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‘True Blood’ Season 4 August Episode Guide

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Rebecca Murray
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Ryan Kwanten in True Blood Season 4
Ryan Kwanten in ‘True Blood’ Season 4 (Photo © HBO)

Spoiler alert! Read no further if you don’t want to know what’s happening in August 2011 on the fourth season of HBO’s fangtastic vampire/werewolf/telepath series, True Blood.

  • Episode #43: “Cold Grey Light of Dawn”
    Debut: SUNDAY, AUG. 7 (9:00-10:00 p.m. ET/PT)
    Other HBO playdates: Aug. 7 (11:00 p.m.), 9 (11:30 p.m.), 10 (9:00 p.m.), 13 (10:00 p.m.) and 26 (8:00 p.m.)
    HBO2 playdates: Aug. 8 (9:00 p.m.), 11 (10:00 p.m.), 12 (midnight) and 14 (5:00 p.m.)
    With Marnie (Fiona Shaw) empowered by spirits of the dead, Bill (Stephen Moyer) issues an unpopular order to save vampires from the light. Eric (Alexander Skarsgård) embraces his amnesia; Luna (Janina Gavankar) discovers Sam (Sam Trammell) is not the man she thought he was; Lafayette (Nelsan Ellis) expands his consciousness; Pam (Kristin Bauer van Straten) gets a body peel; Andy’s (Chris Bauer) date with Holly (Lauren Bowles) doesn’t go as planned; Jessica (Deborah Ann Woll) has doubts about her future with Hoyt (Jim Parrack); Alcide (Joe Manganiello) and Debbie (Brit Morgan) join a new pack.
    Written by Alexander Woo; directed by Michael Ruscio.
  • Episode #44: “Spellbound?”
    Debut: SUNDAY, AUG. 14 (9:00-10:00 p.m.)
    Other HBO playdates: Aug. 14 (11:00 p.m.), 16 (11:30 p.m.), 17 (9:00 p.m.), 20 (9:45 p.m.) and 26 (9:00 p.m.)
    HBO2 playdates: Aug. 15 (9:00 p.m.), 18 (10:00 p.m.), 19 (1:15 a.m.) and 21 (5:00 p.m.)
    As Bill and Marnie brace for a dangerous midnight faceoff, Sookie (Anna Paquin) and Eric pledge their allegiance to the King. Jason (Ryan Kwanten) is torn between friendship and passion, and Jessica is spurned from two homes; Lafayette becomes the pawn of a tormented spirit; Tommy (Marshall Allman) takes a walk in someone else’s shoes; Sam contends with yet another adversary in Marcus (Dan Buran), Luna’s ex and the leader of Alcide’s new pack.
    Written by Alan Ball; directed by Daniel Minahan.
  • Episode #45: “Run”
    Debut: SUNDAY, AUG. 21 (9:00-10:00 p.m.)
    Other HBO playdates: Aug. 21 (11:00 p.m.), 23 (11:30 p.m.), 24 (9:00 p.m.), 26 (10:00 p.m.) and 27 (2:00 a.m.)
    HBO2 playdates: Aug. 22 (9:00 p.m.), 25 (10:00 p.m.), 26 (1:15 a.m.), and 28 (4:30 p.m.)
    Convalescing after her latest near-death trauma, Sookie envisions a world where there’s room for both Bill and Eric. Jesus (Kevin Alejandro) tries to purge the restless spirit out of Lafayette; Marcus enlists Alcide to help him deal with the Sam situation; Bill and Nan Flanagan (Jessica Tuck) clash over their agendas; Hoyt asks Jason to make a delivery to Jessica; despite Tara (Rutina Wesley) and Holly’s misgivings, Marnie plots her next move against the vampires, during a “Festival of Tolerance” event at Shreveport.
    Written by Brian Buckner; directed by Romeo Tirone.
  • Episode #46: “Burning Down the House”
    Debut: SUNDAY, AUG. 28 (9:00-10:00 p.m.)
    HBO playdates: Aug. 28 (11:00 p.m.), 30 (11:30 p.m.) and 31 (9:00 p.m.), and Sept. 3 (1:30 a.m.) and 7 (8:00 p.m.)
    HBO2 playdate: Aug. 29 (10:00 p.m.)
    As all hell breaks loose in Shreveport, Sookie summons her most potent powers yet to save Bill, in the process breaking a spell and leading Marnie/Antonia to re-evaluate her mission. Jason urges Jessica to glamour him for Hoyt’s sake; Terry (Todd Lowe) drags Andy to “Fort Bellefleur” for an intervention; Alcide reconsiders his allegiances after Marcus’ fight with Tommy; Jesus, accompanied by Sookie, Lafayette and Jason, tries to breach the Moongoddess Emporium’s defenses to liberate Tara and Holly, while Bill leads a brigade of vampires committed to blowing the place to kingdom come.
    Written by Nancy Oliver; directed by Lesli Linka Glatter.

