Yet another 3-D Blu-ray treat — the 3-D Film Archive restores a rare English production, an international crime tale in 3-D. Dennis O’Keefe’s T-Man helps Scotland Yard track down a gang of smugglers that kidnaps and murders to force an Atom scientist to perfect his manufacturing formula for synthetic diamonds. You know, just like the silicon chip business. The widescreen 3-D is excellent, especially in two action set pieces. Margaret Sheridan co-stars. It’s almost a premiere, as the movie was never publicly exhibited in 3-D. Kino also provides an anaglyphic encoding with a pair of red-cyan glasses as an alternate 3-D option. Plus good extras about the 3-D process.
The Diamond Wizard 3-D
3-D Blu-ray
Kl Studio Classics
1954 / B&w / 1:66 widescreen / 83 min. / Street Date November 15, 2022 / Available at Kino Lorber / 29.95
Starring: Dennis O’Keefe, Margaret Sheridan, Philip Friend, Alan Wheatley, Francis De Wolff, Eric Berry, Gudrun Ure, Paul Hardtmuth,...
The Diamond Wizard 3-D
3-D Blu-ray
Kl Studio Classics
1954 / B&w / 1:66 widescreen / 83 min. / Street Date November 15, 2022 / Available at Kino Lorber / 29.95
Starring: Dennis O’Keefe, Margaret Sheridan, Philip Friend, Alan Wheatley, Francis De Wolff, Eric Berry, Gudrun Ure, Paul Hardtmuth,...
- 11/1/2022
- by Glenn Erickson
- Trailers from Hell
Hammer’s first color Gothic horror show recovers its charnel house luster in the Wac’s ambitious ‘surprise’ restoration. The severed heads and Peter Cushing’s blood-smeared costumes are back to their crimson best again, and with the improved image Terence Fisher’s taut direction really grabs us, extracting maximum impact from Jimmy Sangster’s ‘did you see that?’ shock moments. The show seemed incredibly graphic and violent in 1964 so it must have been a jaw-dropper for audiences of 1957 — our parents can’t have known what their kiddies were watching. The Warner Archive Collection really delivers for collectors — the extras here are as thorough as those offered by the ‘usual suspect’ boutique outfits that fixate on classic horror.
The Curse of Frankenstein
Blu-ray
Warner Archive Collection
1957 / Color / 1:66 widescreen, 1:85 widescreen, and 1:37 Academy / Two-Disc Special Edition / 82 min. / Street Date December 15 (or maybe 1?), 2020 / available through the WBshop / 21.99
Starring: Peter Cushing,...
The Curse of Frankenstein
Blu-ray
Warner Archive Collection
1957 / Color / 1:66 widescreen, 1:85 widescreen, and 1:37 Academy / Two-Disc Special Edition / 82 min. / Street Date December 15 (or maybe 1?), 2020 / available through the WBshop / 21.99
Starring: Peter Cushing,...
- 12/1/2020
- by Glenn Erickson
- Trailers from Hell
Hammer’s copycat Quatermass picture stands apart from similar ‘mystery sci-fi monster’ thrillers by virtue of its serious tone and realistic presentation. Talk about a sober semi-docu style: there are no major female roles and the leading character is a mass of radioactive mud. (Is there an election year joke in that?) Hammer found a new writer in Jimmy Sangster, imported the Yankee name actor Dean Jagger, tried to hire the expatriate director Joseph Losey. Former child actor Anthony Newley has a small part, but he doesn’t get to sing X’s theme song: “Who can I turn to, when nobody needs me, because the flesh is melting from my skull?”
X The Unknown
Blu-ray
Scream Factory
1956 / B&w / 1:75 widescreen / 80 81? min. / X…the Unknown / Street Date February 18, 2020
Starring: Dean Jagger, Edward Chapman, Leo McKern, Anthony Newley, William Lucas, Michael Ripper.
Cinematography: Gerald Gibbs
Film Editor: Philip Leakey
Makeup:...
X The Unknown
Blu-ray
Scream Factory
1956 / B&w / 1:75 widescreen / 80 81? min. / X…the Unknown / Street Date February 18, 2020
Starring: Dean Jagger, Edward Chapman, Leo McKern, Anthony Newley, William Lucas, Michael Ripper.
Cinematography: Gerald Gibbs
Film Editor: Philip Leakey
Makeup:...
- 2/15/2020
- by Glenn Erickson
- Trailers from Hell
Don’t run away because we use the word ‘profound’ to describe this 1967 sci-fi classic — some call it the best of the Hammer Quatermass films, this time fully written by Nigel Kneale and acted by a terrific cast — Andrew Kier, James Donald, Barbara Shelley and Julian Glover. A subway excavation uncovers strange human skulls, and then a huge bluish craft that the Army dismisses as a secret German V-weapon… until it begins to emanate psychic storms and supernatural phenomena. Sci-fi fans wanting ‘more’ will be intrigued by author Kneale’s incredible ‘origin story’ for the human race as an intelligent, aggressive and literally haunted species. The disc is loaded with extras, information, history and great opinions from a half-dozen qualified film experts. Plus we can hear Nigel Kneale discuss it himself.
