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TV Review: Crisis "Designated Allies" By: Brandon Wolfe Francis Gibson contacts his wife Janice via a cell phone stashed in the cupboard in the kitchen and, using a distorted voice to retain anonymity, instructs her to invite CIA Director Widener to come to the house so that she can poison him. As has been the case with all the parents on this show thus far, she complies with very little hesitation. When Widener arrives, he expresses his condolences to Janice over the kidnapping of her daughter and husband, but is able to quickly figure out what is going on and refuses the tea she presents him. However, Gibson, in accordance with villain law, intended this to happen and it was all part of the plan. His real goal was to get Widener’s guard down, using the clear attraction the director has to Janice as bait to allow Gibson’s team the time to remotely hack Widener’s phone for security access. Finley and Dunn learn that the soldiers recovered from the Pakistani embass

TV Review: Hannibal “Yakimono” By: Brandon Wolfe Bryan Fuller’s ‘ Hannibal ’ has quietly become one of television’s finest shows. Taking the characters from Thomas Harris’ series of novels, the show functions as a prequel to the events of the initial novel, ‘ Red Dragon ’ (which was adapted with style by Michael Mann in 1986’s ‘ Manhunter ’ and with bare-bones competence by Brett Ratner in 2002’s ‘ Red Dragon ’), setting up the working relationship that cannibalistic, yet refined, serial killer Dr. Hannibal Lecter ( Mads Mikkelsen ) had with FBI profiler Will Graham ( Hugh Dancy ) before the latter put the former in prison. Not unlike its titular character, ‘Hannibal’ is essentially a cable series wearing the skin of a network series. It’s daring and challenging in ways few network shows have the stones to attempt. It is also one of the best-looking shows currently on television and almost certainly the goriest in network history. Week after week, the series gets away with horrificall

Win ROE Tickets to see  CUBAN FURY  in San Francisco. We are nominated again for Best Local Blogger in Sacramento on the KCRA 3 A-List BEST of the 2014. Please Make sure to VOTE for us. In 1987 a thirteen-year-old natural born dancer with fire in his heels and snakes in his hips is working himself up to explode all over the UK Junior Salsa Championships. But then: a freakish bullying incident on the mean streets of London robs him of his confidence, and our young hero finds his life diverted down a very different path. Twenty-two-years later, an adult Bruce Garrett ( Nick Frost ) finds himself out-of-shape and unloved – trapped in a downward spiral of self-pity, repression and Nando’s take-outs. Only Julia ( Rashida Jones ), his smart, funny, gorgeous new American boss, gives him reason to live. But she’s untouchable; out of his league. Luckily for him, she also has a secret passion. Thus, Bruce is once again brought face-to-face with the darkest and most powerful of his inn

This week, John and Matt welcome fellow contributor Brandon Wolfe to the show, who realizes early on that he should never have agreed to appear. The boys discuss movie news from our site SANDWICHJOHNFILMS.COM, then Rant and Rave about a variety of topics including Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. , some 'creative marketing' for Transcendence , and the pissing contest between Batman vs Superman and Captain America 3 . Finally, they review Oculus and Draft Day! We've included links to all of the stories we covered - hope you enjoy another decent into podcasting Hell! Thanks to everyone for your continued support, and we'll see you at one of our screenings. Please make sure to check out our website SandwichJohnFilms.com and make sure to like us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter!

Here's why Marvel and DC's game of Scheduling Chicken needs to end soon.  Story by: Matt Cummings While Captain America: The Winter Soldier continues to rake in the box office bucks, an impending release continues to garner almost as much attention.  As we all know, a certain DC film will be premiering on May 6th, 2016 which is the same date for the next Captain America film.  Recently, Dan Fellman, President of Domestic Distribution for WB, said the cinematic version of Chicken is still on schedule over at his studio: “It doesn’t make a lot of sense for two huge superhero films to open on the same date but there is a lot of time between now and 5/6/16. However at this time, we are not considering a change of date for ‘Batman vs. Superman.’”  There's several levels which are readily apparent here, the first of which is more machismo than anything.  After the big delay by Director Zack Snyder, Warner Bros. is now locked into a brass knuckles fight with Marvel t

