Twilight Sucks Up All the Money

Twilight Descends on the Competition

Twilight Adds Life Blood to Box Office

There's no doubt that Twilight will rake in the box office dollars like mad this weekend, so the only box office-related question that remains is what kinds of puns will be in the headlines on Monday morning. When The Dark Knight had its insanely successful opening, there were the requisite "holy box office, Batman!" references, and then later Tropic Thunder "stormed past" The Dark Knight to the No. 1 spot. Iron Man's box office returns were deemed "super-strong," and there was plenty of "Sex sells!" crowing from atop news stories when the Sex and the City movie opened so grandly.

Now it's Twilight's turn and what with the teen love and the vampire angle, we've got some good stuff to work with here. I've started the brainstorm above — any other suggestions for Twilight's upcoming box office success?

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I've been curious for a while now about ABC's Cupid, which is expected to air sometime this Spring. It comes from the mind of Veronica Mars creator Rob Thomas, who's been given the chance to remake his own short-lived 1998 show. We first heard about the remake more than a year ago, and finally, there's some footage!

Bobby Cannavale (one of my favorite "that guy"s who seems to turn up everywhere) stars as Trevor — or, as he'd rather be known, Cupid, the Roman God of love. He believes he's been put on this earth to bring couples together for their chance at true love, but other people just think he's crazy. Like, certifiably crazy — which is where psychologist Claire Allen (Sarah Paulson) comes in. She's devoted her life's work to helping singles find their soul mates, but even she isn't totally convinced that Trevor is Cupid in the flesh.

Maybe it's just Cannavale's spirited singing, but this trailer makes the show look like a perfect fit with the equally fantastical Eli Stone — or even Pushing Daisies, should the show still be around in the Spring (fingers crossed). I'm curious to hear what you fans of the original Cupid think of this new footage. To check it out, just read more

• Fox is new with Bones and has a repeat of House
• NBC is new with Knight Rider, Life, and Law and Order
• CBS is new with New Adventures of Old Christine, Gary Unmarried, Criminal Minds, and CSI: NY
• ABC is new with Pushing Daisies, Private Practice, and Dirty Sexy Money
• The CW is new with the season finale of America's Next Top Model and Stylista
• MTV has Jackass
• VH1 has Real Chance of Love
• Bravo is new with Top Chef
• DirecTV's 101 Network is new with Friday Night Lights
• Comedy Central is new with The Daily Show with Jon Stewart and The Colbert Report
• FX is new with Sons of Anarchy
• Late-night highlights include Bill Maher, Kristin Chenoweth, and Nickelback on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno on NBC; Katie Couric, Dev Patel, and Mr. Brownstone on Late Show with David Letterman on CBS; Ellen Pompeo, Shaun White, and Leona Lewis on Jimmy Kimmel Live on ABC; Martin Short, Sarah Vowell, and Margot & the Nuclear So & So's on The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien on NBC; and James Lipton, Sara Gilbert, and Sarah McLachlan on Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson on CBS

If you were feeling an emptiness in your life that only the Nutty Professor could fill, well today's your lucky day: A third installment of that kooky prof's story is in the works.

In other sequel news, apparently theaters will be filled with the pitter-patter of little Focker feet when a third Meet the Parents/Fockers film comes out (now with Blythe Danner and Robert deNiro confirmed), which naturally will deal with the hiccups and burbles of parenthood with such zany grandparents.

I like both Meet the Parents and Meet the Fockers, but not so much that I think they needed to reproduce. I also think the Spider-Man movies starring Tobey Maguire have probably run their course. Do you think yet another Indiana Jones movie is a good idea? What other series of films do you think should just stop now?

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Tuesdays are big in entertainmentville: Not only do all the new DVD releases hit Netflix, but new music also pours into stores, including iTunes. So I take a spin through each week's iTunes music releases and pick out some albums and tracks worthy of a download. In addition to my picks below, you can also download David Cook's self-titled debut album. Here's what's on my list this week:

Queen of fierce: Beyonce's third album, out today, is actually two discs (which is somewhat meaningless to us downloaders). The first 10 songs or so are all ballads sung from the heart by Beyonce, but for the rest of the songs she morphs into an alter ego named Sasha Fierce (can you read that without giggling?) who fiercely sings some fierce dance songs. I'm already a big fan of "Single Ladies (Put a Ring On It)" and am really impressed with "Radio," which is way more techno than I'm used to Beyonce sounding. "Video Phone" is another totally unexpected track that makes the Sasha Fierce name start to make sense.

They call her mellow: The critics seem to agree, Dido's voice sure is comforting, but that doesn't mean her songs aren't totally melancholy. It's been awhile since Dido released new music, and Safe Trip Home will not disappoint folks who dig her. I'm already enjoying several tracks, including "Don't Believe in Love" because of the sad violins in the background (reminds me of Al Green's "How Can You Mend a Broken Heart") and the delicate "Look No Further."

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