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Celebrity Birthdays, July 22
Happy Birthday to Belgian singer
Kate Ryan (1980), "
Run Lola Run" actress
Franka Potente (1974), singer/songwriter
Rufus Wainwright (1973), "
Joe Dirt" star
David Spade (1964), "
Moulin Rouge" actor
John Leguizamo (1964),
Read Article... What to Watch: What's Airing, Re-Airing & Entertaining On TV This Week
Monday, June 16
The Middleman (ABC Family, 8 p.m.) - Javier Grillo-Marxuach (
Lost,
Medium)
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3 commentsAlbert Brooks Is High On His 'Weeds' Role
LOS ANGELES (AP) -
Albert Brooks' mordant on-screen neuroticism has lifted his films and characters to comedic heights, with ''
Defending Your Life,'' ''
Lost in America'' and his Oscar-nominated turn in ''
Broadcast News'' among the prime examples.
Read Article... Adam McKay Discusses The Writers Strike and What Makes Comedy Successful
Adam McKay is a big player in the world of comedy. The former SNL head-writer co-wrote and directed
Will Ferrell in the films
Anchorman and
Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby. Now he's taking on a greater role as a producer, helping people's visions be seen by a larger audience.
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1 commentMichael Showalter Discusses New Comedy Album 'Sandwiches and Cats'
Artists and record labels have a symbiotic relationship. The artist has something to say, the label provides a means to have it be heard by the audience. How the artist/label relationship comes to be is often different. For comedian
Michael Showalter, it was an almost telepathic desire for both the artist and the record label to work together that ended in
Read Article... America's Favorite Family's Big Screen Debut Arrives On DVD and Blu-Ray Disc Dec. 18
It takes a feature-length film to fully capture Homer Simpson's stupidity and
The Simpsons Movie does it! One of the top grossing films of all time, The Simpsons Movie has generated more than $500 million globally and will be available worldwide on DVD and Blu-Ray Disc (BD) Internationally on December 3 and in North America on December 18 from Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment.
Read Article... Movie Review: 'The Simpsons Movie' Is Humor-Packed, But Not Exxxxxcellent
The universe of ''
The Simpsons'' - outlandish, yellow and absent of normal human growth - has sketched with parodying perfection the struggle of family life, the exploitation of a neighbor's good will and the bizarre qualities of school bus drivers, to name just a few of its accomplishments.
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2 commentsCinematic Homer: Will Fans Cry 'Woo-Hoo' Or 'D'Oh' Over 'Simpsons Movie'?
LOS ANGELES (AP) - For a cartoon comedy dependent on how much ruination one homely yellow family can cause, there's an awful lot of drama behind ''
The Simpsons.''
Read Article... Celebrity Birthdays, July 22
Happy Birthday to Belgian singer
Kate Ryan (1980), "
Run Lola Run" actress
Franka Potente (1974), singer/songwriter
Rufus Wainwright (1973), WWE star
Shawn Michaels (1965), "
Joe Dirt" star
David Spade (1964), "
Moulin Rouge" actor
John Leguizamo (1964), R&B singer
Keith Sweat (1961),
Savatage singer/
Trans Siberian Orchestra composer
Jon Oliva (1960), guitarist
Al Di Meola (1954),
Eagles drummer/singer
Don Henley (1947), "
Lethal Weapon" actor
Danny Glover (1947), "
The Muse" star
Albert Brooks (1947),
Supertramp keyboardist Rick Davies (1944),
Ronettes singer Estelle Bennett (1944), funkmaster
George Clinton (1941),
Jeopardy! host Alex Trebek (1940), "
One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest" actress
Louise Fletcher (1934), US Senator
Bob Dole (1923), English film director
James Whale (1893; d. 1957), and painter
Edward Hopper (1882; d. 1967).
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