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Denette Wilford: 'The Good Wife': Guest Stars Make It Great
30 April 2012 11:20 AM, PDT | Aol TV. | See recent Aol TV. news »
Let me slam on the brakes for a second. "The Good Wife" is great because of its cast, the crew, the writing, the direction -- but there's something about its guest stars that make the CBS drama extra-special. It's reminscent of the days of "Ally McBeal," whenever the lawyers of Cage & Fish had to try their cases in front of a special-guest judge or attorney, but "The Good Wife" takes it to a whole other level.
Last night's season three finale, directed by co-creator Robert King, was aptly titled "The Dream Team" -- which is what Louis Canning (Michael J. Fox) and Patti Nyholm (Martha Plimpton) christened themselves when suing the firm for $50 million for fraud and malicious prosecution. Wait ... let's backtrack here. The episode began with Diane (Christine Baranski) and Alicia (Julianna Marguiles) winning a flabbergasting $25 million settlement ($7 million more than they were asking) against a pharmaceutical company, which »
- Denette Wilford
Will We See 'Cloud Atlas,' 'Only God Forgives' & Terrence Malick's Latest & More Before The End Of 2012?
30 April 2012 9:02 AM, PDT | The Playlist | See recent The Playlist news »
We're almost exactly a third of the way through the year, and thanks to the announcement of the Cannes Film Festival line-up a couple weeks ago, we're now a little clearer on the timetable of some of the most anticipated films of the year. We know that "Cosmopolis," "Killing Them Softly," "On The Road," "Mud," "Rust And Bone," "Amour" and "The Paperboy," among others are done, and will be screening in only a few short weeks for critics, and U.S. releases, if not set already, can't be far behind. And the release schedule for the rest of the year is firming up fast, with films like "The Master" and "Seven Psychopaths" getting added to the calendar.
But what of the question marks that still remain? Of the major movies tentatively set for completion this year, but without firm release dates as yet, which will we actually see in theaters »
- Oliver Lyttelton
The Good Wife Review: Passing Judge-ment
23 April 2012 4:46 AM, PDT | TVfanatic | See recent TVfanatic news »
Forget who you would take on a desert island for a moment. This week's episode of The Good Wife left me asking a different question:
"The Penalty Box" was the penultimate installment of season three? Really?!?
It was a quality hour of television, I'm not saying otherwise. Cary is back, which opens up a number of avenues, starting with wondering just why Peter called near the end.
And the standalone case of the week was one of the best in awhile. David Paymer stood out as the veteran judge who lamented his life as a poor father and, in order to clear his own name, a disloyal friend/colleague. It made Alicia question the morality of the occupation she has chosen, certainly an interesting tact for a show about attorneys to take. Diane and Will, and Cary for the most part, have accepted that it's necessary to do whatever one can to win a case. »
- matt@mediavine.com (Matt Richenthal)
‘The Good Wife,’ Season 3, Episode 21, ‘The Penalty Box’: TV Recap
22 April 2012 10:00 PM, PDT | Speakeasy/Wall Street Journal | See recent Speakeasy/Wall Street Journal news »
CBS Scene from “The Good Wife.”
Alicia’s courtroom skills may be getting too highly developed in “The Penalty Box” episode as Cary returns to the firm; Peter veers darkly from Don Corleone to Tony Soprano and—are you kidding me?—series favorite Kalinda is set up to be killed.
Okay, that last bit is what we’re really interested in, but first the legal case: Cranky Judge Cuesta, so often a thorn in our team’s side, has been removed from all judicial duties, »
- Susan Toepfer
The 25 Most Essential '90s Movies
5 April 2012 9:00 AM, PDT | NextMovie | See recent NextMovie news »
There's a reason you've recently had the urge to bust out your plaid shirts, Celine Dion albums and dial-up modems, as this week sees the release of two relics of the 1990s: "Titanic 3D" and "American Reunion."
Since both of these movies make us think back to a more innocent time when Monica Lewinsky was an eager young White House intern, our money wasn't on fire and Twittering was a weird body tic, we're reminiscing about that decade's most influential and essential cinematic treasures for future generations. It wasn't easy to narrow down the list (next time, "Problem Child 2," next time ...) but if we were to preserve only 25 flicks from the '90s in a time capsule, they would be these (listed in alphabetical order).
