Archive: July 2010 (21-30 of 583)

Jul 30 2010 10:53 AM ET

Greg Sestero from 'The Room' stars in new '5-Second Films' comedy short

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Greg-SesteroActor Greg Sestero was once nice enough to thank me for giving him a career after I wrote an article about his cult movie The Room. In fact, the man he should have been thanking was Michael Rousselet, a leading light of the self-explanatory 5-Second Films comedy website, and “patient zero” of The Room cult.

Well, now, Sestero has thanked Rousselet by co-starring with him in a new, Comic-Con-themed, Room-referencing, and rather amusing, 5-Second Film. Check out the short after the break—it will, literally, take just five seconds—and tell us what you think.

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Jul 30 2010 10:00 AM ET

Filthy-looking celebrities: Best Week Ever crowns the dirty 30

Robert-PattinsonImage Credit: James Devaney/WireImage.comThank you, Best Week Ever, for helping me maintain my healthy diet today. Because prior to clicking on this link, I was excitedly thinking about unwrapping a mini Reese’s for a morning treat. (Peanut butter cups are definitely part of a balanced breakfast. Right black bear?) But, honestly, after seeing the unkemptness of these 30 famous folks — the “Most Unwashed Celebrities,” according to the blog — all my body is craving is some deodorant and a bar of Dove (soap, not chocolate, sadly).

I’m not going to spoil which celebrity Best Week Ever crowned the most unwashed, but it’s safe to say that he/she is impressively slovenly, considering Rob Pattinson finishes at a respectable No. 6. I’d like to think the vampire glitter worked in his favor.

Who’d they miss? I’ll say Zach Galifianakis, if only because any list lacking his presence is that much less funny.

Jul 30 2010 08:23 AM ET

'Inception' ending secrets revealed at last in parody clip

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Everyone’s still talking about the last scene of Inception. (I guess I should put a SPOILER ALERT here for anyone who somehow hasn’t gotten around to seeing it.) READ FULL STORY »

Jul 30 2010 03:32 AM ET

'Jersey Shore' season premiere recap: Cartoons over Miami

ronnie-kissingIf you’re looking for a metaphor to describe tonight’s second-season premiere of Jersey Shore, how about the SUV that The Situation and Pauly D drove into a South Carolina corn field during their road-trip to Miami? Tires spinning, covered in filth, and sinking under its own unfeasible weight, the vehicle needed not one, but two tow-trucks to drag it back to a functioning position. I’m not sure if there’s a similar service available for overexposed reality-show participants, but oh what I wouldn’t have given to see a character named Triple A round up Snooki, JWoww, Angelina, The Situation, Ronnie, Pauly D, and the super boring dude with the carefully sculpted eyebrows for either a badly needed tuneup or a trip to the scrap heap.

Yeah, I’m being harsh, but do Jersey Shore‘s pack of self-proclaimed guidos and guidettes really deserve better? My problem with tonight’s episode wasn’t the fact that every word and action from the cast was a total contrivance — that’d be like going to McDonald’s and being outraged that your Big Mac didn’t come served on fine china — but that said contrivances were so thoroughly and exhaustingly void of humor, originality, or even genuine outlandishness.

Such a short way into their celebrity life-cycle, you can practically feel the Jersey Shore kids buying into their own hype, believing they needn’t do anything beyond just showing up, of going through the motions of what they think the show’s producers think their lives should look like: READ FULL STORY »

Jul 30 2010 02:00 AM ET

'On the Road with Austin and Santino': I wish I knew how to quit them

On-Road-Santino-AustinImage Credit: Michael Yarish/Lifetime TelevisionAustin and Santino may have built their names and reputations designing glamorous gowns in the concrete jungle on Project Runway, but it was their time in backcountry of Texas that made me remember why I fell in love with the former contestants in the first place.

In the first episode of the pair’s new series, the designers went to my motherland to make over a rodeo trick rider named Sadie in time for her to attend an annual Cowgirl Ball in style. Those last four words were not meant to be sarcastic. They wanted to bring couture to the country. READ FULL STORY »

Jul 30 2010 01:31 AM ET

'Project Runway' recap: Blame it on the Casanova

Welcome back to fashion madness, now with 30 extra minutes! And just to stir things up around here, I’ve decided to acknowledge the new, supersized 90-minute Project Runway in inverse proportion. I’m trying to write shorter recaps than seasons past. May the pithy spirit of concision be with me!

