Jimmy Fallon hosted Saturday Night Live with musical guest/sketch crasher Justin Timberlake last night. A rundown of my favorite sketches follows after the break. Continue reading SNL sketch round-up: December 21, 2013
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Movie trailer round-up: ‘Edge of Tomorrow’, ‘Jupiter Ascending’, ‘Godzilla’, ‘Interstellar’ & ‘Bad Words’
Tom Cruise and Emily Blunt star in the sci-fi time travel pic Edge of Tomorrow directed by Doug Liman (The Bourne Identity).
The epic action of Edge of Tomorrow unfolds in a near future in which an alien race has hit the Earth in an unrelenting assault, unbeatable by any military unit in the world. Major William Cage (Cruise) is an officer who has never seen a day of combat when he is unceremoniously dropped into what amounts to a suicide mission. Killed within minutes, Cage now finds himself inexplicably thrown into a time loop forcing him to live out the same brutal combat over and over, fighting and dying again… and again. But with each battle, Cage becomes able to engage the adversaries with increasing skill, alongside Special Forces warrior Rita Vrataski (Blunt). And, as Cage and Rita take the fight to the aliens, each repeated encounter gets them one step closer to defeating the enemy.
Yeah, this one is a can’t miss. Edge of Tomorrow, formally known as All You Need Is Kill–the name of the Japanese novel it is based on–hits theatres June 6, 2014.
Jump after the break to view more trailers. Continue reading Movie trailer round-up: ‘Edge of Tomorrow’, ‘Jupiter Ascending’, ‘Godzilla’, ‘Interstellar’ & ‘Bad Words’
More ‘Hobbit 2’ production vlogs!
Peter Jackson’s Hobbit sequel The Desolation of Smaug finally arrived in theatres on Friday and the behind-the-scenes production video blogs are still rolling in. Hanging above you’ll find vlog #13 featuring footage from scene pickups, a look into the dragon Smaug’s design, last-minute sound mixing, an introduction to Stephen Fry’s character, and you’ll get to witness Martin Freeman’s mad ping pong skills. After the break resides vlog #12 which came out last month and that one provides an inside look at post-production, more pickups, and it introduces fans to Jackson’s long-time collaborator Christian Rivers who took over as second-unit director when Andy Serkis was away shooting the next Planet of the Apes movie.
Jackson teases one more vlog on the way that will take place inside Wellington Town Hall where the movie’s grand score was recorded. Before you head out to see The Desolation of Smaug take a walk down memory lane and revisit the illuminating behind-the-scenes Hobbit vlogs dropped over the course of the last couple years. Continue reading More ‘Hobbit 2’ production vlogs!
First look: ‘House of Cards’ season 2 trailer
“The road to power is paved with hypocrisy and casualties,” slithers Kevin Spacey’s Frank Underwood in this first-look trailer of House of Cards season 2. The butchery begins February 14 when 13 new episodes of the political thriller release on Netflix.
Preview Dan Harmon’s ‘Community’ season 5 returning this January
Community returns for its fourth season with creator Dan Harmon back at the helm on January 2. Here is one dark, hilariously explosive trailer for said season. The study group is back in full form, though Donald Glover’s character Troy acknowledges his early-in-the-season departure with a playful Scrubs joke. Chevy Chase might be out as Pierce Hawthorne but John Oliver’s Ian Duncan and Dino Stamatopoulos rises from the ashes to reprise fan-favorite Star-Burns. Notable guest stars include Breaking Bad‘s Jonathan Banks and Justified‘s Walton Goggins. Watch the absurdity unfold in the 2 1/2 minute trailer above; fans will surely love how it milks the whole “six seasons and a movie” movement for all its worth!
Community returns Thursday, January 2 with two new back-to-back episodes starting at 8PM on NBC. Jump after the break to watch a second sneak peak at season 5. Continue reading Preview Dan Harmon’s ‘Community’ season 5 returning this January
Now slinging: ‘The Amazing Spider-Man 2’ trailer
Sony Pictures has outed the first official trailer for Marc Webb’s Spidey sequel and boy does it impress. The visuals and slinging sequences are better than ever and the new lineup of villains including Jamie Foxx’s Electro, Paul Giamatti’s Rhino, and Dane DeHaan’s Harry Osborn. Of course Andrew Garfield is back as Peter Parker and so is his girlfriend Gwen Stacy played by Emma Stone.
