Assignment X.com: June 2011

Thursday, June 30, 2011

Exclusive Interview: UGLY AMERICANS creator Devin Clark reveals the Season 2 dark side of New York City

Exclusive Interview: UGLY AMERICANS creator Devin Clark reveals the Season 2 dark side of New York City...

TV Review: NECESSARY ROUGHNESS – Season One – “Pilot”

Stars: Callie Thorne, Marc Blucas, Mehcad Brooks, Scott Cohen, Patrick Johnson, Hannah Marks
Writers: Liz Kru...

THE VOICE Recap: The Season 1 winner is … (and it’s a sort of shocker)

Network: NBC
Original Telecast: June 29, 2011
A one hour results show for THE VOICE? Really? NBC didn’t feel the need to stretch it to two hours plus? What is wrong with these people!
Well, all I can say is Thank you! Thank you NBC for the most p...

Wednesday, June 29, 2011

Exclusive Interview: FRINGE actor John Noble talks about Season 4 of the Fox series

Anna Torv, Joshua Jackson and John Noble in FRINGE - Season Three | ©2010 Fox/Smallz and Raskind
While speaking with John Noble at last week’s Saturn Awards where he took home a Best Supporting Actor prize for his work on the Fox series FRINGE, AS...

TV Review: THE VOICE – Season 1- “The Finals” (Recap & Photos too!)

TV Review: THE VOICE – Season 1- “The Finals” (Recap & Photos too!)...

TV Review: AMERICA’S GOT TALENT – Season 6 – “New York Auditions 2”

Network: NBC, airs whenever the network wants it to air
Original Telecast: June 28, 2011
The question keeps coming up over and over again as I sit and w...

Tuesday, June 28, 2011

TV Review: THE NINE LIVES OF CHLOE KING – Season 1 – “Green Star”

Stars: Skyler Samuels, Amy Peitz, Grey Damon, Grace Phipps, Benjamin Stone, Alyssa Diaz, Ki Hong Lee
Writer: Andy Reaser based on the novels by Liz Braswell
Director: Joe Lanzarov
Network: ABC Family, airs Tuesday nights
Original Telecast: June 28...

Exclusive Photos from HBO’s TRUE BLOOD Fourth Season Los Angeles Premiere screening

The fourth season of TRUE BLOOD just got started and on June 21st HBO held a Los Angeles Premiere at The Cinerama Dome in Hollywood to celebrate.
Walking the blood red carpet were the stars of the series, which included: Anna Paquin, Stephen Moyer...

Exclusive Interview: COVERT AFFAIRS star Sendhil Ramamurthy becomes a different hero

Sendhil Ramamurthy and Piper Perabo in COVERT AFFAIRS - Season 1 - Communication Breakdown | ©2010 USA Network/Kerry Hayes
On USA’s COVERT AFFAIRS, now in its second season Tuesdays at 10 PM, Piper Perabo stars as Annie Walker, a relatively new CI...

Movie Review: TRANSFORMERS: DARK OF THE MOON

Rating: PG-13
Stars: Shia LaBeouf, Josh Duhamel, John Turturro, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, Frances McDormand, John Malkovich, Patrick Dempsey, Tyrese Gibson, Alan Tudyk, Peter Cullen (voice), Hugo Weaving (voice), Leonard Nimoy (voice)
Writer: Ehr...

TV Review: TEEN WOLF – Season 1 – “The Tell”

Stars: Tyler Posey, Crystal Reed, Dylan O’Brien, Tyler Hoechlin, Holland Roden, Colton Haynes, Linden Ashby, JR Bourne
Writer: Monica Macer
Director: Toby Wilkins
Network: MTV, airs Monday nights
Original Telecast: June 27, 2011
I really hope ...

Monday, June 27, 2011

Five Questions with BAD TEACHER star Cameron Diaz

Five Questions with BAD TEACHER star Cameron Diaz...

TV Review: TRUE BLOOD – Season 4 premiere – “She’s Not There”

TV Review: TRUE BLOOD – Season 4 premiere – “She’s Not There”...

TV Review: LEVERAGE – Season 4 – “The Long Way Down Job”

Stars: Timothy Hutton, Gina Bellman, Aldis Hodge, Christian Kane, Beth Riesgraf, Eric Stoltz, Cameron Daddo, Haley Talbot
Writers: Joe Hortua John Rogers
Director: Dean Devlin
Network: TNT, Sundays @ 9 PM
Airdate: June 26, 2011
LEVERAGE returns f...

Sunday, June 26, 2011

TV Review: FALLING SKIES – Season 1 – “Prisoner of War”

Stars: Noah Wyle, Moon Bloodgood, Will Patton, Drew Roy, Maxim Knight, Connor Jessup, Sechelle Gabriel, Mpho Koaho, Peter Shinkoda, Colin Cunningham and...

