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Archive: September 2010 (331-340 of 588)
Sep 15
2010
12:17 PM ET
America Ferrera talks 'Independent Lens' hosting gig and potential for an 'Ugly Betty' movie
Image Credit: Francois Durand/Getty ImagesLast week, PBS revealed that Ugly Betty star America Ferrera would take over hosting duties for the upcoming ninth season of their documentary series Independent Lens, which premieres Oct. 19. It’s certainly an interesting choice, considering her success with mass-appeal projects like Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants and Betty, but it makes sense for the star, considering her love for documentaries. Lately, she’s been traveling the world promoting the documentary The Dry Land — about soldiers back from tours in Iraq who are suffering from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder — that she produced alongside her fiancé Ryan Piers Williams. EW took a few minutes of Ferrera’s time to chat about why she wanted to host Independent Lens, her upcoming nuptials, and what the likelihood is for Ugly Betty movie in the future.
ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: Hosting PBS’ documentary series Independent Lens is an interesting step to take in your career. What made you want to do it, or how did it come together?
AMERICA FERRERA: They approached me about hosting it a couple of months ago, and I just loved the whole concept. I have been a part of many independent projects, and I feel kinship with independent filmmakers, and I love documentaries. I feel that this is a really wonderful thing, that PBS is making documentaries that most people would probably never have a chance to see in a regular theater — in a lot of towns in the country there aren’t independent theaters. I think it’s really awesome that someone can turn on their television and watch a documentary that they probably would never have had access to otherwise, and they’re all really wonderful, unique, interesting, quirky, and some really powerful stories that just help give a bigger perspective of all the different stories in our world. I was honored to be asked to join the really great people that they’ve had hosting in the past, like Susan Sarandon, Maggie Gyllenhaal, and Terrence Howard. READ FULL STORY »
Sep 15
2010
11:56 AM ET
TNT's 'HawthoRNe' renewed for season 3
TNT has ordered a third season of the Jada Pinkett Smith hospital drama HawthoRNe, the network confirms. I randomly fast-forwarded through the season 2 finale On Demand last weekend — I’m a sucker for a hospital having to be evacuated, on the day of its big inspection, when electrical problems stop elevators from working, so people say things like, “Tom, we can’t open her head right here in the hallway.” (And they didn’t do it. Firefighters finally reached them right as someone went looking for the drill. Disappointing.) The episode felt like a series finale to me, with Chief Nursing Officer Christina (Pinkett Smith) and Dr. Tom (Michael Vartan) reuniting after the incident.
Tom turns a celebratory hug into a kiss.
Tom: I’m sorry, that was inappropriate.
Christina: No, Tom. You know I love you, right?
Tom: Yeah.
Christina: I need you.
Tom: I can’t be myself without you in my life, Christina. I’m so tired of playing these games and hurting each other. [That's a wrap-up line, right?]
Christina: Okay then, let’s stop.
Tom: Okay.
Christina: Okay.
Tom: I love you.
Christina: I love you.
They hug again.
Christina: I’m pregnant.
Okay, maybe that leaves them some place to go. What are you HawthoRNe fans hoping to see in season 3? (Are there HawthoRNe fans?)
Sep 15
2010
11:25 AM ET
'Dancing With the Stars': Steve-O pulling for the Hoff; Audrina and The Situation talk training
Image Credit: Craig Sjodin/ABCYou know what’s been missing from your morning? Season 8 contestant Steve-O’s take on Dancing With the Stars season 11! Obviously. When EW asked the Jackass star after the VMAs who he’d like to see win, Steve-O said “David Hasselhoff all the way. I was rooting for The Situation. But I went up and introduced myself to him tonight and he was too cool for me so f— that guy. Now I am Team Hoff.” Whoa! We had better luck than Steve-O in snagging the Jersey Shore figurehead’s attention — the press pass may have helped! After the break, The Situation and Audrina Patridge talk season 11, and I make a shocking ballroom prediction I will likely regret. Also: I’ve just decided my motto for DWTS this fall will be “Regrets Only.” Are you with me? Do you feel aliiiiiiiiiive? READ FULL STORY »
Sep 15
2010
11:01 AM ET
'America's Got Talent': Who deserves to win?
To quote America’s Got Talent‘s eloquent host Nick Cannon, “It’s the finals man!” Yes, it’s come to this, PopWatchers. Four acts are left in the running, each hoping for a career on the Vegas strip and beyond. Piers did his best Simon Cowell impression, crushing the dreams of Prince Poppycock (who he claimed he”blew it”) and Fighting Gravity, while praising Jackie Evancho as the greatest thing since DVR. But the Prince didn’t seem discouraged. In a post-show interview with People, he described the dreaded “X” he received from Piers as simply a means to create tension, calling the judge a “big ninny.” Point Poppycock?
