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Scott Goldberg‘s The Forest Hills brings together Edward Furlong (Terminator 2), Dee Wallace (The Howling), and Shelley Duvall (The Shining), with the film notably marking the late Shelley Duvall’s final movie appearance – and first in two decades. In the wake of the film’s limited theatrical release earlier this month, it’s now available on VOD at home.

You can also grab a Blu-ray at www.watchtheforesthills.com, and check for screenings throughout the rest of October. New locations are being added this week.

Watch a featurette below highlighting Shelley Duvall’s long-awaited return to the screen.

Jamie Marsh (The Forsaken, Killer App, X-Files, Best Laid Plans) recently joined the cast of the indie werewolf movie, re-teaming with his Brainscan co-star Edward Furlong.

Chiko Mendez, Felissa Rose, Linda Flores, Marianne Hagan, and Stacey Nelkin also star.

The Forest Hills follows Rico (Chiko Mendez), a man who is tormented...

On Tuesday, October 15, 2024, at 10:00 Pm, National Geographic will premiere Season 1, Episode 1 of “Northwoods Survival,” titled “Best Laid Plans.” In this exciting new series, viewers are introduced to five determined individuals—Margot, Matty, Billy, Emile, and Gilbert—who embark on a challenging journey to establish their new homesteads in the rugged northern wilderness. As they take on this ambitious project, the show captures the trials and triumphs of building a life in such a demanding environment.

Throughout the episode, audiences will witness the hard work and dedication required to transform raw land into functional homesteads. Each character brings their unique skills and personalities to the table, creating an engaging dynamic as they face obstacles like harsh weather, limited resources, and the unpredictability of nature. The camaraderie and teamwork among the group will be on full display, making it clear that survival in the wild is not just about individual strength...

Scott Goldberg‘s The Forest Hills will bring together Edward Furlong (Terminator 2), Dee Wallace (The Howling), and Shelley Duvall (The Shining), with the film notably marking the late Shelley Duvall’s final movie appearance – and first in two decades. Entertainment Weekly has unleashed the film’s official trailer this morning, and you’ll find it down below.

Additionally, we’ve learned this morning that The Forest Hills will be releasing in select theaters beginning October 4 (check listings), with the Blu-ray up for pre-order right now.

Jamie Marsh (The Forsaken, Killer App, X-Files, Best Laid Plans) recently joined the cast of the upcoming werewolf movie, re-teaming with his Brainscan co-star Edward Furlong.

Chiko Mendez, Felissa Rose, Linda Flores, Marianne Hagan, and Stacey Nelkin also star.

The Forest Hills follows Rico (Chiko Mendez), a man who is tormented by nightmarish visions after enduring head trauma while hiking in the Catskills.

Edward...

[Warning: The below contains Major spoilers for FBI Season 6 Episode 9 “Best Laid Plans.”] There’s nothing like a dangerous undercover case to convince an agent that a couple flying to a friend’s wedding together isn’t too much of a risk. Such is the case for Scola (John Boyd) on FBI. When the episode begins, Scola thinks he and Nina should travel separately to a friend’s wedding rather than risk the lives of both of Dougie’s parents on the same flight. But as she points out, they both put their lives at risk at work—and then they end up doing just that on the same case, when one of her informants is connected to FBI‘s investigation. As a result, Scola and Nina go undercover together. After that, Scola decides he’s okay with them flying together to the wedding. And without that, he wouldn’t have reached ...

Hey, "FBI" fans. We're back in your faces to let you know what will be taking place in another new episode of FBI. That's right, guys. CBS is dishing up another new one tonight, April 16, 2024. This one will be the 9th edition of this current season 6. We were able to dig up some official teaser descriptions for this new episode 9 via CBS' official episode 9 press release. So, we will certainly see exactly what it has to reveal right now. Let's get to it. For starters, we've got an official title for this new episode 9 of FBI season 6. It's called, "Best Laid Plans." It sounds like episode 9 will feature some very scandalous, intense, dramatic, action-filled, suspenseful, interesting and emotional scenes as an FBI agent turns up murdered. An undercover mission takes place and more. The first spoiler scoop reveals that a retired FBI agent will get tortured and killed at some point in this installment.

“What could go wrong?” As soon as Scola (John Boyd) asks that question in TV Insider’s exclusive sneak peek of the April 16 episode of FBI, we can’t help but think the answer will be that everything will go wrong. In “Best Laid Plans,” Most Wanted‘s Shantel VanSanten crosses over when Nina’s informant is connected to a case involving the torture and murder of a retired FBI agent working a security job. Scola and Nina then go undercover as a married couple deep in the diamond game as the team tries to find out who’s responsible, In our clip, Scola joins Nina and Maggie (Missy Peregrym) at a safe house where nothing is as it seems. There’s the hidden safe room. There’s the fake baby. There’s also the fact that some of the money that Scola’s brought is fake, which could be a problem.

