STXfilms just unveiled the first official trailer and movie poster for the action thriller, Den of Thieves. Christian Gudegast makes his feature film directorial debut with Den of Thieves and wrote the script, with Gerard Butler (London Has Fallen, Machine Gun Preacher, 300), Curtis ’50 Cent’ Jackson (Power, War Dogs), Pablo Schreiber (American Gods, Orange is the New Black), O’Shea Jackson Jr. (Straight Outta Compton, Ingrid Goes West), Evan Jones (A Million Ways to Die in the West), Cooper Anderson (I Hate My Neighbor!), Maurice Compte (A Walk Among Tombstones, End of Watch), Kaiwai Lyman-Mersereau (American Violence, Westworld), Mo McRae (Wild, Thirteen), Meadow Williams (Apollo 13), and Brian Van Holt (S.W.A.T.) starring.
Den of Thieves will open in theaters on January 19, 2018. That opening date puts it up against Warner Bros Pictures’ war drama, 12 Strong, starring Chris Hemsworth, Michael Shannon, and Michael Pena.
STX Entertainment and Diamond Film Productions financed the film and Gerard Butler, Alan Siegel, Mark Canton, and Tucker Tooley served as producers. Scott Lumpkin, Jamie Marshall, and Glenn D. Feig executive produced the 2018 thriller. Prior to making his directorial debut with Den of Thieves, Christian Gudegast wrote London Has Fallen, Pink Panther Mafia, and A Man Apart. He also executive produced the 2009 documentary, Sequestro, directed by Jorge W. Atalla.
The Plot: A Los Angeles crime saga in the vein of Heat, Den of Thieves follows the intersecting and often personally connected lives of an elite unit of the LA County Sheriff’s Dept. and the state’s most successful bank robbery crew as the outlaws plan a seemingly impossible heist on the Federal Reserve Bank of downtown Los Angeles.
Joel Edgerton and Will Smith partner up in Netflix’s action film, Bright, directed by David Ayer (Suicide Squad, End of Watch, and Training Day). The new trailer shows off the cop team of Will Smith as Officer Ward (a human) and Joel Edgerton as Officer Jakoby (an orc), as well as more footage of the world in which orcs and humans exist side-by-side.
In addition to Smith and Edgerton, the Bright cast includes Noomi Rapace (Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows), Lucy Fry (Wolf Creek), Edgar Ramirez (The Girl on the Train), Ike Barinholtz (The Mindy Project), Enrique Murciano (Bloodline), Jay Hernandez (A Bad Mom’s Christmas), Andrea Navedo (Jane the Virgin), Veronica Ngo (The Lost Dragon), Alex Meraz (Animal Kingdom), Margaret Cho (Drop Dead Diva), Brad William Henke (Orange is the New Black), Dawn Oliveri (Secrets and Lies), and Kenneth Choi (The Last Man on Earth). Max Landis (Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency) wrote the script and David Ayer, Eric Newman, and Bryan Unkeless produced the action thriller.
The just-released trailer also includes two new singles from the film’s soundtrack: “Danger” by Migos & Marshmello, and “Home” by Machine Gun Kelly, X Ambassadors & Bebe Rexha. Bright: The Album will be available for pre-order on November 9th. The film will be released in select theaters and on Netflix beginning December 22, 2017.
The Plot: Set in an alternate present-day, this action-thriller directed by David Ayer (Suicide Squad, End of Watch, writer of Training Day) follows two cops from very different backgrounds (Ward, a human played by Will Smith, and Jakoby, an orc played by Joel Edgerton) who embark on a routine patrol night that will ultimately alter the future as their world knows it. Battling both their own personal differences as well as an onslaught of enemies, they must work together to protect a thought-to-be-forgotten relic, which in the wrong hands could destroy everything.
Will Smith and Joel Edgerton in the Netflix original film ‘Bright.’
Domhnall Gleeson and Will Tilston star in ‘Goodbye Christopher Robin’ (Photo Courtesy of Fox Searchlight)
I guarantee you’ll never look at Winnie the Pooh the same way again after watching Fox Searchlight’s Goodbye Christopher Robin. The dramatic film delves into the life of author A.A. Milne (played by Domhnall Gleeson) and the events surrounding the creation of the chubby little cubby all stuffed with fluff. Those expecting a lighthearted tale of a boy and his beloved stuffed bear are going to be shocked to learn the real Christopher Robin was traumatized by the stories his father penned.
The film begins by addressing A.A. Milne’s struggles with what appears to be Post Traumatic Stress Disorder following his service in the British Army during World War I. Neither A.A. nor his wife, Daphne (Margot Robbie), seem fit to raise a child, yet Daphne apparently believed adding a child to their marriage would not only save it but also ease some of her husband’s pain.
The birth was difficult and Daphne never bonded with her son, leaving him in the care of a loving nanny (the always incredible Kelly Macdonald) while she and A.A. traveled and attended society events. A move to the country helped clear A.A.’s head, but didn’t solve his writer’s block. When the prospect of her husband writing anything new dimmed, Daphne took off to spend more time partying with her high-society friends.
Left at home with neither Daphne nor the nanny available to see to Christopher, A.A. (nicknamed Blue) spent quality time with Christopher and his ever-present stuffed bear, Winnie, in the woods. The one-on-one time inspired A.A. to write stories about Winnie the Pooh and his circle of stuffed animal friends that included Tigger, Kanga, Roo, Eeyore, and Rabbit.
