Month: August 2020

AFI Movie Choice for 8/31/2020

Catherine O’Hara announces today’s AFI Movie Club selection: PLANES, TRAINS AND AUTOMOBILES. This hilarious road trip comedy mapping an unlikely friendship features the talent of AFI Life Achievement Award recipient Steve Martin. Director John Hughes and cinematographer Don Peterman also trained AFI Fellows at AFI’s Harold Lloyd Master Seminars.   DID YOU KNOW? PLANES, TRAINS …

CBS Announces 2023 Finale Dates

ICYMI: CBS Fall Schedule

Here is a look at what to expect to see on CBS’s Fall schedule. CBS Premiere and Finale Dates Wednesday, Sept. 9 8:00-9:00 PM BIG BROTHER 9:00-10:00 PM LOVE ISLAND 10:00-11:00 PM 48 HOURS: SUSPICION (Special Wednesday Edition) Saturday, Sept. 12 9:00-10:00 PM LOVE ISLAND: MORE TO LOVE 10:00-11:00 PM 48 HOURS (34th Season Premiere) *Sunday, …

NBC Announces 2023 Midseason Premiere Schedule

ICYMI: NBC’s Fall Schedule

Here is the NBC schedule for fall 2020! SEPTEMBER “Transplant” (Tuesday, 9/1, 10-11 p.m.) “American Ninja Warrior” (Monday, 9/7, 8-10 p.m.) “NBC Sunday Night Football” (Thursday, 9/10 and Sunday, 9/13, 8:20 p.m. ET) “Weakest Link” (Monday, 9/28, 10-11 p.m.) “Dateline NBC” (Friday, 9/25, 10-11 p.m.) OCTOBER “Connecting …” (Thursday, 10/1, 8:30-9 p.m.) “Ellen’s Game of …

Bachelorette Star Clare Crawley Expecting First Baby Via Surrogate

ICYMI: ABC’s Unscripted Fall Schedule

Here is the schedule for ABC’s unscripted TV shows, set to air this fall. MONDAY, SEPT. 14 8:00-10:00 p.m. “Dancing with the Stars” (previously announced) THURSDAY, SEPT. 24 8:00-9:00 p.m. “Celebrity Family Feud” (season resumes) 9:00-10:00 p.m. “Press Your Luck” (season resumes) 10:00-11:00 p.m. “Match Game” (season resumes) TUESDAY, OCT. 13 8:00-10:01 p.m. “The Bachelorette” …

Tia Mowry Brings Christmas to Lifetime

Christmas came early! Lifetime is already making a list and checking it twice to build out its holiday programming slate for 2021 and beyond. The network announced today a three-picture deal with Tia Mowry (The Game, Instant Mom, Sister, Sister) to star in and produce three holiday movies for Lifetime’s It’s a Wonderful Lifetime slate beginning next year, along with her …

What to Watch: Tyler Perry’s Madea’s Farewell Play

Need something to watch tonight? Check out Tyler Perry’s Madea’s Farewell Play on BET+. More details below. “TYLER PERRY’S MADEA’S FAREWELL PLAY” will launch exclusively on BET+ Thursday, August 27.  In Tyler Perry’s final stage run as Madea, he pulls together some of his audience’s favorite characters for a family gathering. Madea, Mr. Brown, Cora, and Aunt …

Patel’s Pursuit of Happiness on HBO Max

Need something to watch tonight? Check out Patel’s Pursuit of Happiness on HBO Max. Details below! Patel’s Pursuit of Happiness, premieres Thursday, August 27, 2020. The four-part buddy comedy docuseries follows actor/documentarian/philanthropist Ravi Patel (Meet the Patels) as he travels the world seeking answers surrounding life’s universal questions. At each stop throughout this comedically heartfelt journey, Patel is joined by …

Fox Makes Major Announcements for Fall Season

FOX has fast-tracked the all-new music guessing game unscripted series I CAN SEE YOUR VOICE, hosted and executive-produced by comedian, actor and THE MASKED SINGER panelist Ken Jeong. For a night of event television, the series will debut Wednesday, Sept. 23 (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT),  following the Season Four premiere of television’s #1 show, THE MASKED SINGER (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT), on FOX. Offering …

