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First Look: ‘A Little Chaos’ Movie Trailer with Kate Winslet

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Rebecca Murray
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A Little Chaos Movie Trailer Starring Kate Winslet
Kate Winslet stars in ‘A Little Chaos’ (Photo Courtesy of Focus Features)

Focus Features’ romantic drama A Little Chaos has unveiled the official trailer featuring Kate Winslet and Alan Rickman. Rickman pulled triple duty with the film, not only handling a starring role in the period drama but also co-writing the screenplay and directing the movie. The cast also includes Stanley Tucci, Matthias Schoenaerts, and Danny Webb.

Focus Features is releasing A Little Chaos in theaters on March 27, 2015.

The Plot:

Madame Sabine De Barra (Winslet) is an unlikely candidate for landscape architect of the still‐to-be-completed Palace of Versailles. She has little time for the classical, ordered designs of the man who hires her, the famous architect Le Nôtre (Schoenaerts). However, as she works on her creation, she finds herself drawn to the enigmatic Le Nôtre and forced to negotiate the perilous rivalries and intricate etiquette of the court of King Louis XIV (Rickman).

But Sabine is made of strong stuff; her honesty and compassion help her to overcome both the challenges of her newfound popularity, and an unspeakable tragedy from her past, to win the favour of the Sun King and the heart of Le Nôtre.

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‘American Sniper’ Debuts a New Trailer with Bradley Cooper

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Rebecca Murray
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American Sniper New Movie Trailer with Bradley Cooper
Bradley Cooper stars in ‘American Sniper’

Directed by Clint Eastwood and based on the most lethal sniper in U.S. military history’s autobiography, American Sniper opens in theaters on December 25, 2014 with Bradley Cooper in the lead role. And with the film heading to theaters soon, Warner Bros Pictures has released a new trailer for the action thriller inspired by true events.

In addition to Cooper, the cast also includes Sienna Miller, Jake McDorman, Luke Grimes, Navid Negahban, Keir O’Donnell, Cory Hardrict, and Erik Ladin.

The Plot:

U.S. Navy SEAL Chris Kyle is sent to Iraq with only one mission: to protect his brothers-in-arms. His pinpoint accuracy saves countless lives on the battlefield and, as stories of his courageous exploits spread, he earns the nickname “Legend.” However, his reputation is also growing behind enemy lines, putting a price on his head and making him a prime target of insurgents. He is also facing a different kind of battle on the home front: striving to be a good husband and father from halfway around the world.

Despite the danger, as well as the toll on his family at home, Chris serves through four harrowing tours of duty in Iraq, personifying the SEAL creed to “leave no man behind.” But upon returning to his wife, Taya Renae Kyle (Sienna Miller), and kids, Chris finds that it is the war he can’t leave behind.

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-By Rebecca Murray

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‘So You Think You Can Dance’ Season 12 Audition Details

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Rebecca Murray
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So You Think You Can Dance Season 12 Auditions
Nigel Lythgoe, Cat Deeley, and Mary Murphy star in ‘So You Think You Can Dance’ (Photo © 2014 Fox Broadcasting Co.)

Auditions for season 12 of the popular Fox dance competition series So You Think You Can Dance will get underway on January 24, 2015 in New York. The auditions will take place in four other cities – Dallas, Detroit, Memphis, and Los Angeles – as the judges search for America’s Favorite Dancer.

So You Think You Can Dance is executive produced by series creators Nigel Lythgoe and Simon Fuller as well as Allen Shapiro, Barry Adelman, James Breen, and Jeff Thacker. Through the dance series’ 11 seasons, the show has earned 44 Emmy Award nominations, winning 13 including Emmys in the choreography and costumes categories.

Details on Season 12:

“Throughout the auditions, the dancers who advance will be placed into two teams – the STAGE dancers, featuring those trained in styles such as contemporary, ballet, jazz or tap; and the STREET dancers, hopefuls skilled in hip-hop, animation or breaking. As the auditions continue, the judges, along with each team’s All-Star Mentor, will eliminate dancers until only the Top 20 – 10 Street Dancers and 10 Stage Dancers – remain. When the competition goes ‘live,’ the Top 20 will be challenged weekly to perform a variety of styles, working with world-renowned choreographers. One dancer from each genre will be eliminated each week leading up to the Season Finale. Who will win…a dancer from the stage or the street? Find out when So You Think You Can Dance returns in summer 2015.”

