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Movie Review: ROGUE ONE: A STAR WARS STORY

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 12/13/2016
ROGUE ONE: A STAR WARS STORY poster | ©2016 Lucasfilm / Walt Disney Studios

Rating: PG-13 Stars: Felicity Jones, Diego Luna, Alan Tudyk, Donnie Yen, Wen Jiang, Ben Mendelsohn, Forest Whitaker, Riz Ahmed, Mads Mikkelsen Writers: Chris Weitz and Tony Gilroy, story by John Knoll and Gary Whitta, based on characters created by George Lucas Director: Gareth Edwards Distributor: Walt Disney Pictures Release Date: December 16, 2016 ROGUE ONE: A STAR WARS STORY is the first live-action feature film in the STAR WARS universe not directly tied to the Skywalker family. ROGUE ONE is certainly part of the STAR WARS timeline, and indeed some familiar characters pop up here (several for longer than others). […]Read On »


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BERLIN STATION: Creator Olen Steinhauer talks Season 1 – Exclusive Interview

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN
BERLIN STATION - Season 1 | © 2016 Epix

Olen Steinhauer is a successful novelist (the Milo Weaver series, YALTA BOULEVARD QUINTET) who decided to write a television series. BERLIN STATION is the result. The Epix series, now in its first season Sunday nights and renewed for a second, takes place at the title C.I.A. location. Richard Armitage, Rhys Ifans, Michelle Forbes, Leland Orser and Richard Jenkins star as some of the operatives circling one another while someone is leaking information. ASSIGNMENT X: Did you start BERLIN STATION as a novel and then decide to make it a TV series instead? OLEN STEINHAUER: No. Actually, I started it as […]Read On »


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ROSEWOOD: Star Morris Chestnut and creator Todd Harthan give the scoop on Season 2 – Exclusive Interview

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 12/09/2016
Morris Chestnut in ROSEWOOD - Season 2 | ©2016 Fox/Tommy Garcia

In Fox Network’s ROSEWOOD, returning Friday, Jan. 6 at 8 PM in its second season, Morris Chestnut plays the title character. Dr. Beaumont “Rosie” Rosewood Jr. is the most unconventional yet perceptive pathologist in Miami. Police detective Annalise Villa (Jaina Lee Ortiz) is more traditional, but often relies on Rosie’s expertise to solve cases. There’s an element of attraction there as well, and Rosie isn’t going to let his heart condition get in the way of love, work or danger ROSEWOOD creator Todd Harthan (who wrote the feature film GRAVY and was a writer/producer on DOMINION, PSYCH and CRASH) is […]Read On »


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Movie Review: OFFICE CHRISTMAS PARTY

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN
OFFICE CHRISTMAS PARTY poster | ©2016 Paramount Pictures

Rating: R Stars: Jason Bateman, Olivia Munn, T.J. Miller, Jennifer Aniston, Courtney B. Vance, Kate McKinnon, Jillian Bell, Rob Corddry, Vanessa Bayer, Randall Park, Karan Soni Writers: Justin Malen & Laura Solon & Dan Mazer, story by Jon Lucas & Scott Moore and Timothy Dowling Directors: Josh Gordon & Will Speck Distributor: Paramount Release Date: December 9, 2016 In comedic terms, OFFICE CHRISTMAS PARTY is in the genre of THE HANGOVER and HORRIBLE BOSSES, both movies with multiple ties to this film. OFFICE CHRISTMAS PARTY isn’t as funny as the original entries in those series, but it’s way better than […]Read On »


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FREQUENCY: Creator Jeremy Carver and executive producer Dan Lin on new The CW series – Exclusive Interview

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 12/06/2016
Riley Smith as Frank and Peyton List as Raimy in FREQUENCY - Season 1 |©2016 The CW/Frank Ockenfels 3/Kharen Hill

In The CW’s drama FREQUENCY, New York City police detective Raimy Sullivan (Peyton List) discovers that an old ham radio enables her to talk in the present to her father Frank Sullivan (Riley Smith) in 1996. Frank was murdered. Via the radio, Raimy is able to help Frank save his own life, but this causes changes in the timeline that greatly affect the present. FREQUENCY was originally a feature film, released in 2000, with Jim Caviezel as the son in the present (the gender was changed for the TV series) and Dennis Quaid as his dad. Jeremy Carver (who was […]Read On »


