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In time for the release of the movie ‘Divorce Bait‘ we have interviewed Justin Berti. Read about his role in the comedy movie and the wise advice on stretching:

I would like to start off, if you don’t mind, and having read your bio, by asking you about something that is not related to movies – we will get to that part for sure – I am curious, who gave you the nickname ‘The Yoganator’?

I gave myself that nickname. I was hired as a yoga instructor at a dance studio in Tokyo, Japan. For the studio opening, each teacher needed to do a performance to show off their classes. I came out fully dressed in a white jacket and white jeans with two yoga mats attached to my back, Bono-like sunglasses, and resistance bands in my hands, and I moved like a robot to the theme song of the movie The Terminator.

They can be goofy. They can be cool. They can be stern. They can be wise. In the 60 years since programs like “Father Knows Best” and “Leave It to Beaver” dominated the airwaves, television dads have changed some, but continue to bring us some of television’s funniest and most poignant moments.

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Over the years, dads like Ward Cleaver (“Leave it to Beaver”), Mike Brady (“The Brady Bunch”) and Howard Cunningham (“Happy Days”) have dispensed sound advice and doled out stern but gentle discipline when needed. New dads such as Ricky Ricardo (“I Love Lucy”) and Jack Pearson (“This Is Us”) have shown the joy and wonderment of being a new parent, and the various dilemmas all parents face when raising young children. Andy Taylor (“The Andy Griffith Show”), Steve Douglas (“My Three Sons”) and Danny Tanner (“Full House...

Fans of CBS comedy “Mom” follow Anna Faris’ character, single mother Christy, while she struggles with alcohol, drug, and gambling addictions. In real life, Faris’ fans are following the popular actress as she faces a personal challenge: Her breakup with husband Chris Pratt.

Blurring fact and fiction is nothing new in Hollywood. Actors frequently play versions of themselves – in television, that goes all the way back to Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz, who re-created their couple dynamic as Lucy and Ricky Ricardo on “I Love Lucy,” and the Nelson family, who played some version of themselves on “The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet.”

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Of course, that was before social media further eroded the barrier between stars and fans. Tabloids and celebrity weeklies aside, personal lives could still be managed out of public eye. Today, social media is an...

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Amazon Studios will produce a movie about Lucille Ball of I Love Lucy fame with Cate Blanchett and Aaron Sorkin attached.

Amazon Studios is really starting to leave its mark on moviemaking in 2017. Just this year, they produced The Lost City Of Z and The Big Sick - and they’re already looking toward the future. Generally speaking, casting a screen legend like Cate Blanchett as another one named Lucille Ball seems like a smart bet.

Deadline broke the news that Amazon Studios has acquired the film rights to Lucy And Desi, a long simmering film production that has Blanchett attached to play Ball, the star of I Love Lucy. The project has long been of interest, not least of all because in addition to its Oscar winning star, it also has a screenplay by another Oscar winner, Aaron Sorkin of The Social Network, Moneyball, and Steve Jobs fame.

Watch two colorized episodes of the classic I Love Lucy TV series in a one-hour special on CBS Friday, May 20, at 8pm Et/Pt. The October 1955 episodes “Lucy Visits Grauman’s” and “Lucy and John Wayne” are a two-part story about Lucy (Lucille Ball) taking screen legend John Wayne’s cement footprints as a souvenir from Grauman’s Chinese Theatre in Hollywood. The two episodes are presented as one continuous story for this special. Desi Arnaz also stars as Ricky Ricardo, and Vivian Vance and William Frawley play the Ricardos’ best friends, Fred and Ethel Mertz. The episodes also feature a guest … Continue reading →

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Hey, Lucy lovers, CBS has bumped up its colorized I Love Lucy TV show special by two nights. The I Love Lucy special will now air Friday, May 20 at 8:00pm Et/Pt. Originally, it was slated for Sunday night of that weekend.

I Love Lucy stars Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz as Lucy and Ricky Ricardo. Vivian Vance and William Frawley co-star as Fred and Ethel Mertz. In the special, two consecutive episodes guest starring John Wayne as a fictional version of himself, have been edited together to tell one complete story. Previously they have only aired separately.

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I love Lucy. You love Lucy. CBS loves I Love Lucy. The Tiffany Network is airing two classic I Love Lucy TV series episodes, Sunday, May 22, 2016 at 8:00pm Et/Pt. "Lucy Visits Grauman's" and "Lucy and John Wayne," have been colorized with what CBS calls, "...a vintage look, reminiscent of the 1950s period in which they were filmed." Watch a black and white clip of "Lucy and John Wayne," below.

