‘Lucifer’ Season 3 Episode 18 Recap: The Last Heartbreak

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March 19, 2018

Lucifer Season 3 Episode 18 Recap — Tom Welling and Tom Ellis in ‘Lucifer’ season 3 episode 18 (Photo by Ray Mickshaw / FOX)

Fox’s Lucifer season three episode 18 begins with a flashback to Los Angeles in 1958. Marcus Pierce (Tom Welling), a homicide detective even way back then, thumbs through murder photos in a bar. He’s on the case of the Broken Hearts Killer, a nickname which he detests. Unfortunately, the name sticks.

Flash-forward to 2018 and Pierce reads about the Broken Hearts Killer while at his desk. Chloe (Lauren German) arrives to discuss the concert they just took in and the two are all smiles and flirty.

Lucifer and Ella (Aimee Garcia) debate whether there’s chemistry between Chloe and Pierce as they spy on them from outside Pierce’s office. Ella knows Lucifer’s worried that Pierce will intrude on his time with Chloe and assures him what he and Chloe have is on a different level.

Pierce asks Chloe out to dinner and she gets tongue-tied and can’t reply. Dan (Kevin Alejandro) interrupts but then tries to excuse himself when he figures out something’s going on. Chloe says it’s nothing, and Dan tells her about a new double murder case.

Amenadiel (DB Woodside) goes off on a rant, wondering what it is his father wants of him. The poor waitress at the coffee shop doesn’t understand what’s going on and decides on her own what he needs to drink. He then spots Charlotte (Tricia Helfer) walking by and follows her out of the shop. Amenadiel confuses her by calling her mom and talking about how Lucifer used the flaming sword to send her to a different universe. Charlotte tries to get him to explain the flaming sword comment, but Amenadiel flees the conversation.

As they arrive at the crime scene, Lucifer brags he hasn’t asked Chloe about her date with Pierce. Lucifer tells her Ella thinks they had sex but Dr. Linda thinks they just went to a concert, and Chloe’s shocked at how many people he talked to about her social life. Pierce arrives at the scene and interrupts their conversation, declaring this murder is a “different kind of case.”

Lucifer doesn’t want Pierce involved and he’s okay with that. He stands to the side as Ella explains the victims had their chests crushed. The killer was sending a message they didn’t like this particular relationship. Pierce asks from the sidelines which one was married. He recalls in the ‘50s the Broken Hearts Killer made his cheating victims swallow their wedding rings. The Broken Hearts Killer just died in prison and Pierce thinks this is a copycat.

Chloe figures out the male victim, Robbie, was married but Rachel was single.

Dan brings Trixie home and there are strangers passed out all over Chloe’s apartment. Maze (Lesley-Ann Brandt) finally wakes up and Dan yells at her for letting a drunk rocker sleep in Trixie’s bed. Dan wonders if she’s going through something and she replies, “Other than the band…no.”

Maze reminds Dan they killed a guy together, so he doesn’t need to talk to Chloe about this situation.

Pierce intends to join Chloe and Lucifer in the interrogation room. Lucifer reminds him he and the detective are a team and warns Pierce there’s only room for one immortal in that relationship. However, Pierce attends anyway since he’s interested in both the killings…and Chloe.

Emma, the dead man’s wife, has a history of attacking her husband. She learned Robbie was cheating on her and lost her mind. However, she claims she didn’t kill him and is clearly upset about the murder photos. She says the divorce was amicable and she didn’t want to harm Rachel. Lucifer can’t believe anyone would accept an interloper.

After the interrogation, Pierce is sure Emma was telling the truth because she didn’t recognize the name of the Broken Hearts Killer. Just then, news comes about another copycat murder. Lucifer seethes with anger that Pierce is now part of his team. “And I normally love threesomes,” he quips through gritted teeth.

The copycat killer’s new victims (Mary and Dennis) were found dead in a motel room bed. The killer crushed their chests, and it turns out Mary was also married. Ella describes the killer as a total pro, and Lucifer wonders what Pierce has to say about how to find the killer. Pierce explains the LAPD just lucked onto the Broken Hearts Killer.

In a flashback, Pierce is at the bar looking at a photo that resembles the most recent crime scene in 2018. The waitress, Kay (Fiona Gubelmann), joins him at his table and says she understands why he chooses to work in the bar, guessing he doesn’t want to be alone but doesn’t feel like he deserves any company. Pierce reveals he’s working on the Broken Hearts Killer case. Kay looks at a photo and says it’s crazy how people go to any lengths to make things perfect. Maybe it’s the same with the Broken Hearts Killer.

Back to current events and Pierce shows Chloe and Lucifer footage from the motel from days before the murder. The video reveals Neil Berger was snapping photos outside the motel days prior, and the APB shows he’s in front of the original killer’s house right now.

