In the Spotlight
Big Time Movie Premiere
Photos by Tatiana Cacares
Nickelodeon's big time pop group Big Time Rush ascended on New York this week for the premiere of their newest Nickelodeon special "Big Time Movie" which throws the guys into a big adventure while in the midst of travelling to London for their World Tour. For more about the movie and for a clip check out our TV section here.
We got the chance to snap some photos of the guys and their fellow Nick stars and friends on the "orange" carpet. One Direction, Ciara Bravo, Challen Cates, Al Roker, Kelly Rutherford and Tanya Chisolm, along with the guests of honor, are just some of the people we captured posing for the photogs. Check em out after the jump!
Meet Sean Berdy
The ABC Family star has found himself in a great place. On the hit show "Switched at Birth" and an inspiration to fans both hearing impaired and otherwise. He has not let his deafness stop him from achieving great things, and he was born to perform. The young actor recently sat down for a Q & A. Everything you need to know about Sean and his character Emmett can be found after the jump...
"The Lying Game's" Adrian Pasdar Shares Secrets From Tonight's Finale!
OK not really. He does let fans in on some little tidbits from the show, but he is very tight lipped about the actual revelations that occur in tonight's big final episode of the first drama filled season. Alec and Rebecca are about to be married and a long-held secret could be revealed. Tune in tonight at 9PM ET/PT on ABC Family! And check out the Q & A with Alec himself, Adrian Pasdar after the jump!
NBC’S “Awake” is a Dream Job for Actor, Dylan Minnette!
On Thursday, March 1, 2012, NBC will begin airing a unique new show called “Awake.” In this original concept show, a man by the name of Michael Britten (Jason Isaacs) finds himself in a very strange predicament. A devastating car wreck leaves Michael caught between two realities. In one realm, his wife has survived the accident and his son died. However, when Michael falls asleep he wakes up in an alternate world, where his son Rex is alive and well and his wife is gone. In both worlds, Michael is still a working detective with different ongoing cases to solve. Sounds interesting (to say the least) right?
Fifteen-year old Dylan Minnette was thrilled to be cast as “Rex Britten” in this new television event. We recently chatted with the talented actor about everything from how he got started in acting, to his love of the music festival, Coachella, and of course, this new series that adds another hour of “Must See TV” to our week.
Glamming it Up / GBK Gift Lounge Oscars Edition
by Stacy Phay
Hollywood has been a buzz over the last month or so with the preparations for, parties celebrating and now completed biggest awards show of them all, the Oscars. Billions watched, thousands attended, awards were given, pictures taken, controversy created (does Angelina Jolie’s right leg have a mind of its own? Is Natalie Portman married? Could Sasha Baron Cohen face criminal charges for his Dictator stunt on the red carpet? Did J.Lo pull a Janet Jackson on stage?).
Just before the celebs took their glitz and glamour to the red carpet, they stopped by the W Hotel in the heart of Hollywood to mingle, test out new and existing products, munch on tasty treats and take home whatever they desired at the Academy Awards GBK Lounge. Each year during the awards season GBK hosts the celebrity gifting lounges to raise money for varying charities. This year they raised over $91,000. Participating foundations for the Academy Awards lounge were The Worldteam Foundation, the HollyRod Foundation, Drawing Hope International and The Sugar Ray Leonard Foundation. More on them can be found below. (AnnaLynne McCord image by Tiffany Rose / WireImage)
John Carter Red Carpet Premiere. We've Got Photos!
Premiere images taken by Lee Peglow
Disney's latest adventure "John Carter," the 3D epic starring Taylor Kitsch and set on Mars, comes to theaters next Friday (March 9). Stars from the film, plus some of your favorite celebs from movies, TV and music hit the red carpet to help celebrate the premiere in Hollywood. Check out Taylor Kitsch, Lynn Collins, Willem Dafoe, Daryl Sabara, Alexa Vega, Corbin Bleu, Bryan Cranston and so many more in our big John Carter Premiere gallery is just after the jump! For more about John Carter visit our EnterTeenment Cineplex.