TV Review: OUTCASTS – Series 1 – “Episode Two”

Stars: Liam Cunningham, Hermione Norris, Daniel Mays, Amy Manson, Ashley Walters, Eric Mabius, Langley Kirkwood, Michael Legge, Jeanne Kietzmann, Jessica Haines, Laura Greenwood, Rory Acton-Burnell
Writer: Ben Richards
Director: Bharat Nalluri...

TV Review: FUTURAMA – Season 6B premiere – “Benderama”

Voices: Billy West, Katey Sagal, John Di Maggio, Tress MacNeille, Maurice LaMarche
Writer: Aaron Ehasz...

TV Review: FUTURAMA – Season 6B premiere – “Neutopia”

Voices: Billy West, Katey Sagal, John Di Maggio, Tress MacNeille, Maurice LaMarche
Writer: Aaron Ehasz
Direc...

Saturday, June 25, 2011

Exclusive Interview: OUTCASTS creator Ben Richards on his brave new world

Jamie Bamber and Teague Bidwell in OUTCASTS - Series 1 - Episode 1 | ©2010 Kudos/BBC
In BBC America’s new science-fiction series OUTCASTS, the Earth of the future is more ecologically messed up than it is in our present, especially following a cat...

TV Review: LOVE BITES – “Sky High”

Stars: Becki Newton, Greg Grunberg, Constance Zimmer
Writer: Joe Lawson
Director: Timothy Busfield
Network: NBC, airs Thursday nights
Original Telecast: J...

TV Review: SMALLVILLE – Season 10 – “Isis”

Stars: Tom Welling, Erica Durance, Justin Hartley, Cassidy Freeman
Writer: Genevieve Sparling
Director: James Marshall
Network: The CW, airs Frida...

Friday, June 24, 2011

Film Fest: The Laughs Are On at the 2011 Los Angeles Film Festival

Dateline: Downtown Los Angeles
Exactly why, you may wonder, would one need to attend a film festival in Los Angeles. Isnt everyday a film day? Yes and no. Sure, any given day there might be a film premiere or a star appearance. But only the Los An...

Movie Review: CARS 2

Movie Review: CARS 2...

Blu-ray Review: TRUE BLOOD: THE COMPLETE THIRD SEASON

Cast: Anna Paquin, Stephen Moyer, Sam Trammell, Ryan Kwanten, Rutina Wesley, Alexander Skarsgard, Deborah Ann Woll
Writers: Alan Ball, Brian Buckner, Raelle Tucker, Alexander Woo
Directors: Daniel Minahan, Scott Winant, Michael Lehmann, David Petr...

TV Review: WILFRED – Season One premiere – “Happiness”

Stars: Elijah Wood, Jason Gann, Dorian Brown, Fiona Gubelmann, J.P. Manoux, Gibson Bobby Sjobeck
Writer: David Zuckerman
Director: Randall Einhorn
Network: FX, Thursdays @ 10 PM
Airdate: June 23, 2011
Where everyone else sees a big, friendly, ordi...

Exclusive: SPARTACUS: VENGEANCE creator Steven S. DeKnight gives the scoop on the new season

SPARTACUS creator and executive producer Steven S. DeKnight | ©2011 Starz
While at the 37th Annual Saturn Awards Thursday night, ASSIGNMENT X caught up with SPARTACUS creator and executive producer Steven S. DeKnight who filled us in on how filmin...

INCEPTION and FRINGE are big winners at the 37th Annual Saturn Awards

Anna Torv, Joshua Jackson and John Noble in FRINGE - Season Three | ©2010 Fox/Smallz and Raskind
Winners for the 37th Annual Saturn Awards presented by The Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy Horror Films were handed out last night at the Castawa...

Thursday, June 23, 2011

Exclusive Interview: Timothy Hutton has LEVERAGE over Season 4

Exclusive Interview: Timothy Hutton has LEVERAGE over Season 4...

The Dork Side: 5 Reasons THE VOICE is better than AMERICAN IDOL

I used to love AMERICAN IDOL.
I watched every season. Well, except for this last one. I quit AMERICAN IDOL cold turkey this year, and I never looked back. Honestly, I thought THE VOICE was going to be a lame IDOL ripoff. Instead it has turned out ...

Exclusive Photos from the CARS 2 World Premiere

Disney•Pixar held the World Premiere of CARS 2 at the El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood on June 18th. Hollywood Boulevard was transformed into the World Grand Prix between Highland and Orange. Life-Size remote-controlled cars of Lightning McQueen, M...

Profile: Justin Timberlake goes for laughs in BAD TEACHER

Cameron Diaz, Jason Segel and Justin Timberlake in BAD TEACHER | ©2011 Sony Pictures
Is there nothing Justin Timberlake won’t do for a good laugh? Not, say he! In his new movie BAD TEACHER co-starring his ex-girlfriend Cameron Diaz, Timberlake pla...

