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ARROW: THE COMPLETE FIRST SEASON Highlights this week in Blu-ray, DVD and VOD Releases

ARROW THE COMPLETE FIRST SEASON | (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: DISCONNECT – The first of two Alexander Skarsgard (of TRUE BLOOD fame) films this week on Blu-ray and DVD. Skarsgard is part of an impressive ensemble in DISCONNECT that tries to capture the world in which we live in today where cyber bulling is rampant, people turn […]Read On »


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Toronto International Film Festival Wrap Up: Part 1 – The Hot

12 Years Slave | ©2013 Fox Searchlight

Going into the Toronto International Film Festival armed with the buzz they received at the Telluride Film Festival the two big films were GRAVITY and 12 YEARS A SLAVE. Four days later is was still just GRAVITY and 12 YEARS A SLAVE. By festival’s end? You guessed it. This was in part because they’re both excellent films and because Toronto has very much become a ‘front loaded’ festival with the first weekend being all important. How front loaded was the festival? So much so that it was nearly a ghost town by mid week. So much so that Entertainment Weekly […]Read On »


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Exclusive Interview: THE HOLLOW CROWN reworks Shakespeare for four new PBS films

Rory Kinnear in GREAT PERFORMANCES: THE HOLLOW CROWN - RICHARD II | ©2013 PBS/BBC

THE HOLLOW CROWN, on PBS’ GREAT PERFORMANCES beginning Friday September 20 at 9 PM and continuing for three Fridays thereafter, consists of four new films of William Shakespeare’s histories HENRY II, starring Ben Whishaw in the title role, and HENRY IV PART I, HENRY IV PART II and HENRY V, starring Jeremy Irons as Henry IV and Tom Hiddleston as Prince Hal/Henry V, with Simon Russell Beale as Falstaff. Other notable cast members include David Bradley (Walder Frey on GAME OF THRONES), Lindsay Duncan, David Morrissey (the Governor on THE WALKING DEAD), James Purefoy (of THE FOLLOWING), Patrick Stewart, David […]Read On »


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TV Review: BONES – Season 9 – “The Secrets in the Proposal” – Season Premiere

David Boreanaz and Emily Deschanel in BONES - Season 9 | ©2013 Fox/Jeff Lipsky

Stars: David Boreanaz, Emily Deschanel, Michaela Conlin, Tamara Taylor, TJ Thyne, John Francis Daley, Patricia Belcher, Carla Gallo, Mather Zickel, Lucy Watson, Kathleen York, Rich Ceraulo, Alastair Duncan, John Hartmann, Freddie Prinze Jr. Writers: Hart Hanson & Stephen Nathan, series created by Hart Hanson, based on the life and writings of Kathy Reichs Director: Ian Toynton Network: Fox, Mondays @ 8 PM Airdate: September 16, 2013 While BONES’ Season 9 opener, “The Secrets in the Proposal,” ends with Brennan (Emily Deschanel) still not knowing why Booth (David Boreanaz) feels they can’t get married yet, it does answer the question of […]Read On »


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Exclusive Photos from PRISONERS Los Angeles Premiere

Hugh Jackman at the premiere of PRISONERS | ©2013 Sue Schneider

Warner Bros. Pictures and Alcon Entertainment held the Los Angeles Premiere of PRISONERS on September 12th at the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences in Beverly Hills. PRISONERS  has an A-list cast, which includes an Oscar Winner, Oscar nominees and a Golden Globe nominee. Walking the carpet were the stars from the film: Hugh Jackman, Jake Gyllenhaal, Viola Davis, Maria Bello, Terrence Howard, Melissa Leo, Paul Dano, Dylan Minnette, Zoe Soul, Kyla-Drew Simmons, Aaron Guzikowski (Screenwriter), Producers – Broderick Johnson, Adam Kolbrenner, and Kira Davis. Guests at the event  included: Dennis Haysbert, Emile Hirsch, Carol Connors, Julius Tennon, Alfonso […]Read On »


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Exclusive Interview: Harrison Knight on THE WATSONS GO TO BIRMINGHAM

