(AP) - Cast members, from left, actors Liev Schreiber, Jamie Bell and Daniel Craig pose for photographers as they arrive at the European premiere of the film Defiance at a cinema in London, Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2009. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)
(AP) - Ben Stiller presents the Chairman's Award at the 20th annual Palm Springs International Film Festival Awards Gala in Palm Springs, Calif. on Tuesday Jan. 6, 2009. (AP Photo / Robert Kenney)
(AP) - Clint Eastwood received the Career Achievemnet Award at the 20th annual Palm Springs International Film Festival Awards Gala in Palm Springs, Calif. on Tuesday Jan. 6, 2009. (AP Photo / Robert Kenney)
(AP) - Donald Sutherland presents the Career Achievement Award at the 20th annual Palm Springs International Film Festival Awards Gala in Palm Springs, Calif. on Tuesday Jan. 6, 2009. (AP Photo / Robert Kenney)
And next week, too! Talk about a show that won’t die that really, really, *REALLY* needs to.
Flavor Flav’s offensive MyNetworkTV “comedy” — and I use that term completely ironically — Under One Roof is like a super-atomic cockroach. Although it stinks to high heaven and then some, MyNet insists on airing repeat installments [...]
MTV is welcoming eight new roommates back to its roots for The Real World: Brooklyn, debuting tonight (Wednesday, January 7) at 10 p.m. ET/PT.
Expanding the series to one-hour series last season, The Real World: Brooklyn welcomes eight roommates into the house as they discover who they really are and how false first impressions may be. [...]
As we fans of mature women-centric television prepare for the Season Two return of Glenn Close’s complicated Damages tonight (”I Lied, Too” at 10pm EST on FX), here’s a slew of photos to remind us who the old cast members are — Close, Rose Byrne, Tate Donovan, and Anastasia Griffith — and to get us [...]
Here are two super cute videos of the 90210 cast — one of them playing air guitar with the 90210 theme (so funny, especially Dustin Milligan who plays Ethan!).
Then there’s the 90210 cast “Things” video where they all share little secrets they know about each other.
Here’s a summary:
Tristan Wilds (Dixon) is a great singer, [...]
W magazine’s former intern, Sasha Filimonov, was recently cast as an extra on our favorite show Gossip Girl. Aren’t you jealous?
She even got to see Chuck (Ed Westwick), Nate (Chace Crawford) and Vanessa (Jessica Szohr) up close!
And in classic Gossip Girl style, Filimonov is blogging about her experience!
The first blog post “I was a Gossip [...]
We’re anticipating the return of all our fave regular cast members for The L Word’s final season, but we’ll also have a lovely guest star: Elizabeth Berkley.
The blonde beauty — most recently of CSI but who broke out in the 1990s in TV shows and films such as Saved by the Bell and Showgirls — [...]
According to a dude named Ausiello over at Entertainment Weekly, a fresh episode of Pushing Daisies was supposed to air tonight, January 7, but it got canned at the last moment.
In response to a reader question seeking insider information about the possibility of (unbelievably and regrettably) canceled dramedy gems Pushing Daisies and Dirty Sexy Money [...]
Mischa Barton and Martin Sheen were both recently interviewed by CNN-IBN about their roles in the movie Bhopal: A Prayer for Rain which they are currently filming in Hyderbad, India.
While Mischa talks more about the experience of filming in India, Sheen talks more about the movie itself. (in the clip after the the jump)
Bhopal: A [...]
Is it the New Year already? It snuck up on me while I was gone!
Well, happy new year to everyone and I hope you had a great holiday. I was away for the second half of December and didn’t get to greet you the proper holiday cheers - Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukah, Happy [...]
Kate Hudson is busily promoting her new film Bride Wars, but she’s already thinking of her next project: some time off!
“I’m ready to have a good, solid six months with my son [five-year-old Ryder Robinson] … I just want to do nothing for a little while,” she admitted to The Scotsman.
Exactly where they’ll spend their [...]
The SOAP.net finger puppets are back — this time making a parody of Gossip Girl’s “In the Realm of the Basses” episode.
Here’s a promo for the parody, which is pretty funny in itself: “Puppet Chuck is living on the edge — can the love of Puppet Blair bring him back? Plus: romance, secrets, and shocking [...]
Just like her character on Worst Week, Erinn Hayes is pregnant!
