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Automatically compiled digests of ENTERTAINMENT news stories
(originally aggregated by the Google News)


Saturday


  • Feb-04 -- Black pride on display during every "Soul Train" line
    "'Soul Train' taught the world how to dance! Don's contribution to us all is immeasurable."
    News of Cornelius' death rippled through the entertainment industry and the blogosphere, where fans famous and anonymous alike were eager to pay tribute to a man whose signature sign-off -- "We wish you peace, love and soul!" -- became as familiar as family. More...

  • Feb-04 -- 'Idol's' Adam Lambert to tour with Queen
    Rumors are swirling that Adam Lambert will be replacing Freddie Mercury as the new lead singer of the legendary rock band Queen! The former American Idol contestant reportedly told British tabloid Daily Star that he's joining the original members guitarist Brian May and drummer Roger Taylor to play a few tour dates.
    It's a doubly great day to be an Adam Lambert fan today. More...

  • Feb-04 -- 'Hunger Games': New Super Bowl trailer teases tear-filled moments
    Donald Sutherland isn't shy: he wrote to director Gary Ross about why he belonged in the Hunger Games cast.
    Everdeen and Josh Hutcherson as Peeta Mellark lets players dive into the dystopian future to complete missions and interact with characters from the best-selling novels by Suzanne Collins. More...

  • Feb-04 -- 'American Idol' Recap: Well, That Was Awkward (Portland & St. Louis Auditions)
    It came as no surprise when FX renewed their popular Sons of Anarchy series for a fifth season last October.
    I always assumed that, from Day One, Sutter had a pretty solid idea of where he wanted the show to be after seven seasons. More...

Friday


  • Feb-03 -- 'Flash fans' hockey game commercial to get Super Bowl exposure (with video)
    Uploaded to YouTube on January 18, "The Bark Side" video of dogs singing Darth Vader's imperial march already has more than 10 million views.
    "We wanted to not only showcase the product, and the new design of the Optima, but also connect with viewers in a way that's never been done before,"Angelo said. More...

  • Feb-03 -- 'Mysterious Island': Kristin Davis wants to pet Josh Hutcherson
    Vanessa Hudgens has joked that working on new action adventure movie Journey 2: The Mysterious Island had been a great workout for her.
    Just don't go in expecting more. More...

  • Feb-03 -- Look Back in Anger
    Directed by Sam Gold, the Roundabout Theatre Company production stars Matthew Rhys , Sarah Goldberg , Adam Driver and Charlotte Parry.
    Helena's too-easy turnaround is unexplained, unless girls always like bad boys is a reason, and Cliff desperately needs more flushing out. More...

  • Feb-03 -- Saving Whales While Melting Hearts and a Cold War
    A press release indicates that Underwood is sticking with a formula that works by tapping Mark Bright to once again produce the project.
    Since releasing Some Hearts in 2005, Carrie has sold more than 14 million albums with Some Hearts, 2007's Carnival Ride, and 2009's Play On. More...

Friday


  • Feb-03 -- Racy ads for French movie about infidelity pulled
    Well, The Artist's Jean Dujardin, 39, the Oscar nominee who is not the talented pup, will be starring in the upcoming film, Les Infideles.
    The ads show Dujardin and co-writer, director and actor Gilles Lellouche in compromising positions that many argue degrade women. More...

  • Feb-03 -- Snooki and JWoww wanted in Jersey Shore ... Pa.
    The controversy over Hoboken's "Jersey Shore" ban is turning into a catfight.
    I can't believe people like that are in the government." More...

  • Feb-03 -- Review: Madonna's 'WE'
    Lourdes was set to play the teenage version of Abbie Cornish's character, Wally Winthrop, who is an American girl infatuated with Wallis Simpson's relationship with King Edward VIII. "I just kind of dragged her in at the last minute.
    "I was intrigued," Madonna says of the royals. More...

  • Feb-03 -- Steven Tyler defends national anthem performance
    First up was Sam Gershman.
    The auditions are otherwise just hours upon hours of performers who blend together, with many getting airtime now only to later exit the show anonymously in Hollywood. More...

Friday


  • Feb-03 -- Lisa Marie Presley Pays Emotional Visit to Graceland
    "There's not been anything done properly with him yet, you know, that has satisfied me in terms of capturing everything," she told The Associated Press.
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  • Feb-03 -- 'Brothers & Sisters' star Matthew Rhys stars in Off-Broadway revival
    John Osborne's 1956 play Look Back in Anger , now being presented by the Roundabout Theatre Company at the Laura Pels Theatre, shook English-speaking theater to its foundations and led to the newly coined term "Angry Young Man."
    When Alison's upper-class friend Helena (Parry) comes to visit, the household quickly becomes a battle zone. More...

  • Feb-03 -- Bruce Springsteen to Perform at 54th Annual Grammy Awards
    British chart-topper Adele will make her live comeback at the Grammy Awards in Los Angeles in just under two weeks, after being on vocal rest since throat surgery sidelined the singer late last year.
    She's been out of the spotlight since undergoing surgery on her vocal cords last year. More...

  • Feb-03 -- Madonna's 'WE' story gets lost in superficiality
    Blake Lively has only ever had "four boyfriends" and has never been on a real date.
    My father died, and having gone through that really made me think about my life and how I want to live it." More...

Thursday


Thursday


  • Feb-02 -- Favorite people: Demi Moore's obsession with staying young and skinny led to ...
    Demi's three daughters, Scout, 20, Tallulah, 16, and 23-year-old Rumer - who was present at the bash when her mother was taken ill - are all said to be in favour of their mother getting treatment.
    "Ego-wise, this is the worst thing that could happen to Demi, because she's such a private person," a source close to the actress' circle tells PEOPLE. "She's embarrassed." More...

  • Feb-02 -- Lamar Odom & Khloe Kardashian -- We Got a Mouth to Pee In, Too!
    Now fully settled in Texas with her husband Lamar Odom hard at work for the Dallas Mavericks, Kardashian, 27, took on a new gig as a radio disc jockey Monday, signing on the air at Mix 102.9 for her show, The Mix Up With Khloe .
    Even though Kim Richards was not at the first part of " The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills " reunion on Monday, she somehow has still found herself front and center when it comes to the rumor mill. More...

