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“Happy’s Place” has brought on Justina Machado and Christopher Rich as guest stars, Variety has learned exclusively.

The role will mark a reunion between Rich and “Happy’s Place” star Reba McEntire, as the two previously starred in McEntire’s hit self-titled sitcom “Reba” across its six-season run.

Rich will play Maverick, described as “a local tattoo artist that is very good at his job … as long as he’s using his right hand. Turns out Maverick has had a stroke and likes to tease new clients about which hand he’s going to use when he starts doing their tattoos.”

Machado will appear as Maritza, the mother of Isabella (Belissa Escobedo). Maritza is said to be “a self-made woman who put herself through law school as a single mom. She started a wildly successful law practice and does not suffer fools.”

Machado and Rich will appear opposite series stars McEntire,...

French multi-hyphenate Lou Doillon, who is Jane Birkin’s daughter, is set to star in Italian comedy “Quasi a casa” directed by Carolina Pavone, a former assistant director on several Nanni Moretti films.

Shooting is underway in Rome on the sophisticated comedy, in which Doillon — a model, actor and singer-songwriter, like her half-sister Charlotte Gainsbourg — plays an eclectic, successful singer who strikes up a turbulent friendship with a younger female musician who idolizes her.

Doillon became a French fashion icon in her teens after working with famed atelier Givenchy and is currently the testimonial of Cartier’s new Baignoire watchmaking collection. The Parisian star first acted in Italy in Abel Ferrara’s “Go Go Tales” and more recently appeared in French director Maïween’s “Polisse” and in “A Child of Yours” directed by her father, Jacques Doillon.

Pavone is a promising young helmer who has worked with Moretti on “My Mother” and “Three Floors,...

Jelly Roll is quickly ascending to the highest heights of the country music world, and 2023 marked a significant turning point in the phenom’s rise to superstardom. With the release of his new album last month, Whitsitt Chapel, it’s the perfect time to walk readers through the country music sensation’s unique rise to the spotlight.

But who is Jelly Roll?

Jelly Roll, real name Jason Bradley DeFord, born December 4, 1984, is a Nashville-born musician who has spanned genres, starting from hip-hop, transitioning to rock and now dominating the country music world. Coming from a middle-lower-class background, he was the youngest of four children.

His father worked as a meat salesman, while his mother battled addiction and mental health issues. He was nicknamed Jelly Roll by his mother as a child and stuck with it. Jelly Roll had numerous encounters with the criminal justice system until a profound moment in...

And the Student Academy Awards go to …

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has named 14 filmmakers as winners of its 49th student competition. See the list below.

All of the winning films are eligible to compete for 2022 Oscars in the Animated Short Film, Live Action Short Film or Documentary Short Film category.

The winners will be honored during an October 20 ceremony at the David Geffen Theater in Los Angeles, where the medal placements – gold, silver and bronze – in the four award categories will be announced. The gala will be held in-person for the first time since 2019.

The competition received nearly 1,800 entries from 614 colleges and universities around the world. In a change from previous years, the Student Academy Awards no longer distinguish between U.S.-based and international schools for categories. All eligible submissions now qualify for the competition category the filmmaker selected in their submission application.

The Student...

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has revealed the winners of the Student Academy Awards, all of which are now eligible to compete for 2022 Oscars.

In the first edition of the ceremony to not distinguish between domestic and international submissions, five of the winning films hailed from schools based in the U.S., while the other half came from other countries.

The 14 winners were selected from a pool of 1,796 entries that came from 614 colleges and universities around the world. Previous Student Academy Award winners include Patricia Cardoso, Pete Docter, Spike Lee, Patricia Riggen and Robert Zemeckis.

The winning films qualify to compete in the Animated Short Film, Live Action Short Film and Documentary Short Film categories at next year’s Oscars ceremony. In the past, Student Academy winners have gone on to earn 65 nominations and 14 wins.

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Whether it’s coming out of Nashville, New York, L.A., or points in between, there’s no shortage of fresh tunes, especially from artists who have yet to become household names. Rolling Stone Country selects some of the best new music releases from country and Americana artists. (Check out last week’s best songs.)

Gary Louris, “Almost Home”

The Jayhawks singer gears up for the June 5th release of his solo album Jump for Joy with this euphoric slice of jangle-pop. Structured around a handclap beat and a sprightly strummed acoustic,...

