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VIDEO: Trailer Released for New, Indie Comedy GEOGRAPHICALLY DESIRABLE
by Courtnie Mele - July 27, 2014

The first trailer for Geographically Desirable, an anticipated new rom-com fixing on the life and loves of a female news anchor, has been released. Check below to watch!...


Matthew Lopez Named 2014-15 Denver Center Playwriting Fellow
by Tyler Peterson - September 12, 2014

The Denver Center for the Performing Arts has announced the appointment of Matthew Lopez as Denver Center Playwriting Fellow for the 2014/15 Theatre Company season....


Jane Fonda to Join Russell Crowe & Amanda Seyfried in FATHERS AND DAUGHTERS
by Tyler Peterson - April 11, 2014

With a comedy set up at Netflix, and the family dramedy THIS IS WHERE I LEAVE YOU with Jason Bateman on the horizon, Deadline reports that Fonda has just signed on to join Russell Crowe, Amanda Seyfried, Octava Spencer, and Aaron Paul in Gabriele Muccino's FATHERS AND DAUGHTERS. Bruce Greenview has ...


HBO to Premiere Third & Final Season of THE NEWSROOM, 11/9
by Casey Judge - October 20, 2014

The third and final season of THE NEWSROOM finds Will and Mac and the staff of 'News Night' facing two explosive situations: the possibility of a hostile takeover of the network looming on the horizon, and leaked classified government documents that unleash a legal fire storm that threatens to toppl...


Steep Theatre Company to Present THE VANDAL, Opening 10/2
by Tyler Peterson - September 04, 2014

Steep Theatre Company will launch its fourteenth season with the Midwest Premiere of Hamish Linklater's The Vandal, directed by Shade Murray. Steep's production marks the Chicago debut not only of the play, but also of the playwright. While audiences across the nation may be familiar with his ext...


VIDEO: First Look - WE tv's New Scripted Series THE DIVIDE, Premiering Tonight!
by Caryn Robbins - April 22, 2014

The series premieres tonight, April 22nd. Check out the trailer below!...


New Works by Hamish Linklater, Cory Hinkle & More Set for Cape Cod Theatre Project's 2014 Season
by Tyler Peterson - June 03, 2014

Artistic Director Hal Brooks has announced the 2014 season for Cape Cod Theatre Project, featuring staged readings of new work by Hamish Linklater, Cory Hinkle, Alena Smith, and The Lobbyists and Seth Moore. They will be joined in Falmouth, Massachusetts by writers-in-residence Sarah Burgess, Mona M...


HBO to Premiere New Seasons of 'NEWSROOM', 'COMEBACK' & GETTING ON, 11/9
by Caryn Robbins - September 09, 2014

HBO has confirmed that the new seasons of THE NEWSROOM, THE COMEBACK and GETTING ON will debut back-to-back on SUNDAY, NOV. 9, starting at 9:00 p.m. (ET/PT)....


Melanie Papalia Set for Multi-Episode Story Arc on USA's SUITS
by Caryn Robbins - April 11, 2014

Melanie Papalia (“The Newsroom”) has been tapped as a recurring guest star on USA's top rated and critically-acclaimed original drama SUITS, which returns this summer for its fourth season....


WE tv Greenlights Original Series SOUTH OF HELL
by Tyler Peterson - May 22, 2014

WE tv today announced that it has greenlit the scripted thriller, 'South of Hell,' from Sonar Entertainment and Blumhouse Television. 'South of Hell' is a gripping supernatural thriller set in Savannah, GA and focused on Maria Abascal, a demon hunter whose power stems from within. The premiere episo...


Aaron Sorkin to Adapt Michael Lewis' FLASH BOYS
by Courtnie Mele - June 20, 2014

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Sony has signed Aaron Sorkin to adapt the New York Times Bestseller by Michael Lewis titled Flash Boys. This will be the second project that Sorkin worked on with Sony. He also wrote the screenplay for Moneyball, which was released in 2011....


Aaron Sorkin to Adapt Michael Lewis' FLASH BOYS
by Courtnie Mele - June 20, 2014

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Sony has signed Aaron Sorkin to adapt the New York Times Bestseller by Michael Lewis titled Flash Boys. This will be the second project that Sorkin worked on with Sony. He also wrote the screenplay for Moneyball, which was released in 2011....


