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Comedy Stars Glad To Spill Heckler War Tales To Jamie Kennedy/'True Blood's' Carrie Preston Touts New Kind of Vampire Story for 08/15/2008

Fri, 15 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0700

Getting such stars as Craig Ferguson, Lewis Black, Henry Winkler, Criss Angel, Jon Lovitz, Kathy Griffin and Louie Anderson to weigh in on today's world of criticism was no problem for Jamie Kennedy. It seems he touched a raw nerve. "Everyone just loved telling their stories. Everyone had stories," he says.

Kennedy's "Heckler" documentary serves as a snapshot of a cul ...

Updated: Fri Aug 15, 2008

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Ask Stacy for 08/16/2008

Sat, 16 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0700

DEAR STACY: Whatever became of Paul Michael Glaser's son? — Jessica L., Brooklyn, N.Y.

DEAR JESSICA: Jake Glaser, 23, remains active in the fight against HIV/AIDS. For years, he's been a spokesman for the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation founded by his late mother — who contracted the disease through a tainted blood transfusion and unwittingly passed it on to his si ...

Updated: Sat Aug 16, 2008

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Virginia Madsen Glad To Take Risks and Be Out of Comfort Zone/Josh Bernstein Explains Decision To Leave History Channel for 08/18/2008

Mon, 18 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0700

Virginia Madsen is taking a new turn, professionally speaking. Madsen, who already pulled off the magic act of reigniting her career with her Oscar-nominated performance in 2004's "Sideways," is now adding producer to her credits. She has a big-screen feature in the casting stages, three more in development and a documentary being edited.

She's starring in the feature drama as ...

Updated: Mon Aug 18, 2008

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Michael Madsen Sets The Internet Movie Site Record Straight/"Betty" Best In N.Y., Back To Top Form Says Indelicato for 08/19/2008

Tue, 19 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0700

Michael Madsen is attached to over 20 film projects, according to Internet sources. Well, not quite. Some of the most-used, best-known movie sites are "pretty notorious for giving out false information," declares the actor, who tells us he's focused on just a few films.

"I was hoping to be involved in 'Inglorious Bastards,' but I'm not really sure what's going on with that ...

Updated: Tue Aug 19, 2008

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No Resting on Laurels for 'Pushing Daisies' Team, Says Pace/Darkest Villains To Unite on 'Prison Break' for 08/20/2008

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0700

"Pushing Daisies'" Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Emmy nominee Lee Pace says he and the rest of the show's team "were really surprised" by the show's 12 nominations. Due to the writers' strike, "We only did nine episodes."

He wants to make it clear that in spite of those dozen nods, nobody's resting on their laurels.

"One great thing about th ...

Updated: Wed Aug 20, 2008

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Jay Thomas Sets Record Straight on Relationship with Son/De La Rosa Says She's No Longoria for 08/21/2008

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0700

Jay Thomas would like to correct the misconception out there in the media right now that he's just gotten together with the biological son he never knew he had: "Everybody's making like it was last Tuesday. I knew I had a son and that he was put up for adoption. The mother was a woman I didn't know very well. We were young. Every discussion was had … it was as gutwrenching as those things ...

Updated: Thu Aug 21, 2008

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Guy Pearce Goes for New Kind of G-Man in 'Traitor'/Kevin Nealon Sees Prolonged Future for 'Weeds' for 08/22/2008

Fri, 22 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0700

Aussie film star Guy Pearce is looking forward to a breather. His dance card has been full of diverse projects on several continents — from playing Harry Houdini in the recent "Death Defying Acts" to filming Adam Sandler's Christmas release comedy, "Bedtime Stories," to taking on the role of an FBI agent in the Wednesday (8/27) release "Traitor."

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Updated: Fri Aug 22, 2008

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Ask Stacy for 08/23/2008

Sat, 23 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0700

DEAR STACY: I used to watch a Tony Randall show called "Love, Sidney." It was a spin-off of the movie. Is the movie available on DVD? — Cindy C., Rock Creek, Ohio

DEAR CINDY: No, which comes as somewhat of a surprise, considering its interest as precursor to the show considered the first to have a gay lead character. The movie was NBC's 1980 "Sidney Shorr: A Girl's B ...

Updated: Sat Aug 23, 2008

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Life Achievement Honoree Rowlands in No Hurry for Next Job/Brooke Hogan Questions Release of Brother's Jailhouse Tapes for 08/25/2008

Mon, 25 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0700

Gena Rowlands, whose illustrious movie work is being celebrated with her Lifetime Achievement honors at next month's Temecula Valley International Film & Music Festival, tells us she's in no hurry to get back in front of the camera. Does that mean the end of her career?

"I don't see a lot of pictures I want to do right now. It's just a different era and different interest in stu ...

Updated: Mon Aug 25, 2008

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Jay Mohr Back To Flying High, Literally, And With Humor/Chris Noth Says Residual Checks Small Change for 08/26/2008

Tue, 26 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0700

Jay Mohr is flying high again — literally.

He's overcome the anxiety attacks that plagued him since he was featured on "Saturday Night Live" in the '90s, and made him, among other things, unable to tolerate a plane flight. And he has elevated himself to a place he considers ideal professionally.

His CBS "Gary Unmarried" sitcom that debuts September 24 has ...

