With the official first trailer for Paramount Pictures’ Terminator Genisys just days away from hitting the internet, the studio’s released a motion poster for the upcoming reboot of the sci-fi film franchise. Terminator Genisys will open in theaters on July 1, 2015 and stars Arnold Schwarzenegger, Emilia Clarke, Jai Courtney, Jason Clarke, Matt Smith, Byung-Hun Lee, and JK Simmons.
Alan Taylor (Game of Thrones, Thor: The Dark World) directs from a script by Laeta Kalogridis (Avatar) and Patrick Lussier (Drive Angry).
Can you believe there are only two episodes left of FX’s Sons of Anarchy? Like it or not, it’s true and these final episodes will reveal the fate of the SoA characters we’ve become attached to over the course of seven seasons. Will Gemma pay with her life for murdering Tara? Will Juice (Theo Rossi) die in prison as Jax (Charlie Hunnam) has indicated he will? And will any more members of SAMCRO not make it through to the final credits? If I had my way, the answers would be yes, no, and no…but series creator Kurt Sutter likely has other plans.
Episode 12 of season seven airs on Tuesday, December 2, 2014 at 10pm ET/PT and is titled “Red Rose.” The basic plot: “With tensions mounting and truths finally revealed, Jax must make the ultimate decision.”
2013’s Christmas Tree (Photo by: David Giesbrecht / NBC)
Mariah Carey’s been tapped to kick off NBC’s annual holiday Christmas in Rockefeller Center special by performing “All I Want for Christmas is You.” Carey, Prince Royce, Darius Rucker, and the Rockettes have been added to the list of performers helping to celebrate the holidays during the December 3, 2014 Christmas special.
Matt Lauer, Savannah Guthrie, Al Roker, and Natalie Morales from The Today Show will host the winter special. Confirmed performers include Lady Gaga & Tony Bennett, Cyndi Lauper featuring Billy Porter, Seth MacFarlane featuring Sara Bareilles, Idina Menzel, Pentatonix, LeAnn Rimes, and Trisha Yearwood.
This year’s Rockefeller Center tree is an 85-foot-tall Norway Spruce that was grown in Hemlock Township, Penn. According to NBC, it’s about 90 years old and weighs around 13 tons.
Chris Pratt as Andy Dwyer, Adam Scott as Ben Wyatt, Amy Poehler as Leslie Knope in ‘Parks and Recreation’ (Photo by: Steve Jennings / NBC)
After watching Amy Poehler co-host the Golden Globes with Tina Fey, fans of Poehler will be treated to even more of the funny lady with the premiere of season seven of Parks and Recreation. The final season will debut on January 13, 2015 at 8pm ET/PT with back-to-back episodes. The last season of the half-hour comedy will then air back-to-back episodes on Tuesday nights leading up to the hour-long finale on February 24th.
Season six averaged 3.8 million viewers.
“Mike Schur and Amy Poehler, along with their incredible producers, cast, and crew, have given us one of the great television comedies of all time, and we’re inordinately proud of Parks and Recreation,” said NBC Entertainment Chairman Robert Greenblatt. “In an effort to give it the send-off it deserves, we wanted to ‘eventize’ the final season to maximize the impact of these episodes, which really do take the show to a new level. The highly-anticipated one-hour finale will air behind The Voice in order to lead the largest audience possible into what promises to be a very special hour of television.”
“Critics, viewers and all of us at NBC fell in love with this endearing, funny, heartfelt show and its authentic cast of characters,” stated Jennifer Salke, President, NBC Entertainment. “After seven amazing seasons, saying goodbye to the folks of Pawnee will be bittersweet, so we want to give the show and its fans the most impactful final season possible.”
Parks and Recreation’s cast is led by Poehler and features Chris Pratt, Aziz Ansari, Nick Offerman, Aubrey Plaza, Adam Scott, Jim O’Heir and Retta.
Jason Statham stars in ‘Wild Card’ (Photo by Lionsgate Films)
Lionsgate’s announced the release date along with the first photo of Jason Statham in Wild Card. Coming to theaters and On Demand on January 30, 2015, Wild Card is based on William Goldman’s novel Heat which Goldman adapted for the screen. Simon West (The Expendables 2) directs and Michael Angarano, Milo Ventimiglia, Anne Heche, Sofia Vergara, and Dominik García-Lorido co-star.
The cast also includes Max Casella, Jason Alexander, Francois Vincentelli, Davenia McFadden, Chris Browning, Matthew Willig, Greice Santo, Hope Davis, and Stanley Tucci.
The Plot:
Nick Wild (Jason Statham) is a Las Vegas bodyguard with lethal professional skills and a personal gambling problem. When a friend is beaten by a sadistic thug, Nick strikes back, only to find out the thug is the son of a powerful mob boss. Suddenly Nick is plunged into the criminal underworld, chased by enforcers and wanted by the mob. Having raised the stakes, Nick has one last play to change his fortunes…and this time, it’s all or nothing.
New Orleans at the turn of the 20th century will spring to life on the small screen as the setting for Starz’ new dramatic series Storyville. Three-time Tony Award winner George C. Wolfe is writing and directing the series and Colin Callender’s Playground Entertainment is producing.
