Image Credit: STEPHANIE BERGERNext Sunday, Geoffrey Rush could be on stage at L.A.’s Kodak Theatre collecting his second Oscar for The King’s Speech, but this week he began treading the boards at the Brooklyn Academy of Music as a midcentury Russian paper pusher who’s losing his marbles in The Diary of a Madman. EW stage editor Thom Geier finds the Tony-winner (for 2009’s Exit the King) a “superlative stage actor” and “a gifted physical comedian.” He gives the show an A- review, writing that “Rush rules the stage with utter fearlessness, shuttlecocking between low comedy and high tragedy with remarkable skill and bouncy energy.” READ FULL STORY »
Archive: February 2011 (91-100 of 346)
Feb 18
2011
11:33 PM ET
Richard Castle and Sarah Walker crowned TV characters you'd most want to date
Image Credit: Bob D'Amico/ABC; Chris Haston/NBCAfter a combined 35,000 votes were cast in our Valentine’s Day polls, PopWatch readers have crowned Castle‘s Richard Castle (Nathan Fillion) and Chuck‘s Sarah Walker (Yvonne Strahovski) the TV characters they would most like to date. We’ve yet to hear Fillion’s response to earning the title, but Strahovski, who defeated Castle‘s Kate Beckett (Stana Katic) by a mere 116 votes, has weighed in. ”I’m flattered by this honor, and although Sarah Walker is currently engaged, you never know what could happen on Chuck,” she tells EW. “Spread the word that thanks to these polling results, Sarah Walker is now accepting other offers. And here’s a hint: She thoroughly enjoys dates in Paris!” READ FULL STORY »
Feb 18
2011
09:22 PM ET
Christopher Nolan's 'Memento' turns 10: PopWatch Rewind remembers the film. And then immediately forgets it.
With all that Christopher Nolan has done since, from gravel-voiced Batmen to Russian-nesting dreams, it’s easy to forget just how great his 2000 backwards-is-the-new-forwards thriller Memento really is. Almost as easy as it is for its main character to forget just about everything. To refresh people’s memories, the film will be celebrating its tenth anniversary with special one-night screenings tonight in 11 cities. We decided it’d be a good time to revisit the movie that put Nolan on the map and made a practical case for body art and Polaroid cameras. Now, where were we?
Darren Franich: Memento should feel more like a gimmick. The quick description is that the story moves “backwards,” but that’s not really true. Just like the dream-heist in Inception, the movie’s actually constructed on multiple distinct planes. The main plotline starts with the death of Teddy (Joe Pantoliano) and moves backwards. A secondary plotline, shot in black and white, moves forwards in time. Through those black-and-white scenes, we learn the fable of Sammy Jankis, which runs throughout the movie. Finally, there’s the occasional flashback to Lenny’s life before “The Incident.” It sounds like a film written on a 3-D chessboard. So how is it possible that Memento is actually the funniest movie Christopher Nolan has ever made? READ FULL STORY »
Feb 18
2011
07:21 PM ET
This week's trailers: 'Something Borrowed' and a new 'Thor'
What? Just two trailers this week? And one of them is just a new version of a trailer we’ve already seen? Clearly, we’ve done something to anger the trailer gods, everyone. We must offer them a sacrifice. Perhaps a link to one of our all-time favorite blissfully bad trailers to prove our gratitude? Tune in next week to see if it works. In the meantime, check out this week’s offerings, small in number but great in impact: A first look at the Kate Hudson rom-com Something Borrowed, and a second look at the upcoming Thor. Watch them after the jump! READ FULL STORY »
Feb 18
2011
06:55 PM ET
Project Top Chef Model: Santa WAS listening
Sometimes, I drift off while watching yet another installment of Real Housewives (of Beverly Hills, of course, I would never fall asleep during Atlanta, let’s get real) and then, pachoo! All the sudden I look up and colorful shapes are flying at my face! Someone is laughing wildly and flicking mashed potatoes off a spoon into the camera! Buttons! Padma Lakshmi/Tom Coliccio/Bethenny Frankel/Tabatha Coffey/Andy Cohen pops up and stares me down! Always the same hands-on-hips pose. Always the dead eyes that say “Fall asleep, I dare you.” Rarely does a 30-second interval pass without a commercial for another Housewives franchise or reality competition show. It’s maddening, yet oddly comforting. READ FULL STORY »
Feb 18
2011
06:40 PM ET
James Franco asks Judd Apatow for Oscar hosting advice in Funny or Die video: 'Is there, like, a class I can take?'
