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Winfrey's Emotional Farewell
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Media queen Oprah Winfrey held back tears in a televised emotional farewell on Friday - as she confirmed she's quitting her U.S. talk show.
Holding back tears, Winfrey told her studio audience she will end The Oprah Winfrey Show in 2011, when its 25th season draws to a close.
The talk show queen said "prayer and careful thought" led her to her decision.
She continued, explaining, "I love this show ... this show has been my life and i love it enough to know when it's time to say goodbye. Twenty five years feels right in my bones and my spirit. It's the perfect number, the exact right time."
New reports suggest Winfrey, 55, will to start up a new talk show on Own: The Oprah Winfrey Network, which is projected to debut in 2011. However, she has yet to confirm those rumours. »
New Jane Eyre Gets Hot-Right-Now Cast
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Reader, she's in talks to marry him. Mia Wasikowska, about to hit our screens as Alice in Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland, is in talks to star with the ace Michael Fassbender in Jane Eyre, a new adaptation of the classic novel.For those of you who slept through your literature classes, the novel by Charlotte Bronte tells the story of a young governess called Jane who goes to work for the surly and frightening Mr Rochester. Strange noises in the house and odd events seem to point to some sort of haunting or sinister goings-on, but it's only gradually that the truth becomes clear.While we're going to have to wait for Alice to make any call on Wasikowska's suitability for Jane, we reckon that Fassbender's a good call for Rochester, with both the ability to be moody and terrifying that's called for and the charisma to make him nevertheless appealing. »
First Look: 'The Addams Family' on stage
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Nathan Lane and Bebe Neuwirth star as Gomez and Morticia in The Addams Family, a new musical about the famously creepy family (now in Chicago until Jan. 10, then opening on Broadway April 8.) To develop his own take on the character of Gomez (famously played by Raul Julia in the 90s movies and John Astin in the 60s TV show), Lane dissected clues provided by the show's script, which is based on the original New Yorker cartoons penned by Charles Addams. " obviously has family money, and he doesn't have to work. So he has time for things like the tango and sword fighting. »
- Adam Markovitz
Academy: 'Tyson' Extortion Charge Is False
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By Steve Pond
So much for that “extortion” plot that director James Toback said kept his film “Tyson” off the Oscar shortlist.
In Friday’s New York Times, the director charged that during the voting process for the documentary feature award, he encountered an incident “which I fully put in the category of extortion.” He stood behind his comments in a statement released this morning:
"I regret that I didn’t bring my concerns to the attention of the Academy sooner but I have now done so and I have been reassured that they are looking into ... »
- Steve Pond
So You Think Jennifer Lopez Can Dance? She Can!
53 minutes ago | People.com - TV Watch | See recent People.com - TV Watch news »
Jennifer Lopez fans have another reason to catch her comeback performance live at the 2009 American Music Awards on Sunday. That's because when the "Fresh Out the Over" singer takes the stage, she'll be moving to choreography by So You Think You Can Dance's Emmy-nominated husband and wife team Tabitha and Napoleon D'umo -- or as they’re affectionately known in the dance community, Nappytabs. "It is an exciting thing for us and one of the things we've always wanted to do,” Napoleon tells People of their chance to work with one of their longtime dance idols. “You can expect »
- StyleWatch
'Project Runway' Ends Season on High Note
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By Lisa Horowitz
Thursday night's season-six finale of "Project Runway" was the highest-rated episode of the season among key demos, Lifetime Television said.
In its first season on Lifetime after five on Bravo, "Runway" is cable's highest-rated reality show among women and households this year, as well as most watched, the network said.
