"Christmas Attack Zone": In this year's Christmas episode of 30 Rock, Jack (Alec Baldwin) explains, "We Donaghys believe that when there is something at all delicate to talk about, it is best to suppress it-- until it erupts into a fistfight in a church
The TV year was filled with ups and downs. Dramas contributed to what some call another “golden age of television.” Some comedies were excellent, while others were repellent. But there are a few sure things: the sitcom is on the upswing, reality is (prob
Call them "the millennials" - four newer filmmakers whose careers took off on the cusp of the new century and who, coincidentally, all have movies or a big DVD coming out this holiday season .
It's difficult to find a common thread to the careers of Dav
Guerrero (Jackie Earle Haley)gets into a fight on "Human Target."
A quick review of tonight's "Human Target" coming up just as soon as I'm familiar with "The Secret Life of Bees"...
Yeah, this one was a misfire pretty much from start to finish. Too much
Right up there with discovering Kreepy Karen Christmas ornaments for a festive take on Night of the Living Dead are a litter of zombie Hello Kitty holiday decorations. A noted zombie-phile explained why books such as Michael Spradlin's It's Beginning to
The curtains are going up on a brighter future for the Bucks County Playhouse. The New Hope landmark, a symbol of the county's artistic and literary heritage where luminaries such as Grace Kelly and Neil Simon cut their teeth, has been rescued by a conso
It’s a question that may need to be addressed, since the Majority Whip, John Boehner, weeped on television recently, and it wasregarded by some to be an effective way tomove voters. Maybe if CPAs start bawling, we can move some of our clients to pay us.
The cast of NBC's "Perfect Couples,"from left, Mary Elizabeth Ellis, David Walton, Christine Woods, Kyle Bornheimer, Hayes MacArthur and Olivia Munn.
Success and NBC have been strangers for so long that you can’t blame the Peacock for reacting to even t
There were tears and laughter and embraces as the crowd began to build Friday night in the Manhattan apartment of Richard C Holbrooke at a private memorial service for the diplomat they remembered as a boss, a source and a friend.
There was Matt Dillon,
Right up there with discovering Kreepy Karen Christmas ornaments for a festive take on "Night of the Living Dead" are a litter of zombie Hello Kitty holiday decorations.
A noted zombie-phile explained why books such as Michael Spradlin's "It's Beginning
There were tears and laughter and embraces as the crowd began to build Friday night in the Asian-inflected Manhattan apartment of Richard C. Holbrooke at a private memorial service for the diplomat they remembered as a boss, a source and a friend.
There
I took "Burn Notice" out of the regular reviewing rotation a few weeks ago, but last night's double feature was notable as both the end of season four and the strongest pair of episodes the show has done in a very long time, and so I have a review coming
Katherine Grace Marra has a passion for films and loves going to the movies.
But when the 15-year-old sophomore at Weston High School read reviews by adult movie critics, their opinions differed so much from hers that she wondered if they’d actually seen
Call them “the millennials” — four newer filmmakers whose careers took off on the cusp of the new century and who, coincidentally, all have movies or a big DVD coming out this holiday season.It’s difficult to find a common thread to t
Before I initiate this recap blog, I must plead to the brilliant producers of 30 Rock: Cast Jessica Walter. As Lucille Bluth on Arrested Development, she created one of the funniest, outrageous, and memorable sitcom characters in the history of
There has always been more to Alan Alda than M*A*S*H. While the average person is no doubt most familiar with the lanky actor from his portrayal of Hawkeye Pierce on the seminal TV sitcom, Alda has quietly spent the past two decades distancing himself
Barney (Neil Patrick Harris) gives out some of his Favorite Things on "How IMet Your Mother."
A quick review of tonight's "How I Met Your Mother" coming up just as soon as my baby hears The Jerky Boys...
In this very up and down "HIMYM" season(*),
After graduation from Princeton, I joined the Navy and became a navigator on a cargo ship. Toward the end of my military commitment, the ship pulled into the Red Hook section of Brooklyn to get the hull repainted.
A friend of mine was directing a show
SMUalum Eric Dickerson in the "30 for 30"film "Pony Excess."
ESPN's "30 for 30" documentary series officially came to an end tonight with "Pony Excess," a look at the scandal-plagued SMU football team of the '80s. Bill Simmons has said the concept will
30 ROCK “Christmas Attack Zone” Season 5 Episode 10 – It is Christmas time at TGS and that means it is time for family reunion. Well, except for Liz, who has decided to head out to her family on Christmas Day in order to avoid the drama of the
damn you to hell football!
At least The Vampire Diaries stuck to the 1.3 from the first half hour, so it only matches a series low in A18-49.
I really think Nikita could grow. I might be delusional, though.
fringe ties series low i think?
and TVD was
Since I'm too much in the holiday spirit to dwell on the cancellation of Terriers right off the bat, let's start this week's overview with a look at some of our favorite TV soulmates, comic and otherwise.
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William Shakespeare (1564-1616) refers to roses 50 times throughout his writings.
