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Shout Factory and Kino Lorber have been releasing a bevy of titles for new 4K physical media and Blu-ray.com has now announced that the Tom Cruise film Born on the Fourth of July, which was directed by Oliver Stone, is now set for a new Collector’s Edition Ultra High-Definition Blu-ray. The remastered film is due to hit retailers the day after Veteran’s Day on November 12.

The movie stars Tom Cruise, Kyra Sedgwick, Raymond J. Barry, Jerry Levine, and Frank Whaley. The description reads, “Tom Cruise delivers a riveting and unforgettable portrayal of Vietnam veteran and activist Ron Kovic in Oliver Stone’s Academy Award®-winning* masterpiece. Based on a true story, the acclaimed film follows Kovic from a zealous teen who eagerly volunteered for the Vietnam War, to an embittered veteran paralyzed from the mid-chest down. Deeply in love with his country, Kovic returned to an environment...

“What, are you dick weasels in a band or something?” Aaron Lee Tasjan definitively answers a bully’s taunting question in the inspired music video for “Horror of It All,” the first release off his upcoming fifth album, Stellar Evolution.

Directed by Curtis Wayne Millard, the video is an Eighties time warp, full of grainy VHS effects, bright neon, and more than a few references to Teen Wolf (the 1985 Michael J. Fox O.G.). Tasjan even does his best “king of the urban surfin’” bit, miming a sure-footed ride atop...

This Veterans Day, we’re celebrating the importance of Veterans as storytellers. Film Independent is inviting 100 U.S. Military Veteran (working or aspiring) filmmakers or actors in the entertainment industry to receive a Film Independent Membership, for a contribution of just $1.00!

Veterans Day is a federal public holiday that always falls on the 11th of November – but why is that? The day’s origins date back to World War I. At 11:00 am Paris local time on November 11, 1918, the Armistice of Compiègne was signed to officially end WWI. In honor of this special day, we’ve curated 10 films (and one limited series!) that embody the values and spirit of the service members across all five branches: the Air Force, Army, Coast Guard, Marine Corps and Navy.

Patton (1970)

Branch: U.S. Army

Director: Franklin J. Schaffner

Cast: George C. Scott, Karl Malden, Stephen Young, Michael Strong, Carey Loftin

Where to Watch: VOD rental,...

To celebrate the release of Teen Wolf coming to Blu-Ray and DVD on September 4th we have 2 Blu-Rays to give away!

Teen Wolf is an outrageous comedy about a shy teenager with more than a changing voice to contend with- he’s a budding young werewolf! And when his newfound powers help him score at basketball – and with the popular girls – he has some pretty hairy decisions to make.

Cast: Michael J. Fox, James Hampton, Scott Paulin, Susan Ursitti, Jerry Levine and Jay Tarses.

What’s a high school kid got to do to be popular? Just let down his hair and howl! Michael J. Fox (Back to the Future Trilogy) stars in the 1985 classic 80s cult comedy Teen Wolf on DVD and Blu-Ray.

Extras: Never. Say. Die. The Story of Teen Wolf – A comprehensive documentary about the making and legacy of the film, including brand-new interviews with the writers Jeph Loeb and Matthew Weisman,...

Movies which centre their stories on competitive sports will always find an eager audience at the cinema. They are often filled with drama, heart-stopping action, and perfectly capture the ever swinging emotional pendulum of hope and fear.

And whether the sports are played in a high school gym or a stadium filled with thousands and millions more watching on at home, the conflict and fortitude necessary to win against the odds will always resonate with us. This is exactly what excites sports fans too, with the online sports betting community at an all-time high with NBA odds being constantly updated.

Here we celebrate the some inspirational Basketball movies.

Hoop Dreams

Few documentaries have captured the rawness of hope better than Steve James and Frederick Marx’s Hoop Dreams. Originally planned as a half hour PBS special on two African-American Chicago high schoolers as they chase their dreams of playing professional basketball,...

Not all teenage werewolf movies are created equal.

