Wanted, which is loosely based on Mark Millar’s comic book series of the same name, takes its audience on an entertaining ride that does not disappoint. The movie opens with the narration and introduction of Wesley Gibson (James McAvoy) as an apathetic doormat, who works a boring office job and ignores the fact that his best friend is sleeping with his girlfriend, coping instead by popping anti-anxiety medication at every turn. He is seemingly living an unimportant existence until the father that he never knew is killed, setting off a series of events that lead to him leaving his old life to train to become part of a secret society known as the Fraternity that his father had belonged to before he was killed...
After ten years (and thirteen days) Mulder and Scully are finally back in the long awaited sequel of the first The X-Files film with The X-Files: I Want to Believe. This installment takes place six years after the season finale. Being a “monster of the week” type storyline as opposed to a mythology one, it is much different than its predecessor, as it seems to focus more on the horror genre rather than on science fiction.
The opening of Twilight, the film adaptation of the first book of the bestselling four-part Twilight saga by Stephenie Meyer, brought in a lot more fans this weekend than anyone expected. Theaters across the country were sold out days in advance, some several weeks, to the midnight and in most cases the following evening showings of the blockbuster movie. The Summit Entertainment film raked in $70,553,000 opening weekend, much more than the initial projections. Summit has announced that the sequel, New Moon, is already in the works..
After the success of sales of previous releases of Stephanie Meyer’s Twilight saga, everyone knew that the DVD release would be big, but no one suspected how big. Never has a DVD release had so much promotion – midnight parties at most store chains around the globe. Fans spent hours gathered at their favorite stores to play games, win prizes, and talk to other fans as they waited until midnight to own the film adaptation of the first book in the series. Of course that wasn’t all. Most stores were stocked with tons of new and previously sold out merchandise as well.
Star Trek fans around the world waited in anticipation for the new Star Trek installment, released last Friday. Some fans questioned it would live up to the hype. J.J. Abrams, the director, was admittedly never a Star Trek fan. He made the movie not with the fans in mind, but rather movie-goers in general. However, this movie has seemed to unite fans and non-fans across the globe, earning $72.5 million opening weekend.
The Stargate phenomena first started on film in 1994 and then on television in 1997 with Stargate SG-1, and in 2002 was picked up by Syfy (formally Sci Fi) who made it their own and the series continued for a total of ten seasons, as well as some post series movies. The show focused on a team of a soldier, an astrophysicist, a civilian scientist, and an alien, who used a Stargate to travel to planets outside our own solar system. Towards the end of the original series, the scientists of Stargate discovered a use for the eighth chevron on the gate – to travel to Atlantis in the Pegasus Galaxy. Thus became the spin off of Stargate: Atlantis. For years the ninth Chevron was not mentioned, until now. If activated the ninth chevron could take them far beyond that of the Pegasus Galaxy. Stargate Universe was born.
Chris Olivero, most notably known for his work on Kyle XY, recently spoke to Media Blvd. Magazine about his role on the show, as well as past and future projects. On Kyle XY, Olivero plays the character of Declan McDonough, best friend of Kyle (played by Matt Dallas) and ex-boyfriend of Lori Trager (played by April Matson).
Kirsten Prout both known for her movie and television work can be seen weekly on the television show, Kyle XY, which has already been renewed for a third season. Prout recently spoke to Media Blvd Magazine about life on and off the show. Prout plays the part of Amanda Bloom, Kyle’s (Matt Dallas) next door neighbor and girlfriend.
Jean-Luc Bilodeau is known for his role on ABC Family’s television show Kyle XY. Bilodeau recently spoke to Media Blvd. Magazine about his work on Kyle XY as well as his upcoming project. Bilodeau plays the part of Josh Trager, the youngest member of the Trager family.
Well known for both her work on television and in film, Friends former star Courteney Cox stars in the FX drama Dirt, which will premiere its second season tonight. Dirt is produced by Coquette Productions, a company owned by both Cox and her husband David Arquette. The show, centered around Cox’s character, Lucy Spiller, the editor-in-chief of the tabloid magazine Dirt Now, focuses on Hollywood scandals ripped from the headlines.