Rocky Returns

Rocky Balboa is the sixth and final chapter in the series, but the question is do audiences care anymore?

It has taken Stallone years (studios kept turning him down) to get another Rocky movie made, but perhaps more shocking than the fact that it finally happened is the fact that the new movie has been getting great reviews. Richard Roper says that Rocky Balboa is "the best Rocky movie since the original," while USA Today claims "Rocky Balboa a better movie than you might expect."

Can Stallone still deliver a knockout at this point in his career? Rocky Balboa opens today at a theater near you.

Golden Globe Nominations Announced

The nominees for the 64th Annual Golden Globe Awards were announced this morning, and the Brad Pitt/Cate Blanchett drama Babel led the pack in the movie categories, nabbing seven nominations. Its nods include Best Picture, Best Supporting Actress (Adriana Barraza), and Best Supporting Actor (Brad Pitt). Martin Scorsese's The Departed got six nominations, including Best Picture, Best Director and Best Actor (Leonardo DiCaprio).

In the television cateogries, Grey's Anatomy and Weeds led the way, with four nominations each, including a Best Series nod for Grey's Anatomy.

In nominations that may prove to hurt more than help chances of winning, Leonardo DiCaprio was nominated twice in the Best Actor category (for The Departed and Blood Diamond), as was Clint Eastwood in the Best Director category (for Flags Of Our Fathers and Letters From Iwo Jima).

For a complete list of the nominees, click HERE.

The Golden Globes will be presented on Monday, January 15th, 2007. The awards will be broadcast on NBC.

Peter Boyle Dies

Actor Peter Boyle, perhaps known best for his portrayal of Frank Barone on TV's Everybody Loves Raymond, passed away on Dec. 12th. He was 71 years old.

Boyle's most notable roles included that of a hippie hating bigot in Joe, and a tap-dancing monster in Young Frankenstein. In 1996, Boyle won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series for "Clyde Bruckman's Final Repose" on The X-Files.

Boyle is survived by his wife, Loraine Alterman, and two daughters.

Snipes Pleads Not Guilty

Actor Wesley Snipes pleaded "not guilty" today to charges of tax fraud, and was released on $1 million bail. The actor was indicted on federal charges two months ago, but did not return to the United States until last week. He had been out of the country filming a movie in Namibia.

Under terms of his bail, Snipes will be allowed to return to Namibia and finish the movie, but then must come back to the U.S. and surrender his passport.

"I look forward to clearing my name and resolving this issue posthaste," Snipes said, upon leaving the courthouse today.

Prison Break Actor In Car Crash; One Dead

Prison Break star Lane Garrison was in an SUV that crashed into a tree late Saturday night in Beverly Hills, killing one 17-year-old male passenger.

Police are still trying to determine who was driving the vehicle, which is registered to Garrison. Garrison, who is 26, was said to have minor injuries, but was otherwise unharmed. Two 15-year-old girls were also in the SUV, although their conditions have not been released. Several unconfirmed reports have one of the two girls in critical condition.

Garrison plays "Tweener" on the FOX series, and also has a role in next year's theatrical release of Shooter.