Archive: July 2010 (301-310 of 583)

Jul 16 2010 03:05 PM ET

'The Office' is bringing back Holly. Season 7 is already looking better.

amy-ryan-the-officeImage Credit: Chris Haston/NBCIt’s no secret that The Office is coming off of a so-so season. The show’s still got the funniest supporting cast on television, but after the one-two punch of the Jim/Pam marriage and the birth of Baby Halpert, some of the comic energy seemed to fizzle out. Still, Office fans rejoiced when the season finale hinted at the return of Michael Scott’s one true lady love, Holly Flax (played by Amy Ryan, who would star in everything if I controlled Hollywood). And now, we rejoice once more, this time with feeling: As EW’s Michael Ausiello reported a couple days ago, Holly’s back, baby!

Holly has only appeared in seven episodes, but it’s impossible to underestimate how important her character has been for the later seasons of The Office. Heck, she basically rescued the show at the start of season 5. Back then, The Office was still figuring out how to keep the show going after Jim and Pam ended the “will they or won’t they?” phase of their relationship. Possibly because she was blessed with incredible acting talent by the gods of Olympus, Amy Ryan managed to achieve the impossible: She made Holly seem like someone who could believably fall in love with Michael Scott.

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Jul 16 2010 02:42 PM ET

iPhone 4 press conference: Steve Jobs addresses signal strength issue

Categories: iPhone/iPad apps, Tech

iphone-g4Apple will be giving all iPhone 4 customers a free case to improve consistent signal strength, Steve Jobs announced today. On the heels of some criticisms about the iPhone 4′s antennae problems — including a smackdown from Consumer Reports — Jobs held a press conference at Apple HQ this afternoon. To kick things off with a cheeky song, they played this funny video: READ FULL STORY »

Jul 16 2010 02:33 PM ET

'So You Think You Can Dance' exit interview: Ashley talks injury, love, and her status on the show ('I never really got asked to come back next year.')

Asheley-Think-DanceImage Credit: Mathieu Young/FoxShe might not have been an early favorite, thanks to a criminal lack of screen time, but So You Think You Can Dance‘s Ashley Galvan slowly crept her way into contention — until a fractured rib kept her from advancing further in the competition. Shortly after leaving the show, the contemporary dancer rang up EW to talk about her injury, whether she’ll be coming back next year, and of course, reveal the lucky fella she’s in love with.

ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: You’ve had some time to soak it in. How are you feeling?
ASHLEY GALVAN: I’m still bummed. It’s weird not waking up early or dancing by this time. But I’m hoping I can rest and get better.

How exactly did the injury happen?
The injury is a fractured rib to my ninth rib, actually. I really don’t know what the cause of it was, but I do know that I really have never been partnered so much. It was probably a wake-up call for my ribs being partnered every week and tossed around and all that stuff. READ FULL STORY »

Jul 16 2010 02:13 PM ET

Angelina Jolie wanted Brad Pitt to cameo in 'Salt'

brad-salt-cameoImage Credit: Andrew Schwartz; Janet Mayer/PR PhotosIt’s not easy being a mother to six children and the biggest female star in the world. After all, when you’re not dangling from ledges hundreds of feet up in the air or head-butting goons or weaving cars through high-speed traffic, there’s that whole “Who’s gonna look after the kids?” thing to juggle. Apparently, that’s all that stood in the way of a Brad Pitt cameo in Salt, Jolie’s upcoming film. When EW spoke to the actress in March, we asked if she had any plans to reunite with her Mr. and Mrs. Smith costar on-screen. Back then, she said, “I love working with him. He’s my favorite actor to work with and the only complicated thing is to find the right project.”

Now, Jolie tells USA Today that she wanted Pitt to make a blink-and-you’d-miss-it cameo in one of the action scenes in Salt. But, apparently, he had to look after their ever-growing brood instead. “He was almost going to be the motorcycle guy that I knocked down, and then he’d call me a bad name,” she said. “But he was with the kids that day, and we couldn’t work it out.” Ever hear of a babysitter? Jeez!

Still, maybe Pitt knew something. After all, seeing his dreamy, A-list mug might have pulled audiences out of the film and given it too much of a cheeky, self-referential Ocean’s 12 vibe — and no one wants that! Then again, it’s not like Pitt hasn’t done this sort of thing for a significant other before. Remember his turn as Will, the guy who started the rumor that Rachel was a hermaphrodite on Friends back when he and Jennifer Aniston were together? If not, see the clip embedded after the jump. READ FULL STORY »

Jul 16 2010 01:26 PM ET

Lunchtime Poll: Are you offended by Pam Anderson's PETA ad?

The city of Montreal has deemed Pamela Anderson’s latest PETA campaign too sexist. Wild animal Pam fights back: “I didn’t think that Canada would be so puritanical…In some parts of the world, women are forced to cover their whole bodies with burqas — is that next?” Yeah. I’m sure that is next.

