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Don’t Expect To See ‘The Wire’ Stream On Netflix Anytime Soon: HBO Now Refusing To Sell Netflix Their DVDs By Germain Lussier/Jan. 5, 2012 3:30 pm EST One of the most significant advances in the entertainment industry last year was the exponential boom of streaming content. Netflix in particular, originally a disc rental service, was at the forefront of focusing all attention on that front by increasing their catalogs, adding original content and charging more for it all....

First Photo: Paul Bettany In Scott Stewart’s Priest By Peter Sciretta/June 28, 2010 10:00 am EST We haven’t really heard or seen much from Scott Stewart’s Priest since the set visit video that aired during the Canadian version of Entertainment Tonight in March (watch it here). Over the weekend, the first production photo featuring Paul Bettany was released online (discovered by BloodyDisgusting). See the full image after the jump. Official Plot Synopsis: Priest is set in a world ravaged by centuries of war between man and vampires....

Greg Mottola To Direct Aaron Sorkin’s New HBO Pilot By Russ Fischer/March 28, 2011 6:30 pm EST Here’s a pretty wild collection of talent: Greg Mottola, director of Superbad, Adventureland and Paul, will direct the new HBO pilot that Aaron Sorkin is assembling starring Jeff Daniels as a new cable network political commentator. Variety reports the hire, and says that the show, which is currently untitled, “examines the behind-the-scenes look at a cable news network with Jeff Daniels in negotiations to star as the host of his own political show who, from the network perspective, can be difficult to handle....

Infographic: Disney Princesses In Real Life By Peter Sciretta/Jan. 11, 2011 6:00 am EST The Disney Princess Tumblr has put together a collection of photos comparing the famous animated Disney princesses compared next to the actresses who provided their voices. Hit the jump to see the whole graphic. via: buzzfeed Infographic: Disney Princesses In Real Life By Peter Sciretta/Jan. 11, 2011 6:00 am EST The Disney Princess Tumblr has put together a collection of photos comparing the famous animated Disney princesses compared next to the actresses who provided their voices....

Infographic: Harry Potter Facts Revealed By Peter Sciretta/March 4, 2011 6:00 am EST Wayne Dorrington created a cool infographic filled with fun facts about the Harry Potter series. The best part is that the infographic is styled off of the Daily Prophet, the newspaper of the magical world (which was seen in all of the movies). Hit the jump to see the infographic. See more of Wayne’s infographics on waynedorrington.blogspot.com....

Movie Trailer: Rob Reiner’s Coming Of Age Drama ‘Flipped’ By Russ Fischer/June 10, 2010 6:59 am EST Hey, Rob Reiner has a new movie coming out. Flipped is a very sweet-looking ode to the ’50s and early ’60s and the hormone flood of emerging adulthood. That is, it’s about a boy who thinks he hates a girl until he realizes that she might be the best thing ever. Check out a trailer after the break....

New ‘Immortals’ TV Spot Slams ‘Twilight’ By Germain Lussier/Nov. 21, 2011 6:00 am EST On a weekend like this, even your grandmother knows what’s going to be the big winner at the box office. Various experts are all predicting The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1 will soar over $100 million and maybe even reach $150 million, putting it somewhere between second and fourth all time. (The Dark Knight at $158 million is second and The Twilight Saga: New Moon at $142 million is fourth....

Rebecca Hall And Benedict Cumberbatch To Star In HBO WWI Series By Russ Fischer/June 3, 2011 1:50 pm EST After finally watching Sherlock I’m ready to see anything with a role for Benedict Cumberbatch. Luckily there are already a few on the way: The Whistleblower; Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy; and eventually the second Sherlock season and The Hobbit. Add one more to the list, as HBO has just given the green light to Parade’s End, a WWI-set drama that will star both the modern Sherlock and Rebecca Hall....

Rumor: Universal Orlando’s ‘Jaws’ Will Be Replaced With ‘Harry Potter’s’ London, Diagon Alley And The Hogwarts Express By Germain Lussier/Dec. 5, 2011 5:00 pm EST Adding to the debate is a recent quote by a Comcast executive that called The Wizarding World of Harry Potter a “reset mechanism” for their parks. Read more about all of this after the break. The rumor of the new Wizarding World of Harry Potter expansion out of Islands of Adventure and into Universal proper comes from the theme park website ScreamScape....

This Week In DVD & Blu-Ray: Machete, Dinner For Schmucks, The Last Exorcism, Catfish By Adam Quigley/Jan. 5, 2011 10:30 am EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Good narrative-driven documentaries are hard to come by, for reasons that should be fairly obvious. It’s one thing to be a talented filmmaker; it’s another entirely to be lucky one. If we’re meant to believe that Catfish is 100% authentic—and we are—then directors Henry Joost and Ariel Schulman are the luckiest talented filmmakers in the world....

