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[This is a review of the Penny Dreadful season 1 finale. There will be SPOILERS.] - Penny Dreadful has shown off some compelling scenarios, highly intriguing characters and award-worthy performances during its eight episode run, but it lost momentum and story structure in the final two installments of its first season. As was the case with episode 7, 'Possession,' the finale, 'Grand Guignol,' is still a strong enough hour of television, but when you've come from far more powerful places, it's tough not to be just a little underwhelmed by the conclusion of the first season. The first half of episode 8 plays rather slow. ...
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[Warning: SPOILERS for The Walking Dead season 4 ahead.] - As cable TV’s reigning ratings king, AMC’s The Walking Dead has already accomplished more than many – including the creator of the show’s source material, Robert Kirkman – thought it ever could. But now with the bar set so high and with a horde of insatiable viewers to satisfy, the pressure to deliver another quality season of survival drama has to be higher than ever for the show’s creative team.
However, with tentative plans in place for a 12-season arc, producers and TWD showrunner, Scott Gimple, don’t seem concerned about the popularity of the show dying off (unlike ...
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[This is a review of The Last Ship season 1, episode 2. There will be SPOILERS.] - While the premiere of The Last Ship brought out the heavy artillery to hook action junkies on TNT’s new action-thriller about a desperate naval mission to save the world from a pandemic, the second outing feels more restrained as the explosions are minorly scaled back while the crew of the USS Nathan James puts boots on the ground for a harrowing supply run.
Before we get to the action, though, ‘Welcome to Gitmo’ takes the time to provide us with a bit of character development – showing us the effect of crewmember Frank Benz’ death on Lt. Danny Green ...
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This Week: Channing Tatum may join Hail Caesar!; Aaron Sorkin nabs a new writing gig; Ridley Scott may film The Martian this fall; Sam Raimi may direct The Outpost; Doug Liman may helm the Victory remake; and James DuMont joins Jurassic World. - Joel and Ethan Coen’s next film Hail Caesar! may add Channing Tatum. 
The 22 Jump Street star is in early negotiations to join the growing cast, which currently includes Coen regulars Josh Brolin and George Clooney. There’s currently no word on who Tatum may play in the film. Hail Caesar! follows a 1950s Hollywood fixer (Clooney) who works to preserve the images of big studio stars. Like Brolin, ...
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[This is a review of The Leftovers series premiere. There will be SPOILERS.] - With The Leftovers marking Damon Lindelof’s latest venture into television and storytelling, it seems he remains undaunted by the challenge of creating another fictional universe in which a gigantic, potentially unsolvable mystery plays a considerable role. This time, however, he is joined by author and screenwriter Tom Perrotta in an effort to transition his novel about a world still reeling from a Rapture-like event that saw two percent of the world’s population vanish in an instant. And yet, despite the myriad genre storytelling possibilities contained within such a ...
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Well, this isn’t good. We’ve known for some time that a cigarette-smoking John Constantine might not be featured in the upcoming Constantine TV show, as producer David S. Goyer previously said it was under negotiation with NBC. Now it seems it’s official – the famously cancer-stricken, chain-smoking Constantine will not be allowed to light up so much as a single cigarette during his self-titled series.
During a recent interview with Collider, Constantine pilot director Neil Marshall (The Descent, Game of Thrones) confirmed that the occult detective will be missing what many would consider an essential ingredient of the character – a move largely attributed to network standards and practices. That loud ...
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Following in the footsteps of the cult favorite television series Arrested Development, which got a fourth season that debuted on Netflix last year, it was reported that the streaming service would be resurrecting David Wain and Michael Showalter's cult film, Wet Hot American Summer. The 10-episode season will act as a prequel to the original movie and will be executive produced by Wain and Showalter, who are also planning to return as writers.
Wet Hot American Summer starred a laundry list of well-known comedy actors and actresses: Paul Rudd, Amy Poehler, Janeane Garofalo, Michael Ian Black, Molly Shannon, Bradley Cooper, and Christopher Meloni (just to name a few). Much of the original ...
Click to continue reading Plot Details Revealed for 'Wet Hot American Summer' Netflix Series
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James Cameron's The Terminator has seen three sequels, the last of which, Terminator: Salvation, was set in the wake of Judgement Day – the date Skynet's artificial intelligence became self aware and declared war on humanity. The newest entry in the franchise, Terminator 5, is set to go back in time rather than forward, as plot details suggest the new film will revisit events from The Terminator and Terminator 2. Official plot details have been nearly nonexistent, and fans have had to glean what little information possible from set photos and casting announcements. With little known about the official story of Terminator 5, it at least seemed to have an official title. But new reports suggest Terminator: ...
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