“TLC has decided not to renew another season of Kate Plus 8. By the end of this season Kate Plus 8 will have hit the 150 episode mark (including Jon & Kate Plus 8); an exceptional milestone. TLC hopes to check in with Kate and the family periodically with specials in the future,” stated the network.
Jon & Kate Plus 8 debuted on April 23, 2007 with the final season of Kate Plus 8 premiering on April 4, 2011.
Photo of Reeve Carney (Photo provided by the filmmakers)
Spider-Man: Turn off the Dark star Reeve Carney will play Jeff Buckley in the upcoming still-untitled Jeff Buckley film to be directed by Jake Scott (Welcome to the Rileys). Ryan Jaffe (The Rocker) wrote the script, and Jeff Buckley’s mother, Mary Guibert, is on board as an executive producer.
Per the official press release, the filmmakers have secured the exclusive rights to Jeff’s music and personal archives. Writer Jaffe was given unlimited access to the Jeff Buckley Estate archives as well as Jeff’s letters, drawings, and personal journals. In addition, the producers picked up the rights to the Dream Brother: The Lives and Music of Jeff and Tim Buckley book by David Browne to help research the film. Buckley passed away at the age of 30 in a drowning accident.
Filming is expected to begin this November in Memphis and New York.
“We are over the moon that Reeve has agreed to take on this challenging role. I’ve seen him perform several times…he’s been getting ready for this all his life. It certainly doesn’t hurt that he looks so much like Jeff,” said Mary Guibert.
Director Scott stated, “We are excited to have found in Reeve the perfect combination of musical prodigy, impish charm, innate intelligence & sensitivity to play Jeff.”
More on Reeve Carney:
Carney currently stars on Broadway as Peter Parker in the high-profile production of Spider-Man: Turn off the Dark. Reeve also co-starred in Julie Taymor’s The Tempest for Miramax. His current single, ‘Rise Above 1 featuring Bono and The Edge’ (Music From Spider-Man: Turn Off The Dark), was performed by the trio on the season finale of American Idol this year. In addition, Reeve and his band Carney opened for U2 on the last stop of the U2 360° tour. Their debut album Mr. Green Vol. 1 is available on DAS Label/Interscope.
More on Jeff Buckley:
Buckley’s only studio release during his lifetime was the widely acclaimed album Grace, which includes his legendary interpretation of Leonard Cohen’s ‘Hallelujah,’ and is acknowledged by critics as a modern classic. His momentous posthumous album, Sketches for My Sweetheart the Drunk, garnered a Grammy nomination for Best Male Rock Vocal for the song ‘Everybody Here Wants You.’ Captivated by the world of music, Buckley lived and breathed it until the last moments of his life. He had said, ‘I was captured by music at a really early age…It was my mother, it was my father, it was my plaything, my toy. The best thing in my life.’
Check out the “Rise Above 1” featuring Bono and The Edge:
The Toronto International Film Festival added more star-powered films to the list of films to be screened at the festival with the addition of 8 Galas and 17 Special Presentations. The 36th Toronto International Film Festival runs September 8-18, 2011 with a line-up that includes films starring Jason Statham, Robert De Niro, Clive Owen, Bill Nighy, Rachel Weisz, Gerard Butler, Ralph Fiennes, Imelda Staunton, Nicolas Cage, Nicole Kidman, Catherine Deneuve, Shahid Kapur, Isabelle Huppert, Saoirse Ronan and James Gandolfini.
Toronto Film Festival – New Galas
Closing Night Film Page Eight
David Hare, United Kingdom International Premiere
Johnny Worricker (Bill Nighy) is a long-serving M15 officer. His boss and best friend Benedict Baron (Michael Gambon) dies suddenly, leaving behind him an inexplicable file, threatening the stability of the organization. Meanwhile, a seemingly chance encounter with Johnny’s striking next-door neighbour and political activist Nancy Pierpan (Rachel Weisz) seems too good to be true. Set in London and Cambridge, Page Eight is a contemporary spy film which addresses intelligence issues and moral dilemmas peculiar to the new century. Also stars Ralph Fiennes and Judy Davis.
