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From CBC.ca...
Just for Laughs on CBC
Episode 15: Feb. 12, 7:30pm on CBC (Canadian Broadcasting Corp.)
The Gemini Award-winning Just for Laughs series showcases the best comedians from Canada and around the world. Tonight's show features Adam Hills, William Shatner and Jimmy Carr.
William Shatner has cultivated a career that has spanned over 50 years as a professional actor, director, producer, screenwriter, recording artist, author, and horseman. He is one of pop culture's most recognizable figures and has also established himself as a major Hollywood philanthropist. In 1966, Shatner originated the role of "Captain James T. Kirk" in television series Star Trek. The series spawned a feature film franchise and Shatner reprised the role of Captain Kirk in seven of the Stark Trek motion pictures. Shatner is a series regular on the hit ABC program Boston Legal; the portrayal garnered him his first Golden Globe in January 2005 as well as an Emmy in September 2005. Shatner continues to act, write, produce and direct while still managing to find time to work with charities and further his passion in the equestrian sports. He and his wife, Elizabeth, and his three married children live in Los Angeles.
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From A&E TV...
A&E Biography: William Shatner
He's William Shatner, the actor who's found many ways to stay in the public eye for decades, even spoofing his overblown acting style in a way far more hip than desperate. This profile looks at Shatner's long and successful career, which now includes a starring role on the hit series Boston Legal. Interviews include: Leonard Nimoy, James Spader, Candice Bergen, and Patrick Stewart; Shatner's favorite impersonator actor/comedian Kevin Pollak; TV Guide's Matt Roush; Robert Schnakenberg, author of the Encyclopedia Shatnerica; daughters Lisabeth and Leslie, his wife Elizabeth and Shatner himself.
This DVD is one of the many titles in A&E's DVD Library and is created in the DVD+R format. This disc does not feature menu pages or special features like standard DVDs, simply the high quality programming you've come to expect from A&E.
Available exclusively at The A&E Store.
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Thank you, Angel.
Bill has helped create a lifetime of entertainment, some of it timeless.
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From TradingMarkets.com ...
Big Screen Entertainment Group in Production with William Shatner
Tuesday, February 19, 2008; Posted: 03:35 PM
HOLLYWOOD, Feb 19, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Big Screen Entertainment Group (OTC:BSEG) has signed with legendary actor, writer and director William Shatner on multiple projects, and has begun production on their first joint venture.
"We are beyond thrilled to be working with William Shatner, one of the most beloved and respected actors of our time," enthused BSEG's CEO, Kimberley Kates. "After achieving icon status playing Captain James T. Kirk on Star Trek, he continues to entertain audiences every week on ABC's Boston Legal, 40 years later: Truly an amazing career."
Shatner plays incorrigible lawyer Denny Crane on the hit series, a role for which he has won multiple Emmys. Boston Legal airs at 10pm, Tuesday night, on ABC.
BSEG's Kates, David Zappone, Michael Manasseri and Stephen Eckelberry, along with William and Elizabeth Shatner, spent last week before the cameras working on their first release, a documentary due out this spring.
"This documentary represents the first step in what we hope will be a long and successful partnership between Big Screen and William Shatner," stated BSEG President David Zappone. "His energy and creativity are boundless, and we feel that Big Screen is the perfect home for his future projects."
About BSEG:
Big Screen Entertainment Group (BSEG) is a full service entertainment company designed to develop, produce, purchase, exhibit and distribute products in all media formats, including motion pictures, television, music, publishing, video games and cell phone content.
BSEG has completed four films, two films in post-production and fourteen films in development, one completed casual game, five in development as well as two MMORPG's.
Forward-Looking Statements:
A number of statements contained in this press release are forward-looking statements that are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements involve a number of risks and uncertainties, including timely development, and market acceptance of products and technologies, competitive market conditions, successful integration of acquisitions and the ability to secure additional sources of financing. When used in this press release, words such as "could," "plan," "estimate," "expect," "intend," "may," "potential," "should," and similar expressions are forward looking statements.
