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Avengers: Disassemble! The epic weekly takeover continues this February when Paco Medina takes the reigns to draw the third month of Marvel’s biggest team adventure, and Marvel is excited to reveal the covers for issues #683 – #686 of Avengers: No Surrender by Mark Brooks as well as the first look at February’s interlocking variant …

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Even though we were promised no major crossover miniseries for at least 18 months after the conclusion of Secret Empire, that doesn’t mean there won’t be other storylines that’ll shake the Marvel Universe to its core. In fact, the House of Ideas fully intends on starting 2018 with a bang, thanks in no small part to Avengers: No Surrender.

Now, if this seems confusing to you at all, know that the difference between No Surrender and something like, say, Civil War II or Secret Wars is that this particular arc won’t be told throughout the course of a limited series. Instead, it’ll be told in the pages of Avengers, and will also include the Uncanny Avengers and U.S.Avengers.

From that, you were probably able to deduce that those three unique teams – along with Voyager, “the greatest Avenger you’ve never heard of” – will be joining...

Even though we were promised no major crossover miniseries for at least 18 months after the conclusion of Secret Empire, that doesn’t mean there won’t be other storylines that’ll shake the Marvel Universe to its core. In fact, the House of Ideas fully intends on starting 2018 with a bang, thanks in no small part to Avengers: No Surrender.

Now, if this seems confusing to you at all, know that the difference between No Surrender and something like, say, Civil War II or Secret Wars is that this particular arc won’t be told throughout the course of a limited series. Instead, it’ll be told in the pages of Avengers, and will also include the Uncanny Avengers and U.S.Avengers.

From that, you were probably able to deduce that those three unique teams – along with Voyager, “the greatest Avenger you’ve never heard of” – will be...

What was the alternate Thor: Ragnarok credits scene featuring The Grandmaster that didn’t end up on screen? Will Katee Sackhoff return to The Flash? Did Superman kill someone in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice? What can we expect from Avengers: No Surrender in January? How did Kevin Smith help inspired the new director of […]

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Marvel Comics has done a lot recently. I mean, I just finished up Secret Empire and loved it, and it looks like Marvel has already moved on to their next big event series called Avengers: No Surrender.

How do I feel about this? Um... fine? Very little is known about No Surrender, but this trailer tries to show you that this one is the one that matters. It's a solid trailer. Great images, interviews with creators, epic music, and introductions to a brand new Avenger who we've never heard of. All of these things are meant to entice us.

Will I read it? Yeah. Probably. Does that make it sound any more epic? Not really. I mean, Avengers are always fighting the worst thing ever, and what makes this time any different? The world has literally ended and recreated before.

I want to be excited, and there is one thing...

Even though we were promised no major crossover miniseries for at least 18 months after the conclusion of Secret Empire, that doesn’t mean there won’t be other storylines that’ll shake the Marvel Universe to its core. In fact, the House of Ideas fully intends on starting 2018 with a bang, thanks in no small part to Avengers: No Surrender.

Now, if this seems confusing to you at all, know that the difference between No Surrender and something like, say, Civil War II or Secret Wars is that this particular arc won’t be told throughout the course of a limited series. Instead, it’ll span the pages of some other ongoing titles, namely Avengers, Uncanny Avengers and U.S.Avengers.

From that, you were probably able to deduce that those three unique teams – along with Voyager, “the greatest Avenger you’ve never heard of” – will be joining forces...

Want to make candy apples shaped like Mjolnir? What is Avengers: No Surrender doing with all of the superhero team members in 2018? What are Iron Fist and Luke Cage doing on the set of the second season of the latter’s Netflix series? Which classic superhero almost had a cameo in Batman vs Two-Face? Is […]

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It’s the end of an Avengers Era as we know it… And in the team’s final days, a change has come to the Marvel Universe in the form of an all-new Weekly epic – which starts this January!

Debuting in the pages of Avengers #675, the Avengers-verse changing Avengers: No Surrender storyline is a weekly saga that unites the casts and creative teams of three titles into an epic tale of heroic action, jaw-dropping cliffhangers, and drastic adventures! The Avengers, Uncanny Avengers and U.S. Avengers come together in a powerhouse of an event that will be unleashed in a story as, and I quote: “spectacular and epic as the Marvel Universe itself”. Hmmm, where have we heard That before?

