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Movie Review: ‘The Judge’

By
Ian Forbes
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The Judge Movie Review
Robert Downey Jr and Robert Duvall star in ‘The Judge’ (Photo © 2014 Warner Bros Entertainment)

There are lots of reasons actors choose to work in a film. It could be the script. It could be the director. It could be the actors they’ll be working with. It could be the paycheck. It could be the opportunity to win an Academy Award. One or more of those could be true when it comes to why Robert Duvall and Robert Downey Jr. chose to play father and son in director David Dobkin’s The Judge. Let’s break down which is the most likely:

The Script – Well, it’s written by Nick Schenk and Bill Dubuque. Schenk had a hand in writing Gran Torino (or How Beer Taught an Old Man to Not Be Quite So Racist as I like to call it). Dubuque doesn’t have a finished writing credit other than The Judge on his IMDb page. So … yeah … the writers’ pedigrees couldn’t have swayed the Roberts.

The Director – David Dobkin is best known for Wedding Crashers, Fred Claus, and Shanghai Knights (not its predecessor Shanghai Noon however, for whatever that’s worth). So … yeah … not the director.

The Actors – This one is actually plausible. Duvall is a legend so I would think the majority of actors would find being in a film with him to be a career goal. Downey’s had a long history of quality roles and his Q rating is off the charts, so trying to grab onto his coattails right now is understandable. Once you add in a supporting cast that includes Vincent D’Onofrio, Vera Farmiga, and Billy Bob Thornton, and you have the makings of a very credible ensemble. So … maybe …

The Paycheck – Always a possibility the money is the driving force. I mean, come on, Michael Caine did Jaws IV: The Revenge so he could buy a boat! And while A-list actors can make a killing each time out, being a good actor doesn’t mean being good at managing your money. Nor does it mean you could be immune to dry spells that make keeping up appearances harder and harder. Like any job, and because we all have bills to pay, money can often be a powerful motivator.

An Academy Award – Duvall already has his (though 1983’s Tender Mercies is a bit removed from present day and his last nomination was for 1998’s A Civil Action). Thornton has one too (for writing Sling Blade). Farmiga’s been nominated (Up in the Air) and so has Downey (twice: Chaplin and Tropic Thunder). It’s here that things really become clearer. While Downey likely has the pick of the litter right now considering he makes something like 84 Gazillion dollars every time he puts on the Iron Man suit, not having the all-gold metal man on his mantle seems the likeliest culprit.

And really, when you break down The Judge, it’s got Oscar Bait written all over it. There’s the sappy, cloying storyline of a Indiana boy who fled for the big city but remains desperate for his father’s love, the father’s desperate attempts to make things good amongst his sons having just lost his wife and facing his own mortality, the hackneyed small-town clichés, the trumped up back stories of ancillary characters, the Grisham-like courtroom drama, and even a Nicholas Sparks-like ridiculous romantic subplot. All of that simply screams “Look at Me”, “Pick Me”, “Remember Me When You Vote For Whatever Award You Have Influence On”.

But as a much better courtroom drama that has so many of these same elements going for it once said: “I strenuously object”.

The Judge is a jumbled mess of incomplete and useless story arcs, with over-the-top and saccharine dialogue, albeit all shot beautifully by cinematographer Janusz Kaminski (who’s got as many Oscars on his mantle as all the actors mentioned above combined). Really, when I stop to think about the incomplete and nonsensical way in which the characters’ through lines attempt to meet, the movie actually can best be described as a melodramatic cable TV show whose entire season was edited into a 2 hour, 21 minute “highlight” reel.


The only thing that keeps The Judge from being pure bottom of the barrel pandering is the strength of its actors. They probably should win an award of some kind for keeping the project from attaining the stench it could have in less capable hands. And by less capable, my finger pointing lands squarely on the screenwriters and director. A number of additional passes were needed to tighten up the screenplay and either fully connect all the disparate storylines, or focus on the ones that really matter.

As for Dobkin’s folly (a better movie title for this affair in my opinion), the movie is littered with weird insertions of comic relief that ruin the tone, or what may have been an attempt at tone. This is especially and almost troubling-so in the case of the youngest brother of Downey and D’Onofrio’s characters (played by Jeremy Strong). The character is mentally challenged with a heart of gold … for no clear reason from a plot perspective … and from an almost offensive standpoint in how his condition is used to break the tension in a number of scenes.

