Oklahoma ex-fugitive Scott Eizember case on Investigation Discovery tonight
Scott Eizember is shown being escorted into courtroom in Bristow for a preliminary hearing Feb. 13, 2004. - The Oklahoman Photo by David McDaniel
Investigation Discovery is featuring the story of Oklahoma ex-fugitive Scott Eizember on its “I (Almost) Got Away with It” series at 9 p.m. tonight.
After Eizember’s girlfriend left him, he sought revenge with a violent spree that included attacking her family, murdering her neighbors, kidnapping an Arkansas couple, and then, after getting injured during the pursuit, continuing the rampage to exact vengeance on his ex, according to a news release.
The episode includes an interview with Eizember from behind bars, as well as an interview with his ex-girlfriend Kathy Smith, her son Tyler Montgomery and her parents, John and Karla Wright, all of Depew.
Other interviewees in the spotlight are Debra Cantrell-Wyatt, daughter of
Eizember’s murder victims A.J. and Patsy Cantrell of Depew; kidnapping victim Sam Peebles of Nashville, AR; Capt. John Davis of the Creek County Sheriff’s Department; and prosecutor Mike Loeffler.
Disney Channel and Disney XD to hold open casting call in Austin June 4
Disney Channel and Disney XD have scheduled an open casting call in Austin, Texas, June 4 to look for promising new actors, actresses, singers and dancers ages 10-18 for upcoming series and movies.
The open casting call registration and auditions will be held from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. June 4 at the Omni Hotel, 700 San Jacinto at 8th Street in downtown Austin, with an application and a monologue provided upon arrival, according to a news release.
“We are pleased to play a part in cultivating young talent and helping them achieve their dreams,” Judy Taylor, Senior Vice President, Casting and Talent Relations, said in the news release.. “With this official open casting call, our representatives are searching for a range of youthful talent with comedic acting ability and/or singing and dancing experience to showcase their skills for consideration in our upcoming series and movies.”
There is no audition fee and minors must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.
The Omni Hotel offers self parking for $10, plus tax.
This official open call is among Disney Channel’s and Disney XD’s few annual casting quests in the country.
There are no guarantees of employment, but for more information, visit www.disneychannel.com/opencall.
U.S. Sen. Tom Coburn among CBS town hall speakers
U.S. Sen. Tom Coburn - The Oklahoman Photo by Jim Beckel
CBS News will present a special town hall on the economy with Republican leaders hosted by CBS News’ “Face the Nation” anchor Bob Schieffer and “The Early Show” co-anchor Erica Hill.
The town hall, conducted before a live audience at the Newseum in Washington, D.C., on June 13, is scheduled to air during the 7 to 8 a.m. hour of “The Early Show” on June 14, according to a news release.
Senators Tom Coburn of Oklahoma and Jeff Sessions of Alabama, along with Representatives Paul Ryan of Wisconsin and Allen West of Florida and Gov. Nikki Haley of South Carolina, will address economic issues with Rebecca Jarvis, CBS News Business and Economics Correspondent, facilitating questions from a nationwide online audience through a special partnership with YouTube.
Excerpts from the June 13 event will also be broadcast later that evening at 5:30 p.m. on the CBC Evening News with Scott Pelley.
The CBS News polling division will be helping CBS News journalists assemble and solicit questions from the audience at the Newseum; although anyone with access to YouTube will be able to ask questions and interact live during the event as well.
The complete unedited event will be streamed on www.YouTube.com/cbsnews and on www.cbsnews.com.
Tom Brokaw to host AMC’s Memorial Day War Heroes Weekend
Tom Brokaw, at right, with Pat Devine, Vietnam veteran. - AMC Photo by Diane Bondareff
AMC’s Memorial Day War Heroes Weekend, a special programming event in celebration and remembrance of America’s bravest servicemen and women is set to air Friday through Monday.
Tom Brokaw serves as host for the event, which features an AMC original short documentary series entitled “A Path to Honor,” produced by Academy Award-winning documentary filmmaker James Moll; sit-down interviews with Brokaw and war veterans; video messages from soldiers overseas; as well as iconic war films, according to a news release.
Brokaw will also introduce each night’s primetime film at 7 p.m., including “Patton” on May 27; “Apocalypse Now: Redux” on Saturday; “Pearl Harbor” on Sunday and “Midway” on Monday.
