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Five hundred episodes? Nicely done Dun Dun.

This week’s Law & Order: Svu — which marks that huge milestone for the series — recognizes the accomplishment via an Olivia-centric hour featuring a man from the captain’s distant past.

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Other familiar faces from more recent years also show up during the ep, most notably Nick Amaro, Capt. Cragen and medical examiner Melinda Warner. And if you’re only reading...

1980: Another World spin-off Texas premiered on NBC,

starring Beverlee McKinsey as Iris."History speaks to artists. It changes the artist's thinking and is constantly reshaping it into different and unexpected images."

― Anselm Kiefer

"Today in Soap Opera History" is a collection of the most memorable, interesting and influential events in the history of scripted, serialized programs. From birthdays and anniversaries to scandals and controversies, every day this column celebrates the soap opera in American culture.

On this date in...

1966: Donald Briscoe assumed the role of Tony Merritt in Days of our Lives. A message appeared on the screen to explain the recast: "The part of Tony Merritt will be played by Donald Briscoe."

1980: Another World returned to 60 minutes daily, after more than a year of 90-minute episodes, to make room for Texas. Russ (David Bailey) and Tracy began their honeymoon, and Jamie (Richard Bekins) had dinner with Mac and Rachel.

1967: Dark Shadows' Jason asked patience from Willie.

1979: Guiding Light's Rita had a nightmare about Roger.

1985: As the World Turns' Bob and Kim were married.

1994: Another World's Carl planned on proposing to Rachel."History speaks to artists. It changes the artist's thinking and is constantly reshaping it into d ifferent and unexpected images."

― Anselm Kiefer

"Today in Soap Opera History" is a collection of the most memorable, interesting and influential events in the history of scripted, serialized programs. From birthdays and anniversaries to scandals and controversies, every day this column celebrates the soap opera in American culture.

On this date in...

1967: On Dark Shadows, Jason McGuire (Dennis Patrick) implored Willie Loomis (John Karlen) to wait on getting revenge against Burke Devlin (Mitchell Ryan) until after they got their money.

1979: On Guiding Light, Rita Bauer (Lenore Kasdorf) had a nightmare about Roger Thorpe (Michael Zaslow...

1982: Another World's Buzz Winslow died in Wyoming.

1988: General Hospital's Anna lost her baby.

1990: Another World's Jake raped Marley, then got shot.

2000: All My Children's Vanessa and Arlene were busted."The best prophet of the future is the past."

― Lord Byron

"Today in Soap Opera History" is a collection of the most memorable, interesting and influential events in the history of scripted, serialized programs. From birthdays and anniversaries to scandals and controversies, every day this column celebrates the soap opera in American culture.

On this date in...

1937: Radio soap opera Stella Dallas made its debut as a local show in New York City. The 15-minute drama, with Anne Elstner in the title role, was picked up by the NBC Radio network beginning June 6, 1938, and aired weekdays afternoons through 1955.

1971: Chris Bohn debuted as Dr. Jason Aldrich on The Doctors.

1977: On Another World, Iris Carrington (Beverlee McKinsey...

1980: Another World spin-off Texas premiered on NBC,

starring Beverlee McKinsey as Iris."The best prophet of the future is the past."

― Lord Byron

"Today in Soap Opera History" is a collection of the most memorable, interesting and influential events in the history of scripted, serialized programs. From birthdays and anniversaries to scandals and controversies, every day this column celebrates the soap opera in American culture.

On this date in...

1966: Donald Briscoe assumed the role of Tony Merritt in Days of our Lives. A message appeared on the screen to explain the recast: "The part of Tony Merritt will be played by Donald Briscoe."

1980: Another World returned to 60 minutes daily, after more than a year of 90-minute episodes, to make room for Texas. Russ (David Bailey) and Tracy began their honeymoon, and Jamie (Richard Bekins) had dinner with Mac and Rachel.

1980: Texas ("starring Beverlee McKinsey" as Iris) premiered on NBC.

Second Stage Theater will soon present the New York Premiere of Tracy Letts' acclaimed play, Mary Page Marlowe, directed by Lila Neugebauer. David Aaron Baker and Nick Dillenburg will complete the cast featuring Blair Brown, Kayli Carter, Audrey Corsa, Marcia DeBonis, Ryan Foust, Tess Frazer, Emma Geer, Grace Gummer, Mia Sinclair Jenness, Brian Kerwin, Tatiana Maslany, Kellie Overbey, Susan Pourfar, Maria Elena Ramirez, Elliot Villar, and Gary Wilmes.

