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I used to love Whitney Houston. But over the past decade or so, she has really lost her spark. Some people blame her problems on her husband Bobby Brown, but let’s face it, Whitney Houston is a grown woman. It’s always sad to see someone with so much talent let it drift […]

Rank Movie Title Weekend Estimated Gross Cumulative Gross
1. The Ring Two $36,000,000 $36,000,000
2. Robots $21,825,000 $66,867,000
3. The Pacifier $12,542,000 $72,283,000
4. Ice Princess $7,013,000 $7,013,000
5. Hitch $6,600,000 $159,445,000
6. Be Cool $5,800,000 $47,203,000
7. Hostage $5,797,000 $19,311,000
8. Million Dollar Baby $4,080,000 $90,002,000
9. Diary of […]

Opening March 18, 2005

Ice Princess
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“American Idol” dropout Mario Vazquez appeared briefly on the CBS “Late Show with David Letterman” on Tuesday to give his top 10 reasons for quitting the hit reality TV competition — but he never finished that either.
Poking fun at his own unexpected, and unexplained, weekend departure from Fox television’s hit talent competition, Vazquez took part […]

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It’s personal. That’s what Mario Vazquez is insisting about his decision to drop out of Fox’s “American Idol” talent search. Fans were buzzing Monday on why such a popular contender would forfeit “Idol” fame.
“My gut and intuition told me it wasn’t time to do this,” Vazquez told The Associated Press. “I had […]

What happened?? One of my favorite contestants from American Idol, Mario Vazquez, is gone.
Fan favorite Mario Vazquez withdrew from “American Idol” on Sunday, and producers called in the son of a baseball Hall of Famer as backup.
Vazquez, 27, cited “personal reasons” for his withdrawal and no other details were available, Fox announced in a […]

Rank Movie Title Estimated Weekend Box Office Cumulative Gross
1. Robots $36,500,000 $36,500,000
2. The Pacifier $18,060,000 $54,386,000
3. Be Cool $10,300,000 $38,426,000
4. Hostage $9,837,000 $9,837,000
5. Hitch $8,700,000 $149,754,000
6. Million Dollar Baby $5,075,000 $83,976,000
7. Diary of a Mad Black Woman […]

So far, all of my initial American Idol picks — Scott Savol, Constantine Maroulis and Mario Vazquez have made it. I must admit that I haven’t been impressed with Constantine lately. His performances in Hollywood have been lackluster and I wonder what happened to his voice. I still love Scott and […]

Helen McCarter (Kimberly Elise) seemingly had the perfect life with husband Charles McCarter (Steve Harris). Over the years, Helen has been a faithful and loving wife, while Charles built a successful and lucrative career as a prominent Atlanta attorney. They wear the latest fashions, drive the nicest cars, have all the possessions they need, and […]

The Rev. Al Sharpton is putting in his two cents about the latest drama involving 50 Cent. The civil rights leader on Tuesday proposed a ban that would muzzle artists who are connected to any violent acts, denying them airplay on radio and television for 90 days.
Though Sharpton did not single out 50 Cent by […]