CBS announced Amber Tamblyn has been upped from guest star to a regular role on the network’s popular sitcom, Two and a Half Men, now in its 11th season. A producer, writer, and actress, Tamblyn’s no stranger to starring roles on TV, having tackled the lead in Joan of Arcadia from 2003 through 2005.
Her television credits also include The Unusuals, General Hospital, and House MD.
And for those who haven’t been keeping up with Two and a Half Men, here’s the description of Tamblyn’s character:
“Tamblyn plays Jenny, Charlie Harper’s illegitimate daughter who moved to Los Angeles to pursue acting and to connect with what’s left of her family. Jenny’s now living in Walden’s (Ashton Kutcher) beach house, along with her uncle Alan (Jon Cryer). She happens to like everything her dad liked – including women.”
Fox has just given the green light to a new ensemble comedy tentatively titled Mulaney set to star comedian John Mulaney and Martin Short. The series was created and written by Mulaney and has Lorne Michaels (Saturday Night Live) on board as an executive producer.
Andy Ackerman (Seinfeld) has been tapped to direct the pilot.
“John is one of the sharpest and most skilled next-generation comedic voices out there, who also happens to be surrounded by the best of the best on this new show,” stated Kevin Reilly, Chairman of Entertainment for FOX. “I am personally thrilled to be working with Lorne Michaels again, a friend and show business hero who knows better than anyone how to build a show around talent. Add in the comedy magic of Marty Short and the seasoned hand of Andy Ackerman, and I believe we have the makings of something really special here.”
The Plot:
Set in New York and based on the life and stand-up comedy of Mulaney, the new comedy follows an aspiring comedian (Mulaney) coming of age under the influence of his boss (Short), his roommates and his neighbors.
Jason Gann as Wilfred and Elijah Wood as Ryan in 'Wilfred' - Photo Credit: Michael Yarish/FX
FX has renewed the comedy series Wilfred for another season, however for fans of the show the news is bittersweet. The fourth season will be the show’s last – and it’ll be airing on FXX instead of FX.
Wilfred will return in 2014 with Elijah Wood and Jason Gann back in starring roles, and Reed Agnew and Eli Jorné back as executive producers. The final 10-episode season four will supposedly wrap up any loose ends.
The Basic Plot:
Wilfred is a half-hour, live-action comedy about ‘Ryan,’ a young man struggling to make his way in the world until he forms a unique friendship with ‘Wilfred,’ his neighbor’s canine pet. Everyone else sees Wilfred as just a dog, but Ryan sees a crude and somewhat surly, yet irrepressibly brave and honest Australian bloke in a cheap dog suit. While leading him through a series of comedic and existential adventures, Wilfred the dog shows Ryan the man how to overcome his fears and joyfully embrace the unpredictability and insanity of the world around him.
About Time is an upcoming romantic comedy/drama from Richard Curtis (Love Actually, Four Weddings and Funeral) starring Rachel McAdams and Domhnall Gleeson and heading to theaters on November 1, 2013. The romantic tale follows Gleeson and McAdams as their relationship blossoms, but there’s a twist: Gleeson’s character can time travel.
And in keeping with the time travel theme, About Time and Dear Photograph are teaming up for a sweepstakes with the winner receiving a trip for two to recreate a photo from their past.
The Details:
Is there a moment you wish you could relive? About Time has partnered with DearPhotograph.com to launch a photo contest tasking fans to submit personal moments they wish they could relive – moments About Love and About Family. One lucky winner will receive a trip for two to the destination of their choice to re-create their DearPhotograph moment in time.
The partnership between Dear Photograph and About Time celebrates the storyline themes of the film and the basis in which Dear Photograph was founded – cherishing moments of your life, imperfections and all. Visit AboutTime.DearPhotograph.com< to submit your photo! #DearPhotograph #AboutTime
The Contest:
– Entries are accepted October 2, 2013 through November 1, 2013
– One grand prize winner will receive the trip for 2
– 3 first place winners will receive a “make memories” prize pack
This new clip from the October 25, 2013 theatrical release of Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa finds Irving Zisman (Johnny Knoxville) helping his grandson with a mechanical ride placed outside of a store. The results are…as expected…disastrous.
The Plot:
86-year-old Irving Zisman is on a journey across America with the most unlikely companion, his 8-year-old Grandson Billy, in Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa. This October, the signature Jackass character Irving Zisman (Knoxville) and Billy (Jackson Nicoll) will take movie audiences along for the most insane hidden camera road trip ever captured on camera.
Along the way, Irving will introduce the young and impressionable Billy to people, places and situations that give new meaning to the term childrearing. The duo will encounter male strippers, disgruntled child beauty pageant contestants (and their equally disgruntled mothers), funeral home mourners, biker bar patrons, and a whole lot of unsuspecting citizens.
Real people in unreal situations, making for one really messed up comedy.
Lionsgate is showing off some spectacular new footage from The Hunger Games: Catching Fire in this new behind-the-scenes video, “IMAX – Behind the Frame.” In addition to snippets of interviews with Jennifer Lawrence and Josh Hutcherson, director Francis Lawrence talks about how the use of IMAX will expand the world of Panem and the Hunger Games.
Coming to theaters on November 22, 2013, The Hunger Games: Catching Fire tickets are now on sale.
