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Here Are the 5 Movies that Dominated the US Box Office This Weekend

August 24, 2017 By Janice Bower Leave a Comment

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movie popcorn in bag

This weekend’s box office offer covers all tastes and ages.


August is a bit late for summer blockbusters and early for fall releases, so this weekend (August 18-20) was fairly tame as far as the box office went. But if you are looking for something to see, here are the top five movies for your consideration.

Taking the top spot this weekend is The Hitman’s Bodyguard, a new release starring Samuel L. Jackson as a former assassin about to testify against a dictator and Ryan Reynold as the disgraced bodyguard trying to protect him. It exceeded financial expectations with $21.6 million, though reviews describe it as a fairly average action movie.

Annabelle: Creation came in second with $15.5 million on its second weekend. This horror film about a demonic doll is the fourth installment in The Conjuring series and serves as a prequel to 2014’s Annabelle. Creation managed to wash away the shame of the 2014 prequel which brought shame to the genius of The Conjuring.

Another new release is Logan Lucky, which came in at third with $8.1 million—a pity, since director Steven Soderbergh said that it would need $15 million to be a success. It stars Channing Tatum, Adam Driver and Riley Keough as siblings who plan a heist on the Charlotte Motor Speedway during the Coca-Cola 600.

The extremely popular Dunkirk returns for its fifth weekend, raking in another $6.7 million. It focuses on the Dunkirk Evacuation during World War II, where the British pulled together all of their civilian vessels to help save more than 300,000 soldiers who were pinned down in northern France by the Nazi invasion.

Rounding out the top 5 is The Nut Job 2: Nutty by Nature, which returns for its second week with $5.1 million. This children’s film, about talking animals living in a park, has not done well with audience or critics, performing far below expectations.

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Will Jon Snow Manage to Unite All of Westeros Against the Army of the Dead?

August 21, 2017 By Adam Lynch Leave a Comment

the Night King in Hardhome

the Night King in Hardhome

Finally, the Walkers are at the wall, and Westeros is about to go to war. The real war.


There’s only one war that matters. And it is here. That’s all we get from the Game of Thrones episode 8 promo. Amid piercing stares, glamorous shots of armies marching, ships sailing, people looking gloomy, and Theon breaking down for some reason, Jon utters this sentence at what appears to be the meeting fans have been waiting for for forever.

Will Cersei be Convinced?

Cersei looked as smug as ever as she sat down to listen to the plea of the King in the North. As we all know what happened to the last Stark that was proclaimed King, let’s hope that the Lannisters will keep their regards this time. However, Cersei is a pragmatic woman, so it may be that Viserion died for naught and she will dismiss Jon’s case as trickery.

Why Did Sansa Look So Gloomy?

Back in Winterfell, we see Sansa looking upon her kingdom, looking gloomier than ever. She’s alone on top of the walls she jumped from not long ago. Will Arya attempt to assassinate her so she could wear her face and pretty dresses? Let’s hope not. Arya is smarter than that and people are still hoping that that little showdown was all for Littlefinger.

Will We Get a Lannister Showdown?

The promo shows Tyrion travelling somewhere by boat, looking even more dejected than Sansa. Then, a couple of moments later, we see Jamie and Bronn, preparing for a battle. Will the brothers meet on the battlefield on the same side or will they be fighting each other?

What Is Bran Up To?

Ever since Bran appropriated the three eyed raven’s powers, his sole purpose seemed to be to warn Jon and the rest about the intentions and movements of the Night King and his Army of the Dead. However, for some time now, he’s been sitting cozily in Winterfell, toying with Littlefinger and being a downright creep with his older sister. He’s starting to fade into irrelevancy so he’d better put that knowledge to good use soon.

Who Will Die?

According to GoT tradition, somebody has to die in the season finale. So who is going to bite the dust? Our money is on Littlefinger, but who knows? Cersei’s clock is also ticking as she has done nothing of worth this entire season. On the other hand, Westeros is at war, so everybody is sitting on thin ice. Well, everybody except Fire and Ice, we need them to defeat the Night King, get married, have plenty of beautiful incestuous children, and deliver us from Martin’s evil.

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Disney Content Might Soon Be Gone From Netflix

August 9, 2017 By David Kellen Leave a Comment

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disney content castle logo

Disney content will start being withdrawn from Netflix following recent developments.

Netflix fans might soon start noticing a decided lack of Disney content in the streaming service’s menu, which can be easily explained thanks to the latest statement from the Mouse House brand.

