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Entertainment Update for Sept. 30
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Hey All,
So, it seems like the heat wave in Southern California is finally breaking, my cold is (hopefully) on its last legs and there is loads of TV to watch tonight. In the meantime, here are the news items for today:
CONDOLENCES
Legendary actor Tony Curtis (father of Jamie Lee Curtis) passed away Wednesday night at the age of 85. Condolences are extended to his family, friends and fans. (E! Entertainment Online)
TELEVISION
Miranda Cosgrove (Nickelodeon’s iCarly) will guest star as a troubled pop star in need of representation after she’s arrested on a DUI charge on an upcoming episode of The Good Wife. (Kate Stanhope at TV Guide)
Parminder Nagra (ER) will guest star in an episode of the ABC legal drama The Whole Truth. She will appear in the 8th episode of the new series as Pilar Shirazeem, who comes to her best pal’s defense when she is charged with killing her husband. (William Keck at TV Guide)
Kyle MacLachlan is set to appear in at least two episodes of the CBS comedy How I Met Your Mother, as the ex-husband of Zoey (Jennifer Morrison). Morrison’s first episode airs October 18, while MacLachlan is set to debut in early November. (Michael Ausiello at Entertainment Weekly)
Shelley Conn (Charlie and the Chocolate Factory) has been cast as the female lead in FOX’s upcoming prehistoric/futuristic adventure series Terra Nova, which will get a sneak peek in May before launching in Fall 2011. Conn will star opposite Jason O’Mara and Stephen Lang and will play Elizabeth Shannon, the wife of O’Mara’s character, who travels back 85 million years. (Deadline and Televisionary)
First footage from the Doctor Who Christmas Special (and more on BBC America)
DEVELOPMENT NEWS
Bryan Fuller (the man behind Dead Like Me and Pushing Daisies) is working on a modern-day reboot of the classic series The Munsters. So far, NBC has only ordered only a pilot, but since the potential series is being described as “Modern Family meets True Blood,” it could have a shot at succeeding. (Michael Ausiello at Entertainment Weekly)
FOX is considering ordering Lawyers for Less, which is to be a workplace comedic drama about two best friends – a white-shoe lawyer coming back from disbarment for mixing business and pleasure and an enterprising black lawyer who takes him in as partner – who run a small storefront law firm specializing in ambulance chasing and defending the defenseless. (Deadline and Televisionary)
MADE-FOR-TV MOVIES NEWS
Fionnula Flanagan (Lost and Brotherhood) will star in the Hallmark Channel movie Three Wise Woman on December 14 at 8 PM. The movie is a new twist on ghosts of Christmas past, present and future. Flanagan stars as Beth, who has a rare opportunity to accompany her guardian angel, Tom (Hugh O’Connor), to visit her past and find out exactly how a single choice can change a life. (The Futon Critic)
BOX OFFICE NEWS
Michael Shannon, Benicio Del Toro and James Franco are attached to star in the box office movie Ice Man: Confessions of a Mafia Contract Killer, which is based on the true story of Richard “The Ice Man” Kuklinski, a man who for more than 40 years led a double life as both a professional assassin and a doting husband and father in suburban New Jersey. Mickey Rourke was linked to the project earlier this month. (Production Weekly and Dark Horizons)
Sam Raimi (Director of Spider-Man) is in talks to set up an alien invasion movie titled Earth Defense Force, which is being described as a cross between Top Gun, Independence Day and The Last Starfighter. It is based on a reading of Andrew Marlowe’s script, opening with the U.S. and Chinese militaries coming under attack from aliens, who swiftly depart, only to destroy many of the world’s landmarks and military installations before vanishing. It seems they came to test Earth’s defensive capabilities, and we failed miserably. (Vulture and The Wrap)
Legendary actor Christopher Plummer has joined the cast of the American version of the Girl With the Dragon Tattoo. He will play the wealthy industrialist who hires a disgraced journalist (Daniel Craig) to solve a 40-year unsolved murder. The case uncovers a web of familial corruption. (Heat Vision and First Showing)
BOX OFFICE TRAILERS/POSTERS
Three Dark, Gritty ‘Harry Potter & the Deathly Hallows’ Banners
Watch: Second Trailer for ‘Burlesque’ with Christina Aguilera
Q&A SECTION (with Michael Ausiello at Entertainment Weekly)
Question: Let’s assume Chord Overstreet’s Sam is not a love interest for Glee’s Kurt, and Darren Criss is. Well, who will Sam be paired with? —Jeff
Ausiello: I’m hearing single mom Quinn. But if you’ve got a better idea, the comments section below has your name written all over it, Jeff.
Question: Is Mike Chang going to get a solo on Glee? I’m swooning over his dancing (and now his abs!), but a solo would just be the icing on the cake. —Kraig
Ausiello: He’ll get the next best thing to a solo in episode 4: a duet with Tina!
