QUEEN LATIFAH STARS IN HBO FILMS’ BESSIE, THE STORY OF ICONIC BLUES SINGER BESSIE SMITH, DEBUTING MAY 16

Directed By Dee Rees;
Screenplay By Dee Rees And Christopher Cleveland & Bettina Gilois;
Story By Dee Rees And Horton Foote

Cast Includes Michael Kenneth Williams, Khandi Alexander, Mike Epps, Tory Kittles, Tika Sumpter, Oliver Platt, Bryan Greenberg, With Charles S. Dutton And Mo’Nique
 
Oscar^® nominee Queen Latifah (“Chicago”) stars as legendary blues singer Bessie Smith in the HBO Films drama BESSIE, directed by acclaimed filmmaker Dee Rees (“Pariah”) from a screenplay by Dee Rees and Christopher Cleveland & Bettina Gilois. With a story by Dee Rees and Horton Foote, the film focuses on Smith’s transformation from a struggling young singer into “The Empress of the Blues,” one of the most successful recording artists of the 1920s and an enduring icon today.

Following the success of the original movie from 2012, The Woman in Black 2: Angel of Death had the makings of another great horror film: the creepy sets and atmosphere, a well-chosen cast, and trailers that made you want to see what the angry spirit was up to now. I was quite excited to receive the Blu-ray. The original film starring Daniel Radcliffe (Harry Potter franchise) was haunting and full of great scares that were reminiscent of more classic horror films. Upon the start of the sequel; however, I was sadly disappointed.

Although the visuals were there and the actors did a fine job with what they were given, the scares were not, which let's face it, is the most important part of a horror film. It felt disjointed at points and dragged on at others. The first third of the film to me felt wasted and nothing really occurred until forty-five minutes in.

The script and story itself wasn't bad; it was actually decently interesting, but something about the delivery was off.

Friday Bitten returns for season two to Syfy with all new episodes. Last season, Logan, played by Michael Xavier, found out that his girlfriend, Rachel (Genelle Williams), was pregnant with his child, but she was kidnapped.

Xavier recently talked to Jamie Ruby of SciFi Vision in an exclusive interview about his work on the show and what's next for Logan.

When the actor started his work on Bitten, he took inspiration for Logan from more than just the script or the book series that the show is based on. "Every time I approach a character, I tend to look for inspiration outside of just the script or just the books that are offered. And when I first jumped onto Bitten, I didn't know too much about it. I didn't know about the books, but I jumped online, and I did some research, and I found that Logan's character didn't last very long in the book.

"And I spoke to the creative minds and our producer, and they were saying they were going to head in a bit of a different direction with Logan. So it wasn't as imperative for me as it might have been for say Greg [Bryk] and Laura [Vandervoort] to try to stick to the books.

It's a Wild Journey when "Unfinished Business" Arrives on Blu-ray and DVD June 16!

Work Hard. Play Harder.

Vince Vaughn, Dave Franco, and Tom Wilkinson are taking care of Unfinished Business on Blu-ray™ & DVD June 16 just in time for Father’s Day and on Digital HD May 29

After the Movie, The Funny Business Continues with 30 Minutes of Deleted/Alternate Scenes and Hilarious Interviews with Vaughn, Franco and Wilkinson plus James Marsden, Sienna Miller, and Nick Frost!

Unfinished Business
In this hilarious drink-like-a-fish-out-of-water comedy, Vince Vaughn stars as a hard-working entrepreneur who travels to Europe with his two associates (Dave Franco, Tom Wilkinson) to close the most important business deal of their lives. But the journey quickly spins out of control as the hapless trio encounters all kinds of crazy obstacles, including Oktoberfest bar brawls, hotel foul-ups, foreign GPS directions, and a global fetish festival. In the end, these guys gone wild might just land the deal...if they can survive the trip. Bottoms up!

iZombie Videos - 4/14/15
1.05 - "Flight of the Living Dead"

Below is a clip from the episode of iZombie, "Flight of the Living Dead." iZombie airs Tuesdays at 9/8c. Check it out below.

HBO RENEWS VEEP FOR A FIFTH SEASON AND SILICON VALLEY FOR A THIRD SEASON

LOS ANGELES, April 13, 2015 – HBO has renewed the comedy series VEEP for a fifth season and SILICON VALLEY for a third season, it was announced today by Michael Lombardo, president, HBO Programming.

