Monthly Archives: November 2010

Exclusive: Timothy Dalton revels in the role of bad guy on ‘Chuck’

The NBC comedy spy series Chuck has had its share of villains and shady organizations in its four seasons, including Mark Sheppard as the mysterious director of The Ring and Chevy Chase as an associate of FULCRUM. Yet nobody’s been … Continue reading

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Jesse McCartney a Boy Wonder of pop and as Robin in ‘Young Justice’

Jesse McCartney first made his voice known as a pop singer in the group Dream Street in the early 2000s before embarking on a successful solo career. However, he also can be heard as a voice actor in— he stars … Continue reading

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‘Harry Potter’ game lets you get your wizard on in style

You’ve seen the new Harry Potter movie, so now it’s time to play the video game and be a magic man (or woman) yourself. The Electronic Arts game Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows — Part 1, available for Xbox 360, … Continue reading

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Comedy vet Adam Ferrara shifts into hosting duties for ‘Top Gear’

Adam Ferrara, one of the three co-hosts of the new History series Top Gear alongside Tanner Foust and Rutledge Wood, realized the show’s producers were just as insane as he was when they thought of teaching the elderly how to … Continue reading

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Jake Gyllenhaal on age, growing up and being an iffy kids storyteller

Jake Gyllenhaal is the kind of guy with whom you’d want to share a beer and a Lakers game — or hang out and shoot the breeze with at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden, as I did last month for this … Continue reading

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Alan Ritchson jumps back into the 'Smallville' pool as Aquaman

Since 2005, Alan Ritchson has done one thing that seems somewhat improbable: He’s made Aquaman cool. (That whole arc on Entourage with James Cameron directing an Aquaman movie notwithstanding.) A frequent guest star on Smallville the past five years, Ritchson … Continue reading

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Mark Valley's aim is true with 'Human Target'

Jason Bourne and James Bond have some competition when it comes to spy-ready action and macho debonair on screen. Christopher Chance, played by Mark Valley, is back on primetime tonight with the second season premiere of the Fox series Human … Continue reading

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Exclusive first look at the poster for Ron Perlman and Doug Jones' 'This Oracle Moon'

We introduced you guys to the awesome Internet radio program Tales from Beyond the Tale just before Halloween, and now we have an exclusive sneak peek of the poster for the next episode in the season, This Oracle Moon, directed … Continue reading

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Rob Riggle and his new beard guest-star on Monday's 'Chuck' episode

From the excitable, taser-loving cop of The Hangover to a corporate stooge in Step Brothers, Rob Riggle is a master scene-stealer of the highest order. As a longtime Daily Show correspondent, he was even able to frequently upstage his boss, … Continue reading

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When aliens attack: 'Skyline' pits Eric Balfour vs. cosmic invaders

Invading malevolent aliens with huge spaceships and deadly tentacle thingies, meet Eric Balfour. The 33-year-old actor is one of a group of humans who fights back against a horde of extraterrestrials in the invasion flick Skyline. But it also marks … Continue reading

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Soap star Lindsay Hartley talks Mad Harriet and joining her husband on ‘Smallville’

Lindsay Hartley has been watching her husband Justin Hartley put on the costumed garb of the Green Arrow for four seasons on Smallville, so it was about time she joined the superpowered action, too. The All My Children star guests … Continue reading

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'Monopoly' hits the streets, just in time for the holidays

Monopoly has been around for 75 fun-filled years, but it’s never been as animated as it is now with the video game Monopoly Streets, now available for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Nintendo Wii and Nintendo DS (in the form of … Continue reading

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‘Doctor Who’ star Matt Smith on the new season, Weeping Angels and sonic screwdrivers

If anyone can identify a little with LeBron James, it’s Matt Smith. James famously announced that he was going to play ball with the Miami Heat on prime-time TV. And Smith received similar treatment from the BBC in January of … Continue reading

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Sean Astin still a Goonie 25 years later

The son of actors Patty Duke and John Astin, Sean Astin was a fresh-faced 14-year-old when he first hit the big screen in director Richard Donner’s The Goonies in 1985. While he’s since made a name for himself playing the … Continue reading

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Richard Donner talks 'Goonies' musical, Blu-ray and legacy

He calls his pal Steven Spielberg “King Midas,” but that could also be an apt nickname for director Richard Donner. The 80-year-old filmmaker has had the golden touch quite a few times in his career, from the original Superman movie … Continue reading

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