True Blood was created by Alan Ball and is based on the Sookie Stackhouse novels by Charlaine Harris

Daniel Radcliffe Video – On Harry Potter and Quidditch on The Daily Show

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Rebecca Murray
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Daniel Radcliffe in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2
Daniel Radcliffe in 'Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2' - ©Warner Bros Pictures

Being the “chosen one” doesn’t appear to have affected Daniel Radcliffe. Starring as Harry Potter, the boy who lived, in the eight Harry Potter films hasn’t sent Radcliffe into therapy, and for the most part he’s kept out of all the tabloid magazines over the past decade. Radcliffe wasn’t caught exhibiting behavior unworthy of Harry Potter (getting naked in Equus doesn’t count as that was purely professional) and he’s kept his sense of humor about him as he’s endured a decades-worth of questions from reporters and fans. That sense of humor’s evident in this video clip from Comedy Central’s The Daily Show in which he answers questions from real-life Quidditch players, including one pivotal question: “Do you feel any guilt at all for my ongoing virginity?”
  


 
The final Harry Potter movie, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2, hit theaters on July 15, 2011.
 
More on Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2:
– Photo gallery
– Film review
– News, interviews, and cast list
 

‘Captain Planet’ Movie in the Works

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Rebecca Murray
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Captain Planet
Captain Planet, the world’s first eco-hero, created by cable pioneer and environmentalist Ted Turner. (Photo: Business Wire)

We can never have too many superhero films, right? Cartoon Network’s trusting that audiences haven’t yet hit the breaking point when it comes to films based on superheroes as they’re planning a live-action Captain Planet feature film. Cartoon Network’s just completed a deal with Transformers producers Don Murphy and Susan Montford and their company Angry Filmworks to develop a film based on Captain Planet and the Planeteers.

Captain Planet and the Planeteers debuted on TBS and TNT in 1990, with celebrities including Whoopi Goldberg (Gaia), Meg Ryan (Dr. Blight), Martin Sheen (Sly Sludge), Edward Asner (Hoggish Greedly), James Coburn (Looten Plunder), Dean Stockwell (Duke Nukem) and Sting (Zarm) lending their voices to the series. Ted Turner and DIC Enterprises created the “world’s first animated environmental series” to address serious environmental issues. The official synopsis of the show explains it’s “about a group of young people who combine their special powers (The Planeteers) to summon Captain Planet, an environmental superhero, to battle the world’s worst eco-villains.”

In the press release announcing the feature film, President and COO of Turner Broadcasting System Inc.’s Animation, Young Adults and Kids Media division Stuart Snyder stated, “The messages of Captain Planet are even more relevant today,” said Snyder. “We feel this team can bring the world’s first eco-hero to life in a powerful motion picture that is not only pertinent but entertaining.”

“We are extremely excited about bringing the good Captain back to life,” said producer Don Murphy. “His adventures are known worldwide and he is recognized across generations. We expect to make a spectacular series of films with the amazing team at Cartoon Network.”




