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The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles are a phenomenon that has spanned four decades. From the violent, dark Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird comics of the '80s up through the recently released animated film Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem, the Turtles have been a pop culture staple. There have been numerous hit cartoons, animated movies, video games, toys, and even a live show. Tmnt was part of the warm-up act to the superhero boom of the 21st Century.

Long before the Avengers assembled on the big screen, the four brothers teamed up for 1990's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, a gritty romp through New York City powered by pizza and puppets. With Jim Henson’s Creature Shop behind the Turtles, an excellent cast, a smart, wry script, and street-level action, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles is a sneaky top superhero movie of all time and the best of Tmnt fare. It spawned a very good,...

This past weekend, actor William Fichtner revealed that he was going to be playing the Shredder in the reboot. He played Alex Mahone on Prison Break. Fitchner told the Huffington Post Canada that, "I play Shredder. It is cool. It's one of those things that came along where I thought, 'Really? Let me think about this for a minute.' Then I was like, 'Yeah, Ok, this sounds like a journey.' I'm very glad that it worked out, I'm really glad that I'm doing it." How did we get here? Let's take a look back at the previous movie Shredders and how this production has come together so far. This is James Saito. He played the Shredder/Oroko Saki in the 1990 film adaptation of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. David McCharen provided the voice...

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The mask has been pulled back on Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles' Shredder, with already announced actor William Fichtner confirming himself in the role.

The actor had this to say about taking on the challenging aspects of the film and working with director Michael Bay.

" "I play Shredder. It is cool. It's one of those things that came along where I thought, 'Really? Let me think about this for a minute.' [Laughs] Then I was like, 'Yeah, Ok, this sounds like a journey.' I'm very glad that it worked out, I'm really glad that I'm doing it."

Shredder is the resident villain of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles universe. His backstory has varied throughout the course of the various comic book, movie and cartoon series runs. Also known as Oroku Saki, the character has traditionally been Japanese. He joined the Foot Clan seeking revenge against another Foot soldier for the death of his brother.

Rank the week of October 4th’s Blu-ray and DVD new releases against the best films of all-time: New Releases Fast Five

(Blu-ray & DVD | PG13 | 2011)

Flickchart Ranking: #803

Win Percentage: 57%

Times Ranked: 5781

Top-20 Rankings: 40

Directed By: Justin Lin

Starring: Dwayne Johnson • Vin Diesel • Paul Walker • Jordana Brewster • Elsa Pataky

Genres: Action • Action Thriller • Chase Movie • Crime • Drama • Thriller

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Scream 4

(Blu-ray & DVD | R | 2011)

Flickchart Ranking: #1420

Win Percentage: 49%

Times Ranked: 6843

Top-20 Rankings: 26

Directed By: Wes Craven

Starring: Alison Brie • Neve Campbell • David Arquette • Hayden Panettiere • Courteney Cox

Genres: Horror • Mystery • Slasher Film • Thriller

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Submarine

(Blu-ray & DVD | Nr | 2010)

Flickchart Ranking: #2772

Win Percentage: 60%

Times Ranked: 1079

Top-20 Rankings: 10

Directed By: Richard Ayoade

Starring: Craig Roberts • Yasmin Paige • Sally Hawkins • Paddy Considine • Noah Taylor

Genres: Comedy Drama • Coming-of-Age • Drama

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Classics & Re-releases Salo, Or The 120 Days Of Sodom

(Criterion Blu-ray & DVD | Nr | 1976)

Flickchart Ranking: #4386

Win Percentage: 43%

Times Ranked:...