Question: Any truth to the rumor that Glee‘s post-Super Bowl tribute episode will be a sequel to Britney/Brittany? —Taylor
Ausiello: If by “any truth” you mean “no truth whatsoever,” yes. Otherwise, not so much.
BREAKING GLEE NEWS: Sources confirm to me exclusively that Charice will reappear in episode 7!
Question: I was hoping that you can give me some Bones scoop. —Ina B
Ausiello: An upcoming episode will be told entirely from Brennan’s point of view. “It’s a very stylized episode where Brennan is investigating a murder of someone who appears to be her,” explains exec producer Stephen Nathan. “It’s sort of Brennan examining her own life while examining the victim. We’ve never done anything this internal. It’s probably the most psychologically oriented episode we’ve ever done.”
Question: Which episode of Bones is Emily Deschanel directing this season? —Frankie
Ausiello: Episode No. 14. And so far, that’s all I know.
Question: Hawaii Five-O scoop? —Johanna
Ausiello: Newly unemployed Lone Star star James Wolk should call his agent, because the CBS reboot is casting the perfect part for him: a possibly two-faced old buddy of McGarrett’s who’s visiting the islands as a bodyguard for a controversial Third World leader.
Question: Got any NCIS: LA scoop? — Justin
Ausiello: The show is on the lookout for a sixtysomething with a slight German accent to play the recurring role of a retiree who, though blind, still sees the fun in manipulating people. And since the character is named Burgess, I’m thinking the show is a fan of the Penguin.
Question: On a scale from 1 to 10, how crazy will the final scene in Smallville‘s 200th episode drive Clois fans? Any chance you can give us a little more on it? — Geff C.
Ausiello: Nine. Can’t say more except that it’ll take your breath away.
Question: Do you have any updates on the possibility of Michael Rosenbaum returning to Smallville? — Denny
Ausiello: I hear episode 10 may be titled “Luthor,” so draw your own conclusions. Actually, let me help you: I’m guessing that ties in with his pa Lionel’s return. But I could be wrong!
Question: Do you have any scoop on why/how Robert Wagner is coming back to NCIS? —Lyss
Ausiello: Tony Sr. gets caught up in a case that requires him to go on a date with (wait for it)
Ziva!
That’s it. Enjoy!
Fall TV: October TV Calendar
Posted in Television, TV Calendar on September 30, 2010| 1 Comment »
The following is a list of new and/or returning shows for the major networks and some of the cable channels as well as made-for-TV movies that you can expect to see on TV in October:
October 1 – The cable channel GMC will debut its new movie The Way Home at 8 PM
MOVIE SYNOPSIS: Dean Cain and Lori Beth Edgeman (Army Wives) star in this fact based movie about a family ripped apart by the disappearance of their little boy.
NOTE: Check your local listings for this cable channel. The movie will be reaired on October 2 at 8 PM and October 3 at 1PM
October 3 – The season premiere of CSI: Miami will air on CBS at 10 PM
October 3 – The Glades will air its summer season finale on A&E at 10 PM
October 3 – Law & Order: UK will debut on BBC America at 10:30 PM
Show Synopsis: Much like it’s US counterparts, the series focuses on detectives and the lawyers who investigate and prosecute crimes; but this time it’s set in London and stars Jamie Bamber (Battlestar Galactica), Bradley Walsh (The Old Curiosity Shop), Ben Daniels (The State Within) and Freema Agyeman (Doctor Who).
October 4 – New episodes of Lie To Me will start airing tonight at 9 PM on FOX, replacing the recently canceled Lone Star (original premiere date moved up nearly a month)
October 5 – The last half of season one of Caprica will be back on Syfy starting at 10 PM
October 8 – The summer season finale of Haven will air on Syfy at 10 PM
October 8 – The new Teen Nick series Gigantic premieres (check local listings for time)
Show Synopsis: Grace Gummer (Meryl Streep’s daughter) stars as the daughter of two A-list actors making her way along with her younger brother through Hollywood’s “It” cricles while trying to stay grounded.
October 9 – The Syfy movie Monsterwolf will premiere at 9 PM
MOVIE SYNOPSIS: On the outskirts of a small Louisiana town, a drilling crew sets blast charges to tap an oil deposit – releasing the Kachinawaya, a Native American animal spirit meant to protect Indian lands from invaders. The movie stars Robert Picardo (Star Trek: Voyager) and Jason London (Wildfire).
October 9 – The Hallmark Movie Channel movie After the Fall will debut at 8 PM
MOVIE SYNOPSIS: Andrea Bowen (Desperate Housewives) stars as a driven equestrian who suffers a near fatal injury during a horse show. Her protective single father (Greg Evigan) decides to enter her into an intense physical therapy program as part of a research study. There she meets a rough around the edges punk rock patient (Fiona Dourif) and her new next-door neighbor, an ex-cowboy (Rick Malambri) who encourages her to get back on her horse.