‘True Blood’ Season 4 Episode 4 Recap

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Rebecca Murray
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Kristin Bauer van Straten as Pam in True Blood
Kristin Bauer van Straten as Pam in ‘True Blood ‘ (Photo © HBO)

Best line from True Blood season four episode four belongs to Eric Northman (played by Alexander Skarsgard). The 1,000+-year-old Viking vampire is suffering from amnesia after a run-in with a witch (played by Fiona Shaw), a run-in which has Lafayette (Nelsan Ellis), Jesus (Kevin Alejandro), and Tara (Rutina Wesley) freaked out over the possibility that once Eric regains his memory, he’ll hunt them down for their role in his memory loss.

Hiding out at Sookie’s house (which he actually now owns, in another departure from the books), Eric says, “If you kiss me, I promise you’ll be happy.” Swoon. Meanwhile, Bill (Stephen Moyer) finds out a relationship-ending secret, and Jason (Ryan Kwanten) continues to fight against the people of Hotshot who want him to father panther babies.

It was a jam-packed episode and a marked improvement over the first two episodes of season four.

Chris Evans ‘Captain America’ Interview Video

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Rebecca Murray
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Chris Evans in Captain America: The First Avenger
Chris Evans in 'Captain America' - © Paramount Pictures

Paramount Pictures provides this interview video with Chris Evans, the star of the comic book-inspired action film, Captain America. Evans fully realizes what starring in a comic book movie means (his credits include Fantastic Four and its sequel), and he knows just how protective comic book fans are of their favorite characters.

Evans talks about that, the appeal of playing Steve Rogers/Captain America, the source material, and being directed by Joe Johnston in this interview. Captain America hits theaters on July 22, 2011 and stars Evans, Hugo Weaving, Hayley Atwell, Sebastian Stan, Dominic Cooper, Stanley Tucci, and Tommy Lee Jones.

The Plot: Captain America: The First Avenger will focus on the early days of the Marvel Universe when Steve Rogers (Chris Evans) volunteers to participate in an experimental program that turns him into the Super Soldier known as Captain America. As Captain America, Rogers joins forces with Bucky Barnes (Sebastian Stan) and Peggy Carter (Hayley Atwell) to wage war on the evil HYDRA organization, led by the villainous Red Skull (Hugo Weaving).

Generic Interview – Chris Evans for Captain America: The First Avenger on TrailerAddict.

‘The Dark Knight Rises’ First Trailer

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Rebecca Murray
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We just bid farewell to the Harry Potter film series with the release of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2, and now Warner Bros has just put out the first trailer for The Dark Knight Rises – the last film of the Dark Knight trilogy. The Dark Knight Rises is Christopher Nolan’s last Batman film as director, and we’ll miss him being the one in charge of bringing Batman to life on the big screen.

At least we have this last Nolan-helmed Batman film to look forward to. It’s hitting theaters in July 2012, but WB is giving us an early sneak peek at what we can expect right now.

The Dark Knight Rises stars Christian Bale as Batman/Bruce Wayne, Anne Hathaway as Selina Kyle/Catwoman, Tom Hardy as Bane, Michael Caine as Alfred, Gary Oldman as Commissioner Gordon, and Morgan Freeman as Lucius Fox, Marion Cotillard as Miranda Tate, and Joseph Gordon-Levitt as John Blake.

Charlie Sheen to Star in ‘Anger Management’

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Rebecca Murray
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Charlie Sheen stars in Anger Management
Charlie Sheen stars in ‘Anger Management’ – Photo Credit: Frank Ockenfels/FX

Considering the year Charlie Sheen’s been having, it’s actually pretty interesting that a production company’s ready to get into business with Sheen on a new TV series. But, apparently, Lionsgate Television is ready to put Sheen back to work in front of the camera with Anger Management, a new sitcom based very loosely on the 2003 feature film of the same name which starred Jack Nicholson and Adam Sandler.

