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‘Black Sails’ Promises a Different Type of Pirate Tale

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Rebecca Murray
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Behind the Scenes of Starz' Black Sails
Anne Bonny (Clara Paget); Billy Bones (Tom Hopper); Captain Charles Vane (Zach McGowan); Captain Flint (Toby Stephens); Eleanor (Hannah New); Gates (Mark Ryan); Idelle (Lise Slabber); Jack Rackham (Toby Schmidt); John Silver (Luke Arnold); Max (Jessica Parker Kennedy); and Mr.Scott (Hakeem Kae Kazim) in 'Black Sails' (Photo © 2014 Starz Entertainment)

What can audiences expect from the new action series Black Sails sailing onto the small screen on January 25th at 9pm ET/PT on STARZ? According to this new video promoting the upcoming premiere, Black Sails will feature a pirate world unlike most we’ve seen on television or in movies.

No one will have a parrot riding around on their shoulder and unlike some current television pirates or Johnny Depp’s Captain Jack Sparrow, don’t expect the pirates of Black Sails to be wearing any guyliner.

The Plot:

The eight-episode first season of Black Sails centers on the tales of Captain Flint and his men. Toby Stephens (Die Another Day) stars as Flint, the most brilliant and most feared pirate captain of his day, who takes on a fast-talking young addition to his crew who goes by the name John Silver. Threatened with extinction on all sides, they fight for the survival of New Providence Island, the most notorious criminal haven of its day – a debauched paradise teeming with pirates, prostitutes, thieves and fortune seekers, a place defined by both its enlightened ideals and its stunning brutality.

First Look: ‘Outlander’ Trailer Starring Sam Heughan

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Rebecca Murray
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Sam Heughan as Jamie Fraser in 'Outlander'
Sam Heughan as Jamie Fraser in 'Outlander' (Photographer: Ed Miller Courtesy of © 2014 Sony Pictures Television Inc.)

Ronald D. Moore’s epic new series Outlander will make its debut on Starz this summer, and the network is now ready to show off the first official trailer. Based on Diana Gabaldon’s bestselling book series, Outlander stars Caitriona Balfe, Sam Heughan, Tobias Menzies, Gary Lewis, Graham McTavish, Duncan Lacroix, Lotte Verbeek, and Nell Hudson.

The Plot:

The Outlander series spans the genres of romance, science fiction, history, and adventure in one epic tale. It follows the story of Claire Randall, a married combat nurse from 1945 who is mysteriously swept back in time to 1743, where she is immediately thrown into an unknown world where her life is threatened. When she is forced to marry Jamie Fraser, a chivalrous and romantic young Scottish warrior, a passionate affair is ignited that tears Claire’s heart between two vastly different men in two irreconcilable lives.

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‘Better Call Saul,’ ‘Mad Men’ Get 2014 Premiere Dates

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Rebecca Murray
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Better Call Saul Bob Odenkirk
Bob Odenkirk stars in ‘Better Call Saul’ (Photo © 2014 AMC)

The Breaking Bad prequel Better Call Saul starring Bob Odenkirk will debut on AMC in November. The new series will focus on Saul Goodman (Odenkirk) in the years before he became Walter White’s lawyer.

AMC also revealed that Mad Men‘s final season’s first half will kick off on April 13, 2014 at 10pm ET/PT.

And AMC has set an April 6th at 9pm ET/PT time slot for the premiere of the new spy thriller Turn. The new drama takes place during the Revolutionary War and centers on the “untold story of America’s first spy ring.” Turn will premiere with a special 90-minute episode.

The network’s 1980s-set series Halt and Catch Fire will get a summer start, joining the network’s lineup in June. Per the official announcement, Halt and Catch Fire “captures the rise of the PC era in the early 1980s, during which an unlikely trio – a visionary, an engineer and a prodigy – take staggering personal and professional risks in the race to build a computer that will change the world.” Meanwhile, AMC says the critically acclaimed Western Hell on Wheels will be back for season four this summer.

