Jill Anderson

Darby Anderson and KC Oakley, who helped create the organization Jog for Jill in an effort to increase the survival rate for those suffering from lung cancer, talk about the young woman who inspired the run Jill Costello, who was just 21 was she was first diagnosed with the disease.

Dance Moms might be the most painfully addictive show on television after My Strange Addiction (just caught the woman addicted to sniffing Pine Sol episode we should probably tweet about that at some point). The show features a woman named Abby Lee Miller who has never danced a day in her life save for pirouetting around the buffet at Souplantation. if you ve never seen the show, a summary: Abby Lee Miller berates a small group of talented young dancers while their mothers berate each other and Abby but for some reason let the abuse continue. What makes the show so lovable is that a. the girls are very sweet and quite talented and b. for the most part, the mothers are great (save for Jill). Abby is the one cancer that permeates the entire show with hatred, which I think is why we keep coming back? I m not actually sure. All I know is, watching the female Louis Anderson scream at young skinny gals for barely making mistakes on the dance floor gives me a sort of perverse pleasure that, in short, is clearly what is wrong with our society. Abby appeared on Access Hollywood Live (another guilty pleasure) to defend her slothy actions with the girls. And to make fatters worse, she s nearly lost her voice, making her extra demony. She blames it on some sort of mold issue, when clearly she s just been eating dirt from the garden again. Anyway, watch as she tries to defend herself to Holly Robinson Peete, who is having none of it. (Also I barely made it through the whole thing because of the voice.) (ONTD)

Synopsis: A newly retired corporate insurance employee discovers his golden age is tarnished - his wife dies, his daughter is set to marry a loser, and the RV that promised adventure is now his only hope. With Kathy Bates. USA - 2002 - R

About Schmidt -- Warren Schmidt is a man in his 60's. While trying to run his daughter's life, he realizes that he wasted his.

Warren Schmidt (Nicholson) has arrived at several of life's crossroads all at the same time. To begin with, he is retiring from a lifetime of service as an actuary for Woodmen of the World Insurance Company, and he feels utterly adrift. Furthermore, his only daughter Jeannie (Davis) is about to marry a boob. And his wife Helen (Squibb) dies suddenly after 42 years of marriage. With no job, no wife, and no family, Warren is desperate to find something meaningful in his thoroughly unimpressive life. He sets out on journey of self-discovery, exploring his roots across Nebraska in the 35-foot motor home in which he had planned to drive around the country with his late wife. His ultimate destination is Denver, where he hopes to bridge the gulf between himself and his somewhat estranged daughter by arriving early to help with her wedding preparations. Unfortunately, he hates the groom-to-be Randall (Mulroney), a profoundly mediocre, underachieving waterbed salesman. To make matters worse, Warren is appalled by the free-spirited nature and boorish behavior of his soon-to-be in-laws (Bates and Hesseman). Warren grows swiftly convinced that his new purpose in life is to stop his daughter's marriage. During this darkly comic and painful odyssey, Warren details his adventures and shares his observations with an unexpected new friend and confessor -- Ndugu Umbo, a six-year-old Tanzanian orphan whom he sponsors for $22 a month through an organization that advertises on TV. From these long letters filled with a lifetime of things unsaid, Warren begins -- perhaps for the first time -- to glimpse himself and the life he has lived.

About Schmidt -- CineMagia.ro - Trailer (Flash)

Whoopi Goldberg stars in Kingdom Come as matriarch Raynelle Slocumb, whose mean-spirited husband, Ray Bud, unexpectedly falls down dead at the breakfast table in this touching and irreverent comedy based on the play 'Dearly Departed' by David Dean Bottrell and Jessie Jones. Ray Bud's untimely death forces the dysfunctional Slocumb clan together for a long weekend where family tensions, grievances, and long-suffering silences are aired as they prepare the funeral of their patriarch. An all-star African American cast features L.L. Cool J as Ray Bud Jr., who is put in charge of the funeral despite his struggles to come to terms with unresolved feelings for his father while battling alcoholism and an unhappy marriage with his wife, Lucille (Vivica A. Fox). Bud Jr.'s brother, Junior (Anthony Anderson), is a small-time scheme-spinner who descends on the Slocumb family home in rural Lulu, California with his shrewish wife, Charisse (Jada Pinkett Smith), and their three monstrous children. Bud's sister, Marguerite (Loretta Devine), is a deeply religious bible-thumper whose son, Royce (Darius McCrary)--affectionately called Satan--dreams of starting a family of his own so he can live on welfare. And finally, wealthy cousin, Juanita (Toni Braxton), who competes with Charisse for Junior's affection as the whole family comes together for a wildly vibrant ride orchestrated by a slightly gaseous Reverend (Cedric The Entertainer). Set to a rollicking gospel soundtrack by Kirk Franklin, featuring a title song with Jill Scott, this entertaining combination of humor and family dynamics features a first-rate ensemble cast brimming over with vitality in this self-parody of African American family life.

About Schmidt -- Virgin.net Movies - Trailer (WMP)