Watch out for "WTFU" the new award winning TV comedy on the rise

WTFU is a hilarious new comedy from writer/director Allison Lane that busted me up more times than I can count. It is that rare comedy that is just as brilliant the second time around as it is the first (if not more so).
With a deeply twisted plot and filled with some of the best one-liners I've heard in ages, WTFU is a comedy revelation. Imagine an even smarter and far more subversive red-headed stepchild of 30 Rock and you'll begin to get the idea.
The basic storyline revolves around television producer Dave Grayson (Dan Brennan), the successful nice-guy who must turn to his dark side in order to get out from under the thumb of his tyrannical boss Sheamus Goldenblatt (Ed Cryer).
The Pandora's Box that Dave opens comes in the form of Patty Foster and Hudson Lane (as played by the wondrous duo of Allison Lane and Wade Foster). Patty is a catty nymphomaniac and Hudson is a tone-deaf former child star. These descriptions merely scratch the surface as to just how terrifically horrible these two characters are. I wouldn't want to spoil what happens when the two are assigned to broadcast a live morning chat show, but it is lightning in a bottle and can be watched over and over again. It made me wish that future episodes would be made available "A.S…As Possible".
Of note, Ed Cryer’s cantankerous, wily boss is a real standout. Jack Reiling, as the tortured segment producer, is also one of the comedy's many highlights. Allison Lane is beyond hilarious, as is Wade Foster. As the show’s lynchpin, Dan Brennan turns in a spot-on performance with impeccable comedic timing and dead-on reactions.
Really, though, the entire ensemble cast of WTFU is terrific and are all given room to shine. WTFU is a crisply directed, tightly edited and wonderfully written comedy. It isn't for kids, or for people who like their comedies politically correct, but for the rest of us, it is not to be missed. To check out the film's trailer and get screening information, go to: http://WTFU.tv. WTFU is based on the hit web series The Morning Bitch (http://morningbitch.com).

“Jackass” Star Ryan Dunn Passes

“Jackass” star Ryan Dunn has recently passed. Dunn died in a car accident in West Goshen Township, Penn. Dunn was 34.

Romeo And Juliet Script Cleaned Up For Steinfeld

Hailee Steinfeld will remain clothed. The racy scenes have been cleaned up for the 14 year old True Grit star. Director Carlo Carlei insists the scenes will be more "age appropriate" for leading lady Steinfeld following reports that screenwriter Julian Fellowes script had called for Steinfeld’s character to strip off to play William Shakespeare's tragic heroine.

Devon Aoki has baby boy

Supermodel and Actress Devon Aoki is now a proud mother. Akoi announced her pregnancy with fiancé James Bailey this year and gave recently gave birth to a baby boy. We wish the new parents well with their new edition.

SUPER 8 NUMBER 1

Jj Abrams’ sci-fi adventure Super 8 was untouchable this weekend, debuting to $38 million which also included about $1 million from early sneak peeks and midnight showings. It gained the top spot at the US box office

Laura Ziskin Passes

Producer Laura Ziskin has recently passed due to breast cancer. Ziskin produced hit films such as "Pretty Woman", The Spider-man franchise also its reboot "The Amazing Spider-Man" and "As Good As It Gets". Ziskin was 61.

Beatles LOVE by Cirque du Soleil Fifth Anniversary Celebration

The Stars showed up for the Beatles LOVE by Cirque du Soleil Fifth Anniversary Celebration at The Mirage in Las Vegas, Nevada. Those in attendance for the event were Sir Paul McCartney and Nancy Shevell, Yoko Ono, Criss Angel, Robin Antin, Elijah Wood, Patricia Arquette, Rosanna Arquette, Marcia Gay Harden, Sean Lennon, Mark Mcgrath, The Killers and many more..

