Archive for May, 2012

KEIRA KNIGHTLEY ENGAGED TO JAMES RIGHTON

May 25, 2012

KEIRA KNIGHTLEY ENGAGED TO JAMES RIGHTON
http://www.accesshollywood.com/keira-knightley-engaged-to-marry-musician-james-righton_article_65282

CELEBRITY NEWS: MAY 25, 2012

May 25, 2012

CELEBRITY NEWS: MAY 25, 2012
http://www.imdb.com/news/celebrity

Cillian Murphy (“Batman” movies) – 36 years old
Ethan Suplee (My Name Is Earl) – 36 years old
Lauryn Hill – 37 years old
Molly Sims (Las Vegas) – 39 years old
Octavia Spencer(“The Help”) – 42 years old
Jamie Kennedy – 42 years old
Anne Heche – 43 years old
Stacy London (“What Not To Wear”) – 43 years old
Mike Myers (“Austin Powers” movies) – 49 years old
Connie Sellecca – 57 years old
Patty D’Arbanville (New York Undercover) – 61 years old
Frank Oz (Puppeteer of Yoda, Cookie Monster & Miss Piggy) – 68 years old
Leslie Uggams – 69 years old
Ian McKellen – 73 years old

FIRST LOOK/ ON TV/ MOVIES/ NYC STREET FAIRS/ MEGA MILLIONS/ POWERBALL

May 25, 2012

FIRST LOOK
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ON TELEVISION (FRIDAY 5/25/12)
LOGO: Scandalicious (Premiere) at 8pm
FOOD: Mystery Diners (Premiere) at 10pm
SYFY: Insane or Inspired? (Premiere) at 10pm

(SATURDAY 5/26/12)
OWN: Beverly’s Full House (Finale) at 10pm

(SUNDAY 5/27/12)
OWN: Oprah’s Next Chapter: Mayor Cory Booker (Premiere) at 9pm
NBC: Harry’s Law (Finale) at 8pm

Bravo’s Top Chef Masters kicks off season four in Las Vegas starting July 25 at 10p. Throughout the new season, a dozen award-winning chefs will compete for the title and $100,000 for the charity of their choice. Celebrity chef Curtis Stone returns as host along with foodie judges James Oseland and Ruth Reichl and new judges, food and travel journalist Krista Simmons and features editor of Gilt Taste, Francis Lam. Celebrity judges joining in during the season include Sugar Ray Leonard, the Indigo Girls, the party band The B-52’s and Olympic gold medalist Brian Boitano among others. Top Chef Masters is produced by Magical Elves.
(Source: Cynopsis)

The latest new five-part series on G4 counts down the gaming industry’s most popular video games when The Top 100 Video Games of All Time premieres on June 15 at 8p. The series is narrated by Nolan North, a familiar voice artist and actor featured on the games Uncharted and Batman Arkham City. The series will also highlight various celebrities, sports figures and musicians in the countdown such as Jack Black, Milla Jovovich, JB Smoove, Matthew Perry, Tony Hawk, Alice Cooper and more who will share their favorite games and gaming addictions which will culminate in the unveiling of the #1 video game of all time.
(Source: Cynopsis)

TV Land approved two original comedy pilots for its Thursday night lineup from Ben Silverman and Scott Stuber. I’m Not Dead Yet is adapted from an Israeli formant titled Zanzuri. The single-camera comedy centers on a guy, who after discovering he has a fatal heart condition, begins to live life to the fullest. I’m Not Dead Yet is from Silverman’s Electus and Silverman and Jimmy Fox will serve as EPs. Brothers-in-Law is a multi-camera project about the dynamics between a husband and the oddball fiance of his wife’s twin sister. Stuber will be an EP along with Bill Martin and Mick Schiff.
(Source: Cynopsis)

MOVIES
Men In Black 3 – Will Smith, Tommy Lee Jones, Josh Brolin, Jemaine Clement, Alice Eve
Chernobyl Diaries – Jesse McCartney, Jonathan Sadowski, Olivia Taylor Dudley
The Intouchables (Limited Release) – Francois Cluzet, Omar Sy, Anne Le Ny, Audrey Fleurot, Clotilde Mollet

NYC STREET FAIRS
Saturday May 26, 2012
Waverly Place Festival – on Washington Square North from University to 6th Ave.
Lexington Ave. Spring Festival – from 6th to 14th St.
Greenpoint Ave. Festival (Queens) – from Queens Blvd. to 44th St.