Quatermass and the Pit
Blu-ray
Scream Factory
1967 / Color / 1:66 widescreen / 97 min. / Street Date July 30, 2019 / Available from Shout! Factory / 27.99
Starring: James Donald,...
Quatermass and the Pit
Blu-ray
Scream Factory
1967 / Color / 1:66 widescreen / 97 min. / Street Date July 30, 2019 / Available from Shout! Factory / 27.99
Starring: James Donald,...
- 10/22/2019
- by Glenn Erickson
- Trailers from Hell
Don’t run away because we use the word ‘profound’ to describe this 1967 sci-fi classic — some call it the best of the Hammer Quatermass films, this time fully written by Nigel Kneale and acted by a terrific cast — Andrew Kier, James Donald, Barbara Shelley and Julian Glover. A subway excavation uncovers strange human skulls, and then a huge bluish craft that the Army dismisses as a secret German V-weapon… until it begins to emanate psychic storms and supernatural phenomena. Sci-fi fans wanting ‘more’ will be intrigued by author Kneale’s incredible ‘origin story’ for the human race as an intelligent, aggressive and literally haunted species. The disc is loaded with extras, information, history and great opinions from a half-dozen qualified film experts. Plus we can hear Nigel Kneale discuss it himself.
Quatermass and the Pit
Blu-ray
Scream Factory
1967 / Color / 1:66 widescreen / 97 min. / Street Date July 30, 2019 / Available from Shout! Factory / 27.99
Starring: James Donald,...
Quatermass and the Pit
Blu-ray
Scream Factory
1967 / Color / 1:66 widescreen / 97 min. / Street Date July 30, 2019 / Available from Shout! Factory / 27.99
Starring: James Donald,...
- 10/22/2019
- by Glenn Erickson
- Trailers from Hell
Hammer’s key Satanic Mass epic comes to Blu-ray in a terrific improved transfer. Christopher Lee’s pitched battle with Charles Gray’s necromancer Mocata has long been a favorite of fans of symbolist rituals with candles, magic circles, Christian icons, etc. We’re happy to report that after all the monstrous demons and human sacrifices, good prevails through the agency of an ordinary housewife, who can sling a Latin incantation faster than you can say ‘The Goat of Mendes.’ This is yet another big-deal Hammer disc for 2019 — we also get a look at the earlier Blu-ray with its revised special effects.
The Devil Rides Out
Blu-ray
Scream Factory
1968 / Color / 1:66 widescreen / 95 min. / The Devil’s Bride / Street Date October 29, 2019 / Available from Scream Factory / 27.99
Starring: Christopher Lee, Charles Gray, Nike Arrighi, Leon Greene, Patrick Mower, Gwen Ffrangcon Davies, Sarah Lawson, Paul Eddington, Rosalyn Landor.
Cinematography: Arthur Grant
Film Editors: James Needs,...
The Devil Rides Out
Blu-ray
Scream Factory
1968 / Color / 1:66 widescreen / 95 min. / The Devil’s Bride / Street Date October 29, 2019 / Available from Scream Factory / 27.99
Starring: Christopher Lee, Charles Gray, Nike Arrighi, Leon Greene, Patrick Mower, Gwen Ffrangcon Davies, Sarah Lawson, Paul Eddington, Rosalyn Landor.
Cinematography: Arthur Grant
Film Editors: James Needs,...
- 10/19/2019
- by Glenn Erickson
- Trailers from Hell
What ought to be appreciated as one of the most prescient of 1950s suspense films holds a place among the best science fiction movies ever — and it formed a style template for a thousand paranoid spy thrillers to follow. Val Guest pares Nigel Kneale’s fantastic storyline down to its essentials, making his scientist-hero the perfect secret agent to confront a sinister techno-political conspiracy… from outer space.
Quatermass 2
Blu-ray
Scream Factory
1957 / B&w / 1:66 widescreen / 85 min. / Street Date July 30, 2019 / 29.95
Starring: Brian Donlevy, John Longdon, Sidney James, Bryan Forbes, William Franklyn, Vera Day, Charles Lloyd Pack, Tom Chatto, John Van Eyssen, Percy Herbert, Michael Ripper, John Rae, Michael Balfour.
Cinematography: Gerald Gibbs
Film Editor: James Needs
Makeup: Philip Leakey
Art Direction: Bernard Robinson
Original Music: James Bernard
Written by Val Guest, Nigel Kneale from his teleplay
Produced by Anthony Hinds
Directed by Val Guest
Here’s yet another fine 2019 Blu-ray release...
Quatermass 2
Blu-ray
Scream Factory
1957 / B&w / 1:66 widescreen / 85 min. / Street Date July 30, 2019 / 29.95
Starring: Brian Donlevy, John Longdon, Sidney James, Bryan Forbes, William Franklyn, Vera Day, Charles Lloyd Pack, Tom Chatto, John Van Eyssen, Percy Herbert, Michael Ripper, John Rae, Michael Balfour.
