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The Dork Side takes on movie trailers including THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN, THE SMURFS and more

Andrew Garfield is Spider-Man in THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN | ©2011 Sony Pictures/Marvel

Sometimes the best thing about going to the movies is seeing the movie trailers. Other times … not so much. Here are five movie previews that I watched so you don’t have to. THE SMURFS From the director of BIG MOMMA’S HOUSE and SCOOBY-DOO is another movie that will make you make you wish you were never born. This movie looks so smurfin’ bad. I would rather eat a smurfin’ gun than see it. Neil Patrick Harris deserves better than this. THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN OK, I’m not going to lie to you, dear readers. I am going to see this […]Read On »


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TV Review & Recap: AMERICA’S GOT TALENT – Season 6 – “Hollywood Quarter-Finals” – Week 4

Zuma Zuma perform on AMERICA'S GOT TALENT - Season 6 - Quarter Finals - Hollywood Week 4 | ©2011 NBC/Trae Patton

The next twelve performed on AMERICA’S GOT TALENT tonight hoping for that coveted chance to go to the sixth season semi-finals. A few brought their “A” game and some forgot to bring anything! The competition is heating up. This might be the hardest group to predict who is going through and who is going home. Most stepped up their acts, only a few faltered. It will be interesting to see what America chose as their top three, remember the judges get a pick as well. Shockingly Piers Morgan only buzzed three acts as opposed to his usual four. More shocking […]Read On »


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TV Review: TEEN WOLF – Season 1 – “Co-Captain”

Crystal Reed in TEEN WOLF - Season 1 - "Co-Captain" | ©2011 MTV

Stars: Tyler Posey, Crystal Reed, Dylan O’Brien, Tyler Hoechlin, Holland Roden, Colton Haynes, Linden Ashby, JR Bourne Writer: Jeff Vlaming Director: Russell Mulcahy Network: MTV, airs Monday nights Original Telecast: August 1, 2011 With only two more episodes to go before the Season 1 finale, TEEN WOLF continues to kick things into gear with more action and thrills in its latest one-hour than many shows manage to squeeze in during half a season. With “Co-Captain”, Scott (Tyler Posey) finds himself still being taunted by Jackson (Colton Haynes) who continues to demand he be turned into a werewolf, even though Scott […]Read On »


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Movie Review: THE GUARD

THE GUARD movie poster | ©2011 Sony Pictures Classics

Rating: R Stars: Brendan Gleeson, Don Cheadle, Liam Cunningham, David Wilmot, Rory Keenan, Mark Strong, Fionnula Flanagan Writer: John Michael McDonagh Director: John Michael McDonagh Distributor: Sony Pictures Classics Release Date: July 29, 2011 In Ireland, the police are known as “the garda,” pronounced “guard,” hence the title of the film. Writer/director John Michael McDonagh’s film takes place in a small coastal town in Connemara in the west of Ireland, where Sergeant Gerry Boyle (Brendan Gleeson) can get away with a good deal of irreverence and petty larceny. This seemingly puts him on a collision course with straitlaced FBI Special […]Read On »


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Movie Review: CRAZY, STUPID, LOVE

Rating: PG-13 Stars: Steve Carell, Ryan Gosling, Julianne Moore, Emma Stone, Jonah Bobo, John Carroll Lynch, Marisa Tomei, Kevin Bacon Writer: Dan Fogelman Directors: Glenn Ficarra & John Fuqua Distributor: Warner Bros. Release Date: July 29, 2011 Let’s begin by saying some good things about CRAZY, STUPID, LOVE. It has a top-notch cast and the screenplay by Dan Fogelman is mostly well-structured, except for one whopping pivotal issue that is never satisfactorily explained. However, the film bogs down in its details (and lack thereof) and the growing realization that we don’t particularly like or believe in any of the characters. […]Read On »


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TV Review: TORCHWOOD: MIRACLE DAY – “Escape to LA” – Review #1