Featuring one of Marvel’s biggest collaborations to date, each issue will be co-written by superstar writers Mark Waid, Al Ewing and Jim Zub with art by Pepe Larraz for the first month,...

Avengers: No Surrender will bring all three current Avengers titles into one to face a threat that spins out of the pages of Marvel Legacy #1. What could this mean for the future of the Avengers?...

At first glance, this does not sound like a good idea.

U.S. Avengers and Uncanny Avengers will not survive the new year. January brings us a three-month mini-event called Avengers: No Surrender. Okay; on the face of it, this seems like a good idea – and pretty much what I was calling for in this space back on September 6th when I said Secret Empire might have been a worthy eight-parter if it had been entirely confined to the two Captain America titles, segueing from Sam Wilson to Steve Rogers and completely in the hands of writer Nick Spencer. Okay, I guess I’m getting much of what I asked for.

However, Avengers: No Surrender also marks the cancellation of both U.S. Avengers and Uncanny Avengers and the “promotion” of The Avengers to weekly status… at least for the duration of the storyline. There are 13 shipping weeks in the...

The father of Charlie Gard, a terminally ill British baby at the center of an ethical debate that has won his family the support of the Pope and President Donald Trump, has penned a moving post, vowing to fight for his son’s life as country officials look to take the child off of life support.

Andy Gard, the father of 11-month-old Charlie, spoke out in a Facebook post Thursday morning about the support he has received — and the opposition from London courts — as he and the child’s mother push to take Charlie to the U.S. for medical treatment.

Keith Vitali is an American Martial Artist, Martial Arts Instructor, Actor, Producer and Author who made his name over the last few decades as one of the baddest men on the planet, competing in over 1,000 competition fights since the 1970’s.

In 1981, Keith was honored into the Black Belt Magazine’s “Black Belt Hall of Fame” along with being ranked the “#1 Karate Fighter in the USA” at the time. Keith also appeared in movies over the years such as the classic “Wheels On Meals“, “No Retreat, No Surrender 3: Blood Brothers“, “American Kickboxer” “BloodMoon” and “Revenge of the Ninja“.

Keith also made the national headlines over the years with his company “K.V. Video Productions“. His video “Self Defense For Kids” was a huge hit across America and the world with newspapers like The New York Post, The USA Today, The Atlanta Journal and many more covering the video in a positive way.

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For fans of 80s action cinema, No Retreat No Surrender holds a special place. We've been speaking to the man behind the series...

If you were a kid in the 1980s and you liked action movies, chances are you rented No Retreat No Surrender at some point. It was like a more violent, high-octane take on The Karate Kid, with all-American teen Jason (Kurt McKinney) getting martial arts tutelage from no less than The Ghost Of Bruce Lee so he could kick the ass of a muscly Russian (Jean-Claude Van Damme in his first major role). As a kid, this movie was everything to me. It was a 15 cert so a little bit edgy, but still simple and wholesome enough for young me to totally ‘get it’. I had tears streaming down my face the first time I watched it, I was so invested in the final fight.

This Week in Home Video‘Toni Erdmann’ Suggests It’s Time to Get Naked With Your Co-WorkersPlus 17 more new releases to watch at home this week on Blu-ray/DVD.

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Pick of the WeekToni Erdmann

What is it? A professional woman and her oddball father dance around their complicated relationship, both in and out of costumes.

Why buy it? Family dysfunction is a longtime staple in cinema, but no film this year captured it with such humor, warmth, and wisdom as Maren Ade’s third feature. Even at 162 minutes our time with Ines and her oddball father feels far too short as their journey of discovery becomes one we don’t want to see end. There’s an honesty here — yes, even with subtitles — about the way we see ourselves through our loved ones...

One battle rages on after The Whisperer War in the world of The Walking Dead comic book series, and ahead of its release on April 5th, we have a look at preview panels from "No Surrender," aka issue #166.

The preview panels from The Walking Dead #166 (see below) are thanks to our friends at TheWalkingDead.com! Stay tuned to Daily Dead for more updates.

"The Walking Dead #166

Story: Robert Kirkman

Art: Charlie Adlard, Stefano Gaudiano & Cliff Rathburn

Cover: Charlie Adlard & Dave Stewart

April 5

32 Pages | Black & White | Mature | $2.99

“No Surrender”

Dwight must defend the ruins of Alexandria against the Saviors–but what exactly are they fighting over?"

