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- Robert De Niro's 17 Most (and Least) Intimidating Movie Roles
- NBC Is Making a Fourth Chicago Series, 'Chicago Law'
- Jenna Fischer and John Krasinski 'Were Genuinely in Love' on 'The Office'
- 8 Times Fox Mulder Made Us Laugh Our Asses Off on 'The X-Files'
- The Academy May Change the Oscar Nomination Process Next Week
- 'Keanu' Red Band Trailer Stars Key, Peele, and the Most Adorable Kitten
- Dakota Johnson Drops F-Bomb in Fake Break-Up Call With Darth Vader
- 29 Best Sci-Fi TV Shows Ever, Ranked
- Movie Theater Sues Idaho Police in 'Fifty Shades of Grey' Booze Battle
- 17 Times Zac Efron Was Hotter Than the Sun
- The 28 Best R-Rated Comedies You Need to See
- 'Terminator' Sequel Pulled From Schedule, Replaced With 'Baywatch'
- 'The Walking Dead' Brilliantly Mocks Glenn's Season 6 Storyline
- Troian Bellisario's Five Favorite Scary Movies
- Watch Four A-List Actors Audition for Cher's Role in 'Clueless'
- Casper Crump Is Glad to Show People Who Vandal Savage Really Is on 'Legends'
- The Top 10 Times Actors Were Unrecognizable in Movies
- 'Bourne 5': Alicia Vikander Previews Her 'Action-Driven' Role
- Dominic Purcell on Bringing Heat Wave to 'DC's Legends of Tomorrow'
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| Robert De Niro's 17 Most (and Least) Intimidating Movie Roles Posted: Robert De Niro, who's been called the greatest actor of his generation, can play dark and violent one minute, and "Meet the Parents" the next. The two-time Oscar winner has played a variety of roles in his 70-odd movies over the past 40 years, but the films we remember best are the ones where he terrified the hell out of us -- or made us laugh our asses off. In honor of his newest comedy, "Dirty Grandpa," we've ranked his 17 most (and least) intimidating roles.  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| NBC Is Making a Fourth Chicago Series, 'Chicago Law' Posted:  NBC has had enormous success with its trio of "Chicago"-branded shows, so why not throw a fourth one onto the (seemingly ever-growing) pile? That's exactly what execs have in mind, as network brass announced this week that a fourth series, tentatively titled "Chicago Law," is currently in active development.Dick Wolf, the super-producer behind current NBC Windy City-set hits "Chicago Fire," "Chicago P.D.," and freshman drama "Chicago Med," had teased a possible fourth, courtroom-centric series while speaking on a panel at the Television Critics Association winter press tour last week. And now, NBC has confirmed that it's interested in making the show. Citing Wolf's stellar record behind "some of the biggest hits in NBC history," (including the storied "Law & Order" franchise and its still-kicking spinoff, "SVU"), NBC Entertainment president Jennifer Salke said in a statement, "The 'Chicago' universe will continue to grow as we are in active development on 'Chicago Law' (working title)." Could this new series be "Law & Order 2.0"? Fans of the endless syndicated "L&O" marathons on basic cable can only watch the same reruns so many times, after all. Stay tuned. [via: TV Insider] Photo credit: Getty Images This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Jenna Fischer and John Krasinski 'Were Genuinely in Love' on 'The Office' Posted:  Here's something to make Jim and Pam fans swoon: Jenna Fischer says that she and John Krasinski were "genuinely in love" while filming "The Office."But before you start anticipating a real-life reenactment of "Niagara" (a.k.a. the episode where Jim and Pam get hitched), you should know that that doesn't mean that Fischer and Krasinski were ever actually a couple (and with both of them married to other people, they have no plans to get together in the future, either). Instead, as the actress explained in an interview with "Watch What Happens Live," it was really their alter egos who were meant to be, though each actor embodied part of their onscreen character in real life, too. "John and I have real chemistry," Fischer said. "There's like a real part of me that is Pam, and a real part of him that's Jim, and those parts of us were genuinely in love with one another. But in real life, we aren't totally Pam and totally Jim, so in real life, we're not like the perfect match." Fischer acknowledged that that explanation was "a complicated thing," but added that their working relationship necessitated such an unusual bond -- one that made audiences fall for the fictional couple as hard as the characters fell for each other. "[H]e was like a type of spouse that I had for a long time," Fischer told "WWHL" of Krasinski. "He was my partner. We'll always be close because of it." And we'll always have a soft spot for PB&J. [via: Watch What Happens Live] This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| 8 Times Fox Mulder Made Us Laugh Our Asses Off on 'The X-Files' Posted: "The X-Files" is a funnier show than audiences give it credit. And no one was better at making us laugh with -- and at -- the super-serious alien conspiracies or "Freaks of the Week" than Fox Mulder. Whether he and Agent Scully were hunting down a shapeshifter or a vampire in a small redneck-y town, the FBI's best profiler always kept things on the snarky side. In honor of the series' return, here are some of our favorite LOLs from Mulder.  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| The Academy May Change the Oscar Nomination Process Next Week Posted:  The controversy surrounding this year's lily white slate of Oscar nominees continues to captivate Hollywood, leading to boycotts, backlash, backlash to the backlash, and a rare statement from the Academy acknowledging its faults and pledging to increase membership diversity. Now, the Academy is reportedly poised to take immediate action to remedy the situation, with potential plans to dramatically alter its nomination process.The New York Times reports that the Academy is set to announce as early as next week several measures that will help ensure a more diverse field of candidates makes the Oscar nomination cut in 2017. The most likely change will affect the Best Picture field, which is expected to be officially set at 10 nominees. The current nomination system -- which went into effect in 2010 -- allows for as many as 10 nominees for the biggest prize, but as few as five; in recent years, eight nominees has been the standard. Several other changes have also been proposed among the Academy ranks, though they're less likely to be instated. According to the Times, one suggestion would be to greatly expand the nominee field for the acting categories, allowing for anywhere from eight to 10 nominees instead of five, which has been the standard since the 1930s. Another suggestion was a so-called "use-it-or-lose-it provision," which would require Academy members to vote regularly, or have voting privileges temporarily revoked. "Some academy insiders have long urged [Academy officials to] ... consider stronger measures to bar from voting those members who have not been active in the film industry for a certain period, say 10 or 20 years," the Times reports. But that step would no doubt anger the Academy's older members, the Times says, and could potentially lead to an age-based class action lawsuit. Academy officials are set to meet on Tuesday to discuss potential changes, with an announcement expected soon after. Stay tuned. [via: The New York Times] Photo credit: AFP/Getty Images This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| 'Keanu' Red Band Trailer Stars Key, Peele, and the Most Adorable Kitten Posted:  Now it seems obvious, but this marks the first time a badass action comedy followed the abduction and rescue of a kitten named Keanu. Where has this movie been all our lives?!Keanu Reeves himself does not appear to be in "Keanu," but "Key & Peele" comedians Keegan-Michael Key and Jordan Peele star as friends who plot to save their stolen cat by posing as drug dealers for a street gang. The first trailer just dropped and it's red band, featuring strong language, George Michael songs, a ridiculous scene with Will Forte in dreads, and the world's cutest little gangsta cat. Check it out: Entertainment Weekly recently showed off a first-look photo from the movie, saying "Keanu" tells the story of two "blerds" (black nerds) who impersonate gangsters. "This entire movie was basically the most expensive adorable-kitten video of all time," Peele told EW. (He co-wrote the movie with Alex Rubens.) "Overall it's meant to satirize how pop culture paints masculinity and what it means to be African-American — and how many of us don't fit into the mold expected of us."  