'Why He Had to Go I Don't Know He Wouldn't Say'

'glee' is back.

 so did you reach for the box of kleenex or pull the dagger out of your heart"? how the hell did lea michele even get through this? and she was at the top vocal wise which is never a surprise. she tore my heart out.

(carrie underwood take note: this is how you cover this beatles song. not the way you performed that abomination at the emmy's last sunday.)

Love Me If You Dare' and 'Little White Lies'

tomorrow is marion's birthday.

i've been catching up with some of her lesser known films. 'love me if you dare' is a delightful little comedy about childhood friends who grow up 'daring' each other with practical jokes involving a little box. it's subtitled and worth the read. it also stars her husband guillaume canet. it's really a bit enchanting.

and also:

on a little darker side is 'little white lies'. it's in the 'big chill' vein in that it tells the story of a group of friends who meet for holiday and tragedy overshadows the good times. it's a heartwarming slice of life film that reveals truths and lies amongst the friends. it is directed by marion's husband guillaume canet. 

it should come as no surprise that i recommend these marion films. i think she is extraordinary and at the top of the best actresses of our time.

Marion Cotillard: 'Lady Blue Shanghai' Full Version by David Lynch

Kate Talks 'Labor Day'

'labor day' is due in december. kate is due soonish. she is very pregnant. gregory ellwood of 'in contention', one of my favorite film sites, caught up with her in toronto. thankfully as she may not be doing a lot of publicity for the film till 2014.

here's kate the great

'Glee' Season 5 Tonight

Sneak Peak: 'American Horror Story: Coven' Opening Credits

And Then There as Cher on Letterman

cher is always a fun interview and does a damn good entrance

'I Hope You Find It': Cher's New Video

from the soundtrack of my life

Madonna's' 'secretprojectrevoution' Hit the Web at Midnight

Sto Sognando Sempre di Venezia

Tina Fey Returns to SNL. The Promos Are Here

The Good Wife' Season 5 First Look

'the good wife' returns this sunday. if you're in the after football time zone like i am set your dvr to add at least an hour.

Jake Bugg: 'Broken'

i just discovered this song and was immediately taken by it. jake has a haunting early dylanesque sound on this song. hope you enjoy it as much as i did on first hearing.

Tonight's New Series Premiers I'm Giving a Shot

Downton Abbey' Season 4 Quick Clip.

it's 6 months after matthew crawley died. mary is in mourning. this all begins to unravel tonight in the uk on itv. again, we the colonists have to wait until january. king george's revenge?

and with the emmy's tonight in the usa here is the emmy roundtable held this past june with the hollywood reporter.

EMMY Awards Tonight With the Brilliant Neil Patrick Harris Presiding

'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'.