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The national tour of ‘Clue: A New Comedy’ remixes the classic murder mystery with farcical physical comedy and impassioned old-fashioned sensibilities.

“It’s all part of the game.”

There’s a strong relationship between mischievous murder mysteries and the horror genre. Murder mysteries inherently hinge upon death – it’s baked into the name – so it’s not surprising that horror has embraced this secretive subgenre and really emphasized the murder in murder mysteries. Murder mysteries have been popular in pop culture for nearly a century. However, there’s been a recent renaissance on this front with playful films like Knives Out, A Haunting in Venice, Bodies Bodies Bodies, the Scream franchise, and the prominence of the true-crime genre and armchair detectives. That being said, an underrated and evergreen source of murder mystery hijinks that’s entertained audiences for 75 years is Hasbro and Parker Brothers’ Clue.

Clue has experienced many permutations over the years,...

Inspired by the unnerving true events surrounding the Winchester House, Lionsgate Home Entertainment UK is thrilled to announce that Winchester: The House That Ghosts Built starring Academy Award®-winner Helen Mirren will be available to own on Blu-ray & DVD from Monday 28th May. To celebrate, we are giving away 3 copies on Blu-ray.

On an isolated stretch of land 50 miles outside of San Francisco sits the most haunted house in the world. Built by Sarah Winchester (Helen Mirren), the eccentric firearm heiress to the Winchester Repeating Arms fortune, it is a house that knows no end.

Renowned for its enormous size, its architectural curiosities, and its lack of any master building plan, the Winchester house was constructed in an incessant twenty-four hour a day, seven day a week mania for decades. It stands seven stories tall and contains hundreds of rooms with numerous oddities. To the outsider it looks like a...

This past weekend Lionsgate invited us out to the legendary Winchester Mystery House in San Jose CA where we were treated to a flashlight tour of the house! This was all done as a way to promote the released of the horror film Winchester on Digital HD, DVD, and Blu-ray.

I've been fascinated with the Winchester Mystery House ever since I first learned about it as a kid, so of course, I'm going to jump at the opportunity to take a flashlight tour of this wonderfully creepy house! So, I jumped in my Jeep and took a road trip up to San Jose to hunt some ghosts!

I met up with my friend Jake, who lives up in the area, and he documented our fun and spoooooky adventure and edited together a great little video for your viewing enjoyment! You can watch the video below and if you want, you...

Helen Mirren headlines Winchester, a horror movie that soon loses its way...

Not to be confused with Supernatural brothers Sam and Dean, Winchester is the new film from Michael and Peter Spierig, the duo behind Daybreakers and Predestination, but also last year's Jigsaw. It's a Hammer-style haunted house ghost story that finds Helen Mirren on unusual, scenery chewing form as Sarah Winchester, the widowed heiress to an empire of violence.

Subtitled as The House That Ghosts Built in some territories, this Australian-American co-production finds a very Hammer-esque character, doctor Eric Price (Jason Clarke), visiting Sarah's enormous mansion in San Jose, California. He's there to evaluate her mental health on behalf of her board of directors at the Winchester Repeating Arms company, after she has thrown herself and a lot of her money continuing construction on the mansion's eccentric architecture in order to stave off vengeful spirits. Dr. Price, a former soldier,...

MaryAnn’s quick take… The story of a fascinating woman retold in the most reductive, least resonant way possible, while actually sidelining her. Even cast as a simple haunted-house tale, it’s not even a little bit scary. I’m “biast” (pro): I’m desperate for movies about women…

I’m “biast” (con): …but this isn’t really about a woman

(what is this about? see my critic’s minifesto) women’s participation in this film

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This is definitely true: Sarah Winchester was heir to a fortune that made her one of the richest women in the world in the late 19th century, and a stakeholder in her deceased husband’s family business, the Winchester Repeating Arms Company. In 1886, five years after her husband’s death, she moved to San Jose, California, outside San Francisco, and began building a mad warren of a mansion...

Author: Jon Lyus

Kerry McNally interviews Dame Helen Mirren for her movie Winchester: The House that Ghosts Built in which she stars opposite Jason Clarke.

