'Tebowing' Alec Baldwin hosts NFL HonorsTrying to do his best "Tebowing," Alec Baldwin got a bit of help on stage.
Katy Perry gets her flirt on at the NFL AwardsNewly single Katy Perry is on the prowl, and she may have set her sights on a certain rookie quarterback.
US, Australian filmmakers die in helicopter crashAward-winning American cinematographer Mike deGruy and Australian television writer-producer Andrew Wight have died in a helicopter crash in eastern Australia, their employer National Geographic said Sunday.
'Chronicle' edges Radcliffe's 'Woman' with $22MSome unknown kids with superpowers have nudged out the world's most famous teen wizard at the weekend box office.
Johansson, Washington get German acting awardsU.S. actors Scarlett Johansson and Denzel Washington have received Germany's most prestigious film award as best international actors.
Russia's unlikely protest song rocks rallyThe most popular protest song in Moscow today comes from burly men in blue berets, unlikely heroes of a peaceful middle-class movement challenging the strongman rule of Vladimir Putin.
Chronicle **1/2 Chronicle A found-footage superhero movie about three high-schoolers who videotape the aftermath of their encounter with a glowing space-rock. Pieces of this are downright brilliant, including the let’s-destroy-downtown-Seattle climax, but the filmmakers can’t decide whether they’re making fun of the genre or just going overboard with it. Paging John Hughes or Gus Van Sant. (84 min., PG-13) (Ty Burr)
Steven Tyler defends national anthem performanceSteven Tyler says he meant to sing the national anthem like that. The Aerosmith frontman and "American Idol" judge endured plenty of jabs after his rendition of the anthem at the AFC Championship game last month, but Tyler says he doesn't understand what all the fuss was about.
After surgery, Adele to perform at the GrammysAdele is nominated for six Grammys, and she'll be on deck to collect anything she wins: The 23-year-old singer is set to perform at the awards show.
Staging a 'Smash'For years, Steven Spielberg had kicked around the idea of a television show that shone a spotlight on the backstage drama involved in mounting a Broadway musical. “The competition, the creativity, the fights, the arguments, the dreams, the egos, disappointments, the energy. I thought it would make a compelling story on a weekly basis,’’ Spielberg recently said. On Monday at 9 p.m., Spielberg’s dream becomes a reality when NBC lifts the curtain on its ambitious new musical drama “Smash.’’
Kindred spirits in comedyThe new sketch comedy series “Key & Peele’’ premieres tonight on Comedy Central at 10:30.
Roseanne Barr seeks Green Party presidential nodRoseanne Barr said Thursday she's running for the Green Party's presidential nomination -- and it's no joke.
A menu loud in superlativesHaving gotten the nod from Storyville’s bouncers, we are lounging on black leather couches. “We are actually serving food tonight,’’ a server informs us. Is this unusual? Maybe it’s unusual. No one else is eating. Then, there aren’t many people here. But when the food comes, it’s dynamite. Storyville is a nightclub with a serious chef, Louis DiBiccari. He’s put together a succinct menu of small plates that riff on retro fare like duck a l’orange and green bean casserole.
Father and son and their lucky little bistroIt’s a winning story if ever there was one: The son, raised in his father’s Chinese restaurant in Newton, goes to culinary school in San Francisco, works in California when he graduates, then decides to return home to be closer to his family and learn his dad’s trade. One day last summer, the father and son are in a tiny Roslindale Chinese takeout to help the struggling owner when she announces that her business is for sale.
Massachusetts governor has two-book dealMassachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick has a two-book deal, including a budget-priced e-book and a second work that will build on responses to the first.
Publisher: Burt Bacharach working on memoirBurt Bacharach will be handling the words for his next project: a memoir. The award-winning collaborator on such hits as "I Say a Little Prayer" and "What the World Needs Now" has a deal with HarperCollins for a memoir due in November. The publisher announced Wednesday that his book will be called "Anyone Who Had a Heart," named after one ...
Johnny Ramone's autobiography to be releasedEight years after he died of prostate cancer, Johnny Ramone's autobiography is finally being published.
