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When Andrew Davis directed Chuck Norris in “Code of Silence” nearly 40 years ago, he established the template for the rest of his career: using the action genre to explore ideas he cared about.

In the case of “Code of Silence,” that meant a deep dive into Chicago racial tensions and the ethical complexities of police work. Davis’ skill at staging and shooting kinetic suspense grabbed audiences in that film and the terrific thrillers that followed, but what really separated him from his peers was the elegant integration of his own social conscience into the material. Whether the subject matter was the threat of nuclear proliferation in “The Package,” the CIA’s complicity in the international drug trade in “Above the Law” (Steven Seagal‘s first and easily best movie), or the moral and psychological cost of vengeance in “Collateral Damage,” Davis’ work has always been as thoughtful as it is dynamic.

Filming is now underway for Code of Silence, a six-part crime drama from ITV, Mammoth Screen, and BritBox. The series is written by Catherine Moulton, drawing from her own experiences with lip-reading and hearing loss. Featuring Rose Ayling-Ellis in the lead role, the series will be a unique perspective on crime, communication, and representation, supported […]

Code of Silence: Filming Begins for ITV and BritBox Crime Drama...

ITV/BritBox Series ‘Code Of Silence’ Rounds Out Cast

EastEnders and Strictly Come Dancing star Rose Ayling-Ellis will be joined by the likes of Kieron Moore, Charlotte Ritchieand and Andrew Buchan in upcoming ITV and BritBox International crime drama Code of Silence. Nathan Armarkwei Laryea (The Witcher), Joe Absolom (Doc Martin), Beth Goddard (The Serpent Queen), Andrew Scarborough (Wolfblood), Fifi Garfield (Coffee Morning Club) and presenter Rolf Choutan in his acting debut have also been cast in the six-part show, which commenced shooting today. Code of Silence is told through the point of view of Alison Brooks (Ayling-Ellis), a Deaf canteen worker, who is pulled into a high-stakes police investigation when DS Ashleigh Francis (Ritchie) asks that she use her lip-reading skills to monitor a dangerous criminal gang. Mammoth Screen is producing, with the drama indie’s parent,...

Amazon Prime Video is the place to go for movies this month, with a plethora of original films as well as new library additions for just about every movie fan. The Emma Roberts-led original Space Cadet hits the streaming service aptly on the Fourth of July, for anyone looking for a fish-out-of-water style comedy. My Spy the Eternal City, the newest film in the Dave Bautista-led family action series also drops on July 18.

Action film fans are also in for a treat with recent films The Beekeeper and Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning coming to Prime Video in July.

As far as TV shows go, the most notable addition this month is the adult animated series Sausage Party: Foodtopia, a continuation of the 2016 film Sausage Party.

Here’s everything coming to Prime Video and Freevee in July – Amazon originals are designated with an asterisk.

New on Amazon Prime Video...

This July, beat the heat with the latest additions at Prime Video and Freevee!

It’s a light month for original series, films, and specials as we head into the summer lull, but there is still plenty to watch throughout the month: over 140 classic films between the two Amazon streamers will be added this month, from horrors such as the genre-changing “The Silence Of The Lambs” and last year’s newest “Evil Dead” franchise installment “Evil Dead Rise,” the first five films of the “Rocky” franchise, and comedies like “Breakfast at Tiffany’s,” “Animal House,” “13 Going On 30,” and much, much more.

But after the majority of the film load drops on July 1, don’t forget to head back to the services’ additions throughout the month, including Season 2 of the critically acclaimed “Troppo,” the new “Legally Blonde“-like comedy “Space Cadet,” and a new documentary from award-winning documentary filmmaker Dawn Porter,...

Exclusive: The director of Irish folk horror All you Need is Death has set his next feature project for 1185 Films, as the London indie unveils a slate with a number of up-and-coming directors attached.

Paul Duane is making The Empty Cell for 1185, another horror feature that is set in a prison in near-future Ireland. An unexpected occupant – a transgender woman – is sent to the prison, and when she dies in solitary confinement others start to succumb to a curse.

Duane’s previous feature All You Need is Death was set in the world of Irish folk ballads. It was acquired by XYZ Films and presented at New Orleans Overlook Film Festival alongside the likes of Universal’s Abigail, receiving positive reviews from critics.

1185, which was founded by Nick Franco, has set a hefty film and TV slate that includes an Irish comedy movie titled Ziggy from Father Ted cinematographer Eugene O’Connor.

