Wednesday, November 11, 2009

New Movies For This Weekend 11/13/2009

(New releases as listed on the Tinseltown website)
*links to movie websites below*


- 2012

- Pirate Radio

2012 poster © 2009 Columbia Tristar Marketing Group, Inc. All rights reserved. [click to enlarge]
Source: SonyPicturesPublicity.com


Next Week's Releases (listed on IMDb.com):
Planet 51
The Twilight Saga: New Moon
The Blind Side
Broken Embraces
Red Cliff

Potato Wedges for the week of 11/09/2009

potato wedges

Highlights: Some really awesome movie trailers that just recently debuted, more TV show recaps, including information from the writers on FlashForward, a new Mudvayne song, and Weezer's newest video.

 

GENERAL:

 

MOVIES:

  • Teaser Trailer for KICK-ASS [click here or watch below]

 

TV SHOWS:

 

MUSIC:

 

COMIC BOOKS:

Closing Thought:

Wonder Twin powers ACTIVATE!!

Wonder Twin powers ACTIVATE!! [click to see more pictures from the upcoming episode of SMALLVILLE]

Sunday, November 8, 2009

Weekly Couch Potato News for 11/08/2009

couch potato

Here's the link for the Weekly Ads.

DVDs (released on Tuesday): WATCHMEN: THE ULTIMATE CUT [click to details @ IGN.com]

  • Disney/Pixar's UP
  • Watchmen: The Ultimate Cut [details]
  • The Ugly Truth
  • Dragonball: Season Two
  • Justice League: The Complete Series
  • Dawson's Creek: The Complete Series
  • Browse the full list of November 10th DVD releases on Amazon.com.

Music (released on Tuesday):

  • Flyleaf: Memento Mori [official site]
  • Anthrax: Among The Living (Deluxe Edition)
  • Throwdown: Deathless
  • Browse the full list of November 10th music releases on Amazon.com.

TV Shows (most info from http://tvlistings.zap2it.com/):

  • Tonight – Showtime has new episodes of Dexter @ 9pm and Californication @ 10pm [promo]. HBO has the season finale of Bored To Death @ 9:30pm. Cartoon Network/Adult Swim has new episodes of Titan Maximum @ 11:30pm, The Venture Brothers @ midnight, and the season premiere of Metalocalypse @ 12:30am.
  • Monday – (Yay! Baseball's finally over!) FOX has new episodes of House @ 8pm [promo] and Lie To Me @ 9pm [promo]. NBC has a new episode of Heroes @ 8pm [promo], and ABC has a new episode of Castle @ 10pm [preview].
  • Tuesday – ABC has a new episode of V @ 8pm [promo].

V promotional posters [click for more]

  • Wednesday – NBC has a new episode of Mercy @ 8pm [promo], and CBS has a new episode of Criminal Minds @ 9pm [promo].
  • Thursday – FOX has new episodes of Bones @ 8pm [promo] and Fringe @ 9pm [promo]. ABC has a new episode of FlashForward @ 8pm [promo]. NBC has new episodes [promo] of Community @ 8pm, Parks & Recreation @ 8:30pm, and The Office @ 9pm. The CW has new episodes of The Vampire Diaries @ 8pm [promo] and Supernatural @ 9pm [promo]. CBS has a new episode of Survivor: Samoa @ 8pm.
  • Friday – The CW has a new episode of Smallville @ 8pm [promo], and Syfy has a new episode of Sanctuary @ 10pm [promo]. Cartoon Network has new episodes of Batman: The Brave & The Bold @ 7:30pm, Star Wars: The Clone Wars @ 8pm, and Ben 10: Alien Force @ 8:30pm.

  • Saturday – Cartoon Network has a new episode of The Secret Saturdays @ 9pm. (They snuck this into a new timeslot with no warning that I saw. I would have missed this past Saturday's season premiere if I didn't still have it scheduled to record new episodes on my DVR.)
  • Next Sunday (11/15) – Showtime has new episodes Dexter & Californication, and Cartoon Network/Adult Swim has new episodes of Titan Maximum, The Venture Brothers, and Metalocalypse.

