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Riot grrrl greats Bratmobile officially returned to the stage after 20 years this weekend at the Mosswood Meltdown festival in Oakland (after making their unofficial return with a secret show in Los Angeles a few days before).

The Mosswood Meltdown set was punctuated by a special performance of the Runaways’ song, “Cherry Bomb,” which Bratmobile covered on their 1993 debut, Pottymouth. For the ecstatic closer, the band received an assist from the Linda Lindas, as well as the daughters of Bratmobile’s drummer Molly Neumann and keys player Audrey Mars (plus some...

You'll be kicking yourself if you don't see "The Stanford Prison Experiment" in theaters. Seriously. And, no, I'm not just saying that because I happen to know director Kyle Patrick Alvarez socially or that it's a Sundance Jury Award-winning movie or that it depicts one of the most shocking events to occur at one of America's greatest Universities over the past fifty years.* The real reason is that besides the questions it raises about the human condition and our ability to descend to abject cruelty, "Stanford" features a once in a life time cast that will dominate Hollywood for the next 15 to 20 years.* *It also has earned strong reviews to date including a 71 grade on Metacritic and 78% Fresh on Rotten Tomatoes. Based on true events, the new drama chronicles the 1971 psychological experiment that found Stanford University students sorted into the roles of prison guard or a generic prisoner. In theory,...

At one time, 2015 was poised to be the biggest year at the movies in recorded cinematic history. But that was before Warner Bros. pushed Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice to 2016. Still, in the next twelve months, we'll be getting a new Star Wars movie, 2 Marvel adventures, a Terminator reboot, a Jurassic Park sequel, and a new 007. That's just the very tip top of this giant tasty cake. There are over a hundred big movies coming in 2015. We're taking a look at the best of the best. These are the movies you know you don't want to miss. Check it out as we delve into the 27 most anticipated movies of 2015!

1Star Wars: The Force Awakens

Release Date: December 18

Cast: Harrison Ford, Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, John Boyega, Daisy Ridley, Adam Driver, Oscar Isaac, Domhnall Gleeson, Lupita Nyong'o and Max von Sydow.

Director: J.J. Abrams

What It's About: Continuing the Star Wars...

Paramount Pictures' Friday the 13th was set to get an all-new reboot on March 13, 2015, but is now moving to the year's other only option, November 13. There wasn't a reason given for the 8-month delay, but the horror thriller will be replaced with the studio's other in-production horror project Scouts Vs. Zombies.

V/H/S director David Bruckner is taking on this second Friday the 13th reboot, with Platinum Dunes' Bradley Fuller and Andrew Form producing alongside Michael Bay (the original team behind the 2009 remake). The movie will be shot found-footage style, but its still not known if iconic slasher Jason Voorhees will be back, as the producers have teased bringing in a new killer.

In Scouts Vs. Zombies, Tye Sheridan (Mud, Dark Places), Logan Miller (I'm in the Band, Night Moves), and newcomer Joey Morgan are three scouts who, on the eve of their last camp out, discover...

Paramount Pictures announced today that principal photography on Scouts Vs. Zombies has commenced in Los Angeles. The film is directed by Christopher Landon (Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones).

The screenplay from Landon is based on Lona Williams (Drop Dead Gorgeous, The Drew Carey Show) and Etan Cohen's (Men in Black 3, Tropic Thunder) draft of an original script from Emi Mochizuki & Carrie Evans (College Road Trip). Todd Garner (Paul Blart: Mall Cop, Into the Storm) and Andy Fickman (Parental Guidance, Race to Witch Mountain) will produce, with Bryan Brucks (Blended), Sean Robins (Into the Storm) and Samson Mucke (Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones) serving as executive producers.

Tye Sheridan (Mud, Dark Places), Logan Miller (I'm in the Band, Night Moves), and newcomer Joey Morgan are three scouts who, on the eve of their last camp out, discover the true meaning of friendship when they attempt to save their town from a zombie outbreak.

Well this looks a little crazy as IFC has just premiered the first trailer and poster for the alternate universe film +1, which played the SXSW Film Festival back in March and centers on three college friends who go to the biggest party of the year only things take a strange turn when the power goes out and each begins seeing their night played back in front of them. There seems to be some decision the characters come to where they appear to believe that if time in the alternate reality catches up to their new reality then something bad may happen and the trailer seems to suggest one of them will makeout with themselves and others may hurt themselves. Then there's the poster, which seems to suggest an alien invasion and aliens have assumed the form of the central characters and the central characters alone, who are played by Rhys Wakefield...

Start saving your money because on September 4, 2012, Warner Home Video brings you 2 Broke Girls: The Complete First Season on Blu-ray and DVD. In its debut season on CBS, 2 Broke Girls delivered an average of over 11 million viewers weekly and was TV's #1 new series of the 2011-2012 season among Adults 18-49 and the #1 new comedy among Total Viewers*. The Blu-ray and DVD releases include all 24 half-hour episodes from the first season, plus never-before-seen extras including a behind-the-scenes featurette. The Blu-ray will be released in 1080p Full HD Video and will feature DTS-hd Master Audio for English 5.1. 2 Broke Girls: The Complete First Season is priced to own at $44.98 Srp on DVD and $54.97 Srp on Blu-ray. Order due date has been set for July 31, 2012.