In fact, Erinn says she planned the pregnancy to coincide with her character Melanie Clayton’s.
“I’m nothing if not an opportunist,” joked Erinn. “It’s a weird thing. You have to plan your life like you’re going to be on five years even if you know you [...]
On the Monday, January 12 episode of Gossip Girl (2.15) “Gone with the Will” on The CW, we will find out what Bart Bass has left Chuck. Does he inherit everything?
But the bigger question is what’s up with Uncle Jack Bass (Desmond Harrington) and what’s the secret he shares with Blair (Leighton Meester)? Did they [...]
It hasn’t taken long for Charlie O’Connell to fall for his new nieces. Dolly Rebecca Rose and Charlie Tamara Tulip, the first children for Rebecca Romijn and Charlie’s brother Jerry O’Connell, were born on December 28.
Charlie had heard through his mom that one twin may share his name, but he insists it was “still a [...]
The new season of The Real World starts tomorrow. I’ve watched the Real World Secrets Revealed special (a few times ) and I’m anxiouslyawaiting the premiere. I’ve been watching The Real World since the first season (even though I was way too young at the time). Some seasons have been super like Vegas and Miami [...]
Gaza truce proposed after Israel shelling kills 30 (AP)
AP - France and Egypt announced an initiative to stop the fighting in Gaza late Tuesday, hours after Israeli mortar shells exploded near a U.N. school sheltering hundreds of people displaced by the onslaught on Hamas militants. At least 30 Palestinians died, staining streets with blood.
Aruba prosecutor: End is near in Holloway case (AP)
AP - Aruban prosecutors said Tuesday their investigation into the 2005 disappearance of U.S. teenager Natalee Holloway is nearing the end and appealed for anyone with information to come forward.
Australian police hunt blow-up doll sex bandit (Reuters)
Reuters - An Australian man broke into three adult shops, had sex with blow up dolls named "Jungle Jane" and then dumped his plastic conquests in a nearby alley, local media reported on Wednesday.
Report: Al-Qaida No. 2 blames Obama for Gaza fight (AP)
AP - Al-Qaida's No. 2 leader lashed out at President-elect Barack Obama in a new audio message Tuesday, accusing him of not doing anything to stop Israel's offensive in the Gaza Strip, according to an intelligence monitoring center.
North Korea says to elect MPs in government shake-up
SEOUL (Reuters) - Communist North Korea announced on Wednesday it will elect new delegates to its rubber stamp parliament in March, marking another step in a leadership shakeup that has already included a cabinet reshuffle.
North Korea says to elect MPs in government shake-up (Reuters)
Reuters - Communist North Korea announced on Wednesday it will elect new delegates to its rubber stamp parliament in March, marking another step in a leadership shakeup that has already included a cabinet reshuffle.
Several European countries said Tuesday their supply of natural gas from Russia had been cut or reduced amid a dispute over payments between Russia and Ukraine.
An audio message reportedly from al Qaeda's deputy chief vows revenge for Israel's air and ground assault on Gaza and calls the Jewish state's actions against Hamas militants "a gift" from U.S. President-elect Barack Obama.
Egypt floats truce plan after 42 killed in Gaza school
GAZA (Reuters) - Israel and Hamas studied a proposal by Egypt for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip on Wednesday that won immediate backing from the United States and Europe, hours after Israeli shells killed 42 Palestinians at a U.N. school.
Author Karen Miller jumps on the bandwagon and has her say about the new Doctor Who. . .
I have a terrible confession to make. Possibly it might even be seen as heretical - but here goes.
The very first Doctor Who episode I ever watched was ‘The Runaway Bride’.
And now I pause this commentary so readers can pick themselves up off the floor, reach for a stiff drink and possibly the phone to call for an ambulance.
You good now? Good. Alons-y!
As a child, I remember my uncle loved Doctor Who. I remember him watching it whenever he was visiting. I remember that I loved the theme music, but that otherwise I just wasn’t interested. Fast forward a few decades and oh look! I still wasn’t interested. Friends told me I should watch the rebooted version of the show but no, no, no, I knew better. I caught one glimpse of stupid silver men lurching through a kitchen or something and I said, Ha! That silly nonsense is not for me!
But they kept saying I should watch it, so at last I gave in. I saw that my local tv station was screening an episode called ‘The Runaway Bride’ and I thought: I will watch it, I will hate it, and I will shut them up.