The books were an instant hit when they were published in the 1920s and, unfortunately for Christopher, Daphne returned home and was instrumental in promoting the books. Multiple public appearances and interviews were scheduled each day for Christopher, and he grew to resent not only sharing his bear with the world but also losing the connection to his father. A.A. and Daphne were oblivious to the harm being done to their child until it was almost too late.
Goodbye Christopher Robin is inspired by real events, although the film’s approach to the real Christopher’s life during his formative years differs from his actual upbringing. The real Christopher Robin credited his mother with helping to create the Winnie the Pooh stories and said they were close when he was very young, according to an interview he did with the New York Times and what he wrote in his book, The Enchanted Place.
Minor differences between reality and fiction aside, Goodbye Christopher Robin reflects the real teddy bear-loving child’s life after he was thrust into the spotlight following the publication of Winnie-the-Pooh in 1926 and The House at Pooh Corner in 1928. The film also examines A.A. Milne’s battle with PTSD and how it affected his ability to return to his pre-WWI life and his ability to fully enjoy his success as a novelist.
There’s also an undercurrent of jealousy from A.A. Milne toward his innocent child who becomes the focus of the publicity and is embraced by the world more so than the man who wrote the Winnie the Pooh stories. That tinge of bitterness toward Christopher is portrayed beautifully by Domhnall Gleeson. Gleeson also does a terrific job in making A.A. Milne a sympathetic character, even when his actions adversely affect his young son.
Margot Robbie is equally terrific as the socialite who lacks a maternal instinct and who deserts her family at a time when both her husband and son desperately need her support. And, young Will Tilston delivers an engaging performance as the boy with the active imagination and a desire to connect to his distant father. Kelly Macdonald as Christopher’s loving nanny/surrogate mother is the voice of the audience in Goodbye Christopher Robin, ultimately demanding both parents open their eyes and face the truth of what they’ve done to their son.
Goodbye Christopher Robin goes down a dark path to reveal the world in which Winnie the Pooh was created. It’s a heart-wrenching, well told story that leaves you wanting to a hug a stuffed bear.
GRADE: B
Directed By: Simon Curtis
Written By: Frank Cottrell Boyce and Simon Vaughan
MPAA Rating: PG for thematic elements, some bullying, war images and brief language
Evan Peters as Kai Anderson in ‘American Horror Story: Cult” (Photo by Frank Ockenfels/FX)
After a weird episode involving a Zodiac Killer storyline, FX’s American Horror Story: Cult is back on track with episode eight titled “Winter of Our Discontent.” AHS: Cult episode eight begins with Kai’s men emerging from his home just as his brother, Dr. Rudy Vincent (Cheyenne Jackson), arrives for a celebratory drink. Kai’s leg is still stiff from the gunshot injury, and from their conversation, it’s confirmed Rudy doesn’t know his brother’s been manipulating everything. Rudy admits he was ashamed of himself for not knowing all the good work Kai (Evan Peters) was doing and that’s why he didn’t visit Kai in the hospital. He adds that he’s proud of his brother.
Rudy’s impressed Kai has organized this group and wants to help get his message out. Rudy thinks it could become a national movement, and even offers to film videos for social media. As they hug, Kai tells his brother to call him Councilman from now on.
Ivy (Alison Pill) serves some of Kai’s men, who are all dressed in blue button-down shirts, a meal, and the men promptly insult her, calling her a b*tch. Winter (Billie Lourd) listens in as one man tells Ivy if she smiles, her likeability will go way up. Winter stops Ivy from stabbing him.
Ivy is livid when she returns to her kitchen, asking Beverly (who’s busy cooking) how this “handmaiden” sh*t happened. Ivy thought they were on the verge of toppling the patriarchy, but now Kai has an army.
A flashback to the previous night’s council meeting illustrates what happens when anyone attempts to stand up to Kai. Kai has the council vote on a private police force and only Councilman Perry votes no. The audience is full of Kai’s armed, blue-shirted militia as Councilman Perry says more men with guns on the streets makes him uncomfortable. Kai points out that the councilman lives in a gated community, forcing him to change his vote by issuing a veiled threat against the man’s school-age children.
Back to the restaurant and Beverly (Adina Porter) admits they let it go too far, but thinks the men would fall if Kai is killed. Winter joins them in the kitchen, warning them they can’t kill Kai. It would be a suicide mission, plus she thinks the movement needs them. Beverly doesn’t think Kai is fit to lead and tells Winter to decide if she’s with them or against them. Winter is sure Kai would never hurt her, but Beverly doesn’t agree.
Another flashback, this time to October 2015: Kai and Winter were trolling the “social justice warriors” on the dark web when they hit the jackpot. They’d pushed the limits and received a private invitation from a pastor to go to the Judgment House. When they got to Judgment House, only Pastor Charles was there to greet them. They had to agree to never tell what they saw at the house before they entered.
Pastor Charles allowed them to look around the house and they found a woman restrained, with her legs spread, bleeding to death, and begging for help. Kai and Winter thought it was a joke, but were soon convinced it was real. The Pastor shocked the woman as they watched.
