Archive: March 2010 (31-40 of 604)

Mar 30 2010 05:42 PM ET

Which celebrity would you want to impersonate your fiancé?

cook-franco-SpencerImage Credit: PRN/PR Photos; Sylvain Gaboury/PR Photos; Bob Charlotte/PR PhotosToday, Fox announced its latest reality show project: The My Big Fat Obnoxious Fiance-esque, My Parents Are Gonna Love You, a series that allows singles to punk their own parents by bringing home a celebrity who purposely acts detestable.

So the main question here is: Which celebrities would you like to be fake-engaged to? I’ve got three choices in mind (and I’m not going completely A-list here, because I have a feeling the George Clooneys of the world have better things to do)… READ FULL STORY »

Mar 30 2010 05:21 PM ET

'80s flashback alert: Uncle Jesse plays with the Beach Boys on tonight's 'Dancing With the Stars'

full-house-dwtsImage Credit: ABC Photo Archives/ABC via Getty ImagesI don’t think I’ve ever recommended watching a Dancing With the Stars results show. I write five-page recaps for a reality show about ballroom dancing, but come on, I’m not that insane. This is different. Look at that headline. It just seems really, really special. Assuming you’ve never attended a John Stamos/Beach Boys live performance, tonight at 8 p.m. ET is your chance to re-experience the ABC of over 20 years ago. Oh, the glory! Could we ever have predicted this momentous occasion back in 1989, when “Tanner Island” — the Hawaii episode of Full House in which the whole family joins Uncle Jesse onstage with the Beach Boys, duh — first aired?

I will not be satisfied unless at least one Olsen twin pops up in a sequined blazer in the audience and Bob Saget announces he has found an island on the ballroom floor only to discover it was a giant potato chip. Will you? READ FULL STORY »

Mar 30 2010 04:55 PM ET

'American Idol' Power List: We're down to 10! Who's your favorite?

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This week on American Idol: Guest mentor Usher brings the R&B theme to a bunch of guitar-strumming folk rockers! Before he does that, check out our current season 9 rankings, then vote for your fave contestant. (Related: ‘American Idol’: Catching up With 13 Former Contestants!; for more Idol coverage, follow me on Twitter @EWMichaelSlezak.)

10. Andrew Garcia (Last week No. 11): Five weeks of live performances without anything approaching a “wow” moment. Early front-runner says he knows who he is “as an artist,” but who exactly is that? Someone who does vocally wobbly covers of Marvin Gaye and Christina Aguilera? Lack of bottom three placement the last two weeks could convince his YouTube fan base he’s not at risk if he whiffs again during R&B night. READ FULL STORY »

Mar 30 2010 04:29 PM ET

Neal McDonough needs your help, Hollywood!

Neal-McDonoughImage Credit: Tina Gill/PR PhotosThe Hollywood Reporter brings us devastating news: JAG star David James Elliott has swooped in and replaced Neal McDonough on the ABC dramedy pilot Scoundrels. You’re probably asking: Why should I care? Who’s Neal McDonough? What’s a JAG? Why haven’t we retired the word “dramedy” yet? PopWatchers, I don’t have all the answers, but I can tell you this: Neal McDonough is one of the great American actors, and Hollywood has spent a decade wasting his considerable talent.

Hyperbole? You wouldn’t think so if you saw McDonough on the stealth classic TV show Boomtown. McDonough played self-destructive David McNorris, an ambitious, alcoholic, adulterous Assistant District Attorney. I’m not exaggerating when I say that McDonough made every line of dialogue sound like Shakespearean prose-poetry. READ FULL STORY »

Mar 30 2010 03:15 PM ET

Clip du Jour: Elementary schoolers present 'Scarface'

Those darned kids, with their technology, their rock music…and elementary school productions of Scarface? Apparently that’s what this is — an oh-so-cute retelling of the Al Pacino flick that substitutes popcorn for cocaine. I’m digging the way that one kid is rocking the flashy white suit, but the constant substitution of “fudge” for the f-word has just left me hungry.

UPDATE: Never fear, worried parents. This is not an actual elementary school production, but a film put together by Marc Klasfeld and Rockford Films. READ FULL STORY »

Mar 30 2010 03:07 PM ET

'Totally Lost': We analyze 'Ab Aeterno,' listen to Titus Welliver, and tease tonight's episode

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totally-lostImage Credit: Mario Perez/ABCLast week’s episode of Lost, “Ab Aeterno,” didn’t give us eternal abs, but it offered us the next best thing: Some answers about the age-defying wonder that is Richard Alpert, as well as those dueling deities, Jacob and The Man In Black. Of course, big downloads of Lost mythology require all sorts of analysis, which brings us to this week’s installment of Totally Lost. Your hosts—who go by the flimsy aliases “Jeff Jensen” and “Dan Snierson”—discuss the significance of wine and corks while examining the increasingly intriguing conflict between Jacob and MIB. You also will enjoy a nice glass of Titus “Johnny Cash” Welliver along with a few teasers for tonight’s episode, “The Package.” In lieu of a thank-you note, share your latest theories and ruminations with us below. Did the Richard Alpert story meet expectations? Was the wine/cork analogy to your liking? Are you any closer to figuring out the end game? (Follow @ewdocjensen and @dansnierson.)

