TV and Movie News (page 1433)

Paris to Kim Kardashian: 'I am the original'
March 30, 2011 @ 7:23 am PST    The World According to Paris, Paris Hilton's My New BFF, Keeping Up with The Kardashians, Kourtney and Kim Take New York     Elizabeth Sexton    

Paris Hilton, the first celebutante to rise to fame just for being famous, is giving credit where she sees it is due.

Which is to herself, of course.

“I am the original,” she told The Associate Press Tuesday. “So there’s nothing like me.”

Reporters have been questioning the 30-year-old socialite on whether or not she feels other reality queens, like Kim Kardashian, have cramped her style.

Kim Cattrall Gains 20 Lbs for Porn Star Role And Still Looks Amazing!
March 30, 2011 @ 7:19 am PST    Sex and the City     Elizabeth Sexton    

Kim Cattrall plays a porn star in the movie “Meet Monica Velour.”

At 54, the actress proves she can bring “sex” just about anywhere. From the big city with to the trailer, Cattrall knows how to turn it on. At the film premiere on Tuesday, Cattrall was seen rocking a plunging grey dress and looking glam.

In the movie, Cattrall wears even less.

“Meet Monica Velour” is comedy about a young teen who tracks down his favorite Eighties porn star, Cattrall.

'Mad Men' Honored With Los Angeles Conservancy Preservation Award
March 30, 2011 @ 7:10 am PST    Mad Men     Andy Neuenschwander    

Yesterday we found out that while "Mad Men" had been green-lit for another season by AMC, sadly the show will be pushed back until 2012 due to contract negotiations. But amid the turmoil, the show got some good news: it will receive a Los Angeles Conservancy Preservation Award!

The Los Angeles Conservancy works to preserve and celebrate the history of Los Angeles, particularly in its architecture and historic sites.

Word to the Wise: Don't Make Katy Perry Mad! Perry Amid Another Twitter Rant
March 30, 2011 @ 7:07 am PST    The Grammys     Elizabeth Sexton    

Katy Perry loves her some Twitter-release.

After Scottish DJ Calvin Harris backed out of her UK shows, Perry took to Twitter to make sure everyone knew just how inconvenient it was.

According to The Daily Mail Harris was set to open for Perry but cancelled after being unhappy with the set, after which, a furious Tweet came from Perry.

“Calvin Harris will NOT be joining in on the fun and has CANCELLED last minute,” she Tweeted.

VIDEO: Vinny from the 'Shore' Flexes Acting Muscles Playing RJ's Cousin Vinny
March 30, 2011 @ 6:52 am PST    The Hard Times of RJ Berger, Jersey Shore     Elizabeth Sexton    

Vinny Guadagnino has been flexing his acting muscles for MTV’s “The Hard Times of RJ Berger.”

Moving from his reality television perch on the “Jersey Shore,” Guadagnino stepped into the role of RJ’s cousin Vinny.

As the TV Squad jokes, the role didn’t require much stretch for Guadagnino but that may have been what MTV had hoped. Guadagnino’s guest appearance could boost ratings for the show in its second season, which is why we may see more of the “Shore” sprinkled throughout the network

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George Clooney: Star Witness in Berlusconi Sex Trial
March 30, 2011 @ 6:50 am PST    The American     Andy Neuenschwander    

You don't expect to hear "George Clooney" and "sex trial" in the same sentence often, but here's one: George Clooney has been subpoenaed to testify as a witness in the sex trial of Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi.

Berlusconi has been charged with having sex with a minor, as he allegedly paid 17-year-old pole dancer Karima El Mahroug for sexual services.

More Spies, More Justice: FX Shows 'Justified' and 'Archer' Renewed
March 30, 2011 @ 6:48 am PST    Justified, Archer , It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia     Andy Neuenschwander    

If you like cowboy justice or misbehaving spies, it's a good day for you. FX has announced that it has renewed both "Archer" and "Justified" for new seasons.

"Justified," which follows a southern sheriff (Timothy Olyphant) out to clean up his town, improved its ratings by a modest eight percent over last season. It's a small improvement, but enough to earn the show a 13-episode third season.

Ga-Ra-Me-Fa-So-La...Lady Gaga 'Glee' Episode Expanded!
March 29, 2011 @ 3:38 pm PST    Glee     Elizabeth Sexton    

April 26 could very well become one of those magic, Nostradamus-like moments, when something so rare and so enormously pivotal happens, that the course of the world’s orbit is shifted, ever so slightly.

Television audiences may experience that shift in the form of an extra 30 minutes of “Glee” when the forces of Lady Gaga return for collision with William McKinley High School.

Jennifer Aniston and Demi Moore to Direct Lifetime Short Films About Breast Cancer
March 29, 2011 @ 3:33 pm PST    Just Go with It     Andy Neuenschwander    

Jennifer Aniston and Demi Moore have been in front of the camera plenty of times in their careers, but soon they'll be stepping behind the camera...and for a great cause, too!

Aniston and Moore will be joined by Alicia Keys and filmmaker Patty Jenkins in directing a set of short films for the Lifetime network. The films will be present as part of "Project Five," which aims to raise awareness about breast cancer by releasing these five short films.

'World War Z' Emerges from Financing Struggles; Zombie Film Could Go Into Production in June
March 29, 2011 @ 3:30 pm PST    The Walking Dead, Dawn of the Dead, Shaun of the Dead, The Walking Dead, Zombieland, Quantum of Solace     Scott Nye    

Much like their subjects, the zombie genre won't go down until you forcefully remove its head, and even then ten more may rise to take its place. What emerged in the early 2000s as a sudden renaissance has proved to have remarkable staying power.

I remember in 2004, when both Zack Snyder's "Dawn of the Dead" remake and Edgar Wright's breakthrough film "Shaun of the Dead" hit, the general assessment was that zombies were the new pirates, which in turn were the new ninjas.