Wednesday, July 31, 2013

Daily News: Entertainment - Who knew? Denzel Washington reveals comedic flair in '2 Guns'

Wednesday, Jul 31, 2013 11:38 AM PDT
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Who knew? Denzel Washington reveals comedic flair in '2 Guns' 
Wednesday, Jul 31, 2013 11:38 AM PDT
Actor Denzel Washington and his wife Pauletta Washington arrive for the premiere of the movie "2 Guns" in New YorkBy Patricia Reaney NEW YORK (Reuters) - Denzel Washington was looking for something light after his role as an alcoholic airline pilot in "Flight" and found it in "2 Guns," an action buddy film that showcases the two-time Academy Award winner's flair for comedy. The film, which opens in U.S. theaters on Friday, is new territory for Washington, who was nominated for his sixth Oscar for "Flight" and took home golden statuettes for the 2001 crime drama "Training Day" and the 1989 Civil War film "Glory. ...
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Head of Krupp Foundation dies at 99 
Wednesday, Jul 31, 2013 10:36 AM PDT
Board member of German industrial conglomerate ThyssenKrupp Beitz is pictured before the annual meeting in BochumFRANKFURT (Reuters) - Berthold Beitz, the 99-year-old conservative head of the Krupp Foundation, died on Tuesday, potentially opening the way for deeper change at Germany's largest steelmaker ThyssenKrupp, already in the midst of a major strategic shift. The death of Beitz, famous in Germany for rescuing Jews from the SS during World War II, was confirmed in a statement by on Wednesday and prompted tributes from Chancellor Angela Merkel and Jewish leaders. World Jewish Congress President Ronald S. ...
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NBC Universal's fortune reversal lifts Comcast results 
Wednesday, Jul 31, 2013 09:56 AM PDT
The news ticker outside the Today Show announces GE's sale of NBC to Comcast, in New YorkBy Liana B. Baker (Reuters) - Comcast Corp posted a higher quarterly profit on Wednesday, as it added more Internet customers than expected on the cable side and saw a more than 20 percent increase in operating cash flow at its NBC Universal unit. Its shares rose more than 6 percent in morning trading to $45.30 on the better-than-expected results. Analysts said Comcast's cable business outperformed in what is generally a seasonally weak quarter for the industry, when colleges close for the summer and people disconnect cable service ahead of a move. ...
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Sarajevo film festival faces deep spending cuts 
Wednesday, Jul 31, 2013 09:19 AM PDT
By Daria Sito-Sucic SARAJEVO (Reuters) - The Sarajevo Film Festival (SFF), the largest movie competition in the Balkans, will open on August 16 and showcase 214 films, but this year's edition faces deep budget cuts which organizers blamed on the political and economic crisis in Bosnia. Bosnia's Oscar-winning film director Danis Tanovic, whose acclaimed docu-drama "An Episode in the Life of an Iron Picker" opens the festival, will chair the jury, SFF director Mirsad Purivatra told a news conference. ...
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BT takes on BSkyB sport to protect broadband business 
Wednesday, Jul 31, 2013 09:09 AM PDT
By Keith Weir and Kate Holton LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's BT will launch its much heralded sports TV service on Thursday in the biggest challenge to the dominance of BSkyB since Rupert Murdoch launched the pay-TV group over 20 years ago. The former telecoms monopoly, which has committed around 1 billion pounds ($1.5 billion) to the project, is stepping into an arena where others have failed, invariably outmaneuvered by BSkyB in the battle for programming and subscribers. But the deep-pocketed, 168-year-old BT has learnt from the master. ...
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Star India awarded TV rights for 2014, 2016 Olympics 
Wednesday, Jul 31, 2013 09:07 AM PDT
(Reuters) - Star India was awarded the broadcast rights for the 2014 winter Olympics and 2016 summer Games for seven South Asian countries, including India and Pakistan, the International Olympic Committee said on Wednesday. The IOC has broken new ground in recent years, directly negotiating broadcast rights for some markets instead of selling the rights for all territories on a continent to one umbrella broadcasting institution. ...
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Law firm makes donation after revealing JK Rowling's identity 
Wednesday, Jul 31, 2013 08:55 AM PDT
Author Rowling poses for a portrait while publicizing her adult fiction book "The Casual Vacancy" in New YorkBy Costas Pitas LONDON (Reuters) - Harry Potter creator JK Rowling accepted a substantial charity donation from the London-based law firm which revealed she had written a detective novel under a pseudonym, a British court heard on Wednesday. Rowling brought legal action against a partner at Russells law firm and his friend after her identity as author of "The Cuckoo's Calling" was disclosed in mid-July. Rowling wrote the crime fiction book under the pen name Robert Galbraith. Russells will hand over an undisclosed sum to ABF The Soldiers' Charity, chosen by Rowling. ...
