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Movie Review: JOY

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN | 12/25/2015
JOY movie poster | ©2015 20th Century Fox

Rating: PG-13 Stars: Jennifer Lawrence, Robert De Niro, Bradley Cooper, Edgar Ramirez, Diane Ladd, Virginia Madsen, Isabella Rossellini, Dascha Polanco, Elisabeth Rohm, Aundrea Gadsby, Gia Gadsby Writer: David O. Russell, story by Annie Mumolo and David O. Russell Director: David O. Russell Distributor: Twentieth Century Fox Release Date: December 25, 2015 JOY is, in broad strokes, the story of Joy Mangano, though how closely this hews to actual history is an open question so far as onscreen crawls go. On its own terms, JOY works, and if it never exactly produces the title sentiment, it’s still a satisfying experience. JOY […]Read On »


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Movie Review: THE HATEFUL EIGHT

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN |
THE HATEFUL EIGHT movie poster | ©2015 The Weinstein Company

Rating: R Stars: Samuel L. Jackson, Kurt Russell, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Walton Goggins, Demian Bichir, Tim Roth, Michael Madsen, Bruce Dern, James Parks, Channing Tatum Writer: Quentin Tarantino Director: Quentin Tarantino Distributor: The Weinstein Co. Release Date: December 25, 2015 There are a lot of clashes of sensibilities on display in writer/director Quentin Tarantino’s eighth feature film, THE HATEFUL EIGHT. Part of the movie is a big-screen, wide open spaces epic that, in its 70mm road show format, is almost literally breathtaking in its stark beauty. Another big part of the movie is a kind of Agatha Christie one-room murder […]Read On »


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TRUTH BE TOLD: Bresha Webb on her new NBC comedy – Exclusive Interview

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN |
Bresha Webb in TRUTH BE TOLD - Season 1 | ©2015 NBC/Joseph Culticel

In NBC’s half-hour comedy TRUTH BE TOLD, which airs two new episodes back to back on Friday, Dec. 25, two couples grapple with trying to do and say the right thing without being phony, which they sometimes find difficult. Bresha Webb plays Angie, who is married to Russell (Tone Bell). They’re black; Russell is best friends with white next-door neighbor Mitch (Mark-Paul Gosselaar), who is married to Tracy (Vanessa Lachey). Webb’s career includes both comedy and drama, with arcs on E.R., LEARNING TOWN, GREY’S ANATOMY and LOVE THAT GIRL, plus feature credits including AT THE DEVIL’S DOOR and HOLLOWS GROVE. […]Read On »


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RED OAKS: Richard Kind also talks GOTHAM and INSIDE OUT – Interview

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN | 12/24/2015
Richard Kind in RED OAKS | ©2015 Amazon

In Amazon’s new comedy series RED OAKS, now streaming its entire first season on Amazon Prime, Richard Kind plays Sam, husband of Judy (Jennifer Grey) and father of college student David (Craig Roberts). It’s the Eighties, and Sam is a little puzzled by David’s decision to spend the summer as an apprentice to a country club tennis pro. Kind, born in New Jersey, has a nonstop career in TV, film and theatre. He was a regular on SPIN CITY and can currently be seen as traumatized Mayor Aubrey James on GOTHAM and heard as Bing Bong, the imaginary pink elephant/cat […]Read On »


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POP SHOW PODCAST – Episode 6: STAR WARS THE FORCE AWAKENS review

By PETER BROWN |
THE POP SHOW PODCAST | © 2015 AssignmentX

After another extended hiatus, THE POP SHOW PODCAST starring Anthony C. Ferrante is back and this time it is the obligatory STAR WARS THE FORCE AWAKENS review and even some discussion into the STAR WARS prequels. We are joined by a handful of nerds that love the Star Wars universe to discuss the blockbuster film. Needless to say, there are spoilers. HUGE SPOILERS. So do not listen if you haven’t seen the movie or don’t want to be ruined if you plan to see it later. Listen and Subscribe to the POP SHOW PODCAST on iTunes! POP SHOW PODCAST on other podcast […]Read On »


