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On November 1, the new Apple TV+ series Dickinson will debut online.
This is a darkly comedic coming-of-age story, exploring the constraints of society, gender and family through the lens of rebellious young poet, Emily Dickinson (Hailee Steinfeld).
The cast includes Jane Krakowski and Matt Lauria (among others).
Here is a trailer for Dickinson:
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Here is the long list of the programming options to expect on TV this coming week:
On October 31, the holiday movie Nostalgic Christmas will debut on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries will debut at 9 PM. When Anne (Brooke D’Orsay) helps her father close the family’s toy store, what she finds will help inspire an entire town that is need of some Christmas cheer. The film also stars Trevor Donovan.
The following shows will debut on Apple TV+ on November 1:
Dickinson: This is a darkly comedic coming-of-age story, exploring the constraints of society, gender and family through the lens of rebellious young poet, Emily Dickinson (Hailee Steinfeld). The cast includes Jane Krakowski and Matt Lauria (among others).
For All Mankind: This new series from Ronald D. Moore imagines what would have happened if the global space race never ended and the space program remained the cultural centerpiece of America’s hopes and dreams. The cast includes Joel Knnaman, Shantel VanSanten, Jodi Balfour, Eric Ladin, Sarah Jones and Rebecca Wisocky (among others).
The Morning Show: Reese Witherspoon and Jennifer Aniston star and executive produce alongside co-star Steve Carell in this cutthroat drama that explores the world of morning news and the ego, ambition and misguided search for power behind the people who help America wake up in the morning. The cast includes Billy Crudup, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Mark Duplass and Nester Carbonell.
See: Set 600 years in the future after a virus has decimated humankind and rendered the remaining population blind, Jason Momoa and Alfre Woodard star in lead roles. When all humanity has lost the sense of sight, humans must adapt and find new ways to survive until children are born with the ability to see. The cast includes Nesta Cooper, Sylvia Hoeks and Yadira Guevara-Prip (among others).
The Netflix original film American Son will debut online on November 1. Kerry Washington stars in the movie adaptation of her stage play, which is based on the theatrical production by Christopher Demos-Brown that takes place entirely in the holding area of a South Floria police station while a brutal storm rages outside. Washington plays Kendra Ellis-Connor, a psychology professor desperately searching for her missing son, while the presence of her estranged husband (Steven Pasquale) – as well as two police officers (one of which is Jeremy Jordan from Supergirl) – further complicates the situation.
On November 1, the Amazon second season of the streaming series Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan will premiere online.
The Hallmark Movies & Mysteries holiday movie Two Turtle Doves will debut on November 1 at 9 PM. Dr. Sharon Hayes (Nikki DeLoach) searches for a beloved family heirloom in a small Christmas town. When she unexpectedly discovers an adorable little girl and her disheartened father (Michael Rady), she realizes that Christmas miracles really do happen.
On November 1, the Netflix original film The King will debut online. Hal (otherwise known as King Henry V), a wayward prince [played by Timothee Chalamet] ascends the English Throne upon his father’s death, and must navigate the palace snake pit of inherited war and chaos. The film also stars Joel Edgerton, Robert Pattinson, Ben Mendelsohn and Lily-Rose Depp.
Also on November 1, the Netflix original film Holiday in the Wild debuts online. Jilted by her husband on the eve of embarking on an African safari, a woman (Kristin Davis) travels to the continent alone where she meets an elephant conservationist (Rob Lowe).
The Lifetime holiday movie Christmas Reservations will debut on November 2 at 8 PM. It’s Christmas at the Treeline Ski Resort, where Holly (Melissa Joan Hart) is the event coordinator at her family lodge. She plans every event and keeps all the guests happy. But when her college sweetheart, (Ricardo Chavira) now widowed with two children, checks in, Holly discovers she has her own reservations about life and love.
Also on November 2, the holiday movie Merry & Bright will debut on the Hallmark Channel at 8 PM. The story begins when Cate (Jodie Sweetin), CEO of the Merry & Bright Candy Cane Company, meets Gabe (Andrew Walker) during the busy Christmas season. She assumes Gabe is the suitor her well-meaning mother is trying to set her up with when in reality, he works for Empire Corporate Recovery, which has been hired to take a closer look at Merry & Bright’s operation and find ways to make the company more profitable. As Cate and Gabe begin to work together, they find ways to elevate the business and find that they have more in common than savvy business sense.
