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First Look At The Town Trailer With Ben Affleck And Blake Lively

July 18, 2010... ...and lets not forget about hunks Jeremy Renner and John Hamm! The high paced action thriller hit theaters this September, and after watching the trailer, this is yet another flick we've added to our must see list!

First Look At The Social Network Trailer

July 15, 2010... You can talk as much smack as you want about The Social Network (aka the Facebook movie), but we think it's a compelling story, and with David Fincher's direction, this definitely has the potential to win some major awards....

Mean Girls 2 Casts Two Lead Roles

June 26, 2010... Meaghan Martin and Maiara Walsh (who?) will be playing two of the lead characters in Mean Girls 2, and though the final actress to complete the trio has yet to be announced, several sources seem to think it will be...

Footloose Finds A New Leading Man

June 22, 2010... And his name is Kenny Wormald! After pretty boys Zac Efron and Chace Crawford both dropped out of the Footloose remake - not to mention directors Adam Shankman and Kenny Ortega - the troubled production is back on... Paramount Pictures announced today...

First Look At The Green Hornet Trailer

June 22, 2010... In case you were curious to see the role that Seth Rogen shed all those pounds for, here it is! The Green Hornet doesn't hit theaters until this January, but the trailer is out, and we're very interested to...

Victoria's Secret Congratulates Megan Fox's Replacement

June 01, 2010... Nothing like a sexy lingerie video to show off this model's "acting" skills! Rosie Huntington-Whiteley has kinda sorta been confirmed as Megan Fox's replacement in the third Transformers flick, and so Victoria's Secret just released this "congrats" vid to their lucky...

Iron Man 2 Beats Down Box Office Competition

May 10, 2010... RDJ continues his reign as box office hero! Iron Man 2 kicked off the beginning of the summer movie season with flying colors - the sequel raked in $133.6 million this past weekend. Ooh la la! The original Iron Man earned $98.6...

Nightmare Tops Weekend Box Office

May 03, 2010... But are the numbers really all that good? Katie Cassidy (of Melrose Place) and co. headlined the Nightmare on Elm Street remake and the pic unsurprisingly came in at number one at the box office with $32.2 million. Kudos! But in...

Vanessa Hudgens And Mary-Kate Olsen In The Beastly Trailer

April 19, 2010... Vanessa Hudgens, Mary-Kate Olsen and super hot unknown actor Alex Pettyfer star in the film Beastly, and after watching the trailer, we're intrigued! It's a modern spin on the childhood classic Beauty And The Beast, but with a handful...

Sex And The City 2 Premieres New Poster

April 12, 2010... From the streets of New York City to the sands of Abu Dhabi! The extended trailer for the SatC sequel makes it look like the actual movie will be absolutely ridiculous, and this poster only confirms it. Where will...

Tron Trailer Hits The Web

March 09, 2010... We've seen clips from the upcoming flick Tron (well, not that upcoming - it doesn't come out 'til December 17, 2010), but here's another teaser for the highly anticipated Disney light show. Who's excited?!

Alice Breaks Box Office Records!

March 07, 2010... Whoa! Like the title character, Alice in Wonderland grew to unimaginable heights over its three day weekend - including midnight screenings on Thursday... The Tim Burton film raked in a whopping $116.3 million bucks! No film in the first quarter of...

Precious Sweeps Indie Spirit Awards With Five Wins

March 06, 2010... image courtesy of Anne Marie Fox/Lionsgate Precious won every category for which it was nominated last night at the Independent Spirit Awards, including best picture and best actress for breakout star Gabourey Sidibe. MoÃ¢â‚¬â„¢Nique and director Lee Daniels also walked...

The Hurt Locker And Up In The Air Win WGA Awards

February 21, 2010... One step closer to Oscar! As with the Directors and Producers Guild awards, if you win at the Writers Guild, you'll likely win at the Academy Awards... Last night, Mark Boal won the WGA award for best original screenplay for his explosive...

Valentine's Day #1 At The Box Office!

February 14, 2010... Uh, duh! Everyone in Hollywood stars in Garry Marshall's super-cute romantic comedy, and it paid off - the star-studded flick easily claimed the #1 spot with a whopping $52.4 million its opening weekend! I guess love really is all around, right? Unfortch,...

X17 Industry Wrap

February 09, 2010... Katherine Heigl Picks Up Reese Witherspoon's Abandoned Project After Oscar winner Reese Witherspoon dropped the film One for the Money a few years ago, Katherine Heigl has snatched it up and the project is now being fast tracked by Columbia Pictures...

The Oscar Noms Blindsided Us This Year!