I Love Lucy stars Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz as Lucy and Ricky Ricardo. Vivian Vance and William Frawley co-star as Fred and Ethel Mertz. Joseph A. Mayer and Michael Mayer play Little Ricky Ricardo. In the second episode, Ralph Volkie plays George -- John Wayne's masseur. Although previously they have only aired separately, the two episodes are the first and second halves of one complete story.

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Who are the funniest, wackiest, cleverest, wittiest comic actors in the history of film and television? Take a look at our list and see who we came up with.

The top 25 laugh-getters…

#25…George Carlin: Probably the best stand-up comedian of all-time. He brilliantly satirized American culture, mixing his liberal social commentary with an often unapologetically coarse and dirty style of language. His penchant for obscenities was most evident in his trademark routine “Seven words you can never say on television”. No one was better at mocking the excesses of American culture than Carlin.

#24…Robin Williams: He had a manic energy and great improvisational skills. His hyper, free-form style inspired many comedians to follow, such as Jim Carrey. He shot to fame in the TV series Mork & Mindy, before breaking away to very successful movie career, appearing in films like Good Morning Vietnam, The World According to Garp, Mrs. Doubtfire and Popeye.

Fez and Jackie together again? Yes please!

Among his many roles, Wilmer Valderrama has his eyes set on one in particular ... but it requires a special partner.

"I want to play Desi Arnaz," Valderrama, 35, said recently at the Television Critics' Association press tour. "I am having conversations with a number of people to hopefully make that real."

The iconic Desi Arnaz, best remembered as Ricky Ricardo from I Love Lucy, needs a leading lady next to him. Which brings us to the most important question: Who would play his Lucy?

"I gotta tell you, there are very few actresses, and not,...

If an election was held today (or probably any other year), Joss Whedon would be elected president (or perhaps Vice President, behind Jennifer Lawrence) of Comic-Con. The outspoken writer/director/producer took a shot at presidential candidate Donald Trump while moderating a panel for Comedy Central’s “Another Period” yesterday (July 9) at the convention. Whedon was on-hand discussing the show, which is a mix of “Keeping up with the Kardashians” and “Downton Abbey.” It stars Natasha Leggero and Riki Lindhome as the Bellacourt sisters. Whedon says that the show ”makes us laugh but it makes us think and it reminds us of the universal truth: that rich white people are f—ing insane. It's obviously a fantasy and something we can all laugh at, because those days are all over — and then Donald Trump says something. I suspect he may be a Bellacourt." But Whedon’s barbs didn’t stop there.

Anyone know what Paula Deen has been up to lately? I mean besides her ongoing mission to perfect the world's first all-butter steak hoagie. Let's check in on her Twitter feed and see what she's doing.   Oh no? Oh yeah. That's Paula Deen as Lucille Ball. But who's that next to her? Why, that's her son Bobby. As Dezi Arnaz aka Ricky Ricardo. In brown face. This is exactly the kind of thing someone who recently had to apologize for racially insensitive comments should post. Exactly. Nailed it. I mean, does she really have some "esplaining" to do? Because that would imply this behavior is a surprise. The tweet was taken down shortly after the internet started loudly hissing...

Two years ago she almost lost everything over a 20-year-old deposition in which she used the “n” word and now Paula Deen is back in the hot seat again.

The 68-year-old celebrity chef posted a photo via Twitter of herself dressed as Lucille Ball on Tuesday (July 7), and unfortunately that same snapshot included Paula’s son Bobby Deen wearing brown face paint and posing as Desi Arnaz’s character Ricky Ricardo.

Of course, it took only minutes for critics to begin weighing in, posting messages like, “Paula, *you* have a lot of esplainin’ to do,” “Is that Hispanic version of blackface? Lord… she’ll never learn… f*ckin batsh*t,” and, “you do realize that brown face is not ok either right?” Ms. Deen has since removed the photo.

Paula Deen's hitting the delete button on her social media manager for re-posting an old photo of her son Bobby in "brown face" ... which naturally reminded everyone of Paula's racist scandal.  The photo -- from a 2011 Halloween episode of Paula's old TV show -- showed her as Lucille Ball, and Bobby as Ricky Ricardo ... complete with way too much dark makeup. A rep for Deen tried to explain the faux pas, saying, "Paula immediately...

