There’s something delightfully refreshing about the new trailer for The Debt, director John Madden’s thriller about three Israeli Mossad agents tasked with capturing a Nazi war criminal, starring Helen Mirren, Sam Worthington and Tom Wilkinson. In the clip, the three young operatives infiltrate some Soviet-bloc country and capture the alleged Nazi, but something goes wrong. Decades later, the three agents are still grappling with some secret, some debt perhaps, that needs to be repaid. READ FULL STORY »
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Jul 21
2010
11:35 AM ET
How to make an effective trailer, by the makers of 'The Debt'
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Jul 21
2010
11:02 AM ET
B.J. Novak promoted: No word yet on 'The Office Infinity' website
Image Credit: Mitchell Haaseth/NBCReason No. 2,137 to love The Office: It’s the most egalitarian show on television. According to Variety, B.J. Novak has re-signed to play conniving Ryan for two more years. Simultaneously, the 30-year-old actor, who’s written and directed Office episodes, will be promoted to executive producer. Novak’s not alone in his status as a renaissance talent: Mindy Kaling (Kelly) and Paul Lieberstein (Toby), for example, also play a significant role in the creative direction of the sitcom.
More than any other show, The Office crew seems like a troupe, in the old-fashioned theatrical sense. (Not unlike Second City, where Steve Carell, Kate Flannery, Craig Robinson once sharpened their skills.) A funny idea is a funny idea, no matter where it comes from, and the typical firewalls between producer, writer, and actor seem much more permeable in Scranton. No wonder no one flinched when Ryan the one-time intern was made a corporate boss at the end of season 3. That’s how this show rolls.
Do you think the show’s commitment to Novak promises more screen-time for Ryan, especially now that Carell has announced his intention to leave the show? Could Ryan possibly compete with Dwight for the right to fill Michael’s chair? More importantly, as a hot-shot exec producer, do you think Novak will dabble in drugs, get $200 haircuts and insist that the rest of the cast file their expense reports online?
Jul 21
2010
10:00 AM ET
Is a wine glass too heavy for you? Well now you can drink it straight from your bra.
Earlier this summer, I was perusing the local mall and stumbled across an As Seen on TV store. Now, I’ve always felt that the whole idea of such a store seems a bit paradoxical, because it sells products that supposedly can only be purchased as you see them on TV. But I digress. The store carried a product that caught my eye called the BraBABY. Basically, the BraBABY is supposed to protect your ever-so-delicate bras from the “ravages of the washing machine.” I snapped a photo on my phone and immediately sent it to my mom, telling her it was the weirdest bra product I had ever seen. Until now.
Baron Bob is selling a product called the Wine Rack, which is essentially a bra that holds wine (or any other adult beverage that you feel the need to hide). It works the way a water backpack works for hikers — except it’s worn as a bra. Oh, and it’s not for hydration. It’s for the classy act of getting drunk in public without anyone noticing. READ FULL STORY »
Jul 21
2010
09:50 AM ET
'Deadliest Catch' recap: Phil's passing confuses the captains, and the sea
Image Credit: Blair Bunting/Getty ImagesThe Bering Sea has always been a character on Deadliest Catch, but last night’s episode took it to another level as we watched it work through the five stages of grief. Unaware of Phil Harris’ final fight, the other captains continued to battle a 1,000 square-mile arctic storm. The Northwestern plowed through 45-ft. waves and 60-mph wind and suddenly looked like a toy in a bathtub. “That’s an angry sea, my friend,” deckhand Nick Mavar, Jr. said. Wind blew in every direction around The Wizard. “We got just this confused sea going on right now,” Capt. Keith said. The sea eventually turned flat calm — three hours after Phil passed. “I just feel weird right now. I don’t feel comfortable,” Andy Hillstrand said in the Time Bandit wheelhouse, where he hadn’t yet received the call from his brother, Johnathan. He looked out at one of his crew atop the cages, the cloud-covered moon shining down on a spookily quiet sea in the background. Forty miles north of the rest of the fleet, Wild Bill and the Kodiak crew worked through -40° weather and a “bizarre” ice fog, a haunting image you wouldn’t believe if you saw it in a movie. READ FULL STORY »
Jul 21
2010
09:13 AM ET
'You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger' trailer: Woody Allen comfort food
A washed-up writer whose marriage is on the rocks. A young, beautiful muse, played by a fresh-faced ingenue, who inspires said washed-up writer. And a series of quasi-comic romantic encounters inevitably — yet gleefully — undermined by the auteur’s ironic fatalism. Ding-ding-ding! What is a Woody Allen movie?