October 15 – Sanctuary will actually be back on Syfy at 10 PM tonight instead of on September 28 (and back in its old timeslot)
October 16 – Tower Prep is the second non-animated series on the Cartoon Network that will debut at 9 PM
Show Synopsis: This action thriller tells the story of a rebellious teen, Ian (Drew Van Acker from the online series The Lake), who wakes up one morning to find himself trapped at a mysterious prep school focused on tapping into the “unique potential” of its students. Ian forms a secret group with fellow students, including CJ (Elise Gatien from Smallville), Gabe (Ryan Pinkston from Quintuplets) and Suki (newcomer Dyana Liu).
NOTE: Check your local listings for airtime and date, as this series may not air until October 19.
October 17 – The summer season finale of Rubicon will air on AMC at 9 PM followed by the finale of Mad Men at 10 PM
October 17 – The BBC America series Luther debuts at 10 PM
Show Synopsis: Idris Elba (The Wire and The Losers) stars as John Luther, a brilliant detective tormented by the darker side of humanity, shining a light into the hearts and minds of psychopaths and killers and the shadowy spaces of his own soul. The cast includes Ruth Wilson (The Prisoner and Jane Eyre) and Indira Varma (Rome).
October 23 – The movie Growing the Big One will debut on the Hallmark Channel at 9 PM
MOVIE SYNOPSIS: Radio DJ Emma Silver (Shannen Doherty from Charmed) is leading a chic life in Seattle when she finds her beloved grandfather has died. Traveling to Valleyville to take care of the details, Emma is stunned to learn her grandfather has left her his farm, along with a sizable amount of debt. To keep the bank from foreclosing, Emma decides to follow in her grandfather’s footsteps and enter Valleyville’s annual pumpkin growing contest with his prized seeds. She reluctantly teams up with her neighbor Seth (Kavan Smith from Stargate Atlantis and Eureka) in hopes the prize money can save her farm and his business from going under. As Emma works to adapt to farming, grow the biggest pumpkin and win the prize money, she may actually find the greatest prize is one she can’t put a price on.
October 23 – The Nickelodeon movie The Boy Who Cried Werewolf will debut at 8 PM
MOVIE SYNOPSIS: Victoria Justice (Victorious) stars as Jordan Sands, a shy and unpopular teen who, through an accident, is transformed into a werewolf during a visit to Wolfsberg, Romania where her family has inherited an ancient castle. Brooke Shields (Lipstick Jungle) and Brooke D’Orsay (Royal Pains and Drop Dead Diva) co-star.
October 24 – BBC America present another adaptation of the classic novel Brideshead Revisited at 3 PM
MOVIE SYNOPSIS: Matthew Goode (Watchmen) plays Charles Ryder, an impressionable middle-class art student who becomes fascinated with the posh lifestyle of his Oxford schoolmate, Sebastian Flyte (Ben Whishaw). Charles spends the summer with Sebastian’s well-off family at their majestic estate, Brideshead Castle, where he falls in love with Sebastian’s sister, Julia. Over the course of two World Wars, Charles is immersed in the self-indulgent world of the Flyte family, and all the forbidden love and heartbreaking loss of innocence that involvement brings.
October 24 – Sherlock will air as part of the PBS Masterpiece Mystery lineup (check your local listings for time)
MINI-SERIES SYNOPSIS: Set in contemporary London – and based on the Sir Arthur Conan Doyle classic – Sherlock (Benedict Cumberbatch) becomes partnered with his new roommate, Afghanistan war vet James Watson (Martin Freeman) to solve all manner of complicated crimes.
NOTE: Sherlock will also air on October 31 and November 7 on PBS (check your local listings for time)
October 25 – In Treatment will be back with new episodes on HBO (check local listings for time)
NEWLY ADDED:
October 26 – The digital series Riese: Kingdom Falling will start airing on syfy.com/riese
WEB SERIES SYNOPSIS: Airing every Tuesday and Thursday, this 10-part series will be narrated by Amanda Tapping and is about Eleysia, a dying kingdom where resources are dwindling and compassion is fading. Distrust and anxiety have clouded people’s minds, causing a regression into primitive ways of thinking. People have grown restless, almost feral. Rituals and mythology have resurged, and the darker side of mankind has begun to reveal itself. Riese, a wanderer, travels across the decaying lands of Eleysia with her wolf, Fenrir. Marked as a heretic by religious group The Sect and the new Empress, Amara , Riese must evade their assassins and discover their true intentions for Eleysia. The cast includes Christine Chatelain (Sanctuary and The Bone Collector), Sharon Taylor (Stargate Universe) Ben Cotton (Harper’s Island), Allison Mack (Smallville), Ryan Robbins (Sanctuary and Caprica), Patrick Gilmore (Stargate Universe), Alessandro Juliani (Battlestar Galactica and Smallville) and Emilie Ullerup (Sanctuary).
