Season 5 Finale – “Save Yourself”
The official synopsis: Eric (Alexander Skarsgard) embarks on a final, desperate mission to overthrow the Authority – and save Bill (Stephen Moyer) from losing his humanity. Andy (Chris Bauer) faces the consequences of a Light Pact he made; Alcide (Joe Manganiello) readies for a second showdown with J.D.; Sam (Sam Trammell) and Luna (Janina Gavankar) test their limits in trying to escape the Authority.
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True Blood Season 5 Finale Preview
First Photo: Libertador
Libertador was directed by Alberto Arvelo from a script by Timothy Sexton (Children of Men). The cast also includes Maria Valverde, Danny Huston, Imanol Arias, and Gary Lewis.
The Plot:
Bolívar was instrumental in Latin America’s struggle for independence from the Spanish Empire, and is today considered one of the most influential politicians and emancipators in American history. Libertador is told from the viewpoint of Bolívar, about his quests and epic military campaigns, which covered twice the territory Alexander the Great conquered, and his vision to unify South America.
“From the start, I knew I didn’t want to make a film just about history, so I tried to move away from the paintings in the museums and cinema for historians, and really concentrate on the man behind the stories and who he really was as a person,” said director Arvelo.
Producer Ana Loehnert stated: “Bolívar was a true visionary, whose intricate and fascinating life story and legacy had never been brought to screen in the way he deserved. We have tried to do this approaching it also from a very personal and contemporary angle.”
Source: WMG Films, Silver Screen Inc
Nature Calls to Call Magnet Releasing Home
Magnet’s planning a VOD release on October 4, 2012 followed by a theatrical release on November 9th.
Commenting on the acquisition, Magnolia President Eamonn Bowles said, “Nature Calls holds its own with the best low-brow comedy classics. Well directed with a truly funny cast, this is going to be a late night favorite for years to come.”
Director Rohal added, “I’m thrilled to have our film welcomed into the collection of Magnolia films. They’re a company that continues to release films that shock and amaze me. It’s great to be a part of their world.”
The Plot:
Oswalt stars as Scoutmaster Randy Stevens, whose dwindling, apathetic troop ditches a scout meeting in favor of a TV-themed slumber party hosted by Randy’s brother Kirk (Knoxville), his polar opposite and arch nemesis. When Randy rounds up the boys in the middle of the night, stealing them for an highly unauthorized/unorganized trip to the woods, all hell breaks loose as Kirk pursues with a pair of gun-toting employees (Riggle and O’Neal). Drinking, nudity, mishandled fireworks and tremendously inappropriate behavior around minors ensues, in the grand tradition of comedy classics like The Bad News Bears and Meatballs.
Source: Magnet Releasing
Movie Review: Cosmopolis
Reviewed by Kevin Finnerty
“I need to get a haircut,” says Eric Packer (Robert Pattinson), a 28-year-old billionaire who’s about to go on the longest, strangest and most life-changing drives in history across Manhattan in director David Cronenberg’s dramatic film, Cosmopolis.
Set in the near future on perhaps the busiest day in New York City – and the worst day to try to travel across town – Packer conducts his errands and business in his luxurious limousine while only stepping out a few times. Those few times occur when he sees his new wife (played by Sarah Gadon) and tries to convince her to finally have sex with him, even while acknowledging their marriage is loveless and soulless. Constantly ending up in gridlock due the President of the United States being in town, as well as a funeral procession for a music legend, Packer keeps his eyes on the Chinese Yuan’s exchange rate which is mounting against all expectations and threatening Eric’s fortune and future. The possibility of losing his fortune still doesn’t prevent him from carrying on with business in his limo and from having his daily physical by one of his doctors.
Packer’s slowly growing state of paranoia begins to take hold as protestors and riots break out in the streets opposing the rich Wall Street elite of which Eric is the king. As his fortune tumbles and as it seems he may never reach his father’s old barber, it becomes clear to Packer that he just may be headed for his own assassination by a crazed, obsessed stalker.
