Source: Boston Herald [follow link for complete review]
BOSTON HERALD: Syfy stomps out more schlock with ‘Bigfoot’
By Mark A. Perigard
Saturday, June 30, 2012
If you see just one stupid movie on Syfy this year ... you’re obviously not watching the channel.
Just about all its original productions are schlock, and “Bigfoot” is the example that proves the rule.
The cable network last year scored a hit with “Mega Python vs. Gatoroid,” a film best remembered for the scene in which its stars, ’80s singers Tiffany and Debbie Gibson, brawled at a lawn party.
Hoping to cash in again on a twisted sense of nostalgia, Syfy pits ’70s teen idols Danny Bonaduce of “The Partridge Family” and Barry Williams of “The Brady Bunch” in a race to snare Bigfoot...
Syfy: Always Imagining Grosser.
Click here to view a movie trailer for Bigfoot. Premieres Saturday, June 30, 2012 at 9/8C on Syfy. Directed by Bruce Davison. Cast includes Sherilyn Fenn, Andre Royo, Alice Cooper, Howard Hesseman, Bruce Davison, Barry Williams, Danny Bonaduce, Billy Idol, Stephanie Sarreal Park, Bob Bragg, Mark Carr, Ulric Dihle, Jason Nash, Noelia Rodriguez and Rosslyn Greer.
PERCEPTION - GOOD DAY LA: LEVAR BURTON VIDEO INTERVIEW
Levar Burton Talks Up 'Reading Rainbow' And New Series 'Perception'
Jun 29, 2012
By Jeffrey Thomas DeSocio
Levar Burton has a recurring role as a university dean on the upcoming series ‘Perception.'
Here's Levar with co-star Eric McCormack.
Perception premieres Monday, July 9, 2012 at 10/9C on TNT. Cast includes Eric McCormack, Rachael Leigh Cook, LeVar Burton, Arjay Smith and Jonathan Scarfe.
BIGFOOT - THE POINT RADIO: DANNY BONADUCE AND BARRY WILLIAMS AUDIO INTERVIEW
It’s the team of the decade – maybe 1972? Danny Bonaduce from THE PARTRIDGE FAMILY joins with Barry Williams from THE BRADY BUNCH and they set their sights on BIGFOOT. It’s a new SyFy Original movie premiering Saturday at 9pm ET. Barry & Danny talk about the film, the teen years and that famous boxing match from a few years ago. Meanwhile, Marvel’s next movie hopes are in GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY and…THE HUMAN FLY?
Source: TV Guide [follow link for complete column]
TV GUIDE: Weekend Review: Weeds, Episodes, Endeavour
Jun 29, 2012
by Matt Roush
... AN ORIGIN STORY: Think of Endeavour (airing Sunday on PBS' Masterpiece Mystery!; check local schedules) as A Portrait of the Inspector As a Young Man. "You won't make much of a detective if you're not prepared to look death in the eye," a wizened medical examiner advises the squeamish young constable at a grisly crime scene. This affable, red-haired lad would go on to do quite well — as Oxford's renowned Inspector Endeavour Morse, immortalized by the late John Thaw as a Mystery! staple for more than a decade (living on in the exploits of his sidekick-turned-Inspector Lewis, whose next series of episodes begins next Sunday). A treat for the faithful, the prequel Endeavour is set in 1965, introducing us to Morse (Shaun Evans) as a boyish but hardly clueless constable. His affinity for crossword puzzles and opera is already well established, and it comes in handy, along with his unpretentious and impulsively aggressive nature, to solve an especially tricky and emotionally surprising case. Even if we didn't already know who he would become, it's clear this kid has a future...
Source: Syfy schedulebot [NOTE: Syfy schedule subject to change(s)]
HORROR MOVIE MARATHON - SYFY: SCHEDULE SATURDAY, JULY 7, 2012
10:00 AM The Amityville Horror (2005)
The unimaginative remake of the 1979 chiller stars Ryan Reynolds and Melissa George as the new owners of a haunted house on Long Island.
