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Jun 29 2010 12:45 PM ET

'Project Runway' episodes to be supersized!

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project-runwayImage Credit: Barbara Nitke/Lifetime TelevisionIt’s not just a stunt, like Tim’s tired encouragement to please use the Bluefly.com accessories wall thoughtfully. Each episode of Project Runway‘s season 8 (premiering July 29 on Lifetime) will be 90 minutes long. They’ll start at 9 p.m. ET instead of 10. This is excellent. Heidi Klum also told the AP via NYTimes.com that season 8 contains ample tears and that three contestants collapsed on-set. It couldn’t get any better!

In addition to the obvious demand — longer runway shows — we’re going to need much more workroom footage. I want to see craftsmanship, awkward initial fittings, the contestants freaking out under pressure, the contestants bitching at each other under pressure, fabric disasters, and especially tears. I’m going to need a zoom-in on the tears. I also love close-up shots of the sewing machines, even though I feel like they only do that to show the brand name. What it basically boils down to is that I like to watch people work while I relax. Ahhhhhh. Seth Aaron’s jackets.

I’m trying to find out from Lifetime if Models of the Runway will just blend into Runway now. (Tragedy! It’s my favorite poignant reality show!) I’m pretty sure Austin Scarlett and Santino’s half-hour reality series will accompany Runway at 10:30 instead. I’ll update this post if I find out.

What do you want to see more of during Runway‘s extra 30 minutes?

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Let Santino Rice and Austin Scarlett turn you into an old society lady who wears edgy hats
Ahhhhhh. Seth Aaron’s jackets.
All ‘Project Runway’ posts: Missy Schwartz’s episode recaps, exit interviews, and more!

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Jun 29 2010 12:30 PM ET

Question: Ever lose your iPod and have it returned?

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Missing-ipodI think I know the answer to that question, but I’m hoping someone will surprise me. This morning, I intended to take a bus 10 blocks in Manhattan because a) it’s hot and b) after an EW.com “team-building” exercise last night that involved two hours at a vodka bar, two hours in a private karaoke room, and two hours in my apartment after I got home waiting for the air conditioner to cool things off enough for me to fall asleep, I didn’t feel like walking. The bus was insanely crowded (perhaps because the MTA has recently done away with the two other lines I could have taken), so after four blocks, I decided I had to get off early. It wasn’t until the rear door closed that I realized there was no sound coming from my earphones. Somehow, as I was crushing past people to exit, I dropped the iPod that was in my hand and didn’t realize it. I tried banging on the door, but the bus was already pulling away. As futile as it seems, I just filed a lost and found claim. I want to give New York a chance to have a moment. Plus, I think it would be a great ending to the story if I had to prove that it’s my iPod by admitting that there are currently three Bon Jovi songs in the Top 25 Most Played list.

Jun 29 2010 12:00 PM ET

Johnny Weir on 'Closet Confessions' and possible 'Dancing With the Stars' future: 'I think it would be great if I won and Evan [Lysacek] wasn't able to win.'

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Johnny-WeirImage Credit: Frazer Harrison/Getty ImagesThe closing ceremonies for the Winter Olympics are well behind us, but three-time U.S. Men’s Champion and two-time Olympian Johnny Weir isn’t slowing down anytime soon. Known for his iconic style, today Weir is opening his closet, full of daring fashions, on Bluefly.com’s Closet Confessions. Weir joins the ranks of Project Runway winner Christian Siriano, Kell on Earth’s Kelly Cutrone, heiress Nicky Hilton, and The City’s Roxy Olin, all of whom have shared behind-the-scene closet footage with Bluefly.com. “It means that a huge retailer, like Bluefly, thinks a lot of my style and thinks a lot of what I have to bring to the table as far as fashion is concerned. And I’m honored,” Weir says. But fashion isn’t all that’s on his plate in the coming months. Here, he opens up about his style, making music, and his desire to join the cast of Dancing With the Stars.

ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: You’re known for some outrageous fashion choices. How would you describe your style?
JOHNNY WEIR: I’d say in general, my style is Johnny Weir style. It’s my style. I can’t classify it as anything else. I’m very conscious of my body, and the way I’m built. I have really big thighs, but I’m tiny up top. And I have a little head, so I can’t really wear things that are huge up there. I have a very clear idea of my body and what style would work on me. And I love playing. I think I’m a student of both schools. The Coco Chanel philosophy of take one thing off before you leave the house, but also the school of enough is never enough. So I try to play in between those worlds. READ FULL STORY »

Jun 29 2010 11:36 AM ET

Can you tell Tia and Tamera Mowry apart?

