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The 20 Best Fictional Crime Bosses

Two episodes in, and Boardwalk Empire's Nucky Johnson (Steve Buscemi) seems destined to become one of the all-time great fictional crime bosses.  read more

The 10 Greatest Anti-Heroes: #9 Tony Soprano

TV Show: The Sopranos Actor: James Gandolfini To love Tony Soprano, boss of a New Jersey crime family on HBO’s The Sopranos, takes a certain degree of denial. Just ask his wife, Carmella, who he cheats on at every opportunity. Or his daughter, Meadow—he sneaks off from a trip visiting colleges with her to strangle a snitch. Tony is a thief, a compulsive gambler and a manipulator of the highest order, but the pathos James Gandolfini brought to the role of a capo dei capi seeing a psychiatrist for his panic attacks made it all but impossible not to root...  read more

Watch the New Where the Wild Things Are Trailer

For months, a teaser trailer was all that was available for the anticipated adaptation of one of the most popular children's books of the century. And if watching that initial teaser somehow wasn't enough to get you excited, watching this second, longer trailer for Spike Jonze's Where the Wild Things Are will make you begin to understand what all the hype has been about. James Gandolfini is especially good doing the voice of Max's "wild thing" pal Carol....  read more

In the Loop

In the Loop begins with the British Secretary of State...  read more

British Political Comedy In the Loop to Hit On-Demand This Month

Antic British comedy In the Loop will premiere on demand this month followings its U.S. theatrical release on July 24, Variety reports. ...  read more

Trailer Stash: Where the Wild Things Are, Management, In the Loop, more

And now, a look at some notable trailers lighting up the blogs and message boards: ...  read more

Gandolfini, Washington, Travolta to star in Pelham 123

James Gandolfini, Denzel Washington and John Travolta have signed on to star in the upcoming Columbia Pictures film The Taking of Pelham 123, Variety reports. Action movie aficionado Tony Scott (Top Gun, Man on Fire) will direct the film, which is a remake of the 1978 thriller starring Walter Matthau. Washington will play a transit cop forced to go head-to-head with a group of hijackers who hold a packed subway car ransom. Travolta will play the gang’s leader, and Gandolfini's casting as the mayor of New York City was announced only yesterday. Fresh off of his Golden Globe win for...  read more