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LOS ANGELES – Hollywood boldly goes where we've all been before in 2009, with dozens of sequels, prequels, remakes, updates and adaptations based on books, video games and toysDespite the recession, blockbuster franchise flicks have rung up killer box-office returns. Studios hope that continues this year with such familiar names as "Harry Potter," "Hannah Montana," "Star Trek," "Transformers," "X-Men," "Alvin and the Chipmunks," "Ice Age," "The Terminator" and "Sherlock Holmes."Fans of the world's fav

The Week in Trailers: 'Watchmen' Turning Japanese, 'Hannah Montana,' and Zombies
Plenty of new trailers from this past week, more than I thought there were, actually. But we've got everything from incredible trailers for a film you've probably never heard of to bad trailers for movies that could probably use a good one to sell some more tickets. Some of the biggest trailer news of the week came with no video at all: The number of films that will debut trailers during the Super Bowl is growing. We'll see new stuff from Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, Star Trek, Angels & Demons,

Which Summer Movies Did The Writers' Strike Hit Hardest? [Movies]
Last year, Hollywood's writers went on strike for 14 weeks, and genre television took tremendous damage as a result. But movies didn't emerge unscathed, either — we just won't see the fallout until this year.When the studios decided to wait out the striking writers, they put a lot of big genre TV shows in jeopardy. Some emerged almost unscathed — Lost was able to go back and finish its fourth season — but several others took major damage. For example, Heroes had to end its second season early, leaving

Scott Mendelson: New York Times Watchmen article just makes stuff up (for fun?).
Here is a brief article by Michael Ciepley detailing the possibility of a settlement with Fox and Warner Bros. over the rights issues of Watchmen (and, because I'm nice, here's the new Watchmen Japanese trailer). The final paragraph of said article is littered with conjecture and falsehoods. "Given that Warner Brothers' big comic-book release of 2008, The Dark Knight, is getting lots of Oscar buzz, a movie with a similar pedigree in the world of comic books like Watchmen could be in the running next year.

Sequels, prequels, remakes lead 2009 pack - Yahoo! News
AP – In this image released by Warner Bros., Daniel Radcliffe is shown in a scene from 'Harry Potter and the … LOS ANGELES – Hollywood boldly goes where we've all been befo

Sequels, prequels, remakes lead 2009 pack
boldly goes where we've all been before in 2009, with dozens of sequels, prequels, remakes, updates and adaptations based on books, video games and toys. Despite the recession, blockbuster franchise flicks have rung up killer box-office returns. Studios hope that continues this year with such familiar names as " Harry Potter ," " Hannah Montana ," " Star Trek ," "Transformers," "X-Men," " Alvin and the Chipmunks ," "Ice Age," "The Terminator" and " Sherlock Holmes ." Fans of the world's favori

2009 Summit Pictures Preview: ‘New Moon,’ ‘Push,’ ‘Knowing,’ ‘Brothers Bloom,’ ‘Sorority Row,’ More
CHICAGO– Summit Pictures sent over release dates, cast & crew, and synopsis information for their entire 2009 slate and even included a few available images for their upcoming slate.The 2009 Summit films with available production stills include “Push,” “Knowing,” “Next Day Air,” “The Brothers Bloom,” “Sorority Row,” and “Astro Boy”. 2009 pictures without images released yet but with film information below include “The Hurt Locke

Review: 'Sanctuary' — Revelations (Part 2)
'Star Trek XI' stars Chris Pine and Zachary Quinto will present at the 66th Annual Golden Globe Awards which airs Jan. 11 on NBC. It will be their first live television appearance together. || Pat Hingle, who played Commissioner Gordon in the 1990s Batman movie series, has died. He was 84. || The tiger maternity ward at the San Diego Zoo will be named in memory of Majel Barrett Roddenberry, the family announced during the actress' funeral Jan. 4 in Hollywood || Eartha Kitt, who

30 Fantastic Movies To Watch (Or Avoid) This Year [2009 Movie Preview]
Is this the greatest time to be a fan of science fiction movies? No fewer than 30 SF films are hitting theaters, and at least a dozen could be great. Here's our 2009 movie forecast.Note: As always, this includes a few fantasy movies that are set in the present day, involve technology, or feature an urban setting. Feel free to let us know what we missed!January:Outlander (Jan. 23)What's it about? An alien (Jim Caviezel) crashlands in the middle ages, and has to rally a bunch of Viking warriors to fight an es

Transformers, G.I.Joe & Star Trek Ads To Debut During Super Bowl
Transformers, G.I.Joe & Star Trek Ads To Debut During Super Bowl posted by Jay Cochran in Movies at 08:31 AM on 2009.01.09

2009 Warner Bros. Picture Preview: ‘Terminator Salvation,’ ‘Watchmen,’ ‘Friday the 13th,’ ‘Inkheart,’ More
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‘Heroes’ Star Ready To Walk?
'Star Trek XI' stars Chris Pine and Zachary Quinto will present at the 66th Annual Golden Globe Awards which airs Jan. 11 on NBC. It will be their first live television appearance together. || Pat Hingle, who played Commissioner Gordon in the 1990s Batman movie series, has died. He was 84. || The tiger maternity ward at the San Diego Zoo will be named in memory of Majel Barrett Roddenberry, the family announced during the actress' funeral Jan. 4 in Hollywood || Eartha Kitt, who playe