As a kid, I couldn’t have been more primed to see 1985’s Teen Wolf, a movie that seemed positively made just for me. I was obsessed with star Michael J. Fox, first from his TV work as Alex P. Keaton on Family Ties and then as Marty McFly in Back to the Future, to this day my favorite movie of all time. Werewolves have always been my movie monster of choice, even as a boy of just eight years old. Combining Michael J. Fox with werewolves—in a high school comedy, no less, then (and possibly still) one of my favorite film genres—seemed a foolproof recipe for a classic. And, in its way, Teen Wolf is a classic: a movie that’s probably as good as it can be while still being far from great. It’s sweet, it means well,...

Hey, gang! Welcome back for another look at this week’s upcoming horror and sci-fi home entertainment releases. August 8th is going to be another busy day for fans, as we have some incredible Blu-ray and DVD titles to look forward to.

Arrow Video has put together an incredible limited edition Blu-ray set for Stuart Gordon’s Re-Animator, and Scream Factory has assembled two stellar Collector’s Editions for both Teen Wolf and Teen Wolf Too. Fans of the Coen brothers' Fargo will undoubtedly want to add the new Steelbook edition of the film to their collections this Tuesday, and for those of you interested in unconventional vampire films, be sure to check out The Transfiguration this week, too.

Other notable releases for August 8th include The Night of the Sorcerers / The Loreley’s Grasp double feature, Three Tears on Bloodstained Flesh, The Dinner, Charlotte, and Dimension Z.

Fargo: Steelbook Collector’s Edition (Shout!

Thanks to VancouverFilm.Net, here is the Vancouver Film Production Update for July 2017, including "Ghost Wars", "Dragged Across Concrete, "Overboard" and a whole lot more:

13 Miles

Feature

Local Production Company: Habethy Film Productions

Director: Anthony Epp, Helena Thom

Producer: Shanyn Maguire, Anthony Epp, Helena Thom

May 19/17 - Aug 20/17

Dragged Across Concrete

Feature

Local Production Company: Moot Point (Dragged) Productions

Director: Craig Zahler

Producer: Sefton Fincham, Jack Heller, Keith Kjarval, Dallas Sonnier

Jul 17/17 - Sep 16/17

Fatal Visit

Feature

Local Production Company: Lone House Films Ltd.

Director: Yuen Leung Calvin Poon

Producer: Fiona Lee, Michael Parker

Jul 09/17 - Jul 31/17

Motivated Seller

Feature

Local Production Company: Motivated Seller BC Productions

Director: Deon Taylor

Producer: Darcy Wild, Jonathan Schwartz

Jun 21/17 - Jul 21/17

Nicole

Feature

Parent Studio: Disney

Director: Marc Lawrence

Producer: Justis Greene

Sep 01/17 - Dec 31/17

One Of A Kind

Feature

Local Production Company: Two Sixty Six Productions Inc

Director: Felix Chong

Producer: Costa Vassos...

Horror fans can howl at moon this summer when Scream Factory releases their Collector's Edition Blu-rays of Teen Wolf (featuring a high-def transfer from the interpositive) and Teen Wolf Too, and to help hold fans over until the August 8th release date arrives, the special features for both Blu-rays have been revealed, along with the announcement that Shout! Factory will release Teen Wolf: The Complete Animated Series on DVD September 5th.

Press Release: Hooooooooooooooowl! On August 8, 2017, Scream Factory will present two classic films from the 1980’s, Teen Wolf (Collector’s Editon), starring Michael J Fox, and Teen Wolf Too (Collector’s Edition), starring Jason Bateman, the latter on Blu-ray™ for the first time. In addition, the Saturday morning kids show Teen Wolf: The Complete Animated Series will get a DVD release from Shout! Factory, on September 5.

Special Features on Teen Wolf (Collector’s Editon) include...

Thanks to VancouverFilm.Net, here is the Vancouver Film Production Update for June 2017, including "Psych: The Movie", "Love Machine", "Lost In Space" and a whole lot more:

 

Game Over, Man

Feature

Local Production Company: Lumberjackson Productions Inc.

