Posts with tag "TomHanks"

Hollywood Careers Launched by Horror

Posted Oct 30th 2009 at 05:28 PM by Scott Harris

Once again it's Halloween, and for most Americans that means two things sure to make you sick: candy and horror movies. They may not be good for you, but people just can't seem to get enough of either, which may help explain why so many of our most popular stars got their start in horror movies. Some of the best horror movies ever made have been low-budget flicks churned out to meet the ...

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Cliffs, Pretzels and Baked Beans: Our Favorite Celebrity Death Hoaxes

Posted Oct 13th 2009 at 10:00 PM by Marc Schneider

If all celebrity death reports over the years turned out true (Zach Braff alive!), we'd have lost three big stars to the cliffs of New Zealand by now. Britney Spears would have met her maker thanks to a pretzel truck. And let's just say that Urkel's wake was closed casket. Hoaxes can be random, fun, disturbing. They also lift from common themes. Some of our favorites, starting with ... Deadly ...

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First Look: New 'Toy Story 3' Trailer

Posted Oct 12th 2009 at 10:36 AM by PopEater Staff

Disney and Pixar have rattled off all sorts of hits in recent years, though none can really compete with the staying power of 'Toy Story.' Coming next summer, 'Toy Story 3' will play with the emotions of kids and adults alike when it hits theaters. The plot revolves around main character Andy going away to college and contemplating throwing out all of his old toys ... you know, Woody (Tom Hanks), ...

Top 10 Movie/TV Product Placements

Posted Sep 17th 2009 at 04:03 PM by Tom Ganjamie

Judging from the trailer, 'The Road' is likely to be the feel good post-Apocalyptic movie romp of the holiday season. What is not readily apparent, though, is just how the filmmakers can cram egregious product placement into a film about surviving a bleak, unforgiving Hellscape. According to Seth Abramovitch at Movieline, the characters drink Vitamin Water and other Coca-Cola products with labels ...