Film Bridge After Dark Sets ‘Helloween’ As First Film On Genre Slate With Shogun Films

Exclusive: Film Bridge After Dark and Shogun have set British horror pic Helloween as the first title on their joint slate of genre pics. The film is written and directed by Phil Claydon (Lesbian Vampire Killers) and stars Jeanine Nerissa Sothcott (Renegades), Michael Paré (Streets of Fire), and Ronan Summers (Code Of Silence) It’s currently in post-production. Film Bridge will be selling the movie worldwide at Cannes. Set during the sinister “killer clown” craze of 2016, Doctor Ellen Marks (Sothcott), aided by investigative journalist John Parker (Paré), traces the source of the phenomena to one of her patients – incarcerated, charismatic serial killer Carl Cane (Summers) who is using the insidious clown symbolism to recruit an army of the disenfranchised and launched a murderous anarchist movement from London across the globe.

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Happy Valley and Endeavour may have ended for good last year, but there’s no shortage of top British TV crime drama coming to fill the gap they left behind. From complex true crime to cosy village-set murder mysteries and bonkers grisly thrillers, fans of British TV crime drama will eat well in 2024.

A few picks from the 30+ series below to get on your radar: spy thriller Black Doves, from the creator of The Lazarus Project and Giri/Haji, starring Keira Knightley and Ben Whishaw, is coming to Netflix this year. Being Human creator Toby Whithouse has a new folk horror crime mystery staring Anjli Mohindra that’s on its way to Alibi. Stephen Butchard, the writer behind The Last Kingdom’s TV adaptation, is going back to the history books for a new Tudor-set murder mystery in Shardlake. And Andrew Scott will be taking on the title role in Netflix’s Ripley,...

Chicago – It was another city in another time when Andrew Davis directed his first film “Stony Island” in 1970s Chicago. The film was released in 1978 to acclaim, but faded into the mist of cinema. Andrew Davis is back in his hometown to introduce “Stony Island” at the Gene Siskel Film Center on Friday, November 17th, 2023. For tickets and info, click Stony Island.

Rating: 4.5/5.0

Lovingly filmed on the gritty 1970s streets in the Chicago of Andy Davis, the film features his brother Richard Davis as Ritchie, a white boy guitarist trying to break into a Southside rhythm and blues band that cooks with its own brand of Windy City soul. Based a bit on his brother’s actual circumstances, the film features actual singers and players of the era, including a magnificent performance by Gene Barge as Percy Price, the centerpiece cat in the story who ends up in a fate of celebration.

Warner Bros – circa 1986. A bunch of powerful, suit-wearing studio execs are summoned to a studio lunch like no other. They’re set to observe an Aikido demonstration by a superstar trainer named Steven Seagal, previously known as the fight choreographer who broke Sean Connery’s wrist while training him for Never Say Never Again. By the end of the demonstration, mangled stunt men lie on the floor while a blood-stained Steven Seagal walks away with a movie deal that – unbeknownst to all – will establish him as perhaps the hottest action star of the early nineties, only for his career to collapse under the weight of his own ego eventually. But, in the early days, the sky was the limit for Seagal, and his first movie, Above the Law, is an impressive big-screen introduction to one of the most enigmatic movie stars of his time.

Above the Law stars Steven Seagal as Nico Toscani,...

Movie lovers know Steven Seagal for his rise to fame through the ’80s and ’90s as a B-movie action star. With hits like Under Siege, Above the Law, and Marked for Death, fans know him well. Unfortunately, Seagal has a history of behavior issues on set. Here’s what one director said about Seagal being a “pain in the neck” to work with.

Director Andrew Davis said Steven Seagal was a ‘pain in the neck’

Director Andrew Davis worked with Steven Seagal for Seagal’s 1988 debut, Above the Law. The director and actor worked together four years later in 1992’s Under Siege. Before Seagal was cast in Above the Law, he worked as a martial arts instructor in Hollywood. Michael Ovitz, an agent who was also Seagal’s student then, thought Seagal would be ideally suited for the leading role.

“I had a meeting with Warner Bros., and they said:...

Amazon originals like season two of The Summer I Turned Pretty and Good Omens, as well as The Horror of Dolores Roach, are just some of the titles hitting Prime Video this July.

Blockbusters like Fast X, 80 for Brady, Till, Knock at the Cabin, Legally Blonde and Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde, Men in Black 1-3, Saving Private Ryan, Scarface and more will also be coming to the streamer this month.

The fourth and final season of Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan sees the titular character, played by John Krasinski, on his most dangerous mission yet, against a foreign and domestic enemy. Two new episodes of the thriller drop on the streamer every Friday until July 14.

Jenny Han’s The Summer I Turned Pretty returns with its second season on July 14 and picks up where season one left off at Cousins Beach. When an unexpected visitor threatens the future...