February 02, 2010... First of all, I'm kind of happy there are ten nominees for Best Picture! It gives recognition to some indie films that might have not made the cut otherwise... The Oscar nominations were announced bright and early this morning, but there...

Sundance Attracts Renewed Interest From Buyers

February 01, 2010... Blue Valentine still courtesy of The Weinstein Company This is definitely a trend we're hoping to see more of! Despite the decline in indie film distribution over the past few years, the Sundance Film Festival has heated things up once...

X17's 2010 Oscar Predictions!

January 20, 2010... After watching the Golden Globes this Sunday, X17online has decided to predict the principal nominees for the upcoming 82nd Academy Awards! The actual nominees will be announced on February 2, 2010. BEST PICTURE - There will be ten nominees this year,...

Denzel's Book Of Eli Knocks Avatar Out Of The Top Spot!

January 17, 2010... Finally! Avatar has been number one at the box office for five weeks, but all that changed this past Friday. Denzel Washington's The Book of Eli grossed $11.7 million while Avatar only earned $10.5 mil - think Eli will continue to beat...

Avatar Now Second Highest Grossing Movie Of All Time

January 08, 2010... Nice work James Cameron! Not only does his film Titanic hold the top spot for this category with $1.84 billion in global earnings, but now Avatar has surpassed The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King and...

Will Sam Mendes Direct The Next Bond Film?

January 06, 2010... That's the rumor at least! Variety reports that American Beauty director Sam Mendes - who's married to Kate Winslet - is in talks to direct the latest Bond flick, despite the fact that MGM refused to confirm it... The troubled studio put...

Avatar, Precious And Up Snag Producer's Guild Nominations

January 05, 2010... The Producers Guild of America announced the nominations today for their 2010 awards, and not surprisingly, they've decided to follow in the footsteps of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and expand their best-film category to 10 films,...

Avatar Earns Over $1 Billion Internationally

January 04, 2010... James Cameron's Avatar has finally hit the $1 billion mark, according to Variety. Over the weekend the film's international earnings came in at $1.02 billion, which is good news seeing as the film cost over $300 million to...

Nine Will Remain In Theaters Despite Slow Start

December 31, 2009... Despite a weak box office opening, the Weinstein Company said that they have no plans to yank Nine from theaters. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the movie will play in 1,412 screens in the United States this coming...

Moviegoers Love New Moon, Hate Transformers!

December 29, 2009... Actually, there seems to be a love/hate relationship with Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen... There's a year-end movie poll on Moviefone and, naturally, New Moon was voted the best movie of the year with a whopping 41%. And the worst movie...

Avatar Beats Sherlock At The Box Office!

December 28, 2009... America is just crazy about Avatar! The James Cameron sci-fi film raked in $75 million over Christmas weekend, putting it in the number one spot yet again. A close second was Sherlock Holmes - starring the amaze RDJ - which set...

Avatar: Biggest December Opening Ever!

December 21, 2009... Image courtesy 20th Century Fox What, you thought it would flop? This is James Cameron we're talking about! Everyone already felt the same way about Titanic, and look what happened there. The veeery long sci-fi film raked in $77.3 million at the...

Avatar Only Pulls $3.5 Million At Midnight Screenings

December 19, 2009... Despite all the hype, James Cameron's Avatar isn't off to a fantastic start at the box office. The CGI heavy action flick only grossed $3.54 million from it's midnight shows, according to 20th Century Fox. While that...

Alice In Wonderland Trailer Hits The Web

December 16, 2009... It's finally here! Johnny Depp looks brilliant, and this looks like yet another masterpiece from director Tim Burton. Can't wait 'til March!

AFI's Top Movies Include The Hangover, Up In The Air!

December 14, 2009... And we're glad because we loooooved these flicks! The American Film Institute compiled its list of the year's top ten films, which included Up, The Hangover and Up in the Air. Congrats to all three! Also on the list were Coraline (amaze!),...

SNL's Version Of 2012, Starring Sarah Palin!

November 22, 2009... The title pretty much says it all - watch! Saturday Night Live might not be funny anymore, but this was pretty hilarious.

Get Ready For Little Fockers!

October 27, 2009... Ben Stiller, Robert De Niro and the rest of the cast are returning for the third installment of the Meet The Parents franchise! And of course, this one has to do with babies, natch. But is there enough material left to...

Paranormal Activity Sequel Already In The Works!

October 27, 2009... Whoa, this movie is a pop culture phenomenon! Paramount Pictures - the studio that acquired cheaply made horror flick for only $300,000 - is planning on producing a sequel... "We have the rights on a worldwide basis to do 'Paranormal 2' and...