In case you missed it, check out the cover art for other upcoming issues of The Walking Dead:

The Walking Dead #168 Cover Art Kneels Before a Familiar Face The Walking Dead #167 Cover Art Teases “A Certain Doom”

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The ’80s live! Wamg recently got its hands on the new terrific, epic, 482-page book The Untold, In-depth, Outrageously True Story Of Shapiro Glickenhaus Entertainment by Marco Siedelmann, Nadia Bruce-Rawlings, and Stephen A. Roberts. This interview collection takes us back into the roaring 1980s, when the home video market changed the whole world of film making. For a short time, everything seemed possible, and in a way everything was possible. Shapiro Glickenhaus Entertainment was in the right place at the right time. Although Sge closed its doors in 1995, films like The Exterminator, Black Roses, Shakedown, Moontrap, Red Scorpion, No Retreat No Surrender II, Basket Case II & III, Frankenhooker, Maniac Cop and several others remain cult favorites today.

Enlightening interviews with business legends and producers are combined with extended conversations with well-known genre filmmakers. On top of this are the voices of all the key people that marketed...

Olivia Benson is always at her best when she is counseling rape survivors.

Although she is the head of the Svu squad, she's often more like a social worker than a cop, providing survivors with empathy, support, and inspiration.

On Law & Order: Svu Season 18 Episode 12, she had to overcome the challenge of helping a survivor reconcile having been raped with her image as a strong, courageous soldier.

Captain Williams was so convinced that her rape was her fault that it didn't seem like Olivia would ever get through to her.  On at least three separate occasions, she told Olivia that she had allowed herself to be raped and was no longer a role model for young girls.

Beth: I've been called back to base. I'm flying out tonight.

Benson: I thought you were going to stay two weeks for your mother.

Beth: Duty calls.

Benson: Why don't you take a couple more days?...

The Whisperer War may be over, but that doesn’t mean the violence stopped with it in Robert Kirkman’s comic book series. A familiar face throws a punch in the official cover art for The Walking Dead #166.

The cover art below for The Walking Dead #166 is thanks to our friends at TheWalkingDead.com! Keep an eye out for this issue when it’s released on April 5th by Skybound and Image Comics.

“The Walking Dead #166

Story: Robert Kirkman

Art: Charlie Adlard, Stefano Gaudiano & Cliff Rathburn

Cover: Charlie Adlard & Dave Stewart

April 5

32 Pages | Black & White | Mature | $2.99

“No Surrender”

Dwight must defend the ruins of Alexandria against the Saviors–but what exactly are they fighting over?”

In case you missed it, check out the cover art for other upcoming issues of The Walking Dead:

The Walking Dead #165 Cover Art Teases the Beginning of a New Battle The Walking Dead #164 Cover...

Duncan Bowles Published Date Tuesday, October 4, 2016 - 05:17

How much you’re likely to enjoy Kickboxer: Vengeance will be dependent on two main factors - how heavily you were invested in, or even loved, the glorious heyday of westernised martial arts action movies released in the 80s and how much you still love them. Since the new Kickboxer has already seen its release Stateside there’s a swarm of reviews that seem content to rubbish it, as is often the trend with action cinema, based on the notion that the original Kickboxer, and all movies of its kind, are disposable and worthless.

If, however, you happened to be a teenager when Jean Claude Van Damme’s star was on the rise, maybe taking up a martial art to emulate your hero, perhaps even drawing pictures of him on your text books at school, then his films were anything but throwaway.

In this episode of Off The Shelf, Ryan and Brian take a look at the new DVD and Blu-ray releases for the weeks of, June 21st and June 28th 2016.

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Follow-Up No episode last week Wrath of Khan exchange program Arrow, Twilight Time, and Criterion sales News Kino Lorber: No Retreat, No Surrender, The Lodger Warner Archive: To Have and Have Not, Silk Stockings Disney: Beauty and the Beast 25th Anniversary Edition Criteron: Pan’s Labyrinth, September Line-up Arrow: Woody Allen Box Set Olive Films: September titles Code Red: Highpoint Family Honor, Headhunter (Diabolik preorders) Studio Canal: Leaving Las Vegas Saturn Awards: Winners Links to Amazon

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For those of us who live for those special moments of exhilaration, the past week of professional wrestling programming has been in no short supply of them. From Tna’s No Surrender to Lucha Underground’s Ultima Lucha, several promotions where already prepared to bring their best.

