Archive: September 2009 (221-230 of 437)

Sep 16 2009 11:54 AM ET

'Celebrity Ghost Stories': Eerily excited for it?

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BIO Channel is set to premiere Celebrity Ghost Stories, a series where stars recount real-life encounters with the paranormal, on Oct. 3. The list of storytellers is already pretty compelling: David Carradine gives one of his last interviews to share how he married a widow and became frequently visited by the jealous spirit of his wife’s ex. (“In a chilling twist of irony, the haunting takes place in his bedroom closet,” the press release teases.) Then you’ve got John Waters, Rue McClanahan, Joan Rivers, Carrie Fisher, Greg Grunberg, Debi Mazar, Barry Williams, Illeana Douglas, Lili Taylor, Tom Arnold, Morgan Fairchild, Scott Baio, Gina Gershon, C. Thomas Howell, Eric Roberts, Justine Bateman, Carnie Wilson, Dee Snider, Teri Polo, Lisa Rinna, Elisabeth Rohm, Nia Long, Traci Lords, Sammy Hagar, Ernie Hudson, Jay Thomas, Ali Landry, John Salley, James Kyson Lee, Kelly Carlson, Federico Castelluccio, and Anson Williams (HAPPY DAYS‘ POTSIE, who’s most recently been directing episodes of ABC Family’s The Secret Life of the American Teenager).

What makes it even more exciting: The show will include dramatizations of the personal accounts the stars are narrating. Which means there will be an actor who will forever get to say that he played Anson Williams on Celebrity Ghost Stories. For inspiration:

And because I think Potsie was more popular than our memories give him credit for, poll after the jump… READ FULL STORY »

Sep 16 2009 11:29 AM ET

Tom Cruise and Cameron Diaz on 'Leno': Count the awkward pauses!

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Last night’s second episode of The Jay Leno Show introduced a new segment, TEN@TEN, during which Jay “makes house calls” via satellite video to stars. New cohabitants Tom Cruise and Cameron Diaz answered 10 completely unrelated questions from the set of their 2010 film Wichita, which is obviously being filmed in Worcester, Mass. The whole interview — embedded after the jump, due to auto-play — is pretty surreal (and at times Suri-eal, whoa!) and stilted except for the 20 or seconds during which the pair bicker in the style of an online-dating success story commercial about who laughs more. He laughs all the time! It’s nonstop with her! Constantly laughing! First thing in the morning, it’s like “Cameron, please!” Get ready to sign up for eHarmony, y’all.

Also, wait a minute: Does the public really want to know about Tom Cruise’s strip club agenda and whether he’s better at flying or sex?

More on ‘The Jay Leno Show’:
Jay Leno, Night 2: Tom Cruise does not go nuts, Michael Moore condemns capitalism
Your Say: Leno’s question about Kanye’s mom was unfair


Sep 16 2009 11:11 AM ET

Will Tom DeLay's injury DELAY his ballroom-dancing prowess?

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dwts_delay_hammertoeHere’s how it went down.

1. Tom DeLay announced he’d fractured his foot.

2. Annie Barrett valiantly fought the urge to blame said injury on a probable “Hammer Toe.” Gave it a good three minutes!

3. Annie lost.

In less-painful Dancing With the Stars news, next Wednesday’s live results show will feature a tribute to classically trained ballet and jazz dancer (and flaunter of some Latin ballroom flair in 2003′s Havana Nights) Patrick Swayze. Details on the episode, “Dirty Dancing With the Stars 9.3: Havana Nights,” to follow…

Read more: He’s Like the Wind: 10 Notable Patrick Swayze Dance Moves

Sep 16 2009 10:46 AM ET

Is Hollywood entering an unprecedented Blue Period?

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blue-man-group_lNational Geographic Entertainment is making an IMAX 3-D movie about Blue Man Group, those bald, blue mimes who rock out and eat marshmallows. Variety reports Blue Man Group: Mind Blast will be a “comedy that explores the human mind and brain.” (Mind and brain.) It’s about time a film brought the painted performance artists to those unable to catch their unique brand of musical magic in New York (or Orlando, or Las Vegas, or Boston, or on The Tonight Show, or at your last corporate retreat).

This is good news for fans of the original Blue Men, Chris Wink, Matt Goldman and Phil Stanton, who will reportedly star in the new film. It’s also potentially good news for Paul Karason, because Hollywood seems to be in the midst of an unprecedented blue streak. First, there was Watchmen‘s Doctor Manhattan. A Smurfs film is in the works. Avatar‘s teaser trailer certainly features some cerulean characters. And now, Blue Man Group. While blue characters have a long tradition in Hollywood, Karason, the Bellingham, Wash., man whose medication has turned him blue, should strike while the iron is hot. If he’s not interested, I’m sure there’s some Hollywood executive sitting on a Violet Beauregarde origin story. The time is now. By 2011, red could be the new blue, and Elmo will be laughing at your squandered opportunity.

Any clue why Hollywood is feeling so blue lately? Is it a political thing? A sad recession thing? Or simply a you’re-overthinking-this-Jeff thing?

Photo Credit: Scott Legato/PR Photos

Sep 16 2009 09:30 AM ET

'90210' recap: How much more fun is rock-bottom Annie?

