Singer Gavin DeGraw is in stable condition after being taken to Bellevue Hospital following an attack in New York’s Lower East Side early Monday morning. The 34-year-old DeGraw suffered a broken nose, facial cuts, and black eyes as the result of the attack by unknown assailants.
DeGraw was alone at the time, however, the New York Post reports he had been out drinking with friends prior to being assaulted at the corner of 6th Street and 1st Avenue. After the beating, DeGraw kept walking and was then struck by a taxi, but not seriously injured.
DeGraw’s on tour with Maroon 5 and Train, and had to cancel a performance scheduled for August 8th in New York. It’s unclear when he’ll be able to perform again.
His next album, Sweeter, is due to be released on September 20, 2011.
Elvis Costello contributes a new song to the soundtrack of Focus Features’ romantic drama One Day, starring Jim Sturgess and Anne Hathaway. The soundtrack to the motion picture will be released on August 16, 2011 and features Costello’s new tune, “Sparkling Day,” which he wrote specifically for the film.
Also featured on the One Day soundtrack are Robbie Williams, Fatboy Slim, and Tears for Fears. Rachel Portman scored the movie, and selections of her work will also be included on the soundtrack from Universal Music Enterprises.
One Day hits theaters on August 19th and finds Sturgess and Hathaway playing college students Dexter and Emma, two polar opposites who get together for the first time on July 15th, 1988, the day of their graduation. From those few hours spent together comes a friendship that lasts for decades.
Adapted for the screen by the book’s author David Nicholls, One Day was directed by Lone Scherfig and also stars Patricia Clarkson, Romola Garai, and Rafe Spall.
One Day Soundtrack List:
1. Sparkling Day – Elvis Costello
2. Roll To Me – Del Amitri
3. Aftermath – Tricky
4. Reverend Black Grape – Black Grape
5. Born Of Frustration – James
6. Rocks – Primal Scream (*digital version only)
7. Praise You – Fatboy Slim
8. The Rhythm Of The Night – Corona
9. Angels – Robbie Williams
10. Life Is A Rollercoaster – Ronan Keating
11. Sowing The Seeds Of Love – Tears For Fears
12. Joy – Francois Feldman
13. Tear Off Your Own Head (It’s A Doll Revolution) – Elvis Costello
14. One Day – main title – Rachel Portman
15. Wedding Chorus – Rachel Portman
16. July 15th – Rachel Portman
17. We Had Today – Rachel Portman
Whether you’re Team Peeta or Team Gale doesn’t matter as both sides are likely to greet the news of a confirmed release date for the second film of The Hunger Games franchise, Catching Fire, with equal amounts of enthusiasm. Lionsgate wants The Hunger Games fans to mark November 22, 2013 on their calendars as that’s when they’re hoping Catching Fire catches fire at the box office.
Suzanne Collins’ bestselling trilogy (The Hunger Games, Catching Fire, and Mockingjay) provides the source material for four feature films, the first of which is currently in production. The heroes of Collins’ books – Katniss, Gale, and Peeta – will be brought to life in the film version by Oscar nominee Jennifer Lawrence (Winter’s Bone), Liam Hemsworth (Thor star Chris Hemsworth’s little brother), and Josh Hutcherson.
Announcing Catching Fire‘s release date, Joe Drake – Co-COO of Lionsgate and President of its Motion Picture Group – said, “The magical thing about the Hunger Games trilogy is that the books have such a vastly broad appeal. The stories truly offer something for everyone, and the period around the Thanksgiving weekend is such an opportunity for families and friends to make an event of going to the movies.”
The Hunger Games is set for a March 23, 2012 release and is directed by Gary Ross (Seabiscuit).
The buzz surrounding director Nicholas Winding Refn’s action thriller Drive kicked into high gear when the film had its premiere at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival. There, the hard R-rated Drive earned Refn best director honors and had everyone talking about Ryan Gosling’s performance.
Drive will screen at the Toronto Film Festival and then, finally, will hit theaters on September 16th for the rest of us to check out.
The Plot: Ryan Gosling stars as a Los Angeles wheelman for hire, stunt driving for movie productions by day and steering getaway vehicles for criminal operations by night. A loner by nature, Driver can’t help falling in love with his beautiful but vulnerable neighbor Irene (Carey Mulligan), a young mother dragged into a dangerous criminal underworld by the return of ex-convict husband Standard (Oscar Isaac).
After a heist operation, intended to help Standard pay off protection money, spins out of control, Driver finds himself driving defense for the girl he loves, tailgated by a syndicate of deadly serious criminals (Albert Brooks and Ron Perlman). When the gangsters reveal that they’re after more than the bag of money in his trunk—that they’re coming straight for Irene and her son—Driver is forced to shift gears and go on the offense.
