Jeff Pfeiffer, Author at StayTuned Magazine

Royal Watch: Today’s (and tomorrow’s) royal wedding programming (4/28-29)

April 28, 2011 Jeff Pfeiffer

By Lori Acken It’s almost here! Today and tomorrow networks really go into overdrive with coverage related to the royal wedding, and coverage of the event itself. APRIL 28 The Making of a Royal Wedding — TLC, 8pm ET What does it take to pull off a once-in-a-lifetime event? Join TLC as we see some of the amazing choreography of logistics and details from security to dresses to meals as Britain prepares to host the wedding of the century. Countdown to the Royal Wedding — TLC, 9pm ET Royal experts and TLC’s Clinton Kelly and Randy Fenoli host a two-hour […]

Royal Watch: Today’s royal wedding programming (4/27)

April 27, 2011 Jeff Pfeiffer

By Lori Acken NBC Nightly News — NBC, 6:30pm ET Beginning tonight, Brian Williams will anchor NBC Nightly News live from London. Leading up to the wedding day, Nightly News reports will include coverage of the preparations, how the city of London is faring, the security concerns surrounding this public event, and a special look at the wedding itself.

Royal Watch: Today’s royal wedding programming (4/24)

April 24, 2011 Jeff Pfeiffer

By Lori Acken The big countdown is on for William and Kate’s wedding (five days away), and royal programming really starts kicking in tonight. TLC Beginning today, TLC will devote an astounding 89 hours of coverage to its weeklong royal wedding programming, culminating in a live wedding day event and viewing party from Times Square that features TLC favorites Clinton Kelly (What Not to Wear), Randy Fenoli (Say Yes to the Dress) and Monte Durham (Say Yes to the Dress: Atlanta) plus multi-platinum singer/songwriter Colbie Caillat and entertainment reporter Amanda Byram. Charles & Di: Once Upon a Time — TLC, […]

Royal Watch: Today’s royal wedding programming (4/22)

April 22, 2011 Jeff Pfeiffer

By Lori Acken Royal Wedding of a Lifetime: “William & Kate, A Love Story” — Lifetime, 9pm ET It sounds like the plot of a romance novel: she was an ordinary girl from a sleepy English village; he was the most eligible bachelor of his generation. But in a real life love-conquers-all tale, we’ll soon witness the marriage of Kate Middleton to the future King of England. This episode will reveal the love story behind the wedding that will win the hearts of the entire world. Royal Wedding of a Lifetime: “The Future King & Queen” — Lifetime, 10pm ET […]

Royal Watch: Today’s royal wedding programming (4/21)

April 21, 2011 Jeff Pfeiffer

By Lori Acken Continuing our countdown to the Royal Wedding (just eight days away), here are some programs airing today to get you in the mood: Royal Wedding of a Lifetime: “A Tale of Two Princesses” — Lifetime, 8pm ET Catherine Elizabeth Middleton will follow in Diana’s footsteps to become the next People’s Princess when she marries into the British Royal Family, and it’s both symbolic and significant that William gave his bride his mother’s engagement ring. But how exactly does Kate compare to the bashful royal bride who became the most talked about woman on the planet?

Royal Watch: Today’s royal wedding programming (4/18)

April 18, 2011 Jeff Pfeiffer

By Lori Acken So … did you get out your tiara and your tea set and set your alarm clock for the wee hours of the morning when Prince Charles married winsome schoolmarm Diana Spencer on July 29, 1981? If you did, you were one of 750 million folks around the world who tuned in to see the nervous girl with the blond bangs and 25-foot train walk into St. Paul’s Cathedral a Lady and emerge a Princess … and an icon. Three decades later, the late Diana’s oldest son, William, 28, will make a royal marriage for himself when […]

Bruce Campbell’s “Burn Notice” Character Is The Subject Of A Prequel Film

April 17, 2011 Jeff Pfeiffer

B-movie legend Bruce Campbell is most noted for his starring turns in the Evil Dead films, and while he does reveal in our interview that a remake of that horror classic “is happening and moving forward,” he currently keeps busiest seven months out of the year costarring as Sam Axe in the series Burn Notice, which will begin its fifth season later this year. The series is a hit, with Campbell stating that viewers just can’t get enough of it. “What the audience wants is more material,” he says. “They expanded the show from 13 episodes to 16 to 18. […]

VOD Spotlight: Magic meets the real world in latest “Harry Potter” film

April 15, 2011 Jeff Pfeiffer

In the Harry Potter films, Hogwarts is both the refuge and the place where Harry and friends meet danger. In Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1, Harry, Ron and Hermione are grown up and on their own, searching out pieces of Voldemort’s soul in the real world. In this, the first of the two-part conclusion to the series, Hogwarts is never even seen.

Japanese disaster is subject of upcoming cable documentaries

April 13, 2011 Jeff Pfeiffer

With the images of the devastation from the 9.0 magnitude earthquake and resulting tsunami that hit northeast Japan last month fresh in our minds — and with a new nuclear nightmare from destroyed reactors seemingly getting worse by the day — two cable networks are presenting documentaries in coming weeks to explore this historic catastrophe. First off is National Geographic Channel‘s Witness: Disaster in Japan, premiering tonight at 10pm ET/PT. Coming from the producers of the acclaimed special Witness Katrina, this film takes a similar, firsthand look at this current tragedy entirely through the eyes of those who experienced it. […]

VOD Spotlight: “Country Strong”

April 12, 2011 Jeff Pfeiffer

Gwyneth Paltrow may have won an Oscar for her acting in Shakespeare in Love, but her voice has star power, too, as her role of Kelly Canter in Country Strong demonstrates. Her vocal talent was one of the reasons she was the first choice to play a country superstar. Those who did not see the film were treated to her encore performance of the film’s Oscar-nominated song “Coming Home” at the 2011 Academy Awards. For her costar, Garrett Hedlund (TRON: Legacy), becoming country star Beau Hutton was more difficult. “I’d never played guitar before and definitely never sang for crowds, […]