In the grand tradition movies based on fighting games, Tekken looks huh-huh-horrendous.
If the phrase “people’s choice” seems repetitive in the trailer, how will it fare in the full-length movie? Also, where was Kuma? Bring me the fighting bear, Tekken movie!
All the actual fighting looks good, but color me less than impressed, PopWatchers. What about you?
You probably didn’t notice at the time, but a most momentous day for the human race occurred exactly nine years ago. I’m talking, of course, about the launch of Wikipedia on Jan. 15, 2001. (Thanks to The Awl for reminding us of this anniversary.)
I’m serious! The free online encyclopedia that anyone can edit is, was, and always will be an awesome source of instant information — though it’s better used as a starting point than a last word if you’re doing serious research. Better yet, Wikipedia has become an endless source of (very nerdy) entertainment in and of itself. I’ll confess to spending many an idle hour browsing through Wikipedia’s insanely detailed pages on Lord of the Rings characters, rappers from the ’90s, and musical categorizations. Sometimes, if I’m really bored, I just start at a random page and click around until I’m reading obscure details on, like, crustacean taxonomy. Please tell me I’m not the only person who does this.
How often do you consult Wikipedia? What’s your favorite page? Or are you one of those people who never reads Wikipedia at all? You’re missing out!
We told you about Kate Hudson’s Breakfast at Tiffany’s-inspired glasses from Nine, but many of you have been asking at the shades Guido Contini a.k.a. Daniel Day-Lewis sports in pretty much every scene of the movie. To capture the retro-Italian vibe, it comes with little surprise that costume designer Colleen Atwood chose a vintage frame.
But just because it’s a one-of-a-kind doesn’t mean you can’t capture the same look. Try Ray-Ban’s RB4140 in glossy black/crystal green or demi brown/polarized grey (ray-ban.com; $119).
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.
Photo: David James
I was already counting down the days until the Feb. 2 return of Lost to find out about what’s up with the new Locke and the result of that bomb. And well, because I’m only human, now I’m excited for Feb. 2 all the wrong reasons, too. People.com has some exclusive shots of Josh Holloway shooting his new Cool Water ad campaign (check out more here.) It’s Heavage Friday, enjoy!
Photo Credit: Courtesy Davidoff Cool Water
As we saw last night, Conan O’Brien and Andy Richter are already thinking about life after The Tonight Show. Andy read his own statement to “the television industry” explaining that he thought he’d have 10 to 12 years of job security with the show, so, well, “I spent some money… I spent a lot of money.” He will now take any job it can offer: “You want me on one of those celebrity rehab shows? You name the drug, and I will get hooked on it tomorrow.” Conan, meanwhile, took the liberty of thinking up titles for the porno he’s been asked to star in based on his battle with NBC. A few of my favorites: Two Hosts, One Slot; Changing Time Sluts; and NBC Lawyer Gang Bang: The Backend Deals.
Now selfishly, I hope Conan ends up with a talk show airing after Stewart and Colbert on Comedy Central. (Yes, it’d be midnight, on cable, but at least he’d be following two people his audience respects.) Thinking more short-term, I’d urge Conan to consider the offer Kurt Sutter, creator of FX’s Sons of Anarchy (one of Ken Tucker’s Top 10 series of 2009), has issued to him on his blog. “I have no doubt you’ll land on your feet, wavy red hair intact,” Sutter writes. “I know appearing in a dramatic role on cable television is probably the last thing you’d ever want to do, but I want you to know that you have an open invitation on my show, Sons of Anarchy. We have an IRA story line that will continue to play out this coming season and I could use a bad-ass O’Brien on my team. Guns, blood, fist fights — you could really work some shit out. Think about it.“
Yes, Conan. Think about it. What’s your dream guest spot for O’Brien? Pitch away.
Photo credit: Conan: Virginia Sherwood/NBC; Sons: Prashant Gupta/FX
HBO unveiled more details about Treme, the New Orleans-set series from The Wire genius David Simon, and it sounds amazing. After The Corner, Homicide: Life on the Street, The Wire, and Generation Kill, I think a lot of us would follow Simon et al pretty much anywhere.
