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Last time on Dance Moms, the group felt pressure as Brynn was set up by Abby to be the next Maddie. But unfortunately, both girls failed to get first place in their division. The pressure will surely continue in the season 6 finale, "One Last Dance," as Maddie, who'll likely get a solo, won't want to end her reign at the Aldc in anything other than first place.

It’s the end of an era, Dance Moms fans. Tonight’s Season 6 finale (possibly the series finale, as well) marks the final regular-episode appearance of the series’ breakout star Maddie Ziegler, her little sister Mackenzie and their oft put-upon mother Melissa Gisoni. • Related: We talk So You Think You Can Dance: The Next Generation with new judge Maddie Ziegler! The finale, aptly titled One Last Dance, sees the Ziegler sisters taking part in their final competition as members of the Abby Lee Dance Company. But Abby’s hardly feeling sentimental toward her longtime favorites. Or at least one of them. She … Continue reading →

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When Legendary Pictures had a deal with Warner Bros, the two companies were working on numerous projects, including a big screen adaptation of the classic 1972 "Kung Fu" TV series. Since then, Warner Bros ended its deal with Legendary, which then moved into a partnership with Universal Pictures. Part of that new deal is to get "Kung Fu" off the ground. According to Tracking Board, Cory Goodman (Priest) and Rich Wilkes have been hired to write the script. The plan is to bring the story into modern times and to hire a director before the script is finished. Back in the day, Allen and Albert Hughes (The Book of Eli), Max Makowski (One Last Dance) and Bill Paxton (Frailty) were all once attached to direct. No word if they will be re-approached.

A bunhead is back.

Bunheads (and Broadway) star Sutton Foster has signed on to star in Younger, a TV Land pilot from Darren Starr.

Per The Hollywood Reporter, Foster will play a single mother in her early 40s whose stalled publishing career is revitalized when she lies and passes herself off as a 20-something.

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Starr (Sex and the City, Melrose Place) will write and executive-produce the single-camera project.

In addition to her ill-fated ABC Family dramedy, Foster’s recent credits include Royal Pains and Svu. She’ll also play a middle-school teacher...

Spoiler Alert: If you haven’t seen tonight’s How I Met Your Mother, do not continue reading.

Monday night’s episode of How I Met Your Mother was not short on memorable moments, and in fact, the episode, which saw Barney (Neil Patrick Harris) and Robin (Cobie Smulders) getting engaged, is being dubbed by some as one of the best episode of the series.

But even before the episode had hit television screens, executive producer/co-creator Craig Thomas knew it was something special.

“I was on set for , and it was just one of those moments where you feel...

Chuck star Yvonne Strahovski is many things. Beautiful. Sexy. Quite convincing as a butt-kicking secret agent.

But she is not an easy cry.

Until, that is, she began nearing the very end of her days as Sarah Walker. “[Yvonne] is always a little bit tough, and she kept her cool…,” costar Joshua Gomez shared with reporters during a finale-time visit to the Chuck set. “And then all of the sudden, she was like, ‘Gomez, I can’t stop!’”

“I cried this whole [final] month,” Strahovski herself admitted. “I’ve just been crying, every single day. I [even] cried when i did my last fight scene ever.

“Big.” “Epic.” And “very much like a movie.” According to Chuck cocreator Chris Fedak, that is what fans can expect from the NBC spy comedy’s two-hour series finale, airing this Friday starting 8/7c.

Speaking with reporters during a location shoot at a concert hall that was decked out for a sequence from the series-ender, Fedak said, “If you’ve noticed, we’ve spent a lot of money. We’re a little over budget. In fact, there may be a few people looking for me now! But it’s a long episode, and we go to a lot of different places.

It's been five years since Allen and Albert Hughes (The Book of Eli) signed on to direct a big screen adaptation of the classic 1972 "Kung Fu" TV series that starred David Carradine. The brothers were then replaced by Max Makowski (One Last Dance). And now comes word that Makowski is out as well and Bill Paxton is in talks to direct the film. Paxton is mostly known for his acting, but he has also directed two solid films, "Frailty" and "The Greatest Game Ever Played." If the deal is signed, Paxton will helm from a script by John McLaughlin (Black Swan). The plan is to begin shooting in China next summer. The original series followed the adventures of a Shaolin monk as he wanders the American West. The monk wants peace but usually winds up using his spectacular martial arts skills to battle the bad guys, in between flashbacks of...

I'm telling you right now, this should be El Mayimbe writing this. It's not that I'm not down with multi-colored lion robots, it's just that the man has done some fantastic reporting on the project. Fantastic reporting that is now basically all flushed down the tubes.Such is the Hollywood system.Remember the script review we brought you of the draft written by Justin Marks? The one that starts with Mayimbe in Caps Lock: "Believe The Hype! Justin Marks Absolutely Fucking Delivers!"Yeah, they tossed that script completely.Remember when the film went into turnaround, the Relativity picked it up and attached a guy named Max Makowski? A choice Mayimbe explained: "Voltron fanboyness aside, sources tell me he's actually a great choice. I honestly hope so and I at least give everyone the benefit of the doubt. I’m told he's on every studio's hot list these days because of...

