Antonio Sabato Jr. is running for Congress in California.
According to documents filed with the Federal Election Commission on Monday, the 45-year-old actor is challenging Rep. Julia Brownley (D-Westlake Village), the Los Angeles Times reports.
The L.A. resident will go against Brownley — who represents the southern central coast and most of Ventura County — in the 2018 election, according to the La Times.
CNN reports that the actor was inspired to run for office throughout President Donald Trump‘s election cycle.
“Brownley is a very junior member in the minority party,” Charles Moran, who is Sabato Jr.’s top fundraiser, told CNN.
According to documents filed with the Federal Election Commission on Monday, the 45-year-old actor is challenging Rep. Julia Brownley (D-Westlake Village), the Los Angeles Times reports.
The L.A. resident will go against Brownley — who represents the southern central coast and most of Ventura County — in the 2018 election, according to the La Times.
CNN reports that the actor was inspired to run for office throughout President Donald Trump‘s election cycle.
“Brownley is a very junior member in the minority party,” Charles Moran, who is Sabato Jr.’s top fundraiser, told CNN.
- 5/8/2017
- by Natalie Stone
- PEOPLE.com
Louisa Mellor May 5, 2017
Major spoilers ahead as we speak to Line Of Duty creator, writer and director Jed Mercurio about Roz Huntley, Acc Hilton and more…
If I were ever to find myself alone in a room with a dead body I’d created in self-defence and pondering my next move, “plead guilty to manslaughter,” Jed Mercurio tells me. “For the minimum three years sentence. If you take the risk of fighting a murder plea with self-defence and you fail, then you will be convicted of murder and that is a mandatory life sentence.” Getting off with self-defence is really, really hard, says Mercurio, really hard. “I did the research.”
See related American Gods episode 1 review: The Bone Orchard American Gods cast interview: Ian McShane, Ricky Whittle, Emily Browning American Gods: Bryan Fuller interview
It’s good advice, if alarming in the context of a DVD release-plugging interview. As a general rule,...
Major spoilers ahead as we speak to Line Of Duty creator, writer and director Jed Mercurio about Roz Huntley, Acc Hilton and more…
If I were ever to find myself alone in a room with a dead body I’d created in self-defence and pondering my next move, “plead guilty to manslaughter,” Jed Mercurio tells me. “For the minimum three years sentence. If you take the risk of fighting a murder plea with self-defence and you fail, then you will be convicted of murder and that is a mandatory life sentence.” Getting off with self-defence is really, really hard, says Mercurio, really hard. “I did the research.”
See related American Gods episode 1 review: The Bone Orchard American Gods cast interview: Ian McShane, Ricky Whittle, Emily Browning American Gods: Bryan Fuller interview
It’s good advice, if alarming in the context of a DVD release-plugging interview. As a general rule,...
- 5/4/2017
- Den of Geek
It was Hanna’s turn to roll the proverbial (and literal) dice on Tuesday’s Pretty Little Liars, but her turn at the board didn’t go quite as smoothly as Emily and Spencer’s.
RelatedPretty Little Liars: Who’s the Father of Alison’s Baby? And Will She Keep It?
Hanna’s troubles when fashion blogger Runway Rebel accused her of stealing Claudia’s designs in order to dress Katherine — and the accusations couldn’t have started flying at a less opportune time, mere hours before Hanna and Lucas were due to meet with their investors. Arguably even more problematic: A.
RelatedPretty Little Liars: Who’s the Father of Alison’s Baby? And Will She Keep It?
Hanna’s troubles when fashion blogger Runway Rebel accused her of stealing Claudia’s designs in order to dress Katherine — and the accusations couldn’t have started flying at a less opportune time, mere hours before Hanna and Lucas were due to meet with their investors. Arguably even more problematic: A.
- 5/3/2017
- TVLine.com
For good or ill, Aimee Mann has earned a stellar reputation as a purveyor of introspective, softly-strummed acoustic ballads that will make you reflect and possibly weep. That her two most recent albums—2012’s deliciously electro-poppy Charmer, and her seriously rocked-up 2014 partnership with Ted Leo for The Both—stray far from this territory apparently matters little. Her role as the tortured troubadour largely originated with her Academy Award-nominated work on the soundtrack to Paul Thomas Anderson’s 1999 film Magnolia (hear the gorgeous “Save Me“),if not the pair of engaging, critically acclaimed solo albums that proceeded it. 1993’s Whatever and...
- 4/12/2017
- by Jordan Runtagh
- PEOPLE.com
Ten years ago, Bill Kohler was headed down a bad path.
After being injured by a roadside bomb in Iraq and leaving the Army in July 2006 after 17 years, he came home and was adrift. He started drinking too much, haunted by the friends he’d lost and all the carnage and devastation he’d seen.
“I was isolated,” says Bill, 48, a former combat medic who now lives in York, Pennsylvania. “I came back and didn’t get any help.”
Then he found out he was going to be a father. After his son Ayden was born on Feb. 13, 2007 and he held him in his arms,...
After being injured by a roadside bomb in Iraq and leaving the Army in July 2006 after 17 years, he came home and was adrift. He started drinking too much, haunted by the friends he’d lost and all the carnage and devastation he’d seen.
“I was isolated,” says Bill, 48, a former combat medic who now lives in York, Pennsylvania. “I came back and didn’t get any help.”
Then he found out he was going to be a father. After his son Ayden was born on Feb. 13, 2007 and he held him in his arms,...
- 3/7/2017
- by Nicole Weisensee Egan
- PEOPLE.com
What made Ben Affleck feel sad, and why did people get naked on national television? Test your knowledge of this year’s film and TV with these questions
In a year heavy on sequels and remakes, which one stands as the UK’s top grosser of 2016?
Captain America: Civil War
Bridget Jones’s Baby
Finding Dory
The Jungle Book
A social media war over which film led to Twitter’s permanent suspension of alt-right poster boy Milo Yiannopoulos for racist trolling?
Suicide Squad
Central Intelligence
Moana
Ghostbusters
Dubbed “Sad Affleck” on the internet, a reaction shot from a Ben Affleck interview went viral in 2016. What had the interviewer been asking about at the time?
The reviews of Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
Reviews of The Accountant
His future as Batman in the DC Comics “extended universe”
His brother Casey’s Oscar buzz for Manchester By the Sea
Which film...
In a year heavy on sequels and remakes, which one stands as the UK’s top grosser of 2016?
Captain America: Civil War
Bridget Jones’s Baby
Finding Dory
The Jungle Book
A social media war over which film led to Twitter’s permanent suspension of alt-right poster boy Milo Yiannopoulos for racist trolling?
Suicide Squad
Central Intelligence
Moana
Ghostbusters
Dubbed “Sad Affleck” on the internet, a reaction shot from a Ben Affleck interview went viral in 2016. What had the interviewer been asking about at the time?
The reviews of Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
Reviews of The Accountant
His future as Batman in the DC Comics “extended universe”
His brother Casey’s Oscar buzz for Manchester By the Sea
Which film...
- 12/18/2016
- by Guy Lodge and Euan Ferguson
- The Guardian - Film News
Stephen Harber Dec 12, 2016
Ash Vs Evil Dead ends its second season with a few bangs, a whimper, and a really epic chainsaw duel...
This review contains spoilers.
See related James Cameron's Avatar: five years on Avatar review
2.10 Second Coming
Holy camel toe, it’s season finale time already?! I thought we had two more in the can for some reason. Huh? Oh well.
