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1973: Nancy Pinkerton debuted as Dorian Lord on One Life to Live.

1978: Dallas' Pam revealed her pregnancy but later lost the baby.

1996: All My Children's Marian played a revealing tape to hurt Tad.

2001: General Hospital's Skye announced she was a Quartermaine."All true histories contain instruction; though, in some, the treasure may be hard to find, and when found, so trivial in quantity that the dry, shrivelled kernel scarcely compensates for the trouble of cracking the nut."

― Anne Brontë in "Agnes Grey"

"Today in Soap Opera History" is a collection of the most memorable, interesting and influential events in the history of scripted, serialized programs. From birthdays and anniversaries to scandals and controversies, every day this column celebrates the soap opera in American culture.

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1968: On Dark Shadows, Jeff (Roger Davis) dozed off in a chair in the living room of the...

“Marvel’s Agents of Shield” is bringing in a new Inhuman character with a big influence on Skye’s (Chloe Bennet) impending transformation. Luke Mitchell will play Lincoln, according to Marvel. He’s described as a charismatic Inhuman who will have an important role to play in Skye’s understanding of the true extent of her transformation. Also Read: Edward James Olmos Joins ABC’s ‘Marvel’s Agents of Shield’ Mitchell last starred on The CW’s short-lived futuristic drama “The Tomorrow People.” Previously, he starred on several well-known Australian series, including “Home and Away,” “H2O: Just Add Water” and “Neighbours.

Lionel Blair has revealed his reasons for nominating Jim Davidson for eviction in Celebrity Big Brother.

Speaking to Digital Spy and other reporters after becoming the third housemate to be evicted, Blair said that Jim wanted to go home, so "why make him suffer?"

"I thought it was making him unhappy, and he kept saying, 'Oh I miss my wife', and with all the rain, he was very worried about the floods. He kept saying, 'I want to get out of here, I want to get out of here'.

"When somebody says that, you go, 'Poor man, why make him suffer?' That's the only reason I nominated him. But I know he's not my biggest fan."

Asked to elaborate, the 82-year-old entertainer explained that he and Jim had a disagreement after working together on a panto some years back.

"Because I did his first pantomime, which was an enormous success at the Palladium,...

On Jan. 13, it will be a year since One Life to Live signed off of ABC. And All My Children has been gone even longer. But in either case, did anyone see a body? Hmmm….

As first reported by our sister site Deadline, Prospect Park, the entertainment production company that sought to keep both of the aforementioned soaps alive online but ultimately had to put a pin in that plan, is again looking to revisit Pine Valley and Llanview.

Because hopes were raised only to be dashed the first time around, Prospect Park is laboring to be more “cautious” and...

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Question: Can it really be happening? Is Gossip Girl really coming to an end? Since I know it is, can you let me in on some series finale secrets — especially regarding the flash-forward? —John

Ausiello: Three future couplings will surprise you. Two won’t.

Question: Do you have one last Gossip Girl scoop for me? — Kayla

Ausiello: There’s a twist in the final 15 minutes that I dare say will prove more polarizing...

Some TV shows get a kick out of having annual Halloween episodes, but on Gossip Girl, it’s common practice to dress up and pretend to be something you’re not. Luckily, the Upper East Side has its own version of a Pagan holiday — Cotillion! Except this annual tradition has less virgin sacrifices — because let’s face it, where are we going to find a virgin among this crowd?

Alas, this parade of “innocence,” in which Sage was set to participate (Haha!), was the focal point of all the action this week.

Naturally, Sage wanted nothing more than for Serena...

Tonight is the final episode of Nine’s first outing of Big Brother. With 300 crew members, 42 cameras and almost 90 hours of television broadcast each series, there is no TV production quite like it. Encore managing editor Brooke Hemphill visits the set of the revived reality show to see how it is put together and finds the training ground for Australia’s television industry.

