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Mark Snow, the Emmy-nominated composer behind the beloved X-Files theme song, has died. He was 78.

Snow died Friday at his home in Connecticut, a representative confirmed to The Hollywood Reporter.

Sean Callery, a fellow composer and friend of Snow’s, also announced his death on Facebook.

“Mark Snow, and one of the most wonderful and talented people I’ve ever known, has passed away,” he wrote in the Friday post. “33 years ago he began mentoring me as an artist. Who knew that I was also at the beginning of a deep friendship that would only grow and evolve over 3 decades along with our graying hair and tighter deadlines.”

Callery continued. “I am so grateful to him for his sage counsel and his laugh-out-loud biting wit. My career got started by an act of generosity on his part 33 years ago – period, full stop. I love you my friend. There will never ever be another like you.

Mark Snow, a long-working composer for TV shows like “The X-Files” and “Blue Bloods,” died in his Connecticut home at the age of 78.

Snow turned the main theme for “The X-Files” into a chart hit and one of the most recognizable television themes of all time. He also scored the David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson series for 200 episodes. Other major shows Snow scored included “Ghost Whisperer,” “Blue Bloods,” six seasons of “Smallville,” “Hart to Hart,” and “Tj Hooker.”

The veteran composer wrangled up 15 Emmy nominations throughout his career. Six of those were for his work on “The X-Files” and another two were for “Ghost Whisperer.” A handful of TV movies and mini-series like “Helter Skelter,” “An American Story,” “Something About Amelia” and “Children of the Dust” also earned him nods.

“24” composer Sean Callery paid tribute to Snow, writing in a Facebook post, “…one of the most wonderful and talented people I’ve ever known,...

Mark Snow, the acclaimed television composer best known for helming the popular theme song to the 1990s sci-fi hit The X-Files, died on Friday, a representative confirmed to Rolling Stone. According to Variety, he spent his last moments in his Connecticut home. He was 78.

Snow, born Martin Fulterman on Aug. 26, 1946, has earned 15 Emmy nominations for his various TV soundscapes. Six of those nominations came from his X-Files work, where he scored over 200 episodes of the series. In 2022, Rolling Stone named Snow’s X-Files theme one of the 100 Greatest TV Theme Songs of All Time.

Joyce Eliason, Emmy-nominated television writer and producer of TV miniseries and movies, including The Last Don, and The Jacksons: An American Dream, died Monday after a brief illness, according to her agent. She was 87.

Born in Manti, Utah, Eliason’s Hollywood career spanned more than four decades, during which she received four Emmy nominations.

Known for her longform work, she was the writer and executive producer of Emmy-nominated miniseries Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All, starring Diane Lane, Cicely Tyson, and Donald Sutherland, Children of the Dust, which starred Sidney Poitier, The Last Don, based on Mario Puzo’s novel, and The Jacksons – An American Dream, which starred Angela Bassett and Terrence Howard, based on Katherine Jackson’s My Family autobiography.

She was a co-writer on Titanic, the miniseries which aired on CBS in 1996. Directed by Robert Lieberman, it focused on several characters aboard the Rms Titanic during her maiden...

Lucifer paid fatally poisoned Chloe one final hospital bedside visit before purposely dying himself, as seen in this deleted scene from Season 2 of the Fox drama.

In the midseason finale “A Good Day To Die,” Chloe (played by Lauren German) was on death’s doorstep, having been poisoned by Professor Carlisle (guest star Tim DeKay). With the not-so-good doctor himself now dead, Lucifer (Tom Ellis) got the idea to end his own life — temporarily, with help from Maze, Amenadiel and even Dr. Linda — so that he could track down Carlisle in Hell and procure the antidote formula.

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I’m no scientist, but it seems to me that if you experiment with the line between life and death, there’s going to be some repercussions. Well, some attractive, rebellious science types learn that the hard way in “Flatliners.”

The remake of the 1990 horror movie that everyone is suddenly nostalgic for, brings together Ellen Page, Diego Luna, Nina Dobrev, James Norton and Kiersey Clemons for the chilling tale of paranormal freakiness.

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Burbank, CA (May 23, 2017) – Put on your devilish grin as Warner Bros. Home Entertainment brings home the hit series Lucifer: The Complete Second Season on DVD on August 22, 2017. Lucifer delivers over 6.2 million Total Viewers weekly, and is the #3 scripted series on Fox with Households and Total Viewers*. “Lucifans” can binge on all 18 hell-raising episodes from the second season, and indulge in thrilling extras including the 2016 Comic-Con Panel, a new featurette, a hilarious gag reel, and never-before-seen deleted scenes. Lucifer: The Complete Second Season will be available at all major retailers, and is priced to own at $39.99 Srp.

