Calista Flockhart’s returning to series TV with a role in CBS’s Supergirl starring Melissa Benoist. The cast of the upcoming comic book-inspired series also features Mehcad Brooks and Laura Benanti.
Benoist is onboard to play Kara/Supergirl, Brooks is Jimmy Olsen, and Benanti is playing Alura Zor-El. Flockhart’s confirmed to play Cat Grant.
Supergirl is being developed by DC Entertainment, Warner Bros, and Berlanti Productions.
Per DC Comics’ official announcement, Cat Grant is described as “a self-made media magnate and the founder of CatCo. On the show, Cat Grant started her career as a reporter and has built her company into a global powerhouse. Kara (Benoist) works at CatCo as her assistant.”
Kristen Wiig is the ‘me’ in Welcome to Me, a comedy/drama from director Shira Piven. The new trailer and poster have just been released for the May 1, 2015 release which also stars Wes Bentley, James Marsden, Tim Robbins, Joan Cusack, Jennifer Jason Leigh and Linda Cardellini.
The Plot:
What happens when a young woman with Borderline Personality Disorder wins the lottery? In the case of Alice Klieg (Wiig), she quits her psychiatric meds and buys her own talk show. Inspired by the immortal Oprah, she broadcasts her dirty laundry as both a form of exhibitionism and a platform to share her peculiar views on everything from nutrition to relationships to neutering pets.
January Jones as Betty Francis, Jon Hamm as Don Draper, Elisabeth Moss as Peggy Olson, Vincent Kartheiser as Pete Campbell, Christina Hendricks as Joan Harris and John Slattery as Roger Sterling in ‘Mad Men’ (Photo Credit: Frank Ockenfels 3 / AMC)
AMC’s Mad Men will be launching the premiere of the final episodes of season seven on April 5, 2015 and before it arrives AMC’s offering a look back with a new trailer titled “Nostalgia.” The new video shows clips from past seasons and offers up a trip down memory lane as we head toward the show’s finale.
The series stars Jon Hamm, January Jones, Elisabeth Moss, Vincent Kartheiser, Christina Hendricks, John Slattery, Jessica Paré, Rich Sommer, Aaron Staton, Kiernan Shipka, Jay Ferguson, and Christopher Stanley.
Frankie J. Alvarez, Jonathan Groff, and Murray Bartlett in ‘Looking’ (Photo: Richard Foreman / HBO)
HBO’s half hour dramedy Looking finishes up its second season with four new episodes airing in March 2015. Created by Michael Lannan, Looking stars Jonathan Groff, Murray Bartlett, and Frankie J. Alvarez.
Looking March 2015 Episodes:
Episode #15: “Looking for a Plot”
Debut: SUNDAY, MARCH 1 (10:00-10:30 p.m. ET/PT)
Other HBO playdates: March 1 (12:55 a.m., 2:55 a.m.), 3 (11:00 p.m.), 4 (8:00 p.m., 1:10 a.m.), 5 (10:45 p.m.), 6 (2:55 a.m.) and 7 (12:10 a.m.)
HBO2 playdates: March 2 (9:30 p.m.) and 3 (9:00 p.m.)
After learning of a sudden death in the family, Dom (Murray Bartlett) and Patrick (Jonathan Groff) travel with Doris (Lauren Weedman) to Dom and Doris’ hometown of Modesto, where they revisit old haunts and attend an emotional funeral.
Written by Jhoni Marchinko; directed by Andrew Haigh.
Episode #16: “Looking for Glory”
Debut: SUNDAY, MARCH 8 (10:00-10:30 p.m.)
Other HBO playdates: March 8 (12:45 a.m., 2:45 a.m.), 10 (11:00 p.m.), 11 (8:00 p.m., 1:00 a.m.), 12 (10:30 p.m.), 13 (2:30 a.m.) and 14 (2:00 a.m.)
HBO2 playdates: March 9 (9:30 p.m.) and 10 (9:00 p.m.)
