“If you hear a fire alarm, take it seriously,” the woman at the podium announced. “Proceed calmly, but exit swiftly.
This was a step beyond the standard “put away your cell phones” introduction, but this was no ordinary movie––we were seated to watch an original nitrate print of George Sidney’s rousing 1950 musical Annie Get Your Gun. Thankfully, Netflix––in their three-year, gorgeous renovation of the Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood––retained its ability to screen nitrate, but if Inglourious Basterds taught us anything, it’s that you can trap and kill a hell of a lot of people with ultra-flammable nitrate stock if things go wrong.
It was the most danger I’ve ever been in while watching Howard Keel romance a woman under disreputable circumstances, and he did that often enough. The risk was plenty worthwhile to see the colors of this ostentatious, gaudy, not-a-little-bit-wacky musical really pop...
This was a step beyond the standard “put away your cell phones” introduction, but this was no ordinary movie––we were seated to watch an original nitrate print of George Sidney’s rousing 1950 musical Annie Get Your Gun. Thankfully, Netflix––in their three-year, gorgeous renovation of the Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood––retained its ability to screen nitrate, but if Inglourious Basterds taught us anything, it’s that you can trap and kill a hell of a lot of people with ultra-flammable nitrate stock if things go wrong.
It was the most danger I’ve ever been in while watching Howard Keel romance a woman under disreputable circumstances, and he did that often enough. The risk was plenty worthwhile to see the colors of this ostentatious, gaudy, not-a-little-bit-wacky musical really pop...
- 4/23/2024
- by Scott Nye
- The Film Stage
For those of us who remember going to the movies in 1977, we were treated to Star Wars, Smokey And The Bandit, The Spy Who Loved Me, Airport 77, The Car, Orca and Capricorn One. There was a rich wealth of movies to choose from and a time when audiences in their local cinemas would cheer and clap for the heroes. Then on December 14, 1977, coming off the success of Jaws, that director Steven Spielberg’s sci-fi masterpiece graced the screens. Close Encounters Of The Third Kind was the filmmaker’s next movie and, along with star Richard Dreyfuss and the magnificent score from composer John Williams, took audiences on a journey of mankind’s first meeting with aliens and let us know we are not alone in the universe.
Close Encounters of the Third Kind was nominated for eight Academy Awards, winning for Best Cinematography by Director of Photography Vilmos Zsigmond (The Sugarland Express...
Close Encounters of the Third Kind was nominated for eight Academy Awards, winning for Best Cinematography by Director of Photography Vilmos Zsigmond (The Sugarland Express...
- 3/21/2024
- by Melissa Thompson
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Those attending the 15th annual TCM Classic Film Festival in Hollywood next month will have an opportunity to engage with Mel Brooks and Vitaphone, both born in 1926. One’s extinct, the other’s still going strong.
While Brooks, 97, will be on hand for a closing-night screening of his 1987 comedy Spaceballs, six Vitaphone vaudeville shorts from the 1920s will be projected in 35mm, with sound played back from their original 16-inch discs on a turntable designed and engineered by Warner Bros.’ postproduction engineering department.
Also announced Thursday:
• Steven Spielberg will participate in a Q&a with Howard Suber — the UCLA faculty member at the center of the recent six-part TCM documentary The Power of Film — ahead of a director’s cut of Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977);
• Nancy Meyers and Alexander Payne, respectively, will introduce world premiere restorations of Alfred Hitchcock’s North by Northwest (1959) and John Ford’s The Searchers...
While Brooks, 97, will be on hand for a closing-night screening of his 1987 comedy Spaceballs, six Vitaphone vaudeville shorts from the 1920s will be projected in 35mm, with sound played back from their original 16-inch discs on a turntable designed and engineered by Warner Bros.’ postproduction engineering department.
Also announced Thursday:
• Steven Spielberg will participate in a Q&a with Howard Suber — the UCLA faculty member at the center of the recent six-part TCM documentary The Power of Film — ahead of a director’s cut of Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977);
• Nancy Meyers and Alexander Payne, respectively, will introduce world premiere restorations of Alfred Hitchcock’s North by Northwest (1959) and John Ford’s The Searchers...
- 3/21/2024
- by Mike Barnes
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Chances are, you’ve never seen an NHL hockey game like this before. While you can watch the boring, traditional version of the Pittsburgh Penguins vs. the Boston Bruins on either ABC, on the Disney Channel and Disney Xd, ESPN will use tracking technology to recreate all of the hockey action with animated versions of the players, skating alongside everyone’s favorite characters from “Big City Greens.” This is an alternate broadcast that everyone in the family will want to watch. Both the traditional and animated broadcasts of the game will also be available on ESPN+, while the Big City Greens Classic 2 will be available to stream on Disney+ as well. The puck drops on Saturday, March 9 at 3 p.m. Et. You can watch Disney Channel and Disney Xd with a 5-Day Free Trial of Directv Stream. You can also watch with Sling TV, Hulu Live TV, Fubo, or YouTube TV.
- 3/9/2024
- by Matt Tamanini
- The Streamable
The game as it was originally meant to be played: on a frozen sheet of ice, outside, in front of 82,500 screaming fans. Well, not exactly, but that’s what you’ll get when you tune into the 2024 Navy Federal Credit Union NHL Stadium Series. With two regular-season games on the docket, it’s the Philadelphia Flyers vs. New Jersey Devils on Saturday, Feb. 17 with puck drop at 8 p.m. Et from MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey. And on Sunday, Feb. 18, it’s the battle of New York, as the New York Rangers take on the New York Islanders at 3 p.m. Et. You can watch both games on ABC, or with a subscription to ESPN+. You can watch ABC with a 5-Day Free Trial of Directv Stream. You can also watch with Hulu Live TV, Fubo, or YouTube TV.
How to Watch 2024 NHL Stadium Series When: Saturday, February...
How to Watch 2024 NHL Stadium Series When: Saturday, February...
- 2/17/2024
- by Thomas Waschenfelder
- The Streamable
Photograph by Courtesy of Warner Bros/Discovery Puppy Bowl, the original and longest running call-to-adoption television event, returns for a 20th year on Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 2Pm Et / 11Am Pt and will be simulcast across Animal Planet, Discovery, TBS, truTV, Max and discovery+. The three-hour television matchup will be the biggest yet, featuring 131 puppies, 73 shelters and rescues across 36 states and territories – including the all-time smallest pup, Sweetpea, at 1.7 lbs and the biggest, Levi the Great Dane at 72 lbs. Inspiring adoption stories will highlight the dedication and incredible work of rescues and shelters, as puppies from Team Ruff and Team Fluff take to the gridiron in the Puppy Bowl Xx stadium to win the Wayfair® “Lombarky” trophy and find their forever homes. To celebrate 20 years of the game, four previous Puppy Bowl players return to be inducted into the all-new Puppy Bowl Hall of Fame. The game kicks off when the...
