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High School Musical gets Chinese remake
24 November 2009 5:39 AM, PST
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Disney co-production said to be inspired by original High School Musical, rather than a direct translation
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One has millions of devoted adherents, a doctrine of clean-cut conformity and an unstoppable, culture-changing momentum; the other is communist China. Now, in a particularly fitting match, two of the most persuasive ideologies of recent times are to unite: the Disney franchise High School Musical is being remade for a Chinese audience.
Four years after the first film in the series hit the screens, achieving a staggering popularity among pre-teens worldwide, the Us entertainment giant has announced that it is remaking the film with Chinese partners for release next summer. The news comes weeks after Disney said Chinese authorities had approved plans for a theme park in Shanghai.
High School Musical, the first film in the series, was launched as a made-for-tv movie by Disney in January 2006 and has
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- Tania Branigan, Esther Addley
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Science Weekly podcast: Solar activity and global warming, plus 'female viagra'
23 November 2009 3:49 AM, PST
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Astronomer Stuart Clark joins us in the studio to look at the latest thinking about the effects of variations in solar activity on the Earth's climate. Dark matter gets a mention too.
Over the coming days he will be conducting question-and-answer sessions on Twitter - both on solar activity and dark matter. Follow him at DrStuClark and post your questions using the prefix #AskDrStu. (2:00)
There's a new BBC TV series starting this week called Paradox. Its writer Lizzy Mickery comes into the studio to tell us about the challenges of getting a drama based on science onto prime-time TV. (12:10)
In the newsjam we look at a new drug hailed as the "female viagra" and Nasa's announcement that its Lcross probe found water on the moon. (15:30)
Duncan Clark from environmentguardian.co.uk responds to the s*** storm of blog comments arising from last week's podcast on eco-myths. Who'd
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- Alok Jha, Andy Duckworth, Ian Sample, Duncan Clark
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The Walt Disney Company to Make High School Musical: China
22 November 2009 5:30 PM, PST
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The Walt Disney Company has announced that Disney Studios has started production on a Chinese version of High School Musical for release in theaters in summer 2010:
The Walt Disney Company in China today announced the start of production on its third local co-production project in just two years, Disney High School Musical: China. Working with local partners Shanghai Media Group (Smg) and Huayi Brothers Media Corporation, the movie is planned for cinematic release in summer 2010.
Under development for over a year, and created uniquely for Chinese audiences, Disney High School Musical: China is the story of a new student who meets a gifted young man with whom she shares a secret passion for singing. With the help of their friends they overcome the odds to win an inter-school singing competition, and discover their true calling in the process.
"Disney's ongoing commitment to local content development underpins our
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'High School Musical' Heads to China
22 November 2009 12:42 PM, PST
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By Variety
Disney is raising the stakes in its penetration of the potentially enormous mainland Chinese market with a local adaptation of its "High School Musical" franchise, which has just started production.
Co-production partners are Shanghai Media Group (Smg) and Huayi Bros., the movie is planned for theatrical release next summer. Janet Yang will produce and pic will be helmed by Shi Zhengchen ("Dark Matter").
Read more at Variety.
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- Josh Dickey
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Go Comedy! Improv Theatre Presents Miracle On Nine Mile Street 11/20
20 November 2009 2:00 AM, PST
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This month, Go Comedy! Improv Theatre is set to begin its second year making Detroiters laugh with a Miracle. After breaking through its one-year anniversary, Go Comedy! will open its first holiday themed show, Miracle on 9 Mile Street, Friday November 20th at 8pm with additional schedule changes for the holidays. Tickets for Go Comedy! Shows ($5-$15) are available by calling (248) 327-0575.
Equal parts sentimental and snarky, Miracle on 9 Mile Street is 90-minutes of original sketch comedy that examines holiday habits from southeast Michigan malls to the North Pole, and back to the family next door. Written by and featuring Go Comedy! resident cast members Chris Diangelo (Ferndale), Anne Faba (Clinton Township), Garrett Fuller (Garden City), Pj Jacokes (Ferndale), Suzie Jacokes (Ferndale) & Bryan Lark (Ferndale), Miracle is the third Go Comedy! show jointly directed by Tommy & Michelle LeRoy (Ferndale). Miracle on 9 Mile Street will run 8pm Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights
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Mercy - New clips in from the NBC series.