If you’re wondering what’s new on Amazon Prime Video in June, the answer is a lot. The streamer has a solid slate of movies heading into summer 2023. From the first two “Creed” films to “Love, Rosie,” “Yours, Mine & Ours” and other clever romantic comedies, the streamer has a range of options for viewers with different tastes. Newer theatrical releases arriving on the streamer in June include “TÁR,” “Armageddon Time,” and “M3GAN.”

TV premieres to look forward to include Boots Riley’s “I’m A Virgo” and the fourth and final season of John Krasinski’s “Jack Ryan.” “Crazy Rich Asians” arrives early in June, followed by “Interstellar” for all Christopher Nolan and Matthew McConaughey lovers. Even though “The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes” doesn’t release in theaters until November, all four “Hunger Games” films land on Prime Video this June. Perfect timing — maybe even with a reread...

With its list of new releases for June 2023, Prime is bringing a handful of Amazon Originals and many recent movie hits to the fold.

It’s actually quite a busy month for non-American programming in Amazon Originals department. Shows and movies like Deadloch, My Fault, and Medellín all originate from outside the U.S. and U.K. For the American and British crowd, however, the streamer is debuting two big tentpoles.

The first is I’m a Virgo on June 23. Acclaimed director Boots Riley’s TV followup to Sorry to Bother You will tale the surreal and satirical tale of a giant in Oakland. That will be followed by the more conventional (assumedly) fourth season of Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan on June 30.

The real fireworks this month come from a ludicrously deep bench of library TV and movie titles. Give them a look for yourself below but if we were to highlight just a few,...

The fourth and final season of “Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan” arrives on Prime Video on June 30. It finds Ryan — now the new acting CIA director — unearthing internal corruption and suspicious black ops that leaves the United States vulnerable to attack. John Krasinski stars as the tough-as-nails Ryan.

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“Shiny Happy People: Duggar Family Secrets” is a new docuseries that reveals the truth behind the myth of the wholesome religious family and their involvement with the predatory Bill Gothard and The Institute in Basic Life Principles. The organization’s abusive practices — and the insidious long political game it plays — is revealed on June 2. The Duggars and their 19 “happy” kids are exposed as frauds, while also being manipulated by Gothard and enduring the scandal of Josh, their sexually abusive son.

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Rose Ayling-Ellis To Lead ITV Drama ‘Code Of Silence’

Rose Ayling-Ellis will star in an ITV drama Code of Silence, playing a Deaf catering worker who is called in support a detective by lip reading the conversations of dangerous criminals. Her interpretation of a gang’s clandestine meetings lead to police unlocking a case but she becomes drawn to a main suspect and pulled into a risky situation as things threaten to spill over into her personal life. Catherine Moulton is writing the series, with ITV Studios-owned Mammoth Screen, the indie behind The Serpent and Noughts + Crosses producing. Tom Leggett and Damien Timmer executive produce alongside Moulton. Ayling-Ellis, a Deaf actress known for her role in EastEnders and winning Strictly Come Dancing, is also developing a comedy-drama about Deaf women dating in London, as Deadline revealed last August.

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101 Films Intl. has secured worldwide distribution rights for World War II adventure film “War Blade,” starring Joseph Millson, Paul Marlon (“Trigger Point”), Michael McKell and Rebecca Scott. The sales company is presenting the film to buyers at the European Film Market in Berlin.

The film was written and directed by Nicholas Winter.

“War Blade” follows Robert Banks, an agent of the British Special Operations Executive, who is tasked with rescuing a French resistance fighter from a hidden Nazi bunker. With the help of a German nurse and a ragtag group of allies, Banks must journey to the belly of the beast.

With his commanders already suspecting the bunker holds much more than prisoners, and a group full of fragile personalities to deal with, Banks faces dangers from all fronts. Always outnumbered and outgunned, Banks and his group must use their guile to outwit the enemy and survive the deadly mission.

I have Quentin Tarantino to thank for my love of Henry Silva. Many, many moons ago, Tarantino would come to Austin and screen his personal collection of 16mm and 35mm prints of his favorite films, all to support the Austin Film Society. If it wasn't for seeing those obscure movies from the '50s, '60s, and '70s with Tarantino introducing them all, like the most excitable film professor ever, I probably wouldn't have discovered just how much of a badass Henry Silva was, most likely only recognizing him from the original "The Manchurian Candidate" or maybe as one of the villains in "Dick Tracy." 

As we recognize his contribution to the cinematic arts in the wake of his passing at the nice old age of 94, it's probably best to state up front that Silva was a ruthless presence on-screen. He just looked like a killer and that inherent...

