With three shows on television here in America, Gordon Ramsay is one of the most recognizable chefs in the world. But he’s also one of the toughest to please, which can be a constant cause of stress for contestants on HELL'S KITCHEN, MASTERCHEF, and MASTERCHEF JUNIOR. On each of those shows, you’ve got to impress Chef Ramsay to survive in the competition. Yet some of them still flame out (sometimes in spectacular fashion!). So we asked Ramsay what it takes to succeed in his kitchen. Future contestants: Listen carefully!
You can currently watch Ramsay on HELL'S KITCHEN (Tuesdays at 9/8c on FOX) and MASTERCHEF (Wednesdays at 8/7c on FOX), while MASTERCHEF JUNIOR returns in the fall.
Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson currently stars in the box office hit "San Andreas," a throwback to the over-the-top disaster movies of the
1970s, such as "The Poseidon Adventure," "Earthquake," and "The Towering Inferno."
As you would expect with a film about a 9.1 earthquake that destroys Los Angeles and most of
California, there are plenty of amazing visual effects. But while most action films shoot their actors in front of green screens and add the special effects in post-production, "San Andreas" tried a different approach.
Johnson told us that many of the film's effects were shot on actual sets, which gave the movie an air of authenticity.
In its 12th season, SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE is reinventing itself, with a new panel of judges and a new theme pitting classically trained “stage dancers” against “street dancers.”
The new faces at the judges’ table belong to a pair of pop stars who are also known for their dance moves: Paula Abdul and Jason Derulo.
Abdul, of course, started her career as a dancer and choreographer before branching out into music. And she’s had plenty of experience as a judge from the time she spent on AMERICAN IDOL. But while “judge” is her job title, she sees herself as more of a mentor to the SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE contestants.
Derulo, though he started on the music side, has always incorporated cutting-edge dance moves into his videos and live performances. And because his music career is still going strong, it wasn’t an easy decision to join SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE, but he thinks it was the right one.
SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE airs Monday nights at 8/7c on FOX.
It's time to put on your thinking caps... or dust off your dunce cap. After a six-year recess, "Are You Smarter Than A 5th Grader" has returned to FOX. Host Jeff Foxworthy is back at the head of the class, but since the original 5th graders have all graduated high school by now, he's recruited a whole new group of grade school kids to help contestants win the big bucks. Foxworthy told us he couldn't be any more excited about class being back in session.
"Are You Smarter Than A 5tth Grader" is airing Tuesday nights at 8/7c on FOX.
Since the "Star Wars" franchise debuted 38 years ago this month, it's brought us memorable characters, memorable worlds, memorable battles, and memorable music. Is there anyone on the planet who can't hum the "Star Wars" title theme, the Cantina theme, or Darth Vader's "Imperial March"?
The music for all six "Star Wars" movies was composed by one man: Academy Award winner John Williams.
And when "Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens" opens on December 18, we will once again be hearing Williams' work.
When we spoke with George Lucas, he insisted that the "Star Wars" franchise wouldn't be what it is today' without the music of John Williams
For over twenty years, Reese Witherspoon has had an acting career that most can only dream of. Many young actresses consider Witherspoon a role model, and why shouldn’t they? She is considered one of the most in demand actresses in films, and has earned many awards for her work, including an Academy Award. In her personal life, she is a great mother and leads the kind of life that young actresses should strive to follow.
Witherspoon told us how she feels about having the title of “role model” bestowed upon her by younger actresses. (Click on the audio player below to hear Reese Witherspoon)
Resse Witherspoon currently stars in the hit comedy Hot Pursuit in theatres now.
One of television’s more intriguing event series kicks off tonight, when WAYWARD PINES premieres on FOX. When Secret Service agent Ethan Burke (Matt Dillon) wakes up in a strange little town, with an unusual set of laws and even more unusual residents, he begins a quest to unravel the mysteries of WAYWARD PINES. But what will be the price of discovering the truth? From Academy Award-nominated director M. Night Shyamalan (The Sixth Sense, Signs) comes a new event series that’s suspenseful, spooky, and surprising.