I really shouldn’t say this (which is a ridiculous thing to say if the sentence is about to continue), but READ FULL STORY »

Jul 16 2010 01:04 PM ET

'Inception' ads, your ubiquity is killing me

Categories: Movies

no-inceptionImage Credit: Stephen VaughanIn the late summer of last year, I re-watched Memento on a whim. It had been nearly seven months since The Dark Knight didn’t win Best Picture. As scant details about Inception came out of the woodwork and it became clear that Christopher Nolan’s passion project would displace Batman 3 as his next feature, I made a decision: I would watch Inception upon its release with no knowledge about its content. READ FULL STORY »

Jul 16 2010 12:42 PM ET

Tina Fey to co-star with Meryl Streep? Why, it's Fey's dream collaboration!

The L.A. Times has an intriguing story today about Creative Artists Agency shopping around the tentatively titled Mommy & Me, a movie to be directed by Stanley Tucci starring Meryl Streep and Tina Fey. There’s no script yet — hell, there isn’t even a writer — so this project is just learning to crawl. But the idea of a Streep-Fey pairing with Tucci behind the lens a) fills me with joy; and b) jogged my memory about something Fey said when I interviewed her (with Steve Carell) for EW’s Date Night cover story in March.

When I asked Fey whom she still dreams of working with, she said, “Well, doesn’t every person dream of, like, Meryl Streep?” (Yes. I totally dream of Meryl Streep, even though I have no plans of ever starring in a movie.) Then she added, “I’d like to play Meryl Streep’s mother.” Now, a sane person would argue that she was just making a Tina Fey funny here. (Carell let out a big ole wallop of laughter.) But I think she was sending out a message to the universe, which Tucci soon picked up. The guy is so gonna grant Fey her wish with Mommy & Me. Biology be damned, the Emmy-winning actress is gonna play the Oscar-winner’s mama. And win an Academy Award for her efforts! It’s going to be the cinematic event of the century! The grosses will top Avatar!

Or, you know, Mommy & Me will just be a really funny movie and make a lot of us moviegoers very happy. Fingers crossed this cinematic magic will come to fruition. What do you think of Mommy & Me‘s potential for awesomeness?

Jul 16 2010 12:19 PM ET

'Breaking Dawn' producer talks plans for birth scene, 3-D

twilight-ecliseImage Credit: Kimberley FrenchTwilight Saga producer Wyck Godfrey has revealed how the filmmakers are considering handling Breaking Dawn‘s graphic birth scene, and why 3-D is still an option for the final installment of the franchise. In an interview with FEARnet, Godfrey confirms what Summit said emphatically to EW last month — the movies, to be directed by Bill Condon, will be rated PG-13 so the younger fans of the books can actually see them. Playing along with the idea that he could’ve gone the Cronenberg route, Godfrey joked, “Yeah! Dead Ringers. We should go full on! My wife’s an OB-GYN so we should bring her on set to make sure that if Edward is going to do an oral Cesarean, he really needs to make the proper incision with his teeth.” Then, he shared the anti-gore rational that, I have to admit, makes perfect sense: READ FULL STORY »

Jul 16 2010 11:19 AM ET

'Tonight Show': Ellen Page gives another master class in Nova Scotia studies

On last night’s Tonight Show, Jay made Ellen Page list “fun facts” about her hometown of Halifax, Nova Scotia and really could have tried to save her a few minutes in. A few minutes! As if it were an oral exam for the Nova Scotia AP test! It was all a ploy to set up a series of stills from Inception with Leonardo DiCaprio going all Mel Gibson on Ellen Page because Ellen Page won’t stop talking about Nova Scotia. The whole thing was almost as awkward as an Ellen Page for Cisco commercial, but I love the seven or so forced giggles she throws Jay’s way towards the end. READ FULL STORY »

Jul 16 2010 10:29 AM ET

'The Town' trailer: Ben Affleck's Beantown cops-and-robbers flick looks legit

Is it still slightly jarring to read the words “From the acclaimed director of Gone Baby Gone” in reference to Ben Affleck? Maybe. But get over it. The trailer for The Town shows he’s got himself another gritty tale set in Boston, which he knows so well he makes you feel like a local before the preview ends. He stars as Doug, one of the chillingly-masked robbers who took a book manager (Rebecca Hall) hostage. She has no idea that the charming guy who’s taking her mind off the trauma is one of the bad guys. With an FBI agent (Jon Hamm) determined to see him die in prison, and his boys (including The Hurt Locker Oscar nominee Jeremy Renner) refusing to let him leave the game or believe that his new girlfriend can’t trace them, the heart of Doug’s young ex-girlfriend (Blake Lively) isn’t the only thing that’s gonna get broken. Watch the trailer below. Are you as hopeful as I am? READ FULL STORY »

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