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MAD MAX: FURY ROAD 21st Critics’ Choice Awards Nominees
After last week’s nominations were revealed for the 22nd Annual SAG Awards and 73rd Golden Globes, it feels like it could be anyone’s game at this point. This morning the Broadcast Film Critics Association (BFCA) and Broadcast Television Journalists Association (BTJA) announced their 21st Critics’ Choice Awards nominees with George Miller’s Mad Max: Fury Road leading the charge with 13 nods. Hosted by T.J. Miller, the winners will be revealed during a live broadcast from the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica on A&E, Lifetime, and LMN on Sunday, January 17, 2016 at 8:00 p.m. EST/5:00 p.m. PST.
Mad Max: Fury Road has undoubtedly become the underdog favorite of this awards season, as it has become one of the most revered features of the year by critics, myself included – my review. The big topic of conversation, aside from gaining Best Picture recognition, is Charlize Theron’s nods for both Best Actress and Best Actress In An Action Movie. Tom Hardy, of course, is nominated for Best Actor In An Action Movie, but it’s George Miller for Best Director that has really invested my interest into whether he could be a contender come Oscars. The film has also garnered nominations for Best Cinematography, Best Production Design, Best Editing, Best Costume Design, Best Hair and Makeup, Best Visual Effects, Best Action Movie, and Best Sci-Fi/Horror Movie.
Trailing behind the whirlwind, critically acclaimed hit is Carol, The Martian, and The Revenant with nine nominations each. While this year’s big favorite, Spotlight, has earned itself eight nominations from critics, followed by The Big Short and The Hateful Eight with six each. Bridge of Spies, Brooklyn, The Danish Girl, Jurassic World, and Sicario each earned five nominations and Room obtained four. Charlize Theron isn’t the only actress up for multiple Best Actress categories, as Jennifer Lawrence is up for three for her work in Joy and The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2, while Rachel McAdams is up for two awards for Spotlight and True Detective.
And while the film categories are all up in the air, the television categories prove that the increasing output of excellent programming continued this year with FX, ABC, and HBO both gaining 14 nominations each; FOX is close on their heels with 12 nods. The big standout series this year, as determined by critics, is FX’s Fargo with eight nominations. The Leftovers (HBO) and Transparent (Amazon) are not far behind with five nominations each; Black-ish (ABC), Mr. Robot (USA), and Penny Dreadful (Showtime) each earned four.
So what can we takeaway from this year’s 21st Critics’ Choice Awards nominees? For starters, no other awards group has seen more movies this year than the critics, assumably. It’s their jobs to assess the year in film. Who better has a sound voice of reasoning than those who sit in dark rooms and watch movies multiple times per week? In the long run, sure, all awards are practically meaningless gold statues, and the varying award categories the BFCA and BTJA have set have little influence when it comes to the Oscars, but if these voices of reason can help sway voters to at least make an earnest decision at the polls we can be safe in knowing we won’t have another year where a Shakespeare in Love wins against a Saving Private Ryan.
21st CRITICS’ CHOICE AWARDS NOMINEES – THEATRICAL MOTION PICTURES
BEST PICTURE
- The Big Short
- Bridge of Spies
- Brooklyn
- Carol
- Mad Max: Fury Road
- The Martian
- The Revenant
- Room
- Sicario
- Spotlight
- Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens
BEST ACTOR
- Bryan Cranston – Trumbo
- Matt Damon – The Martian
- Johnny Depp – Black Mass
- Leonardo DiCaprio – The Revenant
- Michael Fassbender – Steve Jobs
- Eddie Redmayne – The Danish Girl
BEST ACTRESS
- Cate Blanchett – Carol
- Brie Larson – Room
- Jennifer Lawrence – Joy
- Charlotte Rampling – 45 Years
- Saoirse Ronan – Brooklyn
- Charlize Theron – Mad Max: Fury Road
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
- Paul Dano – Love & Mercy
- Tom Hardy – The Revenant
- Mark Ruffalo – Spotlight
- Mark Rylance – Bridge of Spies
- Michael Shannon – 99 Homes
- Sylvester Stallone – Creed
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
- Jennifer Jason Leigh – The Hateful Eight
- Rooney Mara – Carol
- Rachel McAdams – Spotlight
- Helen Mirren – Trumbo
- Alicia Vikander – The Danish Girl
- Kate Winslet – Steve Jobs
BEST YOUNG ACTOR/ACTRESS
- Abraham Attah – Beasts of No Nation
- RJ Cyler – Me and Earl and the Dying Girl
- Shameik Moore – Dope
- Milo Parker – Mr. Holmes
- Jacob Tremblay – Room
BEST ACTING ENSEMBLE
- The Big Short
- The Hateful Eight
- Spotlight
- Straight Outta Compton
- Trumbo
BEST DIRECTOR
- Todd Haynes – Carol
- Alejandro González Iñárritu – The Revenant
- Tom McCarthy – Spotlight
- George Miller – Mad Max: Fury Road
- Ridley Scott – The Martian
- Steven Spielberg – Bridge of Spies
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
- Matt Charman and Ethan Coen & Joel Coen – Bridge of Spies
- Alex Garland – Ex Machina
- Quentin Tarantino – The Hateful Eight
- Pete Docter, Meg LeFauve, Josh Cooley – Inside Out
- Josh Singer and Tom McCarthy – Spotlight
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
- Charles Randolph and Adam McKay – The Big Short
- Nick Hornby – Brooklyn
- Drew Goddard – The Martian
- Emma Donoghue – Room
- Aaron Sorkin – Steve Jobs
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
- Carol – Ed Lachman
- The Hateful Eight – Robert Richardson
- Mad Max: Fury Road – John Seale
- The Martian – Dariusz Wolski
- The Revenant – Emmanuel Lubezki
- Sicario – Roger Deakins
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
- Bridge of Spies – Adam Stockhausen, Rena DeAngelo
- Brooklyn – François Séguin, Jennifer Oman and Louise Tremblay
- Carol – Judy Becker, Heather Loeffler
- The Danish Girl – Eve Stewart, Michael Standish
- Mad Max: Fury Road – Colin Gibson
- The Martian – Arthur Max, Celia Bobak
BEST EDITING
- The Big Short – Hank Corwin
- Mad Max: Fury Road – Margaret Sixel
- The Martian – Pietro Scalia
- The Revenant – Stephen Mirrione
- Spotlight – Tom McArdle
BEST COSTUME DESIGN
- Brooklyn – Odile Dicks-Mireaux
- Carol – Sandy Powell
- Cinderella – Sandy Powell
- The Danish Girl – Paco Delgado
- Mad Max: Fury Road – Jenny Beavan
BEST HAIR & MAKEUP
- Black Mass
- Carol
- The Danish Girl
- The Hateful Eight
- Mad Max: Fury Road
- The Revenant
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
- Ex Machina
- Jurassic World
- Mad Max: Fury Road
- The Martian
- The Revenant
- The Walk
BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
- Anomalisa
- The Good Dinosaur
- Inside Out
- The Peanuts Movie
- Shaun the Sheep Movie