Matthew Cherry has signed a first-look development deal with Warner Bros. Television Group.

Cherry is best known for his Academy Award-winning project “Hair Love,” an animated short film about an African-American father attempting to do his daughter’s hair for the first time.

Under terms of the multi-year deal, Cherry will develop new television programming for all platforms, including cable and streaming. He will produce the future series via his company, Cherry Lane Productions, in association with Warner Bros. Television, Warner Horizon Scripted Television, Warner Bros. Animation or Blue Ribbon Content, depending on the platform. Warner Bros. International Television Distribution will distribute the series outside the U.S.

“I am beyond excited to be joining the Warner Bros. Television family in this exciting new capacity,” Cherry said. “It’s an important time to be a Black creative working in this industry, and I look forward to creating impactful projects and...

Chinese moviegoers can expect to see Dante Lam’s “The Rescue,” Jackie Chan film “Vanguard” and two titles involving helmer Zhang Yimou this year, says a top Chinese distribution executive. He also confirmed National Day releases for two propaganda films — the first concrete information on upcoming theatrical debuts for new titles in months.

China’s cinemas shuttered in late January to stop the spread of the novel coronavirus. A bevy of blockbusters expecting to see record box office returns over the Lunar New Year holiday were pulled at the eleventh hour and have not been given new release dates.

But new information from Fu Ruoqing, chairman of major state-owned distributor Huaxia, says audiences will be able to catch the delayed Chinese New Year films “The Rescue,” Dante’s epic actioner about the Chinese coast guard, and Stanley Tong’s “Vanguard” in the second half of 2020, as well as Zhang’s new spy thriller “Impasse.

"This is the story of the girl who saved me." Vertical has released an official trailer for an indie homeless drama titled Almost Home, which first premiered at the Woodstock Film Festival last year finally getting a release. The film is about a young girl who runs away from home and joins a group of other young kids living homeless on the streets of Los Angeles. This is the feature directorial debut of husband-wife actors Jessica Blank & Erik Jensen, adapting from Blank's own novel of the same name. Starring Rachel Zimmermann, Hannah Marks, Niko Guardado, and Max Burkholder. As heartfelt as this story seems, it's so cheesy I was cringing at times watching this trailer. "You're stronger than you think." Of course. Check it out anyway. Here's the official trailer (+ poster) for Jessica Blank & Erik Jensen's Almost Home, from YouTube: A teenage girl named Elly (Rachel Zimmermann) flees abuse...

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Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency co-star Hannah Marks is set to play the lead role in indie drama Almost Home. The film, which is based on a novel by Jessica Blank, is co-written and directed by Blank and Erik Jensen. It follows a group of homeless youth on the streets of Los Angeles that are part of the “gutter punk” subculture. They form an unlikely family while trying to survive the harsh, unforgiving realities of the city. Marks plays a complex and damaged…...

1992: Jared Leto made his acting debut as a shirtless hunk in an episode of a short-lived ABC sitcom called “Camp Wilder.” 1993: Leto played another hunk, this time fully clothed, in another short-lived sitcom, “Almost Home.” 1994: Leto jumped from television guest star to TV movie star when he played Alicia Silverstone‘s unhappily married husband in “The Cool and the Crazy.” 1995: Leto began making a name for himself after playing Claire Danes‘ high school crush, Jordan Catalano, in short-lived, yet critically-acclaimed drama “My So-Called Life,” which aired for just one season on ABC. 1995: Leto made the leap to the big.

Having just wrapped Season 9 a couple weeks ago, it has already been confirmed that The Big Bang Theory will return for Season 10 in the fall. But where it goes after that is anyone's guess. It has long been rumored that America's favorite sitcom will continue for a few more years. But star Kunal Nayyar, who plays Raj, is hinting that may not be true. It's very possible that these upcoming episodes could be the show's last.

Kunal Nayyar showed up at McM Comic-Con London this past week, and he wasn't as optimistic as some of his other cast mates when it comes to The Big Bang Theory being renewed past Season 10. He claims that the cast contracts do not extend past the 2016-2017 season. And it doesn't sound like there are any current negotiations to continue, though that could change. The actor explains via Radio Times.