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Music streamer Spotify doubles 2012 revenues after expansion 
Wednesday, Jul 31, 2013 07:15 AM PDT
Daniel Ek, CEO & Co-Founder of Spotify, addresses attendees during the International CTIA WIRELESS Conference & Exposition in New OrleansSTOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Music streaming web service Spotify more than doubled revenues in 2012 to 435 million euros ($577 million) as it expanded to new markets and almost doubled its users, documents showed on Wednesday. The Stockholm-based company, which provides free on-demand music or ad-free tunes for paying customers, posted a 58.7 million euro net loss, compared with the 45.4 million loss it had in 2011 on turnover of 190 million. ...
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RCS MediaGroup reaffirms guidance of significant 2013 loss 
Wednesday, Jul 31, 2013 06:50 AM PDT
MILAN (Reuters) - Italian publisher RCS MediaGroup reaffirmed on Wednesday its guidance of a 10 percent sales drop and a significant net loss in 2013 amid continued economic uncertainty and a weak advertising market. In a statement, RCS MediaGroup, publisher of influential Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera and of Spain's El Mundo, said its net loss narrowed to 125.4 million euros ($166.2 million) in the first half from 427 million euros a year ago, while sales declined 14.3 percent on lower advertising and circulation sales. Revenues from its digital operations rose 4.3 percent to 73. ...
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Rihanna wins Topshop T-shirt legal case 
Wednesday, Jul 31, 2013 06:41 AM PDT
Singer Rihanna poses during a photocall before the Haute Couture Fall Winter 2013/2014 fashion show for French fashion house Chanel in ParisLONDON (Reuters) - Barbadian singer Rihanna on Wednesday won a legal case against British fashion chain Topshop over the use of her image on a T-shirt it sold without her approval. High Court Judge Birss ruled in Rihanna's favor following a four-day hearing earlier this month. In March last year Topshop, which is owned by billionaire Philip Green's Arcadia Group, started selling a T-shirt with an image of Rihanna on it. The image was a photograph taken by a freelance photographer in Northern Ireland while Rihanna was filming a music video. ...
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A Minute With: singer Mary Bridget Davies on channeling Janis Joplin 
Wednesday, Jul 31, 2013 06:35 AM PDT
Blues singer Davies performs as the singer Joplin in the show "A Night With Janis Joplin" at the Pasadena Playhouse, CaliforniaBy Patricia Reaney NEW YORK (Reuters) - Cleveland-born blues singer Mary Bridget Davies had no idea when she auditioned for a part in "A Night With Janis Joplin" that a year later she would be playing the wailing, raspy voiced rock'n'roll legend on Broadway. But a stroke of luck and a talent for transforming herself into the singer/songwriter, who died of a heroin overdose at the age of 27 in 1970, sealed the deal. "I was asked at the last minute during previews, 'Oh my gosh, can you go on?' And I said, 'sure. ...
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Chef Nigella Lawson and Charles Saatchi step closer to divorce 
Wednesday, Jul 31, 2013 05:43 AM PDT
British chef and food writer Nigella Lawson arrives for the British premiere of the film Bruno at Leicester Square in central LondonLONDON (Reuters) - British celebrity chef Nigella Lawson and her multi-millionaire art collector husband Charles Saatchi moved one step closer to legally ending their marriage on Wednesday. Just over a month after photographs appeared in newspapers showing Saatchi with his hands around Lawson's throat, a British judge issued a "decree nisi", which signals court approval of the application for divorce. The couple will now have to wait six weeks before they can be granted a "decree absolute", which will formally terminate their 10-year marriage. ...
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UK playwright Tom Stoppard wins PEN/Pinter prize 
Wednesday, Jul 31, 2013 04:58 AM PDT
British playwright Stoppard speaks as British director Hare watches during the annual Literature Festival in JaipurLONDON (Reuters) - British playwright Tom Stoppard has won the 2013 PEN/Pinter Prize established in memory of the late Nobel laureate and fellow dramatist Harold Pinter, organizers said on Wednesday. The 76-year-old Czech-born Stoppard, who co-wrote the Oscar-winning screenplay for the 1998 film "Shakespeare in Love", came to fame in the theatre for writing plays such as "Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead", "Jumpers" and "Arcadia". ...