- 1/12/2024
- by Hollywood Outbreak
- HollywoodOutbreak.com
Puppies, puppies, and more puppies! Animal Planet promises more adorable dogs than ever before as they celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Puppy Bowl. The family-friendly alternative to the Super Bowl will air on Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 2pm Et/11am Pt.
This year’s extravaganza of adoptable doggies will be broadcast on Animal Planet, Discovery Channel, TBS, TruTV, Max, and Discovery+. The pre-game show airs on Animal Planet at 1pm Et/ 10am Pt.
Puppy Bowl Xx will feature 131 puppies from 73 shelters across the United States and territories. One pup, Sweatpea, takes the title as the smallest pup to ever grace the Puppy Bowl field, weighing in at just 1.7 lbs. In contrast, Levi the Great Dane will be the all-time largest dog at 72 lbs.
The 20th-anniversary broadcast welcomes back four previous players who will be inducted into the brand new Puppy Bowl Hall of Fame. Six special needs doggies will also join the fun,...
This year’s extravaganza of adoptable doggies will be broadcast on Animal Planet, Discovery Channel, TBS, TruTV, Max, and Discovery+. The pre-game show airs on Animal Planet at 1pm Et/ 10am Pt.
Puppy Bowl Xx will feature 131 puppies from 73 shelters across the United States and territories. One pup, Sweatpea, takes the title as the smallest pup to ever grace the Puppy Bowl field, weighing in at just 1.7 lbs. In contrast, Levi the Great Dane will be the all-time largest dog at 72 lbs.
The 20th-anniversary broadcast welcomes back four previous players who will be inducted into the brand new Puppy Bowl Hall of Fame. Six special needs doggies will also join the fun,...
- 1/11/2024
- by Rebecca Murray
- Showbiz Junkies
Historically, “Rick and Morty” has ended its seasons with a “big shoot ’em up” episode, aka a high-action, high-octane and highly canonical episode that often influences the course of series for seasons to come. That’s not the approach Season 7’s conclusion takes.
Written by Heather Anne Campbell and directed by Eugene Huang, “Fear No Mort” is one of the most intimate and introspective episodes this series has ever aired. Rick (Ian Cardoni) and Morty (Harry Belden) learn of a “fear hole” located inside of a Denny’s bathroom, a portal that forces those who enter to face their absolute worst fears. Desperate to feel something close to terror again, Morty jumps through the hole, setting off an adventure in which Rick is reunited with his lost love Dianne (Kari Wahlgren) and Morty has to confront what he truly means to his grandfather.
Cardoni found Rick’s Season 7 arc “compelling,...
Written by Heather Anne Campbell and directed by Eugene Huang, “Fear No Mort” is one of the most intimate and introspective episodes this series has ever aired. Rick (Ian Cardoni) and Morty (Harry Belden) learn of a “fear hole” located inside of a Denny’s bathroom, a portal that forces those who enter to face their absolute worst fears. Desperate to feel something close to terror again, Morty jumps through the hole, setting off an adventure in which Rick is reunited with his lost love Dianne (Kari Wahlgren) and Morty has to confront what he truly means to his grandfather.
Cardoni found Rick’s Season 7 arc “compelling,...
- 12/18/2023
- by Kayla Cobb
- The Wrap
Rick and Morty wrapped its seventh season in spectacularly nightmarish fashion on Sunday, forcing the titular duo (but really just Morty?) to confront their darkest fears, a journey that reunited Rick (but not really Rick?) with his late wife, among other dramatic developments. Like most episodes of this show, it was… a lot.
“Season 7 was really all about conjuring Diane, Rick finally being able to say her name again and everyone beginning to really heal in terms of all that,” executive producer Scott Marder tells TVLine. “Rick’s going to continue growing and figuring out what life is like beyond...
“Season 7 was really all about conjuring Diane, Rick finally being able to say her name again and everyone beginning to really heal in terms of all that,” executive producer Scott Marder tells TVLine. “Rick’s going to continue growing and figuring out what life is like beyond...
- 12/18/2023
- by Andy Swift
- TVLine.com
This article contains spoilers for Rick and Morty season 7 episode 10.
Rick and Morty season 7 had a lot to be afraid of.
Adult Swim‘s animated hit went into the year without the original voices of its titular characters following co-creator Justin Roiland’s dismissal of the show. This meant that the show’s writing staff, led by co-creator Dan Harmon and showrunner Scott Marder, had to work in two new major voice actors (Ian Cardoni as Rick and Harry Belden as Morty) while also fighting against the inevitable fan perception of creative inertia that all animated series face nearly a decade in.
Perhaps it’s no surprise then that the theme of season 7’s 10th and final episode all comes down to fear. Fittingly titled “Fear No Mort,” the season finale finds Rick and Morty meeting a mysterious thrill-seeker (voiced by Liev Schreiber) and being brought to a Denny’s...
Rick and Morty season 7 had a lot to be afraid of.
Adult Swim‘s animated hit went into the year without the original voices of its titular characters following co-creator Justin Roiland’s dismissal of the show. This meant that the show’s writing staff, led by co-creator Dan Harmon and showrunner Scott Marder, had to work in two new major voice actors (Ian Cardoni as Rick and Harry Belden as Morty) while also fighting against the inevitable fan perception of creative inertia that all animated series face nearly a decade in.
Perhaps it’s no surprise then that the theme of season 7’s 10th and final episode all comes down to fear. Fittingly titled “Fear No Mort,” the season finale finds Rick and Morty meeting a mysterious thrill-seeker (voiced by Liev Schreiber) and being brought to a Denny’s...
- 12/18/2023
- by Alec Bojalad
- Den of Geek
In classic Trek tradition, there's always a filler episode (or three) in any given season, and at least one is a classic clip show.
Star Trek: Lower Decks Season 4 Episode 8 manages to give the trope of a clip show a twist in that its clips are all new scenes.
No, there's no development in the mysterious vessel's long-arc plot, but our Fab Four get to bond and revisit what makes them such great friends to begin with.
It's a fact that before Mariner ever moans about their away mission, there are over Thirty separate cave-based adventures in televised Trek history (including Star Trek: Lower Decks Season 1 Episode 8 And Star Trek: Lower Decks Season 3 Episode 3.)
Furthermore, caves have played major roles in multiple Trek motion pictures. So Mariner's got a point. Caves are kind of over-represented as far as landforms go.
Clip shows are a great device for bringing back recurring characters by rehashing old footage.
Star Trek: Lower Decks Season 4 Episode 8 manages to give the trope of a clip show a twist in that its clips are all new scenes.
No, there's no development in the mysterious vessel's long-arc plot, but our Fab Four get to bond and revisit what makes them such great friends to begin with.
