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Fox Names New American Idol Executive Producer
'True Blood' Stars Drop Season Six Hints at Velvet Opening
'American Idol' shake-up continues as two longtime execs get the boot
Miley Cyrus: A Twerk of Art
Liev Schreiber: ‘I Have the Kind of Face That People Want to Punch’
Gerard Butler Cracks Walnut With His Butt, Pours Ice Cubes Down His Pants On German Talk Show - Watch!
Shakira: Sasha Allen's Voice Is 'Out of this World'
Paris Jackson Transferred to Same Hospital Where Michael Jackson Died
Chewbacca actor Peter Mayhew stopped at airport for lightsaber cane
Best American history movies for a teacher in need?
James Franco didn't suck any dick!
PRESS RELEASE: Brett Ratner's HERCULES Starts Shooting; First Plot Synopsis Released
VIDEO GAMES: Six Minute "Reveal" Trailer For METAL GEAR SOLID V: THE PHANTOM PAIN
Young and the Restless Heads to TVGN
EXCLUSIVE: Snitch 'Casting' Blu-ray Featurette
EXCLUSIVE: Craig Robinson and Rob Huebel Talk Rapture-Palooza
Enemy of the State - 15 years old and yet timely thanks to PRISM.
What the hell happened to 47 ronin? Explaining the delay for Keanu Reeve's latest epic.
Hollywood Reporter publishes the first Monsters University Review. The Bottom Line: The third consecutive less-than-first-class Pixar entry.
Vulture to be in the Amazing Spider-man 2, possibly setting up for a Sinister Six appearance.

Fox Names New American Idol Executive Producer

Posted: 10 Jun 2013 11:03 AM PDT

Swedish TV producer Per Blankens will replace Nigel Lythgoe as executive producer of American Idol next season, Idol producer FremantleMedia announced Monday.

Blankens has acted as showrunner on Sweden's version of the reality singing competition for five seasons. "He is extremely passionate about Idol and I'm very excited about his ideas and vision for keeping Idol creatively vibrant," Trish Kinane, an Idol executive producer for Fremantle, said in a statement. "He brings the talent and energy needed to keep American Idol strong."

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'True Blood' Stars Drop Season Six Hints at Velvet Opening

Posted: 10 Jun 2013 11:15 AM PDT

Rutina Wesley and Kristin Bauer van Straten, who play Tara and Pam on HBO's "True Blood," talked about the show's upcoming sixth season at the grand opening of Velvet by Graham & Spencer in Brentwood, Calif.

Actresses Emma Roberts, Jamie Chung, and Louise Roe were also in attendance,and chatted about their favorite fashion trends.

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'American Idol' shake-up continues as two longtime execs get the boot

Posted: 10 Jun 2013 08:19 AM PDT

Fox said Sunday that longtime executive producers Nigel Lythgoe and Ken Warwick are exiting the singing contest. Its 12th season ended in May with a record low-rated finale.

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Miley Cyrus: A Twerk of Art

Posted: 10 Jun 2013 11:09 AM PDT

In an appearance at Juicy J's concert at the House of Blues in Los Angeles this weekend, the songstress took the stage and gave the crowd quite a booty-shaking performance!

Dressed in black-and-white striped pants and a black bra top, Cyrus could not be tamed as she pranced around the stage to the song, "Bandz a Make Her Dance," giving fans an eyeful and leaving very little to the imagination.

Cyrus has been uploading home videos of her twerking ways, and fans can't seem to get enough of it. It's no surprise they went wild for her live performance.

To view her latest twerk, check out the video!

Liev Schreiber: ‘I Have the Kind of Face That People Want to Punch’

Posted: 10 Jun 2013 11:06 AM PDT

With a range of roles spanning nearly two decades, Liev Schreiber is ready for a change, but it's not what he initially had in mind. The actor sat down with New York Magazine to discuss his newfound appreciation for working in television, how his kids make him selfless, and why when you first meet him, you may want to punch him.

