Archive: November 2010 (201-210 of 486)

Nov 16 2010 12:01 AM ET

Under-appreciated Entertainer of the Year: Allison Iraheta? Julie Chen? Busy Philipps? Kieran Culkin?

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Our search for 2010′s Under-appreciated Entertainer of the Year continues!

Underappreciated-Entertainers-8BImage Credit: Kerry Hayes; Dan Smith; Michael Becker/Fox; John P. Filo/CBS
One played a dad and a villain this year. One played a salty gay roommate. Perhaps neither earned the accolades he rightly deserved. Mark Strong, whose credits this year include Kick-Ass and Robin Hood, and Kieran Culkin, who almost stole the show in Scott Pilgrim Vs. the World: Whose cuisine reigns supreme? Er, I mean, who were you loving this year?

On the reality side of things, Kara DioGuardi and Julie Chen are facing off. Both have been overshadowed by villains or divas (or both) on their respective contest shows, yet each holds a special place in our heart of hearts.

But what of music, you ask? What indeed! READ FULL STORY »

Nov 15 2010 08:50 PM ET

'Conan' blimp haunting Jay Leno, reports local Los Angeles NBC anchor

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BREAKING NEWS: According to Los Angeles NBC anchor Robert Kovacik’s Twitter feed, this afternoon a bright orange blimp with the word “CONAN” in big, bold letters written across it could be seen hovering over the NBC studios in Burbank, Calif., right before Jay Leno began taping The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. Kovacik even took a photo of the foreboding sight. At press time, it was not entirely clear who or what this “CONAN” is, or why he/she/it would be hounding poor Leno so. Perhaps the strange lowercase “tbs” that appeared to be rising out of a bowl holds the answer. You tell me, PopWatchers. What does this mean?

Nov 15 2010 08:42 PM ET

'Harry Potter': So there could've been something between Harry and Hermione after all...

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hermione-harryI’ll admit it: I’m one of those people who likes a little romance with her magic. And as I’ve already confessed when I first saw the poster pictured, I was one of those readers who’s always secretly wanted Harry and Hermione together, even if I do appreciate what their relationship says about the depth of platonic friendships. Why am I bringing this up again (and this time, taking it to a vote)? Because there’s a scene in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows–Part I that broaches the controversial subject. SPOILER ALERT! After Ron leaves Harry and Hermione on their quest to discover Voldemort’s horcruxes, she’s sad, and Harry tries to cheer her up by dancing with her. At first, it’s goofy and fun. Then it takes a slightly more adult turn when they wordlessly decide to remain just friends. ”The way that Dan and I played it was there was the possibility there could be something else between Hermione and Harry,” Emma Watson tells ComingSoon.net. “If you spend that period of time with one person alone on the road and you don’t know when you’re going to see anyone else again, I dunno, I feel like maybe there could have been something there, but not really from Hermione’s end. I think whether or not you like that storyline or not, the scene has a tension but it’s open to interpretation. It’s not fixed.”

The way Harry has always been an emotional and physical comfort to Hermione, hugging her when she was upset about Ron or holding her hand when they were in danger, I feel like this had to come up. And it sounds, from what Watson says, that the actors handled it perfectly. They give people like me the satisfaction of knowing that we weren’t totally off-base, without giving Harry and Hermione anything to regret. What do you think? Vote in the poll below. We’ll do another one after the movie opens. READ FULL STORY »

Nov 15 2010 08:00 PM ET

'Dancing With the Stars': Semifinals are liiiiiiiiive!

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Nine i’s for nine weeks, duh. Welcome back, DNCMSTRs, to the semifinal performance night of Dancing With the Stars‘ season 11. Will Brandy‘s partner Maks be able to fight the urge to talk back to judge Carrie Ann Inaba (or scratch himself in the Celebriquarium, pictured)? Will I pass out within the first hour if I play the Take A Sip Every Time Brooke Burke Asks ‘How Do You Feel?’ drinking game? Will Jennifer Grey cry? Will Bristol Palin try? Wouldn’t it be weird if Kyle Massey‘s name were pronounced Kyle Mass-eye?