So You Think You Can Dance Season 12 Auditions


New York, NY
Saturday, Jan. 24 at 8am
Manhattan Center, Grand Ballroom & Hammerstein Ballroom
311 West 34th Street, New York, NY 10001

Dallas, TX
Saturday, Feb. 14 at 8am
Southern Methodist University, McFarlin Memorial Auditorium
6405 Boaz Lane, Dallas, TX 75275

Detroit, MI
Sunday, Feb. 22 at 8am
Fillmore Detroit, 2115 Woodward Avenue, Detroit, MI 48201

Memphis, TN
Sunday, March 8 at 8am
Orpheum Theatre
203 S Main St., Memphis, TN 38103

Los Angeles, CA
Sunday, March 15 at 8am
Orpheum Theatre
842 Broadway, Los Angeles, CA 90014

SYTYCD Audition Rules: “Auditioners traveling to cities for the open calls should make arrangements to stay for at least two days following their initial audition (three days for Memphis) in the event of a callback. Dancers either must be U.S. citizens, legal permanent residents of the U.S. or possess current legal Employment Authorization Cards enabling them to seek employment freely in the U.S. (i.e., without restrictions as to employer) by the date specified in the eligibility rules. Dancers must be no younger than 18 or older than 30 years of age on the first day they register for auditions. Any dancer who is a minor in his/her state of residence must also have a parent or legal guardian sign all required documents. Dancers must provide legal, valid proof of age when they register for auditions.

For more information, visit www.fox.com/dance.

-By Rebecca Murray

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Syfy Announces the Cast of ‘Dark Matter’

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Rebecca Murray
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Cast Announced for Syfy's Dark Matter

Filming will get underway on the new Syfy series Dark Matter in early January 2015 and today the network’s announced the show’s cast. Per the network, Melissa O’Neil, Marc Bendavid, Anthony Lemke, Alex Mallari Jr., Jodelle Ferland, Roger Cross, and Zoie Palmer have signed on to the series.

Dark Matter is based on the graphic novel by Joseph Mallozzi and Paul Mullie who are on board the series as executive producers. Season one will consist of 13 one-hour episodes, and Syfy’s aiming for a summer 2015 series premiere.

The Dark Matter Plot:

In Dark Matter, the crew of a derelict spaceship is awakened from stasis with no memories of who they are or how they got on board. Facing threats at every turn, they have to work together to survive a voyage charged with vengeance, betrayal and hidden secrets.

‘Nightwatch’ Follows Teams of New Orleans Emergency Responders

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Rebecca Murray
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A&E Premieres New Nightwatch Series
Dennis Schorr, Jr., Chief Terence Morris and CPTN Jerome Baudy star in A&E’s ‘Nightwatch’ (Photo by Richard Knapp / Copyright 2014)

A&E’s set to introduce the new series Nightwatch, set in New Orleans and executive produced by Dick Wolf, on January 22, 2015 at 10pm ET/PT. The nonfiction series will have a nine-episode season one run and will follow teams of New Orleans emergency responders working the busy and stressful overnight shift.

In addition to Wolf, the series will be executive produced by Tom Thayer, Rasha Drachkovitch, Shelly Tatro, Drew Tappon, Lily Neumeyer, and Devon Graham.

Details on Nightwatch, Courtesy of A&E Network:

In the historic city of New Orleans, police officers, firefighters and EMTs working the overnight shift answer as many as a thousand emergency calls a night. Nightwatch follows multiple sets of partners in the New Orleans Emergency Medical Services unit who cover the intense and unpredictable period from 8 PM to 4 AM as they battle time and circumstance to save lives.

The skills, dedication and determination that these critical and dangerous jobs require are on full display nightly while each new traumatic call comes in. As the city’s heroes, one thing remains clear – the job of an emergency responder in NOLA is not only about saving lives, it’s being there as a support system for the community of people in this diverse and inspiring city.

