UPCOMING GUESTS ON THE “LATE SHOW with DAVID LETTERMAN” ON THE CBS TELEVISION NETWORK
September 27, 2010 by Dennis Amith · Leave a Comment
Monday through Friday, 11:35 PM-12:37 AM, ET/PT
(*Denotes changes and/or additions to previous schedule
(n) Denotes new broadcast)
Monday, Sept. 27 Actress Katherine Heigl; actor Daniel Dae Kim from the new CBS drama series, “Hawaii Five-0″; musical guest Runner, Runner (n)
Tuesday, Sept. 28 Comedian/talk show host Jon Stewart; musical guests N.E.R.D. (n)
Wednesday, Sept. 29 New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg; actor Jesse Eisenberg (n)
Thursday, Sept. 30 Actor Tom Selleck from the new CBS drama series, “Blue Bloods”; author Janet Elder; musical guests Tired Pony (n)
Friday, Oct. 1 Actress Blake Lively; actor Michael C. Hall; musical guest Drake (n)
Monday, Oct. 4 Actor Bruce Willis (n)
Tuesday, Oct. 5 Musical guests Mavis Staples with Jeff Tweedy (n)
Wednesday, Oct. 6 Actor John Malkovich; Julie Chen, co-host of the new CBS daytime talk show, “The Talk”; musical guests Antony & the Johnsons (n)
Thursday, Oct. 7 Comedian/talk show host Stephen Colbert; actor Johnny Knoxville; musical guests Gorillaz (n)
*Friday, Oct. 8 Comedian Allen Havey; musical guest Gordon Lightfoot (n)
*Monday, Oct. 11 Actor Jim Parsons from the CBS comedy series, “The Big Bang Theory”; educator/documentary film subject Geoffrey Canada; musical guests Mark Ronson with Q-Tip and MNDR (n)
RATING: TV-PG (Rating may change on day of broadcast due to specific subject matter.)
Official CBS website: http://www.cbs.com/late_night/late_show/
Grey’s Anatomy – Complete Sixth Season (A J!-ENT DVD Review)
September 3, 2010 by Dennis Amith · Leave a Comment
A magnificent, dramatic heartfelt season with a tragic, shocking season finale that will shock “Grey’s Anatomy” fans to the core. If you are a fan of the series, this DVD set is highly recommended!
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DVD TITLE: Grey’s Anatomy – Complete Sixth Season – More Moments
SERIES DATE: 2009-2010
DURATION: 24 Episodes (1032 Minutes)
DVD INFORMATION: Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound, Spanish and French Subtitles, Widescreen (1:78:1) – Enhanced for 16×9 Televisions
COMPANY: abc studios
RATED: TV 14 DSLV
RELEASE DATE: September 14, 2010
Created by Shonda Rhimes
Directed by Rob Corn, Jessica Yu and Randall Zisk
Written by Shonda Rhimes, Krista Vernoff, Stacy McKee, Tony Phelan, Joan Rater, Mark Wilding, Debora Cahn, Zoanne Clack, Allan Heinberg, Jenna Bans, William Harper and Peter Nowalk
Executive Producer: Betsy Beers, Shonda Rhimes, Krista Vernoff
Co-Executive Producer: Mark Wilding, Tony Phelan, Joan Rater
Producer: Tammy Ann Casper, Rob Corn, Linda Klein, Zoanne Clack
Consulting Producer: Debora Cahn
Supervising Producer: Jenna Bans
Associate Producer: Chris Van Dusen
Music by Danny Lux
Cinematography by Herbert Davis
Edited by Edward Ornelas, Susan Vaill, David Greenspan
Casting by John Brace, Linda Lowy, Will Stewart
Production Design by Donald Lee Harris
Set Decoration by Nicole Cramer
Costume Design by Mimi Melgaard
Starring:
Ellen Pompeo as Dr. Meredith Grey
Patrick Dempsey as Dr. Derek Shepherd
Sandra Oh as Dr. Cristina Yang
Katherine Heigl as Dr. Isobel ‘Izzie’ Stevens
Eric Dane as Dr. Mark Sloan
Justin Chambers as Dr. Alex Karev
Chandra Wilson as Dr. Miranda Bailey
James Pickens Jr. as Dr. Richard Webber
Sara Ramirez as Dr. Callie Torres
Kevin McKidd as Dr. Owen Hunt
Jessica Capshaw as Dr. Arizona Robbins
Chyler Leigh as Dr. Lexie Grey
Kim Raver as Dr. Teddy Altman
Kate Walsh as Dr. Addison Montgomery-Shepherd
Jesse Williams as Dr. Jackson Avery
Sarah Drew as Dr. April Kepner
Robert Baker as Dr. Charles Percy
Norah Zehetner as Dr. Reed Adamson
Life takes commitment. As much as things have changed, good and bad, for the doctors at Seattle Grace, they’re now faced with the challenge of how willing they are to commit – to their careers, to love, to friendships, to the choices they make. And they will start to realize they have to deal with their lives to understand what matters most to them and how commitment helps define who they are.
In 2005, “Grey’s Anatomy” became a critically acclaimed television series that would become ABC’s top rated dramas and winner of two Emmy and Golden Globe Awards.
Created by Shonda Rhimes (“Private Practice”), the drama series revolves around a group of interns and their experience at Seattle Grace Hospital. As well, as a few of the other doctors of the hospital. Throughout the first five seasons, we see these interns become residents and experience relationship problems and also the stress and challenges they face as resident doctors. The last season was a bit more dramatic as love was lost, love was found and we saw one of the main characters battling cancer, while another dies in a tragic accident.
Season six features a merger between Seattle Grace and Mercy West and this season introduces us to new doctors and characters who will have an impact on the current main characters.
The characters of “Grey’s Anatomy” Season 6 include:
Dr. Meredith Grey (Ellen Pompeo, “Daredevil”, “Old School”) - A resident surgeon Seattle’s Grace Hospital who is now married to Dr. Derek Shepherd. Best friends with Dr. Cristina Yang.
