Jeff Pfeiffer, Author at StayTuned Magazine

2015 GLAAD Media Awards nominees

January 21, 2015 Jeff Pfeiffer

The GLAAD Media Awards recognize and honor media for fair, accurate and inclusive representations of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community, and issues that affect their lives. Today, the 26th GLAAD Media Awards nominees were announced. Here are select GLAAD Media Awards nominees in film and television categories; for a complete list of nominees, click here. Outstanding Film — Wide Release The Imitation Game Love is Strange Pride The Skeleton Twins Tammy Outstanding Film — Limited Release Dear White People Life Partners Lilting The Way He Looks Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow Outstanding Drama Series Degrassi — TeenNick The […]

“Justified” begins its final season tonight

January 20, 2015 Jeff Pfeiffer

The sixth and final season of FX’s acclaimed drama Justified begins tonight. It looks to be a thrilling farewell, as over the course of the last season, the long-brewing conflict between Raylan Givens (Timothy Olyphant) and Boyd Crowder (Walton Goggins) finally comes to a head. In the season premiere episode, “Fate’s Right Hand,” Raylan guides Ava (Joelle Carter) through the process of informing on Boyd and tries to turn Boyd’s old ally Dewey Crowe against him as well, all while Boyd works to pull off a daring heist right under Raylan’s nose. On Jan. 27, “Cash Game” finds Raylan’s investigation bringing him […]

Justin Bieber to be “roastee” in next Comedy Central roast

January 20, 2015 Jeff Pfeiffer

As if he hasn’t been mocked enough lately following his new Calvin Klein underwear ads (most notably spoofed last week by Saturday Night Live), pop star Justin Bieber will be the “roastee” in the next Comedy Central Roast, the network announced today. “Justin has been asking us for a few years to roast him, and we just kept telling him to go create more source material first. We’re thrilled he listened,” said Kent Alterman, President, Content Development & Original Programming, Comedy Central. The Comedy Central Roast of Justin Bieber will tape in Los Angeles. Comedy Central says that the tape and airdate will be […]

Hana Mae Lee live tweets during “Pitch Perfect” network television premiere

January 17, 2015 Jeff Pfeiffer

As fans eagerly await Pitch Perfect 2, coming to theaters in May, ABC Family will broadcast the network television premiere of the hit 2012 musical comedy Pitch Perfect, Costar Hana Mae Lee, who played Lilly Okanakamura, will be taking part in a live Twitter chat (@hanamaelee) during the East Coast airing using #PitchPerfectParty. Pitch Perfect finds Beca (Anna Kendrick) arriving at her new college and finding herself not right for any clique. Somehow, she is muscled into one that she never would have picked on her own: alongside mean girls, sweet girls and weird girls whose only thing in common is how good […]

2015 State of the Union: Date, time, channels for President Obama address

January 16, 2015 Jeff Pfeiffer

President Barack Obama will deliver the 2015 State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress, and the American people, on Jan. 20 at 9pm ET. Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) will deliver the Republican response. Again, various networks will feature live coverage of the Obama address and the response. Here’s where to watch; all times Eastern. ABC — Live coverage begins at 9pm on Jan. 20. George Stephanopoulos leads the coverage live from Washington, D.C. Following the address, ABC will carry the Republican response. World News Tonight Anchor David Muir will broadcast the evening news program from Capitol Hill and report throughout the night […]

CBS’ “The Bold and the Beautiful” to celebrate 7,000th episode

January 15, 2015 Jeff Pfeiffer

It’s been on the air for over 25 years, has won three Emmys and counts Cosmo Kramer among its fans. Now, CBS’ daytime drama The Bold and the Beautiful will be celebrating its 7,000th episode with a special installment airing Jan. 23. The 7,000th Bold and the Beautiful will break with the series’ usual format and feature a retrospective documentary showcasing the most iconic moments and the history of the show’s creation, commentary from the cast, fashion throughout the decades, guest stars, original screen-test footage and more. “7,000 episodes of television is an incredible achievement, and one we are tremendously proud of,” said Angelica […]

2015 Oscar nominations

January 15, 2015 Jeff Pfeiffer

This morning, actor Chris Pine, Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences president Cheryl Boone Isaacs, and directors Alfonso Cuarón and J.J. Abrams announced the 2015 Oscar nominations. For the first time, all 24 categories were announced live, in a two-part news conference in Beverly Hills. Cuarón and Abrams announced the nominees in the following categories: Animated Feature Film, Documentary Feature, Documentary Short Subject, Film Editing, Original Song, Production Design, Animated Short Film, Live Action Short Film, Sound Editing, Sound Mixing and Visual Effects. After that, Pine and Boone Isaacs took the stage to unveil the nominations for Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Supporting […]

Rod Taylor to be remembered in TCM film tribute

January 13, 2015 Jeff Pfeiffer

Actor Rod Taylor passed away Jan. 7 at the age of 84. To celebrate his long career, which featured some iconic films (including his final credited role, in Quentin Tarantino’s Inglourious Basterds), Turner Classic Movies (TCM) will air a five-film tribute to the actor on Jan. 29. The following is the complete schedule for TCM’s tribute to Rod Taylor: TCM Remembers Rod Taylor – Thursday, Jan. 29 (All Times Eastern) 8pm: The Time Machine (1960) – based on the 1895 novel of the same name by H. G. Wells 10pm: The Birds (1963, pictured) – starring Tippi Hedren and Suzanne […]

Interview: Aaron Stanford of Syfy’s “12 Monkeys”

January 12, 2015 Jeff Pfeiffer

If you enjoyed Terry Gilliam’s 1995 sci-fi classic 12 Monkeys, you’ll have fun with the new Syfy series adaptation, premiering Jan. 16. Like its source material, the series is about a time traveler, Cole (Aaron Stanford), who journeys from the year 2043 to the present day (with a few other stops here and there) to locate and eradicate the source of a deadly plague that will nearly eliminate the human race, leaving the people in Cole’s era desperately trying to survive in a bleak landscape. In our time, Cole befriends Dr. Cassandra Railly (Amanda Schull), whom the future generation has […]

New MythBusters episodes will tackle Simpsons, Indiana Jones myths

January 10, 2015 Jeff Pfeiffer

Discovery Channel’s MythBusters, the network’s longest-running series, is back with new episodes tonight, kicking off with an episode dedicated to The Simpsons, and with upcoming episodes looking at other pop-culture favorites, like the Indiana Jones franchise. The new episodes will focus on two myths per episode, devoting more time to the process. Discovery also says that the upcoming shows feature state-of-the-art hi-res cameras. Tonight’s Simpsons episode finds Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman tackling the long-running animated TV series. Along for the ride is special guest Al Jean, executive producer and show runner of The Simpsons. Would Homer’s tubby torso really absorb the impact of a wrecking ball […]