Directed by “Ice Age”‘s Carlos Saldanha, animated family film “Rio” centers on a rare, domesticated macaw, Blu (voiced by Jesse Eisenberg, who must have beaten out a crestfallen Simon LeBon), who lives an easy life in Minnesota. Believing he’s the last of his kind, Blu has never spread his wings and learned to fly — both figuratively and literally. When he learns of a female counterpart in Rio de Janeiro, Jewel (voiced by Anne Hathaway), however, Blu sets off a wild adventure and makes some new friends along the way. The supporting vocal performance (from George Lopez, Tracy Morgan and Jamie Foxx, among others) are energetic and peppy, but not always…

The crushing ambivalence of young adulthood is often lost under the thick glaze of hormonal revelry typically applied to teenage and twentysomething coming-of-age tales. But “Take Me Home Tonight” — an in many respects pedestrian comedy that otherwise coasts along on its energy and the winning appeal of its cast — gets this crucial detail of feeling right, which helps mitigate direction that often lacks a sense of snappishness, and a second and third act that don’t emotionally resonate as much as they could or should. The film, co-written by director Michael Dowse, from a story co-conceived by star Topher Grace, unfolds in 1988 and centers on a recent MIT…

Watch a recent NBC clip from the upcoming Fear Itself episode “In Sickness and in Health” directed by John Landis (An American Werewolf in London) and written by Victor Salva (Jeepers Creepers). On her wedding day, a beautiful bride played by Maggie Lawson (Psych) receives a mysterious note that reads: “The person you are marrying is a serial killer.” James Roday (Psych) stars as the groom. Christie Laing (The 4400), Sonja Bennett (Eureka) and Marshall Bell (Hamlet 2, Tales from the Crypt) also star. Stay tuned to Toxic Shock TV for the latest “Fear Itself” news and clips.

Anchor Bay Entertainment will unveil the Masters of Horror on July 29th with a Limited Edition Skull Package including all 13 episodes and over 20 hours of bonus features. Here’s the details: BURBANK, CA – Why settle for a good head on your shoulders when you can have a skull on your shelf! Anchor Bay Entertainment, renowned for innovative DVD packaging, brings together all 13 episodes comprising the second season of the blood-chilling anthology series Masters of Horror as a complete box set – housed in a specially designed, limited edition “skull” package! Like last year’s critically lauded Masters of Horror “Mausoleum” Season One Box Set, the Masters of Horror…

Directed By: John Landis Written By: Max Landis & John Landis Score: Technical: 85, Story: 85, Acting: 85, Overall: 85% A strange string of killings has begun and it is very much unexplainable by all, the police are baffled, as they investigate not knowing if it is man or creature doing these killings. One detective, Detective Dwight Faraday is the one who gets the case and then he looses it, and then he gets it again. As strange as this seems it’s only the beginning for him, as he gets deeper into the strange and mysterious world on the ancient cultures who describe the killer as possibly a half human…