Month: July 2015
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Watch This: Trailer for The 33
The 33 is not the kind of story I usually talk about. It isn’t about a woman or women. It’s about men. 33 men. It’s based on the 2010 Chilean mine disaster in which 33 men were trapped underground for 69 days. I read Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Hector Tobar’s book Deep Down Dark on which…
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Watch This: Trailer for After Words
After Words features the brilliant actress Marcia Gay Harden, which gives me hope that it is going to be more than what it looks like from the previews. Here’s how the film is described: Academy Award® Winner Marcia Gay Harden (50 SHADES OF GREY) stars as a librarian who attempts to escape her mid-life crisis…
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Watch This: The Hunger Games Mockingjay Part 2 Official Trailer
I know I’m really late with this. Everyone has probably seen it already. But I couldn’t let the trailer for The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2 “We March Together” go unacknowledged. With President Snow (Donald Sutherland) being his most menacing and Katniss Everdeen (Jennifer Lawrence) being her most heroic, Mockingjay Part 2 promises an epic…
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A Closer Look at Mille Dinesen, Star of ‘Rita’
A very popular post on this blog is about the Danish show Rita, which is a hit on Netflix. Mille Dinesen is the star of Rita. I thought readers would appreciate learning more about her, seeing some photos and some video, and finding out how to keep track of her.
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Emily Andras at the Helm of SyFy’s New ‘Wynonna Earp’
Wynonna Earp is the latest sci fi/fantasy epic to emerge under the guidance of Emily Andras. It will appear on SyFy next spring with Andras as showrunner. Andras was executive producer and writer for such favorite series as Lost Girl and Killjoys. Since the women created for those past series met every specification for kickass,…
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Last Tango in Halifax: S3 E5
Episode 5 of Last Tango in Halifax starts with a bang when Lawrence (Louis Greatorex) pulls a prank on the boys at school who put the sign on his back. By bang, I mean he tossed some firecrackers at them and pretended to shoot them. A chase scene ensued, with wild music which was also…
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Watch This: Trailer for Addicted to Fresno
I don’t know when I’ve been quite this excited about a movie. Addicted to Fresno is so perfect! What exactly do I mean by perfect? Well, it stars Judy Greer and Natasha Lyonne as sisters who are completely nutso – funny already, that. Then there’s the rest of the cast: Molly Shannon, Aubrey Plaza, Clea DuVall,…
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Lost Girl: New Promo for the last of season 5
Showcase released a promo called “The End Begins” for the last half of Lost Girl season 5. The show begins on Canadian TV on September 6. It probably won’t show up on SyFy in the US for some time after that. What can we learn from the promo? We know Bo is as kick ass…
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Watch This: Trailer for Runoff
Most trailers tell you almost everything about a story. Runoff is different. You understand almost nothing of what is happening from the trailer. But it’s compelling and looks powerful. I am very interested in this film after watching this trailer. It looks like a unique film experience. Here’s the film synopsis. The beauty of the…
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Review: Tig
Tig is a documentary about a year in the life of comedian Tig Notaro. The film is currently streaming on Netflix. I recommend the film to everyone. Not because it’s a great documentary, but because Tig Notaro is a woman to admire and respect. The documentary looks at a year in Tig’s life in which…