Aaron Sorkin to Receive Nantucket Festival's 2014 Screenwriters Award
by Caryn Robbins - February 04, 2014

The 2014 Screenwriters Tribute Award will be presented to AARON SORKIN, best known as the screenwriter behind The Social Network...


Gannett Names Ellen Crooke VP of News for Gannett Broadcasting
by Matt Tamanini - August 28, 2014

Gannett Co., Inc. today named Ellen Crooke vice president of news for Gannett Broadcasting. Crooke transitions to the division's corporate team after serving as news director at WXIA-TV in Atlanta, GA and as regional news executive. Crooke will join Michael Valentine in leading news functions for Ga...


SAG-AFTRA Represents KPCC in First-Ever Contract with Southern California Public Radio
by BWW News Desk - August 22, 2014

KPCC news staff represented by SAG-AFTRA have agreed to terms of a first-ever union contract with management at Southern California Public Radio....


HBO Renews THE NEWSROOM for Final Season
by Tyler Peterson - January 13, 2014

The pick-up comes over four months since the second season wrapped, with the highly-acclaimed drama's future uncertain....


TV Exclusive: BACKSTAGE WITH RICHARD RIDGE- Big Screen-Bound John Gallagher Jr.
by Backstage With Richard Ridge - October 19, 2014

Welcome to BWW's exclusive talk show, BACKSTAGE WITH Richard Ridge. Follow Richard as he visits the theater's best and brightest in their dressing rooms, on their stages and favorite hang outs to talk about their lives, careers and all of the things you don't know, but want to know. In the special i...


Jeff Daniels in Talks for Ridley Scott's THE MARTIAN
by Tyler Peterson - October 02, 2014

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Jeff Daniels is in talks to join Ridley Scott's upcoming sci-fi film THE MARTIAN, in which Matt Damon will star an astronaut marooned on Mars....


Aaron Sorkin to Adapt Michael Lewis' FLASH BOYS
by Courtnie Mele - June 20, 2014

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Sony has signed Aaron Sorkin to adapt the New York Times Bestseller by Michael Lewis titled Flash Boys. This will be the second project that Sorkin worked on with Sony. He also wrote the screenplay for Moneyball, which was released in 2011....


John Gallagher, Jr. Set for HOT SCHOTTS at The Bowery Electric Tonight
by BWW News Desk - July 29, 2014

Schott NYC Presents: Hot Schotts starring John Gallagher, Jr. at The Bowery Electric tonight, July 29th....


THE KILLING FIELDS 30th Anniversary Edition Comes to Blu-ray Today
by Movies News Desk - January 07, 2014

In celebration of its 30th anniversary, The Killing Fields, the haunting war story based on true events from the 1975 Khmer Rouge takeover of Cambodia, will make its Blu-ray HD debut today, January 7....


CBS' EXTANT with Halle Berry Begins Production
by Tyler Peterson - February 10, 2014

Production commenced today in Los Angeles for CBS's new summer series EXTANT, starring Academy Award winner Halle Berry and produced by Steven Spielberg's Amblin Television and CBS Television Studios. Acclaimed director Allen Coulter ('Boardwalk Empire,' 'The Sopranos') is directing the first episod...


truTV's THE CARBONARO EFFECT Up 40% in Young Adults
by Tyler Peterson - May 23, 2014

truTV's brand new series The Carbonaro Effect, starring Michael Carbonaro, scored tremendous demo growth in its second week. Last night's episode garnered 458,000 adults 18-34, a +40% jump over last week's premiere telecast. It also scored 699,000 adults 18-49, an increase of +11% over the premiere....


Alfonso Cuaron to Open 13th Annual Film Independent Directors Close-Up
by Caryn Robbins - January 14, 2014

Film Independent, the nonprofit arts organization that produces the Film Independent Spirit Awards and the Los Angeles Film Festival, announced the guest speakers and program for the 13 th annual Film Independent Directors...


BREAKING: Bryan Cranston, Jim Parsons, NORMAL HEART Among 2014 EMMY Nominees
by Caryn Robbins - July 10, 2014

The 66th Primetime Emmy Awards Nominations Announcement were announced this morning at the Television Academy's Leonard H. Goldenson Theatre in North Hollywood's NoHo Arts District....






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