Category Archives: Entertainment

Obsessions: Gosling is Hollywood’s most underrated heartthrob

By doris | Published: October 9, 2011

Full Story at CNN.com (CNN) — An Oscar nomination, abs of steel and five leading roles in a 10-month span typically denotes Hollywood golden boy. Despite critical acclaim and a smoldering stare, Ryan Gosling still manages to fly under the radar with most of the moviegoing masses. The actor has already received praise for his [...]

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‘Dolphin Tale’ jumps into first with $14.2 million

By doris | Published: October 3, 2011

Full Story at CNN.com (EW.com) — “The Lion King” finally gave up his box office throne, and now another animal reigns supreme! After its solid $19.2 million debut last weekend, Warner Brothers’ 3D family film “Dolphin Tale” jumped into first place this time around, dipping just 27 percent to $14.2 million. The film, which earned [...]

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Andy Rooney exiting ’60 Minutes’ this Sunday

By doris | Published: September 28, 2011

Full Story at TODAY.msnbc.msn.com NEW YORK — With 1,096 essays for “60 Minutes” under his belt, Andy Rooney will deliver his 1,097th on Sunday’s broadcast. And it will be his last as a regular contributor. The 92-year-old Rooney will announce his departure at the end of the program, where he has been featured since 1978, [...]

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‘All My Children’ leaves ABC with a bang

By doris | Published: September 24, 2011

Full Story at MarqueeBlog.CNN.com ABC’s “All My Children” stayed true to its soapy roots all the way up to its last on-air minute. Fans of the long-running series had this day marked on calendars since ABC announced they were giving the soap the boot in favor of a new food and lifestyle talk show, “The [...]

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Pop ladies of the ’80s have still got the beat

By doris | Published: September 12, 2011

Full Story at TODAY.msnbc.msn.com Here’s some pop music news. Guess the year it takes place. Blondie has announced a North American hall tour and has a new album coming Sept. 13. The Human League has a new album getting a physical release that same day. The Bangles have a new album on the way Sept. [...]

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The Go-Go’s are still stars

By doris | Published: August 13, 2011

Full Story at Scoop.today.com The Go-Go’s received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Thursday and that got us thinking about the many years that have passed since, well, we had the beat. The female new wavers got their start in the late ’70s and scored a hit with their debut album, “Beauty [...]

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Police seize ‘Cash Cab’ after pedestrian killed

By doris | Published: August 3, 2011

Full Story at TODAY.msnbc.msn.com VANCOUVER, B.C. — Investigators are examining the taxi from the Canadian edition of the TV show “Cash Cab” to see whether it had a mechanical defect that may have contributed to a fatal pedestrian accident, police said Tuesday. A member of the show’s technical crew was driving the vehicle back to [...]

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At 30, MTV hasn’t lost its sexy edge — or shock factor

By doris | Published: August 1, 2011

Full Story at TODAY.msnbc.comcom Turning 30 usually signifies that a person has hit a certain maturity level and has reached full adulthood. But that doesn’t really apply to MTV, which celebrates its 30th birthday on Aug. 1. The first-ever 24-hour music channel has made it a point not to grow up and to instead align [...]

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Oscar statue from 1940s fetches $89,625 in Dallas auction

By doris | Published: July 30, 2011

Full Story at news.Yahoo.com DALLAS (Reuters) – If you can’t win an Oscar, why not buy one? That’s exactly what an avid movie buff did when a golden statue from the 1942 Academy Awards went up for auction on Friday. A coveted collectible since Oscars are rarely for sale, the statue fetched $89,625, making it [...]

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Mick Jagger’s new supergroup is ‘SuperHeavy’

By doris | Published: July 2, 2011

Full Story at Marquee.CNN.com On Thursday, a small group of journalists were introduced to SuperHeavy, the eclectic new supergroup featuring Mick Jagger, Joss Stone, Damian Marley, Eurythmics co-founder Dave Stewart and “Slumdog Millionaire” composer A.R. Rahman. The five global music stars gathered in Studio A at Henson Recording Studios in Hollywood to explain their surprise [...]

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