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After Spider-Man’s black suit was revealed to be an alien symbiote, I lost all interest. I have never cared about Venom or Carnage or their symbiote children. The viciousness and exaggerated fangs and tongue are relics of the 1990s that I wish would just go away.

I was not at all surprised Sony went ahead with a Venom movie, but what surprised me was that it received not only good word of mouth but enough box office to receive a sequel. Venom: Let there Be Carnage has the benefit of being mercifully short. As a buddy movie, with the buddies sharing one body, it has some nice lightweight moments that Eddie Brock/Venom (Tom Hardy) plays well enough.

But, when Brock interviews Cletus Kasady (Woody Harrelson) on Death Row, things turn decidedly darker as the red-hued symbiote emerges. There’s mayhem and blood everywhere, but not much sympathy for the newer,...

Sam Neill and Jeff Goldblum gave their fans a Jurassic-sized quarantine reunion on Monday after Neill posted videos of the two delivering duets of several classic songs, including “I Remember You” and “A Fine Romance.”

The Jurassic World: Dominion stars, who are currently filming the Colin Trevorrow-directed film in the U.K., appeared side-by-side in the videos, which ran from just over one-minute to nearly three-minutes in length. Goldblum mostly played the piano and provided back-up vocals to Neill’s take on the 1962 hit “I Remember You,” which he posted to Twitter. The song was famously ...

Sam Neill and Jeff Goldblum gave their fans a Jurassic-sized quarantine reunion on Monday after Neill posted videos of the two delivering duets of several classic songs, including “I Remember You” and “A Fine Romance.”

The Jurassic World: Dominion stars, who are currently filming the Colin Trevorrow-directed film in the U.K., appeared side-by-side in the videos, which ran from just over one-minute to nearly three-minutes in length. Goldblum mostly played the piano and provided back-up vocals to Neill’s take on the 1962 hit “I Remember You,” which he posted to Twitter. The song was famously ...

Actress and former model Candice Bergen strode proudly onto the stage of NYC's Carnegie Hall, flanked by her Murphy Brown co-stars, at CBS' recent fall lineup announcement. "It's so great to have the gang back together," she said. "And to hear Americans cheering for a bunch of journalists." It's the kind of timely wisecrack Murphy often made on the hit 1988 to 1998 sitcom and will continue to make on the show's upcoming reboot. And like her character, Candice always tells it like it is. While recently addressing her youthful good looks, she told People that, "People who don't have it think beauty is a blessing, but actually it sets you apart." And when it comes to her later-in-life weight gain, she wrote in her memoir, A Fine Romance, "I am fat. I live to eat." Murphy Brown...together again. Coming to your neighborhood TV in the fall. Just in time.

Emma Stone shines with Ryan Gosling in Damien Chazelle's La La Land Photo: Anne-Katrin Titze

Take the opening number from Jacques Demy's Les Demoiselles De Rochefort mixed with Federico Fellini's 8 1/2 and copy to Los Angeles. Put girls in traffic light-colored dresses that vaguely resemble those from Stanley Donen and Gene Kelly's On the Town. Add an introspective song, channeling Claudine Longet, from Blake Edwards' The Party - plus an elephant and mix in some Esther Williams underwater fun. Make a melody sound like the one given by Michel Legrand to Michel Piccoli's M Dame. Borrow from Fred Astaire: Sand Under Shoes in Mark Sandrich's Top Hat, A Fine Romance of George Stevens' Swing Time, and the lift in Charles Walters' The Belle Of New York. From Kelly: Seine dance, paintings coming to life, studio setting and It's Always Fair Weather - without the war.

We feel you, Candice Bergen. The former model and Murphy Brown star continued her book publicity tour with a stop at the Today show on Tuesday, where she expressed surprise that folks had zeroed in so much on what she wrote about her weight in her new memoir, A Fine Romance, on sale today. "It was a scant reference on page 150 or something," Bergen said, referring to when she called herself "fat." "I was just saying, I don't enjoy eating lunch with some women who only have kale. I just find it limiting...I'd rather not go on, if that's what I have to eat to fuel myself." Sounds as though kale just became the new Dan Quayle... "I'm very...