TV Review: AMERICA’S GOT TALENT – Season 6 – “New York Auditions 1”

TV Review: AMERICA’S GOT TALENT – Season 6 – “New York Auditions 1”...

Wednesday, June 22, 2011

THE VOICE recap, photos and reveal of the Final Four for Season 1

AMERICAN IDOL has perfected the art of procrastination when it comes to dragging out their results shows. It’s something that’s incredibly annoying and finely tuned week in and week out.
Now, NBC’s THE VOICE gets to showcase their first official R...

Exclusive Photos from the iCARLY WITH VICTORIOUS Screening

Nickelodeon held an exclusive screening of the TV Event of the summer iCARLY WITH VICTORIOUS recently at The Lot in West Hollywood.
Combining two of Nickelodeon’s most popular shows into a 90-minute special was a genius move of Nickelodeon and Da...

UNKNOWN is one of the Blu-ray and DVD picks this week

UNKNOWN is one of the Blu-ray and DVD picks this week...

TV Review: THE VOICE – Season 1- “Semi-Finals”

TV Review: THE VOICE – Season 1- “Semi-Finals”...

TV Review: THE NINE LIVES OF CHLOE KING – Season 1 – “Redemption”

Stars: Skyler Samuels, Amy Peitz, Grey Damon, Grace Phipps, Benjamin Stone, Alyssa Diaz, Ki Hong Lee
Writer: Dan Berendsen based on the n...

Tuesday, June 21, 2011

Exclusive Interview: David X. Cohen of FUTURAMA gives the scoop on Season 6B – Part 1

The Planet Express crew gets re-genderized on FUTURAMA - Season 6B - Neutopia | Futurama TM and ©2011 Twentieth Century Fox Film Corp. All Rights Reserved
Sometimes it takes time for something so great to get the respect it deserves.
Case in point...

TV Review: TEEN WOLF – Season 1 – “Magic Bullet”

TV Review: TEEN WOLF – Season 1 – “Magic Bullet”...

Monday, June 20, 2011

Exclusive photos from the GREEN LANTERN Los Angeles World Premiere

Exclusive photos from the GREEN LANTERN Los Angeles World PremiereWarner Bros. held the Los Angeles World Premiere of GREEN LANTERN June 15th at the Grauman’s Chinese Theatre in Hollywood.
Fans were everywhere you looked as Hollywood Boulevard was...

TV Review: GAME OF THRONES – Season 1 – “Fire and Blood”

TV Review: GAME OF THRONES Season 1 “Fire and Blood”Stars: Alfie Allen, Sean Bean, Emilia Clarke, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Peter Dinklage, Michelle Fairley, Aiden Gillen, Jack Gleeson, Iain Glen, Kit Harington, Lena Headey, Isaac Hempstead-Wright,...

Blu-ray Review: HARRY POTTER AND THE ORDER OF THE PHOENIX Ultimate Edition

Blu-ray Review: HARRY POTTER AND THE ORDER OF THE PHOENIX Ultimate EditionStars: Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson, Helena Bonham Carter, Robbie Coltraine, Warwick Davis, Ralph Fiennes, Michael Gambon, Brednan Gleeson, Richard Griffiths,...

TV Review: FALLING SKIES – Season 1 premiere – “The Armory”

Stars: Noah Wyle, Moon Bloodgood, Will Patton, Drew Roy, Maxim Knight, Connor Jessup, Sechelle Gabriel, Mpho Koaho, Peter Shinkoda, Colin Cunningham and Sarah Sanguin Carter
Writer: Graham Yost
Director: Greg Beeman
Network: TNT, Sunday nights
Ori...

TV Review: FALLING SKIES – Season 1 premiere – “Live and Learn”

Stars: Noah Wyle, Moon Bloodgood, Will Patton, Drew Roy, Maxim Knight, Connor Jessup, Sechelle Gabriel, Mpho Koaho, Peter Shinkoda, Colin Cunningham and Sarah Sanguin Carter
Writer: Robert Rodat
Director: Carl Franklin
Network: TNT, Sunday nights
...

Sunday, June 19, 2011

Interview: GAME OF THRONES creator George R.R. Martin on the future of the franchise – Part 2

GAME OF THRONES creator George R.R. Martin - Season 1 | ©2011 HBO/Helen Sloan
While HBO’s GAME OF THRONES – which ends its first season tonight at 9 PM – closely follows the plotlines, characterizations and dialogue of George R.R. Martin’s novel o...

CD review: THE BLOB original soundtrack (2,000 edition)

Ahhh, to be back in the synth-driven days of horror scoring, especially covered in red, keyboard goo, voices, dark strings and feverish percussion that accompanies the 1988 BLOB- all placed into an undulating musical mass by Michael Hoenig.
Having...

CD review: PRIEST original soundtrack

When it comes to the musical battle between heaven and hell, Christopher Young plays the clash of Godly might and the unholy’s fearsome forces like few composers in the supernatural scoring business, especially with the massive symphonic and chora...