Dolly Parton (born 1946) has a rose named after her. The Dolly Parton Rose is a hybrid tea rose that is orange-red in color. Parton has her namesake roses planted at her
On this week's 30 Rock, "Christmas Attack Zone," Jack dared to invite his hippie pacifist father Milton (Alan Alda) and his "bare-legged cripple" mother Colleen (Elaine Stritch) to Christmas dinner at his home with the weird stairs. It was high time he
Liz and Avery pushed Jack to tell his mother (Elaine Stritch) about the baby, and when he does, she predictably goes off the rails. To combat her rage, Jack secretly invited his father (Alan Alda) to the Christmas dinner and got Avery to leave her own
After learning that NBC has required a Merry Christmas promo from each of its shows except TGS, Liz Lemon smiles and says, “Good year, everyone!” And so it has been for 30 Rock — just shy of the season’s midpoint, the final episode of 2010 seems like as
Since "12" is the most Christmas-y number there is, here are a dozen highlights:
12. Mental-Liz: I don't watch "The Mentalist," but maybe I should. Liz, apparently a Simon Baker fan, can now accurately decipher the most delicate physical clues. If the
Liz:
My Aunt Linda is bringing her new boyfriend, who is neither her age nor her race, and her ex-husband will be there, too, with his date, alcoholism. I swoop in the next day for presents and pie.
Avery:
That’s why I like dating older men: Their
Alan Alda may be best known for his role in M*A*S*H, but the legendary actor has done his fair share of drama as well. As well as roles in shows like The West Wing and ER, he's been in movies such as The Aviator. Luckily for us, he's not hung up his
MTV has announced the lead cast for its forthcoming remake of The Inbetweeners.
Deadline reports that Bubba Lewis, Joey Pollari, Zack Pearlman and Mark L. Young will play the four awkward teenagers at the centre of the show.
Lewis has recently played
I patrol TV ... and other things. But mostly TV. I like my couch.
NBC celebrates the holidays Dec. 9 with Christmas episodes of "30 Rock" and "The Office." (NBC photos)
"Community," "The Office" and "30 Rock" celebrate the holidays Dec. 9 with their
Louis Walsh has claimed that Simon Cowell is already arranging for Mary Byrne to be signed to Sony.
Byrne was eliminated from The X Factor on Sunday night after Cowell joined Dannii Minogue and Cheryl Cole in voting to save Cher Lloyd in the
Mandy Patinkin has joined the cast of new Showtime drama pilot Homeland.
Deadline reports that the actor will star alongside Claire Danes in the project, which is loosely based on Israeli series Hatufim.
Homeland will focus on Carrie Anderson (Danes), a
So the men of Warehouse 13 sat down to talk all things holiday and the Warehouse 13 holiday special. They’re both very personable fellows with McClintock being personality plus. So without further ado let’s see what they had to say:
Eddie McClintock
Jack (Alec Baldwin) recommends that Liz (Tina Fey) start seeing a therapist when she worries that Carol is getting bored with their relationship. In an attempt to take Jack's advice, Liz begins talking to Kenneth (Jack McBrayer) about her problems. Jack
When I first met you last year, I was captivated. I’d never seen anything quite like you. It was a Wednesday night, and I hung on your every word. We laughed and sang old songs together, just like giddy high schoolers. But when you returned from
On Thursday's new episode of "30 Rock," we are going to have an opportunity to see a landmark television star return for another guest spot as Jack Donaghy's biological father Milton -- Alan Alda. The actor is best known for his...
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SPRING HILL — For the past six years, the Baker Brothers have been composing pop-rock music to educate people about Jewish holidays. On Friday, Andrew and Preston Baker will use their music to tell the story of Hanukkah at Temple Beth David.
"It's a new
This week I had planned to write about “privacy,” and lack thereof in the world today, but I was stopped dead by two things: The price of pizza, and the possibility of World War III.
While waiting for my pizza at the Durbar Marg Pizza Hut, I was
We're all about the multitasking, so when you have to write out those holiday cards, wrap those gifts, select those dinner menus and bake the eight dozen Santa cookies your kid just told you he needs for the class party -- tomorrow! -- here's a big ol'
In the summer of 2009, Ilya Fischhoff was in Kenya, studying zebras and their interactions with the predators, livestock,
and people who share an environment that was, at the time, parched by drought. Within weeks after his return to the United
States,
How will Liz Lemon and company be celebrating the holidays? With (SPOILER ALERT) some pretty major life events, particularly for expectant-dad Jack (Alec Baldwin), though the bundle of joy isn’t due until early 2011. “The Christmas episode is the big
Aong advertisers, network executives and, yes, even the press, the 2004-05 season now can become lore. After all, no one predicted that ABC's Desperate Housewives and Lost would emerge as the year's two standouts. And their success only serves to
NBC is offering up holiday-themed episodes for several of its shows, including The Office, Community, Chuck, Parenthood and more. Details are below.
UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif. – November 18, 2010 -- NBC is sprucing up for the upcoming holidays with
Jennifer Aniston looked stunning while on location of her new movie, “Wanderlust!” The forty one year old actress was photographed while out and about and on set as she prepped for filming scenes of her new movie Wanderlust in New York, NY on November 18
VIDEO: Anne Hathaway's Saturday Night Live Promos
It's that time of the week again -- that time when we ask ourselves, "Will this week's Saturday Night Live actually make us laugh?"
As we've learned over the previous
years
weeks, it's impossible to
Anne Hathaway In Valentino Couture " "Love & Other Drugs" New York Premiere
Anne Hathaway and Jake Gyllenhaal arrived in London last week, and I was eagerly awaiting the London Premiere of their new movie, “Love & Other Drugs.”
But during that time
Anne Hathaway: 'Saturday Night Live' Promos with Bill Hader!
Anne Hathaway jokes around with Bill Hader in these promo videos to promote her appearance on Saturday Night Live on Saturday (November 20).
