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'The Sopranos' Full Seasons Available Via HBO On Demand
58 minutes ago | The Wrap | See recent The Wrap news »
HBO is making all six seasons of the James Gandolfini mob drama "The Sopranos" available for one month each, in consecutive order, through HBO On Demand. Season 1 became available Monday, and will be available through the end of July, followed by Season 2 in August, and so on. See photos: Hollywood Gathers to Pay Respects at James Gandolfini's Funeral Additionally, the Emmy-nominated and Gandolfini-executive-produced HBO documentary "Alive Day Memories: Home From Iraq" will receive an encore play Thursday at 7 p.m. on HBO. Gandolfini died at age 51 last month after cardiac arrest. »
- Tony Maglio
Ruben Studdard Joins The Biggest Loser
58 minutes ago | E! Online | See recent E! Online news »
American Idol winner Ruben Studdard is back on reality TV—this time on a very different kind of show. The "Velvet Teddy Bear" will be a contestant on the next season of NBC's The Biggest Loser, E! News has confirmed. The new season debuts this fall. The 34-year-old, who won season two of Idol (beating out Clay Aiken) back in 2003, has struggled with obesity. After a performance on Idol in 2010, he talked about losing approximately 80 pounds through a vegan diet and regular exercise. Aiken is rumored to be in consideration for a judging position on Idol in the next season (along with fellow alums Jennifer Hudson and Adam Lambert), although Fox sources tell us everything is up in the air now »
Low ‘Big Brother’ Tops Anemic Sunday for the Broadcasters
1 hour ago | Variety - TV News | See recent Variety - TV News news »
Audiences seem to be tuning out the broadcast networks on Sunday this summer, with ABC’s unscripted newcomers and NBC’s new drama struggling while even “Big Brother” looking sluggish at it aired on the night for the first time.
The Eye’s veteran reality series was the only broadcast program to draw as much as 5% of the available young-adult audience in its time period Sunday. Bet’s annual “Bet Awards” and other cable programs like HBO’s “True Blood” and Showtime’s returning “Dexter” figured to top the program rankings, though their ratings weren’t available early Monday.
At the Big Four, “Big Brother” was the top draw in adults 18-49 (1.7 rating/6 share, with 5.8 million viewers overall), but it was down 23% from its season premiere on Wednesday (2.2) and off 26% (0.6) from its Sunday debut last summer (2.3 when the show debuted in July).
Also for the Eye, “60 Minutes” started off the »
- Rick Kissell
Off the Carpet: Half-time
1 hour ago | Hitfix | See recent Hitfix news »
It seems like just yesterday Ben Affleck was on stage at the Dolby Theatre accepting his Best Picture Oscar for "Argo" and one of the more dramatic awards seasons was drawing to a close. Since then we've had a refreshing handful of months away from the fray, but today, we're going to ruin all of that, just for a moment. Last week Greg, Guy and I offered up our "for your consideration" Oscar picks from the year's first half that we'd like to see remembered come year's end. With that as a launching off point, and with today marking the actual »
- Kristopher Tapley
Teen Choice Awards 2013: Glee, Pitch Perfect Lead Second Wave of Nominations
1 hour ago | E! Online | See recent E! Online news »
The second wave of Teen Choice Awards nominations was announced Monday, and it looks like the musical genre is hotter than ever. Glee is up for a whopping five awards, while Pitch Perfect was nominated in four categories. The fan-voted awards, which air Aug. 11 at 8 p.m. Est on Fox, are also promising some big celeb names in attendance, including Abigail Breslin, Max Greenfield, Demi Lovato, Hailee Steinfeld, The Wanted and Rebel Wilson. Teenage fans can vote for their top picks at teenchoiceawards.com—once a day, per category—right up until 11:59 p.m. Pt on Aug. 10. Below are all the second wave of Teen Choice 2013 nominees. Choice Movie Villain Javier Bardem, Skyfall Adam »
Farrah Abraham Enters Rehab Program for Alcohol Abuse
1 hour ago | E! Online | See recent E! Online news »
Farrah Abraham has checked into a rehab program. The erstwhile Teen Mom star entered an outpatient program at a Florida rehab center Sunday night, E! News confirms. She plans to receive treatment for alcohol abuse. The single mother of one will undergo 10 days of intensive counseling at The Lukens Institute, beginning Monday, in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. The 22-year-old star was arrested in March for DUI. She pleaded guilty and was sentenced to six months probation, ordered her to attend an alcohol education class and pay a $500 fine. She was also prohibited from consuming alcohol during her probation, her driving privileges were revoked for 60 days and she had to install an ignition interlock in her »
Sandie Don Upped To Head Of Distribution At Hopscotch/eOne
1 hour ago | Variety - Film News | See recent Variety - Film News news »
London — Entertainment One has upped co-founder Sandie Don to head of distribution for its Aussie film biz Hopscotch/eOne.
