Adam Sandler talks Jack And Jill

In Jack And Jill, box-office behemoth Adam Sandler plays both Jack and his unwelcome houseguest of a sister, Jill.
Total Film sat down for an exclusive chat with Sandler to talk about the comedic potential of cross-dressing.
On getting in touch with his


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Sandler's dress woes on set

Funnyman Adam Sandler encountered a big problem when he dressed in drag for his latest movie - he struggled to hide his genitals.
The actor takes on a dual role in Jack and Jill, a comedy about twins, and portrays both the male and female title character


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Man Tries to Impersonate Happy Gilmore, Becomes Worst Person Ever

I nearly didn't write this story because it is so ridiculous and sad, but I figured I'd allow you all to produce some extra hate on this Friday afternoon.
A 20-year-old by the name of Samuel Mulley hit a 5-year-old in the throat with a driver, later plea


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Front Row at Christian Dior Spring 2012

DIOR’S MEETING POINT: Doting husband Orlando Bloom, who is filming "The Hobbitt: An Unexpected Journey," flew in to support his wife Miranda Kerr as she walked in the Christian Dior show in Paris today. "I'm here to see her, them I'm out," he said, befor


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Melissa McCarthy Is Having Her Moment

It's been five days since Melissa McCarthy won
her first Emmy on Sept. 18, and
she is still visibly overwhelmed by emotion when she arrives at a
photo shoot for "The Hollywood Reporter" at a Los Angeles
studio.
Variations on "I can't believe all of this


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CLEGG: Be yourself, and other clichés

The movie “Billy Madison” is probably the best movie ever made. Here’s what it’s about: Adam Sandler plays Billy, the privileged idiot son of a wealthy businessman. Billy lives a happy life that mostly consists of drinking heavily and talking in a high,


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Great Debate: Should Anna Faris Ever Be A Movie Star?


Without question, Anna Faris is the most successful actress to get her start in a self-referential comedic spoof of a self-referential horror franchise. But ever since Scary Movie, the film industry has struggled to find projects that can bring Faris to


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Jacob Wood

What did you do during the offseason to become a better football player? I lifted engines in the garage and turned wrenches, and I also had talks with my brother (former Hamburg star running back), Vreeland Wood, about how to play well.

Who makes the be


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Review: '50/50' offers laughs and life lessons


As frightening as the word is, you don’t put “cancer” in a movie’s title if you want people to come see it.
Thus, the serio-comic “I’m With Cancer” was renamed “50/50.” Those are our hero’s odds of surviving the malignancy that he’s just found on his bac


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St. Paul a complicated character

I'm going to make a movie about St. Paul.
Big. Epic. Hollywood glitz to the tune of millions of dollars.
Any actor I approach will beg to sign on for this surefire Oscar winner.
Only one problem: I can't decide who should play the lead.
Paul is complicat


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Charlie Sheen settles lawsuit against Warner Bros.

After a legal battle spanning several months between Charlie Sheen and Warner Bros. Television, Two and a Half Men co-creator Chuck Lorre included, Sheen has reportedly settled the case through arbitration.
Back in March, Sheen filed a $100-million lawsu


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We're Rolling!

As you probably have imagined, there are a number of laws in the Village of Pelham, that pertain to making movies. They have to do with getting a permit, where you can legally shoot and why you should never pitch your movie as 'Lindsey Lohan's Comeback F


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ROB ZOMBIE's 'The Lords Of Salem': More Casting News

Torsten Voges has joined the cast of Rob Zombie's upcoming film, "The Lords Of Salem", as Count Gorgann, lead singer of the Norwegian death metal band LEVIATHAN THE FLEEING SERPENT.
Torsten is best known for his turns in Joel Schumacher's "8MM" and the c


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Seth Rogen Shows His Range as an Actor and a Producer in '50/50'

Tell Seth Rogen
with all sincerity that he deserves an Oscar nomination for his
supporting turn as the best friend of a cancer patient in "50/50," and it takes him a
good five minutes to stop laughing. "That's very kind—thank you
very much," he finally m


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Movie Review: Zookeeper (2011)

Unfunny, lazy, and contemptuous of the audience whose wallets it hopes to lighten: Zookeeper gives family movies a bad name. 1 out of 5 stars (no halves).
The scariest thing about Zookeeper is that it actually isn’t as bad as they come. Make no mistake:


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Susan Sarandon May Be Teaming With Dwayne Johnson For Drug Thriller Snitch


Planets aligned when the Movie Gods paired Vin Diesel with Dwayne "The Rock" Johnsonfor Fast Five. It was like muscular chocolate was discovering steroid-enhanced peanut butter for the first time. Some steakheads were just meant to collaborate. Other act


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‘Moneyball’ is old showbiz

One of the biggest misconceptions about the book “Moneyball,” the Michael Lewis bestseller about the low-budget Oakland A’s’ pathway to baseball success, is that it was about the triumph of statistical analysis. Now that the book has been turned into a f


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STARTING FIVE: RedStormSports.com Sits Down With Freshman Moe Harkless


"Moe is the best player in New York City. He is an excellent athlete, highly-skilled and versatile enough to contribute at multiple positions. Our staff is pleased with Moe's decision to come to St. John's because it is especially vital for us to secure


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The Videogum Why Don’t YOU Caption It? Contest: Argentinian Jack And Jill Poster

This is the Argentinian poster for the upcoming Adam Sandler comedy Jack and Jill in which he plays two siblings and it looks GREAT. Just such a great looking movie that promises to be very funny. The sister is so wacky! You never know what she is going


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Blu-ray Review: It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia: The Complete Season 6

(click linked text below to jump to related section of the review)
I've sung enough praises in the last two 'It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia' Blu-ray reviews to probably last most of our readers a few lifetimes. It's hard to put into words exactly what


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Charlie Sheen Settles with Warner Bros.


