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TV Review: BONES – Season 8 – “The Doom in the Gloom”

By RACHEL REITSLEFF | 04/07/2013
Emily Deschanel in BONES - Season 8 - "The Doom in the Gloom" | ©2013 Fox/Adam Taylor

Stars: David Boreanaz, Emily Deschanel, Michaela Conlin, Tamara Taylor, TJ Thyne, John Francis Daley, Carla Gallo, Gloria Garayua, JD Walsh, Rona Benson, Wilmer Calderon, Joseph Williamson Writers: Sanford Golden & Karen Wyscarver, series created by Hart Hanson, based on the life and writings of Kathy Reichs Director: Kate Woods Network: Fox, Mondays @ 8 PM Airdate: March 18, 2013 The idea of murder within a survivalist group has a lot of potential, but it’s largely squandered in the BONES episode “The Doom in the Gloom.” It’s almost as though the creative team was afraid of giving offense, despite the fact […]Read On »


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Exclusive Interview: Director Eugene Jarecki on THE HOUSE I LIVE IN

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN |
THE HOUSE I LIVE IN | ©2013 PBS

THE HOUSE I LIVE IN, filmmaker Eugene Jarecki’s documentary about the “war on drugs” in the United States, won the Grand Jury Prize for Documentary at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival. The film posits that criminalizing drugs does nothing to stop the drug trade and indeed may be making it worse; it is inarguably filling up prisons beyond capacity. THE HOUSE I LIVE IN was released theatrically in 2012; PBS is airing it Monday night, April 8 (check local listings for time) as part of the network’s INDEPENDENT LENS series. Jarecki is committed to showing THE HOUSE I LIVE IN […]Read On »


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CD Review: JACK THE GIANT SLAYER soundtrack

By DANIEL SCHWEIGER |
JACK THE GIANT SLAYER soundtrack | ©2013Water Tower Records

Make no mistake that composer-editor John Ottman can adventurously lighten up when in the sole musical seat to provide dynamically fun work on ASTRO BOY and two FANTASTIC FOUR flicks. Yet when he teams up with director Bryan Singer, the results usually skew towards the dark side, from the outrightly oppressive VALKYRIE and APT PUPIL to the brooding super-heroics of X-MEN UNITED and SUPERMAN RETURNS. So it’s a pleasant surprise that the duo have chosen an entertainingly inconsequential project like JACK THE GIANT SLAYER to finally sit back and have some fluffy, creative popcorn with. Yet ironically, JACK impressively proves […]Read On »


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CD Review: OZ THE GREAT AND POWERFUL soundtrack

By DANIEL SCHWEIGER |
OZ THE GREAT AND POWERFUL soundtrack | ©2013 Intrada Records

Long before fairy tale movies were in vogue, Danny Elfman was applying equal parts enchantment and foreboding to such fractured Tim Burton fantasies as EDWARD SCISSORHANDS, THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS and BIG FISH. So it’s no surprise that a filmmaker prone to dark, deceptively kid-friendly adventures would start the recent trend off with ALICE IN WONDERLAND, even if it was a film that pretty much went down the rabbit hole. However, Elfman’s strikingly themed score stayed above the helter-skelter effects fray with its clever plays on English propriety. Now, Elfman’s music truly gets to fly in the genre for Sam […]Read On »


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Movie Review: THE COMPANY YOU KEEP

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN |
THE COMPANY YOU KEEP movie poster | ©2013 Sony Pictures Classics

Rating: R Stars: Robert Redford, Shia LaBeouf, Julie Christie, Sam Elliott, Terrence Howard, Richard Jenkins, Anna Kendrick, Brit Marling, Stanley Tucci, Nick Nolte, Chris Cooper, Susan Sarandon, Jacqueline Evancho, Stephen Root Writer: Lem Dobbs, based on the novel by Neil Gordon Director: Robert Redford Distributor: Sony Pictures Classics Release Date: April 5, 2013 A movie that has in its cast Robert Redford, Shia LaBeouf, Julie Christie, Sam Elliott, Terrence Howard, Richard Jenkins, Anna Kendrick, Brit Marling, Stanley Tucci, Nick Nolte, Chris Cooper, Stephen Root and Susan Sarandon is obviously worth seeing, no matter its content or execution. THE COMPANY YOU […]Read On »