Cinematography: Gerald Gibbs
Film Editor: James Needs
Makeup: Philip Leakey
Art Direction: Bernard Robinson
Original Music: James Bernard
Written by Val Guest, Nigel Kneale from his teleplay
Produced by Anthony Hinds
Directed by Val Guest
Here’s yet another fine 2019 Blu-ray release...
- 8/6/2019
- by Glenn Erickson
- Trailers from Hell
Hammer’s attempt at a budget monster romp for 1966 isn’t quite as good as its sister film Plague of the Zombies, but it has fine atmosphere and a couple of worthy grace notes, namely its fine actresses Jennifer Daniel and Jacqueline Pearce. Although the title monster bites some fans the wrong way, it works for this reviewer — it’s every appearance is a surprise, and for me it’s convincingly… reptilian.
The Reptile
Blu-ray
Scream Factory
1966 / Color / 1:85 + 1:66 widescreen / 91 min. / Street Date July 30, 2019 / 27.99
Starring: Noel Willman, Jennifer Daniel, Ray Barrett, Jacqueline Pearce, Michael Ripper, John Laurie, Marne Maitland.
Cinematography: Arthur Grant
Film Editors: James Needs, Roy Hyde
Production Design: Bernard Robinson
Makeup: Roy Ashton
Original Music: Don Banks
Written by John Elder (Anthony Hinds)
Produced by Anthony Nelson Keys
Directed by John Gilling
Here’s something fresh for this reviewer, a noted Hammer picture to enjoy that I...
The Reptile
Blu-ray
Scream Factory
1966 / Color / 1:85 + 1:66 widescreen / 91 min. / Street Date July 30, 2019 / 27.99
Starring: Noel Willman, Jennifer Daniel, Ray Barrett, Jacqueline Pearce, Michael Ripper, John Laurie, Marne Maitland.
Cinematography: Arthur Grant
Film Editors: James Needs, Roy Hyde
Production Design: Bernard Robinson
Makeup: Roy Ashton
Original Music: Don Banks
Written by John Elder (Anthony Hinds)
Produced by Anthony Nelson Keys
Directed by John Gilling
Here’s something fresh for this reviewer, a noted Hammer picture to enjoy that I...
- 7/27/2019
- by Glenn Erickson
- Trailers from Hell
Dracula and Van Helsing seem more than a little confused, fighting the good fight of virtue against evil in a modern setting dominated by painful Mod fashions and flaky pop rock ‘n’ roll. Hammer’s desperation bid to make itself ‘relevant’ at least gives us Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee, who keep the show on the rails despite the disastrous concept. The two leading ladies are favorites as well.
Dracula A.D. 1972
Blu-ray
Warner Archive Collection
11972 / Color / 1:85 widescreen / 96 min. / Street Date October 16, 2018 / available through the WBshop / 21.99
Starring Christopher Lee, Peter Cushing, Stephanie Beacham, Christopher Neame, Michael Coles, Marsha A. Hunt, Caroline Munro
Cinematography: Dick Bush
Production Designer: Don Mingaye
Film Editor: James Needs
Original Music: Tim Barnes
Written by: Don Houghton
Produced by: Michael Carreras, Josephine Douglas
Directed by Alan Gibson
“But the movie is terrible.”
“Don’t worry about that. Caroline Munro looks great, that’s all you need to know.
Dracula A.D. 1972
Blu-ray
Warner Archive Collection
11972 / Color / 1:85 widescreen / 96 min. / Street Date October 16, 2018 / available through the WBshop / 21.99
Starring Christopher Lee, Peter Cushing, Stephanie Beacham, Christopher Neame, Michael Coles, Marsha A. Hunt, Caroline Munro
Cinematography: Dick Bush
Production Designer: Don Mingaye
Film Editor: James Needs
Original Music: Tim Barnes
Written by: Don Houghton
Produced by: Michael Carreras, Josephine Douglas
Directed by Alan Gibson
“But the movie is terrible.”
“Don’t worry about that. Caroline Munro looks great, that’s all you need to know.
- 10/20/2018
- by Glenn Erickson
- Trailers from Hell
Nikki Baughan Aug 31, 2017
A big hit at Horror Channel FrightFest, we chat to Danny Morgan about the upcoming horror, Double Date...
London-born actor/writer Danny Morgan (Off The Hook, Ideal, On The Road) had a very good reason for turning to the horror genre when it came to writing his first screenplay. “I thought that was a genre I could do something in, because there are so many crap horror films. I thought ‘well, it’s not going to stand out horribly if it’s completely terrible’. So I went into it with a good frame of mind!”
It’s a characteristically self-deprecating remark from Morgan who, along with director Benjamin Barfoot, can rest assured that Double Date is one of the funniest and most entertaining British horror comedies of recent years. Following screenings at Karlovy Vary and Edinburgh, it brought the house down at this year’s London’s Horror Channel FrightFest,...
A big hit at Horror Channel FrightFest, we chat to Danny Morgan about the upcoming horror, Double Date...