Love it already. "Keanu" stars Key, Peele, Forte, Nia Long, Jason Mitchell, Method Man, and Luis Guzman. It's scheduled for a release of April 29, 2016, but the trailer just says "coming soon," so hang in there and hug a kitty while you wait.Want more stuff like this? Like us on Facebook. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Dakota Johnson Drops F-Bomb in Fake Break-Up Call With Darth Vader Posted:  The Force is strong with a woman scorned!You never know what you're going to get when Dakota Johnson is on a talk show, but there's a good chance she will rival Kristen Stewart for awkwardness. Last night, Dakota was on "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon" and they played "The Acting Game," which quickly took a dark turn when Dakota dropped an f-bomb on Darth Vader. The game involved pretending to answer a phone call, and acting out a scenario. The first scenario, read by Jimmy to Dakota, was, "It's your fiancé, Darth Vader, calling to tell you he's leaving you for another woman." So Jimmy said "ring-ring" and Dakota answered the phone to play out this Vader break-up:
Haha. But seriously, Vader had that coming. Cheaters never win, man. Want more stuff like this? Like us on Facebook. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| 29 Best Sci-Fi TV Shows Ever, Ranked Posted: Science fiction is more of a big deal now than it's ever been, thanks to our pals from that galaxy far, far away. But as lucrative as sci-fi is on the big screen, the genre has found even more success on television. From "Star Trek" to "Lost," there is no short supply of space-set or time travel-y TV. As "The X-Files" reboot approaches, here is a definitive ranking of the best sci-fi TV shows ever made. (Spoiler: "SeaQuest DSV" isn't one of them. Sorry, Darwin fans.)  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Movie Theater Sues Idaho Police in 'Fifty Shades of Grey' Booze Battle Posted:  This story might actually make a good movie on its own, or at least a decent subplot for the next season of "Fargo." A theater in Idaho is suing the state police for threatening to revoke its liquor license after the cinema served alcohol while showing "Fifty Shades of Grey." (You could argue that no one should have to see that sober, but that may not stand up in court.)As the Idaho Statesman reports, "Idaho law prohibits places licensed to serve alcohol from showing movies that depict 'acts or simulated acts of sexual intercourse' or 'any person being touched or fondled' in areas including the breast and buttocks." An Idaho State Police Bureau of Alcohol Beverage Control detective reportedly told the theater back on February 17, 2015, that it would be violating state law if it served alcohol while showing a film depicting sex. So the theater reportedly responded by posting signs saying you can't have alcohol while the R-rated "Fifty Shades" was being shown. This is where it gets kinda funny (at least from here). Two undercover Idaho State Police detectives bought special VIP tickets to "Fifty Shades of Grey" on February 26, 2015. Normally, VIP seating is for patrons 21-and-over who can have alcoholic beverages. However, since it was "Fifty Shades," they shouldn't have been able to have alcohol. And yet, the detectives say they ordered some alcoholic drinks and those drinks were served to them. There are more details to the story, but -- bottom line -- the state police later told the cinema it had been serving alcohol while showing "Fifty Shades" February 13-18 and on February 26. The cinema's suit reportedly claims the state police's attempt to revoke their liquor license is unconstitutional because it violates free speech protections. The comments under the story, from local residents, are pretty priceless. Your tax dollars at work, Idaho! Is it worth it? Want more stuff like this? Like us on Facebook. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| 17 Times Zac Efron Was Hotter Than the Sun Posted:
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| The 28 Best R-Rated Comedies You Need to See Posted: Zac Efron and Robert De Niro's new "Dirty Grandpa" got an R rating "for crude sexual content throughout, graphic nudity, and for language and drug use." Of course, if you're inclined to go see it, those are all selling points. That's sort of the point, after all, of the R-rated comedy: to see just how far the movie can go in creating gags that push past the limits of taste and propriety without getting an even harsher NC-17 rating. Over the past 40 years, the genre has proved we're willing to snicker at some pretty nasty and twisted stuff. Here are some of the R-rated comedies that still make us laugh, even after years of funny filmmakers pushing the envelope.  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| 'Terminator' Sequel Pulled From Schedule, Replaced With 'Baywatch' Posted:  Maybe he won't be back?The new "Terminator" sequel is drowning, and not even hot people running in slow-motion on the beach can save it. Yesterday, Paramount Pictures announced that it was pulling the "Terminator: Genisys" follow-up from the release schedule. "Terminator 2" (not to be confused with the perfection of James Cameron's "Terminator 2: Judgment Day") was scheduled for May 19, 2017, but now the "Baywatch" reboot with Dwayne Johnson, Zac Efron, Kelly Rohrbach and company has that date. Deadline said the studio had no further comment on the move, but actions speak louder than words. As the site noted, in 2014, before "Genisys" underwhelmed with critics and domestic audiences, Paramount had planned out release dates for both "Terminator 2" and "Terminator 3," which was supposed to arrive in June 2018. Now the whole thing seems up in the air, which is one of the dangers of counting franchise reboot chickens before they hatch. "Terminator: Genisys" was popular overseas, making $440.6 million, but it didn't even quite make $90M domestically, and that's with a reported budget of roughly $155M. Meanwhile, the other "Terminator 2" -- "T2: Judgment Day" -- is getting a special 3D conversion for its 25th anniversary this year. James Cameron is overseeing that process for a summer 2016 theater release. So maybe we should just let that be the only "Terminator 2" we know. Want more stuff like this? Like us on Facebook. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| 'The Walking Dead' Brilliantly Mocks Glenn's Season 6 Storyline Posted:  At least we can laugh about it ... for now. "The Walking Dead" fans are waiting for Season 6 to return and probably torture Glenn Rhee (Steven Yeun) in strange new ways. (Keep a Dumpster handy, just in case.) The AMC show is based on Robert Kirkman's comic books, and the official "Walking Dead" account from Skybound Entertainment, @TheWalkingDead, had some fun at the TV show's expense with this mashup of Netflix's "Making a Murderer" and Glenn's fake-out death in the first half of TWD's 16-episode season. Nice. Verdict: Showrunner Scott M. Gimple, we find you guilty of trolling fans. Glenn was let off the hook in the first half of the season, but what fresh hell is to come for the father-to-be and his friends? "The Walking Dead" Season 6 returns on Valentine's Day, Sunday, February 14. [h/t: TV Guide] Want more stuff like this? Like us on Facebook. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Troian Bellisario's Five Favorite Scary Movies Posted: Troian Bellisario, best known for her role as snarky/brilliant Spencer Hastings on "Pretty Little Liars," is taking her experience with scary to the next level with her new movie "Martrys." In "Martyrs," Bellisario plays a tormented woman who tracks down the family that imprisoned and tortured her when she was a child. To celebrate the release of her new horror flick, the actress told us the movies she watches when she's in the mood for a scare. Catch "Martyrs" in theaters and digital HD Friday, January 22nd, and then on VOD, DVD, and Blu-ray on Tuesday, February 2nd.  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Watch Four A-List Actors Audition for Cher's Role in 'Clueless' Posted:  As IF anyone but Alicia Silverstone could ever play Cher Horowitz in "Clueless." The classic '90s comedy, which came out in 1995, recently got the "Casting Call" treatment from W Magazine. Bradley Cooper, Jake Gyllenhaal, Seth Rogen, and Paul Dano auditioned for the role of Cher, reading off a real scene from the script.Jake launched the reading with a moment of sad (and slightly pretentious) self-awareness:
Way harsh, Tai! Here's the video: Who would you cast? From here, Seth Rogen did the best job. By reputation, he's the most comedic of the actors, but he did the most earnest reading -- and mostly to the camera, instead of just reading off the script. Paul Dano's deadpan lack of interest might work for a supporting character who kind of mumbles conspiracy theories about Haitians, but it's not quite right for our beloved Cher. Head to the "Casting Call" site for past videos, like actresses reading Clint Eastwood lines and 99 celebs doing their best "Gone With the Wind" impressions. Want more stuff like this? Like us on Facebook. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Casper Crump Is Glad to Show People Who Vandal Savage Really Is on 'Legends' Posted:  You've haven't seen the half of just how awful Vandal Savage can be, promises actor Casper Crump.When the extremely long-lived supervillain made his DC TV debut on a crossover between "The Flash" and "Arrow," audiences got a taste of Savage's particular brand of nastiness, but Crump says there's so much more villany to come now that the Egyptian priest-turned-modern-day crimelord is the Big Bad of the spinoff series "Legends of Tomorrow." Crump sat down with Moviefone to reveal how he found his way into the role of a 4,000-year-old character with over 70 years of accumulated comic book history behind him. Moviefone: The bad guy never thinks he's the bad guy-- Casper Crump: Of course not. So, have you figured out why Vandal Savage thinks he's doing the right thing, in his mind? Well, clearly, he doesn't know that he's not doing the right thing! But for me, as an actor, I have to sort of take responsibility for him and his actions. And I think in every human being, we have that villainous kind of side, the dark side. I mean, it's all around us. You see it every day, and that was a part of my research. I read a lot of comic books on Vandal Savage, and I saw the daily news." I was like, "Alright, there are villains all over, dressed up as politicians or writers or pop stars or whatever. " But why? If he knew, he probably wouldn't do it. If he knew he was wrong, if he had to sort of find a reason for him to make that decision right, he probably wouldn't do it. There have been so many incarnations of Vandal Savage in the comics over the decades. Tell me about the things about him that you zeroed in on? I, of course, looked at his physical appearance. Even when I auditioned, I was like, "Sometimes he's portrayed as huge!" Like, massive muscle stuff, and I'm like, "OK, guys, you want me to work out?" And they were actually like, "No, no. We don't need that." And in other books, he looks like me more, and I sort of lean towards that. But doing a comic character, it's just a gift in all these comic books at your disposal. You're like, "Oh, I can actually look at him and I can see his posture, the way he walks and stuff." And I sort of got very much inspired by that. I pulled out all the pages and put them on my wall. I don't want to copy that, but I'm very much inspired by what I read in the comic books and trying to make it my own thing. Acting-wise, who have you had a lot of fun crossing swords with? Oh, mostly, I had great chemistry with the whole cast, but I must say, later on you will see, of course, he meets Rip Hunter, and the scenes that I did with Rip Hunter turned out really good, I think. We just had a really fun time doing it. And Falk [Hentschel, the show's Hawkman], by the way, we were like best buddies, and we were just having a blast while we were shooting, fighting, killing each other off. Oh, great fun! Are you the actor who starts leafing through the script for his action scenes? No, but I do like action scenes. Not that that's something that I look for. I first read the script, I don't do the "Bulls--t, bulls--t, bulls--t, my line, bulls--t, my line..." I don't do that [laughs]. I read the whole script, of course. I go into my own stuff, of course, and I have told the stunt coordinators, "Let me do as much as possible of my own stunts." And they let me do that. They can't like pull me through a window or like throw me off a building. They can't do that. But all of the choreographies and the fighting, I do that. What's been interesting when continuing to play a bad guy through the entire season? It sort of leans towards another question: How is it playing a guy that has been around for thousands of years? And I was like, even with my creativity as an actor, no. I can't imagine. But what I can imagine is that every single scene he knows, no matter how tough and tense the situation gets, he can't be killed. And as an actor, this is just a great note to have in the back of your head. It gives him an arrogance, and it gives him like he's over the others. Superior. Did you read comics at any point in your life? I actually read a lot of Lobo. Still hoping to do a Lobo show. I want to play him, probably can't now, anyway. I didn't read a lot. I read a lot of Lobo really, a lot of Spider-Man when I was younger. And when I booked this job I started looking into the whole culture again, which is impossible to do. And I tried to understand it. I thought, actually, I was a Marvel fan, but when I started reading and I thought back to what I had been reading all my life I found out, "Well, I kind of like Lobo. I like Batman. I like all the DC guys!" I'm not saying that Marvel isn't fantastic, but, yeah... Is there anything that Geoff Johns or any of the producers told you about Savage that clicked and made you say, "I know exactly what I need to do now?" I called them, actually. I called them and said, "Look, help me out here, or just tell me where do we want to go with this character." It wasn't anything specific. I'm still working on it, I think. And I think it's important to keep doing through the whole season. And if they use me next season, I don't know. Just keep working, keep exploring your character, because if you know, well, this is how he is, I think that shows in your acting. Tell me about the experience knowing that the audience knows there's going to be a "Legends" series when you show up first in the other shows, "Arrow" and "The Flash." What was the reaction that you got from that? Well, it was very positive. People really liked the episodes. But there have been questions after: "But you died in 'The Flash.' Has Malcolm Merlin had something to do with that?" Which we don't know. He collects the ashes. That's what he does. I think people, I hope, are excited he's coming back to "Legends" because the first two crossovers from Vandal's perspective were very two dimensional. He comes in. He throws knives. There's not much story to him, so I'm glad I get the chance to show people more of who he really is. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| The Top 10 Times Actors Were Unrecognizable in Movies Posted:  Sometimes actors and actresses have to go to the extremes when it comes to their looks for a certain role. These are the top 10 times actors were completely unrecognizable. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| 'Bourne 5': Alicia Vikander Previews Her 'Action-Driven' Role Posted:
She said, at the point of this interview, they had been in Las Vegas for 1.5 weeks and had a few more weeks to go. Alicia said she knew Vincent Cassel, who also stars in the "Bourne" sequel, saying "he's pretty badass" in the movie. But she did not know Matt Damon until this film. "I hadn't met Matt, I was just the biggest fan. [...] He's very funny on set and then he's just extremely cool as Bourne, but we all know that." She shared the story of being on set in a casino and not realizing there were cameras around her because there's already so much going on in a casino, and she saw that people weren't even recognizing Matt, perhaps because he had his cap down tight on his head to be "hiding in plain sight." She joked that she might borrow a hat from Matt to do that in the future, if she needs to. Watch the full "Bourne" talk: Are you excited for this movie? It is scheduled to open July 29, 2016. Here's a bit more about the film from Matt Damon and company. Want more stuff like this? Like us on Facebook. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Dominic Purcell on Bringing Heat Wave to 'DC's Legends of Tomorrow' Posted:  Ever since taking on the role of the Flash's flame-obsessive enemy Mick "Heat Wave" Rory, Dominic Purcell's career is en fuego, and things are only heating up as his character joins his partner-in-crime Captain Cold (Wentworth Miller) as the two most unlikely "Legends of Tomorrow," the villainous portion of a mismatched, time-traveling band of heroes hoping to avert an apocalyptic catastrophe in the DC Comics-derived spinoff series.Purcell joined Moviefone to reveal exactly how incendiary things are about to get for the wisecracking, flamethrower, including a shifting dynamic with his longtime criminal cohort... and maybe the possibility for romance? Moviefone: Who is the Heat Wave that we know from "The Flash" becoming in the context of "Legends of Tomorrow"? Dominic Purcell: We're exploring different components of Mick Rory. Indirectly, he's extremely funny. Just so you know, I'm unaware of what's going on. I just go to work. I do my job, and I go home. So I have no real reaction. I don't know what the suits are thinking or what anyone's thinking. I know they're all stoked on the show, but Peter Roth, the head of Warner Bros., he came to me this morning like a fanboy. He was like, "Oh my God. I love Mick Rory! He's the funniest guy in the world!" So that's good. I'm on the right track, it appears. What's fun about making this move with Wentworth Miller, and what's it meant to you to keep that relationship between Captain Cold and Heat Wave going? Well, it's special. It's unique. I can't recall a combination who is so synonymous as a pairing for one iconic show, "Prison Break," and then, we're pairing again on another show that looks like it's headed in the same direction. So it's a blessing for that, and it's also a blessing that I get to work with Wentworth, who I consider one of my closest friends -- family. How is "Legends" testing the relationship? Are we seeing stress fractures? Yes, yes. Of course. I mean, it's the Yin and Yang, and that's why it works so well. We're at that point now in the storyline where things have dramatically changed. What's been fun for you in playing that? I mean, there's so many similarities between Mick and myself. Obviously, I'm not a psychopath. I'm not a killer, but there's obviously a lot of dark psychology. I have a dark psychology, and maybe that's why it's working so well. He gets those great one-liners. Do any of those come from you? Everything's on the page, but I tweak it! What did you feel clicked with you and that character? I didn't find him -- the opposite. When we first saw Leonard and Mick, on "Flash," I found that I was on the floor on the day going, "What the hell am I going to do here?" And I was rehearsing at home, of course, and I just came to it. I think I hit my stride with Mick the day we started "Legends." That's how I look at it. Can you say what turned the corner for you? For me, personally, it took a couple of episodes to really discover him. And once I discovered him -– bang, that's it! Now, I have him dialed down. The new show will be mixing and matching you with various members of the ensemble. Which characters have you been paired with where you feel the chemistry's especially strong? Brandon Routh's character, The Atom. I have a lot respect for Brandon, as a human being, and I love that we're so polar opposite in personalities. And our characters are polar opposites. And it's perfect symmetry, really. Is there much room for character growth for Mick, or is he determined to stay exactly the same? Very, very determined to stay who he is. He knows who he is, and he's not changing for anyone. That's the way we're playing it, thus far. Down the line, I mean, he's always going to be dark. He's always going to be angry and pissed off. He's not going to lose that. He's always going to have the one liners, always. But I'm sure the gentler, the sensitive components, the humanity of him will start to leak out a bit more. Do you look forward to keeping one foot in "The Flash" world? "Flash" gave me everything. "Flash" gave me the start, so I'm loyal to them. If they want Mick to revisit "The Flash," I'll do it for them... I'd come back as a much different Mick Rory, I'd imagine. A much more defined Mick Rory. How much would you like to play Heat Wave in love? I'd love to do that. And I think what's really interesting is I've said before "She'd have to be pretty badass." But then I thought, "No, you know what? It would be more interesting if the girl was sweet." Polar opposite. Did you rely on what they've written in the scripts to inform the character, or did you look at the comics? I haven't once looked at a comic book. It's just not a genre that I've taken to. I'm an actor first. So I go off and I do my job to the best of my abilities. Obviously, I'm becoming versed in the comic book world now, and it's a wonderful escapism. My kids love it. So I'm stoked just on that part. First of all, they don't take much interest in what I do which is wonderful. My elder son kept on going on about "Game of Thrones" being the best show he's ever seen. I said, "Well, you haven't even seen 'Prison Break' yet?" This is last year, and he's 16 years old. He saw "Prison Break" and went, "Oh my God, Dad, 'Prison Break.' It's the best show I've ever seen." And he spent like a week watching the whole entire series. Couldn't get him out of his room. He was enthralled. And now, he's looking at "Legends of Tomorrow," and my youngest boy, and my two girls -– I have four kids -– they're all just really pumped on "Legends." What was the entertainment that you were sucked into as a kid? I love "CHiPs." I loved cop genre stuff. My favorite show of all time -– and will always be -– my favorite show of all time is "Magnum P.I." And Tom Selleck is genius in that show. It was so funny how random life is. He was cast as Indiana Jones, and he would have had the career that Harrison [Ford] went on to have. But he was so charismatic and engaging. I'd love getting to meet Tom Selleck sometime. I'd get my American hat, and get my hair curled on the sides. I love the guy. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| The Best British Shows on Netflix You've Never Heard Of Posted: American fans of British TV have long had to make do with what BBC America and PBS choose to import. Of course, there are a lot of shows from across the pond, beyond "Downton Abbey," "Sherlock," "Doctor Who," and the Ricky Gervais original version of "The Office," that we haven't gotten to see. But Netflix has stepped into the breach and brought to these shores a lot of acclaimed British television that has gone unseen here or barely made a dent. Brew yourself a pot of Earl Grey and start binging on these series.  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| 'Star Wars: Episode VIII' Release Date Bumped to End of 2017 Posted:  The Force has awakened, but it needs a little more time to get going.Disney and Lucasfilm announced they are pushing back the release date for "Star Wars: Episode VIII" from May 26, 2017 to December 17, 2017. There was no official reason given for the seven-month delay, but there have been rumors that director/writer Rian Johnson has been tweaking the script. On the Meet the Movie Press podcast, The Wrap writer Jeff Sneider said that Johnson was working to beef up the roles of Rey (Daisy Ridley), Finn (John Boyega), and Poe (Oscar Isaac) after the positive reception the characters received from "Star Wars: The Force Awakens." Several new female roles — for which names like Tatiana Maslany, Gina Rodriguez, and Gugu Mbatha-Raw have been mentioned — would be minimized. As a consequence of the "Star Wars" change, Disney will move up "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales" from July to the May 26, 2017 date. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Vince Vaughn and Hailee Steinfeld Go on the Run in 'Term Life' Trailer Posted:  If there's anything worse than being chased by a drug lord, it might be going on the lam with your petulant teenage daughter.In this trailer for "Term Life," that's what Vince Vaughn has to do when a heist goes terribly wrong. He plays Nick, a thief who's framed for murdering the son of a cartel boss. Nick wants to take financial care of his estranged daughter (Hailee Steinfeld), so he takes out a life insurance policy. All he has to do is survive for 21 days, so father and unwilling daughter go on the run. It's a bit of a convoluted premise, and the trailer is a bit scattered, veering from a heist movie to an action thriller to a buddy road flick. Still, Vaughn delivers his lines with a snap, and the cast also boasts Jonathan Banks, Bill Paxton, and Jon Favreau. "Term Life" will be available on demand and in Digital HD on March 1 and opens in theaters April 8. Want more stuff like this? Like us on Facebook. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Here's What's Coming to Amazon Prime in February 2016 Posted:
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| Kylo Ren Cat Owner Invites Adam Driver to 'Come Meet His Doppelganger' Posted:  This cat will finish what you started, Kylo Ren!It's definitely a backhanded compliment to Adam Driver to know there's a cat out there named for his "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" character, especially when the cat's owner called the resemblance "pretty uncanny" thanks to their shared "weird little face." As Emily McCombs told TIME of her 2-year-old Balinese "Catam Driver," "When I see him, I see a unique, interesting looking face that's very funny. I think when you look at him, you fall in love with that weird little face." McCombs just adopted the cat on Monday, as photos of the cat started going viral. The Brooklyn resident told TIME the actor can come visit his alter ego at any time. "Adam Driver is a likeable guy. If he ever wants to come meet his doppelgänger, he's welcome to." Apparently the feline Kylo is a lot nicer than the "Star Wars" character. "He has the exact opposite of Kylo Ren's personality," McCombs said. "He is the opposite of villainous. So many people have fallen in love with the way he looks, and obviously I did too, but once I got him home, it turns out he has the most amazing personality. He's loving and sweet. He's a supreme snuggler." Awwww. Maybe Episode VIII will reveal Kylo Ren to be a secret supreme snuggler, too. Want more stuff like this? Like us on Facebook. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Jimmy Kimmel Blames Matt Damon for Oscars Race Problem, Offers Solution Posted:
The audience cheered and one guy called out "Matt Damon!" to drown out Jimmy's words. So the tribe has spoken -- this is the fault of the one guy Ben Affleck has not been unfaithful to. What's the solution? Cue "Stewart Bloom," public relations director of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, who said they are "modifying a lot of the Oscar-nominated films to be more inclusive." What does that mean? Bloom showed off a series of new posters. "The Big Short" is now "The Big Shawty." "Room" is now "Crib," starring Queen Latifah and Kevin Hart. "Kevin Hart is so good as this 5-year-old kid. I think he can win this." "The Revenant" is now "The Revenant Al Sharpton." "The Martian" is now "The Martin." And "Steve Jobs" is now "Steve Harvey." "In the new version, Steve accidentally announces the iPhone 5 instead of the iPhone 6, then he has to go back and apologize." Here you go: Jimmy said it just shows that when you work on a problem, you can come up with a solution. Not *quite* sure this is really a solution to anything, but we might actually watch that "Steve Harvey" movie. Want more stuff like this? Like us on Facebook. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| 25 Chandler Bing Burns From 'Friends' That Couldn't BE Any Funnier Posted: Could Chandler be any funnier? Face it: He's your favorite "Friend" and "transpondster." Those bowling shirts aside, there was nothing Mr. Bing could do wrong -- especially when it came to delivering perfectly-timed one-liners. Of course, if he was a real friend, he would have totally been ex-communicated from any real group of people that hung out that much. But because this is TV, we let him get away with it. Because funny. In honor of Matthew Perry's birthday this week, here are 25 of Chandler's best, most sarcastic burns.  