WPXI has been covering the shooting of the third Batman film from Christopher Nolan, The Dark Knight Rises, in Pittsburgh and now has behind-the-scenes footage of a fight scene from the film. Snow falls on the streets of Pittsburgh as Christian Bale as Batman and Tom Hardy as Bane engage in a fist fight surrounded by police officers on the steps of Gotham City Hall.
The 2-minute video provides a sneak peek at what’s going on with The Dark Knight Rises.
So, what happened? If you don’t have access to catch up on the show or just want to refresh your memory, here’s a recap of Episode 7. It’s a recap, so spoilers are included:
Eric (Alexander Skarsgard) and Sookie (Anna Paquin) showed off a lot of skin as they continued their brand new romantic relationship. Eric’s a different vampire with his memory erased by a witch, and much of this week’s show had to deal with a discussion between the new lovers over whether they will remain together when Eric’s memory returns. Meanwhile, Bill (Stephen Moyer) had a lot on his plate, what with one of his sheriff’s, Luis (Peter Macdissi), taken over by the witch, Antonia, in Marty’s body (played by Fiona Shaw). Bill’s forced to kill Luis but not before Luis reveals Antonia’s plans to resurrect the vampires and send them out into the daylight.
Pam (Kristin Bauer) is stopped from killing Tara (Rutina Wesley) by humans capturing the attack on video to send to TMZ. Tara sends her lover off, warning her that everyone she is involved with ends up dead. Tara’s had it with vampires and when Antonia (who has now escaped from prison) asks her to join her crusade to rid the world of vampires, Tara’s immediately onboard. She then sets out to recruit others to this special circle of witches.
Lafayette (Nelsan Ellis) learns he’s a medium, which explains how he saved Jesus (Kevin Alejandro) from the snake bite. The twosome return to Bon Temps where Lafayette sees the spirit who’s been hanging out with Arlene’s (Carrie Preston) baby.
Alcide (Joe Manganiello) and Debbie (Brit Morgan) join the local werewolf pack and then, because Alcide’s really worried, go check up on Sookie who they last saw wandering through the woods alone during the full moon. They come across Sookie and Eric making love, and the look on Alcide’s face says it all. He’s definitely still interested in the telepath – and Debbie knows it.
Jason (Ryan Kwanten) continues to fight against his attraction to his best buddy Hoyt’s (Jim Parrack) girlfriend while Sheriff Andy (Chris Bauer) meets Holly (Lauren Bowles) for a disastrous first date. Sam (Sam Merlotte) confronts Luna (Janina Gavankar) about why she’s so pissed and learns his little bro, Tommy (Marshall Allman), shapeshifted into him while he was busy worrying about his burned-out rental units.
And the resurrection plot comes back into play as the episode ends with all the vampires in the area needing to be chained in silver during the daylight hours to keep them from being driven to go out into the sunlight when the witch casts her spell. Bill and Jessica (Deborah Ann Woll) have a nice couple of scenes in which they speak their true feelings about each other, and then episode ends with the spell in full force and the vampires struggling against their silver chains as they’re being compelled to go out and meet the sun.
ABC officially announced that this coming season of Desperate Housewives will be its last. The series’ final season – its eighth – will tie up loose storylines as viewers say goodbye to the lovely ladies of Wisteria Lane.
According to ABC, this final season will “roll out in a way that is accessible even to viewers who may have lapsed in their viewing, and be all the richer and more rewarding to the series’ loyal fans.” Exactly what that means, we’ll just have to wait and see.
ABC also revealed a few of the key plotlines that will be showcased on Desperate Housewives‘ last season: “For Season Eight, Carlos’ murder of Gaby’s evil stepfather and the cover-up by Susan, Gaby, Bree and Lynette has far-reaching effects. Feelings of guilt begin to overcome everyone in different ways. Susan starts to withdraw from her friends and family, and Gaby works to reach out to Carlos while his guilt weighs heavily upon him.
As Lynette and Tom are grappling with their disintegrating marriage and impending separation, Lynette is having trouble making the right choices ever since she participated in the cover-up. And Bree must be especially careful around her new love, Detective Chuck Vance. Meanwhile, a new sexy neighbor moves to town, Ben Faulkner, and he’s Renee’s first order of business.”
Confirmed cast members for the final season include Teri Hatcher as Susan Mayer, Felicity Huffman as Lynette Scavo, Marcia Cross as Bree Hodge, Eva Longoria as Gabrielle Solis, Vanessa Williams as Renee Perry, Ricardo Antonio Chavira as Carlos Solis, Doug Savant as Tom Scavo, Jonathan Cake as Det. Chuck Vance, Charles Mesure as Ben Faulkner and Madison de la Garza as Juanita Solis. Brenda Strong is Mary Alice Young and James Denton plays Mike Delfino.