So, onwards. In addition to the longer running time, the season 8 premiere messed with format a tad, with Heidi and Tim assessing the 17 (one more than the usual 16) contestants as they arrived via plane, boat, and train. Suitcases in tow, the designers made their way to the new home of New York Fashion Week, Lincoln Center (see ya, Bryant Park!), where Heidi and Tim told them each to choose one item from their suitcase. Why oh why did Casanova choose his $1070 Dolce & Gabbana pants? Couldn’t he see what was coming — that they’d each have to pass their chosen garment to the contestant to their right so that person could do what she pleased with it and incorporate into her own design? Apparently not. Oh, and the gang had just five hours to complete the project. READ FULL STORY »

Jul 30 2010 12:01 AM ET

Sexy Beast showdown: Round 2 continues with 'Star Trek,' 'Doctor Who,' 'True Blood,' 'Buffy,' and more!

sexy-beast-round-10-aImage Credit: (CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT: Darla, Jessica, Spock, The Doctor) Jaimie Trueblood/HBO; BBCEW.com’s Sexy Beasts showdown: Some call it beastspolitation, but we think it’s just good old-fashioned summer fun. Yes, folks, today we continue onward with Day Two of the second round of our single-elimination tournament, featuring characters from True Blood, Buffy, Star Trek, Doctor Who, Beowulf, Species, Underworld, and From Dusk Till Dawn. Only 16 players will advance to Round 3, so click here to see the entire 64-player bracket (then click again on the image for a zoomed-in view) and after the jump, vote for your favorites in four scintillating showdowns, plus get a look at lists of the 16 seeded players (and the actors who portray ‘em) in all four of our beastly divisions. (Eliminated beasts have their names crossed out: Sads!) Polls are open for 60 hours only, so support your favorites in battle, lest they meet hideous fates! [Related: Polls are still open for Round 1: Day 7; and Round 1: Day 8; plus, there's still time to vote in Round 2: Day 1; to get updates on every Sexy Beast bracket, follow me on Twitter @EWMichaelSlezak!] READ FULL STORY »

Jul 29 2010 09:41 PM ET

'Big Brother' instant react: Woah and woah

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big-brother-castImage Credit: Cliff Lipson/CBSI’d begin with something fluffy — maybe a pun or a metaphor — but I honestly can’t think of anything else other than what just went down on Big Brother. So let’s cut to the chase. [Big, fat spoiler alert].

There is only one word to describe tonight’s live eviction episode: (kosher) nuts.

As you recall, when we last left the Big Brother house, deputy sheriff Kathy and podiatrist Andrew were on the block. Andrew was being used as a pawn to oust Kathy after Matt’s poorly constructed plan to backdoor Brendon fell through, and early in this episode, the Brigade was still planning on keeping him around. Oh, how plans change when someone goes crazy.

During his last chance speech before evictions, Andrew dropped a bomb. Well, he dropped a few bombs, actually. Who am I kidding? He was a freaking B-52. Not only did he reveal HAYDEN and Kristen’s “secret” showmance, but he told everyone the things he’d overheard them talking about. None of them were nice. It was a bold move on his part, but a dumb one.  “Captain Kosher” was evicted.

Meanwhile, remember that twist the Big Brother bosses told EW’s Lynette Rice about? Turns out it was that someone else in the house will be offered the position as Saboteur (…and just when we thought we wouldn’t have to stumble over typing that word ever again). You can vote now at CBS.

There’s so much more, but I have a full TV Watch to write. So while I get to work on that, tell me what you thought, PopWatchers. Was Andrew’s last chance speech the most dramatic one in BB history? Who do you think should be offered the position of Saboteur? Oh! And Rachel’s HOH again. Discuss.

@EWSandraG

Jul 29 2010 06:27 PM ET

Disney's 'Tangled': A lush fairy tale after all?

Disney has just released a wonderful behind-the-scenes featurette about the making of their latest princess film, Tangled. The Rapunzel movie’s theatrical trailer debuted last month, and while it was well-received, it left some (including yours truly) wondering whether Disney was abandoning their iconic princess-movie-mold in favor of boy-driven, swashbuckling action and flashy CG animation. Judging from this new featurette, such concerns needn’t worry us any longer. Tangled looks like it just may be the romanticized storybook fairy tale that Disney is famous for. Check out the clip below to see what I mean: READ FULL STORY »

Jul 29 2010 05:10 PM ET

J.J. Abrams tackles 'Boilerplate': Now, that's a good robot.

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BoilerplateImage Credit: Chris Hatcher/PR PhotosWe may have just found our next J.J. Abrams project to obsess over: According to The Hollywood Reporter, the guy who brought Star Trek back to life has decided to produce a big screen version of Boilerplate: History’s Mechanical Marvel, based on Paul Guinan’s graphic novel about a robot in the 19th Century. You have to check out Guinan’s website to truly appreciate the concept, but it’s basically a fake history of a mechanical man in a doughboy helmet — the world’s first robot, invented by Professor Archibald Campion — who rides alongside Teddy Roosevelt, goes on an expedition to the Antarctic, and becomes friends with Mark Twain. Guinen’s website did such a good job making Boilerplate seem like a real part of actual historical events, a lot of visitors were fooled, believing that a robot really had charged into combat during the Spanish-American War. That would have been incredibly cool, for sure, but sadly, it was all made up in Guinen’s imagination. Now, let’s see what Abrams and his production company, Bad Robot, can do with this brave tin man of the Victorian Age.

What do you think, Popwatchers — are you as curious about this project as we are?

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