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Portia de Rossi and Ellen DeGeneres have announced they plan to take advantage of California's new gay-marriage ruling.

Ellen and Portia plan to wed in California

AFTER THE CALIFORNIA Supreme Court ruled Thursday that "limiting the designation of marriage to a union 'between a man and a woman' is unconstitutional," the path was cleared for gay couples in California to marry legally as soon as early June. And one of the first couples to announce plans to take advantage of it was none other than Portia de Rossi of "Arrested Development" and talk-show maven Ellen DeGeneres.

Short takes 2:08am: Reviews by Daily News critic Gary Thompson, unless noted. BABY MAMA. Yuppie (Tina Fey) hires blue-collar gal (Amy Poehler) to carry her baby. Some lightweight "Odd Couple" laughs, nice showcase for Poehler. (PG) B-
Enjoy upcoming events 2:08am: THIS WEEKEND Once upon a laugh The Comic Energy Sketch Comedy Troupe fractures some fairy tales this weekend. "A Night of Comedic Fairy Tales" parodies those familiar stories of childhood for grown-up fun.
Dear Abby: Set limits to gain freedom from overbearing parents 2:08am: DEAR ABBY: I have overbearing in-laws who refuse to let their children, all of whom are in their 40s, live their own lives. We are constantly forced to spend time with them by means of manipulation. We have all been under their thumbs for so long that when the opportunity presented itself for our family to start a new life in a different state, we jumped at the chance.
Stars -- Horoscope 2:08am: ARIES (March 21-April 19). You strike a delicate balance by staying within your own boundaries. You enjoy the eccentricities of others without allowing those same qualities to disrupt your plans too much.
Still going downashore: Beachgoers, undaunted by high gas prices, head for familiar haunts 05/16/2008: By ROBERT STRAUSS , For the Daily News

ABOUT THIS TIME of year, for all but one of the last 21 years, Mike Murphy has closed up his Wayne house and headed 100 miles southeast, his perch on the Wildwood Crest beach clean and ready for him once again. An actor, model and corporate spokesman in cooler weather, when the first warm ocean breeze hits, Murphy is back up on the lifeguard stand five days a week.
Tattle: Shania Twain, hubby 'Mutt' Lange calling it quits 05/16/2008: By Howard Gensler

SHANIA TWAIN, who infused a pop sensibility and bare abs into country music to become one of the biggest-selling female recording artists of all time, is separating from the man who put the arena rock riffs in her songs.
Ellen Gray: Fox wants to make some 'noise' with new schedule 05/16/2008: NEW YORK - People who like their dramas dark and complicated and their comedies animated should find plenty to look forward to next season from Fox, whose entertainment president, Kevin Reilly, yesterday told reporters that "we're just looking for good, noisy shows."
'Caspian' offers intriguing story and a host of great new characters 05/15/2008: By GARY THOMPSON , thompsg@phillynews.com

Maybe I'll be struck by a bolt of lightning for saying this, but Aslan, as movie characters go, is not very interesting.
'Caspian' offers intriguing story and a host of great new characters 05/16/2008: By GARY THOMPSON , thompsg@phillynews.com

Maybe I'll be struck by a bolt of lightning for saying this, but Aslan, as movie characters go, is not very interesting.
Not perfect, but not just empty ‘Noise’ 05/15/2008: By GARY THOMPSON , thompsg@phillynews.com

Philadelphia native Henry Bean probes the mind of the zealot once again in the oddball indie "Noise."
Pregnant Angelina Jolie taking it easy at Cannes 05/16/2008: By ANGELA DOLAND , Associated Press

CANNES, France - Angelina Jolie, pregnant with twins, has some secrets for staying serene at the Cannes Film Festival: get her partner, Brad Pitt, to baby-sit, and wear comfy shoes on the red carpet.
Punny, funny ‘Poultrygeist’ 05/15/2008: By GARY THOMPSON , thompsg@phillynews.com

Troma Films 35-year track record of modest but consistent commercial success (titles like "Toxic Avenger") is built on a horror-comedy foundation of unrepentant juvenilia. Troma's latest — "Poultrygeist" — is a quintessential example: It opens with a sex scene that ends with a peeping Tom getting an involuntary probe from a zombie.
Adultery turns to tragedy in 'Before the Rains' 05/16/2008: By COLIN COVERT , Minneapolis Star Tribune

Kerala, South India, in 1937, was the wild frontier for English colonialists, a land rich in resources for the taking and restless natives.
Furry Kung Fu Panda makes it to the Cannes fest 05/16/2008: By DAVID GERMAIN , Associated Press

CANNES, France - Fur might be a politically incorrect fashion statement on the red carpet at the world's most-prestigious film festival. Not when you're the star of a movie called "Kung Fu Panda," though.
'Pieces' captures pain of loss 05/16/2008: By CONNIE OGLE , McClatchy Newspapers

Sensitively adapted from the achingly sad, luminous novel by Anne Michaels, "Fugitive Pieces" is a story of unspeakable loss and how it eats at the souls of survivors. Made with an unerring visual dazzle - its dark corners are shadowy, deep and
Short takes 05/16/2008: Reviews by Daily News critic Gary Thompson, unless noted. BABY MAMA. Yuppie (Tina Fey) hires blue-collar gal (Amy Poehler) to carry her baby. Some lightweight "Odd Couple" laughs, nice showcase for Poehler. (PG) B-
Tomorrow, get a sampling of Kanye West 05/16/2008: Being labeled a "genius" by Jay-Z has paid outrageous dividends for Kanye West, who leveraged the attention to advance from above-par producer, working on hit albums by Jay-Z and others, to moneyed rapper.
Music critics' picks 05/16/2008: HIP-HOP Being labeled a "genius" by Jay-Z has paid outrageous dividends for Kanye West, who leveraged the attention to advance from above-par producer, working on hit albums by Jay-Z and others, to moneyed rapper.
Music this week 05/16/2008: byline w

Live music and more, tonight through Thursday, compiled by Tom Di Nardo, Shaun Brady, Sara Sherr, Jonathan Takiff and Damon C. Williams.
Christoph Eschenbach's grand finale: Schubert's Eighth 05/16/2008: By TOM DI NARDO , For the Daily News

This weekend, Christoph Eschenbach completes his tenure as the Philadelphia Orchestra's seventh music director. The magnificent program could be seen as a metaphor for his finale: Schubert's Eighth Symphony, the beloved "Unfinished," and the seething, often triumphant arch of that tragic composer's ultimate, mighty Ninth.