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Ahead of the Netflix Is a Joke comedy festival beginning on Wednesday in Los Angeles, Netflix has announced new stand-up specials from seven comics: Gabriel “Fluffy” Iglesias, Ali Wong, Jo Koy, Bert “The Machine” Kreischer, Deon Cole, Fortune Feimster and Michelle Buteau.

Iglesias has set two new specials, with one taping at Hard Rock Live in Hollywood, Fla. this July and another with details yet to come. These mark his fourth and fifth Netflix specials, following “Stadium Fluffy” (2022) — taped at a sold-out show during the inaugural Netflix Is a Joke that made him the first-ever comedian to perform at Dodger Stadium — as well as “One Show Fits All” (2019) and “I’m Sorry For What I Said When I Was Hungry” (2016). Iglesias also starred in and executive produced the multi-cam comedy series “Mr. Iglesias,” which ran on Netflix for two seasons from 2019 to 2020.

Wong will tape her special during Netflix Is...

The Golden Globes displayed a fair amount of consensus with the Recording Academy when it unveiled its first Golden Globe nominations for Performance in Stand-Up Comedy on Television, giving nominations Monday to such recently Grammy-nominated comedians as Chris Rock, Wanda Sykes, Trevor Noah and Sarah Silverman.

Rock was nominated for Netflix’s Selective Outrage, which was certainly the most discussed special of the year given its kickoff of a livestreaming initiative for the service, as well as Rock’s long anticipated dissection of his altercation with Will Smith at the 94th Academy Awards, when Smith rose from the audience and slapped Rock on stage after a joke made at the expense of his wife Jada Pinkett Smith.

Establishing itself in recent years as the leading purveyor of stand-up specials, Netflix leads this morning’s noms haul in the category with a commanding five nominations out of six, seeing Sykes recognized...

Jane Krakowski had one musical number in Season 1 of Apple TV+’s “Schmigadoon!” and she performed it from behind the wheel of a cramped convertible. It wasn’t much of a stage, but the Emmy nominee and musical theater veteran used every inch of the leather interior to sell her wistful yet seductive song, eventually wedging her high heel into the steering wheel to steady herself for the climatic high note.

The performance is proof that no number is too small for Krakowski. But series creator and Emmy-winning songwriter Cinco Paul wanted to give her more to do in Season 2, which puts the series’ central couple Melissa (Cecily Strong) and Josh (Keegan-Michael Key) on the seedy streets of Schmicago, inspired by 1960s and ’70s musicals like ”Chicago” and “Cabaret.”

It is Krakowski’s favorite musical era, but she was in the dark as to who she’d play in Paul...

Join in the cosmic cantata, and take a trip to Schmicago!

On Schmigadoon! Season 2 Episode 3, Josh gets groovy with the hippies, Melissa meets the residents of Quick Street, and Bobby razzle-dazzles the courtroom.

It's so consistently impressive how much they cram into 30 minutes and still come up with a coherent narrative.

Cinco Paul's cleverness with lyrics comes into play in every song here. He's got internal rhymes up the shoobie-doobie, and the double meaning of "The Worst Brats In Town" -- sausages and children -- is just too good.

On Quick Street, we have Alan Cumming and Kristin Chenoweth as Sweeney and Mrs. Lovett... er, Dooley Blight and Miss Codwell, who is also Miss Hannigan from Annie.

Cumming leans into the melodrama of Dooley Blight, evoking more sympathy than menace. Vocally, both of them are at ease with the weird intricacies of the Sondheimesque score.

These are not the...

“You can never return to Schmigadoon,” rasps Tituss Burgess in a new “Schmigadoon!” Season 2 trailer. “Welcome to Schmicago!” The new “first look” trailer from Apple TV+ then drops viewers into a darker, sexier musical pastiche than the candy-coated first season. Watch the full video above and then read on to dive into the smorgasbord of Broadway references hidden in this exciting sneak peek.

“As the high of Schmigadoon starts to wear off, the realities of life start to set in,” reveals Cecily Strong during a behind-the-scenes interview. It seems that the spark of romance her character Melissa experienced with Josh (Keegan-Michael Key) has begun to dissipate after leaving the world of Golden Age musicals. Josh has the idea to return to Schmigadoon in order to reignite their romance and sense of fun, but the couple is instead transported to a town inspired by musicals from the 1960s and 70s.

Parkland Pictures, Bankside Films and WME handle international sales on four awarded features.

Screen Australia has selected four features to receive production funding in its latest round of awards including a 1930s-set romantic comedy inspired by Australia’s first female commercial pilot.

