ABC Family Celebrates the Holidays with 25 DAYS OF GIVING BACK CampaignNovember 30, 2012Beginning December 1st and running throughout the network's annual 25 Days of Christmas programming event, "25 Days of Giving Back" partners ABC Family with Feeding America to help families in need this holiday season. To participate, viewers can make a gift to Feeding America when they visit abcfamily.com/25DaysofGivingBack and then add their photo to the "25 Days of Giving Back" tree by sharing their donation on Facebook or Twitter. Donations to Feeding America are also accepted via texting* MEALS to 50555 to donate $10. ABC Family is donating the monetary equivalent of 250,000 meals to Feeding America to help those in need this December.
WB Enlists Peter O'Brien to Adapt TRUST YOUR EYESNovember 30, 2012Warner Brothers has officially signed Peter O'Brien to adapt Linwood Barclay's novel TRUST YOUR EYES, Deadline has reported this afternoon. Todd Phillips (THE HANGOVER) has also been brought on to helm the film.
NBC's TODAY SHOW Sweeps Key Demo This WeekNovember 30, 2012For the week of November 19, "Today" won the week in the key demo A25-54 outperforming GMA by +29,000. "Today" posted a 1.7 in rating A25-54, placing first in that category for the fourth consecutive week. Compared to its 4Q'12/season-to-date average, "Today" posted gains in rating A25-54, rating W25-54, and rating W18-49. Below are the highlights for the week.
ABC's Late-Night Programming Scores Biggest November Sweep in 4 YearsNovember 30, 2012 ABC won the 2012 November sweep in both Total Viewers (2.620 million) and Adults 18-49 (850,000), marking the Net's 3rd consecutive sweep win in late-night. Together "Nightline" and "Jimmy Kimmel Live" form ABC's winning late-night strategy of airing news and entertainment programming.
VIDEO: New GANGSTER SQUAD Behind-the-Scenes FeaturetteNovember 29, 2012Warner Bros. Pictures has released a brand new featurette for GANGSTER SQUAD, directed by Ruben Fleischer and starring Josh Brolin, Ryan Gosling, Nick Nolte, Robert Patrick, Michael Peña, Giovanni Ribisi, Anthony Mackie, Emma Stone and Sean Penn. The film is set to open in theaters on January 11. Check out the featurette below!
11 Live Action Short Films Advance in Oscar RaceNovember 29, 2012 The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today announced that 11 live action short films will advance in the voting process for the 85th Academy Awards®. A tie in the nominations balloting resulted in 11 films being shortlisted. One hundred twenty-five pictures had originally qualified in the category.
2013 Unsigned Only Music Competition Announces Judges, MentorsNovember 29, 2012The Unsigned Only Music Competition today announced its judging panel for the 2013 competition, which is now accepting entries. The panel of judges consists of the top echelon of recording artists and music journalists, representing the ten categories of popular music covered by the competition.
Photo Flash: First Look at George Takei on HAWAII FIVE-0November 29, 2012"Kahu*" - After someone foolishly tries to carjack McGarrett, he and Catherine meet a boy whose father is missing and may be in deadly trouble in the backwoods of Oahu, on HAWAII FIVE-0, Monday, Dec. 17 (10:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network. George Takei ("Star Trek") guest stars.
VIDEO: On This Day 11/29 - Joel Coen is BornNovember 29, 2012On November 29, 1954, Joel Coen, one-half of the Oscar-winning filmmaking team known as 'the Coen Brothers', was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Joel and Ethan Coen have made an indelible mark on the film industry, having made such hits as THE BIG LEBOWSKI, FARGO, NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN, and TRUE GRIT.
Reese Witherspoon to Star in Adaptation of Cheryl Strayed's Memoir WILDNovember 29, 2012The bestselling memoir, WILD, by Cheryl Strayed is set for a big-screen adaptation - with fellow novelist Nick Hornby penning the script, and Oscar-winner Reese Witherspoon starring. Witherspoon and Bruna Papandrea will produce for River Road Entertainment. Deadline first broke the news on the adaptation this evening.
WE tv's JOAN & MELISSA: JOAN KNOWS BEST? Returns for a Third Season on 2/23November 29, 2012 While taping an episode for season three of WE tv's hit series, 'Joan & Melissa: Joan Knows Best?' premiering on Saturday, February 23 at 9PM ET/PT, Melissa Rivers was all smiles while ice-skating alongside her new rumored love interest, whom she met in London last month (again, while taping an upcoming episode), British actor, Duncan Mais at the Wollman rink in NYC the day before Thanksgiving. Last season, the reality show captured the aftermath of Melissa's heartbreak, as she broke down in her mother's arms [Joan Rivers] as she tried to cope with the shocking news of her then-boyfriend's [Jason Zimmerman] double life. Come to find out, Duncan's mother was one of the first girls to work for Playboy in the UK - and she eventually became a Bunny Recruitment Officer. Will her mother approve? Viewers will have to tune-in this season to find out!