Dr. Derek Shepherd (Patrick Dempsey, “The Practice”, “Made of Honor”, “The Practice”, “Freedom Writers”) - The head of neurosurgery and was married to Dr. Addison Montgomery (“Private Practice”) who had an affair with his friend Dr. Mark Sloan. He is now married to Dr. Meredith Grey. Known as “McDreamy” to the Dr. Meredith Grey and her friends.
Dr. Cristina Yang (Sandra Oh, “Blindness”, “Arli$$”, “Sideways”) - A resident surgeon at Seattle’s Grace Hospital and a best friend of Dr. Meredith Grey, not afraid of confessing her emotions to her friends. She is currently dating Dr. Owen Hunt. She wants to have more hands on experience as a cardiac surgeon.
Dr. Isobel “Izzie” Stevens (Katherine Heigl, “27 Date”, “Roswell”, “Knocked Up”) – A resident surgeon at Seattle Grace Hospital and is married to Dr. Alex Karev. She is recovering from cancer.
Dr. Alex Karev (Justin Chambers, “Lakeview Terrace”, “Cold Case”, “The Wedding Planner”) - A doctor at Seattle’s Grace Hospital. Abrasive towards the new interns and is married to Dr. Isobel Stevens.
Dr. Mark Sloan (Eric Dane, “Marley & Me”, “X-Men: The Last Stand”, “Charmed”) - Once a best friend (and almost like family) to Dr. Derek Shepherd but had an affair with Derek’s wife, and definitely help lead towards their divorce. Specializes in plastic surgery and often looked at as arrogant. Has had sexual relations with many women and is now dating Dr. Lexie Grace. Known to the female doctors as “McSteamy”.
Dr. Lexie Grey (Chyler Leigh, “The Practice”, “Girls Club, “That ’80s Show”) – Dr. Meredith Grey’s sister (both are not really close to each other). Trying to learn and strives to learn everything from the doctors at Seattle Grace Hospital and known for her photographic memory. Has had a sexual relationship with Dr. Alex Karev and is now dating Dr. Sloan.
Dr. Callie Torres (Sara Ramirez, “Baseball Wives”, “Chicago”) – A former chief resident at Seattle Grace Hospital and an orthopedic surgeon. Was married with Dr. George O’Malley. Later, she has a sexual relationship with Dr. Mark Sloan (in order to prove to herself that she is heterosexual) but is now starting to understand her feelings that she is a lesbian and exploring her relationship with Dr. Arizona Robbins. Currently, roommates with Dr. Yang.
Dr. Arizona Robbins (Jessica Capshaw, “The Practice”) – Head of Pediatric Surgery and has a relationship with Dr. Torres.
Dr. Miranda Bailey (Chandra Wilson, “Philadelphia”) - A resident surgeon in charge of five interns (now residents). Known for her tough love and blunt comments.
Dr. Richard Webber (James Picken’s Jr., “Curb Your Enthusiasm, “The Lyon’s Den”, “Six Feet Under”) - The Chief of Surgery at Seattle Grace Hospital. In earlier seasons, it is learned that he had an affair with Meredith’s mother and is like a father figure to her. Because of Seattle Grace’s ranking starts to suffer, he enforces tough rules on his doctors and is a recovering alcoholic.
Dr. Owen Hunt (Kevin McKidd, “Journeyman”, “Rome”) – Head of the trauma surgery and boyfriend of Cristina Yang. Dr. Hunt is recovering from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder suffered while serving in Iraq.
Dr. Teddy Altman (Kim Raver, “24″, “Lipstick Jungle”, “Third Watch”) - Head of Cardiothoracic Surgery and served in Iraq with Dr. Hunt. She loves Owen and she is coming between Dr. Hunt and and Dr. Yang.
Dr. Jackson Avery (Jesse Williams, “Beyond the Break”) – A surgical resident from Mercy West Hospital who joins Seattle Grace after the merger. The grandson of the famous surgeon Dr. Harper Avery who has a crush on Cristina.
Dr. Reed Adamson (Norah Zehetner, “Heroes”, “Mad Men”) - A surgical resident from Mercy West Hospital who joins Seattle Grace after the merger and is attracted to Alex.
Dr. Charles Percy (Robert Baker, “Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull”, “Leatherheads”) – A surgical resident from Mercy West Hospital who joins Seattle Grace after the merger.
Dr. April Kepner (Sarah Drew, “Mad Men”) – A surgical resident from Mercy West Hospital who joins Seattle Grace after the merger.
“Grey’s Anatomy – Complete Sixth Season” features 24 episodes on six discs. Here is a basic summary of each episode (Spoilerless summaries):
DISC: 1
- EPISODE 103- Good Mourning – The staff mourn the death of Dr. O’Malley. The board is wanting Dr. Shepherd to replace Dr. Webber for Chief of Surgery at Grace Hospital.
- EPISODE 104 – Goodbye – Dr. Webber must decide if he wants to fight for his job or retire. Meanwhile, Dr. Lexie Grey and Dr. Robbins try to deal with their patients. Meanwhile, the doctors at Grace Hospital are in for a major surprise.
- EPISODE 105 – (I Always Feel Like) Somebody’s Watchin’ Me – The merger between Mercy and Grace Hospital has affected everyone and everyone is scared of losing their job and whatever cutbacks may happen to various departments. The crew brace for the first round of job cuts.
- EPISODE 106 – Tainted Obligation – Grace and Lexie’s father comes to the hospital and is very sick. As Lexie will do all she can to save her father, Grace acts as if she could care less, but she may be the only person that can save his life.
DISC 2:
- EPISODE 107 – Invasion – The new doctors from Mercy Hospital move into Seattle Grace, meanwhile one of the Seattle Grace’s doctors is fired and Callie’s father brings a priest to intervene on his daughter turning lesbian.
- EPISODE 108 – I Saw What I Saw – Something went bad in the ER that left a woman who was doing OK but died. All doctors are being interviewed by Dr. Webber and hospital admin. to find out who is at fault.
- EPISODE 109 – Give Peace a Chance – Dr. Shepherd is asked by his friend to take out a tumor from his spinal cord. It’s a major surgery in which Dr. Webber told him to not operate. Will Shepherd defy the chief?
