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| TV review: 'Crystal Lake' overexplains 'Friday the 13th' | Pamela Voorhees may be the unsung antihero of Friday the 13th, since she was overshadowed by her son Jason in all the sequels. A show about her is a good idea but Crystal Lake, on Peacock Thursday, turns her into a generic TV mystery and familiar prequel. Pam (Linda Cardellini) works in the cafeteria at Camp Crystal Lake. Her son, Jason (Callum Vinson), attends camp while she works. Only Grace (Gwendolyn Sundstrom) is nice to Jason when the other kids bully him. When counselor Claudette (Danielle Kotch) leaves the kids unattended in the lake, Jason swims to the deep end to retrieve a ball and drowns. The drowning happens before the title of the show, so it's a strong opening, and they never find the body. |
| TCM announces Eva Marie Saint tribute on Oct. 25 | Turner Classic Movies announced Tuesday that it will devote a night to the late Eva Marie Saint. On Oct. 25, the network will show five of Saint's movies and a video of the actor's 2014 appearance at the TCM Classic Film Festival. Beginning at noon ET, TCM will show Raintree County, All Fall Down, 36 Hours, Eva Marie Saint: Live from the TCM Classic Film Festival, On the Waterfront and North by Northwest. Saint died Oct. 6 at age 102. On the Waterfront was her first film and Oscar-winning role as the sister of a murdered longshoreman who becomes involved with Marlon Brando's enforcer. North By Northwest was Alfred Hitchcock's classic caper in which Saint's character helps Cary Grant's hide from police. |
| LL Cool J: 'NCIS: New York' shows we don't know everything about Sam | Rapper and actor LL Cool J reprises his iconic role of Special Agent Sam Hanna in the new CBS procedural, NCIS: New York, airing Tuesday nights. The character was introduced in NCIS in 2009, then anchored NCIS: Los Angeles for 14 seasons from 2009 to 2023. After that, he appeared on NCIS: Hawaii from 2023 to 2024. "The cool thing about it is, it's not a pick-up-where-you-left-off thing. It's more of a new world thing. Sam, in the context of New York, is in search of redemption and you're delving into aspects of his character and personality that we haven't seen," LL Cool J, 58, told UPI during a round-table interview with reporters at New York Comic Con Sunday. |
| '12 12 12' trailer: Anthony Mackie, Jamie Dornan star in heist drama | Apple TV is introducing the new series 12 12 12. The streaming service shared a trailer for the show Tuesday featuring Anthony Mackie (Captain America: Brave New World) and Jamie Dornan (Fifty Shades of Grey). 12 12 12 is a heist drama that unfolds across three timelines: the 12 months of planning, the 12 hours of the heist and the 12 days following it. Mackie executive produces and stars as a disgraced FBI agent tasked with apprehending an American career criminal (Dornan) in a hunt across Europe. "At the center of it all is the daring, epic raid on a bank vault deep beneath the streets of Zurich," an official synopsis reads. Other cast members include Jack Kesy, Agathe Rousselle, Sallie Harmsen, Jose Garcia and Kali Reis. |
| Blackpink's Lisa shares behind-the-scenes look at VMAs prep | Blackpink member Lisa is giving a behind-the-scenes look at the leadup to her MTV Video Music Awards performance. The Thai singer and actress, 29, shared a video Tuesday that shows her prepping for the Sept. 27 event. In the footage, Lisa is seen in hair and makeup, finalizing the details of her performance, and running into British singer Raye backstage while getting ready to walk the red carpet. The K-pop star accepted her award for Best Pop for her song "Dream" featuring Kentaro Sakaguchi before changing into her onstage look and delivering her performance of "SaWaDiKa." Lisa was also nominated for Best Cinematography, Best Editing and Best K-pop for "Dream. |