Archive: August 2011 (141-150 of 295)

Aug 15 2011 06:49 PM ET

'The Real Housewives' hit the road for live tour in Atlantic City, Chicago, and Atlanta

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The Real Housewives are coming to a theater near you. Well, maybe, if you’re in or around Atlantic City, Chicago, or Atlanta. The Bravo franchise today announced that it’ll be sending groups of its Real Housewives ladies out on “The Real Housewives Live Tour.” The tour’s three stops will feature a different group of ladies, and inexplicably, no group of ladies features two women from the same city of Housewives. You can see the ladies live all for the price of anywhere between $49.50 and…$170! Yes, literally, $170 to see NeNe Leakes trade fake barbs with Jill Zarin.

By our estimation here at EW, the live tour seeks to mimic what happens at an Andy Cohen-hosted Real Housewives reunion but without what makes said reunions juicy — namely, the fireworks that ensue when ladies from the same cast come together in a room, talking about the hot-button issues from their season. Despite that little detail, Bravo still promises that “fans will have the chance to get up-close and personal with their favorite cast members as the ladies discuss the most talked about moments, reveal cast secrets and answer questions straight from the audience.”

Tickets go on sale this Friday, Aug. 19. Truly dedicated fans can buy the Red Carpet Package, which the network insists allows you to “live like a celebrity” with a pre-show cocktail reception hosted by cast from The Real Housewives; walk a red carpet through a special private entrance; and nab your very own, limited edition tour laminate. Oh, the trills!

The tour schedule, including which ladies are appearing where, is as follows:

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Aug 15 2011 04:51 PM ET

'The Glee Project': Who's your favorite of the final four?

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The last four standing on The Glee Project are certainly not who I would have put in the finals when the show first started. (That was about a year-and-a-half ago at this point, right?) Over the weeks we have seen some surprising exits, some welcomed ones, and some totally disappointing ones.

But now we have Alex, Samuel, Lindsay, and Damian left standing. Yes, four. There was no elimination last night, proving that Ryan Murphy is a guy with a soft spot for a quartet of kids following their dreams.

So let’s size the final four up. READ FULL STORY »

Aug 15 2011 04:44 PM ET

'The Help': The EW Twitter Exit Poll

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Each week, we invite our Twitter followers to share their 140-character reviews of the weekend’s big opening films in our EW Exit Poll. Rise of the Planet of the Apes may have stayed on top for a second week, but The Help was the movie that had everyone talking… and laughing… and crying. This week’s winning submissions are after the jump.

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Aug 15 2011 03:37 PM ET

Billy Crystal to host Oscars again? 'They know where I am'

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We wish we can say it: Billy Crystal is going to host next year’s Oscars. But it’s not official. In fact, the Academy won’t even confirm whether there have been talks with the eight-time host. But after last year’s show, which was marred by James Franco and Anne Hathaway’s underwhelming effort, there’s certainly some warm nostalgia for Crystal’s magic. The chorus for Crystal is bound to grow louder now that he himself has said he’s “itchy” to host again. READ FULL STORY »

Aug 15 2011 03:13 PM ET

The impending demise of 'Breaking Bad': Are end dates actually good for TV shows?

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We are closer to the end of Breaking Bad than we are to the beginning: After a month filled with backstage hand-wringing, in which prognostications for the show’s future regularly shifted from a six-episode final season to a theoretically much longer run on a different network, AMC has officially ordered a 16-episode final season. Showrunner Vince Gilligan was ecstatic to have the knowledge — rare in the TV world — of when, exactly, his show would be concluding, saying that knowing the show’s end-date “Will allow us to properly build our story to a satisfying conclusion.” End dates are a rarity on American television — the most famous example is Lost, which officially announced a May 2010 series finale in May 2007. The announcement of the end of Lost happened in the midst of the show’s post-Hydra creative resurrection, and ever since then, conventional wisdom has stated that setting a finite number of episodes makes a TV show better. READ FULL STORY »

Aug 15 2011 02:46 PM ET

Dave Chappelle fears the 'Reverse Kramer'

