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  • Pauley Perrette Tweets Hair Dye Health Warning

    Pauley Perrette Tweets Hair Dye Health Warning

    NCIS star Pauley Perrette was recently hospitalized due to a severe allergic reaction to the black hair dye she uses. Now the 45-year-old actress has warned her fans of the dangers of hair coloring.

    Perrette plays a goth-inspired forensic scientist named Abby Sciuto on NCIS, and keeps her hair jet black for the role. Perrette, a natural blonde, had been darkening her hair for roughly twenty years, without any serious issues. Though recently, the New Orleans-born actress developed a rash, along with severe swelling.

    “The other half of my face had become twice the size of my head,” Perrette explained, and posted the following picture to Twitter while she was in the hospital on July 19:

    Perrette warns of the perils of hair dye allergies:

    Commenting on allergic reactions to hair dye, Perrette explained, “The most important thing to me is that anyone out there that dyes their hair, particularly black, you need to be aware of the symptoms.”

    Jacob Offenberger, an allergist at Northridge Medical Center, said, “If you have hair dye, and the next day or the day after you start to have itchiness and you start to see redness or [an] eczema-type of lesion, it is telling that you that you are having an allergic reaction to that dying. If you would do nothing, the next time you do the hair dye, it’s going to get worse.”

    Perrette experienced the same progression – six months before winding up in the hospital, she developed a rash on her scalp and neck, but ignored the symptoms.

    Perrette says she is now researching natural hair dye and also looking into wearing a wig, and is back on the NCIS set with her fellow cast mates.

    Image via Wikimedia Commons

  • ‘Sons of Anarchy’ Creator Talks Casting Manson, Love

    Sons of Anarchy creator Kurt Sutter discussed the casting of rock stars Marilyn Manson and Courtney Love for the seventh season of the hit FX motorcycle gang drama at the Television Critics Association Summer Tour in Beverly Hills.

    Sutter commented, “I tend to do this every season, I like to do some casting that’s a little bit outside the box, you know, from Stephen King to David Hasselhoff – we try to do stuff that’s fun.”

    Regarding Manson’s casting, Sutter explained, “Manson (and) I became friends with through some music buddies and he’s a huge fan of the show and that was him basically just wearing me down and we found a great role for him and he’s great.” Manson’s character is described by FX as a “white supremacist prison shot-caller who Jax [Charlie Hunnam’s character] uses to expand his power base.”

    Commenting on his Sons gig, Manson said, “‘Sons’ has been such a big part of my life, as well as my father’s. So I was determined to make him proud by being involved in what will probably be remembered as the most amazing piece of television cinema. After all, the very heart of ‘SOA’ is about that relationship. So, now all I need is a motorcycle.”

    Manson, born Brian Hugh Warner, also recently hounded Eastbound and Down creator Danny McBride for a spot on that show, and got his wish:

    Regarding the casting of Courtney Love, Sutter said he doesn’t know Love too well, but they met a few times and she had expressed interest in being on the show. “And then, we had this role of a school teacher and I thought, ‘Who better than Courtney Love?’ and so it sort of fits into our parameters of Sons of Anarchy casting,” Sutter remarked.

    Love will first appear in the fourth episode as Ms. Harrison, the pre-school teacher of main character Jax’s (Charlie Hunnam) eldest son Abel.

    Sons of Anarchy season 7 premieres September, 9 at 10 PM ET/PT on FX.

    Image via Twitter

  • Netflix Toys Around With Private Viewing

    Netflix Toys Around With Private Viewing

    Netflix is reportedly testing a new feature that would enable users to hide the titles they’ve been watching for fear of embarrassment.

    Janko Roettgers at GigaOm shares this statement from Netflix’s Cliff Edwards:

    “At Netflix we continuously test new things. In this case, we are testing a feature in which a user watching a movie or TV show can choose to view in “Privacy Mode.” Choosing that option means the program will not appear in your viewing activity log, nor will it be used to determine recommendations about what you should watch in the future.”

    That bit about not using it for recommendations is probably as good a reason as any to provide users with such a feature. Even if you’re not trying to hide what you’ve been watching, you may want to keep some titles out of the pool of inspiration for what Netflix thinks you should watch in the future.