The Tony Award winner never saw a future in television, but knew that he wanted to do something different, saying that while theater stays the same, after "three months I go mad." Picking up the role of "Ray Donovan" in Showtime's new drama, Schreiber said that he never considered acting in a TV show because, "I hate doing the same thing over and over again… but what's interesting about series television is that it is not infinite like a play. It is unknown and unfolds in the way that life does."

Gerard Butler Cracks Walnut With His Butt, Pours Ice Cubes Down His Pants On German Talk Show - Watch!

Posted: 10 Jun 2013 11:07 AM PDT

Scottish star Gerard Butler proved he isn't the type to turn down dares - even if they come during a German talk show.

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Shakira: Sasha Allen's Voice Is 'Out of this World'

Posted: 10 Jun 2013 10:52 AM PDT

Check out this exclusive video of Shakira dishing on "The Voice" with Christina Milian. The "Hips Don't Lie" singer talks about losing sleep over the competition, her finalist Sasha Allen, and her fellow coaches.

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Paris Jackson Transferred to Same Hospital Where Michael Jackson Died

Posted: 10 Jun 2013 10:51 AM PDT

Troubled teen Paris Jackson was transferred to UCLA Medical Center on Sunday, ending her 72-hour psychiatric hold. The center, ironically, is the same place where her dad, Michael Jackson, died of cardiac arrest in 2009.

TMZ spotted Paris and her bodyguards being wheeled into the hospital.

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As for Paris' recovery, TMZ also reports that L.A. Superior Court Judge Mitchell Beckloff, who is overseeing the guardianship of Michael Jackson's three children, has ordered an investigator to "prepare a written report and include therein any recommendations relating to the minor child's health, education and welfare."

Chewbacca actor Peter Mayhew stopped at airport for lightsaber cane

Posted: 10 Jun 2013 10:38 AM PDT

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Best American history movies for a teacher in need?

Posted: 10 Jun 2013 09:10 AM PDT

I'm an 8th grade U.S. history teacher and my hope is that next year once a week after school I will be able to show a movie that will in some way supplement what we are learning. I'm trying to show the kids movies that will help them empathize with the people of the time and also help them contextualize historical events, as well as introduce them to great movies.

We study from 1492 to the present (though there is some content that deals with Native American life before the Europeans and the development of the Magna Carta). I have a short list so far that is divided thematically/ chronologically, but I need input. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

I need the most help with early settlement/ colonial era, the gap between the revolution and the civil war (any good movies about the trail of tears?), reconstruction/ gilded age/ progressive era, WWI, and the cultural 1970's.

Here's my list so far (it has more movies on it than I could ever show, but I figure it's easy to pare down):

Settlement (1492-1700) • A New World (I actually hated this movie and I really don't want to show it to the kids) • The Crucible

Colonial Era (1700-1770) • Last of the Mohicans

Revolution (1770-1790) • Patriot • 1776 • John Adams

Nation Building (1790-1830)

States' Rights, a Young Country, Expansionism (1830-1860) • Amistad • Gangs of New York (I need something about immigrants in the new world, but this is too violent)

Civil War (1861-1865) • Gone With the Wind • Gettysburg • Glory • Lincoln

Reconstruction (1865-1890) • Tombstone • Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee • The Color Purple

Gilded Age/ Progressive Era (1890-1920-ish) • Showboat • Iron Jawed Angels

WWI (1915-1920) • All Quiet on the Western Front • A Farewell to Arms • East of Eden

1920's • Singin' in the Rain • The Untouchables • Citizen Kane • Great Gatsby • Modern Times • Chicago

Great Depression • Grapes of Wrath • It's a Wonderful Life • To Kill a Mockingbird • Paper Moon • Bonnie and Clyde • Cinderella Man

WWII • The Best Years of Our Lives • Band of Brothers • Casablanca • Hiroshima, Mon Amour

1950's (Americanism, Communism, and the Civil War) • Death of a Salesman • MASH • Good Night and Good Luck • Last Picture Show • Manchurian Candidate

Civil Rights Movement • Malcolm X • Mississippi Burning • The Ghosts of Mississippi

Vietnam • Apocalypse Now (probably won't get administrative approval) • Good Morning Vietnam

1960's • Dr. Strangelove • 13 Days • Across the Universe

1970's at home • Milk • Norma Rae

1980's • Wall Street • Angels in America

1990's

Present

Notes: a little cursing and historically-relevant violence are fine (they have permission slips) but please, no nudity or gratuitous violence.

