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Movie Review: ROGUE ONE: A STAR WARS STORY

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

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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Dorking Out – Episode 25: The Rogue One Office Christmas Party Edition

Dorking Out Show | © 2016 Chris Smith/Sonia Mansfield

Hey there, dorks. In this week’s episode, we prepare ourselves for the release of ROGUE ONE  and talk all things STAR WARS with Will Wilkins, host of Netheads on the SmodcastNetwork. Then we get into the holiday spirit and review OFFICE CHRISTMAS PARTY. Did we like the raunchy comedy or are we a couple of party poopers? Listen to find out. In our third segment, we know that Dorking Out is your favorite podcast, but what are our favorite podcasts? We share our top picks. And finally, David Tracy from Chaos Group (and Sonia’s better half) joins us for our […]Read On »


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Exclusive Photos from ROGUE ONE: A Star Wars Story World Premiere – Part 2 – The Guests

Joss Whedon at the World Premiere of ROGUE ONE: A STAR WARS STORY

The World Premiere of Lucasfilm’s highly anticipated, first-ever, standalone STAR WARS adventure, ROGUE ONE: A STAR WARS STORY was held December 10th at the Pantages Theatre in Hollywood. It was a big premiere closing down Hollywood Blvd. for a week while the carpet was setup. The press was inside a long, big tent that the stars and guests walked to the entrance to the theatre. Joining the stars (Check our Part 1) were guests, which included: Mario Lopez, Lauren Ash, Storm Reid, Clare Grant, Liz Hernandez, Pete Wentz, Andrew Hurley, Cameron Mathison, Bryce Gheisar, George Flores, Ty Simpkins, Rachael Leigh […]Read On »


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Exclusive Photos from ROGUE ONE: A Star Wars Story World Premiere – Part 1 – The Stars

Felicity Jones at the World Premiere of ROGUE ONE: A STAR WARS STORY

The World Premiere of Lucasfilm’s highly anticipated, first-ever, standalone STAR WARS adventure, ROGUE ONE: A STAR WARS STORY was held December 10th at the Pantages Theatre in Hollywood. It was a big premiere closing down Hollywood Blvd. for a week while the carpet was setup. The press was inside a long, big tent that the stars and guests walked to the entrance to the theatre. Seen walking the carpet were the stars of the film, which included: Felicity Jones, Diego Luna, Riz Ahmed, Ben Mendelsohn, Alan Tudyk, Donnie Yen, Mads Mikkelsen, Anthony Daniels, Gary Whitta (Writer), John Gilroy (Screenplay), Gareth […]Read On »


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JASON BOURNE highlights Blu-ray, DVD and Digital Releases for Dec. 6, 2016

JASON BOURNE | © 2016 Universal Home Entertainment

Your guide to some of the new releases that are out this week. JASON BOURNE in 4K– So here’s the thing about this installment of JASON BOURNE, it isn’t the best of the franchise for sure. But definitely beats the pants of the previous movie that did not feature Matt Damon. Luckily, the action and thrill of the previous movies are still here but what’s missing is the espionage factor as there are only so many secrets that are left to reveal. Pretty much everything has been revealed (and revealed again) in all the other movies. Still, there is a […]Read On »


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

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

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

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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Dorking Out – Episode 24: The Gilmore Girls Visit Westworld Edition

Dorking Out Show | © 2016 Chris Smith/Sonia Mansfield

Hey there, dorks. In this week’s episode we review the return of GILMORE GIRLS on Netflix. Sonia was a big fan of the show, and Chris has never watched the show. It’s an interesting conversation to say the least. Peter Brown, associate editor of Assignment X, stops by to help us sort out our feelings about the season finale of WESTWORLD. And finally, we try to get into a festive mood and share our favorite holiday movies. All of that, plus our favorite headlines of the week. We hope you enjoy our dorky podcast. You can listen to us here, or you can […]Read On »


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