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CELEBRITY NEWS: JULY 15, 2013
http://www.imdb.com/news/celebrity

Taylor Kinney (Chicago Fire) – 32 years old
Lana Parrilla (Once Upon A Time) – 36 years old
Diane Kruger – 37 years old
Jim Jones (Rapper) – 37 years old
Brian Austin Green (Beverly Hills 90210) – 40 years old
Scott Foley (Scandal) – 41 years old
Beth Stern (wife of Howard Stern) – 41 years old
Eddie Griffin (Comedian) – 45 years old
Kristoff St. John (The Young & The Restless) – 47 years old
Shari Headley (“Coming To America”) – 49 years old
Brigitte Nielsen (“Rocky IV”) – 50 years old
Forest Whitaker (“The Last King of Scotland”) – 52 years old
Kim Alexis (former Model) – 53 years old
Terry O’Quinn (Lost) – 61 years old
Jesse Ventura (Ex-Professional Wrestler) – 62 years old
Ariana Huffington (The Huffington Post) – 63 years old
Linda Ronstadt (Singer/Songwriter) – 67 years old
Ken Kercheval (Dallas) – 78 years old

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

ON TELEVISION (MONDAY 7/15/13)
FOX: Kris (Premiere) at 11am
FOX: The Real (Premiere) at 12pm
TBS: Deon Cole’s Black Box (Finale) at 10pm

A whole lotta Hoopla over Hulu: After months of heated speculation, the owners of Hulu have decided not to sell the online video service after all. NBCUniversal, 21st Century Fox and the Walt Disney Company will instead make a $750 million investment in the service that keeps them solidly in the ever-evolving streaming video game. “Disney and its partners are committing resources to enable Hulu to achieve its maximum potential,” said Disney chairman and CEO Bob Iger.
(Source: Cynopsis)

The Twitter feeding frenzy for Syfy‘s July 11 premiere of cheesetastic TV-movie Sharknado  in which sharks fall from the sky and swim through the streets of LA – didn’t translate into boffo ratings, which were a respectable but unremarkable 1.4 million Total Viewers. But could the 387K social media explosion reel in new eyeballs? The net is betting on it with an encore broadcast of the original movie on Thursday, July 18 at 7p.
(Source: Cynopsis)

The trial of George Zimmerman for killing Trayvon Martin dominated cable news since it began on June 24, and ended with a not-guilty verdict that had emotions running high. As Americans (mostly peacefully) protested in the streets Saturday night after the verdict was announced, celebs from Mia Farrow to Miley Cyrus took to Twitter to express their sadness and outrage. Staunch conservative Ann Coulter expressed the other side with: “Hallelujah!”
(Source: Cynopsis)

Hours after Bay Area outlet KTVU apologized for falsely reporting the names of the pilots in the July 6 Asiana Airlines crash, the National Transportation Safety Board issued its own mea culpa on Friday, admitting that a summer intern at the agency had mistakenly confirmed the offensive names to KTVU. “Captain Sum Ting Wong” – really? “Appropriate actions will be taken to ensure that such a serious error is not repeated,” said a statement from the NTSB.
(Source: Cynopsis)

TV Land has partnered with MatchingDonors.com to raise awareness about the urgent need for organ donors. The issue is explored on the Wednesday, July 17th episode of Hot in Cleveland, when actress Victoria Chase (Wendie Malick) decides to donate a kidney to a sick child.
(Source: Cynopsis)

It’s been exactly ten years since the Fab Five on Queer Eye for the Straight Guy (2003-2007) started their makeover magic, one slovenly hetero at a time. Bravo is marking the occasion with an all-day marathon today “best-of” eps will include the series premiere and finale, from 6a to 5p.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Oprah‘s on a roll. After nabbing Lance Armstrong and Rihanna for mid-scandal sit-downs, the talk show queen has signed up Lindsay Lohan for an August interview (the troubled star has to finish up her rehab stint in Betty Ford first, which should be around July 31st), as well as an eight-part documentary series to run in 2014.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Bill Cosby is Far From Finished, if the name of his upcoming TV concert is any indication. The beloved comedian’s special  his first since 1983 – airs on Comedy Central on Sunday, November 24.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Greg Grunberg and Diane Farr have been cast as the leads in USA Network’s comedy pilot, Divide & Conquer, as a couple with very different approaches to parenting. The show is being written and executive produced by The Office‘s Peter Ocko.
(Source: Cynopsis)

