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Boardwalk Empire October Episode Guide

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Rebecca Murray
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Steve Buscemi and Michael Pitt in Boardwalk Empire
Steve Buscemi and Michael Pitt in 'Boardwalk Empire' - © HBO

HBO’s critically acclaimed series, Boardwalk Empire, returns for its second season on September 25, 2011 with Steve Buscemi back in the lead role of 1920s wheeler-dealer/racketeer Nucky Thompson. If you want to know the very basics of what’s in store with the October 2011 episodes, check out this preview provided by HBO:
 

Episode #14: “Ourselves Alone”
Debut: SUNDAY, OCT. 2 (9:00-10:00 p.m. ET/PT)
Other HBO playdates: Oct. 2 (11:00 p.m.), 4 (11:30 p.m.), 5 (8:00 p.m.) and 8 (10:45 p.m.)
HBO2 playdates: Oct. 3 (10:00 p.m.), 6 (11:40 p.m.), 7 (9:00 p.m.), 9 (2:00 p.m.) and 13 (10:00 p.m.)
Concerned about losing his grip on Atlantic City, Nucky (Steve Buscemi) deliberates a counter-move while trying to learn who in his inner circle betrayed him. As agents scour the Treasurer’s office for incriminating evidence, Margaret (Kelly Macdonald) strikes a pose from the past to help Nucky avoid further trouble in the present. In New York, Arnold Rothstein (Michael Stuhlbarg) puts Jimmy (Michael Pitt) on hold, but Meyer Lansky (Anatol Yusef) and Lucky Luciano (Vincent Piazza) loom as possible trading partners. Chalky (Michael Kenneth Williams) is badgered in prison by Dunn Purnsley (Erik LaRay Harvey), a jailmate with an ax to grind; Owen Sleater (Ted Rooney), an advance man for Irish nationalist John McGarrigle (Ted Rooney), scouts the Thompson residence; the Commodore (Dabney Coleman) introduces Eli (Shea Whigham) to “the men who made this city.”
Written by Howard Korder; directed by David Petrarca.
 
Episode #15: “A Dangerous Maid”
Debut: SUNDAY, OCT. 9 (9:00-10:00 p.m.)
Other HBO playdates: Oct. 9 (11:00 p.m.), 11 (11:30 p.m.), 12 (10:00 p.m.) and 15 (9:30 p.m.)
HBO2 playdates: Oct. 10 (10:00 p.m.), 13 (11:00 p.m.), 14 (9:00 p.m.), 16 (4:30 p.m.) and 27 (9:00 p.m.)
With the Commodore using his Coast Guard connections to put the squeeze on Atlantic City’s liquor shipments, Nucky reaches out to Washington’s new Attorney General, Harry Daugherty (Christopher McDonald), to return a political favor. In an effort to prove his worth, Owen intervenes on a delivery intended for struggling casino operator Lolly Steinman (Danny Burstein). Two sets of dinner guests clash at Babette’s; Margaret sheds her pretense with Katy (Heather Lind) and the household staff; Lucy (Paz de la Huerta) chafes at her enforced loneliness.
Written by Itamar Moses; directed by Susanna White.
 
Episode #16: “What Does the Bee Do?”
Debut: SUNDAY, OCT. 16 (9:00-10:00 p.m.)
Other HBO playdates: Oct. 16 (11:00 p.m.), 18 (11:30 p.m.), 19 (10:00 p.m.) and 22 (1:15 a.m.)
HBO2 playdates: Oct. 17 (10:00 p.m.), 20 (12:15 a.m.), 21 (9:00 p.m.), 23 (3:30 p.m.) and 27 (10:00 p.m.)
At a birthday party for Mayor Bader (Kevin O’Rourke), Nucky’s attorney has a legal brainstorm that could turn the tide in Nucky’s election-rigging case. Facing a local liquor surplus, Jimmy and Mickey (Paul Sparks) head to Philadelphia in search of buyers, while Nucky strikes an unlikely deal to get booze into Atlantic City. Eli frets over the Commodore’s ability to lead; Margaret doles out staff bonuses; Chalky is cornered at work and at home; Owen puts his munitions expertise to work; Van Alden’s (Michael Shannon) agents target Mickey’s warehouse; Richard (Jack Huston) lets down his guard in the name of art; Gillian (Gretchen Mol) recalls her “first time” with the Commodore.
Written by Steve Kornacki; directed by Ed Bianchi.
 