TV Review: OUTCASTS – Series 1 – “Episode One”

Stars: Liam Cunningham, Hermione Norris, Daniel Mays, Amy Manson, Ashley Walters, Eric Mabius, Michael Legge, Jamie Bamber, Jessica Haines, Patrick Lyster, Teague Bidwell, Mélodie Abad, Denzil Thompson, Jonathan Hearns
Writer: Ben Richards
Direct...

Saturday, June 18, 2011

CD Review: MEDAL OF HONOR: THE SOUNDTRACK COLLECTION (2,000 edition)

MEDAL OF HONOR: The Soundtrack Collection CD display | ©2011 La La Land Records
Having conquered movies and television with his particular brand of Americana, it was only natural for Steven Spielberg to apply his excellent production values to a b...

Breaking News: SOUTH PARK isn’t over according to Trey Parker

Stan Celebrates his 10th Birthday on SOUTH PARK - Season 15 - You're Getting Old | ©2011 Comedy Central
Many SOUTH PARK fans were a bit perplexed and concerned by Season 15’s spring finale “You’re Getting Old” which featured Stan turning into a “c...

Exclusive Interview: Jack Coleman is ready to ROCK THE HOUSE

Cassi Thompson and Jack Coleman in the Hallmark movie ROCK THE HOUSE | ©2011 Hallmark Channel
In Hallmark Channel’s original movie ROCK THE HOUSE (which airs tonight), lawyer Max, played by Jack Coleman, finds a way to reconnect with his daughter ...

Friday, June 17, 2011

TV Review: SMALLVILLE – Season 10 – “Homecoming”

Stars: Tom Welling, Erica Durance, Justin Hartley, Cassidy Freeman
Writer: Brian Peterson Kelly Souders
Director: Jeannot Szwarc
Network: The C...

Interview: GAME OF THRONES creator George R.R. Martin makes his move – Part 1

Interview: GAME OF THRONES creator George R.R. Martin makes his move – Part 1...

Exclusive Interview: FLASHPOINT star Enrico Colantoni SWATs crime

FLASHPOINT is a series that is not only filmed in Toronto, it’s actually set in Toronto. The show concerns a Canadian SWAT team, which provide...

Movie Review: GREEN LANTERN

Movie Review: GREEN LANTERN...

TV Review: LOVE BITES – “Keep on Truckin’”

TV Review: LOVE BITES – “Keep on Truckin’”...

Thursday, June 16, 2011

Fresh Clip: Brand new trailer for HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS – PART 2

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New Poster for HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS – PART 2

Well, the latest poster for the final HARRY POTTER film – HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS – PART 2 has arrived and it says it all:

“It All Ends.”

Arriving in theaters in 3D on July 15, the final...

Blu-ray Review: DIABOLIQUE – The Criterion Collection

Cast: Simone Signoret, Vera Clouzet, Paul Meurisse, Charles Vanel, Jean Brochard, Pierre Larquey, Michel Serrault
Writers: Henri-Georges Clouzot and Jerome Geronimi, with Rene Masson and Frederic Grendel based on the novel Celle qui n’etait plus b...

Exclusive Interview: Noah Wyle on his FALLING SKIES close encounters

An alien in FALLING SKIES - Season 1 | ©2011 TNT
In TNT’s new science-fiction series FALLING SKIES, premiering this Sunday, Earth has been invaded by a heavily-armed, extremely hostile species of extraterrestrials colloquially called Skitters. Noa...

Exclusive Interview: The scoop on AN AMERICAN HORROR STORY and TERRA NOVA

Jason O'Mara in TERRA NOVA - Season 1 - Pilot | ©2011 Fox/Brook Rushton
Tim Minear is an incredibly busy writer/producer and recently wrapped executive producing the Fox series THE CHICAGO CODE.
He talked to us in this exclusive interview about wh...

Exclusive: Photos from the FALLING SKIES Premiere Screening

TNT presented the premiere screening of DreamWorks Television and Executive Producer Steven Spielberg’s brand new series FALLING SKIES on June 13th at the Pacific Design Center’s Silver Screen Theater in West Hollywood.
In FALLING SKIES aliens hav...

Wednesday, June 15, 2011

THE ROCKETEER 20th Anniversary Event on June 21st hosted by D23 and Creature Features

Can you believe it’s been twenty years since Walt Disney Pictures released the live action movie THE ROCKETEER, based on the comic books by Dave Stevens? Well, now D23 (the only official fan club for Disney) and Creature Features are presenting a ...

TV Review: THE NINE LIVES OF CHLOE KING – Season 1 premiere – “Pilot”

Stars: Skyler Samuels, Amy Peitz, Grey Damon, Grace Phipps, Benjamin Stone, Alyssa Diaz, Ki Hong Lee
Writer: Dan Berendsen based on the novels by Liz Braswell
Director: Wendey Stanzler
Network: ABC Family, airs Tuesday nights
Original Telecast...

