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One of this year’s funniest comedies, Friendship, is available to rent or purchase on Digital! You can rent the Tim Robinson-led film for $19.99 or buy the feature digitally for $24.99 on Prime Video, Apple TV, and other video-on-demand platforms. If physical media is your poison, you can pre-purchase the movie on Blu-ray and DVD at participating retailers. The physical version of Friendship does not have a release date, but A24 should let us know when it’s coming to shelves soon.

Written and directed by Andrew DeYoung, the film stars Tim Robinson (I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson) and Paul Rudd (Ant-Man) in the story of a suburban dad (Robinson) who becomes hellbent on being BFFs with his charismatic new neighbor (Rudd). In his review, Chris Bumbray wrote that the film is, in addition to being very funny, “surprisingly nuanced about how hard it is to make friends as an adult male.

JoBlo’s own Chris Bumbray had the chance to watch the comedy Friendship at the Toronto International Film Festival last year – and he loved it, giving it an 8/10 review that you can read at This Link. A24 picked up the distribution rights to the film back in September, and they’re planning to give it a theatrical release on May 9th (after screening it at SXSW in March). To start building the hype, A24 has just released a trailer for Friendship, and you can check it out in the embed above.

Written and directed by Andrew DeYoung, the film stars Tim Robinson (I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson) and Paul Rudd (Ant-Man) in the story of a suburban dad (Robinson) who becomes hellbent on being BFFs with his charismatic new neighbor (Rudd). Bumbray wrote that the film is, in addition to being very funny, “surprisingly nuanced about how...

Julie Andrews was awarded the 48th AFI Life Achievement Award at a Gala Tribute in the heart of Hollywood on Thursday, June 9, where stars gathered to pay tribute to the Oscar-winning actress. Carol Burnett, Steve Carell, Bo Derek, Héctor Elizondo, Cynthia Erivo, Jane Seymour, Blake Shelton, Gwen Stefani, Brandi Burkhardt, and cast members from The Sound of Music were on hand to celebrate Andrews’ incredible career and the joy she has brought to audiences around the world. “I would not be me without the inspiration of Julie Andrews,” said Gwen Stefani, whose song “Wind It Up” includes a sample of “The Lonely Goatherd” from The Sound of Music. “You have brought so much joy into my life and to all of our lives. Thank you for your ‘sound of music.’” The event, which will air on Thursday, June 16, on TNT at 10:00 pm Et/Pt, also featured taped messages from Dick Van Dyke,...

Today in 2008, A Tale of Two Cities opened at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre, where it ran for 60 performances. A Tale of Two Cities is a musical with book, music and lyrics by Jill Santoriello based on the novel of the same name by Charles Dickens.The Broadway production featured James Barbour, Natalie Toro, Aaron Lazar, Gregg Edelman, and Brandi Burkhardt.

"My life had completely changed - I had a wife, a baby, and a pretty good view. And then, everything went pear-shaped." A trailer has arrived for the romantic comedy How to Make Love Like an Englishman, starring Pierce Brosnan as "that" Englishman. Yep, he's still playing the super sexy guy. This film actually seems like the total opposite of Judd Apatow's Trainwreck - a still-a-bachelor, older studly guy must finally settle down when he has a baby with Jessica Alba, but then everything goes "pear-shaped" as he says. Plus - toss Salma Hayek in the mix. Warning - this is laugh-out-loud cheesy, especially the final line. Have fun! Here's the new trailer for Tom Vaughan's How to Make Love Like an Englishman, found on YouTube: A drama about a Cambridge poetry professor who begins to re-evaluate his life of Byronic excess. Starring Jessica Alba, Salma Hayek, Pierce Brosnan,...

Last night, CW dropped the new promo/spoiler clip (below) for their upcoming "Empire" episode 9 of season 4, and it gives us new looks at some pretty crazy and wild stuff as everyone is seen, yelling about it being the end of the world, partying hard, and more! The episode is labeled, "End of Days." In the new, 9th episode official description: "AnnaBeth (Kaitlyn Black) will get visited in a dream by BlueBell's founder, who prophesies five omens about the end of BlueBell. Not taking it seriously, AnnaBeth will share her dream with Crickett (guest star Brandi Burkhardt) who tells everyone and creates a town-wide panic. Zoe (Rachel Bilson) and Wade (Wilson Bethel) will get surprised when it comes out that they have very different opinions about marriage. Meanwhile, George (Scott Porter) will be at a crossroads when he gets an offer that could change his life forever. " Episode 9 is scheduled to air on Friday night,...