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"True Blood" is officially over, and we're currently covered in a combination of tears, comfort food, and Eric Northman posters. HBO's long-standing vampire drama went all out for its finale season, by which we mean they killed off half the population of Bon Temps -- including Bill Compton. Despite Sookie Stackhouse's fairy feels, Bill met his maker in the"True Blood" final moments -- but his demise is just the tip of the iceberg.

Ready to take a walk down memory lane and revisit this season's goriest, most fangtastic deaths? Well, we've rounded up every obliteration for you to look back on (with GIFs, of course!), so go ahead and pour one out for our fallen homies.

Name: Tara Thornton Time of Death: Season 7, Episode 1 ("Jesus Gonna Be Here") If Tara's untimely doom seems somewhat familiar, it's probably because she died back in Season 4 and turned into a vampire.

Hey DEADheads, Ryne from The Moon is a Dead World here with another week of DEADtime TV. Your horror favorites are all back, except for Dominion, but screw that show anyway. Shawn’s got True Blood, and is currently marathoning the current season of Falling Skies, so look for a recap soon. Kevin‘s got Teen Wolf, The Strain, and Under the Dome, and I’ve got the rest!

The Last Ship: “Two Sailors Walk Into a Bar…” - Sunday, August 10 at 9 Pm

Besides the bad joke of the title (“Two sailors walk into a bar… they both walk out”), this episode of The Last Ship is a surprisingly effective hour of television. Not only does it put Co Chandler and Dr. Scott in danger, it also finally focuses most of its plot on the virus that has been plaguing the world, the one we’ve been hearing a...

With the end in sight—True Blood’s series finale airs Sunday at 9 p.m. Et on HBO—here’s another look inside some of season 7’s most fun and memorable scenes, which have led us there.

Episode 1, “Jesus Gonna Be Here”: Tara (Rutina Wesley) dies—again.

“It’s kind of like the catalyst for everything else that’s gonna probably happen,” Wesley told EW. “I think it’s kinda cool that the last time you see me, it looks like I’m gonna win the fight, and then you cut to Lettie Mae. Me and that vampire went at it,...

HBO‘s True Blood Almost Home TV Show Review. True Blood: Season 7, Episode 8: Almost Home is the 8th installment in TB‘s clumsy finale season…which started carelessly, then found a middle that we could get excited about, and is now heading towards an ending that has little emotional depth. This show has been [...]

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Adam Armstrong is like our own TV grim reaper counting down to "True Blood"'s True Death. Only one episode to go before it's all over for the fang-bangers! Adam has dispensed with narrative tissue and is just train-of-thoughting it now in the homestretch... I'll join Adam next week for the series wrap. - Nathaniel

Episode 7.8 "Almost Home"

I’m done. I’m done. I’m done. You know, in the beginning of the episode, while Bill was pouring his unbeating heart out to Sookie, I thought to myself, I’m tired of hating Bill. It’s become too exhausting. Look at him, his voice cracking and all. Okay, I can get behind him and Sookie ending up together. Even if it’s just easier and requires less strain on my brain than remembering why I hate him.

And Then The Episode Ended The Way It Did.

I hate him again!

Are happy endings really possible in Bon Temps? Here's Emma's review of True Blood's penultimate episode...

This review contains spoilers.

7.9 Love Is To Die

We’re exactly one episode away from True Blood’s denouement, and while Love Is To Die might not have provided an explosive run-up to the finale, it did produce a classic slice of soapy, Bon Temps-style melodrama. With confessions, admissions and reunions aplenty, there’s literally no one in town that hasn’t unburdened themselves to great effect this week, except maybe Jason ‘I like Pink’ Stackhouse. Not sure we’ll ever see him in quite the same way again...

The big news of the week is that Bill’s badly misplaced sense of nobility has become something of a suicide mission. Refusing to drink from the vile Ex Mrs Rev Newlin as way to permanently remove himself from Sookie’s life seems, from where we’re sitting,...

True Blood, Season 7, Episode 8, “Almost Home”

Written by Kate Barnow

Directed by Jesse Warn

Airs Sundays at 9pm Est on HBO

On this week’s True Blood, Sookie seeks the newfound Hep-v cure for Bill, Hoyt reunites with Jessica, Tara makes peace with her mother, and Pam and Eric learn a few business tips.

