<![CDATA[NBC Bay Area - Movies, Movie News, Upcoming Films, Releases, and Trailers ]]> Copyright 2012 http://www.nbcbayarea.com/entertainment/movies en-us Wed, 16 May 2012 17:17:34 -0700 Wed, 16 May 2012 17:17:34 -0700 NBC Owned Television Stations <![CDATA[Ride Along With "Neil Young Journeys" Trailer]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/video/#!/entertainment/movies/Ride-Along-With-Neil-Young-Journeys-Trailer/151749405 Wed, 16 May 2012 12:21:58 -0700 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/213*120/neil-young-journeys.jpg
Director Jonathan Demme joins the legendary singer-songwriter for a short road trip from his home to a music hall in Toronto where he performs some of his greatest hits. Opens June 29.

]]> <![CDATA[Presented By:]]> http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=1cd56507bb53a9e217606a46a357570a&p=4 1cd56507bb53a9e217606a46a357570a ]]> Wed, 16 May 2012 12:21:58 -0700 <![CDATA["Battleship" Stars Reflect on Their Wild, "Emotional" Ride]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/video/#!/entertainment/movies/Battleship-Stars-Reflect-on-Their-Wild,-Emotional-Ride/151713145 Wed, 16 May 2012 09:15:10 -0700 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/213*120/battleship-stars-thumb.jpg
Taylor Kitsch, Brooklyn Decker and Rihanna talk about their experiences on the set of "Battleship," and what it was like to shoot scenes with injured veterans. See "Battleship" in theaters May 18.

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]]> <![CDATA[Pics ' Posters: Ron Burgundy Returns, Mila Kunis Back to the '70s & Rachel McAdams Goes Femme Fatale]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/entertainment/movies/ron-burgundy-mila-kunis-rachel-mcadams-151588945.html Wed, 16 May 2012 06:59:42 -0700 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/213*120/anchorman-2-thumb.jpg
Kunis rocks bell bottoms, Spacey is a superhero, Scarlett is a man-eating alien, Elijah Wood is blood-splattered and so much more.

]]> <![CDATA[Cannes: Global Glamour Fest]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/entertainment/movies/Cannes-global-glamour-fest-151603765.html Wed, 16 May 2012 12:05:31 -0700 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/213*120/cannes-film-festival-P13.jpg
The 65th edition of the Cannes Film Festival features esteemed international filmmakers and big-name talent like Brad Pitt and Nicole Kidman.

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]]> <![CDATA[Tom Cruise Opens Up on Family, Scientology ]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/entertainment/movies/NATL-Cruise-Opens-up-to-Playboy-on-Lawsuits-Family-Scientology-and-Cosmetic-Surgery-151568825.html Wed, 16 May 2012 03:23:56 -0700 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/213*120/tom+cruise-722.jpg
A decade ago, Tom Cruise drew more headlines for manic behavior in interviews than for his actions on the big screen. Incidents like his couch jumping on "The Oprah Winfrey Show" even earned him a not...

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]]> <![CDATA["Amazing Spider-Man" Joins "Prometheus" in Overdoing It With the Teasers]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/entertainment/movies/The-Amazing-Spider-Man-Prometheus-151542515.html Tue, 15 May 2012 08:28:44 -0700 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/213*120/TASMgrab722_722x406_2235024590.jpg
Enough already.

]]> <![CDATA[New on Home Video: "Chronicle", "The Grey", "Albert Nobbs" & More]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/blogs/popcornbiz/New-on-Home-Video-Chronicle-The-Grey-Albert-Nobbs--More-151424895.html Tue, 15 May 2012 07:52:32 -0700 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/213*120/chronicle722_722x406_2160579712.jpg
A transgender period piece, superheroes, titans of industry, sex, bounty hunters, rogue cops, Satan and wolves!

]]> <![CDATA[Cannes 2012 Full of Big Names]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/blogs/popcornbiz/Cannes-2012-150996555.html Wed, 16 May 2012 16:51:07 -0700 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/213*120/diane-kruger-thumb-cannes-2012.jpg
The 2012 Cannes Film Festival opens Wednesday with a screening of "Moonrise Kingdom," one of the 22 films showing in competition for the coveted Palme d'Or, and one of the nine movies at this year's festival tha...

