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Daily Archives : Mar 30, 2015

Will the Unsavory Underside of Johnny Carson’s Years as the King of Late-Night Be the Subject of a Broadway Musical?

Henry Bushkin, who for many years was Johnny Carson’s confidant and lawyer, wrote a book in 2012 called “Johnny Carson,” which was not particularly flattering to the King of Late-Night. Reports the New York Post’s gossipy Page Six, Buskin is…

Jamie Foxx Gets Backlash for ‘Transphobic’ Jokes

Jamie Foxx stirred up criticism over jokes he made while hosting the iHeartRadio Music Awards. In a burst of outrage on social media, Foxx is being called “transphobic” for his material on Bruce Jenner’s transition. One Twitter user tweeted: “Jamie…

Double Fantasy: ‘Game of Thrones’ Star Heads to ‘Doctor Who’

In a move that brings together two very different fantasy worlds, one of the stars of “Game of Thrones” is heading to “Doctor Who.” The Huffington Post reports that Maisie Williams is set to do a guest spot on “Doctor…

Gene Saks, Who Directed Eight of Neil Simon’s Plays on Broadway, Plus the Smash Movie Version of Simon’s ‘The Odd Couple,’ Dies at 93. Read What He Says About Directing a Play on the Stage vs. on Film. Hints for Actors

By Chuck Ross “Gene Saks, an actor who switched to stage and film directing in midcareer, winning three Tony Awards and becoming the leading interpreter of the plays of Neil Simon, died on Saturday at his home in East Hampton,…

2015 NCAA Tournament Delivers Record-Setting Numbers Through Elite Eight

Press release from CBS Sports and Turner Sports, March 30, 2015: The 2015 NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship continues to deliver record-setting numbers across multimedia platforms. Turner Sports and CBS Sports’ exclusive coverage of the 2015 NCAA Tournament across…

Travel Channel Ups Brian Leonard to Vice President of Programming and Development

Press release from Travel Channel, March 30, 2015: Travel Channel has announced the promotion of Brian Leonard to vice president of programming and development. Leonard will now oversee the team of directors of programming and development as well as manage…

‘Downton Abbey’ Writer and Creator Julian Fellowes to Receive 2015 International Emmy Founders Award at International Emmy Gala in New York on November 23

Press release from the International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, March 30, 2015: The International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences will present the 2015 International Emmy® Founders Award to Julian Fellowes, the writer and creator of Downton Abbey,…

‘The Walking Dead’ Season 5 Finale Is Highest-Rated Finale in Series History

Press release from AMC, March 30, 2015: The special 90-minute season five finale of “The Walking Dead” [Sunday] night was the highest-rated finale in series history, delivering 15.8 million viewers and 10.4 million adults 18-49. The episode capped the show’s…

Director Behind HBO’s Controversial ‘Prison of Belief’ Speaks Out

Several months before it was scheduled to be seen on premium cable by a large national audience, the Church of Scientology took preemptive action against “Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief,” a documentary exposé directed by Alex Gibney,…

It’s Movie Time! This Year Marks the 50th Anniversary of An Astonishingly First-Rate Screenplay. And Even Though the Resulting Movie Won the Oscar for Best Picture of the Year, No One Else Will Be Writing About This Until 2020. Why We are Jumping the Gun

This movie is on the American Film Institute’s 100 Best Movies Ever Made and on the Writers Guild of America’s List of 101 Best Ever Screenplays. Please click here to get the fun, insightful behind-the-scenes story of this classic movie…