Down the dark corridor, lit only by red strip lighting on the floor, thick black curtains cover one-way mirrors. Like a sex peep show, unidentifiable silhouettes peer through gaps in the curtains. “Shhhh. The housemates are over here,” a voice whispers shining a torch in Encore’s direction. We’re in the camera space of the Big Brother house, where up to five camera crew are on shift staffing the 10 fixed cameras rationed between the various rooms. It’s a maze of corridors populated only by the camera team,...

What an incredibly frustrating episode of Gossip Girl.

If I may recap from the top of Mount Holier Than Thou — I think every character on this show was secretly infected with some sort of crazy virus à la The Walking Dead, died (inside), activated the virus, and now roams the streets of New York calling themselves “mentors.” Yup, there’s no other option because these people can’t be real. (Also, Sandra, newsflash: They’re not.)

Alas, in whatever warped reality in which Gossip Girl takes place, this week’s episode found Serena and Blair at each other’s throats...

Up All Night no more, Chris Diamantopoulos has landed himself not one, but two new gigs.

First up, the 24 alum is the latest familiar face to join Netflix’s upcoming Arrested Development revival, Deadline reports. He’ll hang with the Bluths in a top-secret role for at least three episodes.

Diamantopoulos has also been tapped to guest in Community‘s yet-to-be-scheduled Season 4, our sister site has learned… but details about that role are being kept under wraps as well.

Related | Community Bosses Tease ‘Emotional Messiness,’ Possible Jeff/Britta Romance in Season 4

As previously reported, Diamantopoulos has a potentially recurring role...

The Sapphires tells the true story of the 1960s female indigenous band who defied the odds

When Tony Briggs was a boy, his mother told him stories he did not know whether he should believe. In 1960s Australia, could an Aboriginal woman like her really have become a singing sensation and entertained the troops in Vietnam?

It was an improbable, glamorous tale and it captivated Briggs, who was later to become a performer and writer. Now, more than three decades on, he has brought the story of the unlikely showbusiness career enjoyed by his mother and his aunts to the big screen.

The Sapphires, already a box-office hit in Australia, tells of the rise of a singing group in the face of racial prejudice. Showing at a gala night at the London film festival on 15 October, it will be released in Britain next month.

"I said to the women [the band members], 'we...

Who is the pot-stirring, trouble-causing, dastardly and devious Gossip Girl?

It’s the question on every fan’s mind as The CW soap of the same name enters its sixth and final season (bowing Oct. 8), and thankfully we can officially confirm that the mystery gal will be unmasked by series’ end.

“For five years, that’s the secret she said she’d never tell,” Gossip Girl exec producer Sara Goodman says of the blogger’s identity. “And,” adds co-creator Stephanie Savage, “this year, she’s telling.”

Related | Hot Shots: A Gossip Girl Fashion Show — Plus, Who Shows Up from Blair’s Past?...

The early stages of Survivor are both monotonous and awesome. Although you're waiting for the real alliances and betrayals to happen, you're also enjoying a lot of losers and weirdos. And that is totally fun. Think of when you first laid eyes on Project Runway's bizarre puppeteer Elisa Jimenez or leather princess Stella Zotis. You knew they wouldn't live, but you needed that craycray.

Allow me to count up the most important items of entertainment from last night's episode. We dropped from 17 contestants to 16, and the elimination felt healthy. (And yes, our blond-smirky-probz-gay hottie Carter is still in the game. Phew.)

1. Sorry, I was wrong: Roxy is just insane.

Survivor needed another motormouth to kick around since the marvelous, braindead Zane left us last week. Enter Roxy, who I thought I loved.

"Those two are dangerous together," Roxy warned us about her tribemates Malcolm and Angie, who'd been snuggling.

Former Neighbours star Blair McDonough has revealed that he was interested in returning to the soap alongside Patrick Harvey. Harvey recently reprised his role as Connor O'Neill for a four-week guest stint, which will see his character paying a visit to ex-housemate Toadie Rebecchi (Ryan Moloney). McDonough has now told Inside Soap that he would have also liked to head back to Ramsay Street as Stu Parker for the storyline, providing a full-scale 'House of Trouser' reunion. He explained: "I did actually float the idea of Stu making a return to the Neighbours producers. They were too far down the path with the storyline at that point, (more)...

