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Here Is Your First Glimpse of Peter Capaldi in 'Doctor Who' (VIDEO)

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Hold on to your Tardis, because here's your first look at Peter Capaldi as the Twelfth Doctor. Seems like Doctor Who is in a bit of a pickle in this 15-second teaser, and his companion Clara Oswald (Jenna Coleman) is equally freaked out.

"Clara, be my pal and tell me -- am I a good man?" he asks." "I don't know who The Doctor is any more," she replies, and neither do we. Is he scary? Is he in trouble? What's with the malfunctioning Tardis Data Core? Where's our sonic screwdriver when we really need it?

Don't worry, lil Whovians. This is probably just the first of many, many promotional teasers to trickle across the pond before this season's premiere on August 23. Capaldi will be making his full-length "Who" debut in the episode entitled "Deep Breath," which is what all of the Whovians have been holding since the latest Doc was announced. American audiences probably know Capaldi best as the creatively foul-mouthed Malcolm Tucker from "In the Loop," although he's been in everything from "Dangerous Liaisons" and "Lair of the White Worm" to "Torchwood."

Do you miss Matt Smith already, or is this clip psyching you up for the next season of "Doctor Who"?



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Emmy Nominations Wish List: Outstanding Guest Actor and Guest Actress, Drama

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The 2014 Emmy nominations will be revealed July 10 and in the days leading up to that big announcement we'll be sharing our dream picks for nods in the big categories. You can find our picks for the reality categories here, Variety Series here, Lead Actor/Actress in a Miniseries or Movie here, Outstanding Movie and Outstanding Miniseries here. Today's focus: Outstanding Guest Actor and Outstanding Guest Actress in a drama series.

The Emmy guest performer categories always prove to be interesting because of the variety of actors and actresses submitted. Sometimes the most unlikeliest of comedic actresses will show up in a drama race. This year's ballot has no shortage of familiar faces and Hollywood star power.

In fact, some stars are even represented more than once. Donal Logue is up for "SVU" and "Sons of Anarchy" and Jeffrey Tambor was submitted for "SVU" and "The Good Wife." This double submission isn't uncommon in a race like this, considering some actors guest on more than one show a year and do a darn good job.

Sometimes an actor or actress you might not expect to billed as a "guest" gets submitted as such, and that also makes the competition even more fierce.

Here are our dream 2014 Emmy nominees for Outstanding Guest Actor and Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series:



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We Dare You Not to Fall in Love With This Trailer for 'The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby' (VIDEO)

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the disappearance of eleanor rigby trailerJames McAvoy and Jessica Chastain are giving us some serious Friday afternoon feels in this trailer for their new movie, "The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby." In less than two and a half minutes, Conor Ludlow (McAvoy) and Eleanor Rigby (Chastain) meet, fall in love, act adorable, and break up, with Eleanor doing the titular disappearing act and Conor left to wonder whether or not he should give chase. We wouldn't want to spoil anything, but things are obviously way more complicated (and less linear) than that.

More to the point, "The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby" is the re-edited version of two separate movies from writer/director Ned Benson, "Her" and "Him," which showed the love affair from both points of view. All three versions will be available to audiences, although it's not clear if "Her" and "Him" will be distributed on demand or in theaters or what. In any case, you can't say that writer/director Ned Benson isn't ambitious; "Her" and "Him" debuted at the Toronto Film Festival, and this version, which is subtitled "Them," played at Cannes. It's like a choose your own adventure book, with lots more crying!

William Hurt, Isabelle Huppert, Viola Davis, and Bill Hader also appear in the film, which will open on September 26. Stay tuned for details about "Her" and "Him," too. Just so you can feel all the feels.



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'Masters of Sex' Season 2 Trailer: Mixing Business With Pleasure (VIDEO)

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Common wisdom states you should avoid sleeping with your coworkers, but if you're both renegade researchers in the field of sexuality, well, things are gonna get pretty confusing.

