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The documentary Waiting for “Superman” comes out Sept. 24, and it chronicles the current crisis our education system is in by following a bunch of students and their families as well as revealing why it’s so broken in the first place. (And it’s directed by a guy who’s definitely got some cred in the documentary [...] No related posts.

Peter Sarsgaard takes his turn as a supervillain scientist - 30 Jul 2010, 5:52 pm

His wife Maggie Gyllenhaal dated Batman (and Two-Face!) in The Dark Knight, and Peter Sarsgaard follows her lead into superhero movie waters, playing the villain Hector Hammond in Green Lantern. “Now I guess its my turn, although I didn’t do much kissing,” Sarsgaard quips. He’s a biologist and a university professor, Sarsgaard says, “but in [...] No related posts.

‘Green Lantern’ star Mark Strong puts the sinister in Sinestro - 30 Jul 2010, 5:33 pm

We’ve talked with Mark Strong about his role as Sinestro in Green Lantern before, but now at least we know a little bit about what he’s going to look like: pink skin, yellow eyes and a thin David Niven mustache, just like in the comics. Strong revealed last week at Comic-Con that he and Ryan [...] No related posts.

Snooki arrested on Jersey shore beach - 30 Jul 2010, 5:21 pm

Just in: Snooki’s been arrested! Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi was dragged off the beach in Seaside Heights, N.J., just a little while ago by police, according to TMZ, with photos from Splash News. She was handcuffed. The charge is disorderly conduct, but the details aren’t clear. Maybe Snooki was celebrating too much. USA TODAY’s Gary Levin [...] No related posts.

‘Gossip Girl’ star Blake Lively is ‘Green’ when it comes to stunt work - 29 Jul 2010, 4:55 pm

Lately, Blake Lively is finding herself a long way from Manhattan’s Upper East Side, her usual stomping grounds on the CW hit Gossip Girl. In the superhero flick Green Lantern, Lively plays Carol Ferris, a businesswoman in the aircraft industy and on-again, off-again love interest of Hal Jordan (Ryan Reynolds), the man who will become [...] No related posts.

Ryan Reynolds on the ‘Cinderella element’ involved with ‘Green Lantern’ - 29 Jul 2010, 12:11 pm

When Ryan Reynolds took the stage for Green Lantern at Comic-Con last week, he seemed a comfortable sort in front of 6,500 fans. However, now that he’s back in New Orleans filming next summer’s big comic book movie, he’s also back in a motion-capture suit that is not overly fun to be running around in [...] No related posts.

Jasika Nicole looks to family for ‘Fringe’ inspiration - 28 Jul 2010, 4:09 pm

Alternate worlds are going to be an even larger aspect of the Fox sci-fi series Fringe when the show returns for a third season on Sept. 23. That means playing a totally different character for most of the cast, including Jasika Nicole. She worried in the beginning about how long her role, a junior federal [...] No related posts.

‘TRON: Legacy’ star Garrett Hedlund shows off his action figure - 28 Jul 2010, 12:26 pm

Remember the old TRON figures back in the early 1980s? For as high-end as the movie was in the Reagan era, they did leave a lot to be desired. It turns out, though, they’ve gotten better over the years, as has the 3D technology and other stuff that’s making the new sequel TRON: Legacy possible. [...] No related posts.

Jeff Bridges gets sucked back into the computer in ‘TRON: Legacy’ - 27 Jul 2010, 6:44 pm

The upcoming TRON: Legacy was one of the big hits of Comic-Con last week, and Disney had many aspects of the film for fans to consume, from footage to toys to the very cool Flynn’s Arcade, a fully functioning arcade with 1980s games that debuted last year as a viral-marketing tool in San Diego and [...] No related posts.

Justin Timberlake added to ‘Idol’ list as Nigel Lythgoe returns - 27 Jul 2010, 2:52 pm

Is a big revamping of American Idol in the works? Former executive producer Nigel Lythgoe is finalizing a deal to return for the upcoming 10th season of the show, reports Deadline. He’s expected to serve alongside Ken Warwick (who has been running Idol for the past 2 years), creator Simon Fuller and Cecile Frot-Coutaz. Lythgoe, [...] No related posts.