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Toni Collette and PJ Hogan Reunite for ‘Mental’

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Rebecca Murray
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Mental Poster Starring Toni Collette

Writer/director PJ Hogan got back together with his Muriel’s Wedding star Toni Collette 17 years after that film opened to critical acclaim for Mental, a comedy co-starring Liev Schreiber and Anthony LaPaglia. The cast also includes Rebecca Gibney, Kerry Fox, Caroline Goodall, Deborah Mailman, and Sam Clark.

Following Mental‘s debut at the Palm Springs Film Festival, Dada Films announced it’s picked it up for release theatrically and on VOD. Dada Films is planning a March 29, 2013 release.

Says producers Janet and Jerry Zucker: “Mental is PJ Hogan’s best film. A wonderful blend of heart, humor and insanity.”

The Official Plot:

Told in colorful, comedic and musical interludes – with all the pop sensibilities you have come to expect from a PJ Hogan film, Mental tells the quirky, comedic and often inspiring story of the Moochmore family. The Moochmore girls are certain they suffer from some kind of undiagnosed neurotic mental issue – because after all, if they’re not crazy then they’re just unpopular. Unable to cope with her peculiar daughters and Barry (LaPaglia), her unsupportive, philandering politician husband, Shirley (Gibney) lives in the fantastical world of the Family Von Trapp and the songs of The Sound of Music.

When her delusions become too much to bear, Barry commits Shirley to a mental hospital and finds himself alone with five teenage girls he barely knows.

Desperate, he impulsively picks up an eccentric hitchhiker named Shaz (Collette), who becomes the girls’ nanny and transforms their lives with her unconventional beliefs. Shaz is charismatic, hot-tempered, inspiring, and completely nuts. However, she proves to be exactly what the Moochmore family needs. If not for a shark hunter (Schreiber) who throws a twist in to their plans, there may just be a happy ending.




Bucky Covington Blazes a Path Toward Fire Safety

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Bucky Covington and Nashville Fire Fighters
Bucky Covington and members of the Nashville Fire Department film the “Be a Hero/ Save a Hero” PSA. Photo credit: Tim Miller

Spectacular entrances are traditional at the CMA Awards along the Macy’s Walk of Stars, but it’s safe to say no one will soon top the 2012 arrival of Bucky Covington, who showed up aboard a vintage Nashville Fire Department truck as red flashers whirled.

Aside from fulfilling every kid’s fantasy, Covington chose this vehicle to inspire support for firefighters who lost their lives or suffered debilitating injuries while on the job.

This story begins about a year ago, when the young singer got involved with Help the Good Guys, which supports the families of firefighters and police officers killed or injured in the line of duty. “The first guy I met through them was Brad Dean, a carpenter who volunteered with the fire department in Birmingham, Ala.,” he recalled. “Fifty percent of his body from the waist down had been burned in a fire, which made it impossible for him to work.”

Covington gets emotional when he talks about these people — these “heroes,” as he calls them. So it was only natural that he would connect with Kidde, the world’s largest manufacturer of residential fire safety products. His reasoning, that effective alarm systems could help prevent further death and injuries, dovetailed with Kidde’s philosophy.

“We want to raise awareness that not only do families need to replace the batteries in the smoke alarms they have, but that there are also technologies out there that make it possible for families to not worry about it,” said Heather Caldwell, Communications Manager, Kidde. “We launched a new line of sealed lithium battery smoke alarms on Nov. 1 — conveniently, CMA Awards day — whose batteries last for a full 10 years.”

With Covington signed on as spokesperson in conjunction with nonprofit organizations the National Firefighters Foundation and Help the Good Guys, Kidde launched the “Be a Hero/Save a Hero” campaign. Through television spots and PSAs produced by ABC, aired in select markets during CMA Awards week in November, and continuing on select ABC stations, CMT, Facebook and Twitter through December, viewers were encouraged to visit AlarmPledge.com and promise to install, regularly test and eventually replace smoke alarms at home. For every pledge ”shared” and ”liked,” Kidde donated up to $10,000 to each partner nonprofit.

