'The Grid' involves a terrorist cell operating on a global level and a team of American and British counter-terrorists who are tasked with stopping it. It focuses on the emotional cost of war on victims as well as the emotional cost on those fighting terrorism. The story opens with a deadly sarin attack in London. NSC counter-terrorism director Maren Jackson (Margulies) enlists FBI agent Max Canary (McDermott) and CIA Middle Eastern analyst Raza Michaels (Marek) to aid in the inv
Season 1 review: The US TV schedules have never been shy of legal thrillers, and at first glance, The Good Wife is the kind of show that might easily blend into the crowd. And yet is has some key assets in its corner that lift it into something altogether more interesting. The key asset to The Good Wife is Julianna Marguiles in the lead role of Alicia Florrick. Not long after we meet her, we discover that her life has been blown apart by the actions of her husband. Thus, in the middle of her life, she has to restart her career as a junior at a law firm, where she finds herself competing against the younger, fresher graduates. Its an interesting dynamic, and one thats strengthened enormously by some terrific writing and thoughtful cases. For its the storytelling thats the other main strength of The Good Wife, and thats likely to keep you gripped right the way through this maiden season. Granted, theres a feeling that it often covers ground that many shows have got to before. Yet The Good Wife puts a strong enough spin on the formula to emerge as a quality TV show in its own right. --Jon Foster
Set in a Chicago County General Hospital, the multi-Emmy winning ER is very much in the tradition established by the earlier Hill Street Blues. Like that series, ER also features a range of strong characters whose personal lives often reflect the turmoil of their working environment. It also similarly features a deft, fast-moving mix of comedy, intrigue and tragedy. It could also be seen as a precursor to The West Wing, in that we regard with some awe the ability of these characters to keep on top of the mounting chaos in their day-to-day lives and the myriad problems thrown at them. In ER, this chaos may mean crack addicts, violent patients tumbling through plate glass screens, vindictive colleagues or a chief of staff who insists that fellow surgeons operate on his sick dog. The first series is best known for introducing George Clooney to the world as the likable but maverick Dr Ross; the show has often featured star guests such as Sally Field and Ewan McGregor, among others, while several seasons have seen the coming and going of various personnel. However, if one character embodies the strength of ER it's Dr Mark Greene (Anthony Edwards), whose dedication to his job has seen him turn down lucrative and cosier offers in the private sector, and who is an exemplar of decency, selflessness and emotional stability. The episodes dealing with his father's death were among the most moving in the series, touching as they did on a theme never far from ER's surface, that of reconciliation with mortality. --David Stubbs
Bobby Axelrod (Emmy® Award and Golden Globe® Award winner Damian Lewis) and Chuck Rhoades (Oscar® nominee* and Emmy® Award winner Paul Giamatti) are back. The devilishly fun (IndieWire) fifth season of BILLIONS sees their vicious rivalry reignited, while new enemies rise and take aim. Social impact pioneer Mike Prince (Corey Stoll) poses a true threat to Axe's dominance.Taylor Mason (Asia Kate Dillon) is forced back to Axe Capital, where Taylor must fight to protect their employees and their assets. Wendy Rhoades (Maggie Siff) reevaluates her loyalties and forges surprising new alliances that put her at odds with both Chuck and Axe. The stakes have no ceiling, the cutthroat rivalries no end in this 12-episode season, which features Emmy® Award winner Julianna Margulies as guest star.
Wave a tearful goodbye to Dr. Doug Ross (George Clooney) in the complete fifth series of the Emmy awarding winning medical drama. Episode comprise: 1. Day For Knight 2. Split Second 3. They Treat Horses Don't They 4. Vanishing Act 5. Masquerade 6. Stuck On You 7. Hazed And Confused 8. The Good Fight (aka A Perfect Match) 9. Good Luck Ruth Johnson 10. The Miracle Worker 11. Nobody Doesn't Like Amanda Lee 12. Double Blind 13. Choosing Joi 14. The Storm (1) 15. The Storm (2) 1
Traveller tells the strange and touching story of a veteran con man named Bobby Sherlock (Bill Paxton) and his young protg, Pat (Mark Wahlberg) who set out to make the biggest score of their lives. Complicating their efforts is the web of secrecy and intrigue involving The Travellers, an extended family of con men and women with strict codes of secrecy. Pat desperately wants to break into that family, Bobby wants to retire. The big con game set in motion by a fellow Traveller could be the big score that makes both their dreams come true.
