Archive: November 2011 (211-220 of 361)

Nov 12 2011 08:49 PM ET

Frank Miller protests Occupy Wall Street protestors, calls them 'louts, thieves, and rapists'

In the past two months, dozens of celebrities have voiced their support for the Occupy Wall Street (OWS) movement. Sin City director Frank Miller is definitely not one of them. This past Monday, Miller went to his blog to post his thoughts about OWS, and it seems a feud is about to get as ugly as Basin City itself. Addressing the protestors as “losers” and demanding they “go back to your mommas’ basements and play with your Lords of Warcraft,” Miller wrote to OWS participants: READ FULL STORY »

Nov 12 2011 04:00 PM ET

Emma Stone hosts 'Saturday Night Live': Talk about it here!

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Image Credit: Dana Edelson/NBC

How does one cap off a top-notch year that’s included attending the Golden Globes as a first-time nominee, starring in crowd-and-critic-pleasing (Crazy, Stupid, Love.) and box office-topping (The Help) movies, and going back to being a red head? Why, by hosting Saturday Night Live, of course.

Emma Stone is returning to Studio 8H after having her banner year and is bringing along musical guests Coldplay – who have been having a pretty good year, themselves — with her. READ FULL STORY »

Nov 12 2011 12:51 PM ET

Adam Sandler's 'Jack and Jill' is terrible/possibly genius

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I was expecting the worst heading into the theaters to see Adam Sandler’s latest comedy, Jack and Jill. With its half-baked cross-dressing premise and trailer that seemed like an outtake from the opening of Tropic Thunder, Jack and Jill appeared to be a big-screen assault on all moviegoers’ senses, a film that would even drive a Happy Gilmore-era Sandler to clock his future self right in the kisser. In fact, stepping into my 7:30 p.m. screening, I wasn’t counting out the possibility that Jack and Jill was a giant prank, that the theater lights would go down and a screen would show up laughing at moviegoers, “You actually thought this movie existed?!”

But Jack and Jill actually does exist. And, as I sat watching the 90-minute film, I realized Jack and Jill wasn’t bad. It was terrible. READ FULL STORY »

Nov 12 2011 12:00 PM ET

'Immortals': The scene I'll never be able to forget was [SPOILER].

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Image Credit: Jan Thijs

Immortals has a few moments likely to draw cheers, gasps, or a mixture of both from an audience. (If you haven’t seen the movie, be warned: Big spoilers lie ahead.)

There’s the scene when Aries goes on a hammer-wielding rampage and pops about seven heads like blood-filled piñatas — my audience burst into applause about halfway through. Then there’s the memorably gross shot of the Oracle’s three sisters poached alive in embryonic goo inside that metal bull (which, horrifyingly, was a real Greek torture device). But one shot got the biggest reaction of all: The ball cruncher. READ FULL STORY »

Nov 12 2011 10:00 AM ET

TV Leaderboard: EW.com readers living happily ever after with 'Once Upon a Time'

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Image Credit: Sergei Bachlakov/ABC

Call it a fairytale romance. EW.com readers are officially enamored with ABC’s fairytale drama, Once Upon a Time. After stealing readers’ hearts last week, Once Upon a Time finishes on top of the leaderboard for the second week in a row. Close behind it, however, is this week’s much-talked-about, Hurricane Irene-centric How I Met Your Mother, which ended with a boom louder than any thunderclap we’ve heard. Click the jump to see this week’s complete rankings: READ FULL STORY »

Nov 12 2011 01:45 AM ET

'Supernatural' react: Did you find yourself hoping Becky would die in the 'wedding episode'?

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Image Credit: Michael Courtney/The CW

So, can we all agree that last night’s episode, perhaps, wasn’t the best episode of Supernatural ever? Understatement, you say? Maybe. But I think that’s because I went into it with pretty high expectations, only to walk away with a mere three high-points: the awesome cake explosion in the opening credits, the brief appearance of (fully bearded!) Crowley, and Dean in a sweater vest.

The rest of the episode was less than impressive and found us having to tolerate one of the show’s most unbearable characters: Becky, who spent much of the hour married to none other than Sam Winchester.

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Nov 11 2011 06:45 PM ET

'Lady and the Tramp,' 'Cinderella' will be released from Disney vault. Should they head to theaters too?

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As if the 3-D Lion King feast in theaters wasn’t enough to quench your nostalgic thirst, Disney announced today that they will be releasing Lady and the Tramp and Cinderella from the Disney vault. The two films will be available on Blu-ray via Disney’s Diamond Edition Classics… but not until February and fall 2012, respectively. (And, as always, for only a limited time.)

Lady and Cinderella might not pack the same punch as the fresh-in-our-memories Lion King, but, still, exciting news for Disney loyalists who relish each time the studio’s films find their way onto our DVD shelves. But, after Lion King dominated at the box office with its brief — but awesome — cinematic return earlier this year (tied to its Blu-ray release), would we prefer to see Disney’s released flicks as they were first intended to be seen, in the theaters? READ FULL STORY »

Nov 11 2011 06:20 PM ET

'Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3' review: You are the least important person in this videogame

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If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. That’s the general aesthetic strategy behind the multiplayer system in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, which feels essentially identical to the multiplayer system in Modern Warfare 2. Yes, there’s a new coat of paint, and I’m sure that a hardcore CoD nut could point to a million granular improvements. Here’s what I noticed after several hours of gameplay: There’s still a big map in a brokedown city, and a small map with a climbing structure, and a medium-sized map with a bunch of corridors. The available weapons are still incredibly realistic, accurately acronymic, and relentlessly dull. The Killstreak has been redefined into a “Pointstreak,” which allows you to earn rewards by doing more than just killing people. If you’re an expert, the new system adds a Sabermetric-ish depth to the gameplay: Assists are worth something! If you’re an average/mediocre player like me, then the Pointstreak just enhances the sensation that literally everything you do in Call of Duty earns you some kind of reward. It reminds me of playing Little League Baseball: Even if our team never won a single game, we still got a trophy for participation.

Here’s something else that hasn’t changed in Modern Warfare 3‘s multiplayer: It’s still shockingly addictive. READ FULL STORY »

Nov 11 2011 05:35 PM ET

This Week on Stage: Julie Taymor fights back; Hugh Jackman returns to Broadway

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Image Credit: Joan Marcus

Broadway’s most expensive musical is still nabbing the week’s biggest headlines. First, ousted Spider-Man: Turn off the Dark director Julie Taymor made her beef with the show’s producers official on Tuesday when she filed a federal lawsuit against 8 Legged Productions and Spidey co-writer Glen Berger for copyright infringement and breach of contract. Their response: We’ll see you in court. Then actor Matthew James Thomas — making his debut as Peter Parker — was injured offstage during a Wednesday matinee performance.

While Taymor and 8 Legged prepared to duke it out and Thomas mended, our critics reviewed a week’s worth of Broadway, Off-Broadway, and Los Angeles shows — including Hugh Jackman’s hip-shaking return to the New York boards. Read the highlights below. READ FULL STORY »

Nov 11 2011 05:10 PM ET

Who's hotter? Helen Mirren or Pregnant Helen Mirren?

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Image Credit: Henry Lamb/Photowire/BEImages

What is it about Helen Mirren? She’s a beautiful, sexy woman. There’s no debating it. Just look at this. And this. And this. At 66, her allure hasn’t diminished a bit — in fact, maturity seems to have only heightened her intoxicating effect on men. (See: Russell Brand’s interviews for Arthur.) On The Office last night, the Dunder Mifflin gang — less Dwight — raved about her ample charms. Toby initiated the conversation by saying he didn’t think Mirren got her due, which is tooooooh-tally false since everyone watching knew exactly that bikini photo Ryan was talking about. Watch the clip below: READ FULL STORY »

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