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Christmas Movie Kids: Where Are They Now?

By Jason Bailey on

Christmas movie season is in full swing, and if you’re like us, you’ve got holiday films blasting from your television and Netflix window 24/7. “Timeless” is the term that gets thrown around for the good ones, and it’s often true — except in one respect. Those cute and cuddly kids so often at the center of yuletide tales have, in the years since they staked out a permanent place in your heart, grown up. Some have gone on to successful acting careers. Some dropped out once puberty hit. And one even, God help us, did porn. After the jump, our roundup of the after-Christmas lives of our favorite holiday movie kids. … Read More

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What’s On at Flavorpill: The Links That Made the Rounds In Our Office

By Alison Nastasi on

Today at Flavorpill, we were amused that an astrophysicist schooled perfectionist director James Cameron about inaccuracies in his portrayal of the night sky in the original Titanic film. We saw cats in a tense standoff with watermelon. We were interested to see how MTV Art Breaks pans out. We realized the… Read More

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Where Are They Now: The Cast of ‘Stand By Me’ 25 Years Later

By Aaron Wertheimer on

Can you believe that it has been a quarter century since four young chums walked along train tracks in Oregon looking for a dead body? The Stand By Me 25th Anniversary Edition Blu-ray arrives in stores today, so you may want to brush up on what the film’s cast members have been doing since they created this timeless gem. We’ll catch you up, after the jump. … Read More

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The Morning’s Top 5 Pop Culture Stories

By Caroline Stanley on

1. It’s official: Betty White will be hosting Saturday Night Live on May 8. Former cast members Tina Fey, Amy Poehler, Molly Shannon, Maya Rudolph, Ana Gasteyer, and Rachel Dratch will also appear in the Mother’s Day episode. [via

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Remembering Corey Haim’s ’80s Classics

By Caroline Stanley on

This morning TMZ broke the news that 38-year-old actor Corey Haim had been discovered dead in his apartment by his mother after overdosing on drugs. While most people weren’t surprised by the news (in a 2007 interview he admitted to popping up to 85 Valium a day at the height of his addiction), those of us who grew up watching Haim in his ’80s heyday were deeply saddened. He was like so hot back then; we wanted to be Alyssa Milano. After the jump we’ll look at a handful of the cinematic gems from the decade that made him a star. … Read More