Christian Slater will be taking yet another shot at television with Breaking In on FOX. The show premieres on April 6th, and I will have something more like a review shortly, because if the pilot is truly a workable representation, then I'm going to be a fan of this one. I got a chance to talk with him about the show on a Q & A Press call recently, and he was great to talk to. Hints of the … [Read more...]
That's right. The Flash Mob itself, simply as entity, now has a television show, and Howie Mandel is the host. Mobbed premieres tonight, and the show basically attacks people with Flash Mobs. People have something they want to tell people, and they've decided that the way to do it is to surprise them with hundreds of people dancing and singing. How do you turn that into a show? Well, you get … [Read more...]
I hope you've been enjoying Wild Kratts, the new show from the Kratt brothers, who brought you Zoboomafoo and Kratts Creatures. The show really is fantastic, and is a huge hit with everyone in my family. You probably know that I like to promote educational television as much as I can, and Wild Kratts has some special episodes coming up in support of the Earth Day efforts at PBS. While every … [Read more...]
If you've missed Whose Line Is It Anyway?, you probably already know about Drew Carey's Improv-A-Ganza. Another run at an improv show, many of your favorites from Whose Line? return to take a shot at cracking you up. Taped live at the MGM Grand Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, the show premieres Monday, April 11th at 8pm on GSN. You are definitely going to want to clear your schedule for this … [Read more...]
I don't know about you, but I like to catch a trailer once in a while that really sends into a blank stare. Many of you may feel satisfied in this regard by recent and upcoming theatrical events Sucker Punch and The Beaver, but they both lack the ability to declare "Fresh from their recent critical success - James Franco and Natalie Portman!" And so, here comes Your Highness. I mean, you knew … [Read more...]
Tangled Directors Nathan Greno and Byron Howard took part in a very cool virtual roundtable interview recently, and they managed to cover a lot of subjects while interviewers got a chance to catch some of the special features. I'll be getting you a lot of great stuff related to this release in the coming days, but for now check out what the directors had to say about their film. Q - … [Read more...]
Few shows manage to scream Saturday Morning Cartoon like Jabberjaw, and you have to love Warner Brothers for making this one available through the Hanna-Barbera Classic Collection. The 4-Disc set contains the complete series (which is surprisingly only 16 episodes) of the zany "Scooby-Doo-esque" adventures of a cowardly shark and his band, The Neptunes. It's a wacky brand of fun that is … [Read more...]
Summer is approaching, and that means that over the course of the next few months we will be treated to several films featuring muscular men in a variety of "macho movie awesome" displays - blowing things up, driving really fast, letting loose with thousands of rounds of ammo, etc. These will all be tremendously stupid films (to varying degrees, let's say). I bring this up, because they will all … [Read more...]
ABC's new crime drama, Body of Proof, asks a question that television shows have been trying to figure out for decades, usually without positive results - Can a really irritating, annoying bastard be the center of a show? This time around, perhaps softening the caustic nature of things (perhaps not), Dana Delaney is our obnoxious misanthrope du jour. Dr. Megan Hunt (Delaney) was Head of … [Read more...]
Yoostar 2 bills itself as a party game, and if anything was ever the perfect idea for something to leave running as guests float in and out of the game, this is it. Something along the lines of Karaoke for film, Yoostar 2 lets you select a movie scene, and put yourself in it, delivering famous lines, or reinventing favorite scenes from scratch. While many may see this as an instant decision, I … [Read more...]
If you don't keep your ear too close to the ground, you may not have heard much about The Beaver yet. The film recently premiered at the SXSW Film Festival (it hits select theaters May 6th), and the marketing campaign isn't at all in full swing yet. For many, a quick glimpse of Mel Gibson wearing a beaver hand-puppet may be all there is to go on. If you are among those who haven't yet been … [Read more...]
Summer is just around the corner, which means Blockbuster season is approaching, and Local Pages (www.localpages.com) would like to make sure you get out there and hit the theaters. The leader in local coupons, discounts, and advertising, Local Pages has a ton of shopping deals available at your fingertips. If you aren't familiar with them already, you really want to check them out. A hub for … [Read more...]
Bringing back The Man With No Name is a tricky enterprise in this day and age. Not only because of the obvious difficulties with putting out Westerns, but also because of the comparisons similar to those that floated around True Grit. There's little point trying to recast Clint Eastwood. Rango not only brings back The Man With No Name, but in some sense also brings back The Man With No Name, … [Read more...]
Living large on the fairly amazing success of Hot in Cleveland, TV Land is not only bringing back its newest venture, Retired at 35, but has also given the go ahead to two more, brand new sitcoms. Thus far, there seems little doubt that the people at TV Land know how to get audiences, and as things continue to play out with the two sitcoms they have, it seems that there are plenty of people … [Read more...]
Hereafter is a curious look at mediums, the afterlife, and theoretically life, that has such a broad, hopeless effort at its core, that most audiences will be left wondering what they are meant to get from it. Whatever one comes away with, it's hard to say that Matt Damon and Clint Eastwood give less than solid turns in their roles as actor and director, but whether or not that ultimately amounts … [Read more...]
I've already told you that Voyage of the Dawn Treader is hitting stores April 8th, but I've got a lot more for you to check out about the release, including all the special features and other goodies. Check it all out below, and mark your calendars. As you might imagine, the release is getting the deluxe treatment, and beyond the DVD release and its special features, there are also several … [Read more...]
