Copyright 2012 http://www.nbcnewyork.com/blogs/popcornbiz en-us Fri, 10 Feb 2012 03:59:28 -0500 Fri, 10 Feb 2012 03:59:28 -0500 NBC Owned Television Stations http://www.nbcnewyork.com/blogs/popcornbiz/Review-Journey-2-The-Mysterious-Island-138954869.html Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:38:58 -0500 http://media.nbcnewyork.com/images/213*120/journey-2-the-mysterious-island-20120112010942225_640w.jpg
"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.

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

]]> http://www.nbcnewyork.com/blogs/popcornbiz/Billy-Crystals-Greatest-Academy-Award-Moments-139016954.html Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:52:39 -0500 http://media.nbcnewyork.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.

]]> http://www.nbcnewyork.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.nbcnewyork.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 lunar colony. Opens April 4.

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Sly and Arnie go to jail!

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

]]> http://www.nbcnewyork.com/blogs/popcornbiz/Natalie-Portman-on-for-Back-to-Back-Terrence-Malick-FIlms-138962439.html Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:13:37 -0500 http://media.nbcnewyork.com/images/213*120/natalie-portman1.jpg
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.

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There's a new star and a new director, but is the old love still there?

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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.nbcnewyork.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.nbcnewyork.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.nbcnewyork.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.nbcnewyork.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.”

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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.

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A brilliant doc, a stoner X-mas comedy, a Shakespeare debunking, another dose of "Downton" and more.

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It's coming in 3D. Should you take a kid?

]]> http://www.nbcnewyork.com/blogs/popcornbiz/James-Franco-Allegedly-Shooting-Cormac-McCarthys-Child-of-God-138848469.html Tue, 07 Feb 2012 10:12:59 -0500 http://media.nbcnewyork.com/images/213*120/109500635.jpg
This is gonna be bleak.

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When you're having more than 12.

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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.

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"Chronicle" scores big.

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Nine years, one spinoff, and 200 hours into its run, “NCIS” is the number one show on television.

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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.

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Sasha Baron Cohen is your Super Bowl MVP!!!

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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...

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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.

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Oh good--we were worried they wouldn't be able to find work.

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This needs to happen.

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In a world...

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Less then seven weeks to go!!!

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With the S.S. Katherine Heigl taking on water at a terrifying pace, the star has reached out for a lead life jacket.

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Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this ice wall!

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What would you do if you discovered you've got super powers?

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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.nbcnewyork.com/blogs/popcornbiz/Katherine-McPhee-Transforms-From-Idol-to-Actress-for-Smash-138536284.html Mon, 06 Feb 2012 00:13:41 -0500 http://media.nbcnewyork.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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Put the fans out of their misery, Darth Lucas.

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Can this guy still open a big-budget film?

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Hawkes and Bey are making "The Switch."

]]> http://www.nbcnewyork.com/blogs/popcornbiz/Katy-Perry-in-3D-Coming-Soon-to-a-Theater-Near-You-138564154.html Thu, 02 Feb 2012 10:05:42 -0500 http://media.nbcnewyork.com/images/213*120/katy-perry-hoz2.jpg
The concert documentary "Justin Bieber: Never Say Never" earned $73 million. But what's far more troubling is that appears to have inspired imitators.

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With “Fringe’s” ratings leaving the show on the fringe of cancellation, Joshua Jackson says he’s confident the producers have a plan in place to satisfy the show’s faithful core audience.

]]> http://www.nbcnewyork.com/video/#!/blogs/popcornbiz/Big-Miracle-With-a-Whale-Expert/138592569 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 12:15:41 -0500 http://media.nbcnewyork.com/images/213*120/BigMiracleStill_722x406_2192460670.jpg
PopcornBiz takes an expert in whales to see the new Drew Barrymore fact-based drama opening February 3rd.

]]> http://www.nbcnewyork.com/blogs/popcornbiz/Trailer-Park-Seeking-Justice-138484519.html Wed, 01 Feb 2012 15:49:41 -0500 http://media.nbcnewyork.com/images/213*120/NicCageSeekingJustice_722x406_2192086601.jpg
Hoo boy, another Nic cage action flick.

]]> http://www.nbcnewyork.com/blogs/popcornbiz/Theres-More-to-Watch-Than-the-Game-at-Super-Bowl-XLVI-138477869.html Thu, 02 Feb 2012 13:46:49 -0500 http://media.nbcnewyork.com/images/213*120/Madonna+Super+Bowl+Pop+Culture.jpg
From live performances to commercials to movie trailers, there is something to watch even if you don't know an end zone from a friend zone.

]]> http://www.nbcnewyork.com/blogs/popcornbiz/Martin-Scorsese-Talks-Creativite-Energy-Sinatra-Biopic---and-That-Drinking-Game-138494514.html Wed, 01 Feb 2012 15:19:09 -0500 http://media.nbcnewyork.com/images/173*120/137849067.jpg
Just as he does with the images in the films he makes, Martin Scorsese packs a lot into his words.

]]> http://www.nbcnewyork.com/blogs/popcornbiz/Inside-Shakespeare-In-Love-The-Bards-Romance-Hits-Blu-Ray-138151078.html Wed, 01 Feb 2012 13:22:12 -0500 http://media.nbcnewyork.com/images/181*120/shakespeare-in-love.jpg
All the world may be a stage, but the cheeky tale of Will Shakespeare’s first romance found perfect expression on the screen.

]]> http://www.nbcnewyork.com/blogs/popcornbiz/Check-Out-Julianne-Moore-as-Sarah-Palin-in-Game-Changer-Trailer-138493249.html Wed, 01 Feb 2012 12:59:12 -0500 http://media.nbcnewyork.com/images/213*120/moore-as-palin.jpg
Which brings us to the inevitable question, who does the best Palin?

]]> http://www.nbcnewyork.com/blogs/popcornbiz/Adam-Sandler--138486999.html Wed, 01 Feb 2012 11:41:12 -0500 http://media.nbcnewyork.com/images/213*120/eisenberg-wasikowska.jpg
No, this is not a remake of the Richard Gere-Topher Grace thriller of 2011.

]]> http://www.nbcnewyork.com/blogs/popcornbiz/A-Short-List-of-Actors-with-Fewer-Oscar-Nominations-than-Jonah-Hill-138481384.html Wed, 01 Feb 2012 10:40:29 -0500 http://media.nbcnewyork.com/images/213*120/jonah-hill-career.jpg
Let's be clear about one thing: we're huge Jonah Hill fans.

]]> http://www.nbcnewyork.com/blogs/popcornbiz/Mel-Gibsons-Get-the-Gringo-Headed-Straight-to-Home-Video-138419304.html Tue, 31 Jan 2012 14:54:16 -0500 http://media.nbcnewyork.com/images/213*120/gringo.jpg
Once one of the biggest movies stars in the world, Mel Gibson has been reduced to Hollywood pariah.

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It swept the SAG Awards. Can your kids watch it?

]]> http://www.nbcnewyork.com/blogs/popcornbiz/New-on-Home-Video-Drive-and-a-Bunch-of-Box-Office-Bombs-138407099.html Tue, 31 Jan 2012 12:40:40 -0500 http://media.nbcnewyork.com/images/213*120/drivegrab_722x406_2090641802.jpg
This week's new viewing options include one of the most overlooked films of the Oscar nominations, and a number of films that tanked.

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