The titles are Little Bird, directed by Darren Ashton; Samuel Van Grinsven’s thriller Went Up The Hill; Jon Bell’s psychological horror The Moogai; and Marcelle Lunam’s romantic comedy Addition.

The government agency has approved 8.2m (AU12m) to be shared among the features as well as three TV dramas and two children’s projects.

UK-based...

Last week, Gold Derby’s Tom O’Neil pointed out that Michelle Williams has become the top pick among Experts to win the Best Limited Series/TV Movie Actress Emmy for her stunning performance as Gwen Verdon on FX’s “Fosse/Verdon.” At the time, 10 of 19 Experts predicting had Williams at No. 1, but the number has now grown to 12 out of 20. And that figure, along with her overall odds, may keep on rising as more and more people catch up and realize just how much Williams slayed on a show nominally called “Fosse/Verdon,” but slowly morphed into The Verdon/Williams Show.

The “Fosse/Verdon” producers, a team that includes Steven Levenson, Thomas Kail, Joel Fields and Lin-Manuel Miranda, have repeatedly discussed how their desire to give Verdon her due was the spark for the series. A four-time Tony winner and a pioneering dancer, Verdon is a Broadway legend, but her name is rarely uttered these days.

Brace yourselves because the infamous Assassin of Broadway, Michael Riedel, sits down with Rob and Kevin to look back on his career and to celebrate the great legends that fascinated him when he first began in this business. Michael also discusses his incredible book, 'Razzle Dazzle The Battle For Broadway,' which is required reading for anyone who loves the theatre, plus lets loose with gossip from the Great White Way.

Maxwell Drew and Bronx Mowgli are two peas in a pod (er, scoops in a cup).

The cute cousins posed for an outdoor snap this weekend, with Maxi’s mom Jessica Simpson sharing the moment to Instagram on Sunday.

In the photo, Simpson’s older child, 4½, is smiling widely for the camera. Ashlee Simpson Ross‘ son, 8, looks in good spirits, but a little less into the idea of taking a break from his ice cream for his aunt to get the shot.

“Cool Cousins,” Simpson captioned the snap, adding the hashtags “#Bx” and “Maxidrew.”

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According to page six, Michael Riedel's book, Razzle Dazzle, which was released last fall is set to get miniseries.Razzle Dazzle is a provocative, no-holds-barred narrative account of the people and the money and the power that re-invented an iconic quarter of New York City, turning its gritty back alleys and sex-shops into the glitzy, dazzling Great White Way-and bringing a crippled New York from the brink of bankruptcy to its glittering glory. Michael takes readers into what was at the time a seedy symbol of New York's economic decline, Times Square. Two men, Bernard Jacobs and Jerry Schoenfeld, transformed the collapsed theater district by taking over a crumbling theater company that became one of the most successful entertainment empires in the world and revitalized Times Square.

In the early 1980s, despite their previously long-running friendship, Broadway director, producer and choreographer Michael Bennett and fellow jack-of-all-trades on the Great White Way Tommy Tune, entered into what many consider the greatest face-off in Tony Awards history. Michael Riedel, writing for Vanity Fair, examines this rivalry between Dreamgirls and Nine in an adapted excerpt from his book Razzle Dazzle for the magazine's October 2015 issue.

The much-anticipated Manila premiere of Broadway's longest-running American musical, Chicago, razzle-dazzled audiences with its hard-hitting numbers All That Jazz, Cell Block Tango, Razzle Dazzle, which speak of passion, treachery, murder, and glossed-over celebrity, on opening night. Leading the pack of an all-American cast of Broadway veterans is Bianca Marroquin who rocked Solaire Resort and Casino's The Theatre with her multi-faceted portrayal of accused murderess Roxie Hart. The strong ensemble, while writhing, gyrating, and exploding to John Kander's music, provided the backdrop to Fred Ebb and Bob Fosse's dark satirical commentary of the 1920s Prohibition-era Chicago. When the audience rose to a standing ovation at the end of the show, it was palpable that even in these modern days, it is impossible to convict good looking murderesses.

In a festival whose dedication to celluloid is readily apparent, why not declare it directly? And so one of the Vienna International Film Festival's Special Programs this year is a bastion of that most wonderful format, 16mm film. Programmed by Katja Wiederspahn and Haden Guest with an admirably variegated range, the programs were gathered around collective films, war films, sex films, expanded cinema, and more. Key to the section's expanse, which begins in the 1920s and touches every decade between here and there, is also in highlighting new work done in this increasingly outmoded, "out of date," and unprojectionable format. Included amongst these are films every bit as exciting as the history and canon "Revolution in 16mm" touches on: Jodie Mack's Razzle Dazzle (written about here), Richard Touhy's masterpiece of color Ginza Strip, and, most excitingly, a quartet of new films by Nathaniel Dorsky, the film poet who makes...

