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Ben Stiller's getting this year's Generation Award at the MTV Movie Awards. — The Futon Critic Apparently there's still hope for Shonda Rhimes's TV newscaster pilot. — New York Times Rosario Dawson and Leslie Bibb have joined Kevin James in romantic comedy The Zookeeper. — ComingSoon Danish director Ole Bornedal will direct the film adaptation of the Dean Koontz novel The Husband. — Read more
A couple of TV news tidbits worth noting today: Maybe you heard about the Greg Grunberg Twitter update that got people all worried that Heroes wouldn't be back for a fourth season (even though he clarified immediately) — or maybe you've just been following the show's sinking ratings and wondering if it might not return to NBC's lineup in the Fall. Well, no worries: NBC plans to order up Read more
Another Lipstick Jungle leading lady is moving on. Following Lindsay Price's casting in Eastwick, Kim Raver has just landed a role in Inside the Box, a pilot from Grey's Anatomy creator Shonda Rhimes about a Washington, DC news bureau. She's not straying too far from the media maven she played in Lipstick: According to The Hollywood Reporter, Raver's character is "a knockout blond reporter who Read more
Lindsay Price's new job wasn't the only TV casting news that's caught my eye this week. It's pilot season in Hollywood, and the jobs are coming fast and furious. Here are a few of my other favorites: The CW's Melrose Place spinoff has its first cast member, and it's a good one: Michael Rady will play Jonah Miller, described as "a cute and quirky 25-year-old aspiring filmmaker who makes his Read more
Prize-winning author John Updike died at the age of 76 on Tuesday. — AP Grey's Anatomy's Shonda Rhimes is executive-producing an ABC pilot about a TV news bureau called Inside the Box. — The Hollywood Reporter Netflix's profits have actually spiked recently, attesting to the appeal of its mail-delivered DVD service during the onset of the recession. — Variety Despite efforts to postpone Read more
Full disclosure: I laughed out loud many times during The Dictator, knowing full well that I should have been offended instead. But what you see is what you get when it comes to Sacha Baron Cohen, and after movies like Bruno and Borat, you already know whether you'll be able to find humor in film about a horrifyingly ignorant world leader who's as naive, racist, and prejudiced as they come. I Read more
For online shoppers, the flash sale is the ultimate guilty pleasure, and as many of us know (guilty as charged!), the promise of a limited-time bargain can be extremely alluring and even downright addicting. Instead of allowing your in-box to tempt you with unnecessary emails, we suggest you choose your memberships wisely. In this mom's guide to flash sales, you'll find the inside scoop on what's Read more
Everyone makes mistakes. Business Insider shares solutions for some common money mistakes people make. Recently, two friends confessed they live check to check — a revelation worsened by the fact that they only check their bank balance once or twice a month. RELATED: How This Writer Clawed Her Way Out of the Black Hole of Debt We called in the finance experts, and here's what we decided they Read more
Beyoncé Knowles shared a sweet Mother's Day letter to her mom Tina — The Insider Eva Longoria documents her last day on the Desperate Housewives set — People Do you like Taylor Kitsch's new hairdo? — Lainey Gossip Sarah Jessica Parker and Kate Hudson going to Glee! — HuffPost Entertainment The Brat Pack, then and now! — TooFab Jessica Simpson tweets her Mother's Day love to her mom Read more
Rihanna's performance on SNL is roundly loved — HuffPost Entertainment See country star Jake Owen's wedding picture — People Why on earth did Lindsay Lohan and Woody Allen have dinner together? — Lainey Gossip Aww — see the Avengers stars in their high school yearbook pictures — TooFab Kim Kardashian credits her hot bod to a gluten-free diet — Us Weekly Find out which stars have Read more