(NewsCore) - LOS ANGELES -- Charlie Sheen has reached a settlement with Warner Bros. in his wrongful termination lawsuit following his ouster from "Two and a Half Men," the company said Monday.
"Warner Bros. Television, [executive producer] Chuck Lorre a


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PREGNANCY PACT Made by New Line, Red Hour Productions and Black List Writers

New Line has picked up a comedy script for Pregnancy Pact from Sam Pitman and Adam Cole-Kelly, two writers whose previous project, The Diversification of Noah Miller , made Hollywood’s Black List (of unproduced screenplays). Remember when a group of teen


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Glencoe natives find sitcom success


Usually when sitcoms teach a lesson, it comes in the third act, as all the confusions have been resolved and the characters agree, for example, that they should try harder to see things from one another's point of view.
Then the audience says, "Aww," and


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2011 Fall Movie Preview: Comedies in October / November

When die-hard Muppet fans, Gary (Jason Segel), Walter (a puppet voiced by Segel), and Mary (Amy Adams), learn that an oil mogul is planning to destroy the original Muppet theater.  They decide to gather the Muppets together to perform one last time and s


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Sheen's legal dispute over 'Two and a Half Men' ends

LOS ANGELES -- Charlie Sheen, Warner Bros. Television and "Two and a Half Men" co-creator Chuck Lorre have officially made peace and settled their legal differences.
Sheen has been at odds with the studio and Lorre since early this year after Warner


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No ordinary movie date for Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez

Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez (pictured in August) saw “Ti­tan­ic” on a grand scale. | Getty Images
Raising the bar for romance impossibly high, Justin Bieber reportedly wooed Selena Gomez by booking the 19,000-seat Staples Center for their own persona


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Hollywood is officially over

Footloose
The Three Musketeers (featuring a chick this time and Matrix-style special effects; will it include a remake of one of the worst songs of all time from the last Musketeers remake?)
A Very Harold and Kumar Christmas
Jack and Jill (with Adam Sand


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Katie Holmes to Play the Slutty Pumpkin on HIMYM


According to The Vulture, actress Katie Holmes has been cast to play Ted Mosby’s Halloween fantasy the “Slutty Pumpkin”. Fans of the long running sitcom will remember the “Slutty Pumpkin” as a woman that Ted met a costume party but soon lost touch with.


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Scene in Manchester Worth her weight in light beer

No, we don't know how much Pubali Campbell weighs. But we're sure that her husband, Jarrod Campbell, does. He'll be carrying her in the 2011 North American Wife Carrying Championship at Sunday River in Maine on Saturday, Oct. 8. If he wins, he'll get fiv


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Saegertown native crafts career doing hairstyles for the stars

Jane Hassinger could do nothing to improve the appearance of the star of her latest film.
Winter, the dolphin whose story of survival is featured in the new Warner Bros. release, "Dolphin Tale," had no use for a hairstylist.
But Hassinger's handiwork can


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Vote for Your Top 10 Multiple Roles By Actors


Adam Sandler comes out soon in Jack and Jill, in which he plays both roles of a twin brother/sister team. Dozens of actors have taken on multiple roles in the same movie, so we want to know your favorites. Rank your top ten picks for us, and remember, if


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JUSTIN BIEBER Shuts Down Staples Center For Surprise Romantic Date With SELENA GOMEZ

Celebrity news has learned that JUSTIN BIEBER recently shut down the entire Staples Center in Los Angeles for a surprise romantic date with his girlfriend SELENA GOMEZ.
Justin may be young, but he’s really got this romance thing down pat. According to TM


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Biebers Titanic surprise for Gomez

The 'Baby' hitmaker closed down the huge venue so that he could watch the Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet-starrer blockbuster, in private, reports femalefirst.co.uk.
To begin with, Bieber took the 19-year-old singer-actress to Demi Lovato's concert at


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Bieber’s ‘Titanic’ surprise for Gomez - Indiatalkies.com

Los Angeles, Sep 25: Teen sensation Justin Bieber planned a romantic surprise for his girlfriend, singer Selena Gomez by organising a private screening of ‘Titanic’ at the Staples Centre here.
The ‘Baby’ hitmaker closed down the huge venue so that he cou


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Justein Bieber surprises Selena Gomez with private Titanic screening

Justin hatched the idea after seeing the movie "Mr. Deeds" -- where Adam Sandler surprises Winona Ryder with a date at Madison Square Garden.
Here's how it went down tonight ... Justin took Selena to the Demi Lovato concert at neighboring Nokia Theater.


