Archive: March 2009 (171-180 of 518)

Mar 20 2009 10:44 PM ET

Enter the Fray: Paul Rudd, 'American Idol,' heroes, villains, and boobs

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Categories: American Idol, Reality TV, Television

Thefraysupevader_lMy favorite post of the week didn’t get too many comments yet, but that’s probably due to the fact that it only went up a couple of hours ago: Annie Barrett’s search for people who don’t love Paul Rudd. Well, my friends, I am not one of those people. He’s great. I love him. So go comment on Annie’s post and agree with the general consensus that Paul Rudd is a pretty awesome dude. Afterward, come back here and finish Entering the Fray:

10. Michael Slezak ranked the American Idol finalists on this week’s Power List.

9. Mandi Bierly wasn’t impressed with the boobs-for-boobs-sake display of nudity in the Watchmen sex scene.

8. You guys chatted about the performances on American Idol’s Grand Old Opry night.

7. After the show, Slezak was pleased that many of the contestants performed well enough to give the judges’ pets (ahem…GokeyLambertRounds) a run for the Idol title.

6. The next night, Adam B. Vary reported on the scene from Idol‘s Opry week results show.

5. Seacrest promised a shocking elimination, and for once, it wasn’t just suspenseful reality show exaggeration to get us to tune in until the very end of the show. Shockingly, it really was shocking!

4. Dora the Explorer’s new makeover: too sexy?

3. Jennifer Armstrong took some time to mourn the final episode of ABC Family’s Kyle XY.

2. We solicited your picks for the best pop culture villains of all time.

1. And clearly, since good will always prevail over evil, the post where you picked your favorite pop culture heroes (Superman, anyone?) emerged victorious in the Heroes-Villains PopWatch Comment Battle of ’09.

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Mar 20 2009 09:19 PM ET

Paul Rudd: I don't know anyone who doesn't love you, man

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Categories: Movies, Music, Sexytimes, Things That Are Awesome!

Paul_rudd_lAfter paging through today’s 25 Great Bromances gallery (pegged to I Love You, Man, which opens today), Mandi and I realized that everyone we know loves Paul Rudd. ‘Cause they’re smart! And they should! Still, it’s so rare, in this increasingly savage tear-anyone-apart-just-because-you-can celebrity culture, for someone famous to be universally adored. Responses to my informal Twitter poll — "Does anyone NOT love Paul Rudd? And please expand: Why the hell not?" — ranged from "thank you!!! I freakin love the guy!!!!!" (the possibly over-caffeinated lala0386), to "I’ve loved him since Clueless. Yain’t gettin a peep outta me" (dennang), to "Not only do I love Paul Rudd, I even love him in the 2007 flick I Could Never Be Your Woman" (MinisodeNetwork). And my personal favorite: "It is both physically and mentally impossible not to love Paul Rudd. Straight men, lesbians, EVERYONE" (cmusso). Well then. Theory: confirmed! But just in case…

A tiny sampling of why it’s impossible to dislike Paul Rudd
(from Dave Karger’s excellent pink-hued feature in EW’s print issue, on stands today)

"I’ve always felt like I’m the kind of actor that some people might recognize, but they probably don’t know my name," Rudd says. "I don’t have a big drive to be ‘the guy.’" This is exactly it, I think. He’s not beggin’ for love, so we wanna give it to him even more. Damn human nature!

Who came up with the idea for Steve Carell to scream "Kelly Clarkson!" in conjunction with a chest wax in The 40-Year-Old Virgin? PAUL RUDD DID. It’s true, y’all!

He’s longtime friends with Jon Hamm (¡Jon Hamm!) and they play chess together. "A lot." CHESS!

READ FULL STORY »

Mar 20 2009 08:33 PM ET

Oprah Winfrey invites Ellen DeGeneres to share 'O' magazine cover

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Categories: Television, Things That Are Awesome!, Waiting

Ellen DeGeneres has emerged victorious in her ‘O, Yes I Can!’ campaign to get on the cover of Oprah Winfrey’s O magazine. On today’s Ellen, Oprah surprised DeGeneres, via satellite (watch below), and officially offered her a cover. (She also apologized, again, for someone at her office keeping DeGeneres on hold for 11 minutes when she tried to reach Winfrey.)

