Posted in Movies, Recommendations, Reminder, Television, Video on February 18, 2025| Leave a Comment »
The Hallmark Channel movie Sisterhood Inc. will debut on February 22 at 8 PM.
Corporate exec Megan (Rachael Leigh Cook) starts a board of directors to improve her younger sister’s chaotic life and finds romance with a psych professor who uncovers her tough demeanor.
The movie also stars Daniella Monet and Leonidas Gulaptis.
Here is a trailer for Sisterhood Inc.:
Posted in Movies, Recommendations, Reminder, Television, Video on February 18, 2025| Leave a Comment »
On February 21, the UP Faith & Family movie The Love Club Moms: Harper will debut online.
Single mom Harper (Genelle Williams) teams up with Colin, a single dad seeking community councilor re-election, but when he takes credit for an initiative, Harper throws her hat in the election ring.
The cast includes Mark Taylor and Sage Arrindell.
There is no trailer for The Love Club Moms: Harper, though.
Posted in Recommendations, Reminder, Television on February 18, 2025| 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:
5:30 PM:
The Proposal movie on FX
5:50 PM:
Sherlock Holmes movie on Cinemax
6 PM:
Paging Mr. Darcy movie on Hallmark Channel (Reair)
True Justice: Family Ties movie on Hallmark Mysery (Reair)
Finding Nemo (animated) movie on Freeform
7 PM:
American Sniper movie on TNT
7:30 PM:
Queen & Slim movie on FXM
8 PM:
Will Trent on ABC (NEW)
FBI on CBS (NEW)
Yellowjackets on Showtime (Encore)
Moonlight in Vermont movie on Hallmark Channel (Reair)
Nelly Knows Mysteries: A Fatal Engagement movie on Hallmark Mystery (Reair)
8:30 PM:
Coco (animated) movie on Freeform
Murder Company (2024) movie on Showtime
9 PM:
FBI: International on CBS (NEW)
Doc on FOX (NEW)
High Potential on ABC (Encore)
Yellowjackets on Showtime (Encore)
10 PM:
The Rookie on ABC (NEW)
FBI: Most Wanted on CBS (NEW)
The Irrational on NBC (NEW)
Dexter: Original Sin on Showtime (Encore)
The Hunt for Red October movie on Showtime
Enjoy!
Posted in New Shows, Recommendations, Reminder, Television, Video on February 17, 2025| Leave a Comment »
The new drama A Thousand Blows will debut online on Hulu on February 21.
Show Synopsis: Inspired by the true life stories of a group of characters battling for survival in the brutal East End of London in the 1880s. Hezekiah Moscow (Malachi Kirby)and Alec Munroe (Francis Lovehall), best friends on the run from Jamaica, find themselves thrust into the criminal underbelly of London’s thriving bare-knuckle boxing scene.
As Hezekiah finds fortune and fame through the art of pugilism, he attracts the attention of the infamous Queen of the Forty Elephants, Mary Carr (Erin Doherty), who sets about exploiting his talents to further her criminal enterprise. Meanwhile the menacing and self-declared emperor of the East End boxing world, Sugar Goodson (Stephen Graham), determines to destroy Hezekiah whose ambitions to fight in the West End threatens everything he has built. What ensues is a battle of the old world against the new.
Here is a trailer for A Thousand Blows:
Posted in Recommendations, Reminder, Television on February 17, 2025| Leave a Comment »
Here is the list of the programming options to expect on TV this coming week:
On February 17, the drama The Gone will air its season finale on Acorn TV online.
The Britbox limited series A Cruel Love: The Ruth Ellis Story will debut online on February 17. This 4-part series follows the story of Ruth Ellis (Lucy Boynton), her lifestyle as a young nightclub manager, her violent relationship with the man she then killed in cold blood, her arrest, trial, and subsequent legal battle to get her release before she was hanged. The ensemble cast includes Toby Stephens, Toby Jones, Juliet Stevenson, Jessie Carter, Laurie Davidson and Arthur Darvill.
On February 19, the new CW drama Good Cop/Bad Cop will debut at 9 PM. This one-hour procedural dramedy centers around Lou (Leighton Meester) and Henry (Luke Cook), an odd couple sister and brother detective team in a small Pacific Northwest police force. They must contend with colorful residents, a serious lack of resources and their very complicated dynamic with each other and with their police chief, Big Hank (Clancy Brown), who just happens to be their father. Philippa Northeast co-stars.