October 27 – The final season of Friday Night Lights will air exclusively on DirecTV (don’t worry it will air on NBC at a later time) at 9 PM
October 30 – The made-for-TV movie Red will air on Syfy at 9 PM
MOVIE SYNOPSIS: The movie stars Felicia Day (Buffy, The Guild and Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along-Blog), Kavan Smith (Stargate Atlantis) and Stephen McHattie (The Jesse Stone movies) and focuses on a descendant of Little Red Riding Hood who brings her fiancé home to meet her family and tell him about the family business – they are werewolf hunters.
October 31 – The new AMC series The Walking Dead will debut at 10 PM with a 90-minute airing
Show Synopsis: The series tells the story of life following a zombie apocalypse and the survivors, led by police officer Rick Grimes (Andrew Lincoln from Love Actually). Jon Bernthal (Eastwick and The Pacific) plays a former member of the police department, Sarah Wayne Callies (Prison Break) is Rick’s wife Lori, Laurie Holden (The Shield and The X-Files) is one of two surviving sisters of the disaster and newcomer Steven Yeun as an expert scavenger.
October 31 – Being Human all-day marathon on BBC America of season 1 and 2 episodes (check your local listings for start and end times)
Happy Viewing!
Entertainment Update for Sept. 29
Posted in Daily/Weekly Updates on September 29, 2010| Leave a Comment »
Hey All,
Happy over the hump day folks! How is your week progressing so far? Getting excited for the weekend? I bet you all are. In the meantime, here are the news items for today:
TELEVISION
Human Target is being moved yet again. The premiere will now air on November 17 at 8 PM. This move changes the show from Friday nights to Wednesday nights AND bumps the show back over a month from being aired (it was to be back on October 1). (The Futon Critic)
As announced yesterday afternoon, Fox has pulled the plug on Lone Star after two low-rated episodes. Reruns of Lie to Me will fill the show’s Monday-9 pm time slot beginning next week. (Spoiler TV)
Rachel Nichols (Alias) has been cast in a multiple-episode arc on Criminal Minds, where she will play FBI cadet Ashley Seager. She is slated to appear in three episodes. (Deadline and Televisionary)
Izabella Miko (Coyote Ugly) will appear in a five-episode arc on the upcoming midseason NBC superhero drama The Cape. (Deadline and Televisionary)
Catherine Dent (The Shield) will appear in at least two episodes of NCIS. She will play Whitney Sharp, a former NCIS agent who shares a past with Ducky. Both of these episodes will air during November sweeps. (Michael Ausiello at Entertainment Weekly)
MADE-FOR-TV MOVIES
The Hallmark Channel movie The Santa Incident will debut on December 7 at 8 PM. The movie stars Ione Skye (Private Practice and Say Anything) and Greg Germann (Ally McBeal) [among others] in a movie about Homeland Security’s Asymmetrical Threats Division has unknowingly targeted Santa Claus for piloting an unidentified aircraft and flouting national sovereignty. Before fully identifying the target, their agent Ross fires a heat-seeking missile into Father Christmas’ dash wings. His reindeer rocked, his jingle bells jangled, Santa crashes to Earth, where he is rescued by a couple of kids and nursed back to health by their mom Joanna (Skye). Erickson (Germann) and Cunningham, a pair of bumbling secret agents have also homed in on Santa’s position, and they are determined to make Kris Kringle pay for their looking bad in a prior botched anti-alien interdiction. (The Futon Critic)
DVD RELEASE
BOX OFFICE NEWS
Vincent Kartheiser (Mad Men and Angel) will star as the father of Amanda Seyfried’s character in the sci-fi box office movie formerly known as I’m.mortal. The story is set in a society where people engineered to stop ageing at 25-years-old and time has become the currency of the realm. The wealthy are practically immortal while the majority of the populous struggles to bank what extra time they can. Justin Timberlake plays a ghetto rebel wrongly accused of murder who is forced to go into hiding with a beautiful and rich hostage (Seyfried). They soon begin a steamy romance. (Variety and Dark Horizons)
Tobey Maguire is set to both produce and star in Good People, which is based on the book by Marcus Sakey, which follows a Chicago couple who come across $400,000 and do whatever they can to try and keep it. (Production Weekly and Dark Horizons)
Jared Harris (Mad Men) [and son of the late Richard Harris] will appear as Professor Moriarty in the sequel to Sherlock Holmes. (Latino Review and First Showing)
Rachel Bilson (The O.C.) has joined the cast of the romantic comedy BFF and Baby starring alongside Krysten Ritter and Kate Bosworth. The story is about two best friends who fight to maintain normalcy in their lives after one of them (Ritter) gets pregnant and has a baby. Ritter wrote the script. (Variety and First Showing)
BOX OFFICE TRAILER
Must Watch: Second Full Trailer for Universal’s Sci-Fi Skyline
Q&A SECTION (with the TV Gurus from TV Guide)
Question: What’s this I hear about Brennan solving her own murder on Bones? — Maggie
ADAM: Well, Brennan obviously isn’t the corpse, but her resemblance to the victim is uncanny. Executive producer Stephen Nathan says the experience will be educational for Bones. “Brennan gets to look at herself objectively, which is something she’s never really been able to do,” he says. “She sees herself in a new light, and that obviously will change her character to a certain extent.”