SOURCE: Big Screen Entertainment Group
Big Screen Entertainment Group Kimberley Kates, CEO, 323-956-4321 KatesK@bigscreenent.com David Zappone, President, 323-956-4321 Zapponed@bigscreenent.com www.bigscreenent.com www.babysitterwantedfilm.com www.forgetaboutitthefilm.com
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From TV Week...
Ion Stations Pick Up 'Boston Legal'
By Julieanne Smolinski, February 20, 2008 8:50 AM
"Boston Legal," the 4-year-old legal drama from producer David E. Kelley, will begin airing on ION Television this fall.
The show, starring James Spader, Candice Bergen and William Shatner, is distributed by News Corp.'s Twentieth Television. It premiered in 2004 on ABC, where it continues to run as one of the network's top 20 programs.
"We are excited that ION Television will be sharing with their viewers this Emmy Award-winning program," Twentieth Television president Bob Cook said in a statement Monday.
ION Media Networks owns and operates 60 stations and reaches more than 94 million households nationwide.
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NBC Universal Will Stream 'Classic' Shows Online
Wed Feb 20, 2008 — by Chris Ullrich
Oh Good, More Tek War!
Recently, NBC Universal announced it will offer full episodes of "classic, fan-favorite series" as streaming videos on four of its network websites beginning later this month. Some of the "classic" TV shows that you'll be able to get at the various sites include: Swamp Thing, The Crow, the '70s version of Battlestar Galactica, Buck Rogers, featuring Gil Gerard as Buck and Twiki the robot, Rod Serling's Night Gallery, William Shatner's Tek War, and Tremors.
According to NBC Universal, you can find the various shows at the following sites:
NBC.com: The Alfred Hitchcock Hour, A-Team, Battlestar Galactica, Buck Rogers, Emergency, Miami Vice and Night Gallery
SciFi.com: Battlestar Galactica, Buck Rogers, Night Gallery and Tek War
ChillerTV.com: The Alfred Hitchcock Hour, The Crow, Night Gallery, Swamp Thing and Tremors
SleuthChannel.com: A-Team, Kojak, Miami Vice, Night Gallery and Simon & Simon
What, no Man From U.N.C.L.E or original Star Trek? Where's the love, NBC?
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William Shatner Pop Art
Posted on Thursday, February 21st, 2008 at 12:29 pm
We have all seen Andy Warhol's art. When thinking of a Warhol piece, two images come to mind for most people. One being the Campbell's Soup Can and the other being the Marilyn Monroe silkscreen image. Not having a computer, Warhol had to create this silk screens manually, using screens but it he had Photoshop, things would have been much easier for the eccentric artist. This being the modern era, I'm going to take you through the process of taking a photo and making it look like an Andy Warhol silk screen. My subject, William Shatner.
Read the step-by-step and fully illustrated exercise at PhotoShop Digest...
http://www.photoshopdigest.com/photo-ef ... r-pop-art/
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CBS Rolls Out Classic TV Online
By Mike Shields, Feb 21, 2008
NEW YORK -- CBS has begun syndicating several classic series, including Star Trek and Melrose Place, across the CBS Audience Network.
The distribution network, launched last year with big-name partners such as AOL, MSN, Comcast and CNET, now delivers full-length episodes of a growing library of CBS prime-time shows on over 300 sites, including hits like Survivor and CSI. Now, CBS is reaching into the past to expand this offering, adding full-length episodes of shows going as far back as the 1960s, including The Twilight Zone, Hawaii Five-O, and MacGyver.
CBS plans to add more shows to its network, which also features video upstarts like Joost and Veoh, in coming months, according to officials. "CBS's commitment and ability to move quickly and aggressively to monetize and distribute content online is awesome," said CBS Interactive president Quincy Smith.
The CBS Audience network, along with Hulu -- NBC Universal and News Corp.'s much-hyped joint venture -- is at the forefront on an industry-wide trend towards wide-open video distribution.
However, to date, it's been unclear how consumers are responding to the ability to stream their favorite TV shows in non-TV-centric environments. Neither CBS nor Hulu released much in the way of performance metrics on either venture, and third-party measurement firms such as Nielsen Online and comScore have yet to develop standard means of tracking video usage across multiple sites at once, said industry executives.
