Archive: July 2009 (201-210 of 322)

Jul 14 2009 08:40 PM ET

Emily Blunt cast in 'Bureau'

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Categories: Movie Biz, Movies

Emily Blunt will join Matt Damon in George Nolfi's sci-fi love story, The Adjustment Bureau. Adapted from a Philip K. Dick story, Bureau centers around a congressman, played by Damon, who falls for a ballet dancer (Blunt).

Jul 14 2009 05:07 PM ET

Free Press to publish George Carlin memoir

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Categories: Books

Free Press, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, announced that it will publish Last Words, the memoir of late comedian George Carlin. The stand-up provocateur behind such groundbreaking routines as "Seven Words You Can Never Use on Television" had been working on the book with former National Lampoon wit and bestselling author Tony Hendra for the last decade of his life before passing away on June 22, 2008, from heart failure. Last Words will look back on Carlin's 50-year career and his personal life story. 

Jul 14 2009 03:23 PM ET

Russell Brand to host MTV awards again

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Categories: Music, Television

Irreverent comedian Russell Brand — who caused controversy at last year's MTV Video Music Awards by poking fun at the Jonas Brothers' purity rings — will return to host the show again in New York City Sept. 13, the network announced today. Taylor Swift and Muse are set to perform for the first time at the 26th annual event, with Swift singing a never-before-heard version of her "You Belong With Me" and the British rockers making their debut U.S. performance with a new single, "Uprising."

Jul 14 2009 01:00 PM ET

Chipotle sponsoring free screenings of 'Food Inc.'

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Categories: Movies

The Chipotle Mexican fast food chain is backing free screenings of documentary Food Inc. in 32 cities, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Beginning today, the restaurant will offer screenings as well as promotional material in its 860 locations. The documentary examines unhealthy practices throughout the food industry and the influence of agriculture conglomerates on government policy. The promotion allows Chipotle to emphasize its own eco-friendly approach to fast food.

Jul 14 2009 12:50 PM ET

'Bruno' released in edited version for younger audiences in U.K.

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Categories: Movie Biz, Movies

Universal Pictures U.K. is releasing an edited version of Bruno meant for younger audiences to help boost box office, marking the first time two iterations of a film are out at the same time in England, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The “15″-rated edit, submitted to the British Board of Film Classification Monday, is 110 seconds shorter than the “18″-rated original. It eliminates three scenes with what is considered extreme sexual content: a montage of exaggerated sex between Bruno and his boyfriend, Bruno pretending to have oral sex with a dead person he contacts through a medium, and activity at a swingers’ party. Universal said many U.K. movie theaters “have reported turning away large numbers of under 18s keen to see the new film.”

Jul 14 2009 12:42 PM ET

VH1 airing concert series 'Live and Loud Fridays'

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Categories: Music

VH1 will begin airing a live concert series, Live and Loud Fridays, starting this Friday. The six-week series, which kicks off with Def Leppard, will feature 30 minutes of the selected act's current touring show along with backstage reporting and interviews.

Jul 14 2009 12:30 PM ET

Showtime launching 'Live Nude Comedy'

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Categories: Television

Showtime's new six-episode series Live Nude Comedy will combine standup comedy and burlesque into a half-hour format, Variety reports. Shannon Elizabeth will host the Thursdays-at-midnight show, which starts this week. The idea came from a documentary in which Don Rickles recalled his earlier days of working in strip clubs. Each episode will begin with Elizabeth leading an audience-participation sketch, followed by alternating performances of two comedians and two dancers. Sam Tripoli and Ian Edwards are set to perform their standup in the premiere, with future appearances set for Andy Dick and Whitney Cummings; Dakota Ferreiro and Tonya Kay will dance in the first episode. A live tour is also in the works, starting in Atlantic City and possibly expanding to Los Angeles.

Jul 14 2009 12:28 PM ET

Steven Weber to join ABC drama 'Happy Town'

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Categories: Television

Steven Weber is in talks to join the cast of ABC's midseason drama Happy Town. According to The Hollywood Reporter, he'd replace Dean Winters as John Haplin, a man whose family is prominent in the small town that is rocked by the return of a serial kidnapper called the Magic Man. The character's daughter was one of the kidnapper's victims years earlier. Happy Town stars October Road's Geoff Stults and Angel's Amy Acker and is from the executive producers of ABC's Life on Mars.

Jul 14 2009 12:21 PM ET

Classic TV Western 'Big Valley' headed to the big screen

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Categories: Movie Biz, Movies

The 1960s TV Western Big Valley, which starred Barbara Stanwyck, will get the feature film treatment, Variety reports. Daniel Adams, who will direct the movie, wrote the script and developed the plot — which includes elements from the pilot and several episodes — with with series creators Louis F. Edelman (along with his daughter Kate Edelman) and A.I. Bezzerides. Roles have yet to be cast, but in the series, Stanwyck played the widowed matriarch of a wealthy family living in Stockton, Calif., in the 1800s. The show ran from 1964-69 on ABC and helped launch the careers of Lee Majors and Linda Evans. Filming on the movie is expected to start in April.

Jul 14 2009 01:40 AM ET

Judge backs Michael Jackson trustees over mom

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Categories: Music

Michael Jackson's mother, Katherine, has lost her bid to be named a third trustee of her late son's estate, the Associated Press reports. Superior Court Judge Mitchell Beckloff signed an order allowing the named trustees to go ahead with their administration of Jackson's affairs over Mrs. Jackson's objections. The pop star's mother retains temporary custody of the singer's three children. Michael Jackson died of undetermined cause June 25.

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