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Theres always that strange transition period in horror movies where things can get lost in the shuffle. The 70s and its nihilism broke late in the decade to swerve into masked killers and the slasher genre. That heyday was far shorter than people remember but the late 80s did something similar in transitioning to straight to video smash successes and a crazy number of sequels and adaptations. That well, too, would dry up, and when Wes Craven released Scream in 1996, the landscape would shift to smart slashers and then found footage. The teen slasher era was first with things like Urban Legend, Scream sequels, Disturbing Behavior, I Know What You Did Last Summer, and hell, even Final Destination posits literal death as a slasher villain. These are more along the lines of the top shelf example but one that could qualify for a best horror movie you never saw And...

Valve’s seminal classic Fps Half-Life 2 is now 20 years old. And to celebrate, much like what Valve did with the original Half-Life for its 25th anniversary, they’ve not only released a brand-new two-hour documentary on the making of the game, but also have made the original Half-Life 2, along with the Episode One and Episode Two expansions, available to grab for free on Steam until November 18 at 10am Pt.

The documentary created by the Secret Tape team (who also did the Half-Life documentary) delves into several topics, such as how Valve handled running out of money during Half-Life 2‘s development, the infamous hack that resulted in an early build of the game being leaked to the internet, the eventual creation of the Steam storefront and more.

Meanwhile, existing owners can also enjoy a new update to the original game that adds additional content such as commentary by the original team to the game,...

Alan Scarfe, the classically trained British Canadian actor known for his turns as bad guys in Double Impact and Lethal Weapon III and as Dr. Bradley Talmadge on the Upn sci-fi series Seven Days, has died. He was 77.

Scarfe died April 28 of colon cancer at his home in Longueuil, Quebec, his family announced.

Survivors include his son, actor Jonathan Scarfe (ER, Raising the Bar, Hell on Wheels, Van Helsing).

Born in England and raised in Vancouver, Scarfe portrayed the Romulans Tokath and Admiral Mendak on episodes of Star Trek: The Next Generation in 1991 and 1993 and was another alien, the powerful Magistrate Augris, on a 1995 installment of Star Trek: Voyager.

“Science fiction on film and television, especially if you are playing some kind of alien character with fantastic make-up, is great for actors with a strong stage background,” he said in a 2007 interview. “The productions need that kind of size and intensity of performance.

Get ready for another exciting episode of “Restoring Galveston: The Inn” as attention shifts to the entrance, lounge, and bar area! Tune in to Magnolia at 8:00 Pm on Tuesday, March 26, 2024, to witness the transformation unfold.

In this episode, viewers will follow along as the restoration team tackles the next phase of the inn’s renovation project. With a focus on creating a welcoming and inviting atmosphere, they’ll work tirelessly to revitalize the entrance, lounge, and bar area, breathing new life into these important spaces.

Expect to see stunning design concepts, expert craftsmanship, and plenty of surprises along the way as the team strives to raise the bar and set a new standard for hospitality in Galveston. Whether you’re a fan of home renovation shows or simply love seeing old spaces transformed into something extraordinary, this episode is sure to captivate and inspire.

Don’t miss “Restoring Galveston: The Inn...

Even before Octavia Spencer won the best supporting actress Oscar for 2011’s The Help, she managed a hard-worked career that many actresses would envy: Consistent character parts on long-running TV series, read ABC’s Ugly Betty, Comedy Central’s Halfway Home, and TNT’s Raising the Bar, and parts in an array of movies from Martin Lawrence’s Blue Streak to Joe Wright’s The Soloist to the Will Smith movie Seven Pounds. Back in the ’90s, she cut her teeth as a production…...

Susan G. Komen Chicago is gearing up for Breast Cancer Awareness Month and its 20th Anniversary, and this year it plans to go big.

Leading up to the non-profit’s Ignite the Fight Gala presented by Wintrust, Komen Chicago will turn the city pink with a bridge lighting and a day full of festivities.

Hosted by Mario Lopez, Emmy-winning host of “Extra,” the Ignite the Fight Gala presented by Wintrust on Oct. 21 is the anchor of the festivities, and those interested in celebrating beyond the “main event” can take part in a Rosé 3K Wine Walk with City Winery Chicago Riverwalk as well as the Raising the Bar Gala After Party hosted by Indistry TV at The Virgin Hotel Chicago. The events will celebrate the profound impact that Komen Chicago has made throughout the city over the past 20 years, and will raise funds to enable the organization to continue funding...

