Daily entertainment news covering A Christmas Story en-US http://backend.userland.com/rss 60 http://www.starpulse.com/ http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2009/10/08/review_couples_retreat_feels_repetitive_ Thu, 08 Oct 2009 08:36:34 EST Entertainment News 140248@http://www.starpulse.com/news LOS ANGELES (AP) — "Couples Retreat" suggests what life might have been like if the guys from "Swingers" had grown up, moved to the suburbs and turned into lame, sitcommy cliches.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2009/05/07/celebrity_birthdays_may_111 Thu, 07 May 2009 03:00:00 EST Entertainment News 119755@http://www.starpulse.com/news Happy Birthday to Swedish musician Eagle Eye Cherry (1969), actress Traci Lords (1968), late WWE star Owen Hart (1965; d. 1999), film director Amy Heckerling (1954), singer/songwriter Janis Ian (1951),

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/12/24/christmas_movies_ Wed, 24 Dec 2008 18:20:50 EST Entertainment News 106785@http://www.starpulse.com/news Aah, the holiday season. Strange how we cherish a time of year when the malls are over packed... it's cold outside... it's impossible to find a parking space...

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Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/12/14/the_12_films_of_christmas Sun, 14 Dec 2008 09:15:12 EST Entertainment News 105995@http://www.starpulse.com/news Most people have heard of The 12 Days of Christmas and most no nothing more about them than the strange song with geese a-laying and five golden rings somewhere in the middle section.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/11/28/a_look_at_the_best_cheesy_sappy_christma Fri, 28 Nov 2008 12:00:52 EST Entertainment News 104469@http://www.starpulse.com/news Starting in October, a very special period begins for the entertainment industry, and I'm not talking about awards season: Christmas movies bust out of their shiny tinsel packaging and take over the airwaves.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/08/12/say_what_most_bizarre_celebrity_rumors Tue, 12 Aug 2008 08:45:49 EST Entertainment News 95285@http://www.starpulse.com/news Who hasn't heard the infamous rumor about Richard Gere and the gerbil? Is it true that Michael Jackson sleeps in a hyperbaric chamber? Did Tom Cruise really use sperm

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/06/17/a_look_at_some_toys_we_were_told_were_da Tue, 17 Jun 2008 14:44:46 EST Entertainment News 90317@http://www.starpulse.com/news From that taunting warning in A Christmas Story that "You'll poke your eye out!" to the rumor that mixing Pop Rocks and soda would make your stomach explode, some of the most fun that could be had during childhood was testing boundaries

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/05/07/celebrity_birthdays_may_69 Wed, 07 May 2008 03:00:00 EST Entertainment News 86385@http://www.starpulse.com/news Happy Birthday to Swedish musician Eagle Eye Cherry (1969), actress Traci Lords (1968), late WWE star Owen Hart (1965; d. 1999), film director Amy Heckerling (1954), character actor Randall "Tex" Cobb (1950),

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/04/03/top_chef_recap_not_a_good_morning_for_ma Thu, 03 Apr 2008 11:04:57 EST Entertainment News 83143@http://www.starpulse.com/news After Eric's elimination, there is a heavy weight on the shoulders of a lot of cooks in the "Top Chef" competition. Some of them are starting to realize that they could just as easily get eliminated as three chefs already have been, and without their determination, commitment to their dishes, and leadership throughout the entire competition it could happen sooner rather than later.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/02/07/movie_review_vince_vaughn_s_wild_west_co Thu, 07 Feb 2008 09:30:31 EST Entertainment News 77177@http://www.starpulse.com/news ''Vince Vaughn's Wild West Comedy Show: 30 Days & 30 Nights - Hollywood to the Heartland'' is only sporadically wild, but it does indeed go through some Western states. It also ends up feeling about as long and draggy as the title itself.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/12/01/starpulse_s_top_10_christmas_movies_of_a Sat, 01 Dec 2007 11:00:01 EST Entertainment News 68965@http://www.starpulse.com/news I'm sitting with my family at the Thanksgiving table. At the focus is the bird carcass, a bulging centerpiece surrounded by newly stuffed bodies. The cranberry jello, still quivering in the shape of the can, is the only untouched side dish. There is a settling quiet as the full-stomached groans subside and give way to satisfied smiles, until finally somebody strikes up a conversation. Like the feeding frenzy that preceded it, it starts out slow and steadily grows more frantic.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/11/09/starpulse_2007_holiday_move_preview_part_1 Fri, 09 Nov 2007 13:42:24 EST Entertainment News 67340@http://www.starpulse.com/news It's almost time to stuff the turkey and start dreaming of sugarplums because the pumpkins have been carved, leftover Halloween candy is almost gone, and the holidays are just around the corner.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/10/15/driver_that_killed_bob_clark_sentenced Mon, 15 Oct 2007 10:46:39 EST Entertainment News 63799@http://www.starpulse.com/news Bob Clark was sentenced to six years in prison on Friday. Hector Velazquez-Nava was jailed in a Los Angeles court after pleading no contest to two counts of gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/08/30/no_contest_plea_in_april_crash_death_of_ Thu, 30 Aug 2007 08:28:43 EST Entertainment News 57985@http://www.starpulse.com/news LOS ANGELES (AP) - A driver involved in a head-on crash that killed ''A Christmas Story'' director Bob Clark and his son pleaded no contest Wednesday to two counts of gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/05/07/celebrity_birthdays_may_39 Mon, 07 May 2007 03:00:00 EST Entertainment News 39856@http://www.starpulse.com/news Happy Birthday to Swedish musician Eagle Eye Cherry (1969), actress Traci Lords (1968), late WWE star Owen Hart (1965; d. 1999), film director Amy Heckerling (1954), singer/songwriter Janis Ian (1951), character actor Randall "Tex" Cobb (1950), Grateful Dead drummer Bill Kreutzmann (1946), singer Thelma Houston (1946), singer Harvey Andrews (1943), soul singer Jimmy Ruffin (1939), Baltimore Colts quarterback Johnny Unitas (1933; d. 2002), actress Anne Baxter (1923; d. 1985), "A Christmas Story" actor Darren McGavin (1922; d. 2006), Argentine first lady Eva Peron (1919; d. 1952), "High Noon" star Jackie Cooper (1901; d. 1961), Russian composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840; d. 1893), and German composer Johannes Brahms (1833; d. 1897).

