Julie Hinds

JULIE HINDS: Gratitude is my attitude this Thanksgiving

Gratitude is my attitude this Thanksgiving By JULIE HINDS FREE PRESS POP CULTURE CRITIC My new weekend ritual is watching "Late Night With Jimmy Fallon" for the thank-you notes -- the absurd messages of sarcastic gratitude that...

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Alex Trebek pays visit to Dearborn to film Ford clues

BY JULIE HINDS FREE PRESS POP CULTURE WRITER Let's try "Celebrities in town" for $200. Answer: The host of a beloved game show who visited metro Detroit Thursday. Who is Alex Trebek of "Jeopardy!"? Yes, that's correct. The host...

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Michigan native Taylor Lautner modest about new 'Twilight' fame

Still don't know which side to choose in the great Team Edward vs. Team Jacob debate? If state loyalty is an issue, Michigan has a clear favorite in Taylor Lautner, who plays werewolf Jacob Black in "The Twilight Saga: New Moon."

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Taylor Lautner: Michigan native modest about his new 'Twilight' fame

Still don't know which side to choose in the great Team Edward vs. Team Jacob debate? If state loyalty is an issue, Michigan has a clear favorite in Taylor Lautner, who plays werewolf Jacob Black in "The Twilight Saga: New Moon."

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JULIE HINDS: The fun gets lost in the serious reboots of two TV classics

The fun gets lost in the serious reboots of two TV classics Remake, reboot, reinterpretation. It's so good, it makes you forget there was a time when the franchise's movies were lame (and if you watched Capt. Picard endure...

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Deja vu all over again

Here's the latest on three actual remakes (and one on our wish list). "Melrose Place": The CW's version of the apartment-complex soap that ruled Fox a decade ago has been, well, underwhelming. But legendary vixen Heather...

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Chatting with new talk-show host George Lopez

By JULIE HINDS - Detroit Free Press George Lopez, who has starred in his own sitcom and comedy specials, is moving to the world of late-night television. He launched “Lopez Tonight” last week on TBS. It’s one of several new...

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The citizenry vanishes in thriller

The citizenry suddenly vanishes in a new Hayden Christensen thriller being shot in Detroit BY JULIE HINDS FREE PRESS POP CULTURE WRITER A neon sign for a bar called Sonny's glows in the night at an intersection in southwest...

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Chatting with George Lopez

BY JULIE HINDS FREE PRESS POP CULTURE WRITER George Lopez, who has starred in his own sitcom and comedy specials, is moving to the world of late-night television. He's launching "Lopez Tonight" at 11 p.m. Monday on TBS. It's...

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JULIE HINDS: Grading TV's buzzworthy shows

If I were the only TV viewer in the world, the Nielsen ratings would look a lot different. For instance, all those crowd-pleasing crime procedurals would disappear from the Top 20. Sorry, David Caruso, I'm just not that into...

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