*Source: Nielsen National TV View Live + 7 Day Ratings, excluding repeats, specials, and <5 telecasts; 16-17 Season To-Date = 9/19/16-4/16/17

Lucifer: The Complete Second Season will also be available on Blu-rayTM courtesy of Warner Archive Collection. The Blu-rayTM release includes all bonus features on the DVD, and is also arriving August 22, 2017. Warner Archive Blu-ray...

If you'll be looking to catch up on episodes of Lucifer before the series returns to Fox for a third season, then you're in luck, because Warner Bros. Home Entertainment will release Lucifer: The Complete Second Season on DVD this August, with a Blu-ray release also coming from Warner Archive Collection.

Press Release: Burbank, CA (May 23, 2017) – Put on your devilish grin as Warner Bros. Home Entertainment brings home the hit series Lucifer: The Complete Second Season on DVD on August 22, 2017. Lucifer delivers over 6.2 million Total Viewers weekly, and is the #3 scripted series on Fox with Households and Total Viewers*. "Lucifans" can binge on all 18 hell-raising episodes from the second season, and indulge in thrilling extras including the 2016 Comic-Con Panel, a new featurette, a hilarious gag reel, and never-before-seen deleted scenes. Lucifer: The Complete Second Season will be available at all major retailers, and is priced to own at $39.99 Srp.

While many DC superheroes have been heating up the small screen in recent years, it’s important that we not overlook the other properties the publisher has lent to airwaves, namely Vertigo adaptations such as Lucifer. While being markedly different from its source material, this supernatural police procedural has consistently enthralled viewers, so much that not only did Fox renew it for a third season, but they also had enough confidence in the show to move it to the 8 pm timeslot on Monday nights beginning this fall.

Like I said, this series is a much different beast (pun intended) than the comic books that paved its way, but I have to admit that it certainly went in a more fantastical direction during its sophomore run. As Lucifer Morningstar continued helping Chloe Decker solve murder cases, his life became evermore complicated once his mother escaped Hell and made Earth her new home.

Lucifer was pretty angry on Lucifer Season 2 Episode 12, but seeing Chloe bleeding from the nose stopped him cold.

On Lucifer Season 2 Episode 13, Lucifer will once again try to save Chloe's life and once again he has to return to Hell to do it.

Will he find the professor in time?

What else does he find out when he's down there that makes him so upset? Will he ever forgive Amenadiel? What about Charlotte?

And where is Maze? She's nowhere to be found in these pics!

It's going to be a intense hour for sure, We hope nothing bad happens to Chloe, but her luck might just run out! Won't this be the third time Lucifer has saved her life?

Check out the photos for a sneak peek at "A Good Day to Die" which airs on Monday, January 30 at 9/8c on Fox.

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Iconic narrator and voice-over artist Peter Thomas has died at the age of 91. Best known for narrating TLC's The Forensic Files, he most recently worked on the Changing Seas TV show (2009 - 2014), from WPBT2 in Miami, Florida.

Hist other TV series work includes Nova, Mobsters, Biography, Empires of Industry, Modern Marvels, Naked Planet, and How the West Was Lost. He also served as cinematographer on one 1993 episode of that series, "A Good Day to Die."

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Pioneering actor to receive BAFTA’s highest honour.

BAFTA is to honour Us actor Sidney Poitier with its Fellowship honour at the Ee British Academy Film Awards in London on Feb 14.

Awarded annually, the Fellowship is the highest accolade bestowed by BAFTA upon an individual in recognition of an outstanding and exceptional contribution to film, television or games.

Fellows previously honoured for their work in film include Charlie Chaplin, Alfred Hitchcock, Steven Spielberg, Sean Connery, Elizabeth Taylor, Stanley Kubrick, Anthony Hopkins, Laurence Olivier, Judi Dench, Vanessa Redgrave, Christopher Lee, Martin Scorsese, Alan Parker and Helen Mirren. Mike Leigh received the Fellowship at last year’s Film Awards.

Poitier said: “I am extremely honored to have been chosen to receive the Fellowship and my deep appreciation to the British Academy for the recognition.”

The pioneering actor’s award-winning career includes six BAFTA nominations, including one BAFTA win for The Defiant Ones (1958), and a British Academy Britannia Award for Lifetime...

Well, this is lousy timing. Several horror movies, including "The Exorcist," "Night of the Living Dead," and "Interview with the Vampire" are leaving Netflix on October 1, right before Halloween.

Also leaving October 1, some spooky TV titles, including "The Dead Files."

More than 150 titles are leaving Netflix in October; here's the entire list of movies and TV shows that will disappear from Netflix streaming in October.

