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Vin Diesel's Summer Starts Fast Then Has a Riddick End

Tommy Rocker — Sat, 25 May 2013 20:32:16 +0000

This should be a good summer for Vin Diesel, a couple of days ago the ‘Fast & Furious 6’ opened in theaters acrossAmerica. His last Fast movie grossed over $625 million worldwide, people like this franchise so there is no reason to think the sixth installment won’t make a few bucks. That’s a good summer, but wait Vin Diesel isn’t done. In September his second action film of 2013 will the big screen, this time as the extreme survivalist “Riddick”.

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'Avengers 2′ — Joss Whedon Talks Quicksilver and Scarlet Witch

Jacob Hall — Sat, 25 May 2013 15:05:32 +0000

The current discussion around 'The Avengers 2' has shifted from the stars demanding higher pay to something equally inside baseball: the rights to the characters of Quicksilver and the Scarlet Witch. In the pages of the comics, they're mutants and Avengers, which has led to a pretty sticky situation. Fox, who has the X-Men rights, plans to use Quicksilver for the upcoming 'X-Men: Days of Future Past.' Marvel and writer/director Joss Whedon plan to use him for 'Avengers 2.' This conflict remained hidden when Whedon went on Late Night to chat about the characters with Jimmy Fallon.

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Will Smith Raps 'Fresh Prince' Theme with Jaden, Dances "Carlton" and "Apache" with Alfonso Ribiero

Kevin Fitzpatrick — Sat, 25 May 2013 04:28:25 +0000

Granted, it's the beginning of Memorial Day weekend, but some things are simply too incredible to ignore. Guesting on BBC's 'The Graham Norton Show,' Hollywood icon Will Smith surprised the crowd with an impromptu performance of 'The Fresh Prince of Bel Air' theme with his son Jaden Smith, DJed by Jazzy Jeff, but that wasn't the last of it, oh no! Carlton himself, Alfonso Ribiero, took the stage and the results are not unusual to be loved...by anyone.

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'Sons of Anarchy' Season 6: Kurt Sutter to Launch 'Talking Dead'-Style Companion Piece?

Kevin Fitzpatrick — Sat, 25 May 2013 02:37:31 +0000

AMC's successful experiment in launching Chris Hardwick's 'Talking Dead' talk show after episodes of 'The Walking Dead' not only spawned the development of a 'Talking Bad' series for 'Breaking Bad,' but may have also inspired 'Sons of Anarchy' creator Kurt Sutter to develop his own companion talk show for the FX series as well. Sutter has a slightly different vision in mind however, so find out if 'Talking Sons' will crop up on FX inside!

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The CW's 'Cult' Returns from Cancellation June 28

Kevin Fitzpatrick — Sat, 25 May 2013 00:00:32 +0000

Now that the broadcast season has all but ended, with renewals, cancellations and pickups mostly decided, the stragglers from the 2012-2013 season have been given their last hurrahs. Among the dearly departed, The CW's now-cancelled 'Cult' has officially set a June 28 return date to finish out its remaining episodes, but will they offer up any hope or closure for the series?

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'White House Down' Featurette: Roland Emmerich Revists White House-Based Mayhem

Damon Houx — Fri, 24 May 2013 23:07:17 +0000

One of summer's biggest movie question marks is 'White House Down,' which pairs Channing Tatum's would-be secret service agent with Jamie Foxx's President of the United States in a buddy cop-esque action film. Now there's a new featurette that shows a little more footage from the film, and spotlights the director.

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Jimmy Fallon Goes 'Game of Thrones' For 'Late Night's "Game of Desks"

Kevin Fitzpatrick — Fri, 24 May 2013 22:22:27 +0000

Previously, we'd seen 'Late Night' and future 'Tonight Show' host Jimmy Fallon take on the likes of both 'Jersey Shore' and 'Downton Abbey,' but never something quite so epic as 'Game of Thrones!' Tonight will see the debut of Fallon's "Game of Desks," transforming NBC's Rockefeller Center into the likes of Westeros with Fallon as Ned Stark himself, so get a sneak peek at the new 'Game of Thrones' parody inside!

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How to Celebrate Memorial Day in GIF Form

Hannah Gutenplan — Fri, 24 May 2013 21:38:15 +0000

Americans across the country celebrate Memorial Day in honor of those who have died while in the military service. Though it's a day of remembrance, it also kicks off the most fun part of the year -- summer! For many, Memorial Day signals the beginning of beach season and barbecues. So let's celebrate America with these fun GIFs!

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The Reason for Memorial Day

Tommy Rocker — Fri, 24 May 2013 21:06:45 +0000

Its Memorial Day Weekend the official start of the summer season. The weekend will be full of BBQ’s, get together and camping, but this is not the reason for the holiday. While it is important to be with family and friends over the long weekend, the practice of Memorial Day was started after the American Civil War to commemorate the fallen Union and Confederate soldiers

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13 Awesome Ways to Carve Your Watermelon

Emerald Catron — Fri, 24 May 2013 20:59:01 +0000

Oh, were you just planning on slicing your watermelon into wedges this Memorial Day weekend? We regret to inform you that plain old wedges are now kind of lame.

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