The Awakening
Nick Murphy, United Kingdom World Premiere
Haunted by the death of her fiancé, Florence Cathcart is on a mission to expose all séances as exploitative shams. However, when she is called to a boys’ boarding school to investigate a case of the uncanny, she is gradually forced to confront her skepticism in the most terrifying way, shaking her scientific convictions and her sense of self to the very core. Haunting and moving in equal measure, The Awakening is a sophisticated psychological/supernatural thriller in the tradition of The Others and The Orphanage, but with its own unique and thrilling twist. Starring Rebecca Hall, Dominic West and Imelda Staunton.
Beloved
Christophe Honoré, France International Premiere
From Paris in the 1960s to London’s modern days, Madeleine and her daughter Vera waltz in and out of the lives of the men they love. But love can be light and painful, cheerful and bitter. An elegy to femininity and passion with musical outbursts. Starring Chiara Mastroianni and Catherine Deneuve.
Hysteria
Tanya Wexler, USA/United Kingdom World Premiere
A romantic comedy based on the surprising truth of how Mortimer Granville came up with the world’s first electro-mechanical vibrator in the name of medical science. Academy Award®-nominee Maggie Gyllenhaal and Hugh Dancy headline in this untold tale of a young Victorian doctor’s quest to figure out the key to women’s happiness. Also starring Jonathan Pryce, Rupert Everett and Felicity Jones.
Killer Elite
Gary McKendry, USA/Australia World Premiere
Based on a true story, Killer Elite races across the globe from Australia to Paris, London and the Middle East in the action-packed account of an ex-special ops agent (Jason Statham) who is lured out of retirement to rescue his mentor (Robert De Niro). To make the rescue, he must complete a near-impossible mission of killing three tough-as-nails assassins with a cunning leader (Clive Owen).
Machine Gun Preacher
Marc Forster, USA World Premiere Machine Gun Preacher is an inspirational true story, about Sam Childers, a former drug-dealing criminal who undergoes an astonishing transformation and finds an unexpected calling as the saviour of hundreds of kidnapped and orphaned children. Gerard Butler (300) delivers a searing performance as Childers in Golden Globe®-nominated director Marc Forster’s (Monster’s Ball, Finding Neverland) moving story of violence and redemption. Machine Gun Preacher was previously announced as a Special Presentation.
Trespass
Joel Schumacher, USA World Premiere
What happens when a man with everything – a beautiful wife, a teenage daughter and a wealthy estate – is confronted with the reality of losing it all? That is what Kyle Miller must come to terms with as he and his family become the victims of a vicious home invasion. Starring Nicolas Cage and Nicole Kidman.
Winnie
Darrell J. Roodt, South Africa /Canada World Premiere
This film reveals the enigma that is Winnie Mandela. A sensitive depiction, Winnie portrays her life’s journey amidst the unwavering love between her and Nelson Mandela, and their unfaltering commitment to the struggle for democracy in South Africa. Winnie takes the audience on an epic voyage of understanding – painting a vivid portrait of one of the world’s most remarkable women. Starring Jennifer Hudson, Terrence Howard, Elias Koteas and Wendy Crewson.
New Special Presentations:
The Cardboard Village
Ermanno Olmi, Italy International Premiere
An old priest and his church are about to be demolished. A group of clandestine immigrants seeking protection find refuge in that church. In a circumstance of crisis and discouragement, together these people will be able to find the real meaning of the word “solidarity” and realize that the church is much more than a place for liturgical ceremonies and golden altars. Starring Michael Lonsdale and Rutger Hauer.