From Emmy Award winner/executive producer Michael Patrick King (Sex and the City), 2 Broke Girls stars Kat Dennings (Thor, Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist) as Max Black and exciting...

We've been hearing rumors for awhile that Marvel would be cancelling their awesome animated series Avengers Earth’s Mightiest Heroes. Today that rumor has been confirmed; the series is gone. It's a shame that this only got two seasons, as it was one of the best animated series on TV. The news was confirmed in a press release by Marvel that also revealed the show would be replaced by another Avengers series called Marvel's Avengers Assemble.

The Avengers: Earth’s Mightiest Heroes won’t be renewed for the 3rd Season. Marvel Animation will present their newly developed series Marvel’s Avengers Assemble in 2013.

The image above was released to promote the new series, which looks like it's going to fall more in line with Joss Whedon's Avengers film. I'm sure we'll be seeing a lot more Marvel characters introduced in the series though. We should get some more details at this year's Comic-Con.

When we heard that Kristen Bell would be co-hosting the Cmt Music Awards alongside Toby Keith, we hoped we'd get a chance to hear her sing a little country song. It's a little-known fact that Bell has some impressive pipes -- in fact, she began her career on Broadway.

Lucky for us, she did sing a few lines during the show, in an impromptu audition for Miranda Lambert's band, "Pistol Annies." She made up the song herself, of course -- though lines like "I got Pistol Annie tattooed on my fanny, I'm nice to men but I'm mean to my granny" would fit right in with Lambert's repertoire.

"In retrospect that last line did sound a little bit stalkery now that I'm hearing it out loud," she joked, "but I kind of think I nailed it. Miranda, if you could just call me or text me or let me know I'm in the band.

Who says dogs can't blog?

Disney Channel has announced a new live-action, multicamera series, "Dog With A Blog," starring -- you guessed it -- a dog. Adopted by his family in hopes of helping two feuding stepbrothers get along, the four-legged pup named Stan soon proves he has more to him than meets the eye: Stan can talk and write!

The show stars G. Hannelius ("Good Luck Charlie"), Blake Michael ("Lemonade Mouth"), Francesca Capaldi ("A.N.T. Farm"), Beth Littleford ("The Daily Show With Jon Stewart"), Regan Burns ("Wizards of Waverly Place") and Stephen Full ("I'm in the Band").

"With our track record of discovering young talent who are 'triple threats,' we launched a nationwide search," Adam Bonnett, senior vice president of Disney Channel, said. "And our reward is that we found the one dog who could talk, blog and do his own stunts. Working with kids and animals has never been more fun!

Who says dogs can't blog?

Disney Channel has announced a new live-action, multicamera series, "Dog With A Blog," starring -- you guessed it -- a dog. Adopted by his family in hopes of helping two feuding stepbrothers get along, the four-legged pup named Stan soon proves he has more to him than meets the eye: Stan can talk and write!

The show stars G. Hannelius ("Good Luck Charlie"), Blake Michael ("Lemonade Mouth"), Francesca Capaldi ("A.N.T. Farm"), Beth Littleford ("The Daily Show With Jon Stewart"), Regan Burns ("Wizards of Waverly Place") and Stephen Full ("I'm in the Band").

"With our track record of discovering young talent who are 'triple threats,' we launched a nationwide search," Adam Bonnett, senior vice president of Disney Channel, said. "And our reward is that we found the one dog who could talk, blog and do his own stunts. Working with kids and animals has never been more fun!

Disney has released this fun new trailer for Marvel Animation's upcoming series Ultimate Spider-Man. The new promo trailer is actually pretty awesome and gives us sense of how cool this series might be. It's going to have a lot of great action mixed with some crazy humor. This is one of those series I'm going to enjoy watching with my kids. There's a fun little surprise in the trailer showing Spider-Man wearing an Iron Man type suit, while fighting Iron Man.

Ultimate Spider-Man is set to debut on Disney Xd on April 1st, 2012. I really hope you enjoy the trailer below as much as I did. One of the things I like about what I see is how off the wall and different it is. From this trailer, what do you think the show's strengths and weaknesses are?

The series’ creative team includes a few names you might be familiar...

We've got a couple new clips from Marvel's upcoming animated series Ultimate Spider-Man for you to watch. The series is set to air on April 1st on Disney Xd, and it looks like it will be a fun series. I'm actually excited about watching it with my kids. The show is very playful with its audience, and I think that is going to be a main selling point. It's definitely different, and that's why I'm looking forward to it. Does the show interest you?

Below you'll find a couple of clips, a collection of images, and information about the short-form series that will air during Marvel Universe, in-between episodes of Ultimate Spider-Man and The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes.

More Ultimate Spider-Man Videos

More Ultimate Spider-Man Videos

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The series’ creative team includes a few names you might be familiar with such as Brian Michael Bendis, Joe Casey,...

