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For those of us who weren’t lucky enough to attend a Beatles concert in the 1960s, Ron Howard’s Eight Days a Week just might be the next best thing. The 2016 documentary traces the band’s rise from a cramped and dank cellar in Liverpool to record breaking television appearances, jam packed stadiums, and—ultimately—rock immortality. Lovingly assembled through rare and often unseen fan home movie footage, Howard’s film also draws on more familiar material—restored to the highest echelons of HD— and new interviews with Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr. All told, it’s a joyous...

Hey,"Big Brother" fans. More updates on the casting for the upcoming Celebrity Big Brother USA edition are now starting to trickle in a little more often these days. We've got a new one that just came in from thesun.co.uk site. They're telling us that former MTV's "The Hills" star Stephanie Pratt is currently in talks with the CBS Big Brother producers to participate in the first ever USA Celebrity Big Brother edition. They say that their sources confirmed it by saying, "While Steph's been in La, she has been seen by the producers of the new Us version of Celebrity Big Brother. The producers see her as a heritage reality star. One of the original global reality stars who has continued in reality TV both in the Us and UK. It's expected to be a huge show in the UK when it's shown over here." For...

As awards season takes over Hollywood, keep up with all the ins, outs, and big accolades with our bi-weekly Awards Roundup column.

-The 29th annual Palm Springs International Film Festival (Psiff) will present Timothée Chalamet with the Rising Star Award – Actor at its annual Film Awards Gala for his performance in “Call Me by Your Name.” The Film Awards Gala, hosted by Mary Hart, will be held Tuesday, January 2 at the Palm Springs Convention Center. The Festival runs January 4 – 15, 2018. Past recipients of the Rising Star Award include Ruth Negga, Alicia Vikander, Jennifer Lawrence, Scarlett Johansson, Anna Kendrick, Dakota Fanning, Terrence Howard, and Adam Beach.

“Timothée Chalamet gives a stirring performance as Elio, a 17-year-old on the brink of passion and self-discovery. It’s an intimate and erotic performance that transports the audience to another time and place and stays with us long after we’ve left the theater,” said Festival...

Martin McDonagh can't recall exactly where he was when he first saw the signs. The 47-year-old award-winning playwright and filmmaker thinks it might have been Florida. Maybe it was Georgia. Or possibly Alabama or even Mississippi; the bus he was on hit all of them on its route, so he can't be 100-percent sure. Back in the late Nineties and the mid-aughts, McDonagh always liked to take cars or trains or buses when he had to get from one place to the next in the U.S., if time allowed; having grown up in London,...

After a season of intense arguments and shifting friendships, the ladies of The Real Housewives of Potomac have a lot of drama to unpack — and People has an exclusive First Look at all the juicy blowouts from the two-part reunion.

Gizelle Bryant, Ashley Darby, Robyn Dixon, Karen Huger, Charrisse Jackson-Jordan and Monique Samuels are all back for the catch-up, and each lady brings her own gripes to the table.

The biggest conflict appears to involve Potomac Grand Dame of Potomac Huger and Jackson-Jordan, longtime friends who had a few falling-outs this season (who can forget their big Bahamas brawl?). This time,...

Genre fans should get excited, as March’s VOD releases are a stellar bunch and should keep you busy through the entire month. Things kick off with Mike Mendez’s Don’t Kill It and The Institute, which was co-directed by James Franco. March 7th is a busy day, with five VOD releases—Bloodrunners, Devil in the Dark, Galaxy of Horrors, Johnny Frank Garrett’s Last Word, and The Lesson—and both Elle and The Devil’s Candy make their digital debuts the following week.

Prevenge rounds out March’s digital releases, as it has been exclusively picked up by the fine folks at Shudder, and other notable VOD releases for the month include Lavender (which expands from its exclusive Dish premiere in February), Passengers, Atomica, and House on Willow Street.

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An ancient evil is unleashed in a small Mississippi town, leaving...