Each room had a different abomination, and the place smelled like death. People were being tortured at Judgment House and Winter wanted to leave but they had to stay and witness all these different tortures, listening as people begged them for help. The Pastor continued to preach over a loudspeaker, and Kai tried to free the victims. He told Winter to get help while he worked on freeing each one.
Winter was trapped at the door trying to escape when Kyle hit the pastor from behind and knocked him out. Coming to, Pastor Charles found himself tied up as Kai ticked off the list of the people who were being tortured. One was trying to sober up, the woman was being treated for a UTI at Planned Parenthood, and another was volunteering at an AIDS clinic when he was taken. Kai decided the Pastor deserved what he was putting the innocent people through and he threw the switch after Winter said, “Kill the mother*cker.”
Back to the present time and Winter says Kai realized after that, and after going deeper into the dark web, that he can’t save everyone. Winter thinks Kai’s just lost his way and she can put him on the right path again. Beverly and Ivy agree to give her time to do that, but Beverly warns she only has until the end of the week.
Winter meets with Kai, and he understands the girls are restless. They pinky promise and Kai asks, “Do you love me? Will you always be loyal to me?” Winter says he makes it hard sometimes. Kai fake cries and interrupts the pinky promise. Kai says he loves their family and that the work they’ve begun is just the seed. The savior will arise from the blood they share, getting creepily close as he tells her she’ll be the messiah’s mother. Kai’s not suggesting incest but instead wants her to have sex with Samuels (Colton Haynes). He’ll enter Samuels as Samuels enters Winter. (This is totally twisted.)
Over at Ally’s place, she tells Dr. Rudy to leave but he won’t. Ally (Sarah Paulson) is pissed he locked her up in a psych ward for three weeks and he never helped her all these months. He didn’t believe anything she said, but now he says he believes everything. He also reveals Kai is his brother and he’s more dangerous than she even knows. Plus, Winter is his sister. Ally is furious and can’t believe Rudy’s sister is having sex with her wife, Ivy. Rudy admits he wasn’t listening and never realized she was talking about Kai.
Cheyenne Jackson as Dr. Vincent in ‘American Horror Story: Cult’ (Photo by Frank Ockenfels / FX)
Ally thinks Rudy helped Kai get inside her head, but Rudy believes Kai broke into his office and read her file. Ally knows Rudy ruined her life and now she wants his license. Everything that’s gone wrong is because of Dr. Rudy, but Rudy swears he’ll get her her life back and her son back.
Winter prepares to have sex with Samuels, and Kai makes it into some bizarre formal ritual. They’re dressed in robes and he declares the bed a holy space. He also declares that “I Swear” is now a sacred song and will be played during every messiah copulation. Kai and Samuels kiss and then Samuels is about to have sex with Winter, but he can’t get an erection. Winter finally comes to her senses and puts an end to this ritual that Kai just came up with.
Ally cuddles one of her son’s shirts and his toy truck, lying on his bed. The way the small pillow is positioned behind her and because she’s wearing a flowing white shirt, she looks like an angel.
Ally lets Kai and two of his men in when they arrive for dinner. The men are armed and Ally admits she invited Kai over to give him information. She asks if the men can leave so they can speak privately, and then she tells Kai she knows something he’ll want to hear. Ally won’t tell him unless he gives her back her son. She makes him promise he’ll do that and when he does, she tells him Rudy is trying to get him committed. Rudy will try to stop Kai because if Kai’s plan doesn’t ultimately work out, then it will ruin Rudy’s career.
Kai thinks Ally looks different and she explains that after all these months of him terrorizing her, she’s cured. She’s no longer afraid of anything.
Winter’s wearing a dunce camp and an orange jumpsuit while putting trash back on the streets as her punishment for not completing the ritual. Samuels brings her lunch along with another sack of recyclables to throw on the grass. (Kai doesn’t believe in global warming.) Samuels calls her a servant as he hands her gruel for lunch. She wonders if Samuels was always Kai’s bitch, but it turns out Samuels caught Kai distributing fake prescriptions years ago. Instead of taking him in, Samuels blackmailed Kai.
A flashback shows Kai visiting Samuels’ house to give him his share of the money and finding him unsuccessfully attempting to have sex with a woman. Samuels couldn’t get an erection and Kai told him that’s because he hates women. Kai believes women take your power every time you have sex. What Kai thinks Samuels needs is a man, but Samuels said he’s not gay. Kai countered with an argument that there’s no such thing as gay; it’s all about circuits and power, and with a man there’s no energy drain.
Now, Samuels says Kai was right and so he follows his rules. Winter says there’s an easier explanation than that: he’s gay. Samuels gets pissed and attempts to rape Winter, but she pulls a gun. She says Valerie was right and he’s like every man. “When Hillary lost, I did too. I should have fought back. I should have gotten angry. I joined this thing and it’s too late for me. It’s too late for you, too, turd.” She pulls the trigger and Samuels’ brains explode all over the driver’s side window.
Kai has the “betrayers” brought to him in his basement. Rudy and Beverly are tied up and gagged, and Kai is ready to kill Rudy first. He can’t believe his brother didn’t protect him, but Rudy says Kai can always trust him. Rudy says he was just concerned and they can talk about this, it’s not too late. Kai says he’s been chosen to usher in a new beginning. Rudy claims he wants to see his brother succeed, no matter what.
