TV and Movie News (page 1087)

The 'Dingo-Baby' Case That Inspired A 'Seinfeld' Joke Reopened
February 24, 2012 @ 2:24 pm PST    Seinfeld, A Cry in the Dark     Sean Comer    
If you've seen the "Seinfeld" episode "The Stranded," then you know the "dingo" bit. Elaine Benes, played by Julia Louis-Dreyfus, is at a party where a woman is prattling on about how she can't find her fiancee, eventually calling him "the poor baby." Looking mildly annoyed, Elaine quips in her most stereotypical of stereotypical Aussie accents, "Maybe the dingo ate your baby.

'Big Bang Theory' At Last Eclipses 'American Idol' Ratings
February 24, 2012 @ 1:45 pm PST    The Big Bang Theory, American Idol , Community, Whitney, Are You There, Chelsea?, The Finder, The Mentalist, Grey's Anatomy, Rob!, Wipeout, Up All Night, Private Practice     Sean Comer    
The race has gotten closer every week, and finally, CBS' "The Big Bang Theory" has lept across the finish line ahead of "American Idol". "Community" fans? We'll discuss momentarily why you may start getting nervous. There's good reason.

Weekend Movie Trailers and Reviews: Is 'Act of Valor' Just an Act?
February 24, 2012 @ 1:11 pm PST    Act of Valor, Wanderlust     Andy Neuenschwander    
"Wanderlust" and "Act of Valor" hit theaters this weekend, each one a risk in its own way. Will people flock to see a comedy with Paul Rudd and Jennifer Aniston? Will the military movie that started out as a recruitment video tell enough of a story? Watch trailers and see the reviews here.

Brooke Mueller Charged With Felony Cocaine-Possession
February 24, 2012 @ 12:56 pm PST    The World According to Paris, Two and a Half Men     Sean Comer    
Brooke Mueller, the minor actress more notorious for being the frequently embattled ex-girlfriend of Charlie Sheen, has been charged today with felony cocaine possession with intent to distribute, reports E! Online. Mueller's charges stem from an alleged assault by Mueller last December of a patron at Aspen, CO's Belly Up nightclub. Police later found her at the nearby Escobar club, searched her for drugs and found her to be possessing cocaine.

Rumor: Chris Brown To Perform With Rihanna On 'American Idol'?
February 24, 2012 @ 12:20 pm PST    American Idol     Sean Comer    
Oh, Heavens. If winning a Grammy made the King of All Jack-holes think he could walk on water, this (if true) probably has him chucking tuna and Wonderbread at the hungry. Whether anybody likes it or not, the two songs Rihanna and Chris Brown recorded together apparently might not be the only collaborations those two had left in the tank.

Sacha Baron Cohen Banned (Kind Of) From Oscars, Takes Over 'Today' Show
February 24, 2012 @ 12:03 pm PST    The Dictator, Hugo     Sean Comer    
Well, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences made it official today. Sacha Baron Cohen was completely welcome attending this Sunday's 84th Academy Awards representing Best Picture-nominated animated feature "Hugo." Alas, it was made crystal clear that Adm. Gen. Shabazz Aladeen, the titular tyrant character creation of Cohen's upcoming comedy "The Dictator," can't play in their red-carpeted sandbox if he won't behave himself.

'300' Leading Man Gerard Butler Enters Rehab
February 24, 2012 @ 11:24 am PST    300, Of Men and Mavericks     Sean Comer    
Issues with pain management and prescription painkillers have sent actor Gerard Butler into rehab, reports TMZ today. The 42-year-old actor apparently checked into the Betty Ford Clinic about three weeks ago, and is due to leave today. �According to TMZ, he checked himself in with concerns about how reliant he'd become on prescription drugs.

Michael Jackson's Doctor, Dr. Conrad Murray, Denied Bail
February 24, 2012 @ 11:02 am PST    Michael Jackson: This Is It     Sean Comer    
A judge Friday denied the late Michael Jackson's former physician Dr. Conrad Murray a release on bail as Murray prepares his appeal of a 2011 involuntary manslaughter conviction, reports Yahoo! blog OMG!. Superior Court Judge Michael Pastor deemed Murray a flight risk and said he believed the doctor posed a health risk should he resume practicing medicine. The 59-year-old Murray, who was not present at the hearing, has been in the Los Angeles Jail's solitary confinement awaiting his appeal since his conviction.

Danica Patrick To Skip Friday Morning Daytona Practice Following Crash
February 24, 2012 @ 10:57 am PST    NASCAR Sprint Cup Qualifying, NASCAR Sprint Cup Series     Sean Comer    
She's unhurt following her scary Thursday Gatorade Duel qualifying race crash at Daytona, but Danica Patrick will skip Friday morning's practice and give her team added preparation time before Sunday's Daytona 500, reports FOXSports.com. The team will reportedly need the time so that Patrick's back-up GoDaddy.com No. 10 Chevy can be ready when she makes her Daytona 500 premiere this weekend.

Meet NASCAR's First Tea Party-Sponsored Racer
February 24, 2012 @ 10:33 am PST    NASCAR Nextel Cup, NASCAR Sprint Cup     Sean Comer    
It is a presidential election year. It's not like partisan politics were exactly escapable anyway. But now, a conservative group has gotten creative enough - and really, it's amazing this is just a precedent - to throw its hat into statistically one of the Republican voter base's most beloved sports institutions: NASCAR. Racer Jason Bowles will take his place this Saturday at Daytona International Speedway in the ultra-prestigious Daytona 500 behind the wheel of a car emblazoned with "American Majority Racing" on his hood, and ambitious GOP promotion fueling his run to the checkered flag.