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Vivienne Jolie-Pitt is willing to put in the work to make her dreams come true, even though her mom is theeeee Angelina Jolie. It may not be the coolest job in the world, but the 16-year-old is apparently excited to get her theater dreams rolling

Vivienne Jolie-Pitt – Serves As Usher At Reunion Concert For ‘Reefer Madness: The Musical’

The 16-year-old daughter of Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt was seen helping people find their seats at the ‘Reefer Madness: The Musical’ reunion concert on Tuesday, July 30. She was also seen chatting with some of the other employees during the show.

The report was published by People, as the magazine had writers on hand at the event which was held at The Whitley in Hollywood, California.

The evening was filled with songs and stories from the original cast members who first starred in the musical 25 years ago.

The original casts include Kristen Bell,...

For one night only, Reefer Madness is taking a trip back to its musical roots.

Kristen Bell and Christian Campbell are reuniting onstage July 30 for a Reefer Madness: The Musical 25th anniversary concert in celebration of their new Los Angeles revival getting extended through August 18 at The Whitley.

Bell and Campbell will return alongside fellow alums Harry S. Murphy, John Kassir, Lori Alan, Stacy Sibley, Larry Poindexter, Samantha Harris, Aukai Cain, Elijah Myles Breckel and Paul Nygro, according to Playbill. More guests will be announced soon.

The ensemble will perform songs and share stories, accompanied by musicians Nathan Wang, Sid Sosa, Jordan Lamoureux and Phil Morore, with music director David Lamoureux. An after-party will be held at the Victory Garden, the immersive theater’s outdoor lounge.

In 1999, Campbell first starred as Jimmy Harper in Reefer Madness: The Musical when it debuted in L.A. Bell joined the production as Mary Lane...

“The Cannon Film Guide is a treasure trove of info for Golan/Globus fans. Even diehard Cannon scholars will learn from this tome.” – Paul Talbot, author of the Bronson’s Loose! books

The unbelievable story of the legendary 1980s B-movie studio continues in The Cannon Film Guide Volume II, which covers the company’s output from 1985 to 1987, their peak production years under maverick moguls Menahem Golan and Yoram Globus. This highly-anticipated sequel to the original Cannon compendium takes an up-close look at sixty Cannon movies, from deep cuts to cult classics, including American Ninja, The Delta Force, Over the Top, Invasion USA, Masters of the Universe, Runaway Train, Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2, King Solomon’s Mines, Lifeforce, Superman IV: The Quest for Peace, and many more. Order the book Here

With hundreds of photos and more than forty interviews with Cannon directors, writers, and stars, this is an indispensable reference book for...

Recently, ABC released the new,official synopsis/spoilers for their upcoming "Castle" episode 10 of season 7. The episode is entitled, "Bad Santa," and it turns out that we're going to see Castle and Beckett deal with a new case that involves the Mafia when one of their doctors gets shot dead in the street, and more! In the new, 10th episode press release: When an ER physician is gunned down in the street, Castle and Beckett are going to soon discover that the victim was a mob doctor to a Mafia family run by an old friend of Castle's. Also, against the backdrop of Christmas, Esposito and Lanie will reach a defining moment in their relationship. Guest stars feature: Carole Gutierrez as Dr. Deb Lander, Larry Poindexter as Det. McBride, Vincent Spano as Christopher Carlucci, Mo Gallini as Rocco Carducci, Paul Ben-Victor as Dino Scarpella and Alex Frnka as Jane Scarpella.

"The Hard Times of Rj Berger" cast were mourning the end of the show. Soon after MTV decided to cancel the show, they took to Twitter to express their feelings regarding the shocking move. "Rip Rj Berger," lead actor Paul Iacono wrote. "You were a great guy in more ways than one. On to bigger and better..."

Larry Poindexter, who played Rj's father, wrote a similar message, "R.I.P. #RJBerger It was great being your dad." The Lily depicter, Kara Taitz, added, "Rip Rj Berger. Lily will always love you!"

Meanwhile, Amber Lancaster's tweet was dedicated to fans and her character Jenny, who is Rj's dream girl. "Thank you to all the fans who loved and supported us. xo #RIPjennyswanson," she stated.

Creator David Katzenberg wrote, "R.I.P. #RJBerger Thank you to the fans and everyone involved in the show. What an incredible journey." As for Caitlin Crosby...

