Rating: PG-13
Stars: Meryl Streep, Jim Broadbent, Olivia Colman, Harry Lloyd, Alexandra Roach, Iain Glen, Anthony Head, Richard E. Grant
Writer: Abi Morgan
Director: Phyllida Lloyd
Distributor: The Weinstein Company
Release Date: December 30, 2011...
Saturday, December 31, 2011
Movie Review: THE IRON LADY
TV Review: CHUCK – Season 5 – “Vs. The Baby”
Abigail Moore, Sarah Lancaster and Ryan McPartlin in CHUCK - Season 5 - Vs. The Baby | ©2011 NBC/Greg Gayne
Stars: Zachary Levi, Yvonne Strahovski, Joshua Gomez, Adam Baldwin, Vik Sahay, Scott Krinsky, Mark Christopher Lawrence, Ryan McPartlin
Wri...
CD Review: DIRTY GIRL soundtrack
It’s been a long time since the glory song-soundtrack days of FAST TIMES AT RIDGEMONT HIGH and THE BREAKFAST CLUB, LP’s so full of instantly great, eternally listenable FM hits that you were guaranteed to wear th...
Friday, December 30, 2011
Exclusive Interview: CHUCK star Mark Christopher Lawrence looks back on five seasons of Buy More fun
Mark Christopher Lawrence and Zachary Levi in CHUCK - Season 4 - Vs. Agent X | ©2011 NBC/Chris Haston
Actor Mark Christopher Lawrence is known to stage audiences for his comedy in both the stand-up and gospel arenas. In film, he’s had small roles ...
CD Review: THE CORE soundtrack
If it’s going to be the end of our globe as we know it, leave it to Christopher Young to be damn sure to try and save it with a big bang instead of a whimper for THE CORE. After doing many ferocious scores about the depths of hell...
Thursday, December 29, 2011
Exclusive Interview: James Marsters on reforming the band GHOST OF THE ROBOT – Part 2
GHOST OF THE ROBOT - MURPHY'S LAW | ©2011 Ghost of the Robot
The band Ghost of the Robot, headed up by James Marsters, Charlie De Mars and Kevin McPherson, has reunited with new members guitarist Sullivan Marsters (James Marsters’ 15-year-old son)...
CD Review: DEUS EX soundtrack
If you dug the techno sheen of TRON LEGACY then you’ll likely love the vibe of DEUS EX, an impress...
Concert Review: CRACKER / CAMPER VAN BEETHOVEN – December 27, 2011 – Belly Up, Solana Beach, CA
David Lowery of Cracker performs at Belly Up in Solana Beach, CA on December 27, 2011 | Photo ©2011 and courtesy Ami J. Flori
Few artists can claim they are part of one successful band, but David Lowery can cite two – Cracker and Camper Van Beeth...
CD Review: REAL STEEL soundtrack
If there was one film whose high concept promised a TKO, then it was having the director of the disastrous PINK PANTHER redo make the movie version of the old Hasbro toy Rock ‘Em Sock ‘Em Robots- as channeled through the father-so...
Wednesday, December 28, 2011
Exclusive Interview: THE VAMPIRE DIARIES star Paul Wesley has a bite
Paul Wesley in THE VAMPIRE DIARIES - Season 3 - The End of the Affair | ©2011 The CW/Bob Mahoney
For the first two seasons of CW’s big hit THE VAMPIRE DIARIES (Thursdays at 8 PM), it was easy to tell the two vampire Salvatore brothers apart. Stefa...
CD Review: TRADING PLACES soundtrack (2,000 edition)
An old fogey named Elmer Bernstein became the new (and perhaps unwitting) king of youth comedy scores when filmmaker John Landis had the idea that the composer’s straight-laced, old Hollywood approach would be ideal to play the classically pompous...
Tuesday, December 27, 2011
Exclusive Interview: Kirk Acevedo discusses the different worlds of PRIME SUSPECT and FRINGE
Kirk Acevedo and Maria Bello in PRIME SUSPECT - Season 1 - Pilot | ©2011 NBC/Patrick Harbon
Bronx-born actor Kirk Acevedo has spent a good portion of his performing career playing people on one side or the other of the law. After costarring as a s...
Exclusive Interview: James Marsters and the band mates of GHOST OF THE ROBOT reunite – Part 1
GHOST OF THE ROBOT | ©2011 Ghost of the Robot
The story of Ghost of the Robot is one of rock ‘n’ roll reunion. Back in 2001, Charlie De Mars, then in his teens, moved from Sacramento to Los Angeles. His new next-door neighbor was James Marsters, t...
Composer Interview: Howard Shore talks HUGO and A DANGEROUS METHOD
HUGO soundtrack | ©2011 Howe Records
In the near four decades that have taken him from being the bandleader of SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE to walking onto the stage to accept a couple of Oscars, you could say that Howard Shore has been on a continual jou...
CD Review: JOHNNY ENGLISH REBORN soundtrack
If Christophe Beck does his musical all to pump up the frequently inept robbers of TOWER HEIST into master criminals, then Ilan Eshkeri has the even mightier job of turning Rowan Atkinson’s catastrophically inept 007 wannabe into a super agent w...
Monday, December 26, 2011
Interview: Lorraine Bracco and Sasha Alexander on RIZZOLI & ISLES
Lorraine Bracco in RIZZOLI ISLES - Season 2 - Don't Stop Dancing, Girl | © 2011 TNT
RIZZOLI ISLES, concluding its second season on TNT tonight, is a fan favorite. Not only is the series, based on Tess Gerritsen’s novels, a snappy crime-solving p...
CD Review: THE RUM DIARY soundtrack
If Christopher Young isn’t going on an orchestrally raging bender in the pits of hell, then it’s hitting jazz dives with an equally hot ensemble. Over the decades, his brilliant sets have ranged from funk gnarliness for ROUNDERs well-liquored card...
Sunday, December 25, 2011
TV Review: DOCTOR WHO – Series 6 – “The Doctor, The Widow and The Wardrobe” – Christmas Special
Stars: Matt Smith, Claire Skinner, Bill Bailey, Arabella Weir, Alexander Armstrong, Maurice Cole, Holly Earl, Paul Bazely, Karen Gillan, Arthur Darvill
Writer: Steven Moffat
Director: Farren Blackburn
Network: BBC America, airs Sunday night
Orig...
CD Review: GREMLINS soundtrack
If you were among the generation that saw one great genre film after the other in the early 80’s, perhaps no signature theme signaled these pictures’ often seditious spin on kid-friendly formulas than the sweet whistling of Gizmo and the cackling,...
Movie Review: WAR HORSE
Rating: PG-13
Stars: Jeremy Irvine, Emily Watson, Peter Mullan, Niels Arestrup, Tom Hiddleston, Benedict Cumberbatch, David Thewlis, Celine Buckens, Eddie Marsan
Writers: Lee Hall and Richard Curtis, based on the novel by Micharl Morpurgo
Director...
Saturday, December 24, 2011
TV Review: CHUCK – Season 5 – “Vs. the Santa Suit”
Stars: Zachary Levi, Yvonne Strahovski, Joshua Gomez, Adam Baldwin, Vik Sahay, Scott Krinsky, Mark Christopher Lawrence, Ryan McPartlin
Writer: Amanda Kate Shuman
Director: Peter Lauer
Network: NBC, Friday nights, 8 p.m.
Original Telecast: Decembe...
Friday, December 23, 2011
CD Review: THE MUPPETS soundtrack
It’s time to play to play the music, and light the lights after way too long a spell without Muppets tunes to delight. Now innocent kids, old coot fans and spoof-loving hipsters will find equal fun in the fresh approach taken by the FIGHT OF THE C...
TV Review: AMERICAN HORROR STORY – Season 1 finale – “Afterbirth”
TV Review: AMERICAN HORROR STORY – Season 1 finale – “Afterbirth”...
Blu-ray and DVD picks of the week including DOLPHIN TALE
Your time is short. We know this. So in order to expedite your buying and Netflix decision making, we provide you with a list of the cool and not-so-cool titles coming out for movies, television and everything in-between. So put your feet up, grab...
TV Review: DEXTER – Season 6 finale – “This Is the Way the World Ends”
Stars: Michael C. Hall, Jennifer Carpenter, Lauren Velez, Desmond Harrington, C.S. Lee, David Zayas, James Remar, Aimee Garcia, Geoff Pierson, Colin Hanks, Billy Brown, Josh Cooke, Jordana Spiro, Rya Kihlstedt
Writers: Scott Buck Wendy West, seri...
Exclusive Interview: It’s Awesome to be Ryan McPartlin on CHUCK
Ryan McPartlin and wife Danielle Kirlin at the World Premiere of THE TWILIGHT SAGA: BREAKING DAWN - PART 1 | ©2011 SUe Schneider
Ryan McPartlin has played brother-in-law Devon Woodcomb, aka Captain Awesome, to the title hero (Zachary Levi) on five...
Movie Review: WE BOUGHT A ZOO
Rating: PG
Stars: Matt Damon, Scarlett Johannson, Thomas Haden Church, Colin Ford, Maggie Elizabeth Jones, Angus Macfadyen, Elle Fanning, Patrick Fugit, John Michael Higgins, Carla Gallo, J.B. Smoove
Writers: Aline Brosh McKenna and Cameron Crowe,...
Thursday, December 22, 2011
Exclusive Photos from THE SMURFS Hand and Footprint Ceremony
THE SMURFS are adorable…. blue…and now join The Chipmunks, Donald Duck and human stars from today and yesterday at the historic Grauman’s Chinese Theatre in Hollywood.
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment celebrated the release of Sony Pictures Animat...
