I was lucky to miss several of the films that have been showing up on worst lists for 2011, especially "Jack and Jill" with Adam Sandler (and Al Pacino!), already the clear front-runner for the Razzies. But I was able to put together a list of miserable
In Hollywood, everyone is in the relationship business. Studios woo auteurs. Directors schmooze stars. Writers cozy up to producers. Agents and managers zealously court the bankable filmmakers and actors who can get movies off the ground.
The relationshi
US Correspondent Tim Wilson recalls a year in
celebrity.
Brad Pitt was a gentleman. Big too. Quite a lot of him, which
you don't often get with stars. Sometimes their tiny, well-shod
feet barely touch the floor below the directors' chairs they're
sitting
MORNING 5: 00 (39) >> The Beginning or the End Brian Donlevy. A scientist is entwined in the atomic bomb's development. (2hrs.) (60) >>> Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade Harrison Ford. Indy's hunt for his missing father leads to the Holy Grail. (2hrs.3
is one of the most underrated stand-up comics working today, armed with a wit so dry it slices like a paper cut. He's starred for the past seven years as accountant Doug Wilson on the Showtime black comedy Weeds, a heavyweight of absurdist thought moving
2011 saw vampire movie hits such as Twilight Breaking Dawn Part 1, Fright Night, Priest and Dylan Dog. They were huge hits for the vampire fan. So what are the vampire movies that we can look forward to in 2012? Here is the five confirmed and a couple th
The year got off to a dismal start with what could be called an "Avatar" hangover, when revenues lagged far behind 2010 receipts that had been inflated by the huge success of James Cameron's sci-fi sensation.
A solid summer lineup helped studios catch u
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In this image released by Warner Bros. Pictures, Jared Harris portraying Professor James Moriarty, left, and Robert Downey Jr., portraying Sherlock Holmes, are shown in a scene from "Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows." Moriarty, who has loomed as the gr
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This year, First Night Boston celebrates the 36th edition of the country's oldest and largest New Year's Eve arts festival.
On Saturday, First Night will showcase 1,000 artists in 200 exhibitions and performances in locations all over downtown Boston, f
Photographer Jeremy Barnard will display his works in the gallery space at the Firehouse Center for the Arts this month.
Barnard, a longtime photographer, has embraced digital technology and experiments with digital infrared.
"Using a digital single-le
LOS ANGELES -- Hollywood has more tricks in its bag than ever with digital 3-D and other new film tools. Yet as the images on screen get bigger and better, movie crowds keep shrinking -- down to a 16-year low as 2011's film lineup fell well short of stud
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So many bad movies, so little space. This year's collection of stinkers proves Adam Sandler can be counted on to make at least one monumentally bad film, not all comic book movies are good and there are times when there's nothing funny about a comedy.
He
TAMPA -- Denicos Allen sometimes marvels at the little guy he watches on film who at times seems to fly through the air and disrupt quarterbacks. He'll watch as that 5-foot-10, 220-pound sophomore linebacker makes several big plays in a game for Michigan
Actually observed the Adam Sandler film about golf? I think that’s the only movie I get to recognize golfing in its broadest watch of entertaining and recreational activity as it is. I never actually have the likelihood to watch a true golfing game since
The cinema of 2011 offered a long overdue news flash. While our brains have been programmed from years of Kate Hudson and Katherine Heigl vehicles to think that all women wanted was a husband and a hot pair of Manolo Blahniks, this year's movies germinat
Lisa Kudrow and Kevin Dillon star in this shaggy dog story for all the family.
They play foster parents to orphans Emma Roberts and Jake T Austin, but reveal their true 'boo-hiss' nature when they won't let the kids keep their pet dog. So, Emma and Jake
In a change to his usual, more adult, comedies, Adam Sandler takes on a family-friendly role, playing a hapless uncle to his sister's kids, Laura Ann Kesling and Jonathan Morgan Heit.
Things get strange when, as he tells them lavish bedtime stories, they
A typically manic Christmas episode sees
Elliot (Paul Bradley) spending the festive
season in Ukraine, where he's been booked
by Dr Nadiya Tereschenko to give a lecture.
But the real reason for his trip becomes clear when Nadiya introduces him to a pa
This detailed look at the late writer David Croft follows episodes of Hi-de-Hi! and Dad's Army, which he co-wrote with Jimmy Perry.