Cast includes Ryan Reynolds, Melissa George, Jesse James, Jimmy Bennett, Chloë Grace Moretz, Rachel Nichols, Philip Baker Hall, Isabel Conner and Brendan Donaldson.
12:00 PM Planet Terror
A go-go dancer and her ex lead a ragtag group fighting for survival after a bio-weapon mishap creates an army of zombies. Robert Rodriguez wrote and directed this gory homage to exploitation flicks.
Cast includes Rose McGowan, Freddy Rodríguez, Josh Brolin, Marley Shelton, Jeff Fahey, Michael Biehn, Bruce Willis, Naveen Andrews and Danny Trejo.
02:00 PM An American Werewolf In London
John Landis's variation on the venerable horror theme. Two American tourists in Britain are attacked by a werewolf that none of the locals will admit exists.
Cast includes David Naughton, Jenny Agutter, Griffin Dunne, John Woodvine, Anne-Marie Davies, Frank Oz, Don McKillop, Paul Kember, Michele Brisigotti and Brenda Cavendish.
04:00 PM Dawn Of The Dead
A nurse, a policeman, a young married couple, a salesman, and other survivors of a worldwide plague that is producing aggressive, flesh-eating zombies, take refuge in a mega Midwestern shopping mall.
Cast includes Sarah Polley, Ving Rhames, Jake Weber, Mekhi Phifer, Ty Burrell, Michael Kelly, Kevin Zegers and Stargate Universe's Louis Ferreira.
06:30 PM Indiana Jones And The Temple Of Doom
Harrison Ford gets help from a feisty heroine (Kate Capshaw) and a sawed-off sidekick (Ke Huy Quan) in this “Raiders” prequel featuring a sacred jewel, a bloodthirsty cult, human sacrifices, runaway mining cars, a chamber of scorpions and a perilous bridge.
Cast includes Harrison Ford, Kate Capshaw, Jonathan Ke Quan, Amrish Puri, Roshan Seth, Philip Stone, Roy Chiao and David Yip.
09:00 PM Indiana Jones And The Last Crusade
Fedora and whip at the ready, Indiana Jones (Harrison Ford) sets off on his third cinematic outing accompanied by none other than his father, Henry (Sean Connery), to explore the cradle of civilization on a perilous hunt for the Holy Grail. The Nazis are also after the powerful relic, but no one is what they seem in this rousing quest for everlasting life.
Cast includes Harrison Ford, Sean Connery, Denholm Elliott, Alison Doody, John Rhys-Davies, Julian Glover, River Phoenix, Michael Byrne, Kevork Malikyan, Robert Eddison, Richard Young and Alexei Sayle.
12:00 AM Dawn Of The Dead
02:30 AM The Amityville Horror (2005)
Source: Syfy schedulebot [NOTE: Syfy schedule subject to change(s)]
SHARKTASTIC MOVIE MARATHON - SYFY: SCHEDULE FRIDAY, JULY 6, 2012
09:00 AM Supergator
Scott Kinney (Brad Johnson) is an American geologist monitoring a local volcano when the Supergator, a prehistoric alligator recreated from fossilized DNA escapes from a secret bio-engineering research center. Kinney joins forces with another scientist and a Texan alligator hunter as they pursue the monster as it heads down river intent on destroying a luxurious resort packed with tourists.
Cast includes Brad Johnson, Kelly McGillis, Bianca Lawson, Mary Alexandra Stiefvater and Josh Kelly.
11:00 AM Dinocroc Vs Supergator
Enormous reptiles escape from a research facility on a tropical island and feast on unwary tourists, culminating in a clash between a prehistoric crocodile and a monstrous alligator.
Cast includes David Carradine, James C. Burns, John Callahan, Lisa Clapperton, Bryan Hanna, Terrill Hardaway, Rib Hillis, Brooks Kephart, Corey Landis, Katy Magnuson, Amy Rasimas Holt, Jeff Rector, Travis Richey, Jenny Robinson, Tamie Sheffield, Delia Sheppard, Steve Silverie and Michael Swan.
