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Sunset Tan Returns  At last, our long national nightmare is over. Sunset Tan returns to the airwaves tonight for the first of six brand new episodes. Tonight on E! we see the first new episode entitled "Sunset Tan: New Kid on the Block."
Nick's girlfriend, Ania, has joined the staff of Sunset Tan. The Olly girls decide to take tanning seriously and study for the Smart Tan Certification.Nick's girlfriend? Wasn't she always on the phone complaining to Nick night and day in Season 1? Now she works at Sunset Tan? We predict a major breakup. And the Olly Girls are studying for their Smart Tan Certification? Brilliant! Will they pass? We suppose it depends what the test is like...if they're any writing involved, probably not. If they just show up and get painted from head to toe in fake swimsuits (like they did for a party at the Playboy Mansion awhile back), they'll pass with flying colors. Posted on August 31, 2007 Permalink | Digg this | Blogs linking to this post: Google | Technorati It's confirmed: Victoria Beckham will be guest starring on an episode of Ugly Betty this season and we can hardly wait! "Ugly Betty" is getting the Posh treatment. Victoria Beckham plays herself when she guest stars this fall on ABC's hit comedy sendup of the fashion magazine world. Beckham plays a celebrity bridesmaid to the scheming, conniving Wilhelmina Slater (Vanessa Williams), who has succeeded in luring media magnate Bradford Meade (Alan Dale) to the altar.We're somewhat surprised that she'll be playing herself. We were hoping to see her acting chops! Posted on August 30, 2007 Permalink | Digg this | Blogs linking to this post: Google | Technorati Dave Letterman to Appear on Oprah 
David Letterman has at long last been invited to be a guest
on The Oprah Winfrey Show.
Feud? What feud? David Letterman will make his first appearance on "The Oprah Winfrey Show" next month, another sign the talk-show titans have buried the hatchet after a rift that lasted more than a decade.What a glorious day for Dave! After ten years, he finally gets to be on the Oprah show. Will he behave himself? Surely he won't pull out any "Uma/Oprah" jokes? Let's hope they do a nutty cooking segment. Those are always good. Or maybe he'll bring his baby. That works. Posted on August 29, 2007 Permalink | Digg this | Blogs linking to this post: Google | Technorati Keanu Reeves has signed to play the human-appearing alien Klaatu in a remake of The Day the Earth Stood Still. Twentieth Century Fox has set Keanu Reeves to star in "The Day the Earth Stood Still," its re-imagining of the 1951 Robert Wise-directed sci-fi classic. Reeves committed over the weekend to play Klaatu, a humanoid alien who arrives on Earth accompanied by an indestructible, heavily armed robot and a warning to world leaders that their continued aggression will lead to annihilation by species watching from afar.Rumors have Angelina Jolie being offered the female lead in the film, but no one has been signed yet. Posted on August 27, 2007 Permalink | Digg this | Blogs linking to this post: Google | Technorati Travolta to Star in Comedic Remake of Dallas Here's a news item that horrified us. Variety is reporting that John Travolta is set to play J.R. Ewing in a Dallas movie that's a comedy. Yes, that's right -- a comedy. Regency and 20th Century Fox are overhauling the bigscreen adaptation of TV series "Dallas," about the oil-rich Ewing clan, and this time they're drilling for laughs. Betty Thomas, the director who mined two spoof movie hits from "The Brady Bunch," is in discussions to direct. Pam Brady, who most recently scripted "Hot Rod," is penning the script. John Travolta remains attached to play slimy oil tycoon J.R. Ewing.What a stupid project. Have the studio heads lost their minds? Here's an idea: buy an original script from someone! We're sick to death of remakes. And Dallas was not a comedy -- at least not intentionally. It's was a nighttime soap that had a huge following. It sounds anything but funny to us. Posted on August 24, 2007 Permalink | Digg this | Blogs linking to this post: Google | Technorati Here is some footage of Cate Blanchett playing Bob Dylan in an upcoming biopic. Yes, that's right -- she's playing a man in the film. Several other actors will also play Dylan as he ages. That's David Cross as Allen Ginsberg. It's pretty freaky. Does Cate playing a man effectively equal Oscar nomination? Posted on August 22, 2007 Permalink | Digg this | Blogs linking to this post: Google | Technorati Kristen Bell Moves to Heroes Now that Veronica Mars is defunct, star Kristen Bell has a new gig: she's moving to Heroes. Erstwhile small-screen sleuth Kristen Bell is joining the cast of the hit NBC drama for a multiepisode arc, the network announced Monday.The next Sylar?? That should certainly be interesting. We'd love to watch Kristen be a bad, bad girl. Posted on August 21, 2007 Permalink | Digg this | Blogs linking to this post: Google | Technorati Superbad Tops the Box Office  Superbad
ruled
the box office this past weekend, making an estimated $31,200,000. The comedy had really good buzz, which helped propel it ahead of of Rush Hour 3, which made an estimated $21,831,000 in its second week of release. In third place was The Bourne Ultimatum, which made another $18,986,000, putting its total U.S. gross to date at $163,806,000.
