November 28, 2024

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Liam Neeson Crowned Box-Office King Over Oscar Weekend

"Liam Neeson action vehicle to top the box office over the weekend, debuting with an estimated $30 million.

(which includes Neeson in its voice cast) and narrowly defeated "Son of God."

It's been exactly 20 years since the Irish actor was recognized by the Academy. "Schindler's List" took home awards for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Original Score, Best Art Direction, Best Cinematography and Best Film Editing, but Neeson lost the Best Actor race to Tom Hanks.

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But while he's yet to win an Academy Award, the 61 year old Neeson has redefined himself as an action hero badass, ruling the box office in the early part of the year with films like "Taken." Over the weekend, "Non-Stop" (starring Neeson as an air marshall) continued the tradition. Neeson and Spanish filmmaker Jaume Collet-Serra ("Non-Stop," "

"Non-Stop" gave Universal their third #1 film this year, coming on the heels of the two biggest January openings ever, "Ride Along" and "Lone Survivor." Of course, the studio isn't having as good of a run as Disney, whose blockbuster smash "Frozen" crossed the $1 billion mark over the weekend. Of the other 17 films to have accomplished that feat worldwide, six of them belong to the Mouse House, including "Marvel's The Avengers," "Iron Man 3" and "Toy Story 3." "Frozen" won Best Animated Feature Film at the Golden Globes, BAFTAs, and more and gave composer Robert Lopez an "EGOT" with an Oscar for "Let it Go."

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And The 2014 Oscar For Best Bromance Goes To …

Sunday night's 2014 Oscars may have been the most bromantic ever, and we've got the video to prove it. Jared Leto and Matthew McConaughey started it with a huge bro-hug following Leto's Best Supporting Actor win for "Dallas Buyers Club." That set the... ...

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‘Walking Dead’: 13 Burning Questions About ‘Still’

If "The Walking Dead" taught only one lesson in "Still," it's this: there ain't no party like a Daryl Dixon party, because at a Daryl Dixon party, you blast The Mountain Goats, pound moonshine, play "I Never" with newbie drinkers and burn houses to the ground.

Also, the Daryl Dixon party has a boob bucket. Never forget.

Here are some of our burning questions about one of the most wonderfully weird "Walking Dead" episodes of all time.

1. When did "The Walking Dead" turn into "Survivor"? Hunting snakes for food, starting fires with magnifying glasses, living in absolute squalor ... some problems with their social games aside, Daryl and Beth would make for a pretty solid Final Two alliance.


2. How long could you sit alone in a trunk with Daryl Dixon before jumping his bones? Five, ten minutes, at most?

3. Snake Jerky or Mud Snake? Which name do you like better? The first sounds more palatable, although the second could be a damn fine dessert, "dirt pudding" style. Whatever the case, add snake to the ever-growing list of "Walking Dead" food products.

4. Who comes up with the post-apocalyptic messaging? On "Still," we saw the words "Welcome to the Dog Trot" scrawled on the wall, while a walker was labeled "rich bitch." Who is going around dropping all of these slogans and labels all over the place? Did Banksy survive the plague and move to Georgia? Wait a minute...

5. ...is Daryl Dixon Banksy? Nope.

6. How far would you go for a drink? I understand that life gets rough in the zombie ...

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Lena Dunham To Write Archie Comic Series

How does Lena Dunham follow up a successful HBO show like "

"I was an avid Archie collector as a child," Dunham said via press release. "Conventions, first editions that l kept in plastic sleeves, the whole shebang. It has so much cultural significance but also so much personal significance, and to get to play with these beloved characters is a wild creative opportunity."

The deal is part of a larger step Archie Comics is making towards updating their image, a journey that began with the introduction of their first gay character a few years ago, and even marrying Archie to long-time beaus Veronica and Betty, in dual "alternate reality" comics.

Also as of this morning, Archie has also hired "Glee" writer Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa as Chief Creative Officer of the company. Aguirre-Sacasa has been a frequent writer of Archie comics, including the currently running zombie riff "Afterlife with Archie." His first act as CCO? Hiring Dunham, of course.

