Image Credit: Cheryl Gerber/Getty Images; Craig Blankenhorn/FXToday, on Fat Tuesday, I have visions of beads, booze, and awesome New Orleans-set movie scenes (like the opening from Live and Let Die) dancing around in my head. But our Mardi Gras is short-lived friends: For, tomorrow, we begin Lent, the 40-day bummer of a tradition that forces us (Catholics) to give up some prized possession or idea until Easter. Of course, since I am a horrible Catholic, I won’t be giving up chocolate, macaroni and cheese, or quoting The Room anytime soon. (I, simply, am not that strong. I am naahht.) That’s not to say that I won’t be honoring the holiday — after all, I need some kind of conversation starter with the relatives. And, this year, I’m going to do it right: I’m not going to be one of those people who choose the easy way out by cutting health food or 40 Days and 40 Nights or Carlos Mencia’s comedy out of my life. No, instead, I’ve decided to give up DVR’d reruns of It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia. READ FULL STORY »
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Happy Mardi Gras! But what in pop culture will you give up for Lent tomorrow?
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As Charlie Sheen rages: Can 'Wall Street' and 'Platoon' survive?
Image Credit: Everett CollectionAs Charlie Sheen’s spectacular meltdown demolishes previous records for stars-gone-wild, there have already been many casualties: his CBS television show, his professional reputation, and his relationships with certain friends and family, to say nothing of the widespread concerns for his own health and well-being. But with every bizarre utterance and disoriented interview, Sheen is also wounding the long-term legacy of some very solid, borderline classic films. Try watching Wall Street now, after O.D.-ing on a 72 hour media binge of Tiger Blood Charlie. The movie hasn’t changed, technically, but our perceptions sure have. Ditto for Platoon, the Oscar-winning Vietnam movie that temporarily lifted Sheen onto the A-List in 1986. Heck, even Lucas is tainted (though that high school football comedy was already slightly skewed to me, thanks to costars Corey Haim and Winona Ryder). READ FULL STORY »
'Glee' countdown: Hot for (substitute) teacher -- Gwyneth's back!
Image Credit: FoxTonight, TV’s freakiest substitute teacher is back at McKinley High! Gwyneth Paltrow is reprising her role as Holly Holiday, and this time, she’s subbing as the sex ed teacher and teaming up with possible future flame Mr. Schu to teach the Glee kids — through song, as always — about the “dangers of sex.” So they go about it by singing sexy songs. And strutting around sexily. And being the tall, blond epitome of sexiness. After all, as was the case with drinking, there just aren’t that many songs about the joys of abstinence. READ FULL STORY »
Facebook and Warner Bros. start streaming partnership with 'The Dark Knight'; How's it measure up to Amazon, Hulu, and Netflix?
Today, Warner Bros. announced a potentially landmark deal to stream complete films through Facebook, kicking off the plan with The Dark Knight. Facebook users pay $3, or “30 Facebook Credits,” to rent the film for 48 hours, and you watch it on Facebook. Warner Bros. is promising an interactive movie experience. How does streaming a film on the social network compare to your other online streaming options? We checked out The Dark Knight on Facebook and compared it to Amazon, Hulu, and, of course, Netflix, and asked a question: Are any of these streaming options better than just paying for the films on iTunes? READ FULL STORY »
Tom Brady ditches the Bieber, dons a ponytail. Which horrible hairdo should he get next?
Image Credit: Splash News; IG.COM.BR/Splash News; Joe Robbins/Getty ImagesStop the presses: Tom Brady has a new hairstyle. Phew, right? Thank goodness he got rid of that ill-advised Bieber haircut and decided to return to his lovely, pulchritudinous self — wait, what? He has a ponytail now? Good god, man! I know he must be inspired by wife Gisele Bündchen’s fashion risks, but this is one Brady that should keep the style attention all about Gisele, Gisele, Gisele. But if Brady needs to cement his reputation as the man who consistently wears the world’s worst hairstyles (because that definitely trumps three-time Super Bowl champ), let’s help him out. Which absolutely horrible hairstyle should Brady wear next? Vote in our poll below! And who else kind of wishes this post came in paper doll form? READ FULL STORY »
'The Real Housewives of New York City' finally has a premiere date!
