Of all the hundred million reasons to praise Super Mario Bros. 3 — the warp whistles, the shy ghosts, the questionable assertion that raccoon body parts allow you to fly — you should never forget about the iconic musical score by legendary game composer Koji Kondo. Musician Scott Bradlee has put together an acoustic version of the score, set to a hypnotic speed-run of the game. It’s a classy, jazzy tribute, full of fun little moments — pay special attention to the moment around 10:35, when Mario fights Bowser. Check out the full video below: READ FULL STORY »
Archive: April 2011 (71-80 of 473)
Apr 27
2011
12:31 AM ET
Lindsay Lohan on 'The Tonight Show': 'I'm a fighter. And I know I have to work to gain the respect back.'
Image Credit: Paul Drinkwater/NBC
During his interview with Lindsay Lohan on The Tonight Show, Jay Leno told the star that Jane Fonda, among others, considered Lohan one of the best actresses she’s worked with. Well, that’s certainly true if she was anything less than genuine during her sit-down, in which Lohan spoke about her troubled past and current legal issues. Because I’m convinced: This time around, Lohan really is ready to turn over a new leaf. Though Leno spoke briefly to Lohan about her upcoming role as Kim Gotti in Gotti: Three Generations, it didn’t take long for the Tonight Show host to talk about Lohan’s well-publicized problems. While discussing Lohan’s love for The Godfather and her meeting Gotti as a toddler, Leno quipped, “Hanging out with John Gotti when you’re three. That’s a bad decision. That could be why you’re in so much trouble now.” (Lohan’s response: “Oh, thank you. I was waiting for that to come up.”)
What followed was an honest conversation about the actress’ past — and how much she’s looking towards a positive future. READ FULL STORY »
Apr 26
2011
09:22 PM ET
PlayStation Network hacker gained access to millions of gamers' personal data, Sony reveals
As if not being able to play any Call of Duty games online wasn’t bad enough, now millions of gamers’ personal information may have been compromised. Sony announced today that its PlayStation Network service — which has been down since April 20 due to an “external intrusion” — was infiltrated by “an unauthorized person” who gained access to gamers’ names, mailing addresses, e-mail addresses, birthdays, logins, and passwords. Although Sony says there’s no evidence that users’ credit card data was stolen, the company says it cannot rule out the possibility. The PlayStation Network, which allows PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Portable users to download and play games, movies, and music online, serves a reported 77 million accounts worldwide, making this one of the largest breaches of personal identity data ever. READ FULL STORY »
Apr 26
2011
08:22 PM ET
'Dancing With the Stars': Hidden Gems of Week 6!
Studies have shown that Hidden Gems of the Week, EW.com’s collection of reader-submitted ridiculata, is the best way to enjoy Dancing With the Stars without ever having to turn it on. It’s a visual feast of sparkles, fringe, and Maks’ ass. Ready to go down the rabbit hole? Behold this bountiful smattering of Visible Gems!
MOST VALUABLE GEM (MVG) OF THE WEEK: DWARF DOPPELGANGER EDITION
“Bruno’s face after Len told him he might be having an off night reminded me of Dopey when he finds two blue gems and puts them up to his eyes while sticking his tongue out.” –jessica READ FULL STORY »
Apr 26
2011
07:45 PM ET
'Call of Duty' expansion pack: Fight zombies as Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Machete, and Freddy Krueger! Kind of!
Call of Duty: Black Ops wasn’t perfect, but it featured a truly awesome mini-game, in which you play as John F. Kennedy, Richard Nixon, Fidel Castro, and Robert McNamara and try to fight off a horde of zombies attacking the Pentagon. (Between Black Ops and the new X-Men movie, the youth of America will officially never, ever accurately understand the Cold War.) For the upcoming Escalation expansion set, the designers have taken the whole zombie thing and run with it: In the new map called “Call of the Dead,” you can play as Sarah Michelle Gellar in her Buffy wardrobe, Danny Trejo in Machete mode, a pitchfork-wielding Robert Englund (a.k.a. Freddy Krueger), and Michael Rooker (the star of Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer who was recently seen on The Walking Dead). READ FULL STORY »
Apr 26
2011
07:31 PM ET
'Lord of the Rings': Extended editions will screen in AMC Theaters in June. Which scenes STILL make you cry?
