Poppedy Popped Culture

So today Matt Damon received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Congrats, but I’m left wondering just how much of an honor garnering a star on the Walk of Fame is when American Idol Host Ryan Seacrest already has one. (scratches head)

Netflix.com announced it is dropping the price of two of its most popular subscription plans by $1.
The price reduction will benefit a majority of Netflix’s more than six million members. For one low fee, Netflix members receive movies and TV series on DVD and can also watch a growing number of them instantly on their […]

United Artists announced the start of principal photography today in Berlin on the international production of “Valkyrie,” a suspense thriller based on the true story of the daring German officers’ plot to assassinate Hitler in
1944.
Directed by Bryan Singer and written by Academy Award-winning screenwriter Christopher McQuarrie and Nathan Alexander, “Valkyrie” reunites Singer and McQuarrie for […]

A new Star Trek-themed animated feature-length film, entitled BORG WAR, will have its theatrical debut at the Official STAR TREK Convention 2007, at the Las Vegas Hilton on Friday August 10th at 6:20 P.M.
Filmmaker Geoffrey James created BORG WAR by reprogramming computer games to generate raw footage, which he then edited to create the finished […]

While promoting his new Showtime comedy “Californication,” David Duchovny indicated Saturday during the Television Critics Association press tour that the film that an X-File sequel is one step closer to becoming a reality.
“I’m supposed to see a script next week,” Duchovny said at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, adding that creator Chris Carter and […]

Although the new “Harry Potter” movie drew lukewarm reviews from those ever so lovable movie critics, millions of “muggles” are expected to ignore the critics and turn out in droves for the widest release ever for Warner Bros. studio.
“Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix” opens Wednesday in 4,285 U.S. and Canadian theaters and […]

Jim Carrey, who brought Dr. Seuss’ Grinch to life on the big screen, will soon not only play another holiday curmudgeon, Ebenezer Scrooge, but also a la Eddie Murphy the three ghosts that haunt him, in a computerized remake of “A Christmas Carol.”
Oscar winner Robert Zemeckis will direct the movie from his own script, based […]

Helen Hunt has a new job title: director.
“Then She Found Me,” the filmmaking debut for the Academy Award-winning actress, will play at September’s Toronto International Film Festival.
The movie stars Hunt as a New York City schoolteacher whose commonplace life suddenly grows complicated after her husband (Matthew Broderick) leaves her, the mother (Bette Midler) she never […]

The sci-fi adventure “Transformers” took in $8.8 million from Monday night screenings in advance of its official Tuesday release, providing a healthy lead-in for what studios hope will be a strong Fourth of July week at theaters.”It certainly looks like a great way to start,” said Marvin Levy, spokesman for DreamWorks, which released “Transformers” along […]

Haven’t seen this fellow in a while:
“Shaft” star Richard Roundtree is cruising into “Speed Racer,” a live-action adaptation of the 1960s cartoon, centers on young race car driver Speed (Emile Hirsch) and his quest for glory in his thundering, gadget-laden Mach 5. Roundtree will play Ben Burns, a racer-turned-commentator who is an icon to the […]