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Fresh off his Tony-winning turn in a revival of Stephen Sondheim’ “Merrily We Roll Along,” Jonathan Groff will return to the rialto next spring in the new Bobby Darin jukebox musical “Just in Time.” Tony-winning director Alex Timbers (“Moulin Rouge”) will oversee the production that is set to transform the Circle in the Square theater into a nightclub complete with a swing band.

Groff will lead a cast of 16 to tell the story of this singer/songwriter who was only 37 when he died of heart disease in 1973. Darin had a string of hits in the 1950s including the chart-topping “Splish Splash,” “Dream Lover,” “Mack the Knife” and “Just in Time.” He turned to acting in the 1960s, often opposite his wife Sandra Dee (they met making “Come September” in 1961). He reaped an Oscar bid in 1963 for his supporting turn as a shell-shocked soldier in “Captain Newman, M.D.” In the 1970s,...

Rock Hudson was one of the biggest stars of the 1950’s and 60s: the most handsome leading man who romanced the likes of Elizabeth Taylor, Doris Day, Jane Wyman, Barbara Rush, Julie Andrews and Gina Lollobrigida on the silver screen. But he was living a secret life off-screen — he was gay.

The new Max/HBO documentary “Rock Hudson All That Heaven Allowed” examines his double life and the lengths that were taken to ensure his LGBTQ+ identity wasn’t revealed It wasn’t until 1985 did the truth make the headlines when he became the first famous Hollywood star to die of AIDs.

Barbara Rush, who appeared in three films with Hudson including 1954’s “Magnificent Obsession,” told me in a 2019 L.A. Times interview that it was no secret in Tinseltown that he was gay. “His agent [Henry Willson] decided that there had been enough about the rumors about Rock being gay.

By Lee Pfeiffer

Kino Lorber has released a Blu-ray edition of the 1965 comedy Strange Bedfellows, which existed primarily to reunite Rock Hudson and Gina Lollobrigida, who had a box-office hit with Come September several years before. Like most of the romantic comedies of the era, there is little to separate this from a standard sitcom episode aside from the running time. Hudson plays a London-based executive on the rise who spontaneously marries a tempestuous Italian bombshell artist played by Lollobrigida. The newlyweds find their mutually insatiable sex drives are the only thing they have in common. Politically conservative Hudson is constantly at odds with his wife's liberal activism. They soon separate but after seven years, Hudson has a reason to stall the divorce proceedings he has put in place. Seems his even more conservative boss wants to promote him to be his right hand man- on the proviso that he is happily married.

Since forming in 2016, Why Don’t We have already had radio success with hits “These Girls” and “Something Different,” sold out multiple dates on their headlining tour and played at Madison Square Garden.

“Our dreams are coming true right now,” Daniel Seavey, 18, tells People.

Seavey, along with his bandmates Jack Avery, 18; Corbyn Besson, 19; Zach Herron, 16; Jonah Marais, 19; have brought the boy band into 2017 with flashy stage sets, a trendy look and a dominant social media following (22 million Instagram fans and counting!). But they don’t forget about the choreography and harmonized vocals that have become their hallmark.

“It’s kind...

Come September, YouTube Kids is set to launch a #BackToSchool initiative featuring a crop of education-themed videos created and curated by the likes of Mayim Bialik and Maddie Moate.

Bialik and Moate have both compiled #BackToSchool-themed playlist for the YouTube Kids app that will be available throughout September, while YouTube Kids will also roll out new school-themed videos every day next month, from locker decorating tips to school supply DIYs.

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Come September 26, This Is Us will make its triumphant return to NBC. We say triumphant because a) it's true no matter what after a first season like that and b) we're just assuming the show will walk away with at least one win out of its many Emmy nominations. In any case, season two of the NBC hit is one of the most anticipated shows of the fall, and we don't need to explain to you why.  If you're anything like us, you've spent the summer clamoring for any info about what's to come next for the Pearsons, so we've collected it for you all in one place.  If you start scrolling now, you'll find all the info we've gotten so far about season two of the beloved...