Lauren Ambrose in TORCHWOOD: MIRACLE DAY | ©2011 BBC Worldwide Limited

Stars: John Barrowman, Eve Myles, Mekhi Phifer, Alexa Havins, Lauren Ambrose, Kai Owen, Bill Pullman, Arlene Tur, Candace Brown, Tom Price, David Grant Wright, Mark Saldana Writer: Jim Gray and John Shiban Director:  Billy Gierhart Network: Starz, airs Friday nights Original Telecast: July 29, 2011 In the fourth episode of the all-new BBC/Starz co-production of TORCHWOOD: MIRACLE DAY, “Escape to LA,” Torchwood takes up residence at Venice Beach and plans their assault on PhiCorp while Esther (Alexa Havins) and Rex (Mekhi Phifer) wrestle with family problems that don’t get any better in a world where everyone has stopped dying. Meanwhile, […]Read On »


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TV Review: TRUE BLOOD – Season 4 – “I Wish I Was the Moon”

Joe Manganiello in TRUE BLOOD - Season 4 - "I Wish I Were the Moon" | ©2011 HBO/John P. Johnson

Stars: Anna Paquin, Stephen Moyer, Alexander Skarsgard, Sam Trammell, Ryan Kwanten, Rutina Wesley, Chris Bauer, Nelsan Ellis, Joe Manganiello, Carrie Preston, Deborah Ann Woll, Jim Parrack, Kristin Bauer Von Straten, Todd Lowe, Kevin Alejandro, Fiona Shaw, Lindsay Pulsipher, Marshall Allman, Jessica Tuck, Dale Raoul, Janina Gavander, Vedette Lim Writer: Raelle Tucker, based on Charlaine Harris’ Sookie Stackhouse novels Director: Jeremy Podeswa Network: HBO, Sundays @ 9 PM Airdate: July 31, 2011 TRUE BLOOD is a show where everything can, and frequently does, heat up all at once. That’s the case literally and figuratively in “I Wish I Was the Moon,” […]Read On »


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TV Review: FUTURAMA – Season 6B – “All the Presidents’ Heads”

Futurama - Season 6B - "All the President's Heads"| Futurama TM and ©2011 Twentieth Century Fox Film Corp. All Rights Reserved

Stars (voices): Billy West, Katey Sagal, John Di Maggio, Tress MacNeille, Maurice LaMarche Writer:Josh Weinstein Director: Stephen Sandova Network: Comedy Central, airs Thursdays @ 10 PM Original Telecast: July 21, 2011 Nice Comeback. The latest episode of FUTURAMA, “All the Presidents’ Heads”, is a much needed return to what kept the show a comedic institution for all these years. This one hits the spot with a basic time travel premise, bringing back the intelligent referential humor and a nice pace with a three part storyline. We start out tonight with Fry (voiced by Billy West) going to his night job […]Read On »


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TV Review: WILFRED – Season 1 – “Conscience”

Chris Klein in WILFRED - Season 1 - "Conscience" | ©2011 FX/Ray Mickshaw

Stars: Elijah Wood, Jason Gann, Fiona Gubelmann, Chris Klein Writer: David Baldy Director: Randall Einhorn Network: FX, Thursdays @ 10 PM Airdate: July 28, 2011 After playing with some strange metaphors for the past few weeks, WILFRED returns to a plot that makes sense, at least within the general craziness of a show about a guy who imagines his neighbor’s dog as a man in a dog suit. “Conscience” is amusing without being a laugh riot – on the other hand, it doesn’t encompass a huge “ick” factor. Human Ryan (Elijah Wood) and canine Wilfred (Jason Gann) are both seriously […]Read On »


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TV Review: WILFRED – Season 1 – “Respect”

Rashida Jones in WILFRED - Season 1 - "Respect" | ©2011 FX/Michael Becker

Stars: Elijah Wood, Jason Gann, Fiona Gubelmann, Rashida Jones Writer: Michael Glouberman Director: Randall Einhorn Network: FX, Thursdays @ 10 PM Airdate: July 21, 2011 One has to hand it to the writers of WILFRED. They consistently come up with roundabout, intricate ways for Elijah Wood’s character Ryan to learn important life lessons after being repeatedly manipulated and abused by his neighbor’s dog Wilfred (Jason Gann), who Ryan and only Ryan sees as an Australian man in a dog suit. Conceptually, the notion of Ryan being taught that he shouldn’t court the opinions of others, especially based on false pretenses, […]Read On »


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