New on Blu-ray & 4K: WATCHMEN - CHAPTER II (2024)

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Product Description: Former heroes have seemingly become targets. The Comedian has been murdered, the all-powerful Dr. Manhattan has been exiled to Mars, Ozymandias survived an assassination attempt and the outlaw-vigilante Rorschach has been arrested. Suspicious of the events ensnaring their former colleagues, Nite Owl and Silk Spectre are spurred out of retirement to investigate. As they grapple with personal ethics, inner demons and a society turned against them, they race the clock to uncover a deepening plot that might trigger global nuclear war

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New on Blu-ray & 4K: WATCHMEN CHAPTER 1 (2024)

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Product Description: In an alternate world history set in 1985, the murder of a government sponsored superhero draws his outlawed colleagues out of retirement and into a mystery that threatens to upend their personal lives and the world itself.

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Emmy Awards 2020: The Complete Winners List

The 72nd Primetime Emmy Awards have been announced during an unconventional ceremony on Sunday night, following last week's five nights of Creative Arts Emmy ceremonies. In the end, the big winner was HBO, scoring no less than 30 trophies out of 107 noms. Netflix came in with the most nominations (160) and ended the five-day Creative Arts awards at a tie with HBO (19 wins each), but during Sunday's telecast it only scored 2 additional trophies, falling well behind the premium cabler.

HBO scored 11 wins on Sunday, including outstanding limited series for "Watchmen", best limited series actress for Regina King, limited supporting actor for Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, and writing for a limited series or movie.

"Succession" won Best Drama, as well as Best Actor (Jeremy Strong), Writing for a Drama and Directing for a Drama. Zendaya also took home the Best Actress trophy for her role in "Euphoria", while Mark Ruffalo won for Lead Actor in a Limited Series.

A pleasant surprise was that "Schitt's Creek" became the first series to win every major comedy award, including wins for Eugene Levy, Daniel Levy, Catherine O'Hara and Annie Murphy. It was also a major win for Pop TV, which brought home 10 wins, nine of which for this often underrated comedy.

It's also worth mentioning that the Disney Plus "Star Wars" spinoff series "The Mandalorian" scored 7 wins at the Creative Arts Emmys.

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2020 Emmy Nominations List: Netflix Breaks Record For Most Nominations in a Single Year

The Television Academy has announced the nominations for the 72nd Emmy Awards. Netflix dominated with 160 nods, including 13 for their acclaimed drama series "Ozark", while HBO landed 107 nominations, which include 26 nods for "Watchmen", the most nominated series of 2020. The second most nominated show is Amazon's "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel" with 20. Other series that scored multiple nods include "The Mandalorian", "Insecure" and "Schitt's Creek".

This year's ceremony will take place on Sunday, September 20 on ABC with Jimmy Kimmel set to host.

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DVD & Blu-ray: WATCHMEN - AN HBO LIMITED SERIES (2019)

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Product Description: Set in an alternate history where masked vigilantes are treated as outlaws, WATCHMEN, embraces the nostalgia of the original groundbreaking graphic novel, while attempting to break new ground of its own. WATCHMEN reunites executive producer Damon Lindelof with The Leftovers’ Regina King, leading the cast which also includes Jeremy Irons, Don Johnson, Jean Smart, Tim Blake Nelson and more.

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WGA Awards 2020 Winners: The Complete List

The winners of the 72nd WGA awards were announced on Saturday night. Top honors went to Bong Joon Ho and Han Jin Won for their original script for "Parasite", while the Adapted Screenplay award went to Taika Waititi for "Jojo Rabbit". HBO swept most major awards in the TV categories with wins for "Succession", "Barry", "Watchmen" and "Chernobyl". FX's "Fosse/Verdon" took home the Long Form Adapted trophy.

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DGA 2020 Awards Winners: The Complete List

The World War I epic "1917" has scored another major victory on its road to the Oscars on Saturday, when director Sam Mendes won Outstanding Directorial Achievement in a Theatrical Feature Film at the 72nd annual DGA Awards. In the television categories, Bill Hader won his second Comedy Series award for HBO's "Barry", and Jonah Renck won TV Movie/Limited Series for "Chernobyl". Nicole Kassell won in the Dramatic Series category for her episode of "Watchmen".

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PGA Awards Nominees 2020 (Complete List)

The Producers Guild of America has announced the nominations for the 31st Annual Producers Guild Awards. Theatrical Motion Pictures nominees include "1917", "Joker", "Knives Out", "Marriage Story", "The Irishman", "Once upon a Time in Hollywood" and "Parasite". In the television category we find the usual suspects like "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel", "Succession", "The Crown", "Fleabag" and "Barry", but also the new HBO show "Watchmen", the only freshman series nominated.