David, who died earlier this year, was a talented and prolific writer whose repertoire also includes Are You Being Served?
Laurence Fox plays a Scrooge with a twist in a heart-warming drama.
'Tis the season to be jolly, but you can expect to shed a few tears tonight as Laurence Fox and Tamzin Outhwaite star in this one-off drama about a terminally ill teen's last Christmas.
During Chanukah, we recall the bravery of Jews centuries ago and the miracles that wrought their victory for freedom.
Yet, you don't need to look to centuries past in order to celebrate miracles today. In our own time, every day, Jews are achieving new m
With that dire Mayan doomsday prophecy hanging over the next year, we needed to stare extra-deep into our crystal ball to make predictions on 2012's world of entertainment.
Knowing Armageddon is in the potential cards, many important questions arise, suc
We're making our lists, checking them twice, and finding out who's been naughty and nice this past year in the world of culture and entertainment. In this edition of our Naughty & Nice series, we look at television.
For 24 hours a day, seven days a week,
Battle Creek's one-day-a-year restaurant was open Sunday and hundreds came.
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ESCONDIDO — Delfino Aldama was
Apparently someone keeps forgetting to tell the Bruins it’s a 3-2 league.
Seriously? Referencing an anomaly of a game as if it applies to the rest of the league… Both team played like they should tonight… for once our kings.. the 3rd best west team (1. V
Apparently someone keeps forgetting to tell the Bruins it’s a 3-2 league.
Seriously? Referencing an anomaly of a game as if it applies to the rest of the league… Both team played like they should tonight… for once our kings.. the 3rd best west team (1. V
FOR the second consecutive year the Haggler steps aside and cedes the podium to the comedian, storyteller, author and ranter extraordinaire, Adam Carolla. If you’re not listening to his podcast, “The Adam Carolla Show,” you’re missing out on some peerles
You know when you can't feel your feet even though the heating's meant to be on? When your breath frosts indoors and your flat looks like Frozen Planet? The guy to get you through those midwinter woes is Will Ferrell's Buddy in Elf. At the beginning of e
Rated PG-13 for a disturbing image and a crude gesture
Thank God for new ideas! With aspects of sound films such as “Singing in the Rain” and “Citizen Kane”, as well as almost every silent film I ever saw in film school, “The Artist” is a silent film in
First off, I find a lot of the Christmas songs really touching. When I was about eight years old I nearly cried when I heard The Little Drummer Boy for the first time. I could visualize myself as the poor child who found himself in the presence of the ne
The hamper spirit is the season’s most pragmatic expression of goodwill.
It isn’t often that a group of employees asks its bosses for closer scrutiny. So the appeal from seven officers of Parliament, asking MPs to do a better job of oversight, is
1. Jet fans have suffered enough. They whimper and they moan and they can be a terrible bore at parties, but there’s no denying that Jet fans haven’t won a Super Bowl in nearly 42 years. There are middle-aged, whiny men out there who have never experienc
Tim Farrell/The Star-LedgerColumnist Steve Politi breaks down everything Jets-Giants, from best fans to worst uniforms.
At this point, every aspect of today’s Giants-Jets game has been broken down ad nauseam, and our ears are bleeding from the trash tal
The hamper spirit is the season’s most pragmatic expression of goodwill.
It isn’t often that a group of employees asks its bosses for closer scrutiny. So the appeal from seven officers of Parliament, asking MPs to do a better job of oversight, is
The love affair between India and Hollywood boosted by the Oscar win of
'Slumdog Millionaire' reached new heights in 2011 with global names from
the entertainment industry touching base in the country.
Movie
bigwig Tom Cruise and pop sensation Lady Ga
As the inaugural season of The X Factor came to a close and the finalists' hometown supporters began to lay it on as thick as they could with the tearjerker material, I decided that I was more a Wooster than a Sunrise. I've gone through a couple peaks an
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“We Bought a Zoo” is a holiday movie worth rooting for. Directed by the cinema’s last great romantic, Cameron Crowe, it features cute tykes, adorable animals, young romance, a grownup grieving for a lost love, plus the comically crotchet
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Michelle Williams portrays Marilyn Monroe in "My Week with Marilyn." The film was nominated Dec. 15 for a Golden Globe award for best comedy or musical film. The movie opens locally today in theaters.