In the role, Don will oversee theatrical distribution for Hopscotch/eOne including acquisitions, sales and marketing.
Don, who previously held the role of marketing and acquisitions director, will continue to focus on both the acquisition and distribution of local and international productions as well as the lineup from eOne output partners including Summit and Lakeshore.
Don formed Hopscotch Films in 2002 with partners Troy Lum and Frank Cox. The outfit grew to become one of Australia’s leading indie distribs and was subsequently acquired by eOne in 2011.
“I’ve had the privilege of working with Sandie for many years and I’m delighted to announce her promotion,” said Lum, managing director of Hopscotch/eOne. “Sandie has an unparalleled understanding of our market and outstanding relationships with the talented creative community in Australia. »
- Diana Lodderhose
First footage of 'Divergent' to be shown at Comic-Con
1 hour ago | EW - Inside Movies | See recent EW.com - Inside Movies news »
Attention all you Divergent fans! The movie may still be shooting in Chicago, but if you are lucky enough to be in San Diego during this year’s Comic-Con, you’ll get to see the first bit of footage ever shown from the film.
On Thursday, July 18, cast members from the film—including Shailene Woodley, Theo James, Miles Teller, Maggie Q, Ansel Elgort, Mekhi Phifer, Ben Lamb, Ben Lloyd-Hughes, and Christian Madsen—will all be in the ginormous Hall H for a panel that will include Veronica Roth and director Neil Burger.
And if you can’t make it into the hall, »
- Sara Vilkomerson
Escape Plan Trailer: No Future-Jail Can Hold Stallone and Schwarzenegger
1 hour ago | Vulture | See recent Vulture news »
Twenty years ago or so, the idea of Arnold Schwarzenegger and Sylvester Stallone teaming up for a movie would've been a big deal. Now it might not carry the same cultural cachet, but there is something cool about the idea of two of the biggest action stars ever working together to escape a futuristic jail. Stallone plays a professional jailbreak artist who gets wrongfully imprisoned and works with cellmate Schwarzenegger to get out. Opening October 18, the dream of the nineties is alive in Escape Plan. »
- Jesse David Fox
TV Ratings: Sluggish Sunday 'Big Brother' premiere leads CBS
1 hour ago | Hitfix | See recent Hitfix news »
Fast National ratings for Sunday, June 30, 2013. Summer network TV doldrums were in full effect on Sunday night as "Big Brother" led CBS to ratings wins, despite coming in below last week's launch and last summer's Sunday premiere. The Week 2 numbers were also weak for ABC's "Whodunnit," which slipped 23 percent, while NBC's "Crossing Lines" was also down. For the night, CBS averaged a 1.1 rating among adults 18-49, edging out Fox's 1.0 rating in the key demographic. ABC's 0.9 key demo rating and the 0.8 key demo rating for NBC followed close behind. CBS »
- Daniel Fienberg
Enter the Dragon Actor and Martial Artist Jim Kelly Dead at 67
1 hour ago | E! Online | See recent E! Online news »
Jim Kelly, the martial artist who shot to fame opposite Bruce Lee in the 1973 kung fu hit Enter the Dragon and went on to star in numerous blaxploitation films, has died. He was 67. Kelly's ex-wife, Marilyn Dishman, told CNN that Kelly passed way Saturday from cancer, though she did not divulge any more details. She also announced the news in a note on her Facebook page. "This is a difficult situation to process," she wrote on her wall. "Even I am having trouble processing it. Like his mother, there will be no service!" Kelly is best known for playing Williams, the tall and gangly African-American martial arts master who's one of the fighters Lee's character »
Review: Sensational True-Crime Doc 'The Cheshire Murders' Asks All the Right Questions