Henry Silva, an actor with a striking look who often played villains and had credits in hundreds of films including “Ocean’s Eleven” and “The Manchurian Candidate,” died of natural causes Wednesday at the Motion Picture Picture and Television Country House and Hospital in Woodland Hills, Calif., his son Scott confirmed. He was 95.

One of Silva’s most memorable roles came in John Frankenheimer’s classic thriller “The Manchurian Candidate” (1962), in which he played Chunjin, the Korean houseboy for Laurence Harvey’s Raymond Shaw — and an agent for the Communists — who engages in a thrilling, well-choreographed martial arts battle with Frank Sinatra’s Major Bennett Marco in Shaw’s New York apartment.

Silva appeared in a number of other movies with Sinatra, including the original, Rat Pack-populated “Ocean’s Eleven” (1960) with Dean Martin and Sammy Davis Jr., where he was one of the 11 thieves, and 1962 Western “Sergeants 3.”

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In his latest video, Kev takes to the booth to review Giles Alderson’s latest film, Wolves of War, starring Ed Westwick (Gossip Girl), Matt Willis (Busted) and Sam Gittins (Break).

Stop the war. At any cost. Based on an incredible real-life story, Decorated British officer Jack Wallace must lead a band of Allied commandos across enemy lines to rescue Professer Hopper, an American scientist held hostage by the Nazis. With information that could turn the tide of war, these unlikely heroes must traverse enemy territory with an untrained US civilian, avoiding brutal Nazi mercenaries and non-stop bombing – with the fate of the war resting on their shoulders, the outcome of this mission will change the world forever; failure is not an option. Also starring Matt Willis (co-founder of Busted). Directed by Giles Alderson (The Dare) and written by Toby Kearton (Dissonance), Samuel Christopher Ellis (Heart and Google Home) & Ben Mole...

‘Silent Night’, ‘Nemesis’ are both UK feature debuts.

Parkland Pictures has sold two UK thriller debut features to Samuel Goldwyn Films for distribution in North America.

Silent Night is directed by Will Thorne and produced by Mark Lacey and Thorne of Sn Films Ltd. It follows a South London hitman, recently released from prison, whose efforts to go straight for his daughter are disrupted by the attempts of his former cellmate to entice him with one final job.

Bradley Taylor, Cary Crankson and Frank Harper star.

Samuel Goldwyn Films has also taken James Crown’s Nemesis, which had its debut...

Alec Newman also on the cast.

Stephen Moyer is to lead the cast of crime thriller Code Of Silence, which is to start production this month in the UK.

The film is fully financed by 101 Films, an Amcomri Media Group company. It will be produced by Lucinda Rhodes Thakrar and Jeet Thakrar of UK firm Picture Perfect alongside 101 Films’ Michael Walker, with 101’s Andy Lyon and Andy Taylor as executive producers.

Ben Mole will direct the film, which is written by Luke Bailey, with Alec Newman alongside Moyer on the cast.

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WWE has parted ways with co-presidents George Barrios and Michelle Wilson, and shareholders in the publicly traded company are panicking.

At the time of this writing, WWE stock had plummeted 20% in after-hours trading. Four days after the Royal Rumble pay-per-view event, company shares were selling for less than $50 apiece.

Below is a snapshot of today’s activity at the time we first published this story.

Also Read: How Massachusetts Wrestler Carmella Became WWE's 'Princess of Staten Island'

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Readers can see the big and steep drop after the New York Stock Exchange rang its closing bell at 4 p.m. Et. That’s when WWE unveiled the news.

By the time the initial write-through on this post was done, shares had slipped another 2 percent.

Also Read: George Barrios and Michelle Wilson Out as WWE Co-Presidents, Board Members

“I would like to thank George and Michelle for their 10+ years of service and contributions to the organization,...

WWE Superstar Carmella is a former Laker Girl and New England Patriots cheerleader, so she’s pretty good on her feet. With her legs, she’s deadly.

Ahead of Fox’s “SmackDown” on Friday and Sunday’s Royal Rumble pay-per-view on the WWE Network, TheWrap asked Mella (whose real name is Leah Van Dale) to (moon)walk us through the development of her “Code of Silence” submission maneuver.

“Well, I’m one of the smaller girls in all of the divisions — even when I was in Nxt, which is when I came up with that — so it’s something like, what could I do?” she told TheWrap. “I can’t do a power move. I’m not able to pick every woman on the roster up and be able to do something with them.”

“So what could we do that is believable?” continued Carmella, who is billed at 5’5”. “And really,...

Welcome to this week’s WWE Friday Night SmackDown, right here on Nerdly. I’m Nathan Favel and Chewbacca got a f—— medal…and who cares. We’ve got Christmas s— on SmackDown, which means that this won’t end well for us.

Match #1: Heavy Machinery def. The Revival – Miracle On 34th Street Fight Match The following is courtesy of wwe.com:

Heavy Machinery came to the ring in Santa Claus attire ready to battle Dash Wilder & Scott Dawson in a Miracle on 34th Street Fight. Or as ready as Otis could be after receiving the gift of a ham and a kiss from Mandy Rose. Following a hard-fought loss to The New Day in a Ladder Match at WWE TLC, The Revival were determined to bounce back against Heavy Machinery, but in the unorthodox contest that implemented cookies, fire extinguishers, gifts, tables, bowling bowls, Christmas trees and giant candy canes as weapons,...

Welcome to this week’s Smackdown Live review, right here on Nerdly. I’m Nathan Favel and we have the revival of The Miz/Shane McMahon feud. Yeah, because we all wanted it so much. Yeah, that’s supposed to be a joke. Oh God, here we go.

Match #1: The Miz def. Elias (w/Shane McMahon) The following is courtesy of wwe.com:

With the odds stacked against him, The Miz got the chance to get a piece of Shane McMahon tonight by way of defeating Elias and Drew McIntyre in singles bouts. The A-Lister was undeterred by the mountain he was facing, and with Shane and McIntyre lurking at ringside, he took down The Living Truth down with a Skull-Crushing Finale to get one step closer to colliding with Shane-o-Mac.

My Opinion: 1.5 out of 5 – This was a dull, slow-as-molasses kind of bout that didn’t do much for...

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The SmackDown women's title took it to the extreme. Who won? We have the results.

Now that Survivor Series gave us a decisive winner in the Raw vs. SmackDown war, we move on to WWE TLC: Tables, Ladders, & Chairs 2018. This will be the tenth installment of the annual PPV, as long as you count the head-scratching TLC: Tables, Ladders, Chairs...and Stairs from 2014. Otherwise, the PPV revolves around a match that features tables, ladders, and chairs. Sometimes this is really just a dressed-up hardcore match. Sometimes it’s just a ladder match with extra weapons. A lot of the time, the show also features ladder matches, chair matches, and so on.

Last year’s show was weird as hell due to Roman Reigns and Bray Wyatt being forced off the show to illness, giving us Kurt Angle as a member of the Shield and mercy killing...

Welcome to this week’s Smackdown Live review, right here on Nerdly. I’m Nathan Favel and Venom appears to be a weirdo-fest. I like weird $#!%. Will I like Venom? Who cares!

Match #1: R-Truth & Carmella defeated Andrade “Cien” Almas & Zelina Vega The following is courtesy of WWE.com:

Carmella was quick to respond when Andrade “Cien” Almas & Zelina Vega trashed the debut of “Truth TV” on social media over the weekend, prompting The Princess of Staten Island to challenge them to a mixed tag matchup on the blue brand. Despite Almas & Vega having plenty of experience teaming together, Fabulous Truth came out firing on all cylinders. After Almas pulled Carmella off of Vega when she was going for a pinfall and blocked a kick from The Princess of Staten Island, R-Truth clobbered “Cien,” and Princess Mella trapped Zelina in the Code of Silence after several lightning-quick reversals to earn the tapout victory.

Exclusive: Tina Mabry, a writer-director-producer on Own’s drama series Queen Sugar, has been set to adapt Code of Silence, a feature film in the works at Mwm Studios. The pic is based on a four-part article by Jamie Kalven in The Intercept in 2016, and tells the true story of Chicago police officer Shannon Spaulding's experience as a whistleblower and how she, along with her partner and the community, exposed corruption and a cover-up within the Chicago Pd. Mwm Studios…...

Exclusive: OddLot Entertainment has acquired feature film rights to Code Of Silence, a four-part article from The Intercept journalist Jamie Kalven. The 2016 series is based on the true story of Chicago police officer Shannon Spaulding and her experience as a whistleblower in a corruption and cover-up case within the Chicago Pd. Kalven’s conducted extensive interviews with Spaulding and her partner Danny Echeverria, who uncovered a massive criminal enterprise within the…...

By David Kozlowski | 11 August 2017

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Hey Lrm Weekenders, we've got a bunch of cool stuff for you this week. In our editorial we'll examine the big Disney streaming service announcement and what it means for Netflix. We'll also dive into the career of master crime writer Elmore Leonard, assess Chuck Norris' fighting skills, and have some fun with 80s Action movies. Looking forward to your comments and feedback!

Netflix Is Poised To Dominate And It's All Disney's Fault

Disney's big announcement, to pull their films from Netflix and launch their own streaming service by 2019, might look like...