They reminisce about pinky promises and how it was their own private world. Everything they did would be forgiven. Kai unties Rudy’s hands and extends his pinky. They link pinkies and Kai cuts Rudy’s off. Winter takes off her clown mask and Rudy can’t believe she’s standing there watching this happen.
Kai slices his brother’s throat and dies at Beverly’s feet.
One of Kai’s men takes the gag out of Beverly’s mouth. Kai reveals Winter told him Beverly shot Samuels in the head and warned her Kai was next. Beverly says Winter’s lying but Kai punches Beverly in the face. He can’t believe she betrayed him, and she screams that he betrayed her. “Your promises mean sh*t. You’re fake. You don’t stand for a goddamn thing,” says Beverly. Kai claims to be standing up for those who need to be heard.
Beverly says his ego is bigger than everything and he’s an attention whore. She tells him her biggest mistake was believing in him, and Kai says she’ll suffer instead of dying.
“Loyalty must be absolute. Without it, we have nothing,” says Kai. Those still in masks remove them and it turns out one is Ally – the newest member. She glares at Ivy who stares back.
CBS Films has released the first teaser trailer for the spooky ghost story, Winchester: The House That Ghosts Built. The film’s inspired by the true story of one of California’s most visited haunted houses, the Winchester House, located in San Jose. Oscar winner Helen Mirren stars as grieving widow Sarah Winchester who directed the continuous construction on her mansion. Directed by The Spierig Brothers (Jigsaw, Predestination), the cast also features Jason Clarke, Sarah Snook, Angus Sampson, and Finn Scicluna-O’Prey.
The supernatural thriller is headed to theaters on February 2, 2018.
The Plot: On an isolated stretch of land 50 miles outside of San Francisco sits the most haunted house in the world. Built by Sarah Winchester, (Mirren) heiress to the Winchester fortune, it is a house that knows no end. Constructed in an incessant twenty-four hour a day, seven day a week mania for decades, it stands seven stories tall and contains hundreds of rooms. To the outsider it looks like a monstrous monument to a disturbed woman’s madness. But Sarah is not building for herself, for her niece (Snook) or for the brilliant Doctor Eric Price (Clarke) whom she has summoned to the house. She is building a prison, an asylum for hundreds of vengeful ghosts, and the most terrifying among them have a score to settle with the Winchesters…
Helen Mirren stars in ‘Winchester: The House That Ghosts Built.’
Details on the Winchester House:
For nearly 100 years, the Winchester Mystery House has stood as a testament to ingenuity, persistence of vision and lore that surrounds its namesake, Sarah Winchester (heir to the Winchester Repeating Rifle fortune). A true pioneer who crisscrossed the United States via steam train many times during the waning days of the “wild west,” Sarah Winchester lives on in legend as a grieving widow who continuously built onto her small farm house to appease the spirits of those killed by the guns manufactured by her husband’s firearms company.
Sarah Winchester’s grand mansion is renowned for its many architectural curiosities and paranormal activity (In 2008 TIME magazine cited it among the “Top 10 Haunted Places”). From 1884-1922 construction never ceased as the original farm house grew into the world’s most unusual and labyrinth-mansion (24,000 square feet built at a then astronomical cost of $5 million), featuring: 160 rooms (either frozen in a state of arrested decay or resplendent in Victorian grandeur), 2,000 doors, 10,000 windows, 9 kitchens, 13 bathrooms, plus 47 stairways and fireplaces.
The estate is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, is a California Historic State Landmark, a San Jose City Landmark and one of the leading attractions in the Bay Area. Additional information may be found at www.winchestermysteryhouse.com.
The CMA just announced this year’s batch of special artistic pairings, continuing the CMA Awards tradition of one-of-a-kind musical collaborations. The 51st Annual CMA Awards will feature performances by Kelsea Ballerini and Reba McEntire; Dierks Bentley & Rascal Flatts; Maren Morris & Niall Horan; and Brad Paisley and Kane Brown. Paisley and Carrie Underwood are once again set to co-host the Country music event which holds the record as the longest running, annual music awards program on network television.
The 2017 CMA Awards will take place on Wednesday, November 8th at the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville. The awards will air live on ABC beginning at 8pm. Winners are selected by eligible CMA members, with the final ballot due back on October 25th. Gary Halvorson is directing and Robert Deaton is the show’s executive producer.
The Country Music Association previously announced the first batch of performers who’ll be taking the stage to entertain on Country music’s biggest night. Host Carrie Underwood, Garth Brooks, Brothers Osborne, Luke Bryan, Eric Church, Miranda Lambert, Little Big Town, Old Dominion, Jon Pardi, Chris Stapleton, and Thomas Rhett are confirmed for this year’s awards show.
Miranda Lambert tops the list of 2017 nominees with five including Song of the Year, Album of the Year, and Female Vocalist. Little Big Town and Keith Urban each earned four nominations, with Brothers Osborne, Sam Hunt, Lady Antebellum, Old Dominion and Jon Pardi picking up two each.
Tony Award-winner Sara Ramirez has joined the cast of CBS’ dramatic series, Madam Secretary. Ramirez will be a series regular on season four, with her first episode set for Sunday, November 19, 2017 at 10pm PT. Per CBS’ official announcement, Ramirez will play Kat Sandoval, “a brilliant political strategist, legendary in D.C. for her talent and for abruptly dropping out of politics until Elizabeth manages to coax her back into the State Department.”