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“The Cheshire Murders,” airing on HBO July 22, is, in part, a blow-by-blow account of the unspeakable 2007 Connecticut home invasion that left a mother and her two daughters dead, and made Dr. William Petit his state’s leading advocate for the death penalty (which was abolished there nonetheless).But as the film also indicates, no one needed to have died at all.Directed by Kate Davis (“Southern Comfort”) and David Heilbroner, the documentary offers a thorough review of the crimes, and the attendant controversy regarding the death penalty -- both defendants offered to plead guilty in exchange for life without parole; state prosecutors insisted on a $7-million death-penalty trial.The filmmakers also assembled a dream cast of interviewees: The husband and parents of the slain Jennifer Hawke Petit; the brothers and daughter of killer Steven Hayes; the family and even the ex-girlfriend of Josh Komisarevsky, who details, among other things, aspects »
- John Anderson
Soledad O’Brien Joins Al Jazeera America
1 hour ago | Variety - TV News | See recent Variety - TV News news »
Al Jazeera America has signed veteran journo Soledad O’Brien as a special correspondent, and has pacted with Soledad’s production company, Starfish Media Group, to produce hourlong docu specials for the cable news net.
O’Brien will offer short-form segs as special correspondent to the Al Jazeera America’s primetime current affairs program “America Tonight,” where she will reunite with fellow CNN alum Kim Bondy, who serves as the show’s senior exec producer.
Al Jazeera America is slated to launch in August.
“O’Brien’s career producing and reporting on the human side of many of the most important stories of the past decade will fit in perfectly with what Al Jazeera America will be covering every day,” said Ehab Al Shihabi, executive director of Al Jazeera’s international operations and the senior executive developing the new channel. “Her dedication to that type of journalism is what makes »
- AJ Marechal
TV Ratings: 'Big Brother,' 'Wife Swap,' 'Whodunnit' Drop on Sunday
1 hour ago | The Hollywood Reporter | See recent The Hollywood Reporter news »
CBS scored a modest win with Big Brother's Sunday premiere. The reality series topped the night with adults 18-49, averaging a 1.7 rating in the key demo, though it was down by six-tenths of a point from last summer's Sunday premiere and five-tenths from last week's opener. Averaged in with encores, including a relatively strong rebroadcast of the Under the Dome premiere (1.1 adults), CBS averaged a 1.1 rating with adults 18-49 and 5.6 million viewers. Photos: 51 Summer Series Animation encores fetched Fox a second place in the key demo, averaging
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- Michael O'Connell
'The Lone Ranger' Early Reviews: Critics Torch Johnny Depp Western
1 hour ago | The Wrap | See recent The Wrap news »
Hi-yo ouch. Critics are lighting a match to "The Lone Ranger," the mega-budget western that has built up a heap of savage early reviews criticizing everything from its violence to the nutso performance of Johnny Depp as Tonto. Critics have branded the film a "must miss" with a doleful 25 percent "rotten" rating on critics aggregator Rotten Tomatoes. Many top reviewers have yet to weigh in, so it's possible the film will pick up more favorable notices before it gallops into theaters on Wednesday, but as it currently stands the film ranks »
- Brent Lang
Kyra Sedgwick Loses Fingertip in Kitchen Mishap
1 hour ago | PEOPLE.com | See recent PEOPLE.com news »
Poor Kyra Sedgwick! The actress lost a battle with kale over the weekend and husband Kevin Bacon is drumming up sympathy on his Whosay blog. Bacon posted photos of Sedgwick, 47, with a giant bandage on her finger - the result of a kitchen injury that sent her to the emergency room on Saturday - both during and after treatment. "Kale isn't always healthy ... if you chop the end of your finger off," Bacon, 54, wrote. He later posted that The Closer star was doing well despite the injured appendage: "My baby is fine. All good. Still can't find the tip of that finger. »
- Andrea Billups
ABC Moves Live TV App Behind Pay-tv Wall
1 hour ago | Variety - TV News | See recent Variety - TV News news »
ABC’s rolling experiment with TV Everywhere for live local broadcast feeds entered its next phase, as the Alphabet net expanded access to the Watch ABC service to four more markets — but is now restricting access to only subscribers of a handful of pay TV partners.
