TV and Movie News (page 700)

New Movies May 16-18: 'Godzilla' Takes on Seth Rogen and Spider-Man
May 14, 2014 @ 8:20 am PST    Godzilla, Breaking Bad, Million Dollar Arm, Neighbors, The Amazing Spider-Man 2, The Other Woman, Legends of Oz: Dorothy's Return     EG    
What's summer without a giant lizard laying waste to major cities? This summer delivers a monster movie early in the season, but even this early, "Godzilla" is up against competition from a slate of successful movies from weeks past that are stilling hanging out at the box office.

Matthew Perry's 'Odd Couple,' Gilligan's 'Battle Creek' Pushed to Mid-Season
May 14, 2014 @ 7:51 am PST    Breaking Bad, NCIS     EG    
If you love "NCIS," you'll love CBS' fall schedule. If you're hungry for new sitcoms, you won't be as thrilled. Only one new comedy is one the network's fall schedule, and Matthew Perry's anticipated reboot of "The Odd Couple" won't hit the air until mid-season.

CBS Passes on 'How I Met Your Dad' and Alyson Hannigan
May 14, 2014 @ 7:26 am PST    How I Met Your Mother     EG    
For awhile, it looked like the legacy of "How I Met Your Mother" would live on, as CBS ordered pilots of both a "HIMYM" spin-off and a new sitcom starring Alyson Hannigan. When the network announced its fall schedule this week, though, all traces of "HIMYM" were absent.

Jay-Z Takes Solange Jewelry Shopping After Elevator Altercation
May 13, 2014 @ 9:20 pm PST    Beyonce: Baby and Beyond     Andy Neuenschwander    
The plot thickens. Just a couple of days after a video surfaced of Solange Knowles attacking her brother-in-law Jay-Z in an elevator at last week's Met Gala, the two were spotted in an unlikely setting: shopping together for jewelry. According to TMZ, Jay-Z took Solange to New York jewelry store Mr. Flawless, where the two looked at women's jewelry but didn't end up buying anything.

'Trophy Wife' Season 1, Episode 21: 'Mother's Day' Recap
May 13, 2014 @ 7:10 pm PST    Trophy Wife     Shannon Keirnan    
Kate is touched when Jackie and Diane offer to let her have the kids for her first official Mother's Day, but do they have an ulterior motive?

Watch Pete Holmes As the Worst Sherlock Ever
May 13, 2014 @ 3:33 pm PST    Sherlock, The Pete Holmes Show     Andy Neuenschwander    
When Benedict Cumberbatch plays Sherlock Holmes, he's a brilliant master of deduction, figuring out every detail about a person's life at a single glance. When Pete Holmes plays Sherlock Holmes...well, it's a different story. This sketch from "The Pete Holmes Show" has the comedian playing a version of the famous detective with his last name that isn't quite so good at deduction.

Channing Tatum and His Abs Will Soon Join the X-Men
May 13, 2014 @ 2:25 pm PST    X-Men: Days of Future Past     Andy Neuenschwander    
You may have already suspected that Channing Tatum was some kind of mutant because of his abs, but now it's confirmed. The "Magic Mike" star has officially been cast as Gambit in upcoming X-Men films, as confirmed by producer Lauren Shuler Donner. The role was previously held by "Friday Night Lights" star Taylor Kitsch, who played the fan-favorite mutant in the not-so-fan-favorite "X-Men Origins: Wolverine.

'Star Wars' Casting: Luke Skywalker Needs a New Wing Man
May 13, 2014 @ 7:57 am PST    Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope     EG    
He helped Luke Skywalker destroy the Death Star, and he fearlessly took on Imperial walkers in the battle of Hoth, but when the Rebel Alliance faces new challenges in the future, Wedge Antilles is going to be missing in action.

Hugh Jackman Likes Being Wolverine
May 13, 2014 @ 7:42 am PST    X-Men: Days of Future Past     EG    
Stop trying to get used to the idea of a world in which Hugh Jackman isn't Wolverine. In a recent interview, Jackman hinted that he could be playing the part of the superhero well into the next decade.

Weekend Box Office: 'Neighbors' Outduels 'Spider-Man'
May 13, 2014 @ 7:26 am PST    Neighbors, The Amazing Spider-Man 2, The Other Woman, Moms' Night Out, Heaven Is for Real, Legends of Oz: Dorothy's Return     EG    
"The Amazing Spider-Man 2" needed some traction going into the heart of the month of May, but traction was nowhere to be found last weekend. The web slinger got pounded by a new comedy, and he looks shaky as he faces even tougher competition this week.