Movie Review: THE ADVENTURES OF TINTIN
Rating: PG
Stars (motion-capture): Jamie Bell, Andy Serkis, Daniel Craig, Simon Pegg, Nick Frost
Writers: Steven Moffat and Edgar Wright Joe Cornish, based on the comic book series by Herge
Director: Steven Spielberg
Distributors: Paramount/Colum...
Wednesday, December 21, 2011
Movie Review: THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO
Rating: R
Stars: Daniel Craig, Rooney Mara, Christopher Plummer, Robin Wright, Stellan Skarsgard, Steven Berkoff, Geraldine James, Joely Richardson, Yorick Van Wageningen, Goran Visnjic, Donald Sumpter
Writer: Steven Zaillian, based on the novel b...
Holiday Gift Guide 2011: Ten Amazing Video Games
With all the Christmas songs on the radio and in the mall, corporate sponsored holiday specials taking over the airwaves and department store commercials encouraging you to BUY, BUY, BUY, it becomes harder and harder each year to find that perfect...
Exclusive Interview: AMERICAN HORROR STORY actress Frances Conroy plays housekeeper
Connie Britton and Frances Conroy in AMERICAN HORROR STORY - Season 1 - Afterbirth | ©2011 FX/Prashant Gupta
In AMERICAN HORROR STORY, which has its first-season finale (its been renewed for a second) tonight on FX at 10 PM, some ghosts appear as ...
Tuesday, December 20, 2011
Exclusive Photos from the SHERLOCK HOLMES: A GAME OF SHADOWS Los Angeles Premiere
Warner Bros. Pictures presented in association with Village Roadshow Pictures the Los Angeles Premiere of SHERLOCK HOLMES: A GAME OF SHADOWS on December 6th at the Village Theater in Westwood.
Closing the streets around the theater so fans could w...
Monday, December 19, 2011
Exclusive Interview: Jon Cassar walks with dinosaurs on TERRA NOVA
Stephen Lang, Allison Miller, Christine Adams, Jason O'Mara, Naomi Scott, Landon Liboiron, Shelley Conn and Alana Mansour in TERRA NOVA - Season 1 | ©2011 Fox/Michael Lavine
In TERRA NOVA the Fox television series, which has its two-hour season fi...
Exclusive Interview: Jason O’Mara is on firm TERRA NOVA
Stephen Lang and Jason O'Mara in TERRA NOVA - Season 1 - Occupation | ©2011 Fox/Brook Rushton
Jason O’Mara stars as ex-cop Jim Shannon in Fox’s TERRA NOVA, which has its two-hour season finale tonight at 8 PM. Jim breaks out of prison in his prese...
Holiday Gift Guide 2011: Five Hot Gadgets
With all the Christmas songs on the radio and in the mall, corporate sponsored holiday specials taking over the airwaves and department store commercials encouraging you to BUY, BUY, BUY, it becomes harder and harder each year to find that perfect...
Holiday Gift Guide 2011: Five Great Gifts For the Kids
With all the Christmas songs on the radio and in the mall, corporate sponsored holiday specials taking over the airwaves and department store commercials encouraging you to BUY, BUY, BUY, it becomes harder and harder each year to find that perfect...
TV Review: CHUCK – Season 5 – “Vs. The Curse”
Stars: Zachary Levi, Yvonne Strahovski, Joshua Gomez, Adam Baldwin, Vik Sahay, Scott Krinsky, Mark Christopher Lawrence, Ryan McPartlin
Writer: Alex Katsnelson
Director: Michael Schultz
Network: NBC, Friday nights, 8 p.m.
Original Telecast: Decemb...
Exclusive Interview: HELL ON WHEELS actress Dominique McElligott on the AMC series
Dominique McElligott in HELL ON WHEELS - Season 1 | ©2011 AMC/Chris Large
In AMC’s post-Civil War Western HELL ON WHEELS, which had its first-season finale last night, the railroad-building camp is primarily populated by men. One exception to thi...
Sunday, December 18, 2011
Exclusive Interview: HOMELAND creators Howard Gordon and Alex Gansa talk Season 1
Claire Danes and Mandy Patinkin in HOMELAND - Season 1 | ©2011 Showtime/Kent Smith
Showtime’s HOMELAND has just been nominated for a batch of Golden Globe Awards, including Drama Series, leading actress Claire Danes and leading actor Damian Lewis....
Holiday Gift Guide 2011: Five Mind-Blowing Blu-rays
With all the Christmas songs on the radio and in the mall, corporate sponsored holiday specials taking over the airwaves and department store commercials encouraging you to BUY, BUY, BUY, it becomes harder and harder each year to find that perfect...
Holiday Gift Guide 2011: Five Must-Have DVD Box Sets
With all the Christmas songs on the radio and in the mall, corporate sponsored holiday specials taking over the airwaves and department store commercials encouraging you to BUY, BUY, BUY, it becomes harder and harder each year to find that perfect...
Exclusive Interview: HELL ON WHEELS Co-Creator Joe Gayton dusts off the western for AMC
Common in HELL ON WHEELS - Season 1 | ©2011 AMC/Chris Large
AMC’s HELL ON WHEELS, which has its first-season finale tonight at 10 PM, is a historical Western drama based in fact. Right after the American Civil War, Thomas “Doc” Durant (played in t...
Saturday, December 17, 2011
Interview: STRAW DOGS composer Larry Groupe takes aim at the Peckinpah classic
STRAW DOGS soundtrack |© 2011 Madison Gate Records
We might primally root for him to take down a bunch of barbaric English yahoos. Yet as Sam Peckinpah’s violent parable STRAW DOGS more than pointed out in 1972, there’s little glory to be had by a...
TV Review: AMERICAN HORROR STORY – Season 1 – “Birth”
Stars: Connie Britton, Dylan McDermott, Jessica Lange, Taissa Farmiga, Evan Peters, Frances Conroy, Kate Mara, Sarah Paulson, Zachary Quinto, Teddy Sears, Lily Rabe, Matt Ross
Writer: Tim Minear, series created by Ryan Murphy Brad Falchuk
Directo...
Friday, December 16, 2011
Holiday Gift Guide 2011: Five Awesome CD Sets You Can Crank Up to 11
With all the Christmas songs on the radio and in the mall, corporate sponsored holiday specials taking over the airwaves and department store commercials encouraging you to BUY, BUY, BUY, it becomes harder and harder each year to find that perfect...
Movie Review: CARNAGE
Rating: R
Stars: Jodie Foster, Kate Winslet, Christoph Waltz, John C. Reilly
Writers: Yasmina Reza and Roman Polanski, based on Reza’s play GOD OF CARNAGE
Director: Roman Polanski
Distributor: Sony Pictures Classics
Release Date: December 16, 2011...
Movie Review: SHERLOCK HOLMES: A GAME OF SHADOWS
Rating: PG-13
Stars: Robert Downey Jr., Jude Law, Noomi Rapace, Jared Harris, Kelly Reilly, Rachel McAdams, Stephen Fry
Writers: Michele Mulroney Kieran Mulroney, based on the works of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Director: Guy Ritchie
Distributor: War...
Thursday, December 15, 2011
Holiday Gift Guide 2011: Five Geeky Books
With all the Christmas songs on the radio and in the mall, corporate sponsored holiday specials taking over the airwaves and department store commercials encouraging you to BUY, BUY, BUY, it becomes harder and harder each year to find that perfect...
Blu-ray and DVD picks of the week including RISE OF THE PLANET OF THE APES
Your time is short. We know this. So in order to expedite your buying and Netflix decision making, we provide you with a list of the cool and not-so-cool titles coming out for movies, television and everything in-between. So put your feet up, grab...
Holiday Gift Guide 2011: Five Cool Christmas-Themed Gifts
With all the Christmas songs on the radio and in the mall, corporate sponsored holiday specials taking over the airwaves and department store commercials encouraging you to BUY, BUY, BUY, it becomes harder and harder each year to find that perfect...
Exclusive Photos from the NEW YEAR’S EVE World Premiere
Warner Bros. Pictures held the World Premiere of NEW YEAR’S EVE recently at the Grauman’s Chinese Theatre in Hollywood.
Closing the street from Highland to Orange to accommodate the many fans that lined the street to watch the premiere. The stars ...
Exclusive Interview: HOMELAND star Damian Lewis delves into the two sides of patriotism
Damian Lewis in HOMELAND - Season 1 | ©2011 SHowtime/Kent Smith
Showtime’s HOMELAND, which concludes its first season with a special ninety-minute episode this Sunday at 10 PM, has had its audience dizzy with plot twists. At first, CIA agent Carri...
Wednesday, December 14, 2011
TV Review: GLEE – Season 3 – “Extraordinary Merry Christmas”
Stars: Dianna Agron, Chris Colfer, Darren Criss, Jane Lynch, Jayma Mays, Kevin McHale, Lea Michele, Cory Monteith, Heather Morris, Matthew Morrison, Amber Riley, Naya Rivera, Mark Salling, Harry Shum Jr., Jenna Ushkowitz
Writer: Marti Noxon
Direc...
TV Review: AMERICAN HORROR STORY – Season 1 – “Smoldering Children”
Stars: Connie Britton, Dylan McDermott, Jessica Lange, Taissa Farmiga, Evan Peters, Denis O’Hare, Jamie Brewer, Michael Graziadei, Charles Dutton
Writer: James Wong, series created by Ryan Murphy Brad Falchuk
Director: Michael Lehmann
Network: FX...
Exclusive Interview: Denis O’Hare terrorizes AMERICAN HORROR STORY
Dylan McDermott and Denis O'Hare in AMERICAN HORROR STORY - Season 1 - Murder House | Dylan McDermott and Denis O'Hare | ©2011 FX.Ray Mickshaw
There are a plenty of ghosts and generally unwholesome entities roaming through FX’s hit AMERICAN HORROR...