The second season of Showtime's "Masters of Sex" is almost upon us, and if you haven't been watching this smart and sexy show, this teasing trailer might do the trick. Lizzy Caplan and Michael Sheen star as researchers Virginia Johnson and William Masters, and as you can see from this tidbit, it seems they've become their own best test subjects. Unfortunately, it's not as easy as they'd like to believe to divest your heart from your body, as we can see from these less-than-clinical trysts between the two scientists. And this is just the tip of the iceberg!

Although HBO's "Game of Thrones" and "True Blood" still dominate and saturate the media, Showtime's "Masters of Sex" and "Penny Dreadful" are definitely snagging some eyeballs.

The second season of "Masters of Sex" kicks off Sunday, July 13, at 10 PM EST.



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Whoopi Goldberg Is The Last Woman Standing at 'The View'

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The future is looking foggy at "The View," and it's not clear when the clouds will lift. The show suffered a blow in May when its co-creator and head honcho Barbara Walters retired, leaving Whoopi Goldberg as the lone voice of reason duking it out with nutty co-hosts Jenny McCarthy and Sherri Shepherd. Now it seems that Goldberg will be the last one standing, as both Shepherd and McCarthy are leaving - or were gently ousted, depending on who you believe.

According to TheWrap.com, Shepherd and the network couldn't agree on contracts terms, whereas ABC didn't renew McCarthy's contract. "The View" is on hiatus until July 7, but it's expected that both will stay on the show until this season ends in August.

It sounds like some serious ch-ch-changes are in store at "The View," which might include a male co-host and possibly the exit of exec producer Bill Geddie. However, as long as Whoopi keeps us posted on all the comings and goings of her cats Oliver and Vinny, all will be right in the world of daytime talk shows.



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'Transformers: Age of Extinction' Review: Hey, It Could've Been Worse

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Film Review-Transformers Age of ExtinctionSummer blockbusters are far from an exact science, but for the most part, there are two constants you can rely on year in and year out: Michael Bay loves to blow things up, and critics love to take down his movies. But much like Optimus Prime and the Autobots continuing to fight for humanity after swearing off it in every single "Transformers" movie, we just can't seem to help ourselves from coming back to these movies again and again.

And so, "Transformers: Age of Extinction" marks the fourth film in Bay's blockbuster franchise and the start of a whole new trilogy starring a new human cast. Picking up four years after the events of "Transformers: Dark of the Moon," Decepticons and Autobots alike are being hunted down by a CIA Transformer death squad called Cemetery Wind (apparently all the cool black ops names were already taken). But the tides turn when broke robotics engineer Cade Yeager (Mark Wahlberg) and his teenage daughter (Nicola Peltz) stumble across a beat-up Optimus and help bring him back to life. At least until an even bigger threat shows up that could spell the end for the Autobots and humanity as we know it. You know, if they didn't already have another two sequels planned.

And since, let's be honest, any movie that features a giant robot riding a fire-breathing robot dinosaur is pretty much critic-proof, instead, let's play devil's advocate and point out some of the positives from Bay's latest blockbuster blow-'em-up:

It could've been even longer.
Yes, 165 minutes is an awfully long amount of time to spend watching giant CGI robots pound one another. But even though "Age of Extinction" is 11 minutes longer than the already-bloated "Dark of the Moon" and the longest of the franchise to date, Bay's made longer. Lest we forget "Pearl Harbor," which clocks in at an epic 183 minutes. So he's never exactly had a thing for brevity. Plus, it's hard to cut down on runtime when every other shot is filmed in slo-mo.

It'd be more forgivable here if Bay had a complex, intricate plot to set up and/or work through, but in reality, "Age of Extinction" basically translates to our characters chasing a MacGuffin that doesn't even show up until the second half. That means the rest of the time can be used for crucial "character development," which is really just code for more lingering shots of Peltz in short shorts, endless bickering, and added explosions.