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]]> <![CDATA[Presented By:]]> http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=22c64b963d270429e7e540c6ad3732e9&p=4 22c64b963d270429e7e540c6ad3732e9 ]]> Wed, 16 May 2012 16:51:07 -0700 <![CDATA["What to Expect" Star Rebel Wilson Takes Herself Seriously]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/video/#!/entertainment/movies/What-to-Expect-Star-Rebel-Wilson-Takes-Herself-Seriously/151392825 Mon, 14 May 2012 09:33:04 -0700 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/213*120/RebelWilson_722x406_2234558789.jpg
In "Bridesmaids" Rebel Wilson played Kristen Wiig's wacky roommate and brought an uncommon brand of comedy. Now the Australian comic is doing the same thing in "What to Expect When You're...

]]> <![CDATA[PBCS: "Avengers" Again Lays Waste to the Competition With Best 2nd Week Ever]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/blogs/popcornbiz/PBCS-Avengers-Again-Lays-Waste-to-the-Competition-With-Best-2nd-Week-Ever-151365585.html Mon, 14 May 2012 06:41:52 -0700 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/213*120/avengerssb_722x406_2194092588.jpg
Last week "The Avengers" shattered the box office record for best opening weekend, this week they shattered the record for best second weekend, taking in more than $100 million, beating "Avatar"'s old record by...

]]> <![CDATA["Odd Life of Timothy Green" Trailer Is the Story of a Boy With Leaves on His Ankles]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/video/#!/entertainment/movies/Odd-Life-of-Timothy-Green-Trailer-Is-the-Story-of-a-Boy-With-Leaves-on-His-Ankles/151166485 Fri, 11 May 2012 13:39:04 -0700 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/213*120/oddlifeoftimothygreen_722x406_2233583341.jpg
Jennifer Garner and Joel Edgerton star as parents who, after having been told they can't have kids, go home and write down all the traits they'd want a kid to have, put them in a box and bury them...

]]> <![CDATA["The Campaign" a Baby-Punching Good Time]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/video/#!/entertainment/movies/The-Campaign-a-Baby-Punching-Good-Time/151166475 Mon, 14 May 2012 07:15:21 -0700 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/213*120/thecampaign_722x406_2233595399.jpg
Will Ferrell and Zach Galifianakis are rivals in this political spoof about two men running for one of North Carolina's seats in Congress. Co-stars Jason Sudeikis, Dylan McDermott, Brain Cox,...

]]> <![CDATA[The Best TV & Movie Moms of All Time]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/entertainment/movies/Best_TV_And_Movie_Moms.html Fri, 11 May 2012 19:38:47 -0700 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/213*120/SofiaVergaraB.jpg
Mother's Day is around the corner and we don't want to forget the many screen moms we've grown to love.

Photo Credit: WireImage

]]> <![CDATA[Now Showing: "Dark Shadows", "God Bless America" & More]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/blogs/popcornbiz/Now-Showing-Dark-Shadows--God-Bless-America-151012125.html Fri, 11 May 2012 10:31:49 -0700 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/213*120/darkshadows_722x406_2210714055.jpg
TV vampires, a killing spree, some dramedy, some Coen-esque romp and an indie romcom about indie rockers are on offer this week.

]]> <![CDATA["God Bless America" Director Bobcat Goldthwait Takes Aim at the Worst of Pop Culture]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/blogs/popcornbiz/God-Bless-America-Director-Bobcat-Goldthwait-Takes-Aim-151117375.html Fri, 11 May 2012 10:00:19 -0700 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/213*120/godblessamerica.jpg
"God Bless America" is writer-director Bobcat Goldthwait's third feature film as writer and director, a full-frontal attack on what he thinks ails the nation's collective psyche.

