Friday I caught Leonardo DiCaprio and Martin Scorsese’s latest collaboration “Shutter Island.” I was not blown away by it, but I did not think it was a terrible movie either. Since I have not read the novel on which it is based, I’m at a bit of a disadvantage to comment on whether it was a faithful adaptation; however as a thriller it kept me guessing for most of the film.

It does a good job of planting the seeds of doubt and conspiracy with you, as you start to piece together (more…)

NEW YORK (AP) — An army of fans — more than 500,000 of them — went out to support Sade’s latest CD, “Soldier of Love,” giving the group their first No. 1 disc in 20 years.

“Soldier of Love” sold 501,665 units in its first week, debuting on top of the Billboard 200 album charts, according to Nielsen SoundScan.

The CD is the follow-up to their Grammy-winning album “Lovers Rock,” released in 2000.

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I returned to the movies last week to see Mel Gibson’s thriller “Edge of Darkness.” A large part of me was anxious to see it since I knew Gibson plays a Boston cop whose daughter is murdered in front of him. As Gibson’s character, Detective Thomas Craven, launches his own investigation into his daughter’s untimely demise, he starts unraveling threads to a conspiracy involving big business and government in Massachusetts.

While this sounds like a promising plot that could be quite (more…)

Last Monday I caught “Sherlock Holmes” in the theater, which turned out to be a very entertaining movie. Guy Ritchie presents a fresh take on Sherlock Holmes, portraying him as more of a cocky savant than a refined gentleman, but with Robert Downey Jr. playing Holmes, it works like a charm.

Jude Law plays a great Watson to Downey’s Holmes, as a level headed roommate who makes the detective seem like an eccentric shut-in. Stylistically the film recreates Victorian England quite (more…)

Kate Hudson was a show stopper on the red carpet for the New York premiere of the movie “Nine,” held at the Ziegfeld Theater on December 15. She wore a very delicate and eye capturing leggy number.

The Outfit: A sequin black and white Chanel Fall 2009 Couture dress.

Sassy Factor: The train makes this outfit quite distinct and a different look for Kate.

Accessories: Kate slithers sexily on the red carpet in black snake skin peep toe platform shoes.
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LOS ANGELES (Billboard) – Susan Boyle led the U.S. pop album chart for a third week Wednesday, while Chris Brown's new album debuted at a disappointing No. 7.

The British reality-TV show contestant sold 582,000 copies of “I Dreamed a Dream” during the week ended December 13, according to Nielsen SoundScan. So far, her debut album has sold 1.8 million copies and is racing after Taylor Swift's “Fearless,” currently the

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NEW YORK (AP) — Diane Sawyer says this week is her last as co-anchor of ABC’s “Good Morning America” as she prepares to replace Charles Gibson on the network’s “World News.”

Gibson is retiring. His last broadcast as anchor on “World News” will be Dec. 18. Sawyer starts Dec. 21.

The 63-year-old Sawyer has been on “GMA” for 10 years. She says: “I’ve calculated — 2,881 shows. Roughly.”

Sawyer made the announcement Monday. She says she hopes “GMA” (more…)

Actress Zoe Saldana looked stunning and quite svelte in a lovely frock when she attended the 2009 GQ Men of the Year Awards held at the legendary Chateau Marmont Hotel in Hollywood on November 18.

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The Outfit:A white and black dress from designer Antonio Berardi’s Spring 2010 ready-to-wear collection.

Sassy Factor: The sexy black corset detailing on this number screams va-va-va voom!
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In a change of pace, I have already seen one of the week’s upcoming movies ahead of time: “Ninja Assassin.” As per my expectations, the film places a lesser emphasis on plot and a higher one on intense action sequences.

While the plot isn’t horrendous, many of its aspects are not as well developed as they should have been. The quality of the action starts to make up this, but it’s not enough to save the film.

“Ninja Assassin” is a mediocre movie at best. My opinion (more…)

The Japanese are on a mad hunt to kill all the world’s dolphins and whales in an all-new “South Park” titled, “Whale Whores,” premiering on Wednesday, October 28 at 10:00 p.m. on Comedy Central.

Stan and his family are spending his birthday at the Denver Aquarium where they will get to swim with the dolphins. Things turn bloody when the Japanese attack, kill all the dolphins and ruin Stan’s big day. There seems to be no end to the senseless killing. Stan takes on the cause to save (more…)