London-born actor/writer Danny Morgan (Off The Hook, Ideal, On The Road) had a very good reason for turning to the horror genre when it came to writing his first screenplay. “I thought that was a genre I could do something in, because there are so many crap horror films. I thought ‘well, it’s not going to stand out horribly if it’s completely terrible’. So I went into it with a good frame of mind!”
It’s a characteristically self-deprecating remark from Morgan who, along with director Benjamin Barfoot, can rest assured that Double Date is one of the funniest and most entertaining British horror comedies of recent years. Following screenings at Karlovy Vary and Edinburgh, it brought the house down at this year’s London’s Horror Channel FrightFest,...
- 8/30/2017
- Den of Geek
Chicago – The documentary maker Steve James, one of the best in the history of cinema, has a resume of quality reporting through feature film that is stunning in its context. The director of “Hoop Dreams,” “Stevie,” “The Interrupters,” “Head Games” and the Roger Ebert biography “Life Itself” has a new doc, focusing on one repercussion of the financial crisis of 2008, subtly entitled “Abacus: Small Enough to Jail.
The film is about the Abacus Federal Savings Bank of Chinatown New York City, a financial house built through the sweat and toil of Thomas Sung, who opened the institution because he wanted to help his community… he was inspired to do that from the film “It’s a Wonderful Life” and the George Bailey character. His successful enterprise had one bad apple in it, which resulted in fraudulent mortgage applications, much like the “too big to fail” banks that did the same thing.
The film is about the Abacus Federal Savings Bank of Chinatown New York City, a financial house built through the sweat and toil of Thomas Sung, who opened the institution because he wanted to help his community… he was inspired to do that from the film “It’s a Wonderful Life” and the George Bailey character. His successful enterprise had one bad apple in it, which resulted in fraudulent mortgage applications, much like the “too big to fail” banks that did the same thing.
- 6/16/2017
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
I bet you weren’t expecting to spend two hours of your Monday night weeping like a three-year-old.
But, if you’re anything like me, you immediately busted out a fresh box of Kleenex upon learning that Dancing With the Stars‘ Week 5 theme would be “My Most Memorable Year” — an episode that frequently ends with contestants, judges and audience members reaching for their pocket handkerchiefs and wiping dried mascara from their cheeks.
As is tradition, many of the Season 23 hopefuls turned in their strongest performances yet during Monday’s broadcast, using emotional stories from their pasts to channel their inner...
But, if you’re anything like me, you immediately busted out a fresh box of Kleenex upon learning that Dancing With the Stars‘ Week 5 theme would be “My Most Memorable Year” — an episode that frequently ends with contestants, judges and audience members reaching for their pocket handkerchiefs and wiping dried mascara from their cheeks.
As is tradition, many of the Season 23 hopefuls turned in their strongest performances yet during Monday’s broadcast, using emotional stories from their pasts to channel their inner...
- 10/11/2016
- TVLine.com
The countdown has begun for Gotham Season 3, and the character vignettes keep coming.
After Hugo Strange was arrested at the end of Gotham Season 2 Episode 22, Jim left Gotham to find Lee. We don't know what he was thinking when he did that.
Did he really think she would welcome him with open arms after he did what he did to her? Him dumping her while he was in prison was not a selfless act on his part.
She was pregnant with his child and willing to stand behind her man, but he didn't want to be bothered or reminded, despite his looking at her picture day after day. Were we supposed to feel sorry for him for his self-imposed prison in regards to her?
He wasn't doing her any favors. He did her a disservice, and all the stress he caused her made her lose the baby. Did Jim really...
After Hugo Strange was arrested at the end of Gotham Season 2 Episode 22, Jim left Gotham to find Lee. We don't know what he was thinking when he did that.
Did he really think she would welcome him with open arms after he did what he did to her? Him dumping her while he was in prison was not a selfless act on his part.
She was pregnant with his child and willing to stand behind her man, but he didn't want to be bothered or reminded, despite his looking at her picture day after day. Were we supposed to feel sorry for him for his self-imposed prison in regards to her?
He wasn't doing her any favors. He did her a disservice, and all the stress he caused her made her lose the baby. Did Jim really...
- 9/12/2016
- by Lisa Babick
- TVfanatic
James is one of the more confusing Big Brother 18 returning players. While James was likable, in fact very likable, in his first Big Brother season he wasn't exactly an extraordinary player. Some of James' Big Brother 17 misfortunes were out of his control -- he was aligned with people who didn't win anything and he was forced to carry most of the alliance. In Big Brother 18 James doesn't have quite the same problem as before but he still isn't making much impact. He's flying far under the radar.
Luckily for him, in Big Brother 18 flying under the radar might be exactly what James needs to win the game. The only factor, and it could make or break his game, is that James needs to choose his moment to make a move. If he chooses wrong he could lose it all. If he picks the exact right time, he could be the next winner on Big Brother.
Luckily for him, in Big Brother 18 flying under the radar might be exactly what James needs to win the game. The only factor, and it could make or break his game, is that James needs to choose his moment to make a move. If he chooses wrong he could lose it all. If he picks the exact right time, he could be the next winner on Big Brother.