You may be thinking that this is just another cynical rip-job that a jaded film critic must love to write. Sure, there’s more than a little satisfaction in shining a light on the faults of a bad film. And it’s way more fun that writing a tepid review for mediocre fare. However, I’d rather a movie with this much potential deliver the goods and let me walk away with nothing but praise for a collection of actors I’d gladly watch again in another capacity. That’s just not possible here.

The Judge falls flat, is all too transparent in its reason for being, and simply isn’t worth your time or money. Barring the Hollywood Foreign Press simply wanting to rub elbows with an Avenger, and making yet another horrendous attempt at showing they have cinematic taste, hopefully after a week or two of release, this one will just fade into obscurity. The actors deserve better and so do we.

GRADE: C-

The Judge is rated R for language including some sexual references.





Foreign Language Film Oscar Submissions Set a New Record

By
Rebecca Murray
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87th Academy Awards Foreign Film Submissions
A scene from ‘Leviathan’

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced 83 countries including Afghanistan, Moldova, and Slovakia have submitted films for consideration in the 87th Academy Awards Foreign Language Film category. Among this crop of potential foreign film nominees are submissions from first time entrants Kosovo, Malta, Mauritania and Panama.

The 2015 Academy Awards will be held on February 22nd at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, CA. Nominations will be announced in all categories on January 15th.

The 2014 Submissions:


Afghanistan, “A Few Cubic Meters of Love,” Jamshid Mahmoudi, director;
Argentina, “Wild Tales,” Damián Szifrón, director;
Australia, “Charlie’s Country,” Rolf de Heer, director;
Austria, “The Dark Valley,” Andreas Prochaska, director;
Azerbaijan, “Nabat,” Elchin Musaoglu, director;
Bangladesh, “Glow of the Firefly,” Khalid Mahmood Mithu, director;
Belgium, “Two Days, One Night,” Jean-Pierre Dardenne and Luc Dardenne, directors;
Bolivia, “Forgotten,” Carlos Bolado, director;
Bosnia and Herzegovina, “With Mom,” Faruk Lončarevič, director;
Brazil, “The Way He Looks,” Daniel Ribeiro, director;
Bulgaria, “Bulgarian Rhapsody,” Ivan Nitchev, director;
Canada, “Mommy,” Xavier Dolan, director;
Chile, “To Kill a Man,” Alejandro Fernández Almendras, director;
China, “The Nightingale,” Philippe Muyl, director;
Colombia, “Mateo,” María Gamboa, director;
Costa Rica, “Red Princesses,” Laura Astorga Carrera, director;
Croatia, “Cowboys,” Tomislav Mršić, director;
Cuba, “Conducta,” Ernesto Daranas Serrano, director;
Czech Republic, “Fair Play,” Andrea Sedláčková, director;
Denmark, “Sorrow and Joy,” Nils Malmros, director;
Dominican Republic, “Cristo Rey,” Leticia Tonos, director;
Ecuador, “Silence in Dreamland,” Tito Molina, director;
Egypt, “Factory Girl,” Mohamed Khan, director;
Estonia, “Tangerines,” Zaza Urushadze, director;
Ethiopia, “Difret,” Zeresenay Berhane Mehari, director;
Finland, “Concrete Night,” Pirjo Honkasalo, director;
France, “Saint Laurent,” Bertrand Bonello, director;
Georgia, “Corn Island,” George Ovashvili, director;
Germany, “Beloved Sisters,” Dominik Graf, director;
Greece, “Little England,” Pantelis Voulgaris, director;
Hong Kong, “The Golden Era,” Ann Hui, director;
Hungary, “White God,” Kornél Mundruczó, director;
Iceland, “Life in a Fishbowl,” Baldvin Zophoníasson, director;
India, “Liar’s Dice,” Geetu Mohandas, director;
Indonesia, “Soekarno,” Hanung Bramantyo, director;
Iran, “Today,” Reza Mirkarimi, director;
Iraq, “Mardan,” Batin Ghobadi, director;
Ireland, “The Gift,” Tom Collins, director;
Israel, “Gett, the Trial of Viviane Amsalem,” Ronit Elkabetz and Shlomi Elkabetz, directors;
Italy, “Human Capital,” Paolo Virzì, director;
Japan, “The Light Shines Only There,” Mipo O, director;
Kosovo, “Three Windows and a Hanging,” Isa Qosja, director;
Kyrgyzstan, “Kurmanjan Datka Queen of the Mountains,” Sadyk Sher-Niyaz, director;
Latvia, “Rocks in My Pockets,” Signe Baumane, director;
Lebanon, “Ghadi,” Amin Dora, director;
Lithuania, “The Gambler,” Ignas Jonynas, director;
Luxembourg, “Never Die Young,” Pol Cruchten, director;
Macedonia, “To the Hilt,” Stole Popov, director;
Malta, “Simshar,” Rebecca Cremona, director;
Mauritania, “Timbuktu,” Abderrahmane Sissako, director;
Mexico, “Cantinflas,” Sebastián del Amo, director;
Moldova, “The Unsaved,” Igor Cobileanski, director;
Montenegro, “The Kids from the Marx and Engels Street,” Nikola Vukčević, director;
Morocco, “The Red Moon,” Hassan Benjelloun, director;
Nepal, “Jhola,” Yadav Kumar Bhattarai, director;
Netherlands, “Accused,” Paula van der Oest, director;
New Zealand, “The Dead Lands,” Toa Fraser, director;
Norway, “1001 Grams,” Bent Hamer, director;
Pakistan, “Dukhtar,” Afia Nathaniel, director;
Palestine, “Eyes of a Thief,” Najwa Najjar, director;
Panama, “Invasion,” Abner Benaim, director;
Peru, “The Gospel of the Flesh,” Eduardo Mendoza, director;
Philippines, “Norte, the End of History,” Lav Diaz, director;
Poland, “Ida,” Paweł Pawlikowski, director;
Portugal, “What Now? Remind Me,” Joaquim Pinto, director;
Romania, “The Japanese Dog,” Tudor Cristian Jurgiu, director;
Russia, “Leviathan,” Andrey Zvyagintsev, director;
Serbia, “See You in Montevideo,” Dragan Bjelogrlić, director;
Singapore, “Sayang Disayang,” Sanif Olek, director;
Slovakia, “A Step into the Dark,” Miloslav Luther, director;
Slovenia, “Seduce Me,” Marko Šantić, director;
South Africa, “Elelwani,” Ntshavheni Wa Luruli, director;
South Korea, “Haemoo,” Shim Sung-bo, director;
Spain, “Living Is Easy with Eyes Closed,” David Trueba, director;
Sweden, “Force Majeure,” Ruben Östlund, director;
Switzerland, “The Circle,” Stefan Haupt, director;
Taiwan, “Ice Poison,” Midi Z, director;
Thailand, “The Teacher’s Diary,” Nithiwat Tharathorn, director;
Turkey, “Winter Sleep,” Nuri Bilge Ceylan, director;
Ukraine, “The Guide,” Oles Sanin, director;
United Kingdom, “Little Happiness,” Nihat Seven, director;
Uruguay, “Mr. Kaplan,” Álvaro Brechner, director;
Venezuela, “The Liberator,” Alberto Arvelo, director.