Patrick is eager to present his new game app with Kevin (Russell Tovey) at the upcoming GaymerX convention, but soon worries that their app may not be ready yet. Dom shows Doris and Malik (Bashir Salahuddin) the progress on his chicken take-out window. Agustín (Frankie J. Alvarez) is forced to confront his underlying fears about having protected sex with HIV-pos Eddie (Daniel Franzese).
Written by Michael Lannan & JC Lee; directed by Jamie Babbit.
Episode #17: “Looking for Sanctuary”
Debut: SUNDAY, MARCH 15 (10:00-10:30 p.m.)
Other HBO playdates: March 15 (12:15 a.m., 1:50 a.m.), 17 (11:30 p.m.), 18 (8:00 p.m., 12:30 a.m.), 19 (10:30 p.m.), 20 (1:50 a.m.) and 21 (11:30 p.m.)
HBO2 playdates: March 16 (9:30 p.m.) and 17 (1:45 a.m.)
Patrick and Kevin look at a sleek new apartment for Kevin, and later, Patrick’s mom (Julia Duffy) convinces him to spend a day at the zoo with his judgmental sister Megan (Kelli Garner). Bad financial news drives a wedge in Doris and Dom’s friendship. Eddie convinces a resistant Agustín to take on an art project for the shelter.
Written by Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa & Tanya Saracho; directed by Craig Johnson.
Episode #18: “Looking for Home” (season finale)
Debut: SUNDAY, MARCH 22 (10:05-10:40 p.m.)
Other HBO playdates: March 22 (11:45 p.m., 1:25 a.m.), 24 (11:35 p.m.), 25 (8:00 p.m., 12:45 a.m.), 26 (10:40 p.m.), 27 (1:00 a.m.) and 28 (10:05 a.m.)
HBO2 playdates: March 23 (9:30 p.m.) and 24 (8:55 p.m.)
Patrick makes a discovery that leads him to question what he wants in a relationship. Malik encourages Dom to patch things up with Doris. Agustín’s nerves come out at the shelter’s mural unveiling.
Written by Andrew Haigh & John Hoffman; directed by Andrew Haigh.
Jimmy Kimmel’s 2015 post-Oscar broadcast found some of Hollywood’s biggest stars discussing one of the world’s greatest acting coaches: Jim Kimmel. Benedict Cumberbatch, Lupita Nyong’o, Harvey Weinstein, Mila Kunis, Eddie Redmayne, Jeff Bridges, and Kristen Bell praised the legendary coach. Also part of the lengthy skit were Susan Sarandon, Jennifer Aniston, Gary Oldman, Sean Penn, Matt Damon, John Krasinski, and Emily Blunt.
One of the most moving musical performances on the 2015 Oscars was John Legend and Common’s performance of “Glory” from Selma. The song also went on to win the Best Original Song Oscar, and Legend and Common had the star-studded audience on their feet (and some members in tears) when they delivered one of the evening’s best acceptance speeches.
“First, I would like to thank God, who lives in us all. Recently, John and I got to go to Selma and perform ‘Glory’ on the same bridge that Dr. King and the people of the civil rights movement marched on 50 years ago. This bridge was once a landmark of a divided nation but now is a symbol for change,” said Common on stage at the Oscars. “The spirit of this bridge transcends race, gender, religion, sexual orientation and social status. The spirit of this bridge connects the kid from the South Side of Chicago dreaming of a better life to those in France standing up for their freedom of expression, to the people in Hong Kong protesting for democracy. This bridge was built on hope, welded with compassion and elevated by love for all human beings.”
“Nina Simone said it’s an artist’s duty to reflect the times in which we live,” added Legend. “We wrote this song for a film that was based on events that were 50 years ago but we say that Selma is now because the struggle for justice is right now. We know that the Voting Rights Act that they fought for 50 years ago is being compromised right now in this country today. We know that right now the struggle for freedom and justice is real. We live in the most incarcerated country in the world. There are more black men under correctional control today than were under slavery in 1850. When people are marching with our song, we want to tell you we are with you, we see you, we love you, and march on. God bless you.”
