Kumail Nanjiani and Thomas Middleditch star in HBO’s ‘Silicon Valley’
HBO’s just released details on the final four episodes of the critically acclaimed half-hour comedy, Silicon Valley. The award-winning tech-industry skewering comedy’s final episode, “Exit Event,” is set to air on December 8, 2019.
Season six of the comedy created by Mike Judge, John Altschuler, and Dave Krinsky airs on Sundays at 10pm ET/PT. Judge and Alec Berg wrote, directed and executive produced the final season. Clay Tarver, Lew Morton, Michael Rotenberg, Tom Lassally and Jim Kleverweis also served as executive producers.
The cast is led by Thomas Middleditch as Richard, Zach Woods as Jared, Kumail Nanjiani as Dinesh, and Martin Starr as Gilfoyle. Amanda Crew plays Monica, Jimmy O. Yang is Jian-Yang, Suzanne Cryer is Laurie Bream, Matt Ross is Gavin Belson, and Josh Brener is Big Head.
The Season 6 Plot:
The Emmy-winning and Golden Globe-nominated series takes a comedic look at the modern-day epicenter of the high-tech gold rush, where the people most qualified to succeed are the least capable of handling success. This season finds Richard and the Pied Piper guys finally seeing the fruits of their labor but realizing that a bigger company means much bigger problems.
Silicon Valley Final Episodes:
Season 6, episode 4: “Maximizing Alphaness”
Debut date: SUNDAY, NOV. 17 (10:00-10:30 p.m. ET/PT)
Richard’s (Thomas Middleditch) authority is threatened by his former Hooli manager; Monica (Amanda Crew) tries to prove her support of other women; Gavin (Matt Ross) sets his sights on the literary world.
Written by Daisy Gardner; directed by Liza Johnson.
Season 6, episode 5: “Tethics”
Debut date: SUNDAY, NOV. 24 (10:00-10:30 p.m. ET/PT)
Richard (Thomas Middleditch) fumes at Gavin’s (Matt Ross) new ethical stance; Dinesh’s (Kumail Nanjiani) trip turns into a nightmare; Gilfoyle (Martin Starr) and Monica (Amanda Crew) work on their peer review scores.
Written by Lew Morton; directed by Pete Chatmon.
Season 6, episode 6: “RussFest”
Debut date: SUNDAY, DEC. 1 (10:00-10:30 p.m. ET/PT)
A major event puts PiperNet’s capabilities to the test; Monica (Amanda Crew) confronts Jian-Yang (Jimmy O. Yang) over his use of Pied Piper’s name.
Written by Carrie Kemper; directed by Matt Ross.
Season 6, episode 7: “Exit Event” (Series finale)
Debut date: SUNDAY, DEC. 8 (10:00-10:30 p.m. ET/PT)
Richard (Thomas Middleditch) and the Pied Piper team look to pull off a spectacular feat on the day of a big launch.
Written and directed by Alec Berg.
Judge and Berg serve as executive producers, writers and directors. Executive produced by Clay Tarver, Lew Morton, Michael Rotenberg, Tom Lassally and Jim Kleverweis; co-executive produced by Ron Weiner, Sarah Walker, and Daisy Gardner. Created by Mike Judge & John Altschuler & Dave Krinsky.
“What should an artist reveal of himself and why should it matter to us?” That question’s asked in the effective new trailer for Momentum Pictures’ The Death & Life of John F. Donovan. Game of Thrones‘ Kit Harington leads the cast in the titular role and plays an actor who conducts an unusual lengthy exchange of letters with a young fan.
In addition to Kit Harington, the cast includes Natalie Portman, Jacob Tremblay, Susan Sarandon, Kathy Bates, Thandie Newton, Ben Schnetzer, Emily Hampshire, and Sarah Gadon.
The drama was directed by Xavier Dolan (Laurence Anyways, Juste la fin du monde) from a script he co-wrote with Jacob Tierney. Dolan also serves as a producer with Nancy Grant, Joe Iacono, Lyse Lafontaine, and Michel Merkt.
