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Michelle Trachtenberg News |
Disney Princess Ice Skating Party to be held at El Capitan Theater for new Disney film Ice Princess
From March 18th through April 10th, Hollywood's legendary El Capitan Theatre (6838 Hollywood Blvd.) will offer moviegoers the "coolest" event of the spring season with the back-to-back royal entertainment experience of Walt Disney Pictures' "Ice Princess," and a "Disney Princess Ice Skating Party," it was announced today by Lylle Breier, senior vice president of worldwide special events for The Walt Disney Studios. "Ice Princess," the entertaining new comedy from Disney, features Michelle Trachtenberg as a high school bookworm who trains hard to pursue her dream of becoming a skating champion. |
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:: Posted by Jaina on 04 Mar 2005 :: |
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Alyson Hannigan News |
Alyson Signed for a New Pilot
This should be on the news wires soon, but I just spoke with Aly and she had just come from signing for an upcoming Pilot. She was really excited and thinks it will be a lot of fun. Name: How I Met Your Mother. It is a CBS pilot, and will tape live, though some of it will be pretaped due to the nature of the show. I have more details about it, but I am sure there will be more on the entertainment news wires soon. |
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:: Posted by Jaina on 04 Mar 2005 :: |
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Nathan Fillion News |
Nathan Fillion Stocks
With his dashing good looks, Nathan Fillion had no problem finding acting jobs, but had to first settle for bit parts. His work in the television series Firefly led to a starring role in the feature length version of the show Serenity. Fillion will also star in the horror film Slither. |
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:: Posted by Jaina on 04 Mar 2005 :: |
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Joss Whedon News |
Wonder Woman Returns
Last week SciFi.com reported a delicious rumor that Joss Whedon, creator of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel and Firefly, is in talks to write and direct a Wonder Woman movie. To say I'm tickled pink (or is it red, white and blue?) at this prospect would be an understatement. It's about time the superhero genre's own Princess Di had her feature-film debut. And if the Fates have their way, it's Whedon's destiny to bring this about. |
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:: Posted by Jaina on 03 Mar 2005 :: |
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General News |
Ghosts?! Ghouls!? And Joss Whedon?
An editor and a writer at Dark Horse, Scott Allie has plenty of projects up in the air right now. Between editing the new Dark Horse Book of the Dead, the on-going Conan series, and Hellboy, he's also hard at work on a miniseries prequel to Joss Whedon's Serenity. Fortunately, he devoted a few of his free moments to answering a few questions for Sequential Tart. (Also some info on Serenity prequel comics.) |
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:: Posted by Jaina on 03 Mar 2005 :: |
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Angel DVD News |
Angel Season 5 DVD Review
After four seasons, Angel had faced countless demons but couldn't conquer low ratings. Despite a faithful following, the Buffy the Vampire Slayer spin-off consistently ranked in the bottom half of the WB's line-up in terms of total viewers. Never mind the show had performed consistently in at least four different time slots; not enough new viewers were tuning in to watch the adventures of brooding detective/vampire with a soul Angel (David Boreanaz) and his ministers of grace Wesley (Alexis Denisof), Winifred "Fred" Burkle (Amy Acker), and Charles Gunn (J. August Richards). At the last minute, creator Joss Whedon and his team were able to wrangle another season, and the franchise known as the Buffy-verse earned a stay of execution. |
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:: Posted by Jaina on 03 Mar 2005 :: |
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David Boreanaz News |
Wicked Prayer Premiere on Wednesday
'Stephen' alerted us that Dimensions' The Crow: Wicked Prayer will have its premiere this Wednesday, March 2, 2005, at 5:00pm. The event, hosted by the Make a Wish Foundation, will take place at the Loews Universal Citywalk Cinemas at Universal Studios in Hollywood. |
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:: Posted by Jaina on 02 Mar 2005 :: |
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General News |
Win Big with Hellmouth Central Sweeps!
Hellmouth Central are offering one blow out of a sweepstakes. They're offering $1,000 worth of prizes in their competition! The prizes include: - All 7 Seasons of Buffy on DVD, All 5 Seasons of Angel on DVD, Firefly: The Series DVD, Buffy The Vampire Slayer for X-Box, Buffy: Chaos Bleeds for X-Box, An X-Box, Apex Portable DVD Player. A perfect little Joss-verse package there for you. Enter now to win this lovely bundle! |
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:: Posted by Jaina on 02 Mar 2005 :: |
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Alan Tudyk News |
Christian Kane & Alan Tudyk's Into the West Airing Date Set
The story of the opening of the American West is given epic treatment in this six-week television event from DreamWorks Television and master storyteller and executive producer Steven Spielberg. This dramatic tale of the adventurous exploration of the American wilderness, the clash of two cultures, the rush to riches in a new land and the building of a new civilization features a starring cast including Skeet Ulrich, Matthew Settle, Keri Russell, Alan Tudyk, Josh Brolin, Beau Bridges, George Leach, Tonantzin Carmelo, Jessica Capshaw, Will Patton, Gary Busey, Zahn McClarnon, Michael Spears and Simon Baker, as well as many others. |
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:: Posted by Jaina on 02 Mar 2005 :: |
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Sean Maher News |
Sean in New Show
HALLEY'S COMET (The WB) - Relative newcomer Audrey Marie Anderson ("Drop Dead Sexy") has scored the title role of Halley Newell in the David E. Kelley-produced drama pilot, about a 23-year-old med school student just discovering adulthood after surviving a devastating childhood disease. Also cast in the San Francisco-based pilot are Adam Campbell ("Commando Nanny"), Adam LaVorgna ("7th Heaven"), Marika Dominczyk ("North Shore") and Sean Maher ("Firefly"). Campbell will play Halley's next-door neighbor Mike while LaVorgna is set as his best friend Tim Gable, who starts a romance with Halley. Dominczyk then will play Halley's sexy stockbroker friend Mathea with Maher as the chief resident at the hospital where Halley now attends med school who also happens to be one of the doctors who helped treat her, not to mention has a secret crush on her. Jonathan Pontell is directing the 20th Century Fox Television/David E. Kelley Productions-based project from a script by creator Andrew Kreisberg. |
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:: Posted by Jaina on 02 Mar 2005 :: |
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James Marsters News |
Spike TV Movie?