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There is no better way to make a character a thousand times more likable than to send them to the dark place. Exhibit A: Annie Wilson. Last year she was the worst combination possible of sunny and whiny. This season, she’s 100-percent emo, having suddenly gone through enough stuff to make even Shenae Grimes’ onetime Degrassi character cringe. (And those Degrassi kids go through a lot.) Somehow I feel so sorry for Annie that she didn’t get to have sex with hot hot Liam — what with taking the blame from jealous Naomi, she ought to have at least gotten to touch his pecs — that I don’t mind at all that she killed a dude in a hit and run on Mulholland that she’s yet to be blamed for. Heck, I feel sorry for her for that, too. READ FULL STORY »

Sep 16 2009 09:14 AM ET

Doc Jensen's 'Lost' Hiatus Book Club: Dan Brown's 'The Lost Symbol'

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Arguably the year’s biggest entertainment event arrived today in the form of Dan Brown’s The Lost Symbol, his long-awaited follow-up to The Da Vinci Code. I have been eagerly anticipating the book — and not only because I’m a huge Robert Langdon fan. Longtime readers of my Lost analysis may be (painfully) familiar with my penchant for seeing so many so-called “clues” embedded in the show the same way Brown’s super-cryptologist can spot a devious centuries-spanning conspiracy crusted in some dead painter’s canvas. And, of course, there is also my knack for projecting some seriously crazy arcana upon and into Lost — anything from spooky Freemasonry lore to the alchemical mysticism of Hermes Trismegistus to obscure and not-so obscure novels, including Brown’s own Angels & Demons. READ FULL STORY »

Sep 16 2009 01:00 AM ET

'Melrose Place' recap: Mommie Dearest?

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melrose-place-recap_l[1]It’s week two and the mystery is gone…maybe. It seems Melrose 2.0 has rushed to a few reveals in the second episode without letting characters, and their seedy pasts, reveal themselves more slowly. Oh well, Melrose Place was never about subtlety.

In addition to seeing more of Auggie’s abs (thank you, opening shower scene!), we also learned more about his post-AA bedroom romps with Sydney and about a pre-sobriety bar fight in which his then-girlfriend died and Auggie killed a guy in self defense. READ FULL STORY »

Sep 16 2009 12:04 AM ET

'Big Brother' finale mini-recap: We have a winner!

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Can Big Brother really be all over? But I just learned the proper syntax for, “You got got!” and now I can’t use it anymore! I guess, in a sense, I got got. Oh, the irony! It was tough to figure out who to root for in tonight’s finale, what with all the strong players gone. It was Battle of the Coattails, so it came down to, who hung on harder? (SPOILER A-COMIN’, IN CASE YOU HAVEN’T WATCHED YET…) READ FULL STORY »

Sep 15 2009 08:48 PM ET

He's Like the Wind: 10 notable Patrick Swayze dance moves

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I spent the better part of the afternoon watching Patrick Swayze, a fine specimen who looked like a hotter version of the Brawny man and moved like a better version of the Rum Tum Tugger, a curious cat, dance on the Internet. It was sad (and briefly compounded by a brief wave of severe self-loathing for never having seen Skatetown U.S.A.), but this “exercise,” and Sunkist Fruit Gems, really made today much better. Let’s look at it this way: As long as nothing happens to the Internet, we will always be able to sit at work and watch Patrick Swayze dance. All day. Let’s kick it.

Dirty Dancing (1987) (airing on ABC Family Saturday and Sunday nights!)

I mean, pick any move. The Lift is obvious, of course. My esteemed colleague Tim Stack is a big fan of Johnny’s intricate arm work — specifically The Snake hand swirl and subsequent Come Hither finger wag. after he leaps onto the log during the precarious water-based practice session (at 0:48). For the epic “I’ve Had The Time of My Life” routine, Tim, Mandi Bierly, and Kristen Baldwin all immediately singled out AND PROCEEDED TO DEMONSTRATE (***exclusive EW.com video unavailable at this time***) what we’ve termed the I’m Comin’ Atcha Shuffle (at 2:44 on this embedding-disabled video, or just imagine it in your head because you know you can) as Johnny — flanked by backups! — attempts to lure Baby back into the spotlight. Kristen and I are very into the slow and sexy Shoulder-To-Waist Trace (at 2:05 above), which during rehearsals got cut short because someone got a case of the giggles. Oh, and whenever I think of this movie, I first picture the “He is risen” moment post-giant leap off the stage (2:52 above), capped off by a sassy head lurch in the fashion of a dog who has just jumped into a pool. READ FULL STORY »

Sep 15 2009 07:12 PM ET

Generate your own Kanye apology!

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Okay, so I’m sick of this whole Kanye-Taylor Swift thing too. But before I shut up for good about it, I have to share my new favorite game: The Kanye Apology Generator. Thanks to this nifty Mad Libs-esque site, you can create your own tailor-made Kanye apology, complete with all-caps and enough exclamation points to put teenage girls everywhere to shame. Want an example? Here’s an excerpt from mine: “I’M SORRY TO MY FRIENDS AT LEHMAN BROTHERS. I WILL APOLOGIZE TO CHRISTOPHER WALKEN 2MRW. WELCOME TO THE REAL WORLD!!!! EVERYBODY WANNA BOOOOO ME BUT I’M A FAN OF HORSES!!! YOU KNOW!!! BOOOOYAAAWWWWW!!!!!! BLING I GAVE MY STREET LIGHT TO LFO WHEN THEY DESERVED IT … THAT’S WHAT IT IS!!!!!!!!!!”

What can I say besides, BEYOWW!! I LOVE THIS GENERATOR!! Play along, PopWatchers, and post your results in the comments!

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