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- Betty White Scores Standing Ovation, Chris Evans Escort at People's Choice Awards (VIDEO)
- 7 Great Must-Watch Amy Poehler and Tina Fey Moments
- 'Fargo' Season 2 Adds Ted Danson, Jean Smart, Patrick Wilson, More
- Weekend Movies & TV: 'Selma,' 'Taken 3,' 'The Golden Globes,' & More (VIDEO)
- This Real-Life Peter Griffin at New York Comic Con Will Make You Do a Double-Take (VIDEO)
- More Golden Globes 2015 Presenters Announced, Including Matthew McConaughey and Meryl Streep
- Watch a Woman Find Out Her Old Baseball Cards Are Worth $1 Million (VIDEO)
- Watch History Come Alive in Our Exclusive 'Selma' Featurette (VIDEO)
- MPAA Slaps 'Fifty Shades of Grey' with R Rating for 'Unusual Behavior'
- Here Are Your People's Choice Awards Winners!
- 25 Mistakes From Your Favorite High-Octane Films
- Golden Globes 2015: The 12 Things You're Most Likely to See at This Year's Ceremony
- Best of Late Night TV: Liam Neeson's Arm Wrestling and Chris Pratt's Surprise Appearence (VIDEO)
- 'American Horror Story: Freak Show' Episode 11: 'Magical Thinking'
| Betty White Scores Standing Ovation, Chris Evans Escort at People's Choice Awards (VIDEO) Posted:  The People's Choice Awards are usually a mixed bag, with results that either delight or confuse the public, depending on who you ask. But no one can deny the sheer joy of the moment that television legend Betty White took home the Favorite TV Icon award at this year's ceremony -- and the stunned actress was escorted to the stage by none other than Captain America. That heartwarming pairing came about after White was announced as the winner in the category, which also included Katey Sagal, Mark Harmon, Tim Allen, and Tom Selleck. The "Hot in Cleveland" star was visibly emotional after her name was read by presenter Ellen DeGeneres, and was helped to her feet and up onto the stage by another winner from the night: Chris Evans. As the Favorite Action Movie Actor escorted White, the "Golden Girls" alum received a standing ovation, and her heartfelt acceptance speech was punctuated by loud cheers and applause from the crowd. "When Melissa McCarthy came up on stage and said she'd stay with us as long as you let her - well, you've abused the privilege with me," White told the audience. " ... The people's choice at 93? Thank you with all my heart." You can watch the wonderful moment below. Thank you for being a friend, Betty. [via: The Hollywood Reporter] Photo credit: Christopher Polk via Getty Images This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| 7 Great Must-Watch Amy Poehler and Tina Fey Moments Posted:  The 72nd Golden Globe Awards air this Sunday and if you need two reasons to tune in, look no further than this year's hosts. Everyone's favorite besties Tina Fey and Amy Poehler are teaming up as MCs for a third time, and thankfully these two have a pretty great track record as far as on-screen comedy pairings go. It's hard to forget the laughs they brought in "Mean Girls" and the weekend update desk at "SNL," as well as a slew of other appearances and sketches along the way. Let's revisit a few gems and get pumped for Sunday's festivities, shall we? In the "Mom Jeans" short on "Saturday Night Live," 2003 It's hard to crack up at the duo's hilarious expressions in 2003 Tina Fey-penned "SNL" classic. Joint guests on "The Tonight Show With Jay Leno," 2004 Let's take it back to their '04 "Tonight Show" appearance where they talk about the history of their friendship. Presenting at the Emmy Awards, 2008 Before they became big-time award show hosts, the ladies stole the show at the 2008 Emmy Awards. As Hillary Clinton and Sarah Palin on "Saturday Night Live," 2008 Amy and Tina's spot-on lampooning Hillary and Palin became an instant hit. Cameoing on "Jersey Floor" on "Late Night With Jimmy Fallon," 2011 Amy and Tina joined in on Fallon's "Jersey Shore" spoof (alongside fellow "SNL" alum Rachel Dratch) as club-going stalkers. Teaming up for the "Live From Studio 6H" episode of "30 Rock," 2012 Poehler was one of the surprise guest stars on the second live episode of "30 Rock." Heckling Neil Patrick Harris at the Emmy Awards, 2013 Best hecklers ever. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| 'Fargo' Season 2 Adds Ted Danson, Jean Smart, Patrick Wilson, More Posted:  The second season of FX's "Fargo" miniseries made a huge casting announcement Thursday, revealing three more lead characters and many more recurring guest stars. Patrick Wilson, Ted Danson, and Jean Smart have all been added to the cast, and will play three key characters on the series. They are: Lou Solverson (Wilson), described as "a clean cut Minnesota State Patrolman, four years back from Vietnam, where he served in the Navy. A humble and competent man, Lou is a devoted husband to his wife and father to four-year-old Molly." Hank Larsson (Danson), "the Sheriff of Rock County, Minnesota. An unflappable WWII vet who embodies a certain cowboy poetry, Hank is Lou's father-in-law." Floyd Gerhardt (Smart), "the matriarch of the Gerhardt crime family. She's stood by her husband's side for 40 years, but now that he's out of the picture, she thinks it's her turn to run things." In addition to that trio, a host of recurring actors have been added, including Nick Offerman, Brad Garrett, Kieran Culkin, Bokeem Woodbine, Jeffrey Donovan, and Angus Sampson. They join previously-announced leads Kirsten Dunst and Jesse Plemmons. Here's the updated official synopsis, per FX:
Season two of "Fargo," set in 1979 Sioux Falls, is due to premiere sometime during fall 2015. [via: Entertainment Weekly] Photo credit: Getty Images for The Weinstein Company This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Weekend Movies & TV: 'Selma,' 'Taken 3,' 'The Golden Globes,' & More (VIDEO) Posted: This weekend, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. (David Oyelowo) marches for equality in the acclaimed docudrama "Selma," Liam Neeson is back in action and on the hunt for his wife's killers in "Taken 3," every episode of "Friends" is now available to stream on Netflix, and Amy Poehler and Tina Fey return to host the "72nd Golden Globe Awards" this Sunday at 8 p.m. ET.  Also in theaters this weekend:
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| This Real-Life Peter Griffin at New York Comic Con Will Make You Do a Double-Take (VIDEO) Posted:  New York Comic Con and other fan conventions like it are known for impressive cosplay, but one attendee's scarily accurate portrayal of "Family Guy" character Peter Griffin needs to be seen (and heard) to be believed. Robert Franzese, an aspiring voice actor and perennial NYCC attendee, doesn't just dress like Peter; he looks and sounds exactly like a live-action version of the animated character. As he explains in a video interview, he's become a bit of a sensation at the annual convention for "being fat and wearing green pants." As Franzese tells it, he started doing impressions as a kid, picking up voices from Looney Tunes and Muppets characters, and the Peter Griffin cosplay idea came together easily, thanks to Franzese nailing the character's delivery and physique (and having a white button-down, green pants, and round glasses handy). And it's changed his life. "I'm like a nobody. I have a nobody job, making nobody pay. But then I come to New York Comic Con and people are pulling out phones like I'm freaking Brad Pitt or something," Franzese says. "It makes me feel like a million bucks. It's the reactions that I get out of what I do that gives me the joy in what I do." Check out the video -- and see and hear Franzese in action -- below, and prepare to be amazed. [via: BOOM! Big Pants] Photo credit: YouTube This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| More Golden Globes 2015 Presenters Announced, Including Matthew McConaughey and Meryl Streep Posted:  The Hollywood Foreign Press Association has released another batch of names of presenters for the 2015 Golden Globes, adding more stars to the event's already-impressive lineup. The second group of stars includes: Jennifer Aniston (Golden Globe Award winner, and Two-time Golden Globe Award nominee; including 2015 Golden Globe Nominee for Best Actress in a Motion Picture, Drama) Kate Beckinsale Bryan Cranston (Golden Globe Award winner, and Four-time Golden Globe Award nominee) Jamie Dornan Colin Firth (Golden Globe Award winner) Jane Fonda (Seven-time Golden Globe Award winner and nominee) Harrison Ford (2002 Cecil B. DeMille Award recipient, Golden Globe Award winner, and Four-time Golden Globe Award nominee) Bill Hader Katherine Heigl (Two- time