Lost amid the hubbub over the animated series based on the traditional DC Comics was The Zeta Project, a fun spinoff from Warner Animation’s first original creation, Batman Beyond. Thanks to Warner Archives the two season series, spanning 2001-2002, is being released on DVD.
The series is focused on Zeta (Diedrich Bader), formally known as Infiltration Unit Zeta, a synthoid, who works for the Nsa. The machine was introduced in the season two Batman Beyond episode “Zeta,” written by Robert Goodman, who developed the spinoff.
He violates his programming when he is asked to kill an innocent and goes on the run, vowing never to kill again. Of course, the Nsa wants him back and sends a team, led by the clichéd obsessive, Agent James Bennett (the well-cast Kurtwood Smith), convinced Brother’s Day, the terrorists reprogrammed the agency’s machine. He’s often accompanied by the arrogant Agent...
The series is focused on Zeta (Diedrich Bader), formally known as Infiltration Unit Zeta, a synthoid, who works for the Nsa. The machine was introduced in the season two Batman Beyond episode “Zeta,” written by Robert Goodman, who developed the spinoff.
He violates his programming when he is asked to kill an innocent and goes on the run, vowing never to kill again. Of course, the Nsa wants him back and sends a team, led by the clichéd obsessive, Agent James Bennett (the well-cast Kurtwood Smith), convinced Brother’s Day, the terrorists reprogrammed the agency’s machine. He’s often accompanied by the arrogant Agent...
- 3/28/2017
- by Robert Greenberger
- Comicmix.com
Director: Rupert Wyatt; Screenwriter: William Monahan; Starring: Mark Wahlberg, Jessica Lange, John Goodman, Brie Larson, Michael K Williams, Alvin Ing, Anthony Kelley; Running time: 111 mins; Certificate: 15
Crime pays but blackjack most certainly doesn't in The Gambler, a so-so existential thriller based on the cult '70s film starring James Caan. Mark Wahlberg doesn't look too comfortable in those hand-me-down shoes, or with the tousled hair that is supposed to imply hours spent scratching his head over thoughts of his own mortality and the complete works of William Shakespeare.
He is no-one's idea of a literature professor and yet, that's the day job of James Bennett, whose nights are spent in high-stakes gambling dens run by Korean gangsters. The joy of winning is always short-lived because his next move is an all-or-nothing bet that leaves him with, guess what - nothing, except the threat of imminent death. It's this compulsion that...
Crime pays but blackjack most certainly doesn't in The Gambler, a so-so existential thriller based on the cult '70s film starring James Caan. Mark Wahlberg doesn't look too comfortable in those hand-me-down shoes, or with the tousled hair that is supposed to imply hours spent scratching his head over thoughts of his own mortality and the complete works of William Shakespeare.
He is no-one's idea of a literature professor and yet, that's the day job of James Bennett, whose nights are spent in high-stakes gambling dens run by Korean gangsters. The joy of winning is always short-lived because his next move is an all-or-nothing bet that leaves him with, guess what - nothing, except the threat of imminent death. It's this compulsion that...
- 1/22/2015
- Digital Spy
When one of the world's greatest intellects happily admits to being seduced by fame, perhaps the rest of us should stop being so sniffy about it
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Our celebrity culture rarely goes long unbemoaned: earlier this summer, Sofia Coppola's The Bling Ring prompted another round of handwringing. According to the disgruntled, it was absurd that the likes of Paris Hilton should be famous. It was even more absurd that people should steal celebrities' knickers, and in doing so achieve notoriety of their own. Making a film about the ninnies involved was still more lamentable, and going to see it was almost as bad.
All the same, even those most aghast seemed unsurprised: no one can deny that obsession with stardom is rampant. Research has suggested that around 40% of adults expect to enjoy their 15 minutes of fame in some guise or other.
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Our celebrity culture rarely goes long unbemoaned: earlier this summer, Sofia Coppola's The Bling Ring prompted another round of handwringing. According to the disgruntled, it was absurd that the likes of Paris Hilton should be famous. It was even more absurd that people should steal celebrities' knickers, and in doing so achieve notoriety of their own. Making a film about the ninnies involved was still more lamentable, and going to see it was almost as bad.
All the same, even those most aghast seemed unsurprised: no one can deny that obsession with stardom is rampant. Research has suggested that around 40% of adults expect to enjoy their 15 minutes of fame in some guise or other.