Leaving Oct. 1, 2015

"Aces High" (1976)

"A Fond Kiss" (2004)

"Agata And The Storm" (2004)

"A Good Day to Die" (2013)

"Alakazam The Great" (1960)

"All Is Lost" (2013)

"An Affair to Remember" (1957)

"Agora" (2009)

"A Liar's Autobiography" (2012)

"America Declassified" (2013)

"Analyze This" (1999)

"Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues " (2013)

"Angela's Ashes" (1999)

"Annie Hall" (1977)

"Another Woman" (1988)

"Apocalypse Now" (1979)

"Apocalypse Now Redux" (2001)

"Axed" (2012)

"Baby's Day Out" (1994)

"Bad Timing: A Sensual Obsession" (1980)

"Baron Blood" (1972)

"Beaufort" (2007)

"Belle of the Yukon" (1944)

"Big Night" (1996)

"Blue Velvet" (1986)

"Brewster's Millions" (1945)

"Buying & Selling" (2013)

"Caesar and Cleopatra" (1945)

"Caprica" (2009)

"Carve Her Name With Pride" (1958)

"Casanova...

Werewolves should never mess with a blind Vietnam veteran.

From Dark Sky Films, director Adrian Garcia Bogliano (“The ABCs of Death”) presents a different kind of werewolf movie that takes place in a retirement community.

Here’s the synopsis:

Crescent Bay is not the ideal place to spend one's golden years, especially since the once-idyllic retirement community has been beset by a series of deadly animal attacks from the ominous forest surrounding it. When grizzled war veteran Ambrose McKinley (Nick Damici) is forced into moving there by his yuppie son Will (Ethan Embry), the residents immediately take offense to Ambrose's abrasive personality. But that take-no-prisoners attitude may be just what Ambrose needs to survive as it becomes clear that the attacks are being caused by creatures that are neither animal nor man, and that the tight-knit community of Crescent Bay is hiding something truly sinister in its midst...

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Paramount’s Terminator reboot – currently known as Terminator: Genesis – begins shooting very soon on sound stage in Louisiana (and possibly locations in California from previous Terminator films), under the supervision of Thor: The Dark World director Alan Taylor.

Plot-wise, official details are scarce, though Arnold Schwarzenegger has confirmed that he will play a version of the T-800 robot whose biological exterior has aged, while other iconic Terminator roles have been recast – with Game of Thrones fan-fave Emilia Clarke playing Sarah Connor, Jason Clarke (Zero Dark Thirty, Dawn of the Plant of the Apes) cast as Sarah’s grown-son John in the future, and Jai Courtney (A Good Day to Die ...

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Certainly no stranger to the genre, Bruce Willis is set to headline Emmett/Furla Films' sci-fi thriller Vice , says a story today at The Hollywood Reporter . He'll star opposite Ambyr Childers ( 2 Guns ). Originally a spec script from Andre Fabrizio and Jeremy Passmore (who also scripted the upcoming The Prince with Willis headlining), Vice takes place in a future world where the wealthy have the option of visiting a futuristic resort where even the darkest of fantasies can be lived out thanks to a robot staff that is reset every night. Childers plays one of the robots who, thanks to an error, winds up with every memory of her entire experience at the facility, leading her to seek revenge against the resort's owner (Willis). Willis starred last year in A Good Day to Die...

People’s Choice Awards 2014: Gee, why aren’t the Oscars more like them? (Photo: Jennifer Lawrence in ‘The Hunger Games: Catching Fire’) People are always bitching about the members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences not representing the tastes of the average moviegoer. The Academy is accused of being elitist and snobbish, snotty and snooty, old and tired. Well, below you’ll find the list of winners and nominees of the 2014 People’s Choice Awards (select categories). So, this is what the Academy Awards would look like if they were popular (or populist), young, and vibrant; in other words, if they were to truly represent the likes and dislikes of the average moviegoer (at least in the United States). The list below will also give you an idea of what the Emmys and Grammys should look like if they were to truly represent the likes and dislikes of the average U.

Sandra Bullock and Justin Timberlake were both multi-winners at Wednesday night’s People’s Choice Awards, hosted by 2 Broke Girls stars Kat Dennings and Beth Behrs. Check out the full list of winners below, and stick with EW.com for Annie Barrett’s thoughts on the show.

Favorite Movie Actress

Gwyneth Paltrow

Jennifer Aniston

Melissa McCarthy

Winner: Sandra Bullock

Scarlett Johansson

Favorite Comedic Movie Actress

Emma Watson

Jennifer Aniston

Melissa McCarthy

Winner: Sandra Bullock

Scarlett Johansson

Favorite Dramatic Movie Actress

Amy Adams

Emma Stone

Halle Berry

Oprah Winfrey

Winner: Sandra Bullock

Favorite Streaming Series

Arrested Development

Between Two Ferns with Zach Galifianakis...

Wednesday marked the 40th Annual People's Choice Awards. Who didn't go home empty-handed? We've got the winners below. (Winners underlined).