Candice Bergen is not afraid to admit that she's gone under the knife. At 68 years old, the former Murphy Brown star has confessed to having her "eyes done" and then work on her neck muscles "because TV half-hour lighting can be harsh." But on the heels of her new memoir A Fine Romance being released in bookstores this coming week, would Bergen ever consider getting just a little more work done? "I'm clearly in need," she told People with a laugh. "But I frankly just don't care enough. I don't even get those shots anymore because it hurts so much." She continued, "I hate when my very close friends have obvious work done and they come out too...

In her new memoir A Fine Romance, Candice Bergen opens up about her weight gain and why it doesn't bother her.

"Let me just come right out and say it: I am fat," the Murphy Brown actress writes in an excerpt obtained by Page Six.

"In the past 15 years... I have put on 30 pounds," she adds. "I live to

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Candice Bergen is embracing her curvy new body! The 68-year-old actress is opening up about her weight in her new memoir, "A Fine Romance." (excerpted by "Today"). "Let me just come right out and say it: I am fat," she declares. "In the past 15 years ... I have put on 30 pounds." "I live to eat," the "Murphy Brown" star adds. "None of this 'eat to live' stuff for me. I am a champion eater. No carb is safe — no fat, either." The model-turned-actress goes on to compare her own eating habits to those of her "skinny friends," calling out the unhealthy practices some woman have used to stay slim. "They maintain their weight by routinely vomiting after major meals consisting of a slice of steak or a filet of fish," she reveals. "I am incapable of this." "Dieting is out of my purview," she continues. "I crave cookies...all the things that dilate my pupils.

Candice Bergen has no shame in following a bread basket with a bowl of chocolate ice cream.

The Murphy Brown actress, 68, addresses her latest approach to health and happiness in her new book A Fine Romance, in which she denounces dieting and fully embraces carbs.

"Let me just come right out and say it – I am fat," she states bluntly in the upcoming memoir, which was excerpted on the Today show Monday.

"In the past 15 years ... I have put on 30 pounds. I live to eat. None of this 'eat to live' stuff for me," she continues.

"At a recent dinner...

Candice Bergen is not about to apologize for gaining 30 pounds in 15 years.

The 68-year-old former Murphy Brown star is getting candid about her weight in her new memoir, A Fine Romance, and isn't afraid to tell it like it is.

"Let me just come right out and say it: I am fat," she writes, as the Today show reported on Monday, previewing their interview with her on April 7. "I live to eat. None of this 'eat to live' stuff for me."

"I am a champion eater," she jokes. "No carb is safe -- no fat, either."

Photos: Most Dramatic Celebrity Weight Loss Transformations

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In what's sure to be controversial, the former model also seemingly jokes about bulimia.

"They maintain their weight by routinely vomiting after major meals consisting of a slice of steak or a filet of fish," she writes about her thin friends, according to Page Six. "I am incapable...

Many Hollywood actresses denounce gluten and praise the Paleo diet, but not Candice Bergen. The 68-year-old Murphy Brown star is eating what she wants and has happily gained weight! In her new memoir A Fine Romance, she more than keeps it real, writing, (as excerpted by Today), "Let me just come right out and say it: I am fat." "In the past 15 years...I have put on 30 pounds," she continues. "I live to eat. None of this 'eat to live' stuff for me." Bergen goes on to call herself "a champion eater," writing, "No carb is safe—no fat, either." The former model says her "skinny friends" are "miserable," writing, "They maintain...

Happy how she is! Beloved star Candice Bergen opened up about her body image in her upcoming memoir A Fine Romance, happily acknowledging and embracing her weight gain. "Let me just come right out and say it: I am fat," the Murphy Brown actress, 68, writes in the book, excerpted by The New York Post's Page Six. "In the past 15 years... I have put on 30 pounds."  "I live to eat," the Boston Legal star adds. "None of this 'eat to live' stuff for me. I am [...]...

