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Thursday, May 28, 2015

GO TO HELL JAIL, SCREECH!


"AMERICA," THE BERNIE MAC SHOW IS ON BOUNCE TV NOW.

 Bounce TV -- the nation's first and only broadcast television network designed for African American audiences -- has licensed the broadcast television rights to all five seasons and 104 episodes of the Peabody and EMMY award-winning sitcom The Bernie Mac Show in a multi-year agreement with Twentieth Television announced today.
Bounce TV will air the The Bernie Mac Show Monday-Friday with back-to-back episodes from 8:00-9:00 pm (ET) beginning June first.  The sitcom joins The Hughleys (7:00-8:00pm) and The Parent 'Hood  (6:00-7:00 pm) in Bounce TV's early evening line-up.

In the series, Bernie Mac stars as a famous stand-up comedian living large in Los Angeles with his beautiful wife Wanda (Kellita Smith). However, their world changes when they suddenly must take custody of his sister's three children when she is ordered into rehab. The critically-acclaimed show, loosely based on Mac's stand-up comedy act, was a mainstay on FOX from 2001-2006. Mac's character being a celebrity allowed for a who's who of stars to make guest appearances on the show including Chris Rock, Halle Berry, Don Cheadle, Charles Barkley, Snoop Dog and Ice Cube. The series was created by Larry Wilmore, now the host of The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore on Comedy Central.

Bounce TV is the fastest-growing African-American (AA) network on television and has become the #2 most-watched among all AA networks.  The network airs on the digital broadcast signals of local television stations and corresponding cable carriage and features a programming mix of original and off-network series, theatrical motion pictures, specials, live sports and more.  Bounce TV has grown to be available in more than 85 million homes across 90 markets, 90% of African American television homes -- including all of the top AA television markets -- and three quarters of the total television homes in the United States. Among the founders of Bounce TV are iconic American figures Martin Luther King, III and Ambassador Andrew Young.

Friday, May 15, 2015

THE KING IS DEAD,JAMMING W/ JESUS C.

SiriusXM today announced that its blues channel, B.B. King's Bluesville, which was created in partnership with blues legend B.B. King, will pay tribute to the beloved musician's life and career with special programming through Sunday and over the upcoming Memorial Day weekend.

B.B. King's SiriusXM channel, devoted to authentic blues from the past to the present, will feature special tributes showcasing music from King's iconic career including his work with other artists such as U2 and Eric Clapton. The channel invites listeners to call in to share personal memories, favorite songs and more. Listeners can call 866-267-0454.

SiriusXM's B.B. King's Bluesville will air only B.B. King's music all weekend until Monday, May 18 at 12:00 am ET.  Also over Memorial Day Weekend, B.B. King's Bluesville will feature an extensive, weekend-long tribute to B.B. King featuring music, artist remembrances and tributes from listeners.

B.B. King's Bluesville airs via satellite on channel 70 and through the SiriusXM App on smartphones and other connected devices, as well as online at siriusxm.com.
For more information on SiriusXM, please visit www.siriusxm.com.



NEXT TO LAST MILLION $ AMERICAN IDOL WINNER- TO FIRST PERFORM ON PBS.

The NATIONAL MEMORIAL DAY CONCERT welcomes AMERICAN IDOL XIV's newly crowned $1,000,000 winner, Nick Fradiani, to the U.S. Capitol on Memorial Day weekend to perform the "National Anthem," honoring the service and sacrifice of all our men and women in uniform, their families at home and those who have made the ultimate sacrifice for our country.

 The 26th annual broadcast of the NATIONAL MEMORIAL DAY CONCERT airs live from the West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol on PBS Sunday, May 24, 2015 from 8:00 to 9:30 p.m. ET, before an on-site audience of hundreds of thousands, millions more at home, as well as to our troops serving around the world on the American Forces Network.
"I feel honored to be able to sing at the U.S. Capitol on the eve of Memorial Day," said Fradiani.  "It's an incredible opportunity to pay my deepest respects to our soldiers and military families for their service and sacrifice."


The multi award-winning program will be co-hosted for the tenth year by the Tony Award-winner Joe Mantegna (CRIMINAL MINDS) and Scumbag Emmy Award-winner Gary Sinise, two acclaimed actors who have dedicated themselves to veterans causes and supporting our troops in active service. No woman will help with the co-hosting duties, on the most liberal network in America.

In addition to Fradiani, the all-star line-up includes: distinguished American leader General Colin L. Powell USA (Ret.); seven-time Grammy Award-winner, and international superstar Gloria Estefan; Academy Award-nominated and Emmy Award-winning actor Laurence Fishburne; actor/producer/director Esai Morales; THE VOICE season five winner Tessanne Chin; acclaimed film and television actress Stefanie Scott (INSIDIOUS: CHAPTER 3;  JEM AND THE HOLOGRAMS); actor/musician Jason Dolley; Tony Award-winning actress and singer Laura Benanti; the world's most prolific classical cross-over star Katherine Jenkins; and world renowned tenor Russell Watson in performance with the National Symphony Orchestra under the direction of top pops conductor Jack Everly

