Apr 17 2011

TV: Week of April 17

Category: TV,Upcomingvelveetahead @ 2:13 pm

Tonight Burn Notice will have a prequel movie, The Fall of Sam Axe, so if you are a fan of Bruce Campbell, here’s another movie all about him. On Saturday, HBO will have a film, Cinema Verite,  that looks behind the story of the first reality series that aired on PBS in the 70s, “An American Family.” After a two month hiatus to make room for Mr. Sunshine, Cougar Town is back, but it returns on Monday night and then goes back to its normal Wednesday night spot. NBC will be burning off episodes of Chase starting on Saturday night where the show hasn’t been announced as canceled, but might as well be. Also, this week Parenthood and Archer will have their season finales. Archer has been renewed for a third season, and even though it hasn’t been announced yet, it is a safe bet Parenthood is coming back too.

Pick of the Week

Doctor Who
Channel:
BBC America
Time: 9/8c
Starring:
Matt Smith, Karen Gillan, Arthur Darvill, Alex Kingston
Premieres: Saturday, April 23
Trailer

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Synopsis: The show will actually film in the U.S. for the first time ever for a few episodes where the Doctor needs help from Nixon. Also Neil Gaiman wrote the fourth episode this season.

My Take: I love that there is a married couple as the Doctor’s companions and they actually kept it going. I thought they were going to ditch Rory so I’m glad they didn’t. I’m very excited about the Neil Gaiman episode too. It should be awesome!

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Mar 27 2009

Movies Opening March 27

Category: 2009 Movies,Movies,Openingvelveetahead @ 7:00 pm

When I first heard about Monsters vs. Aliens, I thought it was the typical kid animation film that I could ignore, and I thought the blue blob was a bit of a ripoff from the green blob in Ghostbusters. I do find the trailers have won me over. The Haunting movie looks like it could be pretty creepy or it could be like all the other horror movies that come out these days and that could make it predictable. Finally, there is a movie directed by Renny Harlin who made the blockbuster Cutthroat Island! Don’t all line up for 12 Rounds at once.

Nationwide Releases

9x9_fresh Monsters vs. Aliens
Haunting in Connecticut
12 Rounds
monstersvsaliens

Monsters vs. Aliens
Directed: Conrad Vernon, Rob Letterman
Starring: Reese Witherspoon, Hugh Laurie, Will Arnett, Seth Rogan
Trailer

Synopsis: When aliens keep invading Earth, the government brings out its hidden stash of monsters to fight back.

My Take: It doesn’t look super fabulous, but pretty amusing and cute.

9x9_fresh RT Score: 68%
RT Consensus: Though it doesn’t approach the depth of the best animated films, Monsters Vs. Aliens has enough humor and special effects to entertain moviegoers of all ages.

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