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The CW to Air ‘Critics Choice Movie Awards’ in 2014

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Rebecca Murray
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Critics' Choice Awards

The annual Critics Choice Movie Awards will be broadcast in 2014 on The CW network, marking the second year in a row the network’s played host to the awards show. The Critics Choice Movie Awards are voted on by members of the Broadcast Film Critics Association (of which I’m a member), an organization made up of 280+ television, radio, and online critics. Nominees for the 19th annual CCMAs will be announced on December 16, 2013, and the winners will be revealed on January 16, 2014 during the live broadcast.

In addition to the film awards, The CW will also air the Critics Choice Television Awards in 2014. The awards will take place in June and will air in primetime for the very first time.

“We are thrilled to expand our partnership with The CW to include the Critics Choice Television Awards in addition to the Critics Choice Movie Awards,” said Joey Berlin, BFCA/BTJA President. “We believe the phenomenal success of our Movie Awards show on The CW last year was a harbinger of great things to come. Hosting our star-studded event on January 16th – the day the Academy Award nominations are announced and the world is focused on Hollywood – again guarantees that the Critics Choice Movie Awards celebration will be a must-see highlight of the awards season. And the Critics Choice Television Awards is poised to become as important to TV audiences as it is already to the TV industry.”

“We’re very happy to once again be the broadcast home of the Critics Choice Movie Awards,’ and to add the Critics Choice Television Awards to our schedule this season, continuing The CW’s commitment to more event programming throughout the year,” added John Maatta, The CW Executive Vice President. “With the biggest stars in movies and TV, the Critics Choice Movie Awards and the Critics Choice Television Awards are fantastic broadcast events for The CW as we keep adding more original hours to our primetime schedule.”

And an interesting sidenote: The Critics Choice Movie Awards are one of the most accurate predictors of the Academy Award nominations.




65th Emmy Awards Will Include Special In Memoriam Tributes

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Rebecca Murray
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2013 Emmys In Memoriam Special Tributes
65th Emmy Awards (Photo: Trae Patton/CBS ©2013 CBS Broadcasting Inc)

CBS and executive producer Ken Ehrlich revealed that the 65th Emmy Awards ceremony will include not only the normal ‘In Memoriam’ segment but also five special tributes to individuals we’ve lost this year. The 2013 award show’s producers have chosen five people – James Gandolfini, Gary David Goldberg, Cory Monteith, Jean Stapleton and Jonathan Winters – to be honored with special recognition.

Friends and co-workers of Gandolfini, Goldberg, Monteith, Stapleton, and Winters will provide personal tributes that will air during the broadcast on September 22, 2013 at 8pm ET/5pm PT.

“The ‘In Memoriam’ is a very emotional and evocative segment for the Emmys, or any annual awards program,” explained Ehrlich. “These five individuals brought us such great entertainment and joy, so having their close friends share personal remembrances is something that will be very meaningful for television audiences across the country and across the generations. And our traditional ‘In Memoriam’ segment will be presented in a unique new format that will give added importance to an already much anticipated segment of the Emmy show.”

The Sopranos‘ Edie Falco will pay tribute to James Gandolfini, Michael J Fox will talk about Family Ties producer Gary David Goldberg, Jane Lynch will represent the Glee cast and honor Cory Monteith, and Rob Reiner will honor the memory of his All in the Family co-star Jean Stapleton. Robin Williams will speak about his friend and mentor Jonathan Winters.

Two New Posters Show Up for ‘Ender’s Game’

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Rebecca Murray
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Ender's Game Poster Seeking Leaders

Summit Entertainment’s unveiled two brand new posters for the sci-fi movie Ender’s Game starring Asa Butterfield, Hailee Steinfeld, Harrison Ford, and Viola Davis. The new posters are “fashioned in the style of propaganda images from the International Fleet” and support the film’s upcoming November 1, 2013 theatrical release.

The Plot:

In the near future, a hostile alien race called the Formics have attacked Earth. If not for the legendary heroics of International Fleet Commander Mazer Rackham (Ben Kingsley), all would have been lost. In preparation for the next attack, the highly esteemed Colonel Hyrum Graff (Harrison Ford) and the International Military are training only the best young minds to find the future Mazer.

Ender Wiggin (Asa Butterfield), a shy but strategically brilliant boy, is recruited to join the elite. Arriving at Battle School, Ender quickly and easily masters increasingly difficult challenges and simulations, distinguishing himself and winning respect amongst his peers. Ender is soon ordained by Graff as the military’s next great hope, resulting in his promotion to Command School. Once there, he’s trained by Mazer Rackham himself to lead his fellow soldiers into an epic battle that will determine the future of Earth and save the human race.