Directors’ trademarks is a series of articles that examines the “signatures” that filmmakers leave behind in their work. This month, we’re looking at the trademark style and calling signs of James Cameron as director.

In college, James Cameron decided that he wanted to be a screenwriter. He switched from majoring in Physics to majoring in English, before eventually deciding to drop out and raise money to start his career. During that time, he worked many odd jobs, until he was finally inspired by Star Wars in 1977 to start his career in the film industry. In the early 1980’s he first worked as a miniature model builder at Roger Corman studios, demonstrating a talent for creating innovative special effects. Over time, he became a production designer, and special effects director. In 1981, he was a special effects director for the film Piranha II: The Spawning. Numerous production delays cost the original director his job,...

Being able to actually hear the audio of your favorite television show, film, music or video game inarguably adds a deeper dimension to the experience. Sonos Playbase, the latest product from venerable sound system manufacturer Sonos, is a readymade device that can provide a quality experience in a convenient package. > Buy Sonos Playbase The compact […]

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Not only did Beverly Hills, 90210 make a huge impact on the life of series star Shannen Doherty, but she recognizes the influence it had on the generation of young people who tuned in weekly.

In the spirit of #Tbt on Thursday, Doherty, 45, shared a photo of herself and costar Jason Priestley from the ’90s when the duo starred on the drama.

“This is a true #tbt. #beverlyhills90210 is to this day the biggest tv show of its kind I worked on. A true iconic show that reached and touched not only young people, but bridged the gap to their parents.

Film-maker Onir has been riding on a high currently, with his recent TEDx Talk, his upcoming – Shab & now winning the prestigious Hollywood International independent Documentary Awards, November 2016 Edition for his Indo- Australian Documentary called ‘Raising The Bar’. The film was premiered at Indian Film Festival Melbourne in August 2016.

“Raising The Bar is a beautiful and authentic insight into human potential, and society’s influence on all of us,” said Cate Sayers, Founder and Director of e.motion21.

With an overwhelming support from the local community in Australia, e.motion21 brought a group of 60 youths with Down Syndrome and their care givers, to India. The documentary captures the lives of 6 of these Indian and Australian children/youth with Down’s Syndrome who met at the World Down Syndrome Congress, In Chennai. The documentary was shot in Melbourne, Kolhapur, Delhi, Agra & Chennai.

The film has been produced by Cate Sayers from emotions 21, Mitu Bhowmik,...

After exiting as the head of Sony Pictures' business affairs group just weeks ago, Andrew Gumpert has landed at Paramount as the studio's COO. Long-standing COO Frederick Huntsberry will depart Paramount after 10 years at the studio.

Gumpert, one of the most respected dealmakers in Hollywood, was an 11-year Sony veteran, most recently serving as the studio's president of worldwide business affairs and operations.

Gumpert, who was honored in 2015 with The Hollywood Reporter's Raising the Bar Award at its annual Power Lawyers event, began his dealmaking career at the entertainment law firm Hill Wynne Troop...

We regret to report actor Jon Polito has died at the age of 65. He leaves behind his husband Darryl Armbruster. Director John McNaughton broke the news on Facebook, today. The pair first worked together on Homicide: Life on the Street, on which Polito played Detective Steve Crosetti. The crime procedural TV series drama ran for seven seasons on NBC, from 1993 to 1999.Mr. Polito played Judge Dominick Ventimiglia, on the Raising the Bar TV show, which was cancelled in 2009, after two seasons on TNT. Recent TV series work includes an episode of TNT's Major Crimes in July; an episode of IFC's Comedy Bang! Bang! in June; and a return to Modern Family as Earl Chambers, in March of this year. His other recent TV...

Jon Polito, whose myriad TV credits included the role of Det. “Steve” Crosetti on NBC’s Homicide: Life on the Street, died on Thursday. He was 65.

Director John McNaughton shared the news via Facebook, saying: “Very sad to learn that my dear friend and collaborator, Jon Polito, has passed away…. Jon and I worked together in TV starting with episodes of Homicide: Life on the Street, some pilots and Masters of Horror. He appeared in over 100 films, countless TV episodes and on Broadway. Jon was a born actor and will be deeply missed by his legion of friends, fans, family...

Shannen Doherty is reliving her past – in a sense.

The former Beverly Hills, 90210 star opened up to Entertainment Tonight on Tuesday and spoke of how her character Brenda's storyline foreshadowed her real-life battle with breast cancer.

