Frank Darabont, the creator, executive producer and director of AMC’s hit zombie show ‘The Walking Dead,’ has stepped down from his role of showrunner, Deadline is reporting. The news comes as the series is currently in production of its second season, which is scheduled to premiere on October 16, 2011. The news comes after Darabont attended Comic-Con on July 22 to sit on the show’s panel with fellow executive producers Robert Kirkman, who created the graphic novel the show is based on, and Gale Anne Hurd. It has been yet publicly revealed if Darabont will remain with ‘The Walking Dead’ as an executive producer or director. The news of his…

TeenNick knew what they were doing when they decided to bring back ’90s shows in their new programming block, “The ’90s Are All That.” According to Entertainment Weekly, the block has landed TeenNick as the king of the networks vying for the 12-24 target audience. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the block’s Monday night premiere night brought in 417,000 viewers in the 12-24 age range (up 225% from last year), 456,000 viewers in the 12-34 age range (up 167% from a year ago) and adults 18-34 (up 500% from a year ago). The total viewership was 555,000, raising the percentage up to 114% from what it was last year. Also,…

Title: Born To Ride Directed by: James Fargo Starring: Casper Van Dien, Patrick Muldoon, William Forsythe and Theresa Russell Running time: 90 minutes, Not Rated Mike and Alex are friends and motorcycle enthusiasts who decide to go on a road trip to Sturgis when they somehow get tangled in a plot involving political blackmail and corruption. After stopping to visit Mike’s mom and some fellow bikers, they are unknowingly slipped some evidence from the blackmailers that could possibly get them killed Casper Van Dien and Patrick Muldoon are back together again after 14 years since Starship Troopers. Their acting has shown improvement, but unfortunately they’re doing straight to DVD fare…

Title: Tucker and Dale Vs. Evil Studio: Magnet Releasing Directed By: Eli Craig, Morgan Jurgenson Written By: Eli Craig, Morgan Jurgenson Cast: Tyler Labine, Alan Tudyk, Katrina Bowden, Jesse Moss, Philip Granger Screened at: Review, NYC, 7/26/11 Opens: September 30, 2011. VOD on August 26, 2011 If “Tucker and Dale vs. Evil” is not the funniest take-off on slasher movies in decades, then I’d better get out more often—especially to films broadly considered of the horror genre. Unlike the “Scream” series, which simply plays homage to horror conventions by regularly winking at the audience, e.g. the black guy gets killed first, or the girl who answers the phone will die,…

Title: Protektor Studio: Film Movement Directed By: Marek Najbrt Written By: Marek Najbrt, Robert Geisler, Benjamin Tucek Cast: Jana Plodková, Marek Daniel, Klára Melísková, Martin Mysicka, Tomás Mechaácek Screened at: Review 2, NYC, 7/27/11 Opens: August 5, 2011 What makes some citizens collaborate with an enemy occupying their country? In the case of “Sarah’s Key,” French police are seen arresting Jews, rounding them up and turning them over to the German transports. In fact, a large part of France known as Vichy was governed by Frenchmen, the excuse being that the French citizens are better off when some of their own kind are in power even if that means hobnobbing…

Ron Howard won’t be directing the film adaptation of The Lost Symbol, the third book in Dan Brown’s Robert Langdon series, Deadline is reporting. Howard only wants to produce the final film in the trilogy, instead of directing it, even though he helmed its two predecessors, 2006′s ‘The Da Vinci Code’ and 2009′s ‘Angels and Demons.’ Howard reportedly told Amy Pascal and Michael Lynton from Sony Pictures, which released the first two films in the series, that he doesn’t want to continually tell the same stories with the same character over and over. But the studio is saying Tom Hanks, who portrayed Langdon in both previous adaptations, will reprise his…

Here’s the latest Entertainment Weekly cover feateuring Josh Hutcherson and Liam Hemsworth from the upcoming film “The Hunger Games” stars Liam Hemsworth, Jennifer Lawrence, Elizabeth Banks, Josh Hutcherson, Willow Shields, Woody Harrelson and Stanley Tucci. Click Here for more photos, news and videos from The Hunger Games. Synopsis: In a not-too-distant future, North America has collapsed, weakened by drought, fire, famine, and war, to be replaced by Panem, a country divided into the Capitol and 12 districts. Each year, two young representatives from each district are selected by lottery to participate in The Hunger Games. Part entertainment, part brutal intimidation of the subjugated districts, the televised games are broadcasted throughout…

Here’s two new promo posters featuring Jackson Rathbone and Peter Facinelli in the upcoming film “The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1″ aka Breaking Dawn by director Bill Condon stars Robert Pattinson (Bel Ami, Water for Elephants), Kristen Stewart (The Twilight Saga: Eclipse, The Runaways), Nikki Reed, Ashley Greene (Skateland), Taylor Lautner, (The Twilight Saga: New Moon, My Own Worst Enemy), Jackson Rathbone (S. Darko, The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2), Dakota Fanning and Kellan Lutz. Click Here for more photos, news and movie trailers from Breaking Dawn. Synopsis: In the highly anticipated next chapter of the blockbuster The Twilight Saga, the newfound married bliss of Bella…

Capcom released the official greatest hits trailer for “Dead Rising 2 Off the Record” coming October 11, 2011 to Xbox 360, PS3, and PC. Game Description: Dead Rising 2: Off The Record, sees Wilamette survivor and hero of Dead Rising, photojournalist Frank West, take centre stage as players experience a very different interpretation of events in this, a reimagining of the Fortune City outbreak. This alternate storyline means an all new Dead Rising 2 experience; with Frank facing new missions, new enemies, new combo-weapons with which to defeat them plus a brand new Fortune City attraction to explore. Complimenting the new narrative and action of Dead Rising 2: Off The…

The trailer for the Hasbro game-movie “Battleship” has been released, and for the most part, the trailer makes you wonder why Universal even needed the game as a basis for the movie. The trailer (embedded below) shows the main characters–Taylor Kitsch as Alex Hopper, Liam Neeson and Admiral Shane, Alexander Skarsgard as Stone Hopper, Rihanna as Raikes, and Brooklyn Decker as Sam–in their establishing relationships and roles before the big threat of the film, a ship of unknown origins, threatens the navy ship most of our main characters are on. And, like all alien invasion films, the alien ship (or ships?) are also a threat to the safety of the…