Dolan’s behind the scenes team includes director of photographer Andre Turpin, editors Mathieu Denis and Dolan, and production designers Anne Pritchard and Colombe Raby.
The Death & Life of John F. Donovan will be released in theaters, on digital, and On Demand on December 13, 2019. The film’s been rated R for language throughout and some sexual material.
The Plot:
“A decade after the death of an American TV star, a young actor reminisces about the written correspondence he once shared with the former, as well as the impact those letters had on both their lives.”
Kit Harington as John F. Donovan in the drama ‘The Death & Life of John F. Donovan’ (Photo courtesy of Momentum Pictures)Natalie Portman as Sam Turner in ‘The Death and Life of John F. Kennedy’ (Photo courtesy of Shayne Laverdiere/Momentum Pictures)Kathy Bates as Barbara Haggermaker (Photo courtesy of Shayne Laverdiere/Momentum Pictures)Kit Harington as John F. Donovan in the drama ‘The Death & Life of John F. Donovan’ (Photo courtesy of Momentum Pictures)
I’m convinced now that The CW’s Supernatural’s final season isn’t going to have any filler episodes because season 15 episode five, “Proverbs 17:3,” turned what seemed to be a very by-the-numbers plot into a turning point for the story.
We start things off with the usual intro where a monster kills off a group of hapless girls, followed by Dean (Jensen Ackles) and Sam (Jared Padalecki) talking in the bunker. Dean makes a huge mistake by having ghost pepper jerky – he doesn’t like it all.
Before Sam teases Dean over having his mouth go on fire because of the spice, we see him attempting to get in contact with Castiel. By the looks of things, Sam has no clue that Dean was the reason Castiel bailed and the angel isn’t replying to our Sammy’s concerned texts.
Dean brings up a case in Colorado where authorities think a mountain lion has savaged a group of people, and the boys head off after Dean sprays himself with water to get rid of the jerky spice. While they’re on the way, we cut to a shot of Dean at the bunker as he creeps up on Sam.
This white-suited Sammy resembles that season five post-apocalyptic Lucifer version quite a bit and is unfazed when Dean shoots him with the Colt; he then proceeds to set his brother on fire. Sam then wakes up from this “nightmare” and pretends it didn’t happen.
At the town, we hark back to season one times as Dean and Sam assume the identities of agents Ford and Hamill, and nobody believes Dean resembles the picture he has on his fake ID from his 2005 days to be him.
When they track down Ashley, the lone survivor from the attack by the werewolves intro, Dean has a connection with her and she reveals one of the werewolves let her go with the promise she wouldn’t tell anyone about them.
With this knowledge, Sam and Dean figure out where these werewolf brothers live. As it turns out, the younger brother, Josh, is wracked with guilt at what his elder brother Andy’s made them do. When they’re confronted by Sam and Dean in their aliases, the hunter brothers instantly catch on that these two guys are the werewolves they’re after.
Later, Ashley gives Dean a call and asks to be around him because she feels safe that way. Sam heads out to get food while Dean comforts Ashley with her trauma.
However, her choice words over wanting things to be written out for her life hits home hard as Dean remembers how Chuck planned all of his and Sam’s lives out.
Here’s where things start getting weird in the episode; we see the next shot of Sam waking Dean up because he was…sleeping? Somehow, Dean fell in such a deep sleep that Ashley got abducted by the werewolf brothers without him stirring slightly.
They break into the werewolves’ cabin and engage in a fight, where the boys end up on the losing side but Josh has a change of heart because of his guilt and shoots himself and his brother. Now, here’s where the real twist arrives.
As she’s released, Ashley trips and impales herself on a pair of deer antlers, only for her to rise up and laugh the whole thing off. Because she’s not Ashley at all. She’s…(drumrolls)… Lilith!