By the end of the month, you can watch Wonder Woman where you want and when you want. Patty Jenkins‘ high-spirited, kind-hearted, and plain cool superhero picture will be available to own in a digital HD version on August 29. Come September 19, the Blu-Ray and DVD, which contain a decent number of special features, will hit shelves. Below, check […]

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Here's a brief look – to be expanded – at Turner Classic Movies' June 2017 European Vacation Movie Series this evening, June 23. Tonight's destination of choice is Italy. Starring Suzanne Pleshette and Troy Donahue as the opposite of Ugly Americans who find romance and heartbreak in the Italian capital, Delmer Daves' Rome Adventure (1962) was one of the key romantic movies of the 1960s. Angie Dickinson and Rossano Brazzi co-star. In all, Rome Adventure is the sort of movie that should please fans of Daves' Technicolor melodramas like A Summer Place, Parrish, and Susan Slade. Fans of his poetic Westerns – e.g., 3:10 to Yuma, The Hanging Tree – may (or may not) be disappointed with this particular Daves effort. As an aside, Rome Adventure was, for whatever reason, a sizable hit in … Brazil. Who knows, maybe that's why Rome Adventure co-star Brazzi would find himself playing a Brazilian – a macho, traditionalist coffee plantation owner,...

Get ready for more incredibly fit baby belly photos!

Trainer Chontel Duncan announced on Tuesday that she’s four months pregnant with her second child.

“Come September, we’ll be welcoming baby number two into the Duncan residence. Yes, that means I’m pregnant! I’m over four months pregnant and I’m so over the moon, we are so happy and cannot wait to meet our little baby,” she says in an Instagram video.

The Australian gym owner previously wowed Instagram users with her tiny baby bump throughout her first pregnancy with son Jeremiah Thomas, 13 months. And while she...

Two weeks from now, Marvel’s Hero for Hire will muscle his way onto the scene and Netflix subscribers (us included) will be basking in the Luke Cage origin story they’ve been waiting for. Going off our review, Cheo Hodari Coker’s superhero series certainly packs a bunch, combining bone-crunching action, hip-hop music and a strong turn from House of Cards star Mahershala Ali for a fantastic debut season.

We still have some time to go before clocking eyes on the entire, 13-episode season, though, and in an effort to drum up excitement, Marvel and Netflix have now rolled out the first character posters designed to introduce the leading ladies of Harlem. They are Simone Missick’s – “I don’t seek justice. I stalk it.” – Misty Knight along with Rosario Dawson’s Claire Temple, who is no stranger to Marvel’s small-screen universe following roles across both Daredevil and Jessica Jones.

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The gloves are firmly off (were they ever really on?) in this latest batch of images for Marvel’s Luke Cage, showcasing Mike Colter’s Hero for Hire cleaning up the streets of Harlem ahead of the show’s hotly-anticipated premiere on September 30.

First spotted by Agent of Marvel, these pics run the gamut, showcasing both our hulking hero in action, choking up thugs in broad daylight, to a shot of Mahershala Ali (House of Cards) as Cottonmouth, who will stand as one of the chief antagonists going into Luke Cage season 1.

Following up on its spectacular cover reveal, SFX has also dropped a pair of stills for Marvel’s imminent series (via Cbm), all of which are included in the gallery above.

Joining Colter on the streets of Harlem are Simone Missick as Mercedes “Misty” Knight, Frank Whaley as Rafael Scarfe, Theo Rossi as Shades,...

If there was ever a director born to bring the classic tale of Beauty and the Beast to life, it’s Christophe Gans. Come September we’ll see if he can do that in the grandiose style we are hoping for. From… Continue Reading →

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Two pints of Sam Adams, but he’s working on three...four...five...six? Who is more well-versed on the bad blood between Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr—drunk or sober—than Lin-Manuel Miranda? Come September, TV audiences are about to find out what theater lovers already know: just how historically knowledgeable the Broadway star actually is. The Pulitzer- and Tony-winning “Hamilton” creator and former star is set to breakdown the infamous duel between Burr and the $10 Founding Father while under the influence for Comedy Central’s “Drunk History,” it was announced at San Diego Comic-Con. “Drunk History’s” upcoming 10 episodes will also feature performances from Michael Cera, Kat Dennings, Billie Joe Armstrong, Ed Helms, Josh Charles, 2016 Emmy nominees Thomas Middleditch and Tony Hale, Aubrey Plaza, Liev Schreiber, Busy Philipps, and many more. Read: “ ‘Drunk History’ Pours Itself an Emmy Nomination” Miranda played Hamilton for the last time on July...

