The great Willem Dafoe is hitting theaters this week with the new Australian outing called "The Hunter," so we thought we’d take a gander at a past Dafoe ditty worth it’s weight in five-star flesh – welcome to Forgotten Friday Flick! This week’s selection is a personal favorite filled with corruption, murder and double crossing – and that just describes the good guys! The line between cops and criminals gets a bit blurry in the fantastic 1985 William Friedkin flick..."To Live And Die In L.A."

Secret Service agent Jimmy Hart is a man who has seen his fare share of the action. As an...

The CSI franchise has become a mainstay on CBS - and likewise it's a fixture on DVD shelves. With the new seasons underway, the previous years of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, CSI: Miami and CSI: NY have arrived for you to add to your collection. Here's a look at all three new releases.

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation - Season 11

The Show: Season 11 is Laurence Fishburne's third and last as Dr. Raymond Langston. I'm pretty sure that I'm in the minority here, but I liked Fishburne and thought he did a decent job while facing an audience that was and still is incredibly attached to...

William Petersen has become a dad to twins at the age of 58.

The former "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" star and his wife Gina Cirone used a surrogate for the birth.

The twins - a boy and a girl - were born prematurely last month.

Petersen tells People.com, "The babies are doing great and are improving every day and we can't wait for them to come home."

The actor and Cirone wed in 2003. Petersen is also a grandfather to his 36-year-old daughter Maite's two children.

CSI regular Marg Helgenberger has announced she'll be leaving the forensics drama at the end of the hit show's 12th season.

The actress, who has portrayed Catherine Willows on the show for over a decade, has revealed she had planned to exit the cast earlier this year, but was persuaded to stay on.

Laurence Fishburne, who replaced CSI producer and star William Petersen, quit the show in May. Beloved TV star Ted Danson will take over from him when the popular drama returns later this year.

Former Cheers star Ted Danson is stepping in to replace Laurence Fishburne on hit TV drama CSI: Crime Scene Investigation.

The Matrix actor's contract on the series expired at the end of season 11 earlier this year, two years after he was cast to replace series regular William Petersen.

TV bosses have now appointed Danson as the show's chief investigator in a bid to boost ratings, and executive producer Don McGill knew the former Cheers star was perfect for the show as soon as his name was brought up.

He says, "From the moment we all started talking about the role, it was clear he cou...

Actor Laurence Fishburne is leaving the cast of hit TV show CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, more than two years after he stepped in to replace series regular William Petersen.

The Matrix star was handed a lead role in the Las Vegas crime show in late 2008 following the departure of Petersen, but the series has been plagued by plunging ratings over the last two seasons.

Fishburne's contract expired at the end of series 11 and will not be renewed for the upcoming season 12, according to the Hollywood Reporter.

TV bosses are reportedly hunting for a replacement for Fishburne to star in t...

As dominatrix Lady Heather on CSI, Melinda Clarke probably knows all too well the trouble with getting excited prematurely. So maybe that's why, when she got the call to play the character for the sixth time, she was both happy and cautious.

"I had a conversation with Anthony [Zuiker, the show's creator] and was like...

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Arrive on the scene, dust for fingerprints and investigate the cases from the beginning when the #1 crime-show on television, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, The First Season makes its case on Blu-ray for the first time ever May 12 from CBS Home Entertainment and Paramount Home Entertainment.

The original series that birthed a worldwide brand phenomenon, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation features an all-star ensemble cast that includes Golden Globe® nominee William Petersen, Emmy® winner Marg Helgenberger, Gary Dourdan, Jorja Fox, George Eads and Paul Guilfoyle.

Presented in 16:9...

New CSI: Crime Scene Investigation star Laurence Fishburne has tipped his actress wife Gina Torres to join him on the TV drama - five years after she guest starred on the show.

Fishburne joined the crime series' cast in October, marked by the departure of the show's longtime cast member, William Petersen. And the actor, who plays an investigator on the series, is itching to get Torres back on set since her brief stint on the show in 2004, two years after the pair married.

In an interview with Star magazine, he says, "My lovely wife actually did an episode called Double X a numbe...

Television's best crime show, CSI, enters a new era Thursday night as the first episode of the post-Grissom era. William Petersen had appeared in all but two of the episodes since first airing in 2000. CSI actually got its start on Friday nights, but was moved to Thursdays after Survivor when it started gaining some notice. This was back when Survivor was the hot new sensation, and naturally the viewers stuck around to fall in love with CSI.