-By Rebecca Murray

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‘American Horror Story: Freak Show’ “Monsters Among Us” Recap and Review

By
Rebecca Murray
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American Horror Story Freak Show Episode 1 Recap and Review
Tent in ‘American Horror Story: Freak Show’ (Photo by Michele K. Short/FX)

I hate clowns. They scare me to death and truth be told I was considering not watching this season of American Horror Story: Freak Show just because of the trailer featuring what can only be dressed as the King of Clown Hell. However, I put aside my personal phobia of clowns to take in the season premiere of FX’s American Horror Story: Freak Show on October 8, 2014.

Titled “Monsters Among Us,” episode one set up the unique and unusual cast of characters who will populate the show’s Freak Show. From a bearded woman to a man with lobster hands to the spectacular special effect that is Bette and Dot Tattler (the two-headed woman), AHS: Freak Show‘s colorful characters have already lured me in and not even the crazy clown with the psychotic grin will keep me from checking out the rest of the season.

The show’s darker in tone this year than season three’s American Horror Story: Coven and the Freak Show setting of a small Florida town in the 1950s creates the perfect atmosphere for the show’s nightmarish events to take place. And, in a surprising twist, it’s not the fact that people with unusual abilities/disabilities entertain crowds in a circus tent that seems to be at the heart of Freak Show and instead the series premiere revealed murders outside the confines of the carnival will be a focus of the show.

The Spoiler-Filled Recap:

There’s no way to recap a show without giving away spoilers, so read no further if you haven’t yet watched the first episode. There, you’ve been warned. Also, the easiest way to recap this episode is to break it down by character rather than scene by scene:

– Bette and Dot Tattler (played by Sarah Paulson): Easily the most visually stunning character in Freak Show, Siamese twins Bette and Dot share one bladder, three kidneys, four lungs, two hearts with a shared circulatory system, have a split spine, and two heads. But while they share the same body, they have separate and distinct personalities.