BEST ACTION MOVIE
- Furious 7
- Jurassic World
- Mad Max: Fury Road
- Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation
- Sicario
BEST ACTOR IN AN ACTION MOVIE
- Daniel Craig – Spectre
- Tom Cruise – Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation
- Tom Hardy – Mad Max: Fury Road
- Chris Pratt – Jurassic World
- Paul Rudd – Ant-Man
BEST ACTRESS IN AN ACTION MOVIE
- Emily Blunt – Sicario
- Rebecca Ferguson – Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation
- Bryce Dallas Howard – Jurassic World
- Jennifer Lawrence – The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2
- Charlize Theron – Mad Max: Fury Road
BEST COMEDY
- The Big Short
- Inside Out
- Joy
- Sisters
- Spy
- Trainwreck
BEST ACTOR IN A COMEDY
- Christian Bale – The Big Short
- Steve Carell – The Big Short
- Robert De Niro – The Intern
- Bill Hader – Trainwreck
- Jason Statham – Spy
BEST ACTRESS IN A COMEDY
- Tina Fey – Sisters
- Jennifer Lawrence – Joy
- Melissa McCarthy – Spy
- Amy Schumer – Trainwreck
- Lily Tomlin – Grandma
BEST SCI-FI/HORROR MOVIE
- Ex Machina
- It Follows
- Jurassic World
- Mad Max: Fury Road
- The Martian
BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
- The Assassin
- Goodnight Mommy
- Mustang
- The Second Mother
- Son of Saul
BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
- Amy
- Cartel Land
- Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief
- He Named Me Malala
- The Look of Silence
- Where to Invade Next
BEST SONG
- Fifty Shades of Grey – Love Me Like You Do
- Furious 7 – See You Again
- The Hunting Ground – Til It Happens To You
- Love & Mercy – One Kind of Love
- Spectre – Writing’s on the Wall
- Youth – Simple Song #3
BEST SCORE
- Carol – Carter Burwell
- The Hateful Eight – Ennio Morricone
- The Revenant – Ryuichi Sakamoto and Alva Noto
- Sicario – Johann Johannsson
- Spotlight – Howard Shore
Continue Reading to see the the Television Category Nominees–>>
Netflix Leads 22nd Annual SAG Awards Nominees
The 22nd Annual SAG Awards nominees were revealed this morning at the Pacific Design Center’s Silver Screen Theater in West Hollywood. Anna Faris (CBS’s Mom; Scary Movie) and Anthony Mackie (Pain & Gain; Captain America: The Winter Soldier) were joined by SAG-AFTRA Executive Vice President Gabrielle Carteris to announce this year’s nominations, which will be awarded Live on TNT, TBS, truTV, sagawards.tntdrama.com, and truTV.com on Saturday, Jan. 30, 2016 at 8:00 p.m. (ET) / 5:00 p.m. (PT).
Actors make up a fairly large chunk of Academy voters, so it’s no surprise that the SAG Awards are a fairly good indicator as to how the Oscars may shape up. I didn’t think my eyebrows could be raised any higher when I saw the list of nominees this morning. Peculiar is one word to put it. Maybe even jarring. If this is how the awards season is going to be, I don’t know if I want any part of it.
First of all, Trumbo leads the film categories with three nods – ensemble, Bryan Cranston for Best Male Actor, and Helen Mirren for Best Supporting Female Actor. The other nominees are spread thin, with two nods each, including Beasts of No Nation, The Big Short, Carol, The Danish Girl, Room, Spotlight, and Steve Jobs. Second, there were a handful of names that have completely come out of left field, including Sarah Silverman (I Smile Back) and Helen Mirren (Woman in Gold) for Best Actress; and Christian Bale (The Big Short) for Best Supporting Actor. And third, I’m surprised Beasts of No Nation and bested the likes of The Martian and The Hateful Eight for Best Ensemble.
There were also a good handful of snubs that include Jennifer Lawrence for Joy, anyone from Quentin Tarantino’s The Hateful Eight, Matt Damon for The Martian, and Will Smith for Concussion. Of course they all can’t be chosen, and today’s nominees have certainly made the playing field rather interesting.
As for the television categories, they’ve all wound up pretty much how you would expect. The only kicker here is that Netflix leads the pack with eight nominations, which also has two in film categories as well. Game of Thrones, Homeland, and House of Cards are all tied at the top with three nods each. My biggest concern about the TV categories is that the industry continues to recognize Jim Parsons and The Big Bang Theory. It needs to stop.
Despite this year’s SAG Awards nominees not turning out exactly how some may have predicted, many fresh faces were recognized, which is always a good thing. Brie Larson, Rami Malek, Rooney Mara, Christina Ricci, Mark Rylance, Sarah Silverman, Jacob Tremblay, and Alicia Vikander have each earned their first individual Actor nomination with this upcoming SAG Awards.
Everything seems to be quite up in the air after the SAG Awards have shown that it could be anyone’s game. We will be keeping a close eye on the road to the Oscars with the Golden Globes nominations being announced tomorrow. Until then, your nominees are:
22nd ANNUAL SAG AWARDS NOMINEES – THEATRICAL MOTION PICTURES
Outstanding Performance By A Male Actor In A Leading Role
- Bryan Cranston / Dalton Trumbo – Trumbo
- Johnny Depp / James Whitey Bulger – Black Mass
- Leonardo Dicaprio / Hugh Glass – The Revenant
- Michael Fassbender / Steve Jobs – Steve Jobs
- Eddie Redmayne / Einar Wegener/Lili Elbe – The Danish Girl
Outstanding Performance By A Female Actor In A Leading Role
- Cate Blanchett / Carol Aird – Carol
- Brie Larson / Ma – Room
- Helen Mirren / Maria Altmann – Woman In Gold
- Saoirse Ronan / Eilis – Brooklyn
- Sarah Silverman / Laney Brooks – I Smile Back
Outstanding Performance By A Male Actor In A Supporting Role
- Christian Bale / Michael Burry – The Big Short
- Idris Elba / Commandant – Beasts Of No Nation
- Mark Rylance / Abel Rudolph – Bridge Of Spies
- Michael Shannon / Rick Carver – 99 Homes
- Jacob Tremblay / Jack – Room
Outstanding Performance By A Female Actor In A Supporting Role
- Rooney Mara / Therese Belivet – Carol
- Rachel Mcadams / Sacha Pfeiffer – Spotlight
- Helen Mirren / Hedda Hopper – Trumbo
- Alicia Vikander / Gerda Wegener – The Danish Girl
- Kate Winslet / Joanna Hoffman – Steve Jobs
Outstanding Performance By A Cast In A Motion Picture
- Beasts Of No Nation
- Abraham Attah / Agu
- Kurt Egyiawan / 2nd I-C
- Idris Elba / Commandant
- The Big Short
- Christian Bale / Michael Burry
- Steve Carell / Mark Baum
- Ryan Gosling / Jared Vennett
- Melissa Leo / Georgia Hale
- Hamish Linklater / Porter Collins
- John Magaro / Charlie Geller
- Brad Pitt / Ben Rickert
- Rafe Spall / Danny Moses
- Jeremy Strong / Vinny Peters
- Marisa Tomei / Cynthia Baum
- Finn Wittrock / Jamie Shipley
- Spotlight
- Billy Crudup / Eric Macleish
- Brian D’arcy James / Matty Carroll
- Michael Keaton / Walter Robby Robinson
- Rachel Mcadams / Sacha Pfeiffer
- Mark Ruffalo / Michael Rezendes
- Liev Schreiber / Marty Baron
- John Slattery / Ben Bradlee, Jr.
