Sometimes, the best defense against the Dark Arts is to care. If you can rap, you can cast spells! Yet another installment in our ongoing efforts to compile all amazing Harry Potter ephemera:
As someone who has seen the movie Dangerous Minds literally dozens of times (I’ve even read My Darling, My Hamburger), this makes me outrageously happy. The soundtrack might not top “Amish Paradise,” but what does?
Accio comments and reactions, PopWatchers!
If you watched Craig Ferguson’s 1,000th episode last night, you probably realized that the Late Late Show host was noticeably absent from the milestone event. In his place was Wavy, his recurring crocodile hand puppet, who not only performed the monologue, but interviewed guests Jason Schwartzman, Kristen Bell, and Maria Bello as well.
If you want to gets your hands on — or in— a plush puppet of your own, you can get your own Wavy courtesy of Folkmanis Puppets (folkmanis.com; $20), who has supplied Ferguson, as well as other shows like The Young and the Restless (really?), with many of their stage puppets.
Didn’t get to see all the puppet action? Check out the video of Ferguson’s, er, I mean Wavy’s monologue after the jump. And if you’re dying to find something you spotted on TV or in a movie, email stylehunter@ew.com and visit the Pop Style area of EW.com to see what we’ve found. READ FULL STORY »
Maxim and E! joined forces last night for a countdown of the Hottest Moments of 2009, honoring Megan Fox and the titillation surrounding Jennifer’s Body as the year’s most sizzling spectacle. I concede that Fox is hot, most especially to Maxim‘s readers, but calling her “the ultimate Hollywood It girl: a multi-talented actress with A-list appeal,” feels grossly hyperbolic.
Jennifer’s Body, the celebrated moment of Fox’s hotness, landed with a thud, making me wonder when Maxim‘s decision-makers finalized their list. ”Megan’s high-school horror flick had critics crowing about Fox’s performance as the ultimate femme-fatale.” Really? I don’t remember that. Critic Richard Roeper managed to toss Fox a few compliments for the show, but also wrote back in September, “Megan Fox is a lot more interesting off-screen than in the movies. She ain’t much of an actress…” Of course, that doesn’t necessarily make her not hot.
Maybe 2009 just wasn’t a hot year? Personally, I though Johnny Depp and Marion Cotillard’s scenes in Public Enemies were steamier than anything Fox was selling. What tickled your fancy, PopWatchers?
We’re in the Semifinals of our Guilty Pleasures Reality TV Showdown (see full bracket here). Now we’re into the Competition category.
Semifinals, Competition: Tool Academy vs. Wipeout
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Here’s what some fans had to say during the first round of voting:
Emoney on Tool Academy: “Tool Academy! I watched Season One while I was on maternity leave and the baby just slept all the time. Awesomest show ever. Love Matsuflex. Seriously, what kind of dude calls himself Matsuflex? Second only to Paradise Hotel on my list of all-time favorite reality shows.”
Brittany on Wipeout: “The commentary is hilarious not to mention the big balls!”
Relive some classic moments on video — and vote — after the jump. READ FULL STORY »
Buffy the Vampire Slayer‘s Nicholas Brendon is currently in the midst of a sold-out run of The Santaland Diaries — the one-man stage telling of David Sedaris’ gut-busting tale of his time working as an elf at Macy’s — at L.A.’s Blank Theatre Company. I saw Timothy Olyphant play the part of David/Crumpet in New York in 1996, and I can still picture the perfectly pissy look on his face. Who would you kill to see perform it? I’m thinking Jim Parsons would do a nice delivery of the following:
“Today, I witnessed fist fights and vomiting and magnificent tantrums. The back hallway was jammed with people. There was a line for Santa and a line for the women’s bathroom, and one woman, after asking me a thousand questions already, asked, ‘Which is the line for the women’s bathroom?’ And I shouted that I thought it was the line with all the women in it. And she said, ‘I’m going to have you fired.’ I had two people say that to me today, ‘I’m going to have you fired.’ Go ahead, be my guest. I’m wearing a green velvet costume. It doesn’t get any worse than this. Who do these people think they are? ‘I’m going to have you fired,’ and I want to lean over and say, ‘I’m going to have you killed.’”
Your pick?
Photo Credit: Rick Baumgartner
Awww. It’s so cute how 9-year-old Noah Cyrus wallops her caboose while singing Akon’s “Smack That” in front of an adoring audience. Miley’s always hogging all the attention!
That VAGUELY reminds me of how my sister and I used to make up dance routines to popular songs in the ’80s. But this was basically just two gangly flamingos pacing back and forth in our damp-carpeted basement with occasional out-of-sync jazz hands. I think sometimes we would try an ill-advised hip jerk, but that was it. And this was probably to Paula Abdul’s “Cold-Hearted.” I realize now that if we were ahead of our years, we could have at least felt each other up during “Uh oh, he’s been telling lies.” What were we, idiots? Probably just untalented. Did you PopWatchers ever choreograph stupid dances with your siblings or friends? Did you make it sexy like Tyra makes it fashion? Which songs?
A new trailer for Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland, starring Entertainer of the Decade Johnny Depp, has been unveiled, and it’s a hit. The only question is: Who creeps you out more? Helena Bonham Carter has my vote. (Bonus: Watch the new UK trailer after the jump.)
Pencil it in your history books, P-dubs. Jersey Shore stars Snooki and The Situation are now people for whom Megan Mullally and Andy Richter must stand up and scootch over. (“Scootch” would actually be a good Jersey Shore nickname, maybe for Slezak. Come to think of it, so would “P-dub.”) The best part of their first segment on last night’s Tonight Show With Conan O’Brien is Andy Richter’s look of total disbelief at the entire situation after The Situation deems Conan “The Solution.” Later, in part 2, Conan complains that he feels like he’s been talking about nothing but their nicknames for 19 minutes. Yeah, maybe because there’s nothing to talk to them about!
Snooki and The Situation defend the guido lifestyle and give “beauty” tips to Conan in part 2, which you can watch on The Tonight Show‘s website. Who here would tune in for Snooki’s ultimate-dream reality series, Snookin’ For Love?
More ‘Jersey Shore’:
‘Jersey Shore’ ep. 2 recap: Ruined relationships, but perfect hair
‘Jersey Shore’ premiere recap: Furthering guido stereotypes or just harmless fun?
The ‘Jersey Shore’ Name Generator: Does your name beat Mike The Situation’s?
‘Jersey Shore’: Yes, it absolutely is offensive
