Syfy’s rock ’em sock ’em robots reality series, Robot Combat League, will debut on February 26, 2013 at 10pm. According to the network, the new series “reinvents gladiatorial combat for the 21st century” and “will feature tournament-style battles between eight-feet tall, state-of-the-art humanoid robots controlled by human robo-jockeys.” Robotics expert Mark Setrakian designed and created the robots to be used on the series.
WWE’s Chris Jericho is hosting the show and will be providing robot/boxing/reality show fans with play-by-play commentary.
The Details:
“The idea of robots in battle has captured the imagination for generations. Now, through ground-breaking engineering, the fusion of a human’s fighting spirit with a powerful robotic machine built for destruction has become a reality. This extraordinary new series will feature twelve teams consisting of a fighter (a robo-jockey) and a robotics engineer (a robo-tech) from myriad backgrounds including a race car driver, an Olympic athlete, a National Guard helicopter pilot along with a mix of professional fighters and software engineers. Each team is paired with its own unique robot and will fight in a first-of-its kind competition using a high-tech exo-suit that translates their movements to their robot. Each fight consists of three rounds of intense action, with the winning team advancing in the competition.”
Source: Syfy
Chris Jericho Will Host Robot Combat League
Beyonce Documentary Coming to HBO
Everything you’ve ever wanted to know about Grammy-winner Beyoncé will be revealed during a feature-length documentary airing on February 16, 2013 on HBO. Okay, so the network’s not promising they’ll answer all your Beyoncé questions with this “intimate, revealing” documentary, but apparently it will allow her fans a behind-the-scenes look at her private life. HBO President of Programming Michael Lombardo announced the upcoming documentary which was directed by, executive produced, and stars Beyonce.
“Everybody knows Beyoncé’s music, but few know Beyoncé the person,” stated Lombardo. “Along with electrifying footage of Beyoncé onstage, this unique special looks beyond the glamour to reveal a vibrant, vulnerable, unforgettable woman.”
Adds the singer/actress, “HBO has a history of pushingevery boundary with class and authenticity. Some of my favorite shows are on HBO, so I am excited that my film will be part of its bold programming. This film was so personal to me, it had to have the right home.”
The Details:
The film is a multi-faceted portrait of the 16-time Grammy Award-winning singer, businesswoman, songwriter, actress, entrepreneur, wife and mother, showing off the extraordinary gifts that have made her a global phenomenon, and stripping away the veneer of stardom. It includes extensive first-person footage, some of it shot by Beyoncé on her laptop, in which she reflects on the realities of celebrity, the refuge she finds onstage and the transcendent joy of becoming a mother last year.
The film sheds light on her childhood in Houston, with home movies revealing the close bond she built with her family and charts the challenges Beyoncé felt when she decided to manage her career and build her own company, Parkwood Entertainment. It also captures the intense physical and emotional demands she goes through in the studio, preparing for live performances, running a business and her family life, including her return to the spotlight after the birth of her daughter, Blue Ivy Carter, in January 2012.
Source: HBO
First Look: Dark Skies Trailer
“Once you’ve been chosen, you belong to them”
The producers behind Paranormal Activity and Insidious are back with Dark Skies, another creepy thriller – although this one appears to involve aliens rather than ghosts or demons. Set for a February 22, 2013 theatrical release, Dark Skies stars Keri Russell, Josh Hamilton, Dakota Goyo, Kadan Rockett and J.K. Simmons.
The Plot:
As husband and wife Daniel and Lacey Barret witness an escalating series of disturbing events involving their family, their safe and peaceful home quickly unravels. When it becomes clear that the Barret family is being targeted by an unimaginably terrifying and deadly force, Daniel and Lacey take matters in their own hands to solve the mystery of what is after their family.
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Spotlight On: All I Need is Love with CeeLo Green and The Muppets
Miss Piggy kisses Kermit the Frog under the mistletoe, Santa shows up to prove he’s real, and Walter catches his entry down the chimney along with all the Christmas festivities on video in CeeLo Green’s “All I Need is Love (featuring The Muppets)”. The video, directed by Marc Klasfeld, also introduces a new Muppet – Lo-Co.
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The Walking Dead Mid-Season Finale Preview
The Plot:
“Made to Suffer” – Andrea steps up as the people of Woodbury are thrown into uncharted territory. At the prison, a new threat arises.
