Tom Gilbert

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It’s The Hottest Viral Video on the ‘net: a Wildly Inappropriate Version of ‘Scarface’ Done as a Kid’s School Play. Is It Real or Fake?

In the latest viral video making the Internet rounds, grade school children are seemingly putting on a performance of "Scarface," complete with popcorn standing in for the iconic image of Tony Montana’s mountain of cocaine. The video has garnered more than 1.3 million…

LA-Based Location Filming Rebound Versus First Quarter Last Year

Workers in the California-based film and television production industry have struggled as of late as a writers strike, an economic downturn and emigrating jobs have put a pinch on area work. However, the industry is regaining its footing somewhat as…

ESPN Gets to Show Tiger Live When He Tees Off at the Masters, But Aren’t Allowed to Broadcast All of His Round Live

ESPN will be able to braodcast, live, Tiger Woods teeing off at The Masters golf tournament next Thursday, April 8, but it cannot broadcast, live, his entire round, reports the New York Times. The Masters is aware of the high interest in Woods return, but they…

LL Cool J Complains About Being Included In Palin-hosted Special, So Fox News Drops His Segment From the Show

Fox News has opted to remove an interview with rapper LL Cool J from the premiere episode of "Real American Stories," hosted by Sarah Palin, after complaints surfaced from the rapper, the New York Times reports. LL Cool J, whose…

On Screen Video Bug of ‘V’ Countdown Clock Ticks Off ‘Lost’ Co-Creator, Viewers

During the broadcast of Tuesday night’s (March 30) episode of "Lost," ABC ran a countdown clock "bug" in the lower right corner of the screen to alert viewers to the return of "V." The bug really, well, "bugged" the co-creator of "Lost"…

Emmy Award-Winning Writer David Mills Dies Suddenly at Age 48

David Mills, an Emmy-award winning writer/co-executive producer working on David Simon’s new HBO series "Treme," died of an aneurysm while on set Tuesday night, according to The Washington Post. Mills, whose credits include writing for "The Wire," "Homicide: Life on the…

Murder, He Wrote: ABC Mystery Drama Gets 22 Episode Order for Season Three

Beating CBS’s "CSI: Miami" in the ratings a week ago may have helped ABC to decide to renew "Castle" for another season, reports Entertainment Weekly. That episode of "Castle" had a huge lead-in from the season premiere of "Dancing With the Stars."…

Syndie ‘Fifth Grader’ Gets Makes It to Sophomore Year

Twentieth Television’s "Are You Smarter than a Fifth Grader?" is getting a second season, B&C reports. "Fifth Grader" has cleared 80% of the country, along with the top 15 markets, for 2011. The show will also air on CMT and…

Alaska Show #2: Levi Johnston Pitching Show Described as ‘Jersey Shore’ on Ice

While Sarah Palin has inked a deal with Discovery to show viewers the state of Alaska, Levi Johnston, former fiancé of Palin’s daughter Bristol, is also in the hunt to show off his Alaska, the Washington Post reports. Tentatively called "Levi…

3D Masters Coverage Expands to Cox Communications

Like Comcast, Cox Communications has agreed to broadcast the upcoming Masters Golf Tournament from Augusta, Georgia in 3D, reports B&C. Commencing April 7, Sony Electronics will be providing the 3D transmission through a deal with Augusta National and today Cox announced plans…