Tintin and Capt. Haddock search
Arizona Senator John McCain is an avid supporter of all sports teams in Arizona, including the Cardinals of the NFL.
He also supports the Phoenix Suns and the Arizona Diamondbacks.
Now, if only the Cardinals could nominate a viable quarterback for the lo
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Jeff ‘Big Daddy’ Wayne decided on a comedy career as a teenager.
A t age 14, stand-up comedian Jeff “Big Daddy” Wayne wrote a fan letter to his hero, Groucho Marx.
Pretending he was working on a term paper, Wayne asked Marx about the b
The bells, the holly, the snow and the sleigh, grandma, reindeer, menorahs and Midnight Mass.
All of these things and so much more are critical elements of the holidays for many of us.
But music can underscore it all, from a solemn church organ on Christ
"THE ADVENTURES OF TINTIN" (PC-6) The titular adventurer sets off in search of a shipwreck. Animated action with Jamie Bell, Andy Serkis and Daniel Craig. PG. 107 minutes. Not reviewed.
"THE DARKEST HOUR" (PC-6) Aliens invade Moscow via the electrical gr
Tonight, families all over the world are lighting the first candle on their menorahs to celebrate the first night of Hanukkah. They may eat latkes (potato pancakes), spin the Dreidel and win gelt (or chocolate disguised as coins), and sing songs (like "H
Miami, Dec 21 (IANS/EFE) Eugenio Derbez, known as Mexico's 'king of comedy', debuts on US television with a regular part in the 'Rob' series with comedian Rob Schneider.
On the show that premieres Jan 12 on CBS, Derbez plays a distant relative of Rob, an
Over the legendary span of 37 years “Saturday Night Live” has had many memorable and hilarious Christmas sketches. Thanks to Hulu.com’s expansive collection of ‘SNL’ clips many of these great Christmas pieces can be viewed for free online. Over the next
For many Americans even those who have sworn off airings of It's a Wonderful Life the holiday season is crowded with pop CDs, TV specials and 24 hour holiday-music radio; in short, a nearly limitless array of festive Santa-tainment options. Traditional
"The FA are willing to ban someone based on one persons claim, with no video evidence? In that case, the whole Man United squad racially abused me."-Mario Balotelli
Happy Wednesday Spursland! Today In our festive little holiday song of the day we
The latest celebrity death hoax victim is rocker Jon Bon Jovi.
Twitter has been lighting up with posts about the musician’s alleged untimely demise.
“I’m stunned at the loss of Jon Bon Jovi,” one Tweeter posted. “For me, it’s a bigger loss than losing Mi
An elderly thief has earned a unique moniker by being both old enough to receive Social Security benefits and unscrupulous enough to rob banks. has held up sixteen banks since 2009, walking away an undisclosed sum of other people’s money.
The man, who ap
Los Angeles, Dec 20 (TruthDive): Leonardo DiCaprio has landed the top spot on Forbes’ annual list of Hollywood’s highest-paid leading men. Starting right from the scratch, these Hollywood actors have gone out of their comfortable zones and done challengi
FAMILY
Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town
YTV, 7 p.m.
It’s probably testament to this program’s endurance that it was recently revisited by Justin Bieber. The Canadian-born pop star samples the 1970 holiday special and plays an animated version of himself in
ABDUCTION Sure, it's easy to pick on the Twilight guy. Because who's gonna rush to his defense other than smitten Team Jacob fans? Make no mistake about it: Abduction, in which Taylor Lautner is handed his first starring role in a motion picture, will ne
For its annual "Hollywood By the Numbers" feature, the Hollywood Reporter pulled some interesting little numerical tidbits from the past year in entertainment, including the number of scripted NBC shows in the top 30 this season (that's a big fat zero, b
It’s Ferrell’s film through and through, and for those of us whose cockles are kept well and truly toasty by his unbridled cheer and stupid hat, what a film it is.
Stand-up comedians and self-help gurus are right; the world is indeed divided into two gro
Cruise's fourth Mission: Impossible movie, the Brad Bird-retrofitted Ghost Protocol, which opened in limited release on 425 screens, most of them IMAX, easily delivered the weekend's biggest bang.