  • Feb-02 -- Kodak wants co. name off LA home of Oscars show
    Eastman Kodak Co., which filed for bankruptcy last month, wants out of the naming rights deal at the Hollywood and Highland property it made in 2000.
    The contract provided for the theater -- currently owned by the CIM group -- to bear Kodak's name for 20 years. More...

  • Feb-02 -- HBO's Game Change Preview: This Is Sarah
    Check out the first photos of Julianne Moore as Sarah Palin, Woody Harrelson as Steve Schmidt and Ed Harris as John McCain in the HBO movie 'Game Change' which premieres SATURDAY, MARCH 10 (9:00-11:00 p.m. ET/PT).
    The film, which chronicles the ups and downs of John McCain 's 2008 presidential campaign from the time that Palin joins the ticket, portrays the vice presidential nominee in the familiar light of an uninformed but charismatic presence. More...

Thursday


  • Feb-02 -- 'Game Change' trailer released by HBO
    Check out the first photos of Julianne Moore as Sarah Palin, Woody Harrelson as Steve Schmidt and Ed Harris as John McCain in the HBO movie 'Game Change' which premieres SATURDAY, MARCH 10 (9:00-11:00 p.m. ET/PT).
    While the book is not purely focused on the Palin campaign, the trailer never leaves it. More...

  • Feb-02 -- Census offers profile of Black America
    Voter registration kiosks will also be appearing in the College Center to promote the importance of voting.
    Events paid tribute to the early civil rights legacy from that decade through educational programs, entertainment, a voter registration drive, a performance by Bakersfield Community Theatre and a keynote address from Dee Slade, director of the African-American Network of Kern County. More...

  • Feb-02 -- Adele set to perform on Grammys
    British chart-topper Adele will make her live comeback at the Grammy Awards in Los Angeles in just under two weeks, after being on vocal rest since throat surgery sidelined the singer late last year.
    Katy is not no stranger to performing at the Grammys. More...

  • Feb-02 -- "Glee" Tribute to Michael Jackson: Taking On The King Of Pop
    Tuesday's prime-time ratings, whether creator Ryan Murphy and company may like it or not, sent " Glee " a clear messge: "You do episodes like this well.
    Seinfeld and Friends went south as soon as they started asking for million dollar episodes or something like that. More...

Wednesday


  • Feb-01 -- 'Hunger Games' Bites: Cinna Image, Gaming Platform And More!
    Training will apparently start in July, which means that shooting is still more than half a year off, but that hasn't stopped Ross from getting prepped for the project.
    The actress is Katniss and as we saw in The Hunger Games trailer, she really nails the character created by author Suzanne Collins. More...

  • Feb-01 -- Museum discovers earliest copy of 'Mona Lisa'
    The Prado Museum in Madrid, Spain, has revealed what is believed to be the earliest copy of Leonardo da Vinci's "Mona Lisa."
    Every great painting is surrounded by ghost paintings. More...

  • Feb-01 -- No Botox for Gwyneth Paltrow
    In the March issue of Harper's Bazaar , cover star Gwyneth Paltrow looks back on her love life before she married Coldplay's Chris Martin and had kids Apple, 7, and Moses, 5.
    "The other day, I was saying to Chris, 'The window's closing. More...

  • Feb-01 -- Apple presses pause on high-def music, says Neil Young
    Apple's ambition to improve the fidelity of music downloads has diminished since the death of founder Steve Jobs, according to singer-songwriter Neil Young.
    More...

Wednesday


  • Feb-01 -- Lana Del Rey Born To Die album tops charts across the globe as singer thanks fans
    By now, you know the story -- full-lipped singing phenom releases artsy, mysterious video on the Internet attracting the attention of music critics across the globe; bloggers turn singer into theoretical whipping boy due to her questionable back story; singer performs on Saturday Night Live and manages to infuriate everyone from teenagers on Twitter to NBC news anchor Brian Williams ; lather, rinse, repeat.
    The comments below have not been moderated. More...

  • Feb-01 -- Madonna Unveils Colorful MDNA Cover Art
    LONDON - The first single from Madonna's upcoming album "MDNA" is called "Give Me All Your Luvin'" and is set for a February 3 release, two days before the singer performs at the Super Bowl on Sunday.
    The Queen of Pop has confirmed she will perform the track for the first time on this Thursday's episode of the U.S. reality show, with the song set to get its official release the following day (February 3). More...

  • Feb-01 -- Board Designates February Black History Month
    Benjamin will discuss the "impact of the civil rights movement on social transformations around the world and about the relevance of black history for the black present," according to BU's African American Studies' website.
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  • Feb-01 -- 'Eye of the Tiger' writers sue Newt Gingrich: Money or pride at stake?
    Post Forum members consistently offer thought-provoking, timely comments on politics, national and international affairs.
    More...

Wednesday


  • Feb-01 -- Newt Gingrich sued for use of "Eye of the Tiger"
    CHICAGO - The composer of the Rocky III anthem Eye of the Tiger is suing Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich to stop him from using the song at campaign events.
    Sullivan's attorney told the Chicago Tribune, which like The Times is owned by the Tribune Co., that the artist had reached out to Gingrich before taking legal initiative." More...

  • Feb-01 -- Lana Del Rey Thinks She 'Looked Beautiful And Sang Fine' On 'SNL'
    While Scaggs is a fan of Del Rays "Radio" song, the album got terrible reviews by Rolling Stones Rob Sheffield.
    Hypnagogic melodies and the singer's cloying vocals with hints of croakiness remind one of Madonna in the 1980s. More...

  • Feb-01 -- Kristen Bell Has an Emotional Meltdown...Over a Sloth?!
    House of Lies star Kristen Bell said she had a "full-fledged panic attack" because she was so happy about a sloth that came to her 31st birthday party.
    Kristen Bell Kristen Bell recently revealed to Ellen DeGeneres what caused her to have an emotional breakdown on her 31st birthday. More...