Question: So many answers on The Event this week! I can’t help but think they’re pulling a fast one on us. Have any scoop? — Martin
MICKEY: Go with your gut. We’ll soon find out that at least one of the most fundamental parts of The Event’s narrative is a big fat lie. Further, Sophia won’t tolerate any leaks, even if people have to die to protect her secrets.
Question: What else can you tell me about Katee Sackhoff’s role on CSI? — Andrew
ADAM: She’s a tough, stubborn woman, and that initially puts her at odds with George Eads’ Nick Stokes. But she slowly wins him over. “She plays her character with a lot of bravado, which is something I think Nick really likes to be around,” Eads tells us. Do we see sparks? “For Nick to have a relationship with anyone on the show, the genesis of it has to be mutual respect,” Eads says, noting that the length of Sackhoff’s arc has yet to be finalized. For his part, Eads is ready for something serious: “I would like to see her again.”
Question: Poor Artie! Will he find another love on Glee? —Amalia
MICKEY: I wouldn’t call it love exactly, but on an upcoming episode, Artie will make a connection with a Cheerio that will make him feel special for a short while.
Question: Help! I can’t tell if the werewolves are the good guys or the bad guys on The Vampire Diaries. — Cory
MICKEY: I can’t either, but perhaps a new addition to the cast will clarify everyone else’s relative goodness. He’s a man of few words who allows his piercing eyes to do the talking for him. I’m hearing him compared to the Haitian on Heroes, which means those peepers are probably good for more than just lookin’.
Question: I really enjoyed the Brothers & Sisters premiere. Is this really the last season? — Katie
ADAM: Despite a reduced episode order and some significant cast exits, executive producer David Marshall Grant isn’t planning on going anywhere. “I’ve approached the show as if it’s going to go on and on. I take my cue from the studio and the network, and they’ve given me no indication — not even a hint or a heads-up — that [cancellation is] a possibility,” he says. “If and when I hear different, I will adjust and make sure that we take these Walkers off the air in the style that they deserve. But I have heard nothing to suggest that I should be planning for that.”
Question: I know it’s a ways off, but can you give me any V scoop? — Kara
MICKEY: A major female character will lose her head in an early episode — which is to say, she’ll be beheaded. I only mention the violent act because it will be as revealing as it is fatal.
That’s it. Enjoy!
Movies Coming Out in October
Posted in Movies on September 29, 2010| 3 Comments »
Based on information provided by the Dark Horizons site, IMDB and Entertainment Weekly, here are many of the movies you can expect to see in the movie theatres starting in October:
Case 39
Opens October 1, 2010
This movie centers on an idealistic social worker (Renee Zellweger) who save an abused 10-year-old girl from her abusive parents only to discover that the girl is not as innocent as she thinks. The movie also stars Bradley Cooper, Ian McShane, Cynthia Stevenson (Life Unexpected), Jodelle Ferland (The Twilight Saga: Eclipse) and Callum Keith Rennie (Battlestar Galactica).
Let Me In
Opens October 1, 2010
This remake of the Swedish vampire move Let The Right One In, stars Kodi Smit-McPhee (The Road) as a bullied pubescent boy whose new neighbor turns out to be a deadly vampire in the body of a 12-year-old girl (Chloe Moretz from Kick Ass).
The Social Network
Opens October 1, 2010
The movie deals with the three men – Mark Zuckerberg, Sean Parker and Eduardo Saverin – who were key in the founding of the popular social networking site Facebook and the eventual fall out between the three. The film stars Jesse Eisenberg, Andrew Garfield, Justin Timberlake, Rashida Jones and Max Minghella.
Your Highness
Opens: October 1, 2010
In a fantastical world of knights and dragons, the king sends the heroic prince Fabious and his slovenly brother Thadeous on a quest to rescue the prince’s fiancée from an evil wizard. Along with an elusive female warrior, Thadeous must find his inner hero. The cast includes Danny McBride, James Franco, Natalie Portman, Zooey Deschanel and Justin Theroux.
