Tuesday, July 4, 2017

Cast Update 7-4-2017

Things can be confusing in this blog as I won’t always know what all is current or not. I’m keeping track of who is in what, but I can’t always do that well. Imdb is just now telling me that Christine Baranski was in the movie Miss Sloane that I could have reviewed when it came out November of next year. I guess that I’ll have to wait with that and make it a random post in the future. I’m also going to get caught up on Blindspot online to see if Archie Panjabi is still with it or not. Even if she isn’t, I still might include it in updates until the show ends in a special section I’ll call former projects in case you still care about this show. Hopefully, I can get caught up on that soon.

Spin-off information- My review of the spin-off will follow later in this post. It will probably stay for as long as the show is still on. If the show leaves the air, then I’ll probably cut it. I do plan on creating a new blog for it in the future. I guess that I will just have to keep you updated on when it might be released in the future.

Julianna Margulies: It appears that the main actress has a movie project in the works. It is called Three Christs. I’m not sure how it sounds just yet, but I’m not sure that it’s something that I would like. She’s also in another new movie called Untouchable.

Three Christs: This is a movie in preproduction that will be released sometime in 2018. Apparently, a doctor, has to deal with three patients who all think that they are Christ due to a mental problem that they all have. Will it mock religion or be more serious? I found out that this is based off of a real life case of people with schizophrenia.

Untouchable: The plot that imdb has for this sounds very strange. Apparently a former criminal and a wealthy person in a wheelchair have some sort of comedic relationship. It doesn’t have a trailer yet, but it does have a release year of 2018. I guess we’ll see what, if anything, comes from it.

Josh Charles: He has at least two projects in the works, according to imdb. It looks like he will appear in Amateur, a sports movie. Another project mentioned is called Norman. Hopefully all of these get made and released.

Amateur: This does not have a trailer or release date yet. This one is still listed as filming, so hopefully it can be released and finished sometime. This is a basketball drama and it appears to be a coming of age drama as well. Can a young player fit in with a new team? It has a year of release: 2017. It doesn’t have a particular date just yet.

Norman: It should be out now, but not in a local region for me. It has a rating on imdb as it may have played at some film festival before an official release to the public. The plot is about The Moderate Rise and Tragic Fall of a New York Fixer, as the subtitle that the movie used to have clearly mentioned. It has a trailer, which I’ll talk about next. It will be on DVD on July 11, 2017.


Thoughts on trailer: I honestly can’t tell based off of that if this will be interesting or just plain weird. I guess that I’ll still see it, but it can be hard to make a good impression on a movie based off of a dumb trailer. Plus, it didn’t reveal much of the film. How does he fall in the film? How does he rise? How is he a fixer? There is more that the trailer could reveal that it hasn’t.

Now is the point where I would review the film, but I can’t as I’m not yet able to see it. I wasn’t able to find it in local theaters when I researched information for it online. Indeed, when I tried to find a theater showing Norman, google instead told me about the movie theater in Norman, Oklahoma. I didn’t even know that place existed. I guess that I’ll just have to wait until it comes out on DVD before I can watch it. Until then, here’s this update.

Graham Phillips: I honestly wasn’t sure if he’d still be in acting after The Good Wife. It appears that he isn’t doing much, if anything, in the acting world still. He is in a movie called XOXO and is available to watch on Netflix right now. I just don’t know if I can give a review of this just yet. I hope that I can eventually. I’m going to keep including it in the update until I can review it or he does something new. I hope that happens soon.

XOXO: This movie is about six people sharing some strange romantic night of some sort. It looks like a romantic drama of some sort. It should be out now as of this update. I’m not sure if I’m going to be able to see it since it appears to be a Netflix exclusive. I don’t know if it will ever be available on DVD for me to watch without Netflix. I’ll check back later for more updates. I also hope to find a guest reviewer for this movie or hope that it would be available to rent sometime at my video store. I’m not getting Netflix just to watch this. There is a trailer for the movie now.


Thoughts on trailer: It looks like an interesting trailer. I’d have to say that it was a vague trailer of some sort. I can’t tell yet if it is one of those famous controversial trailers that make a movie look better than it is. I’m not entirely sure if I have seen one of those. Anyways, it looks like the movie is a fairly normal movie of some sort although it might have some weird parts to it. The trailer does make me interested in seeing the movie. I hope that it’s not a misleading trailer.