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Macau mogul hopes dinosaurs trump volcanoes in new casino resort 
Wednesday, Jul 31, 2013 01:26 AM PDT
Macau lawmaker and Legend Development CEO Chow smiles beside Executive Director Trainor in Hong KongBy Farah Master MACAU (Reuters) - Macau tycoon David Chow is ripping up the fake volcano and Roman amphitheatre that were the show pieces of a failed theme park he built in the Chinese gaming enclave seven years ago. He is replacing them with something a little less kitsch and more in keeping with the neighborhood: a casino resort boasting an opera house and dinosaur museum that he hopes will return him to the spotlight of the world's largest gambling hub. ...
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Sexuality under the microscope in Showtime's 'Masters of Sex' series 
Tuesday, Jul 30, 2013 06:54 PM PDT
Sheen speaks next to co-star Caplan at a panel for the television series "Masters of Sex" during the Showtime portion of the Television Critics Association Summer press tour in Beverly HillsBy Piya Sinha-Roy BEVERLY HILLS, California (Reuters) - The sexual revolution has been well-documented on TV shows like HBO's "Sex and the City," but a new Showtime drama "Masters of Sex" turns the lens on the pioneering couple who started the public conversation about sexuality. The show, which premieres on September 29, explores the early relationship of groundbreaking sex researchers Virginia Johnson and William Masters. It documents their discoveries based on Thomas Maier's 2009 biography "Masters of Sex. ...
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TCA: 'Masters of Sex' panel finds something funny about doing it 
Tuesday, Jul 30, 2013 05:20 PM PDT
(The story contains sexual content in paragraphs 5 and 9) By Tim Kenneally LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - For Michael Sheen and Lizzy Caplan, sex is a laughing matter, as long as it's done right. The laughing, that is. Sheen and Caplan, who play pioneering sex researches William Masters and Virginia Johnson in the Showtime series "Masters of Sex" - premiering September 29 - appeared with their castmates and the show's executive producers at the Television Critics Association on Tuesday to discuss the new show - and the delicate art of mining laughs from intimate acts. ...
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'Private Benjamin' actress Eileen Brennan dies 
Tuesday, Jul 30, 2013 05:17 PM PDT
By Piya Sinha-Roy LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - American actress Eileen Brennan, best known for her Oscar-nominated role in the 1980 film "Private Benjamin," has died from bladder cancer. She was 80. Los Angeles-born Brennan died on Sunday at her home in Burbank, a Los Angeles suburb, surrounded by her family, said Kim Vasilakis, a media representative for the actress. "Our family is so grateful for the outpouring of love and respect for Eileen," Brennan's family said in a statement. "She was funny and caring and truly one of a kind. Her strength and love will never be forgotten. ...
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TCA: Showtime's David Nevins - 'I want our producers to take risks' 
Tuesday, Jul 30, 2013 04:50 PM PDT
Nevins answers a question during the 2011 Summer Television Critics Association Cable Press Tour in Beverly HillsBy Tim Molloy NEW YORK (TheWrap.com) - Showtime president David Nevins says he doesn't have any objections to the upcoming twists coming to "Homeland." "I want our producers to take risks," he said at a Television Critics Association panel on Tuesday. "It's not about resetting back at the beginning at the end of every episode. The enemy of good television is boredom and predictability." What changes is he talking about? Click here at your own peril. Nevins spoke after making a series of announcements about his network. ...
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Exclusive: Sony wins bidding war for sci-fi book 'Tomorrow and Tomorrow' 
Tuesday, Jul 30, 2013 04:48 PM PDT
By Jeff Sneider LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Sony Pictures has emerged from a competitive situation with the feature film rights to Thomas Sweterlitsch's sci-fi novel "Tomorrow and Tomorrow," which will be adapted by Noah Oppenheim ("The Maze Runner"), according to an individual familiar with the project. Film 360 will produce with the Mark Gordon Company. Set 10 years after the destruction of Pittsburgh, "Tomorrow and Tomorrow" follows one survivor who discovers a scandalous cover-up regarding the city's demise as he goes about creating a digital reproduction of the area. ...
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Federal violence-in-entertainment study sails to the Senate floor 
Tuesday, Jul 30, 2013 04:46 PM PDT
By Ira Teinowitz LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Legislation calling for a federal study of violence in videogames, TV and movies sailed through a congressional committee on Tuesday - with the support of film and television trade groups - that's part of a wider look at possible causes of gun deaths in the U.S. With little discussion and no opposition, the Senate Commerce Committee sent the Violent Content Research Act to the Senate floor. ...