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When Bravo first premiered The Real Housewives of Potomac, they ran a cheeky “Where’s Potomac?” campaign responding to viewers’ confusion over the location of the Maryland-based Housewives franchise. But after season 1, the Washington, D.C., suburb was officially on the map.

Now, the wealthy inhabitants of Rhop are back for even more superior shade in season 2 — and People has the exclusive First Look!

Original Housewives Gizelle Bryant, Ashley Darby, Robyn Dixon, Karen Huger and Charrisse Jackson-Jordan are all back for another round of fun — joined by new Housewife Monique Samuels,...

Overhauling a show after just one season seemed extreme.

It had a lot of fans worried. I was one of them. But Code Black Season 2 Episode 1 doesn't disappoint. The key elements that were so engaging are still there. And there's some great new cast members to boot. So here's hoping that the bumpy path of Code Black Season 1 has been paved over, and we can all get on with the medicine – and the drama.

I want to start by addressing the elephant in the room: Neal and Christa. They're gone. Probably forever. And apparently, we won't ever hear about either of them again. This is stupid.

Creator Michael Seitzman has said that there won't even be any throwaway lines about the whereabouts of last season's love birds because it wouldn't feel real. You know what doesn't feel real? Never speaking about two co-workers who have gone missing and are never heard from again.

While “Game of Thrones” achieved epic greatness with the ambitious “Battle of the Bastards,” “Better Call Saul” got even better in Season 2 with a looser and more experimental vibe. They’re squaring off for best drama series editing, with “Got” the likely winner.

Meanwhile, “The People v. O.J. Simpson,” which captured the “Trial of the Century” as a telling precursor to current racial strife, has the edge over the trippy “Fargo” prequel in the limited series/movie editing race.

“The Battle of the Bastards” brings to a head the heated feud between Jon Snow (Kit Harrington) and his army of Wildlings, and the Boltons, led by nemesis Ramsay Bolton (Iwan Rheon). Director Miguel Sapochni used “Ran” as dramatic inspiration and the military strategy of Hannibal as reference with both armies trying to lure the other into the center and then attack from the sides.

Editor Tim Porter poured through 100 hours of footage,...

While the world is cooing over his too-cute-for-words birthday pictures, Prince George is enjoying a celebratory tea party with all his friends and family. At home in Norfolk, Prince George's birthday is set to be a quintessentially British affair with sandwiches, tea and, of course, lots of cake - but there is unlikely to be any lavish or extravagant themes. "I don't think it will be over the top. It will be a low-key countryside affair and there will definitely be local kids from nursery there," says maternity nurse Sarah Dixon, who has worked with friends of Prince William and Princess Kate.

Otto Preminger looks at police corruption and comes up with a classy noir starring Dana Andrews as a rogue cop and Gene Tierney as the woman whose father he accidentally frames for murder. With Karl Malden, Gary Merrill and velvety-slick B&W cinematography by Joseph Lashelle. Where the Sidewalk Ends Blu-ray Twilight Time Limited Edition 1950 / B&W / 1:37 Academy / 95 min. / Ship Date February 9, 2016 / available through Twilight Time Movies / 29.95 Starring Dana Andrews, Gene Tierney, Gary Merrill, Bert Freed, Tom Tully, Karl Malden, Ruth Donnelly, Craig Stevens. Cinematography Joseph Lashelle Art Direction J. Russell Spencer, Lyle Wheeler Film Editor Louis R. Loeffler Original Music Cyril J. Mockridge Written by Ben Hecht, Robert E. Kent, Frank P. Rosenberg, Victor Trivas from the novel Night Cry by William L. Stuart Produced and Directed by Otto Preminger

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Overkill’s co-op focused rendition of The Walking Dead has been pushed back to the second half of 2017, according to the game’s publisher Starbreeze.

In tandem with the delay, it’s been confirmed that South Korean developer Smilegate has completed a $40 million investment with Starbreeze, a 10-year deal that will see the release of a CrossFire game in western markets. By the same token, the latter developer will have the ability to releases its own IP in Asia – most notably PayDay 2 and Overkill’s aforementioned The Walking Dead title – thus explaining the delay in production.

