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Television

Counterpart Season Two Adds Get Out’s Betty Gabriel, Begins Production!

Counterpart – Howard silk (J.K. Simmons), Aldrich (Ulrich Thomsen) and Howard silk (J.K. Simmons) – Photo courtesy of Starz.

Starz’s original spy thriller/parallel Earth series Counterpart (Sundays,  has begun production on season two in Berlin – and added Get Out actor Betty Gabriel as Naya Temple – a recent addition to the Office of Interchange from the FBI.

On Counterpart, When Howard Silk discovers that his organization safeguards the secret of a crossing into a parallel dimension, he is thrust into a shadow world of intrigue, danger, and double-cross… where the only man he can trust is his near-identical counterpart from this parallel world.

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Television

Starz Sets Sneak Peak for Counterpart!

Howard Silk (Oscar®-winner J.K. Simmons) is a lowly cog in the bureaucratic machinery of a Berlin-based United Nations spy agency. When Howard discovers that his organization safeguards the secret of a crossing into a parallel dimension, he is thrust into a shadow world of intrigue, danger, and double cross…

Starz has released a featurette in which series creator Justin Marks, Simmons and Nicholas Pinnock talk about the show.

Counterpart premieres on Starz on Sunday, January 21st, 2018 (9/8C). The network will sneak peak the series premiere following the third season finale of Outlander.

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Television

When You Walk Through That Door Trailer: Counterpart!

Counterpart – Howard Silk (J.K. Simmons), Aldritch (Ulrich Thomsen) and Howard Silk (J.K. Simmons) – Photo courtesy of Starz.

Howard Silk is not having a good day. He’s just discovered – in the most devastating way – that the he works in a building that houses a door to another Earth.

Counterpart premieres on Starz on Sunday, January 21, 2018.

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Television

Production Begun On Starz Drama Counterpart!

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A lowly cog in a bureaucratic agency, discovers that the agency he works for is really guarding a crossing into a parallel dimension (of course there’s much more to it than that…).

In a nutshell, that’s the basic premise for Starz’s new drama series, Counterpart. Production on the series – which stars Oscar®-winner J.K. Simmons, Olivia Williams and Harry Lloyd – is underway. Mortyn Tyldum (The Imitation Game, Passengers) directed the first episode.

A premiere date for the series is to be determined. For more, read on.

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Movie Reviews

Terminator Genisys – Close But No T-800!

Left to right: Series T-800 Robot and Jai Courtney plays Kyle Reese in Terminator Genisys from Paramount Pictures and Skydance Productions.
Left to right: Series T-800 Robot and Jai Courtney plays Kyle Reese in Terminator Genisys from Paramount Pictures and Skydance Productions.

After the abysmal Terminator 3 and Terminator Salvation, I had virtually no expectations going into Terminator Genisys – it could hardly have been worse than those two movies, right?

Well, right – but not by nearly enough to warrant a $170 million budget. Even with Arnold back and some great performances ( by Emilia Clarke and Jason Clarke), Terminator Genisys falls short.

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Movie Trailers

Video: James Cameron Vouches For Terminator Genisys!

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Here’s an interesting concept: James Cameron has seen Terminator Genesys – and he really liked it! He liked it enough to make a video talking about it.

In the video he addresses the way the film, while ‘being respectful of the first two films,’ goes its own direction. He mentions some of the big time spoilers that have already been given in the trailers and loved them. Check out his video after the jump.

Terminstor Genisys opens July 1st.

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2014 Movie Awards

National Society of Film Critics Cite Goodbye To Language as Best of 2014!

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The National Society of Film Critics has named Jean-Luc Goddard’s 3-D  film Goodbye To Language as the best film of 2014. Boyhood and Birdman were runners up.

The Society also named their selections for Best Director (Richard Linklater, Boyhood), Best Non-Fiction Film (citizenfour), Best Screenplay (The Grand Budapest Hotel), Best Cinematography (Dick Pope, Mr. Turner), Best Actor (Timothy Spall, Mr. Turner), Best Actress (Marion Cotilliard, Two Days, One Night), Best Supporting Actor (J.K. Simmons, whiplash) and Best Supporting Actress (Patricia Arquette, Boyhood).

The National Society of Film Critics also lists runners up for all awards. For a complete list, follow the jump.

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2014 Movie Awards

Toronto Film Critics Name Boyhood Best Film!

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Boyhood picked up three awards from the Toronto Film Critics Association last night – Best Film, Best Director – Richard Linklater, and Best Supporting Actress – Patricia Arquette.

Tom Hardy took Best Actor honors for Locke; Marion Cotillar was named Best actress for her work in The Immigrant, and J.K. Simmons got Best Supporting Actor for Whiplash.

Follow the jump for the complete list of winners.

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