"I remember that episode because it really meant a lot to me," Doherty said of the episode where her character had to undergo a biopsy for a lump found in her breast. "Back then I was a kid, man, I thought that I was invincible, I thought I was going to live forever."

Since Doherty, 45, exclusively revealed to People in August that she had been battling breast cancer,...

Shannen Doherty is reliving her past - in a sense. The former Beverly Hills, 90210 star opened up to Entertainment Tonight on Tuesday and spoke of how her character Brenda's storyline foreshadowed her real-life battle with breast cancer. "I remember that episode because it really meant a lot to me," Doherty said of the episode where her character had to undergo a biopsy for a lump found in her breast. "Back then I was a kid, man, I thought that I was invincible, I thought I was going to live forever."Since Doherty, 45, exclusively revealed to People in August that she had been battling breast cancer,...

Jason Priestley thinks his Beverly Hills, 90210 costar Shannen Doherty is "incredibly brave" for publicly sharing her battle with cancer.

"What she did the other day, shaving her head and posting the pictures and everything, that was incredibly brave," Priestly told Entertainment Tonight at the Raising The Bar to End Parkinson's fundraiser benefiting the Michael J. Fox Foundation at Laurel Point in Los Angeles on Wednesday.

Doherty announced her diagnosis with breast cancer last year, and recently shared an emotional series of photos of shaving her head.

Although Priestley says that he hasn't been in touch with his former costar directly,...

Jason Priestley thinks his Beverly Hills, 90210 costar Shannen Doherty is "incredibly brave" for publicly sharing her battle with cancer. "What she did the other day, shaving her head and posting the pictures and everything, that was incredibly brave," Priestly told Entertainment Tonight at the Raising The Bar to End Parkinson's fundraiser benefiting the Michael J. Fox Foundation at Laurel Point in Los Angeles on Wednesday. Doherty announced her diagnosis with breast cancer last year, and recently shared an emotional series of photos of shaving her head. Although Priestley says that he hasn't been in touch with his former costar directly,...

Mark-Paul Gosselaar (Franklin & Bash) is stepping up to the plate as the male lead in the Fox pilot Pitch.

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The baseball drama from Dan Fogelman (Galavant) and Mark Singer stars Kylie Bunbury (Twisted) as Ginny, the first female pitcher hired by the major leagues.

Per our sister site Deadline, Gosselaar will play ladies’ man Mike Lawson, a future Hall of Fame catcher who shares an undeniable spark with Ginny despite his skepticism regarding her hire.

RelatedShawn Ashmore Joins ABC’s Conviction Pilot, Alongside Hayley Atwell

Gosselaar,...

Commander in Chief

Showcase Inventory

Created by Rod Lurie

Produced by Battleplan Productions, Stephen Bochco Productions, Touchstone Television

Aired on ABC for 1 season (18 episodes) from September 27, 2005 – June 14, 2006

Cast

Geena Davis as Mackenzie ‘Mac’ Allen

Kyle Secor as Rod Calloway

Donald Sutherland as Nathan Templeton

Harry J. Lennix as Jim Gardner

Show Premise

After beloved President Teddy Bridges falls fatally ill from a cerebral aneurysm, the protocol of replacing him brings forth Vice President Mackenzie Allen to take over his presidency, marking a landmark moment in history, as the United States pronounces their first female Potus to preside over the White House. Manning the helm of Commander in Chief is never an easy task for anyone coming in unplanned, but much less so when stepping into the oval office as a woman; getting doubly criticized, undermined, and penalized by a governmental system that had been primarily patriarchal. Controversy stirs from the day she takes the oath,...

Following her appearance in Captain America: The First Avenger, Hayley Atwell’s Agent Carter became a fan-favourite character who would go on to star in her own One-Shot and make appearances in Ant-Man and Captain America: The Winter Soldier. She’s also taken the lead in her own TV series, and after a well-received first season, it will return early next year.

If you weren’t already excited about that, the latest additions to the cast of Agent Carter should change your mind. Wynn Everett (The Newsroom) is set to play Whitney Frost, a character comic book fans will know best as one of Iron Man’s foes in the present day Marvel Universe. In the show, she’ll be a Hollywood actress and brilliant inventor. Whether we’ll see her take a villainous turn or don that iconic mask remains to be seen, but the Agent Carter producers seem...

CW’s The Flash is adding two notable characters from the DC Universe in its second season. Actor Teddy Sears, who was most recently seen on Masters of Sex and Raising the Bar will play Jay Garrick, the guy who was the first DC Comics character to originally call himself The Flash. Garrick is an enigmatic individual who arrives in Central City to warn Barry Allen and his team at S.T.A.R. Labs of a looming danger that he alone can’t stop. Ep Andrew Kreisberg told the Hall H…...

