Wednesday, August 21, 2013

The Revenge shows Emily expressing remorse to someone

"Revenge" airs on Sunday, September 29 on ABC.

The new season is promising to deliver what fans want after season two's disappointing slump. Season two was bogged down with complicated story lines , and moved away from the jaw-dropping moments of season one that made it a fan favorite. The promo shows that the showrunners have listened to fans' grievances, and have brought the show's style back to its roots

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A bride is supposed to wear something old, something new, something borrowed and something... red? ABC aired a shocking teaser on Sunday night for "buy Revenge," showing that Emily (Emily VanCamp) may be spilling red blood all over her pristine white dress on her wedding day.

The promo shows Emily expressing remorse to someone, but as soon as she says "I'm sorry," several bullets seemingly hit her torso, causing her to topple off the boat and into the ocean.

Nick Wechsler, who plays Jack on "Revenge," told E! Online that Jack and Emily will not be on good terms this season, adding to speculation that Jack may be the one wielding the gun.

The classic Stallone action DVD First Blood

The latest DVD version of the classic Stallone action flick provides several supplemental features, the most notable being the outstanding commentary by David Morrell who wrote the novel the film is based on. More on that in a moment.

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First Blood is about a Vietnam vet named John Rambo who comes to a small Washington state town (actually British Columbia) to find the last surviving comrade from his elite Green Beret unit. When he discovers that he too is dead, Rambo makes his way into town for a bite to eat and instead winds up being arrested by the hick local sheriff (Brian Dennehy). While in custody, Rambo is abused by the locals but manages to escape sparking an all out manhunt.

This film has 55 minutes of action out of 96 total highlighted by the jail escape and subsequent chase. Jack Starrett is great as the cop that does most of the abusing while Davis Caruso is fine as the only deputy (among the surprisingly large local force) that seems to have a conscience. Dennehy is good as always and makes a worthy opponent for Rambo. Richard Crenna is great as Rambo's former CO and he and Dennehy play off one another quite well. Even though he has limited speaking parts, this is probably one of Stallone's best performances highlighted by the "Vietnam speech" near the end of the film.

The film is presented in digitally remastered widescreen 16:9, and is without a doubt the best video presentation of First Blood to date. The movie was shot in the temperate rain forest of BC and is quite dark at times. However, the darkest scenes have been enhanced here and are much improved over the various VHS versions some of which are terrible. Sound is Dolby 2.0 only but not bad considering. Also included are a cute trivia game (get all 10 right without a mistake to see a Rambo cartoon), production notes, and a teaser and trailer. The "featurette" is nothing more than a glorified trailer.

Tuesday, August 20, 2013

Game of Thrones star Sophie Turner enjoying become famous

The 17–year–old actress plays Sansa Stark in the US TV show but despite her steep rise to fame, she still lives with her mum and dad at their home near Leamington Spa.

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When her parents tune in to see the hit HBO fantasy epic Game of Thrones box set australia, she has to go into another room.

“I really dislike watching myself on screen. I am very insecure about my acting. We are our own biggest critics. I have to sit in another room to my parents when they watch it,” she says, cringing.

She says: “Playbox put me up for a lot of auditions, but it was through my drama teacher at school I heard about the Game of Thrones audition. The casting director knew about the drama department at our school.

“I had four more call backs in London. It was really intense, but fun. I did a lot of chemistry tests with other people – the last one was with Maisie (Williams) who plays Arya. She is lovely.”

When Sophie was first cast in Game of Thrones her parents had mixed feelings.

Monday, August 19, 2013

Revenge Season 3 Emily's Wedding Scene

Tune in for the drama when "Revenge" returns on Sunday, September 29 on ABC.  Season three of juicy ABC soap-drama "Revenge box set australia" will feature the Hamptons socialites engaged in more streamlined intrigue, as well as a lot more sex.

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 Many viewers were disappointed by last season, which featured complicated story lines and a divergence from the main issue at hand: revenge. Gabriel Mann, who plays Nolan Ross on the show, told TVLine that the series will be getting "back to basics." Mann stated that the future episodes are "certainly a revisiting of everything people really came to enjoy about the show in season one."

Mann shared that his character, Nolan, will also be taking his clothes off a lot next season. "Aside from his best partner-in-crime Emily - which is really the place where he holds the most love -  Nolan's not looking to get too attached," Mann revealed. "So, we may see a new, slutty phase that he's going through." As for his former love, Marco, Mann adds, "we haven't seen him return yet" in the third season.

Although his character had a run-in with the law last season, Mann said that Nolan will not be confined to a jail cell next season. "I think a miserable season of Nolan crying in prison would really not be the path that we're setting up," Mann joked. "This [year] is everything we started to do in season one, with just a buttload of sex thrown on top of it - which to me was always a missing element. When you're doing a show like this, you want to see these people get naked. You want to see them mix it up in creative ways."