Golden Globe Award nominee) Dakota Johnson (Miss Golden Globe 2006) Adam Levine Jennifer Lopez (Golden Globe Award nominee) Matthew McConaughey (Golden Globe Award winner; 2015 Golden Globe Award nominee for Best Actor in a Mini-Series or a Motion Picture Made for Television) Seth Meyers Lupita Nyong'o (Golden Globe Award nominee) Jeremy Renner (Golden Globe Award nominee) Meryl Streep (Eight-time Golden Globe Award winner, and Twenty-nine time Golden Globe Award nominee; including 2015 Golden Globe Award nominee for Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture) Lily Tomlin (Golden Globe Award winner; Four-time Golden Globe Award nominee) Vince Vaughn Kerry Washington (Golden Globe Award nominee) That bunch joins the previously announced group of Amy Adams, Adrien Brody, Robert Downey Jr., Anna Farris, Ricky Gervais, Kevin Hart, Salma Hayek, Kate Hudson, Gwyneth Paltrow, Chris Pratt, Channing Tatum, Lily Tomlin, Kristen Wiig, Owen Wilson, and Catherine Zeta-Jones. The 72nd annual Golden Globe Awards are slated for Sunday on NBC. Tina Fey and Amy Poehler will host for the third consecutive year. [via: TV by the Numbers] This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Watch a Woman Find Out Her Old Baseball Cards Are Worth $1 Million (VIDEO) Posted:  There's a weird kind of suspense that courses through "Antiques Roadshow," the super boring PBS program that you've probably seen if you've left the television on after your cat steps on your remote control. In the show, people bring their antiques or oddities to a location (usually a cavernous convention hall, sometimes in places like the Mohegan Sun casino) and have their valuables appraised. Sometimes the professionals doing the appraisals will tell the person that they're bring them junk, in fact, this is most of the show. But the thrill of watching the show comes from someone bringing some dusty relic that turns out to be a priceless artifact. We've never seen anything quite like the video before, with an adorable old woman finds out that her collection of 144-year-old baseball cards - these baseball players predate any national baseball league and features the Boston Red Stockings - are worth, in my best Dr. Evil impression, one million dollars. Her reaction is pretty priceless. Say it with us now: "Holy smokes!" Just watch it and think about all of the stupid trinkets in your attic that are, in fact, priceless treasures. Also, in a related story: both of my socks have holes in them. Video via SB Nation. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Watch History Come Alive in Our Exclusive 'Selma' Featurette (VIDEO) Posted: This weekend "Selma," a film centered on the 1965 voting rights march from Selma to Montgomery led by Martin Luther King Jr. (played by David Oyelowo), finally opens nationwide, and you should be very excited indeed. This is one of the very best films of the year, a historical eye-opener that is also a profound character study and as much a reflection on race relations in 2015 as it is in 1965 (sadly). And if you needed another reason to get excited about seeing "Selma," well why don't you check out our exclusive featurette? Time and time again in the two-minute montage, which features footage from the film as well as behind-the-scenes interviews with cast members and creative principles (including the film's dazzling director, Ava DuVernay), the point is reiterated that "Selma" isn't a movie about Martin Luther King Jr. the legendary civil rights leader, it's about Martin Luther King, Jr. the man. And it's true -- the movie is beautiful and nuanced and will rip your heart out, especially given the recent racial unrest in our country. But this makes the film seem oppressively bleak and heavy; it's not. "This is the story we've never seen before," Oyelowo says in the featurette. And he's right. This isn't some history lesson, and not just because the MLK Jr. estate, notoriously controlling when it comes to representations of the slain civil rights leader, didn't let the production use any of his actual words (meaning that the filmmakers had to come up with speeches and dialogue that sounded like he'd say it but weren't actually his). This is a living, breathing, fully realized dramatization and an absolute must-see. So, after you watch the featurette, buy your tickets for this weekend right here on Moviefone. You won't be sorry.  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| MPAA Slaps 'Fifty Shades of Grey' with R Rating for 'Unusual Behavior' Posted:
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| Here Are Your People's Choice Awards Winners! Posted:  Ah, the People's Choice Awards... The place where "Pretty Little Liars" can beat out "True Detective" and old guys like me learns that there are pop bands called One Direction and One Republic. If you voted, then hopefully your choices are represented here (unless you voted for "Maleficent" as "Favorite Movie" - what's up with that?), and if you voted but don't see your favorites, well, we apologize. There's always next year. Anyway - the full list of winners below (via Entertainment Weekly)! Favorite Movie 22 Jump Street Captain America: The Winter Soldier Guardians of the Galaxy Winner: Maleficent X-Men: Days of Future Past Favorite Movie Actor Brad Pitt Channing Tatum Hugh Jackman Mark Wahlberg Winner: Robert Downey Jr. Favorite Movie Actress Angelina Jolie Emma Stone Winner: Jennifer Lawrence Melissa McCarthy Scarlett Johansson Favorite Movie Duo Andrew Garfield & Emma Stone (The Amazing Spider-Man 2) Chris Evans & Scarlett Johansson (Captain America: The Winter Soldier) Jonah Hill & Channing Tatum (22 Jump Street) Shailene Woodley & Ansel Elgort (The Fault in Our Stars) Winner: Shailene Woodley & Theo James (Divergent) Favorite Action Movie The Amazing Spider-Man 2 Captain America: The Winter Soldier Winner: Divergent Guardians of the Galaxy X-Men: Days of Future Past Favorite Action Movie Actor Winner: Chris Evans Denzel Washington Hugh Jackman Liam Neeson Mark Wahlberg Favorite Action Movie Actress Angelina Jolie Winner: Jennifer Lawrence Scarlett Johansson Shailene Woodley Zoe Saldana Favorite Comedic Movie Winner: 22 Jump Street Blended Let's Be Cops Neighbors The Other Woman Favorite Comedic Movie Actor Winner: Adam Sandler Channing Tatum Jonah Hill Seth Rogen Zac Efron Favorite Comedic Movie Actress Cameron Diaz Charlize Theron Drew Barrymore Winner: Melissa McCarthy Tina Fey Favorite Dramatic Movie Winner: The Fault in Our Stars The Giver Heaven Is for Real If I Stay Noah Favorite Dramatic Movie Actor Ben Affleck Brad Pitt George Clooney Matt Damon Winner: Robert Downey Jr. Favorite Dramatic Movie Actress Winner: Chloë Grace Moretz Emma Stone Meryl Streep Reese Witherspoon Shailene Woodley Favorite Family Movie Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day How to Train Your Dragon 2 The LEGO Movie Winner: Maleficent Rio 2 Favorite Thriller Movie Annabelle Dracula Untold The Equalizer Winner: Gone Girl The Purge: Anarchy Favorite TV Show Winner: The Big Bang Theory Game Of Thrones NCIS Once Upon a Time The Walking Dead Favorite Network TV Comedy 2 Broke Girls Winner: The Big Bang Theory Modern Family Mom New Girl Favorite Comedic TV Actor Ashton Kutcher Winner: Chris Colfer Jesse Tyler Ferguson Jim Parsons Ty Burrell Favorite Comedic TV Actress Amy Poehler Winner: Kaley Cuoco-Sweeting Melissa McCarthy Sofia Vergara Zooey Deschanel Favorite Network TV Drama Chicago Fire Downton Abbey Winner: Grey's Anatomy Revenge Scandal Favorite Dramatic TV Actor Dax Shephard Jesse Williams Justin Chambers Winner: Patrick Dempsey Taylor Kinney Favorite Dramatic TV Actress Alyssa Milano Winner: Ellen Pompeo Emily VanCamp Hayden Panettiere Kerry Washington Favorite Cable TV Comedy Baby Daddy Cougar Town Faking It Winner: Melissa & Joey Young & Hungry Favorite Cable TV Drama Bates Motel Winner: Pretty Little Liars Rizzoli & Isles Sons of Anarchy True Detective Favorite Cable TV Actor Charlie Hunnam Eric Dane Winner: Matt Bomer Sean Bean William H. Macy Favorite Cable TV Actress Winner: Angie Harmon Ashley Benson Courteney Cox Kristen Bell Lucy Hale Favorite TV Crime Drama Bones Winner: Castle Criminal Minds The Mentalist NCIS Favorite Crime Drama TV Actor David Boreanaz Kevin Bacon Winner: Nathan Fillion Shemar Moore Simon Baker Favorite Crime Drama TV Actress Emily Deschanel Lucy Liu Mariska Hargitay Robin Tunney Winner: Stana Katic Favorite Network Sci-Fi/Fantasy TV Show Winner: Beauty and the Beast Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Once Upon a Time Supernatural The Vampire Diaries Favorite Cable Sci-Fi/Fantasy TV Show American Horror Story Doctor Who Game of Thrones Winner: Outlander The Walking Dead Favorite Sci-Fi/Fantasy TV Actor Ian Somerhalder Jared Padalecki Jensen Ackles Winner: Misha Collins Paul Wesley Favorite Sci-Fi/Fantasy TV Actress Ginnifer Goodwin Jennifer Morrison Jessica Lange Winner: Kristin Kreuk Nina Dobrev Favorite Competition TV Show America's Got Talent Dancing with the Stars Hell's Kitchen MasterChef Winner: The Voice Favorite Daytime TV Host(s) Winner: Ellen DeGeneres Kelly Ripa & Michael Strahan Queen Latifah Rachael Ray Steve Harvey Favorite Late Night Talk Show Host Conan O'Brien Craig Ferguson David Letterman Winner: Jimmy Fallon Jimmy Kimmel Favorite Dramedy Awkward. Winner: Orange Is the New Black Shameless Suits White Collar Favorite TV Icon Winner: Betty White Katey Sagal Mark Harmon Tim Allen Tom Selleck Favorite TV Duo David Boreanaz & Emily Deschanel (Bones) Ginnifer Goodwin & Josh Dallas (Once Upon a Time) Jared Padalecki & Jensen Ackles (Supernatural) Nathan Fillion & Stana Katic (Castle) Winner: Nina Dobrev & Ian Somerhalder (The Vampire Diaries) Favorite TV Character We Miss Most Winner: Dr. Cristina Yang played by Sandra Oh (Grey's Anatomy) Dr. Lance Sweets played by John Francis Daley (Bones) Hershel Greene played by Scott Wilson (The Walking Dead) Leslie Shay played by Lauren German (Chicago Fire) Neal Cassidy played by Michael Raymond-James (Once Upon a Time) Favorite Actor In A New TV Series Ben McKenzie Winner: David Tennant Dylan McDermott Laurence Fishburne Scott Bakula Favorite Actress In A New TV Series Debra Messing Jada Pinkett Smith Octavia Spencer Téa Leoni Winner: Viola Davis Favorite Sketch Comedy TV Show Drunk History Inside Amy Schumer Key & Peele Kroll Show Winner: Saturday Night Live Favorite Animated TV Show American Dad Bob's Burger Family Guy Winner: The Simpsons South Park Favorite New TV Comedy black-ish Cristela Winner: Jane the Virgin Marry Me The McCarthys Favorite New TV Drama Constantine Winner: The Flash Forever Gotham How to Get Away with Murder Favorite Male Artist Blake Shelton Winner: Ed Sheeran John Legend Pharrell Williams Sam Smith Favorite Female Artist Beyoncé Iggy Azalea Katy Perry Sia Winner: Taylor Swift Favorite Group Coldplay Imagine Dragons Winner: Maroon 5 One Direction OneRepublic Favorite Breakout Artist Winner: 5 Seconds of Summer Charli XCX Fifth Harmony Meghan Trainor Sam Smith Favorite Male Country Artist Blake Shelton Brad Paisley Winner: Hunter Hayes Luke Bryan Tim McGraw Favorite Female Country Artist Winner: Carrie Underwood Dolly Parton Faith Hill Lucy Hale Miranda Lambert Favorite Country Group The Band Perry Florida Georgia Line Winner: Lady Antebellum Rascal Flatts Zac Brown Band Favorite Pop Artist Beyoncé Jennifer Lopez Jessie J Sia Winner: Taylor Swift Favorite Hip-Hop Artist Drake Winner: Iggy Azalea Jay Z Nicki Manaj T.I. Favorite R&B Artist Chris Brown Jennifer Hudson John Legend Winner: Pharrell Williams Usher Favorite Album G I R L by Pharrell Williams Ghost Stories by Coldplay In the Lonely Hour by Sam Smith My Everything by Ariana Grande Winner: X by Ed Sheeran Favorite Song "All About That Bass" by Meghan Trainor "Bang Bang" by Jessie J, Ariana Grande & Nicki Minaj "Maps" by Maroon 5 Winner: "Shake It Off" by Taylor Swift "Stay with Me" by Sam Smith This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| 25 Mistakes From Your Favorite High-Octane Films Posted: Very few people's lives are peppered with exhilarating car chases, high-octane explosions, and bad-ass heroes saving the day -- which is why we go to the movies. Putting life on hold for a couple hours and going on an exciting, over-the-top journey is worth the price of a ticket -- even if the movie includes a few gaffes and continuity errors. In case you missed the blunders in your favorite action flicks, like "Gladiator" or "Saving Private Ryan," here's a gallery to get you up to speed. As always, all photos are courtesy of MovieMistakes.com.  