  • Feb-01 -- MIA dishes on Super Bowl appearance with Madonna
    LONDON Jan 30 (Reuters) - The first single from Madonna's upcoming album "MDNA" is called "Give Me All Your Luvin'" and is set for a Feb. 3 release, two days before the singer performs at the Super Bowl on Sunday.
    The Queen of Pop has confirmed she will perform the track for the first time on this Thursday's episode of the U.S. reality show, with the song set to get its official release the following day (February 3). More...

Tuesday


  • Jan-31 -- 'The Avengers': See the teaser for the superhero team's Super Bowl trailer
    The Avengers is a thing that is actually happening, a geek dream of nigh-unspeakable proportions that is becoming a real movie.
    The giant screen gig follows Marvel's release of Iron Man 2 and Thor 3D on Imax screens. More...

  • Jan-31 -- Iran launches Spanish-language TV channel as tensions with West rise
    President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Tuesday officially launched Iran's latest foreign-language news channel, a 24-hour satellite broadcaster aimed at Spanish speakers worldwide.
    Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad also addressed the inauguration ceremony of the Spanish-language channel via video link. More...

  • Jan-31 -- HBO Renews Michael Mann and David Milch's Luck for Season 2
    HBO has a tradition of debuting splashy new series and showing faith in them very early on, and they've continued it with the new horse racing drama Luck, which premiered on Sunday to 1.1 million viewers.
    HBO wasted no time in renewing Luck for a second season, less than two days removed from its second premiere (the first was a sneak preview held in December following the Season 2 finale of Boardwalk Empire ) on Sunday night. More...

  • Jan-31 -- Davis, Dujardin win lead honors at SAG awards
    Civil rights drama The Help has won three prizes at the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) awards, including best cast and best actress for Viola Davis.
    Viola Davis is a gifted actor -- smokin' hot! -- but not buxom, biracial or conventionally beautiful. More...

Tuesday


  • Jan-31 -- Charles Dickens at 200: Still the great British 'Idol'
    EVER since she was handed the classic novel David Copperfield to read as a child, Larne woman Kathleen Gillan has been captivated by the works of Charles Dickens and the Victorian imagery they conjure up.
    Artist Chuck Fisher, who turned A Christmas Carol into a pop-up book in 2010, went digital in December with an iPad app of Carol, complete with Dickensian sound effects. More...

  • Jan-31 -- Love, the law, and Lana Del Rey
    Lana Del Rey's debut album 'Born To Die' was released earlier today (January 30).
    I made a character to do that for me." More...

  • Jan-31 -- Machine Gun Kelly: P. Diddy Thought I Got Arrested Twice
    Baker, 21, was taken into custody around 3:00 a.m. Sunday after being arrested for disorderly conduct (brawling) according to the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office.
    Baker was released after posting a $100 bond. More...

  • Jan-31 -- Super Bowl ads to watch for
    Viewers of the Super Bowl are in for a treat as David Beckhams new $3.5 million, half-naked, H&M advert will get its debut this Sunday.
    The advert, starring the man himself, will go out during the second quarter of next Sunday's Super Bowl which brings the NFL season to a climax. More...

Tuesday


  • Jan-31 -- Is Alec Baldwin hinting at the end of '30 Rock'?
    ALEC BALDWIN revealed his new slimline body over the weekend at the Screen Actors Guild Awards.
    The " 30 Rock " star, who picked up the statue for Best Actor in a Television Series, used the appearance to show off his impressive 30 lb. weight loss. More...

  • Jan-31 -- Review: Lana Del Rey, the Anti-Adele, Gets Icy in 'Born to Die'
    One of the great pop music mysteries of the past year is exactly how a young fiction called Lana Del Rey, whose music has an odd retro-futuristic vibe woven through it, moved from nowheresville to "SNL," and how "Born to Die," which comes out Tuesday via Interscope Records, landed at the top of the year's most anticipated release pile.
    We caught up with the model, recently in Milan for fashion week, to chat up music, being a music video "ho" and the real Lana. More...

  • Jan-31 -- Twitter joke to 'destroy America' reportedly gets tourists barred from US
    Planning to make a joke on Twitter about bombing something? You might want to reconsider: According to a report from Britain, two tourists were detained and denied entry into the U.S. recently after they joked about destroying America and digging up Marilyn Monroe.
    The FBI is also reportedly looking for a new tool to more closely monitor social networks like Twitter and Facebook. More...

  • Jan-31 -- Elton John Tries To Steal Madonna's Super Bowl Thunder With Commercial
    Sir Elton John has implied Madonna will not be singing live during her forthcoming half-time show at the U.S. Super Bowl.
    "The Super Bowl is always an event, no matter where you are in the world," John said on Good Morning America . More...

Monday


  • Jan-30 -- Guns N' Roses Announce Six US Tour Dates
    Before they get enshrined at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in April, Guns N' Roses will play a string of six February concerts, including three intimate shows in New York.
    Guns N' Roses 2012 intimate club tour begins on February 10 in New York and concludes on February 24 in Atlantic City. More...

  • Jan-30 -- Rumer Willis I'm Ready to Party Again
    Demi Moore's eldest daughter may have had to watch as her mother suffered a seizure and collapsed last week, it has emerged.
    On Saturday night, Willis, 23 who was apparently on hand when Moore's friends called 911 after the actress had an apparent seizure stepped out for dinner at Comme a, joined by her friend Annie Starke, Annie's mother Glenn Close and Close's husband David Shaw. More...

  • Jan-30 -- See David Beckham Nearly Naked in New Super Bowl Commercial
    The 30-second spot, set to The Animals' "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood," gets up close and personal with the soccer star's new tighty-whities, branded with his David Beckham Bodywear logo.
    "My design team and I spent 18 months developing the collection. More...

  • Jan-30 -- Justin Bieber, Rihanna Nab NRJ Awards
    Adele won two awards, taking home International Revelation of the Year and International Song of the Year for "Someone Like You." LMFAO also walked away with two prizes: Music Video of the Year for "Party Rock Anthem" as well as International Group/Duo of the Year.
    More...