- 7/21/2016
- by editor@buddytv.com
- buddytv.com
Warners answers the call for Hammer horror with four nifty thrillers starring the great Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee. The transfers are immaculate -- Technicolor was never richer than this. The only drawback is that Chris Lee's Dracula has so few lines of dialogue. On hi-def, Cushing's Frankenstein movie is a major re-discovery as well. Horror Classics: Four Chilling Movies from Hammer Films Blu-ray The Mummy, Dracula has Risen from the Grave, Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed, Taste the Blood of Dracula Warner Home Video 1959-1970 / Color / 1:66 - 1:78 widescreen / 376 min. / Street Date October 6, 2015 / 54.96 Starring Peter Cushing, Christopher Lee, Yvonne Furneaux, George Pastell, Michael Ripper; Christopher Lee, Rupert Davies, Veronica Carlson, Barbara Ewing, Barry Andrews, Ewan Hooper, Michael Ripper; Peter Cushing, Veronica Carlson, Freddie Jones, Simon Ward, Thorley Walters, Maxine Audley; Christopher Lee, Geoffrey Keen, Linda Hayden, Isla Blair, John Carson, Ralph Bates, Roy Kinnear. <Cinematography Jack Asher; Arthur Grant; Arthur Grant; Arthur Grant.
- 10/6/2015
- by Glenn Erickson
- Trailers from Hell
Crash
Written and directed by David Cronenberg
Canada, 1996
While the 1996 adaption of J.G. Ballard’s novel of the same name isn’t entirely Cronenberg’s deformed brainchild, his chilly, detached direction lends itself perfectly to the atmosphere and mood of the film that portrays the streets of Toronto as a sea of machinery and metallic debauchery. This doesn’t, however, undermine the layer of humanism that’s trying to budge above the surface. The film ultimately chronicles characters trying to do something they don’t know how to achieve, and the inherent sadness and contradiction of trying to connect on a humanistic level through the passionless, cut off nature of machinery.
The film never explicitly sates the intentions of the now permanently disfigured members of this machinery obsessed sexual collective, but they more apparent the deeper they get into the rabbit hole of kinky sex and machinery. What feels like...
Written and directed by David Cronenberg
Canada, 1996
While the 1996 adaption of J.G. Ballard’s novel of the same name isn’t entirely Cronenberg’s deformed brainchild, his chilly, detached direction lends itself perfectly to the atmosphere and mood of the film that portrays the streets of Toronto as a sea of machinery and metallic debauchery. This doesn’t, however, undermine the layer of humanism that’s trying to budge above the surface. The film ultimately chronicles characters trying to do something they don’t know how to achieve, and the inherent sadness and contradiction of trying to connect on a humanistic level through the passionless, cut off nature of machinery.
The film never explicitly sates the intentions of the now permanently disfigured members of this machinery obsessed sexual collective, but they more apparent the deeper they get into the rabbit hole of kinky sex and machinery. What feels like...
- 4/12/2015
- by James Waters
- SoundOnSight
By Tim Greaves
As British noir crime dramas of the Fifties go, The House Across the Lake (1954) is probably as good an example as you could hope to dip into. The tale unfolds in flashback, related by our main protagonist to another character (precisely who is not revealed until the final reel), is embroidered with expositional narration and, though clichéd and not in the least unpredictable, delivers atmosphere by the barrel.
The film is an early entry on the CV of writer-director Ken Hughes (the arguable highpoints of whose career, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang and Cromwell, remain perennial favourites, whilst his latter-day offerings, Night School and Sextette, are best brushed under the proverbial carpet). Hughes scripted The House Across the Lake from his own source novel, “High Wray”, and also commandeered the director’s chair. Nowadays understandably marketed as a Hammer film, it’s actually the fruit of the company’s earlier incarnation Exclusive Films.
As British noir crime dramas of the Fifties go, The House Across the Lake (1954) is probably as good an example as you could hope to dip into. The tale unfolds in flashback, related by our main protagonist to another character (precisely who is not revealed until the final reel), is embroidered with expositional narration and, though clichéd and not in the least unpredictable, delivers atmosphere by the barrel.
The film is an early entry on the CV of writer-director Ken Hughes (the arguable highpoints of whose career, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang and Cromwell, remain perennial favourites, whilst his latter-day offerings, Night School and Sextette, are best brushed under the proverbial carpet). Hughes scripted The House Across the Lake from his own source novel, “High Wray”, and also commandeered the director’s chair. Nowadays understandably marketed as a Hammer film, it’s actually the fruit of the company’s earlier incarnation Exclusive Films.
- 9/4/2014
- by nospam@example.com (Cinema Retro)
- Cinemaretro.com
Liv shows off this week’s $5,000 overcoat.
Let’s kick things off this week with the juicy gay bedroom farce involving Cyrus (Jeff Perry) and his totally reasonable, well-thought-out plan to gain leverage over the Vice President by Pimping Out His Own Husband! (And congrats to Backlot reader sophea who totally called that in the comments last week.)
I totally don’t understand why Cyrus doesn’t just hire some hot male escort to use as manbait, given that was exactly what he did last week with a woman. Maybe he’s exhausted the White House’s prostitution budget and needs to improvise? And you have to seriously wonder about the wisdom of a plan that even Mellie (Bellamy Young) considers too low and cautions you to be wary of endangering your marriage.