At this point, the biggest question marks are how many viewers ABC can actually get to tune in to local TV especially given the authentication requirement, and how effectively the broadcaster will be able to sell and measure ads through Watch ABC.
In May, Disney/ABC Television Group launched beta version of the app for Apple’s iPad and iPhone and Amazon Kindle tablets for its owned-and-operated stations in New York City (Wabc-tv) and Philadelphia (Wpvi-tv). Initially that was available for free to any users located in those markets.
But now the paywall has gone up, even as ABC has expanded to four more »
- Todd Spangler
Snowden YouTube Film Delivers Digital Snapshot
1 hour ago | Variety - Film News | See recent Variety - Film News news »
Hong Kong–The team of Hong Kong film makers who last week delivered “Verax”, a short film about fugitive former Nsa operative Edward Snowden, say they were propelled by an urge to get beyond the media headlines.
The picture was made by a quartet of semi-professionals comprising Jeff Floro (謝夫發露), Edwin Lee (李健恩), Shawn Tse (謝兆龍) and Marcus Tsui (崔正傑), and was posted to YouTube late last week. It was scripted by Tsui and Lee.
“First it was a snapshot in time. When Snowden popped up in Hong Kong he got so much attention that it really got people talking. We wanted to give an alternative view on the situation, beyond the media chase for where he was and what he knew,” Lee, a former TV and multimedia journalist with Hong Kong’s Atv and the South China Morning Post, told Variety.
Others on the team see “Verax” in more political terms. »
- Patrick Frater
'MasterChef' Contestant Krissi Biasiello Accused of Racist Tweets
1 hour ago | The Wrap | See recent The Wrap news »
Does "MasterChef" have its own Paula Deen? The Philadelphia Daily News says it has uncovered racist tweets by current "MasterChef" contestant Krissi Biasiello. The 34-year-old Philadelphia paralegal, who like Deen specializes in delicious but fatty comfort foods, is accused of using the N-word in one tweet and making a racist rape joke in another. Fox declined to comment, and Biasiello did not immediately respond to a request for comment. The Daily News said that in one tweet, from May 21, 2012, Biasiello called the NBA "N---ers Bouncing Around." In another, from July 24, »
- Tim Molloy
‘I’m Out’ Video: Ciara and Nicki Minaj Do Scream
1 hour ago | Vulture | See recent Vulture news »
Last night, in addition to performing at the Bet Awards, Ciara and Nicki Minaj released the video for "I'm Out," and if you enjoy Michael and Janet Jackson's "Scream" video, the hand jive, goldfish bowls, or Nicki and Ciara "tsk tsk-ing" the camera, then you should press play immediately.(Alternately, you can just wait for the Gif board of Nicki and Ciara's "don't fuck with me" faces. Coolest attitudes.) Ciara, unexpectedly, is two for two on videos this year. »
- Amanda Dobbins
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