She recalls having a supernatural experience of her own, “I remember one night, when I was working in Stratford Upon Avon, I was driving home and suddenly, for absolutely no reason I got really frightened. It was like I’d entered a zone of evil – and I’m a very rational person, but it was so vivid!”

She also talked about with Jason Clarke as a “…wonderful actor to work with. He was fantastically contributive. I have a very soft spot in my heart for anyone with an Australian accent!”

And on her character, the enigmatic Sarah Winchester: “As well as building a very eccentric house, Sarah Winchester built in elements that had never been seen before at the time. She also had a...

It shouldn't happen to anyone, much less a Dame– not a movie of such barreling awfulness as Winchester, which strands thegreat Helen Mirren in a gothic house of cards that collapses on actors andaudiences alike. Dame Helen plays heiress Sarah Lockwood Winchester, a widow who inherited a bundle from her husband William, whose familyfounded the world-famous Winchesterrifle company. Set in 1906, the film – jointly written and directed by thoseAussie twins Michael and Peter Spierig, the one who recently inflicted the Saw sequel Jigsaw on payingcustomers – purports to be "inspired by actual events.

San Jose’s Winchester mansion is considered one of the most haunted, puzzling architectural achievements in American history. As the name suggests, this labyrinth-crafted structural oddity drew funding from the Winchester Repeating Arms Company – widow Sarah Winchester began construction after her husband and baby passed away and only stopped because of her own death. Legend tells that Sarah continuously remodeled the ever-shifting maze of corridors to help subdue a family curse, as a means of appeasing those souls who’d been gunned down by Winchester weaponry. Sounds like primo haunted house fodder, right? The Spierig Brothers (Peter/Michael) thought so, and thus Winchester was produced.

In their film, Helen Mirren stars as troubled Sarah Winchester – but she’s hardly the focal character. That’d be Eric Price (Jason Clarke), the physician hired by Winchester’s board to evaluate her mental well being. If declared not sound of mind, she’d...

Helen Mirren recently joined James Corden on The Late Late show for some fun in his “Drop the Mic” segment.

Now open in theaters nationwide, check out Mirren below with a legion of Winchesters for the scary Winchester movie.

Inspired by true events at the most haunted house in history, this supernatural thriller will be terrifying audiences from Groundhog Day through Tom Brady’s inevitable Victory and beyond…

On an isolated stretch of land 50 miles outside of San Francisco sits the most haunted house in the world. Built by Sarah Winchester, (Academy Award-winner Helen Mirren) heiress to the Winchester fortune, it is a house that knows no end. Constructed in an incessant twenty-four hour a day, seven day a week mania for decades, it stands seven stories tall and contains hundreds of rooms. To the outsider it looks like a monstrous monument to a disturbed woman’s madness. But Sarah is not building for herself,...

Author: Linda Marric

Directed by Michael and Peter Spierig and starring Helen Mirren, Winchester is the latest gothic horror offering from the people who brought you, amongst other things, the hugely underrated 2009 film Predestination, an adaptation of Robert A. Heinlein’s cult sci-fi novel All You Zombies. However, anyone expecting more of the same from the hard working duo’s latest outing would be sorely let down by this deeply muddled and frankly baffling production, which simply fails to deliver on an otherwise great premise.

Set sometime around the turn of the last century, Winchester opens with a laughably predictable “based on a true story” pre-credit title and carries on much in the same fashion with a crash, a bang, and jump-scare until its inevitable denouement, which couldn’t come soon enough.

Helen Mirren is Sarah Winchester, the stern matriarch at the head of the Winchester gun company. Locked in...

Lionsgate will roll out its new horror movie Winchester this weekend, which seems to be causing some confusion for fans of the hit CW Network series Supernatural. Even though Supernatural stars Jared Padalecki and Jensen Ackles do not appear in the movie, which is based on the true story of Sarah Winchester, heir to the Winchester rifle fortune, and the bizarre haunted house she built, there are apparently still some fans who think Winchester is a Supernatural movie, which the Winchester movie's official Twitter account helped clear up with three hilarious tweets, accompanied by brief new promos.

The irony of this Winchester/Winchester joke is that CBS Films produces Winchester, and Supernatural airs on The CW Network, which also falls under the CBS corporate umbrella. Also given how both the Winchester movie and the Supernatural series deal with ghosts and other paranormal entities, it's not surprising why some fans have...