- EPISODE 110 – Invest in Love – Arizona is taking care of a patient (a prodigy) who has a sickness with no cure and the parents are wanting to donate $25 million to the hospital. With Seattle Grace hurting for money, the Chief expects Arizona to do all she can in order to get the money for the hospital. But Arizona does not believe surgery can save the young boy.
DISC 3:
- EPISODE 111 – New History – Izzie returns to Seattle, Meredith returns back to work and Dr. Teddy Altman joins Seattle Grace and happens to be a very close friend of Dr. Hunt and Cristina is not happy about it.
- EPISODE 112 – Holidaze – The holiday’s have passed and Miranda receives a visit from her father, who disapproves of her life choices. Meanwhile, everyone is dealing with their personal issues during the holidays.
- EPISODE 113 – Blink - Addison returns to Seattle Grace to help with Mark’s pregnant daughter. Lexie meanwhile is concerned about her relationship with Mark and Meredith is concerned of how close Alex is getting with Dr. Adamson.
- EPISODE 114 – I Like You So Much Better When You’re Naked – Derek finds out about the chief’s drinking problem and wants to tell the board but Meredith tries to prevent him from doing so. Izzie returns again after being gone for a period of time.
DISC 4:
- EPISODE 115 – State of Love and Trust - Derek becomes interim chief, meanwhile bad blood between Teddy and Cristina begins to heighten.
- EPISODE 116 – Valentine’s Day Massacre – Derek continues to struggle as interim chief and the doctors have to deal with the fallout after a roof of a popular restaurant collapses.
- EPISODE 117 – The Time Warp – The doctors remember stories in regards to their past.
- EPISODE 118 – Perfect Little Accident – Tensions begin to heighten between Derek and Richard after Dr. Harper Avery has an unusual surgical request.
DISC 5:
- EPISODE 119 – Push - A patient needs a complex surgical procedure and Derek chooses Dr. Hunt over Dr. Webber.
- EPISODE 120 – Suicide is Painless – Teddy has a patient who wants to end treatment and her life and she turns to Dr. Hunt for help.
- EPISODE 121 – Sympathy for the Parents - Alex hopes for Bailey to approve his younger brother’s hernia repair via pro bono, meanwhile Alex’s past is revealed.
- EPISODE 122 – Hook, Line and Sinner – Callie wants to adopt a child but Arizona doesn’t feel the same way. Meanwhile, Teddy is fighting to keep her job at Seattle Grace.
DISC 6:
- EPISODE 123 – How Insensitive – Bailey gets the medical team ready for mandatory sensitivity training. Meanwhile, Calle and Arizona are heading towards a rough patch in their relationship.
- EPISODE 124 – Shiny Happy People - Meredith suspects Owen of not being faithful to Cristina and tells her about it. Meanwhile Alex deals with a troubled teenage patient (played by Demi Lovato)
- EPISODE 125 – Sanctuary – The first hour of the season finale, Meredith receives life changing news. Meanwhile, a disgruntled man who’s wife has died is now wanting to revenge and goes on a shooting spree inside Seattle Grace Hospital. (Special guest: Mandy Moore)
- EPISODE 126 – Death and All His Friends – The second hour of the season finale. Seattle Grace goes through a major crisis in which a few of the doctors will not survive and having to perform surgery on their friends while a gunman is on the loose. (Special guest: Mandy Moore)
NOTE: On “Grey’s Anatomy – Complete Sixth Season”, there is an extended episode of the season finale “Episode 126 – Death and All His Friends”.
VIDEO:
“Grey’s Anatomy – Complete Sixth Season” is presented in Widescreen (1:78:1) – Enhanced for 16×9 televisions. When it comes to television drama series, “Grey’s Anatomy” is one of ABC’s highly rated dramas that although filmed in a hospital setting. The cinematography for the final episode was excellent. For the most part, the series looks good on DVD, nice good closeups and skintones are natural and during low light scenes, I didn’t see any major noise or compression artifacts. For the most part, the sixth season does look very good on DVD.
It’s important to note that since the release of the fifth season of “Grey’s Anatomy”, that season received a Blu-ray release and more than likely, there will be a Blu-ray release for this sixth season. For those who want better picture quality and lossless audio, I recommend the Blu-ray release.
AUDIO:
As for audio, the series is presented in Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound and the series is primarily dialogue and music driven. Dialogue is clear and understandable, while the music has always played a major part for the series and definitely enhances certain scenes. I did notice more surround usage in the final two episodes. From the sirens, gun shots, crowd ambiance being utilized through the surround channels.
The show is presented in English SDH, Spanish and French subtitles.
SPECIAL FEATURES:
“Grey’s Anatomy – Complete Sixth Season” includes the following special features:
DISC 4:
- Seattle Grace: On Call - Featuring all six web episodes of “Seattle Grace: On Call” (about five minutes long for each web episode) that were shown on abc.com. A short series featuring a documentary on the interns Steve, Megan, Ryan, Pierce and Graciella at Seattle Grace and a few of the new residents (Reed and Charles) that transferred to Seattle Grace from Mercy West Hospital and Dr. Owen Hunt all hanging out at the local bar hangout with Joe the Bartender.
- The Making of Seattle Grace: On Call – (2:30) Featuring the making of “Seattle Grace: On Call” and interviews with the cast and crew.
DISC 5:
- Chandra Wilson: Anatomy of a Talent - (13:11) Chandra Wilson (who plays Dr. Miranda Bailey) is the first of the main talent to direct episodes for the show. The show creators and talent, including Chandra Wilson talks about how she became a director and certain parts of the episodes that she directed.
- Dissecting Grey’s Anatomy: Unaired Scenes – The following are a total of nine deleted scenes from various episodes.
- In Stitches: Outtakes – (2:13) Outtakes from the sixth season of “Grey’s Anatomy”.
- Extended Scenes – Extended scenes for “The Time Warp”, “Nervous Callie” and “Sad State of Affairs”.
DISC 6:
- Extended episode of “Episode 126 – Death and All His Friends” – (Duration for this extended episode is 1:01:16, the original episode is 42:58) This extended episode features more dialogue, especially the scenes that include Dr. Webber, especially an extended scene with Lexie, Dr. Altman and Dr. Sloan with Dr. Karev in an ambulance, emotional scenes with Lexie and Dr. Sloan and additional scenes that include the police.