It only features one painfully racist caricature this time.
Give Bay a little credit: he heard your complaints, he just may not have understood them. Because after famously offending viewers with two walking, talking blatantly racist stereotypes in Mudflap and Skids in "Revenge of the Fallen," this time, Optimus' ragtag team features Ken Watanabe as Drift, complete with samurai armor, broken English and a habit of calling Optimus "sensei." Oh, and there's also a fat, e-cigar-chomping Autobot voiced by John Goodman (yes, really), but at least he's only offensive for other reasons. Apparently the vague hints of self-awareness that pop up in "Age of Extinction" (like poking fun at Hollywood's love of sequels) didn't extend to its characters. Then again, this is a director whose idea of giving a blockbuster "international appeal" involves demolishing Hong Kong once he's done with Chicago.

It could've starred Shia LaBeouf again.
Make no mistake, Mark Wahlberg is a serious upgrade as the main (human) protagonist here, even if he's significantly more believable firing a giant alien gun than as a down-on-his-luck inventor. He's not given much more to work with in the dialogue department than Shia's Sam Witwicky was, but thanks to Wahlberg's built-in action hero chops and charm, it's somehow easier to buy him giving pep talks to Optimus and going toe-to-toe with evil alien robots. The only thing missing is Wahlberg reprising his "Boogie Nights" rendition of the classic "Transformers" theme "The Touch," but maybe they're saving that for the next one.

It's actually intentionally funny at times.
Credit the casting director for this one, but between T.J. Miller as Yeager's dim-witted assistant and Stanley Tucci as a pseudo-Steve Jobs type building his own army of Transformers, "Age of Extinction" features some honest-to-goodness comic relief to go along with the usual cheesy one-liners. Granted, 99 percent of that is likely ad-libbed, but the few genuinely funny lines offer a welcome respite during the sensory-assaulting dullness of all those overstuffed action set pieces. There's a lot you can question about this latest "Transformers" installment (like pretty much the entire third act, or why they thought a statutory rape joke made for a hilarious "gag"), but the decision to swap out the entire human cast was a smart one.

It's even possible to tell what's going on during some of the fight scenes.
Not all of them, of course, but again, it's an upgrade from the disorienting CGI mayhem of the last few movies. And even if Bay's still taking a kitchen sink approach, packing every frame with as many fireworks and as much clashing metal as they can handle, he at least slows down the action at times to make sure the movie gets the most out of those expensive money shots. Of course, the increased coherence isn't always a bonus: during one early-movie car chase, the pursuit improbably cuts directly from the Yeager homestead to a cornfield, then back to the Yeager's lawn, and seconds later, onto their Texas town's main streets.

And while Optimus pays a lot of lip service (do Autobots have lips?) to his oath to never take a human life, apparently that doesn't extend to CIA officers or the ridiculous amount of callous collateral damage the nearly 30-minute long final fight causes. So instead of being thrilling and awe-inspiring, the extended CGI, pyrotechnic and product placement onslaught just gets exhausting after a while, and you wish Bay & Co. would just hurry this whole thing along. But wait, isn't the point of all this eye candy that it's fun to watch? Somewhere along the way, this franchise seemed to forget that part. Oh well. Maybe the fifth time's the charm?

"Transformers: Age of Extinction" is now playing in theatres.



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​This Week in TV: How Will Diane Sawyer's Departure Change TV News?

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Diane Sawyer's September departure from her nightly anchor desk at ABC News, announced on Wednesday, is clearly a major event that will change -- or rather, lay bare -- the face of TV news. How to explain the multi-rippled impact of Sawyer's stepping aside? Use a phrase that was once applied to her old boss, Richard Nixon: "Follow the money."

In the short term, of course, ABC may save some money by having young pup David Muir (who's 40 and has decades less seniority than 68-year-old Sawyer) take her nightly seat. Meanwhile, naming morning mainstay George Stephanopoulos as "Chief Anchor" for breaking news seems a largely cosmetic and cheap way to keep the daytime news star happy without actually promoting him or increasing his duties much. And keeping the morning crew happy is, in a way, what this move is really all about.

After all, Muir's version of the nightly newscast is supposedly going to be more like "Good Morning America," perhaps with more live interviews and less gravitas. And having "GMA"'s Stephanopoulos on board in whatever capacity will also reinforce continuity with "GMA." For it's "GMA," not the evening "World News," that is now ABC's flagship news program and its cash cow.

