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New Year's Eve - Blu-ray Review
1 May 2012 7:12 AM, PDT | Monsters and Critics | See recent Monsters and Critics news »
Did you enjoy the Garry Marshall movie Valentine.s Day? If so, you will like New Year.s Eve. Directed by Marshall and written by Katherine Fugate (who wrote the screenplay for Valentine's Day), the film supports a huge cast of Hollywood big names including Michelle Pfeiffer, Zac Efron, Robert De Niro, Halle Berry, Jessica Biel, Katherine Heigl, Jon Bon Jovi, Sofía Vergara, Ashton Kutcher, Lea Michele, Sarah Jessica Parker, Abigail Breslin, Josh Duhamel, Hilary Swank, Ludacris, and Ryan Seacrest. It also features appearances from John Lithgow, Hector Elizondo, Cherry Jones, Penny Marshall, Larry Miller, Jack McGee, Yeardley Smith, Joey McIntyre, James Belushi, Common, Carla Gugino, Til Schweiger, Seth Meyers, Sarah Paulson, Alyssa Milano, and Cary Elwes. Like Valentine.s Day, »
- Patrick Luce
TV Land Awards 2012: Kelly Ripa helps honor 'One Day at a Time' and 'Laverne & Shirley,' among others
29 April 2012 12:00 PM, PDT | Zap2It - From Inside the Box | See recent Zap2It - From Inside the Box news »
If it's a bit surprising they haven't had their turns before, they're getting them now.
Several beloved comedy series are in the TV Land Awards spotlight as the nostalgia-driven network televises the 10th-anniversary edition of the event Sunday, April 29. Kelly Ripa returns as host of the ceremony, taped two weekends earlier at New York's Lexington Avenue Armory at Gramercy Park, and the casts of the honored shows alone guarantee the room to be filled with familiar faces.
ABC's "Laverne & Shirley," which starred Penny Marshall and Cindy Williams as the Milwaukee brewery co-workers and roommates, gets the Fan Favorite Award; CBS' "One Day at a Time," about a single working mother (Bonnie Franklin) and her teen daughters (Mackenzie Phillips, Valerie Bertinelli), receives the Innovator Award.
Also, CBS' vehicle for Pee-wee Herman (alias Paul Reubens), "Pee-wee's Playhouse," lands the Pop Culture Award; Keenen Ivory Wayans' Fox sketch comedy "In Living Color, »
- editorial@zap2it.com
TV Land Awards: Honorees reveal what they kept -- or wished they kept -- from their set. Your picks?
27 April 2012 12:42 PM, PDT | EW.com - PopWatch | See recent EW.com - PopWatch news »
On Sunday, the 10th-annual TV Land Awards (airing at 9 p.m. Et) reunites the casts of honorees In Living Color, Murphy Brown, Laverne & Shirley, and One Day at a Time. (Pee-wee’s Playhouse and Aretha Franklin, recipient of the Music Icon Award, are also feted). Backstage at the taping earlier this month, we asked a few of the stars what they kept from the set of their beloved shows — or what they wish they would have kept. Read their answers, then give us yours…
In Living Color (recipient of The Groundbreaking Award)
EW: Is there something you kept from the show? »
- Mandi Bierly
Gary Marshall On Laverne And Shirley, Penny's Health
26 April 2012 12:33 PM, PDT | Aol TV. | See recent Aol TV. news »
"Laverne & Shirley" is basking in a new round of honor and nostalgic praise. The show will be honored with a fan favorite award at the upcoming TV Land Awards, and "Good Morning America" hosted a cast reunion Thursday morning.
The show's legendary creator Gary Marshall stopped by "Live! With Kelly" (weekdays on ABC) where he updated viewers on his sister Penny Marshall's health status and told a few funny stories about working with her.
"They think she's sick, she was sick 3 years ago. She's healthy and terrific ... they have old pictures" he said. Marshall was diagnosed with brain and lung cancer in 2009.
Marshall went on to explain the unique challenges of working on a TV show with his sister. "Usually you do a show, you say 'Okay, we're done, goodbye, see you tomorrow, bye.' And I'd say that to Penny, but she'd follow me home. She'd come in »
- Alex Moaba
Gary Marshall On Laverne And Shirley, Penny's Health
26 April 2012 12:33 PM, PDT | Huffington Post | See recent Huffington Post news »
"Laverne & Shirley" is basking in a new round of honor and nostalgic praise. The show will be honored with a fan favorite award at the upcoming TV Land Awards, and "Good Morning America" hosted a cast reunion Thursday morning.
The show's legendary creator Gary Marshall stopped by "Live! With Kelly" (weekdays on ABC) where he updated viewers on his sister Penny Marshall's health status and told a few funny stories about working with her.