It's a fact that before Mariner ever moans about their away mission, there are over Thirty separate cave-based adventures in televised Trek history (including Star Trek: Lower Decks Season 1 Episode 8 And Star Trek: Lower Decks Season 3 Episode 3.)
Furthermore, caves have played major roles in multiple Trek motion pictures. So Mariner's got a point. Caves are kind of over-represented as far as landforms go.
Clip shows are a great device for bringing back recurring characters by rehashing old footage.
- 10/19/2023
- by Diana Keng
- TVfanatic
Longtime NHL analyst and former hockey coach and player Barry Melrose is retiring from ESPN after being diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease.
““I’ve had over 50 extraordinary years playing, coaching and analyzing the world’s greatest game, hockey,” he said in a statement. “It’s now time to hang up my skates and focus on my health, my family, including my supportive wife Cindy, and whatever comes next.”
The news was first revealed by Melrose’s friend and network colleague John Buccigross, just hours before the 2023-2024 NHL season begins.
“I’ve worked with Barry at ESPN for over a quarter century. Cold beers and hearty laughs in smokey cigar bars,” Buccigross wrote on X along with a tribute video from ESPN. “A razor sharp wit, he was always early & looked like a million bucks. I love him. I’ll miss him.”
News:
Barry Melrose has Parkinson's disease and is...
““I’ve had over 50 extraordinary years playing, coaching and analyzing the world’s greatest game, hockey,” he said in a statement. “It’s now time to hang up my skates and focus on my health, my family, including my supportive wife Cindy, and whatever comes next.”
The news was first revealed by Melrose’s friend and network colleague John Buccigross, just hours before the 2023-2024 NHL season begins.
“I’ve worked with Barry at ESPN for over a quarter century. Cold beers and hearty laughs in smokey cigar bars,” Buccigross wrote on X along with a tribute video from ESPN. “A razor sharp wit, he was always early & looked like a million bucks. I love him. I’ll miss him.”
News:
Barry Melrose has Parkinson's disease and is...
- 10/10/2023
- by Lucas Manfredi
- The Wrap
ESPN’s “Toy Story”-themed alternative live stream of Sunday’s Jaguars-Falcons game was incredibly ambitious, and it showed early on in the form of technical issues.
The stream was available on both Disney+ and ESPN+. That is, if you could get in. I was able to log in on my second or third try after fully restarting my TV; a colleague gave up after five minutes of continuous trying. Those who joined halfway (or more) through the first quarter probably had the best viewer experience.
Ball-tracking was the first noticeable challenge and the most consistent issue throughout the game. At times, the football would just appear on random spots of the carpet (field) or slide around the playing surface on its own. Sometimes The Claw, playing the role of umpire in Andy’s room, never even spotted the ball at the line of scrimmage.
Catches were occasionally presented as drops,...
The stream was available on both Disney+ and ESPN+. That is, if you could get in. I was able to log in on my second or third try after fully restarting my TV; a colleague gave up after five minutes of continuous trying. Those who joined halfway (or more) through the first quarter probably had the best viewer experience.
Ball-tracking was the first noticeable challenge and the most consistent issue throughout the game. At times, the football would just appear on random spots of the carpet (field) or slide around the playing surface on its own. Sometimes The Claw, playing the role of umpire in Andy’s room, never even spotted the ball at the line of scrimmage.
Catches were occasionally presented as drops,...
- 10/3/2023
- by Tony Maglio
- Indiewire
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The premiere of Dan Harmon’s new adult animated series “Krapopolis” has launched as the most-watched animation series to debut over the past decade.
As viewers tuned in to watch Hannah Waddingham, Richard Ayoade and Matt Berry take on roles within a dysfunctional family of mortals, gods and monsters, the Sunday evening premiere of “Krapopolis” on Fox drew in 3.6 million total viewers and scored a 1.2 rating in the key broadcast demographic among adults 18-49, according to Nielsen live-plus-same-day figures.
Standing as the most-watched telecast from a Harmon animated series, exceeding telecasts of “Rick and Morty” and “Strange Planet,” the premiere also became the most-watched entertainment telecast (excluding award ceremonies) since the premiere of “Next Level Chef” on Feb. 12, which followed the 2023 Super Bowl.
The Sunday airing also boosted “Krapopolis” to...
The premiere of Dan Harmon’s new adult animated series “Krapopolis” has launched as the most-watched animation series to debut over the past decade.
As viewers tuned in to watch Hannah Waddingham, Richard Ayoade and Matt Berry take on roles within a dysfunctional family of mortals, gods and monsters, the Sunday evening premiere of “Krapopolis” on Fox drew in 3.6 million total viewers and scored a 1.2 rating in the key broadcast demographic among adults 18-49, according to Nielsen live-plus-same-day figures.
Standing as the most-watched telecast from a Harmon animated series, exceeding telecasts of “Rick and Morty” and “Strange Planet,” the premiere also became the most-watched entertainment telecast (excluding award ceremonies) since the premiere of “Next Level Chef” on Feb. 12, which followed the 2023 Super Bowl.
The Sunday airing also boosted “Krapopolis” to...
- 9/25/2023
- by Loree Seitz
- The Wrap
Dan Harmon’s new adult animated series “Krapopolis” finally debuts Sunday evening after years in the works at Fox. The Covid-19 pandemic prompted the show’s staff to shake up virtually every step of development and production, from a virtual writers’ room to a Zoom table read.
Just before the pandemic hit the U.S. in March 2020, Fox Entertainment president Michael Thorn encouraged Harmon to dust off an old idea the “Community” creator had shared about a show set in ancient Greece, but had yet to explore.
“Dan had this idea to do a show in ancient Greece, and that was about it — that’s all we had,” executive producer Steve Levy told TheWrap. “Dan loved the world, and was a myth buff when he was a kid and really took to the stories. We were like, ‘sure, we could explore that world,’ [but] we really didn’t have anything.”
As...
Just before the pandemic hit the U.S. in March 2020, Fox Entertainment president Michael Thorn encouraged Harmon to dust off an old idea the “Community” creator had shared about a show set in ancient Greece, but had yet to explore.
“Dan had this idea to do a show in ancient Greece, and that was about it — that’s all we had,” executive producer Steve Levy told TheWrap. “Dan loved the world, and was a myth buff when he was a kid and really took to the stories. We were like, ‘sure, we could explore that world,’ [but] we really didn’t have anything.”
As...
- 9/25/2023
- by Loree Seitz
- The Wrap
Daveed Diggs, Jane Lynch and Ben Stiller are among the slew of celebrities set to guest star on Fox’s upcoming adult animated series “Krapopolis.”
Additional guest stars who will appear on the Dan Harmon-created show include Susan Sarandon, Joel McHale, Dave Franco, Yvette Nicole Brown, Will Forte, Steve Buscemi, Stephanie Beatriz, David Cross, Keith David, Chris Hardwick, Tim Meadows, Bobby Moynihan, Jim Rash, Rob Ubach and Amber Stevens West.