The third season of the hugely popular long-running US medical drama. Episodes comprise: 1. Dr. Carter I Presume 2. Let The Games Begin 3. Don't Ask Don't Tell 4. Last Call 5. Ghosts 6. Fear Of Flying 7. No Brain No Gain 8. Union Station 9. Ask Me No Questions I'll Tell You No Lies 10. Homeless For The Holidays 11. Night Shift 12. Post Mortem 13. Fortune's Fools 14. Whose Appy Now? 15. The Long Way Around 16. Faith 17. Tribes 18. You Bet Your Life 19. Calling Dr. Hathaway
The Newton Boys were the most successful bank robbers in the history of the United States. They never killed anyone, never snitched and only robbed banks (just bigger thieves, in their opinion), until their final deal, which was a botched train robbery for $3 million. Engagingly played by Matthew McConaughey, Ethan Hawke, Skeet Ulrich and Vincent D'Onofrio, the Boys don't have the kind of flaws of more brutal criminals that make for more volatile dramas. The film ambles along in a leisurely way to tell its story of the Newtons' bank-robbing career, with an ever-present air of reverent Americana. This may make some viewers impatient and cause a glow in others. It seems like a departure for director Richard Linklater (Slacker and Dazed and Confused)--a costumer to be sure but Linklater's deliberately amiable pace perfectly balances the Boys' personalities. You may wander into this movie and feel right at home. The golden-hued cinematography of Peter James (Driving Miss Daisy) adds a level of comfort that makes everything warm-like. The end credits intercut archival footage of two of the real-life Newton boys toward the end of their lives, one from a 1980 appearance with Johnny Carson on The Tonight Show. --Jim Gay
Some doors are better left closed. A mysterious event at the Sunshine Motel caused ordinary things in Room 10 to transform into indestructible objects with extraordinary powers. Detective Joe Miller (Peter Krause) discovers the dangerous potential of these objects when his daughter becomes lost in the room. His only help of saving her is to find The Key but shadowy figures will stop at nothing to keep it - and the other objects - for themselves.
The Good Wife is a drama starring Emmy Award winner Julianna Margulies as a wife and mother who boldly assumes full responsibility for her family and re-enters the workforce after her husband's very public sex and political corruption scandal lands him in jail. Pushing aside the betrayal and crushing public humiliation caused by her husband Peter Alicia Florrick starts over by pursuing her original career as a defense attorney. As a junior associate at a prestigious Chicago law firm she joins her longtime friend former law school classmate and firm partner Will Gardner who is interested in rekindling their former relationship. The firm's top litigator and other partner Diane Lockhart likes Alicia's work and her connections so she and Will award her with a full-time associate position following a trial period. Alicia beat out Cary Agos a clever young attorney who takes a job in the state's attorney's office now bitter and vengeful. Alicia finds an ally and a friend in Kalinda the firm's tough and mysterious in-house investigator. Gaining confidence every day Alicia transforms herself from embarrassed politician's scorned wife to resilient career woman especially for the sake of providing a stable home for her children 14-year-old Zach and 13-year-old Grace. Now that Peter is back home and planning to run for office again with help from Eli Gold his cunning image consultant Alicia continues to redefine herself and her role in her family's life.