But Cyrus plows right ahead, telling James (Dan Bucatinsky) that to make up for being such a...
Let’s kick things off this week with the juicy gay bedroom farce involving Cyrus (Jeff Perry) and his totally reasonable, well-thought-out plan to gain leverage over the Vice President by Pimping Out His Own Husband! (And congrats to Backlot reader sophea who totally called that in the comments last week.)
I totally don’t understand why Cyrus doesn’t just hire some hot male escort to use as manbait, given that was exactly what he did last week with a woman. Maybe he’s exhausted the White House’s prostitution budget and needs to improvise? And you have to seriously wonder about the wisdom of a plan that even Mellie (Bellamy Young) considers too low and cautions you to be wary of endangering your marriage.
But Cyrus plows right ahead, telling James (Dan Bucatinsky) that to make up for being such a...
- 11/22/2013
- by Steven Frank
- The Backlot
Did the kids figure out how to get out from "Under the Dome"? After Angie convinced Junior to rejoin the fold -- which may or may not have stopped a horrendous storm that was forming inside the dome -- the kids of Chester's Mill seem convinced that they know how to bring down the dome. All they have to do is murder. So no biggie!
At the end of the episode, Angie, Joe, Norrie and Junior put their hands on the bigger dome around Chester's Mill. While the little dome had created singular visions for different people, the larger dome created a shared vision for all four of them. In it, Big Jim started bleeding from sudden knife wounds. Then, when they looked down, the foursome were all holding bloody knives.
It was clearly an image that meant something, but did it really mean what Angie and Norrie assumed it meant?...
At the end of the episode, Angie, Joe, Norrie and Junior put their hands on the bigger dome around Chester's Mill. While the little dome had created singular visions for different people, the larger dome created a shared vision for all four of them. In it, Big Jim started bleeding from sudden knife wounds. Then, when they looked down, the foursome were all holding bloody knives.
It was clearly an image that meant something, but did it really mean what Angie and Norrie assumed it meant?...
- 9/3/2013
- by Jason Hughes
- Huffington Post
Who's the devil in Chester's Mill?
Without a doubt, it's Big Jim. He may believe that he has the town's best interest at heart, but all he really cares about is maintaining and increasing his power position. He's killed people to protect his secret, to take out rivals for control and to frame the his biggest threat.
In "Speak of the Devil," Big Jim's motivations became clear. He's out for himself and that's it. While I do believe he cares about Junior, he's shown in the past that he would ditch his own son in a second if it served his greater purpose. Big Jim is the devil in town. So does that make Barbie the savior?
Big Jim has been an almost omnipotent force since the Dome appeared. He killed anyone that was a threat to him without any repercussions. Even after Linda and Julia began to suspect that...
Without a doubt, it's Big Jim. He may believe that he has the town's best interest at heart, but all he really cares about is maintaining and increasing his power position. He's killed people to protect his secret, to take out rivals for control and to frame the his biggest threat.
In "Speak of the Devil," Big Jim's motivations became clear. He's out for himself and that's it. While I do believe he cares about Junior, he's shown in the past that he would ditch his own son in a second if it served his greater purpose. Big Jim is the devil in town. So does that make Barbie the savior?
Big Jim has been an almost omnipotent force since the Dome appeared. He killed anyone that was a threat to him without any repercussions. Even after Linda and Julia began to suspect that...
- 9/3/2013
- by carla@tvfanatic.com (Carla Day)
- TVfanatic
Absolutely no one, except for maybe Charlie, has a good time in The Newsroom this week. While the beetle-browed news boss blinks in disbelief over an Operation Genoa windfall, his underlings engage in petty bickering, day-drinking, wallowing, sniping, error-making, almost-job-losing and D-list-stardom-busting. Oh, and then someone dies. Put on a happy face – you’re gonna need it – as we review what happens in “News Night With Will McAvoy.”
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A Lot Going On | The entirety of this week’s episode takes place on March 16, 2012 – the day...
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- 8/12/2013
- by Kimberly Roots
- TVLine.com
Funny man Jim Carrey has had zero contact with the son of his ex-girlfriend, Jenny McCarthy, since the couple split in 2010. Find out why our expert says Jim is in the wrong! Breaking up is hard to do, but it's even harder when there are children involved -- just ask Jenny McCarthy! The former Playboy model, 39, recently revealed that Jim Carrey, her ex of five years, is refusing to have any contact with her 10-year-old son, Evan. Though Jim may have his reasons for staying away, a child psychiatrist tells HollywoodLife.com that he needs to man up and visit the boy! "Jim needs to show Evan that he hasn't rejected him," Beverly Hills child psychiatrist Dr. Carole Lieberman tells HollywoodLife.com. "I think Jim should agree to see Evan maybe once every four to six weeks. It could just be something small like a trip to McDonald's. He needs...