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INCORPORATED: The creators and executive producer talk new Syfy series – Interview

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 12/02/2016
Dennis Haysbert as Julian in INCORPORATED - Season 1 |©2016 Syfy /Gavin Bond

In Syfy’s new Wednesday night drama INCORPORATED, the world is run by corporations. Green zones are pleasant and belong to the rich; red zones are overcrowded dystopias filled with the poor. Ben Larson, played by Sean Teale, must play a dangerous game to conceal his ties between the two. Julia Ormond and Dennis Haysbert also star. INCORPORATED comes from executive producers Matt Damon, Ben Affleck and Jennifer Todd’s Pearl Street Films. The series was created by Catalonian brothers Alex Pastor and David Pastor, who also wrote the films THE LAST DAYS, SELF/LESS and CARRIERS. Ted Humphrey, who also executive produced […]Read On »


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Breaking News: STAR TREK: DISCOVERY adds cast

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 11/30/2016
Doug Jones at the 39th Saturns Awards | ©2013 Sue Schneider

After a lot of behind-the-scenes back-and-forth (changes in premiere date, changes in show runner), CBS All-Access’ STAR TREK: DISCOVERY has announced its first three regular cast members. Doug Jones, one of filmmaker Guillermo Del Toro’s favorite actors (he’s the Faun and the Pale Man in PAN’S LABYRINTH, Abe Sapien in the HELLBOY movies, an unknown character in Del Toro’s upcoming THE SHAPE OF WATER and more), plays Lt. Saru, a member of an alien species not seen before in the STAR TREK universe. Jones has played aliens before, including Cochise on the last several seasons of FALLING SKIES and Dominique […]Read On »


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LUCIFER: Joe Henderson and Ildy Modrovich on Season 2- Exclusive Interview

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN
DB Woodside, Tom Ellis and Tricia Helfer in LUCIFER - Season 2 | ©2016 Fox/Brendan Meadows

In Fox Network’s LUCIFER, now in its second season Mondays at 9 PM, Tom Ellis plays the title character. Lucifer Morningstar is literally the Devil, but he’s on an extended vacation as owner of the swanky nightclub Lux in Los Angeles and doesn’t want to go back to running Hell. However, Lucifer has fallen for human police detective Chloe Decker (Lauren German) and, at the end of Season 1, made a deal with Dad, aka God, that he’d do what he was asked for if God would spare Chloe’s life. This gives Lucifer, and his brother the angel Amenadiel (D.B. […]Read On »


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STAN AGAINST EVIL: Dana Gould and Janet Varney gives the scoop on Season 1 – Exclusive Interview

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 11/27/2016
Janet Varney in STAN AGAINST EVIL - Season 1 | ©2016 IFC/Kim Simms

IFC’s STAN AGAINST EVIL, now available in its entirety on IFC.com and IFC on Demand, comes from people who have impeccable genre credentials. Star Janet Varney, who plays Evie Barret,new sheriff in a town beset by monsters, is the voice of Korra in THE LEGEND OF KORRA and has guest-starred on WAREHOUSE 13, as well as being a regular on YOU’RE THE WORST. STAN AGAINST EVIL creator Dana Gould was a writer/producer on THE SIMPSONS. Furthermore, Varney is a big fan of the original TRON; Gould not only can quote verbatim from the original 1972 THE NIGHT STALKER telefilm, he […]Read On »


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EMPIRE: Ilene Chaiken gives the scoop on Season 3 – Exclusive Interview

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 11/23/2016
Terrence Howard and Taraji P. Henson in EMPIRE - Season 3 | ©2016 Fox/Michael Lavine

Now in its third season Fox Network’s musical drama EMPIRE won the AFI Award for Best Television Program of the Year and a Golden Globe for leading lady Taraji P. Henson as the formidable Cookie Lyon, not to mention a massive quantity of nominations. Created by Lee Daniels and Danny Strong, EMPIRE follows the Lyon musical dynasty – besides Cookie, there’s her ex, performer/producer Lucious (Terrence Howard), and their three adult sons – along with their lovers, friends and enemies as they try to stay on top of the charts and with one another. Executive producer Ilene Chaiken, who is […]Read On »


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