TV and Movie News (page 1444)

Episode 'Pretty Little Liars' Season 1, Episode 22 - 'For Whom the Bells Toll' Recap
March 22, 2011 @ 9:30 pm PST    Pretty Little Liars     Britt Ashley    

Pornography, bell-tower murders, and continuing conspiracies, oh my! Our Little Liars do not disappoint in this grand finale.

We open on the girls sitting around Emily’s bedroom having figured out via the jump drive video Alison left behind that someone has been spying on them (and Jenna) in their bedrooms and recording it for years. They are rightfully collectively grossed out.

John Travolta Safety Video Angers Airline Crew
March 22, 2011 @ 5:08 pm PST    From Paris with Love, Old Dogs, The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3, Bolt, Hairspray, Wild Hogs, Pulp Fiction     Elizabeth Sexton    

John Travolta once flew Oprah Winfrey’s studio audience to Australia, but that doesn’t mean he’s earned the wings of approval.

According to Time, employees at an Australian airline are annoyed that John Travolta is featured in their in-flight safety video.

Travolta, a certified private pilot, introduces the video for Qantas, the national airline of Australia.

SyFy's New Scripted Shows: Lots of Superheroes and a New 'Battlestar Galactica'
March 22, 2011 @ 4:45 pm PST    Battlestar Galactica     Andy Neuenschwander    

What do you do when your newly rebranded TV station improves by 14% in ratings over the previous year? If you're SyFy, you roll out a massive order of brand-new scripted TV shows.

SyFy (whether you like the new name or not, apparently it worked) will announce 14 new scripted shows for next season in today's presentation, following the successes of other original scripted shows like "Warehouse 13.

'South Park' Creators Hit Broadway with Mormon Musical
March 22, 2011 @ 4:43 pm PST    South Park, Team America: World Police, South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut     Andy Neuenschwander    

"South Park" creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone have taken on the Mormon faith before: in their seventh season, they had an episode called "All About Mormons" which told the story of the Book of Mormon...set to a jaunty tune with the lyrics "dumb dumb dumb."

But as is often the case with the "South Park" boys, the targeted group is proven in the end to not be all that bad.

NBC Shuffle: 'Perfect Couples' Cancelled, 'Paul Reiser Show' To Take the Time Slot
March 22, 2011 @ 12:43 pm PST    Perfect Couples, The Paul Reiser Show, Mad About You     Andy Neuenschwander    

Olivia Munn fans, today is a sad day for you. Paul Reiser fans, on the other hand, get an early Christmas.

NBC's struggling single-camera sitcom "Perfect Couples" will be pulled from the Thursday night lineup and replaced with "The Paul Reiser Show."

"Perfect Couples" has been struggling in its first season despite a decent time slot: it currently airs at 8:30pm on Thursdays, right in between "Community" and "The Office.

'More As the Story Develops': Jeff Daniels in Talks for Aaron Sorkin HBO Pilot
March 22, 2011 @ 12:23 pm PST    Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip, Sports Night, Dumb and Dumber, The Purple Rose of Cairo     Andy Neuenschwander    

As we reported back in January, after a brief foray into writing Oscar-winning screenplays, Aaron Sorkin will be returning to his home base: TV shows that are about TV shows. In the past, Sorkin wrote "Sports Night," which took place behind the scenes at a Sportscenter-type show, and "Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip," which took place behind the scenes at a "Saturday Night Live" kind of program.

'Jersey Shore' Star Ronnie Magro Aims to Avoid Jail Time
March 22, 2011 @ 12:02 pm PST    Jersey Shore     Andy Neuenschwander    

If you plan on punching someone while being taped by a camera crew, make sure you have a really good lawyer.

Ronnie Ortiz-Magro did exactly that, and it could pay off. The "Jersey Shore" star was arrested earlier this year after committing an on-camera assault and battery. With the "Jersey Shore" cast heading to Italy soon to film season four, Ronnie had to pull some legal sleight-of-hand in order to be able to come along.

Morning Meltdown: Chris Brown Loses His Shirt and His Cool on 'GMA'
March 22, 2011 @ 11:37 am PST    ABC Good Morning America Health     Allie Basilica    

Maybe a few more counseling sessions are in order for singer Chris Brown.

This morning the artist stopped by "Good Morning America" for a sit down with journalist Robin Roberts. Brown was intending on promoting his new album F.A.M.E. which hits stores today.

During the chat Roberts asked direct questions about Brown's unfortunate incident with then-girlfriend Rihanna in 2009.

Victoria Jackson's Anti-Gay, Anti-'Glee' Tirade Continues
March 22, 2011 @ 11:00 am PST    Glee, Saturday Night Live     Andy Neuenschwander    

Just yesterday, we reported that "SNL" alum Victoria Jackson was busy slamming "Glee" in her column on WorldNetDaily. The rantings of a washed-up comedian on a conservative website are one thing, but when Jackson had the opportunity to clear up her vague accusations on Headline News' "Showbiz Tonight," she only dug in deeper.

"Secular humanism rules the airwaves, and it's stealing the innocence away from this whole generation of children," said Jackson, once again referring to "Glee.

Robert Redford to Bring 'Mini Sundance' Festival to London
March 22, 2011 @ 10:12 am PST    Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid     Andy Neuenschwander    

Veteran actor Robert Redford helped bring the Sundance Film Festival some notoriety when he stepped in as its inaugural chairman back in 1978. Now, Redford has a new idea to bring the festival even more international attention and help bring indie films to light: take it to London.

Redford is planning on opening a "mini" Sundance festival in London, England to expand the festival's reach overseas.