Archive for August, 2012

FIRST LOOK/ ON TV/ WEEKEND BOX OFFICE

August 6, 2012

FIRST LOOK
http://www.eonline.com/news

ON TELEVISION (MONDAY 8/6/12)
VH1: Pop Up Video (Premiere) at 12pm
DIY: Yard Crashers (Premiere) at 9pm
FOOD: Diners, Drive-ins and Dives (Premiere) AT 10pm
BRAVO: Miss Advised (Finale) at 10pm
TLC: Four Houses (Finale) at 10pm
DIY: House Crashers (Finale) at 11pm

TLC and Discovery Fit & Health go back to school in the new series, High School Moms that debuts on TLC this Sunday at 8p with an encore airing on Discovery Fit & Health August 16 at 8p. The six-part series goes inside Florence Crittenton High School in Denver that caters to teen moms or moms-to-be as they balance schoolwork and diapers. High School Moms is produced for both TLC and Discovery Fit & Health by Rize USA.
(Source: Cynopsis)

In another new series, TLC will go inside the religion and lifestyle of the Amish/Mennonites when Breaking Amish premieres September 9 at 10p. The series follows five young people who have chosen to leave their Amish/Mennonite communities to pursue their dreams of a new life in New York City. The nine-episode series is produced by Hot Snakes Media for TLC.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Logo examines adoption on a different level with the new docu-series The Baby Wait from DiGa’s Tony DiSanto and Liz Gateley, the television producers and MTV execs behind Teen Mom and 16 and Pregnant among other series. The Baby Wait focuses on the adoption journey with emphasis on the period where the birth mom has the option to take her child back from the prospective adoptive family. Each episode follows a new adoption case offering perspectives from the birth mom and the adoptive couple. The one-hour six-episode series premieres October 30 at 10p.
(Source: Cynopsis)

A second season of docu-series Be Good Johnny Weir debuts on Logo September 17 at 10p. The series tags along with Johnny Weir, the three-time US National Figure Skating Champion and World Medalist in ten half-hour episodes. The series is produced and co-financed by Original Media.
(Source: Cynopsis)

MTV approved a second season of Snooki & JWoww and the network also set the sixth season premiere of Jersey Shore on October 4 at 10p. MTV will also bow the new scripted series Underemployed on October 16 and new docu-series Catfish on November 12 that is paired with the second season of World of Jenks. MTV further renewed the hidden-camera series Money From Strangers for a second season.
(Source: Cynopsis)

WEEKEND BOX OFFICE
The Dark Knight Rises – $36.4 million
Total Recall – $26 million
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days – $$14.7 million
Ice Age: Continental Drift – $8.4 million
The Watch – $6.4 million
(Source: Box Office Mojo)

ROSIE O’DONNELL’S FIANCEE DIAGNOSED WITH RARE DISEASE

August 3, 2012

ROSIE O’DONNELL’S FIANCEE DIAGNOSED WITH RARE DISEASE
http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20618062,00.html

STEVIE WONDER FILES FOR DIVORCE FROM HIS SECOND WIFE

August 3, 2012

STEVIE WONDER FILES FOR DIVORCE FROM HIS SECOND WIFE
http://www.tmz.com/2012/08/03/stevie-wonder-divorce-kai-millard-morris/

CELEBRITY NEWS: AUGUST 3, 2012

August 3, 2012

CELEBRITY NEWS: AUGUST 3, 2012
http://www.imdb.com/news/celebrity

Ryan Lochte (Olympic Gold Medalist) – 28 years old
Jon Foster (Accidentally On Purpose) – 28 years old
Evangeline Lilly (Lost) – 33 years old
Tom Brady (New England Patriots) – 35 years old
Michael Ealy (“Think Like A Man”) – 39 years old
James Hetfield (lead guitarist for Metallica) – 49 years old
Isaiah Washington (Grey’s Anatomy) – 49 years old
Carlo Imperato (Fame) – 49 years old
John C. McGinley (Scrubs) – 53 years old
JoMarie Payton (Family Matters) – 62 years old
John Landis (Director, The Blues Brothers) – 62 years old
Martha Stewart – 71 years old
Martin Sheen (The West Wing) – 72 years old
Tony Bennett – 86 years old

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

August 3, 2012

FIRST LOOK
http://www.eonline.com/news

ON TELEVISION (FRIDAY 8/3/12)
OWN: Super Saver Showdown (Premiere) at 9pm

(SATURDAY 8/4/12)
FOOD: The Pioneer Woman (Premiere) at 10:30am
HGTV: Home By Novogratz (Premiere) at 7pm
HGTV: Dina’s Party (Premiere) at 7:30pm
HGTV: Shop This Room (Premiere) at 8pm
BIO: The unExplained (Premiere) at 10pm & 10:30pm

(SUNDAY 8/5/12)
ANIMAL PLANET: Off The Hook: Extreme Catches (Premiere) at 9pm
SPIKE: Flip Men (Premiere) at 10pm