Last year, my reviews for Ash Vs Evil Dead were more involved, nay, extensive on an episode-by-episode basis than they were this year. That’s because of two things. 1) time constraints and 2) the realization that this show isn’t written with as much texture as I wanted it to be. I still heart Ash Vs Evil Dead and everything, even if it makes some questionable choices here and there from time to time, but Westworld it ain’t. It’s hard to write reams and reams...
Ash Vs Evil Dead ends its second season with a few bangs, a whimper, and a really epic chainsaw duel...
This review contains spoilers.
See related James Cameron's Avatar: five years on Avatar review
2.10 Second Coming
Holy camel toe, it’s season finale time already?! I thought we had two more in the can for some reason. Huh? Oh well.
Last year, my reviews for Ash Vs Evil Dead were more involved, nay, extensive on an episode-by-episode basis than they were this year. That’s because of two things. 1) time constraints and 2) the realization that this show isn’t written with as much texture as I wanted it to be. I still heart Ash Vs Evil Dead and everything, even if it makes some questionable choices here and there from time to time, but Westworld it ain’t. It’s hard to write reams and reams...
- 12/12/2016
- Den of Geek
MaryAnn’s quick take…
Relentlessly dull. A tour of a strange world and “characters” little more than their “peculiar” abilities isn’t enough to whip up fantastical excitement. I’m “biast” (pro): I was a peculiar child, and I remain a peculiar adult; love the cast
I’m “biast” (con): mostly disappointed by Tim Burton lately
I have not read the source material
(what is this about? see my critic’s minifesto)
So it’s Harry Potter Lite. Very lite. No, wait: It’s X-Men Babies. In the land of Groundhog Day, or maybe in a Doctor Who-ish timey-wimey chronic hysteresis. Where they’re haunted by Slenderman. Later, there is a Bill & Ted reference. Remember the days when Tim Burton made movies that took your breath away with their originality? Where has that Tim Burton gone?
Okay, so lots of things are derivative. That’s not necessarily a dealbreaker.
Relentlessly dull. A tour of a strange world and “characters” little more than their “peculiar” abilities isn’t enough to whip up fantastical excitement. I’m “biast” (pro): I was a peculiar child, and I remain a peculiar adult; love the cast
I’m “biast” (con): mostly disappointed by Tim Burton lately
I have not read the source material
(what is this about? see my critic’s minifesto)
So it’s Harry Potter Lite. Very lite. No, wait: It’s X-Men Babies. In the land of Groundhog Day, or maybe in a Doctor Who-ish timey-wimey chronic hysteresis. Where they’re haunted by Slenderman. Later, there is a Bill & Ted reference. Remember the days when Tim Burton made movies that took your breath away with their originality? Where has that Tim Burton gone?
Okay, so lots of things are derivative. That’s not necessarily a dealbreaker.
- 10/1/2016
- by MaryAnn Johanson
- www.flickfilosopher.com
Carla “Green Eyes” Grunwald was a welcome sight on Tuesday’s Pretty Little Liars — even if her warning of an impending danger came about a season too late.
RelatedPretty Little Liars Finale: Who’s Dying? Who’s Mary’s Secret Child? And Could Someone Be Pregnant?
Ravenswood’s resident soothsayer, who’s been having “unsettling” dreams about Caleb and Hanna as of late, spoke of a mysterious “darkness” that’s apparently targeting the couple. And although she couldn’t get into specifics, the supernatural nose bleed she suffered at the mere sight of Noel Kahn pretty much confirmed what...
RelatedPretty Little Liars Finale: Who’s Dying? Who’s Mary’s Secret Child? And Could Someone Be Pregnant?
Ravenswood’s resident soothsayer, who’s been having “unsettling” dreams about Caleb and Hanna as of late, spoke of a mysterious “darkness” that’s apparently targeting the couple. And although she couldn’t get into specifics, the supernatural nose bleed she suffered at the mere sight of Noel Kahn pretty much confirmed what...
- 8/17/2016
- TVLine.com
Apparently, Preacher’s Jesse never saw Spider-Man. So, unaware that with great power comes great responsibility, he let his “gift” get the better of him this week and, as a result, damn near shot someone without ever laying a finger on a gun. Who? How? Wait, what? Keep reading, and I’ll (do my best to) explain.
RelatedThe Walking Dead‘s Norman Reedus Teases a ‘Mind-Blowing’ Season 7
‘That’S The Day It All Turned Bad’ | As “The Possibilities” began, Tulip was in Houston trading her map with Dani (who turned out to be a woman) for the last known...
RelatedThe Walking Dead‘s Norman Reedus Teases a ‘Mind-Blowing’ Season 7
‘That’S The Day It All Turned Bad’ | As “The Possibilities” began, Tulip was in Houston trading her map with Dani (who turned out to be a woman) for the last known...
- 6/13/2016
- TVLine.com
As part of Deadline's coverage of The Silence of the Lambs' 25th anniversary, the site has published an extended interview with director Jonathan Demme, screenwriter Ted Tally and Robert Bookman, the agent who brokered the deal that brought Thomas Harris's bestselling novel to the big screen. In a previous piece, screenwriter Ted Tally revealed/reminded us that Gene Hackman had originally intended to write, direct and potentially play the role of Hannibal Lecter; this time around, the tidbit that caught my attention was the fact that the film's ending -- which in the finished film sees Hannibal Lecter (Anthony Hopkins) stalking Frederick Chilton (Anthony Heald) through an island in the Bahamas -- was considerably darker in the original script. From the Deadline story: "The Silence of the Lambs ends when Hannibal Lecter, from a payphone in the tropics, congratulates FBI Academy graduate Clarice Starling and gently warns her not to hunt him,...
- 2/18/2016
- by Chris Eggertsen
- Hitfix
Cupid has been hard at work on the campaign trail! From Hillary and Bill Clinton, to Donald and Melania Trump, to Bernie and Jane Sanders, presidential candidates on both sides of the aisle have been showing off their love for each other in sweet photos as they campaign for the White House. Bernie and Jane recently shared their romantic wedding proposal story with People. The Vermont senator pulled out all the stops because "when you do a proposal, it's a one-time thing. It has to be done with ambiance. Proper moment, proper lighting. Right? I'll let Jane tell you the rest of the story.
- 2/12/2016
- by Tierney McAfee, @tierneymcafee
- PEOPLE.com
Cupid has been hard at work on the campaign trail! From Hillary and Bill Clinton, to Donald and Melania Trump, to Bernie and Jane Sanders, presidential candidates on both sides of the aisle have been showing off their love for each other in sweet photos as they campaign for the White House. Bernie and Jane recently shared their romantic wedding proposal story with People. The Vermont senator pulled out all the stops because "when you do a proposal, it's a one-time thing. It has to be done with ambiance. Proper moment, proper lighting. Right? I'll let Jane tell you the rest of the story.
- 2/12/2016
- by Tierney McAfee, @tierneymcafee
- PEOPLE.com
Texas Sen. Ted Cruz won the Iowa Republican caucuses Monday night. Party officials said more than 180,000 caucus-goers - a new record - showed up to cast their vote by secret ballot. With all of the state's 1,681 precincts reporting, Cruz won 28 percent of the vote, Donald Trump took 24 percent, and Florida Sen. Marco Rubio came in third with 23 percent. Cruz addressed his supporters about an hour after CNN announced his victory. "Let me first of all say, to God be the glory," he began. "Tonight is a victory for the grassroots. Tonight is a victory for courageous conservatives across Iowa and all across this great nation.