01:00 PM Sharktopus
A scientist (Eric Roberts) working for the military develops a monstrous shark-octopus hybrid, which goes on a killing spree on the resort beaches of Mexico after the mechanism that controls the beast is accidentally destroyed.
Cast includes Eric Roberts, Kerem Bursin, Sara Malakul Lane, Héctor Jiménez, Liv Boughn, Julian Gonzalez Esparza, Blake Lindsey and Peter Nelson.
03:00 PM Malibu Shark Attack
A tsunami brings goblin sharks to Malibu, CA, after a massive wave cuts lifeguards and construction workers off from dry land.
Cast includes Peta Wilson, Renee Bowen, Remi Broadway, Joel Amos Byrnes, Alphas' Warren Christie, Nicholas G. Cooper and Sonya Salomaa.
05:00 PM Angels & Demons
Tom Hanks returns to the role of Robert Langdon in this sequel to "The Da Vinci Code." Langdon uncovers the existence of the Illuminati, a secret sect thought to be defunct that plans to destroy the Catholic Church. Langdon joins forces with an Italian scientist (Ayelet Zurer) on a globe-trotting quest to stop the plan before it can come to fruition. Directed by Ron Howard.
Cast includes Tom Hanks, Ewan McGregor, Ayelet Zurer, Stellan Skarsgård, Pierfrancesco Favino, Nikolaj Lie Kaas and Armin Mueller-Stahl.
[Time out for Friday night wrasslin']
10:00 PM Shark Zone
Great white sharks terrorize a beach community, and it's up to one man to stop them.
Cast includes Dean Cochran, Alan Austin, Brandi Sherwood, Velizar Binev, Luke Leavitt, Alexander Petrov, Franklin A. Vallette, Martin Dorcey, Jonas Talkington, Stefan Lysenko and Violeta Markovska.
12:00 AM Malibu Shark Attack
02:00 AM Snakehead Terror
A small-time sheriff must cope with a town besieged by carnivorous land-walking fish when strange chemicals dumped in a nearby lake turn nature against mankind.
Cast includes Babylon 5's Bruce Boxleitner, Carol Alt, Chelan Simmons, William B. Davis, Doug Abrahams and Stargate SG-1's Gary Jones.
Source: Syfy schedulebot [NOTE: Syfy schedule subject to change(s)]
MEGA CRITTERS MOVIE MARATHON - SYFY: SCHEDULE THURSDAY, JULY 5, 2012
08:00 AM Mega Shark Vs. Crocosaurus
A gigantic, immensely powerful shark does battle with a fierce primordial crocodile from Africa.
Cast includes Gary Stretch, Jaleel White, Sarah Lieving, Star Trek: Voyager/Stargate Atlantis' Robert Picardo, Gerald Webb, Dylan Vox, Hannah Cowley and Steve Mason.
10:00 AM Mega Shark Vs Giant Octopus
Two colossal prehistoric monsters terrorize the California coast while battling for supremacy of the sea in this salt-water creature feature starring Lorenzo Lamas and Deborah Gibson.
Cast includes Deborah Gibson, Lorenzo Lamas, Vic Chao, Jonathan Nation, Mark Hengst, Michael Teh and Chris Haley.
12:00 PM Mega Python Vs. Gatoroid
Monstrous reptiles clash in the Florida Everglades when giant pythons threaten the alligator population.
Cast includes Deborah Gibson, Tiffany, A Martinez, Kathryn Joosten, Kevin M. Horton and Carey Van Dyke.
02:00 PM Mega Piranha
Giant mutant piranha escape from the Amazon and head for Florida.
Cast includes Paul Logan, Tiffany, Barry Williams, David Labiosa, Jude Gerard Prest and Jesse Daly.
04:00 PM Piranhaconda
Part Snake! Part Fish! All Killer!