In Funny or Die’s alternate universe — you know, mystical place where Paris Hilton is funny — James Franco needs help hosting the Oscars. (We know this is not true in our real universe, thanks to the charming promo with co-host Anne Hathaway already released.) So who better to go to than pal and Producers Guild Awards host Judd Apatow, the man gave Franco his big break in Freaks & Geeks? Asks Franco in the somewhat NSFW video: “Is there, like, a class I can take? I’m at Yale right now, so is there, like, a class like that that I can, like, take? Like, I’m hosting.” (And, yes, that’s four “likes.” English professors do not like this, says Facebook.) Ultimately, after tossing around an R-rated idea, Franco settles on an idea: “I got an idea … Here’s what we’re going to do. You host the Producers Guild Awards, and you tell me all the jokes that work. And then I’m going to use those for the Oscars, because nobody watches the Producer Guild Awards.”
No word from Franco or Apatow’s camp about whether or not the video was ad-libbed — though it certainly appears that it was — but watching it makes me even happier about the fact that Franco just joined Twitter. Since the dude’s so busy, I fully expect him to be tweeting 24/7. It will be like 24 — except Franco probably uses the bathroom. READ FULL STORY »
Feb 18
2011
06:12 PM ET
Jude Law freezes his receding hairline at the exact moment before it stops looking cool
Or does he?!?
Cameras caught the actor warding off the effects of cruel Father Time while filming Steven Soderbergh’s science thriller Contagion, in which an international team of researchers including Matt Damon, Kate Winslet, Gwyneth Paltrow, and Marion Cotillard battle a deadly disease. (Set for release in 3-D Oct. 21.)
Happy three-day weekend from Jude Law’s disproportionately unsafe brown slacks!
Feb 18
2011
05:58 PM ET
'Vampire Diaries' casts Klaus: How should Joseph Morgan play the villain? (Like a young James Spader?)
Image Credit: Paul Morigi/WireImage.comIt’s the casting fans of The Vampire Diaries have been waiting months for: British actor Joseph Morgan has officially been confirmed as Klaus, the oldest and baddest of the Original vampires. He’ll make his debut on The CW’s top-rated series April 21, which isn’t as far off as it may seem. After next Thursday, the next new episode doesn’t air until April 7. Though Daniel Gillies, who’s kept us entertained as Klaus’ scheming nemesis Elijah, was hoping for someone like Deadwood‘s Ian McShane, Morgan’s casting is in line with what exec producers have teased all along. Exec producer Kevin Williamson told EW last month the role would go to someone younger. “It has to be someone that we truly believe was in a relationship with Katherine, because that’s where it started. He seduced her and whisked her away,” he said. READ FULL STORY »
Feb 18
2011
03:19 PM ET
Cory Monteith saw 'Broken Arrow' 23 times in the theater. What's your record?
Image Credit: Everett Collection; Bob Charlotte/PR PhotosGlee star Cory Monteith has revealed that he saw the 1996 John Travolta movie Broken Arrow 23 times in the theater. “Me and one friend went over and over again and watched this movie. Sometimes we paid and sometimes we didn’t,” he tells Ellen DeGeneres on today’s show. “We would yell the lines of the movie at the screen, and people would be leaving and calling us names. When I met him [John Travolta] at the Super Bowl, I was like, ‘I have to tell you something. I saw Broken Arrow 23 times,’ which he was in with Christian Slater. And he was like, ‘Really, wow.’ He was super excited.” If you can’t remember this movie — and that was the goal for most who saw it — watch the trailer below. I recall despising Travolta’s performance when I watched it in theaters (though I did buy the movie’s soundtrack afterward), but viewing the preview now, I’m thinking my taste for the awesomely bad had just not yet been fully acquired. I think I need to revisit.
In the meantime, it’s time for you to confess: What movie have you seen the most times in the theater? If memory serves me correctly, my mother, sister, and I saw Dirty Dancing six times. (After that, I’ve just seen a number of films, including Waterworld, twice.) My colleague Kate Ward could have the best story ever: She saw Moulin Rouge! five times — and hated it the first three. What? “I actually saw it, walked out, then brought my dad to show him how awful it was, then brought my friends to show them how awful it was, and then, by viewing No. 4, realized I actually loved it,” she says. Your turn. READ FULL STORY »
Feb 18
2011
02:24 PM ET
Why I'm not repelled by the idea of a 'Mr. Mom' remake
Image Credit: Everett CollectionNormally, I’m morally opposed to any remake of a 1980s film, even ones based on forgettable originals. First off, those are my movies. I grew up with them. Secondly, the fact that they’re being considered for remakes can only mean that a significant amount of time has passed — a fact that I don’t need to be reminded of. But I have to admit that I wasn’t offended by the news that MGM has discussed dusting off Mr. Mom, the Reagan-era comedy written by John Hughes. Michael Keaton’s auto exec, who’s forced to become the clueless caregiver for his three kids after he’s fired by his Detroit company, reflected the economic downtown that wounded and frightened American families during the early ’80s. READ FULL STORY »
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