- 6/6/2012
- by HL Staff
- HollywoodLife
Interview conducted by Tom Stockman February 1st, 2012
It looks like Hammer Horror really is back. The Woman In Black, the new ghost story from the rebooted Hammer studios, made over 21 million dollars in the U.S. this past weekend. This is exciting news to the many fans of the British studio, which produced so many wonderful horror films in the .50.s, .60s, and .70s. The Woman In Black is not the first film from the new Hammer, but it is the first of their films to adopt the period gothic formula of old, and its success bodes well for the studio. Hammer is the specialty genre label of its parent company, Exclusive Media. Simon Oakes is Vice-Chairman of Exclusive Media Group and President & CEO of Hammer. He led the acquisition and recapitalization of Hammer in 2007. Nigel Sinclair is Co-Chairman and CEO of Exclusive Media, one of the industry.s leading independent production and distribution companies.
It looks like Hammer Horror really is back. The Woman In Black, the new ghost story from the rebooted Hammer studios, made over 21 million dollars in the U.S. this past weekend. This is exciting news to the many fans of the British studio, which produced so many wonderful horror films in the .50.s, .60s, and .70s. The Woman In Black is not the first film from the new Hammer, but it is the first of their films to adopt the period gothic formula of old, and its success bodes well for the studio. Hammer is the specialty genre label of its parent company, Exclusive Media. Simon Oakes is Vice-Chairman of Exclusive Media Group and President & CEO of Hammer. He led the acquisition and recapitalization of Hammer in 2007. Nigel Sinclair is Co-Chairman and CEO of Exclusive Media, one of the industry.s leading independent production and distribution companies.
- 2/6/2012
- by Tom Stockman
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Strictly Come Dancing judge Craig Revel Horwood has discussed his decision to axe James Jordan and Ola Jordan from the show's tour. The professional couple, who danced with Alex Jones and Robbie Savage respectively in the BBC contest, were allegedly kicked off the nationwide jaunt over James' bad behaviour during this year' series.
> 'Strictly Come Dancing': The top 10 dances of the series - video Revel Horwood, who directs the tour, explained that the Jordans were axed to make room for other Strictly dancers and went on to blast the pair's "incredibly selfish" reaction to the decision. "James needs to reel his head in," The Sun quotes the judge as saying. "He's being incredibly selfish and rude moaning on Twitter about not doing the tour. "Not every dancer can do (more)...
> 'Strictly Come Dancing': The top 10 dances of the series - video Revel Horwood, who directs the tour, explained that the Jordans were axed to make room for other Strictly dancers and went on to blast the pair's "incredibly selfish" reaction to the decision. "James needs to reel his head in," The Sun quotes the judge as saying. "He's being incredibly selfish and rude moaning on Twitter about not doing the tour. "Not every dancer can do (more)...
- 12/15/2011
- by By Daniel Sperling
- Digital Spy
The A-List is setting back gay rights twenty or even thirty years.
This has been a typical meme surrounding the sleeping around, drunken fistfights and generally bad behavior of The A-List crew. And I've been politely telling people that line of thinking is just nonsense attributable to the fact that we've never seen a brazen, frequently amoral, Real Housewives-type show starring… well, us.
But the sad truth is that this show will soon push us back to a pre-Stonewall existence so bleak, it makes The Road look like a toe-tapping Broadway musical.
I know this because I have HomoRightsTracker 3000 (or HomoTracker for short) installed on my computer. It's advanced software that I totally did not just make up that tracks all of the rights the Glbt community has and all of the ones we don't.
And it was pinging me like crazy during this week's A-List: Dallas episode.
We begin with Levi and Chase,...
This has been a typical meme surrounding the sleeping around, drunken fistfights and generally bad behavior of The A-List crew. And I've been politely telling people that line of thinking is just nonsense attributable to the fact that we've never seen a brazen, frequently amoral, Real Housewives-type show starring… well, us.
But the sad truth is that this show will soon push us back to a pre-Stonewall existence so bleak, it makes The Road look like a toe-tapping Broadway musical.
I know this because I have HomoRightsTracker 3000 (or HomoTracker for short) installed on my computer. It's advanced software that I totally did not just make up that tracks all of the rights the Glbt community has and all of the ones we don't.
And it was pinging me like crazy during this week's A-List: Dallas episode.
We begin with Levi and Chase,...
- 11/9/2011
- by BriOut
- The Backlot
It's time for a new "Survivor." We pick it up with Coach and Ozzy being flown in by helicopter. I'll say again - I'm so disappointed it's not Coach and Phillip, but perhaps that would be too much crazy in one place and all our brains would melt.
The castaways row in on rafts and we get our first meet with John Cochran, who is a "Survivor" aficionado. I feel like if I were to ever be on "Survivor," "Big Brother " or "The Amazing Race," that'd be me - "I've seen every episode, Ohmigod, I'm so excited to be here b@*$lahra$83cko#aienod!" [passes out].
We also meet "Hitler's nephew" - Brandon Hantz, the nephew of Russell Hantz. I wonder if he feels pressure to be a big-talkin' kingping type like his uncle wanted/tried/sometime was.
The Tribes
They are already divided into two tribes - Upolu (Sophie, Albert, Brandon,...