CELEBRITIES - Caught in the ACT

John Leguizamo in the New York City Puerto Rican Day parade waving to fans in NYC…Robert Loggia, Gilbert Gottfried, Carroll Baker, Blanche Baker, Keith Collins & Billy Sample at the closing night gala for the Hoboken Film Festival in Teaneck, NJ…Juliette Lewis Celebrating Her Birthday At Chateau Nightclub & Gardens At Paris in Las Vegas, NV…Lil' Kim And Amanda Lepore at Club 57 at Providence in NYC…Holly Madison Celebrating her new book launch at Gallery Nightclub in Las Vegas, NV…Lady Gaga performing at the Europride in Rome, Italy…Justin Bieber at the "College Track" after school program event at the Mountain Winery in Saratoga, CA…Alice Cooper performing at the 2011 Download Festival at Donington Park Castle Donington, in England, UK…Ryan Phillippe, Jennifer Garner, Jason Bateman & Vince Vaughn at the 10th Annual Chrysalis Butterfly Ball in Los Angeles, CA…Denise Richards, Ashlee Simpson, Bella Thorne At the 22nd Annual Time For Heroes Celebrity Picnic at the Wadsworth Theater in Los Angeles, CA…

2011 TONY AWARDS WINNERS

Best Play
War Horse Author: Nick Stafford

Best Musical
The Book of Mormon

Best Book of a Musical
The Book of Mormon, Trey Parker, Robert Lopez and Matt Stone

Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre
The Book of Mormon, Music & Lyrics: Trey Parker, Robert Lopez and Matt Stone

Best Revival of a Play
The Normal Heart

Best Revival of a Musical
Anything Goes

Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play
Mark Rylance, Jerusalem

Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play
Frances McDormand, Good People

Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical
Norbert Leo Butz, Catch Me If You Can

Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical
Sutton Foster, Anything Goes

Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play
John Benjamin Hickey, The Normal Heart

Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play
Ellen Barkin, The Normal Heart

Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical
John Larroquette, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying

Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical
Nikki M. James, The Book of Mormon

Best Direction of a Play
Marianne Elliott and Tom Morris, War Horse

Best Direction of a Musical
Casey Nicholaw and Trey Parker, The Book of Mormon

Best Choreography
Kathleen Marshall, Anything Goes

Best Orchestrations
Larry Hochman and Stephen Oremus, The Book of Mormon

Best Scenic Design of a Play
Rae Smith, War Horse

Best Scenic Design of a Musical
Scott Pask, The Book of Mormon

Best Costume Design of a Play
Desmond Heeley, The Importance of Being Earnest

Best Costume Design of a Musical
Tim Chappel & Lizzy Gardiner, Priscilla Queen of the Desert

Best Lighting Design of a Play
Paule Constable, War Horse

Best Lighting Design of a Musical
Brian MacDevitt, The Book of Mormon

Best Sound Design of a Play
Christopher Shutt, War Horse

Best Sound Design of a Musical
Brian Ronan, The Book of Mormon

Special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre
Athol Fugard
Philip J. Smith

Regional Theatre Tony Award
Lookingglass Theatre Company (Chicago, Ill.)

Isabelle Stevenson Award
Eve Ensler

Special Tony Award
Handspring Puppet Company

Tony Honors for Excellence in the Theatre
William Berloni
The Drama Book Shop
Sharon Jensen and Alliance for Inclusion in the Arts

Morgan Freeman Honored witht the AFI Life Achievement Award

Many came out to support Hollywood legend Morgan Freeman being Honored with the AFI Life Achievement Award at Sony Picture Studios in Culver City, CA. Those in attendance were; Samuel L. Jackson, Matthew McConaughey, Fran Drescher, Helen Mirren, Forest Whitaker, Camilla Alves, Ben Vereen, Gisele Bundchen, Stana Katic, Matthew Broderick, Virginia Madsen and many more…

Jack Kevorkian Passes

Suicide Doc Jack Kevorkian has passed. Kevorkian released from prison in 2007 served eight years for second-degree murder. Kevorkian best known for helping 130 terminally sick people kill themselves. Kevorkian was 83.

