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More great news for Jena Malone 's awesome and epic HATFIELDS & MCCOYS miniseries (which she co-stars with Kevin Costner and Bill Paxton ), ratings-wise, as it continues to break even more impressive cable ratings records with last night's airing of its conclusion, part III (episode 3) for History channel . Here's another Deadline report for last night's episode ratings... History’s ‘Hatfields & McCoys’ Breaks More Cable Records Night 3 of History’s Hatfields & McCoys topped Night 1 and Night 2 with 14.3 million total viewers, 6.3 million adults 25-54 and 5.1 million adults 18-49 to become the new most-watched entertainment telecast of all time on ad-supported cable and the No. 1 entertainment telecast on ad-supported cable among 25-54 in 14 years. The mini’s three parts rank as the top three entertainment telecasts of all time in ad-supported cable history among total viewers. Overall, for the three nights on May 28-30, Hatfields & McCoy...

The conclusion , Episode 3 ( Part 3 ) of HATFIELDS & MCCOYS starring Kevin Costner , Bill Paxton , Jena Malone , Tom Berenger , Powers Boothe and Mare Winningham airs tonight on History channel . The first two episodes were awesome and the ratings show as viewers were loving it! According to Huffpost TV , 'Hatfields & McCoys' Continues To Score Huge Ratings NEW YORK — There's nothing like a backwoods blood feud to excite television viewers on Memorial Day. The first part of the History network's miniseries "Hatfields & McCoys" was seen by 13.9 million viewers on Monday night, more than 17 million when the immediate repeat was added in, the Nielsen company said. The numbers held up for part two on Tuesday, which was watched by 13.1 million, Nielsen said . Those are huge numbers in the cable television world. No scripted series on the broadcast networks last week came close. By contrast, Fox's series finale of "Hou...

Pride & Prejudice (2005) Blog celebrates 5 Years Online! Wow, 5 years ! I can't believe it's been 5 years already! It seems just like yesterday, I was still new to blogger and learning how to add codes and contents. I never thought I'd be blogging this long, but it's all because of my love for this movie version of Pride & Prejudice and the amazing actors who portrayed my favorite P&P characters brilliantly on this 4th-time Oscar nominated film. I've really enjoyed blogging here and posting all things P&P/Austen related topics as frequently as I've been able to for these wonderful 5 years. And you know what they say, time flies when you're having so much fun. Indeed, it had flown by so quickly. I must say, I have loved and enjoyed blogging here and keeping this blog updated as often as I could (or have the time to). [ Note: scroll down to read on for a chance to win a free P&P DVD giveaway below... ]

Episode 2 ( Part 2 ) of HATFIELDS & MCCOYS starring Kevin Costner , Bill Paxton , Jena Malone , Tom Berenger , Powers Boothe and Mare Winningham airs tonight on History channel . UPDATED 5/30/12: The ratings are in! Great news, according to Deadline : More Big Ratings For History’s ‘Hatfields & McCoys’ On Night Two After breaking basic cable ratings records with its premiere , Night 2 of History ‘s six-hour miniseries Hatfields & McCoys scored more big ratings. It garnered 13.1 million total viewers, 4.7 million adults 18-49 and 5.8 million adults 25-54 from 9-11:05 PM last night.  Hatfields & McCoys chronicle of one of the most infamous family rivalries in American history . Kevin Costner plays “Devil” Anse Hatfield and Bill Paxton plays Randall McCoy in the three-part miniseries . Part 2: airing Tuesday, May 29 at 9/8 Central.  When the McCoys murder Anse's younger brother, the Hatfields ride out to get bloody revenge. Soon, fr...

Tonight is the premiere of History channel 's highly anticipated scripted mini-series HATFIELDS & MCCOYS starring Kevin Costner , Bill Paxton , Jena Malone , Tom Berenger , Powers Boothe and Mare Winningham . The 3-part miniseries begins with Episode 1 ( Part 1 ). Episodes 2 and 3 will air tomorrow night and Wednesday night. UPDATED 5/30/12 : The ratings are in! Great news for H&M miniseries, according to Deadline : History’s ‘Hatfields & McCoys’ Sets Cable Ratings Record With 13.9 Million Viewers History entered the original scripted arena in a big way last night. The premiere of the cable network’s miniseries Hatfields & McCoys drew a staggering 13.9 million total viewers, 4.8 million adults 18-48 and 5.8 million adults 25-54 from 9-11 PM to become the the No. 1 non-sports telecast in ad-supported cable television history. The combined viewership for Part 1′s two airings was 17 million.  Hatfields & McCoys chronicle of one of the most ...