Amenadiel visits Dr. Linda (Rachael Harris) to let her know Charlotte Richards is back. He assures her she has nothing to worry about, but quickly realizes Dr. Linda already knows this. She confesses she’s treating Charlotte and she didn’t realize Amenadiel didn’t know Charlotte was alive. Amenadiel tells Dr. Linda that Charlotte deserves to know the truth. Linda doesn’t agree because she’s fragile and it would screw her up.

Neil argues with the current owner of the Broken Hearts Killer’s house as he snaps photos. Chloe, Lucifer, and Pierce arrive and it turns out Neil is the head of the Broken Hearts Tour and is a BHK expert.

Neil takes them on the tour using Segways. With rain ponchos and helmets on, they cruise through past Broken Heart Killer crime scenes. Lucifer is impatient, but Pierce thinks Neil will incriminate himself.

Neil shares his belief that it was only a matter of time until someone picked up where the original Broken Hearts Killer left off. He then provides details on the new murders that no one outside of the killer and the cops should know. Chloe places Neil under arrest.

Pierce spots the old bar he used to hang out in and heads to his old table. He’s shocked to see the same waitress still works there and that she hasn’t aged. It turns out the waitress, Maddie, is Kay’s granddaughter and he lets her know he knew her grandmother back in the day. They shake hands and he tells her he used to come in there when he was working on cases. Her grandfather is Pierce’s old partner – the cop who solved the Broken Hearts Killer case. She lets Pierce in on the secret that her grandfather never figured out how BHK chose his victims. Maddie says her grandfather kept working on it up until his death six years ago.

Back at the station, Lucifer’s happy the case is closed and wants to find a new case that’s just for him and Chloe. Chloe impatiently tells her partner it’s not closed; they still have to interview Neil.

Neil can’t believe they think he’s the killer, and he’s thrilled he’s part of the investigation. It turns out an officer has been providing him with crime scene photos and that’s how he knew things he shouldn’t have known.

Dan’s at Maze’s place and he’s pissed. Trixie gave her teacher pot brownies, and Maze thinks that’s funny. He reminds her the one red line she can’t cross has to do with Trixie’s welfare, demanding she stop pulling these crazy stunts. Maze replies in anger, declaring she’s moving out. She knows they don’t want her around. She adds, “I’m sick of your goodie two shoes ex-wife and that stupid little brat of yours anyway.” Trixie has been standing at the door and runs away, crying. Dan chases after her.

Chloe calls Pierce at the bar to inform him Neil isn’t the killer. Pierce asks Maddie for her grandfather’s files and she agrees to let him take a look.

Lucifer’s frustrated Pierce has a lead and Chloe asks what his problem is. Lucifer admits he doesn’t like having Pierce as a third-wheel and Chloe, pissed off, snaps at Lucifer and tells him she’ll go see Pierce without him, adding there’s no time to make this case all about him.

Another flashback reveals Pierce and Kay toasting to the capture of the Broken Hearts Killer. She asks if they can go on a real date now, but he turns her down. He informs her he’s leaving the state because it’s time to move on. She begins crying and admits she thought she had broken through to him. She tells him he needs to open up or no one will ever love him. After she leaves, he whispers, “I know.”

Chloe goes through the old paperwork with Pierce and it turns out a call-in radio show was the one connection between all the old victims. If the copycat is following BHK’s MO, then he’s listening to a radio show, too.

Ella knows just which one: Chance’s Chocolates. She’s obsessed with the show and it’s all about cheating spouses. She explains how the show works and Chloe realizes the new murder victims are connected to the show. But, the only way the killer would know the addresses of the victims would be if he or she works at the radio station.

Pierce volunteers he and Chloe to act like a couple to lure the killer. Lucifer’s not happy and tries to excuse himself, but Ella tells him he needs to act like the jilted lover.

At the radio station, the talk show host gets on Lucifer’s nerves. As they’re talking, an intern arrives with the show’s host’s lunch. The host treats the intern like crap and throws the sandwich.

Lucifer explains his work partner is cheating on him with their boss.

The host calls Chloe and promises her a free box of chocolates to be delivered to her special someone. She says the timing’s great because they’re having a date night tonight. She describes Marcus as handsome and brave, and says they care about the same things including helping other people. She calls him a good person, and the host promises to deliver the candy that evening to Marcus.

That night, Chloe heads to Marcus’ place to wait for the killer. It turns out Marcus has a huge rock collection and explains he’s taken a rock from every place he’s visited. He then shows off his amazing view.

Meanwhile, Dan and Lucifer man the surveillance van waiting for the candy delivery. Lucifer asks Dan how he moved on from Chloe and Dan admits he was jealous of Lucifer initially. But, he realized Lucifer had nothing to do with why his relationship with Chloe ended. After coming to that realization, he was able to move on.

Pierce serves Chloe her favorite meal and she thinks maybe they shouldn’t do this since they work together. He reminds her she asked him out first. Although Chloe really likes him, she doesn’t think he’ll be able to let her in which is what she needs.