FBI: Most Wanted‘s Shantel VanSanten guest stars as Special Agent Nina Chase on CBS’s FBI season six episode nine. Directed by Alex Chapple from a script by Rick Eid and Joe Halpin, episode nine – “Best Laid Plans” – will air on Tuesday, April 16, 2024.

Season six stars Missy Peregrym as Special Agent Maggie Bell, Zeeko Zaki as Special Agent Omar Adom “Oa” Zidan, and Jeremy Sisto as Assistant Special Agent in Charge Jubal Valentine. Alana De La Garza plays Special Agent in Charge Isobel Castille, John Boyd is Special Agent Stuart Scola, and Katherine Renee Kane stars as Special Agent Tiffany Wallace.

The network announced on April 9, 2024 that FBI has been renewed for three seasons, taking it through the 2026-2027 primetime season. FBI: Most Wanted and FBI: International also earned single-season renewals as the FBI franchise continues to be a ratings winner for CBS.

“Best Laid Plans” Plot: When a...

Prepare for an exhilarating new episode of “FBI” as Season 6 Episode 9, titled “Best Laid Plans,” hits the screen on CBS at 8:00 Pm on Tuesday, April 16, 2024. Viewers are in for a gripping ride as first-class agents deploy their talents, intellect, and technical expertise to investigate cases of tremendous magnitude.

In this installment, the agents of the FBI delve into a high-stakes investigation, tackling issues ranging from terrorism to organized crime and counterintelligence. With New York City and the nation’s safety on the line, the team faces daunting challenges as they strive to protect the community from looming threats.

As the agents navigate through twists and turns, viewers will be drawn into a world of suspense, intrigue, and relentless determination. From heart-pounding action sequences to intricate investigative procedures, “Best Laid Plans” promises to keep audiences on the edge of their seats until the very end.

Don’t miss out on...

Tonight’s new episode of Shark Tank offers up some interesting business ideas. With horror movie producer Jason Blum as a guest shark, one might be right up his alley. This is The Murder Mystery Co. The company’s founders are now looking at getting investments from the sharks to further their business.

Here is what you need to know about The Murder Mystery Co. from Shark Tank and where to buy it at.

What Is The Murder Mystery Co. On Shark Tank

The Murder Mystery Co. specializes in interactive murder mystery events. The company started in Grand Rapid, Michigan, in 2002 and has become the largest company of its kind in the United States. It offers 7,500 shows a year and there are 20 troupes available nationwide.

Scott Cramton started the business in 2002 and still serves as the CEO. He established both the Murder Mystery Co. and other businesses under the banner...

Exclusive: Effective immediately, Walt Disney’s President of Motion Picture Studios Sean Bailey, who turned the company’s animation vault into a multibillion-dollar live-action movie business, is departing after 15 years on the lot. Searchlight co-president David Greenbaum will take on a newly created role. He’ll be president of Disney Live action and president of 20th Century Studios.

Greenbaum’s new title will be President, Disney Live Action and 20th Century Studios. He’ll report to Disney Entertainment co-chairman Alan Bergman. Steve Asbell will continue to serve as President, 20th Century Studios, a role he’s had since March 2020. He will report to Greenbaum.

This splits up the Searchlight Pictures executive team of Greenbaum and Matthew Greenfield, two of the most highly regarded execs in the prestige film space who right now have Poor Things squarely in the Best Picture race and other Oscar categories. That duo succeeded longtime leaders Steve Gilula and Nancy Utley,...

The episode of Wtf Happened to This Horror Movie? covering Ravenous was Written by Emilie Black, Narrated by Travis Hopson, Edited by Victoria Verduzco, Produced by Andrew Hatfield and John Fallon, and Executive Produced by Berge Garabedian.

1999, a year of hope, a year of high fashion, nooo, no… 1999, the year when people prepared for Y2K, the year of all the odd choices when it came to fashion, and the year of interesting cinematic options. We got The Mummy which gave us all the hot cast members we could ask for and still gives us memes, we got End of Days, Stigmata, Idle Hands, House on Haunted Hill, The Haunting, Stir of Echoes, and The Blair Witch Project. It was a year for surprising hits, shocking failures, and offbeat horror films. So many smaller budgets did so well. Also out in 1999 was this movie about cannibalism in the olden days of the United States,...

Walker Best Laid Plans Trailer — The CW‘s Walker: Season 3, Episode 12: Best Laid Plans TV show trailer has been released. Cast and crew Walker stars Jared Padalecki, Lindsey Morgan, Keegan Allen, Coby Bell, Violet Brinson, Kale Culley, Molly Hagan, Genevieve Padalecki, Jeff Pierre, and Mitch Pileggi. Walker is written and executive [...]

