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Film Festival Report: Best Bits from the 2013 AFI FEST

By PAUL ZIMMERMAN | 11/17/2013

With a deft blend of Hollywood A-list films (Tom Hanks in SAVING MR BANKS, Ben Stiller’s THE SECRET LIFE OF WALTER MITTY) and odd, out of the way fare (the acclaimed documentary JODOROWSKY’S DUNE, the slapstick comedy AWFUL NICE), the recent AFI FEST 2013 didn’t not disappoint. Held over the course of eight days once again in the heart of Hollywood, AFI took over the Chinese Theater complex on Hollywood Blvd and for the fifth straight year gave away tickets to all the screenings. Headquarters was in the historic Roosevelt Hotel with several floors roped off into an assortment of […]Read On »


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MAN OF STEEL Highlights this week in Blu-ray, DVD and VOD Releases

By PETER BROWN |
MAN OF STEEL | (c) 2013 Warner Home Video

Your time is short. We know this. So in order to expedite your buying and Netflix decision making, we provide you with a list of the cool and not-so-cool titles coming out for movies, television and everything in-between. So put your feet up, grab some popcorn and check out this week’s selections. Movies MAN OF STEEL – I loved MAN OF STEEL. Loved it. I know that’s something that may come of a bone of contention for some people that seemed to really down-to-a-new-level hate the movie because it wasn’t simply a reboot of the film series but a complete […]Read On »


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Blu-ray Review: JOHN CARPENTER’S ASSAULT ON PRECINCT 13 Collector’s Edition

By CARL CORTEZ | 11/16/2013
JOHN CARPENTER'S ASSAULT ON PRECINCT 13 Blu-ray | ©2013 Shout! Factory

Stars: Austin Stoker, Darwin Joston, Laurie Zimmer Writer: John Carpenter Director: John Carpenter Distributor: Scream Factory Suggested Retail Price: $29.93 There’s been a nice trend with John Carpenter movies being reissued on Blu-ray as of late, which is a good thing and the latest is his 1976 pre-HALLOWEEN movie ASSAULT ON PRECINCT 13. While it’s no secret Carpenter loves westerns, he’s never been given the chance to direct a full-on western (though he’s scripted a couple), so many of his films do have that western flavor to it (THE THING, ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK, GHOSTS OF MARS). With ASSAULT, Carpenter […]Read On »


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TV Review: GROUND FLOOR – Season 1 – “Pilot” – Series Premiere

By CARL CORTEZ | 11/15/2013
Skylar Astin and Briga Heelan in GROUND FLOOR - Season 1 | ©2013 TBS

Stars: Skyler Astin, Briga Heelan, James Earl, Rene Gube, Alexis Knapp, John C. McGinley Writer: Bill Lawrence, Greg Malins Director:  Gail Mancuso Network: TBS, airs Thursday nights Original Telecast: November 15, 2013 The premise for GROUND FLOOR is simple. A young, rising banker Brody (Skylar Astin) spends all his time living the corporate high life, by working hard and playing very little. During an office party, he meets a charming, somewhat brash woman on the ground floor named Jennifer (Briga Heelan) who has a one stand with him. The two of them shouldn’t be together, but they have chemistry and […]Read On »


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TV Review: ARROW – Season 2 – “League of Assassins”

By EGAN BRUMLEY |
Caity Lotz and Navid Negahban in ARROW - Season 2 - "League of Assassins" | © 2013 The CW/Michael Courtney

Stars:  Stephen Amell, Katie Cassidy, Paul Blackthorne, Susanna Thompson, Willa Holland, David Ramsey, Emily Bett Rickards, Manu Bennett, Colton Haynes, Celina Jade, Summer Glau, Caity Lotz, Bex Taylor-Klaus, Kevin Alejandro Writer: Jake Coburn & Drew Z. Greenberg Director: Wendey Stanzler Network: The CW, airs Wednesday Nights Original Telecast: November 6, 2013 ARROW takes on issues of guilt, forgiveness and redemption in this week’s episode, “League of Assassins.”   And while the episodes’ two main storylines nicely illustrate the agony and self doubt that result from a guilty conscience, I find myself wondering once again whether it’s wise for ARROW to keep […]Read On »


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TV Review: BONES – Season 9 – “The Dude in the Dam”