Billy Miller, Greg Rikaart & Megan Ward set for 19th Annual Young Playwrights Festival

Jerry O'Connell, Jennifer Stone, Lenny Jacobson, Ariel Winter, Michael J. Willett, Scott Lowell, and Larry Poindexter will join soap opera stars Billy Miller and Greg Rikaart (The Young And The Restless), and Megan Ward (General Hospital) in The Blank Theatre Company's 19th Annual Young Playwrights Festival. Twelve winning plays by teen playwrights aged 15 -19, from five different states, will be presented during this year's festival at The Stella Adler Theatre in Hollywood, running from June 2 - 26, 2011.

Among the 70 actors who will appear in this year's festival, Week One (June 2-5) will feature Larry Poindexter and Greg Rikaart, along with Gale Harold (Queer As Folk), and Susan Park. Week Two (June 9 -12) will feature Jennifer Stone, Megan Ward, and Ariel Winter, along with Dale Dickey. Week Three (June 16-19) will feature Lenny Jacobson and Jerry O'Connell, along with Julia Campbell,...

Max Owens (Jayson Blair) has been missing in action from Rj's (Paul Iacono) life for the past few episodes of "The Hard Times of Rj Berger," but he returns with a bang on the Monday (May 16) episode.

Zap2it has your first look at the coming episode, in which we see Max's triumphant return. We also spoke with Blair about the craziness that is about to ensue when it comes to his character.

"I come back in a big way getting a blowjob in the school parking lot," he tells us. "This episode picks up kinda where my character leaves off and it starts the descent into the craziness for the finale, which is going to be madness."

While Max doesn't play a huge role this week, it's the following episode where we will see some major changes. Blair tells us that a conflict between his character and Rj will...

Nick (George Eads) and Ray (Laurence Fishburne) talk of Ray's impending court hearing with Nate Haskell (Bill Irwin) . Nick needs to get to the gym or he'll never go. Ray: "Are you felling obligated to leave Doc Robbins (Robert David Hall) a good-looking corpse." To which Nick replies, "Yeah, something like that." Hey his hair's grown back, now any chance of George leaving it like that! Anyway, prophetic words from Ray regarding Nick, as he almost does meet his doom. Ray tells him he's putting on his game face for the trial. Nick retorts he should give Haskell hell, but he's bound for there anyway. Ray and Haskell prepare for court simultaneously and you know from Haskell's smirk he's got something up his sleeve, literally. In court, Haskell comments the last three days he's been trying to control the monster and the media are portraying him as such. Hey that's Ray's word,...

It's safe to say that Rick Berger (Larry Poindexter) has seen better days.

On Monday's (Apr. 25) episode of the MTV scripted comedy "The Hard Times of Rj Berger," Mr. B will start a new chapter of his currently sad and depressing life. After being left by his wife and love of his life, Rick is rocking a poor man's snuggie (in case you're unfamiliar, it's a backwards bathrobe) and cooking Pop-Tarts with an iron in a no-tell motel.

That's until Rj (Paul Iacono) and new pal Amy (Caitlin Crosby) step in the help out.

Zap2it has a first look at the upcoming episode, in which Rick gets a poor-mans makeover courtesy of the two crazy kids. Watch below.

"Rick has lost his mind completely," Poindexter tells Zap2it of his character. "He still thinks he's kind of debonaire and he's so not."

Thanks to the makeover, Rick gets the...

The wait is over. With only three episodes left in Califorication Season 4, all eyes turn to Hank Moody’s rape trial. Karen still may be harboring feelings for him, but she still can’t shake the knowledge of Hank’s past transgressions.

In the next three episodes, we’ll start to see a journey through the past three seasons of Californication as character testimonies come to light and all of Hank’s past skeleton’s are brought before the court. Will things work out well for Hank? It’s going to come down to Hank’s knowledge of Mia’s age as well as her character. However, as evidenced from these clips below, Hank’s “relationship” with Abby may hurt his chances in court, as well as his friendship with everyone’s favorite masturbating agent, Charlie Runkle.

Californication Episode 4.10, “The Trial,” guest stars Damian Young, Chris Williams and Larry Poindexter,...

When hearing the name "Jon Lindstrom," most soap fans immediately think of his critically acclaimed role as Craig Montgomery on As The World Turns, rational and tortured Kevin Collins on General Hospital and Port Charles, or even scary sociopath Mark McCormick on Santa Barbara. What most soap fans don't know is that this Emmy-nominated actor has been rocking out on his drums since age seven, and was an integral part of the Billboard chart-topping band The High Lonesome in the '80s and '90s. In this new interview, Lindstrom will trace the origins of his musical passion, as well as recollect some of his most memorable moments on his numerous shows.