Paula Deen is back in hot water after her latest tweet. Early Tuesday morning, the former Food Network star posted (and subsequently deleted) and 2011 image showing her dressed up as Lucille Ball's character from I Love Lucy alongside her son, Bobby Deen, who is in costume as Desi Arnaz's role of Ricky Ricardo. And while Paula is wearing a red wig to emulate Lucy's signature flaming hair, her son is shown with brown face paint to depict the Cuban-American actor. Shortly after posting the image, many commented on Paula's page that the tweet was insensitive and racist, at best. Her rep explained this morning's tweet to E! News, saying, "Paula Deen's Social Media Manager...

Paula Deen caused a firestorm on Tuesday with photo that has many saying is an example of brownface.

Screengrab of Paula Deen’s deleted Tweet from July 7, 2015 (Twitter)

In a Tweet that has since been deleted, Paula and son Bobby Deen are seen in a photo dressed as "I Love Lucy's" Lucy and Ricky Ricardo. Bobby's face is covered in brown makeup, which caused a strong backlash from people on social media.

The celebrity chef captioned the shot, "Lucyyyyyyy! You got a lot of esplainin' to do!" adding the hashtag "#TransformationTuesday."

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Updated 4:45 p.m. Pt Paula Deen cooked herself up another scandal. The disgraced former Food Network show host posted a photo on Twitter on Tuesday that included herself dressed up as Lucille Ball in the 1950s sitcom “I Love Lucy” and her son Bobby in brownface makeup as Ricky Ricardo. The caption mocked Ricky’s Cuban accent, reading: “Lucyyyyyyy! You got a lot of esplainin’ to do!” Also Read: Jimmy Kimmel Proves That Paula Deen Really Loves Black People (Video) It wasn’t long before Deen deleted the post, but not before Twitter users took notice, responding with “You ain’t learned sh-t,...

This Sunday's "I Love Lucy Superstar Special" on CBS may just be an elaborate repackaging of two 60-year-old black-and-white sitcom episodes, now meticulously colorized and shown back-to-back without a pause. But anything Lucy-related remains a gold mine for CBS, even six decades later, and the May 17 special will probably not be an exception.

The two "I Love Lucy" episodes show a couple of Lucy Ricardo's (Lucille Ball) typically frustrating brushes with fame. In "L.A. at Last!", Lucy's bandleader husband Ricky (Desi Arnaz) is cast in a movie, which means a Hollywood road trip for the Ricardos and their friends Ethel and Fred Mertz (Vivian Vance and William Frawley). Lucy and Ricky each make the acquaintance of movie icon William Holden, playing himself, and gamely taking a pie in the face. (The colorized version CBS is airing contains footage not seen on TV since the episode first aired 60 years ago.

The superheroes started the Summer with a bang (and a pow and lotsa’ crashes) last Friday, so it’s now time for what is turning out to be another warm weather cinema staple: the female-driven, often raunchy comedy, which can probably be traced back to the surprise smash of 2011, Bridesmaids. Its breakout star, Melissa McCarthy, then became the unofficial queen of Summer R-rated gagfests with The Heat and Tammy. So, is this the 2015 model Mm comedy? Nope, we’ve got a few weeks to go before she reteams with director Paul Feig for Spy (also to premiere shortly is the feature film debut of cable TV firebrand Amy Schumer). This is an attempted funny flick that riffs on one of her previous hits. It’s an action-cop-buddy-comedy which pairs an Oscar-winning actress (like Sandra Bullock in The Heat) with funny lady mostly known for her broadcast TV work (Melissa still...

Dear Hayden, Let me start this letter by saying congratulations on the birth of your daughter! I’m sure you and your giant will be wonderful parents. Also, from a strictly scientific perspective, I can’t wait to see how tall your little blessing will grow up to be. But if it’s not too much to ask: Can you hold off on extending your family for a few more years? Two babies at once is just chaos! Twice the diapers! Twice the drool! And, oy, the lack of sleep! Girl, do not do that to yourself!Also, and obviously this is strictly secondary (I wasn’t even going to mention it), but I really, really need Juliette to be kicking ass and taking names again, not lying in bed in her jammies, hidden under the world’s largest comforter, causing Avery to roll his eyes Ricky Ricardo–style (Ay,...

Major League Baseball's about to be just like kick-ass cigars and Ricky Ricardo -- as in super Cuban ... at least that's what former pitcher John Rocker is predicting.The ex-closer tells TMZ Sports ... the new warm and friendly relations between the U.S. and Cuba will open up the majors to throngs of badass ball players from the island.As Rocker puts it ... it's just a matter of time until baseball is full of Yasiel Puigs -- which,...