The Walking Dead‘s current season is back with new episodes on Sunday, February 9th at 9pm ET/PT. Season five of the zombie apocalypse series will premiere in October.

The unscripted series Game of Arms debuts on February 25th at 10pm.

“We are extremely excited about the 2014 line-up,” said Charlie Collier, AMC President and General Manager. “Both the returning and new series reflect our commitment to serving passionate audiences with compelling, character-driven story-telling.”




‘Da Vinci’s Demons’ Season 2 Premiere Date and First Look Video

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Rebecca Murray
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Da Vinci's Demons Second Season Details
Tom Riley as Leonardo Da Vinci in 'Da Vinci’s Demons' (Photo © 2013 ADJACENT, LLC.)

Starz will be premiering season two of the dramatic series Da Vinci’s Demons on March 22, 2014 at 9pm ET/PT. Starring Tom Riley as Leonardo da Vinci, the series debuted in 2013 to Starz’ highest numbers for a first season premiere. Created by David S. Goyer (The Dark Knight trilogy screenwriter, Man of Steel writer), Da Vinci’s Demons‘ second season will consist of ten new episodes.

The cast also includes Laura Haddock as Lucrezia Donati; Elliot Cowan as the de factor ruler of Florence, Lorenzo Medici; Lara Pulver as Clarice Orsini; and Blake Ritson as the ruthless and unwavering Count Girolamo Riario, nephew of Pope Sixtus IV.

The Plot: Brilliant and passionate, the 25-year- old Leonardo da Vinci is an artist, inventor, swordsman, lover, dreamer, and idealist. As a free thinker, with intellect and talents that are almost superhuman, he struggles to live within the confines of his own reality and time.

Season two of Da Vinci’s Demons finds Florence thrown into chaos in the wake of the Pazzi conspiracy. Lorenzo is gravely ill and Leonardo da Vinci must push the limits of his mind and body to defend the city against the forces of Rome. While the Medicis go to unthinkable lengths to deal with new threats, da Vinci continues on his quest to find the fabled Book of Leaves and uncover the secret history of his mother.

He’ll come to realize that he has lethal competition in his quest — new enemies who may be even worse than the forces of Pope Sixtus. His search will take him to faraway lands and force him to reevaluate everything he knew about the world and his own history.

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‘Dallas Buyers Club’ – Matthew McConaughey, Jared Leto, Jennifer Garner Videos

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Rebecca Murray
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Jared Leto Wins Virtuosos Award
Jared Leto and Matthew McConaughey star in 'Dallas Buyers Club' (Photo Credit: Anne Marie Fox / Focus Features)

Focus Features has just released twp new featurettes in support of the critically acclaimed, award-nominated drama Dallas Buyers Club. Matthew McConaughey, Jared Leto, and Jennifer Garner discuss getting into their characters in these new videos.

The Plot:

Matthew McConaughey stars in Dallas Buyers Club as real-life Texas cowboy Ron Woodroof, whose free-wheeling life was overturned in 1985 when he was diagnosed as HIV-positive and given 30 days to live. These were the early days of the AIDS epidemic, and the U.S. was divided over how to combat the virus. Ron, now shunned and ostracized by many of his old friends, and bereft of government-approved effective medicines, decided to take matters in his own hands, tracking down alternative treatments from all over the world by means both legal and illegal.

Bypassing the establishment, the entrepreneurial Woodroof joined forces with an unlikely band of renegades and outcasts – who he once would have shunned – and established a hugely successful “buyers’ club.” Their shared struggle for dignity and acceptance is a uniquely American story of the transformative power of resilience.