Dark, foreboding, and weird, Cosmopolis is a moody, disjointed and choppy film which is in the same style as some of Cronenberg’s earlier and more forgettable movies (Naked Lunch, eXistenZ). Robert Pattinson delivers an adequate performance as the narcissistic, sex-obsessed, billionaire playboy whose paranoia slowly begins to take him down what might be the path to his destruction. Unfortunately for Pattinson, the film, and the audience, Eric’s a glossy, superficial character with no real depth and therefore uninteresting. The audience never has a chance to develop any real connection to Packer or any of the characters he interacts with during his odyssey for a haircut.
The film’s pacing is incredibly choppy and sporadic with no continuity, going from scene to scene with no flow or rhythm. This is definitely NOT Cronenberg’s best work and it just might be his weakest film to date.
Shallow, boring and bizarre, Cosmopolis – based on the critically acclaimed novel by Don DeLillo and adapted for the screen by Cronenberg – is a stylistic, tedious journey with a man who’s as empty, one-dimensional and pointless as the film’s script.
GRADE: D
Cosmopolis is rated R for some strong sexual content including graphic nudity, violence and language.
Behind the Scenes of Dredd – Slow-Motion Clip
Dredd 3D writer/producer Alex Garland explains the ‘Slo-Mo’ drug central to the film by saying, “The idea was that if you lived in this tough place, Slo-Mo would give you moments of beauty and peace and tranquility. You take it and your brain just starts running at a fraction of its normal speed.” And, because of the slower camera speed, the film’s drug scenes actually look visually stunning.
In this behind-the-scenes clip, Dredd Concept Artist Jock, Lead Stereographer Vincent Toto, Digital Camera Supervisor Stefan Ciupek, Special Effects Supervisor Max Poolman, Cinematographer Anthony Dod Mantle, and actor Karl Urban talk about the design and using the newest generation of the Phantom camera to deliver the Slo-Mo effect onscreen.
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The Plot:
The future America is an irradiated waste land. On its East Coast, running from Boston to Washington DC, lies Mega City One- a vast, violent metropolis where criminals rule the chaotic streets. The only force of order lies with the urban cops called “Judges” who possess the combined powers of judge, jury and instant executioner. Known and feared throughout the city, Dredd (Karl Urban) is the ultimate Judge, challenged with ridding the city of its latest scourge – a dangerous drug epidemic that has users of “Slo-Mo” experiencing reality at a fraction of its normal speed.
During a routine day on the job, Dredd is assigned to train and evaluate Cassandra Anderson (Olivia Thirlby), a rookie with powerful psychic abilities thanks to a genetic mutation. A heinous crime calls them to a neighborhood where fellow Judges rarely dare to venture- a 200 story vertical slum controlled by prostitute turned drug lord Ma-Ma (Lena Headey) and her ruthless clan. When they capture one of the clan’s inner circle, Ma-Ma overtakes the compound’s control center and wages a dirty, vicious war against the Judges that proves she will stop at nothing to protect her empire. With the body count climbing and no way out, Dredd and Anderson must confront the odds and engage in the relentless battle for their survival.
The endlessly inventive mind of writer Alex Garland and director Pete Travis bring DREDD 3D to life as a futuristic neo-noir action film. Filmed in 3D with stunning slow motion photography sequences, the film returns the celebrated character to the dark, visceral incarnation from John Wagner and Carlos Ezquerra’s revered comic strip.
Dredd 3D hits theaters on September 21, 2012.
Source: Lionsgate Films
Jennifer Garner, Olivia Wilde Play with Butter
The Weinstein Company has put out the Butter trailer hoping it’ll be spread around…
Starring Jennifer Garner, Modern Family‘s Ty Burrell, Olivia Wilde (as a stripper), Hugh Jackman, Alicia Silverstone, Yara Shahidi, and Twilight‘s Ashley Greene, Butter will debut On Demand on September 7, 2012 followed by a theatrical release on October 5th.
The Plot:
When her husband is unceremoniously asked to step down after taking first prize for fifteen years as the master Butter Carver at the Iowa State Fair, the limelight-seeking, ultra-competitive Laura Pickler takes on a 12-year-old, African-American butter sculpting prodigy in a butter carving contest of epic proportions.
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Destination Star Trek London Contest Details
CBS Consumer Products is hosting a Destination Star Trek London contest where one lucky winner and a guest will have the chance to attend the first-ever Star Trek convention in which five Captains – William Shatner, Patrick Stewart, Avery Brooks, Kate Mulgrew, and Scott Bakula – are set to appear. The contest is open now and runs through 9:59:59 am ET September 4th.