In fourth place was The Simpsons, with $6,675,000. The film has now grossed $165,117,000 so far. In fifth place was the remake of Invasion of the Body Snatchers, called Invasion. Invasion, which stars Nicole Kidman, made a disappointing $6,000,000. The buzz has been terrible on this movie. In sixth place was Stardust, which made another $5,244,000 in its second week of release. Posted on August 20, 2007 Permalink | Digg this | Blogs linking to this post: Google | Technorati Here's a fascinating new video which morphs the faces of female film stars over the years. Posted on August 16, 2007 Permalink | Digg this | Blogs linking to this post: Google | Technorati Writers Write, Inc. Launches Blog Covering Fantasy and Science Fiction  Writers Write, Inc. has added a new blog to its blog network called FantasySFBlog.com. Fantasy/SF Blog is a daily blog covering what's new and interesting in the worlds of fantasy, SF, and horror, including books, movies, TV and gaming.
Recent posts include: RSS subscription informaton for the Fantasy/SF Blog can be found here. Posted on August 15, 2007 Permalink | Digg this | Blogs linking to this post: Google | Technorati Rush Hour 3 Tops the Box Office  Rush Hour 3 topped the box office this past weekend, making $49,100,158, with a $12,996 average per theater take. It took six years for the sequel to be made, mostly because Chris Tucker just hasn't felt like making movies, which is a shame. The take wasn't as big as Rush Hour 2, but give the lengthy time between sequels, it did very well. In second place was The Bourne Ultimatum, which made another $32,879,125, putting its gross to date at $131,552,425.
The Simpsons held onto third place, bringing in another $11,269,651, putting its gross at $152,381,993.
Opening in a disappointing fourth place was the absolutely delightful adult fairy tale, Stardust, which made $9,169,779. The film, based on the bestselling novel by Neil Gaiman, is a wonderful adventure tale, full of magic, sly humor and real heart. Michelle Pfeiffer as the vain witch Lamia turns in an Oscar-worthy performance, as does Robert DeNiro as Captain Shakespeare. In the leads are Charlie Cox (the young hero on a quest) and Clare Danes (the falling star the hero is searching for), who both fit their roles perfectly. The chorus of the dead princes includes the hilarious Rupert Everett, and Peter O'Toole has a cameo as the head of one of the nastiest royal families around. The critics loved Stardust, but the marketing people had no clue how to sell such a cross-genre film. Ignore the ads, and just go see it. Posted on August 14, 2007 Permalink | Digg this | Blogs linking to this post: Google | Technorati Chris Noth Returns to Sex and the City  Chris Noth has signed on to play Mr. Big in the film version of Sex and the City.
New Line's signed Chris Noth to reprise his "Mr. Big" role from "Sex and the City" in the feature version. Sarah Jessica Parker, Kim Cattrall, Kristin Davis and Cynthia Nixon are already onboard to reprise their roles from the HBO series. Exec producer Michael Patrick King is set to write and direct. New Line hasn't released details about the exact storyline for the feature. Noth at present is a cast member of USA Network skein "Law & Order: Criminal Intent." The film will be produced by King with Parker, John Melfi and Darren Star, who initially created the series.You've got the girls, you've got Mr. Big, so get cracking on a script, already! We're thinking weddings. Lots of weddings. Posted on August 10, 2007 Permalink | Digg this | Blogs linking to this post: Google | Technorati Burn Notice and Saving Grace Get Renewed  Two new cable series have already been renewed
for a second season: Burn Notice and Saving Grace.