“We’re very excited that Sara is joining the cast,” said Barbara Hall, executive producer and series creator. “She brings a fresh perspective and a fun, energetic quality to the State Department staff.”
Ramirez joins a cast that features Téa Leoni, Tim Daly, Zeljko Ivanek, Keith Carradine, Sebastian Arcelus, Patina Miller, Geoffrey Arend, Erich Bergen, Kathrine Herzer, Wallis Currie-Wood, and Evan Roe. Barbara Hall, Lori McCreary, David Grae, Eric Stoltz and Morgan Freeman serve as executive producers.
“We are thrilled to have Sara join the Madam Secretary State Department team,” said Lori McCreary, executive producer. “From the moment she walked on set with her talent, intellect and spirit, she became part of the family!”
Ramirez is returning to television in a series regular role after playing Dr. Callie Torres on Grey’s Anatomy from 2006 through 2016. Her credits also include voicing Queen Miranda on Sofia the First and Mamá Calaca in Vampirina. Ramirez earned her Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical Tony Award for playing Lady of the Lake in Monty Python’s Spamalot.
The Madam Secretary Plot:Madam Secretary stars Téa Leoni as Elizabeth McCord, the shrewd, determined Secretary of State who drives international diplomacy, battles office politics and circumvents protocol as she negotiates global and domestic issues, both at the White House and at home. A college professor and a brilliant former CIA analyst who left for ethical reasons, Elizabeth returned to public life at the request of President Conrad Dalton, who values McCord’s apolitical leanings, deep knowledge of the Middle East, flair for languages and ability to not just think outside the box, but to not even acknowledge there is a box.
McCord’s team includes chief of staff Nadine Tolliver; policy advisor Jay Whitman; speechwriter Matt Mahoney; press coordinator Daisy Grant; and charming assistant, Blake Moran. As McCord debates third world problems, finesses foreign dignitaries at work and does battle with the president’s combative chief of staff, Russell Jackson, that’s just a warm-up for when she goes home to her supportive husband, theology professor turned intelligence operative Henry, and their three children, where “politics” and “compromise” take on new meaning.
Tom Ellis and Kevin Alejandro in ‘Lucifer’ season 3 episode 4 (Photo Credit: Fox)
Lucifer (Tom Ellis) looks exceptionally sexy as season three episode four of Fox’s Lucifer begins. The Devil’s in bed with a gorgeous blonde who confesses her darkest fantasy is to have sex in a ball pit at Chuck E. Cheese. Ewww, gross! Lexy (the gorgeous blonde) freaks out when her hubby comes home early, but Lucifer assures her he’ll take care of it. And by taking care of it, Lucifer means confronting the husband and acknowledging multiple sexual encounters with his wife. He does, however, apologize when he discovers the husband is a judge.
Lucifer asks the judge what he truly desires, and it turns out what he really wants is a nap. His wife is just too much for him (she’s a yoga instructor) and he’s exhausted. He really wants to return to his ex, Marsha. Lucifer admits he’s also having an identity crisis and suggests the judge go ahead and call his ex. Lucifer even confirms he’ll keep Lexy occupied so the judge can reunite with Marsha. But, he reminds the judge that now he owes him a favor.
Chloe meets with Lt. Marcus Pierce (Tom Welling) and asks to be put up for the union rep position. He turns down her request without giving an explanation. Instead, he hands her a new case to work on.
When she leaves Marcus’ office, Ella (Aimee Garcia) is convinced Marcus is incredibly into Chloe.
Lucifer’s back home and Amenadiel (DB Woodside) is there waiting to tell him he’s discovered Lucifer is his task, but he doesn’t know what he’s supposed to do. He only knows he’s supposed to be with Lucifer for a reason. Lucifer suggests Amenadiel needs to walk a mile in his shoes to figure him out and he believes Amenadiel needs a makeover. Lucifer allows him to take what he wants from his closest, and he gives him access to all his social media accounts. He also suggests when Amenadiel is faced with a choice, he should ask himself, “What would Lucifer do?” Or, WWLD for short.
To the crime scene we go and it’s a young woman named Emily Goddard who’s the victim. She was a counselor at the Firehawk Ranch Transformational Center, a high-end reform program for juvenile drug addicts and criminals. Apparently, she fell out of a window after being stabbed with something.
Jerry Blackcrow (Antonio Jaramillo), the center’s founder, arrives to speak with Ella, Chloe, and Lucifer about Emily’s death. She didn’t have any enemies and everyone loved her, according to Jerry. He thinks someone snuck into the center and did this, but Lucifer thinks it’s someone who’s receiving treatment there. Lucifer thinks the place is a scam, but Jerry is positive everyone can change with the right motivation.
Ella interrupts to show them a tool belt found in the office Emily tumbled out of, and the sheath for the pruning saw is empty. The residents receive these tool belts, so it has to be one of them. The belts are numbered and as they check the log, Lucifer notices one of the residents has a badge with wings on it. Jerry explains the Firehawk wings are sought after and are only given out as rewards. Lucifer, who doesn’t share that point of view about wings, listens as Jerry explains wings are only given to those who are truly reformed. Lucifer thinks this whole place is a vile manipulation of people’s free will. (Project much, Lucifer?)