Here's a bit of movie confusion that I didn't see coming! Apparently, some fans of the Supernatural TV series think that the upcoming Winchester horror movie is some kind of a spinoff for the series. You know, because of the name Winchester.

There has been so much confusion about this, that Lionsgate felt they needed to release a little statement with their latest promo spot for the film. The promo came with the following note:

No, the brothers do not show up in Winchester. This is a feature-length movie, not a short film and if they teamed up with Sarah the three would wrap things up in minutes.

I think I'm more surprised by how many people aren't familiar with the Winchester Mystery House, which is what the film is based on. Regardless, the movie looks like it's going to great! Did any of you think that this was a Supernatural-type spinoff film?...

Last weekend, as expected, 20th Century Fox's Maze Runner finale The Death Cure finally took down Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle at the box office, and now it only faces minimal competition with just one movie opening in wide release this weekend, Winchester. While this Maze Runner franchise finale didn't post a massive opening, its $24.1 million was more than enough to take down both Jumanji and an expanding Hostiles, and with just one new release, debuting in far fewer theaters, we're predicting that The Maze Runner: The Death Cure, comes out on top again with $14.6 million.

If this prediction is accurate, it will represent roughly a 40% drop in its second weekend for this franchise finale, which is slightly better than the second weekend drop for 2014's The Maze Runner (46.4%) and much better than 2015's The Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials (56.4%). While this adaptation wasn't exactly a hit with critics,...

Helen Mirren talks ghosts in our Winchester interview!Helen Mirren talks ghosts in our Winchester interview!Scott Goodyer1/22/2018 10:01:00 Am

On an isolated stretch of land 50 miles outside of San Francisco sits the most haunted house in the world. Built by Sarah Winchester (Helen Mirren), heiress to the Winchester gun manufacturing fortune, it is a house that knows no end. Constructed in an unceasing twenty-four hour a day, seven day a week mania for decades, it stands seven stories tall and contains hundreds of rooms. To the outsider it looks like a monstrous monument to a disturbed woman’s madness. But Sarah is not building for herself, for her niece (Sarah Snook) or for the brilliant Doctor Eric Price (Jason Clarke) whom she has summoned to the house. She is building a prison, an asylum for hundreds of vengeful ghosts, and the most terrifying among them have a score to settle with the Winchesters.

Check out a new trailer for the horror film Winchester, based on true events!

Lionsgate and CBS Films have released a new trailer for the horror/thriller film Winchester. The film stars Academy Award Winner Helen Mirren, as well as Jason Clarke and Sarah Snook. Mirren portrays Sarah Winchester, heiress to the Winchester fortune. She keeps constant construction on a monstrous house on a seven-days-a-week schedule. She believes it to be a prison for ghosts. Check out the trailer below.

All in all it looks pretty creepy. Tack on the star power of Mirren and the rising power of Jason Clarke and you have yourself all the ingredients for a pretty intriguing horror film. Not to mention that it is inspired by true events.

The official synopsis reads:

Inspired by true events. On an isolated stretch of land 50 miles outside of San Francisco sits the most haunted house in the world.

Author: Zehra Phelan

After releasing a teaser of the Helen Mirren supernatural thriller last year, the first full chillingly tense trailer has emerged for Winchester.

Related: Winchester Teaser Trailer

Based on actual events, the film centres on rifle fortune heiress Sarah Winchester (Helen Mirren) and her obsession with building the most haunted house in the world in order to play host to those in the afterlife. As with the teaser, the new 2-minute trailer builds on the tension created by Sarah Winchester’s connection to the supernatural, a connection that may just cause tragic events to unfold.

Co-directed by Michael Spierig and Peter Spierig, the film stars Helen Mirren, Jason Clarie, Sarah Snook.

Winchester is released in UK cinemas March 2, 2018

Winchester Official Synopsis

Inspired by true events. On an isolated stretch of land 50 miles outside of San Francisco sits the most haunted house in the world. Built by Sarah Winchester...

Courtesy of CBS Films

The dead are restless in the brand new trailer from The Spierig Brothers’ Winchester.

