Tag: Fifty Shades of Grey (11-20 of 22)

Aug 1 2012 03:21 PM ET

'Fifty Shades of Grey' replaces Bibles in British hotel. What books do YOU want in your hotel drawer?

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If Paul McCartney had been writing “Rocky Raccoon” today, the song’s hero may have not found Gideon’s Bible in his room, but a copy of “mommy porn” phenomenon Fifty Shades of Grey.

Yes, just when you thought you could escape this book, it’s found its way into the night table drawers of your vacation locales. Damson Dene Hotel, located in the Lake District of England, has replaced its Bibles with copies of Fifty Shades of Grey, reports Time.

Why?! Why?! Why?! you may ask. Well, the hotel owner, Jonathan Denby — who says he hasn’t read the popular erotic novel — has his answer: “We thought it would be a hospitable thing to do, to have this available for our guests, especially if some of them were a little bit shy about buying it because of its reputation.”

(Now, if anyone’s wondering how Gideons found their way into hotels in the first place, the ever-informative Mental Floss can help you with that.) READ FULL STORY »

Jul 10 2012 02:08 PM ET

Style and Design: Christian Grey imagined, cool things to do at Comic-Con and more

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A little bit of Channing Tatum, a dash of Brad Pitt, just a soupcon of Johnny Depp et voila! See a composite sketch of Fifty Shades of Grey‘s Christian Grey. [THR]

Run a zombie obstacle course, learn how to build sci-fi movie props, be the first to see J.J. Abrams’ Revolution and more cool things to do at this year’s Comic-Con. [io9]

Missed your chance to score a pair of Kanye West’s Air Yeezy II’s? Buy the t-shirt — for $90,300. [ArtInfo]

Whether you’re a Betty or a Veronica, you’ll be able to pretty yourself up for the Archie in your life when MAC Cosmetics releases a makeup collection inspired by the classic comic book next spring. [FashionEtc]

Joshua Jackson tells reporters that he developed a “kinky fetish thing” for Diane Kruger’s Farewell My Queen costumes. [People StyleWatch]

She may be finding it difficult to choose a suitor, but she sure can commit to a dress. See Emily’s favorite look from last night’s episode of The Bachelorette. [InStyle]

Jul 9 2012 03:43 PM ET

'Fifty Shades of Grey' is now a YouTube musical -- VIDEO

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Fifty Shades of Grey has already spawned fan fiction — but now it has inspired a YouTube fan musical.

The new parody, published by AVbyte, addresses through song the ongoing debate about the value of E L James’ adult novel. The video’s three stars represent three archetypes of the book’s critics: the housewife who loves it, the feminist who hates it, and the guy who hates that he loves it.

Watch the video below and tell us what you think of the novel. Is it ”mommy porn at women’s rights’ expense,” ”does every word describes exactly how [you] want to feel within,” or is it a little of both? READ FULL STORY »

May 25 2012 11:51 AM ET

Now 'Fifty Shades of Grey' has its own fan fiction. Where does it end?!

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Like a dying star or an exhausted Biggest Loser contestant, the universe is officially collapsing in on itself. As you probably know, the “mommy porn” phenomenon known as Fifty Shades of Grey began life as kinky He-Man Twilight fan fiction novel Master of the Universe. Author E L James — known as Snowqueens Icedragon on Fanfiction.net — rewrote her Stephenie Meyer-inspired story, swapped names like Edward and Bella for names like Christian and Anastasia, then published the vampire-free version as an original novel.

The kicker: Months after Fifty Shades took the publishing world by storm (and shortly after Vintage published its paperback edition), fearless fan-fiction pioneers have begun to invent their own tales based on James’ characters. Fanfiction.net is hosting a handful of these stories, the oldest of which dates back to this past March. And as Fifty Shades continues to dominate bestseller lists, the number of Grey fics can only rise.

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May 18 2012 04:09 PM ET

'Fifty Shades of Grey' narrated by Gilbert Gottfried: NSFW video

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Gilbert Gottfried is narrating the novel you’re desperately hoping your mom isn’t reading – Fifty Shades of Grey.

To be fair, the NSFW clip is a joke, and a pretty funny one at that, but I I could go my whole life without hearing Grey’s raunchiest lines narrated in Gottfried’s nails-on-chalkboard voice.

Check out — and get ready to cringe at — Gottfried’s narration below: READ FULL STORY »

Apr 26 2012 09:25 PM ET

Ellen reads from 'Fifty Shades of Grey': 'Do not eat the pancakes!'

