CELEBRITY NEWS: AUGUST 6, 2010
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Soleil Moon Frye is 34 years old today.
Vera Farmiga (“Up In The Air”) is 37 years old today.
M. Night Shyamalan is 40 years old today.
Michelle Yeoh (“Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon”) is 48 years old today.
FIRST LOOK
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ON TELEVISION (FRIDAY 8/6/10)
REELZCHANNEL: Maltin On Movies (Premiere) at 6pm
PLANET GREEN: Coastwatch (Premiere) at 8pm
(SATURDAY 8/7/10)
FOOD NETWORK: Secrets Of A Restaurant Chef (Premiere) at 10:30am
FOOD NETWORK: Down Home With The Neelys (Premiere) at 11am
(SUNDAY 8/8/10)
FOOD NETWORK: Big Daddy’s House (Premiere) at 1:30pm
TLC: Hoarding: Buried Alive (Premiere) at 9pm
MTV: The Search For The First MTV Twitter Jockey (Premiere) at 10pm
Rosie O’Donnell returns to daytime television exclusively on OWN: The Oprah Winfrey Network as she helms a new daily talk show slated to premiere in 2011. The one-hour program, described as fun and uplifting, will be produced by O’Donnell and based in New York. The show was brought to OWN by SantaBu LLC, run by Dick Robertson and Scott Carlin. Previously, O’Donnell hosted her former daytime talk show The Rosie O’Donnell Show from 1996-2002 for Warner Bros., and later in 2006 replaced Meredith Vieira as co-host and moderator on ABC’s The View.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Mary Hart, the long-time host of Entertainment Tonight, declared yesterday the upcoming 30th season of the syndicated show would be her last. Hart began on ET in 1982 and officially there has been no announcement as to who will replace her as host of the magazine show. ET’s 30th season kicks off September 13.
(Source: Cynopsis)
FOX announced officially Nigel Lythgoe is back as Executive Producer of American Idol for the show’s tenth season premiering next January. Lythgoe will serve as EP along with Simon Fuller, Cecile Frot-Coutaz and Ken Warwick. Lythgoe is co-founder of Big Red 2 Entertainment along with American Idol creator Simon Fuller and CKX.
(Source: Cynopsis)
NBC will substitute further episodes of Breakthrough with Tony Robbins featuring (had aired twice on Tuesday nights at 8p) with repeats of Minute to Win It gamer, effective immediately. On it’s second outing this week, Breakthrough delivered a soft 0.7 A18-49 rating. No information yet on where the other four produced episode will air – be it on air or online.
(Source: Cynopsis)
MOVIES
The Other Guys – Will Ferrell, Mark Wahlberg, Eva Mendes, Samuel L. Jackson, Dwayne Johnson, Michael Keaton
Step Up 3-D – Adam G. Sevani, Rick Malambri, Sharni Vinson, Alyson Stoner, Keith “Remedy” Stallworth
Twelve (Limited Release) – Chace Crawford, Emma Roberts, 50 Cent, Ellen Barkin, Kiefer Sutherland
Cairo Time (Limited Release) – Patricia Clarkson, Alexander Siddig, Tom McCamus, Elena Anaya, Amina Annabi
NYC STREET FAIRS
Friday August 6, 2010
Financial Community Day Series – on Fulton St. from Water to Ryders Alley
Saturday August 7, 2010
Greenwich Village Festival – on Greenwich Ave. from 6th to 7th Ave.
LaGuardia Place Festival – from Houston to 4th St.
JAMS Jamaica Ave. Festival (Queens) – from Parsons Blvd. to 169th St.
Sunday August 8, 2010
Lexington Ave. Summerfest – from 42nd to 57th St.
60th St. Festival – from 5th Ave. to Madison Ave.
Manhattan Ave. Festival (Bklyn) – from Bedford to Greenpoint
MEGA MILLIONS
Today’s Jackpot is $53 million.
Participating States: New York, New Jersey, California, Georgia, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Ohio, Texas, Virginia and Washington.
