Copyright 2012 http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/blogs/popcornbiz en-us Tue, 14 Feb 2012 11:09:48 -0500 Tue, 14 Feb 2012 11:09:48 -0500 NBC Owned Television Stations http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/blogs/popcornbiz/New-on-Home-Video-Take-Shelter-from-The-Rum-Diary-139115209.html Tue, 14 Feb 2012 11:07:08 -0500 http://media.nbcphiladelphia.com/images/213*120/2011_take_shelter_001.jpg
Ant art-house "Inception" and one of 2011's more disappointing film are among those on offer for couch potatoes across the land.

]]> http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/blogs/popcornbiz/Michael-Bay-on-for-Transformers-4-139285478.html Tue, 14 Feb 2012 10:27:53 -0500 http://media.nbcphiladelphia.com/images/213*120/Transformers+Bumble+Bee.jpg
You keep watching them, he'll keep making them.

]]> http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/blogs/popcornbiz/Angelina-Jolie-Maleficent-139239573.html Mon, 13 Feb 2012 16:39:35 -0500 http://media.nbcphiladelphia.com/images/213*120/jolie8.jpg
This thing has been kicking around forever.

]]> http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/blogs/popcornbiz/Whitney-Houston-Tributes-and-Films-Airing-All-Week-Long-139234968.html Mon, 13 Feb 2012 16:14:29 -0500 http://media.nbcphiladelphia.com/images/213*120/houstonlead.jpg
If you're reading this, you're already missing something.

]]> http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/video/#!/blogs/popcornbiz/Abraham-Lincoln_-Vampire-Hunter-Trailer-an-Axe-Swinging-Good-Time/139230048 Mon, 13 Feb 2012 14:32:37 -0500 http://media.nbcphiladelphia.com/images/213*120/abrahamlincolnvampirehunter_722x406_2196041473.jpg
Benjamin Walker stars as the Great Emancipator in this adaptation of Seth Grahame-Smith's book about our 16th president's quest to avenge his mother's death by killing every vampire in the land.

]]> http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/blogs/popcornbiz/Smash-Gives-Debra-Messing-The-Same-Fun-She-Got-in-Will--Grace-139193404.html Mon, 13 Feb 2012 13:30:17 -0500 http://media.nbcphiladelphia.com/images/213*120/debra-messing-street.jpg
If Debra Messing keeps having the kind of good time she’s having on “Smash,” could “Will & Grace” one day drop a ranking on her “Best Job Ever” list?

]]> http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/blogs/popcornbiz/The-Box-Office-Roars-Back-To-Life-Thanks-To-Terrible-Movies-139209988.html Mon, 13 Feb 2012 09:54:50 -0500 http://media.nbcphiladelphia.com/images/213*120/vow-rachel-mcadams-channing-tatum.jpg
Really, people? "The Vow"?

]]> http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/blogs/popcornbiz/The-Artist-BAFTA-Awards-139211794.html Mon, 13 Feb 2012 09:33:09 -0500 The Artist" all but swept the BAFTA Awards (aka The British Oscars), taking home Best Film, Best Actor (Jean Dujardin, left) Director and Original Screenplay (Michel Hazanavicius), Original Music (Ludovic Bource), Cinematographer (Guillaume Schiffman) and Costume Design (Mark Bridges). A repeat performance at the Oscars seems increasingly likely.]]> http://media.nbcphiladelphia.com/images/213*120/2011_the_artist_005.jpg The Artist" all but swept the BAFTA Awards (aka The British Oscars), taking home Best Film, Best Actor (Jean Dujardin, left) Director and Original Screenplay (Michel Hazanavicius), Original Music (Ludovic Bource), Cinematographer (Guillaume Schiffman) and Costume Design (Mark Bridges). A repeat performance at the Oscars seems increasingly likely.]]>
The black-and-white silent film about an aging movie star and a rising ingenue took on all comers, taking home 7 awards.

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Soundtrack will include her final recordings

]]> http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/blogs/popcornbiz/This-Weeks-New-Movies-Safe-House-Phantom-Menace-The-Vow-Journey-2--More-138934674.html Fri, 10 Feb 2012 16:05:57 -0500 http://media.nbcphiladelphia.com/images/213*120/phantom-vow-journey-safe-house.jpg
A quick trip to Atlantis, a CIA thriller, a romance and the return of one of the most reviled films of the last 25 years.

