If the first Burlesque trailer left you on the fence, you’ll definitely want to watch the international trailer below. It’s a better cut with a more relaxed-looking Christina Aguilera, more dancing, more romance (with proof that Cam Gigandet will run the full gamut: shirtless, shirts without sleeves, shirts with sleeves), more Stanley Tucci (imagine if he’d been in Showgirls), more Kristen Bell (with Julianne Hough), and more Cher. (Not only do we get a tease of her onstage, but we also get to watch her deliver the line “If you fall off the stage, leg extended, boobs up.”) Now, I’m officially in. And still curious about when we’ll see a great Alan Cumming moment in a preview. You? READ FULL STORY »
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Oct 21
2010
10:52 AM ET
'Burlesque': International trailer gets it right
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Oct 21
2010
10:41 AM ET
Billy Joel joins 'Rock Band 3' specifically to spite me
Image Credit: Chris Haston/NBC; Sylvain Gaboury/PR PhotosBilly Joel will be offering several of his hit songs as downloadable content on the upcoming Rock Band 3. He is doing this for one reason, and one reason only: to rub his awesomeness in my fat face. In an interview with USA Today, Joel explains that he had never allowed his music to appear in videogames … until a certain recap of The Office changed his mind. In the episode, Jim and Pam mentioned owning the (fictional) game, Rock Band: Billy Joel. According to Joel, “the critic wrote something like, ‘God forbid that ever should happen.’ So I called my people and said, ‘Get me (on) that Rock Band game.’ Then I wrote the critic, saying that every time I get a check, I’ll give him a little nod.“
There are two important pieces of information to take away from this interview:
1) Billy Joel reads Office recaps.
2) Billy Joel is lying, because he never wrote me anything.
Oct 21
2010
10:00 AM ET
'Parks and Recreation': Thursday nights aren't the same without it
It’s not that there’s a shortage of good programming on Thursdays. In fact, on the nights of no repeats, I find myself curled in a corner telling the little red light on my TiVo that I simply can’t take the pressure. Still, I really can’t get over how much I miss Parks and Recreation.
We left off last season with some major burning questions. For example: What will become of the cash-strapped Pawnee government? How will Tom react to Wendy and Ron’s rekindling? Will April put up the good fight for Andy? And exactly what would a bacon-covered turkey leg (aka: the “Swanson”) taste like? Frankly, the suspense is killing me.
NBC told EW that even in light of the full-season pickup of Outsourced, the plan is still to bring back Parks midseason, but there is no word as to how the schedule will be arranged.
I’m willing to wait around for Parks, but I’m not going to be happy about it. What about you, PopWatchers? Do you miss Parks and Rec as much as I do? Do you hope NBC leaves Parks on Thursdays? If that is the case, which show would you bump to another day?
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Oct 21
2010
09:59 AM ET
J-Woww passes on lucrative 'Playboy' offer for something 'better'
Jersey Shore‘s Jenni J-Woww Farley told Ryan Seacrest on his radio show yesterday that she passed on a $400,000 Playboy shoot because there’s “a better opportunity out there, which everybody will probably see soon,” though she wouldn’t divulge what that might be.
“Better” than almost half a mil to slide the halter down half an inch? Color me intrigued. You?
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Oct 21
2010
09:45 AM ET
'Glee' star Dianna Agron on 'GQ' photo controversy: 'I understand completely'
Glee‘s Dianna Agron has taken to tumblr to pen a 500-word response to the controversy surrounding the racy photo shoot she and co-stars Lea Michele and Cory Monteith did for GQ. She writes:
“I’d like to start by saying that these are solely my thoughts on the November issue of GQ and the controversy that has surrounded its release. I am not a representative of the three of us, the show, or Fox, only myself.
In the land of Madonna, Britney, Miley, Gossip Girl, other public figures and shows that have pushed the envelope and challenged the levels of comfort in their viewers and fans… we are not the first. Now, in perpetuating the type of images that evoke these kind of emotions, I am sorry. If you are hurt or these photos make you uncomfortable, it was never our intention. And if your 8-year-old has a copy of our GQ cover in hand, again I am sorry. But I would have to ask, how on earth did it get there?
I was a very sheltered child, and was not aware of anything provocative or risque in the media while I was navigating through my formative years. When I was finally allowed to watch a movie like Grease, I did not even understand what on earth Rizzo was talking about!? I understand that in today’s world of advanced technology, the internet, our kids can be subject to very adult material at the click of a button. But there are parental locks, and ways to get around this. I am 24 years old. I have been a pretty tame and easy-going girl my whole life. Nobody is perfect, and these photos do not represent who I am. I am also not the girl who rolls out of bed with flawless makeup and couture clothing. I am most comfortable with my hair thrown on top of my head, in sweats, laughing with my friends. Glee is a show that represents the underdogs, which is a feeling I have embraced much of my own life, and to those viewers, the photos in GQ don’t give them that same feeling. I understand completely. READ FULL STORY »
Oct 21
2010
09:05 AM ET
'Glee' Exclusive: John Stamos was supposed to play Dr. Frank-N-Furter in the 'Rocky Horror' episode
Image Credit: Everett Collection; Stamos: Glenn Harris/PR PhotosAs Tuesday’s Rocky Horror Glee Show inches ever closer to our televisions, we’ve all by now seen the photos of various Glee cast members doubling as classic Rocky Horror characters like Riff Raff (Kurt), Columbia (Tina), Brad Majors (Finn), and the titular golden-speedo’d hunk Rocky Horror (the perpetually shirtless Sam). Most curiously, it appears Amber Riley’s Mercedes is the one with the honor of stepping into the high-heels and black corset of Dr. Frank-N-Furter, Rocky Horror‘s cross-dressing provocateur-cum-ringmaster so memorably played by Tim Curry in the feature film. Aside from looking frighteningly fabulous, the character gets to belt one of the show’s best-known songs: “Sweet Transvestite.”