Successful screenwriter shouts, "Stop making me write Star Trek!"
Maybe it's the season ... the unwanted cold, the days that are still too short, the post-holiday depression caused by sugar withdrawal. Groundhog Day is still weeks in the future. What will that furry little creep say? Get ready for a whole year of winter. Maybe it's the economy with its own grim forecasts. (Is there a Groundhog Day for the stock market?) I can't judge, or think about, the stock market and a trillion-dollar stimulus package. But I know that the same Internet-driven machine gun that f

Funeral held for `Star Trek' actress Roddenberry
AP - Friends, family and fans gathered this weekend to bid a final farewell to "Star Trek" actress Majel Barrett Roddenberry.

Kicking Off 2009 with Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci - Part One: Star Trek
Now that we're well into 2009, it's time to start looking ahead at some of the big movies coming up this year. Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci, whether you're familiar with them or not, are directly responsible for two of this year's most highly anticipated summer features. Alex and Bob (as he's better known) are the screenwriters (and producers) behind J.J. Abrams' Star Trek as well as the writers of Michael Bay's Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen. So to kick off 2009, I talked exclusively with the two

Quote of the Week - Robert Pattinson
Image: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v11/rovie/qotw5.gif Actor Robert Pattinson recently spoke (http://www.timesoftheinternet.com/36567.html) to Twist magazine (http://www.twistmagazine.com/) about the female fan attraction both he and Goblet of Fire costar Daniel Radcliffe have received: ---Quote--- Robert Pattinson has became a household name since playing the part of Edward Cullen in the 2008 film Twilight, but the hunky 22 year old star still thinks that his pal, Harry Potter's Daniel Radc

12 Movies for 12 Months: 2009 in Preview
We've gone ahead and surveyed the monthly film landscape to find for you the twelve key movies to see during the upcoming year. You're welcome! Naturally, all release dates are subject to change. January: Notorious (dir. George Tillman, Jr.) As our esteemed colleague so accurately wrote, January is truly the coldest month for Hollywood. Unless you plan on catching up on all the holiday releases, there won't be a whole lot of reasons to sneak out to the local cineplex in the coming weeks. Still, we would imp

Teresa Palmer Joins Nic Cage's 'Sorcerer's Apprentice'
If you saw Bedtime Stories, you might have had the same reaction a lot of us did to Teresa Palmer, who plays a Paris Hilton-type socialite and hotel heiress in the film. "Wow," we thought, "she's very pretty. Why do I know that name?" The reason you might know the name is that the Australian-born beauty was believed at one point to be cast in Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, and that rumor floated around for a while. Months earlier, Palmer was also linked to the role of Wonder Woman in the Justice

Frasier cast in Star Trek: Voyager
This sketch is very funny. It was recorded in 1997. David Hyde Pierce, John Mahoney, Jane Leeves, Peri Gilpin and Moose the dog are at the bridge of Voyager. Their captain is Kate Mulgrew (Kathryn Janeway). Related Posts: Majel Barrett-Roddenberry Has Died Abrams’ Star Trek Beams Up a Familiar Voice The Enterprise Computer In JJ Abrams’ Star Trek will [...]

Discuss: The Action Flicks of 2009
So Erik-with-a-k covered the coming comedies of 2009, Scott was all over the horror picks (though his inclusion of Race to Watch Mountain still boggles my mind), Eric-with-a-c nabbed the family-friendly fare, and Elisabeth went over the geek fodder that awaits. But while I respect their calendar years and made-up math alike, I've opted to divide my list of 2009's action and adventure flicks into four categories: Action Flicks I Couldn't Care More About, Action Flicks I Couldn't Care Less About, Action Flic

STAR TREK COUNTDOWN #1 Full Color Three Page Preview from IDW
Star Trek fans are counting down the days - either in anticipation or dread - to J.J. Abrams' reboot of their beloved franchise come May 8.

Blu-Ray Round-Up: ‘Ghost,’ ‘The Truman Show,’ ‘Event Horizon,’ More
CHICAGO– The second wave of catalog titles from Paramount Home Video hits this week, just in time for buyers to put their gift cards to use. HollywoodChicago.com covered the first wave, including “Into the Wild” and “Old School,” a few weeks ago.Check out the details about those releases here. This wave includes “Days of Thunder,” “Ghost,” “Last Holiday,” “Event Horizon,” and “The Truman Show”. What do these five titles ha

WB, Fox eye 'Watchmen' settlement - Entertainment News, Watching the 'Watchmen', Media - Variety
Warner Bros. and Fox are pursuing a settlement of their bitter dispute over "Watchmen." Attorneys for the studios agreed Friday to delay a federal court hearing until Monday in order to continue settlement talks. The hearing had been set to take place Friday before US District Court Judge Gary Feess in Los Angeles for the jurist to rule on Warner's request for an expedited hearing on the key issue -- whether to grant Fox's demand to block Warner's plans to release "Watchmen" on March 6. Feess found on Chris