Monday, May 11, 2015

TOM HANKS IS BACK AS ROBERT "HOW'S MY HAIR?!" LANGDON.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Principal photography has commenced on Inferno, the new film in Columbia Pictures' Robert Langdon series,
which has taken in more than $1.2 billion worldwide to date. The film is slated for release on October 14, 2016.
In the film, Academy Award® winner Tom Hanks reprises his role as Robert Langdon. He is joined by an international cast of actors, including Felicity Jones, Ben Foster, and Sidse Babett Knudsen. The film is directed by Ron Howard and produced by Brian Grazer and Ron Howard. The screenplay is by David Koepp, based on the book by Dan Brown. The project's executive producers are David Householter, Dan Brown, Anna Culp, and William M. Connor.
Inferno continues the Harvard symbologist's adventures on screen: when Robert Langdon wakes up in an Italian hospital with amnesia, he teams up with Sienna Brooks, a doctor he hopes will help him recover his memories and prevent a madman from releasing a global plague connected to Dante's "Inferno."
Commenting on the announcement, Howard said, "I'm so excited to be starting production on our third Robert Langdon film. Audiences everywhere have shown a tremendous appetite for the Robert Langdon adventures and Inferno has all of the intrigue and action they could want."
The film will be shot on location in such exotic cities as Florence, Venice, and Budapest.
Howard's production team includes Director of Photography Salvatore Totino, Production Designer Peter Wenham, Editors Dan Hanley and Tom Elkins.

THE DEATH OF AN IDOL.


Tuesday, April 28, 2015

CELEBRITY Q AND A: JENNIFER GARNER.

In 2003, I was an extra in National Treasure, during the Smithsonian scene where Nick Cage- sets up the plan to steal the Declaration of Independence. During lunch, I snuck over to the TV show-Alias ,at their main office over at Disney, to do some snooping.

As I was over hearing plot devices- near the writer's room, that's when I Spy Jennifer Garner. For some reason, She looked like, she was walking in slow motion. Dressed in contemporary casual, lady ninja gear-all in black. She's wearing tight black jeans and boots with a matching sweater. Her striking, brown hair flowing in the wind. I thought I heard- 50 Cent's "In the Club" playing, as she walked.

After my self-induced hallucination of her, I notice she was talking with her co-star Victor Garber (her on-air dad Jack Bristow.) Garber dressed in a big grey trench-coat. He is so tall, I can only see the  trench-coat. He comes off, like Al in the Naked Gun movies- a torso with no head, taking from above my line of sight.

Then, Sydney turns her elevated head toward me. I quickly realized I was caught and started to leave. She looked startled,but had a polite smile. She stated, "You can't go in there....that's the writer's room."

I sheepishly look back over my shoulder, grin and shrug. Confused, I keep moving forward. As I walk away,I hear Garner disappointed about "how rude," I was. I didn't even say hello, ask for autograph or something.

I'm watching their reflection in a mirror,as I walk.  I can still see Garner and Garber's coated upper frame. Garber surmised that,  I didn't speak to them out of nervousness and the fact that "he ALMOST recognized us."

Note: As a joke or playful Revenge,Garner quickly sent co-star David Anders (Turncoat agent Julian Sark) to stalk me, back over to my set. He kept following me and reaching under his coat-like he'll pull a gun and try to shot me. I doubled back behind a trailer and lost him. I got back to my set,without getting caught by that staff. I could have totally been on this show, talking.

 

Monday, April 27, 2015

CELEBRITY Q AND A: PARIS HILTON AND QUENTIN TARENTINO.

In 2007, The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters was opening at the Nuart Theatres. The owner of the place, was the film geek on Beat the Geeks. Anyway, after playing a live arcade version of Donkey Kong in the lobby, I went to find a seat inside.

Unfortunately, the place was packed, and I couldn't find anywhere to sit. I was towards the back the audience and thinking of leaving. That's when the godmother of celebrity reality TV: Paris Hilton stood up in a red cocktail dress. She noticed my disappointment and said, "It's O.K., you can have my seat." I was shocked by her generosity, considering her reputation.

I said, dressed in a dark blue suit, "Really....(she nodded and smiled)....Thanks." She got up and made her date leave with her. They calmly left the theatre.

The film itself was pretty good. Imagine a episode of Hercules: Legendary Journeys- with a Kevin Sorbo looking Chemistry teacher (married to a tall Gabrielle, Xena's gal-pal) on his quest to break a old school video game record. It's held by an Ares type (New Zealand's Kevin Smith)-A Hot Sauce baron (married to a Xena type, the size of Gabrielle!) A Joxer looking guy is his flunkie, who submitted a faked video, in order to take back the record. The film became, the one vs. the corrupt world style film, to succeed in an "It IS who you know" type world.

After the film, I went a played a few more games and then went outside. I walked a couple of feet and I didn't realize- I accidentally brushed past the Inglorious Bastard himself. He said "Why don't watch where you're going, you fat f-----!" I turned around shocked at the lies, from the more arrogant, fatter fuck. Also, he's hardly more manly- considering the sadistic, bloody, beating he took from Jennifer Garner, on her old TV show Alias.

Then, he just snickers- like a villain,dressed as Johnny Cash. He proclaimed, "What are you gonna do?" and moved his hand toward me. Pissed off, I got lucky and quickly punched him- deep in his far bigger stomach. He catches his gut and I run like hell. I quickly jumped into a taxi and headed home. I'm quite proud that, I decked a talented, scumbag liar asshole,like Jimmy. Plus, the statute of limitations are expired, so legally I'm safe.

Note: I ran into Hilton- a year later after this incident, at the Hollywood-Highland Plaza. She was hosting an event on the fourth level, at a night club.She was very nice and we just briefly shot the breeze,while she was flanked by friends. I said good-bye and she stated it was nice, seeing me again.



Friday, April 24, 2015

WATCH BETWEEN TWO FERNS ON YOUR PHONE.

Funny Or Die, the top destination for comedy on the web and mobile, today launched a free news app for iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch. Funny Or Die News Flash, featuring today's top headlines laced with humor, can be downloaded here.