Other movies airing throughout Memorial Day Weekend include “The Longest Day,” “The Dirty Dozen,” “MacArthur,” “Guadalcanal Diary,” “Miracle at St. Anna,” “Halls of Montezuma,” “Fixed Bayonets,” “Twelve O’Clock High,” and “Tora! Tora! Tora!”
Distributed throughout each of the primetime movies will be episodes from “A Path to Honor,” a four-part series of original documentary shorts depicting crucial moments in the lives of men and women who commit to serving our country in the Armed Forces.
Brokaw’s sit-down interviews with five veterans, filmed aboard the former USS Intrepid in New York City, will be interspersed as well.
In addition, special 15- to 30-second spots of military men and women overseas sending messages to their families, friends and fellow soldiers back home will be shown on AMC throughout the entire War Heroes Weekend.
Lauren Vélez guest stars in A&E’s “Breakout Kings” season finale
Lauren Vélez in "Breakout Kings" - A&E Photo
“Dexter’s” Lauren Vélez is guest starring in the season finale of “Breakout Kings,” which airs at 9 p.m. Monday, May 30, on A&E.
The description of the show, provided by A&E, is as follows:
Carmen Vega (Vélez), the ruthless queen of a drug cartel, pulls off a violent and deadly escape while attending the funeral of her slain son. Her plan, get the family business back and hand over the keys to her kingdom to her surviving son Cesar. Carmen will stop at nothing – including killing a member of her team as well as her own family – to put Cesar on the throne. The Breakout Kings seem to be one step behind Carmen at every turn and they smell a rat. Is there an informant on the team? Not only do the Breakout Kings need to catch Carmen to get their month off, they must also learn the location where Shea’s girlfriend is being held hostage. Find the rat, catch Carmen and save a loved one – the Breakout Kings have their work cut out for them. In the end, they finally realize they really are a team and there’s no going back.
“Breakout Kings,” from “Prison Break” writers/producers Matt Olmstead and Nick Santora, follows an unusual partnership between the U.S. Marshals’ office and a group of convicts as they work to catch fugitives on the run.
Laz Alonso, Domenick Lombardozzi, Jimmi Simpson, Malcolm Goodwin and Serinda Swan star in the series.
Syfy renews “Destination Truth” for fifth season
Josh Gates of "Destination Truth" - Syfy Photo
Josh Gates will be traveling to the farthest corners of the earth for a fifth season of the Syfy series “Destination Truth,” with seven episodes scheduled to premiere on the network in early 2012.
Production has begun on season five of the globetrotting investigating reality series and includes trips to: a remote Transylvanian village on a search for vampires; the reportedly haunted Mayan ruins of Tikal in Guatemala; and into one of the world’s largest caves in the jungles of Vietnam to search for phantoms, according to a news release.
A first-time visit for the show to Kazakhstan will also be covered; as well as a return trip to a haunted forest in Romania due to an overwhelming request by fans.
Brad Kuhlman is executive producer for “Destination Truth” for Ping Pong Productions, with Josh Gates and Erin Ryder serving as co-executive producers.
“True Grit” among upcoming Movies on Demand features
Jeff Bridges stars in "True Grit" - AP Photo/Paramount Pictures
The Academy Award-nominated Western “True Grit,” starring Jeff Bridges, Hailee Steinfeld, and Matt Damon, is among the upcoming movies slated for release on Cox Cable’s Movies on Demand, according to a news release.
“True Grit” will be accessible on Movies on Demand June 7, the same day it will be available for purchase on DVD or Blu-ray.
The schedule for additional films, also available same day as purchase, coming up soon on the service is as follows:
“I Am Number Four” May 24
“Sanctum” June 7
“Just Go With It” June 7
“Big Momma’s Like Father Like Son” June 14
“Red Riding Hood” June 14
“Hall Pass” June 14
“Unknown” June 21
“The Adjustment Bureau” June 21
“Cedar Rapids” June 21
“The Eagle” June 21
“Diary of a Wimpy Kid 2: Rodrick Rules June 21
“The Warrior’s Way” June 24
“Season of the Witch” June 24
“Battle: Los Angeles” June 28
“Wild Cherry” June 28
“Sucker Punch” June 28
“Jesse Stone: Innocents Lost” solid entry in series
Tom Selleck and Joe the Dog in "Jesse Stone: Innocents Lost" - CBS Photo
Tom Selleck is back in “Jesse Stone: Innocents Lost,” the seventh in the series of television movies based on characters in the collection of books written by the late Robert B. Parker.