Me and my big mouth.
I watched it, and fell spectacularly in love with this skinny boy in a suit, who broke my heart grieving for some bird called Rose about whom I knew bugger all. And five minutes after ‘The Runaway Bride‘ ended, I was online ordering Seasons 1 and 2, and panting for Season 3 to air.
When I think of ‘Doctor Who’, it’s David Tennant’s face that rises before me. And when I got my dvds in the mail and watched Season 1 I enjoyed it enormously, but with the knowledge that Christopher Eccleston wasn’t staying. That he was going to morph into David Tennant. And I was okay with that. It was Tennant’s Doctor who got me hooked on the show. And I have loved watching him for three seasons now. Laughed with him. Cried with him. Been astonished with him. Terrified with him. Humbled with him. In my heart, David Tennant is the Doctor.
And now he’s leaving. Which makes me very, very sad. Because I have loved his Doctor so much. In fact, I dedicated a book to Tennant, and to Russell T. Davies, to thank them for the wonderful roller coaster ride they’ve taken me on these past few years.
But as sad as I am to lose Tennant - and I really am, did I mention that? - I find myself kind of intrigued and excited too. Because as of next year there’ll be a new Doctor in town. Matt Smith, his name is. They’ve just announced his casting, you might’ve heard something about it. I’ve never seen him act, all I’ve seen is a photo of him, and you can’t tell a damn thing from a photo. Actors are chameleons. They whip in and out of characters faster than you can say ‘Sybil’.
So while I am intrigued and excited, I’m also feeling a bit discombobulated … because now I’m a Who fan and I don’t want to stop loving the show. I don’t want this to go wrong. I don’t want to be crushed and mangled and have to sleep with the Tennant Who DVDs under my pillow, weeping for what can never be again.
The central brilliance of Doctor Who, I think, always was this genius solution to keeping the show going while allowing actors to move on with their careers or even possibly, inconveniently, die. But I am a Who virgin. This is my first time to lose the Doctor who was, well, the Doctor. For me. And judging from the fan reaction to the news of Matt Smith’s casting, I ain’t the only one.
So to my fellow virgins - and to the fans who liked Eccleston’s Doctor but who also, like me, fell in love with Tennant’s — can I just say this? Let’s all of us take a slow, deep breath and chill, shall we? Let’s not rush to judgement. Let’s not kneecap young Mister Smith (lucky his first name isn’t John, eh?) before he’s even set foot out of the Tardis. Let’s give the poor bloke a chance to show us what he’s made of. By all means, we’re free to not fall in love with him once we see him in the part. But let’s not go building the gallows quite yet, what do you say?
Because this is Matt Smith’s introduction to Who fandom. And I, for one, don’t want him to feel hated just because he isn’t David Tennant. I, for one, want to feel proud I’m a fan. To quote another brilliant SF show - This has happened before, and will happen again. It’s the nature of Who. Companions change, and so does the Doctor.
On with the adventure, I say!
Karen Miller is a writer of speculative fiction. In addition to her mainstream epic fantasy novels, she writes ‘The Rogue Agent’ fantasy series under the pen-name K.E. Mills, and sometimes plays in other people’s universes. So far she’s romped with Star Wars and Stargate. Her website is: www.karenmiller.net
Households, in royal circles, are not residences but are staffed establishments that support the royals’ public and private lives. Prior to the creation of “The Household of His Royal Highness Prince William of Wales and His Royal Highness Prince Henry of Wales”, Prince William and Prince Harry’s affairs were handled by Prince Charles’ household at Clarence House.
The Princes’ household will be headed by Jamie Lowther-Pinkerton, supported by a small staff including Helen Asprey, Personal Private Secretary, and Miguel Head, Assistant Press Secretary. Sir David Manning, the former British Ambassador to the U.S., will act as a part-time adviser to the princes. Prince William and Prince Harry will continue to work with the Press Office, Finance, Personnel and Archives of Clarence House, and will be funded from their father’s income from the Duchy of Cornwall.
Along with their own household, Prince William and Prince Harry will also start using their personal ciphers in public correspondence. Prince William’s cipher, when displayed on its own is red; Prince Harry’s is blue. When displayed together, as shown above, they will be printed in black.
