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Every state has its own histories, landscapes, and stories worth telling, but some lend themselves to more visually stimulating tales than others. There are bland-looking states that shall remain unnamed, and then there are ones that feel intriguing and inviting no matter which way the camera's pointed. Hawaii is an obvious pick on that count, but Alaska gives it a real run for the top spot. It is an endlessly stunning place to be with natural beauty staring you down from every direction. That beauty can come at a cost, though, as nature can be both unrelenting and unforgiving.

That reality, when coupled with the vast size of the state and a sparse population, leaves it ripe for drama, danger, and stories about isolation both intentional and otherwise. It's a place where a detective can be driven mad by the lack of night ("Insomnia"), a humorously inappropriate romance can take...

Land of Bad records one of the worst box office weekends for any of Russell Crowe's films. The action thriller struggled with a low Rotten Tomatoes score and only opened in 1,120 theaters, impacting its performance. Despite its disappointing numbers, Land of Bad boasts a respectable per-cinema average.

Land of Bad is just that… bad. What started out as a slew of terrible reviews on Rotten Tomatoes has turned into a nightmare at the box office. Actor Russell Crowe’s latest big-screen adventure has turned out to be one of his worst performers in theaters. And even with that extra day over the long holiday weekend, thanks to Washington’s Birthday, Land of Bad barely squeaked its way into the Top 10.

According to Box Office Mojo, Land of Bad landed the No. 10 spot at the domestic box office with an estimated total of $2 million for the four-day weekend ($1.8 million for...

Russell Crowe has sustained multiple injuries throughout his career due to physically demanding movie roles, including torn Achilles tendons, a disintegrating hip, missing cartilage in his toes, shoulder injuries, and bone marrow edemas in his knees. The filming of "Gladiator" contributed to Crowe's Achilles injuries and disintegrating hip, while other films like "Mystery, Alaska" and "Cinderella Man" also added to his injury list. Crowe's injuries were a result of the intense physicality and dangerous nature of the action sequences in his films, and despite the risks, he persevered and pushed through the rigorous physical demands of his roles.

Russell Crowe has starred in some physically intensive movies, resulting in several injuries. The 59-year-old movie star began his career in the 1990s, appearing in Australian films before earning international acclaim for his roles in L.A. Confidential and The Insider. He reached the pinnacle of his stardom with the Ridley Scott historical epic Gladiator,...

Longtime NHL analyst and former hockey coach and player Barry Melrose is retiring from ESPN after being diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease.

““I’ve had over 50 extraordinary years playing, coaching and analyzing the world’s greatest game, hockey,” he said in a statement. “It’s now time to hang up my skates and focus on my health, my family, including my supportive wife Cindy, and whatever comes next.”

The news was first revealed by Melrose’s friend and network colleague John Buccigross, just hours before the 2023-2024 NHL season begins.

“I’ve worked with Barry at ESPN for over a quarter century. Cold beers and hearty laughs in smokey cigar bars,” Buccigross wrote on X along with a tribute video from ESPN. “A razor sharp wit, he was always early & looked like a million bucks. I love him. I’ll miss him.”

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Barry Melrose has Parkinson's disease and is...

Barry Melrose, who has served as an NHL analyst at ESPN for nearly three decades and coached Wayne Gretzky and the Los Angeles Kings to the Stanley Cup Final in 1993, has retired from the network after a Parkinson’s diagnosis.

“I’ve had over 50 extraordinary years playing, coaching and analyzing the world’s greatest game, hockey,” Melrose, 67, said in a statement. “It’s now time to hang up my skates and focus on my health, my family, including my supportive wife Cindy, and whatever comes next.”

His longtime friend and network colleague John Buccigross had revealed the news on social media — hours before the 2023-24 NHL season begins.

“Barry Melrose has Parkinson’s disease and is stepping away from our ESPN family to spend more time with his,” Buccigross wrote on X/Twitter. “I’ve worked with Barry at ESPN for over a quarter century. Cold beers and hearty laughs in smokey cigar bars.

Four “Hunger Games” movies are coming to Fox’s free streaming service Tubi beginning May 1. The games begin with one girl and one boy from each district trained in the art of survival and ultimately, battling to the death. Unless your character is played by Jennifer Lawrence, in which case, all bets are off.

