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Movie Review: MAN OF STEEL

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 06/17/2013

Rating: PG-13 Stars: Henry Cavill, Amy Adams, Michael Shannon, Russell Crowe, Diane Lane, Kevin Costner Writer: David S. Goyer, story by David S. Goyer & Christopher Nolan, based on characters created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster Director: Zack Snyder Distributor: Warner Bros. Release Date: June 14, 2013 The last big screen take on Superman, SUPERMAN RETURNS, looked and felt very much like a follow-up to the ‘70s/’80s films starring Christopher Reeve. No one is going to mistake the new MAN OF STEEL as a relative of those earlier features. This take on the mythology from director Zack Snyder and …Read On »

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Interview: BEFORE MIDNIGHT composer Graham Reynolds creates the musical conversation

By DANIEL SCHWEIGER 06/15/2013

BEFORE MIDNIGHT soundtrack | ©2013 Milan Records

For such a visual medium as film, it’s amazing that watching two agingly attractive people gabbing away overseas at cafes, on sidewalks and in hotel rooms can prove just as cinematically engaging as a superhero blockbuster. That says much about just how great the said talk is through three BEFORE movies, a conversation first sparked 18 years ago by filmmaker Richard Linklater and co-writer Kim Krizan in BEFORE SUNSET, then continued on in 2004’s BEFORE SUNRISE with co-stars Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy adding their own verbal food for thought for their character’s developing relationship. Now BEFORE MIDNIGHT finds American …Read On »

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Exclusive Photos from the FIRST ANNUAL RADIO DISNEY MUSIC AWARDS

By SUE SCHNEIDER 06/13/2013

Ross Lynch at the first annual RADIO DISNEY MUSIC AWARDS | ©2013 Sue Schneider

Recently the FIRST ANNUAL RADIO DISNEY MUSIC AWARDS were held at the Nokia Theatre L.A. Live. RADIO DISNEY MUSIC AWARDS (RDMAs) is a celebration of music’s most popular young artists among kids and tweens. Although I was interviewing these young stars from the various shows on the Disney Channel for a teen publication, I was able to get some photos to share with our readers at ASSIGNMENT X. Hope you like them: G. Hannelius – DOG WITH A BLOG; Cameron Boyce and Karan Brar – JESSIE; Jason Dolley – GOOD LUCK CHARLIE; Jaylen Barron – SHAKE IT UP; Zach Callison …Read On »

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Exclusive Interview: HEMLOCK GROVE star Penelope Mitchell on the Netflix series

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 06/12/2013

Penelope Mitchell in HEMLOCK GROVE - Season 1 | ©2013 Netflix

In Netflix’s thirteen-episode series HEMLOCK GROVE, now available in its entirety, the title town is beset by a series of bloody murders. Those in the know about supernatural doings think it could be the work of a werewolf, but with human experiments at a local laboratory and the possibility of vampirism, who can say what’s really going on? Penelope Mitchell, a young Australian actress, plays one of HEMLOCK GROVE’s central characters. She sits down at Pasadena’s Langham Hotel to talk about her character’s place in the scheme of the series scheming, turmoil and general mayhem. ASSIGNMENT X: What can you …Read On »

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Movie Review: WISH YOU WERE HERE

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 06/10/2013

WISH YOU WERE HERE movie poster | ©2013 Entertainment One

Rating: R Stars: Joel Edgerton, Felicity Price, Teresa Palmer, Antony Starr Writers: Kieran Darcy-Smith & Felicity Price Director: Kieran Darcy-Smith Distributor: Entertainment One Release Date: June 7, 2013 WISH YOU WERE HERE is one of those tightly-crafted thrillers where scenes that seem innocuous from one angle are later shown to have an entirely different significance when viewed through another lens, even if the characters within that scene don’t understand what’s been set in motion. At the outset, we see Dave Flannery (Joel Edgerton), alone and looking devastated, wandering in a field. It looks like something terrible has happened, and it …Read On »

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Movie Review: MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 06/07/2013

MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING | (c) 2013 Lionsgate

Rating: PG-13 Stars: Amy Acker, Alexis Denisof, Fran Kranz, Jillian Morgese, Clark Gregg, Reed Diamond, Nathan Fillion, Sean Maher, Tom Lenk Writer: William Shakespeare, adapted for the screen by Joss Whedon Director: Joss Whedon Distributor: Lionsgate Release Date: June 7, 2013 If you want to introduce a phobic newcomer – say, a nervous teenager – to the works of William Shakespeare, director/scenarist Joss Whedon’s film adaptation of MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING is a great place to start. Set in modern moneyed suburbia, where houses have video security systems and the cops carry guns, the text is as ever ‘twas (with …Read On »

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Exclusive Interview: Jennifer Finnigan on MONDAY MORNINGS

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 06/05/2013

Jennifer Finnigan on MONDAY MORNINGS | (c) 2013 Doug Hyun/TNT

In MONDAY MORNINGS, which originally aired on TNT and was released on DVD May 28, doctors gather every week during the title time to discuss the hospital’s previous seven days’ worth of mortalities and worsening illnesses. In the series, created by David E. Kelley, based on a novel by Dr. Sanjay Gupta and executive-produced by both men, Jennifer Finnigan plays one of the surgeons, Dr. Tina Ridgeway, who is very close with fellow surgeon Dr. Tyler Wilson, portrayed by Jamie Bamber. Montreal-born Finnigan has been a series regular before, including a four-year run as Bridget Forrester on THE BOLD AND …Read On »

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Exclusive Photos from GAME OF THRONES Third Season Premiere

By SUE SCHNEIDER 05/27/2013

Peter Dinklage at the Season 3 premiere of GAME OF THRONES | ©2013 Sue Schneider

GAME OF THRONES started its third season on March 31st. Not so long ago HBO held the Los Angeles Premiere at the TCL Chinese Theater in Hollywood. Since I have been sick I am a bit behind putting stuff up…sorry, but I hope you enjoy looking at the photos. Walking the carpet were GAME OF THRONES stars, which included: Peter Dinklage, Michelle Fairley, Lena Headey, Emilia Clarke, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Aidan Gillen, Kit Harington, Richard Madden, Charles Dance, Maisie Williams, Isaac Hempstead-Wright, Sophie Turner, Alfie Allen, Rory McCann, John Bradley, Gwendoline Christie, James Cosmo, Carice van Houten, Liam Cunningham, Sibel Kekilli, …Read On »

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Interview: BEHIND THE CANDELABRA director Steven Soderbergh on the Liberace bio-pic

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 05/26/2013

Michael Douglas as Liberace and Matt Damon in BEHIND THE CANDELABRA | ©2013 HBO/Claudette Barius

Filmmaker Steven Soderbergh has long been interested in the late pianist Liberace as a potential subject for a film. When Scott Thorson, who was Liberace’s lover for six years, wrote a book (with Alex Thorliefson) about their relationship, Soderbergh felt he had the spine of his story. The result is BEHIND THE CANDELABRA, which premieres Sunday night, May 26, on HBO at 9 PM. Directed by Soderbergh from a screenplay by Richard LaGravenese and produced by Jerry Weintraub, the film stars Michael Douglas (who previously worked with Soderbergh in TRAFFIC) as Liberace and Matt Damon (who has costarred in Soderbergh’s …Read On »

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THE LAST STAND Highlights this week in Blu-ray and DVD Releases

By PETER BROWN 05/24/2013

THE LAST STAND | (c) 2013 Lionsgate Home Entertainment

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 some popcorn and check out this week’s selections. Movies: THE LAST STAND – Before Arnold Schwarzenegger went off to become the Governator, he was racking up a pretty long list of bad movies. Long gone were the RUNNING MAN, TOTAL RECALL, RAW DEAL, COMMANDO, PREDATOR days instead we got END OF DAYS, THE 6TH DAY, LAST …Read On »

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