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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.

Later.