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The Transformers film franchise is one of the most profitable film series of all time, grossing $4.8 billion worldwide with six live-action movies. However, until the release of Bumblebee, the films were often critically reviled, with many taking issues with the plotting, scripts, attempts at humor, and deviation from the source material, with the pictures primarily focusing on the human characters and the United States military than the actually robotic characters....

Twenty-five is a great age, but for some reason Robert Chang isn’t feeling the vibe. No worries. Savvy brother William can perk things up. Why not stage a fake birthday kidnapping for his younger sibling? Ah, what money can buy. But that’s not the icing on top of the creative birthday cake in Take The Night. The faux kidnappers are innovative, too. If an insanely rich guy is paying them upfront anyway, why not go through with a real kidnapping?...

Shirtless men plus a hell of a lot of behind-the-scenes brouhaha about the world’s most famous all-male strip club? It’s Welcome to Chippendales, folks, and like Pam & Tommy before it, it’s one wild ride. Comparing the new Hulu limited series to the dark comedy Pam & Tommy is no accident. Robert Siegal was on board Pam & Tommy and is the creator of Welcome to Chippendales. He’s also one of the executive producers, alongside Eternals/Obi-Wan Kenobi/The Big Sick/Silicon Valley alum Kumail Nanjiani, who headlines the series....

The legacy of Randy Rhoads continues 40 years on, as the legendary rocker’s story is told in a new documentary celebrating his blazing life and recalling his tragic death. Dubbed Randy Rhoads: Reflections of a Guitar Icon, the film is now available on VOD outlets. To catch a sneak peek at the doc, you can watch our exclusive clip below which delves into the time Rhoads left Ozzy Osbourne stunned with his audition to join his band....

We’ve got your exclusive first look at 6-minute online premiere of the historical drama, September Dawn,starring Jon Voight. Take a look inside the drama set against the 1857 Mountain Meadows Massacre below. Academy Award winner Jon Voight, Terence Stamp and Trent Ford star in this film based on the true story of the Mountain Meadows Massacre - the brutal murder of 120 men, women and children on September 11, 1857 as their wagon train passed through Utah on its way to California....

We recently had a chance to speak with James Cameron to discuss the re-release of Avatar, it’s additional footage and why it was cut in the first place. We also got a chance to speak to the director about: What he thinks of the people that absolutely despise Avatar - The ridiculous allegations from people online that think he’s re-releasing this to “make more money” - Editing his own films - What he thinks about the upcoming Ridley Scott Untitled Alien Prequel - Doing prequels to his own movies like The Abyss - Titanic 3D coming to theaters - Directing a real-life version of Aquaman (like he did on HBO’s Entourage) - The inevitable Avatar 2 and Avatar 3, which he plans to shoot back-to-back MOVIEWEB VIDEO OF THE DAY...

We have a brand new exclusive clip from Kiss of the Spider Woman, which comes to DVD and Blu-ray on November 4. Click below to revisit this classic 1985 film once more. Political prisoner Valentin Arregui (Raul Julia) and homosexual pederast Luis Molina (William Hurt) share a Brazilian prison cell in this fantastical drama from the book by Manuel Puig. Sensitive and flamboyant, Molina helps pass the time by recounting memories from one of his favorite films, a wartime romantic thriller that just may also be a Nazi propaganda film....

On Christmas Day, Robert Downey Jr. is bringing Sherlock Holmes back to the screen in a way we’ve never seen the world’s greatest detective before. Paired with Jude Law as Dr. Watson and directed by Guy Ritchie, this is one slam-bang action extravaganza you don’t want to miss. We recently had the chance to hang out with Robert Downey Jr., Jude Law, Rachael McAdams, Mark Strong, and director Guy Ritchie in England....

We have been provided with an exclusive look at the latest full episode of Handsome Town entitled Give ‘Em the Business, which debuts on PhoebeTV.com tomorrow, June 29. You can click on the video player below to watch this brand new full episode for the series, and take a look below the video for details on how you can still win a new iPad from this web series. We also set up a contest for this web series back in May where readers can win a brand new iPad....

As many fans prepare to return to Westeros with House of the Dragon, Game of Thrones is getting its own official convention ahead of the prequel show’s launch. The event will be a collaboration between Warner Bros. and Creation Entertainment, the team behind many other TV based events such as Stranger Con, Lucifer and Supernatural Conventions and The 55 Year Mission Star Trek convention. The Game of Thrones Official Fan Convention is the first officially licensed event based on the popular franchise, and the inaugural convention will take place February 18th-20th, 2022 at the Rio Hotel & Suites Convention Centre in Las Vegas, Nevada....