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No, that’s not some sort of inappropriate innuendo. It’s what Dave Chappelle says he was hoping to avoid when he recently took the stage. During his first interview in five years with San Francisco’s WiLD 94.9, he explained what happened during his bizarre, nearly silent stand-up routine at a charity event at Florida’s Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino last month. “I came out on stage and the YouTube extravaganza began,” said Chappelle, who said members of the front row immediately began to heckle him, a move he thought was intended to provoke him to say something offensive à la Michael Richards during his infamous 2006 racist rant. “At a certain point,” he said, “you can’t possibly expect me [to continue].” Instead, he stayed on stage for the next 46 minutes, checking his text messages and occasionally muttering at the audience.

Chappelle has maintained a relatively low-profile since his overwhelming fame drove him to meltdown in 2005. In Friday’s interview, he admitted that it still gets to him when audience members boo and heckle. “You want to do well,” he said. “Comedy is a very approval-oriented field.” Check out the full clip — including more of Chappelle’s thoughts on the July 22 stand-up stand-off, his attitude toward the media these days, and his life in Ohio — after the jump. READ FULL STORY »

Aug 15 2011 01:30 PM ET

How 'Ren & Stimpy' taught a generation to sing absurdly

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Ren & Stimpy didn’t last very long. There were only 52 half-hour episodes spread over five seasons, and after the second season, Nickelodeon fired creator John Kricfalusi, leading to a notable downturn in quality and weirdness. But viewed today, the show looks uncannily ahead of its time — it could be a current show airing alongside Childrens Hospital on Adult Swim, or an Internet cartoon series beloved by the college demographic. (Conversely, some episodes of R&S almost look like demented Looney Tunes shorts that were banned from viewing for decades. “Space Madness” in particular feels like a Bugs Bunny/Daffy Duck sci-fi spoof rewritten by Tristan Tzara after an absinthe binge.)

It’s almost impossible to understate just how weird Ren & Stimpy seemed in the middle of the SNICK line-up. READ FULL STORY »

Aug 15 2011 01:04 PM ET

Barney's New York invites you to 'Gaga's Workshop' this Christmas

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A family trip into the city during the holiday season isn’t complete without a stop to see the tree at Rockefeller Center, the Christmas spectacular at Radio City, and a face-to-face with the man himself at Macy’s. Now Barney’s New York is adding something special for your little monster, be he/she naughty or nice. Beginning in mid-November, the entire fifth floor of the flagship Barney’s New York on Madison Avenue, as well as its window displays, will be converted into Gaga’s Workshop, a special collaboration with the stylish performer. READ FULL STORY »

Aug 15 2011 12:35 PM ET

Google buys Motorola Mobility for $12.5 billion

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Google announced the purchase of Motorola Mobility Holdings today for approximately $12.5 billion in cash, according to the tech giant. Motorola phones run on Google’s Android operating system. “Motorola Mobility’s total commitment to Android has created a natural fit for our two companies,” said Google CEO Larry Page, in a statement. “Together, we will create amazing user experiences that supercharge the entire Android ecosystem for the benefit of consumers, partners and developers. I look forward to welcoming Motorolans to our family of Googlers.”

In a blog post, Page also wrote that the purchase is a response to the coupling of Microsoft and Apple “in anti-competitive patent attacks on Android … Our acquisition of Motorola will increase competition by strengthening Google’s patent portfolio, which will enable us to better protect Android from anti-competitive threats from Microsoft, Apple and other companies.”

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Aug 15 2011 12:05 PM ET

Josh Ritter is ready for some football in new NFL ad

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For years, the unofficial anthem of NFL football has been Hank Williams Jr.’s “Are You Ready For Some Football?”, the subtle-as-Vegas diddy that kicked off ABC and ESPN’s primetime telecasts. And when you’re actually at a game, the stadium rock music rarely strays far from Queen or George Thorogood. So I have to admit I sat up in my sofa and leaned forward this weekend when I saw the new NFL commercial that welcomes back fans after the labor lockout threatened the upcoming season. A football gets passed around from different people in different settings, and the song tying it together is “Change of Time,” by folk-rocker Josh Ritter. Take a look. READ FULL STORY »

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