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Elvis Presley on Encore: Network shines the spotlight on The King’s movies all month long

Elvis Presley made 31 movies between 1956-69, and while his celluloid career will never be as celebrated as his musical output, it’s hard not to crack a smile when thinking about good-time movies like Viva Las Vegas, Blue Hawaii and, of course, Clambake. Throughout May, Encore will have those titles during an event the network has dubbed The Elvis Collection: Whole Lotta Elvis, which will feature 24 of the King’s films, with one airing each night. The event includes the 1981 docudrama This Is Elvis (May 14), as well as an all-day marathon of Elvis movies May 25. In addition […]

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Encore brings British “Thorne” thrillers stateside

For those who prefer their British entertainment imports to be more Prime Suspect and less Downton Abbey, two new specials on Encore should be to their liking. Based on the popular mystery series by Mark Billingham, Thorne: Sleepyhead and Thorne: Scaredy Cat offer a pair of chilling whodunits where the blood from the crime scenes runs as thick as the Londoner accents. David Morrissey plays Tom Thorne, a mercurial detective whose unconventional methods get results but also often put him at odds with his colleagues. In Sleepyhead — which premieres tonight at 9 — Thorne tracks a killer of young women […]

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Tom Hardy exudes dangerous charm in “The Take”

Tom Hardy is making a career for himself playing brutal sociopaths. His penchant for tough-guy roles — like his award-winning portrayal of Britain’s most notorious prisoner, Charles Bronson, in the 2008 biopic Bronson, and his upcoming role as the chemically enhanced villain Bane in Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight Rises — has drawn comparisons to a young Marlon Brando.