Category Archives: Universal Pictures

Comcast Buys NBCU for $13.75 Billion

Posted on December 3, 2009 by Joe Gillis

Comcast and General Electric announced early today they have made an agreement to combine GE’s NBC Universal with Comcast’s entertainment assets. The new company will be 51% owned, and managed, by Comcast. GE will have 49%. Jeff Zucker, president of … Continue reading →

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Ridley Scott’s ‘Monopoly’ Gets A Plot

Posted on November 12, 2009 by Matt Raub

There have been plenty of optioned films over the past few months that don’t make a lot of sense. Peter Berg will be directing a film based on Battleship, Michael Bay is producing Ouija, and Kevin Lima (Enchanted) is directing … Continue reading →

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Second Trailer for Steve Carell in ‘Despicable Me’

Posted on November 9, 2009 by Matt Raub

A few months ago we were treated to a mysterious teaser for a new film titled Despicable Me, which had a cornucopia of comedic names attached to it like Steve Carell, Jason Segel, Will Arnett, Kristin Wiig, Russel Brand, and … Continue reading →

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Review: ‘The Fourth Kind’

Posted on November 6, 2009 by Shannon Hood

The Fourth Kind is a polarizing movie that is arriving in theaters after a clever but somewhat controversial promotional campaign. Whether you like the movie or not is largely going to depend on whether you buy into what you see … Continue reading →

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‘The Fourth Kind’ Abduction Featurette and Genre Picks

Posted on November 2, 2009 by Shannon Hood

If you have been eagerly anticipating Friday’s release of The Fourth Kind, here is a creepy little featurette from Universal and Yahoo Movies to prime you for the movie — which you can watch after the jump. It’s no spoiler … Continue reading →

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Review: ‘Battlestar Galactica: The Plan’

Posted on October 27, 2009 by Chris Ullrich

Before I begin this review I have to disclose that I’m a huge fan of Ron Moore and David Eick’s re-imagined Battlestar Galactica tv series. From the first moments I saw it I was hooked and I followed the show … Continue reading →

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Review: ‘Cirque du Freak: The Vampire’s Assistant’ – Shannon’s Take

Posted on October 24, 2009 by Shannon Hood

The Vampire’s Assistant is based on the first three books in a series of twelve by Darren Shan. Like the Twilight series, The Vampire’s Assistant books are targeted towards young adults, and naturally this movie is as well. If you are not … Continue reading →

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Review: ‘Cirque du Freak: The Vampire’s Assistant’

Posted on October 23, 2009 by Chris Ullrich

Cirque du Freak: the Vampire’s Assistant, directed by About A Boy’s Paul Weitz and based on the series of young-adult novels by Darren Shan, is a surprisingly good movie with all the requisite scares, humor, characters and excellent performances (at … Continue reading →

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