Prince William and Prince Harry are the only ones among the Queen’s grandchildren who have their own household.
Israel: Hamas mortars led to attack near U.N. school
Three artillery shells believed to have been fired by Israeli forces struck near the perimeter of a U.N. school in northern Gaza on Tuesday, killing at least 30 people and wounding 55, a U.N. official said.
Comedy fans have a whole lotta options tonight because no less than three shows — two sitcoms and a dramedy — return with new episodes for a new year. Here’s a brief rundown, in broadcast order:
Scrubs
My Jerks/My Last Words
On the eighth-season and ABC premiere, NBC’s former long-running staple gets a new boss in the form of Friends and Dirt alumna Courteney Cox, who ends up not being as pretty as that famous face is. In addition to dealing with Sacred Heart’s latest chief of staff, J.D. must also cope with the hospital’s screwiest group of interns ever, while Carla does her best to keep Elliott’s enormous sense of self-worth from ballooning too much.
Immediately afterwards on “My Last Words,” the Sacred Heart bunch begins to suspect Dr. Maddox’s (Cox) real nature, even as J.D. and Turk put their heads together to help out a dying patient. The big guest star, at least to me, is former A Different World cast member Glynn Turman. [9pm and 9:30pm, ABC]
Nip/Tuck
Ronnie Chase
Sean struggles to get back on track after Colleen’s attack, and Christian receives some news that’s not of the good variety on the fifth-midseason premiere. [10pm, FX]
10 Items or Less
Turkey Bowling
The title kind of says it all about the third-season premiere. When Todd loses yet another one of those ill-advised bets with the denizens of SuperValueMart, he convinces Leslie to triumph over them in something called turkey bowling. Only on 10 Items. [11pm, TBS]
David Beckham made his debut with AC Milan at the Sevens stadium in Dubai. Wearing #32 in red and black, David only played the first half of the match, but had a solid showing and impressed the European media. Things are looking good as he heads into his second game with the team this weekend. If David keeps it up, he could even be in the running to play as a starter.
AC Milan defeated Hamburg 4-3 in a shoot-out, after the game ended n a 1-1 draw.
Victoria and Brooklyn, Romeo and Cruz watched the game from a VIP box, with lots of security on hand. The family arrived about a half hour late and missed some of David’s playing time, but seemed to enjoy the experience.
Victoria looked smashing in a dress from her own collection. A bit fancy for a football game, but it was a special day!
We just had our first contest in the Junior Celebs forum and LoopyIrishGirl was the winner! She won a pair of Dots earrings (choosing from one of 72 designs!! )
Thanks to Heather for her donation, and make sure to visit her Etsy shop for some fantastic homemade jewelry - she’ll even personalize it for you.
Stay tuned, we’ll be opening up the forum to the public soon! We’re having some great conversations, uploading pictures, and chatting about all the favorite celebs.
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Europe faced a deepening energy crunch and more sub-zero temperatures on Wednesday, with Moscow and Kiev showing little sign of a swift resolution of a pricing dispute that has slashed Russian gas supplies to the West.
On March 20, 2009, the movie “Duplicity” starring Clive Owens and Julia Roberts will premiere in theaters. CIA officer Claire Stenwick (Roberts) and MI6 agent Ray Koval (Owen) are two spies-turned-corporate operatives in the midst of a clandestine love affair. After they find themselves involved in a high-stakes espionage game, they discover that the hardest part of their job is trusting each other.
The two are on a mission to secure the formula for a product that will bring great fortune to which ever company patents it first. Their employers are two rival companies who believe that nothing is out of bounds. The tactics gets dirtier, the tricks get trickier and Claire and Ray’s attraction is growing.
Kim Zolciack and Michael Lohan, Match Made In Heaven
Media Take Out is reporting that according to one of their “most trusted snitches”, Kim Zolciak’s new “Big Poppa” is none other than Michael Lohan, Lindsay Lohan’s father. This is spectacular and amazing: a better combination of two relentless fame mongers I can not imagine.
MTO also reports that Michael is the reason Kim is headed to the Sundance Film Festival this month; she is “his date”. Kim just posted to her blog that the reason she is headed to the festival is to participate in a celebrity poker tournament for charity.
I’ll be keeping my eyes and ears out for this amazing story of two people who truly deserve each other. Thanks Media Take Out for giving us this gift!