Second StageTheater will soon present the New York Premiere ofTracy Letts' acclaimed play,Mary Page Marlowe, directed byLila Neugebauer.David AaronBaker andNick Dillenburgwill complete the cast featuringBlair Brown,Kayli Carter,Audrey Corsa,Marcia DeBonis,Ryan Foust,Tess Frazer,Emma Geer,Grace Gummer,Mia Sinclair Jenness,Brian Kerwin,Tatiana Maslany,Kellie Overbey,Susan Pourfar,Maria Elena Ramirez,Elliot Villar, andGary Wilmes.

(See previous post: “Gay Pride Movie Series Comes to a Close: From Heterosexual Angst to Indonesian Coup.”) Ken Russell's Valentino (1977) is notable for starring ballet dancer Rudolf Nureyev as silent era icon Rudolph Valentino, whose sexual orientation, despite countless gay rumors, seems to have been, according to the available evidence, heterosexual. (Valentino's supposed affair with fellow “Latin Lover” Ramon Novarro has no basis in reality.) The female cast is also impressive: Veteran Leslie Caron (Lili, Gigi) as stage and screen star Alla Nazimova, ex-The Mamas & the Papas singer Michelle Phillips as Valentino wife and Nazimova protégée Natacha Rambova, Felicity Kendal as screenwriter/producer June Mathis (The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse), and Carol Kane – lately of Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt fame. Bob Fosse's Cabaret (1972) is notable as one of the greatest musicals ever made. As a 1930s Cabaret presenter – and the Spirit of Germany – Joel Grey was the year's Best Supporting Actor Oscar winner. Liza Minnelli...

Turner Classic Movies' 2017 Gay Pride film series comes to a close this evening and tomorrow morning, Thursday–Friday, June 29–30, with the presentation of seven movies, hosted by TV interviewer Dave Karger and author William J. Mann, whose books include Wisecracker: The Life and Times of William Haines and Behind the Screen: How Gays and Lesbians Shaped Hollywood, 1910-1969. Among tonight's movies' Lgbt connections: Edward Albee, Tony Richardson, Evelyn Waugh, Tab Hunter, John Gielgud, Roddy McDowall, Linda Hunt, Harvey Fierstein, Rudolf Nureyev, Christopher Isherwood, Joel Grey, and Tommy Kirk. Update: Coincidentally, TCM's final 2017 Gay Pride celebration turned out to be held the evening before a couple of international events – and one non-event – demonstrated that despite noticeable progress in the last three decades, gay rights, even in the so-called “West,” still have a long way to go. In Texas, the state's – all-Republican – Supreme Court decided that married gays should be treated as separate and unequal. In...

The 87th Academy Award nominations for 2015 were recently released on January 15, 2015 representing the excellence in film for the previous year. Naturally there was the standard controversy regarding those films and performances that got unfairly overlooked. Unfortunately, the perceived snubs do happen from year to year so this goes along with the territory. Nevertheless, the lucky selections that do manage to grab Oscar’s attention are understandably grateful and psyched to see if the golden statuette will in fact go home with them on the film industry’s biggest and most elegant evening.

With the obvious crankiness of Oscar omissions aside and the injustices that go with these “reel” deals has anyone ever considered the Academy Award nominees that are surprisingly recognized that could have gone unnoticed for whatever reasoning? After all there are films and exceptional performances that get lost in the shuffle but manage to get the accolades it...

The premiere of VH1’s new original series Hindsight on Wednesday took viewers on a time-traveling journey – but did you enjoy the trip down ’90s memory lane?

Before you chime in with your thoughts, a recap of the pilot: Becca (White Collar‘s Laura Ramsey) is about to get married for the second time to quintessential nice guy Andy (Super Fun Night’s Nick Clifford). He’s sweet, responsible and thoughtful. “But did he set me on fire? Well, I was warm,” Becca’s voiceover reveals. She finds herself reminiscing about the past, including her hunky, unpredictable ex-husband Sean (Legend of the Seeker...

Indeed it is sad news to acknowledge the passing of Emmy-winning and Oscar-nominated actor James Garner (1928-2014). The Hollywood icon Garner has endured a remarkable show business career during a five-plus decade stretch as he has entertained generations of TV and film audiences throughout the ages. Upon the death of this immensely likable leading man on both the small and big screen many are probably wondering about their mortality at this point. After all, you either grew up with James Garner as a peer or spent your childhood watching him in your living rooms on the boob tube or at the local movie theater.

Although the majority of folks associate Garner with television from his first western series Maverick in the 1950′s to his landmark role as ex-con Pi Jim Rockford in the 1970′s The Rockford Files (some teens and young adults may recall his brief stint as grandfather Jim...

Presenting “Love Always,” a recurring feature in which we pay tribute to the women who helped shape our views on pop culture.

This time we pay a 49th birthday tribute to one of the great child stars of all time, who overcame the pitfalls of Hollywood to carve out a successful adult career.

Here are ten reasons why I will Love Always … Brooke Shields.