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Joe Jackson in Cardiff at last
Feb 26 2008 by Gavin Allen, South Wales Echo
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While Joe Jackson is exceptionally dedicated to his music he isn't overly serious, and in 2004 he proved that by playing on William Shatner's album Has Been.
"It was one of the greatest studio experiences I have ever had," he says, laughing at the memory of those Nashville sessions with Captain Kirk.
"Shatner is a cool guy, he has tremendous energy and he comes across seeming 30 years younger than he is.
"You know that Bill is in on the joke, it's very funny but in a clever way.
"I remember we were improvising, me on piano and Ben Folds on organ, and Bill was just ranting over this gospel music.
"He was preaching about how everyone will die so we're all equal and I had no idea what I was doing but it actually turned out to be quite musical."
Joe Jackson plays at The Point, Cardiff Bay, tomorrow. Tickets cost Ł22.50 from 029 2023 0130. Jackson's new album Rain is out now on Rykodisc.
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From Fruits to Remember...
Fruity Nutty Bar
Fruits to Remember of Beverly Hills was invited to be a part of the pre-Oscars gifting lounge organized by WOW creations. The two-day event on February 19th and 20th held on the penthouse floor of Hyatt on Sunset received scores of A-list celebrities including William Shatner. The event received such a warm reception that had to be extended on Wednesday for an extra hour.
Fruits to Remember displayed a few of the new arrangements designed using the largest collection of chocolate and nuts covered fruit collection in the gifting industry.
Fruits to Remember: Elizabeth & William Shatner
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William Shatner's Gonzo Ballet
Wednesday, 27 February 2008
Big Screen Entertainment Group (OTC:BSEG) is proud to announce that it has inked a deal to co-produce and distribute a new documentary from William Shatner. The documentary chronicles choreographer Margo Sappington and the Milwaukee Ballet Company's quest to create a new ballet based upon Mr. Shatner's critically acclaimed album, "Has Been." Mr. Shatner co-wrote the album with producer/singer/songwriter Ben Folds, and performed most of the songs on the album, with support from such diverse artists as Henry Rollins, Aimee Mann, Joe Jackson, Brad Paisley and Lemon Jelly.
"This documentary is very unique. I really don't think there's anything else quite like it," stated BSEG CEO Kimberley Kates. "Many of the lyrics from 'Has Been' are of a very personal and poignant nature, and to have those songs interpreted into dance, especially ballet, is quite remarkable to see."
Primarily shot in and around Milwaukee, Wisconsin by local production company Special Entertainment, Big Screen and Five Star recently filmed additional footage with Mr. Shatner and his wife Elizabeth at the Falcon Theater in Burbank, California.
"This piece will show a different side of William Shatner, and touches upon details about his life and career that have not been revealed before," said BSEG President David Zappone. "When you add in never before seen footage and information about this legendary television icon, you have the makings of a fascinating documentary."
Big Screen and Five Star will distribute the doc directly under their new, soon to be announced distribution banner.
While perhaps best known as "Star Trek's" "Captain James T. Kirk," Mr. Shatner currently plays "Denny Crane" on ABC's "Boston Legal," a role for which he has won several Emmys, and was recently nominated for a Golden Globe.
The project is scheduled for completion in May 2008.
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From Luis' Illustrated Blog
William Shatner Sighting. Doh!
February, 2008 (06:55) | By: Luis
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On Wednesday something crazy happened that ruined my day. William Shatner came to the studio! Yeah, you read right, WILLIAM SHATNER, Captain Kirk himself came to the studio. How cool is that? That so rocks. Don't ask me why he was there, I don't know. All I know is, that he was there.
So why did this ruin my day? I DIDN'T GET TO SEE HIM. *SOB* What a bummer. A friend of mine told me that he got in an elevator with him to our floor. So we knew he was in the building but when I went around to look for him, I couldn't find him. WEAK!
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Shatner's Space Hip Not for Sale
By John Scott Lewinski, February 28, 2008 @ 2:31:25
Taking advantage of the lull created by the recent writers strike, the legendary William Shatner underwent hip replacement surgery. While there were complications, the actor recovered and should be riding his beloved steeds well into his rapidly approaching 80s.
