It's National Dress Up Your Pet Day!

Good morning ... and HAPPY NATIONAL DRESS UP YOUR PET DAY!

Yes, today is January 14, known far and wide as the day to responsibly dress up your pet -- which also helps call attention to the need for pet adoption.

Celebrities of both the feline and the human variety are helping celebrate, because we're also just two days away from the premiere on Netflix of DreamWorks Animation's new series The Adventures of Puss In Boots, a unique combination of adventure, humor and fantasy.  The first five episodes debut Friday, Jan. 16, only on Netflix.

To get in the spirit of National Dress Up Your Pet Day and to celebrate The Adventures of Puss In Boots, series star Jayma Mays (Glee, The Millers) dressed up her cat Fräulein as the legendary adventurer himself!  Jayma plays Dulcinea, the sweet cat Puss In Boots meets when he ventures into the hidden city of San Lorenzo, and who is one of the series' major characters.

And continuing the spirit of robust excitement, "celebri-cats" Nala Cat, Kimchi Kitty and SamHasEyebrows also got in on the cat -- er, act.

​(Nala Cat)

​(Kimchi Kitty)

(Sam Has Eyebrows)

(Hamilton the Hipster Cat)

and now it's time for all of the Internet's most famous cats to go watch The Adventures of Puss In Boots on Netflix -- adventure awaits!

Own the “Freedom Edition” of THE INTERVIEW on Blu-ray™ and DVD Feb. 17

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

 

Own the “Freedom Edition” of THE INTERVIEW

on Blu-ray^™ and DVD Feb. 17

 

Collectible Blu-ray Loaded with 90 Minutes of Bonus Features, 

Including 14 Deleted Scenes, a Gag Reel and More

 

 

CULVER CITY, Calif. (Jan. 14, 2015) – From the writers of Superbad and Pineapple Express, and the directors of This Is The End, the new film THE INTERVIEWarrives on “Freedom Edition” collectible Blu-ray^™ and DVD Feb. 17.  The action-comedy stars Academy Award^® nominee James Franco (Best Actor, 127 Hours, 2010) as a celebrity talk show host and Seth Rogen (Neighbors) as his producer longing to make the jump to serious news.  After snagging an exclusive in-person interview with North Korea’s Kim Jong-un (Randall Park, “Fresh off the Boat”), the unlikely pair are recruited by a covert CIA agent (Lizzy Caplan, “Masters of Sex”) to embark on a mission to take out the reclusive dictator.

 

The “Freedom Edition” Blu-ray disc comes packed with 90 minutes of bonus feature content, including 14 deleted scenes, multiple behind-the-scenes featurettes, a seven-minute blooper reel that shows the outrageous gags and goofs from the set, as well as three “line-o-ramas” (where cast shot several alternate takes of jokes during filming). Also included on both Blu-ray and DVD are The Discovery Channel 
TV special “Naked and Afraid,” starring James Franco and Seth Rogen, as well as commentary by 
Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg.

 

Synopsis:

Dave Skylark (James Franco) and his producer Aaron Rapoport (Seth Rogen) run the popular celebrity tabloid TV show “Skylark Tonight.”  When they discover that North Korean leader Kim Jong-un is a fan of the show, they land an interview with him in an attempt to legitimize themselves as journalists. As Dave and Aaron prepare to travel to Pyongyang, their plans change when the CIA recruits them, perhaps the most unlikely candidates, to ‘take out’ Kim Jong-un.

The film is directed by Seth Rogen & Evan Goldberg from a screenplay by Dan Sterling and a story by Seth Rogen & Evan Goldberg & Dan Sterling. Executive producers include Dan Sterling, Kyle Hunter, Ariel Shaffir, James Franco, Shawn Williamson and Ben Waisbren.  Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg and James Weaver serve as producers.

DVD and Blu-ray Bonus Features Include: 

§  “Naked and Afraid” – Discovery Channel TV special featuring Seth Rogen and James Franco 

§  Feature Audio Commentary with Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg

 

“Freedom Edition” Blu-ray Exclusive Bonus Features Also Include:

§  Gag Reel

§  Deleted, Extended and Alternate Scenes

§  Featurettes:

o   “Directors of This Movie” – Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg comment on directing the film together

o   “Puppy Power” – Cast and Crew profess their love for the King Charles Spaniel puppy

o   “Here Kitty Kitty” – Seth Rogen breaks down the experience of  working with a real tiger

o   “Joking Around” – The producers discuss the process of creating jokes on set

o   “Spies Among Us” – Hear from each of the cast members about their experience on the film

o   “Randall Park Audition Tape” – Randall Park table read audition video

o   “Dating a Dictator” – An authoritative touch on a convincing dating profile video

o   “Getting Into Character” – A look at Randall Park’s transformation  into looking the part of a dictator

§  Line-o-Ramas (short collections of alternate shots of jokes on set)

 

THE INTERVIEW has a run time of approximately 112 minutes and is rated R for pervasive language, crude and sexual humor, nudity, some drug use and bloody violence.

RELIVE ALL THE ACTION AS WARNER BROS. HOME ENTERTAINMENT RELEASES BATMAN: THE SECOND SEASON, PART 1 ON DVD FEBRUARY 10, 2015

                        Featuring 30 Episodes From The 1966 Original Batman Series on a 4-Disc Set

BURBANK, CA (January 13, 2015) – Forces of good and evil clash as Warner Bros. Home Entertainment (WBHE) releases Batman: The Second Season, Part 1 to own on DVD. The original series hits shelves for fans old and new to relive all the action. As the #7 best-selling TV title in 2014, the iconic series continues to prove enduringly popular. The first 30 episodes from the second season are included in Batman: The Second Season, Part 1, and will be available for $39.98 SRP on February 10, 2015. 