Director: Kyle Newacheck

Producer: Seth Rogan, Scott Rudin

Apr 12/17 - Jun 06/17

Love Machine

Feature

Local Production Company: Tcf Vancouve Productions Ltd

Director: David Leitch

Exec. Producer(s): Ethan Smith, Kelly McCormick

Jun 26/17 - Oct 06/17

One Of A Kind

Feature

Local Production Company: Two Sixty Six Productions Inc

Director: Felix Chong

Producer: Costa Vassos

Jul 13/17 - Jul 31/17

Overboard

Feature

Local Production Company: Tgl Productions Ltd

Director: Robert Greenberg

Producer: Eugenio Derbez, Ben Odell

May 23/17 - Jul 14/17

Skyscraper

Feature

Local Production Company: Main Mast Production - Can, Inc

Director: Rawson Marshall Thurter

Exec. Producer(s): Eric Hedayat

Aug 14/17 - Nov 17/17

Altered Carbon ~ Season 1

TV Series

Local Production Company: Altered Carbon Productions I Inc.

Thanks to VancouverFilm.Net, here is the Vancouver Film Production Update for May 2017, including "Game Over Man", "Stingray", "Ollie (aka "The Predator") and a whole lot more: 

Game Over, Man

Feature

Local Production Company: Lumberjackson Productions Inc.

Director: Kyle Newacheck

Exec. Producer(s): Ted Gidlow

Producer: Seth Rogan, Scott Rudin

Apr 12/17 - Jun 06/17

Hardpowder

Feature

Local Production Company: Hardpowder Canada Inc

Director: Hans Petter Moland

Exec. Producer(s): Ameet Shukla, Michael Dreyer

Mar 20/17 - May 24/17

Love Machine

Feature

Local Production Company: Tcf Vancouver Productions Ltd

Director: David Leitch

Exec. Producer(s): Ethan Smith, Kelly McCormick

Jun 19/17 - Oct 05/17

Ollie (aka "The Predator")

Feature

Local Production Company: Tcf Vancouver Productions Ltd.

Director: Shane Black

Exec. Producer(s): Bill Bannerman, John Davis

Sep 30/16 - May 15/17

Overboard

Feature

Local Production Company: Tgl Productions Ltd

Director: Robert Greenberg

May 23/17 - Jul 14/17

Stingray

Feature

Local Production...

Recently, CBS released the new,official synopsis/description for their upcoming "Hawaii Five-o" episode 16 of season 6. The episode is entitled, "The Solid Cornerstone," and it turns out that we're going to see some very interesting stuff go down as McGarret ends up asking an old friend to defend one of Five-o's sketchy informants that's accused of murder, and more! In the new, 16th episode press release: When Five-0's Longtime Confidential Informant Is Accused Of Murder, McGarrett Asks His Friend Odell Martin To Defend Him. Press release number 2: When Five-0's sketchy confidential informant is accused of murder, McGarrett will end up asking his old friend, Odell Martin, to defend him. Michael Imperioli returns as Odell Martin and Ziggy Marley guest stars as his friend, Bones. Guest stars feature: Taylor Wily (Kamekona), Dennis Chun (Sgt. Duke Lukela), Michael Imperioli (Odell Martin), Shawn Mokuahi Garnett (Flippa), Will Yun Lee (Sang...

Wesley Mead Dec 21, 2016

Here's day three in our countdown of the top Christmas TV episodes of all time: entries 60 to 41...

This article was first published in December 2015. Read entries 100 - 81 here and entries 80 - 61 here.

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Since the medium’s infancy, viewers have enjoyed sharing holidays with their favourite television characters. We grow invested in our friends on screen over the years; spending Christmas with them is a rite of passage, a chance for us to share tradition from our world with the fictional ones we see on screen. Some shows embrace the season wholeheartedly, characters in good spirits and enjoying the trappings of the season; others skew a little darker,...

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Here's day three in our countdown of the top Christmas TV episodes of all time: entries 60 to 41...

