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Onstage, Tig Notaro is cool as a cucumber, willing to wait for the laughs and relishing silence. Her dry delivery and offbeat perspective stand in stark contrast to today’s popular neurotic, high-energy stand-up. That same quiet confidence permeates “One Mississippi,” Notaro’s autobiographical Amazon series about returning to her hometown after the death of her mother, which released a teaser for its second season today.

Read More‘One Mississippi’ Review: Tig Notaro’s Inspired Amazon Comedy is Fearless and Funny In Equal Doses

It’s been five years since Notaro’s brutally honest and heartbreakingly funny stand-up special, “Live,” skyrocketed the comedian to a new level of notoriety. Recorded just one week after Notaro learned she had breast cancer, which was the same year her mother died, the totally improvised half-hour set became instant comedy legend. Not only that, it ushered in a shift towards darker, more personal stand-up across the industry.

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Question: Now that Bones has decided to incorporate Emily Deschanel’s pregnancy into the show, will we get to see Brennan in the early stages of her pregnancy this time? Or will there be another time jump? —Tiera

Ausiello: Sounds like you’ll get a ringside seat to that elusive first trimester, since exec producer Stephen Nathan tells me that Brennan and Booth will, a least initially, attempt to keep the pregnancy a secret from their co-workers.

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War Story: Weinstock’s Sophomore Feature Rides on Leigh’s Laurels

Unveiling her first film since her 2003 debut, Easy, director Jane Weinstock’s latest, The Moment, is an intriguing psychological thriller featuring an exciting and unpredictable cast. Unfortunately, the film gets a bit derailed as its fatiguing complexities outweigh any enjoyment gained from experiencing its puzzling scenario. Jennifer Jason Leigh stars in a committed performance, though she can’t quite overcome the tedious fluctuations that drive us away rather than rope us in.

Lurking outside her ex’s isolated home, photographer Lee (Jennifer Jason Leigh) anxiously calls to announce her wish to collect some equipment she’d left behind in the house. Receiving no answer but seeing his vehicle located outside, she enters the home to find that John (Martin Henderson) hasn’t been there in sometime. Alarmed and somewhat stunned, Lee collects her instruments and reports him as...

The Moment

Written by Gloria Norris and Jane Weinstock

Directed by Jane Weinstock

USA, 2013

Mental illness has long been a subject wrought with stigma and social taboos. Though even today those stigmas remains people are now more accepting of those troubled with emotional problems. The mission of psychiatric care mission is to learn why people think and behave the way they do. In the new drama The Moment, Jennifer Jason Leigh plays a woman who is struggling with a very personal and internal battle. While the performances in this film are above average, the film as a whole is severely lacking.

The Moment focuses on Lee (Leigh), a war photojournalist who has seen her fair share of horribleness. She has flashbacks and obsessive beliefs that she has a rash all over her body. When her boyfriend John (Martin Henderson) goes missing, she begins to feel as though she’s losing her grip on reality.

We haven't seen much of Jennifer Jason Leigh on the big screen in the past few years. Her most recent outing was in Noah Baumbach's "Greenberg" and since then she's largely laid low, appearing only on the small screen in "Weeds" and "Revenge." In January she made a splash at Sundance with parts in two buzzy, upcoming films "The Spectacular Now" and "Kill Your Darlings" and perhaps most exciting of all the lead in the new drama "The Moment". The first poster from the flick promises to be a showcase part for an actress we could always use more of. Directed by Jane Weinstock (her first film since 2003's "Easy"), and co-written by her Gloria Norris, the story kicks off with the tumultuous affair between international photojournalist Lee (Leigh) and troubled writer John (Martin Henderson) that ends with John’s disappearance and Lee in a mental hospital. Whilst recuperating,...

Bringing country's biggest stars to Sin City, the 2013 Academy of Country Music Awards are coming to an end in MGM Grand's Garden Arena in Las Vegas this evening (April 7).

