Saturday, December 25, 2010
Picture of 'Pretty Little Liars' 1.11: Hanna Visited by Her Mom in Hospital
New Clip of 'Beverly Hills Chihuahua 2' Features Bank Robbery
Friday, December 24, 2010
Who Had The Best Album Of 2010?
Kanye West's "My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy" has topped another important end-of-year albums poll after landing the honor from Spin magazine's editors. The acclaimed album was named the best ...
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Thursday, December 23, 2010
Ryan Reynolds and Scarlett Johansson File for Divorce
Animated 'Tron: Uprising' Details Revealed
Whether or not you love or hate TRON: Legacy, there's no denying that Disney is all in with their investment in the franchise. Video games, theme parks, toys and, of course, the upcoming animated series. Tron: Uprising will begin airing on Disney XD (that's like Disney Channel for Boys) during the Summer of 2012 and it sports an impressive voice cast including Elijah Wood, Emmanuelle Chriqui, Mandy Moore, Paul Reubens, Nate Corddry, Lance Henriksen and Bruce Boxleitner, who will reprise his role as Tron. There's also a 10-part micro-series in the works that will premiere in the Fall.
We've now learned a bit more about the cartoon series, including where it starts and will end. Read about it after the break.
In an interview with Box Office Magazine (with a heads up from Ain't It Cool News), TRON: Legacy co-screenwriter Adam Horowitz said they're treating the series "very seriously" and revealed where it'll take place in the TRON timeline.
This animated show will take place from when Flynn is in a safe house. It's from when Clu takes over the grid to before when Sam comes in. So if you were wondering what was the grid like before that, then watch the show.
Previously, it was announced that the main focus of the show would be a character named Beck (voiced by Wood) who would lead an uprising inside the Grid. But that's not all, according to Horowitz, who is a consulting producer on the show along with his co-screenwriter Edward Kitsis. Horowitz said that the series would be a great opportunity to expand on many of the loose ends and storylines they couldn't explore – but have information on – in the film.
To give you an example of how we approached storytelling sometimes is like when you're in the End of Line club, when we first meet Castor and he's being berated by one of the patrons saying, 'I want an audience with Zuse.' His name is Bartik, and there's an entire back story we have for him. The guy with him, his name is Hopper, there's a whole thing between the two of them, what they are doing in there, and how they got there.
It's like over the years of developing this movie, we developed all these mythologies and all these back stories and all little tangential things. Did we have time to do the Bartik story? No. But now maybe the Bartik story is in the animated series —you know, he's got a huge scar on his face. I want to know how he got that scar. We couldn't sit down and write that there's a guy with a scar on his face without knowing what the scar was. So we hope it adds to the depth of the movie.
Our intention is to try and make something that is more than just, let's go get something. We treat TRON very, very seriously and as writers we try to have a reason and a world for everything and not all of it gets to be shown because in this particular movie, we only had two hours. [So] hopefully it fills in the blanks in and in a fun way and an intriguing way.
TRON certainly lends itself to an animated series, but the question remains, will people care about it in 18 months? Still, it seems like a cool world and story to explore. What do you think about this series?
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Will Kevin Costner Star in Kazakhstan's New Historical Epic Film?
Briefly: Akan Satayev directed Kazakhstan's official foreign language Oscar entry Strayed, which is a film that most of us haven't had a chance to see, but sounds like an appealing picture for those with an arthouse/indie bent. (It's about a man stuck on a remote road with his family; after his wife and daughter disappear, the man enoucnters another strange family unit, and things start to get weird.)
Now Akan Satayev might make a very different sort of film. He told The Playlist "we are in pre-production for the new movie, a historical epic drama," for which he is in talks with Kevin Costner to appear. The film will revolve around events that led to the formation of Kazakhstan and conflicts with Mongols in the 18th century.
The film would be shot in Kazakhstan, and at this point we don't know what Kevin Costner might play. Sounds like a very strange development — stack this one up against Christian Bale appearing in Zhang Yimou's upcoming Nanjing Heroes, and it's been an unexpectedly odd week for casting news. Check out the trailer for Strayed after the break.
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LAIKA Animation's Holiday Card
Today I received an online holiday card from LAIKA, the animation company behind the film Coraline. It's a short 2D animated cartoon, and since its online for all to enjoy, I thought I'd share it with you guys. Check it out now on laikaholiday.com or embedded after the jump.
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Hungry Girl 1-2-3
With the New Year fast approaching, perhaps you're looking for something to kick-start a new healthier lifestyle, but a strict diet isn't really what you had in mind.
Hungry Girl 1-2-3, by Lisa Lillien, is the latest in the bestselling Hungry Girl series. The book promises "healthy, guilt-free appetizers, meals, snacks, and desserts, with practically no effort whatsoever."
Lisa has designed this book to help with losing or maintaining weight, and she has given a selection of 200 low calorie recipes for that purpose. The recipes are intended to be simple and quick to prepare, or as easy as 1-2-3.
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Stop Gum Disease With Omega-3s
Omega-3 fatty acids, present in foods like fish and walnuts, are considered "healthy fats," and have been associated with brain health, improved immune system function, and reduced risk of cancer, heart disease, and depression.
And a new study has determined consuming omega-3 fatty acids helps lower the risk of periodontitis, which is a form of gum disease causing inflammation around the teeth, and bone loss due to bacteria buildup in the mouth.
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David Schwimmer To Be A Dad
Former Friends star David Schwimmer and his new wife Zoe Buckman are expecting their first child together. The 43-year-old star proposed to photographer Buckman, 25, after three years of dating th...
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