Now is the point where I should post a review of the movie, but I can’t as I am not able to watch this. If anyone reading this is able to see the movie and wants to do a review of it, then let me know. In fact, if you want to do that, then just comment on this post. In the meantime, I’ll see if it ever gets released to DVD so I can actually watch it out of Netflix.

Archie Panjabi: This actress did a lot after leaving the show. Right now, she is in the show Blindspot. I hope that she is still with Blindspot, although I’m not sure at the moment. I can’t find anything else that she might be doing at the moment.

Blindspot: This show is on summer hiatus right now and should return at some point for its third season. I don’t know when it will start again yet. Archie plays a character who seems to suddenly be helping with the team. A review will follow. Her character is the leader of the team at the moment, although I’m not sure I fully understand how that happened. When it returns, it will air at 8/7 Central on Fridays on NBC. It will return on October 27th, 2017.

Review: Blindspot: Status- Currently on hiatus until next season. Why I’ve seen it- I was interested in the idea of it. Description- For mysterious reasons, a woman has amnesia and tattoos all over her body and there are crimes solved based off of this. Notable People- Archie Panjabi, who was on The Good Wife, is a character on the show. Pros- The show is intriguing and interesting. Cons- The show may seem a bit scatterbrained and it seems like they are trying to do a female version of Jason Bourne. The show can seem similar to other types of dramas in a way. It can also be more violent than it needs to be. Note to Parents- I’d say that this is something that teenagers can watch, but not any younger than that. I think that all the episodes I’ve seen thus far were TV14. Recommendation- I’d say that this is worth watching. Prediction- I’m not sure that I have a high hope for the show at the moment. I could be proven wrong, but nothing NBC airs at this timeslot seems to last. Reception: positive. Grade: B+.

Christine Baranski: After rejecting various pilots and other projects in the hopes of getting a spin-off from the Good Wife, she got what was wanted and will be on a Good Wife spin-off. It will only be available on CBS All Access (and hopefully DVDs in the future). The spin-off is called The Good Fight. She is also working on something new called A Bad Mom’s Christmas.

The Good Fight: It will be put on www.cbs.com and be available to watch on CBS all access to those that want it. It is available now. Expect to see the same review over and over again for whichever people work on this from The Good Wife.

Review: Status- It is available online only at CBS all access. I’ll let you know if it is released on DVD. Why I’ve seen it- If there is something in this blog that I can review, I will. Description- Diane continues her adventures starting from scratch after losing her retirement money and starting at a new firm. Pros- The show is about the same level of quality that you would expect from The Good Wife. Cons- Apparently, there is going to be a lot of nudity in it. Like the original, this show is a bit too confusing. Note to Parents- Your kids would have to pay to watch this online so if they are seeing it, then you hopefully were the ones who let that happen, although I’d lean towards not letting really young people watch this. Recommendation- Since this is only available online for money, I would actually steer clear of this unless you really like the show. I like it, but not enough to shell out too much money for it. Prediction- This could last a while if people keep using the subscription service to watch it. It already has a second season renewal. Reception: critically acclaimed. Grade: B.

Bad Mom’s Christmas: The plot of this movie has three women or girls struggle with their respective mother’s visiting for Christmas. It sounds like it would be part of the more stupid style comedies, so we’ll see if that’s what it is like or not. It could be good or it might not be; I’ll have to see it to know for sure. While it has no trailer yet, it does have a release date of November 3rd, 2017.

Matt Czuchry: All of this time that you’ve seen me doing updates for him in this blog, you only saw me mentioning the reboot of Gilmore Girls. Well, I can finally take that off the update list and report on something new he is finally doing. It is a TV show called The Resident.

The Resident: This will be a show on FOX sometime at midseason. I’m not sure if there’s a better way of putting it than calling it a medical drama, which is what it would be. The main thing that would make it different is it focusing more on medicine than other shows have, according to one description that I read of it. That description may be wrong upon seeing the trailer, although I’d have to see the show to know for sure.


Thoughts on trailer: It seems like there is more to this than what was first known to me. A resident might have witnessed manslaughter, but we’ll see if that becomes more important to the series as it goes along or not. He wants to help people and it is cool that he is playing the main character. This looks interesting as usual, although I do hope that there is less sex here than in the average TV show. We’ll see what happens and I hope that it starts airing sooner rather than later.

Makenzie Vega: She has been working since The Good Wife ended. There’s a TV movie that she did in postproduction called Tomboy. As for any other new projects, I don’t see them just yet. There’s nothing new to report.

