Monthly Archives: December 2010

Jason Segel looms large in life and in ‘Gulliver’s Travels’

Jason Segel feels like his dream is coming true, even though his workload is starting to look like a nightmare. He’s lovable goof Marshall Eriksen on the CBS sitcom How I Met Your Mother. He voiced a pint-sized supervillain with … Continue reading

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Christmas in Washington

“There’s no compromising when it comes to what song selection there is!” joked CNN political contributor Roland Martin, donning his trademark ascot, after the annual Christmas in Washington show taping in Washington last night (it airs on TNT Friday, 8 p.m. ET). … Continue reading

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Lee Majors revisits ‘Six Million Dollar Man’ and his most classic of roles

Lee Majors has lived in Los Angeles for many moons, but it’s this time of the year when he really misses his old Kentucky home. “You get the seasons and all,” he says. “It makes it feel like Christmas when … Continue reading

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‘Modern Family’ star Eric Stonestreet talks comedy, cooking and Cameron’s cuffs

What led to Eric Stonestreet’s Emmy win in August, according to the burly Modern Family star, began in part by his parents’ constant support back home in Kansas City. “It all starts with them being supportive of me from very … Continue reading

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Christian Kane rocks on ‘Leverage’ and on new country album

Longtime TV watchers are accustomed to seeing Christian Kane’s face over the years. Beginning on Fame L.A. in 1997, the rugged Texas native played an evil lawyer on Angel and now is Eliot Spencer, the resident tough guy of the … Continue reading

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Mike Tollin recalls rise and fall of the USFL with ‘Small Potatoes’

Sports have long been a staple in the professional and personal lives of filmmaker Mike Tollin. A diehard fan of Stanford and assorted Philadelphia-area teams (Eagles, Phillies, etc.), Tollin has been a producer and/or director behind the camera of several … Continue reading

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Five things that make ‘Epic Mickey’ truly epic

You can’t say that the creative people at Disney are void of grand ideas. And for Epic Mickey, the new video game exclusively for the Nintendo Wii featuring Mickey Mouse and a host of “forgotten” characters, the folks at the … Continue reading

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