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"Trenchcoats. Cigarettes. Revolvers. Femme Fatales."
Journey back to a time when crime movies were populated by grifters, coppers, twists and molls, when heroes were fallible, sex was a weapon, and the only thing that was black-and-white was the film.
Love crime noir? You'll love this! >> Posted 10.08.12 by BrentJS -
After releasing a preview clip last week, Twentieth Century Fox is offering two new scenes from its Honest Abe–vampire mashup. Based on author-screenwriter Seth Grahame-Smith's book of the same name, Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter blends historical facts from Lincoln's (Benjamin Walker) life and career with details of the former President's secret attempts to rid the United States of the bloodsuckers plaguing the country.
The previous clip showed Lincoln and William Johnson (Anthony Mackie) taking a train trip to Gettysburg that had both men fighting vampires en route. While one of these new clips is also devoted to showing Lincoln fight vampires, the first looks at Lincoln's early tutelage under his fanged mentor Henry Sturges (Dominic Cooper), who helps Lincoln perfect his ax-wielding skills.
watch the clips >> Posted 06.19.12 by Ryan -
The Emmy Award–winning Pillars of the Earth returns to Reelz this Friday, April 20, at 11pm ET / 8pm PT. The nine-part miniseries features stellar performances from Ian McShane (Deadwood, Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides), Rufus Sewell (The Illusionist, A Knight’s Tale), and Donald Sutherland (The Hunger Games, The Italian Job) among others.
Based on Ken Follett's best-selling novel of the same name, Pillars is an epic tale of good and evil set against a backdrop of war, religious strife, and power struggles in 12th-Century England. The miniseries plays out over the next nine weeks, with new episodes airing Fridays through June 15th and encore showings on Saturdays. ReelzChannel is Dish 299, DirecTV 238, and available on your cable system.
Get the Pillars of the Earth enhanced-viewing app >> Posted 04.17.12 by Chris -
We're still waiting for a trailer for director Timur Bekmambetov's (Wanted) adaptation of Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter, but thankfully, Entertainment Weekly has released more new photos to go along with the new poster and stills that were released last month.
Based on author-screenwriter Seth Grahame-Smith's (Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, the upcoming Dark Shadows) book, Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter mixes historical fact with a (fictional?) back-story that follows Lincoln (Benjamin Walker) as an ax-wielding vampire slayer whose own mother was was murdered by vampires. "The joke is in the title, and then we fully commit to it," said Walker to EW. The actor revealed that he will play Lincoln in various stages of his life during the course of the movie that co-star Anthony Mackie (The Hurt Locker) has previously described as a "a recontextualization of history".
see the other photos >> Posted 02.08.12 by Ryan -
The Emmy–winning epic miniseries The Pillars of the Earth debuts on Reelz this Sunday, and we have a free app available that will enhance your viewing experience. Along with allowing you to delve deeper in the the story and 12th-century English history, the app helps you keep straight the large cast of characters in the sweeping historical saga based on Ken Follett's best-selling novel.
The app features Follett's personal notes about the adaptation, including his comments about the key characters, crucial scenes, and even his own cameo. It also offers a Timeline of Events, giving historical context to the depicted events, and is loaded with tidbits about how actors prepared for their roles and what changed from the book to the miniseries. There is also an opportunity for fans to join the conversation through Facebook Connect and Twitter.
The Pillars of the Earth makes its Reelz premiere on Sunday, December 4 at 8pm ET and 8pm PT, with a two-hour presentation of episodes 1 and 2 airing back to back. All nine episodes will play out over the week, with the final two episodes airing December 11. Check out the full schedule. ReelzChannel is Dish 299, DirecTV 238, and available on your cable system.
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This December, premiering on ReelzChannel is the Emmy-nominated miniseries The Pillars of the Earth. The nine-part epic production based on Ken Follett's best-selling novel will start December 4th at 8pm E and 8pm P.
Pillars stars Ian McShane, Rufus Sewell, and Donald Sutherland, and follows the storied construction of a gothic cathedral in 12th Century England, set against a backdrop of war, religious strife, and power struggles.
