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Kate Winslet, Cameron Diaz and Jack Black talk about their latest romantic comedy from Nancy Meyers Two romances, two women, two very different situations, and an awesome movie - that’s really the only way to describe The Holiday. Nancy Meyers’ latest film stars Cameron Diaz and Kate Winslet as two people who just need a change. And that change comes in living in each other’s world for two weeks. Cameron plays a very successful movie trailer editor in Los Angeles, while Kate is a wedding journalist for a paper in England....

The veteran actor discusses making military films, his first movie, and his next project Delta Farce Keith David has such a ubiquitous presence on-screen that he one might think he’s in every movie. An accomplished actor and voice over artist, Keith sat down with us to discuss his career (which spans over 100 films), as well as his recent role as Scott Boytano in Behind Enemy Lines II: Axis of Evil....

Actor Kevin McNally discusses returning as Gibbs in Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, a fifth Pirates movie, The Raven, and much more. Actor Kevin McNally may not be as recognizable as Johnny Depp, but he plays an integral part as Johnny Depp’s right-hand man in Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, which arrives on 3D Blu-ray, Blu-ray, and DVD October 18. Kevin McNally appeared in the first three Jack Sparrow adventures (Pirates of The Caribbean: The Curse of The Black Pearl, Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest, and Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End), and now he returns once again as Joshamee Gibbs in this latest high seas adventure, where Captain Jack sets out in search of the Fountain of Youth....

Kevin Smith has put a time table on his horror flick, Red State. During a chat with Rotten Tomatoes, Smith says that once he has completed a comedy that’s currently keeping him busy, he’ll be moving on to Red State with the intention to begin filming somewhere in middle America (a “true red state”) later this year. Red State takes its inspiration from Fred Phelps, a Kansas preacher of the Westboro Baptist Church who recently became the center of a documentary because of his, and his congregation’s, eyebrow-raising belief system....

The director on the film opens up about the latest direct-to-DVD DC Universe animated original film There seems to be no rest for the wicked in the world of Warner Brother’s DC Universe animated original movies, and especially for director Lauren Montgomery. Montgomery, who, fresh off her solo directorial debut with Wonder Woman, threw herself into Green Lantern: First Flight - the first solo film for DC Comics’ cosmic superhero....

The Warner Home Video exec talks about the six-year project he spearheaded to restore this classic to its original form It isn’t often that I get to speak with a big-wig executive like George Feltenstein, the senior vice-president of catalog at Warner Home Video, and it isn’t often that I get to talk about such a classic film that is finally brought back to life in an amazing way like How the West Was Won, which comes back to DVD in a three-disc Ultimate Collectors Edition on September 9....

There’s some big news coming out of NYCC this morning. Riverdale has announced that Season 3 will be a family affair as Jughead’s mother and sister arrive to shake things up. Gina Gershon and Trinity Likins will recur as Gladys Jones and Jellybean, aka JB Jones, respectfully. Riverdale Season 3 will be all about keeping up with the Jones. Fans of Riverdale will learn a little bit more about Jughead’s family in these new episodes, as his mother and sister wreck havoc with their own sneaky behavior....

Bane is officially coming to Gotham and things look like they’re going to get pretty intense as evidenced by the latest trailer released at NYCC. Shane West is playing the villainous Bane this time around, not the character’s father, which had been previously rumored. The new trailer for the series packs in a lot, teasing the final season while simultaneously recapping some of the most epic moments to come out of the show....

New Line is currently in the process of putting together a narrative film based on the documentary The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters. According to our friend Frosty over at Collider, producer Ed Cunningham wants Greg Kinnear to play the part of protagonist Steve Wiebe. Cunningham stated, “You know it’s funny, we’ve been all over the board. One of the things that really endeared us to New Line is and Richard Brenner in particular was…it’s very easy to say, ‘oh, big comedy have people kicking each other in the nuts....

In what can certainly be seen as great news for longtime MAD magazine readers, world renowned cartoonist Sergio Aragonés has sold the animation rights to his beloved comics creation Groo the Wanderer to entrepreneur Josh Jones and his production company, Did I Err Production. The deal includes the rights for an animated series as well as a movie, though it’s unclear which might come first. Groo the Wanderer, now in its landmark 40th year of publication, is the longest currently-running independent and “creator-owned” comic book property – outlasting many of the companies that published it....