- Stanley Tucci / Mitchell Garabedian
- Straight Outta Compton
- Neil Brown Jr. / Dj Yella
- Paul Giamatti / Jerry Heller
- Corey Hawkins / Dr. Dre
- Aldis Hodge / Mc Ren
- O’shea Jackson Jr. / Ice Cube
- Jason Mitchell / Eazy-E
- Trumbo
- Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje / Virgil Brooks
- Louis C.K. / Arlen Hird
- Bryan Cranston / Dalton Trumbo
- David James Elliott / John Wayne
- Elle Fanning / Niki Trumbo
- John Goodman / Frank King
- Diane Lane / Cleo Trumbo
- Helen Mirren / Hedda Hopper
- Michael Stuhlbarg / Edward G. Robinson
- Alan Tudyk / Ian Mclellan Hunter
22nd ANNUAL SAG AWARDS NOMINEES – TELEVISION PROGRAMS
Outstanding Performance By A Male Actor In A Television Movie Or Miniseries
- Idris Elba / Dci John Luther – Luther
- Ben Kingsley / Grand Vizier Ay – Tut
- Ray Liotta / Lorca/Tom Mitchell – Texas Rising
- Bill Murray / Himself – A Very Murray Christmas
- Mark Rylance / Thomas Cromwell – Wolf Hall
Outstanding Performance By A Female Actor In A Television Movie Or Miniseries
- Nicole Kidman / Grace – Grace Of Monaco
- Queen Latifah / Bessie Smith – Bessie
- Christina Ricci / Lizzie Borden – The Lizzie Borden Chronicles
- Susan Sarandon / Gladys Mortenson – The Secret Life Of Marilyn Monroe
- Kristen Wiig / Delores Dewinter – The Spoils Before Dying
Outstanding Performance By A Male Actor In A Drama Series
- Peter Dinklage / Tyrion Lannister – Game Of Thrones
- Jon Hamm / Don Draper – Mad Men
- Rami Malek / Elliot – Mr. Robot
- Bob Odenkirk / Jimmy Mcgill – Better Call Saul
- Kevin Spacey / Francis Underwood – House Of Cards
Outstanding Performance By A Female Actor In A Drama Series
- Claire Danes / Carrie Mathison – Homeland
- Viola Davis / Annalise Keating – How To Get Away With Murder
- Julianna Margulies / Alicia Florrick – The Good Wife
- Maggie Smith / Violet Crawley, Dowager Countess Of Grantham – Downton Abbey
- Robin Wright / Claire Underwood – House Of Cards
Outstanding Performance By A Male Actor In A Comedy Series
- Ty Burrell / Phil Dunphy – Modern Family
- Louis C.K. / Louie – Louie
- William H. Macy / Frank – Shameless
- Jim Parsons / Sheldon Cooper – The Big Bang Theory
- Jeffrey Tambor / Maura Pfefferman – Transparent
Outstanding Performance By A Female Actor In A Comedy Series
- Uzo Aduba / Suzanne Crazy Eyes Warren – Orange Is The New Black
- Edie Falco / Jackie Peyton – Nurse Jackie
- Ellie Kemper / Kimmy Schmidt – Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
- Julia Louis-Dreyfus / President Selina Meyer – Veep
- Amy Poehler / Leslie Knope – Parks And Recreation
Outstanding Performance By An Ensemble In A Drama Series
- Downton Abbey
- Hugh Bonneville / Robert, Earl Of Grantham
- Laura Carmichael / Lady Edith Crawley
- Jim Carter / Mr. Carson
- Raquel Cassidy / Baxter
- Brendan Coyle / Mr. Bates
- Tom Cullen / Anthony Gillingham
- Michelle Dockery / Lady Mary Crawley
- Kevin Doyle / Mr. Molesley
- Joanne Froggatt / Anna Bates
- Lily James / Lady Rose
- Robert James-Collier / Thomas Barrow
- Allen Leech / Tom Branson
- Phyllis Logan / Mrs. Hughes
- Elizabeth Mcgovern / Cora, Countess Of Grantham
- Sophie Mcshera / Daisy
- Lesley Nicol / Mrs. Patmore
- Julian Ovenden / Charles Blake
- David Robb / Dr. Clarkson
- Maggie Smith / Violet, Dowager Countess Of Grantham
- Penelope Wilton / Isobel Crawley
- Game Of Thrones
- Alfie Allen / Theon Greyjoy
- Ian Beattie / Ser Meryn Trant
- John Bradley / Samwell Tarly
- Gwendoline Christie / Brienne Of Tarth
- Emilia Clarke / Daenerys Targaryen
- Michael Condron / Bowen Marsh
- Nikolaj Coster-Waldau / Jaime Lannister
- Ben Crompton / Dolorous Edd
- Liam Cunningham / Ser Davos Seaworth
- Stephen Dillane / Stannis Baratheon
- Peter Dinklage / Tyrion Lannister
- Nathalie Emmanuel / Missandei
- Tara Fitzgerald / Selyse Baratheon
- Jerome Flynn / Bronn
- Brian Fortune / Othell Yarwyck
- Joel Fry / Hizdahr Zo Loraq
- Aidan Gillen / Littlefinger Petyr Baelish
- Iain Glen / Ser Jorah Mormont
- Kit Harington / Jon Snow
- Lena Headey / Cersei Lannister
- Michiel Huisman / Daario Naharis
- Hannah Murray / Gilly
- Brenock O’connor / Olly
- Daniel Portman / Podrick Payne
- Iwan Rheon / Ramsay Snow
- Owen Teale / Ser Alliser Thorne
- Sophie Turner / Sansa Stark
- Carice Van Houten / Melisandre
- Maisie Williams / Arya Stark
- Tom Wlaschiha / Jaqen H’ghar
- Homeland
- F. Murray Abraham / Dar Adal
- Atheer Adel / Numan
- Claire Danes / Carrie Mathison
- Alexander Fehling / Jonas Hollander
- Rupert Friend / Peter Quinn
- Nina Hoss / Astrid
- René David Ifrah / Bibi
- Mark Ivanir / Ivan Krupin
- Sebastian Koch / Otto Düring
- Miranda Otto / Allison Carr
- Mandy Patinkin / Saul Berenson
- Sarah Sokolovic / Laura Sutton
- House Of Cards
- Mahershala Ali / Remy Danton
- Derek Cecil / Seth Grayson
- Nathan Darrow / Edward Meechum
- Michael Kelly / Doug Stamper
- Elizabeth Marvel / Heather Dunbar
- Molly Parker / Jackie Sharp
- Jimmi Simpson / Gavin Orsay
- Kevin Spacey / Francis Underwood
- Robin Wright / Claire Underwood
- Mad Men
- Sola Bamis / Shirley
- Stephanie Drake / Meredith
- Jay R. Ferguson / Stan Rizzo
- Bruce Greenwood / Richard Burghoff
- Jon Hamm / Don Draper
- Christina Hendricks / Joan Harris
- January Jones / Betty Francis
- Vincent Kartheiser / Pete Campbell
- Elisabeth Moss / Peggy Olson
- Kevin Rahm / Ted Chaough
- Kiernan Shipka / Sally Draper
- John Slattery / Roger Sterling
- Rich Sommer / Harry Crane
- Aaron Staton / Ken Cosgrove
- Mason Vale Cotton / Bobby Draper
Outstanding Performance By An Ensemble In A Comedy Series
- The Big Bang Theory
- Mayim Bialik / Amy Farrah Fowler
- Kaley Cuoco / Penny
- Johnny Galecki / Leonard Hofstadter
- Simon Helberg / Howard Wolowitz
- Kunal Nayyar / Rajesh Koothrappali
- Jim Parsons / Sheldon Cooper
- Melissa Rauch / Bernadette Rostenkowski-Wolowitz
- Key & Peele
- Keegan-Michael Key / Various Characters
- Jordan Peele / Various Characters
- Modern Family
- Julie Bowen / Claire Dunphy
- Ty Burrell / Phil Dunphy
- Aubrey Anderson Emmons / Lily Tucker-Pritchett
- Jesse Tyler Ferguson / Mitchell Pritchett
- Nolan Gould / Luke Dunphy
- Sarah Hyland / Haley Dunphy
- Ed O’neill / Jay Pritchett
- Rico Rodriguez / Manny Delgado
