May 19, 2013

Clark Johnson to Play Senator in Pilot ‘Alpha House’

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*Director-actor Clark Johnson has been cast as a lead opposite John Goodman, Mark Consuelos and Matt Malloy in Amazon Studios‘ comedy pilot, “Alpha House,” written by Garry Trudeau. According to Deadline.com, the actors play four senators who live together in a rented house in Washington DC. Johnson is Sen. Robert Bettencourt, a power player from [...]




‘Homeland’ Alum David Harewood Lands CBS Pilot

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*British actor David Harewood, best known for his role as David Estes in the Emmy-winning Showtime drama “Homeland,” will reunite with the show’s producers for their new CBS pilot “Anatomy of Violence.” The CIA drama, from “Homeland’s” writer-producer trio Howard Gordon, Alex Cary and Alex Gansa, is inspired by Adrian Raine’s nonfiction title, The Anatomy [...]




‘Homeland’s’ David Harewood Talks Finale: ‘Someone’s Gonna Get It’

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*David Harewood, a star in Showtime’s hot original series “Homeland,” suggests that a death will take place on Sunday’s season 2 finale. The British actor – who plays David Estes, the director of the Counterterrorist Center at the CIA – promises a “big finish” and that “someone is going to get it.” Watch Digital Spy’s [...]




The Pulse of Entertainment: Skyfall’s Surprising Twists Hold You Spellbound

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Skyfall’s surprising twists hold you spellbound, arrives in theaters November 9, 2012 The MGM/Columbia Pictures/Sony Picture Entertainment release of Skyfall, the 23rd James Bond aka 007 franchise has surprising twists that hold you spellbound for the whole historical two hours and 23 minutes. Skyfall, produced by Eon Productions, stars Daniel Craig who returns as 007 [...]




President Obama Boosts Ratings for ‘The View’

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*President Barack Obama’s appearance on” The View” this week gave the show a 15-month ratings high, according to Deadline.com. His Tuesday visit, where he spoke about topics like Wall Street reform and his recently announced support for gay marriage, drew 4.7 million viewers, according to Nielsen. It was his fourth visit to the ABC morning [...]




Don Cheadle’s ‘House of Lies’ Debuts Strong for Showtime

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*New dark comedy “House Of Lies” debuted Sunday night with 1.03 million viewers at 10 p.m., reports Deadline.com. It was in line with the network’s most recent series premiere of drama “Homeland,” which opened with 1.08 million in October. However, Homeland had a bigger lead-in, and for the night over three plays “House Of Lies” [...]




Video: Whoopi Goldberg Denies Farting on Live TV

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*Yes, it has come to this on “The View.” Whoopi Goldberg took time out this morning to explain the poot noise that came from her side of the sofa during an interview Friday with actress Claire Danes. [Scroll down to watch.] Danes was promoting Sunday’s season finale of her show “Homeland,” but she was left [...]




Showtime Orders Don Cheadle Comedy ‘House of Lies’

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*Showtime has ordered a new Don Cheadle comedy based on the book “House of Lies: How Management Consultants Steal Your Watch and Tell You the Time.” Shortened to “House of Lies” for the pay channel, the series stars Cheadle as a self-loathing management consultant from a top-tier firm. Showtime also ordered CIA thriller “Homeland,” starring [...]