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TCA: Showtime gives pilot order to 'Trending Down' 
Tuesday, Jul 30, 2013 04:45 PM PDT
By Jethro Nededog LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - As expected, Showtime has given an official pilot order to comedy "Trending Down." Production will begin on the East Coast this fall. Entertainment president David Nevins made the announcement during Tuesday's Television Critics Association press tour. As TheWrap first reported, Philip Seymour Hoffman will star alongside "Revolutionary Road" star Kathryn Hahn on the pilot described as "a blistering attack on our youth-obsessed culture, and a darkly comic examination of what it means to matter. Or matter not. ...
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'Sharknado' third airing gets more viewers than the first two 
Tuesday, Jul 30, 2013 04:45 PM PDT
By Tony Maglio LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - The "Sharknado" storm continues to build: the third time proved to be the charm for the made-for-TV movie about a tornado full o' sharks over the weekend with 2.1 million. In fact, Saturday night's third airing of "Sharknado" was the most-watched original movie encore in Syfy history. The movie aired during an all-day "Sharkathon" festival which also featured "Sharktopus," "Two-Headed Shark Attack" and "Swamp Shark." The encore telecast earned 1.9 million viewers, which was 500,000 more than its premiere. ...
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Jennifer Jason Leigh, Anna Torv join Ryan Murphy's HBO pilot 
Tuesday, Jul 30, 2013 04:43 PM PDT
By Jethro Nededog LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Two more stars have joined "Glee" and "American Horror Story" co-creator Ryan Murphy and "Dexter" co-executive producer Lauren Gussis' pilot for HBO. Jennifer Jason Leigh and Anna Torv have joined "Open" in potential series regular roles if the pilot is ordered to series, TheWrap has learned. Torv and Leigh will play lesbian parters, Windsor and Holly, respectively. Windsor is a yoga instructor who despite being with Holly for a long time feels an attraction to Grace (which has yet to be cast). ...
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TCA: Josh Hartnett, Eva Green join Showtime's 'Penny Dreadful' 
Tuesday, Jul 30, 2013 04:42 PM PDT
French actress Green poses for photographers at BAFTA award ceremony at the Royal Opera House in LondonBy Tim Molloy NEW YORK (TheWrap.com) - Josh Hartnett and Eva Green have joined Showtime's Victorian monster show "Penny Dreadful." Hartnett will play Ethan Chandler, a fake American cowboy who impresses Victorian women, but has a dark side, Showtime president David Nevins said at the Television Critics Association summer press tour Tuesday. Green plays Vanessa Ives, "sort of the fulcrum of the show," he said. The network describes her as a "seductive and formidable beauty full of secrets and danger." The series is expected to go into production in October, and may air by spring 2014. ...
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Exclusive: 'The Butler's David Oyelowo, 'Cloud Atlas' actor join Christopher Nolan's 'Interstellar' 
Tuesday, Jul 30, 2013 04:39 PM PDT
Director Nolan puts his handprints in cement during a hand and footprint ceremony in the Grauman's Chinese Theatre in HollywoodBy Jeff Sneider LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - "The Butler" star David Oyelowo and "Cloud Atlas" actor David Gyasi have joined the cast of Christopher Nolan's "Interstellar," an individual familiar with the hush-hush project has told TheWrap. The duo previously worked together on "Red Tails," and details of their characters are being kept confidential. Paramount, Warner Bros. and a representative for Nolan did not respond to a request for comment, though the three parties haven't confirmed any "Interstellar" casting to TheWrap. Representatives for Oyelowo and Gyasi declined to comment. ...
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TCA: 'Dexter' spinoff possible, showrunner Scott Buck gets two-year showtime deal 
Tuesday, Jul 30, 2013 04:37 PM PDT
By Lucas Shaw NEW YORK (TheWrap.com) - Showtime president David Nevins says a "Dexter" spinoff could happen, and announced an overall two-year deal with "Dexter" showrunner Scott Buck to keep him with the network when the series ends. Asked about a spinoff at the Television Critics Association summer press tour Tuesday, he replied, "We announced a deal with Scott Buck today. Draw your own conclusions." He also said Showtime won't be spoiling any details about the "Dexter" finale later this year - because the resolution of the series sells itself. ...
