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  • Seth MacFarlane’s Cosmos documentary to premiere at White House Film Festival

    Seth MacFarlane’s Cosmos documentary to premiere at White House Film Festival

    MUMBAI: On Friday, February 28, the White House is hosting the first-ever Student Film Festival, featuring the work of more than a dozen young filmmakers who created short films celebrating the role of technology in the classroom.

     

    The Filmmaker-in-Chief, President Barack Obama was at Buck Lodge to celebrate progress on ConnectED when he recorded the video on his iPad. ConnectED is an ambitious project to connect 99% of American students to next-generation broadband and wireless technology within five years. In Adelphi, he announced that some of America’s largest companies answered the President’s call to action towards that goal by pledging more than $750 million in commitments to deliver cutting-edge technologies to classrooms, including devices, free software, teacher professional development, and home wireless connectivity.

     

    Building on the President’s eagerness to connect students to technology, and his newfound interest in filmmaking, The White House excited to host the first-ever White House Student Film Festival. In November, we called for Kindergarten to 12th grade students around the country to create short films on the role of technology in their classroom, and students responded with nearly 3,000 entries. In collaboration with the American Film Institute, the White House will screen the finalists’ works this Friday along with a star-studded cast including Kal Penn, Bill Nye, Neil deGrasse Tyson, and Conan O’Brien.

     

    In addition to the celebration of the student films and the President’s remarks, FOX and National Geographic Channel will treat the attendees to a sneak peek of the first episode of the upcoming television series, Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey, a US documentary executive produced by Seth MacFarlane (Family Guy, Ted, The Cleveland Show) which celebrates the importance of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM).

  • Seth MacFarlane releases the first look of his new film

    Seth MacFarlane releases the first look of his new film

    MUMBAI: The writer of popular shows Family Guy, American Dad and Ted, Seth MacFarlane, has now written and directed A Million Ways to Die in the West.

     

    The Western comedy stars Charlize Theron, Neil Patrick Harris, Amanda Seyfried and the writer himself. In the film, MacFarlane will be seen playing the role of a humble sheep farmer, Albert, who finds himself humiliated when his girlfriend (Seyfried) leaves him for the dapper gent who runs their town’s local “moustachery”. Luckily, he learns to find his courage when he meets a more age-appropriate love interest (Theron), the mysterious wife of an infamous outlaw.

     

    The photo for his Western comedy A Million Ways to Die in the West shows MacFarlane running into his ex (Amanda Seyfried) and her new love interest (Neil Patrick Harris). Charlize Theron is also in the photo for the film, in which she plays a gunslinger helping MacFarlane’s character find his courage. The film centers on a sheepherder (MacFarlane) who loses his girlfriend after chickening out of a gunfight.  MacFarlane is directing the project, which is his followup to his raunchy comedy hit Ted.

     

    MRC and Universal are co-financing A Million Ways to Die in the West, which is slated to hit theaters 30 May. MacFarlane 2012 directorial debut Ted made nearly $550million at the box office.

  • Ted 2 gets June 2015 release date

    Ted 2 gets June 2015 release date

    MUMBAI: Universal Pictures will release the follow-up to Seth MacFarlane‘s highest-grossing original R-rated comedy of all time on 26 June 2015.

     

    MacFarlane returns as writer, director and co-star of Ted 2 along with star Mark Wahlberg from Universal and Media Rights Capital. Alec Sulkin and Wellesley Wild return as scribes.

     

    MacFarlane produces alongside Bluegrass Films’ Scott Stuber, as well as John Jacobs and Jason Clark. The first film made about $550 million worldwide after its June 2012 release

  • Seth MacFarlane approached to host Oscars again

    Seth MacFarlane approached to host Oscars again

    MUMBAI: Seth MacFarlane may have shown reluctance to return as an Oscar host, but producers Craig Zadan and Neil Meron are apparently keen to bring him back for the high profile job.
     
    While Zadan and Meron are making a return to oversee the Oscars in 2014, they reportedly want MacFarlane back for the hosting job though he has faced criticism from several quarters but ensured that the show generated good rating.
     
    It is said that after defending his performance, the producers reached out to Seth and invited him back to host the show again.

    Immediately after his hosting stint, MacFarlane had said that he would not like to return for a second time. However, sources say that he is still considering the offer though he‘s not sure if he‘s going to do it, but he has to decide within the next couple of weeks.
     
    The last Oscars, this year, drew 40.3 million total viewers but MacFarlane was criticised because of his controversial jokes on sensitive social issues.

  • Tina Fey and Amy Poehler to host Golden Globe awards

    Tina Fey and Amy Poehler to host Golden Globe awards

    MUMBAI: Bringing perhaps a gentler touch to a ceremony helmed for the past three years by Ricky Gervais, comedy duo Tina Fey and Amy Poehler will host next year‘s Golden Globe awards in Beverly Hills.
     
    Fey and Poehler would bring their tried and tested chemistry to the January 13, 2013 gala dinner for Hollywood‘s leading film and TV stars, the joint organisers Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) and NBC said.
     
    Fey, 42, creator and star of 30 Rock and Poehler, 41, have worked together for years, first on satirical sketch show Saturday Night Live and later on 2008 comedy film.
     
    “Tina and Amy have a proven chemistry and comedic timing from their many years together,” NBC alternative programming president Paul Telegdy said in a statement.
     
    The executive producers of Dick Clark productions which owns the rights to the Golden Globes, said they were excited ‘to have two of the most respected names in comedy‘ at the helm of the 70th Globes ceremony.
     
    The Golden Globes is one of Hollywood‘s key award ceremonies ahead of the Oscars, which take place next year on 24 February will be hosted by Seth MacFarlane, creator of animated comedy Family Guy.

  • Seth MacFarlane to host 85th Oscars

    Seth MacFarlane to host 85th Oscars

    MUMBAI: Seth MacFarlane will host the 85th Academy Awards, telecast producers Craig Zadan and Neil Meron announced. This will be MacFarlane‘s first appearance on Oscar‘s stage. The 85th Academy Awards will be broadcast live on 25 February on Star Movies in India.
    Zadan and Meron said, “We are thrilled to have Seth MacFarlane host the Oscars. His performing skills blend perfectly with our ideas for making the show entertaining and fresh. He will be the consummate host, and we are so happy to be working with him.”
    MacFarlane said, “It‘s truly an overwhelming privilege to be asked to host the Oscars. My thoughts upon hearing the news were, one, I will do my utmost to live up to the high standards set forth by my predecessors; and two, I hope they don‘t find out I hosted the Charlie Sheen Roast.”
    Academy president Hawk Koch said, “Seth is unbelievably talented. We couldn‘t be happier with the creative team we‘ve assembled. With Craig, Neil, and now Seth, we‘re off to a great start.”
    MacFarlane made his feature directorial debut this year with the ‘Ted‘.