Continue reading: Walker: Season 3, Episode 12: Best Laid Plans TV Show Trailer [The CW]...

The Visual Effects Society Awards were handed out during a virtual ceremony on Tuesday, April 6. “The Midnight Sky” won the Ves equivalent of the Best Picture race – Best Visual Effects in a Photoreal Feature. It bested Oscar frontrunner “Tenet” in that category, as well as “Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey,” “Project Power” and “The Witches.” George Clooney‘s sci-fi drama won an additional prize for Best Model in a Photoreal of Animated Project. Scroll down for a complete list of winners and nominees at the 2021 Visual Effects Society Awards.

“Tenet” shouldn’t get too discouraged about its Oscar chances. Last year’s Academy Award winner for Best Visual Effects, “1917,” wasn’t even nominated in the top category at the Ves. That award went to “The Lion King,” which lost at the Oscars to Sam Mendes‘ WWI epic. “1917” did compete at the Visual Effects Society for Best Supporting Visual Effects,...

It’s truly a measure of the pandemic that the 19th annual Ves Awards (to be held virtually on April 6) was dominated by Disney+’s “The Mandalorian” with 13 nominations (topped by photoreal episode). Like the Oscar shortlist, there was an absence of big budget, VFX-intensive studio films. But, truth be told, Season 2 of Jon Favreau’s engaging “Star Wars” bounty hunter series offered the industry’s most innovative tech (wrapped around Industrial Light & Magic’s improved StageCraft virtual production system).

Pixar’s “Soul” was the top animation contender with five nominations, while the feature competition was split between “Project Power,” the Netflix superhero film, Robert Zemeckis’ “The Witches” (which streamed on HBO Max), and Disney’s live-action “Mulan” (which streamed on Disney+), each garnering three nominations.

Joining “Project Power” and “The Witches” in the top photoreal feature category were Netflix’s “Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey” and “The Midnight Sky...

The nominations for the 19th Annual Visual Effects Society Awards have been announced with “The Mandalorian” and “Soul” leading.

“The Mandalorian” leads with 13 nominations including outstanding visual effects in a photoreal episode. “Soul” was next with five nominations, followed by “The Witches” and “Project Power.”

The Ves awards will be handed out in a virtual ceremony and will stream worldwide on April 6.

“Traditions find a way to persist,” said Lisa Cooke, Ves Board Chair. “With vision and a lot of hard work, we are proud to host our annual celebration of the artistry, ingenuity and passion of visual effects practitioners around the world – virtually. We are seeing best in class work that elevates the art of storytelling and engages the audience in new and innovative ways. The Ves Awards is the only venue that showcases and honors these outstanding artists across a wide range of disciplines, and we are extremely proud of all our nominees!

The Visual Effects Society today announced the nominees for its 19th annual Ves Awards, which recognize VFX artistry in 25 categories spanning film, TV, animation, commercials and video games. Winners will be announced during a virtual ceremony on Tuesday, April 6.

Disney+’s The Mandalorian leads all TV shows and films with 13 noms, and Disney/Pixar’s animated Soul tops the film side with five. Project Power and The Witches tied for second among movies with three noms apiece in a decidedly strange year for VFX-heavy projects.

Vying for the Visual Effects in a Photoreal Feature prize are Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey, The Midnight Sky, Project Power, Tenet and The Witches. The films up for

Supporting Visual Effects in a Photoreal Feature are Da 5 Bloods, Extraction, Mank, News of the World and Welcome to Chechnya.

Soul will battle it out for the Visual Effects in an Animated Feature trophy against fellow Pixar pic Onward,...

Since debuting in 2013, “Vikings” has amassed 13 Emmy nominations. That’s impressive in the era of peak TV, when shows can easily fall off voters’ radar amid the glut of new programming, networks and streaming services crowding the field more and more every year. This year the History Channel drama is nominated for Best Supporting Visual Effects for the episode “The Best Laid Plans,” which is actually the show’s sixth bid for its effects. But the show has yet to win in any category. Is this finally its year?

The visual effects in “Best Laid Plans” help create the battle between the Vikings and the invading Rus’ fleet. This is the third time the show has been nominated in this specific category, following bids in 2013 for the episode “Dispossessed” and in 2014 for “Invasion.” The show’s other three effects noms were in the main category for Best Special Visual Effects:...

