They say that those who forget history are doomed to repeat it. But if you’re Village Roadshow, the studio behind the wildly popular Lego Movie franchise and one of the most vocal critics of film piracy, you’re quite happy to make “one hell of a mistake” all over again. On March 30 next year, Australians …
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AT&T’s plans to merge with media giant Time Warner in an $85 billion deal isn’t going to skate by Capitol Hill. On Wednesday, Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle in a Senate antitrust subcommittee asked the companies tough questions about whether their planned merger would lower prices for consumers or stifle video competitors online. The bipartisan grilling could be …
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Now playing: Watch this: New Lego Batman Movie trailer 2:18 Warner Bros. Pictures debuted a new trailer for “The Lego Batman Movie” Friday that shows the Caped Crusader finally accepting responsibility for Dick Grayson, aka Robin. The movie focuses on proud loner Bruce Wayne, voiced by comedic actor Will Arnett, who declares Superman “his greatest enemy,” much to the disappointment …
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One thing is certain: if AT&T takes over Time Warner, there won’t be any “Time Warner” companies to confuse anymore. Telecom giant AT&T on Saturday signed a deal to buy entertainment giant Time Warner. It’s a big deal, in both meanings of the phrase. Valued at $85.4 billion in cash and stock, the acquisition would rank among the biggest takeovers …
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Who will win the “Game of Thrones“? It may just be AT&T. The massively popular show, the HBO channel it runs on and a host of other entertainment properties including CNN, Cartoon Network and movie studios Warner Bros. and New Line Cinema — all part of Time Warner — will join the telecommunications giant as part of a $85.4 billion …
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It’s finally here: the Google Phone. Well, not quite. It’s officially called “Pixel, Phone by Google,” and the search giant unveiled it Tuesday during a much-hyped event in San Francisco. The Pixel, available with either a 5-inch or 5.5-inch display, is a grown up Google phone, meant to compete with the top brass of the smartphone world, including Samsung and …
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Watching superheroes fight one another over personal freedoms might not sound like fun, but Marvel’s “Captain America: Civil War” ended up becoming this summer’s go-to movie for fans of Captain America, Iron Man, Black Widow, Hawkeye, Spider-Man and their adversaries. In a video posted Tuesday, Honest Trailers points out that while “Captain America: Civil War” was a huge box-office success, …
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Who’s watching the Watchmen? “Justice League” director Zack Snyder, for one. On Wednesday, Snyder tweeted out a photo of Ben Affleck in what he describes as “the new Tactical Batsuit.” No one looked at the photo and life went merrily on and HA, who are we kidding? Bat buffs had as many opinions as Gotham has criminals. Snyder’s tweet was …
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Batman and Superman may not get along, but that doesn’t mean female superheroes have the same personality clashes. In the new comic series “Wonder Woman ’77 Meets The Bionic Woman,” government agents Jaime Sommers and Diana Prince pool their superpower resources against a dire threat to national security. Related stories Supergirl poses with Wonder Woman Lynda Carter Wonder Woman stamps …
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Fans who love to dress up as their favorite film, TV, comic book and video game characters don’t just reside in the United States. Our Eastern European friends reminded us of this at Starcon in St. Petersburg, Russia, where cosplayers donned their DIY costumes and strutted their stuff. In two videos, Starcon Старкон 2016 Russian Cosplay Part 1 and Part …
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