Inspired by the true story of Sarah Winchester (Academy Award-winner Helen Mirren), heiress to the Winchester fortune, who believes her family to be cursed and built the most haunted house in history to lay the vengeful spirits. The gothic thriller also stars Jason Clarke & Sarah Snook and opens in theaters everywhere Friday, February 2nd.

On an isolated stretch of land 50 miles outside of San Francisco sits the most haunted house in the world. Built by Sarah Winchester, (Academy Award®-winner Helen Mirren) heiress to the Winchester fortune, it is a house that knows no end. Constructed in an incessant twenty-four hour a day, seven day a week mania for decades, it stands seven stories tall and contains hundreds of rooms.

To the outsider it looks like a monstrous monument to a disturbed woman’s madness.

The dead are restless in the official trailer, poster and photos from The Spierig Brothers' Winchester. Inspired by the true story of Sarah Winchester (Academy Award-winner Helen Mirren), heiress to the Winchester fortune, who believes her family to be cursed and built the most haunted house in history to lay the vengeful spirits. The gothic thriller also stars Jason Clarke & Sarah Snook and opens in theaters everywhere Friday, February 2nd!

On an isolated stretch of land 50 miles outside of San Francisco sits the most haunted house in the world. Built by Sarah Winchester, (Academy Award-winner Helen Mirren) heiress to the Winchester fortune, it is a house that knows no end. Constructed in an incessant twenty-four hour a day, seven day a week mania for decades, it stands seven stories tall and contains hundreds of rooms. To the outsider it looks like a monstrous monument to a disturbed woman's madness. But...

If you're a fan of ghost stories and haunted houses, there's no doubt that you've heard about the Winchester Mystery House located in San Jose, California. I've been fascinated by this place ever since I was a kid and because of that, I'm wicked excited about this movie coming out that will tell the dark and creepy story of the house and the woman who was instructed by ghosts to build it. The thought of ghosts telling a woman to keep building on to her house to appease the spirits of the people who were killed by the Winchester rifle is definitely a creepy one and it's going to make for a good movie.

The film is called Winchester and it looks great and this new trailer is awesomely creepy! The movie also boasts a fantastic cast that includes Helen Mirren, who was perfectly cast in the lead role of Sarah Winchester,...

Do you believe in ghosts? Sarah Winchester sure did, and her resolve to protect her family from sinister spirits is the main focus of the new horror film Winchester. Starring Helen Mirren, Jason Clarke, and Sarah Snook, Winchester will haunt theaters this February, and CBS Films has opened the door to the official trailer for those who dare to step through its threshold.

You can watch the new trailer below, and in case you missed it, read our own Heather Wixson's impressions from her visit to the real-life Winchester Mystery House.

Synopsis: "Inspired by true events. On an isolated stretch of land 50 miles outside of San Francisco sits the most haunted house in the world. Built by Sarah Winchester, (Academy Award®-winner Helen Mirren) heiress to the Winchester fortune, it is a house that knows no end. Constructed in an incessant twenty-four hour a day, seven day a week mania for decades,...

Inspired by true events, Winchester comes from the Spierig Brothers (Jigsaw, Predestination) and stars Helen Mirren (Eye In The Sky, The Queen), Jason Clarke (Mudbound, Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes), Sarah Snook (Steve Jobs, Jessabelle), Angus Sampson (Insidious, Mad Max: Fury Road), and Finn Scicluna-o’Prey (True Story with Hamish & Andy, The Secret River).

On an isolated stretch of land 50 miles outside of San Francisco sits the most haunted house in the world. Built by Sarah Winchester, (Academy Award®-winner Helen Mirren) heiress to the Winchester fortune, it is a house that knows no end. Constructed in an incessant twenty-four hour a day, seven day a week mania for decades, it stands seven stories tall and contains hundreds of rooms. To the outsider it looks like a monstrous monument to a disturbed woman’s madness. But Sarah is not building for herself, for her niece (Sarah Snook) or...

Terror is building in the clever and chilling new poster from The Spierig Brothers’ Winchester. Kudos to having the Oscar winning actress front and center with the imprint of the house right below her stoic, black-laced face. Very creepy!

Inspired by true events at the most haunted house in history, this gothic thriller starring Academy Award-winner Helen Mirren, Jason Clarke & Sarah Snook opens in theaters everywhere February 2, 2018.

