MTV.com says 'Remote Control' host Ken Ober dead
Monday, Nov. 16, 2009MTV.com has reported that Longtime "Remote Control" host Ken Ober has died. He was 52. A cause of death was not immediately known. Full story »
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Courteney Cox ready to shriek again in ’Scream 4’
Monday, Nov. 16, 2009Courteney Cox isn’t done running from masked serial killers. The 45-year-old “Cougar Town” and “Friends” star says she’s excited about returning to the horror genre in “Scream 4,” the upcoming slasher sequel being written by Kevin Williamson, who wrote the first two films in the popular horror trilogy. Full story »
’Equalizer’ star Edward Woodward dies at 79
Monday, Nov. 16, 2009Edward Woodward, the star of films including “Breaker Morant” and “The Wicker Man,” died Monday. He was 79. Woodward, who starred at “The Equalizer” on television, died in a hospital in Cornwall after an illness, said Janet Glass of the Eric Glass Ltd. agency in London. Full story »
Clint Eastwood made French Legion of Honor commander
Friday, Nov. 13, 2009American screen icon Clint Eastwood was made a commander in France’s prestigious Legion of Honor on Friday. French President Nicolas Sarkozy presented the 79-year-old actor and director with the decoration, honoring his body of work, his longevity and his ability to delight audiences around the globe, according to the award citation. Full story »
Dolly: 'Wouldn't know a gigabyte from a snakebite'
Friday, Nov. 13, 2009In what's got to be the most amusing celebrity tech endorsement of the season so far, Dolly Parton has gone on YouTube endorsing Microsoft's IE8. It's got this great webslices feature, you see. Full story »
Lucy Liu film highlights child trafficking
Thursday, Nov. 12, 2009Actress Lucy Liu, who has produced a film about children sold into the sex trade in Cambodia, says the fight against human trafficking will be long. Liu praised several projects funded by the U.N. children’s agency in Egypt, where she was promoting the film “Red Light” at the Cairo International Film Festival. Full story »
Morrow: 'The Prisoner' (kind of like a 'Lost' for the hippie era) returns on AMC
Thursday, Nov. 12, 2009A re-imagining of “The Prisoner” offers a fresh take and an accessible telling of personal freedom vs. the greater good. The three-night, six-hour miniseries (airing 8 p.m. EST Sunday, Monday and Tuesday on AMC) stars Jim Caviezel and Ian McKellen. Full story »
Grudge Match: 2009 vs. 2012
Thursday, Nov. 12, 2009We compare two pop-culture subjects to see which you like better. To be included in next week's tally, vote for your favorite before noon on Monday. This week's match: 2009 vs. 2012. Full story »
Music plays big part in Disney star Emily Osment's life
Thursday, Nov. 12, 2009Emily Osment has to pause on the phone."Well, I can fax it, can't I?" she says to someone off the phone. "Sorry," she says returning to the call. "I am officially applying to college." Osment, the 17-year-old actress who plays Lilly Truscott on "Hannah Montana," says she was up well past midnight the night before, finishing up applications and essays.
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Morrow: ABC's 'V' finding favor locally
Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2009"V" is marking the spot in Knoxville.The ABC sci-fi series is holding its own against Knoxville's new favorite program, CBS's "NCIS."
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The Insider: Kenny Chesney film to reach out, grab you
Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2009Kenny Chesney is finally making a movie. The East Tennessee superstar will star in a concert film called, naturally, “Kenny Chesney: Summer in 3D.” It will have a limited run in theaters starting in April 2010. Full story »
Morrow: Poll reveals Swift should win CMA award Wednesday over Kenny Chesney
Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2009Knoxville.com readers want Taylor Swift to win the Country Music Association Awards Entertainer of the Year honor over East Tennessee native Kenny Chesney.
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David Letterman plot suspect asks NY court to drop case
Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2009The TV news producer accused of blackmailing David Letterman has asked a New York City judge to dismiss the extortion case against him. A lawyer for Robert J. “Joe” Halderman says the TV producer was only trying to sell a screenplay when he contacted Letterman. Full story »
Fox can't catch a break with disabled folks: Now, 'Glee' is making them mad
Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2009The scene in Wednesday’s episode of the hit Fox series “Glee,” which regularly celebrates diversity and the underdog, is yet another uplifting moment — except to those in the entertainment industry with disabilities and their advocates. Full story »
'Little boy' Angus Jones becomes the middle man of 'Two and a Half Men'
Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2009Is it fair that one of Hollywood’s most successful and richest young actors didn’t set out to be a performer — in fact, never took an acting class — when there are thousands of others like him, sweating auditions, posing for head shots, tweeting their every move? Full story »
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