So many rhetorical questions; so few answers; so much time left to go in this episode. I better hold onto my sequined hat and settle down. [UPDATE: Annie's full(y ridiculous) episode recap has been posted!] Discuss the DWTS performances here and nominate your Hidden Gems of the Week below.

Read more:
All Hidden Gems of the Week
EW.com’s ‘Dancing With the Stars’ Central

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Nov 15 2010 07:04 PM ET

Sarah Palin, wordsmith: 'Refudiate' named Oxford American Dictionary Word of the Year

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Sarah-Palin-oilImage Credit: Palin: Fox NewsTake a look at the images on the left. What do they both have in common? (Besides, of course, the fact that they’re both catalysts for major firestorms.) Give up? Well, both have inspired two separate vocabulary-minded companies to crown their Words of the Year: “Refudiate,” a non-existent word used by Sarah Palin in a tweet back in July, has been named Word of the Year by the Oxford American Dictionary, while the Global Language Monitor has recognized “Spillcam” the top word of 2010. (“Vuvuzela,” the overbearingly loud horn used at the World Cup, finished second to spillca-BZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ.)

Interestingly enough, “refudiate” placed fourth on Global Language Monitor’s list — behind the aforementioned vuvuzela at No. 2, and “the narrative” at No. 3 — which means one thing: Between this and Palin’s ratings domination on TLC last night, the ex-governor of Alaska is back in vogue like it’s September 2008. Personally, as someone who appreciates the proper English language (but, yes, hypocritically championed the placement of “truthiness” in the dictionary a few years back), I have to refudiate OAD’s decision to recognize Palin’s gaffe, even if there are (thankfully) no plans to include the word in the dictionary. (But am I using it correctly? I refudiately honestly don’t know!) Let’s only reward non-words when they’re awesome, like Baconnaise, ‘mkay?

Nov 15 2010 05:57 PM ET

Excess Hollywood: 'RuPaul's Drag Race' sashays into third season

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  • You better werq…that DVR: RuPaul’s Drag Race has been renewed for a third season by Logo, and is set to return to the small, fabulous screen January 2011. [PR Newswire]
  • Under-appreciated no more? Michael Keaton has signed a deal with HBO to executive produce, direct, and star in projects on the network. [Variety]
  • Rosemarie DeWitt (Rachel Getting Married) will star alongside Emily Blunt in Lynn Shelton’s semi-improvised feature about a man (Mark Duplass) who comes between two sisters. Time to consult another Rosemary? [Variety]
  • CBS has picked up a new comedy from ‘Til Death creators Cathy Yuspa and Josh Goldsmith about a married couple who cope with an empty nest after their children head off to college. [Deadline]
  • TLC has renewed Freaky Eaters for a second season. Let’s celebrate with one of these. And these. And these. [THR]
  • 90210‘s Shenae Grimes, True Blood‘s Marshall Allman, and Twilight‘s Alex Meraz have all joined the cast of Sugar, an indie drama about a young woman (Grimes) who is suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder. Apparently she tuned into the first half of 90210‘s first season. [Variety]
  • Hardcore Pawn, TruTV’s reality series centered on Detroit pawn shop American Jewelry and Loan, will get a second season after the show premiered to record ratings on the network in August. Because some basic cable channels aren’t afraid to show family jewels… [Deadline]
  • Sons & Daughters star Amanda Walsh will topline the CW’s Danni Lowinski, which follows a hairdresser-turned-lawyer who opens a practice in a mall kiosk. Cinnabon v. Orange Julius sure to be a toughie. [Deadline]
  • They have a deal, Jerry! NBC is developing a comedy with Seinfeld‘s Spike Feresten about Los Angeles 20-somethings starring Nick Thune.  [Deadline]
Nov 15 2010 05:23 PM ET

