Archive: February 2009 (301-310 of 448)

Feb 10 2009 10:14 PM ET

'Grey's Anatomy': George and Izzie, just leave. SERIOUSLY.

Greysanatomy_l_2Enough already! I’ve officially HAD IT with the never-ending jam session at the end of "The Ballad of George and Izzie’s Rumored Departure from Grey’s Anatomy (Extended Dance Remix)," you guys. George. Izzie. Hi. Your characters have been run into the ground only to then be spritzed heavily with the spillout from some patient’s body cavity. Izzie, the only people who will talk to you are already dead. George, last week, I momentarily mistook you for an extra they hired to play Man Who Speaks Into Intercom. This is not a noble way to die. You need to just BOOK IT. There are baking supplies the next town over. You want to go to there. I promise.

They’re probably not gonna answer, huh?
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Feb 10 2009 10:07 PM ET

Grammy performances: Watch them again! Here!

Categories: Grammys, Music

Whether you missed the ceremony altogether, or are, like me, too poor and/or Luddite-y for Tivo/DVR-type shenanigans, you could spend hours trolling online video-sharing sites. Or! You could click on this PopWatch post and peruse nearly all of the night’s performances, without the pesky interference of commercials, special honors, and, you know, trophies and stuff.

Of course, we’ve already provided EW.com readers with a real-time blog of the event, a full list of televised winners, and answers to your burning questions, as well as photo galleries for both style and performance best and worsts, but there truly is nothing like the real (pixelated) thing. So even though I’ll be offering a roundup of my own personal bests and worsts from the show in the magazine this Friday, here you get to judge almost every one of them unexpurgated for yourselves. Here’s Al and Co. first, and then then 19 more after the jump…

AL GREEN, JT, KEITH URBAN, BOYZ II MEN

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Feb 10 2009 09:48 PM ET

Diddy vs. David Caruso: Adventures in overacting

Anyone else catch Diddy on CSI: Miami last night? He swoops in at 0:38 if you press play below. The tension between Sean Combs and David Caruso for the title of "whocan dramatically shift side-to-side and then REALLY PROJECT the nextline…better?" is palpable.

Big ups, by the way, to defense attorney Derek Powell for the triumphant water sip at the end. Only losers fall for that prints-on-the-beverage crap. Defense attorney Derek Powell knows better. Can’t nobody hold defense attorney Derek Powell down. Oh, no.

Yeah, we gotta keep on moving.

Feb 10 2009 09:11 PM ET

EW's New Music Roundup: Lily Allen, TV on the Radio, and more

Welcome to this week’s edition of EW’s New Music Roundup,aregular post highlighting the "Download This" track recommendationsfrom the latest crop of music reviews found in Entertainment Weekly.All songs are from albums that are in stores now, and most are readilyavailable via iTunes, eMusic, or similar services. Enjoy — and be sureto share with your fellow readers if you’ve got opinions on any of thefollowing albums or singles…

Staff Web Pick of the Week: TV on the Radio on The Colbert Report

We’d probably have wound up grinning by the end of Stephen Colbert’s interview with the Brooklyn art-rockers last night, even if his first question hadn’t been about EW’s Best/Worst 2008 issue…but it was, and we love this clip all the more for it. Plus, TVOTR’s performance of "Dancing Choose" sounded a bit better here than it did on Saturday Night Live.

This week’s reviews:

Lily Allen, It’s Not You, It’s Me
Genre: Pop
EW Grade: B
Download This: "The Fear"
(Check out Lily Allen online)

Van Morrison, Astral Weeks: Live at the Hollywood Bowl
Genre: Rock
EW Grade: A–
Download This: "Madame George"
(Check out Van Morrison online)

Wynonna, Sing: Chapter 1
Genre: Adult Contemporary
EW Grade: C
Download This: "That’s How Rhythm Was Born"
(Check out Wynonna online)

India.Arie, Testimony: Vol. 2, Love & Politics
Genre: Soul
EW Grade: C+
Download This: "Better Way"
(Check out India.Arie online)

Dierks Bentley, Feel That Fire
Genre: Country
EW Grade: A–
Download This: "You Hold Me Together"
(Check out Dierks Bentley online)

Heartless Bastards, The Mountain
Genre: Rock
EW Grade: B+
Download This: "Hold Your Head High"
(Check out Heartless Bastards online)

Titus Andronicus, The Airing of Grievances
Genre: Indie Rock
EW Grade: A
Download This: "Fear and Loathing in Mahwah, NJ"
(Check out Titus Andronicus online)

Vetiver, Tight Knit
Genre: Folk Rock
EW Grade: A–
Download This: "More of This"
(Check out Vetiver online)

Feb 10 2009 08:28 PM ET

Chesley B. Sullenberger: William H. Macy would be a hero for playing him

Sullenbergermacy_lSo a few of us around the office here have been talking, and we’re not sure if this is a "Who should play him in the movie?" item, or just a simple "Separated at birth?" observation — but you have to admit, there’s quite a resemblance between Sully and Willy. (And yes, we realize we’re not the only ones to notice the similarities. A Google search just now brought up people posting on IMDB and Facebook who made the connection independent of us, just like many of you no doubt — we’re just providing a service!)

