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Blog Post Archive
Love The Royals? BBC Home Entertainment’s The Royal Collection on May 21st!
I’m not sure why it is, but Americans seem to have a fascination with the British Royal Family. Perhaps that’s way BBC Home entertainment is releasing a special box set, The Royal Collection. Composed of four documentaries – The Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II (a behind-the-scenes look at the Queen’s 1953 Coronation), King George and [...]
BBC America’s In the Flesh: Soulful Zombie Miniseries Event!
Zombies are everywhere these days. There are even movies about zombies who ‘reform’ – Warm Bodies even turned them into a subject for a romantic comedy. That’s not quite the direction that BBC America’s miniseries event In the Flesh (part of the network’s Supernatural Saturdays, June 6-8, 10/9C) takes. Here, zombies can rehabilitated and rejoin [...]
Long Awaited Trailer: Ender’s Game!
One of the longer journeys from novel to film is that of Ender’s Game, by Orson Scott Card. Now there’s a trailer for the November 1 release. Check it out after the jump.
TNT Orders Michael Bay’s Post-apocalyptic Drama The Last Ship to Series!
TNT has ordered Michael Bay drama The Last Ship, starring Eric Dane, to series. The crew of the U.S.S. Nathan James survives a global catastrophe and the Navy destroyer’s crew must come to terms with the reality of their new circumstances. The order is for ten episodes to launch in 2014. Details follow the [...]
A Legend Passes: Ray Harryhausen Dead at 92!
Ray Harryhausen – the man who made stop motion special effects an artform – has died at the age of 92. I remember seeing several of his movies when I was young, and there are scenes that I still remember with great fondness today – like Jason battling hordes of skeleton warriors in Jason and [...]
Warehouse 13 Hosts Mini-Galaxy Quest Reunion!
There’s a mini-Galaxy Quest reunion coming to the May 13th episode of Syfy’s Warehouse 13 (Mondays, 10/9C). Enrico Colantoni and Missi Pyle guest-star in the noir tribute episode, The Big Snag, as a possibly murderous couple with hidden agendas. Follow the jump for details. ENRICO COLANTONI AND MISSI PYLE OF GALAXY QUEST REUNITE AS [...]
FX’s The Americans Promotes Nina and Martha to Regular Status!
Fans of FX’s family/spy drama The Americans will no doubt be pleased to hear that Annet Mahendru (Nina, left, the Soviet double/triple spy) and Alison Wright (Director Gadd’s secretary/Philip Jennings’ newest wife) have been made regulars for the show’s second season. Follow the jump for details. ANNET MAHENDRU AND ALISON WRIGHT PLEDGE ALLEGIENCE TO THE [...]
Black Sails Poster & Trailer–Michael Bay and Starz May Just Have Another Winner!
The poster for Michael Bay’s Black sails (coming to Starz on January, 20/14) is a cool riff on the skull and crossbones flags flown by pirate ships. The first teaser trailer for the series (following the jump) is also pretty spiffy.
Trailer: Aaon Sorkin’s The Newsroom Will Continue to Polarize Watchers!
People either loved or hated season one of Aaron Sorkin’s The Newroom – for exactly the same things (Sorkin’s use of the past to sermonize; prickly relationships; the detail of the show; the accuracies/inaccuracies of the behind-the scenes/workplace stuff, etc.). When it returns to HBO for a second season on July 14th, it will undoubtedly [...]
Trailer: Doctor Who: Neil Gaiman Resurrects The Cybermen!
Hedgewick’s World of Wonders was once the greatest theme park in the galaxy, but it’s now the dilapidated home to a shabby showman, a chess playing dwarf and a dysfunctional army platoon. When the Doctor, Clara, Artie and Angie arrive, the last thing they expect is the re-emergence of one of the Doctor’s oldest foes. [...]
Theater Review (Washington, DC): Show Boat by Franchesca Zambello at The Kennedy Center Opera House
It is always an odd experience seeing an old time Broadway show revived for today’s cynical modern times. The 1927 production of Jerome Kern and Oscar Hammerstein II’s Show Boat is widely credited as being one of the first Broadway “super musicals.” The show spawned numerous, well known classics like “Ol’ Man River,” [...]
American Dad Reaches 150th Episode – And It’s All About Jeff!
Tonight American Dad (Fox, Sundays, 9:30/8:30C) hits a real milestone – its 150th episode. In true American Dad style, most of the cast of characters don’t even appear, as Lost in Space takes us to Roger’s homeworld – where the abducted Jeff must prove his love for Hayley is real or lose some very vital [...]
Interact with the Characters of Warehouse 13 as They Snag, Bag and Tag Artifacts!
Have you ever watched a TV show and wondered why on earth did that character do that? Well, Syfy is giving fans of Warehouse 13 a chance to interact with the characters from its hit series Warehouse 13 (Mondays, 10/9C) as each new episode unreels. So now you can find out what the W13 team [...]
Orphan Black: Season One Comes Home on July 16th!
BBC America’s Orphan Black is one of the year’s best TV shows (garnering an A+ from Eclipse) and now – on the heels of news that it has been renewed for a second season – Season One has been scheduled for a July 16th release on Blu-ray and DVD. Follow the jump for details of [...]
Lauren Season 2: Troian Bellisario and Jennifer Beals on The Series and Issues It Deals With!
Today the first four episodes of season two of Lauren go live on the WIGS Channel at YouTube. The criticially acclaimed web series follows Lauren, a young woman in the army who has been raped and whom justice has not served well – and Jo Stone, the officer who is trying to help her. That’s [...]
Iron Man 3 – Takes a big Dump. Michelle’s Review
Many argue that without the staggering critical and box office success of the first Iron Man movie, there would be no Marvel Universe, as we know it. However, when last I checked Spider-Man and the X-Men movies gave Marvel the confidence and financial resources to go off and build this franchise. Now Iron Man returns [...]
Iron Man 3: Anxiety Attacks and Terrorism!
Marvel Studios continues to create ambitious, successful superhero movies with Iron Man 3 – the best of Tony Stark’s solo adventures to date. This time out, Stark is suffering post-traumatic stress disorder as a result of having his world upended in The Avengers – leaving him vulnerable both physically and emotionally. While Iron Man 3 [...]
Exclusive CinemaCon 13 Wolverine Footage Goes Wide!
follow the jump to see the just-released footage from The Wolverine that premiered at CinemaCon 2013.
It’s A Set-up! The Americans Creator and Co-Executive Producer Talk Season One and The Oddly Unsettling Final Scene!
FX’s The Americans is a risk-raking drama; after all, it’s about a pair of deep cover Russian KGB agents living in the U.S. as husband and wife – and they’ve played their roles so thoroughly that they have two children! The Americans’ first season ended last night after taking tits unusual premise and turning it [...]
Two Cool Teases for Magic City: Season Two!
Starz’s Magic City exudes an effortless cool. Above and following the jump: two mentholated teases for season two, premiering on July 14th.