'Eclipse': Behind the new and improved wolves

So it was great to have a quiet moment. A tender scene that telegraphs a budding and suppressed relationship was tricky. In fact, the entire training sequence was difficult in that the wolves do nothing. Credit: Tippett Studio A bunch of wolves standing around watching vampires train and trying to portend some kind of anxiety was tricky. We, however, like to believe someone was already thinking about the DVD extras....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 171 words · Matthew Brown

'Eclipse': Shrewdly retro or just backward? You decide!

Image Credit: Kimberley FrenchLots of things in life, including movies, are love-it-or-hate-it. Its no wonder that the twain shall never meet, or even pretend to be civil. To recap: Either youre a hater or youre a Twihard. A movie likeEclipserepresents nothing less than a new and unambiguous embrace,by women, of the male gaze. Otherwise, they wouldnt need to hate it; it represents a notching down of their clout. Talk about a backlash!...

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 140 words · Ryan West

'Elementary': New issues arise between Joan and Sherlock

But how do you keep their dynamic fresh and exciting without falling back on easy tropes? Nothing steals romance like parenthood. Kitty is certainly someone who has some problems and needs some guidance. Credit: Jeff Neumann/CBS Thats not to say they wont have issues this season. She has some suspicions with respect to Sherlock, an agenda he may have with Andrew, Doherty says. Their first meeting is fun and interesting, but sparks do not fly....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 121 words · Michael Downs

'ER': Eight ways County General was the best

Im in denial about the end ofER. (Except in syndication/on my TiVo.) Here are eightERhallmarks that no other show has managed to achieve: 1. Credit: Everett Collection Coburn (my favorite Amy Aquino FTW). Continuity and the slow burnRemember when Mark Greene was assaulted (Random Acts in season 4)? Characters tend to be consistent, and the shows internal memory actually works. 3.DeathSome of the deaths onERcan bite me so hard seriously, how slowly can Dr....

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 349 words · Matthew Merritt

'Everything is s—': Here's what happened to each couple in theLove Is Blindweddings finale

Which couples tied the knot and who left their partner to rot? Warning: This post contains spoilers for the finale ofLove Is Blind. I do not, Damian says, words that hit Giannina like a ghost had run past her. Netflix I do love you. Since day one, I have wanted to marry you, he continues. Ive stayed consistent through this. Netflix When her mom finally catches up, she has some comforting words for the jilted bride....

May 1, 2025 · 3 min · 442 words · Wendy Sanford

'Falling Skies' season 4 finale: Showrunner David Eick answers your burning questions

SPOILER ALERT: Details of tonights season 4 finale lie ahead! The last couple minutes of the two-hour finale ended on a very hopeful note back on Earth. just tell me were not talking about introducing another alien race. Credit: James Dittiger/TNT Lets do that.' So what was Tom looking at in the last shot of the finale? Wyle teases, All Ill say is its not a new alien race that were looking at....

May 1, 2025 · 3 min · 482 words · Richard Boyer

'Falling Slowly' is still eligible for a Best Song Oscar. Whew!

Good news for those folks (including me) rooting for Falling Slowly fromOnceto win the Best Song Oscar: in the dispute over the songs eligibility, theAcademy has ruled in its favor. There was some confusion over whether the song was actually conceived for the film, since stars Glen Hansard (pictured) and Marketa Irglova both released versions of it on disc before the movie came out. Nonetheless the Academy has determined that the song was indeed composed for the movie, which was in the works before the recordings were released....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 109 words · Brianna Franco

'Farrah's Story,' Brooke Shields' Mom: a lousy weekend for 'The National Enquirer'

All without telling any family member, of course. I admit though that Im overly sensitive in these matters (especially for an entertainment journalist!). What about you, PopWatchers? Does this all make your blood boil? Or is it annoying when famous people struggle to accept this gruesome side effect of stardom? Will anyone admit to sneaking aNational Enquirer in the checkout aisle, or even subscribing? addCredit(Fawcett: Tom Wargacki/WireImage.com; Shields:Bennett Raglin/WireImage.com)

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 69 words · Jennifer Campbell

'Fast & Furious': Comeback kids!

Here’s how the film caught fire. By his publicists, no less. The next day, his exasperated PR firm removed him from its client list. It wasnt the first time Diesel had been dismissed in Hollywood but it may just be the last. HisFast & FuriouscostarPaul Walker, meanwhile, wasnt faring much better. This just happens to be a high. They came out in droves double the amount the studio thought we were going to appeal to....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 109 words · Dustin Hill

'Fat Monica' is the ghost that continues to hauntFriends25 years later

Discussing the legacy ofFriendscan lead to a lot of disagreement. Some praise it as one of the funniest sitcoms of all time. Some dismiss it as aLiving Singlerip-off. Credit: Warner Bros. Television; NBC Some prefer to view the show with rose-colored, nostalgic-tinged glasses. Some point out characters likewomanizer Joey(Matt LeBlanc) have certainly not aged well. Could the show have treated her better? NBCU Photo Bank It morphs into a recurring gag of, “Hey, look at this fat person MOVING....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 144 words · Tasha Dunn

'FlashForward' returns to ABC, but attracts small audience

(Final numbers will be released later today.) (It lost 43 percent of its viewers last fall.) And its never good for a serialized show likeFlashForwardto come back after such a long hiatus. (In this case, it was three and half months.) Thats why ABC made the decision long ago to begin runningLostlater in its season and without interruption. ABC has yet to decide whether to pick up a second season of the show....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 122 words · Mr. Gregory King

'For Kobe': LeBron James, Vanessa Bryant, and more honor late star after Lakers' NBA championship win

Davis also said the Lakers wanted to honor Bryant with a win. “I know he’s looking down on us proud of us. I know Vanessa’s proud of us, the organization’s proud of us. Nathaniel S. Butler/Getty Images It means a lot to us. It’s a tough moment, man. He was a big brother to all of us. We did this for him” Vanessa Bryant, Kobe’s widow, wasindeed proud of the team....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 153 words · Nathan Horne

'Four Christmases' wins slow weekend at the box office

So, yep, you guessed it:Four Christmaseswas No. 1 with $18.2 million, according to Sundays estimates. For now, at least. 2 spot with a tidy $13.2 mil haul; its three-week sum is $138.6 mil.Bolt(No. AndQuantum of Solace(No. grossed $6.6 mil and crossed the $500 mil mark worldwide. Among major new releases, the biggest was hardly the baddest:Punisher: War Zone(No. 7 with $4.5 mil). Meanwhile, the other sorta-substantial new movie,Cadillac Records(No....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 123 words · Gregory Owens