TV and Movie News (page 1499)

'Survivor' Returns with More Content, Redemptions and Rivals
February 14, 2011 @ 6:34 am PST    Survivor     Elizabeth Sexton    

If you were stranded on a desert island and could bring three items with you, a cell phone might rank among your first picks.

Which why it seems only fitting that the first exclusive sponsor of “Survivor” will be wireless provider and long time sponsorship partner, Sprint.

The sole sponsorship allows for additional minutes of show content in the premiere episode.

Grammy Shocker! Bieber Fans Attack! Esperanza Spalding Beats Justin Bieber for Best New Artist Award
February 14, 2011 @ 6:22 am PST    The Grammys, MTV Video Music Awards     Marivic Cabural    

Talk about a shocker. At the Grammy Awards last night, Justin Bieber lost out on the Grammy Award for Best New Artist to...Esperanza Spalding?

Spalding, 26 is a singer/bassist/composer raised by a single mother in Portland, Oregon. She was personally chosen by President Barack Obama to play at the 2009 Nobel Prize Concert in his honor. Her latest album, “Chamber Music” was one of the highest selling contemporary jazz albums this year.

Yidio Question of the (Valentine's) Day: Bogart and Bacall, Hepburn and Tracy - does this generation lack a defining romance?
February 14, 2011 @ 6:00 am PST    Casablanca, Twilight     Andy Neuenschwander    

With celebrity splits happening left and right, it seems no one in Hollywood can stay in a relationship nowadays. Back in the Golden Age of Hollywood, movie star romances were almost a staple of the celebrity world, and America ate it up. That brings us to our Yidio Question of the (Valentine's) Day.

Bogart and Bacall, Hepburn and Tracy - does this generation lack a defining romance?

Yes:

There are almost no tales of Hollywood love in the news anymore.

Bill Maher and Elisabeth Hasselbeck's Cat Fight Continues
February 13, 2011 @ 12:29 pm PST    Real Time with Bill Maher, The View     Elizabeth Sexton    

Bill Maher defended a joke he made last week, putting Elisabeth Hasselbeck back in the hot seat.

Her original seat, if Maher had his way, would actually be on a plane to Egypt in exchange for the recently detained CBS correspondent, Lara Logan.

"Now that Hosni Mubarak released Lara Logan, he must put her intrepid hotness back on a plane to the United States immediately.

James Franco in Talks to Star in Live-Action 'Akira'
February 13, 2011 @ 9:09 am PST    Akira, General Hospital, Oz: The Great and Powerful, The Book of Eli, From Hell, Dead Presidents, Pineapple Express, Spider-Man 3, 127 Hours     Andy Neuenschwander    

James Franco might be a robot. The guy is already in talks for roles in the upcoming Linda Lovelace biopic and Sam Raimi's "Oz, the Great and Powerful", he's returning to "General Hospital", he's hosting the Oscars soon (and nominated as well), and on top of it all he's a grad student studying for a Masters in English. It's a wonder he hasn't passed out from exhaustion.

Yidio Video of the Day: 'That's the Most Illegal Thing I've Seen in the History of Pro Wrestling' (Includes The Worm)
February 13, 2011 @ 9:07 am PST    WWE Pay-Per-View, WWE Extras, WWE Raw     Richard Sharp    

If we told you we got our hands on a video that involved pro wrestling, breakdancing, “the worm” and "hypnotosis," would you believe us?

Believe, Yidio friends. Believe.

Behold “That’s the Most Illegal Thing I’ve Seen in Pro Wrestling.” Tip of the hat to our friend Matt Metropulos, who also introduced us to "Peanut Butter Jelly Time" so many years ago.

Hey Chef - Your Lobster's on Fire! Syfy Serves Up Hi-Tech Foodie Show
February 13, 2011 @ 3:00 am PST    Top Chef: Masters, Top Chef     Elizabeth Sexton    

Flaming prawns and flying pizzas will be leaping onto TV screens when Syfy debuts its new hi-tech cooking series, “Marcel’s Quantum Kitchen.”

On March 22, Chef Marcel Vigneron, the Top Chef All-Star, will be serving up spectacular confections and unveiling the future of food in the show that follows his new catering company.

Vigneron was the runner-up on the second season of Top Chef, coming in second behind Ian Hall.

Yidio Question of the Day: Are 'Glee' Star Lea Michele's recent racy photo spreads a disgrace?
February 12, 2011 @ 2:00 pm PST    Glee     Andy Neuenschwander    

For the second time this season, "Glee" star Lea Michele is under fire for posing in oversexed photo shoots. This raises our Yidio Question of the Day.

Are 'Glee' Star Lea Michele's recent racy photo spreads a disgrace?

Yes:

As the star of a wildly popular TV show largely watched by a teenage audience, Lea Michele has a responsibility to be a role model to her fans.

Bieber Bashes Box Office; Will He Match Michael Jackson's 'This is It'?
February 12, 2011 @ 11:43 am PST    Justin Bieber: Never Say Never     Richard Sharp    

Looks like the non-stop cavalcade of Justin Bieber promotions the past couple of weeks has paid off.

The man with the world’s most expensive locks had a blowout night at the box office last night, bringing in $12.3 million worth of tickets from 3,105 theaters for his new G-rated concert documentary “Never Say Never,” besting out the new Adam Sandler comedy “Just Go With It,” which raked in a comparably paltry $9.

Joe Dante Wants Some 'Monster Love'
February 12, 2011 @ 8:34 am PST    The Hole     Scott Nye    

It's been nearly eight years since the last Joe Dante film hit U.S. screens. He's had another film in the waiting since 2009 - "The Hole 3D" - but that seems to be the one film that hasn't benefitted from studios clamoring for more 3D product, as it has still not acquired a domestic distributor.

In the meantime, Dante is moving forward with pre-production on "Monster Love," an original script by Greg Pak, best known for his comic book work with such attention-grabbing titles as "Planet Hulk," "World War Hulk," and "Skaar