In case you’ve missed it, watch the eerie teaser now.

Inspired by true events. Those four words, combined with haunted house, should be enough to give anyone goosebumps.

On an isolated stretch of land 50 miles outside of San Francisco sits the most haunted house in the world. Built by Sarah Winchester, (Academy Award®-winner Helen Mirren) heiress to the Winchester fortune, it is a house that knows no end. Constructed in an incessant twenty-four hour a day, seven day a week mania for decades,...

They helped Billy the Puppet take back Halloween with the new Jigsaw movie, and early next year The Spierig brothers will take viewers inside one of the most haunted houses in history with Winchester (formerly known as Winchester: The House That Ghosts Built). Ahead of the movie's February 2nd release, a new poster for the film has been revealed, providing another look at Helen Mirren as Sarah Winchester.

You can view the new poster below, and in case you missed it, read our own Heather Wixson's impressions from her visit to the real-life Winchester Mystery House.

Synopsis: "Inspired by true events. On an isolated stretch of land 50 miles outside of San Francisco sits the most haunted house in the world. Built by Sarah Winchester, (Academy Award®-winner Helen Mirren) heiress to the Winchester fortune, it is a house that knows no end. Constructed in an incessant twenty-four hour a day,...

Hard to believe, but it's been 9 years since MadTV went off the air. If you've been missing the crazy antics of this hugely popular sketch comedy series that ran for an amazing 14 seasons, you can dry those tears. The CW is planning a MadTV Revival with one major change. It's going to be a prime time series this time out.

In 1995, MadTV was envisioned as an alternative to Saturday Night Live, airing a half hour earlier as part of Fox's Saturday night line-up. The show is coming back for 8 hour-long episodes on The CW. Executive producer of the original MadTV, David E. Salzman is returning as showrunner. The show will be produced by Telepictures.

The MadTV Revival won't stray to far from its original format. It will continue to skewer pop culture, offering parodies of all the latest movies, TV shows, and big social media moments just like its Magazine namesake.

Marking 20 years since the debut of the Emmy Award-winning sketch comedy series MadTV, The CW Network will broadcast the MadTV 20th Anniversary Reunion on Tuesday, January 12 (8:00-9:00 pm Et/Pt). This one-hour retrospective of classic MadTV clips showcases the series signature pop-culture parodies and politically incorrect humor from the show's 14 seasons, interwoven with new comedy material featuring 19 series alumni.

Returning cast members for the MadTV 20th Anniversary Reunion include Ike Barinholtz, Alex Borstein, Mo Collins, Crista Flanagan, Anjelah Johnson-Reyes, Nicole Randall Johnson, Keegan Michael Key, Phil Lamarr, Artie Lange, Bobby Lee, Michael McDonald, Arden Myrin, Nicole Parker, Eric Price, Will Sasso, Aries Spears, Nicole Sullivan, Stephnie Weir and Debra Wilson. In the special, the cast reunites to attend a glamorous award ceremony to honor the series, but in classic MadTV fashion, nothing goes as planned.

The MadTV 20th Anniversary Reunion will also feature appearances from some of the show's signature characters,...

MADtv is celebrating its 20th anniversary with an upcoming CW reunion special. The show ran for 14 seasons ending in 2009, though it seems like just yesterday Michael McDonald was lying on the floor in tighty-whities whispering in a falsetto, "Let me do it." McDonald will attend the reunion, along with Ike Barinholtz, Alex Borstein, Mo Collins, Crista Flanagan, Anjelah Johnson, Nicole Randall Johnson, Keegan-Michael Key, Phil Lamarr, Artie Lange, Bobby Lee, Arden Myrin, Nicole Parker, Eric Price, Will Sasso, Aries Spears, Nicole Sullivan, Stephnie Weir, and Debra Wilson. Deadline notes, "In the special, the cast reunites to attend a glamorous award ceremony to honor the series, but in classic MADtv fashion, nothing goes as planned." Madness!

