Christina Ricci
Christina Ricci is heading to the altar with boyfriend Owen Benjamin.
The actress and her new fiancé met on the set of their forthcoming film, All's Faire in Love, and went public with their relationship in November, according to Us. Benjamin made his own film debut in last year's The House Bunny, alongside Anna Faris.
Ricci, who starred in last year's green-screen fiesta, Speed Racer, is currently appearing as Holly Hunter's new coworker on
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When TNT's Saving Grace returns on March 2, the mood in the squad room will be a bit ... different ... given the new pairings of partners.
Not only are Ham (Kenneth Johnson) and Butch (Bailey Chase) a long ways from completing each other's sentences — in fact, they tend to stomp right over 'em — but guest-star Christina Ricci's Det. Abby Charles rubs Holly Hunter's Grace the wrong way right from the get-go.
By the first episode's end, though, I warmed up to Ricci. Maybe you will, too? After the jump, watch an exclusive video clip where Abby reveals to Grace the surprising reason why she was inexcusably late on her first day.
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Wednesday Addams is joining a Monday drama. Christina Ricci has been tapped for a three-episode arc on TNT's Saving Grace (which premieres its second season tonight), says the Reporter. Speed Racer's girlfriend will play a young detective who partners with Grace while Ham (new TVGuide.com celebrity blogger Kenneth Johnson) takes a leave of absence.Among her other TV creds, Ricci, of course, was most literally da bomb in a 2006 Grey's Anatomy stint. — Matt Mitovich
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Speed Racer screengrab courtesy Warner Bros. Pictures
Got the need for speed? Then you probably won’t be disappointed with the new trailer for Speed Racer. Not only does the big screen adaptation of the animated series have an awesome cast (Emile Hirsch, Christina Ricci, John Goodman, Susan Sarandon and Matthew Fox), visually, the flick looks like it’s going to be a mock-speed ride bursting with more colors than a Crayola factory. Watch it now! | More online videos
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Ryan Phillippe courtesy Universal Pictures
According to the Reporter, Ryan Phillippe and Abbie Cornish (hmmm...) and Sean Bean have boarded Last Battle Dreamer, a Viking epic pegged as "a love story written in fire and blood" — just like my blog!.... Leonardo DiCaprio is circling producer Scott Rudin's forthcoming adaptation of the Robert Graves novel I, Claudius.... Per Variety, Jeff Daniels and Neal McDonough have joined Traitor, an espionage thriller starring Don Cheadle and Guy Pearce.... Christini Ricci's oft-postponed Penelope will premiere her profound proboscis on Feb. 1, 2008.
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Per Variety, Edward Norton will set aside his indie cred to play Dr. Bruce Banner in The Incredible Hulk, a more fun follow-up to Ang Lee's Eric Bana-fronted venture.... Christina Ricci is Speed Racer's girlfriend, Trixie.... Per the Hollywood Reporter, Lost's Evangeline Lilly will make her feature debut opposite John Malkovich in the supernatural thriller Afterwards.... Ted Danson has joined Mad Money, the heist comedy starring Katie Holmes, Diane Keaton and Queen Latifah.... Harvey Weinstein tells the New York Post that he's hot to round up Paltrow, Kidman, Dench, Zellweger, Zeta-Jones and Hathaway for a big-screen take on Nine.
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Nicole Richie and Ashley Olsen this year lay dubious claim to the No. 1 and 2 spots on PETA's "Worst-Dressed List" of fur-wearing celebs. Of Richie, the press release says, "This pelt-wearing party girl is all animal skin and bones," while Olsen, they advise, would be better to bulk up her frame "using a fork instead." Placing fourth (behind Christina Ricci, who recently donned reindeer fur for a magazine cover) is Eva Longoria. Quips PETA of the Desperate housewife, "You'd think she'd be more sympathetic to the plight of rabbits considering the way she screw around like one on Wisteria Lane." See, even activists can be funny!
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Question: I'd like to use your forum to express my dissatisfaction regarding the recent Grey's Anatomy episode (Feb. 5) in which an anesthesiologist exited the operating room, leaving his anesthetized patient in the care of an EMT because he "has a family." Being a board-certified anesthesiologist in practice at a major university in the United States, I find this poorly written scene to be an appalling antithesis of our current ethics and guidelines. An anesthesiologist values patient safety above all else, and would never abandon a patient, even at one's own personal risk. Please feel free to contact the American Society of Anesthesiologists in the future regarding other ethical quandaries that may surface on this lousy television series.
Answer: Sorry, Doctor, but while I empathize with your dismay (imagine how many unethical journalists I've seen dramatized on TV), I would argue that Grey's Anatomy is a drama in which characters often make terrible mistakes. That's what makes it
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Question: I must say, after all of the hype for the post-Super Bowl episode of Grey's Anatomy, I was disappointed. The episode was enjoyable, but I fear that the show is going the ER route of big guest stars and big-disaster story lines. In my opinion, that kind of thing is what made ER jump the shark. I want the small story lines — the personal stuff, not big, unbelievable disasters every week.
Answer: Theoretically, I agree. I don't want Grey's Anatomy, at least not this early in its wonderful young life, succumbing to the sweeps-stunt mentality (and, heaven help us, "the episode you can't afford to miss" sorts of promotions) that have pretty much ruined ER. But I'll disagree with you on the particulars of this episode, which you say you found "enjoyable" but which you couldn't seem to divorce from the hype (which was inevitable, given the Super Bowl and everything). I don't want Grey's dealing with "code black" unexploded-bomb crises very often, but Grey's at least handled it with
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Question: Oh. My. God. Grey's Anatomy's post-Super Bowl episode was fantastic! It was edge-of-my-seat material. Any clues as to what will happen next week?
Answer: Before we get to the big episode, I have some potentially huge Grey's gossip to share: Rumor has it that Chris O'Donnell has signed on for an eight-episode arc beginning in March. More details to come. Now, back to Sunday's Super installment, which, like Laura, I thought was pretty damn spectacular. Along with 38.1 million other viewers, I laughed (George fantasizing about showering with Meredith/Izzie/Cristina!), I cried (Bailey refusing to give birth without her husband!), I laughed some more (Izzie and Alex in the closet!), I cried some more (still with Bailey), I choked on a faux chicken finger (Meredith took Christina Ricci's place!) and then, before the credits rolled, I started counting the hours until ne
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