Everyone knows Atlanta boasts one of the American South's biggest music scenes, full of exciting new acts looking to make names for themselves at clubs and festivals. But, did you know that a similar scene also exists for hair?

On Star Season 1 Episode 4, the girls performed at a huge hair show in Atlanta, where Miss Bruce was competing on behalf of Carlotta's salon.

Miss Bruce and the other stylists took turns creating looks onstage in front of a panel of judges to see who would be crowned the winner. I was not aware that live hair-styling with musical accompaniment was a competitive event!

This episode featured a very special guest in the form of Gladys Knight. Gladys appears to be following in the footsteps of Naomi Campbell's Louboutins, at least in regards to Lee Daniels television dramas; both previously guest-starred on Empire before popping up on Star.

In both shows,...

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Wondering how all the DC universe TV spin-offs, crossovers and webseries fit together? We have the answer...

In October 2012, Us network The CW launched the first season of Arrow, after wrapping up no fewer than ten seasons of Superman origin show Smallville a year before. Arrow was a completely new take on the DC Comics character Green Arrow, in a new universe that had nothing to do with Smallville or its version of Oliver Queen/Green Arrow. The series proved quite the hit for The CW, and a second season renewal inevitably followed. In season two, we were introduced to forensic scientist Barry Allen, better known to DC Comics readers as The Flash. Arrow got a third season, The Flash got his own TV show with great success, and the live action shared DC Comics universe on TV was born. And with it the question: how does it all fit together?...

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One of Arrow's characters has been terribly misserved by the show, as the latest season four episode demonstrates...

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4.19 Canary Cry

I hate to say it, but the Arrow writers appear to have a fundamental misunderstanding of who Laurel Lance was. Not only have they written her off the show in the middle of her arc but, when crafting an episode pitched as being about the aftermath of her death, they've handed us Canary Cry.

We start with the first of many flashbacks taking place directly after Tommy's death in the season one finale, but before Oliver flew to Lian Yu to hide from his feelings. That he didn't go directly there feels out of character, but then it's not the only thing about these scenes that's going to bother me.

We're tricked into thinking it's Laurel's funeral we're watching, but instead Laurel...

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Major spoilers as Arrow season 4 finally reveals which character winds up in that grave...

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4.18 11:59

I'm going to talk about Laurel Lance for a bit, because apparently it'll be my last chance to.

A lot of people dislike Laurel, which is an improvement on near-blanket hatred during the first couple of seasons of the show. But for three years the writers stuck with her, they developed her and they pushed her towards becoming the Black Canary 2.0 with admirable patience.

But there was always a sense that she was one of the audience's least favourite members of Team Arrow and, once Sara had been resurrected and Laurel had become comfortable with her new crime-fighting identity, the producers lost interest. She's been through a lot in four and a half years, but a lot of that tension had admittedly been resolved a while ago.

My personal feelings aside,...

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Arrow season 4 delivers a genuinely entertaining episode full of what fans want to see more of from the show...

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4.17 Beacon Of Hope

Fan sentiment towards Arrow isn't at its best right now, with many feeling that last week's Olicity-heavy outing was a demonstration of how skewed the storylines have been this year. Apparently the show has taken the complaint that it's so much darker than The Flash, Legends Of Tomorrow and Supergirl as an excuse to up the romance quota and, when your only big relationship involves two of the team's core members, that's an issue.

So here we are with Felicity no longer part of Team Arrow, a move that pretty much nobody wanted and one that poses the question – what are the writers going to do with her now? This is a series about the Green Arrow, hence the name, so...

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Vixen makes her live-action debut in the latest Arrow season 4 episode, which shows Oliver making the same mistakes time and again...

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4.15 Taken

Heroes can't be happy, especially if they're the 'dark', 'avengey' type of hero. Television just can't cope with happy couples and, in addition, audiences for superhero shows expect a certain amount of drama. Forbidden love, girls in refrigerators or other insurmountable obstacles, whatever the writers come up with we can be sure that, if the main character is happy for even five minutes, it all has to come crashing down.

The difference on Arrow is that the hero's unhappiness is almost totally his doing. For the most part, the show's writers have done a great job writing Oliver in that his negative actions (excluding season three's Ra's storyline) always feel in character. He's guarded and damaged and imbued with a sense...

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The question of who's in that flash-forward grave rears its head again in the latest episode of Arrow season 4...

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4.14 Code Of Silence

Secrets. Everyone on this show is keeping secrets from people they love and everyone is doing it for the other person's own good. If Greg Berlanti shows have one trademark, it's that. On this week's Arrow it was Quentin's turn to hide his connection with Hive from Donna, a move that at least sparked the correct reaction from her.