The UP TV holiday movie Christmas with a Prince: Becoming Royal will debut on November 3 at 7 PM (this is the sequel to the 2018 movie Christmas with a Prince). One year after Dr. Tasha (Kaitlyn Leeb) and Prince Alec (Nick Hounslow) met and fell in love, Tasha is on her way to spend the holidays in San Saverre and get a taste of royal life. When Alex surprises her with a royal engagement, she spends her first magical days there trying to stay grounded while managing the task of planning a royal wedding. But when Miranda (Anastasia Marinina) starts scheming to break the two up, it will take a big sacrifice and a Christmas miracle to make sure they get the holiday royal wedding of their dreams. The film also stars Charles Shaughnessy.
Also on November 3, the Hallmark Channel holiday movie Christmas Scavenger Hunt will debut at 8 PM. When Belinda (Kim Shaw) heads back to her hometown for the holidays, things get complicated when she is forced to team up with her ex, Dustin (Kevin McGarry), at the town’s annual Christmas scavenger hunt.
The series finale of The Durrells in Corfu will air on PBS on November 3 at 8 PM; while that same night Starz will air the fall finale of Power at 8 PM; and that night, the series finale of The Affair will air on Showtime at 9 PM.
Lastly on November 3, the Lifetime holiday movie Always and Forever Christmas will debut at 8 PM. When marketing exec Lucy (Lexi Lawson) learns that she’s inherited her grandfather’s year-round Christmas store, “Forever Christmas,” she makes a trip back home to support the store during its final Christmas season before she sells it to a hip athletic leisurewear company. But once she is back in Vermont, she begins to understand why her grandfather’s shop is so special with the help of local diner owner, Scott (Mark Ghanimé) and the magic of a Christmas stranger from the north (Beth Broderick).
Mark your calendars!
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The programming options on the major networks last night was filled with football, the World Series, news, Halloween specials and reality; but thankfully all of the Sunday night dramas aired new episodes, although CBS had a time delay for much of the country due to football.
Here is how those Sunday night dramas fared in the overall ratings:
8 PM Shows:
God Friended Me (CBS) [NEW – Time Delay Due to Football] – 6.7 million viewers
Batwoman (The CW) [NEW] – 1.3 million viewers
9 PM Shows:
NCIS: Los Angeles (CBS) [NEW – Time Delay Due to Football] – 6 million viewers
Supergirl (The CW) [NEW] – 984,000 viewers
10 PM Shows:
Madam Secretary (CBS) [NEW – Time Delay Due to Football] – 4.6 million viewers
The Rookie (ABC) [NEW] – 3.2 million viewers
What did you watch on TV last night. Please share.
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Trying to figure out what to watch tonight? Be it new episodes of the TV season, reairs of cable series or a movie, here are some suggestions:
5:30 PM:
Ocean’s Eleven movie on TNT
6 PM:
The Road Home for Christmas movie on Lifetime (Encore)
The Christmas Cottage movie on Hallmark Channel (Reair)
7 PM:
Matchmaker Santa movie on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries (Reair)
Hotel Transylvania (animated) movie on Disney
Guardians of the Galaxy movie on FX
NCIS on Oxygen
8 PM:
9-1-1 on FOX (NEW)
No Time Like Christmas movie on Lifetime (Encore)
Crown for Christmas movie on Lifetime (Reair)
Rampage movie on Cinemax
The Green Mile movie on Sundance TV
Avengers: Age of Ultron movie on TNT
NCIS on Oxygen
9 PM:
All Rise on CBS (NEW)
Black Lightning on The CW (NEW)
A Bramble House Christmas movie on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries (Reair)
NCIS on Oxygen
9:01 PM:
Prodigal Son on FOX (NEW)
9:20 PM:
Across the Universe movie on FXM
9:30 PM:
Guardians of the Galaxy movie on FX
10 PM:
Christmas Made to Order movie on Hallmark Channel (Reair)
NCIS on Oxygen
10:03 PM:
Sweet Mountain Christmas movie on Lifetime (Encore)
10:15 PM:
Catherine the Great mini-series on HBO (NEW)
Enjoy!