Tuesday, December 13, 2011
TV Review: CASTLE – Season 4 – “Cuffed”
Stars: Nathan Fillion, Stana Katic, Susan Sullivan, Molly Quinn, Tamala Jones, Seamus Deaver, Jon Huertas, Penny Johnson Jerald
Writer: Terri Edda Miller and Andrew W. Marlowe
Director: John Terleskey
Network: ABC, Monday nights, 10 p.m.
Original ...
TV Review: DEXTER – Season 6 – “Talk to the Hand”
Stars: Michael C. Hall, Jennifer Carpenter, Lauren Velez, Desmond Harrington, C.S. Lee, David Zayas, James Remar, Aimee Garcia, Geoff Pierson, Colin Hanks, Billy Brown, Josh Cooke, Jordana Spiro, Rya Kihlstedt
Writers: Manny Coto Tim Schlattman, ...
Monday, December 12, 2011
TV Review: ONCE UPON A TIME – Season 1 – “The Heart is a Lonely Hunter”
Stars: Ginnifer Goodwin, Jennifer Morrison, Robert Carlyle, Lana Parrilla, Jared Gilmore, Josh Dallas, Raphael Sbarge
Writer: Edward Kitsis Adam Horowitz
Director: David M. Barrett
Network: ABC, Sunday nights, 8 p.m.
Original Telecast: December 1...
First Look: GAME OF THRONES – Season 2 teaser trailer is here
First Look: GAME OF THRONES – Season 2 teaser trailer is here...
Saturday, December 10, 2011
TV Review: CHUCK – Season 5 – “Vs. The Hack Off”
TV Review: CHUCK – Season 5 – “Vs. The Hack Off”...
Movie Review: TINKER, TAILOR, SOLDIER, SPY
Rating: R
Stars: Gary Oldman, Kathy Burke, Benedict Cumberbatch, David Dencik, Colin Firth, Stephen Graham, Tom Hardy, Ciaran Hinds, John Hurt, Toby Jones, Svetlana Khodchenkova, Simon McBurney, Mark Strong
Writers: Bridget O’Connor Peter Straugh...
Composer Interview: Conrad Pope spends time with MY WEEK WITH MARILYN
Conrad Pope | ©2011 Conrad Pope
It takes many skilled hands to keep Hollywood running as the stars take their bows- an army that includes personal assistants, makeup artists and publicists, all of whom are sure to step out of the way of the glarin...
Friday, December 9, 2011
Review: THE DARK KNIGHT RISES IMAX teaser presentation
Tom Hardy as Bane in THE DARK KNIGHT RISES | ©2011 Warner Bros.
Last night ASSIGNMENT X was invited to attend a special seven-minute presentation of the IMAX teaser to next summer’s THE DARK KNIGHT RISES Batman film (opening July 20, 2012).
This e...
Car Review: 2011 KIA Optima SX
ASSIGNMENT X alternate view of the 2011 KIA Optima SX | ©2011 Assignment X
Car Manufacturer: KIA
Model: 2011 Optima SX
Suggested Retail Price: $25,995.00
Reviewing cars is a brand new thing for ASSIGNMENT X, but, as cars begin to feel like moving ...
THE X FACTOR Season 1 Recap: Nothing to Crow about as Rachel Crow gets her heart ripped out by Nicole Scherzinger
Network: Fox
Original Telecast: November 30, 2011
Here’s the problem with having 13, 14, or 15 year olds competing on reality programs – they’re not mature enough and emotionally not ready to take on the big hurdles these kind of shows present.
An...
Thursday, December 8, 2011
TV Review: REVENGE – Season 1 – “Loyalty”
Stars: Emily VanCamp, Madeleine Stowe, Henry Czerny, Josh Bowman, Nick Wechsler, Gabriel Mann, Ashley Madekwe, Christa B. Allen, Connor Paolo
Writer: Wendy Calhoun Nikki Toscano
Director: J. Miller Tobin
Network: ABC, Wednesday nights, 10 p.m.
Or...
TV Review: EUREKA – Season 4 – “Do You See What I See?”
Animation takes over the EUREKA world for the Season 4 Christmas episode - Do You See What I See? | ©2011 Syfy
Stars: Colin Ferguson, Salli Richardson-Whitfield, Joe Morton, Erica Cerra, Neil Grayston, Kavan Smith, Jordan Hinson, Trevor Jackson, C...
TV Review: THE X FACTOR – Season 1 – “The Top 5 Perform” Recap
Network: Fox
Original Telecast: December 7, 2011
THE X FACTOR is down to the Final Five, and I’m so bored with the remaining contestants, going into the latest episode, I was prepared to be bored to tears.
After Drew got the boot last week (my fav...
Wednesday, December 7, 2011
TV Review: GLEE – Season 3 – “Hold on To Sixteen”
New Directions performs during Sectionals in GLEE - Season 3 - Hold On To Sixteen | ©2011 Fox/Adam Rose
Stars: Dianna Agron, Chris Colfer, Darren Criss, Jane Lynch, Jayma Mays, Kevin McHale, Lea Michele, Cory Monteith, Heather Morris, Matthew Morr...
TV Review: DEXTER – Season Six – “Ricochet Rabbit”
Stars: Michael C. Hall, Jennifer Carpenter, Lauren Velez, Desmond Harrington, C.S. Lee, David Zayas, James Remar, Aimee Garcia, Geoff Pierson, Edward James Olmos, Colin Hanks, Billy Brown, Josh Cooke
Writers: Jace Richdale Lauren Gussis Scott Re...
TV Review: WAREHOUSE 13 – Season 3 – “The Greatest Gift”
Stars: Eddie McClintock, Joanne Kelly, Saul Rubinek,Allison Scagliotti, Genelle Williams, CCH Pounder, Roger Rees
Writer: John-Paul Nickel, story by Mike Johnson John-Paul Nickel, series created by Brent Mote Jane Espenson
Director: Jack Kenny
N...
Tuesday, December 6, 2011
TV Review: ONCE UPON A TIME – Season 1 – “The Shepherd”
Stars: Ginnifer Goodwin, Jennifer Morrison, Robert Carlyle, Lana Parrilla, Jared Gilmore, Josh Dallas, Raphael Sbarge
Writer: Jane Espenson
Director: Paul Edwards
Network: ABC, Sunday nights, 8 p.m.
Original Telecast: December 4, 2011
Funny how th...
Exclusive Interview: Jen Du-Prat talks about 24 HOURS IN THE ER
The most popular unscripted show in England this year has been 24 HOURS IN THE ER. The series, which has done well in its American home on BBC America on Tuesday nights, follows the real staff in the Accident and Emergency Department of London’s K...
TV Review: SUPERNATURAL – Season 7 – “Death’s Door”
Jim Beaver, Colin MacKechnie and Edward Foy in SUPERNATURAL - Season 7 - Death's Door | ©2011 The CW/Michael Courtney
Stars: Jared Padalecki, Jensen Ackles, Jim Beaver, James Patrick Stuart, Steven Williams, Henri Lubatti
Writer: Sera Gamble, seri...
Exclusive Photos from THE MUPPETS World Premiere
Exclusive Photos from THE MUPPETS World Premiere...
Exclusive Photos from the JACK AND JILL World Premiere
Recently Columbia Pictures held the World Premiere of JACK AND JILL at the Regency Village Theatre in Westwood.
Since JACK AND JILL is about a twin brother and sister (portrayed by Adam Sandler), there were lots of twins that walked the red carpet...
Monday, December 5, 2011
Blu-ray Review: CARS 2
Voices: Owen Wilson, Larry the Cable Guy, Michael Caine, Emily Mortimer
Writer: Ben Queen
Director: John Lasseter
Distributor: Walt Disney Home Entertainment
Suggested Retail Price: $39.99
I’ve never been more disappointed in a Pixar film ...
CD Review: THE ARTIST soundtrack
When it comes to talking about retro scores, you can’t go back any further then the days when there was no music at all – at least when it came to the complete lack of soundtrack on celluloid nitrate was all about the herky-jerky picture. Such wer...
Sunday, December 4, 2011
Exclusive Interview: Clare Grant gets her Team Unicorn geek on for VOLTRON: DEFENDER OF THE UNIVERSE
VOLTRON THQ Event with Team Unicorn (Rileah Vanderbilt, Clare Grant, Milynn Sarley, Michele Boyd) and Voltron
The classic 1980s animated series VOLTRON: DEFENDER OF THE UNIVERSE is back and more popular than ever – not only from a whole generation...
Saturday, December 3, 2011
Composer Interview: Jane Antonia Cornish brings emotional light to FIREFLIES IN THE GARDEN
FIREFLIES IN THE GARDEN soundtrack | ©2011 Buysoundtrax
When the recriminations of an intellectual clan’s past collide with a tragedy in their present, familial fireworks are sure to ensue in the finger-pointing fallout. But tender is the musical ...
Friday, December 2, 2011
Exclusive Interview: The voice actors of the VOLTRON animation series celebrate the launch of new videogame
VOLTRON voice cast Neil Ross, B.J. Ward and Michael Bell at the THQ VOLTRON event
The classic 1980s animated series VOLTRON: DEFENDER OF THE UNIVERSE is back and more popular than ever – not only from a whole generation who grew up worshipping it,...
Exclusive Photos from the HAPPY FEET TWO World Premiere
Recently Warner Bros. Pictures, in association with Village Roadshow Pictures, a Kennedy Miller Mitchell production, with Dr. D Studios, a George Miller film held the World Premiere of HAPPY FEET TWO at the Grauman’s Chinese Theatre in Hollywood. ...
Interview: Monkees member Davy Jones chats MY MUSIC: ’60s POP ROCK’
Davy Jones performs on MY MUSIC: '60s POP ROCK | ©2011 PBS
Davy Jones remains one of the most enduring icons of ‘60s pop, thanks largely to the fact that as the primary lead singer of the Monkees, he was insanely popular, but also because he’s sti...
