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For films and TV, the visuals are everything. From action sequences to fantasy worlds, modern moviegoers want their movies to have special effects that are indistinguishable from reality while still looking ...

Ah, it's that time of year again. Turkey. Football. Presents. Carols. "A Charlie Brown Christmas." Luminarias.

Blockbusters and I go back a long way - even before Gulf News started the annual event in 1984.

ASSOCIATED PRESS HOT TICKETS: When "Return of the Jedi" premiered in Philadelphia in 1983, Star Wars fans formed lines around the block.

New Line Cinema : Watch Phil Villarreal's summer blockbuster predictions "Hamlet 2," a comedy tentatively set to open Aug.

“Surviving the Filthy Rich", "Stylista", and "90210.”

So far during this upfront presentation season, NBC has gotten a big thumbs-up from one major media agency. via MediaPost Publications

“When this came up, I thought it would be fun to do a big family film, which I've been wanting to do for a long, long time. I mean, 'Black Snake Moan' wasn't exactly a family film.”

Christina Ricci likes to straddle the film fence. "When I was a kid, I did a bunch of bigger movies. via Chicago Sun-Times

Ever since ThatGuyWithTheGlasses was banned from YouTube for copyright infringement, there have been a lot of 5secondmovies copycats. via Web TV Hub

“It just needs a better management team to accomplish it, to get it done faster.”

Blockbuster Inc., which has been busy trying to fix its own movie-rental business, is making a hostile takeover bid of just over $1 billion for Circuit City Stores Inc. via KVML