Box Office: New Year's Eve Has a Faint Sparkle


Updated 12/12/11 11:31 AM · Posted by · 1 comment

New Year's Eve Wins the Box Office

It was an incredibly lackluster showing at the movies this weekend, with New Year's Eve taking the crown, but only pulling a meager $13.7 million in the weakest box office weekend since 2008. It did manage to beat Jonah Hill's new comedy, The Sitter, which followed in second with $10 million. Breaking Dawn Part 1 was finally knocked out of the top spot, and settled for third with $7.9 million. Read more

Box Office: Breaking Dawn Pulls Off a Threepeat Victory


Updated 12/11/11 10:46 PM · Posted by · 1 comment

Breaking Dawn Is Number One at Box Office For Third Week in Row

With no new major releases this weekend, the box office suffered, but Twilight didn't. Breaking Dawn Part 1 landed at the top of the box office for the third weekend in a row with $16.9 million, in what was the second-lowest grossing weekend of 2011. The Muppets came in second place with $11.2 million, and was followed by a series of family-friendly flicks. Hugo nabbed the No. 3 spot with $7.6 Read more

Box Office: Breaking Dawn Bites The Muppets


Updated 11/28/11 3:05 AM · Posted by · 0 comments

Breaking Dawn Part 1 Wins Box Office For Second Week in a Row

There was no stopping The Twilight Saga at the box office over Thanksgiving weekend; Breaking Dawn Part 1 earned the most money again, taking in $62.3 million for the five-day weekend. The Muppets settled for second but opened strong with $42 million. Happy Feet 2 finished third with $18.3 million, while new animated film Arthur Christmas came in fourth with $17 million. Martin Scorsese's Read more

Holiday Season Comes Early With the Arthur Christmas Trailer


Updated 10/11/11 6:23 PM · Posted by · 0 comments

Arthur Christmas Trailer

We may still be a few weeks off from Halloween, but Sony is already getting us in the Christmas spirit with the trailer for the CGI animated film Arthur Christmas. The kid-friendly movie takes a look at the complicated, family-run operation in Santa's workshop, which exists with the help of his super-organized eldest son Steve (Hugh Laurie), and his bumbling youngest son Arthur (James McAvoy). Read more

Reel Time: 2011 Kid Movie Preview


Updated 01/05/11 8:09 PM · Posted by · 1 comment

2011 Movies For Kids

Get ready to stand in the concessions line! If you thought last year was packed with tot-friendly flicks, 2011 will knock your socks off! From sequels to some classic characters returning to the screen, there are several films your lil one won't want to miss. Check them out. Read more

Best in Show: the 2012 Golden Collar Award Nominees


Updated 02/02/12 7:08 AM · Posted by · 0 comments

Golden Collar Awards 2012 Nominees

Welcome to the dog days of award season. Hot on the heels of Martin Scorsese's successful write-in campaign for Blackie, the canine star of Hugo, here's a look at the rest of the pooches vying for an honor from the first-ever Golden Collar Awards. Handed out by Dog News Daily, the Golden Collar Awards will take place on Feb. 13 at the dog-friendly Hotel Palomar in LA. Who are you rooting for? Read more

A Doctor Who Christmas Special (and Carol)


Updated 12/25/11 8:40 AM · Posted by · 0 comments

Doctor Who Christmas Carol

The Doctor Who Christmas special is set to air today, Christmas Day, on BBC America at 9 p.m. Get in the holiday spirit with some seasonal cheer from series' main TARDIS residents. Sing along as Matt Smith, Karen Gillan, and Arthur Darvill lead a rendition of "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas." The clip aired in a previous episode of Doctor Who Confidential, but with the current lack of Who Read more

Announcing the 2012 Golden Globe Nominations!


Updated 12/21/11 9:17 AM · Posted by · 5 comments

2012 Golden Globe Nominations Full List

Well, folks, we're finally getting into the heavy hitters of award season, as the 2012 Golden Globe nominees were announced this morning. As expected, award season darlings The Artist and The Descendants led the way with five nods apiece, but there are plenty of surprises here, too. George Clooney is going to have a big night, as his The Ides of March scored four nods, including one for him as a Read more

Announcing the 2012 Critics' Choice Nominations


Updated 01/26/12 8:05 PM · Posted by · 5 comments

2012 Critics Choice Nominations Full List

Award season is officially around the corner, which means the nominations are coming in droves now. The Critics' Choice nominees feature some of the same contenders we've been expecting, like The Descendants and The Artist, but also has a few surprises. Namely, Martin Scorsese's Hugo has emerged as a force to be reckoned with, leading the pack with 11 nods. Brad Pitt's got not one but two movies Read more