    Maybe you have a guest over and watch something that you’d otherwise never watch in a million years, but don’t necessarily want to bother with a different profile. Just watch it in private mode, and don’t worry about it polluting your own. Of course, that might create an awkward situation between you and your guest.

    Either way, Netflix might as well give people the option to view titles this way. It doesn’t seem like too much to ask for. It’s not as if they’re launching features all the time.

    Image via Netflix

  • James Garner Passes Away in Los Angeles at 86

    Actor James Garner passed away at his Brentwood area home in Los Angeles Saturday, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. He was 86.

    LAPD officer Alonzo Iniquez said Garner was found dead of natural causes, after police responded to a call made at around 8 p.m. PDT. Authorities confirmed Garner’s identity with the help of his family members upon arrival. Details on the cause of death have not been released, though Garner did suffer a stroke in 2008, only weeks after his 80th birthday.

    James Garner was born James Scott Bumgarner on April 7, 1928, in Norman, Oklahoma. He is remembered for his work on the big and small screen, in a career that spanned over five decades.

    Garner starred in several television shows over the years, and was most notably featured as Bret Maverick in the 1950’s comedy-western series Maverick, and as Jim Rockford in the 1970’s police procedural The Rockford Files.

    On the silver screen, Garner starred in over 50 films including The Great Escape (1963), Grand Prix (1966), Victor Victoria (1982) and Murphy’s Romance (1985), for which he received an Oscar nomination.

    Here Garner stars alongside Steve McQueen in The Great Escape:

    Modern audiences remember him for his role in the hit 2004 romdram The Notebook, starring Ryan Gosling and Rachel McAdams.

    Here is a deleted scene from The Notebook:

    Hollywood personalities take to Twitter to honor Garner:

    Here Garner discusses his craft, Steve McQueen, Marlon Brando, Jodie Foster and Mel Gibson:

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  • Gillian Anderson’s ‘Streetcar’ to be Broadcast Live

    Gillian Anderson’s ‘Streetcar’ to be Broadcast Live

    The rendition of Tennessee Williams’ celebrated play A Streetcar Named Desire starring Gillian Anderson as iconic character Blanche Dubois will be broadcast live worldwide on September 16th.

    The play, also starring American actor Ben Foster as Stanley Kowalski, is the fastest-selling ticket in the history of the Young Vic Theater.

    The NT Live program from the National Theatre is handling the September broadcast, which will air at 7 p.m. UK time (2 p.m. EDT).

    Commenting on the play, Anderson said, “I’ve never seen a production where I felt I was a fly on the wall in New Orleans and I felt that that version of it would not only be exciting to perform, but the version that I’d want to see. I’d want to sit in that room and be hot and sweaty with the actors. And after I’d had that idea there was no changing my mind… I have completely fallen in love with Blanche and I was unprepared for that.”

    A Streetcar Named Desire was penned by Williams in 1947, and won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1948. The play opened on Broadway on December, 1947, and ran until December, 1949. The Broadway production was directed by Elia Kazan and starred Marlon Brando, Jessica Tandy, Kim Hunter and Karl Malden. The film version was directed by Kazan and starred Brando and Vivien Leigh.

    Here is the 1951 Streetcar trailer:

    Foster called the Young Vic production “a thrill. It’s very scary in the best way. There’s nowhere to hide.” The Lone Survivor actor added, “We’ve turned film into such an industry that we pursue naturalism just by shaking the camera, and cutting the film to ribbons to provoke a bogus sense of documentary. But we haven’t done the homework. To push the depth that the Actor’s Studio did or the Russian theatres did with their actors, is to rehearse, to spend time, to dig, to excavate. And that is what we are doing.”

    Image via Young Vic

  • Keke Palmer Passes on Whitney Houston Role

    BET talk show Just Keke host Keke Palmer recently opened up about her interview with Chris Brown’s girlfriend Karrueche Tran, her admiration of Rihanna and why she turned down the lead role in a Lifetime Whitney Houston biopic.

    Actress, singer, songwriter, dancer, fashion designer, philanthropist, entrepreneur, talk show host and activist Lauren Keyana “Keke” Palmer, 20, became the youngest talk show host ever, when Just Keke premiered on June 30.

