tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79616026678891366522024-03-13T11:02:12.701-05:00The CineManiacThis is where my Logo would be if Blogger wasn't being stupid.
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If you know how to fix this please let me know.The CineManiachttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05597232547026898685noreply@blogger.comBlogger589125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7961602667889136652.post-54006607244081275292015-01-12T10:42:00.000-06:002015-01-12T10:42:03.599-06:00News Flash: CW Renews Eight Shows for 2015-16 Season!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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With the Golden Globes and TCA's this weekend some very big news went under the radar. The CW announced this weekend that eight of its shows will return next season with very early pickups. You can probably guess from the picture above what two of those returning series are. I won't lie, Arrow and The Flash are two of my favorite shows currently airing on television. They are hands down two of the best (if not THE Best) comic book based shows of all time. (And The Flash is just getting started!)<br />
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The full list of series returning for the 2015-2016 season are Arrow (Season 4), The Flash (Season 2), Supernatural (Season 11), The Vampire Diaries (Season 7) and it's spinoff The Originals (Season 3), Jane the Virgin (Season 2), Reign (Season 3), and The 100 (Season 3). <br />
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I think the current season is the strongest line-up The CW has had since it's inception, and I think this announcement is a sign of that.The CineManiachttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05597232547026898685noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7961602667889136652.post-30816269161413726332015-01-07T13:50:00.000-06:002015-01-07T13:50:20.675-06:00Jimmy Fallon: Worst Date EverIt's a good thing Jimmy Fallon is happily married with kids because last night he learned that he totally blew a chance to date Nicole Kidman. I imagine he'd be beating himself up if it wasn't for the happy family he currently has. You can see the interaction below:<br />
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Marvel's marketing department has been doing a great job with this year's Ant-Man. First they released an ant-sized teaser to tonight's big Trailer premiere. And today they've debuted the first poster, which also focuses on the small stature of the hero. And if that wasn't enough Ant-Man for one day, Entertainment Weekly has debuted this week's cover, which features a first look at Paul Rudd in costume. You can see both below.<br />
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The CineManiachttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05597232547026898685noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7961602667889136652.post-77941418613770647552015-01-06T11:40:00.001-06:002015-01-06T11:40:42.414-06:00Syfy: Face Off Premieres January 13<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I've only seen Syfy's Face Off a couple of time, but the episodes I've seen have been an interesting look at how Hollywood's makeup artist do their job. The challenges are usually intriguing and the final product is usually amazing.<br />
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This season the series is bringing back previous champions to mentor the new recruits. You can watch a promo <a href="http://www.syfy.com/videos/Face%20Off/Promos%20&%20Trailers/vid:2837354" target="_blank">here</a> and be sure to check out the season premiere one week from tonight, January 13 at 9/8c on Syfy.<br />
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Last night ABC aired the first two episodes of their new series, 'Galavant', a musical, comedy set during the times of knights and fair maidens. The show starts with the tale of Galavant (Joshua Sasse), a famous knight who fell deeply in love with the fair maiden Madalena (Mallory Jansen). Everything was wonderful until the vile King Richard (Psych's Timothy Omundson) kidnaps Madalena to have her as her own. However, when Galavant arrives on the wedding day to save Madalena she tells him she's decided she'd rather have the riches and power of being Queen than true love. It's actually a great premise, think the Princess Bride, if Buttercup chose Prince Humperdinck over Westley (And Prince Humperdinck didn't plan to kill Buttercup). The plot of the first two episodes follow Galavant and his Squire, Sid (Community's Magnitude, Luke Youngblood), as they begin a journey to help Princess Isabella (Karen David) save her parents from King Richard.<br />
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As enjoyable as Galavant's story is, it's King Richard that steals the show. Omundson shines in every scene he's in (something that should come as no surprise to fans of Psych) and elevates the series from enjoyable to a must see. In the first two episodes King Richard, oblivious to the fact that Madalena is having an affair with the court jester, uses Princess Isabella to convince Galavant to take on a quest that will end in Richard killing him. King Richard hopes that by killing Galavant, he will simultaneous stop her incessant it will win Madalena's heart. Omundson's mix of evil and cluelessness is perfect and make King Richard the most intriguing character in the show by far.<br />
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I have not seen any of the remaining 6 episodes, but I will be tuning in each week (via Hulu) and seeing how Galavant's quest goes, and more importantly seeing if King Richard can win the heart of Madalena.<br />