"Burn," starring Jeffrey Donovan, has been given a 13-episode order, while "Grace," toplined by Holly Hunter, has been picked up for 15 episodes. Both shows hail from Fox TV Studios. Following a solid premiere with 4 million total viewers (2.2 million in adults 25-52), "Burn" has showed growth, delivering its largest audience to date -- 4.4 million viewers (2.3 million in 25-54) -- last Thursday. The series, which stars Donovan as a spy who suddenly finds himself blacklisted, is executive produced by creator Matt Nix and Mikkel Bondesen.We haven't yet tuned into to Saving Grace and losing one million viewers is not a good sign. Still, Holly Hunter is a great actress and clearly there is a market for the genre. Burn Notice is a great show; they need to up the budget so Michael can travel outside of Miami in future episodes. Keep the spy intrigue coming! Posted on August 9, 2007 Permalink | Digg this | Blogs linking to this post: Google | Technorati Jack Bauer Takes On Global Warming  Jack Bauer is set to tackle
global warming on the hit show 24.
But the producers of 24, the American thriller, plan to make the show "carbon neutral" to "inspire its millions of viewers before it's too late". To promote the message, they are planning to tie global warming issues into the plots - which have included state-sanctioned torture and presidential assassination attempts - "when appropriate". Kiefer Sutherland, who plays the counter-terrorism agent Jack Bauer, said that global warming was "a crime for which we are all guilty". The actor added: "All of us at 24 understand the urgency of this problem and over the next year we will be implementing creative new ways to more efficiently produce our show and significantly reduce our carbon footprint. "If we don't do something about it now, this change in our climate will unleash irreversible damage."That should be interesting. We would love nothing more than to watch the episode where Jack and company waterboard a bunch of corporate polluters. Posted on August 8, 2007 Permalink | Digg this | Blogs linking to this post: Google | Technorati Bourne Ultimatum Crushes Competition  Matt Damon shows he has what it takes to be a top action hero: The Bourne Ultimatum crushed its competition this past weekend, making an estimated $70,181,000 with a per-theater gross of $19,175. With breathtaking action, perfectly choreographed surveillance and fight scenes, it really is the best thriller of the year so far. In second place was The Simpsons Movie, which made an estimated $25,600,000. In third place was Underdog which debuted with an estimated take of $12,009,000.
Also opening this weekend were Hot Rod which made $5,015,000, Bratz, which made $4,310,000, and the Hector Lavoe biopic, El Cantante , which made $3,254,000 in a limited release with a very nice per-theater groos of $6,003. El Cantante , which stars Marc Anthony and Jennifer Lopez, has had mixed reviews. Still, some major critics loved the film and it will go into wider release soon. Posted on August 6, 2007 Permalink | Digg this | Blogs linking to this post: Google | Technorati Scarlett Johansson is No Jenna Jameson  Scarlett Johansson, looking fabulous in the new Fall 2007 ads for Louis Vuitton, has denied reports that she signed to pay porn star Jenna Jameson in the film version of Jenna's book, Make Love Like a Porn Star. "Scarlett has never seen a script nor been approached about this project," a rep for the actress told People. "She also has no interest in playing this role."Wise move, Scarlett. Wise move. Posted on August 2, 2007 Permalink | Digg this | Blogs linking to this post: Google | Technorati The Bionic Woman is Here The trailer for the re-imagined Bionic Woman series is out and it looks really good. Watch for Katee Sackhoff (Starbuck from Battlestar Galactica) as the first bionic woman who went rogue. We have to wonder though, why didn't they cast Katee as the lead? Posted on August 1, 2007 Permalink | Digg this | Blogs linking to this post: Google | Technorati |
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