Archive: February 2011 (191-200 of 346)

Feb 9 2011 07:30 PM ET

'American Idol' San Francisco auditions: Favorites?

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Categories: American Idol, Reality TV

Update: Annie’s recap is live!

So close to Hollywood (Week)… yet so far away. S. Ty, J. Lo, and R. Jacks hit San Francisco on tonight’s audition-round episode. Fire up your Audition Rounds Bingo card and get ready for a flowers-in-their-hair montage featuring sad sacks, delusionals, derelicts, and people in costumes! Chat about American Idol‘s one-hour Golden Gate audition spectacle here during and after the show, then come back later for my full recap.

And Simon, let it go. It’s getting weird.

Read more:
12 Tear-Jerking ‘Idol’ Moments
Gallery: 15 Steven Tyler Faces
All ‘American Idol’ recaps
EW.com’s ‘American Idol’ Central

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Feb 9 2011 07:26 PM ET

Christian Bale could go super-skinny again for his next role. Bo-ring. How about some REAL Method acting?

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Categories: Casting, Christian Bale, Made Us Think, Movies, PopWatch Career Counseling, Ridiculata, Sarcasm

Christian-Bale-MachinistImage Credit: Nicholas Geller; Inset: Vera Anderson/WireImage.comChristian Bale has his next project set in stone: According to Variety, the actor will re-team with The Machinist director Brad Anderson for Concrete Island, in which he’ll play “a wealthy architect who finds himself stranded on a section of fenced-off wasteland in West London and is forced to survive on only what’s in his crashed car and what he’s able to find.” You know what this means, PopWatchers: Bale will surely be going Method. Yes, based on that description, I fully expect to soon see scary tabloid photos of the dangerously dieting actor, who has famously lost weight for roles in The Machinist (pictured), Rescue Dawn, The Fighter, etc.

But I can’t be the only one thinking: Zzzzz. Been there, done that, Christian Bale! We’ve already seen the actor Method-act his way to a smaller pant size. We want to see if he can Method-act his way to something we’ve never seen from him — or any other actors. I’ve polled PopWatch HQ about what role they want to see Christian Bale try to play, with inanimate objects counting as an acceptable answer. Click the jump to see our answers, and suggest some in the comments below. It’s hump day, PopWatchers — let’s have some fun! READ FULL STORY »

Feb 9 2011 06:25 PM ET

What books are, in your opinion, unfilmable?

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Categories: Casting, Made Us Think

Some books seem like a natural fit for a movie adaptation. Chuck Palahniuk’s Snuff is not one of those books. A kind of thriller set in the porn world, Snuff follows an aging porn star’s quest to break the world record for onscreen fornication — with 600 men. Most of the characters are naked for the majority of the book, and the final orgy sequence makes Caligula look like, well, something much less disturbing than Caligula. But according to Chuck Palahniuk’s official website, the Snuff movie is happening. Personally, I’m a little bit intrigued to see just what, exactly, director Fabien Martorell can do with such a gonzo premise. The news got me thinking: Are there any other books that you just don’t think would work as movies? And why? READ FULL STORY »

Feb 9 2011 06:12 PM ET

Oprah and my favorite soap stars! Oh the drama!

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Categories: General Hospital, Soap Operas, Things That Are Awesome!

OPRAH-SOAP-STARSImage Credit: George Burns/HarpoWhy did I just smile through that whole hour of Oprah as soap stars including Susan Lucci, Tony Geary, Genie Francis, Michael E. Knight, and Jeanne Cooper paraded through? Sure, it was a total love fest as Oprah gushed about her love for their shows (All My Children, General Hospital, Young and the Restless) and their characters, and the actors all gushed about being on Oprah’s show in the last season. But there’s no denying that watching any sort of retrospective on the characters we’ve known for so long is enough to give me the warm fuzzies.  READ FULL STORY »

Feb 9 2011 05:59 PM ET

Ashlee Simpson-Wentz and Pete Wentz to divorce. Why do some break-ups affect us more than others?

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Categories: Celebrity Couples, Hell to the No!, Things That Are Sad, Why Am I Crying?

Wentz-SimpsonImage Credit: Chris Weeks/WireImage.comJust this past week alone, Jude Law and Sienna Miller ended their relationship, Terrence Howard’s wife filed for divorce, and Kelsey Grammer made moves to make his divorce with Camille Grammer official. But none of these break-ups involving high-profile stars affected us quite like the one announced today involving a pair of significantly lower-profile celebrities: As anyone who logged onto an entertainment website learned, Ashlee Simpson-Wentz filed for divorce from her husband of two years, Pete Wentz.

