Starz has released a full trailer for their new sci-fi thriller series Counterpart that stars J.K. Simmons and it looks freakin' awesome! Simmons' also gets to play a complete badass! The trailer briefly explains the cool concept:
"Thirty years ago during the Cold War, there was an experiment. Something went wrong, they opened up a passage. When you go through this door, you come out the other side, identical to ours.". Here's the official synopsis:
The whole story revolves around an alternate universe that a secret organization tapped into. The official synopsis offers some additional info:
The espionage thriller follows a man named Howard Silk (Simmons), a lowly cog in the bureaucratic machinery of a Berlin-based Un spy agency. When Howard discovers that his organization safeguards the secret of a crossing into a parallel dimension, he is thrust into a shadow world of intrigue, danger, and double cross. The only man...
"Thirty years ago during the Cold War, there was an experiment. Something went wrong, they opened up a passage. When you go through this door, you come out the other side, identical to ours.". Here's the official synopsis:
The whole story revolves around an alternate universe that a secret organization tapped into. The official synopsis offers some additional info:
The espionage thriller follows a man named Howard Silk (Simmons), a lowly cog in the bureaucratic machinery of a Berlin-based Un spy agency. When Howard discovers that his organization safeguards the secret of a crossing into a parallel dimension, he is thrust into a shadow world of intrigue, danger, and double cross. The only man...
- 11/2/2017
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
Need to catch up? Check out the previous Outlander recap here.
A very important man in Jamie Fraser’s life re-enters the picture in this week’s Outlander, while a crucial one in Claire Randall’s makes a permanent exit.
In other words: Welcome back, Lord John! And rest in peace, Frank.
There’s a lot to get to, so let’s not tarry: Read on for the highlights of “All Debts Paid.”
The Arrangement | We check back in with the Randalls in 1956. Claire studies for med school and Frank makes breakfast. It’s clear that, while they’re not...
A very important man in Jamie Fraser’s life re-enters the picture in this week’s Outlander, while a crucial one in Claire Randall’s makes a permanent exit.
In other words: Welcome back, Lord John! And rest in peace, Frank.
There’s a lot to get to, so let’s not tarry: Read on for the highlights of “All Debts Paid.”
The Arrangement | We check back in with the Randalls in 1956. Claire studies for med school and Frank makes breakfast. It’s clear that, while they’re not...
- 9/25/2017
- TVLine.com
The first teaser has been released for J.K. Simmons new sci-fi thriller called Counterpart. This is a series which is set to air on Starz. The teaser hardly gives us anything other than Simmons' character killing someone in a car. There's also no sense of any sci-fi elements in the teaser, but the story revolves around a secret organization crossing over into a parallel universe, so that should be sci-fi enough for you! Here's the synopsis:
The espionage thriller follows a man named Howard Silk (Simmons), a lowly cog in the bureaucratic machinery of a Berlin-based Un spy agency. When Howard discovers that his organization safeguards the secret of a crossing into a parallel dimension, he is thrust into a shadow world of intrigue, danger, and double cross. The only man he can trust is "Prime," also played by Simmons, Howard's near-identical counterpart from this parallel world.
This series is...
The espionage thriller follows a man named Howard Silk (Simmons), a lowly cog in the bureaucratic machinery of a Berlin-based Un spy agency. When Howard discovers that his organization safeguards the secret of a crossing into a parallel dimension, he is thrust into a shadow world of intrigue, danger, and double cross. The only man he can trust is "Prime," also played by Simmons, Howard's near-identical counterpart from this parallel world.
This series is...
- 8/30/2017
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
That said, it’s not a film he would have made. The only man more synonymous with the Alien franchise than Ridley Scott is James Cameron, who of course directed 1986 sequel Aliens. Many fans consider Aliens to be the hands down best film in the entire franchise, so it’s at least interesting to hear what […]...
- 8/14/2017
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
In some ways, the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise can be compared to the Transformers franchise. They’re big, bombastic visual effects extravaganzas that surprised many in their first entry, but have since disappointed on many levels. Yet despite said disappointments, they both still manage to make huge bucks at the box office.
When it comes to the Pirates movies, I tend to find myself in the minority. I enjoyed the first one okay, but really fell in love with the second entry, Dead Man’s Chest, which I thought successfully amped up the fun and scope of the original without going too far into the deep end. The third entry, At World’s End lost me completely with its overly-convoluted narrative, and by the time On Stranger Tides came around, I’d already had enough of my fill of Pirates, so I didn’t even bother.
