10/12/2010
Pilot season is upon us once again: In the last two weeks, series and season premieres were all over TV. We present three shows, their virtues and vices, and what we think will become of them.
My Generation (ABC, airs Thursdays at 8 pm)
This remake of a Swedish show portrays the life of a group of...
10/4/2010
Going to the movies, we have gotten used to it: Half of the films playing are remakes, sequels or adaptations. Of the top ten grossing movies so far in 2010, seven ("Toy Story 3", "Alice in Wonderland," "Iron Man 2," "Eclipse," "Shrek Forever After," "Karate Kid," "Clash of the Titans") were based...
5/24/2009
Men and women, explained.
Have you ever wondered why your boyfriend doesn't talk about his feelings or can't seem to find anything in the fridge? Have you asked yourself more than once why your wife never shuts up and just can't find her way on a map? Are you puzzled why you and your partner apparently approach the simplest...
5/24/2009
Actress would like to do movie with better half Justin Timberlake.
Jessica Biel, of 7th Heaven and Stealth fame, will switch the screen for the stage. This summer, she will star in the musical, Guys and Dolls, she told Parade Magazine. "I auditioned for a summer production of Guys and Dolls at the Hollywood Bowl. I thought, 'Well, I'm not a soprano anymore, but I...
5/23/2009
Television at its best.
Life's a bitch. The 17-year-old, Veronica Mars, has known that for a while now. Her life has fallen apart in the past year: Her best friend, Lily, was brutally murdered. Veronica's father lost his job as the sheriff after accusing Lily's father, the wealthiest man in town, of the murder. Her...
5/23/2009
Bizarro-Sesame Street offends and/or makes you literally roll on the floor laughing.
MTV2's "Wonder Showzen" is "Sesame Street" for adults ? for adults with a sense of humor as black as tar. It has all the ingredients ? puppets, cute, innocent children, lessons for life. But you definitely shouldn't let your children watch it. In fact, every episode starts off with the following...
5/23/2009
Screenwriter named drunken, perverted couple after her real estate agents.
A writer for the TV show, CSI, found an interesting way to get back at people she doesn't like: she named less-than-flattering characters after her enemies. Now she has to pay the price as the real-life models are taking her to court, TMZ.com reports.
5/22/2009
Director calls Inglourious Basterds "the hardest movie I've ever made."
For a recent photo shoot for the New York Times Magazine, cult movie director Quentin Tarantino donned a pair of black heels from Trash & Vaudeville and didn't look too bad doing it. He was posing with Diane Kruger, one of the stars of his eagerly awaited film, Inglourious Basterds, which...
5/22/2009
Michael Muhney replaces Chris Engen on "The Young and the Restless."
Chris Engen left the daily soap, The Young and the Restless, because he was supposed to kiss another man. He refused to play a gay character and preferred to quit, according to PerezHilton.com. Michael Muhney, best known as Sheriff Lamb on Veronica Mars, will step in as Adam Wilson on the long-...
5/22/2009
Mrs. Cruise to perform in the annual Memorial Day Concert on Sunday.
Actress Katie Holmes's next gig is in Washington. She will perform in a play at the Memorial Day Concert on Sunday, playing a wounded war veteran's sister, USA Today reports. The story is based on the life of Staff Sergeant Jose Pequeño, who suffered traumatic brain injury in Iraq. Pequeño, his...