TV One welcomes two more new series to its schedule later in August and this fall: beginning August 20 at 10p, the network debuts R&B Divas (formerly Ladies of R&B), a new reality series that profiles five R&B stars Faith Evans, Nicci Gilbert, Monifah Carter, Syleena Johnson and Keke Wyatt. The eight, one-hour series is produced for TV One by ThinkfactoryMedia. The second new series is Save My Son, a docu-series opening September 26 at 9p. Hosted by educator Dr. Steve Perry, this one-hour series examines the lives of young men in the African American community. Save My Son has eight episodes produced by Powerhouse Productions for TV One.
(Source: Cynopsis)

New fall series Last Resort on ABC cast Jay Hernandez in an eight-episode run playing Paul Wells, a handsome and seemingly nice guy who tests the loyalty of Scott Speedman’s character’s estranged wife (Jessy Schram). Last Resort debuts on ABC September 27.
(Source: Cynopsis)

NBC cast Caroline Dhavernas (Wonderfalls) for its new midseason series Hannibal. She will play Dr. Alana Bloom, an FBI consultant and psychology professor. NBC ordered 13 episodes of Hannibal.
(Source: Cynopsis)

MOVIES
Total Recall – Colin Farrell, Bryan Cranston, Kate Beckinsale, Jessica Biel, Bill Nighy
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days – Steve Zahn, Rachael Harris, Devon Bostick, Zachary Gordon, Robert Capron
Soldiers of Fortune (Limited Release) – Sean Bean, Dominic Monaghan, Ving Rhames, Christian Slater, James Cromwell
The Babymakers (Limited Release) – Paul Schneider, Olivia Munn, Kevin Heffernan, Wood Harris, Nat Faxon
360 (Limited Release) – Jude Law Rachel Weisz, Anthony Hopkins, Jamel Debbouze, Dinara, Drukarova
Celeste And Jesse Forever (Limited Release) – Emma Roberts, Rashida Jones, Elijah Wood, Andy Samberg, Chris Messina

NYC STREET FAIRS
Friday August 3, 2012
Bowling Green Park Fair – at Broadway and Whitehall St.

Saturday August 4, 2012
The Seaport Festival – on Water St. from Fulton to Wall St.
JAMS Jamaica Avenue Festival (Queens) – on Jamaica Ave. from Parsons Blvd. to 169th St.
Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival (Queens) – Flushing Medows Corona Park

Sunday August 5, 2012
Lexington Ave. Summerfest – on Lexington Ave. from 42nd to 57th St.
60th St. Festival – between 5th Ave. and Madison Ave.
Junction Blvd. Festival (Queens) – from Roosevelt to 35th Ave.
Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival (Queens) – Flushing Medows Corona Park

MEGA MILLIONS
Today’s Jackpot is $13 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 $181 million.

Powerball is played in 41 states.

www.NYLottery.org

CASTIING CALL
Doron Ofir Casting
is seeking single women who are pregnant to appear in a new television docu-series for a major cable network. This is a national search for women who have big personalities, are single and independent, have become newly pregnant and are still dating. For these women, it is more important than ever to fine the right man. If this describes you and you are at least 24 years old and interested in sharing your story, please apply online at: www.singleandpregnantcasting.com.
(Source: Cynopsis)

BEYONCE TO DIRECT & STAR IN NEW DOCUMENTARY

August 2, 2012

BEYONCE TO DIRECT & STAR IN NEW DOCUMENTARY
http://www.accesshollywood.com/beyonce-to-direct-and-star-in-new-documentary-report_article_68023

LA TOYA JACKSON GETS A REALITY SHOW ON OWN NETWORK

August 2, 2012

LA TOYA JACKSON GETS A REALITY SHOW ON OWN NETWORK
http://www.accesshollywood.com/la-toya-jackson-lands-own-reality-show_article_68018

KATHERINE JACKSON SUGGESTED SHE WAS DUPED INTO ARIZONA TRIP

August 2, 2012

KATHERINE JACKSON SUGGESTED SHE WAS DUPED INTO ARIZONA TRIP
http://www.tmz.com/2012/08/02/katherine-jackson-arizona-trip-prince-paris-blanket-jermaine-rebbie-janet/

KATHERINE JACKSON REINSTATED AS GUARDIAN WITH TJ JACKSON

August 2, 2012

KATHERINE JACKSON REINSTATED AS GUARDIAN WITH TJ JACKSON
http://www.tmz.com/2012/08/02/katherine-jackson-joint-guardianship-tj-jackson-prince-paris-blanket/

JANET JACKSON DID NOT SLAP OR VERBALLY ABUSE PARIS JACKSON

August 2, 2012

JANET JACKSON DID NOT SLAP OR VERBALLY ABUSE PARIS JACKSON
http://www.tmz.com/2012/08/01/janet-jackson-did-not-slap-or-verbally-abuse-paris-jackson/