- Eric Stonestreet / Cameron Tucker
- Sofia Vergara / Gloria Delgado-Pritchett
- Ariel Winter / Alex Dunphy
- Orange Is The New Black
- Uzo Aduba / Suzanne Crazy Eyes Warren
- Mike Birbiglia / Danny Pearson
- Marsha Stephanie Blake / Berdie Rogers
- Danielle Brooks / Tasha Taystee Jefferson
- Laverne Cox / Sophia Burset
- Jackie Cruz / Marisol Flaca Gonzales
- Catherine Curtin / Wanda Bell
- Lea Delaria / Carrie Big Boo Black
- Beth Fowler / Sister Jane Ingalls
- Joel Marsh Garland / Scott O’neill
- Kimiko Glenn / Brook Soso
- Annie Golden / Norma Romano
- Diane Guerrero / Maritza Ramos
- Michael J. Harney / Sam Healy
- Vicky Jeudy / Janae Watson
- Selenis Leyva / Gloria Mendoza
- Taryn Manning / Tiffany Pennsatucky Doggett
- Adrienne C. Moore / Black Cindy
- Kate Mulgrew / Galina Red Reznikov
- Emma Myles / Leanne Taylor
- Matt Peters / Joel Luschek
- Lori Petty / Lolly Whitehill
- Jessica Pimentel / Maria Ruiz
- Dascha Polanco / Dayanara Diaz
- Laura Prepon / Alex Vause
- Elizabeth Rodriguez / Aleida Diaz
- Ruby Rose / Stella Carlin
- Nick Sandow / Joe Caputo
- Abigail Savage / Gina
- Taylor Schilling / Piper Chapman
- Constance Shulman / Yoga Jones
- Dale Soules / Frieda
- Yael Stone / Lorna Morello
- Samira Wiley / Poussey Washington
- Transparent
- Alexandra Billings / Davina Rejennae
- Carrie Brownstein / Syd Feldman
- Jay Duplass / Josh Pfefferman
- Kathryn Hahn / Raquel Fein
- Gaby Hoffmann / Ali Pfefferman
- Cherry Jones / Leslie Mackinaw
- Amy Landecker / Sarah Pfefferman
- Judith Light / Shelly Pfefferman
- Hari Nef / Gittel/Gerson
- Emily Robinson / Rose Boymelgreen
- Jeffrey Tambor / Maura Pfefferman
- Veep
- Diedrich Bader / Bill Ericsson
- Sufe Bradshaw / Sue Wilson
- Anna Chlumsky / Amy Brookheimer
- Gary Cole / Kent Davidson
- Kevin Dunn / Ben Cafferty
- Tony Hale / Gary Walsh
- Hugh Laurie / Tom James
- Phil Reeves / Doyle
- Sam Richardson / Richard
- Reid Scott / Dan Egan
- Timothy Simons / Jonah Ryan
- Sarah Sutherland / Catherine
- Matt Walsh / Mike Mclintock
22nd ANNUAL SAG AWARDS NOMINEES – HONORS FOR STUNT ENSEMBLES
Outstanding Action Performance By A Stunt Ensemble In A Motion Picture
- Everest
- Furious 7
- Jurassic World
- Mad Max: Fury Road
- Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation
Outstanding Action Performance By A Stunt Ensemble In A Comedy Or Drama Series
- The Blacklist
- Game Of Thrones
- Homeland
- Marvel’s Daredevil
- The Walking Dead
LIFE ACHIEVEMENT
52nd Annual Sag Life Achievement Award
- Carol Burnett
Source: Screen Actors Guild
Now Available to Own: Cinderella, Empire, Fullmetal Alchemist, and More
Brace your bank accounts, it’s time to see what’s Now Available to Own for the week of September 15, 2015. Every Tuesday we run down new movie, television, and video game releases that you can enjoy in the comfort of your own home, as well as some slick deals that can save you some coin. New on shelves this week are Cinderella, Empire, Fullmetal Alchemist, Love & Mercy, and more.
Movies on Blu-ray
Cinderella (Kenneth Branagh) Rated PG [112 min] – When her father unexpectedly passes away, young Ella finds herself at the mercy of her cruel stepmother and her daughters. Never one to give up hope, Ella’s fortunes begin to change after meeting a dashing stranger in the woods. Starring Lily James, Cate Blanchett, Richard Madden, and Helena Bonham Carter (Watch the trailer)
I was pleasantly surprised when I first saw the live-action adaptation of Cinderella in theaters earlier this year. After my first viewing, I rewatched the original 1950 animated film and was shocked at how bad it is. It’s not that it’s too childish, there just isn’t much of a plot or story. Cinderella’s arc in the animated feature is very linear and the movie focuses more on the mice wanting to protect and help Cindy from her step family. What I enjoy about the live-action adaptation is that it puts more weight and humanity into the character of Cinderella. There’s more to resonate with her and more to the story than just love at first sight. It’s still somewhat a part of the story, but Kenneth Brannagh makes it at least seem like the Prince finds more to like about Cinderella than just her looks, but not so much vice versa. Lily James is also really excellent. I could have done without Helena Bonham Carter though.
Special features include:
- A Fairy Tale Comes to Life: Filmmakers and cast reflect on Cinderella‘s enduring power, along with the many joys and challenges of bringing this iconic tale to life.
- Costume Test Fun: See the work of Academy Award-winning® Costume Designer Sandy Powell (The Aviator, 2004) and share some lighthearted moments with the cast.
- Staging The Ball: You’re invited behind the scenes for the making of the Palace Ball sequence, including its spectacular set, stunning costumes and more. It’s a lavish and massive undertaking…and a magical day on set.
- Ella’s Furry Friends: Discover how the movie’s animal stars honed their memorable performances.
- Alternate Opening, Ella’s Childhood: View moments from Ella’s idyllic childhood that do not appear in the movie. Introduction by Branagh.
- Frozen Fever: It’s Anna’s birthday, and Elsa and Kristoff are determined to give her the best celebration ever – but when Elsa catches a cold, her powers may put more than just the party at risk.
- Deleted Scenes with introduction by Kenneth Branagh (DMA Exclusive)
Love & Mercy (Bill Pohlad) [Limited] Rated PG-13 [120 min] – In the 1960s, Beach Boys leader Brian Wilson struggles with emerging psychosis as he attempts to craft his avant-garde pop masterpiece. In the 1980s, he is a broken, confused man under the 24-hour watch of shady therapist Dr. Eugene Landy. Starring John Cusack, Paul Dano, Elizabeth Banks, and Paul Giamatti
As far as biopics go, Love & Mercy is fairly well done but maintains the genre’s vanilla flavor. I do like that it’s more of character piece rather than showcasing events around Brian Wilson. All the performances are terrific, especially from Paul Dano. And of course the iconic Beachboys music. What I would have wanted more from Love & Mercy is for John Cusack’s older Wilson to have something else to do rather than him being a tortured character.