The show is scheduled to debut April 11.
Treme is set three months after Hurricane Katrina and “follows musicians, chefs, Mardi Gras Indians and ordinary New Orleanians as they try to rebuild their lives, their homes and their unique culture,” according to HBO’s press release. Wire alums Wendell Pierce and Clarke Peters star, along with former Homicide star Melissa Leo, John Goodman, Khandi Alexander, Steve Zahn, Kim Dickens, and Rob Brown.
Homicide is my favorite cop show ever, and The Wire is one of the greatest dramas in the history of television. Treme has some serious shoes to fill, but I’m not worried at all. Where do we sign, PopWatchers?
On last night’s Daily Show, Jon Stewart delved into more serious matters after comparing petrified Sarah Palin in the face of Glenn Beck to Silence of the Lambs‘ Clarice Starling (brilliant), with a segment recapping Rush Limbaugh and Pat Robertson‘s reactions to the earthquake in Haiti. It’s hard to find a way to snark off a catastrophe, but mind-boggling comments from Limbaugh and Robertson made Stewart’s job that much easier. He even got to practice his Bible recitation after he told Robertson to shut his piehole. (Then, randomly, he attacked…Rachel Maddow?! What’s she doing in there?)
More: Pat Robertson on Haiti: Eye roll, please
We caught up with Kiefer Sutherland last night at the New York premiere of 24‘s eighth season. The star (and executive producer) gave some hints about the NY-set season 8 (premiering Sunday) and the possible 24 feature film. He also addressed (pun intended) his Wednesday night appearance on David Letterman.
On changes in Jack: In Season 8, we’ll see a more hopeful Jack Bauer than we’ve seen before, as the prospect of starting a family again (SPOILER ALERT: Jack’s a Grandpa now!) makes him initially averse to diving back into the world of CTU-style intrigue. “In Seasons 1 through 7, Jack Bauer runs into the burning building. In this season, he’s trying desperately to stay away from the burning building.”
On that dress: Yes, he feels humiliated. If he’d won the bet, his friend would have had to wear a dress to his eight-year-old son’s baseball game. Which, in his opinion, is much worse than being humiliated on national TV. READ FULL STORY »
Last night was a back-to-back double dose of the Shore, and, continuing one of the show’s many proud traditions, both episodes ended with somebody’s hand connecting to somebody else’s face. For a show about vacation and leisure at the beach, there has been a lot more punching in and around the head area than I would have first expected. These people can’t tie their shoes or spray their tans without running nose-first into someone’s outstretched fist.
And while some were getting punched, others were getting punchy. The Situation and Pauly D, giggling fitfully like a pair of preteen girls high on glitter and orange soda at a slumber party, placed a bowl of their signature “haterade” (made with cheese, milk, mayonnaise, pickle juice, and a dash of love) under Vinny’s bed in the hope that it would sour and smell up the room, although Mike’s belief that this concoction was “best served cold” makes me doubt his previously unimpeachable understanding of bacterial microbiology.
Since I don’t know where else to mention it, I would like to take this space to point out that the dial-a-duck might be one of the greatest elements of any reality show, ever. Its low insistent quack that instills dread in those trying to avoid calls, its glowing red eye that makes it look like some sort of demonic hell-mallard, and finally its continuing, and winning, battle against the housemates, who still haven’t figured out how to hang it up, all make it one of the most engaging, and intelligible, characters on the show. To heck with Snooki, I want to see the phone get its own spin-off. Lord love a duck!
But despite its greatness, the phone isn’t nearly as quotable as our fair septet. So here’s some absurdity courtesy of the Jersey-ites:
EPISODE 107: “What Happens in The AC”
“I’ve been with goats, sheep, cows, horses. That’s all.” – Snooki, momentarily forgetting her recent experiences with hippopotami
“Don’t worry, you got a couple.” – The Situation, after the weight-sensitive Snooki asks for a roll READ FULL STORY »
