Posted in Film on Jun 30th, 2010

What to make of “The Twilight Saga: Eclipse,” the third movie in the popular vampire series?
Let’s check the reviews. Rotten Tomatoes rates “Eclipse” at 50 percent on the Tomatometer (57 fresh, 57 rotten) as of Wednesday afternoon. The rating goes up to 67 percent with only top critics (22-11) counted.
Rotten Tomatoes consensus:
“Stuffed with characters and [...]
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Posted in Film on Jun 7th, 2010

“Twilight: New Moon” was f-ing unstoppable at the MTV Music Awards on Sunday night. The vampire sequel won five awards just as the first “Twilight” movie did a year ago. Stars Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattison picked up multiple individual awards, including Best Kiss, during a profanity-laced ceremony in Los Angeles. Among the highlights: Sandra [...]
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Posted in Hog Quickies on May 5th, 2010

Jimmy Fallon will host the Emmys on Aug. 29.
FX has renewed Justified for a second season. Was there ever a doubt.
Slyvester Stallone says no more Rambo movies. Happy retirement.
Katharine McPhee duets with Chuck’s Zachary Levi on Terrified. The video debuts Friday.
Release dates: the third Twilight film on Nov. 18, 2011; the Dark Knight sequel in [...]
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Posted in Hog Quickies on Apr 15th, 2010

South Park creators Matt Stone and Trey Parker are headed to Broadway. Their The Book of Mormon, a musical comedy, will debut in March, 2011.
Ellen DeGeneres is on the cover of Shape magazine. Ryan Phillippe is on the cover of Men’s Health.
Michael Bay will try TV with a new adventure reality series entitled One Way [...]
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Posted in Books, DVD, Film, Music, Television on Feb 28th, 2010

TV: “The Pacific”
The $200 million follow-up miniseries to the award-winning World War II miniseries “Band of Brothers,” from Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg. March 14, HBO.
Movie: “Alice In Wonderland”
Johnny Depp and director Tim Burton take on the Lewis Carroll classic. March 5.
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Posted in Film, News, Pop Culture on Jan 21st, 2010

“Twilight:” a book, then a movie, now a graphic novel. Entertainment Weekly has the first glimpse of Twilight: The Graphic Novel, Vol. 1 published by Yen Press on March 1st. This week’s issue offers a look at the book’s cover, a full ten-page excerpt including one of its panels and a Q&A with Stephanie Meyer.
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Posted in News, Television on Jan 7th, 2010

The people have spoken. Winners at the People’s Choice Awards included “Glee,” “Big Bang Theory,” “Supernatural,” Hugh Laurie, Johnny Depp, Sandra Bullock, Lady Gaga, Taylor Swift and all those vampires in “Twilight,” “True Blood” and “The Vampire Diaries.”
The complete list (and who they beat) can be found at peopleschoice.com.
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