Gossip Columns

Celebrity ‘illnesses’ are exhausting

By PHIL MUSHNICK — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 03:29:55 +0000

What do you do for exhaustion? I do one of two things. I either go to sleep, or, if I don’t make it that far, I simply fall asleep. And I’ve always found that a good night’s sleep cures exhaustion, well, overnight. Yet TV and movie stars...

Look Who’s Talking

NY Post: TV — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 03:29:02 +0000

Kelly Ripa 9 a.m., Ch. 7 Monday: Derek Hough; Debra Messing; Atticus Shaffer. Tuesday: Michael Strahan; Michael Weatherly. Wednesday: Michael Strahan; Denzel Washington; Vanessa Hudgens. Thursday: Jerry O’Connell; Ryan Reynolds. Friday: Jerry O’Connell; Rebecca Romijn; Dwayne Johnson. David Letterman 11:35 p.m., Ch. 2 Monday: Sarah...

Reel good

By LINDA STASI — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 03:28:32 +0000

E.T. The Extra-terrestrial, 1982 Sunday, 8 p.m., AMC One of the best of the incredibly charming, exciting sci-fi adventures that were so popular in the 1980s, is Steven Spielberg’s story of a little boy (Henry Thomas) who finds and befriends an extraterrestrial and decides to hide him...

The new ‘Lost’

By LARRY GETLEN — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 03:27:40 +0000

While their new ABC mystery/horror/action-adventure show “The River,” which premieres Tuesday night, takes place in the Amazon jungle, show runners Michael Green and Zack Estrin had good reason not to film there. “The Amazon is an incredibly dangerous place,” says Green. “We had our researchers look into it...

Don’t miss

NY Post: TV — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 03:25:17 +0000

Stage presence The fame and fortunes of two ingenues are very much at the heart of the new NBC musical drama “Smash.” Karen Cartwright (Katharine McPhee) is a neophyte, a waitress with big dreams of singing on Broadway. Ivy Lynn (Megan Hilty) is a Broadway chorus girl who wants to...

The Other Networks’ Loneliest Night

By ROBERT RORKE — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 03:24:58 +0000

The other networks might just as well not exist on Super Bowl Sunday, but a few are brave enough to offer original programming. Turner Classic Movies will show two films during the game. “The Ladykillers” (1955) comes on at 6:15 p.m. and is followed by “The Entertainer” (1960...

Super huddle

By PAIGE ALBINIAK — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 03:23:12 +0000

The Super Bowl isn’t just another football game — it’s more like a week-long televised national party. It’s NBC’s turn to air the game this year and the multimedia conglomerate — composed not just of the NBC broadcast network but of myriad cable nets, Web sites and social...

Katy Perry gets her flirt on at the NFL Awards (AP)

Yahoo! News: Music News — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 00:58:09 +0000

AP - Newly single Katy Perry is on the prowl, and she may have set her sights on a certain rookie quarterback.

Gridiron ‘Puppy’

By TIFFANY WENDELN CONNORS — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 23:49:55 +0000

The mock gridiron game “Puppy Bowl” on Animal Planet enters its eighth year and I can’t deny that this is my Super Bowl. The 59 canines battle it out for touchdowns, treats and unnecessary cuteness starting at 3 p.m. This year, they’ve added a piggy pep squad...

Soul Train fans bop on Broadway in Cornelius fete (AP)

Yahoo! News: Music News — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 23:17:12 +0000

AP - Fans of "Soul Train" boogied down Broadway wearing afro wigs and bell bottoms on Saturday while others recounted their favorite episodes at a Harlem meeting hall in tribute to the show's late creator, Don Cornelius.