- 2/2/2016
- by Andrea Park and Tierney McAfee
- PEOPLE.com
A random college roommate is always a gamble and if you ask Ted Cruz's - Hollywood screenwriter Craig Mazin - he lost big time. As Mia Farrow pointed out, Mazin's distaste for the Gop candidate runs so deep that the screenwriter can't stop tweeting about it. Ted Cruz roommate still can't stand him https://t.co/RH3fpYAMt5— mia farrow (@MiaFarrow) January 19, 2016 Here are some recent examples: Getting emails blaming me for not smothering Ted Cruz in his sleep in 1988. What kind of monster do you think I am? A really prescient one?— Craig Mazin (@clmazin) January 15, 2016 When I met...
- 1/21/2016
- by Tierney McAfee, @tierneymcafee
- PEOPLE.com
A random college roommate is always a gamble and if you ask Ted Cruz's - Hollywood screenwriter Craig Mazin - he lost big time. As Mia Farrow pointed out, Mazin's distaste for the Gop candidate runs so deep that the screenwriter can't stop tweeting about it. Ted Cruz roommate still can't stand him https://t.co/RH3fpYAMt5— mia farrow (@MiaFarrow) January 19, 2016 Here are some recent examples: Getting emails blaming me for not smothering Ted Cruz in his sleep in 1988. What kind of monster do you think I am? A really prescient one?— Craig Mazin (@clmazin) January 15, 2016 When I met...
- 1/21/2016
- by Tierney McAfee, @tierneymcafee
- PEOPLE.com
The Muppets are back, and it’s hard to bet against them in any situation.
This time around, the show is self-described as a “more adult” version of the idea, one that is not strictly based on a variety show, but the behind-the-scenes story of their lives. It’s personal now, much like many of their films, and according to the sneak peek trailer, there’s a page out of the Ted playbook involved as well.
The show also seems to be throwing some wrenches into the traditional view of what’s going on in these lives we’ll be examining, especially in terms of the fact that Kermit has “moved on.”
There will obviously be lots of long-term and guest humans in play here, and at least some of these humans are pretty seriously intertwined in the lives of our band of usual suspects.
Also, Gonzo is apparently unimpressed with The Office,...
This time around, the show is self-described as a “more adult” version of the idea, one that is not strictly based on a variety show, but the behind-the-scenes story of their lives. It’s personal now, much like many of their films, and according to the sneak peek trailer, there’s a page out of the Ted playbook involved as well.
The show also seems to be throwing some wrenches into the traditional view of what’s going on in these lives we’ll be examining, especially in terms of the fact that Kermit has “moved on.”
There will obviously be lots of long-term and guest humans in play here, and at least some of these humans are pretty seriously intertwined in the lives of our band of usual suspects.
Also, Gonzo is apparently unimpressed with The Office,...
- 5/12/2015
- by Marc Eastman
- AreYouScreening.com
The idea that Star Wars (and storytelling more generally) is something to be celebrated would seem, at first glance, to be obvious. However, in a world where the mere mention of George Lucas or the Star Wars prequels or Jar-Jar Binks almost automatically becomes a cheap punchline, as if no-one could possibly be allowed to hold an opposing, positive opinion of them, and where creators like Joss Whedon are harrassed on Twitter (possibly being a contributing factor in his decision to delete his account recently) for daring to write a character in a way certain fans don't approve of, the point obviously needs to be made.
(Whatever the specific arguments may be for or against Black Widow's characterisation in Avengers: Age of Ultron, let's not make things personal, and let's not lose perspective. It is a film with a lot of things going for it, after all.) As Joss Whedon himself sings on Commentary!
(Whatever the specific arguments may be for or against Black Widow's characterisation in Avengers: Age of Ultron, let's not make things personal, and let's not lose perspective. It is a film with a lot of things going for it, after all.) As Joss Whedon himself sings on Commentary!
- 5/8/2015
- Shadowlocked
All week long our writers will debate: Which was the greatest film year of the past half century. Click here for a complete list of our essays. How to decide in the grand scheme of things which film year stands above all others? History gives us no clear methodology to unravel this thorny but extremely important question. Is it the year with the highest average score of movies? So a year that averages out to a B + might be the winner over a field strewn with B’s, despite a few A +’s. Or do a few masterpieces lift up a year so far that whatever else happened beyond those three or four films is of no consequence? Both measures are worthy, and the winner by either of those would certainly be a year not to be sneezed at. But I contend the only true measure of a year’s...
- 4/27/2015
- by Richard Rushfield
- Hitfix
The hot trend in TV dramas this fall is comic book adaptations, as every broadcast network but CBS will have at least one show based on a Marvel or DC title (with CBS likely following next year with its "Supergirl" pilot). If there's a hot trend in the new sitcoms (of which there aren't a ton), it's with a genre that's often been used to counterprogram comic book movies: the romantic comedy. Maybe the networks are trying to chase the long success of "How I Met Your Mother" — even though that show's finale angered many of its fans, while CBS didn't even order "How I Met Your Dad" to series — or maybe it's just the idea that was "in the air" this season, like in years past when we got multiple shows about men who time travel back into their teenage selves, or slackers who work at big box stores and get super powers,...
- 9/30/2014
- by Alan Sepinwall
- Hitfix
We’ve reviewed every summer movie season since 1980 to find out which are the best, and which are the worst. Last week we posted our picks for the worst, and here we post our picks for the best.
2015 and 2016 may just be the most overthetop summer movie seasons yet. It seems like nearly every movie slated for a summer 2015 or 2016 release is heavily anticipated. Because of these impending summers of movie awesomeness, we’ve decided to take a look back at summer movie seasons of years past. The idea of the summer movie season is currently in full swing, but it didn’t catch on immediately. Hollywood had to do its fair share of experimenting to determine what types of films would be most successful. As a result, some summer movie seasons have been better than others. We’ve reviewed them all for you and ranked them from worst to best.
2015 and 2016 may just be the most overthetop summer movie seasons yet. It seems like nearly every movie slated for a summer 2015 or 2016 release is heavily anticipated. Because of these impending summers of movie awesomeness, we’ve decided to take a look back at summer movie seasons of years past. The idea of the summer movie season is currently in full swing, but it didn’t catch on immediately. Hollywood had to do its fair share of experimenting to determine what types of films would be most successful. As a result, some summer movie seasons have been better than others. We’ve reviewed them all for you and ranked them from worst to best.
- 9/15/2014
- by feeds@cinelinx.com (G.S. Perno)
- Cinelinx
Sony clearly has big plans for its Spider-Man franchise, but how will it pan out? Seb looks at what we know, what might happen, and more...
Now that the dust has begun to settle on The Amazing Spider-Man 2, it’s about time to look forwards once more to what Sony’s Spider-franchise might have in store for us. With ambition far beyond simply producing solo Spider-Man films one after the other, the studio is apparently determined to build an entire franchise out of one set of character rights – it’s a bold stance, but one that will clearly require some creative lateral thinking when it comes to who they manage to make a hero out of.
Let’s take a look, then, at what we know about the future Spidey tie-ins, and for good measure what we can speculate about endlessly...
What’s definitely happening
A few months ago,...
Now that the dust has begun to settle on The Amazing Spider-Man 2, it’s about time to look forwards once more to what Sony’s Spider-franchise might have in store for us. With ambition far beyond simply producing solo Spider-Man films one after the other, the studio is apparently determined to build an entire franchise out of one set of character rights – it’s a bold stance, but one that will clearly require some creative lateral thinking when it comes to who they manage to make a hero out of.