Ghost Protocol's fantastic per-screen average of nearly
Sam Bradford is going to be one of the best quarterbacks in the NFL. The St. Louis Rams believe so, and that's why they took him No. 1 overall in the 2010 NFL draft.
In my opinion, Bradford's ascension is a matter of when, not if.
So when can we expect t
We're thinking that being a crocodile at Christmas must be a lot like being a little Jewish kid: It's so not about you, but you don't necessarily care all that much. Until Adam Sandler writes a song about it ("Donald Trump who's got a billion? He's one-s
Love him or hate him — or love him and hate him — it is hard to deny the colossus that is Jerry Lewis, International Clown. Even if you only know him from his echoes — Professor Frink on "The Simpsons," Adam Sandler movies, the Beastie Boys — you are liv
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I've been following the stories about UT coach Tim Beckman and his new opportunity at Illinois. While no one should begrudge him for taking this job and advancing his career, what rankles me is that he could not stay and coach the final game of the seaso
Jimmy Fallon returned to the show that launched his comedy career Saturday, Dec. 17, hosting Saturday Night Live's holiday episode.
The Late Night With Jimmy Fallon host, who was a cast member on the show from 1998 to 2004, was joined by Michael Buble a
Holiday lights New York: Hanukkah's eight crazy nights, as Adam Sandler sings, start Tuesday, and so does the nightly lighting of a 2-ton, 32-foot-tall menorah in Grand Army Plaza (Fifth Avenue at 59th Street). Check out the display through Dec. 28. New
BOSTON -- (The following has been revised and updated from an earlier column.)
Tis the Season.
Of Mistletoe and Menorahs, Yule logs and latkes, The Big Day, and Eight, Crazy Nights.
As a little kid, I would stare enviously at the Pagliarulos house ne
Mavis Gary’s life has bottomed out.
“Young Adult” is a chronicle of this woman’s descent from the abyss of deep, crippling, regressive depression to what appears to be outright mental illness.
Rated: R for language, some sexual content
She is an unlovab
Put on your boogie shoes — the new Hanukkah songs are here!What last year seemed like a happy coincidence has become a new Hanukkah tradition: groups of harmonizing young Jews releasing seriously Jewish, yet seriously danceable, songs for the Festival of
Supermodel Brooklyn Decker and her husband, tennis superstar Andy Roddick are trying to sell their waterfront home in Austin, Tex., presumably so Brooklyn can get on with her star-studded career.
And get this: Both are under 30, but own a home listed for
Rob Lowe, as accused wife killer Drew Peterson, is untouchable, bitch.
The A.V. Club has a smattering of local sites, and every day, writers in these locales are posting about music, films, and other events and news happening in their cities. Whether you
Mike Mitchell’s seemingly witless second sequel to the 2007 part-animated hit, derived from a bit of ’50s pop-culture debris, bears a surprising resemblance to Jean Luc Godard’s “Film Socialisme.’’ It’s not only the cruise-ship setting, but a blatant con
Sure, Golden Globes winners invariably pop up on the Oscar podium. They can't help but.
That's because the 81 members of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association shower pretty much every A-star in the biz with nominations in a slew of categories - save fo
(Third in a series of Studio Report Cards; Thursday -- Fox)
SONY
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Sony fielded a string moderately-budgeted hits from the likes of Cameron Diaz and Adam Sandler, while launching a new family franchise with “The Smurfs.” Not every gamble paid of
"ALVIN AND THE CHIPMUNKS: CHIP-WRECKED" (Century 12) The titular trio of singing rodents becomes stranded on an island. Animated comedy with Justin Long, Matthew Gray Gubler and Jesse McCartney. G. 87 minutes. Not reviewed.
"MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE — GHOST P
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Holmes (Robert Downey Jr.) and Watson (Jude Law) chase their adversary, Professor Moriarty, across Europe. Rated PG-13 for intense sequences of violence and action, and some drug material.
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None of that helps him buckle down and win games in the offseason, but Romo is going to have to take what he can get.
He’ll easily be able to land a role in a comedy film, particularly one with lots of zany hijinks. Think of the types of films Adam Sandl
Nothing says “happy holidays” like a night of rock 'n' roll classics.