Favorite Movie

Despicable Me 2

Fast & Furious 6

Iron Man 3

Monsters University

Star Trek Into Darkness

Favorite Movie Actor

Channing Tatum

Hugh Jackman

Johnny Depp

Leonardo DiCaprio

Robert Downey Jr.

Favorite Movie Actress

Gwyneth Paltrow

Jennifer Aniston

Melissa McCarthy

Sandra Bullock

Scarlett Johansson

Favorite Movie Duo

Chris Pine & Zachary Quinto (Star Trek Into Darkness)

Jennifer Aniston & Jason Sudeikis (We're the Millers)

Robert Downey Jr. & Gwyneth Paltrow (Iron Man 3)

Sandra Bullock & George Clooney (Gravity)

Sandra Bullock & Melissa McCarthy (The Heat)

Favorite Action Movie

Fast & Furious 6

Iron Man 3

Star Trek Into Darkness

The Wolverine

World War Z

Favorite Action Movie Star

Brad Pitt

Channing Tatum

Hugh Jackman

Robert Downey Jr.

Vin Diesel

Favorite Comedic Movie

Grown Ups 2

The Hangover Part III

The Heat

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We’re the Millers

Favorite Comedic Movie Actor

Adam Sandler...

The 2014 People's Choice Awards are tonight, so before you tune in, get reacquainted with who all the nominees are. There's a lot of love spread around among the movie, TV, and music categories, and multiple nominations for movies like Iron Man 3, TV shows like Glee, and previous nominees like Jennifer Aniston and Channing Tatum. It's also fun to see topical nominees like Once Upon a Time's Emma and Hook for favorite onscreen chemistry, and in the music categories, Miley Cyrus is everywhere. The People's Choice Award show will air on CBS with 2 Broke Girls stars Kat Dennings and Beth Behrs (who are also nominees for favorite TV gal pals!), and you can see the full list of nominees below. Favorite Movie Despicable Me 2 Fast & Furious 6 Iron Man 3 Monsters University Star Trek Into Darkness Favorite Movie Actor Channing Tatum Hugh Jackman Johnny Depp Leonardo DiCaprio Robert Downey Jr....

I, Frankenstein gets a medieval poster for its new look. The modern take of Frankenstein starring Aaron Eckhart turns the human-made monster into a superhero.

Based on the Darkstorm Studios graphic novel "I, Frankenstein" created by Kevin Grevioux, Frankenstein, aka Adam in this story, still roams the Earth 200 years after his creation by Dr. Frankenstein. And can we say how good looking he is for a 200 year old. Played by Aaron Eckhart, the monster has now taken the shape of a normal human being, except he's stronger and indestructible. Adam is recruited to help the fate of humanity. More monsters like him are being awoken, which could destroy humankind.  From the producers of Underworld, I, Frankenstein has the Underworld feel and the filmmakers recruit Underworld's Bill Nighy in yet another bad guy role. Jai Courtney (A Good Day to Die), Miranda

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When it comes to music, Katy Perry is the Queen B raking in five nominations.

As for films, Sandra Bullock scored five nods for her work in “The Heat” and “Gravity.” Oprah Winfrey also gained recognition for her dramatic role in “Lee Daniels’ The Butler.”

Check out the full list of People’s Choice Awards nominees below:

Favorite Movie

Despicable Me 2

Fast & Furious 6

Iron Man 3

Monsters University

Star Trek Into Darkness

Favorite Movie Actor

Channing Tatum

Hugh Jackman

Johnny Depp

Leonardo DiCaprio

Robert Downey Jr.

Favorite Movie Actress

Gwyneth Paltrow

Jennifer Aniston

Melissa McCarthy

Sandra Bullock

Scarlett Johansson

Favorite Movie Duo

Chris Pine & Zachary Quinto (Star Trek Into Darkness)

Jennifer Aniston & Jason Sudeikis (We’re the Millers)

Robert Downey Jr. & Gwyneth Paltrow (Iron Man 3)

Sandra Bullock & George Clooney (Gravity)

Sandra Bullock & Melissa McCarthy (The Heat)

Favorite Action Movie

Fast & Furious 6

Iron Man 3

Star Trek Into Darkness...

The 2014 People’s Choice Awards nominations were announced Nov. 5, and with fan-favorites like Nina Dobrev, Ian Somerhalder, Lucy Hale & Lea Michele all racking up nominations, our heads are spinning!

The People’s Choice Awards has always been one of the stand-out fun awards show offerings, but this year’s ceremony is looking to be a bloodbath. Jared Padalecki vs. Jensen Ackles vs. Stephen Amell vs. Ian Somerhalder vs. Andrew Lincoln? Pretty Little Liars vs. The Walking Dead? (How does one even vote on that?) At least no matter who wins, it’s somebody we like, right? (Wrong. So wrong. This is huge!)