Last week’s True Blood was very slow in a dull way, but “Almost Home” rectified last week’s lack of intriguing story by simultaneously wrapping up a few loose story threads, tossing in several heavily-reflective character moments, and setting up the season’s–and the series’s–final two episodes.

The best moments of the episode include Hoyt whose return to Bon Temps is filled with plenty of emotion and sweetly subtle character development. Still clueless about his past, Hoyt serves mostly as the catalyst for Jessica and Jason to reevaluate where they are in...

When did we revert to the maudlin, brooding vampire? I thought we had moved past that. Even at it’s worst, True Blood never had mopey emo vampires like Buffy the Vampire Slayer or Twilight. But Bill was insufferable this week. Somehow every conversation he had seemed disingenuous. I know Stephen Moyer isn’t the best actor, but even in the scenes with his own wife, all I could do was roll my eyes.

Basically, Bill is getting worse. Eric, who had found Sarah at the end of last week’s episode, took a long hit of her blood and was cured instantly. Eric visits Sookie at the Compton house to let her know that he is going to be okay, not knowing that Bill is on his death bed. Sookie begs him for the cure for Bill, and Eric is hesitant. He promises to return tomorrow night, but Sookie...

This week's True Blood ties up a number of the season's plot threads, paving the way for the ultimate finale...

This review contains spoilers.

7.8 Almost Home

The end is well and truly nigh. For us anyway – as True Blood’s final season creeps ever-nearer to its conclusion, there was a distinct air of finality to the proceedings this week. Finality and more than a touch of forgiveness. It seems that with Sarah’s capture, and the confirmation of her status as vampire saviour, the spirit of cure and making things all better has somehow spread to the whole town – Eric’s as healthy as he’ll ever be, Hoyt’s a hero, Violet’s a big puddle, and things are looking up for everyone. Well, almost everyone. Bill’s Hep-v induced hallucinations have apparently gone to his head...

Yes, Vampire Bill is about to become Ex-Vampire Bill, deciding as he...

Eric is cured with Sarah Newlin’s blood, while Bill is still dying, and Hoyt kills Violet in True Blood’s “Almost Home.”

Eric (Alexander Skarsgard) barely manages to restrain himself from going for the kill when Sarah Newlin (Anna Camp) surrenders, begging him to kill her so that she can return as the messiah. With a clear head, Eric drinks from Sarah’s neck and is healed; his Hep-v veins disappear.

Lettie Mae Lets Tara Go

In Bon Temps, Lafayette (Nelsan Ellis), Lettie Mae (Adina Porter) and the Reverend (Gregg Daniel) take a trip on V and finally find closure with Tara (Rutina Wesley). Tara took them to her childhood home to show them a memory of her birthday, the day her father left them. The party is going well, with little Lafayette, Tara and Sookie playing peacefully, when suddenly Tara’s drunk father comes barging in. Lettie Mae...

This post contains plot details of “Almost Home,” the True Blood episode that aired on Aug. 10. Read our full recap here.

The writer of Sunday’s installment of True Blood, supervising producer Kate Barnow, took EW inside Violet’s torture dungeon, Bill’s life-or-death decision, Jason and Jessica’s sweet car conversation, and every other big moment.

Entertainment Weekly: Eric is finally healed.

Kate Barnow: This is where we find out that Eric Northman is not leaving us, and we’ve been teasing this since basically episode 10 of last season, so it is a big moment. The sequence got pared down a bit.

The episode title "Almost Home" speaks to the marathon that True Blood has felt like in this final season. Even though many of these later episodes have featured good character moments (even going so far as to right many past wrongs), the balance between chaotic and boring can seesaw a little too violently. Still, though the path True Blood is on with some characters may feel well-worn, there's something -- like the eggs Big John made for Jason -- that is deliciously familiar. Hit the jump for why "even as the cure, you're still the fucking problem." Certain choices that took place earlier in the season now (almost) make sense after "Almost Home" (which is one of the things that makes weekly recapping a little unfair -- the story has to unfold to connect sometimes. But some shows are better at this than others …). Chaotic and sudden deaths like Tara's...