    During her Wednesday sit down with Palmer, Karrueche Tran, 26, breaks down while discussing the slings and arrows of dating a celebrity (Brown), who has an ex who is even a bigger celebrity (Rihanna), and what all of that means for her Twitter account.

    Here is a clip from Palmer’s Tran interview:

    Palmer later made it clear that her “dream” talk show guest is actually Rihanna, distancing herself from an association with the embattled Brown. “Rihanna is an individual,” Keke remarked, adding, “She represents everything that I believe in, which is being yourself and not allowing other people to change you.”

    The wisdom of Keke:

    Keke also revealed why she decided against pursuing a Whitney Houston role in an upcoming biopic. “Initially, I was thinking about the Whitney Houston [biopic] … to play Whitney,” Palmer commented. “But I don’t know if that was a story that I wanted to tell, because the family’s not involved, and that’s a big part for me.”

    “I think if you’re going to do a movie or biopic about someone, the family needs to be involved, because you want it to be as honest as possible. I think that was what didn’t really make me go out for it.”

    No stranger for made-for-TV fare, Keke has appeared in three Lifetime original movies – Abducted: The Carlina White Story, CrazySexyCool: The TLC Story, and The Trip to Bountiful. Palmer has also starred in Akeelah and the Bee, Madea’s Family Reunion and Ice Age: Continental Drift.

    Image via Youtube

  • Tea Leoni Returning to Televison, Gets OK from Kids

    Actress Tea Leoni will be returning to the small screen to star as Secretary of State Elizabeth Faulkner McCord, in the CBS political drama Madam Secretary.

    Madam Secretary, which will run after “60 Minutes” and before “The Good Wife” on Sundays, premieres on September 21. Leoni, 49, portrays a former CIA analyst turned college professor who is tapped by the president to become Secretary of State.

    Commenting on her character McCord, Leoni told E!, “There was something – I adored her. I adored her by page two, there’s no sarcasm to her. Sarcasm is too slow. I want to wake up and be her every day.”

    The former The Naked Truth star added, “I think in a lot of ways it’s inspiring to see women that we want to see. I think when I sort of set out to do this gal, I thought, ‘Who do I want in office?’ That’s been guiding my choices.”

    Here is a first look at Madam Secretary:

    Barbara Hall, who was a writer-producer for Judging Amy, and is presently a co-executive producer on Showtime’s Homeland, is the creator and executive producer of Madam Secretary, alongside Oscar-winning actor Morgan Freeman. Hall commented that former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright is excited about the series, and has met with Leoni. “She’s very eager to weigh in and help us,” Hall remarked.

    Hall added that Madam Secretary is adapted from real events and will attempt to “pull back the curtain on how the State Department works.”

    Leoni, who is presently separated from husband David Duchovny, said that her children gave her the “go-ahead” to get back into a television gig.

    “I turned to my 12-year-old son and I said, ‘It’s going to be a little tricky. I’m not going to be around as much. Are you cool with that?’” Leoni said, adding, “He said, ‘Yeah, I was getting kind of sick of you.’”

    Madam Secretary also stars Tim Daly and Bebe Neuwirth.

    Image via Wikimedia Commons

  • Charlie Sheen Wasted at Taco Bell Drive-Thru

    While sitting in his car awaiting his “fourth meal”, Taco Bell customer Jayden Blair had a chance encounter with a riotously besotted Charlie Sheen, who a emerged from behind some bushes, after Blair yells “she’s a big fan” and points to his passenger.

    Sheen introduced himself as Charlie in a gravelly voice, and exclaimed, “Sorry I’m so fucking hammered.” With his eyes barely open, an affable Sheen says it’s “awesome” to meet the two.

    When Blair goes in for a fist bump, Sheen recoils a bit, and asks, “You guys want to fight?” Apparently joking, Sheen goes in for the fist bump. The actor proceeds to show off a couple of tattoos, one of which appears to be Charlie Brown. The other one is a Cincinnati Reds logo.

    Here is the video clip:

    Sheen says “Go Reds!,” and then explains to Blair that his driver’s name is Gary. Gary tells Sheen it’s time to roll, and Sheen tells Gary, “No, we’re fine, we’re fine.”

