TV and Movie News (page 1520)

Jennifer Lopez Says She Would be Willing to Guest Star in 'Glee'
January 19, 2011 @ 12:35 pm PST    Glee, American Idol     Reno Charlton    

Jennifer Lopez seems to have done it all, from starring in movies and enjoying a highly successful singing career to becoming a judge on America's best loved talent show, "American Idol."

However, she clearly wants to continue her success in other areas too, and has recently said in an interview with Digital Spy that, like Anne Hathaway, she would consider appearing as a guest star on the hit Fox sitcom "Glee.

Anne Hathaway Lands Catwoman Role, Beating Out Natalie Portman and Keira Knightley
January 19, 2011 @ 11:49 am PST    Glee, Batman Begins, Batman, Batman & Robin, Batman Beyond, Batman & Robin - The Complete 1949 Movie Serial Collection, Batman Black and White Motion Comics, Batman, Inception, Band of Brothers , Glee, Love and Other Drugs     Richard Sharp    

When Anne Hathaway isn’t inventing new characters to play on Glee, the Love and Other Drugs star is busy beating out starlets like Natalie Portman and Keira Knightley for action-adventure dream roles.

Warner Brother announced today that Hathaway has been cast as Catwoman, aka Selina Kyle in Christopher Nolan’s “The Dark Knight Rises.” She will be starring alongside Christian Bale, who returns in the title role of Bruce Wayne, aka Batman.

Halle Berry not Interested in Portraying Aretha Franklin in Upcoming Biopic
January 19, 2011 @ 8:51 am PST    E! News Now, CNN Live, Monster's Ball, Unstoppable     Marivic Cabural    

The queen of soul Aretha Franklin issued a statement last week that her top choice to portray her in an upcoming biopic would be "Monster’s Ball" actress Halle Berry. In addition to Halle Berry, Aretha Franklin also named Denzel Washington to portray her father - Baptist minister and civil rights leader C.L. Franklin - and Terrence Howard to play the role of the Smokey Robinson.

In an interview with E!News, the actress emphasized that the biggest problem for her in playing the role of Aretha Franklin is that she doesn’t have the voice to do justice to the chara

Emmy Rossum Talks About Her Sexy Role in Shameless on Showtime
January 19, 2011 @ 8:38 am PST    Shameless     Tina Musial    

Emmy Rossum is doing a new show called "Shameless" on Showtime. You might not have heard of it, but you might want to start watching now. You know how those movie channels like shows with sex and nudity? Well guess what? "Shameless" is no different. The new show features nudity, drugs corruption and lots of sex, including Rossum in topless scenes.

Doing topless is a lot different than what Emmy used to do.

Bradley Cooper's Bad Week: Death and Fire
January 19, 2011 @ 8:25 am PST    The A-Team, The Golden Globe Awards     Tina Musial    

It’s been a heck of a week for Bradley Cooper, not only did his father pass away but he was also caught in a house fire while visiting his relatives with Renee Zellweger. I hope he didn’t think Renee was his lucky charm, because a house fire and a death would signal some bad juju if you asked me!

Bradley was in Pennsylvania, visiting his dad, who had been ill for a long time.

Howard Stern Thrashes Jay Leno in an Interview
January 19, 2011 @ 6:42 am PST    The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, CNN Live     Tina Musial    

Howard Stern is not a fan of Jay Leno. Actually, Howard completely trashed Jay’s jokes, his fans and even his reputation while doing an interview with Piers Morgan on his new CNN show. That’s Piers’ new show, not Stern’s in case you were freaking out there.

The show aired on Tuesday night and many people who watched it or have read about it today wonder how Jay will respond – if at all – today.

Green Hornet a Box Office Smash in Debut Weekend
January 18, 2011 @ 5:44 pm PST    The Green Hornet, The Dilemma, True Grit, The King's Speech     Reno Charlton    

Seth Rogen as a blockbuster action star?

The Green Hornet managed to smash box office figures in its opening weekend, taking in an impressive $40 million over the four day holiday. $33.5 million of the total was taken over the normal weekend period. While the movie, which stars Seth Rogen, Cameron Diaz, and Christoph Waltz, got mixed reviews in the press, it did nothing to slow down ticket sales.

Piers Morgan Tonight Crushes Larry King Ratings with Oprah Interview
January 18, 2011 @ 5:33 pm PST    CNN Live, Larry King Live     Marivic Cabural    

British broadcast journalist Piers Morgan officially took over Larry King’s spot Tuesday night at CNN with Oprah Winfrey as his first interview.

According to The Nielsen Company, the debut episode of “Piers Morgan Tonight” attracted 2.1 million viewers. The result tripled the average number of viewers of its predecessor “Larry King Live” which gathered 657,000 viewers during the fourth quarter of the show, until it ended in December after 25 years.

Steven Tyler Won't Let Personal Life Affect American Idol Judging
January 18, 2011 @ 5:18 pm PST    American Idol     Reno Charlton    

With Simon Cowell, Paula Abdul, and Kara Dioguardi now having left the judging panel of American Idol, the two newcomers to the judging panel, Steven Tyler and Jennifer Lopez, are busy trying to impress audiences. Steven Tyler, the front man with rock band Aerosmith, has recently spoken out about his plans as an American Idol judge,

Tyler told reporters from Digital Spy that he was not going to let his personal life affect the way in which he judged the acts that were auditioning in front of him and the other judges.

The BAFTAs - British Version of the Oscars - Are Announced
January 18, 2011 @ 4:59 pm PST    Black Swan, The King's Speech, True Grit, Inception, The Kids Are All Right, 127 Hours, Another Year, Made in Dagenham, Exit Through the Gift Shop, Monsters, The Social Network, The Fighter, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, Toy Story 3, Biutiful, I Am Love, Of Gods and Men, Despicable Me, How to Train Your Dragon     Tina Musial    

The BAFTA -  British Academy of Film and Television Arts - Awards nominations were announced this morning.

The British version of the Oscars, the BAFTA Awards are thought to be a more reliable indicator of who potential Academy Awards nominees may be than the Golden Globes.

While there are a few noticeable exceptions (the inclusion of "True Grit" for Best Picture and the noticeable absence of "The Tourist" for starters), many of the awards are similar to the Golden Globes.