Recently, CW released the new,official synopsis/spoilers for their upcoming "Hart Of Dixie" episode 9 of season 4. The episode is entitled, "End Of Days," and it turns out that we're going to see some pretty interesting and weird stuff go down as AnnBeth starts seeing omens, leading to everyone panicking, and more. In the new, 9th episode press release: "AnnaBeth (Kaitlyn Black) is going to get visited in a dream by BlueBell's founder, who prophesies five omens about the end of BlueBell. Not taking it seriously, AnnaBeth is going to share her dream with Crickett (guest star Brandi Burkhardt) who tells everyone and creates a town-wide panic. Zoe (Rachel Bilson) and Wade (Wilson Bethel) will get surprised when it comes out that they have very different opinions about marriage. In the meantime, George (Scott Porter) is going to be at a crossroads when he gets an offer that could change his life forever.

Last night, CW released the new promo/spoiler clip (below) for their upcoming "Hart Of Dixie" episode 3 of season 4, and it gives us new looks at some pretty dramatic stuff as Wade and Zoe hit a new drama patch, and more. The episode is titled, "The Very Good Bagel" In the new, 3rd episode official plotline: "After weeks of going back and forth with their relationship problems, Zoe (Rachel Bilson) and Wade (Wilson Bethel) will finally start making progress. Lemon (Jaime King) is going to reminisce about her high school days and will enlist Annabeth (Kaitlyn Black) and Crickett (guest star Brandi Burkhardt) to crash George's (Scott Porter) parents' lake house. While rescuing the girls from their fun night, George and Lavon (Cress Williams) will make drastic decisions regarding their love lives." Tim Matheson also stars. Richard W. Abramitis directed the episode, and it was written by Kendall Sand. Episode...

Recently, CW released the new,official synopsis/spoilers for their upcoming "Hart Of Dixie" episode 3 of season 4. The episode is entitled, "The Very Good Bagel," and it turns out that we're going to see some happier moments when Zoe and Wade finally start getting their shit together, and more. In the new, 3rd episode press release: "After weeks of going back and forth with their relationship problems, Zoe (Rachel Bilson) and Wade (Wilson Bethel) are going to finally start making progress. Lemon (Jaime King) will reminisce about her high school days and is going to enlist Annabeth (Kaitlyn Black) and Crickett (guest star Brandi Burkhardt) to crash George's (Scott Porter) parents' lake house. While rescuing the girls from their fun night, George and Lavon (Cress Williams) will make drastic decisions regarding their love lives. Tim Matheson also stars. Richard W. Abramitis directed the episode, and it was written by Kendall Sand.

CW is going back to normal schedule and they are excited to share what remains left of their seasons. Thus the glowing network has released their latest primetime line up for Jan 19th’s week and yes, it does include Jane the Virgin. Sadly it will all pretty be re-runs as the mid-season premiers will take place later on. However, that isn’t stopping CW from gushing. Here is the official line up so far.

Monday, January 19

The Originals

“Gonna Set Your Flag on Fire” — (8:00-9:00 p.m. Et) (TV-14, V) (HDTV)

When Two Sides Collide — With Vincent (guest star Yusuf Gatewood) on the loose and hell bent on revenge, Klaus (Joseph Morgan) brings Cami (Leah Pipes) to the safe house as he and Hayley (Phoebe Tonkin) return to the compound. Hayley and Jackson (guest star Nathan Parsons) devise a plan to bring the vampires and werewolves together to consider a truce,...

This week, 54 Below is celebrating the music of Frank Wildhorn with some of Broadway's best singers, a reunion of one of his Broadway shows, and songs from a catalog that goes from Whitney Houston to Julie Andrews, from Hootie and the Blowfish to Johnny Mathis, and from Sammy Davis, Jr. to The Moody Blues. The performances on Dec. 5 and 6 starred Leslie Odom, Jr., Brandi Burkhardt, Janet Dacal, Emmy Raver-Lampman, Adrienne Warren, and Jane Monheit 12-5 only. Check out photos from the event below...