The Elder Scrolls Online is getting a re-release later this year. Come September 9, Xbox One, PlayStation 4 and PC players will see the arrival of a new ‘Gold Edition’ of the massively multiplayer online RPG, which will include the base experience as well as all four major expansions released since the launch of the base game.

The compendium has clearly been envisioned as a definitive package to entice Elder Scrolls fans into giving the free-to-play Mmo a try, which it will no doubt do, considering the amount of content you get with it.

See Bethesda’s own description of each add-on below:

Orsinium

Orsinium, Esotu’s largest Dlc game pack to date, features a colossal new zone with over 20 hours of story content, a new single-player monster arena, new public dungeons, and much more! The latest Dlc game pack for the award-winning The Elder Scrolls Online: Tamriel Unlimited takes you to the mountains of Wrothgar,...

First, they took away our beloved Disney Dollars; now Disneyland might be snatching more of our favorite things right out from underneath our noses. While it's still just a rumor (thank goodness), we hope this is one wish that does not come true. Apparently, according to Wdw News Today, Disneyland's 'Forever Fireworks' might become extinct. Come September 5, the show will be no more. You might know it as Disneyland's largest fireworks show, drawing tons of peeps to its bright lights. Unfortunately, that wasn't enough to keep it going, as they may be canceling it due to financial reasons. Um, anyone else want to create a Kickstarter to keep this thing going? The show was brought to the park in May of...

Come September 20, Guardians will discover the fate of the Iron Lords when Destiny‘s fall expansion launches bearing the title Rise of Iron.

That’s according to a now-pulled post spotted on Bungie’s official page, seemingly revealing that the add-on – one set to be similar in size and scope as last year’s The Taken King – is on course to drop in the fall. Crucially, though, the studio’s latest slice of Dlc may only deploy for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.

Here’s the post in question:

Due to be revealed via Twitch tomorrow, June 9, the artwork included with the leaked article once again features Iron Banner boss Lord Saladin, flanked by two snarling wolves. Indeed the post falls in line with previous rumors regarding Rise of Iron, which is seemingly primed to whisk Guardians back to Earth, after years spent dealing with Oryx and his relentless Taken army.

Come September, those of you with a Netflix account, or are able to get their hands on one, will be able to watch a fine selection of Disney films thanks to an exclusive pay-tv deal that was signed three and a half years ago and is now only coming into action. This exclusive deal starts with Disney titles that were released in 2016, which unfortunately means that it doesn.t include Star Wars: The Force Awakens. Those of you wanting to watch J.J. Abrams. seventh instalment to the space opera series will have to do so through Starz. However, you can console yourselves with the fact that this deal still means that every recent and upcoming Disney, Marvel, Lucasfilm and Pixar film will soon be just the click of a button away on Netflix.  A Netflix representative confirmed to Variety that the 2016 Disney releases will start being released from September. ...

Sony’s all-but-confirmed mid-generational hardware upgrade – reportedly codenamed PlayStation 4.5, PS4K and/or Neo – will hit the market in September of this year, according to a French multimedia distributor.

That places Sony’s new console just ahead of PlayStation Vr, which is due to make its bow at some point in October, and given that much of the PlayStation 4.5’s rumored specs allow for a smoother virtual reality experience – even negating the device’s processing box – it certainly makes a lot of sense.

A quote from Innelec Multimedia’s latest financial call slates PlayStation 4.5 for a debut before the end of the company’s fiscal year – i.e. September 30.

Here’s an extract:

“The 2016/2017 current year should be marked for the video game world by the arrival, in the first half of our fiscal year, an evolution of the Sony PS4 PS4 console with the Neo 4K with new features...

Come September 18, Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials is primed to pick up directly where its predecessor left off, as 20th Century Fox pushes full steam ahead on its Ya adaptation of James Dashner’s popular literary series. Looking beyond the sequel is director Wes Ball, who is already kicking around ideas for the next installment in the cinematic franchise, which will be based on Dashner’s Maze Runner: The Death Cure.

