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LeBron James is hoping that his experience with racism will be a lesson to others.

An official with the Lapd confirms to Et that the N-word was spray-painted across the gate of James' private home on Wednesday morning. During a press conference ahead of the NBA Finals in Oakland, California, on Wednesday, the basketball player opened up about the incident, revealing that he hopes it "sheds a light" on the ongoing existence of racism in America.

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"My family is safe. At the end of the day, they're safe, and that's the most important [thing]. But it just goes to show that racism will always be a part of the world, a part of America, and you know, hate in America, especially for African Americans, is living every day," James said. "And even though that is concealed mostly at the...

After a successful first weekend at the box office, The Boss Baby, an animated comedy from DreamWorks Animation, had no trouble repeating at the box office. The hit movie went up against Warner Bros.' comedy remake Going in Style, Sony's animated adventure Smurfs: The Lost Village and PureFlix's faith-based drama The Case For Christ. None of these new releases stood a chance, with The Boss Baby repeating atop the box office with $26.3 million, followed closely by Disney's blockbuster Beauty and the Beast with $25 million.

Box Office Mojo reports that Smurfs: The Lost Village, Sony's new fully animated movie in the beloved franchise, opened in 3,610 theaters, debuting in third place with $14 million for a meager $3,882 per-screen average. Going in Style debuted in 3,061 theaters in fourth place with $12.5 million with a $4,084 per-screen average, while The Case for Christ opened in 10th place with $3.9 million. Smurfs: The Lost Village and Going In Style weren't critically acclaimed,...

Welcome back to the Weekend Warrior, your weekly look at the new movies hitting theaters this weekend, as well as other cool events and things to check out.

Three New Movies May Have Trouble Making Much of a Mark

After a couple impressive March weekends with one new box office record, and a couple impressive openings, we’re now into April, and of the new movies, there just doesn’t seem like anything can defeat last week’s powerful duo of DreamWorks Animation’s The Boss Baby--which exceeded all predictions with $49 million, taking the top spot from Beauty and the Beast. Ghost in the Shell didn’t even do as well as I thought it may, opening with just $19 million, those late reviews helping to kill its weekend.

Sony Pictures Animation are giving the loveable blue Smurfs a third go at American audiences with The Smurfs: The Lost Village (Sony), after two previous movies,...

“The Boss Baby” (20th Century Fox) and “Beauty and the Beast” (Disney) should take the top slots this early spring weekend, but the DreamWorks Animation comedy isn’t guaranteed to hold on to number one.

We’re in the middle of staggered school spring vacation season, so family-oriented films abound. That explains Sony’s release of “Smurfs: The Lost Village,” which looks to do best among the three new wide releases. However, “Going in Style” (Warner Bros.) and “The Case for Christ” (PureFlix) are less predictable with their respective older and faith-based core audiences.

Read More: ‘The Boss Baby’ and ‘Ghost in the Shell’ Fight for Second Behind the Unstoppable ‘Beauty and the Beast’

This looks like another weekend that will outpace last year’s, when the top 10 grossed $91 million; expect this one to reach at least $100 million.

Alec Baldwin as an overgrown, big-mouth animated infant bested the third week of “Beauty” by $5 million,...

Traditionally, April has never been one of the biggest months to open a movie, but that all changed a few years ago when the Fast & Furious franchise started finding success in the spring months. The next installment in that high-octane franchise, The Fate of the Furious, doesn't hit theaters until April 14, but this weekend, moviegoers will have three new films arriving in wide release, Sony's animated adventure Smurfs: The Lost Village, Warner Bros.' comedy remake Going In Style and PureFlix's The Case For Christ. None of these will (probably) be able to stop last weekend's winner, The Boss Baby, which will likely repeat atop the box office with $25.2 million.

Box Office Mojo reports that Smurfs: The Lost Village, which marks the franchise's return to fully animated movies, instead of live-action/CGI hybrids, is expected to open in roughly 3,400 theaters, with Going in Style estimated to open in 3,000 theaters, while...

It's almost impossible to perfectly predict the weekend box office grosses, and more often than not, some movies manage to come in either far above, or far below expectations. A few days ago, we predicted that the animated comedy The Boss Baby would have a solid weekend with just over $20 million, but this animated comedy managed to far exceed expectations, dethroning two-time winner Beauty and the Beast and taking the box office crown with $49 million. This came in just above Beauty and the Beast's third weekend tally of $47.5 million, bringing its domestic take to $395.4 million, with $876.2 million worldwide, inching closer and closer to the $1 billion mark.

Box Office Mojo reports that The Boss Baby earned an impressive $12,987 per-screen average from 3,773 theaters while the Ghost in the Shell adaptation debuted in 3,440 theaters, taking third place with $19 million with a decent $5,523 per-screen average. While those are both solid theater count numbers for an opening weekend,...

While predicting box office grosses week in and week out is certainly not an exact science, some movies' blockbuster potential is much easier to identify than others. Hardly anyone was surprised that Beauty and the Beast debuted far above industry expectations, earning a record-breaking $174.7 million in its opening weekend, while dropping just 48.3% last weekend, to again easily win with $90.4 million. This weekend, the live-action fairy tale adaptation faces its biggest challenge yet, going up against DreamWorks Animation's The Boss Baby and Paramount's live-action manga adaptation Ghost in the Shell. Unless either of these two new releases overperforms in a big way, they shouldn't stop Beauty and the Beast from winning for a third weekend in a row, with a predicted $43.1 million.

Box Office Mojo reports that The Boss Baby is expected to debut in roughly 3,700 theaters, while the Ghost in the Shell adaptation is slated to debut in roughly 3,200 theaters.

Screen Media Films has released the first trailer for The Void, which is slated to hit theaters in limited released and arrive on VOD platforms April 7. This terrifying thriller has been winning rave reviews from hitting the festival circuit, after making its world premiere at Fantastic Fest in Austin, Texas back in September. If this new footage is any indication, which features some of the critical praise from the festivals, fans of 80s horror films will be in for one hell of a ride.

In the middle of a routine patrol, officer Daniel Carter (Aaron Carter) happens upon a blood-soaked figure limping down a deserted stretch of road. He rushes the young man to a nearby rural hospital staffed by a skeleton crew, only to discover that patients and personnel are transforming into something inhuman. As the horror intensifies, Carter leads the other survivors on a hellish voyage into the...

Exclusive: The executive most recently served at Visit Films where she oversaw several territories and led marketing for the past five years.

Magnolia Pictures has hired former Visit Films executive Lorna-Lee Sagebiel Torres as director of international sales.

“We very happy to bring Lorna-Lee on board,” said Magnolia Pictures president Eamonn Bowles. “She’s going to be a terrific addition to Scott’s [Veltri, head of worldwide] team.”

Sagebiel Torres will work alongside Veltri in the New York office.

The team is currently attending Toronto. The sales roster includes The Eyes Of My Mother, Alive And Kicking, The Lovers And The Despot, Tickled and Lo And Behold: Reveries Of The Connected World.

Exclusive: Veltri replaces Christina Rogers at the Us sales company.

Scott Veltri has been promoted to head of worldwide sales forcand replaces Christina Rogers, who is departing to pursue other opportunities.

Veltri previously served as vice-president of international sales and worked closely with Rogers over the last three years to increase the profile of the division.

He sold titles such as Sean Baker’s Tangerine, Steve James’ documentary Life Itself, Crystal Moselle’s The Wolfpack, Albert Maysles’ Iris, and Morgan Neville and Robert Gordon’s Best Of Enemies.

“Scott has proven himself to be an invaluable asset to the international sales team, and we’re very pleased for him to take on this new responsibility,” said Magnolia president Eamonn Bowles.

The Magnolia sales slate features Sundance horror The Eyes Of My Mother, and a slew of Park City documentaries that includes Werner Herzog’s Lo And Behold: Reveries Of The Connected World, Tickled and [link...

Plus: IFC MIdnight acquires Us rights to Let’s Be Evil; and more…

Ellen Burstyn, a rare triple winner of an Oscar, a Tony and an Emmy, will collect the honour during the San Francisco International Film Festival on April 25.

The award honours an actor whose work exemplifies “brilliance, independence, and integrity.” Past recipients include Richard Gere, Maria Bello, and Annette Bening.

Burstyn will also take part in an on-stage interview and screening of Requiem For A Dream, for which she earned a best supporting actress Academy Award nomination.

She was inducted into the Theater Hall Of Fame in 2014 and can be seen later this year in James Lapine’s Custody and Todd Solondz’s Wiener-Dog.

IFC Midnight has taken Us rights from Submarine to Martin Owen’s Let’s Be Evil. The film centres on a learning programme for gifted children that spirals out of control.Magnolia Pictures head of worldwide sales Christina Rogers and vp...

There are few things I cherish as much as great horror anthology. The absolute best of the best offer a few horror movies for the price of one. Even lesser anthologies still have their moments, especially since it’s easy to stick out a weaker segment since you know that another story is just a few minutes […]

The post ‘Fun Size Horror Volume 2’ Trailer: The Horror Anthology is Alive and Kicking and Probably Trying to Kill You appeared first on /Film.

If you think the zombie movie is dead, you’re not alone. Pride and Prejudice and Zombies opened with a thud this past weekend. The shambling undead have become television fixtures thanks to AMC’s The Walking Dead, which has dominated the zombie conversation for so long that the genre has stopped feeling special. Countless new movies […]

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Read More: Blumhouse to Produce Swing Dance Documentary 'Alive and Kicking' Blumhouse Productions and WWE Studios have partnered up at the Sundance Film Festival to acquire all worldwide distribution rights to "Sleight." The film, which premiered in the Next section at this year's festival, marks the directorial debut of Jd Dillard. "Sleight" blends science fiction and magic in the story of a young trickster named Bo (Jacob Latimore), who is forced to give up college to support his younger sister. He relies on his talented street magic skills to make money, but these illusions aren't used to impress pedestrians and onlookers for a few quarters and dimes; instead, Bo uses his sleight of hand skills as a means of peddling drugs for the local drug dealer, played by the Emmy-nominated Dulé Hill. After Bo gets in over his head and his sister is kidnapped, he's forced to rely...

The Originals delivers another fascinating flashback episode this week, one that provides an insight into Klaus' psychology...

This review contains spoilers.

2.3 Every Mother's Son

Flashback episodes of The Originals are always a heck of a lot more interesting than flashback episodes of any other show. There are various reasons for this, but chief among them is the fact that the flashbacks always have the same thematic throughline as the modern-day action, without it ever being forced – this show is about a supremely, mythically dysfunctional family, and the flashbacks are there to demonstrate that it's always been that way, vampirism and magic aside.

Every Mother's Son was one such episode and, after focusing on Kol (strangely absent here) and his role in the Mikaelson clan last week, it's now the turn of Esther and Finn. That 'always and forever' mantra crops up again, this time from the family matriarch (played by original actress,...

The Originals stirs more vampires into the mix this week, and is all the better for it. Here's Caroline's review...

This review contains spoilers.

2.2 Alive And Kicking

I always hated Kol. On a show (The Vampire Diaries that is) full of characters I either absolutely adore or violently dislike, Kol was definitely in the latter category. But that was then. Now? Call me fickle but Kol might be one of favourite characters on The Originals.

That’s good, too, since the littlest Original looks set to play a huge part in season two. This episode was basically all about re-introducing him to new viewers and, despite some little anomalies I’m sure existing Kol fans will be able to point out, it did a good job of pitching him to sceptical people like me.

Of course, I was already much more on board with the character after discovering he’s...

The Originals, Season 2, Episode 2, “Alive and Kicking”

Written by Michelle Paradise and Michael Narducci

Directed by Jeffrey Hunt

Airs Mondays at 8pm on The CW

On this week’s The Originals, Marcel and Elijah search for the white oak stake, Klaus helps Hayley combat her savage side, Kaleb treats Davina to a violent dinner, and Mikael attempts to escape.

The Originals is so much more fun with the whole family around. Despite being named after the first vampire family, The Originals began with only half of it’s namesake present; of course, the majority of them were dead. But, it’s a good thing the show found a way around this minor problem, because no other family on earth is capable of creating the same level of drama as the titular Mikaelson’s.

Unfortunately, The Originals chose to bring Mikaelson mama Esther back in the form of a small and thoroughly non-threatening teenage woman.

Ready to rejoin “The Originals” tonight for Episode 2.02, “Alive and Kicking”? Here to get you ready for the ep, in which guest star Nathaniel Buzolic appears in flashbacks, are executive producers Julie Plec and Michael Narducci with a preview… Continue Reading →

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Sneak Peek new footage and images supporting Season 2 of "The Vampire Diaries" spin-off "The Originals, and the episode "Alive and Kicking", written by Michelle Paradise and Michael Narducci, airing October 13, 2014:

"...as tensions between 'Elijah' (Daniel Gillies) and 'Hayley' (Phoebe Tonkin) grow, 'Klaus' (Joseph Morgan) steps in and encourages her to regain her position within her werewolf pack.

"Still under the control of 'Davina' (Danielle Campbell), 'Mikael' (Sebastian Roche) grows impatient while she attempts to uncover a spell that would protect those closest to her. When Elijah turns to 'Marcel' (Charles Michael Davis) for help in tracking down a vital piece of information, he is forced to remember a time long ago when they were on better terms.

"Meanwhile, Davina and 'Kaleb' (guest star Daniel Sharman) find themselves in a dangerous situation when unexpected visitors show up and crash their dinner. Finally, Klaus grows suspicious after a meeting with 'Cassie'...

In next week’s Episode 2.02 of “The Originals,” entitled “Alive and Kicking,” the character of Kol returns in a flashback, which means we’ll get to see Nathaniel Buzolic once again. Here’s the ep’s trailer along with a new promo for… Continue Reading →

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Recently, CW served up the new, official synopsis/spoilers for their upcoming "The Originals" episode 2 of season 2. The episode is entitled, "Alive and Kicking," and it sounds like things will get very interesting and dramatic as Klaus gets very suspicious, Davina and Kaleb get threatened, and more. In the new, 2nd episode press release: "Klaus will encourage Hayley to regain her position within her werewolf pack. Mikael is going to try to uncover a spell that will protect her loved ones. Davina and Kaleb are going to get threatened when unexpected visitors crash their dinner. Klaus will grow suspicious when a meeting with Cassie doesn't go as planned." Guest stars will feature: Natalie Dreyfuss as Cassie , Nathaniel Buzolic as Kol and Sebastian Roche as Mikael. Episode 2 is set to air on Monday night, October 13th at 7pm central time on The CW.

I remember not long after it was released, one of my friends bought me Dark Souls for my birthday. It wasn’t a game I’d heard very much about, and so was intrigued as to how good a game I’d been given. No more than an hour into the game I was starting to think I was the victim of some cruel joke my friend had played, and yet, something about Dark Souls kept me going back to it. From Software had created a game so unforgiving it was infuriating, and yet it was never unfair, and it is for that reason, when I was given the opportunity to review Dark Souls II I jumped at the chance.

I always like to keep an open mind when I play a game, since no game is the same as its predecessors. Sequels I find tend to be a bit...

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Richard Curtis – the hugely successful writer and director behind Four Weddings and a Funeral, Notting Hill and Love Actually is considering retirement.

"This probably will be the last film I will direct," he told Empire magazine in an interview discussing his latest release, About Time. The film features Domhnall Gleeson travelling through time in a bid to change his past and have a better future – and its plot lead our writer to question why it's almost always men who get to be cinematic time travellers, and so rarely women.

Curtis wasn't the only big name hinting at retirement this week – Johnny Depp is considering quitting acting in the near future, he told the BBC – although, if this poll of Guardian readers is anything to go by, film fans would be sorry to see him go.

Just a few months ago Dread Central was invited on a visit to the set of James Wan's highly anticipated sequel Insidious Chapter 2, which was using the super creepy (and most likely haunted) Linda Vista Hospital in Los Angeles as its primary shooting location.

During our set visit we had the opportunity to tour Linda Vista, which is not only being used for a hospital setting but is also being utilized as a soundstage of sorts, with sets being constructed inside the hospital that incorporate locations we first saw in Insidious (more on that soon). As someone who has been lucky enough to tour Linda Vista for several other productions, it seemed like an unusual choice to build an entire living room or bedroom inside the hospital, but in reality it was a decision that was demonstrative of the production's indie roots, which chose to go the creative route for their flashback scenes.

A woman who needs no introduction, Joan Rivers, enters the web series fray via the boudoir, a late-night host offers advice to teens, Phil Dunphy’s middle daughter reprises her viral video role and popular website Reddit launches a YouTube series.

Explain Like I’m Five | The subreddit ELI5 purports to be a place where one can ask questions about really anything without fear of judgment. Hosted by comedians Michael Kayne and Langan Kingsley, the new web series by the same name takes a more literal approach to the title than the online forum, posing questions like “what is existentialism...

Gerard Alessandrini's, Forbidden Broadway Alive And Kicking, which received unanimous raves from critics and audiences alike, broke all box-office records at the 47th Street Theatre, and won spots on the Top Ten Lists of Time Magazine and the Associated Press, will wind up its current edition at the 47th Street Theatre on Sunday, April 28, in order to make room for The Puerto Rican Traveling Theatre's own season, as required by the show's lease agreement with the theatre. In a statement, Mr. Alessandrini said, We knew from the start that the theatre could only be ours until the end of April. Although we hate to leave town when we're a hit, I actually think this is a perfect time for us to wind up Alive and Kicking, which has been a thrilling return to New York for us, to take a brief break and to begin plans to return with another edition later this year.

Ross Lincoln is a Deadline contributor. The recent war of words between the Motion Picture & Television Fund and the union representing caregivers employed at the fund’s various facilities has somewhat obscured what the Mptf actually does. In a slick PR move that also shines a light on the fund’s mission, the Mptf has launched a new documentary web series, Alive And Kicking, which follows Tony Lawrence and Larry Kelem, two residents living in the Mptf retirement facility in Woodland Hills, as they collaborate on an original musical. Lawrence is a writer whose credits include the original Hawaii Five-0 and The Twilight Zone. Kelem, who died December 18, 2012 at 91, was a music composer and arranger, agent, and manager. The eleven-episode series of shorts is available Wednesdays and Thursdays through March 21. The Motion Picture & Television Fund and members of the Service Employees International Union-United Healthcare Workers West (Seiu-uhw) are currently embroiled...

The cast of Gerard Alessandrini's Forbidden Broadway Alive And Kicking will be performing parodies of Hugh Jackman, Anne Hathaway and Russell Crowe in the film Les Miserables on Good Day New York on Wednesday, February 27,2013 in the 9'oclock hour. The hit musical at the 47th Street Theatre 304 West 47th Street - just west of Eighth Avenue continues through April 28th and is co-directed by Phillip George. Time Magazine and the Associated Press recently awarded Forbidden Broadway Alive And Kicking spots on their Top Ten Lists, with Time Magazine making it their Top Musical pick for 2012. The show is also a Critic's Pick for The New York Times, The Daily News and New York Magazine. Drg Record's cast recording Forbidden Broadway Alive And Kicking The Un-Original Cast Album, is now available in stores, on iTunes and Amazon.com.

With Academy Awards season upon us, Gerard Alessandrini has just added a brand new Les Miserables film spoof, featuring parodies of Hugh Jackman, Ann Hathaway and Russell Crowe, to the hit musical Forbidden Broadway Alive And Kicking at the 47th Street Theatre 304 West 47th Street - just west of Eighth Avenue. Check out photos of the cast in action below...

The producers of Gerard Alessandrini's acclaimed Forbidden Broadway Alive And Kicking are pleased to announce that Lindsay Nicole Chambers will join the cast of the hit musical on Tuesday, February 5 at the 47th Street Theatre 304 West 47th Street. Last seen on Broadway in Lysistrata Jones, Ms. Chambers replaces Jenny Lee Stern whose last performance is Sunday, February 3rd. Forbidden Broadway Alive And Kicking is scheduled to run through April 28th . The new recording, from Drg Records, is now available in stores, on iTunes and at Amazon.com.

Drg Records announces the release of the cast recording of Forbidden Broadway Alive And Kicking, The Un-Original Cast Album, produced by Hugh Fordin, and available on iTunes and in stores today, November 27, 2012. The recording will be available for download for 9.99 on iTunes individual tracks will be available for .99 each. Featured on the album are cast members Natalie Charl Ellis, Scott Richard Foster, Jenny Lee Stern and Marcus Stevens, with David Caldwell on piano.

Today, we're featuring Carl Reiner and his wife Estelle Reiner in 1984. Reiner performed in several Broadway musicals, including Inside U.S.A., and Alive and Kicking, and had the lead role in Call Me Mister. In 1950, he was cast by producer Max Leibman in Sid Caesar's Your Show of Shows, appearing on air in skits while also working alongside writers such as Mel Brooks and Neil Simon. Reiner began his directing career on the Van Dyke show. After that show ended its run, Reiner's first film feature was an adaptation of Joseph Stein's play Enter Laughing 1967, which in turn was based on Reiner's semi-autobiographical 1958 novel of the same name. Probably the best-known films of his early directing career were the cult comedy Where's Poppa 1970, starring George Segal and Ruth Gordon, Oh, God 1977 with George Burns and The Jerk 1979 with Steve Martin.

Drg Records announces the release of the cast recording of Forbidden Broadway Alive And Kicking, The Un-Original Cast Album, produced by Hugh Fordin, andavailable on iTunes and in stores on November 27, 2012. The recording will be available for download for 9.99 on iTunes individual tracks will be available for .99 each. Forbidden Broadway Alive And Kicking, The Un-Original Cast Album, is also available for pre-order on amazon.com for 14.99.

We’ve teamed up with our friends at HMV to offer one lucky reader the chance to win a fantastic selection of Blu-rays. The prize includes James Bond: 50th Anniversary Complete 22 Film Blu-ray Collection, Titanic: Collector’s Edition 3D, The Woman in Black, Prometheus and Red Lights.

At HMV this Christmas you’ll find the very best releases on CD ranging from the likes of Olly Murs, Robbie Williams and Rihanna to Michael Bublé and The Military Wives Choir.

There is also great visual content on DVD/Blu-ray and boxsets across film, including the awesome Batman: The Dark Knight Rises; Comedy Stand-Up and Sitcom, featuring Michael McIntyre, Kevin Bridges, Sarah Millican, Fresh Meat and Mrs Brown’s Boys; Children’s; and, of course, Sport, including the must-have collections of this Summer’s London 2012 Olympics and Paralympics coverage.

There are also fantastic games, including the iconic Call of Duty: Black Ops...

After a three-year absence, Gerard Alessandrinis Forbidden Broadway returns to the 47th Street Theatre with a brand new edition, Forbidden Broadway Alive And Kicking. The show, which opened on September 6, will run for a limited engagement through January 6, 2013. This production will mark Forbidden Broadways 30th Anniversary, as well as its 21st edition.BroadwayWorld's own Randy Rainbow was on the scene on opening night to chat with the stars and creators about this brand new edition Check out what they had to say below...

The countdown is officially on to the September 28th release of the next title in Nordic Games’ immensely popular We Sing series – We Sing 80s, on Nintendo Wii.

30 chart topping, sing along classics from the 80s will be included in what is set to be the most popular incarnation of the We Sing brand to date. Nordic Games are gradually revealing all 30 tracks via the Facebook Jukebox app, and we have the lowdown on the first 21 tracks unveiled so far. Plus, each week fans that use the app will have a chance to win a copy of the game by guessing one of the soon to be revealed tracks.

The first set of songs to be revealed are:

Kylie Minogue – I Should Be So Lucky Spandau Ballet – True Musical youth – Pass the Dutchie Yazz and the Plastic Population – The Only Way Is Up DeBarge – Rhythm of the Night Smokey Robinson...

After a three-year absence, Gerard Alessandrinis Forbidden Broadway returns to the 47th Street Theatre with a brand new edition, Forbidden Broadway Alive And Kicking. The show, which opened last night, September 6, will run for a limited engagement through January 6, 2013. This production will mark Forbidden Broadways 30th Anniversary, as well as its 21st edition.BroadwayWorld was there for opening night, and we bring you full photo coverage from the first curtain call and after party below...

Forbidden Broadway: Alive and Kicking To the strains of "Brink of Doom" (à la Brigadoon), the parody institution Forbidden Broadway — skewering the Great White Way for 30 years now — reemerges after a three-year hiatus. And just in nick of time: Dear God, there are Singing Newsboys and faux-Czech pixie goddesses running amok (and unmocked) in the theater district! This must not go unanswered!Creator, co-director, and lyrical savant Gerard Alessandrini marshals a flawless quartet of singing, dancing impressionistas (Natalie Charlé Ellis, Scott Richard Foster, Jenny Lee Stern, and Marcus Stevens, with David Caldwell on piano) with another passionate attack on high-priced, low-inspiration commercial theater. He warms up a few leftovers (his old Disney-baiting "Circle of Mice," a slightly stale Jersey Boys sequence), but the fresh stuff is fresh indeed. "S'Wonder Bread! S'mayonnaise!" sings Nice Work's Matthew Broderick, "When I try to dance!" (A brilliantly leadfooted, fast-collapsing soft-shoe ensues.) "Take my cramping...

After a three-year absence, Gerard Alessandrinis Forbidden Broadway returns to the 47th Street Theatre with a brand new edition, Forbidden Broadway Alive And Kicking. The show, which opens tonight, September 6, will run for a limited engagement through January 6, 2013. This production will mark Forbidden Broadways 30th Anniversary, as well as its 21st edition.BroadwayWorld brings you highlights from the show below...

After a three-year absence, Gerard Alessandrinis Forbidden Broadway returns to the 47th Street Theatre with a brand new edition, Forbidden Broadway Alive And Kicking. The show, which opens Thursday, September 6, will run for a limited engagement through January 6, 2013. This production will mark Forbidden Broadways 30th Anniversary, as well as its 21st edition.BroadwayWorld brings you highlights from the hilarious production below...

Vanilla Ice has laughed off a fresh set of erroneous reports of his death. The rapper and former Dancing on Ice contestant appeared on Twitter on Thursday night (August 10) to quash inaccurate claims that he had died in a car accident. "Retweet this I Am Alive and kicking. Crazy rumors about me dying in a car crash have gone viral all around the world. Ninjas never die," he wrote. The incident marks the second time in as many months that Vanilla Ice has been forced to deny rumours of his apparent demise. Eddie Murphy is also (more)...

Though Xbox 360's Summer of Arcade is well underway, Microsoft has plenty more coming to the Xbox Live Marketplace. Wreckateer lands today, bringing with it the new Avatar Famestar promotion, but there's also a new Deal of the Week and Square Enix has a bunch of new Tomb Raider stuff for us. Jump past the break for details on what's heading to an Xbox 360 near you!

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Xbox Live Arcade Release Date Ms Points Wreckateer (Mgs) 25-Jul 800 Deadlight (Mgs) 1-Aug 1200 Deal of the Week Discount Dates Price Assassin’s Creed Brotherhood Da Vinci Disappearance 24-Jul to 30-Jul 400 (50% off) Square Enix 31-Jul to 6-Aug Lara Croft Guardian of Light – A Hazardous Reunion 200 (50% off) Lara Croft Guardian of Light – All the Trappings 200 (50% off) Lara Croft Guardian of Light – Raziel & Kain Character Pack 200 (50% off) Tomb Raider Underworld Beneath the Ashes 400 (50% off) Tomb Raider Underworld Lara’s Shadow 400 (50% off) Special Sales Discount...

After a three-year absence, Gerard Alessandrinis Forbidden Broadway returns to the 47th Street Theatre with a brand new edition, Forbidden Broadway Alive And Kicking. The show, which opens Thursday, September 6, will run for a limited engagement through January 6, 2013. Previews begin tomorrow, July 24th. This production will mark Forbidden Broadways 30th Anniversary, as well as its 21st edition.Check out photos of the cast below...

After a three-year absence, Gerard Alessandrinis Forbidden Broadway returns to the 47th Street Theatre with a brand new edition, Forbidden Broadway Alive And Kicking. The show, which opens Thursday, September 6, will run for a limited engagement through January 6, 2013. Previews begin on July 24th. BroadwayWorld has learned that Jenny Lee Stern, Natalie Charle Ellis, Scott Richard Foster and Marcus Stevens will all star in the show.

London's Victoria train station will offer commuters a unique First Class experience for one day only, courtesy of this year's hit film X-Men: First Class.

To mark today's release of the blockbuster on Blu-ray Triple Play and DVD, British actor Jason Flemyng - who plays devilish mutant teleporter Azazel - will unveil an interactive First Class lounge in the main concourse of the station.

Intricately recreating the 1960s lounge in the mansion hideout, the 25m² installation will give visitors chance to relax on Chesterfield sofas by the fireplace while watching the Blu-ray on a period-styleTV, shop for new DVD titles in the library, play on an authentic chess set as featured in the films and pose for photos.

Visitors will also be able to acquire some mutant powers of their own. British performer Marc Paul, who has been dubbed the real-life Professor X, will give mind-control workshops throughout the day.

2009 saw the reformation of Mr Big and the hard rock world went crazy. A few shows around the world led up to the release of ‘Back to Budokan’ CD and DVD and many thought that was it…

Not so. As Eric Martin said to a buzzing crowd at Newcastle’s O2 Academy, “Mr Big is back baby!” And goodness me: back they most certainly are!

The band was formed in 1988 by former David Lee Roth bass player Billy Sheehan, who then subsequently recruited guitarist Paul Gilbert, singer Eric Martin and drummer Pat Torpay before unleashing their technical genius on an unsuspecting world. They forged their trademark sound through heavy hard-rocking riffs, soulfull power ballads and colourful vocal harmonies, all held together with unbelievable technical ability. Nobody in the universe plays bass like Billy Sheehan and as for Gilbert… well, is there anyone better? It’s certainly not as easy a...

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How come the big Us animators don't see the need for heroines to lead their films, when Japan's Studio Ghibli has shown you don't need a male protagonist to make a film that's both commercially and artistically successful? That was the question posed last week by Steve Rose.

That Hollywood is aware of the issue was a point made by andyos: "I interviewed Pete Docter (director of Monsters Inc and Up) for a magazine article, and brought up the gender issue. Docter had no hesitation in agreeing it was an issue: 'We've tried at times to write more female characters, but it's very difficult. We're not as familiar with them, and you feel as though they're under intense scrutiny (from the audience). It's very easy for us to make male characters have foibles, but with females, it's sometimes more delicate.

An interview with James McAvoy, X-Men: First Class

By Kate Atherton

The comic book legacy and following in the footsteps (sort of) of Sir Patrick Stewart

“I was really aware of the cartoon when I was growing up. When I was about 12 years old they started showing it on Alive and Kicking, I think, and I would do that thing of watching the first half of the cartoon and then they’d make you wait an hour and 15 minutes before they showed you the second half of the cartoon, which is really unfair. Anyway I was a big fan of that, and then the first couple of films I was really into too.”

“The comic book history and the comic book lore is very different from all of the X-Men movies that have come before and even the cartoon to a certain extent. In the comic books, my character is...

Nashville, Tennessee (X17online) - Carrie Underwood took home multiple awards at last night's Cmt Music Awards. In front of a packed house at Nashville's Bridgestone Arena, Underwood accepted the award for Video of the Year for Cowboy Casanova and Performance of the Year for Temporary Home. While accepting one of her statues, Underwood addressed the fans saying: "They were there before I had anything, an album, a record deal, a tour or anything like that. They built me from the ground up." Other winners included, Keith Urban, Lady Antebellum and Miranda Lambert. Check out a list below: Male Video of the Year: Keith Urban - " 'Til Summer Comes Around" Video of the Year: Carrie Underwood - "Cowboy Casanova" Group Video of the Year: Lady Antebellum - "Need You Now" Female Video of the Year: Miranda Lambert - "White Liar" Duo Video of the Year: Brooks & Dunn - "Indian Summer...

HollywoodNews.com: The 2010 Cmt Music Awards was hosted by Kid Rock and featured some new winners, as well as some repeats.

Fan-favorite Carrie Underwood took home awards for Video of the Year (“Cowboy Casanova”), and for Cmt Performance of the Year (“Temporary Home,” an invitation only concert). Keith Urban won for Male Video of the Year (“Til Summer Comes Around”) and Miranda Lambert took home her first Cmt Music Award for Female Video of the Year (“White Liar”).

Group Lady Antebellum won Group Video of the Year (“Need You Now”), while Blake Shelton and Trace Adkins won Collaborative Video of the Year (“Hillbilly Bone”).

The show started with a performance by Kid Rock who was then joined on stage by Trace Adkins, Zac Brown, Randy Houser, Jamey Johnson, Martina McBride, Kellie Pickler, and Hank Williams, Jr. Miranda Lambert then performed her hit “White Liar,” followed by Tim McGraw performing “Southern Voice.