CHICAGO – In anticipation of the scariest week of the year, HollywoodChicago.com launches its 2024 Movie Gifts series, which will suggest DVDs and collections for holiday giving.
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TV Review: USA’s ‘Royal Pains’ Returns For Breezy Summer Fun
Submitted by BrianTT on June 6, 2012 - 10:15amCHICAGO – USA’s highest rated series returns tonight with the fourth season premiere of the wonderfully breezy “Royal Pains.” I used to love and defend this show but I’m starting to grow concerned that it’s been out in the Hamptons sun for too long and grown complacent.
DVD Review: USA Hit Shows ‘Covert Affairs,’ ‘Royal Pains’ Make Perfect Summer Escapism
Submitted by BrianTT on May 20, 2011 - 3:28pmCHICAGO – USA has a proven formula for success and they show no sign of slowing down in that department, adding new hits like “Covert Affairs” and “Fairly Legal” to a line-up of proven successes like “Burn Notice” and “Psych.” The first season of the very hit-and-miss “Affairs” and the second season of the more-consistent “Royal Pains” recently hit DVD from Universal and they’re both sets designed for fans of the network.
TV Review: Mid-Season Premiere of ‘Royal Pains’ Offers Great Escape
Submitted by BrianTT on January 19, 2011 - 6:09pmCHICAGO – USA’s “Royal Pains” follows the same, odd season structure as the network’s “White Collar,” which returned earlier this week to USA to pick up where it left off in its second season.
HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: Mega Summer Gift Bag For USA Network’s ‘Royal Pains’
Submitted by HollywoodChicago.com on June 3, 2010 - 1:49pmCHICAGO – In our latest edition of HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: TV, we have one mega summer gift bag for season two of USA Network’s “Royal Pains”!
TV Review: ‘Royal Pains’ Returns With Summer Prescription
Submitted by BrianTT on June 3, 2010 - 12:19pmCHICAGO – USA’s “Royal Pains” was one of the most surprising hits of 2009, the #1 new show of the summer season, and it returns even more confident, entertaining, and close-to-perfect with its second season premiere on June 3rd, 2010. It’s highly unlikely that the show will lose any viewers and the buzz around the sophomore season and the release of the first on DVD should actually see numbers increase.
TV Review: USA Network Finds Another Potential Gem in ‘Royal Pains’
Submitted by BrianTT on June 3, 2009 - 7:43pmCHICAGO – Premiere episodes of new series really only have to pass one test - will you return for the second week? The jury is still out on the health of a whole season, but the premiere of USA’s new “Royal Pains” is clever, witty, and promising enough that most viewers are very likely to return to see the good doctor in week two.
‘Splinter’ Stars, Director to Sign Copies at Dark Delicacies in California
Submitted by BrianTT on May 5, 2009 - 9:40amCHICAGO – One of my favorite horror movies of the last several years, Toby Wilkins’ “Splinter,” will be the centerpiece of a signing event at Dark Delicacies in Burbank, Calif. on Saturday, May 16, 2009 at 2 p.m. If you’re anywhere near the store, you should check it out. I would.
Blu-Ray Review: Highly Buzzed ‘Splinter’ Lives Up to Expectations
Submitted by BrianTT on April 16, 2009 - 11:19amBlu-Ray Rating: 4.0/5.0 |
CHICAGO – “Splinter” has been steadily building buzz since audiences first had a chance to see this twisted creature feature and now it’s destined to become a cult phenomenon on Blu-Ray and DVD. The film won six awards at Screamfest 2008 and earned praise from Variety, CBS-TV, Entertainment Weekly, and New York Magazine on its theatrical run. Horror fans are going to love this film for years to come.