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Alice in Wonderland Beats Avatar
Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland reeled in a massive $210.3 million during its opening weekend beating Avatar for the biggest 3D release ever, ComingSoon.com reports. Avatar previously held the record for an opening release in IMAX ($9.5 million) until Al...
Gwyneth Paltrow Singing Karaoke
Here's a little footage of Gwyneth Paltrow laying down some karaoke. First off, she's not terrible. Like your drunken friends aren't terrible. But it's clear she's not taking vocal lessons from her husband (thank God).
Worst Of Netflix: Tuesday Never Comes
Every week, I scour Netflix for a movie rated at one star and put it in my queue, suffering through it for your entertainment so that you don't have to. In the past, I've taken on anime cancer demons, softcore Iraq War porn and racist ventriloquism, and...
Devoted Parents In The Virtual World Allow Their Real Child To Perish
In South Korea a couple has been arrested for the death of their three-month-old daughter; the parents flat-out ignored their child, to the point that it eventually died of starvation. And what exactly kept the couple so preoccupied? Their other child of c...
New Fan Made Mega Man 9 HD Remix Project Misses The Mark
If you were a fan of Mega Man before Capcon decided to drag back to the 8-bit stone age, then perhaps this video might appeal to you. Or maybe not:It's not the dumbest idea in the world, as far as video game remakes goes, but the art here is simply atroci...
Possible Jeff Buckley-Inspired Broadway Show
After the success of Green Day and The Who's Broadway shows, a Jeff Buckley-inspired musical may hit the stage within a year Rolling Stone reports. New York director Michael Kimmel noticed how well Buckley's lyrics complimented William Shakespeare...
1408 Writer to Work on New Pet Sematary Screenplay
Matthew Greenberg, the screenwriter who wrote the adaptation of Stephen King's 1408, will write the new adaptation of King's Pet Sematary, Hollywood Reporter writes. The story is simple: a family moves to Maine (unsurprisingly, because every King story t...
Mike the Greek’s 2010 Oscar Picks – Best Actors and Actresses
Mike the Greek is back for day four of his 2010 Oscar predictions. Today he helps you select the winner for best actor/actress and best supporting actor/actress....
New Police Academy Movie in the Works!
It's true. And not only is the series returning with an eighth installment, but original producer Steve Maslansky is behind it all MTV reports. There's no director, no script and not even a writer for one. But Malansky says, "It's going to be a new cla...
Simon and Garfunkel Announce a Few Concerts
Legendary duo Simon and Garfunkel have announced two venues in addition to their performance at the New Orleans Jazz Festival on April 24th. on May 7th, they will play at the Fargodome in North Dakota as well as Minnesota's Xcel Energy Centre on May 8th..
Breakthrough Band: Yuck
Although their Myspace profile has just been created a few months ago and they have only played a handful of live shows so far, Yuck are 'all the rage' over in their hometown London right now and all of their songs currently circulating on the web...
Aliens vs Predator Most Successful Demo From Sega
Sega's new demo Aliens vs Predator has sold over four million copies. The demo was released for download on February 5th and wasn't expected to do well, so it came as a surprise that it became the most successful demo from Sega, Videogamer reports. Let t...
Hands On: Split/Second
Earlier today, Disney Interactive and Black Rock Studio, the creators of Pure, came to town with a playable build of their upcoming arcade racer, Split/Second, and long story short, any inkling that it might be the one to finally knock Burnout off of it's...
Hands On: Mirror’s Edge For The iPhone
Yesterday, EA came to NYC and held a press event for us game journalists in The Big Apple, and we all got to play around with their big spring time releases. Unfortunately, virtually everything touched I can't talk about until their embargo dates expire,...
Bitch Slap – What I Think of These People
The ladies from Bitch Slap take part in Heavy's "What I Think of These People" segment. Earlier this week, our resident 8 year old talked about what she thought happened in the movie. Now the tables are turned and the ladies (Erin L. Cummings, Julia...
