Writers Guild announces 2009 WGA Award nominees

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The Writers Guild of America announced the nominees for the 2009 WGA Awards on Monday. NBC's 30 Rock and Fox's The Simpsons got four nominations each, and AMC's Breaking Bad scored three. Here is the full list of the nominees: TELEVISION DRAMATIC SERIES Dexter, Written by Scott Buck, Daniel Cerone, Charles H. Eglee, Adam E. Fiero, Lauren Gussis, Clyde Phillips, Scott Reynolds, Melissa Rosenberg, Tim Schlattmann; Showtime Friday Night Lights, Written by Bridget Carpenter, Kerry [Read more...]

Gomorrah wins top five prizes at European Film Awards

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Italian director Matteo Garrone’s Gomorrah, a tale of the Naples underworld based on the book by Roberto Saviano, won five of the 15 top awards, including Best Film, at the 21st European Film Awards. The awards ceremony was held in Copenhagen, Denmark on Saturday, December 6. Here is the list of the 2008 EFA winners: BEST FILM Gomorrah BEST DIRECTOR Matteo Garrone, Gomorrah BEST ACTOR Toni Servillo, Gomorrah BEST ACTRESS Kristin Scott Thomas, I've Loved You So Long BEST [Read more...]

Caprica gets a full season on SCI FI – in 2010

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SCI FI Channel has greenlit production on the new original series Caprica, ordering 20 hours of the drama including the two-hour pilot, it was announced today by Dave Howe, President, SCI FI. Caprica is the prequel to SCI FI's hit original series Battlestar Galactica and stars Eric Stoltz, Esai Morales, Paula Malcomson and Polly Walker. Set 50 years before Battlestar Galactica, Caprica follows two rival families the Graystones and the Adamas as they grow, compete, and thrive in the vibrant [Read more...]

CBS posts midseason schedule

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CBS has announced mid-season schedule changes that include the return of the drama Flashpoint, the premiere of the mystery event Harper's Island, the debut of the new game show Game Show in My Head and the returns of the Network's reality hits Survivor and The Amazing Race. Flashpoint, last summer's top original scripted series, premieres Friday, Jan. 9 (9:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT). Flashpoint, starring Enrico Colantoni, Hugh Dillon, Amy Jo Johnson, David Paetkau, Michael Cram, Sergio Di Zio, [Read more...]

Castle, Cupid, The Unusuals get premiere dates on ABC

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Three new dramas will be joining the ABC lineup: Castle on Monday, March 9 at 10:00 p.m.; Cupid on Tuesday, March 24 at 10:00 p.m.; and The Unusuals on Wednesday, April 8 at 10:00 p.m. CASTLE Wildly famous mystery novelist Richard Castle (Nathan Fillion, Desperate Housewives), who is bored with his own success, learns that a real-world copycat killer has started staging murder scenes depicted in his novels. Rick is soon questioned by NYPD Detective Kate Beckett (Stana Katic, The Spirit), a [Read more...]