Warning: This interview contains minor spoilers for “Almost Home,” the latest episode of True Blood.Earlier this season, when Jason Stackhouse called up his old friend Hoyt Fortenberry to let him know his mother died, you just knew we’d soon be seeing Hoyt back in Bon Temps, not only to bury his mother and take care of her possessions, but also, quite possibly, to bump into his ex Jessica. Hoyt and Jessica had too much history — from their meet-cute at Merlotte’s all the way up to her glamouring him so that he’d forget her — for them not to interact onscreen again. But to save her and Jason both in one fell swoop? That’s a final-season True Blood reunion done right. Jim Parrack, who plays Hoyt, called up Vulture while en route to the airport for his “first vacation in my adult life” to chat about drinking blood,...

In last week's episode, Eric and his companions found Sarah Newlin, Sookie chose to have sex with Bill after everyone she knew told her that he was going to die, Hoyt returned to town and Jason tried not to fall for his hot girlfriend, and Violet attacked Adilyn to get to Jessica.

In this week's episode, "Almost Home," Sookie risks her life in a pointless effort to save Bill -- pointless because Bill apparently does not want to be saved -- and Hoyt comes to Jason and Jessica's rescue. Read on to find out if the eighth episode of True Blood season 7 delivers the sex, blood and insanity we have come to expect.

Rob Kardashian is one proud uncle.

Rob Kardashian is one proud uncle.

The Keeping Up with the Kardashians' star deflected some of the attention on his weight gain to his adorable niece North West. Doting on his sister Kim Kardashian and her husband Kanye West's one-year-old daughter, he tweeted on Thursday night: "Goodness @KimKardashian she's soooooo pretty!!!! Love Herr."

Goodness @KimKardashian she's soooooo pretty!!!! Love Herr pic.twitter.com/mPTERZgAaE

— Robert Kardashian (@robkardashian) August 8, 2014

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Kim wrote back: "She loves her uncle Robby!"

Rob continued to call out his female family members on Twitter, tweeting an Instagram message from his sister Khloe. She wrote: "I'll never let you carry more than you can hold my sweet brother. Almost home kiddo!"

The 27-year-old responded to her sweet message by simply writing: "love u."...

No matter what, Khloe Kardashian will always be there for her younger brother Rob. The Keeping Up With the Kardashians reality star posted a supportive message and adorable throwback picture of the two via Instagram on Friday, Aug. 8. "I'll never let you carry more than you can hold my sweet brother," Khloe, 30, wrote. "Almost home kiddo!" In the snapshot, the close siblings appeared to sit courtside at a sporting event. (They often attended basketball games to cheer on Khloe's ex-husband Lamar Odom.)  Khloe has been in [...]...

It used to be that a clip from an upcoming "True Blood" episode was cause for celebration. Now that the show is nearing its end? Not so much. Even so, enjoy this sneak peek of Episode 7.08, "Almost Home," and remember the glory days.

Episode 7.08 - “Almost Home” (air date 8/10/14)

With his prey in sight, Eric (Alexander Skarsgard) reconsiders his end-game strategies against Sarah (Anna Camp). Sookie (Anna Paquin) puts her life at risk in hopes of saving Bill (Stephen Moyer).

Lettie Mae (Adina Porter) and Lafayette (Nelsan Ellis) urge Reverend Daniels (Gregg Daniel) to join them in their V-fueled search for Tara (Rutina Wesley). Violet (Karolina Wydra) eyes payback against those who betrayed her, while an old love is reborn for others.

Written by Kate Barnow; directed by Jesse Warn.

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Last night, HBO released the new promo/spoiler clip (below) for their upcoming "True Blood" episode 8 of season 7, and it appears to be extremely intense and dramatic as Sarah Newlin is all tied up, Violet tortures Jessica, and more! The episode is titled, "Almost Home.” In the new, 10th episode, Eric will have Sarah Newlin in his sights. However, he will end up ,rethinking his original plans to kill her. Sookie will once again put her life in jeopardy in hopes of saving Bill. Lettie Mae and Lafayette will plead with Reverend Daniels to team up with them in their V-fueled search for Tara. Violet will attempt to get payback against those who betrayed her, while an old love is reborn for others. The episode was written by Kate Barnow and it was directed by Jesse Warn. Episode 8 is due to air on Sunday night, August 10th at 9pm on HBO.