- 8/16/2013
- by David Cox
- The Guardian - Film News
Father's Day is here. And while many of us will be backyard barbecuing with the big guy, not everyone will be sharing hugs and playing ball with Dad this holiday.
As the following list of TV parents reveals, not everyone was meant for fatherhood. Some on our list walked out on their children... while others have their kids wanting to run in the opposite direction.
Take a look at the list below and help us decide who is the worst father currently on TV.
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Tywin Lannister (Game of Thrones) The Lord of Casterly Rock is calculating and ruthless. Two things that make him a serious power when it comes to manipulating the Seven Kingdoms but it doesn't make him the greatest father. Whether he's blaming Tyrion for killing his mother by simply being born or shipping daughter Cersei off to another marriage even when she begs for a reprieve,...
As the following list of TV parents reveals, not everyone was meant for fatherhood. Some on our list walked out on their children... while others have their kids wanting to run in the opposite direction.
Take a look at the list below and help us decide who is the worst father currently on TV.
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Tywin Lannister (Game of Thrones) The Lord of Casterly Rock is calculating and ruthless. Two things that make him a serious power when it comes to manipulating the Seven Kingdoms but it doesn't make him the greatest father. Whether he's blaming Tyrion for killing his mother by simply being born or shipping daughter Cersei off to another marriage even when she begs for a reprieve,...
- 6/16/2013
- by christine@tvfanatic.com (Christine Orlando)
- TVfanatic
James Bennett tonight? He was "In the Wind."
Indeed, White Collar specializes in leaving its fans breathless at the end of its season finales. But this one almost had me in tears.
I think all of us, deep down were skeptical as to what Bennett was up to. But, good grief, I didn't think that when his true intentions and deepest character was revealed that it would leave Peter arrested by his own people.
This is the exact situation that James pretended to be in to win Neal's sympathies in the first place - and he did it to Peter! Of All People!
Luckily, Neal knew what the real deal was before James got a chance to cover up what he'd done.
It was probably only a matter of time until Peter would take a bullet for Neal, no pun intended. But I almost can't handle the fact it went down like this.
Indeed, White Collar specializes in leaving its fans breathless at the end of its season finales. But this one almost had me in tears.
I think all of us, deep down were skeptical as to what Bennett was up to. But, good grief, I didn't think that when his true intentions and deepest character was revealed that it would leave Peter arrested by his own people.
This is the exact situation that James pretended to be in to win Neal's sympathies in the first place - and he did it to Peter! Of All People!
Luckily, Neal knew what the real deal was before James got a chance to cover up what he'd done.
It was probably only a matter of time until Peter would take a bullet for Neal, no pun intended. But I almost can't handle the fact it went down like this.
- 3/6/2013
- by chandel@tvfanatic.com (Chandel Charles)
- TVfanatic
Tags: White CollarDiana BerriganMarsha ThomasonIMDb
White Collar holds a very dear place in my heart. It’s the show about which I first wrote for AfterEllen. So I love it in a perfect, first love, kind of way. That will probably never change but it doesn’t mean I don’t think they should use Agent Diana Berrigan a whole lot more. Because she hasn’t been featured heavily in the three episodes so far, I’m lumping them together to get you caught up on the show.
Family Business (4.11)
When last we left our heroes Neal had just discovered that mystery man “Sam” is actually his dad. We begin this part of the season with Neal confronting “Sam” about being his Papa. It turns out that “Sam” is actually James Bennett, who was once a corrupt cop in Washington, D.C. but who, in spite of confessing to the crime,...
White Collar holds a very dear place in my heart. It’s the show about which I first wrote for AfterEllen. So I love it in a perfect, first love, kind of way. That will probably never change but it doesn’t mean I don’t think they should use Agent Diana Berrigan a whole lot more. Because she hasn’t been featured heavily in the three episodes so far, I’m lumping them together to get you caught up on the show.
Family Business (4.11)
When last we left our heroes Neal had just discovered that mystery man “Sam” is actually his dad. We begin this part of the season with Neal confronting “Sam” about being his Papa. It turns out that “Sam” is actually James Bennett, who was once a corrupt cop in Washington, D.C. but who, in spite of confessing to the crime,...
