Rob Schiller and Leah Remini reunite for ‘The Exes’ (Photo Courtesy of TV Land)
The King of Queens star Leah Remini and director Rob Schiller had a happy reunion on The Exes, TV Land’s original comedy series starring Donald Faison, Wayne Knight, David Alan Basche, and Kristen Johnston. Remini joined The Exes this season for a recurring role as Nicki, a “tough-talking, no-nonsense woman from Staten Island,” appearing in seven episodes of season three.
Emmy Award winner Rob Schiller directed 166 episodes of King of Queens and got to work closely with Remini again as the director of The Exes‘ season three finale airing February 26, 2014 at 10pm.
“Rob Schiller is one of the most talented directors in the industry and I’m happy and excited to be working with him again,” said Remini. “Rob exudes a quiet sense of confidence that enables him bring out the best from each one of us. He understands and respects both actors and writers, creating a masterfully collaborative and fun environment that everyone enjoys.”
Season three of The Exes has been averaging 1.3 million viewers and has been picked up for a fourth season set to premiere this summer.
The Exes Plot:The Exes revolves around three divorced men: Ladies’ man Phil (Faison), homebody Haskell (Knight) and newly single — and needy — Stuart (Basche). The men live together in an apartment across the hall from their divorce attorney, Holly (Johnston), who also happens to be their landlord. Holly avoids her own relationship and commitment issues by becoming immersed in the men’s affairs as they put their lives back together and return to the dating scene.
Paul Rudd with host Jimmy Fallon during an interview on February 25, 2014 (Photo by: Lloyd Bishop/NBC)
Paul Rudd kicked off his epic lip sync battle against The Tonight Show host Jimmy Fallon by taking on Tina Turner’s “You Better Be Good to Me,” setting the bar high right out of the box by pouring his heart into the classic rock song. Fallon followed that up with a performance of “Juke Box Hero” by Foreigner, even falling to the floor on his knees while hanging on to the mic stand.
Not to be outdone, Rudd embraced his inner rocker with “Don’t Stop Me Now” by Queen. In fact, Rudd’s Queen song was just too much for Fallon to handle and the late night host conceded victory to Rudd.
In the movie categories it was Gravity and The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug leading the pack of 2014 Saturn Award nominees with eight nominations each. On the television side, Game of Thrones, Breaking Bad, and Falling Skies with five nominations a piece. The 40th Annual Saturn Awards will be held in June and recognize the best in genres that may not always receive mainstream recognition including sci-fi, horror, fantasy, action, adventure, and thrillers.
“This has been an incredible year for genre entertainment which I affectionately refer to as enhanced or exaggerated reality,” said Robert Holguin, President of the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films. “The films and shows we honor continue to lead in box-office success showcasing a cadre of great talent helming today’s works of wonder. I’m thrilled to see the organization reach its’ fourth decade of dedication to the most imaginative creations on the silver screen and fantastic visions on the television screen.”
40th Annual Saturn Awards Nominations
Best Comic-to-Film Motion Picture:
Iron Man 3
Man of Steel
Thor: The Dark World
The Wolverine
Best Science Fiction Film:
Ender’s Game
Gravity
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
Pacific Rim
Riddick
Star Trek Into Darkness
Best Fantasy Film:
About Time
Her
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
Jack the Giant Slayer
Oz The Great and Powerful
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
Best Horror Film:
Carrie
The Conjuring
Mama
The Purge
This is the End
Warm Bodies
Best Thriller Film:
The Call
The East
Now You See Me
The Place Beyond the Pines
Prisoners
World War Z
Best Action/Adventure Film:
The Book Thief
Fast & Furious 6
Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit
The Lone Ranger
Lone Survivor
Rush
Best Actor:
Robert Downey, Jr. – Iron Man 3
Oscar Isaac – Inside Llewyn Davis
Simon Pegg – The World’s End
Joaquin Phoenix – Her
Brad Pitt – World War Z
Ben Stiller – The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
Best Actress:
Halle Barry – The Call
Sandra Bullock – Gravity
Martina Gedeck – The Wall
Jennifer Lawrence – The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
Emma Thompson – Saving Mr. Banks
Mia Wasikowska – Stoker
Best Supporting Actor:
Daniel Bruhl – Rush
George Clooney – Gravity
Benedict Cumberbatch – Star Trek Into Darkness
Harrison Ford – Ender’s Game
Tom Hiddleston – Thor: The Dark World
Ben Kingsley – Iron Man 3
Bill Nighy – About Time
Best Supporting Actress:
Scarlett Johansson – Her
Nicole Kidman – Stoker
Melissa Leo – Prisoners
Evangeline Lily – The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
Jena Malone – The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
Emily Watson – The Book Thief
Best Performance by a Younger Actor:
Asa Butterfield – Ender’s Game
Chloe Grace Moretz – Carrie
Sophie Nelisse – The Book Thief
Saoirse Ronan – How I Live Now
Ty Simpkins – Iron Man 3
Dylan Sprayberry – Man of Steel
Best Director:
J.J. Abrams – Star Trek Into Darkness
Peter Berg – Lone Survivor
Alfonso Cuaron – Gravity
Peter Jackson – The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
Francis Lawrence – The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
Guillermo del Toro – Pacific Rim
Best Writing:
Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens, Peter Jackson, Guillermo del Toro – The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
Joel Coen, Ethan Coen – Inside Llewyn Davis
Alfonso Cuaron, Jonas Cuaron – Gravity
Jennifer Lee – Frozen
Spike Jonze – Her
Edgar Wright, Simon Pegg – The World’s End
Best Editing:
Peter Amundson, John Gilroy – Pacific Rim
Alan Edward Bell – The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
Alfonso Cuaron, Mark Sanger – Gravity
Mark Day – About Time
Daniel P. Hanley, Mike Hill – Rush
Christian Wagner, Kelly Matsumoto, Dylan Highsmith – Fast & Furious 6
Best Production Design:
Dan Hennah – The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
Philip Messina – The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
Andrew Neskoromny, Carol Spier – Pacific Rim
Andy Nicholson – Gravity
Jan Roelfs – 47 Ronin
Robert Stromberg – Oz The Great and Powerful
Best Music:
Danny Elfman – Oz The Great and Powerful
Frank Ilfman – Big Bad Wolves
Howard Shore – The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
Brian Tyler – Iron Man 3
Brian Tyler – Now You See Me
John Williams – The Book Thief
Best Costume:
Gary Jones – Oz The Great and Powerful
Michael Kaplan – Star Trek Into Darkness
Wendy Partridge – Thor: The Dark World
Beatrix Aruna Pasztor – Great Expectations
Penny Rose – 47 Ronin
Trish Summerville – The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
Best Make-Up:
Patrick Baxter, Jane O’Kane, Roger Murray – Evil Dead
Rick Findlater, Richard Taylor, Peter King – The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
Howard Berger, Jamie Kelman, Peter Montagna – Lone Survivor
Donald Mowat – Prisoners
Fae Hammond, Mark Coulier, Kirstin Chalmers – Rush
Karen Cohen, David White, Elizabeth Yianni-Georgiou – Thor: The Dark World
Best Special/Visual Effects:
Tim Webber, Chris Lawrence, David Shirk, Neil Corbould – Gravity
Joe Letteri, Eric Saindon, David Clayton, Eric Reynolds – The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
Joe Letteri, John Desjardin, Dan Lemmon – Man of Steel
John Knoll, James E. Price, Clay Pinney, Rocco Larizza – Pacific Rim
Roger Guyett, Patrick Tubach, Ben Grossman, Burt Dalton – Star Trek Into Darkness
Jake Morrison, Paul Corbould, Mark Breakspear – Thor: The Dark World
Best Independent Film:
12 Years a Slave
Great Expectations
Inside Llewyn Davis
The Invisible Woman
Out of the Furnace
Upside Down
Best International Film:
Big Bad Wolves
Blancanieves
A Hijacking
How I Live Now
Stoker
The World’s End
Best Animated Film:
Despicable Me 2
From Up on Poppy Hill
Frozen
Monsters University
TELEVISION:
Best Network Television Series Release:
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
The Blacklist
The Following
Hannibal
Revolution
Sleepy Hollow
Under the Dome
Best Syndicated/Cable Television Series:
American Horror Story: Coven
The Americans
Continuum
Dexter
Haven
The Walking Dead
Best Television Presentation of a Limited Run Series:
Bates Motel
Black Sails
Breaking Bad
Falling Skies
Game of Thrones
Vikings
Best Youth-Oriented Television Series:
Arrow
Pretty Little Liars
Supernatural
Teen Wolf
The Tomorrow People
The Vampire Diaries
Best Actor in a Television Series:
Kevin Bacon – The Following
Bryan Cranston – Breaking Bad
Hugh Dancy – Hannibal
Freddie Highmore – Bates Motel
Mads Mikkelsen – Hannibal
James Spader – The Blacklist
Noah Wyle – Falling Skies
Best Actress in a Television Series:
Jennifer Carpenter – Dexter
Vera Farmiga – Bates Motel
Anna Gunn – Breaking Bad
Jessica Lange – American Horror Story: Coven
Rachel Nichols – Continuum
Keri Russell – The Americans
Best Supporting Actor in a Television Series:
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau – Game of Thrones
Erik Knudsen – Continuum
David Lyons – Revolution
Dean Norris – Under the Dome
Aaron Paul – Breaking Bad
James Purefoy – The Following
Best Supporting Actress in a Television Series:
Kathy Bates – American Horror Story: Coven
Sarah Carter – Falling Skies
Gwendoline Christie – Game of Thrones
Michelle Fairley – Game of Thrones
