Archive: August 2011 (231-240 of 295)

Aug 4 2011 08:10 PM ET

Jane Lynch says she'll downplay Sue Sylvester during Emmys hosting gig, but what about 'Best in Show' trainer Christy Cummings?

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When it was announced back in May that Jane Lynch would be hosting the 63rd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (airing Sept. 18), we pondered how much of the show would be her and how much would be her pop culture alter ego, as Sue Sylvester on Glee. After all, putting on that red track suit and firing off one-liners that could make Don Rickles blush helped propel Lynch from cult comedy mainstay to an Emmy winner last year. On one hand, we liked the idea of a visit to “Sue’s Corner” or Sylvester-style barbs aimed at her younger co-stars or Matthew Morrison’s hair, but on the other, we like Lynch. Just as she is.

For those worried that there would be too much Glee/Sue Sylvester influence, however, rest easy: Lynch has no plans to overdo it as McKinley’s success-craving cheer leading coach. READ FULL STORY »

Aug 4 2011 07:45 PM ET

'So You Think You Can Dance': And the finalists are...

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This has been a really surprising and refreshing season. Too bad I’m talking about the guest judges rather than the dancers. Last night, Christina Applegate offered up a nice mix of compliments, criticism, and technical know-how. As it were, her diligent research and thoughtful comments were pretty lost on a boring, unremarkable night. Other than Melanie’s solo and Sasha’s contemporary with Kent, the stand-outs were few and few between. Was this the lamest Top 6 ever? Or were you pleased with how the dancers performed? Do you think last night’s snoozefest will be redeemed tonight with some unexpected D4YL performances? Or do you think it’s pretty set in stone who’s going to sail throughout to the finale? Share your thoughts while the show airs, and we’ll be back with the results as soon as they’re delivered. UPDATE: The results are in! Click through to see who made it to the finale. READ FULL STORY »

Aug 4 2011 07:40 PM ET

'Star Trek' theme park being developed in Jordan: What's your ride wish-list? We'll tell you ours!

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Set phasers for fun! That’s because Star Trek’s getting the theme park treatment in Aqaba, Jordan. Set to begin construction in March 2012, the Red Sea Astrarium, a $1.5 billion development comprised of four hotels and 17 amusement-park-style attractions, will feature a Star Trek-themed entertainment center, including a “space-flight adventure” simulator ride (a la Disney’s Star Tours) based on the 45-year-old franchise.

Puzzled by Starfleet’s incursion into Jordan? READ FULL STORY »

Aug 4 2011 07:15 PM ET

'Jersey Shore' season premiere is tonight! But first, let Ronnie and Sammi tell you about the joys of Florence

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The fourth season of Jersey Shore is based around a premise so deliciously off-kilter that even the vocal mass of people who consider the show a harbinger of the end of Western Civilization will probably tune in, if only so they have something new to complain about. The tanned-up gym freaks are leaving behind the humble decadence of Seaside Heights, N.J., to return to the ancestral home of the modern age of wonders: Florence, the Italian metropolis that was once home to Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, and many of the other great thinkers and artists of the Renaissance. It’s a perfect mixture of the sacred and the profane, the rough equivalent of asking the Pope to consecrate a row of tequila shots. The famously problem-plagued shoot included delays, Visa problems, fights, neck braces, and presumably a few Bunga Bunga parties. READ FULL STORY »

Aug 4 2011 06:53 PM ET

Our open letter to 'Glee': Less drama off camera, please

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Dear Glee,

Thank you for keeping pop culture interesting. You’re, like, the new Charlie Sheen — totally unhinged but always compelling, both on screen and off. We’ve been huge fans of the show from the very beginning, and we have the angry letters complaining about our constant barrage of Glee covers to prove it. During your summer break, you’ve given us not only a reality competition show, a concert tour, and a 3-D movie (Glee stars apparently have an amazing ability to go three straight months without sleep) but also weekly waves of captivating craziness — thanks to a series of 
contradictory, loose-lipped statements from Glee producers about the future of the cast and direction of the show.

To recap: READ FULL STORY »

Aug 4 2011 05:40 PM ET

Benjamin Walker is on the verge of becoming popular. Yea! Yea!

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For anyone that was lucky enough to catch the unconventional, hilarious history lesson that was Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson during it’s far-too-brief run on Broadway, then you not only got to hear super catchy tunes like this, but you also earned bragging rights to getting to see a big star in the making: Benjamin Walker. Walker’s performance as the controversial seventh President of the United States was as funny and electric and sexual (some theater patrons would even get a lap dance courtesy of the leading man) as it was moving and complex (for shame on that snub, Tonys!).

Alas, while theater nerds have long since known about the hidden gem that is Walker, he’s about to be a best-kept secret no more. In addition to snagging the titular role of Honest Abe in Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter (the guy’s got a knack for playing Presidents!), Walker might also star in the upcoming adaptation of John Milton’s epic poem Paradise LostREAD FULL STORY »

Aug 4 2011 05:11 PM ET

UPDATE: This happened.

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It’s official: Cee Lo Green helped M&M’s break the Guinness Record for largest piñata by cohosting an event in New York City today featuring a 46-foot tall piñata of the Orange M&M’s spokescandy. The feat marked the first birthday of M&M’s Pretzel. Another photo is below. That is all.  READ FULL STORY »

Aug 4 2011 04:11 PM ET

Step aside, 'Eat, Pray, Love,' viral videos 'Move, Eat, Learn' mops the motivational floor with you

If you found Eat Pray Love more irritating than inspirational, or if the “creation of the universe” montage in Tree of Life felt longer than life itself, then feast your eyes on the spectacular short films Move, Eat, Learn from independent filmmaker Rick Mereki. Mereki, who posted the clips on his Vimeo page on Wednesday, explained that each of the films were completed over the span of 44 days in 11 countries by three guys: the Aussie himself, a DOP named Tim White, and actor Andrew Lees. (Yes, the very same Andrew Lees from The Pacific).

Running at roughly a minute each, the sequences happen in the blink of an eye, but they get the job done: In one breathtaking linear movement, Move will make you want to run out and travel the world (with the adorable Lees, natch); Eat will make you even hungrier for lunch; and Learn will teach you there’s no shame in crying at your desk from watching a viral video (damn you, charming, life-affirming music that accompanies, damn you!) READ FULL STORY »

Aug 4 2011 01:50 PM ET

James Franco tells Jimmy Kimmel to zip it

C’mon James Franco, everyone knows the standard rule: You’re supposed to say “XYZ” to someone when their fly is down! Then again, The Rise of the Planet of the Apes star doesn’t play by any rules, not even the most stringent of man codes. So it was of no real surprise during a visit to Jimmy Kimmel Live! on Wednesday night that the actor alerted the host — and, in turn, the rest of America — that he was having a pants party and everyone was invited. Kimmel handled the situation swiftly (i.e. he promptly zipped up) and with humor, but we still think Franco definitely owes him that hot air balloon ride now. Watch the full clip below: READ FULL STORY »

Aug 4 2011 01:19 PM ET

'7 Minutes in Heaven' with Patricia Clarkson -- EXCLUSIVE CLIP!

Saturday Night Live writer Mike O’Brien is back in the closet for another celebrity interview, and this time it’s Patricia Clarkson who joins him for his online show 7 Minutes in Heaven. Their chat will go live Friday on YouTube, Hulu, and NBC.com, but for now, watch our exclusive tease below. And we do mean tease. “Enclosed in a closet with a man she had never met, Patricia Clarkson turned mousy, nervous and shy. Oh wait, I meant to say she turned into a jungle cat vixen,” O’Brien says. “I highly recommend being trapped alone in close quarters with her, if for some reason you have to be trapped with someone in the near future.”  READ FULL STORY »

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