]]> http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/blogs/popcornbiz/Kevin-Smith-Brings-His-Real-Life-Heroes---and-Employees---to-TV-With-Comic-Book-Men-139106564.html Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:44:06 -0500 http://media.nbcphiladelphia.com/images/190*120/131477333.jpg
Love “Clerks?” Love comic books? Kevin Smith’s got a show for you.

]]> http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/blogs/popcornbiz/Ridley-Scott-Takes-on-Cormac-McCarthy-Script-Eyin-139090659.html Fri, 10 Feb 2012 10:40:35 -0500 http://media.nbcphiladelphia.com/images/213*120/ridley-scott-cormacmccarthy-fassbnder.jpg
Ridley Scott, Cormac McCarthy and Michael Fassbender could do some serious damage together.

]]> http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/blogs/popcornbiz/How-Rom-Coms-Ruin-Romance-139056124.html Fri, 10 Feb 2012 22:23:43 -0500 http://media.nbcphiladelphia.com/images/181*120/Pretty-Woman-movie-01.jpg
In case you've missed those incessant Hallmark commercials, it's almost February 14th and that means "romance." But what about the movies that set our soon-to-be-crushed expectations?

]]> http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/blogs/popcornbiz/Seeking-a-Friend-for-the-End-of-the-World-Trailer-Has-Steve-Carell-Finding-Keira-Knightley-139088469.html Fri, 10 Feb 2012 10:33:12 -0500 http://media.nbcphiladelphia.com/images/213*120/seekingafriendfortheendoftheworld_722x406_2195072841.jpg
Steve Carell and Keira Knightley as two neighbors who strike up a friendship only after it's learned that the Earth is about to be destroyed by a giant asteroid

]]> http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/blogs/popcornbiz/Grammys-2012-Kanye-West-Adele-Bon-Iver-Beach-Boys-138882924.html Sun, 12 Feb 2012 10:06:51 -0500 http://media.nbcphiladelphia.com/images/213*120/whitney+houston2.jpg
Whitney Houston won six Grammys over the course of her career, and Sunday's Grammy Awards are sure to include tributes to the singer, who died Saturday.

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"The Vow," features, appropriately enough, a Nicholas Sparks All-Stars tandem of Channing Tatum and Rachel McAdams.

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Life just got more pointed for Zachary Quinto. Ear-wise, that is.

]]> http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/blogs/popcornbiz/Billy-Crystals-Greatest-Academy-Award-Moments-139016954.html Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:52:39 -0500 http://media.nbcphiladelphia.com/images/213*120/Billy+Crystal+Oscars+2012.jpg
He's baaaack! The 84th annual Academy Awards welcomes the return of its most iconic host.

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Denzel Washington as a rogue ex-CIA agent in the cross-hairs of a small army, Ryan Reynolds is the agent who must protect him.

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"Journey 2: The Mysterious Island" seeks to test the hypothesis that any film can be made 20% more awesome by the addition of Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson.

]]> http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/video/#!/blogs/popcornbiz/trailers/Nazis-on-the-Moon-Trailer-Iron-Sky-Proves-Newt-Gingirch-Was-Right!/139012069 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 10:33:51 -0500 http://media.nbcphiladelphia.com/images/213*120/ironsky_722x406_2194565616.jpg
In 1945 a group of Nazis escaped to the moon. In 2018 their descendants return to realize the Fuhrer's dream of global domination. And you all laughed when Newt Gingrich said he wanted to start a...

]]> http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/blogs/popcornbiz/Schwarzenegger-and-Stallone-139009909.html Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:16:35 -0500 http://media.nbcphiladelphia.com/images/213*120/Stallone+and+Schwarzenegger.jpg
Sly and Arnie go to jail!

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Sounds like Lars has cooked up another plum role for some lucky actress!

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A month ago it looked like Natalie Portman could be heading to "Jupiter," but now she appears committed to spending much of 2012 with Terrence Malick.

]]> http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/blogs/popcornbiz/Trailer-Park-The-Bourne-Legacy-138951504.html Wed, 08 Feb 2012 14:22:45 -0500 Jason Bourne a super-spy!]]> http://media.nbcphiladelphia.com/images/213*120/bourne-legacy.jpg Jason Bourne a super-spy!]]>
There's a new star and a new director, but is the old love still there?