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Hey, Peter Jackson, Freddie Wong is bringing high-frame rate online - and viewers are flocking to it 
Tuesday, Jul 30, 2013 04:35 PM PDT
By Lucas Shaw NEW YORK (TheWrap.com) - When Peter Jackson opted to shoot and release "The Hobbit" at 48 frames per second, he predicted the higher frame rate would become the new standard for all of Hollywood's biggest films. Instead, it sparked a major dispute. Less than a year after the film's release, the jury is still out, but that didn't deter Freddie Wong, the most effects-savvy filmmaker on YouTube, from shooting the action scenes of the second season of his hit show "Video Game School" at 48 frames per second. ...
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Upfronts 2013: NBC finishes sales with $2.1 billion take, up from last year 
Tuesday, Jul 30, 2013 04:33 PM PDT
By Tim Molloy NEW YORK (TheWrap.com) - NBC has bucked the trend this upfronts season by booking $2.1 billion in advertising sales, up from $1.8 billion last year, a person with knowledge of the situation told TheWrap. NBC's improved take comes as the top-rated network, CBS, held steady at $2.7 billion in upfront sales, and Fox, which dipped in the ratings last season, slipped from last year's take of about $1.9 billion. NBC is third in the key 18-49 demographic behind the two networks, ahead of ABC and the CW. The CW was consistent with last year's take of $420 million. ...
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'Spider-Man Turn Off the Dark' seeks new leading man 
Tuesday, Jul 30, 2013 04:32 PM PDT
By Tony Maglio LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Ever pulled on a mask and dreamed you were Spider-Man? Now you can be - and you don't need superpowers - you just need to be a good singer and actor (and possibly have a high threshold for pain). The Broadway show "Spider-Man Turn Off The Dark" announced a coast-to-coast search to find its next leading man, who of course plays the dual-role of Spider-Man/Peter Parker. The show's original and current star, Reeve Carney, is departing the production on Sep. 15. ...
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Michael B. Jordan tells Bill Simmons: I'm making a basketball-themed TV show 
Tuesday, Jul 30, 2013 04:31 PM PDT
Actor Michael B. Jordan and cast members Spencer and Diaz pose during a photocall for the film 'Fruitvale Station' at the 66th Cannes Film Festival in CannesBy Jeff Sneider LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - "Fruitvale Station" star Michael B. Jordan is developing a basketball-themed TV show set in Detroit, the actor told Grantland's Bill Simmons on Monday's edition of popular podcast The B.S. Report. It's unclear whether Jordan intends to act on the show or simply stay behind the scenes in a producing capacity. A representative for the actor had no comment. ...
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'Smurfs 2' director on changing Jonathan Winters' life, not casting Ryan Gosling 
Tuesday, Jul 30, 2013 04:30 PM PDT
Cast member Ryan Gosling arrives for the premiere of "Blue Valentine" in New YorkBy Brent Lang LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - The Smurfs are hitting theaters, and this time the group of bright-blue miniature mushroom dwellers are taking Paris by storm. Based on the comics of Belgian artist Peyo and the popular cartoon television series they inspired, the Smurfs were a global smash when they first invaded the big screen in 2011. The family film racked up more than $560 million worldwide, making it one of Sony's most important franchises. ...
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TCA: ABC renews 'Switched at Birth,' back-orders Jennifer Lopez' 'The Fosters' 
Tuesday, Jul 30, 2013 04:28 PM PDT
By Tim Kenneally LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - "Switched at Birth" has been renewed for a third season by ABC Family, which has also given back orders to its new series "The Fosters" and "Twisted," the network said Tuesday. In addition to the back order, "Twisted" has added Charles Pratt Jr. ("The Lying Game") as a writer and executive producer. "The Fosters," which is executive produced by Jennifer Lopez, revolves around "a multi-ethnic family mix of foster and biological kids being raised by two moms. ...
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Exclusive: Sundance Institute digitally premiering 15 movies this fall 
Tuesday, Jul 30, 2013 04:27 PM PDT
By Josh Dickey LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Sundance Institute will release 15 independent films in the coming months through its Artist Services self-distribution program, including the premiere of "Sing Me the Song That Says I Love You: A Concert for Kate McGarrigle with Martha and Rufus Wainwright." The 15 titles are all making their digital debuts through a variety of platforms and storefronts from August 13 to September 17. Platforms include iTunes, Amazon Instant Video, Microsoft Xbox, Sony Entertainment Network, SundanceNOW, VUDU and YouTube. ...