“MadTV” cast members will reunite for an hour-long special on the CW to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the comedy sketch series, the network announced Wednesday. Keegan-Michael Key, Bobby Lee, Michael McDonald, Ike Barinholtz and Alex Borstein are among the former cast members of the Fox series set to return. The storyline will involve the group attending an awards ceremony where nothing goes right. Mo Collins, Crista Flanagan, Anjelah Johnson, Nicole Randall Johnson, Phil Lamarr, Artie Lange, Arden Myrin, Nicole Parker, Eric Price, Will Sasso, Aries Spears, Nicole Sullivan, Stephnie Weir and Debra Wilson are also set to return. Also Read: Fall.

A flock of familiar funny faces are coming to The CW next month — and at least one of them is guaranteed to look-a like-a man.

The one-hour MADtv 20th Anniversary Reunion special (Jan. 12, 8/7c) will reunite 19 stars of the Fox sketch comedy series, which ran from 1995 to 2009. Per The CW, “the cast reunites to attend a glamorous award ceremony to honor the series, but in classic MADtv fashion, nothing goes as planned.”

The following alumni — some...

*full disclosure: an online screener of this film was provided by writer Ryan A. Levin. Director: Jack Perez. Writer: Ryan A. Levin. Cast: Kevin Corrigan, Barry Bostwick, Karen Black, Leo Fitzpatrick, Ariel Gade, Eric Price, Lucy Davis, and Lou Beatty Jr. Some Guy Who Kills People is a successful film primarily for combining so many genres. Genres noted by this reviewer included: comedy, horror, revenge thriller, romance and family. It is hard for some filmmakers to nail one genre. Writer Ryan A. Levin, director Jack Perez and the rest of the crew bring six genres to life. There are a lot of layers here. There is also a lot of murder. Part serial killer film, Some Guy Who Kills People is more about the humanness of relationships and the struggles inherently therein. The story follows Kenny (Kevin Corrigan). He has recently been released from a psychiatric ward for depression and suicidal tendencies.

Director: Jack Perez Writer: Ryan Levin Starring: Kevin Corrigan, Barry Bostwick, Karen Black, Leo Fitzpatrick, Ariel Gade, Lucy Davis, Eric Price, Lou Beatty Jr. Will Kevin Corrigan -- the indie film darling who was rivaled only by Steve Buscemi in his near-infinite number of quirky supporting roles clocked in during the 1990s -- ever live down "that ugly guy" (Walking and Talking) moniker? Probably not -- because as Some Guy Who Kills People's Ken, Corrigan becomes one of the ugliest characters of them all. A 34-year old, socially awkward, sad-sack loser -- oh, and former mental patient -- Ken works at a local ice cream parlor and lives with his disapproving mom (Karen Black). Otherwise, Ken just keeps to himself and sketches fantastical images of himself murdering the high school bullies who tortured him as a teenager, made him suicidal and essentially got him away in the loony bin for god knows how long.

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Shall I attempt to feign surprise that Lionsgate's debut in the 3D-animated game has met a wholly disastrous end? After watching Alpha and Omega, I can attest that, much like this movie's titular wolf pack caste system, there's no room for Betas to be found with 3D kiddie flicks -- they either rise to the top or irredeemably kick an audience in the crotch. So yes, there are limits to my recent Despicable Me-inspired optimism regarding wide-open playing fields for studios to challenge territory previously known only to Pixar. With this movie, Lionsgate doesn't even climb out of the sewer with visuals (courtesy of India's Crest Animation) that are, at best, inconsistent and range from lush waterfalls to flat-looking forests. Use of 3D, again, is irregular and tends towards the gimmicky while, inexplicably, ignoring the presumed depth of arboreal features and, instead, placing all focus upon the wolf characters,...

Alpha and Omega movie trailer shows animated comedy & adventure. Lionsgate released their new animated/adventure flick "Alpha and Omega" into theaters today,and the movie trailer (below) features a lot of comedy and adventure in an animated setting. It looks like it's good movie for the kids. It stars: Justin Long, Hayden Panettiere, Dennis Hopper, Danny Glover, Larry Miller, Eric Price, Vicki Lewis, Chris Carmack, Kevin Sussman, Brian Donovan, and Christina Ricci.