Special features include:
- A California Story: Creating the Look of Love & Mercy” Featurette
- “A-Side/B-Side: Portraying the Life of Brian Wilson” Featurette
- Deleted Scenes
- Audio Commentary with director/producer Bill Pohlad and executive producer/co-writer Oren Moverman
Furious 7: Extended Cut (James Wan) Rated PG-13 [137 min] – Deckard Shaw seeks revenge against Dominic Toretto and his family for the death of his brother. Starring Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, Dwayne Johnson, Jason Statham, Michelle Rodriguez, Tyrese Gibson, Chris Bridges, and Kurt Russell (Watch the trailer)
This movie is silly. I can only imagine this extended edition being even sillier. And if you’re really bold you can get the Fast & Furious 1-7 Limited Edition Collection.
Special features include:
- Extended Cut of the Film
- Back to the Starting Line: Producer Neal Moritz, Chris Morgan and the cast join franchise newcomer director James Wan as they look back at how far the franchise has come bring the latest installment to life.
- Race Wars: Furious 7 brings the crew back to Race Wars, the iconic, fictional racing event from the very first film. Vin Diesel and a couple hundred friends are back for a full-throttle celebration of all things Fast with special guest-star Iggy Azalea, behind-the-scenes footage of the cars, the sweat and the girls.
- Snatch and Grab: A behind the scenes look at shooting one of the premier action sequences in the franchise’s history.
- Making of Fast & Furious Supercharged Ride
- The Cars of Furious: The car coordinator and his team join the cast and filmmakers for a closer look at the film’s spectacular cars.
- Flying Cars: People jump out of planes all the time, but not while sitting behind the wheel of a car. This entertaining featurette shows how the Furious 7 team pulled off this jaw-dropping sequence.
- Tower Jumps: A look at how one of the most exciting stunt sequences of the film, the Abu Dhabi tower jumps, became a reality.
- Inside the Fight: A combination of fight training footage and interviews takes viewers inside the fierce hand-to-hand fights.
- Talking Fast: Director James Wan and the cast of Furious 7 break down the movie’s most memorable moments and chat about how the Fast franchise has evolved over the years.
- Deleted Scenes
- “See You Again” Official Music Video Wiz Khalifa and Charlie Puth
Television Series
The Big Bang Theory: The Complete Eighth Season (Chuck Lorre and Bill Prady) A woman who moves into an apartment across the hall from two brilliant but socially awkward physicists shows them how little they know about life outside of the laboratory. Starring Johnny Galecki, Jim Parsons, Kaley Cuoco, Simon Helberg, and Kunal Nayyar
I’ve given The Big Bang Theory a handful of chances despite my prejudice against the grating, pandering garbage that it is. And now in its eighth season, The Big Bang Theory continues to be that steaming pile but only now more stale. Sheldon is a terrible character who is unrelatable with sidekicks who hardly get enough to do to really resonate with them. I wish this series would end.
Special features include:
- Shooting Stars: BBT on BBT
- 2014 The Big Bang Theory Comic-Con Panel
- Constellation Prize
- Here’s To You, Carol Ann Susi
- It’s A Quark… It’s An Atom… It’s the #BBTSuperfans!
- Gag Reel
Fullmetal Alchemist: The Complete Series (Seiji Mizushima) Rated TV-PG [24 min] – The Elric brothers’ deciding to perform a forbidden human transmutation to bring their dead mother back, they end up losing their bodies. Now Edward must find the chemical privileges to restore their body back.Starring Vic Mignogna, Aaron Dismuke, and Romi Pak
I’m pretty glad I’ve held out for the Blu-ray release of the first Fullmetal Alchemist series. Although it’s not as epic as FMA: Brotherhood it’s still pretty decent. It’s definitely essential viewing before you watch Brotherhood. The Limited Collector’s Edition is insanely awesome, but at almost $300 it’s way too much money.
Special features include:
- Episode Commentaries
- The Transmutation of a Phenomenon: An Inside Look
- Japanese Commercial
- L’Arc~en~Ciel “Ready Steady Go” Video
- Ura Hagane: Comedic Previews
- Textless Opening Songs: Melissa, Ready Steady Go, Undo, Rewrite
- Textless Closing Songs: Indelible Sin, To the Other Side of the Door, Motherland, I Will
- U.S.Trailer
- Trailers
Peanuts Emmy Honored Collection (Many Directors) [Various Lengths] – Take a bow, Charlie Brown! Now fans have a front-row seat to a showcase of the most prestigious Peanuts features ever assembled into one collection. Peanuts: Emmy Honored Collection includes 11 animated television specials on two discs brilliantly remastered in all-new 4K Ultra HD transfers to DVD. All of the specials featured in this release were recognized with either an Emmy Award win or nomination. It’s a collection full of big laughs, best friends and life lessons that will delight the whole family. Starring the many voices throughout the ages of The Peanuts gang.
This is a fabulous collection to own of one of the best, good-spirited pieces of entertainment out there. It’s great to be able to relive the specials I’ve seen and digest the ones I’ve never had the opportunity to. Peanuts is so wholesome to watch that you forget that about entertainment like this that doesn’t play to anything sinister or ill-willed toward the characters. A coming of age story that anyone can relate to.
The 11-animated specials collection include:
- You’re the Greatest, Charlie Brown
- She’s a Good Skate, Charlie Brown
- It’s Magic, Charlie Brown
- Someday You’ll Find Her, Charlie Brown
- Is this Goodbye, Charlie Brown?
- Life is a Circus, Charlie Brown
- What Have We Learned, Charlie Brown?
- It’s Flashbeagle, Charlie Brown
- Snoopy’s Getting Married, Charlie Brown
- Why, Charlie Brown, Why?
- You’re a Good Sport, Charlie Brown
Empire: The Complete First Season (Lee Daniels, Danny Strong) Rated TV-14 [42 min] – A father, who runs a successful music business, is diagnosed with a neurodegenerative disease and has to choose one of his three sons to take over when he dies. Starring Terrence Howard, Taraji P. Henson, Jussie Smollett, Trai Byers, Grace Gealey, Kaitlin Doubleday, and Bryshere Y. Gray
I haven’t seen Empire yet, but I am intrigued by the buzz around the one they call Cookie, played by Emmy nominee Taraji P. J Henson.
Special features include:
- 11 Uncut Music Performances
- Smollett (Jamal Lyon), Byshere Y. Gray (Hakeem Lyon) feat. Serayah McNeill (Tiana) Uncut Music Performance
- You’re So Beautiful – Jussie Smollett (Jamal Lyon) Uncut Music Performance
- Drip Drop (DIRTY i-Tunes) – Byshere Y. Gray (Hakeem Lyon) feat. Serayah McNeill (Tiana) Uncut Music Performance
- What is Love Video Medley – feat. Veronika Bozeman
- Featurette: Empire: It’s in the Music
- Featurette: The Empire of Style
- Special Feature: Commentary on the “Pilot”
NCIS: The Complete Twelfth Season [DVD Only] (Donald P. Bellisario, Don McGill) Rated TV-14 [60 min] – The cases of the Naval Criminal Investigative Service’s Washington DC Major Case Response Team, led by Special Agent Leroy Jethro Gibbs. Starring Mark Harmon, Michael Weatherly, and Pauley Perrette
This season released earlier on DVD and now that it’s on Blu-ray you can avoid buying this terrible show on a different format!