Exclusive Interview: Mark Ryan on THE WILDWOOD TAROT cards and book

Mark Ryan
Mark Ryan does all sorts of things. On stage, he was in the original London production of EVITA, first as Magaldi, then as Che and more recently, he toured with Eric Idle in ERIC IDLE EXPLOITS MONTY PYTHON. On television, he starred as t...

TV Review: THE VOICE – Season 1 – “Live Show, Quarter-Finals 2”

Network: NBC, airs Tuesday nights
Original Telecast: June 14, 2011
I have so many mixed feelings about THE VOICE, that I’m still unsure whether I like how they’re trying to shake up the traditional AMERICAN IDOL formula or if they’re doing a disse...

TV Review: AMERICA’S GOT TALENT – Season 6 – “Seattle Auditions 2”

AMERICA’S GOT TALENT’s second time around in Seattle almost turned into a complete bust. Act after act disappointed not only the judges and the live audience but likely those watching at home as well. No one seemed worthy of a trip to Vegas, certa...

Tuesday, June 14, 2011

TV Review: TEEN WOLF – Season 1 – “Pack Mentality”

Stars: Tyler Posey, Crystal Reed, Dylan O’Brien, Tyler Hoechlin, Holland Roden, Colton Haynes, Linden Ashby, JR Bourne
Writer: Jeff Flaming
Director: Russell Mulcahy
Network: MTV, Mondays @ 10 PM
Airdate: June 13, 2011
The TEEN WOLF episode “Pack ...

Blu-ray Review: AMERICAN GRAFFITI – Special Edition

Stars: Richard Dreyfuss, Ronny Howard (aka Ron Howard), Paul Le Mat, Charlie Martin Smith, Candy Clark, Mackenzie Phillips, Cindy Williams, Wolfman Jack
Writer: George Lucas and Gloria Katz Willard Huyck
Director: George Lucas
Distributor: Univer...

Exclusive: Photos from MR. POPPER’S PENGUINS Los Angeles Premiere

20th Century Fox held the Los Angeles Premiere of MR. POPPER’S PENGUINS on June 12th, at the Grauman’s Chinese Theatre in Hollywood.
Along with a “white” carpet with MR. POPPER’S PENGUINS written on it, there was loads of cotton to make it look li...

Exclusive Interview: DO NOT DISTURB actor-director Eric Balfour

DO NOT DISTURB, currently available on VOD, is the epitome of accessible independent filmmaking, both in production technique and in content. The film is an five...

Composer Interview: Henry Jackman marks the spot for X-MEN: FIRST CLASS

X-MEN: FIRST CLASS soundtrack | ©2011 Sony Masterworks
As cool as it is to have your music pumping the extra kick-ass mile into the hugely enjoyable antics of non-powered, wannabe superheroes, there’s nothing quite like getting your musical mutant...

Monday, June 13, 2011

TV Review: CAMELOT – Season 1 finale – “Reckoning”

Tamsin Egerton in CAMELOT - Season 1 - Reckoning | ©2011 Starz
Stars: Jamie Campbell Bower, Joseph Fiennes, Eva Green, Claire Forlani
Writer: Chris Chibnall Terry Cafolla
Director: Mikael Salomon Stefan Schwartz
Network: Starz, airs Friday ni...

Movie Review: SUPER 8

Rating: PG-13
Stars: Kyle Chandler, Elle Fanning, Joel Courtney, Gabriel Basso, Noah Emmerich, Ron Eldard, Riley Griffiths, Ryan Lee, Zach Mills, Glynn Turman
Writer: J.J. Abrams
Director: J.J. Abrams
Distributor: Paramount
Release Date: June 10, ...

Exclusive: Photos from the SUPER 8 Los Angeles Premiere

Paramount Pictures, Bad Robot and Amblin Entertainment Productions held the Los Angeles Premiere of SUPER 8 at the Regency Village in Westwood June 8th.
It’s the summer of 1979, and a group of friends in a small Ohio town witness a catastrophic tr...

TV Review: GAME OF THRONES – Season 1 – “Baelor”

Stars: Alfie Allen, Sean Bean, Emilia Clarke, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Peter Dinklage, Michelle Fairley, Aiden Gillen, Jack Gleeson, Iain Glen, Kit Harington, Lena Headey, Isaac Hempstead-Wright, Richard Madden, Rory McCann, Sophie Turner, Maisie Wi...

Exclusive Interview: Tim Minear on the end of THE CHICAGO CODE and what Season 2 might have been

Billy Lush and Delroy Lindo in THE CHICAGO CODE - Season 1 - Black Hand and the Shotgun Man | ©2011 Fox/Jeffrey Garland
THE CHICAGO CODE was a wonderful, unconventional police drama, created by Shawn Ryan, which ran its full thirteen-episode arc t...