Outside, Dan and Lucifer stop the suspected killer who’s the intern from the station. Dan handcuffs him but he claims he’s only there to film the angry ex busting in on their spouse. He wants to be a producer, but for now he posts the videos unedited on his website. Dan figures out the killer could get the addresses from the videos and could be anyone.

While Dan and Lucifer are out front, the killer is inserting gas into a window in Pierce’s house.

Chloe and Pierce enjoy their meal, unaware of the gas. Chloe apologizes for saying what she thinks before dinner. Marcus claims he doesn’t want the walls up anymore and wants to let her in. She begins getting sick and passes out, and then Marcus follows, hitting the floor.

The killer enters the house with a sledgehammer and places Chloe on the floor next to Pierce. He picks up the hammer and is about to swing when Lucifer stops him. It turns out the killer is the person who bought the Broken Hearts Killer’s house. He claims he hurt Chloe and Pierce for Lucifer. He then reveals he found Hoffman’s journals in the house’s attic and he understands how hard it is to lose someone. He and the BHK wanted to show the world you just can’t leave people.

Lucifer realizes he can’t decide who Chloe gets to be with. Lucifer knocks out the killer and helps Chloe while Dan checks on Pierce.

Meanwhile, Amenadiel’s back at the coffee shop, hiding his face from Charlotte as she walks by. She confronts Amenadiel and tells him she knows he’s following her. She wants to know about the crazy stuff he said earlier, explaining that it’s so hard not knowing what she did. Amenadiel tells her she was his mom and asks her to sit down. “There is so much to explain,” he says, gently.

Chloe arrives home to find Olga watching Trixie since Maze moved out. Seconds after Olga leaves, Lucifer knocks and he’s there to explain why he’s been acting weird. Chloe understands that he’s insecure and Lucifer admits he was insecure about Pierce moving in on their partnership but now he realizes there’s enough room in her life for all sorts of relationships. She offers coffee but he’s off to a bachelorette party at Lux.

After he leaves, she calls Pierce for a date.

Maddie takes a seat at the table with Pierce, and he tells her he’s going to go for it. He then confesses Chloe is the key to finally getting what he’s always wanted.

‘The Royals’ Season 4 Episode 3 Preview: Seek for Thy Noble Father in the Dust

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March 19, 2018

In E!’s The Royals season four episode two, Prince Liam used his charm to obtain dirt on his brother, King Robert. Meanwhile, Princess Eleanor returned home and helped nurse Jasper back to health. She and Jasper finally stopped playing games and declared their love for each other, making the majority of The Royals fans incredibly happy.

Up next, season four episode three titled ‘Seek for Thy Noble Father in the Dust.” E!’s unveiled the first video clip from the upcoming episode airing Sunday, March 25, 2018 at 10pm ET/PT. E! also released a description of the short video: “In the clip, Helena and Willow discuss King Robert’s marriage prospects. Helena gives Willow some sage advice, saying that while being queen isn’t the worst thing, it is forever. Helena tells Willow she’s right to want to find true love, and the royal environment isn’t always the best thing for that.”

Season four consists of 10 one-hour episodes starring Elizabeth Hurley as Queen Helena, Max Brown as King Robert, Jake Maskall as Cyrus, Tom Austen as Jasper, Alexandra Park as Princess Eleanor, William Moseley as Prince Liam, and Genevieve Gaunt and Wilhelmina. Brian Robbins, Joe Davola (One Tree Hill, Smallville), and Shauna Phela are the executive producers.

The Season Four Episode Three Plot: In season four episode three, Prince Liam makes a big move with the evidence he has on his brother, King Robert. Princess Eleanor takes a big risk to help others, and Helena finds herself at the center of a new scandal.

‘Supernatural’ Season 13 Episode 16 Preview: “ScoobyNatural” Photos and Trailer

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Rebecca Murray

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March 19, 2018

When The CW’s Supernatural returns after a two week break it will be with the much-anticipated Scooby Doo episode, “ScoobyNatural.” The episode takes place in the Scooby Doo world and features animated versions of the Winchester brothers and Castiel. Airing on March 29, 2018, season 13 episode 16 was directed by Robert Singer from a script by Jim Krieg and Jeremy Adams.

The season 13 cast includes Jensen Ackles as Dean, Jared Padalecki as Sam, Misha Collins as Castiel, Mark Pellegrino as Lucifer, Alexander Calvert as Jack, and Samantha Smith as Mary Winchester.

The “ScoobyNatural” Plot: JINKIES! “SUPERNATURAL” GETS ANIMATED WHEN SAM, DEAN AND CASTIEL ARE TRANSPORTED INTO THE WORLD OF SCOOBY DOO – Sam (Jared Padalecki), Dean (Jensen Ackles) and Castiel (Misha Collins) are transported into the animated world of Scooby Doo where they join forces with the Scooby gang to solve a ghostly mystery.