Our call: Chesley, you could do a lot worse than have this much-loved Oscar-nominated actor play you in the movie adaptation of the U.S. Airways Hudson River miracle you presided over. And if you’d like to see a quick sample of his work (God knows he’s seen plenty of yours), here’s a clip of him on the short-lived (but excellent) Aaron Sorkin show Sports Night:

More Sully Sullenberger:

Sully Sullenberger is the last action hero

Feb 10 2009 06:21 PM ET

Whose celebrity memoir are you still waiting to read?

Categories: Books

Dianekeaton_lWhen an e-mail sprang up in my inbox yesterday informing me that Diane Keaton would officially release her memoir, my first reaction was, Wait, Diane Keaton hasn’t already written a memoir? That being said, because I enjoy my fair share of celeb-driven personal histories — hello sTori Telling! — I’m looking forward to reading Keaton’s narrative, which will apparently chronicle her mother’s struggle with Alzheimer’s. (Though I wouldn’t mind reading about tie-vest combos, as well as some Woody Allen dirt while we’re at it. Too much to ask?)

But while news of Keaton’s memoir is nice and all, we can’t help but be relatively insatiable here at EW. After all, we’re still waiting to get our hands on juicy reads from other Hollywood icons. Where is Jack Nicholson’s memoir? Or Meryl Streep’s, for that matter? And we’d pay a pretty penny for memoirs written by plenty of other celebs, too. A quick intra-office poll turned up the following names: Oprah, Elton John, David Letterman, Johnny Depp, Robert Downey Jr., Bobbie Kristina Brown, Chelsea Clinton, Katie Holmes, Suri Cruise and — of course — Madonna.

Your turn: Whose celebrity memoir are you dying to read? And while we’re on the subject, what is your  favorite celebrity memoir of all time? (Some of EW’s choices: Motley Crue’s The Dirt, Michael J. Fox’s Lucky Man, Katharine Hepburn’s Me, and Bob Dylan’s Chronicles.)

Feb 10 2009 06:20 PM ET

Site of the Day: Go!Animate

Categories: Site of the Day

Bridge_01We’re counting down the days until the new Star Trek movie opens (er, 86), but until then, at least we have Go!Animate, acartoon-creation site/tool/community that lets users make their ownanimated fare with Spock et al. Go!Animate also has Street Fightercharacters, political figures, celebrities, and classic cartooncharacters, which means I can finally make my fantasy movie of JonStewart and Chun Li dancing and shooting rayguns at Mt. Rushmore. Dreambig, PopWatchers!

The built-in options are suprirsingly dynamic andsophisticated — characters walk, talk, dance, fight, emote — but the toolsare still really simple, even for those of us whose experience withanimation is strictly "I doodle in the margins" and not "I interned atPixar." You can upload sounds (either with your computer’s microphoneor via phone), create multiple scenes, and include a variety of specialeffects. Kiss your afternoon goodbye.

Feb 10 2009 06:19 PM ET

'Sports Illustrated' Swimsuit Issue: Still not about the swimsuits

Sportsillustrated_lBar Refaeli, better known as Leonardo DiCaprio’s girlfriend, graces the cover of this year’s Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue (out now). My thoughts as I flipped through the pages:

• Does Bar’s bikini top on the cover technically fit her? Or does it not fit her, in a purposely tantalizing way? I just want to make sure I have it straight when I never buy a bikini.

• Danica Patrick, p. 6, is like Gabrielle Reece — always trotted out to remind us that female athletes can be sexy. Did she walk in those silver stilettos, or did they slip them on her once she took her position lying on top of a car?

• Though I am not a fan of the name Anne V (seriously?), I do think she does one of the best "Oops, I’ve lost my top" poses on page 13. I prefer playful to sultry.

• Clue No. 1 that an SI swimsuit model’s life is different from mine: Hilary Rhoda, p. 33, is asked if real guys have a chance with her. She responds, "Of course! I especially like real guys." Wouldn’t it be nice to have to clarify that?