Rather than splitting the trilogy-capper into two parts in the vein of Harry Potter and, more recently, Lionsgate’s The Hunger Games, Ball has allayed early fears that Fox will needlessly stretch the source material to accommodate two movies. Taking place a full year after the events of this year’s The Scorch Trials, the filmmaker noted that the threequel stands as an interesting proposition from a creative standpoint precisely because it gives the team breathing room to flex their creative muscles,...

Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain is so close now we can almost taste it, with exactly two weeks to go until the much-anticipated entry into Konami’s stealth series makes its bow. And to celebrate, PlayStation Japan has debuted a rather nostalgic new trailer for the upcoming sequel that bills Tpp as the conclusion of Hideo Kojima’s stealth masterclass, while also trumpeting the franchise’s longrunning history with Sony’s systems.

Setting up the fall of an icon, The Phantom Pain will fill in a missing chapter in Metal Gear Solid lore; that is, Big Boss’ decision to defect from Foxhound and his country. Set in the aftermath of Peace Walker and just prior to 1987’s Metal Gear for the Msx, Kojima’s heavy-hitter will introduce us to a grizzled, world-weary version of Big Boss, who struggles to keep a grip on the sprawling network of lies...

Come September, Sony is primed to roll out its new-fangled Vote to Play feature for PlayStation Plus, allowing subscribers to have their say on the software offerings making their way into the Instant Game Collection.

As detailed over on PlayStation Blog, members will be able to start casting their vote on Thursday, August 13, giving them the opportunity to decide the fate of the sixth member of the monthly line-up. To do so, simply navigate through to the What’s New section of the PlayStation 4 user interface or, alternatively, head onto the Psn itself and have your say on Sony’s digital storefront.

For the month of September, PlayStation Plus subscribers will be able to choose between Armello, Zombie Vikings and the recently-revealed Grow Home. Voting will be open right up until Monday, August 24th, at 8:30 Am Pacific, and naturally, the title that racks up the highest tally will be...

Tomorrow is Jon Stewart's last night in The Daily Show's host chair, but his series' set will live on in the dead eyes of children on field trips: Washington, D.C.'s Newseum announced Wednesday that it will accept the show's donation among its collection of badass newsworthy artifacts following Stewart's final broadcast. The interactive museum also houses the largest chunk of the Berlin Wall outside of Germany and a harrowing 9/11 gallery, and previously hosted an exhibit devoted to the journalistic integrity of the Anchorman series. Cathy Trost, senior vice-president of exhibits and programs at the Newseum, proudly accepted Stewart's “artifacts,” stating, “They are part of America’s cultural and media history, telling an important story about how political satire and news as humor made ‘The Daily Show’ a trusted news source for a generation.” Come September, Trevor Noah will be sitting on the floor.

Whether you’re a Groundlings vet or Los Angeles’ next great improvisation artist, mark your calendars: the Hollywood Improv Festival comes to the City of Angels Sept. 18–20. Unlike Phoenix, San Francisco, and several other cities with thriving comedy scenes, L.A. seldom gathers its diverse communities to celebrate the art of improv. The Hif, organized by the Middle Theatre Company and partnered with the National Improv Network, seeks to change that. Come September they’ll bring together top talent from across the country for a weekend of fun performances, as well as panels led by improv experts at the likes of Second City La, The Nerdist School, The Miles Stroth Workshop, and Westside Comedy. The panels and shows will take place at the Hudson Mainstage Theatre, while several expert-led training workshops will also be held at Now Improv. Prizes will be handed out throughout the festival, including tickets, various classes,...

DC Comics

Looking forward to September, DC has a lot of big things coming down the pipeline, as DC continues their DCYou initiative.

While the Darseid War rages on in Justice League #44 promising an ending that will “change the League forever”, Justice League United #13 hints at the return of a legendary DC character.

Come September, it looks like DC has decided to start mixing things up as characters begin to collide in new and exciting ways. Lobo and Sinestro cross over, as the intergalactic bounty hunter squares off with the master of fear. In Robin, Son of Batman #4, Damian Wayne goes toe-to-toe with Deathstroke, Slade Wilson. Batgirl of Burnside will be making a guest appearance in We Are… Robin #4. And it looks like the Doomed meets the wrong end of Wonder Girl’s lasso in Doomed #4.

