Monday, June 29, 2015

'Project Runway' Season 14 Gets Premiere Date, New 'Junior' Spinoff

On "Project Runway," one day you're in, and the next day ... you're in three other shows! Lifetime will premiere "Project Runway" Season 14 on Thursday, August 6, with Heidi Klum, Tim Gunn, Nina Garcia and Zac Posen all returning.
Lifetime also renewed "Project Runway All Stars" for Season 5, to premiere sometime in 2016, with Alyssa Milano, Isaac Mizrahi, Georgina Chapman and Zanna Roberts Rassi returning.

On top of that, Lifetime just announced a new spinoff called "Project Runway Junior," which will premiere this fall, co-hosted by Tim Gunn and supermodel Hannah Davis. It'll follow young designers, ages 14-17, with PR Season 4 winner Christian Siriano as one of the judges, along with fashion editor Aya Kanai. It sounds a lot like "Project Runway: Threads," which aired last year with Christian Siriano as a judge.

"Project Runway" has also produced spinoffs like "Project Accessory" and "Under the Gunn," which -- surprisingly -- did not feature enough Tim Gunn. "Project Runway" Season 14 only started filming a few weeks ago, but it looks like "blackish" star Tracee Ellis Ross will be one of the guest judges: Are you excited to see how Lifetime makes it work with all of these PR shows?

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Why Amy Schumer Said No to Replacing Jon Stewart on 'The Daily Show'

2015 TIME 100 Gala - ArrivalsJon Stewart, like Beyoncé, is irreplaceable. But he's hosting his last episode of "The Daily Show" on August 6, and Comedy Central wanted someone to replace him. Turns out, it could've been several other people besides the guy they went with -- Trevor Noah. New York Times Magazine revealed that Comedy Central had approached Amy Poehler and Chris Rock, as well as their own "Inside Amy Schumer" host. Amy Schumer confirmed the news to The Daily Beast and explained why she turned down such a great opportunity.

I was so honored to be asked and considered. With Comedy Central, I project so much 'You're my parents!' on the network and the people that run it, so them saying, 'We believe in you and trust that you can do this,' I thought, 'Oh my god, thank you!' And then I thought, 'Well, I could give everyone I love a job and we could all be together for five years.' But picturing being in a building and knowing what I was going to do for five years-I love not knowing. And I've never done anything safe or to make money for that reason. So, you know, I said, 'I can't start now.'"

So she turned down safety and a regular paycheck for the surprise of what might be ahead in the next five years. It would've been refreshing to see a woman join the male dominated late-night hosting world, but more than anything it would've just been fun to see what Amy Schumer would do with the role. (Amy Poehler, too, though. And Chris Rock.)
TV-Daily Show-StewartThen again, would you want to follow Jon Stewart and constantly be compared to the master? Trevor Noah knows he has big shoes to fill, and Amy is doing just fine with her own TV show and budding film career. Maybe she made the right call, but we're left to wonder what "The Daily Show" would look like if she had made a different call.

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What's New on TV, Netflix, Digital, and DVD/Blu-ray This Week: June 29 - July 5

At a loss for what to watch this week? From new DVDs and Blu-rays, to what's streaming on Netflix, we've got you covered.

New on DVD and Blu-ray

"Get Hard"
Will Ferrell and Kevin Hart team up in this comedy about a rich hedge-fund manager who is sentenced to San Quentin; desperate for tips on how to survive prison, he looks for help from a black businessman, assuming he'll know what to do. That's not racist at all! As it turns out, Hart's businessman has never even had a parking ticket, so it's the blind leading the blind. The Blu-ray has tons of extras, including an unrated cut of the film, a gag reel, deleted scenes, and these featurettes: "Just Put Your Lips Together and Blow," "Get Hard Line-O-Ramas," "The Kevin Hart Workout," "Face Off with Will Ferrell and Kevin Hart," "-Ferrell Fighting," "A Date with John Mayer," "Twerking 101," "Will Ferrell, Gangsta," "Inmates: Out of Control," and "Bikers, Babes and Big Bangs."

"While We're Young"
Ben Stiller and Naomi Watts play a "middle aged" couple who are happily married, but stuck in a rut. When they meet a 20-something free-spirited couple, played by Adam Driver and Amanda Seyfried, it's like a breath of fresh air, prompting them to try increasingly ridiculous things in an attempt to act and feel young. Blu-ray special features include these six behind-the-scenes vignettes: "The Cast," "Working with Filmmaker Noah Baumbach," "Generation Tech," "Working with Charles Grodin," "Ayahuasca Ceremony," and "Hip-Hop Class."

