Jan 25 2015
Season 5, Episode 3 Air Date: Sunday, January 25, 2015 at 9:00 pm ET/PT on Showtime Rating: [rating=4] “I will milk myself like a goat before I let them drink that Russian AIDS milk.” – Vee The latest installment of Shameless, “The Two Lisas,” does a good job of moving almost everyone’s story lines …
Jan 25 2015
As the Suits midseason premiere approached, I was cautiously optimistic about things to come. As someone who’s not a fan of excessive internal conflict among central characters, I mentally prepared myself for the fallout that was seemingly inevitable due to Louis (Rick Hoffman) learning the truth about Mike (Patrick J. Adams).
Jan 25 2015
“Outlander” returns April 4, 2015 at 9PM ET/PT on Starz.
Jan 25 2015
Based on a true story. Deep in the uncharted American wilderness, trapper Hugh Glass (Leonardo DiCaprio) is severely injured and left for dead by a traitorous member of his team, John Fitzgerald (Tom Hardy). With sheer will as his only weapon, Glass must navigate a hostile environment, a brutal winter, and warring Native American tribes in relentless quest to survive and exact vengeance on Fitzgerald.
Jan 25 2015
Black Sails is back with a vengeance in the season two premiere “IX.” Well worth the wait, Starz’s pirate saga doesn’t disappoint as it gets down to the nitty-gritty events left in the wake of season one’s finale, “VIII.” Full of impressive action sequences and sharp dialogue, “IX” leaves you wanting more by the end.
Jan 24 2015
“Tribunal” picks up exactly where “Wesenrein” left off with Monroe (Silas Weir Mitchell) shackled, standing among a sea of cloaked figures chanting “Wesenrein” over and over. “Grandmaster” Charlie Riken (Brandon Quinn) presides over the so-called trial accusing Monroe of “violating the law” by “marrying outside of your bloodline” and “the befriending of a Grimm.” Back at the precinct, Captain Renard (Sasha Roiz) is concerned about Sgt. Wu (Reggie Lee) so he asks Nick (David Giuntoli) and Hank (Russell Hornsby) to make sure Wu can handle it when a Wesen “woges.” Meanwhile, Juliette (Bitsie Tulloch) and Rosalee (Bree Turner) continue to review the wedding guest list to figure out who betrayed Rosalee and Monroe to the Wesenrein.
Jan 24 2015
After a season of watching nightmarish clowns, psychopathic killers, and a homicidal ventriloquist terrorize the town of Jupiter, my expectations going into the finale of American Horror Story: Freak Show (AHS: Freak Show) were pretty high. So imagine my surprise when what I expected to see—abundant gore and a literal blood bath—evolved into something poignant and heartfelt by the end.
Jan 23 2015
Tugg, Inc. (“Tugg”), which allows individuals to choose films that play in local theaters across the United States, announced today that it has partnered with New Balloon, a cross-platform media company focused on advancing innovative storytelling technologies, to form a multi-million dollar Event Cinema Fund. Through the fund, both companies will provide high-impact investment capital, expertise, and other resources toward marketing and distributing culturally significant films.
Jan 23 2015
Once upon a time, Keith Michaels (Hugh Grant – About a Boy, Love Actually) was an Award-winning Hollywood screenwriter, but divorce and a string of unsuccessful films have left him with nothing but bad debts and blank pages. So when his agent arranges a job as guest screenwriting professor at a remote university in upstate New York, a desperate Keith can’t say no.
Jan 22 2015
Showtime acquires the movie rights to “Dreamcatcher” before it’s premiere at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival.
Jan 22 2015
The two most commonly aired shows today are either about detectives/cops or the medical field. Somewhere in the human psyche, we are interested in people who save lives and/or investigate the mystery of the week. Backstrom is a detective series that tries to be fun, witty, gritty, and interesting, but it just tries too hard.
Jan 22 2015
When HBO originally announced its new entertainment documentary, Sinatra: All or Nothing At All, was coming to our television screens this year, no air date had been decided. Now, I’m happy to tell you the two-night, four-hour presentation will premiere on Sunday, April 5 from 8-10:00 pm ET/PT and Monday, April 6 from 8-10:00 pm ET/PT.