September 2015 will have 5 weeks which means… you guessed it: Annuals! Grayson, Batman, Green Lantern,...

Lindsay Lohan took her bikini vacation to Mykonos, Greece, on Monday when she arrived in the beach town to ride around on a Jet Ski with a group of friends. The actress has been spending her Summer around the Mediterranean and showed off her bikini body two weeks ago when she hung out on a yacht near Capri, Italy. While Lindsay has been working hard to reform her party-girl image, her vacation was not without a bit of drama. The actress was on the scene last week when Orlando Bloom - who is reportedly one of her former romances - smacked Justin Bieber at the Cipriani restaurant in Ibiza. She reportedly laughed when Orlando smacked the young singer but later rushed outside to try to calm Justin down after he was removed from the restaurant. Come September, Lindsay will be back to work, as she has secured an eight-week engagement...

This Halloween is going to feel a bit like Christmas. Come September 23rd fans of the Halloween franchise will have appropriate reason to break into dance. Seriously what youre about to see is so damn cool you could find yourself moonwalking over broken glass just cuz youre feelin so special inside Were finally going to see the release of every single Halloween film in one insanely wicked Bluray box set. Thats right all 10 flicks are here as are the coveted special editions and alternate versions. This is quite literally the definitive Halloween collection. You just cannot get better than this.

Run, Brad Pitt, run! Run from the zombies!

Just in case the 116 minutes of "World War Z" shown in theaters wasn't quite enough apocalyptic zombie action for you and you've been yearning for more hot zombie action, you're in luck! Come September 17, the zombie actioner will be available on DVD and Blu-ray so you can satisfy your Pitt fix at home. But wait, there's more! Literally more. The home release of "World War Z" will feature an unrated cut of the flick, clocking in at 123 minutes of undead terror.

Noice.

Check out the sizzle reel for "World War Z" above, and mark those calendars for next Tuesday so you can fight off the (hopefully living) hordes clamoring for their own copy.

Anthology fans can prepare to dig into their pockets once more. VHS2 the follow up to Brad Miskas popular brainchild VHS. The first film offered a handful of jolting shorts delivered in found footage format. The sequel looks to bring more of the same to the table and thus far its earned some decent praise from critics. Come September 24th the film hits Bluray and DVD so be prepared its almost time to add one more found footage flick to the collection...

Come September 16th Fox viewers will have the chance to witness a new spin on a classic tale. Washington Irvings beloved chiller The Legend of Sleepy Hollow has received more than a single cinematic adaptation and now Fox execs will ensure fans of the small screen are afforded the chance to be mesmerized by the intriguing Ichabod Crane and his nightmarish feud with the Headless Horseman. Sleepy Hollow is just a few months away from debuting and were beginning to see a lot of promotional goods hit the net. Heres a brand new behindthescenes featurette that gives us an idea of what the cast and crew feel in direct regards to Len Wiseman and the overall production.

Hugh Jackman may have some big movie coming out this summer in which he plays a mutant with superhuman abilities, but that's not the actor's only big screen trip remaining this year. Come September, Jackman will appear in the Denis Villeneuve directed film, "Prisoners," the first trailer for which is now available.  "Prisoners" finds Jackman playing Keller Dover, the father of a kidnapped young girl. When the police can't make their suspect, played by Paul Dano, talk, Dover takes matters into his own hands. The kidnapping of a child is a nightmare scenario for every parent out there and the trailer...

If Hulu and Netflix want to be treated like real, live television networks, then they’ve just passed an important milestone in that regard: Losing the rights to Saturday Night Live reruns. Yes, just as Comedy Central, E!, and Nick At Nite were ushered into full-fledged, legitimized networkdom after another cable outlet yanked SNL out from under their noses, Yahoo! has effectively bar/bat mitzvah’d its online competitors by dropping more than $10 million on the sketch show’s 38-season archive. Come September 2013, Yahoo! will be the Internet’s exclusive supplier of Gilda Radner slamming into closed doors ...