Sunday, June 12, 2011

TV Movie Review: iCARLY – Season 4 – “iParty with Victorious”

Miranda Cosgrove, Victoria Justice, Jennette McCurdy, Nathan Kress and Kenan Thompson in iCARLY - Season 4 - iParty with Victorious | ©2010 Viacom/Lisa Rose
Cast: Miranda Coscrove, Nathan Kress, Jennette McCurdy, Jerry Trainor, Noah Munck
Writer: ...

Interview: GAME OF THRONES executive producers David Benioff and D.B. Weiss on their epic HBO fantasy

Sean Bean, Miltos Yeromelou, Maisie Williams in GAME OF THRONES - Season 1 | ©2011 HBO/Helen Sloan
HBO’s new hit GAME OF THRONES airs the penultimate episode of its first season tonight at 9 PM. All hell appears prepared to break loose, what with ...

TV Review: DOCTOR WHO – Series 6 – “A Good Man Goes to War”

Stars: Matt Smith, Karen Gillan, Arthur Darvill, Alex Kingston, Frances Barber, Charlie Baker, Dan Johnston, Christina Chong, Joshua Hayes, Damian Kell, Neve McIntosh, Catrin Stewart, Richard Trinder, Annabel Cleare, Henry Wood, Dan Starkey, Simon...

CD Review: SOURCE CODE soundtrack

CD Review: SOURCE CODE soundtrack...

CD Review: A MAN CALLED HORSE soundtrack

From the emotionally turbulent breakwaters of EAST OF EDEN to the experimental innards of

CD Review: THE KNACK original soundtrack (1,000 edition)

John Barry was surely one composer who had this score’s titular gift as he prowled swinging 60’s London with best mate Michael Caine. So it’s a given that his score for this surreal 1965 film about a lad hunting for English birds would get the cle...

TV Review: SMALLVILLE – Season 10 – “Supergirl”

Laura Vandervoort in SMALLVILLE - Season 10 - Supergirl | ©2010 The CW
Starring: Tom Welling, Erica Durance, Justin Hartley, Cassidy Freeman
Writer: Ann Cofell Saunders
Director: Mairzee Almas
Network: The CW, airs Friday nights
Original Telecas...

Friday, June 10, 2011

TV Review: CAMELOT – Season 1 – “The Battle of Bardon Pass”

Stars: Jamie Campbell Bower, Joseph Fiennes, Eva Green, Claire Forlani
Writer: Chris Chibnall Louise Fox
Director: Mikael Salomon
Network: Starz, airs Friday nights
Original Telecast: June 3rd, 2010
Well, rushing towards the finale of CAMELOT...

Comics Vs. Movies: Riptide of X-MEN: FIRST CLASS – Things You Need to Know

X-MEN: FIRST CLASS is now in theaters! Many of you might read this series of editorials before you see the movie, and some after, but be warned there are some spoilerish elements in play. Basically, our idea was to create a series of character gui...

Blu-ray Review: THE TERMINATOR [Blu-ray Book]

Stars: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Michael Biehn, Linda Hamilton, Paul Winfield
Writer: James Cameron with Gale Anne Hurd
Director: James Cameron
Distributor: MGM
Suggested Retail Price: $34.98

Like the many home video incarnations and special ...

TV Review: CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL – Season 3 – “Ward 8”

TV Review: CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL – Season 3 – “Ward 8”...

Exclusive Interview: PARANOIA consumes filmmakers Ryan Mitchelle and Brad Jones

Ryan Mitchelle and Brad Jones on the set of PARANOIA | ©2011 Walkaway Entertainment
Creating a film on any kind of budget can be a daunting task, but when Springfield, Illinois filmmakers Ryan Mitchelle and Brad Jones decided to create a taut litt...

TV Review: LOVE BITES – Season 1 – “How To …”

Stars: Becki Newton, Greg Grunberg, Constance Zimmer
Writers: Colleen McGuinness (“Banana Bread”, “Decent Proposal”), Danielle Sanchez-Witzels Larry Wilmore (“Eyegasms”)
Directors: Wendey Stanzler (“Banana Bread”, “Decent Proposal”), Marc Bucklan...

Thursday, June 9, 2011

Comics Vs. Movies: Moira MacTaggert of X-MEN: FIRST CLASS – Things You Need to Know

X-MEN: FIRST CLASS is now in theatres! Many of you might read this series of editorials before you see the movie, and some after, but be warned there are some spoilerish elements in play. Basically, our idea was to create a series of character gui...

Exclusive Interview: Ken Marino parties down with CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL

CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL - Season 1 2 available on DVD | ©2011 Warner Home Video
Adult Swim’s CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL, now in its third season, is a show of almost indescribably strange scripted comedy. Ken Marino (pronounced “Meh-REE-no”) plays Dr. Glenn...

TV Review: SOUTH PARK – Season 15 – “You’re Getting Old”

TV Review: SOUTH PARK – Season 15 – “You’re Getting Old”...

