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‘Vampire Academy’ Cast Heading to New York Comic Con

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The Weinstein Company’s bringing cast members from the 2014 action thriller/romance/vampire film Vampire Academy to the New York Comic Con to chat up the first film of a possible franchise. TWC announced Zoey Deutch (Rose), Lucy Fry (Lissa), Sami Gayle (Mia), and Dominic Sherwood (Christian) will be on hand for the Vampire Academy panel on Friday, October 11th at 11am in Room 1A06.

In addition to a Q&A with fans, exclusive new footage from the film will be screened for those lucky enough to make it to the NY Con.

Vampire Academy marks The Weinstein Company’s first foray into movies based on popular young adult book series. TWC has set a February 14, 2014 theatrical release date hoping Vampire Academy turns out to be the perfect Valentine’s Day date movie.

Vampire Academy
Zoey Deutch, Lucy Fry, and Sarah Hyland in ‘Vampire Academy’ (Photo: Laurie Sparham/The Weinstein Company)

The Plot:

Vampire Academy tells the legend of Rose Hathaway and Lissa Dragomir, two 17-year-old girls who attend a hidden boarding school for Moroi (mortal, peaceful Vampires) and Dhampirs (half-vampire/half-human guardians). Rose, a rebellious Guardian-in-training and her best friend, Lissa – a royal vampire Princess – have been on the run when they are captured and returned to St. Vladamirs Academy, the very place where they believe their lives may be in most jeopardy.

Thrust back into the perils of Moroi Society and high school, Lissa struggles to reclaim her status while Rose trains with her mentor and love-interest, Dimitri (Danila Kozlovsky), to guarantee her place as Lissa’s guardian. Rose will sacrifice everything to protect Lissa from those who intend to exploit her from within the Academy walls and the Strigoi (immortal, evil vampires) who hunt her kind from outside its sanctuary.

– Exclusive interview with Vampire Academy author Richelle Mead




AnnaLynne McCord Set to Guest Star on ‘Dallas’

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Annalynne McCord
Annalynne McCord (Photo © Richard Chavez)

AnnaLynne McCord has been tapped to play a ranch hand on the upcoming season of TNT’s Dallas. McCord will handle a multiple-episode arc as Heather, a 20-something woman with a five-year-old son and a troubled ex-husband.

TNT offered a few more details on McCord’s character: “Having grown up in a house with four brothers, Heather is quite capable of handling herself around the Southfork ranch hands, but when her ex-husband returns, bringing turmoil back into her life, Christopher (played by Jesse Metcalfe) steps in, helping Heather resolve the conflict, and the two become involved in a romantic relationship.”

The series is currently in production in Dallas on season three, which will premiere this winter. Last season, the show averaged 3.8 million viewers.

Dallas, based on the classic TV series created by David Jacobs, stars Patrick Duffy, Linda Gray, Josh Henderson, Jordana Brewster, Julie Gonzalo, Ken Kercheval, Brenda Strong, Mitch Pileggi, Emma Bell, and Kuno Becker. And Judith Light will be guest starring this season.

USA Sets Up Three New Drama Pilots

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Rebecca Murray
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USA NetworkComplications, Rush, and The Novice have all been given cast-contingent pilots by USA Network, so says network president Chris McCumber. “These pilots illustrate our continued commitment to creating the next evolution of powerful original dramas for which USA is well known,” stated McCumber. “This particular mix of dramas comes from some of the top writers and producers in the industry, each of whom bring a distinct point of view and unique talent for developing high stakes storylines and compelling characters.”
 
The Details, Courtesy of USA Network:

COMPLICATIONS (working title) — After wrapping seven seasons of the popular series BURN NOTICE, Matt Nix brings his next offering to the network with this gritty medical drama. The project centers around John Ellis, a disillusioned suburban ER doctor, who finds his existence transformed when he intervenes in a drive-by shooting, saving a young boy’s life and killing one of his attackers. When he learns the boy is still marked for death he finds himself compelled to save him at any cost and discovers that his life and his outlook on medicine may never be the same.
 
