Monthly Archives: April 2011
For the first time in ANIMATION DOMINATION history on Fox, The Cleveland Show (8:30 p.m. EST/PST), Family Guy (9:00 p.m.) and American Dad (9:30 p.m.) will intertwine on Sunday. In this unprecedented crossover event, the same hurricane will tear through … Continue reading
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Tagged American Dad, Animation Domination, Family Guy, Seth MacFarlane, The Cleveland Show
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The hottest stars on Daytime TV will converge on sunny Las Vegas on June 19 for this year’s Daytime Emmys. One lucky USA WEEKEND reader and a guest will be there! One lucky reader will receive a trip to Las … Continue reading
Posted in Awards, contest, Emmy Awards, In Print
Tagged Daytime Emmys, Las Vegas, sweepstakes, trip
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After years of tabloid speculation about Toni Braxton’s financial, health and marital troubles, the Grammy-winning singer decided it was time to tell her side of the story. Enter her new reality show, Braxton Family Values (Tuesdays, 9 p.m. ET/PT, WE … Continue reading
Posted in In Print, TV, Who's Hot in Hollywood
Tagged Braxton Family Values, Dick Wolf, Law & Order: Criminal Intent, Toni Braxton, Vincent D'Onofrio
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Keena Benning, Detroit You have a good eye for box-office potential! A movie based on the 2009 bestselling book is due in theaters in August. Viola Davis plays Aibileen in the drama directed by Tate Taylor and filmed in Mississippi. … Continue reading
Posted in Books, In Print, Movies, Reader Questions
Tagged Allison Janney, Bryce Dallas Howard, Emma Stone, Kathryn Stockett, Sissy Spacek, The Help
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Jan and William Baron, Hanover, Pa. Fans of the CBS crime drama have noticed the transformation. When we asked representatives from the show about his slimmed-down appearance, they referred us to a Twitter announcement from Murray, 33, acknowledging the inquiries. … Continue reading
Gayle Breitner, Phoenix For two decades, Rose and his round oak table on PBS have become synonymous with substantive interviews with everyone from Nelson Mandela to Martin Scorsese. (But that doesn’t mean he doesn’t venture beyond his New York studio: … Continue reading
5.1 Tim McGraw 44 5.2 David Beckham 36 Donatella Versace 56 5.3 Cheryl Burke 27 5.4 Randy Travis 52 5.5 Chris Brown 22 Brian Williams 52 5.6 George Clooney 50 Bob Seger 66 5.7 Michael E. Knight 52
Posted in Birthdays, In Print, People
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Even as Smallville flies faster than a speeding bullet toward its final episode May 13, the long-running CW TV series is still finding ways to make some milestones before saying goodbye. Tomorrow night’s episode marks one more: the directorial debut … Continue reading
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Romantic. Hot. True Love. Obsessed. When I asked Twi-hards at a recent Twilight convention in Arlington, Va., why they loved the saga, these words came up in every response. And who can blame them? The plot allows for Robert Pattinson, … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Events, Movies, People, Twilight
Tagged Bill Tangradi, Charlie Bewley, Demetri, Eclipse, New Moon, Official Twilight Convention Tour, Randall, Robert Pattinson, Taylor Lautner, Team Edward, Team Jacob, Twilight
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The Band Perry, Thompson Square lead nods for CMT’s USA WEEKEND Breakthrough Video of the Year Award
Kellie Pickler, Zac Brown Band and Luke Bryan have all won the coveted USA WEEKEND Breakthrough Video of the Year honor at the CMT Music Awards in recent years. So who’ll win at this year’s fan-voted awards? Here are the … Continue reading
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Kate Middleton becomes a princess Friday when she marries Prince William, but the couple are admired for being down-to-earth, says London-based Sophie Kinsella, author of the uproarious Shopaholic books. “They are not a flashy couple,” she says. “They are not … Continue reading
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Tagged Kate Middleton, prince wiliam, royal wedding
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Elizabeth Baron, Fort Thomas, Ky. Indeed, the cop show will return for a fourth season. And star Ben McKenzie is just fine walking the copshow beat on cable, where the tone is edgier. The series takes place in Los Angeles, … Continue reading
Lawrence Hertzman, Indianapolis The actress seems to have stepped out of the spotlight since leaving the role of Detective Stella Bonasera. Kanakaredes, 44, left last year after six seasons on the popular CBS drama. Her representative tells us she “is … Continue reading
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Tagged breast cancer awareness, CSI: NY, Melina Kanakaredes
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Kathryn Cross, Salisbury, N.C. After being runner-up to Kris Allen on Season 8 of Idol, Lambert put out his first album, For Your Entertainment, which sold more than 775,000 copies. When he did a racy number at the American Music … Continue reading
Posted in Grammy Awards, In Print, Music, People, Reader Questions
Tagged Adam Lambert, American Idol, For Your Entertainment, Glam Nation Live, Whataya Want From Me
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4.24 Kelly Clarkson 29 4.25 Renee Zellweger 42 Al Pacino 71 4.26 Carol Burnett 78 4.27 Ace Frehley 60 4.28 Penelope Cruz 37 Ann-Margret 70 4.29 Jerry Seinfeld 57 4.30 Cloris Leachman 85
If you’re still into disco, bellbottoms and platform shoes, then you have a groovy, like-minded fellow child of the 1970s in Diane Lane. “My family will tell you that my iPod betrays the fact that I never recovered from the … Continue reading
You may not know his face yet — although it may be staring right back at you as you drink your Slurpee from 7-Eleven — but Australian actor Chris Hemsworth is about to break out in a major way in … Continue reading
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The CW series Supernatural has wrapped production on its sixth season of filming, and the usually busy writers’ room is a ghost town these days. It all makes executive producer Bob Singer a little sad. “It’s sad for me because … Continue reading
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The summer movie season is upon us, and that means a whole new crop of superheroes and blockbusters based on comic books. Of course, somebody has to wear the colorful costumes and weaponry of these icons — and deal with … Continue reading
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If you have a kid — or are just a big kid like me — who loves Captain America, you’re probably well aware already that toys are on the way tied to the new movie Captain America: The First Avenger. … Continue reading