]]> <![CDATA[Presented By:]]> http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=0e24e123988a3fc3b3589cc2a75b8091&p=4 0e24e123988a3fc3b3589cc2a75b8091 ]]> Fri, 11 May 2012 10:00:19 -0700 <![CDATA[Johnny Depp and Tim Burton on Staking a Claim to 'Dark Shadows']]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/blogs/popcornbiz/Why-Johnny-Depp-and-Tim-Burton-Staked-a-Claim-on-Dark-Shadows-150874065.html Fri, 11 May 2012 08:47:13 -0700 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/213*120/dark-shadows-premiere.jpg
It’s time to shed a little light on “Dark Shadows."

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]]> <![CDATA[Stars Arrive in Style at "Battleship" Premiere]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/entertainment/movies/NATLTEST-Stars-Come-Out-for-Battleship-Premiere-150847555.html Thu, 10 May 2012 20:12:06 -0700 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/213*120/battleship+premiere.jpg
Hollywood's big guns were out in full force Thursday night for the L.A. premiere of the blockbuster sci-fi naval-combat action flick "Battleship."

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]]> <![CDATA["Dark Shadows" and the Fine Art of Adapting TV to Film]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/blogs/popcornbiz/Dark-Shadows-and-the-Fine-Art-of-Adapting-TV-to-Film-150812375.html Fri, 11 May 2012 13:10:24 -0700 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/213*120/darkshadows-thumbnail.jpg
Hollywood loves an adaptation--unfortunately, most of them stink. And the biggest mistake that's made on the way to a bad remake is often a poor choice of source material.

Photo Credit: Warner Bros.

]]> <![CDATA[The Stars of "What To Expect When You're Expecting" Celebrate the Film's Debut]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/video/#!/entertainment/movies/The-Stars-of-What-To-Expect-When-Youre-Expecting-Celebrate-the-Films-Debut/150954675 Thu, 10 May 2012 09:20:01 -0700 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/213*120/what-to-expect-premiere.jpg
What do you get when you combine Chris Rock, Cameron Diaz, Jennifer Lopez and Elizabeth Banks in one movie? A whole lot of laughs. The stars of "'What To Expect When You're Expecting" hit the town...

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]]> <![CDATA[Casting About: Jon Hamm, Nicole Kidman, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Sofia Vergara & More]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/entertainment/movies/Casting-About--150826565.html Thu, 10 May 2012 08:46:21 -0700 Deadline]]> http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/213*120/125603345.jpg Deadline]]>
Hamm goes to India, Kidman does performance art, JGL raises deadly plants, Vergara as a leather-clad madame...

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]]> <![CDATA["Gangster Squad" Trailer a Pulp Novel Come to Life With Guns Ablazing]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/blogs/popcornbiz/Gangster-Squad-150935115.html Thu, 10 May 2012 06:36:41 -0700 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/213*120/gsgrab_722x406_2232841977.jpg
The first "Gangster Squad" trailer has arrived, bringing with it a hyper-stylized look, a hail of bullets and a deep bench.

]]> <![CDATA[Movie Pics 'n Posters: Octomom with Child, Isla Fischer in a Box, Rachel McAdams Kissing Noomi Rapace and More]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/entertainment/movies/Movie-Pics-n-Posters-From-Octomom-150774535.html Wed, 09 May 2012 10:15:51 -0700 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/213*120/posters-5-10.jpg
Check out the best and most bizarre movie stills and psoters of the past week.

]]> <![CDATA["Dark Shadows" Returns]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/video/#!/entertainment/movies/Dark-Shadows-Returns/150666425 Tue, 08 May 2012 14:16:53 -0700 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/213*120/darkshadows-thumbnail.jpg
PopcornBiz's Scott Ross talks with "Dark Shadows" fan Dennis Baker about the film adaptation of the 1960’s gothic soap opera . In theaters May 11.

