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‘Hugo’ a magical, enchanting tribute to the art of film

By Ashley Bergner; Box Office Buzz Though “Hugo” may not have won the coveted Oscar statuette for “Best Picture” at this year’s Academy Awards, this magical and enchanting film is well worth renting if you missed it in theaters. The movie is a whimsical visual treat, and it also serves

Still a month away, The Hunger Games breaks Twilight presale record

By Trent Moore, Source: Blastr.com A lot of people have deemed The Hunger Games a successor to Twilight. Both are films based on blockbuster teen novels, both are hotly anticipated, and both have rabid fan bases. But The Hunger Games might already be overtaking the vampire franchise. The flick won’t

J.K. Rowling teases with news of a post-Potter novel for grown-ups

By Marc Bernardin, Source: Blastr.com Even though writing for children has made her rich beyond the dreams of mortal man, J.K. Rowling has announced that her next novel will be “very different from the Harry Potter series.” And she’s already signed the deal for its release. Details, as you can

That $500K Adjustment lawsuit brought by the Dick estate is done

By Krystal Clark, Source: Blastr.com The estate of author Philip K. Dick is throwing in the towel. It’s decided to drop the suit against the producers of the 2011 film The Adjustment Bureau. Last fall, Media Rights Capital and director George Nolfi were sued by Dick’s estate when they refused

CBS has found its Holmes for that OTHER modern-day Sherlock reboot

By Marc Bernardin, Source: Blastr.com Even though we’ll still go on the record and say that to launch a present-day Sherlock Holmes TV series in the shadow of the superlative BBC version is folly, at least CBS has found an interesting actor to play the great detective in Elementary. Jonny

That Darkover TV show we always dreamed about is finally happening

By Marc Bernardin, Source: Blastr.com Given the massive, runaway success of HBO’s Game of Thrones, it was probably just a matter of time before someone snapped up another sweeping, character-dense, world-rich genre book series to bring to the small screen. And Marion Zimmer Bradley’s best-selling Darkover saga seems to be

Look who Peter Jackson just cast as The Hobbit’s ‘toughest’ dwarf

By Trent Moore, Source: Blastr.com Middle-earth is getting even more crowded. With the first of two films based on the J.R.R. Tolkien novel The Hobbit set to open this December, director Peter Jackson has cast the actor who will portray one of the toughest dwarfs in the gang. Billy Connolly

Fringe writers bringing Anne Rice’s Lestat back to life

By Trent Moore, Source: Blastr.com Though Anne Rice’s acclaimed Vampire Chronicles series may be a bestseller at the bookstore, the series hasn’t been a hit on the big screen in nearly 20 years – but all that could change soon thanks to a couple of TV veterans. The Hollywood Reporter

Gore guru Clive Barker wakes from hell-raising 7-day coma

By Jeff Spry, Source: Blastr.com It might be wise to cancel that teeth cleaning today after hearing this horror story. The popular dark artist and author recently tweeted about some medical issues but nobody could imagine the truth behind a simple trip to the antiseptic dungeons of his local dentist…

The 10 Greatest ROGUES GALLERIES in Pop Culture

By George Marston, Source: Newsarama.com A hero is defined by his or her villains, and that’s especially clear in the world of comic books and genre entertainment. Recently, Newsarama has ranked the individual villains opposing heroes like Spider-Man, Batman, the Justice League and the Avengers. This time around, we’re looking

The Incredibles director + giant sea monsters? Yes, please!

By Marc Bernardin, Source: Blastr.com On the heels of his global hit, Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol, Brad Bird has become a hot commodity in live action, as well as animation. And for his next film, he’s zeroing in on a historical mashup that Back the the Future’s Robert Zemeckis walked

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