Batman and Robin are set to take you on more perilous plots with fiendish foes trying to undo our undaunted heroes! From the torturous King Tut to a straying Catwoman to the provoking Joker, Batman (Adam West) and Robin (Burt Ward) take on a cape-full of calamity. But wait! There are still plenty of Bat-gadgets and plot twists in the race against time and adrenalin laced adventure. Now completely re-mastered, all the originality, crime-fighting action and arch-villainy can be yours! The series stars Adam West and Burt Ward with the ever-popular guest stars Julie Newmar, Casear Romero and many more.

“For decades, Batman has proven its popularity and it all started with this live-action television title,” said Rosemary Markson, WBHE Senior Vice President, TV Marketing. “We are thrilled to release Batman: The Second Season, Part 1 on DVD for longtime bat-fans can relive the action, as well as introduce new generations to the classic series.” 

Batman: The Second Season, Part 1 on DVD includes all 30 episodes:

1. Shoot A Crooked Arrow
2. Walk The Straight And Narrow
3. Hot Off The Griddle
4. The Cat And The Fiddle
5. The Minstrel’s Shakedown
6. Barbecued Batman?
7. The Spell of Tut
8. Tut’s Case Is Shut
9. The Greatest Mother Of Them All
10. Ma Parker
11. The Clock King’s Crazy Crimes
12. The Clock King Gets Crowned
13. An Egg Grows In Gotham
14. The Yegg Foes In Gotham
15. The Devil’s Fingers
16. The Dead Ringers
17. Hizzonner The Penguin
18. Dizzonner The Penguin
19. Green Ice
20. Deep Freeze
21. The Impractical Joker
22. The Joker’s Provokers
23. Marsha, Queen of Diamonds
24. Marsha’s Scheme of Diamonds
25. Come Back, Shame
26. It’s How You Play The Game
27. The Penguin’s Nest
28. The Bird’s Last Jest
29. The Cat’s Meow
30. The Bat’s Kow Tow

DVD Standard Features:

• 4 DVD-9s

• Audio: English (1.0 DD)

• Subtitles: English SDH, Latin Spanish, French

• Aspect Ratio: 4x3 Full Screen

UPDATED RELEASE DATE - Ancient Aliens Returns With Ancient Aliens: Season 7 - Volume 1 Arriving on Blu-ray and DVD June 16

The acclaimed, bestselling H2® series returns when Ancient Aliens®: Season 7 - Volume 1 arrives on Blu-ray and DVD June 16th from Lionsgate Home Entertainment. Fans can continue on the epic journey of uncovering some of the world's oldest mysteries, while exploring the fascinating field of alien research with H2®'s #1 DVD franchise of the year. The Ancient Aliens®: Season 7 - Volume 1 three-disc collectionincludes 12 episodes andwill be available on Blu-ray and DVD for the suggested retail price of $19.99 and $19.98, respectively.   H2® continues the exploration of unexplained events and phenomena in Season 7 of ANCIENT ALIENS®, as more and more information comes to light from the earth's darkest recesses, evoking just as many questions. What supernatural lives will be revealed when "Underground Portals" explores the 10,000-year-old prehistoric artwork discovered in a cave in India? Despite extensive research, could the face of Giza's Great Sphinx prove to be older than once thought, and what otherworldly being might it actually represent? Find out in "Mysteries of the Sphinx." Moving through the Egyptian pyramids, Central American temples and Earth's enigmatic caves, this collection offers viewers a detailed account of the mysteries of life that continue to elude us, while traveling across 75 million years of the most credible alien evidence right here on earth.   PROGRAM INFORMATION Year of Production: 2014             Title Copyright: Ancient Aliens © 2015, Cover Art and Design © 2015 A&E Television Networks, LLC.  All Rights Reserved. Ancient Aliens, HISTORY and the "H" logo are trademarks of A&E Television Networks, LLC. Distributed by LIONSGATE® under license from A+E Networks Consumer Products™. Type: TV on DVD Rating: TV-PG Genre: Adventure; Mystery; Science Fiction Closed Captioned: NA Subtitles: Spanish and English SDH  Feature Run Time: 528 Minutes Blu-ray Format: 1080P High Definition 16x9 Widescreen (1.78:1) DVD Format: 16x9 Widescreen (1.78:1) Blu-ray Audio Status: English 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio  DVD Audio Status: English 5.1 Dolby Digital

SYFY TO DEVELOP 51ST STATE, ONE HOUR DRAMA SERIES FROM FOX 21 TELEVISION STUDIOS

SYFY TO DEVELOP 51^STSTATE, ONE HOUR DRAMA SERIES FROM FOX 21 TELEVISION STUDIOS

 

OSCAR NOMINEE CRAIG BORTEN (DALLAS BUYERS CLUB) WILL WRITE SCRIPT AND SERVE AS EXECUTIVE PRODUCER WITH PETER CHERNIN AND KATHERINE POPE

 

NEW YORK – January 12, 2015 – Syfytoday announced it is developing a one-hour drama series about a futuristic prison society, 51^st State, from Fox 21 Television Studios.

 

Oscar nominee Craig Borten (Dallas Buyers Club), who sold the pitch to Syfy, will write the pilot. Peter Chernin (Dawn of the Planet of the Apes), Katherine Pope (New Girl) and Borten will serve as executive producers.

 

As 51^st State unfolds, the United States, confronting a prison population stretched to the limit, purchases Greenland and converts it into a frontier prison colony with male and female convicts incarcerated together.

 

Promised conditional freedom, the inmates are driven to the edge of their humanity when that promise, along with others, is broken. Struggling to seize control and exact revenge, reluctant heroes emerge -- but what exactly are they fighting for?

Happy, Safe, Healthy and Prosperous New Year Everyone!

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