ENTERTAINMENT NEWS

TV/ "MAD MEN" TOPS CRITICS CHOICE TV AWARDS: The inaugural Critics Choice TV Awards gave top honors to "Mad Men," which won for Best drama, as well as supporting acting honors for Christina Hendricks and Best acting honors for Jon Hamm. Creator Matt Weiner accepted by saying he thinks of himself as a TV critic at the event, held at the Beverly Hills Hotel. "Like a TV critic, I'm a champion of the underdog," he said. ABC's "Modern Family" won Best comedy. Best comedy actors went to Jim Parsons from "The Big Bang Theory" and Tina Fey from "30 Rock". Supporting comedy actor awards went to  Neil Patrick Harris for "How I Met Your Mother" and Busy Phillips for "Cougar Town". Best drama actress went to Julianna Margulies for "The Good Wife," while Best supporting drama actor went to John Noble from "Fringe". In other awards, "The Daily Show" won Best talk show, Mike Rowe from "Dirty Jobs" won Best reality show host. There was a tie in Best reality series, with the award shared by "Hoarders" and "The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills". And "American Idol" took the award for Best reality show competition. Danny DeVito accepted the icon award by saying "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia" has given him "a new lease on life". The show was hosted by Cat Deeley and airs Thursday on ReelzChannel. It streamed live on VH1. Full details on all the awards can be found on the Critics Choice TV Awards website.

TV/ TERRY O'QUINN TO JOIN "HAWAII FIVE-0": Terry O'Quinn will join former "Lost" co-star Daniel Dae Kim and recur on the Hawaii-set police procedural "Hawaii Five-0" as a Navy Seal Lt. Commander who trained Alex O'Loughlin's McGarrett in Coronado and served with his father in Vietnam. Media reports describe his character as a "strong and stubborn man you would want in your corner when things go south who holds answers to mysteries surrounding the slaying of McGarrett's parents". O'Quinn will appear in the drama's fall season premiere. Filming on the series begins in mid-July and will see O'Quinn return to the Aloha State. O'Quinn previously was cast in "Hallelujah," ABC's Marc Cherry pilot infused with a gospel choir. The pilot did not receive a series order. "Hawaii Five-0," from CBS Television Studios, returns this fall to CBS on Mondays.

FILM/ PENN BADGLEY TO PLAY JEFF BUCKLEY IN BIO-PIC: "Gossip Girl" star Penn Badgley will play the late iconic singer/songwriter Jeff Buckley in the feature "Greetings from Tim Buckley," which Dan Algrant is directing. Written by Algrant, Emma Sheanshang and David Brendel, the film will tell the true story of the days leading up to Jeff Buckley’s 1991 appearance at his father’s tribute concert in St. Ann’s Church. Through a romance with a young woman working at the concert, he comes to understand the father who abandoned him and his cathartic performance launches his career. A firm start date has yet to be announced.

FILM/ "HANGOVER II" SUIT SETTLED: Warner Bros. has settled the lawsuit brought by a Missouri tattoo artist over the mark on Ed Helms’ face in "The Hangover II, which the artist claimed infringed a copyrighted tattoo he created for boxer Mike Tyson. Terms of the settlment were not disclosed. Sources say the deal was hammered out during an all-day mediation in St. Louis on Friday. The tattoo artist, who created the original tattoo and registered the copyright, sued in April asking that a federal judge halt the release of the blockbuster comedy sequel because it prominently features the tattoo without permission. But on May 24, just days before the film was scheduled to be released, a US District Court Judge denied the tattoo artist's request for a preliminary injunction. "Hangover II" has since become the highest-grossing R-rated comedy ever, pulling in around $500 million worldwide. The case was continued and Warners said that it planned to digitally alter the tattoo for the home video version of the film if the case didn’t settle quickly. A notice of dismissal is expected to be filed shortly.

MUSIC/ AMY WINEHOUSE CANCELS TOUR: Amy Winehouse has cancelled all her scheduled shows on her European tour, her spokesman has confirmed. A statement said she would be given "as long as it takes" to sort herself out. It follows her 90 minute comeback performance in Serbia last weekend, pictured left, at which she was booed and jeered at the start of her European tour. The singer initially pulled out of two festival shows in Turkey yesterday and in Greece tomorrow, but now all her gigs have been pulled. Her tour, which was originally scheduled to include 12 performances, had been due to continue in Bilbao, Spain, on July 8. The full statement said: "Amy Winehouse is withdrawing from all scheduled performances. Everyone involved wishes to do everything they can to help her return to her best and she will be given as long as it takes for this to happen". The singer, 27, has had a long battle with drink and drugs which has overshadowed her music career in recent years. In a media interview in October, Winehouse said that she had been drug-free for 3 years. In the run-up to her live return last weekend, she spent a week at London's Priory clinic.

THEATRE/ "BORN YESTERDAY" TO SHUTTER ON SUNDAY: The new Broadway production of Garson Kanin's "Born Yesterday," which earned Nina Arianda a Best Actress Tony Award nomination for her portrayal of dumb-blonde Billie Dawn, will close a month earlier than expected on June 26. It will have played 28 previews and 73 performances at the Cort Theatre. Tony winner Doug Hughes directed the revival that also stars Jim Belushi and Robert Sean Leonard. It opened April 24 following previews from March 31. For her performance as Billie, Arianda won the Outer Critics Circle Award for Best Actress in a Play and also received a nomination for the Drama Desk Award. "Born Yesterday" also received nominations for Best Revival of a Play from the Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle. The production's costume designer received a Tony nomination for best costume design for a play. The original production of "Born Yesterday" made Judy Holliday a star and an Oscar winner when she portrayed Billie in the Hollywood film.


THEATRE/ "RAIN" TO CLOSE IN SEPTEMBER: "Rain: A Tribute to the Beatles" will play its final performance on Broadway September 4 at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre. When it closes, the production will have played 8 previews and 341 regular performances. After opening October 26, 2010, at the Neil Simon theatre for a 13 week limited engagement, the show re-opened by popular demand at the Brooks Atkinson theatre February 8, 2011. In a statement, the producers said: "When we originally opened "Rain" at the Neil Simon we were thrilled for the chance to share this successful touring show with the Broadway community. The opportunity to move theatres and continue playing for an additional 7 months at the Brooks Atkinson has exceeded our wildest expectations.  It’s been an incredible journey and we look forward to continuing the North American tour of "Rain" as well as launching international engagements in Singapore and Johannesburg this summer". The show was the winner of the 2011 Drama Desk for Outstanding Revue.