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Stephen Amell this week laid eyes on the script for the first episode of Arrow Season 5, and he liked what he saw.

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The superhero series’ star shared in a recent Facebook Live chat that based on reading said script and then chatting with fight coordinator James Bamford, who is directing the new season’s first two episodes, the premiere “has the opportunity for us to have the most vicious, violent one-shot in the history of network television” — meaning a long, continuous take with no cuts (a la Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.‘s late-season Daisy fight scene,...

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Question: Do you happen to have any more/further news on The Office finale? —Sebastian

Ausiello: If exec producer Greg Daniels has it his way, the May 16 conclusion will expand beyond an hour. “I was very excited with the footage we got,” he told TVLine at this weekend’s wrap party. “It’s very big. I’m going to beg NBC to super-size it or extend it.” Meanwhile, Jake Lacy — aka Pete — described the finale as both “satisfying” and “beautiful,...

Jennifer Garner grabbed coffee with her youngest, Samuel, today in New Orleans while Ben Affleck carried Seraphina to breakfast at the Brentwood County Mart at home in La. Ben was also spotted taking his German Shepherd for a walk around the area yesterday. Ben has been on both dog and dad duty recently as Jen splits her time between La and New Orleans, where she is currently filming The Dallas Buyer's Club with Matthew McConaughey. She has had the company of their youngest, Samuel, on set though. Yesterday, Jen took Sam on a walk around Nola, while Ben stuck to his morning routine with Seraphina back at home. Ben has also been making news for his latest movie, Focus. Yesterday, Kristen Stewart confirmed that she has signed on as his costar for the highly anticipated new comedy. View Slideshow ›...

Jennifer Garner and her youngest child, Samuel, were spotted going on a breakfast run earlier today in New Orleans. Jen is currently in town filming The Dallas Buyer's Club, but she has been jetting back and forth between Nola and La for the past few weeks. Jen, who is currently in the running to become our favorite woman of the year, was in La spending time with her family until she jetted off with Sam Sunday. This isn't Samuel's first visit to his mom's work in Louisiana. Samuel, Seraphina, and Violet all spent Thanksgiving in New Orleans while Jennifer filmed her new movie. As Jen wheeled adorable Samuel to a New Orleans coffee shop, her husband, Ben Affleck, was spotted doing the exact same thing with the couple's youngest daughter, Seraphina, in Brentwood earlier today. View Slideshow ›...

Ben Affleck, his mother, Chris, and Seraphina braved the rain in La this morning for a breakfast date together at the Brentwood Country Mart. Ben has been sticking to his a.m. routine with his middle child and his mom while Jennifer Garner is on location in New Orleans filming The Dallas Buyer's Club. Ben, Chris, and Sera went out to breakfast yesterday as well and he hung out with both of his girls earlier in the week. Ben may be on dad duty with Violet and Sera in La, but Jennifer is taking care of their youngest child. Jen has Samuel on set with her, and yesterday the duo took a trolley ride together in New Orleans. Although the family has been spending time apart while Jen works, the girls got to spend the Thanksgiving holiday with her and Sam in Nola. View Slideshow ›...

Samuel Affleck had Jennifer Garner all to himself for a trolley ride today in New Orleans, where she's been on location filming for her latest project, The Dallas Buyer's Club. Her girls, Seraphina and Violet, also spent time in Nola for the Thanksgiving holiday but recently returned home. Before Sera and Vi took off, Jen took them on a carousel ride in Nola. While Jen and Sam hang in New Orleans, Ben is spending quality time with his girls. Yesterday, Ben, his mother, Chris, and the girls spent an afternoon out and about in La together. He is currently celebrating with family after recently being listed among Entertainment Weekly's entertainers of the year. View Slideshow ›...

Robert Mandan (ex-Sam, Search For Tomorrow; ex-David, From These Roots; ex-Nathan, The Edge Of Night; ex-Maxwell, Santa Barbara; ex-Jonesy, Days Of Our Lives) - 79

Bo Hopkins (ex-Matthew, Dynasty) - 69

Jean Rogers (ex-Dolly, Emmerdale) - 69

Geoffrey Hughes (ex-Eddie, Coronation Street) - 67

Kim Zimmer (Echo, One Life To Live; Rhonda, Steamboat; ex-Reva, Guiding Light; ex-Nola, The Doctors; ex-Jodie, Santa Barbara) - 56...