Today ( May 28th ), is the 27th birthday of Academy Award Nominee (for Best Actress in An Education ) and newlywed ( Just Married: Carey Mulligan weds singer Marcus Mumford ), Carey Mulligan , best known to us, P&P movie fans, as Kitty Bennet (and also as Isabella Thorpe in Northanger Abbey )! Happy Birthday Carey Mulligan!!! Carey Mulligan's Mini-Biography (via IMDB): Carey Mulligan is a British actress, born 28 May 1985 . Her credits include the recent film Pride & Prejudice and the 2005 BBC adaptation of Charles Dickens ' novel Bleak House . She currently resides in Covent Garden, England. She got her first major appearance by playing "Kitty Bennet" in Pride & Prejudice alongside Keira Knightley ... See full bio Born: Carey Hannah Mulligan May 28 , 1985 in Westminster, London, England, UK To celebrate the lovely Carey Mulligan ' s birthday today...I thought I'd do a lil'  An Educatio...

The first trailer for The Great Gatsby starring Leonardo DiCaprio , Carey Mulligan , and Tobey Maguire was just released earlier this week (Tuesday) and now a new still (above ^) of Carey as Daisy Buchanan with Leo DiCaprio as Gatsby has surfaced online via the film’s UK Facebook page . The film also stars Joel Edgerton , Jason Clarke , and Isla Fischer .  The Great Gatsby opens in 3D on December 25th .

Coming soon to DVD and Blu-ray (as well as OnDemand and digital downloads ) is the recent 4th-time #1 , Box-office-smash-hit-wonder , and one of the most talked about films of 2012, The Hunger Games starring Jennifer Lawrence , Josh Hutcherson , Liam Hemsworth , Donald Sutherland , Elizabeth Bank s, Stanley Tucci , Woody Harrelson , and Lenny Kravitz . The Sequel CATCHING FIRE Officially Titled THE HUNGER GAMES: CATCHING FIRE (via Collider ) DVD Active has the following 2-disc DVD and 2-disc Blu-ray details as well as DVD/Blu-ray artwork below...

Jena Malone attended the premiere of History Channel 's "Hatfields & McCoys" held at the Milk Studios on Monday ( May 21, 2012 ) in Los Angeles, California. On Memorial Day ( May 28th ), History channel 's highly anticipated scripted mini-series HATFIELDS & MCCOYS starring Kevin Costner , Bill Paxton , Jena Malone , Tom Berenger , Powers Boothe and Mare Winningham will premiere its 3-part miniseries beginning with episode one (on the 28th at 9/8c ). Hatfields & McCoys chronicle of one of the most infamous family rivalries in American history. Kevin Costner plays “Devil” Anse Hatfield, Bill Paxton plays Randall McCoy, and Jena plays Nancy McCoy in the three-part miniseries . Check out several new photos of Jena from the Hatfields & McCoys premiere screening and her stopping by (being silly...our Lydia Bennet is all-grown-up...though with the Extra microphone balanced on her head, lol...) on Extra TV with host Mario Lopez be...

  Warner Bros. has just released the first trailer online for The Great Gatsby starring Leonardo DiCaprio , Carey Mulligan , and Tobey Maguire . The film also stars Joel Edgerton , Jason Clarke and Isla Fisher . The Great Gatsby (in 2D and 3D) opens in theaters Christmas Day 2012! Watch the trailer for The Great Gatsby on HD via Apple.com or below (as well as see trailer screen captures of Carey Mulligan )...

The first official teaser poster (image to your left) for the upcoming Sam Mendes ' James Bond film Skyfall starring Daniel Craig ( James Bond ) and  Judi Dench (as M ) has been released last Thursday ( May 17th ) and now the first official teaser trailer has just been released by Sony Pictures this morning. Skyfall starring Daniel Craig , Javier Bardem, Dame Judi Dench , Ralph Fiennes , Albert Finney, Naomie Harris, Bérénice Marlohe, Ben Whishaw. Directed by Sam Mendes . In UK Cinemas October 26th and US theaters November 9th. Synopsis In SKYFALL , Bond’s loyalty to M is tested as her past comes back to haunt her. As MI6 comes under attack, 007 must track down and destroy the threat, no matter how personal the cost. Watch the first official teaser trailer below...

