First look: ‘Cop Out’ slightly ahead of ‘The Crazies,’ but ‘Shutter’ is on top again

Warner Bros.' mismatched-buddy comedy "Cop Out" edged past Overture Films' horror remake "The Crazies" to be the top new motion picture playing nation-wide this weekend, but Paramount Pictures' thriller "Shutter Island" remained No. 1 with a comfortable lead. "Cop Out," which stars Bruce Willis and Tracy Morgan, sold a studio-estimated ...

‘Shutter Island’ on a familiar Scorsese-DiCaprio box office track

"Shutter Island" is starting to look a lot like Martin Scorsese and Leonardo DiCaprio's last collaboration, "The Departed." Though the new thriller opened to $41 million, compared with $26.9 million for the 2006 crime drama, "Shutter" saw domestic ticket sales decline a studio-estimated 46% this weekend, its second, while "The ...

Did Jay Leno kill The Tonight Show?

Jay Leno returns to the “Tonight Show” on March 1, 2010 but it remains to be seen whether his affable, good-guy image will survive the time-slot debacle. TORONTO STAR FILE PHOTO ILLUSTRATION $(function() { if ($.browser.msie) { var newFakeDivHeight = jQuery(‘.ts-static_extra_noad’).height() + jQuery(‘.ts-main_article_image’).height() + 50; if (jQuery(‘.ts-fake_div’).height() < newFakeDivHeight) jQuery(‘.ts-fake_div’).height(newFakeDivHeight); ...

Social Q’s: How Do You Feel About That?

Patricia, Manhattan Wow, a tit-for-tat shrink! Lucky that boyfriend didn’t give her swine flu. Two things about therapy: It tends to work better when we keep our sessions private; they’re more intense that way. And a shrink’s statements are as susceptible to misinterpretation as anyone else’s. So, if your pal ...

Marie Osmond’s 18-Year-Old Son Dies

Osmond stated in a statement through her publicist that her family is devastated by the “tragic loss.” She did not provide details on the death. Entertainment Tonight reported on its Web site that Blosil jumped to his death Friday night from a downtown Los Angeles apartment building. ...

Celebrity Birthdays, February 28

Happy Birthday to: House actor Robert Sean Leonard (1969) Canadian actress Rae Dawn Chong (1961) Actress/model Dorothy Stratten (1960; d. 1980) “The Big Lebowski” actor John Turturro (1957) Comedian Gilbert Gottfried (1955) Theater and film actress Mercedes Ruehl (1948) Singer/actress Bernadette Peters (1948) Writer/director Mike Figgis (1948) Actress Stephanie Beacham ...

US Men’s Team Ends 62-Year Bobsled Drought

WHISTLER, British Columbia — Steve Holcomb never flinched. Not when tasked with ending a 62-year drought for the United States in sliding’s marquee race. Not when trying to navigate the world’s most treacherous track. And not when Germany’s Andre Lange valiantly tried to hang on to his Olympic title. ...

Poverty Predicts Quake Damage Better Than Richter Scale

(Feb. 27) — Though an 8.8-magnitude earthquake that rocked Chile early Saturday was one of the strongest on record, the structural devastation and human toll is expected to be far smaller than the 7.0-magnitude earthquake that struck Haiti in January. To project the scope of destruction and loss of human ...

Seizure Puts Coleman Back Into Hospital

Former child star Gary Coleman has been hospitalized after suffering an apparent seizure on the set of U.S. TV news program The Insider. The incident occurred on the Los Angeles set at around 10am local time on Friday (26Feb10). Celebrity Rehab host Dr. Drew Pinsky, who was also set to ...

Television Review | ‘Masterpiece Classic: The 39 Steps’: An Action Hero Low on the Bond Factor

It’s unfair, perhaps, to compare the new “Masterpiece Classic” version of “The 39 Steps” with the 1935 Alfred Hitchcock film. But Hitchcock’s lighthearted thriller has been the only screen version of the story — there are at least four, with another on the way — that matters. And it still ...

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Celebrity Birthdays, February 27