Take Season 1-era Blair Waldorf on her worst day and cross her with a chupacabra, and you’ve got a sense of what the creative minds behind Gossip Girl and Twilight have in store for The CW.

The network has ordered a script for Copeland Prep, a drama about a private high school so competitive it turns its students into actual monsters, our sister site Deadline reports.

Related | Fall TV Spoiler Spectacular: Scoop on Gossip Girl and 46 Other Shows

Gossip Girl EPs Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage will co-executive produce along with Brett Easton Ellis (American Psycho), who’ll also write the pilot.

Best Line: Forget the Zingbot! Big Brother’s Britney scored the best dis when she said of mop-topped Frank, “He wears his hair like that in public. Clearly, he has no shame.”

Weirdest Coincidence: Life proved to be, if not stranger than, certainly on par with fiction when a man named Walter White — just like the Breaking Bad character — was wanted on meth charges.

Least Sucky Change: Only days after her True Blood alter ego was spiked, Tina Majorino was revealed to be the newest Grey’S Anatomy cast member.

Most Shocking Development, Daytime Division: Fans of The Bold & The Beautiful were stunned to learn that original cast member Ronn Moss would be leaving the soap after 25 years. Even more shocking? That the show was looking to recast his iconic role of Ridge Forrester!

Fakest Surprise: Although ads made it seem as if Roseanne Barr was caught off guard by...

The second noteworthy TV development deal announced today; the first was between producer Debra Martin Chase and ABC Studios (read that post Here). The second comes courtesy of Blair Underwood, who has signed what Deadline calls "a major development/talent holding deal" with NBC/Universal TV. Included in this agreement will be a starring vehicle for Underwood, developed by Universal, as well as a line item that would see Blair cast in another project, if the one Universal develops for him, which Deadline says is a priority, fails to fly. Blair's last tango with NBC didn't end very well; the network canceled the sci-fi drama The Event last year...

Paramount have unveiled the official trailer for Paranormal Activity 4’.

I have always been an advocate of the controversial Paranormal films that have often had audiences divided with their popularity. The ‘Blair Witch’ style of filming has always been done to a high quality and their suspense inducing techniques has always got my adrenaline pumping. While they lack a tangible storyline, they have always engaged audiences on a level that other films haven’t been capable of.

The first film was a pioneering suspense horror and the second was an extension of the first with ‘Big Brother’ element. I have looked forward to their development of third person filming styles, no more than the last installment where I was excited to see the retro filming. Unfortunately the third film lacked the fear factor as the directors were determined to elaborate on an already ill-conceived narrative, instead of focusing on its trepidation techniques.

Here’s some Maxie-mized news for General Hospital fans: Suds vet Kirsten Storms is in talks to (finally) return to the ABC soap after taking a leave of absence last September for personal reasons, Soap Opera Digest reports.

Amid much fan criticism, Jen Lilley (The Artist) has been filling the role of Maxie Jones since Storms’ longer-than-originally-anticipated hiatus.

Related | General Hospital Scoop: Oltl‘s Blair Is on Her Way Back – Find Out Why!

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• Newcomer Jay Ellis — who has had walk-on parts on Hart of Dixie and NCIS — has nabbed a series...

As major networks announce their programming, MTV News picks the shows that will have you glued to the screen.

By Fallon Prinzivalli

Mindy Kaling

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May is the month that has television fans rejoicing or mourning as TV networks, at their upfront presentations, announce which shows are being picked up, which are being renewed and which are getting the ax. The fall lineup looks particularly interesting as Deadline reports what's in store for CBS, the CW, Fox and NBC. From a "Sex and the City" prequel to a daring dystopian drama from J.J. Abrams, we've picked the shows that'll have us glued to our small screens for their debuts come the fall.

The first show on our list is "Partners," based on the real-life friendship of a straight guy and a gay man. The series will star Michael Urie of "Ugly Betty," Sophia Bush of "One Tree Hill,...