NOVICE (working title) — It’s no secret that today’s college graduates face the most difficult job market ever. The drama NOVICE takes the audience on the journey of a young man who finds that his true calling may be a life of crime. After repeatedly trying to break into corporate America, Kyle Jones returns home to his economically struggling family and his high school restaurant job, but minimum wage isn’t going to help with his family’s debt. So, while it is out of necessity that he seizes an unexpected opportunity to make money with a Korean crime family, it appears that this new life may have its perks as well. NOVICE is written by Joe and Tony Gayton, the creators of Hell on Wheels.
 
RUSH (working title) — Writer/director Levine (Warm Bodies, The Wackness) along with Fox 21 and Little Engine’s Gina Matthews and Grant Scharbo (The Gates, Popular) is the team behind the fast paced Hollywood drama, RUSH. Dr. William Rush is not your average on-call doctor — he’s not attached to any hospital, he’s highly discreet no matter what the ailment as long as the client can pay his cash-only premium and the doctor can party with the best of them. He has no desire to change his life or how he lives it, until an old flame and his conscience begin to stir things up.

 
Source: USA Network
 

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Taylor Swift Sets a New Record

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Rebecca Murray
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Taylor Swift performs during her ongoing “RED Tour.”
Taylor Swift performs during her “RED Tour.” Photo Credit: Ash Newell
Taylor Swift is about to break a record. The singer/songwriter will pick up the 2013 Songwriter/Artist of the Year award from the Nashville Songwriters Association International on October 13, 2013 and as the recipient of this year’s honor, she will become the artist with the most wins with six in this category. That tops five-time winners Vince Gill and Alan Jackson.
 
Swift also holds the record as the youngest artist ever to be named Songwriter/Artist of the Year.
 
According to Swift’s label, Big Machine Records, the songwriter award is given out on an annual basis to the “most prolific and productive Nashville writers who achieved Top 30 singles during the past year.” Taylor’s most recent album, Red, has sold over 6 million copies and she’s had 14 Top 30 songs between July 2012 and June 2013.
 
In addition to picking up her Songwriter/Artist of the Year award, this weekend Swift will also be opening the Taylor Swift Education Center at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum. The education center was made possible by the largest individual donation to the Hall of Fame in history: Taylor Swift gifted $4 million to the Country Music All of Fame and Museum’s educational program.
 
Per the official announcement: “The Taylor Swift Education Center, which will encompass parts of two floors and feature three classrooms, a learning lab and a state-of-the-art children’s exhibit gallery, will increase the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum’s educational capacity up to seven-fold (the museum previously had one classroom). The classroom spaces will be adjacent to a visible design studio; this space will feature thematic displays, e.g. dozens of instruments, and allow students to observe museum curators at work. The children’s gallery, situated on the second floor, will be a dedicated exhibit space for young patrons and will be filled with hands-on, interactive exhibits. The center will open officially on October 12(th) (classrooms and learning lab will open on that date; gallery space will open in March, 2014).”
 
Source: Big Machine Records
 

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Grammy Nominations Concert Live Announces the First Group of Performers

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Rebecca Murray
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Keith Urban
Keith Urban - Photo Courtesy of Sony Music Nashville, Universal Music Group Nashville, and Capital Records Nashville
The GRAMMY Nominations Concert Live!! — Countdown To Music’s Biggest Night will have LL Cool J back as host and big name acts taking the stage. The first group of performers revealed for the December 6, 2013 show are Drake, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, Robin Thicke, and Keith Urban, all set to perform during the one-hour special taking place at LA’s Nokia Theatre L.A. Live.
 
The special Grammy nominations concert will reveal the nominees in select categories, with the 2013 show marking the sixth time the nominations have been announced live on primetime television. CBS will air the special at 10pm ET/PT.
 