The guest stars join the previously announced cast of the show, which will be led by Hannah Waddingham, Richard Ayoade (“The It Crowd”), Matt Berry (“What We Do in The Shadows”), Pam Murphy (“Mapleworth Murders) and Duncan Trussell (“The Midnight Gospel”).
The news comes weeks before the network will launch the long-awaited series as “Krapopolis” premieres Sept. 24 with its first two episodes at 8 p.m. Et following the NFL doubleheader on Fox.
Created by Harmon, who also created “Community” and “Rick and Morty,...
Additional guest stars who will appear on the Dan Harmon-created show include Susan Sarandon, Joel McHale, Dave Franco, Yvette Nicole Brown, Will Forte, Steve Buscemi, Stephanie Beatriz, David Cross, Keith David, Chris Hardwick, Tim Meadows, Bobby Moynihan, Jim Rash, Rob Ubach and Amber Stevens West.
The guest stars join the previously announced cast of the show, which will be led by Hannah Waddingham, Richard Ayoade (“The It Crowd”), Matt Berry (“What We Do in The Shadows”), Pam Murphy (“Mapleworth Murders) and Duncan Trussell (“The Midnight Gospel”).
The news comes weeks before the network will launch the long-awaited series as “Krapopolis” premieres Sept. 24 with its first two episodes at 8 p.m. Et following the NFL doubleheader on Fox.
Created by Harmon, who also created “Community” and “Rick and Morty,...
- 9/13/2023
- by Loree Seitz
- The Wrap
Fox’s Krapopolis‘ long-awaited premiere is on September 24, and there will be many familiar voices popping up throughout the season.
Guest stars include Ben Stiller, Susan Sarandon, Joel McHale, Dave Franco, Yvette Nicole Brown, Will Forte, Jane Lynch Daveed Diggs, Steve Buscemi, Stephanie Beatriz, David Cross, Keith David, Chris Hardwick, Tim Meadows, Bobby Moynihan, Jim Rash, Rob Riffle, Tim Robinson, Michael Urie Alanna Ubach and Amber Stevens West.
Stiller will bring to life Prometheus, find a preview of his character in the video below.
Set in mythical ancient Greece, Krapopolis tells the story of a dysfunctional family of humans, gods and monsters trying to run one of the world’s first cities, while also trying their best to not kill each other in the process.
Featuring the voices of Hannah Waddingham, Richard Ayoade, Matt Berry, Pam Murphy and Duncan Trussell, Krapopolis centers on a flawed family of humans, gods, and...
Guest stars include Ben Stiller, Susan Sarandon, Joel McHale, Dave Franco, Yvette Nicole Brown, Will Forte, Jane Lynch Daveed Diggs, Steve Buscemi, Stephanie Beatriz, David Cross, Keith David, Chris Hardwick, Tim Meadows, Bobby Moynihan, Jim Rash, Rob Riffle, Tim Robinson, Michael Urie Alanna Ubach and Amber Stevens West.
Stiller will bring to life Prometheus, find a preview of his character in the video below.
Set in mythical ancient Greece, Krapopolis tells the story of a dysfunctional family of humans, gods and monsters trying to run one of the world’s first cities, while also trying their best to not kill each other in the process.
Featuring the voices of Hannah Waddingham, Richard Ayoade, Matt Berry, Pam Murphy and Duncan Trussell, Krapopolis centers on a flawed family of humans, gods, and...
- 9/13/2023
- by Rosy Cordero
- Deadline Film + TV
Beneath the idiosyncrasies of the animated show “Strange Planet,” originally created by comic artist Nathan W. Pyle, lies a message that Pyle hopes stays with the show’s viewers.
Five episodes of the cartoon comedy are now streaming on Apple TV+. The show, adapted from Pyle’s two books with the help of Dan Harmon and Steve Levy, has covered several characters — called beings — on the planet introduced in the opening sequence and song. Subplots include the dismantling of a rock band, cat-sitting gone awry, a cliffside restaurant named Careful Now that may or may not fall into a bottomless void and more.
“We wanted to find the right balance between anthological, a completely new story every time, and some recurring characters, a world that you’re seeing more than once. I think we succeeded, not perfectly, but I think we succeeded. The hope was defined as well. Reasons and...
Five episodes of the cartoon comedy are now streaming on Apple TV+. The show, adapted from Pyle’s two books with the help of Dan Harmon and Steve Levy, has covered several characters — called beings — on the planet introduced in the opening sequence and song. Subplots include the dismantling of a rock band, cat-sitting gone awry, a cliffside restaurant named Careful Now that may or may not fall into a bottomless void and more.
“We wanted to find the right balance between anthological, a completely new story every time, and some recurring characters, a world that you’re seeing more than once. I think we succeeded, not perfectly, but I think we succeeded. The hope was defined as well. Reasons and...
- 8/28/2023
- by Dessi Gomez
- The Wrap
Variety Awards Circuit section is the home for all awards news and related content throughout the year, featuring the following: the official predictions for the upcoming Oscars, Emmys, Grammys and Tony Awards ceremonies, curated by Variety senior awards editor Clayton Davis. The prediction pages reflect the current standings in the race and do not reflect personal preferences for any individual contender. As other formal (and informal) polls suggest, competitions are fluid and subject to change based on buzz and events. Predictions are updated every Thursday.
Visit the prediction pages for the respective ceremonies via the links below:
Oscars | Emmys | Grammys | Tonys
2023 Emmy Predictions:
Outstanding Animated Program Rick and Morty, S7. Adult Swim.
Weekly Commentary: Netflix’s “Entergalactic,” the animated accompaniment to Kid Cudi’s album is competing against long-standing series such as “Bob’s Burgers,” “Rick and Morty” and “The Simpsons.” The streamer pulled off a surprise win last year with “Arcane,...
Visit the prediction pages for the respective ceremonies via the links below:
Oscars | Emmys | Grammys | Tonys
2023 Emmy Predictions:
Outstanding Animated Program Rick and Morty, S7. Adult Swim.
Weekly Commentary: Netflix’s “Entergalactic,” the animated accompaniment to Kid Cudi’s album is competing against long-standing series such as “Bob’s Burgers,” “Rick and Morty” and “The Simpsons.” The streamer pulled off a surprise win last year with “Arcane,...
- 8/28/2023
- by Clayton Davis
- Variety Film + TV
Typically, when it comes to choosing a “Rick and Morty” episode to submit for Emmys consideration, it’s a struggle to find a non-canon-heavy show that can “really blow an Emmy voter’s mind but still be palatable to anybody,” executive producer Steve Levy told TheWrap.
“That’s the hope at least,” he said.
