Archive: November 2010 (111-120 of 486)

Nov 19 2010 05:15 PM ET

'The City' star Olivia Palermo working on her own TV show

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Olivia-PalermoImage Credit: Jim Wright/MTV <!–EndFragment–>All right everyone, gird your loins! Olivia Palermo, the villain of MTV’s The City, is stepping back onto the small screen. Elle reports that Palermo confirmed the news herself while in Barcelona this week. “[I'm] working on a new television project, my own show,” she said. No word on the show’s details just yet; reps for both Palermo and MTV did not immediately respond to EW’s request for comment.

We’ve seen Palermo take credit for pulling winning looks at Diane von Furstenberg, and straddle the line between mediocre and termination-worthy performance as an Accessories “Editor” at Elle. Will her future project continue to follow Olivia “The Career Woman,” or will we get to know Olivia “The Person”? (What do we really know about this so-called socialite, anyway?) Whatever it may be, let’s just hope that a starring vehicle doesn’t mean fewer passive-aggressive coffee dates … because those death stares are the money shots, folks. Isn’t Olivia at her best when she’s at odds with someone else?

Personally, I’d love to see her judge a reality competition show — I’m not sure if she’s the host-type — if only for her inevitable snide remarks and overall disinterest in being there. What say you, PopWatchers? Is The Olivia Show just what Palermo had her eyes on all along? Now that The City has been canceled, would you like to see Olivia return to TV?

Read more:
The City: Are you Team Erin or Team Olivia?
The City canceled? Whitney Port tells Ryan Seacrest it’s over

Nov 19 2010 05:08 PM ET

Ivanka Trump blogs 'The Apprentice': Episode 10

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Ivanka-TrumpImage Credit: Virginia Sherwood/NBCHi again Apprentice Fans! As we get closer to the finale, we’re seeing more action from the remaining contestants and another intense boardroom. Let’s dive into this week’s episode!

Genius and Goals
Clint’s reward for winning last week’s task was a meeting with Barry Sternlicht, the President, Chairman and CEO of Starwood Properties Trust. I know Barry well and he is a brilliant and very insightful person –and truly a terrific mentor. As expected, Clint was thrilled to meet with him, and Barry gave him some good advice. Barry’s theory is that “genius is perseverance in disguise” which has been the motto of his career. He also pointed out that it’s important to set high goals, because maybe you’ll reach 80% of your goal, whereas setting low goals does not give you the drive to grow. When their meeting concluded, Barry gave Clint an envelope from my father, which contained a $5,000 gift certificate from Pier 1 Imports. Clint was thrilled! He had sold his home and had an estate sale of his belongings, so the prize was appropriate and very much appreciated.

30 Second Spot
In keeping with our credo of highlighting the country’s strongest businesses and industries on The Apprentice, this week we had AT&T and Flow TV – companies that are industry giants. Ted Woodbury from AT&T and Jane Hancock from Flow TV would be serving as judges of the task assignment. READ FULL STORY »

Nov 19 2010 04:55 PM ET

Indonesian Obama fears assassination

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It appears that President Barack Obama has his very own doppelgänger. A 34-year-old Indonesian man, Ilham Anas, shares an uncanny resemblance to our president. He looks like him. He smokes like him. He’s even a Muslim (Just kidding!). Anas, who says he enjoys being an Obama impersonator, often gets stopped on the street because of his looks. But it’s not all fun and games. With great power comes great responsibility, and Anas sometimes worries that the negative feelings toward America in Indonesia will lead to harm, and possibly assassination. READ FULL STORY »

Nov 19 2010 04:32 PM ET

Alex Trebek to cameo on 'How I Met Your Mother' (Cue: Sean Connery mom jokes now)

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When it comes to the greatest cameo performances ever made by a game show host, the argument inevitably comes down to two men: Bob Barker and Alex Trebek. The two TV titans are the Ali-Frazier of their field. The Jeopardy! host set the bar high with his 1990 appearance on Cheers, in which Cliff Clavin lost “22,000 big ones” with the Final Jeopardy answer, “Who are three people who have never been in my kitchen?” But Barker rallied in 1996, treating Adam Sandler like a hyper SPCA puppy in Happy Gilmore. The price was most definitely right, Bob. (Watch both clips after the jump.)