They’re introduced while being rushed to the hospital operating room after they were discovered stabbed in the same house where their mother lay murdered. Prying eyes are kept away from the secure hospital wing where Bette and Dot recuperate from a stab wound to Bette’s chest, and even hospital personnel grow faint at the sight of the two-headed woman. Only Elsa Mars (Jessica Lange), masquerading as a candy stripper after convincing a real hospital volunteer (played by Grace Gummer) to toss off her candy stripper duties and head to the carnival, is enchanted by Bette and Dot. And she’s enchanted because she’s on the hunt for new acts for her freak show, and Bette and Dot would pull in big audiences.

Bette and Dot, who can communicate with each other without speaking, are suspects in the murder of their mother as she was dead for two days before they were injured and rushed to the hospital. Bette, who is friendly, likable, and ruled by her emotions, is actually the one who stabbed their mother because she wouldn’t let them leave the house to take in a show. Dot is angry, distrustful, and logical and is responsible for stabbing her sister to make it look like they were also victims. Elsa convinces the Siamese twins their only hope for a life of freedom is by signing on to the Freak Show. Because they want to avoid being thrown in jail and the possibility of a death sentence, they flee the hospital with Elsa.

Bette enthusiastically embraces their new life, while Dot believes it’s a soul-sucking experience. She refuses to allow her sister to eat, and the hunger strike prompts a visit from the bearded lady.

– The Bearded Lady and Lobster Boy (played by Kathy Bates and Evan Peters): Ethel Darling (The Bearded Lady) is Elsa’s right-hand woman, totally dedicated to Elsa’s vision and to making sure the carnival is profitable enough to carry on with its shows. She supports Elsa in all ways, enforces the rules, and ensures the freaks are well taken care of. Ethel believes the Freak Show is “as good as it gets for folks like us,” as she tells Bette and Dot to convince them to eat.

Lobster Boy, whose real name is Jimmy Darling, has malformed hands, but women find him charming. In fact, he even makes money on the side by satisfying ladies who can’t get their sexual needs taken care of by their husbands. And in a very disturbing scene, it’s shown exactly how he pleasures the ladies using his misshapen digits. But while Lobster Boy doesn’t mind entertaining the ladies, he does mind when you call he and his carnival cohorts freaks.

A police officer who comes to arrest Bette and Dot learns that lesson quickly, although he doesn’t escape with his life to pass his new knowledge along. Lobster Boy kills him and then leads a funeral procession in which he declares there will be no tolerance for anyone who disparages the group.

– Twisty the Clown (played by John Carroll Lynch): If your romantic picnic in a field of grass is ever interrupted by a freaky clown, run. Don’t ask questions, don’t ask him about his clown mask. And whatever you do, if he pulls out bowling pins, don’t stick around to see what he’s going to do with them. A young couple learns these learns the hard way, making headlines with the gruesome death of the male and the abduction of the female.

Twisty follows up the attack on the young couple by slaughtering the parents of a young boy in their home, leaving a scene that can only be described as a bloodbath. The boy, however, is kept alive and placed into a cage alongside the teenage girl. Both are terrorized by the clown who tries to make them laugh one second and throws a tantrum the next. Where he’ll strike next is anyone’s guess, but there is a scene of Twisty seated on one of the carnival’s rides after dark.

– Elsa Mars (Jessica Lange): Elsa’s struggling to keep her carnival alive, collecting new freaks for the entertainment of the Freak Show audience. She takes care of her unusual family, but she’s also off her rocker, even going as far as to film the freaks participating in an orgy. She also takes to the stage and sings her heart out, believing she’s surrounded by a full orchestra while performing David Bowie’s “Life on Mars?” when in reality, she’s performing to an audience of two on an empty stage. As the episode draws to a close, the audience is also treated to the sight of Elsa removing her fake lower legs.

The Review:

Upcoming episodes will likely reveal just how delusional Elsa is and whether the clown will be joining the happy unconventional family at Elsa’s Cabinet of Curiosities, but this first episode did a fine job of introducing the key elements of AHS: Freak Show. There were quite a few cringe-worthy moments including the orgy video with the candy stripper learning that she enjoyed being drugged and molested. And any scene with Twisty the Clown was best viewed through the slits in between fingers held snugly over your eyes.