Dancing with the Stars celebrated its Dynamic Duos night on Monday with the seven remaining couples fighting to move forward.

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Lea Thompson and Artem Chigvintsev took on the personas of Bonnie and Clyde in a jazz routine. Despite the promise of the concept and Lea’s dancing chops, the routine somehow fell flat. Len Goodman didn’t think Lea took enough risks on the dance floor, while Julianne Hough took issue with Chigvintsev’s “dated” choreography. Overall, it was a capable but disappointing performance. Scores: 8+8+8+8=32

Michael Waltrip, who has defied the odds by remaining on the show into week 8, danced a foxtrot with Emma Slater. As the Tarzan to Emma’s Jane, Michael once again struggled to hit all of the moves in the choreography. The judges attempted to go easy on the Nascar driver during their remarks, but their true feelings about the performance came out in their scores.

Tonight on DWTS, we’ll be treated to powerful parings when Dancing With The Stars Dynamic Duo night prances into the ballroom. The cute-o duos have been announces and I am really excited to see how they present the twosomes. The “Dynamic Duos” featured will be: Alfonso Ribeiro & Witney Carson as Batman & Robin Bethany Mota & Derek Hough as Lucy & Ricky Ricardo Janel Parrish & Val Chmerkovskiy as Romeo & Juliet Lea Thompson & Artem Chigvintsev as Bonnie & Clyde Michael Waltrip & Emma Slater as Jane & Tarzan Sadie Robertson & Mark Ballas as Adam & Eve … Continue reading →

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Over the course of 25 seasons, Hank Azaria has voiced approximately 8,000 different characters on The Simpsons. (We could be off by a few.) You know him as Moe, or Chief Wiggum, or Apu, or Dr. Frink, or the Sea Captain, or Superintendent Chalmers, or, according to the Simpsons Wiki, “Hey Hey Guy.” Azaria probably doesn’t remember voicing that long-forgotten party animal, but otherwise, the Queens-born actor, who’s been a welcome addition to Showtime’s Ray Donovan this season, has a near-encyclopedic memory of his many characters. We recently had the chance to speak to him about five of them.Dr. Nick RivieraAzaria: Dr. Nick was this quack doctor that appeared in a very early script, and he definitely had this thick Latin accent, so my mind just went to, it would be really funny to have him sound like Ricky Ricardo. He’s basically a bad Ricky Ricardo, Desi Arnaz impression.

The season finale of Fox’s Gang Related (airing Aug. 14 at 9 p.m. Et) is going to be a dramatic one, as Ryan Lopez (Ramon Rodriguez) and Sam Chapel (Terry O’Quinn) seek vengeance for the murder of Jessica (Shantel VanSanten), Ryan’s girlfriend and Sam’s daughter. But Rodriguez’s mood was considerably lighter when he stopped by EW to reveal his first celebrity crush, what he used to act out as a child, his junior high jams, and his prized pop culture possession.

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We're continuing this periodic summer project where we revisit classic sitcom episode. This week we're going waaaay back to the 1950s for one of the most famous television half hours of them all: "Job Switching," from "I Love Lucy" season 2, coming up just as soon as I show you the creases on these silk stockings... "Job Switching," which first aired in 1952, is by far going to be the oldest episode we do in this series (unless "The Honeymooners" magically starts streaming before the summer is out), and I'm going to be very curious for your reactions to it. Ken Levine occasionally will do posts where he asks his readers what they think of vintage sitcom episodes, and the reaction tends to be mixed, and leaning more towards negative among people who didn't grow up in one of the previous peak periods for multi-cam comedy. In terms of sitcoms that have...

With a potential comeback on the cards for Jim Carrey, Rob looks through the hidden gems of his career.

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Alrighty then. To get straight to the point – Jim Carrey’s career hasn’t been up to much lately has it? Certainly as leading man, at least. His last big-hitter was 2009’s A Christmas Carol, while his most recent leading role was 2011’s Mr Popper’s Penguins.

His latest performance outside of cameos was an interesting part in Kick Ass 2 though, a promising turn which left many audience-members wanting more from his character. With the trailer dropping recently for Dumb And Dumber To as well, the hints of a comeback for the iconic performer have continued to grow.

There’s been more positivity towards Dumb And Dumber To in comments than we might have expected (although this welcoming response was far from unanimous), which is undeniably a positive sign for the fledgling star.