Kevin Costner's Draft Day is far-fetched but entertaining.  Review by: Matt Cummings The NFL in recent years has been something of a tale of two cities: in the first, it's the most popular American sport, eclipsing Baseball after Commissioner Roger Goodell took over in 2006. But it's also seen its fair share of off-field controversy, from concussions to play conduct. The one thing we haven't seen is the process which teams select players in their yearly draft. Draft Day grants us an acceptable view, although its commercialization is blatantly apparent. Cleveland Browns General Manager Sonny Weaver (Kevin Costner) has the first pick in the impending NFL Draft, and he's under pressure from his boss (Frank Langella) to select star Quarterback Bo Callahan (Josh Pence). The problem is, he must give up three number one future picks to secure him - in his heart, Weaver wants to select fiery Defensive Lineman Vontae Mack (Chadwick Bozeman), but eventually c

Win Tickets To An Advance For THE RAILWAY MAN on Tuesday, April 15th at 7:00PM in San Francisco. THE RAILWAY MAN  is a war film directed by Jonathan Teplitzky. It is an adaptation of the bestselling autobiography of the same name by Eric Lomax, and stars Colin Firth, Nicole Kidman , Hiroyuki Sanada and Jeremy Irvine . THE RAILWAY MAN – In NY & LA on April 11th Based on the remarkable bestselling autobiography, THE RAILWAY MAN tells the extraordinary and epic true story of Eric Lomax ( Colin Firth ), a British Army officer who is tormented as a prisoner of war at a Japanese labor camp during World War II. Decades later, Lomax and his beautiful love interest Patti ( Nicole Kidman) discover that the Japanese interpreter responsible for much of his treatment is still alive and set out to confront him, and his haunting past, in this powerful and inspiring tale of heroism, humanity and the redeeming power of love. Official Website - Make sure to LIKE Sandwi

We have a chance for you to win a copy of Vivian Maier: Street Photographer . Finding Vivian Maier the documentary opened in San Francisco and Berkeley today. Finding Vivian Maier is the critically acclaimed documentary about a mysterious nanny, who secretly took over 100,000 photographs that were hidden in storage lockers and, discovered decades later, is now among the 20th century’s greatest photographers. Directed by John Maloof and Charlie Siskel, Maier’s strange and riveting life and art are revealed through never before seen photographs, films, and interviews with dozens who thought they knew her. Maier’s massive body of work would come to light when in 2007 her work was discovered at a local thrift auction house on Chicago’s Northwest Side. From there, it would eventually impact the world over and change the life of the man who championed her work and brought it to the public eye, John Maloof. Currently, Vivian Maier’s body of work is being archived and cataloged for

TV Recap: VIKINGS “Blood Eagle” By: Sue The snow falls, and a spider crosses it’s web. King Horik walks through the streets to Ragnar’s keep. Ragnar kills a rat, still intent to kill Jarl Borg. King Horik tries to reason with Ragnar, they need Jarl Borg’s men and ships for a successful raid. Ragnar has already started looking for another partner to replace him. Rollo questions if King Horik thinks that Ragnar should turn the other cheek as if nothing has happened, exactly as he has suggested before. King Horik instead suggests holding off the execution until another partnership is established. Ragnar accepts waiting, glad that at least they are still allies. It sounds more like a question than a statement. King Horik is still bound for revenge upon King Ecbert, and asks that Ragnar comes with him. In the Kingdom of Wessex, a royal family arrives. King Aelle has come to meet King Ecbert, so that together the King of Wessex, and the King of Northumbria could band together and sa

You had to know this was going to happen. THIRD BOOK IN VERONICA ROTH'S BLOCKBUSTER DIVERGENT TRILOGY , ALLEGIANT , WILL BE PRODUCED AND RELEASED AS TWO SEPARATE FILMS Allegiant -- Part 1 To Be Released on Lionsgate's Summit Entertainment Label On March 18, 2016; Allegiant -- Part 2 To Arrive in Theatres Nationwide on March 24, 2017 Lionsgate (NYSE: LGF), a leading global entertainment company, will produce and release Allegiant, starring Shailene Woodley and Theo James and based on the third book in Veronica Roth's best-selling Divergent trilogy, as two separate films, it was announced today by Lionsgate Motion Picture Group Co-Chairmen Rob Friedman and Patrick Wachsberger. The Company will release a total of four Divergent films on its Summit Entertainment label, with the next film, Insurgent, which begins production next month, slated for release on March 20, 2015 and Allegiant -- Parts 1 & 2 scheduled for release on March 18, 2016, and March 24, 2017, re