Monday


Sunday


  • Jan-29 -- American Idol Alum Constantine Maroulis to Star in Broadway's 'Jekyll & Hyde'
    Constantine Maroulis will play the title dual role in a revival of the musical "Jekyll & Hyde" that's slated to come to New York in spring 2013 after a 25-week national tour that starts in San Diego on Oct. 2, Nederlander Presentations Inc. announced Sunday.
    Former American Idol singer Constantine Maroulis is heading to Broadway for Jekyll & Hyde to star in the roles of both Dr. Henry Jekyll and Edward Hyde. More...

  • Jan-29 -- Mary Tyler Moore's taboo-breaking shows seen in new light
    LOS ANGELES - In recent months the name Mary Tyler Moore has been bandied about with unexpected regularity bordering on reckless abandon.
    "Which is the essence of acting." More...

  • Jan-29 -- New Luck Preview Reveals Race Track Conflict
    Acclaimed television creator/writer David Milch's latest HBO offering, " Luck " should be an easy favorite.
    You'll get the idea from the start, with a conversation between ex-con mobster "Ace" Bernstein (Hoffman) and his driver, Gus (Farina). More...

  • Jan-29 -- India Bans 'Girl With the Dragon Tattoo'
    David Fincher refuses to cut his movie " The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo opnbrkt2011clsbrkt " for India release.
    Our Central Board of Film Certification wanted a lesbian sex scene, a rape, and a torture sequence cut out before the film's February 10th release in India. More...

Sunday


  • Jan-29 -- Kate Named 'Hat Person of the Year'
    Kate Middleton the Duchess of Cambridge has been awarded the Headwear Association's 'Hat Person of the Year' after achieving 90 per cent of the votes.
    Kate Middleton acquired a phenomenal 91% of the votes in the organization's online poll to finish at the top, after impressing everyone with a wonderful array of amazing hats over the past year. More...

  • Jan-29 -- SAG Awards set to honor actors, film casts and TV ensembles
    LOS ANGELES (January 27, 2012) - The Screen Actors Guild National Board of Directors today voted overwhelmingly to approve and recommend a plan to merge with AFTRA. The board met in a regularly scheduled plenary meeting in the James Cagney Board Room at the Guild's Los Angeles headquarters and voted after reviewing a merger package put forward by the SAG and AFTRA Group for One Union (G1) that includes a Merger Agreement and Constitution.
    It's about time!! If you want to preserve a union of any kind for actors/performers/broadcasters/stunt-persons/background/singers/dancers and etc.you will VOTE YES on this merger! Given the present day hostile climate in this country towards unions, merger is the only way to preserve our work & get paid! And you need to get your facts straight at SAG now we let all members vote on all contracts so that means you have everyone not just actors voting on primarily actor type contracts and vice a versa actors voting on contracts for background workers, stunt persons, singers, dancers, comedians & puppeteers all of us voting on all the contractsyou do not know what the new union will be.and let us not forget that we absorbed the background workers union years ago, which was a good thing and saved their unionScreens are now everywhere and new media is the future What is to stop producers from going to AFTRA because they've made a film on digital NOTHING! ANY ONE ON ANY SCREEN IS IN THE SAME BOAT AND WE NEED TO KEEP THAT BOAT AFLOAT! SAVE UNIONS & SAVE OUR PAY! Together we have greater negotiating power which is what we need & want! Do not get lost in the trees.it's the forest we are after.if we do not merge your health payments at SAG which have increased steadily will keep climbing and your credit accrual rate will go through the roof, so qualifying for your pension at SAG will get harder and harder and you can thank Alan Rosenberg & their zealous regime for that. More...

  • Jan-29 -- Love, the law, and Lana Del Rey
    Rarely has a pop star just starting out been so loved and loathed as Lana Del Rey, the 25-year-old who has filled acres of newspaper column inches even before her debut album Born to Die hits shelves next week.
    "I was onto my third record in my head by then. More...

  • Jan-29 -- And now for a long commercial break
    The Super Bowl captured 2.5 million viewers in Boston last year - up from 2010's 2.4 million - and it broke TV ratings records nationally, drawing 111 million total viewers, up from 106 million the year before.
    Advertisers spent a total of $228 million on the game last year; in 2002, the total was $134 million. More...

Sunday


  • Jan-29 -- When David Lee Roth talks, it's 'A Different Kind of Truth'
    Earlier today, Ultimate Classic Rock debuted a 90-second snippet of the new Van Halen song titled "China Town.' The tune, probably the heaviest one heard so far from the band's upcoming album "A Different Kind of Truth,' gets straight to the point starting off with a blazing Eddie Van Halen solo before the rhythm section takes over and David Lee Roth joins in on this tale of hard living.
    Nuber of albums that Van Halen has released with Dave that sucked=0. More...

  • Jan-29 -- Headwear Association names Kate Middleton "Hat Person of the Year"
    Kate Middleton the Duchess of Cambridge has been awarded the Headwear Association's 'Hat Person of the Year' after achieving 90 per cent of the votes.
    Report By: Nina Rai London, 09 Jan., 2012 An exquisite pair of black high heels has been specially crafted by Kim Kardashian to mark Duchess of Cambridge Kate Middleton's 30th birthday today. More...

  • Jan-29 -- Sundance film weighs into US tax debate
    PARK CITY, Utah (Reuters) - Stories of Americans learning the effects of greed and excess or struggling in a weak economy have tried to captivate audiences at this year's Sundance Film Festival but without one standout, sweeping success.
    Overall, there are more than 100 fiction and ­documentary films showing at the festival that runs for the 10 days in the ski resort town of Park City, Utah, east of Salt Lake City. More...

  • Jan-29 -- Ferris Bueller Super Bowl Ad Likely A Honda Commercial
    You're going to watch it somewhere online today so you might as well watch it here.
    The teaser for an unnamed product or service has a greying Broderick, 49, in a white bathrobe, throwing open window curtains to greet a beautiful sunny day. More...