The mystery of who's in that grave is getting more and more pressing as we move through the season, and Quentin has long been one of the prime suspects. He's already in Damien Darhk's crosshairs and his death would have a pretty significant impact on a lot of the cast, but besides that he's also been more disposable than a Diggle or a Felicity.

The CW‘s Arrow Code of Silence TV Show Review. Arrow: Season 4, Episode 14: Code of Silence was all about trust. There were a lot of secrets to go around, Oliver’s (Stephen Amell) secrets, Damien Darhk’s (Neal McDonough) secrets, Lance’s (Paul Blackthorne) secrets. Even Curtis Holt (Echo Kellum) had a terrific secret. Code of Silence explored the […]...

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With Code of Silence, Arrow again turned its attention to the day-to-day Oliver Queen whilst the Green Arrow side of the character took a bit of a backseat. This latest episode instead largely centred on Ollie’s mayoral campaign as he looks to go up against Ruve Adams, the wife of uber-rogue Damien Darhk.

New to the scene in order to help out Ruve are The Demolition Team, joining the show in order to help cause chaos and destruction in Star City. Whilst Team Arrow and Captain Lance do their best to take down this new threat, we also get brought up to speed with Damien as he now knows Oliver Queen’s biggest secret: that he has a young son called William.

Elsewhere, the Oliver and Felicity wedding looms large, whilst Quentin Lance and Donna Smoak’s relationship hits some problems in a Wtf-filled episode of Arrow.

Which is worse a lie or a secret? Or are they the same thing? On Arrow Season 4 Episode 14, "Code of Silence," Lance lied to protect Donna and it nearly destroyed any chance they had for happiness, meanwhile Oliver's secret son weighed heavy on him.

Between lies, secrets and Damien Darhk, there were both funny and emotional moments on "Code of Silence." Check out the best lines and exchanges from the hour.

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After a string of what could be described as “filler” episodes of Arrow, it’s nice to see that next week’s instalment is going to be shifting the spotlight back to Team Arrow’s battle against Hive as Damien Darhk and that villainous organization look to put Star City’s heroes down for good.

For more details on what’s to come in “Code Of Silence,” here’s the official synopsis:

Oliver (Stephen Amell) and team uncover Hive’s plan to take out Team Arrow once and for all. With Hive’s next attack imminent, Lance (Paul Blackthorne) wonders if Donna (guest star Charlotte Ross) is safer without him in her life. Meanwhile, with the wedding fast approaching, Oliver begins to feel guilty that he hasn’t told Felicity (Emily Bett Rickards) about his son. James Bamford directed the episode written by Wendy Mericle & Oscar Balderrama.

Official photos from the 14th episode of Arrow season 4, "Code of Silence," airing Wednesday, February 17 at 8pm on the CW.

Official Synopsis from the CW: "Oliver (Stephen Amell) and team uncover Hive?s plan to take out Team Arrow once and for all. With Hive?s next attack imminent, Lance (Paul Blackthorne) wonders if Donna (guest star Charlotte Ross) is safer without him in her life. Meanwhile, with the wedding fast approaching, Oliver begins to feel guilty that he hasn?t told Felicity (Emily Bett Rickards) about his son."...

The CW has released a first look at next week’s episode of Arrow, and after tonight’s shocking effort, it looks like things are about to get even worse for Green Arrow and company.

For more details on what to expect from this instalment of the show – titled “Code of Silence” – here’s the official description:

Oliver (Stephen Amell) and team uncover Hive’s plan to take out Team Arrow once and for all. With Hive’s next attack imminent, Lance (Paul Blackthorne) wonders if Donna (guest star Charlotte Ross) is safer without him in her life. Meanwhile, with the wedding fast approaching, Oliver begins to feel guilty that he hasn’t told Felicity (Emily Bett Rickards) about his son. James Bamford directed the episode written by Wendy Mericle & Oscar Balderrama.

While season four of Arrow has been a huge improvement over last year, it really feels like the...

Recently, CW delivered the new, official synopsis/description for their upcoming "Arrow" episode 14 of season 4. The episode is entitled, "Code Of Silence," and it turns out that we're going to see some very interesting and dramatic stuff take place as the guilt starts to get to Oliver regarding keeping his son a secret from Felicity. Oliver and company learn of Hive's plans to take them out, and more! In the new, 14th episode press release: Oliver (Stephen Amell) and team will end up uncovering Hive's plan to take out Team Arrow once and for all. With Hive's next attack imminent, Lance (Paul Blackthorne) is going to wonder if Donna (guest star Charlotte Ross) is safer without him in her life. In the meantime, with the wedding fast approaching, Oliver will begin to feel guilty that he hasn't told Felicity (Emily Bett Rickards) about his son. James Bamford directed the episode,...

