Idina Menzel and Nia Long star in the powerful story of lifelong friendship in an all-new remake of the classic movie when Beaches arrives on DVD at Walmart on May 9 from Lionsgate.
Relive the powerful story of lifelong friendship in an all-new remake of the classic movie when Beaches arrives on DVD at Walmart on May 9 from Lionsgate. Tony Award® winner Idina Menzel and NAACP Image Award Winner Nia Long star as two very different women who share an unexpected friendship that, even with its ups and downs, lasts for decades. This new version of the 1988 film includes performances by Menzel of iconic songs from the original movie such as “Wind Beneath My Wings” and “The Glory of Love,” in addition to Menzel’s new original song, “Last Time.” The Beaches DVD will be available at Walmart for the suggested retail price of $14.98.
Official Synopsis
In this contemporary remake, Beaches...
Relive the powerful story of lifelong friendship in an all-new remake of the classic movie when Beaches arrives on DVD at Walmart on May 9 from Lionsgate. Tony Award® winner Idina Menzel and NAACP Image Award Winner Nia Long star as two very different women who share an unexpected friendship that, even with its ups and downs, lasts for decades. This new version of the 1988 film includes performances by Menzel of iconic songs from the original movie such as “Wind Beneath My Wings” and “The Glory of Love,” in addition to Menzel’s new original song, “Last Time.” The Beaches DVD will be available at Walmart for the suggested retail price of $14.98.
Official Synopsis
In this contemporary remake, Beaches...
- 4/24/2017
- by Tom Stockman
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
We hope Nia Long likes slap bracelets.
The Third Watch actress is set to star in ABC’s 90s-set spinoff of its ’80s-set hit The Goldbergs, TVLine has learned.
As previously reported, the offshoot — which is currently in the pilot stage — will center on high school gym teacher Rick Mellor, a recurring character on The Goldbergs; Bryan Callen, who plays Mellor, is attached to star. The premise: Mellor and another high school teacher team up to act as father figures to the kids at their Philadelphia school.
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The Third Watch actress is set to star in ABC’s 90s-set spinoff of its ’80s-set hit The Goldbergs, TVLine has learned.
As previously reported, the offshoot — which is currently in the pilot stage — will center on high school gym teacher Rick Mellor, a recurring character on The Goldbergs; Bryan Callen, who plays Mellor, is attached to star. The premise: Mellor and another high school teacher team up to act as father figures to the kids at their Philadelphia school.
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- 3/16/2017
- TVLine.com
The long-awaited final season of Hand of God will finally see the light of day in March.
Amazon on Wednesday announced that Season 2 of the Ron Perlman/Dana Delany drama will drop on Friday, March 10. In the final batch of episodes, Judge Maximum fights to restore his sanity and regain his freedom after spending much of Season 1 (which premiered back in September 2015) haunted by visions and the ghost of his son. Linda Gray (Dallas) and Nia Long (Lifetime’s Beaches) join the cast, which also features Andre Royo (The Wire) and Garret Dillahunt (Justified).
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Amazon on Wednesday announced that Season 2 of the Ron Perlman/Dana Delany drama will drop on Friday, March 10. In the final batch of episodes, Judge Maximum fights to restore his sanity and regain his freedom after spending much of Season 1 (which premiered back in September 2015) haunted by visions and the ghost of his son. Linda Gray (Dallas) and Nia Long (Lifetime’s Beaches) join the cast, which also features Andre Royo (The Wire) and Garret Dillahunt (Justified).
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- 2/15/2017
- TVLine.com
Idina Menzel is currently promoting her new Lifetime movie, a remake of “Beaches” starring her and Nia Long, but the promotion for the film has gotten her in some trouble. Related: Idina Menzel And Nia Long On Why Now Is The Perfect Time For Their Updated ‘Beaches’ TV Movie On Tuesday, Menzel, 45, made an off-hand […]...
- 1/26/2017
- by Jordan Appugliesi
- ET Canada
While the “Jumanji” reboot doesn’t hit theatres until December, the film is already causing some controversy, thanks to Karen Gillan’s sexualized costume for her character. Related: Idina Menzel And Nia Long On Why Now Is The Perfect Time For Their Updated ‘Beaches’ TV Movie In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, the actress says there is […]...
