http://www.philly.com/r?19=960&32=3796&7=195357&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fentertainment%2F Philly.com entertainment headlines. en-us Fri, 16 May 2008 20:06:24 GMT 2008-05-16T20:06:24Z en-us http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=168041&44=19016509&32=3796&7=195357&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fentertainment%2Frdflickgrrl.html Fri, 16 May 2008 20:06:24 GMT 2f78e343d9d65fc4f2eef4a42faa630f Don Henry 2008-05-16T20:06:24Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=168041&44=19012694&32=3796&7=195357&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fentertainment%2FCheck_out_The_Inquirer_tent_at_the_Philly_Book_Fair.html Fri, 16 May 2008 18:06:34 GMT 8961b2549e127321b2bf98fff2ba4675 Jodie Chester 2008-05-16T18:06:34Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=168041&44=19003074&32=3796&7=195357&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fentertainment%2F20080516_ap_degeneresderossiplantomarryapistold.html Ellen DeGeneres and longtime girlfriend and Portia de Rossi are jumping at the chance to get married. Fri, 16 May 2008 13:02:41 GMT 8975b8289c4abf27cf59c5f78527a0cf 2008-05-16T13:02:41Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=168041&44=19002009&32=3796&7=195357&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fentertainment%2F20080516_Sideshow__A_memorial_for_Oprah_s_2_late_dogs.html Daniel Edwards has struck again. This time, the artist who created a shocking sculpture of Britney Spears giving birth on a bearskin rug has struck at the very heart of American spirituality with a bust of the queen of the new age, Oprah Winfrey, reports E!Online reports. Fri, 16 May 2008 07:01:00 GMT 9e4f110df379ab0ecd27d610bc9d858b 2008-05-16T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=168041&44=19001444&32=3796&7=195357&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fentertainment%2F20080516_Sounds_like_you_need_some_A_C__this_summer.html Even in the heat of the summer, it seems that most concert promoters treat Atlantic City and other beachfront Jersey locales like a three-night town. And this year, more than in the recent past, talent bookers are targeting their mostly weekend attractions to a really grown-up (say, 30-plus) entertainment-seeker who wants an easy, safe bet. Fri, 16 May 2008 07:01:00 GMT 47503b679d9621a851af1a5ddda4939f 2008-05-16T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=168041&44=19001449&32=3796&7=195357&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fentertainment%2F20080516_From_Ventnor_to_Cape_May__Shore_cuisine_exerts_a_tidal_tug.html No doubt a "down the shore" chromosome wound up in our DNA - Philly's evolutionary version of swallows to Capistrano. We will be there, no matter how strong the headwind or the cost of that tank of gas. Fri, 16 May 2008 07:01:00 GMT bce80d49186a9246dc76a191251dcac1 2008-05-16T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=168041&44=19001404&32=3796&7=195357&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fentertainment%2F20080516_10_by_the_sea__and_all_for_free.html There's plenty of free fun to be had by the sea for Shore loyalists. Here are 10 suggestions: 1. Hard to beat seeing 430 animals of 250 different species for free at the Cape May County Zoo, on Moore Road in Cape May Court House. There are no gorillas or elephants, but practically everything else, from lions and tigers to ground hogs and exotic bi Fri, 16 May 2008 07:01:00 GMT fa40b20230fdd79e52d8f6fb6ba797a7 2008-05-16T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=168041&44=19002024&32=3796&7=195357&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fentertainment%2F20080516_Lofty_ideas.html This spring, it seems, everyone is celebrating trees. Three public gardens in the Philadelphia area are launching exhibits featuring tree houses and "canopy walks" - Longwood Gardens in Kennett Square, Morris Arboretum in Chestnut Hill, and Tyler Arboretum in Media. Fri, 16 May 2008 07:01:00 GMT 36196de2685eb18695975f6db5c86ea4 2008-05-16T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=168096&44=18979574&32=3796&7=195357&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fentertainment%2Fmusic%2Fnightlife%2F20080516_Concert_Previews.html Q Concert Depending on your perspective, this year's Q Concert at the Susquehanna Bank Center is either an amazing smorgasbord of talent or a total mishmash of musical genres - or perhaps both. Yet, where else can you celebrate the summer concert season w Fri, 16 May 2008 07:01:00 GMT 488f3d4912ac896cfca58eb192848e8a 2008-05-16T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=168041&44=19001339&32=3796&7=195357&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fentertainment%2F20080516_Still_going_downashore__Beachgoers__undaunted_by_high_gas_prices__head_for_familiar_haunts.html 