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Katie Holmes cast for guest spot on ‘How I Met Your Mother’

Holmes will appear as the show's mythical 'Slutty Pumpkin'
Katie Holmes arriving at the 63rd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards held at Nokia Theatre L.A. LIVE on September 18, 2011 in Los Angeles, California Philip Vaughan
Longtime fans of How I Met Your M


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Saturday College Football Intrigue: Why to Kill Brain Cells for 13 Hours

A simple argument for a stationary Saturday full of calories and as little productivity as possible:
1. Penn State has scored 12.5 ppg against FBS teams this season. A few minutes of talented players being held hostage will mostly just make you feel bett


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DISH Network Announces Exciting New Way To Continue Unending Loyalty to Blockbuster Video


Everyone knows Jim Henson and Frank Oz, but how about the guy whose voice and fur-covered hand defined everyone's favorite red knismolagniac, Elmo? Well, it's time to learn that guy's inspiring story with Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey, Constance...


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Alec Baldwin on SNL: Five best moments (Video)

Alec Baldwin with Fred Armisen and this week's SNL musical guests, the members of Radiohead. (Dana Edelson - ?2011/DANA EDELSON/NBC) Alec Baldwin officially becomes the most frequent “Saturday Night Live” host of all time this weekend. When he kicks off


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Zookeeper: No laughs, just growls!

Zookeeper
U; Comedy, Family
Dir: Frank Coraci
Cast: Kevin James, Rosario Dawson, Leslie Bibb; (Voices of) Sylvester Stallone, Cher, Adam Sandler, Nick Nolte
Rating: *
It isn't too hard to imagine the conversation that must've taken place right before Zoo


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Dave Richards: Live from N.Y. -- It's Saturday night slight

Nothing against Jon Stewart. I like him. A lot.
But I was disappointed on Sunday when the "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart" won its ninth straight Emmy award for best variety, music or comedy series.
Sure, the show is great but nine straight? Every other


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'Moneyball's' biggest believers? Hint: The entertainment business


One of the biggest misconceptions about the book “Moneyball,” the Michael Lewis bestseller about the low-budget Oakland A’s’ pathway to baseball success, is that it was about the triumph of statistical analysis. Now that the book has been turned into a f


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It was the marble rye that made her famous


Canadian-born Frances Bay acted for more than 60 years, appearing in some 50 movies and 100 television shows. During the Second World War, she was CBC Radio’s It Girl. Her name is on Canada’s Walk of Fame. She played in classical Greek tragedies.
But for


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Season of smarts on screen

Friday September 23, 2011
Candidate." "Margin Call’’ (Oct. 21) imagines the events leading up to the 2008 Wall Street collapse with Kevin Spacey, Jeremy Irons and Zachary Quinto among a strong cast.
Joseph Gordon-Leavitt, left, and Seth Rogen in the dra


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Hint: Dont buy your movie tickets based on the trailer

Big news: Nearly two months before the film’s theatrical release, the trailer for director Clint Eastwood’s J. Edgar, the biopic about controversial FBI chief J. Edgar Hoover, has made its way to the web. Based on that two-and-a-half minute hit, speculat


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High School Top Performer - Week 1: Jennifer King (gymnastics) Freehold Boro


JUST THE STATS: King, who tied for first (9.6) in the floor exercise at the 2010 NJSIAA championships, went back to the same routine that helped her find glory on Saturday, recording a first-place 9.775 in the event while capturing all-around honors (38.


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Sofia's taking full advantage


Sofia Vergara Happy to be the 'sexy Latina' with a slight accent, Modern Family's Sofia Vergara loves comedy but reveals in our exclusive interview that her nemesis is chlorine. Host Jane Lynch redubbed the 2011 Emmy's the " Modern Family Awards" recogni


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Charlie Sheen's 'Anger Management' takes a step closer to television


With an appearance at the Emmy Awards, the huge premiere of Two and a Half Men, and his successful Comedy Central Roast, Charlie Sheen has been a fixture on television over the last week. News broke Wednesday that Sheen's newest project, a television ver


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"Hum Tum Shabana is about turn around & not about undying love" - Minissha

Every time I meet Minissha Lamba, she is startlingly more beautiful - far more so than I had ever realised - and appropriately petite, with beautiful legs half sheathed in tight black knee length designer or sometimes even a casual denim and a tee - so i


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Monroe police: 3 hurt in possible car bomb blast

Monroe— Local, state and federal authorities are investigating the detonation of a possible car bomb that hospitalized three people Tuesday evening.
The incident happened about 5:40 p.m. at east Elm and Interstate 75, Monroe police officials said in a p


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Police: 1 dead, 1 injured in Marquette shooting

Marquette— Police in Marquette say one person is dead and another wounded following a shooting in the Upper Peninsula city.
Police tell WLUC-TV they got a report of the shooting about 2 a.m. Wednesday. A man is dead and a woman was being treated at a ho


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Movie guide alt: Independent, limited release and foreign-language films

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Ratings by the Motion Picture Association of America are: (G) for general audiences; (PG) parental guidance urged because of material possibly unsuitable for children; (PG-13) parents are strongly cautioned to give guidance for attend


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'New Girl's' Zooey Deschanel: What the Critics Are Saying