With that in mind,...
When it comes to the Pirates movies, I tend to find myself in the minority. I enjoyed the first one okay, but really fell in love with the second entry, Dead Man’s Chest, which I thought successfully amped up the fun and scope of the original without going too far into the deep end. The third entry, At World’s End lost me completely with its overly-convoluted narrative, and by the time On Stranger Tides came around, I’d already had enough of my fill of Pirates, so I didn’t even bother.
With that in mind,...
- 5/26/2017
- by Joseph Medina
- LRMonline.com
Kawan DeBose is definitely going places!
In this exclusive sneak peek at next Monday's The Voice, the 30-year-old musician delivers a stunning rendition of Marvin Gaye's "Let's Get It On" for his blind audition -- but it's another legendary singer that the judges compare him to.
Watch: Adam Levine Calls Blake Shelton and Gwen Stefani's 'Voice' Arguments Like a Sportscaster
"The only man who can do the falsetto with the same kind of ease and the same kind of range is Prince," Adam Levine says after turning his chair around. "When you up like he does, the way you maneuver around, the way you cascade around it, has that… you want to make that face of like… that's the best thing ever. I can't even believe that you can do that. You are truly one in a billion."
"I've never felt a connection so strong. I can do this for you, man," Levine...
In this exclusive sneak peek at next Monday's The Voice, the 30-year-old musician delivers a stunning rendition of Marvin Gaye's "Let's Get It On" for his blind audition -- but it's another legendary singer that the judges compare him to.
Watch: Adam Levine Calls Blake Shelton and Gwen Stefani's 'Voice' Arguments Like a Sportscaster
"The only man who can do the falsetto with the same kind of ease and the same kind of range is Prince," Adam Levine says after turning his chair around. "When you up like he does, the way you maneuver around, the way you cascade around it, has that… you want to make that face of like… that's the best thing ever. I can't even believe that you can do that. You are truly one in a billion."
"I've never felt a connection so strong. I can do this for you, man," Levine...
- 3/3/2017
- Entertainment Tonight
One of the most appealing things about Days of Our Lives used to be how strong the women were.
Kayla, Jennifer, and Hope were women with careers of their own who accompanied their husbands on adventures and weren't afraid to stand up for their partners when family members, friends, or enemies tried to interfere. Nicole, Kate and Sami were strong villains who felt justified in doing what they did and didn't put up with any Bs.
Nowadays, though, the strength seems to be disappearing. We have shades of it with Kate standing up to Andre and Eduardo, but even she is a shadow of her former self.
Meanwhile, most of the women are busy pursuing one or more men and sex seems to be the only thing on their minds, and the men aren't much better.
Nicole is one of the worst casualties of the current writing regime's insistence that...
Kayla, Jennifer, and Hope were women with careers of their own who accompanied their husbands on adventures and weren't afraid to stand up for their partners when family members, friends, or enemies tried to interfere. Nicole, Kate and Sami were strong villains who felt justified in doing what they did and didn't put up with any Bs.
Nowadays, though, the strength seems to be disappearing. We have shades of it with Kate standing up to Andre and Eduardo, but even she is a shadow of her former self.
Meanwhile, most of the women are busy pursuing one or more men and sex seems to be the only thing on their minds, and the men aren't much better.
Nicole is one of the worst casualties of the current writing regime's insistence that...
- 12/31/2016
- by Jack Ori
- TVfanatic
As the Summer starts to fade, the multiplex looks again to sports films, those (like the “sport” of movie viewing) which are set indoors, away from the harsh cold winds. We’re not talking hockey or basketball, but rather the “mano y mano” battle that seems almost tailor-made for movies, boxing. Of course, there are many times when the boxing flick has been mixed with other genres. Just last year we had a boxing/ family tear-jerker with Southpaw and a boxing/ fantasy/ franchise-reboot Creed (it squeezed a few tears from audiences, too). This time out (perhaps to be an early Oscar contender), we’re seeing a pugilistic biography, a mix that goes back to the dawn of cinema. The 1940’s had Gentleman Jim, and the 50’s had Paul Newman as Rocky Marciano in Somebody Up There Likes Me. The greatest true-life boxing biopic may be 1980’s Raging Bull with an Oscar-winning turn by Robert DeNiro.