Episode #17: “Gershwin & Bunkum”
Debut: SUNDAY, OCT. 23 (9:00-10:00 p.m.)
Other HBO playdates: Oct. 23 (11:00 p.m.), 25 (11:30 p.m.), 26 (10:00 p.m.) and 29 (10:30 p.m.)
HBO2 playdates: Oct. 24 (10:00 p.m.), 27 (11:00 p.m.), 28 (9:00 p.m.) and 30 (6:00 p.m.)
After paying lip service to his enemies, Nucky introduces a surprise guest speaker at a Memorial Day dedication for war veterans. With his options dwindling, Eli questions his allegiances, but ends up digging himself a deeper hole. Nucky gets a new lawyer; Jimmy is taught a painful lesson by a Commodore crony; Richard goes hunting deep in the forest.
Written by Howard Korder; directed by Tim Van Patten.
 
Episode #18: “The Age of Reason”
Debut: SUNDAY, OCT. 30 (9:00-10:00 p.m.)
Other HBO playdate: Oct. 30 (11:00 p.m.) and Nov. 1 (11:30 p.m.), 2 (10:00 p.m.) and 5 (12:45 a.m.)
HBO2 playdate: Oct. 31 (10:00 p.m.)
Nucky orchestrates a risky liquor delivery in Philadelphia; Attorney General Daugherty faces a quandary that could complicate Nucky’s case; Jimmy finds a new mentor in Leander Whitlock (Dominic Chianese), the Commodore’s longtime lawyer; Margaret confesses her sins; Lucy struggles in solitude, while Van Alden wrestles with his conscience.
Written by Bathsheba Doran; directed by Jeremy Podeswa.
 
Source: HBO
 

The Muppets Go All ‘Girl with the Dragon Tattoo’-ish

By
Rebecca Murray
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The Muppets
The Muppets a la The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo - © Walt Disney Pictures

I don’t know who the creative genius is behind The Muppets parody trailers, but whoever he or she is, they deserve a raise. In this new trailer, everybody’s favorite Muppets and their human co-stars – Amy Adams, Jason Segel, and Chris Cooper – show what The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo would look like if it were G-rated and had singing and dancing in it.

Watch the video:

The Muppets Official Synopsis: On vacation in Los Angeles, Walter, the world’s biggest Muppet fan, and his friends Gary (Jason Segel) and Mary (Amy Adams) from Smalltown, USA, discover the nefarious plan of oilman Tex Richman (Chris Cooper) to raze the Muppet Theater and drill for the oil recently discovered beneath the Muppets’ former stomping grounds.

To stage The Greatest Muppet Telethon Ever and raise the $10 million needed to save the theater, Walter, Mary and Gary help Kermit reunite the Muppets, who have all gone their separate ways: Fozzie now performs with a Reno casino tribute band called the Moopets, Miss Piggy is a plus-size fashion editor at Vogue Paris, Animal is in a Santa Barbara clinic for anger management, and Gonzo is a high-powered plumbing magnate.

Movie Review: ‘Drive’ Starring Ryan Gosling

By
Ian Forbes
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Ryan Gosling and Carey Mulligan in Drive
Ryan Gosling and Carey Mulligan in ‘Drive’ (Photo © FilmDistrict)

Making a splash at Cannes this year was director Nicolas Winding Refn’s Drive. The film begins in a deceptively simple manner, with Driver (a man whose name we never learn, played by Ryan Gosling) as … well … a getaway driver. Opening the story with a job for a couple of two-bit thieves, his expertise allows for a smooth getaway, and it is thus that we’re introduced to the methodical and calm surface nature of the character.

Of course, things aren’t this simple. By day, Driver uses his auto-skills in the stunts department of movies and also fills in as a mechanic at a garage owned by Shannon (Bryan Cranston), who’s sort of his agent/boss/closest thing to a friend. Shannon gets into business with some local gangsters (Ron Perlman, Albert Brooks) and Driver meets Irene (Carey Mulligan), a beautiful neighbor with a little boy … and an ex-con for a husband named Standard (Oscar Isaac) who’s just been paroled. Trying to help Standard get out from under a debt earned in jail, Driver gets involved in something that will threaten to turn the beginnings of a romantic fairy tale into a blood-soaked nightmare.