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sister-sisterImage Credit: Everett CollectionTia and Tamera Mowry — of the classic mid-1990s sitcom Sister, Sister — will premiere a half-hour glimpse of their real lives, “Tia and Tamera Take 2,” on Style Network July 17. Write that down in your Lisa Frank dolphins notebook with a 10-color pen. For now it’s just a one-time special, but if enough people tune in it could become a regular series and then their show would get to be in italics again and they’d live happily ever after….on reality TV. Yikes. My first thought was “Aw, don’t they deserve better than this?” but wow, that’s such a relative question. Ha ha ha! Get it? I hope not. [The Wrap]

I always wondered if Tia and Tamera ever wished Jackée Harry was really their mom. That’s kind of awful, but I can’t help it. Same with the Olsen twins on Full House and many others. I remember that Mary-Kate and Ashley’s music video compilation, Our First Video, featured a treacly Mother’s Day ode to their real mom, and it was so sweet and yet so creepy disarming, and I felt disappointed in myself for being so let down by evidence of their real parent. If you’re still reading this you deserve an award. Here it is. READ FULL STORY »

Jun 29 2010 11:14 AM ET

'Real Housewives of New Jersey' recap: The Big D

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Real-Housewives-NJ It was Teresa v. Danielle, face to face, for the first time in months. Finally, the Housewives showdown we have been waiting for! “After I flipped the table,” (because all good stories start that way) Teresa said, trying to stay classy while still managing to degrade Danielle… Sadly, it was cut short in a sneaky effort by Bravo to milk what may be the most dramatic moments of an otherwise boring season. Instead of a final fight that might provide some closure or dare I say resolution, we got yet another tired and ridiculous episode dragging along the Danielle “conflict.” Producers, find another storyline, fast! Looks like we’ll have to wait two weeks for police, crying, and Housewives hitting the deck, which really, is all you can ask of a good episode of The Real Housewives of New Jersey. READ FULL STORY »

Jun 29 2010 10:46 AM ET

James Franco wishes Sam Raimi a happy birthday (to promote his 'General Hospital' return)

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James Franco makes his triumphant return to General Hospital on Wednesday, and in case you need a subtle reminder, Funny or Die has a new exclusive from the actor/artist in which he’s shown in his General Hospital dressing room in Winter 2009, on Spider-Man director Sam Raimi’s birthday to be exact. Saturday Night Live‘s Bill Hader costars, as Willem Dafoe. Check it out below. READ FULL STORY »

Jun 29 2010 10:23 AM ET

John Waters on 'Colbert': 'Wouldn't you rather your kid be a drug dealer than a drug addict?'

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Sometimes Colbert and Stewart have the most random-seeming guests on, and you forget that yep, they are some of your favorite real-life creatures ever. Here’s director and Role Models author John Waters on last night’s Colbert Report. It will be tough, but take a break from marveling at his white shoes and (book) jacket-matching socks to listen to verbal gems along the lines of this: “I taught a first grade class — the same class that I teach in prison. We did improv. We did an airplane crash and they loved it. They were hugging me. I gave them presents like Oprah. I gave them rat skeletons and they really liked it.” We really like you, too, John Waters. Video after the jump. READ FULL STORY »

Jun 29 2010 10:00 AM ET

'The Allnighter' hits DVD in August!

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the-allnighterIs there anything more satisfying than going to Amazon, typing in the name of an 1980s movie you’ve long wanted to see debut on DVD (or be reissued), and discovering it’s on its way? It just happened to me with 1987′s The Allnighter starring Susanna Hoffs, Joan Cusack, and Dedee Pfeiffer, which hits DVD Aug. 3. I’m pretty sure the jacket says it all, but you can also watch the trailer below. Fun fact: John Terlesky, who played C.J., the hot surfer Hoffs’ character wants to become more than friends with before they graduate college, is now a TV director (he’s helmed episodes of Castle, Ugly Betty, and Army Wives).

Which 1980s hidden gems have you found on DVD, and were they worth it? I was psyched to see that the Warner Bros. Archive Collection includes two of my favorite films from 1984, Oxford Blues and Just the Way You Are, but their $26.99 sticker has me hesitant to pull the trigger.   READ FULL STORY »

Jun 29 2010 09:56 AM ET

Kristen Stewart debuts new hair, old awkwardness on 'Letterman'

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Kristen Stewart braved a return to the Late Show last night on her Eclipse promotional rounds. (For anyone who doesn’t remember her last miserably uncomfortable visit, the clip is after the jump.) There was an accidental allusion to funny business with co-stars. “That’s so not what I mean!” she groaned. And then another one. “Anyways, uh, he’s a really active guy,” she said. The audience tittered. Stewart grimaced. Her anecdotes pained her, stories trailed off in angry sighs. “You’re fine, it’s fine,” Letterman said, trying to let her off the hook. “I should never take weekends off.” READ FULL STORY »

Jun 29 2010 01:00 AM ET

Chris Harrison blogs 'The Bachelorette': Episode 6

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Chris-HarrisonImage Credit: Bob D'Amico/ABCI can’t possibly write a blog this week without first talking about Jake and Vienna. Obviously I can confirm that they have broken up. I can also confirm for you that I sat down with both of them this week at the Bachelor house for an interview (slated to air as part of next week’s regular Bachelorette telecast). It was the first time the two of them had seen each other since they broke up. I’m not going to get into the “he said, she said” garbage that has fueled the tabloids over the last week. Both of them confirmed what I already knew and have been telling people for months: Their engagement was real and so was the love for each other when we all left St. Lucia six months ago. What happened to them and that love is a story you should and will hear from them. While I won’t get into the details of what exactly was said during this interview, I do want to be very clear about something: Yes, the atmosphere was emotionally charged, but contrary to reports that have surfaced about the interview, at no time was anyone ever physically in harm’s way, nor was anyone ever threatened with physical violence.

With that cleared up I want to get into what was easily the most “dramatic” episode thus far this season. I guess the best way to cover the implosion of “Rated R” is to tell you in detail exactly what happened. READ FULL STORY »

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