Craig Zobel's Compliance made me want to walk out of the theater. Not as a reaction to the film's quality, however. On the contrary, Compliance is actually quite accomplished. Actually, it's so effective it made me want to walk out because the real life events portrayed were so enraging, so unbelievable, so easily avoidable and…
Read MoreBriefly: Oliver Stone's new film is Savages, based on Don Winslow's novel of the same name, about two small-time pot growers (Taylor Kitsch and Aaron Johnson) and their shared girlfriend O (Blake Lively). Their little world gets messed up when O is kidnapped by a Mexican drug cartel as a means of strong-arming the two…
Read MoreWhile Sundance is best known for movies that sell for millions and stir up controversial topics, most of the movies are simple, well-written, well-acted films that are solid, but often get lost in the mix. Lynn Shelton's follow-up to Humpday, called Your Sister's Sister, is one of those movies. Another is GOATS, the debut feature of Christopher…
Read MoreIf you have yet to watch Hannibal's Season 2 finale, go directly to a different TVLine story to avoid getting spoiled. Everyone else, jump on…
Read MoreFox's Gang Related premiere found Ryan's duplicitous actions are already breeding deadly consequences for those closest to him.
Read MoreNBC's Sunday Night Football and CBS' The Big Bang Theory placed No. 1 and No. 2 in the ratings for the 2013-14 TV season, based…
Read MoreAmerican Idol's 13th coronation ceremony on Wednesday night was watched by 10.5 million total viewers and scored a 2.6 demo rating (per finals) -- rising week-to-week yet…
Read MoreEarlier this week, we reported on the apparent demise of the David Fincher-produced adaptation of Eric Powell's The Goon after star Paul Giamatti commented that the picture had run out of money. However, it now seems we were a bit too quick to give up on the long-gestating project. Powell has taken to his blog to…
Read MoreThough it takes four tries, Cam and Mitch become legal spouses at last during Wednesday's Modern Family season finale -- and here's how it all goes down…
Read MoreThe Voice's Season 6 finale on Tuesday night drew 11.7 million total viewers and a 3.3 demo rating (per finals), hitting 5- and 8-week highs…
Read MoreSeeing as this comes not directly from Darren Aronofsky, but from Hollywood Elsewhere's Jeffrey Wells, who in turn heard it from Aronofsky's frequent cinematographer Matthew Libatique, it's probably safest to take the following news with a grain of salt. If true, though, it could mean we're one step closer to finally seeing a project that's…
Read MoreSeveral studios have been actively trimming and shedding projects over the past year. Universal cut loose a handful of board game movies (Ouija, Monopoly, etc.) and scrapped Guillermo del Toro's At the Mountains of Madness, while Warner Bros. has paused or scrapped films like Akira, Arthur & Lancelot and Paradise Lost. That last one is…
Read MoreFox's Bones closed out Season 9 on Monday night with 6 million total viewers and a 1.6 demo rating (per finals), dipping just 6 percent and…
Read MoreTVLine spoke with The Originals stars for a preview of the first three episodes of Season 2.
Read MoreYou know what's as American as the tire flaps on Blake Shelton's pickup truck? Armchair quarterbacking tonight's Top 3 performance episode of The Voice. To…
Read MoreFox's Bones on Monday night demonstrated how even nine seasons in, a TV procedural can still drum up high, palpable stakes as it serves up…
Read MoreFor the first time in 10 years, NBC has come away with the season-long demo win, unseating last year's champ, CBS. Averaging a 2.7 rating during…
Read MoreWhat's one way of getting a street gang's attention? By hitting them (too) close to home. That's the strategy outlined by Terry O'Quinn's Sam Chapel,…
Read MoreThe Voice and American Idol conclude their respective seasons this week -- which means it's time for Reality Check's "Who Should Win?" speeches, along with…
Read MoreThough season 18 may be remembered as one of the most injury-plagued ever (let's hope this ends with pro Mark Ballas' scary, headline-generating shoulder injury…
Read MoreThere's a running joke amongst comedians that people get into stand-up just so they can be TV stars. It works for some but for others, it seems like stand-up might be a better route to get into film directing. It worked for Woody Allen, Louis CK and now it's worked for Mike Birbiglia, a successful…
Read MoreEarlier today we talked about some of the story aspects in Marc Webb's The Amazing Spider-Man that play into the 'untold story' that Sony is promising from the film. I assumed we'd have to wait a while longer before learning more about the story, but that might not be the case. Projections have been seen…
Read MoreThe Mentalist's Season 6 finale, star Robin Tunney had told TVLine, "is going to make a lot of people really happy, and I think it's…
Read MoreTo say that The Good Wife's Season 5 finale was a veritable tornado of unexpected character collisions, eyebrow-raising power plays and delectable question marks would be…
Read MoreRedbox, the DVD rental kiosk company owned by Coinstar, has been steadily encroaching on the market share of Netflix and storefront DVD rental shops for the past few years. The company's biggest promise, the details of which have so far remained a mystery, is the eventual launch of a streaming service that will compete directly…
Read MoreIn an episode seemingly made in comedy heaven, Saturday Night Live grad Andy Samberg – has it really been two whole years since he bid adieu…
Read MoreCBS' The Big Bang Theory this Thursday night drew 16.7 million total viewers and a 4.9 demo rating, rising 13 and 29 percent week-to-week to…
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