Trailers are an under-appreciated art form insofar that many times they’re seen as vehicles for showing footage, explaining films away, or showing their hand about what moviegoers can expect. Foreign, domestic, independent, big budget: I celebrate all levels of trailers and hopefully this column will satisfactorily give you a baseline of what beta wave I’m…
Read MoreThe Mentalist saw ratings growth this Sunday, gaining as much as 25 percent in the coveted 18-49 demo (to a 2.0), at least based on…
Read MoreThou shalt not steal, or so the 10 Commandments tell us. But when it comes to Season 3 of The Voice, it's more than okay…
Read MoreThis week on ABC's Scandal, Olivia finds a frightening surprise in the back seat of her car -- and what the mystery man (played by…
Read MoreThe following recap, by the very definition of the word "recap," contains spoilers from the third episode of Homeland Season 2. The way that this…
Read MoreThis week on ABC's Once Upon a Time, Emma labored to find her bearings in the fairytale land that is, as her mom easily settled…
Read MoreI'd be willing to bet that this week's Saturday Night Live with host Christina Applegate had fewer laughs-per-minute than the three episodes of her NBC…
Read MoreIn this superhero-heavy edition of Sequel Bits: Tom Hiddleston talks about the relationship between Thor and Loki Iron Man 3 will be an "antidote" to The Avengers, says Kevin Feige The X-Men: First Class sequel is aiming for a late 2013 or mid-2014 release, and Jane Goldman is part of the writing team Fox CEO offers…
Read MoreIn the past few weeks The Avengers has turned into the summer's first superhero juggernaut, and Fox's Prometheus has taken the lead in capturing the attention of event-movie trainspotters, thanks to an excellent ad campaign. In comparison, Warner Bros. and The Dark Knight Rises have seemed fairly quiet. But that changes this weekend with a…
Read MoreIt's hard to make feel-good television when you've asked four talented designers to put together 10-piece collections to show at New York Fashion Week, then…
Read MoreJoss Whedon isn't a guy who needs to define his career at this point; thanks to Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Firefly and other shows he is very well-established as a creator with a specific voice. That said, Whedon really seems to be coming into his own in 2012. The biggest project on his resume so…
Read MoreOne of the year's best documentaries has just been awarded a release date, and thankfully it is right around the corner. Lisanne Pajot and James Swirsky's Indie Game: The Movie will open in New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Phoenix on May 18, then expand to Seattle, Miami and across Canada in the following weeks. The film…
Read More"You're fired -- again!" That'll be the basic operating premise when Celebrity Apprentice kicks off an All-Star edition that is set to premiere on NBC…
Read MoreThe Vampire Diaries was looking lively on Thursday night, kicking off Season 4 with 3.5 million total viewers and a 1.6 rating -- up some…
Read MoreMichael Myers, Leatherface, Freddy, Jason: these are a few of the iconic names in horror. Each has had numerous films made with their violent exploits as a centerpiece and they've all been subjected to re-imaginings for a newer generation. The true fans, however, will always be the ones who love those characters from their original films. In…
Read MoreRian Johnson's Looper, the time-travel thriller in which Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Bruce Willis play younger and older versions of the same hitman, is still my most anticipated film of 2012. And so I haven't even watched the teaser trailer that debuted a couple weeks back, nor even the little preview clips released to announce the…
Read MoreUSA Network has finalized casting on its Denis Leary-produced paramedic comedy pilot Sirens, tapping Michael Mosley (Scrubs, Pan Am), Kevin Daniels (Modern Family) and Kevin…
Read MoreAn abundance of booty shorts, bikinis and slow motion dancing haven't exactly made the first five Fast and Furious movies girl-power milestones. However, Justin Lin's Fast and Furious 6/Fast Six looks like it might change that. The post-credits scene in Fast Five hints at the return of not one, but two of the franchise's more empowering female characters. (Spoilers held…
Read MoreWant to learn all about the inner workings of the webshooters in The Amazing Spider-Man? When does Kevin Feige think Black Widow will return to the Marvel universe? Have people broken down the latest Dark Knight Rises trailer? How does Thor return to Earth in The Avengers? Which stars are providing their voices to the…
Read MoreSimon Cowell might just be a genius. An hour into Wednesday night's X Factor episode, all I could think was "Just an hour and change…
Read MoreI think I'm at the point where I have to stop watching new Prometheus materials. With last night's long international trailer, the footage cut into new clips seems to have tipped from suggestive to all-out demonstrative. In other words, Fox is ready to show much more of Ridley Scott's hand. I'd rather see that in…
Read MoreLast week's shocking departure of quick-stepping fave Joey Fatone left multitudes of Dancing With the Stars fans channeling their inner Tina Turners and asking, "What's…
Read MoreUPDATE: The final trailer is now officially online. Watch it here. Monday morning, Warner Bros. launched a new viral campaign for Christopher Nolan's highly anticipated July 20 release, The Dark Knight Rises. Fans were urged to go to different locations to find a specific piece of graffiti which would then unlock frames from the new trailer, confirmed to…
Read MoreJust when you thought the cryptic quotes about Lost were over with, co-creator and executive producer Damon Lindelof came out and said the following at Variety's Entertainment & Technology Summit: It's been two years (since the series wrapped) and we told the story we wanted to tell....I do feel like the world has not seen the…
Read MoreGot a scoop request? An anonymous tip you're dying to share? Just want to say hi? Send any/all of the above to askausiello@tvline.com Question: The zombie…
Read MoreShe's baaack! Megan Mullally is slated to make her return to Parks and Recreation this season, reprising her role as Ron's dastardly ex-wife Tammy 2,…
Read MoreCould your days of using Hulu as an alternative to shelling out for cable be nearing an end? According to a new report, the streaming service is considering requiring viewers to log in with their cable or satellite account number -- thus proving that they have a pay TV subscription -- in order to access…
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