It’s only 31 seconds but it’s 31 seconds of Doctor Who goodness… BBC has just put out this teaser trailer for the Doctor Who Christmas Special airing on BBC America on December 25, 2013. And, sadly, “The Time of the Doctor” episode marks the final time we’ll be seeing Matt Smith play the Doctor.
The Plot: “The Doctor must sacrifice everything to save a town called Christmas from the Time Lord’s greatest enemies. A change is going to come, and Silence will fall…”
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Warner Bros. Pictures has unveiled the first trailer for the sci-fi action thriller Edge of Tomorrow directed by Doug Liman (Mr and Mrs Smith). Based on Hiroshi Sakurazaka’s All You Need is Kill, Edge of Tomorrow stars Tom Cruise, Emily Blunt, and Bill Paxton.
Edge of Tomorrow opens in theaters on June 6, 2014.
The Plot:
The epic action of Edge of Tomorrow unfolds in a near future in which an alien race has hit the Earth in an unrelenting assault, unbeatable by any military unit in the world.
Major William Cage (Cruise) is an officer who has never seen a day of combat when he is unceremoniously dropped into what amounts to a suicide mission. Killed within minutes, Cage now finds himself inexplicably thrown into a time loop—forcing him to live out the same brutal combat over and over, fighting and dying again…and again.
But with each battle, Cage becomes able to engage the adversaries with increasing skill, alongside Special Forces warrior Rita Vrataski (Blunt). And, as Cage and Rita take the fight to the aliens, each repeated encounter gets them one step closer to defeating the enemy.
I’m still recovering from the explosive season six finale of Sons of Anarchy and it appears audiences were very anxious to find out if creator Kurt Sutter would be killing off any major characters as the series finished up this season. [Don’t worry – no spoilers will be included in this article.] In fact, so many SoA fans tuned in that the season six finale set a new record as the series’ most-watched finale.
Episode 13 of season six had 5.2 million viewers tuning in during its first airing. FX reports that an additional 1.2 million viewers tuned in for the encore for a total of 6.4 million viewers. That’s enough to earn it the top spot in the Sons of Anarchy season finale rankings.
In addition, the finale (titled “A Mother’s Work”) is now the second highest-rated episode of the series behind only the season six premiere. Overall, season six has been averaging 7.3 million viewers which makes it the highest-rated season in SoA history.
Set to the music of “In the Embers” by Sleeping At Last, Turner Classic Movies (TCM) remembers “cinematic artists” who passed away in 2013 with a stunning montage shot at The Lyric Fine Arts Theatre in Birmingham, Alabama. Included in the ‘In Memoriam’ video are classic movie actors Karen Black, Eileen Brennan, Harry Carey Jr., Deanna Durbin, Charles Durning, Annette Funicello, James Gandolfini, Jack Klugman, Eleanor Parker, Jean Stapleton, Esther Williams and Jonathan Winters. Film critics Roger Ebert and Stanley Kauffman also are featured along with directors Hal Needham, Michael Winner, and Bryan Forbes.
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Yes, that’s Caesar scowling at you on the new poster for 20th Century Fox’s Dawn of the Planet of the Apes. Hitting theaters on July 11, 2014 (a week earlier than it was originally scheduled to arrive), this second film of the new Apes series stars Andy Serkis, Jason Clarke, Gary Oldman, Keri Russell, Toby Kebbell, Kodi Smith-Mcphee, Enrique Muriciano, and Kirk Acevedo.
Matt Reeves directs, with Peter Chernin, Dylan Clark, Rick Jaffa, and Amanda Silver producing.
The Plot:
A growing nation of genetically evolved apes led by Caesar is threatened by a band of human survivors of the devastating virus unleashed a decade earlier. They reach a fragile peace, but it proves short-lived, as both sides are brought to the brink of a war that will determine who will emerge as Earth’s dominant species.
On average, 4.3 million viewers tuned in to the first nine-episode season of History’s Vikings starring Travis Fimmel and created by Michael Hirst. The addictive, gritty drama, which was the #1 new cable series of the year according to History Channel, will return for a second season in February 2014, and the network has just unveiled two new photos from the upcoming season.
Per the History Channel: “In the season premiere, the battle begins between Ragnar (Travis Fimmel) and Rollo (Clive Standen). This Viking clash pits brother against brother and there can only be one victor.”
