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The apocalypse makes for top of the box office: doomsday drama 2012 was the number one movie this weekend, pulling in $65 million in its first outing at theaters. If that sounds like an insane amount of money to you, you're right — it's the seventh highest-grossing November opening ever. Last week's number one, Jim Carrey's A Christmas Carol was pushed into the second spot with $22.3 million, Read more
So cool — see how the voice acting was done on The Fantastic Mr. Fox — Cinematical Comedy Central is teaming up with The Onion for a TV show — The Hollywood Reporter No Doubt is suing Activision for using their likenesses inappropriately in Band Hero — GeekSugar 2012 already has a TV series sequel, 2013 — MTV Movies Blog Fox Searchlight has halted the national release of Gentlemen Read more
Joseph Gordon-Levitt and January Jones have been tapped to host SNL this month — The AV Club Julia Roberts's production company has acquired the movie rights to unpublished book In the Neighborhood — Moviefone Morgan Freeman will star in comedy Dirty Old Men — Cinematical 12 facts about the Mayan apocalyptic prediction and new film 2012 — Rotten Tomatoes Taylor Swift has set a record Read more
George Clooney will produce and possibly star in The Tourist, an international spy thriller, Variety reports. Jason Priestley wants a job on the new 90210 — but as a director, not an actor, TV Guide reports. Amanda Peet will star alongside Chiwetel Ejiofor in the post-apocalyptic film 2012, according to Zap2it. Natasha Bedingfield will open for New Kids on the Block on the band's reunion Read more
Variety reports that Spike Lee plans to make a feature-length documentary about Michael Jordan to premier at next year's Cannes Film Festival. The Telegraph reports that the voice cast members of The Simpsons will receive $500,000 per episode for the next 22-episode season. According to Hollywood Reporter, John Grisham's bestseller Playing for Pizza will be adapted for the big screen. Steve Read more
Our favorite romantic movies — rom-coms included — have the ability to transport us from our couch to falling in love aboard the RMS Titanic, to sipping lattes in a quaint café in Montmartre, to attending Beverly Hills High with best friends Dionne and Tai, and beyond. In a nutshell, it's pretty great. To add to their cinematic charm, these flicks not only have us daydreaming of modern-day Read more
To celebrate the most anticipated movie release of the season, we're so excited to introduce DistrictSugar, your destination for all things Hunger Games. We've lined up interviews with the cast, exclusive looks at the amazing fashion and beauty from the film, and tons of behind-the-scenes details of the making of The Hunger Games. Check out a preview of the specials to come starting Feb. 20, and Read more
The countdown to the Oscars is on, and if you're a movie nerd like us, you're trying to see as many nominated films before the ceremony airs on Feb. 26. To help you keep track of how many you've already seen — and to check off more as you watch more films — we've put together a checklist for you. Print it out, mark off the movies you've seen, and then return to it. There are 46 movies up for Read more
Jennifer Lawrence grabbed a water bottle after a workout in LA yesterday. The gym trip was just her latest active outing since she also recently played basketball with boyfriend Nicholas Hoult. Jennifer and Nicholas got close on the courts, though we'll have to wait and see if they make appearances together when Jennifer starts promoting The Hunger Games ahead of its March release. The movie is Read more
Watch 10 minutes of Cougar Town's season premiere — Zap2It 10 shows you might like if you watch Criminal Minds — BuddyTV See who will be learning how to pick up chicks with James Franco in The Game — NextMovie Watch the latest trailer for G.I. Joe: Retaliation — Rotten Tomatoes Rapper M.I.A.'s most controversial moments — The Daily Beast Check out photos from Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Read more