Paranormal Activity Finally Tops The Box Office!

October 26, 2009... The nail-biter has been out in theaters since late September and only now is it #1! Paranormal Activity is the scariest suspense film I've seen in a while and I'm sooooo glad it beat out Saw VI (which took in $14.8...

A Nightmare On Elm Street Trailer!!!

September 28, 2009... O-M-G, it's finally here! The new A Nightmare On Elm Street trailer is finally out - via Myspace - and we LOVE it. Katie Cassidy from Melrose Place is in it and, of course, Jackie Earle Haley will be playing Freddy...

Diablo Cody To Revive Sweet Valley High!

September 23, 2009... We loved Juno, we're seeing Jennifer's Body tonight (can't wait!) and now The Hollywood Reporter says that Oscar-winning scribe Diablo Cody and Universal PIctures are in negotiations to pick up the rights to Sweet Valley High! Cody will...

Summit's Sorority Row Takes In Only $1.9 Mil!

September 13, 2009... Ouch! I thought Summit Entertainment - the company behind the Twilight series - only made hits? Production costs for Sorority Row approximated $16 mil, but the film raked in a mere $1.9 mil its opening weekend... burn! The horror film stars Audrina...

G.I. Joe Shoots Its Way To The Top With $56.2 Million!

August 10, 2009... "G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra" topped the weekend box office with an impressive $56.2 million domestically and $44.1 million overseas, for a worldwide gross of around $100.3 million. This marks the fourth largest August opening ever, only...

John Hughes Passes Away

August 06, 2009... Film writer/director John Hughes, 59, died of a heart attack while taking a morning walk in New York City, according to a statement from his rep. Hughes directed numerous cult classics such as Weird Science, The Breakfast Club, Ferris Bueller's Day...

Harry Potter Tops The BO... Again!

July 19, 2009... Photo courtesy Warner Bros. Duh! The sixth Harry Potter flick - probably the most depressing, downbeat story of the series - has not failed with moviegoers. After raking in a record-breaking $22.2 million in midnight screenings, the 2 and 1/2 hour film...

Did YOU See Harry Potter Last Night???

July 15, 2009... The sixth installment of the wildly successful series opened at midnight and fans, both young and old, some in costume and some not, flocked to the theater to see Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince... Were you one of 'em? The...

Is Transformers Going To Turn Megan Fox Into A Mega-Star?

June 29, 2009... Sure, she's already pretty famous (not to mention disturbingly hot), but is Megan Fox's latest blockbuster the push that she needs to become a multi-millionaire, in demand actress? As you know, Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen has raked in a...

Are YOU Hungover???

June 07, 2009... It looks like most of America might be! The raunchy comedy raked in about $43.3 million this weekend, just shy of Up's $44.2, which held the top spot again... Nonetheless, that's a helluva lotta money for The Hangover! Do we have...

Star Trek Boldly Goes To #1 At The Box Office!

May 10, 2009... The new Star Trek flick, recharged by J.J. Abrams, took in a whopping $76.5 million in ticket sales this weekend, reports Variety... Does that mean Chris Pine is the next Rob Pattinson?!? Maybe, maybe not. This seems to be more about the...

Transformers 2 Trailer Looks Pretty Explosive!

May 01, 2009... Sure the special effects look amazing and all, but what caught our attention was uber hottie Megan Fox parading around in skimpy outfits!

Friday The 13th Makes A Killing!

February 15, 2009... No, that's not Winona Ryder - it's Danielle Panabaker from the Friday the 13th remake! She must be pretty happy now, cuz her fright flick raked in a whopping $42.2 million over the Valentine's Day weekend... that's a helluva lot...

Fabulous News: Stars Agree To "Sex And The City" Sequel

February 05, 2009... Sarah Jessica Parker and the other ladies of Sex and The City will be strapping on the Manolos and Jimmy Choos one more time! SJP, Cynthia Nixon, Kim Cattrall and Kristin Davis have all signed deals to return for a...

Tom Cruise, Zac Efron and Paris Hilton Vie For Worst Actor "Award"

January 07, 2009... It's awards season in Hollywood, but The Razzie - which honors the worst movies of the year - is the one award that no star wants to win. So who are some of this year's worst? Paris Hilton - not surprisingly -...

AFI Names Ten Best Films of 2008

December 15, 2008... American Film Institute has released its annual top-ten list of the year's best films. The films honored, in alphabetical order, are: "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button," "The Dark Knight," "Frost/Nixon," "Frozen River," "Gran Torino," "Iron Man," "Milk," 'Wall-E," "Wendy and...

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