- 2/11/2013
- by lucyhallowell
- AfterEllen.com
The USA Network drama series White Collar constantly asks the question of: whether an FBI agent and a con man can ever truly be friends? Time and time again, Peter Burke (Tim DeKay) and Neal Caffrey (Matt Bomer) have proven that they can. But the issue of trust between them remains the last wrinkle in their relationship. Will they ever be able to get past the fact that they hide secrets from each other? Given the shifting sands of alliances and the simple desire to protect each other, there will always be secrets. Yet despite that thread of distrust, Peter and Neal remain strong friends through it all. That remarkable friendship has been the secret ingredient of White Collar from the first episode. In a recent press conference call, star Tim DeKay talked about this week’s new episode “Empire City” and the challenges of directing his illustrious co-stars and...
- 2/5/2013
- by Tiffany Vogt
- The TV Addict
The explosive (how cool was that fire thing Neal did with the kiln?!?) White Collar season premiere may have answered one big lingering mystery -- Sam Phelps a.k.a. James Bennett is Neal's father and is not a cop killer -- but set up countless new questions.
In an attempt to gain some season 4.5 clarity, I caught up with Ep Jeff Eastin to find out who's coming back, who's leaving for good and what the finale holds for our White Collar crew!
ETonline: Neal ended the premiere by hugging his father. Where does that relationship go from here?
Jeff Eastin: Since season one, we've been working off this idea that Neal doesn't know who he is because he didn't know who his family was. There was a line early on where he said, "If I'm not my father's son, who am I?" Now, he's had the chance to meet his father and it's very much...
In an attempt to gain some season 4.5 clarity, I caught up with Ep Jeff Eastin to find out who's coming back, who's leaving for good and what the finale holds for our White Collar crew!
ETonline: Neal ended the premiere by hugging his father. Where does that relationship go from here?
Jeff Eastin: Since season one, we've been working off this idea that Neal doesn't know who he is because he didn't know who his family was. There was a line early on where he said, "If I'm not my father's son, who am I?" Now, he's had the chance to meet his father and it's very much...
- 1/23/2013
- Entertainment Tonight
"White Collar" returned with a new mission for Neal and the gang. He finally got some answers out of Sam -- who turned out to be his dad James Bennett, not so dead after all. While James admitted that he was a dirty cop, he was never the cop killer Neal and his mother had always believed. He had been framed by the Flynn mob family he'd been working for.
"The only way to protect everyone was to confess and turn state’s evidence against the Flynns," he explained to Neal. "The marshalls immediately pulled you and your mother into witness protection."
He'd intended to join them in witness protection, but by then Neal's mother had filed for divorce. "I don’t blame her. She thought I was a cop killer," he said.
But, Sam said there is evidence that could clear his name. It was in a box that...
"The only way to protect everyone was to confess and turn state’s evidence against the Flynns," he explained to Neal. "The marshalls immediately pulled you and your mother into witness protection."
He'd intended to join them in witness protection, but by then Neal's mother had filed for divorce. "I don’t blame her. She thought I was a cop killer," he said.
But, Sam said there is evidence that could clear his name. It was in a box that...
- 1/23/2013
- by Jason Hughes
- Huffington Post
"White Collar" returned Tuesday night (Jan. 22), picking up right where Neal finds out Sam Phelps is really his father, James Bennett. What did you think?
We thought the father-son storyline was handled beautifully. James was obviously in a lot of pain about having to leave his son so many years ago and the awkwardness about finding each other once again was palpable. It was also nice to see Peter facilitate a dinner between them, as Neal's pseudo-father.
The Case of the Week was a lot of fun, counterfeiting the whiskey. We didn't even know that was a thing. And it nicely set up the over-arching mystery of who killed Dennis Flynn and who really got James to confess to the cop's murder because his family was being threatened. We figured that was the only logical explanation for why he would have confessed. Who do you think is behind it all?...
We thought the father-son storyline was handled beautifully. James was obviously in a lot of pain about having to leave his son so many years ago and the awkwardness about finding each other once again was palpable. It was also nice to see Peter facilitate a dinner between them, as Neal's pseudo-father.
The Case of the Week was a lot of fun, counterfeiting the whiskey. We didn't even know that was a thing. And it nicely set up the over-arching mystery of who killed Dennis Flynn and who really got James to confess to the cop's murder because his family was being threatened. We figured that was the only logical explanation for why he would have confessed. Who do you think is behind it all?...
- 1/23/2013
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
How much does your father's life and morality impact who you are as an adult? It's something both Neal and Dennis Flynn Jr. struggle with in the mid-season premiere of White Collar.