Ender's Game It's Us or Them Poster

Miley Cyrus and Liam Hemsworth Call Off Their Engagement

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Rebecca Murray
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Miley Cyrus and Liam Hemsworth at The Last Song Premiere
Miley Cyrus and Liam Hemsworth at ‘The Last Song’ Premiere – Photo © Richard Chavez

It was the tongue, wasn’t it? Maybe not, but Miley Cyrus’ tongue has been getting so much publicity recently that maybe it had something to do with the end of Cyrus’ engagement to actor Liam Hemsworth (younger brother of Thor‘s Chris Hemsworth and co-star of The Hunger Games films). People confirmed the couple are no longer heading down the aisle in the near future after having broken up one more time.

Hemsworth wasn’t around to watch Cyrus’ VMA twerking/tongue-extension performance live (he had to endure it on video like the rest of us), but Cyrus did accompany Hemsworth on the red carpet at the premiere of Paranoia in August. Other than that photo op, they’ve both been busy with films and music and haven’t been seen together as couple in public very often recently.

Cyrus and Hemsworth met while working on the romantic drama The Last Song and became engaged in May 2012. Since then they’ve broken up and gotten back together a few times, but this time it could be for good as Cyrus took the big step of unfollowing Hemsworth on Twitter – a 2013 social media signal that a relationship is over for good.

Three More Added to the ‘Sound of Music’ Cast

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Rebecca Murray
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The Sound of Music Poster

NBC confirmed three more actors have been added to the cast of The Sound of Music set to air on December 5, 2013. The musical will be performed live, with Carrie Underwood and True Blood‘s Stephen Moyer handling the lead roles of Maria and World War I hero Capt. Georg Von Trapp.

Joining them will be Tony Award winners Audra McDonald, Laura Benanti, and Christian Borle.

Five-time Tony Award winner McDonald (The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess, A Raisin in the Sun, Ragtime, Master Class, and Carousel) will be playing Mother Abbess. Tony Award winner Benanti (Gypsy) and three-time nominee will handle the role of Elsa Schrader. And Tony Award winner Borle (Peter and the Starcatcher) will play Max Dettweiler.

The Sound of Music‘s music and lyrics were written by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein, and the Broadway production debuted back in 1959.

In addition to announcing new cast members, NBC and Carrie Underwood shared the first poster from the upcoming musical.

Harrison Ford Earns Career Achievement Award

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Rebecca Murray
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Harrison Ford Smiling
Harrison Ford (Photo © Richard Chavez)

Harrison Ford has been selected to be the recipient of the 2013 Hollywood Career Achievement Award at this year’s Hollywood Film Awards. Ford will be joining a list of past Career Achievement award winners that includes Richard Gere, Glenn Close, Sly Stallone, Dustin Hoffman, Diane Keaton, and Kirk Douglas when he picks up the award at the October 21, 2013 gala event.

Ford was most recently seen on the big screen in 42, the dramatic film based on the life and baseball career of Jackie Robinson. He’ll next be in theaters starring in the sci-fi action film Ender’s Game.

“It is a great honor to celebrate Harrison Ford’s extraordinary talent and remarkable career with our ‘Hollywood Career Achievement Award,’” stated Carlos de Abreu, Founder and Executive Producer of the Hollywood Film Awards.

Highlights of Ford’s acting career include the Star Wars and Indiana Jones films, Witness, The Mosquito Coast, The Fugitive, The Conversation, Blade Runner, Working Girl, Regarding Henry, Presumed Innocent, Patriot Games, Clear and Present Danger, Air Force One, What Lies Beneath, and K-19: The Widowmaker.

AMC Wants Even More Zombies to Invade the Small Screen

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Rebecca Murray
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The Walking Dead Season 4 Poster

It’s all still in the early stages but it appears AMC is developing a The Walking Dead companion series. The new series will be executive produced by Robert Kirkman, Gale Anne Hurd, and David Alpert and AMC’s aiming for a 2015 premiere of the new zombie show.

“Building on the success of the most popular show on television for adults 18-49 is literally a no-brainer,” stated Charlie Collier, AMC’s president and general manager. “We look forward to working with Robert, Gale and Dave again as we develop an entirely new story and cast of characters. It’s a big world and we can’t wait to give fans another unforgettable view of the zombie apocalypse.”

“After 10 years of writing the comic book series and being so close to the debut of our fourth, and in my opinion, best season of the TV series, I couldn’t be more thrilled about getting the chance to create a new corner of The Walking Dead universe,” added Kirkman. “The opportunity to make a show that isn’t tethered by the events of the comic book, and is truly a blank page, has set my creativity racing.”