First up, we spoke to Jeff Leibowitz, Senior Brand Manager of GI JOE for the Hasbro Company. Leibowitz had the following to say about the legacy of the property and the thrill of seeing it come to life on the silver screen. “GI JOE is this fantastic equity that has really touched so many people’s lives. Personally it’s amazing as a fan to see the brand re-imagined on the big screen in the Paramount film the way it was last summer....

History announced today that the network has green-lighted production of a new four-hour scripted miniseries, Houdini, slated to start production this fall. Starring Academy Award winner Adrien Brody (The Pianist) as the ace magician and Kristen Connolly (House of Cards, The Cabin in the Woods) as his wife Bess, the miniseries will trace the arc of Houdini’s life from desperate poverty to worldwide fame and will be co-produced for History by Lionsgate and A+E Studios....

The Sanderson Sisters will return to Disney+ this Halloween for more witchy mayhem in Hocus Pocus 2, and with the belated sequel set to be a huge hit, there are always whispers of the franchise developing beyond the film. Hocus Pocus 2 director Anne Fletcher has now addressed the possible return of the Sandersons for even more movies, saying the door is definitely open if the demand is there. Hocus Pocus was a surprise hit back in 1993, and while the movie has also gone on to gain a cult following, the biggest surprise of all is that it took almost three decades for a sequel to be made....

If asked to name a modern iconic horror actor the name of Robert Englund will probably be one of the first on the list. It is not surprising then that many fans of him and his alter-ego of Freddy Krueger have been jumping on social media to celebrate the star’s 75th birthday today. Englund has recently been back in the spotlight, making a cameo appearance as Victor Creel in the fourth season of Stranger Things on Netflix, and that has been just another reason to commemorate his special day....

In a recent interview, Martin McDonagh jokingly shed light on his self-proclaimed laziness as the reason for the five-year gaps between each of his screenplays. McDonagh is a man who clearly cherishes his time behind a laptop, typewriter, or with pen in hand. His career’s one of the last bastions of quality over quantity, as has always been evident with the astounding caliber of his films, as infrequent as they may be....

Man of Steel actor Henry Cavill is able to show off his heroics with or without the cape. Directed by Zack Snyder, the 2013 film instantly made Cavill into a household name and the movie was a box office smash. However, the last time audiences laid eyes on Cavill playing the popular character was in 2017’s Justice League. In the meantime, while the world waits to see if he will return to the big screen as Superman, Cavill has been busy with other projects like the fantasy drama series The Witcher....

Spoiler Warning: The Girl From Plainville / Trigger Warning: This article contains bullying, mental health, and self-harm content. In The Girl From Plainville, the true story of Michelle Carter’s “texting-suicide” case is further documented, providing an unedited version of the entire case. While exploring Carter’s relationship with her then 18-year-old boyfriend Conrad Roy III and the series of events that lead to his ultimate death, the show leads to her conviction of involuntary manslaughter....

Hugh Jackman has bowed out of the upcoming comedy Avon Man, which we reported he joined last July. Deadline New York is reporting that he will still be attached as a producer of the film, which Kevin Lima is directing for Fox. The site also reports that Jackman’s Avon Man departure is a likely indicator that he is prepping to step back into his Wolverine role for the sequel X-Men Origins: Wolverine 2....

I recently visited Ice Cube on the set of his latest film First Sunday. While interviewing him about the heist dramedy in the basement of an old church, he revealed that Chris Tucker might, in fact, be returning to the Friday franchise. Cube stated, “I want Chris Tucker to come back. I would love for him to do that. We’ve talked about it. And that is as much as he wants me to say about it right now....

Prominent actor Ken Leung (Night Shift, Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Lost) has landed the key role of Karnak in the Marvel’s Inhumans television series for ABC. Karnak is Black Bolt’s cousin and closest advisor. His gift is an ability to see the fault in all things, people, plans, structures, everything. He’s Black Bolt’s most ardent supporter and strategist and is often seen as the royal family’s planner and philosopher....