    Sheen, just as famous for his impaired antics as he is for being an actor, producer and winner, then took off with his fourth meal, leaving Blair with a story to tell, and a Youtube clip that is going viral.

    Sheen, born Carlos Irwin Estevez, has amassed a fortune of roughly $125 million, and was once the highest paid actor in television during his stint on Two and Half Men. After having a much-publicized meltdown, the tiger blood enthusiast was fired from the show by Warner Bros. and CBS in March, 2011, and was replaced by Ashton Kutcher.

    Sheen now stars on the FX comedy series Anger Management, and has been keeping his ideals he’d described during his My Violent Torpedo of Truth/Defeat is Not An Option spoken word tour he’d embarked upon after being let go by CBS to himself.

    Image via Wikimedia Commons

  • Here’s What’s New On Hulu And Hulu Plus (Catatafish’s Riddle Will Soon Be Told)

    Here’s What’s New On Hulu And Hulu Plus (Catatafish’s Riddle Will Soon Be Told)

    As recently reported, Hulu has scooped up South Park for its subscription service Hulu Plus. But that’s not all that’s new with the service.

    Hulu sent us the most recent list of new and upcoming content for Hulu and Hulu Plus. Here you go:

    New on Hulu this week

    “The Hotwives of Orlando” – SERIES PREMIERE – “Hotwives” takes us deep into the 97th most glamorous city in the world, Orlando, starring Casey Wilson, Angela Kinsey, Kristen Schaal, Tymberlee Hill, Danielle Schneider and Andrea Savage. (Tuesday, July 15)

    Summer of “South Park” – Hulu is now the exclusive home for all seasons of ‘South Park.’ All summer long, every episode of the series will be available and Hulu will be the exclusive streaming destination for season 18 when it launches on September 24th.

    “Neighbours” – ALL NEW – Lauren gets the truth out of Bailey about his drinking and stealing, and tries to persuade Paige to return to work. Toadie and Sonya struggle to come to terms with Callum’s absence and Amber starts lying to Josh about her feelings for Daniel. Susan can’t believe her eyes when she sees Karl heading toward the hotel with Paula Abdul (guest starring as herself). One of the world’s most popular television programs, “Neighbours” has been a smash hit since it first aired in Australia in 1985. (Friday, July 18)

    Special guest Liv Tyler on “The High Road with Mario Batali” (sponsored by Hyundai) Mario Batali takes viewers on a journey to some of New York City’s most fascinating gems with some of its most fascinating people. Available on Hulu and Hulu Plus. (Thursday, July 17)

    “The Only Way Is Essex” – Season Premiere – Welcome to the glamorous world of Essex, where viewers get a chance to delve into the real lives of some of the most gorgeous people around, in a truly innovative living soap. The characters featured in this show are real people living their real lives. Viewers will see the tears, the tantrums and the triumphs just like a real soap opera. (Saturday, July 19)

    Emmy Nominated for Outstanding Miniseries “Luther” – Season 3 Premiere – On a moral crusade, with only his convictions for company, John Luther (Idris Elba) is a deeply troubled man, a philosophical cop possessed by the insoluble problem of evil and justice in a Godless world, who gets pulled to the very edge of temptation.

    Summer Hulu Originals Premieres

    August 4 – “The Awesomes” Season Two – From the comedic minds of Seth Meyers and Mike Shoemaker (“Late Night With Seth Meyers”) comes the return of “The Awesomes” with many of their funny friends in tow, including returning voices, Kenan Thompson, Bill Hader, Taran Killam, and newcomers, Amy Poehler, Will Forte, Maya Rudolph and Kate McKinnon.

    August 7 – “Quick Draw” Season Two – Sheriff John Henry Hoyle (John Lehr), a Harvard graduate, brings the latest criminology and forensics techniques to the wild West town of Great Bend, Kansas, featuring Lehr, Bob Clendenin (“Cougar Town”), Allison Dunbar (“The Sopranos”) and executive produced by Keith Raskin (“Key & Peele,” “The League”).

    See more recently added titles here.