Saturday


  • Jan-28 -- Demi Moore reported replaced in porn biopic
    Filmmakers Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman tell EW that Sarah Jessica Parker has stepped into the role of feminist icon Gloria Steinem in the pornstar biopic Lovelace, replacing Demi Moore, who dropped out of the film this week.
    Moore was tapped to play the role of feminist icon Gloria Steinem in the porn star biopic. More...

  • Jan-28 -- Ferris Bueller Super Bowl Ad Likely A Honda Commercial
    You're going to watch it somewhere online today so you might as well watch it here.
    Believe it or not, that was already 26 years ago. More...

  • Jan-28 -- Liam McIntyre honors 'amazing legacy' of late Andy Whitfield as 'Spartacus ...
    Starz is now presenting a fresh series at Spartacus Vengeance which brings back the fans Andy Whitfield as a successful Season 1 in the Premier favorite show and now a talented Australian actor 'Liam McInyre' ready to continue the legacy of Whitfield's on Spartacus Vengeance Episode 1 "Fugitivus".
    The season finale on the last series is going to take some beating, it had the right mix of blood, sex, violence and edge of your seat action in it. More...

  • Jan-28 -- Seal can't explain breakup with Heidi Klum
    Things will be different."
    Seal and Heidi Klum have broken the news of their divorce to their family and 'told kids things would be different'. More...

Saturday


  • Jan-28 -- One for the Money – Review
    Fans of the former Grey's Anatomy star needn't worry -- Katherine Heigl's self-guided descent into career irrelevance continues unabated with the god-awful crime rom-com One for the Money.
    Once the golden girl of Grey's Anatomy -turned-sterling-movie star, Katherine's prospects took a downturn after a few movie missteps and some problematic PR mistakes. More...

  • Jan-28 -- Review: HBO's 'Luck'
    Except he'll need to do that, at least for the moment, by proxy, having arranged while in prison for his longtime driver, Gus Demetriou (Dennis Farina), to win the couple of million dollars needed to purchase the Irish thoroughbred.
    We also meet trainer-turned-owner Walter Smith (Nick Nolte), a somber soul who's saddled with guilt over an unexplained secret. More...

  • Jan-28 -- Sarah Jessica Parker replaces Demi Moore
    It was just a few days ago that Demi Moore dropped out of the porn biopic Lovelace after being hospitalized for "exhaustion," but it looks like filmmakers Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman may be close to finding their replacement already. Us Weekly reports that Weeds star Mary Louise Parker is being considered as a possibility to step in for Moore, who was previously set for a small part as feminist icon Gloria Steinem.
    If you were bothered and confused by the choice to cast Demi Moore as Gloria Steinem in the new Linda Lovelace biopic, I've got some good news and some bad news: The good news is that Moore has whippetted her way out of the part. More...

  • Jan-28 -- Quick Takes: 'Big Bang' again tops 'Idol'
    CBS' The Big Bang Theory proved that its narrow demo ratings win over American Idol in the 8-8:30 PM slot last week was no fluke.
    Wednesday's performance episode of Idol counted 19.51 million viewers, down 29 percent from the comparable Wednesday a year ago, while Tuesday's Idol repeat ( (it originally aired on the previous Sunday at 11 00 p.m. following the AFC title match) averaged 9.64 million and was beaten by a repeat of CBS's NCIS. The powerhouse performance of the Idol shows was particularly injurious to the competition on the other two networks, NBC and ABC. On Thursday, NBC's 30 Rock attracted just 3.8 million viewers, while a repeat of ABC's Wipeout drew just 4.9 million. More...

Saturday


  • Jan-28 -- Jay-Z, Beyonce make Billboard industry power list
    The selection was determined by a combination of money, market share, Billboard chart data and other information, and a team of 15 magazine editors analyzed the results to produce the list.
    Jay-Z is one of the most celebrated artists to make the jump from the stage to the boardroom. More...

  • Jan-28 -- Television review: 'Luck'
    Half the fun of watching a Milch show is the journey from confusion to recognition, as your ear becomes attuned to the dialogue and to an ever-expanding universe of characters.
    For others, however, the track jargon featured on the Dustin Hoffman - Nick Nolte gambling story -- including "pick six," "bug boy" and "single" -- could be off-putting. More...

  • Jan-28 -- Jimmy Fallon to bring Tim Tebow, Drew Brees, Tracy Morgan to Hilbert stage
    Weather Channel: Jim Cantore will join NBC's Super Bowl coverage from Indianapolis, and Wake Up with Al's Stephanie Abrams and Al Roker will also be on-site reporting the Super Bowl headlines for Weather Channel.
    Beginning next Friday, the Today show will send Al Roker and Ann Curry to host from the Pan Am plaza in downtown Indianapolis. More...

  • Jan-28 -- 'Spartacus: Vengeance,' Season Premiere, 'Fugitivus': TV Recap
    Starz is now presenting a fresh series at Spartacus Vengeance which brings back the fans Andy Whitfield as a successful Season 1 in the Premier favorite show and now a talented Australian actor 'Liam McInyre' ready to continue the legacy of Whitfield's on Spartacus Vengeance Episode 1 "Fugitivus".
    After a prequel season filmed in the hopes that Andy Whitfield would make a full recovery, the show, now titled Spartacus: Vengeance, picks up just a few weeks after the climatic events of the first season finale. More...

Friday


  • Jan-27 -- Sundance 2012 Recap - Day 7
    PARK CITY, Utah -- Regardless of the outcome of the presidential primaries, Ice-T already has his mind made up about the forthcoming election.
    "How do you write rhymes? Let's go into the songwriting process. More...

  • Jan-27 -- The Evolution Of Katherine Heigl: Track The 'One For The Money' Star's Career ...
    Katherine Heigl may have found the plumb franchise role she'd been waiting for as in Stephanie Plum.
    "I love Alan Meinster. He serves a great vodka rigatoni," she said of the restaurant's owner. More...

