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Television Review | '17 Kids and Counting'; 'Opportunity Knocks': O.K., but Can You Get a Cab in New York?
Mon, 06 Oct 2008 05:20:30 -0000
“17 Kids and Counting” has the potential to keep the culture wars raging; there is something vaguely depressing about the way “Opportunity Knocks” debunks family mythology.
Who Wants to Host a Game Show? So Many
Mon, 06 Oct 2008 05:02:48 -0000
It seems as if every B-list actor is angling for the job, but picking a host (like being a host) is harder than it looks.
Arts, Briefly: ‘S.N.L.’ Keeps It Political
Mon, 06 Oct 2008 05:07:13 -0000
Once again, “Saturday Night Live” led off the weekend’s show with Tina Fey as the Republican vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin, governor of Alaska.
L.A. Times - Movie News
'Beverly Hills Chihuahua' tops weekend box office
Mon, 06 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0700
The Disney film does better than expected, grossing $29 million and knocking 'Eagle Eye' into second place. A cast of diminutive dogs took a big bite out of the box office over the weekend as "Beverly Hills Chihuahua" debuted with a top-grossing $29 million.
Review: 'An American Carol'
Mon, 06 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0700
The comedy from David Zucker has a silly, slapdash quality that lacks any real satirical bite, but there are some amusing moments. If "An American Carol" contained any real bite or intelligence, those so inclined could've legitimately griped about its shallow anti-liberalism. But given that this supremely silly satire directed by "The Naked Gun's" David Zucker (from a script he wrote with Myrna Sokoloff and Lewis Friedman) plays more like something slapped together to beat an expiration date, it's hard to get too worked up about it.
Toby Jones' ever-shifting life
Sun, 05 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0700
Be it as Truman Capote or Karl Rove or even the voice of Dobby, the British actor has enjoyed a diverse career in films. MOST people probably remember British actor Toby Jones as the star of the other "Capote."
Billboard News - All
Coachella Moves 2009 Dates Up Two Weeks
The Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival is moving its 2009 dates up two weeks to April 17-19, Billboard has learned. The event will take place as usual at Empire Polo Field in Indio, Calif., with a lineup to be confirmed early next year.
Soul Survivors
Oasis gets back to its stripped-down rock roots on "Dig Out Your Soul," due this week via Big Brother/Warner Bros. in the United States. The 11-track set is led by the strident rocker "The Shock of the Lightning."
Tall Tales
Bob Dylan fans are in for a treat with "Tell Tale Signs," a triple-disc rarities collection that will be the eighth volume in the artist's "Bootleg Series" via Columbia.