As major networks announce their programming, MTV News picks the shows that will have you glued to the screen.

By Fallon Prinzivalli

Mindy Kaling

Photo: Getty Images

May is the month that has television fans rejoicing or mourning as TV networks, at their upfront presentations, announce which shows are being picked up, which are being renewed and which are getting the ax. The fall lineup looks particularly interesting as Deadline reports what's in store for CBS, the CW, Fox and NBC. From a "Sex and the City" prequel to a daring dystopian drama from J.J. Abrams, we've picked the shows that'll have us glued to our small screens for their debuts come the fall.

The first show on our list is "Partners," based on the real-life friendship of a straight guy and a gay man. The series will star Michael Urie of "Ugly Betty," Sophia Bush of "One Tree Hill,...

On TV this Monday: Gossip Girl‘s Dan and Blair have some trouble just “doing it,” Bones returns in time to give birth, Beckett is urged to make her move on Castle and more. All told, we found nine programs to keep on your radar.

8 pm Gossip Girl (The CW) | Chuck invites Jack (guest star Desmond Harrington) to town to thank him for saving his life, but the trip doesn’t go as planned; Blair and Dan attempt to consummate their new relationship — but hit unexpected roadblocks; Ivy finds an unlikely ally in William (Billy Baldwin) in her quest for Ues acceptance.

Selma Blair is all set to join Charlie Sheen as his prospective love interest in a new comedy series.According to Deadline.com, Blair has been cast in the FX comedy .Anger Management. as the therapist and potential love interest of Sheen.s character, a baseball player-turned-anger management counsellor named Charlie, ABC News reported.Shawnee Smith has recently agreed to play Sheen.s ex-wife on the show..Anger Management,. based on the Adam Sandler-Jack Nicholson film of the same name, premieres in June.The comedy is Sheen.s first major project since he was fired from .Two and a Half Men. last year. ...

Washington, Feb 7: Selma Blair is all set to join Charlie Sheen as his prospective love interest in a new comedy series.

According to Deadline.com, Blair has been cast in the FX comedy 'Anger Management' as the therapist and potential love interest of Sheen's character, a baseball player-turned-anger management counsellor named Charlie, ABC News reported.

Shawnee Smith has recently agreed to play Sheen's ex-wife on the show.

'Anger Management,' based on the Adam Sandler-Jack Nicholson film of the same name, premieres in June.

The comedy is Sheen's first major project since he was fired from 'Two and a.

After cycling through hosts of women on his previous show Two and a Half Men, Charlie Sheen is on to new ventures and a new network with FX’s comedy series, Anger Management. Starring opposite Sheen will be, Selma Blair (Hellboy), in the form of a therapist/love interest for Sheen’s character, Charlie. Blair is one of two female roles on the show (the other being Shawnee Smith (Saw) who will play Charlie’s ex-wife) which has an initial 10-episode order from FX. Hit the jump for more from Anger Management, as well as details on Bobby Cannavale's character in season three of HBO’s Boardwalk Empire. Deadline reported that Sheen was ecstatic about working with Blair, who was one of the actresses invited to audition for the two roles and one of two finalists for the position. If Anger Management reaches a ratings target in their initial run of episodes,...

How appropriate: A studio making its name off of schlock is joining in on the (hopefully dying) found footage craze with one of their next projects. According to Deadline, WWE Studios has acquired Bermuda, a spec script written by Bobby Lee Darby and Nathan Brookes.

And if you’re wondering if the film is set in Bermuda, you’re sort of right; putting a new twist on the beat-to-death genre, the film is actually set in the Bermuda Triangle. The script focuses “on a documentary film crew that goes missing, and whose “only trace is the discovery of their film footage chronicling their final desperate days.” The writing duo of Darby and Brookes previously wrote Slaughter, an homage to strange Japanese horror films like Hausu; that took home a Horror Screenplay Competition prize at Slamdance.

