Debra knows Dexter’s secret and in season seven episode eight, she calls on him to get rid of a problem. This season of Dexter is one of the best, and the November 18, 2012 episode (9pm ET/PT) looks like it could be a game-changer.
The Plot:
Dexter tries to keep Debra in the dark about his relationship with Hannah, but a surprise visit from Astor, Cody and Harrison throws a wrench into his plans. Fresh out of jail, Isaak renews his pursuit of Dexter.
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—Posted by Rebecca Murray
Dexter Season 7 Episode 8 Preview
ABCs of Death Trailer – Definitely Not Safe for Work or Younger Audiences
This red-band trailer for the horror anthology The ABC’s of Death is labeled restricted for a very good reason. Watch it at your own risk.
The Plot:
Twenty-six directors. Twenty-six ways to die. The The ABC’s of Death is perhaps the most ambitious anthology film ever conceived with productions spanning fifteen countries and featuring segments directed by over two dozen of the world’s leading talents in contemporary genre film. Inspired by children’s educational books, the motion picture is comprised of twenty-six individual chapters; each helmed by a different director assigned a letter of the alphabet. The directors were then given free reign in choosing a word to create a story involving death. Provocative, shocking, funny and ultimately confrontational, The ABC’s of Death is the definitive vision of modern horror diversity.
The ABC’s of Death hits theaters on March 8, 2013.
Source: Magnet Releasing
Doctor Who Christmas Special Teaser Clip
This year’s Doctor Who Christmas Special is titled “The Snowmen” and will “introduce the new companion, a new look for the Doctor and a new monster that will have families shivering behind their sofas.”
Jenna-Louise Coleman plays the new companion, Clara. According to BBC, “The Snowmen” follows the adventures of Doctor Who (Matt Smith) and Clara as they “embark on a mission to save Christmas from the villainous Doctor Simeon (Richard E Grant) and his army of icy snowmen.”
“The Doctor at Christmas is one of my favourite things – but this year it’s different,” stated lead writer and executive producer Steven Moffat. “He’s lost Amy and Rory to the Weeping Angels, and he’s not in a good place: in fact, he’s Scrooge. He’s withdrawn from the world and no longer cares what happens to it. So when all of humanity hangs in the balance, can anyone persuade a tired and heartbroken Doctor that it’s time to return to the good fight? Enter Jenna-Louise Coleman…”
Added Matt Smith: “For this year’s Christmas special we have the wonderfully villainous Richard E Grant as Doctor Simeon – as well as lizards, Victorian assassins and deranged warriors from the future, who all return to convince the Doctor that he should board the TARDIS again and save the world. Add to that Jenna-Louise Coleman, and so begins the Christmas Special 2012. I hope everyone enjoys it!”
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Spotlight On: Christina and CeeLo Perform Make the World Move on The Voice
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‘Star Wars: The Clone Wars Season 5 Episode 8 Preview
The younglings are all on their own in the “Bound for Rescue” episode of Star Wars: The Clone Wars airing Saturday, November 17, 2012 at 9:30am on Cartoon Network.
The Plot:
The third episode in this four-part story arc finds Ahsoka captured by Hondo’s pirates and the younglings working together to infiltrate the pirates’ den, using their wits and courage to launch a daring rescue. This episode also marks Obi-Wan Kenobi’s reunion with an old adversary, General Grievous.
Trivia:
· The wide eyed Ithorian youngling named Byph is voiced by Dee Bradley Baker, the voice of the clones.
· This is the first (and only) appearance of General Grievous this season.
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X Factor Has a Double Elimination
You’ve been warned…on to the news.
One of Demi Lovato’s Young Adults and one of Simon Cowell’s Groups won’t be continuing on with their journeys in pursuit of being named the winner of this season’s The X Factor. Co-hosts Mario Lopez and Khloe Kardashian Odom had the difficult duty of breaking the news to Lyric 145 that they’d received the lowest number of votes following their live performance, meaning they were eliminated from The X Factor.
Next up, it was announced Garcia and Paige Thomas tied were next in line with fewest votes (a tie). That meant it was up to judges Cowell, Lovato, L.A. Reid and Britney Spears to decide who would be moving on and who would be moving out after listening to them perform their “song for survival.” Once the dust cleared, Garcia was sent home from the competition.
Coming Up on The X Factor:
On Wednesday, Nov. 21 (8:00-10:00 PM ET live/PT tape-delayed), the finalists: Teens – Beatrice Miller, Arin Ray, Carly Rose Sonenclar and Diamond White; Young Adults – CeCe Frey and Paige Thomas; Over 25s – Vino Alan and Tate Stevens; and Groups – Emblem3 and Fifth Harmony – perform LIVE for America’s votes. Fans will once again be able to vote immediately after the performance show via text, toll-free calling, or at TheXFactorUSA.com.
British sensation Cher Lloyd will be performing on the Thursday, Nov. 22 show (8:00-9:00 PM ET live/PT tape-delayed), followed by another round of eliminations.
Source: Fox
Last Resort, 666 Park Avenue Have Been Canceled
ABC recently gave both shows orders for more scripts. However, the ratings haven’t picked up on either series and ABC will be pulling the plug after the original 13 episodes air.
Source: The Hollywood Reporter
Review: ‘Silver Linings Playbook’ Starring Bradley Cooper and Jennifer Lawrence
“This is what I believe to be true: You have to do everything you can, and if you stay positive you have a shot at a silver lining,” says Pat (Bradley Cooper) to his therapist in one of his many sessions since being released from the mental hospital in the drama/comedy film Silver Linings Playbook.
Pat’s life has not gone as he hoped or planned. After losing everything in his life – his job, his house, and his wife by catching her in the shower with one of his co-workers and beating him within an inch of his life – Pat took a plea bargain and has spent the last eight months in a mental hospital for his anger and mood swings. Now Pat is out, living with his parents and trying to rebuild his life with a positive attitude. And most importantly, he’s trying to reconnect with his wife in spite of the restraining order she has in place against him.
Pat’s parents just want him to get back on his feet, and his dad (Robert De Niro) desperately wants him to watch the Philadelphia Eagles football games with him and bring the team good mojo.
Things begin to get complicated and interesting for Pat when he meets Tiffany (Jennifer Lawrence), a sister-in-law to Pat’s best friend. She’s a strange, mysterious, and sexy young woman who’s battling her own demons and finds Pat’s recent past with mental illness intriguing. Desperate for a friend and feeling an almost instant connection with Pat, Tiffany offers to help him try to reconnect with his wife but only if he becomes her dance partner so they can enter in a dance competition she’s always wanted to perform in.
Quirky, funny, and sweet, Silver Linings Playbook is a romantic comedy/drama that gives Bradley Cooper the best role of his career so far. Cooper delivers a strong performance as Pat, a troubled, angry young man who is truly doing his very best to try to get a new life started for himself. The therapy scenes in the film are both humorous and real. When Pat reveals to the doctor that he has most likely had a problem with anger all his life and how he hates his illness but wants to learn how to control it, it’s impossible not to root for him in his struggle.
Jennifer Lawrence is wonderful as Tiffany, the troubled and sexy young lady who seems to set her sights on Pat for all the wrong reasons – but just might be exactly what he needs. The chemistry between Lawrence and Cooper is dynamic and raises the film to a higher level.
Robert De Niro gives a funny and solid performance as Pat’s dad who carries the weight of feeling somehow he let his son down while raising him, blaming himself partly for Pat’s troubles. The scene where he tries to confess his feelings and hopes to Pat is both tender and touching.
The big problem with Silver Linings Playbook is in the first 25 minutes of the film. It’s extremely loud, chaotic, and has awkward pacing. However, if the moviegoing audience can just get past this part of the film and make it to the dinner party scene, they’ll end up watching and being treated to one of the best romantic comedies this year.
GRADE: B-
Silver Linings Playbook is rated R for language and some sexual content/nudity.
Kristen Stewart on Bella and Breaking Dawn Part 2
Kristen Stewart’s final LA press conference for the Twilight film series proved she’s come a long way since that first sparkling vampire film press day. Now with Breaking Dawn Part 2, Stewart’s seems more comfortable in front of the media, although she still doesn’t appear to actually like the ordeal.
In this video courtesy of Summit Entertainment, Stewart talks about Bella’s transition from human teenager to a married vampire mom. She also discusses getting to be a part of the action, working with co-stars Robert Pattinson and Taylor Lautner, being directed by Bill Condon, and finishing up the Twilight series.
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Helen Hunt Earns Spotlight Award
“Few can claim the artistic distinctions of Helen Hunt,” stated Film Festival Chairman Harold Matzner announcing the honor. “A consummate actress, director, producer and screenwriter, Hunt’s talents are myriad. From her award-winning portrayal of Jamie on Mad About You, an iconic character that helped to define a generation, to her work on Then She Found Me, which was honored at the 2008 Palm Springs International Film Festival, Hunt has demonstrated that the sky’s the limit when it comes to her talents. In her latest film, The Sessions, Hunt gives a bravura performance as a therapist with a most delicate task-to help a man who has spent his life in an iron lung achieve a most unusual wish- lose his virginity. Because of her sensitivity and grace in this performance, and to recognize a career of continuing achievement, the Palm Springs International Film Festival is proud to present the Spotlight Award to Helen Hunt.”
Hunt follows in the footsteps of past honorees Amy Adams and Jessica Chastain who both earned Oscar nominations for the work they were honored by the Palm Springs International Film Festival for.
More on The Sessions:
Hunt co-stars in Fox Searchlight Pictures’ The Sessions, based on the poignantly optimistic autobiographical writings of California–based journalist and poet Mark O’Brien. The Sessions tells the story of a man who lived most of his life in an iron lung who is determined – at age 38 – to lose his virginity. With the help of his therapist and the guidance of his priest, he sets out to make his dream a reality. John Hawkes and William H. Macy also star in a film written for the screen and directed by Ben Levin.
More on Helen Hunt [Courtesy of the PSIFF]:
Helen Hunt has enjoyed a diverse career not only as an award-winning actress, but more recently as an accomplished writer, director and producer. Hunt attended the Palm Springs International Film Festival in 2008 for the Opening Night screening of her film Then She Found Me, which she co-wrote, produced and directed. The film won the Best Narrative Feature Award at the Festival. Her other film credits include Soul Surfer, Bobby, As Good As It Gets, What Women Want, Castaway, A Good Woman, Robert Altman’s Dr. T and the Women, Pay It Forward and Twister. She most recently completed work on Steven Bernstein’s Decoding Annie Parker with Samantha Morton.
Some of Hunt’s television work includes Mad About You and the critically acclaimed HBO Miniseries Empire Falls. For her role as Jamie Buchman in Mad About You, Hunt garnered four Emmy Awards, four Golden Globe Awards (three as lead actress and one as Producer for Best Comedy), and a Screen Actors Guild Award. She also won the Best Actress Award at the Golden Globes, the Screen Actors Guild and the Oscars for her role in the film As Good As It Gets.
Source: Palm Springs International Film Festival
—Posted by Rebecca Murray
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