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Review: 'Survivors' on BBC America
MTV drops 'Music Television' from official logo
Funny girl Tina Fey lands the March cover of Vogue
Red Queen = Leona Helmsley? 'Alice' director Tim Burton says maybe so
Chieftains write musical history with 'San Patricio'
'How to Make It in America'
'Ghost Writer's' real-life parallels haunt the movie and director Roman Polanski
Kevin McKidd: From 'Grey's' to the deep blue sea
Captain Phil Harris to be seen in next 'Deadliest Catch' season
As Vancouver Olympics begin, NBC airs footage of fatal luge crash

Review: 'Survivors' on BBC America

Posted: 13 Feb 2010 12:00 AM PST

The British are so civilized at world's end.

The British are so civilized at world's end.

MTV drops 'Music Television' from official logo

Posted: 13 Feb 2010 12:00 AM PST

The network now is home primarily to reality shows.

The network now is home primarily to reality shows.

Funny girl Tina Fey lands the March cover of Vogue

Posted: 12 Feb 2010 06:37 PM PST

Decidedly unglamorous gal Tina Fey has received the highest blessing from the world's fashion bible.

Red Queen = Leona Helmsley? 'Alice' director Tim Burton says maybe so

Posted: 12 Feb 2010 04:50 PM PST

The first thing you notice about Helena Bonham Carter in the role of the Red Queen is the size of that noggin.

Chieftains write musical history with 'San Patricio'

Posted: 13 Feb 2010 12:00 AM PST

The Irish band, with guests including Ry Cooder, Linda Ronstadt, Los Tigres del Norte and more, tells the story of Irish soldiers who fought for Mexico in the Mexican-American War.

History, it's often been observed, is written by victors, which might explain why an especially compelling chapter of the Mexican-American War remains so infrequently told, at least in the U.S.

'How to Make It in America'

Posted: 13 Feb 2010 12:00 AM PST

The new HBO series follows a group of eclectic young New Yorkers as they try to hustle and drive their way to success.

Although it shares industrial DNA with "Entourage" -- some executive producers, a network -- and concerns young men who go to parties and clubs , “How to Make It in America,” premiering Sunday on HBO, is a different kettle of testosterone. There is more estrogen in the mix, for one thing.

'Ghost Writer's' real-life parallels haunt the movie and director Roman Polanski

Posted: 14 Feb 2010 12:00 AM PST

Similarities to former Prime Minister Tony Blair and the lead character in the upcoming film are unmistakable, as are the character's legal troubles and Polanski's.

As Pierce Brosnan and Ewan McGregor describe it, there was no need for the cast of Roman Polanski's "The Ghost Writer" to have long, philosophical discussions about the movie's creepy real-life parallels.

Kevin McKidd: From 'Grey's' to the deep blue sea

Posted: 13 Feb 2010 12:00 AM PST

The actor plays a doctor on the popular ABC medical show, but is Poseidon in 'Percy Jackson.'

The actor plays a doctor on the popular ABC medical show, but is Poseidon in 'Percy Jackson.'

Captain Phil Harris to be seen in next 'Deadliest Catch' season

Posted: 12 Feb 2010 01:08 PM PST

Though it's still unclear how the show will handle Harris' death, the fan-favorite captain will be seen again on TV when the series launches its new season in April.