Archive: April 2011 (61-70 of 473)

Apr 27 2011 02:24 PM ET

Chris Rock will not be your 2011 Tony Awards host -- EXCLUSIVE

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Categories: An EW Exclusive!, Stage/Theater, Tony Awards
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Image Credit: Joan Marcus

A report surfaced this morning that producers of the 2011 Tony Awards were looking to shake up this year’s June 12 telecast by hiring Chris Rock (who’s currently starring on Broadway in Motherf—er with a Hat) to host. But we’ve got some sad news: Word from Rock’s camp is that, though the comedian and former Oscar front man hasn’t ruled out being involved in the night’s festivities in some way (most think Motherf—er is a shoo-in for a nomination), he will not be MC-ing the show.

Rock would have certainly provided an interesting shakeup to the  Tonys, but now that he’s out of the running, we have another, off-kilter suggestion for the Tony staff to consider: The Book of Mormon‘s Trey Parker and Matt Stone. Just a thought.

Apr 27 2011 02:05 PM ET

Dictionary confirms Mel Gibson might not be 'most beloved actor.' But who is?

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Categories: Celebrity Scandals, Mel Gibson
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Image Credit: Ken Regan

beloved adj: dearly loved; dear to the heart.

That’s kind of exactly what I thought the word beloved meant, but you can’t blame me for having to double-check after Jodie Foster told the Associated Press that her Beaver co-star Mel Gibson is “the most beloved actor of anybody I’ve ever worked with in the film business.” Most beloved. Dear to the heart.

I don’t doubt that Foster means what she said, but obviously, there are other people in Hollywood who don’t share her genuine affection for Gibson, especially in light of A) His polarizing direction of The Passion of the Christ, B) His anti-Semitic slurs during his 2006 drunk-driving arrest, and C) Phone recordings of his nasty arguments with the mother of his young daughter. It would be fair to say that Gibson is not universally beloved. READ FULL STORY »

Apr 27 2011 01:40 PM ET

'The Host's Leaderboard': Tom Bergeron on Hanson, Bruno calling him a 'bitch,' and other ridiculata

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Categories: Dancing With the Stars, Reality TV, Ridiculata, The Host's Leaderboard

My Week 6 chat with Dancing With the Stars host Tom Bergeron is chock full o’ gems:

  • Mutant Bubble Machine vs. Deadly Smoke Machine: Who wins in a fight? Listen for my oddly delighted “Oooooh!” after Tom says the DSM “smells like Godzilla farted in there.”
  • Tom loves the PopWatch term ridiculata! “I grew up in the Catholic faith, and it sounds like stigmata almost. Ridiculata. Very good! We’ve brought kitschy Latin into the discussion.”
  • A royal wedding connection! During his DJ days, Tom used to play “Muskrat Love” and the royals did not approve. Another guilty pleasure? Anything by Steely Dan, because when Tom flew solo as the night host of a station in New Hampshire, he’d throw SD on, then dart across the street to the drive-thru at McDonald’s. Tom’s order: “The modern-day #2!”
  • Are Tom’s various post-commercial-break kicks a nod to EW.com’s hidden gem hunters? “It wasn’t originally so, but it is certainly in the back of my mind now.” YES! “Ya gotta kick!”
  • Will we see another Bergeron ballroom dance, like we did that one time way back in season 2? “NOPE! Way too much work.”
  • “You have to get out. You just have to push away from the computer, Annie. GO OUTSIDE.” My guidance counselor Tom Bergeron is so right. But will I ever learn?! The gems are hidden inside the computer.
  • Tom calls evil Twitter losers “the venomous short-scratchers.” (!!!)

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More on ‘Dancing With the Stars’:
Last week: Drinking, Americana, and Tom’s beefy arms
DWTS’: Your Hidden Gems of the Week!
All of Annie’s ‘DWTS’ episode recaps


Apr 27 2011 01:15 PM ET

'Deadliest Catch' recap: Derrick allegedly smells weed on Jake, and everyone's luck continues to suck

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Categories: About Last Night, Deadliest Catch, Reality TV, Television
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If you thought Jake Harris taking the wheel of the Cornelia Marie for a string of pots was the turning point in an otherwise gloomy season of Deadliest Catch, you must not have watched the end of last night’s episode. Jake went up to the wheelhouse to take a second turn, and Capt. Derrick calmly sent him back down to the deck. After the crew sorted their best pot of the season — 33 blue crab — we found out why: ”I could smell frickin’ weed on Jake when I came up next to him,” Derrick told the camera. “You give the kid an opportunity to come up here and lean how to drive, and he’s still smokin’ dope on the boat. That’s unbelievable. You don’t respect yourself, you don’t respect the f—in’ fact that I came out here to do this for ya. That’s the last time he’s drivin’ the boat. That’s it. I gave his opportunity, he f—in’ blew it.”  READ FULL STORY »

Apr 27 2011 12:50 PM ET

'Captain America': Chris Evans reveals [SPOILER]

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Categories: Avengers, Comic Books

In an interview with MTV’s Josh Horowitz, Chris Evans — erstwhile Human Torch and prospective Captain America — talks a bit about the connection between his solo film and next year’s Avengers. In the process, Evans reveals a mildly spoiler-ish plot point about Captain America that won’t necessarily ruin anything for longtime comic fans, but it’s interesting nevertheless… READ FULL STORY »