The Amazing Spider-Man 2 releases May 2, 2014.
Holmes & Watson reunite in ‘Sherlock’ series 3 trailer
Sherlock fans, here is your first major look into series 3. The minute long trailer opens with Martin Freeman’s John Watson defiantly asking Benedict Cumberbatch’s Holmes about his faked suicide fall from last season. “I don’t care how you faked it; I want to know why,” he says. There’s mystery, there’s intrigue, there’s humor–it’s one great tease. #SherlockLives January 19 on PBS Masterpiece.
‘Bates Motel’ season 2 teasers inside
Vera Farmiga and Freddie Highmore check back into Bates Motel in March as the freaky mother and son duo we have come to adore. A&E hasn’t offered up a solidified premiere date yet, but the cable network has pushed out a cool poster (see above) and not one but two new teasers starring Norma and Norman respectively. Bed linen and taxidermy involved. Watch after the break. Continue reading ‘Bates Motel’ season 2 teasers inside
‘House of Cards’ returns this February
Netflix’s Emmy award-winning series House of Cards returns for its second season on February 14. Kevin Spacey and Robin Wright return as the politically power-hungry Francis and Claire Underwood. Just like before, all 13 episodes will premiere the day the streaming service launches the new season. As you prepare your binge schedule today, check out the new season 2 synopsis:
In the second season, Francis (Spacey) and Claire (Wright) Underwood continue their ruthless rise to power as threats mount on all fronts. Zoe Barnes (Kate Mara, “American Horror Story”), an up-and-coming reporter and Francis’s former paramour, is inching closer to the truth about his crimes. President Walker’s (Michel Gill, “The Good Wife”) billionaire confidante Raymond Tusk (Gerald McRaney, “Southland”) demands that Francis reciprocate political favors or face retribution. And Claire must confront the increasing glare of the spotlight as it eats away at her and Francis’s once private existence. The Underwood’s must overcome these dangers — past and present — to avoid losing everything, regardless of collateral damage they leave in their wake.
Jump after the break to watch a sizzling promo. Continue reading ‘House of Cards’ returns this February
Preview ‘The Walking Dead’ 4B
The Walking Dead went out with quite the bang last Sunday (respectively rest in peace and burn in hell to those we lost). The back-half of season 4 (or as we TV types like to call “4B”) premieres February 9 on AMC and you can preview what’s to come in the short yet tantalizing teaser embedded above.
[Spoilers!] During last week’s Talking Dead, creator and executive producer Robert Kirkman teased, “Not only have these people lost Hershel, they lost the prison, but they also lost each other. They’re out on their own, they’re in different groups. There’s going to be a lot going on with these different people as they try to survive in the next half of the season.”
Star Andrew Lincoln describes the next batch of eight episodes as “the boldest, bravest, and most exciting this show has ever attempted.
Squee.
SNL sketch round-up: December 7, 2013
Paul Rudd hosted Saturday Night Live with musical guest One Direction last night. A rundown of my favorite sketches follows after the break. Continue reading SNL sketch round-up: December 7, 2013
Music video round-up: Bob Dylan & Pharrell Williams create fun, interactive clips; Kanye West gets parodied [Update: Eminem is a “Rap God”]
Forty-eight years after Bob Dylan released his 1965 hit “Like A Rolling Stone” the track gets its very own music video and a uniquely impressive one at that. Israeli director Vania Heymann partnered with interactive videomaker Interlude to imagine a music video experience that allows the viewer to flip through TV channel stations and inside each one TV personalities are lip-syncing Dylan’s song. There are 16 stations to flip through using your arrow key or mouse press; from Pawn Stars to The Price is Right to Marc Maron’s podcast, Dylan permeates through them all without missing a beat. Mash play in the TV box embedded above and see it to believe it.
Jump after the break to watch new music vids from Pharrell and Kanye West. Continue reading Music video round-up: Bob Dylan & Pharrell Williams create fun, interactive clips; Kanye West gets parodied [Update: Eminem is a “Rap God”]