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Matthew McConaughey stars in the title role as a cop who moonlights as a hitman, who is hired by a man, played by Emile Hirsch, who wants his mother dead so he can collect on her

]]> <![CDATA[What Does That Teasing 'Avengers' Scene Mean For the Sequel?]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/blogs/popcornbiz/What-Does-That-Teasing-Avengers-Scene-Mean-For-the-Sequel-150464655.html Tue, 08 May 2012 10:06:03 -0700 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/213*120/Marvels-The-Avengers.jpg
Read no further if you haven’t seen “The Avengers” yet. All six or seven of you.

]]> <![CDATA["Argo" Trailer Has Ben Affleck Bathed In '70s Glory and International Intrigue]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/blogs/popcornbiz/Argo-Ben-Affleck-150606275.html Tue, 08 May 2012 08:30:48 -0700 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/213*120/argo-grab.jpg
"Argo" was the name of a film that was supposedly being shot by a group of Canadians in Tehran at the time of the Iranian Revolution in the late '70s.

]]> <![CDATA[Will Ferrell and Zach Galifianakis Square of in "The Campaign" Trailer]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/blogs/popcornbiz/Will-Ferrell-and-Zach-Galifianakis-Square-of-in-The-Campaign-Trailer-150593355.html Tue, 08 May 2012 07:46:16 -0700 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/213*120/ferrellgalifianakis_722x406_2232037321.jpg
A feature-length showdown between Will Ferrell and Zach Galifianakis seems long overdue, but the drought ends this summer with "The Campaign."

]]> <![CDATA[New on Home Video: "The Vow", "Underworld: Awakenings" & "Tim & Eric"]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/blogs/popcornbiz/The-Vow-Underworld-Awakenings-Home-Video-150426095.html Tue, 08 May 2012 07:16:35 -0700 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/213*120/thevow_722x406_1972297657.jpg
Calling all shut-ins and parents!

]]> <![CDATA[PBCS: "Avengers" Save the World, Humans Pony Up Record-Breaking $200 Million]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/blogs/popcornbiz/PBCS-Avengers-Save-the-World-World-Ponies-Up-200-Million-150374675.html Mon, 07 May 2012 06:02:06 -0700 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/213*120/loki1.jpg
"Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2" last year shattered the record for biggest opening weekend, taking in $169,189,427. You can forget all about that number.

]]> <![CDATA[Presented By:]]> http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=f23dd1193910d1d11cb433cfabf6e710&p=4 f23dd1193910d1d11cb433cfabf6e710 ]]> Mon, 07 May 2012 06:02:06 -0700 <![CDATA[Ride Along With "Neil Young Journeys" Trailer]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/video/#!/entertainment/movies/Ride-Along-With-Neil-Young-Journeys-Trailer/151749405 Wed, 16 May 2012 12:21:58 -0700 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/213*120/neil-young-journeys.jpg
Director Jonathan Demme joins the legendary singer-songwriter for a short road trip from his home to a music hall in Toronto where he performs some of his greatest hits. Opens June 29.

]]> <![CDATA[Presented By:]]> http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=1cd56507bb53a9e217606a46a357570a&p=4 1cd56507bb53a9e217606a46a357570a ]]> Wed, 16 May 2012 12:21:58 -0700 <![CDATA["Battleship" Stars Reflect on Their Wild, "Emotional" Ride]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/video/#!/entertainment/movies/Battleship-Stars-Reflect-on-Their-Wild,-Emotional-Ride/151713145 Wed, 16 May 2012 09:15:10 -0700 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/213*120/battleship-stars-thumb.jpg
Taylor Kitsch, Brooklyn Decker and Rihanna talk about their experiences on the set of "Battleship," and what it was like to shoot scenes with injured veterans. See "Battleship" in theaters May 18.

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]]> <![CDATA[Cannes: Global Glamour Fest]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/entertainment/movies/Cannes-global-glamour-fest-151603765.html Wed, 16 May 2012 12:05:31 -0700 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/213*120/cannes-film-festival-P13.jpg
The 65th edition of the Cannes Film Festival features esteemed international filmmakers and big-name talent like Brad Pitt and Nicole Kidman.