In addition to the one-hour show, guests at the event will be treated to a concert by Thicke following the broadcast. For info on purchasing tickets, visit www.axs.com.
 
The 56th Annual Grammy Awards will take place at the Staples Center in LA on January 26, 2014.
 
Source: The Recording Academy
 

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Miley Cyrus, Jimmy Fallon, and The Roots Sing “We Can’t Stop”

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Rebecca Murray
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Jimmy Fallon and The Roots can make any song better, can’t they? Case in point: Miley Cyrus‘ “We Can’t Stop” sung a cappella. This video is much, much better than Cyrus’ original music video for the dance song and…shocker…actually shows off her voice.

Haim Debuts in Billboard’s Top 10

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Rebecca Murray
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Haim Days Are GoneHaim’s first full-length album, Days Are Gone, debuted in the #6 spot on Billboard’s 200 album chart and in the UK it pulled off an even bigger feat: snagging the #1 spot and beating the sales of Justin Timberlake’s new album. Sales of the album were spurred by positive advance reviews, with LA Times calling it irresistible and Rolling Stone going as far as to say it’s “the kind of microtriumph you sit up and root for.”
 
Haim, made up of sisters Este, Danielle and Alana Haim, will be performing tracks off the album on Jimmy Kimmel Live! on Tuesday, November 5, 2013. The band will be wrapping up their US fall tour with a performance in Vegas on October 27th.

Haim US Tour Dates:

10/10 Lawrence, KS The Granada

10/12 Austin, TX Austin City Limits

10/14 Phoenix, AZ Crescent Ballroom

10/15 San Diego, CA Casbah

10/16 Los Angeles, CA Fonda

10/18 Pomona, CA The Glass House

10/20 San Francisco, CA Treasure Island

10/22 Portland, OR Mississippi Studios

10/23 Seattle, WA Neumos

10/27 Las Vegas, NV Life is Beautiful
 

 
Source: Columbia Records
 

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First Performers Revealed for the 2013 CMA Awards

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Rebecca Murray
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Miranda Lambert 47th Annual CMA Awards
Miranda Lambert will perform on "The 47th Annual CMA Awards" live from the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville on Wednesday, Nov. 6 on the ABC Television Network. (Photo Credit: Courtesy of Sony Music Nashville)

Miranda Lambert, Jason Aldean, Luke Bryan, Little Big Town, Tim McGraw, Blake Shelton, Taylor Swift, and Keith Urban have officially been confirmed to perform on this year’s CMA Awards. Dubbed “Country Music’s Biggest Night,” the 47th annual awards show is set to air on November 6th on ABC. Once again, Carrie Underwood and Brad Paisley will be serving as hosts of the show marking their sixth time handling the hosting job.

More than 7,000 members of the Country Music Association vote on the nominees and ultimately select the winners, with this year’s voting ending on Monday, October 28th. The CMA Awards have been airing on television since 1968 and have the distinction of being the “longest-running, annual music awards program on network television.”

Details on the 2013 CMA Awards Performers [Courtesy of CMA]:

Aldean is nominated this year for Entertainer and Male Vocalist of the Year, as well as Musical Event of the Year for “The Only Way I Know” with Bryan and Eric Church. Aldean is a two-time CMA Award winner with 13 career CMA Awards nominations.

Nominated this year for Entertainer and Male Vocalist of the Year, and Musical Event of the Year for “The Only Way I Know” with Aldean and Church, Bryan has seven career CMA Awards nominations. He was first nominated in 2010 for New Artist of the Year and has been a presence at the CMA Awards every year since. This marks his first nomination for the night’s highest honor, CMA Entertainer of the Year.

Lambert is among this year’s top nominees, with three individual nominations (Female Vocalist of the Year, and Single and Music Video of the Year for “Mama’s Broken Heart”) and two with Pistol Annies (Music Video and Musical Event of the Year for “Boys ‘Round Here” with Shelton). Lambert is a six-time CMA winner with 25 career CMA Awards nominations.