As anyone who turned on a TV or browsed the internet this year probably is aware, Sheen had a very public falling out with his Two and a Half Men bosses at CBS. Sheen proclaimed that he was a warlock with tiger blood and Adonis DNA, and CBS proclaimed he wasn’t welcome back on the set of Two and a Half Men. A few months after Sheen and CBS parted ways, Ashton Kutcher was hired to take over as Jon Cryer’s Two and a Half Men co-star.

In the press release announcing Anger Management, Sheen said, “I chose Anger Management because, while it might be a big stretch for me to play a guy with serious anger management issues, I think it is a great concept. It also provides me with real ownership in the series, a certain amount of creative control, and the chance to be back in business with one of my favorite movie producers of all time, Joe Roth.”

Roth and Sheen previously worked together on Young Guns, Three Musketeers, and Major League.

“Who better than Charlie Sheen to tackle Anger Management,” Roth said. “With Charlie’s incredible talent and comedic gifts, he remains the leading man of TV sitcoms. I’m excited to collaborate with him once again.”

“We always look for series ideas that are noisy, accessible and relevant,” said Lionsgate’s Kevin Beggs. “Charlie Sheen in Anger Management takes those criteria to a whole new level and we are thrilled to be in business with him, Evolution, Debmar-Mercury and Revolution Studios on this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. With a star of Charlie’s magnitude, a producer as venerable as Joe Roth and a branded property as compelling as Anger Management, this show has unique upside while still adhering to our disciplined business model.”

Sheen will retain a significant ownership stake in the series inspired by the film, in which a mild-mannered, non-confrontational man is ordered to attend group anger management sessions led by a therapist who could probably use some anger management himself.




Spotlight On: Bruno Mars’ “The Lazy Song”

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Rebecca Murray
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Mars, Monkeys and Mondays – somehow they just go together. This week’s spotlight music video is the official music video for Bruno Mars’s “The Lazy Song.” I’m not sure what monkeys actually have to do with the lyrics, but who am I to question Mars’s artistic vision?

Sean Bean is Snow White’s Dad

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Rebecca Murray
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Sean Bean at the North Country Premiere
Sean Bean (Photo © Richard Chavez)

Relativity Media has snatched up Sean Bean (simply incredible in Game of Thrones) to play Snow White’s dad, the King, in their still-untitled Snow White film currently shooting in Montreal. Bean joins a cast that includes Julia Roberts as the Queen, Lily Collins as Snow White, Armie Hammer as Prince Andrew Alcott, Robert Emms as Prince Alcott’s valet, Renbock, and Nathan Lane as the Queen’s bungling servant, Brighton. Michael Lerner is playing Baron and Mare Winningham is Baker Margaret.

The dwarfs will be played by Mark Povinelli, Jordan Prentice, Danny Woodburn, Sebastian Saraceno, Ronald Lee Clark, Martin Klebba and Joey Gnoffo. Tarsem Singh (Immortals) is directing from a screenplay by Melisa Wallack (Meet Bill) and Jason Keller (Machine Gun Preacher).

Relativity is planning a March 16, 2012 release.

The Plot: “In Relativity’s Snow White, a spectacular reimagining of the classic fairy tale, an evil queen steals control of a kingdom, and an exiled princess enlists the help of seven resourceful rebels to win back her birthright in a spirited adventure comedy filled with jealousy, romance, and betrayal that will capture the imagination of audiences the world over.”

A Sneak Peek at ‘The Walking Dead’ Season 2

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Rebecca Murray
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The Walking Dead Season 1 Zombies
A scene from season 1 of 'The Walking Dead' - © AMC

AMC just debuted a teaser clip promoting season two of The Walking Dead and, of course, we get to see a little zombie action. The first look at Walking Dead season two premiered during the first episode of the fourth season of Breaking Bad, and the teaser shows what happens when a rock meets a zombie’s head.

The Walking Dead returns this fall for season 2.

The Plot: Waking up in an empty hospital after weeks in a coma, County Sheriff Rick Grimes (Andrew Lincoln) finds himself utterly alone. The world as he knows it is gone, ravaged by a zombie epidemic. The Walking Dead tells the story of the weeks and months that follow after the apocalypse.

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