Music
Upcoming Releases
March
3/6
Big Time Rush / Big Time Movie Soundtrack : Order it online : itunes
3/13
One Direction / Up All Night : Order it online : iTunes
3/20
Shake it Up: Live to Dance / Soundtrack : Preorder it online : Amazon.com
TV
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What to Watch This Weekend
Jump to: ABC Family | MTV | NBC | FOX | Nick | Cartoon Network | hub | Syfy
Mondays 8PM ET/PT | Pretty Little Liars
Tuesdays 8PM ET/PT | Switched at Birth
For more visit www.abcfamily.com
Thursdays 7:56PM | MTV: First
Mondays 8PM ET/PT | The Voice
Battle Rounds continue through April 2...who will advance to the live shows?
For more visit www.nbc.com
Wednesday & Thursday 8PM ET/PT | American Idol
"American Idol" the eliminations are starting to take place...who will be in the finals?? Are you voting??
For more visit www.fox.com
Saturday 8PM ET/PT | Victorious
Saturday 8:30PM ET/PT | icarly
Saturday 9PM ET/PT | How to Rock
Saturday 9:30PM ET/PT | Bucket & Skinner's Epic Adventures
For more visit www.nick.com
Fridays 8PM | Star Wars: The Clone Wars
For more visit www.cartoonnetwork.com
Saturdays 8:30PM ET/PT | Transformers Prime
3/31 “Crossfire”: Airachnid and Starscream struggle for control over an Insecticon warrior, while the Decepticon ranks continue to splinter after the loss of a key member.
Fridays 10PM | Merlin
Images provided by Shine Ltd. and Fremantle Media
3/30 "The Sword in the Stone Part 2" (Season Finale) With Camelot firmly in the grasp of Morgana and her reign of terror, Merlin must go to extraordinary measures to restore Arthur’s faith and prove to the young King that he was truly born to rule.
Arthur has seen his kingdom overthrown by Morgana (Katie McGrath) and the powerful Southron warlord Helios (Terence Maynard) – and discovered his most trusted uncle Agravaine (Nathaniel Parker) has deceived him. Now, Arthur has lost the ability to believe the people of Camelot would ever follow his lead.
But Merlin (Colin Morgan) guides Arthur (Bradley James) to one the most iconic symbols of the Arthurian legend to prove his worth: The sword in the stone.
There, Excalibur awaits, and Arthur may be able to embrace his destiny.
For more check out our "Merlin" feature page and visit www.syfy.com and don't forget to "like" the official Merlin Facebook page
DVD
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Reviews
The Muppets Make a Triumphant Return!
It had been 12 years since a Muppet movie had been released before Jason Segel ("How I Met Your Mother") decided to take matters into his own hands and write a new one. Bringing all your favorite characters to the big screen and adding a few more was no small task, but Jason and his fellow filmmakers successfully returned the furry friendly gang to their big time glory. In "The Muppets" we meet Walter, the world's biggest Muppets fan. He and his brother Gary (Segel) and Gary's girlfriend Mary (Amy Adams) travel from Smalltown USA to Los Angeles for vacation, and to try to meet their heroes. It is then that they find out that a rich oilman Tex Richman (Chris Cooper) is planning on tearing down the studio where the Muppets filmed in order to drill for oil discovered underground there. Gary, Walter and Mary set out to track down the Muppets and get them back together to raise money to stop the evil plan and save their precious studio.
"The Muppets" was a total hit at the box office, and now you can own your own copy to watch over and over and over...the Blu-ray/DVD combo pack is filled with behind the scenes features for an even more exciting viewing experience.
Check out a blooper clip here:
In celebration of the release of the film on Blu-ray and DVD this week, Kermit, Miss Piggy, Fozzy Bear, Gonzo and all their famous friends received a star on the famed Hollywood Walk of Fame right in from the the El Capitan Theater.
Image by Wireimage
"The Muppets" is availabe on Blu-ray and DVD combo packs now from Walt Disney Home Entertainment. Get your copy delivered right to your door by ordering at Amazon.com or stop by any retailer who sells home entertainment!