To the Gem King and his Queen! Hart of Dixie star Brandi Burkhardt married jeweler Douglas Kazanjian in Annapolis, Md., on Sunday, June 29, her rep confirms exclusively to Us Weekly. It was only fitting that Burkhardt, 35, wore a crown of jewels befit for a queen in her wedding to "Gem King" Kazanjian. The bride's rep tells Us the actress walked down the aisle in the very tiara worn by Madonna in her wedding to Guy Ritchie back in 2001. The item, an Edwardian piece dating [...]...

A review of tonight's "Mad Men" coming up just as soon as I milk the wrong udder... "I wish it was yesterday." -Bobby Though it's Betty who goes on the field trip that provides this week's title, Don has time to take two different trips over the course of the episode. And none of the three journeys end up the way the traveler envisioned them. In the first, Don goes to Los Angeles — mid-week, because what else does he have going on? — at the behest of Megan's agent to get her to stop badgering directors while they're trying to enjoy lunch with Rod Serling. He thinks he's going to rescue her career, and instead he ends up almost killing his marriage. In the second, Betty — having recently told her old pal Francine that she still believes, in her old-fashioned way, that the reward for raising kids should be the kids themselves,...

Today in 2008, A Tale of Two Cities opened at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre, where it ran for 60 performances. A Tale of Two Cities is a musical with book, music and lyrics by Jill Santoriello based on the novel of the same name by Charles Dickens.The Broadway production featured James Barbour, Natalie Toro, Aaron Lazar, Gregg Edelman, and Brandi Burkhardt.

Today in 2008, A Tale of Two Cities opened at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre, where it ran for 60 performances. A Tale of Two Cities is a musical with book, music and lyrics by Jill Santoriello based on the novel of the same name by Charles Dickens.The Broadway production featured James Barbour, Natalie Toro, Aaron Lazar, Gregg Edelman, and Brandi Burkhardt.

On this date in...

1971: ABC's A World Apart, starring Susan Sarandon, aired its last episode after a 15-month run.

1999: NBC's Another World aired its final episode after 35 years on the air.

Celebrating a birthday today are:

Micheal Sabatino (Alan, Venice; ex-jt, Passions; ex-Vince, Guiding Light; ex-Lawrence, Days Of Our Lives; ex-Jonathan, All My Children; ex-Anthony, The Bold And The Beautiful; ex-Phillip, Sunset Beach) - 56

Amy Ecklund (ex-Abby, Guiding Light) - 41

Brandi Lynn Burkhardt (ex-Siren, Passions) - 32...

The PBS concert version of A Tale Of Two Cities will get a DVD and cast recording to be released in the upcoming months. The concert was filmed this past summer at England's Theater Royal Brighton that will be Broadcast on PBS stations, beginning November 26. The concert production features an international cast including James Barbour, Brandi Burkhardt, Natalie Toro, and Kevin Earley from the Broadway production.

Frank Ingrasciotta, writer and star of the upcoming Off-Broadway production Blood Type: Ragu, will be this week's guest on Wght Radio's "Curtain Call" Wednesday, February 11 at 9:30 a.m. "Curtain Call" covers the NY & NJ theater scene every Wednesday morning on Wght Radio (1500Am), North Jersey's oldies station. Morning host Teisha Bader interviews stars of Broadway, Off-Broadway and local theaters (including Paper Mill). Recent guests on "Curtain Call" include Brandi Burkhardt, Jim Caruso, and Marcy Heisler & Zina Goldrich. The interviews can be heard live at www.ghtradio.com.

Benny Andersson and Bj?rn Ulvaeus' global smash hit musical Mamma Mia! welcomed Brandi Burkhardt to the Broadway cast as bride-to-be "Sophie Sheridan" when she began performances at the Winter Garden Theatre on Tuesday, January 27th, 2009. Burkhardt was a guest on Wght Radio's 'Curtain Call with Teisha Bader'. Burkhardt made her Broadway debut earlier this season when she created the role of "Lucie Manette" in the world premiere musical A Tale of Two Cities. She also starred as "Daisy Mae" in Lil' Abner for the Los Angeles Reprise series and as "Emma" in the international touring production of Jekyll & Hyde: Resurrection.