The teaser trailer for The Social Network, the David Fincher-directed tale of the founding of Facebook, plays off the movie poster. Again, the only image we see is the face of Jesse Eisenberg, who plays Facebook co-founder Mark Zuckerberg, but this time, after words like “punk,” “genius,” “prophet,” “traitor,” and “billionaire” flash on the screen over some Aaron Sorkin-penned dialogue. Is it enough to convince you the story is a gripping one? Or, are you holding out till you see Eisenberg (and Justin Timberlake, as Napster co-founder-turned-Facebook president Sean Parker) in action? Watch the teaser below. READ FULL STORY »
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Jun 28
2010
11:59 AM ET
'The Social Network' teaser trailer: All talk
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Jun 28
2010
11:42 AM ET
Kevin Spacey joins 'Horrible Bosses.' Can he be more infuriating than Bill Lumbergh?
Image Credit: Sylvain Gaboury/PR Photos; Everett CollectionI say absolutely. Kevin Spacey is a master, and after revisiting 1995′s The Usual Suspects for last week’s Time Capsule gallery, I miss him. Spacey’s been cast as a horrible boss in Horrible Bosses, a workplace comedy in which three friends (Jason Bateman, Charlie Day, and Jason Sudiekis) are so frustrated by their jobs that they decide to kill their boss. So it’s like Office Space, but Lumbergh is the copy machine.
I finally watched 2009′s Moon over the weekend and Spacey’s quiet, sardonic, know-it-all demeanor made me want to kill someone even then. And he was playing a robot! Just his voice did that! I guess this post is my way of confessing to the world that I killed someone. I was going to fall onto my knees in the streets of St. Petersburg, but we have this nationally read blog, which is so much easier. Half-baked Dostoevsky reference in PopWatch: Surprising, annoying, awesome? The answer is D.
Who would you want to kill more if he were your boss: Kevin Spacey or Gary Cole?
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Jun 28
2010
11:40 AM ET
'Mad Men': It's hard to get obsessed with promos that tell us nothing. But I'm a go-getter and I did it!
Pop Culture Pet Peeve: Ubiquitous promos that tell us nothing about the new season. Come on, Mad Men: Give me something! A glimpse at which plaid Don will be draped in during rare cozy-time scenes! A [click-click-hair toss] from Joan! An explanation for what Don Draper was up to in the great outdoors during filming! I want at least one new mysterious word-clump of dialogue per promo per week until the July 25 premiere, so we can continue to needlessly post them here and figure out what it all means. Video’s after the jump. READ FULL STORY »
Jun 28
2010
11:26 AM ET
'True Blood': TV's most twisted sex scene of all time?
Image Credit: John P. Johnson/HBOSPOILER ALERT! If you haven’t watched last night’s True Blood and intend to, stop reading here. Ken Tucker’s got your review of the episode. We just want to talk about that sex scene. We’ve witnessed — and rewound — some sexy hookups on this show (and, in fact, we’ve gone as far as to rank them), but I don’t think Bill’s angry tryst with Lorena qualifies. (Watch it below.) She had once again taken away his freedom, home, and humanity, and essentially forced him to leave Sookie to save Sookie’s life, and he was consumed with hate. Any strong emotion for a vampire can cause the fangs to come out, and even though Lorena wanted Bill to make love to her — and somehow seemed to enjoy him TWISTING HER HEAD 180 DEGREES TO FACE AWAY FROM HIM — it’s clear he was doing it to hurt her. That’s why when she said, “Oh William, I still love you” with a bloodied grin on her face, all he could do was scream. (Seriously, Bill has become so much more interesting since he ended up in Mississippi in constant formal wear!)
Is this the most twisted love scene you’ve seen on a mainstream TV show? (The sound of her neck breaking, people!) If not, what topped it? What was your reaction while watching the scene? PopWatch poll!
Jun 28
2010
11:18 AM ET
'Hung' season premiere: Awkward fun or just awkward?
Image Credit: Lacey TerrellThe funny thing about Ray Drecker on last night’s premiere of Hung was that for a male prostitute, he sure is acting a lot like a first timer. And for the most part, it was endearing.
Take for example his concern for his pregnant client Claire’s unborn baby. The episode was titled “Just the Tip.” That’s all I’m saying. He later revealed to Tanya that his reservations with Claire (played by Kathryn Hahn) were in most part due to his wife — he used to love having sex with her when she was pregnant and had a hard time getting over that memory. For the record, he eventually did. I couldn’t decide if their post-sex cuddling was uncomfortable to watch or sweet. Maybe both. READ FULL STORY »
Jun 28
2010
10:56 AM ET
'Next Food Network Star' recap: 'Not about delivering pain, but rather, joy.'
