You can’t blame Marvel for wanting to cash in on the Guardians of the Galaxy craze. While the film continues to build on its $618 million worldwide gross, third party companies like Funko have released highly coveted collectibles that go for as much as $100 on the aftermarket. Two characters from the film who have … Continue reading
Labor Day has come and gone and it’s time to switch into the final few months of the 2014 movie year. Before I scrolled through the list of films that were closing out this year, news had come out that the summer box office was down 15% year-over-year. In fact, summer 2014;s highest grossing movie, … Continue reading
Welcome to the first installment of the Friday Five. Originally, I thought of perhaps posting this as a podcast (and may still venture down that route) but for now, we’ll proceed in old fashioned blog format. So what is the Friday Five? In short, it’s the five biggest stories for the entertainment world each week. … Continue reading
After months of speculation, we finally know who will star in Star Wars: Episode VII. Early reports that Girls star Adam Driver was a part of the cast ended up being true. Here’s who else is joining Driver and the original cast of Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill, Anthony Daniels (C3PO), Peter Mayhew (Chewbacca) … Continue reading
While Jon Hamm may be back on TV portraying his iconic ad man Don Draper on the final season of Mad Men, he also stars in yet another sports movie arriving in theaters this year… only, if you ask Hamm, it isn’t really a sports movie. Along with producers Joe Roth and Gordon Gray and … Continue reading
If you thought Marvel icon Stan Lee was one of the many people raking in huge paychecks with the recent boom of comic book movies, think again. That’s not to say the 92-year-old comic book legend isn’t doing well. In this month’s issue of Playboy magazine, Stan the Man reveals some surprising facts about his … Continue reading
Hollywood loves a franchise it can milk every last dollar out of so it doesn’t come as much of a surprise that two particular money-makers have officially sold scripts for upcoming features. Indiana Jones 5 is officially on the way, though with no release date targeted just yet. You can also probably guess that Harrison … Continue reading
If you’re headed down to South by Southwest in Austin, Texas this weekend, be sure to check out a special Disney collaboration with Mondo, the poster arm the excellent Alamo Drafthouse theater chain. The gallery is themed “Nothing’s Impossible” and runs from March 7 through March 11. Follow Mondo’s Twitter to see if any of … Continue reading
With filming set to begin in April, Disney has made its first casting revelation for Star Wars: Episode VII. According to Variety, Girls star Adam Driver is in final talks to play the villain role that will be in the vein of the franchise’s iconic villain, Darth Vader. Disney was also rumored to have been … Continue reading
— Carrie Fisher has confirmed that she, Mark Hamill and Harrison Ford will return for Star Wars: Episode VII. In an interview with TV Guide, Fisher said that filming would being later this spring and stated she was looking forward to getting back into character. “I’d like to wear my old hairstyle again – but … Continue reading
Mark Hamill was the latest big name actor to participate in a Reddit AMA session this afternoon. Hamill was asked a number of geeky Star Wars questions throughout the event. You can read the full AMA session here. Here are four highlight questions from the session: Q: Since Make-A-Wish just did Batkid, is there any … Continue reading
So after looking at the October What I Watched post, I realized that it was just way too long. For November’s list, I’ve tweaked it a bit and divided it up into the good, the bad and everything else. I’ve also tried to keep the comments as brief as possible so as not to make … Continue reading
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