Watch the trailer for “The Hunger Games”:

Also coming is the Tubi original comedy “Pastacolypse” on May 21. When a global ban on gluten destroys the life of billionaire celebrity chef Alfredo Manicotti, he leads a pasta uprising that threatens humanity. It’s up to his spoiled heiress daughter to save the world.

The true-crime story of Joseph DeAngelo arrives May 10. A devoted family man and police officer, DeAngelo was also the Golden State Killer. For 40 years, he raped and murdered women in California. “Evil Among Us: The Golden State Killer” reveals how a genetic match...

Though not as prevalent on the big screen as the likes of baseball or boxing, the best hockey movies highlight the thrill of the sport. Watching the National Hockey League games is a favorite pastime of many people. With a mix of skating, puck-handling skills, and physical brutality, hockey is a truly unique and demanding pastime that can create some terrific drama on screen. The best hockey movies honor the sport itself while telling their own stories.

There is surprising variety among the most notable hockey movies, spanning all kinds of genres. There are the typical inspiring stories that viewers usually expect within sports dramas, however, there are also hilarious comedies, thrilling action movies, and family-friendly stories. There have also been hockey movies that explore the most famous and captivating true stories in hockey history. From die-hard fans of the sport to those who are far removed, the best hockey movies will entertain them all.

Marvyn Korn is no Ted Lasso. But he might have to be in order to thrive, both as a coach and as the main character of a new streaming TV show.

In Disney+’s new sports dramedy Big Shot, John Stamos plays Marvyn, a legendary — and legendarily hot-tempered — men’s basketball coach whose antics make him unemployable at the college level. The sport is all he cares about, so he reluctantly takes a job coaching a girls team at a California prep school. He is intense and unyielding from the start,...

Since he quit his job as a lawyer to work full-time in television, David E. Kelley has had the kind of career of which dreams are made. He has been a chief creative force behind era-defining hits like L.A. Law, The Practice, and Ally McBeal. He has enough awards to fill a very large trophy case, and has written material that has helped more than 30 actors on his shows win Emmys. He has minted stars like Calista Flockhart (who wound up on the cover of Time, albeit not in the...

Shonda Rhimes, Chuck Lorre and Greg Berlanti are easily the most powerful producers on TV. Yet none of them have ever won a Primetime Emmy.

Ten years ago, that might not have been the case. But Rhimes, Lorre and Berlanti produce populist fare for (mostly) broadcast networks, at a time when those shows are no longer on the Emmy radar.

In 2016, the broadcasters were shut out of the top Emmy categories for the first time in the award’s history. Never before had the top drama, comedy and actor and actress prizes gone exclusively to cable and streaming services.

But last year’s results were the culmination of a trend that began when “The Sopranos” star Edie Falco won the Emmy in 1999 for Outstanding Drama actress. By 2001, HBO had grabbed the first outstanding series prize for a cable series (“Sex and the City”), as well as both top drama acting...

CNBC is ramping up its business-based primetime slate. The network has renewed Jay Leno’s Garage and The Filthy Rich Guide, given a pilot order to Back in The Game, a sports-focused project with Mlb star Alex Rodriguez and executive produced by Michael Strahan, and set three projects in development including The Fame Economy (working title) with Hank Azaria. The network has renewed both Jay Leno’s Garage and The Filthy Rich Guide for third seasons. In Jay Leno’s Garage…...

Every week we dive into the cream of the crop when it comes to home releases, including Blu-ray and DVDs, as well as recommended deals of the week. Check out our rundown below and return every Tuesday for the best (or most interesting) films one can take home. Note that if you’re looking to support the site, every purchase you make through the links below helps us and is greatly appreciated.

The Big Short (Adam McKay)

Co-writer / director Adam McKay made a genuine Adam McKay film with The Big Short. The director of Step Brothers isn’t exactly known for drama, but his outrageous sense of humor serves this fierce, angry, high-stakes tale of outsiders. In exploring the recent financial crisis in a way that’s entertaining, funny, and shocking to watch unfold, The Big Short is the rare example of a film built entirely on exposition that can still work.

Warner Bros. Pictures has unveiled brand new photos from their upcoming lineup of films hitting cinemas in 2016.

Above is Tom Hanks with director/producer Clint Eastwood on the set of the upcoming film Sully. On January 15, 2009, the world witnessed the “Miracle on the Hudson” when Captain “Sully” Sullenberger (Hanks) glided his disabled plane onto the frigid waters of the Hudson River, saving the lives of all 155 aboard. However, even as Sully was being heralded by the public and the media for his unprecedented feat of aviation skill, an investigation was unfolding that threatened to destroy his reputation and his career.