1. 'American Pie' (1999)
Losing your virginity on prom night is a rite of passage as American as … well, you know. Jim, Stifler and »
- Max Evry
'Dumb & Dumber' Sequel: Oh, It's Happening!
3 April 2012 2:50 PM, PDT | Extra | See recent Extra news »
Things are about to get even dumberer with Jim Carrey and Jeff Daniels.
Director Peter Farrelly confirmed to ComingSoon.net he and brother Bobby will be shooting a sequel to their 1994 comedy "Dumb & Dumber," with Carrey and Daniels reprising their roles.
At the junket for their latest comedy, "The Three Stooges," Peter Farrelly said, "We're getting set to shoot 'Dumb & Dumber 2' in September. It's the first sequel we've ever done and we've got Jim Carrey and Jeff Daniels back. »
Video: HBO Teases Boardwalk Empire Season 3
3 April 2012 2:11 PM, PDT | BuzzFocus.com | See recent BuzzFocus.com news »
Is it possible for Boardwalk Empire to get any better?
I don’t normally get too excited over teaser trailers, but the Season 3 tease that HBO just released has me counting down the days until the Fall premiere.
[Spoiler alert!]
From the trailer’s ominous tone and its commanding dialogue spewed by Nucky Thompson (Steve Buscemi), it’s clear that the crescendo reached in the Season 2 finale is only the beginning of this gangster’s tale. Now that Nucky has had his kill cherry popped (damn, Jimmy), I’m expecting him to enter full on Tony Soprano mode, unhinged and a little bit crazy (minus the shrink).
Editor’S Pick: Read our Boardwalk Empire Season 2 Finale Review
Though seriously, I’m interested in seeing how the show’s dynamic changes with Jimmy out of the picture. There’s plenty of well-known and obscure gangsters to go around, but the father/like-a-son dynamic »
- Sean B.
Boardwalk Empire New Season 3 Teaser Does Just That
3 April 2012 5:17 AM, PDT | Boomtron | See recent Boomtron news »
Boardwalk Empire season 3 trailer doesn’t give us a whole lot to go on unless we read between the lines some.
We’re probably still a good six months away from season 3 of Boardwalk Empire, the best show HBO has ever aired, but we do get a new teaser, which truly lives up to the name. Giving us only a few flashes of the established supporting cast and a couple takes of Buscemi lighting a smoke, the trailer doesn’t give us a whole lot to go on unless we read between the lines some.
And that’s never been anything from which I’ve shied away.
If you’re not all caught up, you might just wanna dig the trailer here and then cut out:
Season 2 was a goddamned roller coaster, not just for viewers, but for the cast as well. Used to be a guy got upper billing on a show, »
- Jimmy Callaway
'Boardwalk Empire' season three teaser: 'New year, new rules' - watch
2 April 2012 10:36 AM, PDT | digitalspy | See recent digitalspy news »
HBO has unveiled a teaser for the upcoming third season of its critically-acclaimed series Boardwalk Empire. The voice of Steve Buscemi's Enoch 'Nucky' Thompson opens the black and white teaser, declaring: "So, new year, new rules." While a couple of familiar faces will not make their return to the Prohibition-era series later this year, the upcoming season three will feature new actors including Stephen Root as a criminal-turned-special investigator, Arron Shiver as Al Capone's adversary and Meg Steedle as a Broadway actress. Boardwalk Empire wrapped season two last December (more) »
- By Kristina Bustos
'Justified' Ep Graham Yost dissects 'Guy Walks Into a Bar' in weekly postmortem
20 March 2012 11:00 PM, PDT | EW - Inside TV | See recent EW.com - Inside TV news »
Spoiler Alert! This week’s episode of Justified, “Guy Walks Into a Bar,” written by VJ Boyd and directed by Tony Goldwyn, did more than put Raylan (Timothy Olyphant) and Quarles (Neal McDonough) in a standoff. It revealed the dark truth of Quarles’ past, landed Raylan in bed with the barmaid, and proved that sexual favors don’t always win you an election (which is why Walton Goggins’ Boyd always has a plan B). As we’ll be doing each week throughout the season, we asked executive producer Graham Yost to take us inside the writers’ room.