Even Harry wants to know #WhatDidHarryDo? Harry Hamlin has been making headlines ever since the explosive fight between Lisa Rinna and Kim Richards in Amsterdam on The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills. In the wine glass-throwing episode, Richards, 50, claimed she would reveal a massive secret about Rinna's husband if she continued to question her sobriety. The threat caused the Melrose Place alum, 51, to go off, lunging for Richards and shattering a wine glass on the table. At the Raising The Bar to End Parkinson’s event in [...]...

It's hard to believe that one of our favorite sitcoms from the 2000's turns 15 today -- "Malcolm in the Middle." Yes, we feel old too ... life is unfair. The series followed "middle" child Malcolm, played by Frankie Muniz, a high school student with a genius Iq and embarrassing family of six (later seven).With a smarty pants, a military teen, a bully and the one and only Dewey running around the house, parents Lois (Jane Kaczmarek) and Hal (Bryan Cranston), definitely had their hands full! So, what have these stars been up to in the last 15 years?Muniz continued to act after the show’s cancelation in 2006, appearing in the Syfy film "Blast Vegas" and an episode of "Don't Trust the B In Apartment 23." He has two films slated for this year: "Hot Bath an’ a Stiff Drink 2" with Robert Patrick and "Road to Capri" with Virginia Madsen and Alfred Molina.

We all have that bad hair day, but Khloe Kardashian's hair has a life of its own.

Khloe Kardashian works out in style, a new hair style that is!

Recently, Khloe stepped out in cornrows on the way to the gym, and now she’s working out in long braids.

Got it in early today with @gunnarfitness

A video posted by Khloé (@khloekardashian) on Oct 10, 2014 at 9:28am Pdt

The 30-year-old is no stranger to mixing up her hair and so, in order to fully appreciate Khloe's various 'dos, we're ranking them from worst to best.

Pics: Bruce Jenner's 11 Most Important Haircuts

9. Her long may be good for boxing but given that we know her hair's full-potential, they just don't do her justice.

Who doesn't love an early morning bathroom selfie?!?

A photo posted by Khloé (@khloekardashian) on Oct 10, 2014 at 7:29am Pdt

8. But the cornrows weren't particularly her best look ever either, so maybe she...

Duh-nuh-nuh-nuh-nuh-nuh-nuh-nuh…best buzz!

That’s right: Fox’s upcoming Batman prequel Gotham topped the Television Critics Association’s poll for “Most Promising New Show” of Fall 2014, with Jane the Virgin (from The CW) and Showtime’s The Affair finishing at No. 2 and 3, it was announced on Tuesday.

Related Read TVLine’s First Impressions of Gotham, blackish, Jane the Virgin and Many More New Shows

Most Promising New Comedy went to ABC’s black-ish, edging out Jane the Virgin and NBC’s A to Z, while Gotham (not surprisingly) also snagged Most Promising New Drama, followed by The Affair and (just...

From Oscar-winning to Homeland and more, here's what the cast of My So-Called Life have been up to over the past 2 decades...

Twenty years has passed since we were first introduced to the characters of My So-Called Life, twenty years! Where has the time gone? And more importantly when did I get so old?

While most of you won’t really care too much what I’ve been up to since the show finished, let’s take a look at what the actors have been up to in the years since the cancellation of what is frankly the greatest teen TV drama ever.

Claire Danes (Angela Chase)

After breaking out in My So-Called Life, Danes focused on her film career first with a leading role in 1995’s Little Women and then supporting roles in smaller but interesting films like Home For The Holidays, How to Make An American Quilt and...

In Plain Sight alum Mary McCormack and Ed‘s best friend Josh Randall just might be in need of a quick “fix.”

Video Ellen Pompeo, Kerry Washington Welcome Viola Davis to ‘Shondaland Thursday’

The TV vets are set to guest-star in a Scandal Season 4 episode, TVLine has learned, playing a power couple.

No further details on their storyline are available.

Previously announced Scandal Season 4 castings include Arrested Development‘s Portia De Rossi (in a “top-secret” arc) and The Newsroom‘s Kelen Coleman (who appears in the Sept. 25 premiere).

Related Scandal‘s ‘Randy’ Season 4 Premiere Title: What Could It Possibly Mean?...

