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When you head to the theater to see 'Guardians of the Galaxy' this weekend, you'll undoubtedly walk out with a favorite character: the surprisingly lovable Groot, the foul-mouthed Rocket Raccoon, the charismatic Star-Lord, the tough but hilarious Drax -- or maybe you'll fall in love with Zoe Saldana's green-skinned, badass Gamora. With all that screen time shared between so many heroes (and villains, and peripheral characters), it'll leave you wanting to see more of Gamora and her talents. Not that that's a bad thing.

I've seen lots of movies that are simply okay or pretty awful but every once in a while I find a movie that I can't stop talking about it. "Lone Survivor" is that kind of movie. Based on true events, it's the story of our Navy Seals on a mission in Afghanistan. Simply put, it's the best movie I've seen in a long, long time.

While all eyes in the Marvel universe are on 'Guardians of the Galaxy' at the moment (and rightfully so), the other critically-praised and super-successful Marvel movie from this year - 'Captain America 2' - is making its way to DVD and Blu-ray in September...

18 year old Anna Faith Carlson is a singer and actress hoping to make it big someday in the entertainment world. However, she's already quite a sensation now thanks to her incredible likeness to Elsa from the hit movie "Frozen."  Kids are so excited to meet their favorite movie character in person.

Everyone expected '22 Jump Street' and 'How to Train Your Dragon 2' to open well, but you won't find many people who expected the raunchy R-rated comedy to open bigger than the family friendly animated adventure. But here we are! Both films opened well, but '22 Jump Street,' like the first film, is has taken a hammer to all expectations.

'The Fault in Our Stars' is expected to be named the No. 1 movie of the weekend when box office tallies are officially released tomorrow. Estimates put the drama at a $48 million dollar box office total for the weekend.

Remember the 1980's Hasbro cartoon "Jem and the Holograms?"  The 80's will come back to life on the big screen, as the classic cartoon is being made into a live-action movie. Molly Ringwald and Juliette Lewis have both been added to the film's cast.

Movie theaters tickets have gotten steadily more expensive over the years, but this takes the proverbial cake: a Canadian theater chain has announced a new program where moviegoers will have to pay a surcharge to sit in the middle seats of each row. You'll soon have to pay an additional $2-$3 to sit in the "prime" seats, ensuring that you'll have the (supposed) best view of the screen an

We get a brief break from the action blockbusters this weekend, with a few high-profile comedies and one animated sequel to a beloved classic.

Well that didn't take long -- 'Jem and the Holograms' has announced the four young actresses that will play the leading roles of Jem and her Hologram bandmates in the upcoming adaptation of the hit '80s cartoon, directed by 'G.I. Joe: Retaliation' helmer Jon M. Chu. And although Chu and the production team previously mentioned that casting was open to anyone -- even unknowns -- the four stars are

Local Utica film director, Alex Moore, starts Sundance project DANTE . The film will be shot in Utica, the Adirondacks and thousand islands area.

It's been a while since we reported anything new about the 'Gremlins' reboot over at Warner Bros., but apparently someone's been feeding the execs over there after midnight because sources say it's not only still happening -- it's been put on the fast track. Hide your Mogwais, the 'Gremlins' are coming.