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question of the day: What do you think of Eddie Murphy as an Oscar host?

Thu, Sep 08, 2011
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There’s a long tradition of comedians and comic actors hosting the Oscars. But can Murphy pull it off?

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question of the day: Is there anything wrong with Chaz Bono appearing on ‘Dancing With the Stars’?

Tue, Sep 06, 2011
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I mean, apart from the general idiocy of has-beens, never-weres, and Z-list celebs hoofing it on a bread-and-circuses variety show?

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question of the day: Are there any nonreality celebrities you’d actually want to see in their own reality show?

Fri, Sep 02, 2011
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Like how Mark Wahlberg is opening Wahlburgers restaurant in Boston and wants to shoot a reality show there…

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question of the day: How much can George Lucas alter ‘Star Wars’ before it’s no longer ‘Star Wars’?

Thu, Sep 01, 2011
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I think we can agree that Star Wars is Lucas’s property to do whatever he wants with. But there must come a point at which Star Wars no longer feels like something the fans want to embrace.

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watch it: Ryan Gosling breaks up a street fight in NYC’s East Village

Wed, Aug 24, 2011
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Guys fighting in the middle of Astor Place over… something. Ryan Gosling swoops in and breaks it up. But it gets even better…

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sign of the apocalypse No 1: the threatening Courtney Stodden/Doug Hutchinson reality show

Wed, Aug 24, 2011
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I have been avoiding this whole Courtney Stodden/Doug Hutchinson thing — and when I say avoiding, I mean “curling into a mental fetal ball and mentally projecting myself into a saner parallel universe as a psychological defense mechanism” — but I can no longer do so.

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Doctor Who thing of the day: has Matt Smith’s departure already been set?

Tue, Aug 23, 2011
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Will we be looking at a Twelfth Doctor after the show’s 50th anniversary in 2013? Could be.

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ha! Sean Penn doesn’t like ‘Tree of Life’ either

Mon, Aug 22, 2011
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”Frankly, I’m still trying to figure out what I’m doing there and what I was supposed to add in that context!” says the actor…

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question of the day: Is science fiction on the rise in Hollywood?

Fri, Aug 19, 2011
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Do new remakes, reboots, sequels, and prequels indicate a suddenly love of SF in Hollywood?

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celeb news of the week: leaked copy of ‘Super 8’ linked to Howard Stern Show screener

Sun, Aug 14, 2011
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Paramount won’t do anything about it, I bet. The studios rely too much on noncritic celebs to promote their films.

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