"Danny Collins"
Al Pacino stars as aging 1970s rocker Danny Collins, who can't give up his hard-living ways. But when he's given a 40 year-old undelivered letter written to him by John Lennon, it prompts him to reboot his life on every front. It's directed by Dan Fogelman and co-stars Christopher Plummer, Jennifer Garner and Bobby Cannavale. Blu-ray extras include "Behind the Scenes of Danny Collins" and "Danny Collins - Album Covers Through the Years."

New on Netflix

"Knights of Sidonia"
Season 2 of this Netflix Original series will be available on July 3. Set a thousand years after humans flee Earth, the series follows the remnants of humanity traveling in a massive starship called the Sidonia as they fight alien monsters called Guana. Maybe it sounds weird, but it looks cool.

"Alive"
So many new titles are coming to Netflix on July 1, but this one brings us back -- did you watch Ethan Hawke and company on the big screen back in 1993? "Alive" is based on the harrowing true story of the plane crash that left the Uruguay rugby team stranded in the Andes mountains. The survivors basically go through hell to stay alive, and then they have to struggle to live with their guilt. For the record, though, if anything like this happens again and we don't make it and you need to eat ... go ahead. Happy to help.

"Underworld: Evolution"
Kate Beckinsale returns as the ultimate badass vampire in this 2006 sequel to the original "Underworld" movie of 2003. "Evolution," which also stars Scott Speedman, was followed by the prequel "Rise of the Lycans," then "Awakening," which is a sequel to "Underworld." Beckinsale is set to return as Selene in "Underworld: Next Generation" in 2016. They say vampires are immortal, and apparently so is this franchise.

TV Worth Watching

"Extant" (Wednesday on CBS at 10 p.m.)
Halle Berry's trippy sci-fi drama is back for Season 2 starting July 1. The premiere, titled "Change Scenario" has this official synopsis from CBS: "Six months after her life unraveled and dark secrets were revealed, Molly (Halle Berry) is confined to a psychiatric hospital when she learns of bizarre deaths that sound eerily similar to those she witnessed in space. When she escapes to investigate, she crosses paths with JD Richter, a determined cop who just signed on to the case." Jeffrey Dean Morgan joins the cast as JD Richter (Jeffrey Dean Morgan), a cop and bounty hunter who thrives on solving the unsolvable."

"Penny Dreadful" (Sunday on Showtime at 10 p.m.)
Showtime's horror drama is coming back for Season 3, but first the 10 episodes of Season 2 must end -- and end they shall on July 5 with "And They Were Enemies." (Good title.) According to Showtime, "Vanessa (Eva Green) must rely on her strength to defeat the Demon."

"Inside Amy Schumer" (Tuesday on Comedy Central at 10 p.m.)
Comedy Central now has a great Tuesday night lineup: They have Amy Schumer at 10 p.m., followed by the new turn-of-the-century sitcom "Another Period" at 10:30 (think Keeping Up with Downton Abbey), then "The Daily Show With Jon Stewart" at 11. On June 30, the party starts as Amy journeys through time; listens to awful stories; and gives a whole town an STD. Unmissable!

New Video on Demand, Rental Streaming, and Digital Only

"Lone Survivor" (HBO NOW)
Back in April, HBO launched its new standalone streaming service, HBO NOW, featuring HBO's new and classic programming, plus the latest movies. On July 1, they are adding several titles, including "Inside Man," "A.I. Artificial Intelligence," "Dawn of the Dead," "My Big Fat Greek Wedding," and "Lone Survivor," the Mark Wahlberg film based on a true story about a Navy SEAL mission in Afghanistan.

"Fargo" (Hulu)
Hulu is also getting a ton of new titles on July 1 -- from the classic "Annie Hall" to "WarGames," "Mystic Pizza," "Y Tu Mama Tambien" and even "The Human Centipede: First Sequence." But one you should definitely check out -- especially if you've never seen it -- is "Fargo," the 1996 Oscar winner for Best Original Screenplay and Best Actress. The Coen Bros., Frances McDormand and William H. Macy knocked it out of the park in this strangely moving crime drama with an impeccable score from Carter Burwell.

"Downton Abbey" (Amazon Prime)
Amazon Prime is also getting a lot of great movie titles in early July (at the start of the month, there are always several options), including "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid," "The Bad News Bears," "Glory," Gandhi," "Dr. Strangelove," "The Day The Earth Stood Still" and "Dirty Dancing." But now is also a good time to catch up on "Downton Abbey" before Season 6, so if you are not up to date on Season 5, Amazon Prime has it starting July 1.