It turns out, however, that guest star John Stamos, who plays the new squeeze of guidance counselor Emma Pillsbury (Jayma Mays), was originally going to tackle the naughty anthem. While speaking with EW last month about his recurring role on Glee, Stamos said of the Rocky Horror episode, “I was supposed to be doing ‘Sweet Transvestite,’ but I think the network saw the script and was like, ‘Stamos in fish nets? It’s too soon!’” Stamos chuckles. “So they switched it up. I was bummed, because I wanted to play that part.” READ FULL STORY »
Oct 21
2010
09:00 AM ET
EW Reunions: Lauren Graham and Alexis Bledel address those pesky 'Gilmore Girls' movie rumors
Yes, Gilmore Girls fans, Lauren Graham really does talk that fast. As anyone who’s even caught a single episode of the seven-season The WB/CW dramedy can tell you, Graham and co-star Alexis Bledel had to deliver some seriously rapid-fire dialogue as mother and daughter Lorelai and Rory Gilmore. Turns out, Graham is a bit of a fast-talker in real life, too. That could’ve just been nerves, of course: EW’s shoot was last February, before Graham’s new NBC series Parenthood had premiered, and the actress clearly had the show’s debut on her mind. Or Graham could’ve just been inspired by meeting up with her TV daughter Bledel, who will appear next spring in director Robert Redford’s Lincoln assassination drama The Conspirator.
Whatever the reason, shoosh, those ladies have the speedy comic patter thing down. In zippy succession, they discussed their fondness (or lack thereof) for Stars Hollow, the fictional Connecticut town that played home to the ladies Gilmore; how often (or not) they catch the many reruns of the show; how they handled (or didn’t) creator Amy Sherman-Palladino’s mile-a-minute pop-culture references; and the truth (or fiction) to those persistent rumors of a Gilmore Girls reunion movie. Pay close attention, PopWatchers — this will go by quickly: READ FULL STORY »
Oct 21
2010
07:35 AM ET
Jeff Probst blogs 'Survivor: Nicaragua': Episode 6
Image Credit: Monty Brinton/CBSI’M SO CONFUSED…
Two people were sent home, and from my vantage point they were the wrong two people. More on that later.
DOUBLE ELIMINATION INSIGHT
Let me explain why we have to have double tribal councils. When the show first started we had 16 contestants. That is still the perfect number if you want to vote one person out each week and have a final two scenario at the last tribal council. To be clear — we LOVE starting with sixteen people.
Here’s the problem. READ FULL STORY »
Oct 21
2010
03:00 AM ET
'Paranormal Activity 2': On the scene at the first ever U.S. screening
It was about 15 months ago that my colleague Missy Schwartz and I were invited, along with a handful of other writers, to see a screening of a new horror film, about which we knew absolutely nothing. After the first 20 minutes of footage I was half-convinced that the folks at Paramount, the company which was allegedly distributing the movie, had asked us along to watch the amazingly amateurish first attempts at filmmaking by the overly indulged offspring of a studio exec. By the time it was finished, I was entirely convinced that this obviously cheap, but utterly terrifying tale of a haunted suburban house could become an enormous hit.
The rest is scare-story. Paranormal Activity was first a sleeper success and then a bona fide box office phenomenon. A sequel was inevitable. And late yesterday evening Missy and myself reconvened to see the first ever U.S. screening of Paranormal Activity 2, at the AMC multiplex on Manhattan’s 34th street, one of a handful of venues around the country where the movie was shown for free to diehard fans 24 hours ahead of its official opening. The screening was introduced by the film’s director Tod Williams (The Door in the Floor) who, when chatting to EW beforehand, seemed bullish about the chances that his film would scare the hell out of the gathered, rowdy throng. “Normally in life you don’t want to promise big,” he said. “But I think in this case it’s okay.” READ FULL STORY »
Oct 20
2010
11:48 PM ET
EW Exclusive: Kris Allen performs a 'reggae' acoustic 'No Boundaries'
To paraphrase the legendary disco act Andrea True Connection — as I am regularly inclined to do – sometimes you’ve got to “Get the cameras rolling/ Get the action going.” Or, perhaps more importantly, you’ve got to keep the cameras rolling. Which is exactly what I did earlier this week after taping American Idol season 8 champ Kris Allen’s acoustic performance of his new single “Alright With Me” at the Room Mate Grace Hotel in Manhattan. Lucky for me (and for all of us, really), Kris and his buddy Cale Mills started noodling around on their guitars, and before I knew it, they’d begun an acoustic-reggae rendition of the much maligned Idol victory anthem “No Boundaries.” Yeah, there’s still that line about weathering the hurricane, but — and I am shocked to say this in public — the Kara DioGuardi-penned ditty doesn’t sound too bad! Ch-ch-check it out, and click here if you missed the aforementioned (and totally legendary) Idolatry rendition of “Alright With Me.” (Oh, and for all my Idoloonie news and commentary, follow me on Twitter @EWMichaelSlezak!) READ FULL STORY »
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