0 comments by Ian Casselberry on 9/22/2015
Since its release in 2002, Minority Report has been one of my favorite movies, a summer blockbuster with a harder sci-fi bent that was actually about ideas and futuristic possibilities, rather than relying heavily on an elusive high concept and special effects. Based on a Philip K. Dick short story, the script by Scott Frank was also […]
0 comments by Ian Casselberry on 9/21/2015
This is about as #FirstWorldProblems as it gets, but there really does seem to be too much of a good thing right now when it comes to television. With networks, cable, premium cable and now streaming channels all creating quality comedic and dramatic television (not to mention all of the reality TV also available), there […]
0 comments by Ian Casselberry on 9/18/2015
It’s been a thin few weeks at movie theaters, that dead period between the end of summer blockbuster season and the beginning of fall, when we get the more substantial, meatier fare that typically draws critical acclaim, awards consideration and is generally taken more seriously. So we’ve basically had a month since the movie summer […]
0 comments by Ian Casselberry on 9/15/2015
As you read this, your obedient servant is currently in the wilds of the United Kingdom, fending off the Nazis at the Liverpool Empire Theatre and the Daleks and Cybermen at the Doctor Who Experience in Cardiff. Yes, I’m taking two weeks to recharge my batteries after 50 weeks in Los Angeles. I don’t deny that […]
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Adapting its classic library of animated films to live-action blockbuster is becoming big business for Disney. Earlier this year, Cinderella hit theaters, following Alice in Wonderland and Maleficent, while remakes of Pinocchio, Mulan and Beauty and the Beast are in the works. Up next is The Jungle Book, taking the 1967 cartoon (which was more of […]
0 comments by Ian Casselberry on 9/14/2015
Last year, we neglected to write anything about Cinemax’s The Knick. I intend to make up for that oversight before, during and after season two plays this fall. I don’t know how many people actually watched the show, since it ran on Cinemax — a premium network that I’m not certain many people have, though […]
0 comments by Ian Casselberry on 9/10/2015
One of this fall’s more anticipated films is the Hank Williams biopic, I Saw the Light. The legendary country singer will be played by Tom Hiddleston, best known to the world as Thor’s devious brother Loki in the Thor and Avengers movies. Playing a real-life figure can be daunting, especially when it comes to musicians […]
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After the success of Daredevil, anticipation has ramped up for the next Marvel series from Netflix, titled Jessica Jones. Previous reports indicated that the new show would launch this fall, but an exact airdate had not been announced. That is, until now. On Thursday, Marvel released a teaser trailer for Jessica Jones, which includes a […]
0 comments by Ian Casselberry on 9/9/2015
Seth Rogen and his production partner Evan Goldberg are getting into the TV business. Preacher, based on the DC Comics/Vertigo series, is the first show developed by the duo and has been picked for a series order by AMC. Rogen, who directed the pilot with Goldberg, made the announcement on Twitter. Preacher is coming to […]
0 comments by Ian Casselberry on 9/8/2015
We know that Matt Damon is returning to his role as Jason Bourne in an as-yet-untitled film (currently referred to as “Bourne 5”) set for release next year. What we also now know is that principal photography on the movie is officially underway. Photo or it didn’t happen? Producer Frank Marshall took care of that […]
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The arrival of Labor Day weekend brought with it the end of the summer (though fall doesn’t officially begin until Sept. 23). Most kids have now begun the new school year. We’re ready for some football. And at the movies, the blockbusters have had their day (at least until Christmas time) and have to make […]
0 comments by Ian Casselberry on 9/5/2015
OK, we knew that Oliver Queen wasn’t really done being the Arrow. At the end of season three, he ran off with Felicity to presumably live a normal life of domestic bliss, away from Starling City’s crime and his team of vigilantes. But since the CW series wasn’t renamed “Team Arrow” or “Diggle and the […]
0 comments by Ian Casselberry on 9/4/2015
Earlier this week, Netflix announced that it wasn’t renewing its agreement with premium cable network Epix, meaning that several recent blockbuster releases like The Hunger Games, World War Z and Transformers: Age of Extinction would no longer be available on the streaming provider. No worries, claimed Netflix executive Ted Sarandos, because original movies were going […]
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There are few actors working today that have done solid work for six decades and been able to remain consistently relevant. Lily Tomlin has not only been able to stay a presence in film and television, she was able to do it as a lesbian (not “out” for most of it, but tacitly admitted it […]
0 comments by Ian Casselberry on 9/3/2015
During Comic-Con in July, producers for Arrow revealed some of the changes that the show would undergo in season four. Oliver Queen was getting a new costume, and an official image was released at the time. Someone else sporting a new look will be Diggle, Oliver’s sidekick, former bodyguard and soldier who’s been a key part […]
