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Ed Burns heads back to Queens for Bayside Boys

2 August 2009 7:03 PM, PDT | AOL - TVSquad | See recent AOL - TVSquad news »

Filed under: Other Drama Shows, Industry, Programming, OpEd, Celebrities, Casting, Reality-Free

If a project has Ed Burns' name attached to it, I'll sit up and take notice. I've been a fan of his dating back to his first film, The Brothers McMullen, which he wrote, directed and produced in 1995 while working as a go-for at Entertainment Tonight. Incidentally, he was able to finagle a copy of the film into Robert Redford's hands during an appearance there, and shortly thereafter, Burns quit his job at Et.

He'll write, direct and star in Bayside Boys, which is being billed as an East Coast Entourage. It's about a group of 20-something guys from the middle-class neighborhood of Bayside Queens that's being pitched to cable networks. One of the guys is employed at a hot-shot ad agency in Manhattan. Burns will play a supporting role as a mentor to the group. »

- Jane Boursaw

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Knuckle Draggers | Review

8 July 2009 3:33 PM, PDT | SmellsLikeScreenSpirit | See recent SmellsLikeScreenSpirit news »

Director: Alex Ranarivelo Writer(s): Alex Ranarivelo Starring: Ross McCall, Paul J. Alessi, Amie Barsky, Danielle Nicolet, Justin Baldoni, Jennifer Alden, Omar Gooding Knuckle Draggers follows the story of a down on his luck emerging director named Ethan (Ross McCall). Even though Ethan's a great guy, his fiancée Heather (Jennifer Alden) leaves him because he is unable to provide her a swanky lifestyle similar to those of her friends. Set on winning Heather back, Eathan reaches out to his sexist older brother Kyle (Paul J. Alessi), a macho New Yorker who has his own unique philosophy on the dynamic of men and women. Disgusted by Kyle's chauvinist view on women, Ethan's female friends Patricia (Amie Barsky) and Renee (Danielle Nicolet) chime in to provide advice from the other side. As the story progresses Ethan is not the only one who is faced with questioning their relationships, and what it is they need from them. »

- Dave Campbell

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NBC renews "Friday Night Lights"

31 March 2009 | Movie Jungle | See recent Movie Jungle news »

Friday Night Lights" can rest assured, NBC has officially ordered up two additional seasons for the critically acclaimed series. NBC and DirecTV have apparently finalized a deal for 26 episodes - two 13 episode seasons. The Ums/Imagine TV-produced drama follows  a Texas high school football team. Peter Berg created the Primetime Emmy Award-winning series.   In 2007, the Television Critics Association honored it with Outstanding New Program of the Year and it is a WGA Award-nominee for three years running.   What's "Friday Night Lights" about? Hailed as one of the top ten shows of 2006 by Time magazine and Entertainment Weekly, the critically acclaimed drama "Friday Night Lights" also received 2006 honors from the American Film Institute (AFI) for Television Program of the Year and the prestigious George Foster Peabody Award. Expanding on the hit feature film and best selling book "Friday Night Lights," this poignant series centers on the small rural town of Dillon, »

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New Mum Bahns Sets Her Sights On Ironman Challenge

25 March 2009 6:25 PM, PDT | WENN | See recent WENN news »

Actress Maxine Bahns has found the perfect way to lose the baby weight she gained when she was pregnant with daughter Madison - training for an IronMan triathlon challenge.

The Brothers McMullen star, who gave birth on 8 March, has already lost 16 of 28 pounds she gained during pregnancy - and now she has a gruelling triathlon in her sights.

The fighting fit actress will have to be in shape to swim 2.4 miles, cycle 112 miles and then run a 26.2-mile marathon as part of the July IronMan challenge.

She tells Life & Style magazine, "I need to start (training) soon. The summer isn’t far off."

The actress and her husband Patrick Watson show off the first pictures of their baby daughter in the new issue of the magazine. »

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2009 | 2002 | 2001

4 articles from 2009

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