The castaways row in on rafts and we get our first meet with John Cochran, who is a "Survivor" aficionado. I feel like if I were to ever be on "Survivor," "Big Brother " or "The Amazing Race," that'd be me - "I've seen every episode, Ohmigod, I'm so excited to be here b@*$lahra$83cko#aienod!" [passes out].
We also meet "Hitler's nephew" - Brandon Hantz, the nephew of Russell Hantz. I wonder if he feels pressure to be a big-talkin' kingping type like his uncle wanted/tried/sometime was.
The Tribes
They are already divided into two tribes - Upolu (Sophie, Albert, Brandon,...
- 9/15/2011
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
EastEnders legend June Brown has predicted that her character Dot Branning will struggle to cope without her beloved husband Jim living under her roof. Next week's episodes of the BBC soap see Dot finally accept that her ailing partner needs to be moved to a care home as she can no longer cope with looking after him herself. Dot makes her decision after another difficult day of caring for Jim (John Bardon) proves to be the final straw, leading to her breaking down in tears and ignoring his buzzer. Speaking to Inside Soap, Brown commented: "That's the point where she realises Jim needs to be taken into a care home. She and Carol watch a video of him in happier days and the contrast between what he was then (more)...
- 5/17/2011
- by By Daniel Kilkelly
- Digital Spy
At the end of American Idol‘s Top 5 performance show, I wasn’t sure whether I should pick up my phone to text-message votes on behalf of Haley Reinhart or use it to dial 911. On one hand, I wanted to reward Haley for getting up on the Idol stage and delivering the single best musical moment of Season 10 — and a second performance that would probably rank only a few slots behind. Conversely, though, I had just witnessed the judges’ panel committing criminal acts of foolery, vandalism, and perjury — and I wanted them hurled headlong into Reality TV Prison to rot...
- 5/5/2011
- by Michael Slezak
- TVLine.com
Top five will tackle two themes on tonight's performance show, the 1960s and the enigmatic 'now.'
By Eric Ditzian
James Durbin
Photo: Michael Becker/ Fox
This week, "American Idol" thrusts us into a temporal and philosophical conundrum as we try to suss out what exactly producers mean by "now." For that of-the-moment adverb is one-half of Wednesday's (May 4) musical theme, which will have the final five contestants singing two songs each. The other half is straightforward, if unimaginative, enough: the 1960s. But "now"?
Are we talking about tunes currently on the radio or the Billboard Hot 100? Songs penned this year or this decade or this millennium? Or, like the nature of the space-time continuum itself, is there something ultimately unknowable and thus, up to individual interpretation, about just what "now" truly means?
Ugh, our heads are starting to hurt! Let us turn our attention instead to Casey Abrams, who...
By Eric Ditzian
James Durbin
Photo: Michael Becker/ Fox
This week, "American Idol" thrusts us into a temporal and philosophical conundrum as we try to suss out what exactly producers mean by "now." For that of-the-moment adverb is one-half of Wednesday's (May 4) musical theme, which will have the final five contestants singing two songs each. The other half is straightforward, if unimaginative, enough: the 1960s. But "now"?
Are we talking about tunes currently on the radio or the Billboard Hot 100? Songs penned this year or this decade or this millennium? Or, like the nature of the space-time continuum itself, is there something ultimately unknowable and thus, up to individual interpretation, about just what "now" truly means?
Ugh, our heads are starting to hurt! Let us turn our attention instead to Casey Abrams, who...
- 5/4/2011
- MTV Music News
These are not happy times for Sandra Bullock's (soon-to-be ex?) Jesse James.
Not only has James been exposed by alleged mistress Michelle "Bombshell" McGee for cheating on his wife while she was filming "The Blind Side," but now the West Coast Choppers star's beloved dog Cinnabun has gone missing -- again.
The tracking company that monitors microchips in pets, HomeAgain, tells TMZ that a report was filed Monday claiming Cinnabun had gone missing.
Long Beach residents who live in the vicinity of West Coast Choppers (where James kept his pooch) received emails from HomeAgain saying, "I am asking for your help in finding my lost dog, Cinnabun."
Cinnabun was last seen wearing an orange, printed collar with her name and phone number.
It seems James needs to keep his dog on a tighter leash (Bullock's probably thinking the same thing about her husband). Cinnabun also went missing on Jan.
Not only has James been exposed by alleged mistress Michelle "Bombshell" McGee for cheating on his wife while she was filming "The Blind Side," but now the West Coast Choppers star's beloved dog Cinnabun has gone missing -- again.
The tracking company that monitors microchips in pets, HomeAgain, tells TMZ that a report was filed Monday claiming Cinnabun had gone missing.
Long Beach residents who live in the vicinity of West Coast Choppers (where James kept his pooch) received emails from HomeAgain saying, "I am asking for your help in finding my lost dog, Cinnabun."
Cinnabun was last seen wearing an orange, printed collar with her name and phone number.
It seems James needs to keep his dog on a tighter leash (Bullock's probably thinking the same thing about her husband). Cinnabun also went missing on Jan.
- 3/18/2010
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Pop2it
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