]]> http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/blogs/popcornbiz/Denzel-Washington-Eying-2-Guns-138932569.html Wed, 08 Feb 2012 10:52:52 -0500 http://media.nbcphiladelphia.com/images/213*120/denzel+washington2.jpg
Just days before the release of "Safe House" comes word that star Denzel Washington is in talks to join Mark Wahlberg for another action film.

]]> http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/blogs/popcornbiz/Joseph-Gordon-Levitt-Co-starring-With-Scarlett-Johansson-in-His-Own-Directorial-Debut-138889024.html Tue, 07 Feb 2012 17:24:43 -0500 http://media.nbcphiladelphia.com/images/213*120/gordon-levitt-johansson-622+copy.jpg
Joseph Gordon-Levitt has proved he could do just about anything in front of the camera.

]]> http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/blogs/popcornbiz/Modern-Family-Preps-For-Kinner-Barkin-and-a-Clown-Funeral-138623524.html Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:24:22 -0500 http://media.nbcphiladelphia.com/images/169*120/137148769.jpg
As if the clan on “Modern Family” wasn’t providing enough laughs already, we’ve got three words for you: “Fizbo” and “clown funeral.”

]]> http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/blogs/popcornbiz/Walt-Disneys-Daughter-Remembers-His-Legacy-in-Lady-and-the-Tramp-138585339.html Tue, 07 Feb 2012 13:45:19 -0500 http://media.nbcphiladelphia.com/images/160*120/walt+disney.jpg
Today audience have a sense of what the Disney name brand means, but there was a time when it came down simply to the creative touch of Walt Disney himself.

]]> http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/blogs/popcornbiz/New-on-Home-Video-Nim-Anonymous-Harold--Kumar-and-The-Dowager-138866539.html Tue, 07 Feb 2012 13:50:21 -0500 http://media.nbcphiladelphia.com/images/213*120/projectnimgrab_722x406_1915299192.jpg
A brilliant doc, a stoner X-mas comedy, a Shakespeare debunking, another dose of "Downton" and more.

]]> http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/blogs/popcornbiz/Cover-Your-Eyes-Star-Wars-Episode-I-The-Phantom-Menace-138856274.html Tue, 07 Feb 2012 12:18:32 -0500 http://media.nbcphiladelphia.com/images/213*120/phantom-menace.jpg
It's coming in 3D. Should you take a kid?

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This is gonna be bleak.

]]> http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/blogs/popcornbiz/Will-Ferrell-Now-Pitching-Scorpion-Beer-138810154.html Mon, 06 Feb 2012 17:43:43 -0500 http://media.nbcphiladelphia.com/images/213*120/scorpion-beer.jpg
When you're having more than 12.

]]> http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/video/#!/blogs/popcornbiz/trailers/Check-Out-the-New-Spider-Man-Trailer-/138848864 Fri, 10 Feb 2012 07:36:52 -0500 http://media.nbcphiladelphia.com/images/213*120/amazingspiderman_722x406_2193768596.jpg
While we remain unconvinced that it was necessary, this new trailer for the upcoming Spider-Man reboot, starring Andrew Garfield, Emma Stone, Denis Leary and Rhys Ifans, looks pretty great.

]]> http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/blogs/popcornbiz/PBCS-Standings-Found-Footage-Finds-Money-138790764.html Mon, 06 Feb 2012 13:13:54 -0500 http://media.nbcphiladelphia.com/images/213*120/chronicle722_722x406_2160579712.jpg
"Chronicle" scores big.

]]> http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/blogs/popcornbiz/200-Episodes-In-NCIS-Stars-Investigate-Its-Enduring-Popularity-138613264.html Mon, 06 Feb 2012 12:25:48 -0500 http://media.nbcphiladelphia.com/images/160*124/136375262.jpg
Nine years, one spinoff, and 200 hours into its run, “NCIS” is the number one show on television.

]]> http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/blogs/popcornbiz/Take-This-Waltz-Trailer-Infused-With--138780544.html Mon, 06 Feb 2012 11:04:09 -0500 http://media.nbcphiladelphia.com/images/213*120/take-this-waltz.jpg
Michelle Williams (and her cheating heart) is again staring at her own reflection on a bus window.

