Former dance instructor and features editor Lynne Sherwin and pop culture writer Rich Heldenfels keep in step with America’s favorite dance competition. Read The Heldenfiles, the blog by Rich Heldenfels
Great cast can’t make ‘Marigold’ bloom
Movies draw into theaters in different ways. They may offer what look to be spectacular stunts. Or a big star. Or a reworking of an old concept. But regardless of the promise that gets us to buy a ticket, a movie still has to deliver on that promise once we are in our seats.
Mailbag: What happened to limits on commercials?
If it’s Thursday, this must be the mailbag. Q: I’ve never seen you review the series “Flashpoint” on ION. Don’t like it? A: I have been reasonably entertained by the police drama, made for Canada’s CTV as well as CBS in the U.S. before moving to ION here. It’s a sturdy show, though not one…
Rich Heldenfels: Let’s shed some light on ‘Dark Shadows’
The trailer for Dark Shadows promises comedic, bloody and anachronistic lunacy, with Johnny Depp as an 18th-century vampire discovering life in 1972, and Tim Burton at the directing helm.
2 celebs are booted from ‘Dancing with the Stars’
Associated Press NEW YORK: It was two dancers down in a double elimination on Dancing With the Stars. Disney Channel star Roshon Fegan and actress Melissa Gilbert were bounced Tuesday as the hit ABC dance-off wrapped up its eighth week of competition. Gilbert was hearing her fate the day she turned 48 years old. But…
‘General Hospital’ leads way in Emmy nods
NEW YORK: ABC’s General Hospital leads the way with 23 nominations for Daytime Emmy Awards.
Official: ‘Avengers 2’ is a go
As though anyone doubted it, Disney CEO Bob Iger announced on Tuesday that Avengers 2 is in the works. Disney, which owns Marvel Comics, already has the next Iron Man and Thor planned for 2013 and the sequel to Captain America coming in 2014. According to the Hollywood Reporter, Iger gave no indication on when…
‘Avengers’ vanquish box-office rival
LOS ANGELES: Hulk, smash. That’s what Captain America tells the Incredible Hulk to do in “The Avengers,” and that’s what the Marvel Comics superhero mash-up did at the box office, smashing the domestic revenue record with a $200.3 million debut. It’s by far the biggest opening ever, shooting past the previous record of $169.2 million…
George Lindsey, known as TV’s Goober Pyle, dies
NASHVILLE, TENN.: George Lindsey, who made a TV career as a grinning service station attendant named Goober on The Andy Griffith Show and Hee Haw, died early Sunday after a brief illness at age 83. Lindsey was the beanie-wearing Goober on The Andy Griffith Show from 1964 to 1968 and its successor, Mayberry RFD, from…
Film critic talks about the future of movies
Not long ago, when chatting about new technology and old entertainment, a TV executive told me that no one would be watching the epic Lawrence of Arabia on a smart phone.
New releases on DVD and Blu-ray — May 8
Productions coming to DVD and Blu-ray on Tuesday include: Blu-ray — Dirty Dancing Collection (Dirty Dancing and new-to-Blu-ray Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights), Gremlins 2: The New Batch. Titles below with an asterisk are also being released on Blu-ray. Movies — The Front Line*, The Genesis Code, Kawa, Mother’s Day (Rebecca De Mornay), Tim & Eric’s…
