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NOW YOU SEE ME Gets 9/4 DVD, Blu-ray & VOD Release
by Tyler Peterson - Aug 13, 2013


The lines between magic, illusion and crime blur in the “exceedingly clever” (Entertainment Weekly) Now You See Me arriving on Blu-ray Combo Pack (plus DVD, Digital Copy and Digital UltraViolet), DVD (plus Digital UltraViolet), Video on Demand and Pay-Per-View September 3 from Summit Entertainment, a LIONSGATE company. Now You See Me will also be available for Digital Download August 30th, four days prior to the Blu-ray and DVD release.

OMID DJALILI LIVE Set for 2013 Edinburgh Festival, Now thru Aug 25
by BWW News Desk - Aug 13, 2013


He's back (with a splash!) - following on from a hugely successful run in the West-End, Omid has announced a thirteen nights of Omid Djalili Live at the Edinburgh Festival this year at The Assembly Rooms, Music Hall. Tickets are on sale now.

Elizabeth McGovern to Be Honored with William Shakespeare Award for Classical Theatre on 10/6
by Nicole Rosky - Aug 7, 2013


The Shakespeare Theatre Company (STC) has selected Academy Award nominee Elizabeth McGovern as the 2013 recipient of The William Shakespeare Award for Classical Theatre (Will Award). KPMG, LLP will be awarded the Sidney Harman Award for Philanthropy in the Arts. McGovern & KPMG, LLP will be honored at the Harman Center for the Arts Annual Gala, hosted by STC at Sidney Harman Hall (610 F Street NW), on Sunday, October 6, 2013.

'8' Playwright Dustin Lance Black to Pen TV Miniseries
by Caryn Robbins - Aug 2, 2013


According to The Hollywood Reporter, Dustin Lance Black will pen a semi-autobiographical eight-hour miniseries for the ABC network which centers on his strong advocacy for gay rights and his Mormon background.

MUSE/IQUE to Present LOSE YOUR SENSES WITH ELLIS HALL at Beckman Mall, 8/17
by Tyler Peterson - Jul 29, 2013


MUSE/IQUE, known for its counter-conventional performances that feel more like parties than formal concerts, wraps 'Summer of Sound' 2013 with 'Lose Your Senses with Ellis Hall' featuring Hall, Tower of Power's lead singer and keyboardist who electrifies with his five octave range and tears it up with the Selah Gospel Choir to unchain the soul sounds of great musicians like Ray Charles, Marvin Gaye, Stevie Wonder and even Bach, Beethoven and Vivaldi on Saturday, August 17, 2013, 7:30 pm, outdoors at Caltech's Beckman Mall in Pasadena. They join Caltech physicist Sean Carroll and MUSE/IQUE Artistic Director Rachael Worby, who conducts the MUSE/IQUE Orchestra for a pure out-of the-box adventure that also celebrates the 50th Anniversary of Maurice Sendak's 'Where the Wild Things Are' with a world premiere of a dance set to the score of Spike Jonze' critically acclaimed film adaptation of the beloved children's book. Gates open at 5:30 pm for dinner (ordered in advance) or bring-your-own picnics, with table seating and plentiful free parking.

Alcon Entertainment Orders DOLPHIN TALE 2; Original Cast to Return
by Tyler Peterson - Jul 26, 2013


Alcon Entertainment has green lit Dolphin Tale 2, a follow up to its successful 2011 Warner Bros release, it was announced by co-founders and co-CEOs Andrew Kosove and Broderick Johnson.

Rita Moreno to be Honored with 2013 SAG Life Achievement Award
by Caryn Robbins - Jul 22, 2013


Groundbreaking actor, singer, dancer, author and educator Rita Moreno has been named the 50th recipient of SAG-AFTRA's highest tribute - the SAG Life Achievement Award for career achievement and humanitarian accomplishment.

VIDEO: First Look - DeNiro, Douglas Lead All-Star Cast in LAS VEGAS
by Caryn Robbins - Jul 19, 2013


An all-new trailer has been released for the highly anticipated film LAST VEGAS, featuring all-star cast mates Robert De Niro, Michael Douglas, Morgan Freeman, and Kevin Kline. The film is set to open in theaters November 1st, 2013. Get a first look below!

Warner Bros. Announces The LEGO Movie Videogame
by Caryn Robbins - Jul 16, 2013


The fate of the LEGO world lies in your hands! Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and TT Games today announced that The LEGO Movie Videogame will be available in 2014 alongside the much-anticipated 'The LEGO Movie,' from Warner Bros. Pictures and Village Roadshow Pictures, and a toy collection of 'The LEGO Movie' building sets.

Jackee to Join Cast of NEWSICAL, Begin. 8/23
by Tyler Peterson - Jul 10, 2013


Emmy-winning television star Jackee joins the cast of off Broadway's NEWSical The Musical for one-week only ? Friday, August 23rd through Tuesday, August 27th. NEWSical The Musical is the forever changing, completely un-sanitized musical mockery of all the news that's fit to spoof. From Honey Boo Boo to Paula Deen, the budget crisis to The Long Island Medium, marriage equality to Kim and Kanye's baby, NEWSical The Musical sets all of today's biggest pop culture headlines to song.