WAYWARD PINES features an all-star cast that also includes Oscar winner Melissa Leo, EMPIRE’s Terrence Howard, Juliette Lewis, Carla Gugino, and more!
If WAYWARD PINES feels more like a movie than a TV show, Dillon told us that’s exactly how Shyamalan envisioned it.
WAYWARD PINES airs Thursday nights at 9/8c on FOX.
For well over two decades, Academy Award winner George Clooney has been one of biggest and most beloved stars in the world. Throughout his career, Clooney has never let fame get to his head, and is one of the nicest guys in Hollywood. In addition, his work ethic is extraordinary. We recently spoke to George Clooney, who recalls the time in his career before he hit it big in movies. He also described how that comes into play today in his work ethic, and how he loves what he does for a living.(Click on the audio player to hear George Clooney)
Catch George Clooney in the adventure film Tomorrowland which opens May 22.
Gordon Ramsay is one of the most famous chefs in the world. On the many cooking shows that Ramsay does, we never see him having a good old fashioned hamburger, which made us wonder if Ramsay ever gets a burger from a fast food restaurant. (Click on the media player to hear Gordon Ramsay)
Check out new episodes of Hell’s Kitchen, Tuesday 8/7c.on FOX.
When Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson made the transition from wrestling to acting, a lot of people expected him to get a full body slam from the critics and a quick exit from Hollywood. Instead, he’s built a respectable career and become a bona fide box office draw, with Furious 7 currently in theaters and the action film San Andreas coming out later this year. His success has led to Forbes magazine listing him as one of Hollywood’s wealthiest actors, and Johnson doesn’t take any of it for granted. (Click on the media player below to hear Dwayne Johnson)
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Throughout most of Kevin Bacon’s career, he resisted the temptation to commit himself to a character more than once. In fact, you can count the number of movie sequels he’s done on, well, no hands. So it came as a bit of a surprise when it was announced that he was going to take the role of Ryan Hardy on “The Following,” the FOX crime thriller now in its third season. And it looks like his commitment issues have been cured, because he told us he’s really enjoying the opportunity to play the character on an ongoing basis.
Academy Award winner Sean Penn has been working in films and television for 40 years. It was in 1982 that he landed his breakout role as the stoner-surfer Jeff Spicoli, in the iconic comedy classic Fast Times at Ridgemont High. Some actors don’t like to reflect on their earlier roles that made them stars, but Penn isn’t one of them. Penn has fond memories of Fast Times, which is considered one of the most beloved comedies of the 1980’s (Click on the audio player below to hear Sean Penn)
Sean Penn can currently be seen in the action thriller The Gunman.
Seth MacFarlane is one of the greatest comic geniuses working in Hollywood today. MacFarlane is the brilliant mind behind the FOX hit comedy show, Family Guy. For 13 seasons, MacFarlane has made audiences laugh with Family Guy.
It looks like comedy comes so easy to MacFarlane, but that is actually not true. MacFarlane told us that the secret to doing great comedy is that nothing ever makes him feel like he does a great job. (Click on the audio player to hear Seth MacFarlane)
For the large legion of die-hard Mulder & Scully fans, it was like Christmas -- or should we say X-mas? -- in March when FOX announced that six new episodes of "The X-Files" would be produced this summer. David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson will be back in their iconic roles, as will the show's creator, Chris Carter. (And since then, it's been announced that two key supporting players -- Mitch Pileggi and Walter B. Davis -- will return as Walter Skinner and the Cigarette Smoking Man, respectively.) The more we hear about the new episodes, the more we're excited we're getting. And we're not the only ones -- we had a chance to speak to David Duchovny himself, and he's excited to reunite with the "X-Files" team.
When we last saw agents Mulder and Scully, they were sipping drinks on a tropical island at the end of "The X-Files: I Want To Believe." That was seven years ago, and a lot of people wondered if that would be the last image we'd have of them, as talk of a follow-up movie never seemed to make it past the rumor stage. That actually came as a surprise to Duchovny, who expected the franchise to continue. But with television's sudden interest in shorter "event series," he says it made perfect sense to explore a "short season" of new "X-Files" episodes on TV.