Sully also stars Aaron Eckhart (“Olympus Has Fallen,” “The Dark Knight”) as Sully’s co-pilot, Jeff Skiles, and Oscar nominee Laura Linney (“The Savages,” “Kinsey,” Showtime’s “The Big C”) as Sully’s wife, Lorraine Sullenberger.

Eastwood is directing the film from a screenplay by Todd Komarnicki, based on the...

A Younger woman is going to the dogs.

Sutton Foster, who stars in the TV Land dramedy, has booked a guest-starring role on Amazon’s forthcoming Mad Dogs, TVLine has learned exclusively.

The hour-long dark comedy, adapted from the British series of the same name, follows a group of underachieving fortysomething friends who gather in Belize to celebrate an early retirement. When wild events start to unfold, secrets are revealed — and someone dies.

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Foster will play Gerda, who is described as “a stubborn and fierce Mennonite wife gone rogue.” She’ll be around for at least one episode.

Crackle has released the new trailer and poster for Joe Dirt 2: Beautiful Loser, the follow-up to the cult favorite with David Spade. The first ever digital sequel to a major motion picture will be debuting July 16 on Crackle.

In Joe Dirt 2: Beautiful Loser, Spade returns as the mullet-wearing, rock and roll loving, down on his luck white-trash-hero who embarks on another epic journey, this time through the recent past, the heartland of America – and his own mind – to get back to his loved ones. Joe Dirt is back with a vengeance, and a mop.

Reprising their roles alongside Spade will be Oscar winner Christopher Walken (Wedding Crashers), Brittany Daniel (“The Game”), Dennis Miller, and Adam Beach (Flags Of Our Fathers). Patrick Warburton (“Rules of Engagement”), Mark McGrath (Sharknado 2), Charlotte McKinney (“Dancing with the Stars”) and Kevin Farley also star in the sequel.

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Whether you loved the original Joe Dirt or detested its idiocy, it doesn’t really matter: a sequel is on the way. Announced back in October of last year, the movie witnesses the return of its titular white trash character who is played again by David Spade. Back one more with a rat-tailed mullet, Spade is revving the engine on another road trip that arrives some 14 years after the original and now, you can catch a glimpse of the ageing Mr. Dirt and his upcoming adventure in the the first trailer for Joe Dirt 2: Beautiful Loser.

As comedy sequels go, it appears to hit all of the necessary marks, paying homage to the first one while throwing in some new elements to ‘spice up’ Dirt’s antics.

“Joe ‘Keeps on keepin’ on,’” the actor told EW. “He’s married now and doing his best, but things don’t all go perfectly for him,...

“God Almighty, from inbred heaven? Hey freak boy, 1976 called. It wants its hairstyle back!”

Finally – a reason to grow back my mullet!

Joe Dirt is back – In Joe Dirt 2: Beautiful Loser, the sequel to the 2001 cult favorite, David Spade (“Rules of Engagement”) returns as the mullet-wearing, rock and roll loving, down on his luck white-trash-hero who embarks on another epic journey, this time through the recent past, the heartland of America – and his own mind – to get back to his loved ones. Joe Dirt is back with a vengeance, and a mop. David Spade reprises his role alongside Oscar winner Christopher Walken (Wedding Crashers), Brittany Daniel (“The Game”), Dennis Miller, Adam Beach (Flags Of Our Fathers). Patrick Warburton (“Rules of Engagement”), Mark McGrath (Sharknado 2), Charlotte McKinney (“Dancing with the Stars”) and Kevin Farley also star in the sequel.

This first ever made for digital sequel to a major...

TNT has booked winter return dates for its drama series "Rizzoli & Isles" and "Perception."

Both shows will return on Tuesday, Feb. 25, with "R&I" debuting at 9 p.m. Et and "Perception" following at 10. The two are continuing seasons begun in the summer -- the fourth for "Rizzoli & Isles" and the second for "Perception."

More TV news and notes:

- Olympic ski champion Lindsey Vonn will be the subject of a half-hour special at 7 p.m. Et Friday (Nov. 15) on Universal Sports. "Lindsey Vonn: The Return" features an in-depth interview with her about her comeback from a horrific crash at last season's world championships and her attempt to defend her Olympic title in 2014.

