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‘Hatfields and McCoys’ Preview: Cast, Plot and Trailer

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Rebecca Murray
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Kevin Costner and Bill Paxton lead the cast of History Channel’s Hatfields and McCoys. The six-hour miniseries will air on May 28, 29, and 30, 2012.

Kevin Costner stars as Devil Anse Hatfield, Bill Paxton plays Randall McCoy, Joe Absolom is Selkirk McCoy, Matt Barr is Johnse Hatfield, Tom Berenger is Jim Vance, Powers Boothe is Wall Hatfield, and Ben Cartwright is Parris McCoy. Max Deacon plays Calvin McCoy, Noel Fisher is Cotton Top Mounts, Jeremy Fredrick is Jefferson McCoy, Jilon VanOver Ghai is Ransom Bray, Michael Greco is Bill Staton, and Katie Griffiths is Alifair McCoy.

The ensemble also includes Boyd Holbrook as William “Cap” Hatfield, Andrew Howard as Bad Frank Phillips, Lloyd Hutchinson as Floyd Hatfield, Tyler Jackson as Bud McCoy, Michael Jibson as Phamer McCoy, Jack Laskey as Sam McCoy, and Jena Malone as Nancy McCoy.

Matt Barr and Kevin Costner in 'Hatfields & McCoys'
Matt Barr and Kevin Costner in 'Hatfields & McCoys' - Photo by Chris Large / HISTORY

The Synopsis: The Hatfield-McCoy saga begins with Devil Anse Hatfield (Kevin Costner) and Randall McCoy (Bill Paxton). Close friends and comrades until near the end of the Civil War, they return to their neighboring homes—Hatfield in West Virginia, McCoy just across the Tug River border in Kentucky—to increasing tensions, misunderstandings and resentments that soon explode into all-out warfare between their families. As hostilities grow, friends, neighbors and outside forces join the fight, bringing the two states to the brink of another civil war.




TV Land Summer 2012 Lineup

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Rebecca Murray
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The cast of 'The Soul Man'
The cast of 'The Soul Man' - Photo © TV Land
TV Land has announced their summer programming lineup, with one new show added to the roster beginning on June 20th at 10pm. Here’s the scoop on what’s in store over the hot summer months on TV Land:

The Soul Man – NEW SERIES PREMIERES WEDNESDAY, JUNE 20 AT 10PM ET/PT – Starring Cedric “The Entertainer” and Niecy Nash, The Soul Man is the newest series being added to TV Land’s line-up of stellar sitcoms. The show revolves around former R&B star-turned-minister, Reverend Boyce “The Voice” (Cedric), as he moves back home to St. Louis with his family, including wife Lolli (Nash), to preach in his father’s church. Now, his family must adjust to their new humble life from their former superstar lifestyle. John Beasley, Wesley Jonathan and Jazz Raycole also star.

The Exes – SERIES RETURNS WEDNESDAY, JUNE 20 AT 10:30PM ET/PT – Your favorite sitcom stars are back for a second season! In season one, Phil (Donald Faison) and Haskell (Wayne Knight) were shocked to learn that their landlord and divorce attorney, Holly (Kristen Johnston), was forcing a new roommate on them – the clingy and recently-divorced Stuart (David Alan Basche). In season two, they’re still attempting to adjust to one another’s quirks and annoying habits, but Holly is there to help avert any disasters – or in some cases, cause them. Meanwhile, Holly’s assistant, Eden (Kelly Stables), doesn’t exactly let professionalism get in the way of prying into her boss’s dating life – or lack thereof.

Retired at 35 – SERIES RETURNS TUESDAY, JUNE 26 AT 10:00PM ET/PT – TV Land’s inter-generational comedy returns with new addition to the cast, Marissa Jaret Winokur! In Retired at 35, after 37 years of marriage, Alan Robbins (George Segal) and his wife Elaine (Jessica Walter) are expected to cruise into retirement and live out their days happily ever after. However, they get an unexpected surprise when their uptight and overworked son David (Johnathan McClain), sick of the NYC rat race, decides to move in with them. David finds himself dealing with his overzealous parents as well as his sister Amy (Winokur), who, while successful in business, has made less than impressive choices in her love life.