Funny Or Die News Flash curates the day's top stories so they're quick and easy to digest. Each story includes a headline accompanied by a looping video and a joke that satirizes the story. Quickly skim through topics and click through to full news articles. Consuming the news is now fast, fun, and sharable. The Funny Or Die News team, creators of Funny Or Die's popular topical videos and comedic commentary of real news and current events, will be overseeing all content for Funny Or Die News Flash.

"It seems like every reputable news outlet has a dedicated app. And now a non-reputable news outlet does, too," says Dan Abramson, Editor-in-Chief of Funny Or Die News.
A sampling of today's headlines include: "A recent survey found that 40% of Republicans don't believe in global warming. Ironically their rhetoric accounts for the majority of the world's hot air."  "Six Kansas school districts are ending the school year early because of budget cuts. Actually eight are closing, but the person who counted went to school in Kansas."

Funny Or Die News Flash is the second app Funny Or Die launched this year. Funny Or Die Weather launched in January 2015 and is available on both iOS and Android

A JAY Z AND BEYONCE JOINT.


Tuesday, April 14, 2015

THE MAN WITH THE IRON FISTS 2- RELEASED ON DVD AND CD TODAY.

 Back Lot Music has released the soundtrack for THE MAN WITH THE IRON FISTS 2, Universal Pictures Home Entertainment's action-adventure film starring RZA.  The album features 23 new score cues by RZA & Howard Drossin as well as 4 songs featured in the film.  THE MAN WITH THE IRON FISTS 2 releases today – day and date with the soundtrack album – on Blu-Ray, DVD and Digital HD.
Drossin and RZA's acclaimed scores to The Man with the Iron Fists and its sequel are mash-ups from the start. They incorporate Hip-Hop, Stax and Asian instrumentation, with a 70's sensibility that pays homage to many of the scores from that era which they both admire, including old Kung Fu films and the Shaw Brothers' films.
Drossin has been scoring films since the late 1990's. He has collaborated with Terence Blanchard for over 10 years, orchestrating film scores like Inside Man25th HourRed Tails, Black or White and his Grammy-Award-Winning A Tale of God's Will. Drossin continued that collaboration on "Champion," an 'opera in jazz' commissioned by the St. Louis Opera.
RZA is a Grammy® award-winning music producer & recording artist, BAFTA nominated film composer, actor and director. He's one of the most prominent figures in hip-hop music and the creator/producer of the Wu-Tang Clan. He has an extremely distinguished body of work in music scoring for filmmakers such as Ridley Scott, Jim Jarmusch and Quentin Tarantino. He recently scored the Emmy nominated American adaptation of the Japanese anime "Afro Samurai", executive produced and starring Samuel L. Jackson. Most recently, RZA won a Grammy for producing songs for Kanye West's My Crazy Twisted Dark Fantasy and the Jay Z/ Kanye collaboration album Watch the Throne.
About the Film Thaddeus (RZA) is back in this explosive action adventure inspired by Kung Fu classics.  A reluctant villager joins forces with a mysterious outsider to fight off powerful evil forces, both earthly and otherworldly, in a 19th century Chinese mining town. When a stranger, Thaddeus, is found badly wounded near the village, miner Li Kung (Dustin Nguyen) and his wife Ah Ni (Eugenia Kang) offer him refuge. As he heals, he becomes entrenched in a conflict that pits the townsfolk against the evil Master Ho (Carl Ng), his nefarious Beetle Clan and the terrifying Lord Pi (Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa). With Thaddeus at his side, the mild-mannered Kung transforms into a deadly warrior in this martial arts epic.

Thursday, April 02, 2015

ANDY GARCIA TO HOST DOCU, ON SAINT JOHN PAUL II ON SELECT PBS STATION. IT WILL NOT AIR IN LOS ANGELES OR NEW YORK.

-- A new documentary on St. John Paul II and his relationship with North and South America will screen this month on PBS-affiliated stations and EWTN, the international Catholic network, helping to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the pope's death on April 2, 2005. The film was produced by the Knights of Columbus.
"John Paul II in America: Uniting a Continent" explores the indelible mark left on the Western Hemisphere by the papacy of John Paul II. It will be shown on PBS stations nationwide beginning on Good Friday, April 3, and will be available throughout a large portion of the U.S. later in the month on CatholicTV of Boston and EWTN.
St. John Paul presented an understanding of a "united American continent" under the patronage of Our Lady of Guadalupe, and his travels as pope from Argentina to Alaska — 22 journeys in all — generated massive crowds, helped form an entire generation of Catholics, and played a part in shaping history.
Viewers will be both intrigued and moved by the documentary's framework for understanding one of the giant figures of modern times within the context of the American continent.
Narrated by actor Andy Garcia, the film features rare archival footage and analyses from leading Catholic figures, including Cardinal Seán P. O'Malley of Boston, Knights of Columbus Supreme Knight Carl A. Anderson, John Paul II biographer George Weigel and former Vatican spokesman Joaquín Navarro-Valls.
"John Paul II brought a great renewal of confidence, excitement and joy to Christian life that was manifested in such events as the canonization of St. Juan Diego in Mexico City and the World Youth Days in Buenos Aires, Denver and Toronto," said Knights of Columbus Supreme Knight Carl Anderson. "He also issued a renewed call for human dignity, the gospel of life, respect for indigenous people, and a commitment to the poor throughout Latin America and North America."
Air dates for the documentary on PBS affiliates include:
  • Maine's PTV on Easter Sunday, April 5, at 5 p.m. and 11 p.m.
  • Vermont Public Television on Easter Sunday, April 5, at 4:30 p.m.
  • KOZJ-TV in Joplin, Mo., on Easter Sunday, April 5, at 2:30 p.m. and 10 p.m.
  • KEDT-TV in Corpus Christi, Texas, on Easter Sunday, April 5, at 3 p.m. and on Tuesday, April 14, at 11 p.m.
  • KOZK-TV in Springfield, Mo., on Easter Sunday, April 5, at 2:30 p.m. and 10 p.m.
  • KUSD-TV in South Dakota on Easter Sunday, April 5, at 10 p.m.
  • KRSC-TV (aka RSU-TV) in Tulsa, Okla., on Good Friday, April 3, Easter Sunday, April 5, at 11 p.m.; and on Wednesday, April 8, at 11 a.m.
  • WEFS-TV in Cocoa, Fla., on Easter Sunday, April 5, at 10 p.m.
  • Colorado's Rocky Mountain PBS and KTSC-TV in Colorado Springs/Pueblo on Easter Sunday, April 5, at 2 p.m.
  • WNGH-TV on Chattanooga, Tenn. on Wednesday, April 8, at 12:30 a.m.
  • Georgia's statewide public television on Wednesday, April 8, at 12:30 a.m.
  • KAKM-TV in Anchorage, KYUK-TV in Bethel and and Juneau's KTOO on Thursday, April 23, at 8 p.m. and on Friday, April 24, at 12 a.m.