Critics are smitten with Zooey Deschanel in Fox's New Girl, which premiered Tuesday night in the prime post-Glee timelsot.
"Fox and everybody else is overusing the term 'adorable' to describe Zooey Deschanel in New Girl, but then again, she's pretty dam


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'Waterboy' star balks at bill, says IRS all wet

Actress Fairuza Balk, who starred as Adam Sandler's love interest in "The Waterboy," fought the IRS and won, employing those supernatural powers she displayed in "The Craft" to shrink a $38,690 federal tax lien to about $1,200.
Balk, 37, is a goth goddes


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Charlie Sheen and Warner Bros. near settlement over his firing

LOS ANGELES — Charlie Sheen and Warner Bros. are finalizing a multimillion-dollar settlement that would end one of the ugliest public battles ever between a major star and a Hollywood studio.
Sheen, who had been feuding with Warner Bros. after being fire


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Joyce keys Prep golf win over Abington Heights


JEFFERSON TWP. - Happy Gilmore has nothing on Scranton Prep's Evan Joyce.
In the golf movie, Adam Sandler's character has to negotiate a maze of broken pipes from a fallen television tower to make a putt to win the tournament.
Granted, there weren't any


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Jon Chattman: A-Sides With Jon Chattman: The Kickdrums and The Last Royals' Push Play

The Captain & Tennille. Ashford & Simpson. Air Supply. And, no Andrew Ridgely, I didn't forget to mention Wham. Throughout music history, there have been many duos who have broken out larger than your next door neighbor's prepubescent kid. The Kickdrums


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'Marble Rye' Video Vixen: Seinfeld's Frances Bay Dies At 92

Canadian-born actress Frances Bay, who appeared in a string of television and movies in her later years, died in California at the age of 92, her family said.
Bay was probably best known as Mrs. Choat, who wrestled with Jerry Seinfeld over the last loaf


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Joyce keys Prep golf win over Abington Heights


JEFFERSON TWP. - Happy Gilmore has nothing on Scranton Prep's Evan Joyce.
In the golf movie, Adam Sandler's character has to negotiate a maze of broken pipes from a fallen television tower to make a putt to win the tournament.
Granted, there weren't any


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Emmys 2011: Julie Bowen of 'Modern Family' wins Best Supporting Comedy Actress award

Julie Bowen has won the 2011 Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Comedy Series for her role as Claire Dunphy in the ABC sitcom "Modern Family," marking the actress' first win and second nomination.
The 41-year-old beat her co-star, Sofia


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Frances Bay of 'Happy Gilmore' dead at age 95

1 of 125:
Frances Bay, who played Adam Sandler's grandmother in the 1996 film 'Happy Gilmore,' died on Sept. 15, 2011 at age 95.
She has no immediate survivors, the Associated Press reported. Bay is also known for her guest role as Mabel Choate on


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FIELD HOCKEY CAPSULES

For 64 years, it has been one of the rites of the fall among Greek Orthodox Christians to travel to...- 9:50 pm


Nobel Peace Prize winner and Holocaust survivor Elie Wiesel returned to the Jersey Shore on Sunday...- 9:45 pm


TV parents Julie Bowe


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Top eateries to try out when looking to spot celebs


Bar Pitti (268 Sixth Ave.)Though this Greenwich Village restaurant has a casual vibe, it boasts rave reviews for its traditional Italian dishes and frequently hosts celebrity clients. You can also spot a star without breaking the bank — the menu features


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Final Chapters | Recent deaths in the news


Final Chapters | Recent deaths in the news Batch Data Processor Updated: 2011-09-18T02:57:24Z Charlie Knoblock Poling More News Kara Kennedy was the first child of Sen. Edward Kennedy and Joan Bennett Kennedy. She accepted the Presidential Medal of Freed


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'Happy Gilmore' actress Frances Bay dies at 95

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Frances Bay, who tussled with Jerry Seinfeld over a loaf of marble rye and played Adam Sandler's grandmother in "Happy Gilmore" during a career that began in the 1930s, has died. She was 92.
Her cousin Les Berman says Bay died Thursday


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Fall film preview: Vampires, politicians and Oscar bait lead lineup

LOS ANGELES - Brad Pitt reinvents baseball, while Kristen Stewart acquires a taste for blood. George Clooney runs for president, while Meryl Streep impersonates Margaret Thatcher. Leonardo DiCaprio puts America under surveillance, while Robert Downey Jr.


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Television movies for the Week of Sept. 18

MOVIE RATINGS
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G = General audiences

PG = Parental Guidance

PG-13 = Not recommended for preteens

R = Restricted audience

CC = Closed captioned for hearing impaired
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November Release Schedule

Nov. 2 THE OTHER F WORD Some old-line punk rockers — including Flea, Ron Reyes and Jim Lindberg — attempt fatherhood in a documentary by Andrea Blaugrund Nevins. Nov. 4 ANOTHER HAPPY DAY A wedding day provides the background (again?) for a dark comedy ab


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Casting Bits: Denzel Washington Offered ‘Secret in Their Eyes’ Remake, Will Forte Joins ‘Neighborhood Watch’, Isla Fisher Replaces Amanda Seyfried in ‘Now You See Me’

Posted on Friday, September 16th, 2011 by Angie Han Denzel Washington has reportedly been offered the lead role in the English-language remake of The Secret in Their Eyes , which is being helmed by Billy Ray ( Shattered Glass ). The original Argentinian


