May 22 2014
NEW YORK – May 22, 2014 – Continuing to expand its roster of diverse domestic and international programming, Syfy today announced it is acquiring U.S. basic cable rights to all 39 episodes (three seasons and the six-part prequel) of the popular swords and sandal series Spartacus from Starz Worldwide Distribution, the global television licensing and content syndication arm of Starz (NASDAQ: STRZA,STRZB).
May 22 2014
In my reviews of the new FX drama Fargo, I have praised Allison Tolman, who plays Officer Molly Solverson, for being the heart of the series. Unlike her costars that are big names in Hollywood, Allison is relatively unknown. During a conference call on May 21, I was able to ask her a few questions about her character on the series and the bigger picture for her as an actress.
May 22 2014
Golden Globe® Award winner and Academy Award® nominee Angela Bassett will make her directorial debut with the Lifetime Original Movie Whitney Houston (wt). Scheduled for a 2015 world premiere, Whitney Houston chronicles the headline-making relationship between the iconic singer, actress, producer and model, and singer, songwriter Bobby Brown — from the time they first met at the very height of their celebrity, to their courtship and tumultuous marriage.
May 22 2014
In April 1944, six weeks before the massive D-Day invasion of France on June 6th, nearly 700 Americans were killed during a clandestine Allied training exercise that went horribly wrong. It resulted in more fatal American casualties than the actual D-Day landings on Utah Beach. In AMERICA’S SECRET D-DAY DISASTER, experts examine a series of major issues leading to unnecessary deaths during the exercise, including the Army-issued life belt that differed from those worn by the Navy and an awful tragedy associated with the M1 helmet, which a large number of the army troops wore.
May 22 2014
How would the world react to an alien race arriving on Earth? How would the human race be forever changed by extraterrestrials? What would be the impact of human contact with aliens? With 74-percent of Americans believing in the existence of aliens and 15 million believing they’ve actually made contact with extraterrestrials, many people have burning questions about life beyond Earth and its impact on humans. Season three of ALIEN ENCOUNTERS, world premiering Tuesday, May 27 at 10 PM ET/PT on Science Channel, continues to raise hypothetical questions about, and explore the potential impact of alien contact with humans.
May 22 2014
Tony Goldwyn (Scandal, Divergent), Academy® Award and Golden Globe® winner Martin Landau (Ed Wood), Molly Parker (House of Cards) and Joey King (Fargo) star in the Lifetime Original Movie “Outlaw Prophet: Warren Jeffs” from Sony Pictures Television, premiering Saturday, June 28, at 8pm ET/PT. “Outlaw Prophet: Warren Jeffs” is the true story of the fundamentalist Mormon leader who spent more than a year on the FBI’s “10 Most Wanted List” for unlawful flight on charges related to his alleged arrangement of illegal marriages involving underage girls.
May 22 2014
The Normal Heart, executed produced by Emmy® winner Ryan Murphy and Oscar and Golden Globe winner Brad Pitt, is the story of the outbreak of an unidentified disease, now known as HIV/AIDS, during the early 1980s in New York City, and is based on the Tony award-winning play of the same name by Larry Kramer. Kramer used many of his own experiences to create the character Ned Weeks (Mark Ruffalo), on whom the movie focuses.
May 21 2014
“Echo” begins with a heart-racing scene as Golden Earring’s “When the Bullet Hits the Bone” plays in the background. Emotions run high in this season finale as Philip (Matthew Rhys) and Elizabeth (Keri Russell) deal with Paige (Holly Taylor); Stan (Noah Emmerich) decides what to do about Nina (Annet Mahendru); and finally, the Connors’ murderer is revealed. If you’ve read my review of “Operation Chronicle,” I totally saw that coming!
May 21 2014
In the most jaw-dropping, twisted episode of Fargo yet, Molly (Allison Tolman) continues her investigation into Lester (Martin Freeman), who is still recovering in the hospital from his hand wound. Meanwhile, in Duluth, Malvo (Billy Bob Thornton) sets his plan in motion to collect the blackmail money from Stavros (Oliver Platt).
May 21 2014
Having eluded Agents Morgan (Yvonne Strahovski) and Ritter (Gbenga Akinnagbe) by firing into the crowd at the United States Embassy causing mass panic, Jack (Kiefer Sutherland) races to find the flight key that logged the data from the drone Tanner (John Boyega) was in command of. Jack believes terrorists took control of the drone, fired on US and British soldiers, and then covered their tracks to make it look like Tanner did it. Will Jack be able to find Tanner and the flight key before Morgan and Ritter find him?
May 20 2014
The day has come…the warehouse is no more and I’m thoroughly saddened by it. “Endless” marks the series finale of Warehouse 13 and after five years of hunting artifacts and going on exciting, and sometimes scary, adventures with our beloved agents, it’s bittersweet.