Damsels in Distress
Whit Stillman, USA North American Premiere Damsels in Distress is a comedy about a trio of beautiful girls as they set out to revolutionize life at a grungy American university – the dynamic leader Violet Wister (Greta Gerwig), principled Rose (Megalyn Echikunwoke) and sexy Heather (Carrie MacLemore). They welcome transfer student Lily (Analeigh Tipton) into their group, which seeks to help severely depressed students with a program of good hygiene and musical dance numbers. The girls become romantically entangled with a series of men – including smooth Charlie (Adam Brody), dreamboat Xavier (Hugo Becker), the mad frat-pack of Frank (Ryan Metcalf) and Thor (Billy Magnussen) – who threaten the girls’ friendship and sanity.
Death of a Superhero
Ian FitzGibbon, Germany/Ireland World Premiere
Donald is 15 and dreams of girls, sex and crazy adventures. In his fantasy world, he creates an immortal superhero who fights against all evil. And in reality? Donald is falling in love with the school rebel while fighting against a terminal illness. Starring Andy Serkis, Thomas Brodie-Sangster, Aisling Loftus, Michael McElhatton, Sharon Horgan and Jessica Schwarz.
The First Man
Gianni Amelio, France/Algeria/Italy World Premiere
An adaptation of Albert Camus’ autobiographical last novel. Part childhood memoir, part epic narrative of Camus’ beloved Algeria and its struggle for independence from France, The First Man was left unfinished by the Nobel Prize-winner who died at age 46.
In Darkness
Agnieszka Holland, Canada/Germany/Poland World Premiere In Darkness tells the true story of Leopold Socha, a sewer worker and petty thief in Nazi-occupied Lvov, Poland. Stumbling upon a group of Jews in the sewers, he agrees to hide them for a price. What starts out as a straightforward business arrangement becomes something unexpected, as they all try to outwit certain death during 14 months of intense danger. Starring Robert Wieçkiewicz and Benno Fürmann.
Intruders
Juan Carlos Fresnadillo, Spain World Premiere
Juan and Mia, two children who live in different countries, are visited every night by a faceless intruder – a terrifying being that wants to get hold of them. These presences become more powerful and start ruling their lives as well as their families’. Anxiety and tension increase when their parents also witness these apparitions. Starring Clive Owen.
Life Without Principle
Johnnie To, Hong Kong North American Premiere
What do a bank teller, a small-time thug and a police inspector have in common? Nothing. Not until a bag of stolen money worth $10 million crosses their paths and forces them to make soul-searching decisions about right and wrong and everything in between on the morality scale.
Low Life
Nicolas Klotz, Elisabeth Perceval, France North American Premiere
After making love, the youngsters slipped happily into dreamland… but when they opened their eyes the world appeared joyless, and stomach-wrenchingly old. And so they quickly sank back into their happy world, where all sleepers are equal. This is the place they called Low Life.
Mausam (Seasons of Love)
Pankaj Kapur, India World Premiere Mausam is a story of timeless love in the face of political hostilities and religious conflict, between a proud Punjabi air force officer and an innocent Kashmiri refugee. Set against a landscape that transcends decades and spans continents, Mausam is a classic journey that transports one into a world of indestructible bonds of love enveloped by the roulette of destiny. Starring Shahid Kapur, Sonam A Kapoor and Anupam Kher.
My Worst Nightmare
Anne Fontaine, France/Belgium World Premiere
Agathe doesn’t realize to what extent her life is going to be turned upside down when she takes in Tony, the best friend of her son Adrien. Tony’s father, Patrick, leads Agathe down a merry path of existential chaos, which just may deliver her from herself. Starring Isabelle Huppert.
Rebellion
Mathieu Kassovitz, France World Premiere
April 1988, Ouvea island, New Caledonia, a French colony. Thirty policemen are kidnapped by locals fighting for their independence. Three hundred members of the French army special forces unit are immediately sent on a mission to fix the situation. An encounter of two cultures: Philippe Legorjus, head of the unit, versus Alphonse Dianou, head of the rebels. Together, they’ll fight to resolve the situation through mutual trust and dialogue over violence. Except that they’re at the heart of the most-tense presidential elections in French history – when issues at stake are purely political, rules of law and order are not exactly moral.
