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TV Review: Dollhouse – Echoes

TV Review: Dollhouse – Echoes

When a memory super-drug is released into the general population of a university, an army of dolls is sent in to contain its spread and solve the mystery of its release.

By Michelle Graham on March 31, 2009 | Comments

TV Review: Heroes – Into Asylum

TV Review: Heroes – Into Asylum

An alliance is formed between Sylar and Danko, wounds are healed between Peter and Angela and Claire and Nathan, and Heroes prepares to make the next move.

By Adam Sweeney on March 31, 2009 | Comments

Jonathan Levine Channels 1980s for ‘The Sitter’

Jonathan Levine Channels 1980s for ‘The Sitter’

After channeling the 1990s for The Wackness, Jonathan Levine is heading back further in time to bring us The Sitter,

By Dr. Cole Abaius on March 31, 2009 | Comments

Blu-ray Report: Slumdog, Bad Dogs, Bond and Black Freighters

Blu-ray Report: Slumdog, Bad Dogs, Bond and Black Freighters

Once again we’re playing catchup with The Blu-ray Report, but unlike previous week’s I am happy to go back and take a look at 8 new Blu-ray releases — some from this week and some from last week — that are currently all rocking my world to some extent.

By Neil Miller on March 31, 2009 | Comments

Six New Clips from Hannah Montana? Don’t Mind if We Don’t

Six New Clips from Hannah Montana? Don’t Mind if We Don’t

Apparently there are some fantabulous new clips from the upcoming Hannah Montana movie floating around the internet. Also, apparently there is another Hannah Montana movie.

By Dr. Cole Abaius on March 31, 2009 | Comments

Butler Out, Bettany Puts On the Collar for ‘Priest’

Butler Out, Bettany Puts On the Collar for ‘Priest’

After making a religiously based action drama with Scott Stewart, Paul Bettany is going to make a religiously based action drama with Scott Stewart.

By Dr. Cole Abaius on March 31, 2009 | Comments

DVD’s I Bought This Week: March 31st

DVD’s I Bought This Week: March 31st

Brian Gibson loves to buy DVDs. Come with him on his weekly journey into the depths of credit card debt as he tells you what to buy, rent and avoid.

By Brian C. Gibson on March 31, 2009 | Comments

‘Star Trek’ Sequel Script to be Ready By Christmas

‘Star Trek’ Sequel Script to be Ready By Christmas

Paramount is yelling, ‘go, go, go!’ for a sequel to one of the most anticipated films of the Summer. The franchise is no surprise, but they’ve already locked in three writers.

By Dr. Cole Abaius on March 31, 2009 | Comments

Poster Watch: Holmes, Hell, And A Hot Samurai Chick

Poster Watch: Holmes, Hell, And A Hot Samurai Chick

A trio of high profile (well two you know and one you’ve never heard of) posters have arrived on the scene in recent days. One tries to capitalize on it’s star, another goes for a literal interpretation of it’s title, and the last highlights a tiny pair of hot Asian butt cheeks.

By Rob Hunter on March 31, 2009 | Comments

TV Review: Terminator: SCC – To the Lighthouse

TV Review: Terminator: SCC – To the Lighthouse

In order to keep John safe, Sarah calls on an old friend – former boyfriend Charley Dixon – to keep him in a safe house. Meanwhile, John Henry finds himself in peril when an unknown entity sends a message through the security measures and possibly trips his original programming.

By Kevin Carr on March 31, 2009 | Comments

Trailer for ‘Hunger’ Will Leave You Speechless

Trailer for ‘Hunger’ Will Leave You Speechless

Intense and gripping, Hunger looks like the work of a seasoned veteran finally getting to make a passion project. We can all be jealous that it’s the director’s first feature film ever.

By Dr. Cole Abaius on March 30, 2009 | Comments

Monsters vs. Aliens Leads $58 Million Attack on Box Office

Monsters vs. Aliens Leads $58 Million Attack on Box Office

As correctly predicted by myself, it was indeed the attack of the 50-foot woman in 3-D at the box office. Monsters vs. Aliens won the weekend with a haul of $58 million, topping Watchmen for the best weekend opening of 2009 so far.

By John Cairns on March 30, 2009 | Comments

Sexy Diora Baird is a Slave Girl, These Are New ‘Star Trek’ Images

Sexy Diora Baird is a Slave Girl, These Are New ‘Star Trek’ Images

And everything contained herein will be of interest to anyone who is beginning to catch the Star Trek fever, which is likely happening to our friends from the web who are attending ShoWest in Las Vegas at this very moment.

By Neil Miller on March 30, 2009 | Comments

Why Bruno’s NC-17 and Corporate Censorship Don’t Matter

Why Bruno’s NC-17 and Corporate Censorship Don’t Matter

There’s one major reason why none of that matters, and I promise I eventually get to it at some point during my rambling, nonsensical rant.

By Dr. Cole Abaius on March 30, 2009 | Comments

First Look: Johnny Depp Looks Quite Dapper in ‘The Rum Diary’

First Look: Johnny Depp Looks Quite Dapper in ‘The Rum Diary’

Johnny Depp looks slick in this first image from the set of “The Rum Diary,” his return to the wild and wonderful world of Hunter S. Thompson.

By Robert Levin on March 30, 2009 | Comments

Steal the Wrong Wallet in ‘Pickup on South Street’

Steal the Wrong Wallet in ‘Pickup on South Street’

A small time grifter picks the wrong pocket and ends up in the middle of a federal espionage case that gets tangled up in Cold War sentiments and noir sensibilities.

