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College is not an obvious setting for a Pixar movie. For all the vaunted animation studio's reputation for producing mature, adult children's films, college lends itself to a more immature brand of adult humor -- the kind with lots of nudity, profanity, and outrageous drunken antics. Sure enough, Pixar's 'Monsters University' brings new meaning to the phrase "safe school" -- this G-rated riff on 'Revenge of the Nerds' and 'Animal House' (they probably thought about calling it 'Monster House' at some point, right? They had to) doesn't push any envelopes in terms of content or humor. It's basically a formula college comedy, minus the raunch, in the world of 'Monsters Inc.' Nevertheless, it's a formula executed by some very talented animators, who've produced a lively, if mostly forgettable, movie.

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They say it takes years to truly master an instrument. And then there are these kids.

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Amazon proved rather conservative in its initial selection of fan-rated pilots to take to series, choosing only 5 of 17 available offerings to move forward, all either comedies or children's shows. Now, the streaming service has decided to move forward with a pilot production of its first original drama 'Bosch,' based on the Michael Connelly homicide detective novels.

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This past Sunday's 'True Blood' season 6 premiere "Who Are You, Really" may not have debuted to the critical or commercial fanfare of previous seasons, but the coming weeks will kick the new season into high gear with a number of character premieres, both new and returning. Not seen since season 2, Anna Camp's Sarah Newlin will be back in action, but how does she return after all this time?

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It was looking like the fall would belong to Robert Rodriguez as he was scheduled to have two films released back to back with 'Machete Kills' and 'Sin City: A Dame to Kill For.' But all that's changed today, as 'Sin City 2' has been pushed back into next summer.

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No, it isn't Guillermo del Toro's long-dormant 'Hulk' TV series, and certainly not the 'Smash' and 'Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.' crossover we've been pondering for the last five minutes, but Marvel's newest upcoming animated series 'Hulk and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H.' finally has a first trailer to debut its star-studded cast.

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Thought we've got the entire summer to go before Showtime's 'Masters of Sex' debuts behind season 3 of 'Homeland' on September 29, the new series featuring Michael Sheen and Lizzy Caplan continues to offer tantalizing teases of its sexy subject. The latest look at Showtime's new drama offers little in the way of new footage, but plenty of eye candy to turn heads in the months before the premiere.

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Mere weeks after we learned NBC's darkly delicious 'Hannibal' would return for a second season in 2014, "Fannibals" have something new to celebrate in advance of this Thursday's finale "Savoureux." Comic-Con 2013 attendees can look forward to 'Hannibal' staging its own panel event, complete with guest stars and a preview of season 2!

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The latest trailer for 'Kick-Ass 2' makes the stakes pretty clear. After Kick-Ass (Aaron Johnson) killed Frank D'Amico in the first film, Frank's son Chris (Christopher Mintz-Plasse) wants revenge, and to get it he's willing and ready to transform himself into a super villain.

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We were already on board with FX's forthcoming pilot adaptation of Guillermo del Toro's vampire novel series 'The Strain,' but the latest casting might prove its most inspired yet. 'Hellboy' and recent 'Doctor Who' star John Hurt has officially joined the cast in an important role, deepening the mystery of 'The Strain's lack of series order.

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It's been months since we've heard anything about the plotted 'Highlander' reboot, which may explain why the latest news isn't that positive. Ryan Reynolds was slotted to play the lead but has now left the project.

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Sometimes when a film is released, the people involved will talk up a sequel regardless if one will actually happen. Ridley Scott's 'Prometheus' set up a sequel, and both Scott and star Noomi Rapace suggested that 'Prometheus 2' would happen, but little came of it. Until today, as a writer has just been hired to pen the sequel.

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