Events:

Comic Books:

Here is this week's list of new comics, including Booster Gold #26 (a Blackest Night tie-in), Green Lantern Corps #42, and R.E.B.E.L.S. #10 (a Blackest Night tie-in).

BOOSTER GOLD #26 [click to enlarge] GREEN LANTERN CORPS #42 [click to enlarge] R.E.B.E.L.S. #10 [click to enlarge]

Movies:

This weekend, the end is here. Check out John Cusack in 2012. For the full list of theatrical releases, click here.

2012 trailer 2 [click here or watch below]

Closing Thought:

WINNERS @ Despair.com [click for more]

Saturday, November 7, 2009

TV Guest Stars For Week Ending 11/07/2009

Note: To help refresh your memory, wiki links are provided for characters when available.

Heroes - "Once Upon A Time In Texas"

Elizabeth Rohm guest starred as 'Lauren,' Noah's co-worker and "friend." Angel fans may recognize her as 'Detective Kate Lockley.'

Elizabeth Rohm [click to enlarge] Elizabeth Rohm as 'Detective Kate Lockley' on ANGEL [click to enlarge]

Castle - "Famous Last Words"

Anne Ramsay guest starred as 'Bree Busch,' one of the producers for the victim. Dexter fans will recognize her from last season as 'Ellen Wolf,' the defense attorney that was murdered by 'Miguel Prado.'

Anne Ramsay [click to enlarge]

FlashForward - "The Gift"

Callum Keith Rennie guest starred as 'Jeff Slingerland' the Raynaud for a Blue Hand club that the FBI unit infiltrated. Previously he starred on Harper's Island as 'John Wakefield,' the major bad guy. Californication fans will also recognize him as 'Lew Ashby' from season two.

Callum Keith Rennie [click to enlarge]

Genevieve Cortese guest starred (finally not as just a flashback) as 'Tracy,' Aaron's daughter. Supernatural fans will recognize her as 'Ruby' from last season.

 Genevieve Cortese as 'Ruby' on SUPERNATURAL [click to enlarge] Genevieve Cortese as 'Ruby' with Jared Padalecki on SUPERNATURAL [click to enlarge]

The Vampire Diaries - "162 Candles"

Bianca Lawson guest starred (albeit so briefly if you didn't see her name in the opening credits, you probably missed her) as 'Emily Bennett,' the girl in Bonnie's dream. Apparently, she'll be featured more prominently in next week's episode.  Fans of Buffy The Vampire Slayer will remember her all-too-brief stint as 'Kendra' the vampire slayer from season two. She also played 'Nikki Green' on Dawson's Creek.

Bianca Lawson [click to enlarge] Bianca Lawson

Wednesday, November 4, 2009

New Movies For This Weekend 11/06/2009

(New releases as listed on the Tinseltown website)
*links to movie websites below*


- A Christmas Carol

- The Box

- The Fourth Kind

- The Men Who Stare at Goats

THE BOX poster [click to enlarge]
Source: Horror-Movies.ca


Next Week's Releases (listed on IMDb.com):
2012
Pirate Radio
Fantastic Mr. Fox
The Messenger
Dare

Potato Wedges for the week of 11/02/2009

potato wedges

Highlights: Fear Clinic episodes 3-5, catching up on some TV recaps, more Slayer videos, plus a new Mudvayne song.

 

GENERAL:

 

TV SHOWS:

 

MUSIC:

 

COMIC BOOKS:

Closing Thought: 

from LOBO: HIGHWAY TO HELL #1 by Scott Ian (of Anthrax) and Sam Keith [click for more]

Sunday, November 1, 2009

November 2009 Movie Guide

Here's your guide to November's theatrical releases. Release dates and actor/director names are from IMDb.com.  These are just highlights. If you want to see everything coming out this month, go to the IMDb November Releases page.  All movie trailers are from TrailerAddict.com. For the latest trailers and TV spots, you can follow them on Twitter at http://twitter.com/traileraddict or fan them on Facebook at http://facebook.com/TrailerAddicts.