Originally due to launch across PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC at some point in 2016, Overkill’s Twd will now launch simultaneously across the west and the east when it’s finally ready to shuffle into the wild late next year. Eager to pinpoint the ways in which it differs from both AMC’s TV...

We’ve got questions, and you’ve (maybe) got answers! With another week of TV gone by, we’re lobbing queries left and right about shows including The Walking Dead, Jane the Virgin, Nashville and Scandal!

1 | Did the lack of promotion for the return of Satisfaction feel like USA Network was wishing we’d forget they renewed the show?

2 | How big of fans of “Robert R.J. Roberts” could Jessie’s Ravi and Emma be if they didn’t know A) his Tournament of Scepters adaptation was filming so soon and B) their own parents were producing it?

3 | Why, why,...

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To celebrate the release of The Walking Dead The Complete Fifth Season, available to own on Blu-ray™ and DVD on from 28th September 2015, we are giving 3 lucky WhatCulture readers the chance to win their very own copy.

The Walking Dead: Season 5 returns with an incredible cast including; Andrew Lincoln (Made In Dagenham, Strike Back) as former deputy sheriff, Rick Grimes; Chandler Riggs (Get Low, Mercy) as Rick’s son, Carl Grimes; Steven Yuen (I Origins, The Soup) as skilled supplies gatherer, Glenn Rhee; Noman Reedus (Stretch, The Soup) as expert tracker and hunter, Daryl Dixon; Melissa McBride (The Mist, The Reconstruction of William Zero) as senior member of the survivors group, Carol Peletier; Lauren Cohan (Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, The Vampire Diaries) as survivor Maggie Greene; and Seth Gillian (Still Alice, Homeland) joins the cast as Father Gabriel Stokes.

After the stunning Season Four finale, Rick...

Last year, AMC announced that they had teamed up with Finnish game company Next Games to develop a mobile game based on The Walking Dead TV series. Today, we have a look at the new gameplay trailer for The Walking Dead: No Man’s Land, in which survivors are guided by Daryl Dixon (voiced by Norman Reedus) while rescuing people from familiar locations like Terminus.

The Walking Dead: No Man’s Land will be available on iOS this October. In addition to the gameplay trailer, we have the official press release with full details:

Press Release: New York, NY / Helsinki, Finland – August 11, 2015 – Next Games, the Finnish mobile games studio, and AMC today revealed the first gameplay trailer and key details of the official mobile game based on AMC’s record-breaking hit TV show “The Walking Dead.” The Walking Dead: No Man’s Land, an action-packed strategy game,...

The new trailer shows off some gameplay for the upcoming mobile game based on the hit TV series, The Walking Dead. It is also guided by fan favorite Norman Reedus.

The trailer doesn't show off too much, and while I absolutely love Norma Reedus the voice over work feels like it was a first take and wasn't written too well.

The mobile game will follow the world of the show and allow players to experience some of the dangers the crew head into.

The Walking Dead: No Man’s Land, an action-packed strategy game, will allow players to experience the world of the iconic TV series with its spine-chilling moments through gameplay tailored for touch screen devices.

The game is based on picking the right crew and tools to survive each situation. You need to do so and then adapt your tactical approach with it to advance.

Norman Reedus...

A review of tonight's "True Detective" coming up just as soon as I'm louche... Of all the celebrated aspects of "True Detective" season 1, the only part to land the show any major Emmys was the celebrated single-take action sequence at the end of "Who Goes There." Short of trying to do a whole episode in what appears to be a single take (which "The X-Files" already did 17 years ago), the only way to top Rust's escape through the projects would be to expand the scope of the action. And that's exactly what we get in the climax of "Down Will Come" (like "Who Goes There," the fourth episode of the season), as a botched raid on the hideout of a man who pawned some of Caspere's jewelry led to a spectacular action set piece involving automatic weapons fire, chases on foot, car and bus, deaths of cops (including Teague Dixon,...