Exclusive Interview: THE SMURFS CHRISTMAS CAROL filmmakers talk about their new short and little blue phenomenon
Exclusive Interview: THE SMURFS CHRISTMAS CAROL filmmakers talk about their new short and little blue phenomenon...
TV Review: BONES – Season 7 – “The Male in the Mail”
Emily Deschanel and Eugene Byrd in BONES - Season 7 - The Male in the Mail | ©2011 Fox/Richard Foreman
Stars: David Boreanaz, Emily Deschanel, Michaela Conlin, T.J. Thyne, Tamara Taylor, John Francis Daley, Ralph Waite, Eugene Byrd, Tina Majorino
...
Blu-ray and DVD picks for the week including SMALLVILLE: THE COMPLETE SERIES
Your time is short. We know this. So in order to expedite your buying and Netflix decision making, we provide you with a list of the cool and not-so-cool titles coming out for movies, television and everything in-between. So put your feet up, grab...
TV Review: AMERICAN HORROR STORY – Season 1 – “Spooky Little Girl”
Connie Britton and Jessica Lange in AMERICAN HORROR STORY - Season 1 - Spooky Little Girl | ©2011 FX/Michael Becker
Stars: Connie Britton, Dylan McDermott, Jessica Lange, Taissa Farmiga, Evan Peters, Denis O’Hare, Frances Conroy, Kate Mara, Alexan...
THE X FACTOR Season 1 Recap: Astro beats it, and sadly, Drew does too
Network: Fox
Original Telecast: November 30, 2011
THE X FACTOR did its second week of double eliminations during The Top 7 Perform Michael Jackson Tribute Week, with one person who you expected to be booted off and another who was a compl...
Thursday, December 1, 2011
TV Review: THE X FACTOR – Season 1 – “The Top 7 Perform” Recap of Michael Jackson week
Marcus Canty in THE X FACTOR - Season 1 - The Top 7 Perform | ©2011 Fox/Ray Mickshaw
Network: Fox
Original Telecast: November 30, 2011
I’ve said it before, I’ll say it again. PLEASE put a moratorium on “Beatles” week and “Michael Jackson” week on ...
Wednesday, November 30, 2011
Livestream Tonight at 7:00 PST of VOLTRON: DEFENDER OF THE UNIVERSE party
Livestream Tonight at 7:00 PST of VOLTRON: DEFENDER OF THE UNIVERSE party...
Exclusive Interview: Juliet Landau on DANNY AND THE DEEP BLUE SEA
Matthew Williamson and Juliet Landau in the stage production of DANNY AND THE DEEP BLUE SEA
Anyone who has been part of an acting class in the last three decades has probably encountered at least sections of John Patrick Shanley’s play DANNY AND T...
TV Review: THE WALKING DEAD – Season 2 – “Pretty Much Dead Already”
Stars: Andrew Lincoln, Jon Bernthal, Sarah Wayne Callies, Laurie Holden, Jeffrey DeMunn, Steven Yeun, Chandler Riggs, Norman Reedus, Melissa Suzanne McBride, Lauren Cohan, Madison Lintz, IronE Singleton, James Allen McCune, Scott Wilson, Emily Kin...
Tuesday, November 29, 2011
TV Review: ONCE UPON A TIME – Season 1 – “That Still Small Voice”
Stars: Ginnifer Goodwin, Jennifer Morrison, Robert Carlyle, Lana Parrilla, Jared Gilmore, Josh Dallas, Raphael Sbarge
Writer: Jane Espenson
Director: Paul Edwards
Network: ABC, Sunday nights, 8 p.m.
Original Telecast: November 27, 2011
As usual in...
Monday, November 28, 2011
TV Review: DEXTER – Season 6 – “Get Gellar”
Rating: TV-MA
Stars: Michael C. Hall, Jennifer Carpenter, Lauren Velez, Desmond Harrington, C.S. Lee, David Zayas, James Remar, Aimee Garcia, Geoff Pierson, Edward James Olmos, Colin Hanks, Billy Brown, Josh Cooke
Writer: Karen Campbell, series ba...
Exclusive Interview: ARTHUR CHRISTMAS director Sarah Smith finds a new spirit of Christmas
Grandsanta and Arthur in ARTHUR CHRISTMAS | ©2011 Sony Pictures Animation/Aardman Animation
Finding a new take on the familiar Santa Claus adventures is a formidable task, but writer-director Sarah Smith and co-writer Peter Baynham were up for the...
Sunday, November 27, 2011
Exclusive Interview: Morena Baccarin – from V to HOMELAND
Exclusive Interview: Morena Baccarin from V to HOMELANDMorena Baccarin and Damian Lewis in HOMELAND - Season 1 | ©2011 Showtime/Kent Smith
In Showtime’s new series HOMELAND, already renewed for another year, Damian Lewis plays Marine Sgt. Nichola...
Friday, November 25, 2011
TV Review: REVENGE – Season 1 – “Suspicion”
Stars: Emily VanCamp, Madeleine Stowe, Henry Czerny, Josh Bowman, Nick Wechsler, Gabriel Mann, Ashley Madekwe, Christa B. Allen, Connor Paolo...
TV Review: AMERICAN HORROR STORY – Season 1 – “Rubber Man”
AMERICAN HORROR STORY poster | © 2011 FX
Stars: Connie Britton, Dylan McDermott, Jessica Lange, Taissa Farmiga, Evan Peters, Denis O’Hare, Frances Conroy, Kate Mara, Lily Rabe, Zachary Quinto, Teddy Sears, Morris Chestnut, Christine Estabrook, Azu...
Exclusive Photos from THE TWILIGHT SAGA: BREAKING DAWN – PART 1 – Part 4 – The Fans
Exclusive Photos from THE TWILIGHT SAGA: BREAKING DAWN – PART 1 – Part 4 – The Fans...
Wednesday, November 23, 2011
Exclusive Interview: RCVR Producer Tavin Marin Titus talks about Season 1 of the hit sci-fi web series
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The cast of RCVR Season 1 | ©2011 RCVR Productions
When the first episode of the transmedia series RCVR made its debut in September (you can find the episodes HERE), it took the internet by storm – amassing a million views in a little...
Exclusive Photos from THE TWILIGHT SAGA: BREAKING DAWN – PART 1 – Part 3 – The Guests
In Part 3 of our coverage from the World Premiere of THE TWILIGHT SAGA: BREAKING DAWN – PART 1 we highlight the many guests that walked that black carpet and it was an endless stream of faces and fashion.
Seen walking the carpet were stars, which ...
Movie Review: HUGO
Rating: PG
Stars: Ben Kingsley, Asa Butterfield, Chloe Grace Moretz, Sacha Baron Cohen, Ray Winstone, Emily Mortimer, Christopher Lee, Helen McCrory, Michael Stuhlbarg, Frances de la Tour, Richard Griffiths, Jude Law
Writer: John Logan, based on t...
Movie Review: ARTHUR CHRISTMAS
Rating: PG
Stars (voices): James McAvoy, Hugh Laurie, Jim Broadbent, Bill Nighy, Ashley Jensen, Imelda Staunton
Writers: Peter Baynham Sarah Smith
Director: Sarah Smith
Distributor: Columbia Pictures
Release Date: November 23, 2011
Some fantasy s...
Movie Review: A DANGEROUS METHOD
Rating: R
Stars: Keira Knightley, Viggo Mortensen, Michael Fassbender, Sarah Gadon, Vincent Cassel
Writer: Christopher Hampton, based on his play THE TALKING CURE, based on the book A MOST DANGEROUS METHOD by John Kerr
Director: David Cronenberg
D...
Movie Review: THE MUPPETS
Rating: P G
Stars: Jason Segal, Amy Adams, Walter, Kermit the Frog, Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear, Gonzo the Great, Scooter, Rowlf, Swedish Chef, Statler, Waldorf, The Electric Mayhem
Writer: Screenplay by Jason Segal Nicholas Stoller, Characters by J...
TV Review: THE X FACTOR – Season 1 – “The Top 9 Perform” Recap
Josh Krajcik performs on THE X FACTOR - Season 1 - The Top 9 Perform | ©2011 Fox/Ray Mickshaw
Judges: Simon Cowell, Paula Abdul, Antonio Reid, Nicole Scherzinger
Network: Fox
Original Telecast: November 22, 2011
THE X FACTOR was all about giving t...
DANCING WITH THE STARS Season 13 Recap: J.R. Martinez dances off with mirror ball
Karina Smirnoff and J.R. Martinez win the mirror ball (pictured here with Tom Bergeron) on DANCING WITH THE STARS - Season 13 finale | ©2011 ABC/Adam Taylor
Stars: Rob Kardashian, Ricki Lake, J.R. Martinez
Network: ABC, airs Mondays, Tuesdays
Or...
Tuesday, November 22, 2011
TV Review: DEXTER – Season 6 – “Sins of Omission”
Stars: Michael C. Hall, Jennifer Carpenter, Lauren Velez, Desmond Harrington, C.S. Lee, David Zayas, James Remar, Aimee Garcia, Geoff Pierson, Edward James Olmos, Colin Hanks, Billy Brown, Josh Cooke, Molly Parker, W. Morgan Sheppard
Writer: Anika...
TV Review: CASTLE – Season 4 – “Kill Shot”
Penny Johnson Jerald and Stana Katic in CASTLE - Season 4 - Kill Shot | ©2011 ABC/Randy Holmes
Stars: Nathan Fillion, Stana Katic, Susan Sullivan, Molly Quinn, Tamala Jones, Seamus Deaver, Jon Huertas, Penny Johnson Jerald
Writer: Alexi Hawley
Dir...