Top critics gave new 'Alpha And Omega' movie mediocre reviews. Lionsgate released their new animated/adventure flick "Alpha and Omega" into theaters today,and the top movie critics appeared to think it was pretty average to mediocre at best with mostly C ratings across the board. The movie stars: Justin Long, Hayden Panettiere, Dennis Hopper, Danny Glover, Larry Miller, Eric Price, Vicki Lewis, Chris Carmack, Kevin Sussman, Brian Donovan, and Christina Ricci. Matt Stevens from E! Online gave it a C rating. He said, "Young viewers might be distracted enough by the log-sledding critters to overlook the movie's lack of wit, but for most, there's nothing here to howl about." Adam Markovitz at Entertainment Weekly gave it a C. He stated, "Underwhelming in the style of most off-brand CG." Bill Gibron from Filmcritic.com gave it a C-. He said, "This is a movie that doesn't take risks,...

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'Alpha and Omega'

Directors: Anthony Bell and Benjamin Gluck

Rated: PG for rude humor and some mild action

Starring: Justin Long, Hayden Panettiere, Danny Glover, Dennis Hopper

Moviefone Mama Says: Although this Lionsgate and Crest Animation comedy, about two wolves trying to make their way back home, isn't on the same level as Pixar or DreamWorks' animated features, it's an amusing romance-driven animal tale, best suited for middle-graders and up. Kate (Panettiere) and Humphrey (Long) prove that the best relationships aren't based on class or popularity, but on love and friendship. Their journey back home to Canada, after getting whisked off to Idaho to "repopulate" (they don't), isn't all that epic or adventurous, but there are a few funny scenes with a golf-crazed Canadian goose (Larry Miller) and a British duck (Eric Price), whom they meet. There's more sexual innuendo (see "Parent...

Lionsgate has sent us a new clip from their upcoming 3D animated adventure Alpha and Omega. You can view it by clicking on the Video tab above.

Alpha and Omega tells the (hopefully) comedic story of two wolves who are trying to get home after being taken by park rangers and shipped halfway across the country. Humphrey is an Omega wolf, whose days are about quick wit, snappy one-liners and hanging with his motley crew of fun-loving wolves and video-gaming squirrels. Kate is an Alpha:  duty, discipline and sleek Lara Croft eye-popping moves fuel her fire.

Going the distance to voice the film's heroes are Justin Long and Hayden Panettiere. Those speaking for the other characters include Dennis Hopper, Danny Glover,  Christina Ricci, Larry Miller and Eric Price.

Alpha and Omega was directed in the third dimension by by Anthony Bell and Ben Gluck from a screenplay by Christopeher Denk and Steve Moore.

We have two new clips in from Lionsgate's animated adventure "Alpha and Omega" which opens on September 17th and promises to be "A Pawsome 3D Adventure." The Anthony Bell and Ben Gluck film is written by by Chris Denk and Steve Moore and features the voice talents of Justin Long as Humphrey, Hayden Panettiere as Kate, Christina Ricci as Lilly, Danny Glover as Winston, Dennis Hopper as Tony Larry Miller as Marcel, Eric Price as Paddy/Mooch, Chris Carmack as Garth, Vicki Lewis as Eve, Brian Donovan as Salty and Kevin Sussman as Shakey. See it in theatres on September 17th.

This is the trailer for Alpha and Omega, starring Justin Long, Hayden Panettiere, Christina Ricci, Danny Glover, Dennis Hopper, Larry Miller, Eric Price, Chris Carmack, Vicki Lewis, Brian Donovan and Kevin Sussman. What makes for the ultimate road trip? Hitchhiking, truck stops, angry bears, prickly porcupines and a golfing goose with a duck caddy. Just ask Kate and Humphrey, two wolves who are trying to get home after being taken by park rangers and shipped halfway across the country. Humphrey is an Omega wolf, whose days are about quick wit, snappy one-liners and hanging with his motley crew of fun-loving wolves and video-gaming squirrels. Kate is an Alpha: duty, discipline and sleek Lara Croft eye-popping moves fuel her fire. Humphrey’s motto – make ‘em laugh. Kate’s motto – I’m the boss. And they have a thousand miles to go. Back home rival wolf packs are on the march and conflict is brewing.