Hunger TV did an article / interview , and photoshoot with Matthew Macfadyen last November (2011). I posted about the interview and video link on FB, but I don't remember posting about it here on the blog, so I thought I'd post it here today for those of you who haven't read it nor seen the video interview. Here's part of the Matthew 's interview (and images ) via Hunger TV ... Leading the way: MATTHEW MACFADYEN L eading the Way . Matthew Macfadyen has a knack for finding the perfect part, no matter how controversial. Matthew Macfadyen has often, and quite unwillingly, been marked out as a very British romantic hero. It’s a stereotype he’s worked hard to avoid, and one he momentarily left behind when he took on the most controversial role of his career. His portrayal of a paedophile, Charlie, in the Channel 4 drama Secret Life , saw him nominated for a Bafta in 2008. Two years later, he won the Bafta for Best Supporting Actor, for his part in Crimin...

There's a brand new Pride & Prejudice app game titled Hidden Anthologies: Pride & Prejudice for iPhone , iPad and Mac . Apparently, a PC version is coming soon! Just released (this month), It is a hidden object adventure game based on our beloved Jane Austen 's Pride and Prejudice novel. More details about this new P&P app game and a full press release below, but first, here's a quick description (via Pride and Prejudice the game's FB page )... Available to download from iTunes ....Featuring beautifully rendered scenes, emotive music and compelling gameplay: Pride and Prejudice will appeal to fans of the genre of all ages, but particularly to the millions of Jane Austen devotees around the world . It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife. The classic opening line of Jane Austen 's most beloved novel. Published almost two hundred years ago , it h...

On Memorial Day ( May 28th ), History channel 's highly anticipated scripted mini-series HATFIELDS & MCCOYS starring Kevin Costner , Bill Paxton , Jena Malone , Tom Berenger , Powers Boothe and Mare Winningham will premiere its 3-part miniseries beginning with episode one (on the 28th at 9/8c ). Hatfields & McCoys chronicle of one of the most infamous family rivalries in American history. Kevin Costner plays “Devil” Anse Hatfield and Bill Paxton plays Randall McCoy in the three-part miniseries . History channel has been showing its TV spots a lot lately as well as its sneak peek trailer in AMC theaters to promote the upcoming mini-series. The History Channel 's website for Hatfields & McCoys has been updating and adding more contents recently in anticipation for the mini-series. More Videos has been added including Web Exclusives , Bios (unfortunately, Jena 's not included in one of these videos), and Sneak Peeks . More info About Hatfields...

Screen Daily reports that Keira Knightley is replacing Scarlett Johansson ( The Avengers ) to star in the female lead opposite Mark Ruffalo ( The Avengers ) and Hailee Steinfeld ( True Grit ) in John Carney 's musical Can a Song Save Your Life? Here's the mention from Screen Daily article: Knightley in for Johansson on Exclusive's Song EXCLUSIVE: Keira Knightley has replaced Scarlett Johansson on Can A Song Save Your Life? which Exclusive Media is financing, producing and selling in Cannes. John Carney, the filmmaker behind the hit Irish musical romance Once , will direct the story about a singer who moves to New York with her boyfriend only to be dumped by him and subsequently discovered by a producer. Hailee Steinfeld also stars. Johansson is understood to have left due to personal reasons. A summer shoot in NYC is planned for this film, according to The Playlist . In other KK movie casting news , she is no longer in talks to star in a new Nich...

Two new Jena Malone TV mini-series and a YouTube/WIGS scripted series are coming soon to a small screen (on your TV and online) near you! First, on Memorial Day ( May 28th ), History channel 's highly anticipated scripted mini-series HATFIELDS & MCCOYS starring Kevin Costner , Bill Paxton , Jena Malone , Tom Berenger , Powers Boothe and Mare Winningham will premiere. History channel has been showing its TV spots a lot lately as well as its sneak peek trailer in AMC theaters to promote the upcoming mini-series. Hatfields & McCoys chronicle of one of the most infamous family rivalries in American history. Kevin Costner plays “Devil” Anse Hatfield and Bill Paxton plays Randall McCoy in the three-part miniseries . Jena plays Nancy McCoy . Read more About Hatfields & McCoys ! The History Channel's website for Hatfields & McCoys has been updated and in anticipation for the mini-series, viewers can join the online conversation ( Are you a Hatfi...