- 8/26/2016
- by Jim Batts
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
It’s easy to see an anti-feminist “Just look what happens to women who break the rules” underneath what is most obviously simply straight-up salaciousness.
Baby Face is a 1933 Hollywood film from the moment just before the so-called Hays Code, which had been created in 1929 but hadn’t had much in the way of teeth, began to be seriously enforced… and it’s pretty clear that outrage over this movie helped contribute to the push for the Code to claim its power to censor. This movie may represent the pinnacle of cinematic “offenses” that pre-Code films committed that had conservatives and self-appointed morality police up in arms: Baby Face is blatantly, openly about sex in a way that few movies ever are, even today. Even “worse,” it’s about a woman using the power of sex to get ahead in the world.
Whether or not Baby Face was seen in...
Baby Face is a 1933 Hollywood film from the moment just before the so-called Hays Code, which had been created in 1929 but hadn’t had much in the way of teeth, began to be seriously enforced… and it’s pretty clear that outrage over this movie helped contribute to the push for the Code to claim its power to censor. This movie may represent the pinnacle of cinematic “offenses” that pre-Code films committed that had conservatives and self-appointed morality police up in arms: Baby Face is blatantly, openly about sex in a way that few movies ever are, even today. Even “worse,” it’s about a woman using the power of sex to get ahead in the world.
Whether or not Baby Face was seen in...
- 8/8/2016
- by MaryAnn Johanson
- www.flickfilosopher.com
Previously titled Move That Body, the upcoming R-rated comedy Rock That Body, starring Scarlett Johansson, has now expanded its cast list ahead of an August production start. Zoe Kravitz had already joined Johansson on the project, and the two actresses will now appear alongside Kate McKinnon (Saturday Night Live), Jillian Bell (Workaholics) and Ilana Glazer (Broad City).
Details on the plot of the film are few and far between, beyond the simplest of plot outlines: five friends rent a Miami beach house for a bachelorette party and accidentally kill a male stripper. The only man currently listed in the cast is co-writer Paul W. Downs, so it could well be that he will be the one performing for the women, with fatal consequences. Downs wrote the script with Lucia Aniello, who will also direct – and the two are known for their collaboration on Broad City.
While the concept seems straightforward,...
Details on the plot of the film are few and far between, beyond the simplest of plot outlines: five friends rent a Miami beach house for a bachelorette party and accidentally kill a male stripper. The only man currently listed in the cast is co-writer Paul W. Downs, so it could well be that he will be the one performing for the women, with fatal consequences. Downs wrote the script with Lucia Aniello, who will also direct – and the two are known for their collaboration on Broad City.
While the concept seems straightforward,...
- 5/3/2016
- by Sarah Myles
- We Got This Covered
The “What Killed Uncle Matt?” contest from the makers of Distiller starts today and we have an exclusive look at their latest comic! Also in this round-up: Weird Detective comic details and a look at Neca’s new Godzilla figure.
Distiller Comic & Contest: “On March 16th we’ll be celebrating one year of uninterrupted weekly comics based on Distiller by running a contest called “What killed Uncle Matt?”
Background clues laced throughout the movie and comics link up to the tell the story of how Uncle Matt really disappeared and what happened to him (unseen in the film).
To enter, contestants only need to post their theories of what happened to Matt on our Facebook page (facebook.com/distillerthemovie).
The grand prize will go to the first eligible person to post the correct answer. They will win the screen used puppet of the Goblin (with Teddy Bear suit) which we...
Distiller Comic & Contest: “On March 16th we’ll be celebrating one year of uninterrupted weekly comics based on Distiller by running a contest called “What killed Uncle Matt?”
Background clues laced throughout the movie and comics link up to the tell the story of how Uncle Matt really disappeared and what happened to him (unseen in the film).
To enter, contestants only need to post their theories of what happened to Matt on our Facebook page (facebook.com/distillerthemovie).
The grand prize will go to the first eligible person to post the correct answer. They will win the screen used puppet of the Goblin (with Teddy Bear suit) which we...
- 3/16/2016
- by Tamika Jones
- DailyDead
Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain marked what could possibly be the final Metal Gear game with Hideo Kojima’s involvement. However, Konami has stated that the Metal Gear franchise is far from over. That’s right, the universe of Metal Gear will live on and not just in pachinko form. But where could Konami take the series after The Phantom Pain. While a lot of ends have been tied in the series since V released, here are a few ideas on where Metal Gear can go in future installments.