The tool belt was assigned to Tyson Chase (Rickey Eugene Brown) and when they enter his room, all the drawers are open and empty. “It appears Tyson used his wings to fly the coup. Still think people can change?” asks Lucifer.
Back at Lux, Amenadiel’s taking this whole walk in Lucifer’s shoes thing seriously. He asks a gorgeous brunette what she desires, but it doesn’t work for Amenadiel the way it does for Lucifer. He approaches another lovely lady at the bar and says, “Guess what? You get to have sex with me!” She, justifiably, throws her drink in his face. The third time proves to be the charm. As he’s leaning against the bar, a woman asks if he wants to buy her a drink. Bingo!
Back at the station, Chloe and Dan (Kevin Alejandro) lookup Tyson Chase and find he was in and out of juvenile hall and he’s in the foster system. His record is sealed, and Dan thinks it looks like Firehawk Ranch is Tyson’s last chance before heading off to a real prison.
Lt. Marcus checks up on Chloe’s progress on the case, and she tells him about Tyson Chase being a suspect. Marcus is disappointed no one is in custody yet. Ella, watching from another room, mimes Marcus being hot for Chloe. Chloe looks completely confused by Ella’s assumption. She believes she’s actually getting extra servings of Marcus’ “dickishness,” and Dan comforts her by reminding her he’s like that to everyone. Chloe wants to find out his problem and fix it so he doesn’t screw up her career.
Chloe’s not in the least bit receptive when Lucifer arrives and offers her spiked coffee. She’s pissed he’s not concentrating on the case, and Lucifer takes that to mean she relies on him a lot. Lucifer thinks Tyson’s just up to his old tricks because people don’t change, and he assumes they’ll find him doing what he used to do. Dan points out they don’t know what that is since Tyson’s record is sealed. Chloe’s going to call a judge and get it unsealed, but that will take a few days. Her tone is extra icy when she tells Lucifer she doesn’t want him cutting corners on this case after he suggests he might be able to hurry up the process.
It’s time for Lucifer to call in the favor, so he visits the judge who’s spending time with his ex.
Lucifer times Tyson as he tries to hotwire a car. Lucifer informs the juvenile delinquent he knows that’s his MO – stealing vintage cars to pay for drugs. This is the third time he’s tried to rip off this particular place and Tyson clams up when Lucifer tries to get him to talk. Surprisingly, he’d rather die than go back to Firehawk ranch. It’s not surprising that Lucifer’s ready to accommodate that request.
Lucifer speeds out of the parking lot in the stolen vintage car as Tyson begs him to stop. Lucifer does stop, only to dangle Tyson out the passenger door over the edge of a cliff.
Lucifer brings Tyson into the station and as Chloe’s about to interrogate him, Tyson demands Lucifer leave the room since he’s a psycho. Lucifer stays and Chloe tells Tyson they found his tool belt at the murder scene with the pruning saw missing. Tyson’s shocked Emily’s dead and can’t believe they think he killed her. He confesses he loved her and also that since he turned 18, he didn’t have to stay at the ranch any longer. He wanted her to leave with him, and they kissed one time. Emily said that was a mistake and she wouldn’t leave the ranch.
Lucifer thinks the rejection led to Emily’s death, and Tyson does say he feels responsible. If he hadn’t left, Emily would still be alive. She was expelling a resident and said everything had gone to hell, and that’s why they were having an argument right before Tyson left.
While Tyson waits in the interrogation room, Lucifer, Dan, Chloe, and Marcus discuss his guilt or innocence. Lucifer says Tyson’s lying, but Chloe admits her gut says it’s not him and she believes he’s telling the truth. She wants to look into the mystery resident, and just then Dan gets a text and laughs. Marcus doesn’t take the interruption well and is pissed when Dan says he has to go help a friend.
Marcus isn’t happy about the lack of consensus and Chloe says without the murder weapon, they have to cut Tyson loose. That prompts Lucifer to return to the interrogation room, demanding Tyson tell the truth. He grabs Tyson and Chloe has to apologize to Marcus for her partner’s actions. Marcus is fine with Lucifer’s approach and commends him for being a good influence. Lucifer’s insulted by Marcus’ characterizations of his actions. “I’ll show them a good influence,” says Lucifer, plotting his revenge.
DB Woodside and Tom Ellis in ‘Lucifer’ season 3 episode 4 (Photo Credit: Fox)
Back at the ranch, the residents are sweeping up the stalls and cleaning up the barn. Lucifer introduces himself as their substitute counselor, taking a drink before teaching them about “pure deviance.” He asks what they desire and the answers range from getting rich, being an Instagram model, and playing video games to getting high.
Lucifer believes they want to get back to being their true selves and so he provides them with a lesson on how to deal drugs the right way, complete with diagrams. He’s even willing to arrange internships with drug dealers to help out this group of delinquents. One girl speaks up telling the group to screw Lucifer’s instructions, you only need irrigation and a south-facing slope to be your own drug dealing CEO. With that, she takes him outside and reveals the ranch is a front for growing drugs.
The kids work with the plants in a huge barn as Lucifer rides in on a horse, smoking a cigar. He has them repeat “don’t get high on your own supply” and “snitches end up in ditches.” He almost has them say “hugs, not drugs” but then corrects the saying to, “drugs, not hugs.”
