Tag Archives: David Strathairn

Movie Review: ‘Lincoln’

Posted on November 16, 2012 by Grace Suh

At numerous points in the watching of Lincoln, Steven Spielburg’s new ode to America and Americana, I was reminded of Tableau Vivant, a kind of staged group charades that was a popular entertainment of the 19th century. In Tableau Vivant, costumed enactors wordlessly … Continue reading →

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Check Out Even More Previews for Syfy’s Upcoming ‘Alphas’

Posted on July 5, 2011 by Chris Ullrich

With all the previews for the upcoming Syfy show Alphas we seem to run around here, you would think we’re producing the show ourselves. Sadly, no, we’re just reporting on it for you. Not only that, it does seem pretty … Continue reading →

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Check Out Some More Previews for Syfy’s ‘Alphas’

Posted on June 21, 2011 by Chris Ullrich

Recently, we brought you some pics and a preview of the upcoming Syfy series Alphas. Now, the network has sent over even more videos to entice you and we being the good folks we are, we’re bringing them right to … Continue reading →

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War Movie Mondays: ‘Memphis Belle’

Posted on June 20, 2011 by Douglas Barnett

This week’s pick is another salute to our WW II flyboys in Michael Caton-Jones’s Memphis Belle (1990).  The film stars Matthew Modine (Captain Dennis Dearborn, Pilot), Tate Donovan (1st Lt. Luke Sinclair, Co-Pilot), D.B. Sweeney, (Lt. Phil Lowenthal, Navigator), Billy … Continue reading →

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Get Your First Look at Syfy’s New Zak Penn Series ‘Alphas’

Posted on June 3, 2011 by Chris Ullrich

Syfy has seen fit to send us some info, pics and a trailer for a new series dubuting on the network in July. The series, created and written by comic book movie writer Zak Penn (X2, X-Men: The Last Stand, … Continue reading →

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Syfy Announces New Schedule and Programming at Upfronts

Posted on March 23, 2011 by Joe Gillis

At their upfront presentation late yesterday, Syfy mapped out their programming plans for the rest of 2011 and into 2012. Network President Dave Howe introduced the largest original programming slate in the channel’s 18-year history, highlighted by 14 new original … Continue reading →

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They May Be Confusing, But Check Out Two New Clips From ‘The Tempest’

Posted on December 7, 2010 by Matt Raub

Shakespeare’s The Tempest may be one of the most contrived and story-heavy piece of work in his collection, but that’s not stopping director Julie Taymor, who plans on bringing a direct adaptation of the play to theaters next year. Yes, … Continue reading →

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New Trailer For ‘The Tempest’ Is Here And It Looks Amazing

Posted on October 6, 2010 by Joe Gillis

Julie Taymor has made quite a lot of progress in Hollywood in the past few years. If bringing Across The Universe to theaters and Beatles music to a whole new audience wasn’t enough, she was one of the driving forces … Continue reading →

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