The show changed the landscape of crime television. Now you can find a miscellaneous crime drama on every night of the week, including...

Grammy Award-winning rock band Linkin Park's new hit single, "Leave Out All The Rest," will be prominently featured in the episode of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation airing on Thursday, Nov. 6 (9:00-10:01 PM, ET/PT) on CBS. This is the first time a television series has taken the melody of a rock song and incorporated it into the underlying score of an episode in such a unique fashion.

The episode opens and closes with - and is named after - "Leave Out All The Rest," the fifth single from Linkin Park's latest album, Minutes to Midnight, currently approaching six million worldwide sales....

Departing CSI: Crime Scene Investigation star William Petersen has hinted he'll return for a big screen version of the hit TV drama.

The actor, who will give up his role as forensics expert Gil Grissom on the show during the forthcoming season, admits there have been talks about turning the series into a blockbuster movie for years - and it still might come off.

Petersen, who will stay on as a producer of the show after his departure this autumn, says, "I'd love to see us make a CSI film... That's the reason Grissom isn't going to die of a brain tumor. It would be good if we did...

Actor Laurence Fishburne has praised William Petersen since replacing his character on hit TV show CSI: Crime Scene Investigation - because he raised standards for television.

Petersen - one of the show's original cast members - is set to leave his post as crime investigator Gil Grissom, though he will remain an executive producer on the series.

His absence is marked by Fishburne's debut in the show's forthcoming 10th season next month.

Presenting an award at Sunday's 60th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards, Petersen said: "I'm honored to hand over the keys to the lab to a wonderfu...

Summer's almost over, which means cooler weather and time to hit the books for school. But it also marks the return of our favorite shows and the beginning of a few fresh new series. Old favorites will be back and some new shows are hoping to hit it big with viewers and make it to a second season.

With the presidential election coming up, most of the shows will not air until after all of the presidential debates. So expect to see many of your favorite series hitting the airwaves in mid to late September. To hold you over until then, here's a sneak peek at the fall 2008 TV lineup and s...

Admit it. You can't wait to see if Meredith and Derek will finally make it work on "Grey's Anatomy." You're dying to know who the new baddie will be on "Heroes." And you wonder if Laurence Fishburne will be able to fill William Petersen's shoes on "CSI." Whatever your TV poison, you won't be waiting much longer. The new television season kicks off in September, and Starpulse is here to provide you with the premiere dates of new and returning shows so you won't miss a thing:

Monday, Sept. 1

Prison Break (8-10 p.m) FOX

Gossip Girl (8-9 p.m.) CW

One Tree Hill (9-10 p.m.) CW

T...

Charlie Sheen is the highest paid actor on TV, pocketing a whopping $825,000 per episode for his hit comedy Two And A Half Men, according to a new poll.

The star's huge earnings include profits for ownership rights of the program. Sheen is way ahead of his nearest contender William Petersen, who takes home $600,000 per show for his role as Gil Grissom on CSI: Crime Scene Investigation.

Actress Mariska Hargitay is the best paid female in a prime-time TV drama - she earns an estimated $400,000 for every Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (SVU) episode she films. The cast of The Sim...

Hollywood stars Laurence Fishburne and John Malkovich have been considered as replacements for William Petersen in hit TV show CSI: Crime Scene Investigation.

Petersen - one of the show's original cast members - is set to leave his post as crime investigator Gil Grissom midway through the current season, it was announced on Tuesday. According to U.S. reports, Fishburne and Malkovich are both in competition to take on the role.

A spokesperson for the show tells the New York Post, "It's not the end of the show. There's a lot of good stuff coming up. We're looking for a high-profil...

An ensemble cast is a group of actors in which each character/actor is assigned an equal level of importance to the story. Sometimes even if there is an established "main character," a show can be considered an ensemble because individuals are treated with the same care and development as everyone else on the show.

This sort of cast style gives the audience a chance to connect with several different characters rather than just one; if a viewer does not like one of the characters or cannot relate to them, there will be several more to choose from. It creates very broad storylines and v...

Reality is not always a factor when it comes to TV relationships. Actually, it usually isn't. Often, two characters that would never come together in real life are forced into a relationship for any number of reasons. It's not really a problem for most TV viewers because they understand that entertainment value will always trump reality.

That being said, there are some on-screen relationships that make perfect sense. Then there are the head scratchers. Below is a sampling of the latter. Please note, just because these relationships are unrealistic doesn't necessarily mean they ...

