Tue, 31/08/2010 - 01:17 by Prince damin
Detroit-- The Motor City is preparing a red-carpet premiere for "Detroit 1-8-7," the first prime-time drama produced in the city, a show representative said.
The party, scheduled for Sept. 7, is expected to showcase red carpet arrivals of the drama's stars and a special screening of the inaugural episode, the Detroit Free Press reported Monday.
"Detroit 1-8-7," starring Michael Imperioli of "The Sopranos," James McDaniel from "NYPD Blue" and Erin Cummings of "Spartacus: Blood and Sand," debuts Sept.
21 on ABC. The crime drama follows the men and women of Detroit Police Department's homicide unit.
Copyright 2010 United Press International, Inc. (UPI).
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Wed, 11/08/2010 - 23:42 by Prince damin
New York -- Pamela Anderson helped roast her former "Baywatch" co-star David Hasselhoff for a U.S. television special, Comedy Central said Wednesday.
The 90-minute program, "Comedy Central Roast of David Hasselhoff," is to premiere Sunday night with Seth MacFarlane serving as roast master.
In line to skewer Hasselhoff were Whitney Cummings, Greg Giraldo, Gilbert Gottfried, George Hamilton, Hulk Hogan, Lisa Lampanelli, Jeffrey Ross and Jerry Springer.
An uncensored version of the event will be available Monday for download on iTunes and xBox Live Marketplace, Zune, PlayStation and Amazon.com.
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Mon, 09/08/2010 - 23:23 by Prince damin
Los Angeles -- "New Moon" and "Eclipse," the second and third chapters in the "Twilight" film franchise, collected 15 Teen Choice awards in Los Angeles.
The star-studded Sunday show, which included appearances by Robert Pattinson, Taylor Lautner, Megan Fox, Channing Tatum, Sandra Bullock and David Beckham, is to air on Fox Monday night.
Bullock was a big winner, collecting the prizes for Choice Movie Actress for her work in "The Blind Side" and "The Proposal," as well as the trophy for Choice Movie Dance with her "Proposal" co-star, Betty White, MTV.com said.
Beckham won the award for Choice Male Athlete.
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Sun, 08/08/2010 - 22:14 by Prince damin
Los Angeles -- A former model on the "Price is Right" has filed a lawsuit in Los Angeles accusing host Bob Barker of running her out of a job after she became pregnant.
The suit filed by Shane Stirling contends Barker had a major role in getting her bounced from the show shortly after she announced she was pregnant in 2006, TMZ.com said Sunday.
"The host of the game show had always been very kind and generous to Stirling until he learned that she was pregnant," the lawsuit said.
Stirling, who is seeking more than $25,000 in damages, alleged Barker insisted she not work while pregnant because of liability issues.
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Sat, 07/08/2010 - 09:16 by Prince damin
New York -- A production of the wildly popular stage musical "Mamma Mia!" is to open in Brazil in November, the show's producers said.
It is to play for a season at Teatro Abril, presented by Bradesco Seguros e Previdencia, with co-sponsorship from Cielo and Telefonica.
The wedding-themed show, featuring many of ABBA's biggest hits, has been translated into 14 languages, including Japanese, Italian, Swedish, Korean, Danish, French, German, Spanish and Russian.
When it opens in Sao Paulo, it will be presented in Portuguese. Its premiere is slated for Nov. 10, while it will open to the public Nov. 11.
Copyright 2010 United Press International, Inc. (UPI).
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Fri, 06/08/2010 - 09:50 by Prince damin
London -- Russian pianist Mikhail Pletnev, who is accused of raping a 14-year-old boy in Thailand, has canceled planned concerts in Edinburgh and London, the BBC said.
Pletnev, a 53-year-old musician, composer and conductor, said he scrapped this month's U.K. shows with the Russian National Orchestra so he could deal with the rape charges brought against him last month.
Andrey Boreyko is to replace him at both concerts, the BBC said.
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Fri, 06/08/2010 - 09:38 by Prince damin
Linwood, N.J. -- "The Bachelor" star Chris Harrison has been chosen as host of the 2011 Miss America Pageant in Las Vegas, show organizers said.
The announcement was made Thursday by the Miss America Organization and ABC-TV.
The pageant is to be broadcast live from Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino Jan. 15. It will mark the 90th anniversary of the pageant.
Harrison previously hosted the pageant in 2004.
"Hosting the Miss America Pageant is a job all TV hosts dream of one day holding," Harrison said in a statement. "It was a thrill to make that dream come true when I hosted the 2004 pageant. It's a true honor to be invited back to host on such a momentous occasion as the 90th anniversary."
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Mon, 26/07/2010 - 12:45 by Natalie James
MTV’s reality television series 'Jersey Shore' may attracts millions of Americans but New Jersey Governor Chris Christie is no fan of the popular television show. The Republican governor thinks the reality series portrays the state in a negative light.
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Sat, 24/07/2010 - 10:14 by Pankaj Damin
London -- London's National Gallery says it is borrowing paintings from all over the world for its exhibition "Leonardo Da Vinci: Painter at the Court of Milan."
The show, which is to run from November 2011 through February 2012 will feature paintings never seen before in the United Kingdom. It is expected to be the most complete display of the Renaissance artist's paintings ever held, the BBC said.
The museum will borrow "La Belle Ferroniere" from the Louvre museum in Paris; the "Madonna Litta" from the Hermitage in Saint Petersburg, Russia; "Saint Jerome" from Pinacoteca Vaticana in Rome; and a full-scale copy of "Last Supper" from the Royal Academy, the British broadcaster said.
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Fri, 16/07/2010 - 01:31 by Pankaj Damin
New Orleans -- A $1 million sexual harassment lawsuit filed against actor and U.S. television personality Steven Seagal has been dismissed, court records show.
The suit was brought against Seagal by former personal assistant Kayden Nguyen, who alleged the star hired her to work for him at his home in New Orleans while he taped the A&E reality show "Steven Seagal Lawman," but then touched her and made inappropriate comments to her when they were alone.
E! News said no reason was given for Tuesday's dismissal of case.
Seagal had previously denied any wrongdoing, describing the lawsuit as "ridiculous and absurd," E! News noted.
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Tue, 13/07/2010 - 09:11 by Pankaj Damin
New York -- Comedy Central says it has ordered 10 episodes of the new U.S. sketch comedy series called "Jon Benjamin Has a Van."
Taping is slated to begin in the fall and the show is to premiere in Summer 2011, Kent Alterman, the network's head of original programming and production, announced Monday.
Executive produced by Jon Benjamin, Andrew Steele and Funny or Die, and produced by Absolutely Productions, "Jon Benjamin Has a Van" stars Benjamin as an investigative reporter who hits the streets and puts his unique twist on the traditional human interest story in this newsmagazine-style sketch show, Comedy Central said in a synopsis.
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Sat, 10/07/2010 - 09:23 by Pankaj Damin
Los Angeles -- Mindy Kaling of "The Office" says she thinks Rainn Wilson's character should take over as boss when Steve Carell leaves the U.S. sitcom after next season.
Carell has played Dunder-Mifflin regional manager Michael Scott for six seasons, but he has said he does not plan to extend his contract after the upcoming seventh season. Wilson has portrayed off-beat, power-hungry Dwight Schrute since the show began.
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