EXTRAS:
“Grey’s Anatomy – Complete Sixth Season” comes with a slip case.
I admit that I was critical and harsh of the fifth season of “Grey’s Anatomy” and just felt the show was heading downhill through the first half and the season managed to pick up during the second half. So much was focused on the problems on the set with Katherine Heigl and T.R. Knight. And eventually, we know how things have ended up in the season finale.
With last season focusing on Izzie’s cancer, her relationship with Alex and problems in the relationship between Meredith and Derek and dealing with Callie and Lexie’s personal issues… I felt that with the sixth season “Grey’s Anatomy” is desperately needing to step things up with the writing as I have felt needed to interject some new blood, new energy before the storylines focusing on these characters becomes overly stale.
And sure enough, the writers have achieved that with the sixth season. The merger between Seattle Grace and Mercy West was probably the best thing to happen with this show because we have new characters. Also, we have stories focusing on Derek and Richard’s troubles, we get to see more of Arizona (especially Arizona and Callie), the introduction of Teddy and most importantly, the introduction to the new residents coming from Mercy West. These four characters have brought some new life to the series and I was really rooting for them because I can see potential storylines that can come from these new characters. I felt “Grey’s Anatomy” had new energy, new life and I’m stoked about the series all over again.
That was until the shocking season finale.
All I can say is… “Wow!”. Although we have seen a similar type of storyline on “ER” several years ago, it’s a big gamble as you don’t know who is going to be killed off. But suffice to say, this season finale was a major success and the writer’s have crafted one of the most impressive season finale’s in a drama series within the last decade. A fantastic way to end the season and at the same time, a bit bittersweet as some characters that may have grown on us will not be back due to the tragic season finale.
Needless to say, “Grey’s Anatomy” writers really did a fantastic job with this season. I felt the fifth season, although good, was in somewhat of a slump and I have to admit, the season opener of the sixth season, wasn’t all that great either. But as the episodes progressed and seeing how these newer characters were integrated into show, I definitely saw the potential, almost like “Grey’s Anatomy” reborn and seeing its greatness return to television.
As for this DVD set, there are a good amount of special features including the web episodes of “Seattle Grace: On Call”, deleted scenes, a featurette on Chandra Wilson as a director and the extended episode of the season finale.
With that being said, there’s not much I can say badly about “Grey’s Anatomy – Complete Sixth Season”. It was well conceived this season, the acting was very well-done (and I can understand some hardcore fans feeling that their original characters were not utilized as much as previous seasons but with more characters, the series needed new energy and these newer characters provided that) and overall, it was a solid season that literally ended with a bang.
If you are a fan of the series, “Grey’s Anatomy – Complete Sixth Season” is definitely recommended!
“Grey’s Anatomy” – Goodbye Izzie (Katherine Heigl)?
March 12, 2010 by J!-ENT · Leave a Comment
Entertainment Weekly’s Michael Ausiello has received confirmation from his sources that Katherine Heigl got what she wanted…a discharge from the show that made her a celebrity. The actress was to return on the set on March 1st but never showed up.
It will be interesting to see how the story deals with her character. Looking back at how things have been in the past several years, she has been an disgruntled unhappy employee for quite awhile. We are surprised she and the Shonda Rhimes let it continue for this long.
The Ugly Truth (a J!-ENT Blu-ray Disc Review)
A sexy, raunchy and hilarious romantic comedy that looks and sounds incredible on Blu-ray. Those who enjoyed “The Ugly Truth” will definitely enjoy this solid Blu-ray release!
TITLE: The Ugly Truth
DURATION: 96 Minutes
BLU-RAY DISC INFORMATION: 1080p High Definition (2:40:1), English, French and Portuguese 5.1 DTS-HD MA, Spanish 5.1 Dolby Digital, English -Audio Description Track, Subtitles: English, English SDH, French, Portuguese, Spanish
RATED: R (Sexual Content and Language)
COMPANY: Columbia Pictures/Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Release Date: November 10, 2009
Directed by Robert Luketic
Screenplay by Nicole Eastman, Karen McCullah Lutz, Kirsten Smith
Story by Nicole Eastman
Executive Producer: Katherine Heigl, Nancy Heigl, Karen McCullah Lutz, Eric Reid
Producer: Kimberly di Bonaventura, Gary Lucchesi, Steven Reuther, Debora Jelin Newmeyer, Tom Rosenberg, Kirsten Smith
Music by Aaron Zigman
Cinematography by Russell Carpenter
Edited by Lisa Zeno Churgin
Casting by Deborah Aquila, Jennifer L. Smith, Mary Tricia Wood
Production Design by Missy Stewart
Set Decoration by Kathy Lucas
Costume Design by Bets Heimann
Starring:
Catherine Heigl as Abby Richter
Gerard Butler as Mike Chadway
Bree Turner as Joy
Eric Winter as Colin
Nick Searcy as Stuart
Jesse D. Goins as Cliff
Cheryl Hines as Georgia
John Michael Higgins as Larry
Noah Matthews as Jonah
Bonnie Somervile as Elizabeth
John Sloman as Bob
Yvette Nicole Brown as Dori
Nathan Corddry as Josh
The romantic sex comedy “The Ugly Truth” was a Summer hit and became actress Katherine Heigl’s (“Grey’s Anatomy”, “27 Dresses”, “Knocked Up”) latest film to become a box office hit earning over $193 million worldwide.
“The Ugly Truth” is directed by Robert Luketic (“21″, “Legally Blonde”) and featured a screenplay by Karen McCullah Lutz (“10 Things I Hate About You” TV series, “The House Bunny”, “Legally Blonde”) and Kirsten Smith (“The House Bunny”, “Legally Blonde”, “Ella Enchanted”). The film features music by composer Aaron Zigman (“The Proposal”, “My Sister’s Keeper”, “Madea Goes to Jail”) and cinematographer Russell Carpenter (“21″, “Titanic”, “Charlie’s Angels” films).
The film revolves around a Sacramento-based morning show that is being slaughtered in the ratings. Producer Abby Richter (played by Katherine Heigl) feels that she is doing a very good at her job but with ratings slipping, her job is on the line.