Pillars is getting the old-school miniseries treatment, with episodes airing on consecutive days during numerous time slots. ReelzChannel is Dish 299, DirecTV 238, and available on your cable system.
See showtimes for The Pillars of the Earth Posted 11.17.11 by reelz -
Jessica Chastain has starred in a variety of movies already this year from the spy thriller, The Debt, to the heavy drama of The Tree of Life, just to name a few (there were five others just this year). In September, Chastain forged ahead with yet another role, landing one of the two leading female roles in the upcoming sci-fi epic Horizons, opposite Tom Cruise. She could also end up playing the late Princess Diana in an upcoming biopic as well.
Thompson on Hollywood reports that one of the projects that might move forward after being announced at the American Film Market is Caught in Flight, which would see Chastain as Diana in a story described as "love story between a princess locked in a tower and an ordinary man". The story is based on the secret love affair between Diana and heart surgeon Dr. Hasnat Kahn and reportedly portrays Diana as a "damaged person who stalks the doctor after he ends the affair".
The script for Caught in Flight was written by Stephen Jeffreys (The Libertine) with German director Oliver Hirschbiegel (Five Minutes of Heaven). Should everything move forward, production begins in the spring of next year.
Rufus sewell starts a war in Paradise Lost; Miley Cyrus is Dracula's daughter >> Posted 11.08.11 by Ryan -
The Kennedys is not waiting for the Emmys to start collecting awards. The epic eight-part movie event, which aired on Reelz, was a big winner at the Gemini Awards, Canada's top TV honors (The Kennedys was shot in the country). Barry Pepper, who played Bobby Kennedy, won for Lead Actor in a Drama or Mini Series and Diana Hardcastle, who played his mother, Rose Kennedy, won for Best Supporting Actress. The Kennedys also won Best Photography in a Drama or Mini Series. Catch it again, starting November 6.
The Pillars of the Earth won Best Movie or Mini Series at the Gemini Awards — exciting news since we'll be airing this sweeping nine-part mini series starting Sunday, December 4. The Pillars of the Earth stars Ian McShane, Rufus Sewell, and Donald Sutherland.
Both The Kennedys and The Pillars of the Earth are nominated for several awards each at the upcoming Emmys. For the first time, this year ReelzChannel is broadcasting the Creative Arts Emmy Awards. Watch them the night before the Primetime Emmys, Sept. 17, at 8PM ET/PT. ReelzChannel is on DirecTV channel 238, Dish Network channel 299, and available on your cable or satellite system.
Sign up for Kennedys alerts and Pillars of the Earth alerts to get email reminders right before each series airs, with tune-in dates and times.
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The Emmy-nominated The Pillars of the Earth will air on ReelzChannel starting Sunday, December 4. Based on Ken Follet's best selling novel, the nine-part miniseries is a sweeping epic set in 12th-century England that features stellar performances from Ian McShane, Rufus Sewell, and Donald Sutherland.
Follet's sensuous story — set against a backdrop of war, religious strife, and power struggles — was an Oprah Book Club selection and has sold nearly 19 million copies worldwide. Three-time DGA award-winner Sergio Mimica-Gezzan directed the miniseries.
watch the trailer and get schedule details >> Posted 08.30.11 by reelz -
Abraham Lincoln is a popular figure in movies these days with not one, but three upcoming movies dramatizing the life of the former 16th President of the United States. The first of the three is director Robert Redford's The Conspirator, which is set at the end of Lincoln's life and the trial of those that conspired in the President's assassination, and opens tomorrow, April 15.
2012 will see two movies about Lincoln: first is director Timur Bekmambetov's adaptation of Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter which blends historical facts with the President's vendetta to rid the world of vampires, and then, later that year, director Steven Spielberg's biopic Lincoln, which is based on Doris Kearns Goodwin's best-selling book, Team of Rivals, which explored the political battles between Lincoln and his cabinet. While both Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter and Lincoln are in different stages of production, the two movies have made significant casting announcements this week.
who's playing what? >> Posted 04.14.11 by Ryan