Season 6’s “Night Family” met those parameters, an installment that simultaneously manages to hone on this family’s complex dynamics, serve as a pitch-perfect horror homage and push the animation “to a whole new level” without requiring hours of backstory to understand. But there’s another reason why this episode stands as an especially smart selection for the sci-fi-series. On nearly every creative level, “Night Family” showcases how Dan Harmon’s Adult Swim can adapt and has evolved.
Written by Rob Schrab and directed by Jacob Hair, “Night Family” is something the series could have never...
“That’s the hope at least,” he said.
Season 6’s “Night Family” met those parameters, an installment that simultaneously manages to hone on this family’s complex dynamics, serve as a pitch-perfect horror homage and push the animation “to a whole new level” without requiring hours of backstory to understand. But there’s another reason why this episode stands as an especially smart selection for the sci-fi-series. On nearly every creative level, “Night Family” showcases how Dan Harmon’s Adult Swim can adapt and has evolved.
Written by Rob Schrab and directed by Jacob Hair, “Night Family” is something the series could have never...
- 8/23/2023
- by Kayla Cobb
- The Wrap
Existence is absurd.
At least, that’s what Nathan W. Pyle believes. Birthed out of his very cute and very literal comics, Pyle’s upcoming Apple TV + series “Strange Planet” dares to grapple with the oddity that is life and how we all manage to get through it.
Since the start of 2019, Pyle has been drawing the webcomic series under the same name. Little alien-like characters he called the Beings lived in shades of pink, blue and purple, trying — in a very matter-of-fact way — to process emotions and the difficult stages of life we all go through. Pyle traded words like alcohol or food for “mild poisoning” and “sustenance,” or hug for “limb enclosure.” In just four little squares, Pyle was able to poke fun at the strangeness of human life by rewiring the way people think about language. In a little over four years, he amassed 6.5 million followers on his “Strange Planet” Instagram page,...
At least, that’s what Nathan W. Pyle believes. Birthed out of his very cute and very literal comics, Pyle’s upcoming Apple TV + series “Strange Planet” dares to grapple with the oddity that is life and how we all manage to get through it.
Since the start of 2019, Pyle has been drawing the webcomic series under the same name. Little alien-like characters he called the Beings lived in shades of pink, blue and purple, trying — in a very matter-of-fact way — to process emotions and the difficult stages of life we all go through. Pyle traded words like alcohol or food for “mild poisoning” and “sustenance,” or hug for “limb enclosure.” In just four little squares, Pyle was able to poke fun at the strangeness of human life by rewiring the way people think about language. In a little over four years, he amassed 6.5 million followers on his “Strange Planet” Instagram page,...
- 8/9/2023
- by Sophia Scorziello
- Variety Film + TV
Rick and Morty co-creator Dan Harmon and executive producer Steve Levy have teamed with creator Nathan W. Pyle to turn his viral webcomic Strange Planet into the next big adult animated hit. Based on the New York Times #1 bestselling graphic novel and social media phenomenon of the same name, Strange Planet (premiering August 9 on Apple TV+) showcases a humorous and perceptive look at a distant world where “existence is absurd,” according to the trailer. The show features these relatable blue beings as they explore the oddities of everyday human traditions. TV Insider’s exclusive clip of Strange Planet above shows an advertisement for Actual Airlines, which highlights our bizarre history and relationship with airplanes. With this series, which stars Tunde Adebimpe, Demi Adejuyigbe, Lori Tan Chinn, Danny Pudi, and Hannah Einbinder, the absurdity of the world is central. In an interview with TV Insider, Pyle gives a brief history of the webcomic,...
- 8/7/2023
- TV Insider
Apple TV+ has unveiled the trailer for the new ten-episode adult animated series ‘Strange Planet,’ which makes its global debut with the first three episodes on Wednesday, August 9, 2023.
Based on the New York Times #1 bestselling graphic novel and social media phenomenon of the same name, ‘Strange Planet’ is said to be a hilarious and perceptive look at a distant world not unlike our own. Set in a whimsical world of cotton candy pinks and purples, relatable blue beings explore the absurdity of everyday human traditions.
Voicing this world of beings are Gotham Award nominee Tunde Adebimpe (“Rachel Getting Married”), Emmy Award nominee Demi Adejuyigbe (“The Amber Ruffin Show”), Lori Tan Chinn (“Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens”), Critics Choice Award nominee Danny Pudi (“Community”) and Emmy Award nominee Hannah Einbinder (“Hacks”).
“Strange Planet” is co-created and executive produced by Emmy Award winner Dan Harmon and New York Times bestselling author Nathan W.
Based on the New York Times #1 bestselling graphic novel and social media phenomenon of the same name, ‘Strange Planet’ is said to be a hilarious and perceptive look at a distant world not unlike our own. Set in a whimsical world of cotton candy pinks and purples, relatable blue beings explore the absurdity of everyday human traditions.
Voicing this world of beings are Gotham Award nominee Tunde Adebimpe (“Rachel Getting Married”), Emmy Award nominee Demi Adejuyigbe (“The Amber Ruffin Show”), Lori Tan Chinn (“Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens”), Critics Choice Award nominee Danny Pudi (“Community”) and Emmy Award nominee Hannah Einbinder (“Hacks”).
“Strange Planet” is co-created and executive produced by Emmy Award winner Dan Harmon and New York Times bestselling author Nathan W.
- 7/26/2023
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Apple TV+’s first trailer for Strange Planet promises an absurdist take on everyday life in the animated adult series from co-creator Dan Harmon of Rick and Morty fame that is set to debut on Aug. 9.
“The bad moments will pass. Even the good moments will pass. That’s what our existence is all about,” one humanoid tells another in the teaser trailer for the series based on the graphic novel by Nathan Pyle, who is also a co-creator and executive producer.
Amalia Levari serves as the showrunner for the whimsical comedy, as it tells profound and heartfelt stories about beings on a distant planet not unlike our own. Strange Planet has a voice cast that includes Tunde Adebimpe, Demi Adejuyigbe, Lori Tan Chinn, Danny Pudi and Hannah Einbinder.
Levari, Alex Bulkley, Corey Campodonico, Lauren Pomerantz, Steve Levy and Taylor Alexy Pyle also executive produce the animated series from Apple Studios and ShadowMachine.
“The bad moments will pass. Even the good moments will pass. That’s what our existence is all about,” one humanoid tells another in the teaser trailer for the series based on the graphic novel by Nathan Pyle, who is also a co-creator and executive producer.
Amalia Levari serves as the showrunner for the whimsical comedy, as it tells profound and heartfelt stories about beings on a distant planet not unlike our own. Strange Planet has a voice cast that includes Tunde Adebimpe, Demi Adejuyigbe, Lori Tan Chinn, Danny Pudi and Hannah Einbinder.