Construction Begins on Disney’s ‘Avatar’-Inspired Land

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Rebecca Murray
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Construction Begins on Avatar Land at Disney Park
Using Na'vi-inspired shovels (left to right) Joe Rohde, creative executive, Walt Disney Imagineering; Bruce Vaughn, chief creative executive of Walt Disney Imagineering; Jon Landau, AVATAR producer and Tom Staggs, chairman, Walt Disney Parks and Resorts celebrated the ceremonial groundbreaking for the largest expansion in Disney’s Animal Kingdom history. (Photo Courtesy of Disneyland)

It’s official: construction is now underway on the brand new Avatar-inspired land at Disney’s Animal Kingdom. Inspired by James Cameron’s blockbuster film, the new land marks the biggest expansion in Animal Kingdom’s history. The Avatar land is being designed by James Cameron and Lightstorm Entertainment along with Walt Disney Imagineering.

Per the Disney Parks blog: “The area […]will be unlike anything ever experienced at a Disney park. Guests will experience the wonders of Pandora when they fly with banshees and explore a rich natural environment with mountains that float and interactive plants that glow at night.”

“Disney’s Animal Kingdom is already home to some of our guests’ favorite attractions,” said Tom Staggs, chairman of Walt Disney Parks and Resorts. “With Avatar, we are adding a spectacular new world and an exciting set of attractions unlike any our guests have experienced. The expansion now under way will make the park a true full-day, must-see experience.”

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New Clip: ‘I, Frankenstein’ “Summon” Video

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Rebecca Murray
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Aaron Eckhart stars in this new short clip from the action horror movie I, Frankenstein arriving in theaters on January 24, 2014. The clip finds Eckhart as ‘Adam’ revealing a plot against humanity.

Directed by Stuart Beattie, the cast also includes Bill Nighy, Yvonne Strahovski, Miranda Otto, Jai Courtney, Socratis Otto, Mahesh Jadu, Caitlin Stasey, and Aden Young as Victor Frankenstein.

I, Frankenstein
Aaron Eckhart stars as ‘Adam’ in I, FRANKENSTEIN. (Photo credit: Ben King / Lionsgate Films)

The Plot:

Set in a dystopic present where vigilant gargoyles and ferocious demons rage in a battle for ultimate power, Victor Frankenstein’s creation Adam (Aaron Eckhart) finds himself caught in the middle as both sides race to discover the secret to his immortality.

‘NOW That’s What I Call Country Ballads 2’ Album Details

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Rebecca Murray
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Now That's What I Call Country Ballads 2 Track List

NOW That’s What I Call Country Ballads, an album loaded with Country love songs, proved so popular that it’s spawned a sequel. NOW That’s What I Call Country Ballads 2 will arrive in stores on January 21, 2014 featuring romantic contemporary country hits from artists including Luke Bryan, Lady Antebellum, Kenny Chesney, Miranda Lambert, Tim McGraw, Taylor Swift, and The Band Perry.

The second country ballads album will feature 18 songs and will be available in digital download and CD formats.

NOW That’s What I Call Country Ballads 2 Track List:

1. Luke Bryan – “Drunk On You”
2. Hunter Hayes – “Wanted”
3. Lady Antebellum – “Just A Kiss”
4. Miranda Lambert – “Over You”
5. Taylor Swift – “Ours”
6. Darius Rucker – “True Believers”
7. Keith Urban – “Without You”
8. Jake Owen – “Don’t Think I Can’t Love You”
9. Kenny Chesney – “Come Over”
10. Tim McGraw – “Better Than I Used To Be”
11. Josh Turner – “Time Is Love”
12. Eli Young Band – “Even If It Breaks Your Heart”
13. Gary Allan – “Every Storm (Runs Out Of Rain)”
14. Scotty McCreery – “I Love You This Big”
15. Love And Theft – “If You Ever Get Lonely”
16. Sara Evans – “A Little Bit Stronger”
17. The Band Perry – “All Your Life”
18. Gloriana – “(Kissed You) Good Night”

