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Dissecting the Miniseries: When last was the “State of Play” this thrilling?
13 May 2012 5:48 PM, PDT | SoundOnSight | See recent SoundOnSight news »
(360 minutes, 6 parts)
Directed by David Yates
Written by Paul Abbott
2003, UK, BBC 1
A prominent politician’s researcher falls in front of a subway car. A black youth is killed in a suspected drug-related shooting. It will later be revealed that they shared a brief cell phone conversation the morning of their demises. When Stephen Collins, the politician in question, is notified of the tragedy that has befallen his aide the grief-ridden response he produces sets off alarm bells amongst the press, one of whom is The Herald journalist Cal McCaffery, Mr. Collin’s former campaign manager. Cal soon discovers that the connection between the deceased involves a dubious silver briefcase, which is when instinct tells him that there is more than just a story here. And boy will he be proven right.
If the above is reminiscent of a 2009 American film by the same name starring Russell Crowe and Ben Affleck, »
- Tope
Weekend wrap, part two
28 April 2012 6:47 PM, PDT | CapricaTV | See recent CapricaTV news »
Let's start with the Gdd folks.
Brian Markinson has joined Twitter. Go follow him. He will be back on The Killing tomorrow (9 pm, AMC), and he says he is done filming Continuum for the season. Spoiler TV has tons of info about the show here. The two-hour pilot airs on Showcase on May 27.
Two new episodes of 10,000 Days with Peter Wingfield have been released. You can watch them on Facebook or at 10kdays.tv.
Duke with Kendall Cross premieres on the Hallmark channel tonight at 8 pm and airs again at 10 pm. Here is the synopsis:
Marine Sergeant Terry Pulaski, a once proud man, is now a broken shell of himself having returned from Iraq with both Ptsd and a disabling injury. Terry struggles to be a good father and husband, but his challenges leave him feeling like a burden to his wife and daughter. With his dog, Duke, in tow, »
- fanshawe
Friday updates: cast news, interviews & previews
27 April 2012 5:30 PM, PDT | CapricaTV | See recent CapricaTV news »
This is the first part of the weekly round-up. The second one is coming tomorrow.
On the Box reports that Prisoners' Wives with Polly Walker has been picked up for a second season. Congrats to the cast and crew. Four new episodes will air next year.
And big congrats to Winston Rekert, who received the Sam Payne Lifetime Achievement Award today. The award is presented by the Union of B.C. Performers for accumulative outstanding body of work in the industry.
Patton Oswalt has a couple of TV appearances coming up. First, he will guest star in Bob's Burgers, episode "Moody Foodie," which airs on Sunday, May 6, at 8.30 pm on Fox. A week after that, he will be back in Two and a Half Men, in the season finale, titled "Oh Look! Al-Qaeda!" which airs on Monday, May 14 at 9 pm on CBS. Patton was on Conan last week. You can watch the full episode at TeamCoco. »
- fanshawe
Susan Dormady Eisenberg: How James Purefoy Will Heat Up the Hamptons When Revenge Finally Returns
6 April 2012 6:24 AM, PDT | Aol TV. | See recent Aol TV. news »
ABC executives have been mostly mum about the late-season arrival of James Purefoy, the hunky British actor who joins the cast of Revenge as the show returns from hiatus on April 18.
It was announced in January that Purefoy would portray Dominik Wright, the mysterious old flame of the show's cunning matriarch, Victoria Grayson (Madeleine Stowe), but though producer Mike Kelley has called Dominik "an artist," that's about all we know about him. Purefoy has not yet given interviews about his role -- as far as I know -- possibly because he's swamped. He's also preparing to play a serial killer opposite Kevin Bacon in a high-profile Fox pilot, scheduled for the 2012-2013 season. This means that Dominik's wooing of La Grayson may be short and sweet -- or spicy and not so sweet -- spanning just a few episodes. After all, the show's title and theme affect each character's motives, »
- Susan Dormady Eisenberg
Susan Dormady Eisenberg: How James Purefoy Will Heat Up the Hamptons When Revenge Finally Returns
6 April 2012 6:24 AM, PDT | Aol TV. | See recent Aol TV. news »
ABC executives have been mostly mum about the late-season arrival of James Purefoy, the hunky British actor who joins the cast of Revenge as the show returns from hiatus on April 18.