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Golden Globes 2015: The 12 Things You're Most Likely to See at This Year's Ceremony Posted:  A month from now, are you even going to remember who won the Golden Globes? And should you? After all, it's not like the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, the little group of entertainment journalists who give out the prizes, have loads of credibility, either as Oscar and Emmy prognosticators or as discerning film and TV critics.But they do put on a heck of an awards show. This year's gala, the HFPA's 72nd, boasts a pair of popular and funny emcees, a glamorous gathering of TV and movie stars, a tribute to a certain Hollywood royal, and the possibility that the event's free-flowing alcohol and relaxed vibes will lead to something spontaneous and memorable happening. Oh yeah, and Sunday's proceedings will also offer a small hint at what could win at the Oscars in February. Here, then, are some things likely to catch your eye at the 2015 Golden Globes ceremony. The Tina and Amy Show. This is the third and, alas, apparently the last year that Ms. Fey and Ms. Poehler will co-host the ceremony. Expect them to go out with a bang, sparing few with their sweetly-delivered barbs, since they don't have to worry about being invited back. More of the same from Ricky Gervais. After all, the HFPA is letting previous three-time host Gervais come back as a presenter, despite his well-established tendency to insult the powerful and hijack the show for his own purposes. You at home will be laughing, even if those in the Beverly Hilton ballroom do not. A-listers reading cue cards. Along with Gervais, plenty of top-ranking entertainers will be happy to serve as presenters at the Globes, where no one will be writing awkward jokes into their remarks like at the Oscars. Those who've agreed to appear so far include Amy Adams, Adrien Brody, Robert Downey Jr., Anna Faris, Kevin Hart, Salma Hayek, Kate Hudson, Gwyneth Paltrow, Chris Pratt, Channing Tatum, Lily Tomlin, Kristen Wiig, Owen Wilson, and Catherine Zeta-Jones. Frasier's daughter. Miss Golden Globes, the gowned gal who hands out the trophies and escorts the winners offstage, is almost always a celebrity's daughter. This year, it's 22-year-old Greer Grammer, star of "Awkward" and daughter of Kelsey. Keep an eye on her; after all, past Miss GGs have included Melanie Griffith and Laura Dern. A coronation for George Clooney. After all, like Jack Nicholson or Clark Gable before him, Clooney is pretty much acknowledged by one and all to be the king of Hollywood. So why not make it official? On Sunday, he'll pick up the Cecil B. DeMille award, the HFPA's lifetime achievement prize. Isn't the 53-year-old a little young for that? After all, just 20 years ago, before the 1994 debut of "ER," hardly anyone knew who he was. (Though we shouldn't discount his earlier career, a decade spent doing things like guest roles on "The Golden Girls" and starring in horror spoof "Return of the Killer Tomatoes!") Still, he's a big deal now. And a good sport, judging by the way he canoodled with Poehler during a comedy bit at a previous Globes ceremony. Over the years, the HFPA has nominated him in nine different categories; the organization's official press release about the DeMille award observes, "At this point, he could only top this if he were to write a song or have a sex change." Let's hope not. Newcomers among the TV winners. The Globe voters like to get out in front of the Emmys when it comes to being the first to recognize new shows. So look for Gina Rodriguez to take home a trophy for "Jane the Virgin" and Viola Davis (who's a newcomer to primetime, at least) to grab one for "How to Get Away With Murder." Newcomers among the movie winners -- sort of. Director Richard Linklater has gone Globe-less throughout his quarter-century career, but that's likely to end with the hosannas over "Boyhood." Watch for that film's supporting actress nominee, Patricia Arquette, to pick up her first Globe, too. Of course, "Boyhood"'s big rival, "Birdman," could also grab a few prizes, including a Best Actor award for the previously Globe-deprived Michael Keaton. Jokes about "The Interview." Nobody came off looking noble in that fiasco, so there'll be plenty of wisecracks to go around. Food envy. Potential Globe honorees had better remember to bring some dental floss; you don't want to go up on stage and on camera with black Tuscan kale from the awards banquet's second course stuck in your teeth. This year, you can watch as Globe guests nibble on a three-course meal consisting of a modified Waldorf salad with a lemon emulsion dressing, a surf-and-turf