- 1/23/2017
- by Jordan Appugliesi
- ET Canada
Lifetime premieres its television film adaptation of the 1988 film “Beaches” tonight, Saturday, January 21 at 8/7c. Starring Nia Long (in the role of Hillary) and Idina Menzel (who plays Cc), the telepic remake will follow Hillary and Cc who, though worlds… Continue Reading →...
- 1/21/2017
- by shadowandact
- ShadowAndAct
Another season of blood, sweat and shears reached a dramatic conclusion Thursday as Project Runway crowned its 15th champion.
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Four designers remained at the top of the two-hour affair: Erin Robertson, 29, from Cambridge, Mass.; Laurence Basse, 41, from Los Angeles, Calif.; Rik Villa, 31, also from Los Angeles; and Roberi Parra, 32, from Miami, Fla.
Tensions ran particularly high in the first hour, as the final four scrambled to finish their collections in time for New York Fashion Week. Of course, the contestants weren’t the...
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Four designers remained at the top of the two-hour affair: Erin Robertson, 29, from Cambridge, Mass.; Laurence Basse, 41, from Los Angeles, Calif.; Rik Villa, 31, also from Los Angeles; and Roberi Parra, 32, from Miami, Fla.
Tensions ran particularly high in the first hour, as the final four scrambled to finish their collections in time for New York Fashion Week. Of course, the contestants weren’t the...
- 12/23/2016
- TVLine.com
Christina Applegate‘s small-screen career is about to take a serious turn.
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The actress — best known for her comedic work on shows like Married… With Children (1987–1997), Jesse (1998–2000) and Samantha Who? (2007–2009) — has been tapped to star in a new dramedy for Lifetime, our sister site Deadline reports.
Your Time Is Up, written by Kathleen Robertson (Murder in the First) and produced by Gil Netter (Life of Pi), finds Applegate playing a put-upon psychologist struggling to reclaim her life after tragedy strikes her family. Per the report, her “unconventional upbringing...
PhotosLifetime’s Britney Spears Biopic: These First Looks Will Drive You Crazy
The actress — best known for her comedic work on shows like Married… With Children (1987–1997), Jesse (1998–2000) and Samantha Who? (2007–2009) — has been tapped to star in a new dramedy for Lifetime, our sister site Deadline reports.
Your Time Is Up, written by Kathleen Robertson (Murder in the First) and produced by Gil Netter (Life of Pi), finds Applegate playing a put-upon psychologist struggling to reclaim her life after tragedy strikes her family. Per the report, her “unconventional upbringing...
- 12/2/2016
- TVLine.com
A day before Britney Spears’ 35th birthday (December 2), the folks over at Lifetime released a handful of photos from the upcoming singer’s biopic, and boy were we confused.
The images feature the Princess of Pop (Natasha Bassett) – which in the glam pic looks more like a 2008 Taylor Swift – along with her then-beau Justin Timberlake (Nathan Keyes), ex-husband Kevin Federline (Clayton Chitty) and the rest of the *Nsync crew, none of which actually look like the real-life celebrities.
Lifetime has a knack for casting actors who tend to not look like the celebrities they are portraying, e.g., Amanda Fuller in “The Brittany Murphy Story,” Camilla Luddington and Nico Evers-Swindel in “William & Kate,” so it’s not surprising to see such unrecognizable faces portraying the stars. (Really, that’s supposed to be *Nsync?!)
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The images feature the Princess of Pop (Natasha Bassett) – which in the glam pic looks more like a 2008 Taylor Swift – along with her then-beau Justin Timberlake (Nathan Keyes), ex-husband Kevin Federline (Clayton Chitty) and the rest of the *Nsync crew, none of which actually look like the real-life celebrities.
Lifetime has a knack for casting actors who tend to not look like the celebrities they are portraying, e.g., Amanda Fuller in “The Brittany Murphy Story,” Camilla Luddington and Nico Evers-Swindel in “William & Kate,” so it’s not surprising to see such unrecognizable faces portraying the stars. (Really, that’s supposed to be *Nsync?!)
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- 12/1/2016
- by Liz Calvario
- Indiewire
It’s so not Britney, bitch.
Lifetime on Thursday — just one day before the Princess of Pop turns 35 — released a batch of photos from its upcoming Britney Spears biopic, giving us our first look at major players like Spears (Camp‘s Natasha Bassett), Kevin Federline (Power Rangers‘ Clayton Chitty) and even Justin Timberlake (Cleaners‘ Nathan Keyes) in action.