On Tuesday, August 08, Disney announced its decision to put a stop to its broadcasting deal. It will be doing so as the company is set on launching its own streaming service sometime in 2019, according to reports.

Marvel TV shows are nonetheless expected to still be available.

Disney Content to Stop Being Accessible on Netflix

Bob Iger, the Disney CEO, is reported as having stated that the company is still in a “good relationship” with Netflix. However, the Mouse House is looking to extend the public’s options for viewing its ‘vast library of content’.

Its recent acquisition of new shares in BAMTech seem to be specifically directed towards achieving this goal. BAMTech is a streaming and marketing service. Disney first acquired a 33 percent stake in the company back in 2016. Now, the Walt Disney Company officially announced that it would be buying the majority ownership of the company.

Through it, Disney will be launching its own ESPN-branded multi-sport video streaming service as soon as 2018. A Disney-branded direct-to-consumer streaming service is expected to go live in 2019.

“The new Disney-branded service will become the exclusive home in the U.S. for subscription-video-on-demand viewing of the newest live action and animated movies from Disney and Pixar,” declared Disney in the statement.

The company then pointed out some of its future releases, for example, Toy Story 4 or the Frozen still unnamed sequel. The Lion King live action movie, as well as other highly anticipated films, is also on the list.

Although all Disney content will start disappearing from Netflix, users are expected to be still able to access Marvel TV content. As such, shows such as Jessica Jones or Luke Cage should still remain on the streaming service’s list.

An exact date for the withdrawal of the Disney content from Netflix has yet to be announced.

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Barbara Sinatra, Philanthropist And Activist, Dies At 90

July 26, 2017 By David Kellen Leave a Comment

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barbara sinatra frank sinatra

Barbara Sinatra, the fourth wife of Frank Sinatra, just passed away at 90.

Barbara Sinatra, a famous activist and philanthropist, and the fourth wife and widow of Frank Sinatra, passed away at 90 years old on Wednesday, July 25.

According to a report, the woman died of natural causes at home, the Rancho Mirage in California, surrounded by her family and friends. A statement with these details was issued by John Thoresen, who is the Barbara Sinatra Children’s Center director.

Barbara Sinatra, Famous for her Philanthropic Actions

Sinatra had a very active life as she started out as a model and also Las Vegas showgirl. A prominent figure and Palm Springs socialite, she was quite famous even before marrying her third husband.

This was Frank Sinatra, the legendary singer, who was at its fourth marriage at the time. It was also the most enduring for both of the two, as the artist’s death in 1998 ended it. Frank Sinatra died at the age of 82. She also gained prominence for being his “Lady Blue Eyes”.

With some help from her husband, Barbara Sinatra was also able to found a nonprofit center in 1986, in Rancho Mirage. This helps provide therapy and other sorts of support to young victims of emotional, physical, and sexual abuse.

Sinatra remained active and involved in the center until recently, according to reports. Thoresen states that she has been helping raise funds and also dropping by just to make sure that the children had what they needed. She also pushed for the creation of a video program that was released last year.

Barbara Sinatra was involved in charities and social actions even before her marriage to the singer. Before founding the children’s center, she helped raise money for various charitable causes by using her socialite status.

Sinatra is survived by Robert Oliver Marx, her son with Zeppo Marx, her second husband, and Carina Blakeley Marx, a grand-daughter.

Funeral arrangements have yet to be announced.

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Justice League And Thor: Ragnarok Trailers Battle At SDCC 2017

July 25, 2017 By David Kellen Leave a Comment

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justice league pannel at sdcc

Justice League and Thor: Ragnarok had two of the most watched trailers at SDCC 2017.

Both Marvel and DC dropped new trailers or at least exclusive footage during their San Diego Comic Con 2017 panels. As they did so, two trailers seemed to draw the most attention and have been battling over being the most watched trailer presented during this year’s SDCC.

One of them offers an exclusive look at what is to come in DC’s Justice League. The other is the official trailer for the much awaited Thor: Ragnarok from Marvel Entertainment.

Justice League Trailer Details and Preview

The newest trailer for the Justice League, a DC Extended Universe (DCEU) production was released during the SDCC in Hall H. It offers a first look at the latest villain, the monstrous Steppenwolf. Although Henry Cavill’s Superman did not make an appearance, the trailer makes heavy references to him.

