Stephen Fry Returns to Host the EE British Academy Film Awards
by Caryn Robbins
- Nov 22, 2013
The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) is delighted to announce that Stephen Fry will again host the EE British Academy Film Awards on 16 February 2014 at the Royal Opera House in London's Covent Garden
Photo Flash: First Look at Jimmy Kimmel, Jeff Ross, Aziz Ansari & More in Variety's Power of Comedy Event
by Christina Mancuso
- Nov 20, 2013
This past Saturday night, some of Hollywood's most talented comedians gathered at Variety's Power of Comedy Event Presented by Xbox One and benefitting The Noreen Fraser Foundation and their Men for Women Program, which uses humor to engage men to join the fight against women's cancers. The 4th annual celebration was held at The Avalon Hollywood and honored Jimmy Kimmel with Variety's Power of Comedy Award, in recognition for his remarkable contributions to comedy as the host and executive producer of the Emmy Award-winning Jimmy Kimmel Live! Additional sponsors of the event included Amazon Studios, GUINNESS, Johnnie Walker, Skype and Unite4:Good.
The Staples of Shakespeare: Gender-Bending from TWELFTH NIGHT to 'VERONA'
by BWW Special Coverage
- Nov 10, 2013
TWELFTH NIGHT and RICHARD III, starring the Tony-winning, incomparable Mark Rylance, have adopted a creative leniency with the characters' gender - though Shakespeare's staple to command his characters to don the garb of a member of the opposite sex, for reasons interwoven in love and lust, greed and vengeance, is a common thread running throughout his romantic repertoire.
Ben Affleck to Direct, Star in Geopolitical Thriller for Warner Bros.
by Tyler Peterson
- Oct 25, 2013
The big-budget film follows a group of mercenaries who are contracted to assassinate an African warlord. Per the report, 'the film is both an action movie and an examination of the moral ambiguities of how philanthropy and foreign assistance veers into modern day neocolonialism. It also tracks how involvement in the affairs of foreign countries is always a good deal more complicated than anticipated in the planning stages.'
SEINFELD'S Steve Hytner Set for THEATRE CHAT, 10/23
by Tyler Peterson
- Oct 22, 2013
Tune in this Wednesday, October 23, 2013 at 12:35 PM (ET) to join in the celebration with 'Mr. Showbusiness' on Jimmy Ferraro's THEATRE CHAT AND THIS 'N THAT, broadcasting live on WWJB -- regionally and nationally on the world wide web: www.wwjb.com/pages/4395150.php. This week's guest is TV, film, and stand-up star Steve Hytner.
Ben Affleck & Matt Damon to Produce Comedy Pilot for CBS, Tom Papa to Star
by Tyler Peterson
- Oct 10, 2013
The project is 'based on the stand-up of Papa and the experiences of Damon, the multi-camera comedy, titled More Time With Family, centers on a guy (Papa) who changes his career and gives up a life on the road to spend more time at home with his family - but when he gets there, he realizes no one asked him to do that.'
Argo Author Tony Mendez Speaks at Pathways Hospice Benefit Today
by BWW News Desk
- Oct 10, 2013
Tony Mendez, author of Argo, is the featured speaker at the 23rd Annual One from the Heart Awards Breakfast which is scheduled for today, October 10, 2013, 7:30-9:30 a.m., at the Crowne Plaza Cabana Hotel in Palo Alto, California.
Kanye West Will Appear on Kimmel Show, Tonight
by Christina Mancuso
- Oct 9, 2013
Rapper Kanye West and the late-night host Jimmy Kimmel have been feudeing over a Twitter from Kanye last month, criticizing Kimmel in various tweets. West will not appear on ABC's Jimmy Kimmel Live on Wednesday night, October 9, 2013.
SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE Ratings Stay on Track with Miley Cyrus
by Tyler Peterson
- Oct 6, 2013
Despite a 27-minute delay in its start time due to a football overrun, “Saturday Night Live,' with host and musical guest Miley Cyrus (4.5/13 in metered-market households from midnight-1:30 a.m. ET [actual start time was 11:57 p.m. ET], 2.7/14 in adults 18-49 in the Local People Meters)has equaled the show's top 18-49 rating (2.7) in the Local People Meters since April 13 (with host Vince Vaughn and musical guest Miguel). The 2.7 ties both last week's season premiere (with host Tina Fey and musical guest Arcade Fire) and the show's May 18 season finale (with host Ben Affleck and musical guest Kanye West). The 4.5 in metered-market households is within 4% of last week's season-premiere 4.7 despite this week's 27-minute delay.
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