Sleeping Beauty
Julia Leigh, Australia North American Premiere
“You will go to sleep: you will wake up. It will be as if those hours never existed.” Death-haunted, quietly reckless, Lucy is a young university student who takes a job as a Sleeping Beauty. In the Sleeping Beauty Chamber, old men seek an erotic experience that requires Lucy’s absolute submission. This unsettling task starts to bleed into Lucy’s daily life and she develops an increasing need to know what happens to her when she is asleep. Starring Emily Browning and Rachael Blake.
Terraferma
Emanuele Crialese, Italy International Premiere Terraferma is the story of an uncontaminated Sicilian island inhabited by fisherman. Still barely touched by tourism, the islanders have begun to alter their mentality and behaviour as they realize the economic potential of this new industry. At the same time, they deal with illegal aliens flooding the island and a new law requiring them to turn back undocumented peoples seeking aid.
That Summer
Philippe Garrel, France/Italy/Switzerland North American Premiere
A couple living together in Paris – he’s a painter, she’s a film actress – befriends a couple of film extras who fall in love with each other. All four go to Rome where their relationships undergo profound changes as emotions shift and change.
Violet & Daisy
Geoffrey Fletcher, USA World Premiere Violet & Daisy, the whimsical story of a teenager’s surreal and violent journey through New York City, follows Oscar nominee Saoirse Ronan (Hanna, Atonement, The Lovely Bones) as Daisy. With her volatile partner-in-crime Violet, played by Alexis Bledel (Sin City, The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, The Gilmore Girls), the two young assassins face a series of opponents, including one unusually mysterious man (James Gandolfini), in a life-altering encounter. The film, written and directed by Oscar-winning screenwriter Geoffrey Fletcher (Precious), also stars Oscar nominee Marianne Jean-Baptiste and Danny Trejo.
Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale
Wei Te-Sheng, Taiwan North American Premiere
Wei Te-Sheng’s epic film Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale reclaims an extraordinary episode from 20th-century history which is little-known even in Taiwan. It’s a story of the encounter between a people who believe in rainbows and a nation which believes in the sun. It takes the form of a heroic battle in defense of faith and dignity.
'Grey's Anatomy' Original Soundtrack Volume 4 - Chop Shop/Atlantic Records
ABC Studios and Chop Shop/Atlantic Records announced the Grey’s Anatomy Original Soundtrack Volume 4 will be released on September 13, 2011, and the eighth season of Grey’s Anatomy will return on September 22nd. The 8th season will kick off with a two-hour premiere at 9pm.
Grey’s Anatomy Original Soundtrack Volume 4 includes songs from The Boxer Rebellion, Cee Lo Green, and The Republic Tigers. The soundtrack will also include “Heart On Fire” by British band Scars on 45, the song that’s currently featured in the Grey’s Anatomy season 8 promotion campaign. Grey’s Anatomy fans can download a live acoustic version of “Heart on Fire” at the ABC Music Lounge.
Grey’s Anatomy Original Soundtrack Volume 4 Track List
1. “Get Some” – Lykke Li
2. “Heart On Fire” – Scars on 45
3. “Way To The Future” – Katie Herzig
4. “Second Chance” – Peter Bjorn and John
5. “Old Fashioned” – Cee Lo Green
6. “England” – The National
7. “Stare Into The Sun” – Graffiti 6
8. “Worried About” – Lissie
9. “Salt In The Wound” – Delta Spirit
10. “Further” – Correatown
11. “The Infidel” – The Republic Tigers
12. “In Front Of You” – The Quiet Kind
13. “Entwined” – Tim Myers
14. “Both Sides Are Even” – The Boxer Rebellion
The Grey’s Anatomy Cast:
Grey’s Anatomy stars Ellen Pompeo as Meredith Grey, Patrick Dempsey as Derek Shepherd, Sandra Oh as Cristina Yang, Justin Chambers as Alex Karev, Chandra Wilson as Miranda Bailey, James Pickens, Jr. as Richard Webber, Sara Ramirez as Callie Torres, Eric Dane as Mark Sloan, Chyler Leigh as Lexie Grey, Kevin McKidd as Owen Hunt, Kim Raver as Teddy Altman, Jessica Capshaw as Arizona Robbins, Jesse Williams as Jackson Avery and Sarah Drew as April Kepner.