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—Posted by Rebecca Murray
New ‘Jack Reacher’ Videos Arrive
Tom Cruise wasn’t everyone’s first choice to play the lead role in Jack Reacher, however, Paramount’s hoping fans of the source material will at least be willing to give him a chance. Whether or not you agree with Cruise’s casting, you have to admit he does know how to handle action roles.
Coming to theaters on December 21, 2012, Jack Reacher also stars Rosamund Pike, Robert Duvall, Richard Jenkins, Werner Herzog, and David Oyelowo.
The Plot: When a gunman takes five lives with six shots, all evidence points to the suspect in custody. On interrogation, the suspect offers up a single note: “Get Jack Reacher!” So begins an extraordinary chase for the truth, pitting Jack Reacher against an unexpected enemy, with a skill for violence and a secret to keep.
Peter Jackson Releases a New Hobbit Behind-the-Scenes Video
The Plot:
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey follows Bilbo Baggins, who is swept into an epic quest to reclaim the lost Dwarf Kingdom of Erebor from the fearsome dragon Smaug. Approached out of the blue by the wizard Gandalf the Grey, Bilbo finds himself joining a company of thirteen dwarves led by the legendary warrior, Thorin Oakenshield. Their journey will take them into the Wild; through treacherous lands swarming with Goblins and Orcs, deadly Wargs and Sorcerers.
Although their goal lies to the East and the wastelands of the Lonely Mountain, first they must escape the goblin tunnels, where Bilbo meets the creature that will change his life forever…Gollum.
Here, alone with Gollum, on the shores of an underground lake, the unassuming Bilbo Baggins not only discovers depths of ingenuity and courage that surprise even him, he also gains possession of Gollum’s “precious” ring that holds unexpected and useful qualities… A simple, gold ring that is tied to the fate of all Middle-earth in ways Bilbo cannot begin to know.
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First Look: The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones Poster
Hot on the heels of the release of the first official trailer, Sony’s revealed the poster for The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones. Starring Lily Collins, Jamie Campbell Bower, Robert Sheehan, Lena Headey, Jared Harris, Jemima West, and Kevin Segers, the first film of The Mortal Instruments series will hit theaters on August 23, 2013.
The Plot:
Set in contemporary New York City, a seemingly ordinary teenager, Clary Fray (Lily Collins), discovers she is the descendant of a line of Shadowhunters, a secret cadre of young half-angel warriors locked in an ancient battle to protect our world from demons. After the disappearance of her mother (Lena Headey), Clary must join forces with a group of Shadowhunters, who introduce her to a dangerous alternate New York called Downworld, filled with demons, warlocks, vampires, werewolves and other deadly creatures.
Deadfall – Trailer, Photos and Cast
Release Date: December 7, 2012
Running Time: 94 minutes
Genres: Action, drama, thriller
Directed By: Stefan Ruzowitzky
MPAA Rating: R for strong violence, language and sexuality
Official Synopsis: Siblings Addison (Eric Bana) and Liza (Olivia Wilde) are on the run from a casino heist gone wrong. When a car accident leaves their wheel man and a state trooper dead, they split up and make a run for the Canadian border in the worst of circumstances – a near whiteout blizzard. While Addison heads cross-country, creating mayhem in his wake, Liza is picked up by ex-boxer Jay (Charlie Hunnam), en-route for a Thanksgiving homecoming with his parents, June (Sissy Spacek) and retired sheriff Chet (Kris Kristofferson). It’s there the siblings are reunited in a terse and thrilling showdown that pushes the bonds of family to the limit.
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Charlie Hunnam – ‘Jay Mills’
Olivia Wilde – ‘Liza’
Eric Bana – ‘Addison’
Kris Kristofferson – ‘Chet Mills’
Sissy Spacek – ‘June Mills’
Kate Mara – ‘Hanna’
Treat Williams – ‘Sheriff Marshall Becker’
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Homeland Season 2 Episode 9 Preview
Every week, Homeland just continues to get better. The November 25, 2012 episode “Two Hats” appears to be upping the ante by bringing in Abu Nazir (Navid Negahban) to meet with a torn and conflicted Brody (Damian Lewis).
The Plot:
Brody makes a necessary phone call. Saul (Mandy Patinkin) teams up with Virgil (David Marciano) and Max (Maury Sterling) to dig up some information on one of their own. Carrie (Claire Danes) finds herself preparing for the most important meeting of her career.
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—Posted by Rebecca Murray
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