After accepting their Oscar, Legend and Common headed backstage to speak with the media. Asked why they believe it’s important to use their fame to speak out, Common replied, “Well, as John spoke in his speech when he said Nina Simone and talked about using this platform, I feel like to whom much is given much is required. And the fact that we have an opportunity to get to a stage like the Oscars, I mean how could you not say anything, especially representing a film like Selma, representing the song ‘Glory,’ and just honestly being an artist that cares. Like beyond what we have done on this song, John has always made music about love. He’s been doing things for education for a long time. He stands up for issues. Him and his wife send trucks to people that were protesting, food trucks to people that were protesting in New York to support them. Those are the things that I feel like we can do as people in a position of power and influence. So yes, I feel it’s our duty. And I don’t hold any other artists accountable, but it’s our duty, if you recognize that, to do it.”
Academy members snubbed The LEGO Movie in the Animated Feature Film category but they did nominate the film’s catchy song “Everything is Awesome” in the Best Original Song category. It didn’t win (John Legend and Common’s “Glory” from Selma took home that Oscar) but at least The Lonely Island – Andy Samberg, Akiva Schaffer, and Jorma Taccone – and Tegan and Sara were part of the 87th Academy Awards’ most vibrant and bizarre musical number. And even the film’s voice of Batman, Will Arnett, hit the stage to sing a line during the “Everything is Awesome” number.
The 87th Annual Academy Awards kicked off with Neil Patrick Harris, Anna Kendrick, and Jack Black performing an elaborate musical number. The 2015 Oscars marked Harris’ first time as host and the opening musical number was the highlight of his hosting duties.
The 87th Academy Awards held on Sunday, February 22, 2015 kicked off with a huge musical number led by first-time Oscar host Neil Patrick Harris. Into the Woods‘ Anna Kendrick quickly joined in on the musical celebration of nominated films, with Jack Black also part of the production and bringing a Tenacious D twist to the song.
The number was terrific, but the jokes that followed mostly fell flat. NPH is no stranger to hosting awards shows, however, the 2015 Oscars marked his first time handling Hollywood’s biggest awards show and the writers didn’t do him any favors in his rookie outing. Over the course of the three-and-a-half-hour-plus show, more jokes missed than hit, and those that did work appeared to have sprung from Harris going off script.
Even Harris going full-on Michael Keaton in Birdman by taking the stage in his underwear wasn’t met with a lot of enthusiasm by Oscar watchers on Twitter.
Overall, the 2015 Oscars broadcast was a sluggish affair that, fortunately, had enough memorable speeches and musical numbers to save it from being deemed a complete disaster. Best Supporting Actress winner Patricia Arquette used her limited time on stage to campaign for fair pay for women while The Imitation Game‘s screenwriter Graham Moore moved the audience by discussing his attempted suicide and telling those who feel like outcasts to “stay weird, stay different, and then when it’s your turn and you’re standing on this stage, please pass the same message to the next person.”
Best Actor Oscar winner Eddie Redmayne was so overwhelmed by the honor that he could barely get through his speech, while Common and John Legend earned standing ovations (and brought some members of the audience to tears) with their emotional speech after winning the Best Original Song Oscar.
Stand-out musical performances included Common and Legend singing “Glory” from Selma, Lady Gaga’s tribute to The Sound of Music, and the trippy take on “Everything is Awesome” from The LEGO Movie performed by The Lonely Island and Tegan & Sara.
Birdman and The Grand Budapest Hotel were this year’s big winners with Birdman flewing away with the Best Director, Best Picture, Original Screenplay and Cinematography Oscars. The Grand Budapest Hotel went home with the Production Design, Makeup & Hairstyling, Costume, and Original Score Oscars.