A piranha-anaconda hybrid terrorizes a movie crew after a scientist steals an egg from the creature's nest.
Cast includes Michael Madsen, Rachel Hunter, Shandi Finnessey, Teri Ivens, Rib Hillis, Chris De Christopher, Kurt Yaeger, Michael Swan and Christina DeRosa.
06:00 PM Stigmata
A Vatican priest (Gabriel Byrne) is sent to Pittsburgh to investigate a not-so-religious hairstylist (Patricia Arquette) who exhibits signs of the stigmata, marks resembling the wounds that were inflicted on Jesus at his Crucifixion.
Cast includes Patricia Arquette, Gabriel Byrne, Jonathan Pryce, Nia Long, Thomas Kopache, Rade Serbedzija, Enrico Colantoni, Dick Latessa, Portia de Rossi and Patrick Muldoon.
08:00 PM Angels & Demons
Tom Hanks returns to the role of Robert Langdon in this sequel to "The Da Vinci Code."
Langdon uncovers the existence of the Illuminati, a secret sect thought to be defunct that plans to destroy the Catholic Church. Langdon joins forces with an Italian scientist (Ayelet Zurer) on a globe-trotting quest to stop the plan before it can come to fruition. Directed by Ron Howard.
Cast includes Tom Hanks, Ewan McGregor, Ayelet Zurer, Stellan Skarsgård, Pierfrancesco Favino, Nikolaj Lie Kaas and Armin Mueller-Stahl.
11:00 PM Stigmata
01:00 AM Piranhaconda
03:00 AM Mega Python Vs. Gatoroid
Source: Syfy schedulebot [NOTE: Syfy schedule subject to change(s)]
AQUATIC CRITTERS MOVIE MARATHON - SYFY: SCHEDULE TUESDAY, JULY 3, 2012
08:00 AM Sea Beast
A small village unites in self-defense when a creature from the sea invades their fishing waters and threatens to destroy the town.
Cast includes Stargate SG-1's Corin Nemec, Miriam McDonald, Daniel Wisler, Camille Sullivan, Gwynyth Walsh, Brent Stait and Gary Hudson.
10:00 AM Dinoshark
A dinosaur-shark hybrid terrorizes a resort in Mexico, and it's up to a young fishing boat captain to stop it.
Cast include Haven's Eric Balfour, Iva Hasperger, Aarón Díaz, Humberto Busto and Richard Miller.
Watch a death scene from the Syfy Original Movie "Dinoshark."
12:00 PM Jersey Shore Shark Attack
Sharks menace the Jersey shore on July 4th weekend, and it's up to the locals to stop them. While everyone else runs scared, vacationing Jerseyites fend off shark attacks on the shore.
Cast includes Jeremy Luc, Melissa Molinaro, Jack Scalia, Paul Sorvino, William Atherton, Tony Sirico, Joey Russo, Daniel Booko, Alex Mauriello, Audi Resendez, Grant Harvey, Dylan Vox, Joey Fatone, Ben Giroux, Al Sapienza and Gabrielle Christian.
02:00 PM Super Shark
A massive, primordial shark goes on a bloody killing spree after being set free during an offshore drilling mishap in this saltwater shocker starring John Schneider and Jimmie "JJ" Walker. As the tide runs red with blood, marine biologist Kat Carmichael (Sarah Lieving) finds her efforts to destroy the giant killing machine repeatedly foiled by shameless corporate shill Roger Wade (Schneider) and his scheming sidekick Stewart (Jerry Lacy). But when the beast begins using its flippers to walk on land, Kat recruits fearless Skipper Chuck (Tim Abell) and wisecracking DJ Dynomite Stevens (Walker) to blast it back into the ocean.
Cast includes John Schneider, Sarah Lieving, Tim Abell, Gerald Webb, Jimmie Walker, Jerry Lacy, Ted Monte, Catherine Annette, Trish Cook, Rick Cramer, John L. Curtis, J Ferguson, Michael Gaglio, Rebecca Grant, Blake Griffin, Carolyn Martin, Rya Meyers, Randy Mulkey, Jeff Murray and David Novak.
