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Stay-at-Home Parents, Working <br />Women, & TV’s ‘Modern Families’  

Stay-at-Home Parents, Working
Women, & TV’s ‘Modern Families’

As Modern Family’s Claire Dunphy toys with returning to the workplace, Anna Pinkert wonders what happened to the Clair Huxtables, Murphy Browns and Roseanne Conners of ’90s television.

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When Music Makes the TV Show  

When Music Makes the TV Show

Although more attention is given to motion picture soundtracks, Spinoff’s Anna Pinkert considers four television series that were partly defined by their musical scores.

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<i>Arrested Development</i> <br />Debuts Four New Clips  

Arrested Development
Debuts Four New Clips

Netflix has released four new clips from the highly anticipated fourth season of Arrested Development, which arrives Sunday on the streaming service.

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Lucy Lawless Hints at New Xena, Warns it Might be Complicated

Xena: Warrior Princess star Lucy Lawless says she talked to someone about “reinvigorating” the brand, noting that it might “come back in a different form.”

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Steven Soderbergh in Talks
to Direct Cinemax’s The Knick

Steven Soderbergh is in negotiations with Cinemax to direct and produce The Knick, a New York City-based period drama starring Clive Owen.

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Universal Conjures Film Rights <br />to <i>The School For Good and Evil</i>  

Universal Conjures Film Rights
to The School For Good and Evil

Universal Pictures has purchased the rights for Soman Chainani’s new novel The School for Good and Evil in a seven-figure deal.

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Godzilla Devastates Japanese Village Set, Scares Schoolchildren

Behind-the-scenes photos of a trampled fishing village and fleeing children show the mass and scale of destruction in Gareth Edwards’ Godzilla reboot for Legendary Pictures.

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Marvel and Fox Reportedly in <br />‘Stand-Off’ Over Quicksilver  

Marvel and Fox Reportedly in
‘Stand-Off’ Over Quicksilver

Following the announcement that Evan Peters will play Quicksilver in X-Men: Days of Future Past, Fox and Marvel are said to be in a “legally negotiated stand-off” involving the character, who’s also set to appear in The Avengers 2.

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<i>Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.</i> Isn’t Marvel ‘Easter Egg Hunt,’ Whedon Says  

Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Isn’t Marvel ‘Easter Egg Hunt,’ Whedon Says

Amid rampant speculation as to which Marvel superheroes might appears on ABC’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Joss Whedon emphasizes that the upcoming drama is about the lives of the six central characters “as they’re dealing with this super-world.”

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J.J. Abrams Explains Gratuitous <i>Star Trek Into Darkness</i> Scene  

J.J. Abrams Explains Gratuitous Star Trek Into Darkness Scene

Appearing last night on Conan, Star Trek Into Darkness director J.J. Abrams addressed criticism over the scene of Alice Eve in her underwear, and revealed a cut sequence depicting Benedict Cumberbatch taking a “shower of evil.”

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A Batman/Superman Film Would Be ‘Great,’ <i>Man of Steel</i> Star Says  

A Batman/Superman Film Would Be ‘Great,’ Man of Steel Star Says

Asked about a long-discussed Batman/Superman movie, Man of Steel star Henry Cavill says it would make for an interesting story, as the iconic heroes are “two different sides of the same coin.”

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<i>Fast & Furious 6</i> Cheat Sheet: <br />A Guide For Franchise Newbies  

Fast & Furious 6 Cheat Sheet:
A Guide For Franchise Newbies

CBR senior editor and Fast & Furious super-fan Stephen Gerding explains what newcomers need to know before watching this weekend’s new installment.

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