http://www.post-gazette.com/ Articles from all entertainment categories en-us Copyright 2009, post-gazette.com. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:03:23 -0500 15 http://www.post-gazette.com/includes/2007design/images/150x30pg_now_logo.gif http://www.post-gazette.com/ 144 39 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09324/1014888-120.stm?cmpid=entertainment.xml I'm not a Twi-hard. Or a Twi-hater. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:07:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09324/1014779-238.stm?cmpid=entertainment.xml This week's TV Q&A responds to questions about "V," "Scrubs" and baby birthdays on KDKA's morning news. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09324/1014829-67.stm?cmpid=entertainment.xml T.J. Lubinsky, the former WQED producer who created the doo-wop-themed pledge specials that proved enormously popular for PBS stations nationwide, has continued to create several PBS programs each Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09324/1014830-388.stm?cmpid=entertainment.xml For reasons still unfathomable six months later, Adam Lambert finished second in this year's "American Idol" competition to Kris Allen. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09324/1014866-348.stm?cmpid=entertainment.xml In any case, TLC's reality show "Jon & Kate Plus 8" will end its spectacular but stormy run Monday at 9 p.m. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09324/1014867-369.stm?cmpid=entertainment.xml I recently had the pleasure of interviewing Sara Pennypacker, a New York Times best-selling author of 11 books for children. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09324/1014882-120.stm?cmpid=entertainment.xml If you're an adult, your Spidey sense tingles when David (Peter Sarsgaard) rolls up to rescue a school girl from the rain in "An Education." Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09324/1014883-121.stm?cmpid=entertainment.xml The Post-Gazette reviews movies from a family perspective: Rated: PG-13. Suitable for: Mature tweens and up. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09324/1014884-60.stm?cmpid=entertainment.xml Hollywood serves up a heaping of hope in the days before Thanksgiving although one comes in a palatable PG-13 package and the other with a provocative, harrowing R. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09324/1014885-120.stm?cmpid=entertainment.xml "The Blind Side" arrives as vampires and global destruction occupy most multiplex screens. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09324/1014887-120.stm?cmpid=entertainment.xml "I am continual motion." -- Dziga Vertov "Man With a Movie Camera" is breathlessly brilliant proof of it. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09324/1014889-120.stm?cmpid=entertainment.xml "Planet 51" is a victim of bad timing. It arrives in a year when it is one of 20 animated movies submitted for possible Oscar consideration. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09324/1014890-120.stm?cmpid=entertainment.xml Editor's note: A shorter version of this review appeared Nov. 5 as part of the Three Rivers Film Festival coverage. Believe the hype. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09324/1014891-60.stm?cmpid=entertainment.xml Actor Kellan Lutz has learned to be careful what "Twilight" fans wish for -- especially when handcuffs are involved. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09324/1014911-67.stm?cmpid=entertainment.xml CHICAGO -- Oprah Winfrey's television talk show will end in 2011 after 25 seasons on the air, her production company said yesterday. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09324/1014987-455.stm?cmpid=entertainment.xml Oh, to be Bella Swan. Duquesne University freshman Carly Schlegel has the petite build, the chestnut hair and the alabaster skin. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09323/1014446-298.stm?cmpid=entertainment.xml Plays have been a mainstay each spring at local high schools, but fall productions are becoming more commonplace -- and complex. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:04:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09323/1014637-58.stm?cmpid=entertainment.xml It is a measure of Sarah Palin's popularity that her appearance Saturday at a Sam's Club in South Strabane needs no advertising. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:30:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09323/1014501-388.stm?cmpid=entertainment.xml A new beer aims to be as cool as Donnie Iris. In fact, the local rocker is part of the business that's marketing the brew, which takes on his "King of Cool" nickname: King Cool Light. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 11:54:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09323/1014459-325.stm?cmpid=entertainment.xml Plaid is back in fashion, but "Forever Plaid" has never gone out of style. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09323/1014460-325.stm?cmpid=entertainment.xml The women of prime-time drama would have a field day with some of the dialogue in "The Queens," a play that defies conventions despite its hints of Shakespeare and history, although strictly of Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09323/1014496-388.stm?cmpid=entertainment.xml Mark Willson thinks Pittsburgh's best days are ahead, but he's not talking about Luke Ravenstahl relentlessly promoting the city as a medical and high-tech giant. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09323/1014497-60.stm?cmpid=entertainment.xml By Adrian McCoy Pittsburgh Post-Gazette "Volcanoes of the Deep Sea" looks like an elaborate sci-fi adventure filled with bizarre alien life forms and mind-bending special effects. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09323/1014510-388.stm?cmpid=entertainment.xml Lohio regroups with EP Pittsburgh rock band Lohio has a lot of things going for it, but stability isn't one of them. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09323/1014511-388.stm?cmpid=entertainment.xml By now you may have seen billboards around town for TobyMac's Winter Wonder Slam at Mellon Arena and wondered to yourself: Who is TobyMac and how is he headlining the arena? Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09323/1014519-67.stm?cmpid=entertainment.xml 'star trek' Call it "Star Trek 2.0." Director J.J. Abrams' new take on the classic science-fiction franchise offers an action-packed space romp with some changes made to the storied mythology. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09323/1014524-60.stm?cmpid=entertainment.xml "The Twilight Saga: New Moon" is the second time around for most of the cast but the first "Twilight" experience for director Chris Weitz, who took over for Catherine Hardwicke in a dispute over Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09323/1014594-388.stm?cmpid=entertainment.xml Jay Reatard started banging out punk rock songs in his bedroom when he was 15, and 14 years later, his mode of operation hasn't changed. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09323/1014595-437.stm?cmpid=entertainment.xml A list of recommended things to do this weekend. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09323/1014596-120.stm?cmpid=entertainment.xml 'The Vanished Empire' Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09323/1014597-120.stm?cmpid=entertainment.xml Procrastinators, your time has come. This is the final weekend of the 28th annual Three Rivers Film Festival. Movies are being shown at three locations: Regent Square Theater, 1035 S. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09323/1014598-437.stm?cmpid=entertainment.xml A list of things to do this weekend. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09323/1014667-44.stm?cmpid=entertainment.xml The board of the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh said yesterday that it would be willing to place a moratorium on the planned closure of several library branches, contingent on getting short-term and long-term funding commitments in place before its next board meeting on Dec. 14. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09323/1014680-67.stm?cmpid=entertainment.xml Former TV news anchor Don Cannon has been arrested in California for failure to report for his sentence of house arrest in two separate cases of driving under the influence. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09322/1014226-325.stm?cmpid=entertainment.xml Stage review: Plays have long been the way artists express their concerns with the difficulties of being human. City Theatre's "Blackbird" is one such example. Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:01:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09322/1014227-67.stm?cmpid=entertainment.xml CBS News is planning an ambitious turn-of-decade look at America's position in the world that's also designed as an opening competitive shot at Diane Sawyer. Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:01:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09322/1014228-325.stm?cmpid=entertainment.xml Dance review: Attack Theatre is spending a "Year on Wheels" this season, alluding to the company's move to the Pittsburgh Opera in the Strip District. Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:01:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09322/1014229-44.stm?cmpid=entertainment.xml VATICAN CITY -- A series of four books presented yesterday at the Vatican seeks to explain how Michelangelo and other artists translated the Bible into images to produce in the Sistine Chapel some Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:01:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09322/1014234-84.stm?cmpid=entertainment.xml NEW YORK -- President Barack Obama will give an interview to Fox News Channel's Major Garrett. Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:01:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09322/1014235-67.stm?cmpid=entertainment.xml Web surfing is becoming more like channel surfing as television shows, movies and music videos pour onto the Internet. Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:01:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09322/1014239-348.stm?cmpid=entertainment.xml Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart and Taylor Lautner may be the big stars of "The Twilight Saga: New Moon," but it was a couple of hairy beasts who almost stole the spotlight at Monday night's premiere party at L.A.'s Hammer Museum, Eonline.com reports. Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:01:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09322/1014240-325.stm?cmpid=entertainment.xml NEW YORK -- There will be a new Kander and Ebb musical -- off-Broadway. Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:01:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09321/1013997-325.stm?cmpid=entertainment.xml Dance review: In the middle of summer, when most of us like to take, at the very least, a mental vacation, Pearlann Porter and The Pillow Project stir up their creative juices to begin a seasonal run of Second Saturdays. Tue, 17 Nov 2009 11:38:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09321/1013996-44.stm?cmpid=entertainment.xml At 384 oversized pages, this is a book that can be measured in pounds. Then again, it covers a lot of territory as it looks back through the years at some of the most fashionable and celebrated people of their time -- and of ours. Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:55:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09321/1013948-67.stm?cmpid=entertainment.xml Eight decades after pioneering the concept of broadcasting, NBC is on the verge of a startling move that illustrates broadcast television's decline. Cable TV operator Comcast Corp. Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09321/1013992-44.stm?cmpid=entertainment.xml A few literary morsels are on the table this week before the Thanksgiving hiatus, so grab a chair. Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09321/1013994-388.stm?cmpid=entertainment.xml Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra maestro Manfred Honeck will not extend his contract as general music director of the Stuttgart Opera, the company announced yesterday. Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09321/1013995-369.stm?cmpid=entertainment.xml Children's Corner: She's not much to look at, but she's got loads of character. Most importantly, she's got a magical touch when it comes to attracting young readers. Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09321/1014000-348.stm?cmpid=entertainment.xml Sarah Palin says it's "a bit heartbreaking" to see the road the father of her grandson has taken. Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500