The Upshot - Several weeks ago, Dan Gainor of the conservative Media Research Center told Fox Business host Eric Bolling that "The Muppets," the new movie starring Kermit the Frog and Miss Piggy, had a liberal agenda. "It's amazing how far the left will go ... to manipulate your kids ...

Screenwriter Simon Beaufoy (Slumdog Millionaire, 127 Hours) has been confirmed as the screenwriter of The Hunger Games sequel Catching Fire.We reported back in November that Simon Beaufoy was being sought to write the screenplay. Our earlier report indicated director Gary Ross was planning on writing Catching Fire himself, although ...

It's always a little strange when a sequel is greenlit before the first installment of a movie comes out, but that's what Lionsgate did with the sequel to the soon-to-be-released adaptation of Suzanne Collins' The Hunger Games , announcing a release date for its sequel Catching Fire ...

Appolicious - When the evening forecast calls for fierce winds, icy roads and inches of snow, date night can turn south in a hurry. Thankfully, Netflix, along with a device to stream the service, can turn what would be a chilly night right around. But what’s the best app to ...

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo is one of several movies that opened in theaters over the holiday season, and it has earned just over $60 million since its release on December 20. Those numbers aren't as high as studio execs would have liked, which has lead to speculation that ...

Late last Thursday evening, B. Alan Orange, who often writes scoops and news stories for the site, blew it in a major way by offering up two huge spoilers for both The Dark Knight Rises and Marvel's the Avengers.Offering spoilers on the site is nothing new. What caused such ...

ComingSoon.net's SuperHeroHype received a package this morning for The Dark Knight Rises which contained a Bane T-shirt featuring the "Fire Rises" line. Even more interesting is that it came in a cylinder poster holder that has Bane's Strike Map on it with 5 strike zones. While ...

Snow White and the Huntsman continues production in London, working towards a June 1, 2012 release date. The set pyrotechnics were on full display last week, during a scene where Kristen Stewart has to escape from a burning village. Click on the photos below to access our growing gallery from ...

The odds are ever in Lionsgate's favor that The Hunger Games will likely be a huge success at the box office. Even though The Hunger Games won't hit theaters until March 23, 2012, the studio is ramping up efforts for the sequel, Catching Fire, with Simon Beaufoy (Slumdog Millionaire, ...

Reuters - Brett Ratner may have been a bold, unconventional choice to produce the 84th Academy Awards, but the bad boy director is stoking controversy among Academy members who worry he might not be the best choice to shepherd the cherished, historic and fairly conservative property.

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AP - Tunisian police used tear gas Friday to disperse thousands in the capital in the latest protest over the airing of "Persepolis," an animated film that Islamists have called blasphemous.