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Louisiana has been known as ‘Hollywood South’ due to the number of films being shot in the state, but it is now ahead of California and New York as the number one film production location in the world.

After seven years of waiting, no one knew if a sequel to '300' would do the business of its predecessor. And now we have a definitive answer: yes. '300: Rise of an Empire' effortlessly took the number one spot at the box office, proving that America still loves shirtless Greeks murdering each other in slow motion.

There's no need to head west young man. The big movies are being made right here at home. Louisiana leads the list as the state that produced the most feature films in 2013, including 2 Academy Award winners.

This weekend saw a brutal showdown between Liam Neeson, the current god of action cinema, and Jesus Christ, the current god of millions of human beings. Since the box office is a "two may enter, but only one may leave" type showdown, the victory ultimately went to Mr. Neeson and 'Non-Stop,' which edged out the son of God and his movie, uh, 'Son of God' to win the weekend.

In 1985, someone stole Pee-wee's bike. And anyone who saw Pee-wee try to get it back will never forget the spectacular cast of characters he met along the way.

When 'RoboCop' got pushed from an August 2013 release date to February 2014, everyone assumed it would open stronger when far away from the busy summer months. If this is the better of the two options, then we can't even imagine how poorly it would have opened in the warmer months. The remake of the 1987 classic is definitely not a disaster, but it most certainly underperformed.

Have you always wanted to be in a movie but have no clue how to get started? Then how about starting out by being an extra?

Veruca Salt. Augustus Gloop. The names alone conjure up crystal-clear images for anyone who loves the 1971 classic 'Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory.'

Over the past few years, the 'Paranormal Activity' series has established itself as one of the most inexpensive and reliable horror franchises around. Produced for (non-literal) pennies, they've consistently opened strong at the box office, ensuring a fast and efficient turnaround. The latest film, 'Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones,' has already accomplished that goal, but it did so without gr

Netflix is planning to expire a pretty sizable list of TV shows and movies in 2014. Here's the full list.

Although you'd think people would spend the holidays in their homes catching up with their families and what-not, they actually tend to go to the movies after opening gifts and having awkward conversations. And Christmas Day moviegoers had a bunch of options this week, with recent releases (and not-so-recent releases) still going strong and a whole bunch of new releases arriving to coincide with t

It's another 12 things you didn't know about some of your favorite Christmas movies! That's right, we're doing a trilogy! And don't worry, we're not going to make the mistake of doing prequels next year.

A Christmas Classic gets a You Tube makeover and the results are different. I couldn't decide if I was entertained or deeply disturbed.

The return of Ron Burgundy and his news team has been positioned as a big, huge deal. 'Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues' has been marketed more than any major release this month and everyone just assumed that the film would effortlessly snag massive box office numbers thanks purely to saturation (on top of the fact that the original is quite beloved). So it must sting a little for Paramount to se

If it's set in Middle Earth, it's going to open at number one. That's common knowledge. The big question is always how big or how small it's going to open at number one. 'The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug' did open at number one this weekend, but it's a number that's going to feel controversial for people who like to bicker about box office numbers. Is it good? Is it bad? Is it disappointing? Ho

The Lifetime Movie Network will air 'Christmas on the Bayou' Saturday December 14. The movie was filmed here in Acadiana and stars Randy Travis.

Each of these 2013 movies deserves to be seen at least once, or better yet added to a true movie aficionado’s Blu-Ray collection.

Who knew a live action restaging of 'The Jungle Book' was a hot property? While Jon Favreau is currently working on a version for Disney, now comes word that 'Babel' and '21 Grams' director Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu is in talks to take on an adaptation for Warner Brothers.

In one of the biggest holiday weekends of all time, the combined might of 'The Hunger Games: Catching Fire' and 'Frozen' proved that yes, ladies can star in major blockbuster movies. We'll see if this lesson sticks (it won't), but between those two and the surprisingly female-friendly 'Thor: The Dark World,' this was a great weekend if you were looking for quality family entertainment that didn't

The worst movies and the funniest dialogue took to the airwaves this day in 1988. Happy 25th anniversary to a piece of TV history. Mystery Science Theater 3000.