Archive for 2011

Exclusive Interview: THE SMURFS CHRISTMAS CAROL filmmakers talk about their new short and little blue phenomenon

By CARL CORTEZ 12/02/2011
THE SMURFS Holiday Gift Pack | ©2011 Sony Pictures Animation

The Sony Animation Studios in Culver City, CA is a little blue on this chilly November morning. It’s because The Smurfs are preparing for the Blu-ray and DVD release of the hit summer movie of THE SMURFS based on the classic 1980s animated series wand the works by Belgian cartoonist Peyo. This event was held to not only showcase all the anciliary features that make THE SMURFS home entertainment feature more than just a movie, but also to screen a brand new SMURFS short appearing exclusively on the Holiday Gift set – THE SMURFS: A CHRISTMAS CAROL. Of the many […]Read On »


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TV Review: THE X FACTOR – Season 1 – “The Top 7 Perform” Recap of Michael Jackson week

By CARL CORTEZ 12/01/2011
Drew in THE X FACTOR - Season 1 - "The Top 7 Perform" | ©2011 Fox/Ray Mickshaw

Network: Fox Original Telecast: November 30, 2011 I’ve said it before, I’ll say it again. PLEASE put a moratorium on “Beatles” week and “Michael Jackson” week on these competition shows. It’s overdone. Yes, there’s a Michael Jackson Vegas Cirque du Soleil thing going on in Vegas right now, but do we really need to need more butchering of Jackson’s music? Thankfully, there weren’t a lot of obvious songs in the mix on this week’s THE X FACTOR which is now whittled down to The Top 7, but where was the singing? Once again Astro raps (yes, I get that’s all […]Read On »


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TV Review: I HATE MY TEENAGE DAUGHTER – Season 1 “Pilot” – Series Premiere

By CARL CORTEZ
Chad L. Coleman, Aisha Dee, Katie Finneran, Jaime Pressly, Kristi Lauren, Eric Sheffer Stevens and Kevin Rahm in I HATE MY TEENAGE DAUGHTER - Season 1 - "Pilot" | ©2011 Fox/Gavin Bond

  Cast: Jaime Pressly, Katie Finneran, Kristi Lauren, Aisha Dee, Eric Sheffer Stevens, Kevin Rahm, Chad L. Coleman Writers: Sherry Bilsing Graham, Helen Kreamer Director: Andy Ackerman Network: Fox, airs Wednesday nights Original Telecast: November 30, 2011 I did not have high hopes for I HATE MY TEENAGE DAUGHTER. The premise sounded unlikable and atrocious and  Fox hasn’t had much luck with traditional multi-camera sitcoms in decades. That said, the series took me completely by surprise. I’m not the ideal viewer of the show, but I found myself suckered in. The ensemble cast is quite good and there are some […]Read On »


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Barry Levinson’s 1982 classic DINER screens at LACMA tonight at 7:30pm

By CARL CORTEZ
DINER movie poster | ©1982 MGM/Warner Bros.

One of the most underrated 1980s comedies is DINER, the writer-directorial debut of Barry Levinson and tonight LACMA is sponsoring a special screening in Los Angeles tonight, December 1, at 7:30. You can purchase DINER tickets by clicking on the link. Rarely is there such a perfect first film, but Levinson nailed it with his 1982 classic set in 1959 Baltimore. Based on his own experiences, DINER stars Kevin Bacon, Timothy Daly, Mickey Rourke, Steve Guttenberg, Ellen Barkin, Paul Reiser and Daniel Stern in their first breakout roles. The film is essentially about a bunch of guys trying to grow […]Read On »


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Livestream Tonight at 7:00 PST of VOLTRON: DEFENDER OF THE UNIVERSE party

By CARL CORTEZ 11/30/2011
VOLTRON: DEFENDER OF THE UNIVERSE

For fans of the 1980s phenomenon VOLTRON, tonight at 7:00 pm PST, a live broadcast of an event promoting the launch of the new THQ videogame VOLTRON: DEFENDER OF THE UNIVERSE will be online. During this live feed, THQ will be holding contests, giveaways and more. You can watch the feed right here – a check back for more coverage of the event later in the week at ASSIGNMENT X. Watch live video from THQtv on www.twitch.tv;   LET YOUR VOICE BE HEARD – COMMENT BELOW Follow us on Twitter at ASSIGNMENT X Fan us on Facebook at ASSIGNMENTX Article Source: Assignment X  […]Read On »


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TV Review: GLEE – Season 3 – “I Kissed A Girl”

By CARL CORTEZ
Dot-Marie Jones and Jane Lynch in GLEE - Season 3 - "I Kissed a Girl" | ©2011 Fox/Adam Rose