Special features include:
- Audio Commentary by Sean Murray, Terrence O’Hara and Christopher J. Waild
- Audio Commentary by Rocky Carroll, Jennifer A. Corbett and Mark Horowitz
- Audio Commentary by Mark Harmon, Bethany Rooney and Joe Spano
- Pre-Flight Jitters: Shooting on Location
- Bad to the Bone
- Table for Ten
- Rocky Carroll: Director
- #1 Drama in the World
- Inside Season 12
- Deleted and Extended Scenes
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Complete Comic-Con 2015 Television Panels Schedule
Most would say we are in the Golden Age of television. Everywhere you look there’s a new superhero show emerging or a fun genre bending procedural popping up. There are a smorgasbord of TV series on every channel for everyone, and fortunately for Comic-Con 2015 attendees there will be a bounty of panels to attend. The Comic-Con 2015 television panels include the likes of HBO’s Game of Thrones, AMC’s The Walking Dead, ABC’s Once Upon a Time, TNT’s The Last Ship, Fox’s Gotham, The CW’s Arrow, MTV’s Scream, and the highly anticipated Supergirl from CBS. And don’t forget the popular animated series such as Archer, Bob’s Burgers, Rick and Morty, Adventure Time, and more. Check out the full list of panels below:
Preview Night Comic-Con 2015 Television Panels
6:00pm – 10:00pm Special Sneak Peek Pilot Screenings – Comic-Con and Warner Bros. Television proudly continue their annual Preview Night tradition, with exclusive world premiere screenings of the pilot episodes of four of the most highly anticipated series of the 2015-16 television season. Ballroom 20
- Supergirl – In the vast DC Comics Universe of superheroes, the rich mythology of Superman, the planet Krypton and the House of El is perhaps the most famous and instantly recognizable. Enter Supergirl! Born Kara Zor-El on the doomed planet Krypton, the preteen Kara escaped at the same time as the infant Kal-El but didn’t arrive on Earth until many years later after being lost in the Phantom Zone. Protected and raised by her adopted family, the Danvers, Kara grew up in the shadow of her foster sister, Alex, and learned to hide the phenomenal powers she shares with her famous cousin. Years later, at age 24, living in National City and working as an assistant for Catco Worldwide Media mogul Cat Grant, Kara has spent so many years trying to fit in that she forgot to ever stand out. All that changes when she decides to embrace her superhuman abilities and become the hero she was always destined to be. With the help of Daily Planet photographer James Olsen, her bioengineer sister Alex, and the research of the super-secret, off-the-grid Department of Extra-Normal Operations (DEO) and its head, Hank Henshaw, who are tasked with keeping the Earth safe from aliens, Kara takes to the skies to protect her world. Her foes include both a sinister extraterrestrial menace and the high-tech terrestrial threat of clever villains with powerful weaponry. The series stars Melissa Benoist (Whiplash, Glee), Chyler Leigh (Grey’s Anatomy), and Mehcad Brooks (True Blood), with David Harewood (Homeland) and Calista Flockhart (Brothers & Sisters), and is executive produced by Greg Berlanti (The Flash, Arrow), Ali Adler (Chuck), Andrew Kreisberg (The Flash, Arrow) and Sarah Schechter (Pan, The Flash). From Berlanti Productions in association with Warner Bros. Television, Supergirl premieres Mondays at 8/7c on CBS this November.
- Blindspot – Sullivan Stapleton (300: Rise of an Empire) and Jaimie Alexander (Thor films) star in Blindspot, a one-hour action thriller from Berlanti Productions (The Flash, Arrow, Pan) and writer/executive producer Martin Gero (Stargate: Atlantis). Stapleton plays hardened FBI agent Kurt Weller, who is drawn into a complex conspiracy when a naked amnesiac, Jane Doe (Alexander), is found in Times Square covered in a series of cryptic tattoos…including his name on her back. As Weller and his teammates at the FBI begin to investigate the veritable treasure map found in Jane Doe’s tattoos, they are drawn into a high-stakes underworld that twists and turns through a labyrinth of secrets and revelations-the information they uncover might ultimately change the world. In addition to Stapleton and Alexander, the series stars Rob Brown (Treme), Audrey Esparza (Public Morals), Ukweli Roach (Eternal Law), Ashley Johnson (The Killing), and Marianne Jean-Baptiste (Without a Trace). From Berlanti Productions in association with Warner Bros. Television Blindspot premieres this fall Mondays at 10/9c on NBC.
- Containment – When a mysterious and deadly epidemic breaks out in Atlanta, a vast urban quarantine is quickly enforced, forcing those stuck on the inside to fight for their lives while local and federal officials desperately search for a. Torn apart from their loved ones, the survivors trapped within the cordon are fighting against not only fatal infection but also isolation, fear, and the disintegration of society around them. But as they begin to gain each other’s trust, hope remains, and on either side of the cordon unlikely heroes will rise. Containment stars David Gyasi (Interstellar), Christina Moses (How We Met), Chris Wood (The Vampire Diaries), Kristen Gutoskie, Claudia Black (The Originals), George Young, Hanna Mangan Lawrence ( Spartacus: Vengeance), and Trevor St. John (One Life to Live). Based on the original Belgian series created by Carl Joos for Eyeworks, Containment is produced by My So-Called Company in association with Warner Bros. Television, with executive producers Julie Plec (The Vampire Diaries, The Originals) and David Nutter (The Flash, Arrow).
- Lucifer – Lucifer is the story of the original fallen angel. Bored and unhappy as the Lord of Hell, Lucifer Morningstar has resigned his throne and retired to the City of Angels, where he owns an upscale piano bar called Lux. When a beautiful pop star is murdered, for the first time in roughly 10 billion years, he feels something awaken deep within him. Is he actually capable of feelings for a human being? The very thought disturbs him. The murder attracts the attention of LAPD homicide detective Chloe Dancer, who finds herself both repulsed and fascinated by Lucifer. At the same time, God’s emissary, the angel Amenadiel, has been sent to Los Angeles to convince Lucifer to return to Hell. But with the City of Angels at his feet and a newfound purpose, Lucifer’s having too much fun to go back now. Sexy, dark and irreverent, Lucifer stars Tom Ellis (Rush), Lauren German (Chicago Fire), DB Woodside (24, Buffy the Vampire Slayer), Lesley-Ann Brandt (Spartacus series), Nicholas Gonzalez (Sleepy Hollow), Scarlett Estevez, and Rachael Harris (The Hangover) and is executive produced by Jerry Bruckheimer (Pirates of the Caribbean films), Jonathan Littman (CSI series), Tom Kapinos (Californication), Ildy Modrovich (Necessary Roughness), Len Wiseman (Underworld films), and Joe Henderson (Almost Human). From Jerry Bruckheimer Television and Aggressive Mediocrity in association with Warner Bros. Television, and based on characters created by Neil Gaiman, Sam Kieth, and Mike Dringenberg for DC Entertainment’s Vertigo imprint, Lucifer premieres Midseason on FOX.