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Happy Gilmore's Grandma Frances Bay Dead at 92

LOS ANGELES, Calif. –“RIP”-- Character actress Frances Bay, famous for playing Adam Sandler’s grandmother in “Happy Gilmore,” and "the marble rye lady" on Seinfeld, died Thursday. She was 92.
Bay died Thursday at Providence Tarzana Medical Center in Los


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Frances Bay, Adam Sandler's Happy Gilmore Grandma, Dies at 92


Frances Bay, who made fans of all ages laugh with quirky roles as Adam Sandler's grandma in Happy Gilmore and the woman whom Jerry stole a marble rye from on Seinfeld, died Thursday at a Tarzana hospital, according to the Los Angeles Times. She was 92 an


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Actress who played 'marble rye lady' on 'Seinfeld' dies at 92


Actress Frances Bay poses in September 2008 at an unveiling ceremony for Canada's Walk of Fame in Toronto. Bay died Thursday at age 92. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Frank Gunn, File)

Frances Bay, the sweet, gentle housewife who became a success


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Will Forte Adds His Name To Ben Stiller And Vince Vaughn's Neighborhood Watch


Akiva Schaffers Neighborhood Watch is filling up with funny people. Will Forte, ensemble player on Saturday Night Live and star of his own cult film, MacGruber, is the latest name added to a cast that already included Ben Stiller, Vince Vaughn, Jonah Hil


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Bucky Larson: Born to be a star: A kind of mean review.


Bucky Larson: Born to be a star. Nick Swardson: Born not to be a star.
(Was that too harsh? I mean I feel kinda bad that I wrote it just now. You know what though, screw that! I had to sit through this stinking bucktoothed turd of a movie. He gets what h


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Crapness I have made

Yesterday’s post, with its “handicrafts as violence prevention” theme (I believe that in the biz this is known as “occupational therapy”) got me thinking about my own haphazard dabbling in the arena of “making things”. This musing was also spurred by an


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Bears remain a good investment


Quarterback Jay Cutler pumps his fist as Johnny Knox applauds a complete pass.
(Nuccio DiNuzzo, Chicago Tribune / September 11, 2011)







Chances are excellent you've heard that the key to


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When Does “I Don’t Have It All Figured Out” Cease Being Ok?

Upon starting college back in January 2010, I didn’t know much about what I wanted to do, but I was sure of two things:
1. I would be an English major with a focus on Creative Writing.
2. I would NEVER become a teacher.
Yesterday I went to the English de


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About a Boy

I had a pretty awesome “homework” assignment last night.  One of my son’s teachers asked for an essay – “in a million words or less” –  describing our child, our “scholar.”  This was a seventh grade Math teacher and it struck me as brilliant for a couple


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'Dancing With the Stars' Season 13: Rehearsals

The new contenders of ABC's competition hit the dance floor to practice their fox trots and tangos before the show premieres on Monday, Sept. 19.
See who will compete on the upcoming season. View gallery
See portraits of all the contestants -- includi


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‘Jersey Shore’ Star Vinny Changing Zip Codes, Heading to ’90210′


Jersey Hills! You can take the man out of Jersey, but can you take the Jersey out of the man? Vinny Guadagnino plans to find out with his latest acting venture.  Entertainment Weekly confirms that the Jersey Shore mama’s boy will guest star on The CW sho


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Restaurant Night, annual Crab Feast highlight Initium Week extravaganza

Friday, Sept. 9, kicked off Loyola's annual Initium Week, welcoming our "LoyolaStrong" community back to campus. Student body president Katie O'Neill expressed her excitement for this week. "I am delighted to inform you that the Student Government Associ


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Box Office Tumbles To Year’S Low

Adam Sandler (I)
Relativity Media [us]
Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011)
It turned out that last weekend’s total box office, already acknowledged as the year’s lowest, was actually even lower, as several films were overestimated by their studios on


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Review: Bucky Larson: Born to be a Star

Nick Swardson, who has a funny TV show, Pretend Time, and was a hoot on Reno 911!, disappoints in this Adam Sandler–produced farce (directed by Tom Brady). Its hero is a virginal farmboy who moves to LA after he finds out his parents were '70s porn stars


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D.C. United at Chivas USA match diary and player ratings

The hurricane worked out well for me. Let me rephrase that: the hurricane, and the 20-day break in United’s schedule that it caused , allowed me to move to New York without missing a single D.C. United match. Which is lucky, because I was DVR-less for tw


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FlixWorthy Breaks Bad And Buries Ryan Reynolds


Welcome back to FlixWorthy, your guide to Netflix streaming! Yet again we're bringing you a handful of new or notable selections from Netflix's Instant Watch catalogue. Some will be classics, some will be little-seen gems, some will be shows you might ha


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Contagion spreads, killing off box office competition


America caught the Contagion fever this weekend, earning Matt Damon, Gwyneth Paltrow, Kate Winslet, Marion Cotillard, John Hawkes, Elliott Gould and Jude Law a first place spot at the box office. The Help dropped to second, ending its winning streak, whi


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Man cites cocaine's role in murder of disabled friend