TV Review and Recap: DANCING WITH THE STARS – Season 13 – “The Finals”
Stars: Rob Kardashian, Ricki Lake, J.R. Martinez
Network: ABC, airs Mondays, Tuesdays
Original Telecast: November 21st, 2011
Before you know it Bam! It’s here already – the DANCING WITH THE STARS: Season 13 finals, or as Derek Hough may put it,...
Monday, November 21, 2011
Exclusive Interview: Colm Meaney is HELL ON WHEELS
On AMC’s new series HELL ON WHEELS, Sundays at 10 PM, American Civil War Confederate veteran Cullen Bohannon (Anson Mount) is on the trail of the people who murdered his wife. To that end, he takes a job with the Union Pacific Railroad, working on...
TV Review: FRINGE – Season 4 – “Wallflower”
Seth Gabel, Anna Torv and Jasika Nicole in FRINGE - Season 4 - Wallflower | ©2011 Fox/Liane Hentscher
Cast: Joshua Jackson, John Noble, Anna Torv, Seth Gabel, Lance Reddick, Jasika Nicole
Writer: Matt Pits Justin Doble
Director: Anthony Hemingway...
TV Review: THE WALKING DEAD – Season 2 – “Secrets”
Stars: Andrew Lincoln, Jon Bernthal, Sarah Wayne Callies, Laurie Holden, Jeffrey DeMunn, Steven Yeun, Chandler Riggs, Norman Reedus, Melissa Suzanne McBride, Lauren Cohan, Madison Lintz, IronE Singleton, James Allen McCune, Scott Wilson, Emily Kin...
Exclusive Photos from THE TWILIGHT SAGA: BREAKING DAWN – PART 1 – Part 2 – Meet the New Cast
Continuing the coverage from THE TWILIGHT SAGA: BREAKING DAWN – PART 1 World Premiere we got introduced to the stars from THE TWIIGHT SAGA: BREAKING DAWN – PART 2, which will be released next year.
Of course, many of your favorite stars from THE T...
TV Review: AMERICAN HORROR STORY – Season 1 – “Open House”
Stars: Connie Britton, Dylan McDermott, Jessica Lange, Taissa Farmiga, Evan Peters, Denis O’Hare, Frances Conroy, Alexandra Breckinridge, Morris Chestnut, Lily Rabe, Matt Ross, Christine Estabrook
Writer: Brad Falchuk, series created by Ryan Murph...
Sunday, November 20, 2011
CD Review: THE CAPE soundtrack
Between a starlost spacecraft, homegrown mad science, killer robots and the shambling undead, Bear McCreary is rapidly becoming the king of genre television scoring- particularly the non-super superhero. After his adventurous symphonic scores for ...
Saturday, November 19, 2011
Exclusive Photos from THE TWILIGHT SAGA: BREAKING DAWN – PART 1 World Premiere – Part 2 – The Stars
Exclusive Photos from THE TWILIGHT SAGA: BREAKING DAWN – PART 1 World Premiere – Part 2 – The Stars...
TV Review: CHUCK – Season 5 – “Vs. The Business Trip”
TV Review: CHUCK Season 5 Vs. The Business TripZachary Levi in CHUCK - Season 5 - Vs. The Business Trip | ©2011 NBC/Ron Tom
Stars: Zachary Levi, Yvonne Strahovski, Joshua Gomez, Adam Baldwin, Vik Sahay, Scott Krinsky, Mark Christopher Lawrence, ...
TV Review: SUPERNATURAL – Season 7 – “How to Win Friends and Influence Monsters”
Jared Padalecki, Jim Beaver and Jensen Ackles in SUPERNATURAL - Season 7 - How to Win Friends and Influence Monsters | ©2011 The CW/Jack Rowand
Stars: Jared Padalecki, Jensen Ackles, Jim Beaver, James Patrick Stuart, Benito Martinez, Cameron Bancr...
TV Review: SUPERNATURAL – Season 7 – “How to Win Friends and Influence Monsters”
Jared Padalecki, Jim Beaver and Jensen Ackles in SUPERNATURAL - Season 7 - How to Win Friends and Influence Monsters | ©2011 The CW/Jack Rowand
Stars: Jared Padalecki, Jensen Ackles, Jim Beaver, James Patrick Stuart, Benito Martinez, Cameron Bancr...
Movie Review: HAPPY FEET TWO
Rating: PG
Stars (voices): Elijah Wood, Robin Williams, Alecia Moore (Pink), Hank Azaria, Common, Sofia Vergara, Richard Carter, Brad Pitt, Matt Damon, Anthony LaPaglia, Ava Acres, Magda Szubanski, Hugo Weaving
Writers: George Miller, Warren Colem...
CD Review: LE GRAND PARDON soundtrack
As the French label Music Box Records continues to release Gallic scores that are intriguingly foreign to our ears, certainly one of their most oddball, and fun soundtracks yet accompanies the 1982 crime epic LE GRAND PARDON, one ...
Friday, November 18, 2011
TV Review: BONES – Season 7 – “The Prince in the Plastic”
Emily Deschanel, David Boreanaz, Morgan Fairchild in BONES - Season 7 - The Prince in the Plastic | ©2011 Fox/Ray Mickshaw
Stars: David Boreanaz, Emily Deschanel, Michaela Conlin, T.J. Thyne, Tamara Taylor, John Francis Daley, Carla Gallo, Rick Go...
CD Review: 20,000 LEAGUES UNDER THE SEA soundtrack
If Walt Disney had a house composer, few occupied more glorious rooms than Paul J. Smith, whose seminal Disney animation scoring credits included SNOW WHITE, a shared Oscar win for PINOCCHIO and co-nominations for THE THREE CABALLEROS and CINDEREL...
Thursday, November 17, 2011
Holiday Gift Guide 2010: Ten Must-Have TV on DVD Box Sets
It smells like the holidays again, from the earthy aroma of fresh cut Christmas Trees to the sweaty scent of desperation the hard times have brought on to many hard-working people.
However, one thing you can’t escape (whether you’re rich or poor),...
Book Review: WHEDONISTAS! A CELEBRATION OF THE WORLDS OF JOSS WHEDON AND THE WOMEN WHO LOVE THEM
Editors: Lynne M. Thomas Deborah Stanish
Price: $14.95
Publisher: Mad Norwegian Press trade paperback (available in trade paperback and Kindle)
It’s rare, though not as rare as it was, for a writer/director/producer to generate a fandom a...
TV Review: REVENGE – Season 1 – “Treachery”
Emily VanCamp and Margarita Levieva in REVENGE - Season 1 - Treachery | ©2011 ABC/Randy Holmes
Stars: Emily VanCamp, Madeleine Stowe, Henry Czerny, Josh Bowman, Nick Wechsler, Gabriel Mann, Ashley Madekwe, Christa B. Allen, Connor Paolo
Writer: Ry...
TV Review: SOUTH PARK – Season 15 – “The Poor Kid”
Kenny and his siblings in protective care on SOUTH PARK - Season 15 - The Poor Kid | ©2011 Comedy Central
Writer: Trey Parker
Director: Trey Parker
Network: Comedy Central, airs Wednesday nights
Original Telecast: November 16, 2011
Part of being a...
CD review: MALENKA soundtrack (limited 500 edition)
Also known as FANGS OF THE LIVING DEAD, MALENKA (directed by THE BLIND DEAD trilogy’s Amando de Ossorio) casts the voluptuous Anita Ekberg as Sylvia, a fashion model who makes the mistake of visit...
Wednesday, November 16, 2011
Exclusive Photos from THE TWILIGHT SAGA: BREAKING DAWN – PART 1 – Part 1
As we compile our massive THE TWILIGHT SAGA: BREAKING DAWN – PART 1 photos from the Hollywood premiere this week, we thought we would offer up a little sneak peak before our epic coverage begins.
Check out the taste below a...
Exclusive Interview: Christopher McDonald practices HARRY’S LAW
Christopher McDonald, Alfred Molina and Kathy Bates in HARRY'S LAW - Season 2 - There Will Be Blood | ©2011 NBC/Greg Gayne
NBC’s David E. Kelley-created HARRY’S LAW is a midwinter hit that’s back for its second season Wednesdays at 9 PM. Kathy Bat...
TV Review: GLEE – Season 3 – “Mash Up”
Naya Rivera in GLEE - Season 3 - Mash Up | ©2011 Fox/Adam Rose
Stars: Dianna Agron, Chris Colfer, Darren Criss, Jane Lynch, Jayma Mays, Kevin McHale, Lea Michele, Cory Monteith, Heather Morris, Matthew Morrison, Amber Riley, Naya Rivera, Mark Sall...
DANCING WITH THE STARS Season 13 Recap: Hope goes Solo landing in 4th place
Maksim Chmerkovskiy and Hope Solo on DANCING WITH THE STARS - Season 13 - Week 9 | ©2011 ABC/Adam Taylor
Stars: Rob Kardashian, Ricki Lake, J.R. Martinez, Hope Solo
Network: ABC, airs Mondays, Tuesdays
Original Telecast: Nov. 15th, 2011
No...
CD Review: THE SKIN I LIVE IN soundtrack
Pedro Almodovar has a long history of making skewed “womens’” pictures, where sensuality and perversity are one and the same. Yet one major reason why so many of them are regarded as class instead of camp are the very serious musical contributions...
Tuesday, November 15, 2011
CD Review: Lady Antebellum – OWN THE NIGHT
Distributor: Capitol RecordsSuggested Retail Price: $9.99
At some point, when pop radio went bland and soulless, country artists started to adapt the hooky stylings that made them appeal t...
TV Review: DEXTER – Season 6 – “Nebraska”
TV Review: DEXTER Season 6 “Nebraska”Michael C. Hall and James Remar in DEXTER - Season 6 - Nebraska | ©2011 Showtime/Randy Tepper
Stars: Michael C. Hall, Jennifer Carpenter, Lauren Velez, Desmond Harrington, C.S. Lee, David Zayas, James Remar, ...
