After a tonally confused beginning and terrific middle episode filled with all kinds of invention, The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies brings Peter Jackson’s six-movie Tolkien binge to close with a rousing mid-point finale that both wraps up the story and sets the stage for the Lord of the Rings trilogy quite nicely.
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First Look: Sherlock Special!
The BBC has released the first photo from the one-off Sherlock special starring Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman. Check it out after the jump.
The Game Is Most Definitely On! Complete Sherlock Coming In November!
On the heels of Emmy® wins for Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman comes news that BBC Worldwide will release Sherlock: The Complete Seasons 1-3 on November 4th. This deluxe package will include all nine feature-length episodes of Sherlock to date. And here is where it gets interesting: the set will include a host of new extra features […]
Middle Earthen Trailer: The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies!
Peter Jackson wowed ‘em at Comic-Con 2014 with a trailer for The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies. Check it out following the jump. The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies will be theaters on December 17th.
Fargo: You Won’t Believe It’s Not The Coen Brothers!
FX has another top notch show on its hands with Fargo (Tuesdays, 10/9C) – an expansion of the Coen Brothers’ hit movie. By expansion, I mean it tells an entirely new story, with all new characters, in the Minnesota of the movie – and it’s so good it earned the Coen Brothers’ blessing.
Fargo’s Martin Freeman Is Not a Timid Guy – He Just Plays One on TV!
When FX’s Fargo (Tuesdays, 10/9C) premieres this week, you are going to see something that I, for one, never expected to see – a Coen Brothers movie that wasn’t written or directed by the Coen Brothers. One of the key reasons it works is because of Martin Freeman, who is probably best known for playing […]
Aw Jeez! It’s a First Look at Fargo!
Fargo is, for my money, one of the most darkly funny movies ever made – and, with Grit, perhaps the best of the Coen Brothers movies. The news of a Fargo TV series filled me, simultaneously, with joy and dread. It helped it had the Coen Brothers’ blessing (they’re executive producers on the series), but […]
Videos: Fargo–The Long and Short of It!
Minnesota nice. Fargo. Think about it. Then follow the jump to several delightfully odd videos teasing the new series from FX. Fargo premieres on Tuesday, April 15th (10/9C).
Yes! The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug is Terrific!
It’s no Return of the King, but The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug is a better movie than An Unexpected Journey in virtually every respect.
First Trailer: Sherlock Returns From The Dead!
BBC One its first full trailer for Series 3 of Sherlock, which premieres in the UK on January 1 and in America on PBS on January 14. Check it out after the jump.
Breathtaking Trailer: The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
A new trailer for The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug was unveiled during an online fan event earlier today with lots of new footage and narration by Thorin Oakenshield (Richard Armitage). Check it out following the jump. The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug will be released on December 13th.