Matt Hardy fought in a Full Metal Mayhem match for the Tna Championship. Vampiro gave a surprising violent performance against his rival no more at Lucha Underground’s season finale. Even on Monday Night Raw, Neville provided a few insanely tense moments of his own when he came this close to winning the WWE World Heavyweight Championship.

This article will rehash all of the more exciting moments of the past week and scour the most insane spots that aired on TV. Lucha Underground, Raw, Nxt, Ring of Honor, Smackdown, and Tna Impact are all viewed and considered, but only the most insane spots get featured.

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This week’s Impact Wrestling show was one of the more consistent in recent weeks, rebounding from Slammiversary’s momentum and setting up some interesting possibilities for the company’s future, depending on how long its tenure on Destination America actually lasts.

To its credit, the show featured a ton more wrestling than laboured storytelling, and in particular gave Rockstar Spud probably the best match of his Tna career so far. It may have been missing a number of key talents, but the roster it did have put on a solid show. Whether the ratings will reflect this, though, remains to be seen.

As ever, though, there are those bewilderingly funny and cringe-worthy moments that define just about any major wrestling show, with Tna being no exception…

21. The Desperate Attempts To Get #NoSurrender Trending ImpactWrestling.com

Fans are already upset enough that No Surrender hasn’t been a...

I love Martial Arts films, or better yet, Asian action cinema in general; Kung Fu, Ninjas, Samurai, Thai Boxing, Gun Fu, and my latest love: Silat. As escapist fun goes, nothing makes me happier than a good chop socky, hell, even a bad chop socky is not without its charm. A laughable plot, weird and esoteric fighting styles, and of course, terrible dubbing can be just as much fun as watching Shaolin Monks practice ancient techniques, that, if you were quick enough, and maybe had a knack, you could even learn a real move or two. “Old School” kung fu flicks always spoke to me because of the sense of respect and honor portrayed in the character of the hero, but more importantly, the idea that an individual could develop his body and mind and achieve feats of greatness.

Saturday afternoons in Philly only offered college sports, which I wasn’t into as a kid,...

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One of the most important parts of any action movie made before the new millennium is the so-called “boss fight.” For the uninitiated, a boss fight is the ultimate showdown between good and evil. After all the henchmen and various other obstacles-with-limbs have been cleared away, it’s time to get it on with the Big Bad.

Ever since Bruce Lee fought Han and his iron claw in that hall of mirrors at the end of Enter The Dragon, the merit of any martial arts film has largely been judged by its main adversary. And Jean-Claude Van Damme’s filmography is no different.

Running the gamut from muscle-bound pulverisers with nothing between the ears to corrupt businessmen with a penchant for picking the absolute worst Belgium to mess with, Van Damme has spin kicked just about every type of bad guy imaginable.

This article will focus on the...

Ryan Lambie Jul 6, 2016

In 1986, Jean-Claude Van Damme was the title alien in Predator before he was hurriedly recast. Ryan looks back at what happened...

In the mid-1980s, Belgian martial artist Jean-Claude Van Damme arrived in America with dreams of stardom. Possessing a finely-honed physique, thanks to years of training in (among other things) karate, kickboxing and ballet, he was ambitious and brimming with self-belief.

The acting bug bit Van Damme while he was still in his teens: he played “a bad guy with all the knives” in the 1984 French gangster movie Rue Barbare and, determined to further his goal of becoming an actor, hopped on a plane to Los Angeles. His first few years in America were, however, tough. He slept in a rental car for two weeks, and made money by teaching aerobics and martial arts, delivering pizzas, and working as a doorman at a restaurant belonging to Chuck Norris.

In 1986, Jean-Claude Van Damme was the title alien in Predator before he was hurriedly recast. Ryan looks back at what happened...

In the mid-1980s, Belgian martial artist Jean-Claude Van Damme arrived in America with dreams of stardom. Possessing a finely-honed physique, thanks to years of training in (among other things) karate, kickboxing and ballet, he was ambitious and brimming with self-belief.

