So You Think You Can Dance‘s audition rounds can get confusing. And not just because of Lil’ C’s dictionary-bending vocabulary. No, sometimes it’s tough to decipher the judges decisions: Why does one dancer get turned away entirely while another seemingly similar dancer picks up a ticket? Why do the judges rave about one dancer while sending through another with cautionary advice? How can you tell apart the Melanie Moores (pictured) from the Danielle Ihles? For your reference, I’ve put together a guide to good dancing, courtesy my experience in both dance and the recapping of SYTYCD. (Note: Since I am a worse hip-hop dancer than cheese-denier, this list is skewed towards SYTYCD‘s contemporary dancers. Also: I know nothing about ballroom, other than it breeds good-looking Russian men. Come to mama, Pasha!) Without further ado, seven ways you know you’re watching a good dancer, after the jump! READ FULL STORY »
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Nick Offerman isn't shaving for the environment's sake. Join him.
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What’s the best email subject line we’ve read today? “Nick Offerman’s beard saves the planet.” The Parks and Recreation star, a.k.a. Ron Swanson, has teamed up with Budweiser to promote its “Grow One. Save a Million” campaign, which encourages men to grow beards as awesome as his — and therefore conserve water — in advance of World Environment Day (this Sunday, June 5). According to Budweiser, on average, a man uses 5 gallons of water every time he shaves. The company hopes enough men will take the pledge to put down the razor to save one million gallons of water.
“The only thing manlier than growing a big, burly beard is ripping a big, burly beard off of a charging grizzly with your bare hands,” Swanson Offerman says in a release. READ FULL STORY »
New 'Captain America' posters: We demand your thoughts on that costume
There appear to be two very distinct schools of thought in regards to contemporary movie-superhero costumes. On one end, you have the functional Matrix-y black leather school, perfected in the original X-Men trilogy and best exemplified by Christian Bale’s unshowy body-armor outfit in the last two Batman movies. But this summer, there has been an explosion of retro-fabulous colorful super-costumes: Thor’s shiny royal armor, the blue-and-yellow jumpsuits of X-Men: First Class, and the ridiculously form-fitting shiny-emerald outfit on Ryan Reynolds in Green Lantern. In that sense, Chris Evans’ costume in Captain America could be seen as a bit of a hybrid: The character still looks like he’s wearing a flag, but it’s a very functional flag with kevlar and pouches. A new poster that popped up on a Brazilian site called CineMarcado features a serious-looking photo of Evans outfitted head-to-toe. Do you like what you see? Check out the full-sized poster below, and then take our costume poll! READ FULL STORY »
Shaquille O'Neal retires: Was 'Kazaam!' his greatest movie?
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After 19 seasons in the NBA, Shaquille O’Neal, the most awesome physical presence in the sport’s history, announced his retirement today on Twitter. Listed at 7’1”, 325 pounds, O’Neal was a gentle giant — unless you stood between him and the basket. In his prime, he brought down entire backboards while winning four league titles. He also filled the pop-culture void left by the retirement of Michael Jordan in the mid 1990s, releasing rap albums, playing himself in several TV series and movies (who else could he play?), and eventually hosting a semi-successful reality show.
He also starred in several feature films, which only proved that foul-shooting wasn’t his only Achilles heel. READ FULL STORY »
Which city/location should a possible 'The Hangover 3' take place in?
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When it comes to the possibility of a third installment of The Hangover (director Todd Phillips certainly doesn’t seem opposed to it), opinions range somewhere between “Make it about Alan’s wedding… and have it come out tomorrow!” to “I could just watch the first movie three times in a row instead… stop making these!”
My colleague Adam Markovitz wisely pointed out new directions The Hangover 3 should think to head in if this does come to fruition, including finding a new premise, and perhaps more importantly, a new location for the wolf pack. EW.com readers really took to that inquiry in the comments section: Where should Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms, and Zach Galifianakis go? READ FULL STORY »
Who has the game and the grit to play Jackie Robinson?
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Think Will Smith as Muhammad Ali. Think Denzel Washington as Malcolm X. That’s the burden (and the opportunity) that will be placed on the shoulders of the actor who eventually takes the field as Jackie Robinson. Legendary Pictures and former Disney exec Dick Cook announced today that they’ve made a deal with the Robinson estate and are finally positioned to bring the story of modern baseball’s first African-American player to the screen after years of attempted projects from Spike Lee, Ken Burns, and Robert Redford, who is not involved with this most recent incarnation.
Brian Helgeland is writing and directing, but who has the physicality, the intensity, and the innate dignity to play Robinson — who was 28 years old when he finally played his first major league game? READ FULL STORY »
Who should play '70s daredevil Evel Knievel?
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With his red, white, and blue jumpsuit, hell-raising antics, and legacy of crash-and-burn stunts that more often than not resulted in fireballs, broken bones, and extended stays in the ICU, Evel Knievel was the kind of larger-than-life American icon whose life was tailor-made for the big screen. Well, the latest word out of Tinseltown is that stuntman-turned-writer/director Ric Roman Waugh has optioned Leigh Montville’s recent bio The High-Flying Life of Evel Knievel: American Showman, Daredevil, and Legend and plans to turn it into a film — a film which I hope has as little in common with 1977′s atrocious Viva Knievel! as humanly possible.
Now comes the question of who should play the hard-living hero who notoriously tried — and failed — to soar across Snake River Canyon? Waugh has said that he hopes to attract an actor who’s a man’s man (think Steve McQueen, not Zac Efron). READ FULL STORY »
Gwyneth Paltrow joins Facebook and Twitter, once and for all taking over every facet of our lives
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Gwyneth Paltrow is like the gift that keeps on giving, isn’t she? This, of course, all depends on your definition of a “gift” is. Of course, if you consider Goop.com, Glee cameos, and the ending of Country Strong to be priceless trinkets, than Paltrow’s latest offering to the masses ought to make you happier than a kid on Christmas morning (especially if that kid happened to want a copy of Duets).
Yes, Paltrow has opted to “join the 21st century” and, in turn, make Twitter and Facebook accounts. READ FULL STORY »
'True Blood' returns THIS MONTH. Time to start thinking about who Sookie should sleep with first. Poll!
Have you heard that True Blood returns June 26? Yeah, we thought so. But look at this way: Now that it’s June 1, the level of your anticipation isn’t quite so freakish. As Pam suggests in the latest promo, embedded below, Sookie needs someone. Whose arms are you hoping she ends up in first? Do not let the accompanying photo sway you. READ FULL STORY »
Your grandparents just sent you an email about last night's 'America's Got Talent' premiere
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Dear sport,
Your grandmother and I “tuned in” to a new program last night. Well, we never, just never, have seen so much juggling!
The series is presided over by three judges. Two of them are genuine British types. The third one is named Howie. I don’t care for his goatee. He also seemed like quite a poor sport. After the first juggler balanced himself on Howie’s head, he spent the next few minutes sulking. The British gentleman, who your grandmother says is Larry King’s son, specifically voted the juggler along in order to taunt Howie. How wicked those Brits are! Do you remember when we visited London after your high school graduation? READ FULL STORY »
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