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Movie Review: ALL THE CREATURES WERE STIRRING

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN | 12/07/2018
ALL THE CREATURES WERE STIRRING | © 2018 ELJ Entertainment

Rating: Not Rated Stars: Ashley Clements, Graham Skipper, Constance Wu, Alexander Ward, John Humphrey, Diva Zappa, Maria Olsen Writers: Rebekah McKendry & David Ian McKendry Directors: David Ian McKendry & Rebekah McKendry Distributor: ELJ Entertainment Release Date (streaming and home video): December 4, 2018 ALL THE CREATURES WERE STIRRING is a new entry in the sizeable subgenre of Christmas horror anthologies. What’s different here from most horror omnibus films is that all the segments, along with the framing device, are directed by the same two filmmakers, Rebekah McKendry and David Ian McKendry. Although the credits list a number of different […]Read On »

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EMPIRE: Actor Jussie Smollett & show runner Brett Mahoney – exclusive interview

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN | 12/04/2018
Jussie Smollett as Jamal Lyon in EMPIRE | © 2018 Fox

EMPIRE, the drama about a contemporary familial music dynasty, is now in its fifth season on Wednesday nights on Fox. The Lyon family has been through a lot of reversals, including losing the company of the title at the end of Season 4. None of them are taking it lying down, least of all singer/songwriter/music producer gay middle son Jamal Lyon, played by Jussie Smollett. Smollett is himself a singer/songwriter/music producer, having launched his new indie label Music of Sound earlier this year, which brought out his new album, SUM OF MY MUSIC. As an actor, California native Smollett has […]Read On »

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BERLIN STATION: Actor Leland Orser gives the scoop on Season 3 – exclusive interview

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN | 12/03/2018
BERLIN STATION | © 2018 EPIX

In Season 3 of BERLIN STATION, which begins Sunday December 2 on Epix, it’s six months after the events of Season 2. The Berlin station of the CIA sends two of its officers, Leland Orser’s Robert Kirsch and Richard Armitage’s Daniel Miller, to Estonia for a bit of diplomacy. Things take some drastic turns, and before you can say “Ukraine,” it looks like there may be open war between Russia and Estonia. Orser, who has played Kirsch since BERLIN STATION began, is a native of San Francisco. His other credits include RAY DONOVAN, SE7EN, SAVING PRIVATE RYAN, INDEPENDENCE DAY, ER, […]Read On »

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THE GIFTED: Actor Amy Acker talks a family of mutants – exclusive interview

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN |
Amy Acker in THE GIFTED | © 2018 Fox

In Season 2 of THE GIFTED, Tuesday nights on Fox, the Strucker family is more beleaguered than ever after finding that teen children Lauren (Natalie Alyn Lind) and Andy (Percy Hines White) have extremely strong superpowers in Season 1. Lauren is now determined to help with Mutant Underground rescue operations, while Andy has taken up with the violent faction the Hellfire Club. Dad Reed (Stephen Moyer) is grappling with his own newly-discovered powers. This leave mom Caitlin Strucker, played by Amy Acker, as the lone regular human in the clan. Acker is no stranger to genre television, having had series […]Read On »

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Movie Review: ANNA AND THE APOCALYPSE

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN | 11/30/2018
ANNA AND THE APOCALYPSE | © 2018 Orion Pictures

Rating: R Stars: Ella Hunt, Malcolm Cumming, Sarah Swire, Christopher Leveaux, Ben Wiggins, Marli Siu, Mark Benton, Paul Kaye, Ella Jarvis Writers: Alan McDonald & Ryan McHenry Director: John McPhail Distributor: Orion Pictures Release Date: November 30, 2018 ANNA AND THE APOCALYPSE is a full-scale singing, dancing, gut-munching musical set in the small town of Little Haven, Scotland, which – like the rest of the world in the story – is afflicted by a zombie epidemic. Anna (Ella Hunt) is a bright high school student who is planning to forego college in favor of traveling to Australia, though her plans […]Read On »

