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Exclusive Interview: Kevin Williamson opens up THE SECRET CIRCLE

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 09/15/2011

Louis Hunter, Shelley Hennig, Phoebe Jane Tonkin, Thomas Dekker, Britt Robertson and Jessica Parker Kennedy in THE SECRET CIRCLE - Season 1 - "Pilot" | ©2011 The CW Network/Frank Ockenfels III

The CW has a new series based on a series of books by novelist L.J. Smith and produced/show-run by Kevin Williamson, about secret supernatural goings-on in a small town. No, it’s not THE VAMPIRE DIARIES (which has all of those attributes, except newness, as it’s going into Season Three) – it’s THE SECRET CIRCLE. Brittany Robertson plays Cassie Blake, a young woman who is forced by tragedy to move back to her family’s home town, where she discovers that she and many of her new neighbors are witches, able to tap into innate magical powers. Thomas Dekker (TERMINATOR: THE SARAH […]Read On »

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Exclusive Interview: Garret Dillahunt reflects back on TERMINATOR: THE SARAH CONNOR CHRONICLES – Part 2

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 05/31/2011

Garret Dillahunt in TERMINATOR - THE SARAH CONNOR CHRONICLES | ©Fox

In Part Two of our exclusive interview with Garret Dillahunt, the actor reminisces about TERMINATOR: THE SARAH CONNOR CHRONICLES and where the series might have gone, as well as talking more about his new Fox series RAISING HOPE which was recently renewed for Season 2. ASSIGNMENT X: Who do you think is better equipped to deal with an infant, your character Burt Chance on RAISING HOPE or John Henry, your second cyborg character on TERMINATOR: THE SARAH CONNOR CHRONICLES? DILLAHUNT: Well, that’s so different, right? John Henry, in his way, he was just a brilliant child, but I guess he […]Read On »

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Exclusive Interview: CINEMA VERITE actor Thomas Dekker on THE SECRET CIRCLE, HEROES and TERMINATOR – Part 2

By DANIEL SCHWEIGER 04/24/2011

Thomas Dekker at the World Premiere of I AM NUMBER FOUR | ©2011 Sue Schneider

Though Thomas Dekker makes a big impression as Lance Loud in HBO’s CINEMA VERITE movie based on the 1970s PBS documentary series AN AMERICAN FAMILY, this certainly won’t be the first, and last time this charismatic young actor will be in the spotlight. Starting from the age of six, Dekker’s grew from parts in SEINFELD and TOUCHED BY AN ANGEL to cartoon voices for LAND BEFORE TIME and AMERICAN TAIL spin-offs, then turned in notable teen performances in BOSTON PUBLIC, CSI and HOUSE M.D. Dekker then gained a true cult following on the shows HEROES and TERMINATOR: THE SARAH CONNOR […]Read On »

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Exclusive Interview: CINEMA VERITE star Thomas Dekker gets real – Part 1

By DANIEL SCHWEIGER 04/20/2011

Thomas Dekker in CINEMA VERITE | ©2011 HBO

In an age where no one bats an eye at watching a man with mascara on network family hour, or showing off their flamboyantly great fashion style for reality television, it’s hard to remember when homosexuals were barely shown (and swishily condescended to when they were) on America’s sets. Don’t even ask what you mostly got on the big screen. Leave it to Lance Loud to make his sexuality heard loud and clear for millions of Americans when PBS cameras became part of his clan’s lives for their groundbreaking series AN AMERICAN FAMILY. Beyond showing that “real” people were just […]Read On »

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Exclusive Interview: RAISING HOPE star Garret Dillahunt raises Fox’s new hit comedy – Part 1

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 04/19/2011

Garret Dillahunt in RAISING HOPE - Season 1 | ©2010 Fox/Matthias Clamer

Actor Garret Dillahunt grew up in Washington State. He’s often associated with portraying ominous folks, though he has had his saintly moments on screen – he was even Jesus Christ in THE BOOK OF DANIEL – and has roots on stage and in comedy. With Fox’s freshman Tuesday night half-hour success RAISING HOPE (returning for new episodes tonight), Dillahunt returns to humor. His character Burt Chance is a married man who is nonplused to become a grandfather, especially when living-at-home son Jimmy (Lucas Neff) decides to keep baby Hope after Hope’s serial killer mom is executed. In part one of […]Read On »

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Movie Review: HANNA

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 04/08/2011

HANNA movie poster | ©2011 Focus Features

Stars: Saiorse Ronan, Eric Bana, Cate Blanchett, Tom Hollander, Olivia Williams, Jason Flemyng, Jessica Barden Writers: Seth Lochhead and David Farr, story by Seth Lochhead Director: Joe Wright Distributor: Focus Features Release Date: April 8, 2011 HANNA is one of those movies that poses some intriguing questions, answers them on the fly and then has nowhere to go, leaving the entire enterprise feeling like a prologue to some other unmade film. Saiorse Ronan is an extraordinary young actress who commands attention at all times she’s on screen, which is in nearly every scene here, so HANNA is worth watching. However, […]Read On »

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Exclusive Interview: Summer Glau protects THE CAPE

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 01/31/2011

On NBC’s new series THE CAPE, hero Vince Faraday (David Lyons) can do amazing things with the title object, but he’d still be unlikely to survive without the guidance and assistance of Summer Glau’s Orwell, a mysterious young woman whose martial arts abilities are as impressive as her considerable computer skills. Glau is no stranger to the world of genre television and film. After playing the trapped spirit of a Russian ballerina in an episode of ANGEL, she was cast as the troubled, but super-powered River Tam on Joss Whedon’s FIREFLY, a role she reprised in the feature SERENITY. Glau […]Read On »

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Exclusive Interview: John Wirth puts on THE CAPE and reveals what Season 3 of TERMINATOR: THE SARAH CONNOR CHRONICLES would have been

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 01/09/2011

David Lyons in THE CAPE - Season 1 | ©2011 NBC Universal

In the new superhero series THE CAPE (which debuts tonight on NBC at 9:00 EST), David Lyons stars as Vince Faraday, a loving family man and police detective whose honesty gets him framed and left for dead. Unable to resurface publicly for fear that his wife and son will be harmed, Vince is taken in by a circus-cum-criminal enterprise run by magician Max Malini (Keith David). Besides sheltering Vince, Max teaches the newcomer how to wield a surprisingly versatile cape, as well as other sleights of hand that are very useful when reinventing oneself as a crime fighter based on […]Read On »

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