Oprah to Interview Bill Clinton August 27, 2007 8:25 pm
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Former president Bill Clinton will be appearing on the Oprah Winfrey talk show on September 4th. It will be the president’s first interview to promote his upcoming book (which will release the same day) Giving.
Duchovny Has Read “X-Files 2” Script August 27, 2007 12:24 am
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The X-Files star David Duchovny (who currently stars in the Showtime half-hour comedy/drama Californication) told Access Hollywood that he has read the script for the proposed second X-Files movie.
Keanu Reeves To Star in “The Day the Earth Stood Still” Remake August 27, 2007 12:19 am
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Variety is reporting that Keanu Reeves has been tapped to star in a remake of the classic Sci-Fi film The Day the Earth Stood Still.
Universal May Be Planning a Fourth ‘Fast and Furious’ August 27, 2007 12:17 am
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There might be some movement from Universal on getting another Fast and the Furious film off the ground.
Haggis Talks ‘Bond 22’ August 27, 2007 12:16 am
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During a press outing for his latest film In the Valley of Elah, Paul Haggis talked a bit about the writing he’s doing for the upcoming James Bond 22.
“Hitman” Film Pushed Back August 27, 2007 12:15 am
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The game-to-film adaption Hitman is being pushed back by its studio.
Weekend Box Office — August 24-26, 2007 August 26, 2007 9:32 pm
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Holdovers held off the new releases this weekend, with the top three paced by Superbad, which remained in first place for the second weekend. The hilarious comedy took in $18.04 million from 2,948 theaters (down 45.4%) and has grossed $68.62 million through 10 days of release. That’s more than three times the film’s budget ($20 million).
Superbad is the first film since Pirates of the Caribbean to hold the top spot for two weeks in a row.
Second place went to The Bourne Ultimatum. ‘Bourne’ continues to perform exceptionally well, dipping only 37.2% and improving one spot with $12.47 million from 3,778 theaters.
Year-to-year the top 10 box office was up by 10.3%.
New Releases Fall Short of “Superbad” and ‘Bourne’ August 25, 2007 8:52 pm
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Superbad remained in front on Friday, holding off several new releases and holdovers (and by a comfortable margin I might add) with an estimated $5.70 million from 2,948 theaters. The well-reviewed and highly recommended comedy has taken in an impressive $56.27 million through eight days of release, nearly two times its production budget ($30 million). (more…)
R-Rated Red-Band Trailer Released for “Alien Vs. Predator – Requiem” August 24, 2007 11:36 pm
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These red-band trailers are becoming increasingly more common these days aren’t they? 20th Century Fox has released such a trailer for their recently retitled (related article here) Alien Vs. Predator sequel.
“Manhunt 2” Gets M Rating from ESRB, Will Release on Halloween August 24, 2007 1:05 pm
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Back in June of this year, Rockstar’s Manhunt 2 was temporarily put on hold due to receiving the deadly AO rating (Adults Only) from the ESRB. Well, a modified version of the game has passed through ESRB and has earned an M rating and will arrive in store shelves on October 31 in the US.
Wii Dominates Videogame Sales Charts for July August 24, 2007 1:03 pm
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Another month, another domination of the sales charts by Nintendo in the US. The companies two videogame systems (the Nintendo Wii and the Nintendo DS) were the top 2 systems for the month of July in the US, with combined sales at 830,000.
Tennant Back For Entire Fourth Season of “Doctor Who” August 24, 2007 11:52 am
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Contrary to tabloid reports that suggested Tennant would leave the new BBC hit Doctor Who after the third season (article on that here), showrunner Russell T. Davies has confirmed that the actor will portray the character for the entire duration of the next season.
New Trailers Release for “Hitman” and “Beowulf” August 24, 2007 1:52 am
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Two new trailers have been released for the upcoming films Hitman and Beowulf.
Sommers Directing “G.I. Joe”, Plus Writer May Be Set August 24, 2007 1:19 am
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It’s official. Stephen Sommers has been tapped by Paramount to direct G.I. Joe. The studio has set a summer 2009 release for the live-action feature based on the Hasbro line of action figures.
“K-Ville” Pilot Streaming Online, Plus First 17 Minutes of “Prison Break”: Season 3 August 24, 2007 12:39 am
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FOX has placed the entire series premiere episode of their new drama K-Ville on the network’s official site(s). In addition, a clip of the first 17 minutes of Prison Break’s third season premiere has been made available online.
Carey Hosted “Price is Right” Premiere Date Set August 23, 2007 5:30 pm
Posted by Rosario T. Calabria in 2007/2008 TV Season, CBS, News, Price is Right, Television.2 comments
CBS has announced the premiere date for the Emmy Award winning gameshow The Price is Right. Hosted this season by Drew Carey, the 36th season will premiere on Monday, October 15 (11:00 a.m.-12:00 Noon, ET / 10:00-11:00 a.m., PT).
“Anchorwoman” Canceled by Fox August 23, 2007 5:17 pm
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Well that was quick. Fox has canceled the just premiered reality series Anchorwoman.
Fall 2007 Programming Guide Update August 23, 2007 1:46 am
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I made a couple changes to the guide, mostly related to the Monday chart and grid.
As always, feel free to leave me comments either here on the site in any related post, or via e-mail (russtc@yourentertainmentnow.com).
And don’t forget, you can always easily access the guide through the 2007/2008 television page HERE.
With that out of the way, here are the file(s):
Fall 2007 Programming Guide
Last updated on Monday, August 23, 2007
.xls Excel file (290 KB) | | | .zip Zip file (117KB) | | | Change Log .txt file (1KB)
NBC Revistits “Gladiators” Remake August 22, 2007 10:52 pm
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Well this is an interesting development from NBC. The network has revealed that are revisiting their American Gladiators remake competition show, and hoping to bring it on the air in time for the midseason.
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