Archive: November 2009 (271-280 of 429)

Nov 11 2009 05:19 PM ET

'Dollhouse' canceled: Are we peeved or pleased by this development?

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dollhouse_lIt seems that, sometimes, no matter how smart, how full of ideas, how fun a thing may be, it will still outlive it’s usefulness to the people who run the show. Heck, if beer can have an expiration date, so can everything else. And so the day that all Joss Whedon fans knew would come has arrived: Dollhouse has been canceled by Fox. Apparently, they’ll air the balance of the 13-episode order and, most likely, shuttle it to DVD as quick as possible.

It’s not a surprise, really, given how anemic the ratings have been — the real surprise was that the Eliza Dushku mind-wiping show got a second season in the first place. And it’s not a surprise to anyone who knows Whedon’s history with Fox, the same network that gunned down Firefly after airing as many episodes as you can count on two hands. The writing has been on the wall for almost as long as there’s been a wall.

From where I sit, there are two ways to feel about this: READ FULL STORY »

Nov 11 2009 04:52 PM ET

Our Must pick belongs in the background of a 'Grey's Anatomy' scene. What are you loving this week?

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I was introduced to Snow Patrol through Grey’s Anatomy (I sit at my computer during my favorite TV shows Googling lyrics because I can’t wait until the next day for the song list to post), and have since downloaded most of the songs on their greatest hits collection, which released this week. There are tons of gems on the Scottish/Irish rocker’s 30-track, two-CD complication, Up to Now, including three new songs. For anyone who likes to spend their days believing their life is a scene from a movie or television show (the world is so much more fun that way), it is a definite MUST.

But enough about that. What are YOU Musting over in the world of TV/music/books/movies/online? Submit your suggestions by Thursday at noon ET. Remember to tell us why you think your pick is awesome and to leave us your e-mail address (in case we put your pick in the magazine!).

Nov 11 2009 03:58 PM ET

Clip du jour: 'Pigeon Impossible'

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Writer/director Lucas Martell spent almost five years creating this animated short, but that was time well spent: “Pigeon Impossible” is impossibly great.

This is easily as good as a Pixar short, right, PopWatchers?

Nov 11 2009 03:43 PM ET

Jon Gosselin mocks himself with very unfunny results

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In today’s Jon Gosselin over-exposure news, the father of eight spoofs his loser persona in this new Funny or Die video:

I like most FOD videos, but this one bites it. Unfunny and annoying at the same time? That sounds a lot like Gosselin. True, this post further publicizes Gosselin and his actions, but one can only hope that somewhere in Pennsylvaia, Gosselin is reading this, re-watching the video, and deciding to make some of those spoofed lifestyles changes a real thing. Might we suggest starting by exorcising the Ed Hardy tees?

So PopWatchers, what do you think of the video? Do you share my sentiments or do you like his self-mockery?

Nov 11 2009 03:12 PM ET

New 'SNL' promos: January Jones, Fred Armisen, and sex offenders

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During NBC’s four new promos for Saturday Night Live, January Jones says her own first name about 10 different ways, revealing skills much more advanced than her efforts at beer pong. Fred Armisen mocks her name because it’s unusual. The spot referencing Mad Men is my favorite, especially considering Armisen is real-life married to Jones’ MM costar Elisabeth Moss. Whoa, Moss cameo’d in Jon Hamm’s SNL a year ago…what if there was a Peggy/Betty reunion Saturday night? The characters barely interact on Mad Men, so if Moss does show up they should get into character but do something arbitrary like form a Scandanavian electro-pop duo on “Deep House Dish.”

Excited for January Jones to host this weekend? If we keep trying, can we break our “posts tagged with the Mad Men category” by 5 p.m.?

Nov 11 2009 02:05 PM ET

'Mad Men': What's Matthew Weiner cooking up for us next?

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mad-men-finale_lI’m still reeling from the season finale of Mad Men. I want to keep thinking about it and talking about it, whether by getting a Sterling Cooper Draper Pryce t-shirt, or going nuts over these Joan paper dolls, or chuckling at this Mean Girls spin on it. Oh, and I love this supercut of Roger Sterling zingers from the season. More, more, more, please!

Much to my delight, Matt Weiner talked to the Daily Beast to answer some lingering questions about the season.
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Nov 11 2009 01:36 PM ET

Adam Lambert song snippets: Let's rank a dozen of 'em from most awesome to not-quite-as-aweome!