Meanwhile, her love life is not exactly going that great. Having really no major experience with men, she has been trying online dating sites to no avail. Frustrated by her date, when she returns home, her pet cat accidentally hits a remote control and the channel is changed to “The Ugly Truth”, a show hosted by Mike Chadway (played by Gerard Butler, “300″, “The Phantom of the Opera”, “Beowulf and Grendel”).
Mike is popular for his love advice that he gives to men and women and how they can easily get laid. His advice turns Abby off and prompts her to call him and tell her that he is wrong which leads to Mike telling her that she can’t get laid because she’s ugly.
When Abby goes to work the following day, she finds out from her boss that Mike has been hired by the morning show to bring his version of “The Ugly Truth” to their morning show to help bring up the ratings.
On his first appearance, Mike tries to fix the tension my husband and wife hosts Larry (played by John Michael Higgins, “Kath & Kim”, “Raising the Bar”) and Georgia (played by Cheryl Hines, “Curb Your Enthusiasm”, “In the Motherhood”) by telling them live on the show that they don’t have great sex and they need to work on it because its evident that their tension is because of it. And while the show is live, both husband and wife start making out. The result of Mike’s appearance is positive as the show earned higher ratings and better feedback from its viewers.
Not so thrilled and somewhat repulsed by Mike, Abby knows that she has to be nice to him since he is responsible for the show’s turnaround in the ratings. But Mike knows that Abby is having problems in her love life and so, he decides to help her get a man by giving her advice. From dressing sexy and not look so conservative but a woman that can get a guy in bed.
Sure enough, the advice that Abby has received from Mike works. But while Mike tries to give advice to her, he finds himself attracted to Abby.
Will Mike continue to help Abby progress with her love life to another man or will he let her know his feelings towards her?
VIDEO & AUDIO:
“The Ugly Truth” is featured in 1080p High Definition (aspect ration of 2:40:1) and for the most part, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment delivers with an impressive film which showcases clarity, vibrancy and plenty of detail. The film has a fine layer of grain, blacks are well done but for the most part, as expected from a talented cinematographer such as Titanic’s Russell Carpenter, “The Ugly Truth” is absolutely beautiful on High Definition.
As for audio, the film is presented in English, French and Portuguese 5.1 DTS-HD MA (also, Spanish 5.1 Dolby Digital and an English-Audio Description track). “The Ugly Truth” sounds absolutely beautiful with its lossless track. Dialogue and music is front and center channel but is for the most part crystal clear. Also, a good presence of the surround channels with one scene featuring Thunder which reverberates through the soundscape, a baseball game with the ambiance of the crowd, a restaurant scene with buzzing vibration sounds to the ambiance in areas where there are people all around. For the most part, surround usage is well done as you can hear the sounds all around you.
But one thing that “The Ugly Truth” is known for is its use of modern music. From Kate Perry’s “Hot n’ Cold”, Flo Rida’s “Right Round”, Natasha Bedingfield’s “Pocketful of Sunshine” and the Latin music by Los Pinguos, the music is crystal clear with a good amount of bass and sounds absolutely beautiful via the film’s lossless soundtrack.
Subtitles for “The Ugly Truth” are in English, English SDH, French, Portuguese and Spanish.
SPECIAL FEATURES:
“The Ugly Truth” special features are in High Definition, English (Stereo) and with Spanish, Portuguese subtitles
- movieIQ – Watch the film with movieIQ which allows viewers to connect to the Internet to access real-time information on the cast, music and trivia. A BD-Live enabled player is needed to use this selection.
- Select Scenes Commentary with Director Robert Luketic and Producer Gary Lucchesi – (51:14) Featuring 10 select scenes with commentary: Opening Sequence, Mike’s First Broadcast, Abby Meets Colin, Mike Coaches Abby, The Baseball Game, Vibrating Panties, The Late, Late Show with Craig Ferguson, Mike and Abby Dance, Mike’s Disappointment, The Hot Air Balloon.
- Deleted and Extended Scenes – (16:22) Featuring the following six deleted and extended scenes – Date with Great Gasby Guy – Extended, Dear Mike, “no date tonight?”, “A fine line between adorable and retarded.”, Dating Colin-extended, Morning Madness/Balloon Festival – Extended.
- Gag Reel – (10:22) The bloopers for “The Ugly Truth”. Hilarious and as sexually charged as the film.
- Alternate Endings – Two alternate endings were filmed and for the most part, I’m glad these two were not used at all.
- The Truth is Ugly: Capturing the Male & Female Point of View – (12:48) Director Robert Luketic, the writers of the film and the cast talk about the story of “The Ugly Truth” and their characters.
- The Art of Laughter: A Making of Hilarious Proportions – (15:53) Director Robert Luketic and the producers talk about the talent and how they were cast for the film. How the raunchy jokes by the director made everyone laugh. How good the chemistry between both Gerard Butler and Katherine Heigl had.
- Previews – Featuring trailers for upcoming Sony Pictures Home Entertainment releases.
- BD-Live enabled
“The Ugly Truth” Blu-ray release also includes a second disc which is the digital copy of the film.
The screenplay for “The Ugly Truth” is from the women who brought us “Legally Blonde”, “Ella Enchanted” and “The House Bunny” and there latest film is possibly there most raunchiest film yet. With “The House Bunny” showcasing a sexy but dumb blonde storyline, “The Ugly Truth” features an intelligent, beautiful blonde who seems to not know how to attract men.
Needless to say, this romantic comedy is quite sexy but it depends on how one views the film. I can see women who may feel angered that Abby, a beautiful, intelligent woman has to listen to the potty-mouth, sexually charged character Mike on how to attract men. Granted, if men were responsible for writing this screenplay, I’m sure the film would receive the wrath of some women but the fact is that the film was written by a woman, screenplay adapted by women and even Katherine Heigl executive produced this film.
But assuming that you came to watch this film without the seriousness or politically correctness, then “The Ugly Truth” can be seen as a raunchy, sexually driven comedy. Some scenes are either going to make you laugh or make you think the jokes are just stupid. From Abby spilling a drink on her date’s crotch and then trying to rub his pants with a napkin at a baseball game and attracting the attention of the people, let alone the camera crew to Abby wearing panties with a vibrator that a scene is nearly reminiscent of the popular “When Harry Met Sally” scene.