She Introduced Us To Christopher Atkins And Martin Hewitt

In Blue Lagoon, Brooke and her breast merkin introduced us to the natural wonders of Christopher Atkins, and the two would learn the ways of sex by watching giant sea turtles copulating. The following year, in Endless Love, she would once again come through for us by giving us one of the most underrated bits of 80′s beefcake, Martin Hewitt.

She Gave Catherine O’Hara One Of Her Greatest Roles

Wet Gold

Brooke was at her most luscious in this 1984 TV movie,...

Top 10 Ryan Lambie 12 Nov 2013 - 07:05

The 1986 monster sequel King Kong Lives was a flop for producer Dino De Laurentiis, but a source of remarkable details for us...

Producer Dino De Laurentiis assembled an all-star cast and gathered a colossal budget for his 1976 remake of King Kong. Once again a story about a giant ape transported to New York and running amok, the 1976 King Kong overcame its production difficulties - including a malfunctioning 40ft tall mechanical ape designed by Carlo Rambaldi - and became a sizeable hit.

A decade later, De Laurentiis decided that it was finally time to make a sequel to King Kong, and brought back director John Guillermin (not to mention a much smaller budget of $10m) to make King Kong Lives. Unfortunately, by the middle of the 80s, nobody seemed to be particularly keen on seeing another giant ape movie - especially one full of countryside...

Oprah Winfrey to help ‘The Butler’ top the domestic box office? (Photo: Oprah Winfrey, Terrence Howard in ‘The Butler’) About a week ago, Oprah Winfrey was in the news for being told that a $38,000 crocodile-skin purse at a store in Zurich wasn’t really for her. The uproar was related to racism: possibly, supposedly, maybe the saleswoman-for-the-filthy-rich felt that a black woman wouldn’t be able to afford a $38,000 crocodile-skin purse, even though those stores for the disgustingly megarich — I mean, $38,000 for a goddamned purse? Crocodile skin? — surely cater to the wives and mistresses and aunts of megarich African entrepreneurs and dictators alike. Fast forward a week or so and … Oprah Winfrey is back in the news as a result of another "incident" related to ethnic issues: the weekend debut of Lee Daniels’ The Weinstein Company-distributed The Butler, about a black butler in the appropriately named White House. The Butler...

On TV this Friday: Banshee goes out with a bang, Blue Bloods search for a terrible common denominator, Selena Gomez plays naughty and nice Wizards, snow proves problematic for Spartacus (and not just because of his skimpy attire) and will sex sell on Fashion Star? As a supplement to TVLine’s original features (linked within), here are 10 programs to keep on your radar.

8 pm The Wizards Return: Alex vs. Alex (Disney Channel) | One-hour TV movie: The Russo family travels to Italy to meet distant relatives… and Alex inadvertently casts a spell that splits her into Good Alex and Evil Alex.

On TV this Thursday: The Burn Notice team is back (and still stuck in Panama), Breaking Bad‘s Jonathan Banks seeks out a little Recreation, The Big Bang Theory engages two sci-fi faves and Last Resort gets trippy. As a supplement to TVLine’s original features (linked within), here are 10 programs to keep on your radar tonight.

8 pm The Vampire Diaries (The CW) | Stefan and Klaus form an uneasy alliance to try to contain Connor, but it’s not enough to stop the vampire hunter from taking hostages. And of course, Elena gets caught between the brothers when Stefan and...

Sunday, January 8 at 4pm Smoke Jazz Club will presents a reading of Frank Christophers play Flutter Bys, a play that pushes the suspension of disbelief envelope. The comedy is set in turbulent New York circa 2001 and examines the lives of the ONeil family and the lives of their son Anthonys childhood friends. The show will star Michael Cunio, America Olivo, Christian Campbell, Lou Liberatore, Ann Dowd, Brian Kerwin, Lea DeLaria, Annette Hunt, Gerardo Gudino, Eric Michael Gillett and Cindy Cheung.

HollywoodNews.com: You may have wondered, if you are in the film business, why did Disney want Dreamworks? The answer is “The Help,” which opens August 10th and is astonishingly good. I mean, it’s so good that Disney will be going to awards shows this winter with actual people instead of just animated characters. “The Help,” of course, comes from tbe best seller, and that doesn’t always guarantee a good outcome. In this case, boy oh boy, everyone got what they paid for and then some.

Right off the bat: Bryce Dallas Howard, the actress/producer and Ron Howard‘s talented daughter, finally breaks through with this film. She is just mesmerizing as the nastiest piece of work you could hope to find a film. Her Hilly hasn’t got one redeeming feature. She is a racist and truly awful. But despite being a villainess extraordinaire, Bryce is never once campy or stereotypical.

On Episode 2.88, We Love Soaps TV travels to the Daytime Emmy Awards in Las Vegas to speak with the cast of One Life To Live including Kassie DePaiva, James DePaiva, Brian Kerwin, Terri Conn, Austin Peck and Melissa Archer.

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It’s Emmy time this Sunday, soap fans! Though the TV Academy also uses the annual ceremony (airing live on CBS at 8 p.m. Et) to honor game and talk shows, the real competition lies in the drama categories. Will James Franco’s much-ballyhooed appearance on General Hospital help the ABC soap take the top prize? Will the soon-to-canceled All My Children earn a sympathy trophy?

We asked some on the industry’s top soap experts — Editorial Director Stephanie Sloane and Managing Editor Editor Gabrielle Winkel of Soap Opera Digest/Soap Opera Weekly, and Soap Opera Network Co-founder Xavier Toups...

The 38th annual Daytime Emmy Award nominations were announced Wednesday, with soap opera "General Hospital" garnering 21 nods and "The Ellen DeGeneres Show" honored with 12.

"The Young and the Restless" received 20 nominations, while recently-canceled soaps "All My Children" and "One Life to Live" received 13 and 12 nominations, respectively, but none for Susan Lucci.

Here is a list of nominees in the major categories:

Outstanding Daytime Drama Series

"The Bold and the Beautiful" (CBS)

"The Young and the Restless...

The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS) today announced the nominees for the 38th Annual Daytime Entertainment Emmy® Awards.

The Daytime Entertainment Emmy® Awards will be broadcast from Las Vegas for the second year in a row on June 19th, 2011 over the CBS Television Network, hosted by Wayne Brady, the Emmy® Award winning actor, singer, and comedian and host of the CBS game show, Let's Make A Deal.

“It is with great pleasure that the Daytime Emmy® Awards returns to the CBS Network again,” said Darryl Cohen, Chairman, NATAS. “The Daytime Emmy Awards is one of the cornerstones of our business and this year’s Las Vegas-based celebration, produced with our broadcast partner, Associated Television International, and hosted by Wayne Brady promises to be an exciting evening of entertainment.”

The 38th Annual Daytime Entertainment Emmy® Awards Lifetime Achievement Award will be presented to game show hosts Pat Sajak of...

The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS) today announced the nominees for the 38th Annual Daytime Entertainment Emmy® Awards.

Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Drama Series

Jonathan Jackson, as Lucky Spencer

General Hospital                                                                                   ABC

Jason Thompson, as Patrick Drake

General Hospital                                                                                   ABC

Brian Kerwin, as Charlie Banks

One Life To Live                                                                                    ABC

Doug Davidson, as Paul Williams

The Young and the Restless                                                           CBS

Billy Miller, as Billy Abbott

The Young and the Restless                                                           CBS

Click here for a full list of nominations.

Axed U.S. soaps All My Children and One Life To Live are set to go out with a bang after scoring a combined total of 25 nominations for the 2011 Daytime Emmy Awards.

Earlier this year, ABC network bosses announced All My Children will come to an end in September after 41 years on air, while One Life To Live will also be scrapped following a 43-year run.

But the shows look set to dominate the 38th annual Daytime Emmys - All My Children, which has 13 nominations, is up for Outstanding Drama Series, competing against The Bold and the Beautiful, General Hospital and The Young and the Restless, while its stars Alicia Minshew, Debbi Morgan and Ricky Paull Goldin will all do battle in the Leading Drama Actor categories.

All My Children's Melissa Claire Egan will go up against One Life To Live actress Bree Williamson for Best Supporting Drama Actress title, alongside the likes of Julie Pinson (As The World Turns), Heather Tom (The Bold and the Beautiful) and Tricia Cast (The Young and the Restless), while Williamson's co-star Brian Kerwin will fight for Best Supporting Drama Actor, a category which includes Jonathan Jackson and Jason Thompson from General Hospital.

Medical drama series General Hospital leads the nominations with 21, while The Young and The Restless garnered 20 and children's show Sesame Street earned 16.

Comedienne-turned-talk show host Ellen DeGeneres is also set for a big night after taking 12 nods, including Outstanding Talk Show - pitting The Ellen DeGeneres Show against The View, Regis & Kelly and Rachael Ray.

DeGeneres' hit programme also gained recognition for direction, set design and make-up, although the star herself failed to land a nomination for Outstanding Talk Show Host - a title she has won four times before. Instead, The View's star-studded line-up - consisting of Whoopi Goldberg, Joy Behar, Sherri Shepherd, Elisabeth Hasselbeck and Barbara Walters - will battle against the presenters of Regis & Kelly, Rachael Ray, The Doctors and Dr. Oz for the top TV category.

The nominees for the 2011 Daytime Emmy Awards, which celebrate the best in U.S. TV production, were announced early on Wednesday.