Correct. The trailer for Allen’s You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger is crafted to echo the most famous of the director’s themes. READ FULL STORY »
Jul 21
2010
08:58 AM ET
'Covert Affairs' recap: I think I'm in love
Image Credit: Steve Wilkie/USA NetworkIt’s official: Covert Affairs is my new favorite show. After a way-better-than-expected premiere last week, the spy dramedy’s second episode, “Walter’s Walk,” built on all the things that made the pilot great, while showing us what kind of series Covert Affairs may turn out to be: think a cutesier version of Alias with a strong focus on characters, some pulpy serial questions, and a way better soundtrack. Seriously, I haven’t had this much fun with a show in a very long time—the episode ended thirty minutes ago, and I’m still smiling. So naturally, I’ve got to recap it! Let’s pretend we’re Annie Walker’s swinging punching bag, and break this hour down, blow-by-blow. READ FULL STORY »
Jul 21
2010
02:28 AM ET
'Hell's Kitchen' recap: Blue-eyed girl, Blue-haired boy
Eons ago, the world was covered in darkness. God had not yet created heaven. Mad Doctor Gordo had not yet created hell. George Washington was still carving America out of Pangaea, using his all-powerful hammer and sickle. Into this shapeless void came a Talking Demon from beyond the beyondest beyond. This demon annoyed the crap out of everyone. No matter how hard you tried, you just could not shut it up. The citizens of Earth (mostly vampires and robo-dinosaurs – this was about 5 million BCE, long before the dawn of man) banded together to imprison this utterly annoying Talking Demon in the Negative Zone. Unfortunately for the universe, the horrible demon was released in the summer of 2010 to participate in a reality show. (You gotta do something to shake things up in season 7.) The Talking Demon was rechristened Autumn, because Autumn is the most annoying season of the year.
Do you doubt this tale I am spinning? The remaining chefs on Hell’s Kitchen don’t. Blue Jay and Red Ben spent most of the episode staring blankly into the Confessional camera, asking variations on the question: “Why the f—ing f— is she still f—ing here?” It’s a good question. Is it because the Hell’s Kitchen producers enjoy splicing quick-shots of Autumn wearing her bra into their montages? Is it because Chef Ramsay has gone loudly insane, and none of his minions dare tell their emperor about his nonexistent new clothes? READ FULL STORY »
Jul 21
2010
12:01 AM ET
Who is the ultimate Sexy Beast? (Top 64, Part 3) Vote now!
Image Credit: (CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT: Illyria, Darla, The Doctor, Wikus) Justin Lubin/The WB; BBC; David BloomerAnother day, another brutal Sexy Beast showdown here at EW.com. Today, we’ve got characters from Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Doctor Who, District 9, Beowulf, The Hunger, From Dusk Till Dawn, and a classic ’80s video game — all of whom will need your votes if they’re going to live to fight again in our single-elimination competition. Yes, math aficionados: That means only 32 of the 64 contenders chosen by a team of EW editors will advance to Round 2. So click here to see the entire bracket (then click again on the image for a zoomed-in view) and after the jump, vote in four ferocious matchups, plus get a look at lists of the 16 seeded players (and the actors who portray ‘em) in all four of our beastly divisions: TV Vampires and Their Friends; Mutants, Monsters, and Creatures; Aliens, Machines, and Their Ilk; and Movie Vampires and Werewolves. Polls are open for 84 hours only, so grab your mouses and start clicking! [Related: Part 2 of Sexy Beasts -- featuring characters from X-Men, Twilight, True Blood, V, and Battlestar Galactica; Part 1 of Sexy Beasts -- with characters from Kindred: The Embraced, Twilight, The Lost Boys, True Blood, Total Recall, X-Men, Splash, and Battlestar Galactica; to get updates on every Sexy Beast bracket, follow me on Twitter @EWMichaelSlezak!] READ FULL STORY »
Jul 20
2010
06:33 PM ET
Comic-Con and EW, together again.
Ah, San Diego Comic-Con. For four glorious days every July, you bring together the geekiest of fanboys and fangirls and the brightest of movie and TV stars, and give the world a tantalizing glimpse of what’s in store for the future of pop culture. And EW is right there to take in all the crazy costumes, cool first-look clips, and A-list celebs visiting our photo studio, and video suite at the San Diego Hard Rock Hotel.
This year will be no different: Both myself and the illustrious Michael Ausiello will be on hand to talk to a cavalcade of famous faces hoping to whip up the geekosphere into a buzz-building frenzy for their movie and TV projects. And this year, we’re asking you – yes, you! — to tweet us your questions for those actors and directors. So if you want to get in on all the Comic-Con action, follow EW on Twitter (our highly imaginative handle is @EW), and starting this Thursday, I’ll be soliciting tweeted questions for the movies guests of that day. (Mr. Ausiello will be handling questions for TV stars via @michaelausiello.)
To get an idea of what goes on at our EW video suite, after the jump, check out a clip of my interview with director Karyn Kusama, actress Megan Fox, screenwriter Diablo Cody, and producer Jason Reitman about last fall’s distaff horror film Jennifer’s Body. Please excuse my spastic laughter face — I have no control over it, and that’s okay. READ FULL STORY »
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