Wednesday, March 25, 2015

TO HONOR PAUL WALKER, A FAST & FURIOUS MOVIE MARATHON AT CITYWALK.

Universal CityWalk revs up for a turbo-charged takeover with Universal Pictures' Furious 7, featuring a flurry of activity in support of the film's April 3 release, including a Fast & Furious movie marathon at the AMC Theatres, an exclusive first-look at Furious 7's 1967 Camaro and an original costume display, including attire worn by Vin Diesel and Dwayne Johnson in the new action thriller.
As the choice L.A. destination to see the latest installment in the Fast & Furious film series, Universal CityWalk's AMC Theatres will jump-start the excitement with advance screenings of Furious 7 starting at select times every seven minutes after the hour beginning on Thursday, April 2. The AMC Theatres will also bridge the gap to this latest film with an exciting two-day movie marathon at CityWalk, featuring all previous six Fast & Furious films on Tuesday, March 31 and Thursday, April 2.
For more information and to purchase tickets to the advance screening of Furious 7 and the Fast & Furious movie marathon at the AMC Universal CityWalk Theatres and IMAX, visit www.CityWalkHollywood.com.
The exciting Furious 7 takeover also provides guests with an exclusive opportunity to get up close and personal with genuine artifacts from the new movie, including the 1967 Camaro that character Roman Pearce (Tyrese Gibson) drives. Located on CityWalk, outside the AMC Theatre, the grey muscle car—with its 500 horsepower and 4x4 tires—offers fans a picture perfect photo opp through Sunday, April 5.
Authentic wardrobe worn by Dominic "Dom" Toretto (Vin Diesel) and Luke Hobbs (Dwayne Johnson) will also be on display exclusively at the AMC Theatres from Friday, March 20 through Friday, April 10.
The non-stop action and charged atmosphere shift into high gear as CityWalk's state of the art outdoor concert venue, "5 Towers," celebrates the Furious 7 takeover with a D.J. party spinning songs from the film series' entire music library, including new sounds from the latest movie soundtrack as part of the opening weekend festivities from Thursday, April 2 through Saturday, April 4.
Universal Studios Hollywood will join in on the takeover as the theme park prepares to introduce its all-original thrill ride "Fast & Furious—Supercharged" on Thursday, June 25.
"Fast & Furious—Supercharged" is a technologically advanced, epic ride that reunites stars from the Fast & Furious series in a groundbreaking mega-attraction, conceived as a new installment to the dynamic Fast & Furious films that can only be experienced at The Entertainment Capital of L.A.  Featuring characters made famous by Vin Diesel, Dwayne Johnson, Michelle Rodriguez, Tyrese Gibson and Luke Evans, "Fast & Furious—Supercharged" will catapult guests into the high-stakes underground world of fast cars in a harrowing escapade—at perceived speeds in excess of 120 miles per hour—to save one of their own from an international crime cartel.
Located within Universal Plaza, a convergence of original Fast & Furious prop cars will be on display for guests and fans of the film series, including Dom's 1970 Dodger Charger R/T.  The black, V8-powered car first appeared in The Fast and the Furious and has been a mainstay in every action-packed film since. The grey 1970 Plymouth Roadrunner that Dom first drove in The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift will also be on display, along with the 1970 Plymouth Barracuda that belonged to Letty in Fast & Furious 6.  The car display will be available throughout the summer.
For a behind-the-scenes look at "Fast & Furious—Supercharged," please click here. The 90-second footage offers insightful perspective on the making of this adrenaline-charged attraction along with interviews with Fast & Furious franchise cast members and stars of the ride, including Dwayne Johnson, Michelle Rodriguez and Tyrese Gibson
More information about Universal CityWalk is available at www.CityWalkHollywood.com. Regular updates also can be found on CityWalk's Twitter @CityWalkLA, Facebook page Universal CityWalk Hollywood and Instagram @CityWalkLA. Join the conversation online using #FastFuriousRide, and for the latest news, 'Like' Universal Studios Hollywood on Facebook and follow on Instagram and Twitter at @UniStudios.
Universal Studios Hollywood, The Entertainment Capital of L.A. SM, includes a full-day, movie-based theme park and Studio Tour; the CityWalk  entertainment, shopping and dining complex, the Universal CityWalk Cinemas and the "5 Towers" state-of-the-art outdoor concert venue.  World-class rides and attractions include the incredibly popular 3D Ultra-HD adventure, "Despicable Me Minion Mayhem" and immersive "Super Silly Fun Land," the critically-acclaimed mega-attraction, "Transformers™:  The Ride-3D," the intense, award-winning ride, "King Kong 360 3-D" on the behind-the-scenes Studio Tour, "Revenge of the MummySM—The Ride" and "Jurassic Park® —The Ride." As part of its milestone 50th anniversary celebration in 2015, Universal Studios Hollywood will debut a slate of dynamic new attractions including the electrifying 3D-HD thrill ride, "Fast & Furious—Supercharged" as the grand finale to the famed Studio Tour, "Springfield," hometown of America's favorite TV family, adjacent to the award-winning "The Simpsons Ride™" and the "Nighttime Studio Tour," offering evening tours of the iconic movie backlot every weekend this summer and on select nights.
 

