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After six years, the first official trailer for Den of Thieves 2: Pantera has arrived, giving us our first look at the upcoming heist thriller starring Gerard Butler and O'Shea Jackson Jr., although it looks like there will be a slight twist to their dynamic this time as, instead of trying to one up one another, they'll be teaming up to pull off the diamond heist of a lifetime.

However, the synopsis is not quite as revealing, telling us that "Big Nick (Butler) is back on the hunt in Europe and closing in on Donnie (Jackson), who is embroiled in the treacherous and unpredictable world of diamond thieves and the infamous Panther mafia, as they plot a massive heist of the world’s largest diamond exchange."

In addition to Gerard Butler (300; Olympus Has Fallen) and O'Shea Jackson Jr. (Straight Outta Compton; Godzilla: King of the Monsters) reprising their roles from the previous installment,...

Mash's upcoming reunion will celebrate the legacy of the series and reunite the surviving cast, who previously came together in 2019. The series effectively blended humor and serious topics, serving as a commentary on the horrors of war. The reunion is significant as it commemorates the 40th anniversary of the iconic finale and allows fans to see the cast together with visuals and never-before-seen content from the series.

Mash's upcoming reunion is exciting, but the surviving cast came already together just five years ago. CBS' groundbreaking war comedy-drama is re-assembling its remaining actors for a special that will celebrate the legacy of the series. Running for 11 years, Mash is widely regarded as one of, if not the best in its genre, effectively marrying humor with more serious topics. It functioned as a commentary on the horrors of war, whether intentional or not, all while providing great and consistent entertainment throughout...

Kicking October to the curb and bringing in some November goodness is a fresh slate of new content headed to Paramount Global’s streamer Paramount+, including the sequel to the hit 1997 film “Good Burger.”

Paramount+ started off November by adding more than 30 titles to its library, some of which include “Above the Rim,” Season 15 of “Ink Master,” “Gladiator” and “The Color Purple.”

And if you’re looking for some holiday movies to watch with the family, you can deck the halls with “Happy Christmas,” “Mistletoe Ranch” or “Christmas Eve.” When the kids go to sleep, adult-friendly treats like “Bad Santa” and “Bad Santa 2” are also available.

The highly-anticipated “Good Burger 2,” which stars Kel Mitchell, Keenan Thompson, Shar Jackson, Carmen Electra, Josh Server, Alex R. Hibbert, Lori Beth Denberg and Lil Rel Howery, hits the platform on Nov. 22

Here’s everything coming to Paramount+ this November, from “The Truman Show” to “Paw Patrol.

Going once. Going twice. Sold!

Timotheé Chalamet’s costume he wore to play Harry Styles on “Saturday Night Live” has sold for $4,725 during Christine Baranski’s celebrity auction on Wednesday for The Actors Fund.

The action raised close to $140,000 for the entertainment industry non-profit.

Other big sellers included a monkey music box from “The Phantom of the Opera, Celeste Holm’s Golden Globe for her work in 1947’s “Gentleman’s Agreement”, a dress donated by Dolly Parton, Hugh Jackman’s leather Wolverine jacket and boots, jeans and a t-shirt worn by Bruce Springsteen. “Hamilton” boots used by Lin-Manuel Miranda went for $9,450.

Ahead of the auction, Baranski told Variety, “People just had to go into their closet or into a drawer and pick something out to donate. Everyone has been so generous.”

The auction was conducted by Doyle Auctioneers & Appraisers. Chalamet’s Styles costume was donated by “Saturday Night Live” boss Lorne Michaels,...

Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS provided a record $18.1 million in grants to a pandemic-slammed industry during the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, the most ever awarded in the organization’s 32-year history.

Cautioning that “any enthusiasm” about the record is “tempered with the recognition that continued fundraising is essential to ensure healthy meals, lifesaving medication and emergency assistance are still available as the country faces an uncertain future,” the organization noted that the $18.1 million in 2020 grants exceeds 2019 grant-making by 22 percent. Last year’s $14.8 million in grants had been the previous annual record.

“We are extremely grateful to everyone in the theater community – those onstage, backstage and in the audience – for sharing their generosity and talents to accomplish such a feat when half our fiscal year was consumed by a pandemic,” said Tom Viola, executive director of Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS.

Broadway Cares launched its Covid-19 Emergency Assistance Fund with an...