Tomboy: This made for TV movie is listed as in postproduction and has neither a release date nor trailer for it just yet. It is something that will be out in 2017 according to imdb. It doesn’t mention so much as a plot to it, so I guess I’ll have to figure that out for future updates. One can guess that a tomboy is central to the plot.

Alan Cumming: Here’s an actor who’s known for starring in Broadway plays and productions. Perhaps you have seen him on the Tony Awards that you always watch because you can’t afford to see Broadway any other way. It looks like he has a lot of future projects in the works. The first one is called The Surrealist. Another movie that he’s doing in the future is Battle of the Sexes. I see that he’s in the movie After Louie. A new one that I’ve noticed is called Show Dogs. That’s a lot of projects to look out for in the future. He is also doing something called Instinct.

The Surrealist: This appears to be a scripted movie regarding an artist named Salvador Dali. This appears to be based off of a true story. It looks like he has issues with his wife over his obsession with the Mona Lisa. There is no release date or trailer for the movie, and it appears that it doesn’t so much as have a single year of release on it just yet. Upon doing more research, it might be in development hell since a source I found with information says that it was planned since at least the fifth upcoming season of The Good Wife. So hopefully something will eventually come of this potential project. I’m not even sure if it belongs in these updates.

Battle of the Sexes: This is listed as being in postproduction right now. This is also based off of a true story regarding a tennis match between Billie Jean King and Bobbie Riggs. It has no trailer or release date as of yet, but it should be coming out on September 22, 2017. It has a trailer!


Thoughts on trailer: Okay, this looks interesting. I hope that I can avoid learning who the winner of the fight is because I really don’t want it to be Bobbie. I also like Emma Stone for the most part, although I wish that I knew what role Alan has in this movie. Will this be more of a drama? That would be a departure from his usual comedy roles. I will not mention how the fight ends if I do learn spoilers before watching it. While I normally don’t watch sports movies, this one does seem pretty interesting.

After Louie: This movie is listed as completed. It is a drama of some sort. It appears to relate to being gay and how it has changed as of today. According to new information, it has already been released in the UK. I’m not sure if it will be out in the US at all, so I can hopefully find out about that. I will keep this in the updates until I learn new information about it. It doesn’t have a Wikipedia page, so that’s a bad sign. We’ll have to see what changes in the future. I found that it has American release date in the past of June 15, 2017 meaning that it is out now in the US. It also had a trailer.


Thoughts on trailer: Okay, so this is one of those weird trailers that doesn’t make a lot of sense. All I can get out of it is a gay romance that doesn’t seem to be working out well in the long term.

Now is the point where I would review the movie, but I can’t as I don’t know how to watch it. I don’t know if this is in local theaters, but it probably isn’t as I haven’t seen any promos for it on TV. Hopefully I can find out more about it soon and potentially release it when it comes out on DVD.

Show Dogs: This project is listed as filming at the moment. The plot relates to a police dog going undercover in a dog show competition to prevent some sort of disaster from happening. It might be live action, although I can’t tell for sure at the moment. It is more than likely an animated movie. It was planned for release on November 10, 2017, but it appears that there has been a change. Now, I’m only getting a New Zealand release date of January 4, 2018. No idea what’s going on here. I guess I’ll have to wait and find out what happens later.

Instinct: This is a pilot that Alan is working on and it got picked up on CBS for the future. It will appear sometime at midseason, or possibly earlier in the event that something fails early on. I’ll keep you updated as to when it will air in the future.

Zach Grenier: It appears that he was acting in a pilot from a show called The Tap that would have aired on USA. If he’s doing anything else, I don’t see it at the moment. Maybe we’ll see more from him in the future over time. Maybe not. He seems to be making guest star appearances a lot.

The Tap: Well, I finally found out whether or not this show is moving forward as a series and it appears that it is not. I guess that I’ll have to remove this from updates and hope that Zach appears in something else soon.


Matthew Goode: He has been doing a lot of projects since leaving The Good Wife. I might as well get to mentioning all of them. Projects he’s doing are The Hatton Garden Job and Magik. Another new project he’s in is called Four Kids and it. And he has yet another new project in the works called Birthmarked. He’s done so much and keeps doing more. Another thing he is appearing in is called Guernsey, which we’ll find out more about later. I’m not sure if he is still in Four Kids and it or Magik. I also don’t know if either of those last two projects are still moving forward.

The Hatton Garden Job: It has no trailer for it released just yet. More research into it reveals the plot: it is based off of a true story of a heist in London that happened in 2015. There are two other potential projects about the same heist. If this is made first, you’ll have to wonder if the others will see the light of day. Alternatively, if any of the others get made first, would this be made? It is out now in the UK. I have no idea when or if it will be released in the US. It will hopefully happen at some point. There’s a trailer out for it at last.


Thoughts on trailer: This looks fairly interesting. There seems to be a lot of heist movies that get made so I won’t know until I see it (if I see it) how different it would be from other movies that are also like it. This has older people in it. This also looks like more of a straight up drama and not a comedy or comedy-drama.

Now is the point where I would review the movie, but I can’t as I’m not able to see this. I don’t know when or if I’ll be able to see it. I could keep it around until a potential US release, but I might cut it soon if I can’t find information about it in the future.

Magik: This is an animated movie in the fantasy genre. It looks like it will be a Canadian film. There is no trailer for it yet. This is in postproduction according to imdb. The plot relates to a father visiting an alternate world to find his missing kids. While the US release date remains unknown, the UK release date is sometime in 2018. Imbd no longer mentions this as a project that Matthew is in. While it looks like the movie is still moving forward, I can’t tell if he is still in this.

Four Kids and it: This looks like another in a line of kids finding some magical creature film. I liked these as a kid, although I’m not sure that I’ll still have the same fondness as an adult. Hopefully I can. There is no trailer of specific release date for it yet. It changed from 2017 as the year to an unknown year. I do hope that they can come up with a better name for it than what they have now. While Wikipedia still lists this as a potential project for Matthew, imbd no longer does. I’ll keep it in these updates for now until I can see for sure what’s happening and if he’s in it. He may not be in this anymore.

Birthmarked: Here’s another Canadian film where I’m not sure if it is coming out sometime in America. It probably will, but we’ll see for sure later. It is mentioned as coming out sometime in 2017. The plot is mentioned as scientists trying to raise kids contrary to how their genes are set up.

Guernsey: This currently has a release year of 2018. The plot relates to a writer writing about the experiences of the residents of Guernsey Island after World War II. Sounds pretty interesting, but haven’t we had enough World War II movies by now?

Cush Jumbo: In addition to doing The Good Fight, there’s at least one other project that she is doing, a short called Toads & Bluebottles. I also see her in the possibly new film City of Tiny Lights. I would guess that since she’s doing a TV show, she’d be doing less projects.

The Good Fight: It will be put on www.cbs.com and be available to watch on CBS all access to those that want it. It is available now. Expect to see the same review over and over again for whichever people work on this from The Good Wife.

Review: Status- It is available online only at CBS all access. I’ll let you know if it is released on DVD. Why I’ve seen it- If there is something in this blog that I can review, I will. Description- Diane continues her adventures starting from scratch after losing her retirement money and starting at a new firm. Pros- The show is about the same level of quality that you would expect from The Good Wife. Cons- Apparently, there is going to be a lot of nudity in it. Like the original, this show is a bit too confusing. Note to Parents- Your kids would have to pay to watch this online so if they are seeing it, then you hopefully were the ones who let that happen, although I’d lean towards not letting really young people watch this. Recommendation- Since this is only available online for money, I would actually steer clear of this unless you really like the show. I like it, but not enough to shell out too much money for it. Prediction- This could last a while if people keep using the subscription service to watch it. It already has a second season renewal. Reception: critically acclaimed. Grade: B.

Toads & Bluebottles: This is going to be a ten minute short to be released sometime in 2017. There’s no trailer or release date for this just yet. I’m not sure how to see most shorts. I think that most of them are hard to come by. It is listed as in preproduction. I was able to find the plot: it’s an animated story about imaginary people doing a life journey in just ten minutes. Will it be good? I have no idea. I’d have to see it, or at least a trailer for it, to know for sure.

City of Tiny Lights: This is a drama that’s out now in the UK, although I’m not sure when it will be out in the US. There is a trailer released for it, so that’s pretty cool. The plot relates to a person investigating a case that may have more to it than is first thought. Hmm. That sounds a bit cliché.


Thoughts on trailer: This looks pretty interesting, although I’ve seen enough trailers like this for movies I never ended up seeing. I guess this something that might be good, although it seems a bit vague in terms of what it reveals about the movie.

Now is the point where I would review the movie, but I can’t as I’m not able to see this. I don’t know when or if I’ll be able to see it. I could keep it around until a potential US release, but I might cut it soon if I can’t find information about it in the future.