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| 9 Things You Need to Know Before You Watch 'DC's Legends of Tomorrow' Posted:  After months of mouth-watering trailers and backdoor stage-setting, "DC's Legends of Tomorrow" is finally upon us. The series, which pulls characters from "Arrow" and "The Flash" and sets them adrift in time, premieres this Thursday on the CW.Moviefone recently screened the two-part pilot and -– spoiler alert -– it's tremendously fun. Understandably, there are a lot of moving parts. Not only must "Legends" introduce a brand new protagonist in time master Rip Hunter (Arthur Darvill), but the series also has to show him wrangle together a large group of colorful heroes and villains from the CW's other comic book shows. The premiere does a great job of weaving in each new character without ever slowing down the narrative, but there is much to digest. How does the whole time travel thing work exactly? Does "Legends" feel more like "The Flash" or "Arrow"? And what about guest stars -– are there any of them? Don't worry; we've got you covered. Here are the only 9 things you need to know about "DC's Legends of Tomorrow" premiere: 1. 'Legends' Is Bigger and More Ambitious Than 'Arrow' or 'The Flash'  From the very beginning, this show feels like more than just a "Flash" and "Arrow" spinoff. For starters, "Legends" is decidedly more ambitious. It's been fun watching Barry and Ollie protect their respective cities from countless Bad Guys of the Week, but Rip Hunter and his motley crew are tasked with something bigger: defending all of time and space from the immortal villain Vandal Savage.The world of "Legends" also feels more fleshed out than its predecessors. "Flash" and "Arrow" are filled with DC Comics references aplenty, but, aside from Cisco Ramon's (Carlos Valdes) occasional pop culture riffs, those worlds feel mostly self-contained. "Legends," on the other hand, pays homage to quite a few genre shows and movies that have nothing to do with comics or superheroes. From Rip's time-hopping spaceship, which borrows heavily from "Firefly," to his people, the Time Masters, who pretty much resemble "Doctor Who's" time lords, this feels more like a standalone sci-fi show in some ways than it does a DC Comics spinoff. There's even a clear shout out to "Back to the Future" when one character, who may have disrupted his timeline, stares at a ring on his hand as it phases in and out of existence. These are minor hat tips, to be sure, but they help the series come into its own. That said... 2. If You Had to Compare Them, 'Legends' Is More 'Flash' Than 'Arrow'  "Legends" may already be standing on its own legs, but there's no escaping the fact that the series borrows elements from the CW's other superhero shows. With the exception of Rip Hunter, all of the show's main characters were first introduced on the network's other properties, with six of the eight debuting on "The Flash." Likewise, the tone thus far is more "Flash" than "Arrow." The stakes are high, but so is everyone's mood. It's more light-hearted than "Arrow"; these characters are too busy engaging in witty banter to brood about their inner-demons."Legends of Tomorrow's" action style draws pretty evenly from both shows. "Arrow's" trademark fight choreography rears its head during White Canary's melees, while "The Flash's" colorful effects take center stage whenever Firestorm appears. The other characters dabble in both hand-to-hand combat and VFX-generated freeze rays or energy blasts. Atom's fighting style, in particular, has evolved since his days on "Arrow." There he fought like Marvel's "Iron Man," but here his style is much more similar to Ant-Man," which is more fun to watch. The premiere's most memorable action sequence is a bar brawl, actually, that's far removed from anything DC's other superhero shows have ever done. But more on that in a bit... 3. A Quiver of 'Arrow' Cameos One place where "Arrow" gets an edge is in the guest cameo department. Black Canary, aka Laurel Lance (Katie Cassidy), and Green Arrow, aka Oliver Queen (Stephen Amell), both appear where they help former "Arrow" heroes transition over to "Legends." Laurel encourages her reincarnated sister Sara (Caity Lotz) to "step out of the shadows" and become White Canary, while Ollie teams up with Atom for a fun mini-adventure. 4. Even Fictional Characters Can't Escape 'Star Wars' These days everyone has a case of "Star Wars" fever, even fictional TV characters. So, when the "Legends" crew is hunted by a time-jumping bounty hunter who looks suspiciously like a lovechild of Boba Fett and the chrome trooper from "Force Awakens," they point out the obvious. Sure, "Flash's" resident pop culture guru Cisco has name-checked "Star Wars" before, but this time it feels like it's actually part of the story. 5. Rip Hunter Is Used Sparingly The one brand new character that "Legends" introduces, time master and de facto chaperone Rip Hunter, seemingly gets the least amount of screen time of all the regulars. Certainly the creators see value in doling out his backstory sparingly, but I expected him to be the frontman for the Time Traveling All-Stars and he instead comes across as more of a conductor for the Time Traveling Orchestra. Still, he gets some great lines in. 6. 'Time in a Bottle' Gets a Run for Its Money Even people who didn't much care for "X-Men: Days of Future Past" recognized genius in one particular scene: Quicksilver's slow motion assault on the Pentagon, set to Jim Croce's "Time in a Bottle." Well, DC tries one-upping that with a wonderfully constructed bar brawl juxtaposed against another under-appreciated '70s song (this time from Captain and Tennille). The whole sequence is just... epic. 7. Heat Wave Gets the Biggest Upgrade  Heat Wave -- a disgruntled firefighter-turned-arsonist — made for a decent enough villain of the week on "The Flash," but bringing him over to "Legends" as a regular seemed risky. For starters, the group has another fire-spewing badass in Firestorm, so what role could Heat Wave even fill? As it turns out: comic relief.On "The Flash," Heat Wave frequently took a backseat to his literal partner in crime, Captain Cold (Wentworth Miller), but here Dominic outshines his former "Prison Break" costar, getting almost all of the pilot's best lines. Purcell is hilarious throughout, thanks to both sharply written one-liners and his perfect delivery. Another character that shines brighter on "Legends" than he did on "The Flash" is Dr. Martin Stein (Victor Garber), AKA Firestorm's older and more curmudgeonly half. Dr. Stein plays a major role in the premiere and he's never been funnier or more endearing. 8. Someone Gets Knocked Out With a Giant Glass Bong Seriously. And it works. It's just that kind of show. 9. It Doesn't Overdo the Whole Time Travel Thing Unlike most time travel and trans-dimensional shows ("Quantum Leap," "Doctor Who," "Sliders," etc.), "Legends" doesn't seem inclined to switch eras and locations every single week. Aside from the future-set intro and a quick montage in 2016, the two-part premiere takes place almost entirely in the mid '70s. And at the end of the two-parter, we're left with the impression that we might be sticking around the Disco Days for another episode or two. It's a smart decision for several reasons. First, it allows the writers to take a deeper dive into each time period, which should eventually serve to set "Legends" apart from the aforementioned period-hoppers. Instead of a token Nixon mention, for instance, we get music from Earth, Wind, & Fire and a snippet from "Welcome Back Kotter." Second, staying in the same decade for a few episodes at a time will save producers a few bucks on sets and wardrobes, freeing up more cash for the costly but necessary stuff, like high-end visual effects and "Flash," "Arrow," and possibly even "Supergirl" guest stars. And, for those time travel aficionados wondering whether "Legends" time-space continuum is fixed or malleable, it looks like we're getting a mixture of them both. "Time is like cement," Rip informs his crew. "It takes a while to harden and become permanent." "DC's Legends of Tomorrow" premieres Thursday, Jan. 21 at 8pm ET on The CW. Part two of the pilot airs Thursday, Jan. 28. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Jamie-Lynn Sigler Reveals She's Been Battling MS Since Age 20 Posted:
According to the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, MS "is an unpredictable, often disabling disease of the central nervous system that disrupts the flow of information within the brain, and between the brain and body."  Jamie-Lynn said working after "The Sopranos" entailed trying to cover up her illness. "Sometimes all I needed was like five or 10 minutes to sit and recharge but I wouldn't ask, because I didn't want them to be suspicious."She told People she has tried multiple MS medications, including injections and infusions, and she now takes Tecfidera twice a day, saying that has kept her symptoms stable for the past six years. Things are "manageable now," Jamie-Lynn said. "It takes a fighting attitude to deal with all this. This disease can absolutely take over your life if you let it." The new issue of People has more on the actress's diagnosis, plus photos from her recent wedding. Best of luck to her as she continues to manage her MS. Want more stuff like this? Like us on Facebook. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Top 10 Movies That Made a Fortune on Merchandise Posted:  Often times a movie is just a movie, but sometimes it is also a merchandise machine and continues to make the big bucks as time goes on. These are the 10 movies that killed it in merchandise sales. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| First Look at 'Wonder Woman' Reveals Beautiful Origin Story Posted:
We'll first meet Wonder Woman in "Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice," which opens March 25, before "Wonder Woman" debuts next year on June 23, 2017. Watch the first look: Want more stuff like this? Like us on Facebook. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Let the New 'Suicide Squad' Trailer Show You Its Toys Posted:  Prepare to head-bang along with the new "Suicide Squad" trailer, which is 2 minutes and 30 seconds of jokes and carnage set to "Bohemian Rhapsody." On behalf of Wayne and Garth, "Party on, Skwad!"The second major (but first "official") trailer from DC's upcoming superhero/villain movie dropped Tuesday night during the "DC Films Presents: Dawn of the Justice League" on The CW. This time, we see how government agent Amanda Waller (Viola Davis) pulls together the "worst of the worst" convicts for a dangerous task force. Watch the trailer:  Margot Robbie's Harley Quinn gets a pretty great showcase, but she's not the only one. The video also shows off Deadshot (Will Smith), Captain Boomerang (Jai Courtney), Enchantress (Cara Delevingne), Rick Flag (Joel Kinnaman), Killer Croc (Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje), Slipknot (Adam Beach), Katana (Karen Fukuhara), Diablo (Jay Hernandez), and The Joker (Jared Leto)."I can't wait to show you my toys," The Joker tells of his victims. The trailer feels the same, giving us joke after joke, explosion after explosion, and wasn't that a panda bear shooting a place up? "We're bad guys," Harley explains, after breaking into a shop window to steal a shiny new purse. "It's what we do." We'll watch them do it when "Suicide Squad" is released August 5th, 2016. Want more stuff like this? Like us on Facebook. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| 13 Greatest TV Devils of All Time Posted: Yes, we know Fox's new series "Lucifer" (debuting Jan. 24) has a lofty pedigree, with Tom Ellis's bored Beelzebub having originated as a character in Neil Gaiman's "Sandman" comic series. But still, you have the ruler of Hell on your show, and the best you can think of to keep him occupied is to have him hang out in Los Angeles and solve crimes? Isn't that Chris O'Donnell's job? Besides, TV has a long history of handling the Devil with wit and creativity, as this list of our 13 favorite TV Devils shows.  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Lili Taylor on 'American Crime' Season 2 and How TV Has Changed for Actors Posted:  If the glimpses of Lili Taylor that you got in the first season of ABC's acclaimed multi-episode anthology series "American Crime" only whetted your appetite for one of Hollywood's most accomplished actresses, you are most certainly going to received a banquet as Season Two continues.With the acting ensemble taking on new roles for a raw and disturbing new story, Taylor takes center stage as Anne Blaine, a working-class mother who is horrified by her scholarship-worthy son's claim of being sexually assaulted by the elite athletes of an exclusive private school, and finds herself wholly unprepared to fight a battle fraught as much with economic and social disparity as with ugly unseamliness. In an exclusive conversation with Moviefone, the actress reveals the appeals of the increasingly intense and genre-challenging series. Moviefone: I'm imagining this gig must be a real actor's treat -- to be able to go to work with people that you've worked with and that you know are of the highest caliber -- and change it up and inhabit different characters each time around. Lili Taylor: Yeah. You know, I come from theatre and I know Felicity [Huffman] does and a few of us do, and I think that's what we do in theatre companies and that's what actors were doing for hundreds of years -- we were in a little troop and we'd play different parts and hang out together and get to know each other. So I think it really suits actors and I think it suits content, because it gets everything. It's just deeper, because you know each other, and so the layers start to. It's almost like a painting where you keep putting on the oil or the layers. It just makes it a lot richer. I understand that the producers really wanted to take the returning actors and give them roles that were really in an opposite context to what they played in the previous season. For you, this is a person who's kind of at sea, navigating a very huge scary problem in a big scary system. Tell me about making the shift from one character to the other and finding the new things you were going to get to do this season. I didn't have as much of a challenge, I think, as Felicity, Regina [King] and Tim [Hutton], because my part wasn't as big last year. I felt like that character's really helping facilitate the story. We really didn't get that into her life and stuff, because it just didn't serve things, and so I kind of had a little bit more freedom than that. Whereas I know Felicity was maybe under a little bit more pressure to really make sure that there needed to be differences. And Tim, I know, felt that. I think they all felt that pressure. I kind of didn't, because it was a lot easier for me. With this character, Anne, it looks to me like you're going to be flexing your muscles pretty seriously every time out. Tell me about when they presented you with who she was and what her journey was going to be. It's a pretty dark tale out of the gate. Tell me about getting your brain around where you were going to go in this performance. John [Ridley] is one of the best people I've ever worked with and for a lot of reasons. And one of them is that you know he is brilliant, but it's also that he's a collaborator. It's very important to him. And so I feel that he respects what I do, he wants to work together. So, it's like -– not a safe space, but it's like being enveloped by something. So that's what I have going in, and so I want to go as far as I can. I said to John, "I think it's an open