Did starring in “The Shawshank Redemption” (and then directing “Dead Man Walking” the following year) leave Tim Robbins with a profound compassion for the members of America’s prison system, or was that profound compassion what compelled him to pursue those jobs in the first place? Either way, it seems the famous actor and sometime filmmaker still fervently believes in the words of Sister Helen Prejean, who Susan Sarandon played in “Dead Man Walking”: “Everyone is worth more than their worst act.”

Robbins’ first directorial effort since 1999’s “Cradle Will Rock” finds him going back to jail in order to help extend that ethos into the real world. , “45 Seconds of Laughter” takes us inside the maximum-security fortress of Calipatria State Prison, where a few special members of Robbins’ theater company (The Actors’ Gang) lead a troupe of violent criminals in a commedia dell’arte workshop that’s meant to...

Documentary fans, get ready to queue up Hulu next month with the arrival of two originals on the streamer.

“Minding the Gap” (pictured above) will drop on Aug.17, a documentary that compiles more than 12 years of footage in Rockford, Illinois, filmmaker Bing Liu looks at the correlation between skateboarders’ upbringings and the complex nature of modern masculinity.

“Crime and Punishment” will follow, dropping on Aug. 24. Stephen Maing directed, produced and filmed this documentary that goes behind the scenes of discriminatory policing practices and corruption in the New York Police Department.

Also Read: Anne Rice's 'Vampire Chronicles' TV Series Heads to Hulu

Additionally, Hulu users can enjoy “10 Things I Hate About You” starring Heath Ledger and Julia Stiles on Aug. 1 (at least the ones who have the Showtime add-on), 2004’s “Hidalgo,” 2008’s “The Hurt Locker” and more throughout the month.

See the complete list of what’s coming to and leaving Hulu below.

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The source novel for Alfred Hitchcock’s classic horror film The Birds is to be adapted again for TV by the BBC...

Don’t they ever stop migrating?

The Birds first landed in Cornwall, England, in Daphne du Maurier’s original 1952 book, and Alfred Hitchcock let them loose in Bodega Bay, California, when he made the book into one of his greatest horror films in 1963. Now, the BBC is bringing them back to rural Cornwall for an upcoming contemporary TV drama. The adaptation is likely to be more faithful to the book, rather than be a direct remake of the film.

The Birds will be written by Irish playwright and writer Conor McPherson, who adapted the novella as a stage play in 2009. McPherson also wrote the films The Eclipse and The Actors.

It'll be produced by Heyday Television, the joint venture of feature producer David Heyman (Harry Potter,...

It’s been over two years since we got word that Disney had acquired the rights to Irish author Eoin Colfer’s hugely popular Artemis Fowl series, but everything’s been quiet since since then. But now, it seems like all systems go with Kenneth Branagh, fresh off the huge success of Cinderella earlier this year, singing onto the develop and direct the project, working from a script from Irish playwright and director Conor McPherson (I Went Down, The Actors). The original plan was to adapt the first two books of the series as one movie, but time will tell if this is still the case. Hailed by many as the next Harry Potter, the books follow a twelve year old criminal mastermind who finds himself caught up in the hidden world of magic after he kidnaps a fairy, needing her magic to save his family. Branagh’s really been flexing his directorial muscles lately,...

Eli Wallach and Anne Jackson on the Oscars' Red Carpet Eli Wallach and Anne Jackson at the Academy Awards Eli Wallach and wife Anne Jackson are seen above arriving at the 2011 Academy Awards ceremony, held on Sunday, Feb. 27, at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood. The 95-year-old Wallach had received an Honorary Oscar at the Governors Awards in November 2010. See also: "Doris Day Inexplicably Snubbed by Academy," "Maureen O'Hara Honorary Oscar," "Honorary Oscars: Mary Pickford, Greta Garbo Among Rare Women Recipients," and "Hayao Miyazaki Getting Honorary Oscar." Delayed film debut The Actors Studio-trained Eli Wallach was to have made his film debut in Fred Zinnemann's Academy Award-winning 1953 blockbuster From Here to Eternity. Ultimately, however, Frank Sinatra – then a has-been following a string of box office duds – was cast for a pittance, getting beaten to a pulp by a pre-stardom Ernest Borgnine. For his bloodied efforts, Sinatra went on...

Am I the only one more in love with Margaery every week? This girl knows how to play the ‘Game!’