What do famous directors do when crafting groundbreaking cinematic adventures becomes a mundane chore? They build their own pressure-resistant submersible, sail around the ocean for a few weeks, and dive deeper than any man has ever attempted to plunge alone. Yes, James Cameron is a modern-day Scrooge McDuck, spending limitless amounts of money just so he can carry out an underwater adventure while all of us watch, becoming this zany character who doesn’t even seem fit for reality. I mean, South Park said it best in the episode entitled “Raising The Bar” – “James Cameron doesn’t do what James Cameron does for James Cameron. James Cameron does what James Cameron does because James Cameron is James Cameron.” Welcome to Deepsea Challenge 3D.

Ever since Cameron was a small boy, he dreamed of exploring oceanic depths many thought to be unreachable. Confessing his geeky obsession with underwater exploration, Cameron wanted...

With 32 movies in only fourteen years, Marvel built an empire unlike anything previously seen in Hollywood. By taking things in-house, they set the bar higher than ever for superhero films and proved that the concept of a mega-franchise was not only viable, but extremely profitable. In 2009, they joined forces with Disney’s empire in order to grow their brand recognition even further and with their post-Avengers films, they’ve proven that things are only getting better. With all of this success, it would be impossible for other filmmakers and the owners of other franchises not to take notice. Today we’ll look at the ways in which Marvel is changing the way movies are made.

Movies are changing, and Marvel is at the helm. Join us for part 3 of a four part special event as we explore where Marvel came from, how they rose to silver screen prominence, how they’ve changed filmmaking,...

Earlier this spring, the complete run of "Hill Street Blues" was released on DVD, and it was remarkable to see just how well the groundbreaking cop drama held up three decades later. Some elements of it felt dated, but on the whole, you could find common DNA with many of this century's best dramas. That's because for a long stretch in the '80s and '90s, "Hill Street" co-creator Steven Bochco was way out ahead of the curve, experimenting with what was and wasn't possible within the confines of a broadcast network drama, and in the process paving the way for this cable golden age in which we live. "Hill Street" popularized multi-layered, morally complex serialized storytelling in primetime. "NYPD Blue" broke down the barriers between network and cable with its raw language, sexuality and criminal subject matter, and the popularity of Andy Sipowicz (who would've been a villain...

It took a few years in a career filled with guest roles and failed series (including "Raising the Bar" and "The Defenders"), but Teddy Sears is finally on a hit show. As the actor told us during our recent webcam chat, "I would like to think it's going to be a nice long career if I could draft it up, just sort of stick around, and one of these jobs is going to be one that will be the brass ring. For me, 'Masters of Sex' is my brass ring." -Break- Follow Gold Derby on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Tumblr! On the freshman Showtime series, Sears plays Dr. Austin Langham, a young doctor who gets more than he bargained for when he volunteers to take part in a study on sexuality. Langham works at Washington University in the 1950s with the famed Dr. William Masters (Michael Sheen). Even though he is married,...

Hey, Mickey! Along with her passport and toothbrush, Aimee Teegarden, the lead of Star Crossed (CW, Mondays, 8 P.M.) makes sure her Disney annual pass is always tucked into her Aimee Kestenberg backpack. The 24-year-old Friday Night Lights alum tells Us Weekly, "You never know when you'll end up in Disneyland!" What else does the L.A. native cart in her leather knapsack?  Raising the Bar "Being a vegetarian and traveling to lots of different places, it's not the easiest to find healthy food on the go. So I [...]...

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Sarah digs into the post-Angel careers of David Boreanaz, Alexis Denisof, Amy Acker, Charisma Carpenter and more...

It’s been about a decade since the last episode of Angel, the Buffy the Vampire Slayer spin-off series about the vampire with a soul, aired. The final episode of season five, Not Fade Away, first appeared on Us television screens on 19 May 2004. That seems simultaneously like a very long time ago, and not very long ago at all, because time is vast and human brains are small and fallible, but it’s safe to say that in TV years, it’s a pretty long goddamned time.

The men and women behind the characters we used to spend one night a week with have gone on to other things – some bigger and better, others kind of rubbish – and unless you’re a particularly obsessive superfan, you...

The 45th Annual NAACP Image Awards went off without a hitch earlier this evening (February 22) with "12 Years a Slave" continuing to make waves snagging the biggest prize of the night.

Before her film won Outstanding Motion Picture, the gorgeous Lupita Nyong'o added another piece of hardware to her already impressive collection taking home a trophy for Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture, while Kerry Washington snagged up her second Image Award with a win for Best Actress in a Dramatic Series. Kerry's show "Scandal" also won Outstanding Drama Series.

