Mamma Mia! ** Mediocre reviews weren't enough to keep audiences away from this big-screen adaptation of the stage sensation, loosely based on the ABBA songbook and set on a Greek island. Meryl Streep headlines as a laid-back innkeeper whose daughter (Amanda Seyfried) invites three men to her upcoming nuptials, hoping to discover which one is her father. ...more

December 18, 2008

The Catholic school drama "Doubt" led contenders Thursday for the Screen Actors Guild Awards with five nominations, including honors for Meryl Streep, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Amy Adams and Viola Davis. ...more

December 18, 2008

OK, dancing queens, put on the white spandex and sing your heart out in the safety of your own home. "Mamma Mia!" hits DVD shelves today. You can also expand your Academy Award knowledge with an Oscar history book and share the madness with the newest CD from Fall Out Boy. ...more

December 16, 2008

"The Curious Case of Benjamin Button," "Frost/Nixon" and "Doubt" led the Golden Globes with five nominations each Thursday, though the former two had a leg up with best-drama slots. ...more

December 12, 2008

"The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" and "Frost/Nixon" led the Golden Globes on Thursday with five nominations each, among them best drama, while "Doubt" also has five, including four acting slots. Other best-drama nominees: "The Reader," "Revolutionary Road" and "Slumdog Millionare." ...more

December 11, 2008

The competition among TV networks, movie studios and A-list stars can be fierce, but the fight against cancer will unite them on Sept. 5. ...more

August 28, 2008

ABBA songs are, of course, evil in musical form. Just try getting "Dancing Queen" out of your head once it's burrowed its way in there. "Waterloo," too, is especially pesky. But "Mamma Mia" might be the most tenacious tune from the 1970s group. ...more

July 17, 2008

For the first time in 22 years, all four ex-members of ABBA appeared together at the Swedish premiere of the film "Mamma Mia!" that stars Meryl Streep, Pierce Brosnan and Colin Firth. ...more

July 6, 2008

TASTES JUST LIKE CHICKEN Kathleen Flinn, author of the book "The Sharper Your Knife, the Less You Cry" and part-time Anna Maria Island resident, is a member of the food writer's portion of the International Association of Culinary Professionals. That makes her privy to new books coming out. She says a recent notification caught her attention. ...more

June 25, 2008

Candid footage of Marilyn Monroe on the set of her last completed film brought in $60,000 at an auction of movie memorabilia Saturday. ...more

June 22, 2008