Quinn and Carrie, together? As in, a couple?

Okay, so it hasn't actually happened yet, but it sure seemed to be the running theme on Sunday's episode of Homeland.

We begin the show with Carrie (Claire Danes) assuming her post as station chief in Islamabad, where she meets her first roadblock: a grumpy subordinate named John, who is angry she took the job that was rightfully his.

He disobeys her orders and refers to her as "young lady" in the morning meeting. Big mistake. Huge. Carrie owns him, and later, privately tells him to clean up his act – that she...

Quinn and Carrie, together? As in, a couple? Okay, so it hasn't actually happened yet, but it sure seemed to be the running theme on Sunday's episode of Homeland. We begin the show with Carrie (Claire Danes) assuming her post as station chief in Islamabad, where she meets her first roadblock: a grumpy subordinate named John, who is angry she took the job that was rightfully his. He disobeys her orders and refers to her as "young lady" in the morning meeting. Big mistake. Huge. Carrie owns him, and later, privately tells him to clean up his act - that...

Today we are highlighting four particularly compelling recent releases perfect for Summer enjoyment, all from AcornAthena Media- the documentaries Shakespeare The King's Man and Broadway Musicals A Jewish Legacy, as well as the complete collection of Judi Dench's British TV series A Fine Romance and also the lavish 1982 TV film The Scarlet Pimpernel starring Ian McKellen, Anthony Andrews and Jane Seymour.

Doc Martin season 5

Kieran Kinsella

British TV’s best loved non-Gallifreyan doctor is back in a bumper sized boxset from Acorn Media. Doc Martin: Special Collection – Series 1 – 5 + The Movies includes the entire saga so far. It is the ideal gift for Doc Martin fans who have grown frustrated at the show’s infrequent airings on select PBS stations.

Doc Martin began life as a bit part character in the film Saving Grace. At the time, his last name was Bamford and he kept the same name for two spin-off BSkyB produced made for TV movies. Bamford was a younger, slimmer, happier, more relaxed version of the Doc Martin most of us are now familiar with. The character alterations occurred when BSkyB’s drama unit went the way of the Dodo and ITV chiefs decided to develop their own version of the show. It was decided that the Doc should...

With her seventh Bond film about to hit the big screen, Judi Dench shows no sign, even at 77, of curbing her enormous drive. She talks about painting landscapes, playing M and why she hates to be alone on stage

At one point sitting opposite Dame Judi Dench over a pot of tea at a hotel in Covent Garden, I find myself asking her if she has that recurrent dream, the one in which you are on a stage and the curtain is about to go up but can't remember any of your lines or the part you are supposed to play. It seems, as I'm saying it, a bit ridiculous to ask that question of Dench, who not long ago was by a margin voted "the greatest actor of all time" in an exhaustive poll of the readers of The Stage magazine. She is a woman who has hardly put a foot wrong,...

"Extra" correspondent Terri Seymour caught up with Hollywood supercouple Catherine Zeta-Jones and Michael Douglas at the Motion Picture & TV Fund's 6th Annual "A Fine Romance" event, and talked about birthdays, anniversaries... and "Rock of Ages."

Zeta-Jones, who stars as a conservative, Michelle Bachmann-type villain in the film, gushed in her praise of co-star Tom Cruise. "You have no idea how good he is going to be in this movie!"

Douglas added, "Catherine's version of Michelle Bachman should be pretty good,...

Hollywoodnews.com: Following the trend of every able-bodied actor trying to get a piece of ‘Glee’ popularity, Katie Holmes has become the latest celeb to jump on the show’s bandwagon, agreeing to a 5-show guest spot on the Fox hit show.

Apparently, Katie has been working on this deal this since Glee’s second season, milking a friendship with actress Dianna Agron (aka preggers cheerleader Quinn Fabray) to get on good terms with Glee creator, Ryan Murphy.