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. Fri, 16 May 2008 07:01:00 GMT f2e9434a72f9bcbc6a8db506e0812007 2008-05-16T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=168041&44=19001384&32=3796&7=195357&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fentertainment%2F20080516__Caspian__offers_intriguing_story_and_a_host_of_great_new_characters.html Maybe I'll be struck by a bolt of lightning for saying this, but Aslan, as movie characters go, is not very interesting. Fri, 16 May 2008 07:01:00 GMT 692b0f3d7697ba4e45e50b3416d01789 2008-05-16T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=168041&44=19002004&32=3796&7=195357&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fentertainment%2F20080516_Jonathan_Storm__Fox_taps_tried-and-true_producers.html Going to the well to sign fan-favorite producers, Fox yesterday announced that four of its six new series for the 2008-09 TV season will come from the beloved creators of Lost, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Arrested Development and Family Guy. Fri, 16 May 2008 07:01:00 GMT 496589b8cf34cb5b82f0218d7da9a4ac 2008-05-16T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=168041&44=19001924&32=3796&7=195357&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fentertainment%2F20080516_A_frenzy_of_filming_in_Philly.html When David Frankel agreed to direct the movie adaptation of John Grogan's best seller Marley & Me, he expected to shoot in Philadelphia at The Inquirer, where Grogan had been a columnist. Fri, 16 May 2008 07:01:00 GMT 4f28335a892f851d0984564db5025000 2008-05-16T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=168041&44=18984339&32=3796&7=195357&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fentertainment%2FNot_perfect_but_not_just_empty_Noise.html Philadelphia native Henry Bean probes the mind of the zealot once again in the oddball indie "Noise." Thu, 15 May 2008 21:15:10 GMT 8eac733ab9731a7c0bd306c913dae472 Wendy Warren 2008-05-15T21:15:10Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=168041&44=19001434&32=3796&7=195357&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fentertainment%2F20080516_Restaurants_downashore.html IF YOU GO Brown's Restaurant 110 Boardwalk, Ocean City, N.J. 609-391-0677 Crabby's 1413 Route 50, Belcoville, N.J. 609-625-CRAB Dixie Picnic Fri, 16 May 2008 07:01:00 GMT 3e641be1d9ffd30e37bc753f6db9b688 2008-05-16T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=168041&44=19001424&32=3796&7=195357&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fentertainment%2F20080516_Poker_Guy___Flying_Dutchman__saw_through_opponent_s_bet.html HOW YOU INTERPRET the size of an opponent's bet, especially in relation to his stack at certain points in a tournament, can give you the chance to take down a pot or tell you to get away from a loser. Fri, 16 May 2008 07:01:00 GMT dd5ef442f3126b2e8fdf033ddae4c9b1 2008-05-16T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=168041&44=19001439&32=3796&7=195357&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fentertainment%2F20080516_Casino_events_this_week.html Bally's Atlantic City, 1900 Pacific Ave., 609-340-2000, ballysac.com. Borgata Hotel & Casino, 1 Borgata Way, 609-317-1000, theborgata.com. Chris Rock, 8 tonight and tomorrow, sold out. Sully Erna, 9 tonight, $35; Jim Breuer, 9 p.m. tomorrow, $25-$35, The Music Box. Fri, 16 May 2008 07:01:00 GMT b57c6cb4b9d97a86f7ea50d7dccdcb5d 2008-05-16T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=168041&44=19004849&32=3796&7=195357&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fentertainment%2F20080516_ap_dennisrodmanchargedwithdomesticviolenceinla.html Dennis Rodman was charged with domestic violence for allegedly hitting his girlfriend at a hotel last month. Fri, 16 May 2008 13:02:41 GMT b17038fa7a76c0d6f4c5271be4ebc618 2008-05-16T13:02:41Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=168041&44=19004779&32=3796&7=195357&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fentertainment%2F20080516_ap_taylorhickstoplayteenangelinbroadwaysgrease.html Taylor Hicks is going from "Idol" to "Angel." Fri, 16 May 2008 13:02:41 GMT c57edd2cacaae370ff3c12704f015fd8 2008-05-16T13:02:41Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=168041&44=19002359&32=3796&7=195357&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fentertainment%2F20080516_A_trooper_uses_paint_to_transcend_tragedy.html Weeks after a milk-truck driver opened fire in an Amish school, a state police commander sought an unconventional way to both evoke and transcend the tragedy: a piece of art. Fri, 16 May 2008 07:01:00 GMT 588f56c5a626deed79d314db9287dd0f 2008-05-16T07:01:00Z