Doctor Who is considered a children's program in England

It is so hard for me to believe that "Dr. Who" is considered a children's program in England. Maybe the new Who's, especially with Tennant and Smith, are changing that. They have pretty "big" themes, interesting and exciting to sci-fi loving adults. I am a true-blue fan, collecting the DVD sets of the original Dr. Who's (which I originally recorded onto VHS from the TV!) as well as the new Dr. Who's.

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Series 6 of Dr. Who was produced and aired in two sections, with a short hiatus inbetween. The first seven episodes were broadcast in spring 2011. The last six episodes are still being aired in Sept. 2011. That is why Series 6 was broken into two separate DVD releases, known as Part 1 and Part 2.

Before Series 6 Part 1 started, there was the 2010 Christmas Special, "A Christmas Carol". I watched that on TV and the ending was pretty emotional, a thoughtful well-done Christmas-y Dickens-like show. "A Christmas Carol" was NOT included in the DVD Series 6 - Part 1. However, it IS included in this "Doctor Who: The Complete Sixth Series".

Following is a list of all the episodes for Series 6 which are included in this Complete Sixth Series. A couple of them are just plain good old adventure stories, such as "The Curse of the Black Spot", with a great twist on the myth of the siren and her ability to call sailors to their doom. "The Doctor's Wife" is also a favorite of mine. The Doctor answers a Time Lord distress call and is trapped with the gruesome Auntie and Uncle and the downright weird Idris. But Idris isn't who or what she seems and her interaction with the Doctor is fabulous.

Other episodes have themes which carry forward into following episodes, and, to tell the truth, I sometimes had a little trouble keeping track of everything. But that's one good reason for me to buy them on DVD, I get to watch this great sci-fi storytelling all over again, and catch the nuances and details I might have missed the first time.

Friday, August 16, 2013

Michelle Fairley be returning for Season Four of Game of Thrones

Game of Thrones dvd australia ended with the biggest bang, killing off Robb Stark, Talisa and Catelyn Stark in what is now known the world over as 'The Red Wedding' a dramatic moment that saw our heroes die, however one might be returning to the world of the living (sort of). Be warned there be spoilers ahead.

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In the books Thoros of Myr and Beric Dondarrion happen across Catelyn Stark's body, and eventually the mother of the world's unluckiest family is back alive, albeit slightly pale and unable to speak leading her to be named Lady Stoneheart. It is Lady Stoneheart that could see Michelle Fairley return to HBO's hit series.

However, Fairley who was recently snubbed by the Emmy awards despite being several people's, including my favourite for the Best Supporting Actress nod has recently addressed the issue of her dramatic resurrection. But what did she have to say when asked about it at Comic-Con?

It's also worth taking into account that Catelyn Stark and Lady Stoneheart are completely different characters so it wouldn't be that much of a lie to say that Catelyn is definitely dead. But alas like Strong Belwas it's possible that she'll just be cut out altogether, which would be a crying shame, and would rob the Starks and the audience of some much needed revenge against the dastardly Freys.

The White Queenwas the love story angle


One night early there was a preview showing of this new series from the Brits. It looks promising if a bit unorthodox in its approach to history and slips in the settings and costumes. The series is based on Philippa Gregory's novel, `The Cousins' War' and roughly the story line promises to follow these lines: Set against the backdrop of the Wars of the Roses, the series is the story of the women caught up in the long-drawn-out conflict for the throne of England. It starts in 1464--the nation has been at war for nine years fighting over who is the rightful King of England, as two sides of the same family, the House of York and the House of Lancaster, are in violent conflict over the throne. The story focuses on three women in their quest for power, as they manipulate behind the scenes of history--Elizabeth Woodville, Margaret Beaufort and Anne Neville.

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In the first episode we don't see much more than King Edward's bedding and wedding of Elizabeth, a lot of bickering, some fighting, and some castle intrigue. Rebecca Ferguson plays Queen Elizabeth, Amanda Hale plays Lady Margaret Beaufort, Faye Marsay is Anne Neville, and the remarkable actors are Janet McTeer as Jacquetta Woodville (Elizabeth's magical mum) and Max Irons (handsome son of Jeremy Irons) as King Edward. James Frain is an unusually grumpy and sour Lord Warwick and Caroline Goodall is splendid as the evil Duchess Cicely. It is difficult to tell from an isolated episode, but the series has enough interest in the poorly understood realm of the War of the Roses for American audience that it will probably have staying power.

One of my favorite elements of The White Queen was the love story angle. It seemed to me as if there was a perfect blend of romance and history in this book. Not only did THE WHITE QUEEN show the love affair between Elizabeth and Edward, but this book is also demonstrated the love between mothers and their children. More than once, I was amazed by what women did to protect their children especially in the case of Elizabeth and her sons.