Marlon Wayans can’t escape the ghosts in ‘A Haunted House 2’

The spoof genre seems to be one that keeps churning out films the majority of them just do not work.

Eli Roth’s Green Inferno Trailer Has Teeth

After months of anticipation, we finally have our first look at video from Eli Roth's eagerly anticipated return to feature film directing, The Green Inferno. The first trailer is atmospheric and promises an, um, "uncomfortable" viewing experience -- something you'd expect from an homage to the Italian cannibal flicks of the '70s and '80s. Unfortunately, there's not a whole lot of actual footage in the trailer; I guess they call it a "teaser" for a reason. Expect a longer trailer soon, but you'll have to wait until September 5 for The Green Inferno to hit theaters.

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Guide to TV’s May sweeps

Journal Sentinel TV and film critic Duane Dudek looks at life on the small and big screen, and some of the cool stuff on both.

‘Mad Men’ season 7: Megan to meet with tragedy like notorious 60s star’s murder?

The countdown to the series end of 'Mad Men' is on, and a much anticipated trailer for the 7th season has finally been released.

A Haunted House 2 Stumbles at Box Office

Perhaps feeling burned by A Haunted House last year, viewers stayed away from A Haunted House 2 this past weekend, propelling the sequel to only a fifth place finish at the box office with a tally (an estimated $9.1 million) only half of what the first film earned in its opening frame ($18.1 million). That said, A Haunted House 2's production budget was still just around $4 million, so having already earned twice that, it's certainly not a flop, but this makes it much less likely that we'll every see A Haunted House 3 (knock on wood).

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a Capt. Americaa tops box office for third week

LOS ANGELES >> Captain America continues to vanquish box office foes, triumphing in ticket sales for the third consecutive week and dominating over megastar Johnny Depp's new movie.

From ‘Rocky Horror’ to ‘Dragula’ :: Newport Beach Film Festival

Barry Bostwick's 45-year career has spanned theatre, film and television. He was the first to play T-Bird Danny Zuko in Broadway's "Grease" and earned a Tony Award nomination in the process.

Detroit native Tom Skerritt comes home Tuesday to reflect on his life, Hollywood times

Tom Skerritt figures he was 8, maybe 9, years old when he attended Saturday-morning cultural programs intended to give Detroit public school kids their first glimpse of the city's arts gems.

‘Orphan Black’ season premiere recap: Only the Clonely

The first season of Orphan Black had episode titles that were quotes taken directly from Charles Darwin's On the Origin of the Species , which also occasionally sounded like the title tracks from prog-rock albums where every song is ten-minutes long.