The Season 13 Plot: The exciting journey of the Winchester brothers continues as Supernatural enters its thirteenth season. Sam and Dean have encountered every kind of supernatural threat, facing down monsters, demons, and gods. Saving people, hunting things, and keeping the world safe. In the show’s twelfth season, the Winchesters were reunited with their long-dead mother, and joined forces with the British arm of the Men of Letters. But things turned from bad to worse, with the return of Lucifer and the surprising revelation that the Devil is expecting a child. Now, Sam and Dean find themselves facing a creature of almost unimaginable power… one that could save the world… or destroy it.

Season 13 Interviews:
– Misha Collins
– Jared Padalecki
– Jensen Ackles

Supernatural Season 13 Episode 16 Preview — Sam, Dean, Scooby and Shaggy in ‘Supernatural’ season 13 episode 16 (Photo © 2018 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc)

‘The Crossing’ Series Preview: Photos, Plot and Cast Info

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Rebecca Murray

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March 19, 2018

ABC’s set an April 2, 2018 midseason premiere date for the sci-fi drama, The Crossing. The new series comes from executive producers Dan Dworkin and Jay Beattie and involves the sudden appearance of dozens of refugees from the future showing up in Oregon. The Crossing will air on Mondays at 10pm ET/PT and stars Steve Zahn as the sheriff of the town that finds itself at the center of this bizarre event.

In addition to Steve Zahn, The Crossing cast includes Natalie Martinez as Reece, Sandrine Holt as Emma Ren, Georgina Haig as Dr. Sophie Forbin, Tommy Bastow as Marshall, Rob Campbell as Paul, Rick Gomez as Nestor Rosario, Marcuis W. Harris as Caleb, Grant Harvey as Roy Aronson, Jay Karnes as Craig Lindauer, Simone Kessell as Rebecca, Kelley Missal as Hannah, Luc Roderique as Bryce Foster, and Bailey Skodje as Leah.

Dworkin and Beattie wrote the pilot and Rob Bowman directed. Matt Olmstead, Jason Reed and David Von Ancken are on board as executive producers.

The Plot: Jude Ellis (Steve Zahn) is the sheriff of Port Canaan, a small fishing town on the Oregon coast. Having relocated from Oakland to escape a strained marriage and a dark past as a big city cop, his goal is to build a quiet new life for himself and for, eventually, his young son. But those plans for a quiet life change instantly when 47 refugees from a war-torn country wash up on his beach seeking asylum. But the country they’re from is America … and the war they’re fleeing is 180 years in the future. As the Feds set out to uncover the truth behind the mysterious migration, Jude will launch an investigation of his own with the help of his loyal sheriff’s deputy, and Port Canaan native, Nestor Rosario (Rick Gomez).

Reece (Natalie Martinez) is a refugee too, but she’s different. She’s an “Apex,” a member of a genetically engineered human population that possess dramatically heightened physical and mental traits. While in the future she was a soldier – tasked with eliminating members of the lower “Common” class – her only goal once she arrives in Port Canaan is to find her daughter, Leah (Bailey Skodje), from whom she is separated during the Crossing, and who is then taken to a secret camp with the rest of the new arrivals. As Leah tries to adapt to her new surroundings with the other refugees, she will find herself fighting a devastating virus that she has brought with her from the future. But Reece has raised a fighter – capable, resourceful and brave.

Leading the investigation for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is Emma Ren (Sandrine Holt), whose dogged pursuit of the truth is complicated by the fact that her boss, wily DHS Undersecretary Craig Lindauer (Jay Karnes), seems to know a lot more about the migration than he’s telling her. Emma’s second-in-command is Bryce Foster (Luc Roderique), a young, empathetic agent who comes to find himself in over his head. DHS camp guard Roy Aronson is a straight arrow, but his by-the-book nature will be tested once he becomes romantically interested in one of the refugees. Another vital member of the government team is virologist Dr. Sophie Forbin (Georgina Haig), who is inquisitive, driven and has her own personal reasons for researching the Apex phenomenon and what it could mean to the future of science.

The survivors who fled the future in search of a better life include Caleb (Marcuis W. Harris) and his wife, Rebecca (Simone Kessell), who are still struggling with the painful loss of their daughter; Hannah (Kelley Missal), whose sweet exterior masks a gritty survivor who has learned the hard way what it takes to survive; and Paul (Rob Campbell) who is anxious, haunted and desperate to see the outside world.

The news of this mysterious arrival will have the locals buzzing with their own theories, including twentysomething-year-old Marshall (Tommy Bastow), whose disdain for rules and authority will put him on a collision course with some very powerful people once he starts peeling back the layers of the refugee mystery.

As the search for answers in this small town gets underway, the lives of the people here – both the townspeople and these newcomers – will never be the same.

