ABC has cast When We Rise – an event limited series that ‘chronicles the real-life personal and political struggles, set-backs and triumphs of a diverse family of LGBT men and women who helped pioneer one of the last legs of the U.S. Civil Rights movement from its turbulent infancy in the 20th century to the once unfathomable […]
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R.I.P.D. – The Supernatural Men In Black!
R.I.P.D., with its monstrous dead guys and unique weaponry – not to mention its old veteran/rookie dynamic and tightly wound boss (who had a thing with the veteran years ago) – might be based on a comic from Dark Horse, but it takes a lot of its cues from the Men In Black movie series. […]
Trailer: RED 2–Still Retired: Extremely Dangerous!
Loosely based on a grim graphic novel by Warren Ellis, RED was both critically acclaimed and popular. The second trailer for the sequel – imaginatively entitled RED 2 – suggests the movie will be considerably more fun than its title. Check it out following the jump. RED 2 will be in theaters on July 19th.
RED – Ridiculously Entertaining Diversion!
Remember Knight & Day? Probably not – it was a less than memorable film that mixed action, espionage and romance in ways that were awkward and unsatisfying – it was a bit of a box office disaster. RED, on the other hand, takes all of those elements and throws in an element of “over the […]
TELEVISION: Weeds – New Lows for Nancy and Celia; New Highs for Most Everyone Else!
After a lacklustre fourth season in which the world’s most selfish mother wound up pregnant by a Mexican drug lord to keep herself alive, Weeds’ [Showtime, Mondays, 10/9C] Nancy Botwin [Mary-Louise Parker] finds herself, once more, in potentially fatal circumstances – while her former best friend, Celia [Elizabeth Perkins], discovers that everyone hates her, a […]
The Spiderwick Chronicles Enchants – And Scares… A Little!
In this age of bowdlerized fairytales and Political Correctness, it would seem that most venues for storytelling are more concerned with not offending someone than actually telling a story. The writers of the five volumes of The Spiderwick Chronicles created their stories with a refreshingly dark edge – something that kids of all ages […]