TV Review: AMERICA’S GOT TALENT – Season 6 – “Minneapolis Auditions”

Network: NBC, airs Tuesday nights
Original Telecast: June 8, 2011
At first it seems like another joke Howie Mandel is playing on Piers Morgan. AMERICA’S GOT TALENT is about to start and there is no Morgan anywhere. Maybe Mandel has locked him in ...

TV Review: AMERICA’S GOT TALENT – Season 6 – “Houston Auditions”

Network: NBC, airs Tuesday nights
Original Telecast: June 8, 2011
AMERICA’S GOT TALENT heads down south to Houston, Texas where many a talented act performed and got a pass to Las Vegas. Shockingly judges Piers Morgan, Sharon Osbourne and Howie M...

Wednesday, June 8, 2011

TV Review: COVERT AFFAIRS – Season 2 premiere – “Begin the Begin”

Stars: Piper Perabo, Christopher Gorham, Kari Matchett, Anne Dudek, Sendhil Ramamurthy, Peter Gallagher
Writers: Matt Corman Chris Ord
Director: Kate Woods
Network: USA, Tuesdays @ 10 PM
Airdate: June 7, 2011
When we last saw COVERT AFFAIRS heroi...

Comics Vs. Movies: Darwin of X-MEN: FIRST CLASS – Things You Need to Know

Comics Vs. Movies: Azazel of X-MEN: FIRST CLASS – Things You Need to Know

TV Review: TEEN WOLF – Season 1 – “Second Chance at First Line”

Stars: Tyler Posey, Crystal Reed, Dylan O’Brien, Tyler Hoechlin, Holland Roden, Colton Haynes, Linden Ashby, JR Bourne
Writer: Jeff Davis
Director: Russell Mulcahy
Network: MTV, airs Monday nights
Airdate: June 6, 2011
TEEN WOLF has a lot of promi...

TV Review: THE VOICE – Season 1 – “Live Show, Quarter-Finals 1”

Network: NBC, airs Tuesday nights
Original Telecast: June 7, 2011
There are two things I’m taking away from THE VOICE as it enters into its first live show of Season 1 and the first part of the Quarter-Finals.
1) All four coaches are afraid to giv...

TV Review: AMERICA’S GOT TALENT – Season 6 – “Seattle Auditions”

Seattle Auditions for AMERICA'S GOT TALENT - Season 6 |©2011 NBC/Stephen Brashear
Network: NBC, airs Tuesday nights
Original Telecast: June 7, 2011
AMERICA’S GOT TALENT went to the Pacific Northwest – Seattle – to look for talent and got plenty o...

Tuesday, June 7, 2011

Exclusive: CHUCK star Zachary Levi talks TRON: LEGACY and what Morgan and Check would have thought about the sequel

With CHUCK being a very geek savvy show, and displaying the poster for 1982’s TRON in the room of Chuck Bartowski (Zachary Levi) since Season 1, it was a bit strange not to hav...

Comics Vs. Movies: Emma Frost of X-MEN: FIRST CLASS – Things You Need to Know

Comics Vs. Movies: Angel Salvadore of X-MEN: FIRST CLASS – Things You Need to Know

Comics Vs. Movies: Sebastian Shaw of X-MEN: FIRST CLASS – Things You Need to Know

Comics Vs. Movies: Sebastian Shaw of X-MEN: FIRST CLASS – Things You Need to Know...

BREAKING BAD: THE COMPLETE THIRD SEASON is one of the Blu-ray and DVD picks this week

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...

Exclusive Interview: Peter Gallagher handles COVERT AFFAIRS for Season 2

Piper Perabo, Sendhil Ramamurthy, Christopher Gorham and Peter Gallagher in COVERT AFFAIRS - Season 2 | ©2011 USA Network/Frank Ockenfels
On COVERT AFFAIRS, which begins its second season tonight on USA at 10 PM, novice CIA operative Annie Walker ...

Monday, June 6, 2011

TV Review: THE GLADES – Season 2 premiere – “Family Matters”

Stars: Matt Passmore, Kiele Sanchez, Carlos Gómez, Michelle Hurd
Writer: Tom Garrigus
Director: Gary A. Randall
Network: AE, airs Sunday nights
Original Telecast: June 5, 2011
Entering its second season, THE GLADES is AE’s attempt to capture the b...

Exclusive Interview: TEEN WOLF producer Jeff Davis transforms the 1980s film into MTV’s new horror series – Part 2

Hollan Roden, Colton Haynes, Dylan O’Brien, Crystal Reed, Tyler Posey and Tyler Hoechlin in TEEN WOLF - Season 1 |©2011 MTV
MTV’s new genre series TEEN WOLF is inspired by the 1980s Michael J. Fox comedy where he transformed into a teenage werewol...

TV Review: GAME OF THRONES – Season 1 – “The Pointy End”

TV Review: GAME OF THRONES – Season 1 – “The Pointy End”...