In one of the four skits, expect a visit from a
He should be done for attempted murder says:
He’s a Cambridge student, as some bright spark revealed in a comment on Youtube on this video. And he actually claims his pal is a “nice guy” who got carried away!
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Anne Hathaway is hosting Saturday Night Live this weekend, and the new goofy promos are out. Bill Hader has been on fire so far this season (Alan Alda impression FTW), and these promos are appropriately silly and fun. Hathaway’s kind of the perfect
What does it mean to think creatively? These quotations on creativity are attempts to explain the cognitive process otherwise known as human imagination.
What is creative thinking? Moreover, can all people think creatively? Through the years many great
More than five decades after their one-night stand, Jack Donaghy's parents, Colleen (Elaine Stritch) and Milton Greene (Alan Alda), will reunite for the first time on the December 9 episode of NBC's 30 Rock.
"I first met Elaine probably 20 years ago but
On December 9, Elaine Stritch and Alan Alda will guest star on NBC's 30 Rock, reuniting for the first time 50 years after their one night stand that produced JackDonaghy (played by Alec Baldwin).
Says Alda:"I first met Elaine probably 20 years ago but
This wide-ranging series asked basic questions about what makes us human and how our ancestors evolved with a spark of ingenuity and intelligence that set them apart from other species, including the Neanderthals with which they co-existed for a time.
While there are plenty of military-related TV shows and movies (not to mention an entire channel) we could watch to celebrate Veteran's Day today, TV Squad wanted to honor the real-life veterans working in showbiz.
Did you know that a pre-'Law & Order:
A photograph taken at a Mobile Army Surgical Hospital during the Korean war shows 1st Lt. Melvin Horwitz preparing a severely wounded U.S. soldier for surgery.
Raked by a mine, the soldier's lower leg is raw meat and bone and his shredded foot hangs by
Probing environmental reports on the size of the Gulf oil spill, the possible risks of chemicals commonly found in drinking water, and the fate of an endangered fish in the Colorado River are among the winners of the 2010 AAAS Kavli Science Journalism
“You’re listening to Science Friday, from NPR. I’m Ira Flatow.” Even in these fast-paced times, lots of people will stop and listen when they hear those words. The host of National Public Radio’s weekly science program is that influential and
Any day now, we should expect to hear that rubber-faced actor Jim Carrey is behind all the decisions at ESPN, as they just seem to get dumb and dumber.
With the furor of "The Decision" having calmed to a low roar, the pooh-bahs at the Worldwide Leader
Focusing on the Effort/Reward Ratio in Science holds promise for the future of Research and Development in the United States
On October 24 and 25, 2010, an exceptional and diverse group of thought-leaders, authors, communications experts, technologists,
“Celebrate and Remember with the Stars Who Went to War,” a lighthearted musical revue presented by concert band The Windjammers at the Living Arts Centre Friday night, paid tribute to some of the 150 actors and musicians who quietly left the stage,
'West Wing' now Available as High Def Download
We know, we know, you're weary and worn out, tired of all things political. But, we loved this show when it was first on the air and miss it terribly. Warner Bros. Digital Distribution (WBDD) today
Jerry Bock, below, in 2006 and above, the original 1964 production of Fiddler On the Roof. It broke all box-office records. Photographs: Gjon Mili/Time & Life Pictures/Getty Image; Adam Rountree/AP
Days after speaking ata memorial service for his
Tiffany Thornton
Tiffany Thornton shares her experience working with Shaquille O'Neill for the upcoming Halloween episode. The actress is surely striking while the iron's hot as
VIDEO + PICS: Shaq & Hoopz Clowning on Halloween Dressed Up as "Shaqeeta
“If it bends, it’s funny. If it breaks, it isn’t.”
This is one of my favorite meaningless phrases (said by Alan Alda in Woody Allen’s Crimes and Misdemeanors) that tries to argue that comedy isn’t always subjective. I agree with the sentiment, but it
His death, at a Mount Kisco hospital, was caused by heart failure, his lawyer, Richard M. Ticktin, said.
Mr. Bock died 10 days after the death of Joseph Stein, who wrote the book for “Fiddler.”
Early in his life Mr. Bock wrote music for television
Quite admirably! Regardless of the quality of the writing (which, just like every episode, was a little up and down this week), Hamm gives every sketch his all. He’s actively engaged in the delivery of the material and, unlike a lot of hosts, actually
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Atlanta’s restaurant owners are going to cry now that Jennifer Aniston’s movie “Wanderlust” has wrapped up. Since the film co-starring Paul Rudd and Alan Alda set up shop here, she’s been spotted at Ecco, Paces 88 and most
If Christine O'Donnell's resumé got her this far, why not turn to candidates who never existed at all? Casting the movement's fictional leaders, from least acceptable to downright Joe Miller-quality approved.
political movie candidates, robert
Everyone haswatched one of the best TV series of all-time – M*A*S*H.
You also know the tune thatplayed during the opening credits as
helicopters delivered wounded soldiers to the 4077 Mobile Army Surgical
Unit. Most people have never heard the
Early life
Williams was born in Chicago, Illinois. His mother, Laura (ne Smith, 19222001), was a former model from New Orleans, Louisiana. His father, Robert Fitzgerald Williams (September 10, 1906 October 18, 1987) was a senior executive at
Bill's great. Probably the only current SNL member (I think) who may go on to do good things movie-wise.
He is currently the voice of Prof. Impossible on Adult Swim's Venture Bros. thankfully NOT trying to impersonate Stephen Colbert.