Neal's father -- known as James Bennett -- is forthcoming with answers at the very top of the premiere. Through a series of flashbacks, we learn that he's not a murderer, but he was a dirty cop. He was caught taking money from a bust by his supervising officer who offered to look the other way if James did him some favors.
Those favors involved working with the Irish mob run by a family called the Flynns. At first, the favors were simple: helping them escape police attention, taking out their competition, etc. But when James tried to leave the family, they framed him for the murder of his supervising officer, which eventually led to his family (Neal...
Neal's father -- known as James Bennett -- is forthcoming with answers at the very top of the premiere. Through a series of flashbacks, we learn that he's not a murderer, but he was a dirty cop. He was caught taking money from a bust by his supervising officer who offered to look the other way if James did him some favors.
Those favors involved working with the Irish mob run by a family called the Flynns. At first, the favors were simple: helping them escape police attention, taking out their competition, etc. But when James tried to leave the family, they framed him for the murder of his supervising officer, which eventually led to his family (Neal...
- 1/22/2013
- by editor@buddytv.com
- buddytv.com
How much does your father's life and morality impact who you are as an adult? It's something both Neal and Dennis Flynn Jr. struggle with in the mid-season premiere of White Collar.
Neal's father -- known as James Bennett -- is forthcoming with answers at the very top of the premiere. Through a series of flashbacks, we learn that he's not a murderer, but he was a dirty cop. He was caught taking money from a bust by his supervising officer who offered to look the other way if James did him some favors.
Those favors involved working with the Irish mob run by a family called the Flynns. At first, the favors were simple: helping them escape police attention, taking out their competition, etc. But when James tried to leave the family, they framed him for the murder of his supervising officer, which eventually led to his family (Neal...
Neal's father -- known as James Bennett -- is forthcoming with answers at the very top of the premiere. Through a series of flashbacks, we learn that he's not a murderer, but he was a dirty cop. He was caught taking money from a bust by his supervising officer who offered to look the other way if James did him some favors.
Those favors involved working with the Irish mob run by a family called the Flynns. At first, the favors were simple: helping them escape police attention, taking out their competition, etc. But when James tried to leave the family, they framed him for the murder of his supervising officer, which eventually led to his family (Neal...
- 1/22/2013
- by editor@buddytv.com
- buddytv.com
Vertigo's "Bad Doings and Big Ideas: A Bill Willingham Deluxe Edition", available November 16, 2011, is written by Bill Willingham, with illustrations by Shawn McManus, Paul Guinan, Mark Buckingham and cover by James Bennett :
"...the new hardcover collection of tales from 'Fables' writer Bill Willingham, includes the miniseries 'Proposition Player', 'The Sandman Presents: The Thessaliad and Thessaly- Witch For Hire' plus 'The Dreaming', 'Merv Pumpkinhead: Agent Of D.R.E.A.M.', 'The Sandman Presents: Everything You Always Wanted To Know About Dreams But Were Afraid To Ask', plus Willingham's short stories from 'House Of Mystery' and 'Flinch'..."
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"...the new hardcover collection of tales from 'Fables' writer Bill Willingham, includes the miniseries 'Proposition Player', 'The Sandman Presents: The Thessaliad and Thessaly- Witch For Hire' plus 'The Dreaming', 'Merv Pumpkinhead: Agent Of D.R.E.A.M.', 'The Sandman Presents: Everything You Always Wanted To Know About Dreams But Were Afraid To Ask', plus Willingham's short stories from 'House Of Mystery' and 'Flinch'..."
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- 8/26/2011
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
*Contest closed, winners notified.
Circle is a frightening horror release from Indican Pictures, which puts several detectives on the trail of an escaped serial killer. Unfortunately, a group of unarmed twenty-somethings finds him first. The title has been reviewed favourably (here) and the infamous actress America Olivo has been interviewed on this title (here). This release is loaded with extras including a behind the scenes featurette, Dolby 5.1 Surround Sound, previews of other upcoming Indican Pictures' releases and all this in anamorphic widescreen presentation.
If this sounds good to you, enter 28Dla's contest, where three DVDs will be given away. Contest details are below and this Redwire Pictures production will honestly please you, as long as you can handle the blood! Entry details are inside.
A synopsis for Circle here:
"Circle is a clue driven race against time that takes us on a labyrinth ride of knowledge into the unraveling motives of a serial killer.