Some may say that television hasn’t been too good to senior citizens in terms of their stereotypical depictions. Regardless of the unflattering portrayals there had been some memorable oldsters (in this case over 60) that have given us equal shares of both laughs and cries. In “For Mature Audiences Only”, let’s take a look at some of the more mature characterizations that had an impact on our daily doses of entertainment on the glorious boob tube.

Instead of doing a typical top ten or top twenty listing let’s go in between with a top fifteen selection, shall we? The “For Mature Audiences Only” choices are not necessarily a tasting that everyone will agree on. Perhaps you have your own preferences that were omitted or something that you feel should be added? Anyway, here are the candidates in alphabetical order…

Now for our pop cultural Pepto Bismol personalities:

1.) Doc Galen Adams,...

In 1973, William Friedkin directed The Exorcist and frightened a generation, creating a horror movie classic. Three years earlier, before The French Connection launched Friedkin onto the A-list, he directed The Boys in the Band, an adaptation of an off-Broadway play about a group of gay men at a birthday party. The Boys in the Band is at least as much a horror movie as The Exorcist. Instead of demonic possession, the terror comes from the characters’ palpable hatred for themselves and each other, thinly disguised as friendship. The villain is homosexuality itself and society’s reaction to it, which slowly turn these men into delusional, self-pitying, hateful monsters.

I’m really struggling to figure out what Friedkin and screenwriter (and the original playwright) Mart Crowley wanted audiences to feel about these characters. The only two emotions I can muster up are pity and disgust. Based on the play’s astonishing...

"Sitcom: A History in 24 Episodes from 'I Love Lucy' to 'Community,'" the new book from critic and author Saul Austerlitz ("Another Fine Mess: A History of American Film Comedy") officially hits shelves tomorrow, March 1st, courtesy of the Chicago Review Press. Appealing to TV lovers, comedy enthusiasts and pop culture devotees, the book finds Austerlitz examining the critically underappreciated but eternally popular television genre, beginning with housewife Lucy and working husband Ricky Ricardo and going through to the postmodernism of Dan Harmon's community college show. Austerlitz examines how the sitcom has evolved through 24 episode from 24 pivotal series, include "22 Short Films About Springfield" from "The Simpsons," "Chuckles Bites the Dust" from "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" and more. Indiewire's pleased to offer an excerpt from "Sitcom" about "Seinfeld," the "show about nothing," below. Find out more about the book...

The Mindy Project and The New Girl — starring two of the most quirky-cool ladies on TV, Mindy Kaling (as Mindy Lahiri) and Zooey Deschanel (as Jess Day) — return tonight on Fox. The female-anchored shows air back-to-back and have successfully maneuvered past their freshman seasons (The Mindy Project is entering its second season, while The New Girl will start its third), garnering fans and award nominations along the way.

While the myth of the manic pixie dream girl is alive and well in film, TV only recently seemed to embrace shows that orbited around a less-than-perfect, idiosyncratic female lead. It’s...

Here’s a new red band trailer for Luc Besson‘s mafia action-comedy,The Family (a.k.a. Malavita). Everybody loves Robert De Niro to move back in the world of gangsters. But this is not quite in the way that many of us were most hoping for. Beside the master of the art of dropping f-bombs, Michelle Pfeiffer in another comedy role is a very welcome. The Family comes to theaters September 13th, 2013 and also stars Tommy Lee Jones, Dianna Agron, Ricardo Cordero, Dominic Chianese, Domenick Lombardozzi and Vincent Pastore. The script is adapted by Besson and Michael Caleo from the book ‘Badfellas’ authored by Tonino Benacquista. The...

Paul Blake (Robert De Niro) gets started on his memoirs, recounting some of his more gruesome killings in a "director's cut" red band trailer for The Family. Before relocating to France, Paul Blake was Giovanni Manzoni, a mafia boss who committed the cardinal sin of snitching, which landed him in the witness relocation program. Although they try to start a new life in this idyllic village, old habits never die easily, as you can see in the gruesome scenes below that hasn't been seen in any other trailers or clips to date. This action-comedy from director Luc Besson hits theaters September 13.

The Family comes to theaters September 13th, 2013 and stars Robert De Niro, Tommy Lee Jones, Michelle Pfeiffer, Dianna Agron, Ricardo Cordero, Dominic Chianese, Domenick Lombardozzi, Vincent Pastore. The film is directed by Luc Besson.

