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Movie Review: FURY

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 10/17/2014
FURY movie poster | ©2014 Sony Pictures

Rating: R Stars: Brad Pitt, Shia LaBeouf, Logan Lerman, Michael Pena, Jon Bernthal, Jason Isaacs, Anamaria Rinca, Alicia von Rittberg Writer: David Ayer Director: David Ayer Distributor: Sony/Columbia Pictures Release Date: October 10, 2014 FURY is set in April 1945, when the Allies were winning the war in Europe, but the Nazis were still fighting back furiously. The film takes its title from the nickname of a stalwart tank. A valued crew member has just been lost and is being mourned in various ways by his fellows: the tank’s top officer Sgt. Collier (Brad Pitt), religious Boyd Swan (Shia LaBeouf), […]Read On »


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Michael Peña talks GRACEPOINT – Exclusive Interview

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 10/16/2014
Michael Peña in GRACEPOINT - Season 1 | ©2014 Fox/Mathieu Young

In Fox’s ten-part miniseries GRACEPOINT, Thursdays at 9 PM, a young boy has been murdered in a small Northern California coastal town, and everyone is a suspect. This includes the deceased’s father, Mark Solano, played by Michael Peña. Peña, a Chicago native, has a film and TV career going back to 1994. He played Detective Armando Renta on a season of THE SHIELD. More recently he’s starred or co-starred in films including TOWER HEIST, END OF WATCH, AMERICAN HUSTLE and played the title role in CESAR CHAVEZ. This week, Pena can be seen in FURY, the World War II drama […]Read On »


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FOREVER star Ioan Gruffudd learns to be immortal – Exclusive Interview

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 10/14/2014
Ioan Gruffudd as Dr. Henry Morgan in FOREVER - Season 1 | ©2014 ABC/Bob D'Amico

In ABC’s new series FOREVER, Tuesdays at 10 PM, Ioan Gruffudd (pronounced YO-wen GRUFF-uth) plays Henry Morgan. Henry died for the first time over two hundred years ago when he was murdered while defending the life of another man. Since then, Henry has died many, many times – and always revives, intact, in water and naked. By 2014, Henry has gone through many identities, locales and changes of profession, though he still is trying to discover why he’s immortal. He’s currently a medical examiner for the New York Police Department, a job that has him working with NYPD homicide detective […]Read On »


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Movie Review: THE HOUSES OCTOBER BUILT

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN
THE HOUSES OCTOBER movie poster | ©2014 RLJ Entertainment

Rating: R Stars: Brandy Schaefer, Zack Andrews, Bobby Roe, Mikey Roe, Jeff Larson Writers: Zack Andrews & Bobby Roe & Jason Zada Director: Bobby Roe Distributor: RLJ Entertainment Release Date: Theatrical, VOD and iTunes: October 10, 2014 Probably no found-footage movie since THE BLAIR WITCH PROJECT has persuaded much of the viewing public that it’s for real, but the makers of THE HOUSES OCTOBER BUILT give it a go, using people’s real names and an upfront explanation of who shot the purported additional footage. In fact, director Bobby Roe and his co-writers Zack Andrews & Jason Zada, have come up […]Read On »


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THE FLASH Executive Producer Andrew Kreisberg on the new DC TV series adaptation – Interview

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 10/11/2014
Grant Gustin in THE FLASH - Season 1 | ©2014 The CW/Jack Rowand

DC Comics is doing very well on television right now, with ARROW entering its third season on The CW, and two new series, Fox’s GOTHAM and The CW’s THE FLASH, launching this fall. THE FLASH, which premieres Tuesday, October 7 at 8 PM, takes its title from the alter ego of upbeat young police forensics investigator Barry Allen, played by Grant Gustin. Thanks to an event that may be extraterrestrial, mad science or both, Barry finds that he can run at superhero speed. Gustin’s version of the character first showed up last season on several episodes ARROW; in the opening […]Read On »


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Movie Review: KILL THE MESSENGER