WWE Studios president Michael Luisi commented that “the Bermuda Triangle has always been an intriguing and mysterious setting,...

It's an annual event as well as a browse that could suck up an entire weekend: Senses of Cinema's worldwide poll of… well, they're not all critics, so let's just call them friends of cinema. You'll want to scroll up and down the whole thing, but take a look, too, at the best of 2011 according to Notebook editor Daniel Kasman and contributors Celluloid Liberation Front, Christoph Huber, Olaf Möller and Dan Sallitt as well as a major presence here in the Forum and elsewhere, David Ehrenstein.

London. This is the year we'll be seeing the results of Sight & Sound's poll of more friends of cinema regarding the greatest films of all time. It happens only once every ten years and in the magazine's pages, Graham Fuller argues a mighty case for the return of Jean Vigo's L'Atalante (1934) to the top ten. The film's opening today for an extended run at BFI Southbank,...

Selma Blair is believed to be among the female stars being screen-tested for Charlie Sheen's new sitcom Anger Management. According to Deadline, the Cruel Intentions actress is rumoured to be the favourite to land the leading female role in the new show, while Dexter and No Ordinary Family star Julie Benz is reportedly in the running to play Sheen's ex-wife. In the Lionsgate-produced series, Sheen will play Charlie, a former baseball player with anger issues who ends up with a job as an anger management therapist with a difference. Blair, together with Jenica Bergere (Bones, Saving Grace) and Elaine Hendrix (90210), are apparently auditioning to play a therapist, while Benz is competing (more)...

Fashionable workout essentials to keep you motivated 20 items to make on your own this year January's most charming new nail polishes Tale as old as time: Beauty and the Beast's history Bow-tastic! How to throw a Minnie Mouse-themed birthday bash Check out the complete Jason Wu for Target collection! Organize your bedroom in the new year with these helpful tips Gossip Girl sneak peek: see Blair's royal wedding album! Savvy tip: create a yearly bucket list George Clooney shares a sweet story about his dog, Einstein Ooh la la: get excited for the Hp Envy 14 Spectre One reader gives a gastronomic review of the Seattle food scene Video: Angelina says she's "proud" of Brad whether or not he wins an award Look back at People's Choice highlights with Aniston, Cruise, and more!

Blair Waldorf, a runaway bride?!

That appears to be the case based on a just-leaked Gossip Girl photo, which shows the soon-to-be Princess of Monaco doing one of two things: B is (literally) running late to her nuptials, or she’s headed for the hills and ditching the increasingly annoying Louis. (Let’s hope it’s the latter!)

Regardless of what Blair’s up to, the wedding — which as we first reported is the centerpiece of The CW soap’s 100th episode — is going to be a doozy. Executive producer Josh Safran recently told TVLine’s Michael Ausiello that the...

Deadline is reporting that Image Entertainment has landed the U.S. distribution rights to the thriller Lovely Molly, which is directed by Blair Witch Project co-director Eduardo Sanchez. Lovely Molly first debuted last September with mostly positive reviews when the film screened during the Midnight Madness section of the Tiff. Newcomer Gretchen Lodge will play the role of Molly who is described as a newlywed who returns to her long abandone…...

It's times like these we don't mind working on the weekend as the latest news coming out of Afm has one of the best films we've seen all year, Eduardo Sanchez's Lovely Molly (review here), finding domestic distribution with Image Entertainment. The deal comes as Content Film sells international territories at Afm, and we couldn't be happier that our Stateside readers at least are assured of seeing this one sooner rather than later.

Per Deadline the deal is high six figures, and the plan is to release theatrically next spring. Image acquisitions vice president Mark Ward called the film “a return and evolution to the genre that [Eduardo] created” with Blair Witch. “We look forward to partnering with Haxan and Amber to maximize the truly robust transmedia marketing campaign they’ve put together to make the film a huge success.” (Haxan Films’ Robin Cowie and Gregg Hale produced Lovely Molly...