exchange, and we can keep talking. And it also means that if something doesn't quite feel right in the writing..." In fact, he can tell from reading it together. He's like, "Oh, wait a minute. Wait a minute, I didn't give you something there. I need to help you out right now. I need to give you something." It's a fantastic working relationship. At a time when network shows seem to be getting very complacent and soft in trying to appeal to every sensibility without going too far, this one takes some real risks with its content and dark elements. Was that part of the excitement for you to come aboard and dig in, that this was going to push some real boundaries? And to see the audience respond the way they responded to the first season? Yeah, I mean I knew coming on with John, he assured me that we would have artistic freedom, which I know it's hard with advertisers to have that. It's understandable. It's whatever. It is what it is. But I hadn't been that interested in network television, because I don't like when a monetary -– not monetary -- I don't know what the hell it is called when an advertiser says, "You can't do that." I don't know what that is exactly, but I don't like that. And ABC completely gave us free reign, so I have to say the risk they are taking is huge, and I think it's so great they're getting acknowledged for it, because then it will, I hope, encourage them that they can do more. Maybe encourage other networks. We'll have just better food for everybody, because clearly the buffet out there is not so good for us, our souls, you know? What were the qualities of this woman -- this mom with her back against the wall in defense of her son -- that you immediately keyed into and you related to? And what were the sides of her that you had to kind of give some thought and figure out how you were going to come at it? Well, I'm from the Midwest so there was something familiar. I'm from Chicago and she's Indiana, so there was something familiar about that Midwestern thing, the going to any length to help your child, I got that. I could really connect to her that way. I think being a single parent, that was an area where I couldn't imagine how that must have been. Working class, how hard that is. Being up certain systems, not having access, that kind of stuff, I had to use some imagination there. You are certainly never resting on your laurels, and you've had a pretty rock solid career for quite a while now. Have you had a chance to sort of reflect on your accomplishments and really see the diversity of roles you've been able to effectively play? Do you think about that much, or do you just keep moving forward? Well, I keep moving forward, but it ebbs and flows. That's the thing about having a career, which I which more agents were helping actors do when they're young. It's not happening as much, because they're trying to go after those heat-seeking missiles, instead of just building a long term career -– which is great, but it's like life, it ebbs and it flows. I've experienced both and I feel like now that it's sort of a flow, I might be able to reflect a little bit more on stuff. My big thing is that I love to work, and I haven't always gotten to work as much as I've wanted to or as deeply as I wanted to, but whatever, it is what it is. But this is making up for anything that I might have not been doing. I just love working, and I love collaborating, so I'm totally satiated on this job. You are one of the actors who kind of led the charge of people who are seen primarily as film actors finding really juicy roles on television, first with "Six Feet Under" and now here you are again. Is TV a much more interesting place to work than maybe it was when you first started out in the business? I remember I was doing a play with Calista Flockhart, and she went off to do "Ally McBeal," and the whole cast said, "Of course, go off and do it," but we were making fun of her the whole time, in good fun. Because TV was like -– it was a joke. In fact, it was sort of like, you'd get TV, and it would hurt your career. Like, "Don't do TV." And then I remember, Michael Imperioli was a friend of mine and was in "Sopranos," and I was like, "You're doing a TV show?" Like, "Oh no." And little did we know! And then of course I just followed right after him with "Six Feet Under." So it was HBO. That's really when it changed. And now we can see. I mean, you get movies now if you do TV. It's crazy. [Laughs] With this ensemble, everybody's so great. Who are you excited that you didn't get a chance to strike some sparks with in Season One? Who were you really stoked to have some juicy scenes with this season? Tim and Regina, truly because I didn't get to see Tim once this year and I only got one scene in with him last year, and then Regina I didn't have any scenes with last year, and we had just had one teeny little one this year, and I love them both and they give it their all, just like Felicity does. And working with someone who's given it their all and listening and giving back is what it's about. That's where I think an actor hopefully feels like they're at home, when they're with another actor who's giving back. TV audiences are always fascinated with crime, and I feel like we're moving from that tried-and-true procedural -– going back to "Dragnet" and all the way to "CSI" –- to the more emotional and psychologically driven, whether they're true stories or scripted dramas like this. Are you as intrigued by crime stories as the audience out there seems to be or is it a new sort of space for you? No, I love it. I'm not into the procedurals. I'm more into documentaries, like "The Staircase" or "Murder on a Sunday Morning" or I just started "Making a Murderer." I mean, I loved Alfred Hitchcock, his short stories. I love crime. There's something in mysteries that I think we all love. And look at how well "Serial" did. "Serial" sort of changed podcasts, right? There's something in it. We could probably have a whole semester in classes on why it really works for human beings. You can even see it with kids, starting with "Scooby Doo." It just goes right in there to like basic things. And I just love that it can go deep. The good news is it can go deep, not just in sort of a formula. Your movie career is still going strong. Tell me about what's right around the corner. You've got another big horror movie, right? Yeah, "Leatherface!" I'm loving these genres that sort of break through. The directors told me that it was kind of a Terrence Malick meets "[The] Virgin Suicides." I was like, "Oh, I'm there. I'm on. Say no more." James Wan. I mean, he's a perfect example of someone who could take a genre and completely deepen it and push it and so on, and I think there's something really interesting about that. So, I had a blast. I love scary movies, just like I like crime and stuff, I also love scary movies and I think they're good for the culture. They're healthy. In fact, they've done studies where people come out much healthier after a scary movie. It's as if they'd worked out or something. So they're good for us, actually. Some people, not everybody. Some people don't like them and I respect that. I told some people, "Don't see 'The Conjuring' if you're not one of those people." This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
February can be kind of a pill -- it's dark, it's cold, you have to deal with or avoid Valentine's Day -- but at least it gives you a good excuse to stay home and binge-watch. Amazon just listed its February offerings for Prime Video streaming and Amazon Video purchase. For example, fans of 
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