04:00 PM Lake Placid 2
The quirky residents of Lake Placid once again become gator bait in this horror sequel. Eight years after the town was devastated by a giant crocodile, the creature's numerous offspring return for some human snacks of their own. It's up to the local sheriff (John Schneider), his ex-girlfriend, an EPA agent and a professional croc hunter to stop the bloodthirsty beasts before they kill again.
Guest includes John Schneider, Sarah Lafleur, Sam McMurray, Chad Michael, Alicia Ziegler, Joe Holt, Ian Reed Kesler, Justin Urich and Cloris Leachman.
06:00 PM Lake Placid 3
A game warden (Colin Ferguson) moves into his aunt's lakeside cabin with his wife and young son, and the little boy feeds the resident baby crocodiles until they grow up into monstrous predators that become a menace to the family.
Cast includes Eureka's Colin Ferguson, Yancy Butler, Kirsty Mitchell, Kacey Barnfield, Jordan Grehs, Michael Ironside, Angelica Penn and Bianca Ilich.
[Break for Wednesday Programming.]
01:00 AM Lake Placid 2
03:00 AM Lake Placid 3
Source: Syfy schedulebot [NOTE: Syfy schedule subject to change(s)]
SCIFI MOVIE MARATHON - SYFY: SCHEDULE MONDAY, JULY 2, 2012
09:00 AM Shark Swarm: Part One
A corrupt developer (Armand Assante) tries to drive out residents of a small fishing village by dumping toxic waste in the water to stall the economy. But when the local sharks find their food source depleted, they begin attacking humans. John Schneider and Darryl Hannah star as a husband and wife who try to save the town from the sharks and the developer.
Cast includes Daryl Hannah, John Schneider, Armand Assante, F. Murray Abraham, Roark Critchlow, Heather McComb and Alan Fudge.
11:00 AM Shark Swarm: Part Two
01:00 PM Resident Evil
A special military unit fights a powerful, out-of-control supercomputer and hundreds of scientists who have mutated into flesh-eating creatures after a laboratory accident.
Cast includes Colin Salmon, Milla Jovovich, Michelle Rodriguez, Eric Mabius, James Purefoy, Martin Crewes, Ryan McCluskey and Oscar Pearce.
03:00 PM The Fifth Element
Great special effects, ludicrous script. Gary Oldman, Milla Jovovich. Directed by Luc Besson (“La Femme Nikita”), who wrote the story when he was a teen. Besson also invented the unique language spoken by the alien Leeloo. Netted an Oscar nomination for Sound Effects Editing.
Cast includes Bruce Willis, Gary Oldman, Ian Holm, Milla Jovovich, Chris Tucker, Luke Perry, Brion James and Tommy 'Tiny' Lister.
05:30 PM Repo Men
Organ-repo man Remy (Jude Law) is targeted by his former partner Jake (Forest Whitaker) after receiving a replacement heart and subsequently falling behind on payments for his new ticker. With the help of another debtor Beth (Alice Braga), Remy finds a way to beat the system and and fight back against the Union, a producer of artificial organs known for taking back body parts by force when recipients fail to pay the bill.
Cast includes Jude Law, Forest Whitaker, Alice Braga, Liev Schreiber, Game of Thrones' Carice van Houten, Chandler Canterbury, Joe Pingue and Liza Lapira.
Source: Syfy schedulebot [NOTE: Syfy schedule subject to change(s)]
SYFY ORIGINAL MOVIE EXTRAVAGANZA MARATHON SCHEDULE - SUNDAY, JULY 1, 2012
09:00 AM Jersey Shore Shark Attack
Sharks menace the Jersey shore on July 4th weekend, and it's up to the locals to stop them. While everyone else runs scared, vacationing Jerseyites fend off shark attacks on the shore.