The winners will be unveiled at a ceremony in Las Vegas on 19 June. Actor/comedian Wayne Brady will host.

The 38th annual Daytime Emmy Award nominations were announced Wednesday (May 11). Long-running soap opera "General Hospital" leads all nominated shows with 21, followed closely by "The Young and the Restless" with 20.

The recently-canceled soaps "All My Children" and "One Life to Live" received 13 and 12 nominations, respectively. The most nominated non-soap opera was long-time children's program "Sesame Street" with 16, followed by "The Ellen DeGeneres Show" with 12. PBS led all networks with 57 nominations, though ABC was right on its heels with 56.

The awards show, hosted by "Let's Make a Deal" host Wayne Brady, will be broadcast live from Las Vegas on June 19, 2011. Game show hosts Alex Trebek and Pat Sajak will both receive lifetime achievement awards.

Here is a list of the major categories:

Outstanding Daytime Drama Series

    * "The Bold and the Beautiful" (CBS)

    * "The Young and the Restless" (CBS)

    * "All My Children" (ABC)

    * "General Hospital" (ABC)

 Outstanding Lead Actress In A Drama Series

    * Susan Flannery,...

Nominations for the 38th annual Daytime Emmy Awards, to air June 19 on CBS, were announced on Wednesday, and The Ellen DeGeneres Show came away as the most acknowledged talker, while General Hospital edged out The Young and the Restless as far as soap opera nods go.

Who exactly got nominated for what? Well….

All told, Gh collected 21 nominations, including bids for Outstanding Drama Series, Lead Actor/2003 winner Maurice Benard (“Sonny”) and Lead Actress Laura Wright (“Carly”).

Representing Gh in the supporting races are Jonathan Jackson (“Lucky,” a three-time winner in the Young Actor category), Jason Thompson (“Patrick”) and Nancy Lee Grahn (“Alexis,...

With Mothers Day upon us, I decided to take a look at the top five best fictional mothers the world has to offer! So grab your Mothers Day gifts (Whether they be roses or unpaid back rent) and come with me as we start this list with number five…

Mom #5: Karen Powell

Movie: Jack (1996)

Starring: Robin Williams, Diane Lane, Brian Kerwin, Jennifer Lopez

If you haven’t seen this movie, don’t worry, most people haven’t. Rated at a measly 5.4 out of 10 on IMDb it seems that the armchair critics hate this movie. Either way Diane Lane plays the role of Jack’s mother, A boy who was born with a rare disorder causing him to age four times faster than the normal human. The story follows the exploits of Jack (played by Robin Williams) as he tries to fit into the world of ten year old middle...

What was hot in the month of March in the soap world? We Love Soaps TV is using data to try to find out. By compiling data from number of reads on each post, the number of searches on our website and hits on our videos, we are ranking the Top 10 People and Shows for the month of March. The late Robert Calhoun, whose longtime partner Farley Granger died in March, landed in the top spot.

10 Hottest People In March (Top 10 Ranking Last Month)

1. Robert Calhoun (-)

2. Susan Haskell (-)

3. Erika Slezak (-)

4. Crystal Chappell (6)

5. Timothy D. Stickney (-)

6. Maurice Benard (-)

7. Thom Bierdz (7)

8. Gregori J. Martin (-)

9. Tristan Rogers (-)

10.Brian Kerwin (-)

10 Hottest Soaps In March

1. One Life To Live (3)

2. As The World Turns (7)

3. Days Of Our Lives (2)

4. General Hospital (1)

5. The Young And The Restless (5)

6. All My Children (9)

7. Make It Or Break It (-)

8. Ragged Isle (-)

9. The Bay...

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Soaps In Depth is reporting that Brian Kerwin will be exiting the role of One Life To Live's Charlie. Multiple sources have confirmed to In Depth that Kerwin has been let go an his character is being written out, but a show rep had no comment.

Are you surprised? Was this a wise move? Weigh in below in our comments section.

Stay tuned!

The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS) in cooperation with the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (ATAS), today announced the Drama Performer Pre-Nominations for the 38th Annual Daytime Entertainment Emmy® Awards.

A preliminary Daytime drama performer ballot, containing each of the six performer categories, was assigned to registered, eligible peer voters. This ballot contained the full list of all entrants submitted from each show and each voter was entitled to select as many candidates as they believed worthy of Emmy® consideration. The candidates below, who received the highest number of votes for each show in each category, now advance to the final at-home screening round, due to be conducted in March and April, 2011, which will determine both nominees and winners.

Outstanding Lead Actress In A Drama Series

All My Children, ABC

Rebecca Budig, as Greenlee Hayward

Alicia Minshew, as Kendall Slater

Debbi Morgan, as Angie Hubbard

As The World Turns,...

November 10, 2010 is the day that we lost prolific film producer Dino De Laurentiis at the age of 91. He modeled himself after Samuel Goldwyn, and he truly was the last of the great movie moguls. His resume speaks for itself, and no one can deny he had a little Frank Sinatra in him; he did it his way.

His overblown grandiose spectacles are usually the ones I felt the most drawn to. I am not afraid to admit that I like a good bad movie, and Dino made more than his fair share. One of them being King Kong Lives [King Kong 2], a sequel to his own horrid 1976 remake.

What better way to pay tribute to Dino De Laurentiis but to find someone who not only met him, but an individual who worked on one of his pictures who has great stories to tell. Let me step aside for this one and let...

According to the Internet Movie DataBase (IMDb.com): "The STARmeter rankings provide a snapshot of who's popular based on the searches of millions of IMDb users. Updated weekly, these rankings also graph the popularity of people over time and determine which events affect public awareness."  Here is a listing of some present and past soap stars and their current ranking, as well as some public figures.  Do you agree with the list? Is Lisa Rinna really more popular than President Obama? Weigh in below.   1. Darren Criss (Glee) 3. Leonardo DiCaprio (ex-santa Barbara)4. Johnny Depp (star of Dark Shadows movie)9. Dot Jones (Glee, Venice) 11. Jill Clayburgh (ex-sft)19. Brad Pitt (ex-aw)28. Amber Tamblyn (ex-gh)54. James Franco (ex-gh) 101. Parker Posey (ex-atwt)

119. Jessica Lowndes (90210) 121. Amanda Seyfried (ex-atwt)125. Demi Moore (ex-gh)134. Lyndsy Fonseca (ex Dh, ex-y&R)144. Courtney Thorne-Smith (ex-Melrose Place)157. Morgan Freeman (ex-aw)189. Josh Duhamel (ex-amc)200. Julianne Moore (ex-atwt)208. Paul Wesley (ex-gl)236. Lindsay Lohan...

Jeanne Cooper joined the cast of The Young And The Restless in November 1973 and has been going strong ever since. She's one of several current and former daytime stars celebrating a birthday today. See the full list below.

Jeanne Cooper (Katherine, The Young And The Restless) - 82

Brian Kerwin (Charlie, One Life To Live; ex-Greg, The Young And The Restless) - 61

Tom Eplin (ex-Jake, Another World/As The World Turns) - 50

Darlene Vogel (ex-Melanie, One Life To Live) - 48

Chris Engen (ex-Adam, The Young And The Restless) - 31...

"As the World Turns" took home some hardware in its penultimate Daytime Emmy ceremony. Michael Park and Maura West took home Outstanding Lead Actor and Actress, which was his first win and her second. "Atwt" also took home Outstanding Supporting Actress for Julie Pinson (pictured).

Here is the full list of winners:

Outstanding Drama Series

"All My Children"

"The Bold and The Beautiful"

"General Hospital"

"The Young and the Restless"

Outstanding Lead Actor

Peter Bergman as Jack Abbott on "The Young and the Restless"

Doug Davidson as Paul Williams on "The Young and the Restless"

Jon Lindstrom as Craig Montgomery on "As the World Turns"

Michael Park as Jack Snyder on "As the World Turns"

James Scott as E.J. Dimera on "Days of Our Lives"

Outstanding Lead Actress

Sarah Brown as Claudia Zacchara on "General Hospital"

Crystal Chappell as Olivia Spencer on "Guiding Light"

Bobbie Eakes as Krystal Carey...

Daytime Emmy Winners 2010 and full Daytime Emmy Nominees List

Outstanding Drama Series

'The Bold and the Beautiful' ✔

'The Young and the Restless'

'General Hospital'

'All My Children'

Outstanding Talk Show/Entertainment

'Rachael Ray'

'The Ellen DeGeneres Show' ✔

'Live With Regis and Kelly'

Outstanding Talk Show/Informative

'Dr. Phil'

'Dr. Oz'

'The Doctors' ✔

Outstanding Talk Show Host

Rachael Ray, 'The Rachael Ray Show'

Bonnie Hunt, 'The Bonnie Hunt Show'

Dr. Mehmet Oz, 'The Dr. Oz Show' ✔

Regis Philbin, Kelly Ripa, 'Live with Regis and Kelly'

Whoopi Goldberg, Sherri Shepherd, Joy Behar, Elisabeth Hasselbeck, Barbara Walters, 'The View'

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series

Crystal Chappell, Olivia, 'Guiding LIght'

Michelle Stafford, Phyllis, 'Y&R'

Maura West, Carly, 'As the World Turns' ✔

Sarah Brown, Claudia, 'Gh'

Bobbie Eakes,...