It was announced in January that Purefoy would portray Dominik Wright, the mysterious old flame of the show's cunning matriarch, Victoria Grayson (Madeleine Stowe), but though producer Mike Kelley has called Dominik "an artist," that's about all we know about him. Purefoy has not yet given interviews about his role -- as far as I know -- possibly because he's swamped. He's also preparing to play a serial killer opposite Kevin Bacon in a high-profile Fox pilot, scheduled for the 2012-2013 season. This means that Dominik's wooing of La Grayson may be short and sweet -- or spicy and not so sweet -- spanning just a few episodes. After all, the show's title and theme affect each character's motives, »
- Susan Dormady Eisenberg
Let's cast 'Catching Fire'! Who should play Beetee, Wiress, Enobaria, and everyone else in the 'Hunger Games' sequel?
29 March 2012 2:30 PM, PDT | EW.com - PopWatch | See recent EW.com - PopWatch news »
The executives and filmmakers behind the movie adaptation of The Hunger Games are currently busy devouring bucketfuls of beluga caviar, wiping their mouths with $100 bills, and exercising by swimming through bins filled with all the currency that flowed in from movie theaters last weekend. One would imagine that — between swims — they’re also in the midst of a heated debate regarding the Hunger Games sequels. “Should Catching Fire be split into a trilogy?” asks producer Nina Jacobson. “I got a better idea,” replies director Gary Ross. “Why don’t we do a trilogy, but then make it a five-part trilogy, »
- Darren Franich
Esai Morales in Fairly Legal, Husbands & Grimm get second seasons, The Hunger Games premiere, and more updates
21 March 2012 3:10 AM, PDT | CapricaTV | See recent CapricaTV news »
It's been a while since the last proper news roundup, so some of the news today won't be all that new. Posting it anyway in case anyone missed it elsewhere.
Fairly Legal is back tonight at 9 pm on USA. Esai Morales guest stars in the season premiere and will be appearing in several more episodes. Other BSG and Caprica folks appearing on the show this season include Michael Hogan, Ben Cotton and Zak Santiago. And yeah, Michael Trucco is still a regular.
The Voice of TV has some recent Bts pics, and Buddy TV talked to Esai (more at the link):
What do we need to know about Esai Morales' character?
Esai Morales: I'm playing Aaron Davidson, thank you. No hablo espanol in this show... I am a politician, District Attorney. I am, I guess, a bit of a quintessential slimeball. Sleazebag is how I've been described, »
- fanshawe
Extended Thoughts on ‘John Carter’
17 March 2012 2:00 AM, PDT | SoundOnSight | See recent SoundOnSight news »
Directed by Andrew Stanton
Written by Andrew Stanton, Mark Andrews, and Michael Chabon
Starring Taylor Kitsch, Lynn Collins, Willem Dafoe, Dominic West, Mark Strong
Modern discourse has become so difficult because of how defensive each of us is about the side we’re advocating for. I love social media such as Twitter, but such websites can make well-reasoned, expansive arguments challenging. The world of Twitter is, when discussing various pop-culture topics, closer to the gladiatorial arenas of Rome, where people give an automatic thumbs-up or thumbs-down before deciding someone’s ultimate fate. I don’t mean we should discount the immediate reaction, but even those kinds of reactions need further context and explanation.
See, I liked John Carter quite a lot. I’m still not sure whether liking the movie is an unpopular opinion because the other people who’ve seen it dislike it strongly or because some »
- Josh Spiegel
John Carter Box Office: Prince Of Persia Revisited?
