Hot New Trailer: The Martian
Matt Damon stars in The Martian, based on the best-selling book about an astronaut stranded on Mars, who must signal Earth that he is still alive, but also survive with dwindling resources. It’s slated for release this November, and looks … Continue reading Hot New Trailer: The Martian
Weekend Box Office: Melissa McCarthy Grabs #1, ‘Chapter 3’ Ends Up In 3rd
Melissa McCarthy managed to open Spy above that of her last comedy effort Tammy, which opened last year to only 21.5M. On that same note, Insidious Chapter 3 was down from the opening weekend of Insidious Chapter 2. Insidious Chapter … Continue reading Weekend Box Office: Melissa McCarthy Grabs #1, ‘Chapter 3’ Ends Up In 3rd
Entourage
Starring: Adrian Grenier, Kevin Connolly, Jerry Ferrara, Kevin Dillon, Jeremy Piven, Emmanuelle Chriqui, Haley Joel Osment, Perrey Reeves, Rex Lee, Debi Mazar, Rhys Coiro, Constance Zimmer, Ronda Rousey, Alan Dale, Scott Mescudi, Billy Bob Thornton, Emily Ratajkowski, and an ungodly … Continue reading Entourage
Friday Box Office: ‘Insidious’ Pulls Ahead
Insidious Chapter 3 pulled out a win on Friday, but it won’t win the whole weekend. Melissa McCarthy’s Spy is a little under projections, but it’s not the kind of film that is typically frontloaded on a Friday. Insidious 3 … Continue reading Friday Box Office: ‘Insidious’ Pulls Ahead
Hot New Trailer: Bridge Of Spies
Tom Hanks stars in what is undoubtedly an Oscar contender this year. With a script by the Coen Brothers and direction from Steven Spielberg, the pedigree here is high. Amy Ryan and Alan Alda co-star. Bridge Of Spies opens in … Continue reading Hot New Trailer: Bridge Of Spies
For Your Consideration: Supporting Actor/Actress In A Movie/Mini/Limited
There are a ton of people in the running for these categories. First, in the Supporting Actor category, Bill Murray should be considered a frontrunner for Olive Kitteridge. From Wolf Hall, both Damien Lewis and Jonathan Pryce are in the … Continue reading For Your Consideration: Supporting Actor/Actress In A Movie/Mini/Limited
Sense8 (Pilot)
Starring: Naveen Andrews, Daryl Hannah, Jamie Clayton, Max Riemelt, Directed By: The Wachowski’s Well, Netflix can’t make all hits. Sense8 is just an example of the problem with ordering something straight-to-series, or doing a blind commitment because someone like The … Continue reading Sense8 (Pilot)
Early Box Office: ‘Spy’ and ‘Insidious’ Both Nail 1.5M on Thursday
Both Melissa McCarthy’s new comedy Spy and the Insidious sequel nabbed 1.5M in Thursday evening previews. That should put them neck and neck, but Friday early reporting is showing Spy headed for an 11-13M Friday, and a 34-37M opening weekend. … Continue reading Early Box Office: ‘Spy’ and ‘Insidious’ Both Nail 1.5M on Thursday
TCA Award Nominees
The Television Critics Association named their nominees for the past season. PROGRAM OF THE YEAR: The Americans Empire Game Of Thrones Mad Men Transparent OUTSTANDING NEW PROGRAM Better Call Saul Empire The Flash Jane The Virgin Transparent OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN … Continue reading TCA Award Nominees
Jason George Upped To Regular On ‘Grey’s Anatomy’
After playing the character of Ben for a few seasons now on Grey’s Anatomy, Jason George has now been made a full series regular on Grey’s Anatomy starting with Season 12 in the fall. Probably a lot of this had … Continue reading Jason George Upped To Regular On ‘Grey’s Anatomy’
For Your Consideration: Best Comedy Series
I’ve been running down the comedy nominees in the past week, and the comedy series nominations are a lot easier to predict (most of the time). The category is narrower, since you can only have one potential nominee from each … Continue reading For Your Consideration: Best Comedy Series
Tinker Bell and the Legend Of The Neverbeast
Featuring The Voices Of: Ginnifer Goodwin, Mae Whitman, Rosario Dawson, Lucy Liu, Raven Symone, Pamela Adlon, Megan Hilty, Danai Gurira, Chloe Bennett, Thomas Lennon, Anjelica Huston Directed By: Steve Loter Disney’s Tinker Bell movies are kind of like a guilty … Continue reading Tinker Bell and the Legend Of The Neverbeast
Weekend Box Office: ‘Spy’ Will Suck The Air Out Of The ‘Entourage’
Glowing reviews for Spy, and the idea that this is the kind of star vehicle we’ve been waiting to give Melissa McCarthy, should propel Spy to a solid #1 victory this weekend. San Andreas will dip into the #2 spot. … Continue reading Weekend Box Office: ‘Spy’ Will Suck The Air Out Of The ‘Entourage’
For Your Consideration: Best Actor/Actress In A Comedy
It’s a foregone conclusion that Julia Louis-Dreyfus will be nominated for Veep. And, if Emmy voters don’t get on board with Ellie Kemper in Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, then they’re insane. Amy Poehler should get love thrown her way for her … Continue reading For Your Consideration: Best Actor/Actress In A Comedy
Weekend Box Office: The Rock Leads With ‘San Andreas’, ‘Aloha’ Disappoints
San Andreas led the weekend with a pretty great 53.2M, ahead of expectations of around 40-45M. It is The Rock’s biggest opening as a leading man outside of the Fast and Furious franchise. San Andreas also received an A- from … Continue reading Weekend Box Office: The Rock Leads With ‘San Andreas’, ‘Aloha’ Disappoints
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