Ellen was genuinely breathless with anticipation, but managed to speak when Winfrey asked her what her conditions would be (besides being allowed to wear pants): "Yeah, I’ll get my attorneys on it right away, and they’ll send you something." Winfrey said she’d been following DeGeneres’ campaign and was happy to offer the happy ending because, "I believe that when you dream it and conceive it, you can have it and achieve it." That’s so true. Especially if you are a major television star with a loyal following that adores you. Hence DeGeneres’ new goal: to make the cover they share O‘s best-selling issue ever. Can Ellen top First Lady Michelle Obama? We’ll see…. In the meantime, pitch your cover concepts for DeGeneres’ O shoot below.

Mar 20 2009 08:00 PM ET

Clip du Jour: 'Watchmen' and 'Wall-E' trailer mashup

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Categories: Clip du Jour, Movies, Ridiculata

Now that I’ve seen Watchmen and realized it made a better trailer than movie, it makes me appreciate this hilarious clip even more. Someone has taken the very essence of the kick-ass Watchmen trailers (that’d be the super-serious tone, the occasional slow-mo shot, and Smashing Pumpkins’ "The End Is the Beginning Is the End") as the basis for a trailer to our beloved Wall-E. Seeing Eve survey the fire and destruction is almost downright chilling! Bonus points to the pan-out shot near the end, and the lifting of the trademark yellow font.

The Watchmen and Wall-E mashup:

And for reference, the original Watchmen trailer:

Mar 20 2009 06:30 PM ET

'30 Rock' recap: 'The Bubble'

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Categories: 30 Rock, About Last Night, Jon Hamm, Television

Jonhammprinceeric_l_2Another strong showing for 30 Rock — and the return of Pete! — although Jenna’s plotline was pretty tired.* Tracy and Kenneth’s relationship brought out some amazing moments, but I particularly liked seeing Jon Hamm’s physical comedy. As always, it was tough to pick just a few, but these are my highlights, in chronological order:

1. “Jack, I want you to pay close attention to the following over-the-top eyeroll: Oooooh, brother.” That, followed by Liz’s reaction to the photo of 25-year-old Jack, though –  “What the what?!” — really puts the whole interaction over the top.

2. “Sorry it took so long to answer. I was just thinking how weird it is that we eat birds.”

3. “Tracy’s is a tactile/kinesthetic learning style.”

4. “My girl has a fat neck!”

5. “They used footage of me from my high school swim team to draw Prince Eric.”

6. “This racquet is a fart!”

7. “I guess I’m only farm strong and not heart strong.”

How about you, PopWatchers? Do you cook salmon with Gatorade?

*The only fun part was the cameo from the show’s actual hair stylist Richard Esposito. Hee.

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Mar 20 2009 06:15 PM ET

Leave Britney alone, Fred Durst!

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Categories: Career 911, Celebrity Couples, Celebrity Feuds, Music, To Care or Not to Care

Durstspears_lWhen Fred Durst made the media rounds last year to prove he was transforming himself from annoying rap-metal goofball to serious director, I was totally on his side. It’s hard enough for normal folk to get through their 20s without making stupid mistakes, let alone a rock star. So who were we to judge Durst for his late-’90s indiscretions (i.e. that whole sex tape thing)? I believed him when he told EW last August, "That guy’s gone." But then he had to go and bring up the whole "I swear, I did sleep with Britney Spears!" debate with MTV news. Seriously, Fred? I thought you dropped that back in 2003! We stopped caring a long time ago — if we ever cared in the first place — and it’s counterproductive for someone trying to turn a new leaf (even directing a family film, The Longshots) to once again involve himself in a years-old, immature argument. So, for the good of your own career, Fred, leave Britney alone!  After all, you don’t hear Martin Scorsese talking about Isabella Rossellini.

Are we at all surprised by this, PopWatchers? Is Fred basically conceding that he makes a better goofball than director by grabbing headlines with this nonesense once again?

Mar 20 2009 06:14 PM ET

'Twilight' DVD release: Partying at midnight?

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Categories: DVD/Video, Horrifying But Hypnotic, Twilight, Weekend To-Do List

Carlisletwilight_lNaively, it didn’t occur to me that there would be midnight parties at various retailers tonight for the release of the Twilight DVD (enter your zipcode here to find the one nearest you). But just because the movie was a bit disappointing for some, doesn’t mean that others won’t want to own it. Immediately. Plus, the extras have been getting some decent buzz. You’ve got more making out in the deleted scenes, Robert Pattinson livening up the commentary track. There are good times still to be had, friends. (Or so I sincerely hope since I’m planning on buying my copy Saturday — at a sane hour.)