At least that's what singers Eddie Money, Lou Gramm (Foreigner) and Mickey Thomas (Starship) thought when approached by their management about joining forces for a short holiday tour,
On facebook’s page, they announced the Fastest growing Pages and most popular media in 2011.
Under actors and personalities, Megan Fox was number one. That’s surprising because I haven’t heard much about her this past year. I definitely haven’t heard fro
Thousands flock to Hollywood with the desperate hope fame will come calling.
But for 45-year-old cameraman Bob Gray, the idiom rings true in perhaps the most unexpected way.
Mr Gray, who moved with his girlfriend from Cleveland, Ohio to Huntington Beach
Let us now consider Charlie Sheen.
The fascination accorded him is immense. Out of proportion to his achievements, certainly. But due entirely to his history of trouble. The cliché that a lot of ladies have a thing for a bad boy is proved true. And then
A former Ohio couple who ended with comedian Nick Swardson's former phone number when they moved to Los Angeles said they used the number to get A-list invites.
Bob Gray and Liza Foster, who moved from Cleveland to Los Angeles last year, said they both
TV show "House," mega movie franchise "Harry Potter" and actress Megan Fox were in the company of the rapidly growing Facebook pages in 2011.
According to the social media site's "Memology 2011" lists, the Fox medical drama was the most discussed and buz
New Line's epic romcom NEW YEAR'S EVE finished in first place at the U.S. box office for the weekend of Dec. 9-11, 2011. With vfx from Method Studios, the star-studded affair earned $13.7 million.
Fox's raunchy comedy THE SITTER kidnapped the second slot
"I feel like someone should pinch me every time I say that to wake me up from some surreal dream, but somehow it really has been 20 years," says LESS THAN JAKE's trombone player Buddy about their upcoming 20th Anniversary as a band. "We survived rap meta
ADVENTURE TIME: Coney Island’s wooden roller coaster opened in 1927. It has two minutes of 12 stomach-churning drops and six hairpin bends.
THOUGH the two New York boroughs of Manhattan and Brooklyn are connected by the fabled Brooklyn Bridge they might
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It seems nothing can stop Taylor Swift. This year alone she’s been nominated for three American Country Awards, including Female Artist of the Year, CMT Music Awards Female Video of the Year for “Mine,” five Country Music Association Awa
With Men's Health Magazine as the eye of the beholder, beauty for them is defined this year with Jennifer Aniston.
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If you haven't felt a palpable sense of unease about the state of things
AFP - Holiday romance "New Year's Eve" led North American box office charts over the weekend, although sales were sluggish, industry estimates showed Sunday.
The star-studded romantic comedy featuring Michelle Pfeiffer and Zac Efron, with appearances by
This weekend two new subpar comedies and a stale heap of Thanksgiving leftovers made multiplexes the last place audiences wanted to go to as the North American box office slumped to its worst performance of 2011. The all-star holiday pic New Year's Eve a
Jason Sperber playing with his daughter Lucy in their swimming pool..
Does being more of a father make you less of a man? To a group of committed dads assembled one night in a New Jersey diner, the answer is obvious. Sort of. Paul Haley, 38, a father of
You might have followed them, ridiculed them, or secretly shopped for them, here now, are the top ten trends of 2011.
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The story of a movie star in decline and an ingénue on the way up (echoes of A Star is Born are hardly accidental), this elegant black-and-white silent comedy/melodrama/musical set in Hollywood's Golden Age may not sound like an obvious sure-fire blockbu
Back in the 1970s, Irwin Allen produced disaster movies packed with random stars, meaning you could see an adventure flick with Paul Newman, Fred Astaire and O.J. Simpson. This economic model is back with a vengeance, and though Garry Marshall's "New Yea
Let’s forget about Jack & Jill for a moment and remember Adam Sandler from another time we loved him – 2002′s Eight Crazy Nights! The film is coming to MuchMusic Friday, December 23rd and it ain’t no Christmas special.