Levari, Alex Bulkley, Corey Campodonico, Lauren Pomerantz, Steve Levy and Taylor Alexy Pyle also executive produce the animated series from Apple Studios and ShadowMachine.
- 7/25/2023
- by Etan Vlessing
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
It’s not hard to see how reality is often stranger than fiction on this big blue marble we live on. On social media, on new sites, and on communal forums, it’s merely a stone’s throw to the next unbelievably real story that’s happened in the world of today’s culture. The people who have already brought the hyper realities of shows like Rick and Morty and Community now present an AppleTV+ animated series that challenges our strange world. The new trailer for Strange Planet is unleashed and gives us a look at the new show that is set to debut globally with the first three episodes on Wednesday, August 9, 2023.
The official synopsis from AppleTV+ reads,
Based on the New York Times #1 bestselling graphic novel and social media phenomenon of the same name, Strange Planet is a hilarious and perceptive look at a distant world not unlike our own.
The official synopsis from AppleTV+ reads,
Based on the New York Times #1 bestselling graphic novel and social media phenomenon of the same name, Strange Planet is a hilarious and perceptive look at a distant world not unlike our own.
- 7/25/2023
- by EJ Tangonan
- JoBlo.com
“What if our world isn’t the only one where existence is absurd?” It’s a fair question, and this new Apple TV+ is brave enough to ask.
Based on viral sensation Nathan W. Pyle‘s best-selling graphic novel, Strange Planet is described as a “hilarious and perceptive look at a distant world not unlike our own. Set in a whimsical world of cotton candy pinks and purples, relatable blue beings explore the absurdity of everyday human traditions.”
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Based on viral sensation Nathan W. Pyle‘s best-selling graphic novel, Strange Planet is described as a “hilarious and perceptive look at a distant world not unlike our own. Set in a whimsical world of cotton candy pinks and purples, relatable blue beings explore the absurdity of everyday human traditions.”
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- 7/25/2023
- by Andy Swift
- TVLine.com
In addition to creating Rick and Morty alongside Dan Harmon, Justin Roiland also voiced the two main characters for close to a decade, but when the actor was charged with felony domestic abuse, Adult Swim was quick to end their association with him. Instead of ending the series, it was decided that the roles of Rick and Morty would be recast and the Adult Swim team has given an update on the process at a San Diego Comic-Con panel.
“We are closing in on the end of our process of the recast,” said Rick and Morty executive producer Steve Levy. “It’s gonna be great. I am thoroughly impressed with everything that’s going on, including all the work on season seven.” Levy added that he didn’t want the recasting to take attention away from the work the Rick and Morty team has been doing. “The show is as...
“We are closing in on the end of our process of the recast,” said Rick and Morty executive producer Steve Levy. “It’s gonna be great. I am thoroughly impressed with everything that’s going on, including all the work on season seven.” Levy added that he didn’t want the recasting to take attention away from the work the Rick and Morty team has been doing. “The show is as...
- 7/21/2023
- by Kevin Fraser
- JoBlo.com
Rick and Morty held a San Diego Comic-Con panel Friday, where the Adult Swim show’s team gave an update on the casting process following Justin Roiland’s exit amid felony domestic abuse charges that have since been dismissed.
“We are closing in on the end of our process of the recast,” said executive producer Steve Levy at the event that was attended by The Hollywood Reporter. He paused for a moment, seemingly struggling with how to continue, before adding, “It’s gonna be great. I am thoroughly impressed with everything that’s going on, including all the work on season seven.”
Roiland, who co-created the show with Dan Harmon, has voiced inventor Rick Sanchez and his teen grandson Morty since the series premiered in 2013.
Levy said that he didn’t want the discussion of the recasting to take away attention from the work that the rest of the team...
“We are closing in on the end of our process of the recast,” said executive producer Steve Levy at the event that was attended by The Hollywood Reporter. He paused for a moment, seemingly struggling with how to continue, before adding, “It’s gonna be great. I am thoroughly impressed with everything that’s going on, including all the work on season seven.”
Roiland, who co-created the show with Dan Harmon, has voiced inventor Rick Sanchez and his teen grandson Morty since the series premiered in 2013.
Levy said that he didn’t want the discussion of the recasting to take away attention from the work that the rest of the team...
- 7/21/2023
- by Ryan Gajewski
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Fox’s upcoming animated comedy series “Krapopolis” has secured a September premiere date.
The series, created by “Community” and “Rick and Morty” writer Dan Harmon, will debut Sept. 24 on Fox with its first two episodes at 8 p.m. Et/5 p.m. Pt following the NFL doubleheader.
“Krapopolis” will then move to its permanent timeslot at 8:30-9 p.m. Et/Pt the following week on Oct. 1. Beginning that week, “The Simpsons” will kick off Sunday nights at 8 p.m., with “Krapopolis” following at 8:30 p.m. before “Bob’s Burgers” airs at 9 p.m. and “Family Guy” premieres at 9:30 p.m.
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The series, created by “Community” and “Rick and Morty” writer Dan Harmon, will debut Sept. 24 on Fox with its first two episodes at 8 p.m. Et/5 p.m. Pt following the NFL doubleheader.
“Krapopolis” will then move to its permanent timeslot at 8:30-9 p.m. Et/Pt the following week on Oct. 1. Beginning that week, “The Simpsons” will kick off Sunday nights at 8 p.m., with “Krapopolis” following at 8:30 p.m. before “Bob’s Burgers” airs at 9 p.m. and “Family Guy” premieres at 9:30 p.m.
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The series, which already secured an early renewal for its second and third installments last year, centers on a dysfunctional family of humans, monsters and gods in mythical ancient Greece who...
- 7/10/2023
- by Loree Seitz
- The Wrap
Dan Harmon’s new animated series “Krapopolis” has set its long-awaited premiere date at Fox.
The series will debut with a special two-episode preview on Sunday, Sept. 24 immediately following the NFL doubleheader that night.
Fox has not announced its full fall schedule at the time of this publishing, but the network says that “Krapopolis” will make its regular timeslot premiere on Sunday, Oct. 1 at 8:30 pm Et/Pt as part of the network’s “Animation Domination” block. “The Simpsons” will lead into the new show at 8 pm, followed by “Bob’s Burgers” at 9 pm and “Family Guy” at 9:30 pm.
“Krapopolis” was first commissioned at Fox back in June 2020, when Harmon signed a broadcast network-only exclusive direct animation deal. It will be Fox’s first wholly owned animated series.
It was formally ordered to series in February 2021. The series was originally intended to debut in 2022 before being pushed to May 2023 and now September.
The series will debut with a special two-episode preview on Sunday, Sept. 24 immediately following the NFL doubleheader that night.
Fox has not announced its full fall schedule at the time of this publishing, but the network says that “Krapopolis” will make its regular timeslot premiere on Sunday, Oct. 1 at 8:30 pm Et/Pt as part of the network’s “Animation Domination” block. “The Simpsons” will lead into the new show at 8 pm, followed by “Bob’s Burgers” at 9 pm and “Family Guy” at 9:30 pm.