Sunday May 27, 2012
The Annual Spring Jubilee – Lexington Ave. bet. 23rd to 34th St.
25th Annual Livable West Side Festival Broadway – 72nd to 86th St.
Flushing Festival (Queens) – on Sanford Ave. from Main Street to Kissena
Main Street Islip Festival (Long Island) – from Route 111 to Smith Ave.

Monday May 28, 2012
The Liberty Street Fair – from Broadway to Trinity Place
Crossroads Of The World Festival – on 43rd St. from 8th to 9th Ave.
Broadway Astoria Festival (Queens) – from Steinway to Crescent

MEGA MILLIONS
Today’s Jackpot is $24 million

Participating States: New York, New Jersey, California, Georgia, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Ohio, Texas, Virginia and Washington.

www.NYLottery.org

POWERBALL
Saturday’s Jackpot is $128 million.

Powerball is played in 41 states.

www.NYLottery.org

JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE TO COMPOSE “THE DEVIL IN THE DEEP BLUE SEA” SOUNDTRACK

May 24, 2012

JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE TO COMPOSE “THE DEVIL IN THE DEEP BLUE SEA” SOUNDTRACK
http://www.accesshollywood.com/justin-timberlake-returning-to-music-with-the-devil-in-the-deep-blue-sea-soundtrack_article_65238

ELTON JOHN HOSPITALIZED WITH SERIOUS RESPIRATORY INFECTION

May 24, 2012

ELTON JOHN HOSPITALIZED WITH SERIOUS RESPIRATORY INFECTION
http://www.accesshollywood.com/elton-john-hospitalized-with-serious-respiratory-infection-cancels-three-shows_article_65221

PHILLIP PHILLIPS WINS AMERICAN IDOL SEASON 11

May 24, 2012

PHILLIP PHILLIPS WINS AMERICAN IDOL SEASON 11
http://www.accesshollywood.com/phillip-phillips-wins-american-idol_article_65191

CELEBRITY NEWS: MAY 24, 2012

May 24, 2012

CELEBRITY NEWS: MAY 24, 2012
http://www.imdb.com/news/celebrity

Mark Ballas (Dancing With The Stars) – 26 years old
Bryan Greenberg (“Friends With Benefits”) – 34 years old
Carl Anthony Payne II (The Cosby Show) – 43 years old
John C. Reilly (“Chicago”) – 47 years old
Kristin Scott Thomas (“The English Patient”) – 52 years old
Roseanne Cash – 57 years old
Alfred Molina (“Chocolat”) – 59 years old
Jim Broadbent (“Moulin Rouge”) – 63 years old
Priscilla Presley – 67 years old
Patti Labelle – 68 years old
Gary Burghoff (M.A.S.H.) – 69 years old
Bob Dylan – 71 years old
Tommy Chong (That 70’s Show) – 74 years old

FIRST LOOK/ ON TV/ CASTING CALL

May 24, 2012

FIRST LOOK
www.eonline.com

ON TELEVISION (THURSDAY 5/24/12)
ABC: Duets (Premiere) at 8pm
ABC: Rookie Blue (Premiere) at 10pm
FOX: So You Think You Can Dance (Premiere) at 8pm
TLC: On The Fly (Premiere) at 9pm
TLC: Tattoo School (Premiere) at 10pm
TBS: Men At Work (Premiere) at 10pm & 10:30pm
NBC: Awake (Finale) at 10pm

The 46th Annual Country Music Association (CMA) Awards will air live on ABC November 1 at 8p. The telecast will air from the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville.
(Source: Cynopsis)