2015 Academy Award Winners and Nominees:
Best Picture
“American Sniper” Clint Eastwood, Robert Lorenz, Andrew Lazar, Bradley Cooper and Peter Morgan, Producers WINNER: “Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)” Alejandro G. Iñárritu, John Lesher and James W. Skotchdopole, Producers
“Boyhood” Richard Linklater and Cathleen Sutherland, Producers
“The Grand Budapest Hotel” Wes Anderson, Scott Rudin, Steven Rales and Jeremy Dawson, Producers
“The Imitation Game” Nora Grossman, Ido Ostrowsky and Teddy Schwarzman, Producers
“Selma” Christian Colson, Oprah Winfrey, Dede Gardner and Jeremy Kleiner, Producers
“The Theory of Everything” Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Lisa Bruce and Anthony McCarten, Producers
“Whiplash” Jason Blum, Helen Estabrook and David Lancaster, Producers
Best Actor
Steve Carell in “Foxcatcher”
Bradley Cooper in “American Sniper”
Benedict Cumberbatch in “The Imitation Game”
Michael Keaton in “Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)” WINNER: Eddie Redmayne in “The Theory of Everything”
Best Supporting Actor
Robert Duvall in “The Judge”
Ethan Hawke in “Boyhood”
Edward Norton in “Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)”
Mark Ruffalo in “Foxcatcher” WINNER: J.K. Simmons in “Whiplash”
Best Actress
Marion Cotillard in “Two Days, One Night”
Felicity Jones in “The Theory of Everything” WINNER: Julianne Moore in “Still Alice”
Rosamund Pike in “Gone Girl”
Reese Witherspoon in “Wild”
Best Supporting Actress
WINNER: Patricia Arquette in “Boyhood”
Laura Dern in “Wild”
Keira Knightley in “The Imitation Game”
Emma Stone in “Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)”
Meryl Streep in “Into the Woods”
Animated Feature Film
WINNER: “Big Hero 6” Don Hall, Chris Williams and Roy Conli
“The Boxtrolls” Anthony Stacchi, Graham Annable and Travis Knight
“How to Train Your Dragon 2” Dean DeBlois and Bonnie Arnold
“Song of the Sea” Tomm Moore and Paul Young
“The Tale of the Princess Kaguya” Isao Takahata and Yoshiaki Nishimura
Achievement in cinematography
WINNER: “Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)” Emmanuel Lubezki
“The Grand Budapest Hotel” Robert Yeoman
“Ida” Lukasz Zal and Ryszard Lenczewski
“Mr. Turner” Dick Pope
“Unbroken” Roger Deakins
Achievement in costume design
WINNER: “The Grand Budapest Hotel” Milena Canonero
“Inherent Vice” Mark Bridges
“Into the Woods” Colleen Atwood
“Maleficent” Anna B. Sheppard and Jane Clive
“Mr. Turner” Jacqueline Durran
Achievement in directing
WINNER: “Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)” Alejandro G. Iñárritu
“Boyhood” Richard Linklater
“Foxcatcher” Bennett Miller
“The Grand Budapest Hotel” Wes Anderson
“The Imitation Game” Morten Tyldum
Adapted screenplay
“American Sniper” Written by Jason Hall WINNER: “The Imitation Game” Written by Graham Moore
“Inherent Vice” Written for the screen by Paul Thomas Anderson
“The Theory of Everything” Screenplay by Anthony McCarten
“Whiplash” Written by Damien Chazelle
Original screenplay
WINNER: “Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)” Written by Alejandro G. Iñárritu, Nicolás Giacobone, Alexander Dinelaris, Jr. & Armando Bo
“Boyhood” Written by Richard Linklater
“Foxcatcher” Written by E. Max Frye and Dan Futterman
“The Grand Budapest Hotel” Screenplay by Wes Anderson; Story by Wes Anderson & Hugo Guinness
“Nightcrawler” Written by Dan Gilroy
Best documentary feature
WINNER: “CitizenFour” Laura Poitras, Mathilde Bonnefoy and Dirk Wilutzky
“Finding Vivian Maier” John Maloof and Charlie Siskel
“Last Days in Vietnam” Rory Kennedy and Keven McAlester
“The Salt of the Earth” Wim Wenders, Juliano Ribeiro Salgado and David Rosier
“Virunga” Orlando von Einsiedel and Joanna Natasegara
Best documentary short subject
WINNER: “Crisis Hotline: Veterans Press 1” Ellen Goosenberg Kent and Dana Perry
“Joanna” Aneta Kopacz
“Our Curse” Tomasz Sliwinski and Maciej Slesicki
“The Reaper (La Parka)” Gabriel Serra Arguello