“This is a truly collaborative campaign, with CMA and ABC putting this together,” said Debra O’Connell, Senior VP, Advertising Sales, ABC National TV Sales. “We certainly feel that the presence and excitement around the Macy’s Walk of Stars is the best way to kick off this program.”

“It takes money to run every charity out there,” Covington said. “But first you’ve got to get the awareness out there. I’m a Country Music singer, so I can bring that awareness and that will help bring immediate financial relief for firefighters and their families. That’s a lot better than strapping on a guitar, singing 12 songs, saying’ Thank you! Good night!’ and then you’re on the bus to the next town.”

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By Bob Doerschuk
Used by Permission © 2013 CMA Close Up® News Service / Country Music Association®, Inc.




Cult of Youth Announces 2013 Spring US Tour Dates

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Rebecca Murray
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Cult of Youth
Cult of Youth

Cult of Youth hit the road last year to perform for fans in Europe and North America, and they’ve just announced they’ll be back in the North America in March for a handful of dates.

The group also has released a video of a stripped down performance of “Garden of Delights.” The video was shot while the group was performing in Berlin in October 2012.

Cult of Youth Upcoming Tour Dates:

3/2 – Brooklyn, NY – 285 Kent !
3/6 – Montreal, QC – Il Motore
3/7 – Toronto, ON – Parts & Labour
3/8 – Detroit, MI – Garden Bowl
3/9 – Chicago, IL – Empty Bottle (Impose Show)
3/10 – Cincinnati, OH – MOTR Pub

! = Destruction Unit, Alberich, Herzog Rising

Watch the “Garden of Delights” video:

Spotlight On: OneRepublic’s “If I Lose Myself” Video

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Rebecca Murray
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In a behind the scenes video that debuted on Billboard, Ryan Tedder says the video for “If I Lose Myself” was inspired by 12 Monkeys and one of the scenes from The Matrix – “Follow the White Rabbit.” The song itself is different from OneRepublic’s norm, but that’s not necessarily a bad thing. No one wants to get stuck in a box, and OneRepublic seems to be ready to go different directions both musically and with their videos.
 
As for the song, listening to the lyrics and watching the video you’d never know it was inspired by Tedder’s free of flying.
 
“If I Lose Myself” will be on the group’s third album, Native.
 
Watch the music video:
 

 
Watch the behind the scenes video:
 

 
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Want to Hold an Oscar?

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Rebecca Murray
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Oscars
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The Academy’s sending Oscar statuettes out on a roadtrip in advance of the February 24, 2013 Academy Awards. The nationwide tour will begin in New York City on February 4th, making its way through at least nine other cities before ending up in Hollywood, CA for the big event.
 
The Oscar Roadtrip is the first of its kind, with movie fans actually getting the chance to hold an Oscar. No, you can not take it home. Yes, you can act like you’re delivering an acceptance speech.
 
Per the Academy’s announcement, social media will play a huge role in determining possible additional stops on the 21 day journey. Keep up with the roadtrip and suggest stops at @OscarRoadtrip, OscarRoadtrip.com and Facebook.com/TheAcademy.
 
“We created the Oscar Roadtrip to bring the magic and fun of the Oscar ceremony to movie fans across the country,” stated Josh Spector, managing director of digital media and marketing for the Academy. “The Oscar Roadtrip makes it possible to share the once-in-a-lifetime thrill that only comes from holding an Oscar statuette.”
om this spring.

2013 Roadtrip Cities:

February 4 – New York
February 6 – Philadelphia
February 7 – Washington, D.C.
February 8 – Baltimore
February 11 – Chicago
February 13 – St. Louis
February 14 – Kansas City
February 17 – Houston
February 18 – Dallas
February 21 – Phoenix
February 24 – Hollywood
 
Source: Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
 
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CBS Renews Their Entire Daytime Lineup

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Rebecca Murray
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The Talk CastCBS has announced they’re bringing back all of their daytime shows for the 2013-2014 season. The shows renewed are The Bold and the Beautiful, The Price is Right, Let’s Make a Deal, The Talk, and The Young and the Restless.
 