Wednesday, March 18, 2015

GWEN STAFANI AND SHY SIA, MUST BRAVE SARAH "MASTERS OF SEX" SILVERMAN, FOR ALL WOMAN.

The Los Angeles LGBT Center announced today that international music superstars No Doubt and Sia will both perform intimate acoustic sets and Emmy® Award-winning actress and comedian Sarah Silverman will perform a stand-up routine at the annual An Evening with Women celebration on Saturday, May 16 at the Hollywood Palladium. The event, co-chaired this year by Linda Perry, Brent Bolthouse, Kelly Lynch and Annie Goto, has raised over $4.65 million dollars since 2002 for the vital services the Los Angeles LGBT Center provides to underserved seniors, women and girls, including the homeless youth currently surviving on the streets of Los Angeles.
Additional honorees, participants and attendees will be announced in the coming weeks. An Evening with Women will feature more than 900 LGBT community members, entertainment and music industry supporters and donors uniting to support the Center's mission of building a world where LGBT people thrive as healthy, equal and complete members of society. Tickets are now available for purchase at www.AnEveningWithWomen.org
The members of No Doubt jointly stated, "We are so honored to be joining the lineup for this year's An Evening with Women. We applaud the tremendous work Los Angeles LGBT Center has done over the years in striving to create a community where all people are equal and treated with fairness and dignity. This is going to be a really cool show for us….different than the big plugged-in shows we've done over the years, it'll be exciting to switch it up and play a select handful of songs and bring a scaled down, acoustic vibe to them."
Sia stated, "I am so happy and proud to be a part of An Evening with Women again this year, and to honor the excellent work they do for the LGBTQ community of Los Angeles."
An Evening with Women was reinvented by Linda Perry in 2009 and will be produced by Brent Bolthouse. The annual event has featured world-renowned talent including live performances by Christina Aguilera, Cyndi Lauper, Heart, P!nk, Joan Jett, Ozzy Osbourne, Courtney Love, Camp Freddy, Cat Power, Juliette Lewis, Kat Von D, Aimee Mann, Wanda Sykes, Sarah Silverman, Kathy Griffin, Linda Perry, Evan Rachel Wood, Rumer Willis, 4Non Blondes, Margaret Cho, Milla Jovovich, Michelle Rodriguez, and Gina Gershon along with honoring community leaders including Ellen DeGeneres, Sharon Stone, Renee Zellweger, Billie Jean King, Melissa Etheridge, k.d. lang, Lily Tomlin, The Fosters' Sherri Saum and Teri Polo and more. For updates and additional information please visit www.AnEveningWithWomen.org
An Evening with Women is presented by Toyota Financial Services and generously sponsored by Wells Fargo Bank, American Airlines, Anita May Rosenstein Foundation, Artists for Trauma, UBS, KPL Select, Ralphs/Food 4 Less and US Bank.
 

Friday, March 13, 2015

BOLLYWOOD ACTOR FIGHTS FOR DISCOVERY REALITY SHOW.

Meet the Real Heroes of Television
Discovery Channel's league of incredible men join to form Discovery Real Heroes, who will push the limits of endurance, survival and adventure. Beginning this March, Discovery Real Heroes will take on some of the planet's most unforgiving terrains to demonstrate, how to survive in some of the harshest conditions.
    
