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Like film actresses Scarlett Johansson, Penelope Cruz, Rebecca Hall, and/or Patricia Clarkson? If so, you’ll have the chance to spend some time with the talented women when their well-received romantic comedy Vicky Cristina Barcelona, the latest Golden Globe winner for Best Comedy or Musical Movie, comes out on DVD this Tuesday, January 27.
Directed by Academy Award-winning filmmaker Woody Allen, the movie takes place in Barcelona, Spain, where two young American women go on vacation together and end up falling for the same bohemian painter, played by No Country for Old Men Oscar winner Javier Bardem. The love triangle …read more

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I’ve triple checked the last few days’ news from my usual television sources to no avail. So, in the absence of a last-minute reprieve, it appears we Lipstick Jungle fans have reached the end of the two-season road for the show.
Next (and apparently last) up is tonight’s finale “Chapter Twenty: La Vie En Pose,” which, judging from the plot description, doesn’t have anything final about it whatsoever. Does this mean fans will be left hanging with no closure for their favorite character(s)? Could be.
During the episode, Nico makes an appearance on NBC’s Today Show, which causes complications …read more

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Finally! Now that the holidays are officially over — at least for most of us — television is starting to heat up again, and it couldn’t happen soon enough!
Up tonight are new episodes of The CW’s Gossip Girl and One Tree Hill and ABC Family’s The Secret Life of the American Teenager, beginning at 8pm EST, as well as fresh Rita Rocks on Lifetime at 8:30pm.
Gossip Girl
In the Realm of the Basses
Dexter’s Desmond Harrington guest stars as Chuck’s Uncle Jack Bass, who arrives in town to first find Chuck and then help him get his act together following his …read more

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Now, here’s a great piece of breaking news for fans of Gilmore Girls still jonesing for the ultra popular series and/or its stars since the show ended back in 2007. Variety reports tonight that Gilmore #1, also known as fabulous actress Lauren Graham, has landed a deal to both helm and produce a currently untitled half-hour comedy on ABC. Woot!
Graham will play one of those self-help types who like to tell everybody else how to live a better life when their own isn’t so great. Her clientele is other women, but she’ll have to learn how to …read more

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Episode: Lies, Lies, Lies, Yeah-AhOriginal Air Date: October 21, 2008
I like Rita Rocks. True, I’ll like it even more when Lifetime stops airing it every single weeknight (once per week is more than enough). But, even with the overexposure, the one episode I’ve caught thus far is entertaining, engaging, and funny, and it seems a good fit for the family-sitcom crowd.
“Lies, Lies, Lies, Yeah-Ah” has two subplots: Rita’s (Nicole Sullivan) lie to her youngest daughter Shannon (Kelly Gould) when she misses an important moment during the child’s karate class, and Rita and her fellow band members finally allowing …read more

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It’s finally almost time for the premiere of Lifetime’s new original sitcom Rita Rocks.
The big launch day is tomorrow, October 20, at 8:30pm EST, after which the Nicole Sullivan sitcom will air fresh episodes every weeknight at the same time. Then, the following week, the series will settle into its regular 8:30pm, Tuesday-night time slot for the remainder of the first season’s thirteen episodes.
Follow the jump to view a selection of cast photos and get ready to rock with Rita.

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Lifetime has posted a slew of previews for its forthcoming original comedy Rita Rocks.
The series premieres next Monday, October 20, and stars The King of Queens alumna Nicole Sullivan as the title Rita Clements. Rita appears to have a great life, complete with a husband, a job, and two daughters. But, underneath the surface, she’s craving something more. Rita’s life needs some rejuvenation, which is why she decides to act upon her youthful dreams and start a garage band with a group of friends her age.
This premise has the potential to be lots of fun, …read more

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NBC announced the news today: Ugly Betty executive producer and occasional guest star Salma Hayek is heading to Tina Fey’s 30 Rock for a multi-episode arc. She’ll play Elisa, the latest love interest of the sitcom’s resident bossman, Alec Baldwin’s Jack Donaghy, some time after the Emmy-winning series launches its third season on October 30.
Apparently, the casting is part of a mutual lovefest between two of television’s most popular and talented female forces. Hayek says, “I have been a fan of Tina’s talent, both as an actress and a writer, since working with her years ago on ‘SNL.’ I …read more

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Fear not, My Boys and Jordana Spiro fans. Home network TBS announced on Tuesday that the sitcom about Chicago-based, 20-something sportswriter PJ Franklin will live to see a third season. The run will have a total of nine episodes and will premiere in the first quarter of 2009.
Now all we have to do is wait patiently until then to learn the resolution of the Season Two wedding cliffhanger. It was during the finale that almost-groom Bobby (Kyle Howard) finally began to examine his feelings for PJ, who, unfortunately, had already struck up a relationship with his brother. …read more

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Breast cancer survivor and Samantha Who? star Christina Applegate dropped by The Oprah Winfrey Show recently to discuss her highly publicized treatment, a double mastectomy to avoid chemotherapy, in response to learning she had the disease this summer.
Applegate’s discussion with the daytime talk-show host will air on Tuesday, September 30, to kick off National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. The same show will feature other breast cancer survivors, as well as a visit by Susan G. Komen Foundation and 5K Race for the Cure founder Nancy Brinker.
Even if you don’t normally watch Oprah, this particular episode would be a good …read more

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