Francis Lawrence to Direct Marco Polo Film
I Am Legend director Francis Lawrence has agreed to direct a movie based on the adventures of Marco Polo MTV reports. Adam Cooper and Bill Collage (writers of Accepted and New York Minute) wrote the screenplay, saying it's an epic/fantasy and not a drama....
Phish Bassist Mike Gordon Releases Live Solo LP
Mike Gordon just finished up a tour with Phish in late December and is now just starting an eight show tour with his solo act that spans March 5th to the 14th. To prepare fans, Gordon released a double disc live LP which features covers of Radiohead...
Batman: Arkham Asylum in 3D
The Game of the Year edition for Batman: Arkham Asylum will include 3D glasses Joystiq reports. The graphics will work on standard definition and HD screens and due to new TriOviz effects, the graphics will maintain their original color. So it won't be li...
Holy Smurf! Neil Patrick Harris to Star in The Smurfs Movie?!
Neil Patrick Harris (How I Met Your Mother) is scheduled to play the lead role in the upcoming film adaptation of The Smurfs, ComingSoon.com reports. Harris will play a live-action role in the film, but there will also be animation involved. Raja Gosnell (...
A “Surprise Sony Sequel” To Be Revealed Tomorrow
GameTrailers recently unveiled this teaser vid, regarding an announcement tomorrow:So, what's the game in question we wonder? What Sony franchise has been long overdue for an update? My money is on Twisted Metal, there hasn't been a sequel in ages and th...
Mike the Greek Helps You Pick Avatar
Mike the Greek helps you choose 2010's Oscar winner for best special effects, best cinematography, art direction and more. In short, Avatar should be an easy selection in this category....
Crazy South African Band Die Antwoord Coming to U.S.
A few weeks after South African band Die Antwoord released videos for "ZefSide" and "Enter the Ninja" (video embedded below), NYMag.com interviewed the band about their rapid viral success.
Magic: The Gathering to Become a (Nonfantasy?) Movie
Hasbro CEO Brian Goldner told MTV that the movie adaptation of popular card game "Magic: The Gathering" might not be limited to a fantasy genre. The reason being that the "planeswalkers" of the game's framework don't exist in a specific time or locat...
Two New Call of Duty Games, Two New Activision Execs
There will be two new games in the Call of Duty series released in the next two years: one in 2010 and one in 2011, Wired.com reports. This news followed the announcement that Jason West and Vince Zampella, two of the executives behind Call of Duty: Modern...
Lil Wayne’s Prison Sentence Postponed Again
Lil Wayne has his prison sentence pushed back yet again due to a fire at the New York City courthouse Rolling Stone reports. This will be the second delay in his sentencing after the rapper pleaded guilty to a 2007 charge for weapons possession.
Mike the Greek Helps You Choose the Best Documentary
Mike the Greek has returned to help you choose the Oscar winners for 2010. This time, he's here to help you choose the best documentary....
Good Lord… Harrison Ford is Talking Indiana Jones 5?
Remember growing up on great movies like Star Wars, Goonies and Indiana Jones? Well, we've already watched the Star Wars franchise slowly get destroyed when George Lucas went back and made the prequels. We're gearing up for Goonies 2 like Kansas resident...
New Castlevania Lords of Shadow Screenshots
The story behind Castlevania's new game Lords of Shadows is quite simple. Gabriel Belmont is a knight who is guided by his recently deceased wife to do evil. Kotaku.com calls it a thorough omage to Dante's Inferno, but let's not be too critical. These s...
Ridley Scott’s Monopoly Movie Slated for 2012
Ridley Scott's movie adaptation of Hasbro's Monopoly is still scheduled to be released in 2012 or later, MTV reports. The movie will most likely be based off of financial crises, so let's hope it's not like releasing World Trade Center only a few years...
Amy Lee and Evanescence Move to Electronica
Evanescence started recording their new album on Feb 22nd. In a recent interview with Rolling Stone, lead singer Amy Lee said the band is moving towards an electronic sound. Lee said that she's been inspired by bands like Depeche Mode, Portishead, and MGM...
