Time's almost up, Academy Award voters: The deadline to submit completed Oscar nomination ballots to PricewaterhouseCoopers is 5 pm today. Nominations will be announced Feb. 11.
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David E. Kelley is fuming over ABC's decision to move Sunday-night staple The Practice to Mondays at 9 pm. "They've killed it with one fell swoop," the creator told Variety, adding that the cast felt "tremendously betrayed." The Practice, which was winning its old 10 pm timeslot, was moved to accommodate the highly anticipated Dragnet update.
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ABC got mixed results from Super Bowl Sunday. Although the game itself averaged more than 88 million viewers — making it the most-watched Super Bowl in five years — only 17 million of those fans stuck around for Alias afterwards. That's one of the lowest ratings ever for a post-Super Bowl showcase. The network's spin? "Despite having the latest start in history for a post-Super Bowl entertainment program, [Alias] hit its highest ratings ever — more than doubling its average audience among young adults and increasing its total viewer delivery by over 8 million viewers." Stop, I'm dizzy!
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Peter O'Toole will be presented with an honorary Oscar during the 75th anniversary Academy Awards on March 23... Harvard University has chosen Anjelica Huston and Martin Scorsese to receive its annual Hasty Pudding awards, given to celebs who've made a "lasting and impressive contribution to the world of entertainment."
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American Idol host Ryan Seacrest is setting the record straight about his so-called feud with self-proclaimed D-list comedian Kathy Griffin. The rivalry was allegedly sparked at last month's American Music Awards, when Seacrest — in an unscripted bit — opened Griffin's blouse while the duo presented the Fans' Choice Award. Not missing a beat, Griffin retaliated by implying Seacrest was gay.
Although Griffin kept her composure while at the dais, the Celebrity Mole contestant apparently lost her cool later on backstage. "Ryan Seacrest physically assaulted me," she told AP Radio. "Follow me to the precinct, he's going down! Look, maybe I did walk up the freaking stairs like Shania. But Ryan Seacrest took my top off! That would never happen to Shania."
Seacrest's response? "It was an unscripted presentation of an awa
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Can acclaimed filmmaker Chris Nolan undo the mess that has become the Batman franchise? Well, Warner Bros. certainly hopes so now that the studio has hired the Memento/Insomnia helmer to direct the Caped Crusader's next big-screen adventure. Memento star Guy Pearce is reportedly one of the new Bruce Waynes being considered.
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While he's an accomplished stage actor, Tony winner John Glover (Love! Valour! Compassion!) is better known for playing big-screen baddies. Moviegoers often have loved to hate him in cheesy fare like Batman & Robin, Robo Cop 2 and Gremlins 2: The New Batch. Currently, he's enjoying a meatier sort of gig on Smallville as Lex's father, shady mogul Lionel Luthor.
The show's prequel-style format — which follows Clark Kent's high-school years — intrigued Glover from the start. "It's when all the Superman characters are being formed," he tells TV Guide. "I think what's so interesting about it is, the viewer knows what they're going to turn into, but we're seeing the roots and the forces that made them what they are.
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For those who miss the early, funny Steve Martin, you'll get to see that "wild and crazy guy" onscreen again when Bringing Down the House hits theaters March 7. At least, that's what co-star Queen Latifah thinks. "This is Steve Martin at his best to me," she tells TV Guide Online. "It's funny and edgy. It's like The Jerk!"
In the film, Martin plays a straight-laced attorney whose workaholic ways have driven away his wife (Jean Smart) and two children. Newly single, he meets a woman over the Internet and invites her to his house for a romantic dinner. When he opens the door, however, he discovers his dream date is actually an escaped convict — played by Latifah, of course! — who wants his legal services. In return, she gives him lessons in c
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Friends star Courteney Cox has inked a deal with cable's WE: Women's Entertainment to create and produce an interior design show that will focus on couples and roommates whose personal styles clash. Mix It Up is slated to debut in the fall.
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