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December 9, 2010. That's the last time I posted on this blog, over 4 years. At that time posting had been sporadic as I was trying to balance working as an attorney and maintaining a blog I loved. In January of 2011 I stopped using blogger and moved to TheCineManiac.com, which had previously just rerouted here. I hoped that I would draw more views and would maintain the site. Unfortunately it just became a hassle, forcing myself to write what mostly amounted to ads for whatever TV series NBC/Universal was pushing at the time. I continued to post sporadically, mostly forcing myself to write something. It stopped being something I enjoyed and turned into a job. A job I wasn't getting paid for. More than that the lack of comments and engagement with an audience left me feeling defeated. So eventually, I stopped. I let the website registration lapse, and I stopped writing about my favorite thing, entertainment.</div>
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Since that time I have left my former employer, started my own solo practice, worked on a documentary that I am co-producing, and started a fledgling <a href="http://www.kapowposters.com/" target="_blank">art print company</a>. I spend most of my days doing legal work, usually with some TV show or movie on my second screen, my evenings with my wife and kids, and my nights watching movies and TV series, reading comics and novels, or playing video games. My free thoughts are spent dwelling on whatever entertainment I just devoured, creating my own ideas (most of which never see paper), and dreaming of a day when I can work in the entertainment industry. I don't know if that day will ever come, I don't know if I'll ever see something I created on screen, or in a book store. But I'm still hopeful.<br /><br />Over the past few months I've realized I missed writing about entertainment, typing up my thoughts on whatever movie I just watched, participating in phone interviews with the stars of various TV series, and whatever else the networks sent my way to work on. <br /><br />So here I am, hoping to revive this blog and build it back up. Hopefully in the next few months I can post semi-regularly, connect with my old sources, and start cranking out some material, material that you will hopefully enjoy and engage with.</div>
The CineManiachttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05597232547026898685noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7961602667889136652.post-50335278826096421762010-12-09T16:58:00.000-06:002010-12-09T16:58:16.380-06:00NBC Goes ChristmasTonight NBC's Thursday night comedies are celebrating the holidays with some hilarious looking episodes. And after the jump we've got some sneak peaks for you.<br />
<a name='more'></a>First up is the highly anticipated Claymation episode of Community which sees the gang turned into clay characters a la the classic Rudolph and Frosty Christmas Specials as Abed searches for the true meaning of Christmas.<br />
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</div>Then 30 Rock celebrates the holidays with Jack's parents reuniting for the first time since he was born, it also includes possibly the best Christmas Card ever.<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;">Finally The Office celebrates with the return of Michael's true love Holly and hilarious office hijinxs.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;">And what's an episode of The Office without some Jim and Dwight fun.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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One of the most provocative films about art ever made, Exit Through the Gift Shop is a fascinating study of low-level criminality, comradeship and incompetence. By turns shocking, hilarious and absurd, this is an enthralling modern-day fairytale... with bolt cutters.</i></span></span><br />
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</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 16px;">At summer's end, Katie and I went to Target to pick out her backpack, lunchbox and water bottle for the new school year. After great deliberation, she chose a Star Wars water bottle to match her Star Wars backpack. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 16px;"><br />
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</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 16px;">Katie loves Star Wars, and she was very excited about her new items. For the first few months of school, she proudly filled her water bottle herself and helped me pack her lunch each morning.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 16px;"><br />
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</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 16px;">But a week ago, as we were packing her lunch, Katie said, "My Star Wars water bottle is too small. It doesn't hold enough water. Can I take a different one?" She searched through the cupboard until she found a pink water bottle and said, "I'll bring this."</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 16px;"><br />
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</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 16px;">I was perplexed. "Katie, that water bottle is no bigger than your Star Wars one. I think it is actually smaller."</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 16px;"><br />
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</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 16px;">"It's fine, I'll just take it," she insisted. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 16px;"><br />
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</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 16px;">I kept pushing the issue, because it didn't make sense to me. Suddenly, Katie burst into tears.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 16px;"><br />
