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NBC is streaming full episodes of "Late Night with Conan O'Brien," Broadcasting & Cable reports — but, on the down side, the New York Times reports that NBC won't renew its contract to sell shows through iTunes. (Apple says NBC wanted to charge $4.99 per episode) According to Variety, Sony is releasing a Bob Dylan concert DVD filled with footage from his Newport Folk Festival performances Read more
Much of this season's best TV is on cable, and tonight TNT premieres its first round of summer shows: the third season of "The Closer" and the first of "Heartland." I rarely go out of my way to watch "The Closer," but when I do catch it, I'm never disappointed. As cop dramas go, it's pretty by-the-books, with decent (if not groundbreaking) cases for Deputy Chief Brenda Johnson (Kyra Sedgwick) Read more
TBS and TNT are getting into the online-TV act with their summer series. Much like ABC and NBC, the networks will be making each new episode of several original series available online at 3 a.m. the day after they air. The networks are the first major cable networks to commit to streaming a whole season of shows, though some smaller networks have tried it and other large ones have made Read more
A newly shorn Tom Cruise wore a white t-shirt and jeans today as he got into character on his new film One Shot in Pittsburgh. The actor, who was filming a driving scene in a red Chevelle, stars in the big-screen adaptation of the book by the same name. Tom plays an ex-Army cop who is sent to investigate a sniper shooting in the heartland and lopped off his previously lengthy locks to ready for Read more
Michele Bachmann became the first woman to win the Iowa straw poll this weekend, but Rick Perry's Texas swagger stole some of her thunder. The Texas governor didn't participate in the contest but stopped by the heartland state after officially announcing his presidential candidacy in South Carolina on Saturday. Now that he's in, let's take a look at his stances on everything from abortion to the Read more
Zac Efron was dressed down in a tight tank and pants on the New Orleans set of The Paperboy yesterday. Zac's been working on the project in the Big Easy since the beginning of the month, just weeks after he was spotted filming scenes for Heartland in Iowa. Zac's costars Matthew McConaughey and Nicole Kidman have also gotten into their roles, and she sported a particularly racy outfit during a Read more
Zac Efron showed off his lightened locks on the New Orleans set of The Paperboy yesterday. Both Zac and costar Nicole Kidman both went blond for their roles in the ensemble film, which also costars Matthew McConaughey and Tobey Maguire. Zac has been going straight from one project to the next this Summer, with only a short break between shooting Heartland in the Midwest and heading south for The Read more
Zac Efron took a break from shooting The Paperboy in New Orleans yesterday, heading to a local playground to get in a TRX workout. He joins a newly blond Nicole Kidman, Matthew McConaughey, and John Cusack in the film, based on the bestselling novel of the same name. Zac spent the first part of the Summer kicking back with friends and relaxing on the beach, but last month he also got back to Read more
Zac Efron was decked out in a racing suit in Newton, IA, on Friday. He hit the Iowa Speedway track to get started on his next movie, Heartland. Zac's been taking a break from the cameras over the last few weeks and has been spotting hanging out with friends. Zac Efron hit the beach shirtless to celebrate Ashley Tisdale's birthday at the beginning of the month, and he was back on the sand for the Read more