Tim Allen, Richard Karn Reunite for New Show

HISTORY announces a 10-episode order of the nonfiction series “Assembly Required” (working title) starring and executive produced by Golden Globe® winner Tim Allen (“Last Man Standing,” “Home Improvement”). Allen is set to reunite with Richard Karn (“Pen15,” “Home Improvement”) who will serve as host and executive producer. In this new competition series, Tim and Richard are sounding the call for those with …

West Wing Cast Reunites for When We All Vote

Ahead of one of the most pivotal elections in our nation’s history, HBO Max and The West Wingcreator Aaron Sorkin announced today that for the first time in 17 years, the original cast of the Emmy®- and Peabody Award–winning hit Warner Bros. Television drama series will come together with Sorkin and executive producer/director Thomas Schlamme for A West Wing Special to Benefit When We All Vote, which …

AFI to Hold Black Stories Matter Event

The American Film Institute (AFI) and Universal Pictures today announced the launch of a week-long AFI Movie Club event called “Black Stories Matter,” spotlighting diverse and unique narratives from celebrated Black films. Born from a recent AFI/Universal collaboration honoring DO THE RIGHT THING and Academy Award®-winning director Spike Lee, the expanded partnership will pay tribute to notable …

The Vow Premieres on HBO Today

HBO documentary series THE VOW, exploring the NXIVM organization, from Academy Award-nominated, Emmy®-winning directors Jehane Noujaim and Karim Amer (“The Great Hack,” “The Square,” “Control Room”) debuts SUNDAY, AUGUST 23, exclusively on HBO. The documentary series will be available on HBO and to stream on HBO Max. THE VOW follows a range of people who joined the …

What to Watch: The Man Behind The Makeup

Need something to watch tonight? Check out The Man Behind The Makeup, which tells the story of Jereme Alexander. More details below!  Jerome Alexander Cosmetics is releasing a documentary short film, “THE MAN BEHIND THE MAKEUP,” on August 22, 2020 to honor its charismatic founder, innovative makeup artist & teacher, Jerome Alexander. Jerome is a beauty legend who …

AAFCA Award Winners Announced

August 22nd, 2020 – The African American Film Critics Association (AAFCA) handed out 11 awards, two honorary awards, and the inaugural AAFCA ADCOLOR Breakout Creative of the Year award today to celebrate the excellence, innovation and diversity in television this year.  In addition to celebrity presenters such as Octavia Spencer, Rashida Jones and William Jackson Harper, the virtual awards …

The August Virgin Out Now

Outsider Pictures is proud to announce the U.S. and Canadian Premiere of Spanish director Jonás Trueba’s The August Virgin,  beginning August 21 on Virtual Cinema, and in theaters as they reopen. Eva (played by the film’s co-writer, the luminescent Itsaso Arana) is about to turn 33. Her decision to stay in Madrid in the sweltering month of August, when most of the …

Dolly Parton Announces New Album

(August 21, 2020 – Nashville, TN) GRAMMY Award-winning entertainment and international icon Dolly Parton announces the release of “Mary, Did You Know?” today from her upcoming Christmas album, A Holly Dolly Christmas, available everywhere on October 2. The classic holiday tune follows a series of Christian faith-based releases from Dolly including the #1 Platinum single and Grammy winning song, with Four-time …

ICYMI: Bachelor Alum Lauren Burnham-Luyendyk Launches Fashion Line

ormer reality television personality Lauren Burnham-Luyendyk has not only added Fashion Entrepreneur to her resume, but also Fashion Host and Producer, showcasing her new label, Shades of Rose, on Thurs., Aug. 27, at 8:00 P.M. PST, as part of a virtual fashion show.   IMAGES: Lauren Burnham-Luyendyk for Shades of Rose Images Credit: McCall Ryan   In a year …

Dodgeball Thunderdome Debuts Tonight on Discovery

 For generations, dodgeball was a game of either fun or fear depending on where you stood in the middle school pecking order. Discovery takes on dodgeball in a way only Discovery can, transforming the game into an epic sporting adventure in all-new arena where everyday people become heroes. On an isolated 13.8-acre specially constructed site, Discovery’s Dodgeball …