That’s right, the Big Bad from way back has been resurrected and it was God of all beings who brought her back from the Empty. Except, Lilith has no plans on killing the boys – despite their failed attempt at killing her using demon and angel blades – and she’s there to get the Equalizer gun. She doesn’t dig what it’s called, though.
Dean, being the ever-protective big brother, sees Sam unconscious and makes a deal to take Lilith to the gun provided she only tortures him and not Sam if it comes down to it. Along the way, Lilith tells Dean that Chuck brought her back to set up an encounter between him and Sam so that things end with one brother killing the other. This was Chuck’s grand ending he came up with last we saw him.
Meanwhile, the unconscious Sam has another “nightmare” where Demon Dean (remember him?) manhandles him and uses the First Blade to kill Sam with zero remorse. Waking up, Sam figures out where Dean and Lilith went and follows them.
At the motel, Dean confesses he lied about the gun, and Lilith begins his slow torture by slicing parts of Dean’s skin; Sam arrives in time to shoot her in the head.
However, this is a small concern for Lilith as she causes a mini-earthquake that shakes the devil’s trap-bullet out of her head.
Eventually, she deduces that the Impala is the natural place for Dean to hide the gun, melts it beyond use, and bids the boys goodbye by mocking them. At the bunker, both brothers mourn the fact that Chuck is out to get them again.
With Castiel not answering their calls, a tearful Sam and Dean discuss their options, and we see Dean cry his eyes out at the prospect of going against God himself. While Sam shows little fight in him, it’s clear with the way their tears roll out that the boys really don’t have any answers for the time being.
Fox’s season three episode seven of The Resident finds the staff taking care of one of their own. Episode seven, “Woman Doman,” is set to air on November 19, 2019 at 8pm ET/PT.
The cast of season three includes Matt Czuchry as Dr. Conrad Hawkins, Emily VanCamp as Nicolette “Nic” Nevin, Bruce Greenwood as Dr. Randolph Bell, and Manish Dayal as Dr. Devon Pravesh. Shaunette Renee Wilson plays Dr. Mina Okafor, Malcolm-Jamal Warner is Dr. AJ Austin, Jane Leeves is Dr. Kitt Voss, and Glenn Morshower is Marshall Winthrop. Morris Chestnut joins the cast as Dr. Barrett Cain.
The “Woman Doman” Plot – When one of Chastain’s own is brought into the emergency room with life-threatening injuries, the staff rallies around each other to try to save her life, while disagreements over how to best handle her care put Cain at odds with the rest of the doctors. Also, Bell is met with an unexpected response when he voices concerns regarding the nursing shortage that Nic brought to his attention. Meanwhile, Conrad turns heads when he shares data about Hemopleatin, and Kyle begins volunteering at the hospital.
The Season 3 Plot, Courtesy of Fox:
Entering its third season, The Resident continues to rip back the curtain and reveal the truth of what really happens, both good and bad, in hospitals across the country. The provocative medical drama follows a group of doctors at Chastain Memorial Hospital, as they face personal and professional challenges on a daily basis while fighting for their patients.
In season three, Red Rock Mountain Medical has taken over, inserting its own doctors – including new neurosurgeon Dr. Barrett Cain – and nurses into the well-oiled machine that was once Chastain Memorial Hospital, and causing the doctors to fight harder than ever against the corrupting influence of money in healthcare. The hospital is being run like a profit-hungry corporation – reaping huge financial gains, while risking the lives of its patients.
Dr. Randolph Bell is well-aware of the dangerous deal he has made with Red Rock in order to get Chastain out of its financial crisis and, as a result, initially turns a blind eye to the new corporate mantra of profits over patients. It’s not long before Dr. Conrad Hawkins incurs Red Rock’s fury when he confronts the problems head-on, becoming a whistleblower. The good fight he leads could ultimately threaten everything he holds dear, including his ability to practice medicine.
The Justice League of young healthcare providers must unite to fight for and with him, with Nicolette “Nic” Nevins in the lead. Nic attempts to recover from a devastating personal loss by throwing herself into patient care and her work for the uninsured through her clinic.