What are your Twilight DVD release plans? Had I not a pre-existing engagement with my DVR and sofa, I might’ve headed to a local Borders. They’re planning in-store scavenger hunts, which sound horrifying but hypnotic. They’re also doing The Borders Twilight Movie Awards, in partnership with Summit Entertainment. Fans vote on competitive categories such as "Best OME (Oh My Edward) Moment," non-competive categories such as "Best Vampire," humorless categories such as "Funniest Moment" (Edward getting his first whiff of Bella in biology should’ve been nominated — Pattinson’s acting cracked me up!), and seriously incomplete categories such as "Best Hair." I may have laughed when I first saw photos of Peter Facinelli as blond Carlisle, pictured, but I thought he totally pulled that look off in the film.

More ‘Twilight’:
EW’s ‘Twilight’ Headquarters
Chris Nashawaty reviews the ‘Twilight’ DVD
‘Twilight’ deleted scenes: Rightfully cut?
Robert Pattinson GQ cover story read along!
Why the third ‘Twilight’ movie might not suck
‘New Moon’ poll: Dakota Fanning is Jane, who should be Alec?
Twilight Trivia Challenge

Mar 20 2009 06:00 PM ET

Pixar: Make Space Bat the new 'Wall-E'

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Categories: Animals, Animation, Movies, Ridiculata

Dear Pixar,

I am very much looking forward to Up, and I have reasonable hopes for the rest of your upcoming slate (Toy Story 3, Newt, The Bear and the Bow, though perhaps less so for Cars 2). But I have absolutely found your next project, and I’m imploring you to turn it into the next adorable/thoughtful/touching movie:

SPACE BAT

Space Bat was a brave, daring creature that clung to the Discovery space shuttle as it took off earlier this week. Scientists had hoped the little guy would "wake up and fly away before the shuttle engines ignited," according to NASA, but instead, Space Bat hung on, no doubt trying to realize its lifelong dream of orbiting the earth and experiencing the majesty of space. (Scientists also say that "the animal likely perished quickly," but we’re not making a documentary here — rats can’t cook, cars don’t talk, etc. etc., we can change this part.)

Lovable critter dreams of a life beyond the strictly proscribed bounds of his/her current society, and with dedication, a noble spirit, and the help of some kooky sidekicks, is able to defy odds/expectations and fully live his/her dream. If that’s not a Pixar movie, I don’t know what is. Call me! We can make this happen.

Mar 20 2009 05:45 PM ET

March Madness: College hoops frying your DVR?

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Categories: Sports, Television

Marchmadness_lThere’s a reason they call it March Madness. The NCAA men’s basketball tournament tipped off yesterday in arenas across the country, and even President Obama, who has a few other things on his plate, filled out a bracket. Games aired throughout the afternoon, and millions of Americans pretended to work while keeping close tabs on their favorite teams. It’s probably best that we can’t know just how much work time was wasted refreshing basketball scores online (but for the record, the Dow Jones sank about 86 points.)

Work is one thing, but how did you juggle your favorite Thursday night television show with the full-court press airing on CBS? Yes, yes, I know: I’ve heard of this new DVR contraption, but did you feel guilty recording The Office and watching it only after Villanova narrowly dodged an upset? Will you be visiting Hulu this morning to catch up on the shows you missed while your Cinderella team went down in flames? Or, perhaps were you totally unaware of this basketball phenomenon, and you enjoyed TLC Overhaulin’  just fine, thank you very much. Did the channel toggling cause any bruised feelings in your home?

Well, get used to it, PopWatchers: The tournament continues for two more weeks. Will your DVR survive? More importantly, will your relationship with your significant other?

Mar 20 2009 05:30 PM ET

Can the cast of 'Peep World' get any better?

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Categories: Deals, Movies, Things That Are Awesome!

Hallwilsonsilverman_lIf Barry Blaustein’s Peep World isn’t funny, I will shave my own head. That’s how much faith I have in this little indie film, based on this morning’s casting announcement. Why will this movie be awesome? Let me count the ways: Dexter‘s Michael C. Hall (pictured, left). The Office‘s Rainn Wilson (pictured, center). Robot Chicken‘s Ben Schwartz. And, last but not least, Sarah Silverman (pictured). I think the only thing that would make the EW staff more pumped about this cast is if the entire Arrested Development ensemble decided to join as well. World certainly seems to have shades of the dearly departed Fox sitcom: The Hollywood Reporter says it revolves around a dysfunctional family that begins to argue after one member writes a thinly veiled novel about them (think: Augusten Burroughs-meets-Curtis Sittenfeld). It sounds like a funny plot, but honestly, I would see World even if it was just a two-hour film about those four actors painting a wall. Tell me, PopWatchers: Are you excited for Peep World? Who else would you like to see join the cast?

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