  • Jan-27 -- Tony Alleyne: Trekkie loses his painstakingly recreated Star Trek flat to ex ...
    In what's probably the most fully realized nerd cave ever, Britain's Tony Alleyne turned his one-bedroom apartment into an insanely detailed recreation of the bridge of the Starship Voyager, after he and his wife split up in 1999.
    Alleyne estimates that redoing the project in a new apartment would cost more than USD $150K. When msnbc TV reported on the apartment back in 2006, Alleyne was about to file for bankruptcy over the money spent on renovations, and said he had hoped to start a business transforming homes for other "Star Trek" fans. More...

  • Jan-27 -- Jimmy Fallon heads to Indianapolis for Super Bowl shows
    To jumpstart the the Super Bowl XLVI fun, Fallon will welcome guests Tracy Morgan and Denver Broncos quarterback Tim Tebow, and will feature a performance by rock band All American Rejects on Wednesday, Feb 1 (12:35 a.m. ET).
    More...

Friday


  • Jan-27 -- Report of Drew Carey Dating a Blond After Splitting From Longtime Fiancee Is ...
    Mrs Carter: And another one bites the dust.
    More...

  • Jan-27 -- Most popular stories on NJ.com: January 26, 2012
    Actor Robert Hegyes -- an actor best known for his role of Juan Epstein on the 1970s hit sitcom Welcome Back, Kotter -- died Thursday of a heart attack in New Jersey.
    Robert Hegyes, who played Juan Epstein in the 1970s TV sitcom, died Thursday of a heart attack. More...

  • Jan-27 -- Pat Sajak, Vanna White were drunk on Wheel of Fortune
    Longtime "Wheel of Fortune" star Pat Sajak said he used to host the show when he was D-R-_-N-K. The game show's host since 1981, Sajak told Dan Le Batard of "Dan Le Batard is Highly Questionable" that he and trusty letter flipper Vanna White used to knock back margaritas at a Mexican restaurant before showtime back in the day, "and then come and do the last shows and have trouble recognizing the alphabet."
    It's not like he had to return from his breaks to do brain surgery, or fly a jetliner. More...

  • Jan-27 -- Broadway Review: 'Wit'
    Former "Sex and the City" star Cynthia Nixon says she is gay by "choice" - a statement that has riled many gay rights activitists who insist that people don't choose their sexual orientation.
    At the end of Sara Gilbert's trying to explain that probably Ms Nixon is bi rather than gay Mrs. Osbourne made a stupid joke: "I kissed a girl and I chose to be straight." More...

Friday


  • Jan-27 -- Cynthia Nixon in 'Wit,' at Manhattan Theater Club
    Cynthia Nixons sexuality has become quite the hot topic.
    She's PART OF THE PROBLEM when it comes to discrimination against bisexuals. More...

  • Jan-27 -- <em>Touch:</em> 2011-12 TV Season Ratings
    In the beginning of the story, we discover Martin, who has a son named Jake, who in the course of our story we realize has been misdiagnosed with severe autism and in fact is actually just a truly, truly evolved human being that is years and years beyond where my character is and our society is at, the actor explained to reporters on Monday.
    One thing I will say for Touch, previewing tonight on Fox and regularly debuting in March: it is not a formula TV drama. More...

  • Jan-27 -- 'Toddlers' mom sues media for sexualizing daughter
    That's what "Toddlers & Tiaras" pageant mom Susanna Barrett insists about her 5-year-old glam princess Isabella.
    TLC's controversial "Toddlers & Tiaras" show chronicles child beauty pageants. More...

  • Jan-27 -- New on DVD: '50/50,' 'Real Steel,' more
    Newcomer Will Reiser wrote a script that I knew would be tough at times, but even though I was prepared for the fact that it was a drama about one man's fight with cancer, I still expected the comedy elements to win out somehow.
    The DVD includes 4 mini-featurettes that look at how some specific scenes from the film parallel what happened to Reiser in real life. More...

Thursday


  • Jan-26 -- Jones hoping for Python reunion
    The groundbreaking sketch comedy show's surviving members, Michael Palin, John Cleese, Terry Jones, Terry Gilliam and Eric Idle, are close to reteaming for a science-fiction farce titled Absolutely Anything.
    In June, it was announced that Cleese, Gilliam, Palin and Jones would voice a 3D animated film based on the memoirs of the late Graham Chapman, the sixth Python, who died in 1989. More...

  • Jan-26 -- Heidi Klum Still Wearing Wedding Ring After Split (Just Like Seal!)
    "If it were that easy - if there weren't problems, we'd still be together.
    Gus Ruelas / Reuters file Despite their separation, Seal has nothing but good things to say about his wife, Heidi Klum, and says his love for her has not diminished "one iota." More...

  • Jan-26 -- Simon Cowell teams up with Jada Pinkett-Smith on DJ search series
    Simon Cowell, the man who launched a thousand pop careers, is apparently now looking for the next Skrillex .
    NY Daily News quoted a statement made by Cowell. More...

  • Jan-26 -- Pat Sajak used to host 'Wheel of Fortune' drunk [Video]
    One of America's most loved game show hosts has admitted to drinking in excess before getting behind the wheel. of fortune.
    Although it varied, Sajak said the average number of drinks was "cuatro." More...

Thursday


  • Jan-26 -- Oscars Voting to Go Electronic
    While The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo couldn't crack the Best Picture list, Rooney Mara (26) won a best actress nomination.
    Hill, previously nominated for another Terrence Malick film, The Thin Red Line, was surprised the academy announced ''nominees to be determined'' for The Tree of Life, believing arbitration with the Producers Guild of America had confirmed that more than three accredited producers were allowed. More...

  • Jan-26 -- Rihanna shows off new "Thug Life" tattoo
    The 23-year-old singer got the words "Thug Life" written on her knuckles, an homage to the late Tupac Shakur.
    Although he has been gone for years, the West Coast rap legend's influence runs deep in the rap and hip hop game. More...

  • Jan-26 -- Nicol Williamson dies at 75; legendary British actor
    AMSTERDAM -- Nicol Williamson, the British actor best known for his role as the wizard Merlin in the 1981 film "Excalibur," has died of esophageal cancer, his son said Wednesday.
    "The Seven Per Cent Solution" and "Excalibur" star acting legend NICOL WILLIAMSON has died at age 73 in Amsterdam, Holland. More...