In addition, the hilarious Kevin Hart took home Entertainer of the Year, while Oprah Winfrey paid tribute to the late Nelson Mandela with a touching speech and musical dedication.

"He was everything we have all have heard and more. He was humble and he was unscathed by any kind of bitterness after all that we know he's been through," Winfrey said.

The 45th NAACP Image Awards were presented Saturday night (Feb. 22), with names like Kevin Hart, Kerry Washington, "12 Years a Slave" director Steve McQueen and Lupita Nyong'o being honored.

The Image Awards pay tribute to the best in film, TV, writing, music and literature. Take a look at the full list of winners below.

Winners are in bold.

Entertainer of the Year

Kevin Hart

Film

Outstanding Motion Picture

"12 Years A Slave" "Fruitvale Station""Lee Daniels' The Butler""Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom""The Best Man Holiday" 

Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture

Forest Whitaker - "Lee Daniels' The Butler"Chadwick Boseman - "42"Chiwetel Ejiofor - "12 Years A Slave"Idris Elba - "Mandela: Long Walk To Freedom"Michael B. Jordan - "Fruitvale Station"

Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture

Angela Bassett - "Black Nativity"Halle Berry - "The Call"Jennifer Hudson - "Winnie Mandela"Kerry Washington - "Tyler Perry Presents Peeples"Nicole Beharie...

Adding their picks to the awards season deluge, the 45th Annual NAACP Image Awards unveiled the official list of nominees.

Not surprisingly, “The Butler” will compete in categories including Outstanding Motion Picture, Outstanding Actor, Outstanding Supporting Actor & Actress and Writing.

Meanwhile, Kerry Washington’s “Scandal” is up for Outstanding Drama Series, and Ms. Washington herself received a nod for Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series.

NAACP Chairman Roslyn M. Brock gushed, “This has been an incredible year from the artistic community, with phenomenal contributions across the board from the music, television, motion picture, and literature genres that have the power and impact to drive social change.”

The 45th Annual NAACP Image Awards will go live on Friday, February 21st.

And the nominees are:

Television

Outstanding Comedy Series

"House of Lies" (Showtime)

"Modern Family" (ABC)

"Real Husbands of Hollywood" (Bet)

"The Game" (Bet)

"The Soul Man" (TV Land)

Outstanding Actor in...

Chicago – Happy 18th Birthday to Gabrielle “Gabby” Douglas, who made history at the 2012 London Olympic Games by becoming the first U.S. Olympian to win gold in both the individual and team competitions at the same Olympics, and the first African American U.S. gymnast to become individual all-around champion.

In 2014, a TV movie is being planned about her life, entitled “The Gabby Douglas Story,” which is rumored to star Regina King. HollywoodChicago.com photographer Joe Arce captured Gabby Douglas in May of 2013, as she was appearing at Barnes & Noble in Skokie, Ill., signing her memoir, “Raising the Bar.”

Gabby Douglas at the Skokie Barnes & Noble on May 2nd, 2013

Photo credit: Joe Arce of Starstruck Foto for HollywoodChicago.com

“Raising the Bar” by Gabby Douglas is available at Barnes & Noble or wherever books are sold.

By Patrick McDONALDSenior Staff WriterHollywoodChicago.compat@hollywoodchicago.com

© 2013 Patrick McDonald, HollywoodChicago.com...

Murder, Octavia Spencer Wrote?

According to Deadline sources, NBC has given a pilot commitment to a reboot of Murder, She Wrote, the CBS series that ran from 1984-1996 and on which earned Angela Lansbury starred as an author-turned-amateur detective. She earned 12 Emmy nominations for Lead Actress for the role.

Spencer, who earned the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress in 2012 for The Help, will star on the resurrected series a a hospital administrator who publishes her first mystery novel and ends up getting involved in a number of criminal investigations.

The pilot will be written by Alexandra Cunningham (Desperate Housewives, Prime Suspect).

While now a steady big screen presence, Spencer has appeared on such television shows as Raising the Bar and Ugly Betty. She also stopped by Mom this week and will recur over the next several Mondays on that CBS sitcom.

So... yeah. A remake of Murder, She Wrote. Can't say we saw that coming.

