'Star Trek Into Darkness' L.A. Premiere Pics - Chris Pine, Zoe Saldana & More!

May 15th, 2013 11:00am EDT
Chris Pine Star Trek premiere
A bearded Chris Pine (wearing a snazzy orange tie) attended the "Star Trek Into Darkness" Los Angeles premiere in Hollywood, Calif., on Tuesday.

Pine plays Captain Kirk in the sequel to J.J. Abrams' 2009 Star Trek movie. Last month, the actor confessed that he wasn't a "Star Trek" fan growing up.

He told Britain's Esquire magazine: "(Making) Star Trek scared me a lot. It terrified me, really. Because of the scale, the responsibility, the fact that it was this iconic character. It was the bigger challenge. So I had to take it."

The film hits theaters May 17. Captain Kirk leads a manhunt t...
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Blu-ray Review: 'Texas Chainsaw 3D'

May 15th, 2013 11:00am EDT
Texas Chainsaw
Ready to head back to the land that Tobe Hooper owns?  Then check out our review of the new to Blu-ray "Texas Chainsaw 3D" out now from Lionsgate Home Entertainment.  The review of the saw cuts open below! 

 

   

   Title: "Texas Chainsaw 3D"

   Grade: 5

   Cast: Alexandra Daddario, Dan Yeager, Bill Moseley

   Director: John Luessenhop

   Rating: R

   Runtime: 92 minutes

   Release Company: Lionsgate Home Entertainment

   Website: www.lionsgatebluray.com

 

The Flick: I’m not gonna mince words here – I LOVED this one.  After the awful shit fest that was the Michael Bay produc...
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Blu-ray Review: 'Frankie Go Boom'

May 15th, 2013 10:00am EDT
Frankie go boom
Ready to have your most embarrassing moments filmed and leaked online for all to see?  Check out the new to Blu-ray flick "Frankie Go Boom" out now from Universal Home Entertainment.  The review of all things private lies barren below!

 

   

   Title: "Frankie Go Boom"

   Grade: 3

   Cast: Charlie Hunnam, Chris O’Dowd, Lizzy Caplan

   Director: Jordan Roberts

   Rating: Not Rated

   Runtime: 89 minutes

   Release Company: Universal Home Entertainment

   Website: www.UniversalHiDef.com

The Flick: "Frankie Go Boom" is a mixed comedy bag with some dry moments, but also som...
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Check Out Julianne Hough & Josh Duhamel In 'Safe Haven,' Now On DVD

May 15th, 2013 3:26am EDT
Safe Haven
Love conquers all in "Safe Haven," starring Julianne Hough and Josh Duhamel. The film is based on the popular novel by Nicholas Sparks ("The Notebook," "The Lucky One," "The Last Song," "Message in a Bottle.")

When a mysterious young woman named Katie (Hough) arrives in a small North Carolina town, her reluctance to join the tight-knit community raises questions about her past.

Slowly, she begins putting down roots and gains the courage to start a relationship with Alex (Duhamel), a widowed store owner with two young children.

But dark secrets intrude on her new life with such terror tha...
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Arnold Schwarzenegger In Talks To Star In 'Toxic Avenger' Remake

May 14th, 2013 8:13pm EDT
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Arnold Schwarzenegger could be getting another acting gig, this time in a remake of a b-movie classic.

According to Variety, Arnold is in talks to star in a remake of the Troma classic Toxic Avenger, about a janitor weakling who falls into a vat of toxic waste and becomes a deformed superhuman.

Hot Tub Time Machine director Steve Pink is heading up the remake. It is currently rumored that Arnold will not star as the titular character. The Wrap reports he will instead play a retired special ops soldier that mentors the disfigured anti-hero. His role is currently titled "The Exterminator," ...
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Lionsgate Releases First Official 'Hunger Games: Catching Fire' Poster

May 14th, 2013 8:00pm EDT
The Hunger Games Catching Fire
As fans eagerly wait for "The Hunger Games: Catching Fire" to hit theaters next fall, Lionsgate has released the first official poster from the film.

The image features Jennifer Lawrence as Katniss Everdeen standing on top of a cliff with a tagline pulled directly from author Suzanne Collins' book:  "The sun persists on rising, so I make myself stand."

Earlier this year the studio released Capitol portraits of the cast of characters from the popular franchise, and the first trailer dropped in April.

Getting fans pumped up for the upcoming film, Lionsgate also just created a new "Hunger G...
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Blu-ray Review: 'Tomorrow You're Gone'

May 14th, 2013 11:00am EDT
Tomorrow Gone
Jail can be deadly, but outside jobs when you get out can be equally scary.  So is the dilemma of the lead character in the new to Blu-ray title "Tomorrow You’re Gone" out May 14 from RLJ Entertainment.  The task gets reviewed below!

 

   

   Title: "Tomorrow You’re Gone"

   Grade: 1

   Cast: Stephen Dorff, Michelle Monaghan, Willem Dafoe

   Director: David Jacobson

   Rating: Not Rated

   Runtime: 92 minutes

   Release Company: RLJ Home Entertainment

   Website: www.RLJEntertainment.com

 

The Flick: In what can only be described as "Buffalo ’66" filtered through the min...
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Blu-ray Review: 'Mama'

May 14th, 2013 10:00am EDT
Mama
Ready for a more maternal ghost story, kiddies?  Then check out our review of the new to Blu-ray chiller "Mama" out now from Universal Home Entertainment.  The thrills get reviewed below.

 

   

   Title: "Mama"

   Grade: 3 1/2

   Cast: Jessica Chastain, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Megan Charpentier

   Director: Andy Muschietti

   Rating: PG-13

   Runtime: 100 minutes

   Release Company: Universal Home Entertainment

   Website: www.UniversalHiDef.com

 

The Flick: Working from a more of ghost story angle then a horror frame, Mama thrives because of its willingness to show les...
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Check Out Lindsay Lohan As Elizabeth Taylor In 'Liz & Dick,' On DVD May 14

May 14th, 2013 6:56am EDT
Liz & Dick
The made-for-television movie "Liz & Dick" stars Lindsay Lohan and Grant Bowler as Elizabeth Taylor & Richard Burton. The film hits DVD on May 14.

For nearly a quarter of a century, Taylor and Burton were Hollywood royalty and their fiery romance - often called the marriage of the century - was the most notorious, publicized and celebrated love affair of its day.

Swarmed by paparazzi worldwide, their love affair was played out entirely in front of the media from the time they met on the set of the major motion picture Cleopatra, left their respective spouses, married and divorced, only to...
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Oliver Stone Honored With Lifetime Achievement Award

May 13th, 2013 10:32pm EDT
Oliver Stone
On Sunday, Oliver Stone was honored with a lifetime achievement award at a film festival in Croatia paying tribute to his extensive career.

The Wall Street director became the first recipient of the Wild Dreamer award at the sixth annual Subversive Film Festival, where the star presented his documentary series Untold History of the United States.

During the ceremony, Stone said, "I'm especially proud to be here to show our 10-part series the Untold History of the U.S. I always see a lot of self-criticism in Eastern Europe... and I admire that because we need a little bit more of it in t...
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