If you’re still running off that Phantom Pain steam, how about another open world, base building game. Konami could finish the Big Boss arc once and for all as there is still more story to be told about the final days of the legendary mercenary. While The Phantom Pain dealt with Big Boss’ lust for revenge building Diamond Dogs...
If you’re still running off that Phantom Pain steam, how about another open world, base building game. Konami could finish the Big Boss arc once and for all as there is still more story to be told about the final days of the legendary mercenary. While The Phantom Pain dealt with Big Boss’ lust for revenge building Diamond Dogs...
- 10/9/2015
- by Ryan Espinoza
- SoundOnSight
Looking for a good book recommendation? Our writers have a few unsung sci-fi, fantasy and horror gems up their sleeves...
Other people. What’s the point of them? They’re noisy and everywhere.
There is one thing they’re especially good at, however, and that’s recommending new stuff. In the spirit of that, we asked our writers to recommend great books that, for whatever reason, haven’t been surrounded by as much fuss and recognition as they deserve.
Nominations came in for personal favourites in fiction, non-fiction, children’s books and graphic novels, so we’ve divided them up into a series of features, the first of which is below, on great unsung sci-fi, fantasy, horror and thriller adult fiction.
Our hope is that you’ll demonstrate your worth as other people by carrying on the recommendations in the comments section below. Thanks in advance.
The Ladies Of Grace...
Other people. What’s the point of them? They’re noisy and everywhere.
There is one thing they’re especially good at, however, and that’s recommending new stuff. In the spirit of that, we asked our writers to recommend great books that, for whatever reason, haven’t been surrounded by as much fuss and recognition as they deserve.
Nominations came in for personal favourites in fiction, non-fiction, children’s books and graphic novels, so we’ve divided them up into a series of features, the first of which is below, on great unsung sci-fi, fantasy, horror and thriller adult fiction.
Our hope is that you’ll demonstrate your worth as other people by carrying on the recommendations in the comments section below. Thanks in advance.
The Ladies Of Grace...
- 7/2/2015
- by louisamellor
- Den of Geek
As a shadowy hacker causes a nuclear meltdown at a reactor in China, the camera dives into a series of wires and flies through the microscopic highways of a computer chip, lights indicating the 1s and 0s that are altered to trigger the disaster. It's a cheesy CGI moment reminiscent of something you'd see in a 1990s movie about hacking, and director Michael Mann uses the gimmick twice in the first ten minutes of Blackhat. Things do not get better from there.
A Chinese computer expert (Leehom Wang) teams with an American FBI agent (Viola Davis) to track the man responsible for the crime. The only man who can help them is Nick Hathaway (Chris Hemsworth), a convicted hacker serving a thirteen year prison sentence. Pulling Hathaway from prison, the gang begins trying to unravel artifacts of code left behind in order to pinpoint the identity of the hacker before he strikes again.
A Chinese computer expert (Leehom Wang) teams with an American FBI agent (Viola Davis) to track the man responsible for the crime. The only man who can help them is Nick Hathaway (Chris Hemsworth), a convicted hacker serving a thirteen year prison sentence. Pulling Hathaway from prison, the gang begins trying to unravel artifacts of code left behind in order to pinpoint the identity of the hacker before he strikes again.
- 1/14/2015
- by Ben Pearson
- GeekTyrant
Steve Tisch talking Super Bowl contenders on the balcony… Amy Adams and Reese Witherspoon huddled in the hallway as a two-woman tag team …“Captain America” Chris Evans facing down “Superman” Henry Cavill … Cara Delevingne taking polaroid selfies … Roger Friedman acknowledging his buzzy Phylicia Rashad “Cosby” defense interview … Miles Teller and Robert Duvall having an inter-generational chat by the fireplace … and some actual firemen searching the penthouse (cue the “this party was hot” pun disaster) were just some of W Magazine’s Best Performances from its party at the Chateau Marmont on Thursday night.
Also read: Golden Globes Predictions: Who Will Win,...
Also read: Golden Globes Predictions: Who Will Win,...
- 1/10/2015
- by Mikey Glazer
- The Wrap
Doctor Who, Season 8, Episode 7, “Kill the Moon”
Written by Peter Harness
Directed by Paul Wilmshurst
Airs Saturdays at 9pm Et on BBC America
This week, on Doctor Who: The Doctor and Clara discuss respect and choice. Also, space spiders.
