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TV Review: Inconsistent Season Premiere For Syfy Hit ‘Warehouse 13’
Submitted by BrianTT on July 23, 2012 - 1:06pm.CHICAGO – Syfy relaunches two of their biggest hits tonight with the fourth season premiere of “Warehouse 13” followed by the second season premiere of “Alphas.” While the latter starts strong enough to presume that the show’s sophomore outing will be vastly improved over its first year, “Warehouse 13” opens with a clunky affair, one that doesn’t really hit the right beats and somehow finds a way to waste the great Brent Spiner, as difficult as that is to do.
DVD Review: Spectacular ‘The Shield: The Complete Series Collection’
Submitted by BrianTT on November 13, 2009 - 1:32pm.CHICAGO – All seven season of the Emmy-winning, groundbreaking “The Shield,” easily one of the best programs of the ’00s, have been collected into one absolutely gorgeous set for “The Shield: The Complete Series Collection”. This time of year usually produces several complete series sets to essentially re-sell already available programs to holiday shoppers. This is one of the best.
Blu-Ray Review: Underrated ‘Orphan’ Deserved Better Blu-Ray
Submitted by BrianTT on November 5, 2009 - 10:25am.CHICAGO – “Orphan” is a surprisingly effective thriller that delivers exactly what audiences should expect from it. This is B-movie filmmaking elevated by A-list actors Vera Farmiga and Peter Sarsgaard in a clever mix of honest emotion and ridiculous, over-the-top, “Mommie Dearest”-esque insanity. The film deserved a better Blu-Ray release.
Video: Clip From DC Universe’s ‘Superman Batman: Public Enemies’
Submitted by BrianTT on September 14, 2009 - 5:13pm.CHICAGO – All of you fans of “The Dark Knight” and the amazing new game “Batman: Arkham Asylum” should mark your calendar for the next promising release in the legacy of Bruce Wayne, DC Universe’s latest straight-to-DVD release, the highly anticipated “Superman/Batman: Public Enemies,” landing in stores on September 29th, 2009.
Slideshow: 27-Image Gallery For ‘Orphan’ With Vera Farmiga, Peter Sarsgaard
Submitted by BrianTT on July 23, 2009 - 12:17pm.CHICAGO – This 27-image slideshow contains the official press images for “Orphan,” starring Vera Farmiga, Peter Sarsgaard, Isabelle Fuhrman, CCH Pounder, and Jimmy Bennett. It was written by David Leslie Johnson and directed by Jaume Collett-Serra. The film opens on July 24th, 2009.
DVD Review: Perfect Final Season of ‘The Shield’ Gets Fantastic Release
Submitted by BrianTT on June 11, 2009 - 9:27am.CHICAGO – There was no better show on television in 2008 than FX’s “The Shield” and the seventh and final season is now available on DVD.