For the 2014 edition of Coffin Couture’s Holiday Gift Guide, I thought I would offer up some pretty sweet riffs on traditional “no really, you shouldn’t have” gifts like socks, scarves and underwear, as well as some other stuff that you’re going to want to score for yourself or that special someone that has a thing for cranky Old Saint Krampus.

Cthulhu scarf

My scarf collection nearly rivals my shoe collection. And that’s saying something since until a recent purge, I owned approximately 50 pairs of kicks. I know, first world problems are a bitch. So up first on my list is a scarf that make all my other scarves turn green with envy from Austin-based purveyors of cool stuff, Middle of Beyond. Even Lovecraft himself would lust after Mob’s “Cthulhu” scarf (above, $29.99). Check out all of Mob’s awe-inspiring knitwear and other ungodly goods over at their official site.

It’s official: The Walking Dead‘s Daryl Dixon is more Team Carol than Team Rick.

Related Walking Dead Midseason Finale Post Mortem: [Spoiler] Sounds Off on Killer Twist — ‘I Did Not See It Coming’

Following Sunday’s deadly midseason finale, series creator Robert Kirkman finally put the long-standing rumors about Norman Reedus’ character’s sexuality to bed during his appearance on Talking Dead.

“In the letter column of the comic book that I do, I mentioned that there was a possibility early on about making Daryl Dixon’s character gay,” Kirkman explained. “I just wanted to clarify that the...

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As a capitalist idea, The Walking Dead is transformative: The cable TV show that cut the last fragile residual cords of broadcast television dominance, the meteor that ended the age of dinosaurs. Analogically, it is to the economics of television what The Sopranos was to the aesthetics of television: A demarcation between What Was and What Will Be. As pure creative destruction, the show is fascinating. But as a work of creativity, the show has been frustrating.

It’s been a while since Hollywood has caught the vile pox of TV-series-spin-off fever. On ABC, Once Upon a Time in Wonderland spins off from Once Upon a Time this Fall, while on The CW, The Originals spawns out of The Vampire Diaries (not to mention the Flash series which Warner Bros is planning to spin out of Arrow).

Broadcast TV isn’t alone in double dipping into the ratings pie. AMC is moving forward with a tie-in-series to The Walking Dead, which the network dubs a “companion” series. Eat your heart out Doctor Who.

Robert Kirkman is on board to Executive Produce the series and make a few more dollars in the process. Cha-ching. The Walking Dead is easily one of the top TV phenomenons over the past few years. A successful video game series from Telltale Games launched in 2012 and received critical acclaim. The game focused on new characters,...

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This coming-of-age movie about two 14-year-old boys helping a fugitive is set...

Best known for his roles in The Boondock Saints duology and The Walking Dead (TV), Norman Mark Reedus was born on January 6, 1969 in Hollywood, Florida, where he lived only a few months before moving to Los Angeles, California. At the age of 17, his parents moved to Chiba, Japan, where he lived for 18 months. In the 1990's he moved back to La, following a girl who soon after dumped him. His last job there, prior to his first acting gig, was at a motorcycle shop in Venice Beach where he earned $7.50 an hour. The same day he quit that job, Norman got his first role. That evening a friend took him to a party attended by people in the movie industry. There, he got drunk and, with a big pair of sunglasses on, he started screaming at everybody. One of the guests noticed him and immediately offered Norman his first acting...

You know an episode of 90210 is just not getting it right when Navid is the only one I don't feel like slapping by the end. Okay, I'm exaggerating. But "Strange Brew" was a real Tease with a capital T.

All that Lannie Lovefest in the promos? Just for a steamy dream?!? Boo.

I suppose I really should've known better and I'm sure a lot of you commenters will feel the same way. My mother, who has never watched this show before, caught the beginning and asked me on the phone "that was a sexy scene, was that a dream?" Sure was mom, it sure was. With dialogue like this, what did we expect?

Annie: Oops this one's still a little dirty hunnie.

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However, you know this isn't the end of that Lannie fantasy. 

