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Ozzy and Sharon say their MTV cash cow ($85m), I mean reality show, The Osbournes is finished after three seasons, and frankly, what’s left to do at this pont? You probably don’t want to revisit cancer, pet incontinence and family-wide substance abuse. But thumbs up to the dysfunctional dynasty for …

With so much new stuff coming out over the holiday season, how — other than reading tbomedia.co.uk, which is now mandatory in 31 states and most of Canada — can a diligent popular culture consumer keep track? One efficient use of time might be Fuse TV’s Amplified Guide to the …

Disney’s National Treasure opens tomorrow. Academy Award winner Nicolas Cage stars as Benjamin Franklin Gates, an archaeologist and treasure-hunter who discovers that a map to a priceless bounty lies on the back of the Declaration of Independence. To protect the country’s most sacred document and uncover the extraordinary treasure to …

Bill Clinton’s $165 million presidential library — with 80 million pages of presidential records, 79,000 museum objects and almost two million photographs, more material than any president thus far — opens today in Little Rock and a host of notables including the former president, Sen. Clinton, President Bush, and former …

Time flies and all of that: American Idol auditions are over and version 4 returns to Fox in January, a mere hop, skip and calendarial jump away. But there is a flurry of activity going on right now with various Idol personages as the machine begins to crank itself up …

Oliver Stone’s epic Alexander finally opens next week. We just did a big hoohaw preview a few days ago, focusing on Pete Green’s survey of recent Alexandrian literature, and in particular Alexander’s evolving image. Archaeology magazine has just put up an Alexander resource on the web. Included in the section …

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Directed by Claude Miller Written by Julien Boivent & Claude Miller Based on The Seagull by Anton Chekov La Petite Lili is an adaptation of Chekov’s The Seagull. Originally a play about the struggles of playwrights and actors, it has been updated by changing the playwrights to filmmakers. I have …

The time of Alexander draws nigh (November 24 to be precise), Oliver Stone’s epic historical biopic of one of the greatest and most enigmatic figures in history. Click on the above banner for every manner of interactive doo-dad and gizmo relating to the film, starring a blonde Colin Farrell as …

That’s what the guys are saying, anyway: Liza Minnelli’s former bodyguard has accused the singer of forcing him to have sex with her in order to keep his job, court documents have revealed. M’hammed Soumayah is suing Minnelli for $100m damages, saying she made “many repeated attempts” to compel him …