Let’s start »
- Mandi Bierly
Hit List: February 27, 2012
27 February 2012 7:00 AM, PST | IMDb Blog - All the Latest | See recent IMDb Blog - All the Latest news »
Hit List is a handful of items that we find noteworthy, shared with you daily on our homepage. Enjoy!
Profile: Brigitte Bardot from Vanity Fair
Most Overrated Best Picture Winners from EW.com
Elizabeth Taylor: Rare and Unpublished Photos from Time
Interview: Stephen Root from AVClub.com
A Cultural Cheat Sheet for Hugo from TheAtlantic.com
Have an item you’d like to see featured on Hit List? Submit it here. »
- Heather Campbell
AfterElton's Top 50 Favorite TV Characters
27 February 2012 5:53 AM, PST | AfterElton.com | See recent AfterElton.com news »
The results are in! We asked readers to name their favorite TV characters of all time and thousands responded. This year, for the first time, we weren't just asking about favorite gay TV characters. Folks could vote for characters of either gender - and all persuasions. Of course, this being AfterElton we expected gay characters to figure prominently on this list - and they do - but it is interesting to see what female and straight TV roles also resonated with the AfterElton readership.
Before we get to the actual rankings, here are a few statistics.
First, the top fifty came from a broad range of TV shows. Thirty programs were represented, and the two that made the best showing (Glee and Modern Family) placed only four characters each in the rankings.
Second, female characters nabbed 15 of the top 50 spots, or 30%.
Third, obviously a poll like this favors characters from »
- AfterElton.com Staff
Rango and Hugo Mondo Academy Award Posters
18 February 2012 12:43 PM, PST | MovieWeb | See recent MovieWeb news »
Mondo is releasing a new series of posters based on their favorite 2012 Academy Award nominated films. They plan to release four limited edition prints from four different categories, unveiling the first two (and a variant) from the Best Picture and Best Animated Film categories today. Check out these images below, which include a print for Rango and two for Hugo. All poster prints will go on sale during the airing of the upcoming 84th Annual Academy Awards telecast on February 26th.
Rango was released March 4th, 2011 and stars Johnny Depp, Isla Fisher, Abigail Breslin, Ned Beatty, Alfred Molina, Bill Nighy, Stephen Root, Harry Dean Stanton. The film is directed by Gore Verbinski.
Hugo was released November 23rd, 2011 and stars Ben Kingsley, Sacha Baron Cohen, Asa Butterfield, Chloe Moretz, Ray Winstone, Emily Mortimer, Christopher Lee, Helen McCrory. The film is directed by Martin Scorsese.
The Academy Awards episode 84.1, "84th Annual Academy »
- MovieWeb
Boardwalk Empire Season 3 Reloads
13 February 2012 5:53 PM, PST | Boomtron | See recent Boomtron news »
If HBO’s Boardwalk Empire is a gun and its bullets are the characters, then during Season 2 it fired four of its bullets, making it necessary to reload if it wants to go into its third season with a fully loaded gun. I hope that metaphor made sense. In case it didn’t: Boardwalk Empire has gotten rid of four its regular cast members and it now needs to replace them. Bobby Cannavale has already been hired to play Gyp Rosetti, but that still leaves three empty spots open in the cast.
One of the spots has been filled by the seemingly ubiquitous Stephen Root, according to our sister site, Criminal Complex. Root is best known for his smaller, yet memorable, film roles in such fanfare as No Country for Old Men, Office Space, and Dodgeball. He’s no stranger to television either, having starred in the well-received sitcom News Radio during the ‘90s, »
- Brody Gibson
Fringe Casting News
13 February 2012 4:34 PM, PST | Boomtron | See recent Boomtron news »
I so rarely get to talk about Fringe casting that when I do get the chance to report on who the Fox series has most recently grabbed for a guest starring role I can’t help but swell with joy. Whether it’s as a guest or a recurring role, Fringe has a habit of bringing in some of the best names in the business. We’ve had Stephen Root, Peter Weller, Sebastian Roche, and Jared Harris, just to name a few. The latest name to join the list is a big one to anyone who’s a fan of J.J. Abrams’ other notable series: Lost. Are you ready for it?