First, Let's not forget that Silver's camera recorded Annie discussing her feelings.

X Factor group MK1 have labelled Lucy Spraggan as "grumpy". The axed duo have criticised the singer-songwriter for being difficult backstage, saying that it was hard to get to know her properly. Simeon Dixon told BBC Radio 1Xtra's Sarah-Jane Crawford: "Lucy Spraggan had so many bad days and it was hard to try to connect and talk to her." Charlie Rundle agreed, saying: "She sounded a bit grumpy. Don't get me wrong, she's talented. But a smile wouldn't go amiss, if you know what I'm saying." (more)...

With the fourth episode of The Walking Dead video game scheduled for release later this month, the first trailer for Around Every Corner has been released.

Sadly, a specific release date for each platform has not yet been announced, but this is similar to the previous episode releases. The lack of an exact release date is due to the approval process that each platform has, but we should see the PC, Xbox Live, PlayStation, and Mac version before the end of the month.

As reported earlier, we’ll be getting a box release of all five episodes this December for those that are waiting to play it all at once. That means that we should see the release of Episode 5, titled No Time Left, in late November or early December.

Based on comments from Telltale Games and the success of the first three episodes, don’t expect episode 5 to be...

The Walking Dead Social Game opened to the public yesterday, but if you haven’t had a chance to try it out yet, we have screenshots from the opening of the game and the first few missions.

As the name implies, this is very much a casual game meant to be played with your friends. If you’re not much of a gamer and would like to throw yourself into the world of The Walking Dead with your friends, this game has a really easy learning curve and ties into the TV series episodes.

For gamers who are looking for more of a challenge, you’ll have to wait for the release of Activision’s first person shooter, where you’ll play as Daryl Dixon before the events of The Walking Dead TV show. Fans of Telltale’s episodic games can also look forward to Episode 3 of The Walking Dead game series later this month.

Rick Grimes and Daryl Dixon are both tremendously badass, no doubt about it. But those two aren't enough to keep their fellow "Walking Dead" survivors safe. Others in their group have to step up to the plate come season three — a message heard loudly and clearly by Maggie and Glenn, arguably the heart and soul of the AMC zombie series.

At Comic-Con, actress Lauren Cohan told MTV News that fans can count on Maggie to roll up her sleeves and get down and dirty with the zombie-killing this coming season.

"She's a strong character. When we first see Maggie [in season two], she's swinging a baseball bat from a horse," she said. "We know that girl exists and she hasn't had to necessarily show these colors yet. You can't sit around anymore. She gets to step up with the boys, trying to pave the way to safety."

"She's had enough," Cohan continued. "She...

Daryl Dixon (Norman Reedus) is one of the most beloved zombie slayers in town thanks to The Walking Dead‘s first showrunner Frank Darabont and Dixon’s brilliantly reserved portrayal by Reedus. His skill with a crossbow and unique little-brother relationship to racist-redneck Merle has now earned him the coveted spot as lead character in a new Twd video game.

Although Telltale games has been releasing comic book inspired gamed, which center on strong storytelling and quicktime clips, Walking Dead has extended its license to Activision, which will be releasing a new First-Person Shooter (Fps) based on the AMC TV series.

Editor’S Pick: Interview – “Hi My Name is Daryl: Norman Reedus”

It’s a stealth driven game where, according to Activision: “No place is truly safe for Daryl as he makes his way through the Georgia countryside in this new, post-apocalyptic world.”

If there are two things I love,...

Whether or not you’re happy with the outcome of this week’s American Idol Top 7 results show, I think we can all agree on one thing: The sight of Phillip Phillips with Colton Dixon’s head in his lap, gingerly stroking his rival’s magnificent coiff as they delivered the line “Why so serious?” in a group rendition of Pink’s “Raise Your Glass,” was the stuff of Idol legend.

Actually, maybe we can agree on two things? Because, to paraphrase Randy Jackson, blah blah blah, blah blah blah, blah blah blah, America got it wrong with the Bottom 3 this week,...

