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The CW announces finales and renewals
Spring is in the air and that means many of our favorite shows are running up against the clock as season finales approach. The CW has announced season finale dates for its prime time line up:
TUESDAY, APRIL 12
9:00 P iZombie
MONDAY, ...
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Are the monsters inside or out at 10 Cloverfield Lane?
So what exactly is 10 Cloverfield Lane? What it isn't is a sequel to the monster movie Cloverfield, rather a film that is part of a bigger idea under the "Cloverfield" banner. In actuality, the film wasn't even a part ...
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The Motor City sound hits the road in Motown the Musical
You know the songs, you know the stars who sang them, but do you know the man behind the music? If you know the name Motown you probably know the founder, Berry Gordy, and Motown the Musical hits the stage ...
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The 33 on Blu-Ray Is Visually Satisfying
The 33 details the real events surrounding the August, 2010 collapse at the San José Mine not far from Copiapó, Chile in South America.The film itself is enjoyable enough. If you harbor a Jones for disaster flicks, The 33 is ...
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Sci-Fest LA returns for a third year
SCI-FEST L.A., the Los Angeles Science Fiction One-Act Play Festival, the first of its kind worldwide, returns for the third year to Hollywood’s Acme Theatre (135 N. LaBrea Ave) from May 5 - 29.Co-founded by veteran theatre producers, Michael Blaha ...
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Celebrate 30 years of Top Gun on Blu-ray
The action-packed thrill-ride that helped define a generation celebrates its 30th anniversary as TOP GUN arrives in a Limited Edition Blu-ray Combo Steelbook on May 3, 2016 from Paramount Home Media Distribution. The pop culture touchstone will also be available ...
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Love was in the air on The Muppets’ season one finale
I think The Muppets’ producers made the right decision to air the final two episodes of the season (“Generally Inhospitable” and “Because … Love”) on the same night. The first episode was largely unremarkable except for the appearance of guest ...
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CBS renews NCIS for two more seasons
CBS announced today that it has renewed NCIS, the #1 television drama series in the U.S. and worldwide, for two more seasons, and that series star and executive producer Mark Harmon has signed a new two-year deal.“It’s extraordinary that in ...
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Derek Hough heads to Broadway
Derek Hough made a splash, literally, in New York last year as he performed a dazzling Singin' in the Rain number as part of the Radio City Music Hall's New York Spring Spectacular, produced by Harvey Weinstein.The producer made an ...
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The Leftovers Season 2 asks more questions
So The Leftovers is a weird show. The conceit is sort of an inverse Left Behind: one day 2% of the entire world population suddenly disappears. And all the drama in the aftermath is ridiculous, but the show focuses on ...
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Triple 9 is a decent thriller with an above average cast
Ben Kingsley. Julianne Moore. Eddie Redmayne. These are all award winning actors guilty of “slumming it”. Some more egregiously than others (really, The Love Guru, Ben Kingsley?), but it’s also understandable. Actors need to work, and sometimes they can be ...
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Eddie the Eagle is an Olympics fairy tale set in the magical 1980s
“The most important thing in the Olympic Games is not winning but taking part; the essential thing in life is not conquering but fighting well.” – Pierre de Coubertin (one of those primarily responsible for reviving the Olympic Games in ...
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