- Teen Titans Go! – The Teen Titans are back at it again, in Teen Titans Go!, with all new comedic adventures both in and out of Titans Tower and Warner Bros has you covered by screening a brand-new episode. Based on DC Comics characters and produced by Warner Bros. Animation, Teen Titans Go! airs Thursdays at 6/5c on Cartoon Network.
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Coming Soon to Blu-Ray and DVD: The Flash, Arrow, The Age of Adaline, and More
While we provide you with a list of available new releases Now Available to Own every Tuesday, Coming Soon to Blu-ray and DVD looks at all of the recent home video announcements. For the week of June 20, 2015 we have The Flash, Arrow, The Age of Adaline, and more. Find out when they’ll be out and what special features movie fans can expect below
Available on Blu-ray, DVD, and Digital HD September 22
The Flash: The Complete First Season (Greg Berlanti, Geoff Johns, and Andrew Kreisberg) Rated TV-PG [43 min] – Barry Allen wakes up 9 months after he was struck by lightning and discovers that the bolt gave him the power of super speed. With his new team and powers, Barry becomes “The Flash” and fights crime in Central City. Starring Grant Gustin, Candice Patton, Danielle Panabaker, Carlos Valdes, Tom Cavangh, and Jesse L. Martin
Special features include:
- The Fastest Man Alive!
- Creating the Blur
- The Chemistry of Emily and Grant Screen Test
- Behind the Story: The Trickster Returns!
- DC Comics Night at Comic-Con 2014 Presenting Gotham, The Flash, Constantine and Arrow
- Audio Commentary
- Deleted Scenes
- Gag Reel
Available on Blu-ray, DVD, and Digital HD September 22
Arrow: The Complete Third Season (Greg Berlanti, Marc Guggenheim, and Andrew Kreisberg) – Spoiled billionaire playboy Oliver Queen is missing and presumed dead when his yacht is lost at sea. He returns five years later a changed man, determined to clean up the city as a hooded vigilante armed with a bow. Starring Stephen Amell, Katie Cassidy, and David Ramsey
Special features include:
- Second Skins: Creating The Uniforms of Arrow
- Nanda Parbat: Constructing The Villain’s Lair
- Two Arrow Audio Commentaries
- Arrow at Comic-Con 2014
- The Man Beneath the Suit – Atom’s First Flight
- Gag Reel
- Deleted Scenes
Available on Blu-ray, DVD, and Digital HD September 8
The Age of Adaline (Lee Toland Krieger) Rated PG-13 [110 min] – A young woman, born at the turn of 20th century, is rendered ageless after an accident. After years of a solitary life, she meets a man who might be worth losing her immortality for. Starring Blake Lively, Michiel Huisman, Harrison Ford, Kathy Baker, Ellen Burstyn, and Amanda Crew
Special features include:
- Audio Commentary with Director Lee Toland Krieger
- “A Love Story for the Ages” featurette
- “Style Throughout the Ages” featurette
- “Discovering Young Harrison Ford: Anthony Ingruber, An Online Sensation” featurette
- Deleted Scenes
Available on Blu-ray, DVD, and Digital HD September 15
The Big Bang Theory: The Complete Eighth Season (Chuck Lorre and Bill Prady) A woman who moves into an apartment across the hall from two brilliant but socially awkward physicists shows them how little they know about life outside of the laboratory. Starring Johnny Galecki, Jim Parsons, Kaley Cuoco, Simon Helberg, and Kunal Nayyar
Special features include:
- Shooting Stars: BBT on BBT
- 2014 The Big Bang Theory Comic-Con Panel
- Constellation Prize
- Here’s To You, Carol Ann Susi
- It’s A Quark… It’s An Atom… It’s the #BBTSuperfans!
- Gag Reel
Available on Blu-ray, DVD, and Digital HD August 4
Far from the Madding Crowd (Thomas Vinterberg) [Limited] Rated PG-13 [119 min] – In Victorian England, the independent and headstrong Bathsheba Everdene attracts three very different suitors: Gabriel Oak, a sheep farmer; Frank Troy, a reckless Sergeant; and William Boldwood, a prosperous and mature bachelor. Starring Carey Mulligan, Matthias Schoenaerts, Michael Sheen, and Tom Sturridge
Special features include:
- Deleted Scenes + Extended Ending
- Smokey Caravan
- Fanny and Troy at Barracks
- Valentine Inquiry
- Boldwood Learns of Elopement
- Troy and Bathsheba in the Morning
- Tears of Regret
- Boldwood’s Ring
- Troy’s Funeral
- The Wedding (Alternate Ending)
- Bathsheba Everdene
- The Suitors
- Adapting Far From the Madding Crowd
- The Look of Far From the Madding Crowd
- Gabriel Oak
- William Boldwood
- Sergeant Troy
- The Locations of Far From the Madding Crowd
- Thomas Vinterberg
- Theatrical Trailer
Available on Criterion Blu-ray September 29
A Room with a View (James Ivory) Unrated [117 min] – When Lucy Honeychurch and chaperone Charlotte Bartlett find themselves in Florence with rooms without views, fellow guests Mr Emerson and son George step in to remedy the situation. Meeting the Emersons could change Lucy’s life forever but, once back in England, how will her experiences in Tuscany affect her marriage plans? Starring Maggie Smith, Helena Bonham Carter, and Denholm Elliott
Special features include:
- New 4K digital restoration, supervised by cinematographer Tony Pierce-Roberts, with 2.0 surround Master Audio soundtrack on the Blu-ray
- New interviews with director James Ivory, Pierce-Roberts, costume designer John Bright, and actors Helena Bonham Carter, Simon Callow, and Julian Sands
- Segment about Merchant Ivory Productions from a 1985 NBC television program
- Trailer
- PLUS: An essay by film critic Farran Smith Nehme
Available on Blu-ray, DVD, and Digital HD September 1
Scorpion: The Complete First Season Scorpion (Nick Santora) Rated TV-14 [43 min] – An eccentric genius forms an international network of super-geniuses to act as the last line of defense against the complicated threats of the modern world. Starring Elyes Gabel, Katharine McPhee, Eddie Kaye Thomas, Jadyn Wong, Ari Stidham, and Robert Patrick
Special features include:
- Audio commentary by Nick Santora, Nick Wootton, Eddie Kaye Thomas, Jadyn Wong, Sam Hill and Don Tardino
- Audio commentary by Nick Santora, Nick Wootton, Ari Stidham, Katherine McPhee, Eddie Kaye Thomas and Robert Patrick
- Building Team Scorpion
- Unlikely Heroes: The Making of Scorpion Season 1
- When Hetty Meets Scorpion
- Chasing the Plane
- Meet Team Scorpion
- Inside the Brain with Eddie Kaye Thomas
- Stunts on Scorpion
- Living On The Edge
- Deleted Scenes
- Gag Reel
- Cast “Thank You”
Available on Blu-ray September 8; Best Buy Release on Exclusive July 7
The Town That Dreaded Sundown (Alfonso Gomez-Rejon) Rated R [90 min] – 65 years after a masked serial killer terrorized the small town of Texarkana, the so-called ‘moonlight murders’ begin again. Is it a copycat or something even more sinister? A lonely high school girl, with dark secrets of her own, may be the key to catching him.Director: Starring Addison Timlin, Veronica Cartwright, Anthony Anderson, Travis Tope
- No special features listed yet
Available on Blu-ray, DVD, and Digital HD October 6
The Leftovers: The Complete First Season (Damon Lindelof and Tom Perrotta) Rated TV-MA [60 min] – Revolves around mysterious disappearances, world-wide, and specifically follows a group of people who are left behind in the suburban community of Mapleton. They must begin to rebuild their lives after the loss of more than 100 people. Starring Justin Theroux, Amy Brenneman, Christopher Eccleston, Chris Zylka, Margaret Qualley, and Carrie Coon