In this installment though, Stone is no longer police chief of the fictional town of Paradise, Mass., but that doesn’t stop him from looking into the death of a teenaged girl he had once tried to help; and from getting unofficially involved in the case of a convicted murderer who he thinks is possibly innocent.
Stone is also still battling a couple of familiar demons – alcohol and his ex-wife.
Selleck continues to embody the character of Jesse Stone well in this film, which is liberally paced as usual, but this is a format that works satisfactorily with these stories and roles.
A definite plus is Stone’s relationship with Reggie (Joe the Dog), which adds a little bit of an amusing touch to the drama.
Although it would’ve been nice to see a little more of Kathy Baker as police officer and Stone ally Rose, overall, fans of these movies won’t be disappointed.
“Jesse Stone: Innocents Lost” airs at 8 p.m. Sunday on CBS.
Melissa Hayer
mhayer@opubco.com
The CW announces 2011-12 primetime schedule
Sarah Michelle Gellar of "Ringer" - The CW Photo
The CW has announced its 2011-12 primetime schedule today, which includes new shows starring Rachel Bilson, Sarah Michelle Gellar and Britt Robertson.
In “Hart of Dixie,” Bilson stars as Doctor Zoe Hart, a sophisticated New York City woman who finds herself practicing medicine in a small Southern town; in “Ringer” Gellar stars as a woman on the run who assumes her twin sister’s identity only to find out her sister’s life is just as complicated and dangerous as the one she’s trying to escape; and “The Secret Circle” stars Robertson as Cassie, an orphaned teenage girl who discovers the truth about her lineage – she’s a witch who holds the key to an ancient battle between good and evil, according to information provided by The CW.
New reality shows on the network include “H8R,” which features celebrities going head-to-head with civilians who hate them to win their “haters” over as Mario Lopez hosts; “Re-modeled” centers on modeling industry veteran Paul Fisher planning to bring together hundreds of small agencies around the world in a new venture called “The Network;” and “The Frame,” a competition based on a social experiment consisting of ten teams of two, chosen for their dynamic personalities and their existing deep-rooted relationships, to see what happens when contestants whole lives are reduced to one “frame” – a stripped down version of their home living space – while the whole world watches their inter-personal soap operas play out atop a highly formatted game, according to descriptions provided by The CW.
Returning series “90210″ is moving to a new time period, 7 p.m. Tuesdays; as well as “Nikita,” which is relocating to 7 p.m. Fridays.
The network’s 2011-12 primetime schedule, provided by The CW, is as follows (new shows followed by an “N”:
MONDAY
7 p.m. “Gossip Girl”
8 p.m. “Hart of Dixie” – N
TUESDAY
7 p.m. “90210″ (New night)
8 p.m. “Ringer” – N
WEDNESDAY
7 p.m. “H8R” – N
8 p.m. “America’s Next Top Model”
THURSDAY
7 p.m. “The Vampire Diaries”
8 p.m. “The Secret Circle” – N
FRIDAY
7 p.m. “Nikita” (New night)
8 p.m. “Supernatural”
Miranda Lambert and Blake Shelton’s wedding featured in US Weekly
The May 14 wedding of Tishomingo residents and country music stars Miranda Lambert and Blake Shelton is featured in the new issue of US Weekly magazine, which has exclusive details and photos of the event, according to a news release.
Shelton is also a coach on NBC’s singing competition series “The Voice.”
From information provided by US Weekly:
Miranda Lambert didn’t call in any special favors when the time came to select a dress for her May 14 wedding. Instead, the 27-year-old “House That Built Me” singer exchanged her vows in the same simple ivory wedding gown her mother had worn more than three decades earlier.
“My parents have been married for 33 years, so this dress is already a good-luck charm,” the bride tells Us. Keeping with her Southern roots, Lambert paired the gown with custom-made Casadei cowboy boots. Shelton, 34, choked back tears as Lambert’s dad gave her away. “I couldn’t get over how beautiful she was,” he tells Us. Lambert turned heads again when she changed into a short, strapless silk shantung Priscilla of Boston dress for the reception. “I’m married to my best friend!” Lambert told Us after the ceremony. “Looking forward to a lifetime of laughter.”
For more information at US Weekly magazine’s website, click here.