PGA winners will be announced at the Producers Guild Awards ceremony on January 18th.

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New Soundtracks: WATCHMEN Volume 2 (Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross)

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Composer:
Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross

Total Time:
38:18

Label:
The Null Corporation

Purchasing Links:
MP3, Vinyl, Apple

Release Date
November 27, 2019

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New Soundtracks: WATCHMEN Volume 1 (Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross)

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Composer:
Trent Reznor
Atticus Ross

Total Time:
36:59

Label:
The Null Corporation

Purchasing Links:
MP3, Vinyl, Apple

Release Date
November 6, 2019

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WATCHMEN Series Trailers, Featurette, Images and Posters

"Watchmen" is a superhero drama series created, executive produced and writer by Damon Lindelof ("Lost", "The Leftovers"). The show is loosely based on Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons' groundbreaking DC Comics comic book limited series, and it's set in an alternative, contemporary reality in the United States.

Thirty-four years after the events in the comics, masked vigilantes became outlawed due to their violent methods, Robert Redford is the longest-serving President of the United States, and a white supremacist terrorist group inspired by the now-deceased Rorschach calling themselves "The Seventh Cavalry" begin committing terrorist attacks against members of the police.

The cast features Regina King, Don Johnson, Tim Blake Nelson, Louis Gossett Jr., Jessica Camacho, Andrew Howard, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Jeremy Irons, Jacob Ming-Trent, Frances Fisher and Robert Redford.

"Watchmen" premiered on October 20, 2019 on HBO.

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New Series Trailers: WATCHMEN, SEE, MODERN LOVE and More

Today we have new trailers for:

• The eagerly-awaited HBO original series "Watchmen" based on Alan Moore's 1986 graphic novel of the same name. Created by Damon Lindelof ("Lost", "The Leftovers"), the show stars Regina King, Jeremy Irons, Don Johnson, Jean Smart, Tom Mison, Frances Fisher, Jacob Ming-Trent, Tim Blake Nelson and Louis Gossett Jr..
• Apple TV Plus' upcoming sci-fi series "See" starring Jason Momoa, Alfre Woodard, Sylvia Hoeks and Hera Hilmar. The show is created and written by Steven Knight ("Peaky Blinders", "Eastern Promises"), and the pilot episode is directed by Francis Lawrence ("The Hunger Games: Catching Fire", "Constantine").
• Amazon's star-studded anthology series "Modern Love" inspired by real-life tales published in the popular New York Times column of the same name. The cast includes Anne Hathaway, Tina Fey, Julia Garner, Dev Patel, John Slattery, Cristin Milioti, Catherine Keener, Andy Garcia, Olivia Cooke, Andrew Scott, Sofia Boutella and more. The majority of episodes were written and directed by John Carney ("Sing Street", "Once").
• Hulu's new limited series "Looking For Alaska" based on the acclaimed coming-of-age novel of the same name by "The Fault in Our Stars" author John Green. The eight-episode series stars Charlie Plummer, Kristine Froseth, Denny Love, Jay Lee, Landry Bender and Sofia Vassilieva.
• The second season of Hulu's horror series "Castle Rock" based on the writings of Stephen King. The new season stars Lizzy Caplan as Annie Wilkes, the psychopatic villain from King's "Misery". The show is executive produced by King and J.J. Abrams.
• Starz's new eight-episode crime drama series "Dublin Murders" based on the award-winning crime-fiction novels by Irish writer Tana French. The cast features Killian Scott, Sarah Greene, Conleth Hill, Tom Vaughan-Lawlor, Moe Dunford and Sam Keeley.

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Comic-Con Trailers: THE WITCHER, 21 BRIDGES, WATCHMEN, SNOWPIERCER and More

New trailers have been unveiled at the 2019 San Diego Comic-Con for:

• The upcoming Netflix fantasy horror series "The Witcher", based on the best-selling novel series by Polish author Andrzej Sapkowski, which also inspired a popular role-playing video game franchise. The show is executive produced by Lauren Schmidt Hissrich ("Daredevil", "The Umbrella Academy"), who also serves as showrunner, and the cast features Henry Cavill, Freya Allan, Jodhi May, Bjorn Hlynur Haraldsson, Adam Levy, Anya Chalotra and MyAnna Buring.
• The suspenseful action thriller "21 Bridges" starring Chadwick Boseman ("Black Panther"), Stephan James ("If Beale Street Could Tak"), Taylor Kitsch ("Waco"), JK Simmons ("Spider-Man") and Sienna Miller ("American Sniper"). The film is directed by TV helmer Brian Kirk ("Game of Thrones") and executive produced by Marvel vetarans Anthony and Joe Russo ("Avengers: Endgame").
• The CBS All Access streaming series "Star Trek: Picard". Iconic 79-year-old actor Patrick Stewart returns as the titular Starfleet commander, who is pulled out of retirement for new adventures.
• HBO's superhero series "Watchmen", a new adaptation, and modern-day reimagining, of Alan Moore's classic 1986 graphic novel of the same name. The show hails from "The Leftovers" creator/writer Damon Lindelof, and it stars Regina King, Jeremy Irons, Don Johnson, Jean Smart, Tom Mison, Frances Fisher, Jacob Ming-Trent, Tim Blake Nelson, and Louis Gossett Jr.
• The sci-fi thriller series "Snowpiercer" based on the 2013 movie of the same name from South Korean filmmaker Bong Joon Ho, which in turn is based on a French graphic novel. The cast includes Daveed Diggs, Jennifer Connelly, Annalise Basso, Mickey Sumner, Steven Ogg, Timothy V. Murphy and Sheila Vand.
• HBO's upcoming fantasy series "His Dark Materials" based on Philip Pullman's best-selling novels of the same name. The first season is based on the first book in the trilogy, titled "Northern Lights", which was previously adapted into the 2007 film "The Golden Compass". The show stars Dafne Keen ("Logan"), James McAvoy, Ruth Wilson, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Clarke Peters, Lewin Lloyd, Ruta Gedmintas, Lucian Msamati and Anne-Marie Duff.
• "The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance", the prequel series to Jim Henson's 1982 puppet fantasy film . The series features the voices of Taron Egerton ("Rocketman"), Anya Taylor-Joy ("Split"), Nathalie Emmanuel ("Game of Thrones"), Simon Pegg, Caitriona Balfe, Helena Bonham Carter, Natalie Dormer, Mark Hamill, Jason Isaacs, Toby Jones, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Mark Strong, Alicia Vikander and more.
• The tenth season of AMC's zombie horror series "The Walking Dead".
• The fifth season of AMC's TWD spinoff series "Fear the Walking Dead".
• The new Amazon original fantasy series "Carnival Row" starring Orlando Bloom ("Pirates of the Caribbean") and Cara Delevingne ("Suicide Squad"). The show is executive produced by "The 4400" creator Rene Echevarria and "Pacific Rim" writer Travis Beacham.
• "The Terror: Infamy", the new season of AMC's historical horror anthology series.
• The third season of HBO's popular sci-fi series "Westworld" inspired by Michael Crichton's cult film of the same name.
• The fourth and final season of AMC's darkly comic supernatural-themed series "Preacher" based on the cult 1990s comic book series of the same name by writer Garth Ennis and artist Steve Dillon.

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New Trailers: IT CHAPTER 2, WATCHMEN, I AM MOTHER and More

Today we have new trailers for:

• The second part of the Stephen King adaptation "It" starring Bill Skarsgard, Jessica Chastain, James McAvoy, Bill Hader and James Ransone.
• HBO's upcoming "Watchmen" series from Damon Lindelof ("Lost", "The Leftovers". The cast includes Jeremy Irons, Regina King, Don Johnson, Jean Smart, Tom Mison, Frances Fisher, Jacob Ming-Trent, Tim Blake Nelson and Louis Gossett Jr.
• Netflix's sci-fi thriller "I Am Mother" starring Hilary Swank, Clara Rugaard and Rose Byrne (voice).
• The indie comedy "Being Frank" starring Jim Gaffigan, Logan Miller, Anna Gunn and Samantha Mathis. The film is directed by "The Diary of a Teenage Girl" and "Swiss Army Man" producer Miranda Bailey
• The second season of Netflix's series "She's Gotta Have It", based on Spike Lee's classic 1986 film of the same name.

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Jeremy Irons Joins HBO's WATCHMEN Series

Veteran actor Jeremy Irons has joined the cast of HBO's upcoming "Watchmen" pilot for a new series based on Alan Moore's graphic novel series of the same name. Details about Irons' role are being kept under wraps, but it's definitely a lead role. The show is being developed by Damon Lindelof ("Lost", "The Leftovers"), who has explained on Instagram that it will not be a simple adaptation, but a "remix":

"We have no desire to ‘adapt’ the twelve issues Mr. Moore and Mr. [Dave] Gibbons created thirty years ago. Those issues are sacred ground and they will not be retread nor recreated nor reproduced nor rebooted. They will, however, be remixed."

The series is set in an alternate history where superheroes are treated as outlaws, and it embraces the nostalgia of the original groundbreaking graphic novel while attempting to break new ground of its own. Lindelof wrote the script and will also executive produce alongside pilot director Nicole Kassell and Tom Spezialy.

The cast also includes Regina King, Don Johnson, Tim Blake Nelson, Louis Gossett Jr., Adelaide Clemens and Andrew Howard.

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