It seems to indicate the important role of Wonder Woman played by Gal Gadot as well as offered some further details on the world of Aquaman, played by Jason Momoa. Possible spoilers ahead, as the movie will take up from the day immediately following Superman’s death.

Justice League has been teasing fans with Superman’s role in the movie, and his presence is still very much up to the question. A final shot and line from Alfred (Jeremy Irons) may also be adding more fuel to the fire.

The exclusive look video gathered almost 16 million views on YouTube, as of this moment. The movie is slated for release on November 17, 2017.

Thor: Ragnarok Official Trailer and Possible Spoilers

Justice League was taken down from its most watched position at the 2017 SDCC by the official trailer for Marvel’s Thor: Ragnarok. As of now, this has a little over 17 million views on YouTube.

In the official trailer, Thor, played by Chris Hemsworth, and Mark Ruffalo’s the Hulk get to have a very one on one meeting. The montage starts with Thor narrating his woes, as he looks back on what led to his current situation.

Namely, this began with the loss of Mjölnir, his great hammer, and was then followed by Thor’s “journey of self-discovery”. Things went truly south because of Hela (played by Cate Blanchett) and her destroying Thor’s Asgard.

Thor’s story really tugs at the heartstrings but does not lose its humor. It will also feature an honest conversation between the Hulk and the Asgardian god. We will also see the brothers fighting together, as Loki seems to be fighting alongside the good guys.

The film is scheduled to be released on November 3, 2017.

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Game Of Thrones Season 7 Premiere Broke The Series Records

July 18, 2017 By David Kellen Leave a Comment

game of thrones season 7 premiere screenshot
game of thrones season 7 premiere screenshot

The Game of Thrones Season 7 premiere just broke HBO’s viewer records.

The new season of the top-rated Game of Thrones just broke another one of its own records following its premiere on July 16. Season 7’s first episode ranked the highest number of viewers yet, surpassing even the Season 6 first and last episodes, which came with their own set of cliffhangers.

The Game of Thrones Season 7 premiere also broke HBO’s records, being the most watched first episode the broadcast company ever produced and distributed.

GoT’s Season 7 Premiere, a Prelude of More to Come

Season 7’s first episode, called “Dragonstone”, was first broadcast on July 16 and watched by 16.1 million viewers. 10.1 million were on broadcast while the other 6 million came from streaming or on DVR, according to reports.

The numbers mark a 50 percent increase over Season 6’s premiere, “The Red Woman”, which came as quite a surprise for some. At the time, everyone was holding their breaths as they waited to find out what would be the faith of Jon Snow following Season 5’s cliffhanger. Still, its 7.94 million viewer count was then surpassed by “The Winds of Winter”, Season 6’s last episode, which raked in 8.89 views on its original air date.

The high number of views for the Season 7 premiere are even more impressive when taking into consideration when this new season kicked off. Generally, the TV viewership is considered to be higher in the spring than in the summer period.

Even despite this being the first Game of Thrones season to begin in July, the other kicking off in either March or April, it was still the most viewed.

Some Mild Spoilers Ahead

“Dragonstone” was an ultimately slower episode than viewers have come to expect, with its being focused more on conversation. Despite a powerful beginning, the episode slowed down its pace, being fueled by conversation and a much-debated cameo. However, it once again struck viewers at the end, as an important player took her first ever steps in Westeros.

Based on the season’s trailers and the Episode 2 teaser trailer, the season will most likely pick up pace in its remaining six episodes. Season 7 of Game of Thrones will only have 7 episodes, 3 fewer than other seasons. The next episode, named “Stormborn” will air on July 23 at 9 p.m. ET.

For those look to refresh their memory or get up to speed with things, HBO also released a short video recap of Seasons 1 to 6.

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The Sixth Game of Thrones Novel Won’t Be Released Before the Show Airs

January 2, 2016 By Janice Bower Leave a Comment

George R.R. Martin, author of Game of Thrones series
George R.R. Martin, author of Game of Thrones series

Assuming you haven’t yet, read it here: the sixth Game of Thrones novel won’t be released before the show airs in April.

Assuming you haven’t yet, read it here: the sixth Game of Thrones novel won’t be released before the show airs in April. Fans of the novel series might be disappointed as George R.R. Martin announced he missed the extended deadline to hand in the manuscript for The Winds of Winter, the sixth novel of the Game of Thrones series.

For years, readers have been ahead of the HBO show. This may have given rise to a series of conflicts as many spoilers were left hanging around to the disappointment of the HBO show fans. Not any more. With the plot twists differing from the novel series already showing up in the fifth season of Game of Thrones and George R.R. Martin missing the deadline for The Winds of Winter, the fans of the HBO series will not take the lead.