Jodie Mack's Razzle Dazzle and Blanket Statement #2 will screen this Saturday in New York within Projections, a weekend-long sidebar of the New York Film Festival. Projections occupies the place formerly held by Views from the Avant-Garde following Views programmer Mark McElhatten’s departure. Its inaugural lineup presents around sixty-three films (a combination of features and shorts, almost all of them new works) dispersed among thirteen feature-length programs. One can call the Projections films experimental, avant-garde, form-breaking or simply playful.>> - Aaron Cutler...

Jodie Mack's Razzle Dazzle and Blanket Statement #2 will screen this Saturday in New York within Projections, a weekend-long sidebar of the New York Film Festival. Projections occupies the place formerly held by Views from the Avant-Garde following Views programmer Mark McElhatten’s departure. Its inaugural lineup presents around sixty-three films (a combination of features and shorts, almost all of them new works) dispersed among thirteen feature-length programs. One can call the Projections films experimental, avant-garde, form-breaking or simply playful.>> - Aaron Cutler...

Veteran stage and screen actress Toni Lamond is the recipient of the 2014 Equity Lifetime Achievement Award presented by Foxtel. .Toni is a truly legendary Australian performer whose phenomenal career has spanned vaudeville, musical theatre, television and cabaret," said Actors Equity president Simon Burke.

"She is also a wonderful human being who has given back to her community, to her colleagues and to her industry in every way she can." Toni's career began at age 10 singing on the radio and touring with her parents' variety shows. A TV pioneer, she was a regular on Graham Kennedy's In Melbourne Tonight in the 1960s, ultimately hosting her own Imt, the first woman to do so.

Among her numerous stage roles in Australia have been 42nd Street, The Follies Concert, Pirates Of Penzance, My Fair Lady, Walt Disney's Beauty And The Beast and Oh Coward!

Her screen credits include Razzle Dazzle, Spotswood, Eight is Enough,...

Film Victoria is investing $1.14 million in three features and five TV projects through its new assigned production investment program.

Combined these projects will create employment for around 400 creatives, cast and crew and generate an estimated $11.8 million in production expenditure in the State, according to CEO Jenni Tosi.

.Under our assigned production investment program, which came into effect in July, Film Victoria.s equity, copyright and recoupment position is assigned to the producer, giving screen production businesses access to an increased level of returns and a greater financial capacity to develop new ideas and expand their output,. she said.

.The diversity of projects in this round reflects the significant production activity taking place in Victoria right now . activity that is being driven by our talented local screen practitioners." The projects are: Downriver, Happening Films Jannine Barnes, producer Grant Scicluna, writer/director

The plot follows a teenager, James (Reef Ireland) who serves...

I think everyone has decided to agree that Comic-Con was a little bit disappointing this year, and I am jumping on that bandwagon. Of all the disappointing disappointments, the Marvel Television panel was the disappointingest. Last year the panel was called Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., this year it was titled "Marvel Television Presentation," which meant I was hoping that there would be casting announcements for any of the Defenders, or maybe a sneak peek at some early Daredevil footage. The random people sitting near me in Ballroom 20 shared my high hopes, which were cruelly dashed by Jeph Loeb (Marvel Television President) and his lanyards.

Look, it’s not like Loeb was eating babies on the dais, it’s just that last year’s surprise screening of the Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. pilot set the bar higher than a blooper reel, which is what they showed. Nothing wrong with that, I just wanted some Marvel Razzle Dazzle.

Screen Australia.s guidelines for funding documentaries will remain in place for the rest of this year after the agency decided to extend a review of its funding policy.

The reasons for the postponement have been questioned by the Australian Directors Guild and some documentary filmmakers who want the draft guidelines to be implemented.

"It is concerning," Adg executive director Kingston Anderson told If today. "We have been discussing this for the last six months. We think the draft guidelines are a great step forward. We need to know why the process is being delayed." .

Yarra Bank Films' Dr Trevor Graham said, "The draft documentary guidelines composed by Screen Australia were a welcome attempt to address the decline in the one-off documentary in the Oz landscape that resulted from public broadcasters turning their back on them in favour of factual series.

"Screen Australia.s own research acknowledges this decline. And...