The April 7 episode of Game of Thrones was all about big reveals: Not only did we finally learn about Bran’s mysterious power, but we also discovered that Margaery (Natalie Dormer) isn’t quite the innocent, politically naïve girl she claims to be. In fact, I’d say she’s the first person capable of taming the insufferable beast known as Joffrey (Jack Gleeson)!

Still skeptical of Margaery’s motives, Cersei (Lena Headey) asked Joffrey whether or not he felt she was a “good fit” to be queen. He immediately shot down her suspicions, reminding his mother that he’s the king and she shouldn’t question him. It looks like Cersei won’t be pushing Margery around the same way she did Sansa (Sophie Turner).

Meanwhile, Margaery’s grandmother...

‘Game Of Thrones’ returned March 31, revealing a bright future for the khaleesi & an ominous warning for those beyond the wall.

After a lot of wheezing and slow-running, Sam managed to escape an angry, axe-wielding White Walker on the third season premiere of Game Of Thrones — only to admit that he did not, in fact, send out any of the warning ravens. There’s no easy way to put this, so I’ll just say it: We all gonna die!

*Cue The Opening Credits*

Jon Snow (Kit Harington) finally came face-to-face with the dreaded Mance Rayder, who turned out be far less dreadful than I once dreaded. When he wasn’t making insane threats, he was actually a pretty jolly guy — though he became considerably less jolly when he learned that Craster has been giving his newborn sons over to the White Walkers as offerings. This revelation bonded Mance and Jon,...

London -- Michael Gambon and Jude Law will pick up honorary honors during this year's British Independent Film Awards. Gambon will receive the Richard Harris Award, while Law will also be honored at the ceremony on Dec. 9. The 15th annual awards will be held at event venue Old Billingsgate here in the British capital. Gallery: THR's Awards Season Roundtable Series 2012: The Actors This year's recipients of the annual honorary awards were announced by Johanna von Fischer and Tessa Collinson, joint directors of the British Independent Film Awards, sponsored by Moët and Chandon. Both Gambon and Law are expected to pick up the awards

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The arrival of "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2," the final movie in the franchise, feels like the end of an era -- the first flick, after all, premiered in 2001, meaning we've spent nearly a decade watching the adventures of this boy wizard.

There is an overwhelming sense of melancholy that comes with the conclusion of such an epic cinematic journey, and there are sure to be plenty of tears when the credits roll on Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Rupert Grint and the rest for the last time. But, take heart, Potterheads! There are plenty of reasons to be glad -- yes, glad -- that we're seeing the last of J.K. Rowling's creations on the big screen.

If you're in need of a post-Potter pick-me-up spell, we've put together a primer on finding a way to celebrate the silence that comes after "Deathly Hallows - Part 2."

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Winter is coming... in April! Last night HBO showed a 10 minute behind-the-scenes feature for "Game of Thrones" before the season finale of "Boardwalk Empire." In it HBO revealed that its hot new show will be debuting in April 2011. There's also plenty of awesome character reveals (Petyr Baelish!) and scene sneak previews (Jon Snow and Tyrion Lannister at the Wall!) for all those of you out there who are fans of the series like we are.

In honor of the 10 minute featurette, we decided to list the 10 reasons we're excited for the show -- and you should be too! So watch the video above and then hit the jump for 10 reasons we can't wait for winter to arrive. Be warned, some spoilers await!

10. The Actors

Pretty much everyone I've ever gushed about "Game of Thrones" to has immediately perked up the second I mention that Sean Bean, Lena Headey and Peter Dinklage are involved.

300 The Complete Experience was just released on Blu-ray on July 21 and we certainly have to celebrate this wonderful Bd set of the 2007 film. We have a brand new contest running and we're giving way copies of this amazing set to our readers. You know these cherished Bd sets will go fast, so be sure to enter this contest today.

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300 is an adaptation of Frank Miller's epic graphic novel. Using hyper-real renderings similar to Miller's own graphically stylized illustrations, the film tells the true story of 300 elite Spartan warriors led by their fearless king Leonidas (Butler), who thwart the charge of Xerxes and his massive Persian army at the battle of Thermopylae. Facing insurmountable odds, their valor and sacrifice inspire all...