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(Side note: Don’t feel bad if you don’t recognize any of those names. You probably won’t recognize their faces either, nor the faces of the characters they’re allegedly portraying.
Lifetime on Thursday — just one day before the Princess of Pop turns 35 — released a batch of photos from its upcoming Britney Spears biopic, giving us our first look at major players like Spears (Camp‘s Natasha Bassett), Kevin Federline (Power Rangers‘ Clayton Chitty) and even Justin Timberlake (Cleaners‘ Nathan Keyes) in action.
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(Side note: Don’t feel bad if you don’t recognize any of those names. You probably won’t recognize their faces either, nor the faces of the characters they’re allegedly portraying.
- 12/1/2016
- TVLine.com
Mubi has been a preferred streaming platform among arthouse-inclined cinephiles for years. It recently upped its game by entering the sphere of theatrical distribution with Rachel Lang’s “Baden Baden,” which opened in New York and Los Angeles on November 25. Next on the docket is Eugène Green’s “Son of Joseph,” which is due in theaters early next year. Watch its trailer below.
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Though an exciting development, this was also a long time coming. Paul Thomas Anderson’s documentary “Junun” premiered exclusively on Mubi immediately after premiering at the New York Film Festival last year, and the company partnered on the UK releases of both “Arabian Nights” and “The Blue Room.” “Connecting exceptional films with audiences who may not otherwise have the chance to see them is at the heart of what we do,...
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Though an exciting development, this was also a long time coming. Paul Thomas Anderson’s documentary “Junun” premiered exclusively on Mubi immediately after premiering at the New York Film Festival last year, and the company partnered on the UK releases of both “Arabian Nights” and “The Blue Room.” “Connecting exceptional films with audiences who may not otherwise have the chance to see them is at the heart of what we do,...
- 12/1/2016
- by Michael Nordine
- Indiewire
This past January, Jd Dillard premiered his directorial feature debut, “Sleight,” at the Sundance Film Festival. Now, ahead of its 2017 release, the first teaser has dropped.
The film mixes science fiction with magic and stars Jacob Latimore as Bo, a young trickster who after the death of his mother is forced to give up college and support his younger sister. Relying on his street magic skills to make money, he uses his illusions to peddle drugs for the local dealer, Angelo (Dulé Hill), but soon gets in over his head. Seychelle Gabriel, Storm Reid, Sasheer Zamata, and Cameron Esposito co-star.
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The feature premiered in the Next section at Sundance and was acquired by Blumhouse Productions and WWE Studios. Eric B. Fleischman, Sean Tabibian and Alex Theurer serve as producers.
Latimore previous credits include “Black Nativity,” Ride Along” and “The Maze Runner.
The film mixes science fiction with magic and stars Jacob Latimore as Bo, a young trickster who after the death of his mother is forced to give up college and support his younger sister. Relying on his street magic skills to make money, he uses his illusions to peddle drugs for the local dealer, Angelo (Dulé Hill), but soon gets in over his head. Seychelle Gabriel, Storm Reid, Sasheer Zamata, and Cameron Esposito co-star.
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The feature premiered in the Next section at Sundance and was acquired by Blumhouse Productions and WWE Studios. Eric B. Fleischman, Sean Tabibian and Alex Theurer serve as producers.
Latimore previous credits include “Black Nativity,” Ride Along” and “The Maze Runner.
- 11/30/2016
- by Liz Calvario
- Indiewire
Before Tom Hardy fans see the actor in Christopher Nolan’s “Dunkirk” they can check him out in the upcoming miniseries “Taboo.” FX released four new promos to give viewers another sneak peek at the drama premiering early 2017.
Created by Hardy, his father Chips Hardy and Steven Knight, the eight-episode series is set in 1814 and follows James Keziah Delaney (Hardy), an adventurer who returns to London from Africa long after he’s believed to be dead. Wishing to inherit his father’s shipping empire and rebuild his life, he discovers the true nature of their legacy left behind and finds himself facing off against the East India Company.
The four new clips are titled “Little Men,” “The Prestige,” “Evil” and “Dear James,” each taking a look at Hardy and additional cast members.
“I know the evil that you do, because I was once part of it,” says Hardy in one of the teasers.
