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Hollywood Hero turns Bollywood Leading Man!
28 December 2009 2:09 PM, PST
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Ekta Kapoor has managed a casting coup of sorts. She has signed Hollywood sensation Sendhil Ramamurthy (of TV series Heroes) for the lead role in her next directed by Krishna Dk and Raj Nidimoru (directors of 99). It.s a three-hero project.Confirming the news, Ekta says, .It is true. He is one of the biggest Indian actors abroad. It was not easy to sign him and it took us about six months to rope him in. We had to go through a long process of meeting his agency in La and then have the narration. However, the effort was worth it as he is on board. I think it is a big coup for all of us..Talking about the film, Ekta says, .Tusshar (Kapoor) is playing another lead role in the film. We have to finalise one more actor. This is Sendhil.s first mainstream Bollywood film. We are
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Brett Ratner To Increase TV Output
20 December 2009 9:18 PM, PST
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Variety reports that Brett Ratner signed a two year contract with 20th Century Fox TV in an effort to increase his presence on the small screen. Ratner has found previous success on television with Prison Break, whose pilot he directed. Upcoming projects under Ratner’s production shingle Rat TV include Chaos, a satirical drama with a CIA setting, The Devil and Daniel Webster, based on the short story of the same name by Stephen Vincent Benét, and The Dead Beat, a police drama.
Ratner had these choice words to say about his affinity for TV, “Storytelling is what my craft is; I don’t care about the medium. Most TV shows now are better than a lot of features. It’s a great medium to explore and experiment. I can try things that I wouldn’t try on a feature.”
Whatever your feelings on Ratner as a director, know that
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- Brendan Bettinger
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Graphic Novel Review: Area 10
17 December 2009 11:40 AM, PST
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Christos Gage (Law and Order: Special Victim’s Unit, Numb3rs), hot off the heals of the comic prequel Dante’s Inferno, dabbles in the crime genre to bring us "Area 10," a well-crafted page-turner that is nearly ripe for the big screen. The newest from the Vertigo Crime titles, Area 10 introduces ‘Henry the Eighth,’ the moniker given to a sadistic killer who decapitates his victims for his own purposes.
On the case, Detective Adam Kamen is drawn into Henry’s scheme after an injury to his skull awakens untapped mental abilities. The novel’s title refers to Brodmann’s Area 10, neurological parlance used to distinguish different parts of the brain. Brodmann’s Area 10 is associated with the forebrain, but here, breaching this area gives access to the pineal gland, or the ‘third-eye.’ Metaphysically, constraints of time and space are loosened and new planes of perception are unlocked.
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- Jason Rosas
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Ask Ausiello: Spoilers on 'NCIS,' 'Glee,' Bones,' 'Himym, 'Grey's,' and more!
16 December 2009 8:35 PM, PST
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Got a scoop request? An anonymous tip you’re dying to share? Just want to say hi? You can send any/all of the above to ausielloscoop@ew.com
Question: The latest we've heard about Tony and Ziva on NCIS is Shane Brennan stating that their relationship will remain status quo. Please tell me they're not ending Tiva? —Jamie
Ausiello: Strange. That seems to contradict what I'm hearing. According to my hairy NCIS mole, the Jan. 26 episode finds Tony and Ziva hopping a plane to the City of Love. That's right, Tiva takes on Paris! And would you believe the
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- Michael Ausiello
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By popular demand: Your mid-season TV cheat sheet
15 December 2009 9:32 AM, PST
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Don't thank me, thank EW.com intern Sandra Gonzalez for compiling the following much-requested list of mid-season premiere/return dates. Actually, go ahead and thank me, too. I asked her to do it.
