At The Movies

The Lion King 3D
Walt Disney's beloved animated musical roars on to the big screen for a special two week engagement, in 3D for the first time ever. A heroic coming of age story which follows the epic adventures of a young lion cub named Simba as he struggles to accept the responsibilities of adulthood and his destined role as king of the jungle. As a carefree cub, he is both excited and anxious to become king, one day, and spends his days frolicking with his pal, Nala. His father, King Mufasa, the revered ruler of Pride Rock and the lands that surround it, teaches him about the Circle of Life, the delicate balance of nature which bonds all animals together. Simba's father cautions him to prepare for the day when he will be called upon to lead. Mufasa's evil brother, Scar, hopes that day will never arrive and schemes to do away with the king and Simba so that he can assume the throne for his own tyrannical purposes.
 

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Thor
Chris Hemsworth stars as the mighty God of Thunder, Marvel Comics' latest superhero to leap from the four color page to the big screen in an epic fantasy adventure. Thor, a powerful but arrogant warrior, is banished from the realm of Asgard and cast down to Earth as punishment for recklessly reigniting an ancient war. Forced to live among humans, he is befriended by a young woman, Jane Foster. But after a dangerous villain from his world unleashes the darkest forces of Asgard to invade Earth, the hammer wielding Thor will learn what it takes to be a true hero in order to save mankind.

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J.J. Abrams is ready to engage. Abrams has signed on to direct the sequel to his 2009 hit Star Trek. The first film’s screenwriters Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci are penning the screenplay with producer Damon Lindelof, and the main cast, including Chris Pine and Zachary Quinto are all set to return. The untitled sequel was originally scheduled to come out June 2012, but the film has moved off of that date to give the writers enough time to polish the script.

Given she plays Black Widow on the big screen, it's too bad she can't call the Avengers in on this one. Back in March, Scarlett Johansson's name popped up on a list of celebrities who found themselves the target of hackers that broke into their cell phones and leaked some nude photos and video. With sultry X-rated pics of the sex symbol surfacing today on various gossip sites, ScarJo's fighting back by reaching out to the feds to find the perpetrators.

Forget all that rubbish about Christina Aguilera leaving The Voice. Despite rumors earlier this week that producers wanted the Beautiful songbird off the show, Executive producer Mark Burnett says nothing could be further from the truth. "Christina is absolutely staying. She is not going anywhere, 100 percent. We were emailing with Christina yesterday. They're all back."

Michaele Salahi, who famously crashed a White House dinner, has run away from home with Journey guitarist Neal Schon. This, after her distressed husband, Tareq Salahi, had called authorities several times to report his wife missing. Now a castmember on Real Housewives of D.C., Salahi told the Warren County, Va. Sheriff's Office that she was "with a good friend and was where she wanted to be." Salahi has been dating Schon and joined him for a Journey concert appearance in Nashville.

The Talk producers apparently thought it was time for a change. But don't ask Holly Robinson Peete the reason why. "To be quite honest no, we have not heard a reason, and that kind of makes it a little more frustrating," the former Talk cohost says of getting axed from the CBS show.

Justin Bieber is dropping more and more hints about his charity Christmas album, with more recording getting done this week. Apparently the 17 year old pop star has tapped Boyz II Men for some holiday cheer.

The revived Charlie's Angels series is going back to its roots. The new show, starring Annie Ilonzeh, Minka Kelly and Rachael Taylor, will feature an episode called Angels in Chains, which is loosely based on the iconic original from the hit '70s series. The episode, airing Oct. 6 on ABC, will show the three Angels being framed by crooks and thrown into a women's prison.

Will Katy Perry be six times lucky? Capitol is officially going after the brass ring with the decision to launch The One That Got Away as the sixth single from Teenage Dream. If “The One” goes to No. 1on the Billboard Hot 100, she will become the first artist to score a sextet of chart toppers from one album. As you know, Perry and Michael Jackson are tied as the only two artists who have accomplished landing five songs from one album in the pole position.

A little bit of the Jersey Shore will come to the CW’s 90210 this autumn. Vinny Guadagnino has been cast in an episode that will air in November. Guadagnino will portray a celebrity who plays in a high stakes poker game with Liam (Matt Lanter) when the cast heads to Las Vegas.

Actor Tyler Perry, who has his own film and TV studio in Atlanta, ranks atop the list of Hollywood's highest paid men, in a new ranking from Forbes.com that includes director Steven Spielberg and singer Elton John. Perry topped the list by making $130 million from May 2010 to May 2011, financial website Forbes.com reports.

Handwritten love letters from Hollywood legend James Dean to his then girlfriend Barbara Glenn are being auctioned off at Christie's in London. The couple dated for two years. The three letters written in the 1954 are expected to get up to $25,000.