What’s most impressive about Refn’s film is how he and Gosling slowly and methodically build Driver as a character almost primarily through visuals. Like most of Refn’s film protagonists (Bronson, Pusher, Valhalla Rising), it isn’t about witty dialogue and big diatribes, it’s in the rage underneath the surface of a facade that we learn what the character is all about.

Ryan Gosling in Drive
‘Ryan Gosling in ‘Drive’ (Photo © FilmDistrict)

Over the last 10 years, Gosling has been delivering a wide range of complex and impressive performances (The United States of Leland, Half-Nelson, Blue Valentine, to name a few). He’s done it once again with Driver, utilizing the charm and magnetism mainstream audiences know from films like Crazy, Stupid, Love. while blending it with a dark side only hinted at it in other productions.

And make no mistake, Drive is not for the faint of heart. As much as the trailers try to make this seem like an action flick most people are accustomed to, the combination of slowly building the characters and events, only to give way to some very graphic and brutal violence in the last act, had a few screening audience members headed for the doors early. And that’s too bad because Refn has so masterfully ensured that for all of the anger and revenge expended in the back portion of the film, the impact is more from being along for the ride with Driver from the beginning. Just showing the last 40 minutes, when things get a bit nasty, doesn’t clue you in to all of the emotion picked up in the first 60.

Another element working so well in the film is Cliff Martinez’s electronic-heavy score and a soundtrack evoking a timelessness of ’80s vocals and synthesizers while still feeling current. As a number of scenes play out without dialogue, the music takes on a bigger role, and it matches perfectly with Refn’s aesthetics (although the lyrics are a bit too heavy-handed at times).

Speaking of how the film looks, this is an example of where being colorblind helps a director present his vision. Seeing as contrast, not color, is so important to him personally, the scenes are shot much more vibrantly and seemingly with more thought and care than most standard films. And the neon pink, Miami Vice-like credits only add that element of placing the film anywhere in the last 25 years (though the cars put this squarely in the present).

Like Gosling, the rest of the cast is more than up for the task. Mulligan is practically radiant, and the scenes between her and Gosling are stunning, with each telling volumes in glances and body language – needing no dialogue at all to divulge their intentions. Cranston, Isaac, Hendricks, and Perlman all work well in their roles, but the true supporting standout is Albert Brooks. If there’s any justice at all, he’ll be up for a few statuettes as a result of this performance.

Overall, the violence may be a bit too much for some, and the slow pacing of the opening half a problem for others, but both elements are necessary to tell this story and the entire cast and crew is to be commended for their efforts. This is the kind of filmmaking that inspires and will be sure to make it onto a number of Best Of 2011 lists. Simply put, Drive is one of the best films of the year and will hopefully expose more people to Refn’s talent as a director.

For Gosling fans, this is especially important as the pair are set to make two more movies together in the next few years – the first not even with a working title yet and the second being the planned remake of Logan’s Run (given Refn’s approach, this one has some hope of not making my list of terrible cash grabs).

GRADE: A+

Drive hits theaters on September 16, 2011 and is rated R for strong brutal, bloody violence, language and some nudity.




Christina Hendricks on ‘I Don’t Know How She Does It’

By
Rebecca Murray
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Christina Hendricks in I Dont Know How She Does It
Christina Hendricks in ‘I Don’t Know How She Does It’ (Photo © The Weinstein Company)
Mad Men star Christina Hendricks co-stars in the comedy film I Don’t Know How She Does It with Sarah Jessica Parker, Greg Kinnear, and Pierce Brosnan. And in this video, the popular actress discusses how men can relate to this movie, working with Sarah Jessica Parker, her character, and working mothers.

The Plot: Kate Reddy (Parker) devotes her days to her job with a Boston-based financial management firm. At night she goes home to her adoring, recently-downsized architect husband Richard (Kinnear) and their two young children. It’s a non-stop balancing act, the same one that Kate’s acerbic best friend and fellow working mother Allison (Hendricks) performs on a daily basis, and that Kate’s super-brainy, child-phobic young junior associate Momo (Olivia Munn) fully intends to avoid. When Kate gets handed a major new account that will require frequent trips to New York, Richard also wins the new job he’s been hoping for—and both will be spreading themselves even thinner. Complicating matters is Kate’s charming new business associate Jack Abelhammer (Brosnan), who begins to prove an unexpected source of temptation.

