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News'Looper' Can't Top Family Film At Box Office

Pulls in $21.2 million, well behind 'Hotel Transylvania'

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Sometimes even a movie critics like is no competition for something that the whole family can attend. "Looper," the new film from Rian Johnson starring Bruce Willis and Joseph-Gordon Levitt, opened in second place at the box office this weekend with a $21.2 million haul. It was no match for anoth ...

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News'Fringe,' 'Grimm' Back To Normal On Fridays

'Revolution' slips a bit in second week, but remains on top

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"Grimm" is very happy to be back on Fridays. And that's a strange thing for any show not on CBS to say. The dark supernatural fairy tale series returned to its normal audience on Friday, earning a 3.3 rating/6 share, according to Fast National overnight ratings from The Nielsen Co. That's actuall ...

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News'Babylon 5' Star Michael O'Hare Dies, 60

Appeared in various seasons as Jeffrey Sinclair

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Michael O'Hare, who played Cmdr. Jeffrey Sinclair during a single season of "Babylon 5" only to reprise the character a few times in later seasons, has died. He was 60. J. Michael Straczynski, the creator of "Babylon 5," announced O'Hare's death Friday, adding that he had suffered a heart attack ...

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NewsKaren Gillan, Arthur Darvill Reflect On Final 'Doctor Who'

Longtime companions depart this weekend from popular show

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The question for months has been how will "Doctor Who" write out some of its longest and most favorite Companions Amy and Rory when the Tardis shows up in New York this weekend? Don't ask Karen Gillan and Arthur Darvill, because they're not telling. In fact, when Airlock Alpha asked them how the ...

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News'Revolution' Dips In Ratings, But Should NBC Be Worried?

New heavily hyped drama loses 17 percent of its premiere audience

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"Revolution" stayed strong in the ratings in its second week on NBC Monday night, but it was hard not to notice that about 17 percent of the audience had departed since the premiere. And while it might be a little too soon to get worried at the Peacock, it does appear "Revolution" could be on tra ...

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NewsAnnabeth Gish Takes On 'Once Upon A Time'

Former 'X-Files' actress will play a shapeshifter in the ABC series

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It's been a couple years since we've seen Annabeth Gish in genre television, but she's back this season playing the leader of a tribe of shapeshifting wolves in ABC's "Once Upon a Time." Gish, who fans would probably best recognize from her 23-episode run on "The X-Files" in 2001 and 2002, will t ...

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NewsIs Giancarlo Esposito Playing Good Or Evil On 'Revolution'?

Series depicts a world where the only power seems to be political

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So is Capt. Tom Neville a good guy or a bad guy? Through the first episode of NBC's "Revolution," we see a pretty bad guy. But the man behind him -- Emmy-nominated actor Giancarlo Esposito -- says there is far more behind this soldier than what we might think we know after watching the pilot. ...

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NewsAurora Victims Sue Theater Company Over Shooting

Two lawsuits claim Cinemark didn't provide adequate security

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Now that James Eagan Holmes is sitting in a jail cell awaiting his day in court, those left in the aftermath of the July theater shooting in Aurora, Colo., are trying to sort out who might else be to blame. And for some of the victims, the fingers for the secondary blame is being pointed squarely ...

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News'Revolution' Grabs Huge Premiere Audience

But the real question is, can NBC hold that audience?

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"Revolution," the new post-apocalyptic drama from J.J. Abrams and Eric Kripke, did exactly what NBC had hoped it would do: bring in a huge audience. But now the real trick is, can it keep the audience coming back? "Revolution" premiered to a 7.1 rating/11 share, according to Fast National over ...

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NewsSyfy Imports Another Original Series, 'Sinbad'

Will broadcast the 12-part miniseries beginning in April

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With the success of shows like "Lost Girl," Syfy is continuing to look across the border and even overseas for new series, and this time has centered its attention on BBC's 12-part series "Sinbad." The series, starring Elliot Knight, will air in April, and feature the title character's sea-bound ...

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News'Game Of Thrones' Conquers With 4 Portal Awards

'Supernatural,' 'The Avengers' grab two each in balanced year

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Next week, HBO's "Game of Thrones" will find out how it will do against other non-genre shows at the Primetime Emmys. But at least for now, it has something else it can cheer about: Four Portal Award wins, including its second consecutive Best Series/Television. The winners of the 2012 Airlock Al ...

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News'Game Of Thrones' Captures 6 Creative Emmys

'American Horror Story' adds one as well

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"Game of Thrones" picked up six Primetime Emmys ahead of Sunday's main event, all honoring seven episodes, as the HBO series gears up for what it hopes to be a big night on Sept. 23. The creative Emmys are typically handed out a week before the live televised event, and it was "Game of Thrones" l ...

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News'Ender's Game' Producers Seek Assurances From Digital Domain

Collapse of special effects studio could affect upcoming film

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The studio behind the upcoming film "Ender's Game" want to make sure that the collapse of special effects house Digital Domain doesn't affect its production schedule as the company makes its way through the bankruptcy courts. Oddlot Entertainment has filed documents with the Delaware bankruptcy c ...

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NewsNo Need To Convince Billy Burke To Join 'Revolution'

Powerhouse alignment of J.J. Abrams, Eric Kripke and Jon Favreau did the trick

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Believe it or not, the fact that he would have a chance to play a character with the last name of "Matheson" once again is not what ultimately convinced actor Billy Burke to sign on to NBC's new series "Revolution." In fact, it's doubtful that the Gary Matheson of Fox's "24" fame could ever hold a c ...

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NewsDigital Domain Seeks Bankruptcy, Faces Auction

James Cameron's special effects house is coming apart

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Digital Domain has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Tuesday, temporarily holding off creditors who have threatened to take over the company based on past debts and losses that are measured in the tens of millions of dollars. The special effects house, founded by "Avatar" director James ...

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