Dr. Devon Pravesh will find himself rotating out of the ER and gaining experience and power of his own in new positions within the hospital, eventually moving up to a first-year resident. Dr. AJ Austin will continue to bond with his mentee, the exceptionally talented surgeon, Dr. Mina Okafor. She’ll be his support as he navigates a relationship with his complicated biological family, while striving to maintain one with the parents who raised him. Okafor will be faced with a potential new family dynamic of her own, when her best friend, Adaku, who carries the BRCA breast cancer gene, returns pregnant with no father in the picture.
Meanwhile, the power and ruthlessness of new neurosurgeon Dr. Cain takes the hospital by storm. He embodies all the evil that can result when doctors care more for the bottom line than for their patients. Dr. Kitt Voss is the first to realize that his charm hides a medical demon, but standing against him could have serious consequences for her future. Cain’s ability to generate millions for Chastain leaves him free to exact swift revenge on those who oppose him – and no one is off limits.
Netflix’ new trailer for 6 Underground is completely bonkers and, as one of the commenters on Youtube describes it, this film appears to be the “most Michael Bayish Michael Bay movie ever made.” Action-packed but lacking any actual plot details, the trailer nevertheless succeeds in grabbing our attention because it’s just so crazy. (And because it places Ryan Reynolds front and center in the action.)
Joining Ryan Reynolds in the chaos are Dave Franco, Mélanie Laurent, Corey Hawkins, and Adria Arjona. Manuel Garcia-Rulfo, Ben Hardy, Lior Raz, and Payman Maadi also star.
Michael Bay (the Transformers film franchise) directed from a screenplay by Paul Wernick and Rhett Reese. Ian Bryce, Michael Bay, David Ellison, Dana Goldberg, and Don Granger produced, with Matthew Cohan executive producing.
Netflix has set a December 13, 2019 premiere on the streaming service.
The Plot, Courtesy of Netflix:
What’s the best part of being dead? It isn’t escaping your boss, your ex, or even erasing your criminal record. The best part about being dead…is the freedom. The freedom to fight the injustice and evil that lurk in our world without anyone or anything to slow you down or tell you “no.”
6 Underground introduces a new kind of action hero. Six individuals from all around the globe, each the very best at what they do, have been chosen not only for their skill, but for a unique desire to delete their pasts to change the future. The team is brought together by an enigmatic leader (Reynolds), whose sole mission in life is to ensure that, while he and his fellow operatives will never be remembered, their actions damn sure will.
Poster for ‘6 Underground’ starring Ryan Reynolds (Photo Credit: Netflix)
Marvel’s Runaways star Virginia Gardner (“Karolina Dean”) believes season three of the popular comic book-inspired series feels the most like a Marvel superhero show. During our interview at the 2019 New York Comic Con, Gardner teased, “The first two seasons are pretty character-based and this season starts to get really cool and sci-fi.”
Season three of Runaways will kick off with Gardner as Karolina trapped inside a tube. The upcoming season will also feature Elizabeth Hurley playing Morgan le Fay and will include a crossover with Aubrey Joseph and Olivia Holt from Cloak & Dagger.
Marvel’s Runaways season three is set to premiere on December 13, 2019 on Hulu.
Where do we pick up with Karolina when season three opens?
Virginia Gardner: “We pick up with Karolina, Chase, and Janet stuck in tubes, which was horrible to film. We called them ‘tube days.’ So, it picks up and we’re trapped in these tubes. Jonah has trapped us and we’re waiting on our friends to come bail us out.”
What’s happening to Karolina as she’s in the tube?
Virginia Gardner: “I can say when you’re in the tube your dream self is living out your deepest fantasy, so obviously that involves Nico. We’ll probably feed into a lot of fan fantasies as well. (Laughing) I think people will like Tube Karolina.”
Was that fun for you to play?
Virginia Gardner: “It was not fun to be in the tube. No! But the tube fantasy stuff was a lot of fun. We shot on a beautiful location in Malibu. A lot of the fantasy stuff was fun.”