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</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 16px;">She wailed, "The first grade boys are teasing me at lunch because I have a Star Wars water bottle. They say it's only for boys. Every day they make fun of me for drinking out of it. I want them to stop, so I'll just bring a pink water bottle."</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 16px;"><br />
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</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 16px;">I hugged her hard and felt my heart sink. Such a tender young age, and already she is embarrassed about the water bottle that brought her so much excitement and joy a few months ago. </span></blockquote>These kids are in First Grade and already they are picking on someone for being different. Possibly the most confusing thing about this for me, is they are picking on her for liking something that most, if not all, of them like themselves. Shouldn't these kids be embracing the fact that there is a girl that likes the same things as them?<br />
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Carrie asked for other females who love Star Wars to comment so that Katie could see that she's not alone. Currently there are over 1000 comments on the site, and happily there is an update reporting that Katie has been sitting with her parents a reading a few of the comments every night. She even wore a Star Wars shirt to school!<br />
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But how many other kids are there out there who are being bullied into submission at such a young age? How many boys and girls are being teased because they like something different from the other kids of their gender until the give up liking it to conform? I am glad Katie got a happy ending, but I'm worried about all the kids out there who won't.<br />
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So what say you people, is there something we can be doing to raise awareness about bullying and try to stop it? Leave your ideas in the comments.The CineManiachttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05597232547026898685noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7961602667889136652.post-14092991992725871232010-11-16T11:46:00.000-06:002010-11-16T11:46:13.202-06:00Top Gear Giveaway<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 14px;"><img src="http://assets.electricartists.com/assets/server/serveasset.php?a=86fbd229-ddf9-11df-9a4a-440756990136&u=d6ae733a-8ec5-102b-bcf9-102691644018" /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 14px;"><br />
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TBS new series Glory Daze is about a group of freshman students who decide to pledge a fraternity in the mid-80s. The series centers on Joel (Kelly Blatz), a sweet geek who's not quite sure about pledging, Eli (Matt Bush), a sex obsessed virgin, Jason, a prudish young republican who plans to pledge the "preppy" fraternity, and Brian, a star baseball player whose being force to play by his dad.<br />
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The first episode, which features cameos by Brad Garrett and Cherie Oteri, introduces us to the boys and the various fraternities on campus. Quickly it becomes apparent which fraternity the boys are going to pledge, the party house, Omega Sigma. (To be honest the entire show reminds me a bit of ABC Family's Greek, but set in the 1980s, but that's not necessarily a bad thing as I love Greek.)<br />
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The first episode nicely sets up the series with the boys being introduced to a great cast of characters from the various fraternities and faculty. Possibly the best part of the series thus far is the excellent Tim Meadows as Professor Haines, a recently divorced man who makes fun of his students, and might be a bit of a conspiracy nut. In fact, Meadows steals every scene he's in.<br />
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The first episode, a bit like this review, is kind of all over the place, but does show some promise. Hopefully as the series progresses it will find the right blend of comedy and drama and become the series it has the potential to be.The CineManiachttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05597232547026898685noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7961602667889136652.post-61760721813798840932010-11-11T16:00:00.041-06:002010-11-11T16:00:01.747-06:00Glee: Teenage Nightmare<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_XgX32-k3Vm8/TNxYu7tC_4I/AAAAAAAACDA/dL6x1Nj74gg/s1600/206glee_ep206-sc42_072.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="221" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_XgX32-k3Vm8/TNxYu7tC_4I/AAAAAAAACDA/dL6x1Nj74gg/s320/206glee_ep206-sc42_072.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div>This week Glee started a storyline covering the topic of Bullying. In the episode the bullying of Kurt, the show's openly gay character, goes from simple taunting to full-on physical attacks. The story was inspired by the recent string of suicides caused by bullying. The episode, titled "Teenage Dream" shows the teenage nightmare that many of the nation's youth deal with every day.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.itgetsbetterproject.com/" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="104" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_XgX32-k3Vm8/TNxZfLFNnQI/AAAAAAAACDI/B1NE-NBmREM/s200/it_gets_better.png" width="200" /></a></div>In the last couple of months no less than 4 young, homosexual men have committed suicide because they were being bullied. It has spawned an outcry from the media and website, <a href="http://www.itgetsbetterproject.com/">It Gets Better</a>, which boosts testimonials from people, both homosexuals and straight, encouraging those being bullied, specifically LGBT teens, that it gets better as you get older and to plead with them to not turn to suicide.<br />