Like many of you, upon hearing the news, I found myself hit with a pang of sadness. And also like many of you, I immediately found myself wondering: Why do I care? READ FULL STORY »

Feb 9 2011 05:40 PM ET

Scott Speedman: Hollywood's should-have-been A-list star

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Categories: Apropos of Nothing, Guilty Pleasure, Made Us Think, Should Have Been Speedman

Scott-SpeedmanImage Credit: Matt Carr/Getty ImagesSo it’s that time of night again when you find yourself sleepless on the couch, watching the same movies you always end up seeing at that hour. (Let’s face it, it’s never Bergman on late-night TBS, is it?) Perhaps you find yourself distracted, thinking about what’s missing, an ingredient that could have made the movie a bit better, brighter. And four little words enter your brain as if from a dream: Should Have Been Speedman.

Oh, is this just me? I’m talking Scott Speedman, of course — the actor currently starring in Barney’s Version, but best known as dreamy and unattainable crush Ben Covington on Felicity. (Before there were vampires to lust over, those of us who were of an impressionable age in the ‘90s had to make do with regular ol’ angsty college boys.) He was just so perpetually rumpled and inexplicably damaged in a weird postmodern Jordan Catalano way. Didn’t he always seem like he was on the brink of saying something totally profound… before ultimately saying nothing? READ FULL STORY »

Feb 9 2011 05:15 PM ET

Lady Gaga reveals what she prefers to be called in bed

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Categories: Lady Gaga, Music, Television

Lady-Gaga-interviewIt’s a question we didn’t know we needed answered until Lady Gaga brought it up. In a tease of her sit-down with Anderson Cooper airing Sunday on CBS’ 60 Minutes before the Grammys, Cooper asks her what he should call her. “Gaga,” she says. Some people call her Stefani, her given name, she admits. “Especially in bed,” she says. “I prefer Stefani in bed.” Watch the clip here. I like how soft and (almost) natural she looks for their chat. My hope is that in addition to more revealing patter, she gets him to giggle like Kathy Griffin did on New Year’s Eve. The man deserves a laugh.

More on Lady Gaga:
Lady Gaga’s ‘Born This Way’ cover album: A Kylie Minogue rip-off?
Lady Gaga tweets that ‘Born This Way’ single will debut Feb. 11
Lady Gaga releases full lyrics to forthcoming single ‘Born This Way’: Read them here

Feb 9 2011 04:50 PM ET

Wolverine or Batman? Who's on your mind?

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Categories: Animation, The Dark Knight, This or That, X-Men

Wolverine and Batman share an unusual amount of superhero DNA. They’re both gritty, deadly serious, and brutal. With chips on their shoulders. In fact, you can Google “Batman versus Wolverine” and stumble into a wormhole of passionate nerd debate over which hero is superior. If you’re a comic book connoisseur, you’re practically required to have an opinion on which surly crusader would survive an imagined confrontation in a dark alley. So it’s revealing to see which comic book icon you initially recognize in this clever piece of art. Close your eyes, empty your mind, and make the jump: READ FULL STORY »

Feb 9 2011 04:25 PM ET

Stephen Colbert heads to the stage in 'Company': Who else was an unlikely theater star?

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Categories: Stage/Theater

Colbert-StageImage Credit: Janet Mayer/PR Photos; Bob Charlotte/PR Photos; Jim Steinfeldt/Getty ImagesIf you’re like us, then your eyebrows probably scrunched a little at the news that Stephen Colbert will be part of an all-star, three-night-only staging of Stephen Sondheim’s musical Company with the New York Philharmonic in April, co-starring Neil Patrick Harris, Patti LuPone, and Martha Plimpton. Stephen Colbert? The Stephen Colbert of The Colbert Report? READ FULL STORY »

Feb 9 2011 04:21 PM ET

'The X Factor': Register to audition right now

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Categories: Reality TV, Simon Cowell, The X Factor

x-factorImage Credit: Ian Derry/FoxDo you want $5 million? You know about reality TV and America, right? Wanting something badly enough could be all you need. It’s time to get what you deserve: molto fortuna. The X Factor‘s holding auditions in five cities, so decide whether you’re a “young guy,” a “young girl,” an “older singer,” or part of a “vocal group” and register online by March 1. Don’t let those labels get you down. We all belong somewhere, and face it: You might be old. It’s 2011. Go here for more details, and maybe practice singing stuff. Maybe. Mostly you should work on your speech.

After the jump, watch an X Factor featurette of Simon Cowell explaining it all. He says “Los Angelees” at 1:48. I love Steven Tyler, but I have missed that. READ FULL STORY »

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