Actress Skyler Day played Nurse Clara Rasmussen on last night’s episode of The Resident, Season 3, Episode 12, titled Best Laid Plans. This latest episode was not the first time that Skyler Day appeared on The Resident as Nurse Clara. She first appeared as the new nurse on The Resident Season 3, Episode 7, titled Woman Down, which aired on November 19. Clara, Mina (Shaunette Renée Wilson), and Nic (Emily VanCamp) attend to a long line of patients at the Free Rural Medical Clinic, Calhoun County, Ga. She did not recognize a ventricular assist device when a patient came to the clinic with one strapped […]...

Reese Witherspoon and her look-alike daughter Ava Phillippe are hitting the town in red lipstick!

On Monday, Witherspoon, 43, shared a sweet selfie of herself and Ava, 20, posing together before their mother-daughter night out.

“Girls night out with my favorite daughter! (ok she’s my only daughter but still) ??,” Witherspoon captioned the post, which shows herself and Ava smizing in red lipstick and black tops, which made their striking resemblance even more uncanny.

The pair also both wore dangling earrings with Witherspoon rocking festive ribbons and Ava sporting gold balls.

Their outing wouldn’t be the first time Witherspoon and her daughter were twinning.

Reese Witherspoon is getting candid on how motherhood changed her life.

On Thursday, the Big Little Lies star, 43, shared parenting advice in a video posted by her media company Hello Sunshine.

“I’ve been a mom since 1999,” Witherspoon revealed. “I got pregnant when I was 22 and delivered when I was 23.”

Witherspoon is mom to daughter Ava Elizabeth, 20, and son Deacon Reese, 15, with ex-husband Ryan Phillippe. The actress also shares son Tennessee James, 7, with husband Jim Toth.

While she’s certainly gotten the hang of parenting now, Witherspoon admitted she “was scared” in the beginning.

“I didn’t know what it...

A version of this article originally appeared on EW.com. Warning: This story contains major spoilers from Fox’s Prison Break revival. Read at your own risk!

Spoiler alert: Michael Scofield is alive!

Fox’s Prison Break revival kicked off Tuesday night with the rather obvious reveal that Michael (Wentworth Miller) did not die from his brain tumor — nor from a fatal electrocution, as The Final Break insinuated. His brother Lincoln (Dominic Purcell) uncovers in the premiere that Michael actually has been in a Yemeni prison under the name Kaniel Outis, who is apparently a renowned terrorist.

It’s both...

Best laid plans, right, HBO? On Thursday, the cable network sent out a press release that the premiere date for the highly-anticipated seventh season of Game of Thrones would be revealed during a special live broadcast on the show's Facebook page. Once it began, fans learned that the information they'd come for was hidden inside the massive block of ice you see in the photo above. To melt it, they needed to type "Fire" into the comments. To say that things didn't go smoothly would be an understatement. After two pauses in the live feed (to brainstorm how the hell they'd get this ice to melt faster?), it wasn't until a full hour had passed—longer than the run time of a typical...

Sometimes, you don’t get what you want in the movie world. Best laid plans don’t always work out, and the alchemy of moviemaking occasionally goes up in smoke. And so it goes for Paolo Sorrentino.

Just a couple of months after announcing he was developing a movie titled “Loro” about controversial former Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi, the director has revealed it’s been scrapped.

Continue reading Paolo Sorrentino Scraps Silvio Berlusconi Film ‘Loro’ at The Playlist.

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Gah. Best laid plans, right? Last month, time beat us, and our letters page had to take a break while we attempted to frantically steer the tolerable ship Den Of Geek towards its daily DoGMRoD (see last letters page). But we're back! And you've ben asking us more tricky questions. That we have tried to answer.

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It’s almost the start of a new month and that means Netflix is about to refresh their content by adding a lot of new titles and removing some as well. Some of the titles we’re losing include Fargo, Stand By Me, and Batman & Robin, oh no! But some of the highlights for November include the first season of Bob Odenkirk and David Cross’s new Netflix show With Bob and David; Marvel’s Jessica Jones, and The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie. Check out the full listings below:

All Title Dates are Subject to Change

Netflix U.S. Release Dates Only

Available 11/1

Beethoven’s Christmas Adventure (2011)

Girlfriends’ Guide to Divorce: Season 1

Idris Elba: Mandela, My Dad and Me (2015)

Last Days in Vietnam (2014)

Pasion de Gavilanes (2003)

Robot Overlords (2015)

Seven Deadly Sins: Season 1 — Netflix Original

Smithsonian Channel: The Day Kennedy Died (2013)

The Last Time You Had Fun (2014)

The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie...