For the first time in 16 years, "GMA" is handily beating NBC's "Today" among morning viewers. Those hours of programming every morning mean big ad dollars, in contrast with the aging, shrinking audience for the nightly newscasts. The nightly network news is just not the glamour job it was when every TV journalist aspired to be Walter Cronkite or Dan Rather or Tom Brokaw or Peter Jennings. In the zillion-channel cable universe, the network's nightly newscasts are largely seen as fading anachronisms, a last bastion of boring high-mindedness from an age when a network's TV news division was still considered a public service and not a revenue generator like everything else the network aired.

In recent years, old-school pundits decried the ascent of Sawyer and Katie Couric from the morning news shows to their network's nightly anchor chairs as moves that would somehow soften (read: feminize) the newscasts and make them less serious. The truth is, however, that the nightly newscasts were always personality-driven, defined as much by the personal style of a Cronkite or Brokaw as by the actual editorial content. That Sawyer's duties will be split between Muir and Stephanopoulos shows not only that she leaves big shoes to fill, but also that the anchor job is no longer the glittering prize it once was. The fact that Sawyer can so casually walk away from the desk after less than five years there shows that as well.

Of course, now that Sawyer is leaving, nightly network news is once again the preserve of middle-aged white guys. Whatever experiment Couric and Sawyer were launching was short-lived, and now it's back to the way things were for decades before they came along. (Sure, there's still Gwen Ifill and Judy Woodruff running the nightly news hour on PBS, but does PBS count?) Especially after Barbara Walters' departure from "The View" last month, ABC News is going from having TV journalism's two most celebrated women in prominent daily posts to looking like every other white-guy network. (Sawyer and Walters, who is 84, have both said they'll continue to do prime-time interview specials, but it's hard not to see their respective resignations from their day jobs as anything but easing gently into retirement.) It's hard to see how having Muir or Stephanopoulos at the desk will help ABC differentiate its newscast from those of Scott Pelley at CBS or Brian Williams at NBC.

The paradox is that ABC seems to want to make its nightly news more closely resemble golden goose "GMA," and yet a big part of that morning show's success is its appeal to women, who are the primary audience for daytime TV and (to hear the sponsors tell it) for TV in general. How is losing its most recognizable women going to help ABC News recapture the evening like it did the morning?


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'TGIF' Shows: A Definitive Ranking (VIDEO)

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Do you remember the days when Friday night was all about ABC's delightful block of family-oriented programming? Perhaps you rushed to your couch after dinner or piled in front of a set at a slumber party throughout the '90s, all so you could catch your favorite sitcoms play out from 8-10 PM as the weekend settled in. The "TGIF" phenomenon was its own decade-long version of tween-skewing must-see TV.

One of its breakout sitcoms was "Boy Meets World," which is being revived through the Disney Channel fifteen years after its finale through a spinoff appropriately titled, "Girl Meets World." The show premieres on TV screens Friday, June 27th (it's been streaming online since earlier this month) but has been making headlines ever since the concept was announced. The new effort surely hopes to tap into the nostalgia of now 30-somethings and capture a new generation of youngins looking for friendly, coming-of-age programming to get hooked on.

As we prepare for this beloved series' fresh iteration, we thought we would take a look back on the shows that brought the joy of watching awkward first kisses, wacky neighbors, "very special episodes," and plenty of memorable life lessons being learned.

Here is our definitive ranking of the TGIF shows, from the worst to the very best.



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Amy Adams Gives Her First Class Seat to a Serviceman, Wins Our Hearts

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amy adamsFlying is a total pain in the keister these days, but little gestures go a long way. Amy Adams went above and beyond on a flight from Detroit to Los Angeles on Friday by giving up her fancy first-class seat to an American serviceman. ESPN's "Numbers Never Lie" Jemele Hill spotted the Oscar nominee (and former Army brat) leaving her seat before the flight took off. "I think she must have said something to the flight attendant, because before we took off she had vacated her seat and the flight attendant brought the soldier to her seat," Hill told TODAY.com. Little did Hill know that her tweet would make the news around the country in so little time. News travels fast -- especially when you're not using in-flight WiFi.