  • Jan-26 -- Adele - Adele Closes In On The Bodyguard's Billboard Record
    Three No. 1 singles in a row, that is.
    The third position belonged to Kelly Clarkson, whose "Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You)" cracked the Top 10 for the first time with 175,000 songs downloaded, a 48 percent increase over the previous week. More...

Thursday


Wednesday


  • Jan-25 -- Julian Assange's new talk show will air on Russian TV
    London: WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has announced that he will soon host a television series comprising interviews with 'key political players, thinkers and revolutionaries' from around the world.
    The series will look at "upheavals and revolutions" and expose how "the deterioration of the rule of law has demonstrated the bankruptcy of once leading political institutions and ideologies" in the West." More...

  • Jan-25 -- ABBA to Release First New Music in 18 Years
    Like the previous deluxe treatments of ABBA's albums, "The Visitors" will feature several bonus tracks, along with a DVD of rare and previously unreleased material from the band's archives.
    I don't think we've done a show we haven't liked." More...

  • Jan-25 -- New LA film festival director named
    LOS ANGELES (TheWrap) - Stephanie Allain, a producer and former president of Jim Henson Pictures, is the new director of the Los Angeles Film Festival, the festival said Wednesday.
    "Stephanie has served on the Film Independent Board of Directors since 2007 and been involved in many aspects of the organization," said McManus in a statement. More...

  • Jan-25 -- Cynthia Nixon says she's gay by 'choice.' Is it really a choice?
    Cynthia Nixons sexuality has become quite the hot topic.
    I like it; I dont think Im gonna keep it forever. More...

Wednesday


  • Jan-25 -- Halle Berry can't block ex from seeing their daughter
    Following up on our story from earlier today about Halle Berry getting a court order against Gabriel Aubry, she will have to wait until Monday to get a decision from a judge on whether Aubry, should be prohibited from having any contact with their daughter Nahla until a child endangerment investigation runs its course.
    Kambem's statement, public because it was not part of the family court case, is a rare look at the tensions between Berry and Aubry. More...

  • Jan-25 -- Charlie Sheen: 'Everybody is happy to see me'
    Charlie Sheen wants Selma Blair to star in his new TV show 'Anger Management'.
    Los Angeles: After saying last year that he was disappointed with the direction `Two and a Half Men` has taken since his departure, actor Charlie Sheen has once again criticized his former show. More...

  • Jan-25 -- Bruce Springsteen announces tour dates
    NEW YORK — Bruce Springsteen will launch a major tour of the United States and Europe in Atlanta, Georgia on March 18, 12 days after his latest album comes out, his official website said Tuesday.
    Springsteen already has released a single from the album, called "We Take Care of Our Own," which gives a nod to New Orleans and its struggle to recover from Katrina. More...

  • Jan-25 -- Cat Cora Calls Out Cynthia Nixon, View on Homosexuality as "Dangerous"
    "Sex and the City" actress Cynthia Nixon (bald for her role as a cancer patient in "Wit") is currently under fire for telling the Times that being gay is, for her, a choice.
    While many argue that the orientation is a choice, it is relatively well-accepted most people are either born gay or born straight. More...

Wednesday


  • Jan-25 -- Nanny denied restraining order against Halle Berry's ex
    Following up on our story from earlier today about Halle Berry getting a court order against Gabriel Aubry, she will have to wait until Monday to get a decision from a judge on whether Aubry, should be prohibited from having any contact with their daughter Nahla until a child endangerment investigation runs its course.
    Tmz.com released a story today (January 24, 2012), accompanied by a photo of Berry arriving a court, which detailed the particulars of the case. More...

  • Jan-25 -- Heidi Klum and Seal Have "Had a Rough Road Lately"
    Seal is publicly discussing his split from Heidi Klum, throwing around some pretty powerful language with Ellen DeGeneres: words like dignity, civility, respect, love.
    "I think the operative here is that we are civil to each other. More...

  • Jan-25 -- Vanessa Paradis Addresses Johnny Depp 'Rumors'
    Vanessa Paradis is keeping coy about her alleged split from longterm partner Johnny Depp, joking she has had to address similar speculation every winter for the past 15 years.
    The so-called "rumors" started on Jan. 6 when (admittedly questionable) gossip website RadarOnline reported that Paradis and Depp were heading for trouble. More...

  • Jan-25 -- Blu-ray Review: 50/50
    The film shows the struggles of living with cancer, as well as the ongoing battle to try and beat the disease.
    More...

Tuesday


  • Jan-24 -- Headed to Sundance? Consider a documentary
    Ray suffered a stroke while at the festival on Friday.
    Is it January already? It's time for the stars to leave sunny SoCal and head to Park City Utah for the prestigious Sundance Film Festival. More...

  • Jan-24 -- Kellie Pickler's new album "100 Proof" a true reflection of herself
    Following a sixth People's Choice Awards win for Favorite Reality Competition Series, the premiere of Season 11 saw social media traffic (Twitter, Facebook, etc.) hit an all-time high for a television show.
    Turn on the Radio and Dance (Kellie Pickler, Leslie Satcher). More...

  • Jan-24 -- Chanel takes off with blue-sky thinking
    PARIS — Chanel flew the fashion crowd sky-high on Tuesday, conjuring up a life-sized plane as the runway for an all-blue spring collection as it headlined day two of the Paris haute couture shows.
    I'll be honest, the my initial graze over the fuzzy sky blue Twit pics of Chanel's Haute Couture left me unsatisfied and all together annoyed. More...

  • Jan-24 -- Cynthia Nixon: I'm gay by choice
    Cynthia Nixon's character, Miranda Hobbes, was known for stirring up some drama on the highly popular HBO series Sex and the City.
    Of her stage character, Cynthia said: 'She's really at the top of her profession. More...

