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Among all the great entertainment in 2008, a few people clearly stood out, including the beautiful and funny Elizabeth Banks. Why was this year good for Elizabeth Banks? Because she was everywhere. The woman was in six — count 'em, six! — movies that were released this year. Some were ridiculous and silly (Meet Dave with Eddie Murphy, Meet Bill with Aaron Eckhart, Role Models with Paul Read more
Josh Brolin and Jeffrey Wright were arrested during a bar fight Saturday morning in Shreveport, LA, and charged with the misdemeanor of interfering with police. The actors are in town filming the Oliver Stone movie, W, in which Josh plays President George W. Bush. — Shreveport Times Former White House press secretary Tony Snow, 53, died of colon cancer in Washington, DC, Saturday morning. Read more
Guillermo del Toro's Hellboy II: The Golden Army won the weekend box office with an estimated $35.9 million, not only handily beating the current competition, but also surpassing the first Hellboy's opening weekend earnings ($23.2 million). Yippee! I'm happy for that ragtag group of superheroes. On the other end of the spectrum was Meet Dave, which Variety described as "one of the worst opening Read more
So, full disclosure: I dragged myself to this movie with the lowest of expectations. Things like Norbit and The Adventures of Pluto Nash danced through my mind and I prayed to the comedy gods to spare me a numbingly unfunny experience. I mean, I've just barely recovered from The Love Guru. And guess what: They sort of heard my prayers. I'm happy to report that Eddie Murphy's new comedy (that Read more
Few have enjoyed the kind of long-term box office success that Eddie Murphy has, and despite recent movies he's made (oh man, Meet Dave looks. . . interesting) there is no denying the permanent impact his work has had on TV, movies, and yes, even music. So in honor of his newest comedy opening this weekend (and the news that he's not, actually, retiring from the biz), I thought I'd grill you on Read more
Parts of the trailer for the Eddie Murphy comedy Meet Dave are pretty funny, while others fall into the "things that make me go 'Hmm. . .'" category. People jumping out of his ears! Aack! Meet Dave opens July 11, so check out the preview and tell me what you think. Funny? Lame? Or just weird? Source Eddie Murphy's Meet Dave: Funny or Lame? Funny! This looks great. Lame Read more
Glee goes Latin this week when guest star Ricky Martin stops by to shake it and teach Mr. Schue a thing about Spanish (which, despite being a Spanish teacher, he does not know). A couple more people find out about Finn and Rachel's engagement, though Mercedes and Sam are still far more unclear about their relationship. Sue also announces a highly frightening desire to be a mother while clawing at Read more
Sarah Michelle Gellar stopped by the Late Show in NYC to chat with David Letterman about Ringer yesterday. She was just one of the famous faces to sit down with Dave, since Super Bowl MVP Eli Manning was also a guest on the show. SMG apparently tried to meet the NY Giant backstage, but told Dave that "his security wouldn't let me near him. It was weird. I was trying. I was like, 'No really, I'm Read more
ABC comedy Happy Endings comes back for its second season tonight, and it's one of the returning shows I've been looking forward to most. It was introduced as a midseason comedy back in April about a group of six friends in a city (Chicago). The quirky humor hooked me, and I'm hoping more people will give this hilarious show a shot in its second season. If you're thinking about getting into it, Read more
The International Association of Culinary Professionals (IACP) are currently gathered in Austin, TX, for their annual weeklong conference. Last night, Dave Arnold, the director of technology for The French Culinary Institute and Chris Young, the co-author of Modernist Cuisine, hosted the 2011 Cookbook Awards Gala. Among the winners? The New York Times and Food52's Amanda Hesser and French Read more