Melissa McBride – The Walking Dead
Elizabeth Mitchell – Revolution
Best Guest Star in a Television Series:
Stephen Collins – Falling Skies
Robert Forster – Breaking Bad
Danny Huston – American Horror Story: Coven
David Morrissey – The Walking Dead
Charlotte Rampling – Dexter
Gina Torres – Hannibal
Best Performance by a Younger Actor in a Television Series:
Colin Ford – Under the Dome
Jared Gilmore – Once Upon a Time
Jack Gleeson – Game of Thrones
Connor Jessup – Falling Skies
MacKenzie Lintz – Under the Dome
Chandler Riggs – The Walking Dead
Home Entertainment:
Best DVD Release:
Bad Ass Spider
The Brass Teapot
Curse of Chucky
Mischief Night
Solomon Kane
Twixt
You’re Next
Best DVD Collection:
Bowery Boys Collection: Volumes 2 and 3
Chucky: The Complete Collection
Friday the 13th : The Complete Collection
James Dean Ultimate Collector’s Edition
Mad Max Trilogy
Zatoichi: The Blind Swordsman
Best Classic Film Release:
Fantastic Voyage
Halloween (35th Anniversary Edition)
The Haunting
House of Wax
Nosferatu
The Wicker Man
Best Television Release:
The Adventures of Superboy: The Complete Third Season
Search: The Complete Series
Star Trek: The Next Generation: Season 3, 4, 5
Under the Dome: Season One
The Walking Dead: The Complete Third Season
The White Queen: Season One
HBO’s released three new videos, each one just about 30 seconds long and each one ending with the “All Men Must Die” statement. Yes, we know most Game of Thrones characters have a short lifespan, but do they have to keep rubbing it in?
Season four of the critically acclaimed series premieres on April 6, 2014. Based on the bestselling book series by George R.R. Martin, Game of Thrones season four stars Peter Dinklage, Lena Headey, Emilia Clarke, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Kit Harington, Natalie Dormer, Maisie Williams and Sophie Turner.
This video was shot by a Justin Timberlake fan back on November 10, 2013, but is just now really getting attention online. The video shows Timberlake talking to the Philadelphia crowd during his 20/20 Experience tour, discussing their sports teams, and then noticing some woman in the second row flipping him off. He’s momentarily shocked but handles it well, getting everyone in the audience to flip him off so that they can be done and over with it.
“Why are you flipping me off? You got second row to flip me the bird? That makes no f–king sense,” says Timberlake. “You wanted me to see it? But you’re in the second row, you didn’t have to flip me off. I see you in the second row.”
The video was shot by @StephLough – not the woman who flipped off JT.
Shakira’s busy with The Voice and busy releasing a new single off of her upcoming self-titled album. Following in the footsteps of the first single “Can’t Remember to Forget You” with Rihanna comes “Empire,” a mesmerizing track that focuses on Shakira’s sultry tones.
Shakira’s new album is set to arrive on March 25, 2014.
The Academy is offering fans a chance to be seen on the red carpet before the 2014 Academy Awards with the launch of the #MyOscarPhoto campaign. This Oscar gimmick actually sounds like it’ll be fun…if you have formal wear, can Tweet a photo, and want to be a part of the Oscar Red Carpet Live show on March 2nd.
“This is a way to create an once-in-a-lifetime experience for fans and give them the opportunity to literally be a part of the red carpet excitement,” said Josh Spector, the Academy’s managing director of digital media and marketing. “We think it will be a lot of fun – not only getting to see a photo of themselves on the red carpet, but also getting to see who poses in the photo with them.”
“The Academy has long been one of the most innovative partners when it comes to creating a truly social Oscars,” added Andrew Adashek, television partnership manager at Twitter. “We’re excited to see them strengthen their connection to the Twitter audience by letting our users get closer to the red carpet experience than ever before.”
Here’s the details, courtesy of the Academy:
Fans who follow @TheAcademy and tweet a red carpet-ready photo of themselves using hashtag #MyOscarPhoto will be eligible to have their photo featured on the red carpet.
On Oscar Sunday, arriving nominees, presenters and performers will pose in front of a video wall showcasing fan-submitted photos and generating unique images that will be tweeted back to the original submitter through the @MyOscarPhoto Twitter account.
Additionally, some of the submitted photos will appear on the “Oscars Red Carpet Live” telecast beginning at 4pm PT.
To be eligible, fans must sign the online release form located at www.oscars.org/MyOscarPhoto.
During the broadcast, hosts will describe to viewers at home how they can use Twitter to participate in #MyOscarPhoto and provide updates on the experience throughout the show.