Chloe arrives, completely flabbergasted with her partner. She demands to know what’s going on and also where he got a horse. Lucifer’s answer to that one is, “What horse?” He sends the horse away and then is not in the least bit apologetic about what he’s been up to. He calls it a valuable teaching moment and corrects her when she says he’s teaching the kids to grow drugs. He’s actually teaching them to sell drugs, says the incredibly pleased-with-himself Devil.
Chloe reveals Emily’s files indicated the resident running their own weed operation was the person she was trying to kick out of the program. Lucifer happily introduces Carly, saying she’s the resident in charge. Carly doesn’t want to answer Chloe’s questions without her lawyer, and Lucifer’s proud of her for remembering that bit of advice he dispensed.
It turns out Dan’s friend in trouble is Amenadiel who’s currently behind bars. The agreeable lady at the bar was a prostitute and Amenadiel had no idea what to do when she demanded money after they had sex, or what to do when her “cousin” showed up also demanding money. They got into a fight because Amenadiel had no idea she was a call girl or that her cousin was, as Dan informs him, her pimp.
Dan pulls some strings and gets Amenadiel released. He promises he didn’t – and won’t – tell Lucifer.
Back at the station, Lucifer munches on chips while resting his feet on Chloe’s desk as Chloe goes over the case with Marcus. She tells him about Carly and her lengthy rap, and Chloe’s convinced Carly did it because Emily was going to expel her. Marcus asks Lucifer what he thinks, and Chloe says Lucifer’s not in the right state of mind to be helpful. To prove Chloe’s point, Lucifer is much more interested in the bizarre mix of chips dipped in chocolate, calling the results amazing.
Marcus thinks Lucifer’s wise and that Chloe should think outside the box. Just then Carly walks up with her dad and says she wants to talk.
Carly claims to have been enlightened by the Firehawk Path. She reveals she witnessed Tyson burying something by the sundial the night of the murder. Her dad provides evidence that Carly was video chatting with her boyfriend during the time of the murder. That took place in a shared room, and he suggests they dig up whatever is by the sundial.
That evening, Chloe and Ella dig up the ground with Lucifer there to not lend any support whatsoever. Chloe wants to know what Marcus’ deal is, and Ella still thinks there’s a crazy vibe between the two. Lucifer walks up and adds his two cents, saying Marcus is a smart guy. Ella also believes Chloe got it all wrong, Marcus is a good dude. Ella tells them Marcus handed her the cream and the sugar for her coffee which means he paid attention to how she likes it. She suggests Chloe pay attention to Marcus’ actions, not his words.
They finally discover what was buried and it’s Tyson’s pruning saw. Lucifer’s ecstatic with the news, since it proves him right.
Tyson’s brought in and Marcus walks through what they know about the murder. Lucifer’s still gloating about being right that people don’t reform when Chloe has an epiphany. If people don’t reform, how did Carly – the worst kid in the program who was on the verge of getting booted out – earn the highly coveted privilege of being able to get on the computer and video chat? Lucifer thinks it might have been sexual favors, but now Chloe thinks Jerry Blackcrow might be involved in the murder.
Lucifer isn’t available to accompany Chloe to the ranch because he’s going to spend time with Lexy. Marcus tells Lucifer that’s fine as he’s going to ride along with Chloe this time.
Back at Lux, Amenadiel tells Dan his dad is trying to teach him a lesson about Lucifer but he can’t figure it out. Dan says it sounds complicated, and Amenadiel says that’s why he’s walking a mile in Lucifer’s shoes to try to understand him. Dan runs down the list of what Lucifer’s all about – hot girls, lots of cash, doing whatever he pleases – and Amenadiel thinks that’s a terrible, lonely existence. Amenadiel thanks him for bailing him out and Dan says everyone needs someone to have their backs occasionally. Amenadiel agrees.
Chloe and Marcus walk through the ranch at night, and Chloe lists the ways Marcus has shut her down or acted like he didn’t trust her. Chloe, rightfully so, declares herself a badass. Marcus laughs and tells her the union rep job is for has-beens and she’s one of his best detectives. He only came with her to the ranch because he wanted to see her in action.
As they’re talking, Jerry Blackcrow fires at them from the front porch. Marcus pushes Chloe out of the way and is shot. He goes down and Chloe returns fire, missing Jerry as he runs back in the house. She hears a truck start up and Jerry drives off as she calls in Marcus has been shot.
Marcus is taken away by ambulance as Lucifer arrives to check on Chloe. Chloe tells him Marcus saved her life and Lucifer realizes Jerry was an ex-con so it all makes sense since there’s no such thing as transformation. Chloe’s too worried about Marcus to listen.
Dan’s there too and Lucifer wants to know if they’ve located Jerry. They haven’t, and Dan says Chloe’s fine and just lucky Marcus was with her.
Lucifer feels bad he wasn’t with Chloe and when he hears Dan telling the officers to check ATM cameras, Lucifer thinks Jerry might have a stash of money somewhere.