Don’t let the fact it’s a cartoon f
The verdicts are in! Check out all your favourite Video on Trial jurors as they stack up the top videos of 2011 and then tear them down! Whether it’s Gaga’s mutant madness, Nicki’s bubble-icious booty, Bruno’s pathetic pleas or Britney’s squeaky singing,
Christmas has come early for "resting" Hollywood actors and reality show also-rans. Panto season has arrived (oh yes it has) and bumper ticket sales means there are lucrative opportunities for anyone who can rustle up an Equity card. Advance bookings are
This week's Ketchup includes news for the latest movies in the Star Trek and Transformers franchises, sequels for Grown Ups and The Lincoln Lawyer, an American Psycho remake, biographical movies about Charles Dickens and WWE wrestler Chris Benoit, and ne
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ARTHUR CHRISTMAS — This pleasant holiday treat spins a snowflake-light tale with warmth, energy and goofy humor as it unveils the vast high-tech enterprise run by Santa to deliver all those presents. PG for mild rude humor. 97 minutes.
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If the Three Stooges trailer wasn't enough to convince you that 2012 just might be the end of the world after all, Variety is now reporting Sony Pictures and Happy Madison Productions have hired Grown Ups writer Fred Wolf to script a sequel to last year'
Muppets from Space (Four, 6.30pm). Important psychological studies reveal we all identify with a Muppet, so enjoy this cute therapy and don’t think too much about the fact that “your” character only works because someone has a hand up its bottom. (1999)
threaten his career, ending the missive, "I can't promise how I will respond."
FILE - In this Feb. 26, 2011 file photo, actor Terrence Howard arrives at the Independent Spirit Awards in Santa Monica, Calif. A Los Angeles judge on Tuesday granted Howard'
Last Monday evening, my friends, Harry and Laura Slatkin, invited me to a very moving and entertaining event called held at the Plaza Hotel in New York City. Autism Speaks Co-founders Suzanne and Bob Wright and New York Center for Autism Co-founders Lau
Every year without fail, the endless loop of thoughts start circling around 4 a.m. like angry birds on the ceiling above the bed. “Must wrap and send niece and nephew’s presents. Do I even have Christmas wrapping paper? Must remember to pick up gifts for
MUSIC NEWS - Grammy-nominated Matisyahu will be ringing in the holiday season on Thursday, December 8with a TV performance of Chanukahanthem “Miracle” on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. In 2010, Matisyahu surprised his fans when he released a brand new
Autism Speaks and the New York Center for Autism raised $1.3 million at 'A Funny Affair for Autism.'
It's that time of year—that most wonderful time, right?—when everyone crams parties in before heading to Aspen, St. Barth's, wherever. That time when it'
There's no stopping sequels we didn't ask for. You can just add another one to the pile...unless you do actually want to see a sequel to this.
Adam Sandler's ensemble buddy comedy, GROWN UPS is getting a second installment. What's weird is that this woul
On Monday December 5, 2011 Autism Speaks Co-founders Suzanne and Bob Wright and New York Center for Autism (NYCA) Co-founders Laura and Harry Slatkin honored iconic fashion designer Tommy Hilfiger for his commitment to increasing awareness and support of
This is the season when families have more time to spend together, or rather, they make more time or have it forced uponthem with kids ot of school and holidays dominating our plans. It's a great time to gather up the familia and head to the movies. Ther
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If The Vampire Diaries and True Blood hiatuses have your blood-letting cravings going into overdrive, fear not. A slew of vampire movies are headed to theaters in the near future and beyond. In fact, some of the flic
AFP - The latest "Twilight" teen vampire sequel was the most popular movie in North America for the third weekend in a row, industry figures showed.
The vampire heart-throbber neared the quarter-billion-dollar mark, raking in a total of $246.9 million si
Starring Adam Sandler, Al Pacino, Katie Holmes
Directed by Dennis Dugan
Plot: When his twin sister Jill comes to visit, Jack's peaceful life is thrown into chaos.
Why? Why does Sandler, a talented guy, continue to makes such awful movies. How does he rop
The annual post-turkey blues smacked the North American box office as The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1 topped a sluggish frame that saw no new films open in wide release. The rest of the top ten featured the same Thanksgiving leftovers although in
Australians appear to be in love with the love story being played out between a human and a vampire.
After three weeks in cinemas, The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 is still number one at the box office, taking more than $2.1 million at the weeke
The Cowboys, who captured the Big 12 championship with a 44-10 conquest of Oklahoma on Saturday, make their first BCS game appearance by meeting Stanford in the Jan. 2 Fiesta Bowl.