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From dream-casting the movie to hearing Barbara Walters wax poetic on S&M, we thought we’d seen it all when it came to Fifty Shades of Grey. But Ellen DeGeneres stepped it up a notch on Thursday. The talk show host and comedienne did a dramatic reading of the popular E L James romance novel as a “taping” of the audiobook version. Check out the clip below and tell us what you think — does her interpretation make you laugh out loud (I did!), or is it an injustice to some of the best literature of our time? READ FULL STORY »

Apr 16 2012 04:27 PM ET

Barbara Walters talks '50 Shades' and sex on 'The View'

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Can you handle Barbara Walters talking about sex (and rough sex, at that)? The 82-year-old host led a discussion about knocking boots this morning on The View. Tied to the best-selling novel 50 Shades of Grey and HBO’s risque portrayal of 20-somethings in the new series Girls, Walters got frank about sex and S&M.

This isn’t the first time 50 Shades of Gray has made an appearance on the show. The ladies mentioned it earlier this year when the book first began steaming up e-readers around the nation, but this time the conversation got a little more personal.

Clad in a leather jacket, Walters asks her costars, “Do you like it when he’s rough?”

See how they responded in the clip below. Warning: Whoopi said part of this conversation “made her eyes bleed.” My ears and eyes are also still recovering.

Sound off: Too much, too early in the morning? Did it make your eyes and ears bleed too?

Read more:
E L James: ‘The Hunger Games’ ‘upset me’
‘Fifty Shades of Grey’: Some of the novel’s funniest, least sexy lines

Apr 6 2012 05:14 PM ET

'Fifty Shades of Grey': Let's cast the whole movie!

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Before the movie version of mega-best-selling erotic novel Fifty Shades of Grey was officially announced, we named our picks to play the two amorous leads, Christian Grey and Anastasia Steele. Now that we know that the film is really under way, we’ve cast the net wider to imagine actors in a bunch of the smaller roles. Author E L James drove a hard bargain when it came to fielding offers from movie studios — she and her agent, Valerie Hoskins, insisted on script, director, and main cast approval.

It’s apparent that James and Hoskins are doing what they can to ensure that the screen version of Fifty Shades is something deeper than a tawdry sex romp. They sold movie rights to Focus Features, the art house division of Universal Pictures; analogously, they gave mainstream publishing rights to Vintage, a prestigious imprint of Random House. “The pairing of Universal and Focus reflects the Random House and Vintage pairing that we have,” Hoskins told EW. “We love our publishers we think they’re wonderful. You have the same elements in Universal and Focus.”

The filmmakers and James are looking for more than pretty faces — they’ll look for actors to elevate the material. Here are some of our picks! READ FULL STORY »

Apr 1 2012 11:25 AM ET

PopWatch Planner: 'Game of Thrones,' 'Titanic,' and Tiger Woods

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Spring is in the air. That sense of rebirth is especially alive and well in the world of entertainment, as many of our favorite shows are back and there’s suddenly optimism about buds of pop-cultural excellence ready to flower. Mad Men is already humming. The Hunger Games is a huge smash. Game of Thrones and The Killing kick off tonight, further complicating your Sunday-night DVR dilemma — especially if you’ve been banking Frozen Planet for the kids. Discovery’s cool-climate nature documentary doesn’t follow the birds or the bees, but perhaps Tuesday’s paperback release of Fifty Shades of Grey will address those details in a different but equally enlightening manner.

Seasons change in the world of sports, too, from Monday night’s NCAA men’s basketball final between Kentucky and Kansas, to the opening pitches of baseball season — the St. Louis Cardinals begin their title defense on Wednesday night in Miami — to the blooming azaleas and dogwoods of Augusta National during the Masters golf tournament.

It’s time to look ahead at the juicy fruit just waiting to be plucked from the entertainment tree. This week has something for everyone. Enjoy.

SUNDAY, April 1
Game of Thrones season premiere — 9 p.m., HBO READ FULL STORY »

Mar 29 2012 06:20 PM ET

'Fifty Shades of Grey' movie: Will fans of the book line up at the theater?

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Will the thousands of women currently pleasuring themselves with Fifty Shades of Grey on e-readers also buy tickets to the movie adaptation? Some Hollywood types are dubious. Of course, these may be the same Hollywood types who didn’t win the auction for the movie rights to E L James’s wildly popular, graphically erotic story of kinky stuff between an innocent young thing and her lover with a taste for domination. Or they may be onto something, understanding that’s what hot in the imagination of a reader inevitably loses something in the visual translation. (One woman’s fantasy is another woman’s ewwww.)

There’s also an issue of public-versus-private enjoyment: It’s one (deliciously secret) thing to sneak in some sexytime with an e-reader, but quite another to sit in a movie theater surrounded by hundreds of other women — and men — watching Flap A get inserted into Slot B on a big screen. These are the times that cry out for a cable TV adaptation — something no-holds-barred from HBO or AMC or Showtime! Something a woman can secretly watch on a tablet. Am I right? Would you watch? And if so, where?

Read more:
Who would you cast in ‘Fifty Shades of Grey’?
‘Fifty Shades of Grey’ — EW review
‘Fifty Shades of Grey’: A winning romance novel goes from fan fiction to viral hit

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