A San Antonio man who was arrested in December after he told police he stabbed to death his disabled former neighbor while high on crack cocaine tearfully apologized to the victim's family Monday as he was ordered to serve 40 years in prison.
Antonio Dan


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Adam Sandler's Bucky Larson Gets Zero Percent Approval Rating


The Adam Sandler-produced film Bucky Larson: Born To Be A Star, has received a very rare zero percent approval rating on the Rotten Tomatoes website.
Even though the movie received moderate to pretty good ratings, it opened up to a pretty sad $1.5 millio


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State of the Bruins: it’s all good … well, almost

The annual Q&A with the on-and-off-ice leaders of the Boston Bruins was about to commence when emcee Andy Brickley went to introduce the six-member panel. As they marched through an opening in the curtain behind the stage, Patrice Bergeron brought in the


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Let's play what would Billy Madison say

This new release chronicles the misadventures of a hapless small-town rube and his quest for self-discovery as an adult film star.

Inspired by the discovery that his parents were adult film stars themselves, Bucky begins his journey to realize his dest


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After the tailgate: Toledo could have been a BCS player

Imagine if Toledo had upset Ohio State on Saturday at Ohio Stadium.
Then, imagine the Rockets shocking the college football world a second week in a row with another upset win Friday at the Glass Bowl against BCS buster Boise State.
Then (we know, but go


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9/11 and the Silver Screen

Films like Paul Greengrass' 2006 drama "United 93" receive the brunt of our scrutiny. Greegrass' drama chronicles the events that occurred on United Airlines Flight 93, which crashed in a field in Stonycreek Township, Pa., on Sept. 11. That year also saw


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Celeb chef spices things up


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Celeb chef and radio personality Ralph Pagano has cooked up something special for this year’s Miami Spice.
As executive chef at STK Miami, he’s used to dealing with VIP taste-testers like Dwyane Wade, Adam Sandler, Chris Rock, Kim Ka


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Hollywood elite bring post 9/11 hope

For most Americans, the Sept. 11 attacks instilled fear — fear that the United States perhaps was not the safe haven they thought it was, impervious to anything the world could throw at it.
Like the moon landing, the Kennedy assassination and the Japanes


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Charlie Sheen Roast: best moments, lines from last night's taping


Charlie Sheen is the latest in a long line of celebrities to be roasted on the cable network, with other targets/"honorees" including William Shatner, David Hasselhoff, Joan Rivers and Pamela Anderson.
After undergoing a bizarre and prolonged public crac


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Box Office: 'Contagion' proves infectious, 'Bucky Larson' not likely to be a star


Steven Soderbergh's "Contagion" appears to be on its way to winning a slow weekend box office. The thriller, about a rapidly spreading disease, delivered a Friday opening of approximately $8 million according to The Hollywood Reporter.
Last week's number


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Nick Swardson: working with Don Johnson on 'Bucky Larson' was 'so epic'

Nick Swardson said working with former "Miami Vice" star Don Johnson in "Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star" was "epic."
"Working with Don Johnson was so epic, I could not get enough 'Miami Vice' stories," Swardson said in an interview provided by Columbia


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'Contagion' is No. 1 on weak Friday: $8M

Image Credit: Claudette Barius In what’s shaping up to be possibly the slowest weekend of the year at the box office, the only bright spot was the new viral thriller Contagion , which topped the charts with an estimated $8 million on Friday. Warner Bros.


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Hollywood still uncomfortable addressing 9/11 attacks

When the twin towers fell Sept. 11, 2001, many Hollywood actors
and directors were in Toronto, where the Canadian city's
prestigious film festival heralded the beginning of Oscar season.
Suddenly, the borders were sealed, and filmmakers were too busy
try


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Movie Review: Bucky Larson, Born to be a Star

Nick Swardson is the latest comic reclamation project to come out of Adam Sandler’s Happy Madison production company. He’s been given a star vehicle, “Bucky Larson: Born to be a Star,” a comedy about a farm country dimwit who discovers his parents were o


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Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star: Film Review

It’s telling when Adam Sandler produces a movie but doesn’t cast himself in the leading role. The latest effort from the comedy auteur stars his frequent cohort Nick Swardson as a buck-toothed, under-endowed Iowan farm boy who journeys to Hollywood to be


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Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star

With his pageboy haircut, ''Gee, golly'' Midwestern accent, and two protruding Chiclets for front teeth, Bucky Larson is a one-note joke played over and over and over. Like a bad movie adaptation of a recurring Saturday Night Live character that never ex


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Filming made the summer for many Cape businesses

Filming made the summer for many Cape businesses An Aug. 26 letter bemoaned Adam Sandler's filming and its contribution to local traffic problems. Mr. Sandler's movie party may have disrupted a portion of Craigville beach for a portion of one day. Measur


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Big stars, big stories and hopes for Oscars in fall films Penguins, vampires, Muppets and more

Brad Pitt reinvents baseball, while Kristen Stewart acquires a taste for blood. George Clooney runs for president, while Meryl Streep impersonates Margaret Thatcher. Leonardo DiCaprio puts America under surveillance, while Robert Downey Jr. faces a crimi


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'Contagion' could infect adults at B.O.