Last week's return of Jen Clark was underwhelming to say the least. Fortunately, it seemed as if the writers of 90210 read our minds on "Blood Is Thicker Than Mud" because the old Jen returned, more conniving than ever.

All it took to spark Jen's fire was a little unhealthy competition with little sis Naomi. We've always known Jen was a desperate sociopath, but I guess finding a new sugar daddy isn't just about little Jacques.

Naomi really doesn't have any family in her life, so it makes sense that she continuously falls for Jen's apologies and excuses. Despite Jen sleeping with two of her past love interests, Naomi was ready to believe her sibling when she said she would give up Preston.

To be honest, I believed Jen too.... even though every single cell in my body was screaming not to. I should've gone with my gut and the same can be said for Naomi.

How can anyone complain about an American Idol episode that packed in performances from more than 50 singers, a heaping portion of maniacal/delightful bitchery courtesy of “The Vocal Coach from Hell,” and a genuine emotional breakdown from soundbite-spewing cool kid Heejun Han? Actually, if you’ll give me a second, I’m sure I can come up with something — Season 10 Vegas survivor Hollie Cavanagh once again getting the seen-but-never-heard treatment? one of the strongest vocalists in the competition getting burned by a last-minute judges’ switcheroo? the continued existence of Randy Jackson on my TV screen? — but sometimes, you have to...

Thursday night's cruel, two-hour episode of "American Idol" continued to prolong the agony challenge the contestants, shuttling the Hollywood Week survivors off to Las Vegas for another round of group numbers. Thankfully, all the outbreak monkeys who were contaminating the other contestants in Los Angeles had obviously been culled from the herd by the time they reached Vegas, so disease and dehydration weren't running rampant through the halls any longer. That's not to say that everyone had miraculously learned how to stay in key following their ordeal in Hollywood -- there were still plenty of mediocre performances in store.

I'm mostly just baffled that the "Idol" producers got away with stretching out the drama this long; we saw solo cuts, group cuts and another round of solo cuts in Hollywood, followed by Day 1 group cuts, Day 2 group cuts, and another round of Day 1 group cuts in Thursday's episode. Were the...

As Hollywood Week drags on for what seems like its fifth week, the "American Idol" hopefuls are put through another group performance. Except they get more time and professional-looking costumes and lighting, so it's not quite as fun as the crazy Group Night.

We kick things off on the bus that hauls the Idols to Las Vegas, for reasons kind of passing understanding. Why move venues? Why not keep them in the same building they've been living in for all of Hollywood Week and just completely Stockholm Syndrome them?

The judges tell the 70 kids left that they are going to sing music from the 1950s1960s, which will definitely prepare them for on the live shows when they get criticized for being current or not knowing who they are as an artist. *eye roll*

Now, I'm criticizing music from this era. I love the 50s/60s. Love. But ... c'mon. We all know how "Idol" is.

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With 70 contestants still standing, “American Idol” kicked it old school in Las Vegas with songs from the 50s and 60s. Singers performed in groups of three and four and each team was styled and costumed for the first time. And unlike pretty much every episode so far this season, nobody fainted, fell off the stage, or got rushed to the hospital. But there was drama, and there were, of course tears.

That’s because what happens in Vegas doesn’t stay…...

Stalwart of the TV police series Juliet Bravo

Noel Collins, who has died of cancer aged 74, was a linchpin of the police series Juliet Bravo throughout its entire six-series run. As Sergeant George Parrish, he was familiar for his "Yes, ma'am" response to consecutive uniformed inspectors Jean Darblay (Stephanie Turner) and Kate Longton (Anna Carteret). Parrish and his male colleagues were seen adjusting to working with a female boss in the BBC programme, which was launched a decade before the more hard-edged Prime Suspect – although four months after ITV's The Gentle Touch, which starred Jill Gascoine as a detective inspector.

The pace of life was slow in Juliet Bravo, whose title came from a police call-sign. The series (1980-85), set in the fictional Lancashire town of Hartley and described by one television critic as "Dixon in skirts", was also notable for being the flipside to its creator Ian Kennedy-Martin's previous,...