Tuesday


  • Jan-24 -- Kim upset by public backlash over divorce
    Reality TV personality Kim Kardashian divorced Kris Humphries after only 72 days or marriage.
    Kim Kardashian has odd taste in TV shows. More...

  • Jan-24 -- Reality Star Kristen Cavallari Is Pregnant - Jay Cutler Involved
    Last year provided some ups and downs for Kristin Cavallari and Jay Cutler, who broke off their engagement in July. after reconciling in November, they're starting off 2012 with big news.
    "We don't usually comment on our relationship but for the record I never broke up with Kristin. More...

  • Jan-24 -- Music industry tackles piracy, says ISPs should block Web sites
    Digital music continued to grow in all quarters in 2011, according to the International Federation Of The Phonographic Industry's annual digital music report, published yesterday, which noted that the big digital music services which include iTunes, Spotify and Deezer are now operating in 58 countries around the world, compared to 23 in 2010.
    The IFPI also said 28 percent of all Internet users accessed "unauthorized services" to acquire digital music via piracy. More...

  • Jan-24 -- Spike Lee film polarizes Sundance festival
    A day after he provoked a Sundance Film Festival crowd by telling it that studios "know nothing about black people," Spike Lee sounded a more contrite note--sort of.
    "But I knew it had to be done. More...

Tuesday


Monday


Monday


  • Jan-23 -- Oprah Winfrey: India is 'greatest show on Earth'
    Annie Samson Jaipur, Jan 22 (PTI) It's not every day that the big 'O' of the TV world turns up at a literary gathering in an Indian city to talk about her life and experiences.
    Oprah is the real success story of a girl who was born into poverty and overcame all hardships by sheer belief in self. More...

  • Jan-23 -- Let the Champagne Speak
    The always-wonderful Frank Langella once again steals every scene in Jake Schreier's unlikely-sounding comedy that premiered Saturday at the Sundance Film Festival.
    Frank Langella: Two words that summarize the reason to watch "Robot and Frank," director Jake Schreier's oddball, man-and-his-robot buddy film. More...

  • Jan-23 -- Kate Bosworth At Sundance 2012: Making A Style Comeback? (PHOTOS, POLL)
    The film screened last night at the Sundance Film Festival and was at the center of a bidding war.
    A quick update on the flurry of Sundance deal-making of recent days, with well-received documentaries and less acclaimed but star-driven (read: marketable) narratives sitting pretty with distribution agreements. More...

  • Jan-23 -- 'Once Upon a Time': Snow sips amnesia juice
    Romance was at the heart of Fox's "Glee" last night.
    In other news, the show has finally cast Rachel's much-mentioned gay dads: Jeff Goldblum and Brian Stokes Mitchell will appear in the Feb. 14 episode. More...

Monday


  • Jan-23 -- Tuskegee Airmen attend movie screening in Ontario
    The Tuskegee Airmen were a group of fighter pilots from World War II who flew in the 332nd Fighter Group and the 477th Bombardment Group in the U.S. Army Air Corps who gained a great deal of fame due to the (disputed) legend that they never lost a bomber when they were on escort dutyAnd also for the fact that they were all African Americans who, until the creation of the 332nd, had never been allowed to fly in combat.
    By telling even a part of the Tuskegee Airmen story, and putting it in a big movie package pitched toward a big audience, with a huge gallery of characters, multiple storylines and dozens of speaking parts, Lucas, and Hemingway and the others, are showing more ambition, trying harder, maybe failing sometimes, but still deserving of that ordinary people's applause I heard at the screening. More...

  • Jan-23 -- Body parts case: Police take items from victim's home, seize car
    Detectives spent hours Saturday in the third-floor Hollywood apartment of 66-year-old Hervey Medellin, a retired Mexicana Airlines employee, according to the Los Angeles Times .
    Police have removed more evidence from the Hollywood apartment of a man whose head, hands and feet were found this week along a hiking trail near the Hollywood sign. More...

  • Jan-23 -- Bryce Dallas Howard Welcomes Baby Girl!
    Bryce Dallas Howard and husband Seth Gabel are doing their part to contribute to their growing family of Hollywood royalty.
    Bryce's father, famous Hollywood filmmaker Ron Howard tweeted the happy news to the world today. More...

  • Jan-23 -- Let the Champagne Speak
    The always-wonderful Frank Langella once again steals every scene in Jake Schreier's unlikely-sounding comedy that premiered Saturday at the Sundance Film Festival.
    Frank Langella: Two words that summarize the reason to watch "Robot and Frank," director Jake Schreier's oddball, man-and-his-robot buddy film. More...

Sunday


Sunday


Sunday


  • Jan-22 -- What girls learn from selling Scout cookies
    Cookies are 4 a box for one of six varieties -- Thin Mints, Samoas, Do-si-dos, Tagalongs, Trefoils and the new cookie, Savannah Smiles, a lemon cookie.
    Beginning Sunday, Girl Scouts will be selling cookies throughout Weld County. More...

  • Jan-22 -- Sundance 2012: Taylor Swift hits red carpet for Ethel Kennedy doc
    Yet there the 22-year-old country singer was, walking the red carpet at the premiere of "Ethel," a documentary about the 83-year-old social activist at the Sundance Film Festival on Friday.
    The screening will be well-attended: Ethel Kennedy and many of Rory's other relatives are expected to be in attendance -- possibly the largest concentration of Kennedys outside of Hyannisport. More...

  • Jan-22 -- Swizz Beatz's Megaupload Ship Goes Down--Is He Going Down With It?
    Singer Alicia Keys and producer Swizz Beatz attend the Keep A Child Alive's 8th annual Black Ball on Thursday, Nov. 3, 2011 in New York. (Peter Kramer - AP) Megaupload, the file-sharing Web site shut down by federal law enforcement on Thursday, has some big celebrity names behind it.
    The agent was unwilling to share the name of any lawyer or manager for the musician. More...

  • Jan-22 -- Elizabeth Smart is engaged
    SALT LAKE CITY Kidnap victim is engaged to be married, a family spokesman told the Deseret News Friday.
    According to Thomas, that's how Elizabeth wants it. More...









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