“VEEP and SILICON VALLEY are terrific series, and I’m immensely proud that they will return to HBO next year,” noted Lombardo. “Along with ‘Game of Thrones’ and ‘Last Week Tonight with John Oliver,’ both of which have already been renewed for 2016, they give HBO a stellar Sunday night like no other.” Created by Armando Iannucci, VEEP stars Emmy^® and Screen Actors Guild Award winner Julia Louis-Dreyfus as new President Selina Meyer, for whom even the most banal action can have unexpected and far-reaching consequences. The Emmy^®-nominated series kicked off its ten-episode fourth season Sunday, April 12 (10:30-11:00 p.m. ET/PT).

THE CW NETWORK SETS 2015 SUMMER SCHEDULE

PENN AND TELLER: FOOL US Returns and WHOSE LINE Moves to a New Night on Monday, July 6

British Series DATES Makes its U.S. Debut on Thursday, July 9

All New Episodes of MASTERS OF ILLUSION Premiere Friday, July 10

New Comedy SIGNIFICANT MOTHER to Debut Monday, August 3

AMERICA'S NEXT TOP MODEL Returns for Cycle 22 on Wednesday, August 5 Followed By the Debut of New Unscripted Series A WICKED OFFER

April 13, 2015 (Burbank, CA) – Continuing to bolster its schedule with more year-round original programming, The CW Network has set its summer premiere dates, including the series debuts of SIGNIFICANT MOTHER, DATES and A WICKED OFFER, the return of magic series PENN AND TELLER: FOOL US and MASTERS OF ILLUSION, and Cycle 22 of AMERICA'S NEXT TOP MODEL. As previously announced, BEAUTY AND THE BEAST will premiere its 13-episode third season as part of The CW’s 2015 summer line-up on Thursday, May 21 (8:00-9:00 pm ET).

Friday Syfy premieres the fifth and final season of its hit series Lost Girl. Star Anna Silk, who plays Bo, recently talked to Jamie Ruby of SciFi Vision in an exclusive interview about her time playing the succubus this season, as well as what she will miss from her journey.

One of the main attractions of Lost Girl to a lot of the fans is the love triangle. Bo's romantic relationships will change some this season, but the triangle between Bo and Dyson (Kris Holden-Ried) and Bo and Lauren (Zoie Palmer) will still continue. "The triangle certainly continues. I feel like every season it's been sort of more one side or more the other side. I don't think that that initial love triangle would ever go away in a sense; it just kind of changes...I think we're going to see both parts of that triangle play out in a way that hopefully everyone will like and be happy with or be surprised by. I don't know, but it made total sense to me, and I feel like where the show is leading and where it ends is exactly where it should be."

“BETTER CALL SAUL” SEASON ONE FINALE DELIVERS 5.1 MILLION VIEWERS, 3.1 MILLION ADULTS 18-49AND 3.3 MILLION ADULTS 25-54 IN LIVE+3 RATINGS

NEW YORK, NY – April 13, 2015 – The season one finale of “Better Call Saul” on April 6th delivered 5.1 million viewers, 3.1 million adults 18-49 and 3.3 million adults 25-54 in live+3 ratings, which include three days of time-shifted viewing. The season finale also led “Better Call Saul” to rank as the #1 scripted drama cable series on Twitter during primetime. “Better Call Saul” stands as the #1 new series on cable among all viewers,  adults 18-49 and adults 25-54 this broadcast season.
 
In its first season of 10 episodes, “Better Call Saul” averaged 5.9 million viewers, 3.7 million adults 18-49 and 3.6 million adults 25-54 in live+3. Season one of “Better Call Saul” also drew strong TVE activity, generating more than 4.4 million TVE streams on AMC.com and nearly 11.5 million VOD transactions. “Better Call Saul” joins “The Walking Dead” and “Talking Dead” as the third AMC series this season to rank in the top 5 cable programs among viewers, adults 18-49 and adults 25-54 in live+3.

Evil Will Rise on Blu-ray™ & DVD June 16 and on Digital HD™ June 2

The Lazarus Effect
A group of researchers led by Frank (Mark Duplass) and his fiancée Zoe (Olivia Wilde) have achieved the unimaginable: bringing the dead back to life. When Zoe is accidentally electrocuted in a horrific accident, Frank and his team use their experimental serum to resurrect her. But their attempt goes horribly wrong—unleashing terrifying powers within Zoe that put all of their lives in grave danger.

Special Features
  *  Creating Fear: The Making of The Lazarus Effect
  *  Playing God: The Moral Dilemma (Blu-ray only)
  *  Deleted/Extended Scenes (Blu-ray only)
  *  Includes Digital HD (Blu-ray only)