Johnny Depp, Tom Cruise Celebrate Jerry Bruckheimer's Hollywood Walk of Fame Star

The duo came out to support the producer, whose credits include Depp's upcoming The Lone Ranger and Pirates of the Caribbean films and Cruise's Top Gun, among numerous other movies.

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R.I.P. Gary David Goldberg, creator of Family Ties and Spin City

Gary David Goldberg, the Emmy-winning writer who created two long-running hit sitcoms in "Family Ties" and "Spin City," died yesterday from brain cancer in Montecito, California. He was 68. He is survived by his wife and two daughters.

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R.I.P. Richard Matheson

Perhaps his most indelible teleplay was "Nightmare At 20,000 Feet," starring William Shatner—whom Matheson would later send to new heights of over-acting with his sole Star Trek script, "The Enemy Within”—with Shatner facing off against a malevolent gremlin aboard a cross-country flight. The script, adapted from Matheson's own short story, serves as a sort of distillation of his life’s work by pitting a flawed but ordinary hero against the inexplicable, then forcing him to overcome his demons to save the day.

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Why Fan-Made Movie Trailers Are Often Better Than the Real Thing

“Fans were suffering through the promotion, but held out hope that the Super Bowl Ad was going to be a big moment where Disney started getting it right,” Sellers told Wired. “That night, fueled by frustration and perhaps a few margaritas, my buddy Mark Linthicum and I decided to download everything Disney had put out to date and make our trailer.”

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The Art of the Trailer

In a world where fans follow the latest trailers with rabid devotion, the movie preview has become a genre unto itself—and a viral sensation. Here’s what makes these shorts so epic.

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Netflix to Air New DreamWorks Animation Shows

The agreement is Netflix's largest deal ever for original first-run content. It allows DreamWorks Animation to launch original shows based on its characters and franchises into the TV market as a branded collection of shows.

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Superman: When did THAT happen?

When did Superman fly for the first time? When did Kryptonite become a thing? When did Lex Luthor show up?



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Steven Spielberg Predicts 'Implosion' of Film Industry

Steven Spielberg on Wednesday predicted an "implosion" in the film industry is inevitable, whereby a half dozen or so $250 million movies flop at the box office and alter the industry forever. What comes next -- or even before then -- will be price variances at movie theaters, where "you're gonna have to pay $25 for the next Iron Man, you're probably only going to have to pay $7 to see Lincoln." He also said that Lincoln came "this close" to being an HBO movie instead of a theatrical release.

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Hey, You Got Your Videogame in My Cheesy ’80s Movie!

Edited by Travis Greenwood and Brett Roberts for Slacktory, Game Over Man is a fairly comprehensive look at how Hollywood portrays games, and it reveals some heavily entrenched trends.

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Why Binge-Watching Saved Breaking Bad

"Breaking Bad" ... came along at a time when TV fans were just becoming accustomed to all-you-can-eat viewing thanks to services like Netflix, iTunes and – later – Amazon Instant. It was those services that, according to "Breaking Bad" creator Vince Gilligan, allowed fans to catch up on his acclaimed AMC show and join it in later seasons.

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'All in the Family' Star Jean Stapleton Dies at 90

Jean Stapleton, known to millions of viewers as the lovable Edith Bunker on the classic CBS sitcom All in the Family, died Friday of natural causes at her home in New York City, her family announced. She was 90.

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WGA Names 'Sopranos' Best Written TV Series Ever

The Writer Guild of America East and West on Sunday night revealed its list of 101 best written TV series ever, and David Chase's The Sopranos, which aired on HBO from 1999-2007, came in at No. 1.

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