The long-lost son of Revenge‘s devious Victoria Grayson (Madeleine Stowe) gets a face! Victoria saw Patrick on last season’s cliffhanger of the ABC drama, but the audience didn’t. Now Smallville’s Justin Hartley has been cast for a multi-episode arc in season three, in a role sure to shake up the Hamptons haves and have-nots.
(Source: Cynopsis)

The Vampire Diaries gets new blood for season five, when Kendrick Sampson (Greek) and Olga Fonda (How I Met Your Mother) join the CW drama in recurring roles. Sampson plays Jesse, a student at Whitmore College, while Fonda is a mysterious European beauty named Nadia.
(Source: Cynopsis)

She couldn’t rescue Save Me, but NBC hasn’t given up on Anne Heche. The actress has been signed for multiple episodes on The Michael J. Fox Show, playing a news anchor at the station where her rival, Fox, has returned to work as a correspondent. The anticipated new series premieres Thursday, September 26 at 9p.
(Source: Cynopsis)

An autopsy is scheduled for today for Cory Monteith, who was found dead in a Vancouver hotel room on Saturday. The Glee star was 31. Monteith had been battling drug addiction since his teens, and completed a stint at an addiction treatment facility in April. The fifth season of Fox‘s Glee is scheduled to premiere September 19. “We are deeply saddened by this tragic news,” Fox said in a statement. “Cory was an exceptional talent and an even more exceptional person.” Monteith also had a role in the upcoming film, All the Wrong Reasons.
(Source: Cynopsis)

WEEKEND BOX OFFICE
Despicable Me 2 – $44.7 million
Grown Ups 2 – $42.5 million
Pacific Rim – $38.3 million
The Heat – $14 million
The Lone Ranger – $11.1 million
(Source: Box Office Mojo)

CELEBRITY NEWS: JULY 12, 2013
http://www.imdb.com/news/celebrity

Erik Per Sullivan (Malcolm In The Middle) – 22 years old
LeSean McCoy (NFL Player, Philadelphia Eagles) – 25 years old
Kimberly Perry (The Band Perry) – 30 years old
Michelle Rodriguez (“Fast & Furious” movies) – 35 years old
Topher Grace (That 70’s Show) – 35 years old
Anna Friel (Pushing Daises) – 37 years old
Kristi Yamaguchi (Olympic Gold Medalist) – 42 years old
Loni Love (Comedienne) – 42 years old
Lisa Nicole Carson (Ally McBeal) – 44 years old
Tom Kenny (Voice of Spongebob Squarepants) – 53 years old
Charlie Murphy (Chappelle’s Show) – 54 years old
Cheryl Ladd (Charlie’s Angels) – 62 years old
Brian Grazer (Producer) – 62 years old
Richard Simmons – 65 years old
Denise Nicholas (In The Heat Of The Night) – 69 years old
Bill Cosby (The Cosby Show) – 76 years old

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

ON TELEVISION (FRIDAY 7/12/13)
IFC: Comedy Bang! Bang! (Premiere) at 10pm
CW: Cult (Finale) at 9pm
PBS: Need To Know (Finale) at 8:30pm
UP: Family Addition With Leigh Anne Tuohy (Finale) at 9pm
VH1: Stevie TV (Finale) at 10pm

(SATURDAY 7/13/13)
BBCA: Being Human (Premiere) at 10pm
CMT: Bounty Hunters (Premiere) at 10pm
NICKELODEON: The Haunted Hathaways (Premiere) at 8:30pm
OWN: Wanda Sykes Presents Herlarious (Premiere) at 10pm
ABC: 666 Park Avenue (Finale) at 9pm
OWN: Golden Sisters (Finale) at 9:30pm

(SUNDAY 7/14/13)
CMT: Hillbillies For Hire (Premiere) at 9pm
E!: Pop Innovators: Will.I.AM (Premiere) at 8pm
HBO: The Newsroom (Premiere) at 10pm
STYLE: Tia & Tamara (Premiere) at 8pm
OWN: Oprah’s Lifeclass (Premiere) at 9pm
TRAVEL: Adam Richman’s Fandemonium (Premiere) at 10pm
VH1: La La’s Full Court Life (Premiere) at 10pm
E!: The Wanted Life (Finale) at 10pm
STYLE: Resale Royalty (Finale) at 9pm

CBS and PBS led the nominations for the 34th annual News and Documentary Emmy Awards. CBS received 46 noms, including 24 nominations for its long-running newsmagazine 60 Minutes. PBS was a close second with 45 noms, including 18 nominations for Frontline. In addition, David Fanning, founder and executive producer of Frontline, will receive this year’s Lifetime Achievement Award.
(Source: Cynopsis)