The CW has released the first official description for the February 17th episode of Arrow, and it sounds like the war between Team Arrow and Hive is about to reach its head.

For further information, here’s the synopsis in full for this instalment – titled “Code of Silence” – courtesy of the network:

Secrets And Lies — Oliver (Stephen Amell) and team uncover Hive’s plan to take out Team Arrow once and for all. With Hive’s next attack imminent, Lance (Paul Blackthorne) wonders if Donna (guest star Charlotte Ross) is safer without him in her life. Meanwhile, with the wedding fast approaching, Oliver begins to feel guilty that he hasn’t told Felicity (Emily Bett Rickards) about his son. James Bamford directed the episode written by Wendy Mericle & Oscar Balderrama.

Could this be the episode in which we finally learn which member of Team Arrow is in that grave? That remains to be seen,...

The Flash - "Escape from Earth-2" The Exciting Conclusion To The Earth-2 Journey – On Earth-2, the team races to find Zoom’s lair and asks for help from the most unexpected source. Meanwhile, back on Earth-1, Caitlin (Danielle Panabaker) rushes to perfect Velocity-9 so that Jay (guest star Teddy Sears) can stop the Geomancer (guest star Adam Stafford). J.J. Makaro directed the episode with story by Todd Helbing & Aaron Helbing and teleplay by David Kob. Original airdate 2/16/16. Arrow - "Code of Silence" Secrets And Lies — Oliver (Stephen Amell) and team uncover Hive’s plan to take out Team Arrow once and for all. With Hive’s next attack imminent, Lance (Paul Blackthorne) wonders if Donna (guest star Charlotte Ross) is safer without him in her life. Meanwhile, with the wedding fast approaching, Oliver begins to feel guilty that he hasn’t told Felicity (Emily Bett Rickards) about his son. James Bamford...

Sneak Peek the teleplay script for Episode #414 of "Arrow", titled "Code Of Silence", written by Wendy Mericle & Oscar Balderrama, for director James Bamford, currently shooting in Vancouver:

"...'Arrow' follows billionaire playboy 'Oliver Queen' (Stephen Amell), who, after five years of being stranded on a hostile island...

"...returns home to his mother, 'Moira Queen' (Susanna Thompson) and sister, 'Thea Queen' (Willa Holland) and becomes a bow and arrow wielding vigilante.

"Oliver is initially aided by his friends, 'John Diggle' (David Ramsey) and 'Felicity Smoak' (Emily Bett Rickards), and later the aspiring vigilante 'Roy Harper' (Colton Haynes).

"In addition, Oliver's team also receives help from the 'Lance' family; including 'Laurel' (Katie Cassidy), 'Sara (Caity Lotz), and 'Quentin' (Paul Blackthorne), in the goal to bring justice to 'Star City'.

"The series also features flashbacks in each episode to Oliver's time on the island, and how it shaped him into...

The latest rounds from Screen Australia.s Documentary Production Broadcast and Producer programs have seen 16 documentaries receive close to $4.4 million in funding..

This investment is expected to generate a total production expenditure of close to $16.7 million.

In a statement released to the media, Screen Australia.s Senior Manager, Documentary, Liz Stevens, said, .In the second round of the Producer program we are pleased to see producers aiming at ambitious and multi-layered release plans for stories that will appeal. The documentaries coming through the Broadcast program offer audiences good insights and a few surprises into many compelling Australian stories..

The Producer program enables filmmakers the flexibility to find the best pathway to their audience, whatever and whoever they might be.

The Documentary Production Producer and Broadcast programs now accept applications through the Online Application Portal. The next deadline for the Producer program is 18 September 2015. From 1 July 2015, the Broadcast program will accept applications at any time.

Code of Silence

Written by Michael Butler, Dennis Shryack and Mike Gray

Directed by Andrew Davis

U.S.A., 1985

Eddie Cusack (Chuck Norris) and his crew (among them Dennis Farina, Ralph Foody and Joe Guzaldo) are undercover cops stationed just outside a rundown apartment complex in a Chicago slum, waiting for the right to storm the building for a drug bust. Unbeknownst to the detectives, a rival gang is also prepping to raid the building, and when both forces collide, the entire operation explodes into a mess for all three factions. At present, two Chicago gangs are on the cusp of war and Eddie Cusack must contend not only with that terrible situation but a cover up within the force following the unwarranted demise of a teenage boy during the muffed raid. As the film’s tagline states, Eddie Cusack is a good cop having a very bad day!

Often...