The grand prize winner will receive “a six-day, five-night trip for two to London” plus the opportunity to meet the five Captains. The prize package includes:
• 3 Day Event Access, reserved seating at panels and tickets to Friday and Saturday night parties as well as breakfast with a Captain.
• Tickets to the Opening Ceremony/Captain’s Talk as well as a photo shoot with each attending captain and a personalized autograph.
• Goody bags with exclusive limited edition items and much more.
To enter, visit http://www.facebook.com/StarTrek for all the details.
Source: CBS Consumer Products
—Posted by Rebecca Murray
Brittany Allen Signs Up for Defiance
Brittany Allen (All My Children) has joined the cast of Syfy’s Defiance, a new series currently shooting in Toronto. Allen joins Grant Bowler, Julie Benz, Stephanie Leonidas, Tony Curran, Jaime Murray, Graham Greene, Mia Kirshner and Fionnula Flanagan in the groundbreaking series which will debut in April 2013. Allen’s screen credits include The Rocker and the upcoming releases Dead Before Dawn 3D, Backgammon, and the Canadian miniseries Bomb Girls.
Defiance marks the first time a series and a Massive Multiplayer Online game have had interconnected worlds and storylines that “co-exist throughout a scripted drama series and a multiplatform MMO shooter.”
The Plot:
Set in the near future, Defiance introduces an exotically transformed planet Earth, its landscapes permanently altered following the sudden – and tumultuous – arrival of seven unique alien races. In this somewhat unknown and unpredictable landscape, the richly diverse, newly-formed civilization of humans and aliens must learn to co-exist peacefully. Each week, viewers will follow an immersive character drama set in the boom-town of Defiance, which sits atop the ruins of St. Louis, MO, while in the game, players will adventure in the new frontier of the San Francisco Bay area. The dramatic tapestry of the series and the intense action of the game will exist in a single universe where their respective narratives will inform one another and evolve together into one overall story.
Allen will play Tirra, a troubled employee of the town madam, Kenya (Mia Kirshner). When she and Kenya are abducted as a result of Tirra’s dangerous inclinations, the two build an unlikely bond as they are launched into a terrifying fight for survival in alien badlands.
Source: Syfy
—Posted by Rebecca Murray
Treme Kicks Off Season 3 in September
HBO’s Treme returns for a 10 episode season three beginning September 23rd at 10pm PT/ET. Says series creator David Simon: “We’ve committed ourselves to documenting post-Katrina New Orleans in a way that takes relatively few liberties with what was actually at stake. These are not mayors or police chiefs or gangsters battling for the future of their society. These characters are ordinary people – musicians, laborers, bar owners, fishermen, cooks – who couldn’t bear to walk away from what they understood to be great about their city. Their only weapon was the culture of New Orleans – its music, its food, its traditions, its street life. That’s what has brought the city back to the extent that it has returned.”
The ensemble cast of Treme includes Wendell Pierce as Antoine Batiste, Khandi Alexander as LaDonna Batiste-Williams, Clarke Peters as Albert Lambreaux, Rob Brown as Delmond Lambreaux, Steve Zahn as Davis McAlary, Kim Dickens as Janette Desautel, Melissa Leo as Toni Bernette, Lucia Micarelli as Annie Tee, Michiel Huisman as Sonny, David Morse as Terry Colson, Jon Seda as Nelson Hidalgo, India Ennenga as Sofia Bernette, and new cast member Chris Coy as L.P. Everett.
The Plot:
First, the people came back. Then, the crime. Now, more than two years after the near death of a great city, the money is starting to arrive, which would sound like a solution if this were some place other than New Orleans, and this was some other era but America at the millennium.
For the people of New Orleans, even the promises of redevelopment come with strings attached, and every dollar that shows up – whether from government disaster relief, or from venture capital, or even from those seeking to remake New Orleans in the wake of Katrina – carries with it new dynamics and new risks. National interest has waned, moving on to the next headline, but those who know and love the Crescent City have no choice. They must find their way back to what matters in the life of their city. However, little of what they can bring to bear yields a quick result, and nothing about New Orleans – its government, its police department and courtrooms, its school system – works as it should. Nothing is easy.
