Thursday, January 27, 2011

Hopkins, Statham, King George box office draws (Reuters)

Hopkins, Statham, King George box office draws (Reuters)


Hopkins, Statham, King George box office draws (Reuters)

Posted: 27 Jan 2011 08:18 PM PST

Reuters - Theater marquees will be crowded this weekend as commercial titles "The Rite" and "The Mechanic" enter the market, and Oscar darlings "The King's Speech" and "127 Hours" capitalize on their nominations.


SPOILER: Ricky Gervais' David Brent & Steve Carell's Michael Scott Meet For The First Time On 'The Office'

Posted: 27 Jan 2011 08:10 PM PST

LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- It was a match made in sitcom heaven.

Eight years after saying goodbye to playing David Brent on the British version of "The Office," Ricky Gervais reprised his role as Wernham Hogg's one time general manager on Thursday's episode of the U.S. version of the show.


Jimmy Buffett out of hospital after fall

Posted: 27 Jan 2011 08:08 PM PST

Fan footage obtained by the Associated Press shows singer Jimmy Buffett's fall from the stage Wednesday night at the end of a concert in Sydney, Australia. (Jan. 27)


Jersey Shore Episode 5: Do We Love Them or Hate Them?

Posted: 27 Jan 2011 08:00 PM PST

It was the highly anticipated Sammi-Ron face jab episode this week on the Jersey Shore. And amidst the couple's severe dysfunction, Deena managed to become the center of a kinky rumor, Snooki bought a stripper pole, and the house got two new furry roommates. ...


Lady Gaga Sends Twitter Into A Tizzy, Releases Lyrics For 'Born This Way'

Posted: 27 Jan 2011 07:56 PM PST

LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Lady Gaga set the Twittersphere into a frenzy on Thursday night after revealing the lyrics to her highly anticipated title track off of her upcoming album, "Born This Way."


Fringe: Is Alt-Olivia Pregnant?

Posted: 27 Jan 2011 07:45 PM PST

Last week's midseason premiere of Fringe left fans with one very important question: Is alternate-Olivia (Anna Torv) pregnant with Peter's baby?

After chasing the Observer through the streets, Peter (Joshua Jackson) came face to face with the man who once saved his life, but now was seemingly trying to kill him to test Walter (John Noble). "It must be very difficult," the Observer said. "Being a father."

J.J. Abrams: Fringe deserves to live beyond Season 3

Wait. What? Peter is a father? While the interpretation of "father" could apply to Peter or Walter, since he was the patriarch being tested, we posed the possibility of Alt-Olivia being pregnant to Joshua Jackson.

"You know...


'Archer': TV's best (adult) cartoon?

Posted: 26 Jan 2011 09:00 PM PST

Ken Tucker makes the case: Solid plotting, vivid characters, out-of-left-field punchlines and sight-gags


Benjamin Walker Will Play Abe Lincoln in Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter - Comic Book Movie

Posted: 27 Jan 2011 07:29 PM PST


Collider.com

Benjamin Walker Will Play Abe Lincoln in Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter
Comic Book Movie
After a short list of actors screen testing for Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter appeared online that consisted of Benjamin Walker (Flags of Our Fathers.), James D'Arcy (Exorcist: The Beginning), Adrien Brody (Splice), Oliver Jackson-Cohen (Going the ...
Benjamin Walker Officially Cast as Abraham Lincoln: Vampire HunterFirst Showing
Benjamin Walker to Star in ABRAHAM LINCOLN: VAMPIRE HUNTERBroadway World
Ben Walker Can't Stop Playing PresidentsNew York Magazine
Collider.com -Up and Comers -Rabid Doll
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'Jersey Shore': Why it works

Posted: 26 Jan 2011 09:00 PM PST

Think Snooki and Co.'s success is inexplicable? See James Hibberd's four simple reasons they rule ratings


Jimmy Buffett falls off stage at Australia concert (AP)

Posted: 27 Jan 2011 07:00 PM PST

FILE - In this July 11, 2010 file photo, Jimmy Buffett performs in Gulf Shores, Ala. Buffett fell off a stage at the end of a concert in Sydney, Wednesday, Jan. 26, 2011, and was rushed to the hospital. Australia's Daily Telegraph reports that audience members saw the 64-year-old fall face first off the stage and hit his head. (AP Photo/Chip English, file)AP - U.S. singer Jimmy Buffett left hospital on Thursday, a day after he fell off a stage at the end of a Sydney concert and was knocked unconscious, Australian television reported.