course of filet mignon and Arctic char (served with a potato croquette, a fondue of heirloom cherries and tomatoes, and the aforementioned kale), and a triple dessert course of cassis lemon cheesecake, chocolate alliance salted caramel, and hazelnut dacquoise. You know, in case you wanted to duplicate the menu at home. A moment of silence. Many greats from the worlds of both TV and film passed away last year, probably too many for the show to do justice to them all in the annual "In Memoriam" montage. Hold your applause 'til the end, folks. Plugs for "Parks and Recreation." You think NBC is going to miss a chance to promote the final season of Poehler's cult-fave sitcom? C'mon, people, it's your last chance to discover this show. Drunken revelry. There's never as much of it as we at home would want to see. Still, hope springs eternal that the Globes' keep-refilling-those-goblets policy will pay off in an on-camera slap fight or wardrobe malfunction. Heck, we'd settle for a loud belch. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Best of Late Night TV: Liam Neeson's Arm Wrestling and Chris Pratt's Surprise Appearence (VIDEO) Posted:  If you're like us and value your sleep, you probably nodded off into your Ambien dreamland before the party started on post-prime time TV. Don't worry; we've got you covered. Here's the best of what happened last night on late night. The late night moment you've been waiting for has arrived: Jimmy Fallon and Liam Neeson finally went head-to-head (or rather, fist-to-fist) in a "Tonight Show" arm wrestling match of epic proportions. We'll let you watch the clip to see who wins, but hint: it's not Jimmy Fallon. Of course the best part of this arm wrestling match were the insults Jimmy and Liam threw at each other, including "after I win I'm gonna officially change my name from Liam Neeson to Dick Rubnuts." Flawless. Hot off the heels of Jimmy and Liam's wrestling match, "Pretty Little Liars'" Lucy Hale showed up on "Late Night" to chat about the most addictive show of all time. The question on everyone's mind: does she know who A is? The answer: of course not, let's be real. The writers change their mind about A's identity every five seconds! Over on "Kimmel," Chris Pratt made an unexpected appearance in Jimmy's office thanks to being epically confused about the show's schedule. The result: an impromptu interview. Bless your heart for doing this skit, Chris Pratt. Also, how excited is everyone for "Parks and Recreation's" triumphant return? Meanwhile on "Conan," Elizabeth Banks stole our hearts when she declared herself a feminist and said that she's totally on board with Miley Cyrus and Kim Kardashian's internet-breaking nudity. Also, she's raising her sons to be fellow feminists who play with Barbie dolls, which is obviously completely awesome. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| 'American Horror Story: Freak Show' Episode 11: 'Magical Thinking' Posted:  Neil Patrick Harris makes everything better, and that's certainly true for this week's episode of "American Horror Story: Freak Show." His character Chester, a mild-mannered traveling salesman with a love for lizards and ladies, starts off as a mild-mannered Southern gentleman, is the exact sort of character that "AHS" does best: super duper normal and harmless on the outside, although perhaps a little eccentric, and utterly bananas once we stop being polite and start getting real. And, boy, things get real this week. Beside Manners The show starts with a flashback to two days prior, when Jimmy is presented with a real "Sophie's Choice" dilemma by Richard. Jimmy can rot in jail, where he'll probably meet a similar fate as poor Meep, or he can let Richard sell one of his hands to pay for a lawyer. Of course, Jimmy wakes up in the hospital with not one but two stumps, no lawyer, no painkillers (the nurse sniffs one of her friends was at the Tupperware party), and no future. However, Dell comes by to visit, and they bond and make plans to buy the show from Elsa. Meanwhile, Dot and Bette have decided that it's time to enjoy the body they inhabit, which means they make lots of lewd jokes to themselves via ESP and try to seduce Toulouse, who proves to be an inept kisser. This change in the twins is sudden and strange, and their monologue about how