- "Person of Interest" has tapped Camryn Manheim ("The Practice") and Saul Rubinek ("Warehouse 13") for guest roles later this season. They'll recur as a married couple whose lives are endangered, while at the same time dealing with the husband's deteriorating mental state.

The Fall TV show premiere week continues. A quiet Wednesday saw only one new show debut, "Back In The Game," which managed only a modest 2.2 rating.

Otherwise it was a mix of returning shows which all seemed to be down on previous years. Suffering drops were "Criminal Minds" (-10%), Survivor" (-12%), "CSI" (-16%), "The Middle" (-17%), "Modern Family" (-25%) and "Nashville" (-25%).

NBC's "Revolution" in particular was down 56% compared with its launch last year, but only 10% down from its first season finale. Having lost its "The Voice" lead-in had a major impact as well.

One veteran show that did well was "South Park" over on Comedy Central. The animated series pulled in 2.89 million viewers and a 4.1 rating, up 10% on last year.

On Thursday night, things heated up again with several new shows and a bunch of major returning series.

The big hit of the night was David E. Kelley's...

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Stoke City host a Manchester City side who have been looking out of sorts in their last two Premier League games this season.

After thrashing a lacklustre Newcastle United on the opening day, the Citizens lost to newly-promoted outfit Cardiff City, before unconvincingly scraping past newly-promoted Hull City less than a week later.

While the Premier League runners-up will be regarded as slim favourites for victory against Stoke this weekend, the Potters have reason to cheer early on this season.

Despite a narrow defeat to Liverpool in a well-contested first game of the campaign, Stoke City have gone on to win their last two Premier League matches against newly-promoted Crystal Palace and West Ham United respectively.

Their record against Manchester City at their Britannia Stadium is formidable – 1 win and 4 draws from their 5 home meetings in the league.

The game could be won and lost from set pieces this weekend,...

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Sneak Peek new footage and images from AMC's western series "Hell On Wheels", premiering a third season of 10 one-hour episodes starting August 10, 2013 with a 2-hour season premiere.

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Season 3 regular cast includes Anson Mount as 'Cullen Bohannon', Common as 'Elam Ferguson', Colm Meaney as 'Doc Durant', Ben Esler as 'Sean McGinnes', Phil Burke as 'Mickey McGinnes', Eddie Spears as 'Joseph Black Moon', Robin McLeavy as 'Eva', Kasha Kropinski as 'Ruth',  Dohn Norwood as 'Psalms' and Jennifer Ferrin as 'Louise Ellison'.

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Somehow, despite my failings as a WordPress user, I have been allowed to return to you tonight with a collection of links that went around the Internet today. Above you might notice an image with a bunch of snakes, an alligator, and some lights. Neat, huh? Well that just so happens to be our first look inside the Ark that Darren Aronofsky is building for Russell Crowe’s Noah. Aronofsky’s cinematographer, Matthew Libatique tweeted the image earlier, but appears to have deleted since. Here’s the full look (via The Film Stage, who I think had it re-posted first): Last night the folks at Fantastic Fest gave out some awards, you can find all of the winners here. Today is pretty huge, home video wise. With the Bond Blu-rays getting a massive box set re-release, Criterion releasing The Game and Eating Raoul, and a little film called The Avengers finally hitting shelves, it...

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What year had the best movies? That is what The Scorecard Review is trying to find out.

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2010

How to Train Your Dragon – Toy Story 3 – The Social Network – True Grit – The King’s Speech – Black Swan – Inception

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1994

Clerks – Pulp Fiction – Four Weddings and a Funeral – The Lion King – Speed – The Shawshank Redemption – Forrest Gump

2010 (26%) vs. 1994 (74%) – 1994 advances vs. 2003

1987

Broadcast News – The Princess Bride – Planes, Trains and Automobiles – Full Metal Jacket – Lethal Weapon – Raising Arizona – The Untouchables

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What year had the best movies? That is what The Scorecard Review is trying to find out.

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2010

How to Train Your Dragon – Toy Story 3 – The Social Network – True Grit – The King’s Speech – Black Swan – Inception

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1994

Clerks – Pulp Fiction – Four Weddings and a Funeral – The Lion King – Speed – The Shawshank Redemption – Forrest Gump

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1987

Broadcast News – The Princess Bride – Planes, Trains and Automobiles – Full Metal Jacket – Lethal Weapon – Raising Arizona – The Untouchables

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2003

Finding Nemo – The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King – Lost in Translation – School of Rock – X2: X-Men United...

