08 – April – 2014 – The Marquee Blog

New 'Battlestar Galactica' movie, and more news to note

April 8th, 2014

06:36 PM ET

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New 'Battlestar Galactica' movie, and more news to note

Today's talk you might've missed:

First "Star Trek," then "Star Wars," and now "Battlestar Galactica" will be dusted off and fine-tuned for a new generation. Universal is working on a complete re-imagining of the sci-fi title with hope of turning it into a new movie. [Variety]

The wait for "The Hobbit: Desolation of Smaug" to arrive on DVD/Blu-ray is over! Get a glimpse of the kind of behind-the-scenes stuff included:

Britney Spears' two kids with Kevin Federline are going to share the holidays with a whole mess of step-siblings. The former backup dancer has welcomed his sixth child. [Kevin Federline's Instagram]
Don't know about you, but we've been "Mamma Mia!"-ing it up all day today. Why? Because it's ABBA's 40th anniversary of "Waterloo" this week! Just for fun, seven crazy facts about the group: [Parade]
ScarJo hates the nickname ScarJo by the way. Just thought you should know. [Glamour]
Question of the day: Would you sleep with Paul Rudd for $1? [Funny Or Die]

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'Blue Mountain State' aiming for big screen

Ed Marinaro plays Coach Marty Daniels in "Blue Mountain State."

April 8th, 2014

04:00 PM ET

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'Blue Mountain State' aiming for big screen

“Blue Mountain State” is trying to hit paydirt.

The TV series, which ran for three seasons on Spike, recently announced a Kickstarter campaign with the goal of mounting (pardon the pun) a theatrical version.

“Our fans have been clamoring for another season, but we’re going to give them a movie,” says actor Ed Marinaro, who plays Coach Marty Daniels on the “wild, crazy, bawdy college comedy,” as he describes it.

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Post by: CNN's Todd Leopold
Filed under: movies

April 8th, 2014

03:55 PM ET

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Beyonce on her super-sexy album: Own it

Beyonce's latest self-titled, rule-breaking album is so personal it led us right into her bedroom.

Songs like "Drunk in Love," "Rocket" and "Partition" are frank in their celebration of a healthy sex life, and the accompanying music videos are just as risqué.

For those used to Queen Bey wearing a "Halo," her embrace of raunchier themes was probably a shock. But to the singer, reveling in her womanhood was a necessary - and liberating - change of pace.

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