The season three premiere of Reacher will air online on Amazon Prime on February 20.
Also on February 20, the new limited series Zero Day will debut online . Robert De Niro stars as respected former U.S. President George Mullen, who, as head of the NetflixZero Day Commission, is charged with finding the perpetrators of a devastating cyber attack that has caused chaos around the country and thousands of fatalities. As disinformation runs rampant and the personal ambition of power brokers in technology, Wall Street and government collide, Mullen’s unwavering search for the truth forces him to confront his own dark secrets while risking all he holds dear. The ensemble cast includes Angela Bassett, Bill Camp, Clark Gregg, Connie Britton, Dan Stevens, Gaby Hoffman, Jesse Plemons, Joan Allen, Lizzy Caplan, Matthew Modine and McKinley Belcher III.
The second season premiere of Surface will air online on Apple TV+ on February 21 also that same day, the season finale of The Couple Next Door will air on Starz at 9 PM.
Also on February 21, the new drama A Thousand Blows will debut online on Hulu. Inspired by the true life stories of a group of characters battling for survival in the brutal East End of London in the 1880s. Hezekiah Moscow (Malachi Kirby)and Alec Munroe (Francis Lovehall), best friends on the run from Jamaica, find themselves thrust into the criminal underbelly of London’s thriving bare-knuckle boxing scene. As Hezekiah finds fortune and fame through the art of pugilism, he attracts the attention of the infamous Queen of the Forty Elephants, Mary Carr (Erin Doherty), who sets about exploiting his talents to further her criminal enterprise. Meanwhile the menacing and self-declared emperor of the East End boxing world, Sugar Goodson (Stephen Graham), determines to destroy Hezekiah whose ambitions to fight in the West End threatens everything he has built. What ensues is a battle of the old world against the new.
The UP Faith & Family movie The Love Club Moms: Harper will debut online on February 21. Single mom Harper (Genelle Williams) teams up with Colin, a single dad seeking community councilor re-election, but when he takes credit for an initiative, Harper throws her hat in the election ring. The cast includes Mark Taylor and Sage Arrindell.
On February 22, the Hallmark Channel movie Sisterhood Inc. will debut at 8 PM. Corporate exec Megan (Rachael Leigh Cook) starts a board of directors to improve her younger sister’s chaotic life and finds romance with a psych professor who uncovers her tough demeanor. The movie also stars Daniella Monet and Leonidas Gulaptis.
The 56th Annual NAACP Image Awards will air on February 22 at 8 PM on CBS and BET.
On February 23, the second season premiere of 1923 will air online on Paramount+; while that same day, the 31st Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards will air on Netflix. Also on February 23, the season finales of All Creatures Great and Small and Funny Woman will air on PBS at 9 and 10 PM respectively; and that same night, the season finale of Rogue Heroes will air on MGM+ at 9 PM.
Lastly, the debuts of Suits LA and Grosse Pointe Garden Society will air on NBC on February 23 at 9 and 10 PM respectively. For Suits LA, the series is about Ted Black (Stephen Amell), a former federal prosecutor from New York, has reinvented himself representing the most powerful clients in Los Angeles. His firm is at a crisis point, and in order to survive, he must embrace a role he held in contempt his entire career. Ted is surrounded by a stellar group of characters who test their loyalties to both Ted and each other while they can’t help but mix their personal and professional lives. All of this is going on while we slowly unravel the events that years ago led Ted to leave behind everything and everyone he loved. The series also stars Josh McDermitt, Bryan Greenberg and Lex Scott Davis. As for Grosse Pointe Garden Society, the series follows four members of a suburban garden club who find their lives intertwined by scandal, mischief and a shared secret – a murder no one wants to talk about. As dark truths begin to rot their lives under the surface, they struggle to remain as perfect as the flowers blooming in their garden above. The ensemble cast includes Melissa Fumero, Aja Naomi King, Ben Rappaport, AnnaSophia Robb, Nancy Travis and Matthew Davis.
Mark your calendars!
Posted in Recommendations, Reminder, Television on February 17, 2025| 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:
NOTE: The new limited series A Cruel Love: The Ruth Ellis Story will debut online on Britbox today while the finale of the new drama The Gone will air online on Acorn TV today too.
