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Watch the first teaser for Showtime’s upcoming series ‘Billions’
Showtime’s anti-terrorism drama Homeland drew a lot of praise in its first season, some of which went to the show’s co-leads, Claire Danes and Damien Lewis. While Lewis’ character, Nicholas Brody, has since departed the series, Lewis himself soon returned to the channel, signing on to the new series Billions. A Wall Street-set drama, the […] More
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SFIFF58: Week 2 in Review
Love & Mercy Written by Oren Moverman & Michael A. Lerner Directed by Bill Pohlad USA, 2015 Based on the life of The Beach Boys’ Brian Wilson, Love & Mercy depicts the singer’s descent into mental illness at the peak of the band’s popularity in the 1960s, while in the 1980s a chance meeting with […] More
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This week in TV news: The ATX Television Festival announces show panels
The ATX Television Festival has announced the currently running shows that will be attending the event in Austin, Texas from June 4th to the 7th. The main highlight of the new entries is the presence of the FX series Justified. The appearance of the creators and castmembers at the ATX Festival will mark their first […] More
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New Projects: ‘Star Wars’, Kathryn Bigelow, and The Blob
Disney has become well aware that even releasing just the tiniest hint of news about Star Wars is enough to send the blogs into a feeding frenzy. One of those bad habits is studios staking a claim on a calendar date far out in the future. And they’ve now revealed that the release date for […] More
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Paul Dano and John Cusack are Brian Wilson in ‘Love & Mercy’ trailer
Paul Giamatti is going to make 2015 the year of showing up in musical biopics, and while his face turned up briefly in the Straight Outta Compton trailer, it is nowhere to be seen in the first trailer for this one. Giamatti is joined by Paul Dano and John Cusack (who both play Brian Wilson) […] More
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‘The Amazing Spider-Man 2’ too overloaded with new characters to rise above mediocrity
The Amazing Spider-Man 2 Written by Alex Kurtzman, Roberto Orci, and Jeff Pinkner Directed by Marc Webb USA, 2014 The distinct whiff of chaos pervades The Amazing Spider-Man 2 from its first scene, both narratively and visually. Because its director and writers aren’t likely intending on this sequel to a reboot to feel persistently, unavoidably […] More
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Downton Abbey 4.08 concludes with an even-keeled finale
Downton Abbey, Season 4, Episode 8 Directed by Jon East Written by Julian Fellowes Aired Sunday at 9 pm on PBS Downton Abbey concludes yet another season of ups and downs with a pretty even-keeled finale. Like the end of Season 3, the events of this special happen mostly away from the titular residence, but […] More
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‘The Amazing Spider-Man 2’ releases a new trailer tying in with New Year’s Eve
One of the most popular comic book characters in cinema over the past few years has been Spiderman, as the superhero has enjoyed massive commercial and critical success since the release of 2002’s Spider-Man. With the reins of the movie franchise passing from Sam Raimi to Marc Webb preceding 2012’s The Amazing Spider-Man, many were […] More
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Mousterpiece Cinema, Episode 124: ‘Saving Mr. Banks’
Wind’s in the east…mist comin’ in. Like something is brewin’ and ’bout to begin. Can’t put me finger on what lies in store, but I feel what’s to happen, all happened before. Oh, excuse us, we were just reciting one of our favorite underrated lines from Mary Poppins, the Disney musical classic that happens to be […] More
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‘The Amazing Spider-Man 2’ reveals its first trailer
One of the most popular comic book characters over the decades has been Spiderman, as the tale of Peter Parker has found an audience in nearly every medium. Making his big screen appearance in 2002’s Spider-man, the character was rebooted in 2012 with The Amazing Spider-Man, with a sequel being announced soon after the film’s […] More
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Sketchy Episode 94 – ‘American Splendor’
This week, Sketchy covers the 2003 live-action film “American Splendor,” based on the comic series of the same name by Harvey Pekar. Join Ryan and Matt and they discuss this film and the harsher realities of being a “nerd.” That last sentence is cringe-worthy, but listen to the episode and you’ll understand why Ryan had […] More
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TIFF: Watch the First Clip for ‘Parkland’
The first clip from writer-director Peter Landesman’s JFK assassination drama Parkland is now available. While parts of the recently-released trailer looked promising, Sound On Sight contributor Matthew Passantino recently released his review calling it, “an uneven account of a tragic day”. We’ll let you be the judge. The film packs an all-star cast which includes Zack […] More