Well, the suspense is over: Daniel Craig has shaken the Bond franchise and stirred Bond fanatics. Now, we can say it – Daniel Craig's Bond is, at the very least, the best since Sir Sean… About the only things that haven't changed in Casino Royale are the running time, and M [the always fascinating Dame […]
The Flying Scotsman Comes to MGM
Metro Goldwyn Mayer Studios Inc. (MGM) has acquired worldwide distribution rights, excluding select territories, to The Flying Scotsman, the triumph over adversity story of Scottish cyclist Graeme Obree which stars Jonny Lee and is directed by Douglas Mackinnon. Adding to its expanding catalog, The Flying Scotsman, which was obtained from sales agent Contentfilm International, is […]
Mission: Impossible 3 – The Best Mission Yet
Tom Cruise and director J.J. Abrams both loved the Mission: Impossible TV series. It shows in their collaboration on Mission: Impossible 3 – the film features the kind of action we expect in a big-budget movie blockbuster, but it also features some deft characterization [long an Abrams trademark]. Paramount's two-DVD Collector's Edition lives up to […]
Huff’s Blood Ties Becomes TV Series
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Day Break – Variations On A Really Bad Day!
Detective Brett Hopper is about to have a really, really bad day – over and over and over! In a dramatic take on what has come to be known as The Groundhog Day Plot, ABC's Day Break [two-hour premiere Tuesday, 9 p.m./8C] finds Hopper framed for murder and trying to save not only himself, but […]
The Da Vinci Code: A Clunky Potboiler – Adapted From a Clunky Potboiler
"The Da Vinci Code" is my idea of a perfect summer movie: a clunky potboiler of a film, based on a badly written, clunky potboiler of a novel. In the end, it's entertaining but, ultimately, something you can put out of your mind after viewing. Tom Hanks' Robert Langdon is even more dour than in […]
3 LBS: CBS Brings Out The Big Guns!
With programs like Grey's Anatomy, House, M.D. and the resurgent ER doing well, I suppose it was just a matter of time before some network decided that it was time to unleash a new medical series. With 3 LBS [Tuesdays, 10 p.m. ET/PT], CBS brings out the big guns – Stanley Tucci and Mark Feuerstein […]
Win A Copy of the Boston Legal Season 2 DVD Set!!
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Stranger Than Fiction: Reflections Of A Life In Grey & Blue
If you expect a typical Will Ferrell character in Stranger Than Fiction, you will be disappointed – unless you're open the idea that he might have even more dramatic chops than comic ones. Light on belly laughs but strong on surreptitious chuckles and emotional depth, Stranger Than Fiction is the sort of comedy-drama movie that […]
SCI-FI’STHE DRESDEN FILES – SLATED FOR JANUARY ’07 PREMIERE – BEGINS PRODUCTION
The Sci Fi Channel announced today that production has begun on its new series, The Dresden Files. Joining Paul Blackthorne [24], as Harry Dresden – the only wizard in the Chicago Yellow Pages, is Terrance Mann [best known for the Critters movies, and Inspector Javert in the Broadway production of Les Miserables], as Dresden's supernatural […]
“JERICHO” Goes The Split Season Route!
CBS to Create Online Destination for "Jericho" During Its 10-Week Intermission with Original Content, Interactive Elements, Recaps and Preview Clips of Upcoming Episodes According to a CBS press release issued this afternoon their first-season drama, Jericho – a surprise hit about the aftermath of a nuclear explosion in a small, peaceful Kansas town – will […]