Billy Sample at Greenhouse NYC

Baseball Legend and former NY Yankee Billy Sample with Actor Keith Collins at the Samsung Hope for Children charity event after party at NYC Hotspot Greenhouse. Sample has been celebrating taking home the best screenplay award at the Hoboken International Film Festival for his upcoming script which he inked called Reunion 108, while Collins has been loathing in the success of his highly talked about comedy film “Stuck in the Middle” which will be out this fall.

Hoboken Film Festival Opening Feature "The Great Fight"

Opening night of the Hoboken International Film Festival hosted the talked about film premiere of “The Great Fight”
Only 25 Autistic Savants in the world have prodigious skills...and his skill is fighting.
The Great Fight is written/produced by bestselling author/critically acclaimed filmmaker Kenneth Del Vecchio, and directed by Sherri Kauk
The Great Fight is a thrilling drama, starring: Robert Loggia (Academy Award and Emmy nominee; Scarface, Big, Independence Day), Charles Durning (2-time Academy Award/4-time Golden Globe/9-time Emmy winner and nominee), Joyce DeWitt ("Three's Company"), Eric Etebari ("Witchblade"; Lincoln Lawyer), Martin Kove (Karate Kid; Rambo), Angela Little (American Pie Presents Band Camp; My Boss's Daughter), Michael Rivera (Fighting; Falling Awake), Thomas G. Waites (And Justice For All; The Thing), Jackie Martling (The Howard Stern Show), Rachael Robbins (An Affirmative Act; O.B.A.M. Nude), Nina Transfeld (The Life Zone; The Grand Theft), Keith Collins (Games People Play, A Fight For Survival), Felipe Dieppa (Dora the Explorer), and also starring up-and-comers Frank Giglio, Miguel Jarquin-Moreland and Suzy Kaye. For more info log onto, www.TheGreatFightMovie.com

2011 CFDA Fashion Awards

2011 CFDA Fashion Awards The After Party & show were held at Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center in New York City and brought out the A-list in style. Those in attendance to the invite only affair included Alessandra Ambrosio,Gerard Butler,Iman,Kanye West,Karolina Kurkova,Kathy Griffin,Kirsten Dunst,Leelee Sobieski,Linda Gray,Liv Tyler,Marc Bouwer,Marcia Cross,Russell Simmons and many more.

Andrew Gold Passes

Singer-songwriter Andrew Gold has recently passed. Gold who contributed to albums by James Taylor, Carly Simon, Linda Ronstadt, former Beatles John Lennon, Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr & many more. His song "Thank You for Being a Friend" became the very popular theme for the hit TV sitcom "The Golden Girls." Gold was 59.

Pink welcomes baby girl

Singer Pink is now the proud parent to a new baby girl. Pink, 31 gave birth to daughter, Willow Sage Hart, in Los Angeles. This is Pinks first child with Carey Hart. We wish the new parents well.

Scarlett Johansson and Sean Penn call it quits

Scarlett Johansson and Sean Penn are no longer an item. Johansson working on her new flick The Avengers filming in New Mexico while Penn has been busy with his movie The Tree of Life. A source says Johansson, 26, and Penn, 50 have recently split & going their separate ways.

Jane Lynch to host 2011 Emmys

Golden Globe winner Jane Lynch has been announced as this years Emmys host. The Glee star will join the ranks of the many legends to host this special show. The Emmys will air on Sunday, Sept. 18.