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Adam-Lambert_lI’ve added a new subset to my overwhelming American Idol addiction, and it focuses solely on the contestants of season 8! Indeed, thanks to the vocal firepower of Kris Allen, Adam Lambert, and Allison Iraheta (not to mention Anoop Desai, #signmattgiraud, Mishavonna Henson, and Deanna Brown), there’s so much news and music and awesomeness making its way to the Internet that some days I barely have time to get out of my pajamas. (For the record, I type this clad in Old Navy sleep bottoms and a promotional jersey I received from the publicist for Fox’s Brothers, a show I have never seen. It’s official: I’m tragic!) Also tragic: Adam Lambert’s For Your Entertainment song snippets leaked to the Internet a week ago, and I’m only weighing in on ‘em now. (Thankfully, EW’s Music Mix blog did not commit such a crime.) But then again, the math is hard: Idoloonie X listens to a dozen 30-second song previews 50 times apiece. If Idoloonie X spends five times as long exploring his innermost feelings about said previews as he does listening to them, how many minutes will it take before he is ready to express said feelings in a ridiculously wordy blog post?

While you ponder that equation (or not), I’m gonna get on with the work of ranking Adam’s 12 new(ish) leaks in descending order from my least- to most-favorite. I won’t cover “Time for Miracles” since I’ve talked that one to death, and I’ll save my tone poem on hot-ass lead single “For Your Entertainment” for a separate post, since it’s not fair to compare full tracks to partial ones. Anyhoo, without further ado, let’s get this party started… READ FULL STORY »

Nov 11 2009 01:05 PM ET

'New Moon"s Alex Meraz: 'Shirtless, always'

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Alex-Meraz-Rachael-Ray_l The Twilight Saga: New Moon talk show takeover has begun. This morning, Wolf Pack member Alex Meraz stopped by Rachael Ray to surprise three teens who received Twilight makeovers courtesy of New Moon costume designer Tish Monaghan. (As someone who always coveted her sister’s red hair, it made me die a little to see a redhead dye her hair black to look like Alice’s.)

The girls were happy to see Meraz, but didn’t go insane, presumably because he was clothed. “Shirtless, always,” Meraz told Ray when she asked about him recently being named People magazine’s Sexy Man of the Week. He was photographed in a pool. “As soon as I got Twilight, it’s like ‘Alright, don’t wear any clothes, just shorts, and you’ll be fine.’” READ FULL STORY »

Nov 11 2009 12:22 PM ET

Nicolas Cage in 'Bad Lieutenant': Overacting or acting that he's overacting?

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Nicolas Cage is an enigmatic actor whose hits are big and whose misses are gargantuan. Normally, you can recognize which is which far in advance, with just a quick glimpse of a film’s trailer. But his Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans has me perplexed. His character seems so unhinged, and Cage seems to be having so much fun, that no matter whether the film is great or gawdawful, I’m genuinely intrigued. There’s a thin line between overacting (bad) and acting that you’re overacting (bizarrely genius), and Cage seems to be straddling it.

Cage recently chatted with the movie website Dark Horizons, and though the interviewer laid off of Cage’s off-screen legal imbroglios, he did encourage the Oscar winner to discuss his craft. Since Cage is a notoriously elusive interview (at least for EW), I only wished Dark Horizons had prodded him more on his career zags and what he looks for in a role. Cage put a happy face on his dips into mainstream and independent fare, explaining that “I need to be a little bit fearful in order to go into it with some energy. You know, I feel that if you’re somewhat uncomfortable or nervous about a role, that means you should do it.” But that sounds actorspeak-y to me. In films like Adaptation, Matchstick Men, and The Weather Man, his vulnerable characters really connected. But there have been other movies that are so schlocky, not only in execution but on a basic script level, as to question what attracts Cage in the first place. Disappointed critics debate his talent and lament his drive, but that’s only because his talent has frequently been so tantalizingly great.

Cage has a bundle of films in the can (including Kick-Ass), so you can expect to see his many sides, shapes, and tastes in the next year. Which actor are you hoping to see? And what are your hopes for Bad Lieutenant? Did Cage’s online interview help explain his career since Leaving Last Vegas? As an actor, where does Cage go from here?


Nov 11 2009 11:00 AM ET

Taylor Lautner: Adorable asskicker in 2005

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taylor-lautner-2005_lChances are, I will never watch Robert Rodriguez’s The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl 3-D. However, I have now watched the video of Taylor Lautner promoting the 2005 film on Access Hollywood by showcasing his extreme martial arts skills three times. Seriously impressive and screaming GYMKATA REMAKE! (No, I’m not ready to let that dream go.)

Watch that video after the jump, then check out two more clips in which young Lautner discusses his first-degree black belt (“I like this belt,” he giggles, “It’s like silk”) and how difficult it is when your focus is constantly shifting between school and filming (“So you’re just getting into it, Okay, that’s what those Indians did when they came to the States, ‘Oh, Taylor Lautner to set!’”).

Team Jacob! READ FULL STORY »

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