Blair Witch Project co-director Eduardo Sanchez wowed Midnight Madness fans at the recent Toronto International Film Festival (Tiff) with his horror movie Lovely Molly. Deadline reported today that Image Entertainment acquired U.S. rights to Lovely Molly and announced plans to release the thriller in theaters spring 2012. Sanchez also wrote the film, about a young wife (Gretchen Lodge) who slowly descends into madness while living with her truck driver husband (Johnny Lewis) in her deceased father’s rural house. Sanchez wrote the film in a way to keep audiences guessing between the belief that Molly has returned to her drug habits or that the spirit of her dead father has taken possession of her soul.

Ever since those stupid kids decided to hike through the Blair Witch's woods, Hollywood has had a serious infatuation with "found-footage" movies. It's understandable. The handheld "you are there" nature of these movies adds a certain visceral nature, and even when you know the backstory is bunk, it's fun to let your brain consider what if that "Based on Real Events" tag was actually true. With the ongoing success of the Paranormal Activity franchise, you can bet this isn't a movie style that's going to be put out to pasture anytime soon. Now another entry has entered the fray: Deadline reports that New Line Cinema has picked up Category Six, a found-footage natural disaster movie spec script about a devastating tornado. New Line paid screenwriter John Swetnam around $300,000 for the script. Category Six is told through handheld video camera and cell phone footage as several high school students try to...

Deadline Hollywood in the last coupla years has received shout-outs on a growing number of TV shows like American Idol, Californication, even a multi-episode storyline on Entourage. But tonight I can die happy: The CW’s Gossip Girl gave a shout-out to Deadline and to me. (Serena leaked a story to Deadline in an effort to secure film rights to Dan’s semi-autobiographical novel.) You high-brow types can keep your Boardwalk Empire: I’ve enjoyed every low-brow episode of Gossip Girl since it debuted. Now if only Chuck and Blair can get back together…...

Starz has announced plans to pay tribute to Spartacus: Blood and Sand star Andy Whitfield, who died last Sunday at age 37 of non-Hodgkin Lymphoma.

The network will showcase five of the late actor’s standout episodes from the series this October, including both the premiere and finale. The mini-marathon begins at 9/8c on Sunday, Oct. 2.

Additionally, Starz is set to re-air the entire season of Spartacus: Blood and Sand on December 16, 2011.

In more of today’s TV news:

• Make It or Break It actress Nicole Gale Anderson is set to appear in the Nov. 1 episode of The CW’s Ringer,...

We’ve got some good and not-so-good news, soap fans: Victoria Lord will continue to reign supreme in Llanview, but Pine Valley quite possibly will say so long to Erica Kane.

The View to Honor All My Children With Guest Host Susan Lucci

Prospect Park announced on Tuesday the first wave of One Life to Live cast members who have signed to stick with the sudser when it moves to the Internet in January, and the names attached do not disappoint. Among those joining the pioneer online production are daytime vets Michael Easton (aka John McBain), Kassie DePaiva (Blair), Ted King...

Watch out Blair Waldorf! A new, fashionable queen bee could be invading your territory.

The Carrie Diaries, the young adult novel prequel to Candace Bushnell's Sex and the City, may be adapted at The CW by Gossip Girl executive producers Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage, Deadline reports. It's also likely that Amy Harris, who was a writer on the HBO series and currently writes for Gossip Girl, will handle the script adaptation.

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Remember when we first told you about Troll Hunter and it's American debut at the Tribeca Film Festival? And then a few days later when we showed you a rad trailer for the movie? Well, it looks like old Ugo was onto something, weren't we, because today it's come out that Troll Hunter is about to be given the greatest honor any foreign film can possibly receive: An American remake.

Via Deadline comes the news that Chris Columbus' 1492 Pictures has acquired the remake rights to the Norwegian horror movie, which uses a worked shoot, "found footage" approach to tell the story of a bunch of students who go, well...troll hunting. It's basically a Scandinavian Blair Witch Project, which has always sounded like money in the bank to us, if it weren't for the fact that everyone was speaking Norwegian of all things.