“We’re glad to be working in partnership again with Colin Callender and Playground Entertainment on this series and with one of Broadway’s most respected producers and directors, George C. Wolfe for the first time. His love and expertise in this particular world will allow us to take viewers back to turn-of-the-century New Orleans during the birth of jazz in the midst of profound corruption,” said Starz Managing Director Carmi Zlotnik.
The Plot:
The project is set in New Orleans during the turn of the 20th century where prostitution was decriminalized and an exceedingly vibrant, hedonistic, celebratory subculture emerged and fueled the birth of jazz.
Unfortunately, the second half of season one of Starz’s epic time-traveling romance Outlander won’t be premiering until April 4, 2015. We still have four very long months to wait, however, Starz is sort of helping Outlander fans be a little less anxious about what’s in store by releasing a very short teaser for the upcoming eight episodes.
The teaser provides a brief look at Claire and Jamie, with Claire letting her new husband know that she never intended to fall in love with him. Even with the release of the teaser, it’s going to be a difficult four-month wait for the return of season one, but hopefully, it’ll be well worth it.
Honorees Dennis Thomas, George Brown, Robert “Kool” Bell and Ronald Bell of Kool and the Gang speak onstage during the 2014 Soul Train Music Awards (Photo by Ethan Miller / BET / Getty Images for BET)
Wendy Williams tackled hosting duties on the Soul Train Awards 2014 which aired November 30, 2014 on BET and CENTRIC. The annual awards show honored the best in soul music and featured performances by Chris Brown, Jodeci, Nico & Vinz, Tinashe, Lil’ Kim, Missy Elliott and Da Brat. Brown took home the most awards with three, followed by Beyonce and Pharrell Williams with two each.
In addition to recognizing current artists in the soul genre, the Soul Train Awards 2014 honored Kool & The Gang with the Legend Award. Tamar Braxton, MC Lyte, Ma$e, Doug E. Fresh, Lil’ Kim, Missy Elliott, and Da Brat helped celebrate Kool & The Gang’s lengthy career with a medley of their songs.
SOUL TRAIN AWARDS 2014 WINNERS
Best New Artist – Nico & Vinz
Centric Certified Award – Leela James
Best Gospel and/or Inspirational Song – Erica Campbell feat. Lecrae – “Help”
Best Hip-Hop Song of the Year – Chris Brown feat. Lil Wayne and Tyga – “Loyal”
The Chaka Khan Award for Best R&B/Soul Female Artist – Beyoncé
Best R&B/Soul Male Artist – Trey Songz
Album of the Year – Beyoncé – Beyoncé
Song of the Year – Pharrell Williams – “Happy”
The Ashford and Simpson Songwriter’s Award – John Legend (Toby Gad, John Legend) – “All Of Me”
Best Dance Performance – Chris Brown feat. Lil Wayne and Tyga – “Loyal”
Best Collaboration – Chris Brown feat. Lil Wayne and Tyga – “Loyal”
Video of the Year – “Happy” (Pharrell Williams) – We are from L.A.
Michael Keaton and Edward Norton in ‘Birdman’ (Photo Courtesy of Fox Searchlight)
The 19th Annual Satellite Awards will be held on February 15, 2015 in Los Angeles. Today, the International Press Academy has announced the nominees for the best in films and TV of 2014. The Satellite Awards are given out in 38 categories as voted on by 150 print, broadcast, and digital media members.
Nominees in the Blu-ray and Video Game categories will be announced in early 2015.
19th Annual Satellite Awards Nominees:
MOTION PICTURES
Actress in a Motion Picture
Anne Dorval
MOMMY
Roadside Attractions
Felicity Jones
THE THEORY OF EVERYTHING
Focus Features
Gugu Mbatha-Raw
BELLE
Fox Searchlight
Julianne Moore
STILL ALICE
Sony Pictures Classics
Marion Cotillard
TWO DAYS, ONE NIGHT
IFC Films
Reese Witherspoon
WILD
Fox Searchlight
Rosamund Pike
GONE GIRL
Fox
Actress in a Supporting Role
Emma Stone
BIRDMAN
Fox Searchlight
Katherine Waterston
INHERENT VICE
Warner Bros.
Keira Knightley
THE IMITATION GAME
The Weinstein Company
Laura Dern
WILD
Fox Searchlight
Patricia Arquette
BOYHOOD
IFC Films
Tilda Swinton
SNOWPIERCER
The Weinstein Company
Actor in a Motion Picture
Benedict Cumberbatch
THE IMITATION GAME
The Weinstein Company
David Oyelowo
SELMA
Paramount
Eddie Redmayne
THE THEORY OF EVERYTHING
Focus Features
Samantha (Lorelei Linklater), Mason Sr. (Ethan Hawke), and Mason (Ellar Coltrane), age 9, in Richard Linklater’s BOYHOOD. (Photo Courtesy of Matt Lankes. An IFC Films Release.)
The New York Film Critics Circle has given Richard Linklater’s Boyhood its top honor, naming the film the Best Picture of 2014 and Linklater the year’s Best Director. The NYFCC is the oldest critics group in the country, formed way back in 1935 and consisting of the top critics based in New York. The winners will be honored at a special gala event marking the 80th anniversary of the group on January 5, 2015 at Tao Downtown.
“This was perhaps the most eclectic, least predictable movie year in recent memory, and I think the Circle’s final choices clearly show that diversity, drama and style – which makes Tao Downtown a particularly fitting choice for this year’s gala,” stated NYFCC Chairman Stephen Whitty.
