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OWN Introduces One of Fall TV’s Most Powerful New Dramas — Queen Sugar

September 6, 2016 Grace McCormick

Esteemed writer/director Ava DuVernay teams with Oprah Winfrey (who executive produces) for the emotionally charged new series Queen Sugar, premiering tonight on OWN at 10pmET/7pmPT. One of fall TV’s best new dramas, Queen Sugar follows the estranged Bordelon siblings, who come together in Saint Josephine, La., after their father has a stroke. Each sibling — Nova (True Blood’s Rutina Wesley), Charley (Dawn-Lyen Gardner) and Ralph Angel (Kofi Siriboe) — has their own personal struggles and socioeconomic status that has disconnected them from one another and their stories play out with deep emotion. “I loved Charley from the first scene that […]

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New to On Demand: Money Monster

September 6, 2016 Paul Hall

Money Monster is director Jodie Foster latest film, and it delves into a real world financial mess with gritty realism. Lee Gates (George Clooney) is known as the “Money Monster.” His television show of the same name mimics a kind of extreme sports version of a financial show with some pretty savvy dancing. When a mysterious man (Jack O’Connell) walks onto the set with a gun and an explosives-filled vest, things instantly transition from fun to ultra serious. Of course the mysterious man — who we soon learn is named Kyle — has a story to tell. Kyle wants answers. […]

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Harley and the Davidsons a Fun Ride Through the Iconic Motorcycle Brand’s Early History

September 5, 2016 Jeff Pfeiffer

Being based in Milwaukee, I am certainly no stranger to the sights and sounds (especially in the summertime) of the legendary Harley-Davidson motorcycle brand, but I had not known very much about its founding in the early 20th century. That’s why Discovery Channel’s Harley and the Davidsons, a three-night miniseries debuting tonight, is so fascinating. It’s a dramatization of how Walter and Arthur Davidson (Michiel Huisman and Bug Hall), with their friend Bill Harley (Robert Aramayo), risked their entire fortune and livelihood to launch the enterprise. The timing of the Davidsons’ and Harley’s efforts coincided with a booming time of […]

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On Demand DVD New Releases Sept. 5-11

September 5, 2016 Meredith Ennis

On Demand DVD New Releases Sept. 5-11 Being Charlie A teen breaks out of rehab and faces issues with his family and girlfriend. Directed by Rob Reiner (Stand By Me). Nick Robinson, Cary Elwes Common (R, 1:37) 9/6 Pre-DVD release. A Bigger Splash A famous rock star and a filmmaker are on vacation when an old friend and his daughter unexpectedly visit. The visit leads to jealousy, passion and danger that impact all of those involved. Tilda Swinton, Matthias Schoenaerts, Ralph Fiennes (R, 2:05) 9/6 The Darkness While vacationing in the Grand Canyon, the Taylor family hikes and tells stories […]

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MTV Lights It Up For Millennials In Mary + Jane and Loosely Exactly Nicole

September 3, 2016 Kellie Freeze

MTV premieres two new millennially focused series and while I’m not either series’ target audience, they offer a peek in to a world that is complex and convoluted and incredibly frustrated. Both Mary + Jane and Loosely Exactly Nicole have moments of brilliance, but I was struck by an overwhelming sense of “Meh” after watching several episodes of each. I certainly wouldn’t tune in, I doubt I’d set my DVR, but if I was sick and the remote control was 1 inch out of my reach — M’kay, I would watch. But I’m not sure this is what the show’s producers […]

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This Is Awesome: NBC’s This Is Us Is A Must-See

September 2, 2016 Lori Acken

This Is Us NBC Premieres: Sept. 20 Airs: Tuesdays at 10pm; Tuesdays at 9pm beginning Oct. 11 Who’s In It? Mandy Moore, Milo Ventimiglia, Sterling K. Brown, Justin Hartley, Chrissy Metz, Chris Sullivan  If you aren’t a heart-clutching, happily teary mess by the end of the premiere episode (or, hell, even the trailer below), well, we just don’t know about you. But we’re not going to tell you why just yet. Here’s what you should know: Pop star turned actress Moore and Heroes’ Ventimiglia costar as Rebecca and Jack, a passionate, loving couple whose triplets arrive on Jack’s 36th birthday. […]