New Release Round Up 8/20
Tons of TV out this week as we get closer to the new TV season including NCIS, The Good Wife, Being Human and, our Pick of the Week, Boardwalk Empire.
The Heisenberg Files: “Buried”
Walt and Skyler are put in a corner while Lydia takes matters into her own hands on “Breaking Bad”.
Musical Montage: John Parr “St. Elmo’s Fire (Man in Motion)”
Originally written for wheelchair bound Canadian athlete, Rick Hansen, John Parr was recruited by Joel Schumacher to rework the song into the theme song for his Brat Pack hit, St. Elmo’s Fire.
Battle at the Box Office 8/19
The followers of the Oprah made The Butler the number one movie over the weekend while Jobs and Paranoia bombed and Kick Ass 2 disappointed.
Enter the Asylum: King of the Lost World
Emphasis on the “Lost” part of the title, Bruce Boxleitner and a group of plane crash survivors must find a way to escape a mysterious land inhabited by giant spiders, Abercrombie & Fitch tribesmen and a strung out King Kong knock off in King of the Lost World.
News Shotgun 8/16
TMNT gets bumped back, Groot has been cast for Guardians of the Galaxy, a director may have been chosen for The Twilight Zone movie and much more in this week’s News Shotgun.
When You’re A Spy: Things Unseen
Michael’s latest mission for James with Sonya is to take out a former ally while the gang in Miami helps Carlos when a man he helped put in prison is out and looking for revenge.
Admit One 8/16
Four more movies are out this week as we near the end of Summer but, according to the critics, only The Butler is worth seeing.
Know Your “That Guy”: Stanley Kamel
The late Stanley Kamel is probably best known as Monk’s psychiatrist, Dr. Kroger, but has appeared in a number of other TV shows over the years, like Melrose Place, Six Feet Under, Hill Street Blues and more.
Everything Actioncast Ep 172 “I Am Groot”
This week on the podcast, Zach, Chris and special guest Ryan talk about crazy cosmic Marvel chracters, new Thor trailer, the surprising acrobatics of normal Yakuza soldiers, the maddening cliffhanger of Alphas, The Collection vs The Collector and much more.