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Animation

Amazon Prime’s New Kid Series, “Annedroids,” Boots Up July 25.

Amazon Original’s first forays into original programming, shows like Alpha House and Betas, have been met with critical acclaim. Earlier this summer, Amazon Studios released two preschool-targeted-animated series, Tumble Leaf and Creative Galaxy. On Friday, July 25, the streaming service is releasing latest release, the live-action adventure, Annedroids. The series comes from Emmy nominated producer JJ Johnson (Dino Dan) and is aimed at children ages four through seven. The series is about a young female genius, “Anne,” her human friends, android assistants and the amazing scientific discoveries they make while using principles of science, technology, engineering and math. My two […]

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Reality TV

Little Women: LA Recap, Episode 9 “Here Comes The Bride”

Here comes the bride! It’s time for a Little Women wedding! There is something incredibly sweet about a wedding. Any wedding. I just love them. I love watching two people reaffirm their love in front of family and friends. It reminds me of my own wedding and the other wedding I have =been fortunate to witness.  Love begats love. And it’s a chance to dress up and get down! One month after Christy and Todd’s near-elopement, in Las Vegas, their hastily planned wedding is only 3 days away. I can’t believe that Christy planned an entire wedding in a month! […]

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Drama

Teen Wolf Season 4 Episode 5 Recap: “The Dead Pool”

MTV’s Teen Wolf Season 4 aired its fifth episode last night, leaving us with more questions than answers. The confusion started with a girl running around Beacon Hills High. Not only was it odd for her to be running around at night, but she had blood on her hands — or should I say hand, since she later revealed that one of them had been cut off, which made some sense once Violet showed up with her trusty burning lasso. Unfortunately, it was the end of the road for this new wolf girl when she is able to escape Violet, […]

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Lifestyle

Bravo announces three-part Real Housewives of New York City reunion

Following tonight’s doozie of a The Real Housewives of New York City Season 6 finale, Bravo will air a three-part reunion beginning Tuesday, July 29 at 9pm ET/PT. Hosted by Andy Cohen, the reunion specials bring Aviva Drescher, LuAnn de Lesseps, Sonja Morgan, Carole Radziwill, Ramona Singer, Kristen Taekman and Heather Thomson together to talk about the season’s plentiful jaw-dropping moments. On tonight’s RHONY finale — already much-discussed because of Aviva’s leg-tossing tantrum at Le Cirque  — Sonja confronts Harry and LuAnn about their alleged night together and Kristen unapologetically uses nepotism to land a modeling gig. After the finale  LuAnn, Ramona and Heather join Andy to talk it over on a special Watch What […]

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Competition

“Face Off” Returns To SyFy July 22

Syfy’s special-effects makeup competition returns for a seventh season as the contestants explore the darkly delicious theme “Life and Death.” Each week, the contestants will face creative challenges designed to inspire and push their exploration of life, death, rebirth and mortality. In each episode, the contestants design, sculpt, cast, apply and paint elaborate character-defining makeups, and fabricate props, costumes and accessories. Some of the creatures the talented artists will create this season include an angry, twisted tree character; a new animal species; and a reptilian super solider that would fit into the world of G.I. Joe. The Face Off contestants […]

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Interview

Interview: Christy McGinty from “Little Women: LA”

As a result of Lifetime’s Little Women: LA, Christy McGinty is on her way to becoming a household name. Her brashness and honesty has made her a fan favorite and a focus of much of the show’s drama. In the show’s premiere episode, Christy was introduced with the quote, “if you don’t like me, I have no time for you,” and she’s remained true to her word. As longtime friendships have become strained, she’s fearlessly moved forward in her search for her own happiness. One of my favorite parts of this season has been Christy and boyfriend (then fiancé, now […]

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Kids

VOD Spotlight: An American Girl: Isabelle Dances Into the Spotlight

Go behind the scenes of  “An American Girl: Isabelle Dances Into the Spotlight” Every year, the folks behind the American Girls dolls name a “Girl of the Year.” For 2014, that girl is Isabelle Palmer, who is depicted as a nine-year-old girl studying ballet at a performing arts school. Isabelle also loves fashion design, especially creating ballet costumes, but has trouble adjusting at her new school, where she lacks self-confidence until she finds a way to stand out and use her special talents to help others. An American Girl: Isabelle Dances Into the Spotlight features Erin Pitt (Against the Wild) […]

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Movies

VOD Spotlight: Director David Ayer Talks Casting “Sabotage”

Director David Ayer cast the movie Sabotage with a specific execution firmly in mind. Ayer explains, “I want people to believe that these characters really exist. Most importantly, I wanted to surround Arnold [Schwarzenegger] with strong, capable actors — actors with great skill sets, talent … and soul. “Arnold’s an incredibly charismatic guy and really warm and engaging. He has this great relationship with Olivia [Williams, who plays Caroline Brentwood], both on and off camera. They have this incredible common ground. You never know how two actors are going to get along until you get them in the same room […]

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Drama

VOD Spotlight: Heaven is For Real

Heaven Is for Real is based on the No. 1 New York Times best-selling book of the same name and tells the true story of a boy in a small town who has a near-death experience and claims to have seen things in heaven that he couldn’t have known about. The filmmakers knew that the role of Colton Burpo was a critical one for the film. Director Randall Wallace explains, “Finding Colton was a huge challenge because the movie could not succeed if Colton seemed artificial. If you believed that he was just reciting lines, you would never believe any […]

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7 Questions With...

7 Questions With … Adam Richman of NBC’s Food Fighters

On Tuesday, July 22, NBC will premiere its new food competition series Food Fighters, hosted by Man v. Food‘s Adam Richman and featuring home cooks attempting to best the efforts of top TV chefs for cash and bragging rights. In each episode, the talented amateurs will go head-to-head with the pros who try to outcook them at their specialty dish. With each pro they defeat — average Joes are the judges — their cash bounty grows even bigger. And it won’t be easy. Iron Chef’s Cat Cora, Top Chef Masters’ Elizabeth Falkner and Lorena Garcia, Road Trip’s G. Garvin, Ace […]