The Crossing TV Series Cast — Simone Kessell, Bailey Skodje, Marcuis Harris, Luke Camilleri, Kelley Missal as Hannah, Rob Campbell, Natalie Martinez, Steve Zahn, Sandrine Holt, Jay Karnes, Tommy Bastow, Rick Gomez, Luc Roderique, Georgina Haig, and Grant Harvey in ‘The Crossing’ (ABC/Bob D’Amico)

The Crossing TV Series Preview — A scene from ‘The Crossing’ (ABC/Jack Rowand)

First Look: Renee Zellweger as Judy Garland in ‘Judy’

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Rebecca Murray

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March 19, 2018

Renee Zellweger as Judy Garland — Renee Zellweger stars as Judy Garland in ‘Judy’ (Photo Credit: Pathe, BBC Films, and Calamity Films)

Calamity Films, BBC Films, Ingenious Media, and Pathé have unveiled the first photo of Oscar nominee Renee Zellweger (Bridget Jones’s Diary, Cold Mountain, and Chicago) in character as film legend Judy Garland in Judy. The film’s based on a true story and chronicles the events surrounding Judy Garland’s final concerts in London.

In addition to Renee Zellweger, Judy‘s cast includes Finn Wittrock (American Horror Story, The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story), Jessie Buckley (War and Peace), and Sir Michael Gambon (the Harry Potter film franchise). The film is being directed by Tony nominee and two-time Olivier winner Rupert Goold (Enron). The Crown‘s Tom Edge wrote the script.

BAFTA winner David Livingstone (Pride) for Calamity Films is producing along with . Pathé’s Cameron McCracken, BBC Films’ Rose Garnett and Ingenious’ Andrea Scarso are executive producing. Laurence Myers, Lee Dean, Aaron Levene, Charles Diamond, Ellis Goodman and Hilary Williams are also involved as executive producers.

Filming begin in February 2018 on Judy.

The Plot: Winter 1968 and showbiz legend Judy Garland arrives in Swinging London to perform in a sell-out run at The Talk of the Town. It is 30 years since she shot to global stardom in The Wizard of Oz, but if her voice has weakened, its dramatic intensity has only grown.

As she prepares for the show, battles with management, charms musicians, and reminisces with friends and adoring fans, her wit and warmth shine through. Even her dreams of romance seem undimmed as she embarks on a courtship with Mickey Deans, her soon-to-be fifth husband. And yet Judy is fragile. After working for 45 of her 47 years, she is exhausted; haunted by memories of a childhood lost to Hollywood; gripped by a desire to be back home with her kids. Will she have the strength to go on?

Featuring some of her best-known songs, the film celebrates the voice, the capacity for love and the sheer pizzazz of “the world’s greatest entertainer”.

‘Will & Grace’ Gets a Third Season Renewal Order from NBC

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Rebecca Murray

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March 19, 2018

Will and Grace TV Series Cast — Eric McCormack as Will Truman, Debra Messing as Grace Adler, Sean Hayes as Jack McFarland, and Megan Mullally as Karen Walker in ‘Will & Grace’ (Photo by Chris Haston/NBC)

NBC’s so happy about the ratings generated by the new season of Will & Grace that they’ve awarded the half-hour comedy series a renewal order for season three. The critically acclaimed, award-winning comedy returned for a new season on September 28, 2017 after a decade-long break. The current season, referred to as season one by the network but technically season nine, consists of 16 episodes.

Will & Grace had already picked up a season two (or season 10) episode order before season one even aired. The second season was greenlit for 13 episodes, however NBC’s upping that order to 18 half-hour episodes.

Season three (or season 11) will air in 2019. NBC’s planning that just-announced season to also consist of 18 episodes.

The series stars Eric McCormack as Will Truman, Debra Messing as Grace Adler, Sean Hayes as Jack McFarland, and Megan Mullally as Karen Walker, reprising their roles from the original eight season run of Will & Grace. Season one guest stars include Jennifer Lopez, Alec Baldwin, Minnie Driver, Ben Platt, Molly Shannon, Jane Lynch, and Andrew Rannells.

Series co-creators Max Mutchnick and David Kohan write and executive produce. James Burrows is involved as both director and executive producer.

“As far as I’m concerned, we can’t get enough of Will & Grace and 23 more episodes is music to my ears,” stated Robert Greenblatt, Chairman, NBC Entertainment. “We’re eternally grateful that Debra, Eric, Sean and Megan feel the same way and wanted to keep this good thing going. I’m overwhelmed by the euphoric response the new show has received from the press and the audience, and my hat is off to the unrivaled writing team of Max Mutchnick and David Kohan, as well as the brilliant directing of Jimmy Burrows, for consistently delivering one of the best shows on television.”

Season one has been averaging 9.8 million viewers and has improved on NBC’s Thursday timeslot over last year by 48%. The network also reports Will & Grace is NBC’s “most-watched primetime comedy at this point in the season in eight years.”

‘Can You Ever Forgive Me?’ Trailer: Melissa McCarthy Stars in a Bizarre True Story

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Rebecca Murray

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March 19, 2018

Fox Searchlight has released the full trailer for the dramatic film, Can You Ever Forgive Me?. The trailer sets up the story of writer Lee Israel who, after no longer being able to make a living off her books, resorts to forgeries to pay the rent.

