Archive: September 2011 (141-150 of 316)

Sep 20 2011 11:39 AM ET

Barry Levinson's 'Diner' coming to Broadway

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Categories: Stage/Theater
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Image Credit: Everett Collection

Barry Levinson is bringing Diner, his 1982 movie about a group of Baltimore best friends finding their way in the adult world of 1959, to Broadway as a musical next fall, with tunes and lyrics by Sheryl Crow. Diner, which will initially play a limited out of town engagement next summer, will be directed and choreographed by Tony Award winner Kathleen Marshall (Anything Goes). “Diner was a pivotal moment in my career, and since then I have continued to live with the characters, realizing there is much more to their story,” said Levinson, in a statement. “I’m excited to be embarking on this stage version, which affords me the opportunity as a storyteller to expand on my original vision and let the characters express their innermost feeling and thoughts through song.” READ FULL STORY »

Sep 20 2011 11:26 AM ET

Lars von Trier issues predictably weird anti-apology: 'Maybe I'm a freak'

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Categories: Movies
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Image Credit: Francois Guillot/AFP/Getty Images

Four months after his Nazi-sympathizing comments made Lars von Trier persona non grata at Cannes, it seems the Danish auteur has had enough of keeping up appearances. In an extensive interview with GQ, he firmly retracted his various clarifications and apologies, in essence, shouting from the rooftops, “I am what I am!” Von Trier told the magazine, “I can’t be sorry for what I said — it’s against my nature… but that’s maybe where I’m really sick in my mind. You can’t be sorry about something that’s fundamentally you. Maybe I’m a freak in that sense.” Read his full comments after the jump. READ FULL STORY »

Sep 20 2011 10:47 AM ET

Conan O'Brien caught staring at Nicole Scherzinger's breasts

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Categories: Conan O'Brien, Late Night, The X Factor

Nicole Scherzinger continued her second-act transformation from bargain-pop-diva to reality-TV-Queen-in-waiting on last night’s episode of Conan. It all started because the X Factor judge was wearing a dress that was, shall we say, a bit skimp-tastic. “It’s like it’s painted on,” said Conan, “You look fantastic. You may suffocate.” Nicole agreed: “I feel like a sausage!” she said, and boy oh boy I bet that bread is happy, amiright? Anyhow, after a couple minutes of casual banter about The X Factor, Conan’s eyes undeniably trended downwards towards the chesticular region. “Focus, Conan,” Nicole commanded. “Awwwwooooga!” said Conan. We have footage of it all right here: READ FULL STORY »

Sep 20 2011 10:09 AM ET

The latest chapter in the Tareq Salahi, Michaele Salahi, Neal Schon love saga: A story no one ever asked to read

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Categories: Celebrity Couples, Celebrity Feuds, EWWWWWWWWWW.com, Reality TV, Ripped From the Headlines!, Those Crazy Kids!, Wait Are People Robots?
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Image Credit: Adam Olszweski/Bravo

Hearing the latest details of the scandalous romance between Michaele Salahi and Neal Schon plays a little bit like a Journey song: We’re all a little sick of it at this point and you’d probably enjoy it way more after having a few at the bar. Alas, it is too early in the morning for that and let’s face it, “Don’t Stop Believin’” will never go away.

The latest chapter in the Salahi-Salahi-Schon saga started a few weeks ago when The Real Housewives of D.C. star was believed to be missing by her party-crasher-in-crime, husband Tareq Salahi, when really she’d just run off with the guitarist from Journey, Neal Schon. (I know PopWatchers, if you’d had a nickel for every time!) Since then Tareq has filed for divorce and has spoken out about his soon-to-be ex-wife to E!, telling them that because of Schon’s track record (Schon has reportedly been married five times) “Michaele will be the victim.” Tareq, who claims Schon sent lewd photos of himself to a joint email account, also said his wife’s actions were something “a groupie sl– does.” READ FULL STORY »

Sep 20 2011 10:00 AM ET

'Gears of War 3' review: Steroid poetry for a global hangover

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Categories: Now That's What I Call a Face!, Videogames

Have you ever been inside of a frat house the morning after a big party? It is a digusting sight, a truly singular vision of decadence corroded into misery. The first thing you notice is the smell: Half-empty beer cans spilling warm gutter alcohol onto damp floors, the foot-stench of dance-floor sweat that has hardened into human mildew, a few half-eaten pizzas lying around the kitchen, cigarettes on the porch. You will see thrown chairs, busted lights, probably a window broken. Lovingly-assembled party decorations have been torn to pieces. The poor sap who fell asleep on the community couch has unmentionable things scrawled across his face in permanent marker. A few girls are sneaking out the back exit, debating whether last night was a mistake. Eventually, around noon, the frat dudes wake up and start the clean-up process. As they mop up cocktail residue and fill trash cans with red cups, they all have the same sour expression on their face. (The bigger the party, the worse the hangover.) All they want to do is go back to sleep. But someone has to clean up the mess.