First ‘Son of No One’ Trailer is Released

By
Rebecca Murray
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Channing Tatum and James Ransone in The Son of No One
Channing Tatum and James Ransone in ‘The Son of No One’ – © 2011 Anchor Bay Entertainment
The crime thriller The Son of No One marks the third collaboration between actor Channing Tatum (soon to be seen in Steven Soderbergh’s Haywire) and writer/director Dito Montiel (for those keeping track, A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints and Fighting were their first two films). Picked up by Anchor Bay following the film’s debut at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival where it received mixed reviews, The Son of No One also features Al Pacino, Ray Liotta, Juliette Binoche, and Katie Holmes and has yet to be set for release in the US.

Watch the first trailer:

The Plot: The Son of No One is a police thriller about a young cop who is assigned to a precinct in the Queens neighborhood where he grew up. To provide for his wife and ailing daughter, he works hard to keep his life on track. But this life is threatened when a dark secret bubbles to the surface. An anonymous source reveals new information about the unsolved murder of two boys and a possible police cover-up, setting off a chain of events that rattles the neighborhood.

‘Whitney’ TV Series Preview: Trailer, Plot and Cast Info

By
Rebecca Murray
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Whitney Cummings stars as the Whitney in the show’s title and Chris D’Elia plays her hubby, Alex, in the new NBC comedy debuting September 22, 2011. Cummings created the series and also serves as a writer and executive producer on the half-hour show.

Season one also features Zoe Lister-Jones is Lily, Rhea Seehorn is Roxanne, Dan O’Brien is Mark, and Maulik Pancholy plays Neal.

The Cast of Whitney
Maulik Pancholy as Neal, Rhea Seehorn as Roxanne, Zoe Lister-Jones as Lily, Whitney Cummings as Whitney Cummings, Chris D’Elia as Alex Miller, and Dan O’Brien as Mark in ‘Whitney’ (Photo by: Mitchell Haaseth © NBCUniversal, Inc.)

The Plot: NBC’s new multi-camera comedy Whitney is a hilarious look at modern day love, which centers around Whitney (Cummings) and Alex (D’Elia), a happily unmarried couple. Together for three years, the duo is in no rush to get hitched, which seems to get a mixed response from their friends.

Whitney’s close circle of girlfriends includes on one side: Lily (Lister-Jones), a romantic idealist who loves being in love, and on the other: Roxanne (Seehorn), a recent divorcee who is practical, cynical, and dreading being single again. Lily and Roxanne’s opposing points of view only exacerbate Whitney’s own complicated outlook on relationships.

Completing their close-knit group is Neal (Pancholy), a real modern-day Renaissance man – sensitive, cool and knows a little bit about everything and happens to be dating Lily. On the other end of the spectrum is Whitney and Alex’s next-door neighbor Mark (O’Brien), a police officer and total bachelor, who claims to be the ultimate player but likes to talk a good game.

At the end of the day, Whitney and Alex try to have a relationship on their own terms – in a world that expects a more traditional approach.




Greg Nicotero Takes on More Walking Dead Duties

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Rebecca Murray
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Greg Nicotero on the set of The Walking Dead
Greg Nicotero on the set of 'The Walking Dead' - © AMC

Greg Nicotero, the make-up effects genius who’s worked on more than 800 feature films, has been named co-executive producer of The Walking Dead. AMC announced Nicotero’s new job title today and revealed he also now has a first-look deal that will allow him to bring “his own passion projects” to the network.
 
Nicotero will also be directing an episode of the popular show and is doing a series of Walking Dead webisodes this season.
 
“Greg’s talent extends well beyond the word of special fx makeup,” stated Joel Stillerman, AMC’s SVP of original programming, production and digital content in the official press release. “He is also a truly talented director, and has an incredibly comprehensive understanding and appreciation for great storytelling. His knowledge and respect for the genre is unparalleled, and we are looking forward to expanding our relationship with him with an eye towards developing more great original series.”
 
Nicotero said, “Working on The Walking Dead with such a fantastic cast and crew has been an amazing opportunity, and to have our contribution to the show celebrated is a tremendous compliment. I have always felt like the show had a cinematic feel and everyone involved is dedicated to making this show something special. To be able to branch out and to develop not only the web series but also genre material is something I have always wanted to do; given the people I have had the pleasure of working with over the last 23 years.”
 
