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‘Fresh Prince of Bel-Air’ Actor James Avery Passes Away

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James Avery, best known for playing Judge Philip Banks on The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, passed away on December 31, 2013 in Glendale, CA. Avery, 68, died as the result of complications following open heart surgery. Avery had recently completed work on Zach Braff’s Wish I Was Here which is set to premiere at Sundance.

Avery’s The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air co-star Alfonso Ribeiro posted a message on his Facebook about the man who played his father on the series:

“The world has lost a truly special man. I am very saddened to say that James Avery has passed. Even though he played my father on TV, he was a wonderful father figure to me in life. He will be deeply missed.”

Ribeiro also Tweeted the sad news:

“I’m deeply saddened to say that James Avery has passed away. He was a second father to me. I will miss him greatly.” – Alfonso Ribeiro (@alfonso_ribeiro)

Jada Pinkett Smith also expressed her condolences via Facebook:

“Happy New Year everyone! I was hoping to start the new year differently but we have lost yet another friend. James Avery who we all lovingly know as Uncle Phil from The Fresh Prince has passed. Our condolences to aunt Florence (his mother), Miss Barbara (his wife) and all those who loved him.

Rest in peace James.”

Avery starred in the hit TV series opposite Will Smith from 1990 to 1996. His credits also include voicing Shredder on the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle TV series and starring in the ’90s TV series Sparks. Avery’s film credits include Dancing in September, Raise Your Voice, Danika, and Divine Intervention.

Avery is survived by Barbara, his wife of 26 years, and his stepson, Kevin Waters.

 

The Amazing Spider-Man 2 Debuts New Footage

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The Amazing Spider-Man 2 Trailer
Andrew Garfield stars in 'The Amazing Spider-Man 2' (Photo ©2013 CTMG. All Rights Reserved. All Rights Reserved.)
Stan Lee introduces this The Amazing Spider-Man 2 footage shown for the first time during the New Year’s Eve celebration in Times Square. The scenes included in this new sneak peek from Sony Pictures fit the New Year’s Eve celebration theme as the action in the footage showcases Spidey’s battle with Electro (Jamie Foxx) in Times Square.
 
The Plot:
 
We’ve always known that Spider-Man’s most important battle has been within himself: the struggle between the ordinary obligations of Peter Parker and the extraordinary responsibilities of Spider-Man. But in The Amazing Spider-Man 2, Peter Parker finds that a greater conflict lies ahead.
 
It’s great to be Spider-Man (Andrew Garfield). For Peter Parker, there’s no feeling quite like swinging between skyscrapers, embracing being the hero, and spending time with Gwen (Emma Stone). But being Spider-Man comes at a price: only Spider-Man can protect his fellow New Yorkers from the formidable villains that threaten the city. With the emergence of Electro, Peter must confront a foe far more powerful than he. And as his old friend, Harry Osborn (Dane DeHaan), returns, Peter comes to realize that all of his enemies have one thing in common: OsCorp.
 

 
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Jennifer Lawrence is Named Celebrity of the Year

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Jennifer Lawrence
Jennifer Lawrence (Photo © Richard Chavez / Showbiz Junkies)

Jennifer Lawrence has been named as 2013’s Celebrity of the Year by The Today Show – and rightfully so. Lawrence kicked off the year by tripping up the stairs to collect an Oscar for her performance in Silver Linings Playbook and finished off 2013 by earning award nominations for her supporting role in American Hustle, a film which reunited the Oscar winner with her Silver Linings Playbook director (David O. Russell) and co-star Bradley Cooper.
 
In addition, thanks in large part to her role as Katniss Everdeen in the Hunger Games franchise, Lawrence took the top spot on the box office money-maker poll, followed close behind by Sandra Bullock (Gravity, The Heat). Quigley Publishing Co’s been putting together the box office poll since 1932 which just so happens to be the last time two women finished in first and second place. According to Quigley’s poll, Bradley Cooper finished third, Tom Hanks was number four, and Denzel Washington came in fifth. Six through ten spots were taken by Leonardo DiCaprio, Robert Downey Jr, Hugh Jackman, Brad Pitt, and Melissa McCarthy.
 
The Associated Press also named Lawrence the Entertainer of the Year and she made it onto Barbara Walter’s annual 10 Most Fascinating People list.
 

 

First Look: Christian Bale in Exodus

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Christian Bale in Exodus
Christian Bale in 'Exodus' (Photo Courtesy of Empire/20th Century Fox)
Empire debuted the first photo of Oscar-winner Christian Bale as Moses in Ridley Scott’s Biblical epic, Exodus, showing Bale’s Moses will be sans long hair and a beard. The dramatic film will open in theaters on December 12, 2014 and also stars Joel Edgerton as Pharaoh Rhamses II, Aaron Paul as Joshua, Sigourney Weaver as Tuya, John Turturro as Seti, and Indira Varma as Miriam.
 
Scott directs from a script rewritten by Steve Zaillian (Moneyball, American Gangster).
 
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‘Enlisted’ Preview: Cast, Plot Details, and Trailer

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Rebecca Murray
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Geoff Stults, Chris Lowell, and Parker Young star in the half-hour comedy series Enlisted. The new comedy will be joining Fox’s primetime lineup on January 10, 2014.