The 2018 theatrical release is based on a true story and was directed by Marielle Heller (The Diary of a Teenage Girl). Nicole Holofcener and Jeff Whitty adapted Lee Israel’s book for the screen.

Lee Israel’s memoir was published in 2008 and was her fourth (and final) book.

The cast is led by Melissa McCarthy (Mike & Molly, The Boss) and Richard E. Grant (The Hitman’s Bodyguard) and includes Dolly Wells (Pride and Prejudice and Zombies), Jane Curtin (The Librarians), Ben Falcone (Enough Said), Anna Deavere Smith (For the People), and Stephen Spinella (Royal Pains).

The Plot: Melissa McCarthy stars in the adaptation of the memoir Can You Ever Forgive Me?, the true story of best-selling celebrity biographer (and friend to cats) Lee Israel (Melissa McCarthy) who made her living in the 1970s and ’80s profiling the likes of Katharine Hepburn, Tallulah Bankhead, Estee Lauder and journalist Dorothy Kilgallen. When Lee is no longer able to get published because she has fallen out of step with current tastes, she turns her art form to deception, abetted by her loyal friend Jack (Richard E. Grant).

Can You Ever Forgive Me Poster and Trailer — Poster for ‘Can You Ever Forgive Me?’ (Photo Credit: Fox Searchlight)

‘The Walking Dead’ Season 8 Episode 12 Recap: Georgie Arrives with The Key

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Rebecca Murray

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March 18, 2018

The Walking Dead Season 8 episode 12 recap — Jeffrey Dean Morgan as Negan in ‘The Walking Dead’ season 8 episode 12 (Photo Credit: Gene Page / AMC)

AMC’s The Walking Dead season eight episode 12 picks up with Negan (Jeffrey Dean Morgan) smiling as he considers his plan to use walker blood to infect Rick’s group. He then pays a visit to Dwight (Austin Amelio), welcoming him back. He calls Dwight one of his top guys, and Dwight explains what happened to him in the woods. Negan assures him there’s work to do.

The Saviors go about collecting the blood and guts of walkers, dipping hammers, axes, and other weapons in the disgusting bloody mess. Simon (Steven Ogg) smiles as Negan explains his plan, but then quickly changes his expression to one of anger when Negan walks away.

The Saviors load up their trucks with buckets of walker blood. Simon tells the group not to kill the Hilltoppers and instead just wound them. The Saviors will use blood-soaked arrows and knives to carry out their attack.

As the group’s driving away, Negan gets into his own car and places Lucille into a bucket of guts. “You are beautiful, baby,” he says with a smile.

Over at Hilltop, Rick (Andrew Lincoln) and Michonne (Danai Gurira) are welcomed by Maggie (Lauren Cohan). Rick reunites with Judith and then meets with Daryl (Norman Reedus). Daryl confesses he often thinks about the people who are gone and then apologizes for taking matters into his own hands at the Sanctuary. He says he just wanted the fight to be done. Rick understands and confirms he’s ready to fight now. He thinks he and Daryl should split up to cover more ground, and then reiterates that he’s okay. (He isn’t.)

Before splitting up, Rick thanks Daryl for getting the group to Hilltop.

Maggie and Rosita (Christian Serratos) have a heart-to-heart, and Rosita says they need to just keep going. Rosita thinks when the war is over, it will be harder because it will be quiet and people will have time to think about what happened. Maggie actually doesn’t agree, and really neither does Rosita.

Dozens of Saviors make the trek to Hilltop, and Simon and Dwight share a truck. Simon wants to know what Dwight really thinks about Negan’s plans. Simon’s tired of letting Rick’s group live and just firing warning shots. He wants to kill them all and doesn’t think Negan’s plan of infecting some of them is the best way to go.

Simon knows Rick’s people don’t scare and just keep fighting. Dwight just listens and doesn’t respond.

The Hilltop receives a letter saying some unknown person is willing to exchange food or records for a key to their future. Michonne thinks it’s from someone who really wants to help, but Maggie believes it’s a trap.

Michonne volunteers to go; she wants to take a chance even though Rick won’t understand why she left the safety of Hilltop. Maggie, Enid (Katelyn Nacon), and Rosita decide to go with Michonne, in case the letter writer’s offer is real.

Rick spots the Saviors’ convoy, with Negan in the last car. Instead of warning the Hilltop by honking his horn, he takes off after the group. (Another dumb, rash decision by Rick.)

Rick broadsides Negan’s car and then chases it down a street away from the group. The Saviors are forced to halt their convoy and look for Negan. Simon tries to get the group to stay put while he and Dwight go search for Negan. He wants them to block off both ends of the road, create a parameter, and stay frosty.

Simon and Dwight head out to look for Negan.

Negan’s car is rolled on its side and the bucket of walkers’ blood spills and drips all over him. Walkers approach as Rick fires indiscriminately into Negan’s car. (Rick’s out of control, wasting bullets, and not even close to hitting Negan.)