“Krapopolis” was first commissioned at Fox back in June 2020, when Harmon signed a broadcast network-only exclusive direct animation deal. It will be Fox’s first wholly owned animated series.
It was formally ordered to series in February 2021. The series was originally intended to debut in 2022 before being pushed to May 2023 and now September.
- 7/10/2023
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
In a crucial moment for any TV network that wants to stay in the business of broadcasting NFL football games, ESPN this evening is calling in some big guns.
Before kickoff on tonight’s “Monday Night Football,” the sports-media giant will feature an opening segment designed with help from colleagues at Disney sibling Marvel. The montage looks similar to the opening of one of the studio’s super-hero blockbusters. Viewers will hear narration from Samuel L. Jackson, the actor who plays Nick Fury and has enjoyed a continuing presence in Marvel’s popular films. They will see players from tonight’s game between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Baltimore Ravens depicted as if they were superheroes from one of Marvel’s colorful comic books. And then they will hear “Heavy Action,” the theme that has been have been an audio hallmark of the program since its tenure on ABC.
Before kickoff on tonight’s “Monday Night Football,” the sports-media giant will feature an opening segment designed with help from colleagues at Disney sibling Marvel. The montage looks similar to the opening of one of the studio’s super-hero blockbusters. Viewers will hear narration from Samuel L. Jackson, the actor who plays Nick Fury and has enjoyed a continuing presence in Marvel’s popular films. They will see players from tonight’s game between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Baltimore Ravens depicted as if they were superheroes from one of Marvel’s colorful comic books. And then they will hear “Heavy Action,” the theme that has been have been an audio hallmark of the program since its tenure on ABC.
- 9/28/2020
- by Brian Steinberg
- Variety Film + TV
The Karate Kid has seen a rise in popularity thanks to the hit YouTube series Cobra Kai, which is about to start its second season. As a way to cash in on the popularity and promote the upcoming season, ESPN’s doc series 30 For 30 has released an episode that puts the focus on the legendary fight between Daniel Larusso (Ralph Macchio) and Johnny Lawrence (William Zabka) at the All-Valley Tournament.
When you think about 1984, you’re thinking about the fight between Daniel Larusso and Johnny Lawrence. It was the biggest event of the year. It was the fight that’s gone down in history as both one of the dirtiest moments in sports history and the greatest comeback in fighting. Whichever side you land on, people are still talking about the All Valley Karate Championship 35 years later.
You’ll see some familiar ESPN commentators in the video such as Ryan Smith,...
When you think about 1984, you’re thinking about the fight between Daniel Larusso and Johnny Lawrence. It was the biggest event of the year. It was the fight that’s gone down in history as both one of the dirtiest moments in sports history and the greatest comeback in fighting. Whichever side you land on, people are still talking about the All Valley Karate Championship 35 years later.
You’ll see some familiar ESPN commentators in the video such as Ryan Smith,...
- 4/20/2019
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
Espn’s calling an audible on SportsCenter, its flagship newscast that’s fighting to hang on to viewers who increasingly turn to mobile devices for the latest scores and video highlights. Disney’s sports channel is focusing its TV schedule around personalities including Steve Levy, Kenny Mayne, John Anderson, John Buccigross, Sage Steele, and Hannah Storm — who have signed new multi-year deals. And starting August 28, SportsCenter will offer frequent news updates on TV as…...
- 5/15/2017
- Deadline TV
Keith Olbermann showed his emotional side when he paid tribute to his former Espn colleague, Stuart Scott, just a day after the sports anchor died following a long battle with cancer.
“The courage and the strength ran deep in this man,” he said on his show, “Olbermann,” on Monday. “It always had and, in memory, it always will.”
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Olbermann shared multiple anecdotes from his time working alongside Scott in an almost seven minute video tribute, which also included the late “SportsCenter” host’s first onscreen moments with the network in 1993.
In fact Scott...
“The courage and the strength ran deep in this man,” he said on his show, “Olbermann,” on Monday. “It always had and, in memory, it always will.”
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Olbermann shared multiple anecdotes from his time working alongside Scott in an almost seven minute video tribute, which also included the late “SportsCenter” host’s first onscreen moments with the network in 1993.
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- 1/6/2015
- by Travis Reilly
- The Wrap
Espn’s Stephen A. Smith gave an emotional tribute to colleague Stuart Scott Monday on his show, “First Take.”
Scott died Sunday at 49 after a long bout with cancer.
“You knew that he was a fighter, you knew that he was somebody who was going to fight until the bitter end, and you knew he had the ultimate source of inspiration in his two beautiful daughters,” said Smith of the longtime “SportsCenter” anchor.
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Smith shared one of the highlights of his career — working with Scott at the NBA Finals.
Scott died Sunday at 49 after a long bout with cancer.
“You knew that he was a fighter, you knew that he was somebody who was going to fight until the bitter end, and you knew he had the ultimate source of inspiration in his two beautiful daughters,” said Smith of the longtime “SportsCenter” anchor.
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Smith shared one of the highlights of his career — working with Scott at the NBA Finals.
- 1/5/2015
- by Jordan Chariton
- The Wrap
Stuart Scott, longtime Espn SportsCenter anchor and a pioneering force in the field of sportscasting, passed away Sunday morning after a long battle with cancer, Espn reports. He was 49. "Espn and everyone in the sports world have lost a true friend and a uniquely inspirational figure in Stuart Scott," Espn president John Skipper said. "His energetic and unwavering devotion to his family and to his work while fighting the battle of his life left us in awe, and he leaves a void that can never be replaced."
After joining ESPN...
After joining ESPN...
- 1/4/2015
- Rollingstone.com
Espn “SportsCenter” anchor Stuart Scott died Sunday morning following a long battle with cancer. Immediately after reporting the news of his death, the cable channel released a touching nearly 15-minute video tribute to the beloved on-air personality.
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In the homage, narrated by co-worker and cancer survivor Robin Roberts, Scott’s colleagues spoke glowingly about their friend. Espn personalities Scott Van Pelt, Sage Steele, Steve Levy, John Harris, Dan Patrick and others joined president John Skipper in praising Scott and expressing his contributions to sports broadcasting.
“He didn’t push the envelope — he bulldozed the envelope,...
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In the homage, narrated by co-worker and cancer survivor Robin Roberts, Scott’s colleagues spoke glowingly about their friend. Espn personalities Scott Van Pelt, Sage Steele, Steve Levy, John Harris, Dan Patrick and others joined president John Skipper in praising Scott and expressing his contributions to sports broadcasting.
“He didn’t push the envelope — he bulldozed the envelope,...