Just before he retired from The Price is Right in 2007, Barker appeared as himself on How I Met Your Mother when Barney was certain that the Plinko-playing silver fox was his biological father. It’s taken three years, but Trebek is finally prepared to answer his rival. TV Guide has reported that Trebek will guest on the Dec. 13 episode of HIMYM that has A Christmas Carol-type storyline.

This is huge! So much is at stake! I expect nothing but perfection from Trebek, who has never not known the answer to a question in the past 26 years. I know I’ll be watching. And I suspect Battlin’ Bob Barker will be watching, too.

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Nov 19 2010 04:01 PM ET

'The Kennedys' poster revisits Camelot

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Some historians have preemptively criticized The History Channel’s upcoming eight-part miniseries, The Kennedys, but there’s little to nitpick about the promotional poster that recently leaked online. The collage of Kennedy faces perfectly captures the personalities of Camelot’s players. There’s the burden of history weighing on the president (Greg Kinnear), modeled from his official presidential portrait, the pleasant but fragile smile of Jackie (Katie Holmes), Robert’s (Barry Pepper) clear-eyed determination, and their father’s (Tom Wilkinson) guile and ambition. Below, Pepper and Kinnear re-enact the famous picture of the brothers consulting during the 1960 Democratic National Convention.

Does this artful attention to historic detail give The Kennedys some credibility?

Read more:
History Channel greenlights Kennedy miniseries
’24′ cocreator readying Kennedys miniseries

Nov 19 2010 03:34 PM ET

George W. Bush thoroughly entertaining on Leno

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George W. Bush continues his media tour supporting his memoir Decision Points. Last night, he stopped by The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. If you missed it, watch the interview below. It’d been 10 years since Bush sat down with Leno, who began by thanking him for all the material. Did the late-night jabs ever hurt his feelings, Leno asked? “I hate to tell you… I don’t want to hurt your feelings but… I was asleep,” Bush said. Leno used the time wisely: Having Bush, who’s refused to critique President Obama, at least comment on who is the better dancer. Bush gave it to Obama, but I think he was just being polite: Those moves he busted at a malaria awareness event — “I created awareness for malaria,” he joked of the news footage — were brilliant. Leno busted out another video of Bush trying to open a closed door in China. “That’s the definition of a man without an exit strategy,” Bush cracked. We also saw a photo of Bush and the Secret Service trying to keep Barney Bush, his Scottish Terrier, from killing the turkey he was about to pardon on Thanksgiving.

While Bush made other jokes about his father, his mother, the stupid things he did before quitting drinking in 1986 (like asking an older woman at a dinner party what sex was like at 50), and his desire to become a grandfather, the conversation did have its serious moments. Bush talked about 9/11, and the disappointments of his presidency (not finding Osama bin Laden, weapons of mass destruction). He also mentioned a few things he would’ve done differently, if given the option: He wouldn’t stand in front of a Mission Accomplished sign on an aircraft carrier, nor would he fly over the damage of Hurricane Katrina in an airplane and have a photograph released giving the impression he didn’t care about the citizens below. He also would’ve been “less blunt,” and maybe not have used the phrase “dead or alive” in reference to capturing bin Laden. READ FULL STORY »

Nov 19 2010 03:10 PM ET

Tiger Woods' image rehab: Can he redefine victory, or is he still stuck in a bunker?

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Last Thanksgiving, Tiger Woods’ life began to unravel. It started with a minor car accident, but what occurred in the days and weeks that followed was a slow-motion train wreck. The obsessively private, steely focused golfing superstar’s marriage fell apart as humiliating details of tawdry affairs came to light in a seemingly unending drip of bad press. The scandal ended his marriage, trampled his lucrative career as a product pitchman, and derailed his 2010 golf season, in which he failed to win a tournament for the first time since he became a professional.