Leading Bollywood actor Arjun Rampal has associated with Discovery Channel to present these champions' thrilling adventures on screen.
Premiering March 15, every night at 10 pm, viewers will embark on some of the most challenging expeditions with Discovery Real Heroes. Discovery Channel's renowned experts- Bear Grylls, Les Stroud, Myke Hawke, Dave Canterbury and Cody Lundin will take viewers to the most inhospitable and treacherous territories to show how to survive the toughest and most forsaken environments. Taking viewers closer to the natural world, wildlife presenters like Nigel Marven and Austin Steven would risk their lives to encounter some of the world's most interesting and sometimes misunderstood creatures. Be it gravity defying base jumping, incredible ice diving or surviving in the wild; these heroes will have audience asking for more.
Rahul Johri, EVP and GM - South Asia and South East Asia, Discovery Networks Asia-Pacific said, "Challenging the harsh wilderness in high-octane, action-based and empowering journeys, Discovery Real Heroes are perfect examples of endurance both in reel and real life. 10 PM will be the new hour on television to meet such talented men, who will inspire and demonstrate how the right skills and some creative thinking can keep you alive in the remote corners of the world."
The journey of Discovery Real Heroes with MAN VS. WILD
One of the most popular adventurers on Indian television, Bear Grylls will take on some of the harshest terrains of the world. Chasing thunderstorms, escaping fiery volcanoes and scavenging deadly delicacies, he will share some invaluable survival strategies all along the extreme conditions.
Viewers will follow SURVIVORMAN Les Stroud as he travels to tough wilderness settings and survives with little food, no water, no gear, no safety or even a camera crew. Former Special Forces survival expert Myke Hawke and his television presenter wife Ruth, presenters of MAN WOMAN WILD will take on some of the most forbidding and remote locations around the world, and will attempt to stay alive with only one gear - a knife. The week will be packed with more action as Bear Grylls, in his new series RUNNING WILD will take A-list celebrities like Zac Efron, Channing Tatum, Ben Stiller, Tom Arnold, Tamron Hall and Deion Sanders on the adventures of their lives. Promising a battle of survival, military-trained Joe Teti and naturalist Cody Lundin will struggle through unforgiving elements of nature in DUAL SURVIVAL.
The weekends will be filled with thrill and intrigue as Nigel Marven will count down the deadliest snakes in different locations around the world in TEN DEADLIEST SNAKES. I SHOULDN'T BE ALIVE will bring real life situations in which people who lived to tell their story of horror, recall their tryst with near death experiences.
Be it gravity defying base jumping, incredible ice diving or surviving in the wild; these heroes will have you asking for more. Join the real action every night at 10 pm with Discovery Real Heroes.

Thursday, February 19, 2015

TERMINATOR: GENISYS, TO DEBUT AT IMAX.

IMAX Corporation (NYSE: IMAX) today announced that Paramount Pictures and Skydance Productions' release of Terminator Genisys, the reset of the blockbuster franchise, starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jason Clarke, Emilia Clarke and Jai Courtney, will be digitally re-mastered into the immersive IMAX® 3D format and released into IMAX® theatres by Paramount Pictures worldwide starting July 1.

Terminator Genisys is directed by Alan Taylor (Thor: The Dark World) and is produced by David Ellison and Dana Goldberg of Skydance Productions. The screenplay is by Laeta Kalorgridis (Avatar, Shutter Island)+ Patrick Lussier (Drive Angry). The film also stars J. K. Simmons, Dayo Okeniyi, Matthew Smith, Courtney B. Vance and Byung-Hun Lee.

"This film marks IMAX's first foray into the Terminator franchise and we're thrilled to be a part of it and team up once again with Alan Taylor and our friends at Paramount Pictures and Skydance Productions," said Greg Foster, Senior Executive Vice President, IMAX Corp. and CEO of IMAX Entertainment. "We believe it's going to be a gangbusters summer at the movies next year, and Terminator Genisys is sure to be one of the season's most anticipated movies for IMAX fans worldwide."

"We are so proud of the world we have built in Terminator Genisys and are thrilled that audiences will be able to experience the film in IMAX and IMAX 3D," said Ellison. "The IMAX experience is the most immersive film experience in the world, and I am thrilled that fans of the franchise and newcomers alike will be able to experience the film in this premium format."
The IMAX® 3D release of Terminator Genisys will be digitally re-mastered into the image and sound quality of The IMAX Experience® with proprietary IMAX DMR® (Digital Re-mastering) technology. The crystal-clear images, coupled with IMAX's customized theatre geometry and powerful digital audio, create a unique environment that will make audiences feel as if they are in the movie.

Tuesday, February 10, 2015

Friday, February 06, 2015

NETFLIX: "PEANUT BUTTER AND JEALOUS," SO IT MAKES ITS OWN EMPIRE.

The Get Down, a new Netflix Original Series, from visionary director Baz Luhrmann, will premiere exclusively on Netflix in all territories in 2016.

The series marks Luhrmann's first music-driven drama since the global hit Moulin Rouge!
The one-hour, 13-episode drama from Sony Pictures Television will focus on 1970s New York City – broken down and beaten up, violent, cash strapped -- dying. Consigned to rubble, a rag-tag crew of South Bronx teenagers are nothings and nobodies with no one to shelter them – except each other, armed only with verbal games, improvised dance steps, some magic markers and spray cans. From Bronx tenements, to the SoHo art scene; from CBGBs to Studio 54 and even the glass towers of the just-built World Trade Center, The Get Down is a mythic saga of how New York at the brink of bankruptcy gave birth to hip-hop, punk and disco -- told through the lives and music of the South Bronx kids who changed the city, and the world...forever.

Luhrmann, director of Moulin Rouge!, Romeo + Juliet, and The Great Gatsby, will direct the first two episodes and the season finale and serve as executive producer. Academy-Award winner Catherine Martin (The Great Gatsby, Moulin Rouge!), will serve as Costume and Production Designer and executive producer. Paul Watters (Australia); Thomas Kelly (Copper); Stephen Adley Guirgis (Motherf***er With The Hat); Shawn Ryan (The Shield, Terriers); and Marney Hochman (Terriers), will also serve as executive producers.

"From his very first and magnificently original steps on the world stage with Strictly Ballroom to his most recent with The Great Gatsby, Baz conjures worlds we may not recognize initially, but once there, realize they are infused with the same dreams of every person - to belong, to matter, to live life to its fullest.  We are thrilled to support Baz, Catherine and Paul and their team in their quest to illuminate those same dreams through the artists who came of age in the cauldron of the Bronx in the late 1970s," said Cindy Holland, vice president of original content for Netflix.