Sunday, Jan. 3
Desperate Housewives returns (ABC), 9 Pm
Brothers and Sisters returns (ABC), 10 Pm
Monday, Jan. 4
The Bachelor: On the Wings of Love premieres (ABC), 8 Pm
The Secret Life of the American Teenager returns (ABC Family), 8 Pm
Heroes returns (NBC), 8 pm (moves back to 9 Pm on Jan. 11)
Make It or Break It returns (ABC Family), 9 Pm
Tuesday, Jan. 5
NCIS returns (CBS), 8 Pm
New season of The Biggest Loser
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- Michael Ausiello
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Slamdance '10: First pics, trailer for Yellowbrickroad
10 December 2009 9:32 PM, PST
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When the announcement of the lineup for Slamdance 2010 made the rounds last night (see it here), one of the genre films that piqued a bit of interest was Yellowbrickroad, the horror/thriller from first-time filmmakers Jesse Holland and Andy Mitton. Today the filmmakers got in touch with Fango with a pair of stills and a look at the official trailer.
See the videos below, along with a synopsis.
Yellowbrickroad tells the story of an expedition that embarks on a mission to solve the mysterious disappearance of the entire population of Friar, New Hampshire, who, in the fall of 1940, walked together up a winding mountain trail and into the wilderness, never to be seen alive again. The only clue left behind was a single word etched into stone near the forest’s edge: Yellowbrickroad. In 2009, the coordinates to the trail were declassified and a team of researchers sets out to find
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Trailer, Stills from Slamdance Entry YellowBrickRoad
10 December 2009
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Intriguing stuff. Shock Till You Drop has receive three stills and a trailer from YellowBrickRoad , a new thriller that was accepted into the 2010 Slamdance Film Festival.
Jesse Holland and Andy Mitton's indie pic delves into the mystery of a small New Hampshire community that, in the fall of 1940, walked together up a winding mountain trail and into the wilderness, never to be seen alive again. The only clue left behind was a single word etched into stone near the forest's edge: Yellowbrickroad.
In 2009, the coordinates to the trail were declassified and a team of researchers sets out to find out the truth behind the town's disappearance. The film stars Cassidy Freeman ( Smallville ), Anessa Ramsey ( The Signal ), Laura Heisler ( Numb3rs ), Michael Laurino ( Past Life ), Clark
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[TV] Best TV Series Releases of 2009
8 December 2009 12:48 PM, PST
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Every year numerous beloved television series come to a close and the "Complete Series" DVD or Blu-ray release becomes a must-have item for the long-time fans. We here at JustPressPlay are no different - we love complete series releases. The awesome packaging, the nifty extras (both physical and disc-based) and the convenience of a one-stop-shop for all our Futurama, Battlestar Galactica or The Shield viewing. While some series purchases are no-brainers (Sopranos), there are plenty of overlooked series who pass under the radar. So here it is, the best of the best and the coolest overlooked Complete Series releases for 2009.
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Battlestar Galactica: The Complete Series (DVD or Blu-ray)
Hailed as one of the best and most unique series in a long time, Battlestar Galactica's resurgence got noticed. A crew of humans attempts to survive during the purging oppression of the Cylons and encounter danger at every turn. For
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- Lex Walker
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Best TV Series Releases of 2009
8 December 2009 12:48 PM, PST
| JustPressPlay.net
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Every year numerous beloved television series come to a close and the "Complete Series" DVD or Blu-ray release becomes a must-have item for the long-time fans. We here at JustPressPlay are no different - we love complete series releases. The awesome packaging, the nifty extras (both physical and disc-based) and the convenience of a one-stop-shop for all our Futurama, Battlestar Galactica or The Shield viewing. While some series purchases are no-brainers (Sopranos), there are plenty of overlooked series who pass under the radar. So here it is, the best of the best and the coolest overlooked Complete Series releases for 2009.
Battlestar Galactica: The Complete Series (DVD or Blu-ray)
Hailed as one of the best and most unique series in a long time, Battlestar Galactica's resurgence got noticed. A crew of humans attempts to survive during the purging oppression of the Cylons and encounter danger at every turn. For
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- Lex Walker
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Ask Ausiello: Spoilers on 'House,' 'Criminal Minds,' 'Glee,' 'Smallville,' and more!
