Friday, May 29, 2009

Final JAY LENO Tonight


Jay Leno's last episode as host of The Tonight Show airs tonight at 11:35/10:35c on NBC. His successor Conan O'Brien is the guest and James Taylor performs. I'm sure there will be many surprise guests as well. (Letterman would be awesome) I've always been a fan of the show and I'm glad I had a chance to see it live a couple months ago. I also can't wait to see what Conan does with it on monday and I will definitely be seeing that show live. It will be sad to see it end but I'm looking forward to Leno's primetime show in the fall.

Wednesday, May 27, 2009

THE GOODE FAMILY Premieres Tonight

Mike Judge's new animated show about a family of environmentally-obsessed vegans premieres tonight at 9/8c on ABC.

Monday, May 25, 2009

SHERLOCK HOLMES Trailer



Did Sherlock join a fight club? Guy Ritchie is crazy. I can't wait.

Ida Maria = Amazing



Wednesday, May 13, 2009

LOST Season Finale Tonight!


The two hour fifth-season finale, entitled The Incident, airs tonight at 9/8c on ABC. Jack's decision to put a plan in action in order to set things right on the island is met with some strong resistance by those close to him, and Locke assigns Ben a difficult task. Fan favorites Rose and Bernard return and the guest star list also shows there will be appearances of young Kate, young Juliet, young Sawyer, and young Tom. I'm interested to see how Tom's backstory fits into the puzzle. I also hope they finish the time travel stuff before they get themselves into a paradox. It was written by showrunners Damon Lindelof/Carlton Cuse and directed by Jack Bender. There will also be a Lost recap episode at 8/7c.

Monday, May 11, 2009

THE PRINCESS AND THE FROG Trailer


Disney returns to classic animation with this New Orleans musical tale. It was written and directed by acclaimed animation duo John Musker & Ron Clements (The Little Mermaid, Aladdin, Hercules) and scored by Oscar-winning composer Randy Newman. It stars the voices of Anika Noni Rose, Bruno Campos (a Brazilian!), Oprah Winfrey, Keith David, Jim Cummings, John Goodman, Jenifer Lewis, and Terrence Howard. I'm so glad John Lasseter (who produced) convinced Disney to return to their roots and hopefully the film will be a big success. Also, I believe this is the first time Disney is doing an indie film style release strategy. It will open in limited release on November 25th, then wide on December 11th.

Wednesday, May 6, 2009

Final SCRUBS Tonight


The one hour series finale, entitled My Finale Parts 1 & 2, airs tonight at 8/9c on ABC. The show was picked up by ABC for another season last year after NBC cancelled it and I think the HD upgrade and addition of new interns have really made this season one of the best. This has been one of my favorite shows and it will be sad to see it go. I've always loved the goofy humor (especially the janitor), talented cast, and the fantastic music choices. It's very hard to mix silly comedy with unexpected drama (see The Unusuals), but they always managed to pull it off effortlessly. Scrubs also had a exceptional variety of guest stars including Brendan Fraser, Michael J. Fox, Dave Foley, Amy Smart, and John Ritter as JD's father. Zach Braff has hinted that there might be some kind of spin-off version of the show, possibly revolving around the interns, which I look forward to.

New LOST Tonight


A new episode, entitled Follow The Leader, airs tonight at 9/8c on ABC. Jack and Kate find themselves at odds over the direction to take to save their fellow island survivors, Locke further solidifies his stance as leader of The Others, and Sawyer and Juliet come under scrutiny from the Dharma Initiative. It was written by Paul Zbyszewski/Elizabeth Sarnoff and directed by Stephen Williams.

Saturday, May 2, 2009

Coppola's TETRO Trailer


Francis Ford Coppola returned to directing after a ten year break with the overlooked 2007 indie Youth Without Youth and now he's back with another indie, also his first original screenplay since The Conversation. I love Coppola's return to his roots and hopefully Lucas will follow his lead. If Coppola wasn't enough, the casting of eccentric actor Vincent Gallo and the amazing black and white cinematography make this a must see. It will be released June 11th.