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In honor of the Preakness on Saturday, check out the trailer to “Secretariat,” which tells the real-life story of Penny Chenery (Diane Lane) and her Triple Crown-winning horse Secretariat. The movie also stars John Malkovich and hits theaters October 8, 2010.

The son of “Diff’rent Strokes” actress Dana Plato has committed suicide. The 25-year-old died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound late last week, almost 11 years after his mother took her own life by overdosing on prescription pills. His family members believe he was experimenting with drugs and alcohol around the time of his death. In…

A few years back when the “Sex and the City” movie hit theaters, I eagerly paid my money to see it and about an hour in I walked out of the theater and out on Carrie, Samantha, Charlotte, and Miranda, and with a good deal of disgust. Then I blogged about it here on Idol…

In this remake of the 1980s classic, a young American boy (Jaden Smith) and his mother (Taraji P. Henson) move to China where he is taught kung-fu by a master (Jackie Chan). The film releases June 11, 2010.

  Have angels ever healed you or someone you love? Angel expert Doreen Virtue regularly contacts angels and has written numerous books on the celestial communication and heavenly messages she receives. When she needs guidance on diet and exercise, pain management, and other health-related issues, she contacts the gentle healer Archangel Raphael. In her recent book, “The…

If you’re in the mood for a little uplifting this morning, check out the movie “Life After Tomorrow,” which reunites more than 40 women who played orphans in the Broadway production of “Annie.”View the full movie below.

Kristin Chenoweth resents an author's attack on gay actors.

Mostly I watch “Bones” for the ongoing, will they or won’t they? romance between Booth and Bones, but last week’s episode was unusually interesting because the murder case took Bones, Booth and the team straight into the middle of a very active Wiccan coven, into interrogations with its various members, and offered a copious amount…

By Amy & Nancy Harrington, Pop Culture PassionistasThis week a talk show host got schooled by her kid, a comedian spoke of possibility with some working class heroes, an ’80s pop star turned jeans into dreams, a rocker preached the power of a meatless life, and a “Saved by the Bell” actor taught colleagues how…

If you’ve been following the story, you know that the newest addition to TV’s the Duggar family, Josie Brooklyn, has been struggling ever since mother Michelle gave birth to her prematurely in December (she wasn’t due until the spring). In early April, baby Josie was finally released from the hospital, but, sadly, needed to return…

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