Katniss Everdeen (Jennifer Lawrence) and Peeta Mellark (Josh Hutcherson) in THE HUNGER GAMES: CATCHING FIRE. Photo credit: Murray Close
The Plot:
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire begins as Katniss Everdeen has returned home safe after winning the 74th Annual Hunger Games along with fellow tribute Peeta Mellark. Winning means that they must turn around and leave their family and close friends, embarking on a “Victor’s Tour” of the districts. Along the way Katniss senses that a rebellion is simmering, but the Capitol is still very much in control as President Snow prepares the 75th Annual Hunger Games (The Quarter Quell) – a competition that could change Panem forever.
Bestselling author Tom Clancy passed away Tuesday, October 1, 2013 in a Baltimore hospital. The cause of Clancy’s death has not yet been disclosed. The author was 66.
Multiple sources, including Publishers Weekly and the New York Times, broke the news via Twitter.
Clancy introduced the world to Jack Ryan with 1984’s The Hunt for Red October. That novel was followed by Ryan books including Patriot Games (1987), The Cardinal in the Kremlin (1988), Clear and Present Danger (1989), The Sum of All Fears (1991), Debt of Honor (1994), Executive Orders (1996), The Bear and the Dragon (2000), and Red Rabbit (2002). A new Ryan book, Command Authority, is due out in early December.
Clancy was born on April 12, 1947 in Baltimore, Maryland. Due to issues with his eyesight, Clancy was unable to follow his childhood dream of entering the military and instead pursued writing. He attended Loyola College and majored in English, and while working as an insurance broker, he sold his first book (The Hunt for Red October) to the Naval Institute Press for $5,000.
DreamWorks Pictures has released a new trailer for the dramatic film The Fifth Estate inspired by the true story of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange and heading to theaters on October 18, 2013. Directed by Bill Condon, The Fifth Estate is based on the books Inside WikiLeaks: My Time with Julian Assange at the World’s Most Dangerous Website by Daniel Domscheit-Berg and WikiLeaks: Inside Julian Assange’s War on Secrecy by David Leigh and Luke Harding.
The cast is led by Benedict Cumberbatch as Julian Assange and includes Daniel Bruhl, Anthony Mackie, David Thewlis, Alicia Vikander, Peter Capaldi, Carice van Houten, Dan Stevens, with Stanley Tucci and Laura Linney.
Triggering our age of high-stakes secrecy, explosive news leaks, and the trafficking of classified information, WikiLeaks forever changed the game. Now, in a dramatic thriller based on real events, The Fifth Estate reveals the quest to expose the deceptions and corruptions of power that turned an Internet upstart into the 21st century’s most fiercely debated organization. The story begins as WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange (Cumberbatch) and his colleague Daniel Domscheit-Berg (Daniel Brühl) team up to become underground watchdogs of the privileged and powerful.
On a shoestring, they create a platform that allows whistleblowers to anonymously leak covert data, shining a light on the dark recesses of government secrets and corporate crimes. Soon, they are breaking more hard news than the world’s most legendary media organizations combined. But when Assange and Berg gain access to the biggest trove of confidential intelligence documents in U.S. history, they battle each other and a defining question of our time: what are the costs of keeping secrets in a free society—and what are the costs of exposing them?”
And for those who aren’t aware of what the Fifth Estate refers to, DreamWorks offers this explanation:
“The Fifth Estate refers to citizen journalism. Fifth Estate is used to describe media outlets (including the blogosphere) that see themselves in opposition to mainstream media (the official press) any class or group in society other than the clergy (First Estate), the nobility (Second Estate), the commoners (Third Estate) and the press (Fourth Estate). It has been used to describe civil society, the poor, or the proletariat.”
AMC Theatres is trying to help out federal employees who are affected by the U.S. government shut down by offering a free small popcorn at their concession stands. Making the announcement, AMC Theatres wanted federal employees to know that the offer is “good until common sense is restored in Washington D.C., or, more likely, until the shutdown ends or we run out of free popcorn.”
“There are hundreds of thousands of federal workers whose lives are being impacted,” stated John McDonald, executive vice president of Operations at AMC. “While we can’t do anything to resolve gridlock in Washington D.C., we can provide a few hours of entertainment, and free popcorn, while they wait to get back to work.”
In order to receive the free small popcorn (or a credit toward a larger size), federal employees must present their military ID or valid government identification. And per AMC, “the purchase of a ticket is not necessary to receive the offer.”
Taylor Kinney, Smokey, trainer Todd Warrick, and Jesse Spencer (Photo by: Peter Kramer/NBC)
The three dogs who made it to the finals of the Chicago Fire Top Dog Contest were each worthy of being named this year’s Top Dog. However, only one furry finalist could emerge as the winner. Dempsey, Smokey, and Wilshire were chosen to compete for the title, earning a spot in the finals over 100 other firehouse dogs, but when the votes were counted, it was Smokey who wound up in the top spot and is this year’s Top Dog.
Smokey is a Labrador/Retriever mix who works with the fire crew of Station 2 in Jacksonville, Illinois. As the winner of the Chicago Fire Top Dog Contest, Smokey will get a cameo role on an episode of NBC’s popular Chicago Fire series later this season.
Smokey took home the title by collecting 51% of the vote. Coming in second was Dempsey, a 2 1/2-year-old Boxer/Mastiff mix from Indianapolis. LA dog Wilshire – a Dalmatian – came in third.
Smokey’s Biography:
As a 6-month-old puppy, Smokey was inside a home that was engulfed in flames. Eventually, her lifeless body was brought out and, with the aid of firefighters and a veterinarian, was kept on oxygen for three days, hand fed, and nurtured. Now she is a training tool for school children and the community as the firefighters have taught her safety techniques such as “stop, drop, and roll,” among other civic duties the 4-year-old pooch performs.