Apr 27 2011 12:25 PM ET

Steppenwolf’s 'Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?' headed to Broadway next year

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Categories: Stage/Theater, Things That Are Classy
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Steppenwolf Theatre Company’s production of Edward Albee’s Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? — which earned accolades in Chicago and Washington this winter (check out our A review) — will bow on Broadway next year. Its Oct. 13, 2012 opening marks the 50th anniversary of the drama’s first turn on the Great White Way, when Uta Hagen and Arthur Hill hashed it out as Albee’s most famous feuding alcohol-soaked marrieds, Martha and George. (Kathleen Turner and Bill Irwin portrayed the pair in the most recent 2005 revival.) This time around, the original Steppenwolf cast of Tracy Letts and Amy Morton (the writer and star, respectively, of Broadway’s Tony winning August: Osage County) will take the leads, with Carrie Coon and Madison Dirks reviving their supporting roles.

Read more:
Elizabeth Taylor: Mike Nichols pays tribute to ‘Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?’ actress
Gallery: 10 Movie Dinners Gone Wrong

Apr 27 2011 12:00 PM ET

'The Voice': Anyone else suddenly realize they missed Carson Daly?

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Categories: Nostalgia, Reality TV, Television, The Voice
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Image Credit: Lewis Jacobs/NBC

After Carson Daly left TRL, he was pretty much dead to me. He’d left the loyal TRL viewers with the likes of Damien Fahey (who comparatively has the personality of a baked potato) to do a talk show during what I then knew only as “that hour when old dudes make jokes that aren’t funny.” (I’ve changed my opinion — I think.) So he’s been generally out of sight and out of mind since 2002 — save New Year’s Eve, when he and the puffy coat brigade camp out in Times Square. Then, I bumped into him on The Voice last night, and found myself wondering why he hasn’t been on primetime TV this entire time and who made the unfortunate decision to bury him on Last Call. READ FULL STORY »

Apr 27 2011 11:51 AM ET

Which summer movie is right for you? Find out with our handy-dandy decision tree!

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Categories: Summer Movie Decision Tree

Next Friday, the summer movie season officially begins with the release of Thor. After that, your local multiplex will be overrun by superheroes, digitally animated animals, emotionally distant father figures, cute romantic comedies, R-rated romantic comedies, sequels, prequels, threequels, scary movies, funny movies, and whatever the heck Super 8 is. It can be a bit confusing trying to figure out which films in this relentless cinematic parade are right for you. Don’t worry, Exhausted Moviegoer — we’re here to help! Check out our indispensable, authoritative, utterly essential Summer Movie Decision Tree to figure out which movies you actually want to see. Whether you prefer talkative animals or speechless animals; whether you require attractive vampires or disgusting vampires; and whether you’d prefer to see a frothy comedy about friends with benefits or a soul-tearing drama about friends with benefits, consider this Decision Tree your helpful guide to the next four months of blockbuster invasion. Click here to get started!

Apr 27 2011 10:57 AM ET

'The Voice': Javier Colon is clearly the early favorite -- WATCH!

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Categories: Reality TV, Television, The Voice
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Image Credit: NBC

After last night’s premiere of the The Voice, there is some dissension on whether NBC’s new singing competition is “a garish bore,” as EW’s Ken Tucker says in his review, or surprisingly entertaining — at least in the blind audition round — as I would argue. What’s not up for debate, however: 33-year-old father-of-two Javier Colon, who sang a stripped version of Cyndi Lauper’s “Time After Time,” is the one to beat so far. Watch the clip below. It shows the best of the blind audition concept: A talented performer, all four coaches (Adam Levine, Cee Lo Green, Christina Aguilera, and Blake Shelton) pushing their “I Want You” buttons, and the contestant getting to choose which star will be his mentor after they each try to woo him to his or her team.

UPDATE: No wonder everyone wanted him: Per Javier’s Facebook page, his résumé includes two solo albums on Capitol before he broke out of the “urban R&B” mold and started opening for the likes of Joss Stone and the Indigo Girls. READ FULL STORY »

Apr 27 2011 10:00 AM ET

'Parks and Rec' fans: Expand your Tom Haverford vocab with items like moo pies (burgers) and leaf piles (salads)

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Categories: Have You Seen This?, Parks and Recreation, Things That Are Awesome!, Web Surfing
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Image Credit: Mitchell Haaseth/NBC

Last week’s episode of Parks and Recreation provided us with a lot of wonderful moments, from Ron and Chris’ cook-off (plain burger always wins) to Leslie and Ben’s sweet moment on the bench in front of their favorite mural. But there was no single moment greater than Tom Haverford’s explanation of his other words for things. I’ve watched the segment more times than I should admit and have legitimately started using his totally insane expressions.

For example, in Tom’s world, air conditioners are “cool blasterz” (yes, with a ‘z’), chicken parm is “chickie chickie parm parm,” forks are “food rakes,” and most brilliantly, eggs are “pre-birds” or “future birds.”

Thankfully, the Internet has bestowed us with TomHaverfoods.com, a simple, but genius little site that provides us with new, totally random Tom-isms matched up with Aziz Ansari’s priceless expressions (you can practically hear him saying these things as you click through.)

New Tom definitions that must immediately be integrating into our national lexicon, not to mention all of our restaurant menus:  READ FULL STORY »

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