Along with a stellar cast, Iron Man 3 boasts one of film’s most revered cinematographers, John Toll.  During his career, Mr. Toll has shot Braveheart, The Thin Red Line, Vanilla Sky, The Adjustment Bureau, and last year’s underrated Cloud Atlas.

Director Shane Black and Toll decided to go with the Arri Alexa to film Iron Man 3, and during one of the film’s several press conferences Robert Downey Jr. talked about the visual style behind the movie.

Downey Jr. says the picture has a noirish, detective feel to it, and he mentions Mr. Toll in the following clip.  Click on the media bar below to hear the actor talk about Iron Man 3’s cinematographer and director:

Iron Man 3 opens Friday.  To check out Toll’s foray into digital fillmaing with Iron Man 3, check out this post from Codexdigital.com.

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Playing a firefighter on Chicago Fire has its challenges, and even though in the end it’s still acting, a healthy share of physical and mental acumen is required to push through some of the show’s more intense scenes.

“We have a really great team,” says Jesse Spencer, who plays Lieutenant Matthew Casey on the program.  “We have a safety team that make sure that the smallest amount of things won’t go wrong.  We have been pretty good up until now, we’ve had no major injuries or anything.  You’ve really got to be able to go into some sort of zen place because you’re stuck in an uncomfortable situation for long periods of time.  You need to be able to breathe and go to your happy place (laughs).”

Click on the media bar to hear Mr. Spencer talks about the claustrophobic and stressful aspects of shooting Chicago Fire.

A new episode of Chicago Fire, titled “Retaliation Hit,” airs tonight (NBC, 10 pm et/pt).

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Bruno Mars is one of the most diverse musicians in the world. Mars doesn’t only sing and dance - he writes his own songs and also pens tracks for other artists. The entertainer, who sells out concert venues all over the world, seems to have the world in the palm of his hand.

But it wasn’t that long ago when Mars was a struggling artist wishing for his big break. Mars told us he always knew the road to success would be hard and recalls times when he didn’t know if he could even pay his rent. He even started doubting his one of a kind talent. (Click on the media bar below to hear Bruno Mars)
Bruno Mars’s latest single, When I Was Your Man, is currently at the top of the music charts.

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On tonight’s two hour installment of The Voice, the knockout rounds continue with performances from Team Blake and Team Usher.

Since two out of the three winners from The Voice came from Mr. Shelton’s camp, the big question lies on whether Shelton has a strong enough roster to win it all once again this season (Adam Levine’s squad, which features singer Judith Hill, is pretty loaded with talent).

During a recent interview, Blake talked about getting attached to the contestants on The Voice, as he admitted that there are certain grey areas that a coach has to navigate on the show.

“You do feel a loyalty to the ones that picked you to begin with after you picked them,” said Shelton.  “(But) if you’re really doing your job as a coach, you have to make the decision based on talent and not on a relationship, and that’s tough.”

To hear Blake Shelton, Adam Levine, and Usher talk about The Voice, click on the media bar below:

Team Blake and Team Usher head to the knockout rounds tonight on NBC (8 pm et/pt).

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Director Baz Luhrmann reunites with his Romeo & Juliet actor Leonardo DiCaprio for The Great Gatsby, the latest cinematic adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s masterpiece about life in the roaring twenties. DiCaprio stars as the main protagonist Jay Gatsby, a big dreamer who finds himself rich beyond his wildest dreams thanks to his criminal lifestyle.

Cary Mulligan also stars as Gatsby’s lifetime infatuation, Daisy, with Toby Maguire serving as Gatsby’s only true friend, Nick Carraway.

During the press conference for The Great Gatsby, Mr. DiCaprio talked about why Jay Gatsby is such an iconic character.

The Great Gatsby opens May 10th.

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Within the last several years, Winona Ryder has starred in Black Swan, The Dilemma, and now, the crime drama The Iceman, which is headlined by Michael Shannon.

If Ryder wanted, she could probably churn out a couple of movies per year, but these days she’s found a way to put her real life over filmmaking.  Back in the 1990s the actress starred in her share of high profile features, most notably The Age of Innocence, Reality Bites, Alien: Resurrection, and Girl, Interrupted.