On behalf of Relativity Media, we are pleased to share a brand new red band featurette for their upcoming film, The Family. Fred Blake expresses a wide range of emotions in The Family...Using only a single word. Check out the new featurette and watch him master the art of this word in every way possible. Robert De Niro's going back to his roots, and he's got a colorful mouth to prove it!

Directed by acclaimed filmmaker Luc Besson, The Family stars Robert De Niro and Michelle Pfeiffer as Fred and Maggie Blake, an ex-Mafia boss and his wife who relocate their family to a sleepy town in France under the Witness Protection Program after snitching on the mob. Chaos ensues as their former Mafia cronies try to track them down and scores are settled in the unlikeliest of settings.

The Family comes to theaters September 13th, 2013 and stars Robert De Niro,...

Some of the greatest musical moments don’t even come from musicals, did you know that? Below you will find a list of some of my favorite random acts of music found in non-musical movies.

You’ve seen such moments in movies like My Best Friends Wedding [watch the scene] where a table of strangers will start singing (and they all know the words obviously). A less annoying example would be in The Big Chill where a group of friends cleans up the kitchen with a little help from The Temptations [watch the scene]. Did you notice that sometimes the music doesn’t even come from a source, it’s just there!

The random parades, dance floor choreography and romantic serenades, it’s just movie magic sometimes. My selection below of Random Acts of Music From Non-Musical Movies are some of my favorites, enjoy and comment or join us on Facebook and Twitter for a chin wag.

Every family needs a matriarch, and Michelle Pfeiffer's Maggie Blake is certainly one unconventional mother, as shown in a brand new featurette for their upcoming film The Family. Directed by Luc Besson, The Family stars Robert De Niro and Michelle Pfeiffer as Fred and Maggie Blake. The couple relocates their family to a sleepy town in France under the Witness Protection Program after ex-Mafia boss Fred snitches on the mob. While adjusting to a new town, Maggie Blake will stop at nothing to protect her loved ones-even if it involves resorting back to old habits and handling things the "family" way. In addition, the studio has also released three clips from this dark action comedy, opening in theaters nationwide on September 13th.

The Family comes to theaters September 20th, 2013 and stars Robert De Niro, Tommy Lee Jones, Michelle Pfeiffer, Dianna Agron, Ricardo Cordero, Dominic Chianese, Domenick Lombardozzi, Vincent Pastore.

The Manzonis, a notorious mafia family, get relocated to Normandy, France under the witness protection program. While they do their best to fit in, old habits die hard and they soon find themselves handling things the "family" way. Its The Family, starring Robert De Niro, Michelle Pfeiffer, Dianna Agron and Tommy Lee Jones. Check out over 25 new photos from this Luc Besson directed crime comedy, only in theaters September 13.

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The Family comes to theaters September 20th, 2013 and stars Robert De Niro, Tommy Lee Jones, Michelle Pfeiffer, Dianna Agron, Ricardo Cordero, Dominic Chianese, Domenick Lombardozzi, Vincent Pastore. The film is directed by Luc Besson.

From curious to kinky, Mistresses finally returned and I couldn't be happier the soapy, sexy drama was back. There have been far to few "Indecent Proposals" and Omg! moments on my TV these last few weeks.

Shall we start with the kinky?

Because once you've had a torrid affair with your terminally ill patient, kinky is one of the few appropriate words for bedding his son whose been stalking you. Karen keeps lamenting her innocence but the girl is just all kinds of messed up. Not to mention she's hardly innocent.

Let's recap: She prescribed her married lover/patient lethal doses of morphine. She later destroyed her medical records to cover her tracks. Then she wrote up false patient notes when said married lover's wife called her out.

Neither Karen nor Elizabeth Grey are innocents, but where Elizabeth is diabolical enough to have knocked off her cheating hubby, Karen is...

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Wait, no, that was bad! Bad, I tell ya! I mean, just about everybody on this week’s Mistresses went completely cray-cray: Karen got drrrty (hold the “i” and add two extra r’s) with the son of her deceased former patient/lover — or, from a different perspective, the son of the crazy beyotch who’s trying to turn her existence into a Lifetime innocent-woman-behind-bars flick. Richard unleashed his inner caveman (and not in the exciting kind of way that leaves April marking down the price on her showroom furniture). And Savi casually let Dom into her house not once,...

Relativity Media wants to introduce you to the Manzoni clan with five character posters for The Family. Directed by Luc Besson, this thriller follows a mafia family who are relocated to the south of France under a witness protection program. Despite living in peaceful surroundings, these family members quickly fall into their old destructive habits. Take a look at these one-sheets featuring Robert De Niro, Michelle Pfeiffer, Dianna Agron, John D'Leo and even the family dog, Hitman's Best Friend.

