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I've bought two new DVDs in the past two weeks for a total of less than $12. And they were both movies I actually wanted to see! The first movie was the summer blockbuster "Star Trek," which I pre-ordered for $9.98. Walmart.com has started an online price war with Amazon and Barnes & Noble for pre-orders of hotly-anticipated books and DVDs.

The guy behind Seymour Skinner, Spinal Tap and the Folksmen is coming to Richmond.

There's an old adage in show business that says something to the effect that casting is half the battle.

A folk music concert held outside the cozy confines of the folk fest is a good test of just how popular this stuff is in Edmonton.

An eccentric, dark-haired actress best known for her work in 1990s independent films, Parker Posey trained at SUNY Purchase before spending over a year playing Tess Shelby, a bratty teen on the long-running.... An eccentric, dark-haired actress best known for her work in 1990s independent films, Parker Posey trained at SUNY Purchase before spending ...

In A Mighty Wind, Lynch played a porn star turned folk singer who joined her husband in re-forming the 1960s "folk neuftet," The Main Street Singers.

Eugene Levy is one of the few comic actors in Hollywood whose voice is as recognizable as his face.

Documentary. Featuring Walt Disney. Directed by Theodore Thomas. Images Have you seen one of Christopher Guest's mock documentaries, particularly "A Mighty Wind" or "Best in Show," in which comically obsessed characters talk directly to the camera with great and ridiculous earnestness? "Walt & El Grupo," a documentary about Walt Disney's 1941 ...

Catherine O'Hara is my idea of the ultimate funny aunt. At the Royal York Hotel for a roundtable interview with Toronto press promoting Where the Wild Things Are , she is high-spirited, fast-talking, and engaged to an extent that is downright noble for someone who has been woken up early for a day of inane interviews.

It's a tossup whether the best Eugene Levy characters are the nitwits or the nut jobs.

By ROBERT PHILPOT Jane Lynch has gone from being one of television's most valuable utility players to being one of its most recognizable villains.The actress, who has had regular or recurring roles in such series as Two and a Half Men, the Starz comedy Party Down, The L Word and Criminal Minds, has been stealing scenes this season on Fox's ...

Starring: Max Records, Catherine Keener and Mark Ruffalo and the voices of James Gandolfini and Catherine O'Hara; screenplay by Spike Jonze and Dave Eggers, based on the children's book by Maurice Sendak; produced by Tom Hanks, Gary Goetzman, John Carls, Vincent Landay and Sendak; directed by Jonze Running time: 100 minutes Parental guide: PG Web ...

You don't need to remind "Where the Wild Things Are" star Catherine O'Hara about the prospective criticism she'll be subjected to for being a major part of a big-screen adaptation of a revered piece of children's literature recognized worldwide.

Jane Lynch is having a very big year, and it's tempting to believe that this is a sign, perhaps from God, and that things will soon be turning around for the rest of us.

In 10 Words or Less None more entertaining Reviewer's Bias* Loves: Basically anything these three do Likes: Concert films Dislikes: When DVDs aren't in Dobly Hates: Stuff these three aren't involved in The Show I'll say right off the bat that this is probably going to be one of my least biased reviews to date.

Published Oct. 8, 2009 at 3:04 p.m. Tags: spinal tap , riverside theater , gant , paste magazine , pesto , pesto with almonds , yellowhammers , maxie's southern comfort , big star , thirteen , coors light It has already been a busy week in the editorial office, but we still had time to tout a handful of cool items, such as a cool way to make pesto ...

As Sue Sylvester on Fox's Glee, Jane Lynch plays a conniving, competitive cheerleading coach - who's quick to let the series' hero, glee-club adviser Will Schuester, know who's in charge.

You probably know Jane Lynch , who plays the brilliantly evil cheerleading coach Sue Sylvester on the so-happy-it-hurts Fox show Glee .

Right now Chicagoans across the city are looking at each other with stunned expressions and uttering the timeless Fred Willard-in- A Mighty Wind catchphrase "Wha' Happen?" Even those opposed to the games because they're worried about their taxes, their corrupt local government, traffic, too many tourists, visiting parts of the city they've never ...

One of the more interesting aspects of NBC's new comedy Community has been what's turned into "The Professor of the Week". In all three episodes, we've seen a really strong comic actor play the role of a community-college professor, basically giving three different examples: John Oliver, who plays Dr.