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  • Kevin Spacey Invites You To Eat BBQ With Him On The Set Of ‘House of Cards’

    Kevin Spacey Invites You To Eat BBQ With Him On The Set Of ‘House of Cards’

    Kevin Spacey, star of Netflix’s House of Cards, just tweeted this:

    It’s a contest to benefit the Old Vic Theatre and Geffen Playhouse. The winner gets to hangout out with Spacey and showrunner Beau Willimon on the set of House of Cards, have a BBQ lunch, and rehearse a scene with Spacey. Also included is flight and hotel for two. Every entry supports the Geffen Playhouse and the Old Vic Theatre.

    There are other rewards as well. $10 will get you an entry without any extras, but $40 gets you five entries and a digital thank you card. $70 gets you ten entries and a digital thank you video. $100 gets you fifteen entries and a limited edition “Underwood for President” campaign t-shirt. $250 gets you 50 entries, and a limited edition “I’m feeling hungry today” apron. $500 gets you 100 entries and a House of Cards tumbler and cigarette case. $2,500 gets you 500 entries, a Twitter shout out, and all of those other items. Finally, $5,000 gets you 1,000 entries, a custom campaign slogan, and all the other items.

    You can find the terms here.

    House of Cards was recently nominated for thirteen Emmys for its most recent season.

    Image via Twitter

  • Hulu Scoops Up South Park For Subscription Service

    Hulu Scoops Up South Park For Subscription Service

    Hulu announced that it is now the exclusive home for all seasons of South Park. If you’ve grown to love South Park Studios, the show’s website, which has offered every episode for years now, you’re in for some changes.

    Hulu and South Park Studios announced a multi-year licensing agreement that will see all South Park episodes coming to Hulu Plus. The bad news for fans is that Hulu Plus is a paid service, whereas all episodes have always been free on the South Park Studios site.

    All episodes will be free on Hulu before the start of South Park’s 18th season on September 24th, at which point Hulu Plus subscribers will have exclusive access. Once the season premieres, Hulu Plus users will have access to each new episode the day after it airs. Also at that point, both Hulu and the South Park Studios site will have a revolving selection of free episodes available – a major step down from the entire catalog as historically offered on the South Park site.

    Here’s what Matt Parker and Trey Stone had to say about it (yep, that’s how they’re named on the new Hulu-powered South Park blog – not sure if it’s just a mistake or if they’re trolling us):

    “This is a natural partnership for us. We are excited that the entire library will be available on Hulu and that the best technology around will power South Park Digital Studios.”

    That does indeed sound like something Matt Parker and Trey Stone might say.

    Hulu’s SVP and Head of Content Craig Erwich writes in a blog post:

    This show has revolutionized TV and it has consistently remained a top 10 most-watched show on Hulu.

    Here’s a look at some more recent additions to Hulu.

    Image via YouTube

  • ‘Hemlock Grove’ Season 2 Hits Netflix

    ‘Hemlock Grove’ Season 2 Hits Netflix

    The second season of Netflix original Hemlock Grove debuted on the service today with ten new episodes (shorter than the thirteen-episode first season).

    Netflix’s synopsis for the new season is:

    One cannot quench his all-consuming thirst. The other cannot tame the beast clawing its way out. In the sleepy Pennsylvania village of Hemlock Grove, two young men struggle to accept painful truths: about family, themselves, the mystery of the White Tower – and a terrifying new threat so powerful it will turn them from predators into prey.

    Episode titles are: Blood Pressure, Gone Sis, Luna Rea, Bodily Fluids, Hemlock Diego’s Policy Player’s Dream Book, Such Dire Stuff, Lost Generation, Unicorn, Tintypes, Demons and the Dogstar.

    Here’s a new wolf transformation behind-the-scenes video Netflix uploaded:

    For those of you who aren’t Netflix subscribers, the first season is heading to DVD and Blu-ray.

    Image via Netflix

  • Netflix Is Getting ‘From Dusk Till Dawn’ In The U.S.

    Netflix Is Getting ‘From Dusk Till Dawn’ In The U.S.

    Back in March, Netflix announced that it acquired Robert Rodriguez’s From Dusk Till Dawn series for international streaming, as it debuted on El Rey Network in the U.S.

    Today, the company announced that it will make Season 1 available to streaming customers on August 19th.

    The show is, of course, based on the film Robert Rodriguez made with Quentin Tarantino in the 90s, starring George Clooney and Tarantino himself.