When I came up with the idea to start aggregating the various Criterion Collection related blogs that I read on a somewhat regular basis into a weekly column, I had grand plans to set up reminders for myself, bookmark posts into folders, and produce a compelling weekly blog post for all of you. Unfortunately, the birth of my daughter, and all of the other responsibilities of my life have managed to position themselves between me and that goal. I thought maybe if I switched to a monthly format, that would make things easier, but in reality it just gave me less of an excuse to work on the post. I’ve decided to reboot the column and produce it on a weekly basis. We’ll see if I can keep it going this time. As much as I pretend to be organized and productive, I am really a lazy, lazy guy.

What year had the best movies? That is what The Scorecard Review is trying to find out.

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2010

How to Train Your Dragon – Toy Story 3 – The Social Network – True Grit – The King’s Speech – Black Swan – Inception

vs.

1994

Clerks – Pulp Fiction – Four Weddings and a Funeral – The Lion King – Speed – The Shawshank Redemption – Forrest Gump

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1987

Broadcast News – The Princess Bride – Planes, Trains and Automobiles – Full Metal Jacket – Lethal Weapon – Raising Arizona – The Untouchables

vs.

2003

Finding Nemo – The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King – Lost in Translation – School of Rock – X2: X-Men United – Mystic River...

What year had the best movies? That is what The Scorecard Review is trying to find out.

The first round is over. We tallied more than 3,500 votes. The second round begins July 25. Now, 16 movie years remain. The results of the first round are below. If you want more of an explanation, click here for the original description.

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1979

Kramer vs. Kramer – Breaking Away – Mad Max – Being There – Alien – Apocalypse Now – The Jerk

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2010

How to Train Your Dragon – Toy Story 3 – The Social Network – True Grit – The King’s Speech – Black Swan – Inception

1979 (32%) vs. 2010 (68%) – 2010 advances vs. 1994

1994

Clerks – Pulp Fiction – Four Weddings and a Funeral – The Lion King – Speed – The Shawshank Redemption – Forrest Gump

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1995

Babe – Toy Story – Braveheart – The Usual Suspects – 12 Monkeys – Heat – Se7en

1994 (83%) vs. 1995 (17%) – 1994 advances vs. 2010

1987

Broadcast News – The Princess Bride – Planes, Trains and Automobiles – Full Metal Jacket...

We’re about to move on to the second round for The Scorecard Review’s ongoing question … Best Year of Movies?

Voting for the 1st round will end Sunday July 24. That means we’re going from 32 movie years down to the Sweet 16. More than 3,000 votes have been cast, but it’s not too late to add your opinion. Scroll down and click on the links below.

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What year had the best movies? It’s a simple question, right? No. You’re wrong. How could you think that it’s simple? How do we break it down? Does every movie count? What year do we start? Settle down. I’ve figured it out.

To decide what year has the best movies, we’re starting with 2010 and working backwards 32 years. Why 32? Because then we can put it in a bracket just like the Ncaa Final Four. For each year,...

What year had the best movies? It’s a simple question, right? No. You’re wrong. How could you think that it’s simple? How do we break it down? Does every movie count? What year do we start? Settle down. I’ve figured it out.

To decide what year has the best movies, we’re starting with 2010 and working backwards 32 years. Why 32? Because then we can put it in a bracket just like the Ncaa Final Four. For each year, Tsr has listed seven notable films. The key word is notable. Well, actually films would be the key word, but you get my point. Yes, you should consider any and all movies from a given year. I just gave you a reference to some of the key movies in a given year. Why seven? Well, we do Top 7 lists, so that’s why we’ve helped you out with seven suggestions from that year.

Joseph Gatt and Justin Bruening have has been cast in NBC‘s Wonder Woman. The 2011 Wonder Woman production sees Joseph Gatt as a retainer of Elizabeth Hurley‘s Veronica Cale. Joseph Gatt will be “a physical presence against Wonder Woman” on the superhero TV series. What that basically means is that Wonder Woman (Adrianne Palicki) and Joseph Gatt will be fighting on screen during David E. Kelly‘s pilot. “It’s assumed that should the series be picked up that Gatt will join as a recurring character.”

So who is Joseph Gatt you ask and what has he been in previously?