After serving 28 years in prison for refusing to give up information on one of his close criminal associates Val (Al Pacino) is released and picked up by his best friend Doc (Christopher Walken). They soon re-team with Hirsch (Alan Arkin) and the three embark on what turns into their last crazy night together. As the sun rises on the guys' reunion a dangerous secret comes to light and they must confront their pasts once and for all. Special Features: Director Commentary Featurettes: The Lowdown of Making Stand up Guys The Stand up Song of Jon Bon Jovi American Muscle: The Stand up Stunt Driving Scenes Deleted Scenes
An orphaned dinosaur raised by lemurs joins an arduous trek to a sancturary after a meteorite shower destroys his family home.
Ghost Ship: In a remote region of the Bering Sea a boat salvage crew discovers the eerie remains of a grand passenger liner thought lost for more than 40 years. Once onboard the crew must confront the ship's horrific past and face the ultimate fight for their lives. Eight Legged Freaks: What do you get when you cross toxic waste with a bunch of exotic spiders? Eaten!!! Mutated ravenous arachnids the size of SUVs invade a tiny Arizona town in this gleeful comedy mon
Waking Ned When Ned Devine dies from shock after winning the lottery two longtime friends in his Irish village Michael (David Kelly) and Jackie (Ian Bannen) discover the body and agree Ned would want them to benefit from his good luck. They embark on an outrageous scheme to claim the ticket. But first they have to get all the village folk to go along with their plan! Evelyn Times are tough in Dublin Ireland. But no one has it tougher than Desmond Doyle when his wife runs off and his beloved daughter Evelyn and two young sons are sent to an orphanage by the government. Enlisting the help of loyal friends (Julianna Margulies Stephen Rea) and a feisty American lawyer (Aidan Quinn) he takes his case to Ireland's Supreme Court in a history-making quest to topple an ironclad law...and win back custody of his children. In America A coming of age story seen through the eyes of 11 year old Christy the daughter of a young Irish immigrant couple trying to find their way in America...
Meet the Rizzos a family that might get along a lot better if only they could tell each other the truth. Dad Vince is the worst offender. But since the prison guard won't even admit that poker night is in fact acting class how's he ever going to explain about his illegitimate son? His daughter works as a stripper when she's supposed to be in college while young Vinnie Jr. has a secret sexual fetish that involves a 24-hour webcam and the family's 300-pound neighbour. Vince's wife Joyce is the family's rock but it's been a year since she enjoyed intimacy with her husband and it's no surprise she thinks poker night spells A-F-F-A-I-R. When former prisoner Tony enters the Rizzos' lives Joyce begins to suspect that the handsome young Tony isn't who Vince says he is. City Island is a funny touching and smart family tale about the secrets of the past catching up with the lies of the present and accepting that nobody's perfect - least of all your loved ones.
Add The Man from Elysian Fields to the list of essential movies about the pains of writing. This wry comedy-drama charts the frustrations of a financially strapped novelist (Andy Garcia) as he desperately and secretly agrees to be an "escort" for ladies who need, err, escorting. This leads him into a Faustian bargain to help a beautiful client (Olivia Williams) whose husband, a once-great, now-dying writer (a mighty James Coburn), is struggling with a final work. Of course the fact that the men are sharing a project and a woman complicates matters--and Garcia's loyal wife (Julianna Margulies) is curious about all these nights spent away. The movie explores different levels of compromise and betrayal, yet it remains tartly amusing throughout. And it has a glorious casting inspiration: the director of the mysterious escort service is played by Mick Jagger, looking decadently elegant and purring like a vaguely satanic Siamese cat. --Robert Horton
A salvage crew discover a passenger ship lost for forty years floating lifeless in a remote region of the Bering Sea. As they try to tow it back to land strange things start to happen...
House Of Wax (2005): What begins as a weekend getaway for six friends becomes a terrifying fight for their lives in House Of Wax an exciting re-imagining of the 1953 horror classic from Dark Castle Entertainment and producers Joel Silver and Robert Zemeckis. A road trip to one of the biggest college football games of the year takes a turn for the worse for Carly Paige and their friends when they decide to camp out for the night before heading to the game. A confronta
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