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The problem with bullying isn't limited to LGBT teens although the fact that 4 young men have committed suicide because of bullying should be enough to cause a public outcry whether they were gay or not. The fact is that teachers, faculty, and even other students turn a blind eye every day to the bullying of teens for being different in any way and then wonder why someone comes to school with guns loaded and goes on a killing spree. The way to handle it isn't through more violence, but there are some teens who see death as their only way out, be it their own or that of their tormentors. <br />
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It doesn't matter if someone is being bullied because they're gay, perceived as weak, nerdy, etc. We as a society need to step up and do something about it. We already have drug free and gun free zones for schools, why can't we have a bully-free zone? We need to do something to stop it from happening. Whether that means setting up a series of increasingly severe punishments for bullies, or starting zero tolerance policies, I don't know. All I know is something needs to be done.<br />
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As someone who was bullied in middle school I know how these kids feel. I used to dread going to school, and some days I would come home and cry in the bathroom. And for me it was only 2 or 3 jerks who picked on me every chance they got. I never wanted to kill them or myself, but I'd be lying if I said I didn't hope someone or something else would take care of them for me. I was a kid with a good amount of friends, and enough sense to turn to self-deprecating humor to get through it, but I can only imagine what it must be like for someone with few to no friends who is alienated because they're different.<br />
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So I'm proud of Glee for taking the effort to shed more light on this subject. I don't know where they are going with the plot, but I'm hoping it's somewhere positive. I also hope bullies who love Glee as much as the rest of America get something out of it, and don't just laugh and go back to destroying the lives of those they see as lesser people.<br />
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Watch Chris Colfer's It Gets Better video below:<br />
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</div>This Thursday at 10/9c USA's Burn Notice returns with all new episodes! I am a big fan of this show, which is kind of like MacGyver for today's audience, but only if MacGyver was about 20 times more Awesome and had the amazing Bruce Campbell in the cast. Well the show is returning and to celebrate we're giving away some free SWAG, so continue after the jump for more info.<br />
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To celebrate the shows return we've been provided a prize pack from USA Network values at $130. The Contest is open to residents of the US and Canada. Further details on the contest are below:<br />
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</div>Last night was the highly anticipated return of Conan O'Brien to television after his much talked about debacle with NBC. The first episode of his new series, Conan, on TBS, started out with one of the best cold opens in recent memory and continued to soar throughout the episode. Personally, I was laughing almost the entire show. Between a great monologue, some memorable sketches, and the wonderful song he performed with musical guest, Jack White, Conan showed he was back with a vengeance.<br />
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Conan's return also marked some pretty amazing ratings with his premiere beating out both Leno and Letterman. Obviously it's because it was his first night back, so it will see where the show settle at in the ratings game. Personally I hope Conan continues to best Leno for a long time, it would only be right. You can see all the info on the ratings as well as more info on tonights episode in the press release below.<br />
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Conan O’Brien</span></span></b><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: 9pt;">’s new <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">TBS</span></b> talk show was a hit with young viewers Monday night, delivering an audience with a projected median age of just 30. <b><i><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">Conan</span></i></b> – which featured guests <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Seth Rogen, Lea Michele </span></b>and <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Jack White </span></b>– was watched by 2,451,000 adults 18-34; 3,285,000 adults 18-49; and 4,155,000 viewers.<br />
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O’Brien has a strong following among younger viewers, and social media has proven to be a key way for him to connect with his fans. “Conan’s audience has been very vocal online, and he clearly made a smooth transition from Twitter to TBS,” said Steve Koonin, president of Turner Entertainment Networks. “<i><span style="font-style: italic;">Conan</span></i> delivered an extraordinary audience and stands out as the youngest late-night talk show on television.”<br />