More on the Webisodes:
 
Beginning on October 3rd, fans are able to watch the six-episode web series. Produced by Generate, and conceived and directed by Nicotero and written by John Esposito, the webisodes tell an “origin” story of a woman’s struggle to survive and to protect her family as the world begins to fall apart. Fans have the opportunity to explore the back story of one of the most celebrated “walkers” last season. It focuses on “Bicycle Girl,” the infamous zombie from season one, who was shot by Rick Grimes in the pilot episode. Fans learn about this woman’s life before the apocalypse, and watch her story unfold into what becomes her ultimate demise into zombie-hood.
 
Source: AMC – September 15, 2011
 

‘Chalet Girl’ – Trailer, Cast, and Plot Details

By
Rebecca Murray
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Felicity Jones and Ed Westwick star in the romantic comedy Chalet Girl which just debuted a new trailer. Directed by Phil Traill, Chalet Girl is heading to theaters on October 14, 2011.

The cast also includes Tamsin Egerton, Sophia Bush, Bill Bailey, Brooke Shields, and Bill Nighy.

Official Synopsis: Pretty tomboy Kim (Felicity Jones) used to be a champion skateboarder, but now she flips burgers to support herself and her dad. Opportunity comes knocking when she flukes a winter-long catering job in one of the plushest ski chalets in the Alps. At first, Kim is baffled by this bizarre new world of posh people, vintage champagne, epic mountains and waist deep powder.

Then Kim discovers snowboarding, and her natural talent soon sees her training for the end-of-season competition, with a chance to win major prize money. But before she can become a champion again, Kim needs to overcome her deepest fears – and figure out what’s going on with Jonny (Ed Westwick), her boss’ handsome but apparently unavailable son.

‘Boardwalk Empire’ Season 4 Preview: Trailer, Cast, and Plot Details

By
Rebecca Murray
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Steve Buscemi stars in Boardwalk Empire
Steve Buscemi stars in 'Boardwalk Empire' (Photo: Macall B. Polay/HBO)

HBO’s set a September 8, 2013 premiere date for the fourth season of Boardwalk Empire, the critically acclaimed drama that brings the Prohibition Era alive via an incredibly colorful group of characters. Steve Buscemi and Kelly Macdonald return to lead the ensemble as Nucky Thompson and Margaret Schroeder.

Season four also stars Michael Shannon as Nelson Van Alden, Shea Whigham as Elias, Gretchen Mol as Gillian, Stephen Graham as Al Capone, and Michael Stuhlbarg as Arnold Rothstein. Jack Huston plays Richard Harrow, Anthony Laciura is Eddie Kessler, Vincent Piazza is Lucky Luciano, Michael K Williams plays Chalky White, Paul Sparks is Mickey Doyle, and Anthony Laciura stars as Eddie Kessler.

Boardwalk Empire Season 4 Plot: Atlantic City, February 1924: After barely surviving an overthrow by gangster Gyp Rossetti, Nucky Thompson is laying low at the end of the Boardwalk. But the calm will be short-lived, as Nucky faces new challenges, including a clash with the mayor, a battle with his brother Eli over Eli’s college-age son, and the irresistible lure of lucrative – and perilous – opportunities in Florida.


First Look: ‘We Bought a Zoo’ Trailer

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Rebecca Murray
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Scarlett Johansson and Matt Damon in We Bought a Zoo
Scarlett Johansson and Matt Damon in 'We Bought a Zoo' - Photo Credit: Neal Preston - TM and © 2011 Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation.
Animals. Matt Damon. Scarlett Johansson. More Animals. Big, Wild, Furry, Potentially Dangerous Animals. Cute, Still Potentially Dangerous But We Want to Hug Them Anyway Animals. We can only be talking about We Bought a Zoo, the family film starring Matt Damon, Scarlett Johansson, and – we’ll repeat this just because it might not be totally clear yet – lots of animals. Damon stars as a dad who needs a fresh start and who finds himself taking over a zoo with 47 different species of animals. He doesn’t know anything about running a zoo but that’s okay because, according to what we learn in the trailer, all you have to have is a lot of heart to be able to take charge of running one. Right…

Check out the first trailer from the 20th Century Fox film set to hit theaters this Christmas:

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