Daniel Radcliffe’s first big theatrical film release post-Harry Potter is going to be The Woman in Black, and CBS Films just released a new photo from the supernatural thriller. Set to hit theaters on February 3, 2012, The Woman in Black finds Radcliffe playing a young lawyer who “travels to a remote village where he discovers the vengeful ghost of a scorner woman is terrorizing the locals.”
The Woman in Black was directed by James Watkins and also features Ciarán Hinds, Janet McTeer, and Shaun Dooley.
Kid Cudi’s “No One Believes Me” will definitely get you in the mood for the 2011 version of Fright Night starring Anton Yelchin, Colin Farrell, Imogen Poots, and Toni Collette. It’s a creepy video, and the music’s kind of mesmerizing.
The Plot: Charlie Brewster (Anton Yelchin) is a high school senior who’s on top of the world — that is until Jerry (Colin Farrell) moves in next door and Charlie discovers that he is a vampire preying on the neighborhood.
The first poster for Footloose looked sort of retro and obviously was meant to bring up memories of the original dance film starring Kevin Bacon. This second poster featuring Julianne Hough and Kenny Wormald goes a different direction, separating itself from its predecessor.
Paramount Pictures is hoping fans will be ready to put on their dancing shoes on October 14, 2011 when the new take on the Footloose story hits theaters.
“I come in peace” – no, aliens have not been added to the ever-increasing cast of creatures in True Blood. It’s Stephen Moyer who utters that line in what now stands as the best episode of season four. True Blood‘s totally back on track with episode eight, ‘Spellbound,’ as the writers are bringing all the major plotlines together into one big cohesive ball of True Blood goodness as the series heads into the season’s homestretch.
Here’s a recap of what happened in episode eight. Don’t read on unless A) you’ve seen the episode or B) you won’t get a chance to watch it before next weekend’s episode. It’s a recap, so it’s loaded with spoilers – and you’ve been warned:
Jason (Ryan Kwanten) saves Jessica’s life as she’s stepping into the sun to meet the final death due to a compulsion spell by the witch, Antonia (Fiona Shaw), and her coven (which includes Tara). They know they shouldn’t but can’t help themselves and kiss, which Jason will soon regret but which leads Jessica to decide breaking up with Hoyt’s the only thing to do.
In a clever twist, we get a dream sequence of Jessica (Deborah Ann Woll) telling Hoyt (Jim Parrack) that it’s over, which doesn’t go well and ends in Hoyt’s death. Later, we see the true break-up sequence and it’s devastatingly heartbreaking, as is the scene where Jason tells her that just because she’s no longer with Hoyt doesn’t mean they can now be together. Poor Jessica – she has a really rough episode.
Sookie (Anna Paquin, who’ve I’ve got to say has never looked better than she does this year on TB) and Eric (Alexander Skarsgard) grow ever closer this week – with lots of naked action. For those who’ve read the books, Alan Ball and company tease us with what looks like the shower scene from book 4 but actually evolves into a fairy tale-ish dream sequence involving a bed, a forest, and snow. However, while Sookie and Eric provide the episode with quieter, more romantic moments, it’s all leading up to one of the biggest fight scenes in True Blood‘s history. But more on that in a bit…
Alcide (Joe Manganiello) and Debbie (Brit Morgan) party with the wolf pack, but Debbie’s jealousy over Sookie just continues to grow. She makes Alcide promise to stay away from Sookie and anything to do with vampires, and Alcide tells her he will. And speaking of the wolf pack, Sam (Sam Trammell) goes over to Luna’s (Janina Gavankar) house to play with Barbies. Well, he didn’t go for that specific reason, but that’s what he winds up doing while Luna’s cooking dinner. Their meal is interrupted by Alcide’s pack leader, Marcus (Daniel Buran), who it turns out is Luna’s ex and the father of the Barbie-loving kid Sam’s been growing closer to. Marcus threatens Sam, but Sam’s not one to back down.
