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'Bates Motel' Re-Opens for Business

Norman Bates was a good kid. Just look at the old publicity shots of Anthony Perkins in Psycho: Meek, mild, horrified by some unseen terror just out of frame. So do we really need to know how he became so broken? Read More | Comment »

5:45PM Mon. Mar. 18, Richard Whittaker

Get to the Bottom of 'Top of the Lake'

Top of the Lake, the new project from director Jane Campion (The Piano, Bright Star), premieres tomorrow on the Sundance Channel. It's a very long film-turned-miniseries about the hunt for a missing girl in a remote area of New Zealand, but the plot isn't the only curiosity of this new series. Read More | Comment »

2:35PM Sun. Mar. 17, Aleksander Chan

Kickstarting a 'Veronica Mars' Movie [UPDATED]

That's right, everyone's favorite whipsmart and sassy student, Veronica Mars, is looking to make the leap to the big screen. Read More | Comment »

6:30PM Wed. Mar. 13, James Renovitch

'What Doesn't Kill Us Makes Us Bitter'

Yesterday Neil Gaiman (American Gods) sat down with sitcom writer/producer Chuck Lorre to discuss Lorre’s book What Doesn’t Kill Us Makes Us Bitter, which Gaiman called a “slightly jaundiced, slightly bitter, always funny view of what it’s like to make television from the inside.” Read More | Comment »

5:01PM Sun. Mar. 10, Ashley Moreno

'Face Off' Recap: Fast And Furry

Aroooo werewolves of Neptune. And Saturn. And Mars. And Jupiter. Read More | Comment »

1:00AM Tue. Mar. 5, Richard Whittaker

Ron Oliveira Out at KEYE

After eight years of lending middle market gravitas to F1 crankiness and town hall spats, Ron Oliveira's last broadcast for CBS affiliate KEYE will be Friday, March 1. Although by the station's own admission, Oliveira "knows Austin," station owners Sinclair Broadcasting have decided to hedge their bets and not renew his contract. Read More | Comment »

3:15PM Thu. Feb. 28, Brandon Watson

'Face Off' Recap: Quit Bugging Me

Mirror, mirror, on the wall, what's the challenge on Face Off to which one will fall? We've had monsters all this season, so the most recent challenge is the upsetter: Recreate a fairytale princess. "Not my strong point," bemoans the last Austin contestant, Eric Z. Read More | Comment »

6:41PM Tue. Feb. 26, Richard Whittaker

TV Review: 'Parade's End'

Parade’s End, an adaptation of Ford Madox Ford’s four linked novels, already aired in Britain last summer, but HBO was smart to hold the U.S. premiere until tonight: It’s been a whole week now since Downton Abbey season three went dark and audiences haven’t settled yet on where next to get their period kicks. Read More | Comment »

9:49AM Tue. Feb. 26, Kimberley Jones

'Face Off' Recap: Double the Work, Half the Pay-Off

For a makeup effects show, we've been oddly light on pros on this season of Face Off. Oh, sure, there are the judges, but when it comes to guests, we had John Rhys-Davis luvvying it up, and a bunch of DC folks doing some designs. Big names behind the camera have been a little light on the ground. But first, product placement! Read More | Comment »

4:50PM Sun. Feb. 17, Richard Whittaker

Beyoncé's HBO Doc

What I want from a Beyoncé documentary is insight. Or maybe grainy footage of a four-member Destiny's Child singing in community centers and hair salons before their big break. If nothing else, I want live performances of the hits. Instead the doc airing tomorrow on HBO is a State of the Beyoncé Address. And it turns out that everything is honky dory with her. Read More | Comment »

2:20PM Fri. Feb. 15, James Renovitch

Face Off Recap: Bad For Your Gums

It's been a couple of weeks since we had a foundation challenge on Face Off, and I kind of miss them. It's like leaping to dessert without at least hors d'oeuvres. Read More | Comment »

8:27AM Sun. Feb. 10, Richard Whittaker

Downton Abbey recap: Episode 5

Previously on Downton Abbey: Isobel hired a hooker (to work as her maid/cook). Bates and Anna grokked Vera’s Evil Suicide Pie plan. Sybil had a baby girl. Sybil died. Violet sobbed raggedly. Cora blamed LG for Sybil’s death. Read More | Comment »

7:47PM Fri. Feb. 8, Melanie Haupt

Face Off Recap: Straight to Hell

No Disco Wolverine? No bueno. Last week, SyFy's Face Off sacrificed Austin's own Michael Faust to the netherworld of relegation. Well, at least we've still got Jenna and Eric Z. from the 512 still in contention for redemption. Read More | Comment »

11:39AM Tue. Feb. 5, Richard Whittaker

'Justified' Recap: 'This Bird has Flown'

This week’s episode is kind of an odd duck. It doesn’t advance the Where’s Waldo/Drew Thompson/Panamanian diplomatic pouch mystery plot at all but does provide the opportunity for four female cast members to add some depth and shading to their characters. And as always, there's snappy dialogue. Read More | Comment »

3:00PM Fri. Feb. 1, Virginia B. Wood

Rachel Maddow to Speak at SXSW Interactive

MSNBC TV news host Rachel Maddow, a darling of progressive political junkies, will be a featured speaker at the South by Southwest Interactive Festival this March, organizers announced today. Read More | Comment »

10:12AM Fri. Feb. 1, Amy Smith

Face Off Recap: Not So Super Heroes

One of the most admirable aspects of Face Off is that, for all its amped-up drama, it treats the art, craft and techniques of the make-up and effects industry and oh, what's the bullhooey, Tyra mail? Read More | Comment »

5:57PM Sun. Jan. 27, Richard Whittaker

'Justified' Recap: 'Truth and Consequences'

This week, Boyd’s crew is not only snake-bit but mutinous, the marshals all have stiffies, the “widow” Thompson is a certified spiritualist, the FBI agent is crooked, and snake handling just got a lot more dangerous for Rev. Billy. Read More | Comment »

6:00PM Wed. Jan. 23, Virginia B. Wood

‘Downton Abbey’ Watch

I’ve been a little pokey about getting this recap up, but then last night’s episode lacked urgency, too – especially when compared to, say, the third episode of season 1, in which Mr. Pamuk’s heart went kaput in the bed of Lady Mary. Still, some interesting lady problems peppered this episode, from the political to the personal. Read More | Comment »

6:10PM Mon. Jan. 21, Kimberley Jones

Wayne White's Big Art Adventure Arrives on TV Tonight

An in-depth look at the weird world of Wayne White, Beauty Is Embarrassing bounces along the emotional spectrum from hilarity to poignancy as director Neil Berkeley makes plotted pit-stops in White's native rural Tennessee, NYC, and L.A. Read More | Comment »

2:45PM Mon. Jan. 21, Jessi Cape

Armstrong Comes Clean … Sort Of

If you've been a naughty public figure in America, and all attempts at damage control are failing, you will inevitably be called to the principal's office. You can almost hear it over the nation's P.A. system: "Lance Armstrong, please report to Oprah Winfrey's office immediately." Read More | Comment »

9:40PM Thu. Jan. 17, Anne Harris

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