TV and Movie News (page 510)

New on Netflix for July: Old Franchises Rule the Month
July 01, 2016 @ 10:12 am PST    Lethal Weapon, Back to the Future, Beverly Hills Cop, Blade 2, Jackass Number Two, Death Race 2, Death Race 3: Inferno, Star Trek, 2001: A Space Odyssey, A Clockwork Orange, Ice Age: The Meltdown, The Shannara Chronicles, Stranger Things     EG    
Netflix is losing a lot of movies this month, but it's gaining a boatload of film franchises that should keep viewers busy through the middle of the summer.

Animation Overload: Will 'Ice Age: Collision Course' Stand Out?
July 01, 2016 @ 9:46 am PST    Ice Age: Collision Course, Zootopia, Finding Dory, Kung Fu Panda 3, The Angry Birds Movie, Ice Age: The Meltdown, The Secret Life Of Pets     EG    
The Ice Age franchise has consistently delivered box-office success, but the latest installment enters a box-office environment that is already saturated with animated hits. Can Ice Age's furry creature rise above the crowd?

New Movies July 1: Purge, Tarzan and a Big Giant
June 29, 2016 @ 5:22 am PST    The BFG, The Legend of Tarzan, Finding Dory, The Purge: Election Year     EG    
Last week's top movie will face competition this week from two high-profile new releases, but do either of them have what it takes to conquer the Pixar hit?

Matt LeBlanc in Middle of 'Top Gear' Turmoil
June 27, 2016 @ 4:25 pm PST    Top Gear, Friends     EG    
The once-unstoppable British motorhead series Top Gear has proven to be entirely stoppable during its latest season. Now there are rumors that clashes between the show's hosts are threatening to make the problems even worse.

Minecraft Movie Coming in 2019
June 27, 2016 @ 2:08 pm PST    Warcraft     EG    
Warner Bros. is going to take its shot at adapting a hugely popular video game to the big screen, but it will be almost three years before Minecraft hits theaters.

Is 'Independence Day''s Failure a Warning for 'Avatar' Sequels?
June 27, 2016 @ 1:49 pm PST    Independence Day: Resurgence, Avatar     EG    
Independence Day: Resurgence points out that producers can't take for granted that past success is a prediction of future performance when it comes to sequels. The producers of Avatar 2 (along with Avatar 3, 4 and 5) should take note.

Weekend Box Office: Independence Day Doesn't Resurge
June 26, 2016 @ 7:54 pm PST    Independence Day: Resurgence, Finding Dory, The Shallows, Central Intelligence, Free State of Jones, The Neon Demon     EG    
It's definitely not the 1990s any more, and movie audiences this week were much less interested in Independence Day than they were 20 years ago.

Darth Vader Definitely Part of 'Rogue One'
June 24, 2016 @ 8:18 am PST    Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens     EG    
Fans already knew it to be true, but this week Disney provided confirmation that the Empire's most important villain will make an appearance in this winter's Star Wars prequel.

'Vinyl' Not Coming Back to HBO
June 24, 2016 @ 8:02 am PST    Vinyl, Ice Age: Collision Course     EG    
The network has decided that a new version of Vinyl isn't worth the effort. The series won't return for a second season after all.

'Big Bang Theory' Gets a (Last?) Season Premiere Date
June 22, 2016 @ 9:44 am PST    The Big Bang Theory     EG    
The series might not return after the upcoming season, but at least now we know when season 10 will begin.