May 20 2014
On Friday, July 11 @ 9pm, Chiller presents the next installment in its Chilling Visions anthology film series, Chilling Visions: 5 States of Fear. The film comprises five shorts inspired by five basic human fears, with each short set in a specific location across five different U.S. states. 5 States follows 2013’s inaugural installment, Chilling Visions: 5 Senses of Fear, which included a film by critically-acclaimed young director Emily Hagins.
May 20 2014
Veteran actors Courtney B. Vance and Rene Auberjonois have joined the season two cast of the acclaimed SHOWTIME drama series MASTERS OF SEX. Vance will recur in the guest starring role of Dr. Hendricks, the head of an African-American hospital in St. Louis whose goal is to racially integrate his hospital, and Auberjonois will be guest starring as Dr. Papanikolaou, a former professor of Dr. DePaul (guest star Julianne Nicholson), who she and Johnson hope will endorse their screening program that uses the test named after him: the Pap smear.
May 20 2014
Shhh…Adam Richman has a secret! In his new original Travel Channel series, “Man Finds Food,” the foodie and in-the-know host crisscrosses the country on the ultimate quest to uncover unique, surprising, and delicious hidden food treasures. Having spent years on the road introducing viewers to America’s most interesting eating establishments, Richman has tasted nearly every dish imaginable, and learned of many cuisine secrets lurking around the American food scene.
May 20 2014
Salem picks up steam in “Lies” as battle lines are drawn, alliances falter, and long awaited questions finally get some answers. It’s the beginning of an important turning point for the series with most of the core characters finding themselves at a crossroads.
May 19 2014
In the aptly titled “Séance,” there is an actual séance; however, we’ll get into that shortly. First, we meet a few more characters and are reintroduced to one we met briefly in “Night Work.” The latter is the endearingly quirky Ferdinand Lyle (Simon Russell Beale), the curator at the British Museum. We met Mr. Lyle briefly when Sir Malcolm Murray (Timothy Dalton) brought him some unique photographs of Egyptian carvings. Throughout “Séance,” the audience is privy to some disturbing yet intriguing scenes that make it difficult to turn away, in spite of every fiber of your being telling you to do so. One such scene involves Dorian Gray (Reeve Carney) and Brona Croft (Billie Piper).
May 19 2014
On May 16, I had the opportunity to participate in a conference call with Glenn Howerton, co-star of the FX series Fargo. The series was developed and written by Noah Hawley and is based on the 1996 Coen Brothers’ film of the same name. Howerton plays Don Chumph, the lovable yet dim-witted personal trainer who ends up blackmailing Stavros Milos (Oliver Platt).
May 17 2014
As season finales go, Grimm gets it right. “Blonde Ambition” makes you gasp, ooh and ahh, and so much more. It is chock full of shocking, jaw dropping, and emotional moments that will surely enchant the most grizzled Grimm fan. I know I’m thoroughly delighted.
Here Comes the Bride…Ignore Her Drunken Sister
What’s a wedding between two Wesen without a few hiccups, right?
May 17 2014
“Home” is the episode where we get to see all of the characters gone but not forgotten. So they come back, we rejoice, and someone important dies in their place.
May 16 2014
Get your peek at this first look photo from Season 5 of “The Walking Dead” which returns in October on AMC.
May 16 2014
I have long been a fan of The Bridge, Wilfred, and The Americans, series that air on the FX and FXX Networks. As a matter of fact, I review The Americans each week. Now, I have some new dramatic original series to look forward to with Tyrant and The Strain, and comedic original series Married and You’re the Worst. For details on each, including the number of episodes and premiere dates, check out the official press release below.
May 15 2014
This is, by far, the best episode of The Originals to date. It packs a major punch and does exactly what a good season finale is supposed to do.
May 15 2014
Mayhem Pictures, Lotus Entertainment, and Silver Reel announced today that production for FALLEN, the much anticipated feature film adaptation of Lauren Kate’s worldwide bestselling young adult novel, has officially wrapped. The film was shot primarily on location in and around Budapest, Hungary.
May 15 2014
Foo Fighters have confirmed that the making of their upcoming eighth album, due out this fall on Roswell/RCA, will be accompanied by an as-yet-untitled HBO series documenting the eight-city odyssey during which the record was created.
In the series, directed by Foo Fighters founder Dave Grohl, the band taps into the musical heritage and cultural fabric of eight cities – Chicago, Austin, Nashville, Los Angeles, Seattle, New Orleans, Washington, D.C. and New York – basing themselves at a legendary studio integral to the unique history and character of each location.
May 14 2014
As Coulson (Clark Gregg) and his team infultrate the Cybertek facility, they come face to face with several Centipede soldiers. Will Skye be able to activate her computer trojan before it’s too late, and will there be enough time to rescue Fitz (Iain De Caestecker) and Simmons (Elizabeth Henstridge) who are stuck in a container at the bottom of the ocean? It all makes for an action packed season finale.
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