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Tonight, <i><span style="font-style: italic;">Conan</span></i> will welcome guests <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Tom Hanks, Jack McBrayer </span></b>and <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Soundgarden</span></b>. Upcoming guests include <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Jon Hamm, Fistful of Mercy </span></b>and<b><span style="font-weight: bold;"> Charlyne Yi </span></b>on Wednesday; and<b><span style="font-weight: bold;"> Michael Cera, Julie Bowen </span></b>and<b><span style="font-weight: bold;"> Jon Dore </span></b>on Thursday.<br />
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<i><span style="font-style: italic;">Conan</span></i> originates from Stage 15 at Warner Bros. Studios and is produced by Conaco LLC. Jeff Ross is the executive producer.</span></span></div>The CineManiachttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05597232547026898685noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7961602667889136652.post-4825599929923914582010-11-09T09:30:00.000-06:002010-11-09T09:30:05.088-06:00Jimmy Fallon's 'Suckers'If you missed The Late Show with Jimmy Fallon last night you also missed the unveiling of his new parody show, "Suckers". Following in the footsteps of "The Hills" parody "7th Floor West", "The Real Housewives of Late Night", and the hilarious "Glee" Spoof "6-Bee" "Suckers" takes on the pop-culture creature of the day, Vampires.<br />
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In the sketch a new writer joins the show and quickly learns that much of the crew are vampires. The premiere episode, which you can watch below, features stabs at True Blood, Vampire Diaries, and all the other vampire shows you'd expect. As Fallon described it "If Twilight and True Blood were crossed with Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog and Rocky Horror and then met our show for coffee and struck up a relationship and started a boy band, broke up, went solo, and then got back for a reunion."<br />
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</div>This Wednesday at 10/9c USA's Psych returns with all new episodes! If you've followed this blog for any length of time you probably know that I'm a huge fan of the show and look forward to it all week long. And after a couple of months we're finally getting new episodes! Continue after the jump for more info on this season and how you can win a bag full of SWAG!<br />
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<a name='more'></a>When we last saw Shawn, Gus, Juliet, and the rest of the gang Shawn and Juliet had finally kissed, but things were left in the air as Juliet was about to go on a romantic vacation with her new boyfriend, millionaire Declan (Lost's Nestor Carbonell).<br />
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The first episode back, Extradition II: The Actual Extradition Part, sees Shawn and Gus traveling to Canada to heed the call of Pierre Despereaux (Guest Star Cary Elwes), who was last seen being arrested in Season Four's Extradition: British Columbia. Having seen the episode I can tell you it is a great one and not to be missed.<br />
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To celebrate the shows return we've been provided a prize pack from USA Network values at $130. The Contest is open to residents of the US and Canada. Further details on the contest are below:<br />
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To win all you have to do is shoot me an <a href="mailto:cinemaniaccontests@gmail.com">e-mail</a> with Psych Giveaway in the subject line telling me who you're favorite guest star has been in the 4 and a half seasons thus far. You have until 11:59 p.m. on November 30th to enter.<br />
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</span></div>The CineManiachttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05597232547026898685noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7961602667889136652.post-73361755141776423502010-11-05T14:02:00.000-05:002010-11-05T14:02:24.408-05:00New to Blu: The A-Team & MacheteThe next couple of months sees the DVD/Blu-ray release of two of this summers most talked about movies, one an over the top spectacle, the other a mex-plotation indie film. Follow the jump to hear more.<br />
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 15px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span>Explosive Extended Cut</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 15px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span>The Devil is in the Details: Inside the Action with Joe Carnahan</span></li>
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</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Machete</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"><b><u>WARNING:</u></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: justify;">The out-for-revenge, action-driven <b>MACHETE </b>is ready to serve up some justice with guns blazing and bloody blades slicing. On January 4, 2011 keep an eye out for <b>MACHETE </b>on Blu-ray and DVD courtesy of Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment. The sharpest way to see it is on Blu-ray, with killer deleted scenes that deliver more guns, more girls and more Machete action!</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: justify;">From director Robert Rodriguez (Grindhouse, Sin City), and featuring an all-star cast including Danny Trejo, Robert De Niro and Jessica Alba, comes an action-packed, bare-knuckled fistful of carnage asada! Set up, double-crossed and left for dead, Machete (Trejo) is an ass-kicking ex-Federale who lays waste to anything that gets in his path. As he takes on hit men, vigilantes and a ruthless drug cartel, bullets fly, blades clash and the body count rises. Any way you slice it, vengeance has a new name--Machete.