Let’s take a look, then, at what we know about the future Spidey tie-ins, and for good measure what we can speculate about endlessly...
What’s definitely happening
A few months ago,...
- 8/21/2014
- by ryanlambie
- Den of Geek
Mad Men, Season 7, Episode 7: “Waterloo”
Written by Carly Wray & Matthew Weiner
Directed by Matthew Weiner
Aired Sundays on AMC at 10pm Est
Mad Men has come and gone in 2014, given the impossible task of handling one of the series’ biggest shake-ups in the space of seven episodes. With Don Draper out of a job (kind of), the journey from episode one to episode seven has involved some seriously moving pieces, almost all of which have contributed to the Mad Men story in major ways and see their natural breaks or conclusions here in “Waterloo”. The episode, which uses as its period and thematic center the moon landing, has everything this show has to offer, from death to rebirth. Its emotional poignancy comes from familiar Mad Men routes by letting certain characters reach and understand points themselves, but it also provides departures worth contemplating (see: Don Draper’s face above). Speaking in general,...
Written by Carly Wray & Matthew Weiner
Directed by Matthew Weiner
Aired Sundays on AMC at 10pm Est
Mad Men has come and gone in 2014, given the impossible task of handling one of the series’ biggest shake-ups in the space of seven episodes. With Don Draper out of a job (kind of), the journey from episode one to episode seven has involved some seriously moving pieces, almost all of which have contributed to the Mad Men story in major ways and see their natural breaks or conclusions here in “Waterloo”. The episode, which uses as its period and thematic center the moon landing, has everything this show has to offer, from death to rebirth. Its emotional poignancy comes from familiar Mad Men routes by letting certain characters reach and understand points themselves, but it also provides departures worth contemplating (see: Don Draper’s face above). Speaking in general,...
- 5/27/2014
- by Sean Colletti
- SoundOnSight
Is that Mark Ballas singing? Yes, yes it is. And then he's dancing. He's a man of many talents, that Mark Ballas. He's got a single, because why not? It's called "Get My Name" so quick, go to iTunes! Anyway, Abby Lee Miller of the Lifetime show "Dance Moms" will be joining the judges' panel, which will either be great fun or extremely stressful. She isn't going to be shy about what she thinks, and while I have to believe she'll be easier on celebrities than she is on little kids, there's a good chance she'll tangle with the other judges since they're used to guest judges who say things like, "I don't know anything about what you were doing, but you were so passionate!" As usual, we're starting off with the stressful elimination countdown, which is a natural prelude to relaxed performances. First up, Charlie & Sharna are safe. They'll be dancing a quickstep.
- 5/6/2014
- by Liane Bonin Starr
- Hitfix
Review James Hunt 23 Apr 2014 - 07:01
Nothing much happened this week - or did it? As usual, Mad Men is slowly putting the pieces in place for whatever happens next...
This review contains spoilers.
7.2 A Day's Work
Season 6 of Mad Men ended with a rare moment of catharsis between father and daughter, as emotionally cleansing as it was bruising. Sally looking at Don, finally seeing him for who he is, as Judy Collins' recording of Both Sides, Now faded in over the scene. It promised to be a watershed moment in their failing relationship. Like a smoker making the same new year's resolution to quit, it promised that from now on, things would be different.
Of course, in true Mad Men fashion episode 1 left us with no idea whether that was the case, with Don's kids barely warranting a mention. It's with some surprise, then, that episode 2 brings that plot to the fore.
Nothing much happened this week - or did it? As usual, Mad Men is slowly putting the pieces in place for whatever happens next...
This review contains spoilers.
7.2 A Day's Work
Season 6 of Mad Men ended with a rare moment of catharsis between father and daughter, as emotionally cleansing as it was bruising. Sally looking at Don, finally seeing him for who he is, as Judy Collins' recording of Both Sides, Now faded in over the scene. It promised to be a watershed moment in their failing relationship. Like a smoker making the same new year's resolution to quit, it promised that from now on, things would be different.
Of course, in true Mad Men fashion episode 1 left us with no idea whether that was the case, with Don's kids barely warranting a mention. It's with some surprise, then, that episode 2 brings that plot to the fore.
- 4/23/2014
- by sarahd
- Den of Geek
"Mad Men" is back for the start of its seventh season — which is or isn't the final season depending on whether you value contractual language (which says it is) over scheduling (which will give us seven episodes this spring and seven more next year) — and I have a review of the premiere coming up just as soon as I'm seated next to a man in a hairpiece eating a banana... "Why are you making it so hard? Open the door and walk in." -Lou Avery We return to the world of "Mad Men" a scant two months after our last glimpse, late in January of 1969. It's by far the shortest time gap between seasons, but almost as much has changed in those two months than in the 11 months between the heist of Sterling Cooper and our first look at Sterling Cooper Draper Pryce. It seems only appropriate given the period.
- 4/14/2014
- by Alan Sepinwall
- Hitfix
Did you hate the ending for "How I Met Your Mother"? Are you willing to pay a large sum of money to get an ending you might like more? If so... You're in luck! Late Friday (April 4) afternoon, just days after a series finale which was, let's just say "contentious," Deadline.com broke the news that an alternate "How I Met Your Mother" ending might appear on complete series DVD, series co-creator Carter Bays took to Twitter to explain and confirm. "How was everybody's week?" Bays started, ending a post-finale bout of Twitter-silence. [I've always wanted to write a story that included embedded tweets, so let's try this out! And obviously stop reading if you haven't watched the darned "How I Met Your Mother" finale.] Bays continued: First of all I want to say thank you for the lovely messages from everybody who loved the #HIMYMFinale. — Carter Bays (@CarterBays) April 4, 2014 If you didn't like the finale, I guess that happens. We tried something and it didn't connect with you. I hope we're still friends. — Carter Bays (@CarterBays) April 4, 2014 So anyway,...
- 4/4/2014
- by Daniel Fienberg
- Hitfix
The most legen—wait for it—dary event in TV history airs tonight with the hour-long finale of How I Met You Mother (CBS, 8 pm). The cast has been incredibly tight-lipped about how the CBS sitcom will end after nine seasons, but we did get a few clues from Josh Radnor, who plays Ted Mosby.
“It’s probably the most far reaching finale in terms of years it covers,” Radnor said in an interview on Entertainment Weekly Radio on SiriusXM. “We go from 2005 to 2030 or 2035. It’s a 30-year voyage all over time and space with these characters.”
Radnor refused a bribe of $14, a banana,...
“It’s probably the most far reaching finale in terms of years it covers,” Radnor said in an interview on Entertainment Weekly Radio on SiriusXM. “We go from 2005 to 2030 or 2035. It’s a 30-year voyage all over time and space with these characters.”
Radnor refused a bribe of $14, a banana,...
- 3/31/2014
- by Henry Goldblatt
- EW - Inside TV
CBS has released some photos from the penultimate episode of "How I Met Your Mother," and it looks as though Barney and Robin do, in fact, make it to the altar.
Whew. The March 24 episode, "The End of the Aisle," pays off a couple of flash-forwards from prior seasons that showed both Robin (Cobie Smulders) and Barney (Neil Patrick Harris) panicking moments before the ceremony. As we've seen in the past, Marshall (Jason Segel) and Lily (Alyson Hannigan) try to keep Barney calm, and it appears they're at least momentarily successful.