Circle is a frightening horror release from Indican Pictures, which puts several detectives on the trail of an escaped serial killer. Unfortunately, a group of unarmed twenty-somethings finds him first. The title has been reviewed favourably (here) and the infamous actress America Olivo has been interviewed on this title (here). This release is loaded with extras including a behind the scenes featurette, Dolby 5.1 Surround Sound, previews of other upcoming Indican Pictures' releases and all this in anamorphic widescreen presentation.
If this sounds good to you, enter 28Dla's contest, where three DVDs will be given away. Contest details are below and this Redwire Pictures production will honestly please you, as long as you can handle the blood! Entry details are inside.
A synopsis for Circle here:
"Circle is a clue driven race against time that takes us on a labyrinth ride of knowledge into the unraveling motives of a serial killer.
- 11/17/2010
- by 28DaysLaterAnalysis@gmail.com (Michael Allen)
- 28 Days Later Analysis
Horror hottie, and Playboy cover model, America Olivo (below) ('Friday the 13th', 'Bitch Slap', 'The Last Resort') is revealing more flesh in a great looking trailer for her upcoming serial killer flick 'Circle'. The movie arrives both on DVD and VOD across the Us on 16 November. It co-stars Erin Foster, Kinsey Packard, Erin Reese, Gail O'Grady, Silas Weir Mitchell, Michael DeLuise, Ryan Doom and Jason Thompson. Olivo has previously shown us 'the goods' as she went topless along with Julianna Guill in the recent 'Friday the 13th' remake. You can catch a very brief segment of showering and side boobs in the trailer, if it takes your fancy, else you can check out the rest of it below. 'When sociopath James Bennett commits a series of brutal murders and then escapes a maximum security mental hospital, the FBI teams up with the U.
- 11/4/2010
- Horror Asylum
The stupid serial killer genre is already pretty goddamn crowded. I don't mean films where the serial killer is stupid, though Circle may well be that. I mean serial killer films that are stupid, which this definitely is.
There's so much awful to be found here. From this impenetrably obtuse and idiotically written synopsis:
Circle is a clue driven race against time that takes us on a labyrinth ride of knowledge into the unraveling motives of a serial killer. In this thriller, the FBI teams up with the U.S. Marshals in a hunt for escaped sociopath James Bennett, after he commits a series of meticulously planned murders. Unfortunately, Bennett is going back to his childhood home, where six graduate students are studying his surroundings for their thesis. The movie takes us through the history of James Bennett and slowly into his mind as well; justifying his murders with ancient Greek...
There's so much awful to be found here. From this impenetrably obtuse and idiotically written synopsis:
Circle is a clue driven race against time that takes us on a labyrinth ride of knowledge into the unraveling motives of a serial killer. In this thriller, the FBI teams up with the U.S. Marshals in a hunt for escaped sociopath James Bennett, after he commits a series of meticulously planned murders. Unfortunately, Bennett is going back to his childhood home, where six graduate students are studying his surroundings for their thesis. The movie takes us through the history of James Bennett and slowly into his mind as well; justifying his murders with ancient Greek...
- 10/26/2010
- by TK
Circle DVD ArtThis is an exclusive first look at the North American DVD artwork and official trailer for Michael W. Watkin's (5ive Days to Midnight) Circle. This second trailer for the film shows a lot more footage of the actual movie and the clip unfolds chronologically, so that the film's plot can be understood with ease. As well, this clip is much higher quality than the previous.
Have a look as serial killer Bennett espouses Latin and goes after a group of Masters students, who happen to be in the wrong place at the wrong time. This clip is provided courtesy of Indican Pictures (distributor).
A synopsis for Circle here:
"Circle is a clue driven race against time that takes us on a labyrinth ride of knowledge into the unraveling motives of a serial killer. In this thriller, the FBI teams up with the U.S. Marshals in a hunt for escaped sociopath James Bennett,...
Have a look as serial killer Bennett espouses Latin and goes after a group of Masters students, who happen to be in the wrong place at the wrong time. This clip is provided courtesy of Indican Pictures (distributor).
A synopsis for Circle here:
"Circle is a clue driven race against time that takes us on a labyrinth ride of knowledge into the unraveling motives of a serial killer. In this thriller, the FBI teams up with the U.S. Marshals in a hunt for escaped sociopath James Bennett,...
- 8/19/2010
- by 28DaysLaterAnalysis@gmail.com (Michael Ross Allen)
- 28 Days Later Analysis
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