September 26, 2008

Here's a breakdown of the movies opening today:
* Eagle Eye -- Shia LaBeouf and Michelle Monaghan play two strangers at the mercy of a mysterious woman who calls and threatens them. Billy Bob Thornton also stars. Rated PG-13.

* Nights in Rodanthe -- Based on the Nicholas Sparks novel, the romance story stars Diane Lane as a woman who escapes to Rodanthe, North Carolina to get away from her family problems. There, she works at an inn and strikes up a relationship with a guest, played by Richard Gere. Rated PG-13.

* Miracle at St. Anna -- Spike Lee directs this World War Two film about four African-American soldiers serving in Italy. Antwone Fisher actor Derek Luke stars. Rated R.

Opening in limited release:

* Fireproof -- Kirk Cameron stars as a firefighter who tries to save his marriage by taking something called "The Love Dare," which shows him how loving God can help him love his wife. Rated PG.

Here are all the new shows and premieres happening on Sunday night!
ABC
* Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, 6 p.m. -- Ty Pennington lends a hand to a single mom and her nieces and nephews. Jennifer Hudson makes a guest appearance.

* Desperate Housewives, 8 p.m. -- The show jumps ahead and catches up with the ladies of Wisteria Lane five years later. In the fifth-season premiere, Susan and Edie are both in new relationships and Gaby's packed on a few pounds.

* Brothers & Sisters, 9 p.m. -- The Walkers take a family trip that turns unpleasant.

CBS
* The Amazing Race, 7 p.m. -- Eleven teams will begin their worldwide journey at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. Learn more about the 13th-season cast at CBS.com.

* Cold Case, 8 p.m. -- The 1973 murder of a college football star is revisited.

* The Unit, 9 p.m. -- The president-elect and vice president-elect are at the center of an assassination plot.

Fox
* The Simpsons, 7 p.m. -- Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa and Maggie celebrate the start of their 20th season. Julia Louis-Dreyfus returns as a guest voice.

* King of the Hill, 7:30 p.m. -- Season 13 begins with Bill battling diabetes.

* Family Guy, 8 p.m. -- Baby Stewie gives Brian the dog love advice. Really.

* American Dad, 8:30 p.m. -- Roger the alien honors a very special birthday -- his 16 hundredth.

Showtime
* Dexter, 8 p.m. -- The blood splatter expert/murderer hunts down the person who killed two college women.

* Californication, 9 p.m. -- The show returns for a new season just one month after the announcement that its star, David Duchovny, entered rehab for a sex addiction. His character, an oversexed writer named Hank, has reconciled with Karen and is ready to head back to New York, but there are some obstacles along the way.

HBO
* Little Britain USA, 9:30 p.m. -- Popular British comedians Matt Lucas and David Williams introduce America to their wide range of characters in this sketch-comedy show.

The Emmy winning The Amazing Race kicks off its new season Sunday night and the route the world-travelling competition will take is finally out:
STAR Artist Jason Mraz will have a busy fall. Next month, to coincide with his North American Tour he’ll release a photography book called A Thousand Things and then he’ll re-release a deluxe edition of his current album “We Sing, We Dance, We Steal Things” which will include 2 CDs and a DVD with a 30 minute documentary, different versions of his songs and a one hour live concert from New York City.

According to Travis Barker's friend Jermaine Dupri, STAR Artist Blink 182's Travis Barker is "doing good, he's gonna be all right. He's just got a lot of healing to do." Travis is recovering from a fatal airplane crash that took the lives of 4 and critically injured Travis and his friend DJ AM.

We’re getting more details about STAR Artist Nickelback’s new album. It’ll be called “Dark Horse”, in stores November 18th and starting Monday at 5 a.m. you’ll be able to download the first single “Gotta Be Somebody” for free from Nickelback.com. Nickelback’s Chad Kroeger did tell me this album is more of an “adult affair” saying, "There's a lot of truly filthy subject matter and adult themes."

Hugh Heffner thinks Vice President wanna-be Sarah Palin is qualified to hold a position – maybe not the one she had in mind but a bunch of famous women have held the position in the past. Okay yes I’m talking about a Playboy centerfold. “I don't know what it is, but there's something about a really sexy-looking woman wearing glasses. Imagine what she's like when the glasses come off!” I will say this, in this situation, Palin is a much better choice than Biden...

Ellen DeGeneres feels so strongly about breast cancer awareness, she's spreading the word with a series of customized phone messages. She’s been asked by vitamin producer One A Day to join their campaign, dubbed the One A Day Women's Wake-Up Call, as part of October's national Breast Cancer Awareness Month. The messages, which can be delivered through an online request, emphasize the importance of maintaining checkups for the disease. “Hi, this is Ellen DeGeneres and your sister told me to remind you that it's Breast Cancer Awareness Month.”

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