What was the tube enclosure like? Did you really have to be inside of it for a while?
Virginia Gardner: “For like 12 hours a day for many days. But it’s like this thick, thick, thick tube and usually you could shoot us and we wouldn’t need to be in the tube all day because you could shoot around it. But because it was all glass surrounding it, our reflections would be in every shot. So, we had to be in these tubes all day.
The way they’re curved, it just gets really disorienting after a while, so you have to sit perfectly still. You know how it is – as soon as you tell someone you have to sit still; you get like an itch or whatever.
Gregg (Sulkin) and I definitely have some tube trauma happening.”
We know that Cloak and Dagger will be coming on the show this season. Can you tease at all if Karolina has any interactions with them?
Virginia Gardner: “Yeah. It’s really cool to see how their powers complement ours. There’s definitely some characters that kind of bond more than other ones. It’s kind of cool to see how those dynamics come into play this season. It kind of ends on a note where there’s definitely an open door to do more crossovers in the future, which was awesome.”
Would you say overall this new season is darker than the previous two? How would you describe season three?
Virginia Gardner: “Yeah. Allegra (Acosta) earlier was saying it’s a wiccan season. There’s witchcraft involved and we introduce a lot of zombies at one point, a lot of dark, interesting elements that we haven’t played with before. And some new sci-fi elements as well that I can’t talk about because they’re spoilers!
But, yeah, this season feels less like The O.C. this season. It definitely is starting to feel like its own kind of dark, interesting universe.”
What’s it been like having Elizabeth Hurley join the cast?
Virginia Gardner: “She’s been amazing. We were so excited when she got cast. She’s a wonderful Morgan le Fay. She makes such a great villain and she brings a lot to the show. She’s such an icon. It’s a blessing to have her on there.”
Karolina Dean (Virginia Gardner) and Nico Minoru (Lyrica Okano) in ‘Marvel’s Runaways’ (Photo by Michael Desmond / Hulu)
How is Karolina coping with getting caught up in her alien family?
Virginia Gardner: “It keeps happening to Karolina! It’s tough because she continuously is torn between her family – these aliens – and not knowing if they’re good or bad or what. But then it’s also the only people who understand what it’s like to be alien, so she’s constantly in this push/pull of not knowing if she can trust her own family.”
What about her new half-sibling?
Virginia Gardner: “Her and the baby bond. I had to hold a live baby for the first time on camera. I was holding this thing like, ‘I’m going to drop it! I can’t handle this!’”
We know Nico’s going to go through some dark stuff this season. Can you talk about how that might impact their relationship?
Virginia Gardner: “Karolina a lot this season is watching Morgan le Fay pull Nico to the dark side. I think Karolina has always been the light to Nico’s dark, and now the dark is kind of starting to win out. So, for Karolina she’s living in this constant state of worrying that she’s going to lose her girlfriend.”
What’s the one thing after these three seasons playing her that you really love about Karolina?
Virginia Gardner: “I love her optimism. I love her strength. It’s been cool because I started the show when I was 21 and I’m 24 now. I think I’ve certainly grown into more of a woman as the years have gone by and so has she. It’s always fun to live with a character long enough where you feel like you are growing together. It’s been a lot of fun.”
Were there any characters you’ve gotten to work with a bit more in season three than the prior two seasons?
Virginia Gardner: “I guess Gregg a lot because going back to the tube days, we spent so many days in that tube. Gregg and I definitely bonded this season.”
Have you enjoyed the sci-fi element more than the drama of seasons one and two?
Virginia Gardner: “It’s just a nice change. I like the stunt work. I like the challenge as an actor of having to find ways to ground topics that seem ungroundable. It’s fun to have to like, you know, working with zombies and you’re like, ‘How do I make this real for me?’ So, it’s a great challenge.”
You mentioned the stunt work. What did you to do in season three?