One thing is for sure: the sixth Game of Thrones novel won’t be released before the HBO show comes to the screens in April. The infamous author has written an extensive blog post explaining the circumstances of missing the deadline. He is also adding that The Winds of Winter will be finished when it will be finished. With no precise deadline anywhere in sight, it might take long after the sixth season of the HBO show is finished that the novel hits the bookshelves.

On George R.R. Martin’s website, the blog post states clearly the the sixth novel is not finished. The author apologizes for the disappointment he brought to his readers. More importantly, he adds his agents, publishers, translators and basically everyone waiting for this book is under the weather at the moment. George R.R. Martin included.

“For months now I have wanted nothing so much as to be able to say ‘I have completed and delivered The Winds of Winter on or before the last day of 2015’”.

The first deadline would have seen the sixth novel completed and delivered by the end of October 2015. During a meeting, the publishers extended the deadline until December 2015. The idea was fairly simple. If the manuscript had been handed over until a few days ago, a tour-de-force would have seen The Winds of Winter released prior to April 2016.

Now, it’s all hanging. However, it wouldn’t be wise to suspect George R.R. Martin of slacking. In the same blog post he added that hundreds of pages comprising dozens of chapters are done. Nonetheless, the story is unfurling farther and farther, making the author realize there is still a lot of work to be done. The best clue we have at the moment is that the sixth novel of the Game of Thrones series is still months away from completion.

The characters are pushing the story to new heights. The narrative is intense and The Winds of WInter promises to be a captivating, read in one breath (don’t take that literally) novel. The only problem is that ‘it will be done when it’s done’, in the author’s own words.

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Filed Under: Entertainment Tagged With: Game of Thrones, George R.R. Martin, HBO show, sixth novel, The Sixth Game of Thrones Novel Won't Be Released Before the Show Airs, The Winds of Winter

Who Is Going To Take Taylor’s Place?

October 14, 2015 By Lonnie Davidson Leave a Comment

The options are quite abundant, with so many artists roaming around this stage, so the question remains very simple: who is going to take Taylor’s place?
The options are quite abundant, with so many artists roaming around this stage, so the question remains very simple: who is going to take Taylor’s place?

Who Is Going To Take Taylor’s Place?

With Taylor Swift officially leaving the country stage, you can’t help but wonder that the country stage was, in some way, robbed of one of its most notorious stars. Taylor’s spot in country needs to be refilled. The options are quite abundant, with so many artists roaming around this stage, so the question remains very simple: who is going to take Taylor’s place?

Even though Taylor officially took a step forward in 2014 with her “1989” pop album, country still seems to cling to her, not having forgotten the great addition that she brought to the genre. Last Sunday Swift received her Songwriter/Artist of the Year Award when she attended the Nashville Songwriters Association gala dinner.

What is more fabulous is that this is her 7th award, a tremendous performance for the singer whose career literally exploded in the past year. And Swift is also thought to have had some mixed feelings about the fact that her songs were played on both pop and country radio stations. It cannot be so easy to sort of give up a part of yourself and move to another genre. While she felt successful, she might have thought about the past as well.

Cody Alan, the host and executive producer of both “CMT Radio Live” and “CMT After MidNite” declared that

“Taylor is an artist that broke through and crossed over into the mainstream.”

But while this can be perceived as a success, it can also be a downside because of how people perceive your music. Alan said that “it all comes down to good music” so it really depends if the artists that need to take over the country genre right now really have “the sound”.

And this brings us back to the original question: who is going to take Taylor’s place? There are a few alternatives that really stand out from the rest like Maddie & Tae, Kelsea Ballerini, Kelly Clarkson or Sam Hunt. Or, we could see Taylor re-emerge again. According to her recent claims, she intends on taking a break from music once her “1989” tour is done.

Swift was not entirely sure about what she would do with her break, but she did say that song writing can be one of the main priorities. Success in another genre doesn’t necessarily mean that she cannot get back into country. It’s still worth a shot.

So what do you think? Who is going to take Taylor’s place? Or, can the place even be taken?

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Filed Under: Entertainment Tagged With: 1989 pop album, country, Nashville Songwriters Association, pop, Songwriter/Artist of the Year Award, Taylor Swift

The Mother Of Dragons Is The Real Deal

October 14, 2015 By Barbara Mast Leave a Comment

When Esquire magazine dropped the announcement, the world knew that the Mother of Dragons is the real deal.
When Esquire magazine dropped the announcement, the world knew that the Mother of Dragons is the real deal.