Prince Poppycock’s performance was very straightforward, so I have to agree with Piers’ assessment that it was less fun than his previous performances. Will America still embrace a serious Poppycock? And If you take away his elaborate costumes and makeup, is he as good of a singer as Jackie Evancho? READ FULL STORY »
Sep 15
2010
09:50 AM ET
Adam West still fighting crime on Funny or Die
Adam West turns 82 years old on Sunday, but TV’s Batman still keeps a vigilante eye on crime. In a new Funny or Die clip, the actor lends his Shatner-light persona to a new home-security system: eyehole paintings. “Call the number on your screen, and we’ll fill your crawl spaces and ventilation shafts with our Eyehole Security agents,” intones West. Note the fine print: “Minimum order: 25 agents…. Homeowner is liable if agents develop muscular dystrophy, rickets, or inability to blink.” READ FULL STORY »
Sep 15
2010
08:00 AM ET
'My Boys': Let's toast the canceled series.
Image Credit: Danny Feld/TBSWell, send me straight to Crowley’s, PopWatchers, because I need a drink. Why? Because not only am I lamenting my decision to tape the VMAs over the My Boys season finale Sunday (curse you, ever-addictive time-slot competitor Mad Men!), but now my grief has been amplified upon finding out it was a series finale I missed. Yep, TBS has decided to cancel its charming laugher My Boys.
Like a baseball metaphor from PJ (Jordana Spiro), however, we saw it coming. TBS buried My Boys by airing it in the competitive 10 p.m. Sunday slot. It’s a shame, especially considering how season 4 truly hit it out of the park. (Sorry.) Talk about a swing and a miss, TBS! (Sorry. Yet again.)
Unlike many sitcoms whose glory days occurred in the first few seasons on air (Friends, How I Met Your Mother, etc.), My Boys took a while to mature — but then did it beautifully. In 2006, very few of us watched as an awkward, offbeat 30 minutes of comedy premiered on TBS, inspiring a love-it-or-hate-it attitude from TV watchers. But, in the four years since, My Boys had truly blossomed into a laugh-out-loud comedy on par with the best and highest-rated sitcoms on television. It was funnier than Two and a Half Men. More relatable than Sex and the City. And, somehow, even sweeter than The Big Bang Theory. READ FULL STORY »
Sep 15
2010
06:00 AM ET
'Survivor: Nicaragua': Jeff Probst on the new season, final 3 vs. final 2, and how long he'll keep hosting
Image Credit: Monty Brinton/CBS
Survivor: Nicaragua premieres tonight on CBS. Yes, that’s right — the show has switched back to Wednesdays. But how does host Jeff Probst feel about being moved off TV’s most important evening (Thursday), especially after dominating it for years? The host discusses his feelings about the displacement as well as several other Survivor hot-button topics in parts 3 & 4 of our on-location chat, topics like: some new wrinkles to the hidden immunity idols to keep contestants from finding them every 13 seconds; why the show prefers a final 3 as opposed to final 2 (they couldn’t be more wrong on this, if you ask me); and whether this will indeed be Probst’s final year hosting the reality giant. (Yep, the three-time Emmy winner’s contract is up again in May.) You’ll also be treated to some exclusive in-game and behind-the-scenes footage along the way. Check out what Probst has to say in the video player after the jump, and then hit the message boards and let us know what you think about the great final 3 vs. final 2 debate. Also make sure to watch parts 1 & 2, where Probst shows off his heavy metal singing voice and explains what made him so upset at the first immunity challenge., as well as the first two minutes of the Survivor: Nicaragua season premiere. And check back here tomorrow for my full recap of tonight’s premiere. Finally, for more Survivor scoop, follow me on Twitter @EWDaltonRoss. READ FULL STORY »
Sep 15
2010
06:00 AM ET
EW exclusive: 'Disney Epic Mickey' trailer!
For the last 60 years or so, Mickey Mouse has mostly existed as the helium-voiced, fully-clothed straight man of the Disneyverse. But life is nothing without gritty reboots. Hence, Disney Epic Mickey, the upcoming Wii videogame that simultaneously returns Mickey to his roots — he’s back in red shorts — while also sending him into an elaborate cartoon meta-dystopia populated by forgotten Disney characters. Besides an intriguingly gonzo premise, Epic Mickey brings with it the cachet of designer Warren Spector (Deus Ex). EW has an exclusive trailer for Mickey, which releases Nov. 30: READ FULL STORY »
Sep 14
2010
07:07 PM ET
RZA trades in Method Man for Cinderella Man, snagging Russell Crowe for kung fu film
Image Credit: Valery Hache/Getty ImagesProtect ya neck! That is, from the karate chops of Russell Crowe, who will be starring in an unlikely collaboration with Wu-Tang Clan member RZA in the latter’s upcoming kung fu movie The Man With the Iron Fist, the rapper’s manager told EW. RZA is set to direct and apparently has been getting help from chop-sockey enthusiast Quentin Tarantino. And although it may seem that way, Crowe and RZA’s partnership doesn’t come from out of the blue: They co-starred in Ridley Scott’s American Gangster and will be sharing the screen again in the upcoming The Next Three Days.
Personally, I’m super-psyched for this. Not only does the movie promise to be 36 chambers full of high-flying craziness, but it would be good to see Crowe having some fun away from those brown, green, and more brown historical movies and gravitas-laden prestige pieces he’s been making. And it can’t hurt to have another rapper directing, if only to flesh out the dubious pantheon that up to now consists only of The Players Club.
Crowe Rules Everything Around Me, but what about you, PopWatchers? Is this collaboration just crazy enough to work, or is it too crazy? Not crazy enough? All I know is if it’s half as great as this, I’ll be happy.
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