But with Woods’ own tournament scheduled for Dec. 1 in Thousand Oaks, Calif., Woods has reemerged from his cocoon to promote the event and test the waters for some image rehab. This week, the world’s now-former No. 1 golfer penned a reflective essay for Newsweek, titled “How I’ve Redefined Victory.” He also joined Twitter, and on Thursday morning, he phoned in to ESPN’s Mike & Mike In the Morning, where he described himself as “infinitely happier” today than he was last year at this time.

Our society hungers for personal details about its celebrities, especially when there’s blood in the water. But in Woods’ case, there’s no introspective essay, no interview, no tweet that would be as effective as resumed dominance on the golf course. READ FULL STORY »

Nov 19 2010 02:40 PM ET

Can Drew Carey's new improv show please pave the way for an American 'Mock the Week'?

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Drew-CareyImage Credit: Steve Granitz/WireImage.comDrew Carey has signed a deal with GSN for a new improv-based TV show, which the network described as “a lively, unpredictable, and hilarious half-hour of improvised sketch comedy.” I’m assuming that means long-form improv (scenes) rather than short-form (games), like Whose Line Is It Anyway?, but I’m mostly excited that this ups the chance of another improv-based show in the U.S. We need an American version of Mock the Week, and we need it right now.

MtW, which airs on BBC Two, is like a hybrid of Whose Line Is It Anyway? and The Daily Show: It focuses on news and politics, but rather than using a newscast format, it features six comedians and a series of games, most of which have the panel generating one-liners. READ FULL STORY »

Nov 19 2010 02:15 PM ET

'Glee': Anne Hathaway's character is already written (in her head)

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Add Anne Hathaway to the growing list of celebrities vying for a guest spot on Glee. Despite the competition, the Oscar-nominated actress’ preparedness just might put her over the edge. Last night on Late Night, the Love and Other Drugs star – and current EW cover girl — confided in Jimmy Fallon that she already has ideas for her character and a song choice in mind. What could it be? A princess-y Queen Bee, or something edgier, like her character Kym in Rachel Getting Married? See for yourselves, as Hathaway launches her Glee campaign after the jump. Are you watching this, Ryan Murphy? READ FULL STORY »

Nov 19 2010 01:30 PM ET

'Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows -- Part 1' at midnight: There's an adorable little child in every inebriated college student

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When I originally bought tickets for the midnight screening of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1, I was planning on interviewing adorable little children dressed in wizards’ robes. Specifically, I planned on asking adorable little children questions like “Which Hogwarts house are you?”, “Doesn’t Hermione clearly belong with Harry?”, and “Do you believe the philosophy of moral relativism espoused by the later Harry Potter books represents a critique of the Bush presidency…or a validation thereof?” Hey, kids today are smarter than you think.

This original plan goes out the window when I arrive at the theater around 10 p.m. on Thursday night. There is already a line around the block – the theater has seven separate Harry Potter midnight screenings, plus another IMAX screening at 3:15. But there is not a single child anywhere in sight. Instead, on this chilly November evening, the crowd positively screams “college.” I’d guesstimate an average age of 20.

When you think about it, this makes perfect sense. A 20-year-old in 2010 was an 8-year-old in 1998, when Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone was published in the U.S. Wouldn’t that be kind of strange? To be in third grade and read a fun little book about a boy wizard, and then watch that little boy wizard steadily rise to global pop culture domination? Wouldn’t you feel incredibly proud, like your particular generation’s taste represented the pinnacle of humanity? (This is why I’m confident that the generation born after 1990 will write great music, solve world hunger, and colonize Mars.)

I walk up to the front of the line and ask a maternal-looking lady how long she’s been in line. “Since 5:30,” she says. READ FULL STORY »

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