We've also seen Ted (Josh Radnor) talking to Robin shortly before the ceremony. Whatever he says, it must work, because here she is with her dad (Ray Wise) walking to the altar.
Meanwhile, Marshall and Lily decide to rewrite their old wedding vows.
CBS has also released the logline for the March 31 series finale, and it reveals ... well, nothing.
Whew. The March 24 episode, "The End of the Aisle," pays off a couple of flash-forwards from prior seasons that showed both Robin (Cobie Smulders) and Barney (Neil Patrick Harris) panicking moments before the ceremony. As we've seen in the past, Marshall (Jason Segel) and Lily (Alyson Hannigan) try to keep Barney calm, and it appears they're at least momentarily successful.
We've also seen Ted (Josh Radnor) talking to Robin shortly before the ceremony. Whatever he says, it must work, because here she is with her dad (Ray Wise) walking to the altar.
Meanwhile, Marshall and Lily decide to rewrite their old wedding vows.
CBS has also released the logline for the March 31 series finale, and it reveals ... well, nothing.
- 3/14/2014
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
Review Louisa Mellor 12 Mar 2014 - 22:00
It’s the penultimate episode of this superlative crime series and it’s all change on the theory front…
This review contains spoilers.
Line Of Duty’s second run has been a series of optical illusions. You know the ones: duck is rabbit, Marilyn Monroe is Albert Einstein, young woman looking away is old lady in headscarf, innocent victim is scheming villain… This week’s final shot of Denton sipping Chablis and watching the news of Dryden’s arrest was a page from a Magic Eye book. Let your eyes defocus and out of ‘innocent woman with wine’ looms a cackling she-devil with horns, tail, and glossy fringe. We’ve all been taken in. It was her! Wasn’t it?
That rather depends on the nature of the ‘it’. Was Denton’s expression the look of someone in their rightful place watching justice carried out,...
It’s the penultimate episode of this superlative crime series and it’s all change on the theory front…
This review contains spoilers.
Line Of Duty’s second run has been a series of optical illusions. You know the ones: duck is rabbit, Marilyn Monroe is Albert Einstein, young woman looking away is old lady in headscarf, innocent victim is scheming villain… This week’s final shot of Denton sipping Chablis and watching the news of Dryden’s arrest was a page from a Magic Eye book. Let your eyes defocus and out of ‘innocent woman with wine’ looms a cackling she-devil with horns, tail, and glossy fringe. We’ve all been taken in. It was her! Wasn’t it?
That rather depends on the nature of the ‘it’. Was Denton’s expression the look of someone in their rightful place watching justice carried out,...
- 3/12/2014
- by louisamellor
- Den of Geek
It has not been an easy week, saying goodbye to two old friends, Hollywood producer Jim Jacks and studio executive Tom Sherak, who shared something in common; they were both good guys. They were generous and giving to their friends; they were adored by the people who worked for them. At the Academy Board of Governors meeting on Monday night, the governors gave former AMPAS president Sherak a moment of silence, and talked about how much he had done to help shepherd the organization through a challenging time. Wednesday brought a Catholic Mass in North Hollywood, followed by a heartfelt celebration of the life of Jim Jacks at West Hollywood restaurant Craig's, where he used to have dinner once a week. Along with his family, the friends who shared Jacks stories included Circle Releasing's Ted Pedas (who backed three Coen brothers movies, "Raising Arizona, " "Miller's Crossing" and "Barton Fink," produced...
- 1/31/2014
- by Anne Thompson
- Thompson on Hollywood
Much of America spent Jan. 7 in a ‘polar vortex’ with below freezing temps. Even with the cold and wind, your hair doesn’t have to suffer! Celebrity hairstylist Ted Gibson explains why.
Ted Gibson is a world-renowned celebrity hairstylist who has worked with stars like Claire Danes, Anne Hathaway, Angelina Jolie, Ashley Greene, Debra Messing, and countless more. He told HollywoodLife.com Exclusively how you can repair your hair during the bitter cold weather!
Hair Tips For Freezing Weather — Ted Gibson Breaks It Down
Sarah Jessica Parker was definitely bundled up as she strolled in New York City in late December, but her hair still looked amazing! Here’s how to copy her look.
Carmindy: Top Beauty & Makeup Tricks Take Our Poll
Ted revealed the secret to keeping hair healthy and moisturized in the bitter cold:
“Condition, condition, Condition! Cold air dries your hair out because there is a lack of humidity in the air,...
Ted Gibson is a world-renowned celebrity hairstylist who has worked with stars like Claire Danes, Anne Hathaway, Angelina Jolie, Ashley Greene, Debra Messing, and countless more. He told HollywoodLife.com Exclusively how you can repair your hair during the bitter cold weather!
Hair Tips For Freezing Weather — Ted Gibson Breaks It Down
Sarah Jessica Parker was definitely bundled up as she strolled in New York City in late December, but her hair still looked amazing! Here’s how to copy her look.
Carmindy: Top Beauty & Makeup Tricks Take Our Poll
Ted revealed the secret to keeping hair healthy and moisturized in the bitter cold:
“Condition, condition, Condition! Cold air dries your hair out because there is a lack of humidity in the air,...
- 1/7/2014
- by Dory Larrabee
- HollywoodLife
Sometimes in films, there are truly great moments. There are amazing fight scenes in action movies, there are memorable one-liners in comedies, and there are terrifying sequences in horror. There are car chases. There are even some special motorbike chases. But one moment which stands out in any film is the impromptu music scene.
We see music scenes quite a lot in film, but mostly they fit in to the flow of the storyline, or form part of the narrative. If we’re watching a musical, then it can only be expected that there will be a music scene. If we’re watching a light hearted romantic comedy, music scenes often transition seamlessly within the plot. But some scenes break the mould. We don’t expect to see the main character break into song, or for a guitar to be produced from nowhere. Unexpected Jazz concerts or drum solos take us by pleasant surprise.
We see music scenes quite a lot in film, but mostly they fit in to the flow of the storyline, or form part of the narrative. If we’re watching a musical, then it can only be expected that there will be a music scene. If we’re watching a light hearted romantic comedy, music scenes often transition seamlessly within the plot. But some scenes break the mould. We don’t expect to see the main character break into song, or for a guitar to be produced from nowhere. Unexpected Jazz concerts or drum solos take us by pleasant surprise.
- 12/10/2013
- by Jon Lovatt
- Obsessed with Film
In case you missed it, the entirety of last night's How I Met Your Mother was in rhyme. All of it. When pondering the genesis of this idea, our recapper asked: "Was it five o’clock on a Friday? The end of a long ideas meeting?" Whatever the reason, it was certainly no Dr. Seuss and perhaps never should have even gone there. If you're curious how Ted and his crew sounded in couplets, we've collected some of the episode's most groan-worthy lines. If you can make it through these, you'll be just fine. (Sorry.)• The outlook wasn’t brilliant for Ted’s romantic life, He was deep into his 30s and still he had no wife. • "Hold it, let’s not all go crazy like some wild bezerkers, What if this is just business meal between some co-workers?" • Ted thought back on past failed dates, “Oh, that could be true,...
- 11/26/2013
- by Lindsey Weber
- Vulture
Odd List Ryan Lambie Simon Brew 31 Oct 2013 - 07:01
We train our sights on the year 1996, and the 25 underappreciated films it has to offer...
Independence Day managed to revive both the alien invasion movie and the disaster flick in 1996, and just about every other mainstream picture released that year lived in its saucer-shaped shadow.