Reigning CMA Vocal Group of the Year Little Big Town is nominated in that category again, as well as for Album of the Year for Tornado, and Music Video of the Year for the album’s title track. In addition to their win last year for Vocal Group of the Year, their song “Pontoon” was named Single of the Year.

One of the top CMA Award winners of all time, McGraw has won 12 trophies throughout his career, including two for Male Vocalist of the Year and one for Entertainer of the Year. He is a three-time nominee this year, with nods for Single, Musical Event, and Music Video of the Year for “Highway Don’t Care” with Swift and Urban. He has 33 career CMA Awards nominations.

Shelton finds himself tied with Lambert this year with five nominations, including Entertainer and Male Vocalist of the Year, Album of the Year for Based On A True Story, and Musical Event and Music Video of the Year for “Boys ‘Round Here” with Pistol Annies. Shelton has taken home the Male Vocalist of the Year trophy for the past three years (2010-2012), and is a six-time CMA Award winner.

Swift, a seven-time CMA Award winner, is a top nominee this year with six nominations, including Entertainer and Female Vocalist of the Year, Album of the Year for RED, and Single, Musical Event, and Music Video of the Year for “Highway Don’t Care” with McGraw and Urban, bringing her total career CMA Awards nominations to 21.

Male Vocalist of the Year nominee Urban is also nominated for Single, Musical Event, and Music Video of the Year for “Highway Don’t Care” with McGraw and Swift. Urban has been named Male Vocalist of the Year three times (2004-2006) and is a six-time CMA Award winner with 29 career CMA Awards nominations.

MTV2 Renews ‘Wild ‘N Out’ and Lil Duval’s Show

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Rebecca Murray
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Wild N Out Renewed for Season 2
Kevin Hart and Nick Cannon in 'Wild N Out' (Photo Courtesy of MTV2)

MTV2’s coming off its most-watched year to date and that’s mostly thanks to Nick Cannon Presents: Wild ‘N Out and Ain’t That America with Lil Duval, so it’s not exactly a shocker that both shows have been renewed. According to MTV2, Nick Cannon’s show is the highest-rated series in the network’s history.

Lil Duval’s series was MTV2’s second highest-rated show. Both shows will return in 2014.

Nick Cannon Presents: Wild ‘N Out Details:

Nick Cannon Presents: Wild ‘N Out season one was a remixed version of the first incarnation featuring lightning fast comedic improv, head-to head competition and cutting edge entertainment that’s more rap battle than comedic stage, along with a new fresh and raw intensity.

Ain’t That America with Lil Duval Details:

Ain’t That America with Lil Duval features comedian Lil Duval and friends as they explore America’s biggest cultural traditions and pastimes. From birthdays and barbeques to holidays, sports, food, fitness and more, the eight episode, half-hour series will feature the most outrageous viral videos spanning every social and geographic group in the country.

First Look: Charlie Countryman Trailer

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Rebecca Murray
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Charlie Countryman Trailer
Shia LaBeouf and Evan Rachel Wood in 'Charlie Countryman' (Photo Courtesy of Millennium Entertainment)
Millennium Entertainment has unleashed the first trailer for dramatic movie Charlie Countryman directed by Fredrik Bond. Launching in theaters on November 15, 2013, Charlie Countryman stars Shia LaBeouf, Evan Rachel Wood, Mads Mikkelsen, Melissa Leo and Rupert Grint.
 
The Plot:
 
When his late mother appears in a vision and tells him to go to Bucharest, Charlie immediately boards a plane across the Atlantic. But when he meets a fellow passenger, Charlie finds himself with another promise to fulfill. Charlie does so – and falls head over heels in love with Gabi, a beautiful musician. However, a vicious gangster has already laid claim to Gabi, and has no intention of letting her go. Determined to protect her, Charlie enters into the hallucinatory, Romanian underworld filled with violence and, strangely enough, love.
 
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