Kyle Chandler and Connie Britton in 'Friday Night Lights' - Photo Credit: NBCMembers of the Television Critics Association (TCA) singled out Friday Night Lights as television’s best of the best at their annual event held this year on Saturday, August 6, 2011 at The Beverly Hilton Hotel. The TCA, which is made up of 200+ TV critics and journalists from the U.S. and Canada, also threw their support behind HBO’s Game of Thrones, naming it this year’s Outstanding New Program.
This year’s awards ceremony (which wasn’t televised) was hosted by Parks and Recreation‘s Nick Offerman.
The 2011 TCA Award Winners:
Individual Achievement in Drama: Jon Hamm (Mad Men, AMC)
Individual Achievement in Comedy: Ty Burrell (Modern Family, ABC) and Nick Offerman (Parks and Recreation, NBC)
Outstanding Achievement in News and Information: Restrepo (National Geographic Channel)
Outstanding Achievement in Reality Programming: Amazing Race (CBS)
Outstanding Achievement in Youth Programming: Sesame Street (PBS)
Outstanding New Program: Game of Thrones (HBO)
Outstanding Achievement in Movies, Miniseries and Specials: Masterpiece: Sherlock (PBS)
Outstanding Achievement in Drama: Mad Men (AMC)
Outstanding Achievement in Comedy: Modern Family (ABC)
Career Achievement Award: Oprah Winfrey
Heritage Award: The Dick Van Dyke Show
Program of the Year: Friday Night Lights (DirecTV/NBC)
Noah Wyle and Drew Roy in Falling Skies - Photo Credit: Ken Woroner/TNT
Tonight the stars of TNT’s hit alien invasion drama, Falling Skies, will be on Twitter answering questions from fans during the East Coast airing of season one’s final episode. The cast and writer/producer Mark Verheiden will be tweeting with fans from 9-11pm ET, 6-8pm PT.
Noah Wyle will be using @fallingskiesTNT (the show’s official Twitter account). The rest of the cast and producer Verheiden will be using their personal Twitter accounts:
Drew Roy: @drew_roy
Sarah Sanguin Carter: @sanguin_carter
Colin Cunningham: @CunninghamColin
Conner Jessup: @ConnorJessup
Mark Verheiden: @MarkVerheiden
Fans can ask questions using the hashtag #FSChat.
The Plot :Falling Skies takes place in the chaotic aftermath of an alien attack that has left most of the world completely incapacitated. Tom Mason (Wyle), a Boston history professor and the father of three sons, must put his extensive knowledge of military history to the test as second in command of a regiment of resistance fighters protecting a large group of civilian survivors.
Edward Burns in 'Newlyweds' - Tribeca FilmTribeca Film has picked up the comedic relationship drama Newlyweds, the 10th film from actor/writer/director Edward Burns. The film premiered at the 2011 Tribeca Film Festival and will find its way into theaters later this year. In addition to Burns, the Newlyweds cast includes Caitlin Fitzgerald, Max Baker, Marsha Dietlein Bennett, and Kerry Bishé.
“I have enjoyed a great relationship with the Tribeca Film Festival since its inception and I am so thrilled to be collaborating with them to bring Newlyweds to a broad commercial audience,” stated Burns. “The unique, multi-platform release of Nice Guy Johnny broke new ground last year and brought my work to audiences who have traditionally had trouble accessing independent films theatrically. I am extremely confident that we will really build on that success now that we have Tribeca Film onboard for Newlyweds.”
“Newlyweds shows how authentic filmmaking can spring from intentionally modest circumstances. Made on a remarkably small budget, it is a rich and resonant exploration of relationships brought to life by vivid location work and lively, intelligent performances,” said Geoffrey Gilmore, Chief Creative Officer of Tribeca Enterprises. “We look forward to presenting Newlyweds to North American audiences.”
The Story:
Shot in a fast paced 12 days exclusively in New York City’s Tribeca neighborhood, the film is a chronicle of modern marriage complete with the crackling humor and sharp insights into contemporary relationships that Burns fans have come to love. The film tracks a newly wedded couple whose honeymoon period is upended by the arrival of the husband’s wild-child baby sister and the crumbling marriage of the wife’s meddlesome sister. A 21st Century Manhattan love story, Newlyweds highlights the unarguable truth that when you get married, you’re not just getting a husband or wife, you’re getting the family, the friends, and even the exes.