The Mother Of Dragons Is The Real Deal

Honestly, it did not really come as much of a surprise when Emilia Clarke was declared the Sexiest Woman Alive. When Esquire magazine dropped the announcement, the world knew that the Mother of Dragons is the real deal. But the prize was not just given to Clarke. She proved that she fully deserves it through performance over and over again. Obtaining it was just a matter of time.

According to Esquire, Clarke is most attractive because she manages to portray different characters that are very different from each other. You cannot deny that her acting is good and Clarke could, until now at least, being every character that she had to a level that is very close to reality. Her role as the Targaryen queen, especially, showed how fluently she can emerge as a well-rounded character in a very complex story.

Esquire declared that

“she manages to bring together a number of opposites, to make them natural: sweetness and toughness, emotionalism with a kind of cold-blooded determination.”

What is also most important is that, despite being such a queen on TV, Clarke is a very modest actress who tries to look at life in a positive and funny way. She also likes to keep a low profile. Fame doesn’t get to her easily.

In her cover story, Clarke explained how she became the superstar that she is today and, in case you don’t know yet, it is a very simple story that shows how life can go in the right direction if you do things right. After she got the script for Daenerys Targaryen, she did not have much of a lead to follow and little time to read the books so she “Wikipedia’d the living crap out of it.”

That is how she got the role and everything from then onward just steamrolled in the right angle. Did we mention that this was not the first time she ever got a similar award? Clarke was also nominated as “Woman of the Year” by CQ, a men’s publication that is also widely known. This just serves as proof that she will be around for a while and, with the upcoming Thrones seasons, she might be for a good number of years.

So now that the world knows that the Mother of Dragons is the real deal, what do you think about it? Does Emilia Clarke deserve the spot? Or are there other gorgeous beauties out there who can easily take the number one position?

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Filed Under: Entertainment Tagged With: Emilia Clarke, Sexiest Woman Alive, Targaryen, Thrones

The Bastard Of Winterfell Is Coming Back

October 4, 2015 By Janice Bower Leave a Comment

Fans from all over the world are desperately trying to find out if the bastard of Winterfell is coming back next season.
Fans from all over the world are desperately trying to find out if the bastard of Winterfell is coming back next season.

The Bastard Of Winterfell Is Coming Back

The quest to find Jon Snow’s fate continues! Fans from all over the world are desperately trying to find out if the bastard of Winterfell is coming back next season and Maisie Williams seems to be a human target for the same question. Williams has gained a lot of popularity over the years while playing as Arya and the recent creation of her YouTube channel made things even better for her.

Still, Williams admits that she is tired of answering the same question for the 1000th time. During and Absolute Radio breakfast show, she admitted to Christian O’Connel that fans keep asking her about Jon Snow. This might be because of her close relationship with Jon that was depicted at the beginning of season 1 and reconfirmed in season 5, when she hesitated throwing Needle.

Williams declared that “all the time people are asking me if Jon Snow is alive and the answer is no! He’s dead! I promise.” That “I promise” is rather suspicious. Don’t get us wrong, we take Maisie’s word for granted, but she, too, cannot say anything about the show right? “I promise” does not sound as compelling as “I swear by the old gods and the new”.

The actress playing Arya Stark also had her own favorite character, Ygritte, who died at the end of season 4 when the wildlings assaulted the Wall. While her death was unfortunate and left many fans in tears, it was a symbol that allowed Jon to move away from love and back to duty, preparing him for the Night’s command.

Then, after we saw Jon in his rightful place, he was mercilessly stabbed by his brothers in the season finale, the last blow being delivered by Olly, a character specifically created for the show and who many fans like to insult on every possible occasion. We are with you in this one, not to worry.

Nevertheless, Jon Snow is expected to return this season, either as a warg or resurrected by Melisandre via dark magic. Kit Harrington has also been spotted wearing the Stark’s dire wolf somewhere in Northern Ireland. He was talking to the directors close to camera equipment when spotted, so there you have it. Jon Snow is not dead.

And to seal the deal, Harrington confirmed that he is still under contract and that he “will probably be in his thirties” by the time he is done with Game of Thrones. So sorry Maisie, we know you have to keep the secret, but we are pretty sure that Jon Snow is alive and well.

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