January brings five “Superman” movies to Netflix. Two of them are excellent, two are not so great and the other one is “Superman Returns.” Speaking of aliens (because Superman is an alien, remember?), Steven Spielberg’s classic “E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial” starts streaming in the new year. Lots of titles are expiring with the new year, including …
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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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Social media is mourning two Iowa police officers killed in ambushes overnight. Tributes to the two officers have been pouring in Wednesday from across the country as Twitter follows the breaking news. Social Cues is your guide on what people are talking about on Twitter and Facebook each morning. Here is what’s trending on Wednesday: Des Moines: Two officers in …
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Get ready to see “Game of Thrones” dominate your Facebook and Twitter feeds even more. AT&T’s potential megadeal with Time Warner means tapping into the television giant’s massive content library of hits for social media. That library includes “Game of Thrones,” CNN and professional sports like the MLB and NBA — all which already dominate the feeds across social media. …
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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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Often considered the worst movie of all time, “Troll 2” starts streaming on Hulu in October. The movie is so unbelievably bad, it’s a cult hit. There’s even a documentary on the film called “Best Worst Movie” because it’s that bad. Hulu is still the home of lots and lots of TV. All 10 seasons of “Smallville” start streaming in …
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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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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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While DC Comics superheroes Batman and Superman can never seem to get along, it’s nice to see Supergirl happily hanging out with Wonder Woman. “Supergirl” actress Melissa Benoist on Thursday posted a behind-the-scenes photo of herself posing with Lynda Carter, an actress best known for her role in the “Wonder Woman” TV series from the ’70s. “Met a wonderful woman …
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