Sean O'Connell

Movie Popcorn Butter Linked to Alzheimer’s
What is your snack of choice at the movie theater? Please don’t say popcorn. It is? It’s popcorn? Ok, well, you certainly don’t ask the concession stand employees to douse your corn with gallons of artificial butter spray, right? Oh, you do? Well, you might want to read on. We apologize in advance.

River Phoenix’s Final Film Finally Ready To Screen 20 Years After His Death
Nearly 20 years after he passed away from a heart attack caused by a drug overdose, River Phoenix’s final film will finally make its world premiere this September.

‘Ghostbusters 3′ Ditches Old Script, Hires New Writers
Everywhere they go, members of the original ‘Ghostbusters’ cast will be asked about the rumored third movie up until that movie’s actually playing on a screen somewhere. And every once in a while, one of those cast members will cough up a nugget of somewhat-significant news … like the fact that new writers are tackling the screenplay.

Wanna See ‘The Amazing Spider-Man’ Before Everybody Else?
Sony senses they have something special on their hands with Marc Webb’s upcoming reboot ‘The Amazing Spider-Man.’ Tracking numbers released on Thursday say the film could earn as much as $125 million over the July 4 frame. (The numbers were slightly behind ‘The Avengers,’ and we all know how that movie played out.) And early reviews hitting the Web have been positive. So Sony’s making a wise decis

Nick Stahl Missing Again After Ditching Rehab
Less than one week after checking out of rehab against his doctor’s orders, actor Nick Stahl has gone missing again, prompting friends and family members to reach out to the media for assistance in possibly finding him.

Justin Timberlake Could Be the Next David Hasselhoff in a ‘Baywatch’ Movie?
Could Justin Timberlake be bringing sexy back … to the beach? Rumor has it that Paramount wants the ‘Bad Teacher’ and ‘Friends with Benefits’ star to lead its planned reboot of the ‘Baywatch’ franchise – and we have details about how they would use him.

Watch an 11-Year-Old Natalie Portman Audition For ‘The Professional’
Hard to believe you’ll see anything cuter than this today: watch as an 11-year-old Natalie Portman auditions for the role of Mathilda in Luc Besson’s ‘Leon: The Professional.’

Bill Murray Updates ‘Ghostbusters 3′ on Letterman: ‘We’ll Try Again’
Poor Bill Murray, still having to talk about ‘Ghostbusters 3.’ The dude does a guest spot on David Letterman, and even brings his own hologram along, and still has to answer questions about a possible ‘Ghostbusters 3.’ At least he responded. What did he have to say?

‘The Devil Wears Prada’ Getting a Sequel
Why didn’t ‘The Devil Wear Prada’ get a sequel? Even ‘Garfield’ got ‘A Tale of Two Kitties.’ And ‘Prada’ was a flat-out hit. It earned $326M worldwide (on a reported $35M budget). It nabbed Meryl Streep yet another Oscar nomination. And it elevated the already rising stars of both Anne Hathaway and Emily Blunt. All of these factors should have led to a sequel. Now, 6 years later, it just might.
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Would Christian Bale and Christopher Nolan Ever Return For Batman 4?
One of the first posters for Christopher Nolan’s ‘The Dark Knight Rises’ promised that ‘The Legend Ends.’ And now, as we inch closer to Nolan’s third and reported final installment in his Batman franchise, the director and his star suggest it might be the true end … or it might not.

‘Les Miserables’ Pics: See Hugh Jackman, Anne Hathaway and Russell Crowe in Action
Tom Hooper caught a lot of grief as his ‘The King’s Speech’ rode the Oscar campaign trail two years ago, primarily because his excellent film was deemed “not as excellent” as David Fincher’s ‘The Social Network’ by vocal film columnists. But in the process of arguing for ‘Network’ (which is great), most overlooked the fact that ‘Speech’ is deftly directed and superbly acted. Hooper’s the real deal

Robert Pattinson in ‘Catching Fire’ Not Happening
Sorry, RPattz fans. The ‘Twilight’ star has extinguished rumors that Lionsgate is interested in him playing Finnick Odair in the upcoming ‘The Hunger Games: Catching Fire.’