Monthly Archives: February 2011
Nate Corddry made some early appearances in Late Night with Conan O’Brien and Law & Order: Criminal Intent, but his break came in 2005 when he joined his brother, Rob Corddry, on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart. Nate Corddry’s … Continue reading
Supporting-actress nominee Hailee Steinfeld is only 14. So how did she master the part of Mattie Ross in True Grit, a remake of the 1969 film that won John Wayne an Oscar? “I was very fortunate: There’s a book, a … Continue reading
Posted in In Print, Movies, People, Who's Hot in Hollywood
Tagged director Debra Granik, Hailee Steinfeld, Jeff Bridges, Jennifer Lawrence, Oscars, True Grit, Winter's Bone
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Ann M., Ames, Iowa Sorry to disappoint you, but Katherine Heigl is playing the lingerie-buyer-turned-bounty-hunter. She shot One for the Money, Evanovich’s introductory book about Plum, last summer. The film is due for release July 8. Heigl hopes to do … Continue reading
Posted in Books, In Print, Movies, People, Reader Questions
Tagged Janet Evanovich, Katherine Heigl, One for the Money, Sandra Bullock, Stephanie Plum
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Nancy Toney, Melbourne, Fla. Lucky you! The film version of Water for Elephants will hit theaters April 22 and it stars Oscar winner Reese Witherspoon as Marlena Rosenbluth and Twilight hunk Robert Pattinson as Jacob Jankowski. Add to that mix … Continue reading
Posted in Books, In Print, Movies, People, Reader Questions, Twilight
Tagged Christoph Waltz, Reese Witherspoon, Robert Pattinson, Twilight, Water for Elephants
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James Friel, Newcomerstown, Ohio. You nailed it! The Boston-born Wahlberg brothers got their start in the biz singing—Mark as Marky Mark (of the Funky Bunch) and older brother Donnie as a member of New Kids on the Block. But the … Continue reading
Posted in Golden Globes, In Print, Movies, People, Reader Questions, TV
Tagged Blue Bloods, Donnie Wahlberg, Mark Wahlberg, The Departed, The Fighter
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2.27 Josh Groban 30 Elizabeth Taylor 79 2.28 Rae Dawn Chong 50 3.1 Justin Bieber 17 Timothy Daly 55 3.2 Reggie Bush 26 Jon Bon Jovi 49 3.3 Herschel Walker 49 3.4 Patricia Heaton 53 3.5 Eva Mendes 37 Joel … Continue reading
Who knew it was going to be Teen Idol Week on the blog? Tuesday, we had an interview with Jon M. Chu, the director of Justin Bieber: Never Say Never, and today we have a report from a secret Nick … Continue reading
Posted in Music
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Nikita has gone rogue. Based on the 1990 French film Nikita, a 1993 remake Point of No Return and the 1997 series La Femme Nikita, Maggie Q‘s character on the freshman CW show was rescued from death row by a … Continue reading
There will be no plastic surgery on the CW’s new reality show, Shedding for the Wedding. Just downright, dirty workouts, healthy dieting and … wedding planning challenges. Jenny Craig spokeswoman, and Less than Perfect actress, Sara Rue will host the … Continue reading
Usually filmmakers have to wait years for the release of a director’s cut of their movie. Jon M. Chu had to wait a mere three weeks. Tickets go on sale at 5 p.m. PST/8 p.m. EST tonight for Justin Bieber: … Continue reading
The new and awesomely explosive Thor trailer premiered last week (which you can check out below), around the same time as our New York City photo shoot for this year’s summer movie preview in April. On the cover will be … Continue reading
Posted in Movies
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Indie director Brad Anderson set and filmed his new horror thriller Vanishing on 7th Street in Detroit for a couple of important reasons. For one, the tax rebate they give for movie productions there and in all of Michigan was … Continue reading
Hayden Panettiere, who stands about 5-foot-2, may look as if she is still in high school, but she doesn’t act like it. The 21-year-old is an avid animal rights activist, working for protections for whales and dolphins. She credits her … Continue reading
Posted in In Print, People, TV, Who's Hot in Hollywood
Tagged Amanda Knox: Murder on Trial in Italy, Claire Bennet, Hayden Panettiere, Heroes, Lifetime
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Nancy Jenuwine, Sterling Heights, Mich. Co-founder and frontman Tom Johnston tells us that the traveling part of touring is “grueling,” but that once the quartet hits the stage, “the actual playing is always fun.” After 40 years, jamming live “has … Continue reading
Posted in In Print, Music, Reader Questions
Tagged Doobie Brothers, Tom Jounston, tour, World Gone Crazy
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Gloria Douglas, Gary, Ind. Pitts hasn’t gone anywhere! He’s still a contributor for 60 Minutes—he started off the new year with a piece on the violent drug war in Mexico. Before that, in November, he reported a story about Haiti. … Continue reading
Posted in Emmy Awards, In Print, People, Reader Questions, TV
Tagged 60 Minutes, CBS Evening News With Katie Couric, CBS News, Emmy Award
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Funnyman Andy Zenor, 33, joined The Ellen DeGeneres Show in 2005. Zenor, now comedy producer on the show, tells us: “I’m always asked, ‘Is there anything you wouldn’t do for Ellen?’ Well, no matter how many times she asks, I … Continue reading
Posted in In Print, People, Reader Questions, TV
Tagged Andy Zenor, The Ellen DeGeneres Show
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Much like pro wrestlers-turned-actors Hulk Hogan, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson and “Stone Cold” Steve Austin before him, Paul “Triple H” Levesque’s first foray into film was an action-packed one: as a well-muscled vampiric villain in 2004′s Blade: Trinity. Since then, … Continue reading
Posted in Movies
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Better with You star Jake Lacy recently was snowed in in New York while taking a brief break from his work and home in Los Angeles to visit pals in Brooklyn. Of course, white stuff is nothing new for the … Continue reading
Posted in TV
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Toy Fair is in full force now in New York City with the hottest action figures and play sets on display. Of course, Disney is there, too, and they’re rolling out a new Lightning McQueen, the lovable star of the … Continue reading
Posted in Movies, Toy Fair
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