Personally for me, Katherine Heigl is way too sexy and beautiful of an actress that it’s hard to believe that she can’t find a date. But I felt that Heigl did a solid job for the role of Abby. As for Gerard Butler, he plays your typical chauvinistic male, potty-mouth, very blunt character that knows how to attract women and thus give advice to them and he also did a great job for the character. Interesting chemistry that works onscreen and both wanted to be a raunchy Spencer & Tracy type of duo and for the most part, the two were quite fun to watch together.
Needless to say, like how many critics felt about the film, how the audience will find this film will probably be the same. Those who will find it funny and those who will find the film not to their liking.
With that being said, the film’s release on Blu-ray looks incredible and has a pretty solid lossless soundtrack for a romantic comedy. It helps when you have popular, contemporary music featured in the film.
Overall, “The Ugly Truth” is not the kind of romantic comedy ala “Sleepless in Seattle” or “When Harry Met Sally” but if you are looking for a romantic comedy that is sexually charged, then this film is for you. For the most part, I found the film to be quite fun and I admit that I found certain scenes to be hilarious but I also admit that the film seemed a bit farfetched at times. But personally, it’s good to have a romantic comedy that is different once in awhile and in this case, a film that is pretty raunchy. So, in some ways it was interesting to see how far the screenplay and the talent would go (via improvisation).
If you are wanting a romantic comedy especially a film with raunchy humor, then definitely give “The Ugly Truth” a chance.
Grey’s Anatomy – Complete Fifth Season – More Moments (a J!-ENT DVD Review)
September 5, 2009 by Dennis Amith · 3 Comments
“The fifth season of ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ was quite interesting as the season garnered hype onscreen and off. The season may have started off with hokey, farfetched stories for the first half, but the series redeems itself in the second with solid storytelling. Definitely the most shocking and most entertaining season finale for the drama series thus far. Overall, another entertaining season on DVD and a DVD boxset that Grey’s Anatomy’ fans will definitely want to have in their collection!”
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DVD TITLE: Grey’s Anatomy – Complete Fifth Season – More Moments
DURATION: 24 Episodes (1032 Minutes)
DVD INFORMATION: Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound, Spanish and French Subtitles, Widescreen (1:78:1) – Enhanced for 16×9 Televisions
COMPANY: abc studios
RATED: TV 14 DSLV
RELEASE DATE: September 15, 2009
Created by Shonda Rhimes
Directed by Rob Corn, Jessica Yu and Randall Zisk
Written by Shonda Rhimes, Krista Vernoff, Stacy McKee, Tony Phelan, Joan Rater, Mark Wilding, Debora Cahn, Zoanne Clack, Allan Heinberg, Jenna Bans, William Harper and Peter Nowalk
Executive Producer: Betsy Beers, Shonda Rhimes, Krista Vernoff
Co-Executive Producer: Mark Wilding, Tony Phelan, Joan Rater
Producer: Tammy Ann Casper, Rob Corn, Linda Klein, Zoanne Clack
Consulting Producer: Debora Cahn
Supervising Producer: Jenna Bans
Associate Producer: Chris Van Dusen
Music by Danny Lux
Cinematography by Herbert Davis
Edited by Edward Ornelas, Susan Vaill, David Greenspan
Casting by John Brace, Linda Lowy, Will Stewart
Production Design by Donald Lee Harris
Set Decoration by Nicole Cramer
Costume Design by Mimi Melgaard
Starring:
Ellen Pompeo as Dr. Meredith Grey
Patrick Dempsey as Dr. Derek Shepherd
Dr. Cristina Yang as Sandra Oh
Katherine Heigl as Dr. Isobel ‘Izzie’ Stevens
T.R. Knight as Dr. George O’Malley
Eric Dane as Dr. Mark Sloan
Justin Chambers as Dr. Alex Karev
Sara Ramirez as Dr. Callie Torres
Chandra Wilson as Dr. Miranda Bailey
James Pickens Jr. as Dr. Richard Webber
Chyler Leigh as Dr. Lexie Grey
Kate Walsh as Dr. Addison Montgomery-Shepherd
Jeffrey Dean Morgan as Denny Duquette
Live for the moment. The hottest show on television burns even brighter in its explosive fifth season. Dive deeper into the lives and loves of Grey’s Anatomy in this sensational seven-disc set.
Your favorite characters struggle and thrive as they enter uncharted territories of life. Discover what happens in the on-again, off-again world of Derek and Meredith, and witness the budding relationship between Cristina and Owen, Seattle Grace’s newest doctor.
Experience every heart-stopping moment of prime time’s sexiest, star-studded drama, complete with never-before-seen bonus features, including one extended episode on DVD. It’s a must-have for any Grey’s Anatomy fan!
In 2005, “Grey’s Anatomy” became a critically acclaimed television series that would become ABC’s top rated dramas and winner of two Emmy and Golden Globe Awards.
Created by Shonda Rhimes (“Private Practice”), the drama series revolves around a group of interns and their experience at Seattle Grace Hospital. As well, as a few of the other doctors of the hospital. Throughout the first four seasons, we see these interns become residents and experience relationship problems and also the stress and challenges they had to become a resident doctor.
For season five, “Grey’s Anatomy” received its share of hype on entertainment magazines with rumors swirling of talent who were no longer going to be on the show and that tension was developing on the set. For this fifth season, the season did start off with stories that seemed a bit farfetched and a tad bit hokey, but for the most part, redeemed itself for the second half with solid storytelling.
“Grey’s Anatomy” Season 5 focuses on the following main characters:
Dr. Meredith Grey (Ellen Pompeo, “Daredevil”, “Old School”) - A resident surgeon Seattle’s Grace Hospital who has an on-and-off again relationship with Dr. Derek Shepherd (Patrick Dempsey). Best friends with Dr. Cristina Yang.