No one can accuse last night’s Next Food Network Star of being suspenseful, but at least the show’s judges continue to eliminate the weakest links, with little or no regard for reality-show shenanigans like keeping around the crazies and the incompetents for sheer entertainment value. READ FULL STORY »
Jun 27
2010
06:48 PM ET
Daytime Emmys are tonight: Who are you rooting for?
Image Credit: Michael Tullberg/Getty Images; Raul F. Rubiera/WireImage.com; Janet Mayer/PR PhotosFor folks who hold fast to the belief that good TV does not begin and end during prime-time hours, tonight’s Daytime Emmy Awards — airing from 9-11 p.m. ET on CBS — are a major event on the pop-culture calendar. Fans of CBS’ canceled Guiding Light and soon-to-end As the World Turns will have rooting interests in the race for Best Actress in a Drama, where those shows’ respective stars, Crystal Chappell and Maura West (pictured, left and center), will face off against The Young and the Restless‘ Michelle Stafford, General Hospital‘s Sarah Brown, and All My Children‘s Bobbie Eakes.
Me? I’m rooting for The Martha Stewart Show in the Outstanding Lifestyle Program category, as well as Kelly Ripa (and her cohost Regis Philbin) for Outstanding Talk Show Host. What can I say, Martha’s cooking segments are as indispensable as her interviews are bizarre. And Kelly’s brand of perky/twisted enthusiasm is irresistible to me.
Check out the full list of Daytime Emmy nominees here, then tell us: Who are you rooting for tonight?
UPDATE: Daytime Emmys winners: ‘Bold and the Beautiful’ takes best drama
Jun 27
2010
03:51 PM ET
Mel Gibson's personal issues: Career hindrance or minor annoyance?
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Is it me or does it kind of feel like 2006 right now? Just months before Mel Gibson released Apocalypto, his directorial follow-up to The Passion of the Christ, he was hit with a spate of bad press over his DUI arrest and resulting altercation with a Jewish police officer in California. Now, in advance of his next starring role in The Beaver, he’s a TMZ fixture yet again thanks to the soap opera involving his ex-girlfriend (and mother of his eight-month-old daughter), Oksana Grigorieva, who’s claiming a lack of child support and physical abuse at the hands of Gibson.
The whole thing is doubly unfortunate since it takes attention away from what I think is a very interesting sounding film. The Beaver, directed by Gibson’s longtime friend Jodie Foster, is about a man who for some reason can only communicate through an animal in the form of the titular rodent. It’s set for release in October, at which point there will undoubtedly be loads of media stories asking whether fans will want to support Gibson despite all his personal issues. So let’s get a jump start on it now. Are any of you less likely to want to see a Gibson film given his off-screen troubles? Or does the whole drama not matter to you?
Jun 27
2010
11:43 AM ET
Now that the U.S. is out of the World Cup, what should Landon Donovan do next?
Image Credit: Juan Soliz/PacificCoastNews.com Oh, U.S. soccer team, the vuvuzelas buzz for thee. The all-too-brief quadrennial tradition of pretending to care about the world’s most popular sport has come to an end, and so too the hopes of Landon Donovan.
Donovan scored three of the U.S. team’s five goals, including the score-tying penalty kick yesterday against Ghana that forced the game into extra time. (Side note: Every time the commentators call it an “equalizer” I keep expecting to see Edward Woodward take the field in a trenchcoat. Am I the only one? Yes? Ah.) He’s easily the best known face and name on the team and had circumstances been different he could have even ended up with a Michael Phelps-like national-hero recognition. As it is, he still has a lot to be proud of. The U.S. performance, while disappointing, was impressive and hardly ignominious, so I wonder what’s next for the fleet-footed midfielder once he returns from South Africa.
What do you think, PopWatchers? A stop by The View to be fawned over? A guest cameo on his estranged wife’s sitcom? Is there any place in the world of endorsement deals for a soccer player? And, most importantly, are more people actually going to start watching Donovan play for the Los Angeles Galaxy? Or will American interest in a football not involving touchdown passes go back into hibernation for another four years?
Jun 27
2010
10:48 AM ET
'Doctor Who' recap: van Gogh-ing, going, gone
Image Credit: BBCIt’s not every sci-fi series that deftly tackles themes of suicide, isolation, and artistic genius. So while Doctor Who‘s latest episode, “Vincent and the Doctor,” got a little heavy-handed in places, overall, you’ve got to give ‘em points for ambition.
Goofily enough, this week’s proceedings kicked off with The Doctor and Amy pressing pause on their planet-hopping activities and paying a visit to the Musee d’Orsay and its van Gogh exhibit. The sudden and unexpected sight of “not a nice face at all” in a church window of one of the famed impressionist’s works prompted a trip back in time to 1890. READ FULL STORY »
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