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Disney & ABC Television Group's TCA Summer Press Tout

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2014 Summer TCA Tour: Day 8

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Alana De La Garza, Ioan Gruffudd, Matt Miller, Cristela Alonzo, Tracee Ellis Ross

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'Intimate Apparel' 10th Anniversary Reunion Reading

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Arija Bareikis, Lauren Velez, Lynda Gravatt, Russell Hornsby, Corey Stoll

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The Juilliard School 109th Commencement Ceremony

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Frank Gehry, Joyce Di Donato, Philip Glass, Lar Lubovitch, Marcus Roberts

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Viola Davis is dating Julius Tennon

June 2003 - Present

Viola Davis tied the knot with actor Julius Tennon in 2003, and together they raise his two children from a previous...

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Fall TV Preview: Watch Trailers for ABC's New Shows

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(ABC)ABC has released the trailers for its brand new series, including Shonda Rhimes' buzzy new drama How to Get Away with Murder and the comedies Black-ish and Manhattan Love Story, among others.Press play to check out the sneak peeks below, then hit the comments with your snap judgements! Which shows will be earning a spot on your DVR and which seem destined for early cancellation?How to Get Away With Murder (Thursdays, 10/9c)The brilliant, charismatic and seductive Professor Annalise...Read Full Story

'Prisoners' Trailer: Hugh Jackman Goes Off the Rails When Hid Kis Goes Missing

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It's not a stretch to assume a person would do just about anything to get his child back if she goes missing, especially if the legal system keeps screwing him at every turn. In Prisoners, Hugh Jackman plays a father faced with that exact scenario when the detective (Jake Gyllenhaal) handling the case can't locate his missing daughter and has to release the only suspect (Paul Dano) due to a lack of hard evidence. Solution: Poppa bear takes matters into his own hands and does some kidnapping...Read Full Story

What's New in Theaters This Weekend: September 28, 2012

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From left: Anna Kendrick, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Dracula, Selena Gomez, Frankenstein. (Photos by: Getty Images)Four new wide releases hit theaters this weekend, including the smartest sci-fi action film of the year, a surprisingly sharp a capella comedy, a fun monster movie for the kids, and a dramatic look at the struggle of the inner-city school system.Meanwhile our expert, Exhibitor Relations' Senior Box Office Analyst Jeff Bock, predicts big things for Adam Sandler's new animated feature...Read Full Story

Zimbio Review - 'Won't Back Down' Has an Agenda, and It's Not to Make a Quality Film

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(20th Century Fox | Getty Images) The Bottom Line Should you see it? No. Why? Naive and predictable, the film takes a simplistic view of a hugely convoluted issue and makes mince meat of it for its own agenda. If the point of Won't Back Down was to take a polarizing, immensely complicated issue and make it black and white, bravo! Success! Billed as a prospective Oscar contender (what Viola Davis film isn't?) Won't Back Down is barely suited for movie of the week status. Which by the way...Read Full Story

2012 Oscar Red Carpet Pictures: Viola Davis Dazzles in Green

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Best Actress nominee Viola Davis looked absolutely stunning in a bright green gown by Vera Wang at the 84th Annual Academy Awards on Sunday night.The Help star looked dynamite in the strapless gown, which had an embellished bodice and a pleated mermaid skirt. Davis paired her bold green gown with dangling emerald earrings and a diamond cuff. She also wore her newly lightened hair natural and kept her make-up classic and elegant.Viola Davis is up for Best Actress for playing housemaid Aibileen...Read Full Story

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Viola Davis (born August 11, 1965) is an American actress. Known primarily as a stage actress, Davis won a Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Play and a Drama Desk Award for her role in King Hedley II (2001). She won a Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play for her role in Fences on June 13, 2010. She won a second Drama Desk Award for Intimate Apparel (2004).

Her films include Traffic (2000), Antwone Fisher (2002), and Solaris (2002). Her performance in Doubt (2008) brought widespread recognition and she was nominated for several awards, including an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress and a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture.

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