The Fashion World is Tough, Even When You're Not a Teenager!
Fans of fashion and ABC Family's latest hit "Jane By Design" can now watch their favorite episodes and behind the scenes features as Volume 1 hits store shelves this week. Jane is a sixteen year-old high school student who is mistaken for an adult, offered a job in the cutthroat world of fashion, and thrown into a world of chaos and glamour while juggling the task of keeping her true identity a secret. Can she pull it off?
Check out a clip here:
"Jane By Design" stars Erica Dasher, Andie MacDowell , Nicholas Roux, Rowly Dennis, India de Beaufort, Meagan Tandy, Matthew Atkinson, and David Rogers and airs Tuesdays on ABC Family.
You can purchase your copy of the first season on DVD anywhere home entertainment is sold, or order a copy to be sent right to you at Amazon.com
Relive Your Favorite Victorious Season 2 Moments with a Special 2-Disc DVD Available Exclusively at Target
Now you can watch all 12 episodes over and over again, plus get behind the scenes looks and LOL at the hilarious blooper reel. Available exclusively at Target stores now, "Victorious the Complete Second Season" includes every moment from the gang re-auditioning for spots at Hollywood Arts High School, their trip to a Ke$ha concert, their prison visit...and much more!
Check out a clip from the "Helen Back Again" episode:
Want to have it delivered right to your door? Order "Victorious the Complete Second Season" at Target.com
For more on Victorious check out www.nick.com
Action, Adventure, Musketeers...
They're the Three Musketeers and they're born to be heroes, will they be able to save their King and their country? And can they do it with the help of a lifetime criminal? Orlando Bloom, Milla Jovovich, Christophe Waltz and Logan Lerman star in this swashbuckling adventure coming to Blu-ray and DVD March 13. Available from Summit Entertainment, "The Three Musketeers" is beautifully shot and gives fans the ultimate at home experience in 3D Blu-ray and Hi-Def Blu-ray.
3D Blu-ray, Blu-ray and DVD Special Features: Deleted & Extended Scenes, Cast & Crew stories, 17th Century Action, Audio Commentary with the Director & more. And exclusive to Blu-ray and 3D Blu-ray: Access: Three Musketeers.
Check out a clip from the movie:
“Footloose” Features Fun, Flings, and Some Fancy Footwork!
Remaking a beloved, fan favorite is always risky, but this version of the 80’s classic does a good job of updating this story for a new generation. In this new “Footloose,” city-slicker “Ren” is sent to live with his uncle in a backwoods town in Georgia. Ren isn’t really a trouble maker, but most of the people in town have already stereo-typed him. That kind of makes them equal, since Ren has prepared himself to hate small town living.
When Ren starts school he meets the preacher’s daughter “Ariel,” and finds out that they share a love of dancing. The problem with that is… dancing has been outlawed in this town. A few years before Ren arrived, teenagers were killed in a car accident after leaving a dance that no parents knew was taking place. This created a lockdown on the next generation of teenagers.
It doesn’t take too long for Ren to find a new group of friends and they rally together to get dancing allowed again. Can a band of rebel rousers change scarred parents and authorities figures minds? They teens certainly have their work cut out for them.
Check out the trailer for the movie here:
The film gets bonus points for a very likable cast. Kevin Wormald plays “Ren” to “Dancing With the Stars’” alum Julianne Hough’s “Ariel.” Scene stealer, Miles Teller, plays Ren’s best friend “Willard.” The talented cast is rounded out by Dennis Quaid and Andie MacDowell as Ariel’s parents.
More bonus points are awarded for the dance scenes in the movie. The new moves are fun to watch and will leave you asking “How do they do that?” The soundtrack sticks pretty close to the original with current country crooner, Blake Shelton, singing the film’s iconic theme song “Footloose.” New stars, Victoria Justice (“Victorious”) and Hunter Hayes put a fresh spin on the classic love song “Almost Paradise.” The soundtrack is definitely worth checking out too.
