by Peter Travers, RollingStone.com | January 5, 2009
With movie awards season looming ahead (the first big awards of the season, the Golden Globes, air on NBC this Sunday), and Oscar pools coming soon, let's get Rolling Stone movie critic Peter Travers' expert take on the top 10 best films of 2008. Go inside to see the list and watch the trailers now.
The typical January relaunch of the television season takes on new significance this year, for two reasons: first, the fall season was an utter disaster; and second, several shows are returning after a longer than usual time away. Four prominent series airing their season premieres this month aired no new episodes in 2008 due to disruption caused by the Writers Guild strike. Here's a partial list of shows that are coming back in January... Read the full story at Film.com.
The fearless film buffs at Film.com know a thing or two about what makes a great movie and we're got a slew of reviews to make sure you succeed at the cineplex. Who made the grade? Go inside to find out.
The experts over at Film.com have screen hundreds of hours of TV shows, good, bad, and everything in between, to bring you the definitive list of the best shows of 2008 that are out on DVD right now. Get the full list at Film.com.
The best piece of advice my husband and I received before the birth of our first child was fairly simple: Trust your instincts. This advice was given in the context of when to pick up a crying baby, but we have found it just as effective and useful in many other aspects of parenting as well. While plenty of studies, guidelines and groups exist that are ready and willing to tell parents how to raise their children, I believe nothing trumps parental responsibility, engagement and instinct. That said, I'd like to offer a little more advice -- advice about movies suitable for families with small children... Read the full story at Film.com.
MONDAY: The Bachelor Premiere - Jason Mesnick, a 32-year-old single father rejected on "The Bachelorette," begins his search for love anew with 25 bachelorettes, including four single mothers. (8 PM on ABC)
TUESDAY: Primetime: What Would You Do? Premiere - Hidden cameras capture people's reactions to a man slipping a suspicious powder into his date's drink, loud, annoying American tourists in Paris and blatant racist discrimination. (10 PM on ABC)
WEDNESDAY: The Devil Wears Prada-- A recent college graduate (Anne Hathaway) lands a job working for a famous and diabolical editor (a brilliant Meryl Streep) of a New York fashion magazine.(8 PM on F/X)
THURSDAY : Ugly Betty --Betty's back for the New Year! In this new episode she juggles work and family as she struggles to impress Jodie Papadakis (guest star Bernadette Peters), the editor running YETI; rivalry between Mode and ELLE heats up. (8 PM on ABC)
FRIDAY: The Unsellables Premiere -- Follow the trials and travails of homeowners trying to sell and unload their "real estate challenged" properties in this new HGTV series.(10 PM on BravoHGTV)
SATURDAY: Moulin Rouge -- Tn 1890s France a courtesan (Nicole Kidman) falls in love with a young writer (Ewan McGregor) but strings along a duke who can finance improvements to the night spot.(8 PM on E!)
SUNDAY: The Golden Globe Awards --The entertainment awards season kicks off with the Hollywood Foreign Press Association honors achievement in film and television; Steven Spielberg receives the Cecil B. DeMille Award.(8 PM on NBC)
Coming Soon: Bride Wars
OK, I admit it: I'm excited to see this movie. Anne Hathaway and Kate Hudson star in this comedy as best friends feuding over a shared wedding date. My money's on Hathaway. Opens in theaters on January 9.
