January 2013

Nashville – Be Careful of the Stones that You Throw

/ / Television Reviews
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As Juliette (Hayden Panettiere), who returns from her impromptu elopement with Sean (Tilky Jones),  and Rayna (Connie Britton) make final preparations for the tour, Lamar (Powers Boothe) and Tandy (Judith Hoag) threaten to expose Maddie’s (Lennon Stella) true parentage to stop Rayna from taking her girls on the road. Meanwhile, Juliette agrees to a second church wedding to appease Sean’s parents (Boo Arnold, J.J. Rodgers) before setting out on the road and discovers Sean isn’t the only one with a mother disappointed by news of their nuptials.

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47 Ronin #2

/ / Comics

47-ronin-2-coverThe second issue of writer Mike Richardson and artist Stan Sakai’s retelling of the classic Japanese legend (based in historical fact) continues by showcasing the consequences of Lord Asano’s attack on Kira Yoshinaka. The punishment for Asano’s crime (which was caused by Kira’s greed and goading) is swift and severe and the lord is forced to commit seppuku and his lands seized.

Although issue #2 deals mainly with palace politics (not exactly the sexiest theme in comics), the story flows well and showcases the injustice against Asano without feeling forced or heavyhanded. Nor does it strive to oversimplify Asano into a martyr, as the disgraced lord accepts the ruling of those far less honorable than himself and does as honor demands.

With their master now dead, and the man responsible unpunished, the story can begin in earnest as the 47 ronin will begin their own search for justice for the death of their fallen lord. Worth a look.

[Dark Horse, $3.99]

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Oscar Nominees

/ / Film News & Trailers

The list of the nominees for the 85th Academy Awards was released this morning. Lincoln leads all films with 12 nominations (including Picture, Director, Actor, Supporting Actor, Supporting Actress, and Adapted Screenplay). Beasts of the Southern Wild got more love than I was expecting with four nominations (including Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Actress for Quvenzhané Wallis). The biggest snubs include Kathryn Bigelow failing to earn a nomination for Best Director, Anna Karenina falling to earn any nomination outside of the production and technical categories, and The Master not earning a single nomination outside the acting categories. You can find the full list of nominees inside.

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People’s Choice Awards

/ / TV News 

Last night’s winners of the People’s Choice Awards included Glee (which won Favorite TV Comedic Actor Chris Colfer & Actress Lea Michele), The Hunger Games (Favorite Movie, Favorite Action Movie, Favorite On-Screen Chemistry, Favorite Face of Heroism and Best Movie Actress Jennifer Lawrence), Castle (Favorite TV Crime Drama & Favorite TV Dramatic Actor Nathan Filion), The Perks of Being a Wallflower (Favorite Dramatic Movie & Favorite Dramatic Movie Actress Emma Watson), and Katy Perry (Favorite Pop Artist, Favorite Female Artist, Favorite Music Video, and Favorite Music Fan Following). You can find the complete list of winners on the official site.

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