Monday, January 9, 2012

'Hunger Games' Tickets On Sale Feb. 22

Hopefully the odds will be in your favor on Feb. 22. That's the date tickets for 'The Hunger Games' go on sale -- and likely sell out -- in advance of the film's debut on March 23. This announcement comes 74 days ahead of release, in honor of the 74th annual Hunger Games, which are detailed in the film and YA best-seller. Fans can click here to sign up for text updates and further information on the advanced sales. You can also check out Moviefone's "Hunger Games" page for more information. Starring Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth, Elizabeth Banks, Woody Harrelson, Donald Sutherland and Stanley Tucci, "The Hunger Games" is in theaters on March 23. Tweet with the hashtag #hungergames74 to let everyone know whether you'll be attending the pre-sale ticket event. Follow Moviefone on Twitter Like Moviefone on Facebook

Friday, January 6, 2012

Each Day Within The Existence of Bravo's Andy Cohen

Andy Cohen It's after 9pm in the Bravo Clubhouse, the downtown Manhattan studio where Andy Cohen tapes his talk show, Watch What Goes On: Live. The 43-year-old - who pulls dual purpose as professional v . p . of talent and development for that network - continues to be going nonstop since 7:30am. He's done his soon-to-be-finished first book. He's blogged from the cab. Attended an off-site development meeting. Shot video replies to viewer mail - for example one complaint he "hates God." (Cohen: "I do not hate Him! I would not slam God!") Made script changes for your evening's WWHL, given notes on the rough cut of the new reality series in regards to a "soulmate finder" and fielded a phone call from Phaedra Parks, a cast person in The Actual Average women of Atlanta, one of the numerous programs he's shepherded into pop-culture infamy. But perhaps, the key to Cohen's day - as he turns the wattage in place to host 30 dizzyingly Bravo-centric minutes recently-evening TV - has yet to start. How's he feeling? "I am fine. I am good!" he demands, going for a sip of tea. Moments later, a monster yawn escapes. He will not be resting in the near future. Beginning The month of january 8, Cohen's two-and-a-half-year-old show is certainly going from 2 to 5 nights per week. It is the culmination of probably the most improbable trajectories in show business: an professional shifting for an on-air role. "This really is initially things i desired to do 22 years back, which guy I had been interning for at CBS was like, 'You possess a wandering eye. I do not think you are gonna access it TV,'" recalls Cohen. Rather, he rose in the ranks behind the curtain at CBS, Trio after which Bravo, just like it had been morphing from meh to some place to go for reality series like Top Chef and Project Runway. "Andy did not hide that on-camera work was something he was thinking about,Inch states Bravo leader Frances Berwick. After stints hosting a web-based-only show and also the Average women reunion special offers, Cohen was drawn on for WWHL. "It opened like a test series for 12 episodes," he states. "When the rankings have been bad, we would not be getting this conversation." The very first evening came 334,000 audiences by Season 5, the time was as much as 1.36 million. Growing the regularity now "felt just like a natural extension," states Berwick. Anticipation for which happens next are modest. "We have didn't have a five-nights-a-week show before," states Cohen. "They are habit-based, also it takes people a very long time to construct a habit." The schedule is not the only real factor altering. Cohen's duties at Bravo are shifting to ensure that he'll concentrate on new shows as opposed to the entire roster. And WWHL - which until recently has mainly featured "Bravolebrities" and also the stars who love (or like to mock) them - is broadening its scope. "We are gonna have celebrities and music people, and they are likely to be speaking about anything," states Cohen. Does he aspire to attract new audiences, even individuals who're uninitiated? "I really hope so," he states. "I believe [previously] you could've been averted in the gate should you did not watch the Average women.'" What's going to stay the same: interaction with audiences in lots of forms, from polls to Tweets to in-studio calls. "There's an immediacy that encourages individuals to watch live instead of three, 5 days later," states Berwick. "People wish to spend some time with Andy." Nicole Kidman, a buddy and frequent guest, credits the attract Cohen's knack for taking the zeitgeist. "He always appears to possess his finger around the pulse," states Parker. "Everyone responds to Andy - it's this excellent chemical reaction." Besides, while he's technically going mind-to-mind using the other late-evening men, this surreal landscape - where cocktails are offered, odd combinations of visitors are thought optimal and homespun tchotchkes abound - may as well be considered a world from Leno and Co. "What's wonderful is he does indeed different things in the other [talk-show hosts], therefore it is an alternate instead of straight competition," Berwick states. Meanwhile, back in the Bravo Clubhouse, 11pm gets to last. Cohen's become his second wind, and that he fires questions at Vanessa Williams and Us dot-Marie Johnson (Glee's Coach Beiste). When it is over, the motley crew - with a drag full along with a "slutty elf" who made an appearance in a little - files in a daze. Williams murmurs, "Which was just a little bizarre." Cohen, for his part, is showing equal parts gratification and fatigue. Can be whether he is able to sustain this pace, and more. Observes Parker, "He's been waiting an eternity with this moment. Who'd complain about being tired, you realize?Inch Sign up for TV Guide Magazine now!