Negan makes a run for it while Rick reloads. They run into a building, followed by walkers. Rick’s out of bullets and when Negan realizes it, he taunts him. Rick tosses an axe and Negan falls, hanging from a second-story balcony. Rather than allow Rick to chop off his fingers, Negan lets go and drops through the floor.

Michonne, Maggie, and Enid meet with the mysterious people who left the note. Georgie, Hilda, and Midge introduce themselves. Georgie will offer help for food and music, and while they’re talking Rosita gets the drop on Georgie’s two companions. She takes their weapons and then Georgie reveals she doesn’t have items to trade, she has knowledge to trade. It’s an act of benevolence.

Rosita looks through their van and then asks how many communities Georgie has found. Georgie admits not many, and that the worst have outpaced the best. She hopes people can believe in others again, saying it’s an exercise in trust. Georgie thinks the Hilltoppers are a fine group and Michonne wants to make the deal. However, Maggie says no – she wants to bring these people back to Hilltop.

Rick searches the area where Negan fell. It’s dark and they can barely see, and Negan can’t find Lucille. He doesn’t seem to be hurt despite the fall, and Rick wonders where the rest of his people are. Rick tells Negan this is where he dies…in the dark, all alone. Negan asks what Rick’s problem is, claiming he wants to save him. Negan claims he’s good at it, and Rick needs to stop this desire for revenge.

Negan finds a metal pole, angry it’s not Lucille. He keeps taunting Rick, telling him he failed Carl and failed his people. He’s just wasting his potential. Negan offers a one-time deal in Carl’s memory. If Rick can get the Hilltop, Alexandria, and the Kingdom to fall in line, things can go back to how they were. And, he’ll even lower his percentage to 25. But, Rick will have to come work with Negan.

Rick wonders how he can trust Negan after he wiped out all of Jadis’ people. Rick asks if that’s how Negan saves people and doesn’t believe anything Negan says. He also wonders why no one has come yet for Negan. Negan is shocked to hear about what happened to Jadis’ people, realizing Simon disobeyed orders.

Rick finds Lucille and smiles.

Simon and Dwight walk the streets, casually looking for Negan. Simon asks if Dwight thought about killing Negan and Dwight replies, “You mean when he took my wife or burned my face? No, never thought about that.” Simon confesses that if it was his call, they’d leave the area and make new relationships. He hopes Dwight agrees with this plan. Dwight asks, “Just move on?” Simon responds, “Just move on.”

Finally, Simon and Dwight stumble upon Negan’s wrecked car. They don’t know what building Negan’s in, and Simon thinks if they find him he might be more dead than alive. He suggests they just walk away and leave Negan. They can return to their people and make things better.

Dwight pulls out his pack of cigarettes, lights up, and considers what to do. He flicks the cigarette at the car and it explodes.

“Good answer,” says Simon. They walk back the way they came.

Georgie and her friends are taken to Hilltop. Michonne wants Maggie to make the deal before the Saviors get there, but Maggie wants to take the food they have in their van. Enid agrees, calling it a miracle Georgie is still alive. Enid’s upset and since the Saviors are on the way, she believes they should just take the stuff and help their people from Hilltop. Michonne reminds her Carl was brave and because he made a new friend, they now have a doctor. He wanted them to do – and be – better.

After Enid leaves, Michonne reminds Maggie that Carl never gave up on who Rick wanted him to be. Michonne says now they can’t give up on who Carl wanted them to be.

Rick is now the one taunting Negan in the dark building. Rick tells Negan he can’t save him and calls Negan a user. He only cares about Lucille and that’s all. Rick tells him he’ll make him a deal. “I’ll let you kiss her goodbye.” Negan screams, “Don’t you touch her!” and comes charging as Rick lights Lucille on fire and beats down a door labeled “Eaters.” Rick and Negan both fall through the door.

Rick picks up Lucille while the bat’s still on fire and keeps swinging at Negan. Walkers are all over the place, and Negan calls Rick a psychopath. They return to fighting and Negan gets Lucille back. Rick and Negan fight off the walkers, and finally, Rick makes a break for it out a window. (All of that and Rick accomplished absolutely nothing other than almost getting himself killed.)

Maggie brings Georgie crates of records, and Georgie changes the terms. She tells them they can have a sizeable portion of her food. She’ll do it in exchange for records and good faith. It’s a barter and she’ll be back sometime when she wants to make a new deal. She hands Maggie A Key to a Future, a book filled with diagrams of windmills, watermills, silos, guides to refining grain, and aqueducts. It’s a book of medieval achievement “so that we may have a future from our past,” explains Georgie.

Maggie thanks her and Georgie says to build the place up and make a future for her people. Georgie, Midge, and Hilda drive away. (This is all thanks to Michonne.)

Enid finally asks Michonne how they’re supposed to have a peaceful world after all this. Michonne tells her Carl wanted them to know that to get to their future it will take more than just fighting. “There’s got to be something after,” says Michonne.