11 March 2012 12:46 PM, PDT | Alt Film Guide | See recent Alt Film Guide news »
Taylor Kitsch, John Carter Including $500,000 from Thursday midnight screenings and with admission prices inflated by 3D/IMAX showings, Disney's John Carter collected a slightly better than expected $30.6 million this weekend (March 9-11), while trailing the animated Dr. Seuss' The Lorax, according to studio estimates found at Box Office Mojo. At 3,749 theaters, including 2,614 3D screens and 290 IMAX locations, Andrew Stanton's live-action feature debut averaged a mediocre — for a costly 3D film with blockbuster pretensions — $8,163 per site. According to The Hollywood Reporter, 17% of the film's business came from the IMAX theaters and 66% from IMAX/3D showings. In other words, overall ticket sales weren't all that hot, as John Carter's weekend figure was heavily inflated by costlier — ranging from 25-40% — admissions prices. As mentioned in my previous John Carter article, a year ago Disney released the Robert Zemeckis-produced, Simon Wells-directed animated feature Mars Needs Moms. The animated sci-fier »
- Zac Gille
Dr. Seuss' The Lorax Tops Weekend Box Office Over John Carter
11 March 2012 7:15 AM, PDT | Upcoming-Movies.com | See recent Upcoming-Movies.com news »
Box office sees Taylor Kitsch starrer John Carter fail against The Lorax. John Carter, Disney's huge-budgeted science fiction epic adventure, and an entertaining one at that, just couldn't sum up enough auds on its debut weekend to stay off Universal Pictures' The Lorax in its debut weekend. The Lorax pulled in an estimated $39.07 million from 3,746 theaters, averaging $10,430, and showing a mild 44% change. Total domestic cume for the Chris Renaud-helmed film is over $121.9 million while internationally, The Lorax has earned minor cash of just $363,916. John Carter managed $30.6 million from 3,749, averaging $8,163 per theater. IMAX accounted for $5 million of that total (16%) from 289 theaters. With a gargantuan $250 million production budget, it's reassuring to know that the film made $70.6 million overseas, making for a worldwide gross of over $101.2 million thus far. Also starring are Lynn Collins, Samantha Morton, Mark Strong, Ciaran Hinds, Dominic West, James Purefoy, Daryl Sabara, Polly Walker, Bryan Cranston, with »
Dr. Seuss' The Lorax Tops Weekend Box Office Over John Carter
11 March 2012 7:15 AM, PDT | Upcoming-Movies.com | See recent Upcoming-Movies.com news »
Box office sees Taylor Kitsch starrer John Carter fail against The Lorax. John Carter, Disney's huge-budgeted science fiction epic adventure, and an entertaining one at that, just couldn't sum up enough auds on its debut weekend to stay off Universal Pictures' The Lorax in its debut weekend. The Lorax pulled in an estimated $39.07 million from 3,746 theaters, averaging $10,430, and showing a mild 44% change. Total domestic cume for the Chris Renaud-helmed film is over $121.9 million while internationally, The Lorax has earned minor cash of just $363,916. John Carter managed $30.6 million from 3,749, averaging $8,163 per theater. IMAX accounted for $5 million of that total (16%) from 289 theaters. With a gargantuan $250 million production budget, it's reassuring to know that the film made $70.6 million overseas, making for a worldwide gross of over $101.2 million thus far. Also starring are Lynn Collins, Samantha Morton, Mark Strong, Ciaran Hinds, Dominic West, James Purefoy, Daryl Sabara, Polly Walker, Bryan Cranston, with »
New ‘John Carter’ Movie Delivered Awesome Action,Drama,Special Effects & More
10 March 2012 9:51 PM, PST | OnTheFlix | See recent OnTheFlix news »
New 'John Carter' movie delivered awesome action,drama, special effects & more. Walt Disney Pictures released their new action,sci-fi flick " John Carter" into theaters this weekend. I just checked it out in IMAX 3D,and I thought it was a pretty cool flick to watch as it delivered an interesting plot,lots of action,and a very beautiful princess. I mean,this chick was smoking hot. Her real name is Lynn Collins and she is definitely someone to watch. The movie stars: Taylor Kitsch, Lynn Collins, Samantha Morton, Mark Strong, Ciaran Hinds, Dominic West, James Purefoy, Daryl Sabara, Polly Walker, Bryan Cranston, Thomas Hayden Church,and Willem Dafoe. In the flick, John Carter (Taylor Kitsch),who is a war-weary, former military captain in Virginia eventually gets transported to Mars by way of a mysterious medallion that belonged to a group of holy men called Therns. Once he arrives, »
- Andre
John Carter Box Office: Way Behind 300, Watchmen