"They think she's sick, she was sick 3 years ago. She's healthy and terrific ... they have old pictures" he said. Marshall was diagnosed with brain and lung cancer in 2009.
Marshall went on to explain the unique challenges of working on a TV show with his sister. "Usually you do a show, you say 'Okay, we're done, goodbye, see you tomorrow, bye.' And I'd say that to Penny, but she'd follow me home. She'd come in »
- Alex Moaba
Jim Carrey & Others Reveal Their Inspiration
16 April 2012 8:02 AM, PDT | Huffington Post | See recent Huffington Post news »
HuffPost and our friends at Entertainment Tonight corralled a bevy of TV and movie stars and asked them a simple question: When did it all start?
We asked the likes of Jim Carrey, Fran Drescher, Carrie Ann Inaba, Penny Marshall, Bonnie Franklin and more to identify the moment they knew they had to be entertainers. "The Moment I Knew" is a HuffPost series that invites readers to identify moments that shaped their lives. You can see the video of their responses below.
Drescher said that she discovered acting didn't really feel like work -- and that's when she knew she had to make it her job. "That's what seemed the least like work," she said. "I could do it any time anybody asked me to, and I was happy to do it, so I thought, maybe I should try to make a living out of this."
Carrey had perhaps the most touching response, »
- Kia Makarechi
TV Land Awards: Network celebrates great programs from the past
15 April 2012 1:20 PM, PDT | Zap2It - From Inside the Box | See recent Zap2It - From Inside the Box news »
TV Land celebrated their 10th annual "TV Land Awards" on Saturday (April 14). And the winners were a who's who from the classic programs many of us grew up on.
The show was hosted by Kelly Ripa and will air on TV Land on April 29 at 9 p.m. Et. Following is a list of the tribute award winners.
The Fan Favorite Award: "Laverne & Shirley." Show stars Penny Marshall, Cindy Williams, Michael McKean and David Lander accepted the award.
The Impact Award: The cast of "Murphy Brown." Candice Bergen, Faith Ford, Grant Shaud, Charles Kimbrough and Joe Regalbuto - as well as show creator Diane English were there to pick up the trophy.
The Groundbreaking Award: "In Living Color." Keenen Ivory Wayans, Jim Carrey, Tommy Davidson, Shawn Wayans, Marlon Wayans, David Alan Grier and many other former cast members and Fly Girls accepted the prize.
The Pop Culture Award: "Pee-wee's Playhouse." Paul Reubens, »
- editorial@zap2it.com
Penny Marshall on Whitney Houston: 'She was a great girl'
3 April 2012 5:26 PM, PDT | Pop2it | See recent Pop2it news »
Penny Marshall deems the recent death of Whitney Houston a "very sad" loss.
"She was a great girl, and we got along fine," the television star turned movie director tells Zap2it about guiding the singer-actress through the 1996 musical drama "The Preacher's Wife" opposite Denzel Washington. "She sang beautifully, but like a baseball player doesn't pitch every day, you had to schedule certain things at certain times. You have to take the actors into consideration."
Marshall also took the use of Houston's vocal talents seriously: "I went to her mom's church in Newark [N.J.] and I went to Denzel's church out here [in Los Angeles], and we auditioned choirs. I had never done anything with music of the current time, because most of the movies I did were period pictures. 'Awakenings' was, certainly 'A League of Their Own' was, and so was 'Riding in Cars With Boys.'"
With »
- editorial@zap2it.com
10 Films With Song Names For Titles
3 April 2012 2:23 AM, PDT | Obsessed with Film | See recent Obsessed with Film news »
To celebrate the release of This Must Be The Place, I have listed ten films which share their name with songs. For those who don’t know, This Must Be The Place shares its name with the Talking Heads tune. And even though film and song have little in common, both song and Talking Heads front man David Byrne, appear in the film.
There is a proverbial bottomless pit of films and song which share a title. Some overtly, in reference to each other, whilst many are just tenuous links. My list has been dictated purely by a love of rock music. Bar one disco tune and a classic piece of soul; everything you are about to see is, like the film which inspired this list, connected to the warrior poets of melody. The likes of music based films such as The Wall or Yellow Submarine have been omitted for the sake of originality, »
- Brad Williams
Bryan Safi Talks "Throwing Shade," "Smash," and Penny Marshall's Predictable Hoarding Problem
29 March 2012 7:41 AM, PDT | AfterElton.com | See recent AfterElton.com news »
Bryan Safi has entertained you in a bunch of seriously entertaining forums: He's played Marcus Bachmann in some unforgettable Funny Or Die videos, hosted the "That's Gay" segment on Current TV's much-missed infoMania, performs at L.A.'s Upright Citizens Brigade occasionally in "Entertainment Hollywood," and now he cohosts the uproariously funny podcast "Throwing Shade" with his infoMania costar Erin Gibson. He also won a Daytime Emmy as a staff writer on The Ellen DeGeneres Show, which is impressive if you worship award shows. Which I would never do.