In early June, Discovery Fit & Health presents a week-long programming event called Psych Week beginning June 3 to June 8. Hosted by Carrie Fisher, Psych Week will offer mental health programming that highlights various afflictions and addictions each night at 8p with specials and documentaries along with the new mystery series Broken Minds premiering with back-to-back episodes on June 6 at 9p. Broken Minds is hosted by Dr. Reef Karim and explores patients who live in an alternative reality and the doctors who are trying to help them. A full list of Psych Week programming can be found at http://press.discovery.com/us/dfh/.
(Source: Cynopsis)

HISTORY’s series Cajun Pawn Stars is back with a new season starting June 6 at 9p. The series, a spinoff of the network’s series Pawn Stars, is set at the Silver Dollar Pawn & Jewelry Center in Alexandria, Louisiana owned and run by Jimmie DeRamus and his family. Leftfield Pictures produces the series for HISTORY.
(Source: Cynopsis)

A third season of Flying Wild Alaska premieres on Discovery Channel June 8 at 10p. The series follows the Tweto family who provide the only lifeline to isolated communities of Northern Alaska through their regional airline, Era Alaska.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Beginning in August, OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network is partnering with The Huffington Post Media Group. OWN will have a special section on The Huffington Post’s website featuring content created by writers and producers from OWN and Oprah.com specifically for The Huffington Post.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Monday’s 16th season debut of VH1 Storytellers on VH1 at 11p averaged a 0.5 rating with A18-49 and delivered 723,000 total viewers.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Film, TV and stage actress Janet Carroll died Tuesday in New York at the age of 71. Ms. Carroll was best-known playing Tom Cruise’s mother on vacation in the 1983 film Risky Business. Her acting career spanned three decades and included two recurring roles in two popular sitcoms, playing the owner of the store where shoe salesman Al Bundy (Ed O’Neill) worked in FOX’s Married … With Children and as the wife of anchorman Jim Dial (Charles Kimbrough) on CBS’ Murphy Brown. Ms. Carroll also had regular roles on the television series The Bronx Zoo, The Bonnie Hunt Show as well as stints on Brothers & Sisters, Designing Women, Matlock, Third Rock from the Sun, Law & Order: SVU and Scrubs. A sampling of her films included The Killing Time (1987), Memories of Me (1988), Family Business (1989) among others in addition to the upcoming film College Debts. Ms. Carroll made her Broadway debut in 2005 in the original musical Little Women and also appeared elsewhere on stage in Lady Windermere’s Fan, A Couple of White Chicks and Electra. She also appeared in eight major musicals every summer for five years at the Starlight Theatre in Kansas City, where she began her stage career following high school. Ms. Carroll’s survivors include her son George and daughter-in-law Lauren. A memorial service for Ms. Carroll is this Saturday at 3p at Advent Lutheran Church in New York.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Gillian Zinser will not be reprising her series regular role as Ivy on The CW’s 90210 when the series returns for a fifth season. The CW will likely bring back Zinser as a guest star though there is no indication for how many episodes.
(Source: Cynopsis)

CASTING CALL
A new docu-series pilot produced by World of Wonder is seeking powerful women. Specifically, the production is looking for a group of powerful, business-minded girlfriends or co-workers located in New York, Los Angeles or Chicago. Type-A women who take care of business at home and at work are needed for this TV project. The women can be married, divorced, dating or single. To apply, send an email to WEINGRADCASTING@GMAIL.COM and include your name, age, occupation, plus a description of your group of girlfriends, your romantic relationship and your household and how it works and what makes you successful. Include photos and your direct contact information (phone, email).
(Source: Cynopsis)

JIM PARSONS ANNOUNCES HE’S GAY AND IN A 10-YEAR RELATIONSHIP

May 24, 2012

JIM PARSONS ANNOUNCES HE’S GAY AND IN A 10-YEAR RELATIONSHIP
http://www.accesshollywood.com/jim-parsons-gay-and-in-a-10-year-relationship_article_65180

MICHAEL MCKEAN STRUCK BY A CAR IN NYC

May 24, 2012

MICHAEL MCKEAN STRUCK BY A CAR IN NYC
http://www.accesshollywood.com/michael-mckean-injured-in-manhattan-when-struck-by-car_article_65130