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Movie Review: EVIL DEAD

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN |
EVIL DEAD (2013) movie poster | ©2013 Screen Gems/Film District

Rating: R Stars: Jane Levy, Shiloh Hernandez, Jessica Lucas, Lou Taylor Pucci, Elizabeth Blackmore Writers: Fede Alvarez & Rodo Sayagues, based on characters created by Sam Raimi Director: Fede Alvarez Distributor: TriStar/FilmDistrict The original EVIL DEAD film was made in Michigan in 1981. It launched the careers of its director/writer Sam Raimi, producer Robert Tapert and star Bruce Campbell. The trio reteamed on EVIL DEAD 2: DEAD BY DAWN and the third film in the series, ARMY OF DARKNESS. It’s the latter two that most people remember, with Campbell as the astoundingly dense protagonist Ash smashing plates over his own […]Read On »


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JOHN DIES AT THE END Highlights this week in Blu-ray and DVD Releases

By PETER BROWN | 04/06/2013
JOHN DIES AT THE END | (c) 2013 Magnolia Entertainment

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: JOHN DIES AT THE END – Woman exploding into snakes. A meat monster coming to life from a freezer. A zombie looking for the axe that killed him. A flying moustache. A bratwurst phone. A mall of the dead. Ginormous hybrid machine creatures. This is just a […]Read On »


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Movie Review: LUCKY BASTARD

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN | 04/05/2013
LUCKY BASTARD movie poster | ©2013 Vineyard Haven Pictures

Rating: NC-17 Stars: Don McManus, Jay Paulson, Betsy Rue, Chris Wylde, Catherine Annette, Lee Kholafai, Lanny Joon Writers: Robert Nathan & Lukas Kendall Director: Robert Nathan Distributor: Vineyard Haven Pictures Release Date: April 5, 2013 “Found footage” is a popular horror subgenre these days. LUCKY BASTARD applies it to a thriller that is not supernatural and not exactly horror, though it’s right on the border, using the format deftly to draw us into the action right across the room. It’s unnerving and unsettling, because we like most of the readily credible characters and also because of the structure. We’ve seen […]Read On »


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Exclusive Interview: Director Robert Nathan on LUCKY BASTARD – Part 1

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN |
LUCKY BASTARD | ©2013 Vineyard Haven Pictures

Strange but true – there are Web sites where viewers can participate by having sex with adult industry professionals. Robert Nathan, making his feature directorial debut, and his writing/producing partner Lukas Kendall, have imagined a number of things that could easily go wrong in this scenario. The result is the “found footage” thriller LUCKY BASTARD, which opens theatrically Friday April 5. Nathan, a journalist and novelist as well as a writer/producer, was previously nominated for (among other honors) four Emmys and an Edgar Award from the Mystery Writers of America. His TV credits include LAW & ORDER, ER and FAIRLY […]Read On »


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Exclusive Photos from THE INCREDIBLE BURT WONDERSTONE World Premiere

By SUE SCHNEIDER |
Steve Carell at the World Premiere of THE INCREDIBLE BURT WONDERSTONE | ©2013 Sue Schneider

Recently Warner Bros. Pictures held the World Premiere of THE INCREDIBLE BURT WONDERSTONE at the TCL Chinese Theatre in Hollywood. Just like most of the premieres held in Hollywood fans lined up across the street from the theatre hoping that the stars would come over to sign autographs, take pictures with them. You can always tell when someone big arrives as the fans scream. Walking the carpet were the stars of the film, which included: Steve Carell, Steve Buscemi, Olivia Wilde, Alan Arkin, Jim Carrey, David Copperfield, Michael Bully Herbig, Luke Vanek, Joshua Erenberg, Jessica McClain, Mason Cook, Ron Ostrow, […]Read On »


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