Ellen Lewis on Michael ShannonWhen I was asked to write about an actor I love, Michael Shannon immediately jumped into my mind. It probably stems from the fact that I'm from Chicago, where Michael lived and worked for many years.In 1998 Paula Muzik, an agent in Chicago, called to tell me about Michael, who was coming to New York in the play "Killer Joe." There was an intensity and disturbing quality to Michael's performance in "Killer Joe." Combined with his physical presence and dark humor, he slightly frightened you. He was unlike any actor I had seen before, and it was exciting to think about the roles one could try him for.Years later I was casting "Before the Devil Knows You're Dead" for Sidney Lumet. Sid's office at the time was at Sound One. Casting for Sidney, as other casting directors can attest, is an amazing experience—and unusual,...

The trailer, four posters and images from Anthony Bell’s 3D animated adventure Alpha and Omega are now online.

What makes for the ultimate road trip? Hitchhiking, truck stops, angry bears, prickly porcupines and a golfing goose with a duck caddy. Just ask Kate and Humphrey, two wolves who are trying to get home after being taken by park rangers and shipped halfway across the country. Humphrey is an Omega wolf, whose days are about quick wit, snappy one-liners and hanging with his motley crew of fun-loving wolves and video-gaming squirrels. Kate is an Alpha: duty, discipline and sleek Lara Croft eye-popping moves fuel her fire. Humphrey’s motto – make ‘em laugh. Kate’s motto – I’m the boss. And they have a thousand miles to go…Back home rival wolf packs are on the march and conflict is brewing. Only Kate and Humphrey can restore the peace. But first,...

Tonight marks the final original episode of MADtv, at least on Fox. The network cancelled the show last December after 14 years on the air but that doesn't mean that the troupe is leaving gracefully.

The oft-ignored late-night comedy show has been a staple of some Saturday night rituals for nearly a generation. Current cast members include Crista Flanagan, Keegan-Michael Key, Bobby Lee, Arden Myrin, Nicole Parker, Johnny Sanchez, Erica Ash, Eric Price, Lauren Pritchard, and Matt Braunger.

This evening's swan song brings back alumni Alex Borstein, Mo Collins, Will Sasso, and Debra Wilson Skelton, and also features comic actor Fred Willard and stand-up comedian Artie Lang. In the spoof of American Idol's fundraising efforts, Willard hosts a telethon called "MADtv Gives Back."

Executive producer David Salzman tells the Daily News, "We tried to come up with a finale that is in keeping with MADtv's irreverent and un-self-serving way of doing things.

With the long-running pop culture parody show set to end on May 16th, the jokers over at MADtv are going all out to make the final episodes worthy of the show's 14 year history.

As you may recall, Fox announced that they were pulling the plug on the sketch-comedy series back in November. The timing of the news gave the cast and crew time to craft some final episodes. The current cast includes Erica Ash, Matt Braunger, Crista Flanagan, Keegan-Michael Key, Bobby Lee, Arden Myrin, Nicole Parker, Eric Price, Lauren Pritchard, and Johnny Sanchez.

Heading in to the finale, upcoming episodes are looking back on some of MADtv's crazier sketches and moments.

Tonight's episode will spotlight the popular Coach Hines (Keegan-Michael Key) character as he bids farewell to his favorite punching bag students, Yamanashi (Lee) and Jericho (Braunger). Also, Lee once again tries to win the heart of fellow player Flanagan.

Fourteen years ago, a show began which spawned laughter from all those who were submitted to its craziness. Welcome to "MADtv," born from the beloved books read by countless people around the world.   Now, checkout these two preview clips from the next episode on March 21st of "MADtv," airing at 11/10c on Fox!       MADtv continues to dish out the laughs on Saturday nights. The fast-paced, Emmy award winning comedy series has proven to be an audience favorite with its unrivalled pop-culture parodies and politically incorrect humor. Noted for its signature characters, celebrity impersonations and edgy pop-culture send ups, MADtv welcomes returning cast members Bobby Lee, Nicole Parker, Keegan-Michael Key, Arden Myrin, Crista Flanagan, Johnny Sanchez and four new cast members: Erica Ash, Matt Braunger, Eric Price and Lauren Pritchard. The returning cast has created such wildly popular characters as Lee's "Blind Kung Fu Master," Parker's "Ellen DeGeneres," Key's "Coach Hines,...