Jimmy Kimmel is engaged to Molly McNearny, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed. The Jimmy Kimmel Live!  host, 44, asked McNearny, a co-head writer for the Emmy-nominated ABC late night show, to marry him while on vacation in South Africa, in Kruger National Forest. The news was first reported by People.com. The news comes during an already eventful year for Kimmel. Earlier this year, he roasted the President as emcee of the White House Correspondents' Dinner in Washington, D.C. Come September, he will host the  Emmy Awards, airing on ABC. Kimmel has been married before; in 1988,

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Come September, Kelly Clarkson will have to balance two loves: boyfriend Brandon Blackstock - and football. But the Texas-born Dallas Cowboys fan, who recorded a self-penned anthem for the team in collaboration with the NFL and Pepsi, says she's hoping to combine those two loves with some game day-dates during the upcoming NFL season. "I always go to games," the recently toned singer, 30, tells People. "I usually have my [running back] Emmitt Smith jersey on because I go old-school, and he's my favorite." And while the now-retired Smith may be her favorite Cowboy, Blackstock, whom she began dating in late 2011, was at...

Who better to host a new series titled Deadly Affairs than the queen of daytime Susan Lucci? No one, honestly. Come September, the former All My Children legend will lead the aptly-named new Investigation Discovery show that takes an inside look at dalliances gone wrong, everything from “love triangles that implode to office romances exposed,” says the network’s official description for the series. “They happen in real life and, sometimes, are stranger than fiction.” Lucci’s Erica Kane might take issue with that.

To give you a taste of what’s to come on the show, Investigation Discovery has...

Come September, the students of Avenues are going to have a very famous classmate.

Though earlier reports claimed Katie Holmes had enrolled Suri Cruise in the prestigious all-girls Catholic school Convent of the Sacred Heart, Life & Style magazine reports that Suri will actually be a student at Avenues, an exclusive new private school, which is set to open this fall in Chelsea.

Suri had previously been home-schooled, but the 6-year-old is "really excited" about starting her new school, especially after her mother told her all about the school's lunchrooms, basketball courts and various activities, a source told the magazine.

It's easy to understand why the school would appeal to Holmes, as it's just a 10-minute walk from their Chelsea apartment, overlooks the High Line, boasts a rooftop playground and has a gym with full-size basketball and volleyball courts.

Tuition to the ultra-fancy school costs nearly $40,000 a year -- which is...

Alas, with this announcement we all just got a bit more broke. Come the fall 20th Century Fox will open up its packed to the gills vaults and unleash three modern classics onto Blu-ray for the first time ever!

That's right, kids! Come September 11th you can expect to find Jeepers Creepers, Killer Klowns from Outer Space, and Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 in stores ready and waiting for you to bring home the high definition carnage. Official specs and details to follow, but we'd expect all the extras from the DVD to make the port. At least we hope so as getting these bare bones would be nothing short of awful.

Check out the artwork below, and look for more hopefully soon. Start saving up your moolah now.

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In his upcoming 'Soulacoaster' autobiography, R&B great remembers planning to record with 'Pac and making the Notorious B.I.G. cry.

By Rob Markman

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R. Kelly and Jay-z changed the landscape of hip-hop and R&B when they dropped their 2002 tag-team album Best of Both Worlds, but according to the Pied Piper, it was the late Tupac Shakur who originally sparked that genre-melding idea.On Tuesday Rolling Stone ran an excerpt from Kellz's upcoming autobiography, "Soulacoaster: The Diary of Me," and in the chapter titled "Yo Pac! Yo Biggie!" the singer expresses his admiration for the two slain rap greats.Kelly recalls a 1996 meeting with 'Pac in front of a hotel frequented by rappers and other music industry types. He says they planned to release a collaborative album at that meeting, but the idea came to a tragic end after Shakur was murdered later that year."Come September,...

Now this is one piece of news that has turned out to be a pleasant surprise for all involved and also predicted a healthy trend in the making. Despite a 'back-in-roaring-form' Akshay Kumar as the lead protagonist in Joker, Shirish Kunder hasn't gone overboard as far as his Joker is concerned. As per trade insiders, the film has been sold to Utv at a price that would raise many an eyebrow, though with a smile and a sense of positivity.

