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NBA All-Star Weekend means all-star parties

Spectacular slam dunks, fancy passes and arching three-point shots are expected to delight fans at this weekend's NBA All-Star game at...

NBA All-Star Weekend means all-star parties

Spectacular slam dunks, fancy passes and arching three-point shots are expected to delight fans at this weekend's NBA All-Star game at...

Camille Grammer has last laugh on "$#*! My Dad Says"

Camille Grammer has last laugh on '$#*! My Dad Says'

LOS ANGELES - Love her or loathe her, "Real Housewives of Beverly Hills" star Camille Grammer is back on television on Thursday, making...

IBM's Watson computer beats 'Jeopardy!' champions

IBM's Watson computer beats 'Jeopardy!' champions

"Jeopardy!" has a new champion, and its name is Watson.

Forest Whitaker's character change

Forest Whitaker's character change

Forest Whitaker has built a career on channeling the souls of troubled characters. From his guest-star turns on "ER" and "The Shield," where...

New York's P.S. 22 choir to go 'Over the Rainbow' at the Oscars

New York's P.S. 22 choir to go 'Over the Rainbow' at the Oscars

When you get your first chance to go to the Oscars, you're bound to have questions — perhaps about the red carpet scene or whether you...

Will Keith Olbermann be a ratings coup for Current TV?

Will Keith Olbermann be a ratings coup for Current TV?

Now that Keith Olbermann has joined Current TV, the question is whether the combative liberal firebrand can help elevate the 6-year-old...

Disney posts 54% jump in profit

Disney posts 54% jump in profit

Aggressive cost-cutting produced dividends for Walt Disney Co.'s movie studio, as its operating income jumped more than 50% on moderate...

MGM may be near worldwide distribution deal with Sony Pictures

MGM may be near worldwide distribution deal with Sony Pictures

Newly relaunched Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc. is finalizing a deal for Sony Pictures to handle worldwide distribution of its movies and DVDs and...

Pressure is on Simon Cowell and 'The X Factor'

Pressure is on Simon Cowell and 'The X Factor'

The way Simon Cowell has been acting since Sunday night, you'd think he won the Super Bowl. Before a massive audience of Packers and...

TV review: 'Traffic Light'

TV review: 'Traffic Light'

In the good news/bad news category, the pilot for Fox's new romantic situation comedy "Traffic Light" is not great, but it is the weakest of...

Television review: 'The Chicago Code'

Television review: 'The Chicago Code'

"The Chicago Code" is almost precisely what you would expect from a cop drama created by Shawn Ryan for network television. And that is...

A 'Friday Night Lights' marriage that binds in many ways

A 'Friday Night Lights' marriage that binds in many ways

This article does not contain spoilers about Wednesday's series finale of "Friday Night Lights," but it does address story lines...

Critic's Notebook: Matt LeBlanc gets to be himself, sort of

Critic's Notebook: Matt LeBlanc gets to be himself, sort of

David Nelson, who died on Jan. 11, was best known for playing a person named David Nelson on a television series that also starred his...

Television review: 'Eagleheart'

Television review: 'Eagleheart'

The world can be divided into people who have been waiting for Chris Elliott to get...

'The Kennedys' finds a home on ReelzChannel

'The Kennedys' finds a home on ReelzChannel

A U.S. home has finally been found for "The Kennedys."

Heidi Klum turns off the glamour, turns on the goofy

Heidi Klum turns off the glamour, turns on the goofy

Towering above her pint-sized cohort in blue suede heels, Heidi Klum was doing what she does best: seducing the camera.

Charlie Sheen too valuable to let go — for now

Charlie Sheen too valuable to let go — for now

Conventional wisdom holds that in a time of budget rollbacks and a glut of media, Hollywood's A-list talent pool is operating with...