Source: TV Land

Vanilla Ice is Giving Two Lucky Homeowners a Rock Star Renovation

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Rebecca Murray
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Rob Van Winkle, aka Vanilla Ice, host of DIY Network's "The Vanilla Ice Project."
Rob Van Winkle, aka Vanilla Ice, host of DIY Network's "The Vanilla Ice Project." (Photo: Business Wire)

DIY Network and Vanilla Ice have just launched the “Ice My House” contest in which two lucky The Vanilla Ice Project viewers will win a rock star room renovation. The contest runs May 24 through July 2, with interested homeowners asked to upload a video and photos demonstrating why Vanilla Ice should choose a room in their home to renovate. Details and official rules are available at DIYNetwork.com/VanillaIce.

Two winners will be chosen to receive a $30,000 makeover courtesy of Vanilla Ice and his crew, with the makeover featured in two one-hour specials airing in 2013.

“Twice is nice, man,” stated Vanilla Ice when asked about this year’s DIY Network “Ice My House” contest. “I’m looking forward to sharing my passion for home improvement with two lucky homeowners this year, and taking their rooms from worst to first.”

More on The Vanilla Ice Project:

Rock star turned home improvement all-star Vanilla Ice and his crew are back for another season of 13 half-hour episodes of jaw-dropping renovations as they tackle a new, busted up Palm Beach area mansion. After his chart topping hit “Ice Ice Baby,” Vanilla Ice turned his focus to a new hobby – buying land and flipping houses. He’s renovated old homes and foreclosures, and taught himself the basics through hands-on experience and a lot of research. The first season of DIY Network’s The Vanilla Ice Project premiered to critical-acclaim in October 2010. The second season premiered in January 2012, and currently airs Sundays at 4 p.m. ET on DIY Network.

Looking Back: Robocop, 25 Years Later

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Rebecca Murray
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Angie Bolling and Peter Weller
The 2012 Dallas International Film Festival (hosted by the Dallas Film Society) reunited Mr. and Mrs. RoboCop, Angie Bolling and Peter Weller for the ROBOCOP 25th anniversary screening. ROBOCOP, shot in Dallas in 1987, packed the house with enthusiastic fans and proved to be a hit for the Closing Night festivities of the Festival. - Photo Credit: UCLA Graduate Students Association - Melnitz Movies

UCLA is hosting the 25th anniversary celebration of Robocop, the sci-fi action film starring Peter Weller, on May 31, 2012 at 7:30pm. The anniversary event will include a screening of the film and a reunion of the cast and crew.
 
Directed by Paul Verhoeven (Total Recall), the 1987 cult classic was written by UCLA alumni Ed Neumeier and Michael Miner.
 
Among the cast and crew expected to attend are director Verhoeven, UCLA alumni Peter Weller, Nancy Allen, visual effects designer Phil Tippett, writers Neumeier and Miner, Miguel Ferrer, Kurtwood Smith, editor Frank J. Urioste, sound editor Steve Flick, and Angie Bolling.
 
Discussing the upcoming 25th anniversary screening, UCLA’s Melnitz Movies Director Samuel B. Prime said, “To me, Robocop is the single greatest American theatrical motion picture experience ever realized. Robocop is an important work to the UCLA community; it represents both an outstanding success of and collaboration between its alumni, from Neumeier and Miner, to Peter Weller, a current Art History PhD candidate. Numerous executives at Orion Pictures, Robocop‘s production company, also connect back to UCLA.”
 
“As with the successful DIFF anniversary screening, our aim is to bring the family together and celebrate this extraordinary film,” concluded Prime.
 
And discussing the lasting appeal and the significance of Robocop, writer Michael Miner said, “Ed (Neumeier) and I wrote Robocop as comic relief for the cynical decade of the 1980s. Ronald Reagan and his cronies had just mortgaged America’s future to the corporations. The satirical tone results in scathing black comedy and our plot centers on how a corporation tries to privatize law enforcement and ‘own’ someone’s personality. The history of America, in spite of its hypocritical ideology of freedom for all, is actually one long, uninterrupted scenario of exploitation and feudal governance. That’s why Robocop is so powerful. Its social criticism is very loud. It’s not about vacuous superheroes saving the world. Instead, it’s about an honest soul, confronting corruption. From High Noon to Taxi Driver, movie heroes have always spoken truth to power and become an inspiration for the powerless. I think that is the essence of Robocop‘s popularity.”
 