Vikings Interviews:
– Michael Hirst
– Travis Fimmel and Clive Standen
– Katheryn Winnick and Jessalyn Gilsig
– Gustaf Skarsgard and George Blagden
Here’s the full list of 2013 winners and runner-ups:
BEST FILM
Winner: Her
Runner-up: Inside Llewyn Davis
BEST DIRECTOR
Winner: Alfonso Cuarón, Gravity
Runner-up: Joel and Ethan Coen, Inside Llewyn Davis
BEST ACTRESS
Winner: Cate Blanchett, Blue Jasmine
Runner-up: Adèle Exarchopoulos, Blue is the Warmest Color
BEST ACTOR
Winner: Oscar Isaac, Inside Llewyn Davis
Runner-up: Chiwetel Ejiofor, 12 Years a Slave
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Winner: Shailene Woodley, The Spectacular Now
Runner-up: Jennifer Lawrence, American Hustle
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Winner: Jared Leto, Dallas Buyers Club
Runner-up: Daniel Bruhl, Rush
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Winner: Spike Jonze, Her
Runner-ups: Prisoners, Enough Said, and Blue Jasmine
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
Winner: Richard Linklater, Julie Delpy, Ethan Hawke, Before Midnight
Runner-up: John Ridley, 12 Years a Slave
BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
Winner: Drug War
BEST DOCUMENTARY
Winner: The Act of Killing
Runner-up: Blackfish
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Winner: Emmanuel Lubezki, To The Wonder
Runner-up: Bruno Delbonnel, Inside Llewyn Davis
BEST ANIMATED FILM
Winner: The Wind Rises
Runner-up: Get a Horse
BEST EDITING
Winner: Christopher Rouse, Captain Phillips
Runner-up: Alfonso Cuarón and Mark Sanger, Gravity
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
Winner: Catherine Martin and Karen Murphy, The Great Gatsby
Runner-up: Michael Corenblith, Saving Mr. Banks
BEST SCORE
Winner: Arcade Fire, Her
Runner-up: Bjorn Eriksson, Broken Circle Breakdown
BEST ENSEMBLE PERFORMANCE
Winner: American Hustle
Runner-ups: Prisoners and Short Term 12
BODY OF WORK
Matthew McConaughey for Mud, Dallas Buyers Club, and The Wolf of Wall Street
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The list of musical guests set to help ring in 2014 has just expanded, with ABC announcing Daughtry, Capital Cities, Ariana Grande, and The Fray will all be taking the stage during Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2014. They join the list of previously announced artists that includes Jason Derulo, Fall Out Boy, Florida Georgia Line, Jennifer Hudson, Enrique Iglesias, and Robin Thicke.
Capital Cities, Daughtry, Ariana Grande, and The Fray will be joining Fergie of the Black Eyed Peas during the West Coast portion of the New Year’s Eve special.
Ryan Seacrest returns to host the East Coast segments live from Times Square. Before the ball drops at midnight, Seacrest, Fergie, and Jenny McCarthy will host a two-hour special starting at 8pm ET featuring the 30 greatest female artists. Then at 10pm ET, the celebration kicks up a notch with Dick Clark’s Primetime New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2014‘s musical performances and special guests.
OneRepublic has committed to performing on the People’s Choice Awards to be held on January 8, 2014 at Nokia Theatre L.A. Live. The Grammy-nominated band’s most recent album was released on March 26th and debuted in the #4 spot on the Billboard Top 200 chart. Their latest single, “Counting Stars,” is currently sitting at #3 on the Top 40 radio chart.
In addition to performing on the show, OneRepublic will also be in attendance as a nominee in the Favorite Group category.
“OneRepublic is one of the hottest bands out there today and we are excited that they are going to perform for us on the People’s Choice Awards,” said producer Mark Burnett. “I am personally a huge fan of the band and I am also working with Ryan Tedder on The Voice so it’s all OneRepublic all the time and we are thrilled they agreed to come on board for the show.”
Fans of Showtime’s Californication will have just one more season to enjoy the sexual hijinx of Hank. Showtime’s confirmed that season seven will be the last for the show starring David Duchovny, Natascha McElhone, Madeleine Martin, Evan Handler, and Pamela Adlon. Duchovny also serves as an executive producer on the series along with series creator Tom Kapinos.
Season seven will premiere in April 2014, however, the exact date hasn’t been announced.
“With its unique blend of lyricism and excess, Californication has been one of our groundbreaking signature series,” said David Nevins. “We will always be indebted to Tom Kapinos for leading the creative charge on this memorable comedy, and to David Duchovny for making us root for an unapologetic hedonist like Hank Moody. Tom has carefully planned the final chapter of Hank’s journey and has brought it to a beautiful and satisfying conclusion for new and long-time fans alike.”
Over the previous six seasons, Californication has earned five Emmy nominations, six Golden Globe nominations, and a Screen Actors Guild nomination. Season six averaged 2.9 million viewers.
The Plot:
From his debut in August 2007, Hank Moody quickly became everyone’s favorite unflinchingly honest, self-destructive lothario who bowed at the altar of sex, drugs and rock ‘n roll. The final season will find him joining the writer’s room as his never-released film “Santa Monica Cop” now becomes a television series of the same name. He’s riled frequently by his boss, the show’s old-school executive producer Rick Rath (guest star Michael Imperioli), and his fellow writing team members, including Goldie (guest star Mary Lynn Rajskub) and Alonzo (co-star Alonzo Bodden).
But he’s thrown by the reemergence of old friend Julia (guest star Heather Graham), whose arrival causes chaos in Hank’s already hectic life, and with his on-off relationship with Karen (McElhone). Meanwhile, Charlie (Handler) and Marcy (Adlon) grapple with the aftermath of their reunion and an enticing offer from her ex-husband, Stu Beggs (guest star Stephen Tobolowsky). Rob Lowe, Brandon T. Jackson, Oliver Cooper and Mercedes Masohn will also guest star.
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