If Twisty’s not the most gruesome clown to ever exist in either a TV show or film, he’s right up there in the top three. Making him a murderer on the loose and having that be a major part of this season adds to the fright factor and actually makes the time spent in the Freak Show setting seem not as off-putting as it could have been.

American Horror Show: Freak Show kicked off with a strong episode that left a few key characters yet to be introduced. If the upcoming episodes are equally as riveting, this could be American Horror Story‘s best season yet.

GRADE: B




‘Ghostbusters 3’ is Definitely Moving Forward

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Rebecca Murray
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Ghostbusters 3 is moving forward
Harold Ramis and Dan Aykroyd in ‘Ghostbusters’

We’ve been hearing about the possibility of a new Ghostbusters film for years, but with the death of Harold Ramis it seemed like the call for a new Ghostbusters movie faded away. Bill Murray was no longer interested (if he was actually ever interested in the first place), but Dan Aykroyd wasn’t totally ruling out another go at busting ghosts.

Original Ghostbusters director Ivan Reitman declined to direct another film after Ramis’ death, although he said he would remain involved as a producer. But while the guys who were involved in front of and behind the camera have backed away from reprising their roles, the new Ghostbusters movie is definitely still on – although it will have a completely new look.

Director Paul Feig confirmed it will be a female team fighting ghosts and other things that go bump in the night in the new film. And according to Fieg, he’s working on the script.

“It’s official. I’m making a new Ghostbusters & writing it with @katiedippold & yes, it will star hilarious women. That’s who I’m gonna call.” @paulfeig

The Hollywood Reporter reports the new Ghostbusters movie will launch a new series instead of being directly connected to the original movies.

Feig hasn’t announced the actresses who will take on the starring roles, and it could be a while before we hear that official announcement, as filming isn’t expected to take place until next year.




First Look: ‘Tomorrowland’ Poster and Teaser Trailer

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Rebecca Murray
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Disney’s unveiled the official teaser trailer and poster for the adventure film Tomorrowland starring George Clooney, Hugh Laurie, Britt Robertson, Raffey Cassidy, Tim McGraw, Judy Greer, Kathryn Hahn, Keegan-Michael Key, and Thomas Robinson. Coming to theaters on May 22, 2015, Tomorrowland was directed by Brad Bird who also co-wrote the script with Lost‘s Damon Lindelof. The two minute teaser trailer focuses on Britt Robertson’s character as she learns what happens when she touches a unique pin.

The Plot:

From Disney comes two-time Oscar® winner Brad Bird’s riveting, mystery adventure Tomorrowland, starring Academy Award® winner George Clooney. Bound by a shared destiny, former boy-genius Frank (Clooney), jaded by disillusionment, and Casey (Britt Robertson), a bright, optimistic teen bursting with scientific curiosity, embark on a danger-filled mission to unearth the secrets of an enigmatic place somewhere in time and space known only as “Tomorrowland.” What they must do there changes the world—and them—forever.

Watch the trailer:

Tomorrowland Poster and Trailer


-By Rebecca Murray

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‘Toy Story That Time Forgot’ Gets a December Premiere Date

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Rebecca Murray
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Toy Story That Time Forgot Gets a Premiere Date
Rex, Buzz Lightyear, Woody, and Trixie in ‘Toy Story That Time Forgot’ (Photo © Disney/Pixar 2014)

Following the success of the made for TV special Toy Story of TERROR! comes Toy Story That Time Forgot. The ABC special featuring all of the familiar (and lovable) Toy Story characters will premiere on December 2, 2014 at 8pm ET/PT with Tom Hanks back voicing Woody and Tim Allen voicing Buzz Lightyear.

The cast of the new Toy Story special also includes Kristen Schaal as Trixie, Kevin McKidd as Reptillus Maximus, Wallace Shawn as Rex, Timothy Dalton as Mr. Pricklepants, Don Rickles as Mr. Potato Head, and Joan Cusack as Jessie.

Steve Purcell directed Pixar Animation’s Toy Story That Time Forgot.

The Plot:

During a post-Christmas play date, the Toy Story gang find themselves in uncharted territory when the coolest set of action figures ever turn out to be dangerously delusional. It’s all up to Trixie, the triceratops, if the gang hopes to return to Bonnie’s room in this Toy Story That Time Forgot.