In addition to the #MyOscarPhoto red carpet experience, the Twitter Mirror in a frame designed by Architectural Digest will be placed in the Oscars greenroom to give fans at home more behind-the-scenes access to the show. The stars of the show will stop by the Mirror to take candid photos of themselves, which will be tweeted throughout the night from @TheAcademy.
The Oscars will air on ABC on March 2, 2014 live from Hollywood. Ellen DeGeneres is this year’s host.
Source: Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
Cassie Nightingale (Catherine Bell) and Jake Russell (Chris Potter) star in 'The Good Witch' (Photo: Copyright 2009 Crown Media Holdings, Inc./Photographer Chris Helcermanas-Benge)
Hallmark wants a lot more of The Good Witch and they’ll be getting it with a new series based on the character Cassie Nightingale played by Catherine Bell and created by Rod Spence. Hallmark Channel announced they’ve greenlit an original The Good Witch scripted series that will shoot in Canada and will air in 2015.
The Good Witch stands as Hallmark’s most successful movie franchise to date. Six films have aired and a seventh (The Good Witch’s Wonder) will premiere on October 25, 2014 at 9pm ET/PT.
“From the moment the first film in The Good Witch series premiered, we knew audiences would fall in love with Catherine Bell and this character and want to see more of her,” said Michelle Vicary, Executive Vice President, Hallmark Channel and Hallmark Movie Channel. “The Good Witch franchise has consistently delivered top ratings with the airing of every film, and we expect the highly-anticipated TV series to deliver even more success.”
“Our audience will be so excited to hear this news. Catherine has been one of the most sought-after talents in our industry, and now she has a weekly home on Hallmark Channel,” added Vicary.
Orly Adelson, Jonathan Eskenas, Frank Siracusa, and Craig Pryce are on board as executive producers, with Catherine Bell co-executive producing.
The latest entry in the Paranormal Activity franchise, Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones, arrives on Blu-ray, DVD, and VOD on April 8, 2014. Paramount Home Media will also be debuting the film two weeks before its release on DVD and Blu-ray via digital download on March 25th, for those who can’t wait 14 more days for the DVD. And in addition to announcing the release dates, Paramount unveiled details of what’s in store on DVD and Blu-ray.
The Blu-ray Combo Pack:
– Extended, Unrated Version of the Film (HD)
– Original Theatrical Version of the Film (HD)
– Found Footage
DVD:
– Original Theatrical Version of the Film (SD)
Written and directed by Christopher Landon, Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones opened in theaters on January 3, 2014 and earned $86 million worldwide (with a budget of just $5 million) during its theatrical release. Paranormal Activity 5 will open in theaters in October 2014.
Frozen‘s soundtrack is heating up the Billboard album chart, stationed firmly in #1 place on the 200 Album Chart for four weeks, and it’s just passed the 1,000,000 sales mark making it now a certified Platinum bestseller. The single “Let It Go” has also reached that milestone, selling over 1.2 million copies since its release 11 weeks ago.
In addition, the album hit #1 on the iTunes Overall Chart in 31 countries and made it to the top of Amazon’s Overall Music Category, Pop, and Overall MP3 charts.
According to Disney, the soundtrack’s combined digital track sales are over 3.6 million to date. And Disney Animation’s Frozen has rung up more than $980 million worldwide since its release in theaters on November 27th.
The Frozen soundtrack includes eight songs written just for the film by Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Tony® Award-winning songwriter Robert Lopez. It also includes the score to the short film Paperman by Christophe Beck.
Frozen Soundtrack List:
“Frozen Heart” Performed by the Cast
“Do You Want to Build a Snowman?” Performed by Kristen Bell, Agatha Lee Monn and Katie Lopez
“For the First Time in Forever” Performed by Kristen Bell and Idina Menzel
“Love Is an Open Door” Performed by Kristen Bell and Santino Fontana
“Let It Go” Performed by Idina Menzel
“Reindeer(s) Are Better Than People” Performed by Jonathan Groff
“In Summer” Performed by Josh Gad
“For the First Time in Forever” (Reprise) Performed by Kristen Bell and Idina Menzel
“Fixer Upper” Performed by Maia Wilson and Cast
“Let It Go” (Demi Lovato Version) Performed by Demi Lovato
Vuelie (Featuring Cantus) Score
Elsa and Anna Score
The Trolls Score
Coronation Day Score
Heimr Àrnadalr Score
Winter’s Waltz Score
Sorcery Score
Royal Pursuit Score
Onward and Upward Score
Wolves Score
The North Mountain Score
We Were So Close Score
Marshmallow Attack! Score
Conceal, Don’t Feel Score
Only An Act of True Love Score
Summit Siege Score
Return to Arendelle Score
Treason Score
Some People Are Worth Melting For Score
Whiteout Score
The Great Thaw (Vuelie Reprise) Score
Epilogue Score
Stumble It! 
The Academy is offering fans a chance to be seen on the red carpet before the 