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Movie Review: BATHTUBS OVER BROADWAY

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN |
BATHTUBE OVER BROADWAY | © 2018 Focus World

Rating: PG-13 Stars: Steve Young, David Letterman, Martin Short, Chita Rivera, Florence Henderson, Susan Stroman, Sheldon Harnick, Jello Biafra, Hank Beebe Writers: Dava Whisenant & Ozzy Inguanzo Director: Dava Whisenant Distributor: Focus World Release Date: November 30, 2018 BATHTUBS OVER BROADWAY is a documentary that delves into a world most people don’t know about: big-budget musical stage productions commissioned by corporations to sell everything from bathrooms to Buicks. While these shows have costumes, orchestras, sets, special effects and sometimes even name stars – Martin Short, Chita Rivera and Florence Henderson are among those on the record here – they are […]Read On »

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TV Review: SUPERNATURAL – Season 13 – “The Bad Place”

By RACHEL REITSLEFF | 11/28/2018
Alexander Calvert as Jack in Supernatural "The Bad Place" | © 2018 Dean Buscher/The CW

Stars: Jared Padalecki, Jensen Ackles, Alexander Calvert, Samantha Smith, Kim Rhodes, Clark Backo, Yadira Guevara-Prip, Adrian Holmes, Nathaniel Arcand, Elfina Luk, Brahm Taylor Writer: Robert Berens, series created by Eric Kripke Director: Phil Sgriccia Network: The CW, Thursdays @ 8 PM Original Airdate: December 7, 2017 If you’re a very powerful nephilim like Lucifer’s son Jack (Alexander Calvert), and you want to travel to other worlds, turns out that you find yourself a Dreamwalker. A Dreamwalker is a Native American who has the gift of seeing into other realms and other worlds. Jack visits a Dreamwalker artist named Derek (Nathaniel […]Read On »

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FBI: Actor Zeeko Zaki talks Season One of the CBS Series – interview

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN | 11/27/2018
Zeeko Zaki as Special Agent Omar Adom in FBI | © 2018 Michele Crowe/CBS

CBS’s new Tuesday-night series FBI is the most-watched new network show of the fall season. As its title suggests, the series from executive producer Dick Wolf deals with the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation, specifically agents operating out of New York City, looking into terrorism, gang activity, interstate crimes and other matters that are the province of the FBI. Zeeko Zaki plays Special Agent Omar Adom “OA” Zidan, who is partnered with Missy Peregrym’s Special Agent Maggie Bell. Bell is has been at the Bureau for a long time, while Zidan has joined after a long stint in the U.S. […]Read On »

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MARS: Astronauts Mae Jemison & Leland Melvin – exclusive interview

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN | 11/26/2018
Mars on National Geographic | © 2018 NatGeo

In Season 2 of MARS, Monday nights on National Geographic Channel, the series continues its unusual blend of scripted drama and documentary footage. In the future, scientists have established the first colony on Mars, but their research is threatened by the arrival of a private business team. Footage of real-life situations is used to illustrate how the issues examined in the story are playing out in the world today. Former NASA astronauts Mae Jemison and Leland Melvin are both consultants on MARS. Jemison, who is both a medical doctor and an engineer, is the first African-American woman to travel in […]Read On »

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Movie Review: OUTLAW KING

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN | 11/25/2018
Outlaw King | © 2018 Netflix

Rating: R Stars: Chris Pine, Stephen Dillane, Billy Howle, Florence Pugh, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Tony Curran, James Cosmo, Sam Spruell, Callan Mulvey Writers: Bash Doran and James MacInnes and David Mackenzie, additional writing by David Harrower and Mark Bomback Director: David Mackenzie Distributor: Netflix Release Date (theatrical and Netflix): November 9, 2018 Those who know anything about Scottish history – or in fact have any memory of BRAVEHEART, especially its postscript about what happened a few years after William Wallace’s death – will be familiar with Robert the Bruce. OUTLAW KING tells of how that historical personage wrested Scotland from England. […]Read On »

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