Image Credit: Joe Pugliese/BravoBreak out the champagne, because a celebration is in order: Bravo has just announced that Season 4 of The Real Housewives of New York City is set to premiere on April 7. After a long, cold winter brightened only slightly by the epic tragedy of Real Housewives of Beverly Hills and the shaky start of Real Housewives of Miami, this news couldn’t be more welcome — especially after Bravo crushed us in February by announcing that the net was postponing New York’s premiere. READ FULL STORY »
Jon Hamm, Scarlett Johansson, and John Krasinski do staged reading of ‘The Philadelphia Story’ in L.A. Would you follow them to Broadway?
Image Credit: Hamm, Johansson: Jennifer Graylock/AP Images; Kras
Theater mavens know that staged readings — i.e. intimate, paired down (often to just a few tables and chairs) presentations of unproduced plays — rarely grow into full Broadway productions featuring the same actors. For every How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying (which Daniel Radcliffe read in 2009 and is now headlining), there’s a Promises, Promises (which Anne Hathaway read in 2008 and Kristin Chenoweth starred in the next year). And that’s if the show ever makes it to a theater in the first place. READ FULL STORY »
'Big Brother' alums Brendon Villegas and Rachel Reilly getting married after finding 'a fate fostered by TV and our love for science.'
Image Credit: Cliff Lipson/CBSBut first, I guess this post really only needs two sentences: It seems Brendon and Rachel will sure be watching a lot of TV, based on the number of dip mixes — and one (just one!) Milk Chocolate Chick — requested on their registry. Also, who will saboteur(age) the wedding between Rachel and her man while they’re “floating on a barge and exchanging our own vows“?
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‘Big Brother 12′s’ Brenchel: She’s moving to UCLA! (To her, that’s a city.)
'Greek' series finale: Why we'll miss the sweet-snarky-fun college dramedy
Image Credit: Karen Neal/ABCGreek ended its absolutely delightful four-season run on ABC Family last night on a truly bittersweet note: not only because [SPOILER ALERT!!!] the KT house was demolished to bits, but also because it marked the demise of a show that was way better than it had any right to be. What looked like a shallow guilty pleasure at first glance — a light drama about fraternities and sororities — turned out to be a brave, fresh, witty take on college life. Whether you were in the Greek system or abhorred anyone who ever wore arcane letters on a sweatshirt, you couldn’t help but fall in love with these kids. So as a final ode to our Greek brethren — along with this Q&A with Greek creator Patrick Sean Smith — we give you five reasons we’ll miss this show: READ FULL STORY »
'Friday Night Lights,' 'Parenthood,' 'Private Practice' to be honored as 'Television with a Conscience.' Which shows changed you?
The Television Academy will honor eight programs this May for exemplifying “Television with a Conscience.” The fourth annual Television Academy Honors will single out Friday Night Lights‘ “I Can’t” episode for its handling of unwanted pregnancy; Parenthood‘s pilot for showing the impact of an Asperger’s diagnosis; Private Practice’s “Did You Hear What Happened to Charlotte King?” episode for its depiction of sexual assault, its aftermath and the long-term mental health effects that follow; The Big C’s “Taking the Plunge” episode for exploring the transition from denial to acceptance of living with life-threatening cancer; Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution for its movement to reduce childhood obesity; the Morgan Freeman-narrated documentary The 16th Man for educating viewers on how Nelson Mandela used the sport of rugby and the 1995 Rugby World Cup title to help heal South Africa; the documentary Wartorn 1861-2010, executive produced by James Gandolfini, for its chronicling of the lingering effects of combat and post-traumatic stress on military personnel and their families throughout American history; and The Oprah Winfrey Show‘s self-explanatory “Two-Day Oprah Show Event: 200 Adult Men Who Were Molested Come Forward.”
Thinking back, what would you have wanted to receive this honor had it existed before 2008? The first thing that came to my mind was “The Runaway” episode of The Fact of Life, which I’ve embedded after the jump for anyone who wants to see Tootie nearly be tricked into becoming a teen prostitute. READ FULL STORY »
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