Hellboy II Premiere

From the director of Pan's Labryrinth and Hellboy is Hellboy II: The Golden Army. nContrast host Chuck Faush gets a special inside look at this action saga. A story with a signature blend of action, humor and character based spectacle, the story of the world's toughest, kitten-loving hero from Hell continues to unfold in Hellboy II. Bigger muscle, badder weapons and more ungodly villains arrive in an epic vision of imagination from Oscar-nominated director Guillermo del Toro.



Chuck Faush at the Hell Boy Premiere



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Chuck Faush with Reuters TV's Renee Punzalan and Ray Murphy

nContrast at BET Awards

nContrast host Chuck Faush headed out to L.A. yesterday to take part in the one of the best BET Award Shows to date. Celebrating today's talented Black Americans and other minorities in music, acting, sports and other fields of entertainment, this year's award show honored true greats.

This year's winners include:

Best Female R&B Artist: Alicia Keys
Best Male R&B Artist: Chris Brown
Best Group: UGK
Best Gospel: Marvin Sapp
Best Female Hip Hop: Missy Elliott
Best Male Hip Hip: Kanye West
Video of the Year: UGK featuring Outkast
Best Actress: Halle Berry
Best Actor: Denzel Washington
Best Female Athlete: Candace Parker
Best Male Athlete: Kobe Bryant
Viewer's Choice: Lil' Wayne
BETJ Award: Raheem DeVaugn
Best New Artist: The Dream

Get Ready for Hancock

nContrast host Chuck Faush meets up with Will Smith for his latest release "Hancock," about a new kind of superhero.



2008 is definitely the year of the superhero with the release of "Wanted" and now "Hancock," starring Will Smith, Jason Bateman and Charlize Theron about the homeless, alcoholic, less than perfect superman Hancock who is despised by the public because of his laziness. After he saves the life of PR executive Ray Embrey, played by Jason Bateman, Ray Embrey works to help rehabilitate Hancock. It isn't until Hancock begins to have an affair with Ray's wife Mary, played by Charlize Theron, that he faces his greatest challenge.





Release date: July 3, 2008

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Wanted

nContrast host Chuck Faush takes on a new superhero at the "Wanted" premiere.



The story behind the comic book series "Wanted" finally makes it to the big screen and stars Hollywood A-list stars Angelina Jolie, Morgan Freeman and James McAvoy. When Wesley Gibson, played by James McAvoy, is offered the opportunity to seek revenge in the murder of his assassin father, Gibson is invited by his father's partner Sloan, played by Morgan Freeman, to follow in his father's footsteps. Sloan's second in command Fox, played by Angelina Jolie, mentors Gibson. While Fox teaches Gibson how to develop lightning quick reflexes and phenomenal agility, the training comes with a price. Gibson learns he's part of a team that carries out death orders given by fate. Forced to choose between heroism and vengeance, Gibson will have to go against all he's learned to do what he feels is right.



Release Date: June 27, 2008

Let's Hear it for the Girls!

'Sex and the City's' $55 million opening weekend made 'Sex and the City' stars Carrie, Miranda, Samantha and Charlotte superheroes.

Women flocked to the movies, and they didn't go solo but brought all their female friends to join. Let's hear it for the girls! 'Sex and the City' made cinematic history, despite recent blows to women in the media. From Hillary's defeat for the Democratic presidential nomination to the release of the highly anticipated 'Indiana Jones 4,' 'Sex' knocked the socks off the box office when it came in first place. Its numbers made it the best R-rated comedy to date and by far the best of all time for a romantic comedy. It also ranked first for a TV adaption. While it's uncertain whether 'Sex and the City' can maintain its momentum, it certainly made a statement.

Paul Dergarabedian, president of box office tracker Media by Numbers said, "This is a blockbuster for women. This was to women what 'Indiana Jones' and 'Star Wars' let's say are to men.

The saying holds true. Absence makes the heart grow fonder, and four years since 'Sex and the City's' season finale, the mania is greater than ever. Women of all ages were ready to tune back in to Sarah Jessica Parker's Carrie Bradshaw and her posse as they take on new family, commitment, sex and style issues.

Media by Numbers:
(Estimated ticket sales for Friday through Sunday at U.S. and Canadian theaters

1. "Sex and the City" $55.7 million
2. "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull" $46 million
3. "The Strangers" $20.7 million
4. "Iron Man" $14 million
5. "The Chronicles of Narnia: Price Caspian" $13 million
6. "What Happens in Vegas" $6.9 million
7. "Baby Mama" $2.2 million
8. "Speed Racer" $2.1 million
9. "Made of Honor" $2 million
10. "Forgetting Sarah Marshall" $1 million