29 October 2009 12:10 AM, PDT
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New clips have been added from "The Las Thing I Said Was" episode of NBC's "Mercy" series. This episode co-stars Anne Meara and Jerry Stiller and airs on November 4th.
From creator/executive producer Liz Heldens (NBC’s "Friday Night Lights"), executive producers Gretchen Berg & Aaron Harberts ("Pushing Daisies") and Gail Berman and Lloyd Braun comes "Mercy," a new medical drama about the lives of the people who work at Mercy Hospital seen through the eyes of those who know it best - its nurses.
Nurse Veronica Callahan (Taylor Schilling "Dark Matter") has just returned to Mercy Hospital from a tour in Iraq and knows more about medicine than all of the residents combined. Together with fellow nurses Sonia Jimenez (Jaime Lee Kirchner, "Rescue Me"), who turns the heads of everyone in the hospital and Chloe Payne (Michelle Trachtenberg, "Gossip Girl"), a naive newcomer who learns to deal with the
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Meet Taylor Schilling, Star of NBC's Mercy
22 September 2009 11:51 PM, PDT
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Taylor Schilling -- get used to the name. Schilling is a New York actress who considers herself far from a newcomer, but just landed what could be her breakout gig. She stars on NBC's freshman drama, Mercy, which will premiere on Sept. 23. Mercy casts her as Veronica, a fiery nurse who's back from Iraq, where she saw and did it all, and thus has little patience for the indecisive doctors at the New Jersey hospital where she now works. Her fellow nurses include Chloe (Michelle Trachtenberg) and Sonia (Jamie Lee Kirchner), and then there's the freshly arrived doctor (James Tupper) who she just happened to romance in Iraq. And did we mention that Veronica has an estranged husband (Diego Klattenhoff) itching for a reunion and also a lush of a mom (Kate Mulgrew)? PopStar caught up with Schilling by telephone for the following exclusive interview in which she discussed winning the role,
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- ianspelling@corp.popstar.com (Ian Spelling)
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2009 Fall TV pilot previews: Seven new shows to watch (or not)
21 September 2009 1:41 PM, PDT
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After a long summer of not much to watch on TV, there are several new shows starting this week and next on American TV. Add this to all the great returning shows, and you've got a DVR dilemma!
To aid you in your scheduling decisions, I've created this short rundown of seven new shows, with suggestions of why you might like the show, why you might not, and my opinion on whether it's worth watching. (Just keep in mind, some of the details may have changed from the pilot episode I saw, to the final version that airs.) The shows are listed in order of start date; click on the show's name to go to the official site and learn more about it.
If you've seen any of these pilots, feel free to add your own recommendations in the comments.
The Good Wife (CBS) — Sep. 22
What it is: A drama
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'Mercy' - 26 clips from the series premiere!
18 September 2009 1:20 AM, PDT
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We have a whopping 26 clips from NBC's upcoming series "Mercy," starring Helene Taylor, Geoffrey Cantor, Ward Horton, Ed Jewettm Edgar Jimz, Heidi Kristoffer, Dennis Larkin, Margo Martindale, Adrian Martinez and Samuel Whitten.
Created by Liz Heldens and Executive produced by Heldens Gretchen Berg, Aaron Harberts, Gail Berman and Lloyd Braun.
"Mercy," a new medical drama about the lives of the people who work at Mercy Hospital seen through the eyes of those who know it best - its nurses.