In the premiere episode of Nightwatch, a man discovered in the street bleeding from numerous gunshot wounds brings multiple teams of EMT’s to the scene. While they work furiously to keep the victim alive before taking him to the hospital, the police immediately begin the investigation. As the evening goes on, the calls keep coming. The fire fighters encounter a case of suspected arson and the EMT’s at the scene of a car accident catch a driver who refuses to admit he is on drugs.




Julian McMahon Joins the Cast of ‘Childhood’s End’

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Rebecca Murray
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Julian McMahon Joins the Childhood's End Cast
Julian McMahon (Photo © Richard Chavez)

Julian McMahon (Nip/Tuck) has signed on to Syfy’s miniseries Childhood’s End set to air in 2015. The six-hour miniseries is based on Arthur C. Clarke’s critically acclaimed novel and is directed by Nick Hurran (Sherlock, Dr. Who).

McMahon joins a cast that includes Daisy Betts, Charles Dance, Mike Vogel, Ashley Zukerman, Osy Ikhile, and Yael Stone. The miniseries is set to shoot in Australia.

Matthew Graham (BBC’s Life on Mars creator) adapted Clarke’s 1953 novel for the small screen. Akiva Goldsman, Mike De Luca, and Alissa Phillips are on board as executive producers.

The Plot:

Childhood’s End follows the peaceful invasion of Earth by the mysterious Overlords, whose arrival begins decades of apparent utopia under indirect alien rule, at the cost of human identity and culture which may ultimately threaten the very survival of mankind.

Julian McMahon will play Rupert Boyce, an enigmatic American entrepreneur.

27 Recordings Head to the Grammy Hall of Fame

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Rebecca Murray
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27 Recordings Added to the Grammy Hall of Fame

27 songs have been selected to be added to the Grammy Hall of Fame, a prestigious honor awarded to single and album recordings older than 25 years that “exhibit qualitative or historical significance.” Among this new batch of inductees being added in 2015 are recordings by Lou Reed, The 4 Seasons, ABBA, Leonard Cohen, Bonnie Raitt, Bob Dylan, Neil Young, and the Sex Pistols.

The 27 new titles will bring the list of inductees in the Grammy Hall of Fame to 987.

“With recordings dating as early as 1909 through the late ’80s, this year’s GRAMMY Hall Of Fame entries not only represent a diverse collection of influential and historically significant recordings but also reflect the changing climate of music through the decades,” stated Neil Portnow, President/CEO of The Recording Academy. “These memorable, inspiring and iconic recordings are proudly added to our growing catalog — knowing that they have become a part of our musical, social, and cultural history.”

2015 GRAMMY Hall Of Fame Inductees

(Songwriters of singles in parentheses)

AUTOBAHN
Kraftwerk
Vertigo (1974)
Album

“BIG GIRLS DON’T CRY”
The 4 Seasons
(Bob Crewe, Bob Gaudio)
Vee-Jay (1962)
Single

BLOOD ON THE TRACKS
Bob Dylan
Columbia (1975)
Album


THE BRIDGE
Sonny Rollins
RCA Victor (1962)
Album

CALYPSO
Harry Belafonte
RCA Victor (1956)
Album

“DANCING QUEEN”
ABBA
(Benny Anderson, Stig Anderson, Björn Ulvaeus)
Atlantic (1976)
Single

HARVEST
Neil Young
Reprise (1972)
Album

“HONKY TONKIN'”
Hank Williams And His Drifting Cowboys
(Hank Williams)
Sterling (1947)
Single

“I FOUGHT THE LAW”
Bobby Fuller Four
(Sonny Curtis)
Mustang (1965)
Single

“JITTERBUG WALTZ”
“Fats” Waller, His Rhythm And His Orchestra
(“Fats” Waller)
Bluebird/RCA (1942)
Single

JOHN PRINE
John Prine
Atlantic (1971)
Album

“LE FREAK”
Chic
(Nile Rodgers, Bernard Edwards)
Atlantic (1978)
Single

NEVER MIND THE BOLLOCKS, HERE’S THE SEX PISTOLS
Sex Pistols
Warner Bros. (1977)
Album