Read entries 100 - 81 here and entries 80 - 61 here.

Since the medium’s infancy, viewers have enjoyed sharing holidays with their favourite television characters. We grow invested in our friends on screen over the years; spending Christmas with them is a rite of passage, a chance for us to share tradition from our world with the fictional ones we see on screen. Some shows embrace the season wholeheartedly, characters in good spirits and enjoying the trappings of the season; others skew a little darker, bringing the more oppressive, burdensome side of the holidays to life. Either way, Christmas episodes tend to demonstrate the strengths of our favourite series, and it’s long been a festive ritual of mine to wheel out old DVD sets and settle back for a few favourites during December.

It is not often that I get to offer you something special of my own here at HitFix. That's not to say I am not personally invested in my writing here. Of course I am. I think over the last five or six years, I've turned a corner in terms of my own understanding of what film criticism can be, and for me, it works on a very personal level. But when it comes to my creative work, there's not a lot of it that I've been able to share in a finished form. I could publish my scripts, I suppose, as long as my co-writer Scott Swan agreed, but a script is a suggestion of what a movie will eventually be, not the movie itself. When I wrote about my quarter-century here in La, I wrote about the production of our play, "Sticks and Stones," at the Met Theater in La.

This story first appeared in the July 3 issue of The Hollywood Reporter magazine. To receive the magazine, click here to subscribe. A few years back, Nina Tassler attended a barbecue fundraiser with her husband, actor-director Jerry Levine. A famous basketball player — she won't say who — was escorted to her table and told he was about to meet the head of CBS Entertainment. "He stuck out his arm to shake my husband's hand," recalls Tassler. So, yes, there is indeed a "woman problem" in Hollywood. But at a time when much of the town is wringing

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Like all superheroes (or anyone else who uses a secret identity), there came a moment when someone finally cracked the code and published my real name. To be fair, my identity was a pretty poorly-kept secret by that point. The first time I went to an actual press event, I used my real name, and anytime I met someone, I used my real name. "Moriarty" was a fun identity to slip into, and especially in the early days of the site, we played up the mythology of things. My friends all got their own spy names and would show up in the reports in the form of Henchman Mongo and Segue Zagnut and Harry Lime and more. From my end, it was silly and fun, and not something to be taken seriously. But when Film Threat ran a fairly vicious hit piece on Harry, I was also a target, and...

The first and most important thing that happened as a result of the staging of "Sticks and Stones" at the Met Theater as part of the Act One Festival was that Scott Swan and I got our first agent. Barbara Baruch worked for Ambrosio/Mortimer, a smaller boutique agency at the time, and from the moment we met her, she seemed like what I imagined an agent to be. She was nurturing, she was a cheerleader, she was a ballbuster, and she was always, always, always in our corner. Our time with her was unfortunately too short, and by the time the agency imploded in accusations of embezzlement, we were already repped by Gersh out of New York. Barbara was first, though, and she was the first one to start pushing people to come see our show and to read our work. The strangest thing about those early days is...

Yesterday, I wrote about my first year in Los Angeles, which was all just a matter of settling in. Remember, when I moved to La, I knew a grand total of zero people who lived or worked here. I was not laden with contacts and strolling into a situation where everything was guaranteed to work out. Scott Swan and I took a huge chance when we packed up and moved out, and I am so horrified by how little money we had saved that I'm almost embarrassed to say the number. I was insanely naive when I arrived in town. I am still haunted by a choice we made in those early days, when we answered an ad in one of the trades that was looking for writers willing to work on a "per sketch" basis. I forget how much the rate was… $100 or so, but definitely not more than that…...

Recently, CBS released the new,official synopsis/spoilers for their upcoming "Hawaii Five-o" episode 19 of season 5. The episode is entitled, "Kahania (Close shave)," and it turns out that we're going to see some pretty dramatic and intense stuff go down as McGarrett and Odell try to protect a young dude that's being pursued by a vicious gang, and more! In the new, 19th episode press release: McGarrett and Odell are going to come under Siege in Odell's barbershop while trying to protect a young man who is being hunted down by a gang. Press release number 2: McGarrett and Odell will come under siege in Odell's barbershop when they try to protect a young man who is being hunted down by a gang. Also, Jerry is going to be wrongfully accused of committing a series of home invasions. Guest stars feature: Ivo Nandi (Ari Bailan), Chris Kim (Hpd Officer Eric...