"It didn't fall our way," Cowboy defensive end Jamie Blatnick said. "Wh
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 remained at the top of the U.S chart for a third consecutive week.
The movie took a further $16.9 million this week to hold onto the top spot - taking the total gross worldwide to in excess of $520 million.
There
Image Credit: Andrew Cooper There’s just no stopping those Twihards. What was supposed to be a close race between The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn — Part 1 and The Muppets instead looks to be a comfortable victory for the vampire-human love story. Accor
Continuing to grasp ahold of the leading position, "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1" still found itself perched atop the box office over the weekend of December 2-4, 2011.
Situated in the runner-up slot is the family friendly tale "The Muppets,
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After a one-week hiatus, “Saturday Night Live” is back for the first of three consecutive episodes to end 2011. Kicking things off tonight: Steve Buscemi and The Black Keys. Given Buscemi’s cinematic track record, I wonder if Adam Sandler might pop by to
So ever since we wrote this description for our Chanukah Carnival, I’ve had Adam Sandler’s “Chanukah Song” in my head.
See, this is what I wrote:
Grab your socks and your yarmulke, it’s time to bounce for Chanukah.
This year’s rockin’ Chanukah party wil
Cut Off Your Hands are in tact and in session, and the largest hockey tournament in NZ's history gets under way.
Hockey (Sky Sport 2, Sky 031, noon). First the Rugby World Cup and now this: the largest hockey event in New Zealand’s history, the 2011 Men
December 3, 2011, 12:21 am Your name : Tanja Ritterbex (b. 1985) Place of birth : Heerlen , The Netherlands I am now living in Dusseldorf, Germany, where I study at the Artacademy in the class of the Danish artist TAL R. Artist’s statement - In Dutch: Ci
Los Angeles, Calif. - Martin Weiss, a well-known talent manager for children, pleaded not guilty Thursday to sexual abuse regarding a former client. He is currently being held on $800,000 bail.
Weiss, 47, has been charged with eight felonies, including s
One week after the home delivery of Beau’s beer was stopped in its tracks, the province has put the service back on the road.
In Tuesday's throne speech, the Ontario Liberal government once again called on the opposition parties to work with it to
Current Bond actor Daniel Craig shook headlines this week by blasting the Kardashian Klan in a GQ magazine interview.
Easy targets, to be sure, but Craig’s comments quick went viral. In that same publication Craig also stirring up something far more impo
Let's agree that, while it seems unseemly to criticize Christmas music, what with the cheer and good tidings and blessings to all and such, it isn't. Christmas music, like any other kind of music, is good and bad, and it's more than just the thought that
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Good Luck Charlie, It’s Christmas
Family Channel, 8 p.m.
‘Tis the season for festive specials. The popular Disney Channel series Good Luck, Charlie expands to movie length for tonight’s Christmas outing. The plot involves the entire Duncan clan le
"ANONYMOUS" (Premiere 10) The 17th earl of Oxford writes Shakespeare's plays as a rebellion forms against the queen. Drama with Rhys Ifans, Vanessa Redgrave and David Thewlis. PG-13. 130 minutes. Not reviewed.
"ARTHUR CHRISTMAS" (Premiere 10) Santa's son
This slick, stylish crime drama allows outstanding veteran actors like Albert Brooks and Ron Perlman to take on their most complex roles ever, even as it showcases rising stars as Ryan Gosling and Carey Mulligan.
Invigorated by two powerhouse performance
A Hollywood manager who specializes in representing young actors has been arrested on suspicion of molesting one of his clients, and police suspect there may be other possible victims.
Police arrested Martin Weiss on Tuesday on suspicion of committing le
Maybe Shakespeare didn’t write all those classics after all. Maybe it was Edward De Vere (Rhys Ifans), the Earl of Oxford. This film follows that theory, while touching on the Essex Rebellion against Queen Elizabeth. Rated PG-13 for some violence and sex
5: 00 (39) >>> The Millionairess Sophia Loren. A will orders a millionairess to wed a smart businessman. (1 hr.45 mins.)
5: 20 (166) >> Dead Awake Stephen Baldwin. An insomniac who walks the streets at night witnesses a murder. (1 hr.40 mins.)
5: 25 (99)