- 1/4/2015
- by Tony Maglio
- The Wrap
Espn's latest advancement, the high-tech 194,000 square foot Digital Center-2 will make its debut on Sunday, promising to deliver a new experience for both the viewers and the hosts. Photos Inside Espn's New 'SportsCenter' Studio After getting a behind the scenes tour of the impressive space in Bristol, Conn., which is the most technologically advanced studio in the U.S. last month, The Hollywood Reporter spoke with Espn's Steve Levy, who will co-anchor the first show at 11 p.m. Et/8 p.m. Pt after Sunday Night Baseball. "The biggest change for us is certainly the
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- 6/20/2014
- by Debbie Emery
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Espn anchors Steve Levy and Stuart Scott have both been on the air since 1993 reporting on the latest scores and breaking news from the SportsCenter studio in Bristol, Conn. Their jobs – and the viewing experience for fans – is going to get very different when the network's new Digital Center 2 (DC-2) opens in mid June, and when The Hollywood Reporter got a sneak peek at the high tech 194,000 square foot space on Thursday, the longtime hosts revealed some of the SportsCenter secrets that you don’t see on TV. Story: Espn Reveals the New Home of 'SportsCenter' 1. They Are
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- 5/23/2014
- by Debbie Emery
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Walt Disney Studios announces the world premiere of “Million Dollar Arm” on Tuesday, May 6 at the El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood. Stars from the film will attend, including Jon Hamm, Aasif Mandvi, Bill Paxton, Alan Arkin, Suraj Sharma, Madhur Mittal, Lake Bell, Pitobash and Bar Paly, as will Director Craig Gillespie, Producers Mark Ciardi, Gordon Gray and Joe Roth and Executive Producers Palak Patel, Kevin Halloran, Bill Simmons and Connor Schell.
Also scheduled to attend and walk the “green carpet” are acclaimed athletes Barry Sanders, Dave Winfield, Steve Garvey, Rollie Fingers, David Wells, Don Newcombe, Clyde Wright, Barry Sanders, Ken Landreaux, Kenny Lofton and Eric Davis, among others.
The finalists competing in the Million Dollar Arm Pitching Contest will have the chance to throw three pitches on Hollywood Boulevard prior to the premiere screening and possibly walk away with the $1 million grand prize. The contest, a competition for amateur baseball...
Also scheduled to attend and walk the “green carpet” are acclaimed athletes Barry Sanders, Dave Winfield, Steve Garvey, Rollie Fingers, David Wells, Don Newcombe, Clyde Wright, Barry Sanders, Ken Landreaux, Kenny Lofton and Eric Davis, among others.
The finalists competing in the Million Dollar Arm Pitching Contest will have the chance to throw three pitches on Hollywood Boulevard prior to the premiere screening and possibly walk away with the $1 million grand prize. The contest, a competition for amateur baseball...
- 5/5/2014
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Alex Rodriguez returns to play in Yankee Stadium tonight for the first time since a disastrous 2012 postseason performance and — even more ignominiously — since appealing his 211-game suspension for using performance-enhancing drugs. Boos have rained down on him since he returned to the field during the Yankees recent road trip, but it will be interesting to see how the home crowd receives him. Rodriguez can take solace in the fact that Keith Olbermann returned to SportsCenter last night, 16 years after napalming his bridges there. Maybe you can go home again after all.
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- 8/9/2013
- by Jeff Labrecque
- EW.com - PopWatch
Chicago – In the latest HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: Film with our unique social giveaway technology, we have 40 pairs of movie passes up for grabs to the advance screening of “Parental Guidance” starring Billy Crystal and Bette Midler!
“Parental Guidance,” which opens on Dec. 25, 2012 and is rated “PG,” also stars Marisa Tomei, Tom Everett Scott, Bailee Madison, Joshua Rush, Kyle Harrison Breitkopf, Jennifer Crystal Foley, Rhoda Griffis, Gedde Watanabe, Tony Hawk, Steve Levy, Cade Jones, Mavrick Moreno and Madison Lintz from director Andy Fickman and writers Lisa Addario and Joe Syracuse.
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“Parental Guidance,” which opens on Dec. 25, 2012 and is rated “PG,” also stars Marisa Tomei, Tom Everett Scott, Bailee Madison, Joshua Rush, Kyle Harrison Breitkopf, Jennifer Crystal Foley, Rhoda Griffis, Gedde Watanabe, Tony Hawk, Steve Levy, Cade Jones, Mavrick Moreno and Madison Lintz from director Andy Fickman and writers Lisa Addario and Joe Syracuse.
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- 12/18/2012
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
Heroes alum Jack Coleman has been cast in the CW’s Jennie Snyder Urman medical drama pilot aka First Cut. The project, from CBS TV Studios and producer Dan Jinks, centers on Emily (Mamie Gummer), a newly minted doctor who, glad to leave her nerdy past behind for a fresh start in the adult professional world, discovers that, sadly and comically, life at the hospital where she works is no different than high school. Coleman, repped by Domain and manager Steven Levy, will play Chief Tim Granger, the demanding and intimidating chief of staff at Denver Memorial Hospital. He currently recurs on The Office and The Vampire Diaries. Aaron D. Spears (The Bold & The Beautiful) and Richard Roundtree have been cast opposite Gabrielle Union in Single Black Female, Bet’s hourlong pilot from Mara Brock Akil and Salim Akil, the husband-and-wife duo behind the cable network’s hit comedy series The Game.
- 3/21/2012
- by NELLIE ANDREEVA
- Deadline TV
Ever since 20th Century Fox decided to turn that 745-page Espn oral history into a movie, everyone has been speculating who will play their favorite quippy on-air personalities like Keith Olbermann and Dan Patrick. Even Keith Olbermann and Dan Patrick. The former SportsCenter tag-team partners reunited last night on Olbermann’s Current TV show and had some fun casting themselves and their former co-workers. It was only semi-serious, with Olbermann using the game as an opportunity to take pot-shots at his perceived former rivals. When Patrick suggested Ryan Gosling for dashing Craig Kilborn, Olbermann replied, “That’s alright, but he...
- 7/29/2011
- by Jeff Labrecque
- EW.com - PopWatch
With the NFL lockout looming, Funny Or Die put together its bigger video yet. Called "Field of Dreams 2: NFL Lockout," the three minute fake trailer stars Taylor Lautner (Twilight), Dennis Haysbert, and "Field of Dreams" stars Kevin Costner and Ray Liotta. Check it out below. In the video, Lautner is building a football field in his backyard, which results in well-known football players using it, including Ray Lewis, DeSean Jackson, Tony Gonzalez and Dwight Freeney. This trailer debuted on SportsCenter Wednesday morning and features cameos from Espn's Steve Levy and the NFL Network's Rick Eisen and Marshall Faulk. Trailer:...
- 7/6/2011
- WorstPreviews.com
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