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ABC is developing a remake of the 1998 movie Practical Magic, based on Alice Hoffman’s novel, for the small screen. Now I enjoyed the movie. Sandra Bullock, Nicole Kidman, Stockard Channing, Dianne Wiest – what a cast! And it has an interesting premise – these women are from a line of witches, but their curse is that if they find …

Here are the entertainment news items for this past week: TELEVISION NEWS The CW has given full-season orders to rookie dramas Nikita and Hellcats, as well as long-running soap One Tree Hill. Unfortunately, missing from the pickup list is Life Unexpected. The sophomore drama did, however, receive an additional script order. Jane Badler has extended her visit to the ABC …

FOX has confirmed that Arnold Vosloo, best known as The Mummy in the first two films of the franchise (which I adore, by the way), has signed on for a multiple-episode arc on Bones. Warning: spoilers ahead! Vosloo will play Jake Broadsky, who we told you about in last week’s Friday Spoilers column. He’s a sniper who’s been off the …

In this week’s spoilers, we’re checking in with some of our favorite TV families to see what’s coming up for them. No Ordinary Family In an episode set to air in January, George inadvertently gets credit for one of Jim’s saves, which causes some friction between the two even as Detective Cordero gets even more suspicious of Jim. Meanwhile, J.J. …

Are you Nice Girls ready for Halloween? This Nice Girl is…not. I’m still struggling to reconcile the fact that it’s already the end of October! To play us out this week, here are some of the stories we’ve read on other blogs that we think you ought to check out while snacking on candy corn. The Fug Girls list 15 …

Here are the movies and series that you can look forward to seeing on TV in November: November 6 – The Hallmark Channel movie Something To Be Thankful For will premiere at 9 PM MOVIE SYNOPSIS: Claudia (Daphne Zuniga from Melrose Place and Beautiful People) is an ambitious attorney striving to become partner at her law firm. But when Claudia …

PBS premiered their new mini-series, Sherlock, last Sunday night, and we were introduced to the wonderful Benedict Cumberbatch. Benedict is bringing a fresh new look and feel to the master detective. We just couldn’t help but focus some attention on him.   Benedict is probably best known for his role as William Pitt in Amazing Grace; as Stephen Hawking in BBC’s …

Cary Elwes, forever known in my household as Wesley from The Princess Bride, returns to PSYCH when the show launches its fall season on Wednesday, November 10 at 10/9c. He reprises his role as art thief extraordinaire Despearaux in “Extradition II: The Actual Extradition Part,” following his first appearance in the season 4 premiere, “Extradition”.  Shawn (James Roday) and Gus …

Glee – FOX 7/8c “The Rocky Horror Glee Show” – Will (Matthew Morrison) decides to have the glee club perform “The Rocky Horror Show” for the annual school musical after learning of Emma’s (Jayma Mays) newfound love for the cult classic. Despite Sue’s (Jane Lynch) usual scheming, the members of New Directions inject their distinctive style to such timeless tracks …

If you are like most viewers, Raising Hope has been a delightful surprise this fall season. Seemingly coming out of nowhere, Raising Hope was the first new series to be picked up for the full season. With its charming blend of outrageous humor and poignancy, it has become a must-watch show for Tuesday nights. In Raising Hope Martha Plimpton, plays …