The acting bug bit Van Damme while he was still in his teens: he played “a bad guy with all the knives” in the 1984 French gangster movie Rue Barbare and, determined to further his goal of becoming an actor, hopped on a plane to Los Angeles. His first few years in America were, however, tough. He slept in a rental car for two weeks, and made money money by teaching aerobics and martial arts, delivering pizzas, and working as a doorman at a restaurant belonging to Chuck Norris.

"Hey, Hillz! Nice meeting you. Lemme write you a song when you run for president!" That's basically how Katy Perry followed up her meeting with Hillary Clinton at a book signing last Friday. And Clinton seemed down with it, oddly enough. .@katyperry Well that's not a Hard Choice. You already did! Keep letting us hear you Roar.— Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) June 22, 2014 But before you say that a Hillary Clinton-Katy Perry team-up seems a little out of left field, know that the Ready for Hillary Super Pac already used "Roar" in a promotional video earlier this year. "Eye of the tiger?...

Gotta love the 80s.

“Ping Pong Summer” is a good tribute movie to those moviegoers who remember growing up in the 80s. It’s about a teenager who spends a summer at the beach in Ocean City in 1985. It combines the tributes of arcade games, young teen love, hip hop and of course—ping pong.

The film has great veteran actors like Susan Sarandon, Lea Thompson, Amy Sedaris and John Hannah. It also features the young actors of Marcello Conte, Myles Massey and Emmi Shockley.

Latino-Review had an extended exclusive phone interview with director Michael Tully. We discussed in significant detail about the production, the actors, the music and the love of the 1980s.

“Ping Pong Summer” is currently in limited release in certain theaters and also available on VOD.

Read the interview below.

Latino-Review: First of all, I want to thank you for doing this type of movie. I...

This year’s iteration of Book Expo America, last week’s trade book fair at the Javits Center, borrowed some of the populist, cross-fertilizing spirit of its newly expanded, very pop-oriented consumer day, BookCon. You definitely got that sense, at least, from talking to booksellers, publishers, and librarians about the forthcoming titles they were most eager to get ahold of for themselves and their customers.Historical BREAKTHROUGHThe Miniaturist, by Jessie Burton (Ecco, August)One of a couple of books touted on the always-swamped “Editors’ Buzz Panel” to resonate in the days that followed, the British writer-actress’s debut novel mines seventeenth-century Amsterdam for a slowly closing vise of historical suspense, which its editor compared to the best of Sarah Waters and Emma Donoghue — and which checks off several touchstones of the hit historical crossover: gender issues, class struggles ... and a possibly clairvoyant miniature-furniture designer. Ya FORAYSBelzhar, by Meg Wolitzer (Dutton,...

Actor who played Bert Lynch in BBC police drama Z-Cars and appeared in shows ranging from Doctor Who to Nightingales

The actor James Ellis (also known as Jimmy), who has died aged 82, was the longest-serving original cast member of the hugely popular BBC television series Z-Cars. When Z-Cars began in 1962, it represented a major change in the way the police were characterised in fiction. The BBC police series Dixon of Dock Green had been running for seven years, with Jack Warner playing the understanding, avuncular police constable Dixon. Z-Cars, by contrast, had the actors Stratford Johns and Frank Windsor making cynical remarks about the death of a murdered police colleague whose funeral they were attending, and Ellis, as Constable Bert Lynch, hearing from a colleague how he beats up his wife, without doing anything about it. Z-Cars attempted to show how moral anarchy in the rundown industrial area of the...

Enemies Closer

Written by Eric Bromberg and James Bromberg

Directed by Peter Hyams

USA, 2014

Jean-Claude van Damme’s first starring role was as a villain: he played a stoic Russian heavy in No Retreat, No Surrender 2, which led to his casting as the hero in Bloodsport, which catapulted him to stardom. Only now, after a career worthy of two or three True Hollywood Stories, has he returned to villainous roles. His Joseph Conrad-inspired turn in Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning was impressive, but with the new Enemies Closer, he finally gets in touch with his full-on, utterly insane inner bad guy.

The setup is so simple that the film barely needs any exposition at all: a small plane full of heroin crashes near a Maine island park. Tom Everett Scott plays the park ranger who has to juggle that situation with the problems posed by a mysterious interloper on...

Jean Claude Van Damme is widely known for his brilliant kicking ability and martial arts background. As a young kid, Van Damme would train in the martial arts Shotokan karate and Kickboxing, during this time he also studied Ballet, which would be used more for his flexibility and strength in his legs.