In the end, their only weapons are community. And culture.
Treme September 2012 Episodes:
Episode #22: “Knock with Me – Rock with Me”
Debut: SUNDAY, SEPT. 23 (10:00-11:00 p.m. ET/PT)
Other HBO playdates: Sept. 23 (midnight), 25 (10:00 p.m.), 26 (midnight) and 27 (3:50 a.m.)
HBO2 playdates: Sept. 24 (10:00 p.m.), 28 (11:00 p.m.) and 29 (9:00 p.m.)
Antoine Batiste flirts with martyrdom; Janette Desautel encounters her old nemesis,Enrico Brulard (Victor Slezak), and a new suitor; Delmond and Albert Lambreaux debut their Indian-jazz album; Toni Bernette meets L.P. Everett, a new ally in her investigation of post-Katrina killings; LaDonna Batiste-Williams finds living with in-laws is its own kind of hell; Sonny is in an in-law hell of his own, and he and Linh (Hong Chau) aren’t even married; Nelson Hidalgo is barking up new money trees.
Story by David Simon & Anthony Bourdain; teleplay by David Simon; directed by Anthony Hemingway.
Episode #23: “Saints”
Debut: SUNDAY, SEPT. 30 (10:00-11:00 p.m.)
Other HBO playdates: Sept. 30 (midnight) and Oct. 2 (10:00 p.m.), 3 (midnight) and 4 (3:40 a.m.)
HBO2 playdates: Oct. 1 (10:00 p.m.), 5 (11:00 p.m.), 6 (9:00 p.m.) and 13 (8:00 p.m.)
Antoine’s students show interest and Annie’s demo hits the mark; Sonny and Linh show interest, but no marks are hit; L.P. Everett’s new case has smoke and fire; heat at the in-laws’ house forces LaDonna to move; Hidalgo discovers a new angle; Janette’s resistance slips; Albert learns he has chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
Written by Eric Overmyer; directed by Jim McKay.
Source: HBO
Glee Warns Drivers Against Texting
“Stop the Texts. Stop the Wrecks.”
20th Century Fox, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), the State Attorneys General and Consumer Protection Agencies, and the Ad Council teamed up on a series of public service advertisements (PSAs) featuring scenes from Glee season three. The PSAs are aimed at educating young adult drivers about the dangers of texting.
Last season, Quinn (Dianna Agron) was injured in a car crash on the way to Rachel and Finn’s wedding because she took her eyes off the road to respond to a text. That scene is featured in the PSAs as it helps illustrate the horrible consequences of texting and driving. The new PSAs also point people to the Texting and Driving Prevention campaign web site, StopTextsStopWrecks.org, for tips on how to curb the dangerous behavior.
According to NHTSA, in 2010 3,000+ people were killed and an additional 416,000 were injured “due to distracted driving, which includes texting while driving.”
“Texting and driving is an epidemic on America’s roadways, but these crashes are preventable. Distracted driving does not just happen, it’s a choice,” said U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood. “The first line of defense must be personal responsibility by all drivers to put theirwireless devices away and keep their focus on the road, which is why we are working closely with our partners to build public awareness around this important safety issue.”
“This was a story we wanted to tell because we know the influence our show can have in starting conversations and raising awareness,” stated Glee executive producer and co-creator Ryan Murphy. “We were inspired by Oprah Winfrey’s campaign encouraging everyone to sign a pledge not to text and drive, which we all signed when we did her show a few yearsago, and we had been looking for an opportunity to tell the story of how a few seconds of carelessness could have a devastating impact on people’s lives. We’ve already heard from thousands of our fans how this story touched them, and we loved the idea of a PSA campaign to keep this important issue front and center.”
“Glee has always told stories that speak to young people in an incredibly entertaining way, provoking conversation and raising awareness in the process,” said Dana Walden and Gary Newman, Chairmen of Twentieth Century Fox Television. “When Ryan and the producers told us they were going to tackle this issue, we knew that beyond telling agreat, dramatic story about our characters, it could have very real impact on the lives of our viewers. We couldn’t be more proud of the work they and the cast have done on this incredible series.”
Source: NHTSA, 20th Century Fox
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