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Wednesday, February 24, 2010 - Posts

"Law Abiding Citizen" tops video charts
The crime drama "Law Abiding Citizen," which performed respectably at the box office amid critical ridicule, debuted at No. 1 on all three home video charts on Wednesday. Read More

posted Wednesday, February 24, 2010 11:03 PM by MovieBlogz with 0 Comments

Baldwin warms up in NYC before Oscar co-host gig
As a kind of warm-up to his upcoming gig as Academy Awards co-host, Alec Baldwin appeared at the Time Warner Center for a personal and wide-ranging conversation. Read More

posted Wednesday, February 24, 2010 11:03 PM by MovieBlogz with 0 Comments

Guys struggle, so ‘Idol’ focuses on other things
Wednesday night was supposed to be the showcase for the 12 men, but there was a lot more to check out in the two hours of singing and sniping than just the vocals. Read More

posted Wednesday, February 24, 2010 10:42 PM by MovieBlogz with 0 Comments

Conan tweets through his talk-show withdrawal
In the bio section of the account that’s verified by Twitter as accurate, O’Brien wrote: “I had a show. Then I had a different show. Now I have a Twitter account.” Read More

posted Wednesday, February 24, 2010 9:04 PM by MovieBlogz with 0 Comments

‘Yellow Handkerchief’ strains for tears
This standard-issue indie drama, made two years ago, arrives now as little more than a curiosity, featuring a pre-"Twilight" Kristen Stewart in one of its lead roles. Read More

posted Wednesday, February 24, 2010 8:44 PM by MovieBlogz with 0 Comments

Tidbits: Chris Brown defends Tiger Woods
“I think people always deserve a second chance,” Brown said. “Whatever (Tiger’s) personal life is — and I think this goes for me and him — his personal life is his personal life.” Read More

posted Wednesday, February 24, 2010 8:44 PM by MovieBlogz with 0 Comments

Scoop: ‘Dancing’ scrambling to replace Harris
Numerous former contestants are under consideration, including Brooke Burke, Melissa Rycroft and reportedly, Kelly Osbourne. Read More

posted Wednesday, February 24, 2010 8:44 PM by MovieBlogz with 0 Comments

Aiken, Baxter to speak for gay rights
More than a year after disclosing he is gay, Clay Aiken is speaking before a gay-rights event in his hometown. Read More

posted Wednesday, February 24, 2010 8:23 PM by MovieBlogz with 0 Comments

Woman sues 50 Cent over her sex video
A Florida woman has sued the rapper, claiming he unlawfully distributed her homemade sex video over the Internet after editing himself into it as a wig-wearing narrator. Read More

posted Wednesday, February 24, 2010 8:23 PM by MovieBlogz with 0 Comments

Simon Cowell’s top 10 ‘American Idol’ moments
Beyond his slams of contestants, he’s sparred with his fellow judges, exchanged a number of gay innuendos with show host Ryan Seacrest and also shared warm moments with them all. Read More

posted Wednesday, February 24, 2010 7:42 PM by MovieBlogz with 0 Comments

Leif Garrett pleads not guilty in drug case
Defense attorney Andrew Flier said authorities illegally searched Garrett before he was arrested Feb. 1 for investigation of carrying heroin in the city subway system. Read More

posted Wednesday, February 24, 2010 7:42 PM by MovieBlogz with 0 Comments

Nadya Suleman doesn’t rule out one more kid
The octuplets mother said on "The View" Wednesday she doesn't plan on having more children unless she gets married someday "far" in the future. Read More

posted Wednesday, February 24, 2010 7:42 PM by MovieBlogz with 0 Comments

Adrian Pasdar pleads not guilty to drunk driving
Pasdar was arrested Jan. 27 after authorities say they spotted the 44-year-old swerving and speeding on a Los Angeles freeway. Read More

posted Wednesday, February 24, 2010 7:42 PM by MovieBlogz with 0 Comments

Vote: Which female ‘Idol’ hopeful will get the boot?
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Parents seek help finding missing actor Koenig
The parents of missing "Growing Pains" actor Andrew Koenig have issued an emotional plea for their son to contact them. Koenig was visiting friends in Vancouver when he went missing more than a week ago. Read More

posted Wednesday, February 24, 2010 7:42 PM by MovieBlogz with 0 Comments

Scoop: Lambert to join Palin on new ‘Tonight’
Adam Lambert will indeed be appearing on “The Tonight Show” on Tuesday — along with the former governor of Alaska, conservative Sarah Palin. But don't expect too many sparks. Read More

posted Wednesday, February 24, 2010 7:42 PM by MovieBlogz with 0 Comments

Patti LaBelle: Some ‘Idol’ judges not qualified
The singer — who said she was asked to be a judge on the series before Paula Abdul — feels like the judges' comments to the contestants are too mean. Read More

posted Wednesday, February 24, 2010 7:42 PM by MovieBlogz with 0 Comments

Did the ‘Idol’ judges hear what we did?
The first live show of the season was dominated by pitch problems, ham-fisted phrasing and, perhaps at the root of it all, a sound mix that seemed to have the vocals turned up to 11. Read More

posted Wednesday, February 24, 2010 7:42 PM by MovieBlogz with 0 Comments

Gary Busey's girlfriend gives birth to a boy
Gary Busey's girlfriend, Steffanie Sampson, has given birth to a boy named Luke Sampson Busey. Read More

posted Wednesday, February 24, 2010 7:42 PM by MovieBlogz with 0 Comments

"Scrubs" star signs on for sci-fi thriller
Eric Balfour and "Scrubs" veteran Donald Faison are starring in "Skyline," a sci-fi thriller that has started shooting in Los Angeles. Read More

