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‘Star Wars’ vs. ‘Star Trek’ — Which Is Better?
In one corner, we have ‘Star Wars,’ George Lucas‘ world-changing movies featuring his iconic characters Luke Skywalker, Yoda, Darth Vader, Han Solo, Chewbacca and countless others. The original trilogy spawned three prequels, a slew of cartoons and spinoffs… oh, and a bona fide religion.
In the other, we have ‘Star Trek,’ the show that gave Leonard Nimoy (Spock), William Shatner (Captain Kirk) and George Takei (Sulu) a cult following and launched their careers. Chris Pine and Zachary Quinto furthered the legacy by starring in the 2009 film.
So, which is better? It’s now time for you to decide in our poll below.
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Miranda Lambert Hopes to Be Featured on ‘The Hunger Games’ Soundtrack
The start of a new year means the start of new year’s resolutions for many folks, and Miranda Lambert is not excluded from having a fresh set of goals. In a recent interview with Shape magazine, the Grammy-winning country songstress revealed that she’s got high hopes for 2012, which include being included on the soundtrack for ‘The Hunger Games.’
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Daniel Radcliffe’s Scary ‘The Woman In Black’ Trailer Is No ‘Harry Potter’ [VIDEO]
‘Harry Potter’ fans might be sad that the crazy popular film (and book) series has ended, but Harry himself, Daniel Radcliffe, has another movie coming out that might appeal to fans of that series.
It’s not about magic spells and wizards on broomsticks, but it does have a mysterious person in black who scares the heck out of our hero.
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Watch How Well ‘The Dark Knight Rises’ Trailer Mixes With ‘The Lion King’ [VIDEO]
We can expect a lot of mash-ups and clever edits with ‘The Dark Knight Rises’ trailer that debuted last month. We’ve seen one with cats, and now there’s a new one, which combines scenes from the classic Disney film ‘The Lion King’ with the audio from the trailer for the next Batman flick.
It’s a mash-up that somehow manages to be both scary and…adorable!
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2011′s Top Movies and DVD’s
What do you think the top movie of the year was? Here is the list, check out 2011′s most popular movies & dvds:
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‘Fast Five’ and ‘Harry Potter’ Are Among the Most Pirated Movies of 2011
This is probably nothing our readers would ever think of doing, but a lot of people love ‘Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2′ so much that they watch it illegally online. It’s true! TorrentFreak proved this fact by putting together a list of the 10 most-downloaded movies on BitTorrent, the file-sharing service, for the past year.
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New Movie Releases — ‘The Darkest Hour’ and ‘War Horse’
Movie studios inundated us with releases last week, which meant some were bound to get lost in the shuffle — especially the two that bowed on Christmas Day. Let’s take another look at them, shall we?
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Weekend Box Office — ‘Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol’ Refuses to Be Ignored
With at least six movies opening in wide release on various days over the past week, it would’ve been easy for any film to get lost in the shuffle.
But since Tom Cruise flicks rarely fade into the background, it’s hardly a surprise that ‘Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol’ brought in $26.5 million to handily beat all its competitors at the box office this weekend.
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7 Christmas Movies That Have Nothing to Do With Christmas [VIDEOS]
The industry, er, holiday known as Christmas dominates not only the last two months of each year, but has also spawned its own genre of film. There are good holiday flicks (‘National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation’), mediocre ones ('Jingle All the Way') and ones so awful, we'd rather drink expired egg nog than be forced to sit through them ('Christmas With the Kranks'). And then there are the films set during Chri
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Weekend Box Office — ‘Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows’ Hunts Down First Place
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Moviegoers lined up to see Robert Downey, Jr. in ‘Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows,’ giving the sleuthing sequel a $40 million showing and the top spot at the box office this weekend.
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Remember the Celebrities We Lost in 2011 in Moving Tribute [VIDEO]
So many people pass away every year, including in the entertainment industry, that it’s hard to remember just who died, beyond the few very famous people. Turner Classic Movies has a nice montage that helps us remember the talents we’ve lost in 2011.