Mar 30 2010 03:00 PM ET

'Glee' Exclusive: Nationwide casting call for season two begins today!

How many of you Gleeks have imagined yourself singing opposite Glee‘s Lea Michele or Cory Monteith or Matthew Morrison? Well, that Gleeky dream could soon become a reality. EW has the exclusive news that Glee producers are beginning a nationwide casting call today for performers between the ages of 16 and 26 to be featured in season two of Fox’s hit series. Beginning today, those interested can go to this MySpace page and upload audition videos through April 26. The videos should explain why you want to be on Glee and feature a performance of one of Glee‘s hit tracks, like “True Colors,” “You Can’t Always Get What You Want,” and “Lean on Me.” Performances can either be a cappella or with a single instrument via My Space karaoke. Videos should be only five minutes in length (one-minute intro, four-minute performance) and are limited to one per person.

Excited yet? Here’s Mr. Schuester himself, Matthew Morrison, to explain more in the video embedded after the jump… READ FULL STORY »

Mar 30 2010 02:09 PM ET

'The Hills' final-season trailer: Heidi moves her face

As the cast of The Hills begins contemplating how they’ll remain relevant following the death of their reality show, MTV has released a trailer-teaser for its final season. Besides making me nostalgic for the days of Heidi’s old nose and Lauren’s drunken arguments (“You started a sl-si-sick rumor about me!”), the trailer also makes me just a bit excited. The cast thinks Kristen is doing drugs?! Heidi talks divorce?! And most importantly, Brody has a beard?! (I’ll name it the best Hills accessory since Spencer’s cowboy hat.) Plus, the trailer teases the reunion between the long-suffering Mrs. Montag and her daughter post-plastic surgery: “I just can’t do this anymore,” Heidi tells her mom. What, smile? Frown? Apparently, she can cry though — and, ouch, did that look painful! (See trailer, embedded after the jump.)

But who am I kidding? Yes, this trailer promises plenty of drama. But should we really tune into The Hills‘ final season? After all, we’ve probably seen the entirety of the season in these two minutes and 56 seconds. Just fill in 10 hours of awkward pauses and shots of Audrina’s boobs and you’ve got 20 episodes right there! READ FULL STORY »

Mar 30 2010 01:50 PM ET

Does Paige Miles' 'Late Show' performance atone for 'Against All Odds'?

I’ve been feeling for poor American Idol cast-off Paige Miles. While making the rounds on television talk shows, she’s repeatedly being subjected to video loops of her dastardly (how Simon of me!) performance of “Against All Odds.” But last night, Paige stopped by Late Show to sing for David Letterman — and, thankfully, she wasn’t forced to warble through the song she sang during what Annie Barrett called “the worst Idol performance EVER.” (Our own Mike Slezak thinks Camile Velasco’s “Goodbye Yellow Brick Road” more deserves that title; I vote for John Steven’s season 3 performance of “Crocodile Rock.” It was so bad, it seems YouTube has even opted to not put it on its site.) Instead, she sang Stevie Wonder’s “Living for the City.” And I have to say, dawg, she did her thang! Sure, the performance was a little season 2 — about the time when Wonder’s songs became tired on the reality show — but, hey, it was in tune! I’m guessing she’s finally gotten over that whole Michael Jackson thing. See the video after the jump! READ FULL STORY »

Mar 30 2010 01:33 PM ET

Celine Dion celebrates birthday. Our gift? A list of songs we secretly love.

celine-dionImage Credit: Pixplanete/PR PhotosCeline Dion turns 42 today, and to honor her, we’re all going to divulge the song(s) in her catalog that we secretly love. Note: “The Power of Love,” “All By Myself,” and “My Heart Will Go On” are givens. I’ll start:

•  “It’s All Coming Back to Me Now”: I have belted it out in many a private karaoke room (obviously ending it early). Maybe it’s because I only do it when I’ve had a lot to drink, but it’s the only song that I truly perform. “There were nights of endless pleasure/It was more than all your laws allow” wait for it, wait for it, wait for it, “Baby, Baby, Ba-by when I touch you like this…”

“To Love You More”: It’s all about the dramatic pause at 3:28. “I’ll be… waiting for you” and, of course, the chest pound.

“A New Day Has Come”: I feel guiltiest about this one, especially after watching the video. But I can’t get enough of the high airy run she does at 3:23.

“I Drove All Night”: It’s only acceptable live. She opened with it when I saw her at the Garden (read the play-by-play), and it did its job.

“You Shook Me All Night Long”: Okay, correction: I feel guiltiest about this one. But I love that Celine will go balls to the wall on any song, anytime, and thrust her hips as if we actually think of her as a sexual being. I may have bought the VH1 Divas Live 2002 CD just for this duet with Anastacia.

Your turn. No one will judge you unless you say “Because You Loved Me.” (Just kidding! But about which part?)

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