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Archive: June 2011 (121-130 of 401)

Jun 21 2011 04:03 PM ET

Conan O'Brien could appear in walk-on role in 'How I Met Your Mother' as the best worst extra ever

Categories: Conan O'Brien, How I Met Your Mother, Neil Patrick Harris, Things That Are Awesome!

During his visit to Conan last night, Neil Patrick Harris revealed the wonderful news that Coco could be appearing on an upcoming episode of How I Met Your Mother next season. But, rest easy PopWatchers, this won’t be some celebrity stunt casting in the same vein as former guest stars like Jennifer Lopez or Nick Swisher. Rather, O’Brien snagged a coveted walk-on part by outbidding himself at a charity auction (watch NPH retell the amusing story beginning at the 4:45 mark).

This has us excited for a number of reasons, mainly in that two of our favorite worlds, Conan O’Brien and HIMYM, would be colliding. Here’s to hoping the producers actually do let him play just a guy at MacLarens (O’Brien rightly argued, “I think it’s much funnier if I’m in the bar in the background”) who occasionally turns around to smile directly into the camera and inexplicably breaks into the puppet string dance. Do I even need to say it, PopWatchers? It would be legen– READ FULL STORY »

Jun 21 2011 03:41 PM ET

Johnny Depp's four worst movies are also four of top ten highest-grossing movies EVER

by Darren Franich

Categories: Johnny Depp, Pirates of the Caribbean

Image Credit: Peter Mountain

Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides is one of the most inconsequential movies ever made. It is also very, very close to making a billion dollars at the global box office. It has already moved onto the list of the top ten highest-grossing movies ever, according to Box Office Mojo, thus joining the other two Pirates of the Caribbean sequels. Add in Alice in Wonderland — the swamp-candy mediocrity which grossed a billion dollars thanks to 3-D price-gouging and the misplaced interest of an audience desperate for another Avatar — and you notice something remarkable: Johnny Depp — a performer who seemed practically unmarketable ten years ago, even as he cut a swath across the ’90s with indelible performances in Edward Scissorhands, Ed Wood, Donnie Brasco, and Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas — has now starred in four of the ten highest grossing films ever. And then you can’t help but notice something disheartening: Those four films are arguably the worst four films Johnny Depp has ever made. READ FULL STORY »

Jun 21 2011 02:30 PM ET

Michele Bachmann (mis)uses Katy Perry's 'Firework' in campaign. Does it irk you when a song is misunderstood?

by Aly Semigran

Categories: Hell to the No!, Katy Perry, Politics as Entertainment

Image Credit: Getty Images

Over the weekend, controversial Republican presidential candidate Michele Bachmann entered the RightOnline conference in Minneapolis to the sounds of Katy Perry’s “Firework”, which can only lead to one reasonable explanation: Bachmann and Co., perhaps in preparation for the 4th of July, wanted to get super patriotic and play a song about fireworks.

Otherwise, it’s fairly easy to assume Bachmann was looking off to the side when someone tried to show her the music video for “Firework” and inform her that the song itself is actually Perry’s love letter to many, including homosexuals. Of course, if you know anything about Bachmann, then you know she’s hardly been supportive of the LGBT community throughout her career. (And at the same event, the representative had glitter thrown at her by an alleged LGBT activist.)

So was Bachmann’s use of the tune in her campaign insulting or a simple misunderstanding? READ FULL STORY »

Jun 21 2011 01:47 PM ET

Where will 'The Death of Spider-Man' rank compared to the great superhero deaths?

by Darren Franich

Categories: Comic Books, Geekery, This Would Never Fly In Sweden

Image Credit: MARVEL Comics

Spider-Man is going to die tomorrow. Marvel confirmed today in a press release that the iconic web-headed superhero will bite the bullet in Ultimate Spider-Man #160, which hits stores tomorrow. There are two reasons that this news should not necessarily freak you out. First, tomorrow’s issue is the conclusion of an eight-issue story arc called “The Death of Spider-Man,” which follows in the great the-spoiler-is-in-the-title tradition of “The Death of Superman.” Secondly, even though Spider-Man will be dying, it’s not quite Spider-Man Spider-Man, if you get my meaning. READ FULL STORY »

Jun 21 2011 01:00 PM ET

Facebook temporarily suspends Roger Ebert's account after Ryan Dunn tweets

by Jeff Labrecque

Categories: Celebrity Feuds, Facebook

Image Credit: Getty Images

Roger Ebert’s Facebook account was shut down briefly this morning after people complained about his posts regarding Jackass star Ryan Dunn, who died Monday morning in a car accident along with his friend Zachary Hartwell after a night at a local West Chester, Pa., bar. “Facebook has removed my page in response, apparently, to malicious complaints from one or two jerks,” tweeted Ebert, “Facebook! My page is harmless and an asset to you. Why did you remove it in response to anonymous jerks? Makes you look bad.”

Facebook reinstated Ebert’s account after about an hour, and a spokesperson for the social network said the discipline action had been an error. READ FULL STORY »

Jun 21 2011 09:55 AM ET

Roger Ebert chides Ryan Dunn for drinking and driving: Too soon?

by Jeff Labrecque

Categories: Celebrity Feuds, In Memoriam, That Was Way Harsh, Tai, Things That Are Sad

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Hours after Jackass star Ryan Dunn and another passenger were killed in an early morning car accident in eastern Pennsylvania yesterday, film critic and habitual tweeter Roger Ebert posted the news of his passing, with a link to the local NBC News report. Moments later, he followed with, “Friends don’t let jackasses drink and drive.”