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Based on information provided by the Box Office Mojo and some internet research, here are a few of the movies you can expect to see in the movie theatres in November:
Arctic Dogs
Opens: November 1
This animated movie focuses on Swifty the Arctic Fox (voiced by Jeremy Renner), who works in the mailroom of the Arctic Blast Delivery Service, but he has much bigger dreams. He yearns to become a Top Dog, the Arctic’s star husky couriers. To prove he can do it, he commandeers one of the sleds and delivers a mysterious package to a secret location. Once there, he stumbles on a hidden fortress overseen by the nefarious Otto Von Walrus (voiced by John Cleese). The blubbery evil genius commands an army of oddly polite puffin henchmen. Swifty discovers Otto’s villainous plan to drill beneath the snow-packed surface to unleash masses of ancient gas to melt the Arctic and become the world’s supreme ruler. To stop this sinister scheme, Swifty enlists the help of his friends: PB (voiced by Alec Baldwin), a neurotic polar bear, Lemmy (voiced by James Franco), a scatterbrained albatross, Jade Fox (voiced by Heidi Klum), a brainy engineer, Leopold (voiced by Omar Sy) and Bertha (also voiced by Heidi Klum), two conspiracy theorist otters and Magda (voiced by Anjelica Huston), his curmudgeonly boss.
Harriet
Opens: November 1
The extraordinary tale of Harriet Tubman’s (Broadway’s Cynthia Erivo) escape from slavery and transformation into one of America’s greatest heroes, whose courage, ingenuity, and tenacity freed hundreds of slaves and changed the course of history. The film also stars Leslie Odom Jr., Janelle Monae, Clarke Peters and Vanessa Bell Calloway.
Motherless Brooklyn
Opens: November 1
Set against the backdrop of 1950s New York, the film follows Lionel Essrog (Edward Norton), a lonely private detective afflicted with Tourette’s Syndrome, as he ventures to solve the murder of his mentor and only friend, Frank Minna (Bruce Willis). The cast includes Alec Baldwin, Willem Dafoe, Dallas Roberts, Fisher Stevens, Bobby Cannavale, Leslie Mann and Gugu Mbatha-Raw.
Terminator: Dark Fate
Opens: November 1
Sarah Connor (Linda Hamilton) and a hybrid cyborg human (Mackenzie Davis) must protect a young girl from a newly modified liquid Terminator (Gabriel Luna) from the future. The cast includes Arnold Schwarzenegger, Edward Furlong, Natalia Reyes, Diego Boneta, Steven Cree and Tom Hopper.
Last Christmas
Opens: November 8
Kate (Emilia Clarke) is a young woman subscribed to bad decisions. Her last date with disaster? That of having accepted to work as Santa’s elf for a department store. However, she meets Tom (Henry Golding) there. Her life takes a new turn. For Kate, it seems too good to be true. The film also stars Emma Thompson, Michelle Yeoh and Patti Lupone.
Midway
Opens: November 8
The story of the Battle of Midway, told by the leaders and the sailors who fought it. The large ensemble cast includes Woody Harrelson, Patrick Wilson, Luke Evans, Ed Skrein, Dennis Quaid, Mandy Moore, Alexander Ludwig, Aaron Eckhart, Darren Criss, Nick Jonas, Luke Kleintank, Jake Weber and David Hewlett.
Playing with Fire
Opens: November 8
A crew of rugged firefighters (which includes John Cena, Keegan-Michael Key, Tyler Mane, and John Leguizamo) meet their match when attempting to rescue three rambunctious kids (Brianna Hildebrand, Christian Convery and Finley Rose Slater). The cast includes Judy Greer and Dennis Haysbert.
Charlie’s Angels
Opens: November 15
This latest incarnation comes from Elizabeth Banks (who stars, wrote and directed the film). When a young systems engineer (Naomi Scott) blows the whistle on a dangerous technology, Charlie’s Angels (Kristen Stewart and Ella Balinska) are called into action, putting their lives on the line to protect us all. The cast includes Sam Claflin, Noah Centineo, Patrick Stewart, Djimon Hounsou, Nat Faxon and Johathan Tucker.
Ford v Ferrari
Opens: November 15
American car designer Carroll Shelby (Matt Damon) and driver Ken Miles (Christian Bale) battle corporate interference, the laws of physics and their own personal demons to build a revolutionary race car for Ford and challenge Ferrari at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1966. The cast also includes Caitriona Balfe, Jon Bernthal, JJ Field, Josh Lucas and Ray McKinnon.