The Family comes to theaters September 20th, 2013 and stars Robert De Niro, Tommy Lee Jones, Michelle Pfeiffer, Dianna Agron, Ricardo Cordero, Dominic Chianese, Domenick Lombardozzi, Vincent Pastore. The film is directed by Luc Besson.

Today, we're celebrating Lucille Ball's birthday with a look back at an adorable house tour featuring her and husband Desi Arnaz, circa mid-1950s. (We almost typed "Ricky Ricardo.") The couple was photographed at home doing all the normal couple things: Frolicking by the pool, playing cards, looking at each other through newspapers. You know, the usual. We walked away wondering just why we don't play cards anymore -- and how we can incorporate an upright piano in our house .

What do you think of this vintage peek inside Desi Arnaz & Lucille Ball's home life?

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Moving to another country can take its toll on a family, especially a mafia clan from New York trying to start a new life in France, as seen in the latest international trailer for The Family, which is still going by Malavita overseas. The Manzoni family (Robert De Niro, Michelle Pfeiffer, John D'Leo and Dianna Agron) don't exactly blend into their surroundings very well, as they can't quite seem to let go of their violent past. Check out the latest footage from director Luc Besson's drama, also starring Tommy Lee Jones, that has a much darker tone than the first trailer released last month.

The Family comes to theaters September 20th, 2013 and stars Robert De Niro, Tommy Lee Jones, Michelle Pfeiffer, Dianna Agron, Ricardo Cordero, Dominic Chianese, Domenick Lombardozzi, Vincent Pastore. The film is directed by Luc Besson.

The Family Trailer. Luc Besson‘s The Family (2013) movie trailer, movie poster stars Robert De Niro, Michelle Pfeiffer, Tommy Lee Jones, Ricardo Cordero, and Dianna Agron. The Family’s plot synopsis: “A mafia boss and his family are relocated to a sleepy town in France under the witness protection program after snitching on the mob. [...]

Continue reading: The Family (2013) Movie Trailer, Poster: Robert de Niro’s Mob Family...

The first trailer for director Luc Besson's The Family (formerly known as Malavita) brings Oscar winner Robert De Niro back to the mafia genre as the patriarch of the Manzoni crime syndicate. When he rats out his former crew, this gangster and his family (Michelle Pfeiffer, Dianna Agron, and John D'Leo) are relocated to France, where they have trouble blending in to their new environment. In addition, we have the latest poster and two photos for this dark comedy, directed by Luc Besson and executive produced by Martin Scorsese, which hits theaters September 20.

The Family - Trailer

The Family comes to theaters September 20th, 2013 and stars Robert De Niro, Tommy Lee Jones, Michelle Pfeiffer, Dianna Agron, Ricardo Cordero, Dominic Chianese, Domenick Lombardozzi, Vincent Pastore. The film is directed by Luc Besson.

"Let's talk about the complaints I have received..." Relativity has unleashed the first trailer for Luc Besson's The Family (what a boring title), previously Malavita, starring Robert De Niro and Michelle Pfeiffer as a mafia family relocated to France. The rest of the cast in this action comedy includes Dianna Agron & Joseph Perrino as their kids, plus Tommy Lee Jones, Ricardo Cordero and Jon Freda. This almost seems like Taken meets Red meets every other double-agent spy comedy from Hollywood in recent years, but it looks fun. I usually like everything Besson directs, even if it's more ridiculous French action. Enjoy! Here's the first official trailer for Luc Besson's The Family, originally from Yahoo: The darkly comedic action film The Family is about the Manzonis, a notorious mafia family relocated to Normandy, France under the witness protection program. While they do their best to fit in, old habits...

Lazaro Arbos may not have won American Idol (TV), but he did win America's heart. With his inspiring story, Ricky Ricardo looks, and gentle nature, the Cuban-born, Florida-bred singer scored high marks with viewers early on. Despite some obstacles in his path, most would agree that "Laz" has come a long way from Chicago where he first auditioned for the show last fall. Lazaro suffers from a severe stutter that has plagued him since the age of six. Despite extensive speech and language therapy, the 22-year-old continues to struggle with this condition while speaking. He stunned judges at his audition, however, when all evidence of the stutter disappeared once he began singing "Bridge Over Troubled Water." It was then that his journey began, leading him up to a sixth place finish in the Season 12 competition. His eventual elimination on last week's show did not come as a big surprise, as...