In “The Caretaker”, the Doctor expressed a level of ownership over Clara, demanding an explanation for her relationship with Danny. In “Kill the Moon”, any ounce of paternalism is removed, as a fun and scary adventure on the moon gives way to an exploration of choice, responsibility, and respect.
The episode starts out fairly typically, with the Doctor heading off on an adventure with Clara and Courtney (who he’s accidentally traumatized). There’s a lot to like right off the bat, with the episode switching nimbly from comedy (nice to know there’s an official Tardis anti-hanky-panky rule, though that might be a post-River addition) to suspense. Writer Peter Harness...
Written by Peter Harness
Directed by Paul Wilmshurst
Airs Saturdays at 9pm Et on BBC America
This week, on Doctor Who: The Doctor and Clara discuss respect and choice. Also, space spiders.
In “The Caretaker”, the Doctor expressed a level of ownership over Clara, demanding an explanation for her relationship with Danny. In “Kill the Moon”, any ounce of paternalism is removed, as a fun and scary adventure on the moon gives way to an exploration of choice, responsibility, and respect.
The episode starts out fairly typically, with the Doctor heading off on an adventure with Clara and Courtney (who he’s accidentally traumatized). There’s a lot to like right off the bat, with the episode switching nimbly from comedy (nice to know there’s an official Tardis anti-hanky-panky rule, though that might be a post-River addition) to suspense. Writer Peter Harness...
- 10/5/2014
- by Kate Kulzick
- SoundOnSight
by Jonathan Weichsel
Galactic Film Festival 2014
I have always wondered why, with all the horror festivals in La, there isn't a dedicated science fiction film festival in the city. Well, I now have to wonder no longer, because on August 9th I attended a cool science fiction film fest, The Galactic Film Festival, a presentation of The Academy of Film Festivals, the same institution that brought us last year's horror oriented Rip Film Festival.
Horror and science fiction have always gone hand in hand, and there were some great horror themed shorts and features that played Saturday.
Deadly Punkettes
I have been singing the praise of director Jared Masters' exploitation and trash cinema inspired films for some time, and Deadly Punkettes, his newest feature, is also his best. Masters warned me before the screening that I was going to see the "clean" version, and that there is a dirty...
Galactic Film Festival 2014
I have always wondered why, with all the horror festivals in La, there isn't a dedicated science fiction film festival in the city. Well, I now have to wonder no longer, because on August 9th I attended a cool science fiction film fest, The Galactic Film Festival, a presentation of The Academy of Film Festivals, the same institution that brought us last year's horror oriented Rip Film Festival.
Horror and science fiction have always gone hand in hand, and there were some great horror themed shorts and features that played Saturday.
Deadly Punkettes
I have been singing the praise of director Jared Masters' exploitation and trash cinema inspired films for some time, and Deadly Punkettes, his newest feature, is also his best. Masters warned me before the screening that I was going to see the "clean" version, and that there is a dirty...
- 8/18/2014
- by admin
- MoreHorror
With a promise to be back next year, bigger and better, the final day of the first edition of Navi Mumbai International Film Festival (Nmiff) unfolded.
After two days of celebrating cinema, the third final saw movies like Touring talkies, directed by Gajendra Ahire, Surkhab, directed by Sanjay Talreja, Echo, directed by Suraj Nair, and Why Mom, directed by Jay B Ghadiali among others.
Post the movie screenings, the celebration started by an award ceremony to felicitate the talent of established as well as young & independent filmmakers from across the globe. The jury rewarded Lost House by Nikolay Kotyash from Russia as the best film under the student shorts category and Prism by Sandip Pandurang Mane from India won the second prize under the student shorts category. Prios Feher Zold (red, white and green) by Tarek Raffoul from Lebanon won the first prize for the best documentary under the students...
After two days of celebrating cinema, the third final saw movies like Touring talkies, directed by Gajendra Ahire, Surkhab, directed by Sanjay Talreja, Echo, directed by Suraj Nair, and Why Mom, directed by Jay B Ghadiali among others.
Post the movie screenings, the celebration started by an award ceremony to felicitate the talent of established as well as young & independent filmmakers from across the globe. The jury rewarded Lost House by Nikolay Kotyash from Russia as the best film under the student shorts category and Prism by Sandip Pandurang Mane from India won the second prize under the student shorts category. Prios Feher Zold (red, white and green) by Tarek Raffoul from Lebanon won the first prize for the best documentary under the students...
- 2/8/2014
- by Press Releases
- Bollyspice
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