Source: UCLA
 

Afrojack Announces 15 New Tour Dates

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Rebecca Murray
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Afrojack
Afrojack (Photo supplied by the artist)

DJ and producer Afrojack has just announced 15 new dates for his “Jacked” North American summer tour. The Grammy-winner has added Chicago, New York, Los Angeles, and Miami to his schedule and will be previewing his upcoming debut album during the upcoming tour.

R3hab, Bobby Burns, Shermanology, and Quintino will be joining Afrojack on select tour dates.

New “Jacked” Tour Dates:

Thu. 5/24 Wynn – Surrender Las Vegas, NV

Fri. 5/25 I Love This City Festival San Francisco, CA
at Shoreline Amphitheatre

Fri. 5/25 Wynn – Tryst Las Vegas, NV

Tue. 5/29 Club Rio San Antonio, TX R3hab, Bobby Burns

Sat. 6/9 Wynn – Tryst Las Vegas, NV

Sun. 6/10 Wynn – XS Las Vegas, NV

Mon. 6/11 Wynn – Encore Beach Club Las Vegas, NV

Thu. 6/14 Club Cinema Pompano Beach. FL R3hab, Shermanology,
Quintino

Fri. 6/15 Mansion Miami, FL Shermanology and

special guest Nervo

Sat. 6/16 Mansion Miami, FL Shermanology, Quintino

Sun. 6/17 The Mid – Spring Awakening After Party Chicago, IL R3hab, Shermanology,
Quintino

Thu. 6/21 Belly Up Aspen Aspen, CO R3hab, Quintino

Fri. 6/22 The Church Denver, CO R3hab, Quintino

Mon. 6/25 Playhouse Los Angeles, CA R3hab, Quintino

Thu. 6/28 Pacha New York New York, NY R3hab, Quintino

Complete “Jacked” Tour Schedule:

Sat 5/26 Borgata Atlantic City, NJ R3hab, Bobby Burns

Mon 5/28 Buchanan’s El Paso, TX R3hab, Bobby Burns

Thu 5/31 Stage AE Pittsburgh, PA R3hab, Bobby Burns

Fri 6/1 Fillmore Washington, DC R3hab, Bobby Burns

Sat 6/2 Free Press Summer Fest Houston, TX

Mon 6/4 Epic Minneapolis, MN R3hab, Bobby Burns

Fri 6/8 Electric Daisy Carnival Las Vegas, NV

Tue 6/12 Beachum Orlando, FL R3hab, Shermanology

Sun 6/17 Spring Awakening Chicago, IL

Mon 6/18 Mai Nashville, TN R3hab, Shermanology

Wed 6/20 Palladium Ballroom Dallas, TX R3hab, Quintino

Sat 6/23 Paradiso Festival Seattle, WA

Wed 6/27 House of Blues Boston, MA R3hab, Quintino

Fri 6/29 Boonstock Festival Gibbons, AB

Sat 6/30 Digital Dreams Festival Toronto, ON

Sun 7/1 Escapade Festival Ottawa, ON




‘The Sapphires’ Finds a Home with The Weinstein Company

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Rebecca Murray
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The Sapphires
A scene from ‘The Sapphires’ (Photo Courtesy of TWC)

The Weinstein Company has acquired the distribution rights to The Sapphires by actor/director Wayne Blair. Chris O’Dowd (a scene-stealer in Bridesmaids), Deborah Mailman (Offspring), 2006 Australian Idol runner-up Jessica Mauboy, Shari Sebbens, and Miranda Tapsell star in the musical film inspired by a true story. Aboriginal playwright Tony Briggs wrote the script, which is based on the group his mother and family performed in.

Commenting on the acquisition, Weinstein stated, “These girls light up the screen as much as their music lights up the stage. We’re thrilled to bring the stories and music from these sisters to audiences all over the world.”

The Plot:

The Sapphires follows four vivacious, young and talented Australian Aboriginal girls from a remote mission as they learn about love, friendship and war when their all girl group The Sapphires entertains the U.S. troops in Vietnam in 1968. Cynthia (Tapsell), Gail (Mailman), Julie (Mauboy) and Kay (Sebbens) are discovered by Dave (O’Dowd), a good-humored talent scout with a kind heart, very little rhythm but a great knowledge of soul music. As their manager, Dave books the sisters their first true gig, giving them their first taste of stardom, and travels them to Vietnam to sing for the American troops.

