TV and Movie News (page 1246)

Movie Earnings Up, Attendance Down For Summer 2011
September 08, 2011 @ 6:32 am PST    Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2, Men in Black, Transformers: Dark of the Moon, Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, The Amazing Spider-Man, The Avengers, The Dark Knight Rises     Sean Comer    
Was this summer's movie season a rousing success? Yes and no, according to the New York Times. Releases during that stretch earned $4.38 billion overall, a 1-percent jump over Summer 2010 and an overall revenue record. Unfortunately, that record was set by only 543 million movie-goers.

Two More Trailers for 'Ringer' Feature Sarah Michelle Gellar's Dual Personalities
September 08, 2011 @ 6:18 am PST    Ringer, 90210, All My Children     Andy Neuenschwander    
Two new trailers have just come out of the "Ringer" camp, featuring a little more detail of how Sarah Michelle Gellar's two characters become one in the mistaken-identity thriller. The first is a quick preview clip of the show, and the second provides a pretty in-depth, two-minute look at how Gellar's character Bridget takes on the identity of her twin sister Siobhan. Watch the trailers here.

Ben & Jerry Share Their Deliciously Creamy Schweddy Balls With America
September 08, 2011 @ 6:16 am PST    Saturday Night Live     Richard Sharp    
Ben & Jerry's announced today that it's releasing a new ice cream flavor dedicated to the hilarious Alec Baldwin SNL sketch, "Schweddy Balls," in which Pete Schweddy (Baldwin) the owner of a candy shop, sells the hosts of the NPR program "Delicious Dish" on his especially tasty balls.

Nike Goes 'Back To The Future'
September 08, 2011 @ 6:14 am PST    Back to the Future     Sean Comer    
Nike has planned a special Thursday-night unveiling for a special "Back To The Future" shoe line. Blogger Matt Halfhill wrote that Nike representatives gave him a call around midnight Sept. 7 and within hours, had him jetting toward the athleticwear collossus' Los Angeles offices for a well-orchestrated reveal.

Will Cher Or Won't Cher Attend A 'DWTS' Taping?
September 08, 2011 @ 6:10 am PST    Dancing with the Stars     Sean Comer    
The TV world has been laser-focused as of late on Chaz Bono, the transgendered contestant on the upcoming season of "Dancing With the Stars." In response to all the furor, Bono's mother Cher has tweeted a series of angry responses. The only question that remains is if she will attend tapings of the show.

Fall 2011 TV Preview: TNT Previews and Premiere Schedule
September 08, 2011 @ 6:00 am PST    The Closer, Leverage, Rizzoli & Isles, Southland     Sean Comer    
TNT's fall season starts a little later than most, but it's got some of the highest rated original dramas of the bunch, and a brand new take on an old-school concept - the Mystery Movie Night. Their marquee shows include a short run of the final season of "The Closer," more episodes of the crime procedural "Rizzoli & Isles," and new episodes of "Leverage."

'Knocked Up' Follow-Up Won't Feature Seth Rogen
September 08, 2011 @ 6:00 am PST    Knocked Up     Sean Comer    
Seth Rogen recently broke the bad news that writer-director Judd Apatow's upcoming follow up to his 2007 hit romantic comedy "Knocked Up" won't include Rogen's central slacker character. While Rogen says the script is "unbelievably funny," he won't be a part of the film, which will focus on Paul Rudd's character.

Stephen Spielberg On Board Directing 'Robopocalypse'
September 08, 2011 @ 6:00 am PST    Falling Skies, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, Close Encounters of the Third Kind     Sean Comer    
Steven Spielberg and an alliance of Twentieth Century Fox and Dreamworks SKG will respectively direct and co-finance 20th Century Fox's coming big-screen adaptation of Daniel H. Wilson's 2009 silly-named sci-fi novel "Robopocalypse," tentatively expected to hit theaters everywhere July 3, 2013.

Nick Jonas to 'Succeed' Darren Criss and Daniel Radcliffe on Broadway
September 08, 2011 @ 5:54 am PST    Glee, JONAS, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2     Andy Neuenschwander    
Yesterday, the role of J. Pierrepont Finch in "How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying" was handed down from Darren Criss (who will be a series regular on season three of "Glee") to Nick Jonas of the Jonas Brothers. Criss had originally inherited the role from Daniel Radcliffe, star of the "Harry Potter" series.

Fall 2011 TV Preview: USA Network Premiere Schedules and Previews
September 08, 2011 @ 5:00 am PST    Psych, NCIS: Los Angeles, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Necessary Roughness     Sean Comer    
Most of TNT's original series' are on hiatus until winter, but the network is amping up the NCIS reruns, and bringing back one of their finest series - the always enjoyable "Psych." Watch a preview of the new season of the show, including a host of surprising guest stars.