Virginia Gardner: “This season… I mean, it’s always a lot of running on our show since it’s the Runaways. I can’t talk too much because I can’t give away spoilers, but I can just say it’s like some good fight sequences and some cool night work as well. Some nice explosions and stuff which I always enjoy doing.”
Will we see Karolina’s powers evolve at all this season?
Virginia Gardner: “I think she’s kind of figured out the extent of her powers for the most part. So, I don’t know if we’ll see much there. But I think definitely with Nico and what she can do. Nico really evolves this season.”
Alicia Keys will once again be taking the Grammy Awards stage as host. CBS and the Recording Academy announced the 15-time Grammy Award-winning singer/songwriter has signed on to host the 62nd Annual Grammy Awards set for Sunday, January 26, 2020. The music industry’s biggest awards show will air live on CBS from Staples Center in Los Angeles beginning at 8pm ET/5pm PT.
The announcement was accompanied by a minute and a half video featuring 2020 Grammy Awards host Alicia Keys talking to her 2019 Grammy Awards host self.
The 2019 Grammys marked the first time the popular artist hosted an awards show, and it will be interesting to see if Keys can top her 2019 Grammy Awards opener. Keys set the bar high by featuring First Lady Michelle Obama, Lady Gaga, Jennifer Lopez, and Jada Pinkett Smith in her opening monologue.
“At first, I did think last year was a one-time thing, but when the opportunity came back around, there was no question about returning as host of the Grammy Awards,” said Keys. “Last year was such a powerful experience for me. Not only did I feel the love in the room, but I felt it from around the world, and it confirmed the healing and unifying power of music.”
“Alicia Keys is the ultimate musically credible MC and talent who brings everything you’d want to hosting big event television,” said Jack Sussman, EVP, Specials, Music and Live Events, CBS Entertainment. “Alicia 2019 raised the bar to the next level, and I have no doubt Alicia 2020 will take Music’s Biggest Night to all new heights.”
“From Best New Artist recipient to Grammy Award host, Alicia Keys has been a beacon of artistry within the music community for more than two decades,” said Recording Academy President/CEO Deborah Dugan. “Last year was a testament to her compelling creativity, and we are thrilled that she will return to the Grammy stage as our host. Anything can happen. You don’t want to miss it!”
“From the opening of last year’s Grammys, it was clear Alicia was the perfect host,” said executive producer Ken Ehrlich. “While her commitment to the show and musical genius are undeniable, her remarkable ability to guide our live audience and millions more at home was striking. Having worked with her on all of her Grammy appearances, there’s a magic between Alicia and the show, and we are certain this year will make that even more apparent.”
Nominees for the 2020 Grammy Awards will be announced on Wednesday, November 20th at 8:20am ET.
It isn’t necessary to be a fan (even a casual one) of fast cars that race in circles for hours to be enthralled by the story that unfolds in 20th Century Fox’s Ford v Ferrari. Director James Mangold (Logan, 3:10 to Yuma) revs up the action for this high-octane dramatic thriller based on a true story, placing viewers behind the wheel with Christian Bale as he hurtles around the racetrack.
Mangold and screenwriters Jez Butterworth, John-Henry Butterworth, and Jason Keller craft a detailed, engaging tale of ingenuity, loyalty, heartbreak, and an all-consuming passion for cars. Stunning, heart-pounding racing sequences complement rather than compete with the character development, and the track itself comes to feel as if it’s a living, breathing entity.
The film kicks off in the early 1960s with Ford sales in a slump. Their tried and true family car isn’t sexy enough for the younger generation of drivers, and it’s decided the company’s best option is to approach Enzo Ferrari about buying out his company. History confirms that deal was never made, and CEO Henry Ford II (Tracy Letts) was insulted by the way Enzo treated his company (and the Ford family legacy) during the negotiations.
Angry and frustrated, Henry Ford and his executive team which includes marketing executive Lee Iacocca (Jon Bernthal) opt to beat Enzo Ferrari on what’s become his home turf. Ford will come up with a car that can outrace Ferrari on the track at the 24 Hours of Le Mans.