For Thursday's finale, in which 27-year-old New York native Irina Shabayeva was crowned the winner, the show earned a 3.2 rating among women... »
- Lisa Horowitz
Teary Oprah: Ending Show "Feels Right in My Bones"
1 hour ago | E! Online | See recent E! Online - Movies and Television news »
Oprah Winfrey says it's the "exact right time" to say goodbye. In a Very Special episode of The Oprah Winfrey Show airing today, Winfrey confirms plans to pull the plug on her namesake program on Sept. 9, 2011. "I love this show. This show has been my life. And I love it enough to know when it's time to say goodbye," a tearful Winfrey tells her studio audience. "Twenty-five years feels right in my bones and it feels right in my spirit. It's the perfect number—the exact right time. So I hope that you will take this 18-month ride with me right through to the final show." Her decision, she says, came after "prayer and careful... »
Tim Russert Exhibit at the Newseum Just Plain Creepy (video)
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By Dylan Stableford
I’m going to reserve my final judgment until I see it in person. But, from afar, this new exhibit at the Newseum in Washington, D.C. – in which the late Tim Russert’s office at NBC is re-created exactly the way it was on June 14, 2008, the day he died from a massive heart attack – is unbelievably creepy.
Just how creepy?
It leads to awkward “Today” show segments on the exhibit where former colleagues like Al Roker point out Russert’s love of Jelly Bellys. Like this one:
The Newseum says the exhibit &... »
- Dylan Stableford
Pamm Fair to Leave SAG Position Dec. 31
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By Wrap Staff
Screen Actors Guild deputy national executive director Pamm Fair is resigning her position effective Dec. 31.
No immediate replacement was named.
Fair, who joined the SAG staff in 2002, will remain with SAG through the end of this year to oversee the transition.
In a statement, SAG national president Ken Howard said, “On behalf of the guild, I want to thank Pamm for her contributions and service to SAG members and wish her the best in her future endeavors.”
David White, the guild's national executive director, said in a statement: “During her ti... »
- Lisa Horowitz
Oprah's Network Sets Yet Another Launch Date
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A day after setting an end date to her landmark syndicated daytime show, Oprah Winfrey set a new launch target for the new cable channel she’s launching in partnership with Discovery Communications: January 2011.
It’s only the latest new launch date for the Oprah Winfrey Network, which was announced early last year, originally with an end-of-2009 target. While presenting the channel to advertisers at a full-fledged upfront meeting in New York last spring, Own officials said the launch would occur sometime in 2010. With “The Oprah Winfrey Show” winding down ... »
- Lew Harris
Palin Boosts Ratings for Oprah, Hannity
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By Dylan Stableford
Quick update to this post. Sarah Palin’s Wednesday appearance on Sean Hannity’s show was his second highest-rated this year, according to Nielsen Media Research. The Fox News host pulled in more than 4 million viewers, beating his top-rated colleague Bill O’Reilly (ouch) and everyone else on cable for one night.
Hannity had roughly 4,200,000 viewers, according to Nielsen, including 1,149,000 viewers in the coveted 25-to-54-year-old demo. (On election night, Hannity’s show... »
- Dylan Stableford
IFC, Netflix Partner for Streaming Deal
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By Wrap Staff
IFC Entertainment announced a partnership with Netflix that gives the online movie rental service U.S. rights to 53 unique IFC titles.
Under the agreement, announced Friday, select titles from IFC Entertainment's library of independent films will become available for instant streaming to televisions and computers via Netflix's download service.
Among the 53 films under the deal are John Sayles’ "The Brother From Another Planet" and "Return of the Secaucus Seven"; the first film from Christopher Nolan, "Following"; James Toback's "W... »
- Lisa Horowitz
Sneak Peek: The Premiere of Happily Ever Faster
2 hours ago | People.com - TV Watch | See recent People.com - TV Watch news »
Fans of Say Yes to the Dress, Platinum Weddings, My Fair Wedding or any other show about tying the knot should set their DVRs for a new take on walking down the aisle. A new show, Happily Ever Faster, debuts tonight (10 p.m. Est) on Tlc. Focused on the Chapel of the Flowers, a full-service wedding chapel on the Las Vegas Strip, the show follows the lives of its staff -- including husband and wife owners Jason and Holly Myers -- as they welcome more than 50 couples a day (that's more than 5,000 couples a year!) to the altar. There are »
- StyleWatch
Review: Is Adam Lambert's 'For Your Entertainment' too over the top?