New Clip from People Like Us

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Rebecca Murray
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The new short clip from DreamWorks Pictures’ People Like Us has Chris Pine and Elizabeth Banks sitting down for a crab lunch. Why? Probably because they’re hungry… Hitting theaters on June 29, 2012, this dramedy marks the directorial debut of screenwriter Alex Kurtzman (Transformers, Star Trek, Cowboys and Aliens) and features Olivia Wilde, Michael Hall D’Addario, Philip Baker Hall, Mark Duplass and Michelle Pfeiffer.

Watch the “Family Outing” clip:

The Plot:

From DreamWorks Pictures comes People Like Us, a drama/comedy about family, inspired by true events, starring Chris Pine as Sam, a twenty-something, fast-talking salesman, whose latest deal collapses on the day he learns that his father has suddenly died. Against his wishes, Sam is called home, where he must put his father’s estate in order and reconnect with his estranged family. In the course of fulfilling his father’s last wishes, Sam uncovers a startling secret that turns his entire world upside down: He has a 30-year-old sister Frankie whom he never knew about (Elizabeth Banks). As their relationship develops, Sam is forced to rethink everything he thought he knew about his family—and re-examine his own life choices in the process.

Sony Classics Picks Up Revenge for Jolly!

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Rebecca Murray
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A scene from 'Revenge for Jolly!'
A scene from 'Revenge for Jolly!' - Photo Credit: Charlotte Jardat-Katz
Director Chadd Harbold’s dark comedy Revenge for Jolly! has been picked up for US and Canadian distribution by Atlas Independent. Revenge for Jolly! had its premiere at the 2012 Tribeca Film Festival and marks the first acquisition by the newly-formed affiliate company of Charles Roven’s Atlas Entertainment. Brian Petsos co-wrote the script and stars with Oscar Isaac; Elijah Wood, Adam Brody, Ryan Phillippe, and Kristen Wiig cameo.
 
The Plot:
 
The film follows a man (Petsos) who, with the help of his cousin (Isaac), seeks to avenge the death of his beloved dog, who was killed under confusing and suspicious circumstances. The two men follow a series of clues in an attempt to track down the dog’s murderer, leaving a path of destruction in their wake.
 
Source: Atlas Independent
 

Taylor Swift Supports Pediatric Cancer Charity for the CMT Music Awards

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Rebecca Murray
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Children's Neurobla Cancer FoundationThe Children’s Neuroblastoma Cancer Foundation in Illinois has been selected as the charity Taylor Swift will be supporting for the CMT Music Awards on June 6th in Nashville. If Swift’s “Safe and Sound” wins for Video of the Year, the CNCF will get a donation from CMT. The same holds true if Swift’s “Ours” is awarded the Female Video of the Year award or “Safe and Sound” picks up the Collaborative Video of the Year honor.

Vans are encouraged to vote for the winners at cmt.com.

“We are so excited about this opportunity to raise awareness about neuroblastoma on a national stage through such a talented and delightful young lady as Taylor Swift,” stated CNCF President Pat Tallungan. “We’re an organization of families and friends. Some who have lost children to neuroblastoma; some who’ve seen lives saved. It’s this hope that unites us. We’re going to do all that we can to help Taylor win at the CMT Music Awards. Taylor, we are eternally grateful and wish you all the best.”

More on Children’s Neuroblastoma Cancer Foundation:

The Children’s Neuroblastoma Cancer Foundation is a non-profit national health organization committed to finding a cure for neuroblastoma through research, education, awareness and advocacy. The premier source for neuroblastoma information and resources, CNCF initiatives educate the public about a disease dramatically lacking in awareness and funding. It serves as an advocate for families, as well as a liaison between healthcare providers and families.

Source: Children’s Neuroblastoma Cancer Foundation

Katy Perry Performs During Fleet Week

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Rebecca Murray
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Katy Perry during the "Katy Perry: Part of Me" performance for Pepsi’s Fleet Week
Katy Perry during the "Katy Perry: Part of Me" performance for Pepsi’s Fleet Week in New York on Wednesday, May 23rd, 2012. - Photo credit: Amanda Schwab / Starpix for Paramount Pictures.

Katy Perry helped celebrate Fleet Week in New York on May 23, 2012 by performing a special concert for the troops. The star of Paramount Pictures’ upcoming summer film, Katy Perry: Part of Me, wore a dress fashioned after the American flag as she delivered some of her hits, including “Teenage Dream” and “Part of Me,” to the enthusiastic patriotic crowd.
 
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