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Mo'Nique is shown in a scene from 'Precious.' Photo: Anne Marie Fox/Associated Press
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The reviews are so gushy that they'd have to go straight to your head. For the comic actress Mo'Nique, Precious, opening in theaters across the country in November, has become the classic "big break," that once-in-a-lifetime star turn that changes a career.
Adam Arkin relishes new 'Sons of Anarchy' roleLOS ANGELES — When Adam Arkin signed on for Sons of Anarchy, he didn’t have reservations about his role as a slick white separatist or the FX drama’s dark heart.
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Sykes, Lopez bring new colors to late-night TVLOS ANGELES — In the blink of an eye, late-night TV is shifting from a white men’s club to the start of a rainbow coalition. Wanda Sykes’ weekly Fox comedy show debuts 10 p.m. Saturday, followed by George Lopez’s four-night-a-week talk show on TBS , starting 10 p.m. Monday. They join The Mo’Nique Show on BET .
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Big Bird's still huge as 'Sesame Street' hits 40NEW YORK — Big Bird is leaving Sesame Street! That’s what he decides on the Sesame Street season opener. A rapping real-estate agent pitches him on migrating to a new habitat (“habitat,” the episode’s “Word on the Street”). After sizing up a beach and a swamp for his new habitat, Big Bird chooses a rain forest.
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'Family Feud' gets lift from changes, economyLOS ANGELES — Family Feud and host John O’Hurley have upped the ante in the game show’s new season, with a faster-paced opening, a new look and new prizes.
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Artists in Action: 'Idol' stars to perform in Oxford
Four former American Idol stars will perform Christmas songs and recent Idol hits on Dec. 4 to launch the Christmas season with music. But you don’t have to turn on FOX 6 or travel to a larger city to enjoy them. Instead, simply go to Oxford’s First Baptist Church at 7:30 p.m. that Friday and you’ll see Idol finalists entertaining with solos, duets and ensemble pieces. The Idol stars, representing seasons six through eight of the show, are presented by the Oxford Arts Council.
Four former American Idol stars will perform Christmas songs and recent Idol hits on Dec. 4 to launch the Christmas season with music. But you don’t have to turn on FOX 6 or travel to a larger city to enjoy them. Instead, simply go to Oxford’s First Baptist Church at 7:30 p.m. that Friday and you’ll see Idol finalists entertaining with solos, duets and ensemble pieces. The Idol stars, representing seasons six through eight of the show, are presented by the Oxford Arts Council.
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'Precious' is great American cinema
As Hollywood closed specialty divisions that aimed for quality and personal stories, as studios focus more and more on superhero sagas and action blockbusters, cinema fans have rightly wondered, who’s left to make great American movies?
As Hollywood closed specialty divisions that aimed for quality and personal stories, as studios focus more and more on superhero sagas and action blockbusters, cinema fans have rightly wondered, who’s left to make great American movies?
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"I am actress Milla Jovovich," the star says, directly to the audience as she introduces her new movie, The Fourth Kind. And those are pretty much the last true words out of her mouth in this gimmicky, "Yes, this really happened" alien-abduction horror hooey.
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DETROIT — It's a quiet afternoon in downtown Detroit as an invasion is in progress. Soldiers and shabbily-dressed civilians are standing at a cordoned-off area around Griswold and Michigan Avenue that's sprinkled with military vehicles, red banners and propaganda posters.
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The new Disney A Christmas Carol is another epic achievement in motion-capture animation, advancing the art form closer to photo-realism than The Polar Express or Beowulf. Dazzling, ornate visuals take us to the snowy London of 1837, swooping over its digital rooftops and down its digital chimneys. Faces take on musculature, expression and detail.
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"Wacky" isn't George Clooney's strong suit as an actor. But it's always at least amusing to watch the suave, silky leading man let his freak flag fly.
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Pop-country has made superstars out of acts like Rascal Flatts, Taylor Swift and more, but the term is not particularly endearing in Nashville, even to the artists who have come to define it. "I hate saying pop-country — I hate using that," Carrie Underwood says during a recent interview while talking about some of her favorite artists.
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LOS ANGELES — No Doubt on Wednesday sued video game maker Activision for putting words in band members' mouths. The band sued Activision Publishing Inc. over a feature in the new "Band Hero" game that allows players to control virtual band members and have them sing other artists' songs.
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NEW YORK — When the Killers started out, they wanted to raise a ruckus like their favorite rock stars did on the road: Frontman Brandon Flowers heard of the legendary exploits of Led Zeppelin and David Bowie and wanted to emulate those experiences.
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LOS ANGELES — Rod Stewart grew up idolizing soul singers like Sam Cooke, Jackie Wilson and Otis Redding. On his new album, Soulbook, he gets a chance to pay tribute to his childhood idols in song — and even gets a chance to sing with one of them on the CD.
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