"In this golden era of TV, the Netflix culture puts no constraint on creative possibilities. So it is a natural home for The Get Down, a project I have been contemplating and working on now for over 10 years. Throughout, I've been obsessed with the idea of how a city in its lowest moment, forgotten and half destroyed could give birth to such creativity and originality in music, art and culture. I'm thrilled to be working with my partners at Sony and collaborating with a team of extraordinary writers and musicians, many of whom grew up with and lived the story we've set out to tell," said Baz Luhrmann.
"Baz is an artist in the truest sense, whose talent and vision resonate across mediums.  There is no better filmmaker and storyteller to draw us into this world of the forgotten and oppressed residents of the Bronx who rose up and fought back to create and define culture and music for decades to come," said Zack Van Amburg and Jamie Erlicht, presidents of programming and production for Sony Pictures Television.

Thursday, February 05, 2015

Monday, February 02, 2015

Friday, January 30, 2015

AMERICA'S BITCH IS PRO ISREALI.


Wednesday, January 21, 2015

THE INTERVIEW WILL NOW AIR ON ,SONY OWNED CRACKLE.

Crackle announced today that the streaming service is the first advertising video on demand (AVOD) player that has signed on to stream The Interview, starring Seth Rogen and James Franco.

"At Crackle, we always try to push the envelope when it comes to our own original programming and we're happy to say the same for our licensed content," said Eric Berger, EVP Digital Networks, Sony Pictures Television and GM, Crackle. "We are proud to be the first to distribute the film directly to consumers in the ad-supported window."

In the action-comedy The Interview, Dave Skylark (James Franco) and his producer Aaron Rapoport (Seth Rogen) run the popular celebrity tabloid TV show 'Skylark Tonight.' When they discover that North Korean leader Kim Jong-un is a fan of the show, they land an interview with him in an attempt to legitimize themselves as journalists. As Dave and Aaron prepare to travel to Pyongyang, their plans change when the CIA recruits them, perhaps the most unlikely candidates, to 'take out' Kim Jong-un.

Wednesday, January 14, 2015

FALLEN SHIELD AGENT TURNS UP IN SALEM,1637.

SHREVEPORT, La., Jan. 14, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Lucy Lawless, Stuart Townsend, Joe Doyle and Oliver Bell have joined the cast of WGN America's hit supernatural thriller "Salem," which begins production on its second season today in Shreveport, LA. 

The new season of the series called "perversely entertaining" by The New York Times and "a sexy good time" by The Hollywood Reporter, centers on Salem's most powerful and ruthless witch Mary Sibley (Janet Montgomery, "Made In Jersey," "Human Target") as she faces off against new and old adversaries vying for control of the embattled 17th-century village.  Created and written by award-winning Brannon Braga ("Cosmos," "24") and Adam Simon ("The Haunting in Connecticut"), the gripping one-hour drama, produced by Fox 21, will return to WGN America in April 2015.

Special recurring guest star, Lawless ("Xena: Warrior Princess," "Spartacus"), plays "Countess Marburg," one of the last remaining survivors of the legendary line of ancient German witches.
Townsend ("Betrayal," "The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen"), in a recurring guest role, portrays English aristocrat "Samuel Wainwright" – a doctor looking to uncover the secrets of "Salem" and keep his own from those who would seek to discover them.
Doyle ("Raw") joins the cast as a series regular in the role of "Baron Sebastian Marburg," the charming and cultured son of the Countess.

Also added as a series regular is Bell, who reprises his role as the long-lost son of Mary – long believed to be dead, but who was revealed to have been secretly kept alive by Mary's witches at the end of season one.

Returning as leading cast members are Janet Montgomery, Shane West ("Nikita," "ER") as Captain John Alden, Seth Gabel ("Fringe") as Cotton Mather, Ashley Madekwe ("Revenge") as Tituba, Tamzin Merchant ("Jane Eyre") as Anne Hale, Elise Eberle ("The Astronaut Farmer") as Mercy Lewis and Iddo Goldberg ("Mob City") as Isaac Walton.
The expansive "Salem" set, which covers 30 acres in Shreveport, LA, where the historic village has been recreated with astonishing detail, has been further expanded in season two to include a new port and intricate buildings in an area known as "Knocker's Hole."

Joining Braga, Simon and Prospect Park's Josh Barry and Jeff Kwatinetz as executive producers are Kelly Souders and Brian Peterson, who previously served as showrunners on "Smallville" and co-showrunners on "Beauty and the Beast."  Also new to the creative team for "Salem" season two is Nick Copus ("Arrow," "Nikita"), who directs and serves as co-executive producer.  

MILEY CYRUS DOES THE FULL MONTY IN MAGAZINE.




Tuesday, December 23, 2014

JESUS, ANSWERS ARRON RAPPORT'S REQUEST-THE INTERVIEW WILL AIR ON CHRISTMAS,IN SELECT THEATERS.

Sony Pictures will let "select independent theaters, to show the banned comedy The Interview." Allowing an elite few, to witness Seth Rogen and James Franco's violent takedown of scumbag, North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un within days. The theaters list  will be updated via Deadline and Mashable) for  Christmas Day.