By Loukas Tsouknidas on March 30, 2009 | Comments

Emily Browning Jumps to Take a ‘Sucker Punch’ From Zack Snyder

Emily Browning Jumps to Take a ‘Sucker Punch’ From Zack Snyder

A little research was required before writing this article, as I haven’t written much about actress Emily Browning since she played the wide-eyed little girl in Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events. I needed to make sure that she was over the age of 18 before I made lewd comments about her.

By Neil Miller on March 30, 2009 | Comments

Daily Diversion: The Deleted Twilight Sex Scene

Daily Diversion: The Deleted Twilight Sex Scene

You all know the score with Twilight — it’s just a big, long abstinence commercial with sparkly dead bloodsuckers. But thanks to this video from College Humor, we can all now have a laugh.

By Neil Miller on March 30, 2009 | Comments

Harold Ramis Confirms Sage Mentoring Factor for Ghostbusters 3

Harold Ramis Confirms Sage Mentoring Factor for Ghostbusters 3

Everyone from Judd Apatow to Jason Reitman to Steve Carrell to Bill Murray have been dancing around the issue of a third Ghostbusters movie for some time now. And now, finally someone asked Harold Ramis. Turns out he’s got some answers. Maybe.

By Neil Miller on March 30, 2009 | Comments

Animated Fun: Two Awesome Clips from Pixar’s Up

Animated Fun: Two Awesome Clips from Pixar’s Up

I’ve spent most of the morning getting caught up on some of the video content that we missed over the past few days — thanks to our not so awesome server issues — and wouldn’t you know that I came across a few sweet clips from Pixar’s next, Up.

By Neil Miller on March 30, 2009 | Comments

Monsters vs Aliens: 10 Things I Liked, 5 I Didn’t

Monsters vs Aliens: 10 Things I Liked, 5 I Didn’t

We’ve already laid waste to Tokyo and kidnapped bikini babes off beaches, so it was definitely time to enlist with the Monster Army to fight Aliens. But did we enjoy the experience?

By Robert Fure on March 30, 2009 | Comments

A Comically Evil EW Ranks The 20 All-Time Vilest Villains

A Comically Evil EW Ranks The 20 All-Time Vilest Villains

Are you as sick of lists as we are? Before you answer, please note that it’s a trick question of sorts. We at FSR are not in any way sick of lists. Lists are our bread and butter. They’re reason we get up in the morning. They’re the sex in our sandwiches. And so on.

By Rob Hunter on March 30, 2009 | Comments

One More ‘Star Trek’ TV Spot and Poster for the Hyper-Road

One More ‘Star Trek’ TV Spot and Poster for the Hyper-Road

The marketing blitz for Star Trek, the J.J. Abrams directed reboot of the beloved franchise, has been well under way for the past few weeks. And seeing as the film hits theaters on May 8th, I would assume that we haven’t seen the last bit of flashy marketing for this decidedly flashy movie.

By Neil Miller on March 30, 2009 | Comments

‘Lesbian Vampire Killers’ Music Video Cries Blood

‘Lesbian Vampire Killers’ Music Video Cries Blood

The following music video, which is of the song “Crying Blood” by V.V. Brown, will be featured as part of the soundtrack for the horror comedy Lesbian Vampire Killers, one of our favorite films from this year’s Fantastic Fest at SXSW line-up.

By Neil Miller on March 30, 2009 | Comments

Boiling Point: Studio Blindness

Boiling Point: Studio Blindness

This week, studios have Robert Fure all riled up – but probably not in the way you think.

By Robert Fure on March 30, 2009 | Comments

A Very Uncool EW Ranks Top 20 Coolest Heroes In Pop Culture

A Very Uncool EW Ranks Top 20 Coolest Heroes In Pop Culture

Okay, we all know how this works. Entertainment Weekly puts out a list ranking something… anything… Best Movies, Funniest Titles, Best Use Of A Vagina… and the denizens of the web work themselves into a frothy frenzy over the errors, mistakes, omissions, insults, and travesties within.

By Rob Hunter on March 30, 2009 | Comments

Discuss: Can Emma Stone Carry a Film on Her Own?

Discuss: Can Emma Stone Carry a Film on Her Own?

She caught our eye and stole some scenes in Superbad, but how will she do when she takes the lead?

By Dr. Cole Abaius on March 30, 2009 | Comments

MPAA Bends ‘Brüno’ Over With Early NC-17 Rating

MPAA Bends ‘Brüno’ Over With Early NC-17 Rating

It would appear as if Brüno, the popular character from the Sacha Baron Cohen arsenal who is about to get his own movie, has finally found a way to be a bit too dirty.

By Neil Miller on March 30, 2009 | Comments

A Quick Note About Site Down Time

A Quick Note About Site Down Time

Remember all of those database and wacky 404 errors you got yesterday while trying to visit the site? They weren’t an early April Fool’s Joke. But it does make you wonder what we’ll pull for Wednesday huh?

By Dr. Cole Abaius on March 30, 2009 | Comments

Review: ‘Haunting in Connecticut’ a Clichéd Snoozefest

Review: ‘Haunting in Connecticut’ a Clichéd Snoozefest

The only thing haunting about The Haunting in Connecticut is how similar it is to every other haunted house movie of the last three decades.

By Robert Levin on March 29, 2009 | Comments