Columbus has experience working with hairy,...

By Sean O’Connell

Hollywoodnews.com: It’s always been a trend, though it seems to be happening more and more: Find a foreign film that works quite well and immediately greenlight an American version.

Sometimes it’s a drama (take the U.S. version of Susanne Bier’s “Brothers” with Jake Gyllenhaal, Tobey Maguire and Natalie Portman for a recent example). More often than not, though, it is a horror film, from “The Ring” to the recent “Let Me In,” which recreated the Swedish hit “Let the Right One In.”

This morning, we’re learning of another creature feature that’s getting a U.S. polish, even though the original, foreign version is just now hitting our shores. We’re talking about “Troll Hunter,” André Øvredal’s low-budget Norwegian thriller about … well, mythbusters who video tape their troll hunt, only to have the footage found long after their disappearance (hello,...

Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson and the rest of the cast signed contracts for four — that’s right — Four ‘The Hunger Games’ movies, even though the book series is only a trilogy! Woo hoo!

The shrewd reasoning behind this decision? Profit. Lionsgate saw what Summit was doing with Twilight and what Warner Bros did with Harry Potter and decided to squeeze one more film out of the deal. And we can’t say we’re disappointed — bring it on!

Even though they’re not 100% making a fourth movie, Lionsgate has made sure to cover themselves in this process — signing the up-and-coming cast consisting of Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson , John C. Reilly and Liam Hemsworth for four films, reports our sister site, Deadline.com.

This was a smart move, considering both Summit and Warner Bros. had to pay a considerable fee to their respective casts who had only signed on to do one movie per book.

Giovanni Rufino/ The CW 2011 The CW Network, LLC. All Rights Reserved Hugo Becker as Louis and Leighton Meester as Blair Waldorf on “Gossip Girl.”

Oh my little XOXOers, it’s the next to last episode and it’s like a bad dream. Or, actually, Blair’s bad dream. She starts with the prince and ends up in high school.

Last week, our Chuck lost his mind and got super drunky and told Blair she was his babe4ever. But she...

Catherine Hardwicke's next film will be the film version of Martha O'Connor's novel The Bitch Posse.

According to Deadline, Tristine Skyler wrote the script and it will be co-produced by Virginia Madsen, who originally optioned the book. Skyler is that blond chick who was in Blair Witch 2: Book of Shadows! She's also appeared on TV in the series Angel and was in that really weird slasher film starring Dawson from Dawson's Creek called Final Draft. She's also a writer, and aside from The Bitch Posse, she's penning the heavy script for The Bell Jar adaptation due in 2012 from director Nicole Kassell. No. Shit.

So, The Bitch Posse is about three high school friends, Cherry, Amy and Rennie, who call themselves The Bitch Posse. These are troubled girls, however: outlaws, rebels, outcasts. And something horrible happens to them, causing their adulthoods to be fucked up royally forever.

I haven't read this book,...

Natalie Blair has revealed that she "couldn't resist" the chance to return to Neighbours for her former co-star Jane Hall's departure storyline. The actress's character Carmella Cammeniti will soon reappear on Ramsay Street for two episodes, sparking the exit of Hall's alter ego Rebecca Robinson. Carmella makes her comeback alongside partner Oliver Barnes (David Hoflin), who is determined to help mum Rebecca amid her ongoing blackmail problem with husband Paul. In an interview with TV Week, Blair explained: "Oliver and Carmella - living overseas with little Chloe - return to help Rebecca in her (more)...

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Question: Is How I Met Your Mother going to show us the “Mother’s” face in the season finale? Or are they going to make that the cliffhanger? —Matt

Ausiello: No idea. I bet if we knew what the title of the episode was we could extract a clue or two from it. This Just In: I can exclusively reveal that the title of How I Met Your Mother‘s sixth season finale is…...