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Oren Peli wasn’t satisfied with scaring the bejeezus out of you in the theater, so he’s bringing his particular brand of horror right into your TV.

]]> http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/blogs/popcornbiz/The-Dictator-Wins-the-Movie-Ad-Super-Bowl-138778339.html Mon, 06 Feb 2012 10:33:04 -0500 http://media.nbcphiladelphia.com/images/213*120/The+Dictator+resize.jpg
Sasha Baron Cohen is your Super Bowl MVP!!!

]]> http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/video/#!/blogs/popcornbiz/Bullhead/138776124 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 10:14:30 -0500 http://media.nbcphiladelphia.com/images/213*120/bullheadgrab_722x406_2193433413.jpg
This Belgian crime drama, nominated Best Foreign Film at this year's Oscars, tells the story of a steroid-jacked cattle farmer, Jacky Vanmarsenille (Mattias Schoenaerts), who enters into a shady deal...

]]> http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/blogs/popcornbiz/TV-History-131220974.html Fri, 03 Feb 2012 13:32:26 -0500 http://media.nbcphiladelphia.com/images/180*120/Late+Night1.jpg
Each week we take a look back at an historic moment in television history--today we remember the debut of the second-greatest talk show host of all time.

]]> http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/blogs/popcornbiz/Jessica-Chastain-and-Joel-Edgerton-to-Co-Star-in-His-and-Hers-Doublke-Feature-138653764.html Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:00:15 -0500 http://media.nbcphiladelphia.com/images/213*120/edgerton-chastain.jpg
Oh good--we were worried they wouldn't be able to find work.

]]> http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/blogs/popcornbiz/Chris-Rock-Writing-Script-for-Himself-and-Melissa-McCarthy-138647434.html Fri, 03 Feb 2012 12:56:16 -0500 http://media.nbcphiladelphia.com/images/213*120/mccarthy-rock.jpg
This needs to happen.

]]> http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/blogs/popcornbiz/Eric-Bana--Rebecca-Hall-on-for-New-Thriller--138642319.html Fri, 03 Feb 2012 11:27:15 -0500 http://media.nbcphiladelphia.com/images/213*120/bana-hall.jpg
In a world...

]]> http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/blogs/popcornbiz/New-Hunger-Games-Trailer-138638549.html Fri, 03 Feb 2012 09:28:38 -0500 http://media.nbcphiladelphia.com/images/213*120/hunger-games-grab-2.jpg
Less then seven weeks to go!!!

]]> http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/blogs/popcornbiz/Katherine-Heigl-Reduced-138595984.html Thu, 02 Feb 2012 16:58:22 -0500 http://media.nbcphiladelphia.com/images/213*120/Katherine-Heigl-One-for-the-Money-Premiere1.jpg
With the S.S. Katherine Heigl taking on water at a terrifying pace, the star has reached out for a lead life jacket.

]]> http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/blogs/popcornbiz/Review-Big-Miracle-138583139.html Mon, 06 Feb 2012 12:15:42 -0500 http://media.nbcphiladelphia.com/images/213*120/BigMiracleStill_722x406_2192460670.jpg
Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this ice wall!

]]> http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/blogs/popcornbiz/Review-Chronicle-138578969.html Mon, 06 Feb 2012 12:15:42 -0500 http://media.nbcphiladelphia.com/images/213*120/chronicle722_722x406_2160579712.jpg
What would you do if you discovered you've got super powers?

]]> http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/video/#!/blogs/popcornbiz/Behold!-Robert-De-Niro-Bares-His-Palms-in-Red-Lights-Trailer/138589699 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 16:02:09 -0500 http://media.nbcphiladelphia.com/images/213*120/redlightsgrab_722x406_2192447784.jpg
Robert De Niro stars as the world's most famous psychic, who is being investigated by two scientists, played by Sigourney Weaver and Cillian Murphy, who make their living debunking the paranormal.

]]> http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/blogs/popcornbiz/Katherine-McPhee-Transforms-From-Idol-to-Actress-for-Smash-138536284.html Mon, 06 Feb 2012 00:13:41 -0500 http://media.nbcphiladelphia.com/images/213*120/Katherine+McPhee+Smash.jpg
Katharine McPhee’s going from aspiring Idol to aspiring icon – namely Marilyn Monroe – with her new role in the musical series “Smash.”

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