It seems likely that Adams was in Detroit to film "Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice," which is currently in production in the area. The movie will be out in 2016.

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The 'Fantastic Four' Reboot Will Probably Have a 'Found Footage Feel'

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fantastic four reboot found footageWhile we all know that Josh Trank, director of the giant new "Fantastic Four" movie for Fox, got his start on the relatively smallish found footage thriller "Chronicle," there was still something of an expectation that the new film would have scope and resemble a real-life movie, at least as we traditionally understand them. But not so fast.

In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter (via Film Drunk), Emma Watts, the president of production at Fox, was asked if the "Fantastic Four" reboot, featuring young whippersnappers like Miles Teller, Kate Mara, Michael B. Jordan and Jamie Bell (from AMC's sensation "Turn"), would feature the same found footage feel that characterize "Chronicle," Watts responded that, yes, that would be a part of it.

"It's Josh, so it can't not have that feel," Watts said. "That's his talent, that's what he does, and that's what excites him about it. It is a really interesting young cast, and he is the magnet that's brought them all together."

To which we have to let out an exasperated groan. This is not the kind of property that will benefit from a cheapo shaky cam aesthetic, and it also calls into question Trank's talents in general. Does this mean that his "Star Wars" movie is going to be more "Troopers" (the early, fan-made "Star Wars" spoof that took on the look of "Cops") than "The Empire Strikes Back?" We certainly hope not.

There is, of course, the outside possibility that Watts was simply mistaken and misspoke. Maybe she just means that Trank is adopting some of the more roughhewn style for the multiplex-worthy "Fantastic Four." Or maybe not. Either way, we'll get our answers closer to the movie's March 6th, 2015 release date.

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Movie & TV Superheroes: Where Are They Now? (PHOTOS)

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Superheroes Where are they now By Jessica Wedemeyer, Wonderwall

For some actors, portraying a superhero is the role of a lifetime. For others, it's the kiss of death, dooming stars to a lifetime of typecasting and looking back at their glory days. Tobey Maguire is one celeb who survived the superhero curse -- but it didn't come easy! In honor of the erstwhile Peter Parker's 39th birthday on June 27, read up on what he's been up to since he hung up his Spidey suit, plus get the scoop on what happened to other stars who previously portrayed superheroes.



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This May Be the Most Spectacular Action Sequence Ever Made (Eat Your Heart Out, Michael Bay)

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most spectacular action sequence everBollywood knows a thing or two about spectacle, and this unbelievably awesome action clip proves it.

This short clip, from the Bollywood film "Singham," features a gun-toting, mustache-rocking cop, who pulls a getting-out-of-the-car-mid-fish-tail and shoots the tire of a suspect's car -- and that's when things get really crazy. You have to watch the video to truly appreciate the overall ridiculousness of this scene, but let's just say that what goes up doesn't necessarily always come down. It's enough to make Michael Bay jealous.

Lucky for you, "Singham" is already available for streaming on Netflix. Now you know what you're doing with your Friday night.

[h/t Sploid]



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'Pacific Rim 2' Is Officially Happening, and It Has an April 7th, 2017 Release Date

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pacific rim 2 release dateYES. In a somewhat unexpected move, director Guillermo del Toro announced, via adorable video message (below) that he would be back to direct "Pacific Rim 2" for Legendary Films. And that's not all - the giant monsters-versus-giant robots universe will be greatly expanded, as well, with an accompanying animated series and all-new comic book adventures. Universal later confirmed that they would be releasing "Pacific Rim 2" in that sweet "Captain America: The Winter Soldier" slot of April 7th, 2017. Please file under: amazing.

