Freaks and Geeks (tv program)

Ira Glass and WBEZ Chicago venture into the movie biz

One of the first things you notice during the opening credits of "Sleepwalk with Me" is a producing acknowledgment that reads simply: "In association with WBEZ Chicago's This American Life." Chicago's largest public radio station is in the movie...

Tags: Entertainment, Media Industry, Ira Glass, Touch of Evil (movie), Michael Phillips

Critic's Notebook: "Freaks and Geeks" comes to IFC

'This Is the End' is raunchy, self-deprecating fun

Tags: Entertainment, This Is the End (movie), Movies, Literature, Danny McBride

'The Sopranos' tops WGA's top 101 TV shows of all time

They say that television is a writer's medium, so it makes sense that the Writers Guild of America would have its own list of the 101 greatest TV shows of all time. At the top of the list is "The Sopranos," HBO's multiple award-winning hit series that...

Tags: Your Show of Shows (tv program), 24 (tv program), Soap (tv program), The Cosby Show (tv program), Dexter (tv program)

Rob Lowe gives White House reporters a 'West Wing' flashback

It's been seven years since the end of President Jed Bartlet's second term on the NBC drama, "The West Wing," but the memory of the series is still fresh enough that when Rob Lowe unexpectedly stepped into the real White House briefing room, the assembled...

Tags: National Economic Council, Fox News Channel (tv network), Eric Cantor, Gene Sperling, Politics

Judd Apatow's Pacific Palisades home sells

Judd Apatow and his wife, Leslie Mann, have sold their Pacific Palisades home for $5.26 million, the Multiple Listing Service shows. The traditional house sits behind gates on nearly an acre at the end of a cul-de-sac. Built in 1997, the stately 6,000-...

Tags: Entertainment, Alan Thicke, The Larry Sanders Show (tv program), Rodeo, Judd Apatow

Adding Ferrell and Stiller, IFC builds on its offbeat-comedy rep

IFC is out to prove that big things can come out of small, quirky shows. Sparked by the success of "Portlandia," the series poking gentle fun at Portland, Ore., and its offbeat residents that has charmed both critics and viewers, the basic cable network...

Tags: Media Industry, Entertainment, Will Ferrell, Adult Swim (tv network), TLC (tv network)

Michelle Williams and Jason Segel split

Michelle Williams and Jason Segel  have broken up. The adorable couple has called it quits, quietly ending their relationship earlier this month, according to Us Weekly and People. Distance seems to be the culprit. She of "Oz the Great and Powerful"...

Tags: Ben Affleck, Josh Radnor, Neil Patrick Harris, Andy Samberg, Jason Segel

James Franco lists home (Goblin glider not included)

Actor James Franco, who starred as Harry Osborn -- the New Green Goblin -- in "Spider-Man," has listed his Sunset Strip-area compound for $3,695,000. The Spanish-style villa, built in 1923, has three bedrooms and 3 1/2 bathrooms in 4,000 square feet....

Tags: Entertainment, Equestrian, Sotheby's Holdings Incorporated, Awards and Prizes, Alcoholic Beverages

Blythe Danner Returns To Williamstown For 'The Blue Deep'

The Hartford Courant

Blythe Danner feels right at home on stage in the Berkshire hills. After a 12-year absence, the actress is returning to the Williamstown Theatre Festival that shaped her early career nearly 40 years ago and where she continued to return over the decades....

Tags: Entertainment, Romance (genre), Lee Grant, Boardwalk Empire (tv program), Ken Howard

Kristen Wiig, so weird on 'SNL,' goes (somewhat) normal for 'Bridesmaids'

Kristen Wiig has just come off an average Saturday night, one that required her to wear a 2-foot-high wig, shuffle lethargically around a stripper pole and bury her face in Helen Mirren's cleavage. "I was like, 'Are you cool with this? 'Cause I'm...

Tags: Conan O'Brien, Entertainment, Will Ferrell, Movies, Vincent Price