Chris Harrison: SAG Awards Not as "Buttoned Up" as Oscars

Posted: 27 Jan 2011 07:31 PM PST

The Oscars may be the star of the awards season, but Chris Harrison says he looks forward to the Screen Actors Guild Awards.

"It's the cast of Modern Family running into the cast of True Grit," he says. "Usually these people are fans of each other, so you get those moments you don't usually get at the Oscars, where everyone's a little more buttoned up."


ABC Orders Drama Series Missing for Summer

Posted: 27 Jan 2011 06:42 PM PST

ABC has ordered drama series Missing to premiere this summer, the network announced Thursday.

Formerly titled Safe and Hall of Mirrors, Missing follows a former CIA agent who travels to Europe to find her son after he disappears in Italy while abroad for an internship. The project was written by Greg Poirier (National Treasure: Book of Secrets) and is executive-produced by Gina Matthews and Grant Scharbo (The Gates).

ABC orders Pan Am, Edgar Allan Poe pilots

The network is also in the midst of ordering pilots for the 2011-12 season. On Wednesday, ABC ordered the...


Charlie Sheen hospitalized with abdominal pain (AP)

Posted: 27 Jan 2011 06:34 PM PST

FILE - This Jan. 28, 2009 file photo shows Charlie Sheen in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, File)AP - Charlie Sheen's publicist says the actor has been hospitalized with severe abdominal pains. Publicist Stan Rosenfield says Sheen has had a history of hernia problems and that the unidentified woman who made the early morning 911 call on Sheen's behalf "said he had severe stomach pains and said it was from a hernia condition."



Ricky Gervais visits NBC’s ‘The Office’ (video)

Posted: 27 Jan 2011 07:10 PM PST

It finally happened: Here's the original UK Office boss Ricky Gervais making his cameo appearance bumping into NBC's Office manager Steve Carell. They meet, they mock, they hug it out. Enjoy this moment while it lasts (that's what she said):


'Vampire Diaries': Sick Damon?

Posted: 26 Jan 2011 09:00 PM PST

Ian Somerhalder's memories of this week's episode? It was shot while he was battling walking pneumonia


NM committee tables anti-film incentives bill (AP)

Posted: 27 Jan 2011 06:43 PM PST

AP - Supporters of New Mexico's burgeoning film industry breathed a sigh of relief Thursday as legislation aimed at wiping out tax incentives and restructuring a state loan program for film projects was stalled by a House committee.


Why ‘Jersey Shore’ is a Huge Hit

Posted: 27 Jan 2011 07:11 PM PST

– "Frightening. I fear for the future of our nation." – "Oh look, another sign of the Apocalypse." – "This makes me sad." – "There you go, 8.6 million reasons why abortion should exist." These comments from EW.com readers are familiar to anybody who follows Jersey Shore online. After every mind-blowing viewership record set by


'American Idol' Takes Nashville, Finds Potential Winner In Lauren Alaina - MTV.com

Posted: 27 Jan 2011 06:46 PM PST


Unreality Shout (blog)

'American Idol' Takes Nashville, Finds Potential Winner In Lauren Alaina
MTV.com
No pressure, Nashville, but the biggest "American Idol" winner in the show's history, Carrie Underwood, just happens to live in Music City. That was the not-so-subtle message "Idol" producers opened the show with on Thursday night ...
'American Idol' recap: Did Nashville yield The One?USA Today
'American Idol' Goes to NashvilleBuddyTV
Kirstin Says: Lauren Alaina, 15, Should Be Our Next American Idol!Hollywood Life
Wall Street Journal (blog) -Zap2it.com (blog) -Examiner.com
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Jury: No wrongdoing by 'Gladiators' cop - The Associated Press

Posted: 27 Jan 2011 06:20 PM PST


Jury: No wrongdoing by 'Gladiators' cop
The Associated Press
DENVER (AP) — A Denver police officer who appeared as a contestant on "American Gladiators" has been cleared in a civil lawsuit alleging excessive force and wrongful arrest. A jury Thursday found no merit to allegations that Officer Vicki Ferrari ...
Denver police officer cleared of excessive forceDenver Post
'Gladiators' cop denies anger while making arrestPolice News

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Bardem's 'Biutiful' journey

Posted: 27 Jan 2011 06:10 PM PST

New father Javier Bardem and director Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu talk about the demands of making the Oscar-nominated movie 'Biutiful' and being inspired by the young co-stars. (Jan. 27)


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