That is a close approximation to what it feels like to play through the Gears of War trilogy, which comes to a fascinating, flawed end today with the long-awaited release of Gears of War 3. (This being a videogame series, I should note that “comes to an end” really means “reaches a satisfyingly ending-ish pause point before the inevitable cut-rate cash-in prequel-sequel bonanza, Halo-style.”) READ FULL STORY »

Sep 20 2011 09:00 AM ET

Netflix/Qwikster: I guess this is good-bye

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Categories: DVDs & Downloads, Movies, Netflix, Tech, Things That Make Me Die Inside
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Dear Netflix,

We’ve had some good times together. I remember when your red envelopes first freed me from the authoritarian grasp of Blockbuster, where friendly employees were as abundant as NC-17 movies. One of the first films I ordered through your service was Battleship Potemkin, the 1925 silent classic that would have been impossible to find in a Blockbuster store that carried 125 copies of Van Helsing. That’s why we cinephiles gravitated toward Netflix — you offered films we couldn’t rent anywhere else, and you provided an experience that was simple and cool.

And then you had to go and ruin a beautiful thing. READ FULL STORY »

Sep 19 2011 11:17 PM ET

'How I Met Your Mother' season 7 premiere: A shocking blast from the past. Do you like where this season is headed?

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Categories: How I Met Your Mother, Mini TV Watch, Television

himym-radnorImage Credit: Karen Neal/FoxThe creators of How I Met Your Mother, Carter Bays and Craig Thomas, had promised that this season would once again make us care about Ted’s hunt for love. I honestly wasn’t sure how they were going to do it, considering I had been so invested in everyone except Ted for a few seasons. At the end of last season, I cared more about Barney and Robin; Barney and Nora; and Lily and Marshall than I had cared about Ted in years. It was a tough task ahead. Then I watched tonight’s two new episodes, and, by God, they did it. But before I tell you how, let’s rewind. [Spoilers ahead, y'all! Don't continue unless you've seen the season premiere of How I Met Your Mother.]  READ FULL STORY »

Sep 19 2011 08:56 PM ET

George Clooney marries in a Norwegian commercial: Watch, and pretend that it could happen to you

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Categories: Advertising, and give me a kiss, Things That Are Awesome!, Things That Are Classy, This Would Never Fly In Sweden

As many leggy European beauties have learned the hard way, George Clooney is an eternal bachelor. Off limits. Emotionally unavailable. He’s basically everything you wouldn’t want in a husband, minus the ridiculous good looks, undeniable talent, humanitarian interests, money, and charm.

Okay, maybe it wouldn’t be so bad dragging Clooney to the altar. Unfortunately, the actor insists that it will never happen. This is what makes Norwegian bank DNB NOR’s commercial so dang funny, yet utterly infuriating at the same time. READ FULL STORY »

Sep 19 2011 07:54 PM ET

Charlie Sheen tries to revamp his image on 'The Wendy Williams Show.' Did you see it?

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Categories: Charlie Sheen, Television
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Image Credit: Charlie Sheen on Wendy Williams Show 9/19/11

Remember that time last night at the Emmy Awards when it seemed like Charlie Sheen was sincerely trying to make amends? Remember how he agreed to do a Comedy Central Roast (airing tonight at 10 p.m.), suggesting that he just might have a sense of humor about himself? Well, Sheen made the latest pit-stop on his “let’s try to salvage a tiny thread of my public image” tour Monday morning, and the results were… well… mixed at best.

Sheen stopped by The Wendy Williams Show for a sit down with the intrepid journalist, who grilled him not only on Two and a Half Men, but on two decades’ worth of romantic misfires. Unsurprisingly, the latter was not the best topic of conversation. While Sheen seems to be capable of expressing remorse for some of his crazier antics, he is still clearly unable to approach his romantic history with anything other than a flippant, self-deprecating manner that really comes across as cockiness.  READ FULL STORY »

Sep 19 2011 07:25 PM ET

'Dancing With the Stars': Season 13 is liiiiiiiiiiiiive!

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Categories: Dancing With the Stars, Reality TV

Update: Annie’s recap is live! Welcome back, DANCMSTRs! I’ve missed you so. The Dancing With the Stars season 12 finale is but a distant gem-ory in my fringe-wrapped, sequin-shaped Swarovski crystal brain. Did you have a sparkly summer? Is this a rhetorical question? Of course it is.

Nominate your hidden gems in the comments of this post as usual, but this season we’re trying something else out, too! You can watch tonight’s two-hour premiere with me on our new second-screen app, EW.com’s ViEWer. Just click here to try it out. Do it! READ FULL STORY »

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