Years prior, after Shatner suffered a kidney stone, the captain sold it to an online casino for charity. With the hip operation behind him, there was talk of Hooker ("He's a good cop!") selling his old hip -- wrenched from its joint and bone-sawed into open space -- for another charitable haul.
But, Denny Crane thought better of it. As he put it, "How bad taste would it be to sell my hip bone?' I then decided it was bad taste, and, for me to decide something is bad taste ... it was really bad."
How can you argue with a man with these kinds of creative instincts?
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From The Breakfast Show @ Virgin Radio ...
Get Shatner! Launches!
The_Gaz on Monday, 18 February 2008
Right - we exclusively announced on the Breakfast Show today that March will be Get Shatner! Month. It's quite simple really -- in a Who's Calling Christian style, we'll have a month for one of you to get William Shatner on the show for a chat with Christian.
We also have an amazing prize up for grabs. Some of you may remember the marvellous Freddie Mercury Lego Head that made it's appearance on the show back in December.
Well thanks to Lego builder Craig, the person who "Gets Shatner" will be winning a life size bust of the legend himself made out of Lego.
After we "Get Shatner" each month we'll be taking your suggestions for the next celebrity and every month there will be
So make a note in your diary -- 3rd March Get Shatner begins.
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From the Ottawa Citizen...
A Twisted Genius
Adrian Chamberlain, The Victoria Times Colonist. Published: Sunday, March 02, 2008
British Columbia music scholar Kevin Bazzana was chuffed to discover Star Trek's Captain Kirk likes his new book about a bizarre and obscure pianist.
Bazzana is the author of Lost Genius: The Story of a Forgotten Musical Maverick, a fascinating, scrupulously researched biography of Ervin Nyiregyházi (pronounced nyeer-edge-hah-zee).
Who, you ask? As the title indicates, Nyiregyházi is almost forgotten today. Yet in his prime, his pals included Rudolph Valentino, Harry Houdini, Theodore Dreiser, Bela Lugosi and Gloria Swanson. The classical pianist began as a renowned prodigy, performing at Buckingham Palace as an eight-year-old and later astounding Europe with performances pounded out in a do-or-die Romantic style.
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One of the people who helped Bazzana with his 10 years of research for the Nyiregyházi book lives in Los Angeles. It turns out this guy's worked for years as a stand-in for William Shatner on shows like Boston Legal. He e-mailed Bazzana to say that he'd passed along Lost Genius to Shatner. And apparently Capt. Kirk loved the book. He even wants to visit Budapest, Hungary, where the late Nyiregyházi was born in 1903.
"For a Canadian writer, there is no greater review than 'William Shatner liked my book,' so I am very content right now," said Bazzana, an admitted Star Trek fan.
Read the full article in the Ottawa Citizen...
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From Wall Street Online...
William Shatner to Step Behind the Camera
HOLLYWOOD, Calif. -- (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Big Screen Entertainment Group and legendary actor/director William Shatner have signed a deal to produce a new feature film, slated to begin pre-production in the coming months. Big Screen's Florida production partner, Five Star Pictures, will be onboard as well.
Shatner (Star Trek, Boston Legal) will direct the comedy, which is based upon his original story. "We're pleased to be working with Mr. Shatner and proud he has chosen Big Screen and Five Star as his producing partners on this project, which promises to be a funny and compelling film," said BSEG CEO Kimberley Kates. "Discussions are underway with a number of big stars who are interested in participating, as well as a major studio. We will be announcing more details in the coming weeks."
BSEG also recently announced that they are in post production on a brand new documentary with Shatner, chronicling his music career, as well as the original ballet based upon his album, "Has Been." The doc will be distributed by BSEG and Five Star under their new distribution banner soon to be announced.
About BSEG:
Big Screen Entertainment Group (BSEG) is a full service entertainment company designed to develop, produce, purchase, exhibit and distribute products in all media formats, including motion pictures, television, music, publishing, video games and cell phone content.
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From The Pimm Group ...
