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Paula Abdul is the latest host to come under The X Factor ax, following the ousting of fellow co-judge Nicole Scherzinger and host Steve Jones.
The reality show star released a statement confirming her exit from the singing competition series. Fox and X Factor‘s almost-last-man-standing Simon Cowell released supportive statements immediately after Abdul’s.
Paula Abdul said in her statement:
Yes, it’s true, I won’t be returning to The X Factor next season. | Full Story
Susan Sarandon is joining the Showtime series ”The Big C” for a multi-episode arc, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
The Oscar-winning actress will play Joy, a cancer survivor who befriends Laura Linney’s cancer afflicted character Cathy. Joy uses “her cancer experience in a unique way trying to inspire other people,” says creator Darlene Hunt. “She makes Cathy question whether she’s doing enough with her own cancer experience.”
This is not the first time Sarandon played a woman suffering from cancer. | Full Story
Will Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie ever get married? If it was up to the media, the couple would be locking lips in a Las Vegas chapel tonight with all six of their kids watching.
Pitt’s latest comments about proposing to his longtime partner Jolie, were taken way out of context by the press.
“I think anything said tends to be blown out of proportion,” Jolie said on the red carpet at the SAG Awards in L.A., when asked about what her feelings were regarding the latest rumors of wedding ring talk. | Full Story
The movie “Trouble with the Curve”, which stars Clint Eastwood, will hit theaters on September 28.
“Trouble with the Curve” is about an aging baseball scout with eyesight troubles who talks his daughter into going on one last scouting trip to Atlanta with him.
The veteran actor praised the script saying, “They’re not writing a lot of really great material for guys my age. In lieu of that, I would just prefer to stay behind the camera. | Full Story
X Factor has done some early spring cleaning – first Steve Jones’ departure as host, and now Fox has confirmed that Nicole Scherzinger is leaving on the next thing smoking. The two, originally brought on to co-host, had been viewed as the weak links and weren’t expected to survive the cut into season 2. Steve Jones broke the bad news via twitter saying “I wont be hosting next season’s X Factor which is a shame but I can’t complain as I’ve had a great time. | Full Story
Disney released a new teaser trailer for ‘John Carter.’ The company is teaming up with the NFL and is giving one lucky John Carter/football fan a chance to win a trip to next year’s Super Bowl XLVII. In order to win, viewers must keep a sharp lookout for the secret code that comes up during the commercial of this year’s big match-up between the NY Giants and the New England Patriots. | Full Story
The highly anticipated return of HBO’s hit drama “Game Of Thrones” for a second season is just around the corner. With the series’ April 1 premiere drawing near, HBO has released the most explicit trailer so far.
Narrated by the scheming eunuch, Varys (Conleth Hill), the minute-long clip previews many of the conflicts set to erupt in the upcoming season.
Extracting from “The Game of Thrones” trailer, we can see that recently crowned King Joffrey (Jack Gleeson) continues his cruel immature reign, threatening to kill Sansa Stark (Sophie Turner) in front of his court; a clothed and dragon-less Daenerys (Emilia Clarke) makes her own claim to the throne; and Tyrion “The Imp” Lannister (Emmy and Golden Globe winner Peter Dinklage) plots to take control as the King’s Hand, explaining that he understands how “the game is played.”
Young Arya Stark (Maisie Williams), in wake of the shocking death of her father Ned Stark (Sean Bean), reminds viewers: “Anyone can be killed.”
“Game Of Thrones” is based on the fantasy book series “A Song of Ice and Fire”, by author George R.R. | Full Story
Just when you thought Tom Cruise was on the outs for jumping like a madman on Oprah’s couch, the A-list actor comes back with another hit movie.
“Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol,” which stars Cruise and Jeremy Renner has made over $200 million in North America and $369 million internationally as of Sunday, January 29. That total has outgrossed “Mission: Impossible 2″, which made $546.4 million globally. Ghost Protocol is now the highest grossing film in the franchise’s history totaling $571 million in sales worldwide, and counting. | Full Story
Jennifer Lopez tried her best to steer away from discussing controversial topics with Matt Lauer on Monday morning’s Today Show. The muti-talented entertainer spoke freely about her role as a mom, American Idol judge, and beauty icon for middle aged women. However, when Matt pressed the singer/actress for details on the sensitive subject of divorce, Lopez was not as open as she was on the other topics.
Speaking to Lauer on how she’s dealing with her recent split from husband, Marc Anthony, Lopez explained that she and Anthony keep in touch on a regular basis due to their children Max and Emme. | Full Story
All the stars were out to grace the red carpet for the annual SAG Awards. Each year actors, producers, and directors gather at this event where industry peers get to judge their fellow hollywood peers on their achievements in Film and Television. The women were gorgeous in their designer gowns and the men were sharp and dapper in their tuxs.
Flip through the photos of this year’s red carpet arrivals before the awards ceremony. | Full Story
Movies have enriched Dan Schindel's life so much that he decided
the best way to give back was to become a critic. In addition to Who Got the
Role?, he writes for ScreenPicks, We Are Movie Geeks, Off to
See the Elephant, and several other sites. He spent a year watching and
reviewing a documentary every day for his blog, Days of Docs, so now he
knows everything.
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