In our last trivia question, we asked: What kind of flask does Lorelai drink out of at the Harvard-Yale football game?
Hipflask 12 - 3% of all votes
Happyflask 77 - 16% of all votes
Funflask 372 - 79% of all votes
Trendyflask 7 - 1% of all votesTotal Votes: 468
In episode 4.09 “Ted Koppel’s Big Night Out“, when Lorelai and Rory join Emily & Richard at Yale for the Harvard/Yale game, Richard pulls out various flasks for a toast:
Richard: “Here we go… the Rory flask, and the fun flask. Lorelai?”
Lorelai: “Fun flask please!”
And now, onto our next trivia question!! Read it closely before answering!!
Egypt and France propose plan to end Gaza conflict (AP)
AP - The presidents of Egypt and France have proposed a plan to end the escalating Israeli-Hamas conflict in Gaza, French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner said Tuesday.
The CW promised big plot developments when the last fresh episode of 90210 aired last year. So, when the show returns tonight at 8pm EST with “Hello, Goodbye, Amen,” the network had better deliver.
Also in store for Grrl TV fans are new installments of The CW’s underrated Privileged and NBC’s crime procedural behemoth Law & Order: SVU.
90210
Hello, Goodbye, Amen
Well, we already know something is extremely off with odd new boy on the block Sean (Josh Henderson of Desperate Housewives), whom we last saw making a questionable telephone call that implied he’s up to all kinds of no-good. Tonight, Annie hears something herself that arouses her suspicions about her alleged half-brother.
Elsewhere, Brenda tells Kelly a big secret she’s been hiding, Adrianna makes a critical discovery when she invites Brenda to her new rehab program, and Dixon neglects to inform Silver about Christina (Lauren London) inviting him to hang out at her house. Bad, bad, bad idea, Dixon! For more on Christina, check this out. [8pm, The CW]
Privileged
All About What Lies Beneath
Former NYPD Blue star Sharon Lawrence guests as Megan’s estranged mother Shelby. When she arrives on the scene, she immediately (and predictably) infuriates her daughter with the distressing allegation that Will is a cad who will never take their relationship seriously.
Also, Rose throws an elaborate — and ultimately unnecessary — dinner party to impress Sage’s love interest Luis (Ghost Whisperer’s Ignacio Serricchio), Charlie’s girlfriend Mandy (Alice Greczyn of Lincoln Heights) has issues with his plans to return to school … and spend lots of time studying with Megan, and Marco and his boyfriend Keith (Crossing Jordan and Swingtown’s David Monahan) have it out over their future.
Geesh — just check out all of the great guest stars in this one! Hard to believe more people aren’t watching. [9pm, The CW]
Law & Order: SVU
Strangers
This is the one where NYPD detectives Olivia and Elliot investigate the perplexing case of a missing teenager who returns home after four years, only to raise questions she might not be who she claims to be. Uh-oh. [10pm, NBC]
Funnymen Steve Martin and Martin Short are catching some waves in Saint Barthelemy. They look like they are having a blast together and they both could seriously use some of those sun beams. I hope they are wearing sun block to protect their fair skin.
What are Martin and Short up to these days?
Steve Martin is starring in “The Pink Panther 2”, which hits theaters February 6, 2009. He is reprising his role as Insp. Jacques Clouseau, a role which he plays so very well.
Martin Short is currently filming two new movies. He’s playing the Jester in Dorothy of Oz, due in theaters sometime in 2009. On January 15, 2010, Hoodwinked 2: Hood vs. Evil comes to the theater. Short does the voice of The Woodsman.
More pictures of pals Martin Short and Steve Martin below.
Sheree Whitfield’s Birthday Party Tomorrow [Real Housewives of Atlanta]
The real housewives news won’t stop coming today, ya’ll. For my Atlanta readers, you should totally try to crash Sheree’s birthday party tomorrow night at Utopia Lounge in Atlanta. It’s also a book signing for a new Bobby Brown biography.
Sheree sharing the spotlight on her birthday seems odd, but maybe she was able to book the party at a discount if she threw it with another person.
Dress Code is Sexy. I can’t wait to see the photos from this!
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Comedy fans have a whole lotta options tonight because no less than three shows — two sitcoms and a dramedy — return with new episodes for a new year. Here’s a brief rundown, in broadcast order:
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