Read More: 'Blue Caprice,' 'Best of Enemies' and More Coming to Netflix This November (Plus Indiewire's Picks) "Netflix giveth, and Netflix taketh away." Netflix is clearing house this November by pulling some Oscar-winning hits and crowdpleasers from its streaming library, so if you've been meaning to get around to "Fargo," "Rudy" and the George Clooney critical disaster "Batman & Robin," now's the time to start streaming. Below are the 54 titles leaving Netflix next month, plus Indiewire's picks on what to stream before it's too late. Synopses partially provided by Netflix.  Leaving 11/1 "1492: Conquest of Paradise" (1992)"America in Primetime" (2011)"Balto 3: Wings of Change" (2004)"Batman & Robin" (1997)"Best Kept Secret" (2013)"Best Laid Plans" (1999)"Changing...

Halloween is ending abruptly on Netflix: You only have until midnight on October 31st to stream "Scream" and several "Saw" installments as these horror films are all expiring on November 1.

And if you want to watch "Fargo" (1996), "Rudy" (1993), "Stand by Me," or "The Blues Brothers" (1980), they're also vanishing on November 1.

Here's the complete list of what's leaving Netflix streaming in November 2015.

Leaving November 1

"1492: Conquest of Paradise" (1992)

"America in Primetime" (2011)

"Bali": Season 1 (2006)

"Balto 3: Wings of Change" (2004)

"Batman & Robin" (1997)

"Best Kept Secret" (2013)

"Best Laid Plans" (1999)

"Changing Lanes" (2002)

"Cleopatra" (1963)

"Conspiracy Theory" (1997)

"Death Warrant" (1990)

"Fargo" (1996)

"Fela Kuti: Music Is the Weapon" (1982)

"Funny Games" (1997)

"Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide" (2012)

"Hero and Terror" (1988)

"House of Flying Daggers" (2004)

"Jonah: A VeggieTales Movie" (2002)

"Lunopolis" (2009)

"Move Over, Darling" (1963)

"Norman" (2010)

"Pajanimals": Season 1 (2010)

"Rudy" (1993)

"Saw" (2004)

"Saw II" (2005)

"Saw III" (2006)

"Saw IV" (2007)

"Saw V" (2008)

"Scream" (1996)

"Secrets of Mary Magdalene" (2006)

"Soul Plane" (2004)

"Stand by Me...

Recently, CBS served up the new,official synopsis/spoilers for their upcoming "Hawaii Five-o" episode 4 of season 6. The episode is entitled, "Best Laid Plans," and it turns out that we're going to see some very interesting stuff take place as Five-o hits up a scene that reveals a ton of counterfeit bills were found on a dead man, and more! In the new, 4th episode press release: Five-0 Investigates When A Wealthy Recluse Is Found Dead In A Remote Field With Nearly One Million Dollars In Counterfeit Bills, On "Hawaii Five-0," Friday, Oct. 16. Press release number 2: Five-0 will investigate when a wealthy recluse is found dead in a remote field with nearly one million dollars in counterfeit bills. Also, Adam will get kidnapped by the Yakuza and forced to torture one of Gabriel's men. Football legend Jerry Rice guest stars as himself. Guest stars feature: Brooks Whelan (Owen), Kirby Bliss Blanton...

We begin tonight’s Mistresses recap with a trip back to 1987 — when Murder, She Wrote and Moonlighting ranked among the Top 10 network shows, Fatal Attraction burned up the box office and the lilting voice of Suzanne Vega dominated radio for a minute. How did that song go, again?

His name was Luca

Went up to the second floor

Put his skeevy moves on Joss

As she guessed, he was a man-whore

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Surveillance cams to catch the sight

Then “Oh, hell no!”, out went the lights

Let...

The Flash Season 1, Episode 20: “The Trap”

Written by Alison Schapker & Brooke Eikmeier

Directed by Steve Shill

Tuesdays at 8pm Et on the CW

In “The Trap”, Barry and his team have found the secret room of Harrison Wells, and with it the secrets he has been hiding all along. They put together a plan to get Wells to confess to murdering Barry’s mother and help clear his father’s name once and for all. As they set a trap to lure Wells into telling everything, who is really trapping who?

It is getting tiring to have to begin every review with “the group tries to figure out the mystery of Harrison Wells.” The continuous overall plot of the last few episodes has been convincing everyone that Wells is up to no good. That is no longer the case. Everyone is on-board the “Harrison Wells is the Reverse-Flash!?!” train,...

ABC's Once Upon a Time has always been about the courageous daughter of Snow White and Prince Charming, Emma Swan, saving the day.Yet in "Poor Unfortunate Soul" Ursula told Hook -- and by extension the audience -- that Rumple plans to turn Emma evil. In "Best Laid Plans" Once Upon a Time went one step further to making that plan become a reality. It definitely looks like this season could involve The Savior becoming the next Queen of Darkness, but is this a good idea? Let's look a that pros and cons of turning Emma evil.