"The film has been completed in a controlled budget, all thanks to Shirish who has made it possible since he is technically very well equipped. He planned Joker in such a way that it turns out to be commercially viable for all involved", says a source, "Utv is also mighty excited about the film's prospects since unlike Akshay's previous outings that have carried a very heavy price tag due to...

With the Network’s traditional May UpFronts just around the corner, theTVaddict.com thought now might be as good a time as any to take a closer look at the potential fates of your favorite shows.

30 Rock

You Take the Good: Tina Fey is America’s Sweetheart.

You Take the Bad: “America’s Sweetheart” isn’t what it used to be. Hence, 30 Rock’s measly 3 million viewers per week.

You Take Them Both and There You Have… Our Prediction: A thirteen episode seventh and final season to placate the New York Times.

Are You There, Chelsea?

You Take the Good: Ummm…

You Take the Bad: Writing… ratings… a semi-autobiographic show about Chelsea Handler that stars Laura Prepon… need we go on?

You Take Them Both and There You Have… Our Prediction: Come September, Chelsea’s 3 million remaining fans will be the ones asking “Are you there, Chelsea?”

Awake

You Take...

The upcoming Dexter season 7 and the highly-anticipated second season of Homeland finally have dates for fans to mark on their calendars. Come September 30th, Showtime’s resident serial killing anti-hero will usher in a new season of punishing criminals, talking to dead people, and possibly exploring a divisive romance with his adoptive sister, Deb.

Meanwhile, Homeland, the Howard Gordon-produced series that brought two Golden Globes to the network (Best Drama and Best Actress for star Claire Danes) will begin its second season with high hopes of garnering more praise – and perhaps additional awards – for the network to brag about.

Given that the combination of Dexter and Homeland worked wonders for Showtime’s ratings, it comes as no surprise that the series would be paired with one another once more. What does come as a surprise, ...

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Come September 30th, if you're not in a theater getting ready to watch Jonathan Levine's 50/50 then you are doing yourself a serious disservice. Funny, touching, beautiful and filled with absolutely stellar performances, 50/50 is easily one of the best films of the year. There have already been a couple of great trailers released, but if those weren't enough to convince you to see the movie, check out the eight clips that were released by Summit Entertainment today. In 50/50, Joseph Gordon-Levitt stars ...

Get ready Oscar fans. It's time to start your engines. September is here and that means the Awards Season is about to heat up. With that in mind here are ten events that will go a long way in determining which films will have a shot at winning awards once September is said and done... 1. The Venice Film Festival

August 31 - September 10

Okay. Venice technically starts in August (today in fact) and last year's Golden Lion winner, Sofia Coppola's Somewhere, didn't make any waves during Awards season. That, however, doesn't mean this year's line-up will follow suit, especially with George Clooney's The Ides of March kicking off the festivities on opening night and other possible contenders such as Steven Soderbergh's Contagion featuring it's all star cast, Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy with last year's Best Actor winner Colin Firth and Gary Oldman and David Cronenberg's A Dangerous Method appearing at the festival.

'The type of music that I make ... is definitely underground and Southern hip-hop,' K.R.I.T. tells RapFix Live.

By Alvin Blanco, with reporting by Sway Calloway

Big K.R.I.T.

Photo: MTV News

Big K.R.I.T. was already buzzing heavy before he signed his record deal with Def Jam, and on September 27 he will release his major label debut, Live From the Underground. The Mississippi rapper checked in to MTV's RapFix Live from the studio, where he is putting the finishing touches on his album, via Skype.

K.R.I.T., one of MTV Jams' Fab 5, became an underground rap favorite when he released the free mixtape K.R.I.T. Wuz Here, which played more like an album, in 2009. The project's soulful rap aesthetic and acclaim earned him a record deal, but the "Country Sh--" rapper is still holding on to his indie roots.

Written by Mark Waid

Pencils by Paulo Rivera

Published by Marvel

In stores now!

Rating: 5 out of 5 stars

DC could learn a lot from Marvel’s new approach to handling old hornhead, as this new series manages to act as a clean slate for the character without disrespecting- or retconning- any of the character’s established history. Come September, when DC effectively reboot their entire universe, they will inevitably have a number of angry fans who resent the changes made to their favourite characters. However, as this book proves, it is possible to start afresh and reach new readers without the need to magically undo everything.

