Games and Entertainment

Snow Piercer picks up momentum



Snow Piercer, a high-profile sci-fi indie project, is picking up serious momentum now that Oscar Frontrunner Octavia Spencer has joined the film’s cast. 



Could Chronicle be the big winner this weekend?

Usually the beginning of the year is a dead zone for movies, you open your big blockbusters in the summer and the award winners in the winter.



JJ Abrams clinches new sci-fi show

It seems like every time I turn around JJ Abrams has a new project set up. 



Lawmaker calls for tax on violent games

An Oklahoma lawmaker is proposing a special tax on violent video games, in what he says is an attempt to fight bullying and obesity in children.

Looking back at A Clockwork Orange

Stanley Kubrick's classic adaption of The Clockwork Orange hit American theaters 40 years ago today, on February 2, 1972.

Waiting for The Hunger Games

A new trailer for The Hunger Games has gone live, which will be airing during Super Bowl Sunday on February 5. 



The return of Jackie Brown

Jackie Brown was Quentin Tarantino's follow up to Pulp Fiction, and it wasn't exactly well received when it hit theaters on Christmas day way back in 1997.

Michael Bay's Pain and Gain

Michael Bay is doing a complete 180 with his next film, Pain and Gain, which is a relatively pared down movie, at least compared to his usual action fare.

Playstation Vita downloadable games will be cheaper

In an effort to encourage gamers to go digital and ditch retailers, Playstation Vita titles will be cheaper for those who decide to download them.

Dying is easy, Star Wars is hard

Everyone knows George Lucas loves to complain, and Star Wars obviously wasn't an easy movie to make.



Some thoughts on the upcoming Hasbro game movies

We’ve covered the whole games and theme park rides being turned into movies phenomenon quite a bit here on TG, and we just reported on the recent development hell Stretch Armstrong has been caught up in. 


Death Wish is back

Death Wish is probably a lost artifact of 70's pop culture today, but it was definitely a very controversial film when it first hit theaters.  



Streaming service Crackle brings voice control to Xbox

Crackle, a service that allows users to stream movies and TV shows, has made its way to the Xbox 360 complete with Kinect-powered voice controls.

Howard Stringer is out as Sony CEO

After holding the title of chairman and CEO of Sony for nearly seven years, Howard Stringer will vacate the post as the company tries to restructure and better compete against Apple and others.

The origin of Tron

Like with many great films, the stories behind the scenes can be just as entertaining as the movies themselves.