KEN LEVINE
...is
Everyone loves Jon Hamm, and why wouldn’t they? He’s attractive and charming and is on a hit television show. Moreover, he has a sense of humor and being able to turn that sense of humor on himself. It is just a very winning combination. But it’s
I'll admit that I got a little BACK TO THE FUTURE'd out as the excitement over the new DVD and Blu-ray set hit stores last week. I love the film as much as the next guy but the ALIEN series also hit Blu-ray the same day and you barely heard a word about
So as literally every human on the planet Earth is now aware, the 'Back to the Future' films recently celebrated their 25th anniversary, and did so with a ton of fanfare alongside new DVD / Blu-ray editions of the trilogy and even an intermittent
This is actually a picture of Jon Hamm the last time he hosted 'Saturday Night Live.' We're assuming he looked roughly the same this time.
The World Series is currently in full swing for Major League Baseball. A Jon Hamm-hosted episode of “Saturday
A good host frequently seems to bring out the best in Saturday Night Live, and this was true of Jon Hamm… at least in the sketches and taped pieces in which he was involved. (Even his SNL logo bridges coming out of the commercials were funny.) He got
['SNL' - 'Season 36, Episode 5']
Jon Hamm isn't a household name. Sure, he plays Don Draper on AMC's 'Mad Men,' but as popular as that show is, there are still a lot of people who probably think he's some 'Bachelorette' reject. But what about his
Well, the wigs were very good last night on “Saturday Night Live.” The comedy? Not so great, although a sketch about victims of viral videos offered some laugh-out-loud moments. A blacksmith hit Kristen Wiig in the head, and Jon Hamm performed a
1. "The Four Seasons" Alan Alda's story of three middle-aged couples over the course of a year includes an autumn parents' weekend at a New England college. The title composition by Vivaldi perfectly compliments the burnished colors as the characters
Jennifer Aniston’s movie “Wanderlust” is going to end soon and before that, she joined friends for farewell celebration.
She joined her cast members on Wednesday night for a wrap party that was held at Ecco in Midtown. The party was hosted by Alan Alda.
There's certain to be a plunge in Jennifer Aniston sightings now that "Wanderlust," the new comedy re-teaming Aniston with her "The Object of My Affection" co-star Paul Rudd has wrapped in town.
Both stars attended the film's wrap party this week at
Jennifer Aniston’s movie “Wanderlust” is about finished and before she wanders on out of here she joined friends for a farewell celebration. She joined co-star Paul Rudd and several other cast memebers on Wednesday night for a wrap
Among the six feature films being screened as part of the fifth annual Hartford International Film Festival, which begins Thursday and runs through Nov. 7, is a documentary that shines renewed fame on a Hartford girl who made an indelible mark on the
Jennifer Aniston’s movie “Wanderlust” is about finished and before she wanders on out of here she joined friends for a farewell celebration. She joined co-star Paul Rudd and several other cast memebers on Wednesday night for a wrap
Casey Affleck pulled off one big trick this year with his staged Joaquin Phoenix documentary "I'm Still Here," and it looks he'll be doing the same for his next big role in "Rush Hour" director Brett Ratner's "Ocean's Eleven"-meets-Bernie Madoff flick
What do you get when a sharp-edged, snarky New York Times columnist reviews the memoir of a bad boy of rock 'n roll? Not what you'd expect.
Keith Richards takes the exact opposite approach toward women in Life. As Dowd tells it, "Learning that there's a
Next week in election booths across the United States, more votes will be cast for women than have ever been cast before.
Not by women, for women.
While some may say otherwise, we see this as good thing. That's because we are enlightened, trailing edge
The story of Persephone, ab ducted queen of the under world, is one of the most potent in Greek mythology -- so much so that it's inspired a steady stream of writers and artists over the centuries.Now, Julia S...
Good dancers don't guarantee good
Matthew Broderick, Casey Affleck and Judd Hirsch have all signed on for the comedy/thriller "Tower Heist" for Universal PIctures says The Hollywood Reporter.
The story follows a group of employees in a luxury apartment building who attempt to rob the
As a tremendously exciting new season begins at the New York City Opera, general manager and artistic director George Steel waxes enthusiastic
Priscilla's parade across the desert falls short of euphoria
In the summer of 1963, I started what would be a
It’s about folks of various classes trying to rob a Bernie Madoff type — robber baron, thief, Wall Street con artist. Alan Alda has that role.
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Casey Affleck and Judd Hirsch have signed on to the seemingly endless cast of Tower Heist , according to The Hollywood Reporter . The roster of the Brett Ratner-directed action comedy already includes Matthew Broderick, Ben Stiller, Eddie Murphy, Alan
Brett Ratner is directing the film, in which Stiller will play the overworked manager of an illustrious tower residence, who heads up a team who rob a Wall Streeter (to be played by Alda) who's pulled a Ponzi scheme and swindled them all.
[For the entirety of October I will be showcasing one horror film each day. Every film is pulled from my DVD shelf or streamed via Netflix Instant and will be one I haven’t seen. Unlike my A Movie A Day or A Movie A Week columns there won’t necessarily
Various Artists: Free to Be... You and Me Soundtrack
My mom worked for public education, and one summer she brought home Free to Be... You and Me. It was a children's movie with all these different people that you wouldn't expect making songs, like
Antonio Banderas' next directing job will be the sci-fi psychological thriller "Solo," according to Variety.
Banderas will direct from an original screenplay by Erik Jendresen, who also wrote "The Big Bang," in which the actor starred. "Solo" will
Carly Heffernan got her start at Spring Valley Public School
That’s been the path for Carly Heffernan, who grew up in the Brighton area.