Sea Shepherd Defends 'Rotten Butter' Attack
March 4th, 2008
The environmental group Sea Shepherd says it doubts its attack on a Japanese whaling ship off Antarctica yesterday injured anyone. The group threw 24 litres of rotten butter onto the Nisshin Maru whaling ship. Obviously an act of terrorism on the high seas. Lucky Paul didn't ram them. "We live in a media culture and this means that actors and musicians have more credibility to speak on a wide range of issues than the experts in their respective fields. Our organization has the support of Pierce Brosnan, Martin Sheen, William Shatner, and Richard Dean Anderson. How can we fail when we have James Bond, Captain Kirk, the President of the United States and McGyver [on our side]?"
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From the Palm Beach Post...
A Real Trekkie'S Field Day: Capt. Kirk At The Ballet
By Post Staff | Wednesday, March 5, 2008, 06:01 PM
South Florida Trekkies, time to break out the ol' communicators!
Capt. James T. Kirk is coming straight at you -- in more ways than one.
A never-aging star of Star Trek to some, and Denny Crane on the ABC hit Boston Legal to others, actor William Shatner has inked several deals with an up-and-coming Boca Raton-based film company -- including a documentary on a ballet set to his music, then a spoof of The Wedding Crashers.
By late spring, Five Star Pictures should be set to release William Shatner's Gonzo Ballet, which highlights the making of the Milwaukee Ballet's performance to a 2004 Shatner CD that had critics howling and fans in a tizzy.
Strange, you say? You have no idea!
"Bill is really a frustrated ballet performer," says Brooks Parsons, Five Star spokesman.
Says David Zappone, L.A. actor/producer and a graduate of the Burt Reynolds Action Company in Jupiter: "I ran into Leonard Nimoy (Mr. Spock in Star Trek) on the lot the other day and told him about the project. He thought it was the funniest thing he's ever heard."
Yet to Shatner, who turns 77 March 22, Gonzo Ballet is anything but a joke. The 2004 CD that spawned the ballet is very personal -- he recites his own poetry against a background of jazzy riffs as he did on his old Priceline.com commercials. Shatner shlepped all the way to Wisconsin in the thick of last winter to see the dancing of choreographer Margo Sappington.
So happens the performance was taped by a production company. Five Star is using that footage and interspersed it with Shatner interviews.
"He's the first to admit he can't sing," says Parsons. "But he co-wrote most of the lyrics about his artistic journey from Capt. Kirk, which had him typecast for 20 years, to 'Boston Legal'."
I'm told the company wants to offer it up to ABC first, then go to the likes of HBO.
Want more Shatner?
How about a movie that will resonate in South County? Some scenes for The Shiva Crashers are expected to be shot in Florida, also starting in late spring. The flick, directed by Shatner, tells the story of two film business hopefuls who crash a famous producer's shiva in order to network with industry bigs.
"Bill is going to call in every favor from big names for the film," said Zappone. "He's been talking to Ben Stiller, Jay Leno, and Howard Stern."
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From USA Today ...
Stars break out in song to honor David E. Kelley's Alzheimer's portrayal
By Victoria Namkung, Special for USA TODAY
BEVERLY HILLS -- Award show season may be over in Hollywood, but stars gathered at the Beverly Hilton Hotel Wednesday night for the 16th annual Alzheimer's Association "A Night at Sardi's" benefit.
Jason Alexander directed a stage production of the Broadway musical Bye Bye Birdie, and the hotel's ballroom was transformed to look like the famed New York restaurant for which the event is named. Boston Legal creator David E. Kelley was honored for his portrayal of Alzheimer's disease on the show, and the award lured most of his cast including Candice Bergen and William Shatner.
"It's a personal cause because my wife's father died of Alzheimer's eight years ago," said Shatner, who attended with wife Elizabeth. "I'm so pleased that David Kelley is getting this award. It's a kick for the cast to present it."
The always busy Shatner talked up his latest projects. "My autobiography Up Till Now is coming out," he said. "And there's a DVD called Gonzo Ballet, which is the making of a ballet set to my music. And I'm going to be doing a talk show called Raw Nerve for Biography Channel.
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