Archive: May 2011 (1-10 of 457)

May 31 2011 10:34 PM ET

'America's Got Talent' season premiere: Who'd you like the most? Team iLuminate? The SH'Boss Boys?

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America’s Got Talent kicked off a new season of adorable minors, inspirational seniors, acrobatic dance groups, dancerly acrobatic groups, mock indignation (Howie Mandel) and genuine indignation (Piers Morgan) with a double-threat performer: A man who could simultaneously ride a unicycle and juggle torches. That he did all of this with one hand on Howie Mandel’s cranium earned him the love of everyone in the arena who was not Howie Mandel. The season premiere from there had a few high points (all hail the Kindergarten-aged rap trio, the SH’Boss Boys), low points (the Forever Young Dancers — think Cocoon with more diapers and no ladies) and a high-low point (a Fart impersonator.) READ FULL STORY »

May 31 2011 07:22 PM ET

Moviegoer etiquette: What food is acceptable to smuggle into a theater?

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I came out of my TV cave yesterday and decided that three months was far too long to have gone without seeing a new movie. If you were on Twitter around 5 p.m., you might have even been one of the kind people who helped me pick which movie to go see. (Spoiler: Most people said Bridesmaids, so that won.) Only, my rare moviegoing experience took a turn for the unpleasant shortly after the flick began, when the person next to me decided it was a great opportunity to eat his cheeseburger.  READ FULL STORY »

May 31 2011 06:55 PM ET

'America's Got Talent': Where are you, Prince Poppycock?

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Last season, PopWatch had a tiny love affair with a man named Poppycock. But ever since Michael Grimm dashed our big hopes for Gentleman Gaga, we’ve lost touch. So we launched a PopWatch Investigation (which was less work than a 48 Hours investigation, but more interesting than Crime Scene Investigation).

In my mind, I imagined Poppycock turning out his operatic tunes from the dark corner of a romantic, 18th century-style mansion in France, armed with an endless supply of hand-painted vases ripe for the tipping. Turns out I was a bit off. READ FULL STORY »

May 31 2011 06:30 PM ET

Is the entertainment world ready for 'LeBron James NBA Champion'?

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He’s been known as King James since he became a Sports Illustrated cover boy at the age of 17, but tonight in Florida, LeBron James will have an opportunity to begin to really earn that moniker. His Miami Heat host the Dallas Mavericks in Game 1 of the NBA Finals (9 p.m. ET on ABC) , and heavy wears the head that wears the crown. Few athletes have endured a more seismic shift in public perception than James, who went from being the favorite son for the small-market Cleveland Cavaliers to the tone-deaf superstar heel of the Heat after he announced in July that he was taking his talent to South Beach during a grotesque self-absorbed made-for-ESPN special. Leaving Cleveland wasn’t a crime, but the way he did it — he didn’t inform his hometeam before making the televised pronouncement — planted a bullseye on his back that hasn’t faded all season.  READ FULL STORY »

May 31 2011 06:11 PM ET

TV Season Finale Awards: The winners are announced!

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The results of our 2nd annual fan-voted TV Season Finale Awards are in! Check out the winners gallery here for the Top 5 finishers in each of our 20 categories. A total of 718,838 votes were cast. SPOILER: Parks and Recreation‘s Li’l Sebastian was named fifth best death.  READ FULL STORY »

May 31 2011 05:55 PM ET

'Call of Duty Elite' will charge a subscription fee for premium content. How long will you keep paying for a single videogame?

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Playing a videogame on your home console used to be a pretty simple proposition. You bought the game in a store. You took it out of the package and inserted the cartridge into your home entertainment system. When the game didn’t work, you took out the cartridge and blew into it. (The “Blow Into It” method stopped working when games made the jump to disc technology, but toothpaste would usually do the trick.) Eventually, you got bored of the game and stuck it in the back of the closet forever, unless you got nostalgic or wanted to impress a girl with your Super Mario Bros. III speed-run (and if you found that girl then I pray you married her). READ FULL STORY »

May 31 2011 05:29 PM ET

Isaiah Mustafa (you know, the Old Spice Guy) really, really wants to play Luke Cage

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Let’s be honest here, Isaiah Mustafa is the Old Spice Guy. But, the handsome, literal horse back-riding spokesman wants the world — and the folks over at Marvel, especially — to know him as Luke Cage.

Mustafa, who has been campaigning to nab the big screen adaptation of the ’70s comic book superhero, recently released a mini-trailer of himself as a plea to play the fan-favorite character. (EW reached out to Marvel regarding Mustafa’s video bid, but they did not respond.)  Check out the trailer below: READ FULL STORY »

May 31 2011 05:05 PM ET

Snooki has a neck brace, somehow makes it look as good as the rest of her outfit

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No no no, please, we don’t need an explanation, we’re just begging MTV to tell us when this show is coming back, because apparently Jersey Shore season 4 is taking a horrifically beautiful bellyflop into Lady-Gaga-circa-2009 territory.

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May 31 2011 04:40 PM ET

EW's Greatest Animated Series Showdown: Polls close at 6 p.m. ET!

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Attention, PopWatchers: You have only a little more than an hour to find out if Simpsons did it. Or, if South Park did. Or Futurama. Or, heck, even Scooby-Doo. Did what, you ask? Why, win our 25 Greatest Animated Series showdown — a contest determined by you, dear readers! At 6 p.m. ET, we will be closing our polls, so head here to vote for your favorite animated series of all-time. Then, head back to EW.com tonight for a gallery revealing which series can celebrate its win with a six-pack of Duff. Ready, set, go, go, go!

Read more:
25 Greatest Animated Series
The 25 Greatest Animated Series Ever: Cast your vote for the best! My pick: ‘Futurama’
‘Family Guy’ vs. ‘The Simpsons,’ Part 2: Is ‘South Park’ better than both of them?

May 31 2011 04:15 PM ET

'Rock of Ages' on-set photo featuring Alec Baldwin and Russell Brand really, well, rocks

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What would Jack Donaghy have to say about this look?

It probably wouldn’t be the same sentiment as ours, which is that this on-set Rock of Ages photo (courtesy of tweeting director Adam Shankman) of the man who plays him, Alec Baldwin, and Russell Brand is downright groovy. Shankman told his Twitter followers that the actors, who are playing night club owner/washed-up rock Dennis Dupree and narrator Lonny, respectively, are making his life “heaven.” Though, really, maybe he should be following Donaghy’s advice: Never go with a hippie to a second location.

Read more:
Bryan Cranston joins ‘Rock of Ages’ cast
Catherine Zeta-Jones latest to join ‘Rock of Ages’
‘Rock of Ages’ director Adam Shankman on casting Diego Boneta

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