Veteran actor John Noble, famous for his acclaimed tenure as eccentric scientist “Walter Bishop” on the Fox cult-classic Fringe, will appear in a recurring guest-starring role on the new hit drama Sleepy Hollow. Noble will appear later in the season as Henry Parrish, a kind and reclusive man who possesses supernatural powers that have the potential to help the series’ protagonist, Ichabod Crane (Tom Mison). The role marks a return to Fox for Noble, as well as a creative reunion with Sleepy Hollow executive producers Alex Kurtzman, Roberto Orci and Heather Kadin, all of whom collaborated with the versatile actor on Fringe....

Following the announcement that Futurama would be once again making a comeback, this time on Hulu following Disney’s merger with Fox, it seemed for a little while that well-loved character Bender would be looking for a new voice actor as John DiMaggio was not in the cast list. It then turned out that DiMaggio had initially been in dispute over the way voice actors are not treated the same as on-screen stars, and while it was all resolved in the end, DiMaggio has recently revealed that he didn’t end up being paid more for his return and also how his absence was going to be dealt with if he had not returned....

Game of Thrones is almost finished. After season 8, episode 4, HBO released the trailer for next week’s episode 5, which means we’re in the endgame now. There are now officially only two episodes left in the massively successful HBO series and fans are both excited and sad at the same time. How is this all going to play out? After defeating the Night King last week, what’s next? Cersei and King’s Landing, that’s what....

Fool’s Paradise, the directorial debut of It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia star Charlie Day, will be coming to theaters later this year. Previously named El Tonto during production, Fool’s Paradise was written and directed by Charlie Day and has an all-star cast brighter than headlights on a dark country road. The picture was recently picked up by Roadside Attractions, Grindstone, and Lionsgate and will be released on home entertainment as well as have an exclusive run in theaters....

The hit film Monster may have won Charlize Theron an Oscar, but not everyone saw potential in her performance that came along with a physical transformation to better look the part. Released in 2003, Monster was directly based on the story of Aileen Wuornos, a prostitute turned serial killer who murdered six men between 1989 and 1990. Though she claimed to have acted in self-defense, Wuornos was executed for the killings in 2002....

When Chip’ n Dale: Rescue Rangers premiered on Disney+ last week, audiences went right to work pointing out all the fun easter eggs and gags. There were throwbacks and cameos, not just from all kinds of Disney eras but also different forms of animation and companies. But there was one particular note about the villain that certain audience members were left wondering … was this done on purpose? And if so, what the heck?...

40 years ago, the unlikely acting career of then-bodybuilding champion Arnold Schwarzenegger went off with a bang in Conan the Barbarian (1982). Based on Robert E. Howard’s character of the same name from 1930s pulp magazines, Arnold’s epic sword and sorcery film was helmed by writer-director John Milius, the militant filmmaker best known for writing the Oscar-nominated screenplay Apocalypse Now (1979) for fellow “Movie Brat” Francis Ford Coppola. But in the end, Milius would share a co-screenwriting credit on Conan the Barbarian with Oliver Stone....

Batman: The Caped Crusader has announced a new crew member. Award-winning comic book writer Ed Brubaker has joined the production for the upcoming animated series. He will be the head writer and executive producer for the project. Additional people involved in the creative process are the Batman: The Animated Series co-creator Bruce Timm, director J.J. Abrams, director of the upcoming film The Batman Matt Reeves, and co-producer James Tucker. In a statement discussing his work on the show, Brubaker said, “Here’s something few people know, but the original Batman: The Animated Series was one of the things that made me want to write superhero comics in general, and Batman in particular....

“Hey, baby…What do you say? My snake, your plane?” At this year’s Comic-Con, I was able to set down with crew members from the highly anticipated Summer “funcore” flick Snakes on a Plane. Here’s what David Ellis whispered in my ear before thwaking me on the ankle with a stick… Snakes on a “MF” Plane has become an Internet phenomenon. So much so that director David Ellis has critic proofed any and all screenings, claiming that the film is strictly for the fans....

As Conan begins a week of shows in Atlanta to celebrate the 2013 NCAA Men’s Final Four, TBS has announced that it is extending the late-night series through November 2015. The move further solidifies the ongoing relationship between the network and the popular late-night host. Conan, hosted by Conan O’Brien, airs Monday-Thursday at 11 p.m. (ET/PT) on TBS. Since it premiered in November 2010, Conan has been a hit with TBS’s core audience of young adults, scoring a younger median age than any other late-night talk show....