Monthly Archives: July 2009

Who's News this week? William Sanderson, for one

Lorrie’s on vacation, but you can still keep up with your favorite celebs by reading her Who’s News column in the magazine. This week, you’ll find: • William Sanderson (left), the sheriff on HBO’s hit True Blood, gives his opinion … Continue reading

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Ron Livingston returns to TV in the steamy 'Defying Gravity'

Ron Livingston garnered more than a few female fans after playing Sarah Jessica Parker’s love interest, Jack Berger, on Sex and the City, and he’s back on TV at 9 p.m. EST this Sunday in the steamy new ABC space … Continue reading

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Rachel McAdams graces our cover this weekend

She probably melted your heart alongside Ryan Gosling in The Notebook, and Rachel McAdams is returning to romance in The Time Traveler's Wife, the adaptation of the popular book by Audrey Niffenegger, Aug. 14. She's our cover girl in the … Continue reading

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Today's birthdays: J.K. Rowling, B.J. Novak

The Half-Blood Prince is topping the box office again, and Harry Potter author, J.K. Rowling, is even richer today, her 44th birthday. Wesley Snipes, the action star best known as Blade, celebrates his 47th. Watch for his portrayal of soul-legend … Continue reading

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Today's birthdays: A governor and a Fox

Action star-turned-California governor, Arnold Schwarzenegger, turns 62 today. Did you catch The Governator’s interview with Greta Van Susteren on Fox News last night? Hilary Swank, who may be the hottest woman to ever play a transgender man (in Boys Don’t … Continue reading

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'Funny People' is a little sad

Funny People, the latest from director Judd Apatow and his usual crew, hits theaters Friday, but we got a peek at it Tuesday night (and star Leslie Mann, Apatow's wife, is on the magazine's cover next weekend.) Apatow may be … Continue reading

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Today's birthdays include Martina McBride

Country star Martina McBride, the mom of three who wore a bikini with LeAnn Rimes and Julianne Hough for a recent cover of Shape magazine, turns 43 today. Actor Stephen Dorff, now in director Michael Mann’s crime drama Public Enemies, … Continue reading

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Kristinia DeBarge on fame and 'Circus' tour

Kristinia DeBarge has found some major success with her girl-power pop anthem Goodbye, built around the 1969 hit by Steam, Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye. Our Steve Thompson talked with the singer about that song, which peaked at … Continue reading

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Today's birthdays: Favorite sitcom stars

Lori Loughlin, Uncle Jesse’s girl on the old family sitcom Full House and now Debbie Wilson on the new 90210, celebrates her 45th birthday today. She’s opposite Robin Williams and John Travolta in the heavily-marketed November comedy, Old Dogs. And … Continue reading

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Christina Moore is 'HawthoRNe' sidekick

Christina Moore stars with Jada Pinkett Smith in the new TNT medical drama HawthoRNe, but you may also see Moore, 36,  on CW's  90210 as Tracy Clark (a character who “needs a spanking,” according to Moore). On HawthoRNe, Moore plays … Continue reading

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Older actresses getting Hollywood love

Marilyn Monroe would probably turn over in her grave. During her era, actresses past 35 might as well have been 80 for all the decent work they got. Today, 80 is the new 35. Last year, Cloris Leachman, 83, wowed … Continue reading

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Stars talk about new film 'Adam'

Two rising stars make the new film Adam hotter than your average small-budget wonder. Hugh Dancy, the newest British heartthrob, and Australian actress Rose Byrne, recently nominated for her first Emmy, play unconventional lovers in the indie movie opening selectively … Continue reading

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Jennifer Love Hewitt dishes on new 'Ghost Whisperer' baby, time jump

It was the last day of Comic-Con 2009 on Sunday, and our Brian Truitt checked out a panel for the CBS Friday night staple, The Ghost Whisperer, starring Jennifer Love Hewitt as a woman who regularly talks to ghosts and … Continue reading

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Today's Birthdays: Peggy Fleming, Jonathan Rhys Meyers

The regal Jonathan Rhys Meyers, who has portrayed two kings (Elvis, and King Henry VIII in The Tudors), celebrates his 32nd today. Watch for him in the horror flick Shelter next, opposite Julianne Moore. Olympic gold medal ice skater Peggy … Continue reading

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'Lost' star Josh Holloway relishes fatherhood

The Lost panel has been well-attended every year at Comic-Con since the pilot first debuted there in 2005, and one of this year’s surprise guests Saturday was Josh Holloway, who plays the antiheroic Sawyer in ABC’s hit drama. Holloway flew … Continue reading

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Fans go berzerk over Robert Downey Jr.'s 'Iron Man 2' trailer

No one’s a bigger king of Comic-Con than Robert Downey Jr. He conquered the pop-culture convention in 2007 when he introduced the world to Iron Man, and this year he was in San Diego for two movies. On Friday, he … Continue reading

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Fox's new 'Glee' continues to impress

Our Brian Truitt was a big fan of the May pilot debut of Fox’s Glee, and he was excited to see another new episode of the musical comedy when it premiered during a Glee panel at Comic-Con on Saturday. While … Continue reading

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Josh Brolin unveils his newest movie, 'Jonah Hex'

There are a number of A-list names at Comic-Con this year but of those our Brian Truitt has seen so far, Josh Brolin, at left, seemed the most proud of his project, the movie Jonah Hex.  Brolin, who plays the … Continue reading

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Freddie Prinze Jr. talks about joining '24'

It’s been a great year so far for Freddie Prinze Jr. He and his wife, Sarah Michelle Gellar, are expecting their first baby, and Prinze was cast in the next season of one of his favorite shows, Fox’s action drama … Continue reading

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Emily Deschanel explains controversial 'Bones' finale

In May, Bones fans took to the Internet to voice their dismay at the Fox series' season finale, a dream-sequence episode that had Booth (David Boreanaz) and Brennan (Emily Deschanel) as married owners of a nightclub who definitely break the … Continue reading

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