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"><b><u>REWARD:</u></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;">And now get the full Machete story with exclusive deleted scenes that reveal never-before-seen characters, twisting plot lines, and more bloody good action! <b>MACHETE </b>is available as a 2-Disc Blu-ray with Digital Copy and 1-Disc DVD for the suggested retail prices of $39.99 U.S. / $49.99 Canada and $29.98 U.S. / $43.48 Canada, respectively. Prebook is December 8, 2010.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><i>Machete </i>now includes another way to get a Digital Copy of the movie. Through Digital Copy via Pocket BLU, consumers can now transfer a Digital Copy of a movie wirelessly from a BD-Live enabled Blu-ray player directly to a portable device. The <i>Machete </i>Blu-ray release still includes a physical Digital Copy disc but now offers this new wireless transfer method as well. Always simple, fast and portable, this next generation of Digital Copy makes it even easier for consumers to enjoy movies on the go. Digital Copy via Pocket BLU currently plays on Apple portable devices and soon will be extended for Android platform support.</div></span></b></div>The CineManiachttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05597232547026898685noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7961602667889136652.post-12388671918178549672010-11-05T10:50:00.001-05:002010-11-05T10:55:42.852-05:00Giveaway: Scooby-Doo<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_XgX32-k3Vm8/TNQkcYrEmKI/AAAAAAAACCs/4_htAJmWdCY/s1600/Scooby_Image.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="139" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_XgX32-k3Vm8/TNQkcYrEmKI/AAAAAAAACCs/4_htAJmWdCY/s320/Scooby_Image.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Do you or your kids love Scooby-Doo? If you're like me and my son, the answer is yes. Well from now until 11:59pm on Friday the 12th you have a chance to get some Scooby-Doo for free!!! Keep reading after the jump for more info. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></div><a name='more'></a><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">All you have to do is send me an <a href="mailto:cinemaniaccontests@gmail.com">e-mail</a> with your name, your favorite Scooby-Doo character, and why they're your favorite. I'll pick my favorite answer to win.</div>The CineManiachttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05597232547026898685noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7961602667889136652.post-48736736635329583132010-11-05T09:19:00.000-05:002010-11-05T09:19:30.050-05:00CW Presents Vampire Diaries Marathon<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_XgX32-k3Vm8/TNQRUZroolI/AAAAAAAACCk/2aXsf-IW-Ok/s1600/Vampire+Diaries+Poster+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_XgX32-k3Vm8/TNQRUZroolI/AAAAAAAACCk/2aXsf-IW-Ok/s320/Vampire+Diaries+Poster+2.jpg" width="253" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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November 4, 2010 (Burbank, CA) ─ The CW Network today announced plans for a special marathon week featuring The Vampire Diaries, starting on Monday, December 13. For the second year in a row, this week-long event offers fans the opportunity to catch up with season two of The Vampire Diaries and allows the uninitiated the chance to get into one of TV’s breakout hits.<br />
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Airing two episodes each night from Monday, Dec. 13 through Friday, Dec. 17 (8:00-10:00p.m. ET/PT), The CW will rebroadcast the first 10 episodes of the second season of its addictive hit The Vampire Diaries across its entire primetime schedule that week, beginning with this season’s explosive premiere. The Vampire Diaries is The CW’s most-watched and highest-rated series among adults 18-34 this season.<br />
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The Vampire Diaries is the story of two vampire brothers obsessed with the same beautiful girl, and battling to control the fate of an entire town. During season one, Stefan (Paul Wesley, “Fallen”) and Damon Salvatore (Ian Somerhalder, “Lost”), returned to their hometown of Mystic Falls, Virginia, for very different reasons − Stefan was determined to get to know Elena Gilbert (Nina Dobrev, the upcoming film, “The Killing Game”), who bears a striking resemblance to Katherine Pierce, the beautiful but ruthless vampire the brothers knew and loved in 1864, while Damon was intent on releasing Katherine from the tomb where he believed she was trapped by a witch’s spell all those years ago. In season two, the appearance of the villainous Katherine in Mystic Falls has thrown a wrench into the love triangle between Stefan, Elena and Damon, and the other residents of Mystic Falls must choose sides as they fall victim to a new breed of danger. <br />
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Based on the series of books by L. J. Smith, The Vampire Diaries is from Bonanza Productions Inc., Outerbanks Entertainment and Alloy Entertainment in association with Warner Bros. Television and CBS Television Studios with executive producers Kevin Williamson (“Scream,” “Dawson’s Creek”), Julie Plec (“Kyle XY,” “Wasteland”), Leslie Morgenstein (“Gossip Girl,” “Private”) and Bob Levy (“Gossip Girl,” “Privileged”). <br />
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You can see a clip from star Nina Dobrev's appearance on last night's episode of The Late Show With Jimmy Fallon below:<br />
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One thing of note in this movie: real life boxer, Paulo Roberto play himself. In the book Salander has a connection to the Swedish Welterweight Champion, and in the film Roberto plays himself. It's pretty cool in a Meta kind of way.<br />