The 25 year old has been part of The Second City for 18 months, currently working in the show Second City Live in 3D.
Brett Ratner‘s new movie, the thriller/action/comedy Tower Heist, is prepping to shoot in November in New York City. The cast is enough to earn at least an interested glance: Ben Stiller, Eddie Murphy, Alan Alda, Gabourey Sidibe and Michael Pena. Now
With her Hollywood royalty family roots and a life and career as
expansive and interesting as a show biz fairytale, everyone thinks
actress Marlo Thomas wrote and published her autobiography years
ago.
But as Thomas describes it, it was always on the
Tea Leoni has signed on to star in Brett Ratner's action comedy Tower Heist.
The film, from Universal Pictures and Imagine Entertainment, will also star Ben Stiller, Alan Alda and Charlie Murphy - brother of Eddie.
Tower Heist follows a number of
Maybe Ben Stiller'snext flick should be called "Meet the Lawyers."
The New York-born funnyman is expected to film parts of his new comedy in the historic Bronx County Courthouse next month, said the mayor's Office of Film, Theatre and
Ben Stiller To Produce 'Zoolander' Animated Web Series
Hansel might be so hot right now, but it’s Derek Zoolander who is making a comeback. Ben Stiller’s Red Hour Films has signed a two year deal with Paramount Digital Entertainment to create web
In the upcoming film Tower Heist, Ben Stiller plays the manager of a luxury highrise building who loses his pension to a Wall Street Ponzi scheme. So he and cohorts plan revenge on the crook in his penthouse apartment.
Directed by Brett Ratner (X-Men:
Tower Prep Review
You who have been waiting for a teenage version of "The Prisoner" set inside a private High School, your wait is now ended. "Tower Prep," which premieres in the rather grown-up time slot of Tuesday at 8 p.m. — it goes up against "NCIS"
Here's the transcript from my Oct. 21 live chat on STLtoday.com.
Our next chat is set for Thursday, Nov. 4, so visit www.stltoday.com/chat beginning
a week in advance to post questions and comments.
Gail: Hi, everybody. I'm thrilled that so many people
Next, though he's been set to play famous cyclist and humanitarian Lance Armstrong in a long-gestating biopic, it looks like Matt Damon will tell the story of the Tour de France champion in a different way. 24 Frames reports the actor will narrate a new
Seems Howard Stern was wrong about Gabourey Sidibe.
But as of Wednesday, the Oscar-nominated star of "Precious" is part of the cast of "Tower Heist," a comedy starring industry unknowns Ben Stiller and Eddie Murphy, the Wrap reports.
There aren't
Brett Ratner has set Oscar-nominated Precious star Gabourey Sidibe and Michael Pena to join Ben Stiller, Eddie Murphy and Alan Alda in Tower Heist, the action-comedy that Universal Pictures is gearing up to start production in New York next month.
“Beyond! Beyond! Beyond was ‘the city,’” the New York intellectual Alfred Kazin once wrote in a tender memoir of his Brownsville boyhood. Manhattan beckoned then and somehow it beckons still.
The guest of honor at this particular party may have been
Los Angeles – October, 20, 2010 – The Paley Center for Media will honor acclaimed Entertainment Tonight host Mary Hart and iconic sportscaster Al Michaels this year at its annual gala event, Salute to Excellence. Hart is being recognized for her
"Saturday Night Live" alum Michaela Watkins is joining the cast of Universal's "Wanderlust," the studio announced on Monday.
David Wain's comedy stars Paul Rudd and Jennifer Aniston as a married couple who try to escape the modern pressures of New York
NEW YORK — In her new book, Marlo Thomas pulls off a bit of admirable alchemy.
Within its charming, breezy 379 pages, she blends a personal memoir; a loving tribute to her dad, comedian Danny Thomas; a portfolio of interviews she did with more than 20
Bill Birch will write the action-comedy "Collared" for Warner Bros. and Mandeville Films, the latter company announced on Friday.
The movie concerns a mysterious group of prisoners held captive in the secretive military base Area 51.
The story is
A very selective look at the shows and various other TV odds and ends that stood out for me this week:
STUNT OF THE WEEK: Live from New York, it was 30 Rock. (And the following comments apply only to the early version. Couldn't really imagine sitting
"High School Musical" star Vanessa Hudgens is in final negotiations to play the female lead opposite Josh Hutcherson in New Line's "Journey 2: The Mysterious Island," the studio has confirmed to TheWrap.
Brad Peyton is directing the sequel to "Journey
This week's Ketchup featuring casting news for both Batman 3 and the Spider-Man reboot, sequel news for Top Gun and new (or possible new) roles for Robert De Niro, Angelina Jolie, Shia LaBeouf, Eddie Murphy and Sigourney Weaver.
Although James Cameron
The most difficult things in life include walking up to a stranger and saying 'hello'. The next difficult thing in life is saying 'good bye' to those who matter in our life. Life has to go on and we need to bid farewell to our old buddies some day or
Tonight, Tina Fey, Alec Baldwin, and the cast of 30 Rock (including guest stars Jon Hamm and Matt Damon) will perform a live episode of the Emmy-winning NBC series, something viewers have been anticipating since it was announced this summer.
At a press
Sometimes when you die onstage, you really die onstage.