Life As We Know It
Opens October 8, 2010
This movie follows two unattached adults whose worlds are turned upside down when their mutual best friends die in an accident and name them as caregivers for their orphaned daughter. The film stars Katherine Heigl, Josh Duhamel, Christina Hendricks, Josh Lucas and Melissa McCarthy.
Nowhere Boy
Opens October 8, 2010
Kick Ass star Aaron Johnson plays young John Lennon in the 1950’s, following the young singer’s troubled relationships with the mother who abandoned him (Anne-Marie Duff) and the aunt who raised him (Kristin Scott Thomas). While the movie will show how the Beatles came to be (in essence) it is more about how Lennon brought the two women who meant the most to him together. The movie also stars Sam Wilmott, Sam Bell, Thomas Sangster and Frazer Bird.
Secretariat
Opens October 8, 2010
The film centers around Penny Chenery, who took over the financially troubled Meadow Stable from her ailing father and guided the thoroughbred race horse Secretariat through his Triple Crown winning season in 1973. The cast includes Diane Lane, James Cromwell, Scott Glenn and Dylan Walsh.
Stone
Opens October 8, 2010
A convicted arsonist (Edward North) attempts to manipulate a parole officer (Robert De Niro) into a plan to secure his parole by placing his beautiful wife in the lawman’s path. The film also stars Milla Jovovich, Francis Conroy and Enver Gjokaj (Dollhouse).
Tamara Drewe
Opens October 8, 2010
Drewe is a young newspaper writer and a sexy flirt who returns to her small English countryside village where her childhood home is being prepped for sale. She soon stirs up dark passions among the locals. The cast includes Gemma Atherton, Dominic Cooper, Roger Allam, Luke Evans and Bill Camp.
The Zookeeper
Opens: October 8, 2010
A kind-hearted zookeeper is convinced the only way to get a girl in his life is to quit his job. The zoo animals, in a panic, decide to break their time-honored rule of not talking to humans and teach Griffin the ways of the wild so he can stay at the zoo. The movie stars Kevin James, Rosario Dawson, Leslie Bibb, Adam Sandler, Cher and Jon Favreau.
NOTE: It would appear this movie has been moved to July of 2011.
Alpha and Omega 3D
Opens October 10, 2010
This animated feature is about a disciplined female wolf and a fun-loving male wolf who are relocated from Canada to Idaho by park rangers. In order to return home they must work together to battle the elements as well as one another as they journey across unfamiliar territory. Voices featured include Hayden Panettiere, Justin Long, Christina Ricci, Danny Glover and the late Dennis Hopper.
Conviction
Opens October 15, 2010
Hilary Swank stars as Anne Waters, a Massachusetts single mother who spent 10 years battling to free her brother (Sam Rockwell) after he was wrongfully convicted of murder. The film also stars Peter Gallagher (The O.C.).
Red
Opens October 15, 2010
Adapted from the graphic novel Retired and Extremely Dangerous, the movie stars Bruce Willis, Morgan Freeman, Helen Mirren and John Malkovich as the former top agents in the CIA, but the secrets they know have made them the agency’s top targets. They regroup to save their lives and end up uncovering one of the biggest conspiracies and cover-us in government history. The film also stars Brian Cox, Mary-Louise Parker (Weeds), Julian McMahon (Nip/Tuck), Karl Urban (Lord of the Rings) and James Remar (Dexter). Richard Dreyfuss and Ernest Borgnine will also be seen in the film.
Hereafter
Opens, October 22, 2010
Directed by Clint Eastwood, this movie is actually a chick flick (that he claims will actually attract men to watch) follows three separate stories that grapple with mortality. Matt Damon is a reluctant psychic in San Francisco whose ability to talk with the dead is ruining his relationships; French actress Cecile de France plays a Paris anchorwoman who nearly died in a tsunami in 2004; and newcomer twins Frankie and George McLaren play English guys during the 2005 bombing in the London subway. The cast also includes Bryce Dallas Howard, Jay Mohr and Richard Kind.
The Company Men
Opens October 22, 2010
Ben Affleck stars as a salesman for a Boston conglomerate whose life unravels when he gets laid off. The movie also stars Chris Cooper and Tommy Lee Jones and is directed by John Wells (the man behind ER).
Movies coming out in November will be posted at the end of October.
Enjoy!
Breaking News: Lone Star Cancelled
Posted in Breaking News, Television on September 28, 2010| Leave a Comment »
The first drama of the fall TV season to be cancelled is the one show that was being heralded as the best new drama of the season: Lone Star.
After two very low-rated episodes the networks has decided to call it quits. New episodes of Lie To Me will start airing in its place started next week (9 PM on Mondays)
Condolences to the cast and crew!! We hardly knew you.