Choreographer, Jamal Sims teaches you how to do some “Footloose” moves of your own! Watch below:
Fans in the US and Canada can visit: www.footloosecoupon.com to save $5 off the Blu-ray™ and DVD. Offer expires March 20, 2012.
Pick up your copy of “Footloose” at most places where home entertainment is sold. You can also order on-line via the following:
Two-Disc Blu-ray/DVD Combo Plus Digital Copy:
www.amazon.com
DVD:
www.amazon.com
Bring Home a New Pound Puppies Adventure for Your Family to Share!
Your younger siblings will appreciate it! "Pound Puppies: Homeward Pound" features 5 fun-filled episodes and a brand-new "Learn to Draw Lucky" vignette.
The Pound Puppies are a team of fearless dogs whose sworn mission is to find homes for lonely puppies. Even though they look like regular dogs, these pro-active pooches match up pups with loving families fulfilling the mantra of a pup for every person and a person for every pup—all while they keep the humans at Shelter 17 clueless. Sometimes dogs are dogs' best friend!
The Pound Puppies series is currently airing on The Hub in the U.S. and YTV in Canada. The DVD release marks the North American home entertainment debut of Hasbro Studios’ hit show.
The DVD Includes
Episodes:
Homeward Pound
My Fair Rebound
Quintuplets
K-9 Kid
Zoltron
Bonus Feature: Learn to Draw Lucky
Check out a clip:
"Pound Puppies: Homeward Pound" is available at most outlets where Home Entertainment is sold. Or you can have a copy sent right to your door by ordering from Amazon.com
Are You Ready for Action and Adventure? “Transformers Prime: The Complete First Season” Rolls Out To DVD and Blu-ray!
Optimus Prime, Bumble Bee, Ratchet and all of your other favorite Autobots are back in the next chapter of the Transformer journey, “Transformers Prime.” “The Complete First Season” has just arrived on DVD and Blu-ray so you can enjoy the battle of good versus evil over and over again!
This new series, which airs on the HUB television network in the U.S. and on Teletoons in Canada, finds Megatron returning to Earth with a new element that makes him more dangerous and powerful then ever before. The Autobots have only each other and three human teenager friends to rely on to save the world from Megatron’s vicious attacks.
Tranformer's Prime Season 1 Character Gallery
Check out a clip from the series here:
“Prime” features recognizable voices from the likes of Adam Baldwin (Chuck), Ernie Hudson (The Secret Life of the American Teenager) and Gina Torres (FireFly). Both the Blu-ray and DVD set feature bonus features like an original “Making of” special and 15 audio commentaries with the Creative Team and voice cast.
Catch another peak at the series here:
You can find “Transformers Prime: The Complete First Season” at most retail outlets where Home Entertainment is sold. You can also order and have it shipped straight to you door here:
DVD
amazon.com
Blu-ray (Also included in this limited-edition set: the 96-page Transformers: Prime prequel graphic novel by IDW Publishing)
amazon.com
Bring Home the Epic Tale of Ordinary Men Doing Extraordinary Things as "Immortals" Comes to Blu-ray and DVD
Featuring 2 alternate endings and an alternate beginning, the home entertainment version of "Immortals" is poised to be even bigger than its big screen release. The Blu-ray set has behind the scenes featurettes that give viewers an inside look into the making of the adventure, plus a bonus "Immortals: Gods and Heroes" graphic novel.
In this epic tale of vengeance and destiny, power-mad King Hyperion (Rourke) threatens to destroy all of humanity on his maniacal quest to obtain the ultimate weapon – the legendary Epirus Bow that gives the power to unleash war on both Heaven and Earth. But Theseus (Cavill), a heroic young villager chosen by the gods, rises up to stop Hyperion’s brutal rampage. With supernatural help from the beautiful oracle Phaedra (Pinto), Theseus embraces his destiny and leads a fierce band of warriors in a desperate fight for the future of mankind.
