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By Sara Shereen Bakhshian In anticipation of the final season of “Lost”–which premieres tonight on ABC–cast members Emilie de Ravin (Claire), Michael Emerson (Ben), Jorge Garcia (Hurley), Terry O’Quinn (Locke), Evangeline Lilly (Kate), Daniel Dae Kim (Jin,) and Josh Holloway (Sawyer) sat down with journalists during the recent TCA Winter Press Tour in Pasadena, Calif.…

Fine performances and effects can't hide "Caprica's" lack of dramatic tension.

Somewhere in academia, a grad student in cultural anthropology is already writing his or her dissertation using Super Bowls ads to deconstruct the history of modern America, a job that got easier last week when CBS reversed its policy against controversial advocacy ads and agreed to show a pro-life Super Bowl commercial starring University of…

One of the most unlikely NFL stars of the past (or any) decade has decided to retire. Kurt Warner, surrounded by his family, announced that he was leaving the NFL for a variety of reasons, and said it was what God was leading him to do. When it comes to character and the behavior of…

Watch the trailer to "Letters to God."

Katryn Bigelow makes history by winning the DGA award.

CBS rejects a proposed Superbowl ad from gay online dating site ManCrunch.com, but accepts a pro-life advocacy commercial from Focus on the Family.

Finally, the ‘Battlestar Galactica’ prequel series ‘Caprica’ premiered on SyFy last Friday. Of course, the two hour pilot has been available on DVD and On Demand for months, but whatever. The real news is that new episodes are upon us (finally) and I’m excited to see what this Battlestar prequel will bring. What I loved…

Stephen Baldwin tattooed Miley Cyrus's initials on his body to try to get a part on her show.

One good thing about this frigid weather outdoors is that it gives me an excuse to catch up on a long list of little-heard-of movie gems that I have been wanting to see, but I just haven’t had time or access. So this week I am a little late to jump on the critical bandwagon…

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