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CONTESTS
CD Giveaway - Cornflower Blue, "Run Down the Rails"
Some just enjoy making music, and the Canadian Americana/folk duo Cornflower Blue make that obvious.

CD Giveaway - Adam Burrows, "Tall Tales"
Tall tales sung with idiosyncratic grace and finger-picking acumen.

 
CURRENT ARTICLES
DVD Review: Dead Poets Society (Blu-ray)
Seize the day and this Blu-ray copy of a lit-loving classic!

DVD Review: Real Steel (Two-Disc Blu-ray/DVD Combo)
What do you get when you mix a bit of Matheson, a touch of Rock 'Em Sock 'Em, and ample parts Rocky?

"Haywire" Another Soderbergh Success

Gina Carano is a knockout in more ways than one.

"Haywire" a Big Winner

Director Steven Soderbergh's foray into a pure action film is a big winner and Gina Carano is a new star to keep your eye on.

Interview: Nicole Weider: "Project Inspired" Countering Image Conscious with Image Conscience
A Hollywood model takes on the world's largest modeling magazine in a crusade to help young girls.

Syfy Finds Fairy Magic in Lost Girl

Life is no fairy tale for Anna Silk in Syfy's sexy new supernatural series.

DVD Review: Good Morning, Vietnam (25th Anniversary Edition) [Blu-ray]
Robin Williams' brilliant star turn and amazing supporting performances assemble for reveille.

Movie Review: The Devil Inside
I love "found footage" horror films, but "The Devil Inside" makes a few key mistakes that doesn't do a lot of good in preserving its illusion.

"Contraband" Takes Safe, Conventional Route

"Contraband" is a good diversionary crime movie that could've been a lot better if it hadn't taken a conventional way out.

Book Review: Final Crisis
Greg Cox untangles the DC Comics mess this novelization.

DVD Review: Sekirei 2: Pure Engagement
The boobs are back, as Funimation releases the English language version of "Sekirei: Pure Engagement."

Editorial: The Most Underrated Games of 2011
The titles that you aren't playing but should be. Some of these are even contenders for the best game this year!

DVD Review: 1911 (Collector's Edition)
A Jackie Chan film unlike most others...

Movie Review: The Darkest Hour
It's another alien invasion with "The Darkest Hour" and unfortunately it just doesn't stand out like it should.

Movie Review: The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
David Fincher is back with another film of crime investigation with "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo," and while this master director is in fine form, the real star of the film is its titular character thanks to a fantastically disturbing performance from Rooney Mara.

 
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Yahoo! News: Entertainment News
Friend says on 911 call Demi Moore was convulsing (AP)

FILE - In this Oct. 17, 2011 file photo, actress Demi Moore attends the premiere of 'Margin Call' in New York. A spokeswoman for Moore on Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2012 said the actress is seeking professional help to treat her exhaustion and improve her health. (AP Photo/Peter Kramer, File)AP - Demi Moore smoked something before she was rushed to the hospital on Monday night and was "semi-conscious, barely," according to a caller on a 911 recording released Friday by Los Angeles fire officials.


APNewsBreak: Jackson enters fray over Grammy cuts (AP)

FILE - In this Oct. 16, 2011 file photo, Rev. Jesse Jackson speaks with reporters during the dedication of the Martin Luther King Jr., Memorial in Washington. Jackson is entering the fray over The Recording Academy's cuts to its Grammy categories: He's asking to meet with the president of the organization and has raised the possibility of protests, with the awards a little less than two weeks away. In a Friday, Jan. 27, 2012 letter to Neil Portnow, president and CEO of the Grammys, the civil rights activist said his Rainbow Push Coalition was alarmed that there were reductions at a time 'when our country needs to celebrate all its cultural traditions.' (AP Photo/Cliff Owen, File)AP - The Rev. Jesse Jackson is entering the fray over The Recording Academy's cuts to its Grammy categories: He's asking to meet with the president of the organization and has raised the possibility of protests with the awards less than two weeks away.


SAG statuette has an interesting backstory (AP)

FILE - In this March 10, 2002 file photo, British actress Helen Mirren jokingly kisses the backside of her award, 'the Actor,' for outstanding performance by a female actor in a supporting role in the film, 'Gosford Park' at the 8th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards in Los Angeles. The SAG awards will be held on Jan. 29, 2012, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon, file)AP - The television academy's Emmy has her wings. The motion picture academy's Oscar has his sword. But the Screen Actors Guild's statuette, known as "The Actor," may have the hottest bod of the Hollywood award season.


Fran Drescher Claims She Was Abducted By Aliens (omg!)
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Fran Drescher | Photo Credits: Joe Scarnici/FilmMagic

Fran Drescher believes she was abducted by aliens


Healthy Hollywood: Fab Food Friday - 'Glee's' Darren Criss Goes Mediterranean! (omg!)
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BOX OFFICE RESULTS
Box Office Mojo - Current Box Office Results
Weekend Box Office: January 20-22, 2012
Underworld Awakening tops the box office with $25.3 million
Daily Box Office: Wednesday, January 25, 2012
Underworld Awakening tops Wednesday's box office with $1.5 million
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