A&E Gets Behind Those Who Kill

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Rebecca Murray
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James D'Arcy and Chloë Sevigny star in Those Who Kill
James D'Arcy and Chloë Sevigny star in the new A&E original scripted drama series 'Those Who Kill' (Photo by A&E/Copyright 2012)
Chloë Sevigny (Big Love) and James D’Arcy (Cloud Atlas) have teamed up for the new dramatic series Those Who Kill on A&E. The new drama has landed a March 3, 2014 premiere date, set to air at 10pm ET/PT. The show’s based on the Danish series format which was inspired by Elsebeth Egholm’s work. Brian Grazer, Glen Morgan, David Petrarca, Peter Bose, and Jonas Allen serve as executive producers with Glen Morgan attached as showrunner. Morgan also wrote the pilot.
 
“Glen Morgan and the incredible team behind the Those Who Kill have crafted a captivating drama that we’re thrilled to add to our slate of original scripted series,” stated David McKillop, Executive Vice President and General Manager of A&E Network. “As the story unfolds, these damaged yet good-intentioned characters are brought to life by the talented cast.”
 
The Plot:
 
As a freshly minted homicide detective, Catherine Jensen has garnered a reputation for overstepping her boundaries in her unrelenting pursuit to solve Pittsburgh’s most gruesome murders. Motivated by her past, including the disappearance of her brother and the suspicion that her stepfather is a serial killer, she often finds herself emotionally connected to the victims she’s investigating. Jensen enlists the help of Thomas Schaeffer (D’Arcy), a forensic psychologist who has a tumultuous relationship with the police department, to provide insight into her cases and her personal investigation into her stepfather. He too finds himself deeply connected to each case, but often through the killer, which proves to be a hazardous undertaking. The pair shares a skewed sense of judgment that often puts them, and sometimes even their families, at risk. As these two captivating yet flawed characters come together, their bond often rescues them from their individual demons but may be the source of more harmful tribulations.
 
Source: A&E Network
 
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NBC Announces Midseason Premiere Dates

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Rebecca Murray
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Benjamin Stockham as Marcus and David Walton as Will in 'About a Boy'
Benjamin Stockham as Marcus and David Walton as Will in 'About a Boy' (Photo by: Jordin Althaus/NBC)
For those wondering when About a Boy is finally going to debut on NBC, the network has just provided the answer. NBC’s announced the premiere dates for five new midseason series including About a Boy based on the Nick Hornby novel of the same name. Other midseason shows joining NBC’s lineup include the comedy Growing Up Fisher, dramas Believe and Crisis, and the ‘alternative’ series American Dream Builders.
 
About a Boy will air on Tuesdays at 9pm ET/PT beginning February 25th. However, prior to it settling into its regular time slot, the first episode will air immediately after the Olympics on February 21st at 10:30pm. Growing Up Fisher will plop into its time slot of Tuesdays at 9:30pm after About a Boy starting on February 25th. Growing Up Fisher, starring J.K. Simmons and Jenna Elfman, will also have a special Olympics premiere on Sunday, February 23rd at 10:30pm.
 
Gravity director Alfonso Cuaron and J.J. Abrams’ creation, Believe, will air a special preview on Monday, March 10th at 10pm ET/PT following The Voice. Its official time slot is Sundays at 9pm ET/PT beginning March 16th.
 
Dermot Mulroney and X-Files‘ Gillian Anderson lead the cast of the dramatic series Crisis debuting on March 16th at 10pm ET/PT. Per NBC, Crisis “examines to what extremes elite and influential Washington, D.C., parents will go to when their children are put in jeopardy by a man who is out for revenge.”
 
American Dream Builders, a new reality competition show with Nate Berkus as host, will debut on Sunday, March 23rd at 8pm ET/PT. The series will involve a dozen accomplished designers and builders going against each other “as they tackle massive home renovation projects, featuring unique architectural styles, resulting in some jaw-dropping transformations.”
 
Source: NBC
 
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