Though the West Goshen Police Department’s accident report made no mention of alcohol as a cause of the accident, Dunn had posted a photo on his own Twitter account just hours before the crash that showed him and two friends drinking at a local bar. Though the manager of the bar told CNN, “He didn’t seem to be intoxicated at the time he left,” there’s no denying that Dunn was drinking and driving. READ FULL STORY »

Jun 21 2011 09:30 AM ET

'RuPaul's Drag U' season 2 premiere: Lots of small delights!

by Tanner Stransky

Categories: 100% Pure Cheese, About Last Night, Camp Classics, Gay/Lesbian/Kathy Griffin, Have You Seen This?, Mini TV Watch, Reality TV, Ridiculata, RuPaul, RuPaul's Drag Race, RuPaul's Drag U, Television, Things That Are Awesome!, Things That Are Classy

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“Are you ready to be the baddest b—- in school? Class is in session!” That’s right, last night was the season 2 premiere of RuPaul’s Drag Race spin-off RuPaul’s Drag U, where a bevy of Drag Race queens take dumpy straight women and make them over into glamorous…drag queens! It all takes place at a school somewhere “deep in the Lake Titty-Caca Valley,” as host RuPaul says in the hilarious opening credits. I can’t help but smile every time I hear him intone the words “Lake Titty-Caca Valley.”

To be honest, the season 2 premiere of Drag U wasn’t that much different than the season 1 premiere nearly a year ago. The show is still super inspirational, as you see these sad ladies go from from frump to fab in less than a television hour; it’s still the same pair-a-lady-with-a-queen format; and it’s still got all the same folks attached to it, like RuPaul and permanent judge Lady Bunny. But that doesn’t mean it’s not a good time to watch. For me, I’ve found that it’s all about the little things with Drag U. Sure, the main makeover point of the show is wonderful and all, but it’s all about the small delights, if you will. And here are a few of those delights, in my opinion:

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Jun 21 2011 01:03 AM ET

Chris Harrison blogs 'The Bachelorette' episode 5

by Chris Harrison

Categories: About Last Night, An EW Exclusive!, Chris Harrison, Reality TV, The Bachelorette, Things That Are Awesome!

I know this week Bentley’s imminent return will dominate the discussion, and I have some interesting takes on what is happening and what is about to happen next week in Hong Kong — but first let’s talk about this week. We have been to some exotic locations over the last decade, but the city of Chiang Mai in Thailand might just take the cake. The city has so much to offer but the property we stayed at, the Mandarin Oriental Dhara Dhevi, took it to a whole other level. This resort that sits on over sixty acres and includes two working rice paddies in the middle of it. It’s unlike anything I’ve ever seen. You know a resort is big when you can check out mountain bikes just to get around. The guys arrived in old school limos straight out of a James Bond film. The only difference is these limos were not just old school they were old. It was a really hot day and the limos that had A/C weren’t working that well. Let’s just say the guys were more than happy to get out and get to their villa. Speaking of their villa, it was insane. The men stayed in a three story presidential villa complete with a grand piano and incredibly valuable art that the guys were scared to death of breaking. READ FULL STORY »

Jun 20 2011 11:59 PM ET

Michael Bay on Megan Fox's Hitler remark: Spielberg said, 'Fire her right now'

by Jeff Labrecque

Categories: Celebrity Feuds, Megan Fox, Sci-Fi, Steven Spielberg, The Bad Man Scares Me!, Transformers

Image Credit: Jaimie Trueblood

You don’t have to be Dale Carnegie to know that you shouldn’t compare your boss, who can fire you, to Adolf Hitler. So when Transformers vixen Megan Fox told Wonderland magazine in 2009 that her director was like the infamous Nazi mass murderer, well, she was inevitably replaced for the franchise’s upcoming third film. Now, Bay is admitting the obvious, telling GQ that Fox’s departure had everything to do with the führer furor: “She was in a different world, on her BlackBerry. You gotta stay focused. And you know, the Hitler thing. Steven [Spielberg] said, ‘Fire her right now.’ ” READ FULL STORY »

Jun 20 2011 10:03 PM ET

'The Bachelorette' episode 5: Wait, did I miss something?

by Kristen Baldwin

Categories: 100% Pure Cheese, Reality TV, The Bachelorette, Things That Are Awesome!

Spoiler alert! Read no further if you haven’t seen tonight’s episode. Okay, here goes: What’s that, Team Bachelorette? You know that you totally made it seem like Bentley was coming back to give Ashley some closure this week, but in fact you were just kidding and he’s not coming back until next week? So… you thought we’d find that little bait-and-switch funny? Oh, I see. Well, I’ve gotta say, it really wasn’t that funny. In fact, it was pretty damn annoying. Would you agree, rose lovers? I guess it’s hard to stay too mad, seeing as tonight’s episode did feature a guy in hot pink boxing shorts getting his “bell rung” so hard he needed a trip to a Thai hospital. Stay tuned for my full TV recap later tonight (UPDATE: Kristen’s Bachelorette episode 5 recap is now live, as is Chris Harrison’s exclusive Bachelorette blog), but if you’ve seen tonight’s episode let me know what you thought in the comments below. Were you surprised by the Bentley fake out? Who looked hottest on the boxing date? And could Ben F. be stealing front-runner status from JP? Take the gloves off and start posting!