Even though Katie isn’t necessarily a singing novice, having done minor singing spots on everything from her old school Joey Potter days on Dawson’s Creek to her recent rendition of Whatever Lola Wants at A Fine Romance Benefit back in May, we don’t know if she’s really got the right singing chops to be on par with Glee’s musical powerhouses.

We’ll wait and see, but in the meantime,...

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Tom Killed it at the MTV Movie Awards as his Tropic Thunder character. Talk about fancy footwork!

Who knew Tom Cruise had such amazing moves? The A-list actor showed he could truly shake what his mama gave him at the MTV Movie Awards as his Tropic Thunder character, big-mouthed Hollywood producer Les Grossman. In fact, I thought his hilarious dance-off with Jennifer Lopez was a million times better than his tame performance with wife Katie Holmes at a charity dinner May 1.

The 47-year-old superstar was definitely the crowd favorite June 6 when he reprised his Tt role. Breaking it down live in front of million of people, the unusually polished A-list actor bumped and grinded to J. Lo’s 2005 single ‘Get Right’ while his wife Katie, 31, cheered him on from the front row.

Tom’s MTV breakout dance was quite a contrast to the number he did with Katie...

New York, May 10 – Tom Cruise surprised the crowd at a recent charity event, when he took the stage to perform with wife Katie Holmes.

The star couple sang and dance at the Motion Picture and Television Fund’s ‘A Fine Romance’, hosted by Hugh Jackman.

“She ended up performing a striptease on him to ‘Whatever Lola Wants, Lola Gets,” the New York Post quoted an audience member as saying.

When she sang the line about getting whatever she wants, Tom pointed to her wedding ring.”

Other performers included Shirley MacLaine and James Marsden..

Enjoying a Mother's day weekend outing with her daughter, Katie Holmes took Suri Cruise shopping in Los Angeles, California on Saturday (May 8).

The adorable duo trekked over to the Steven Alan clothing store, where they perused through the local boutique's selections before leaving with a few new purchases.

The outing comes after Mrs Tom Cruise joined her "Top Gun" hubby to perform a song and dance at the “A Fine Romance” charity gala - with Katie singing the tune “Whatever Lola Wants” from Damn Yankees.

And while the pair seemed to be having a marvelous time on this particular night, there are still rumblings of unhappiness in the marriage.

A Cruise source recently told E! Online, "Tom is one of the most goal-oriented guys I know. He never stops and chills. Ever, ever, ever—sitting around and just talking—never happens. You cannot just hang with him; he always has...

Last weekend, Katie Holmes and Tom Cruise hit the stage to take part in the "A Fine Romance" benefit for the Motion Picture and Television Fund. Taking a cue from Damn Yankees (the 1955 movie, not the Nuge band unfortunately, as apt as it would be to see her belting out "High Enough"), Holmes sung "Whatever Lola Wants, Lola Gets" to Cruise on stage.

Wrapped in a slinky black dress, Holmes sashays about, taunting and pushing hubby Cruise around as he reacts in his usual big-smile-guffaw way. The performance comes off flat, heavily planned, and not the least bit charismatic or romantic. Jezebel felt similarly, describing it as not feeling "right. Highly awkward, even." (Holmes had more chemistry singing with Chad Michael Murray as a kid.) Considering the subject matter of the song, one can't help but wonder if this was nothing more than a PR move to speak out against...

Katie Holmes and Tom Cruise did a song and dance routine to 'Whatever Lola Wants' from 'Damn Yankees' over the weekend, and the video from Saturday's A Fine Romance benefit is on YouTube. It was mostly Katie, as she did all the singing and most of the dance, but her husband was there with a few moves of his own. Scroll to watch. Katie has a musical theater background and started the Dizzy Feet Foundation to support dance. Watch: ...

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Whatever Katie Wants.... Katie Gets!: Katie Holmes continues to remind the world that she's not just the girl from "Dawson's Creek" who grew up and married Tom Cruise... and that she's actually a triple threat! Video footage from the Fifth Annual "A Fine Romance" benefit gala at 20th Century Fox on Saturday has popped up on YouTube, showing Katie singing "Whatever Lola Wants" from the musical "Damn Yankees" to hubby Tom Cruise. Check out the seduction - or awkward "Dancing with the Stars" audition tape - Here! (The original video had been removed, ...