10 March 2012 6:04 PM, PST | Alt Film Guide | See recent Alt Film Guide news »
Taylor Kitsch, Lynn Collins, John Carter What Disney doesn't need is another Mars Needs Moms box-office disaster. Though not quite as cataclysmic, that's what they're getting with John Carter — at least in North America. Including $500,000 from Thursday midnight screenings, and with admission prices inflated by 3D/IMAX showings, Andrew Stanton's live-action feature debut collected an estimated $9.81 million on Friday, as per studio figures found at Box Office Mojo. At 3,749 locations (including 290 IMAX theaters), John Carter averaged a mediocre — especially for a 3D film — $2,619 per site. A year ago, the Robert Zemeckis-produced, Simon Wells-directed Mars Needs Moms took in $6.8 million on its first weekend out. That's way lower than John Carter's expected $28 million — but bear in mind that whereas Mars Needs Moms cost a reported $150 million, John Carter is supposed to have cost $250 million. See the difference? And that doesn't include what Disney has spent pushing their two megabudgeted sci-fiers. »
- Zac Gille
Film Review: ‘John Carter’ is Poor Man’s ‘Star Wars’ With Kitschy Taylor Kitsch, Soft-Porn Lynn Collins
10 March 2012 3:32 AM, PST | HollywoodChicago.com | See recent HollywoodChicago.com news »
Chicago – Usually it’s critics critically flogging a film when we say it weakly lacks originality and borrows too heavily from others. Disney’s “John Carter” attacks that classic grumble by promotionally comparing itself to “Star Wars” and “Avatar” before critics even had a chance to deduct points for it.
Rating: 2.0/5.0
But while being proactive in its contrasts, the film also attempts to sell moviegoers on one unknown fact: The basis for Pixar writer and director Andrew Stanton’s (“Wall-e,” “Finding Nemo,” “Toy Story”) story actually originates before its George Lucas and James Cameron predecessors.
Stanton’s current creation is based on the classic stories of a 19th-century Earth man who gets accidentally transplanted to Mars. And it’s been more than 100 years since “Tarzan” creator Edgar Rice Burroughs crafted the character John Carter: the hero of his science-fiction “Barsoom” (Mars) book series.
Read Adam Fendelman’s full review »
- adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
John Carter, Eddie Murphy Fizzle: Box Office
9 March 2012 11:55 PM, PST | Alt Film Guide | See recent Alt Film Guide news »
John Carter: Willem Dafoe as Tars Tarkas (center), Taylor Kitsch As reported earlier today, John Carter earned a paltry $500,000 at Thursday midnight screenings in North America despite recent ads comparing the Andrew Stanton sci-fier to George Lucas' Star Wars and James Cameron's Avatar. Things haven't gotten much better since. As per Deadline.com, John Carter is expected to collect slightly less than $10 million at 3,749 North American locations, including 290 IMAX houses, on Friday. The film's weekend box-office take is expected to reach (a 3D/IMAX-inflated) $28 million — or about $5 million less than the maximum amount predicted based on early Friday showings. To say that's bad news for Disney would be a major understatement. Starring Taylor Kitsch in the title role, John Carter cost Disney a reported $250 million, in addition to millions more spent on marketing. In other words: Disney may have in its hands another box-office disaster not unlike last year's Mars Needs Moms. »
- Zac Gille
John Carter: Another Disney Box-Office Bomb?
9 March 2012 6:43 PM, PST | Alt Film Guide | See recent Alt Film Guide news »
John Carter movie: Taylor Kitsch & pal John Carter earned a relatively meager $500,000 at Thursday midnight screenings in the United States despite recent ads comparing it to George Lucas' Star Wars and James Cameron's Avatar. In France, it had the sixth biggest opening day of the year, smack between the Clint Eastwood / Leonardo DiCaprio biopic J. Edgar and the Josh Hutcherson / Dwayne Johnson / Vanessa Hudgens fantasy/adventure Journey 2: The Mysterious Island. And earlier today, Deadline.com reported that John Carter looks poised to collect only $9.5-$11 million at 3,749 North American locations, including 290 IMAX houses, on Friday, and at most (a 3D/IMAX-inflated) $33 million for the weekend. Directed by Andrew Stanton and starring Taylor Kitsch in the title role, John Carter cost Disney a reported $250 million. Not to mention millions more spent on marketing. In other words: Disney may have in its hands another box-office cataclysm not unlike last year's Mars Needs Moms. »
- Zac Gille
John Carter - What Did You Think?!