"Everyone at Archie is thrilled Lena's coming aboard to write this story, and I can tell you, it's going to be fantastic," Aguirre-Sacasa said. "Lena's take on the Archie gang is funny and real and contemporary. It's a stunning fit, and I know fans will be excited to read it. I am!"

No word yet on whether Reggie will pee on Betty in the shower.

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Fun Facts About The Epic Oscar Selfie To Impress Your Friends With

Oh, you needed a few more reasons to love about the most epic selfie ever to have selfied? Sure, we can help you out with that.

As you know (and have probably retweeted several times by now, in multiple photoshopped iterations), Academy Awards host Ellen DeGeneres pulled together the most star-studded selfie ever with the goal of breaking the record of most retweets ever. Well, mission accomplished, along with literally crashing Twitter. The pic doesn't just hold the honor of most tweets, but also for most Oscar nominations and wins as well.

(Note: At the time this selfie was taken, Lupita Nyong'o had not yet won Best Supporting Actress. Her brother had also not yet received the honor of Most Awesome Sibling.)

Here are a few more stats that you can throw out when you're talking about this selfie at your next dinner party.

» Number of "Hunger Games" stars: 1
» Number of Best Actress nominees: 4
» Average age of those depicted (minus Lupita's brother): 43
» Total age of those depicted (again, sans Lupita's brother): 476
» Total sequels (already released) 8
» Number of nominees whose shows President Barack Obama watches: 1
» Spots on 10
highest-grossing movies list
occupied by those pictured:
0
» 2014 Oscar winners pictured: 3

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Jennifer Lawrence’s Scream And 6 Other Things You Didn’t See At The Oscars

LOS ANGELES — Any red carpet that allows for Benedict Cumberbatch to photobomb U2 is alright by me. My Oscar night was a blast.

Don't get me wrong, you can enjoy the Academy Awards from every vantage point. Watch it from home and soak up every detail. If you're lucky enough to cover the red carpet like me it's a little bit different. You don't see everything, but what you do see and experience is pretty unique. It all goes by in a blur. Here are some moments still flashing through my brain.

1. There's no one we were more excited to see than Jennifer Lawrence who brings it each and every time. And by "it" I mean something crazy and awesome. It didn't take long this go round as she greeted me with some kind of Tarzan scream. Amazing.

2. The flash of sadness at seeing Pharrell was not wearing his crazy (awesome) hat gave way to relief that at least he had the good sense to wear shorts because, well someone had to and shorts probably suit him more than Martin Scorsese.

3. When Emma Watson came over for a chat, like any good big brother I, of course, chastised her for not being home studying (she's set to graduate from college in a few months). Emma apologized for not dancing this year, as her buddy Daniel Radcliffe did last year. Still, she was in great spirits thanks to just meeting the woman she says made her want to be an actress: Julia Roberts.

4. Lupita Nyong'o ...

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‘Fifty Shade Of Grey’ Sequel: What’s The Status?

A quick word of advice, not that you asked for it: Don't use the words and "hands-on" in the same sentence unless you want to evoke some very specific images.

"Fifty Shades of Grey" producer Dana Brunetti did just that while speaking with MTV News on the 2014 Oscars red carpet, talking about what fans can anticipate about Universal and director Sam Taylor-Johnson's upcoming adaptation of the widely-worshipped E.L. James novel.

Brunetti was tight-lipped on details ("We just wrapped; we'll talk about it in a year from now," he said), but made it clear that fans can expect the saucy novel to experience a faithful translation to the big-screen.

"E.L. was there every day," he said of the author's participation in the movie. "She was very hands-on. To have the author there definitely makes it pretty faithful."

Based on the book phenomenon of the same name, "Fifty Shades" focuses on Dakota Johnson as Anastasia Steele, a young college student who encounters and begins a passionate (and, ah, interesting, to put it mildly) relationship with the enigmatic Christian Grey, played by Jamie Dornan. The movie doesn't arrive until a little less than a year from now, but fans are already curious about possible sequels, given that "Fifty Shades of Grey" is just the first installment of a trilogy.

"I have no idea," Brunetti said about development on a possible "Fifty Shades" sequel. "I have no idea yet. We haven't even started discussing that yet. We just want to get this one wrapped and get it cut. We'll see the cut, see ...

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