 

Friday, November 6th

A CHRISTMAS CAROL - Director: Robert Zemeckis; Stars: Jim Carrey, Gary Oldman, Colin Firth (Full Cast)

Feature Trailer [click here or watch below]

 
THE FOURTH KIND - Director: Olatunde Osunsanmi; Stars: Milla Jovovich, Elias Koteas, Will Patton (Full Cast)

Trailer B [click here or watch below]

 
THE BOX - Director: Richard Kelly; Stars: Cameron Diaz, James Marsden, Frank Langella (Full Cast)

Theatrical Trailer [click here or watch below]

 
THE MEN WHO STARE AT GOATS - Director: Grant Heslov; Stars: Ewan McGregor, George Clooney, Kevin Spacey (Full Cast)

Feature Trailer [click here or watch below]

 

Friday, November 13th

2012 - Director: Roland Emmerich; Stars: John Cusack, Thandie Newton, Chiwetel Ejiofor (Full Cast)

Trailer B [click here or watch below]

 
PIRATE RADIO - Director: Richard Curtis; Stars: Philip Seymour Hoffman, Bill Nighy, Nick Frost (Full Cast)

Feature Trailer [click here or watch below]

 
FANTASTIC MR. FOX (Limited expansion: 11/20; wide expansion: 11/25) - Director: Wes Anderson; Stars: George Clooney, Meryl Streep, Bill Murray (Full Cast)

Theatrical Trailer [click here or watch below]

 

Friday, November 20th

PLANET 51 - Director: Jorge Blanco, Javier Abad; Stars: Dwayne Johnson, Seann William Scott, Jessica Biel (Full Cast)

Theatrical Trailer [click here or watch below]

 
THE TWILIGHT SAGA: NEW MOON - Director: Chris Weitz; Stars: Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, Taylor Lautner (Full Cast)

Trailer C [click here or watch below]

 

Wednesday, November 25th

OLD DOGS - Director: Walt Becker; Stars: Robin Williams, John Travolta (Full Cast)

Trailer B (Internet-Only Trailer) [click here or watch below]

 
THE ROAD - Director: John Hillcoat; Stars: Viggo Mortensen, Charlize Theron, Kodi Smit-McPhee (Full Cast)

Feature Trailer [click here or watch below]

 
NINJA ASSASSIN - Director: James McTeigue; Stars: Rain, Rick Yune, Naomie Harris (Full Cast)

Theatrical Trailer [click here or watch below]

Weekly Couch Potato News for 11/01/2009

Here's the link for the Weekly Ads.

DVDs (released on Tuesday):

  • Star Wars: The Clone Wars – Season One
  • Terminator Salvation: The Machinima Series
  • G.I. Joe: The Rise Of Cobra
  • The Taking Of Pelham 1 2 3
  • Browse the full list of November 3rd DVD releases on Amazon.com.

Music (released on Tuesday):

TV Shows (most info from http://tvlistings.zap2it.com/):

  • Tonight – Showtime has new episodes of Dexter @ 9pm and Californication @ 10pm. HBO has a new episode of Bored To Death @ 9:30pm. Cartoon Network/Adult Swim has a new episodes of Titan Maximum @ 11:30pm and The Venture Brothers @ midnight.
  • Monday – NBC has a new episode of Heroes @ 8pm [promo], and ABC has a new episode of Castle @ 10pm.
  • Tuesday – ABC has the series premiere of V @ 8pm [promo] and a new episode of the forgotten, starring Christian Slater, @ 10pm [promo].
  • Wednesday – NBC has a new episode of Mercy @ 8pm, and CBS has a new episode of Criminal Minds @ 9pm.
  • Thursday – Depending upon the outcome of the world series, FOX will have new episodes of Bones @ 8pm and Fringe @ 9pm [promo]. ABC has a new episode of FlashForward @ 8pm [promo]. NBC has new episodes of Community @ 8pm, Parks & Recreation @ 8:30pm, and The Office @ 9pm. The CW has new episodes of The Vampire Diaries @ 8pm [promo] and Supernatural @ 9pm. CBS has a new episode of Survivor: Samoa @ 8pm.
  • Friday – The CW has a new episode of Smallville @ 8pm [promo], and Syfy has a new episode of Sanctuary @ 10pm. Cartoon Network has new episodes of Batman: The Brave & The Bold @ 7:30pm, Star Wars: The Clone Wars @ 8pm, and Ben 10: Alien Force @ 8:30pm.
  • Saturday – nothin'
  • Next Sunday (11/08) – HBO has a new episode of Bored to Death, Showtime has new episodes Dexter & Californication, and Cartoon Network/Adult Swim has new episodes of Titan Maximum and The Venture Brothers.