He has a great kickboxing record on 19 fight, 18 wins, one loss, which he won at a later date in the rematch. But when it comes to his movies, he has a great influence within Asian Cinema, using many directors and choreographers in his movies. In his early movie career he starred in movies such as Bloodsport and Kickboxer, showing the arts of Ninjutsu and Muay Thai. As his career went on, in 1994 he teamed up with veteran director John Woo for the movie Hard Target. Here John Woo would show his violent side in this all out guns...

Whatever you thought of the overall episode, the "Glee" tribute to Cory Monteith -- "The Quarterback" -- featured some amazing music. Watch videos of Lea Michele, Amber Riley, Naya Rivera and the rest singing their goodbyes to Finn Hudson.

First up is Rachel (Michele) singing a beautiful and tearful rendition of "Make You Feel My Love."

Mercedes (Riley) also gave a notable performance. In this case, the singer did her own version of a song sung by Finn back in Season 1, "I'll Stand by You."

One of the most emotional performances in "The Quarterback" came from a surprising source, Santana (Rivera). She sang an a cappella version of The Band Perry's "If I Die Young."

The whole episode opened with much of the cast singing "Seasons of Love" from the musical, "Rent." This choice is especially appropriate because of that play's history -- the writer of the show, Jonathan Larson,...

It was my 16-year-old cousin who texted to tell me Cory Monteith had passed away. I’d chatted to her months earlier at a family reunion. She’d been tucked away in a corner reading her Bible (no joke), too shy and self-conscious to talk to all these strangers who called themselves family. I asked her the normal things: school (fine), summer vacation (fine), getting her driver’s license (fine), hobbies (she plays multiple instruments in the band and the orchestra). And so I said: “Do you watch Glee?” Her posture relaxed, her breath escaped her body in a relieved rush of air, her face lit up like Christmas. Watch it? Watch it? She lived it.

She talked at me for two solid hours, barely pausing to breathe, telling me about artsy kids in her school getting slushied in real life, and how Glee was her refuge, her stronghold, and...

How do you grieve? Emphasis on the you, not so much the how. There is no one and right way to grieve, and any form of it is going to be messy, awkward, and painful. Glee’s tribute to Cory Monteith — who died in July at the age of 31 from a drug overdose — told a story that marked the passing of the character he played, the good-hearted, comically dim high-school jock Finn Hudson. It was an exploration of grief — and a “self-serving spectacle of our own sadness” to quote the always tactful Sue Sylvester — that was, not surprisingly, messy, awkward and painful.

Friends, Gleeks, bring on the tears. Also, for Burt Hummel’s sake be sure to hug someone you love after watching this gut wrenching tribute to everyone’s favorite quarterback, Finn Hudson.

I should start out this review with one minor disclaimer: I am a former Gleek. I stopped watching around the time Blaine transferred to McKinley because I felt that was when the show really jumped the shark (or nuked the fridge, your choice). That being said, Finn was always my favorite character from the beginning and for me personally, as well as most Gleeks more than likely, tonight’s episode literally caused physical pain as we watched the raw emotion of the actors mourning their friend Cory Monteith, taken from us far too early by the demons of addiction. There was no way I wasn’t going to go back for just this one night.

We open with spotlights on the McKinley stage,...

‘The Quarterback’ was absolutely the most emotional, heart-wrenching episode of ‘Glee’ that we could imagine. Paying tribute to the late Cory Monteith and his character, Finn, the originals gathered back at McKinley High School to say one last goodbye.

Rachel (Lea Michele) returned to the choir room on the Oct. 10 episode of Glee, to join the New Directions, where they each remembered their friend, Finn Hudson (Cory Monteith).

Glee Club Struggles With How To Say Goodbye

When the classmates at McKinley are going through a tough time, singing always makes them feel better. So, it’s no surprise that the current, as well as returning members, took to song to honor their fallen friend, Finn.

“Memorialize him the way we only way we know how – by singing,” Mr. Schuester (Matthew Morrison) told the students. However, it wasn’t an easy thing for the them to do.

The cast gathered for the most emotional opening yet,...

"Glee" took a step away from cheery Beatles tunes to honor the memory of the character of Finn Hudson, played by Cory Monteith. Did the episode do Monteith and his fans justice?

