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Hail to the Ex-Chief: Itzin Returns to '24'

Mon, 2 Nov 2009 03:00:16 +0000

By Josef Adalian Former "24" regular Gregory Itzin is returning to the Fox drama next season, signing on to reprise his role as former President Logan in a multi-episode arc. When viewers last saw Itzin's character in season six, he was bleeding out after being stabbed by wife Martha Logan (Jean Smart). After taking season seven off, Itzin's Logan will return in season eight when the current president, Allison Taylor (Cherry Jones), asks for his help in a diplomatic crisis. “The opportunity for these two remarkable actors to share the stage was simply too compelling to pass up...

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Who's Returning to Smallville?

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 01:42:00 +0000

Over Smallville's nine-year run, the show's universe has fittingly expanded; yet, fans would like to see a few characters come back. Though we haven't see her in quite a while, Martha Kent (Annette O'Toole) is still alive and well. Even though Lex Luthor (Michael Rosenbaum) is presumably dead, the Superman mythos would have to disagree. Jimmy Olson (Aaron Ashmore) was also lost last season, but the real photog and eventual best friend to Clark Kent (Tom Welling) is still running around somewhere. Executive producer Kelly Souders discusses the fate, fortune or future of various Smallville characters who've been missing in action...

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Plimpton, Friedman to sing Songbook

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 22:42:41 +0000

Legit News: McKay, Rivera performing as well this spring -- The 2010 season of Lincoln Center's American Songbook program will showcase work from legiters such as Jeanine Tesori, Martha Plimpton, Michael Friedman and Rebecca Luker as well as music acts, including Marianne Faithfull, the Dirty Projectors and Suzanne Vega.

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Study: Indies Are Better for Women -- but Not Much

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 00:35:38 +0000

By Brent Lang It's not a pretty picture out there for women looking to break into filmmaking, a new study from the Center for the Study of Women in Television and Film contends. While prospects for women in the independent film world are rosier than for studio films, the number of females employed in key behind-the-scenes roles in both low- and high-budget movies remains piddling. In fact, the study showed, the number of female directors and cinematographers actually has declined over the past decade. The study, "Independent Women: Behind-the-Scenes Representation on Festival Fi...

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