2 hours ago | Hitfix | See recent Hitfix news »
There may not be a more aptly named CD this year than Adam Lambert’s “For Your Entertainment.” Every note of the season eight “American Idol” runner-up’s major label debut, out Monday, feels like it was handpicked for your listening pleasure. Listen to the whole album here. Seldom has a new artist arrived with such a sure vision of himself and the confidence and chops to deliver on that idea. Lambert does nothing by half measures here. Comparisons to Lady GaGa (who wrote the ’70-tinged glam rocker “Fever”) come to mind, but they aren’t totally fair because American didn’t spend... »
New Moon's "Absolutely Freakish" Debut
2 hours ago | E! Online | See recent E! Online - Movies and Television news »
What else is there to say about New Moon that hasn't already been gushed? That the sequel to you-know-what starring you-know-who and -who and -who grossed a record-setting, undead-enlivening, "absolutely freakish" $26.3 million in Friday midnight screenings? Well, there's that. Yes, New Moon usurped the midnight crown from Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince ($22.2 million), which ousted The Dark Knight ($18.5 million) this past July. Nudge the person in the theater next to you, and pass it on. How do we know you're reading this on a handheld at a multiplex? Because chances are you are. A Fandango poll of New Moon advance-ticket buyers showed 39 percent intended to play hooky... »
Watch: Beck collaborates with Wilco, Feist, Jamie Lidell, Charlotte Gainsbourg
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Beck knows how to stay busy even when he doesn't have a record or tour on the schedule. First, the omnipresent songwriter collaborated with members of Wilco, Feist, Jamie Lidell, Jeff Tweedy's son Spencer, Bill Withers drummer James Gadson, Brian Lebarton and engineer Danny Kalb this June on "Little Hands," a song by Skip Spence, as part of Beck's Record Club series. Watch the video of the song and recording process below. "Little Hands" was culled from the Jefferson Airplane/Moby Grape singer/songwriter's solo album "Oar." Beck & Friends have covered other albums and songs from artists like Leonard Cohen and Velvet Underground... »
- Katie Hasty
Snipes Appeals Overly Taxing Prison Sentence
2 hours ago | E! Online | See recent E! Online - Movies and Television news »
Not paying your taxes for five years? Understandable. Going to prison for three years as a result? Totally unreasonable. At least according to Wesley Snipes' crack (but not that crack) defense team. Attorneys for the Uncle Sam-dodging Blade star have filed an appeal against the actor's would-be imprisonment, calling the sentence "unreasonable" and claiming that his tax-evasion trial—which came to a close last February after Snipes was convicted on three misdemeanor counts of failing to file a return—should have taken place in New York and not Florida. Nevermind that the 47-year-old actor's housing records showed that he lived in both states or that his legal team had ample time prior... »
Miley Cyrus Racial Insult Suit Tossed
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By Steven Mikulan
Superior Court Judge Ronald Sohigian Friday tossed out a civil suit filed against Miley Cyrus that accused the teen singer of delivering a racial insult. Last February a photo appeared on the internet of Cyrus slanting her eyes in apparent parody of Asians. The image showed Cyrus and several Caucasian friends Caucasians surrounding a young Asian man while either narrowing or -- like Cyrus -- stretching their eyelids. Some saw plaintiff Lucie Kim's suit as political corr... »
- Steven Mikulan
River Road Lands $65 Million Credit Facility
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By Wrap Staff
River Road Pictures said Friday it has entered into a senior secured revolving credit facility that provides for up to a total commitment amount of $65 million. Union Bank arranged the transaction.
Rrp is a wholly owned subsidiary of independent film production company River Road Entertainment.
Rrp plans to use the money available under the credit facility to enhance its production funding and for general corporate purposes.
“We’re grateful to Union Bank for their support of our mission to make quality films,” Bill Pohlad, founder of River Road Enterta... »
- Lisa Horowitz
Big Comcast Deal...With TV Guide
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By Brent Lang
Big Comcast news. No, not that news. But while the rest of the world waits for white smoke to bellow out of 30 Rock's chimney, signaling a union between the cable titan and NBC Universal, Comcast announced the extension of an agreement with TV Guide Network on Friday. The deal is a multi-year carriage agreement that will bring Comcast customers TV Guide's original programming and comprehensive program listings.
“Comcast is pleased to bring our customers the comprehensive lineup of programming TV Guide Network provides viewers,” Matthew Strauss, senior vice presi... »
- Brent Lang
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