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Is this how Katie Holmes and Tom Cruise keep their marriage hot?

The actress, who's made no secret of her musical talents, put on quite the seductive serenade for her husband at last Saturday's A Fine Romance benefit for the Motion Picture and Television Fund.

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Take a look at this video! Do you think Tom & Katie have a shot at making it to Dancing With the Stars?

Tom Cruise and wife Katie Holmes took to the stage over the weekend to perform at the 5th Annual A Fine Romance Benefit Gala at 20th Century Fox in NYC on May 1. Katie sang her heart out to the score “Whatever Lola Wants” from the musical Damned Yankees while she drove her husband wild as she provocatively seduced him across the dance floor with her moves. It looked like the Hollywood couple may have been practicing for a gig on Dancing With The Stars. Will we be seeing them next season?

Katie sure wanted to do her best on the dance floor. She even practiced for her big stage performance with the help of her good friend Tyce Diorio, choreographer and judge of So You Think You Can Dance...

Scientologist power couple Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes recently put on a sassy performance of "Whatever Lola Wants" from Damn Yankees at the A Fine Romance benefit gala, and luckily for us someone had the foresight to record the little number for posterity. Watch the leggy Katie writhe around sexily-ish (yes, this merits a new word) as Tom plays semi-coy to her advances. Sure, the performance is a little silly, but it's for charity, people! And the performance is less sexual than Miley Cyrus "Can't Be Tamed" music video, so it isn't like the married couple re being inappropriate or anything. What do...

Hollywood couple Katie Holmes and Tom Cruise thrilled onlookers as they showed off their dance skills at a star-studded gala this weekend. Holmes was joined onstage by the "Top Gun" star as she sang the showtune "Whatever Lola Wants, Lola Gets" at Los Angeles' A Fine Romance Benefit for The Motion Picture and Television Fund on Saturday, May 1.

Dressed in a sexy black dress and heels, Holmes sashayed seductively towards her husband, who she pushed and pulled across the stage as she sang her big number. Cruise played up his part and even allowed his wife to shove him onto the floor.

The crowd, which included Catherine Zeta-Jones, James Marsden and the event's host Hugh Jackman, cheered with delight as the couple shared a steamy kiss for the finale.

Katie Holmes serenaded her husband Tom Cruise in a sexy stage performance on Saturday (01.05.10). The 'Thank You For Smoking' actress - who has a daughter, four-year-old Suri, with her husband of three years - dressed in a floaty black halter-neck dress as she belted out 'Whatever Lola Wants' at The Motion Picture and Television Fund's A Fine Romance Benefit at 20th Century Fox in Century City, California. An onlooker said: "It was quite a raunchy routine. Katie ruffled Tom's hair, hitched up her skirt and at one stage even pushed him to the floor!" The 31-year-old actress strutted around to the musical number - which was from the musical 'Damn Yankees' - while a pianist accompanied her vocals and...

Hollywood couple Katie Holmes and Tom Cruise thrilled onlookers as they showed off their dance skills at a star-studded gala this weekend (01-02May10).

Holmes was joined onstage by the Top Gun star as she sang the showtune Whatever Lola Wants, Lola Gets at Los Angeles' A Fine Romance Benefit for The Motion Picture and Television Fund on Saturday.

Dressed in a sexy black dress and heels, Holmes sashayed seductively towards her husband, who she pushed and pulled across the stage as she sang her big number.

Cruise played up his part and even allowed his wife to shove him onto the floor.

The crowd, which included Catherine Zeta-Jones, James Marsden and the event's host Hugh Jackman, cheered with delight as the couple shared a steamy kiss for the finale.

Putting on quite the show, Katie Holmes and Tom Cruise took the stage and wowed the crowd at “A Fine Romance” benefit for The Motion Picture and Television Fund over the weekend.