Created by Hardy, his father Chips Hardy and Steven Knight, the eight-episode series is set in 1814 and follows James Keziah Delaney (Hardy), an adventurer who returns to London from Africa long after he’s believed to be dead. Wishing to inherit his father’s shipping empire and rebuild his life, he discovers the true nature of their legacy left behind and finds himself facing off against the East India Company.
The four new clips are titled “Little Men,” “The Prestige,” “Evil” and “Dear James,” each taking a look at Hardy and additional cast members.
“I know the evil that you do, because I was once part of it,” says Hardy in one of the teasers.
- 11/30/2016
- by Liz Calvario
- Indiewire
After 13 years on the air, fans of Discovery Channel’s “MythBusters” had to say goodbye to the science crew who debunked urban legends by testing them. Now, three of the cast members, Grant Imahara, Tory Belleci and Kari Byron, known as the Build Team, are headed to Netflix for their own show “White Rabbit Project.” The streaming service debuted the first official trailer, which you can check out below.
The unscripted series will feature the three “science-loving sleuths” as they rank history’s greatest inventions, heists and more. They’ll look at the coolest tech, weirdest weapons and the craziest escapes to investigate the events from pop culture, science and history.
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The first sneak peek at the show includes the crew drinking wine while being strapped to a bunch of wires, training a pigeon,...
The unscripted series will feature the three “science-loving sleuths” as they rank history’s greatest inventions, heists and more. They’ll look at the coolest tech, weirdest weapons and the craziest escapes to investigate the events from pop culture, science and history.
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The first sneak peek at the show includes the crew drinking wine while being strapped to a bunch of wires, training a pigeon,...
- 11/29/2016
- by Liz Calvario
- Indiewire
Please read the following sentence in the frenzied, ragged scream of The Voice host Carson Daly: We’Ve Got Ourselves A Horse Race!
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Ok, more likely than not, we don’t — and it’ll come down to Billy Gilman versus Wé McDonald when Season 11 wraps in a mere 15 days.
But at least Top 10 performance night gave us fans of longshot specials and overturned apple carts a little cause for hope. Billy’s vocal rocketship never quite made it off the launchpad, while Wé...
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Ok, more likely than not, we don’t — and it’ll come down to Billy Gilman versus Wé McDonald when Season 11 wraps in a mere 15 days.
But at least Top 10 performance night gave us fans of longshot specials and overturned apple carts a little cause for hope. Billy’s vocal rocketship never quite made it off the launchpad, while Wé...
- 11/29/2016
- TVLine.com
You’ll want to keep a full box of tissues handy when watching Lifetime’s upcoming remake of “Beaches”, but you’ll probably want to keep a few aside while the just-released first trailer of the reboot of the iconic tearjerker. Starring Idina Menzel (“Frozen”) and Nia Long (“The Best Man”), this updated version of “Beaches” chronicles the lifelong […]...
- 11/29/2016
- by Brent Furdyk
- ET Canada
We’re getting a look at the first full trailer for Beaches, Lifetime’s telefilm remake of the 1988 feature. Allison Anders directs the contemporary remake, which follows two young girls who meet by chance on the Venice Boardwalk and, though worlds apart in lifestyle, embark on a lifelong friendship. Cc (Idian Menzel) is an aspiring singer trying to make it in Los Angeles until she is discovered by a director who gives her a first big shot. Hillary (Nia Long) is the…...
- 11/29/2016
- Deadline TV
Lifetime’s has set a Saturday, January 21 at 8/7c premiere date for its upcoming television adaptation of the 1988 film “Beaches.” Starring Nia Long (in the role of Hillary) and Idina Menzel (who plays Cc), the telepic remake will follow Hillary… Continue Reading →...
- 11/28/2016
- by shadowandact
- ShadowAndAct
Saturday afternoon’s college football match-up between Michigan and Ohio State drew 16.65 million total viewers to ABC, making it the most-watched regular season game with a noon Et kickoff on record.
The Buckeyes’ 30-27 win over the Wolverines also stands as one of the Top 5 most-watched regular season college football games ever.
For ABC, it marks the most-watched college football contest in more than 10 years, since the 2006 Michigan-osu match-up (with a 3:30 pm kickoff) drew north of 21 million viewers — the network’s largest audience ever for a regular season game.
ABC now claims the two most-watched college football games this season,...
The Buckeyes’ 30-27 win over the Wolverines also stands as one of the Top 5 most-watched regular season college football games ever.