Nurse Veronica Callahan (Taylor Schilling "Dark Matter") has just returned to Mercy Hospital from a tour in Iraq and knows more about medicine than all of the residents combined. Together with fellow nurses Sonia Jimenez (Jaime Lee Kirchner, "Rescue Me"), who turns the heads
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Americanvirus Featured at the "Long Night of Music" Festival in Munich Germany
5 June 2009 4:08 PM, PDT
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If you recall, our very own Jonas Marlowe Seaman of Children of the Corn fame and creator of the Americanvirus website had a number of his stop-motion videos displayed earlier this year at the Gasteig Cultural Center in Munich Germany. We are proud to announce that on Saturday, May the 23rd, Jonas has been featured again at the Gasteig in Munich as more of his outstanding work has been displayed this time as part of the “Lange Nacht der Musik” Festival 2009. According to Jonas' Americanvirus website, the Gasteig plays an important role as a sponsor and venue for the festival with over 400 concerts and events taking place at various venues throughout Munich. To view any of the videos below, just click on the play button or click on the video name to view it on Vimeo. And if you would like to check out all of Jonas' videos on his Vimeo page,
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NBC Shakes Up Schedule With Six New Scripted Series
5 May 2009 8:36 AM, PDT
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Chicago – NBC held a special “in-front” announcement yesterday, two weeks in front of the standard upfront presentations and revealed six news series for the fall while leaving some beloved programs up in the air. On the bubble shows “Southland” and “Heroes” were renewed, but the jury is still out on “Chuck,” “Medium,” “Law & Order,” and “My Name is Earl”.
Of course, the focus of the peacock network in yesterday’s presentation was on “The Jay Leno Show,” which will air five nights a week in primetime, reducing time slots for new and returning programming. Consequently, if your favorite show doesn’t make it to the fall, blame Jay.
The NBC event did not unveil the actual complete schedule, just making a few announcements about new programming, so there are still a few question marks about some of its bubble shows but struggling “Southland,” “Heroes,” and “Parks and Recreation” did get the reprieve for the fall.
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A preview of NBC's six new (extremely heterosexual) shows
4 May 2009 3:45 PM, PDT
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In addition to cancelling Life earlier today (not that I'm bitter), NBC revealed the six new series it has picked up for the 2009-2010 season.
First, the bad news: I've read through the descriptions and casting sides for all of the shows except Trauma, and despite the fact that they are all ensembles with more characters than you can keep track of, all the leads are straight, as far as I can tell (with the possibility that Guillermo Diaz's character on Mercy). If anyone in the industry knows otherwise, please send me a tip!
The only one of the series created by a woman is Mercy (the one about female nurses, naturally).
So basically, it's business as usual on primetime broadcast TV.
The good news? We'll be getting Maura Tierney (Parenthood), Carly Pope (Day One), and Michelle Trachtenberg (Mercy) on the regular, and some racial diversity among the casts (not a lot,
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NBC Reveals 2009-2010 Pickups and Renewals
4 May 2009 1:24 PM, PDT
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NBC unveiled today a strong lineup of broad and diverse quality programming for the 2009-2010 television season announcing the pickups of six new series featuring four new dramas including Trauma, Parenthood, Mercy and the event series Day One, as well as two new comedies including Community and 100 Questions. Four returning series pickups were also announced including Heroes, Southland, Parks and Recreation and the addition of six new episodes of Saturday Night Live Weekend Update Thursday skewering today's top stories in live half-hour primetime shows.
The new and returning series will launch next season and the epic event series Day One is slated to premiere out of the 2010 Winter Olympic Games. The Jay Leno Show will be broadcast Monday-Fridays, 10-11 p.m. Et beginning in the fall. Previously announced series pickups include The Office, 30 Rock, The Biggest Loser, Celebrity Apprentice, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Friday Night Lights and new alternative series The Marriage Ref,
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NBC Announces its new shows for 2009 and 2010!
4 May 2009
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Today, NBC released new info about the shows which can be expected during the course of 2009 and 2010. Below we've included a link to a summary of each show as well as preview clips per each one. Enjoy!
New Dramas:
Parenthood:
A contemporary re-imagining of the blockbuster film, depicting the Braverman family -- four grown siblings sharing the headaches, heartaches and joy of being parents. Starring Peter Krause, Maura Tierney, Craig T. Nelson, Dax Shepard, Bonnie Bedelia, Monica Potter, Erika Christensen and Sarah Ramos. Ron Howard and Brian Grazer executive produce.
Video: http://www.nbc.com/upcoming-shows/video/clips/preview/1094629/
Web site: http://www.nbc.com/parenthood/
Trauma:
Peter Berg (Friday Night Lights) executive produces "Trauma", a medical drama series that follows first-responder paramedics in the San Francisco Bay area. Stars Derek Luke ("Notorious"), Cliff Curtis ("10,000 B.C"), Anastasia Griffith ("Damages"), Aimee Garcia ("George Lopez"), Kevin Rankin ("Friday Night Lights
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NBC's 2009-2010 Primetime Pickups
3 May 2009 9:10 PM, PDT
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NBC has been struggling of late to find its identity as an entertainment programming network. With so many of television's best shows now appearing on cable channels (some of which are admittedly owned by parent NBC/Universal), the major networks have faced an increasing challenge to develop intriguing dramatic television, also facing as they do increased competition from video games, Internet downloads and other forms of entertainment.