Back at Merlotte’s, Lafayette (Nelsan Ellis) is still seeing dead people, including the ghost who’s been talking to Arlene (Carrie Preston) and Terry’s (Todd Lowe) baby boy. Later in the episode, Lafayette has a dream which explains why this dead woman is so obsessed with the baby. And then it all gets really freaky when the ghost possesses Lafayette and he heads to the Bellefleur home, where Arlene and Terry are staying after a mysterious fire burned down their rental unit. There, he quietly picks up a gun and heads into the bedroom where Arlene, Terry, and the baby are sleeping.
Elsewhere around Bon Temps, Jason has to keep Sheriff Andy Bellefleur (Chris Bauer) from sucking up dead vampire blood off the sidewalk. Gross. Tommy (Marshall Allman) steals clothes and personal items from Hoyt’s mom and shapeshifts into her to fool the oil man who is willing to pay for the use of her land.
And, finally, Bill arranges for a meeting at midnight in the Bon Temps graveyard with Antonia. Although they’ve both agreed to come alone, both actually are backed by their loyal followers (including, on the vampire’s side, Eric and Sookie). After the shortest-ever attempt at negotiating a peace deal, all hell breaks loose and both sides take to fighting. During the melee, Pam (Kristin Bauer) has her shot at killing Tara (Rutina Wesley), however, Bill commands her to leave Tara alone – forever.
The combination of smoke/fog and the lack of lightning make it difficult to tell who’s winning, but during the fighting, Sookie is shot and Eric is put under another spell by Antonia. Oh, and Alcide breaks his promise to Debbie and shows up to rescue Sookie.
Jessica Alba and husband Cash Warren welcomed their second child on Saturday, August 13, 2011. Haven Garner Warren was born at Cedars Sinai and weighed 7 lbs and was 19 inches long.
“Healthy and happy! Big sister Honor couldn’t be more excited about the new addition to our family,” said Alba on her Facebook page.
Alba added, “Thank you for all of your support during my pregnancy. It means the world to me.”
Alba’s been keeping fans up-to-date on her pregnancy on iVillage, and just days prior to giving birth to Haven, she wrote, “The idea of loving someone as much as I love Honor is something I haven’t wrapped my head around yet. But I know I will and I can’t wait. As a mother carrying a baby we get to bond while the baby is growing – reaching each milestone, feeling hiccups, kicks, rolling around. It’s the blessing I think we get for all the round-ligament pain, sciatic pain and frequent trips to the bathroom.”
In addition to welcoming a new baby, Alba will be welcoming a new film into theaters this Friday when the fourth Spy Kids film, Spy Kids: All the Time in the World, hits theaters.
Comedy Central announced they’ve just greenlit Brickleberry, an animated series about dysfunctional forest rangers at a national park. Daniel Tosh executive produces and Waco O’Guin and Roger Black wrote and created the animated series, which will premiere in early 2012.
Comedy Central has ordered 10 episodes of the animated series. “Daniel Tosh pointed a gun at our heads and asked if we would put this series on the air, and we agreed that would be a good idea,” said Kent Alterman, the network’s head of original programming and production. “It’s a bonus that it’s so funny.”
“This is going to be on TV?” asked Tosh. “I thought this was a comic strip?”
“This is a dream come true for us,” said O’Guin on meeting Tosh. “He’s gorgeous.”
“Getting a show on COMEDY CENTRAL is cool too,” added Black.
According to the official press release announcing the series, the “inspiration for Brickleberry was O’Guin’s father-in-law who is a former park ranger. Black attempted to poke fun at him at O’Guin’s wedding and he dislocated two of his fingers.”
