Jimmy Fallon
THE PILLARS OF THE EARTH (Friday, 10/9c, Starz)
The epic miniseries wraps as Jack returns to Kingsbridge to finish work on the cathedral, but not without more threats and attacks from the villainous likes of Regan, William and the ever-scheming Waleran. Expect the body count to rise before all is said and built...
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Blood Dolphins
The documentary The Cove won an Academy Award and highlighted the plight of dolphins in the Japanese fishing village of Taiji, but the activist featured in the film says his work is far from done.
It continues in Animal Planet's new series Blood Dolphins (premiering Aug. 27, 11/10c), which follows Ric O'Barry, Flipper trainer and The Cove's lead activist, and his son, filmmaker Lincoln O'Barry, as they continue their mission to save dolphins from slaughter in Japan.
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Hayden Panettiere
Heroes star Hayden Panettiere was greeted with a cold reception during her visit to the Japanese fishing village of Taiji, according to The Associated Press.
Panettiere, who arrived with her world-champion boxer boyfriend, Wladimir Klitschko, and a small group of activists, called for an end to the town's annual dolphin hunt. Panettiere's visit comes just weeks after The Cove, a graphic film illustrating Taiji's dolphin slaughter, won the Oscar for best documentary.
Japanese fishing village defends dolphin hunting depicted in Oscar winner The Cove
The actress added that if the hunt was abandoned ...
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The Cove
The mayor of the fishing village portrayed in the documentary The Cove defended local dolphin hunts as part of local tradition after the film's best documentary Oscar.
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Kathryn Bigelow
The Hurt Locker led the way at the 82nd Academy Awards, taking home six awards, including best picture and a historic best director honor for Kathryn Bigelow.
Bigelow — who defeated ex-husband James Cameron (Avatar) for the award — is the first woman to win best director in the Academy's 82-year history. Minutes after accepting ...
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Kathryn Bigelow
The Hurt Locker director Kathryn Bigelow has become the first woman ever to win for a feature film at the Directors Guild Awards.
"This is the most incredible moment of my life," Bigelow...
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