Disney Xd's I'm In The Band is getting a Raiders of the Lost Ark makeover with the help of All My Children alum James Patrick Stuart.

The series stars Logan Miller as Tripp, a teen who joins his favorite classic rock band to help them make a comeback. Our exclusive photo from next week's episode (Dec. 9 at 8/7c) introduces ...

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Let's start the weekly round-up with Grimm.

Grimm's ratings dropped a little this week, but the show still won the 18-49 demo in its timeslot, finishing ahead of CSI: NY, Fringe and Supernatural, and rising by a full frakking ratings point (1.8) after Chuck (0.8). Wake up, Chuck.

Hitfix visited the set in Portland recently and posted a lengthy report. Here is a snippet:

Sasha Roiz on how his character will develop later in the series: "I’m not a Grimm descendent, but I'm a descendent of a long line that dates back just as Grimm does and we have a bit of a history and a past, so my line is a royal line and that will slowly unfold throughout the series."Collider has a longer interview with Sasha and Reggie Lee (more at the link):

It’s nice to see your character – like the main character – has the duality.

Rock band Train becomes the latest musical group to launch their own wine line. Their first product is the "Drops of Jupiter" 2009 Petit Syrah, made as a collaboration with Concannon Vineyard. Their company is called the "Save Me San Francisco Wine Co."

"My name is Jimmy Stafford. I'm in the band Train and I happen to like wine. I don't have a particular favorite wine, but I'll never turn down a great Petite Sirah. That is why we created this fruit-forward, instantly lovable red. The minute you uncork the bottle, the boysenberry fruit leaps from your glass. With soft, supple tannins, this wine is great with food or without. And I like it at cellar temperatures to allow the flavors to evolve in the glass," the band's guitarist wrote. 

A portion of the wine's sales will benefit Family House, an organization that provides temporary housing for seriously ill children. ...

The Young Artist Foundation revealed the winners of the 32nd Annual Young Artist Awards on March 13 in the Empire Ballroom of the Sportsmen's Lodge Hotel in Studio City. Check out the soap-related categories below.

Best Performance In A Daytime TV Series

Young Actor

Mick Hazen, As The World Turns

Best Performance In A Daytime TV Series

Young Actor 12 and Under

Tate Berney, All My Children

Best Performance In A Daytime TV Series

Young Actress

Lexi Ainsworth, General Hospital

Best Performance In A Daytime TV Series

Young Actress 12 and Under

Haley Pullos, General Hospital

Best Performance In A TV Series

Guest Starring Young Actor 11-13

Zayne Emory, I'm In The Band (tie)

Aaron Refvem, CSI: NY

Best Performance In A TV Series (Comedy or Drama)

Supporting Young Actor

Coy Stewart, Are We There Yet?

Best Performance In A TV Series (Comedy or Drama)

Supporting Young Actress

Teala Dunn, Are We There Yet?...

Disney Xd has picked up freshman I'm In The Band for a 2nd season. The live-action multi-camera comedy series about a teenager (Logan Miller) who joins his favorite "vintage" rock band, was created by Michael B. Kaplan and Ron Rappaport and is executive produced by Kaplan and Richard Gurman. It launched in February with as Disney Xd's top series premiere in total viewers.

Yesterday morning we brought you first word on Some Guy Who Kills People, a new film being executive produced by horror legend John Landis (An American Werewolf in London). Today we exclusively learned that Jack Perez (Mega Shark vs. Giant Octopus, Wild Things 2) will be getting behind the camera to bring Ryan Levin's ("Scrubs", I'm In The Band, The Fifth -- a short film that screened at over 60 film festivals worldwide, winning Best Short Film at Fantasia Fest, Fantastic Fest, Dead by Dawn and Dragon*Con) screenplay to life. In addition, we got more details, which sound pretty kickass: "The film is a horror-comedy about a lonely, small-town loser who sets out to kill each of the men he deems responsible for his miserable life." Shooting begins mid-January. Michael Wormser & Micah Goldman (Penance, Fox pilot "Tease") and Ryan Levin all produce.

Former Crossing Jordan star Steve Valentine has reportedly proposed to his girlfriend in front of a live studio audience. The actor, who played Dr Nigel Townsend in the series, popped the question to actress Inna Korobkina on the set of his new Disney Xd series I'm In The Band. Speaking to People, the star explained that he schemed with the cast and crew to stage a fake scene which saw him (more)...

Disney Xd has begun production in Hollywood on its live-action/music-filled comedy I'm In The Band (formerly known as Viper Slap). The series revolves around Tripp, a teen boy living out his dream, as he becomes a member his favorite classic rock band. Tripp is determined to help the band, comprised of a bunch of misfits, get it together for a major comeback, while in turn they find their own way of helping him navigate the teen experience. Created by Michael Kaplan (Frasier, Girlfriends) and Ron Rappaport, the series executive producers are Michael Kaplan (Frasier, Girlfriends) and Richard Gurman (Married ... with Children, Still Standing), the series will star Logan Miller, Steve Valentine, Greg Baker and Stephen Full.

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