Month: February 2014
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Watch This: Teaser for S3 of Blue
The WIGS series includes many wonderful films. One of the best is Blue starring Julia Stiles. Catch up on the first two seasons of Blue and the other WIGS series, if you haven’t seen them. You’ll be hooked quickly. Season 3 of Blue will be released March 28. Some back story if this teaser is…
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Random Thoughts from a Teeming TV Filled Brain
The TV is brewing a brain full of random ideas in me this week. It’s a mish-mash. The Americans season 2 started last night on FX and it’s extra good. Don’t ask me why I care so much about Russian spies, but Kari Russell and Matthew Rhys make me care. The stakes are so high…
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Looking for More Diversity? A Consumer Can Help. UPDATED
Let’s start with this infographic from Where’s the Diversity, Hollywood? 85 Years of the Academy Awards from Lee and Low Books. This information is from a study of 85 years of awards and reveals the lack of diversity in the Oscar Awards. We, as consumers, can do something about this lack of diversity. I’ll get…
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Watch This: Teaser Trailer for Tammy
Melissa McCarthy is coming our way again in July in Tammy. The teaser trailer is here now. Not only is McCarthy the star, she’s the writer. Also starring in this extravaganza of funny are Susan Sarandon, Toni Collette, Allison Janney, Dan Aykroyd and Kathy Bates. What a cast! Ben Falcone directs. He’s Melissa McCarthy’s husband.…
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Reflections on House of Cards, season 2
Season 2 of House of Cards appeared on Netflix on Valentine’s Day. If it was meant to be a little billet-doux from Netflix to sweeten up our weekend, it failed the sweetness test. It more than made up for it in the drama department, however. I want to share my reactions to this series without…
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Watch This: Trailer for Frankie & Alice
Frankie & Alice stars Halle Berry, Phylicia Rashad, and Stellan Skarsgard. It’s been finished since 2011 and is just now being released in the U.S. It will appear in theaters on April 4. The film is based on a true story. Halle Berry plays a woman with multiple personality disorder. One of her personalities is…
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Why Representation on TV Matters
Laverne Cox and CeCe McDonald were the guests on Democracy Now on Feb. 19, 2014. This is how Amy Goodman introduced the program and the two women. As background for this post, I’m going to quote the entire introduction. After serving 19 months in prison, the African-American transgender activist CeCe McDonald is free. She was…
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Watch This: Unbroken Olympics Preview
Unbroken, directed by Angelina Jolie, is based on the true story of Olympic runner Louis Zamperini. The movie isn’t due out until December, but this preview emphasizes Zamperini’s Olympic career and was released during the Olympics. I read the book Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption by Laura Hillenbrand, on…
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Recap: Lost Girl S4 E13 Dark Horse
“Dark Horse,” the season 4 finale of Lost Girl takes us some places we’ve been longing to go, kicks us in the gut with a development we REALLY don’t want, and sets up the momentum for season 5. The finale was written by Emily Andras. I’m glad she took the reins for the finale because…
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Watch This: Orange is the New Black Season 2 Teaser
It’s a mere 30 second teaser, but it came with the announcement that all 13 episodes of season 2 of Orange is the New Black will be released on June 6 on Netflix. I’m ready right now.