-By Rebecca Murray

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Pretty Little Liars’ Troian Bellisario to Guest Star on ‘Suits’

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Rebecca Murray
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Troian Bellisario to Guest Star on Suits

USA Network revealed that Pretty Little Liars‘s Troian Bellisario will have a guest starring role on the upcoming season of Suits. Season four is currently shooting in Toronto and will air in early 2015. The show’s also already been picked up for a fifth season consisting of 16 episodes.

Returning series stars include Gabriel Macht, Patrick J. Adams, Gina Torres, Rick Hoffman, and Meghan Markle. In addition to Bellisario, guest stars for season four will include DB Woodside, Brendan Hines, Michael Gross, Neil McDonough, Eric Roberts, and Melanie Papalia.

Suits was created by Aaron Korsh who executive produces along with Doug Liman, David Bartis, Daniel Arkin, and Chris Downey.

Per USA Network: “Bellisario will play Claire, an idealistic law student and volunteer at a social services law clinic. Mike (Patrick J. Adams) meets Claire in a flashback to his days as a bike messenger. Ultimately they begin dating, but things get complicated when Mike tries to help with one of Claire’s cases. The result causes him to question the trajectory of his life.

CBS Renews Two Summer Shows

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Rebecca Murray
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Under the Dome and Extant Renewed for 2015
Barbie (Mike Vogel) leads the townsfolk down into a cave in the season 2 finale of ‘Under the Dome’

In a surprise move, CBS has renewed both Under the Dome and Extant for the 2015 summer season. Under the Dome will be returning for season three while Extant has earned a second season order.

Season two of Under the Dome drew in 11 million viewers who tuned in to see if there would actually be an answer to the origin of the dome and an explanation as to what’s up with that glowing egg. The end of the season found Big Jim going crazy and pledging to kill off all of the show’s main characters, and with the renewal announcement we’ll get to see whether he carries through on his mission to murder those he holds responsible for his wife’s death.

Extant with Oscar winner Halle Berry wasn’t a huge ratings draw, but apparently did well enough with its 8.64 million viewers to warrant a second season.

“We’re committed to delivering our viewers and advertisers year-round programming with a wide variety of storytelling,” said Nina Tassler, Chairman, CBS Entertainment. “We continue to see summer as a great place for unique concepts, innovative business models and passionate television audiences.”

Under the Dome and Extant will be joined on CBS’ 2015 summer lineup by the new drama Zoo and by a new season of Big Brother.


-By Rebecca Murray

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James Marsden and Lady Antebellum Sing “Friends in Low Places”

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Rebecca Murray
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James Marsden Sings Friends in Low Places with Lady Antebellum
James Marsden, Lady Antebellum, and Ryan Seacrest (Photo Courtesy of On Air with Ryan Seacrest)

The Best of Me stars James Marsden and Michelle Monaghan stopped by On Air with Ryan Seacrest to promote the upcoming release of the romantic drama based on the Nicholas Sparks book, and Marsden shocked Seacrest and Lady Antebellum by nailing Garth Brooks’ “Friends in Low Places.” The members of Lady Antebellum were in the studio with Marsden and Monaghan promoting the film, which features two of their songs, and were impressed with Marsden’s singing skills.

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The Best of Me Plot:

Based on the bestselling novel by acclaimed author Nicholas Sparks, The Best of Me tells the story of Dawson and Amanda, two former high school sweethearts who find themselves reunited after 20 years apart when they return to their small town for the funeral of the beloved friend. Their bittersweet reunion reignites the love they’ve never forgotten, but soon they discover the forces that drove them apart twenty years ago live on, posing even more serious threats today.

Spanning decades, this epic love story captures the enduring power of our first true love, and the wrenching choices we face when confronted with elusive second chances.

Check Out Al Pacino in ‘The Humbling’

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Rebecca Murray
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The Humbling Trailer Starring Al Pacino
Al Pacino in ‘The Humbling’ (Photo Credit: Millennium Entertainment)

Al Pacino teams up with director Barry Levinson (Wag the Dog) for the dramatic movie The Humbling based on the novel by Phillip Roth. Greta Gerwig, Dianne Wiest, Kyra Sedgwick, Dylan Baker, Charles Grodin and Nina Arianda co-star and Millennium Entertainment is targeting a January 23, 2015 release in theaters and OnDemand.

The Plot:

The Humbling tells the story of over-the-hill stage actor Simon Axler (Al Pacino) and his struggle to find his passion for life again. Near his breaking point, he finds motivation in the form of a young and lustful lesbian Pegeen Stapleford (Greta Gerwig), but as their relationship heats up Simon has a hard time keeping up with the youthful Pegeen.

Watch the trailer:

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