    While this won’t play as a Netflix Original, at least here in the U.S., the company has said that it wants to offer more original horror. In a recent interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Cindy Holland, head of original content, said:

    Although Hemlock covers horror and supernatural to some extent, there are several subgenres within those categories that we haven’t reached into yet and would look to explore if the right project came along.

    The second season of Hemlock Grove debuts on Friday.

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  • Netflix Originals Net 31 Emmy Nominations

    Netflix Originals Net 31 Emmy Nominations

    Last year, Netflix originals combined for fourteen Emmy nominations. This year, the number has more than doubled with thirty-one, including thirteen for House of Cards and twelve for Orange is the New Black.

    The nominations are as follows.

    House of Cards: Outstanding Lead Actress in Drama Series (Robin Wright); Outstanding Lead Actor in A Drama Series (Kevin Spacey); Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series (Kate Mara); Outstanding Guest Actor In a Drama Series (Reg E. Cathey); Outstanding Writing For a Drama Series (Beau Willimon); Outstanding Writing For a Drama series (Carl Franklin); Outstanding Drama Series; Outstanding Casting For a Drama Series; Outstanding Cinematography for a Single-Camera Series; Outstanding Music Composition For A Series (Original Dramatic Score – Jeff Beal); Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing For A Drama Series (Byron Smith); Outstanding Sound Mixing For A Comedy or Drama Series; Outstanding Art Direction for a Contemporary or Fantasy Series (Single-Camera)

    Orange is the New Black: Outstanding Lead Actress In A Comedy Series (Taylor Schilling); Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Comedy Series (Kate Mulgrew); Outstanding Guest Actress In a Comedy Series (Natasha Lyonne, Uzo Aduba, and Laverne Cox); Outstanding Writing For A Comedy Series; Outstanding Directing For a Comedy Series; Outstanding Comedy Series; Outstanding Casting For Comedy Series; Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing For A Comedy Series (William Turro, Michael S. Stern, and Shannon Mary Mitchell)

    Derek: Outstanding Lead Actor In A Comedy Series (Ricky Gervais)

    Brave Miss World: Exceptional Merit in Documentary Filmmaking

    The Square: Outstanding Cinematography For Nonfiction Programming; Outstanding Directing For Nonfiction Programming; Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Special; Outstanding Picture Editing For Nonfication Programming

    So the tally is:

    House of Cards: 13
    Orange: 12
    Derek: 1
    The Square: 4
    Brave Miss World: 1

    Last year, Netflix originals got three awards – all for House of Cards (Director, casting, and cinematography). House of Cards has some pretty stiff competition again this year as shows like Breaking Bad, True Detective, and Game of Thrones are all in the mix.

    Orange is the New Black was not eligible last year, as it was released too late. As expected, the show has added a great deal to Netflix’s presence this year. Hemlock Grove was present for Netflix in last year’s nominations, as was Arrested Development. This year’s Hemlock Grove season doesn’t even debut until Friday, and who knows when we’ll get another season of Arrested.

    You can get a look at this year’s full nominee list here.

    Image via Netflix

  • Chromecast Lets You Mirror Your Android Screen To The TV

    Google announced at Google I/O a couple weeks ago that it would bring Android screen mirroring to the Chromecast later in the summer. Apparently later is now.

    Google announced the launch of the feature today, enabling Android smartphone and tablet users to mirror their screens on their televisions using Google’s $35 Chromecast device. Google says in a blog post:

    Chromecast makes it easy for you to enjoy your favorite entertainment on the biggest screen in the house. Starting today, you can mirror your Android phone and tablet to the TV so you can see your favorite apps, photos or anything else, exactly as you see it on your mobile device—only bigger. To start mirroring, simply select “Cast Screen” from the navigation drawer in the Chromecast app and select your Chromecast device. On Nexus devices, this feature is also available through the quick settings menu.

    “Now, anything on your Android device will appear on the TV,” says Google’s Ambarish Kenghe. “You can share photos stored on your phone with a group of friends, or scope out the scenery for your next family vacation together on the big screen using Google Earth.”

