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Movie of the Week Recommendation: The Perfect Date

Posted in Familiar Faces, Movies, Recommendations, Reminder, Television, Video on April 8, 2019| Leave a Comment »

On April 12 – The new Netflix romantic comedy movie The Perfect Date will debut online.

Ivy League hopeful Brooks (Noah Centineo from The Fosters and Netflix’s hugely popular film To All The Boys I Loved Before) has everything it takes to get into Yale University except the cash. So he starts charging by the hour – posing as a temporary boyfriend for rich students like Celia (Laura Marano from Austin & Ally and the box office film Lady Bird) in need of the perfect plus-one. Along the way, he falls for Shelby the girl of his dreams (Camila Mendes from Riverdale), who may not be so receptive to his means of employment.

Here is a trailer for The Perfect Date:

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Movie of the Week Recommendation: Native Son

Posted in Movies, Recommendations, Reminder, Television, Video on April 6, 2019| Leave a Comment »

The HBO original telefilm Native Son will debut on April 6 at 10 PM.

The telefilm tells the story of Bigger Thomas (Ashton Sanders), a young African-American living in Chicago who is hired as a chauffeur for affluent businessman Will Dalton (Bill Camp). As Thomas enters this seductive new world of money and power – including a precarious relationship with Dalton’s daughter, Mary (Margaret Qualley) – he faces unforeseen choices and perilous circumstances that will alter the course of his life forever.

The cast also includes Nick Robinson, KiKi Layne, Elizabeth Marvel, David Alan Grier and Sanaa Lathan.

Here is a trailer for Native Son.

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New Show Introduction: Fosse/Verdon

Posted in New Shows, Recommendations, Reminder, Television, Video on April 5, 2019| Leave a Comment »

The series premiere of Fosse/Verdon will debut on FX on April 9 at 10 PM.

Based on the biography written by Sam Wasson, the series tells the story of the singular romantic and creative partnership between Bob Fosse (Sam Rockwell) and Gwen Verdon (Michelle Williams).

He was a visionary filmmaker and one of theater’s most influential choreographers and directors. She was the greatest Broadway dancer of all time. Together, they changed the face of American entertainment – at a perilous cost.

The cast includes Evan Handler, Margaret Qualley and Nate Corddry [among others].

Here is a trailer for Fosse/Verdon:

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New Show Introduction: The Code

Posted in New Shows, Recommendations, Reminder, Television, Video on April 5, 2019| Leave a Comment »

On April 9, the new CBS drama The Code will debut at 9 PM.

The series follows the military’s brightest minds who take on our country’s toughest legal challenges. Go inside the courtroom and out, in the only law office in the world where every attorney is trained as a prosecutor, a defense lawyer, an investigator – and a Marine. Operating out of Judge Advocate General Headquarters in Quantico, these active-duty Marines are attorneys who have chosen to serve their country in pursuit of military justice at home and abroad.

The cast includes Dana Delany, Luke Mitchell, Ato Essandoh, Anna Wood and Phillipa Soo.

Here is a trailer for The Code.

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Movie of the Week Recommendation: True Love Blooms

Posted in Movies, Recommendations, Reminder, Television, Video on April 2, 2019| Leave a Comment »

On April 6, the new Hallmark Channel movie True Love Blooms will air at 8 PM.

Vikki (Sara Rue) runs the community garden, threatened by Chace (Jordan Bridges), a developer who wants to replace it with condos. Determined to stop him, Vikki goes to his office with a peace lily, hoping to help the businessman see green in a different way. While he’s taken by Vikki’s drive, Chace says the project will go on, notwithstanding her petitions or protests.

However, wanting to prove he’s not a villain, Chace takes Vikki to a construction site, where she sees how it’s a source of pride to him and all the workers involved. But despite seeing the other’s viewpoint, they remain at a stalemate. Hopefully they will find a way to hurtle their impasse and find true love.

Here is a trailer for True Love Blooms.

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New Show Introduction: In the Dark

Posted in New Shows, Reminder, Television, Video on March 31, 2019| Leave a Comment »

On April 4, the new drama In the Dark will debut on The CW at 9 PM.

Murphy (Perry Mattfield) is a hard-living, hard-drinking, disaffected twentysomething with a penchant for cigarettes and casual sex. She’s also blind. Murphy lives with her understanding roommate, Jess (Brooke Markham), and more reluctantly also lives with her guide dog, Pretzel, whose presence she resents.

Her parents, Hank and Joy (Derek Webster and Kathleen York), own a guide dog school, a venture they opened hoping it would give Murphy a job with some purpose, but so far it’s just another place where she sleeps off her hangovers, much to the particular chagrin of Joy and Felix, the school administrator tasked with attempting to keep the unprofitable school going. Murphy’s closest friend is a sweet teenager named Tyson.

Here is a trailer for In the Dark:

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New Show Introduction: The Twilight Zone

Posted in New Shows, Reminder, Television, Video on March 29, 2019| Leave a Comment »

The Twilight Zone will air its series premiere on CBS All Access on April 1.

Jordan Peele will serve as host and narrator of the new series, a role made famous by creator Rod Serling, who used socially conscious storytelling to explore the human condition and culture of the times.

Here is a trailer for The Twilight Zone.

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Mini-Series of the Month Recommendation: Mrs. Wilson

Posted in Movies, Recommendations, Reminder, Television, Video on March 28, 2019| Leave a Comment »

On March 31, The two-hour series premiere of the 3-part mini-series Mrs. Wilson will debut on PBS at 9 PM.

Alison Wilson (Ruth Wilson) thinks she is happily married until her husband, Alec, dies and a woman turns up on her doorstep, claiming she is the real Mrs. Wilson. Alison is determined to prove both the validity of her marriage and Alec’s love for her, but is instead led into a world of disturbing secrets.

The cast includes Game of Thrones alums Iain Glen and Ian McElhinney as well as Harry Potter alum Fiona Shaw and Anupam Kher (New Amsterdam and Bend It Like Beckham) and Keeley Hawes (Bodyguard).

This powerful drama is inspired by Ruth Wilson’s own grandmother’s memoir.

Here is a trailer for Mrs. Wilson:

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Movie of the Week Recommendation: A Brush with Love

Posted in Movies, Recommendations, Reminder, Television, Video on March 26, 2019| Leave a Comment »

On March 30, the new Hallmark Channel movie A Brush with Love will debut at 8 PM.

As she considers giving up on her artistic dreams, Jamie (Arielle Kebbel) paints a vision board that brings her success and love – only to discover that the mystery man (Nick Bateman) in her painting isn’t who she thinks.

Here is a trailer for A Brush with Love.

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New Show Introduction: Hanna

Posted in New Shows, Recommendations, Reminder, Television, Video on March 25, 2019| Leave a Comment »

The small screen adaptation of the movie Hanna will debut on Amazon Prime on March 29.

The series follows the journey of an extraordinary young girl, Hanna (newcomer Esme Creed-Miles), as she evades the relentless pursuit of Marissa Wiegler (Mireille Enos) an off-book CIA agent and tries to unearth the truth behind who she is.

The cast includes Enos’s The Killing co-star Joel Kinnaman.

Here is a trailer for Hanna:

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