Recently, HBO released the new,official synopsis/spoilers for their upcoming "True Blood" episode 8 of season 7. The episode is entitled, "Almost Home," and it sounds like things will get pretty intriguing as Eric starts to finally have a change of heart about his plans to kill Sarah Newlin, and more. In the new, 10th episode press release: With his prey in sight, Eric will reconsider his end-game strategies against Sarah. Sookie is going to put her life at risk in hopes of saving Bill. Lettie Mae (Adina Porter) and Lafayette (Nelsan Ellis) will urge Reverend Daniels (Gregg Daniel) to join them in their V-fueled search for Tara (Rutina Wesley). Violet (Karolina Wydra) will eye payback against those who betrayed her, while an old love is reborn for others. The episode was written by Kate Barnow and it was directed by Jesse Warn. Episode 8 is set to air on Sunday night,...

Well known for her role as Zaria Peterson in the 1990s sitcom "The Parent 'Hood," Reagan Gomez-Turrentine has gone on to appear in a number of film and TV projects, most recently voicing Roberta Tubbs on "The Cleveland Show" and starring in TV One's "Love That Girl." Her latest is "Almost Home," a web series that she writes, directs, produces and stars in opposite brother-in-law DeJuan Turrentine, as a pair of siblings navigating careers in music and fashion. Gomez's husband DeWayne Turrentine co-produces and co-stars as love interest Scott, while her sister-in-law, independent hip hop artist Queen, also co-stars. Season 2 of the series...

Tending to her personal care, Rihanna fit in a dentist appointment in New York City on Monday afternoon (March 18).

The "We Found Love" singer rocked a black-and-white ensemble and kept her head down as she made her way past the awaiting paparazzi.

In related news, RiRi recently teased her new animated project "Almost Home" with her Twitter fans.

Sharing a short clip of the film, Rihanna tweeted, "My new @DWAnimation film Home is coming #Navy!"

"Almost Home" hits theaters on November 26!

Judith Light returns to TV, Chris Brown is staying in jail, Almost Home has voices of Rihanna, Jim Parsons and Steve Martin

As Glee prepares for their 100th episode, they’re saying goodbye to Lima – for now. And the creative team is looking forward to telling more grownup stories for the adults of the cast, especially Kurt and Blaine. Executive Producer Brad Falchuk says he likes “seeing that relationship get tested and strengthened and sort of the adult version of those characters having real conversations about stuff and really making adult choices. They’re really having fun together.”

For someone like me, who really doesn’t like people, Cloak is the perfect app. It keeps track of your friends’ locations via Foursquare and Instagram so you can avoid running into them. Now if my friends were just more connected.

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We're always wondering if there's intelligent life out in the universe, or what would happen if aliens ever invaded Earth.

Well, there could be just as much of a chance that they're not invading as much as they are just looking for a place to live! This fall, Dreamworks is bringing us Home, a brand new animated adventure about a race of tiny aliens who don't exactly have a home world.

Down below, you can catch your first ever look at Home, in the short Almost Home. Funnyman Steve Martin voices the captain in this hilarious mini-movie, and you can really get a feel for what the movie will be like!

Home will also feature the voice talent of "Big Bang Theory" actor Jim Parsons. Rihanna will also be starring as a human named Tip. Jennifer Lopez has also been announced to voice in a yet unknown role.

Make sure...

This fall, DreamWorks Animation has their film Home hitting theaters. Formerly known as Happy Smekday!, the film is an adaptation of Adam Rex's children's book, The True Meaning of Smekday. The film follows an alien race invading Earth as their new home to hide form a mortal enemy. But when one lowly alien (Jim Parsons) accidentally notifies the enemies of his whereabouts, he is forced to go on the run with a stubborn teenage girl (Rihanna) to right all of his wrongs. Now an animated short film introduces us to the alien characters trying to find a new home planet, including the leader voiced by Steve Martin. Watch! Here's the DreamWorks Animation short film Almost Home from the studio's YouTube: Home is directed by Tim Johnson (Shrek, Over the Hedge) and written by Tom J. Astle & Matt Ember (Get Smart, Epic). An overly optimistic, yet inept, alien race named Boov,...