9 March 2012 | Comingsoon.net | See recent Comingsoon.net news »
John Carter , director Andrew Stanton's big screen adaptation of Edgar Rice Burroughs' novel, is now playing in theaters and we've created this spot for you to tell us and your fellow moviegoers what you thought about the film, starring Taylor Kitsch, Lynn Collins, Samantha Morton, Mark Strong, Ciaran Hinds, Dominic West, James Purefoy, Daryl Sabara, Polly Walker, Bryan Cranston, Thomas Hayden Church and Willem Dafoe. John Carter tells the story of war-weary, former military captain John Carter (Kitsch), who is inexplicably transported to Mars where he becomes reluctantly embroiled in a conflict of epic proportions amongst the inhabitants of the planet, including Tars Tarkas (Dafoe) and the captivating Princess Dejah Thoris (Collins). In a world on the brink of collapse, Carter »
Watch a Live Video Chat with John Carter Director Andrew Stanton
7 March 2012 | Comingsoon.net | See recent Comingsoon.net news »
Finally hitting theaters this Friday, March 9th, Walt Disney Pictures' John Carter will screen in 3D, 2D and IMAX 3D theaters. To celebrate the epic release, writer/director Andrew Stanton is taking to Google Talk to answer live questions about the adaptation 100 years in the making. Check out his responses in the player below! The film stars Taylor Kitsch, Lynn Collins, Samantha Morton, Mark Strong, Ciaran Hinds, Dominic West, James Purefoy, Daryl Sabara, Polly Walker, Bryan Cranston, Thomas Hayden Church and Willem Dafoe and is based on the classic sci-fi novels by Edgar Rice Burroughs. »
TV highlights 06/03/2012
5 March 2012 4:05 PM, PST | The Guardian - TV News | See recent The Guardian - TV News news »
Alex Polizzi: The Fixer | Prisoners' Wives | Horizon | How To Build Britain's Secret Engineers | Storyville: Murderball | Todd And The Book Of Pure Evil
Alex Polizzi: The Fixer
8pm, BBC2
In the last of this series of brisk correctives by former Hotel Inspector host Alex Polizzi, she visits a family-owned business in Norfolk. The family inhabit a windmill complex – in which, it turns out, there is at least as much grinding of teeth as flour. The family are trying to run a tea shop, gift shop, function room and rental cottages, and are having difficulty chewing the amount they have bitten off. Identifying a lack of focus is not the greatest of challenges for Polizzi. Andrew Mueller
Prisoners' Wives
9pm, BBC1
An exhilarating conclusion to the superb, slow-burn series. As if she hadn't been magnificent enough, tonight Emma Rigby's visceral emoting may actually burst your television. Her character Gemma »
- Andrew Mueller, Julia Raeside, Martin Skegg, Ali Catterall
Taylor Kitsch/John Carter Ten-Minute Preview
5 March 2012 1:01 PM, PST | Alt Film Guide | See recent Alt Film Guide news »
Taylor Kitsch, John Carter Oscar 2013 Alert: No, not in the writing or acting categories (despite the funky accents), but Andrew Stanton's first live-action feature film, John Carter, will likely be a strong Academy Award contender in the "technical" categories, e.g., Best Visual Effects, Best Sound Editing, or even Best Art Direction, Best Makeup, and Best Costume Design. But then again, the Ryan Reynolds flop Green Lantern wasn't nominated for anything. Anyhow, check out the 10-minute clip from the film (see below). Chiefly based on Edgar Rice Burroughs' A Princess of Mars, John Carter stars Taylor Kitsch as a former Confederate captain who is (somehow) transported to Mars, aka Barsoom. Tired of war on Earth, Carter soon discovers that the Martians — among them Willem Dafoe and Lynn Collins — are just as bloodthirsty and gung-ho as his fellow Earthlings. Similarly to what goes on in our own planet in the 21st century, »
- Zac Gille
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