Question: I think a Spike TV-movie would be great! — Teri. Ausiello: So, apparently, does James Marsters. In his first interview since I pitched WB president David Janollari the idea of doing a Spike telepic, the 42-year-old actor told my colleague, Ben Katner, that he's game for resurrecting his soulful Buffyverse counterpart "as long as I could do it within, say, the next four or five years; past that, I'm too old. Spike's a vampire, man, and I've got high standards — you have to believe that the guy has not aged since we met him. There's a little poetic license, but I don't want to get into a situation where the script says, 'Well, he was drinking pig blood and he aged,' you know? [Whatever Joss Whedon wrote] would be funnier than that — it would be delightful — but it would be taking away the coolest thing about a vampire, which is that he's iconic... he does not change." OK, Mr. Janollari — the ball is in your court. |
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:: Posted by Jaina on 02 Mar 2005 :: |
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Gina Torres News |
New Pilot for Gina
Other pilot-casting highlights include Gina Torres, tapped to star opposite Kristin Davis in ABC's "Soccer Moms"; Bill Bellamy joining Fox's "Amy Coyne"; and Susanna Thompson coming on board NBC's "Book of Daniel." |
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:: Posted by Jaina on 01 Mar 2005 :: |
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Angel News |
FCC Absolves Angel
Simulated vampire sex is not bad for the kiddies--and that means Angel won't have to atone for its sins, according to the Federal Communications Commission. FCC regulators resoundingly rejected a complaint lodged by the Parents Television Council that argued that a love scene in the WB's now spiked Buffy spinoff violated federal indecency rules by showing a vampire biting her partner's neck. |
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:: Posted by Jaina on 01 Mar 2005 :: |
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Angel News |
Angel vs. Charmed
An MSN poll, vote for your favourite vampire. |
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:: Posted by Jaina on 28 Feb 2005 :: |
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Sarah M. Gellar News |
Sarah's Romantic Comedy Finally Rolling
Lance Khazei, who wrote the family comedy Son of the Mask, has written and will produce Romantic Comedy. "It's about a guy who watches famous romantic comedies to learn how to woo the girl of his dreams," says Khazei, who was a writer for the TV show Politically Incorrect. He originally offered the role of the girl to Sandra Bullock, but she was already committed to several projects. "For a while it was going to be Kate Hudson and Colin Farrell," says Khazei, who has finally signed Sarah Michelle Gellar for the female lead. Her husband, Freddie Prinze Jr., was considering co-starring but he is now concentrating on developing a TV sitcom for himself. "Both Owen Wilson and his brother Luke Wilson have looked at the script and have expressed interest," says Khazei, who hopes to begin filming later this year. |
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:: Posted by Jaina on 27 Feb 2005 :: |
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Seth Green News |
‘Chicken’ creator began by demolishing G.I. Joe Television
When Seth Green was 12, he learned the screw on G.I. Joe’s back was the key to it all. Take a hobby drill to the screw, and the whole figure starts to come apart. It turned out to be valuable information for him later. |
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:: Posted by Jaina on 27 Feb 2005 :: |
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Tim Minear News |
DVD Review: Wonderfalls
Over the past five years, Fox Broadcasting has had a reputation developing innovative and original series. Unfortunately, the “powers that be” at Fox have a tendency of running their new shows directly against the other networks’ heavy hitters, or bouncing them from one timeslot to another so that the show can never develop a following. Then after only a handful of episodes, the show is cancelled for lack of performances. It happened with “Firefly,” “Undeclared,” “Arrested Development” (okay that show got two seasons), “John Doe,” and it happened to an incredible little one-hour drama-edy show called: “Wonderfalls.” |
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:: Posted by Jaina on 27 Feb 2005 :: |
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Marti Noxon News |
Point Pleasant in Trouble
Given its nasty bloodbath of a time slot (Thursday nights at 9 p.m.) Point Pleasant's low ratings (four million viewers) aren't surprising, but they are unfortunate, given the series' recent creative uptick. "It's heartbreaking," creator and executive producer Marti Noxon (formerly of Buffy) told me. "We feel like we've really found our footing in the later episodes, and the show is sort of fading out...I'm not sure whether I'm supposed to say stuff like this, but I certainly think our chances of coming back are pretty slim if the ratings don't pick up. We need fresh eyes." If Marti's and my assertion that the show has improved isn't enough to make you tune in, maybe this is: She wants James Marsters (Buffy's Spike) for the second season. I'll give you the deets on that in this week's chat, after you set your TiVo for Point Pleasant. |
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:: Posted by Jaina on 26 Feb 2005 :: |
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Serenity News |
Serenity Release Date for UK
The release date for Serenity in the UK has been pencilled in as the 4th of November 2005. |
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:: Posted by Jaina on 25 Feb 2005 :: |
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Angel News |
FCC Rejects 'Angel' Indecency Complaint
A love scene from the canceled TV show "Angel" that showed a female character turning into a vampire and biting her partner's neck did not overstep federal indecency rules, the Federal Communications Commission (news - web sites) ruled Friday. |
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:: Posted by Jaina on 25 Feb 2005 :: |
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