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Demand Weekly provides new movie reviews of hot movies and shows on demand from the POV of watching from the comfort of your home. Today’s review: "VEEP" (HBO).

VEEP
A Woman for All Seasons

By Jean Tait

Julia Louis-Dreyfus is great. Just try to imagine “Seinfeld” without Elaine. “The New Adventures of Old Christine” would never have even gotten the greenlight without her involvement (I certainly hope!). I know I never would have watched it. As it was, JLD’s delightful presence was the only worthwhile part of “Christine.” Now, finally, a show that stars Louis-Dreyfus that lives up to her talent! Julia Louis-Dreyfus is Selina Meyer, Vice President of the United States, in “Veep.”

Surrounded by a staff that all seem to have an agenda of their own, Madame Vice President is multi-tasking her multi-tasks. Cooly efficient Sue (Sufe Bradshaw), laser-focused and ambitious Dan (Reid Scott), harried but keenly observant chief of staff Amy (Anna Chlumsky), and “looks like a police sketch of a rapist” White House liaison Johah (the creepily good Timothy C. Simons) all juggle their competing and complementing interests while stepping on and/or over each other to get to the top. In addition to trying to manage her staff, and her agenda, Selina has problems of her own with a neglected daughter who can’t seem to get her attention, except as an additional agenda item.

While this is not a laugh out loud sitcom, Julia Louis-Dreyfus is comic gold. She never goes for the obvious (this is NOT a Sarah Palin impersonation, nor a Nancy Pelosi, nor a Hillary Clinton). JLD is mesmerizing, especially when there is a chance that the President is seriously ill, and she has step into his shoes. The myriad of emotions that fly across her face as she tries to keep it straight on concerned is truly amazing.

On Demand Weekly provides new movie reviews of movies on demand from the POV of watching from the comfort of your home. Today’s review: THE PERFECT FAMILY (Gravitas).

THE PERFECT FAMILY
By Amy Slotnick

THE PERECT FAMILY stars Kathleen Turner as Eileen Cleary, a devout Catholic woman who has committed more of herself to the church than to her own family. The indie premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival recently and now is available in theaters and On Demand.

Opening in a confession booth, Eileen (Turner) tells the priest she is going to hell. This is at first surprising to hear from such an observant, traditional woman, but as the story unfolds we learn what she means. Eileen has been nominated for Catholic Woman of the Year and this potential honor puts her in a state of panic. Eileen’s son (Jason Ritter) is in the process of a divorce, her daughter (Emily Deschanel) is gay, pregnant and living with her partner, and her husband (Michael McGrady) is a recovering alcoholic. If the church knew any one of these things, Eileen believes she would certainly not get the award and more importantly, would be outcast from the community.

In trying to hide her family from the church vetting process, Eileen comes to terms with their less traditional choices. She reveals her own past digressions from church doctrine and ultimately chooses family over faith.

Media savant T Tara Turk goes deep inside cable TV to reveal Video On Demand's Hidden Gems so even the busiest of our readers can get the most out of On Demand TV. Tell Tara what VOD shows you think deserves her attention.

THE PITCH (VOD Hidden Gem)

By T. Tara Turk

AMC TV should be stand for Advertising Made the Channel TV. Not only is their “Mad Men” a hit (full disclosure: I only have ever watched one episode even though I die for that time period, snappy language by Matt Weiner and the fashions. More than I love that stuff, I hate a bandwagon so I’ll catch up one of these days) but they are taking the theme of advertising to a whole new level by building it as a watchable brand.

“The Pitch” is AMC TV’s new reality show that takes a brand challenge and puts in between two advertising agencies who have to compete for the best campaign. Here’s why I would naturally shy away from this:

1) It sounds boring. Advertising people have a rep for being sale-sy and slightly socially awkward on TV. Why is that interesting to me?

2) It’s not new. Donald Trump has been doing this on “The Apprentice” for quite some time now. Granted, sometimes it’s done with yesteryear celebrities and people who you have to Google to remember why they are “famous” but still they compete all the time and, well, sometimes it’s only good when there’s a fight.

Here’s why I shouldn’t shy away from this at all:

AFTER DARK ACTION PREMIERES ON DEMAND FRIDAY, MAY, 11TH


After Dark Films’ new action film franchise which combines the talents of Joel Silver, Dark Castle Home Entertainment and Courtney Solomon’s After Dark Films for a series of high quality, high-octane action pictures. AFTER DARK ACTION will showcase five original films featuring international stars such as Jean-Claude Van Damme, Dolph Lundgren, Peter Weller, Jim Caviezel, Cung Le and Christian Slater. The five films include:

TRANSIT – Starring Jim Caviezel, James Frain, Elizabeth Rohm, Harold Perrineau and Sterling Knight; directed by Antonio Negret and written by Michael Gilvary.

DRAGON EYES – Starring Jean-Claude Van Damme, Cung Le and Peter Weller; directed by John Hyams and written by Tim Tori.

THE PHILLY KID – Starring Wes Chatham, Neal McDonough and Devon Sawa; directed by Jason Connery and written by Adam Mervis.

STASH HOUSE -- Starring Dolph Lundgren, Sean Faris, Brianna Evigan and Jon Huertas; directed by Eduardo Rodriguez and written by Gary Spinelli.

EL GRINGO -- Starring Christian Slater, Scott Adkins and Yvette Yates; directed by Eduardo Rodriguez and written by Jonathon W. Stokes.

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