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12 MONKEYS star Amanda Schull on Season 1 – exclusive interview

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 04/03/2015
Amanda Schull stars as Cassandra Railly in the SyFy series 12 MONKEYS | © 2015 Ben Mark Holzberg/Syfy

In Syfy’s series 12 MONKEYS, which has its first-season finale Friday, April 10 at 10 PM and will be back next year with Season 2, Aaron Stanford stars as James Cole, who travels from a plague-devastated 2040 back to 2015. In the 1995 feature film TWELVE MONKEYS, adapted from the French short film LA JETEE, the past could only be observed. However, in the television version, adapted by Travis Fickett and Terry Matalas, time can be changed, and Cole hopes to prevent the apocalypse with the help of initially skeptical 2015 virologist Dr. Cassandra Railly, played by Amanda Schull. Schull […]Read On »


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Movie Review: FURIOUS 7

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN
FURIOUS 7 | © 2015 Universal Studios

Rating: PG-13 Stars: Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, Jason Statham, Michelle Rodriguez, Jordana Brewster, Tyrese Gibson, Chris “Ludacris” Bridges, Dwayne Johnson, Lucas Black, Kurt Russell, Nathalie Emmanuel, Djimon Hounsou Writer: Chris Morgan, based on characters created by Gary Scott Thompson Director: James Wan Distributor: Universal Release Date: April 3, 2015 Fair warning, just because this is not what one expects from a FAST & FURIOUS film: FURIOUS 7 ends with a thorough gut-punch that has nothing to do with what happens in the film. As is widely known, Paul Walker, who plays FAST & FURIOUS series stalwart Brian O’Conner, died in […]Read On »


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THE SLAP star Thomas Sadowski chats about Season 1 – exclusive interview

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 04/02/2015
Thomas Sadoski stars as Gary in THE SLAP on NBC | © 2015 Jeff Riedel/NBC

In NBC’s miniseries THE SLAP, which concludes Thursday, April 2, Thomas Sadoski plays Gary, the father of a little boy who is slapped by Larry (Zachary Quinto), the father of another child. The incident causes an already tense family and social situation to combust in Brooklyn; the miniseries has been adapted for U.S. television by Jon Robin Baitz and Walter F. Parkes from an Australian series, which was based on a novel by Christos Tsiolkas. Sadoski, born in Connecticut and raised in Texas, has a career that spans theatre, film and television. He recently appeared in the feature JOHN WICK […]Read On »


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THE AMERICANS star Matthew Rhys gives the Season 3 scoop – interview

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 04/01/2015
Matthew Rhys stars as Philip Jennings in THE AMERICANS | © 2015 Craig Blankenhorn/FX

On FX Network’s THE AMERICANS, now in its third season Wednesdays at 10 PM and renewed for a fourth, Matthew Rhys and Keri Russell star as, respectively, Philip and Elizabeth Jennings. It’s the early 1980s and Philip and Elizabeth are an outwardly all-American married pair of travel agents living in suburban Virginia with their two children, Paige (Holly Taylor) and Henry (Keidrich Sellati). However, what even their offspring don’t know is that Philip and Elizabeth are really deep-cover KGB agents, sent here by the Russian government to advance the Soviet cause. The arranged marriage between the two protagonists has become […]Read On »


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THE SLAP star Peter Sarsgaard chats about the Season 1 – exclusive interview

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 03/31/2015
Peter Sarsgaard as Hector in the NBC series THE SLAP | © 2015 Virginia Sherwood/NBC

In NBC’s series THE SLAP, which has its finale Thursday at 10 PM, Peter Sarsgaard plays Hector, a married man whose extended Greek-American family comes to his home to celebrate his birthday. At the party, the young son of Hector’s wife’s best friend (Melissa George) recklessly swings around a baseball bat in a manner that suggests he might inadvertently hit other children. Hector’s cousin Harry (Zachary Quinto) slaps the little boy, touching off a massive social nightmare. Sarsgaard, who has an extensive stage career, was nominated for a Golden Globe for his portrayal of real-life journalist Charles Lane in SHATTERED […]Read On »


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Graham Yost on JUSTIFIED – exclusive interview

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN
Timothy Olyphant stars as US Marshal Raylan Givens in JUSTIFIED | © 2015 Prashant Gupta/FX

Back in 2010, JUSTIFIED premiered on FX. The series, about U.S. Deputy Marshal Raylan Givens, played by Timothy Olyphant, was developed for television by writer/executive producer Graham Yost from Elmore Leonard’s novella FIRE IN THE HOLE. A lot of awards (including acting Emmys for Margo Martindale and Jeremy Davies), backwoods crime and bullets later, JUSTIFIED is wrapping things up in its sixth season, Tuesdays at 10 PM. Raylan has been trying to catch onetime boyhood friend and current Harlan County crime boss Boyd Crowder, played by Walton Goggins, in a sting operation, but Boyd’s fiancée/Raylan’s informant Ava (Joelle Carter) had […]Read On »


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Nick Santora and Nicholas Wootton on SCORPION: Part 1 – exclusive interview

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 03/30/2015
Robert Patrick stars as Agent Cabe Gallo in the CBS show SCORPION | © 2015 Michael Yarish/CBS

CBS’ SCORPION, Mondays at 9 PM, is about a group of diverse geniuses, headed up by Walter O’Brien (played by Elyes Gabel), who help the FBI solve unusual crimes. O’Brien is a real-life person who is one of the show’s executive producers, as well as heading up a consulting group that is the inspiration for the team on the series, which has been renewed for a second season. Nick Santora, who created the series, and Nicholas Wootton are two of SCORPION’s other executive producers who also serve as the series’ show runners. They are known to the production team as […]Read On »


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Liz Feldman gives the scoop of ONE BIG HAPPY – exclusive interview

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 03/29/2015
Kelly Brook stars as Prudence and Elisha Cuthbert stars as Lizzy in ONE BIG HAPPY | © 2015 Greg Gayne/NBC

In NBC’s half-hour comedy ONE BIG HAPPY, Tuesdays at 9:30 PM, Elisha Cuthbert and Nick Zano star, respectively, as lifelong best friends Lizzy and Luke, who have decided to have a baby together. As Lizzy is a lesbian and Luke is heterosexual, the baby is conceived via Luke’s sperm donation. However, at about the same moment Lizzy discovers she’s pregnant, Luke falls head over heels for Prudence (Kelly Brook), an Englishwoman who reciprocates his ardor, but is about to be deported. One quick marriage to produce a green card later, and Lizzy, Luke and Prudence – plus the impending baby […]Read On »


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Movie Review: HOME

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 03/27/2015
HOME | © 2015 Dreamworks Animation

Rating: PG Stars (voices): Jim Parsons, Rihanna, Steve Martin, Jennifer Lopez Writers: Tom J. Astle & Matt Ember, based on the novel THE TRUE MEANING OF SMEKDAY by Adam Rex Director: Tim Johnson Distributor: 20th Century Fox/DreamWorks Animation Release Date: March 27, 2015 HOME succeeds in just about everything it sets out to do. It is funny, charming, entertaining, big-hearted and has a message that is at once clear enough to be understood by young viewers and woven into the storyline so thoroughly that we don’t feel lectured. Its animation suits the narrative style with pleasing details – note our […]Read On »


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12 MONKEYS star Kirk Acevedo talks time travel – exclusive interview

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN
Kirk Acevedo as Ramse in the SyFy series 12 MONKEYS | © 2015 Ben Mark Holzberg/Syfy

In Syfy’s Friday-night 12 MONKEYS, adapted from the 1995 Terry Gilliam film, which was in turn adapted from the French short LA JETEE, the human race is almost wiped out by a virus in 2015. In 2040, James Cole (Aaron Stanford) is sent back to 2015 to try to change history. Cole and Jose Ramse, played by Kirk Acevedo, start out as best friends in 2040, but as Jose realizes that Cole’s efforts could prevent Jose’s family from existing, the relationship turns to one of enmity. Acevedo is no stranger to science-fiction and primates – last summer, he appeared as […]Read On »


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