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So You Think You Can Dance: Meet the Top 20

27 October 2009 1:00 AM, PDT | People.com - TV Watch | See recent People.com - TV Watch news »

It was a dancer’s dream and a choreographer’s delight when So You Think You Can Dance decided to try something a little different for their first fall episode after auditions. Rather than jump right into competition, the judges, the audience and the choreographers had a chance to meet the top 20 and see them dance in their own styles without worry of elimination. Judges Nigel, Mary and Adam Shankman (now a permanent fixture) were on hand more to encourage than to critique on the new set, now on the famed American Idol stage. (There was even a designated spot for Paula Abdul if she decides to drop by!) The first of seven routines showcasing the top 20 in their respective styles started with a Wade and Amanda Robson creation set in a speakeasy world with rival gangs battle-dancing in a vivid costume extravaganza. Tabitha and Napoleon Dumo then got the »

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So You Think You Can Dance: What Happened In Vegas!

8 October 2009 7:02 AM, PDT | People.com - TV Watch | See recent People.com - TV Watch news »

Vegas week finally arrived Wednesday on So You Think You Can Dance -- and based on the first round of competition, it's going to be one heck of a ride! A total of 152 dancers, who were given very little time to master relentless routines, faced judges Mary Murphy, Nigel Lythgoe, Tyce Diorio, Mia Michaels, Debbie Allen and Adam Shankman. By show's end, only 77 were left standing. First up was contemporary wonder Nathan Trasora, who took a rain check last season after an amazing audition, but he was just 17. One to watch, Nathan had no problem moving forward, as did other familiar faces like hip-hop dancer Justin Kenney (New Orleans) and rising ballroom star Iveta Lukosiute (Salt Lake City), who showed real showmanship by helping to coach krumper Russell Ferguson (Boston) in a ballroom routine that left Shankman in awe, calling their performance, "the most unexpected thing I had ever seen! »

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Veteran Genre Actor Henry Gibson Dies

16 September 2009 3:23 PM, PDT | AirlockAlpha.com | See recent Airlock Alpha news »

The world on Wednesday was forced to say good-bye to Henry Gibson, the high-pitched voice comedic actor who knew how to light up the screen in almost any role. Gibson died Monday after fighting cancer. He was 73. Young audiences today likely best know Gibson as Judge Clark Brown in the William Shatner star vehicle "Boston Legal," but his resume is quite extensive, especially when it comes to the world of science-fiction. After appearances on "The Joey Bishop Show," "77 Sunset Strip" and "The Beverly Hillbillies," Gibson found some work in the genre as Napoleon in the 1968 "Bewitched" episode "Samantha's Fresh Pastry." He would return two years later as Tim O'Shanter in "If the Shoe Pinches." Making a name for himself in "Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In," Gibson would appear in a couple ... »

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Emmy Nominations Reveal Few Surprises

16 July 2009 10:01 AM, PDT | CinemaSpy | See recent CinemaSpy news »

It's a good day for funny people, especially if your name is Tina Fey or Seth MacFarlane.

Fey's series, 30 Rock, was handed 22 Emmy nominations this morning, which stands as a record for a comedy series. She and Alec Baldwin were also nominated for acting awards. Plus, for the first time some of the other actors on NBC's laffer  were recognized. Jane Krakowski, Jack McBrayer and Tracy Morgan all picked up supporting nominations.

MacFarlane's Family Guy was also nominated for best comedy series, the first time an animated show has cracked that category since The Flintstones in 1961. Two years ago MacFarlane decided to pull his show from contention in the animated series category to have it considered for best comedy.

Mad Men, the drama about the advertising world in the sixties, picked up 16 nominations in the drama categories, including a best actor nod for Jon Hamm. Hamm is also nominated as »

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The 61st Annual Primetime Emmy Awards Nominations

16 July 2009 6:30 AM, PDT | MovieWeb | See recent MovieWeb news »

The Academy of Television Arts and Sciences announced the nominations for The 61st Annual Primetime Emmy Awards this morning. NBC comedy series 30 Rock lead the way with 22 nominations with the HBO telefilm Grey Gardens with 17 nominations and last year's winner for Best Drama, Mad Men, with 16 nominations. Take a look at the complete list of the nominees below.

Outstanding Voice-Over Performance

American Masters - Jerome Robbins: Something To Dance About - PBS - Thirteen/Wnet American Masters - Ron Rifkin, Narrator

Family Guy - I Dream of Jesus - Fox - Fox Television Animation - Seth MacFarlane as Peter Griffin

Robot Chicken - Robot Chicken: Star Wars - Episode II - Cartoon Network - ShadowMachine - Seth Green as Robot Chicken Nerd, Bob Goldstein, Ponda Baba, Anakin Skywalker, Imperial Officer

The Simpsons - Eeny Teeny Maya Moe - Fox - Gracie Films in Association with 20th Century Fox Television »

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Al Pacino Playing Napoleon

8 April 2009 12:13 AM, PDT | GetTheBigPicture.net | See recent Get The Big Picture news »

In Get Shorty, Danny DeVito's Martin Weir played Napoleon Bonaparte in one of the biggest movies of that year. Because the studios like to mimic each other, I can't believe we will have waited another 15 years to see a Hollywood studio go after Napoleon. Al Pacino has signed on to play a version of Napoleon in the upcoming childrens book adaptation, Betsy and the Emperor. He would be the Emperor in that equation.

The book was written by Staton Rabin, and the film version will come up through Killer Films. You can get all the financial details at The Hollywood Reporter. John Curran will direct the movie, which is said to be ramping up for an autumn production start.

And now, for the first time ever, we quote an official synopsis from School Library Journal: »

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The Robe Blu-ray Review -- Dellamorte reviews a film which is famous for being a Jeopardy Question

26 March 2009 | Collider.com | See recent Collider.com news »

If you’re a film nerd, you know the answer: The first film to be released in cinemascope. The Question: What is The Robe. Though a wider aspect ratio had been with cinema for quite some time (Abel Gance’s 1927 film Napoleon ends with the screen going to triptych, with three projectors running) In the 1950s, with the rise of television, the studios were desperate to reclaim their hold on the American people. To a certain extent they failed, but just the same, their big solution was changing the aspect ratio to something different than television. And so the screen went to somewhere around 2.35:1. Initially cinemascope was a bit wider than that, as The Robe was 2.55:1, where other inventions, like Cinerama went 2.89:1, MGM’s Camera 65 for Ben-Hur went 2.76:1, whereas the Vistavision format generally went around 1.96:1. This then led to an ... »

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Fresh Release: The Understudy

25 February 2009 5:35 AM, PST | Daily Film Music Blog | See recent Daily Film Music Blog news »

While Carl Davis is best known through his work on British television (Pride and Prejudice) and re-scoring silent films (Napoleon, Intolerance), his last year featured a unique collaboration as he wrote music for the film of her daughter, Hannah Davis. The music for The Understudy won an award at Avignon Film Festival and the picture collected several other awards as well. I've had the chance to listen to this score for quite some time and now with the arrival of a new CD, it's time you got acuainted with the music as well. Instead of going for the obvious choice and aiming my questions at the composer, I decided to ask Hannah about her experiences of working with her father during The Understudy.

Before we talk about the music, could you tell me what was the inspiration to do this picture?

David, my husband, was an understudy twice on London's famous west end. »

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