Yet beyond the aerial battles of Independence Day, the flying cows in Twister, and the high-wire antics of Tom Cruise in Brian De Palma's Mission: Impossible, there sat an entire library of lesser-known and underappreciated movies.
As part of our attempts to highlight the unsung greats of the 90s, here's our selection of 25 such films from 1996 - the year chess champion Garry Kasparov lost to the might of the computer Deep Blue, and the year comedy star Jim Carrey starred in an unexpectedly dark tale of obsession...
25. The Cable Guy
We can't sit here and...
We train our sights on the year 1996, and the 25 underappreciated films it has to offer...
Independence Day managed to revive both the alien invasion movie and the disaster flick in 1996, and just about every other mainstream picture released that year lived in its saucer-shaped shadow.
Yet beyond the aerial battles of Independence Day, the flying cows in Twister, and the high-wire antics of Tom Cruise in Brian De Palma's Mission: Impossible, there sat an entire library of lesser-known and underappreciated movies.
As part of our attempts to highlight the unsung greats of the 90s, here's our selection of 25 such films from 1996 - the year chess champion Garry Kasparov lost to the might of the computer Deep Blue, and the year comedy star Jim Carrey starred in an unexpectedly dark tale of obsession...
25. The Cable Guy
We can't sit here and...
- 10/30/2013
- by ryanlambie
- Den of Geek
By Charles Webb
Nearly a year and a half after coming on board as director for Columbia's long-in-development "Masters of the Universe" film, director Jon Chu is now off the project, according to THR. Chu's departure represents the loss of one of the film's biggest cheerleaders, even if the public reaction to Chu helming the project hasn't exactly been positive.
While Columbia hasn't yet announced a replacement, writer Terry Rossio is on board to work on the script. Rossio and screenwriting partner Ted Elliot have been around for a while, working on the first four "Pirates of the Caribbean" films together at Disney and being pretty much inseparable since they began working together on the Howie Mandel kid's movie "Little Monsters."
Their filmography has a couple of winners in it: "Little Monsters" was maybe a little too weird and dark for kids, but it was an interesting experiment, and I...
Nearly a year and a half after coming on board as director for Columbia's long-in-development "Masters of the Universe" film, director Jon Chu is now off the project, according to THR. Chu's departure represents the loss of one of the film's biggest cheerleaders, even if the public reaction to Chu helming the project hasn't exactly been positive.
While Columbia hasn't yet announced a replacement, writer Terry Rossio is on board to work on the script. Rossio and screenwriting partner Ted Elliot have been around for a while, working on the first four "Pirates of the Caribbean" films together at Disney and being pretty much inseparable since they began working together on the Howie Mandel kid's movie "Little Monsters."
Their filmography has a couple of winners in it: "Little Monsters" was maybe a little too weird and dark for kids, but it was an interesting experiment, and I...
- 10/8/2013
- by MTV Movies Team
- MTV Movies Blog
Review Paul Martinovic 1 Oct 2013 - 06:58
Paul salutes the passing of Breaking Bad; brilliant, all-consuming storytelling that will never be forgotten by its audience...
This review contains spoilers.
5.16 Felina
“The chemistry must be respected.” - Walter White
It’s been a source of tension worthy of the show itself: would Breaking Bad manage to tie-up the unmitigated tension and nigh-on flawless action-drama of the past five series in a way that would stay true to the characters and overall ‘vision’ of the show, while also not feeling like a terrible anti-climax in the wake of the insanity that preceded it?
Well, I can only envisage two types of reactions to Felina, the Breaking Bad finale: 1) that was perfect, or 2) that was a little too perfect.
In terms of closure, this finale was staggeringly eager to please: there’s not a plot point of note (sorry Huell and Ted Beneke) that...
Paul salutes the passing of Breaking Bad; brilliant, all-consuming storytelling that will never be forgotten by its audience...
This review contains spoilers.
5.16 Felina
“The chemistry must be respected.” - Walter White
It’s been a source of tension worthy of the show itself: would Breaking Bad manage to tie-up the unmitigated tension and nigh-on flawless action-drama of the past five series in a way that would stay true to the characters and overall ‘vision’ of the show, while also not feeling like a terrible anti-climax in the wake of the insanity that preceded it?
Well, I can only envisage two types of reactions to Felina, the Breaking Bad finale: 1) that was perfect, or 2) that was a little too perfect.
In terms of closure, this finale was staggeringly eager to please: there’s not a plot point of note (sorry Huell and Ted Beneke) that...
- 10/1/2013
- by louisamellor
- Den of Geek
Whatever the male species did to deserve the recent run of lousy comedies that neuter them into a bland, whiny pudding — the trajectory of Man Up through Guys With Kids to CBS's new and painfully bland smarm-com We Are Men (8:30/7:30c) — can I just collectively say on behalf of the entire gender: We're sorry! Haven't we suffered enough?
Apparently not, because Men hits new lows in bromance abuse, cheapening the whole idea of "band of brothers" with its soggy account of male bonding at an apartment complex for jilted and/or unhappily divorced losers. The new kid on the block, Carter (Chris Smith), is left at the altar in a reverse-Graduate gag that's the cleverest part of the pilot. Such a milquetoast he makes How I Met Your Mother mensch Ted Mosby seem as dangerous as Ted Bundy, Carter is adopted by an unappealing threesome that includes middle-aged horndog Frank (Tony Shalhoub,...
Apparently not, because Men hits new lows in bromance abuse, cheapening the whole idea of "band of brothers" with its soggy account of male bonding at an apartment complex for jilted and/or unhappily divorced losers. The new kid on the block, Carter (Chris Smith), is left at the altar in a reverse-Graduate gag that's the cleverest part of the pilot. Such a milquetoast he makes How I Met Your Mother mensch Ted Mosby seem as dangerous as Ted Bundy, Carter is adopted by an unappealing threesome that includes middle-aged horndog Frank (Tony Shalhoub,...
- 9/30/2013
- by Matt Roush
- TVGuide - Breaking News
Are you ready? The incredible saga of high-school-chemistry-teacher-turned-meth-kingpin Walter White is coming to a finish tonight in the series finale (gulp) of AMC’s Breaking Bad.
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment cooks up a full batch on Nov. 26 when Breaking Bad: The Complete Series comes to Blu-ray™ in its entirety. One of the most explosive series to air on television, the 16-disc set is this year’s must-have gift for the holiday season, complete with all 62 episodes and more than 55 hours of special features. Starring three-time Emmy® winner Bryan Cranston (Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series) alongside two-time Emmy® winner Aaron Paul (Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series), the critically acclaimed drama from Sony Pictures Television boasts one of television’s most radical storylines, giving viewers a glimpse into the life of how far a man might go in order to take care of the ones he loves.
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment cooks up a full batch on Nov. 26 when Breaking Bad: The Complete Series comes to Blu-ray™ in its entirety. One of the most explosive series to air on television, the 16-disc set is this year’s must-have gift for the holiday season, complete with all 62 episodes and more than 55 hours of special features. Starring three-time Emmy® winner Bryan Cranston (Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series) alongside two-time Emmy® winner Aaron Paul (Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series), the critically acclaimed drama from Sony Pictures Television boasts one of television’s most radical storylines, giving viewers a glimpse into the life of how far a man might go in order to take care of the ones he loves.