Events:

Comic Books:

Here is this week's list of new comics, including Lobo: Highway to Hell #1, Secret Six #15, Superman: World of New Krypton #9, and Buffy The Vampire Slayer: Season Eight #30.

LOBO: HIGHWAY TO HELL #1 (OF 2) [click to enlarge] SECRET SIX #15 [click to enlarge] SUPERMAN: WORLD OF NEW KRYPTON #9 (OF 12) [click to enlarge] Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 8 #30: Retreat part 5 (Adam Hughes cover) [click to enlarge]

Movies:

There are a few really good movies coming out this weekend. I hope to have my "movie guide" for the month posted soon. Till then, click here to see what's coming.

November 2009 Calendar:

November 2009 Planet Radio duct tape bikini calendar [click to enlarge]

Saturday, October 31, 2009

TV Guest Stars For Week Ending 10/31/2009

Note: To help refresh your memory, wiki links are provided for characters when available.

Californication - "Slow Happy Boys"

Kevin Corrigan guest starred as 'Mike Zlozowski,' Hank's best friend. He recently guest starred on Mercy as 'Gerald,' the homeless veteran that 'Veronica' tried to help, and he's been guest starring on Fringe as 'Sam Weiss.'

Kevin Corrigan [click for more info @ IGN.com]

Stephen Root guest starred as 'Ricardo "call me Dickie" Collini,' the husband of 'Sue,' Charlie's boss. He recently played the role of the vampire 'Eddie' in season one of True Blood, but he's probably most famous for his role as 'Milton' in Office Space.

Stephen Root [click for more @ IGN.com]

Lie To Me - "Grievous Bodily Harm"

Lennie James guest starred as Cal's old friend 'Terry Marsh.' If you're a fan of Guy Ritchie's movies, then you'll recognize Lennie as 'Sol' from Snatch.

Scene from Snatch with Lennie as 'Sol' [click here or watch below]

FlashForward - "Scary Monsters and Super Creeps"

Dominic Monaghan guest starred (or finally joined the regular cast) as 'Simon,' who mysteriously claims to know what caused the flash forwards. LOST fans will recognize him as 'Charlie.' Lord Of The Rings fans will recognize him as 'Merry.'

Dominic Monaghan as 'Simon' [click to enlarge]

Ashley Jones guest starred as 'Camille,' the woman that 'Simon' hooked up with on the train. True Blood fans will recognize her as 'Daphne' from this past season.

Ashley Jones [click to enlarge] Ashley Jones as 'Daphne' on TRUE BLOOD [click to enlarge]

Smallville - "Crossfire"

Emilie Ullerup guest starred as 'Catherine Grant,' Clark's first date for the episode. (If you're a fan of the Superman comics, then you know that Cat Grant is is a well-known character.) If you watch Sanctuary on Syfy, then you may recognize Emilie because she played the role of 'Ashley Magnus.'

Emilie Ullerup as 'Catherine Grant' with Tom Welling on SMALLVILLE [click to enlarge] Emilie Ullerup as 'Ashley Magnus' from SANCTUARY [click to enlarge]

  Sanctuary - "Hero"

Chris Gauthier guest starred as 'Walter,' the guy with the super powers. If you've been watching Smallville, then you recognize him as 'Winslow Schott aka Toyman.' He also starred on Harper's Island as 'Malcolm Ross.'

Chris Gauthier from his appearance on SUPERNATURAL [click to enlarge]