Rosamund Pike 's recently released film, Wrath of the Titans , which she co-starred with Sam Worthington , Liam Neeson , Ralph Fiennes , Edgar Ramirez , Toby Kebbell , and Bill Nighy is coming to DVD and Blu-ray June 26th ! The film is still currently showing in theaters (about 46 days and 6.6 weeks) and was a bit disappointing on its opening weekend as far as domestic box-office gross is concern, as it opened at $33.6 million (at #2 behind The Hunger Games ), and still did not reached nor surpassed its $150 million budget, which isn't good box-office-wise, but not worse compared to Disney's John Carter . According to Box Office Mojo , as of May 14th , while it now only grossed at $82 million in domestic , it did much better overseas with $218.3 million and a current worldwide total of $300 . 3 million . I saw this movie (mainly because of RP ) on its opening weekend, while it was not a masterpiece, it was still pretty good. I've enjoyed watching it on i...

The movie poster for The Liability film, a new comedy thriller produced by Corona Pictures and starring Tim Roth , Jack O'Connell, Talulah Riley , and Peter Mullan has just been released via the film's Facebook page . The poster featured Miss Riley in the middle with the tagline: "The Problem" and her character holding a gun aiming at someone. Very interesting! No theatrical release date for this now completed film yet, but in the meantime, here's the movie poster (to your left), another poster here (via Talulah Riley Fan ), and its official synopsis via AV Pictures below...

To my Mom and all the Mothers around the world! We love you and appreciate you!!! Happy Mother's Day!!! A Mother's Day Tribute: Mrs. Bennet  

Actresses Keira Knightley and Keeley Hawes ( Matthew Macfadyen 's wife), two of the many UNICEF UK supporters who recently visited poor countries in Africa both made a short appeal film each, which will be shown on Soccer Aid 2012 to be broadcast live later this month on ITV1 on Sunday May 27th .   Meridian - ITV News has video interviews with Lewis Hamilton, Keira Knightley and Keeley Hawes as they work for Soccer Aid 2012 . They are visiting the world's poorest countries. Watch the ITV1vide o here: Stars help Soccer Aid interviews with Keira , Keeley Hawes, and Lewis Hamilton. See screen caps of KK from the video interview below....

A few new photos , good   performance reviews , and preview trailer for Rupert Friend 's new stage play Brimstone and Treacle , which just had its opening night May 7th.  Brimstone and Treacle is playing at the Arcola until June 2nd . For tickets and more information, go to the Arcola website . Brimstone and Treacle Review The appearance at their claustrophobic and unhappy home of Martin Taylor, a sinister outsider who claims to have known and been in love with Pattie, is both the answer to Mrs Bates’s prayers and any parent’s worst nightmare. Rupert Friend (above photo by Islington Tribune ) excels in the role: he is the innocent flower, calling Mrs Bates “Mumsie” and complimenting her on “superbly brewed” tea, but is also the serpent under’t, raising his eyebrows and shooting sly looks to the audience that make his malign intentions clear. ( Islington Tribune ) Watch the preview trailer below and read more reviews of RF 's performance and the p...

Tom Hollander has another new film , a time-travel romantic-comedy About Time from Working Title , which he will be co-starring along with Rachel McAdams (who co-starred with Kelly Reilly previously in Sherlock Holmes 1 & 2 movies ) in addition to the two other films he's either finished or currently working on: Byzantium (with Gemma Arterton , Saoirse Ronan , and Jonny Lee Miller ) , which now in post-production and said to be released before the end of this year (or possibly early next year)  and The Invisible Woman (with Ralph Fienness , Kristin Scott Thomas , and Felicity Jones ), which he is currently filming. Looks like Tom will be busy with 3 new films and may not be returning to his award winning TV series REV for a third season in the UK's BBC2, according to this article: Rev writer admits show won't return this year Here's the About Time article via Hollywood Reporter ...

  According to Deadline , Paramount Pictures has announced a U.S. theatrical release date for Flight starring Denzel Washington and Kelly Reilly and it will be on November 2nd . Paramount Sets November 2 Release Date For ‘Flight’, Moves ‘Guilt Trip’ To Christmas Flight , which marks Robert Zemeckis’ first live-action feature since 2000′s Cast Away , has been given a November 2, 2012 wide release date, Paramount announced today. To make room for the drama, the studio has shifted the Barbra Streisand-Seth Rogen comedy The Guilt Trip from that date to Christmas Day. Denzel Washington stars in Flight , the John Gatins-scripted story of a commercial pilot who averts a plane crash and is hailed a hero, but an investigation discovers he was flying under the influence of drugs and alcohol. Guilt Trip , formerly knows as My Mother’s Curse , now lands on a date that also houses the Weinstein Co’s Django Unchained , Warner Bros’ The Great Gatsby , and FilmDistrict’s Pla...