In 1984, the Fez-wearing English comedian Tommy Cooper suffered cardiac arrest while performing a magic act on live TV; it took a few minutes for the crowd to figure out that Cooper's collapse wasn'
For much of the '30 Rock' cast, tonight's live episode (8:30PM ET, NBC) is old hat; Tracy Morgan and Tina Fey, of course, spent years on 'Saturday Night Live,' Alec Baldwin has hosted 'SNL' so frequently (15 times, to be exact, which ties him with Steve
Ex-“Today” show hostess with the mostess Jane Pauley, who suffers from bipolar disorder, and veteran actor — and science fanatic — Alan Alda doing the meet-and-greet thing at MIT’s McGovern Institute for Brain Research’s 10th Anniversary Dinner . . ....
Some plays can be more interesting for their shocking past than their diminished present.
Such is "La Ronde," a darkly comic dramatization of erotic serial encounters in 1900 Vienna by Arthur Schnitzler (1862-1931). It's a daisy chain of seduction in
Tower Heist is shifting the story to include the topical element of a crooked Wall Street type (Alan Alda) getting rich off the backs of the employees of a luxury apartment building, who is then convicted of running a fraudulent Ponzi scheme and
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Eddie Murphy will star opposite Ben Stiller and Alan Alda in "Tower Heist," a comedy being directed by Brett Ratner.
In a story ripped from recent financial headlines, the overworked manager (Stiller) of a posh
Before becoming Tower Heist, Brett Ratner’s latest film was conceived as an urban version of Ocean’s Eleven, with Eddie Murphy in the starring role. The title then was Trump Heist, and the original cast poised to join him included Chris Rock, Dave
LITTLE ROCK Back in the day, boys and girls, back in the very early days of television, programs were performed live. In the early ’50s, the newfangled medium grabbed entertainment from wherever it could - vaudeville, radio, the theater. A camera was
According to RadarOnline.com, Lindsay Lohan got caught busting out of rehab at the Betty Ford Center…
The site claims she and another resident made the big break so they could score some Coke…as in Coca-Cola. Apparently things like soda and television
If Peter Serafinowicz of "Running Wilde" looks familiar, it's because he's the funniest comedian you didn't realize you're already a big fan of. Serafinowicz (pronounced sare-uh-FIN-uh-witsh) plays Fa'ad Shaoulin, the neighbor/rival of star Will Arnett,
A bevy of boldfacers were inducted into the Cambridge-based American Academy of Arts and Sciences over the weekend, among them ABC’s Christiane Amanpour and New York Times columnist David Brooks. Others joining the exclusive club included secretary of
"The Junior Affair" is a comedy of misunderstanding. Puddle shares that she was dumped by her boyfriend, so Emmy and Steve decide to help her out in very different ways. Emmy starts hanging out with the ex-boyfriend hoping to convince him that Puddle is
Sure. He’s not homophobic because he’s not AFRAID of gay people. He just hates them. Duh.
Can you blame him, with all that grinding and such that those people like to do?
Sure, that’s the way to secure the Jewish vote….
Hey Bing, I think you mean Carl
If something felt slightly off with Season Four of 30 Rock, you weren’t the only one to notice.
For awhile, 30 Rock was starting off as a unique blend of past television greats, mixing the top-notch workplace comedy stylings of The Mary Tyler Moore Show
Sorry for being a little late with this one, since the film has opened in a few markets already, but Fantastic Fest pretty much put everything on the back burner in terms of my workload. But I certainly didn't want you to ignore the fascinating film
I’m a sucker for the dramatic aspect of baseball and I’ll readily admit that. In our roundtable the other night, Steven Goldman even referred to me as a baseball era version of Alan Alda from MASH. I’ll take it. It should then come as no surprise that
"In a surprise move, the romance drama "Blue Valentine" with Michelle Williams and Ryan Gosling has been awarded the dreaded NC-17 rating by the MPAA. Critics who've seen the film and the scene responsible for the NC-17 are saying the harsh rating is
We have four brief casting stories for you this morning. First up, the Winnipeg Free Press reports [via Bloody Disgusting ] that Alice Eve ( She’s Out of My League ) has replaced Margarita Levieva in David Brooks’ ATM . Described as “Hitchcockian”, the
Alan Alda - Alan Alda has recently had the distinction of being nominated for an Oscar, a Tony, and an EMMY - as well as publishing a bestselling book - all in the same year.
His memoir, entitled Never Have Your Dog Stuffed, and Other Things I've
In a crowded TV landscape where returning skeins don't have nearly the marketing dollars of freshman shows, networks are always looking for inexpensive ways to draw attention to programs.
The cast and crew at NBC's "30 Rock" are going forward this week
Paul Rudd may commit to be all out for his role in "WanderLust", but he probably will not show his asset in front of co-star Jennifer Aniston. According to E! Online, the actor will use a prosthetic penis to film his nude scenes in the film.
"It's so
Wanderlust, the Paul Rudd and Jennifer Aniston comedy about a married couple who try to escape modern society and end up in a hippie commune, is really starting to come together. Much of the cast has already been set—first Justin Theroux (Mulholland Dr.)
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Oct. 8 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The American Academy of Arts and Sciences will induct some of the world's most distinguished scholars, artists, and institutional leaders here on Saturday, October 9. The induction ceremony is part of
Paul Rudd: Causing chuckles on the Wanderlust set with his fake penis, apparently (AP)
The film will follow the adventures of a married couple who wind up in a Dixie nudist colony.