Dr. Cristina Yang (Sandra Oh, “Blindness”, “Arli$$”, “Sideways”) - A surgeon at Seattle’s Grace Hospital and a best friend of Dr. Meredith Grey, not afraid of confessing her emotions to her friends. In earlier seasons, she was dating Dr. Preston Burke who left her on the day of their wedding.
Dr. Isobel “Izzie” Stevens (Katherine Heigl, “27 Date”, “Roswell”, “Knocked Up”) – A former model who used the money to pay for her medical school. Izzue is a surgeon at Seattle Grace Hospital. She lives with Meredith and earlier in the series, she falls for a heard patient named Denny Duquette. Denny died and left millions of dollars to her, in which she went on to create a free clinic at Seattle Grace. She also had a brief romantic fling with Dr. George O’Malley and thus both are close friends. The fifth season focuses on Izzie as her relationship with Alex Karev grows and for some reason, is starting to see Denny again.
Dr. Derek Shepherd (Patrick Dempsey, “The Practice”, “Made of Honor”, “The Practice”, “Freedom Writers”) - The head of neurosurgery and was married to Dr. Addison Montgomery (“Private Practice”) who had an affair with his friend Dr. Mark Sloan. Now has an off-and-on relationship with Dr. Meredith Grey. Known as “McDreamy” to the Dr. Meredith Grey and her friends.
Dr. Mark Sloan (Eric Dane, “Marley & Me”, “X-Men: The Last Stand”, “Charmed”) - Once a best friend (and almost like family) to Dr. Derek Shepherd but had an affair with Derek’s wife, and definitely help lead towards their divorce. Specializes in plastic surgery and often looked at as arrogant. Has had sexual relations with Dr. Callie Torres. Known to the female doctors as “McSteamy”.
Dr. Alex Karev (Justin Chambers, “Lakeview Terrace”, “Cold Case”, “The Wedding Planner”) - A doctor at Seattle’s Grace Hospital. Abrasive towards the new interns and has an interest in Dr. Isobel Stevens.
Dr. George O’Malley (T.R. Knight, “The Last Request”) - An intern at Seattle’s Grace Hospital who was married to Dr. Callie Torres but had an affair with Dr. Isobel Stevens. He is a good friend with Izzie and has failed his residency exam several times and is preparing to take it again.
Dr. Callie Torres (Sara Ramirez, “Baseball Wives”, “Chicago”) – A former chief resident at Seattle Grace Hospital and an orthopedic surgeon. Was married with Dr. George O’Malley. Later, she has a sexual relationship with Dr. Mark Sloan (in order to prove to herself that she is heterosexual) but is now starting to understand her feelings that she has for cardiothoracic surgeon Erica Hahn.
Dr. Miranda Bailey (Chandra Wilson, “Philadelphia”) - A resident surgeon in charge of five interns (now residents). Known for her tough love and blunt comments.
Dr. Richard Webber (James Picken’s Jr., “Curb Your Enthusiasm, “The Lyon’s Den”, “Six Feet Under”) - The Chief of Surgery at Seattle Grace Hospital. In earlier seasons, it is learned that he had an affair with Meredith’s mother. Because of Seattle Grace’s ranking starts to suffer, he enforces tough rules on his doctors.
Dr. Lexie Grey (Chyler Leigh, “The Practice”, “Girls Club, “That ’80s Show”) – Dr. Meredith Grey’s sister (both are not really close to each other). An intern at Seattle Grace Hospital and known for her photographic memory. Has a sexual relationship with Dr. Alex Karev and is interested in Dr. George O’Malley.
Dr. Erica Hahn (Brooke Smith, “Crossing Jordan”, “Weeds”, “Law & Order”) - A cardiothoracic surgeon and workaholic doctor at Seattle Grace Hospital. Becomes romantic with Dr. Callie Torres.
“Grey’s Anatomy – Complete Fifth Season – More Moments” features 24 episodes on six discs. Included are (spoilerless summaries):
DISC: 1
- EPISODE 79- Dream a Little Dream of Me (Part 1) – Meredith and Derek try to work out their relationship, meanwhile Cristina is stabbed by an icicle.
- EPISODE 80 – Dream a Little Dream of Me (Part 2) – With Seattle Grace Hospital falling in rankings, Dr. Webber has tough rules in place for the doctors.
- EPISODE 81 – Here Comes the Flood – Dr. O’Malley retakes his residency exam, meanwhile the hospital is having major leak problems.
- EPISODE 82 – Brave New World – Meredith is shocked when Derek discovers her mother’s diary. Meanwhile, Callie and Erica begin their sexual relationship.
DISC 2:
- EPISODE 83 – There’s No “I” in Team – Dr. Bailey heads a group of surgeons for a “Domino Procedure”. Lexie is dismayed that George never recognizes her. Meanwhile, Callie goes to Dr. Sloan for help.
- EPISODE 84 – Life During Wartime – Dr. Owen Hunt becomes the new head of trauma and has problems with the methods of the doctors at Seattle Grace Hospital.
- EPISODE 85 – Rise Up – Derek feels that Cristina is interfering with his relationship with Meredith. Meanwhile, the chief announces a contest for the residents.
- EPISODE 86 – These Ties That Bind – Meredith’s old friend Sadie (Melissa George) becomes an intern at Seattle Grace. And a new surgeon, Virginia Dixon (Mary McDonnell) tries to bring order to the OR.
DISC 3:
- EPISODE 87 – In the Midnight Hour – Lexie and Sadie have a problem during surgery and thus Meredith, Cristina and Bailey try to help them out.
- EPISODE 88 – All By Myself – Cristina is award the contest for first solo surgery but the excitement is cut short as she has to give it up. Meanwhile, Callie is getting a vibe that Sadie is flirting with her.
- EPISODE 89 – Wish You Were Here – An admittance of a death row inmate (played by Eric Stoltz) infuriates Dr. Shepard. Meanwhile, Dr. Bailey teams up with Dr. Arizona Robbins, the new pediatric surgeon at Seattle Grace Hospital.
- EPISODE 90 – Sympathy for the Devil – Derek’s mother is in town and she meets Meredith for the first time. Owen and Cristina go out on a date.
DISC 4:
- EPISODE 91 – Stairway to Heaven (Extended Episodes) - Izzie starts to see more and more of her deceased boyfriend Denny and comes to a full realization that something may be wrong with her.