“Over the past few years, we have successfully transitioned our daytime schedule to a balance of program genres with new creative energy, while maintaining our ratings leadership,” stated Nina Tassler, President, CBS Entertainment, announcing the renewals. “We are proud of CBS’s history of quality and leadership in Daytime, thrilled with our current success and we look forward to more great things ahead from the outstanding creative talent in place at each of the shows.”
 
“I am excited and energized by the pickup of our lineup for next season, which features a balanced mix of talk, game shows and drama,” said Angelica McDaniel, Senior VP, Daytime, CBS Entertainment. “We have been #1 for over two decades, and our goal is to challenge ourselves to make our successful schedule even stronger.”
 
The Bold and the Beautiful, now in its 26th year, is up 6% over last season. The Talk also is growing its viewership, increasing its average viewers by 11% from 2012. Daytime television’s most watched show continues to be The Price is Right, averaging 4.30 million viewers. And Let’s Make a Deal is seeing an average of 2.53 million viewers tuning in to the game show.
 
Daytime television’s #1 drama, The Young and the Restless, has spent 1,255 consecutive weeks at the top of the daytime ratings chart. The show will be celebrating its 40th anniversary on March 26, 2013.
 
Source: CBS
 
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Showtime Renews Three Series for 2014

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Rebecca Murray
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Shameless Season 3 PosterShowtime’s really happy with the success of their original series, and as the audience for each continues to grow, the network’s determined to keep production going on three of their critically acclaimed shows. Showtime’s renewed Shameless, House of Lies, and Californication, each for another season to air in 2014.
 
According to the network’s numbers, all three of these shows are performing better than previous years. Shameless is currently airing its third season and has increased its audience 22% over season two. House of Lies season two is up 10% from season one and Californication, the real veteran of the bunch, is averaging 3.1 million viewers in its sixth season. That’s an increase of 21% over season five.
 
Announcing the renewals, David Nevins, President of Entertainment, Showtime Networks Inc, stated, “Californication, House of Lies, and Shameless possess highly distinctive comedic voices, and given that all three continue to grow their audience season after season – the pick-up decision was easy. I am incredibly excited to see what each of these series has in store for their next seasons.”
 
Filming on the new seasons of the three shows will take place in Los Angeles later in 2013.
 
Details on Shameless:
 
Season three picked up several months after last season ended, with the Gallaghers each seeking their own unique version of the “American Dream.” Fiona (Emmy Rossum) realizes that it’s going to take more than earning her GED to make ends meet, and that a long term relationship with Jimmy (Justin Chatwin) isn’t as fulfilling as she expected. Brothers Lip (Jeremy Allen White) and Ian (Cameron Monaghan) continue their ingenious scamming ways, which threatens Ian’s shot at West Point, while Sheila (Joan Cusack) and Jody (Zach McGowan) do their best to raise baby Hymie. Meanwhile, Frank (Macy) reappears south of the border with no idea as to how he got there. The series also stars Ethan Cutkosky, Shanola Hampton, Steve Howey, Emma Kenney, Laura Slade Wiggins, Noel Fisher and Emma Greenwell.
 
Details on House of Lies:
 
House of Lies (Sundays at 10 p.m. ET/PT), which stars Don Cheadle in his Golden Globe® Award-winning and Emmy nominated performance as Marty Kaan, is a timely comedy that dives head-first into the shark tank known as corporate America. Marty is the big-money earner at Galweather Stearn, who commands a hot, young team known as The Pod: Jeannie (Kristen Bell), Clyde (Ben Schwartz) and Doug (Josh Lawson). Marty and The Pod’s work life revolves around first-class travel, top-shelf liquor and anything they can charge the client on a black Am Ex. Marty is the ultimate power player and under his direction, this ruthless, pull-no-punches team is here to beat the corporate suckers at their own game – and they’re loving every minute of it. This season, The Pod – especially Marty and Jeannie – must deal with the fall-out from the big merger showdown. On the home front, Marty is thrown when Roscoe (Donis Leonard Jr.) decides to move in with his unbalanced mother, Monica (Dawn Olivieri).
 