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/04/05/a_christmas_story_director_dies_in_car_c Thu, 05 Apr 2007 08:41:14 EST Entertainment News 36825@http://www.starpulse.com/news Robert Clark, the man who made classic holiday movie A Christmas Story, has been killed in a California car crash. The 67-year-old director and his son, 22, were both killed when the Infiniti they were driving collided with a GMC Yukon sports utility vehicle in Pacific Palisades at 2:30 a.m. yesterday morning.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2006/12/25/starpulse_top_10_of_2006_9_gone_but_not Mon, 25 Dec 2006 09:00:00 EST Entertainment News 24249@http://www.starpulse.com/news 2006 was a great year in the entertainment world; however, let us not forget those who entertained us for generations but have moved on. We look back on those entertainers and cultural icons who left us in 2006 to pay our respects... Jazz, R&B and pop singer Lou Rawls, lost a two year fight with brain and lung cancer (1/6). He was 72. Prolific film star of the 50s, 60s and 70s and star of such hits as Alfie and The Poseidon Adventure, Shelley Winters at age 85 (1/14). 60s soul star Wilson Pickett, who brought us such hits as Mustang Sally and In The Midnight Hour age 64; of a heart attack (1/19); and actor Anthony Franciosa, 77 (1/19). Country singer Janette Carter, of cuuntry music's founding family, the Carters, 82 (1/22); and actor Chris Penn, 40, brother of actor Sean Penn who starred in Quentin Tarantino's Reservoir Dogs (1/24). And Coretta Scott King (76), civil rights activist and wife of Martin Luther King, Jr (1/30).

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2006/12/05/starpulse_christmas_movie_guide_1 Tue, 05 Dec 2006 11:12:07 EST Entertainment News 22948@http://www.starpulse.com/news Having difficulty getting in the holiday spirit? Maybe you need a little Clark Griswold or Charlie Brown to get you in the mood. Check out the Starpulse list of can’t-miss Christmas movies that are guaranteed to put a smile on your face (or even Ebenezer Scrooge’s angry mug). Full list below:

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2006/10/19/polar_express_aamp_home_alone_among_holi Thu, 19 Oct 2006 10:46:40 EST Entertainment News 19196@http://www.starpulse.com/news Every holiday season, movie fans watch old favorites like It's A Wonderful Life and A Christmas Story to get in the spirit. But according to a holiday movie survey from Blockbuster, there are a small handful of films, including Polar Express and Home Alone, that are winning hearts as all-time holiday favorites.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2006/05/07/celebrity_birthdays_may_7 Sun, 07 May 2006 03:00:59 EST Entertainment News 5874@http://www.starpulse.com/news Happy Birthday to Swedish musician Eagle Eye Cherry (1969), actress Traci Lords (1968), late WWE star Owen Hart (1965; d. 1999), film director Amy Heckerling (1954), singer/songwriter Janis Ian (1951), character actor Randall "Tex" Cobb (1950), Grateful Dead drummer Bill Kreutzmann (1946), singer Thelma Houston (1946), singer Harvey Andrews (1943), soul singer Jimmy Ruffin (1939), Baltimore Colts quarterback Johnny Unitas (1933; d. 2002), actress Anne Baxter (1923; d. 1985), "A Christmas Story" actor Darren McGavin (1922; d. 2006), Argentine first lady Eva Peron (1919; d. 1952), "High Noon" star Jackie Cooper (1901; d. 1961), Russian composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840; d. 1893), and German composer Johannes Brahms (1833; d. 1897).

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2006/02/27/kolchak_s_darren_mcgavin_passes_away Mon, 27 Feb 2006 10:57:30 EST Entertainment News 3666@http://www.starpulse.com/news Actor Darren McGavin died of natural causes at a Los Angeles hospital on Saturday. He was 83. McGavin was famed for his roles in television shows Riverboat and Kolchak: The Night Stalker and won an Emmy award in 1990 for his appearance as Candice Bergen's father in an episode of Murphy Brown. He also played Ralphie's dad in the film A Christmas Story.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2005/12/16/christmas_vacaction_is_favorite_holiday_ Fri, 16 Dec 2005 11:19:44 EST Entertainment News 1286@http://www.starpulse.com/news National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation is the top pick among holiday movie renters. When Americans watch holiday movies, they love to laugh and be jolly. Comedies are overwhelmingly the top rental choice among holiday-themed films by Blockbuster members.

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