- EPISODE 92 – Beat Your Heart Out – Derek plans to propose to Meredith and a cross-over with the characters of “Private Practice”.
- EPISODE 93 – Before and After – Continuing the cross-over with “Private Practice”, the doctors from Los Angeles: Addison, Naomi and Sam bring Archer to Seattle Grace Hospital.
- EPISODE 94 – An Honest Mistake – Continuing the cross-over with “Private Practice”, Derek and Addison collide over a pregnant patient who is dying. Special Guest Star: Faye Dunaway.
DISC 5:
- EPISODE 95 – I Will Follow You Into the Dark - Izzie finds out the results from her health test while Dr. Shepard has problems after the death of a patient.
- EPISODE 96 – Stand By Me – Meredith does what she can to get Derek to come back to work. Cristina has her first major solo surgery.
- EPISODE 97 – Elevator Love Letter - Derek has his first major surgery after his breakdown. Meanwhile Owen seeks help for his post traumatic stress.
- EPISODE 98 – Sweet Surrender – Despite her receiving cancer treatment, Izzie wants to plan Derek and Meredith’s wedding.
DISC 6:
- EPISODE 99 – No Good at Saying Sorry (One More Chance) – Meredith and Derek prepare for their wedding, while Izzie receives a medical visit from her mother.
- EPISODE 100 – What a Difference a Day Makes – Meredith and Derek prepare for the big day but as they get ready for their wedding, a group of college students are injured in a major car accident during their graduation day. But the day becomes a significant day for another couple.
- EPISODE 101 – Here’s to Future Days – Izzie must decide whether or not to undergo a risk surgery for her brain tumor, but the removal of it can lead to major problems.
- EPISODE 102 – Now or Never - A man gets hit by a bus while trying to save a woman and the person who is hit, is someone everyone is familiar with. Meanwhile, Izzie recovers her memory but something bad happens to her. The doctors of Seattle Grace Hospital try to rescue both the man and Izzie.
VIDEO & AUDIO:
“Grey’s Anatomy – Complete Fifth Season – More Moments” is presented in Widescreen (1:78:1) – Enhanced for 16×9 televisions. When it comes to television drama series, “Grey’s Anatomy” is one of ABC’s highly rated dramas that although filmed in a hospital setting for the most part of the series, season five definitely indulges in beauty during a major wedding scene which featured solid cinematography. And speaking of the wedding, that was one of the most enchanting wedding scenes that I have seen in a drama series. Absolutely beautiful!
For the most part, the series looks good on DVD, nice good closeups and skintones are natural and during low light scenes, I didn’t see any major noise or compression artifacts. For the most part, the fifth season does look very good on DVD.
As for audio, the series is presented in Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound and the series is primarily dialogue and music driven. Dialogue is clean and understandable, while the music has always played a major part for the series and definitely enhances certain scenes. Personally, I found it much more appealing to have my receiver set at stereo on all channels.
The show is presented in English SDH, Spanish and French subtitles.
SPECIAL FEATURES:
“Grey’s Anatomy – Complete Fifth Season – More Moments” includes the following special features:
DISC 7:
- Dissecting Grey’s Anatomy – Unaired Scenes – A total of eleven unaired scenes with optional commentary with Creator/Executive Producer Shondra Rhimes and Executive Producer Betsy Beers.
- In Stitches: Season Five Outtakes – (4:03) Season five bloopers.
- 100th Episode: Tales from the O.R. – (18:30) The crew and talents talk about working on the show and how grateful they are to the fans. Staff talk about the making of the series and keeping the medical segments factual and also the big wedding scene.
- Heaven Sent – (9:30) For fans of Denny Duquette (Jeffrey Dean Morgan), this featurette focuses on how Creator/Executive Producer Shondra Rhimes and Executive Producer Betsy Beers hired Jeffrey Dean Morgan for the role. Jeffrey talks about how he auditioned for the role and the audience reaction and more.
I have to admit that when “Grey’s Anatomy” season five started, I thought the series has lost its vibe and was becoming another “ER” like-clone where stories would simply become to farfetched and hokey. But during the second half of the season, things simply changed. We started to get solid storylines that built-up to the best season finale for “Grey’s Anatomy” ever.
I think part of the mystique about the series this season was the hype and gossip about what was going on behind-the-scenes. Who is leaving the show? Who isn’t leaving the show? Would we even care for Izzie due to Katherine Heigl’s behavior off-set? The lesbian storyline. The brain tumor storyline. Who is disgruntled? Who isn’t being utilized all that much in the show. So, many things that could have gone wrong… but in the end, it was the writing for the series that managed to win viewers all over again.
From the cross-over with “Private Practice”, the return of Denny, a wedding, many new characters and so much more… But personally, it was those final four episodes that made viewers remember why we stuck with over 100 episodes of this drama series. Although, I can do without the icicle impaling or the interns surgically experimenting on each other (which to me was just too campy).
As or the DVD, I was expecting episode commentaries (it would have been wonderful to hear commentary for the 1ooth episode and the season finale) and something a bit more for the special features section but for the most part, what is featured is quite satisfactory.
Overall, “Grey’s Anatomy – Complete Fifth Season – More Moments” may have started out a bit hokey and farfetched but the season redeemed itself right at the end and had its most significant season finale ever. If you are a “Grey’s Anatomy” fan, one again, another DVD box set worth adding to your collection.
Katherine Heigl and Gerard Butler at the premiere of “The Ugly Truth”
July 16, 2009 by J!-ENT · Leave a Comment
Actress Katherine Heigl (L) and actor Gerard Butler arrive at the premiere of Columbia Pictures’ ‘The Ugly Truth’ held at Pacific’s Cinerama Dome on July 16, 2009 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images). Content © 2009 Getty Images . All rights reserved
Grey’s Anatomy star Katherine Heigl and husband show off their puppy to fans
October 23, 2008 by Dennis Amith · Leave a Comment
Katherine Heigl with her husband were spotted going to an event on Robertson Blvd in West Hollywood, showing off her puppy to fans. Pictured: Katherine Heigl and Josh Kelley Picture by: … (more…)
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