The Walking Dead will kick off season four on October 13, 2013.

‘The Blacklist’ Season 3 Preview: Cast Interviews and Plot Details

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Rebecca Murray
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The Blacklist TV Series Info
Megan Boone and James Spader star in 'The Blacklist' (Photo © 2013 NBCUniversal Media, LLC)

NBC’s one-hour drama The Blacklist starring James Spader as Raymond “Red” Reddington and Megan Boone as Elizabeth “Liz” Keen returns for season three on September 24, 2015. Ahead of its debut, here’s a look at what’s in store for Red and Liz.

The cast also includes Diego Klattenhoff as Donald Ressler, Ryan Eggold as Tom Keen, Harry Lennix as Harold Cooper, Amir Arison as Aram Mojtabai, Mozhan Marnò as Samar Navabi, and Hisham Tawfiq as Dembe Zuma.

The Synopsis: For decades, ex-government agent Raymond “Red” Reddington (James Spader) has been one of the FBI’s Most Wanted fugitives. Brokering shadowy deals for criminals across the globe, Red was known by many as “The Concierge of Crime.” Now, he’s mysteriously surrendered to the FBI with an explosive offer: He will help catch a long-thought-dead terrorist, Ranko Zamani, under the condition that he speaks only to Elizabeth “Liz” Keen (Megan Boone), an FBI profiler fresh out of Quantico.

For Liz, it’s going to be one hell of a first day on the job. What follows is a twisting series of events as the race to stop a terrorist begins. What are Red’s true intentions? Why has he chosen Liz, a woman with whom he seemingly has no connection? Does Liz have secrets of her own? Zamani is only the first of many on a list that Red has compiled over the years: a “blacklist” of politicians, mobsters, spies and international terrorists. He will help catch them all… with the caveat that Liz continues to work as his partner. Red will teach Liz to think like a criminal and “see the bigger picture”… whether she wants to or not.

In season three, FBI Agent Elizabeth “Liz” Keen is now a fugitive and on the run with criminal mastermind Raymond “Red” Reddington. With Assistant FBI Director Harold Cooper under investigation, a conflicted Agent Donald Ressler leads the FBI Task Force on a massive manhunt for Liz and Red. As they struggle to stay one step ahead of their former colleagues, Liz immerses herself into Red’s underworld of disreputable contacts and covert operations.

Liz is on an unpredictable journey of self-discovery and all the pieces of her life, including her indefinable relationship with Tom, will be drastically challenged as she continues to believe Red holds all the answers.

Interviews: James Spader Interview / Megan Boone Interview / Megan Boone and Jon Bokenkamp Season 2 Interview
News: NBC renews The Blacklist
News: Lance Henriksen makes his The Blacklist debut




‘SNL’ Has a New Weekend Update Co-Host and 6 New Featured Cast Members

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Rebecca Murray
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Cecily Strong and Seth Meyers on 'SNL'
Cecily Strong and Seth Meyers on 'SNL' (Photo by: Dana Edelson/NBC)

Lorne Michaels told the New York Times that Cecily Strong will co-host the Saturday Night Live Weekend Update segment with Seth Meyers until he leaves the show in February to begin hosting the Late Show on NBC. Strong will initially share the Weekend Update desk with Meyers and then eventually take over as the solo host.

Whether or not she’ll solo host this season is still up in the air as Michaels hopes Meyer will be able to return to SNL for just the Weekend Update segments since his late night show doesn’t air on Fridays.

“Cecily, from the first show, was right there,” stated Michaels in his NYT interview. “She exploded.”

NBC also confirmed the addition of six cast members as featured players. With Bill Hader, Jason Sudeikis, and Fred Armisen now gone from the late night series, Beck Bennett, John Milhiser, Kyle Mooney, Mike O’Brien, Noël Wells, and Brooks Wheelan are filling in empty spots as featured players.

Season 39 of SNL kicks off on September 28, 2013 with Tina Fey hosting and Arcade Fire as musical guest.

New Trailer: ‘Grace of Monaco’ Starring Nicole Kidman

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Rebecca Murray
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The dramatic film Grace of Monaco spotlights actress-turned-princess Grace Kelly with Nicole Kidman taking on the title role and Tim Roth playing Prince Rainier III. Directed by Olivier Dahan (La Vie En Rose), the cast also includes Parker Posey, Frank Langella, Derek Jacobi, and Milo Ventimiglia.

The Plot:

The story of former Hollywood star Grace Kelly’s crisis of marriage and identity, during a political dispute between Monaco’s Prince Rainier III and France’s Charles De Gaulle, and a looming French invasion of Monaco in the early 1960s.

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