18 November 2009 6:17 PM, PST
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Got a scoop request? An anonymous tip you’re dying to share? Just want to say hi? You can send any/all of the above to ausielloscoop@ew.com
Question: House writer Tommy Moran tweeted that episode 14 is big for Cuddy. My question for you is how big? —Anna
Ausiello: So big that I hear Cuddy will be sharing her bed with two different people by the end of the hour.
Question: I feel an urge to poison my liver with a bottle of 150-buck Russian vodka after the rumor I just heard regarding episode 14 of House. Cuddy and Lucas are going to have sex?
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- Michael Ausiello
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CinemaSpy's Week-End TV Recap (Nov. 14)
14 November 2009 9:10 PM, PST
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The big television news for the week preceding, was, of course, Fox's decision to cancel Dollhouse, a move not necessarily unexpected, but still lamented by fans of the show. Sadly, the writing had been on the wall from the beginning of the season—without a significant uptick in viewership, the series' life-expectancy would be short. It didn't happen...and it was. Dollhouse will return Dec. 4, with its series finale set for Jan. 22.
Fox's other genre series, Fringe, rebounded a bit to its pre-World Series numbers with a 3.7 rating/6 share. That equates to a 19 percent jump from the previous week, but still trails behind The CW, where the network's flagship skein, Smallville, finally regained some ground to tie its former Thursday night stablemate, Supernatural.
Over at ABC, V led all genre shows for the second week of sweeps, despite a more than 25 percent drop from its series premiere, earning a 6.6 rating/10 share,
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Ask Ausiello: Spoilers on 'Big Bang,' 'Grey's,' 'Glee,' and more!
11 November 2009 7:47 PM, PST
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Question: Is Izzie really pregnant on Grey's Anatomy? —Elle
Ausiello: I'll say this: ABC's promo gurus are very sneaky! While we're on the subject of Katherine Heigl, sources confirm to me exclusively that she's taking another leave of absence from Grey's — but this time her reasons are personal, not professional. Heigl will be going on a belated maternity leave to spend some Qt with new daughter Naleigh. As a result, Izzie
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- Michael Ausiello
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'Glee' Castmate's Dream Guest Star? Reba McEntire!
11 November 2009 3:00 PM, PST
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"Glee" star Chris Colfer tells "Extra" he's enjoyed covering Top 40 artists like Beyoncé as a member of the high school choir on the hit Fox show, but you shouldn't expect to hear any Garth Brooks or Carrie Underwood tunes performed on the show.
"I couldn't do country, with all due respect to all country music artists," says Colfer, who plays Kurt.
See our "Glee" cast photo gallery
"My parents dressed me up with a
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'Numb3rs' plots series finale
7 November 2009 9:57 AM, PST
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As reported a few days ago, things aren't looking good for CBS's crime procedural Numb3rs. The number of episodes for the sixth season was cut down from twenty-two to sixteen, a sure sign that things aren't looking good for any show, despite Numb3rs' relatively good ratings and viewership. Co-creator Cheryl Heuton addressed these fears, telling audiences that the writers of the show are indeed planning for the sixteenth episode of the sixth season to serve as a series finale.
“We will be doing a 16th episode that wraps up storylines and answers questions,” Heuton told Entertainment Weekly. “It will be designed to stand as a finale, but it won’t create story situations that would hamper us if the network should decide to order more episodes.” The episode “will give fans what they’ve been waiting for… We’re looking to feature all our characters and give good moments
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Exclusive: 'Numb3rs' fans can count on closure
6 November 2009 9:36 AM, PST
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CBS' decision cut Numb3rs' episode count from 22 to 16 is the clearest sign yet that the CBS procedural's current sixth season will likely be its last. That's the bad news. The good news is that the network gave producers enough notice to plan for a possible series finale.
"We will be doing a 16th episode that wraps up storylines and answers questions," reveals the show's co-creator Cheryl Heuton. "It will be designed to stand as a finale, but it won't create story situations that would hamper us if the network should decide to order more episodes."
