016 @ 6:33 am PST    Pawn Stars     EG    
Following his arrest in March on weapons and drug charges, the reality TV star is reportedly ready to make a deal that will keep him out of jail.

'Ben-Hur' Flop: Can Faith-Based Movies Play in the Big Leagues?
August 22, 2016 @ 10:34 am PST    Ben-Hur, God's Not Dead, Heaven Is for Real     EG    
According to the plan, the big-budget Biblical adventure was supposed to bring in large Christian audiences, but it didn't bring in much of an audience of any kind. What does that say about the future of faith-based epics?

Netflix Takes a Run at EDM World with XOXO
August 22, 2016 @ 10:11 am PST    XOXO, We Are Your Friends, The Good Wife, Modern Family, Whitney, Say Anything...     EG    
After Zac Efron's DJ drama We Are Your Friends bombed in theaters last summer, you'd think another movie about dance-music DJs would be a hard sell. Netflix, however, is willing to give the genre another try.

Britney Spears to Headline MTV Video Music Awards
August 22, 2016 @ 9:48 am PST    MTV Video Music Awards     EG    
The MTV Video Music Awards air this week, and there's no ongoing, raging celeb war to bring drama to the stage. Viewers will have to settle for a performance by a long-standing VMA favorite instead.