'Entertain Me' archive

Bringing Up Baby and The Baby Borrowers

When I read about the controversy surrounding two parenting (sic) shows in the UK, my first instinct was to check Auee’s blog to see if she had posted her thoughts about it. See, she’s my source for anything and everything UK. I don’t think Bringing Up Baby and The Baby Borrowers are aired in the [...]

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A legal drama called ‘Damages’

Not since Murder One have I gotten this excited over a TV legal drama series. From the day I first saw the trailer of Damages on AXN, I memorized the date of the premiere. At 10.00 p.m. of January 8th, I tucked a very sick Sam in bed and set out to watch the pilot [...]

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Star-struck, celebrity-crazed

I often marvel at the public’s obsession over the private lives of the rich and famous — the entertainment celebrities, the multimillionaires, the families of politicians, the socialites and the social climbers. I have always found it amazing how people can spend hours and hours everyday poring over their photos, tabloid gossip and even how [...]

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Alfred Hitchcock’s “The 39 Steps”

I’m a serious Alfred Hitchcock fan so when I recently discovered that his movies had been released on DVD format, I started buying up.
One night last week when things weren’t so hectic, I turned off my Macbook rather early, set up the DVD player, curled up in bed under the comforter and started watching [...]

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Movies I’ve seen, movies I want to see

Finally managed to buy a DVD copy of E.T., The Extraterrestrial. Astrovision is selling DVDs at bargain prices, from P199.00 to P350.00 and E.T. was priced at P199.00.

Then, there was Willie Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, the 1971 adaptation of Roald Dahl’s book which I want my kids to see after the bitter disappointment [...]

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Dumbledore was gay — J.K. Rowling

This is not a joke.
This evening, again in New York City, this time at Carnegie Hall, J.K. Rowling dropped a bombshell on the Harry Potter fan community. When asked by a fan if Dumbledore ever loved anyone, J.K. Rowling replied Dumbledore was gay. Reports from the scene say a hush fell over the crowd and [...]

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Isabel Allende: The House of the Spirits

I saw the film before I read the book. Cable TV was new in the mid-1990s and one of the first movies I enjoyed was The House of the Spirits. To say that I was mesmerized would be an understatement. I fell head over heels in love with the story and the years of search [...]

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I am soooo loving Joost!

Alex has been complaining because Dream Satellite TV has cancelled Disney from its channel list. No more Suite Life of Zach and Cody.
Well, at least she had Disney Channel for six years. I never had Lifestyle Channel because it was never part of the Dream Satellite service. And it would have been so useful [...]

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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: no disappointment

When you’re feeling a lot of strain (like when you’re in a rage?), what do you do to relax and to keep you mind off the ugly things? In my case, I read, I watch a movie, go out… or write.
Although my deadline for Tuesday’s (today’s) column wasn’t until Monday (yesterday) at 12.00 noon, [...]

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The most annoying TV food host is Rachael Ray

We’re a Dream Satellite subscriber (nothing else available in our area) and Dream does not have the Lifestyle network nor Food TV channel. What food shows we see are the ones on Travel & Living Channel. That means we get Jamie Oliver, Nigella Lawson, Anthony Bourdain, Floyd-whats-his-name, David Rocco, the Surreal Gourmet, Surfing the Menu… [...]

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