But it's been hardest on NBC, which went through a serious staffing shakeup last December, searching for new blood and fresh ideas.
Has it worked? It's still too early to tell. Perhaps the most intriguing new offering from NBC is Day One, a futuristic drama from Heroes writer-producer Jesse Alexander. The story chronicles the aftermath of a global event that devastates the world's infrastructures when a small band of survivors strive to rebuild society and unravel the mysteries of why the event took
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This Week on DVD: The Spirit, The Reader, House of Saddam
14 April 2009 8:14 AM, PDT
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If you thought the last few weeks were slow for new DVD releases, well, think again. There are only two major releases this week, one of which is the Frank Miller bomb The Spirit, and the other being the Oscar-nominated film The Reader (you know, the one that no one saw because they thought it looked boring). To make matters worse, the Blu-ray release of The Reader won't be out for another two weeks. Other discs hitting stores today include the low budget horror film Splinter, the HBO mini-series House of Saddam, and a series of 8 "lost" cult classics from Lionsgate. Yikes. Are there any other noteworthy releases that we missed this week?
The Reader [1] (DVD)
The Spirit [2] (DVD, Blu-ray [3])
Splinter [4] (DVD, Blu-ray [5])
North Star [6]
Dark Matter [7]
My Best Friend is a Vampire: The Lost Collection [8]
Repossessed: The Lost Collection [9]
Hiding Out: The Lost Collection [10]
Slaughter High: The Lost Collection
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This Week On DVD and Blu-ray: April 14, 2009
14 April 2009 1:50 AM, PDT
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Wow, what a horrible week for DVD and Blu-ray releases. Sure, some people will be interested in picking up The Reader after it was nominated for Best Picture, beating out poor ol' Dark Knight. I had it at #10 on my Best of 2008 list and I would love to own a Blu-ray version for reasons I will soon tell you, but I think that is a film I will remain in the minority and I would never recommend anyone pick it up on a blind buy. So what does that leave you with? The Spirit? I know a few people will probably be interested in the Blu-ray edition of Pride and Prejudice and the other half might think about buying 8 Mile on Blu-ray, but all-in-all there is really nothing to suggest here.
So, while you can still read my mini-capsules
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This Week On DVD and Blu-ray: April 7, 2009
7 April 2009 1:36 AM, PDT
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Doubt
I have this Blu-ray sitting right here and plan on popping it in as soon as I get done with this column and will hopefully have a review up in the next day or so. Doubt is a solid film with fantastic performances and with cinematography from Roger Deakins I am sure it will look gorgeous in high-def (even though Deakins didn't exactly bring his A-game to this one). The features, however, do look a bit on the weak side with four traditional featurettes and a commentary from writer/director John Patrick Shanley, but Shanley's comments may prove to be solid enough for a recommendation. However, all likelihood is this one is best left as a rental as I don't consider it a buy based on my one theatrical experience.
No Country for Old Men (Collector's Edition)
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Michelle Trachtenberg is at our "Mercy"
1 April 2009 12:00 PM, PDT
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The big-eyed, chestnut-haired cutie that is Michelle Trachtenberg has landed herself a starring role on the NBC pilot Mercy. The medical dram-com centers around a group of young nurses who, I’m sure, stand by each other through times of trouble, romance and hilarity.
With ER leaving the NBC building, Mercy might be the defibrillator the network will need to crush Grey’s Anatomy. There can never be too many hospital shows — nothing says fun like changing a bedpan and obligatory doctor-nurse sex: “We shouldn’t be doing this.” “Oh yes, we should!”
Of the three lead nurses, Michelle’s character will be playing the inexperienced “tragically unhip” role. It’s been a long time since I’ve been able to think of Trachtenberg as anything remotely “unhip” — even the stint she had on House as a heart-transplant patient who basically lives in a bubble, had a boyfriend and got
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