From the monthly archives:

August 2010

Nicki Minaj And Drake End Twitter Marriage

by admin on August 29, 2010

‘My husband Drake and I have decided to have our marriage annulled,’ Minaj tweets.By Mawuse Ziegbe

Drake and Nicki Minaj

Photo: Getty Images

Well, that was fast.

Hip-hop’s favorite e-spouses, Nicki Minaj and Drake, are no longer together. Only a day after announcing their union on the social-networking site, Minaj tweeted that she and Drizzy have called it [...]

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The actor says the film is shot beautifully.By Mawuse Ziegbe

Stanley Tucci

Photo: MTV News

Marvel hero Captain America is known his unstoppable brawn so it’s a safe bet that moviegoers will check out a feast of out-of-this-world action scenes when “Captain America: The First Avenger” lands in theaters next summer. In addition to heart-stopping thrills, Stanley [...]

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Filed under: TV Previews
MONDAY, AUGUST 30
‘Bachelor Pad’ (8PM, ABC)
We start the night, the spin-off series’ fourth episode, with 13 contestants remaining, but by the end of the two-hour installment — and after a fantasy date, a date in which a couple “takes flight” (literally, as the photo suggestions) and what is described as an [...]

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‘Persons Unknown’ Series Finale Recap

by admin on August 29, 2010

Filed under: Recaps, Summer TV
(Season 1, Episode 13 - ‘Shadows in the Cave’) Shortly before ‘Persons Unknown’ ended, I tweeted this:
“Oh, for God’s sake.” #PersonsUnknown
NBC, I think, lied to us a little bit, didn’t they? They promised us that “at the end of the summer, all of our questions will be answered,” or something like [...]

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More than half the votes in last week’s Trailer Park poll went to expected winner Black Swan (with 57%). There is definitely a lot of interest in Darren Aronofsky’s latest, far more than any of the other nine films. I am a bit surprised to see the Joaquin Phoenix documentary I’m Still Here garnering so [...]

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If there’s one thing I want to pluck off my to-do list and move to my have-done list in the very near future, it’s underground supper clubs. Rather than going out to a fancy restaurant to gorge on any old meal, many are falling victim to the lure of secret, one-of-a-kind foodie adventures. Not advertised [...]

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Paris Hilton Arrested For Cocaine Possession

by admin on August 28, 2010

The star was busted in Las Vegas Friday night.By Mawuse Ziegbe

Paris Hilton

Photo: Getty Images

Paris Hilton was arrested in Las Vegas Friday night for cocaine possession. Police found a small amount of the substance on the socialite and reality-TV starlet after cops pulled over a black Escalade driven by her boyfriend, according to The Associated [...]

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‘It just was never going to work out 100 percent,’ the singer says. By Mawuse Ziegbe

Usher and Tameka Foster

Photo: Getty Images/ Frank Micelotta

Usher’s personal life — or public speculation about what has happened behind closed doors — has often figured prominently in the singer’s work. Fans ate up the 2004 Confessions LP, which dropped [...]

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‘Last Exorcism’ Tops Friday Box Office

by admin on August 28, 2010

‘Takers’ with T.I. and Chris Brown nabs second place.By Mawuse Ziegbe

Ashley Bell in “The Last Exorcism”

Photo: Lionsgate

The Box-Office Top Five

#1 “The Last Exorcism” ($9.4 million)
#2 “Takers” ($7.5 million)
#3 “The Expendables” ($2.7 million)
#4 “Eat Pray Love” ($ 2.2 million)
#5 “The Other Guys” ($1.9 million)

“The Last Exorcism” scared up major ticket sales on [...]

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Filed under: TV Previews
Here’s tonight’s lineup of new shows and events (all times Eastern). Check your local TV listings for additional information.
* = Series/Season Premiere
** = Series/Season Finale
With 3.12 viewers watching last week’s SyFy original movie, there is now proof that people actually stay home and watch TV on Saturday nights. Now, if there was [...]

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