Details on Californication:
 
Californication (Sundays at 10:30 p.m. ET/PT) stars David Duchovny in his Golden Globe Award-winning role as hedonistic novelist Hank Moody, who struggles to be a good father to his college-aged daughter Becca (Madeleine Martin), while still carrying a torch for her mother, and his ex-girlfriend, Karen (Natascha McElhone). For the sixth season, noted actress Maggie Grace has signed on for nine episodes as the infamous rock groupie Faith, who develops an unconventional relationship with Hank. She is joined in two episodes by her former Lost co-star Jorge Garcia as an old contact from Faith’s past. International comedy star Tim Minchin takes on the role of Atticus Fetch, a mad-as-a-hatter rock star who will write the music for the Broadway production of Hank’s hit novel. Fetch enlists the ever-cynical Hank to collaborate on the project, which he calls “…a rock opera about love conquering all.” Notorious rocker Marilyn Manson will also make a guest appearance.
 
Source: Showtime
 
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First Look: The Sacrament Shows Off Its First Photo

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Rebecca Murray
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Writer/director Ti West has wrapped up work on his horror film The Sacrament and while we don’t have a plot description yet, we do have the first photo to share. Pictured in the photo is a bloodied AJ Bowen running from someone (or something) toward a helicopter.
 
The Sacrament was produced by Eli Roth (the Hostel films) as well as Jacob Jaffke, Peter Phok, Christopher Woodrow and Molly Conners.
 
The Sacrament First Photo
 
In addition to Bowen, the film stars Joe Swanberg, Kentucker Audley, Gene Jones, Kate Lyn Sheil, and Amy Seimetz.
 
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Dark Skies Has a Creepy New Poster

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Rebecca Murray
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Dimension Films is debuting Dark Skies in theaters on February 22, 2013 and now they’re showing off the final theatrical poster for the horror film. Written and directed by Scott Stewart (Priest, Legion), the cast includes Keri Russell, J.K. Simmons, Josh Hamilton, and Dakota Goyo.
 
The Plot:
 
From the producer of Paranormal Activity, Insidious, and Sinister comes Dark Skies: a supernatural thriller that follows a young family living in the suburbs. As husband and wife Daniel and Lacey Barret witness an escalating series of disturbing events involving their family, their safe and peaceful home quickly unravels. When it becomes clear that the Barret family is being targeted by an unimaginably terrifying and deadly force, Daniel and Lacey take matters in their own hands to solve the mystery of what is after their family.
 
Dark Skies Final Poster
 

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Banshee Renewed for Season Two

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Rebecca Murray
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Antony Starr stars in 'Banshee'
Antony Starr stars in 'Banshee' - Photo courtesy of HBO
Well, that didn’t take long at all. Banshee just premiered on Cinemax on January 11, 2013 and Cinemax is so happy with the series they’ve given it a season two renewal. Executive produced by Alan Ball (True Blood), Jonathan Tropper, David Schickler, Peter Macdissi, and Greg Yaitanes, Banshee has been getting overwhelmingly positive reviews – thus, a second season order.
 
Season one of the action series airs on Fridays at 10pm. Season two will air in 2014.
 
The first season was written by Tropper and Schickler. Season two will add John Romano, Evan Dunsky, and Doug Jung as writers. The cast includes Antony Starr, Ivana Milicevic, Ulrich Thomsen, Frankie Faison, Hoon Lee, Rus Blackwell, Matt Servitto, Demtrius Grosse, Trieste Kelly Dunn, Ryann Shane, Daniel Ross Owens, Lili Simmons, and Ben Cross.
 
The Plot:
 
Banshee stars Antony Starr as Lucas Hood, an ex-con and master thief who assumes the identity of the sheriff of Banshee, Pa., where he continues his criminal activities, even as he’s hunted by the shadowy gangsters he betrayed years earlier.
 

Source: Cinemax
 
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