The actors who portray President Elias Martinez and Blake Sterling talk about what viewers can expect from the second half of Season 1

The Event returns with brand new episodes on Monday, March 7th star with a two hour episode at 8 Pm Et on NBC. The show returns to its normal time slot on Monday, March 14 at 9 Pm Et on NBC. Two of the show's stars, Blair Underwood and Zeljko Ivanek, who play President Elias Martinez and Blake Sterling on the drama program, recently held a conference call to discuss the second half of this gripping first season. Here's what they had to say.

Can you guys both talk about how your roles and working on The Event has impacted how you look at the dynamics of government and world events?

Zeljko Ivanek: You know, the first thing that really comes to mind is just watching how the plot developments...

“A surprisingly invigorating horror film.” The Last Exorcism

Directed by Daniel Stamm

Thanks to its wicked humor and unexpected smarts, The Last Exorcism sets itself apart from many recent attempts at faux-documentaries. In the film, documentary filmmakers follow a disillusioned preacher who hopes to expose the danger exorcism poses in the modern age. He attempts to reveal the ignorance and superstition that fuels its resurgence, as well as the threat posed to the “possessed” individuals. Ultimately, the possibility of the victim dying is not worth the price of satiating a medieval mindset.

The film begins on a comic note, presenting the outrageous theatrics of Preacher Cotton Marcus. The comedy in this section is very broad, and there is a brief sense that the film is simply taking cheap shots at Christianity. However, as the film delves deeper into Cotton’s past, most notably his experiences as a “child preacher” and the birth of his son,...

Poor Jenny Humphrey will no longer be enjoying life on the Upper East Side — and not because of Blair Waldorf.

Taylor Momsen’s teen-terror behavior — like flashing her minor breasts to an entire rock club — is finally catching up with her.

Michael Ausiello reports on Deadline.com that Taylor, 17, will begin “an indefinite hiatus” from CW show Gossip Girl after next week’s episode.

She has only appeared in three episodes this season and sources tell Ausiello that she will not be present for the remaining four episodes (through the mid-season finale).

Why? Because her compulsively wacko behavior off-set and apparent lack of professionalism on it have pushed producers to their limits.

Tim Gunn, who made a guest appearance in one of the fall’s episodes, slammed Momsen’s work habits to E! News: “What a diva. She was pathetic, she couldn’t remember her lines, and she didn’t even have that many.

Despite listed as a regular, Taylor Momsen is benched from several more episodes of "Gossip Girl". Her character Jenny Humphrey has been absent before, only appearing in a total of three episodes this season. Deadline's source said Little J will be Mia for at least four episodes beginning the midseason finale on December 6.

Momsen has been making the headlines in the past couple of months for her antics. Beside changing her look to goth and exposing her naked breasts in a live concert, she also blasted her own parents for sending her to work at the age of two. But they may not be the reasons why she is sidelined.

Momsen built a reputation of being hard to work with on the set. While the producers and crew kept their lips sealed on this, guest star Tim Gunn spilled the beans when he had a scene with The Pretty Reckless singer.

The blood is not even coagulated on the second one, and already Paranormal Activity 3 has a release date.  The worry was that Pa would follow Blair Witch Project, with a blockbuster original and a sequel that tanks miserably.  Get the info after the break. Pa 3 will release October 21, 2011.  Paramount seems to be setting the series up to be the new annual Halloween tradition, now that Saw is (allegedly) done for good. Source: Deadline.com...

With heavy doses of hate sex, humor and twisted scheming, with a mega-teaser for next week to close it out, last night's Gossip Girl was everything we thought it could be.

Between Chuck and Blair's dueling, equally inept approaches to quitting the other to the gang confusing the heck out of the Dean (and us) to bail out S, it was Gg at its best.

Counting the number of breakups may require a second hand, but that's par for the course. Juliet's plot was finally exposed (sort of), but she'll be back with reinforcements.

Njbc vs. the Outsiders? This is going to be good. Anyone taking bets?

This Needs To End: So Blair said. We couldn't disagree more.

"Juliet Doesn't Live Here Anymore" was proof that in the Gossip Girl universe, anything goes as long as you're invested and amused. We were definitely both throughout.

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