TV Review: DANCING WITH THE STARS – Season 13 – Week 8 – “Relay Cha Cha Cha”
Stars: Rob Kardashian, Ricki Lake, J.R. Martinez, Hope Solo
Network: ABC, airs Mondays, Tuesdays
Original Telecast: November 14th, 2011
What a difference a week makes on DANCING WITH THE STARS! Last week J.R. Martinez and partner Karina Smirnoff...
CD Review: DOLPHIN TALE soundtrack
CD Review: DOLPHIN TALE soundtrack
Mark Isham is one composer who knows his way around the animal kingdom, from capturing the joyous flapping of Canadian gees...
Monday, November 14, 2011
Exclusive Photos from the ALVIN AND THE CHIPMUNKS Hollywood Handprint and Footprint Ceremony
In 1984 Donald Duck was honored in an official Handprint and Footprint Ceremony at the Grauman’s Chinese Theatre in Hollywood. Alvin, Simon and Theodore of ALVIN AND THE CHIPMUNKS fame, the World Famous Chipmunks now join Donald.
It was such a fun...
Exclusive Photos from the J. EDGAR World Premiere Opening Night Gala of the AFI FEST 2011
Exclusive Photos from the J. EDGAR World Premiere Opening Night Gala of the AFI FEST 2011...
Exclusive Photos from the A VERY HAROLD AND KUMAR 3D CHRISTMAS Los Angeles Premiere
Christmas came a little early this year in Hollywood! New Line Cinema in association with Mandate Pictures, a Kingsgate Film Production held the Los Angeles Premiere of A VERY HAROLD AND KUMAR 3D CHRISTMAS, November 2nd at the Grauman’s Chinese Th...
TV Review: THE WALKING DEAD – Season 2 – “Chupacabra”
Stars: Andrew Lincoln, Jon Bernthal, Sarah Wayne Callies, Laurie Holden, Jeffrey DeMunn, Steven Yeun, Chandler Riggs, Norman Reedus, Melissa Suzanne McBride, Lauren Cohan, Madison Lintz, IronE Singleton, James Allen McCune, Scott Wilson, Emily Kin...
CD Review: 1941 soundtrack (limited 3,500 edition)
It almost never fails that a filmmaker who thinks he’s King of the World will produce at least one box office disaster (if not two) in an otherwise hugely profitable, and sometimes critically distinguished career. Sometimes, said films are of the ...
Sunday, November 13, 2011
TV Review: SUPERNATURAL – Season 7 – “Season 7, Time for a Wedding!”
Stars: Jared Padalecki, Jensen Ackles, D.J. Qualls, Emily Perkins, Mark A. Sheppard, Leslie Odom Jr.
Writers: Andrew Dabb Daniel Loflin, series created by Eric Kripke
Director: Tim Andrew
Network: The CW, Fridays @ 9 PM
Original Telecast: Novembe...
CD Review: THE BLACK HOLE soundtrack
Where Disney turned to Jules Verne for their trailblazing sci-fi magnum opus in 1953 with 20,000 LEAGUES UNDER THE SEA, THE BLACK HOLE sought to tap into the renewed space craze brought on by George Lucas’ STAR WARS. But instead of battling starsh...
CD Review: YOUNG GUNS 2 soundtrack
Hollywood’s revisionist youthquake movement really hit dead center when a “Brat Pack” gang headed by Emilio Estevez, Kiefer Sutherland and Lou Diamond Philips took up the mantle of Billy the Kid and his regulators for 1988′s YOUNG GUNS
Saturday, November 12, 2011
TV Review: FRINGE – Season 4 – “And Those We Left Behind”
Cast: Joshua Jackson, John Noble, Anna Torv, Seth Gabel, Lance Reddick, Jasika Nicole
Writer: Robert Chiappetta Glen Whitman
Director: Brad Anderson
Network: Fox, airs Friday nights
Original Telecast: November 12, 2011
Outside of FUTURAMA, the FR...
TV Review: CHUCK – Season 5 – “Vs. The Frosted Tips”
Joshua Gomez and Zachary Levi in CHUCK - Season 5 - Vs. the Frosted Tips | ©2011 NBC/Jordin Althaus
Stars: Zachary Levi, Yvonne Strahovski, Joshua Gomez, Adam Baldwin, Vik Sahay, Scott Krinsky, Mark Christopher Lawrence, Ryan McPartlin
Writer: Phi...
TV Review: BONES – Season 7 – “The Hot Dog in the Competition”
Emily Deschanel and David Boreanaz in BONES - Season 7 - The Hot Dog in the Competition | ©2011 Fox/Patrick McElhenney
Stars: David Boreanaz, Emily Deschanel, Michaela Conlin, T.J. Thyne, Tamara Taylor, John Francis Daley, Patricia Belcher, Luke K...
CD Review: TAKE SHELTER soundtrack
It’s the end of the world as we know it, but one with more of a tantalizing musical whisper than an overwrought bang. For while TAKE SHELTER’s stormy doom might promise an orchestral apocalypse, its catastrophe is filtered through...
CD Review: THE THREE MUSKETEERS soundtrack
Whether you’re a composer doing a new take on pirates from the Caribbean or England’s most famous detective, it seems impossible now to play it straight for movies determined to hip up the look, and sound of historically iconic characters. Hence, ...
Friday, November 11, 2011
The year of living musically at the 36th TORONTO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
Toronto beefed its celebrity profile in 2011 at the 36th Annual Toronto International Film Festival by having a slew of music documentaries. Interestingly they were all about musicians who have heavily dabbled in film in the past. Heres a quick lo...
An introduction to the 36th TORONTO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
Picture this: the Toronto International Film Festival just two years ago. Venues and events spread out all over the biggest city in Canada. Picture this; Toronto today. After moving last year a great majority of the events and screenings into the...
Exclusive Interview: GRIMM executive producer Todd Milliner on NBC’s new fairy tale procedural
Claire Coffee in GRIMM - Season 1 | ©2011 NBC/Eric Ogden
In NBC’s new supernatural procedural GRIMM, which airs Fridays at 9 PM, David Giuntoli plays Nick Burkhardt, who assumes he’s an ordinary police officer until he discovers that he’s actually...
Exclusive Interview: CHUCK co-creator Chris Fedak and co-star Joshua Gomez on the secrets of the final season – Part 2
Joshua Gomez and Zachary Levi in CHUCK - Season 5 - Vs. the Frosted Tips | ©2011 NBC/Jordin Althaus
NBC’s CHUCK, now in its fifth season in its new timeslot on Fridays at 8 PM, is the brainchild of creators/executive producers Chris Fedak and Josh...
THE X FACTOR Season 1 Recap: The Stereo Hogzz are turned off during latest elimination
The Top 11 went down to 10 last night on THE X FACTOR which saw the second “group” eliminated from the talent competition. Last week, Intensity went home, and this week two groups landed in the bottom two – The Stereo Hogzz and La...
Blu-ray and DVD Picks of the Week Including HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS – PART 2
Blu-ray and DVD Picks of the Week Including HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS – PART 2...
Thursday, November 10, 2011
TV Review: AMERICAN HORROR STORY – Season 1 – “Piggy, Piggy”
Stars: Connie Britton, Dylan McDermott, Jessica Lange, Taissa Farmiga, Evan Peters, Denis O’Hare, Frances Conroy, Eric Stonestreet, Morris Chestnut, Sarah Paulson, Alessandra Torresani
Writer: Jessica Sharzer, series created by Ryan Murphy Brad F...
TV Review: AMERICAN HORROR STORY – Season 1 – “Halloween Part 2”
Stars: Connie Britton, Dylan McDermott, Jessica Lange, Taissa Farmiga, Evan Peters, Denis O’Hare, Frances Conroy, Jamie Brewer, Kate Mara, Lily Rabe, Zachary Quinto, Teddy Sears, Morris Chestnut, Alessandra Torresani
Writer: Tim Minear, series cre...
Blu-ray and DVD Picks of the Week Including HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS – PART 2
Your time is short. We know this. So in order to expedite your buying and Netflix decision making, we provide you with a list of the cool and not-so-cool titles coming out for movies, television and everything in-between. So put your feet up, grab...
TV Review: THE X FACTOR – Season 1 – “The Final 11 Perform”
TV Review: THE X FACTOR – Season 1 – “The Final 11 Perform”...
TV Review: SOUTH PARK – Season 15 – “A History Channel Thanksgiving”
Kenny, Kyle, Stan and Cartman are schooled in the truth about Thanksgiving by hero Myles Standish on SOUTH PARK - Season 15 - A History Channel Thanksgiving | ©2011 Comedy Central
Writer: Trey Parker
Director: Trey Parker
Network: Comedy Central, ...
Wednesday, November 9, 2011
Exclusive Photos from the Mickey Rourke Hand and Footprint Ceremony
Mickey Rourke was immortalized in Hollywood on October 31st with a Hand and Footprint Ceremony at Grauman’s Chinese Theater joining stars from today and yesteryear who have put their hands, feet and signature into cement, which over the years have...
Movie Review: J. EDGAR
Rating: R
Stars: Leonardo DiCaprio, Naomi Watts, Armie Hammer, Judi Dench
Writer: Dustin Lance Black
Director: Clint Eastwood
Distributor: Warner Bros.
Release Date: November 9, 2011 special engagements; November 11, 2011 wider release
Trying to c...
TV Review: GLEE – Season 3 – “The First Time”
Darren Criss and Grant Gustin in GLEE - Season 3 - The First Time | ©2011 Fox/Beth Dubber
Stars: Dianna Agron, Chris Colfer, Darren Criss, Jane Lynch, Jayma Mays, Kevin McHale, Lea Michele, Cory Monteith, Heather Morris, Matthew Morrison, Amber Ri...