Los Angeles, California (X17online) - Nominations have been announced for the 37th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards. In the Outstanding Talk Show Category, Ellen DeGeneres, Rachel Ray and Regis & Kelly will be duking it out for the statue. This year, The Young and the Restless has 16 nominations, Sesame Street has 14 and One Life to Live has 13 nods. Check out the breakdown of some of the nominations below: Outstanding Drama Series: All My Children (ABC) The Bold and The Beautiful (CBS) General Hospital (ABC) The Young and the Restless (CBS) Outstanding Lead Actor: Peter Bergman (Jack Abbott) – The Young and the Restless Doug Davidson (Paul Williams) -The Young and the Restless Jon Lindstrom (Craig Montgomery) – As the World Turns Michael Park (Jack Snyder) – As the World Turns James Scott (E.J. Dimera) – Days of Our Lives Outstanding Lead Actress: Sarah Brown (Claudia Zacchara) – General Hospital Crystal Chappell (Olivia Spencer) – Guiding Light...

There weren't really any offers, but Michael Biehn, Bill Paxton's co-star in 80s flicks Aliens, The Terminator and Tombstone, is shutting the doors on appearing on Big Love, adding that the polygamy concept of the show is "a bore" anyway. Somebody didn't watch season 4, that's for sure.

Chloe Sevigny Versus 'Big Love'

Biehn, 53, tells Movie Web that he was supposed to reunite with Paxton as he was considered for the part of Bill Henrickson's uncle and his mom Lois' younger brother Eddie, a role which eventually went to Brian Kerwin.

Welcome to another edition of Gays of Our Lives. In Gool Theater this week all three of the U.S. soaps (As the World Turns, One Life to Live and The Young and the Restless) have clips. Find out which one had me in tears, which one disappointed me and which one put me in a blind rage.

Plus, Simon faces his doppelganger on Doctors, Fer finds out that sleeping with his boyfriend isn’t as fun as he expected on Física o’ Química, and the battle between Lucas and Dex continues on the Dutch version of Good Times, Bad Times.

In Gool Scoops And Spoilers, Luke and Mason go to war over Noah, but it’s Noah who suffers deadly consequences on As the World Turns, things get steamy between Kyle and Oliver on One Life to Live, Ugly Betty battles with her own sister for the new stud...

Have a question about gay male entertainment? Ask the Monkey! (Please include your city and state and/or country.)

Q: Regarding that, um, interesting scene of Kirk (Chris Pine) in his underwear in the new Star Trek: since the movie supposedly takes place in the 22nd century, that's presumably what men will be wearing then, right? So where can I get the underwear of the future ... today? -- Steve, Philadelphia, Pa

A: Personally, the Flying Monkey is holding out hope that the not-so-distant future will see a return to the simple beauty that is a pair of tighty-whities, but I suppose I should just be thankful that the new Smokin' Hot Kirk wasn't wearing saggy, baggy boxers.

Unfortunately, the undies worn by Smokin' Hot Kirk in the movie were made of pure Romulan silk and were created by the Edoian designer Rakop in the year 2250. In other words, they don't actually exist yet.

Newcomer Jill Latiano has been tapped to star in the Lifetime drama pilot The Virgin of Akron, Ohio.

Brian Kerwin, Chelah Horsdal, Landon Liboiron, Matthew John Armstrong and Shawn Roberts also have joined the cast in addition to the previously cast Laurie Metcalf.

Virgin, from Fox TV Studios, centers on Raleigh (Latiano), a young model in Manhattan who after a stint in rehab is sent back to her Ohio town to do community service and live with her dysfunctional family. The woman becomes a local celebrity after published reports say that a vision of Virgin Mary came down to bless her after she had a car crash on her way home.

Kerwin will play Raleigh's father, a caring, intelligent judge, while Horsdal will play her older, overworked, jealous sister, and Liboiron will play her clean-cut kid brother. Metcalf has been cast as Raleigh's perfectionist mother.

Armstrong will play a former cop who befriends Raleigh, while Roberts will play the handsome, athletic "big catch" in Akron.

A movie about loss of dignity and women's rights, ``Abandoned and Deceived'' wrestles some big issues but doesn't come out with a satisfying win.

After Gerri Jensen (Lori Loughlin) divorces her husband, he becomes a deadbeat, stops paying child support and skips town.

Gerri spends her savings, returns to her parents' Wisconsin home and tries to subsist on minimum-wage jobs.

Her two kids don't have enough food, and her in-laws are horrid. The solutions are equally bleak: quit job for welfare money, keep job and get government-subsidized cheese handouts.

After months of trying to track down her ex-husband, facing smug and nasty bureaucrats all the way, Gerri reaches the end of her rope, and she becomes an inadvertent advocate for oppressed women.

It's got the right ingredients, but the movie lacks depth.

The conflict is presented somewhat formulaically, not with a lack of conviction, but with a lack of believability.

