Oh, Jen. ‘Ghosts.’ Really?
Can we talk about: How Jennifer Garner came to star in “Ghosts of Girlfriends Past”?
I can’t figure it out. First, it stars Matthew McConaughey. Second, she plays a woman waiting around for a womanizer (that’s McConaughey) to change his ways. Note to Hollywood: This is not what women want to see. Surely, Garner got better offers after “Juno.” What gives, Jen? (Friday)
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Even with Mike White and his pop gone, we’re still talking about: “The Amazing Race.” Friends Lakisha and Jennifer are still feuding with mother-son team Margie and Luke. Did the girls really insult Luke last week? Even the normally passive Phil didn’t think so. The grudge-holding is bound to affect both pairs’ performance during tonight’s 400-meter swim in Beijing, and that suits me just fine. Tammy and Victor all the way. (Today)
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It’s time, once again, to talk about: Robert Pattinson. The next “Twilight” film doesn’t come out until November, but admirers of the swooning, stone-cold vampire can check him out in his pre-Edward days in the British independent film “How to Be,” where he plays a sensitive-if-slow singer-songwriter trying to find himself. It’s available this week on IFC’s On Demand offering. Shameless, IFC, just shameless. (Wednesday)
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Why not talk about: “Star Trek: The Original Series -- Season 1.” Non-Trekkies -- excuse me, Trekkers -- probably won’t need to study up for next week’s heavily hyped “Star Trek” reboot, directed by J.J. Abrams. But should hard-core fans feel like kicking off the countdown early, the first season of the original series is out this week on Blu-ray. See the makeup on the Klingons, Romulans and genetic supermen like never before. (Tuesday)
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There’s never a bad time to talk about: Wilco. Wilco won’t release a new album until June, but get an overview of the band’s genre-hopping career in the concert DVD-travelogue “Ashes of American Flags.” Their 2008 tour featured the country-rock revivalists-turned-pop-experimentalists’ most potent lineup to date. (Tuesday)
-- Denise Martin