The Good Liar
Opens: November 15
Career con artist Roy Courtnay (Sir Ian McKellen) can hardly believe his luck when he meets well-to-do widow Betty McLeish (Helen Mirren) online. As Betty opens her home and life to him, Roy is surprised to find himself caring about her, turning what should be a cut-and-dry swindle into the most treacherous tightrope walk of his life. The film stars Jim Carter and Russell Tovey.
21 Bridges
Opens: November 22
A disgraced detective (Chadwick Boseman) in the NYPD is given a shot at redemption. The cast also stars Sienna Miller, Taylor Kitsch, J.K. Simmons, Keith David and Stephan James.
A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood
Opens: November 22
Based on the true story of a real-life friendship between Fred Rogers (Tom Hanks) and journalist Tom Junod, who is depicted as Lloyd Vogel (Matthew Rhys) in the film. The film also stars Christine Lahti, Wendy Makkena, Susan Kelechi Watson, Enrico Colantoni, Christ Cooper and Tammy Blanchard.
Dark Waters
Opens: November 22
A corporate defense attorney (Mark Ruffalo) takes on an environmental lawsuit against a chemical company that exposes a lengthy history of pollution. The film also stars Anne Hathaway, Tim Robbin, Bill Pullman, Mare Winningham, Victor Garber and William Jackson Harper.
Frozen II
Opens: November 22
Anna, Elsa, Kristoff, Olaf and Sven (voiced by Kristen Bell, Idina Menzel, Jonathan Groff and Josh Gad) leave Arendelle to travel to an ancient, autumn-bound forest of an enchanted land. They set out to find the origin of Elsa’s powers in order to save their kingdom. Other voices will be provided by Jason Ritter, Evan Rachel Wood, Sterling K. Brown, Martha Plimpton, Alfred Molina and Santino Fontana.
Movies coming out in December will be posted at the end of November.
Posted in Daily/Weekly Updates on October 27, 2019| Leave a Comment »
Hey All,
Here are the news items for this past week:
RENEWALS/CANCELLATIONS/SERIES AND/OR PILOT PICK UPS
CBS has renewed Evil for a second season, and handed a full-season order to All Rise. (Variety)
The CW has given full season orders to both new Batwoman and Nancy Drew. (Variety)
Freeform has cancelled Cloak & Dagger after two seasons. (Variety)
Amazon has renewed Modern Love for a second season. (Variety)
Apple TV+ has picked a series based on the Isaac Asimov classic sci-fi book series Foundation that will star Lee Pace (Pushing Daisies and Guardians of the Galaxy) and Jared Harris (Mad Men and Chernobyl). The series is about a band of exiles who discover that the only way to save the Galactic Empire from destruction is to defy it. Harris will play Hari Seldon, a mathematical genius who predicts the demise of the empire while Pace will play Brother Day, the current Emperor of the Galaxy. (TV Line)
The CW has given a pilot order to Jason Rothenberg for a prequel to his series The 100, that has been airing on the network since 2014 that is going into its seventh and final season starting next year. The untitled drama will be set 97 years before the events of The 100, starting with the end of the world and a nuclear apocalypse that wiped out most of the human population on Earth. It follows a band of survivors on the ground as they learn to cope in a dangerous world while fighting to create a new and better society out of the ashes of what came before. (The Hollywood Reporter)
The streaming service Disney+ will bring back Lizzie McGuire with cast members Hallie Todd, Robert Carradine and Jake Thomas joining Hilary Duff in the reprisal that will revolve around Lizzie (Duff) as she turns 30 and navigates life in New York City. (The Hollywood Reporter)
CASTING NEWS
Actress Lela Loren (Power) will have a pivotal recurring role on the third season of the Starz drama American Gods, playing Marguerite Olsen, a trusted reporter for the local paper,committed single mother of two, and a no-nonsense property manager. She is understandably wary of the pain vulnerability brings, but when Shadow moves into her building, he begins to chip away at her defenses and uncover a side to Marguerite she thought she’d locked away for good. (Deadline)
Actress Sophia Bush (Chicago P.D.) has joined the cast of the upcoming small screen adaptation of the box office film Love, Simon that is set to air on Disney+. The show will be follow Victor (Michael Cimino), a new student at Creekwood High School on his own journey of self-discovery, facing challenges at home, adjusting to a new city, and struggling with his sexual orientation. When it all seems too much, he reaches out to Simon to help him navigate the ups and downs of high school. Rachel Naomi Hilson co-stars as Mia, Victor’s whip-smart friend. Bush will play Veronica, Mia’s father’s new girlfriend. Chic and sophisticated, runs a non-profit devoted to helping women. Friendly and easy to like but can be strong-willed and tough when she needs to be. (Deadline)
That’s it. Enjoy!