DARK KNIGHT Trilogy Ultimate Collector's Edition Gets 9/24 Release
by Tyler Peterson - Jul 2, 2013


Now on September 24, Nolan's three Batman films - Batman Begins, The Dark Knight, and The Dark Knight Rises - will be released by Warner Bros. Home Entertainment as The Dark Knight Trilogy: Ultimate Collector's Edition. The six-disc set will feature all three films with their existing extra content, two new featurettes and exclusive new collectible memorabilia. This must-own collection for fans of DC Comics' Caped Crusader is available in premium packaging and will sell for $99.97 SRP.

VIDEO: Dustin Lance Black and Chad Griffin Talk Hollywood and Prop 8
by Movies News Desk - Jun 28, 2013


Milk screenwriter and '8' playwright Dustin Lance Black and Human Rights Campaign president Chad Griffin spoke with The Hollywood Reporter about Hollywood's impact on the Supreme Court's June 26th decision to overturn DOMA and Proposition 8. Click below to hear what they had to say!

'8' Playwright Dustin Lance Black Reacts to Supreme Court's Rulings
by BWW News Desk - Jun 26, 2013


This morning, the Supreme Court declared that legislation which says marriage must be between a man and a woman is unconstitutional, thus allowing homosexual couples to receive the same benefits as heterosexual couples. The Court also struck down California's Proposition 8. Playwright and screenwriter Dustin Lance Black, who won an Oscar for his MILK screenplay and penned the play '8' about California's ban on same-sex marriage, commented on today's Supreme Court rulings.

Village Roadshow Promotes Kevin P. Berg to General Counsel, Executive VP, Business and Legal Affairs
by Tyler Peterson - Jun 25, 2013


Village Roadshow today announced the promotion of Kevin P. Berg to General Counsel at Village Roadshow Entertainment Group (VREG) and Executive Vice President, Business and Legal Affairs at Village Roadshow Pictures (VRP). Berg will continue to report to Greg Basser, CEO of VREG and Susan Bracey, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of VREG.

VIDEO: First Look - International Trailer for The LEGO Movie
by Caryn Robbins - Jun 19, 2013


Warner Bros. Pictures has released an international trailer for The LEGO Movie. The film, featuring the voice of Chris Pratt, arrives in theaters on February 7, 2014. Get a first look below!

Sir Richard Branson to Headline Special Screening of BREAKING THE TABOO Documentary
by Caryn Robbins - Jun 13, 2013


Sundog Pictures announced today it will be holding a special screening of its groundbreaking documentary “Breaking the Taboo,” in San Diego, California on Thursday, June 20th 2013.

Video Trailer: NOW YOU SEE ME - Hitting Theaters Today
by Movies News Desk - Jun 7, 2013


Check out a first look at Now You See Me pits an elite FBI squad in a game of cat and mouse against 'The Four Horsemen,' a super-team of the world's greatest illusionists.

InDepth InterView Exclusive: Daniel Sunjata Talks GRACELAND, Plus SMASH, Upcoming Films, Broadway, Hollywood & More
by Pat Cerasaro - Jun 5, 2013


Today we are talking to a titanically talented and charismatic actor coming to a whole new audience this week with the highly anticipated premiere of the exceptional new USA series GRACELAND, although he is assuredly already known to audiences for his formidable stage and screen performances in a vast array of exciting and impressive roles over the course of his career - ranging from his early work in Shakespeare's TWELFTH NIGHT in Central Park through to Richard Greenberg's TAKE ME OUT, and, most recently, CYRANO DE BERGERAC on Broadway to memorable TV roles on series like RESCUE ME, 30 ROCK and SEX & THE CITY to his appearances in films like last year's THE DARK KNIGHT, as well as GONE, THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA and many more - Daniel Sunjata. Touching upon many of his most celebrated previous roles onstage and onscreen, Sunjata eloquently explicates his process as an actor in playing various characters thus far - most of all, and with a special focus, on his current (and future) one on GRACELAND - in this extensive conversation. Additionally, Sunjata discusses his preferences for plays over musicals, teases his upcoming film LULLABY, expresses his enthusiasm for a DEVIL WEARS PRADA follow-up film, reminisces about 30 ROCK, recounts working with Woody Allen on MELINDA & MELINDA and more.

Morgan Freeman Hosts New Season of Science Channel's THROUGH THE WORMHOLE, Beg. Tonight
by TV News Desk - Jun 5, 2013


Iconic movie star, Morgan Freeman, returns to Science Channel to host the fourth installment of television's most-astonishing franchise, the Emmy(R) nominated THROUGH THE WORMHOLE WITH MORGAN FREEMAN tonight, June 5, at 10:00 PM (ET/PT).

Universal Reveals Details on OBLIVION Blu-ray/DVD Release
by Caryn Robbins - Jun 4, 2013


Universal Studios has revealed details for the Blu-ray, DVD, and digital release of OBLIVION

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