Updated: Tue Aug 26, 2008

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Aids Activist Performer Ralph Calls for Lincoln Memorial Sit-In/Ewe Boll Tired of Video Game Fans' Criticism for 08/27/2008

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0700

"On Sept. 27, at 10 a.m., I'm going to lead a sit-in on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial," announces activist actress/singer Sheryl Lee Ralph. "As a tax-paying American, I am demanding help and attention for HIV and AIDS."

Speaking to this column from the Democratic National Convention, where she has been leading and participating in panels on HIV/AIDS and Faith and ...

Updated: Wed Aug 27, 2008

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Dickinson Sticks Up for Ciccone Tell-All on Sis Madonna/Bill Pullman Pulls Festival Duty Again and Again and … for 08/28/2008

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0700

Janice Dickinson is about as outspoken as they come, so it's no shock when she comes roaring to the defense of her old acquaintance Christopher Ciccone — whose recently released "Life With My Sister Madonna" tell-all memoir has been called scorching and mean.

"This is a woman who turned her back on her brother, and I think this is from his perspective. He's an Americ ...

Updated: Thu Aug 28, 2008

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Bostwick Shocked By MTV 'Rocky Horror' Remake Plans/Oliver Stone's 'W.' Not Anti-Bush, Says Gaston -- But… for 08/29/2008

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0700

Word that MTV is planning to remake the cult classic "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" was greeted with apprehension by more than a few fans of the original film — and by Barry Bostwick, who starred in that 1975 feature with Susan Sarandon and Tim Curry.

"I'm sort of shocked at that. I don't think you should remake 'The Rocky Horror Picture Show.' Certain things you sh ...

Updated: Fri Aug 29, 2008

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Ask Stacy for 08/30/2008

Sat, 30 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0700

DEAR STACY: How old is "Supernanny" Jo Frost? Does she want to have children of her own some day? I'm a fan of her no-nonsense approach. — Danielle G., Springfield, Mass.

DEAR DANIELLE: The 37-year-old, single Londoner has made it clear she'd like to find Mr. Right and have a family of her own. However, as she told me, "It's slim chances to date when you're out on th ...

Updated: Sat Aug 30, 2008

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How '60 Minutes'' Simon Learned From Bullfighting Injury/Gosselaar's 'Raising The Bar' Journey for 09/01/2008

Mon, 01 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0700

"60 Minutes'" Bob Simon has left for Spain to interview the latest superstar of that country's storied matador dynasty — the dashing, super handsome, sometimes Giorgio Armani fashion model Cayetano Rivera Ordonez. Bob plans to stay safely behind the barricade. He's learned his lesson.

When the noted broadcast journalist journeyed to Spain to interview Cayetano's brother F ...

Updated: Mon Sep 01, 2008

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Hunt's Self-Designed Mommy Track Has Room for Labors of Love/Brian Austin Green Too Busy With 'Sarah Connor' For '90210' for 09/02/2008

Tue, 02 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0700

Helen Hunt is deep into writing the script for what she hopes will be the follow-up film to her "Then She Found Me" directorial debut, but she's not in a rush to get it — or herself — before the cameras.

Nowadays, says the Oscar, Emmy and Golden Globe-winning actress, "I'm a stay-at-home mom who every few years takes on a big thing and pieces it together someho ...

Updated: Tue Sep 02, 2008

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Hunt Gets Daring with New Show, Plans 'Intelligence'/Keisha Whitaker Juggles TV Show, Kids, Business, Forest for 09/03/2008

Wed, 03 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0700

Bonnie Hunt is planning something daring with her "Bonnie Hunt Show" daytime offering that premieres Monday (9/8). Brace yourselves: She's using words like "authenticity" and "intelligence."

She's also invoking names like Steve Allen, Johnny Carson, David Letterman and "Dinah Shore. Hers was such a comforting show. I looked forward to seeing it after sc ...

Updated: Wed Sep 03, 2008

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Mary Tyler Moore Opens Up on Grief, Alcohol, Vision/Struggles/Widowed Mcelhone Has Endless Admiration of Cast Mate Adlon for 09/04/2008

Thu, 04 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0700

Mary Tyler Moore, who's just turned in the manuscript for her autobiography, "Growing Up Again — and, Oh, I'm a Diabetic" to St. Martin's Press, spares herself little in the text.

In the book, the beloved actress, who does a terrific turn as Brooke Shields' mother in NBC's "Lipstick Jungle" this season, tells of how diabetes has left her with diminished eyesight ...

Updated: Thu Sep 04, 2008

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Kirk Douglas Loving MySpace Interaction, Response To Drive/Dr. Travis Stork Happy To Return To Tube in Professional Arena for 09/05/2008

Fri, 05 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0700

"To think young people would listen to a 91-year-old man — it's almost thrilling. I love the contact," declares Hollywood icon Kirk Douglas, who is undoubtedly the most senior movie star to keep a MySpace page. Douglas had his Internet page set up to promote his online petition asking for the issuance of a formal U.S. apology for slavery.

"Lots of people agree with m ...

Updated: Fri Sep 05, 2008

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Ask Stacy for 09/06/2008

Sat, 06 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0700

DEAR STACY: I would like to know what else actress Alicia Witt has been in besides "Law & Order: Criminal Intent"? I hope she sticks around. — Keith F., Brooklyn, N.Y.

DEAR KEITH: The red-haired 32-year-old is remembered by viewers of the "Cybill" sitcom of 1995-1998, playing Cybill Shepherd's daughter, Zoey. Her feature film credits include "Four Rooms ...

Updated: Sat Sep 06, 2008

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