5:55 PM:
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 movie on Syfy
6 PM:
All Things Valentine movie on Hallmark Channel (Reair)
Crossword Mysteries movie on Hallmark Mystery (Reair)
I, Tonya movie on Cinemax
Mr. Malcolm’s List movie on TMC
7:30 PM:
C.B. Strike on HBO (Encore)
Captain America: Civil War movie on Freeform
8 PM:
Rogue Heroes on MGM+ (Encore)
Dexter: Original Sin on Showtime (Encore)
Paris, Wine & Romance movie on Hallmark Channel (Reair)
The Christmas Quest movie on Hallmark Mystery (Reair)
8:30 PM:
Marshall movie on HBO
9 PM:
Rescue Hi-Surf on FOX (NEW)
NCIS on CBS (Encore)
Yellowjackets on Showtime (Encore)
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 movie on Syfy
10 PM:
The Hunting Party on NBC (NEW)
NCIS: Origins on CBS (Encore)
Yellowjackets on Showtime (Encore)
The Couple Next Door on Starz (Encore)
My Secret Valentine movie on Hallmark Channel (Reair)
Enjoy!
Posted in Daily/Weekly Updates on February 16, 2025| Leave a Comment »
Hey All,
Here are the entertainment news items for this past week:
RENEWALS/CANCELLATION
Amazon Prime has renewed The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power for a 3rd season. (TV Line)
Netflix has renewed the YA series XO, Kitty for a third season. (TV Line)
MAX has given a season two order to the medical drama The Pitt. (TV Line)
Hulu has pulled the plug on the TV adaptation of the wildly popular book series A Court of Thorns and Roses based on the books by Sarah J. Maas. (Variety)
TV CASTING NEWS
Actress Jackie Tohn has been promoted to series regular for season two of the Netflix hit rom-com Nobody Wants This. She plays Esther Roklov, the wife of Sasha (Timothy Simons) and sister-in-law to Rabbi Noah (Adam Brody). (TV Line)
Perry Mason and The Americans alum Matthew Rhys will star in the upcoming Apple TV+ series Widow’s Bay that will be about a mysteriously cursed New England island and its superstitious citizens, led by a mayor (Rhys) who refuses to believe their warnings. (Variety)
Game of Thrones alum Peter Dinklage has joined the cast of the upcoming series Dexter: Resurrection. There are no plot details for the series though, but it will serve as a direct follow-up to the prequel series Dexter: New Blood. This new series will include Uma Thurman, David Zayas, James Remar, and Jack Alcott. Dinklage will play Leon Prater, a billionaire venture capitalist. (Variety)
Amy Adams has joined the cast of the upcoming Apple TV+ series Cape Fear that will star Javier Bardem. The series is based on the John D MacDonald novel and the box office movies based on that novel. The official logline is: A storm is coming for happily married attorneys Anna (Adams) and Tom Bowden when Max Cady (Bardem), a notorious killer from their past, gets out of prison. (Variety)
John Lighgow is close to taking overe the role of Albus Dumbledore, the Hogwarts headmaster, in the upcoming HBO Harry Potter series. (Deadline and TV Line)
Succession star Jeremy Strong will star in the Netflix series adaptation The Boys From Brazil, which is based on the Ira Levin novel. In the novel, Nazi hunter Yakov Liebermann receives a tip that the notorious Dr. Josef Mengele is alive and living under an assumed name in Brazil. Liebermann travels to the South American country to track down the so called “Angel of Death,” only to discover a sinister conspiracy at work. Sources say that Strong would star as Liebermann. (Variety)
Amazon Prime is working on a prequel series to Legally Blonde, the movie that starred Reese Witherspoon. The series, Elle, has cast Lexi Minetree (The Murdaugh Murders) in the lead role. (TV Line)
Catherine Zeta-Jones will star in the Amazon Prime revenge thriller Kill Jackie that is based on the novel “The Price You Pay” by Nick Harkaway (aka Aidan Truhen). Zeta-Jones will play Jackie Price, who has been living a wealthy, luxurious existence for the last 20 years, traveling the world, selling fine art using sophisticated tax loopholes and, above all, trying to stay anonymous after escaping a dangerous past as an international cocaine dealer. She will also serve as an executive producer. (Variety)
