Assignment X

TV Review: BONES – Season 8 – “The But in the Joke”

By RACHEL REITSLEFF 11/30/2012

Emily Deschanel and David Boreanaz in BONES - Season 8 - "The But in the Joke" | ©2012 Fox/Ray Mickshaw

Stars: David Boreanaz, Emily Deschanel, Michaela Conlin, TJ Thyne, Tamara Taylor, John Francis Daley, Joel David Moore, Jay Paulson, Stephanie Lemelin, Adam Cagley, Eva Simone Fisher Writer: Keith Fogelsong, series created by Hart Hanson, based on the life and writings of Kathy Reichs Director: Ian Toynton Network: Fox, Mondays @ 8 PM Airdate: November 26, 2012 BONES is often deliberately comedic, but in “The But in the Joke,” the script by Keith Fogelsong gets ambitious and examines the nature of comedy. It starts with an agitprop street artist – think Banksy – who goes by Zed (Jay Paulson) attempting to …Read On »

COMMENTS (2)

TV Review: BONES – Season 8 – “The Patriot in Purgatory”

By RACHEL REITSLEFF 11/15/2012

David Boreanaz in BONES - Season 8 - "The Patriot in Purgatory" | ©2012 Fox/Patrick McElhenney

Stars: David Boreanaz, Emily Deschanel, Michaela Conlin, TJ Thyne, Tamara Taylor, John Francis Daley, Eugene Byrd, Luke Kleintank, Joel David Moore, Michael Grant Terry, Pej Vahdat, Dylan Neal, Charlayne Woodard, Stephanie Erb Writer: Stephen Nathan, series created by Hart Hanson, based on the life and writings of Kathy Reichs Director: Francois Velle Network: Fox, Mondays @ 8 PM Airdate: November 12, 2012 The BONES episode “The Patriot in Purgatory”is clearly designed to honor Veteran’s Day. It breaks almost every rule in the book – it focuses on guest characters, it’s didactic, it shoehorns in a whole bunch of related issues …Read On »

COMMENTS (3)

Exclusive Interview: Eugene Byrd on BONES, DAYBREAK and WILFRED

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 11/12/2012

Eugene Byrd is honoroed with other BONES cast members at a City of Los Angeles event particularly the episode "The Patriot in Purgatory" that hat calls attention to the many issues facing American military personnel once they return from service | ©2012 Fox/Michael Underwood/Picture Group for Fox

BONES, which runs Mondays at 8 PM on Fox, is now in its eighth season. The series chronicles the personal and professional relationship of FBI agent Seeley Booth (David Boreanaz) and forensic pathologist Dr. Temperance “Bones” Brennan (Emily Deschanel) as they solve murders. In third season, Brennan’s lab assistant Zack Addy (Eric Milligan) was committed to a mental institution. Since then, Brennan has had a rotating roster of lab assistants, or “squinterns” (Booth calls the lab people squints and they serve as Brennan’s interns, hence “squinterns”). Eugene Byrd’s character Dr. Clark Edison is one of the primary squinterns.Clark started out …Read On »

COMMENTS (2)

TV Review: BONES – Season 8 – “The Method in the Madness”

By RACHEL REITSLEFF 11/09/2012

Stars: David Boreanaz, Emily Deschanel, Michaela Conlin, TJ Thyne, Tamara Taylor, John Francis Daley, Joel David Moore, Galadriel Stineman, James Patrick Stuart, Abraham Benrubi Writer: Keith Fogelsong, series created by Hart Hanson, based on the life and writings of Kathy Reichs Director: Kate Woods Network: Fox, Mondays @ 8 PM Airdate: November 5, 2012 BONES treads an interesting line in “The Method in the Madness.” This series usually doesn’t dwell on the pain and suffering of the victim, but tends to be quite graphic in examining the remains. Since part of what is going on in “Madness” is that our …Read On »

COMMENTS (0)

Exclusive Photos from the SAVAGES World Premiere

By SUE SCHNEIDER 07/09/2012

Taylor Kitsch at the World Premiere of SAVAGES | ©2012 Sue Schneider

Universal Pictures presented the World Premiere of SAVAGES at the Regency Village Theatre in Westwood recently This star-studded cast brought out tons of fans and press. Seen walking the carpet were the stars of the film, which included: Taylor Kitsch, Blake Lively, John Travolta, Benicio Del Toro, Salma Hayek, Emile Hirsch, Demian Bichir, Sandra Echeverria, Jake McLaughlin, Joel David Moore, Leonard Roberts, Antonio Jaramillo, Amber Dixon, Jonathan Patrick Moore, Trevor Donovan, Screenwriter/Director Oliver Stone and Composer Adam Peters. Joining them were guests, which included: Shaun Robinson, Vik Sahay, Mary-Louise Parker, John Paul DeJoria, Stefanie Sherk, Yuna, Nikki Blonsky, Cameron Deane …Read On »