We already knew that Snow White and Charming did a horrible thing to Maleficent's baby, but in "Best Laid Plans," we find out exactly what they did to ensure that their child, Emma, stays good and heroic. And it's not pretty. Meanwhile, Henry gets closer to releasing the author than ever before, but that's not necessarily a good thing. And Regina's jig is up as she tries to pull one over on Gold.

Recently, ABC released the new,official synopsis/spoilers for their upcoming Once Upon A Time episode 16 of season 4. The episode is entitled, "Best Laid Plans," and it turns out that we're going to see some major events take place as Hook tells Emma about Gold's evil plan for her. Very interesting flashbacks are revealed, and more! In the new, 16th episode press release: Snow And Charming Make A Tragic Decision That Will Haunt Them Throughout Their Lives. Press release number 2: Hook will tell Emma that her fate is at stake in Gold’s plan while Regina leads the villains on a wild goose chase. Henry will make a breakthrough in his search to find the Author, but Mary Margaret and David are going to need a moment to reconsider the best course of action. In a Fairy Tale Land flashback, Snow and Charming search for a way to ensure...

Exclusive: It’s tempting to say that Alessandro Nivola lives a charmed life, and that might be true if he weren’t working so hard. He’s Zelig in plain sight: At this moment in time you can see him in Selma as Justice Department civil rights lawyer John Doar, who would become the lead prosecutor in the government’s case against the murders of James Chaney, Andrew Goodman and Michael Schwerner. And you can see him on the other side of the mirror, as a mobbed-up oil distributor and bete noir of Oscar Isaacs in A Most Violent Year. He played another nemesis, FBI agent Anthony Amado, on the trail of Bradley Cooper in American Hustle. And he’s still batting it around with Cooper, but now on Broadway, where he plays Frederick Treves, the humanistic doctor who rescues Cooper’s John Merrick ­­– Aka the Elephant Man – from life in a freak show booth.

For this week’s brand new spotlight piece, I wanted to cite an A-lister who is having one really good 2014, to say the least. It’s Reese Witherspoon, an Academy Award winning actress who only this year is finally solidifying her status not just as a star, but as a supremely talented actress as well. It’s high time too, as she’s given more top quality performances than a lot of people realize. From some of her early work to the performance that won her the Oscar, Witherspoon has become a deserving member of the A-list, though someone who doesn’t always get the credit that she truly deserves. As such, it’s only appropriate today to put the spotlight on her. Here we go… Witherspoon got her start with a few head turning roles in smaller films, starting with The Man in the Moon, followed by A Far Off Place and Freeway,...

When it comes to surveillance video, it's hard to get more disorienting than transitioning from a LiveStream in Ferguson, Missouri to CBS' voyeuristic "Big Brother" and it saddens me that that's what I find myself doing tonight. Between this unfortunate media juxtaposition and some exhausting travel, I can't say that I'm all that involved with what's going down on Sunday's (August 17) "Big Brother," but the job is the job... So let's watch what happens! 8:03 p.m. Oh right. Derrick and Frankie won Head of Household when we left things on Thursday. Interesting... "Big Brother" Voice-Over Man says that tonight will be the last Battle of the Block of the summer. 8:04 p.m. There are only eight people left in the House and Frankie notes that six of them are in his alliance, which means alliance-mates are going up on the Block. Caleb tells us that Victoria and Donny are the obvious targets,...

Taking an early and bossy lead on a failed Day One project is usually a decent recipe for being voted off early on "Survivor." Being viewed as the weakest player on a weak tribe is usually a decent recipe for being voted off early on "Survivor." Seemingly being on the low side of a numbers alliance is also usually a decent recipe for being voted off early on "Survivor." Going just a bit cuckoo-bananas and dumping most of your tribe's rice into the fire? Surely that's a fantastic recipe for getting voted off early on "Survivor." In retrospect, it probably isn't surprising that my exit interview with J'Tia Taylor came early in this "Survivor: Cagayan" season. The shocking thing is that J'Tia managed not to be the first or second person voted out of her Brains Tribe. In fact, the Chicago-based nuclear engineer survived one surprising vote, one genuinely shocking vote and,...

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Obsidian's espionage title has come under plenty of fire, but is it still worth a look?

Taking the premise of a very successful title and retooling it for your own needs is very common in the world of gaming. Clones of successful games are released time and time again, and these copies of other people's winning formulae can lead to equally great games. Then again, they can also produce third-rate knock-offs, which is the pigeon hole in which many people place Obsidian's Alpha Protocol.

Taking BioWare's excellent Mass Effect as a starting point, Obsidian wanted to create a real world espionage RPG that put the player in the shoes of a super secret agent. The game would take in sights from around the world, mix in stealth and gunplay and feature a heavily story-driven campaign with previously unheard of levels of user interaction. This...