For those who are fans of the seminal 1985 time travel spectacular Back to the Future, but maybe thought it needed more singing and dancing, today’s your lucky day. Bob Gale, the screenwriter who brought all three films of the Future trilogy to the screen, has announced that he, along with Robert Zemeckis, is bringing a Back to the Future Musical to London’s West End Theater. In the announcement, posted on Bttf.com, Gale said that he and Zemeckis have been working on the musical for over a decade, and have created a show that “captures the spirit of the film without being a slavish remake.” You will give us an Enchantment Under the Sea dance break, Gale. You will give it to us now. Directed by Jamie Lloyd with songs by Alan Silvestri (the composer of the film’s original score) and lyrics by Glen Ballard (a frequent Zemeckis collaborator and six-time Grammy winner), the...

Director Baz Luhrmann has been known for making visually pleasing and heavily stylized films, which simply means that he was born to eventually direct the F. Scott Fitzgerald classic The Great Gatsby. And boy does he direct it; filling the film with lush photography and a general grand presentation that turns the timeless classic into an epic on-screen event that absolutely must be viewed in 3D. Unfortunately, The Great Gatsby also suffers from a director going overboard with his visual flare, while not focusing enough time on the film’s numerous detestable characters, played with a varying range by Leonardo DiCaprio, Carey Mulligan and Tobey Maguire.

The film follows a young and aspiring writer by the name of Nick Carraway (Tobey Maguire) as he ventures off into the big city with hopes and dreams of making it. Things don’t really pan out for Nick at first and he puts...

Blu-ray Review

The Great Gatsby

Directed by: Baz Luhrmann

Cast: Tobey Maguire, Leonardo DiCaprio, Carey Mulligan, Joel Edgerton

Running Time: 2 hrs 23 mins

Rating: PG-13

Due Out: August 27, 2013

Own “The Great Gatsby” on Blu-ray Combo Pack and HD Digital Download Now!

Plot: A bondsman (Maguire) becomes witness to a love triangle involving his cousin (Mulligan), her husband (Edgerton), and the wealthy rich man of mystery (DiCaprio) who lives in a mansion next door. Based on the novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald.

Who’S It For? Fans hoping this movie will honor the spirit of the novel should probably not bother; this film adaptation has its own spirit, one highly directed towards viewers who simply want opulence.

Movie:

The actual story of Fitzgerald’s “The Great Gatsby” isn’t all that great. That is a fact of literature; what elevates the novel to its prestige is its vision, its imagination with words.

This week: Leonardo DiCaprio is perfectly cast as the titular character in "The Great Gatsby," director Baz Luhrmann's gaudy adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald's classic novel.

Also new this week is Michael Bay's darkly funny "Pain & Gain" starring Mark Wahlberg and Dwayne Johnson, the family drama "At Any Price" with Dennis Quaid and Zac Efron and the cult monster movie "Q: The Winged Serpent" on Blu-ray.

'The Great Gatsby'

Box Office: $145 million

Rotten Tomatoes: 49% Rotten

Storyline: F. Scott Fitzgerald's Great American Novel gets the flashy Baz Luhrmann treatment in this adaptation starring Tobey Maguire as Nick Carraway, a would-be writer who leaves the Midwest and comes to New York in the spring of 1922, an era of bootleg booze, jazz and loosening morals. Nick lives next door to the sprawling mansion of Jay Gatsby (Leonardo DiCaprio), which is across the bay from Nick's cousin Daisy...

Chicago – God, I want to love “The Great Gatsby,” on Blu-ray and DVD from Warner Bros. tomorrow, August 27, 2013. I adore “Moulin Rouge!” and think Baz Luhrmann’s approach to the F. Scott Fitzgerald classic was a daring one. And, watching the film again at home, in a great 2D/HD transfer instead of a garish 3D one, I found more to respect here. The film’s flaws were amplified in 3D and they’re allowed to blend into what works on Blu-ray. The special features also amplify the work by illustrating the incredible amount of detail and work that went into the production. I still can’t get over some of the mistakes made, like nearly every decision made by Tobey Maguire, but the Blu-ray gets me closer.

Rating: 3.0/5.0

From my theatrical review:

“I wanted to love “The Great Gatsby.” I’m a fan of Baz Luhrmann’s passionate, romantic view of cinema.

When I read The Great Gatsby in AP English back in 1975, I knew it was considered a literary classic but didn’t fall in love with it, despite East Egg’s source material, Great Neck, was nearby. It was a world of the wealthy and decadent that didn’t make sense to me. More recently, though, I reread it for the first time in preparation for my teaching career. With some experience, age, and wisdom, I came to see F. Scott Fitzgerald’s prose in a new light. I certainly got to appreciate that this was a fresh take class, wealth, and The American Dream.

