Winnipeg Free Press - December 17/09
Season 4 of Showtime’s vigilant serial killer drama Dexter wrapped up last week with a shocking finale that will have actor Michael C. Hall’s character questioning the path that he has taken and what his quests for justice have cost him. While Dexter may have been able to put an end to the Trinity killings, his wife Rita was caught up in the crossfire. Despite Dexter’s best efforts, he wasn’t able to protect his family and keep his two worlds separate. Not only did Trinity show up at Dexter’s work, he managed to kill one of his loved ones. Was it purely revenge or part of another cycle of Trinity killings?
“It’s complicated. We left it that way so everyone, based on their own life and their own experiences, would interpret it so it made sense for them,” executive producer Sara Colleton said in a recent TVGuide.com interview. “One way to interpret it is that in some bizarre way, Dexter gave Trinity a finality in his situation, that he does this in a bizarre way to trigger Dexter to deal with who he really is. You can only fake it for so long.” Not only will there be questions on why Rita was killed, Dexter will never be able to truly get revenge on Trinity. The fifth season (and possibly final season) will not only examine how Dexter reacts to Rita’s death, but also how he tries to contain his demons. Will Dexter embrace his new life or will her death make him more bloodthirsty? “That’s an instinct he may have, but he may not. Hopefully it will be in what we call the ‘Dexterous response,’ which is based in human behaviour, but uniquely put through the prism of Dexter’s special needs,” suggests Colleton. “The fact is that he has children now that he is the sole parent of, and how that affects what he does and the choices he makes.”
It has been 12 years since his last feature and director James Cameron returns to theatres this weekend with Avatar, the most expensive movie ever made with a reported budget of over $400 million. Although some critics have pointed out the huge budget may make the film hard to be profitable, judging by the buzz, the studio shouldn’t have to worry about recouping their money. The director sits down with Vanity Fair to talk about developing the concept behind Avatar, how blockbuster movies are keeping Hollywood alive and why he doesn’t use Twitter. “I don’t Tweet because I can’t think of anything I’d want to discuss with somebody that I could explain in 25 words or less, 140 characters or whatever it is, nor would I be particularly interested in their answer,” Cameron says. “And I think it’s forcing people to think in these kinds of sound bytes, and you can’t think in sound bytes.”
LAUNCHED last week in a partnership among heavyweights in the music industry including Universal, Sony and EMI, and backed up by Google and its YouTube brand, Vevo has been called a cross between Hulu (the much-hyped online TV site not available to Canadians) and MTV. The companies are hoping to create the No. 1 destination on the web for music videos.
Although YouTube has been the go-to spot and MySpace has some videos, Vevo should be able to position itself near the top with more music labels pulling their content from YouTube and moving it over to this new portal.
