TV and Movie News (page 763)

Weekend Cable Ratings: 'True Blood' vs. 'Breaking Bad'
August 20, 2013 @ 1:04 pm PST    True Blood, Breaking Bad, Keeping Up with The Kardashians     EG    
"True Blood" ended its sixth season last Sunday, and "Breaking Bad" followed up its most popular episode ever. It was a battle of cable heavy hitters in the same time slot, and only one series could come out on top.

J.J. Abrams' 'Stranger' Provokes Puzzlement
August 20, 2013 @ 3:11 am PST    Believe, Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope, Lost     EG    
A new teaser trailer from J.J. Abrams' production company arrived online with no explanation and no clear indication of what project it's promoting. A clever bit of marketing, the clip has online communities abuzz with guesses about what it all means.

Sandra Oh to Leave 'Grey's Anatomy'
August 19, 2013 @ 3:00 pm PST    Grey's Anatomy     EG    
Sandra Oh has been part of the cast of "Grey's Anatomy" since the show's beginning, but she's decided that it's time for her character to say goodbye. She'll depart when the series ends its upcoming season.

'Friday Night Lights' Lee Thompson Young Dead at 29
August 19, 2013 @ 1:37 pm PST    Friday Night Lights, Rizzoli & Isles, Smallville, Scrubs, Akeelah and the Bee     EG    
Actor Lee Thompson Young, who played the title character in Disney's "The Famous Jett Jackson," was found dead in his L.A. apartment on Monday morning from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound. He was 29 years old.

Demi Lovato Joins 'Glee' Cast
August 19, 2013 @ 1:32 pm PST    Glee, The X Factor, American Idol     EG    
Demi Lovato will be busy on Thursday nights this fall, as she adds a role on "Glee" to her duties as a judge on "The X Factor." Lovato will play an aspiring singer on the series.

Ryan Murphy Gives Details of 'Glee' Monteith Tribute
August 19, 2013 @ 1:28 pm PST    Glee     EG    
The cast and crew of "Glee" is at work on a memorial episode for Cory Monteith, and although the episode is meant to give fans some closure, it may leave some big questions unanswered.

Box Office Math: How Record Tickets Sales Results in a Summer of Loser Movies
August 19, 2013 @ 1:28 pm PST    Iron Man 3, The Conjuring, The Heat, Grown Ups 2, The Lone Ranger, Pacific Rim, R.I.P.D., After Earth, White House Down, The Smurfs 2     EG    
Hollywood studios have made more money in ticket sales this summer than in just about any other summer in history while turning out movies that lost hundreds of millions of dollars. How is that possible?

Weekend Box Office Aug. 16-18: 'The Butler' Wins, 'Jobs' Doesn't
August 19, 2013 @ 1:27 pm PST    The Butler, Kick-Ass 2, Kick-Ass, Jobs, Paranoia, We're the Millers, Elysium     EG    
It was a quiet weekend for new movie releases, and the quietest of the new offerings came out on top of the box office. "Lee Daniels' The Butler" handily triumphed over "Kick-Ass 2," "Jobs," and "Paranoia."

New Movie Releases Aug. 16-18: 'Paranoia,' 'Jobs,' Another 'Kick-Ass' and a White House 'Butler'
August 16, 2013 @ 2:54 pm PST    Paranoia, The Butler, Kick-Ass 2, Jobs     EG    
There won't be any new $100-million movies this weekend, but there probably won't be any huge box office disasters, either. This week's new releases have small budgets and low expectations.

'Breaking Bad' Sets Ratings Record, Still No 'Walking Dead'
August 16, 2013 @ 2:53 pm PST    Breaking Bad, The Walking Dead     EG    
"Breaking Bad" still has seven more episodes up its sleeve, but last week's episode attracted more viewers than any other single episode since the beginning of the series.