Angela Lansbury set the worst kind of Emmy record, losing 12 consecutive Best Drama Actress bids for CBS' "Murder, She Wrote" beginning in 1985. On Thursday, news came that NBC is eyeing a reboot of the mystery series to star awards darling Octavia Spencer. Can she do what Lansbury never could and win an Emmy for playing Jessica Fletcher? announced pilot makes it to series, Spencer could earn her first career Emmy nomination thanks to the notoriety of the character that Lansbury created. The actress is an industry favorite who won an Oscar in 2011 for her supporting role in "The Help." She's also guested on a slew of TV series in recent years including "30 Rock," "Raising the Bar," "The Big Bang Theory," "CSI" and, most recently, "Mom." Lansbury contended at the Emmys for every one of the show's dozen seasons. Those 12 nominations ...

Jessica Fletcher will ride (her trademark bicycle) again! Well, sort of.

NBC has given a put pilot committment to a Murder, She Wrote reboot starring Oscar winner Octavia Spencer (The Help), our sister site Deadline reports.

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Alexandra Cunningham (Desperate Housewives, Prime Suspect) will write — and executive produce with David Janollari — the project, which will put a new twist on CBS’ long-running smash. Spencer’s character is described by Deadline as “a hospital administrator and amateur sleuth who self-publishes her first mystery novel” and sets out to help solve real-life crimes.

Here's the full list of nominees and winners at the 2013 Emmy Awards, and while some of the winners were pretty obvious, there were still some big surprises. Look over the list, and let us know who you thought should have won.

Outstanding Comedy Series

30 Rock • NBC

The Big Bang Theory • CBS

Girls • HBO

Louie • FX

*Modern Family • ABC

Veep • HBO

Outstanding Lead Actress In A Comedy Series

Laura Dern, Enlightened

Lena Dunham, Girls

Edie Falco, Nurse Jackie

Tina Fey, 30 Rock

Amy Poehler, Parks And Recreation

*Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Veep

Outstanding Lead Actor In A Comedy Series

*Jim Parsons, The Big Bang Theory

Don Cheadle, House Of Lies

Louis C.K., Louie

Alec Baldwin, 30 Rock

Jason Bateman, Arrested Development

Matt LeBlanc, Episodes

Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Comedy Series

Mayim Bialik as Amy Farrah Fowler - The Big Bang Theory • CBS

Jane Lynch as Sue Sylvester - Glee • Fox

Julie Bowen as...

"Veep" star Julia Louis-Dreyfus took home her fourth career win, and her second for her HBO comedy, at the 2013 Primetime Emmy Awards on Sunday (Sept. 22), while "Breaking Bad" actress Anna Gunn earned her first award ever for her final season as Skylar White.

The complete winners list below:

Outstanding DRAMABreaking BadDownton Abbey Game of Thrones Homeland House of Cards Mad Men

Outstanding Actress In A Drama Connie Britton, Nashville Claire Danes, Homeland Michelle Dockery, Downton Abbey Vera Farmiga, Bates Motel Elisabeth Moss, Mad Men Kerry Washington, Scandal Robin Wright, House of Cards

Outstanding Actor In A Drama Hugh Bonneville, Downton Abbey Bryan Cranston, Breaking Bad Jeff Daniels, The Newsroom Jon Hamm, Mad Men Damian Lewis, Homeland Kevin Spacey, House of Cards

Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Drama Anna Gunn, Breaking Bad Maggie Smith, Downton Abbey Emilia Clarke, Game of Thrones Christine Baranski, The Good Wife Morena Baccarin, Homeland Christina Hendricks,...

HBO dominated the Creative Arts Emmys on Sunday night, grabbing 20 awards, including eight for the Liberace biopic Behind the Candelabra, the most-awarded program of the night. Other notable winners include Bob Newhart; the TV vet took home his first-ever Emmy for his guest-starring role on The Big Bang Theory.

See the complete list of winners below; an edited version of the nearly four-hour Creative Arts Emmys will air Saturday, Sept. 21, on Fxx.

Outstanding Host for a Reality or Reality-Competition Program

Ryan Seacrest, American Idol

Betty White, Betty White’s Off Their Rockers

Tom Bergeron, Dancing With the Stars

Winner: Heidi Klum and Tim Gunn,...

