'The Hollow Crown' on PBS

"The Hollow Crown," the Sam Mendes-produced BBC series of four Shakespeare adaptations, "Richard II," "Henry IV Part 1" and "Part 2," and "Henry V," begins its stateside airings this weekend on PBS. It features a star-studded cast including Tom Hiddleston, Patrick Stewart, Jeremy Irons and Michelle Dockery. 

check your local listings for showtimes

'Falling': A Video Montage

with 'gravity' just around the corner 'falling' is timely

'Great Expectations'

i feel in love with holliday grainger in 'the borgias'. glad to see her hitting the big screen 11/8 in this charles dickens remake.

'American Horror Story: Coven' Coming 10/9

We've All Been There

'Sleepy Hollow' Premier Gets an A

the pilot was great. now let's hope they can keep it going. the leads, tom mison and nicole beharie, are both charmers and have great chemistry. 

if you missed the first episode fox is repeating it friday night, yes tomorrow, at 9pm. set your dvr's now if you missed it.

This Season 3 Trailer for 'Once Upon a Time' is Epic in and of Itself

'Burton and Taylor' on BBC America Oct.16

i presume this may already be airing in the uk. thank the gods for bbc america. this summer they gave us the brilliant mystery 'broadchurch'. and this past winter and winter next the terrific 'orphan blaack. these are but two of many shows they have shipped across the pond.

now we have this taylor-burton film that can hopefully eradicate the lindsay lohan debacle this past year.

watching this clip i'd say helena bonham carter's taylor might be a great companion for ms taylor's martha in 'who's afraid of 'virginia wolff'.

Audra Mcdonald and Laura Benanti Join 'Sound of Music' Live NBC Production

audra mcdonald, laura benanti and christian borle, tony winners all, join carrie underwood and stephen moyer in the nbc live production of the original stage version of 'the sound of music' this coming december. 
(the film tweaked the original production by cutting and rearranging musical numbers)

audra will play the mother abbess once again breaking the 'color barrier' that she first did in the lincoln center production of 'carousel' that sent her career soaring. bravo to the network and producers for this brave casting. i am almost certain there were no black abbesses in austria in 1939. she will get to sing 'climb every mountain' and 'my favorite things' with carrie underwood's maria. this is how it was originally played but changed for the film.

laura benanti and christian borle will get to perform two songs that were unfortunately cut from the 1965 oscar winner: 'no way to stop it' and 'how can love survive'. they are two of my favorites from the score.

i don't know much about carrie underwood except that she has huge shoes to fill taking on the julie andrews role. i wish her well. 

but with audra and laura onboard there is no doubt i will be there.

stephen moyer will portray capt. von trapp and ms underwood the novice turned governess maria.

audra, laura and christian will portray the mother abbess, baroness schrader and uncle max respectively. they all fit these roles perfectly.

Ben Allleck Addresses the Backlash on His Becoming Batman

stop the damn chatter he'll be fine.

Mary-Louise Parker Is Back Where She Belongs

ms parker had a great run on the tv series 'weeds'. but now at long last she is back where she belongs. the theater. this is cause for celebration.

Happy Birthday Lauren Bacall

ms bacall turns 89 today. happy birthday betty.

'Grace of Monaco' Trailer

it opens stateside on 11/27 and on the 29th in the uk

'Glee' Sneak Peek: The Beetles

The "Glee" Beatles tribute will be a two-part celebration of the famous music of the Fab Four. The songs "Glee" will cover:

1. "Yesterday"

2. "Drive My Car"

3. "Got To Get You Into My Life"

4. "You’ve Got To Hide Your Love Away"

5. "Help"

6. "A Hard Day’s Night"

7. "I Saw Her Standing There"

8. "All You Need Is Love"

9. "Get Back"

10. "Here Comes The Sun"

11. "Something"

12. "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band"

13. "Hey Jude"

14. "Let It Be"

Carrie Preston Finally Gets Her EMMY

carrie preston finally won her emmy for 'the good wife'. but why the hell is this award given early at the 'creative emmy award show'. it's kind of insulting. the fabulous ms preston nabbed 'guest actress in a drama'. if you've missed her on 'the good wife' you are missing one of tv's best ever performances!
 the male counterpart went to the more than deserving dan bucatinsky in 'scandal'.

'Sleepy Hallow' Debuts Tonight

so this marks the official beginning of the fall season. it is followed by the new season of 'bones' on the fox network.

Keira Knightley

with a new film coming out of toronto with good buzz it's just time for keira

From Toronto Film Fest: 'Blood Ties' Press Conference

From Toronto Film Fest: 'Labor Day' Press Conference

From Toronto Film Fest: '12 Years a Slave' Press Conference

Keira at Toronto Fest

From the Toronto Film Fest: 'Gravity' Q and A and Press Conference

Keith Olbermann Is Back in Form As He Blasts Russian Leaders Over Anti-Gay Laws

welcome back buddy

'The Railway Man' First Trailer

colin firth is one of my faves. the film itself is not generating buzz on the festival circuit. i don't care. if colin's in it it is a must see.

it is based on a bestselling memoir by eric lomax. Firth plays Lomax, a man who was captured in Signapore and forced into a Japanese POW camp, where he was made to work on the Thai-Burma Railway. Kidman plays his wife, who wants to get to the bottom of her husband's suffering and Skarsgard is a fellow survivor of the ordeal.

Downton Abbey' Season 4 Teaser

MarionL.A.dy Dior Commercial

just let marion be marion!

A First Look at 'Labor Day'

a sneak peak at kate's new film due christmas day.

'Morning' Trailer

also coming out of toronto is 'morning' starring jeanne tripplehorn as the grieving mother dealing with ehe accidental loss of her child. kyle chandler, jason ritter and laura linney also star. it is set for a 9/27 opening. looks like a sleeper that could to me. i'll keep an eye on this one.
here is the haunting trailer.

John Barrowman on Being Gay and Gay Marriage

i love this guy more and more every day. you can catch him on 'arrow' and don't forget he's a terrific singer. more than terrific. yeah i love this guy.