What makes this announcement something of a shock is the fact that the original "Pacific Rim," which took place in a futureworld version of earth that is regularly attacked by giant, Godzilla-like monsters, didn't perform all that well. On a reported $190 million production budget, the movie only made $101 million in America (and that was by the skin of its fangs), although it did amass a healthy $309 million from overseas markets and was a smash in the all-important Chinese market. Also, Legendary loves del Toro; they've also produced his upcoming Gothic romance "Crimson Peak," which co-stars Tom Hiddleston, Jessica Chastain and Mia Wasikowska, and is out next year.

So it makes a certain kind of sense. Like the photo of Grumpy Cat and Peter Dinklage, we probably shouldn't spend too much time questioning why there is a "Pacific Rim 2" and just appreciate its existence in the first place. The first film was one of our very favorite movies of last year, a wild, hellzapoppin' fantasia that felt like a genuinely explosive, visionary sci-fi confection. Also: Kanye loved it. So at least Yeezus is excited.



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Here's Everything That's Wrong With Disney's 'Frozen' in One Mind-Blowing Video

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From your great-grandfather to your baby sis, "Frozen" has captured the hearts of audiences worldwide -- but it's far from perfect.

It has a goofy, talking snowman and some truly gorgeous songs, though are they just there to distract us from some very blatant errors? You be the judge. In the video below, CinemaSins, harbinger of everything that is wrong with every movie, breaks down some of the biggest WTF moments, and in hilarious fashion.

Unlike "Frozen," this video is not suitable for children! (Plus, who would want to shatter their dreams...?)



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Here Are the 5 Most Amazing Movies Based on Toys (and the 5 We Want to Forget)

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movies based on toysThis weekend, "Transformers: Age of Extinction" continues in the long and questionable history of movies based on toy properties. It's not too large of a leap to make -- after all, how many toys are based on comic books, television shows and movies? And how many toys, trading cards, or board games try to cultivate, at the very least, a palpable mood? Call it franchise reverse engineering.

For a while, this seemed like Hollywood's Next Big Thing, with Universal singing a lucrative deal with Hasbro to churn out movies based on their properties, eventually putting most of those projects, like an Adam Sandler-led "Candyland," into turn-around. (Some will still see the light of day, like October's Michael Bay-produced found footage spook show "Ouija.") Apparently, the novelty of seeing toys turned into movies has worn off.

Still, it's enough to make you want to look back at the five best (and five worst) toy-to-feature film adaptations, and how each one of them was either something you'd want to play with repeatedly or "forget" in the sandbox.

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This Photo of Peter Dinklage and Grumpy Cat Will Make Your Friday (UPDATE)

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UPDATE: The photo is fake. The internet giveth, and the internet taketh away.

We're not sure how this happened, or why this happened, just that it happened (and that it's glorious): Perez Hilton posted a photo of Peter Dinklage aka Tyrion Lannister with none other than internet sensation Grumpy Cat. And, yes, Dinklage is making an appropriately grumpy face.

Considering Dinklage is wearing a tie, maybe this was at one of the approximately one thousand premieres that were held for Dinklage's superhero movie "X-Men: Days of Future Past," although that still doesn't answer the question of why Grumpy Cat was there. Is Grumpy Cat doing red carpet interviews now? What kind of access does this cat have?

Sometimes it's best not to ask questions about where certain amazing things come from, just to cherish those amazing things forever and ever. Also, to share a funny autobiographical story: I used to see Dinklage walking his dog in the East Village. And it always shocked me because, as a man of diminutive stature, you'd think he'd have a small dog, one that would emphasize Dinklage's size and, well, not threaten to trample him. But no. Dinklage was always walking a Great Dane that was, roughly, the size of a baby rhinoceros.

There you go, everyone: Peter Dinklage, a lover of animals. That is, of course, if Dinklage chose not to unload a quiver full of arrows into Grumpy Cat shortly after this photo was taken.



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Seth MacFarlane Is Helping Make Our 'Reading Rainbow' Dreams Come True

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LOS ANGELES (AP) - LeVar Burton's "Reading Rainbow" fundraising effort is getting a boost from a generous pal, Seth MacFarlane.