Image Credit: Pierre Vinet
I have a sickness, PopWatchers. Yes, I’m a cat lady, but there’s more: I have watched every single second of both the regular DVD cut of the Lord of the Rings trilogy and the extended edition DVD — and that includes all the special features. I am that obsessed with this franchise. Perhaps it’s because I harbored a weird, secret crush on Elijah Wood… in his hobbit form. (PopWatch is a no-judgment zone, people.) Or maybe it’s because, oh, I don’t know, the trilogy presented the best filmmaking the 2000s had to offer?!
So, imagine my joy upon learning that AMC is screening the extended editions of all three films this summer in anticipation of the Blu-ray release of the extended editions of Lord of the Rings. READ FULL STORY »
Apr 26
2011
07:10 PM ET
'Aqua Teen Hunger Force' changes title to 'Aqua Unit Patrol Squad 1'
Image Credit: Adult Swim
Aqua Teen Hunger Force is a surreal, absurdist, relentlessly bizarre series about a milkshake, a box of french fries, and a ball of ground meat who live together in New Jersey and go on non-adventures. Because we live in an insane world, this show has been on for a decade, and has inspired both a movie and a bomb scare. Now, though, everything is changing. In a new video released by Adult Swim, a horrible Meatwad puppet explains, “The creative forces behind Aqua Teen Hunger Force are unhappy with the pilot of Aqua Teen Hunger Force and the subsequent 99 episodes of Aqua Teen Hunger Force.” Thus, the show’s eighth season will feature a new setting — hello, Seattle! — and a new theme song by Josh Homme — farewell, Schoolly D! Also, the show has been retitled Aqua Unit Patrol Squad 1.
So, in short, a show that used to have nothing to do with about teenagers, hunger, a force, or anything pertaining to “aqua” will now have nothing to do with units, patrols, squads, the number 1, or anything pertaining to “aqua.” News! Watch the announcement video below: READ FULL STORY »
Apr 26
2011
06:45 PM ET
Katie Couric to depart from CBS Evening News, so who should host next?
Image Credit: John Paul Filo/CBS
After nearly five years as the anchor for the CBS Evening News, Katie Couric officially announced today that she would be departing the program. Couric will reportedly be pursuing other projects, one of which may include a daytime talk show that she would co-host with her former Today Show cohort/Thanksgiving Day parade commentator Matt Lauer.
While we can’t wait to see what Couric does next (hey, if Gwyneth Paltrow can keep returning to Glee, she can, too!) we’re equally curious about who will take over her post on the Evening News. The rumored front-runners for the job include equally qualified newscasters like Scott Pelley, Harry Smith and Russ Mitchell, but who else could possibly be her successors? READ FULL STORY »
Apr 26
2011
06:25 PM ET
Tina Fey talks comedy, Sarah Palin, and 'Full House' at Google
Tina Fey joined Google’s executive chairman Eric Schmidt for an hour-long chat recently to promote her book Bossypants, that you can now watch online (shocking!). See it below. It starts getting good around 8:40, when Fey discusses the main difference between male and female comedy writers. In addition to some men’s penchant for peeing in cups (so that’s real?), she says, “Also, the men sometimes pretend to rape each other. The women never do that… I deal in generalizations.” She also talks about Sarah Palin impression and how she believes there’s a double standard when it’s a female impersonating a female — the media never referred to it as “mean” when Will Ferrell did George W. Bush or Darrell Hammond did Bill Clinton. READ FULL STORY »
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