“White Earth” J. Christian Jensen
Achievement in film editing
“American Sniper” Joel Cox and Gary D. Roach
“Boyhood” Sandra Adair
“The Grand Budapest Hotel” Barney Pilling
“The Imitation Game” William Goldenberg WINNER: “Whiplash” Tom Cross
Best foreign language film of the year
WINNER: “Ida” Poland
“Leviathan” Russia
“Tangerines” Estonia
“Timbuktu” Mauritania
“Wild Tales” Argentina
Achievement in makeup and hairstyling
“Foxcatcher” Bill Corso and Dennis Liddiard WINNER: “The Grand Budapest Hotel” Frances Hannon and Mark Coulier
“Guardians of the Galaxy” Elizabeth Yianni-Georgiou and David White
Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original score)
WINNER: “The Grand Budapest Hotel” Alexandre Desplat
“The Imitation Game” Alexandre Desplat
“Interstellar” Hans Zimmer
“Mr. Turner” Gary Yershon
“The Theory of Everything” Jóhann Jóhannsson
Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original song)
“Everything Is Awesome” from “The Lego Movie”
Music and Lyric by Shawn Patterson WINNER: “Glory” from “Selma”
Music and Lyric by John Stephens and Lonnie Lynn
“Grateful” from “Beyond the Lights”
Music and Lyric by Diane Warren
“I’m Not Gonna Miss You” from “Glen Campbell…I’ll Be Me”
Music and Lyric by Glen Campbell and Julian Raymond
“Lost Stars” from “Begin Again”
Music and Lyric by Gregg Alexander and Danielle Brisebois
Achievement in production design
WINNER: “The Grand Budapest Hotel” Production Design: Adam Stockhausen; Set Decoration: Anna Pinnock
“The Imitation Game” Production Design: Maria Djurkovic; Set Decoration: Tatiana Macdonald
“Interstellar” Production Design: Nathan Crowley; Set Decoration: Gary Fettis
“Into the Woods” Production Design: Dennis Gassner; Set Decoration: Anna Pinnock
“Mr. Turner” Production Design: Suzie Davies; Set Decoration: Charlotte Watts
Best animated short film
“The Bigger Picture” Daisy Jacobs and Christopher Hees
“The Dam Keeper” Robert Kondo and Dice Tsutsumi WINNER: “Feast” Patrick Osborne and Kristina Reed
“Me and My Moulton” Torill Kove
“A Single Life” Joris Oprins
Best live action short film
“Aya” Oded Binnun and Mihal Brezis
“Boogaloo and Graham” Michael Lennox and Ronan Blaney
“Butter Lamp (La Lampe Au Beurre De Yak)” Hu Wei and Julien Féret
“Parvaneh” Talkhon Hamzavi and Stefan Eichenberger WINNER: “The Phone Call” Mat Kirkby and James Lucas
Achievement in sound editing
WINNER: “American Sniper” Alan Robert Murray and Bub Asman
“Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)” Martín Hernández and Aaron Glascock
“The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies” Brent Burge and Jason Canovas
“Interstellar” Richard King
“Unbroken” Becky Sullivan and Andrew DeCristofaro
Achievement in sound mixing
“American Sniper” John Reitz, Gregg Rudloff and Walt Martin
“Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)” Jon Taylor, Frank A. Montaño and Thomas Varga
“Interstellar” Gary A. Rizzo, Gregg Landaker and Mark Weingarten
“Unbroken” Jon Taylor, Frank A. Montaño and David Lee WINNER: “Whiplash” Craig Mann, Ben Wilkins and Thomas Curley
Achievement in visual effects
“Captain America: The Winter Soldier” Dan DeLeeuw, Russell Earl, Bryan Grill and Dan Sudick
“Dawn of the Planet of the Apes” Joe Letteri, Dan Lemmon, Daniel Barrett and Erik Winquist
“Guardians of the Galaxy” Stephane Ceretti, Nicolas Aithadi, Jonathan Fawkner and Paul Corbould WINNER: “Interstellar” Paul Franklin, Andrew Lockley, Ian Hunter and Scott Fisher
“X-Men: Days of Future Past” Richard Stammers, Lou Pecora, Tim Crosbie and Cameron Waldbauer
Kirk Cameron’s Saving Christmas saved Adam Sandler, the Turtles, Hercules, and transforming robots from being the big winners at the 2015 Golden Raspberry Awards which recognized the worst in films released in 2014. The 35th Annual Razzie Awards were announced on February 21, 2015 and Cameron’s critically panned/little seen film took home four Razzies including the top prize of Worst Picture of 2014.