Even though she may not be a headliner these days, Ryder has done her share of excellent work, and she talked recently about why the size of a role doesn’t matter to her.

Click on the media bar to hear Ryder talk about why she’s selective over her movie roles:

The Iceman opens Friday.

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Just when you think there aren’t enough movies being turned into Broadway musicals, it’s time to get ready for another. Rocky, one of the greatest sports movies of all time (which Sylvester Stallone wrote, produced and starred in as the iconic boxer Rocky Balboa), is being turned into a musical. It is due to open on Broadway in February, 2014.

Stallone released the following statement about the musical, “I couldn’t be more proud or more excited about this production and how my original story of Rocky Balboa has been brought to spectacular life onstage.”

We have spoken to Stallone several times over the years. Stallone explained to us why after 30 years of the release of Rocky, people still relate to him and the film. (Click on the media bar below to hear Sylvester Stallone)

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Today is a historic day in American sports history. Jason Collins, who plays for the NBA’s Washington Wizards, sat down in an interview with Sports Illustrated and announced that he is gay, making him the first active player in a major American team sport to announce that he is gay.
Collins said, “I didn’t set out to be the first openly gay athlete playing in a major American team sport. But since I am, I’m happy to start the conversation.” Collins had a lot of support from his fellow NBA Players. NBA great Kobe Bryant tweeted “Proud of @jasoncollins34,” the tweet read, “Don’t suffocate who u r because of the ignorance of others #courage #support #mambaarmystandup #BYOU”.

NBA Commissioner David Stern said in a statement, “As Adam Silver and I said to Jason, we have known the Collins family since Jason and Jarron joined the NBA in 2001 and they have been exemplary members of the NBA family. Jason has been a widely respected player and teammate throughout his career, and we are proud he has assumed the leadership mantle on this very important issue.”

Not surprisingly, there have also been ignorant comments, such as that of NFL player Mike Wallace, current Miami Dolphins Wide Receiver, who tweeted, “I’m not bashing anybody don’t have anything against anyone I just don’t understand it…All these beautiful women in the world and guys wanna mess with other guys SMH…” He quickly took that down and tweeted a new message saying, “Never said anything was right or wrong I just said I don’t understand!! Deeply sorry for anyone that I offended.”

Last week, we spoke to former All Pro and Super Bowl MVP Kurt Warner, who is the host of the USA Network show The Moment. He told us that he has no problem with having gay teammates, and that people should never step in the way of sexual orientation. (Click on the media bar below to hear Kurt Warner).

Do you agree with the former NFL great? We applaud Jason Collins and hope that he will be a role model for others who have dealt with hiding who they are.

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The CBS hit comedy 2 Broke Girls is an adorable and extremely funny show. The show reminds us of a more mature version of Laverne & Shirley. The shows two stars Kat Dennings and Beth Behrs are both great comedic actresses. Through the two seasons the show has been on the air, some have criticized its mature humor. Sure there may be some very adult jokes, but they suit the characters and style of the show.

The show’s co-creator, Michael Patrick King, is no stranger to creating adult shows (he also wrote & produced Sex and the City). Patrick says he considers the jokes really classy dirty humor, but said that if the show only consisted of dirty jokes he wouldn’t be happy. (Click on the media bar below to hear Michael Patrick King)

We agree with Michael Patrick King, do you? Let us know!

2 Broke Girls airs Monday nights 9/8 central on CBS.

One would be hard pressed to find a more versatile actress on television than Julie Benz.  Her work on the Joss Whedon shows Buffy The Vampire Slayer and Angel, as well as her turn as Rita Bennett on Dexter are just a few of the standout bullet points on her acting resume (she also had a nice supporting turn in the short-lived CBS series A Good Man).

Now Benz is back for the new series Defiance, a Syfy show that actually draws a connection between the actual program and a video game that is based on the series.

“I think the audiences are demanding it,” says Benz on Defiance’s expanded universe.  “They want more than just an hour every week on their television set.  They want a deeper connection, they want a deeper experience.”

Click on the media bar to hear Julie Benz elaborate on why doing genre shows like Defiance is a gratifying experience.

Defiance, co-starring Grant Bowler and Mia Kirshner, airs tonight on SyFy (9 pm et/pt).

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