- 9/29/2013
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
It's 1969, the King's Road is swinging and William Boyd has a lunch rendezvous with the subject of his latest novel, Solo – secret agent, 007. Don't miss Bond's Q&A
Time travel. 1969. Chelsea. There was an autumnal feel about the day as I emerged from the tube station at Sloane Square. Instinctively, I looked round over my right shoulder to see what was playing at the Royal Court. The Contractor by David Storey, directed by Lindsay Anderson. I hadn't seen that play – but then I had been a 17-year-old schoolboy in 1969, and my theatre-going life hadn't really started. It was strange being back in Chelsea in 1969, the year of the moon-landing, the year of my first summer in London. Stranger still to be going to interview James Bond.
I walked along the south side of Sloane Square heading for the King's Road. The curved art deco monolith of Peter Jones acting as...
Time travel. 1969. Chelsea. There was an autumnal feel about the day as I emerged from the tube station at Sloane Square. Instinctively, I looked round over my right shoulder to see what was playing at the Royal Court. The Contractor by David Storey, directed by Lindsay Anderson. I hadn't seen that play – but then I had been a 17-year-old schoolboy in 1969, and my theatre-going life hadn't really started. It was strange being back in Chelsea in 1969, the year of the moon-landing, the year of my first summer in London. Stranger still to be going to interview James Bond.
I walked along the south side of Sloane Square heading for the King's Road. The curved art deco monolith of Peter Jones acting as...
- 9/28/2013
- by William Boyd
- The Guardian - Film News
The 2013 Eyegore Awards
Every year, Universal Studios, the home of horror, turns its revered studio and theme park into a playground for the devil, a maelstrom of haunted mazes and re-purposed rides fitting the all-important Halloween motif. We are greeted with different mazes each year, all chosen to reflect the most popular Universal confections at the time.
Halloween Horror Nights first launched as “Fright Nights” in Universal Studios Florida back in 1991, but in 1997, Halloween Horror Nights spread across the country to Hollywood, which seems only fitting, since this is the home of practically all of the classic horror movies we’ve grown up on. This past Friday, once again, FM attended the kickoff event. Along with the unveiling of this year’s horror mazes, we were treated to a litany of fangtastic guests and horror luminaries, with what could be the shortest and sweetest awards ceremony in Hollywood, the Eyegore Awards.
Every year, Universal Studios, the home of horror, turns its revered studio and theme park into a playground for the devil, a maelstrom of haunted mazes and re-purposed rides fitting the all-important Halloween motif. We are greeted with different mazes each year, all chosen to reflect the most popular Universal confections at the time.
Halloween Horror Nights first launched as “Fright Nights” in Universal Studios Florida back in 1991, but in 1997, Halloween Horror Nights spread across the country to Hollywood, which seems only fitting, since this is the home of practically all of the classic horror movies we’ve grown up on. This past Friday, once again, FM attended the kickoff event. Along with the unveiling of this year’s horror mazes, we were treated to a litany of fangtastic guests and horror luminaries, with what could be the shortest and sweetest awards ceremony in Hollywood, the Eyegore Awards.
- 9/23/2013
- by Andy Greene
- FamousMonsters of Filmland
Cinema Retro has received the following press release from Sony:
Culver City, Calif. (September 9, 2013) –
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment cooks up a full batch on Nov. 26 when Breaking Bad: The Complete Series comes to Blu-ray™ in its entirety. One of the most explosive series ever to air on television, the 16-disc set is this year’s must-have gift for the holiday season, complete with all 62 episodes and more than 55 hours of special features. Starring three-time Emmy® winner Bryan Cranston (Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series) alongside two-time Emmy® winner Aaron Paul (Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series), the critically acclaimed drama from Sony Pictures Television boasts one of television’s most radical storylines, giving viewers a glimpse into the life of how far a man might go in order to take care of the ones he loves. “Bryan Cranston is still turning in a transformative, unimpeachable performance as Walt,...
Culver City, Calif. (September 9, 2013) –
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment cooks up a full batch on Nov. 26 when Breaking Bad: The Complete Series comes to Blu-ray™ in its entirety. One of the most explosive series ever to air on television, the 16-disc set is this year’s must-have gift for the holiday season, complete with all 62 episodes and more than 55 hours of special features. Starring three-time Emmy® winner Bryan Cranston (Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series) alongside two-time Emmy® winner Aaron Paul (Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series), the critically acclaimed drama from Sony Pictures Television boasts one of television’s most radical storylines, giving viewers a glimpse into the life of how far a man might go in order to take care of the ones he loves. “Bryan Cranston is still turning in a transformative, unimpeachable performance as Walt,...
- 9/9/2013
- by nospam@example.com (Cinema Retro)
- Cinemaretro.com
Have you ever watched The Town or The Departed and marvelled at the sing-song way the criminals all swear at each other, or yearned with every fibre of your body to deliver an offensive punch-line like Ted? Or maybe you just really want to snarl and sing like The Dropkick Murphys. Whatever your reason for wanting to sound like that – and there are probably any number – there’s now a way to learn Boston as a second language.
Be warned, contrary to popularly-held opinion, there’s a lot more to Talking Boston than dropping your R’s and adding some A’s, and Dish have put together a game to help you learn the language.
So, to make sure to keep your Kahkeez separate from Kahkeez! Learn more on how to Talk Boston at http://talkbostongame.com
The post How To Speak Boston As A Second Language appeared first on WhatCulture!
Be warned, contrary to popularly-held opinion, there’s a lot more to Talking Boston than dropping your R’s and adding some A’s, and Dish have put together a game to help you learn the language.
So, to make sure to keep your Kahkeez separate from Kahkeez! Learn more on how to Talk Boston at http://talkbostongame.com
The post How To Speak Boston As A Second Language appeared first on WhatCulture!
- 7/30/2013
- by Jack Carver
- Obsessed with Film
Note: Do not read on if you have not yet seen the Season 6 finale of AMC's "Mad Men," titled "In Care Of."
Could Don Draper finally be growing up?
Most fathers are not a mystery to their children; most adults are not quite so hobbled by tortured pasts. But most people are not Don Draper, who, in the course of "Mad Men's" six seasons, has tried to shield his kids from the most basic truths about himself. Where he's from, how he grew up, what kind of life he had: Those were all things that he lied about, to co-workers, clients and those closest to him. But as viewers saw in the show's Season 6 finale (which I wrote about here), Don is in the process of shedding that false skin.
The final image of Season 6 was Draper showing his three children the house of ill repute in which he grew up.
Could Don Draper finally be growing up?
Most fathers are not a mystery to their children; most adults are not quite so hobbled by tortured pasts. But most people are not Don Draper, who, in the course of "Mad Men's" six seasons, has tried to shield his kids from the most basic truths about himself. Where he's from, how he grew up, what kind of life he had: Those were all things that he lied about, to co-workers, clients and those closest to him. But as viewers saw in the show's Season 6 finale (which I wrote about here), Don is in the process of shedding that false skin.
The final image of Season 6 was Draper showing his three children the house of ill repute in which he grew up.
- 6/24/2013
- by Maureen Ryan
- Huffington Post
Review Frances Roberts 10 Jun 2013 - 21:00
Just when this season of Mad Men had begun to motor forward, it goes right back to the beginning. Here's Frances' review of Favors...
This review contains spoilers.
6.11 Favors
Did Andy from Avon ever call? Mad Men left that, and a number of other questions hanging this week in favour of forty minutes of characters wringing their hands about Vietnam, butting heads, and scratching each other’s backs. Favors picked up more or less where Man With a Plan left off, with a reprisal of the Don and Ted power struggle and the Don and Sylvia affair. Pete too, was back dealing with his mother’s senility, while Peggy was living in a UB40 song.