It's not the easiest question to answer. Parts of the episode felt cheesy and forced. Other parts were devastating in the raw sadness shown. Overall, we may have gotten a great tribute but not a truly great episode. At least they left the auto-tune out of this one -- not hearing the real voices would have been an awful tribute to anyone.

But hey, sometimes things don't work out quite the way they were planned. That's what this episode is all about, isn't it?

Here's what happened.

Just dive right in, why don't we?

If you expected some story to start off an episode that has a big one, you would be disappointed. "Glee" didn't go that route.

One of Glee‘s greatest gifts over the past five seasons has been its ability to convey deep emotions and advance its storylines through its musical numbers.

Who can forget the dissolution of three central romances set to “The Scientist”? Or Kurt’s vigil for his ailing dad, as he sang the Beatles’ “I Want to Hold Your Hand”? And then, of course, there was Rachel’s sectionals triumph, a soaring, seminal moment thanks to Lea Michele’s spectacular “Don’t Rain on My Parade.”

Related | Glee‘s Lea Michele Breaks Her Silence: ‘I’ve Lost Two People — Cory and Finn’

Tonight,...

‘Glee’ is paying tribute to Cory Monteith and his character, Finn, on Oct. 10 in an emotional episode, titled ‘The Quarterback.’ Original cast members returned for the honoring and now Finn’s on-screen step-father, Mike O’Malley is remembering his friend.

Mike O’Malley is known by Glee fans by Burt Hummel, Kurt’s father who marries Finn’s mother. So it’s no surprise that he had a special place in his heart for Cory Monteith.

‘Glee’ Tribute: Cory Monteith Tribute Is ‘Remarkable’

“Cory Monteith was a great guy,” Mike said, 46, when he sat down Ellen Oct. 10.

“He was my stepson on the show and a terrific, terrific actor and sadly he died this summer. And I think that the writers, Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk and Ian Brennan, have taken this incredible task — which was to write a story about a character that passed away — and yet honor the...

There is a good chance that "The Quarterback," this Thursday's "Glee" tribute to Cory Monteith and Finn Hudson will be one of the most emotional hours of television this season. Several months later, Monteith's shocking death still feels a bit raw, and moving music is only going to make that feeling stronger.

What songs will make up that tribute? Listen to six of them here -- music from artists like James Taylor, Bruce Springsteen and more.

The tribute episode will -- not surprisingly -- feature a lot of the original cast of "Glee." A group of those characters -- Mercedes, Santana, Kurt, Puck, Tina and Mike Chang -- will collaborate on the "Rent" classic, "Seasons of Love." Artie and Sam will then duet with "Fire and Rain" by James Taylor. Mercedes gets a solo with The Pretenders' "I'll Stand by You" -- a song performed in Season 1 by Finn. Santana...

Yesterday, we got a first listen at Naya Rivera’s emotion-drenched rendition of “If I Die Young” — a cover featured in Glee’s special tribute episode to Cory Monteith, which airs this Thursday on Fox. Now the rest of the tribute’s heart-wrenching tunes have made their way to YouTube as well.

Each of these six tracks may make you misty — but given view counts, it seems the one that’s had the greatest impact so far is Lea Michele’s cover of “Make You Feel My Love.” (That figures; after all, Michele and Monteith dated both on and offscreen.

Preparing fans for the emotional rollercoaster to come, cast members' musical tributes to Cory Monteith from "Glee" hit the web on Monday (October 7).

In the episode entitled "The Quarterback," Naya Rivera sings The Band Perry's "If I Die Young," Mark Salling chooses "No Surrender" by Bruce Springsteen, and the whole cast belts out "Seasons of Love" from "Rent" to bid farewell to Finn.

After the season opened with a cheerful two-part tribute to the Beatles, saying goodbye to Cory Monteith is sure to leave fans in tears.

Additional songs in the episode include Amber Riley singing "I'll Stand by You" and Lea Michele crooning, "Make You Feel My Love." Catch "The Quarterback" on Thursday, October 10th at 9:00pm Et on Fox.

A promo for "Glee's" Cory Monteith tribute episode, "The Quarterback," was already released, but now fans can listen to the full rendition of Lea Michele's cover of "Make You Feel My Love."