• Clue No. 2 that an SI swimsuit model’s life is different from mine: Kim Clouter, p. 42′s ode to Cheryl Tiegs, is asked for her "no goes" when dating. After mentioning the universal burping and farting ban, she says, "…I also wouldn’t want a guy to say that he wanted to marry me on our first date." It would never occur to me that I would have that problem.

• Should anyone be wondering whether Bar would’ve gotten the cover had she not been DiCaprio’s girlfriend, look at p. 52. And p. 68.

• Seriously, these bikini tops that are just wide enough to cover the nipples have got to be stopped. The one Brooklyn Decker, Andy Roddick’s fiancée, is wearing on p. 57 also looks too small to me. (Go ahead. Look closer. I’ve given you a legitimate reason to examine that page!) Also, FYI, turns out Brooklyn fancies herself a bit of an actress, too: She will appear on an episode of Chuck March 2.

• I love the "I went to the market and bought my flowers and fresh produce while wearing a bikini and heels" shot on p. 81.

• If I were into women, I’d be all about Daniella Sarahyba, spreads on pages 82 and 88. I like her smile.

• I find this year’s bodypainting, pages 112 to 119, underwhelming.

• At first, I thought Jessica Gomes was a little too Top Model in her poses (see: "the hunch" on p. 126, the arm on the head on p. 128), but the spread on p. 130 is top notch. Definitely the best water shot, in my opinion. She’s laying on her back, bottom raised, on stones in the shallows off the island Tenerife. Totally different than anything else in the issue.

• Okay, Melissa Haro is working a similar pose on p. 140, but she’s just in a bed. Boring.

• Ohmygod, a one piece! Page 148.

• And another one! Page 152. They really are a let down after all that earlier skin, I must admit.

• On the eve of the NBA All-Star weekend, members of the NBA’s dance squads model swimsuits inspired by their team colors. Cheers for the bikini tops covering the full breast; boos to the swimsuits looking so cheap (even the $1,050 one).

• I really need to start watching tennis again, because I have no idea who these "three smashing tennis stars"/models are: Maria Kirilenko, Daniela Hantuchova, and Tatiana Golovin.

• I wonder how many people have walked by my office and seen me staring at this issue?

Your turn!

Feb 10 2009 05:00 PM ET

Clip du jour: Nick Cannon's got...something

Hey, Nick Cannon (a.k.a. Mr. Mariah Carey) was just hired as the new host of America’s Got Talent — which is something that Nick Cannon does not, in fact, got. How ironic is that?!

Ah, the jokes just write themselves sometimes.

Feb 10 2009 04:07 PM ET

Pilot season: Cybill Shepherd on Lifetime? Yes!

Categories: Pilot Season, Television

Airplanepilot_l Here are the latest orders and TAGs (Totally Arbitrary Grades).

Alligator Point: This Lifetime comedy stars Cybill Shepherd as the owner of Mae’s Oyster Bar, a Southern-fried hangout where a group of eccentric Floridians are forced to befriend a Yankee. The pilot will be directed by Kelsey Grammer, and Teen Witch‘s Robyn Lively and Sordid Lives: The Series‘ Leslie Jordan are among Shepherd’s costars. I know it sounds kooky, but it gets even better/worse: According to The Hollywood Reporter, the concept was originally developed as a pilot for NBC seven years ago — and starred Nathan Fillion and Jaime Pressly. I fully support this kind of crazy (on Lifetime, anyway), and anything that theoretically lets Shepherd use her Tennessee accent. TAG: B

100 Questions for Charlotte Payne: NBC has given a cast-contingent pickup to what THR describes as "an ensemble comedy about ayoung woman navigating life and the world of dating with friends inNew York." The title is intriguing. The generic logline? Not so much. TAG: C+

More on pilot season:
More CBS procedurals, more slackers
Twilight for television: The CW orders pilot for Vampire Diaries
Kristen Johnston: The scoop on her Absolutely Fabulous return to TV
CBS orders more than procedurals after all
CBS plans arranged-marriage reality show. Discuss.
Bruckheimer, star-crossed lovers, and ‘Fame’ comparisons
CBS plans arranged-marriage reality show. Discuss.
ABC likes Lauren Graham, CBS more procedurals!
Grade the latest orders, including ‘Parenthood’
Grade the latest orders, including one from Shonda Rhimes and a detective show with an 11-year-old genius 
V and Lost in the ’80s a go
Ab Fab import and Witches of Eastwick-based drama a go
Grade Fox’s latest orders

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