Vampires, Liars, Doctors, and Walkers: The TV Noms

With plenty of viable candidates, the TV nominations are as brutally difficult as ever this year. Some of our favorite categories include “Favorite Sci-Fi/Fantasy TV Show,” which has Beauty and the Beast, Once Upon A Time, Supernatural, The Vampire Diaries,...

Nominations for the 2013 People's Choice Awards -- the only major awards show where fans determine the nominees and winners -- were announced Tuesday, with Channing Tatum and Katy Perry leading the pack with multiple nods.

On hand at the Paley Center for Media in Beverly Hills to announce the top vote-getters in each category were some of this year's presenters, including 2 Broke Girls star Beth Behrs, Hart of Dixie's Rachel Bilson, Mom star Allison Janney, R&B singer Ciara, and Glee's Darren Criss.

Pics: 2013 People's Choice Awards Arrivals

Perry picked up nominations for Favorite Music Video for Roar, Favorite Music Fan Following, Favorite Song for Roar, Favorite Pop Artist and Favorite Female Artist, while fellow pop star Britney Spears got nods for Favorite Music Fan Following, Favorite Pop Artist and Favorite Female Artist.

Tatum was nominated for Favorite Movie Actor, Favorite Action Movie Star and Favorite Dramatic Movie Actor.

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Do people still play "Kane & Lynch"? We have no idea, but Hollywood has been hellbent on making a movie out of the franchise for years. Way, way back in 2010 "The Cooler" and "Running Scared" helmer Wayne Kramer was going to direct the movie that had Bruce Willis and Jamie Foxx attached, but it never materialized. Then F. Gary Gray ("The Italian Job") slid into the director's chair but still nothing happened and the project sorta faded away. But Gray has hung onto the job and now there's fresh life as an old pal of his is coming on board to star. The suddenly resurgent Gerard Butler, riding high off the success of "Olympus Has Fallen" (which has already spawned a sequel) is in talks to reteam with his "Law Abiding Citizen" director for the flick. Even more, Millenium Films want Vin Diesel to play Lynch to his Kane, with THR...

If you were a tad disappointed with John McClane’s escapades in the latest Die Hard film (A Good Day To Die, 2013), fear not, Independence Day director Roland Emmerich gives you a younger version of Willis in Channing Tatum, as white-vest-wearing, gun-totting John Cale (even the name sounds similar) in White House Down. This is a less serious affair than the recent, brutal Olympus Has Fallen, as the famous address of 1600 Pennsylvania Ave gets another pounding by unfriendly visitors after the President of the Free World.

Emmerich’s White House Down knows where it stands and doesn’t try to reinvent the wheel of action sieges or make some tedious political statement (though can’t resist subtly banging the world peace drum either). In fact, even the baddies are homegrown, with not an illegal alien in sight. It concentrates on bursts of well-placed action while wisely turning down proceedings a...

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Dropping a sausage through the grill and onto the coals of a barbecue.

CG monkeys.

When you open a yoghurt and some drips off the lid onto your trousers.

Simon Cowell.

The EastEnders videogame on the Zx Spectrum.

The 20 minutes I lost trying to work out what Noel Edmonds has done with his beard.

The moment when you work out how many calories are in a pork pie.

The day that Neon magazine closed down.

Coffee that you didn't realise had gone cold.

That Bacardi advert that played for three years solid at UK cinemas in the early 90s.

Donald Trump.

The song in that Cameron Diaz film where she sang about willies.

The column of shame on the Daily Mail website.

Lambrini and lemonade.

Ads on Den Of Geek that make noise when you roll the mouse over.

This week: Something otherworldly is tormenting the poor Barretts in "Dark Skies," the sci-fi horror film starring Josh Hamilton, Keri Russell, Dakota Goyo and Kadan Rockett as a suburban family under siege by nasty alien visitors.

Also new this week is the 2010 Irish road-trip indie film "My Brothers" and the compelling drama "Lore" starring young Saskia Rosendahl as a German girl wandering post-wwii Europe with her siblings after their Nazi parents are interred by the Allies.

'Dark Skies'

Box Office: $17 million

Rotten Tomatoes: 34% Rotten

Storyline: Daniel (Josh Hamilton) and Lacy Barrett (Keri Russell) have a fairly ordinary life in the 'burbs with their two sons until some mysterious break-ins and disturbing activity — including blackouts, "Poltergeist"-like stacking of objects and sleepwalking — cause the family to suspect that something otherworldly is trying to get into their house. As the parents do research on alien abduction and try to protect...

Before we launch into the summer movie season this weekend with Iron Man 3, let's take a moment to look back on the past four months of movies. Yes, there were some painful duds to endure but a few movies surprised us and dare we say some were actually pretty good. Here then is the Fandango content team's picks for the best, worst, most surprising and most disappointing movies of the past four months. (Titles still in general release are linked) The Best Pre-Summer Movies: Stoker, Mud, Oz the Great and Powerful, Upstream Color, The Iceman, The Place Beyond the Pines and Jurassic Park 3D (above). The Worst Pre-Summer Movies: Bullet to the Head, InAPPropriate Comedy, The Last Exorcism Part II, Parker, The Last Stand (above), Movie 43 and A Good Day to Die...