So, when I heard director Baz Luhrmann was going to bring his visual sensibilities to bringing the novel to the silver screen, I thought this could be a wonderful treat, matching the imaginativeness of his Romeo & Juliet and verve from Moulin Rouge. The casting — from...

Its first time ever at Music Circus, the sizzling, sexy Kander and Ebb smash hit Chicago is the final show of the 2013 Music Circus season, with an extended run at the Wells Fargo Pavilion from August 20 - 29. The 1996 revival of this hit musical, one of the cornerstones of the choreographic Broadway legacy of Bob Fosse, won 6 Tony Awards and is still running on Broadway. With a plot centered on murderesses Roxie Hart and Velma Kelly, on death row together fighting for the fame that may keep them from the gallows, the show features a number of popular songs including All That Jazz, Razzle Dazzle and Cell Block Tango. BroadwayWorld has a sneak peek of the production below...

Baz Luhrmann's The Great Gatsby made some unexpected waves at the box office when it hit theaters at the the beginning of the Summer movie season.  If you missed out on the film in theaters (or just want to see it again), Warner Bros. has just released the details on the upcoming blu-ray.  Come inside to see when you can get your hands on it, and what special features will be on the disc!

You can own The Great Gatsby on Blu-ray Combo Pack, DVD and Digital Download August 27, 2013.  The film will come packed with a slew of special features.  Check out all the details in the press release I've posted below:

Experience F. Scott Fitzgerald's masterpiece like never before when "The Great Gatsby" arrives onto Blu-ray 3D Combo Pack, Blu-ray Combo Pack, DVD and Digital Download on August 27 from Warner Bros. Home Entertainment. Directed by Oscar® nominee Baz Luhrmann,...

Blu-ray, Blu-ray 3D & DVD Release Date: Aug. 27, 2013

Price: DVD $22.97, DVD Special Edition $28.98, Blu-ray/DVD Combo $35.99, Blu-ray 3D $44.95

Studio: Warner Home Video

Baz Luhrmann (Strictly Ballroom) brings his distinctive filmmaking style to F. Scott Fitzgerald’s classic novel in the 2013 movie The Great Gatsby.

Luhrmann attracted big stars to his drama film. Leonardo DiCaprio (Inception), plays the lavish Gatsby, with Tobey Maguire (Spider-Man) as his innocent neighbor, Nick Carraway.

The cast also includes Carey Mulligan (An Education), Joel Edgerton (The Odd Life of Timothy Green) and Isla Fisher (Bachelorette).

Rated PG-13, The Great Gatsby grossed a tidy $142.5 million in theaters. While moviegoers liked it, critics didn’t. According to Rotten Tomatoes, critics gave the movie 49% approval, compared to 71% from moviegoers.

The romance film is available for the home in four versions, all with special features, except the single DVD. The two-disc DVD Special Edition, Blu-ray/DVD Combo pack and Blu-ray 3D...

With summer just around the corner, the music industry is poised to start dropping tons of new tracks in hopes of bringing the heat -- but what to listen to on the days you don't feel like sweating it out on the dancefloor? To craft the perfect soundtrack for beating the heat, ETonline has turned to Haley Strode, star of Nickelodeon's newest hit series, Wendell & Vinnie.

"This is a compilation of what I consider to be necessary summertime tunes," Strode tells ETonline, "meant to be listened to in this order."

Tobias Froberg, Somewhere in the City

"There must be a party ... somewhere in the city." These rad lyrics help inspire a carefree summer.

The La's, There She Goes

This songs is nostalgia at its core, summer in middle school, knee socks and all.

James Brown, It's a Man's Man's Man's World

This song reminds me of a summer I lived in NYC; James Brown is a bad...

“Razzle Dazzle ‘em, and they’ll make you a star!”

Academy Award® winner’s Renée Zellweger and Catherine Zeta-Jones will join their “Chicago” cast mates Richard Gere and Queen Latifah to present together on-stage at the Oscars®, show producers Craig Zadan and Neil Meron announced today.

“We are very excited to reunite the stars of ‘Chicago’ to present on the Oscars, on the 10th anniversary of the movie’s win for Best Picture,” said Craig Zadan and Neil Meron.

Zellweger, Zeta-Jones and Queen Latifah received nominations for their performances in the film. Jones and Queen Latifah were nominated for their supporting roles, Jones took home the Oscar that year. Zellweger, who was nominated for her lead performance in the film, has been nominated three times, and won in 2003 for her supporting role in “Cold Mountain.”

