Monthly Archives: January 2009
An hour episode of NBC’s The Office follows the Super Bowl Sunday night — a prime audience-building slot — and it is the most hilarious episode of the five-year-old sitcom I’ve seen yet. I’m a regular Office viewer but I … Continue reading
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Super Bowl Sunday is almost here, which means we’ll soon seen the huge-budget commercial ads — air time alone is $100,000 per second; the average commercial costs about $1 million to produce — during NBC’s broadcast of the big game. … Continue reading
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With its new self-titled sophomore album hitting stores on Tuesday, The Fray recently hit the road for a nine-city club tour showcasing some new songs and a mix of hits from its first album, How To Save A Life. Our … Continue reading
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In case you ever wondered how old Batman is, we have your answer: Christian Bale (The Dark Knight) turns 35 today. The actor will continue his reign as hero du jour by starring in another big blockbuster, Terminator: Salvation, out … Continue reading
Unfortunately for Bones fans like me, the Fox drama is not on tonight. So here’s a little inside info to tide us over until next week. Thanks to readers who asked about him, we talked to John Francis Daley, who … Continue reading
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Madonna‘s divorce may look amicable enough, but it seems there’s no love lost between the diva and her former in-laws. My favorite piece of celebrity info so far this week is In Touch Weekly‘s interview with Guy Ritchie‘s father, John … Continue reading
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Need reasons to watch the Grammy Awards on Feb. 8? Here are five: U2, Kid Rock, Robert Plant & Alison Krauss, and Rihanna will perform. And they are just the artists announced today. Other performers you’ll see on the CBS … Continue reading
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Oprah Winfrey turns 55 today with resolve to take better care of herself and lose weight, again. Two of today’s birthday celebrities dated each other in years past. Actress Heather Graham, 39, aka Felicity Shagwell in Austin Powers: The Spy … Continue reading
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Director John Singleton departed a big-screen adaptation of the 1980s action TV series The A-Team late last year, and now Joe Carnahan is in negotiations to helm the adventures of a crack unit of eccentric commandos on the run for … Continue reading
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Wolverine, Thor and the Hulk are three of Marvel Comics’ most famous characters, so when they all throw down on the same DVD, it’s an event. Now in stores, the animated direct-to-DVD Hulk Vs stars the big green guy going … Continue reading
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Longtime Xena: Warrior Princess fans will recognize Kathryn Morris from a brief stint on that fantasy show, but most of us know her from six seasons on the CBS drama Cold Case. She turns the big 4-0 today. Two former … Continue reading
I am a longtime G.I. Joe fan from way back when my mom would frequently trip over my Roadblock, Storm Shadow and Cobra Commander figures, so I was excited to see a host of new posters for the G.I. Joe: … Continue reading
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In more concert news, Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band have announced dates for their upcoming Working on a Dream world tour, in support of his new album of the same name out today. The Boss and his backing … Continue reading
It was big news when George Clooney, aka Dr. Doug Ross, announced his much-anticipated return to the long-running NBC drama ER for the series’ final episode. But E!’s Kristin Dos Santos, who’s also a sometime USA WEEKEND contributor, is now … Continue reading
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Birthday wishes go out today to Keith Olbermann, who turns 50. Now that a Democrat is in the White House, I’m not sure who or what the host of MSNBC’s Countdown with Keith Olbermann will rail about on a daily … Continue reading
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Two major acts just announced their plans to add to the expanding all-star line-up of artists touring this spring. The indie rockers of Death Cab for Cutie (with opening acts Matt Costa, Ra Ra Riot and Cold War Kids) and … Continue reading
Well, Meryl Streep never did show up in that SAG Awards press room last night. And after days of preparation, three hours of red carpet interviewing, a two-hour show, it’s all over. Till next month, that is. Today Wolfgang Puck, … Continue reading
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A lot of comedians can say they sell out venues across this great country of ours, but Russell Peters is able to go anywhere in the world and sell it out to the locals. That’s because this successful Anglo-Indian native … Continue reading
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Stephanie March will appear in six episodes of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit in March, reprising her Alexandra Cabot, assistant district attorney. (Her first episode back will air March 10.) This is big news in my house because March … Continue reading
As the old saying goes, curiosity killed the cat. But in the case of escape artist Jonathan Goodwin, curiosity has left him stung, frozen, catapulted through the air, buried alive and, well you get the idea. In the Discovery Channel’s … Continue reading
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