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‘Dancing With the Stars’: Thoughts on the performance finale?

Annie Barrett — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 03:08:58 +0000

Tonight, Mya, Kelly Osbourne, and Donny Osmond danced a final standard or Latin, barely kept up during a daunting “Megamix Challenge,” and attempted to wow us with the dreaded/revered freestyle round. Check back here in the morning to read my recap of the performance finale — and in the meantime, read through our photo gallery

This Week’s Issue: ‘New Moon’’s record-breaking opening and where Hollywood goes from here

Nicole Sperling — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 03:07:09 +0000

Call it battle of the abs. Or the teen screams heard round the world. Either way, Summit Entertainment’s The Twilight Saga: New Moon did more business on its opening weekend than any other movie this year. Now that it’s the biggest fall opening ever at $142.8 million and its opening day number of $72.7 million

What did you think of last scene in ‘New Moon’?

Wendy Mitchell — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 02:18:57 +0000

At the screening I attended of New Moon this weekend, there were gasps of shock at the way the film ended. It certainly got my attention and left me wanting to see the third film immediately. But I wondered what Twihards would think of the ending, which didn’t quite match up with New Moon, the

Ben Stiller taps into his inner slacker in ‘Greenberg’ trailer

Josh Rottenberg — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 01:28:44 +0000

Noah Baumbach is an indie writer-director known for wry, literate, darkly comic arthouse meditations on Gen-X angst like Kicking & Screaming and The Squid and the Whale. Ben Stiller is … Ben Stiller. What do you get when you put the two together? Judging from the just-released trailer for Greenberg, which opens in March, you

Who should fill in for Regis?

Wendy Mitchell — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 00:47:55 +0000

Regis Philbin has to take some recovery time in December and January — and while I’ll certainly miss Reeg and his special kind of crankiness, Kelly Ripa has welcomed some great guest hosts in the past. Who should replace Regis this time? A returning visitor (Anderson Cooper gets my vote – only if he dances

New ‘Glee’ preview: The competition gets ‘Bootylicious!’

Tim Stack — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 21:58:44 +0000

Fox has released a teaser for this week’s episode of Glee, called “Hairography.” We get to meet one of the glee club’s main rivals, the Jane Adams Reform School for Girls, whose coach is played by guest-star Eve. And there’s a snippet of Eve’s gals’ covering Destiny’s Child classic, “Bootylicious,” which looks awesome! Also, there’s

Alex Meraz of ‘New Moon’ talks playing ‘bad-boy’ Paul, bulking up, and ‘Twilight’ fandom

Kate Ward — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 21:56:54 +0000

These days, Alex Meraz, the 24-year-old actor who plays New Moon’s Paul — the most explosive member of the wolf pack — is washing his hands. As well he should — following New Moon’s giant, record-breaking weekend, the actor is getting recognized more than ever. And that’s quite a change for Meraz, considering his previous

Clip du jour: ‘Meet the Putties’

Margaret Lyons — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 21:37:40 +0000

Depending on your knowledge of Power Rangers, you’ll either find this hilarious, or you’ll have know idea what’s going on. I, for one, am dying. Okay, PopWatchers, when was the last time you heard a Rita Repulsa joke?

Darth Vader shoes: I want them (alive)

Margaret Lyons — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 20:30:09 +0000

When I saw these Darth Vader sneakers I almost had a heart attack out of sheer desire. (Though the Storm Trooper ones are pretty amazing, too.) But then I thought of my already ridiculous number of Star Wars possessions and tchotckes — Darth Tater, I love you — and realized I probably won’t shell

‘Beastly’ teaser trailer: I expected more hair

Annie Barrett — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 20:00:04 +0000

Here’s the new Twilight-esque teaser trailer for Beastly, a modern-day retelling of Beauty and the Beast based on the novel by Alex Finn. What’s going on here? I know it’s only two seconds long, but I demand more beastliness and maybe a .05-second glimpse of Neil Patrick Harris. When I thumbed through this book a