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Freddie Mercury is an Angry Bird as Part of Freddie For A Day

Rebecca Murray — Mon, 03 Sep 2012 18:57:16 +0000

Freddie Mercury, Queen’s iconic frontman, has been named an honorary Angry Bird. As part of Freddie For A Day, an annual celebration of Freddie Mercury’s birthday, Mercury has been immortalized as “Freddie the Angry Bird” and can be seen riding his bicycle to Queen’s “Bicycle Race” track in a new animation from the Angry Birds [...]

Samuel L Jackson to Host the BET Awards

Rebecca Murray — Sun, 27 May 2012 23:05:46 +0000

Samuel L Jackson has been tapped to host the BET AWARDS 12 set to air on BET on July 1, 2012. “We are massively excited about having Sam Jackson, the world’s biggest box office star, host the BET Awards 12,” said Stephen G. Hill, President of Music Programming and Specials, BET Networks. “His wit, presence [...]

Jackson Rathbone Returns for Aim High Season 2

Rebecca Murray — Mon, 07 May 2012 03:29:30 +0000

The online series Aim High is returning for a second season, with Jackson Rathbone (‘Jasper’ in Twilight) back in the lead role as a government operative named Nick Green. Warner Premiere, Warner Bros. Digital Distribution, Dolphin Digital Studios, Inc., and Wonderland Sound and Vision announced today that the series had been greenlit for a [...]

Fifty Shades of Grey Live Fan Forum

Rebecca Murray — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 19:01:45 +0000

Sirius XM Radio will be hosting a live forum for fans of the novel Fifty Shades of Grey from writer E.L. James. The event will allow fans of the erotic book series (Fifty Shades of Grey, Fifty Shades Darker and Fifty Shades Freed) a chance to talk about how the bestsellers have impacted their lives, [...]

Josh Brolin is Set to Narrate Untamed Americas

Rebecca Murray — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 17:01:32 +0000

Oscar nominated actor Josh Brolin (Milk) has been tapped by the National Geographic Channels to narrate the four-hour miniseries Untamed Americas. Set to debut this spring, Untamed Americas explores North America, Central America and South America wildlife and was filmed over a two year period. “National Geographic is an iconic brand known for its [...]

Writers Guild Honors Eric Roth with a Lifetime Achievement Award

Rebecca Murray — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 17:04:35 +0000

The Writers Guild of America, West’s 2012 Laurel Award for Screen will be given to Oscar-winning screenwriter Eric Roth (Forrest Gump) at this year’s awards ceremony taking place on February 19, 2012 in Hollywood. The Laurel Award for Screen is the Guild’s name for their Lifetime Achievement award and is given to a screenwriter for [...]

George R.R. Martin Reveals The Winds of Winter Excerpt

Rebecca Murray — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 16:05:09 +0000

Author George R.R. Martin has given his readers a special holiday present in the form of a chapter from his sixth book of the A Song of Ice and Fire series, The Winds of Winter. On his blog that’s not a blog, Martin stated: As a Christmas gift to all my loyal fans and readers, [...]

Showtime to Premiere Keep a Child Alive with Alicia Keys on December 1st

Rebecca Murray — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 02:36:34 +0000

In honor of World AIDS Day, Showtime’s premiering Keep a Child Alive with Alicia Keys on December 1, 2011 at 9pm (ET/PT). Commenting on the documentary, Keys said, “What I love most about our documentary is that it really is told through a human perspective, and by telling it in that way, it brings the [...]

Lost Disney Film Hungry Hobos Goes Up for Sale

Rebecca Murray — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 21:32:37 +0000

Walt Disney’s Hungry Hobos, originally released in May 1928, has been found and will be put up for auction on December 14, 2011 at Bonhams in Los Angeles. The 5 minute 21 second film is one of a series Disney created for Universal Studios featuring Oswald The Lucky Rabbit, and had been lost until it [...]

Schwarzenegger Tweets a Pic of His Injury

Rebecca Murray — Sun, 20 Nov 2011 06:18:17 +0000

Arnold Schwarzenegger’s back at work in front of the cameras after a lengthy foray into the world of politics and he’s been keeping fans up to date on his film projects via Twitter. And in a recent tweet, he showed off a picture of a gash he got on his forehead while on the set [...]