    The feature is rolling out over the course of the next few days. It requires the 1.7 update of the Chromecast app, which will be hitting Google Play, as well as one of the following Android devices: Nexus 4, Nexus 5, Nexus 7 (2013), Nexus 10, Samsung Galaxy S4, Samsung Galaxy, S4 (Google Play Edition), Samsung Galaxy S5, Samsung Galaxy Note 3, Samsung Galaxy Note 10, HTC One M7, HTC One M7 (Google Play Edition), LG G3, LG G2, LG G Pro 2.

    Google does say it will support more devices soon.

    More on casting your Android screen here.

    Images via Google

  • Courtney Love Cast in ‘Sons of Anarchy’

    Courtney Love Cast in ‘Sons of Anarchy’

    Actress Courtney Love is set to appear in the 7th and final season of the FX biker gang drama Sons of Anarchy. Love will first appear in the fourth episode as Ms. Harrison, the pre-school teacher of main character Jax’s (Charlie Hunnam) eldest son Abel.

    This will be the television drama debut for Love, who was nominated for a Golden Globe for her work on 1995’s The People vs. Larry Flynt. The Hole frontwoman’s character takes a special interest in Abel, which will likely cause conflict with Abel’s mother Wendy, played by Drea de Matteo.

    Courtney Love has been in the news of late due to the 20th anniversary of former husband and Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain’s suicide in 1994, as well as for Nirvana’s recent induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Love has been somewhat of a polarizing character for legions of Nirvana fans, with some who believe she may have “Yoko’d” Cobain. A note in which Cobain bashes Love as a charlatan was revealed in April.

    Here is Love’s 2014 single You Know My Name:

    Performance artist Marilyn Manson has also signed on for Sons season 7, and will play a recurring role as a white supremacist. Commenting on his role, Manson said, “‘Sons’ has been such a big part of my life, as well as my father’s. So I was determined to make him proud by being involved in what will probably be remembered as the most amazing piece of television cinema. After all, the very heart of ‘SOA’ is about that relationship. So, now all I need is a motorcycle.”

    In related news, back in March, Love revealed that she had solved the mystery of Malaysian Airlines Flight 370. Using a satellite imagery map called Tomnod, the rocker was able to extrapolate the exact whereabouts of the missing jet, and posted her findings on Facebook:

    “I’m no expert but up close this does look like a plane and an oil slick. Prayers go out to the families #MH370 and its [sic] like a mile away Pulau Perak, where they ‘last’ tracked it 5°39’08.5″N 98°50’38.0″E but what do I know?”

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  • Sarah Palin: The Newest Edition To The View?

    Former Alaska governor Sarah Palin has hinted that she may want to join ABC’s morning talk show The View.

    Last month, Sherri Shepherd and Jenny McCarthy announced that they would not be returning to the show, leaving room for new hosts to take their spot at the round table.

    “I hear everyone recently got canned from The View, maybe a show like that needs a punch of reality and a voice of reason from America’s heartland to knock some humble sense into their scripts,” Palin told The Hollywood Reporter. “You know, someone willing to go rogue.”

    Palin, who is no stranger to television, also suggested that she may like to have her own political talk show. “Maybe,” she said, when asked about the possibility of having a show either on television, radio, or the Internet. “But the politics would have to be interspersed with a whole lot of fun and real life and inspiration showcasing American work ethic, because those topics are all pretty much the antithesis of today’s politics, which I find incorrigibly disastrous!”

    “It’d be so much fun to shake it up taking on issues that make audiences objectively consider all sides, and I’d do it with my own real-life groundedness, candor and commonsense that I’m known for,” Palin added. “Media needs that today, versus the condescension that oozes from TV and radio.”

    Barbara Walters announced that she will be retiring and will not be returning to the show, leaving Whoopi Goldberg the only current host coming back for the new season. Different names have been tossed around as possible hosts including Rosie O’Donnell and Mario Cantone.

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  • Here’s What’s New On Hulu And Hulu Plus

    Here’s What’s New On Hulu And Hulu Plus

    Hulu sent us a list of new and upcoming content for Hulu and Hulu Plus for this week and beyond as it heads into next week with the the premiere of original series East Los High and its Summer TCA presentation. It also has some international shows premiering on from its Latino and Anime partners.

    Here’s the list.

