Transformers and 300
So you have a list of people to buy for and no idea what to get them, right? Been there, suffered through that. And children, I can only offer you two options: piss off a bunch of friends over Thanksgiving so you don't have to get them anything, or head to the DVD section. Because nothing says "I put more thought into this than you deserve" than a movie starring some of their fave TV faces. And they're so easy to wrap!
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300 courtesy Warner Bros.
Its official 300 is set to go to battle again Frank Miller is writing the second take on the epic thats based on his graphic novel with Zack Snyder expected to direct Snyders final decision will depend on how Millers approach plays out Its not clear yet whether the next 300 be a prequel or a spin-off of the Spartan tale especially when most of the original warriors including King Leonidasaka the uber-buff Gerard Butler were killed offWhile another edition has been rumored all along it was only last week that the second film was confirmed to suit up for more action How do you think a new 300 will play out Anna DimondMore Movie News149 Roller-movie Cast Is Whipped into Place149 Jesse Plemons Friday Night Lights Up as Dope Dealer149 Box Office WALL-E Is Wanted More Than Angelina
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Blu-ray Disc
Next week, and just in time for Father's Day (Sunday, June 15th), Wal-Mart is making it much easier to afford a high-definition Blu-ray player!The original standard DVD format went on sale in the United States back in 1997, and consumers quickly shifted over to the new format from VHS. But in 1998, HDTVs went on sale, and every year since then the high definition sets have gained in popularity. But something was missing...hi-def on home video!While DVD was noticeably better than VHS, it was noticeably not-as-good as the hi-def broadcasts of TV shows and films that people could get from cable, satellite and over-the-air HD. Folks clamored for an HD home video format, and by February 2008 the Sony-developed Blu-ray Disc ("BD") format had just won a bitter hi-def format war. But at the time, prices of a BD player started at $400, and typically ran quite a bit higher.Beginning this coming Sunday, June 8th, Wal-Mart is kicking off their newly remodeled electronics departments in their st...
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Cheryl Burke by Jeffrey Mayer/ WireImage.com
Things are already smokin' hot among Dancing stars, and I don't mean their mambos. The latest pro to have some off-floor romance is Cheryl Burke, who tells People.com that she's been out a few times with 300 star Gerard Butler on some "casual group outings." And yes, she confided that the two have smooched.Burke has her dance partner, Christian de la Fuente, to thank for the dates. He introduced her to Butler a few weeks ago. And as for the future of the relationship? A coy Burke tapped around the answer, saying simply, "we'll see." Do you see a future for the petite dancer and her new Spartan partner? — Anna Dimond
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Eric Johnson by Jeff Weddell/Sci Fi Channel
The launch of Flash Gordon gave Sci Fi Channel its most-watched series premiere for the year to date, delivering 2.1 million total viewers. So, should I book that Q&A with Gina Holden (aka Dale Arden)?.... 300 last week topped the DVD sales chart for a second straight time, while Disturbia was the No. 1 rental.... DVD release dates have been set for Knocked Up (Sept. 25) and Hollow Man: Director's Cut (Oct. 16).... Food Network premieres Zane Lamprey's Have Fork, Will Travel Sept. 4 at 9:30 pm/ET.... Sell This House host Tanya Memme has launched an album, Gemini. See her site for deets.
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300 courtesy Warner Home Video
DVD Tuesday 300 divided critics and united moviegoers with its stylized vision of free men standing down monstersSend your movie questions to FlickChickSee Maitland McDonagh and Ken Fox review this weeks new flicks on the Movie Talk vodcastHear Maitland on the weekly podcast TV Guide Talk300 was exhibit A when Variety editor Peter Bart launched a spiteful screed against elitist critics earlier this year Critics lambasted 300 and audiences flocked to see it Bart concluded filmgoers seem to be having a great time at the multiplexes critics by contrast may be shopping around for a new line of work Please popular isnt always good But its not always bad either -- I loved 300 and its this weeks DVD Tuesday pick So thereA highly stylized blend of CGI and live action 300 is based on graphic novelist Frank Millers bloody visceral retelling of the Battle of Thermopylae in 480 BC during which vastly outnumbered troops from a coalition of Greek city states --
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Lena Headey and Thomas Dekker in The Sarah Connor Chronicles by Joe Viles/Fox
With the Fox network, it's often all about the mid-season, the time when shows like American Idol and 24 come along to rescue the network from its fall doldrums. Not that it's impossible for any of Fox's September newcomers to catch on. The Kelsey Grammer/Patricia Heaton sitcom Back to You looks very commercial. The situation is admittedly tougher for the downbeat New Orleans crime drama K-Ville or the murky supernatural crime drama New Amsterdam (about an immortal detective) to buck the odds and be a factor come January. While it's possible one or both may hit its mark, you can't help but feel that they might as well be titled "Placeholder 1" and "Placeholder 2" (shades of last fall's Vanished, Justice and Standoff).Once again, Fox is holding back one of its biggest guns (literally) for January. Easily the most anticipated show on the network's lineup is The Sarah Connor Chronicles (look for the word Terminator to be added to the title before it premieres): a high-octane, big-budge...
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ABC has pulled its Friday-night rebroadcasts of ABC Family's Kyle XY after four low-rated outings, TV Week reports.... TNT has ponied up $17 mil for the cable rights to 300, to premiere in September 2009. Per Variety, TNT believes it can edit out the blood and gore while maintaining the film's integrity.... OurChart.com and FanLib.com have announced a writing contest inviting fans of The L Word to rewrite any scene from Season 1 or 2. The winning submission will air as part of a future episode. Go here for deets.... On DVD August 7: 8 Simple Rules: The Complete First Season and Home Improvement, Season 7.... A survey commissioned by Arm & Hammer Advanced White Toothpaste finds that women most covet the smiles of Halle Berry and Julia Roberts. As for which Hollyhunk they'd like to "share their toothpaste" with, George Clooney edged out Matthew McConaughey.
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G-e-r-a-r-d B-u-t-l-e-r's 300 leads the pack at the 2007 MTV Movie Awards, netting a total of five nods, including best film and performance (Mr. Butler). Pirates of the Caribbean 2 followed with four noms.The Best Kiss contest pits The Holiday's Diaz-Law against Invincible's Wahlberg-Banks and Ricky Bobby's Ferrell-Cohen, while the baddie category finds 300's Rodrigo "Paulo, we hardly knew ye" Santoro going toe-to-toe with Tobin Bell (Saw III), Jack Nicholson (The Departed), Bill Nighy (POTC2) and Meryl Streep (Devil Wears Prada). The awards air June 3 on... MTV.
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Per Variety, Martin Scorsese is looking to direct The Departed's Leonardo DiCaprio in a film adaptation of Long Island stockbroker Jordan Belfort's tell-all autobiography The Wolf of Wall Street.... Fire up the CGI! 300 helmer Zack Snyder is reteaming with Warner Bros. on the zombie action-thriller Army of the Dead.... Rose McGowan, star of the upcoming Tarantino-Rodriguez double feature Grindhouse (which recently eeked out an R rating), will play B-movie staple Susan Cabot in the biopic Black Oasis.
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