Simon and Dwight make it back to the Saviors without Negan. Simon tells the group Negan is gone and they only found blood. Simon reminds them they’re all Negan and it doesn’t matter if the “big man” is gone. He wants them to remember their plan was to go to Hilltop and put the fear of God in them. But now, since Negan’s dead, they need to take more brutal action. “We must expunge them. We must redact them. They are a mistake that we shall now erase,” says Simon. “We are moving on.”

Dwight looks concerned and angry.

The group cheers, “For Negan!”

The final scene of the episode finds Negan in the passenger seat of a car being driven by Jadis. She’s holding a gun to his head and when he talks, she knocks him out.

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Box Office Report: There’s No Stopping ‘Black Panther’

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Rebecca Murray

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March 18, 2018

Disney and Marvel’s Black Panther became the first film since James Cameron’s Avatar to hold the #1 position on the box office top 10 chart for five consecutive weeks. According to Box Office Mojo, Black Panther has become the 14th biggest grossing film worldwide and it’s still going strong.

Black Panther‘s main competition over the March 16-18, 2018 weekend came from Warner Bros Pictures’ Tomb Raider. The 2018 revival of the video game-inspired film franchise stars Alicia Vikander (Ex Machina) as Lara Croft. The new Tomb Raider didn’t come close to matching the opening weekend numbers of 2001’s Tomb Raider with Angelina Jolie. That film rang up $47 million over its first domestic weekend and went on to gross $274 million over its worldwide theatrical run. The sequel, Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life, saw its opening weekend numbers fall dramatically from its predecessor’s. The 2003 action film only brought in $21 million domestically over its first weekend and $156 million total during its theatrical run.

Next weekend will find Black Panther facing off against the romantic drama Midnight Sun starring Bella Thorne and Patrick Schwarzenegger; the animated sequel, Sherlock Gnomes; and the thriller, Unsane, with Claire Foy. However, its main competition will come from the sci-fi sequel, Pacific Rim Uprising, with John Boyega and Charlie Day.

Box Office Top 10: March 16-18, 2018

Black Panther – $27,024,000
Tomb Raider – $23,525,000
I Can Only Imagine – $17,064,640
A Wrinkle in Time – $16,565,000
Love, Simon – $11,500,000
Game Night – $5,570,000
Peter Rabbit – $5,200,000
Strangers: Prey at Night – $4,810,000
Red Sparrow – $4,450,000
Death Wish – $3,368,000

The Black Panther Plot: Black Panther follows T’Challa (Chadwick Boseman) who, after the events of Captain America: Civil War, returns home to the isolated, technologically advanced African nation of Wakanda to take his place as King. However, when an old enemy reappears on the radar, T’Challa’s mettle as King and Black Panther is tested when he is drawn into a conflict that puts the entire fate of Wakanda and the world at risk.

Black Panther Box Office Weekend 2 — T’Challa/Black Panther (Chadwick Boseman) and Erik Killmonger (Michael B. Jordan) in a scene from ‘Black Panther’ (Photo: Matt Kennedy © Marvel Studios 2018)

‘Murphy Brown’ Adds ‘Limitless’ Star Jake McDorman

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Rebecca Murray

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March 16, 2018

Murphy Brown Adds Jake McDorman — Jake McDorman joins ‘Murphy Brown’ (Photo Courtesy of CBS)

The 2018 revival of the half-hour comedy series Murphy Brown has signed up Jake McDorman (Limitless, Lady Bird) in a key role. McDorman joins the cast as Avery, “Murphy’s millennial journalist son who is following in his mother’s footsteps, perhaps too closely, and has his mother’s competitive spirit and quick wit.”

The network also announced Nik Dodani (Atypical) has joined the cast and will play Pat. Pat is the “director of social media for the news show who is tasked with bringing Murphy and the gang into the 21st century,” according to CBS’s official announcement.

Jake McDorman and Nik Dodani will be joining returning Murphy Brown cast members Candice Bergen, Faith Ford, Joe Regalbuto and Grant Shaud. Bergen is back in the title role with Ford reprising her role as Corky Sherwood. Joe Regalbuto returns as Frank Fontana and Grant Shaud is back as Miles Silverberg.

CBS is planning to air 13 new episodes of the award-winning comedy series during the 2018-2019 broadcast season.

The new season of Murphy Brown arrives 30 years after the original series premiered. Murphy Brown ran for 10 seasons and earned 62 Emmy nominations, winning 18 times. It also collected three Golden Globe wins out of 15 nominations, three Screen Actors Guild awards, two Directors Guild wins out of five nominations, and two Writers Guild wins out of four nominations. The series’ titular character also made TV Guide’s list of the “25 Greatest TV Characters of All Time.”

Original series creator Diane English returns as writer and executive producer with her Bend in the Road Productions. Candice Bergen is also executive producing the new season.

In addition to Limitless and Lady Bird, Jake McDorman’s filmography includes Me Him Her, Manhattan Love Story, American Sniper, and Shameless. Nik Dodani’s credits include Enemies of Dorothy, The Good Neighbor, Kevin From Work, and The Comeback.

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