TV Review: TEEN WOLF – Season 1 – “Wolf Moon”

Sunday, June 5, 2011

Fresh Clip: THE TWILIGHT SAGA: BREAKING DAWN – PART 1 trailer

Fresh Clip: THE TWILIGHT SAGA: BREAKING DAWN – PART 1 trailer...

Comics Vs. Movies: Banshee of X-MEN: FIRST CLASS – Things You Need To Know

Comics Vs. Movies: Banshee of X-MEN: FIRST CLASS – Things You Need To Know...

Comics Vs. Movies: Havok of X-MEN: FIRST CLASS – Things You Need To Know

Comics Vs. Movies: Beast of X-MEN: FIRST CLASS – Things You Need to Know

CD review: CRYSIS 2 original soundtrack

EA’s biomechanical warrior returns to the ruins of New York to take on all comers, aliens and humans included. And just as warrior and futuristic firepower are merged, the explosive work of main game composers Borislav Slavov and Tilman Sillescu s...

CD review: CAMELOT original TV soundtrack

Where the music of King Arthur tends to sweep in like a massively noble symphony on steeds, scoring brothers-in-arms Mychael and Jeff Danna do well by playing their leader as a subtler, second coming for another Showtime series that sexes up mythi...

Exclusive Interview: Jeff Davis gets bitten by MTV’s TEEN WOLF – Part 1

Tyler Posey in TEEN WOLF - Season 1 | ©2011 MTV
When CRIMINAL MINDS creator Jeff Davis was approached by MTV to reboot the 1980s comedy TEEN WOLF, he was a bit hesitant until he found out they wanted something more along the lines of the BUFFY THE...

TV Review: DOCTOR WHO – Series 6 – “The Almost People”

Stars: Matt Smith, Karen Gillan, Arthur Darvill, Mark Bonnar, Marshall Lancaster, Sarah Smart, Raquel Cassidy, Leon Vickers, Frances Barber, Edmond Moulton
Writer: Matthew Graham
Director: Julian Simpson
Network: BBC America, airs Saturday night...

Saturday, June 4, 2011

TV Review: SMALLVILLE – Season 10 – “Shield”

Michael Shanks and Erica Durance in SMALLVILLE - Season 10 - Shield | ©2010 The CW/Jack Rowand
Starring: Tom Welling, Erica Durance, Justin Hartley, Cassidy Freeman
Writer: Jordan Hawley
Director: Glen Winter
Network: The CW, airs Friday nights
...

Comics Vs. Movies: Mystique of X-MEN: FIRST CLASS – Things You Need to Know

Comics Vs. Movies: Mystique of X-MEN: FIRST CLASS – Things You Need to Know...

Comics Vs. Movies: Magneto of X-MEN: FIRST CLASS – Things You Need to Know

Comics Vs. Movies: Magneto of X-MEN: FIRST CLASS – Things You Need to Know...

Comics Vs. Movies: Professor X of X-MEN: FIRST CLASS – Things You Need to Know

Exclusive Interview: RED FACTION: ORIGIN actor Brian J. Smith on his new Syfy tour of duty

Robert Patrick and Brian J. Smith in RED FACTION: ORIGINS | ©2011 Syfy
Syfy’s new telefilm RED FACTION: ORIGINS, premiering Saturday at 9 PM, is a live-action film produced in partnership with videogame company THQ. It is set in the universe of T...

Friday, June 3, 2011

Movie Review: X-MEN: FIRST CLASS

Stars: James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Jennifer Lawrence, Rose Byrne, January Jones, Kevin Bacon,Nicholas Hoult, Jason Flemyng, Edi Gathegi, Zoe Kravitz, Oliver Platt, Lucas Till
Writers: Ashley Edward Miller Zack Stentz, Matthew Vaughn Jane G...

The Dork Side: Live Nude Girls – Blake Lively edition

GREEN LANTERN teaser poster/Blake Lively| ©2011 Warner Bros.
Why do celebrities keep taking naked photos of themselves? They know they are going to get leaked on to the Internet, right?
Considering how many celebrities’ naked photos and sex tapes ...

Movie Review: BEAUTIFUL BOY

Movie Review: BEAUTIFUL BOY...

TV Review: CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL – Season 3 – “Run Doctor Lola Sprat, Run”

Stars: Malin Ackerman, Lake Bell, Rob Coddry, Erinn Hayes, Rob Huebel, Ken Marino, Megan Mullally, Henry Winkler
Writer: Rob Coddry
Director: Rob Schrab
Network: Adult Swim, airs Thursday nights
Original Telecast: June 2, 2011
Who would have figur...

TV Review: LOVE BITES – Series Premiere

Stars: Greg Grunberg, Constance Zimmer
Writer: Cindy Chupack
Director: Marc Buckland
Network: NBC, airs Thursday nights
Original Telecast: June 2, 2011
The good news, the person who greenlit the new NBC anthology romantic comedy series has long si...