Adult-skewing fare should continue to reign n the domestic B.O.'s first fall frame: With a projected launch north of $20 million, Warner Bros. ensembler "Contagion" looks set to wage germ warfare on three-week B.O. champ "The Help."
"Contagion," from Par


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Sheen to play another 'Charlie'

Actor Charlie Sheen arrives at the Chateau Nightclub & Gardens at the Paris Las Vegas early May 1, 2011 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Ethan Miller, Getty Images)

Charlie Sheen has landed his first big screen role since he was fired from Two And A Half M


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"Contagion" gives viral campaigns a new meaning

Virus movies aren’t anything new and most of the time they are successful (i.e. “12 Monkeys,” “Outbreak”), but this is the first one to come out on this big of a scale since the “bird flu” pandemonium of a few years ago.
“Contagion” stars a huge name cas


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VH1 REMEMBERS 9-11 WITH “THE CONCERT FOR NEW YORK CITY: TEN YEARS LATER”

VH1’s original broadcast of “The Concert for New York” brought together some of the biggest names in entertainment from all over the world to New York’s Madison Square Garden.  Taped just weeks after 9/11, the event was organized to honor and support the


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The Leftovers by Tom Perrotta (St Martin's Press 2011) : Inveresk Street Ingrate

The coverage felt different from that of September 11th, when the networks had shown the burning towers over and over. October 14th was more amorphous, harder to pin down: There were massive highway pileups, some train wrecks, numerous small-plane and he


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Jessica Alba and her mini-me daughter Honor beat the heat in bold print dresses


Her mother has been no doubt been busy with her new baby sister Haven Garner, following her arrival last month.
But today, Jessica Alba and daughter Honor enjoyed a day out together at a Los Angeles mall.
Pretty in prints: Jessica Alba and her daughter


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10 reasons to go to the movies

1. "Contagion"

Who among us would not enjoy two hours of visualizing the worst case scenario of a global outbreak of an incurable disease? No? Well Matt Damon is in it, as are Kate Winslet and Marion Cotillard. That should change your mind.
2. "Warrio


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Menagerie of mayhem

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Fall Arts Preview: Movies


Fall will bring double doses of Taylor Lautner, George Clooney and Ryan Gosling, along with the "Twilight" wedding of Bella and Edward, the return of the Muppets and Mumble the tap-dancing penguin, plus early Oscar buzz.
Adam Sandler will portray twins,


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Blue collar bassist, Ricky Phillips finally home is Styx (audio interview)


Last month rock icons Styx rolled through Boise with progressive legends Yes, for a steller show at Eagle River Pavilion. It was one of the summer's hottest retro tours, and brought back fond memories for Treasure Valley classic rock fans.
If one believe


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VH1 to Rebroadcast "The Concert For New York"


VH1's original broadcast of "The Concert for New York" brought together some of the biggest names in entertainment from all over the world to New York's Madison Square Garden. Taped just weeks after 9/11, the event was organized to honor and support the


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Beetlejuice Sequel Finally Happening?


A long-awaited Beetlejuice sequel may finally be moving forward, Deadline reports. Writer/producer pair David Katzenberg and Seth Grahame-Smith have just signed a two-year first look contract with Warner Bros. and among their first projects is a follow-u


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Bruce Helford In Negotiations To Write Charlie Sheen’s ‘Anger Management’ Sitcom

EXCLUSIVE: I’ve learned that The Drew Carey Show creator Bruce Helford has entered negotiations to write, executive produce and run Charlie Sheen’s new comedy series Anger Management. Helford was one of several veteran comedy showrunners that met with Li


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Molly Shannon: My Kids Haven't seen My 'SNL' Work Yet

"Saturday Night Live" legend Molly Shannon just announced that she will be sitting in as a new guest host on "The Talk" for the rest of September. During an interview with Wonderwall, the actress proved why she's a perfect fit for the round table show, a


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Producer visits college, offers Hollywood insight

Hollywood producer Barry Bernardi visited the College of Mass Communications and Media Arts sound stage Friday to share motivational words with students, faculty and staff who were interested in learning about what it is like to work in show business. Be


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9/11-themed films haven't poured into theaters

As the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks approaches, television will commemorate the day with specials and documentaries. But at the nation's cineplexes, there is considerably less ceremony. One documentary, Rebirth, opens in Manhattan Wednesday.


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Best ‘First Day of School’ Movies

Along with classics Sixteen Candles, The Breakfast Club, and Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, Cameron Crowe’s Fast Times at Ridgemont High is a coming-of-age ’80s favorite chronicling a year in the lives of freshmen Stacy Hamilton (Jennifer Jason Leigh), Mark R


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1. Ready for a serious edge

Numerous fall movie releases make for a crowded marketplace, and that spells good news for moviegoers.
AFTER a summer filled with superheroes, apes running amok and trash-talking comedians, Hollywoods upcoming fall movies focus less on effects-filled bl


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Kevin James is the lovestruck 'Zookeeper'


MANILA, Philippines -- Comic leading man Kevin James stars in Columbia Pictures’ wild comedy “Zookeeper” as the kindhearted caretaker, Griffin Keyes who's beloved by the zoo animals.
Finding himself more comfortable with a lion than a lady, Griffin decid


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NFL Four Quarters: Last-minute fantasy football draft advice

