'Star Trek Into Darkness' Dominates Box Office With $70 Million Weekend Take

May 20th, 2013 10:03am EDT
Star Trek Into Darkness
"Star Trek Into Darkness" easily took the top spot at the weekend box office, debuting with $70.6 million in ticket sales. The film added another $13.5 million from early showings on Wednesday and Thursday, bringing its five-day total to $84.1 million.

The film, which stars Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto and Zoe Saldana, centers on the crew battling an unstoppable force of terror from within their own organization. With a personal score to settle, Captain Kirk (Pine) leads a manhunt to a war zone world to capture a one man weapon of mass destruction.

"Star Trek" knocked "Iron Man 3" into seco...
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Check Out 'Perception' On DVD May 21

May 20th, 2013 6:58am EDT
Perception
Enter the brilliant mind of Dr. Daniel Pierce and relive every thrilling case of "Perception: The Complete First Season."

Experience an original twist on the classic crime drama as Eric McCormack stars as an eccentric neuroscience professor whose revealing visions help him uncover what lies beneath conscious emotion.

Though recruited by the FBI for his masterful understanding of the human mind, Daniel's odd and offbeat view makes it difficult for him to get close to anyone. His former student, Agent Kate Moretti (Rachael Leigh Cook), is one of the few people willing to accept Daniel's pec...
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Heather Graham Opens Up About Sex Secrets In Screenplay

May 19th, 2013 7:09pm EDT
Heather Graham
Heather Graham has detailed her past sex hang-ups in a revealing new movie screenplay.

The Hangover star admits she was scarred by religious teachings, which suggested that kids who had sex before marriage were on the fast track to hell.

She says, "When you grow up Catholic and you're told that you're going to go to hell for having pre-marital sex, then how do you go on and have a normal sex life after that?"

In her screenplay, Graham opens up about the extremes she went to to conquer her sexual hang-ups after losing her virginity.

The 43 year-old actress adds, "One thing that's in ...
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Paris Hilton emotional during Bling Ring screening

May 19th, 2013 11:30am EDT
Paris Hilton
Socialite Paris Hilton was moved to tears during the premiere of The Bling Ring at the Cannes Film Festival in France on Thursday (16May13) because it made her relive the "violating" burglary she was subjected to in the late 2000s.

Sofia Coppola's new movie is based on the so-called 'Bling Ring' thieves, who snatched more than $3 million (£1.9 million) worth of goods from the Hollywood homes of celebrities such as Hilton, Lindsay Lohan and Orlando Bloom.

The reality TV star makes a cameo in the film and settled down to a screening of the finished project in Cannes - but Hilton admits watc...
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Daniel Day-Lewis tackles Italian rally

May 19th, 2013 9:30am EDT
Daniel Day-Lewis
Actor Daniel Day-Lewis turned race car driver this week (begs13May13) to tackle Italy's famed Mille Miglia challenge.

The Lincoln star jumped behind the wheel of a vintage Jaguar to take part in the 1,000-mile (1,609-kilomtere) rally, and relished the chance to meet locals during the event.

He tells Britain's The Sun, "It's such a special experience. Kids have run out in front of the cars and stopped us so they can hear the roar of acceleration as we speed off.

"The atmosphere is unlike anything I've experienced before. I have loved it. I have always loved motorbikes, but this is somethi...
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Check Out 'Beautiful Creatures' On DVD, Blu-ray & More May 21

May 19th, 2013 6:15am EDT
Beautiful Creatures
In this tale of star-crossed lovers, Ethan, a young man longing to escape his small town, falls under the spell of Lena, a mysterious new girl. Together they uncover dark secrets about their respective families, their history and their town.

Ethan is a bookish teen and dreamer who longs for adventure outside his tiny Southern town of Gatlin, South Carolina. According to Ethan, Gatlin is the kind of place with quaint sayings that start with: "There are only two kinds of people in Gatlin..." So it comes as no surprise that the closed-minded people there fear what they don’t understand.

"Bea...
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Christoph Waltz 'Fine' After Gun Scare At Cannes Film Festival

May 18th, 2013 11:20am EDT
Christoph Waltz
After being caught up in a gun scare at the Cannes Film Festival on Friday, Christoph Waltz has spoken out about the incident and assured fans he is "fine."

A 42-year-old man allegedly fired a weapon and claimed to have a fake grenade while the "Django Unchained" star was being interviewd by French show "Le Grand Journal."
 
Security immediately rushed Watz offstage when they heard the sound of gunfire.

The actor has opened up about the incident, telling Britain's Daily Mail, Waltz says, "I was on a panel at the Studio Canal platform off the beach when a man produced a gun. I think it was...
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Scarlett Johansson To Make Directorial Debut With Truman Capote Adaptation

May 18th, 2013 10:08am EDT
Scarlett Johansson
Scarlett Johansson is moving forward with her directorial debut by turning a Truman Capote novel into a big-screen film.

Two years ago the actress signed on to direct "Summer Crossing," and she began working on adapting the novel. Now that the script is complete, the project is currently being sold at the Cannes Film Market.
 
Johansson explained, "Several years ago I began working alongside the Capote estate and writer Tristine Skylar to adapt Summer Crossing, an inspired early work of Truman's which has long captured my heart. Being able to bring this story to the screen as my full-lengt...
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Top 10 'Star Trek' Villains

May 18th, 2013 10:02am EDT
Star Trek Into Darkness
"Star Trek" has seen its share of bad-ass villains since it originally hit the airwaves almost 50 years ago in 1966. The franchise has seen multitudes of devious Klingons, the reptilian Gorn, Borg, The God like Q, and many other devious villains.

Hitting theatres this weekend, J.J. Abrams brings us his second take on the beloved franchise with "Star Trek Into Darkness," where the films bad guy John Harrison (Benedict Cumberbatch) has receiving high villain points. Harrison plays a former Starfleet agent that turns into a traitor and galactic terrorist; who later revealed to be none other t...
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Check Out Schwarzenegger In 'The Last Stand,' On DVD, Blu-ray & More May 21

May 18th, 2013 7:09am EDT
The Last Stand
After leaving his LAPD narcotics post following a bungled operation that left him wracked with remorse and regret, Sheriff Ray Owens (Arnold Schwarzenegger) moved out of Los Angeles and settled into a life fighting what little crime takes place in sleepy border town Sommerton Junction.

But that peaceful existence is shattered when Gabriel Cortez, the most notorious, wanted drug kingpin in the western hemisphere, makes a deadly yet spectacular escape from an FBI prisoner convoy.

With the help of a fierce band of lawless mercenaries led by the icy Burrell, Cortez begins racing towards the U...
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