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Comic-Con launches with preview night, ‘Trek’ premiere

SAN DIEGO – The hordes of zombies, legions of Stormtroopers, leagues of superheroes and crews of Starfleet officers have already begun crawling, marching, flying and beaming into San Diego f...

DATE: Jul 20, 2016 | CATEGORY: Film, TV and Streaming

‘Call of Duty’ fan convention is returning

LOS ANGELES – Activision is re-enlisting “Call of Duty XP.” After a five-year hiatus, the video game publisher is organizing a second edition of the fan-focused convention to cele...

DATE: Jun 10, 2016 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

’Skylanders’ adding custom characters in next game installment

SANTA MONICA, Calif. – The population of Skylands will be booming come fall. Activision is introducing the option for “Skylanders” players to create their own characters in the se...

DATE: Jun 1, 2016 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Prince’s ‘yellow guitar’ to be auctioned in June

Late artist used instrument in 1980s,1990s

DATE: May 17, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Harrison Ford promises older, wiser Solo in ‘Force Awakens’

LOS ANGELES – When speaking about “Star Wars,” there are few topics that inspire a twinkle in Harrison Ford’s eyes. The 73-year-old actor is matter-of-fact about almost everythin...

DATE: Dec 8, 2015 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Invisible Women? Hollywood’s female superhero problem

LOS ANGELES (AP) – Batman. Spider-Man. Iron Man. Ant-Man. The list of male superheroes starring in their own big-screen escapades is bigger than Tony Stark’s ego, and the billions...

DATE: Aug 5, 2015 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

‘Transformers’ sequel leads Razzies ‘worst-of’ list

LOS ANGELES – “Transformers: Age of Extinction” is rolling out with the most nominations at this year’s Golden Raspberry Awards. The action sequel starring Mark Wahlberg alongside...

DATE: Jan 15, 2015 | CATEGORY: Film, TV and Streaming

Movies: 5 alternatives to ‘The Interview’

LOS ANGELES – Kim Jong Un isn’t alone. Queen Elizabeth II, Saddam Hussein and Pope Pius XIII have also been the targets of wacky assassination attempts on film. But tho...

DATE: Dec 22, 2014 | CATEGORY: Film, TV and Streaming

Q&A: ‘Interstellar’ filmmaker Nolan on his robots

LOS ANGELES – In his secrecy-shrouded sci-fi extravaganza “Interstellar,” filmmaker Christopher Nolan isn’t just taking audiences to outer space. He’s also sending a couple of robots along f...

DATE: Nov 3, 2014 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

‘The Judge’ a family affair for Robert Downey Jr.

LOS ANGELES – Robert Downey Jr. thinks courtrooms are dull. That didn’t stop the “The Avengers” leading man from landing on “The Judge” as the inaugural film from his production c...

DATE: Oct 6, 2014 | CATEGORY: Film, TV and Streaming

Review: The Expendables 3

In its third incarnation, “The Expendables” has become, well, expendable. Despite some ruthless new tactics, there’s no saving “The Expendables 3,” the overpopulated third outing ...

DATE: Aug 14, 2014 | CATEGORY: Film, TV and Streaming

Archie to die for best friend

Comic book everyman to take a bullet meant for gay senator

DATE: Jul 13, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World