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Isaac Hempstead Wright on ‘Game of Thrones’ Season 7, Bran’s New Role and Why You Really Need to Get Over Hodor

July 14, 2017 Lori Acken

Now that he’s Game of Thrones’ omniscient Three-Eyed Raven, the rise of Isaac Hempstead Wright’s Bran Stark as a Westeros power player seems all but assured as the HBO hit heads into its penultimate season. With clans Lannister, Targaryen and Stark — and all their trusted and dubious allies — preoccupied with the Iron Throne, young Bran knows best the bigger threat that looms. Dialing in from the U.K., the 18-year-old Brit shared some knowledge of his own about Season 7, the Starks’ future as a family — and why we need to get over Hodor. I promised myself I […]

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VOD Spotlight: The Fate of the Furious

July 11, 2017 Paul Hall

The Fast and the Furious franchise has been alive since its first film hit theaters in 2001. As the series has progressed we have come to expect a level of consistency in the action and visuals. The plot has always been fairly constant, relying on the feeling of family within the crew. But in the new film, The Fate of the Furious, that family will be challenged when the leader becomes the team’s biggest foe. Dom (Vin Diesel) is honeymooning with Letty (Michelle Rodriguez) in Cuba. Just chilling and driving the hottest car on the island, Dom remains the epitome […]

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“I’m Funny. I’m Dirty.” Andrea Savage on Creating the New TV Mom

July 10, 2017 Barb Oates

Andrea Savage wants to create a new TV image of a mom. “As a woman, in this industry, once you start becoming of an age where you play a parent, the mom roles are just terrible. They’re just boring,” the writer, producer and comedy darling said. “I’m a mother and wife. I’m not boring. I’m funny. I’m dirty. I’m flawed.” Inspired by true stories from her own life, and with support from industry geniuses like Andy Samberg, Will Ferrell, Jessica Elbaum, Adam McCay and Gloria Sanchez, she created the hilarious I’m Sorry (Wednesdays at 10/9c beginning July 12 on truTV). […]

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On Demand DVD New Releases: July 10-16

July 10, 2017 Meredith Ennis

On Demand DVD New Releases: July 10-16 Smurfs: The Lost Village Could there be more Smurfs on the other side of the Forbidden Forest? Smurfette, Brainy, Clumsy and Hefty set off to find out if their suspicions are true — that there is a lost village of Smurfs. Voices of Demi Lovato, Danny Pudi, Jack McBrayer (PG, 1:30) 7/11 The Fate of the Furious Dom has done the one thing no one could see coming — he has betrayed his family. Of course, a mystery woman is behind his insane transition, and now the family must battle one of their own. Fast […]

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VOD Spotlight: The Zookeeper’s Wife

July 4, 2017 Meredith Ennis

Jessica Chastain may be the human star of The Zookeeper’s Wife bur surely her animal costars deserve a mention as well. for the film, CGI and effects work were kept to minimum, and were used primarily for disturbing or dangerous scenes involving animals, including the images of fatalities. The animal cast included big cats and cubs, zebras, monkeys, camels, elephants, wolves, bison, horses, pigs, birds of prey, a parrot, a skunk, and more. Animals were recruited from professional handlers who work regularly with film and television productions, as well as from private individuals. Polar bears and giraffes were filmed separately in […]

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Ring of Honor’s Mandy Leon Excited at Potential of Women of Honor

July 3, 2017 Scott Fishman

Mandy Leon fell in love with professional wrestling at an early age, inspired by the empowering women who competed. Today the Ring of Honor beauty has an active role in the growth of the Women of Honor brand and is motivated to build on the foundation those before her created. “For me, it was always Lita, Trish Stratus and Chyna who I looked up to the most,” she said. “I was fortunate enough to meet them. They all really impacted me because they were so genuine and humble people in real life. That really pushed me to hear their stories […]

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On Demand DVD New Releases July 3-9

July 3, 2017 Meredith Ennis

On Demand DVD New Releases July 3-9 Austin Found A woman who is fed up with her mundane lifestyle hatches a scheme to make her family instant celebrities by having her ex-boyfriend kidnap her 11-year-old daughter for a month. Linda Cardellini, Kristen Schaal (NR, 1:45)  7/7  Available same day as theatrical release. Song to Song In this love story set against the Austin music scene, two couples (Rooney Mara and Ryan Gosling, and Michael Fassbender and Natalie Portman) chase success amidst seduction and betrayal. (R, 2:09) 7/4 The Zookeeper’s Wife In 1939 Poland, Antonina and her husband run the popular Warsaw Zoo. […]