"Immortals" is available from Fox Home Entertainment on 3D Blu-ray, Blu-ray and DVD as well as a digital download. You can pick up your copy wherever home entertainment is sold or have it sent to your door at Amazon.com:
Finally! “Puss In Boots” Gets His Own Tale!
We fell in love with him in the “Shrek” movies and now “Puss in Boots” gets his own movie! The adventure, mischief and antics are all his in this fun film!
This time around, we find out how the hero became a legend before he knew Shrek and the gang. In pursuit of the magic beans that will grow the beanstalk that takes him to the golden eggs, Puss in Boots joins forces with Humpty Dumpty to find great fortune. They are met with resistant forces and other characters who want the beans for themselves. No fairy tale is safe from being spoofed in this funny fable.
An all-star cast of voices help make this film fun for the whole family. Antonio Banderas, Salma Hayek, Zach Galifianakis, Billy Bob Thornton and Amy Sedaris are just the top tier of talent that brings this story to life.
Bonus material on the Blu-ray/DVD Combo set includes deleted scenes and a pop-up Fairy Tale book. There’s also a look at the talented voices in the cast called “Purr-fect Pairings: The Voices Behind The Legends.”
You can find this furry feature at most places where Home Entertainment is sold. You can also have it shipped straight to your door by ordering here: www.amazon.com
Upcoming Releases
March
(click on a title to see more information)
3/6
The Lion King 1.5
Transfomers Prime Season 1
Footloose
Tooth Fairy 2
3/13
The Three Musketeers
The Adventures of Tintin
3/20
The Muppets
Jane by Design
3/23
Hop
3/27
Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked
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Mirror Mirror | Opens March 30 | The Social Queen
Mirror Mirror on the web, who is the fairest of them all? The video follows the social networking life of the Evil Queen (Julia Roberts) as she obsesses with her vanity, chases men for their wealth and struggles with her jealousy toward Snow White (Lily Collins).
Mirror Mirror | Opens March 30 | Meet Prince Alcott
Check out the EnterTeenment Cineplex for more on "Mirror Mirror."
The Hunger Games | Opens March 23 | Katniss Meets Cinna
The Hunger Games | Opens March 23 | Katniss Takes Aim
Check out our big "Hunger Games" feature page with more videos, images from the film and ways you can win tickets to the premiere and advanced screenings!
opening this weekend
"Mirror Mirror" image provided by Relativity Media | "Wrath of the Titans" image provided by Warner Bros.
Mirror Mirror : Relativity Media | Rated PG | Starring : Lily Collins, Julia Roberts, Nathan Lane, Armie Hammer, Sean Bean | Tarsem Singh brings his stylistic filmmaking to the beloved story and gives Snow White a twist that will delight the whole family. more
Wrath of the Titans : Warner Bros. Pictures | Rated PG-13 | Starring : Sam Worthington, Rosamund Pike, Bill Nighy, Edgar Ramírez, Toby Kebbell, Danny Huston, Ralph Fiennes, Liam Neeson | A decade after his heroic defeat of the monstrous Kraken, Perseus (Worthington) —the demigod son of Zeus (Neeson)—is attempting to live a quieter life as a village fisherman and the sole parent to his 10-year old son, Helius. But when the gods begin to lose control of the imprisoned Titans, Perseus must decide if he can ignore his calling and help his father, or become the hero he is destined to be. MORE
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Books
Book to Screen News : Universal Pictures beat out 3 major studios in the battle for who will adapt the highly popular "Daughter of Smoke & Bone" series. | Cat Patrick's novel "Forgotten" is getting the big screen treatment at Paramount Pictures. The script is currently in the adaptation stage. MORE
True Grime : Natasha Deen | Pepper is a crime fighting fairy who must overcome diversity when an on the job injury causes her to loose a leg. More
Jonathan : Alesa Corrin | Jonathan discovers new worlds and new things about himself after suffering the loss of his mother. more
Daughter of Smoke & Bone : Laini Taylor | Mysterious events around the world might be the answer to the question Karou has been asking all her life...who or what am I? more
The Shattering : Karen Healey | Keri begins to investigate mysterious murders in her home town after her brother's death. more
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