2015 Razzie Award Winners and Nominees:
Worst Actor 2014
WINNER: Kirk Cameron – Kirk Cameron’s Saving Christmas
Nicolas Cage – Left Behind
Kellan Lutz – The Legend of Hercules
Seth MacFarlane – A Million Ways To Die in the West
Adam Sandler – Blended
Worst Supporting Actor 2014
Mel Gibson – Expendables 3 WINNER: Kelsey Grammer – Expendables 3, Legends of Oz, Think Like a Man Too and Trannies #4
Shaquille O’Neal – Blended
Arnold Schwarzenegger – Expendables 3
Kiefer Sutherland – Pompeii
Worst Actress 2014
Drew Barrymore – Blended WINNER: Cameron Diaz – The Other Woman and Sex Tape
Melissa McCarthy – Tammy
Charlize Theron – A Million Ways to Die in the West
Gaia Weiss – The Legend of Hercules
Worst Supporting Actress 2014
Cameron Diaz – Annie WINNER: Megan Fox – Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Nicola Peltz – Transformers 4: Age of Extinction
Susan Sarandon – Tammy
Brigitte Ridenour (nee Cameron) – Kirk Cameron’s Saving Christmas
Worst Director 2014
WINNER: Michael Bay – Transformers 4: Age of Extinction
Darren Doane – Kirk Cameron’s Saving Christmas
Renny Harlin – The Legend of Hercules
Jonathan Liebesman – Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Seth MacFarlane – A Million Ways To Die in the West
Worst Picture 2014
WINNER: Kirk Cameron’s Saving Christmas
Left Behind
The Legend of Hercules
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Transformers 4: Age of Extinction
Worst Remake, Sequel, or Rip-off 2014
WINNER: Annie
Atlas Shrugged #3: Who Is John Galt?
The Legend of Hercules
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Transformers 4: Age of Extinction
Worst Screen Combo 2014
Any Two Robots, Actors (or Robotic Actors) – Transformers 4: Age of Extinction WINNER: Kirk Cameron & His Ego – Kirk Cameron’s Saving Christmas
Cameron Diaz & Jason Segel – Sex Tape
Kellan Lutz & Either His Abs, His Pecs or His Glutes – The Legend of Hercules
Seth McFarlane & Charlize Theron – A Million Ways To Die in the West
Worst Screenplay 2014
WINNER: Kirk Cameron’s Saving Christmas – Written by Darren Doane and Cheston Hervey
Left Behind – Screenplay by Paul LaLonde and John Patus, Based on the Novel by Tim LaHaye and Jerry B. Jenkins
Sex Tape – Screenplay by Kate Angelo and Jason Segel & Nicholas Stoller
Transformers 4: Age of Extinction – Written by Ehren Kruger, Based on Hasbro’s Transformers Action Figures
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles – Written by Evan Daugherty and Andre Nemec & Josh Applebaum, Based on Characters Created by Peter Laird and Kevin Eastman
Redeemer Award 2014
WINNER: Ben Affleck – From RAZZIE “Winner” for Gigli to Oscar darling for Argo and Gone Girl
Jennifer Aniston – From 4-time RAZZIE nominee to SAG award nominee for Cake
Mike Myers – From RAZZIE “Winner” for Love Guru to Docu Director of Supermensch
Keanu Reeves – From 6-time RAZZIE nominee to the critically acclaimed John Wick
Kristen Stewart – From 6-time RAZZIE “Winner” for Twilight to the art house hit Camp X-Ray