Editor Stephen Wacker knew that Daredevil was in a rut- both as a character and as a franchise (even if Wacker’s own Shadowland series is guilty of causing said rut)- so he turned to Mark Waid, who quickly swung in with his...

LP will be released September 20.

By Jocelyn Vena

Demi Lovato

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Come September 20, Demi Lovato is declaring she's Unbroken. The singer took to Twitter and Facebook to formally announce that as her forthcoming album title.

On Thursday, Lovato teased her followers with a string of tweets that read, "Do you guys want to know my album title....??!!!? Are you ready because I'm about to announce it.......... In.......," she wrote. She then launched into a tweeted countdown before revealing, "#Unbroken !!!!!!!!!!!!" and tweeting a glammed-up photo of herself in a long black skirt and fur jacket, wearing red lipstick. She then started the hashtag "#Unbroken920."

She made a similar announcement on Facebook, adding, "I'm happy to announce the title of my new album: Unbroken!" The title is a reference to her personal strife over the last year. Lovato was released from treatment back in January after seeking help for cutting,...

Missed out on picking up the original Scream Trilogy on Blu-ray? Figured you would wait for Scream 4 to come out? You, dearest reader, have made a wise choice as Lionsgate is re-issuing the first three flicks in one tidy box set and then some!

That's right, kids! Come September 6, 2011 you'll be able to get your hands on the Scream 5 Film Set which is home to the original three films along with Dan Farrand's Scream: The Inside Story and Ryan Turek's Still Screaming.

Horror fans will scream like never before as Lionsgate debuts Miramax's Scream, Scream 2 and Scream 3 in 1080P High Definition and 5.1 DTS-hd Master Audio. From the master of horror, Wes Craven (A Nightmare on Elm Street), these horror fan favorites feature an all-star cast of victims including Courteney Cox (TV's "Cougar Town"), Jada Pinkett Smith (Collateral), Liev Schreiber (X-Men Origins: Wolverine) and Neve Campbell (Wild...

Riding high from its first-ever nomination for Outstanding Comedy Series, The Big Bang Theory rolled into Comic-Con today with a panel discussion that provided scoop about a resolution to the Penny-Raj hookup, the evolving (and perhaps kinky) relationship between Sheldon and Amy, and the possibility of a brewing rivalry between Best Actor in a Comedy nominees Jim Parsons and Johnny Galecki. Read on for the whole sheBang!

Finale Follow-Up | As Executive Producer Bill Prady coyly puts it, “There will be a resolution” to that wonky finale hookup between Penny and Raj. “We think whichever way you came down on what happened,...

Come September, and you can sample a sneak peek of Shah Rukh Khan’s most anticipated movie this season, Ra.One, within your living room. What’s more, you can even be a character from the flick with a new video game based on the sci-fi superhero film, the story of which has been penned by the actor-producer himself.With six characters, including Khan’s G.One and Arjun Rampal’s Ra.One, the new PlayStation game will boast of more than 20 game play environments, offering a number of challenges and multi-player action levels.“Shah Rukh’s involvement with the project has been huge. ...

Come September, and you can sample a sneak peek of Shah Rukh Khan’s most anticipated movie this season, Ra.One, within your living room. What’s more, you can even be a character from the flick with a new video game based on the sci-fi superhero film, the story of which has been penned by the actor-producer himself.With six characters, including Khan’s G.One and Arjun Rampal’s Ra.One, the new PlayStation game will boast of more than 20 game play environments, offering a number of challenges and multi-player action levels.“Shah Rukh’s involvement with the project has been huge. ...

Come September, and you can sample a sneak peek of Shah Rukh Khan’s most anticipated movie this season, Ra.One, within your living room. What’s more, you can even be a character from the flick with a new video game based on the sci-fi superhero film, the story of which has been penned by the actor-producer himself.With six characters, including Khan’s G.One and Arjun Rampal’s Ra.One, the new PlayStation game will boast of more than 20 game play environments, offering a number of challenges and multi-player action levels.“Shah Rukh’s involvement with the project has been huge. ...