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Though there are pretty much no guarantees at the box office-- studios will pump hundreds of millions of dollars into films that seem like sure things and go on to be bombs-- it's hard to go wrong with an animated children's film around the season of spring break. DreamWorks Animation, which needed a hit after last fall's disappointing Rise of the Guardians , scored another this weekend with The Croods, which made $11.6 million on Friday and is on track for a $42 million weekend. That handily made it the #1 movie on Friday, but it got surprisingly strong competition from Olympus Has Fallen, which according to Deadline made $10 million on Friday, putting it on track for a $28 million weekend-- particularly strong considering its hard-r rating. That's slightly more than the family-friendly Jack the Giant Slayer made in its disappointing debut, and a whole lot more than the $24 million A Good Day to Die...

There are no signs of Bruce Willis slowing down his macho-ness twenty-five years since first kicking bad guy butt as John McClane. John McClane has slung himself from skyscrapers, braved fires, and fallen out of just about everything, and continues to survive deadly situations as proven in a new clip from the fifth Die Hard movie.

This time the action is taken to Mother Russia for some action in the former Soviet Union.  When we last saw John McClane, he was reuniting with his estranged daughter. In A Good Day To Die, it's the sons turn to shun his father.  But this sibling isn't waiting around to be rescued.  Jai Courtney plays his estranged son Jack, who takes right after his father in finding trouble. The police detective finds out his son is an undercover agent protecting a Russian

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A Good Day to Die Hard, the fifth entry in the Die Hard series, hits theaters on February 14. The well-timed 2013 release also marks the 25th anniversary of the original Die Hard, released in 1988. To mark the occasion, Fox unveiled a giant mural of Bruce Willis crawling through the vent on the studio lot, and we have a grab bag of Die Hard bits: A timelapse video of the mural installation. A neat Die Hard: With a Vengeance infographic. The interactive Good Day to Die Hard "Ode to Destruction" site. All this after the jump. First, the timelapse video. Young Bruce Willis looks great on the side of a building. Next up, the Die Hard 3 infographic. Twenty-three mustaches! Finally, Fox has set up the interactive site OdeToDestruction.com where you piece together the melody of "Ode to Joy"---the unofficial Die Hard theme song---as you watch action clips from the previous films.

Today we have 18 new photos from the fifth Die Hard installment A Good Day to Die. This time, John McClane (Bruce Willis) is heading to Russia, with his son, played by Jai Courtney.

Here’s the synopsis for the film

Iconoclastic, take-no-prisoners cop John McClane, for the first time, finds himself on foreign soil after traveling to Moscow to help his wayward son Jack–unaware that Jack is really a highly-trained CIA operative out to stop a nuclear weapons heist. With the Russian underworld in pursuit, and battling a countdown to war, the two McClanes discover that their opposing methods make them

A Good Day To Die Hard, directed by John Moore (“Behind Enemy Lines”) and also starring Cole Hauser and Mary Elizabeth Winstead hits theaters February 14th, 2013, just in time for a romantic Valentine’s Day movie date!

Jai Courtney

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Looking forward to a new year of movies and attempting to come up with a list of films I'm most anticipating is never a simple proposition. In compiling this year's list of fifty there were 230 film titles I looked at, some a little more seriously than others, but nonetheless, it wasn't a small list of films. As a result, not everything could make the list. Note: I have included a navigation to browse all five lists directly below as well as at the end of this post for easy navigation. Most Anticipated 2013 Navigation #1-10 | #11-20 | #21-30 | #31-40 | #41-50 Some of the films just missing the top fifty include Zal Batmanglij's The East, Spike Jonze's Her starring Joaquin Phoenix, the horror film You're Next, which first premiered in 2011 and is finally being released this year, and Devil's Knot as the story of the West Memphis Three continues, only this...

Trailer Ryan Lambie Jan 3, 2013

Explosions! McClane! It's the new trailer for A Good Day To Die Hard...

If we've learned one thing from these various Die Hard 5 trailers, it's that Bruce Willis and his screen son Jai Courtney fall through a lot of glass ceilings during the course of this latest shoot-em-up adventure.

It's now 25 years since the original Die Hard, and the series has gradually mutated from claustrophobic, broiling thriller to an occasional city-wide firework display. This time, the backdrop is Russia. With estranged son Jack in tow, John McClane is forced to blow stuff up and discharge firearms in the name of democracy. It all looks like big, silly entertainment.

A Good Day To Die Hard opens on 14th February in the UK.