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 10/10/2014
KILL THE MESSENGER movie poster | ©2014 Focus Features

Rating: R Stars: Jeremy Renner, Rosemarie DeWitt, Ray Liotta, Tim Blake Nelson, Berry Pepper, Oliver Platt, Michael Sheen, Paz Vega, Michael Kenneth Williams, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Andy Garcia Writer: Peter Landesman, based on the books DARK ALLIANCE by Gary Webb and KILL THE MESSENGER by Nick Schou Director: Michael Cuesta Distributor: Focus Features Release Date: October 10, 2014 At this relatively late date of 2014, most people accept as a matter of historical record that the CIA was involved in some shady doings in Nicaragua during the 1980s, continuing into the following decade. However, in 1996, not only was this […]Read On »


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Movie Review: DRACULA UNTOLD

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN
DRACULA UNTOLD poster | ©2014 Universal Pictures

Rating: PG-13 Stars: Luke Evans, Dominic Cooper, Sarah Gadon, Charles Dance, Art Parkinson Writers: Matt Sazama and Burk Sharpless, based on characters created by Bram Stoker Director: Gary Shore Distributor: Universal Release Date: October 10, 2014 Audiences at this point have a right to be wary of anything with “Dracula” in the title, for the reason that the name at this point conjures less dread of the undead than dread of unoriginality. The master vampire, as villain, tragic hero and/or some combination thereof has been explored pretty thoroughly. As for less familiar versions – Vlad Dracul as young human warlord […]Read On »


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BONES star David Boreanaz on Season 10 and the future of the series – Exclusive Interview

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 10/09/2014
David Boreanaz as FBI Special Agent Seeley Booth in BONES - Season 10 | ©2014 Fox/Brian Bowen Smith

Fox’s BONES is now in its tenth season, Thursdays at 8 PM. Viewers are pleased that in the first two episodes of the new season FBI Agent Seeley Booth, played by David Boreanaz, has recovered from the personal and professional injuries he received in the Season 9 finale. Booth was shot and incarcerated for killing three law enforcement officers, who were actually armed home invaders, sent as part of a vast conspiracy uncovered by Booth and his partner/wife, forensic anthropologist Dr. Temperance Brennan, played by Emily Deschanel. Boreanaz is also a producer on BONES, and has so far directed eight […]Read On »


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Screenwriter Linda Woolverton on MAKERS: WOMEN WHO MAKE AMERICA – Exclusive Interview

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 10/06/2014
MAKERS logo | ©2014 PBS

PBS’ MAKERS: WOMEN WHO MAKE AMERICA began last year as a three-hour documentary. This year, it’s back as a six-part series, focusing on women in various arenas, including politics, space, war, comedy, business and Hollywood. The “Women in Hollywood” segment airs Tuesday, October 7. Screenwriter/playwright Linda Woolverton is one of the interviewees. There is no question that her work has made a difference both in Hollywood and in the imaginations of many audience members of both genders and all ages, though perhaps particularly affecting young girls. Woolverton, a California native, worked for a year in the entertainment department at Disneyland […]Read On »


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HOMELAND Season 4 scoop from co-creator Alex Gansa – Interview

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 10/05/2014
Claire Danes as Carrie Mathison in HOMELAND - Season 4 Key Art | ©2014 Showtime/Jim Fiscus

Showtime’s Emmy-winning drama HOMELAND returns for its fourth season Sunday, October 5, at 9 PM with a double episode (the series airs thereafter in one-hour installments at 9 PM). Our heroine Carrie Mathison, played by Claire Danes, who won two consecutive Emmys in the role, is now CIA station chief in Kabul, Afghanistan. Carrie is still mourning the death of Nicholas Brody (Damian Lewis) and has left their infant daughter with her sister back in the U.S. Events soon lead Carrie to Pakistan. Peter Quinn (Rupert Friend) is still working with Carrie and Carrie’s erstwhile mentor Saul (Mandy Patinkin), although […]Read On »


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