FESTIVAL SPOTLIGHT - 2011 HOBOKEN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL

The Sixth annual Hoboken International Film Festival Kicks off today. Slated to be in the worlds top 10 Film Festivals. Hosted by funny man Gilbert Gottfried, this years 2011 Hoboken Film Festival features Carroll Baker (Academy Award Nominee & Golden Globe Winner; How the West Was Won, baby Doll, Kidergarten Cop, The Game) as the 2011 HIFF Lifetime Achievement Award Recipient. Past recipients have included other legendary actors, Robert Loggia (Academy Award and Emmy nominee; Scarface, Big, Independence Day), Cloris Leachman (Academy Award Winner & 15-time Emmy Winner & Nominee), Billy Dee Williams (The Empire Strikes Back, Return of the Jedi, Lady Sings the Blues) and Charles Durning (2-time Academy Award/4-time Golden Globe/9-time Emmy winner and nominee)

Some of this years Festival highlights include
Ken Del Vecchio’s “The Life Zone” ‘The Grand Theft” and the very controversial film “O.B.A.M Nude”
The Worldwide Premiere of Star-Filled Film THE GREAT FIGHT- Only 25 Autistic Savants in the world have prodigious skills...and his skill is fighting
“Calendar Girl”
“Stuck in the Middle”
“Walk A Mile In My Pradas”

HIFF will showcase numerous film and TV stars, and the world's most cutting edge films. HIFF continues to grow – in 2011 HIFF had over 1,500 film submissions from all over the world, and accepted just over 90 films (the competition is fierce). Festival attendance has eclipsed 15,000 people in each of the past few years. A star-filled event, HIFF has had several Academy Award and Emmy winners and nominees, and numerous other fan-favorite celebrities at screenings, award ceremonies and special events. For more info on the festival log onto www.HobokenInternationalFilmFestival.com

"STUCK IN THE MIDDLE" Premieres at the 2011 Hoboken International Film Festival

The buzz is out that the hilarious highly talked about comedy film “Stuck in the Middle” will have its World Premiere Saturday June 4th at the 2011 Hoboken International Film Festival. The film has been anticipated as one of the “ones to watch” for breakout comedies of 2011. With solid acting performances from a compact dynamite cast with fantastic directing, this film proves it has what it takes and certainly does deliver. A comedy about life, after life "Stuck in The Middle" follows the "afterlife" of A mail room slacker who accidentally kills himself in a bizarre experiment and finds himself sentenced to Purgatory working in the mail room. There, he falls for his beautiful manager and to win her heart he must stop a greedy real estate mogul for selling Purgatory and sending everyone to Hell.
We give this film 4 stars and recommend highly. With so many comedic punch lines and great on screen deliveries “Stuck in the Middle” rates on the top of our list as a must see. “Stuck in The Middle” Stars Stephen Fontana, Penelope Lagos, Jack Mulcahy, Keith Collins, Jeanette Roxborough, Eric Etebari and Cash Tilton. Written by Joseph and Billy Pepitone Produced by Film veteran Jeff Quinlan of (Bare Knuckles, Polycarp & IMurders) and is directed by Joseph Pepitone (Nephew of NY Yankee great Joe Pepitone) and Co-Directed by Carlos Duhaime. “Stuck in The Middle” - a theological slacker comedy! For screening times and tickets to attend the premiere of “Stuck in the Middle” log onto www.HobokenInternationalFilmFestival.com for more information

MOVIE SPOTLIGHT - "STRAIGHT AND BUTCH"

In 2007, popular, gay Philadelphia TV host Butch Cordora (In Bed with Butch) had a vision: to publish a calendar that recreates iconic photos in pop culture. The catch? The photos would feature Butch along side a cast of exclusively straight male models. The second catch? They would all be posing nude.

Watch as Butch and his team of photographers, models and assistants strive to restage everything from Rolling Stone covers to Beatles album art, all the while confronting public indecency laws, a painstaking model search, and creative conflicts — not to mention occasional stage fright. Straight and Butch presents an often-hilarious behind-the-scenes glimpse of the creative process as it uncovers the naked truth about how much common ground exists between men who play for different teams.

To purchase a copy and for more info log onto www.BreakingGlassPictures.com