Emf 2010 Sponsor Photo GalleryChef G. GarvinChef G. Garvin gave sizzling hot cooking demonstrations at the Coca-Cola Live Positively Booth, showing festival-goers how to make delicious yet healthy meals.ChilliChilli interviews U.S. Army officers at the Coca-Cola Music and Dance Booth.Coca-Cola Press ConferencePresenting Sponsor Coca-Cola press conference moment. (L-r Michelle Ebanks, Mayor Mitch Landrieu, Coca-Cola Bear, Ingrid Saunders Jones, Senior Vice President, The Coca-Cola Company, Angela Burt-Murray)Tea Anyone?Tea anyone? The Coca-Cola Gold Peak Tea team was on hand to refresh consumers daily with the true taste of tea.DJ Bam-NFans stayed cool from the Nola heat all weekend long with a daily DJ battle and plenty of Rocky Mountain Frost brewed Coors Light. DJ Bam-n pictured above.Doug E. Fresh"La Di Da Di" echoed throughout the Coors Light booth as consumers partied with hip-hop legend Doug E. Fresh.Roland MartinCNN Contributor, Radio Host and Author Roland Martin...

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Q: Oh wingéd primate, can you answer my query? I have often heard about celebrities that "everybody" knows are gay, but are not out to the public. Is "everybody" ever right, or is it all rumor? How does "everybody" even know? In respect to your policy, any example you give can be of celebrities who are now officially out. — Kaci, Kentucky

A: Is “everybody” right when they say someone is gay, or are they just repeating rumors? It kinda depends.

To be fair, there are plenty of closeted celebrities who are quite open in their private lives — on movie sets and at semi-private Hollywood parties. (Many of these celebrities used to be completely open even in Hollywood restaurants, West Hollywood streets, but that's changed in the era of Perez.

Today is Fat Tuesday, the last day of Mardi Gras -- French words which translate literally to "fat Tuesday" -- festivities, before Ash Wednesday arrives to usher in the period of the year known to Christians as Lent. The time between Ash Wednesday and Easter is a time to repent, but the entire lead-up to tomorrow's holiday is known in New Orleans as Mardi Gras.

Have you ever been to Mardi Gras? It's actually a little overrated; the streets are crammed with drunken lunatics and the much-publicized nudity is not all that people might hope it would be. Jazzfest is a much better time. However, there's one staple that can be counted on to amaze every year: the parades. Hollywood also has a long history of kickass parades and parade scenes. So while the revelry continues for one last surge in Nola today, let's try to channel some of that...

Romance couldn't ask for a better wingman than the rain. That's what the movies have taught us anyway.

Forget candlelight, holding your boombox aloft or penning a sonnet. Nothing sets the mood for love better than a good dose of rain. Think of it as Mother Nature playing matchmaker. Unvoiced emotions, like raindrops, gather until they become overwhelming and release in a deluge of kisses or romantic declarations.

In "Dear John," based on the Nicholas Sparks novel of the same name, soldier John Tyree (Channing Tatum) is on leave when he meets and falls for college student Savannah Lynn Curtis (Amanda Seyfried). They share their first kiss in the rain.

"Dear John" isn't the only film that has taken advantage of rain's mysterious properties. This romantic device has been bringing couples together throughout cinematic history.

Here's some of the top cinematic kisses in the rain:

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"Australia" - Lady Sarah (Nicole Kidman), a widow,...

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NEW YORK -- Writer-director Alan Hruska, producer Alan Klingenstein and marketing executive Pete Taylor have launched independent film Web site Filmcatcher.com.

The site will feature forums, indie film news and a digital storefront to purchase movies. The destination is launching this week with coverage of the Toronto International Film Festival.

Taylor, CEO of the new site, was formerly vp services at Donnelley Marketing and chief technical officer at Princeton Review. Hruska wrote and directed indie films "Nola" and "The Warrior Class", and Klingenstein is the founder of Filbert Steps Prods., for which he produced the films "Forever Fabulous" and "Two Family House".

The site's acquisitions, sales, distribution and operations will be headed by indie film veterans Marie-Therese Guirgis, Al Cattabiani, Andrew Herwitz and Cristina Garza.

Cattabiani was CEO of Wellspring Media and is the president and founder of film and TV distribution company 409 Entertainment. Guirgis, who will be an acquisitions consultant at Filmcatcher, was formerly senior vp acquisitions and distribution at Wellspring.