wonderful and joyous and in touch with pleasure the freaks are has a gross "noble savage" feel to it that feels very much against the grain of the whole "AHS" vibe. On one hand, it makes sense that the twins can only fully embrace their sexuality by rejecting the values of their mother, but the way they describe the openness of the other freaks is dehumanizing and disappointing. Sometimes, it's hard to square what I think is the deeper subtext of the show, our shared humanity and/or lack thereof, with all the characters and their arcs. On one hand, it's great to see them shed their inhibitions, but on the other, it stinks to see them embrace an Elsa-like take on freaks as innocent monsters.  Enter Chester! If we didn't automatically realize he was entirely too gentlemanly to be well adjusted, the brief but bloody visions he has tips us off. When he does his ventriloquist act, we can hear his puppet Marjorie's voice, as played by Jamie Brewer, and later, when the twins seduce him and he insists on having Marjorie with them, well, it's apparent things are just going to get weirder. Especially when he mentions he was in World War II and has a metal plate in his head, and he starts hearing a loud buzzing noise when he gets aroused. Paul gets in a few great zings in this episode, the best being his advice to Chester to go lighter with his stage makeup. "You look like you just marched out of the Nutcracker Suite," Paul says, much to Marjorie's amusement. Meanwhile... Eve and Dell scheme to save Jimmy. It's absolutely the least interesting part of the episode, although it will no doubt prove to be pretty important by the time the season wraps up in a few weeks. Back to Chester! Through flashbacks, we learn about Chester's dark past, and boy, it is a doozy. See, he's really into the twins both digging him because then he doesn't feel left out; we soon find out why he has this deep-seated fear of being left out during a flashback. Cut to: Chester sitting in an armchair, smoking a cigarette, with Marjorie on his knee. He's watching two women in bed. One of them is his wife. After a while, he declares he is going to go to the garage to work on his magic. Eventually, both his wife and her lover meet a gruesome end at the hands of Marjorie, which again, is played by Jamie Brewster dressed like Chester's mannequin. As the P.I. Dandy has hired to follow the twins and their new lover explains, Chester's been on the run ever since. Yep, Dandy hired a P.I. to follow the twins, and he is super sad that Chester deflowered them. The newest act Chester is working on is the old saw a lady in half trick, and he wants the twins to be his assistants. "We don't want to be sawed in half any more!" one cries. No, no, he makes it clear that they're his assistants, and it's because they're beautiful, and no one is going to get sawn in half, obviously, because that would be perfectly crazy. Right? Two Dandies It seems appropriate that two guys who come across as polite to the point of being milquetoast, Dandy and Chester, are actually murderous freaks given half a chance. It's perfect that they become archenemies. In retaliation for sleeping with the twins, Dandy steals Marjorie and hides her in the main tent. She's sitting and calmly eating grapes when Dandy finds her, and then she starts making demands. She wants him to get rid of these new ladies he's involved with - and this time, he has to do the dirty work himself.  The Jig Is Up As we saw in the last episode, Maggie's change of heart means she's coming clean about her grifting ways. Specifically, she brought Desiree to Philly to see Ma Petite floating in a jar full of formaldehyde, just to really drive home her point. Somehow, they transport this giant jar full of Ma Petite back to Jupiter, FL., and Maggie reveals the truth to Elsa. While Desiree is questioning Dell, we hear Elsa scream from across the camp. Although Desiree is armed and dangerous, it's Elsa that puts a bullet through Dell's skull. Bye, Dell. Worth Noting: Drew Rin Varick, who plays Toulouse, says one line in this episode. After his kissing style is criticized, he protests, "But I am French!" That might actually be the most he's said in the entire show. Paul the Illustrated Seal Man is getting in loads of zingers. 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