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If you've enjoyed the books be sure to check out the original Swedish versions of these films before you see any Americanized movie. I promise these movies are very true to the source material. The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo and The Girl Who Played With Fire are both out now on DVD. The third and final film, The Girl Who Kicked The Hornet's Nest starts playing in limited release this Friday.The CineManiachttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05597232547026898685noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7961602667889136652.post-71644873542779285802010-10-26T10:29:00.000-05:002010-10-26T10:29:15.106-05:00Vote for Chuck's 1st Tv Guide Cover!!!<b><span style="color: red; font-size: 10pt;">CHUCK</span></b><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> is facing a unique challenge: <b>Earn its first-ever TV Guide Magazine cover!</b> This is the first-time in the magazine’s 57-year history that it is letting fans pick which series they want gracing its cover (of the December 13 issue)... and our very own CHUCK is a finalist! </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 10pt;">If Chuck Bartowski is your candidate this TV Guide election season, please get out the vote and encourage any Nerd Herders you know to mobilize as well. Fans can vote as many times as they want before November 1 at the following site: <a href="http://www.tvinsider.com/coverpoll/index.php" target="_blank">http://www.tvinsider.com/<wbr></wbr>coverpoll/index.php</a>.</span>The CineManiachttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05597232547026898685noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7961602667889136652.post-47434291305630313142010-10-26T09:41:00.002-05:002010-10-26T10:23:30.452-05:00Nice Guy Johnny Releases Today & We Have A Contest!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_XgX32-k3Vm8/TMbxYDSAggI/AAAAAAAACCQ/w-FyFs2m-nY/s1600/Nice-Guy-Johnny.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_XgX32-k3Vm8/TMbxYDSAggI/AAAAAAAACCQ/w-FyFs2m-nY/s320/Nice-Guy-Johnny.jpg" width="206" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><span style="font-family: Helvetica,Verdana,Arial;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Edward Burns new film, Nice Guy Johnny comes out today and we have an amazing giveaway for you. Keep reading after the jump to find out how you can find a copy of the Screenplay & Poster signed by Edward Burns, a copy of the film on DVD and the soundtrack!</span></span><br />
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Sure, she can be a little overbearing sometimes, but baby-faced Johnny Rizzo loves his fiancée Claire, and he made her a promise: by the time he's 25-years-old, he'll trade his current dream job as a local sports talk radio host (even if it is the 2 a.m. slot) for something that'll pay bigger bucks. And Johnny's nothing, if not a man of his word.<br />
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Now he's flying to New York to interview for some snoozeville job that Claire's well-to-do father set up. Enter Uncle Terry, who lives in New York, a rascally womanizer bent on turning a day in the Hamptons into a final fling for his nephew. Nice guy Johnny's not interested, of course, but then he meets the lovely Brooke...<br />
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Starring: Edward Burns, Matt Bush, Kerry Bishé, Anna Wood and Max Baker <br />
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<ul><li><span style="font-family: Helvetica,Verdana,Arial;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Signed <i>Nice Guy Johnny</i> poster by Ed Burns </span></span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica,Verdana,Arial;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">To win all you have to do is send my an e-mail with "Nice Guy Johnny" in the subject to<b> </b></span></span><a href="mailto:cmniceguyjohnny@gmail.com"><b>cmniceguyjohnny@gmail.com</b></a><br />
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</div>Last Thursday night I watched NBC's 30 Rock Live episode. Since I'm a Central time zone guy, I watched the East Coast feed. Early today I had a chance to watch the West Coast feed. (Both of which are located in their entirety at Hulu.com <a href="http://www.hulu.com/watch/184792/30-rock-live-show-east-coast">here</a> and <a href="http://www.hulu.com/watch/185759/30-rock-live-show-west-coast#s-p1-so-i0">here</a> respectively. Or watched below.)<br />
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Out of the two I definitely thought the West Coast version was funnier. While there were a couple of jokes I thought landed better and Tracy flubbing his lines in one scene in the West Coast version, most of the reason I liked it more boiled down to the fact that I could actually hear what was going on. The East Coast version had a hard time balancing the sound with the audience and the house band being too loud during most of the episode.<br />
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If you haven't seen them both I highly recommend it as they were both very well done and hilarious. Whether you've seen them both or not, you'll want to check out the first video posted below which features all the differences between the two version. <br />
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“The Social Network” is the best film no one will see this year. It opened up at number one but only $23 million. Hopefully word of mouth will go viral on this masterpiece because the hardest thing will be getting people into theaters to see it. Once they’re in, Fincher and Sorkin have won. People oblivious to the founding of Facebook have no idea what a great story is in the source material.<br />