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]]> <![CDATA[Pics ' Posters: Ron Burgundy Returns, Mila Kunis Back to the '70s & Rachel McAdams Goes Femme Fatale]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/entertainment/movies/ron-burgundy-mila-kunis-rachel-mcadams-151588945.html Wed, 16 May 2012 06:59:42 -0700 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/213*120/anchorman-2-thumb.jpg
Kunis rocks bell bottoms, Spacey is a superhero, Scarlett is a man-eating alien, Elijah Wood is blood-splattered and so much more.

]]> <![CDATA[Tom Cruise Opens Up on Family, Scientology ]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/entertainment/movies/NATL-Cruise-Opens-up-to-Playboy-on-Lawsuits-Family-Scientology-and-Cosmetic-Surgery-151568825.html Wed, 16 May 2012 03:23:56 -0700 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/213*120/tom+cruise-722.jpg
A decade ago, Tom Cruise drew more headlines for manic behavior in interviews than for his actions on the big screen. Incidents like his couch jumping on "The Oprah Winfrey Show" even earned him a not...

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]]> <![CDATA["Amazing Spider-Man" Joins "Prometheus" in Overdoing It With the Teasers]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/entertainment/movies/The-Amazing-Spider-Man-Prometheus-151542515.html Tue, 15 May 2012 08:28:44 -0700 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/213*120/TASMgrab722_722x406_2235024590.jpg
Enough already.

]]> <![CDATA[New on Home Video: "Chronicle", "The Grey", "Albert Nobbs" & More]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/blogs/popcornbiz/New-on-Home-Video-Chronicle-The-Grey-Albert-Nobbs--More-151424895.html Tue, 15 May 2012 07:52:32 -0700 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/213*120/chronicle722_722x406_2160579712.jpg
A transgender period piece, superheroes, titans of industry, sex, bounty hunters, rogue cops, Satan and wolves!

]]> <![CDATA[Cannes 2012 Full of Big Names]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/blogs/popcornbiz/Cannes-2012-150996555.html Wed, 16 May 2012 16:51:07 -0700 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/213*120/diane-kruger-thumb-cannes-2012.jpg
The 2012 Cannes Film Festival opens Wednesday with a screening of "Moonrise Kingdom," one of the 22 films showing in competition for the coveted Palme d'Or, and one of the nine movies at this year's festival tha...

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]]> <![CDATA[Presented By:]]> http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=22c64b963d270429e7e540c6ad3732e9&p=4 22c64b963d270429e7e540c6ad3732e9 ]]> Wed, 16 May 2012 16:51:07 -0700 <![CDATA["What to Expect" Star Rebel Wilson Takes Herself Seriously]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/video/#!/entertainment/movies/What-to-Expect-Star-Rebel-Wilson-Takes-Herself-Seriously/151392825 Mon, 14 May 2012 09:33:04 -0700 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/213*120/RebelWilson_722x406_2234558789.jpg
In "Bridesmaids" Rebel Wilson played Kristen Wiig's wacky roommate and brought an uncommon brand of comedy. Now the Australian comic is doing the same thing in "What to Expect When You're...

]]> <![CDATA[PBCS: "Avengers" Again Lays Waste to the Competition With Best 2nd Week Ever]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/blogs/popcornbiz/PBCS-Avengers-Again-Lays-Waste-to-the-Competition-With-Best-2nd-Week-Ever-151365585.html Mon, 14 May 2012 06:41:52 -0700 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/213*120/avengerssb_722x406_2194092588.jpg
Last week "The Avengers" shattered the box office record for best opening weekend, this week they shattered the record for best second weekend, taking in more than $100 million, beating "Avatar"'s old record by...

]]> <![CDATA["Odd Life of Timothy Green" Trailer Is the Story of a Boy With Leaves on His Ankles]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/video/#!/entertainment/movies/Odd-Life-of-Timothy-Green-Trailer-Is-the-Story-of-a-Boy-With-Leaves-on-His-Ankles/151166485 Fri, 11 May 2012 13:39:04 -0700 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/213*120/oddlifeoftimothygreen_722x406_2233583341.jpg
Jennifer Garner and Joel Edgerton star as parents who, after having been told they can't have kids, go home and write down all the traits they'd want a kid to have, put them in a box and bury them...