We Love Soaps TV: Jon, it is so wonderful to speak with you. One of the things that has been hard about covering soaps the last few years has been seeing so many people on and off screen...

She suffered a major blow to her life when her husband Jesse James was discovered to be cheating, but Sandra Bullock isn’t letting that keep her down and out.

And according to the “Proposal” actress’ friend Larry Poindexter, Sandra is already beginning to rebound from the fall.

He explained, "I have no worries about her -- I have known her since she was about 20. I think she's a fantastic person, she hasn't changed that much in those 25 years."

As for Sandra’s adoption of her son Louis Bardo, Larry added, "It was a little bit of odd timing; inappropriate and sad timing. The main thing is, I am so impressed that she was able to adopt and keep it to herself -- putting the child first."...

Sandra Bullock's friend and fellow actor Larry Poindexter has said that he has no doubts that the actress will land back on her feet after her recent split with Jesse James. Poindexter told Us Weekly that Bullock is "very capable" and "will have no problem" moving on with her life. "I have no worries about her - I have known her since she was about 20," he said. "I think she's a fantastic person, she hasn't changed that much (more)...

As fans of Supernatural are well aware, last week Sam and Dean went to Heaven, and this week it looks like they're out of the frying pan and back into the fire. Thanks to The CW here's a sneak peek at Season 5, Episode 17, "99 Problems".

For an idea of what's in store for our demon-hunting brothers, here's the synopsis:

Sam (Jared Padalecki) and Dean (Jensen Ackles) are outnumbered by demons but are saved at the last minute by Rob (guest star Michael Shanks) and his townspeople, who are aware of the Apocalypse and have been training to fight and kill demons. The small town is very religious, and Sam and Dean meet Pastor Gideon (guest star Larry Poindexter), who introduces them to his daughter, Leah (guest star Kayla Mae Maloney), whom he claims is a prophet. Leah tells the townspeople they must obey her orders if they want a spot in Heaven,...

Next on "Supernatural" the Winchester brothers are plagued with "99 Problems". Sam and Dean are outnumbered by demons, but are saved at the last minute by Rob and his townspeople, who are aware of the Apocalypse, and have been training to fight and kill demons.

The small town is very religious and Sam and Dean meet Pastor Gideon, who introduces them to his daughter Leah, whom he claims is a prophet. Leah tells the townspeople they must obey her orders if they want a spot in Heaven but when she starts turning the townspeople against each other in the name of the Lord, the brothers realize they must kill her.

"99 Problems" airs on April 8. Michael Shanks from "Stargate Universe" guest stars as Rob, Larry Poindexter from "State of the Union" as Pastor Gideon and Kayla Mae Maloney from "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" as Leah.

As Supernatural 's fifth season continues on, we've received the plot synopsis for the episode entitled "99 Problems" airing on April 8. Sam (Jared Padalecki) and Dean (Jensen Ackles) are outnumbered by demons, but are saved at the last minute by Rob (guest star Michael Shanks) and his townspeople, who are aware of the Apocalypse, and have been training to fight and kill demons. The small town is very religious and Sam and Dean meet Pastor Gideon (guest star Larry Poindexter), who introduces them to his daughter Leah (guest star Kayla Mae Maloney), whom he claims is a prophet. Leah tells the townspeople they must obey her orders if they want a spot in Heaven but when she starts turning the townspeople against each other in the name of the Lord, the brothers realize...

The following is a list of the top 25 Power Casting Directors in film and television (including Casting Director of the Year, Debra Zane; see page 9). We began with more than 100 candidates. In some cases, collaborations were so closely tied that we considered multiple people as one entity. Several drafts later, all 25 spots were cast.Notably omitted from the list are in-house casting executives at studios and networks, the inclusion of whom would have ballooned our list to 50 or more. But read about them online at www.backstage.com/spotlight. Focusing on independent casting directors leveled the playing field and highlighted people whose puissance is not affected by one scale-tipping affiliation. Now, on to the top 25!Kerry BardenCan you imagine Monster's Ball starring Erykah Badu, or American Psycho starring Leonardo DiCaprio? Kerry Barden can, because he saw them read the parts. "There are so many great actors that sometimes it's a...