While Duchovny hasn't seen any scripts yet and hasn't been told much about the new episodes, one thing is certain: He's 22 years older than he was when "The X-Files" first premiered on FOX, and he's confident that while Mulder will always be Mulder, it will be an older and wiser version of the character.
There hasn't been an air date announced for the new episodes of "The X-Files" on FOX, but shooting will begin in Vancouver in June.
Will Smith is one of the biggest movie stars in the world. Smith is one of those rare actors who can generate major box office dollars. The actor, who is also a veteran producer, learned the importance of generating an international audience after listening to advice from Sylvester Stallone, Bruce Willis, and Arnold Schwarzenegger. (Click on the audio player to hear Will Smith) Will Smith currently stars in the drama, Focus.
Emily Deschanel has played Dr. Temperance “Bones” Brennan for seven seasons on the FOX hit series, Bones. Over the course of the years, her character has had to learn a lot of medical terminology. In fact, there might be instances where Deschanel may be able to use her medical knowledge in real life. Does she try using it? (Click on the audio player to hear Emily Deschanel)
For four decades, Samuel L. Jackson has been a working actor and today is considered one of the best actors working in film. Over his incredible career, Jackson has worked with some of the greatest directors the big screen has ever seen, including Steven Spielberg, Martin Scorsese, and Quentin Tarantino.
Jackson has worked on classic films such as Goodfellas and Pulp Fiction, and got to live his boyhood dreams starring in action movies, including The Avengers, Die Hard: With a Vengeance, and Star Wars Episodes 1-3. Films that Jackson has made have grossed over $3 billion, making him one of the highest grossing actors in movie history.
Before reaching stardom, Jackson was a struggling actor going from acting job to acting job. We spoke to Jackson and asked him if he recalls his first acting job. (Click on the audio player to hear Samuel L. Jackson)
Samuel L. Jackson can currently can be seen in Kingsman: The Secret Service.
For over four decades, Kevin Bacon has been working in Hollywood taking on many different kinds of roles. Most fans remember him for his roles in Footloose, Apollo 13, and Diner, among many others. Bacon has found another great role playing Ryan Hardy in the FOX suspenseful series, The Following.
The longevity of Bacon’s career is rare. In fact, many actors are in awe of Bacon’s long acting career and want to know his formula for success. Bacon told us there are no secrets to his longevity and that it's hard to find work. He believes that his persistency, and his love of making films and starring in television shows such as The Following, is the reason for his long career.
For the fifth time, Robert Downey Jr. will don his massive metallic suit and step into the role of Iron Man (and his alter ego, Tony Stark), this time for the movie "Avengers: Age of Ultron." It's his second time working with the "Avengers" crew, led by director Joss Whedon, and Downey's thrilled that he's able to enjoy a great relationship with Whedon and his fellow cast members, both on and off the set.
"Avengers: Age of Ultron" will open in theaters on May 1.
The "American Idol" judges have never used their save as early in the competition as they did on Thursday night, when they unanimously voted to spare Qaasim Middelton from a quick exit. Was it the right choice? There was plenty of criticism to be found on social media, but when we spoke to the judges on Thursday night, each of them felt they had made the right decision.
Jennifer Lopez told us there was no doubt in her mind, because she's felt that Middleton has been the best performer she's seen on the "American Idol" stage all season, from the auditions through the finals. (Click on the audio player to hear Jennifer Lopez)
As for Harry Connick, Jr., he praised Middleton's potential and his "save performance," but also offered a little bit of advice for the young singer going forward. (Click on the audio player to hear Harry Connick, Jr.)
For Keith Urban, Middleton's rendition of The Beatles' "Come Together" more than justified the "save" vote. (Click on the audio player to hear Keith Urban)
With no more judges' save remaining, America's votes will eliminate two of the Top 11 contestants on the next episode of "American Idol XIV," which will feature '80s music and guest mentor Boy George. It will air Wednesday night at 8/7c on FOX.
