Innocent people often wince when they spot Robert Knepper's craggy face when he drops in for a cheeseburger or shops for underwear. They know that he is only an actor who portrays Theodore "T-Bag" Bagwell - a convicted child molester and murderer on "Prison Break" - but he scares the hell out of them anyway. Even Knepper had to think twice before taking on the role of a totally warped, violent and inbred criminal with ... [full story]

When she first appeared on the music scene in 1999 at the age of 15, Mandy Moore was the runt of the pop diva litter. While a couple of former Mouseketeers were locked in an escalating battle for the top slot, Moore chose to keep her squeaky clean image and bided her time. The adorable Moore never showed a lot of skin, staggered blearily in public or suffered a paparazzi meltdown. In short, she is ... [full story]

As I watched Martin Scorsese's exuberantly violent remake "The Departed" (Warner Home Video, 3 1/2 stars) the other night, I had the eerie feeling I'd seen this all before recently. No, it was not the original Chinese action blood fest "Infernal Affairs" (Miramax/Genius) - which by the way has been reissued as a box set with "Infernal Affairs" 2 and 3. No, it was something else. 'THE DEPARTED' - Jack Nicholson and Leonard DiCaprio get ... [full story]

The terms Matt Bahan uses to describe the band Kittie are, in a word, intense. "Intense," in fact, is one of those terms. As are "blood-curdling," "crazy" and "pure, screaming, bloody metal." That's why Bahan, the morning show host and program director for Peoria, Ill., rock radio station WIXO-FM, courted the Canadian quartet to play the station's Nutcracker V concert at Peoria's Exposition Gardens. Kittie co-headlined with the Chicago band Soil, which shares Kittie's raucous ... [full story]

Life for the Cheetah Girls has been rife with change. What started as a TV movie transformed into a multimedia franchise. Weeks filming on location turned into months touring major music venues. A quartet of actors became a trio of pop singers. And now the Cheetah Girls - Adrienne Bailon, Kiely Williams and Sabrina Bryan, better known to fans as Chanel, Aquanetta and Dorinda - are ready to change their spots yet again. THE CHEETAH ... [full story]

Game: "World War II Online: Battleground Europe" Publisher: Matrix Games System: Windows Cost: $30 plus monthly fee ESRB rating: M Review rating: 3 stars Many gamers groan every time a new World War II title is released, but not me. Games with modern or futuristic settings are fun, but give me a good World War II-based shooter, wait a month, and I'll show you the very definition of pasty, sun-deprived skin. Needless to say, when ... [full story]

Andy Dick's new Oglio Comedy CD is jammed with hilarious wit from the unusual and creative mind of the talented actor/comedian. In reality, Andy's comedy shows rarely suck and his new Oglio Comedy CD is jammed with hilarious wit from the unusual and creative mind of Andy Dick. The album, recorded live at Cobb's Comedy Club (San Francisco) and at The Ohio State University is a blend of spoken word storytelling and acoustic music performances ... [full story]

"Coronary: A True Story of Medicine Gone Awry" by Stephen Klaidman; Scribner; 320 pages; $25 It's easy to understand when medical centers in major cities, like Houston or New York, become renowned for pioneering heart surgery or cancer treatment, drawing patients from far and wide. But when a hospital in Redding, Calif., population 80,000, is reported to have the highest heart-bypass surgery rate in the country, it might trigger some head scratching among casual observers. ... [full story]

Music Choice, the premier multi-platform music network that reaches millions of music fans through their televisions, online and cell phones announced today the winner of their nationwide search for unknown talent to feature on their highly-popular original program, Fresh Crops. The Brooklyn-based band, Infidels, will be featured on the February edition of Fresh Crops airing February 12th to March 11th on Music Choice's free video-on-demand music service, the No. 1 video-on-demand service in the country. ... [full story]

Zoo's Dine & Discover series concludes with a visit by bestselling author Vicki Croke Vicki Croke has been writing about animals for more than a decade. Author of "The Modern Ark: The Story of Zoos -- Past, Present and Future" and the "Animal Beat" column for The Boston Globe, Croke concludes the Oregon Zoo's Dine & Discover series on Feb. 14. During "A Valentine Evening With Vicki," Croke presents the story told in her latest ... [full story]

Michael Moriarty, the Emmy and Golden Globe award-winning star of Law & Order, is set to premiere his much anticipated film Hitler Meets Christ at the 17th Annual Cinequest Film Festival in San Jose, California. A dark comedy exploring the polar philosophies of two of the most controversial figures in human history, Hitler Meets Christ stars Moriarty as Hitler and Canadian actor Wyatt Page as Christ. Moriarty adapted the screenplay from a controversial play he ... [full story]

Designer Todd Oldham is such a nice guy that he didn't want to judge the contestants on Bravo's new competitive reality series "Top Design," which pits aspiring interior designers against each other in a series of challenges. "I would've been very uncomfortable judging these people because design is such a subjective call. I was more interested in witnessing the mountain of creativity that comes out of the series," he said in a phone interview from ... [full story]

Classic Love Songs Old & New - from the Title Track 'I'm In The Mood For Love,' to 'The Way You Look Tonight' 'You're Beautiful' and 'It Had To Be You' Arista recording artist Kenny G -- acclaimed as the biggest-selling instrumental musician and biggest-selling jazz musician of the modern era offers the perfect gift this Valentine's Day with his new album, I'm In The Mood For Love ... The Most Romantic Melodies Of All ... [full story]