The Good Place’s D’Arcy Carden will appear in the 6th and final season of The Handmaid’s Tale, but there are no details on what her role will be, though. (The Hollywood Reporter)
Country singer Jelly Roll will make his acting debut in an upcoming episode of the third season of the CBS hit drama Fire Country. (Good Housekeeping)
BOX OFFICE NEWS
Margaret Qualley, Josh Brolin and Guy Pearce will join Jacob Elordi in the upcoming dystopian thriller The Dog Stars from director Ridley Scott and based on the novel by Peter Heller. The story centers on a civilian pilot living on an abandoned airbase with his dog and an ex-Marine amid a devastating pandemic. A random transmission picked up by the pilot’s radio from his 1956 Cessna offers hope for a better life. (The Hollywood Reporter)
Selma Blair will star in the upcoming supernatural thriller Silent, playing Skylar, a sound designer hired anonymously to create the audio for a rare silent film. Disturbed by its contents, Skylar is nonetheless increasingly obsessed with her work and unwittingly finds herself caught up in a dark ritual that unlocks an ancient evil, threatening to consume her and her young daughter. (Variety)
Top Gun: Maverick alum Miles Teller will star as Italian cycling champion and WWII hero Gino Bartali in the upcoming biopic Bartali. (Variety)
That’s it. Enjoy!
Posted in New Shows, Recommendations, Reminder, Television, Video on February 16, 2025| Leave a Comment »
On February 20, the new limited series Zero Day will debut online on Netflix.
Robert De Niro stars as respected former U.S. President George Mullen, who, as head of the Zero Day Commission, is charged with finding the perpetrators of a devastating cyber attack that has caused chaos around the country and thousands of fatalities. As disinformation runs rampant and the personal ambition of power brokers in technology, Wall Street and government collide, Mullen’s unwavering search for the truth forces him to confront his own dark secrets while risking all he holds dear.
The ensemble cast includes Angela Bassett, Bill Camp, Clark Gregg, Connie Britton, Dan Stevens, Gaby Hoffman, Jesse Plemons, Joan Allen, Lizzy Caplan, Matthew Modine and McKinley Belcher III.
Here is a trailer for Zero Day:
Posted in Recommendations, Reminder, Television on February 16, 2025| 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:
Fast & Furious 6 movie on A&E
5:30 PM:
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince movie on Syfy
6 PM:
Hailey Dean Mysteries on Hallmark Mystery (Reair)
The Shawshank Redemption movie on VICE
6:40 PM:
The Incredibles (animated) movie on Freeform
7 PM:
Return to Office movie on Hallmark Channel (Encore)
Captain America: Civil War movie on FX
7:30 PM:
The Devil Wears Prada movie on E!
8 PM:
Tracker on CBS (NEW – Winter Premiere)
When Calls the Heart on Hallmark Channel (NEW)
Miss Scarlet on PBS (NEW – Finale)
Hailey Dean Mysteries on Hallmark Mystery (Reair)
Toy Story 3 (animated) movie on Disney
8:30 PM:
Men in Black movie on TBS
9 PM:
Watson on CBS (NEW – Time Slot Premiere)
Mayfair Witches on AMC (NEW)
All Creatures Great and Small on Masterpiece on PBS (NEW)
Mystic on UPtv (NEW)
The Couple Next Door on Starz (Encore)
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 movie on Syfy
9:20 PM:
Incredibles 2 (animated) movie on Freeform
10 PM:
The Equalizer on CBS (NEW – Winter Premiere)
Funny Woman on PBS (NEW)
Dexter: Original Sin on Showtime (NEW – Finale)
The Couple Next Door on Starz (Encore)
Enjoy!
Posted in New Shows, Recommendations, Reminder, Television, Video on February 15, 2025| Leave a Comment »
The new CW drama Good Cop/Bad Cop will debut on February 19 at 9 PM.
This one-hour procedural dramedy centers around Lou (Leighton Meester) and Henry (Luke Cook), an odd couple sister and brother detective team in a small Pacific Northwest police force. They must contend with colorful residents, a serious lack of resources and their very complicated dynamic with each other and with their police chief, Big Hank (Clancy Brown), who just happens to be their father.
Philippa Northeast co-stars.
Here is a trailer for Good Cop/Bad Cop:
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