7 articles from 2008
22 August 2008 4:03 PM, PDT | From Cinematical.com | See recent Cinematical news
Filed under: Trailers and Clips, Stars in Rewind
Yesterday, movie theaters everywhere were greeted with the ultimate sight in rockin' sexiness -- Rainn Wilson. Yes folks, The Rocker opened yesterday, and now you can see Robert "Fish" Fishman get kicked out of hard-core band Vesuvius, lose all hope, and then find a new future with his nephew's high school rock band twenty years later.
But before the days of rockers, or fastidiousness on The Office, or even pent-up sexual attraction on Six Feet Under, Rainn Wilson was a space man. Above you can see him as Lahnk, in a deleted scene from Galaxy Quest. As a member of the reactor staff, he has a question for the fish-out-of-water Fred (Tony Shalhoub), and wants a little advisement. Oh yeah, and the guy who introduces him -- Enrico Colantoni.
Whoever would've thought that the Spock-esque dude would hop onto Almost Famous, star in a hit television show,
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Monika Bartyzel
14 August 2008 10:24 AM, PDT | From Studio Briefing | See recent Studio Briefing news
Although they themselves presumably don't have enough time to run for a place on the Screen Actors Guild's national board, a group of prominent actors on Wednesday endorsed a dissident group of not-so-well-known actors who do. The group signed a message to SAG's membership from Sally Field saying that the actions of the union's current leadership had "destroyed" her faith in its ability "to effectively represent our interests as performers." She particularly condemned the leadership's inability to form a united front with the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists against the producers. "If this leadership stays in place, the bad relations with AFTRA will persist, and we'll continue to negotiate contracts from a position of division and weakness," she said. Among 49 other actors supporting Field in calling for support of the candidate slate called Unite for Strength were such stars as Alec Baldwin, Ed Begley, Jr., Lewis Black, Peter Coyote, Marcia Cross, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Tom Hanks, Patricia Heaton, Felicity Huffman, Anthony Lapaglia, Rob Lowe, William H. Macy, Ron Perlman, Freddie Prinze, Jr., Tony Shalhoub, Elizabeth Shue, Gary Sinise, Eric Stoltz, John Turturro, Nia Vardalos, and Steven Weber. Previously Unite for Strength had been criticized for its inability to persuade well-known actors to challenge the leadership slate known as Membership First in September's board election.
17 July 2008 9:23 PM, PDT | From NYPost.com | See recent New York Post news
The Emmy awards changed the plot completely yesterday.
Nominations for TV's highest awards were announced yesterday and, for the first time, cable TV - not the traditional broadcast shows - rocked the house.
"This was the watershed breakthrough year for the Emmys," says Tom O'Neil of online awards site theenvelope.com.
"Networks like Showtime, AMC and FX didn't just get into the race - they knocked the door down!"
Dramas like "Mad Men," "Dexter" and "Damages" humbled more highly rated shows like "Grey's Anatomy" and "Desperate Housewives" which
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By MICHAEL STARR
17 July 2008 9:03 AM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news
American Idol host Ryan Seacrest and supermodel Heidi Klum have picked up their first Emmy nominations, after the 2008 Primetime TV Awards introduced the category of top host for a reality competition show.
The presenters will go up against Dancing With the Stars' Tom Bergeron, as well as Deal or No Deal's Howie Mandel and Survivor's Jeff Probst to take home the first honour.
Mad Men picked up 16 nods, the most nominations of any drama series, including Best Dramatic Series and Best Actor for its lead, Jon Hamm.
Hamm will face actors Hugh Laurie, for House; Michael C. Hall, for Dexter; Gabriel Byrne, for In Treatment; Bryan Cranston, for Breaking Bad; and James Spader, for Boston Legal.
Meanwhile, 30 Rock was the frontrunner in the comedy category, with 17 nominations, including best series - a gong the show took home last year - and leading actor, Alec Baldwin, and actress for Tina Fey, the show's creator.
The winners for the 60th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards will be unveiled on 21 September at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles.
A list of nominees is as follows:
Best Series, Drama:
Best Series, Comedy:
Best Actor, Drama:
Best Actor, Comedy:
Charlie Sheen - Two And A Half Men
Best Actress, Drama:
Sally Field - Brothers + Sisters
Mariska Hargitay - Law + Order: Special Victims Unit
Best Actress, Comedy:
Christina Applegate - Samantha Who?
Julia Louis-Dreyfus - The New Adventures Of Old Christine
Best Supporting Actor, Drama Series:
William Shatner - Boston Legal
Best Supporting Actor, Comedy Series:
Neil Patrick Harris - How I Met Your Mother
Jon Cryer - Two And A Half Men
Best Supporting Actress, Drama Series:
Rachel Griffiths - Brothers + Sisters
Chandra Wilson - Grey's Anatomy
Best Supporting Actress, Comedy Series:
Kristin Chenoweth, Pushing Daisies
Amy Poehler, Saturday Night Live
Holland Taylor, Two And A Half Men
Outstanding Reality Competition Program:
Outstanding Host For A Reality Or Reality Competition Program:
Tom Bergeron, Dancing With The Stars
17 July 2008 8:02 AM, PDT | From NYPost.com | See recent New York Post news
A list of nominees follows:
Outstanding Drama Series
"Damages"
"Dexter"
"House"
"Lost"
"Mad Men"
Outstanding Comedy Series
"30 Rock"
Outstanding Miniseries
"The Andromeda Strain" -- A&E
"Cranford" (Masterpiece Theatre) -- PBS
"John Adams" -- HBO
"Tin Man" -- Sci Fi Channel
Outstanding Made for Television Movie
"Bernard and Doris" -- HBO
"Extras: The Extra
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17 July 2008 6:10 AM, PDT | From PEOPLE.com | See recent PEOPLE.com news
The TV Academy got a birthday cake for its 60th birthday Thursday morning – while American Idol's Ryan Seacrest, Project Runway's Heidi Klum and Dancing With the Stars' Tom Bergeron, as well as Deal or No Deal's Howie Mandel and Survivor's Jeff Probst, all got nominations in the first-time ever category of top host for a reality-competition show. While Deal or No Deal and Survivor both failed to earn nods as best reality-competition show, all the other programs did, along with Top Chef and Amazing Race. In drama, as expected, it was a Mad world, with AMC's critical
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Stephen M. Silverman
17 July 2008 12:40 AM, PDT | From syfyportal.com | See recent syfyportal news
And the nomination goes to "Pushing Daisies" on ABC, a series that really cleaned up in a lot of the comedy series categories of this year's prime time Emmy awards earning 12 nominations. While many of the show's nominations were in technical categories, there also were a few key nominations including Lee Pace for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series and Kristin Chenowith for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series. Pace, who plays Ned in the ABC series, has some stiff competition including Alec Baldwin from NBC's "30 Rock," Tony Shalhoub from USA's "Monk," Steve Carell from "The Office" on NBC, and Charlie Sheen from "Two and a Half Men" on CBS. Chenowith also will have her work cut out for her. She faces Jean Smart from "Samantha Who?" on ABC, Amy Poehler from ...
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