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Interview: SAVAGES composer Adam Peters goes from Echo and the Bunnymen to soundtracks

By DANIEL SCHWEIGER | 07/19/2012
SAVAGES / ©2012 Universal Pictures

Oliver Stone may have started out as one of the cinemas great agent provocateurs. However, over nearly the last two decades, the frenzied abandon of Stone’s work has felt more long in the tooth than anything- just plain tired if you will. Yet if we were expecting Stone’s auspicious career to end with a mellow Hollywood wipeout, leave it to SAVAGES‘ border-hopping tsunami of sex, drugs and violence to mark the return of celluloid excessiveness’ Big Kahuna. And playing musical wingman to the wildly entertaining ride is another seasoned rebel named Adam Peters. A major force behind the raucous rhythms […]Read On »


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TV Review: DALLAS – Season 1 – “Collateral Damage”

By PAMELA HARLAND |
Charlene Tilton in DALLAS - Season 1 - "Collateral Damage" | ©2012 TNT

Stars: Larry Hagman, Patrick Duffy, Brenda Strong, Linda Gray, Josh Henderson, Jesse Metcalfe, Jordana Brewster, Julie Gonzalo Network: TNT, airs Wednesday nights Original Telecast: July 18th, 2012 I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again the DALLAS theme is one of the best TV theme songs ever, instrumental or lyrical. And to boot, the show, too is one of the best ever. I wouldn’t be surprised if the new DALLAS inspired other ’80s nighttime soap operas – as they were once called – to be revamped. The return of FALCON CREST and KNOT’S LANDING may be just around the […]Read On »


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Interview: THE KILLING star Joel Kinnaman on EASY MONEY and ROBOCOP remake

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN | 07/18/2012
Joel Kinnaman in EASY MONEY | ©2012 Weinstein Company

Television mystery fans know him as the rule-breaking, dogged Seattle police detective Steven Holder on THE KILLING. Science-fiction film fans are looking forward to his portrayal of the title character in the upcoming remake of ROBOCOP. But in his native Sweden, Joel Kinnaman is already well-known for his star turn as Johan “J.W.” Westlund, a college student turned out-of-his-depth drug trafficker in EASY MONEY. Based on the best-selling novel SNABBA CASH by Jens Lapidus, EASY MONEY is a mixture of crime thriller and social commentary as we see how a group of diverse people clash over a complicated mixture of […]Read On »


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TV Review: BREAKING BAD – Season 5 “Live Free or Die” – Season Premiere

By EGAN BRUMLEY |
BREAKING BAD - Season 5 poster | ©2012 AMC

Stars:  Bryan Cranston, Aaron Paul, Anna Gunn Writer: Vince Gilligan Director: Michael Slovis Network: AMC, airs Sunday Nights Original Telecast: July 15, 2012 BREAKING BAD’s creator Vince Gilligan has described the remarkable metamorphosis undergone by the show’s protagonist Walter White (Bryan Cranston) as a transformation from MR. CHIPS to SCARFACE.  And for four seasons now, we’ve watched this play out in fits and starts, as Walt’s lung cancer diagnosis served as the catalyst to a chain of increasingly morally dubious decisions that would change him from an endearing family man and talented high school chemistry teacher into a vain, manipulative, and […]Read On »


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Exclusive Interview: Johnathan McClain talks RETIRED AT 35 Season 2

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN |
Johnathan McClain in RETIRED AT 35 | ©2012 TV Land

On TV Land’s RETIRED AT 35, now in its second season Wednesdays at 11 PM, Johnathan McClain plays the title character, David Robbins, who quits his awful job and returns to his hometown, only to be caught up in quarrels between his strong-willed parents, played by George Segal and Jessica Walter. McClain is a native of South Carolina whose TV resume includes 24, MEDIUM and CSI. This interview was conducted over the phone. McClain sets the stage at his end of the line while he’s on vacation in Italy. JOHNATHAN McCLAIN: I’m sitting here, staring at the Arno River from […]Read On »


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TV Review: LONGMIRE – Season 1 – “8 Seconds”

By SEAN ELLIOTT |
Bailey Chase and Gerald McRaney in LONGMIRE - Season 1 - "8 Seconds" | ©2012 A&E