Special features include:
- Pilot Audio Commentary
- Making The Leftovers
- I Remember: A Season One Conversation with Damon Lindelof and Tom Perrotta
- Secrets of the Guilty Remnant
- Beyond the Book: A Look Ahead at Season 2
- Finale Audio Commentary
Available on DVD September 29
Jane the Virgin: The Complete First Season (Jennie Snyder Urman) Rated TV-14 [43 min] – Jane is a 23 year old hard-working, religious Latina woman, whose family tradition and vow to save her virginity until marriage to a long time boyfriend and detective, is shattered when her doctor mistakenly artificially inseminates her during a checkup. And to make matters worse, the biological donor is a married man, a former playboy, and cancer survivor who is not only the new owner of the hotel where Jane works, but was also her former teenage crush. Starring Gina Rodriguez, Andrea Navedo, Yael Grobglas, Justin Baldoni, Ivonne Coll, Brett Dier, Jaime Camil, and Anthony Mendez
Special features include:
- Special features include:Jane the Virgin: Immaculate Creation
- Getting to Know the Cast of Jane the Virgin
- Gag Reel
- Deleted Scenes
Available on Blu-ray and Digital HD August 18
Vendetta (Jen Soska, Sylvia Soska) Rated R [90 min] – A detective pushed beyond his limits will stop at nothing for vengeance. When his wife is killed by a criminal that he put away, Mason, a hard-nosed detective, deliberately gets arrested in order to get revenge. While inside, Mason discovers a new criminal enterprise that those behind it would kill to protect. Starring Justin ShadyStars: Dean Cain, Paul Wight, and Michael Eklund
Special features include:
- “The Making of Vendetta” featurette
- “A Haunted Location” featurette
- “A Big Transformation”featurette
Available on Blu-ray, DVD, and Digital HD August 18
Little Boy (Alejandro Monteverde) Rated PG-13 [100 min] – An eight-year-old boy is willing to do whatever it takes to end World War II so he can bring his father home. The story reveals the indescribable love a father has for his little boy and the love a son has for his father. Starring Jakob Salvati, Emily Watson, David Henrie, and Michael Rapaport
- No special features announced yet
Available on Blu-ray and Digital HD August 25
Where Hope Grows (Chris Dowling) Rated PG-13 [95 min] – A baseball player whose professional career was cut short due to his personal problems is suddenly awakened and invigorated by a young-man with Down syndrome who works at the local grocery store. Starring Kristoffer Polaha, David DeSanctis, and Danica McKellar
Special features include:
- Deleted Scenes
- “Casting David DeSanctis” featurette
- “Stop the R-Word” featurette
- Audio Commentary with Writer/Director Chris Dowling and Actor David DeSanctis
Available on Blu-ray September 8
The Man Who Wasn’t There (Joel Coen and Ethan Coen) Rated R [116 min] – A laconic, chain-smoking barber blackmails his wife’s boss and lover for money to invest in dry cleaning, but his plan goes terribly wrong.S tarring Billy Bob Thornton, Frances McDormand, and Michael Badalucco
Special features include:
- Feature Commentary by Bill Bob Thornton and Joel and Ethan Coen
- Deleted Scenes
- The Making of The Man Who Wasn’t There
- Interview with Cinematographer Roger Deakins
- Theatrical Trailer
- TV Spots
Available on Blu-ray September 8
The Life of David Gale (Alan Parker) Rated R [130 min] – A man against capital punishment is accused of murdering a fellow activist and is sent to death row. Starring Kevin Spacey, Kate Winslet, and Laura Linney
Special features include:
- Feature Commentary with Director Alan Parker
- Deleted Scenes
- The Making of The Life of David Gale
- Death in Texas
- The Music of The Life of David Gale
- Theatrical Trailer
Available on Blu-ray August 4
Innerspace (Joe Dante) Rated PG [120 min] – A hapless store clerk must foil criminals to save the life of the man who, miniaturized in a secret experiment, was accidentally injected into him. Starring Dennis Quaid, Martin Short, Meg Ryan
Special features include:
- Commentary with Director Joe Dante, Producer Michael Finnell, Costars Kevin Mccarthy and Robert Picardo and Visual Effects Supervisor Dennis Muren
- Theatrical Trailer
Available on Blu-ray August 4
Free Willy (Simon Wincer) Rated PG [112 min] – When a boy learns that a beloved killer whale is to be killed by the aquarium owners, the boy risks everything to free the whale. Starring Jason James Richter, Lori Petty, and Michael Madsen
Special features include:
- Michael Jackson “Will You Be There?” Music Video
- “Whale Ballet” Montage – A Conversation with Wildlife Cinematographer Bob Talbot
- Theatrical Trailers
Available on Blu-ray August 4
Blast from the Past (Hugh Wilson) Rated PG-13 [112 min] – A romantic comedy about a naive man who comes out into the world after being in a nuclear fallout shelter for 35 years. Starring Brendan Fraser, Alicia Silverstone, and Christopher Walken
Special features include:
- Theatrical trailer
And that’s it for this week. What are you looking forward to picking up when they release?
Stay tuned for more Blu-Ray and DVD announcements every Saturday.
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2015 Critics’ Choice Television Awards Winners List
Tonight the Broadcast Television Journalists Association held its 5th Annual Critics’ Choice Television Awards. Just like its sister organization (Broadcast Film Critics Association) has its own award show now going on its 21st year, the BTJA honors the greatest in television, as its name implies. The ceremony honored programs and performances that aired between June 1, 2014 and May 31, 2015. HBO walked away tonight the big winner with seven awards while the rest of the board was pretty scattered due to the recently excellent year on the small screen. See the full winners list and some brief commentary after the jump. Continue reading
‘Birdman’ Leads Nominees in 21st Annual SAG Awards
In the immortal words of Shang Tsung from the hit video game series Mortal Kombat, “It has begun.” With the announcement of the 21st Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards Nominations, the awards season has officially kicked off. Ansel Elgort and Eva Longoria announced the nominees this morning with Birdman leading the pack with four nods. Find out who is in the running at this year’s SAG Awards after the break. Continue reading
Now Available to Own: Godzilla, The Fault in Our Stars, Arrow, Hannibal, and More
Prepare your bank accounts, it’s time to see what’s Now Available to Own for the week of September 16, 2014. Each week we run down new releases in movies, television series, and video games that you can enjoy in the comfort of your own home. On shelves this week, you can find titles such as Godzilla, The Fault in Our Stars, Arrow, The Big Bang Theory, and more. Check out the complete list of new releases after the jump. Continue reading
[ENDED] Giveaway: Enter to Win ‘The Big Bang Theory’ Season 7 on Blu-Ray
The seventh season of The Big Bang Theory will be available on home video to own tomorrow, and we’ve got your chance to win it on Blu-ray (with DVD and Digital HD download) this week. Join Leonard, Sheldon, Howard, Raj, and Penny in one of the most eventful seasons yet. Find out how you can win a copy of The Big Bang Theory Season 7 on Blu-ray after the break. Continue reading
Turn The Right Corner 