Peeta's Nose Job

May 16, 2012 at 2:55am PST

Has the vanity of being a big star gone to Josh Hutcherson's head? The Hunger Games star is currently recovering from a nose job.

He tweeted: "just had surgery to fix my broken nose. recovery sucks...thank god for a marathon on lifetime...#theclientlist thanks @thereal_jlh"

Okay, we have so many questions here, that have nothing to do with his nose. Why is he watching a Lifetime marathon? And why did he pick The Client List?

At any rate, his rep says the surgery was to correct a deviated septum, but that's pretty much what you always say when you get a nose job, so we'll wait to see the end result to judge for ourselves.

Season Finale Alert: How I Met Your Mother

May 16, 2012 at 2:34am PST

How I Met Your Mother is at times a frustrating show. It started off with a cute premise, but now that we're finishing season seven, we really just want to meet the mother already! But there was a little bit of progress in the season finale.

Lily and Marshall had their baby, Marvin. And we find out who Barney's bride will be. [Warning: Spoilers ahead!]

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See It or Skip It: Girl in Progress

May 16, 2012 at 2:16am PST

In Girl in Progress, Eve Mendes plays Grace, a single mother with too much going on to actually pay any attention to her daughter Ansiedad (played by Cierra Ramirez).

So Ansiedad decides to skip the whole kid thing and move straight to being an adult, by "creating" her own coming of age. You can imagine how that works out for her. Although, the plot sounds cute, and we're glad to see Eva Mendes in a seemingly smart role, something went wrong in the execution here.

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Fashion Face-Off: Clinton vs. Fey

May 14, 2012 at 7:16pm PST
It's sort of ballsy of Chelsea Clinton to pick a dress for the Met Costume Gala that was not just worn by Tina Fey to a regular event, but to an awards show. Tina Fey wore the same Oscar de la Renta dress to the SAG Awards in 2011. Aren't awards show dresses supposed to be sacred?

So who wore it better?

Neither Fey nor Clinton really accessorized, so we can't judge on that. They both really pop in the dress. Clinton went for a pulled back hairdo, while Fey has kind of a faux-messy ponytail.

We really can't decide, so we're calling this one a draw. They both look great, so a point awarded to each.

 

Wisteria Lane Gets a Little Less Desperate

May 14, 2012 at 6:56pm PST

The women of Wisteria Lane have finally played their last game of poker. Last night, Desperate Housewives signed off for good after eight seasons of scheming, plane crashes, tornados, and crazy neighbors.

The final episode didn't go out with a big bang, or any big shocker like other shows. All of the storylines wrapped up, and we got to see everyone live happily ever after.

Desperate Housewives was once hip and clever, but eventually devolved into a regular night time soap opera. We really enjoyed the first few seasons, and still came back to it each week. We're not totally sad to see it go, but we're glad it finished up neatly.

See It or Skip It: Dark Shadows

May 14, 2012 at 6:21pm PST

Isn't the vampire thing over yet? Dark Shadows, which is based on the macabre television soap from the 1970s, is trying hard to cash in on the trend.

Johnny Depp plays a vampire who wakes up after 200 years trapped in a tomb. He has to get used to living in a new era and with a new family, led by Michelle Pfeiffer. If the movie sounds dumb, that is because it is, in fact, a dumb movie. Basically, Johnny Depp and Tim Burton pretty much phoned this one in.

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'The Avengers' Fly Past the $1 Billion Mark

May 13, 2012 at 1:32pm PST
Photos: Marvel Studios

Not even a brand-new Johnny Depp film could stop The Avengers on its quest to shatter as many box office records as possible.

The superhero flick easily won the fight for the top spot, taking in another $103.2 million, which easily broke the record for the for biggest second weekend ever, which was previously set by The Aviator in 2004. This total also launches past the $1 billion mark in terms of global earnings.

In a distant second was a newcomer, Dark Shadows. The film took home just $28.2 million.

The rest of the top five was filled by out by holdovers: Think Like a Man, The Hunger Games, and The Lucky One.

Around the World with Kevin Spacey

May 13, 2012 at 1:10pm PST
Photos: AP Photos

Leave it to Kevin Spacey to find a way to both support up-and-coming talent and bolster his own job security at the same time.

The 53-year-old actor has started a program through which he selected three young filmmakers from around the world and then financed, starred in, and produced their short films.

"There is no doubt that as you start to look around the world, you start to look at the Asia-Pacific region, you start to look at what's happening here, you look at what's happening in European cinema, there's a lot going on," Spacey said in Johannesburg at the premiere of 26-year-old Alan Shelley's A Spirit of a Denture.

Now that he's conquered the world, we wonder if Kevin's next going to tackle outer Space-y (sorry).

William Balfour Gound Guilty of Hudson Family Slayings

May 12, 2012 at 4:39am PST
Photos: splashnewsonline.com

It's been a long, painful road to justice for Jennifer Hudson, but now she's come one step closer.

William Balfour, Hudson's former brother-in-law, was found guilty by a Chicago jury yesterday of the murder of the Oscar winner's mother, brother, and 7-year-old nephew in 2008.

"It is our prayer that the Lord will forgive Mr. Balfour of these heinous acts and bring his heart into repentance someday," Hudson and her sister, Julia, said in a statement.

Balfour faces a mandatory life sentence in prison - no word on when that sentencing will occur.

NBC to Ruin Everyone's Lives Next Season

May 12, 2012 at 4:10am PST
Photos: NBC

Or at least everyone's Thursday nights.

NBC has reportly given notice to some of its most critcally beloved but ratings-challenged shows - inlcuding 30 Rock, Parks and Recreation, and Community - that next season will be their last, and it will be an abbreviated one at that. We'd heard about 30 Rock already, but the rest come as a surprise.

The network has apparently green lit a half dozen new shows that it hopes will improve ratings, including a series featuring Matthew Perry and another headlined by Anne Heche.

Perry and Heche? Over Fey and Poehler? It's like we're living in a '90s nightmare. Nice work, NBC.

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