Alabama: Edge 12 - Birmingham Arizona: Harkins Theatres - Phoenix Arkansas: Riverdale 10 - Little Rock California: Laemmle Theatre, North Hollywood, CA (Dec. 31) Cinefamily - Los Angeles Mission Grove Theaters - Riverside Colorado: Alamo - Littleton Delaware: Penn Cinemas Riverfront - Wilmington Rehoboth Beach’s Movies at Midway - Lewes Westown Movies - Middletown Florida: Sun-Ray Cinema - Jacksonville Georgia: The Plaza Atlanta - Atlanta Illinois: Art Theater Co-Op, Champaign Hollywood Blvd Cinema, Woodridge Indiana: Jasper 8 Theatres - Jasper Louisiana: Chalmette Movies - Chalmette The Robinson Film Center - Shreveport Maryland: Eastpoint Movies 10 - Baltimore Massachusetts AppleCinemas - Cambridge Michigan: Alamo - Kalamazoo The Michigan Theater - Ann Arbor Missouri: Alamo Main Street - Kansas City MX Movies - St. Louis New York: Alamo - Yonkers Dipson Flix 10 Stadium - Lancaster (Dec 26) Dipson Lakewood Cinema - Lakewood (Dec 26) Ohio: Tower City Cinema - Cleveland Gateway Film Center - Columbus Oregon: The Fox Theater - Dallas Pennsylvania: Southside Works Cinema - Pittsburgh Puerto Rico: Caribbean Cinemas - Puerto Rico Rhode Island: Cable Car Cinema - Providence South Carolina Terrace Theatre - Charleston Tennessee Belcourt Theatre - Nashville Franklin Theatre - Franklin Texas: Alamo Lakeline - Austin Alamo Slaughter - Austin Alamo South Lamar - Austin Alamo Ritz - Austin Alamo - Richardson Alamo Vintage Park - Houston Alamo Mason Park - Katy Alamo - Lubbock Alamo Marketplace - New Braunfels Alamo Park North - San Antonio Alamo Westlakes - San Antonio City Base Cinema - San Antonio Vermont: Merril’s Roxy - Burlington Virginia: Alamo Loudoun - Ashburn

Wednesday, December 03, 2014

U2 NOW!

The dates for U2's upcoming iNNOCENCE + eXPERIENCE Tour 2015 have been announced today by Live Nation. The iNNOCENCE + eXPERIENCE Tour, which begins in 2015, will see U2 play indoor arenas for the first time in a decade and will visit 19 cities worldwide during its first year with pairs of shows in each city. A complete tour itinerary is below. Tickets for all shows will go on general sale onMonday, Dec. 8. In addition, special shows are being planned forDublin for the end of next year – to benefit the U2-initiated Music Generation project - details of which will be announced as soon as they are finalised.
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The tour follows the recent release of U2's thirteenth studio album Songs Of Innocence by Island Records, which was given to U2.com subscribers and gifted by Apple to over half a billion iTunes Music Store customers worldwide. To date,Songs of Innocence has been streamed 81 million times and has been downloaded by 30 million fans.
"We are going to try to have a completely different feeling from night one to night two," said Bono, "and have some fun playing with the idea of innocence and experience. More to be revealed!"
"The anticipation for a U2 tour is always extraordinary, as it should be," saidArthur Fogel, President - Global Touring and Chairman - Global Music. "Following the record-setting 360 Tour, I'm amazed that they still want to be ground-breaking, this time on a more intimate scale."
Tickets for the U2 iNNOCENCE + eXPERIENCE Tour 2015 go on general sale beginningMonday, Dec. 8. As usual, there is an exclusive priority presale for U2 Fan Club subscribers at U2.com, fromThursday, Dec. 4 at 10 a.m. through Saturday, Dec. 6 at noon (all times local). Tickets will be general admission on the floor and reserved seating in the stands.
UPS is the logistics supplier to the tour. Ron Rogowski, UPS Vice President, Global Brand and Sponsorships said - "We're excited to work closely with U2 and Live Nation on this amazing tour in the most sustainable and environmentally responsible manner while providing them speed, efficiency and reliability."
iNNOCENCE + eXPERIENCE
TOUR ITINERARY
DATE
CITY
VENUE
ON-SALE
NORTH AMERICA 2015
May 14
Vancouver, BC
Rogers Arena
Dec. 8
May 15
Vancouver, BC
Rogers Arena
Dec. 8
May 18
San Jose, CA
SAP Center at San Jose
Dec. 8
May 19
San Jose, CA
SAP Center at San Jose
Dec. 8
May 22
Phoenix, AZ
US Airways Center
Dec. 8
May 23
Phoenix, AZ
US Airways Center
Dec. 8
May 26
Los Angeles, CA
Forum
Dec. 8
May 27
Los Angeles, CA
Forum
Dec. 8
May 30
Los Angeles, CA
Forum
Dec. 8
May 31
Los Angeles, CA

Monday, December 01, 2014

CELEBRITY Q AND A:TIM ROBBINS.

The Elena premiere,after the screening. It's Q & A time with director Peta Costa, & Actor/Executive Producer of the film Tim Robbins.

Data Hard: How much,will these two films end up costing...

Note: Robbins is going to fund Costa's next movie, an small action/adventure drama.

The blond lady host,asks for clarification- as to whom I'm referring.I said the Producer of the film.
Robbins looks shocked,that I even asked the question.

Peta Costa (politely): It cost $500,000.

An audible shock comes from the crowd.

Tim Robbins (an arresting smirk): That's NOT really a lot of money.

Costa and the host -nod in agreement.

Robbins (eyeing me with a bit of anger,keeps smirk): If that's what you're referring to.

I politely smile back at Robbins, and look to Costa who continues her answer.

Robbins (faux anger): Just ignore me, when the pretty one starts talking to you,huh?

A few laughs breaks out,as Costa finishes her statement and I thank her for her lengthy answer.

Afterwards, whenever I try to ask another question,the host looks at Robbins- he just worriedly shook his head No.

"ARROW VS. THE FLASH!"

Later.