Gatt shot his first film role in Greece, playing opposite Oliver Reed, in Orpheus & Eurydice. Among other roles, Gatt performed in Miss Saigon, produced by Cameron Mackintosh ‘Len Miller’ in ITV’s police drama The BillSaurian, for the Sci-Fi Channel ’Incubus’ in Killing Ariel and ‘Uber Phantom’ in the...

Wednesday was an awesome day for writer Niel Strauss. First his book Emergency: This Book Will Save Your Life was optioned by Robert Downey Jr. and Columbia Pictures and then, later that same day, The Office writers Lee Eisenberg and Gene Stupnitsky were hired to adapt his book The Game: Penetrating the Secret Society of Pickup Artists. If Wednesday was was Niel Strauss Day, then today is Daniel H. Wilson Day. No less than four hours after it was announced that Steven Spielberg will make Wilson's Robopocalypse his next film, io9 reports that Jack Black and Steve Pink, the director of Hot Tub Time Machine and writer of Grosse Pointe Blank and High Fidelity, have optioned the rights to How To Survive a Robot Uprising: Tips on Defending Yourself Against the Coming Rebellion. The project has been around for years, Mike Myers previously owning the rights, but nothing has...

With Geoff Johns (The Flash) scripting an episode Smallville, folks are in anticipation of which characters from the Justice Society would actually show up.

The recent news breaking on the street is that Hawkman, Doctor Fate and Stargirl will be showing up. So we can now add these three to the other cast of heroes that will be gracing the episodes of Smallville, such as Green Arrow’s sidekick, Speedy (Appearing October 23rd) and the Wonder Twins.

What has me worried. though, is who is reportedly playing Hawkman. Michael Shanks (Stargate Sg-1) is slated to appear as Hawkman. I’m happy to see Michael getting work, but I’m worried - as in career move worried. Is this the best direction Michael can go? I’ve been hoping for bigger, better roles from him since his time on Stargate. But that’s just me.

Brent Stait will be playing Doctor...

For our final class of our EW University course on TV Auteurs, Prof. Jennifer Armstrong is back to address the lack of diversity in our list, and in the TV industry as a whole. Aaron Sorkin, Aaron Spelling, Joss Whedon, J.J. Abrams: All great auteurs, with distinct voices and visions, who left indelible marks on television. All genuinely brilliant in their own ways. All deserving of auteur status. And, of course, all white men. When we assembled our list of TV visionaries to discuss in this EW U course, there was no arguing with the names we chose. We could’ve added a few more –- a David E. Kelley or a Seth MacFarlane or a Chuck Lorre -– but, guess what! Those are still more white men. Distinctive talents, sure. But when it comes to offering a broad range of perspectives, television still lags behind, you know, real life.

Movies Gladiator [Blu-ray] ~ Russell Crowe, Joaquin Phoenix, Connie Nielsen, and Oliver Reed (Blu-ray – 2009) Braveheart [Blu-ray] ~ Mel Gibson (Blu-ray – 2009) State of Play ~ Russell Crowe, Helen Mirren, Ben Affleck, and Rachel McAdams (DVD – 2009) Sin Nombre ~ Paulina Gaitan, Marco Antonio Aguirre, and Leonardo Alonso (DVD – 2009) M*A*S*H [Blu-ray] ~ Donald Sutherland, Elliott Gould, Sally Kellerman, and Kim Atwood (Blu-ray – 2009) Bring it On: Fight to the Finish ~ Christina Milian, David Starzyk, Nicki SooHoo, and Gabrielle Dennis (DVD – 2009) The Girl Next Door (Unrated Edition) [Blu-ray] ~ Timothy Bottoms, James Remar, Christopher Marquette, and Donna Bullock (Blu-ray – 2009) Monster (2003) [Blu-ray] ~ Charlize Theron, et al. (Blu-ray – 2009) Fire and Ice [Blu-ray] ~ Leo Gordon, Hans Howes, Alan Koss, and Cynthia Leake (Blu-ray – 2009) TCM Greatest Classic Films Collection: Science Fiction (2001 A Space Odyssey / Soylent Green / Forbidden Planet / The Time Machine 1960) ~ Keir Dullea, Charlton Heston, Walter Pidgeon, and Rod Taylor (DVD – 2009) High Crimes [Blu-ray] ~ Morgan Freeman, Ashley Judd, James Caviezel, and Amanda Peet (Blu-ray – 2009) TV Supernatural: The Complete Fourth Season ~ Jared Padalecki,...