Jerry is pulling up a bag of cash at the docks when Lucifer arrives. Seems Carly had told Lucifer they used her dad’s beach condo as a stash house and that’s how he tracked him. Jerry is Carly’s partner, and Lucifer wants Jerry to admit Firehawk Ranch was all a scam and that people don’t change. Jerry’s still kneeling down by the bag, back turned to Lucifer as he says he tried to warn Emily but she wouldn’t listen. He reaches for the shotgun and then turns and points it at Lucifer. However, Lucifer’s way too fast and has already moved. He grabs Jerry by the neck, tells him his punishment will be way worse than jail, and tosses him across the dock. Lucifer looks furious as he punches Jerry repeatedly in the face. He only stops when Amenadiel arrives and tells him to. Lucifer believes that once you’re evil, you’re always evil but Amenadiel shocks him by saying, “No, Lucifer. You’re not evil. You’re the Devil – you punish evil. Your words.”
Chloe visits Marcus in the hospital, thanking him for saving her life. He says she saved his so they’re even. She wonders if he’s been injured on the job before and he admits to a few scrapes, but death has never seemed so real before. She remembers when she was shot and that she was freaked out. She realized life is so short and you have to live it while you can.
Chloe lets Marcus know Jerry turned up half-beaten and hog-tied in Malibu, and Marcus calls her his best detective and she smiles. He also tells her she’s special and he understands why Lucifer is so affected by her. Dan chooses that moment to visit Marcus, and Dan thanks him for putting him up for the union rep position.
Back at Lux, Lucifer and Amenadiel toast to not killing Jerry. Amenadiel thinks their dad wanted him there to stop Lucifer, but Lucifer thinks he hasn’t changed. “Wings, no wings, unable to show my true face…it doesn’t matter. I’m exactly who I always was – a punisher. And for reminding me of that, I salute you.”
Amenadiel doesn’t think Lucifer was trying to punish Jerry today; he was trying to punish himself for not being there for Chloe. Amenadiel knows Lucifer cares about her deeply which means Lucifer has changed from the old Lord of Hell. He also says he’s figured out dad wants him to just be there for Lucifer now that he’s evolving.
Lucifer sits at the piano, recalling a masochist he used to torture in Hell. He missed one day of torture and the next day Lucifer found him crying and begging his “king” to never forget him again. He even promised to be good. Lucifer realized he was full of self-loathing and that any attention Lucifer paid to him gave meaning to his existence. Lucifer says Amenadiel reminds him of that man. He thinks Amenadiel has changed and is a disgraced failure using him to remind him of a time when he once mattered. But, Amenadiel knows why Lucifer is saying that. He will still be there for his brother.
When Amenadiel leaves, Lucifer hurls his drink at the mirror behind his bar, clearly moved by their talk.
Dania Ramirez and Adelaide Kane in ‘Once Upon a Time’ season 7 episode 4 (Photo by Jack Rowand / ABC)
The short teaser trailer for ABC’s Once Upon a Time season seven episode four provides a brief glimpse of Belle as well as lots of craziness from Alice. Season seven episode three found Cinderella teaming up with Tiana, Henry, Regina, and Hook to take on Lady Tremaine. Meanwhile in Hyperion Heights, Jacinda made the difficult decision to do what’s right instead of taking the easy way out and agreeing to Victoria Belfrey’s proposal. And, Lucy spent the episode trying to get Henry to remember she and her mother are his family.
Once Upon a Time season seven episode four is titled “Beauty” and will air on October 27, 2017. Season seven stars Lana Parrilla as Regina/Roni, Robert Carlyle as Rumpelstiltskin/Weaver, Colin O’Donoghue as Hook/Rogers, Andrew J. West as Henry Mills, Gabrielle Anwar as Lady Tremaine/Victoria Belfrey, Dania Ramirez as Cinderella/Jacinda, Alison Fernandez as Lucy, Mekia Cox as Sabine/Tiana, and Adelaide Kane as Drizella/Ivy.
The “Beauty” Plot: It’s Halloween in Hyperion Heights and Victoria forces Ivy to take Lucy trick-or-treating. Meanwhile, Tilly appears to be waking up from the curse and is intent on leading Weaver to the truth – but not if Victoria can help it. In a flashback, Rumple and Belle seek the answer to a prophecy that could cement their happy ending.
Gabrielle Anwar as Victoria Belfrey (Photo by Jack Rowand / ABC)Dania Ramirez as Jacinda and Adelaide Kane as Ivy Belfrey (Photo by Jack Rowand / ABC)Adelaide Kane as Ivy Belfrey (Photo by Jack Rowand / ABC)
Lionsgate’s unleashed a new trailer for The Commuter along with a new poster featuring Liam Neeson. The action-thriller reunites Liam Neeson with his Run All Night, Non-Stop, and Unknown director Jaume Collet-Serra. Collet-Serra also wrote the screenplay along with Philip de Blasi and Ryan Engle.
In addition to Neeson, the cast includes Vera Farmiga (Bates Motel), Patrick Wilson (Fargo), Jonathan Banks (Better Call Saul), Elizabeth McGovern (Downton Abbey), and Sam Neill (House of Bond, Peaky Blinders). The PG-13 action film is produced by Andrew Rona and Alex Heineman.
The Commuter will open in theaters on January 12, 2018.
The Plot: In this action-packed thriller, Liam Neeson plays an insurance salesman, Michael, on his daily commute home, which quickly becomes anything but routine. After being contacted by a mysterious stranger, Michael is forced to uncover the identity of a hidden passenger on his train before the last stop. As he works against the clock to solve the puzzle, he realizes a deadly plan is unfolding and is unwittingly caught up in a criminal conspiracy. One that carries life and death stakes, for himself and his fellow passengers.