TV Review: CASTLE – Season 4 – “Heartbreak Hotel”
Nathan Fillion in CASTLE - Season 4 - Heartbreak Hotel | ©2011 ABC/Eric McCandless
Stars: Nathan Fillion, Stana Katic, Susan Sullivan, Molly Quinn, Tamala Jones, Seamus Deaver, Jon Huertas, Penny Johnson Jerald
Writer: Elizabeth Davis
Director: Bi...
TV Review: BONES – Season 7 premiere – “The Memories in the Shallow Grave”
TV Review: BONES – Season 7 premiere – “The Memories in the Shallow Grave”...
DANCING WITH THE STARS Season 13 Recap: Justice is Served as Nancy Grace is out
Stars: Nancy Grace, Robert Kardashian, Ricki Lake, J.R. Martinez, Hope Solo
Network: ABC, airs Mondays, Tuesdays
Original Telecast: Nov. 8th, 2011
Sheeee’ssss outta there! Nancy Grace is finally eliminated from DANCING WITH THE STARS: Seas...
Tuesday, November 8, 2011
TV Review: DANCING WITH THE STARS – Season 13 – Week 8 – “Instant Jive Night”
Stars: Nancy Grace, Robert Kardashian, Ricki Lake, J.R. Martinez, Hope Solo
Network: ABC, airs Mondays, Tuesdays
Original Telecast: November 7th, 2011
It’s Instant Jive night on DANCING WITH THE STARS and all the couples had two dances to learn....
Monday, November 7, 2011
TV Review: CHUCK – Season 5 – “Vs. The Bearded Bandit”
Adam Baldwin, Yvonne Strahovski and Zachary Levi in CHUCK - Season 5 - Vs. The Bearded Bandit | ©2011 NBC/Danny Feld
Stars: Zachary Levi, Yvonne Strahovski, Joshua Gomez, Adam Baldwin, Vik Sahay, Scott Krinsky, Mark Christopher Lawrence, Ryan McPa...
TV Review: SUPERNATURAL – Season 7 – “The Mentalists”
Jared Padalecki and Jensen Ackles in SUPERNATURAL - Season 7 - The Mentalists | ©2011 The CW/Michael Courtney
Stars: Jared Padalecki, Jensen Ackles, Dorian Brown, Johnny Sneed, Rukiya Bernard
Writers: Ben Acker Ben Blacker, series created by Eric...
TV Review: ONCE UPON A TIME – Season 1 – “Snow Falls”
Stars: Ginnifer Goodwin, Jennifer Morrison, Robert Carlyle, Lana Parrilla, Jared Gilmore, Josh Dallas, Raphael Sbarge
Writer: Liz Tigelaar
Director:
TV Review: THE WALKING DEAD – Season 2 – “Cherokee Rose”
Lauren Cohan and Steven Yeun in THE WALKING DEAD - Season 2 - Cherokee Rose | ©2011 AMC/Gene Page
Stars: Andrew Lincoln, Jon Bernthal, Sarah Wayne Callies, Laurie Holden, Jeffrey DeMunn, Steven Yeun, Chandler Riggs, Norman Reedus, Melissa Suzanne ...
Saturday, November 5, 2011
Exclusive Photos from THE TWILIGHT SAGA handprint and footprint ceremony
November 3rd was a very crowded day on Hollywood Blvd. as Twilight fans took over the street to be at THE TWILIGHT SAGA HANDPRINT AND CEREMONY at Grauman’s Chinese Theatre. I heard that fans were camped out the night before to get a good spot to s...
Friday, November 4, 2011
Exclusive Interview: CHUCK co-creator Chris Fedak and co-star Joshua Gomez on the final season – Part 1
Joshua Gomez, Zachary Levi and Yvette Nicole Brown at the World Premiere of TANGLED | ©2010 Sue Schneider
NBC’s CHUCK, now in its fifth season in its new timeslot on Fridays at 8 PM, is the brainchild of creators/executive producers Chris Fedak an...
Movie Review: A VERY HAROLD & KUMAR 3D CHRISTMAS
Rating: R
Stars: John Cho, Kal Penn, Neil Patrick Harris, Paula Garces, Danneel Harris, Danny Trejo, Elias Koteas, Thomas Lennon, Amir Blumenfeld
Writers: Jon Hurwitz Hayden Schlossberg, based on characters created by Hurwitz Schlossberg
Directo...
Exclusive Photos from the TRUE STRENGTH Kevin Sorbo book signing and discussion
Barnes and Noble at The Grove held a book signing and discussion with Kevin Sorbo for his new book TRUE STRENGTH: MY JOURNEY FROM HERCULES TO MERE MORTAL AND HOW NEARLY DYING SAVED MY LIFE on October 25th. The host for the night was Sam Rubin, Ent...
Exclusive Photos from the AIM HIGH Premiere Celebration
Cambio and Warner Bros. Digital Distribution, Dolphin Entertainment and McG celebrated the premiere of the First ‘Social Series’ AIM HIGH, on October 18th, at Trousdale in West Hollywood.
AIM HIGH is a six-episode series surrounding the life of hi...
Movie Review: ANONYMOUS
Rating: PG-13
Stars: Rhys Ifans, Vanessa Redgrave, Joely Richardson, David Thewlis, Xavier Samuel, Sebastian Armesto, Rafe Spall, Edward Hogg, Jamie Campbell Bower, Derek Jacobi
Writer: John Orloff
Director: Roland Emmerich
Distributor: Columbia P...
Thursday, November 3, 2011
TV Review: REVENGE – Season 1 – “Charade”
Margarita Levieva in REVENGE - Season 1 - Charade | ©2011 ABC/Colleen Hayes
Stars: Emily VanCamp, Madeleine Stowe, Henry Czerny, Josh Bowman, Nick Wechsler, Gabriel Mann, Ashley Madekwe, Christa B. Allen, Connor Paolo
Writer: Mark B. Perry and Joe...
Exclusive Interview: Daniel Gillies gets a taste of THE VAMPIRE DIARIES
Daniel Gillies in THE VAMPIRE DIARIES - Season 2 - Klaus | ©2011 The CW/Bob Mahoney
The vampires on THE VAMPIRE DIARIES, now in its third season Thursdays at 8 PM on the CW, have a lot to write about in their journals, particularly when it comes t...
AFM 2011 News: RUSH helmer Ron Howard attends Day 1 of the AMERICAN FILM MARKET
AMERICAN FILM MARKET 2011 kicked off in Santa Monica, CA yesterday for Day 1 of the annual market where foreign and domestic buyers and sellers convene to make deals on past, present and future films.
The star wattage though has gotten even bigger...
TV Recap: THE X FACTOR – Season 1 – “The Top 12 Compete”
Cast: Simon Cowell, Paula Abdul, Antonio Reid, Nicole Scherzinger
Network: Fox, airs on Wednesdays and Thursdays
Original Telecast: Nov. 2, 2011
Not surprisingly, the world’s second, third, fourth, fifth greatest karaoke competition, THE X FACTOR,...
TV Review: SOUTH PARK – Season 15 – “1 Percent”
Writer: Trey Parker
Director: Trey Parker
Network: Comedy Central, airs Wednesday nights
Original Telecast: November 2, 2011
One of the best reasons for Trey Parker, Matt Stone and the entire production team at SOUTH PARK to put themselves through...
Wednesday, November 2, 2011
CD Review: Erasure – TOMORROW’S WORLD
Distributor: Mute
Suggested Retail Price: $13.88
It’s amazing that Vince Clarke has been a part of not one, but three ground-breaking bands and all within the span of five years in the early 1980s.
First, he jump-started Depeche Mode being one of ...
Profile: Topher Grace sees THE DOUBLE
Topher Grace and Richard Gere in THE DOUBLE | ©2011 Image Entertainment
In the new thriller THE DOUBLE, Topher Grace plays Ben Geary, a young FBI agent who is assigned to his dream case, tracking down the Russian assassin known only as Cassius. Be...
DANCING WITH THE STARS Season 13 Recap: Don’t Scream – David Arquette axed
Stars: David Arquette, Nancy Grace, Robert Kardashian, Ricki Lake, J.R. Martinez, Hope Solo
Network: ABC, airs Mondays, Tuesdays
Original Telecast: Nov. 1st, 2011
Who would of thought that Nancy Grace had more fans than David Arquette? But, alas, ...
Tuesday, November 1, 2011
Exclusive Photos from the IN TIME Los Angeles Premiere
Regency Enterprises celebrated the Los Angeles Premiere of IN TIME, October 20th at the Regency Village Theater in Westwood.
The concept makes me think of the 1976 film LOGAN’S RUN, which starred Michael York and Jenny Agutter where life ended at ...
TV Review: CASTLE – Season 4 – “Cops and Robbers”
Stars: Nathan Fillion, Stana Katic, Susan Sullivan, Molly Quinn, Tamala Jones, Seamus Deaver, Jon Huertas, Penny Johnson Jerald
Writer: Terence Paul Winter
Director: Bryan Spicer
Network: ABC, Monday nights, 10 p.m.
Original Telecast: October 31, ...
Exclusive Photos from the PUSS IN BOOTS Los Angeles Premiere
DreamWorks Animation held the Los Angeles Premiere of PUSS IN BOOTS on October 23rd at the Regency Theater in Westwood.
Closing the street where the theater is located, the “beige” carpet, had backdrops that looked like sets from the film. Costume...
