Stanford woman in final 2 of 'Top Model'
By Mary Meehan mmeehan1@herald-leader.com
A Kentucky waitress is one step closer to becoming America's Next Top Model. Laura Kirkpatrick, 19, of Stanford became one of two finalists on The CW's hit reality competition in the episode that aired Wednesday night. During the show, Kirkpatrick won a modeling challenge with an enthusiastic hip-hop dance and cried when her name was called to compete in the finals next week.
Pixar's 'Up' is a soaring success
By Rob Lowman Los Angeles Daily News
Pixar's latest animation, Up, is enchanting.
Stanford waitress does Ky. proud on 'Top Model'
By Mary Meehan mmeehan1@herald-leader.com
A waitress from Stanford (population 3,399) is making Kentucky proud as one of four finalists on America's Next Top Model.
Lithgow calls 'Dexter' role 'an actor's field day'
By Lynn Elber Associated Press
LOS ANGELES — John Lithgow was going to pass up the chance to play serial killer versus serial killer on Dexter. An Italian vacation, a cruise and his son's wedding awaiting him.
'Pelham 1-2-3' gets off track
By Rob Lowman Los Angeles Daily News
Tony Scott's The Taking of Pelham 1-2-3, the remake of the 1974 thriller starring Walter Matthau, moves along at a brisk pace for a while, filled with the director's usual razzle-dazzle, but it derails in the end.
Barbara Bailey returns to work at WKYT
By Scott Sloan ssloan@herald-leader.com
Longtime anchor Barbara Bailey is back on the air at CBS affiliate WKYT (Channel 27).
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KET plays up history and love of piano
Rich Copley Herald-Leader Culture Columnist
The piano has had a fairly quiet 300th birthday, given its massive role in music from Beethoven to Billy Joel, and well beyond. Kentucky Wesleyan College Music professor Diane Earle is celebrating, however, and KET's Kentucky Muse takes viewers on a tour of the instrument from her perspective at 10:30 p.m. Wednesday.
Lexington 'Real World' audition draws a colorful crowd
By Amy Wilson awilson1@herald-leader.com
By the middle of the afternoon, Shannon McCarty had already seen a roller derby girl; a punked-out platinum blonde former Marine; a University of Kentucky cheerleader; a self-described pinko Commie who forgot to vote in the last election; and a guy who seemed pleased to refer to himself as "a raging alcoholic with no life goals."
Creepy TV this weekend
Chuck Barney, Contra Costa Times; staff report
Oct. 30: Oh so creepy: On Ghost Whisperer, the Headless Horseman from The Legend of Sleepy Hollow is haunting Melinda. Then she freaks out when the book mysteriously shows up at her son's school. 8 p.m., CBS.
Fan Fare: New Woody Allen, 'Battlestar Galactica' on DVD
By Rob Lowman Los Angeles Daily News
Woody Allen's latest, Whatever Works, was written in the 1970s and covers many of the themes that the actor-comedian-writer had on his mind in those days — women (younger ones often), old movies and music, the charms of hometown Manhattan and the impermanent and ephemeral nature of love.
'Transformers' is a smash hit
By Rob Lowman Los Angeles Daily News
Young children — boys especially — like to smash things up. Give them a pile of blocks and they'll send a toy, or a fist, crashing into them. Some of these kids grow up to make movies like Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen.
Shae Hopkins will be new KET executive director
By Jack Brammer jbrammer@herald-leader.com
FRANKFORT — A familiar face at Kentucky Educational Television will replace the retiring Mac Wall as executive director of the Lexington-based network.
'Real World' to cast in Lexington
Herald-Leader Staff Report
The mother of all reality shows, MTV's The Real World, will have an open casting call in Lexington on Oct. 29.
Insight makes changes to cable and broadband service
By Scott Sloan ssloan@herald-leader.com
Insight Communications, a cable-television, Internet and telephone service provider for Lexington, announced service changes this week, including additional high-definition TV channels and the launch later this year of faster broadband Internet service.
Monty Python documentary looks back at absurdist troupe
By Frazier Moore Associated Press
NEW YORK — Those who don't know Monty Python, and don't care, have been blessed with six hours they can spend on something other than watching IFC's new documentary series.