Jeffrey Dean Morgan: It appears that he joined the cast of The Walking Dead. Thankfully, while I will not be able to watch it myself, I do know someone (multiple people, actually) who can review the show for me. I just hope that someone does something. You can post one yourself in the comments. It appears that he is also in a new project called Militia. A new thing that he’s doing is Rampage. I wonder what that would be like.

The Walking Dead: This is a popular gory cable zombie drama about humans trying to save themselves from what is known as The Walking Dead. I honestly haven’t seen it, so I don’t know if it is as good as everyone makes it seem. But I’ll leave that to guest reviewers of mine to decide for you. Hopefully I get them some point soon so they can help me. If not, I’ll just mention the show until I do get a guest review here at some point. This show will return sometime in October.

Militia: It doesn’t have a release date just yet. The plot relates to a shooting at a police funeral being investigated by a militia man. Hopefully a trailer or release date shows up with it in the future. Until then, we wait.

Rampage: This is a movie based off of a video game. It is about apes and monsters destroying a city. It has no trailer yet, but it does have a release date of April 20, 2018. This might be good as I actually like some of these movies.

Robert King: Here is where we switch to writing credits. He and his wife are helping with The Good Fight. I’m not sure what else they might be doing besides that. If there’s anything, I can’t find it. There is nothing else new to report.

The Good Fight: It will be put on www.cbs.com and be available to watch on CBS all access to those that want it. It is available now. Expect to see the same review over and over again for whichever people work on this from The Good Wife.

Review: Status- It is available online only at CBS all access. I’ll let you know if it is released on DVD. Why I’ve seen it- If there is something in this blog that I can review, I will. Description- Diane continues her adventures starting from scratch after losing her retirement money and starting at a new firm. Pros- The show is about the same level of quality that you would expect from The Good Wife. Cons- Apparently, there is going to be a lot of nudity in it. Like the original, this show is a bit too confusing. Note to Parents- Your kids would have to pay to watch this online so if they are seeing it, then you hopefully were the ones who let that happen, although I’d lean towards not letting really young people watch this. Recommendation- Since this is only available online for money, I would actually steer clear of this unless you really like the show. I like it, but not enough to shell out too much money for it. Prediction- This could last a while if people keep using the subscription service to watch it. It already has a second season renewal. Reception: critically acclaimed. Grade: B.

Michelle King: Since she is married to the previous person, it would appear that she would probably have the same projects in the works as her husband. This section may be redundant since any similar projects that these people have would be the same thing and thus have the same information. She is working on The Good Fight.

The Good Fight: It will be put on www.cbs.com and be available to watch on CBS all access to those that want it. It is available now. Expect to see the same review over and over again for whichever people work on this from The Good Wife.

Review: Status- It is available online only at CBS all access. I’ll let you know if it is released on DVD. Why I’ve seen it- If there is something in this blog that I can review, I will. Description- Diane continues her adventures starting from scratch after losing her retirement money and starting at a new firm. Pros- The show is about the same level of quality that you would expect from The Good Wife. Cons- Apparently, there is going to be a lot of nudity in it. Like the original, this show is a bit too confusing. Note to Parents- Your kids would have to pay to watch this online so if they are seeing it, then you hopefully were the ones who let that happen, although I’d lean towards not letting really young people watch this. Recommendation- Since this is only available online for money, I would actually steer clear of this unless you really like the show. I like it, but not enough to shell out too much money for it. Prediction- This could last a while if people keep using the subscription service to watch it. It already has a second season renewal. Reception: critically acclaimed. Grade: B.

Schedule

Currently released movie- XOXO (on Netflix, unknown public release), City of Tiny Lights (in the UK, unknown US release), Norman, The Hatton Garden Job (in the UK, unknown US release), After Louie (unknown DVD release)

On CBS all access- The Good Fight

Cancelled project: The Tap

Currently on hiatus- The Walking Dead (returns in October)

July 11, 2017- Norman (DVD release)

September 22, 2017- Battle of the Sexes

October 27, 2017- Blindspot season 3

November 3, 2017- A Bad Mom’s Christmas

November 10, 2017- Show Dogs (potential American release)

Unknown 2017- Toads & Bluebottles, Tomboy, Birthmarked (Canadian release, unknown US release), Amateur

Unknown midseason 2017-2018: The Resident, Instinct

January 4, 2018- Show Dogs (potential New Zealand release)

April 20, 2018- Rampage

Unknown 2018- Three Christs, Magik (UK release, unknown US release), Untouchable, Guernsey


Unknown year/development hell- The Surrealist, Militia, Four Kids and It