Think you know everything there is to know about today's TV stars and their climb to fame? Then take our quiz to see how tuned in you really are:

1) Which "Grey's Anatomy" actress starred in "Knocked Up?"

Katherine Heigl

Sandra Oh

Ellen Pompeo

Sara Ramirez

Katherine Heigl

Sandra Oh

Ellen Pompeo

Sara Ramirez

We started with an easy one to give you confidence.

2) In what film did "Heroes" actress Hayden Panettiere get her start?

Finding Nemo

Fantastic Four

Antz

A Bug's Life

Finding Nemo

Fantastic Four

Antz

A Bug's Life

Ha...

Legendary director William Friedkin is following in the footsteps of Quentin Tarantino - he's directed an episode of hit TV show CSI: Crime Scene Investigation.

Friedkin, best known for filming '70s movie classics The French Connection and The Exorcist, stepped behind the camera to shoot new CSI episode Cockroaches, which aired on CBS last night.

And, working on the show, allowed Friedkin to reunite with CSI actor William Petersen, who starred in his 1985 movie To Live And Die In LA.

Petersen says, "I have a movie career because of him. He's the first guy I ever learned from...

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation regular Jorja Fox is to leave the hit drama after seven years. The 39-year-old actress first introduced the character of forensics expert Sara Sidle in 2000.

She is quitting the show in November after failing to agree to terms on a new deal.

In an exclusive chat with TV Guide magazine, Fox reveals, "A couple of years ago, I decided not to take the raise that was offered me, (which) would have added a year to my contract."

The actress admits she still feels frustrated and hurt after "CSI" producers fired her and co-star George Eads following a...

Billy Bob Thornton, Kim Basinger, Brandon Routh and Ashley Olsen are teaming up for new movie The Informers, based on short stories by American Psycho author Bret Easton Ellis.

Kelly McGillis, the sexy actress-turned-restaurateur who romanced Tom Cruise in movie classic Top Gun, has signed on to play a lesbian in TV series The L Word.

Eddie Murphy is reteaming with his Beverly Hills Cop co-star Ronny Cox in new movie Nowhereland.

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation star William Petersen's pet boxer Bruno will appear in upcoming episodes of the forensics drama.

(This news...

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CSI hit season high deliveries in viewers and all key demographics as over 26 million viewers watched Grissom (William Petersen) embark on his "CSI" sabbatical, according to final Nielsen Live Plus same-day ratings for Thursday, Jan. 4.

In the episode, Grissom stunned his CSI colleagues when he abruptly announces he is temporarily leaving the team for a teaching assignment on the East Coast.

CSI won its time period in households (15.8/24), viewers (26.12m), adults 25-54 (10.5/23), adults 18-49 (8.4/21) and adults 18-34 (6.1/17). These mark "CSI's" best deliveries this season in ho...

William Petersen is set to turn his back on his starring role in CSI: Crime Scene Investigation to make a return to the Chicago, Illinois, stage. The 53-year-old's contract with the CBS show came to end when filming on the seventh season concluded, and he has not signed a new one to guarantee his character Gil Grissom will feature in the planned eighth season.

He says, "I plan to go back to Chicago and do plays starting next year. I've been talking to (artistic director) Dennis Zacek at Victory Gardens Theatre, and we're going to do a play as soon as we can get enough time to make it ...

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation star Jorja Fox fears she'll upset the hit forensics drama's producers after agreeing to pose for a new pro-vegetarian advertisement that borrows heavily from the show. Fox initially thought she didn't need her bosses' permission to take part in the People For The Ethical Treatment of Animals 'Investigate Vegetarianism' ad but has started to worry.

In the ad, Fox appears in a dimly-lit alleyway, which is cordoned off by police tape. The actress, a longtime vegetarian, says, "I didn't see that there was anything controversial, or even confrontational, abou...

Happy Birthday to Welsh singer Charlotte Church (1986), "Ghost Whisperer" actress Jennifer Love Hewitt (1979), actor William Baldwin (1963), "Blue Lagoon" actor Christopher Atkins (1961), country singer Mary Chapin Carpenter (1958), "Frasier" star Kelsey Grammer (1955), "CSI" star William Petersen (1953), stage & screen actress Christine Ebersole (1953), Talking Head Jerry Harrison (1949), "Harry Potter" actor Alan Rickman (1946), "Star Wars" droid Anthony Daniels (1946), "Judging Amy" actress Tyne Daly (1946), record and movie producer David Geffen (1943), "Golden Girl" Rue McClanahan (193...