Helmed by hosts Luke Bryan and Blake Shelton, the night went off with a bang and included performances from celebs like Taylor Swift, Carrie Underwood, Eric Church and Lady Antebellum.

The big winner of the night was Luke Bryan taking home the Entertainer of the Year award, while Jason Aldean took home Male Vocalist of the Year and Miranda Lambert scored Female Vocalist of the Year.

In addition, Little Big Town proved victorious in the Vocal Group of the Year category, while Eric Church took home the trophy for Album of the Year.

Below is the complete list of 2013 Acm Awards winners:

Entertainer Of The Year

Jason Aldean

Winner Luke Bryan

Miranda Lambert

Blake Shelton

Taylor Swift

Male Vocalist

Winner Jason Aldean...

The most perfect thing about the Cleary family is how completely imperfect they are. In the trailer for The Perfect Family, Kathleen Turner plays Eileen Cleary, an ultra-conservative Christian mother battling another woman from her church to win theCatholic Woman of the Year award. Easy enough, right?

Not quite. On paper, Eileen’s family plays the ideal support system for this anal-retentive matriarch. But take that paper and consider it shredded because on the brink of the announcement, her daughter (Emily Deschanel) reveals that she’s pregnant and moving in with her girlfriend, while her son (Jason Ritter) announces he...

Vanessa Marano stars in ABC Family.s new series, Switched At Birth, about two teen age girls who learn that they were accidentally switched in the hospital and sent home with the wrong parents. Vanessa started acting in the theater when she was seven years old, performing in numerous plays at A.C.T. in Agoura Hills, California. She began her professional career with several national commercials. Vanessa is most recognized for her roles as April, the daughter of Luke in the highly popular show, Gilmore Girls and for the role of Francesca, the daughter of the Emmy® Award-winning Lisa Kudrow, in the HBO Original series .The Comeback.. Recently, she starred in Scoundrels playing the scheming, school-skipping daughter of Virginia Madsen. She has had recurring roles in shows including Dexter , Without a Trace, Trust Me and The Young and The Restless. Her guest-starring credits include Parenthood, Medium, .Love Bites,. Ghost Whisperer,...

We Love Soaps TV recently had the chance to speak with Vanessa Marano, who will be starring in the upcoming ABC Family drama Switched At Birth.

Vanessa started acting in the theater when she was seven years old, performing in numerous plays at A.C.T. in Agoura Hills, California. She began her professional career with several national commercials.

She is most recognized for her roles as April, the daughter of Luke in the highly popular show, Gilmore Girls, as Eden on The Young And The Restless, and for the role of Francesca, the daughter of the Emmy® Award-winning Lisa Kudrow, in the HBO Original series The Comeback. Recently, she starred in Scoundrels playing the scheming, school-skipping daughter of Virginia Madsen. She has had recurring roles in shows including Dexter, Without A Trace and Trust Me. Her guest-starring credits include Parenthood, Medium, Love Bites, Ghost Whisperer, Past Lives, Six Feet Under,...

We Love Soaps TV recently had the chance to speak with Vanessa Marano, who will be starring in the upcoming ABC Family drama Switched At Birth.

Vanessa started acting in the theater when she was seven years old, performing in numerous plays at A.C.T. in Agoura Hills, California. She began her professional career with several national commercials.

She is most recognized for her roles as April, the daughter of Luke in the highly popular show, Gilmore Girls, as Eden on The Young And The Restless, and for the role of Francesca, the daughter of the Emmy® Award-winning Lisa Kudrow, in the HBO Original series The Comeback. Recently, she starred in Scoundrels playing the scheming, school-skipping daughter of Virginia Madsen. She has had recurring roles in shows including Dexter, Without A Trace and Trust Me. Her guest-starring credits include Parenthood, Medium, Love Bites, Ghost Whisperer, Past Lives, Six Feet Under,...