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'Suicide Squad' Only Has Three Girls, But 'They Have the Best Roles'

7 Intentionally Misspelled Movie Titles


It seems that every few years Hollywood releases a movie with an intentionally misspelled movie title. Why? Because they hate us. Because sometimes it makes sense. Listen up, filmmakers: even when there's a "reason" for the alternate spelling, it's annoying. Do you know how hard it is for us to find your movie when we can't remember exactly how to misspell it? It makes our heads hurt, and then it makes us angry.

This weekend's "Terminator Genisys" is the latest in a string of annoyingly misspelled movie titles. In honor of its puzzling spelling, here are seven movie titles that left us scratching our heads. If you're an English teacher or a stickler for spelling, please avert your eyes.misspelled movie titles

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Did 'True Detective' Just Pull a 'Game of Thrones' With a Main Character?!

*SPOILERS ahead from last night's "True Detective" Season 2*

Only two episodes of "True Detective" Season 2 have aired on HBO, and we're still trying to figure out the characters' names and motivations (beyond a lot of scowling). At this point, we're still following them as Colin Farrell, Rachel McAdams, Vince Vaughn, and Taylor Kitsch. And after Episode 2, "Night Finds You," maybe there's no Colin Farrell anymore?

Farrell plays Detective Ray Velcoro, opposite McAdams as Detective Ani Bezzerides, Kitsch as Officer Paul Woodrugh and Vaughn as criminal entrepreneur Frank Semyon. "Night Finds You" ended with Farrell's Ray Velcoro shot multiple times by someone wearing a mask -- a black bird mask. And it's HBO. And a main character may or may not be dead. This is too close to "Game of Thrones" to ignore. Jon Snow just got stabbed by his fellow "crows" in the Season 5 finale and may or may not ever return. Farrell's Ray Velcoro definitely got shot at close range, but did he die or not?

Check it out:


As Vanity Fair asked:

Did that really happen? Did a man in a raven mask really sneak up on Colin Farrell and put a couple of bullets in his chest in front of a copy of Araki. Tokyo Lucky Hole while Bobby Bland's "I Pity the Fool" played in the background? Oh yes, and we'll have to wait until next week to see if our lead detective made it out of the episode alive. That's the kind of high-stakes batshittery we had come to expect from True Detective Season 1."

This is one way to get people to tune in for Episode 3! The July 5 third episode, "Maybe Tomorrow," has this synopsis from HBO: "Paul works the prostitute angle while Frank receives the first casualty in a secret war, and steps back into a world he'd left behind."

Casualty? So did they just pull a Ned Stark right in the first season, or is this more of a Jon Snow in that maybe he's not SO dead that he won't come back anyway? Fans have mentioned seeing leaked photos of Colin on set in a shootout that has yet to air, so we can still hope that a vest saved Ray's life.

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'Top Gun 2' Script in Works With 'Amazing Role' for Tom Cruise's Maverick

"Top Gun 2" feels no need for speed. The original came out in May 1986 and we've been talking about a sequel for years. But it sounds like stuff is finally in motion on Maverick's (Tom Cruise) second round, with Skydance CEO David Ellison giving Collider an update during press day for "Terminator Genisys" in Berlin.

Way back in 2010, Tony Scott was being considered to direct, with Christopher McQuarrie charged with writing the script. Sadly, much has changed -- Scott died in 2012 and it sounds like McQuarrie is no longer on board for the script. Here's the latest from Ellison:

Justin Marks is writing the screenplay right now. He has a phenomenal take to really update that world for what fighter pilots in the Navy has turned into today. There is an amazing role for Maverick in the movie and there is no Top Gun without Maverick, and it is going to be Maverick playing Maverick. It is I don't think what people are going to expect, and we are very, very hopeful that we get to make the movie very soon. But like all things, it all comes down to the script, and Justin is writing as we speak."

Collider made sure to confirm they meant Tom Cruise as Maverick, not some new guy in the role. Ellison also discussed technical details of the movie and more on the modern plot:

...Absolutely, I think this is a movie that should be in 3-D and in IMAX, and again something that you can shoot practically. As everyone knows with Tom, he is 100% going to want to be in those airplanes shooting it practically. When you look at the world of dogfighting, what's interesting about it is that it's not a world that exists to the same degree when the original movie came out. This world has not been explored. It is very much a world we live in today where it's drone technology and fifth generation fighters are really what the United States Navy is calling the last man-made fighter that we're actually going to produce so it's really exploring the end of an era of dogfighting and fighter pilots and what that culture is today are all fun things that we're gonna get to dive into in this movie."

It would be nice to see this movie relatively soon, especially since 2016 will mark the 30th anniversary of the original "Top Gun." That timing looks good, and hopefully The Powers That Be are on the same wavelength. Are you excited to see Maverick back in the sky or is it too little too late?

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