Thursday, June 17, 2010

"Jonah Hex" a noisy misfire (Reuters)

"Jonah Hex" a noisy misfire (Reuters)


"Jonah Hex" a noisy misfire (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Jun 2010 08:40 PM PDT

Reuters - It admittedly starts off great guns, but all too quickly it becomes apparent that the big-screen arrival of the supernatural Western DC Comics series "Jonah Hex" is firing loud, empty blanks.


"Stonewall" revisits pivotal gay-rights moment (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Jun 2010 08:31 PM PDT

Reuters - For an event of such seismic social importance in the modern era, the 1969 Stonewall riots went shockingly undocumented.


Indian epic romance "Raavan" is breathtaking (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Jun 2010 08:30 PM PDT

Reuters - Filled with rich colors and lively action, Mani Ratnam's classically themed epic "Raavan" brings together the mythology of Indian culture and the flair and fun of Bollywood with tremendous flourish.


Cannes-winning Thai seeks 'freedom, not stardom' (AFP)

Posted: 17 Jun 2010 08:32 PM PDT

Thai director Apichatpong Weerasethakul is pictured during a recent interview in Bangkok. Apichatpong may have boosted Thai national pride with his surprise win at Cannes, but the avant-garde director says he has no illusions his surreal film will be a hit back home.(AFP/Nicolas Asfouri)AFP - Apichatpong Weerasethakul may have boosted Thai national pride with his surprise win at Cannes, but the avant-garde director says he has no illusions his surreal film will be a hit back home.



Billy Joel honors Phil Ramone with Hitmaker Award (AP)

Posted: 17 Jun 2010 08:34 PM PDT

Musician Billy Joel attends the 2010 Songwriters Hall of Fame awards gala in New York, Thursday, June 17, 2010.  (AP Photo/Peter Kramer)AP - Billy Joel attributes Phil Ramone as integral to his success, so it seems fitting he would induct the legendary producer into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in New York.



TVGuide.com's In Focus: Timothy Hutton's Big Breakthroughs

Posted: 17 Jun 2010 08:05 PM PDT

For Oscar-winning actor Timothy Hutton, agreeing to star in TNT's Leverage wasn't a tough decision — at least not after he read the script.

"It was a real opportunity to play a person who had these awful things happen involving his son and the destruction of his marriage — someone who needed a real breakthrough in their life," Hutton says. "I wondered how this tragedy would manifest itself in him and the choices he would make."

Look back at Hutton's most memorable roles

Hutton plays Nate Ford, the leader of a crack team of cons who use their skills to take from the rich and powerful and give back to those they've wronged. But despite Nate's noble intentions, he hasn't always made the best choices. Case in point: When Season 3 begins (Sunday at 9/8c), Nate is in jail...


27-Year-Old Virgin

Posted: 17 Jun 2010 08:01 PM PDT

Author and comedian Heather McDonald chats about her new book.


'Work of Art'

Posted: 17 Jun 2010 08:01 PM PDT

Bill Powers chats about his new Bravo reality TV show.


Perez Hilton on Miley Cyrus Scandal: I Would Do It Again

Posted: 17 Jun 2010 07:57 PM PDT

Despite the loss of advertiser ABC, Perez Hilton said he does not regret linking to an upskirt photo of Miley Cyrus on Twitter and would do the same thing all over again.

"I really do wish I could post that picture [on my website] because a lot of people ... are getting upset over an image they didn't...


'Toy Story 3': A $100M weekend?

Posted: 16 Jun 2010 09:00 PM PDT

Nicole Sperling thinks Pixar's revival of flagship franchise likely will be its biggest box office hit yet


Phil Collins honored by Songwriters Hall of Fame (AP)

Posted: 17 Jun 2010 08:22 PM PDT

Musician Phil Collins attends the 2010 Songwriters Hall of Fame awards gala in New York, Thursday, June 17, 2010.  (AP Photo/Peter Kramer)AP - Phil Collins, one of the honored recipients at the Songwriters Hall of Fame gala, says that he hopes such accolades are not foreboding.



Rachel McAdams, Channing Tatum take "Vow" (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Jun 2010 07:01 PM PDT

Reuters - Rachel McAdams and Channing Tatum will star in "The Vow," a fact-based love story that has been in development for more than a decade.


Bradley Cooper to star in baseball comedy-drama (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Jun 2010 06:57 PM PDT

Reuters - Bradley Cooper, currently in theaters with "The A-Team," is attached to star in a Disney baseball project described as being in the vein of "Scent of a Woman" and "The Rookie."


Vincent Gallo, Michael Madsen join "Loosies" (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Jun 2010 05:30 PM PDT

Reuters - Vincent Gallo and Michael Madsen are attached to star in the indie feature "Loosies."


Perez Hilton on Miley Cyrus controversy: ‘I was very well aware of the fact that Miley was wearing underwear.’

Posted: 17 Jun 2010 07:04 PM PDT

Perez Hilton appeared on HLN's The Joy Behar Show tonight to tell his side of the Miley Cyrus photo scandal. Dressed in a suit he apparently borrowed from the Riddler, Hilton took the moral high ground. Behar asked him if he had purposefully pixelated the photo to suggest the absence of undergarments. "I did not


Broadcasters filtering out World Cup vuvuzelas (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Jun 2010 06:48 PM PDT

Reuters - Around the world, broadcasts of the football World Cup have been accompanied by the same, annoying drone ... of commentators complaining about the vuvuzelas.


`Twilight' gets a makeover, Jersey style (AP)

Posted: 17 Jun 2010 06:18 PM PDT

In this publicity image released by ABC, Mike 'The Situation' Sorrentino, is shown in a tanning bed coffin as he spoofs 'Twilight' character Edward Cullen in a special comedy segment to premiere on “Jimmy Kimmel Live’s Twilight Saga: Total Eclipse of the Heart', airing Wednesday, June 23, 2010 at 10 p.m., EST on ABC.  The program will also feature 'The Twilight Saga: Eclipse' cast members Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart and Taylor Lautner.  (AP Photo/ABC, Mitch Haddad)AP - Vampire Edward Cullen will go from scrawny and pale to bronzed and brawny on a prime-time special of "Jimmy Kimmel Live" next week.



`Hot in Cleveland' debut sizzled in the ratings (AP)

Posted: 17 Jun 2010 06:15 PM PDT

FILE - In this June 9, 2010 file photo, from left, actresses Betty White, Wendie Malick, Valerie Bertinelli, and Jane Leeves pose for a portrait on the set of the television show 'Hot in Cleveland' in Studio City section of Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles)AP - TV Land's comedy "Hot in Cleveland" has shown real ratings heat in its premiere, emerging as Wednesday's most-watched show on cable.



‘X-Men: First Class’: Michael Fassbender in talks to play young Magneto

Posted: 17 Jun 2010 06:49 PM PDT

James McAvoy has found his nemesis. Twentieth Century Fox is in negotiations with German-Irish actor Michael Fassbender for the role of Erik Lensherr, the man who becomes Magneto in the X-Men origin story X-Men: First Class. Fassbender, who most recently appeared in Quentin Tarantino's Inglorious Basterds, has been a hot commodity of late: Rumor has


Smart acting, improvisation brighten dark comedy 'Cyrus' - USA Today

Posted: 17 Jun 2010 06:18 PM PDT


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Smart acting, improvisation brighten dark comedy 'Cyrus'
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Middle-aged romance can be a dicey prospect. And it gets more complicated when children are in the picture. But it gets more complex still if the "child" is actually 21, and creepily meddlesome. Such is the conflict posed in ...
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