Jan 21 2015
As an avid fan of both Ian McShane and Showtime’s Ray Donovan, in addition to reviewing the series on a weekly basis, I am thrilled to report that Golden Globe winner and Emmy® nominee Ian McShane (Deadwood) is joining the cast of the hit drama series.
Jan 21 2015
Lead Belly has inspired generations of musicians, from The Weavers to the Grateful Dead, from Van Morrison, to The Beach Boys and even Nirvana. And yet few people today know his remarkable story, and even fewer know when they are listening to his music. His story is told in the new one-hour Smithsonian Channel special, LEGEND OF LEAD BELLY, premiering Monday, February 23 at 8 p.m. ET/PT.
Jan 21 2015
Continuing to deliver powerful and riveting documentary programming, SHOWTIME will debut the world premieres of two highly-anticipated films at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival. Competing in the World Cinema Documentary Competition and available for theatrical release, LISTEN TO ME MARLON, directed by Stevan Riley (Fire in Babylon), unlocks Marlon Brando’s extensive never-before-heard personal audio archive. Also debuting at Sundance is the compelling Warren Jeffs documentary PROPHET’S PREY, directed by Amy Berg (Deliver us from Evil, An Open Secret), which provides a unique look inside one of the largest cults currently operating in the United States, Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (FLDS).
Jan 21 2015
The cast and crew of NBC’s hit TV drama “Grimm,” which is set and filmed in Portland, Oregon, are supporting OHSU Doernbecher Children’s Hospital with the establishment of the Grimmster Endowment. Grimm fans are encouraged to support the endowment by making a donation or by participating in an exclusive online auction of memorabilia from the show.
Jan 21 2015
From the team behind THE INVISIBLE WAR, comes a startling exposé of rape crimes on U.S. campuses, institutional cover-ups and the brutal social toll on victims and their families. Weaving together verité footage and first-person testimonies, the film follows survivors as they pursue their education while fighting for justice — despite harsh retaliation, harassment and pushback at every level.
Jan 21 2015
The Originals airs Monday at 8/7c only on The CW.
Jan 21 2015
Justified may be on its way out but it’s not going quietly into that good night; no way. “Fate’s Right Hand” takes you by the scruff of your collar and throws you into a world of hurt, betrayal, and just the right amount of humor for good measure. If you were disappointed with season five, what I’ve seen in the first three episodes of season six makes up for it ten times over. I can’t wait to find out what happens this season.
Jan 21 2015
“Private Eye, Caramba!” is a fun and sexy episode! In the opening scene, a beautiful young woman dressed in a glittering gown runs down a dark alley and just before her neighbor is able to buzz her into her apartment, someone grabs her. The next thing you know, the young starlet is dead. Anahita Menendez (Cindy Luna) was one of the stars of a hit telenovela but there is much more to her death than meets the eye.
Jan 20 2015
Italian for ‘defaming portrait,’ the title of this week’s #SleepyHollow, “Pittura Infamante,” puts the portrait of Dorian Gray to shame. The subject of the painting isn’t out and about, ageless and unscathed as Mr. Gray but trapped within the canvas harboring a dark and sinister secret.
Jan 20 2015
The combination of comedic and dramatic scenes is what Girlfriends’ Guide to Divorce (#GG2D) does extremely well. In “Rule 17: Ask the Answer Lady!” (“Rule 17”), Director Brian Dannelly knows exactly when to mix humor into an otherwise serious scene, and when not to. As a matter of fact, the very first scene of “Rule 17” is total comedy at its best and had me laughing out loud from the first shot.
Jan 18 2015
Episodic writer Krista Vernoff provides some of the best, most witty dialogue in this week’s installment of Shameless. If I have one complaint about “I’m the Liver,” it’s the pacing. The episode switches from scene to scene, story line to story line so quickly, you barely have time to digest what you’ve just seen before another story line pops up. I mean, some scenes contain only one or two lines of dialogue! Other than that, “I’m the Liver” is an extremely entertaining episode.
Jan 17 2015
#Grimm comes back from winter break with a vengeance! “Wesenrein” is dark, gritty, bloody, and unapologetic. It’s also engrossing, evoking emotions I don’t normally feel while watching Grimm. I was ready to hurt someone and I’m still feeling antsy after all is said and done. “Wesenrein” picks up with Juliette (Bitsie Tulloch) screaming as she stares at her transformation. We also continue with the story line of Monroe (Silas Weir Mitchell) being kidnapped right in front of his house.