Gere, Queen Latifah, Zellweger and Zeta-Jones join a stellar list of previously announced Oscar presenters including Mark Wahlberg,...

The Accused: “Exposé,” an episode from the third season of Lost which focused entirely on the much-despised new characters Nikki and Paulo.

The Crimes: The first half of Lost’s third season incited a now-legendary storm of fan rage. The show had plenty of legitimate problems. Half of the characters were imprisoned, for reasons that were initially nebulous and then just stupid. The mysterious Others were suddenly characters, and they were almost uniformly boring. Mr. Eko got killed by a giant smoke fist. Bai Ling happened. ABC made the curious decision to split the show’s run, with six episodes...

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Tegan and Sara have released a trailer for their upcoming album, Heartthrob.

Last night Out magazine had a party for their Out 100 and there were a few lesbians in attendance. More went to the after-party at the Dalloway.

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Missy Higgins won for Best Female Artist at the Aria Awards in Australia. She attended with bandmate/producer Butterfly Boucher and played a song from their album, The Old Razzle Dazzle.

Photos by Chris McKay

Speaking of Aussies, Ruby Rose has released her first single, "Guilty Pleasure." Unfortunately you can only watch the video if you live in Australia.

June Thomas at Slate wrote about why she doesn't want to get married. I agree with her on most things but on this one we'll just have to agree to disagree!

Veteran Australian producer Al Clark will receive the Aacta Raymond Longford Award in recognition of his three-decade career which has included iconic films such as Chopper and The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert.

Clark, who emigrated from the UK in the 1980s after representing music acts such as the Sex Pistols and Phil Collins, has produced or executive produced 19 feature films. He has also served on the board of the Australian Film Commission (1989-1992) and participated in official juries of several international film festivals, including the San Sebastian and Valladolid Film Festivals.

..With a love of films that always transcends the frustrations of getting them made, I.ve tried to choose distinctive projects, to navigate them soundly, to find gifted people to work with, and to bring out the best in their considerable talents," Clark said after being told of the award. "I.m grateful to Aacta for...

Has an Australian filmmaker finally cracked the rarely attempted romantic comedy genre? Colin Delaney visits the set of Not Suitable for Children to find out if Oscar nominated, first time feature director Peter Templeman’s flick about testicular cancer has the balls to make it big at the box office.

A mismatched collection of twenty somethings loiter in front of a large old house in Eveleigh, south of Sydney’s Cbd. Goths, surfers, hipsters and stoners make up the group. Inside it’s shoulder-to-shoulder with revellers filling hallways and stairwells. The event is not just thrown together either – flashing lights and disco balls suggest the members of this household take their parties seriously. And the amount of drugs and alcohol circulating certainly deem the environment unsuitable for children.

Encore is on the set of Oscar-nominated Peter Templeman’s feature film debut Not Suitable For Children, starring Ryan Kwanten (True Blood,...

Razzle dazzle! Pint-size fashionistas including Honor Warren (Jan. 2011 and Oct. 17) and Sadie Sandler (Oct. 29) are adding a little pizzazz to their outfits with shiny or metallic leggings.

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Razzle dazzle! It looks like Tori Spelling‘s tots are ready to party Yo Gabba Gabba style.

On Wednesday, the actress shared an adorable shot of her kids — Liam, 4½, Stella, 3½, and Hattie, 3 months — decked out in knit hats that are sure to make DJ Lance Rock proud.

“Is that Liam, Hattie, and Stella or Plex, Tuttie, and Foofa from @yogabbagabba,” Spelling Tweeted.

Lucky for you (and your mini Gabba fan!), the beanies ($28) are a part of Neff‘s Yo Gabba Gabba collection, which also feature fun styles of pals Muno and Brobee, too.

We bet fellow celeb...

Reagle Music Theatre of Greater Boston will melt away 2012s winter chill with a dazzling three-show concert series featuring Broadways Rachel York and Brent Barrett and the legendary star of stage and screen, Mitzi Gaynor. York and Barrett, critically acclaimed co-stars in the Tony Award-winning revival of Kiss Me, Kate filmed for PBS, reunite for an exclusive Reagle Music Theatre concert Isnt It Romantic on February 19. Gaynor, the legendary Hollywood, television and Las Vegas sensation perhaps best known for her unforgettable portrayal as Nellie Forbush in the movie musical South Pacific, sparkles in Razzle Dazzle My Life Behind the Sequins on April 15. Reagles annual celebration of all things Emerald, A Little Bit of Ireland, also returns for its 14th edition March 16-18 for four performances.