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I read an article in Rolling Stone a few years ago about Mark Zuckerberg at Harvard and how he led some people along while he took their idea and put it online screwing them over. This made me dislike Zuckerberg yet I still opened a Facebook account a few months later because I wanted to connect with old friends and Myspace had run its course.<br />
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This movie might not work financially because average Joe Moviegoer doesn’t know who David Fincher is much less Aaron Sorkin. The idea for a Facebook movie sounds stupid until you hear Aaron Sorkin, the man behind “The West Wing”, “Charlie Wilson’s War”, and “A Few Good Men” is writing and David Fincher from “Fight Club, “Seven” and “Zodiac” was directing. I will see any movie either of them are involved in. I was there opening night when they decided to super team together for a movie.<br />
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“The Social Network” even brought in Trent Reznor, the man behind Nine Inch Nails to score the soundtrack with Atticus Ross that rivals Hans Zimmer’s for “Inception” for best score of the year. Reznor adds a whole dimension of tension with the score that lurks in the background while Zuckerberg hacks or devises algorithms. The score fills the film with danger and paranoia. Only the three masterminds of Fincher, Sorkin and Reznor could make a movie set for a good part in depositions engaging.<br />
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I knew the film was going to be great when The White Stripes “Ball and Biscuit” opened the film. Zuckerberg, Jesse Eisenberg, is talking to Erica Albright, Rooney Mara, about how super smart people in China differentiate themselves. This leads the socially oblivious Zuckerberg to talk about Harvard’s “Final Clubs”, elite clubs that allow you to make friends and contacts. Zuckerberg says if he were to get into one, he would take Erica with him to meet people she wouldn’t get to meet otherwise. Unaware of how offended Erica is, Mark asks about getting something to eat, then Erica breaks up with Mark.<br />
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Mark then goes home, starts drinking and blogging about Erica criticizing her name and her bra size. Then he wants to set up a page where people can rank how hot girls are on campus. He hacks into Harvard’s Housing webpages to take pictures to set up the site. The face smash site is so popular it crashes the network.<br />
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This gets him the attention of Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss who meet with Mark to see if he could do the coding and programming for a social networking site for all Harvard students. In their conversation, Mark talks of an application he created that Microsoft wanted to buy but he uploaded it for free. Mark agrees to help them with their site.<br />
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We find out all we need to know about Zuckerberg in the first twenty minutes. He’s socially awkward, doesn’t care about money, ridiculously smart and wants to be popular. These traits follow him throughout the film.<br />
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His friend Eduardo Saverin, Andrew Garfield, who helped him with the algorithm for the face smash website, helps Mark with the start up cash for the social network idea, not knowing the idea came from the Winklevoss brothers. Eduardo is invited to start a process for a final club called the Phoenix Club. Mark is noticeably jealous that Eduardo was chosen.<br />
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After delaying and stalling with the Winklevoss brothers, Mark launches the Facebook website. This leads to success and notoriety for Mark and Eduardo followed by legal action by the Winklevoss brothers. Instead of shutting the site down, Mark expands it, adding more colleges to the site. When it gets to Stanford, Napster founder Sean Parker, Justin Timberlake, is intrigued by the site and must be a part of it.<br />
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The story goes back and forth through testimony in two depositions to give us the beginning of Facebook. I left liking Mark Zuckerberg more than I did before the film. He became CEO of a hugely successful company in his early twenties so he was acting like someone who is CEO of a hugely successful company in his early twenties. Example: Business cards that say, “I’m CEO Bitch!!”<br />
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While most of us would listen to music or drink after a breakup, Mark starts a site that gets the Harvard network to crash. Mark needs an Uncle Ben to tell him, “With great power comes great responsibility.”<br />
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While Zuckerberg is in his own bubble looking to grow the company and Sean Parker is the human equivalent of Russian Roulette, Eduardo is the most levelheaded character, the cautious one, the responsible one. Jesse Eisenberg gives us a reason to like Zuckerberg through all of his flaws. Andrew Garfield gives us the one rational voice amidst all the chaos. Justin Timberlake nails it as vengeful partier Parker.<br />
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This is Fincher’s best work since 1999’s “Fight Club” and Sorkin’s best work since “The West Wing.” “The Social Network” shows us not how we interact online but how we destroy people behind their back and to their face. This film is infinitely more interesting than anything any of your friends could post in two hours on Facebook. Take the time to go see this movie.FunkSoulBrother1980http://www.blogger.com/profile/02947432919951091342noreply@blogger.com0