    “El Tiempo Entre Costuras” (“The Time in Between”) – A Spanish miniseries based on the book of the same name. A young seamstress’s life takes an unexpected turn when she finds herself pregnant, alone, and penniless during the Spanish Civil War. (Friday, July 4)

    “Sailor Moon Crystal” –Based on Naoko Takeuchi’s legendary manga series, Sailor Moon Crystal retells the story of Sailor Moon as she searches for her fellow Sailor Guardians and the Legendary Silver Crystal to stop the dark forces of Queen Beryl. (Saturday, July 5)

    “Sword Art Online II” –Based on the light novel by written by Reki Kawahara, the Sword Art Online series continues into its second season. One year after the SAO incident, Kirito is approached by Japan’s Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications Department, Seijiro Kikuoka, with a request to enter other VRMMO called Gun Gale Online (GGO). (Saturday, July 5)

    “Jenni Rivera: La Vida De Una Diva”– A 10-episode miniseries on the life and death of Tejana superstar Jenni Rivera. (Wednesday, July 2)

    Summer Hulu Originals Premieres

    July 9 – “East Los High” Season Two – Hulu’s hit high school drama featuring an all Latino cast returns for a second season as dance and scandal fill the halls of East Los High.

    July 15 – “The Hotwives of Orlando” – “Hotwives” takes us deep into the 97th most glamorous city in the world, Orlando, starring Casey Wilson, Angela Kinsey, Kristen Schaal, Tymberlee Hill, Danielle Schneider and Andrea Savage.

    August 4 – “The Awesomes” Season Two – From the comedic minds of Seth Meyers and Mike Shoemaker (“Late Night With Seth Meyers”) comes the return of “The Awesomes” with many of their funny friends in tow, including returning voices, Kenan Thompson, Bill Hader, Taran Killam, and newcomers, Amy Poehler, Will Forte, Maya Rudolph and Kate McKinnon.

    August 7 – “Quick Draw” Season Two – Sheriff John Henry Hoyle (John Lehr), a Harvard graduate, brings the latest criminology and forensics techniques to the wild West town of Great Bend, Kansas, featuring Lehr, Bob Clendenin (“Cougar Town”), Allison Dunbar (“The Sopranos”) and executive produced by Keith Raskin (“Key & Peele,” “The League”).

    See more recently added titles here.

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  • Netflix Original ‘Hemlock Grove’ Heads To DVD And Blu-ray

    Netflix Original ‘Hemlock Grove’ Heads To DVD And Blu-ray

    As Netflix prepares to debut the second season of its third original series Hemlock Grove, news is out that the first season is making its way to DVD and Blu-ray courtesy of Scream Factory.

    The distributor announced the news on Facebook:

    Post by Scream Factory.

    Today, Netflix posted a recap of the first season for those who have already seen it, and are getting ready to watch the second season without going back to rewatch the first. It’s even narrated by producer Eli Roth. Check it out here.

    Here’s the Season 2 Trailer:

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  • Eli Roth Narrates ‘Hemlock Grove’ Season 1 Recap For Netflix

    Eli Roth Narrates ‘Hemlock Grove’ Season 1 Recap For Netflix

    Netflix just posted a new Season 1 recap for Hemlock Grove, narrated by producer Eli Roth himself. If you were a fan of the first season, but don’t have time to rewatch it before the second season debuts, you might want to check out this refresher. It has been over a year after all.

    Warning: NSFW Gore/Language

    The second season debuts on July 11th. Here’s the trailer:

    Here’s a behind-the-scenes look.

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  • Netflix’s Final Season Of ‘The Killing’ Gets Official Trailer

    Netflix’s Final Season Of ‘The Killing’ Gets Official Trailer

    Netflix first gave us a teaser for the upcoming final installment of The Killing a few months ago, and then released a poster earlier this week. Now, the first real trailer is out.

    Netflix also put up a trailer for seasons 1-3, encouraging members to get caught up before the new season debuts.

    Netflix announced that it was resurrecting the show in November after AMC canceled it. As it offers members the first three seasons, having a legitimate conclusion makes the show more valuable for the company.

    Below are the teaser and poster.

    The new season starts August 1st. Before that, Netflix will put out the second season of Hemlock Grove (a week from Friday).

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