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James Franco didn't suck any dick!

Posted: 10 Jun 2013 11:01 AM PDT

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PRESS RELEASE: Brett Ratner's HERCULES Starts Shooting; First Plot Synopsis Released

Posted: 10 Jun 2013 10:32 AM PDT

HOLLYWOOD, CA (June 10, 2013) Metro - Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures, a division of MGM Holdings, Inc., and Paramount Pictures, a division of Viacom, Inc., announced principal photography began today on "HERCULES," starring Dwayne Johnson ("G.I. JOE: RETALIATION," "FAST AND FURIOUS" franchise) and directed and produced by Brett Ratner ("RUSH HOUR" franchise, "X-MEN: THE LAST STAND"). Filming takes place in Budapest, Hungary. "HERCULES" will be distributed worldwide by Paramount Pictures on July 25, 2014 with select international territories as well as all television distribution being handled by MGM. "HERCULES" also stars Golden Globe-winner Ian McShane ("Deadwood," "PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: ON STRANGER TIDES"), Rufus Sewell ("LEGEND OF ZORRO"), Joseph Fiennes ("SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE," "American Horror Story"), Peter Mullan ("War Horse," "Top of the Lake") and Academy Award®-nominee John Hurt ("HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS"). Rounding out the main cast is Rebecca Ferguson (The BBC's "The White Queen"), Ingrid Bolsø Berdal ("HANSEL & GRETEL: WITCH

VIDEO GAMES: Six Minute "Reveal" Trailer For METAL GEAR SOLID V: THE PHANTOM PAIN

Posted: 10 Jun 2013 10:28 AM PDT

The above trailer was released during Microsoft's E3 press conference when they announced that Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain will indeed be coming to the Xbox One. While they initially said it would be an exclusive, it has since been confirmed that that is not the case. There's still not an awful lot of details available, but this new footage does at least give us a much better idea as to what we should expect. Stay tuned to CBM for more updates from this year's E3!

Young and the Restless Heads to TVGN

Posted: 10 Jun 2013 10:34 AM PDT

TVGN will begin airing same-day episodes of The Young and the Restless on weekdays beginning in July, the network announced Monday.

Starting Monday, July 1, fans can catch reruns of episodes every weeknight at 7 p.m. ET/PT, as well as encore airings the following morning at 10 a.m. ET/PT.

Snitch - Exclusive "Casting Featurette"

Dwayne Johnson stars as a successful businessman who learns his son faces 10 tough years in a Federal hole for drug possession. Convinced it was a set-up, he volunteers to become an undercover informant and infiltrate a ruthless cartel. Now, with his back against the wall and his life totally on the line, he must expose the true criminals before they discover his identity.

Snitch Blu-ray/DVD Special Features:

"Privileged Information: The Making of Snitch" multiple part documentary
Audio Commentary with Director Ric Roman Waugh and Editor Jonathan Chibnall
Deleted Scenes

Snitch was released February 22nd, 2013 and stars Dwayne Johnson, Barry Pepper, Jon Bernthal, Susan Sarandon, Michael K. Williams, Rafi Gavron, Melina Kanakaredes, Nadine Velazquez. The film is directed by Ric Roman Waugh.

EXCLUSIVE: Craig Robinson and Rob Huebel Talk Rapture-Palooza

Posted: 10 Jun 2013 09:56 AM PDT

In director Paul Middleditch's post-apocalyptic comedy Rapture-Palooza, currently playing in theaters and available on VOD formats, Craig Robinson stars as the Anti-Christ known as The Beast, who wants Lindsey (Anna Kendrick) to be his bride in an Indecent Proposal-esque scenario of epic proportions. We sent in Todd Gilchrist to speak with both Craig Robinson and co-star Rob Huebel to discuss their roles in this bizarre comedy that offers an intriguing glimpse into life after the Rapture. Take a look at what these comedic all-stars had to say in our exclusive video interview.