Archive for May, 2008
Battlestar Galactica: Sine Qua Non – review
Two weeks ago, Battlestar Galactica ended with two mid-size cliffhangers when a Cylon hybrid ordered a jump, effectively abducting Laura Roslin, the president of the 12 Colonies. Gaius Baltar, Karl Agathon and a significant number of pilots disappeared with her. Simultaneously, we saw Athena shoot Natalie, the leader of the Cylon rebels, after having yet [...]
Shirley Manson cast on Sarah Connor Chronicles
Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles will have two new regular characters when it returns for a second season in September. One has already been cast: Catherine Weaver, the “unusually earthy” CEO of a major high-tech company will be played by none other than Shirley Manson, lead singer of Garbage. The Scottish singer has a movie [...]
Cannes Film Festival 2008 – the winners
The 61st annual Cannes Film Festival closed on Sunday, when the jury, with Sean Penn presiding, announced the winners. Here they are: PALME D’OR FOR BEST FILM The Class (Entre les murs), directed by Laurent Cantet In The Class, Cantet portrays a Paris junior high school teacher and his students over the period of one [...]
Blood, peanuts and the future of television
It’s been two months since CBS cancelled one of its most popular scripted dramas, Jericho, starring Skeet Ulrich and Lennie James, the show that fictionalizes a possible aftermath of nuclear fallout in the U.S. Even if there has not been much concrete news lately, the hope that the Jericho story may be continued is still [...]
Dollhouse news recap: trailer, clip, new story details
Joss Whedon and his crew have recently finished filming the pilot for the new series, Dollhouse, and promotional materials have hit the web in big style this past week. The series’ launch date is set for mid-January. The episodes will air at 8 PM on Fox, right before the new season of 24. The episodes [...]
U.S. weekend box office, May 9-11
Here are the top ten movies at the box office this weekend and their ratings on Rotten Tomatoes: 1. Iron Man – $51,190,629 – 93%, fresh 2. What Happens in Vegas – $20,172,474 – 27%, rotten 3. Speed Racer – $18,561,337 – 35%, rotten 4. Made of Honor – $8,116,323 – 12%, rotten 5. Baby [...]
Eric Stoltz, Alessandra Torresani cast on Caprica
Eric Stoltz will join Esai Morales as the other leading man on Caprica, the much anticipated Battlestar Galactica prequel. Stoltz has been cast as Daniel Graystone, a wealthy computer genius who creates the very first Cylon model, based on an online avatar of his daughter, Zoe. The role of Zoe Graystone has also been cast, [...]
MTV Movie Awards nominees announced
The nominees for the 2008 MTV Movie Awards have been announced. Here they are: BEST MOVIE Juno Transformers Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End I Am Legend Superbad National Treasure: Book of Secrets BEST MALE PERFORMANCE Will Smith — I Am Legend Shia LaBeouf — Transformers Denzel Washington — American Gangster Matt Damon — [...]
Esai Morales and Paula Malcomson cast as leads on Caprica
Jericho star Esai Morales is the leading man on the upcoming Caprica pilot, a prequel to the reimagined Battlestar Galactica series and hopefully a beginning of another successful sci fi saga. The pilot is scheduled to start filming in the summer. Morales has been cast as Joseph Adama, a successful and influential lawyer introduced – [...]
Tribeca Film Festival 2008 – the winners
The winner of the Tribeca Film Festival have been announced. Here they are: The Founders Award for Best Narrative Feature Let the Right One In (Lat den rätte komma in), directed by Tomas Alfredson (Sweden). Jury Comments: “For its mesmerizing exploration of loneliness and alienation through masterful reexamination of the vampire myth.” Best New Narrative [...]