Fox Searchlight shared a video interview of Penelope Wilton , who plays cousin Isobel Crawley in Downton Abbey and Jean in The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (Based on the 2004 novel, These Foolish Things by Deborah Moggach , who wrote the screenplay for Joe Wright 's Pride & Prejudice movie . Penelope co-stars with Judi Dench and Maggie Smith in Marigold Hotel ) earlier this month, and she also chatted with USA Today in an in-depth article here . For us P&P movie fans , Penelope Wilton , of course, was best known for her small, but memorable role as Mrs. Gardiner aka aunt Gardiner to Keira Knightley 's Elizabeth Bennet and the rest of the Bennet sisters ( Jane , Mary , Kitty , and Lydia ) in the 2005  Pride & Prejudice film. The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel in theaters now and Downton Abbey currently filming Season 3 with Shirley MacLaine! Watch her lovely (over 12 minutes long) video interview below and check out USA Today 's in-depth ...

A new production still of Judi Dench as M has been released via imdb ( view a few more Skyfall stills here !) from her upcoming stand-alone Bond film, Skyfall . Skyfall starring Daniel Craig , Javier Bardem, Dame Judi Dench , Ralph Fiennes , Albert Finney, Naomie Harris, Bérénice Marlohe, Ben Whishaw. Directed by Sam Mendes . In UK Cinemas October 26th and US theaters November 9th. Synopsis In SKYFALL , Bond’s loyalty to M is tested as her past comes back to haunt her. As MI6 comes under attack, 007 must track down and destroy the threat, no matter how personal the cost. Watch the latest Skyfall production video blog featuring Judi Dench below...

Carey Mulligan , who recently got married to singer Marcus Mumford attends the 'Schiaparelli And Prada: Impossible Conversations' Costume Institute Gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art tonight (May 7th) in New York City. Carey looking gorgeous on the red carpet in a golden-and-silver paillette Prada dress. She is said to be acting as honorary co-chair alongside designer Miuccia-Prada and US Vogue editor-in-chief Anna Wintour . From People.com : CAREY MULLIGAN "They sent sketches and I was blown away by them. I'm really honored to be wearing it," the event cochair (and newlywed !) gushes of her golden-and-silver paillette Prada frock. Check out Carey 's new photos (and related MET Gala articles) below...

In limited release in theaters today is The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel starring Judi Dench ( Skyfall ), Bill Nighy ( Wrath of the Titans ), Penelope Wilton ( Downton Abbey ), Maggie Smith ( Downton Abbey ), Tom Wilkinson ( Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol ), Celia Imrie ( Titanic 2012 ), and Dev Patel ( Slumdog Millionaire ). Directed by John Madden ( Shakespeare In Love ) and based on a British best-seller from “ Tulip Fever ” author and “ Pride & Prejudice ” screenwriter Deborah Moggach , the film boasts a lineup of veteran actors with a story centering around an entrepreneurial Indian executive who decides to start up a first-rate home for elderly British retirees. Check out the synopsis, watch the trailer (or see it in HD at Apple ), view two more (or all 3) movie posters and screen captures (I made of Judi Dench and Penelope Wilton from the first trailer ) below for The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel ...

Apparently Jena Malone has a new scripted series as Dakota (as this WIGS Sizzle Reel video has shown and previewed, no info yet if her character's name will be the title of the series as it appears the first 3 series are title characters, but we'll find out more details on Jena 's new WIGS series in the coming months...) in the newly YouTube launched The WIGS channel (see WIGS logo to your left), a new YouTube channel producing high-end scripted series, short films, and docs. WIGS -- Where It Gets Interesting. Premiering May 14, 2012. Check out and watch the WIGS Sizzle Reel video featuring a couple of quick glimpse of Jena Malone as Dakota (included a few screen captures I made below...in case you didn't spot Miss Malone in the video reel, lol) as well as other JM movie news below...

In a daytime exclusive (Tuesday), Anderson sits down for a cup of tea with Academy Award winner Dame Judi Dench . The famed actress addresses reports about her losing her sight. Dame Judi talks about the highlights of her career, special moments that have defined her life, and her new movie, “ The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel .” If you missed Judi Dench 's interview today, you can watch the following snippets of videos of her interview via Anderson show below...