COMMENTS (1)

TV Review: BONES – Season 7 – “The Twist in the Twister”

By RACHEL REITSLEFF 12/12/2011

Billy F. Gibbons in BONES - Season 7 - "The Twist in the Twister" | ©2011 Fox/Patrick McElhenney

Stars: David Boreanaz, Emily Deschanel, Michaela Conlin, T.J. Thyne, Tamara Taylor, John Francis Daley, Joel David Moore, Billy F. Gibbons Writer: Karine Rosenthal, series created by Hart Hanson, based on the life and writings of Kathy Reichs Director: Jeannot Szwarc Network: Fox, Thursdays @ 9 PM Airdate: December 8, 2011 “The Twist in the Twister” is a BONES episode that brings in some Weather Channel-esque action to spin an intriguing A story, with subplots for Brennan (Emily Deschanel) and Booth (David Boreanaz), Angela (Michaela Conlin) and Jack (T.J. Thyne), and even recently-released psych patient squintern Fisher (Joel David Moore). The …Read On »

COMMENTS (0)

Exclusive Interview: Christopher McDonald practices HARRY’S LAW

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 11/16/2011

NBC’s David E. Kelley-created HARRY’S LAW is a midwinter hit that’s back for its second season Wednesdays at 9 PM. Kathy Bates plays Harry Korn, a lawyer who turned her back on a lucrative career in patent law to open her own unorthodox legal practice. Christopher McDonald, the prolific New York-born actor, came aboard as lawyer Tommy Jefferson for what was supposed to be a one-shot role on HARRY’S LAW. The character worked out so well that McDonald is now a series regular. Meanwhile, McDonald is also appearing in his second season of HBO’s Prohibition-era drama BOARDWALK EMPIRE, Sundays at …Read On »

COMMENTS (3)

Movie Review: SHARK NIGHT 3D

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 09/05/2011

Rating: PG-13 Stars: Sara Paxton, Dustin Milligan, Chris Carmack, Katherine McPhee, Chris Zylka, Alyssa Diaz, Joel David Moore, Sinqua Walls, Donal Logue, Joshua Leonard Writers: Will Hayes and Jesse Studenberg Director: David R. Ellis Distributor: Rogue Release Date: September 2, 2011 First, a word about the title of SHARK NIGHT 3D. The movie is not necessarily in 3D. It is showing at a number of locations in the less pricey regular format. There are a few shots (mostly of bits of timber and objects flying through the air post-explosion) where it’s plain to see they’re designed for 3D, but on …Read On »

COMMENTS (17)

Exclusive Photos from the SHARK NIGHT 3D Cast and Crew Screening

By SUE SCHNEIDER 09/04/2011

Sara Paxton an Alyssa Diaz at the Cast & Crew Screening for Relativity Media's SHARK NIGHT 3D | ©2011 Sue Schneider

Relativity Media held the Cast and Crew Screening of SHARK NIGHT 3D on September 1st at the Universal Theaters, Universal City Walk in Universal City, Hollywood. It was a small event, but still fans lined Citywalk to get an autograph and screamed when the stars arrived. Seen walking the red carpet were the stars of the film, which included: Sara Paxton, Dustin Milligan, Sinqua Walls, Alyssa Diaz, Chris Zylka, Chris Carmack, Joel David Moore, Mike Fleiss (Producer) and Will Hayes (Writer). Joining them were guests, which included: Cory Monteith, Rachel Fox and Alec Le Bas. SHARK NIGHT 3D is now …Read On »

COMMENTS (0)

Exclusive Interview: Jake Weber channels the end of MEDIUM

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 01/20/2011

For seven years on MEDIUM, Allison Dubois, played by Patricia Arquette, has seen and heard dead people, an ability she’s used to help the Phoenix, Arizona district attorney’s office. Her three young daughters all share some version of her gift. The only person in the household who doesn’t have psychic qualities is husband and father Joe Dubois, played by Jake Weber. Joe may at times be bewildered, skeptical or even totally exasperated, but he is unshakably loyal and loving, attributes that have had the character rated in multiple polls as one of the best spouses on TV. MEDIUM spent five …Read On »

COMMENTS (23)