NBC is parting ways with Betty White. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the network has canceled Off Their Rockers. The series, which was hosted by White and ran for two seasons, featured seniors punking younger folks while hidden cameras captured it all. The show debuted in April 2012.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Darren Star is headed back to prime time. The Sex and the City alum will direct and executive produce the Lifetime pilot HG, starring Alicia Silverstone. The show centers on Ellen Bell (Silverstone), the director of human resources for a global company who throws standard corporate practices out the window.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Everyone’s last chance for style advice from Stacy London and Clinton Kelly is inching closer. TLC‘s longest running primetime series What Not to Wear, which is coming to an end this season, begins airing its final episodes on Friday, August 9 at 10p. The show’s last season includes some of the biggest wardrobe challenges to-date, including a mother of nine who gets a $10,000 makeover (vs. the usual $5,000), a woman who gets a surprise visit from London and Kelly while sitting in the audience of The Chew, and a behind-the-scenes episode where viewers will get a look at what it takes to produce each episode of the show. What Not to Wear is produced by BBC Worldwide Productions for TLC.
(Source: Cynopsis)

There’s a new family game show heading to NBC. The network has ordered eight, hour-long episodes of Wall of Fame. This comedic game show offers families the chance to win big money, if they can not only answer pop culture trivia questions correctly, but also guess whether members delivered the correct answers to those same questions. The show is being produced by Endemol USA.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Nickelodeon has greenlit 20 additional episodes of Sam & Cat, the network’s number one, live-action series. The comedy airs Saturdays at 8p.
(Source: Cynopsis)

NCIS is losing a major cast member. Cote de Pablo, who plays agent Ziva David, will leave the show during its upcoming 11th season. The actress joined the series in season 3. The show is slated to return on September 24 on CBS.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Kristen Bell has been tapped to guest star in an episode of NBC‘s Parks and Recreation, reports Entertainment Weekly. She’ll play Ingrid, a snooty city councilwoman from Eagleton. The series returns for its sixth season on September 26. Bell is slated to air in early October.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Another American Idol alum is heading to Glee. Adam Lambert is joining the FOX series, when it returns for its fifth season. Details on who Lambert will play or the length of his run have not been disclosed. Last season, Idol winner Jessica Sanchez had a multiple-episode role on the show, playing a singer at a rival glee club. The series returns on Thursday, Sept. 19 at 9p.
(Source: Cynopsis)

It’s been reported that Matt Lauria has closed a deal to return to NBC‘s Parenthood for its upcoming fifth season. Lauria will reprise his role as Ryan, a soldier dealing with post- traumatic stress disorder and involved with Amber (Mae Whitman).
(Source: Cynopsis)

Carla Gugino has landed a lead role in FOX‘s limited series Wayward Pines. The 10-episode drama, which is being described as a thriller a la Twin Peaks, centers on Secret Service agent Ethan Burke (Matt Dillon). Gugino will play Kate Hewson, Ethan’s former Secret Service partner.
(Source: Cynopsis)

MOVIES 
Pacific Rim – Charlie Humnam, Idris Elba, Charlie Day, Rinko Kikuchi, Ron Perlman
Grown Ups 2 – Adam Sandler, Kevin James, Chris Rock, David Spade, Salma Hayek, Maya Rudolph, Taylor Lautner, Oliver Cooper, David Henrie, Nick Swardson
Pawn Shop Chronicles (Limited Release) – Elijah Wood, Paul Walker, Norman Reedus, Brendan Fraser
Fruitvale Station (Limited Release) – Chad Michael Murray, Kevin Durand, Octavia Spencer, Michael B. Jordan, Melonie Diaz, Ahna O’Reilly
Killing Season (Limited Release) – Robert De Niro, John Travolta, Mila Ventimiglia, Mark Steven Johnson
Crystal Fairy (Limited Release) – Michael Cera, Gaby Hoffman

NYC STREET FAIRS
Friday July 12,2013
Bowling Green Park Fair – on Broadway and Whitehall St.

Saturday July 13, 2013
Times Square Summer Fair – on Broadway from 47th to 57th St.
Family Health Fair Festival – 106th St. bet. Central Park West & Manhattan Ave.
Clinton Family Day – 109th St. bet. Lexington & Park Ave.
Fourth Ave. Festival (Brooklyn) – from 9th to 14th St.

Sunday July 14, 2013
Lexington Ave. Summer Spectacular – on Lexington Ave. from 23rd to 34th St.
Bastille Day Festival – on 60th St. from 5th Ave. to Lexington Ave.
111th St. Boys Old Timers Day -111th St. bet. 5th & Madison Ave.

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