I was working at a movie theater in Florida when Michael Mann's "Manhunter" opened. It was released with no fanfare, and it was a non-event at the box-office. I was in high school at the time, and I would ma...
Already the buzz surrounding the show has taken on a scandalized sheen, as it's simply shocking -- shocking! -- to think that preachers' wives might not spend every hour of every day praying, baking or floating severa...
In this week's installment of 10 stories you might have missed: Will Ferrell reacts to Kristen Stewart 'trampire' actions on "Conan." Also: Russell Crowe circles the Stephen King adaptation "The Dark To...
You know it's a big deal when funny man Will Ferrell is upset.
When the star went on "Conan" to plug his latest comedy "The Campaign," he was overwhelmed with grief from hearing about the ...
Over the years [25, to be exact, hence stories retrospectives like this], FOX has gained a reputation as the home for some of the riskiest and most adventurous programming on network TV. And when you swing big, someti...
Zooey Deschanel,, the star of the upcoming comedy "The New Girl," does her best Zooey Deschanel impression at FOX's upfront presentation Monday in New York.
From Oprah striking out on her own with a new cable network and Simon Cowell striking out on his own with an American version of "X Factor" (plus "American Idol" striking out on its own without Cow...
Can J.K. Rowling say goodbye to "Harry Potter"? Maybe yes, maybe no. Rowling had previously stated "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hollows" was her last chapter in the "Potter" ...
ABC cancelled "Eli Stone," "Pushing Daisies" and "Dirty Sexy Money." That was a bad thing. Or at least a sad thing. But credit to ABC for not just using those episodes as a lure to get fa...
Synecdoche.
In your high school english class, it referred to a figurative device wherein the part represents the whole. The easy example that is stuck in my head is the one in which "50 sail"...