Recently, CBS served up these 3 ,new sneak peek/spoiler clips (below) for their upcoming "Scorpion" episode 9 of season 1, and they feature new looks at the Scorpion peeps, getting their first introductions to Cabe's hot ex-wife, Rebecca. We also see Rebecca letting Cabe know she's in deep in a mess of trouble that could get her killed, and more! The episode is titled, "Rogue Element." The official plotline for episode 9, reads like this: "Team Scorpion is going to be forced to help protect Cabe's ex-wife after she finds evidence that suggests foul play in the death of a prominent congressman." The episode is was written by Paul Grellong and Kim Rome, and it was directed by Jerry Levine. Episode 9 is set to air tomorrow night, November 17th at 8pm central time on CBS.

Last, CBS dropped the new promo/spoiler clip (below) for their upcoming "Scorpion" episode 9 of season 1, and it appears to be very drama-filled and interesting as the Scorpion crew has to race to the rescue when Cabe's ex-wife is spotted, getting kidnapped. Cabe and Walter are seen, having a moment, and more. The episode is titled, "Rogue Element." In the new episode 9 official plotline: "Team Scorpion is going to be forced to help protect Cabe's ex-wife after she finds evidence that suggests foul play in the death of a prominent congressman." Guest stars feature: Jessica Tuck as character, Rebecca. The episode is was written by Paul Grellong and Kim Rome, and it was directed by Jerry Levine. Episode 9 is scheduled to air on Monday night, November 17th at 8pm central time on CBS. Stay tuned.

Recently, CBS released the new,official synopsis/spoilers for their upcoming "Scorpion" episode 9 of season 1. The episode is entitled, "Rogue Element," and it turns out that we're going to see the Scorpion crew assist in protecting Cabe's ex-wife after she finds foul play in the death of a prominent congressman, and more. In the new, 9th episode press release: Team Scorpion is going to have to help protect Cabe's ex-wife after she uncovers evidence that suggests foul play in the death of a prominent congressman. Press release number 2: Team Scorpion are going to be forced to help protect Cabe's ex-wife after she uncovers evidence that suggests foul play in the death of a prominent congressman. Guest stars feature: Jessica Tuck as character, Rebecca. The episode is was written by Paul Grellong and Kim Rome, and it was directed by Jerry Levine. Episode 9 is set to air on Monday night,...

Last night, CBS released the new promo/spoiler clip (below) for their upcoming "Elementary" episode 3 of season 3, and it appears to be very drama-filled and wicked intense when Sherlock discovers a dead body, loud explosions go off, and more! The episode is titled, "Just A Regular Irregular.” In the new, 3rd episode official plotline: Sherlock will help a math genius from his network of “Irregulars” experts after he accidentally locates a body while engaging in a math puzzle competition. Elsewhere, Joan will attempt to extend an olive branch after she finds out about Kitty’s past. The episode was written by Robert Hewitt Wolfe, and it was directed by Jerry Levine. Episode 3 is scheduled to air on Thursday night, November 13th at 9pm central time on CBS.

Recently, CBS released the new,official synopsis/spoilers for their upcoming "Elementary" episode 3 of season 3. The episode is entitled, "Just A Regular Irregular,” and it sounds like things will get very intriguing and intense when Holmes discovers a dead body while helping out a math expert, and more. In the new, 3rd episode press release: Sherlock will help a numbers genius when a math puzzle competition turns deadly. Press release number 2: Sherlock is going to help a math genius from his network of “Irregulars” experts after he stumbles upon a body while participating in a math puzzle competition. In the meantime, Joan will attempt to extend an olive branch after she learns about Kitty’s past. NFL legend ,Phil Simms, guest stars as himself, a friend of Sherlock’s (Jonny Lee Miller) who has a surprising, little-known talent. Guest stars feature: Ophelia Lovibond (Kitty Winter), Raza Jaffrey (Andrew Paek...