TV Review: TERRA NOVA – Season 1 – “Bylaw”
Cast: Jason O’Mara, Christine Adams, Byron Brockmann, Shelly Conn, Stephan Lang, Simone Kessell, Landon Liborion, Allison Miller
Director: Nelson McCormick
Writers: Paul Grellong
Network: Airs on Fox, Mondays @ 8pm
Original Telecast: Oct. 31, 201
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TV Review: DEXTER – Season 6 – “The Angel of Death”
Colin Hanks and Edward James Olmos in DEXTER - Season 6 - The Angel of Death | ©2011 Showtime/Randy Tepper
Rating: TV-MA
Stars:Michael C. Hall, Jennifer Carpenter, Lauren Velez, Desmond Harrington, C.S. Lee, David Zayas, James Remar, Aimee Garcia,...
TV Review: DANCING WITH THE STARS – Season 13 – Week 7 Recap – “Halloween Celebration”
Stars: David Arquette, Nancy Grace, Robert Kardashian, Ricki Lake, J.R. Martinez, Hope Solo
Network: ABC, airs Mondays, Tuesdays
Original Telecast: October 31, 2011
It was a spooky night on DANCING WITH THE STARS. Point in case, J. R. Martinez, be...
Monday, October 31, 2011
TV Review: ONCE UPON A TIME – Season 1 – “The Thing You Love Most”
Stars: Ginnifer Goodwin, Jennifer Morrison, Robert Carlyle, Lana Parrilla, Jared Gilmore, Josh Dallas, Raphael Sbarge
Writer: Adam Horowitz, Edward Kitsis
Director:<...
Blu-Ray Review: ZOMBIE – 2-DISC ULTIMATE EDITION
Rating: UnratedStars: Tisa Farrow, Ian McCulloch, Richard Johnson, Al Oliver, Auretta Gay, Olga KaralatosWriter: Elisa BrigantiDirector: Lucio Fulci...
TV Review: SUPERNATURAL – Season 7 – “Slash Fiction”
Jared Padalecki and Jensen Ackles in SUPERNATURAL - Season 7 - Slash Fiction | ©2011 The CW/Jack Rowand
Stars: Jared Padalecki, Jensen Ackles, Jim Beaver, Kevin McNally, Sean Owen Roberts, John Patrick Stuart, Kim Rhodes, Shaun Smith
Writers: Robb...
TV Review: THE WALKING DEAD – Season 2 – “Save the Last One”
Laurie Holden in THE WALKING DEAD - Season 2 - Save the Last One | ©2011 AMC/Gene Page
Stars: Andrew Lincoln, Jon Bernthal, Sarah Wayne Callies, Laurie Holden, Jeffrey DeMunn, Steven Yeun, Chandler Riggs, Norman Reedus, Melissa Suzanne McBride, La...
Sunday, October 30, 2011
CD Review: THE THING (1982) soundtrack
No, we’re not talking about a stillborn prequel here, but the one and only. Jack-of-all-trades filmmaker John Carpenter had served as a writer-director-composer on all of his films until his first studio production of THE THING. I...
CD Review: FUNERAL HOME soundtrack
Though best known for giving a dark, psychological edge to the violent western stylings of Sam Peckinpah’s THE WILD BUNCH, Jerry Fielding’s twisted talent for combining dissonance and melody was equally effective in enclosed space...
Saturday, October 29, 2011
CD review: LORD OF ILLUSIONS (1,200 edition) soundtrack
Having done standout, and distinctly offbeat synth-centric work for such twisted auteurs as Dario Argento (PHENOMENA), Alejandro Jodorowsky (SANTA SANGRE) and Richard Stanley (DUST DEVIL), Simon B...
CD Review: DREAM HOUSE soundtrack
It’s been a while since John Debney got to score a body count thriller after the savage likes of I KNOW WHAT YOU DID LAST SUMMER, END OF DAYS and THE RELIC, as well as the more beatific spirit of ...
TV Review: GRIMM – Season 1 – “Pilot” – Series Premiere
Stars: David Giuntoli, Russell Hornsby, Bitsie Tulloch, Silas Weir Mitchell, Reggie Lee, Sasha RoizWriters: David Greenwalt & Jim Kouf and Stephen Carpenter based on a story by David Greenwalt &am...
TV Review: CHUCK – Season 5 premiere – “Vs. The Zoom”
Stars: Zachary Levi, Yvonne Strahovski, Joshua Gomez, Adam Baldwin, Vik Sahay, Scott Krinsky, Mark Christopher Lawrence, Ryan McPartlin
Writer: Chris Fedak and Nicholas Wooten
Director: Robert Duncan McNeill
Network: NBC, Friday nights, 8 p.m.
Ori...
Friday, October 28, 2011
DVD Review: CHUCK – THE COMPLETE SEASON 4
Stars: Zachary Levi, Yvonne Strahovski, Adam Baldwin, Joshua Gomez, Vic Sahay, Scott Krinsky, Sarah Lancaster, Ryan McPartlin, Mark Christopher Lawrence, Bonita Friedericy
Distributor: Warner Home Video
Suggested Retail Price: $59.98
It’s ...
Profile: TRUE BLOOD star Stephen Moyer on THE DOUBLE trouble
Stephen Moyer and Richard Gere in THE DOUBLE | ©2011 Image Entertainment
In THE DOUBLE, Richard Gere plays former CIA agent Paul Shepherdson, who is dragged back into the field when it looks like the presumed-dead Russian agent he was chasing has ...
Movie Review: IN TIME
Rating: PG-13
Stars: Amanda Seyfried, Justin Timberlake, Cillian Murphy, Vincent Kartheiser, Alex Pettyfer, Olivia Wilde, Matt Bomer, Johnny Galecki
Writer: Andrew Niccol
Director: Andrew Niccol
Distributor: 20th Century Fox
Release Date: October ...
Movie Review: PUSS IN BOOTS
Rating: PG
Stars (voices): Antonio Banderas, Salma Hayek, Zach Galifianakis, Billy Bob Thornton, Amy Sedaris, Constance Marie
Writers: David H. Ste...
Movie Review: THE DOUBLE
Stars: Richard Gere, Topher Grace, Odette Yustman, Stephen Moyer, Stana Katic, Martin Sheen
Writers: Michael Brandt Derek Haas
Director: Michael Brandt
Distributor: Image Entertainment
Release Date: October 28, 2011
THE DOUBLE is a thrill...
TV Review: AMERICAN HORROR STORY – Season 1 – “Halloween Pt. 1”
Stars: Dylan McDermott, Connie Britton, Jessica Lange, Taissa Farmiga, Evan Peters, Denis O’Hare, Frances Conroy, Jamie Brewer, Kate Mara, Lily Rabe, Zachary Quinto, Teddy Sears, Morris Chestnut, Christine Estabrook
Writer: James Wong, series crea...
TV Review: GOOD VIBES – Season 1 premiere – “Pilot”
Network: MTV, airs Thursday nights
Original Telecast: October 27, 2011
With so many animated series vying for audience attention on network and cable television, GOOD VIBES feels l...
Thursday, October 27, 2011
TV Review: THE SECRET CIRCLE – Season 1 – “Wake”
TV Review: THE SECRET CIRCLE Season 1 “Wake”Stars: Britt Robertson, Thomas Dekker, Shelley Henning, Phoebe Tonkin, Jessica Parker Kennedy, Louis Hunter, Natasha Henstridge, Gale Harold, Ashley Crow
Writer: Andrea Newman, Based on the book by L....
TV Review: THE VAMPIRE DIARIES – Season 3 – “Smells Like Teen Spirit”
Michael Trevino and Candice Accola in THE VAMPIRE DIARIES - Season 3 - Smells Like Teen Spirit | ©2011 The CW/Bob Mahoney
Stars: Nina Dobrev, Paul Wesley, Ian Somerhalder
Writer: Julie Plec Caroline Dries, Based on the book by L.J. Smith
Director...
Exclusive Interview: Director Declan O’Brien takes another WRONG TURN
WRONG TURN 4: BLOODY BEGINNINGS teaser poster | ©2011 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
For a film franchise that got off to a less than stellar boxoffice start in 2003, WRONG TURN has proven to be one of 20th Century Fox’s steady DVD players an...
Blu-ray Review: PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: ON STRANGER TIDES 2-DISC COMBO
Rating: PG-13
Stars: Johnny Depp, Peneolpe Cruz, Geoffrey Rush, Ian McShane
Writer: Screenplay by Ted Elliott Terry Rossio, Characters by Ted Elliott, Terry Rossio, Stuart Beattie, Jay Wolpert
Director: Rob Marshall
Distributor: Walt Disney Home ...
TV Review: REVENGE – Season 1 – “Intrigue”
Stars: Emily VanCamp, Madeleine Stowe, Henry Czerny, Josh Bowman, Nick Wechsler, Gabriel Mann, Ashley Madekwe, Christa B. Allen, Connor Paolo...
Exclusive Photos from THE RUM DIARY World Premiere
FilmDistrict held the World Premiere of THE RUM DIARY, October 13th at LACMA in Los Angeles. This was part of Film Independent at LACMA.
THE RUM DIARY is based on the debut novel of Hunter S. Thompson and tells the story of itinerant journalist Pa...
CD Review: Thomas Dolby – A MAP OF THE FLOATING CITY
Distributor: RedEyeSuggested Retail Price: $14.36
Thomas Dolby may be best known for his 1982 pop hit “She Blinded My With Science,” but anyone who has dug deeper into his catalog has disc...
Blu-ray and DVD Picks of the Week including WINNIE THE POOH
Your time is short. We know this. So in order to expedite your buying and Netflix decision making, we provide you with a list of the cool and not-so-cool titles coming out for movies, television and everything in-between. So put your feet up, grab...
TV Review: SOUTH PARK – Season 15 – “Broadway Bro Down”
Randy and Sharon in SOUTH PARK - Season 15 - Broadway Bro Down | ©2011 Comedy Central
Writer: Trey Parker
Director: Trey Parker
Network: Comedy Central, airs Wednesday nights
Original Telecast: October 26, 2011
It was a given that at some point ...