'Cowboys and Aliens' poster: John Wayne never wore pants like that

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The first poster from next year’s Cowboys & Aliens has been posted over at Yahoo, and the stark image shows Daniel Craig in full frontier regalia, with a rifle in one hand and a glowy alien thingamabob (wrist laser? Dick Tracy-style communicator?) on his opposite arm. Also, maybe it’s just the chaps, but Craig’s cowboy pants seem to be…well, riding a little tall in the saddle, if you get my meaning? Wedgies aside, the poster has a sumptuously sepia-toned look, and it’s getting me pretty stoked about the film. (Then again, I was a total fiend for science-fiction movies and western movies when I was a kid, so I may be just a teensy bit biased.)

PopWatchers, do you like what you see?

Nov 15 2010 04:54 PM ET

Apple's big announcement: What do you hope it means for iTunes?

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apple-cloudImage Credit: Imagemore Co Ltd/Corbis“Tomorrow is just another day… that you’ll never forget,” claims Apple, as a way to tout a big iTunes announcement for tomorrow. (10 a.m. Eastern. Set your reminders, PopWatchers!) But what does it all mean? Eh, who can know the inner-workings of Steve Jobs’ magical noggin? If I could have one wish this holiday season, it would be for all the children of the world to join hands and sing together in the spirit of harmony and peace. But if I had two wishes, I’d wish for a bunch of stuff from Apple.

First, duh, streaming from the cloud. Isn’t that what everyone’s wishing for? So I could, say, sign into my iTunes account from another computer and listen to my music from there. Wouldn’t that be a treat? (Isn’t that why Apple bought Lala in the first place?)

Second, more robust TV offerings. I’d consider renting shows through the service if it had, you know, the shows I wanted to watch.

Third, buy-one-get-one-free songs. I just think it would be fun.

What are you wishing for, PopWatchers?

UPDATE: The Wall Street Journal reports Apple will soon announce a deal to sell Beatles music on  iTunes. It remains unclear if this will be part of Apple’s Tuesday announcement.

Nov 15 2010 04:15 PM ET

Bruce Willis, Tom Hanks, and Clint Eastwood often look like s--, according to this montage video

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Ah, the Internet. You’ve informed us that our cell phone had lost all service. That we need to get out of there right now, because it’s going to blow! Nooooooooooooooo!

Well, now, according to the Internet, we look like s—. As do Bruce Willis, Tom Hanks, Clint Eastwood, Nicolas Cage, George Clooney, Chris Rock, Shirley MacLaine, Glenn Close, Susan Sarandon, Cameron Diaz, and Kevin Kline’s false breasts. Check out this hilarious (and, if it wasn’t already clear, NSFW) mash-up of one of cinemas most overused — and often demonstrably inaccurate — insults: READ FULL STORY »

Nov 15 2010 03:50 PM ET

Colin Farrell might be on board for 'Total Recall'... but what about Kuato?

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Quaco-Total-RecallImage Credit: Everett CollectionReports that Colin Farrell had been offered the starring role in Miramax’s remake of Total Recall are still premature, according to the actor’s rep, but Farrell is a leading candidate to replace Arnold Schwarzenegger, who played either an interplanetary spy or an Everyman who simply becomes convinced he’s on a dangerous mission to colonize Mars. Farrell certainly would bring an entirely different energy to the role of Douglas Quaid, but so would anyone who’s not the governor of California. As someone who’s watched the 1990 film at least 40 times, I’m torn over whether I want a remake of Paul Verhoeven’s Total Recall, or a more devoted adaptation of Philip K. Dick’s “We Can Remember it for you Wholesale.” I revere the original novella, but I also have a soft sport for the film’s karate-kicking Sharon Stone and the gruesome mutant freedom-fighter named Kuato. Part of me would love a starker vision of the story, but if the credits roll, and I don’t see Kuato peering out of some dude’s belly, I’ll be a bit upset.

How do you prefer your Total Recall?

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