Nominations were announced this morning in Los Angeles for the 65th Primetime Emmy Awards, airing Sept. 22 on CBS. And they are:

Outstanding Comedy Series

The Big Bang Theory • CBS

Girls • HBO

Louie • FX Networks

Modern Family • ABC

30 Rock • NBC

Veep • HBO

Outstanding Drama Series

Breaking Bad • AMC

Downton Abbey • PBS

Game Of Thrones • HBO

Homeland • Showtime

House Of Cards • Netflix

Mad Men • AMC •

Outstanding Lead Actor In A Drama

Bryan Cranston as Walter White

Breaking Bad • AMC

Hugh Bonneville as Robert, Earl of Grantham

Downton Abbey • PBS

Damian Lewis as Nicholas Brody

Homeland • Showtime

Kevin Spacey as Francis Underwood

House Of Cards...

News Simon Brew 17 May 2013 - 06:45

Sylvester Stallone teases new names for The Expendables 3, and has The Raid firmly in his sights...

The big surprise so far where The Expendables 3 is concerned is the man who Sylvester Stallone has recruited to direct it. Patrick Hughes has the low budget feature Red Hill to his name, and he's been hand-picked by Stallone to bring fresh life into The Expendables franchise.

Stallone is working on the screenplay, and he'll be starring in the film of course. And he's taken to his Twitter feed to tease some of the faces who'll be joining him.

Firstly, Stallone confirmed that Mickey Rourke is back for this one. He also revealed that he's been talking about Wesley Snipes, saying "he can not Wait to fight to the top again" (which we think means he's probably in). Then he added "Antonio B....? Could be", and "What's the plan?...

Sylvester Stallone took to his Twitter account recently and offered a bunch of updates on The Expendables 3. He confirms some casting and reveals where they are looking for inspiration. I think you're going to like what he has to say.

Here are the tweets he sent out:

Scouting eastern Europe and Asia ...we are going all out on this one ... Could be a big surprise!!

What's the plan? Ask Jackie Chan....

Thinking about Raiding, The Raid....think about it...

We believe we can do better than the Raid, which was an excellent film... Raising the bar...

Mighty Mickey is back............

Talked to Wesley today ... He can not Wait to fight to the top again !!!!!!! Over...

So he's confirmed Jackie Chan, Mickey Rourke, and Wesley Snipes will be in the movie. The most interesting part of this to me though is that he thinks they can do a better action film than The Raid.

Sylvester Stallone has offered an Expendables 3 update.

The actor has revealed that Mickey Rourke will be returning for the action comedy's third outing on Twitter.

Stallone said that he has spoken to Wesley Snipes about a possible appearance and also hinted that Jackie Chan may join the film.

"What's the plan? Ask Jackie Chan..." he tweeted.

He also said that the film would rival The Raid.

"We believe we can do better than The Raid, which was an excellent film," he wrote. "Raising the bar..."

Patrick Hughes will direct The Expendables 3.

Watch a trailer for The Expendables 2 below:...

Fox has one of its better slates coming your way with the new season, especially if you take the midseason shows into account. Some of these shows may not jump out at you now as must-see, but some of them are going to take over, if I’m any judge anyway.

Clear showcase offerings Dads, Almost Human, and Us & Them are guaranteed to take off early. Almost Human has J.J. Abrams recognition to pull people in, though it looks to be a show that could flounder after a few episodes, even if I hope it doesn’t. The other two are going to become hits. Unfortunately, we have to wait until mid-season for the Gavin & Stacey remake.

Rake also looks like a winner, as long as the translation can be made to work as an Americanized product, and the show actually delivers what made the Australian original so brilliant.

Take...

Gabby Douglas was the darling of the 2012 Olympics, becoming the first woman of color to ever become an individual all-around champion and bringing home yet another gold with Team USA in the group all-arounds. Gabby stopped by Popsugar Live! today to talk about her newest book, Raising the Bar, and the behind-the-scenes look into her life it offers her fans. She told us she's just a week away from beginning her training routine for the 2016 Olympics. Even after her gymnastics career comes to a close, Gabby said we might still see her in front of the cameras; she's hoping to pursue a career as an actor or TV host.

Burn, baby burn! We’re receiving more and more reports as the police-centric proposed Chicago Fire spin-off gains momentum. Showmakers are adding fuel to the fire with some hot young faces. This is a project to keep your eye on, folks. Today you can say hello to Kelly Blatz and Melissa Sagemiller. The two new actors join Scott Eastwood and Tania Raymonde, who we reported just yesterday were circling the new drama.

It’s difficult to top the Law & Order franchise when it comes to the police procedural, but there’s always room for another cop drama and anyway, the anticipated Chicago Fire spin-off has two advantages in that department. For one thing, the man himself, Mr. Dick Wolf will be ushering the new show along in the right direction. For another, the Law & Order empire has never delved too deeply into the police officers personal lives, which might be...