It has been previously reported that New Regency had put Voltron: Defender of the Universe into turnaround with Relativity Media now backing the property with a more moderate budget and plans of utilizing the type of cost-effective technology employed in “300.” Latino Review now reports that Max Makowski will direct the film, which was written by Justin Marks. Makowski directed 2005’s One Last Dance, rewrote the screenplay for the Hawaii Five-o feature, and is attached to the direct the big screen adaptation of 1970s TV series Kung Fu and the Shinobi remake. Voltron: Defender of the Universe is described as a post-apocalyptic tale set in New York City and Mexico, where five survivors of an alien attack band together and end up piloting the five lion-shaped robots that combine and form the massive sword-wielding Voltron that helps battle Earth’s invaders. It is based on the popular 1980s Japanese animated TV series,...

I can’t believe that it’s now the end of August! Soon the winter blockbusters will be knocking at our door and the next thing you know it’ll be Oscar time again. Where does time go? Is it playing like a re-run somewhere, can you just flick to another dimension to a time where you are still awaiting a fourth Indiana Jones movie? Who knows, but I do know that it’s another Weekend Movie News Wrap up featuring a new aspect: a weekend box office update.

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After our box office round-up we see what George Clooney and Jason Reitman are doing Up in the Air, we find out what former superhero is joining the Toy Story franchise, we look at who might be helming the Poltergeist movie and the Voltron film and what is new on the Inglorious Bastards casting front.

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Max Makowski, a director of Queer Eye For the Straight Guy and One Last Dance, will be directing a film version of the Japanese animated series, Voltron, according to Latino Review. Makowski’s selection is said to be the equivalent of Zack Snyder directing 300, and that turned out pretty well so something special could happen here. Voltron…...

Just weeks after we announced that the Voltron movie was dumped by Fox, our friends at Latino Review have discovered who will be directing the latest iteration. Max Makowski, who directed a 2005 Sundance film called One Last Dance and is currently working on the Kung Fu redux for Warner Brothers, will be helming Voltron. An odd choice? Maybe so, but Latino Review says that Max "is supposed to have a great visual style that's very specific and all his own," which should be a good thing. Other than that, not much is known about him, besides that he's got some potential and had a Sundance movie that caused some buzz. As much as we wish that Makowski will be the next Jon Favreau who is going to take Voltron and turn it into the movie that we dreamt of as a kid, I just can't see it happening. The whole...

Last week we reported that Relativity Media was in talks to develop the big-screen adaptation of “Voltron,” and believe it or not, the film now has a director.

LatinoReview announced earlier that Max Makowski is the man directing the action flick, which is based on the famous Japanese animated TV series that kicked off in the early 1980s.

Don’t know who Max Makowski is? Well I don’t blame you, because he’s not exactly the kind of director you hear about in the news every week (at least not yet).

If you head over to IMDb, you’ll see that Makowski directed 2005’s “One Last Dance.” For more on his career, head over to LatinoReview.

As far as the plot is concerned, “Voltron” centers on a post-apocalyptic adventure in which five survivors of an alien attack gather to pilot the five robot lions that combine and form the powerful Voltron.

BERLIN -- The new-look, expanded European Film Market completed a buoyant first weekend in its new venue, with most attendees upbeat about the level of business and the way the new structure is working. The EFM set up shop this year in the Martin Gropius Bau, a 19th-century museum five minutes' walk from the festival headquarters at Berlin's Potsdamer Platz. "It's a great place. There's no problem with getting the buyers over here," said Ehud Bleiberg, CEO of Bleiberg Entertainment, who reported being "swamped" with business. "The first three days here for us were amazing, I hope it continues," said Bleiberg, who has closed more than a dozen territories already in Berlin on One Last Dance, a Sundance Showcase title. The EFM is the Berlin International Film Festival's industry market adjunct.

BERLIN -- The new-look, expanded European Film Market completed a buoyant first weekend in its new venue, with most attendees upbeat about the level of business and the way the new structure is working. The EFM set up shop this year in the Martin Gropius Bau, a 19th-century museum five minutes' walk from the festival headquarters at Berlin's Potsdamer Platz. "It's a great place. There's no problem with getting the buyers over here," said Ehud Bleiberg, CEO of Bleiberg Entertainment, who reported being "swamped" with business. "The first three days here for us were amazing, I hope it continues," said Bleiberg, who has closed more than a dozen territories already in Berlin on One Last Dance, a Sundance Showcase title. The EFM is the Berlin International Film Festival's industry market adjunct.

• This year Ioncinema.com is covering the 2006 edition of the Sundance Film Festival Live from Park City, Utah. Weâ€.ll be on hand to cover the festival, and while we wonâ€.t be able to cover everything from A to Z: here is a comprehensive beforehand look at the selections in each of the festivalâ€.s sections. (Note: To access individual preview pages, simply click on the links below) January 19th to the 28th, 2006Counting Down: updateCountdownClock('January 19, 2006'); World Cinema - Dramatic Competition         "13 (Tzameti)" (France), writer-director Gela Babluani's intense drama about the dire consequences suffered by a man who follows instructions left for someone else. "Allegro,"(Denmark), directed by Christoffer Boe and written by Boe and Mikael Wulff, a look at an amnesiac pianist who reconnects with his forgotten past upon returning to Copenhagen. "The Aura," (Argentina), writer-director Fabian Bielinsky's twisty drama about a taxidermist's dream of pulling off the perfect robbery.

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