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On Demand DVD New Releases April 22-28

April 22, 2013 Meredith Ennis

On Demand DVD New Releases April 22-28: This week’s releases tackle some true stories (The Impossible), some true-to-life stories (Promised Land, Any Day), and a ghost story of sorts, (A Haunted House). Cheech and Chong get animated, and Josh Brolin, Ryan Gosling and Sean Penn take a shot at a tale of cops vs. the mob (Gangster Squad). Any Day Now In the late 1970s, when a mentally handicapped teenager is abandoned, a gay couple takes him in and becomes the family he’s never had. But once the unconventional living arrangement is discovered by authorities, the men must fight a biased […]

Former Spice Girl Mel B. talks about judge role on “America’s Got Talent”

April 20, 2013 StayTuned Staff

She may not be going Down Under to host Australia’s Got Talent, but former Spice Girl Mel B still has a job on the new season of NBC’s America’s Got Talent, premiering June 4. After courting controversy last summer with the addition of legendary shock jock Howard Stern, the producers are doubling down on glam for this go-round. Former Spice Girl Mel B. was brought in to replace outgoing judge Sharon Osborne, and a fourth judge, supermodel Heidi Klum, was also added. It’s the first four-judge panel in the show’s history, and it promises to be a fiery mix. Mel […]

“Lovestruck The Musical” brings body-switching fun to ABC Family

April 20, 2013 StayTuned Staff

Lovestruck: The Musical Sunday, April 21 ABC Family, 8pm ET Growing up in the shadow of a famous mother can be tough enough, but imagine trying to actually compete with your mother’s younger self as she tries to seduce your fiancé in order to prove he’s no good for you. That’s the premise of Lovestruck The Musical, ABC Family’s first foray into the genre, and it stars Sara Paxton (Aquamarine) as Mirabella, a dancer who can’t quite muster up the courage to tell her Broadway legend mother Harper (Jane Seymour) that she doesn’t want to follow in her footsteps. Instead, […]

“Call Me Crazy” continues Lifetime’s Five project; Laura Dern speaks

April 19, 2013 StayTuned Staff

Call Me Crazy: A Five Movie Saturday, April 20 Lifetime, 8pm ET A young woman alone in a library starts to hear voices, threatening whispers that have her clawing at air and screaming for them to stop — just please stop. It might sound like the beginning of a horror movie, but it’s actually the setup for Call Me Crazy, Lifetime’s latest addition to its acclaimed, star-studded Five series of anthology movies directed by women. The original Five film back in 2011 interwove a quintet of stories exploring the effect of breast cancer in people’s lives. This collection explores mental […]

Lots to learn from Naked Castaway on Discovery Channel

April 19, 2013 Barb Oates

Naked Castaway on Discovery Channel continues, as the 60 day countdown for explorer Ed Stafford, whose challenge to stay alive on an uninhabited island with no clothes, no food, no water and no survival tools, picks up with the second episode on Sunday, April 21 at 10pm ET/PT. Stafford is an ex-British Army captain who holds the honor of being the only person to walk the entire length of the Amazon River. Living for 60 days on the remote Pacific island of Olorua, located 200 miles from Fiji, is a massive challenge most people would never think of attempting, let […]

Raising Whitley on OWN features comedienne Kym Whitley

April 19, 2013 Barb Oates

Raising Whitley on OWN stars actress and comedienne Kym Whitley in a chaotic, fun look at single motherhood. When comedienne Kym Whitley signed up to mentor troubled young women, she never expected to walk away a mother herself. After receiving a call from a hospital where they told her, “Your baby is ready,” Whitley’s life changed forever. Her story of raising her baby boy Joshua is documented in the humorous, heartfelt series Raising Whitley, debuting Saturday, April 20 at 10pmET on OWN. The social worker told Whitley that the birth mother chose her as the guardian for the baby because […]

What Would Ryan Lochte Do? premiere date, time, channel

April 19, 2013 Barb Oates

What Would Ryan Lochte Do? is set to premiere on E! Sundays beginning April 21 at 10pmET. Five-time Olympic gold medalist Ryan Lochte wants more than endorsements and Olympic fame. He’s setting his eyes on Hollywood in a big way, securing his first reality TV series with E! and What Would Ryan Lochte Do? The eight-episode series shines a new light on the celebrated pinup boy of the 2012 Summer Olympics, as viewers get an inside look at Lochte’s friendships, love life and family dynamic. So what exactly would Ryan Lochte do? Actually, instead of titling the show on what […]

My Big Fat American Gypsy Wedding preview: taboo romances and second chances

April 19, 2013 Lori Acken

On this Sunday’s My Big Fat American Gypsy Wedding, my favorite Traveller, Pat Baby, reveals what happened since his Season 1 appearance — plus a same-sex gypsy couple decides to make it official and a Romanichal woman shunned by her community for marrying a gorger hopes their daughter’s elaborate christening will mend fences. In Huntsville, Ala., Romanichal gypsy Tommy and Roma gypsy Ivan are planning their wedding. Both left their communities behind after being bullied by family and friends for being gay, and together they’ve built a happy life and a close-knit family of gorger friends. In proper gypsy-wedding fashion, […]

Encore is totally airing a weekend of 80s movies starting April 19

April 19, 2013 Jeff Pfeiffer

The 1980s have been hot again for a while now (though, as a child of that decade, I never thought that they *stopped* being cool, myself). The latest manifestation of the nostalgia for the 80s is coming up this weekend, April 19-21, on Encore, with an entire weekend of 80s movies airing on the movie network. There will be many retro highlights for people who may have seen these flicks at the theater when they first came out, and a fun, pop-culture look back at the decade for those who may not have even been born at the time of […]

SportsCenter Special analyzes NFL schedule 2013 release

April 18, 2013 Ryan Berenz

The NFL schedule 2013 release will be analyzed in a two-hour SportsCenter Special: NFL Schedule Release on Thursday, April 18, on ESPN2. Also on Thursday, several top NFL Draft prospects visit the ESPN campus, and former Chicago Bears head coach Lovie Smith contributes to SportsCenter and NFL Live. ALSO SEE: NFL schedule 2013 announced on NFL Network From ESPN’s MidWeek highlights: Two-Hour SportsCenter Special: NFL Schedule Release – Thursday at 8 p.m. on ESPN2 ESPN will cover the unveiling of the 2013 NFL schedule with a two-hour SportsCenter Special: NFL Schedule Release at 8 p.m. on ESPN2. Trey Wingo will […]