Stars: Robert Taylor, Katee Sackhoff, Lou Diamond Phillips, Cassidy Freeman, Bailey Chase, Adam Bartley, Louanne Stephens  Writer:  Tony Tost, Series created by Hunt Baldwin & John Coveny, Based on the novels by Craig Johnson Director: Christopher Chulack  Network: A&E, airs Sunday nights Original Telecast: July 8, 2012 “8 Seconds” is an interesting and very twisty turvy episode of LONGMIRE. This series never ceases to impress with the levels of intrigue for each week’s mystery, and even though I figured this one out – it was only a couple of minutes ahead of the big reveal. So many elements of this […]Read On »


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TV Review: EUREKA – Season 5 – “Just Another Day” – Series Finale

By RACHEL REITSLEFF | 07/17/2012
Salli Richardson-Whitfield and Colin Ferguson in EUREKA - Season 5 finale - "Just Another Day" |©2012 Syfy/Eike SchroterSalli Richardson-Whitfield and Colin Ferguson in EUREKA - Season 5 finale - "Just Another Day" |©2012 Syfy/Eike Schroter

Stars: Colin Ferguson, Salli Richardson-Whitfield, Joe Morton, Erica Cerra, Neil Grayston, Niall Matter, Felicia Day, Matt Frewer, Debrah Farentino, Jordan Hinson, Tembe Locke, Trevor Jackson, Kavan Smith, Christopher Gauthier, Christopher Jacot, Wil Wheaton, James Callis Writer: Jaime Paglia, story by Bruce Miller & Jaime Paglia, series created by Andrew Cosby & Jaime Paglia Director: Matt Hastings Network: Syfy, Mondays @ 9 PM Original Telecast: July 16, 2012 “Just Another Day” wraps EUREKA up in true EUREKA style. Some TV series employ a scorched-earth policy when they finish. In some cases (as with serialized shows), they’ve earned it; at other times, […]Read On »


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Exclusive Interview: JANE BY DESIGN star Nick Roux talks about going punk

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN |
Nicholas Roux in JANE BY DESIGN - Season 1 - "The End of the Line" | ©2012 Fox Family/Eric McCandless

ABC Family Channel has scored a hit with its new series JANE BY DESIGN, which airs Tuesdays at 9 PM. Erica Dasher plays Jane, a high-school student who is mistaken for a twentysomething and winds up working at a fashion magazine for a demanding boss, played by Andie MacDowell. Nick Roux plays Jane’s best friend and fellow high school student Billy Nutter, the first to learn of Jane’s double life. California native Roux has appeared on ABC Family and its sibling Disney Channel before – he’s previously guested on THE WIZARDS OF WAVERLY PLACE and THE SUITE LIFE ON DECK […]Read On »


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TV Review: LEVERAGE – Season 5 – “The (Very) Big Bird Job” – Season Premiere

By DON E. PETERSON |
Beth Riesgraf and Aldis Hodge in LEVERAGE - Season 5 - "The (Very) Big Bird Job" | ©2012 TNT/Erik Heinila

Stars: Timothy Hutton, Gina Bellman, Christian Kane, Beth Riesgraf, Aldis Hodge Writer: John Rogers Director: John Rogers Network: TNT, Sunday nights Original Telecast: July 14, 2012 With the Leverage team’s operations in Boston in shambles after Season 4, Season 5 of LEVERAGE picks up as the team is regrouping once again – this time in the city of Portland, OR (where the show is actually filmed). All their aliases are moot, they have to lay low and they have a new headquarter base at a micro-brewery  — courtesy, as always, of Hardison (Aldis Hodge). With “The (Very) Big Bird Job, […]Read On »


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Exclusive EUREKA Photos from An Evening With Syfy’s EUREKA

By SUE SCHNEIDER | 07/16/2012
Eureka Cast - Neil Grayston, Colin Ferguson, Jaime Paglia, Salli Richardson-Whitfield and Joe Morton at The Paley Center for Media Presents An Evening with Syfy's EUREKA | ©2012 Sue Schneider

The Paley Center for Media Presented An Evening with SyFy’s EUREKA  on July 9th at The Paley Center for Media in Beverly Hills. After five seasons Syfy’s EUREKA is saying goodbye, so this sold-out event featured a premiere screening of a new episode and a preview of the anticipated series finale, which airs tonight on Syfy. After the screening fans were treated to a conversation with the cast and creative team of this quirky and inventive series. Walking into the Paley on this special night was the cast and creative team, which included:  Joe Morton, Neil Grayston, Salli Richardson-Whitfield, Colin […]Read On »


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