Geoff Stults stars as Pete Hill, Chris Lowell plays Derrick Hill, Parker Young is Randy Hill, Angelique Cabral plays Jill Perez, and Keith David is Donald Cody.

The Synopsis: Enlisted is an irreverent and heartfelt single-camera comedy about three brothers on a small Florida Army post and the group of misfits who surround them. Charming, funny and a natural-born leader, Staff Sergeant Pete Hill (Stults) was on a path for a huge military career until one mistake overseas got him booted stateside to Fort McGee, the post in Florida where his two younger brothers are stationed.

Now, as their platoon sergeant, Pete must serve both as big brother and military boss. Corporal Derrick Hill (Lowell) is the middle brother – smart and sarcastic, he likes to stir up trouble and doesn’t really care about being a Soldier. Private Randy Hill (Young), on the other hand, loves it. He’s the hyper-enthusiastic, hyper-goofy – just plain hyper – youngest brother who wants to be the gung-ho “G.I. Joe” military ideal.

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Parker Young, Geoff Stults, and Chris Lowell star in 'Enlisted' (Photo Credit: Jordin Althaus/©2013 Fox Broadcasting Co.)

The Hill brothers all serve in the Rear Detachment (Rear D) unit, comprised of the Soldiers left behind when everyone else is deployed, who mow lawns on post, sort mail, wash tanks and find lost dogs. But the Rear D’s main job is taking care of deployed Soldiers’ families. Whatever they need, the Rear D Soldiers do. It’s a job that shifts each moment from the thrilling to the mundane to the emotional and back again.

Fort McGee Rear D is run by Command Sergeant Major Donald Cody (Keith David), a firm but fair man who served with the brothers’ late father. Sergeant Major Cody promised to look out for them, so he brought all the brothers to the post to fulfill that promise. Cody has seen it all and lost a foot to prove it – which no one can forget, since he never misses an opportunity to bring it up. Also under Cody’s command is the confident, funny, tough and beautiful Staff Sergeant Jill Perez (Angelique Cabral), who is the same rank as Pete and leads another Rear D platoon on post, all the while challenging Pete’s decisions at every turn.

A military-set family comedy, Enlisted centers on three brothers who, when the best of the best are sent overseas, stay behind to try to keep the post in order. Between clean-up duty at a parade, human-grease-bowling and assorted soldierly pranks, they will inadvertently discover the key to strengthening their long-lost childhood bonds.




History Explores The Curse of Oak Island

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Rebecca Murray
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The History Channel LogoHistory Channel’s set to debut the new series The Curse of Oak Island on Sunday, January 5, 2014 at 10pm ET/PT starring treasure-hunting brothers Rick and Marty Lagina. The Lagina brothers will be exploring Oak Island, a mysterious island that’s intrigued treasure hunters for 200+ years. What’s hidden there has been kept a secret and according to a prophecy seven people have to die before the treasure will be revealed. Six people have already lost their lives…
 
The Details [Courtesy of History Channel]:
 
No one knows what’s buried at Oak Island. Theories range from pirate treasure to Shakespeare’s Lost Folios to a priceless religious artifact brought over by the Knights Templar. The myths of the island have proven irresistible to many, including historical figures like John Wayne, Errol Flynn and Franklin D. Roosevelt, who all financed or took part in digs in what’s become one of the longest treasure hunts in history.
 
It all began in the late 1700’s, when three teenaged boys were drawn to a strange, man-made hole that would become known as the “Money Pit.” As the boys began to dig, they ran into layers of logs every few feet, possibly put there to keep the hole from collapsing and revealing its location. As the story goes, the deeper people dug, the stranger things got. A gold chain, tools, nails, and lots of coconut fibers (the nearest coconut tree is some 1500 miles away) were found, as well as a mysterious and now-missing stone with strange, symbols. Decoded, it allegedly read “Forty feet below, two million pounds lie buried.” But the searchers may have unwittingly sprung a trap. The hole filled with water. The leading theory it was fed by a series of intricate underground booby traps linked to the sea. Who would go to such extreme measures to hide something, and what would be so valuable? This mystery has been an obsession for many, but now two brothers aim to find answers.
 
Rick and Marty Lagina are two Michigan brothers who grew up in a working-class family that believed in the American dream. Rick became a postal worker, while his younger brother Marty earned a small fortune in the energy business. At an early age, Rick read an article about Oak Island and became obsessed with the legend. Knowing what it meant to his brother, when Marty made his fortune he decided to buy the rights to much of the island so they can try and solve the mystery together.
 
Using modern technology and good old American know-how, the brothers will search the island for treasure. In the past, many strange artifacts had been found. Evidence of deadly booby-traps, man-made beaches and the list goes on and on. Is it all a lot of smoke, or might something be there? The clock is ticking. The search is expensive, and the brothers need to find the truth before they either run out of money – or one of them falls prey to the tragic curse that has already claimed six lives.
 
