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And it doesnt really work. First is the matter of the hosts themselves: Ben Lyons, the 26-year-old film expert from E! Entertainment, and Ben Mankiewicz, the 41-year-old host for Turner Classic Movies. Unlike Siskel and Ebert, neither of these men are newspaper film critics. And then theres the shows hasty editing. The program moves at a bam-bam-bam pace that feels artificially forced and awkward. The segment could be a venue for a dynamic five-person discussion, a la ESPNsAround the Horn....

Yesterday, my colleague Shirley Halperin wrote a PopWatch item asking how professional is too professional when it comes toAmerican Idolcontestants (a topic also debated on the special-effects-ladenseason premiere of Idolatry); one reason for the hullabaloo is rumored Hollywood-bound contestant Carly Hennessy, who back in 1999 signed a six-album deal with MCA Records. While Im torn between believing that its always more fun to root for a total music-biz newbie (like Elliott Yamin) than a semi-pro (say, Taylor Hicks) and wondering where exactly Fox is going to find 24 great-but-unsigned singers who dont at least have a MySpace page with their own original material, I also couldnt resist the urge to do a YouTube search for Hennessy, where I found this 2002 video for Im Gonna Blow Your Mind (apparently produced by New RadicalsGregg Alexander)....

Setting aside all the usual caveats about methodology and statistics, this smells fishy to me. For one thing, as my colleague Mike Bruno points out, correlation is not causation. Moreover, as the Reuters article notes, teen pregnancy rates have been on the decline since 1991. Shouldnt we be seeing a rise in teen pregnancies, then? One thing that does seem anecdotally true is that TV offers kids mixed messages about sex....

It may be closer to, No. In other words, morality and art are a combustible combination. They dont always mix well. Im tempted to say that the winner is Fleiss by a (fixed) nose. What I want to know is, how much doyounow make that separation? Or even have a go at? He needed the time to re-bolster his image. Had seeing a Mel Gibson movie turned into a line that some people wouldnt cross?...

Warning: This article contains massive spoilers forSpider-Man: Far From Home. Read at your own risk. So, is there a multiverse or not? Credit: Sony Pictures; Sony Pictures Animation The notion raised all kinds of fun crossover possibilities. As anyone whos seenFar From Homeknows, everyone in the movie is lying about everything all the time. And this is the big one Jackson isnt even playing Nick Fury for most of the movie....

Its something Ive been wanting to do for a long time. But this is Murphys movie, and its the best performance hes given in well over a decade. Luckily, the occasion called for just that. François Duhamel/Netflix His story was really inspiring, Murphy said on stage. You extended such a beautiful collaborative energy to all of us. I am so deeply grateful. Emma McIntyre/Getty Images Murphy will be in the mix for a Best Actor nomination....

On the set of the new fantasy movie with the Iron Man star. For most movie stars, this sequence would be a testing experience. The Marvel films are literally on this other dimension, says the actor. This is essentially a period comedy with a lot of heart. She was like, I think he mightwantto do it.' Director and co-writer Stephen Gaghan (Syriana) believes Dolittle is very much a hero for our times....

Joss Whedons new seriesDollhousestars Eliza Dushku? as Echo, a young woman? desires of its wealthy clients. Credit: Isabella Vosmikova/FOX The dolls can become anything from playful romantic partners for lonely guys to butt-kicking adventure junkies. InBuffy the Vampire Slayer, for? But dolls doing the bidding of their ?masters? Is this Whedons ironic update of the cheerful work-enslavement ofCharlies Angels? The Dollhouse is hired by the 12-year-old girls ? other peoples personalities to get his daughter back, when he could go to any number of private investigators?...

It promises that though we’ll be forever changed, everything will one day be alright. Parton wrote the song during quarantine, inspired by the current state of the world. This is not the first outreach from Parton during the coronavirus pandemic. On April 2, she launched a 10-week web series calledGoodnight With Dollywhere she reads books to children. It’s an extension of herImagination Librarybook gifting program, which has donated over 130 million books....

Dolly Partonis feeling jolly this holiday season. original songs by Parton. We love a redemption story during the holidays! Credit: Virginia Sherwood/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty Images via Getty Images Parton also released the song Christmas on the Square from her forthcoming album,A Holly Dolly Christmason Tuesday. The record is her first holiday album release in 30 years. Netflix

And country stars are coming together to mourn his loss. Roger’s Islands in the Stream collaborator Dolly Parton took to Instagram to share a heartfelt tribute. “You never know how much you love somebody until theyre gone,” she wrote. Credit: Paul Harris/Getty Images So you be safe with God and just know that I will always love you, dolly." The first concert I ever attended was his back in the early 80s and it forever changed my life....

Music iconDolly PartonandRuPaul’s Drag RacesuperstarNina Westhave been werkin' 9 to 5 for a good cause. Dolly is the Ultimate Queen of Kindness, and I am so thrilled that she agreed to this collaboration! Items from the “Kindness is Queen” collection are available now onWest’s website. Credit: Courtesy of Nina West Courtesy of Nina West Courtesy of Nina West Courtesy of Nina West

So close, yet so far. That sums up Domenick Abbate andSurvivor: Winners at War. So whats it been like for Domenick to watch a season on which he was so close to appearing? Domenick Abbate on ‘Survivor: Ghost Island’.CBS And what does he make of how the man who beat him has been portrayed so far? DOMENICK ABBATE:Yeah, it’s a weird process. And I thought maybe I was going to be getting a call for that....