C’mon! How dashing is Jon Hamm, star of Mad Men? Jon Hamm graces the September 2008 cover of Best Life magazine, out August 19, and he dishes about his gig as a set dresser for a soft-core porn film (!).

Jon Hamm says of the monthlong gig, “It seemed like a wonderful way to spend 12 hours a day, five days a week for $150 a day … nonunion, no benefits. … Hollywood, baby!” Read the rest of this entry »

Mad Men just nabbed 16 Emmy nominations today, and now comes news that AMC will be airing a Mad Men Marathon on July 20.

Check out the Mad Men Marathon on AMC this Sunday, July 20 beginning at noon ET. AMC will air all season one episodes in order.

The 2008 Emmy nominations were announced this morning by Pushing Daisies’ Kristin Chenoweth and How I Met Your Mother’s Neil Patrick Harris (and both are 60th Emmy nominees as well!). Check out the Emmy nominations announcement video above or view the Emmy nominee list after the jump. Read the rest of this entry »

The Golden Globes TV winners have been announced (in a very bland Golden Globes ceremony, by the way).

Here is the list of TV Golden Globes winners:

• Actress, Drama: Glenn Close, “Damages”
• Actor, Drama: Jon Hamm, “Mad Men”
• Series, Musical or Comedy: “Extras”
• Actor, Musical or Comedy: David Duchovny, “Californication”
• Miniseries or Movie: “Longford”
• Actress, Miniseries or Movie: Queen Latifah, “Life Support”
• Actor, Miniseries or Movie: Jim Broadbent, “Longford”
• Supporting Actress, Series, Miniseries or Movie: Samantha Morton, “Longford”
• Supporting Actor, Series, Miniseries or Movie: Jeremy Piven, “Entourage”
• Series, Drama: “Mad Men”
• Actress, Musical or Comedy: Tina Fey, “30 Rock”

The Hollywood Reporter revealed that “Mad Men” star Jon Hamm is set to star alongside Keanu Reeves and Jennifer Connelly in the big screen remake of “The Day the Earth Stood Still.”

This sci-fi classic has Jon Hamm playing a NASA official who creates a team of scientists (including Jennifer Connelly) for the impending arrival of alien Keanu Reeves. That’s one hot alien.

Jon Hamm is a Golden Globe nominee for his role as Don Draper on AMC’s “Mad Men.”

The Screen Actors Guild (SAG) nominations were announced this morning, and the TV shows and actors selected seem right on the money:

Drama Series Cast

• “Boston Legal”
• “The Closer”
• “Grey’s Anatomy”
• “Mad Men”
• “The Sopranos”

Comedy Series Cast

• “30 Rock”
• “Desperate Housewives”
• “Entourage”
• “The Office”
• “Ugly Betty”

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Does the American Film Institute’s (AFI) top 10 TV shows match your picks? Here’s the rundown – awards will be handed out January 11th. Read the rest of this entry »

Hurray! Award season is upon us, with the announcement of the Golden Globe nominations this morning. Yeah, yeah, lots of great films and movie stars were nominated, but what about the Golden Globe TV nominations? Definitely some noteworthy shows and actors to choose from. The 2008 Golden Globe Awards air on January 13th at 8 PM on NBC. Here are the nominations:

Best Drama Series

• “Big Love”
• “Mad Men”
• “The Tudors”
• “Damages”
• “Grey’s Anatomy”

Best Comedy Series

• “30 Rock”
• “Entourage”
• “Californication”
• “Extras”
• “Pushing Daisies”

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