Matt Damon and Christian Bale in Twentieth Century Fox’s ‘Ford v Ferrari’
Carroll Shelby’s (Matt Damon) a talented race car driver who competed in the 24 Hours of Le Mans but was forced into retirement due to a heart condition. No longer able to compete on the track, Carroll’s opened up his own shop and is designing and selling cars. Ford and his team believe he’s the perfect man to design a race car capable of beating Ferrari.
Carroll’s up to the challenge, recruiting his friend Ken Miles (Christian Bale) as the man to take the wheel and square off with Ferrari on the track. Ken’s a hothead and an acquired taste, yet Carroll firmly believes this British family man with oil running through his veins is the ticket to taking down Ferrari. His uncanny ability to detect the tiniest defect in the hum of an engine or anticipate what a motor’s capable of make him a vital member of Carroll’s team. However, the Ford execs aren’t sold on Ken and much of Ford v Ferrari focuses on Carroll’s attempts to keep the best man for the job in the job, despite his inability to toe the company line.
Director Mangold’s drama is brilliantly cast. The team of Christian Bale and Matt Damon should take this onscreen partnership further and pair up for a dysfunctional buddy comedy, so perfect is their chemistry. There are shades of that sort of comedy within Ford v Ferrari, although the drama outweighs the humor – as it should in this case. The lighthearted moments, including a terrific scene involving produce used as weapons, provide breathers between the adrenaline-pumping action sequences.
Christian Bale continues his deep dive into characters that require a significant change in his weight. Bale promises this will be his last after dropping pounds to portray the lanky, tell-it-like-it-is mechanic and driver. Ken doesn’t possess a filter and his mouth gets him into trouble with the suits at Ford but, fortunately, he has both his loving wife, Mollie (Outlander’s Caitriona Balfe), and Carroll Shelby to apply the brakes on and keep Ken’s worst instincts in check.
Matt Damon’s Carroll Shelby is more of a diplomat but equally obsessed with building the perfect car to defeat Ferrari. He plays the game better than Ken and serves as his protector against their corporate overlords, placing himself as a buffer between the demands of Ford Motor Co. and the needs of his team and Ken.
Oscar winners Damon and Bale deliver outstanding, nuanced performances in this true underdog story. There’s also not a false step among the supporting cast that includes Caitriona Balfe, Tracy Letts, Jon Bernthal, Noah Jupe, Josh Lucas (perfect in his portrayal of a smarmy Ford executive), and Ray McKinnon.
20th Century Fox’s Ford v Ferrari is an inspirational film, a surprisingly uplifting movie that’ll put you through the emotional wringer. Bale and Damon make this 2019 retelling of a pivotal time in the auto industry a ride worth taking.
Max heads to Rikers Island for the fall finale of NBC’s New Amsterdam. Season two episode nine, “The Island,” will air on November 19, 2019 at 10pm ET/PT.
The cast is led by Ryan Eggold as Dr. Max Goodwin. Freema Agyeman plays Dr. Helen Sharpe, Janet Montgomery is Dr. Lauren Bloom, Jocko Sims is Dr. Floyd Reynolds, Anupam Kher plays Dr. Vijay Kapoor, and Tyler Labine is Dr. Iggy Frome.
“The Island” Plot – When an inmate comes in with an entirely preventable illness, Max, Sharpe, and Iggy head directly to the source – Rikers Island. Meanwhile, Bloom struggles with her recovery, and Reynolds gets news that could change his life.
The Series Plot, Courtesy of NBC:
“Inspired by the oldest public hospital in America, this unique medical drama follows the brilliant and charming Dr. Max Goodwin, the institution’s newest medical director who sets out to tear up the bureaucracy and provide exceptional care. How can he help? Well, the doctors and staff have heard this before.