posted Wednesday, February 24, 2010 7:42 PM by MovieBlogz with 0 Comments

Review: `Crazies' taps into our fear of infection
Breck Eisner's insane-in-the-membrane update of the George A. Romero cult horror movie "The Crazies" opens with a brief shot of fire, devastation and small-town apocalypse, followed by a title card that takes us back to the same Iowa farm community two Read More

posted Wednesday, February 24, 2010 7:42 PM by MovieBlogz with 0 Comments

Review: `Cop Out' falls shy of its inspirations
"Cop Out" is a clumsy postmodern buddy cop flick that stuffs as many genre references as it can into the ceaseless patter between Tracy Morgan and Bruce Willis. Read More

posted Wednesday, February 24, 2010 7:42 PM by MovieBlogz with 0 Comments

Review: `Yellow Handkerchief' strains for tears
William Hurt does possibly the best haunted eyes in Hollywood. Read More

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Once a renegade, Tarantino turns Hollywood insider
He built a reputation making movies on Hollywood's fringe, but at age 46 with one Oscar in hand and another possibly on the way, Quentin Tarantino now finds himself the consummate industry insider. Read More

posted Wednesday, February 24, 2010 7:49 AM by MovieBlogz with 0 Comments

Mo'Nique prepares for more than the Oscars
Mo'Nique won the Golden Globe. She also picked up a SAG Award. And don't forgot about her most recent honor at the BAFTAs. So easy money says the actress will be victorious at the Academy Awards next month. Right? Read More

posted Wednesday, February 24, 2010 7:49 AM by MovieBlogz with 0 Comments

U.K. cinema chain boycotts Burton’s ‘Alice’
British cinema chain Odeon will not show Tim Burton's fantasy adventure "Alice in Wonderland" in Britain, Ireland and Italy because of a dispute over the timing of the film's DVD release. Read More

posted Wednesday, February 24, 2010 7:44 AM by MovieBlogz with 0 Comments

Burton's new fantasy lands him in `Wonderland'
Tim Burton, girlfriend Helena Bonham Carter and pal Johnny Depp are starting to look like wayfarers you might find somewhere along the Yellow Brick Road. Read More

posted Wednesday, February 24, 2010 7:29 AM by MovieBlogz with 0 Comments

Spirit Awards head downtown for 25th birthday
The Spirit Awards turn 25 this year, and the show is celebrating by trading its traditional Saturday beachside luncheon for a Friday night party downtown. Read More

posted Wednesday, February 24, 2010 7:18 AM by MovieBlogz with 0 Comments

Review: Harrelson's `Defendor' lacks super powers
Imagine Woody Harrelson's slaphappy simpleton Woody Boyd from "Cheers" if he were mad as hell and not planning to take it anymore. Then give him a nasty, vintage World War I trench club and turn him loose on the mean streets. Read More

posted Wednesday, February 24, 2010 6:32 AM by MovieBlogz with 0 Comments

Ang Lee protege to return to Chinese screens
Chinese actress Tang Wei is set to return to movie screens in her native country after a reported ban prompted by her politically sensitive role in Ang Lee's spy thriller "Lust, Caution" three years ago. Read More

posted Wednesday, February 24, 2010 6:27 AM by MovieBlogz with 0 Comments

Mo'Nique prepares for comedy tour
Mo'Nique won the Golden Globe. She also picked up a SAG Award. And don't forgot about her most recent honor this week at the BAFTA's. So easy money says the actress will be victorious at the Academy Awards next month. Right? Read More

posted Wednesday, February 24, 2010 5:46 AM by MovieBlogz with 0 Comments

Justice Scalia advises aspiring screenwriter
Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia has opened a screenwriting workshop. Read More

posted Wednesday, February 24, 2010 2:29 AM by MovieBlogz with 0 Comments

George Lopez to voice Speedy Gonzales in film
Speedy Gonzales is taking his folk-hero status, incredible speed and signature red kerchief to the big screen, with help from George Lopez. Read More

posted Wednesday, February 24, 2010 2:07 AM by MovieBlogz with 0 Comments

"Up" composer could fly high at Oscars
If you're Michael Giacchino going into the stretch of the 82nd Academy Awards season, you have to be feeling good about your chances of winning an Oscar. Read More

posted Wednesday, February 24, 2010 1:45 AM by MovieBlogz with 0 Comments

Scribe options amputee-athlete sports bio
Screenwriter Gary Goldstein has optioned the sports biography "Up and Running: The Jami Goldman Story" to turn into a feature film. Read More

posted Wednesday, February 24, 2010 1:01 AM by MovieBlogz with 0 Comments

Bigelow vs. Cameron in historic Oscar race
History will likely be made when the winner of the Oscar for best director is announced at the Academy Awards on March 7. Read More

posted Wednesday, February 24, 2010 12:39 AM by MovieBlogz with 0 Comments

Lee's protege to return to Chinese screens
Chinese actress Tang Wei is set to return to movie screens in her native country after a reported ban prompted by her politically sensitive role in Ang Lee's spy thriller "Lust, Caution" three years ago. Read More

posted Wednesday, February 24, 2010 12:39 AM by MovieBlogz with 0 Comments

Comedy director falls for "Undomestic Goddess"
Director Andy Fickman, known for such lighthearted fare as "The Game Plan" and "She's the Man," is taking on "The Undomestic Goddess," an adaptation of Sophie Kinsella's best-selling novel. Read More

posted Wednesday, February 24, 2010 12:07 AM by MovieBlogz with 0 Comments