NICK OF TIME
Bonnie Raitt
Capitol (1989)
Album

“RESCUE ME”
Fontella Bass
(Raynard Miner, Carl Smith)
Checker (1965)
Single

“SAN ANTONIO ROSE”
Bob Wills And His Texas Playboys
(Bob Wills)
Vocalion (1939)
Single

“SCHOOL’S OUT”
Alice Cooper
(Alice Cooper, Michael Bruce, Glen Buxton, Dennis Dunaway, Neil Smith)
Warner Bros. (1972)
Single

THE SHAPE OFJAZZ TO COME
Ornette Coleman
Atlantic (1959)
Album

“SIXTY MINUTE MAN”
The Dominoes
(Billy Ward, Rose Marks)
Federal (1951)
Single

SONGS OF LEONARD COHEN
Leonard Cohen
Columbia (1967)
Album

STAND!
Sly And The Family Stone
Epic (1969)
Album

STARDUST
Willie Nelson
Columbia (1978)
Album

“SWING LOW, SWEET CHARIOT”
Fisk Jubilee Singers
(Wallis Willis)
Victor (1909)
Single

“SWING LOW, SWEET CHARIOT”
Paul Robeson
(Wallis Willis)
Victor (1926)
Single

“TELL IT LIKE IT IS”
Aaron Neville
(George Davis, Lee Diamond)
Par Lo (1966)
Single

“TRY A LITTLE TENDERNESS”
Otis Redding
(Jimmy Campbell, Reg Connelly, Harry M. Woods)
Volt (1966)
Single

“WALK ON THE WILD SIDE”
Lou Reed
(Lou Reed)
RCA Victor (1972)
Single

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‘The Phoenix Project’ Debuts a New Trailer and Poster

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Rebecca Murray
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The Phoenix Project Movie Trailer and Poster
Poster for ‘The Phoenix Project’

Film Buff’s releasing the sci-fi drama The Phoenix Project in theaters and via Video on Demand on January 16, 2015, and in support of the upcoming release they’ve just unveiled a new poster and trailer. Written and directed by Tyler Graham Pavey and starring Corey Rieger, Andrew Simpson, and David Pesta, The Phoenix Project‘s trailer has a weird old-school feel to it along with a muted color palette.

The Plot:

Four young scientists work to craft a machine to reanimate deceased organisms. As the project develops, the machine exceeds their wildest expectations, creating boundless possibilities that challenge the very nature of human existence. However, success with this experiment comes at a price, as ulterior motives and reckless abandon lead to consequences none of them could predict. As their time and resources fade, this team of visionary scientists must face the realities of the task they have set out for themselves, bringing the dead back to life.

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‘Girls’ Season Four January Episode Guide

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Rebecca Murray
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Girls Season 4 January Episode Guide
Allison Williams in ‘Girls’ Season 4 (Photo: Mark Schafer / HBO)

Girls returns to HBO on January 11, 2014 for the premiere of season four starring Lena Dunham, Allison Williams, and Adam Driver. The comedy series created by Dunham will have a 10 episode run, airing on Sunday nights at 9pm ET/PT.

The cast of Girls season four also includes Jemima Kirke, Zosia Mamet, Alex Karpovsky, Andrew Rannells, and Ebon Moss-Bachrach. Rita Wilson, Peter Scolari, Jon Glaser, Gaby Hoffman, Louise Lasser, and Bob Balaban will also be back reprising their guest starring roles. New guest stars set to appear this season include Ana Gasteyer, Anthony Edwards, Natasha Lyonne, Gillian Jacobs, Marc Maron, Zachary Quinto , Jason Ritter, Maude Apatow (her date, Judd, is an executive producer), and Spike Jonze.

The Plot:

Hannah has left New York to attend the prestigious Iowa Writers’ Workshop, hoping to become a more serious writer, while facing uncertainty in her relationship with Adam. Back in the city, Marnie is pursuing a music career, trying to balance her personal and professional relationship with Desi. New graduate Shoshanna is interviewing for jobs and struggling to sort out her relationship with Ray. And Jessa is trying sobriety through AA, but her knack for creating drama is undiminished.