Entertainment Update for Sept. 28
Posted in Daily/Weekly Updates on September 28, 2010| 4 Comments »
Hey All,
Between the record heat wave that hit Southern California, the sore throat and head cold I seem to be coming down with (YEAH!! – not) all the shows to watch and the articles to write, I’m feeling a bit overwhelmed; but the news doesn’t rest so here is what I found for today:
TELEVISION
Sonya Braga (Alias and American Family) will appear on Brothers & Sisters as the mother of Gilles Marini’s character on the Thanksgiving episode that is to air on November 14. (William Keck at TV Guide)
The USA Network has picked up White Collar, Royal Pains and Psych for another season each. Royal Pains has received a 16 to 18 episode order with Psych and White Collar both getting 16 episode orders. (LA Times)
DEVELOPMENT NEWS
Treat Williams (Everwood) will star opposite Rachael Carpani in the Lifetime drama pilot Against the Wall, which is a family drama set in Chicago following policewoman Abby Kowalski (Carpani), who causes a rift with her three cop brothers when she decides to join the department’s Internal Affairs division. Williams will play Abby’s dad, an old-school career Chicago cop who is rough around the edges but has a real soft spot for his only daughter until she tells him of her new gig, news that makes him feel hurt and angry. (Nellie Andreeva at Deadline)
ABC Family Channel has greenlit three pilots, including the following:
The drama Nine Lives which follows Chloe King who is looking forward to celebrating her 16th birthday with her friends and single mother, just like every other year until she starts developing heightened abilities (super speed, agility, hearing…claws), and discovers she’s being pursued by a mysterious figure. She soon learns she’s part of an ancient race who have been hunted by human assassins for millennia – and that she may be their only hope for ultimate survival. Casting on the project is yet to be announced. The drama is based on the book series The Nine Lives of Chloe King by Celia Thomson.
The drama Switched at Birth, which tells the story of two teen girls who discover they were accidentally switched at birth. Bay Kennish grew up in a wealthy family with two parents and two brothers, while Daphne Vasquez, who lost her hearing as a child due to a case of meningitis, grew up with a single mother in a poor neighborhood. Things come to a dramatic head when both families meet and struggle to learn how to live together for the sake of the girls. Casting for the project is yet to be announced.
The drama Strut, which revolves around a showgirl named Roxy who marries a stranger after a wild evening, and overnight finds herself living in a small town in Texas and reinventing the high school’s struggling drill team. Roxy uses her background as a dancer to connect with the group of high school outsiders, specifically awkward teen Meg. When Roxy takes it upon herself to shape them into a bona fide strutting team of performers, she turns the town upside down in the process. (The Futon Critic)
Actress Rachel Bilson and Josh Schwartz (the man behind The O.C. and Chuck) are teaming up for a new project at NBC. The project is to be called Ghost Angeles with Bilson starring as a young woman in Los Angeles who talks to the dead and helps out ghosts as they help her. (Deadline and TV Guide)
ME: So let me get this straight? NBC cancels Medium while CBS picks up Medium but at the same time CBS let’s Ghost Whisperer go and now NBC picks up this new ghost-inspired show. Does that just sound ridiculous or what? Oh wait, that’s how the networks work…. Why bother trying to figure it out, right?
RATINGS RESULTS
The following list is from E! Entertainment Online and shows how the new fall series (the dramas that is) are stacking up so far this season:
Hawaii Five-0 (14.2 million, 11th place)
Blue Bloods (13 million, 17th place)
The Defenders (12.2 million, 23rd place)
The Event (10.9 million, 27th place)
Detroit 1-8-7 (9.3 million, 35th place)
Undercovers (8.7 million, 40th place)
Chase (7.3 million, 48th place)
My Generation (5.2 million, 73rd place)
Outlaw (4.9 million, 78th place)
The Whole Truth (4.8 million, 79th place)
Lone Star (4.1 million, 88th place)
BOX OFFICE NEWS
Casting News for The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn
Josh Holloway (Lost) is in final negotiations to act as a member of the Impossible Mission Force for the box office sequel Mission: Impossible 4. The cast already includes Tom Cruise, of course, as well as Jeremy Renner, Paula Patton,Ving Rhames and Simon Pegg. (Live Feed at The Hollywood Reporter)
BOX OFFICE TRAILER
Must Watch: First Teaser Trailer for the Coen Bros’ True Grit!
Q&A SECTION (with Matt Mitovich at Fancast)
Question: Do you have any hints as to why Robert Wagner is coming back to ‘NCIS‘? – Carlee
Mitovich: I turn this first question over to the Hintmaster himself, Shane Brennan. “R.J. Wagner’s return as the charming Anthony DiNozzo Sr. recaptures all the fun and chaos that resulted from his last visit,” the ‘NCIS’ boss tells the Big Tease. What’s more, he says the encore “reveals an emotionally charged moment between father and son that’s not to be missed.”
