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Interview

Inside the Actors Studio celebrates its 250th episode May 29

May 7, 2013 Lori Acken

Beloved Inside the Actors Studio host James Lipton is about to get his 250th opportunity to ask Hollywood’s top thespians to confess their favorite curse word. On Wednesday, May 29, Bravo will celebrate the landmark series’ 250th episode with a special 2-hour event that includes new interviews with former guests including Barbara Walters (who admires Lipton’s interview skills), Dave Chappelle (who marvels at Lipton’s aversion to pre-interviews), Jay Leno (who describes his envy for the show’s freewheeling format), Conan O’Brien (two words: horny manatee), plus Bradley Cooper, Robert DeNiro, Jennifer Lopez, Christopher Walken, Conan O’Brien, Ellen Burstyn and Spike Lee. […]

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Documentary

Animal Planet’s Monster Week 2013 includes a new “Mermaids” special

May 7, 2013 Jeff Pfeiffer

Animal Planet will again be airing Monster Week, an annual look at legendary and mysterious creatures through a weeklong broadcast of new episodes of popular series, as well as premiere specials. Monster Week 2013 will air May 20-27 on Animal Planet, and will feature 24 premiere hours of new specials, including a follow-up special to last year’s hit Mermaids: The Body Found, called Mermaids: The New Evidence. Mermaids: The New Evidence premieres on Animal Planet May 26 at 10pm ET/PT (following a two-hour airing of Mermaids: The Body Found The Extended Cut at 8pm ET/PT). In Mermaids: The New Evidence, […]

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Horror

VOD Spotlight: This “Mama” Is A Monster Of A Mother

May 7, 2013 Meredith Ennis

Casting Mama’s title character was a critical decision for the filmmakers. Director Andy Muschietti had seen Javier Botet in the Spanish horror film [Rec] and recognized the actor as perfect for the part of the spectral creature who haunts the film. (No spoilers here, if you want to see how perfect Botet is for the part, you’ll have to see the movie!) Standing an astonishing 6 1/2 feet tall — with uncommon body features and physical abilities corresponding to his measurements — Botet moves delicately, deliberately and terrifyingly as Mama. Producer and screenwriter (and sister to the director) Barbara Muschietti […]

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Sports

2013 NBA playoffs conference semifinals TV schedule

May 6, 2013 Ryan Berenz

2013 NBA playoffs conference semifinals TV schedule for second-round games on ABC, TNT and ESPN. RELATED: 2013 NBA playoffs conference quarterfinals schedule/results 2013 NBA playoffs conference finals TV schedule The NBA playoffs continue with conference semifinal action as eight teams move on to the second round. ABC, ESPN and TNT share coverage of the NBA conference semifinals. EASTERN CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS All times Eastern. *If necessary No. 1 Miami Heat vs. No. 5 Chicago Bulls Game 1: CHI 93, MIA 86 Game 2: MIA 115, CHI 78 Game 3: MIA 104, CHI 94 Game 4: MIA 88, CHI 65 Game 5: […]

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Reality TV

“Cops” moving from FOX to Spike TV in September

May 6, 2013 Jeff Pfeiffer

It’s the end of an era for FOX (an era of shirtless, drunken perps being run down by police officers, that is). The iconic and long-running reality series Cops will be leaving FOX and moving over to Spike TV, with new episodes debuting September 2013, to begin another cycle of cops comin’ for those bad boys. Cops finished its 25th season on FOX with the season finale this past Saturday. If you’re used to getting your Saturday night fix with Cops, don’t worry. Spike TV is keeping Cops in its longstanding timeslot of Saturdays at 8pm ET/PT when it kicks […]

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Documentary

Bravo’s “Newlyweds: The First Year” chronicles Year One in four marriages

May 6, 2013 Jeff Pfeiffer

With a number of marriages ending in divorce, some may wonder why couples might choose to walk down the aisle. After all, beyond the fairy tale wedding day (if that even happens), day-to-day life is not always something out of a romantic drama. The first year of marriage, in particular, may be the most challenging, as each person truly gets acquainted with the other — idiosyncrasies and all. Bravo’s new docuseries Newlyweds: The First Year goes inside the lives of four recently married couples and spends an entire year with them, following each partnership and capturing everything from their wedding […]

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Music

Selena Gomez to premiere “Come and Get It” video on MTV

May 6, 2013 Jeff Pfeiffer

Selena Gomez had her first televised performance of her new single “Come and Get It” at the 2013 MTV Movie Awards last month, and the popular singer/actress is teaming with the network once again for the world premiere of the music video for “Come and Get It” across MTV’s various TV and digital outlets this Tuesday, May 7, at 7:53pm ET. After personally introducing the video for “Come and Get It,” Selena Gomez will then sit for an exclusive interview with MTV News, surrounded by fans, during MTV First: Selena Gomez on MTV.com. Fans worldwide can simultaneously watch the video […]

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Movies

On Demand DVD New Releases May 6-12

May 6, 2013 Meredith Ennis

On Demand DVD New Releases May 6-12  The big films this week are Jack Reacher, Mama and Safe Haven, but that’s just three of the titles debuting in this busy week. Lots of familiar faces in this crop of titles, including Parker Posey (And Now a Word From Our Sponsor), Daryl Hannah and Michael Madsen (Garbage), Al Pacino and Christopher Walken (Stand Up Guys) and Hugh Laurie and Catherine Keener (The Oranges). Hollywood to Dollywood  In this documentary, twin young men from North Carolina on a quest to meet their idol Dolly Parton find more than they bargained for in […]

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Lifestyle

My Big Fat American Gypsy Wedding Season 2 finale preview

May 3, 2013 Lori Acken

It’s time for a two-hour, two-episode Season 2 finale, My Big Fat American Gypsy Wedding fans, and it all begins Sunday night, May 5, at 8/7CT. In the first, “All Bets Are Off,” we have the dual tales of Romanichal bachelors Rodell Stanley, 20, and Teddy Lee, age and last name unknown. Rodell isn’t going to be a bachelor much longer, though, because he’s planning to marry 16-year-old Dorothy Martin, baby sister of the birthday-king twins Tommy and Teddy from the “Double Wedding, Double Trouble” episode a few weeks back. Even though Rodell professes to have lascivious thoughts about every […]