Although it only aired on two screens in New York and L.A., the new documentary Restrepo had the best per-theater opening of new movies this past weekend, including the Tom Cruise movie Knight and Day. The documentary, which follows a platoon in a dangerous Afghanistan region over one year and has earned “univesal acclaim” from …
Posts from: June 2010
Big Brother 4 winner Jun Song, who’s still as obnoxious as ever, even in print, walked through her pre-show experience in an interview with TV Grapevine. While it’s standard stuff–being sequestered with no phone and no TV (only DVDs), having bags searched, not being able to wear clothing with logos–it’s a good walk-through of the …
Two years after airing High Drama: Against All Oz, an online-only reality series that followed a high school’s production of the Wizard of Oz (which is still online), TheWB.com is launching a second season of the show. High Drama 2 follows “students at Freedom High School in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania [who] are known for their exceptional …
Along with me, past forward took a vacation last week, too, but now we’re back. We’re both feeling very refreshed after unplugging, hiking, kayaking, having quality friend time, and doing yoga dance. Don’t ask about the last part. The Past Last week, the Glee reality show died, American Idol made a stupid rule change, and …
Biggest Loser 3 runner-up Kai Hibbard lost 118 pounds on the show, but has become its most vocal critic. She was previously cited by the New York Times in a piece about the show’s problems, and now, she told Body Love Wellness’ Golda Poretsky that the show “gave me a really fun eating disorder that …
Last night, Bravo aired the fourth and final post-season special on The Real Housewives of New York City. In other words, 22 percent of this season’s 18 episodes aired after the alleged finale. As always, the lost footage episode was the least interesting, and didn’t compare to the spectacular three-part reunion, the last two hours …
Cameras for a VH1 reality series are following fame-seeking wait staff at Eva Longoria-Parker’s Hollywood restaurant Beso. Beso: Waiting to be Famous, which she’s producing, “will follow the employees that work at my restaurant. I’m not in it that much. I’m married and old now,” she told CNN. The series is produced by VH1 regular …