Question: I’m obsessed with what ‘Fringe’s Anna Torv said about Olivia finding a new ally in the alternate universe. Did she give any other clues? – Deb
Mitovich: Did Anna? No. John Noble? Maybe. When I questioned alt-Broyles’ allegiance to the Secretary of Defense, Noble responded, “Broyles is a strong character. Now, how much he’ll go along with things is to be revealed.”
Question: Are we going to see more of the hybrid baby when ‘V‘ returns? – Susan
Mitovich: “Ohhh yeah,” exec producer Steve Pearlman told me during my visit to the ABC series’ Vancouver set last week. “You’ll see the hybrid in Episode 1″ (premiere date TBD). As for the little one’s appearance, “It won’t necessarily look very human,” he teased.
Question: Did your visit to the ‘V‘ set turn up any scoop on what “red sky” is or does? – Greg
Mitovich: Though Elizabeth Mitchell wouldn’t spill any specifics, she said the answer “definitely satisfied me” and it “happens in the first five minutes…. all kinds of really horrifying things.” And yet, somehow, Anna will spin it as a good thing for humanity. Somewhere in outer space lays a very savvy publicist.
Question: Please give me some scoop on ‘The Good Wife‘! – Karen
Mitovich: Oh, tonight’s season premiere is a fine hour. That “intimate” scene that made headlines a few weeks back? Well-played. Also, the way Kalinda meets her new rival (’FNL’s Scott Porter) is pretty awesome, as is their ongoing prickly banter (he knows a secret of hers that she very much doesn’t like him knowing); Eli acquires a new cohort; Michael Ealy (’Sleeper Cell’) fits in smoothly as a new partner with big ideas; and Will has been named one of the area’s most eligible bachelors (ouch, Alicia!).
Question: Do the folks at ‘Human Target‘ feel like they’re shooting a James Bond film with every episode? Because it sure feels like one! – Joel
Mitovich: Exec producer Matt Miller must agree. “Between our incredible stunt coordinator (Emmy nominee Dean Cho) and our producer-director Steve Boyum, who spent the majority of his career as a stunt man, we have the best stunts on television,” he boasts. And what sort of explodey goodness is on tap for Season 2, premiering this Friday at 8/7c? “For our eighth episode, our kind of ‘holiday ‘episode, we really wanted to destroy a mall,” Miller says. “We wanted a cool set piece where Chance is just wreaking havoc in a mall.” I suggested the episode title “A Very Human Target Christmas” – cross fingers!
Question: Will ‘Smallville’s Clark ever say to Lois the words, “I love you”? – Nicole
Mitovich: First, let’s ask Clark himself. “I would think so,” Tom Welling told me Saturday night at the show’s 200th episode party. “I’m not sure what exactly they have in store for [the final season], but Lois is definitely a part of Clark’s future.” And now, the executive producers. “There will be epic romance, that we can say,” teases Brian Peterson. Adds Kelly Souders: “Definitely watch the 200th episode” (airing Oct. 15).
Question: How about some scoop on ‘Grey’s Anatomy’s Meredith? – Kazzer
Mitovich: This is the week Mer tells Derek that she had a miscarriage. But also on the horizon are some powerhouse scenes on the sisterly front. As the aftermath of the shooting continues to play out and “Meredith begins mothering everybody, Lexie is like, ‘Hey, what about me? I don’t understand where you’ve been for me in this,’” Chyler Leigh previews. That leads to “several really great scenes between the two of us, where we really define what our relationship is.”
Question: Any info on Jensen Ackles‘ ‘Supernatural‘ directorial debut? – DeanGirl1 via Comments
Mitovich: If by info you mean raves, here’s one castmate’s take on Jensen’s turn behind the camera: “The truth of the matter is he’s a natural,” Mark Sheppard (Crowley) tells Fancast. “He was extraordinarily well-prepared, and he’s very good at getting what he wants. It was fun for me and Jim [Beaver] to….” To what? Frak, Mark caught himself and stopped short of spoiling. But he did share this about the Crowley/Bobby teaser shown at Comic-Con this summer: “That is a fabulous, really fun scene – and that’s not all of the scene either. There’s a lot of stuff going on.”
Question: You seem to be the only source of ‘Make It Or Break It‘ news – whatcha got? – Irena
Mitovich: What I’ve got is a correction to my scoop on Sean Maher’s guest-starring role. Turns out the ‘Firefly’ alum is going to be playing a National Gymnastics Organization official who starts poking around Emily’s life. Though I’m sure he would’ve done fine as a gymnast.
Question: Last week’s ‘Terriers‘ – WTF?! – Joe
Mitovich: I’m assuming that’s a request for scoop on the shadowy figure seen slinking into the crawl space of Hank’s house? That out-of-left field mystery “is resolved pretty quickly,” says Donal Logue. “You’ll find out who it is, and to me a really cool aspect of this show is what it means getting to work with that person.”
That’s it. Enjoy!
Lee Ann
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