TIFF Movie Review: Casey Affleck’s I’m Still Here By Peter Sciretta/Sept. 9, 2010 5:00 pm EST It is the opening day at the Toronto International Film Festival and this morning we screened, back to back, two movies directed by Affleck brothers: Ben Affleck’s The Town and Casey Affleck’s I’m Still Here. Hit the jump to read my mini review for I’m Still Here or watch some video reactions I recorded after the screening with Alex from FirstShowing and Jordan from TheFilmStage....

‘Chronicle’ Test Footage Shows The Film’s Proof Of Concept By Russ Fischer/May 15, 2012 5:00 am EST More than anything else I was impressed by the quality of this footage. Chronicle is a pretty low-fi affair, but it works well thanks to the way the characters are drawn. And while I’ve seen complaints about the found-footage aspect, I think that helped sell the movie as well. Here’s Trank talking about using that conceit:...

‘How To Survive A Garden Gnome Attack’ Author Discusses Plans For Robert Zemeckis-Produced Film Adaptation By Adam Quigley/April 28, 2011 7:00 am EST After a recent announcment that Sony Animation had optioned the rights to Chuck Sambuchino’s book How to Survive a Garden Gnome Attack: Defend Yourself When the Lawn Warriors Strike (And They Will), the obvious question became: How exactly does the studio and producer Robert Zemeckis plan to adapt the survival guide parody?...

‘I Melt With You’ Green-Band Trailer - Less Cursing, Less Drugs, Same Angst By Angie Han/Oct. 4, 2011 6:00 pm EST Last week we dropped the red-band trailer for I Melt With You, Mark Pellington’s incredibly divisive thriller about four longtime pals (Rob Lowe, Tom Jane, Jeremy Piven, and Christian McKay) who get together once a year for debauched, drug-fueled gatherings. Underlying the merriment, however, is a deeply disturbing secret that could change all of their lives....

‘Piranha 3DD’ Begins Shooting; Cast Includes Danielle Panabaker And David Koechner By Russ Fischer/April 25, 2011 6:00 pm EST What more do you need to know about the sequel to Piranha 3D, other than the fact that this one is called Piranha 3DD? Title should tell you everything you need to know. Still, here’s some news from The Weinstein Company: the film is shooting now under the direction of John Gulager (Feast) with a cast that includes Danielle Panabaker (The Crazies), Matt Bush (Adventureland), Chris Zylka (The Amazing Spider-Man), David Koechner (Anchorman), Meagan Tandy (Unstoppable), Paul James Jordan, Jean-Luc Bilodeau, Hector Jimenez, Adrian Martinez, and Clu Gulager....

‘The Master’ Teaser Clip - Paul Thomas Anderson’s Latest Stars An Unstable Joaquin Phoenix By Angie Han/May 21, 2012 9:00 am EST A week after getting our first glimpse of Philip Seymour Hoffman as religious leader Lancaster Dodd in Paul Thomas Anderson’s The Master, we now have a first teaser to go with it. We don’t get to see much more of Hoffman here, but what we do get is a nice long look at Joaquin Phoenix’s Freddie, a charismatic young drifter who becomes Hoffman’s second in command....

Another Reveal From ‘The Hobbit’: First Look At Dwarves Oin And Gloin By Russ Fischer/July 8, 2011 10:16 am EST Looks like we can expect to see a steady stream of images showing the dwarves of Peter Jackson’s two upcoming films based on J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit. Yesterday we saw brother dwarves Dori, Nori and Ori (played by Jed Brophy, Adam Brown and Mark Hadlow) and today we have the first image of John Callen as Oin and Peter Hambleton as Gloin....

Antoine Fuqua May Make Eminem Boxing Film ‘Southpaw’ Rather Than ‘Tupac’ By Russ Fischer/June 7, 2011 6:00 am EST Very recently, it looked like Antoine Fuqua (Training Day) was going to direct the Tupac Shakur biopic that has been in development for some time. And while that might still happen — things have gone a bit quiet on that front, despite a promised spring/summer start date — now there is a report that positions Antoine Fuqua as a more immediate possibility for another film....

Big Rumor: Is ‘Mad Men’ The First Step In Mel Gibson’s Path To Career Rehab? By Russ Fischer/Sept. 23, 2010 5:00 pm EST Briefly: That headline presupposes, of course, that Mel Gibson even needs career rehab in the wake of his taped rants that were inescapable for a few weeks earlier this summer. Polls have suggested that no one really looks differently at Gibson now and that they’d still go see his movies....

Casting Short List Revealed For Bryan Singer’s ‘Jack The Giant Killer’ By Peter Sciretta/Nov. 30, 2010 5:55 pm EST According to the report, Singer and the studio are hoping to do screen tests for the male and female leads in London within the next two weeks. Which actors and actresses are in line for the film? Find out after the jump. Actors in line for the role of the title character, a young farmer named Jack:...