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On October 31, the holiday movie Nostalgic Christmas will debut on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries will debut at 9 PM.
When Anne (Brooke D’Orsay) helps her father close the family’s toy store, what she finds will help inspire an entire town that is need of some Christmas cheer.
The film also stars Trevor Donovan.
Here is a trailer for Nostalgic Christmas:
Posted in Recommendations, Reminder, Television on October 27, 2019| Leave a Comment »
Trying to figure out what to watch tonight? Be it new episodes of the TV season, reairs of cable series or a movie, here are some suggestions:
5 PM:
Captain America: The Winter Soldier movie on TNT
6 PM:
The Road Home for Christmas movie on Lifetime (Encore)
Downton Abbey on PBS (Reair)
Pride, Prejudice & Mistletoe movie on Hallmark Channel (Reair)
Man on Fire movie on VICE
7 PM:
A Christmas Movie Christmas movie on UP TV (DEBUT)
A Veteran’s Christmas movie on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries (Reair)
7:05 PM:
Hotel Transylvania (animated) movie on Freeform
8 PM:
God Friended Me on CBS (NEW)
Batwoman on The CW (NEW)
No Time Like Christmas movie on Lifetime (DEBUT)
A Shoe Addict’s Christmas movie on Hallmark Channel (Reair)
The Karate Kid (original) movie on Sundance TV
9 PM:
NCIS: Los Angeles on CBS (NEW)
Supergirl on The CW (NEW)
Watchmen on HBO (NEW)
Poldark on PBS (NEW)
A Merry Christmas Match movie on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries (Encore)
Notting Hill movie on HBO2
I Am Number Four movie on Showtime 2
10 PM:
The Rookie on ABC (NEW)
Coming Home for Christmas movie on Hallmark Channel (Reair)
10:03 PM:
My Christmas Inn movie on Lifetime (Reair)
Enjoy!
Posted in Ratings, Television on October 26, 2019| Leave a Comment »
It was a full night of programming on the major networks last night with football on FOX, comedies on ABC and NBC and all of the Thursday night dramas airing new episodes.
Here is how the Friday night dramas fared in the overall ratings:
8 PM Shows:
Hawaii Five-0 (CBS) [NEW] – 6.5 million viewers
The Blacklist (NBC) [NEW] – 3.6 million viewers
Charmed (The CW) [NEW] – 767,000 viewers
9 PM Shows:
Magnum P.I. (CBS) [NEW] – 5.9 million viewers
Dynasty (The CW) [NEW] – 475,000 viewers
10 PM Show:
Blue Bloods (CBS) [NEW] – 6.9 million viewers
What did you watch on TV on Friday night. Please share.
Posted in Recommendations, Reminder, Television on October 26, 2019| Leave a Comment »
Trying to figure out what to watch tonight? Be it new episodes of the TV season, reairs of cable series or a movie, here are some suggestions:
5 PM:
Batman Begins movie on TNT
6 PM:
Sweet Mountain Christmas movie on Lifetime (Encore)
Christmas Under Wraps movie on Hallmark Channel (Reair)
Hotel Transylvania (animated) movie on FX
Die Hard with a Vengeance movie on VICE
7 PM:
Once Upon a Christmas movie on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries (Reair)
8 PM:
Christmas Wishes & Mistletoe Kisses movie on Hallmark Channel (DEBUT)
The Road Home for Christmas movie on Lifetime (DEBUT)
Deadpool 2 movie on Cinemax
Iron Man 2 movie on EPIX
McFarland, USA movie on Starz
Captain America: The Winter Soldier movie on TNT
Ocean’s Eleven movie on TruTV
9 PM:
A Godwink Christmas movie on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries (Reair)
9:45 PM:
Watchmen on HBO (Encore)
10 PM:
Christmas at Pemberley Manor movie on Hallmark Channel (Reair)
Dirty Dancing movie on CMT
Die Hard with a Vengeance movie on VICE
10:05 PM:
Bumblebee movie on EPIX
Enjoy!
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