"S.H.I.E.L.D.," the Joss Whedon-produced "Avengers" spin-off, had the biggest profile of any of ABC's pilots, and is the first major TV product of the Marvel/Disney partnership. ABC clearly has hig...
Release date: June 28
Rating: PG-13
Comparisons: "The Proposal" ($163 million), "Identity Thief" ($133 million), "Bridesmaids" ($169 million)
Predictions: $150 million
Why: Universal ...
SHOW: "Castle" (ABC)
IN ITS FAVOR: Steady as she goes for ABC's Monday 10 p.m. procedural, which has managed to hold its ground even with NBC's "Revolution" moving into the hour. "Castle"...
Films: "The Matrix" (1999), "The Matrix Reloaded" (2003), "The Matrix Revolutions" (2003)
Director: The Wachowskis
Best of the bunch: "The Matrix"
Weakest Link: "The Mat...
Nominees
"The Avengers"
"The Dark Knight Rises"
"Django Unchained"
"Silver Linings Playbook"
"Ted"
What will win: "The Avengers"
What should win: &quo...
So, remember all that excitement over "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey" being filmed and projected at 48 frames per second? Yep, it's been crickets ever since "The Hobbit" hit theaters in D...
Yeah, yeah: Boyle's jumped-up survival story -- the tale that launched a thousand terrible "rock and a hard place" puns -- got a Best Picture nomination. But so have any number of glib technical exercises, a...
The big screen continuation of the 1996 sci-fi hit "Independence Day" has been in the works for sometime, but we've heard little info beyond the fact that two films are being planned.
Recently, dire...
Notable participants: James Cameron, Ed Harris
What happened: Even today, the quickest way to piss off Ed Harris is to ask him about the production of "The Abyss." And why is he still so hot about it? Jam...
The mastermind of the "Up" series checks all of the requisite boxes. From "Coal Miner's Daughter" to "Gorillas in the Mist," he has displayed confidence with the biopic format and honorin...