If your fantasy football draft is this week, here’s some last-minute advice: First quarter: Know your league’s rules Just to state the obvious: Duh. The biggest no-brainer “advice” ever, eh? And yet, you wouldn’t believe how many people follow the RB-RB-


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JOCO man racing toward 2012 Olympic bid


MISSION HILLS, Kansas - A national swimming champion from Mission Hills, Kansas is one step away from the 2012 Olympic swimming team.
This is not Bobby Bollier's first dance.
Bollier faced Olympic swimming legend Michael Phelps while he was still in


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New Holiday Mathis for 09/05/2011

This is very different from melding in a co-dependent way. You realize your differences and help each other without creating a total reliance on that help.
In 1883, a union resolution in the United States of America declared the first Monday in September


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The Grass Ain’t Always Greener

OH! And remember how big the dressing rooms were at NBC? Why the hell did we ever LEAVE that network?
-Jennifer Aniston, Adam Sandler

This lol celeb picture was posted on Sunday, September 4th, 2011 at 9:00 pm.


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Telluride Blog: Alexander Payne’s ‘The Descendants’ and Cannes Sensation ‘The Artist’

During my first day at the Telluride Film Festival, I had the opportunity to screen Alexander Payne‘s The Descendants and the much talked about Cannes sensation The Artist, a black and white silent film set in the silent-era Hollywood. Both of the films


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It is all about enjoyment

David Yee shares his passion for style and design with viewers of Li, Asias first lifestyle television channel in HD.
DECKED out in a casual cotton shirt and white slacks, David Yee looks like the kind of man you would imagine seeing riding a horse acros


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THIS WEEK'S BIRTHDAYS

TODAYPauline Bewick, Kerry-based artist, is 76. Damon Wayans, comedian and actor, is 51. Tom Watson, US golfer, is 62. Ione Skye, actress, is 41. Beyonce Knowles, singer, is 30.MONDAYMaire Geoghegan-Quinn, former Fianna Fail justice minister, is 61. John


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Our '11 summer celeb vacay quiz


HOLLYWOOD -- We won't have Jerry Lewis to make it official this year, but Summer 2011 is just about all but a sweaty memory.
And that means it's time for our annual How They Spent Their Summer Vacation Quiz: 2011 Edition.
You think you we


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Screen gems

Big screen Opening Friday Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star (R): Adam Sandler co-wrote this comedy for his frequent co-star and collaborator Nick Swardson, who plays a small-town bagboy whose life is changed when he discovers his parents are former porn st


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What's opening in theaters next week

BUCKY LARSON: BORN TO BE A STAR (R): Adam Sandler co-wrote this comedy for his frequent co-star and collaborator Nick Swardson, who plays a small-town bagboy whose life is changed when he discovers his parents are former porn stars. CONTAGION (PG-13): An


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Bad movies to hit theaters, upcoming seasons not so bright

There is no doubt that the summer movie season was impressive. There were so many blockbuster hits that the box office almost exploded with awesomeness. But this is certainly not the case for every movie season. Here are a couple of upcoming duds that Ho


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Bailee Madison, Bette Midler join 'Them'

"Don't Be Afraid of the Dark" star Bailee Madison and Bette Midler are set to join Billy Crystal in the family comedy "Us & Them," which will be a co-production between 20th Century Fox and Walden Media.
Andy Fickman ("You Again") is directing from a scr


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This week in movies, TV and music

When a contagious infectious disease is unleashed, people of all walks of life are affected by the epidemic in different ways. This film features a star ensemble, including Matt Damon, Jude Law, Gwyneth Paltrow and Kate Winslet.
Troubled ex-Marine Tommy


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Fall’s hopes? - Fri, 02 Sep 2011 PST

Jason Segel, left and Amy Adams are shown with muppet characters Walter, Kermit and Fozzie Bear in a scene from the film “The Muppets.”
(Full-size photo)(All photos)
Brad Pitt reinvents baseball, while Kristen Stewart acquires a taste for blood.
George


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Flickme Applies Gamification to Streaming Films, But Costs Too Much

I just found flickme.com, a new streaming film rental/buying site. The thing I liked is that I could login quickly with Facebook, which got me a Beta badge for being an early adopter. I instantly noticed the gamification for the site. Completing certain


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Breastfeeding tied to kids’ brainpower

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - In a new study from the UK, kids who were breastfed as babies had higher scores on tests of vocabulary and reasoning at age five than those who weren't breastfed.
Breastfeeding seemed to make the biggest difference for babies


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VH1 to re-run 'Concert for New York'

NEW YORK, Sept. 1 (UPI) -- VH1 says it will air a special called "The Concert for New York City: Ten Years Later" to mark the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terror attacks on America. The concert was taped at New York's Madison Square Garden weeks afte


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The tune-up game: Hokies may benefit from softer early schedule

“In college, we started every season against Appalachian State or some slack-Division II team — kick the living s*** out of them; get our confidence up.”
According to Paul Crewe from the Longest Yard — Adam Sandler, not Burt Reynolds — everyone needs a t


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Pssst, the secret of The Helps success is word of mouth

Reviews for the film were mixed and its subject matter – racism in the Deep South in the early sixties – isn’t the usual summer escapist fare. Yet three weeks after its release, the movie has surpassed a $100-million (U.S.) domestic box office.
The Help


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