Harrison Knight in THE WATSONS GO TO BIRMINGHAM | ©2013 Hallmark Channel

Hallmark Channel’s new telefilm THE WATSONS GO TO BIRMINGHAM, which premieres Friday, September 20 at 8 PM, is based on the Newbury Medal Award-winning novel by Christopher Paul Curtis. The time is 1963. The Watsons, an African-American family consisting of dad Daniel (Wood Harris), mom Wilona (Anika Noni Rose), young daughter Joetta (Skai Jackson), young son Kenny (Bryce Clyde Jenkins) and rebellious teenager Byron, played by Harrison Knight, travel from their home in Flint, Michigan for a visit to relatives in the segregated Alabama city of Birmingham. While they are there, the 16th Street Baptist Church is bombed in a racist hate […]Read On »


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TV Review: DEXTER – Season 8 – “Monkey in a Box”

Michael C. Hall in DEXTER - Season 8 - "Monkey in a Box" | ©2013 Showtime/Randy Tepper

Rating: TV-MA Stars: Michael C. Hall, Jennifer Carpenter, Desmond Harrington, C.S. Lee, David Zayas, James Remar, Aimee Garcia, Yvonne Strahovski, Geoff Pierson, Sean Patrick Flaherty, Darri Ingolfsson, Jadon Wells, Kenny Johnson Writers: Tim Schlattmann & Wendy West, series developed for television by James Manos Jr., based on the books by Jeff Lindsay Director: Ernest Dickerson Network: Showtime, Sundays @ 9 PM Original Airdate: September 15, 2013 With only one episode left, it’s hard to assess DEXTER’s penultimate hour, “Monkey in a Box.” Are the changes in characters evolution, or just ways to get our people to screw up in order […]Read On »


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Exclusive Photos from the SHARKNADO DVD and Blu-ray Signing

Sharknado Cast and Creators and The Shark participates in the Sharknado DVD Signing | © 2013 Albert L. Ortega

The SHARKNADO cast and creators (and the Shark) took over Dark Delicacies Bookstore in Burbank on September 8th for a DVD signing release for the SyFy Channel’s hit movie. Signing was Director Anthony C. Ferrante, Writer Thunder Levin. Joining them were stars: Tara Reid, Ian Ziering, Cassie Scerbo, Jaason Simmons, John Heard, and Robbie Rist. Plus, Producer – David Michael Latt, Synapse FX’s Joe Cornell and Josh Foster, Film Editor – William Boodell, and Visual Effects Supervisor – Emile Edwin Smith. Seen in the crowd was actor M. Steven Felty who also has a voice cameo in the film. Albert […]Read On »


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TV Review: UNDER THE DOME – Season 1 – “Curtains” – Season Finale

Dean Norris as Big Jim on UNDER THE DOME "Curtains" | (c) 2013 CBS/Brownie Harris

Cast: Dean Norris, Rachelle Lefevre, Alexander Koch, Mike Vogel, Natalie Martinez, Aisha Hinds, Jolene Purdy, Britt Robinson Writer: Brian K. Vaughn, Scott Gold Director: Jack Bender Network: CBS, airs Mondays @ 10 p.m. Original Telecast: Sept. 16, 2013 Considering UNDER THE DOME already got renewed by CBS for presumably a return in the summer of 2014, the producers apparently thought they could go out with a defined whimper instead of anything resembling a proper cliffhanger season finale. The season finale of the show, entitled “Curtains,” was a complete mess. Whereas the previous last four episodes have actually improved the show […]Read On »


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Exclusive Interview: THE BRIDGE star Demian Bichir on the new FX series

Demian Bichir in THE BRIDGE - Season 1 | ©2013 FX/Frank Ockenfels

In THE BRIDGE, on FX Wednesdays at 10 PM,Juarez, Mexico homicide detective Marco Ruiz, played by Demian Bichir, finds himself teamed up with El Paso,Texas homicide detective Sonya Cross, played by Diane Kruger, when a murder case spans both their jurisdictions. The case turns out to be horrifyingly personal for Marco, and not just because of his emotional involvement with solving the crime. He also has a complicated family situation that is made considerably more fraught due to the investigation. THE BRIDGE is based on the Scandinavian series BRON, adapted for American television by BRIDGE executive producers Meredith Stiehm and […]Read On »


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