Heuton says she's confident
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- Michael Ausiello
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Numb3rs: CBS Cuts Season Order; Will it be Cancelled?
5 November 2009 12:11 PM, PST
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While some shows are getting orders for additional episodes, Numb3rs has just had its number cut by CBS. How does this bode for the drama's chances for a seventh season?
As Friday night viewers know, Numb3rs revolves around an FBI agent (Rob Morrow) and his genius brother (David Krumholtz) who helps solve cases with mathematics. The cast also features Judd Hirsch (as their father), Alimi Ballard, Dylan Bruno, Navi Rawat, Aya Sumika, and Peter MacNicol.
The series is currently in its sixth season, having debuted in January 2005. For the show's entire run, it's been a staple of CBS' Friday night schedule in the 10pm position.
In its first season, Numb3rs averaged a 3.2 rating in the demo and 11.1 million viewers. In season two, the show's ratings rose to an average rating of 3.3 and 11.7 million viewers. Overall
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Ask Ausiello: Spoilers on 'House,' 'Grey's,' 'Mentalist,' 'Smallville,' and more!
4 November 2009 8:29 PM, PST
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Question: It's great to see Jesse Spencer getting a powerful storyline on House. Any news on how he'll cope without Cameron? —Angela
Ausiello: Not well. In the Nov. 23 episode — the first sans Jennifer Morrison as Cameron — he loses it and punches House in the face! "Chase is very clearly off his game," says a House insider, "and struggling with the loss of Cameron." What prompts the fisticuffs? Apparently, Doc Crankypants unfavorably
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Ask Ausiello: Spoilers on 'House,' 'Grey's,' 'Mentalist,' 'Smallville,' and more!
4 November 2009 8:29 PM, PST
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Got a scoop request? An anonymous tip you’re dying to share? Just want to say hi? You can send any/all of the above to ausielloscoop@ew.com
Question: It's great to see Jesse Spencer getting a powerful storyline on House. Any news on how he'll cope without Cameron? —Angela
Ausiello: Not well. In the Nov. 23 episode — the first sans Jennifer Morrison as Cameron — he loses it and punches House in the face! "Chase is very clearly off his game," says a House insider, "and struggling with the loss of Cameron." What prompts the fisticuffs? Apparently, Doc Crankypants unfavorably
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'Numb3rs' Down for the Count?
4 November 2009 6:24 PM, PST
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If you'll forgive me for the bad pun in the title of this article, then we can move on to the big news, and that is that things aren't looking good for Numb3rs. The CBS crime procedural, which stars Rob Morrow as an FBI agent and David Krumholtz as his mathematical genius brother, is looking toward an impending cancellation. The sixth season of the drama was originally set for twenty-two episodes, but CBS has recently shaved off six episodes of that for a sixteen-episode season, says the Hollywood Reporter.
While no decision has been made about the show's future past the sixteen episodes, ratings have been dismal for the Friday show. The most recent episode of the show only averaged a 1.7 rating/6 share among adults 18-49 and 7.9 million viewers overall.
There are plenty of potential replacements for Numb3rs on cue at CBS — the Canadian procedural Flashpoint is especially a strong replacement possibility,
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- Sam McPherson
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This just in: CBS trims 'Numb3rs,' orders more 'NCIS' and 'Mother'
4 November 2009 4:10 PM, PST
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A CBS spokesperson is confirming that the network has cut Numb3rs' episode order from 22 to 16. Translation: This is most likely the show's final season.
I'm hearing Flashpoint will likely take over the Friday 10 p.m. timeslot in February, although there's been no official confirmation of that.
In related news, CBS has upped the episode orders of How I Met Your Mother, NCIS, NCIS: La, CSI: Miami, and Two and a Half Men from 22 to 24, while requesting one additional episode of Criminal Minds, CSI: NY, The Big Bang Theory, The Good Wife, CSI, and The Mentalist, bringing their totals from
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- Michael Ausiello
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