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What is Page 2? Page 2 is a compilation of stories and news tidbits, which for whatever reason, didn’t make the front page of /Film. After the jump we’ve included 46 different items, fun images, videos, casting tidbits, articles of interest and more. It’s like a mystery grab bag of movie web related goodness. If you have any interesting items that we might've missed that you think should go in /Film's Page 2 - email us [1]! Header Photo: /Film reader Jeremy Todd says "When I heard the title of the latest Die Hard movie (A Good Day To Die Hard), I thought it'd make a killer Dr. Seuss book, so I put together this quick piece of artwork." Screenjunkies [2] lists 24 Die Hard 5 Titles That Make ‘A Good Day to Die Hard’ Look Brilliant Supercut [3]: 20 Movie Knockouts /Film favorite artist Eric Tan answers questions for D23 Magazine [4]. [5] Infographic by: Wistia...

Earlier in the day we learned that Fox had set the latest “Die Hard” movie (part five, since titled “A Good Day to Die Hard”) for February 14, 2013. The plot, like the previous movie, would find McClane saddled with an offspring — this time a son. So who would play the bratty teenager? As it turns out, he won’t be a teenager at all, though I reserve the right to call him a brat anyways. According to the trades, names being thrown around as a possible McClane Jr. include Aaron Paul, Ben Foster, and Paul Dano. The threesome, along with others, will be meeting with Willis himself to see who has the necessary chemistry to make it work. Who knows who will end up with the cushy gig, except that it’s reassuring to know that McClane won’t be running around with one of those mouthy teenagers, especially since the...

Fox is certainly on an official release date tear today. After setting dates for “Taken 2″ and “A Good Day to Die Hard” (the fifth “Die Hard” movie), Fox has now set an official release date for “Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters” for March 26, 2013. Logan Lerman, currently swashbuckling his way into theaters in Paul W.S. Anderson’s “The Three Musketeers”, will return as the titular Percy Jackson, a human teenager who discovers he has some Greek God blood in him. In “Sea of Monsters”, also based on the Rick Riordan book, Percy must sail the Sea of Monsters to rescue his buddy Grover. “Percy Jackson” also co-stars Alexandra Daddario and Brandon T. Jackson...

Back in August we finally received confirmation that John Moore (Max Payne) would direct the fifth Die Hard film. While that news didn't generate a lot of excitement in and of itself, the fact that the movie was actually moving forward definitely gave action movie fans something to look forward to. Now this week Fox has revealed the official title for the film, and if you thought Live Free or Die Hard sounded goofy... well, just wait 'til you get a load of this. Tom Rothman, CEO of Fox Filmed Entertainment, appeared on The Jim Rome Show yesterday to make the announcement that the next Die Hard movie will be called A Good Day to Die Hard and it will hit theatres on Valentine's Day in 2013... sounds like the perfect date movie! According to /Film, Rothman also confirmed rumours about the movie being set in Russia and involving McClane's son,...

Because those Hollywood fat cats ignored my extensive letter-writing campaign to have Die Hard 5 titled Die Hardest (presumably because the superlative implies that John McClane will finally die, which as we all know, would rend space-time asunder), details have emerged that the next entry in the Die Hard franchise will be titled A Good Day to Die Hard, which sounds like... I don't know. I can't even complete that simile. It's just... so stupid. Anyway, the film will see John McClane travel to Russia to rescue his son, John Jr. (Jj? Please let them refer to him as Jj the whole movie) from jail and then, I don't know, there's probably terrorists or something. There's always terrorists. McClane Jr. has yet to be cast (Fingers crossed for Taylor Lautner! Go Team Jacob!), but John Moore (Behind Enemy Lines, Max Payne) is attached to [...]...

We received a treasure trove of information yesterday about the upcoming Die Hard 5, now awkwardly titled A Good Day To Die Hard. Moreover we learned that the film will be out in early 2013, and has a plot where John McClane heads to Russia to rescue his son. So naturally, that begs the question of which actor has it in him to play the son of one of the greatest action icons of all time. Who has what it takes to take on the McClane name and become John McClane Jr. for this film? No photo...

On the heels of yesterday's title announcement, A Good Day to Die Hard is looking at casting the leading role of John McClane's son, John McClane, Jr. Variety has a potential list of talent that they say is in consideration for the part. Those names include Paul Dano, Ben Foster, Aaron Paul and Milo Ventimiglia. The article also notes that Paul Walker has been eyed by the studio but apparently isn't coming in for tests. The film, drafted by Skip Woods ( The A-Team , X-Men Origins: Wolverine ) will be directed by John Moore ( Max Payne ) and is officially described as follows: Since the first Die Hard in 1988, John McClane has found himself in the wrong place at the wrong time, with the skills and attitude to always be the last man standing, making him enemy #1 for...

