The first trailer for Robert Luketic’s thriller Paranoia is now available.  It does a nice job at setting up the premise of the film but, as is the current vogue, gives an awful lot of the plot away.  Liam Hemsworth stars as a blue-collar pawn caught in a game of espionage between two kings of industry, played by Gary Oldman and Harrison Ford.  The plot thickens when the long arm of the law reaches out for him, forcing him to play by his own set of rules to survive the game.  This one should be on your radar if only to watch Oldman and Ford battle it out and to see how Hemsworth handles the lead.

Also starring Lucas Till, Amber Heard, Embeth Davidtz, Julian McMahon, Josh Holloway and Domenick Lombardozzi, Paranoia opens August 16th.  Hit the jump to watch the trailer.

Up until the past 15 years or so, television series were firmly episodic.  Serialized TV (outside of mini-series) risked alienating viewers since it stopped anyone from coming in mid-season.  However, with the rise of DVDs, OnDemand, and digital downloads, serialized TV series have become firmly established.  Some shows still retain an episodic nature, but some series—particularly dramas—have been built around telling one long story over the course of an entire season.  Our new feature, Seasoned, will review a TV series by season rather than by episode.

Hit the jump for my review of the fourth season of The Wire.  Click on the corresponding links for my reviews of Season 1, Season 2, and Season 3.

Up until the past 15 years or so, television series were firmly episodic.  Serialized TV (outside of mini-series) risked alienating viewers since it stopped anyone from coming in mid-season.  However, with the rise of DVDs, OnDemand, and digital downloads, serialized TV series have become firmly established.  Some shows still retain an episodic nature, but some series—particularly dramas—have been built around telling one long story over the course of an entire season.  Our new feature, Seasoned, will review a TV series by season rather than by episode.

And we couldn’t think of a better kick-off to this feature than HBO’s The Wire.  Hit the jump for my review of the groundbreaking drama’s first season.

The new A&E drama Breakout Kings, from the writers/producers of Prison Break, is an action-packed ensemble series that follows the unconventional partnership between the U.S. Marshals office and a group of convicts as they work together to catch fugitives that are on the run. Veteran U.S. Marshals Charlie DuChamp (Laz Alonso) and Ray Zancanelli (Domenick Lombardozzi) decide to take an unorthodox approach to their work by using former fugitives to catch current ones, in exchange for time off of their sentence, as long as they follow rules and don’t try to escape. This special task force is comprised of former child prodigy and psychiatric expert Lloyd Lowery (Jimmi Simpson), ex-gangbanger Shea Daniels (Malcolm Goodwin), and expert tracker Eric Reed (Serinda Swan).

During a recent exclusive interview with Collider, co-stars Laz Alonso and Domenick Lombardozzi talked about how they came to be a part of this new television series, what they enjoy about making it, why they think their characters respect each other, and how confident they are in the quality of the work that they’re doing. Check out what they had to say after the jump: