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Indian multi-hyphenate Karan Johar is to host a dating talk show for Netflix in India.

The Raazi producer, who hosts talk show Koffee with Karan and has appeared on India’s Got Talent and India’s Next Superstars, will front What The Love? for the Svod service.

It is the latest dating format for a streaming service in India following the launch of Hear Me, Love Me, which was hosted by former Celebrity Big Brother star Shilpa Shetty for Amazon Prime Video.

The show will see the wives of Bollywood stars discuss their husbands’ careers and struggles as well as how their relationships have survived. It is thought that the show will start filming in 2020 after Johar finishes his next directorial project Takht.

It will be produced by BBC Studios India, which produces local versions of the likes of drama Criminal Justice and Stupid Man, Smart Phone.

Netflix revealed the...

In 2017, a group of film companies announced the launch of the Foreign Film Buyer-Distributors Assn. of Korea, aiming to contribute to a better business environment and fairer practices. However, the first dispute occurred between member companies in September — less than a year after organization’s birth.

Jinjin Pictures, a member of the association, agreed with Taiwan’s Trigram Films in June to buy Korean rights to “Hear Me” (pictured above) and had the first draft of the contract notarized. The following month, however, the Taiwanese company notified Trigram that another Korean buyer had quoted higher price for the film and suggested that Jinjin either cancel the contract or alter its condition.

Jinjin figured that Aud, another member of the association, was negotiating for “Hear Me” and informed the company about its existing deal. As Aud insisted that it would still buy the film’s Korean rights, the buyer-distributors association released a statement,...

Amazon PrimeIn a show that’s supposed to sidestep looks, the men and women on the show are objectified as pretty and desirable from the get-go.Saraswati DatarFinding true love, or a suitable spouse has been a recurring motif in literature, cinema and television since the beginning of storytelling. While love is about finding someone to care for, it is also about proving to yourself that you are lovable and repairing your self-esteem through someone else’s affections. What better way to do this than by allowing someone to choose you without knowing how you look? Hear Me. Love Me, now streaming on Amazon Prime, is based on an international format from Fremantle Media-owned Israeli production house Abot Hameiri and promises a twist on the concept of blind dates and a more evolved way to find love. The format sets up a girl looking for love on three blind dates in one day.

Go Brother! is a new Chinese comedy directed by Cheng Fen-fen (Hear Me) and starring Peng Yuchang (Our Shining Days) and Zhang Zifeng (Detective Chinatown). What does it feel like to have a brother who makes a fool of his sister every day and has no sense of family? Fried or steamed? Shi Miao only hopes her brother Shi Fen disappeared completely, even her precious birthday wishes are "take my brother away quickly". Unexpectedly wishes come true, the elder brother becomes the best friend Miao Miao’s elder brother, Shi Miao feels sorry for Miao Miao while thrills inside of getting rid of "the devil king"! Thanks to Magnum Films, we have Five double passes for the film to give away to our readers. For a...

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Lower profit contributions from FremantleMedia North America impacted numbers at the American Gods producer and distributor as well as parent company Rtl.

In its first-quarter financials operating profit at FremantleMedia fell by €2M (Us$2.4M) from last year, dropping from €15M to €13M on steady revenues of €271M, while operating profit at the group fell from €264M to €259M. The company said that it expects FremantleMedia to have a similar performance in the second quarter of the year but noted that revenue growth was expected to “accelerate in the second half of the year on the back of the new drama deliveries”.

This comes despite the launch of American Idol on ABC in March and its subsequent renewal for a second season as well as the premiere of dating format Hear Me, Love Me, See Me on TLC. German drama Charité, which is produced by Ufa Fiction and set in 1880s Berlin,...

While the best supporting categories seem a little more cut and dry this year, not so the races for best actor and actress. Remember, the key to winning your Oscar pool is to think like the Academy, which doesn’t always fall in line with your favorite choice. Let’s take a look.

Best Actress Glenn Close – Albert Knobbs Viola Davis – The Help Rooney Mara – The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo Meryl Streep – The Iron Lady Michelle Williams – My Week With Marilyn

This race is going to come down to the wire. It’s also a great example of an award that could go to an actress undeserving of the acclaim. Hear me out.

First things first, as brilliant as Rooney Mara was in The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo, you can rule her out. Unfortunately, the film is garnering little buzz with the Academy, and Mara’s personal aloofness has turned many people off.

I really love "Smash." A lot. Like, I'd dramatically cry to the soundtrack of all their hits in its extremely brief run if it got canceled.

But -- yes, there's a but -- I'm begging, pleading, asking as politely as a public rant can be, please just skip Episode 3, titled "Enter Mr. Dimaggio" (Mon., Feb. 20, 10 p.m. Est on NBC).

Hear me out: I adored the pilot, and I've probably seen it 10 times without any signs of fatigue. Once critics received the second episode, I was actually nervous because I knew I was doing that thing, that thing where you've built something up so much, it can't possibly live up to it. But it did, for the most part. Note: Julia's (Debra Messing) son's pleas for an adopted little sister are not included in "the most part." I'm already over that storyline, but that's beside the point.

The point is...

Most Star Wars fans have a special kind of hate for The Phantom Menace.  They don.t casually dislike it or even strongly hate it; they seem to think The Phantom Menace was a scathing affront to all things decent and holy.  In many ways, I don.t blame them.  I too sat in a darkened theater as the credits rolled and angrily wondered what the hell I.d just witnessed.  Being pissed twelve years later is perfectly reasonable, but here.s where many Star Wars fans and I disagree.  I still tell people The Phantom Menace is worth watching.  In fact, I think anyone who has seen and enjoyed the three original movies is doing themselves a great disservice by avoiding The Phantom Menace.  Hear me out. There are a lot of things that are truly awful about Episode One.  The dialogue is frequently atrocious, some of the actors...

When you're a handsome actor you can accomplish pretty much anything, whether you're George Clooney and his air of international class or Bruce Willis, with a steely glare that could kill you. But if you're labeled a "pretty boy" first? Forget it-- that's a hole you're going to spend your entire life climbing out of. Just ask Brad Pitt, who's spend 20 years trying to be taken seriously and may have only finally achieved it this year. The newest victim of the pretty-boy trap? Why, it's Channing Tatum of course. The title of this article is "Hear Me Out"-- the first in what we're planning as a series of seemingly crazy arguments-- and we mean what we say. I know you think Channing Tatum is just a hunk of meat with barely two brain cells to put together. I know you've seen him in G.I. Joe or Dear John...

If the starry nominee troupes marching towards you later this week and beyond are not shiny enough for you, fear not. Even more celebs will be on hand as well wishers and presenters. Here's what we know so far followed by our annual Oscar badgering. They really need help when thinking about "presenting" honors.

Bfca "Critics Choice" This is happening in just two days. Will you be here as we live blog?  Presenters include: Leonardo DiCaprio, Vin Diesel, Kirsten Dunst, Donald Glover, Dustin Hoffman, Ben Kingsley, Diane Kruger, Melissa McCarthy, Elizabeth Olsen, Patton Oswalt, Paul Rudd, Maya Rudolph, Jason Segel and Owen Wilson. 

Globes Michelle Pfeiffer & Nicole Kidman (!!!!!!!!! I don't mean to imply together... though wouldn't that be something?), Melissa McCarthy, Jake Gyllenhaal, Clive Owen & Natalie Portman (I don't mean to imply together... though wouldn't that be something?), Antonio Banderas & Salma Hayek (I assume together) and Mark Wahlberg. 

SAG Ed Helms,...

When people are asked to name great animated comedies the likes of South Park and Family Guy are usually at the top of the list. And every time that happens, I shed a tear (I'm an emotional man). Not because I dislike those shows (in fact, quite the opposite), but because Archer never seems to be among the top three named. Despite being created by Adam Reed (Space Ghost Coast to Coast, Sealab 2021), Archer is often overlooked by many.  But we're going to change that status right here, right now (time zones be damned!). Hear me, Internet, Archer is a show worthy of your time and affection! Don't believe us? Here's 11 reasons why you should watch Archer.

Also, don't forget to watch the comedy's return January 19th on FX.

After fun videos like 'Frick Park Market' and 'Party on Fifth Ave.,' Miller gets serious in 'Of the Soul.'

By Rob Markman

Mac Miller in his video for "Of the Soul"

Photo: Rostrum Records

After partying on Fifth Ave., Mac Miller decided to slow things down for the fourth video from his #1 debut, Blue Slide Park.

With the Ian Wolfson-directed "Of the Soul" clip, Miller simplifies his visual, electing to shoot against a brick wall with Bsp-themed art painted on it.

In previous Blue Slide videos like "Frick Park Market," "Smile Back" and "Party on Fifth Ave.," the Pittsburgh rap breakout dressed up in costume, put his acting skills on display and danced, but in his latest, he just sort of stands there — and raps. It's all fitting, of course, when you consider the mellowed-out sound bed that production team I.D. Labs laid on "Of the Soul.

So let's say I have this friend, right? Hear me out. I Do have friends. Anyway, this particular friend has a problem. He or she (because who is to say what gender this friend is? Maybe I just don't have good gender-dar) works for a major television website (could be any of them, nobody knows) where he or she makes a living writing reviews, listicles, and occasionally recaps with grammatically incorrect phrases written on screen grabs. My friend has the best job, basically!

The problem is, this friend's job description literally contains the phrase "TV expert," and he (or she!) feels very guilty about his (or her!) major, major lapses in TV knowledge. Like Very guilty, almost as guilty about implying that he or she graduated high...  More >>...

Brian Williams must really enjoy interviewing comedians.

Tina Fey appeared as the second guest on "Rock Center With Brian Williams" to chat with the famed newsman (who sat on the opposite couch from when he interviewed his inaugural guest Jon Stewart). Williams had two topics he needed to address with Fey: the obvious similarities in their shows' titles, and Fey's harsh words about broadcast journalists.

"I want to be the first to say, that in naming this 'Rock Center,' it was our intention to get the viewers who were looking for Tina, for Alec, for Tracey...to come to us entirely mistaken," Williams said.

"I'm not sure you want that," Fey laughed. She then told Williams that she actually wanted to name her own show "Rock Center," but was not given permission to do so by building owners.

Fey also said she wanted to call the show "The Peacock,...

Hear Me, Duckburg! No Longer Am I The Waterfowl You Knew! I Am Fire! And Life Incarnate! Now And Forever…

…oh, we lose the Disney license after this issue? Maybe not so much on the forever, then.

The Darkwing Duck/Ducktales crossover event twenty years in the making continues right here! Picking up from Ducktales #6, this issue marks Part 4 of “Dangerous Currency.” This is it fans — the last Disney single issue from Kaboom! has arrived. It’s the end of an era as we say goodbye to Disney at Kaboom! Don’t miss this landmark final issue from the relationship that put kids comics back on the map!

Darkwing Duck #18

Written by Ian Brill

Drawn by James Silvani

Sc, 24pgs, Fc, Srp: $3.99

Cover A: James Silvani

Cover B: Sabrina Alberghetti

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Charlie Day of "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia" hosted "Saturday Night Live" on Saturday, Nov. 5. What did you think of his episode?

The Good:

Host Charlie Day's monologue was a highlight. Danny DeVito dropped by, which is always awesome, and then Day showed off his musical skills on the piano and harmonica. We actually had no idea he could do that.

The Kardashian E! special "A Fairytale Divorce" was hilarious. Nasim Pedrad was a wonderful Kim Kardashian, Abby Elliot's short bit as Khloe was nice and of course Kristin Wiig stole the show as Kris Jenner. We really enjoyed the other "specials" they advertised: "Bruce Jenner & Kourtney's Baby Take Reno," "Brody Jenner, Khloe & Kris Take Vitamins," and the one-hour television special "Lamar's Penis Revealed." Speaking of Lamar, Jay Pharaoh briefly summed up the Kardashian clan as "whack as f***." Heh.

Weekend Update was pretty solid. The Rick Perry cameo...

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Are Molly Sims and Heidi Klum competing for total world model domination? Hear me out: They were born just days apart, both got their start modeling, both own their own jewelry lines and now Sims is hosting the spin-off to Klum's baby, 'Project Runway,' titled 'Project Accessory' (premieres Thurs., Oct. 27, 10:30Pm Et on Lifetime).

"No!" Sims said with a laugh, although she didn't deny their eerily similar careers. The biggest difference? Sims hasn't hosted a show since her days on MTV's 'House of Style' back in 2000.

"Listen, this was the first time I was actually nervous in a really long time," Sims admitted. "I'll never give up acting -- I just did an episode of 'Royal Pains' -- but after being on a drama ['Las Vegas'] for five years, I needed a break. Mama needed to find a husband!

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'Two and a Half Men' has survived its fair share of TV scandals. I mean, we all saw what happened to Charlie Sheen, right? But the latest headlines about Ashton Kutcher and Demi Moore's marital troubles have us asking: Is 'Two and a Half Men' cursed?

Hear me out. During his eight-season stint on 'Men,' Sheen racked up two marriages and divorces, the birth of four children, an arrest, a stint in rehab, the departure of his two best goddesses and one very public personal and professional meltdown.

Now that Kutcher has taken the reins at 'Men,' his personal life and six-year marriage to Moore have become the focus of an increasingly salacious series of reports. Rumors have been swirling about naked hot-tubbing with a 23-year-old girl (the same age as Moore's eldest daughter, Rumer Willis,...

Hear me out — I swear I'm not the only one talking sh*t about Kate Middleton's style, and because everyone seems to jump on me when I feature her lack of sartorial prowess (also here, and here), I'm forever searching for proof and today, I really didn't have to go far — not one, but four Google alerts (Four!) reminded me that even though she may be influencing the spring runways, Kate Middleton still could use a little more...some

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When I first heard that the mid-seasoning opener for Doctor Who was ‘Let’s Kill Hitler‘ I was unreasonably excited. Finally, I thought, they are going to a location that would be on any time traveller’s list. As it turns out Hitler was only in the episode for five minutes before he was locked into a cupboard. Obviously they couldn’t actually kill Hitler without driving the show into Inglourious Basterds (2009) territory; however it would have been nice to have him actually interact with the trio for more time. Whilst it was enjoyable enough it could have been so much more. It did however set off me off thinking about what I would visit if I had a time-travel machine. Alas I can only muse on what adventures the Doctor should have.

10. Atlantis

Dr. Who has tried to explain the legend of Atlantis more than once, but those were all in the older series.

Lindsay Pearce says she’s not about to pretend she doesn’t have a God-given talent for acting and singing, but The Glee Project finalist also understands she has a lot of room for growth — both personally and professionally. Lindsay, whose Top 4 finish on Oxygen’s recently concluded reality competition earned her a consolation prize of a two-episode arc on Season 3 of Glee, chatted with TVLine about how she coped with the not-always-flattering way she was portrayed on the show, why she was happy to have to have her emotional walls broken down by Glee creator Ryan Murphy, and what...

She’s new, she’s the re-re-reader. She’s the nubile newbie, she’s the spoilery vet. Together they’re g-mashin’ George R.R. Martin’s A Game of Thrones and getting their Pov on. Today they react to Chapters 37-39: Bran Stark, Tyrion Lannister, and Eddard Stark chapters.

Elena-

Chapter 37 – Bran

Did anyone besides me get that old Will Smith song stuck in their head at the start of this chapter? “Just…the…two of us….”

So my first thought that Bran is already set up with a saddle and a trained horse was, “That was fast.” I suppose the main point was to show that time is passing at Winterfell, and not much is happening there in Ned and Catelyn’s absence. What with one thing and another, five months passed.

I loved the village around Winterfell—thought that was a really creative (and realistic) nod to the...

Jennifer Aniston! Jennifer! Hi, big fan here. So you know, I just got in from Israel, Jennifer, I flew El Al. The stewardess walks by, she says, “Good evening, would you like some dinner?” So, I’m hungry, I say “What are my choices?” You know what she says to me? “Yes or no.” Can you believe it? Wait, Jennifer I got another one. So two old Jewish guys find out Hitler is going to be appearing at a restaurant in Berlin at 12 o’clock noon on Tuesday. They get an idea – they’re going to kill Hitler! So they grab their rifles and hide across the street waiting for Hitler. At 11:55 a.m., they’re ready! Fingers on their triggers, they wait. Twelve noon arrives. No Hitler. That’s Ok, maybe he’s late. 12:05 arrives. No Hitler. 12:10 comes. Still no Hitler. By 12:20, one of the...

Limbo headlines this week's Us PlayStation Network update. Released on Xbox Live Arcade last year, Limbo won multiple awards and now arrives on PlayStation Network. Elsewhere, you can download a new map pack for Bulletstorm while various Cars 2: The Video Game downloads are available. Finally, JellyCar 2, One Epic game, Me Monstar! Hear me Roar and Dr. Maybe and the Adventures of Scary Girl are available on Ps minis. > Read last week's PlayStation Network update The update in full: Trial & Unlock (PS3) Limbo (£9.99/€12.99) Full Games (PS3) Golden Axe (£3.99/€4.99)

Limbo (€12.99) minis (PS3 and PSP) Me Monstar! Hear me Roar (£3.99/€4.99)

JellyCar 2 (£1.99/€2.49)

Dr. Maybe and the Adventures of Scary Girl (£3.49/€3.99)

One Epic Game (£2.49/€2.99) Add-On Game Content (more)...

'I wasn't gonna write it as a dis song to try to go at their necks,' Dee-1 tells Mixtape Daily of his breakout single.

By Rob Markman

Dee-1

Photo: MTV News

Fire Starter: Dee-1

Dee-1 is no dummy. The New Orleans native and Louisiana State University grad picked up rapping as a hobby in his college dorm room and devised a plan to get paid. It may have taken a little longer than expected but the former middle-school teacher left the classroom and has learned a new hustle through hip-hop.

"I first started wanting to rap as just a hobby when I first started college. I didn't really have anything better to do with my time, so I was like, 'Let me just freestyle around my dorm room with my boys,' " Dee-1 told Mixtape Daily. "But once I realized I was good at it, I started to take it more serious.

Sucker Punch is possibly the most spectacular failure I’ve seen in a while. It’s certainly ambitious, it’s got lots to praise, but there are far too many efforts falling flat or possibly offending for it to be considered a success. Aside from its merits or lack thereof, I want to look into what this movie means. This isn’t a comic cinematic experience, it’s an original screenplay, but it might just be the best visual representation of what comics mean. I believe Sucker Punch to be a statement on what comics are so hit the jump to see how I make this conclusion.

To kick things off, I should state that I am a fan of Zack Snyder. I don’t think he’s the greatest director in the world but I have liked all that he has created, up to Sucker Punch. There seems to...

With season 8 of Futurama right around the corner, it's tough not to be filled with excitement and anticipation. 

Airing since 1999, fans still love the show and look back on its hilarity. Reminiscing over this season reminds you of the creativite and comedic jokes this show has had from the very beginning.

From spoofing the Titanic and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, to coming up with outrageous and original story lines, season two of Futurama had some of the funniest moments in the show's history.

What better way to reminisce over this hysterical television sitcom than to look back on Futurama Quotes that never cease to be funny?

Fry: You're using an awful lot of makeup there.

Amy: This is deodorant.

Fry: What does it do? | permalink Amy (talking to Fry): When ever I get lonely, I can look over my shoulder at this disfiguring scar and think of you.

As news of David O Russell’s departure from the director’s chair of Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune sends shockwaves through the internet, now seems like as good a time as any to look back on a few of the epic video game adaptations that never were… or at least haven’t been yet. In the background, behind all the Uwe Boll adaptations and the notorious Bob Hoskins Super Mario Brothers movie, there have actually been a few projects which, at one time or another, threatened to be quite good.

Warning! One of the below has been completely made up for the sake of my own geekish amusement.

Halo: Combat Evolved

The game: X-box first person shooter (Fps) Halo: Combat Evolved has, since it’s release a decade ago, spawned a multi-billion dollar industry – at one time being described as the biggest “entertainment property” in the history of the world ever.

'When I produced the track, I was actually thinking of Meek Mill,' Cardiak tells Mixtape Daily.

By Rob Markman, with reporting by Steven Roberts

Cardiak

Photo: MTV News

Behind the Beats: Cardiak

In the grand scheme of things, Cardiak is new to the game. But the Willingboro, New Jersey, rap producer has already amassed some major hits. After making his biggest splash on Lloyd Banks' 2010 Kanye/ Swizz Beatz/ Fabolous collab cut "Start It Up," Cardiak has gone on to land beats with 50 Cent, Fab and Red Cafe. Mixtape Daily caught up with the N.J. boardsman on the set of Maybach Music Group's "600 Benz," another track that he crafted.

"When I produced the track, I was actually thinking of Meek Mill," Cardiak said of "600 Benz." "He had first got signed to Maybach Music, so I was like, this would be the perfect track for him and Rick Ross to hop on.

A wise woman (and a rapping cat hallucination) once sang, "I take two steps forward, two steps back. We go together 'cause opposites attract." "American Idol" bought into that reasoning by booking Lady Gaga as a mentor for Leiber & Stoller night. They snagged one of the biggest pop stars making music today ... to talk about songs that may have been written before Scotty McCreery's grandparents were born. (Anyone know how old Grandma Piquita is? Tweet me! This is important!)

The top four had added pressure to be "in it to win it" because next week's home visits are dangling in front of them like a carrot on a string. Nobody wants to go home before home visits! Your "hero" parade is canceled! That's like going to a wedding and leaving before the main course is served. A free filet mignon is a terrible thing to waste.

In an added...

The Boss is back - and this time he's lending his voice to a new song about the war in Afghanistan. Musician Stewart Francke, who interviewed soldiers to help him write the song, says that having Bruce Springsteen featured on Francke's track, "Summer Soldier (Holler If Ya Hear Me,)" is a dream come true. Listen to the song here "This is a tremendously cool thing for Bruce to do and of course a great honor for me," Francke says. "It was always his voice I heard on the call and response part of this track, but figured it would remain just a wish.

My snark demon Smirkelstiltskin may forsake me for saying this, but I’m actually starting to appreciate tween girls. Hear me out. As the American Idol Top 7 took to the Idoldome for the first time during last night’s live results show, a small platoon of tween girls ensconced in the peanut gallery rear balcony became nearly apoplectic with excitement — for Jacob. I know! Jacob! At one point, Jacob possibly threw a glance in their general direction, and when one of the girls was absolutely convinced it was mean directly for her, she began jumping, clapping and squealing as she turned to her friends,...

An Inforgraphic for HBO‘s Game of Thrones – entitled Westeros 101: The Houses of Game of Thrones – has premiered. The Game of Thrones infographic depicts the various, initial houses of Westeros the viewer of the series will encounter: House Stark, House Baratheon, House Lannister, House Targaryen, House Arryn and their various members. The Game of Thrones infographic also shows how the members of the houses are related to each other in flow chart form. There are other houses in Westeros and may be included on later infographics when they are introduced on the HBO series. Game of Thrones has already been renewed for a second season. We wrote about it here: Game of Thrones: Season 2 Renewed, HBO Series Premiere Ratings. Look at the Westeros 101: The Houses of Game of Thrones infographic below and leave your thoughts on it. Click to enlarge.

Westeros 101: The Houses of Game of Thrones...

HBO's new fantasy series Game of Thrones creates a massive world with its own jargon and a ton of characters-Jace Lacob's glossary and character gallery explain all!

For the uninitiated, Game of Thrones can be confusing. Based on the long, plot-heavy novels by George R.R. Martin, the HBO show (premiering Sunday at 9 p.m. Edt) is bursting with more characters and settings than you can swing a broadsword at.

Related story on The Daily Beast: Is Alex Trebek in Jeopardy?

Game of Thrones is a political potboiler crossed with the essence of medieval legend, as ambitious and power-hungry lords and ladies vie for the throne, unleashing a violent and dangerous game that threatens the tenuous peace of this feudal society. The world of Martin's novels-which contain maps, character lineages, and a slew of appendices to keep readers on the right path-is a complicated one, containing separate and sometimes interconnected storylines,...

Glenn Beck has nominated Fox News legal analyst Andrew Napolitano to be his TV successor. Speaking to Napolitano on Fox News about the forthcoming end of his show, Beck said that Napolitano should take over the cable network's 5pm slot. "[They should] make you the replacement for me at 5pm," Beck told Napolitano on Wednesday. Beck also said that his departure from the show should not come as a surprise to viewers. "I have been talking around this for almost a year. I kept saying, 'Hear me, hear me - prepare yourself for a time when I'm not gonna be around. You've gotta lead, you've gotta know what's (more)...

You know what this whole Charlie Sheen implosion was missing? A blistering screed from Roseanna Barr on the subject. No, wait! Hear me out! In a blog post hammered out at 4:30 this morning, the former sitcom star railed against not Sheen, but against Two and a Half Men creator and noted vanity card author and archivist Chuck Lorre. From its withering depiction of Lorre as a .mostly drunk. idea thief and hack to Barr's description of CBS head Les...  More >>...

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I'm not trying to be a TV hypochondriac, but the impending season finale of 'Southland' is making me anxious.

Hear me out: I've been a huge fan and an avid supporter of the show since the beginning. And when NBC cancelled it after airing only one short season, pulling the plug as they were in the middle of shooting season 2, I was quick to help rally to keep the show alive, along with many loyal fans and critics.

We've been along for the ride through ups and downs and some serious character lowpoints -- especially this season, which was a darker turn for the series. So naturally, I want another season for more time with the extremely talented cast, but also for some much-needed character redemption.

My concern comes from the fact that TNT, the network that stepped in when NBC opted out,...

This is going to sound like an attack on Reese Witherspoon, but it.s not. Hear me out. While Hollywood often tries to cast her as the romantic lead in whatever generic, meet cute they.re cooking up, Reese Witherspoon will never belong in those films. It.s her look. It just isn.t Hollywood. She.s pretty, but not in the way most actresses are pretty. She.s pretty in the way the hottest girl in the Ozarks might be pretty. Her look isn.t glamour or glitz, maybe that.s why she.s done her best work playing the plainest of the plain, like Walk the Line.s June Carter Cash. What I.m getting at is that Reese Witherspoon belongs in a circus. In Water for Elephants she.ll play the hottest girl in a traveling circus sideshow, and in this new trailer for the film, I...

Here's the trailer for Detention, directed by Joseph Kahn, who also directed the horrific motorcycle movie Torque -- Hold It. Get back here. Hear me out, before you roll your eyes and walk out. It's... unusual, to put it mildly. Also? Kind of awesome, in spite of the presence of Dane Cook. Goddamnit I Said Wait! Don't leave. I know, I know, he's like cinematic kryptonite nestled in dog poo, but this... might be different.

It's another one of those "misfit teen trying to navigate high school" -- Motherfucker, Sit Down. Because it's also about a serial killer. And... um... aliens?

Oh hell, just watch the damn thing:

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Ok, see? There's something a little more going on. In fact, there's a fuckload going on. For one, Cook isn't being a smarmy cocktick. Ok, sure, there are likely way too many pop culture references for one movie,...

Hollywood Undead’s video for the track, “Hear Me Now” has caught our attention for all the right reasons. Simply put, it is a rocking video. The music video is a concert on wheels with the american rock rap band jamming out on a truck as it rolls through the streets in the night. Wearing masks that resemble that of Michael Myers, Hollywood Undead is as frightening as they are captivating. Although it might seem that the band might axe us, we still want to get on that truck and enjoy the dark and ominous party with them. Hollywood Undead’s upcoming album, American Tragedy, will not drop until April 5th, but “Hear Me [...]...

I realize that complaining about the Oscars has become America's favorite annual pastime, so it's my sad duty to report that this year's Oscars were not terrible this year. Hear Me Out. There weren't very many lowlights, plus I counted at least Three highlights during the telecast:

Highlight #1. Did you know Coach Taylor is going to be in Super 8? I didn't know this!

Highlight #2. Tylenol makes a Lotion now?

Highlight #3. This:

See what I mean? That's three highlights right off the top of my head. So with three highlights and almost no lowlights, what did that leave us with? Mediumlights. Tons of mediumlights.

I almost feel sort of bad for the Oscars....  More >>...

An extract from writer and film-maker Nora Ephron's new book I Remember Nothing and Other Reflections, on the heartbreak of seeing your work fail, along with observations on omelette and chicken soup

I have had a lot of flops.

I have had movies that were total flops.

When I say total flops, I mean they got bad ­reviews and they didn't make money.

I have also had partial flops: they got good reviews and they didn't make money.

I have also had hits.

It's lovely to have a hit. There's nothing like a hit.

But it's horrible to have a flop. It's ­painful and mortifying. It's lonely and sad.

A couple of my flops eventually ­became cult hits, which is your last and final hope for a flop, but most of my flops remained flops.

Flops stay with you in a way that hits never do. They torture you.

Winter Is Coming.

We may be in the midst of winter now, but HBO have cleverly adopted this slogan for their forthcoming adaptation of George R.R. Martin’s A Song Of Ice And Fire, throughout which those words “Winter is Coming” are echoed many times. No strangers to epic storytelling, HBO have courageously stepped up to the plate in a bid to once again change the general public’s perception of modern fantasy storytelling.

Before Peter Jackson released his epic, game-changing Lord of The Rings trilogy adaptation, the fantasy genre had long been a place reserved for the geeks, freaks and outcasts of society, deemed by the average Joe as a place riddled with mystical races, talking dragons, magic swords and evil wizards intent upon the destruction of the world for no other reason than they 'wanted to'. Sort of like World of Warcraft, but without the sense of humour...

Gillian McKeith was sent into a strop on last night’s I’m A Celebrity,when she was slung into the jungle jail for cheating in the Kangaroo Court.

The Your Are What You Eat star was disqualified for not staying in the dock when cockroaches were rained on the celebrities who were taking part in a game of sliding tiles – and was sent to the jungle prison as punishment.

Gillian ranted at producers and said they would have to drag her by the hair is she got picked for another trial.

“I’m so angry, I should not be in here, I’m telling you now it”s not fair, do you hear me?! I fainted today, I’ve had no food, I don’t feel well and then you go and disqualify me. You didn’t give me a chance and now you put me in a fly ridden hell hole.

Burn Notice is back and so are the stars, Bruce Campbell (Sam Axe) and Gabrielle Anwar (Fiona).

I had the chance to talk with them in a media conference call where you can tell how much the two like working with each other. Unfortunately, Gabrielle had to leave halfway through but Bruce gleefully took over and gave out told some great stories about the show.

They talked about their characters, working in Miami, the challenges of working on the show and a whole lot more.

For the full interview, click onto the audio link above or download from iTunes.

So we’re going into Season 4, what’s new?

Bruce Campbell: Come on, Gabrielle; give them the whole lowdown of the entire season.

Gabrielle Anwar: Oh, no. You know how much better you are at that than I am.

Bruce Campbell: Oh, no, oh, no, well, let me just say,...

T.I. has until November 1 to turn himself in to authorities at Forrest City prison in Arkansas. Knowing his time is running out, the Atlanta rapper puts forward a music video to continue promoting his music. It's for his track "Ya Hear Me" and featuring him rapping to the camera with the support of a full band.

Diddy-Dirty Money have also debuted a music video for "Loving You No More", a single which features Drake. "[The video] is really about me being in a relationship with a young lady and you're constantly loving this person," P. Diddy previously told MTV. "And hoping that this day comes where they change and they love you back."

"Ya Hear Me" is one of the songs recorded by T.I. for his next studio album "No Mercy" which was previously titled "King Uncaged". Meanwhile, "Loving You No More" is intended for Diddy's album "Last Train to...

Update:Yeah, so I’m an idiot: Winters played Bill, and Reeves played Ted. Chalk that up not to my lack of knowledge of the movie, and moreso to the fact that I suck at names.

Hey, guess what? They’re making another Bill and Ted. Yeah, they are. They so are. Well, ok, it’s “in the works” according to Ted Theodore Logan himself Alex Winter. Keanu Reeves let slip last week that he would consider reprising his role as Bill S. Preston Esq, and then Winters drove it home with this bomb:

We kicked around the idea over the years and had always thought if we could make something that was kind of genuine in spirit, as the originals, and without falling prey to a kind of retro cynicism or something that was unnecessary, it would be worth doing… Now the cat’s out of the bag, and the truth is that,...

"Taiwan Film Days" returns for its second San Francisco Film Society (Sffs) Fall Season, this time at Viz Cinema at New People in San Francisco's Japantown.This exciting festival highlights the best of contemporary Taiwanese cinema and provides Bay Area audiences with unique opportunities to view a wide array of bold, innovative new films and engage with visionary filmmakers. Films include Opening Night's Monga, Niu Doze's uncompromising gangster epic of organized crime in Taipei during the 1980s; Hear Me, a winning tale of budding romance among the hearing impaired...

'Don't look for it on radio, but online and in the streets and in the clubs,' rapper says.

By Shaheem Reid

T.I.

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T.I. has only gone Hollywood when it comes to films, not his music. Tinseltown's current box-office champ says we can expect a brand-new record from his King Uncaged LP this week. He's going to growing it from the ground up.

"My next song ... I'm not even sending it to radio first," he explained Monday. "I'm going to work it from the streets to the clubs. Then as DJs ask about it, I'll deliver it to them. I'm gonna go all the way back to grassroots. I feel that people right now feel I'm going so far over their heads, given my prior success with Paper Trail. They feel like I'm trying to leave my foundation and my demographic behind, which is far from my intention.

We have a brand new exclusive clip from the USA Network hit series Covert Affairs, which will debut its latest Episode 1.07: Communication Breakdown, on Tuesday, August 24 at 10 Pm Et. Click below to watch a scene from this new episode, which features Christopher Gorham and Kari Matchett discussing a hacker. You can also take a look at two more clips from Communication Breakdown as well:

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Auggie is assigned to track a hacker responsible for shutting down communication systems throughout the city who also happens to be his ex-girlfriend.

Covert Affairs episode 1.7, "Communication Breakdown" stars Piper Perabo, Christopher Gorham, Kari Matchett, Anne Dudek, Sendhil Ramamurthy, Emmanuelle Vaugier, Liane Balaban.