Familiar as Ireland may be with the Eurovision Song Contest, a new comedy documentary 'Sounds Like Teen Spirit' to be released this week explores the little known subject of the Junior Eurovision. Iftn meets with the film makers; producer Stephen Woolley (producer of features including 'The Crying Game' and 'Michael Collins') and director Jamie J Johnson. UK producer Stephen Woolley has a long affiliation with Irish production, producing many of Neil Jordan's films including 'The Crying Game', 'Michael Collins', 'Breakfast on Pluto' and 'The Butcher Boy'; in addition to other successful Irish features such as 'Intermission', 'The Actors' and Ian Fitzgibbon's upcoming 'Perrier's Bounty'. Woolley's most recent project has been in the realm of documentary filmmaking - 'Sounds Like Teen Spirit', directed by Jamie J Johnson. This light...

You can relive Zack Snyder's 2007 classic in the fullest possible way in high-def this July. 300: The Complete Experience will be released on Blu-ray on July 21. This new Bd Digibook set will be priced at $39.99 Srp and will include a 40-page book with new photos and sketches, plus two hours of brand new special features. The film stars Gerard Butler, Lena Headey, David Wenham and Rodrigo Santoro.

300 is an adaptation of Frank Miller's epic graphic novel. Using hyper-real renderings similar to Miller's own graphically stylized illustrations, the film tells the true story of 300 elite Spartan warriors led by their fearless king Leonidas (Butler), who thwart the charge of Xerxes and his massive Persian army at the battle of Thermopylae. Facing insurmountable odds, their valor and sacrifice inspire all of Greece to unite against their Persian foe, leading to the origins of democracy.

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Photo: Warner Home Video Updated: Warner Home Video has officially announced Watchmen for DVD and Blu-ray for July 21 as well as the release of 300 (The Complete Experience) on Blu-ray on the same day. The Watchmen director's cut has been rated R by the MPAA and according to IMDb, will run approximately 28 minutes longer than the theatrical cut. Click one of the following links for a look at each title: Watchmen (Single disc theatrical edition) Watchmen (2-Disc Special Edition Director's Cut) Watchmen (Director's Cut) Blu-ray 300 (The Complete Experience) Blu-ray The original article with these updates added where necessary follows. I already alerted you back in April the Watchmen Director's Cut DVD and Blu-ray had received an R-rating like its theatrical counterpart for strong graphic violence, sexuality, nudity and language. Yesterday The Hollywood Reporter revealed Warner was teaming with Facebook for a Bd-Live interactive feature with the Blu-ray version that will allow...

Conor McPherson insists it's his lead Ciarán Hinds who provides "instant soul" to his latest film "The Eclipse," but it's the 37-year-old Irish playwright who's responsible for the ghosts. As has been his habit in his acclaimed plays like as "Shining City" and "The Seafarer," McPherson once again conjures up the supernatural for a love story about a grieving widower (Hinds) who finds a connection with a writer of ghost stories (Iben Hjejle) when he volunteers at a literary festival in the small Irish town of Cobh, serving as a driver to a loutish bestselling author (Aidan Quinn) who's equally entranced by her. While the film's gravitas and unexpected wit has led to that even more elusive spirit -- buzz of a distribution deal -- McPherson's preoccupation with ghosts even prompted fellow playwright John Patrick Shanley to finally ask about it during the Q & A that followed the film's premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival.

Playwright/writer/director Conor McPherson does not do subtle very well. Whether it’s a play like The Seafarer, where the devil plays poker with a man for the right to his soul or a film like The Actors (2003), where a struggling actor pretends to be a gangster to make his craft more lively, there’s really little room for greys in his black-and-white worlds. He utilizes that painfully straightforward style to maximum effect in The Eclipse (2009), a romantic drama and ghost story that finesses his typically contrived plot structure and usual thematic preoccupation—if given a choice, will a man choose to stay put or let go of his past/obligations—by making a story of grief and comfort stylishly blunt.

'The Eclipse', a new feature from Irish writer/director Conor McPherson (The Actors, I Went Down), starring Aidan Quinn (32A), Ciaran Hinds (There Will Be Blood ) and Iben Hjejle (High Fidelity) will receive its World Premiere screening at the Tribeca Film Festival running from April 22 - May 3 in New York. The supernatural drama was filmed in Cork last summer and will feature as part of the World Narrative category which will screen among other titles Woody Allen's new project 'Whatever Works' and the Polish Brother's 'Stay Cool,' starring Winona Ryder. 'The Eclipse' produced by Robert Walpole at Treasure Entertainment saw a line up of top Irish crew come together including costume designer Consolata Boyle (The Queen); production designer Mark Geraghty (Get Rich or Die Tryin') and cinematographer Ivan McCullough (The Sound of People).