Cast includes Jeremy Luc, Melissa Molinaro, Jack Scalia, Paul Sorvino, William Atherton, Tony Sirico, Joey Russo, Daniel Booko, Alex Mauriello, Audi Resendez, Grant Harvey, Dylan Vox, Joey Fatone, Ben Giroux, Al Sapienza and Gabrielle Christian.
11:00 AM Bigfoot
When Bigfoot attacks an 80s themed music concert, a concert promoter and a hippie burnout will do anything to protect the "endangered species."
Directed by Bruce Davison. Cast includes Sherilyn Fenn, Andre Royo, Alice Cooper, Howard Hesseman, Bruce Davison, Barry Williams, Danny Bonaduce, Billy Idol, Stephanie Sarreal Park, Bob Bragg, Mark Carr, Ulric Dihle, Jason Nash, Noelia Rodriguez and Rosslyn Greer.
01:00 PM Arachnoquake
An earthquake unleashes monstrous spiders on New Orleans.
Cast includes Tracey Gold, Bug Hall, Ethan Phillips, Edward Furlong, Lucky Johnson, Olivia Hardt, Megan Adelle, Nedal Yousef, Gralen Bryant and Glen Warner.
03:00 PM Piranhaconda
Part Snake! Part Fish! All Killer!
A piranha-anaconda hybrid terrorizes a movie crew after a scientist steals an egg from the creature's nest.
Cast includes Michael Madsen, Rachel Hunter, Shandi Finnessey, Teri Ivens, Rib Hillis, Chris De Christopher, Kurt Yaeger, Michael Swan and Christina DeRosa.
05:00 PM Resident Evil
A special military unit fights a powerful, out-of-control supercomputer and hundreds of scientists who have mutated into flesh-eating creatures after a laboratory accident.
Cast includes Colin Salmon, Milla Jovovich, Michelle Rodriguez, Eric Mabius, James Purefoy, Martin Crewes, Ryan McCluskey and Oscar Pearce.
07:00 PM The Fifth Element
Great special effects, ludicrous script. Gary Oldman, Milla Jovovich. Directed by Luc Besson (“La Femme Nikita”), who wrote the story when he was a teen. Besson also invented the unique language spoken by the alien Leeloo. Netted an Oscar nomination for Sound Effects Editing.
Cast includes Bruce Willis, Gary Oldman, Ian Holm, Milla Jovovich, Chris Tucker, Luke Perry, Brion James and Tommy 'Tiny' Lister.
09:30 PM Repo Men - Syfy Premiere!
Organ-repo man Remy (Jude Law) is targeted by his former partner Jake (Forest Whitaker) after receiving a replacement heart and subsequently falling behind on payments for his new ticker. With the help of another debtor Beth (Alice Braga), Remy finds a way to beat the system and and fight back against the Union, a producer of artificial organs known for taking back body parts by force when recipients fail to pay the bill.
Cast includes Jude Law, Forest Whitaker, Alice Braga, Liev Schreiber, Game of Thrones' Carice van Houten, Chandler Canterbury, Joe Pingue and Liza Lapira.
12:00 AM Children Of Men
Captivating thriller set in 2027 London, where no children are being born and a reluctant activist (Clive Owen) tries to protect a woman who becomes pregnant. Directed by Alfonso Cuarón, who co-wrote the script based on the P.D. James novel “The Children of Men.”
Cast includes Clive Owen, Michael Caine, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Julianne Moore, Danny Huston, Charlie Hunnam, Paul Sharma, Tehmina Sunny and Pam Ferris.
02:00 AM Termination Point
A physicist working on a covert time-travel device activates it when the government closes in on him.
Cast includes Jason Priestley, Longmire's Lou Diamond Phillips, Garwin Sanford, Gary Hudson, Stefanie von Pfetten, Michael Eklund, Bradley Stryker, Erin Karpluk, Peter Bryant, Daniel Bacon, Richard Ian Cox and Kyle Cassie.