According to E! Online, sources on the Georgia set of the film say
Edem wonders:
What happens if an actor either leaves (Melinda Kanakaredes, CSI: NY) or is sacked (A.J. Cook, Criminal Minds) during the summer, before the new season starts? Is it more of a headache for writers, or par for the course?
It depends on who
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Alan Alda and Ben Stiller are set to star in the new movie Tower Heist, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Brett Ratner is directing the picture.
In the film, the overworked manager (Stiller) of an illustrious tower
Alan Alda has landed roles in forthcoming Universal films Wanderlust and Tower Heist.
The former M*A*S*H actor will star with Jennifer Aniston and Paul Rudd in comedy Wanderlust as the leader of a commune, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
Alda will
LOS ANGELES - When you make a movie a year, you're going to have your hits and misses. But when you've been making movies with a distinctive voice every year for more than four decades as Woody Allen has - including the recent "You Will Meet a Tall Dark
Scheduled to open in area theaters next weekend (Oct. 15)
are:
Jackass 3-D, yes, a third "Jackass," this time
straight between the eyes. Starring, as if anyone else could, would
or should: Johnny Knoxville, Steve-O, Bam Margera, "Wee Man" Acuna,
Chris
The English Patient screenwriter and director Anthony Minghella: not on Jerry's short list for favorite film visionaries. (AP Photo/Frank Wiese)
The fact is, when it comes to movies my wife, the beautiful Judy Licht, and I are incompatible. The most
"Wanderlust" stars Aniston and Rudd as a married couple who try to
escapemodern society by moving out of New York.
Alda will play Carvin, the head of a naturist village. It sounds like a fun
role for the actor, who has a gentle energy about him that
Alan Alda has signed onto two comedies, "Wanderlust" and "Tower Heist", both at Universal Pictures according to The Hollywood Reporter.
The Judd Apatow-produced "Wanderlust" centers on a couple (Paul Rudd and Jennifer Aniston) who try to escape society
Alda will first board Universal's Judd Apatow comedy "Wanderlust," and then becomes the first to join Ben Stiller in "Tower Heist," which Brett Ratner is directing.
Alan Alda is heading to the big screen, booking two back-to-back projects at Universal.
Alan Alda has been tapped to co-star in two comedies for Universal: "Wanderlust" and "Tower Heist."
Thesp joins an ensemble cast in "Wanderlust" led by Jennifer Aniston, Paul Rudd, Justin Theroux and Malin Akerman, while Ben Stiller toplines "Tower
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In the film, to be directed by David Wain, Aniston and Rudd play an urban couple who stop at a rural B&B, which turns out to be a commune filled with nudists, pot smoking and orgies. Alda will play the head of the community.
"I am the New Man. My turn-ons include nurturing, chamomile tea and doing more than my share of the housework. I have forsaken red meat for soy, power lifting for Pilates and world conquest for the simple joy of raising sensible, well-adjusted children.
FRAZIER MOORE, AP Television Writer | - AP In this book cover image released by Hyperion, "Growing Up Laughing," by Marlo Thomas, is shown. (AP Photo/Hyperion) - AP FILE - In this Sept. 22, 2010 file photo, actress Marlo Thomas poses for a portrait in
Marlo Thomas is the daughter of show-biz royalty. Her dad is singer-actor-comedian Danny Thomas , and his hang-around-the-house pals were people like Milton Berle , George Burns and Sid Caesar . Thomas became a star herself with the proto-feminist 1966
Who is Yasmina Reza? And why are her characters saying (and doing) such appalling (and amusing) things?
Though not a household name in the U.S., Reza is one of the most-produced contemporary playwrights in the world. Her first smash hit, "Art," has been
You take a train to Penn Station, make a left onto Seventh Avenue and fight uptown through the crowds until you hit the TKTS line at 47th Street.You wait on what used to be the Howard Johnson’s side but which is now the Roxy side.You figure you’ll be on
SPIN and MySpace Music are teaming up to present Germs of Perfection: A Tribute to Bad Religion, a digital compilation in honor of the influential band's 30th anniversary. The second song from the series has been posted already, a cover of "Better Off
Ben Hartley, an actor and friend, told Playbill.com, "Having worked in the theatre his entire life, he became a friend and mentor to anyone who was privileged to meet him. Frank lived an unbelievably full, rich life, and always saw the good in everyone.
Diane Keaton played different types of people in different types of Woody Allen films, while always seeming herself. Even in her first scene of her first film with Allen, 1972’s Play It Again, Sam (not directed but written by Allen, based on his play,
1892 Birthday of playwright Elmer Rice (1892 -1967), author of many dramas including Street Scene, Counsellor-at-Law, Dream Girl, The Grand Tour and the libretto to Kurt Weill's musical based on Street Scene. He was also instrumental in the development
We know her as the irrepressible Poppy in Mike Leigh’s Happy-Go-Lucky, for which she burst out of nowhere and won a Golden Globe. Woody Allen seems to have a preternatural instinct for discovering intuitively brilliant young actresses (Scarlett
Anyone who recalls the iSkillet, Pepsi Aspartame, or Honey Bunches of High Fructose Corn Syrup is already familiar with a few of 2009’s unsuccessful spinoff products. As industry insiders will attest, launching a new product during a recession can be
Buried (R), Drama A truck driver wakes up buried alive in an old wooden coffin. Not knowing who might have put him there or why, his only chance to escape from this nightmare is a mysterious cell phone. Poor reception, low battery and lack of oxygen are
With movies like Dan In Real Life, Gnomeo and Juliet, The Wolfman, and Gulliver's Travels on her resume, you'd think Emily Blunt would be a little less apt to take a role in a goofy movie. You'd think.