By Carson Blackwelder

Television Contributor

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In the world of TV, love dictates all.

All viewers have their favorite couples from past and present: From Lucy (Lucille Ball) and Ricky Ricardo (Desi Arnaz) to Meredith Grey (Ellen Pompeo) and Derek Shepherd (Patrick Dempsey), on-screen romances fill fan blogs and magazines.

But what about those secondary characters and their budding relationships that fly under the radar? Some of the best TV relationships have been those of sidekick characters or best friends, and it’s often their relationships that are more endearing than those of primary characters.

Here’s my list of the top 10 secondary TV couples and the adorable moments that make them so great:

10. Woody Boyd and Kelly Gaines (NBC’s Cheers)

Kicking off the list is the prime example of how opposites attract.

Woody Boyd (Woody Harrelson) and Kelly Gaines (Jackie Swanson) exemplified this by coming from vastly different backgrounds on NBC’s hit Cheers.

Oscar-Winner Martin Scorsese is now officially appointed as Executive Producer on EuropaCorp and Relativity's mafia action film currently-titled Malavita, directed by Luc Besson (The Fifth Element, The Professional) and starring Oscar-Winner Robert De Niro (Limitless, Heat), Oscar-Nominee Michelle Pfeiffer (Dark Shadows, People Like Us), Oscar-Winner Tommy Lee Jones (No Country for Old Men, Men In Black), Dianna Agron (Glee, I Am Number Four) and John D'Leo (The Wrestler, Wanderlust). Scorsese and Besson started on Malavita with an informal partnership where he played an important role offering creative consultation before and during filming. Now that Scorsese's role has been formalized as executive producer, he will continue to work with Besson throughout the film's post-production and editing process.

The mafia action film Malavita, in theaters October 18th, is the story of the Manzonis, a notorious mafia family who gets relocated to Normandy, France under the witness protection program. While they do their best to fit in,...

Blake Shelton's first Christmas special, "Blake Shelton's Not-So-Family Christmas," actually does include a bit of Shelton's own family, including one very special guest.

The hour-long NBC special, which premieres on Mon., Dec. 3 at 10 p.m. Est, will feature a duet with Shelton's mom, Dorothy Shackleford.

In HuffPost TV's exclusive clip above, Shelton joked about his relationship with his songwriter mom. "I kind of have a relationship with her like Ricky Ricardo and Lucy had," he said. "She pressures me to sing these songs that she writes." Shelton and Shackleford co-wrote their Christmas song “Time for Me to Come Home," which you can hear above.

"It's actually a song about how it's not Christmas unless you're with your mama," Shelton explains. "She buys me cool stuff."

The hour-long special will also include performances with Kelly Clarkson, Miranda Lambert (Shelton's wife) and Reba McEntire, as well as appearances from Christina Aguilera,...

Blake Shelton's first Christmas special, "Blake Shelton's Not-So-Family Christmas," actually does include a bit of Shelton's own family, including one very special guest.

The hour-long NBC special, which premieres on Mon., Dec. 3 at 10 p.m. Est, will feature a duet with Shelton's mom, Dorothy Shackleford.

In HuffPost TV's exclusive clip above, Shelton joked about his relationship with his songwriter mom. "I kind of have a relationship with her like Ricky Ricardo and Lucy had," he said. "She pressures me to sing these songs that she writes." Shelton and Shackleford co-wrote their Christmas song “Time for Me to Come Home," which you can hear above.

"It's actually a song about how it's not Christmas unless you're with your mama," Shelton explains. "She buys me cool stuff."

The hour-long special will also include performances with Kelly Clarkson, Miranda Lambert (Shelton's wife) and Reba McEntire, as well as appearances from Christina Aguilera,...

“I can see you two have a lot to talk about.” – Benny

So what happened while Dean (Jensen Ackles) was in Purgatory? Throughout the past few weeks, we saw a lot of running, a lot of killing but not much in the way of story.

In “Blood Brothers,” we got our first real morsel of information that will pave the way for the next few episodes of Supernatural. We knew that Benny (Ty Olsson) needed a human host in Dean to escape from Purgatory. Dean “promised” to help Benny escape, if Benny showed him the exit from this demonic world between worlds. However, once Dean got out of Purgatory, the eldest Winchester didn’t have to keep his promise. We’ve seen Dean make promises with supernatural entities before, only to later kill them. For instance, in Supernatural Season 7, Dean killed Sam’s (Jared Padalecki) childhood friend Amy (Jewel Staite...