Elementary, Season 2: Episode 11 – “Internal Audit”

Written by Bob Goodman

Directed by Jerry Levine

Returns January 2nd

Ever since the second season premiere, I’ve been singing the praises of the inclusion of Rhys Ifans on Elementary and the general attention to the serialization – the “mythology” episodes, a phrase borrowed from The X-Files. Although I would have liked to have seen a bigger episode than we got in “Internal Audit” before the series goes on winter break, it’s actually an interesting example of how Elementary has the ability to create the feeling of serialization without relying on characters like Mycroft and Irene Adler. These last three episodes have really sunk their teeth into judging Sherlock for the kind of person he is. The most important part of that judgment is that it’s been as objective as possible, without outright condemning Holmes for his cockiness to the point of...

Elementary, Season 2: Episode 2 – “Solve for X”

Written by Jeffrey Paul King

Directed by Jerry Levine

Airs Thursdays at 10pm Et on CBS

After last week’s season two premiere, which was very much Sherlock-heavy, “Solve for X” brings Elementary back to its week-to-week procedural proceedings with an episode that gives Joan Watson (Lucy Liu) all of the character-based material. Over the course of its first season, Elementary did a lot of this type of stuff, where we saw the relationship between Sherlock and Watson advance in small steps with one or both being given emotionally interesting moments. So, in that sense, “Solve for X” isn’t all that interesting as an individual episode in the collection of Elementary episodes that currently exist. That said, it’s still a strong example of what exactly this series is and, if a first-time viewer happened to tune in, it still behooves fans...

Elementary Season 1, Episode 18: “Déjà Vu All Over Again”

Written by Mark Rodenbeck

Directed by Jerry Levine

Airs Thursdays at 10pm (Et) on CBS

Like most great partnerships, it all starts with a flashback – during a seemingly normal evening, Watson gets a call to become the sober companion to a person with a weird name. The next minute, she is trying to hot-wire an expensive car only to struggle with the wires. All in a day’s work and a certainly more interesting way to begin an Elementary episode.

Once again, we see the spotlight on Lucy Liu’s Watson, as her character’s reluctance in being a ‘consulting detective’ and forgotten evenings with friends show a visible personality change. Compared to the cold opening where she is in the middle of her social circle, the situation is flipped as her friends choose to ‘intervene’ with her latest yet seemingly outrageous career change,...

Michael J Fox, lycanthropy and basketball clash in the amusing 80s teen comedy, Teen Wolf. Jeff takes a look back…

Delightfully mediocre is a term that applies to the original Teen Wolf, the less ambitious of two Michael J Fox films released in 1985. Ostensibly an upbeat, John Hughes-esque take on fare like I Was A Teenage Werewolf (perhaps in name only), Teen Wolf only wishes to please, having neither bark nor bite. Still, this eager puppy of a teen flick does a more than a few tricks well, and remains spritely and cuddly after all this time.

Fox plays Scott Howard, an only child living with his father (James Hampton in a quiet, understated performance). Scott has two best friends, the exuberant and at times overbearing Rupert ‘Stiles’ Stilinksi (Jerry Levine), and literal girl-next-door ‘Boof,’ played to wholesome perfection by Susan Ursitti.

His biggest problem is the lack of a maternal figure,...

HollywoodNews.com: ‘Ringer’ will be airing a new episode on The CW on Tuesday, February 7th, and we have a sneak peek at what fans can expect.

The episode, “What Are You Doing Here, Ho-Bag?,” will have a guest star coming on to cause some trouble in Andrew and Bridget’s relationship.

Check out and enjoy the gallery of the soon-to-air episode!