Girls January 2015 Episodes

Episode #33: “Iowa”
Debut: SUNDAY, JAN. 11 (9:00-9:30 p.m. ET/PT)
Other HBO playdates: Jan. 11 (10:30 p.m., midnight), 12 (9:50 p.m.), 13 (11:00 p.m.), 14 (8:30 p.m.), 15 (midnight), 16 (1:00 a.m.) and 17 (11:55 p.m.)
HBO2 playdates: Jan. 12 (11:50 p.m.), 15 (8:00 p.m.) and 17 (1:00 p.m., 8:00 p.m.)
After a congratulatory dinner with her parents (Becky Ann Baker, Peter Scolari), Hannah (Lena Dunham) and Adam (Adam Driver) pack up the last of her boxes and discuss “the plan” for their soon-to-be long-distance relationship. Marnie (Allison Williams) and Desi (Ebon Moss-Bachrach) perform as part of a jazz brunch for a distracted crowd at a downtown restaurant. Shoshanna (Zosia Mamet) signs for her diploma with her parents (Ana Gasteyer, Anthony Edwards), who make a bigger deal out of the event than she thinks necessary. Jessa (Jemima Kirke) is confronted by Beedie’s (Louise Lasser) daughter, Rickie (Natasha Lyonne), and later seems nonplussed by Hannah’s impending departure.
Written by Lena Dunham & Judd Apatow; directed by Lena Dunham.

Episode #34: “Triggering”
Debut: SUNDAY, JAN. 18 (9:00-9:30 p.m.)
Other HBO playdates: Jan. 18 (10:30 p.m., midnight), 19 (11:25 p.m.), 20 (11:15 p.m.), 21 (8:30 p.m.), 22 (midnight), 23 (1:00 a.m.) and 24 (11:45 p.m.)
HBO2 playdates: Jan. 19 (10:00 p.m.), 22 (8:00 p.m.) and 24 (1:15 p.m., 8:00 p.m.)
In her first days as a grad student, Hannah discovers she can get more for her money, rent-wise, in Iowa. Later, during a video chat, she slyly prods Marnie for intel about Adam. At her first seminar, Hannah warns her fellow workshop writers that her piece might trigger some intense emotions – but doesn’t get the feedback she had hoped for.
Written by Jenni Konner & Lena Dunham; directed by Lena Dunham.

Episode #35: “Female Author”
Debut: SUNDAY, JAN. 25 (9:00-9:30 p.m.)
Other HBO playdates: Jan. 25 (10:30 p.m., midnight), 26 (10:30 p.m.), 27 (11:05 p.m.), 28 (8:30 p.m.), 29 (midnight), 30 (1:00 a.m.) and 31 (12:45 a.m.)
HBO2 playdates: Jan. 26 (10:00 p.m.), 29 (8:00 p.m.) and 31 (1:00 p.m., 8:00 p.m.)
With only one class a week, Hannah finds herself doing a lot of nothing in her free time, while a visiting Elijah (Andrew Rannells) has become the social butterfly of Iowa. Ray (Alex Karpovsky) gives Marnie a wake-up call about Desi’s true intentions before their meeting with a record label. Shoshanna aces, then blows, a job interview. Adam unwittingly gets drawn into Jessa’s chaotic web after an AA meeting. At a poets’ party in Iowa, Hannah rants about the undue expectations put on women writers, and takes things too far in critiquing her classmates.
Written by Sarah Heyward; directed by Jesse Peretz.


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Ian McKellen Tries to Teach Cookie Monster to Resist Cookies

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Rebecca Murray
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Cookie Monster has no will power when it comes to the consumption of cookies, but Sir Ian McKellen did his best to try and get Cookie Monster to resist the urge to eat the scrumptious treats. Unfortunately, Cookie Monster wasn’t aware of the definition of “resist,” but he found the right teacher in teaming up with McKellen for this Sesame Street video.

McKellen proves he’s a real wizard at making Cookie Monster learn a new, important word.

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