More is made about the electricity being turned off than Gerri becoming seriously ill.

One obstacle is that there is little sense of passage of time.

In an almost sublime show of bad luck, the script introduces Gerri's problems one right after the other, piling them on instead of letting them pile up.

Then, the scraping-along theme seems to disappear once Gerri begins fighting for her rights.

Loughlin's performance is fair, and sometimes her acting is a little forced.

Also, it seems the script, more than the story, dictates the character's highs and lows.

Writing rings false at times, seeming slightly out of sync with the beat of the story.

``Abandoned and Deceived'' does a good deed in presenting a social ill; unfortunately, the social responsibility overshadows the artistic one.

ABANDONED AND DECEIVED

ABC

Crystal Beach Entertainment

in association with TriStar Television

Executive producersMarilu Henner,

Ron Lieberman, Candace Farrell

Supervising prods.Janet Turner, Daniel Helfgott

ProducerVahan Moosekian

Co-producer-director-writerJoseph Dougherty

EditorAlan Shefland

MusicLaura Karpman

Production designerPhillip Vasels

Director of photographyThomas Del Ruth

Cast: Lori Loughlin, Gordon Clapp, Brian Kerwin, Farrah Forke, Eric Lloyd, Tyler Malinger

Airdate: Monday, March 20, 9-11 p.m.

(c)The Hollywood Reporter...

Frequent fliers might understand the title ''Love Field, '' but the general public will be misled by this romantic moniker, especially when coupled with the star billing of Michelle Pfeiffer.

In this case, the title refers to the Dallas airport where John F. Kennedy landed prior to his assassination. Viewers expecting a passionate romp may be initially disgruntled, but ultimately charmed, by this backroads psychological journey where a young wife finally learns to trust herself.

''Love Field'' is essentially what Harry Cohn used to call a ''bus picture, '' a colorful odyssey where a man and a woman fussed and fought and eventually came to love each other. Prospects look rosiest on a limited run, however, before ''Love Field'' naturally lands at its most hospitable venue, rental city.

Not gussied up with a convertible T-bird, bourbon or gunplay, this woman-on-the-road odyssey is a sweet and scratchy portrait of a young wife, Lurene (Pfeiffer), whose marriage is as boring as an ironing board. Pretty Lurene married, basically, the boy next door (Brian Kerwin) and has been bored out of her mind ever since.

He's a nice guy, opens his own Budweisers and everything, but he'd eat creamed corn every day if she'd serve it to him. And she's getting sick and tired of her monotonous Campbell's soup life.

Not real smart, Lurene doesn't have other outlets. She doesn't get ''ordinary life.'' So, she takes to fixating on Jackie Kennedy, assumes her one-piece style and little pillbox hat and, in her most hungry yearnings, regards her armchair frontiersman as JFK. When the president is shot, she knows she must be at Jackie's side, go to the funeral.

Over her husband's perplexed objections, Lurene flies the coop. She hops on a bus, where even by the standards of public transportation, Lurene has the makings of a seat companion from hell. She chatters incessantly to a skeptical black man, Paul Dennis Haysbert), and his withdrawn young daughter (Stephanie McFadden), babbling her entire life.

But Paul, too, is running from his past, trying to establish a new life. The two forge a desperate bond, although he notes there's a difference between ''being bored and being black.''

Like most journeys, this sojourn has its slow spots, but screenwriter Don Roos has crafted a solid character-driven saga. Director Jonathan Kaplan's eye is ever receptive to off-roads color, allowing the story to bounce and bump along in its charmingly offbeat way.

Pfeiffer is superb as the bouffant-topped Lurene, marvelously capturing her nervous dissatisfaction and energies, while Haysbert is well-cast as the stoic, dignified Paul.

Technical contributions are smartly fleshed, in particular Mark Freeborn's trans-Americana production design and Peter Mitchell's period-packed costumes.

LOVE FIELD

Orion Pictures

Producers Sarah Pillsbury, Midge Sanford

Director Jonathan Kaplan

Screenwriter/co-producer Don Roos

Executive producers George Goodman, Kate Guinzburg

Director of phtography Ralf Bode

Production designer Mark Freeborn

Editor Jane Kurson

Music Jerry Goldsmith

Associate producer Sulla Hamer

Costume designer Peter Mitchell

Michelle Pfeiffer's costumes Coleen Atwood

Casting Julie Selzer, Sally Dennison

Color/stereo

Cast:

Lurene Hallett ... Michelle Pfeiffer

Paul Cater ... Dennis Haysbert

Jonell ... Stephanie McFadden

Ray Hallett ... Brian Kerwin

Mrs. Enright ... Louise Latham

Mrs. Heisenbuttal ... Peggy Rea

Hazel ... Beth Grant

Running time -- 104 minutes

MPAA Rating: R

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