Busy little update today including a pair of comedy's in the Nick Frost-led Cuban Fury and Kevin Hart's next comedy About Last Night, both of which scored R ratings. Then there's the Alex Pettyfer and Gabriella Wilde remake of Endless Love, the young adult adaptation Vampire Academy and Veronica Mars: The Movie, all of which, yup, received PG-13 ratings. Rounding out the bulletin is David Ayer's loose adaptation of Agatha Christie's "Ten Little Indians", Sabotage starring Arnold Schwarzenegger and the horror film Afflicted, which I caught in Toronto last year (read my review here). The complete bulletin is directly below. About Last Night Rated R For sexual content, language and brief drug use. Release Date: February 14, 2014 Afflicted Rated R For disturbing bloody violence, and language. Release Date: Tba 2014 Alan Partridge Rated R For language, brief violence and nudity. Almost Home Rated G Boys Of Abu Ghraib...

Marco Zappia, award-winning TV editor of Hee-Haw, All In The Family, Home Improvement and dozens of additional TV series and specials, died December 22 in Ventura, CA. He was 76. Los Angeles-born Zappia went from owning a TV repair shop to an award-winning career in editing that spanned four decades when he joined CBS in 1968 as an engineer in the videotape department, where he helped install the network’s first electronic editing system. His first editing gig on CBS’s variety show Hee Haw nabbed him his first Emmy and also marked the network’s first-ever win for editing. Zappia went on to edit numerous TV specials and series including Maude, The Jeffersons, The Sonny & Cher Show, All in The Family, Archie Bunker’s Place, Roseanne, and Faerie Tale Theatre. His prolific ’90s sitcom credits include My Two Dads, Dinosaurs, Who’s The Boss?, The Torkelsons and spin-off Almost Home, Where I Live,...

Rating: 2 out of 5 stars

What album leaves you so relaxed that you’re virtually horizontal?

What album leaves you feeling hopeful right after the first track?

What album leaves you feeling dissatisfied and irritated after listening to an album for over an hour and thinking, “Is that really it?”

Well, Moby can answer all of those questions with his latest album Innocents.

I was really looking forward to hearing this album after recently listening to his collector’s album “Go: The Very Best of Moby.” This Best Of includes my favourite track “Honey”. However apart from a few tracks Innocents really lacks substance, fluidity and is surprisingly quite boring. As soon as the first track, “Everything Rises”, comes to a close you are left feeling out of breath from its climatic end, something we don’t really hear in the rest of the album.

Another aspect that puts me off...

Giving fans a glimpse of her upcoming music video, Mariah Carey released a teaser clip for her new single “Beautiful.”

The collaboration with Miguel shows a giggling Miss Carey with her luscious locks blowing in the wind to the sounds of a simply guitar riff.

At the end of the clip, the word “#Beautiful” flashes on the screen along with “The New Era Begins” and its release date, May 6.

This is the first single for the 43-year-old singer since her track “Almost Home,” which is featured in the end credits of “Oz The Great and Powerful.”

Watch the short clip below!

Mariah Carey isn't a diva who's often known for her restraint, but that's exactly the trait she's displaying with the preview for her upcoming new song.

Carey debuted a vague preview video for "#Beautiful," a single slated for full debut on May 6. It's the first track from what will be her 14th studio album, which has yet to receive a release date. The preview doesn't offer much in the way of what the song will actually sound like, aside from a few indistinct beats and the words "The New Era Begins."

"#Beautiful" features Miguel, who told MTV News on Wednesday while attending the Time 100 gala that he didn't know "why fans would put that together," referring to the rumors he and Carey were collaborating. When asked what the duet would sound like were it real, he described it as, fittingly, "beautiful." We see what you did there, Miguel.

"#Beautiful" is...

Rating: 5 out of 5 stars

You may not have heard of The Sun and the Sea, but they have been around for a few years under the name, The Graduate. The Graduate formed in 2005 and were active until their ‘indefinite hiatus’ in 2011. They released two albums which received high praise. I liked their style of music, and was most definitely a fan of theirs. So with great pleasure I bring you the first Ep in their new format, Vega.

The five track Ep has an overall very atmospheric and progressive feel to it. If you are familiar with their previous work you will very much be at home when listening to this Ep.

We start off with Waves. A traditional feel which is similar to their original sound, yet it comes across as fresh and improved. I like the addition of the synth elements, as it adds to the song overall.