According to TVLine, Henry Ian Cusick will join the cast of Fringe in the upcoming 19th episode. He is perhaps best known for his role as Desmond Hume on ABC’s Lost. He first started as a guest star »
- Brody Gibson
'Boardwalk Empire' casts Stephen Root
13 February 2012 9:36 AM, PST | digitalspy | See recent digitalspy news »
Stephen Root has joined the cast of Boardwalk Empire. The actor has landed a recurring role in the HBO drama's upcoming third season, TV Line reports. Root will play Gaston Means, a criminal who became a Special Investigator for the Department of Justice. Root has previously appeared in shows such as NewsRadio, The West Wing, Pushing Daisies and True Blood. (more) »
- By Catriona Wightman
Boardwalk Empire Lands Stephen Root for Season 3
10 February 2012 3:44 PM, PST | MovieWeb | See recent MovieWeb news »
Actor Stephen Root has joined the cast of HBO's Boardwalk Empire in a Season 3 recurring role.
Stephen Root will portray Gaston Means, a former forger, swindler, and murder suspect who somehow became a special investigator for the U.S. Department of Justice. He will be working under Christopher McDonald's character, Attorney General Harry Daugherty. Stephen Root joins fellow new addition Bobby Cannavale, who we reported last week joined the cast as a series regular, portraying gangster Gyp Rosetti.
Season 2 of Boardwalk Empire saw several original cast members meet their demise, so it's not surprising that HBO is bringing in a lot of new blood for Season 3. Earlier this week, we reported that the network didn't pick up the option on actress Paz de la Huerta.
It isn't clear when Boardwalk Empire Season 3 will debut on HBO, but it is clear that there will be plenty of new faces in Atlantic City this season. »
- MovieWeb
Stephen Root Cast on Boardwalk Empire As...
10 February 2012 2:08 PM, PST | TVfanatic | See recent TVfanatic news »
In his ever-evolving quest to appear on every primetime show on television, Stephen Root has signed on to Boardwalk Empire.
The actor (NewsRadio, Justified, True Blood, Fringe, The Good Wife) will recur next season as Gaston Means, an ex-murder suspect who is now a Special Investigator for the United States Department of Justice under Attorney General Harry Daugherty.
Root will pop up on multiple episodes of the HBO drama, while Bobby Cannavale will come on board as a series regular, playing a gangster rival to Nucky. »
- matt@mediavine.com (Matt Richenthal)
TV Casting Call: Ving Rhames Signs on for Chelsea General, Stephen Root Joins Boardwalk Empire, Homeland Adds Two Series Regulars
10 February 2012 1:45 PM, PST | Collider.com | See recent Collider.com news »
We’ve got a couple more TV casting stories to share with you today. First up, casting for David E. Kelley’s (The Practice) new medical pilot Chelsea General is moving quickly. Just yesterday Alfred Molina signed on to star in the series which centers on “the lives of five surgeons as they push the limits of their abilities and confront their personal and professional failings,” and now Ving Rhames has been added to the cast. Deadline reports that Rhames will play “a physically imposing former professional football player who now is the most celebrated trauma chief in the country." Additionally, Stephen Root has signed on for the impending third season of HBO’s Boardwalk Empire. The Live Feed reports that Root is set for a recurring role as “a forger, swindler, and murder suspect who became a Special Investigator for the Us Department of Justice.” No word on whether »
- Adam Chitwood
Boardwalk Empire Scoop: NewsRadio's Stephen Root Joins Season 3 Cast as [Spoiler]
10 February 2012 1:16 PM, PST | TVLine.com | See recent TVLine.com news »
Boardwalk Empire continues to replenish its ranks ahead of Season 3.
TVLine has learned that ubiquitous tube star Stephen Root (Pushing Daisies, NewsRadio, Justified) has been cast in the recurring role of Gaston Means, a forger, swindler and murder suspect who became a Special Investigator for the United States Department of Justice under Attorney General Harry Daugherty.
The casting scoop comes just days after TVLine broke the news that Empire regular Paz de la Huerta has joined fellow Season 2 casualties Michael Pitt, Dabney Coleman and Aleksa Palladino.
To fill the void, producers are introducing several new characters, including a rival to Nucky played by Bobby Cannavale. »
- Michael Ausiello
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