The heartbreaking take on the Bob Dylan classic is just one of many emotional songs that will be featured in the upcoming episode. Mark Salling is singing "No Surrender," Naya Rivera will cover "If I Die Young," and Chord Overstreet and Kevin McHale are performing "Fire & Rain." The episode, which is "Glee's" goodbye to the character Finn as well as the actor who portrayed him, is set to air on Oct. 10 on Fox.

Monteith died on July 13 due to a lethal combination of heroin and champagne. "Glee" co-creator Ryan Murphy recently told TheWrap that this episode was incredibly emotional to shoot.

"Almost everything in that episode is from the first take of every performance, because...

Listen to songs from ‘The Quarterback,’ then vote for your favorite.

If the promo for Glee‘s Oct. 10 Cory Monteith tribute got you all choked up, you might want to take a minute before listening to the episode’s soundtrack, which has just hit the web.

From the group numbers, like “Seasons Of Love” and “Fire And Rain,” to the solos, like Naya Rivera‘s “If I Die Young” and Mark Salling‘s “No Surrender,” it’s clear this is the most emotional collection of songs Glee has ever put out. These aren’t just characters singing about someone who’s been written off a show; they’re very real people belting out their very real emotions, which comes through loud and clear.

Scroll down to hear the songs from the episode, then vote for your favorite:

Naya Rivera: ‘If I Die Young’

Full Cast: ‘Fire And Rain’

Full...

Get your tissues ready. The most anticipated and emotional episode of ‘Glee’ will air on Oct. 10, and the new 30-second trailer has every character sobbing while they pay tribute to the late Cory Monteith.

In the promo for Glee‘s tribute episode, “The Quarterback,” the halls of McKinley High are silent and deserted. During an emotional rendition of “Make You Feel My Love,” we see both old and new faces remembering their classmate, Finn Hudson, while they also remember their true friend, Cory Monteith.

‘Glee’ Tribute To Cory Monteith

After seeing the new promo and composing ourselves, we know that next week’s tribute will be a beautiful way to remember Cory.

We see the current students at McKinley gathered around Finn’s old locker, setting down flowers, “We’ll miss you” cards, candles, and a football. Many alumni of the school also return, including Kurt (Chris Colfer) who is...

The cast of Glee has had a lot of fun over the first two episodes of Season 5, attending promo, singing The Beatles and, last night for Rachel, winning dream jobs on Broadway.

But the fun will very sadly stop next Thursday, as the series pays tribute to both Finn and Cory Monteith on "The Quarterback."

Fox has released the first promo for this special episode, which features Lea Michele singing "Make You Feel My Love." Watch now:

Glee Promo: Farewell to Finn

We also have a look at the track list for the installment:

"Seasons of Love" "I'll Stand By You" "Fire and Rain" "If I Die Young" "No Surrender" "Make You Feel My Love"

“What you will see in the episode is what really happened,” Murphy told with reporters early Thursday. “Almost everything in that episode is from the first take of every performance… because the actors and the...

You're going to want some tissues handy for this one."Glee" just released the first look at next week's "The Quarterback" episode -- the tribute episode for Cory Monteith and his character Finn Hudson.Set to Lea Michele singing Bob Dylan's "Make You Feel My Love," it packs an emotional punch, with shots of the entire cast grieving the loss of one of their own.Seeing Kurt (Chris Colfer) break down while wearing Finn's letterman jacket and a teary-eyed Rachel (Cory's real-life girlfriend, Lea Michele) get cradled by Mr. Schuester (Matthew Morrison) is devastating. This will clearly be a very tough episode to watch and we can't imagine how hard it was for the stars, especially Lea, to film."I'm very proud of it. I think the performances are quite stunning," series creator Ryan Murphy told E! about the episode. "People still are not over it. It's still very,...

The soundtrack for Glee‘s farewell to central character Finn Hudson — and tribute to its late star Cory Monteith — has been reportedly finalized, and it looks as though the actor’s real-life girlfriend Lea Michele will be closing the hour with a Bob Dylan cover.

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The track list for “The Quarterback” — first reported by MJsBigBlog but not confirmed by Fox – is as follows:

“Seasons of Love” (from Rent)

The Pretenders’ “I’ll Stand By You” (performed by Amber Riley’s Mercedes)

James Taylor’s “Fire and Rain”

The Band Perry’s “If...

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