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Sarah Michelle Gellar as Siobhan Martin/Bridget Kelly

Juliet’s (Zoey Deutch) mother Catherine (guest star Andrea Roth) arrives in town, where she proceeds to wreak havoc on Andrew (Ioan Gruffudd) and Bridget’s (Sarah Michelle Gellar) relationship. Bridget discovers someone from Siobhan’s past and thinks he might be the key to her learning more information about her sister. Meanwhile, Henry (Kristoffer Polaha) discovers a lead that causes Agent Machado (Nestor Carbonell) to think he is closing in on Bridget. Mike Colter also stars.

[Warning: If you've yet to watch Tuesday's jaw-dropping installment of The CW's Ringer, avert your eyes...now!]

Something major happened in the final seconds of this week’s Ringer, and while our attention is certainly focused on the parties seemingly involved in the kerfuffle, we’re mostly interested in where this latest turn of events leaves friend of TVLine, Kris Polaha, and his (possibly) misunderstood Upper East Side yuppie, Henry.

Here, we talk to the actor about whether or not he whacked his onscreen wife (played by Tara Summers), the long road ahead for Henry, and how he fits into the Ringer world moving forward.

Ringer Bosses Talk Secret Identity Reveals, Mia Baby Bumps and the Real...

For his first starring role, Dylan O'Brien was faced with a challenge: reinvent a classic character from an iconic film.

The 20-year old actor stars on MTV's Teen Wolf as Stan Stilinsky, the lovable student made famous in the 1985 movie by Jerry Levine.

O'Brien told me this week he had never seen the Michael J. Fox comedy, but the cast had a viewing party after shooting the pilot and it changed the way he looked at the role.

"I didn't just wanna regurgitate Stiles," the actor said. "I wanted him to have my own feel, especially because he was written so differently and so uniquely for the show. So much of this is reinventing Stiles for this generation.

"But [watching the movie] influenced the way I played Stiles in the sense that he had this unconventional cool factor; he was the weird cool kid. That's the entire essence of the character."

With all...

The Flick:

Teen Wolf is one of those flicks that appeals to nostalgia junkies (myself included), but will probably fall flat when it comes to younger audiences. It’s a movie that captures a moment in time that we don’t see in cinemas anymore; a b-grade picture that took the time to be more than just average.

The story is a simple one. Scott Howard (Michael J. Fox) is a teenager with problems. He’s not very good at sports, he doesn’t fare well with the ladies, and he happens to be a werewolf. Of course the werewolf side of the story is a simple metaphor for puberty, and at its heart Teen Wolf is a simple coming-of-age story. Once Scott realizes he has been afflicted with the family curse his life drastically changes. He is now great at sports, popular, and one of the hottest girls in school is interested in him.

Considering "The O.C.'s" Seth Cohen and "Buffy's" Xander Harris are our favorite TV sidekicks of all-time, it shouldn't come as much of surprise that our favorite character on MTV's "Teen Wolf" is Dylan O'Brien's Stiles.

O'Brien has managed to take a pretty iconic role (Jerry Levine's van surfing Stiles stole the original movie) and make it his own -- His Stiles is witty, smart and the coolest "uncool" kid in school. Think of him as MTV's very own Seth Cohen. Jackson (Colton Haynes) may get the girl, but at least Stiles gets the best lines. 

Zap2it chatted with O'Brien about tonight's (June 13) episode, where Scott (Tyler Posey) must deal with two very important problems -- his first possible kill and his first date with Allison (Crystal Reed).

"Scott's starting to have to cope with the fact that he's very dangerous and could actually kill people.

I don't blame MTV for trying to cash in on the current vampire and werewolf craze, considering its audience is the same that gives Twilight every award known to man at every MTV Movie Awards.  

Basing the new series loosely on famous 1985 movie Teen Wolf seemed like a good way to gain an entirely new audience, as fans of the Michael J. Fox film might give it a shot.

Although I was born in the year the original movie came out, I have seen the Wolf perform his patented two-handed block and tomahawk slam more than enough times to call myself a fan. But aside from a couple of general ideas, mainly a few character names and the fact that Scott is both a teenager and a werewolf, the new MTV series does not have much in common with the film  on which it's supposedly based.