The Contamination Horror, Sci-fi, & Pop Culture Convention is back for another great year, and we are giving away weekend passes to the event & tickets to a special Contamination concert staring Grammy Winner G Tom Mac. (“Cry Little Sister” From The Lost Boys, “Child Of Mine” Performed By Roger Daltrey, “Is That You?” Performed by Kiss on their 1980 “Unmasked” Album, “You”Re Never Over” Performed by Eminem)

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Twelve shipwrecked guys are treading water amid a swarm of ravenous sharks, when suddenly, a luxury yacht pulls up alongside them. “Darling, your bathing suits are divine!” exclaims a glamorous actress, peering down from the deck. “Dude, your backstroke is bitchin’!” says the rock star alongside her. “Way to throw caution to the wind and do your thing, dawgs!” says their pal the music producer, sipping from a tall Coca-Cola glass. Welcome to the American Idol season 10 men’s semifinal — life boats not included!

Okay, okay, I’m probably sounding harsher than I’d intended. After all, of the dozen...

Hollywood Week continued on "American Idol" Thursday night, as the remaining 100 contestants performed solo numbers in hopes of becoming America's "next top adult contemporary star."

Historically, this is the week where the front-runners solidify their lead going into the semi-finals. Think David Archuleta's "Heaven." Think Andrew Garcia's "Straight Up." Think Matt Giraud's "Georgia on My Mind." It's also when early faves flame out spectacularly. See: Josiah Leming.

Seacrest promised "some of the most outstanding performances in our 10-year history," and for once, his overhype was nearly justified. I can't remember the last time I watched an "Idol" episode so full of singers leaving every last bit of showbiz pizazz on the stage.

Blond lip-gloss addict Haley Reinhart kicked off the show with a "God Bless the Child" that was equal parts Screaming Jay Hawkins and Betty Boop. She may have survived the group round "through the skin of [her] teeth,...

Some things in life are certainties: Steven Tyler’s penchant for profanity. Jennifer Lopez’s ability to add sparkle to just about anything (her eyelids, a pair of mom shorts, the Glinda-like bubble that perpetually surrounds her). And the way that, despite Ryan Seacrest’s best efforts, American Idol‘s “Holding Rooms of Doom” episodes are never really all that suspenseful.

Let’s be honest: Did anyone really think the squalid pen containing Brielle von Hugel, Corey Levoy, and a group of people who might as well have been auditioning for America’s Next Top Sway-bot was going to...

The brutal cuts and the Group Day are over. Now it's time for more solo performances and the patented "American Idol" Rooms of Doom, but we are not learning the semi-finalists Thursday night (Feb. 17). They still have the Las Vegas rounds yet to come.

Haley Reinhart is first with "God Bless the Child" and she has such a bluesy, growly voice, it's wonderful, though a little theatrical. She is followed by Asthon Jones and Thia Megia, who also both blow it out (despite Thia's crazy Cosby sweater).

After the girls were off to a hot start, Adrian Michael, Caleb Johnson, Frances Coontz struggle with the band, then Clint Jun Gamboa does some screamin' on "Georgia On My Mind." Maybe that's some people's taste, but I prefer that song much quieter. It's beauty is lost when you embellish it like that, I think. Kendra Chantelle and Sophia Shorai also tackle "Georgia...

After eliminating roughly half of the 327 contestants the first two days of Hollywood Week, "American Idol" is back with the dreaded Group Day, which is one of our favorite parts of the entire show. There are always so many tears and meltdowns, but there are also some amazing performances that come out of it -- remember Danny Gokey and Jamar Rogers group from two years ago? I still remember how good they were.

Also - I realize how stupid it is to make solo artists perform in groups, but I don't care. Group Day is awesome.

Since there were two days of first-round eliminations, a bunch of day one kids had already formed groups and were thinking they were ahead of the game. But then producer Ken Warwick drops the bomb that the groups have to include a mixture of both days' contestants, because that's only fair for the day two kids.