]]> <![CDATA["The Campaign" a Baby-Punching Good Time]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/video/#!/entertainment/movies/The-Campaign-a-Baby-Punching-Good-Time/151166475 Mon, 14 May 2012 07:15:21 -0700 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/213*120/thecampaign_722x406_2233595399.jpg
Will Ferrell and Zach Galifianakis are rivals in this political spoof about two men running for one of North Carolina's seats in Congress. Co-stars Jason Sudeikis, Dylan McDermott, Brain Cox,...

]]> <![CDATA[The Best TV & Movie Moms of All Time]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/entertainment/movies/Best_TV_And_Movie_Moms.html Fri, 11 May 2012 19:38:47 -0700 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/213*120/SofiaVergaraB.jpg
Mother's Day is around the corner and we don't want to forget the many screen moms we've grown to love.

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]]> <![CDATA[Now Showing: "Dark Shadows", "God Bless America" & More]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/blogs/popcornbiz/Now-Showing-Dark-Shadows--God-Bless-America-151012125.html Fri, 11 May 2012 10:31:49 -0700 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/213*120/darkshadows_722x406_2210714055.jpg
TV vampires, a killing spree, some dramedy, some Coen-esque romp and an indie romcom about indie rockers are on offer this week.

]]> <![CDATA[Johnny Depp and Tim Burton on Staking a Claim to 'Dark Shadows']]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/blogs/popcornbiz/Why-Johnny-Depp-and-Tim-Burton-Staked-a-Claim-on-Dark-Shadows-150874065.html Fri, 11 May 2012 08:47:13 -0700 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/213*120/dark-shadows-premiere.jpg
It’s time to shed a little light on “Dark Shadows."

Photo Credit: AP

]]> <![CDATA["God Bless America" Director Bobcat Goldthwait Takes Aim at the Worst of Pop Culture]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/blogs/popcornbiz/God-Bless-America-Director-Bobcat-Goldthwait-Takes-Aim-151117375.html Fri, 11 May 2012 10:00:19 -0700 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/213*120/godblessamerica.jpg
"God Bless America" is writer-director Bobcat Goldthwait's third feature film as writer and director, a full-frontal attack on what he thinks ails the nation's collective psyche.

]]> <![CDATA[Presented By:]]> http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=0e24e123988a3fc3b3589cc2a75b8091&p=4 0e24e123988a3fc3b3589cc2a75b8091 ]]> Fri, 11 May 2012 10:00:19 -0700 <![CDATA[Stars Arrive in Style at "Battleship" Premiere]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/entertainment/movies/NATLTEST-Stars-Come-Out-for-Battleship-Premiere-150847555.html Thu, 10 May 2012 20:12:06 -0700 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/213*120/battleship+premiere.jpg
Hollywood's big guns were out in full force Thursday night for the L.A. premiere of the blockbuster sci-fi naval-combat action flick "Battleship."

Photo Credit: Getty Images

]]> <![CDATA["Dark Shadows" and the Fine Art of Adapting TV to Film]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/blogs/popcornbiz/Dark-Shadows-and-the-Fine-Art-of-Adapting-TV-to-Film-150812375.html Fri, 11 May 2012 13:10:24 -0700 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/213*120/darkshadows-thumbnail.jpg
Hollywood loves an adaptation--unfortunately, most of them stink. And the biggest mistake that's made on the way to a bad remake is often a poor choice of source material.

Photo Credit: Warner Bros.

]]> <![CDATA[The Stars of "What To Expect When You're Expecting" Celebrate the Film's Debut]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/video/#!/entertainment/movies/The-Stars-of-What-To-Expect-When-Youre-Expecting-Celebrate-the-Films-Debut/150954675 Thu, 10 May 2012 09:20:01 -0700 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/213*120/what-to-expect-premiere.jpg
What do you get when you combine Chris Rock, Cameron Diaz, Jennifer Lopez and Elizabeth Banks in one movie? A whole lot of laughs. The stars of "'What To Expect When You're Expecting" hit the town...