We sat down with Safi (@bryansafi) to shoot the breeze about pop culture, his podcast, and the real-life benefits of reality TV. Also, he has a crush on Chris Matthews. Pass it on.
AfterElton: I love "Throwing Shade," and I hear you have another gig coming up.
Bryan Safi: I'm on a new show starting in April called "Popspot, »
- virtel
'Laverne & Shirley's' Cindy Williams: Ron Howard, Penny Marshall were destined to direct
28 March 2012 3:10 PM, PDT | Pop2it | See recent Pop2it news »
Cindy Williams didn't doubt two of her best-known co-stars would become well-known filmmakers.
The actress played Ron Howard's girlfriend in the 1973 movie classic "American Graffiti," then worked with him again on the ABC sitcom "Happy Days" ... which yielded the hugely successful spinoff "Laverne & Shirley," teaming Williams with Penny Marshall. Still good friends, the women will reunite when their enduringly popular show gets the Fan Favorite honor at the TV Land Awards, to be televised by the nostalgia-driven network Sunday, April 29.
"Ron kept jumping out of the car during 'American Graffiti' and talking to Haskell Wexler, the cinematographer," Williams recalls to Zap2it about making the George Lucas-directed ode to teen life circa 1962. "He'd get back in the car -- we had no dressing rooms, so we'd sit in the car between takes -- and I'd ask him, 'What are you doing?' And he'd say, 'I'm »
- editorial@zap2it.com
10 Celebrities Who Fell Off the Radar … and Where They Landed
19 March 2012 8:28 AM, PDT | AfterElton.com | See recent AfterElton.com news »
Some were huge in their day, with hit records, popular movies and roles on top TV shows. But we haven’t seen them much lately — or for years. Here’s what they’ve been up to recently.
Sam Jones
The onetime Playgirl centerfold and star of Flash Gordon (1980) went on to star in 1986’s My Chauffer and the 1987-88 TV series The Highwayman. While starring roles were hard to come by, Jones occasionally appeared in minor TV and movie roles up until 2007. He is reportedly now the CEO of a security company providing protection for high-profile clients all over the world.
For those too young to know of her, think Shakira’s dance moves and Sofia Vergara’s sexy comic timing — in one person. Known for her trademark “Cuchi-Cuchi” and her frequent Love Boat and Tonight Show appearances in the ’70s and ’80s, Charo, whose full name is Maria »
- JMc
Wild Mark Wahlberg now prefers quiet life - Realbollywood.com News
18 March 2012 5:36 AM, PDT | RealBollywood.com | See recent RealBollywood news »
London, March 18: Actor Mark Wahlberg almost lost a movie role because of a fight with Madonna's friend at a party.
The actor, known for his wild past, says because of the fight he almost missed out a part in his 1994 breakthrough film "Renaissance Man".
"I almost didn't get the part. I got into a fight at a party in La with three guys and broke a guy's nose. It was a few of Madonna's people, so she called the cops on me. Told everyone this story. Penny Marshall, the producer called me saying, 'What did you do?', but then she was like,'Forget that, I'm giving you the part anyway," contactmusic.com quoted the actor.
These. »
- Arun Pandit
TV Land Awards to Honor Laverne & Shirley, One Day at a Time, & Pee-wee's Playhouse
15 March 2012 7:07 PM, PDT | TVSeriesFinale.com | See recent TVSeriesFinale news »
Last week, TV Land announced that the 10th anniversary TV Land Awards will be held on Saturday, April 14th and air on Sunday, April 29th. Aretha Franklin will receive the Music Icon Award and Kelly Ripa will host for the second time. Now, the cable channel has revealed three classic shows will be honored as well.
Penny Marshall, Cindy Williams, Michael McKean, and David L. Lander will reunite as Laverne & Shirley receive the Fan Favorite Award. Valerie Bertinelli, Bonnie Franklin, Mackenzie Phillips, Glenn Scarpelli, and Pat Harrington Jr. will come together to accept the Innovator Award for One Day at a Time. Paul Reubens will be on hand to accept the Pop Culture Award for Pee-wee's Playhouse.