Source: History Channel
 
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‘Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones’ New Clip

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Every other Paranormal Activity film has had an October release date, however the new installment of the horror franchise – Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones – is arriving during the winter holiday season, coming to theaters on January 3, 2014. Of course, The Marked Ones is more like a spin-off and the actual Paranormal Activity 5 will be heading to theaters on October 24, 2014.

Confused? Let’s recap. Two Paranormal Activities films are being released in 2014 but the first one – The Marked Ones – breaks away from the Paranormal Activity concept of setting up cameras in a family’s home to catch otherworldly activities.

New Trailer: ‘Labor Day’ with Kate Winslet and Josh Brolin

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Rebecca Murray
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Paramount Pictures opened Labor Day in limited release in Los Angeles and will be expanding it nationwide on January 31, 2014, and they’ve just unveiled a new trailer for the dramatic film starring Kate Winslet and Josh Brolin. Given the talent in front of and behind the camera (it was adapted for the screen and directed by Jason Reitman), you’d think Labor Day would be generating a little more interest. Reitman’s normally busy on the awards circuit with his feature films (Thank You For Smoking, Juno, Up in the Air), although his most recent release prior to Labor Day (Young Adult) was also only moderately embraced. Currently, Labor Day‘s sitting at 65% fresh on Rotten Tomatoes with critics either labeling it a Lifetime Movie of the Week or a captivating, romantic change of pace for Reitman.

The Plot:

Labor Day centers on 13-year-old Henry Wheeler, who struggles to be the man of his house and care for his reclusive mother Adele while confronting all the pangs of adolescence. On a back-to-school shopping trip, Henry and his mother encounter Frank Chambers, a man both intimidating and clearly in need of help, who convinces them to take him into their home and later is revealed to be an escaped convict. The events of this long Labor Day weekend will shape them for the rest of their lives.

Tim Tebow Gets a New Job as a Football Analyst

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Tim Tebow Joins ESPN
Tim Tebow (Photo Courtesy of ESPN)
SEC Network has tapped Heisman winner Tim Tebow to be a college football analyst for the college football show SEC Nation debuting in August 2014. But prior to his SEC Network duties, Tebow will get some experience handling analyst duties during ESPN’s VIZIO BCS National Championship game on January 6, 2014 in Pasadena.
 
According to ESPN, Tebow’s new job at SEC Network will be as an analyst on SEC Nation, a “traveling pregame show that will originate from a different SEC campus each week beginning August 28, 2014.” Tebow’s the first college football analyst hired for the SEC Network and he’ll also be contributing to other ESPN programs including SportsCenter, ESPN Radio, and the Heisman Trophy coverage.
 
“Tim is a SEC icon with a national fan base and broad appeal. He will be a significant contributor to the compelling content we will deliver with the SEC Network,” said Justin Connolly, ESPN senior vice president, programming, college networks. “Tim brings a wealth of knowledge about the game, the conference and the passion among SEC fans.”
 
“I am so excited that ESPN has given me this incredible opportunity,” stated Tebow. “When I was six years old I fell in love with the game of football, and while I continue to pursue my dream of playing quarterback in the NFL, this is an amazing opportunity to be part of the unparalleled passion of college football and the SEC.”
 
“SEC Nation will be a tent pole program for the network and as a recent SEC star, Tim Tebow was the ideal candidate to deliver first-hand insight into the coaches, players and programs,” said Stephanie Druley, vice president production, college networks.
 
Source: ESPN
 
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Want to See Anchorman 2 Over and Over Again?

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Anchorman 2 The Legend Continues Trailer
(Left to right) Paul Rudd is Brian Fantana, Steve Carell is Brick Tamland, David Koechner is Champ Kind and Will Ferrell is Ron Burgundy in ANCHORMAN 2: THE LEGEND CONTINUES to be released by Paramount Pictures. (Photo © MMXIII Paramount Pictures Corporation. All rights Reserved.)
Paramount Pictures and Alamo Drafthouse have partnered up on a new promotion that will allow ticket buyers to see Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues more than once. Kicking off on January 1, 2014, if you purchase an Anchorfan Pass you’ll be able to see the movie as many times as you want at a Alamo Drafthouse Cinema.
 
The $15 special ticket allows moviegoers to take in unlimited Anchorman 2 showings of the movie during its run at Alamo Drafthouse Cinemas located in Austin, Texas; Kalamazoo, Michigan; Houston, Texas; San Antonio, Texas; Winchester, VA; Kansas City, Missouri; Denver, Colorado; Ashburn, VA; Yonkers, New York and New Braunfels, Texas.
 
For more info or to buy an Anchorfan Pass, visit www.drafthouse.com.
 
The Plot:
 
With the 70’s behind him, San Diego’s top rated newsman, Ron Burgundy (Will Ferrell), returns to the news desk in Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues, which opened in theaters everywhere December 18. Also back for more are Ron’s co-anchor and wife, Veronica Corningstone (Christina Applegate), weather man Brick Tamland (Steve Carell), man on the street reporter Brian Fantana (Paul Rudd) and sports guy Champ Kind (David Koechner) – All of whom won’t make it easy to stay classy…while taking New York and the nation’s first 24-hour news channel by storm.
 
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