By RACHEL REITSLEFF |
Emily Deschanel and David Boreanaz in BONES - Season 8 - "The Dude in the Dam" | ©2013 Fox/Ray Mickshaw

Stars: David Boreanaz, Emily Deschanel, Michaela Conlin, Tamara Taylor, TJ Thyne, John Francis Daley, Michael Grant Terry, Nora Dunn, Boti Bliss, Jeanette Brox, Ian Kahn, Loren Ester, Alexis Carra, Malcolm Goodwin Writers: Kathy Reichs & Kerry Reichs, series created by Hart Hanson, based on the life and writings of Kathy Reichs Director: Kevin Hooks Network: Fox, Mondays @ 8 PM – NOTE: moving to Fridays @ 8 PM as of November 15, 2013 Airdate: November 11, 2013 BONES the TV series is based on the mystery novels of real-life anthropologist/novelist Kathy Reichs, whose literary creation Dr. Temperance Brennan is a […]Read On »


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Exclusive Interview: David Boreanaz talks BONES Season 9

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN |
David Boreanaz in BONES - Season 8 | ©2013 Fox/Brian Bowen Smith

BONES, now partway through its ninth season on Fox, moves to its new night Friday, tonight at 8 PM. On the show, FBI Special Agent Seeley Booth, David Boreanaz, and forensic anthropologist Dr. Temperance Brennan, played by Emily Deschanel, have finally gotten married. This is a big relief to both the characters and the show’s fans, as the Season 8 finale, “The Secret in the Siege,” had Booth – who’d already accepted Brennan’s marriage proposal – having to lie and say he didn’t want to get wed. This was because Booth was being blackmailed by serial killer Pelant (Andrew Leeds), […]Read On »


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TV Review: BEAUTY AND THE BEAST – Season 2 – “Reunion”

By SUE SCHNEIDER | 11/14/2013
Kristin Kruek in BEAUTY AND THE BEAST - Season 2 - "Reunion" | ©2013 The CW/David Giesbrecht

Stars: Kristin Kreuk, Jay Ryan, Austin Basis, Nina Lisandrello, Sendhil Ramamurthy Writers: Sherri Cooper-Landsman, Jennifer Levin, Ron Koslow, Eric Tuchman, series created by Ron Koslow Director: Fred Gerber Network: The CW, Monday @ 9 PM Original Airdate: November 4, 2013 In BEAUTY AND THE BEAST, Katherine (Kristin Kreuk) is getting ready for her 10-year “Reunion,” the title of the episode and is having a pre-reunion get together at her apartment. Walking into her bedroom to put some stuff away she finds Vincent (Jay Ryan) sitting on the fire escape. She tells him, “Haven’t you ever heard of a front door.” […]Read On »


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Exclusive Interview: SEAN SAVES THE WORLD star Megan Hilty and creator Victor Fresco

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN |
Megan Hilty in SEAN SAVES THE WORLD - Season 1 | ©2013 NBC/Chris Haston

In NBC’s freshman comedy SEAN SAVES THE WORLD, Thursdays at 9 PM, Sean Hayes – also an executive producer on the series — plays the hero of the title. Sean is a single gay man simultaneously coping with suddenly being sole custodial parent of his teenaged daughter Ellie (Samantha Isler) and trying to protect his fellow office workers from their mercurial new boss Max (Thomas Lennon), all while dealing with his opinionated mom (Linda Lavin). Victor Fresco, who previously devised LIFE ON A STICK and BETTER OFF TED, created SEAN SAVES THE WORLD. He’s at a press event for the […]Read On »


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TV Review: SOUTH PARK – Season 17 – “Black Friday”

By CARL CORTEZ |
Randy Marsh and the security guards in SOUTH PARK - Season 17 - "Black Friday" | ©2013 Comedy Central

Writer: Trey Parker Director: Trey Parker Network: Comedy Central, airs Wednesday nights Original Telecast: November 13, 2013 After last week’s dreadful “Ginger Cow” episode, SOUTH PARK bounces back with what may very well be their next multi-episode epic currently dubbed “Black Friday.” Paying homage to GAME OF THRONES, the story follows Cartman and his friends rallying together to be the first inside the mall stores on Black Friday. The first 20 people inside, get 80 percent off of anything, which means they can be the first to get the new next gen gaming console – an Xbox One or Playstation […]Read On »


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