May 25, 2013

Why Is the Dialogue so Fast in ABC’s ‘Scandal?’

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*Fans of writer-producer Shonda Rhimes are already used to the blazing speed with which her characters must deliver their lines, but her prime time dramas “Grey’s Anatomy” and “Private Practice” have nothing on “Scandal” when it comes to the sheer volume of words spoken per second. Just ask lead actress Kerry Washington. “In some ways [...]




Kerry Washington, Columbus Short, Shonda Rhimes Talk ‘Scandal’

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*“Scandal,” the newest drama from ABC’s go-to production machine Shonda Rhimes, premieres Thursday at 10 p.m. with Kerry Washington as the head of a crisis management firm based on real life DC insider Judy Smith. “The way we sort of set the show up is we didn’t necessarily take actual cases that Judy has worked [...]




Kerry Washington, Columbus Short in New Shonda Rhimes Pilot

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*Kerry Washington has been cast as the lead in Shonda Rhimes’ new pilot “Damage Control,” which is based on the work of veteran crisis management consultant Judy Smith. Washington will play Olivia Price, a professional fixer described as a formidable and fearless woman. The show will follow her life as well as the lives of [...]




Tyler Perry Nabs 19 NAACP Image Award Nominations

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*The 42nd NAACP Image Awards nominations were announced today during a live press conference from the Paley Center for Media in Beverly Hills, CA — and Tyler Perry received a whopping 19. Two of his movies, “For Colored Girls” and “Why Did I Get Married Too?,’ will compete against each other in the best film [...]




EUR DVD Review: The Losers

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*This DC Comics action adventure opens in the jungles of Bolivia where a crack team of U.S. Special Forces commandos led by hard-boiled Colonel Clay (Jeffrey Dean Morgan) are on assignment to bring a drug kingpin (Peter Francis James) to justice. The other members of the elite squad include getaway car driver/daredevil pilot Pooch (Columbus [...]




‘The Losers’ Set to Be A Winner This Weekend

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*Actors Zoe Saldana and Idris Elba and the rest of the cast of the new action flick “The Losers” hope to be winners at the box office this weekend. The movie, based on the graphic novel of the same name, opens nationwide today. It tells the story of members of an elite Special Forces unit [...]




The Pulse of Entertainment: Warner Bros. Pictures’ The Losers is a Winner!

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*Warner Bros. Pictures, in association with Dark Castle Entertainment, presents the Weed Road Pictures production of The Losers in theaters April 23, 2010. This rated PG-13 film is full of action, comedy, romance, intrigue and fantasy – all the makings of a movie franchise. Based on the DC Comics/Vertigo comic book series by Andy Diggle, [...]




Restraining Order Filed against Columbus Short

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*A man who claims his jaw was broken by actor Columbus Short has filed a restraining order against the star that will keep him 100 yards at bay. Jason Hill took out the R.O. on Monday after telling the court Short beat him so badly in the February 24 attack, he needed two surgeries to [...]




Video: Look Out!: Columbus Short Walks Off Stage And Survives

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*At a show in Fresno Cali, “Stomp the Yard” actor/dancer Columbus Short to an unintended dive to the floor from the stage. He was wearing super dark shades at the time. Fortunately he wasn’t hurt, but he might wanna rethink sportin’ shades while on a darkened theater stage from now on. Watch (and listen):