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TCA: 'The Originals' hopes to capture 'Non-Vampire Diaries' fans 
Tuesday, Jul 30, 2013 04:27 PM PDT
By Jethro Nededog LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Although The CW's "The Originals" is a spinoff of its hit "The Vampire Diaries," executive producer Julie Plec appears to be distancing the shows from each other - at least for the time being. "We've just had an audience grow with us after four years of 'The Vampire Diaries,'" Plec said at Tuesday's Television Critics Association press tour. "That show was more of a coming of age story, cemented in the idea of first love and struggles with being a vampire. ...
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Jerry Bruckheimer believes 'Lone Ranger' will be judged favorably over time 
Tuesday, Jul 30, 2013 04:26 PM PDT
Cast member Depp arrives on red carpet to promote film "The Lone Ranger" in BerlinBy Tony Maglio LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - "The Lone Ranger" was widely panned by critics and an flopped at the box office, but producer Jerry Bruckheimer told Vulture that he believes the long-term jury is still out. "I think it is going to be looked back on as a brave, wonderful film," Bruckheimer said. The film currently has a 27 percent rating on Rotten Tomatoes from critics. Its score is even worse among the aggregator's "Top Critics," who gave it an 11 percent. Audiences, on the other hand, have given the movie a 61 percent. ...
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Exclusive: New Guillermo Arriaga, Punisher Shorts to open HollyShorts Fest 
Tuesday, Jul 30, 2013 04:25 PM PDT
By Steve Pond LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - The ninth annual HollyShorts Film Festival will open on August 15 with "Zero Hour," a film written by "Babel" and "21 Grams" screenwriter Guillermo Arriaga and directed by his protégé Dan Carrillo Levy, and will also feature an opening-night screening of "Punisher: Dirty Laundry," directed by Phil Joanou ("Three O'Clock High," "Rattle and Hum") and starring Thomas Jane, HollyShorts organizers told TheWrap on Tuesday. ...
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TCA: 'Reign' responds to inaccuracy claims: 'it's not the History Channel' 
Tuesday, Jul 30, 2013 04:20 PM PDT
By Tim Kenneally LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - How do the cast and executive producer of the CW's upcoming Mary, Queen of Scots drama "Reign" answer that the series isn't completely accurate? "It's not the History Channel," explains Adelaide Kane, who plays Mary. She spoke Tuesday in a Television Critics Association panel where critics struggled with the notion that a CW show targeting 18-to-34-year-olds might take some dramatic liberties to make things more fun. The series premieres October 17. ...
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Al Jazeera America announces 12 new U.S. bureaus and correspondents 
Tuesday, Jul 30, 2013 04:19 PM PDT
By Sara Morrison LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Al Jazeera America announced 12 American news bureaus on Tuesday: Chicago, Dallas, Denver, Detroit, Los Angeles, Miami, Nashville, New Orleans, New York, San Francisco, Seattle and Washington, D.C. "It is critical for Al Jazeera America to have bureaus strategically placed throughout the U.S. so that we can cover the news from wherever it happens," said Al Jazeera America's senior vice president of newsgathering Marcy McGinnis. ...
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Exclusive: 'Casino Royale' director Martin Campbell to direct 'Alpha' for Paramount 
Tuesday, Jul 30, 2013 04:18 PM PDT
By Lucas Shaw NEW YORK (TheWrap.com) - "Casino Royale" director Martin Campbell is in talks to direct "Alpha" for Paramount and Parkes/MacDonald, multiple individuals with knowledge of the deal told TheWrap. Written by Scott Frank and with previous drafts by David Benioff, Graham Roland and Carl Ellsworth, the script follows a Navy Seal sent to South America to train dogs for combat service. The handler teaching him how to train the canines is captured, leaving the Seal with the dogs. When he finds out the handler is still alive, he and the dogs goes back to South America to save him. ...
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Starz strikes deal with 20th Century Fox to air 'Ice Age,' 'X-Men,' others 
Tuesday, Jul 30, 2013 04:17 PM PDT
By Tim Kenneally LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Starz has struck a multi-year licensing agreement with 20th Century Fox Television Distribution to air numerous titles from the Fox film library including the "Ice Age," "X-Men," "Home Alone" franchises, among others. The films will air on Starz and Encore, as well as their HD counterparts and online platforms such as Starz Play and Encore Play. Other films under the agreement include "Big Momma's House," the 2001 version of "Planet of the Apes," "Dodgeball," "Dude, Where's My Car?" and "How Stella Got Her Groove Back. ...
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