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Movie Review: THIS MEANS WAR

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TV Review: AMERICAN IDOL – Season 11 – “Hollywood Round, Part 3”

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Seacrest last week said that this ...

TV Review: GLEE – Season 3 – “Heart”

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TV Review: BEING HUMAN – Season 2 – “Addicted to Love”

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TV Review: CASTLE – Season 4 – “Pandora”

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TV Review: SMASH – Season 1 – “The Callback”

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TV Review: ALCATRAZ – Season 1 – “Paxton Petty”

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TV Review: ONCE UPON A TIME – Season 1 – “Skin Deep”

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TV Review: GRIMM – Season 1 – “Tarantella”

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Exclusive Photos from THE VOW World Premiere

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TV Review: THE WALKING DEAD – Season 2 – “Nebraska”

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Exclusive Interview: The Actors of THE WALKING DEAD – Melissa Suzanne McBride, Norman Reedus and Steven Yuen

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AMC’s hit series THE WALKING DEAD returns for the second half of its ...

TV Review: FRINGE – Season 4 – “Welcome to Westfield”

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Composer Interview: Dickon Hinchliffe goes RAMPART with new score

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TV Review: THE RIVER – Season 1 – “Marbeley”

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TV Review: AMERICAN IDOL – Season 11 – “Hollywood Round, Part 2”

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Exclusive Interview: The Season 3 scoop on THE VAMPIRE DIARIES from Kevin Williamson

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TV Review: REVENGE – Season 1 – “Perception”

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TV Review: GLEE – Season 3 – “The Spanish Teacher”

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Exclusive Interview: NCIS star Michael Weatherly celebrates 200 episodes

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TV Review: ALCATRAZ – Season 1 – “Guy Hastings”

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TV Review: CASTLE – Season 4 – “The Blue Butterfly”

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Exclusive Interview: FRINGE actor John Noble enters the Walternate zone

Exclusive Interview: FRINGE actor John Noble enters the Walternate zone...

Movie Review: THE WOMAN IN BLACK

Movie Review: THE WOMAN IN BLACKRating: PG-13
Stars: Daniel Radcliffe, Ciaran Hinds, Janet McTeer
Writer: Jane Goldman, based on the novel by Susan Hill
Director: James Watkins
Distributor: CBS Films
Release Date: February 3, 2012
For those who ha...

Movie Review: BIG MIRACLE

Movie Review: BIG MIRACLERating: PG
Stars: Drew Barrymore, John Krasinski, Ted Danson, Amaogak Sweeney, John Pingayak, Kristen Bell, Dermot Mulroney, Vinessa Shaw, Kathy Baker, Tim Blake Nelson
Writers: Jack Amiel Michael Begler, based on the boo...

TV Review: AMERICAN IDOL – Season 11 – “Auditions No. 7: St. Louis”

TV Review: AMERICAN IDOL Season 11 “Auditions No. 7: St. Louis”Cast: Ryan Seacrest, Jennifer Lopez, Steven Tyler, Randy Jackson
Network: Fox, airs on Wednesdays and Thursdays @ 8 p.m.
Original Telecast: Feb. 2, 2012
Luckily for us, this is the l...

Movie Review: CHRONICLE

Movie Review: CHRONICLERating: PG-13
Stars: Dane Dehaan, Alex Russell, Michael B. Jorgan, Michael Kelly, Ashley Hinshaw
Writer: Max Landis, story by Max Landis Josh Trank
Director: Josh Trank
Distributor: Twentieth Century Fox
Release Date: Febru...

Movie Review: KILL LIST

Movie Review: KILL LISTRating: Unrated
Stars: Neil Maskell, Michael Smiley, MyAnna Buring, Emma Fryer, Harry Simpson, Struan Rodger
Writers: Ben Wheatley Amy Jump
Director: Ben Wheatley
Distributor: IFC Midnight
Release Date: February 3, 2012
The...

CD Review: Foxy Shazam – THE CHURCH OF ROCK AND ROLL

CD Review: Foxy Shazam THE CHURCH OF ROCK AND ROLLDistributor: I.R.S. Records
Suggested Retail Price: $9.98
With so many bands refusing or unable to pay at the “Church of Rock and Roll”, it’s refreshing that Foxy Shazam isn’t afraid to dive in he...

Exclusive: TRUE BLOOD star Lara Pulver would like Claudine the fairy to come back to the HBO series

Exclusive: TRUE BLOOD star Lara Pulver would like Claudine the fairy to come back to the HBO seriesLara Pulver is no stranger to genre television viewers. Her roles on BBC America’s ROBIN HOOD, MI-5, and HBO’s TRUE BLOOD have made her a familiar f...

Blu-ray and DVD Picks of the Week Including THE THING

Blu-ray and DVD Picks of the Week Including THE THINGYour 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...

CD Review: MISSION IMPOSSIBLE: GHOST PROTOCOL soundtrack

CD Review: MISSION IMPOSSIBLE: GHOST PROTOCOL soundtrackOf all the television knock-offs that James Bond inspired during the height of the 007 craze in the 1960’s, MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE was the spy show that ingrained itself in the public consciousn...

TV Review: BEING HUMAN – Season 2 – “All Out of Blood”

Stars: Sam Witwer, Meaghan Rath, Sam Huntington, Kristen Hagen, Natalie Brown, Susanna Fournier
Writer: Chris Dingess, adapted for U.S. television by Jeremy Carver Anna Fricke, created for U.K. television by Toby Whithouse
Director: Paolo Barzman...

TV Review: GLEE – Season 3 – “Michael”

New Directions performs on GLEE - Season 3 - Michael | ©2012 Fox/Justin Lubin
Stars: Dianna Agron, Chris Colfer, Darren Criss, Jane Lynch, Jayma Mays, Kevin McHale, Lea Michele, Cory Monteith, Heather Morris, Matthew Morrison, Amber Riley, Naya Ri...