For ABC, it marks the most-watched college football contest in more than 10 years, since the 2006 Michigan-osu match-up (with a 3:30 pm kickoff) drew north of 21 million viewers — the network’s largest audience ever for a regular season game.
ABC now claims the two most-watched college football games this season,...
- 11/27/2016
- TVLine.com
Fox’s “Empire” has cast Nia Long in a recurring role, TheWrap has learned. Long will play Las Vegas club queenpin Giuliana, per Fox. Giuliana makes brash moves in the gangster underworld of New York to secure a deal with Empire. Sleek, sexy, and cold-blooded, she rubs elbows with Lucious and goes toe-to-toe with Cookie even as she reckons with her own mysterious past. The “Best Man Holiday” star can next be seen in Lifetime’s remake of “Beaches,” as well as indie films “Roxanne, Roxanne” and “Lemon.” Also Read: Ratings: Cookie's Nude Selfie Saga Powers 'Empire,' Fox to...
- 11/22/2016
- by Tony Maglio
- The Wrap
Lifetime’s has set a Saturday, January 21 at 8/7c premiere date for its upcoming television adaptation of the 1988 film “Beaches.” Starring Nia Long (in the role of Hillary) and Idina Menzel (who plays Cc), the telepic remake will follow Hillary… Continue Reading →...
- 11/17/2016
- by shadowandact
- ShadowAndAct
“Carmen Luna” might have sung her last note, but Devious Maids star Roselyn Sanchez is staying put at Lifetime with a killer new project.
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Sanchez star in Death of a Vegas Showgirl, a new movie based on the true story of Debbie Flores, a professional dancer who went missing the night before she was set to make her debut as the lead in a major stage production. She will also executive-produce, along with husband Eric Winter (Witches of East End).
Per Lifetime, “the investigation into [Debbie’s] disappearance reveals the...
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Sanchez star in Death of a Vegas Showgirl, a new movie based on the true story of Debbie Flores, a professional dancer who went missing the night before she was set to make her debut as the lead in a major stage production. She will also executive-produce, along with husband Eric Winter (Witches of East End).
Per Lifetime, “the investigation into [Debbie’s] disappearance reveals the...
- 9/13/2016
- TVLine.com
Theater actress Grace Capeless and “Black-Ish” star Sanai Victoria have joined the cast of Lifetime’s upcoming television adaptation of the 1988 film “Beaches.” They join previously cast Nia Long (in the role of Hillary) and Idina Menzel (who will play Cc) in a… Continue Reading →...
- 9/5/2016
- by shadowandact
- ShadowAndAct
The next time there’s a mess at the Powell household, Evelyn will have to clean it up her damn self.
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Lifetime has chosen not to renew Devious Maids for a fifth season, our sister site Deadline reports, just weeks after the Marc Cherry soap ended Season 4 on a bloody good cliffhanger.
As fans will recall, the finale revealed Gail Fleming to be the season’s big murderer, Evelyn and Adrian got a divorce, Rosie revealed her pregnancy (while concealing the truth about...
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Lifetime has chosen not to renew Devious Maids for a fifth season, our sister site Deadline reports, just weeks after the Marc Cherry soap ended Season 4 on a bloody good cliffhanger.
As fans will recall, the finale revealed Gail Fleming to be the season’s big murderer, Evelyn and Adrian got a divorce, Rosie revealed her pregnancy (while concealing the truth about...
- 9/1/2016
- TVLine.com
It's that time again. But before we get to the tweets of the week, let's all be reminded that Lifetime will be remaking the movie Beaches. I keep forgetting this because why would anyone do this? And yet I love this casting pair idea...
Ariana Grande softly purrs "yaaas" at the suggestion that Kristin Chenoweth star w/ Idina Menzel in new #Beaches.
Ariana Grande is us all.
— Kevin Fallon (@kpfallon) August 3, 2016
Many more tweets to come after the jump with the new superhero movie and the actual superheroes of the Olympics as the main events...
Ariana Grande softly purrs "yaaas" at the suggestion that Kristin Chenoweth star w/ Idina Menzel in new #Beaches.
Ariana Grande is us all.
— Kevin Fallon (@kpfallon) August 3, 2016
Many more tweets to come after the jump with the new superhero movie and the actual superheroes of the Olympics as the main events...
- 8/6/2016
- by NATHANIEL R
- FilmExperience
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