It's the effervescent, tiara-obsessed Mariah Carey's 43nd birthday! As I've claimed previously, Mariah is the best kind of crazy celebrity because she's half-aware of her hilarious insanity: "This is a woman who loves winking decadence and snide one-liners as much as any drag queen, but because she's such an unmistakable diva and Leona Helmsley-level snob, she's oblivious to how ridiculous her attitudes and self-absorption sometimes are. That is a very exciting spectrum of nuttiness." Yes, I just quoted myself. I speak the truth!

For Ms. Carey's birthday, let's count down her 43 greatest singles, Ok? I've (regrettably) omitted remix cuts, but I'll note here that the remixes of "We Belong Together," "Dreamlover," and "Heartbreaker" may be even better than the originas. Now, onward.

43. "Bringin' on the Heartbreak"

42. "Breakdown"

41. "Never Too Far"

40. "I Wanna Know What Love Is"

39. "Loverboy"

38. "Crybaby"

37. "Through the Rain"

36. "Thank God I Found You"

35. "I Know What...

Last year, we featured the trailer for writer/actress/producer Reagan Gomez's new webseries Almost Home, starring Gomez, as well as Wesley Jonathan, Denyce Lawton, Jackie Long, DeJuan Turrentine, QU33N!, and DeWayne Turrentine. Its synopsis reads: After the death of their mother, Lisa and DeJuan decide to live out her dream and move to sunny, California. Lisa quickly finds a job while DeJuan gives up engineering school to become a singer. All seems well, but old troubles find them... mainly, Lisa’s abusive fiancé. Lisa learns to embrace her stronger self, while DeJuan learns a little responsibility isn’t such a bad thing. Gomez, who funded...

Her fans have waited patiently, and finally Mariah Carey's new video for “Almost Home” has exploded onto the internet.

The new ditty is straight from the soundtrack for “Oz The Great and Powerful,” and there’s plenty of movie footage to build the film’s pre-release hype.

Mariah told press, "Well, I've always just loved Disney, and now especially having two little babies. Like all we do is watch animated movies, even though they're so little they still love them, especially Roc, my little boy."

"I think it's going to be an incredible movie, and it's kind of amazing what they've done. It looks totally different than anything I've ever seen."

Carey also credits her kiddos for influencing her forthcoming album. "As everything evolved and is evolving, they've definitely been an inspiration in a really good way. So I'm excited for my lambs to hear the music and for...

Mariah Carey is back, and she doesn't need much more than her voice and a wind machine to get fans to listen.  The legendary pop star took time off from "American Idol" to visit Oz in the brand new video for her new Stargate-produced single "Almost Home," featured in the film "Oz the Great and Powerful." Director Dave Lachapelle puts his usual garish images aside in favor of simple black and white footage of the diva as she croons, emotes, strikes slo-mo poses and stares off into the distance. The sparse stage features a stool as the only prop -- unless...

Oz the Great and Powerful

Directed by: Sam Raimi

Cast: James Franco, Mila Kunis, Rachel Weisz, Michelle Williams

Running Time: 2 hrs 10 mins

Rating: PG

Release Date: March 8, 2013

Plot: A circus magician (Franco) is whisked away by a tornado to a land that bears his name, and is told by two witches (Kunis and Weisz) that can only save their terrorized territory by killing another witch (Williams).

Who’S It For? With brief strong moments of terror, the original Wizard of Oz movie isn’t only for kids. In fact, even that film might be too much for some of them. This version of Oz takes that concept and runs longer with it, throwing into the mix sexual innuendos and a freaky demon lady or two. It goes without saying that while this movie does have bright colors and various cute things, it’s certainly made with a reasonably mature audience in mind.

It's been a long and emotional road for the American Idol season 12 hopefuls.

And tonight the American Idol judges turned the voting over to America to let the public determine the fate of their chosen 20. Half of them will go home. The other half will go on to battle it out for the American Idol crown. 

Who will be the Top 10? Let's find out now...

After playing Mariah Carey's latest single "Almost Home," from the Oz soundtrack, Ryan finally makes his way back to the guys' holding room.

The first person into the Top 10 is Paul Jolley. His "victory song" is "Alone" by Heart. Apparently he didn't get the memo that Carrie Underwood wrote the master class in covering this song and no one else should try it. Especially not him. Oh well. Welcome to the Top 10, Paul.

The second person through to the Top 10 is Burnell Taylor, which...