A Tribute To ‘Ballers’, HBO’s Comfort Food Comedy Few Would Admit To Loving There’s something to say about consistency in television. How many mighty shows have we seen fall in their final seasons? Too many, but for a show to stay true to its self, evolve, and entertain for many years, that’s a feat. It’s an accomplishment HBO’sBallerspulled off through its five-year run on HBO, where it was the cable network’s most popular 30-minute comedy, and yet not the most popular comedy to talk about....

Angelyne Trailer: The Mystery Of An L.A. Icon Revealed It may be difficult to describeAngelyneto the uninitiated. Urban legend made flesh? Semi-divine fertility goddess? Personification of the color pink? A rare form of humanoid cryptid? Savvy entrepreneur goosing the entire system of L.A. fame? She may be all of these things and more. For many years, Angelyne was one of L.A.’s favorite mysteries. In 1984, the first Angelyne billboard went up on Sunset Boulevard, featuring a photo of her posing in a cartoonishly seductive manner....

Channing Tatum May Make Directorial Debut With ‘Forgive Me, Leonard Peacock’ Channing Tatumhas made no secret of the fact that he’d like to direct. Now it looks like he’s found his chance. He and creative partnerReid Carolinare attached to produce and co-directForgive Me, Leonard Peacock, based on a novel bySilver Linings PlaybookauthorMatthew Quick. But for those who prefer Tatum in front of the camera, don’t worry — he’s hoping to star in the movie as well....

Check Out A Video From Mondo Mystery Movie Event ‘Die Hard;’ Plus New Gallery Announcement “Please take off your shoes at the front door.“Was this a Japanese restaurant or a film screening? A sign with that request was on the door at the Crest Theater in Los Angeles Saturday night asMondohost theireleventh Mystery Movie. The reason for shoe removal would become obvious seconds later as patrons entered the theater to see “glass” all over the floor....

Do Marvel Movies Actually Look Ugly? [Video Essay] Even if you’re not the biggest fan of superhero movies, you can’t deny thatMarvel Studioshas executed their plan to build a cinematic universe containing their comic book characters rather skillfully. Every single movie they release is a hit, even if some of them aren’t critically received very well. But no matter how good each Marvel Studios movie is, they each have their problems, and many of them share some common issues such as weak villains and non-important female characters existing only assist the major male superheroes....

Dwayne Johnson To Star In “Raunchy” ‘Baywatch’ Movie In a story that’s worthy of April 1st,Dwayne Johnsonis “loosely attached” to Paramount’s long-gestating big-screen take onBaywatch. The adaptation of the hit TV show has been in development for years and is now once again picking up steam with a new writer and director team. Comedy writerJustin Malenis rewriting the script (which wasmost recently pennedbyReno 911co-creator Robert Ben Garant) forSean AndersandJohn Morris,the team behindWe’re the MillersandHorrible Bosses 2, who are directing....

Free Movies: Bram Stoker’s Dracula Is On Hulu Free is the best way to see some movies. Take theCoppola-directedBram Stoker’s Dracula. The film was a disappointment on many levels — it is miscast, skewed quite far from the book (contrary to the title) and oddly stagebound. And yet it has a few bright shining ideas and performances, and some killer production design. Thanks toHuluyou can now watch the entire film for free....

Friday Box Office: Treasure Eyes $18.9M 3-Day; Juno Surges To Likely $15.3M National Treasure: Book of Secrets (Disney) will officially become Nicolas Cage’s biggest hit ever some time next week. The continuing adventures of treasure hunter Benjamin Franklin Gates has scooped up another $6.1M on Friday, lifting its domestic cume to $156.9M. The holiday blockbuster will likely deliver a weekend haul of $18.9M, more than enough to win the 3-day frame....

Here’s Why J.J. Abrams Returned To Direct ‘Star Wars 9’ WhenJurassic WorlddirectorColin TrevorrowleftStar Wars: Episode IX, moviegoers were left wondering who would take his place. We received the answer pretty quickly and it was both surprising and kind of obvious:Star Wars: The Force AwakensdirectorJ.J. Abrams. Now, Abrams is revealing what drew him back to theStar Warsfranchise, even though the filmmaker claims he had no intention of returning. Read on to learn why J....

In ‘Racing Extinction’ The Director Of ‘The Cove’ Targets A Network Of Earth’s Problems [Sundance 2015] The CovedirectorLouie Psihoyosreturns to Sundance in 2015 with a new call to action.Racing Extinctionis a more wide-ranging documentary than its predecessor, albeit one that is just as sharply produced, and no less stirring. Psihoyos says his intention was to go a lot bigger, and the film follows through by offering a sort of omnibus catalog of several interrelated problems facing life on Earth....

Is This The ‘Dark Knight’ Trilogy Ultimate Collectors Edition Blu-Ray Box Set? From 2005-2012,Christopher Nolanreshaped the superhero world with hisDark Knighttrilogy. Starting withBatman Begins, exploding withThe Dark Knightand climaxing withThe Dark Knight Rises, the director deconstructed one of our favorite superheroes in human terms, turning the whole filmed superhero genre on its head. As fans wait for another filmmaker to tackle the Caped Crusader, Warner Bros. is gearing up to celebrate Nolan’s achievements on the home market....

J.K. Simmons Explains That ‘Terminator: Genisys’ Is A Love Story One of the best reasons to see the upcoming Terminator sequel/rebootTerminator: Genisysmay beJ.K. Simmons. The actor will blow your mind inWhiplash, and he’s likely to be a great addition to theTerminatorseries as well. (Because, really, when is Simmons ever not welcome? He’s entertaining even in the relatively woefulThe Ladykillers.) Now Simmons is speaking up aboutTerminator: Genisys.He reveals something that probably won’t be too surprising for anyone who has been following along with the sci-fi series: this reboot is a love story....

Jason Momoa Is The New Conan The Barbarian Recently we heard that Nu Image/Millennium and Lionsgate werelooking at three actors as possible optionsto be the newConan the Barbarianin the film to be directed byMarcus Nispel. There wasJason Momoa, fromStargate: Atlantis;Kellan LutzfromTwilight; and a third, then-unnamed actor who turned out to beJared Padalecki. Now two sources are reporting that the choice has been made, and it is Momoa. Latino ReviewandDeadline Hollywood(the latter being the source of the original casting info) broke the news at about the same time this evening....