Stars: Dianna Agron, Chris Colfer, Darren Criss, Jane Lynch, Jayma Mays, Kevin McHale, Lea Michele, Cory Monteith, Heather Morris, Matthew Morrison, Amber Riley, Naya Rivera, Mark Salling, Harry Shum Jr., Jenna Ushkowitz Writer: Matthew Hodgson Director: Tate Donovan Network: Fox, airs Tuesday nights Original Telecast: November 29, 2011 Consistency, that’s what I’m talking about and that’s finally happened with GLEE the last couple of episodes. And with “I Kissed A Girl” we get another strong episode paying off the many story strands that have been set up over the first part of the season. The primary focus is the de-icing […]Read On »


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Exclusive Interview: Juliet Landau on DANNY AND THE DEEP BLUE SEA

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN
Juliet Landau in the stage production of DANNY AND THE DEEP BLUE SEA

Anyone who has been part of an acting class in the last three decades has probably encountered at least sections of John Patrick Shanley’s play DANNY AND THE DEEP BLUE SEA. Its emotion-filled confrontations and small cast make it ideal for scene study. Originally produced off-Broadway in 1984, the two-character drama concerns Danny and Roberta, two lonely and troubled people who meet in a bar in the Bronx, hook up and spend the next twenty-four hours deciding if they’d rather get closer, run away, or beat the hell out of each other. Actors Juliet Landau and Matthew J. Williamson and […]Read On »


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TV Review: THE WALKING DEAD – Season 2 – “Pretty Much Dead Already”

By ARNOLD T. BLUMBERG
Andrew Lincoln in THE WALKING DEAD - Season 2 - "Pretty Much Dead Already" | ©2011 AMC/Gene Page

Stars: Andrew Lincoln, Jon Bernthal, Sarah Wayne Callies, Laurie Holden, Jeffrey DeMunn, Steven Yeun, Chandler Riggs, Norman Reedus, Melissa Suzanne McBride, Lauren Cohan, Madison Lintz, IronE Singleton, James Allen McCune, Scott Wilson, Emily Kinney, Jane McNeill Writer: Scott M. Gimple Director:  Michelle MacLaren Network: AMC, airs Sunday nights  Original Telecast: November 27, 2011 In the seventh and mid-season cliffhanger episode of THE WALKING DEAD Season 2, “Pretty Much Dead Already,” tensions reach the breaking point and beyond as Rick’s (Andrew Lincoln) group struggles with the prospect of leaving the relative security of Hershel’s (Scott Wilson) farm. Shane (Jon Bernthal) stands up […]Read On »


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TV Review: ONCE UPON A TIME – Season 1 – “That Still Small Voice”

By ANNE LOUISE BANNON 11/29/2011
Tony Amendola and Meghan Ory in ONCE UPON A TIME - Season 1 - "That Still Small Voice" | ©2011 ABC/Jack Rowand

Stars: Ginnifer Goodwin, Jennifer Morrison, Robert Carlyle, Lana Parrilla, Jared Gilmore, Josh Dallas, Raphael Sbarge Writer: Jane Espenson Director: Paul Edwards Network: ABC, Sunday nights, 8 p.m. Original Telecast: November 27, 2011 As usual in ONCE UPON A TIME, we have two related stories happening in different worlds. In the fairy tale world, we have the story of how Jiminy Cricket (Raphael Sbarge) became a cricket – and it’s all about the conscience and him going against his, “That Still Small Voice” of the episode title. In Storybrooke, where all the fairy tale characters now live thanks to the curse by The Evil Queen – known in Storybrooke as Mayor […]Read On »


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TV Review: DEXTER – Season 6 – “Get Gellar”

By RACHEL REITSLEFF 11/28/2011
Jennifer Carpenter, Michael C. Hall, C.S. Lee and David Zayas in DEXTER - Season 6 - "Get Gellar" | ©2011 Showtime/Randy Tepper

Rating: TV-MA Stars: Michael C. Hall, Jennifer Carpenter, Lauren Velez, Desmond Harrington, C.S. Lee, David Zayas, James Remar, Aimee Garcia, Geoff Pierson, Edward James Olmos, Colin Hanks, Billy Brown, Josh Cooke Writer: Karen Campbell, series based on the books by Jeff Lindsay Director: Seith Mann Network: Showtime, Sundays @ 9 PM Release Date: November 27, 2011 Magic is the art of misdirection, so one could call this season of DEXTER a bit magical, given the revelation at the end of the episode “Get Gellar.” Certainly, Edward James Olmos as Gellar has seemed far too fierce and solid to be anything […]Read On »


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