The former “Dawson’s Creek” star sang “Whatever Lola Wants” from the musical “Damn Yankees” while tantalizing her “Top Gun” husband across the stage.

In related news, it was announced last week that Ms Katie has signed up to play the role of America’s most famous First Lady, Jackie Onassais.

The 31-year-old will star opposite Greg Kinnear, who will be taking on the role President John F. Kennedy, in the eight-hour mini series, “The Kennedys.”...

Katie Holmes has made no secret of her musical abilities - but at a recent Hollywood benefit event, the actress was joined onstage by her husband, Tom Cruise, for her big number. He didn't sing, but Cruise played up his part as Holmes performed a sexy number and belted out the sassy showtune "Whatever Lola Wants, Lola Gets" from the 1955 musical Damn Yankees. Every bit the temptress, Holmes slinked across the stage in a little black dress as Cruise responded to her calls for affection. And the couple had a starry audience. Holmes took the stage at last Saturday's A Fine Romance...

Katie Holmes and Tom Cruise performed a steamy rendition of "What Lola Wants" from the musical "Damn Yankees," their first dance performance together!

The show was part of the 5th Annual "A Fine Romance" benefit for the Motion Picture and Television Fund gala, held at 20th Century Fox. Check it out!

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Katie Holmes was spotted dancing with hubby Tom Cruise in Los Angeles over the weekend. Were they rehearsing for a stint on ABC’s "Dancing with the Stars"? The celeb power couple were actually performing as part of the Motion Picture and Television Fund’s "A Fine Romance" fundraiser. Katie, dressed in a little black dress, belted out "Whatever Lola Wants" from the musical Damn Yankees, with hubby Tom as the focal point of her accompanying dance routine. Tom, dressed in a white button-down shirt and black pants, sat on a bench while Katie danced around him. At one point, when Katie sang the phrase, “Whatever Lola wants, Lola gets,” Tom smiled and pointed at his wedding ring. A video of the performance has surfaced on YouTube. You can see the video here. Hugh Jackman hosted the evening's fundraising festivities, which celebrated the love affair between Broadway and Hollywood. For...

Tom Cruise unleashed his inner Broadway star this weekend -- stage-diving, dancing and even kissing his wife, Katie Holmes , during a performance of a " Damn Yankees " song for a charity event. It all went down during a performance of "Whatever Lola Wants" at the "A Fine Romance" benefit gala in L.A. Read more...

Hugh Jackman attending the 5th Annual "A Fine Romance" benefit at Fox Studio Lot in Los Angeles.Photo copyrigth by David Gabber / PR Photos. Kelli O'Hara attending the 5th Annual "A Fine Romance" benefit at Fox Studio Lot in Los Angeles.Photo copyrigth by David Gabber / PR Photos. James Marsden attending the 5th Annual "A Fine Romance" benefit at Fox Studio Lot in Los Angeles.Photo copyrigth by David Gabber / PR Photos. Melina Kanakaredes attending the 5th Annual "A Fine Romance" benefit at Fox Studio Lot in Los Angeles.Photo copyrigth by David Gabber / PR Photos. Cheyenne Jackson attending the 5th Annual "A Fine Romance" benefit at Fox Studio Lot in Los Angeles.Photo copyrigth by David...

By Marilyn Beck and Stacy Jenel Smith

Talk about hot! “So You Think You Can Dance” All Star and “Glee” performer Lauren Gottlieb found herself having to turn down the soon-to-begin “Glee” four-city live tour last week due to her overloaded schedule. And while she was making that decision, she was busy helping prep Katie Holmes for her dance performance over the weekend at the The Motion Picture & Television Fund’s “A Fine Romance” benefit on the Fox lot.

The super-talented 21-year-old wants us to know she considers Katie a terrific dancer. “I’m working with Tom as well. I can’t really talk about that yet,” she told us before the event. But she could say that the Cruises “are the most amazing, adorable family.”

Especially Suri. “She’s dancing on the side and I keep trying to teach her little things. [Holmes] likes it that she’s growing up sort of in-studio,...