As the episodes have been doing recently, we picked pretty close to where we left off. Which means we had the return of Calvin Schmidt, who was even more whiny this week (if it’s possible) than he was last week.

Speaking of whining (my own this time), I officially hate Olivia Riley, and the reason I hate her is that she is as good as Michael is but doesn't seem to have his moral compass. Don’t get me wrong, I know she isn't doing anything illegal, but it seems no matter what Madeline did, she kept destroying her "Best Laid Plans."

Which led to Michael inviting her to go with them on the run to Budapest, or Mumbai, or some other place that’s not Miami (yes, I know it was Buenos Aries), which made for an interesting counter point to events with Elsa and Sam.

First you...

Best Laid Plans: Piterbarg Gets Double the Mortensen in Debut

Argentinean director Ana Piterbarg nabs Viggo Mortensen for dual roles in her debut, a slow burn identity thriller, Everybody Has a Plan. Mortensen, having appeared in three previous Spanish speaking features, is a fellow countryman of Piterbarg, having spent his childhood in Argentina. The resulting collaboration may be disappointing to some, as this is a simmering, psychological thriller that banks mostly on constant discomfort and a slowly building menace that permeates the narrative, but this only serves to make the film a unique, fascinating, noir-tinged exercise in the swamps.

Agustin (Mortensen) stars as a doctor in Buenos Aires, who we quickly learn is in a floundering marriage with Claudia (Soledad Villamil). They are about to adopt a baby, something that Claudia is apparently passionate about, a plan that has been gestating for some time. But it turns out that...

Poor Kurt Wallander. Last time we saw him, the lugubrious Swede was desperate for a quiet life, wanting nothing more than to leave his work life in the office, and spend the evening with a warm glass of red and on-off now firmly on girlfriend Vanja (Saskia Reeves) by his side.

Wallander's back - apparently, he's a cheerful person "on the inside"

Best laid plans and all that… no sooner had the packing boxes been parked in the new rustic idyll than the plonkety-plonk ring tone on his phone was sounding, and a young woman had been washed up on a beach. And if he thought he could sneak home to a roaring fire and that inviting glass of red, even his own dog had other ideas, digging up bones in his brand new back garden.

“Thought you were trying not to take your work home with you,” said his colleague.

Another week, another Monday. So it’s time for the rundown of DVDs and Blu-rays hitting stores online and offline this week. It’s another packed week, with plenty of movies waiting to take you money, so let us breakdown the new releases and highlight what you should – and shouldn’t – be buying from today, February 20th 2012.

Pick Of The Week

Fright Night 3D (DVD/Blu-ray)

Meet the sexy new neighbour, Jerry Dandrige (Colin Farrell). He’s dangerously charming – and utterly lethal. That’s because he just happens to be a vampire, and out for blood…buckets of it. After high school senior Charley Brewster (Anton Yelchin) makes the connection between Jerry’s suspicious activity and a steadily rising body count, he vows to end the reign of terror next door. But he can’t do it alone. His only hope is Las Vegas magician/vampire-slayer Peter Vincent (David Tennant). Together,...

With the exception of the overlooked Young Adult and Martha Marcy May Marlene everything seems pretty much in order this week. Chronicle goes straight in at number one, Journey 2: The Mysterious Island pulling in the family audience and Jack and Jill gaining a well deserved and generous haul of almost a million pounds. Wait, what? Jack and Jill is the worst thing ever committed to celluloid since Grown Ups. And people are watching it? Oh God…Where are the codes to the nukes?

The Winner – Chronicle

So, it’s finally happened. After three weeks at the top War Horse has finally fallen out of the top three so if you had an each-way bet on for it this week you’re fresh out of luck I’m afraid. Stepping into the top spot however is Chronicle, Josh Trank’s superb and relatively low budget superhero thriller that’s tailor-made...

Youngest director to helm a chart-topping movie pushes Jack and Jill down the hill with Man on a Ledge coming tumbling after

The winner

On a weekend that saw a highly diverse set of new releases whose rankings weren't necessarily so easy to predict, low-budget sci-fi Chronicle won the day with £2.19m, including Wednesday/Thursday previews of £617,000. The high-school lads with superpowers edged out family-friendly adventure sequel Journey 2: The Mysterious Island, Adam Sandler cross-dressing comedy Jack and Jill, Sam Worthington thriller Man on a Ledge and a whole new batch of awards contenders arriving in an already crowded market.

With Chronicle also nabbing first place in the Us, the film's 26-year-old director Josh Trank has been hailed as the youngest ever to helm a chart-topping movie. Following the likes of Cloverfield, District 9 and Paranormal Activity, Chronicle is another reminder that a clever concept, well executed and marketed, can...