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]]> <![CDATA[Casting About: Jon Hamm, Nicole Kidman, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Sofia Vergara & More]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/entertainment/movies/Casting-About--150826565.html Thu, 10 May 2012 08:46:21 -0700 Deadline]]> http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/213*120/125603345.jpg Deadline]]>
Hamm goes to India, Kidman does performance art, JGL raises deadly plants, Vergara as a leather-clad madame...

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]]> <![CDATA["Gangster Squad" Trailer a Pulp Novel Come to Life With Guns Ablazing]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/blogs/popcornbiz/Gangster-Squad-150935115.html Thu, 10 May 2012 06:36:41 -0700 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/213*120/gsgrab_722x406_2232841977.jpg
The first "Gangster Squad" trailer has arrived, bringing with it a hyper-stylized look, a hail of bullets and a deep bench.

]]> <![CDATA[Movie Pics 'n Posters: Octomom with Child, Isla Fischer in a Box, Rachel McAdams Kissing Noomi Rapace and More]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/entertainment/movies/Movie-Pics-n-Posters-From-Octomom-150774535.html Wed, 09 May 2012 10:15:51 -0700 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/213*120/posters-5-10.jpg
Check out the best and most bizarre movie stills and psoters of the past week.

]]> <![CDATA["Dark Shadows" Returns]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/video/#!/entertainment/movies/Dark-Shadows-Returns/150666425 Tue, 08 May 2012 14:16:53 -0700 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/213*120/darkshadows-thumbnail.jpg
PopcornBiz's Scott Ross talks with "Dark Shadows" fan Dennis Baker about the film adaptation of the 1960’s gothic soap opera . In theaters May 11.

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Matthew McConaughey stars in the title role as a cop who moonlights as a hitman, who is hired by a man, played by Emile Hirsch, who wants his mother dead so he can collect on her

]]> <![CDATA[What Does That Teasing 'Avengers' Scene Mean For the Sequel?]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/blogs/popcornbiz/What-Does-That-Teasing-Avengers-Scene-Mean-For-the-Sequel-150464655.html Tue, 08 May 2012 10:06:03 -0700 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/213*120/Marvels-The-Avengers.jpg
Read no further if you haven’t seen “The Avengers” yet. All six or seven of you.

]]> <![CDATA["Argo" Trailer Has Ben Affleck Bathed In '70s Glory and International Intrigue]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/blogs/popcornbiz/Argo-Ben-Affleck-150606275.html Tue, 08 May 2012 08:30:48 -0700 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/213*120/argo-grab.jpg
"Argo" was the name of a film that was supposedly being shot by a group of Canadians in Tehran at the time of the Iranian Revolution in the late '70s.

]]> <![CDATA[New on Home Video: "The Vow", "Underworld: Awakenings" & "Tim & Eric"]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/blogs/popcornbiz/The-Vow-Underworld-Awakenings-Home-Video-150426095.html Tue, 08 May 2012 07:16:35 -0700 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/213*120/thevow_722x406_1972297657.jpg
Calling all shut-ins and parents!

]]> <![CDATA[Will Ferrell and Zach Galifianakis Square of in "The Campaign" Trailer]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/blogs/popcornbiz/Will-Ferrell-and-Zach-Galifianakis-Square-of-in-The-Campaign-Trailer-150593355.html Tue, 08 May 2012 07:46:16 -0700 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/213*120/ferrellgalifianakis_722x406_2232037321.jpg
A feature-length showdown between Will Ferrell and Zach Galifianakis seems long overdue, but the drought ends this summer with "The Campaign."

]]> <![CDATA[PBCS: "Avengers" Save the World, Humans Pony Up Record-Breaking $200 Million]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/blogs/popcornbiz/PBCS-Avengers-Save-the-World-World-Ponies-Up-200-Million-150374675.html Mon, 07 May 2012 06:02:06 -0700 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/213*120/loki1.jpg
"Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2" last year shattered the record for biggest opening weekend, taking in $169,189,427. You can forget all about that number.

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