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 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 annual Golden Globe nominations were just announced and there were some predicitable picks (including Heath Ledger in The Dark Knight) as well as some surprises (such as Tom Cruise in Tropic Thunder). I always like to see who makes the cut since the Golden Globes are a barometer of how the Academy Awards will play out. Visit Film.com to see the full list of this year's nominees and get their take on who's going to walk away a winner on January 11.
FROM FILM.COM: A perfect example of a phrase that says less than it intends is the message on the screen as Britney: For the Record opens. "No question went unanswered. No topic was off limits," we were told as the made-for-MTV documentary began. But in fact, very few tough questions were even asked, and Spears's… Read the full story at Film.com.
The folks at Film.com have been busy as elves whipping up a holiday entertainment guide filled with recommendations for inspired DVD gifts, what to see at the cineplex and watch on TV, and much more. My advice: don't start shopping for the entertainment fiend in your life before you check in with the experts about the best entertainment gifts to give this year.
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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.
