Spike TV Announces All-Star Lineup For Eddie Murphy SpecialOctober 11, 2012Some of Hollywood's biggest names will turn out to toast their friend for 'Eddie Murphy: One Night Only,' the first-ever televised tribute to the comedic superstar. The celebrity lineup features many of Murphy's peers and co-stars including: Chris Rock, Samuel L. Jackson, Tracy Morgan, Arsenio Hall, Brett Ratner, Charlie Murphy, Jeffrey Katzenberg, and Martin Lawrence. 'Eddie Murphy: One Night Only' will tape on Saturday, November 3 at the Saban Theatre in Los Angeles and will air on Wednesday, November 14.
Jackman's PRISONERS, Carrell's BURT WONDERSTONE Get Release DatesOctober 10, 2012Warner Bros. announced the release dates of several high-profile films for 2013. Included in these are the Hugh Jackman and Melissa Leo drama PRISONERS, set for a release of Sept. 20, 2013, and the Steve Carrell-Jim Carrey magician comedy, THE INCREDIBLE BURT WONDERSTONE for March 15, 2013.
Indie Film MOONRISE KINGDOM to be Released on DVD 10/16October 10, 2012A star-studded and visually stunning box office hit, and a tale of first love directed by two-time Academy Award®-nominated filmmaker Wes Anderson (The Royal Tenenbaums, Fantastic Mr. Fox, Rushmore), Focus Features' Moonrise Kingdom will be available on Blu-ray™ Combo Pack with UltraViolet™, on DVD, On Demand and on Digital Download on October 16, 2012, from Universal Studios Home Entertainment. Set on an island off the coast of New England in the summer of 1965, Moonrise Kingdom follows two 12-year-olds who fall in love, make a secret pact and run away together into the wilderness. As various authorities try to hunt them down, a violent storm is brewing off-shore - and the peaceful island community is turned upside down in every which way.
Book Slam to Publish 2nd Short Story Collection, TOO MUCH TOO YOUNG, 11/27October 10, 2012 Following the success of their first short story annual, London's leading literary shindig, Book Slam, publish the hotly anticipated sequel, 'Too Much Too Young - Volume 2', this November. Much like 'One For The Trouble - Volume 1', this collection of specially commissioned, exclusive new stories from the event's illustrious alumni includes household names, rising stars and exceptional new talent, with stories from David Nicholls, Diana Evans, Jeremy Dyson, Marina Lewycka, Emylia Hall, Nikesh Shukla, Jesse Armstrong, Jackie Kay, Craig Taylor, Patrick Neate, Salena Godden and Chris Cleave.
Lemon Andersen Documentary to Premiere on NJTV, 10/23October 10, 2012 LEMON, a new documentary about the acclaimed New York poet/playwright Lemon Andersen, will have its broadcast premiere on PBS as part of Latino Public Broadcasting's arts and culture series VOCES ON PBS on Tuesday, October 23, 2012, 10:00-11:00 p.m. ET (check local listings),in conjunction with Hispanic Heritage Month. Produced and directed by Laura Brownson and Beth Levison, Lemon is a Russell Simmons presentation in association with Impact Partners.
THE LEGEND OF LUTHER ANDERSON Wins Louisiana Film Prize of $50,000October 10, 2012In front of a standing room only crowd of filmmakers, film industry and an incredibly enthusiastic audience, Louisiana Film Prize's Executive Director Gregory Kallenberg and his team announced the Grand Prize Winner for the inaugural Louisiana Film Prize. "The Legend of Luther Anderson," directed by Thomas Woodruff, Noah Scruggs, Chris Armand was awarded a $50,000 cash grand prize, one of the world's largest cash prizes for a short film at yesterday's awards ceremony. The film was one of twenty finalists competing at the The Louisiana Film Prize Festival Weekend (www.LAFilmPrize.com) this past weekend in Shreveport, LA. The Louisiana Film Prize invited filmmakers from all over the world to create and present a short film under one condition - it must have been shot in the Shreveport-Bossier area.
Bob Saget to Return to Carolines On Broadway with Cool Comedy, 10/22October 10, 2012Bob Saget will host Cool Comedy - Hot Cuisine, the Scleroderma Research Foundation's (SRF) signature event on Monday, October 22 at Carolines on Broadway. Saget, an SRF Board Member who lost his sister to scleroderma, will be joined in the fundraising effort bycomedians Seth Herzog (Late Night with Jimmy Fallon), Seth Meyers (Saturday Night Live), John Oliver (The Daily Show)and Triumph the Insult Comic Dog.
Viacom, UK's ITV Sign Broadcast Deal for Nickelodeon's TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLESOctober 10, 2012 Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN), a division of Viacom Inc. (NASDAQ: VIA, VIAB), today announced that long-time partner and leading UK terrestrial broadcaster, ITV, has secured season one and season two broadcast rights for Nickelodeon's hotly anticipated new animation series, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, for simulcast on ITV1 and CITV. The deal, along with a raft of multi-territory pre-sales, was announced by Caroline Beaton Senior Vice President, International Programme Sales for VIMN at MIPCOM 2012 in Cannes.