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Review: ‘The Best Man Holiday’ overcomes sophomore jinx

Actor Terrence Howard arrives on the red carpet for the world premiere of the feature film "The Best Man Holiday" at the TCL Chinese Theatre on Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2013 in Los Angeles. (Photo by Dan Steinberg/Invision/AP) We’ve waited long enough. After almost 15 years, "The Best Man" (1999) crew has reunited for Christmas at the Sullivan’s in "The Best Man Holiday." The original cast returns starring Morris Chestnut, Taye Diggs, Terrence Howard, Sanaa Lathan, Nia Long, Harold Perrineau, Monica Calhoun, Regina Hall and Melissa De Sousa.

Real Housewives of Atlanta brings back the drama for a sixth season

Well the girls are back. Real Housewives of ATL season 6 premiered Nov. 3 at 8 p.m. EST on Bravo. The Real Housewives franchise brings back the Georgia peaches for a sixth season minus Kim Zolciak – Biermann who has moved on from the series with a new husband, more children and a spin-off. Don’t worry there’s still going to be enough drama to go around with Nene Leakes, Cynthia Bailey, Kandi Burruss, Phaedra Parks, Porsha Stewart and former Miss USA Kenya Moore creating mayhem in Hotlanta.

Daytime soap ‘All My Children’ canceled again, actress tweets

'All My Children' star Debbi Morgan (Photo: Dario Cantatore/Invision/AP) by Alan Duke LOS ANGELES (CNN) -- Daytime soap "All My Children" may have finally reached the end of its run, according to an actress on the show. The iconic drama, which moved from television to the Internet after ABC canceled it, will not return for a second online season, Debbi Morgan tweeted this week.

Arts & Culture Calendar 11-13-13

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Lansbury: Mistake to recycle ‘Murder, She Wrote’

Octavia Spencer at the 2012 Toronto Film Festival in Toronto. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP, file) by Sandy CohenAP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Angela Lansbury says "it's a mistake" for NBC to call a new series "Murder, She Wrote." The network recently announced plans to reboot the show with Oscar-winner Octavia Spencer as its star. Spencer acknowledged her new TV project on Twitter last month.

Comics lovers will be drawn to Ohio museum

This Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2013 photo shows a comic titled "Pogo" by Walt Kelly at the Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum in Columbus, Ohio. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak) by Mitch StacyAssociated Press Writer COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — There is a place where Snoopy frolics carefree with the scandalous Yellow Kid, where Pogo the possum philosophizes alongside Calvin and Hobbes. It's a place where Beetle Bailey loafs with Garfield the cat, while Krazy Kat takes another brick to the noggin, and brooding heroes battle dark forces on the pages of fat graphic novels. That doesn't even begin to describe everything that's going on behind the walls of the new Billy Ireland Cartoon Library and Museum on the Ohio State University campus, opening to the public Saturday.

Cast of ‘Porgy and Bess’ excited for national tour

Nathaniel Stampley, will lead the national tour of the musical "Porgy and Bess," that kicks off a 14-state tour this weekend in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Richards Associates) by Mark KennedyAP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Nathaniel Stampley ached to make the role of Porgy his own in the celebrated 2012 Broadway revival of "Porgy and Bess." Instead, he kept dying. Stampley was an understudy for Norm Lewis in the title role and bided his time by playing the small role of Robbins in the revamped version of the Gershwin classic. Robbins is killed with a cotton hook in a fight after a dice game on page 15 of the script.

Miley Cyrus smokes a joint and twerks at MTV EMAs

Miley Cyrus, left, and a dancer perform at the 2013 MTV Europe Music Awards in Amsterdam, Netherlands, Sunday, Nov. 10, 2013. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong) by Toby SterlingAssociated Press Writer AMSTERDAM (AP) — She couldn't resist. Singer Miley Cyrus smoked a joint on stage and twerked with a dwarf during the MTV EMAs on Sunday. The 20-year old pop star also took home the Best Video award for her hit song "Wrecking Ball" during a show with a strong lineup of other performers including Eminem and Katy Perry. Cyrus opened the space-themed show singing the song "We Can't Stop," while wearing a silver spandex suit and gyrating her buttocks in the move known as twerking in the general direction of her smaller female dance partner.

‘Thor: The Dark World’ bashes box office with $86M

In this film publicity image released by Paramount Pictures, Chris Hemsworth, portraying superhero Thor, and Natalie Portman, portraying jane Foster, are shown in a scene from the film, "Thor." Hitting Chris Hemsworth was “one small slap for womankind” says Natalie Portman. The actress, who reprises her role as Jane Foster in “Thor: The Dark World,” gives the superhero a swipe round the face when she reunites with him for the Marvel sequel. (AP Photo/Paramount Pictures-Marvel Studios, Zade Rosenthal) by Jessica Herndon AP Entertainment Writer Superheroes continue to defeat their foes at the box office. Disney's "Thor: The Dark World," earning $86.1 million, dominated the weekend box office as it opened domestically at No. 1, according to studio estimates Sunday.

Celeb birthdays for the week of Nov. 10-16

Actor-comedian Sinbad is 57 Nov. 10: Actor Russell Johnson ("Gilligan's Island") is 89. Actor Albert Hall ("Ally McBeal," ''Beloved") is 76. Country singer Donna Fargo is 72. Lyricist Tim Rice is 69. Singer-guitarist Greg Lake of Emerson, Lake and Palmer is 66. Actress-dancer Ann Reinking is 64. Actor Jack Scalia is 63. Actor-comedian Sinbad is 57. Actress Mackenzie Phillips is 54. Actor Hugh Bonneville is 50. Comedian Tommy Davidson ("In Living Color") is 50. Actor Michael Jai White is 49. Country singer Chris Cagle is 45. Comedian Tracy Morgan is 45. Actress Ellen Pompeo is 44. Rapper Warren G is 43. Singer-guitarist Jim Adkins of Jimmy Eat World is 38. Rapper Eve is 35. Bassist Chris Joannou of Silverchair is 34. Actress Heather Matarazzo is 31. Country singer Miranda Lambert is 30. Actor Josh Peck is 27. Actress Kiernan Shipka is 14. Actress Mackenzie Foy ("Twilight") is 13.

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