 We're still waiting for confirmation that Bond 23 will be called Skyfall, but we can now reveal the official title for Die Hard 5: A Good Day To Die Hard.  Tom Rothman, Chief Executive Officer at Fox Filmed Entertainment, made the announcement on American TV.  Rothman didn't stop there, though. He also revealed that the story will feature John McClane, Jr. and it's officer McClane's trip to Moscow to spring his son from jail that kicks off another fight against terrorists.  Seems Mary Elizabeth Winstead's...

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Fox is going full-throttle with new installments of two of its franchises.

John McClane will officially return for his fifth very bad day, "A Good Day to Die Hard," and Percy Jackson will expand his mythology with "Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Sea of Monsters," according to The Hollywood Reporter.

"A Good Day to Die Hard," which is set to be directed by John Moore ("Max Payne"), finds McClane heading to Russia (!) when his son Jack (whom we haven't seen since he was a baby in the original "Die Hard") is caught up in the daring prison escape of a rogue Russian leader. Father and son McClane must work together to keep each other alive and keep the world safe for democracy.

The bigger surprise is "Percy Jackson" getting a sequel, as "The Lightning Thief" didn't exactly electrify the box office. However, even though it didn't make much money for the studio,...

Die Hard 5 will be titled A Good Day to Die Hard. John Moore‘s A Good Day to Die Hard (2012) was announced on Jim Rome co-chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Fox Filmed Entertainment Tom Rothman. Apparently a large amount of the film will not be in the United States and instead of John McClane (Bruce Willis)’s daughter Lucy (Mary Elizabeth Winstead), like in Live Free or Die Hard, A Good Day to Die Hard will involve his son.

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Die Hard 5 will be titled A Good Day to Die HardShooting begins in January 2012The sequel will be released on February 14th, 2013 (Valentine’s Day).The story is set in Russia and begins with John McClane heading to Moscow to sweet talk some cops into letting his apparently-wayward son out of jail for something he did,...

Twentieth Century Fox is filling up their schedule. We just heard that A Good Day To Die Hard will be released on Valentine’s Day in 2013, and now Coming Soon has more films set to be released. Taken 2 is set to be released on October 5th, 2012. The first film was a big hit with audiences and critics and saw Liam Neeson kicking some ass as he rescued his daughter from some kidnappers. The sequel will see “the father of one of the kidnappers swears revenge, and takes Bryan and his wife hostage during their family vacation in Istanbul, Bryan enlists Kim to help them escape, and uses the same advanced level of special forces tactics to get his family to safety and systematically take out the kidnappers one by one.”

Meanwhile, the long-awaited sequel to Percy Jackson and The Olympians has been set to be released on March 27th,...

Development on Die Hard 5, or should I say A Good Day To Die Hard (yes, that’s seriously the official title) is moving along just fine after a few bumps in the road. Deadline is now reporting that Twentieth Century Fox has set a release date for the fifth installment in the franchise of February 14th, 2013. The perfect film to take your loved one to on for Valentine’s Day I suppose. Casting for the film is also underway for the son of John McClane, but no word on who’s auditioning for that role.

20th Century Fox is really moving forward on the Die Hard sequel and have come out to announce it's official title And a release date for the film.  Along with that some small details about the film have come out as well.

I've always loved the Die Hard franchise, and actually enjoyed Live Free or Die Hard for what it was.  So I've been interested in all of the talk about Die Hard 5 for a while.  Now with a full title and release date, I have to admit to feeling a little giddy.  Not to mention I'm getting a kick out of this new title: A Good Day to Die Hard.

Is it silly?  Yes.  Is it kind of stupid?  Yes.  But, so help me, I'm loving it.  Die Hard is one of those franchises that seems to understand exactly the type of film it is; ridiculous action.  The titles...

Today’s a great day if you like Liam Neeson or John McClane.

Dates have been set for the release of a cavalcade of hotly discussed projects today, and none are bigger than the upcoming fifth film in the Die Hard franchise, now titled A Good Day To Die Hard. The film, helmed by John Moore, will hit on February 14, 2013 and will find our lead in battle with Russian forces, along with his two sons. Got to have some young blood in there, I guess [...]...

20th Century Fox has given an official title and release date for A Good Day to Die Hard, the fifth installment of the Die Hard franchise, which will hit theaters on February 14, 2013, which is a Thursday. The only other movie scheduled to open that weekend is The Seventh Son, which debuts on February 15, 2013.

The studio has also issued a release date for Taken 2 on October 5, 2012. It still isn't known when production will start on Taken 2, although Liam Neeson and Maggie Grace are expected to return. As of now, Taken 2 will go up against Frankenweenie and The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 3D.

Fox will release Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters on March 27, 2013, which is a Wednesday. The Host will be its closest competitor, opening on March 29, 2013. Parental Guidance, formerly known as Us & Them, will hit theaters on November 21, 2012, going up against 47 Ronin, Gravity, and Rise of the Guardians.

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