A moment’s silence before we begin though, to mark the passing of Sally Draper’s sexual innocence. First came her public indiscretion in front of The Man From U.N.C.L.E.,...
Just when this season of Mad Men had begun to motor forward, it goes right back to the beginning. Here's Frances' review of Favors...
This review contains spoilers.
6.11 Favors
Did Andy from Avon ever call? Mad Men left that, and a number of other questions hanging this week in favour of forty minutes of characters wringing their hands about Vietnam, butting heads, and scratching each other’s backs. Favors picked up more or less where Man With a Plan left off, with a reprisal of the Don and Ted power struggle and the Don and Sylvia affair. Pete too, was back dealing with his mother’s senility, while Peggy was living in a UB40 song.
A moment’s silence before we begin though, to mark the passing of Sally Draper’s sexual innocence. First came her public indiscretion in front of The Man From U.N.C.L.E.,...
- 6/10/2013
- by louisamellor
- Den of Geek
There’s a great website I stumbled on (thanks, Nick!)… hasdcdonesomethingstupidtoday.com. Strange, but a subsequent Google search did not turn up any similarly named sites for Marvel, Image, Boom!, Dynamite, Avatar, or Dark Horse. To be fair, I didn’t search that hard. But I think the point is fairly straight forward. DC can’t get a win to save their lives these days. The worst part? There’s no silver lining to the clouds. No distant light off towards the horizon. Just bleak, bleary, predictably banal gimmick after gimmick.
First up? This summer, DC unveils its first epic-mega-crossover since the New 52 was unleashed with Trinity War’! Now, I’ll be fair: It appears this crossover is contained only to Justice League, Justice League of America, and a handful of character-specific tie-ins and mini-series. So, hey, it can’t be that bad, right? Well, according to a hype piece from Newsaramal,...
First up? This summer, DC unveils its first epic-mega-crossover since the New 52 was unleashed with Trinity War’! Now, I’ll be fair: It appears this crossover is contained only to Justice League, Justice League of America, and a handful of character-specific tie-ins and mini-series. So, hey, it can’t be that bad, right? Well, according to a hype piece from Newsaramal,...
- 6/8/2013
- by Marc Alan Fishman
- Comicmix.com
Mad Men, maybe more than any other series on television, has always allowed the audience to feel the time period in which events are occurring.
The sharp suits, the haircuts, the constant drags off of cigarettes and many more details have been part of an escape to the 60s for many seasons.
Over the years, creator Matthew Weiner and company have done an amazing job at slowly but surely changing the style, the behavior and the essence of these characters to coincide with the passing time. The start of Mad Men Season 6 accelerated the changes, with everything a bit groovier - and "A Tale of Two Cities" hammered that fact home.
Los Angeles has always been so stylistically different than New York in life and on Mad Men, but Don and Roger's trip to L.A. only magnified the changes going on across the country. The overflow of hippies and...
The sharp suits, the haircuts, the constant drags off of cigarettes and many more details have been part of an escape to the 60s for many seasons.
Over the years, creator Matthew Weiner and company have done an amazing job at slowly but surely changing the style, the behavior and the essence of these characters to coincide with the passing time. The start of Mad Men Season 6 accelerated the changes, with everything a bit groovier - and "A Tale of Two Cities" hammered that fact home.
Los Angeles has always been so stylistically different than New York in life and on Mad Men, but Don and Roger's trip to L.A. only magnified the changes going on across the country. The overflow of hippies and...
- 6/3/2013
- by d4cella@gmail.com (Dan Forcella)
- TVfanatic
Review Frances Roberts 28 May 2013 - 11:00
This week’s mirror-image themed Mad Men is smartly written, deftly constructed stuff. Here’s Frances’ review…
This review contains spoilers.
6.9 The Better Half
Like a chef composing a Michelin-star meal, Mad Men knows a thing or two about structure. After the previous episode’s unsettling acidity, this week we were served a satisfying, skilfully constructed staple. The Better Half reset this season to its factory settings. Frantic and trippy were out, measured, deliberate, and damned smart storytelling were in.
The episode’s title was even more help than usual in decoding its theme. It was an instalment preoccupied with mirror-images, fractured wholes, and imitations. The opening spat over butter and margarine gave way to soap ‘twins’ Colette and Corinne, Don and Betty Draper mark two, and Bobbies one-five; before culminating in Peggy’s realisation that Ted and Don are peas in a compartmentalising pod.
This week’s mirror-image themed Mad Men is smartly written, deftly constructed stuff. Here’s Frances’ review…
This review contains spoilers.
6.9 The Better Half
Like a chef composing a Michelin-star meal, Mad Men knows a thing or two about structure. After the previous episode’s unsettling acidity, this week we were served a satisfying, skilfully constructed staple. The Better Half reset this season to its factory settings. Frantic and trippy were out, measured, deliberate, and damned smart storytelling were in.
The episode’s title was even more help than usual in decoding its theme. It was an instalment preoccupied with mirror-images, fractured wholes, and imitations. The opening spat over butter and margarine gave way to soap ‘twins’ Colette and Corinne, Don and Betty Draper mark two, and Bobbies one-five; before culminating in Peggy’s realisation that Ted and Don are peas in a compartmentalising pod.
- 5/28/2013
- by louisamellor
- Den of Geek
This week’s Mad Men brought to mind that old adage: The more things change, the more they fall back into bed with their newly thin ex but admit that sex is an empty act on par with a handshake or a tip of the hat. While we’re on the topic of traditional wisdom, how about “A stab in the gut and your relationship’s kaput” or “The shorter the shorts, the less certain the sexuality”? Feel free to come up with your own as we review the major developments in “The Better Half.”
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- 5/27/2013
- by Kimberly Roots
- TVLine.com
Rectify Season 1, Episode 4 ‘Plato’s Cave’
Directed by Jim McKay
Written by Graham Gordy & Michael D. Fuller
Airs Monday nights at 9pm Et on Sundance
I’ve always been fascinated by the ideas behind Plato’s Allegory of the Cave – so when I saw the title of tonight’s episode, I was obviously drooling with excitement. And, boy, did ‘Plato’s Cave’ not disappoint: it certainly fits the quiet, character-based model of previous episodes, but focuses intently on this exploration of faith versus reason, giving life to the mental and spiritual struggle Daniel Holden’s currently going through.
I don’t want to spend 10,000 words getting into Plato’s allegory (there’s a really well-organized Wikipedia article here for detailed info), but the foundation of it is fairly simple. In it, Plato presents a simple situation: a group of people are chained to stand facing a wall for their entire lives,...
Directed by Jim McKay
Written by Graham Gordy & Michael D. Fuller
Airs Monday nights at 9pm Et on Sundance
I’ve always been fascinated by the ideas behind Plato’s Allegory of the Cave – so when I saw the title of tonight’s episode, I was obviously drooling with excitement. And, boy, did ‘Plato’s Cave’ not disappoint: it certainly fits the quiet, character-based model of previous episodes, but focuses intently on this exploration of faith versus reason, giving life to the mental and spiritual struggle Daniel Holden’s currently going through.
I don’t want to spend 10,000 words getting into Plato’s allegory (there’s a really well-organized Wikipedia article here for detailed info), but the foundation of it is fairly simple. In it, Plato presents a simple situation: a group of people are chained to stand facing a wall for their entire lives,...
- 5/7/2013
- by Randy
- SoundOnSight
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