Kathy Griffin, a comedienne who never minces words, has become a fixture of the Bravo family thanks to the success of her reality series “My Life on the D-List.” Griffin, however, can’t stay on the D-List forever, and now she’s expanding her creative horizons with the new talk show “Kathy.” The program offers Griffin’s candidly brutal take on celebrities, politicians, co-workers, and her boxed wine swilling mom Maggie. When we spoke to Griffin about the program, she told us the talk show is going to be a true reflection of her own personality, warts and all. (Click on the audio player to hear Kathy Griffin)
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Although he’s one of television’s most influential and powerful voices, Seth MacFarlane understands that Family Guy’s first rate comedy doesn’t always hinge on his brain power. MacFarlane credits his “phenomenal” writing staff for the show’s continued success. Having a workaholic like MacFarlane also helps, as the group will stay up until the wee hours of the morning to ensure a top notch Family Guy episode. (Click on the audio player to hear Seth MacFarlane)
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A new episode of Family Guy airs this Sunday 9/8 central on FOX.
After last year’s runaway hit “Skyscraper,” Demi Lovato is back on the music charts with the catchy pop tune “Give Your Heart a Break.” The songbird is currently on tour in South America and will also tour the U.S. this summer. One of Lovato’s main strengths, along with her powerful voice, is her courage to show her vulnerability. We spoke to Lovato, and she explained the secrets to giving a great stage performance. (Click on the audio player to hear Demi Lovato)
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Anna Faris, seen last year opposite Chris Evans in What’s Your Number, teams with Sacha Baron Cohen in his latest film “The Dictator.” Cohen is known for his controversial and raucous humor, and any comedy which centers on the misadventures of an oppressive leader should draw its share of detractors. For anyone who believes Cohen is a little out there, Anna just confirmed the rumors! (Click on the audio player to hear Anna Faris)
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Anna Faris, Sacha Baron Cohen, and John C. Reilly star in “The Dictator,” which opens in theatres nationwide on May 16th.
The takeaway from The Dark Knight Rises trailer is that Bruce Wayne, scarred from his conflicts with the Joker and physically beaten to a pulp by Bane (Tom Hardy), is a completely broken man. Gotham is now putty in Bane’s hands, and like the Joker, Bane just wants to see the city’s destruction. Director Christopher Nolan has imbued his Batman trilogy with a deft mixture of crowd pleasing, kinetic action and deep, soul wrenching characterizations that’s usually absent from big budget comic book driven features. Let us know your thoughts on the new trailer for The Dark Knight Rises, which should be a fitting end to a spellbinding, if not tragic, journey.
Attention New Girl fans! Schmece is in the house this weekend on FOX All Access. That’s right, New Girl’s very own Max Greenfield (Schmidt) and Hannah Simone (Cece) are joining Chris Leary in studio for this weekend’s FOX All Access Radio Show to talk about Schmidtheads, douchebags, Schmece, and the upcoming season finale. (They’ll also be playing some music too!)
Listen to a little preview here. Click below and find out how Max’s wife feels about his “kissing” scenes with Hannah, and hear what Hannah and Max think the future holds for our new favorite couple.
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There’s more! Find out what kinds of bonding activities are happening on set, why fans are surprising Hannah, what has Max dancing uncontrollably and what in the world is going on in the finale that has people talking. You can catch all of this and more plus your favorite music this weekend on FOX All Access. Click here to find out which radio station carries the FOX All Access radio show in your area.
Tonight’s episode of House marks Hugh Laurie’s second time behind the camera, and even though he is the series star, Laurie admits that directing is daunting and challenging. There are so many elements to directing, and leading a dedicated crew and making a slew of creative decisions calls for an innate multi-tasker. Even with all these responsibilities, directing, to Laurie, is simply “thrilling.”
With three episodes remaining (including an all-new episode tonight), Season 7 of “Bones” will soon be coming to an end. Because of Emily Deschanel’s maternity leave, it became the show’s second “mini-season” (only 15 episodes were filmed for the strike-shortened third season).
When Fox All Access spoke to TJ Thyne, who plays Dr. Jack Hodgins on the show, he admitted that filming only 13 episodes — with a large break in the middle — made this an odd year for the show.
However, he also describes it as a year in which the show was in a great creative groove, and he says the atmosphere on the set was an extremely happy one. (Click on the audio player to hear TJ Thyne.)
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A new episode of “Bones” airs tonight at 8/7c on Fox.
Along with her American Idol judging duties, Jennifer Lopez stars in the film What to Expect When You’re Expecting, a chick flick co-starring Elizabeth Banks and Cameron Diaz. The entertainer is also moving up the music charts with her catchy song Dance Again. We spoke to Jennifer Lopez backstage at American Idol, and she talked about her song.
Check out Jennifer Lopez’s video for Dance Again below and What to Expect When You’re Expecting opens in theaters May 18.
Tim Burton’s first collaboration with Johnny Depp was the 1990 feature Edward Scissorhands, and since then the pair have worked on eight features, with their new film Dark Shadows hitting theaters May 11th. Burton told us that the key to his great partnership with Depp lies in the actor’s willingness to transform himself in each role. (Click on the audio player to hear Tim Burton)
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Kathy Griffin, a comedienne who never minces words, has become a fixture of the Bravo family thanks to the success of her reality series “My Life on the D-List.” Griffin, however, can’t stay on the D-List forever, and now she’s expanding her creative horizons with the new talk show “Kathy.” The program offers Griffin’s candidly brutal take on celebrities, politicians, co-workers, and her boxed wine swilling mom Maggie. When we spoke to Griffin about the program, she told us the talk show is going to be a true reflection of her own personality, warts and all. (Click on the audio player to hear Kathy Griffin)