Nope, the actress is going to flush away all the
LOS ANGELES -- When you make a movie a year, you're going to have your hits and misses. But here are the five Woody Allen movies I like best:
"Annie Hall" (1977): It's quintessential Allen: the neurosis, the self-loathing, the patter of the dialogue,
LOS ANGELES—When you make a movie a year, you're going to have your hits and misses. But when you've been making movies with a distinctive voice every year for more than four decades as Woody Allen has -- including this weekend's "You Will Meet a Tall
Woody Allen's newest feature You Will Meet A Tall Dark Stranger opens today in movie theaters. It's currently confusing me with its Curse of The Jade Scorpion or The Purple Rose of Cairo -like silhouette poster. With this move the marketing department
Pair will help celebrate Stony Brook's Center for Communicating Science. Actor Alan Alda will speak at SBU on Sept. 23. Stony Brook Film Festival Alda and Greene will host a discussion entitled "Why Communicating Science Matters" from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m.
(EXT. COURTHOUSE - Cue jazz music; WOODY ALLEN is led up the stairs as REPORTERS and PHOTOGRAPHERS swarm around him.)
Announcer (voice-over): On the eve of the release of his latest motion picture You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger, Woody Allen goes on
exploring the evolution and architecture of the human mind
I am a graduate student in Developmental Psychology at the University of Southern California.
I'm interested in the way that the environment interacts with biology in producing
innate or
Some 11 years after the syndicated Hercules TV show ended, actor Kevin Sorbo is accusing his former bosses of hiding profits.
Hercules: The Legendary Journeys revolves around the mythical brave and handsome son (Sorbo) of the classic Greek gods as he
When teen sensation Justin Bieber appears on the 11th season premiere of CBS’ “CSI” on Sept. 23, he’ll be making his acting debut — and following in a long-standing television tradition as the very special guest star.
“I got this call saying that Justin
Making Toast is Roger Rosenblatt's graceful memoir of the year following his daughter Amy's sudden death from an undiagnosed heart condition. Rosenblatt, a distinguished author and senior contributor to Time magazine, writes here mostly as grandfather
It's human nature to name things, so we had to come up with a name for what we turned around one day and discovered everyone else doing -- Tweeting, Facebooking, YouTubing, Digging, Etsying, You-Name-It-ing, basically platforming the hell out of the
Actor Kevin Sorbo has accused U.S. TV bosses of hiding profits from 1990s hit show Hercules: The Legendary Journeys.
The 51 year old played the lead character in the series, which ran in America for six seasons from early 1995 until late 1999.
But he's
Eric Belis, 11, of Portland, organized a fundraiser to bring in money for juvenile diabetes. The event is Saturday, with the doors opening at 11 am at the Portland Social Hall.MELISSA EVANKO/Pocono Record
PORTLAND — For fun, they started walking in the
This is a slap in the face. Now I’ll have go eat my shit sandwich under a bus.
Still waiting for my goddamn unicorn pony.
But Warren won’t be used as fodder in a proxy war, therefore Obama is a weak coward. Plus, nobody has explained to me her precise
Bucky Gunts took home his fourth Emmy this year while becoming a viral sensation thanks to Ricky Gervais.
"The whole thing is hilarious," said Gunts, who won a Primetime Emmy for his direction of the opening ceremony of the 2010 Vancouver Winter
More Images » Cowboy John Wayne or sensitive new age guy, Alan Alda? Letter writer Gene Sauve says most women would probably opt for the manly man. Photograph by: File Photos, The Ottawa Citizen Re: Waterworks still socially frowned on for men , Sept. 13
Last night I attended the opening of the 2008 Gen Art Film Festival here in New York City, where the film Diminished Capacity enjoyed its New York premiere at the historic Ziegfeld Theater. Did you go? Really enjoyed this film; as one guy points out in
If you live anywhere near New York City, and you're a fan of independent films (and free drinks), then there's absolutely no reason why you shouldn't be attending at least every night of the 2008 Gen Art Film Festival. As always, Cinematical will be
Debbie Crews lends her 25 years of expertise to the following article published in October's Golf Digest.
It's a sun-drenched morning at the ASU Karsten Golf Course, and psychology consultant Debbie Crews, Ph.D., a faculty research associate at Arizona
troubled, complex and fallible. Make him — in other words — an interesting heavy in a flawed show as opposed to cardboard cutout in a flawed one.
The show: Remember Matt Santos (Smits), the liberal senator who won the White House on "The West Wing" by
Remember Matt Santos (Smits), the liberal senator who won the White House on "The West Wing" by blasting the conservative- portrayed-as-troglodyte Arnie Vinick ( Alan Alda )? He's back, at least in spirit.Supreme Court Justice Cyrus Garza is a
Gala will be broadcast on CBS on December 28, 2010 at 9:00-11:00 p.m., ET/PT
WASHINGTON, D.C.—The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts today announced the selection of the individuals who will receive the 2010 Kennedy Center Honors. Recipients
Five years passed between the Chicago band Canasta’s debut album, “We Were Set Up,” and the May release of its second album, “The Fakeout, the Tease and the Breather.”
And in less than three months after the second album’s release, the band had already
(Nanowerk News) King Harald of Norway presented the Kavli Prize in Astrophysics, Nanoscience and Neuroscience to the eight laureates from US, Germany and Great Britain at spectacular gala performance at Oslo Concert Hall in Oslo, Norway, on 7 September.