Chronicle (12A)

(Josh Trank, 2012, Us) Dane DeHaan, Michael B Jordan, Alex Russell, Michael Kelly. 83 mins

It's one of those forehead-slapping, "why didn't We think of this?" ideas: a low-budget, found-footage teen superhero movie. Think Paranormal Activity meets Misfits, or Kick-Ass meets Jackass, as three ordinary boys acquire powers but not the responsibility that comes with them. They start off with mischievous pranks, then progress to … well, part of the fun is that this is a movie out of nowhere. Pick holes in it later, but first enjoy the surprise!

Carnage (15)

(Roman Polanski, 2011, Fra/Ger/Pol/Spa) Kate Winslet, Jodie Foster, Christoph Waltz, John C Reilly. 80 mins

Four actors, two couples, one apartment, and the stage is set for a face-off that goes from sober, civilised and trivial to the exact opposite in no time. Adapted from a play, it's still pretty theatrical, but as chamber pieces go, sporadically sharp and funny.

The Descendants (15)

(Alexander Payne, 2011, Us) George Clooney, Shailene Woodley, Amara Miller, Nick Krause, Robert Forster. 115 mins

A sideways move from Sideways takes Payne on another tour of masculine crises, though this has mellowed and matured for longer. Family issues jolt Clooney out of his Hawaiian comfort zone. His wife's sudden coma puts him in charge of their two daughters, and brings their marriage into perspective, while his control of the ancestral estate adds to the burden. It's a well-rooted drama of great performances and big themes (and probably big awards).

Like Crazy (12A)

(Drake Doremus, 2011, Us) Anton Yelchin, Felicity Jones, Jennifer Lawrence. 90 mins

Young love sees no colour, but it must abide by visa regulations in this cross-Atlantic romantic saga, which tests a couple's endurance in an offbeat, indie style.

The Grey (15)

(Joe Carnahan, 2012, Us) Liam Neeson, Dermot Mulroney, Frank Grillo. 117 mins

Liam Neeson v wolves – seems like a good match.

Rookie Blue taught us all a lesson this week: be wary of popping too many pain pills.

Because you might get addicted? Nah. Because you might spill your sweet guts out to a fellow officer's girlfriend! Such was the case for Dov on "Brotherhood."

What repercussions might come about next Thursday? Look for an altercation between Dov and Chris over Gail, along with Andy assisting a woman critically injured in a car accident. The installment is titled "Best Laid Plans" and this is the official trailer:

Best Laid Plains Promo...

1. The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)

2. My Best Girl (1927)

3. The Best Man (1964)

4. Best in Show (2000)

5. Nothing But the Best (1964)

6. The Best of Enemies (1961)

7. Second Best (1994)

8. The Best of Everything (1959)

9. Best Foot Forward (1943)

10. Best Seller (1987)

11. Personal Best (1982)

12. My Best Friend's Wedding (1997)

13. Best Laid Plans (1999)

14. The Best Man (1999)

15. The Best Things in Life are Free (1956)

16. Best of the Best (1989)

17. The Best of Times (1986)

18. The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas (1982)

19. Best Friends (1982)

20. The Next Best Thing (2000)

21. Best Man (1997)

22. New Best Friend (2002)

23. The Best and the Brightest (2010)

24. Man's Best Friend (1993)

25. My Best Friend's Girl (2008)...

Director/writer: Brett Simmons.

Husk was originally a five minute short from director Brett Simmons in 2005. This title was re-worked into a full feature with help from After Dark Films. This film was released into theatres January 28th and recently, there have been a couple showings of Husk on the SyFy Network. Now, 28Dla.com finds itself lost in the cornfields and this is a where a horror fan wants to be.

Being lost in the corn creates tension, because five twenty-somethings find themselves fending off pitchfork attacks, kamikaze crows and masked scarecrows. The action is quick to begin and soon, a mythos is developed of a murdering brother in the corn rows. The psalm Genesis 4:11 will clue viewers in to the Cain and Abel story of curses, while the characters run for their soon to be ended lives in never ending stalks of corn.

There is a difficulty...

Director: Marcus Dunstan. Review: Adam Wing. Last night my girlfriend and I celebrated our anniversary together. Its been seven unforgettable years since she jumped on me in a seedy nightclub, seven years to the day since she swore she’d never get that drunk again. So me, being the old romantic that I am, chose to celebrate the occasion by cooking for her, buying her flowers - all the usual hackneyed clichés that girls enjoy. Guys like them too by the way, just putting it out there. Maybe not the flowers, but I’ll never say no to expensive chocolates and cheap wine. Work commitments meant that a night out was off the menu, so I decided that a romantic movie was the best way to go. Best laid plans and all that, when I arrived at the local supermarket I had what can best be described as an epiphany.