Ryan Kwanten (True Blood, Griff the Invisible, Red Hill) will star in the feature film debut by Academy Award nominee Peter Templeman, due to commence shooting in Sydney in August.

Templeman’s short films have won over 30 major film festival awards. His 2007 short The Saviour (2007) garnered him an Oscar nomination.

Kwanten will star as Jonah, a young guy who discovers he has only a month before he becomes infertile, and must find someone to have his baby before it’s too late.

Joining Kwanten is Sarah Snook (Spirited, Blood Brothers), Ryan Corr (Packed to the Rafters, Underbelly: The Golden Mile) and Bojana Novakovic (Burning Man, Edge of Darkness).

Templeman in a statement said, “After four years of development it’s a huge thrill to be rolling cameras with such a fantastic cast and crew” said director Peter Templeman. “Although this film will not be suitable for kids, we do have...

The big topic of conversation around the AfterElton employee break room this week — other than snicks stinking up the microwave with his damn tuna melts — was: "What is your favorite guilty pleasure movie?"

Some of the responses we heard were surprising, giving a disturbing glimpse into the twisted dark souls of some of our writers. Meanwhile, some responses (like, you know, mine) just stand as excellent movie recommendations. We thought we'd round up all the various answers in this new feature we're trying out called "AfterElton Trending Topics."

But we don't want to just hear from the Ae writers. As you might have noticed, most of them are blowhards. In the comments, we'd love to hear from our readers too. What is the biggest guilty pleasure in your DVD collection?

From the staff...

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Ok, so this is going to date me fairly precisely, but if I'm flipping through...

Chris Donnelly and Wesley Clack danced their way to victory on Got To Dance last night.

The street dance duo wowed the judges – Kimberley Wyatt, Ashley Banjo and Adam Garcia – and the public and scooped the show’s £250,000 prize, seeing off competition from fellow finalists Alleviate, Dance Dynamix, Lauren, Razzle Dazzle, Trinity Warriors, Turbo and Two’s Company.

They performed two mash-up routines to Billie Jean by Michael Jackson, Like I Love You by Justin Timberlake, Ante Up by Busta Rhymes and Mysterious Girl by Peter Andre on the Sky 1 extravaganza and after their routines, former Britain’s Got Talent winner Ashley enthused:

“I knew you guys were special from the moment I saw you. Your dancing and personality is amazing.

“I am always going to be a massive fan, you are the most unique act we have ever seen on Got To Dance.”

Chris said: “Words cannot describe how...

Chris and Wes have been named the winners of this series of Got To Dance. The duo triumphed over runners-up Razzle Dazzle and Alleviate in the public vote to be crowned champions. The pair were awarded with a £250,000 prize after impressing the judges with their mixture of hip-hop and street dance styles. Judge Ashley Banjo told them: "I knew you guys (more)...

Trinity Warriors and Razzle Dazzle became the final two acts voted into the Got To Dance final last night. The b-boying Derby-based dance troupe and young hip-hop collective will join Chris & Wes, Alleviate, Lauren, Two's Company, Turbo and Dance Dynamix in next week's showdown, where the winner will take home a £250,000 grand prize. Speaking afterwards, judge Adam Garcia said: "That was an intense show. I have to congratulate the two winners. Trinity (more)...

Formed three years ago, Razzle Dazzle are a group of 11 girls and 1 boy aged between 7 -12 years old from West and North Belfast performing a street dance routine. Speaking on tonight’s Got To Dance, Group founder Bronagh explained to Davina McCall

“Razzle Dazzle are based around West and North Belfast and at certain parts of the year there is a lot of trouble that goes on to do with politics. Some of the kids live in the thick of it – at end of their street. When you see young talented kids getting into trouble it makes you feel sick to the stomach but when you’ve got some of them in class with you it is a delight – to think you could possibly be saving lives as it is so dangerous out there. “

The group agree that the Judge they most want to impress is Kimberly but with a...

I don't know why the writers decided to call their show Regretfully We Give You Cougar Town because it's more like a present to open every Wednesday night.

On tonight's episode, "When The Time Comes", Jules prepares to have Thanksgiving at her place. Trav and his roommate come home for the occasion. Did anyone really think Trav wouldn't be there? That would have been an interesting turn of events that the writers could have taken.

In any case, these two new lovebirds have to spend the holiday apart. And like most sickeningly cute couples, they Skype with each other. But not just any old Skyping...dance Skyping! This not only was pure brilliance, but  is something I will try out the next time me and my boo are apart. Yes, I said boo.

