Contributed by Kathleen Newman-Bremang

There comes a time in every young TV actress’ career when she decides (read: attempts) to make the inevitable leap from small screen siren to big screen bombshell. For Leighton Meester, that time is now. The ‘Gossip Girl’ star will reportedly take on the lead role in “The Roommate,” a thriller set in a college dorm revolving around Meester’s character and -- yeah, you guessed it -- a crazy roommate.

Like so many of television’s leading ladies before her, Leighton has chosen to kick off her big budget film career with a classic genre: The Predictably Unpredictable Thriller. Let’s just say the transition hasn’t been the smoothest for some of her predecessors.

So, for Leighton’s sake, let’s take a look back at the TV ladies made the move to movies- and what we can learn from them. Read more...

Spotted at Sundance: Michelle Trachtenberg out showing off her film "Against the Current" all over Park City.

The actress stopped in at the MySpace Cafe to chat about many things including her return to "Gossip Girl" this spring, which means Serena had better get ready for life to turn upside down once again. So, what could Georgina possibly do to the Upper East Side now that the big secret's been dealt with? And, how's she even going to find her way home after Blair had her banished?

We turned to the source ... and she has no idea. Read more...

Way back in August we premiered the trailer for the PG-13 horror-thriller "The Haunting of Molly Hartley," and now we're back with an exclusive clip featuring none other than "Gossip Girl" hunk Chace Crawford. Check it out below, and then catch the flick in theaters October 31.