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Relient K is one of the few bands that have managed to crossover to mainstream radio after bring introduced and popularized on Christian radio. Their albums, 2004’s “Mmhmm” and 2007’s “Five Score and Seven Years Ago,” each debuted in the top 20 of the Billboard 200 List. Last month the band released a must-have EP…

Um, this is not a joke–at least, not from the perspective of the Indiana family who believe that their cat, named Sissy, has fur in which Jesus’ face appears. Having just attended a screening of the movie “Henry Poole Is Here” about finding the face of Jesus in a botched plaster job on the side…

Hello all you excited Twilight fans! The moment has arrived…”Breaking Dawn” is available! Please check out my geekiest-ever report for Publishers Weekly on my night out with Stephenie Meyer, at the “Breaking Dawn” concert in New York City the night of the book release, starring Justin Furstenfeld of Blue October. It was more fun than…

Words can’t express how excited I am to be going to the special New York City launch party for Stephenie Meyer’s “Breaking Dawn” tonight at the Nokia Theater in Times Sqaure. But if you can’t join the party…or you couldn’t get tickets, have no fear! Entertainment Weekly will be streaming it LIVE tonight, starting at…

Well she is according to a major USA Today story anticipating the midnight madness about to befall us this evening when “Breaking Dawn,” Book 4 of the “Twilight Series” releases. And apparently, Stephenie Meyer is the world’s newest celebrity author (again with the comparisons to J.K. Rowling!). In the article “‘Twilight’ author Stephenie Meyer unfazed…

So far my favorite movie–okay, actually the only movie I have really enjoyed so far here at the Traverse City Film Festival– has to be “Frozen River.” It was a prize winner at Sundance earlier this year (Grand Jury Prize: Dramatic) and it opens in limited release today. Although it’s being compared to “Thelma and…

This week’s vampire themed question– in honor of this weekend’s release of “Breaking Dawn”– was: What two-time Oscar winner was originally supposed to play Lestat in “Interview with a Vampire”? Idol chatter readers were right when they named several A-list celebs who were considered for the part of the vampire Lestat–including Johnny Depp. But the…

We’ve barely one day left before the much-awaited release of Stephenie Meyer’s book four in the Twilight Series, “Breaking Dawn.” (!!!!!!!!!) I’ve taken the liberty of drawing up a pre-lease “To-Do” list for all you “Twilight” fans between now and tomorrow, midnight. Top 5 Things To Do If You Love Twilight As Much As I…

If you’re an Olympics junkie like me, then you’re probably salivating for the Beijing Games to start on August 8, 2008, at 8:08 pm. Every four years I just can’t get enough of the Olympics. Everything about the Games gets my blood pumping–the big-name athletes favored to win, the lesser-known athletes who perform stunning upsets,…

Well, when you are finished with “Breaking Dawn” (sniff, sniff–what are we going to do when it’s over?), you’ve gotten through all the Buffy DVD’s (which, if you are a vampire fan, are a must), you can tune in this fall to HBO’s new series “True Blood” premiering September 7th and starring Anna Paquin. Strange…

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