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Filmmaker Robert Rodriguez talks EL REY NETWORK and JONNY QUEST – Interview

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN | 12/23/2015
Robert Rodriguez at the World Premiere of DARK SHADOWS | ©2012 Sue Schneider

Robert Rodriguez isn’t the only filmmaker who makes highly individual movies from the SPY KIDS franchise on the family side to the EL MARIACHI/DESPERADO/ONCE UPON A TIME IN MEXICO trilogy, the MACHETE and the SIN CITY movies on the mature end, and he’s not even the only one to have his own production facility, Troublemaker Studios, which is located in Austin, Texas. However, Rodriguez is perhaps the only writer/director/producer to head up his own cable television network. El Rey Network has several original series on its roster: FROM DUSK TILL DAWN, the vampire/crime drama based on the film directed by […]Read On »


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SCORPION: Katharine McPhee feels the sting on Season 2 – Exclusive Interview

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN | 12/21/2015
Katharine McPhee in SCORPION - Season 2 | ©2015 CBS/Sonja Flemming

On SCORPION, now in its second season Mondays on CBS, Walter O’Brien (Elyes Gabel) and his team of unconventional geniuses continue to help the government solve baffling crimes and emergencies in an entertaining manner. The one member of Walter’s Scorpion group who is not a genius is erstwhile waitress Paige Dineen, played by Katharine McPhee. Paige is the designated go-between for the blunt, math-focused Walter and the rest of the world, though an undeniable attraction is brewing between these two opposites. Los Angeles native McPhee first rose to fame as a first-place runner-up on Season 5 of AMERICAN IDOL. Since […]Read On »


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CSI: CYBER: Actor Charley Koontz on Season 2 – Exclusive Interview

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN | 12/20/2015
Charlie Koontz in CSI: CYBER | ©2015 CBS

CSI: CYBER, now in its second season, is the the most recent installment in CBS’s phenomenally successful CSI franchise. Patricia Arquette stars as FBI cyber expert and psychologist Dr. Avery Ryan, who investigates Internet crime across the country and around the world, from terrorists to kidnappers who hack into baby monitors to spy on families. Charley Koontz plays FBI Special Agent Daniel Krumitz, a young “white hat” hacker and computer analyst who is part of Avery’s team. This is Koontz’s first series regular gig; he recurred as Fat Neil on COMMUNITY and appeared in the horror film RUBBER. Earlier this […]Read On »


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Movie Review: STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS – Review #1

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN | 12/18/2015
STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS logo | © 2015 Lucasfilm Ltd.

Rating: PG-13 Stars: Harrison Ford, Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, Adam Driver, Oscar Isaac, Carrie Fisher, Andy Serkis, Gwendoline Christie, Peter Mayhew, Domnhall Gleeson Writers: Lawrence Kasdan & J.J. Abrams and Michael Arndt, based on characters created by George Lucas Director: J.J. Abrams Distributor: Disney Release Date: December 18, 2015 If there ever was a movie where just about nobody cared what the reviews were like, STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS is it. The legions who love George Lucas’ original creation don’t give a flying Fett what anyone has to say – if there’s a chance that the magic spark has […]Read On »


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CHILDHOOD’S END: Screenwriter Matthew Graham on adapting the classic novel – Interview

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN | 12/16/2015
Charles Dance in CHILDHOOD'S END | © 2015 Syfy

Arthur C. Clarke’s 1953 novel CHILDHOOD’S END has been regarded as a science-fiction classic for six decades now. For about the same amount of time, it has been regarded as unfilmable, even though Stanley Kubrick’s cinematic adaptation of another of Clarke’s novels, 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY, has received near-universal acclaim and despite the fact that CHILDHOOD’S themes of an alien race arriving on Earth with tangible benefits (an end to war, disease and poverty) but dubious motives have been disseminated throughout countless other books, films and TV series. Syfy Channel has finally accepted the challenge and produced a three-part miniseries […]Read On »


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