Not taking ‘no’ for an answer, Dr. Goodwin must disrupt the status quo and prove he will stop at nothing to breathe new life into this understaffed, underfunded and underappreciated hospital — the only one in the world capable of treating Ebola patients, prisoners from Rikers and the President of the United States under one roof — and return it to the glory that put it on the map.”
Freema Agyeman as Dr. Helen Sharpe and Ryan Eggold as Dr. Max Goodwin in ‘New Amsterdam’ season 2 episode 9 (Photo by: Virginia Sherwood/NBC)Marinda Anderson as Dr. Valerie Jessup and Jocko Sims as Dr. Floyd Reynolds in season 2 episode 9 (Photo by: Eric Liebowitz/NBC)Jocko Sims as Dr. Floyd Reynolds and Margot Bingham as Evie Garrison in season 2 episode 9 (Photo by: Eric Liebowitz/NBC)Freema Agyeman as Dr. Helen Sharpe and Ryan Eggold as Dr. Max Goodwin in season 2 episode 9 (Photo by: Virginia Sherwood/NBC)April Hernandez Castillo as Inmate Dominique, Idalia Limon as Inmate Adrienne, Ryan Eggold as Dr. Max Goodwin, and Ashlie Atkinson as Inmate Jackie Connor in season 2 episode 9 (Photo by: Virginia Sherwood/NBC)
An officer’s taken hostage in season three episode eight of CBS’s S.W.A.T. airing on Wednesday, November 20, 2019 at 10pm ET/PT. Episode eight was directed by Billy Gierhart from a script by Munis Rashid.
Grimm‘s Claire Coffee continues her guest-starring role as Kira in episode eight. The episode guest cast also includes Rochelle Aytes, Justin James Farley, Veena Bidasha, Brian Oblak, John Jenkinson, Dan Warner, Kikéy Castillo, Germain Arroyo, Ruben Garfias, Hank Northrop, Jose Pablo Cantillo, and Angela Fornero.
The cast of season three features Shemar Moore as Daniel “Hondo” Harrelson, Stephanie Sigman as Jessica Cortez, Alex Russell as Jim Street, and Jay Harrington as David “Deacon” Kay. Lina Esco stars as Christina “Chris” Alonso, Kenny Johnson is Dominique Luca, David Lim is Victor Tan, Amy Farrington is Lieutenant Piper Lynch, and Patrick St. Esprit plays Commander Robert Hicks.
“Lion’s Den” Plot – The SWAT team engages in tense negotiations with a family that takes a local officer hostage when they’re evicted from their home due to eminent domain. Also, Hondo reflects on his personal life choices as he helps his father through a medical crisis and Chris’ relationship with Kira and Ty reaches a critical juncture.
S.W.A.T. Description, Courtesy of CBS:
Inspired by the television series and the feature film, S.W.A.T. stars Shemar Moore as a former Marine and locally born and raised S.W.A.T. sergeant, tasked to run a specialized tactical unit that is the last stop in law enforcement in Los Angeles. Torn between loyalty to where he was raised and allegiance to his brothers in blue, Daniel ”Hondo” Harrelson strives to bridge the divide between his two worlds and acclimate to his new duties as the legal guardian of a teenager.
Hondo’s elite unit includes David “Deacon” Kay, an experienced S.W.A.T. officer and dedicated family man who always puts the team first; Christina “Chris” Alonso, a skilled officer and the team’s canine trainer; Dominique Luca, an expert driver who gets them in and out of high risk situations; Victor Tan, who started in the LAPD Hollywood Division and uses his confidential informants in the community to help the team; and Jim Street, the team’s cocky newest member who is re-instated to S.W.A.T. after being fired for compromising the unit.
Responsible for the management of all Metro Division S.W.A.T. units is Commander Robert Hicks, a senior LAPD official with the Special Operations Bureau. Overseeing Hondo’s team is Hicks’ direct report, Jessica Cortez, the ambitious captain of L.A. Metro weighing an offer to leave S.W.A.T and work for the FBI. With Hondo leading the charge, these dedicated men and women bravely put themselves at risk to protect their community and save lives.