WAR OF WORDS ON “THE VIEW” BETWEEN WHOOPI GOLDBERG AND MICHAELE SALAHI
http://www.accesshollywood.com/updated-war-of-words-breaks-out-between-the-view-and-the-salahis_article_35341
ERIC ROBERTS ADMITS TO USING MARIJUANA
http://www.accesshollywood.com/eric-roberts-ive-been-a-pot-head-almost-all-my-life_article_35337
CELEBRITY NEWS: AUGUST 5, 2010
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ON TELEVISION (THURSDAY 8/5/10)
BRAVO: The Real Housewives Of D.C. (Premiere) at 9pm
A&E: The Squad: Prison Police (Premiere) at 10pm
HISTORY: Stan Lee Superhumans (Premiere) at 10pm
BRAVO: Bethenny Getting Married? (Fiinale) at 10pm
TLC: Police Women Of Memphis (Finale) at 10pm
TV ONE: Donald J. Trump Presents The Ultimate Merger (Finale) at 10pm
SYFY: Mary Knows Best (Finale) at 11pm
Actor Ryan O’Neal will attempt to reconcile with his estranged daughter, actress Tatum O’Neal in a new docu-soap series, Lost and Found that is being pitched to networks by Endemol USA. Tatum O’Neal recently moved in her father’s Malibu home though the duo has been estranged for 25 years. Inspired to reunite after the death of Ryan O’Neal’s long-time love, Farrah Fawcett last year, the father and daughter will share therapy sessions together and cameras will follow them as they go on auditions, take acting lessons and individually explore the dating scene. R. Greg Johnston (The Osbournes) will executive produce Lost and Found.
(Source: Cynopsis)
TV comedic legend, Carol Burnett was asked to play Sue Sylvester’s Nazi-hunting mom on FOX’s Glee, cites EW. Details about Burnett’s appearance have not been revealed though her episode is expected to air in October or November.
(Source: Cynopsis)
John Aylesworth, co-creator of one of the longest-running television series, Hee Haw died July 28 in Rancho Mirage, CA. He was 81. Hee Haw, a variety show filled with country music performances and slap-stick, corny humor, ran on CBS from 1969 to 1971 then in syndication for a further 22 years. Mr. Alyesworth and his long-time friend and co-creator partner, Frank Peppiatt served as producers and writers on Hee Haw. Mr. Aylesworth also was a writer/producer for other TV shows such as Your Hit Parade, The Kraft Music Hall, The Judy Garland Show and The Jonathan Winters Show. Mr. Aylesworth and Mr. Peppiatt were part of a writing team nominated for Emmys for The Julie Andrews Hour in 1973 and The Sonny and Cher Show in 1976. A book penned by Mr. Aylesworth, The Corn Was Green: The Inside Story of Hee Haw was published by McFarland this year. He is survived by five children and one grandchild.
(Source: Cynopsis)
CASTING CALL
Doron Ofir Casting, 495 Productions and VH1 are casting for Wedding Wars and looking for engaged couples who are planning 2011 nuptials to compete together as a team. The winning engaged couple will receive a dream wedding set in an exotic locale. To apply online, visit www.weddingwarscasting.com.
(Source: Cynopsis)
SANDRA BULLOCK TOPS FORBES HIGHEST PAID ACTRESSES LIST
http://www.accesshollywood.com/bullock-tops-forbes-highest-paid-actresses-list_article_35314
CELEBRITY NEWS: AUGUST 4, 2010
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ON TELEVISION (WEDNESDAY 8/4/10)
TNT: Dark Blue (Premiere) at 9pm
A&E: Criss Angel Mindfreak (Premiere) at 10pm
INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY: The Shift (Premiere) at 10pm
Actor Jeff Goldblum announced yesterday he is departing USA Network’s Law & Order: Criminal Intent series after starring on the drama two years, reports Variety. Goldblum’s option with the show and producers Wolf Films had expired and the actor made the decision to leave the show now citing the show’s instability together with a ratings decline during this last season. The ninth season finale of Law & Order: Criminal Intent aired July 6 and to date, USA has not said if it will continue the series for a tenth season. Goldblum joins other show alums who recently left the show including Vincent D’Onofrio, Kathryn Erbe and Eric Bogosian though Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio and Saffron Burrows were added. Goldblum contends he is leaving the show on amicable terms with the network and Dick Wolf’s Wolf Films.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Toronto-based Breakthrough Films & Television announced actress Kim Cattrall will reprise her voice role as “Dee” for the sophomore season of Producing Parker. The animated sitcom is a satire of a daytime TV show titled The Dee Show where during the first season the host, Dee lands the show in jail, goes to rehab while the show becomes #1 in the ratings. The show also features the celebrity voices of Jason Priestley, Catherine O’Hara and Mark McKinney. Production for the second season is underway and a January 2011 premiere is set for Canada’s TVtropolis. Producing Parker is co-produced by Breakthrough Films & Television and Philippine Animation Studio in association with Canwest Media.
(Source: Cynopsis)
SOUNDSCAN (WEEK ENDING 8/1/10)
1) Avenged Sevenfold – Nightmare – 162,505
2) Eminem – Recovery – 158,658 (After 6 weeks – 1,828,300)
3) Rick Ross – Teflon Don – 62,786 (After 2 weeks – 239,447)
Other Debuts
13) Tech N9ne Collabos – Gates Mixed Plate – 17,230
27) Fat Joe – Dark Side V1 – 12,186
30) Dru Hill – Indrupendence Day – 11,418
36) Best Coast – Crazy For You – 10,125
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