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Eon Black is a movie enthusiast who hasn't been able to stay out of theaters since watching his first movie Swamp Thing. Besides being a writer, he's worked as an electrical engineer, web-developer, research scientist, and teacher. Eon is also an entrepreneur who has participated in the development of several businesses in recent years, including a number of successful web properties. His favorite movie genre is Sci-Fi, but Documentaries, Action, Horror, and Drama don't follow too far behind.

    Eon's List Of The 5 Biggest Oscar Upsets In Recent Time:

  1. Shakespeare in Love upsets Saving Private Ryan -- Best Picture (1998)
  2. The King's Speech upsets The Social Network -- Best Picture (2010
  3. Dances With Wolves upsets Goodfellas -- Best Picture (1990)
  4. Forrest Gump upsets Shawshank Redemption -- Best Picture (1994)
  5. Al Pachino upsets Denzel Washington -- Best Actor (1993)

Brad Pitt Stayed Doped Up While Married To Jennifer Aniston

May 22, 2013 by Leave a Comment
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Brad Pitt has taken another shot at his former wife Jennifer Aniston.

The 49-year-old, actor has never shied away from casting his seven-year marriage to the former Friends star as a horrible time in his life. Previously Pitt went on record with Parade magazine saying before working with Jolie on the set of “Mr. & Mrs. Smith” he “wasn’t living an interesting life.”

Now the A-list actor has told Esquire magazine that times were so bad before he divorced Aniston in 2005; he turned to drugs to feel better. | Full Story

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New ‘The Wolverine’ Trailer Pounces Online

May 21, 2013 by Leave a Comment
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James Mangold’s Marvel comics project The Wolverine has been blessed with another trailer.

Most of the scenes were already shown in the first full-length trailer, but there is some additional footage that provides a better glimpse into the film’s plot.

In the first Wolverine flick, X-Men Origins: Wolverine, we witnessed how Logan got his claws and anger management issues.  The new trailer offers more details into why and how he tries to get rid of both. | Full Story

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Seth MacFarlane Spits Out Oscars Carrot And Tries To Get Joaquin Phoenix To Eat It

May 20, 2013 by Leave a Comment
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If you were anticipating the return of Seth MacFarlane as host for the Academy Awards, I’m afraid I have some bad news.

MacFarlane will not reprise the host position at the Oscars this March.  On Monday, The Family Guy creator broke the news via Twitter, tweeting, “Traumatized critics exhale: I’m unable to do the Oscars again. Tried to make it work schedule-wise, but I need sleep” McFarlane added “However, I highly recommend the job, as Zadan and Meron are two of the most talented producers in the business.”

MacFarlane was referring to Craig Zadan and Neil Meron, who produced the show in February and will again do the job in 2014. | Full Story

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‘Anchorman 2’ Spoiled: Kanye West And Drake Spotted On Set

May 20, 2013 by Leave a Comment
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As filming for Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues wrapped up in Atlanta, and began in New Your City, some big cameo spoilers have emerged from the mediasphere.

Will Ferrell was spotted on the New York set over the weekend — but that’s not surprising since it’s been well reported Anchorman 2 would bring back the original Channel 4 News team, which aside from Ferrell, includes Steve Carell, Paul Rudd and David Koechner. | Full Story

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Kelly Rowland In Final Negotiations To Join ‘X Factor’

May 20, 2013 by 1 Comment
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Kelly Rowland has added another gig to her already busy schedule.  The former Destiny Child singer is currently negotiating a deal to join a judging panel that includes Simon Cowell, Demi Lovato, and Mexican singer/actress Paulina Rubio (also in negotiations) on the U.S. version of The X Factor, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

A source told the media outlet that the deal is not set in stone, but producers plan to have the new panel of judges seated in time for the Charleston, South Carolina auditions which are set to kick off on Tuesday, May 21. | Full Story

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Box Office Report: ‘Star Trek Into Darkness’ Takes Down Iron Man 3

May 19, 2013 by Leave a Comment
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Star Trek: Into Darkness, J.J. Abrams sci-fi sequel, soared above Iron Man 3 to take the top spot at this weekend’s box office, with $70.6 million in earnings.

Though the film managed to rake in an impressive haul, it fell short of the expected $90 million projection despite being reinforced with several showings at IMAX 3-D theaters.  Abrams’ first Star Trek movie opened in early May of 2009 with an impressive $75.2 million on its first weekend without the benefit of 3-D surcharges. | Full Story

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Vin Diesel Stars In New Badass ‘Riddick’ Trailer

May 16, 2013 by Leave a Comment
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The first full length Riddick trailer has made its way online, and from the looks of things, the upcoming film may be filled with even more badass Vin Diesel and strange dangerous creatures than the first installment, Pitch Black.

Aside from Vin Diesel, Riddick stars Katee Sackhoff, Dave Bautista, Jordi Mollà, Matt Nable, Bokeem Woodbine, Raoul Trujillo, and Nolan Gerard Funk.

Judging from the trailer, writer/director David Twohy returned to the original themes featured in Pitch Black, abandoned those introduced in the interplanetary debacle known as Chronicles of Riddick. | Full Story

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‘American Idol’ Recap: Kree Harrison and Candice Face Off For The Crown

May 16, 2013 by 1 Comment
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After months of competition, it all comes down to this: Either Candice Glover or Kree Harrison will be the next American Idol champion. It’s the first girl vs. girl finale since Season Three and both women will surely end up adding to Idol‘s reputation for creating stars, except, of course when they don’t. (We’re looking at you Blake Lewis and you, too, Justin Guarini.)

Although the competition between Kree and Candice is neck and neck, Kree made one bad decision: She won the coin toss and chose to go first. | Full Story

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Jay-Z, Will and Jada Smith Annie Remake Won’t Be Called ‘Annie’

May 15, 2013 by Leave a Comment
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It appears Jay-Z, Will and Jada Smith are planning to take some creative liberties with their Annie remake film.  In fact, it may not be called “Annie” at all.

The upcoming film, stars the awarding-winning actors Quvenzhane Wallis and  Jamie Foxx. Recently it was announced Foxx would play a variation of the original character Daddy Warbucks who will be called Benjamin Stacks in the remake.

According to the union casting notice obtained by the good people over at Playbill.com, many of the other character’s names will also be changed, including the title character. | Full Story

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Bill Hader Confirms ‘Saturday Night Live’ Exit

May 14, 2013 by Leave a Comment
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Saturday Night Live is losing another long time star.  Bill Hader will be leaving the late night sketch comedy show after the season finale airs this week, confirmed the comedian’s publicist on Tuesday.

Hader is an eight-year veteran of the NBC show who is best known for his variety of impressions, including smug game show hosts, actor Al Pacino and Stefon, a gay TV journalist known for recommending over-the-top night clubs on the show’s longtime “Weekend Update” segment. | Full Story

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