Here's the TV Land press release with some additional details:
"Laverne & Shirley," "One Day At A Time" And "Pee-wee's Playhouse" To »
- TVSeriesFinale.com
Laverne & Shirley To Be Honoured At TV Land Awards
12 March 2012 2:56 PM, PDT | WENN | See recent WENN news »
Quirky TV comedy Laverne & Shirley is to be honoured at the 10th annual TV Land Awards next month.
The cast of the Happy Days spin-off, which starred Cindy Williams and Penny Marshall as two Wisconsin housemates, will be the recipients of the 2012 Fan Favorite Award.
Previous recipients of the honour have included the casts of Family Ties and Home Improvement. »
Keck's Exclusives: Laverne and Shirley To Be Honored at TV Land Awards
12 March 2012 6:34 AM, PDT | TVGuide - Breaking News | See recent TVGuide - Breaking News news »
Schlemeel. Schlemazel. Hasenfeffer, incorporated. Crack open a can of Shotz brew!
I'm excited to announce the first honoree for the upcoming 10th Annual TV Land Awards — The Fan Favorite Award will go to the iconic 1976-83 sitcom Laverne & Shirley. Accepting the award will be four cast members: Penny Marshall (Laverne), Cindy Williams (Shirley), David L. Lander (Squiggy) and Michael McKean (Lenny).
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- William Keck
The TVLine-Up: TV Worth Watching This Friday
23 February 2012 10:00 PM, PST | TVLine.com | See recent TVLine.com news »
On TV this Friday: A Gifted Man tries to save his Sons of Anarchy sweetheart, Merlin and Spartacus lead important missions, Laverne De Fazio crashes a Portlandia party and more. As a supplement to TVLine’s original features, here are eight programs to keep on your radar.
8 pm Who Do You Think You Are? (NBC) | Onetime L.A. Lawyer Blair Underwood takes a DNA test to unlock the secret of his family’s origin.
Exclusive Grimm Video: Monroe Is Pulled Into a Creatures-Only Fight Club!
9 pm A Gifted Man (CBS) | When Michael’s high school sweetheart (played by Sons of Anarchy »
- Alyse Whitney
Happy Birthday, Sidney Poitier!
22 February 2012 7:55 AM, PST | Moviefone | See recent Moviefone news »
Sidney Poitier turned 85 this past Monday. For those of you who have read my memoir Mississippi Sissy you know he becomes a kind of motif in it, his very name the incantation that our family's maid would say to herself whenever she heard the n-word in her presence, a word she even heard from me the morning after Poitier won the Oscar. He was the first African American to win the award for Best Actor and I asked Matty May, as she was making my bed the next morning before I went to second grade, if she could "believe a n----r won Best Actor." It was a pivotal moment in my life and it is a pivotal scene in the book -- as is my seeing Matty May a few years later as we both picked cotton on my uncle's farm and I overheard her quietly saying his name, "PoitierPoitierPoitier, »
- Kevin Sessums
Thn’s Top Ten Tom Hanks Performances
20 February 2012 9:30 AM, PST | The Hollywood News | See recent The Hollywood News news »
Last Friday saw the big screen return of the Academy’s favourite actor, Tom Hanks (if only for 20 minutes) in Extremely Loud And Incredibly Close. Though he’s best known these days for his dramatic roles, Hanks has eclectic career, proving himself as serious thesp, comedian, and even voice actor over the years. To celebrate Hanks’ return, Thn has decided to take a look back at his the greatest roles…
10. Apollo 13 (dir. Ron Howard, 1995)
As Jim Lovell, one of the astronauts aboard Apollo 13, Hanks recreates the near tragic events in 1970 with gusto alongside an all-star-cast featuring Kevin Bacon, Ed Harris, Bill Paxton and Gary Sinise. And not the last time he’d find himself up the proverbial creek without a paddle…
9. Cast Away (dir. Robert Zemeckis, 2000)
One of two collaborations with Robert Zemeckis on our list, Cast Away sees Hanks star as Chuck Noland, a man stranded on »
- Sam Carey
Whitney Houston 1996 Interview Sheds Light on Movie Career, Personal Demons
13 February 2012 2:18 PM, PST | Moviefone | See recent Moviefone news »
I was fortunate enough to meet Whitney Houston at her career peak. It was late 1996, and she was promoting her forthcoming movie, "The Preacher's Wife." No one knew at the time that she was at her zenith, that her first tastes of failure were soon to follow, and that she was at the end of her glory years and at the beginning of a long, slow, sad decline from which she would never fully recover. When I interviewed her, there were only a few hints of the downward spiral she had already embarked upon. Years later, we would learn that she was already using drugs daily at this time, but I saw no sign of her dependency. The Houston I met lived up to her image as pop's serene, supreme majesty. She was regal and elegant. She sported a diamond ring the size of an ice rink. She hinted at »
- Gary Susman
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