In no way is that a negative,...

Prepare to meet your new guilty pleasure.

MTV's highly anticipated "Teen Wolf" reboot premieres Sunday, June 5, after the MTV Movie Awards and we were lucky enough to snag some time with most of the show's main cast -- Tyler Posey, Crystal Reed, Tyler Hoechlin, Holland Roden and Dylan O'Brien (hm... or is it Colton Haynes?) -- to chat about their characters, comparisons to "The Vampire Diaries" and a flashy extra from the original '80s flick.

"He's this crazy outcast kid and he's tired of being an outcast," Posey says while describing his character, Scott McCall. "I call him the cool kid that was never accepted in the cool crowd. He gets bitten by a werewolf and his whole life changes."

 Hoechlin plays Derek, the werewolf responsible for turning Scott. "You don't know too much about him and it kind of stays that way for a little while," he says.

What if there had been no Back to the Future? What if, in 1985, Michael J. Fox, the little known young actor, stars in Teen Wolf to mostly critical derision. The film flops, Michael J. Fox recedes into obscurity, and his potential as a leading man is never recognized. But that’s the premise of a Back to the Future parody, maybe on Robot Chicken. Instead, Teen Wolf came out a month later than Back to the Future, which was still the number one film in America, and became a hit despite itself. You might well have seen it sometime on Comedy Central in the middle of the day.

Ah the teen comedy--sweet teen comedy--the sweet nougat center of 1980s Hollywood. The only problem with the teen comedy (hahaha, only problem) is that it just doesn’t have that many variants. But Teen Wolf may well be the only horror-fantasy-sports-teen comedy.

I came to a startling conclusion will watching the 1985 cult classic Teen Wolf on Blu-ray this week. Not that Scott Howard’s friend in the movie is actually named “Boof,” and not “Booth” as I originally thought for over 25 years, but that Teen Wolf stinks. While fans can argue the film’s impact on pop culture all they want, viewing Teen Wolf through the eyes of an adult (mine) is more chore than fun.

Based on a sad script by Joseph Loeb and Matthew Weisman –stuffed with too many eye-rolling moments and flat jokes, Teen Wolf joins the ’80s other “good as a kid, bad as an adult” arch-pantheon of schlock like Knight Rider, Fraggle Rock and M.A.S.K. But not Snorks. That stuff is golden.

Starring ’80s icon Michael J. Fox, Teen Wolf centers on Scott Howard, a puny 17-year-old with ambitions grander than working in his...

Teen Wolf is, rightfully so, a film cherished by many of my generation. It's not a great film, but god damn it, it's a fun film. There are quite a few very funny bits in the film, Stiles simply rules, and Teen Wolf's coach still has one of my all time favorite pieces of advice:

There are three rules that I live by: never get less than twelve hours sleep; never play cards with a guy who has the same first name as a city; and never get involved with a woman with a tattoo of a dagger on her body. Now you stick to that, and everything else is cream cheese.

And so, ever since Dustin did some voodoo shit to bring the "Teen Wolf" reboot to reality, we've known MTV's new series was going to be bad. They told us it was going to be a horror series,...

The annual Tel Aviv-Los Angeles Master Class, set for July 21-31 at the Tel Aviv Cinematheque, will include classes and special events featuring "Sex and the City" creator Darren Star, CBS Entertainment president Nina Tassle, TV producer Gail Berman, writer Bill Masters, writer Sarah Treem, director Jerry Levine and talent manager Danny Sussman, among others.

A project of the Los Angeles Jewish Federation, the program brings together entertainment professionals from L.A. with their counterparts in Tel Aviv.

The event is a collaboration between the Tel Aviv - Los Angeles Partnership, Tel Aviv University and Tel Aviv Cinematheque to enrich and inspire young professionals in the fields of film, television and new media.

This year's program focuses on TV in the wake of several Israeli TV programs having been adapted into the U.S. series "In Treatment" and "Touch Away" on HBO and "Lodaded" on Fox.

Topics will include: Film and television development,...