Jules and Grayson head out grocery shopping and bump into his ex wife. Of course Jules would...

Legendary producer Al Clark has joined the panel of next Tuesday’s Encore Question Time in Sydney.

The Red Hill producer will replace director Patrick Hughes, who had to jet off to Los Angeles to shoot a commercial.

Clark began his career as a writer for Time Out magazine in London, before joining Virgin, where he founded and edited The Film Yearbook and served as head of production for the film division – with credits including Nineteen Eighty-Four, Aria, Gothic and Absolute Beginners.

He then moved to Sydney, where he has produced the iconic The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert, as well as Heaven’s Burning, Siam Sunset, The Hard Word, The Book of Revelation, Blessed and Red Hill – Patrick Hughes’ modern western which opens today.

Clark has also been executive producer of films such as Chopper, Thunderstruck and Razzle Dazzle, and was a member of the board of the Australian Film Commission.

In honor of the opening of the film Burlesque, starring Cher, Christina Aguilera and Stanley Tucci, the Movie Geeks are presenting what we feel are the best motion picture musicals.

Honorable Mention: Mary Poppins

“Practically Perfect in Every Way”, this is how the incomparably magical nanny Mary Poppins describes herself with nary a boastful smirk on a revealing tape measure in the still-charming 1964 Disney classic musical set in post-Victorian London circa 1910. Mary Poppins is the first movie I can remember seeing in a theater as a child I still feel genuine warmth about this movie as an adult. Such was the impact of Julie Andrews in her big screen debut, as she epitomizes the title character with equal quantities of starch and sugar. There are so many delightful scenes in Mary Poppins that it’s hard to choose which to highlight, though one of the best ones has to be...

"Razzle them. Dazzle them. Razzle dazzle them!" This is the mantra of Michael Shannon's central character in a mad, loosely based on a true crime story movie directed by so-called "rogue filmmaker" (I prefer the term "awesome filmmaker") Werner Herzog and produced by David Lynch. What he means by it, in the story, is ambiguous, but obviously a central point to his being, judging from the fact that the first time we meet him, the first words he says are exactly that, while holding a coffee mug that says it too.

This is how Herzog approached yet another crazy killer profile. He's not so interested in the motive, nor is he particular about the details of the case. He's simply interested in the poetry of the murderer and his murderous actions. To follow the coffee mug's urging, with us being said "them."

The busily titled My Son, My Son,...

Strictly Come Dancing duo Erin Boag and Anton Du Beke have confirmed plans for a new UK tour in 2011. Boag and Du Beke's 'Puttin' On The Ritz' follows on from two sell-out shows in recent years and will feature guest dancers and a live orchestra. The pair, who have been on Strictly since the first series, will perform to classic hits such as 'On the Town', 'Lieber Tango', 'That Old Black Magic', 'Wunderbar', 'Razzle Dazzle', 'Somewhere In Time', 'Tenderly' and 'All I Need Is A Girl'. Speaking about the latest jaunt, Du Beke said: "Nothing beats performing to a live audience. Erin and I can't wait to be on the road again with our new production." The tour dates in full are: January 20-21 (more)...

Jessica Simpson is certainly a supportive sister. But she must be a big fan of Broadway's "Razzle Dazzle" as well: Simpson has stepped out to see sister Ashlee in Chicago no less than five times in a month! Jessica first attended the show on Nov. 30, which was Ashlee's Broadway debut, at the Ambassador Theatre in New York City. "Roxie was all Heart!" Jessica tweeted of her sister's performance as Roxie Hart. "Watching her up on that grandiose stage made me the proudest sister in the world. I love ya honey, I love ya!. Grrrrrrr" The next night, Dec. 1, Jessica was back again,...

In lieu of a traditional review of Rob Marshall's Nine, which opens Friday in limited release and then expands a week later for the Christmas box office rush, I've opted for random thoughts, nine of them, strung together. This is a survival tactic. I've spent so long obsessing on the movie prior to its release (prior to even its casting given my enthusiasm for the mid-Aughts Broadway revival) that a review proper couldn't contain me. It would kill me. I got no choreography, I'll just have to spit out my words however they come out. Picture them flying from the blog like sand from Fergie's fingers

Beeeeeeeeee Italian. Beee Italian....

Story. The plot of Nine, as you may know, is about a film director Guido Contini (Daniel Day-Lewis) suffering an artistic crisis: His production team is ready to shoot, his costume designer (Judi Dench) is ready to stitch, his...