Spartan Echo

  Ever wonder what it would feel like to suddenly wake up in another universe? You could find out, perhaps, by joining the next space mission to another galaxy, or, slightly easier, you could go to your local multiplex and watch “Fast & Furious 6″ without having seen the first five movies. Should you decide [...]

  CANNES, France (AP) — Robert Redford makes actions speak louder than words in shipwreck drama “All Is Lost.” He doesn’t have much choice. A man-versus-nature tale about a lone sailor adrift on the Indian Ocean, J.C. Chandor’s movie has no dialogue, just a few lines of voiceover at the start and a couple of [...]

  NORFOLK, VA – Tim Reid’s Legacy Media Institute, in partnership with Norfolk State University and the City of Norfolk, will present its first annual International Film Festival November 8 – 10. In celebration of the art of filmmaking, the International Film Festival will present an international showcase of culturally diverse films, while providing local, national [...]

  LAS VEGAS (AP) — Hunky love interest Liam Hemsworth is promising the highly-anticipated “Hunger Games” sequel will not disappoint fans. It was a low-key pitch at the movie theater convention CinemaCon, where most stars boasted their films would be the biggest, loudest, splashiest blockbusters of the summer. Then again, “Hunger Games: Catching Fire” is [...]

  “Fast and Furious 6” releases on May 24, 2013. Filmed by Justin Lin, who was the director of “The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift”, “Fast and Furious”, and “Fast Five”, this movie is expected to be one of the most antipated movies of summer.  Starring Vin Diesel as Domonic Toretto, Paul Walker as [...]

Directed by Jon M. Chu who directed works such as “Step Up 2: The Streets” (2008), “Step Up 3D” (2010), and “Justin Bieber: Never Say Never” (2011), “G.I. Joe: Retaliation” was a big success with 132 million dollars earned at the worldwide box office and so far it is the top international debut of the [...]

    LAS VEGAS (AP) — No one ever accused the “Hangover” franchise of trying too hard. For the second installment in the franchise, the gang of debauched man-children moved from Las Vegas to Thailand. This time, it’s back to Vegas for another round of dazed mystery-solving. The film has been highly anticipated in Sin [...]

  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Baseball has scored a rare hit in Hollywood, while another American institution — Tom Cruise — has delivered his latest hit overseas. The Jackie Robinson tale “42″ took in $27.3 million to claim the weekend box-office championship domestically, according to studio estimates Sunday. The film has yet to open overseas, [...]

  LOS ANGELES (AP) — While many stars arrived to the MTV Movie awards dressed to impress, Ke$ha had another goal in mind_topping the worst-dressed lists. The “Tik Tok” singer paired sheer, lace bell bottoms with a black fringe vest and severe makeup, including black lipstick. She described the look as “70′s Manson child” on [...]

  NEW YORK (AP) — Big city. Big personalities. The 12th annual Tribeca Film Festival, which kicks off Wednesday,  April 17, is highlighted by a handful of notable documentaries about iconoclasts whose verbose vitality is barely contained within 90 minutes. Portraits of Elaine Stritch (“Elaine Stritch: Shoot Me”), Richard Pryor (“Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic”) and [...]

  LOS ANGELES (AP) — The MTV Movie Awards spread the golden popcorn prizes around, and even included a touch of Bollywood. “The Avengers” won three awards, including the top prize, movie of the year. “Silver Linings Playbook” also collected three awards. Several stars, including show host Rebel Wilson, won a pair of prizes. “What’s [...]