MacFarlane has promised to match up to $1 million in pledges made on the Kickstarter website so that an online version of "Reading Rainbow" can be made available without charge to an expanded number of underfunded classrooms, Burton said in a statement Thursday.

MacFarlane's offer is in effect through 3 p.m. EDT on July 2, when the online fundraiser is to conclude.

Burton said he was left nearly speechless by the "extraordinary generosity" of his friend, the TV and movie writer-producer-actor whose credits include "Ted" and "Family Guy." MacFarlane's spokeswoman confirmed the offer.

MacFarlane jumped in after hearing that "Reading Rainbow" needed to raise at least $5 million, Burton said. The Kickstarter campaign's initial goal was $1 million.

More than $4 million had been pledged by 83,000-plus contributors as of Thursday afternoon.

Burton, star of "Roots and "Star Trek: Next Generation," was host of the children's literacy program that aired on public television through 2009. "Reading Rainbow" was launched as a best-selling tablet app in 2012, and aims to expand its reach with a subscription-based home version that will start at $5 monthly.

An educator-specific format will be created for schools and made available free to 1,500 of the neediest classrooms with the first $1 million in donations, according to RRKidz, the for-profit company co-founded by Burton.

The additional donations, including from MacFarlane, will enable the format to be extended to at least another 6,000 such classrooms, according to Burton.

"It was my mother who taught me that, by picking up a book, I could 'go anywhere' and 'be anything,'" Burton said in a posting on Kickstarter.

Contributors can claim rewards ranging from autographed memorabilia to a private dinner with Burton to a chance to put on the visor that the actor wore on "Star Trek."

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Tilda Swinton Facts: 25 Things You (Probably) Don't Know About the Star

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Tilda Swinton is known for her unique appearance and eccentric roles, but that only scratches the surface of this international star.

Swinton began her career in creative, arthouse flicks before slowly transitioning to more mainstream roles, though don't pigeon-hole her as merely an actress; she's inspired designers and appeared in performance art around the globe. This summer, she's back on the big screen (and nearly unrecognizable) in the critically acclaimed "Snowpiercer."

From her incredible family ancestry to her connection to David Bowie, here are 25 things you probably don't know about Tilda Swinton.

1. Tilda Swinton was born Katherine Matilda Swinton on November 5, 1960 in London, England to Sir John Swinton and Judith Balfour.

2. Her paternal ancestry is Anglo-Scot and can be traced back a thousand years, to the Middle Ages. A Thousand Years. I can't even process that...

3. Clan Swinton is of Saxon origin and descended from the nobles of the kingdom of Northumberland, which straddles the modern-day border between Scotland and England. The Swinton's have an 11th century charter (via Edgar, King of Scotland) granting them possession of the village of Swinewood in the county of Berwickshire. This geographical location put them in the middle of Scotland's centuries-long fight to gain independence.

4. In the late 13th century, the family patriarchs swore allegiance to the King of England, yet less than 100 years later, the then patriarch, a Scottish commander, led the Scots to victory at the Battle of Otterburn.

5. According to legend, the family name was given for their bravery in ridding the country of wild boar -- as the family arms indicates.

6. The clan's impact is more than just ceremonial even today. Tilda Swinton's father was a highly decorated Major-General, who served, and was twice wounded, in World War II.

7. Meanwhile, her mother's great-grandfather was Scottish botanist John Hutton Balfour.

8. The actress studied Social and Political Science at Cambridge University before graduating with a degree in English Literature.

9. Despite her rich heritage, Swinton joined the Communist Party while at Cambridge and, later, the Scottish Socialist Party.

10. While at Cambridge, she performed in numerous stage productions before joining the Royal Shakespeare Company. Her time with the Company was short-lived, however, and she soon left to pursue independent film projects.

11. Swinton's partly androgynous appearance lent itself to her early film roles, many of which explored gender identity. In the critically-acclaimed "Orlando" (1992), based on the novel by Virginia Woolf, the actress played a nobleman who changes sexes over the course of 400 years.

12. She even played Mozart in Aleksandr Pushkin's "Mozart and Salieri."

13. Swinton has said that people unfamiliar with her often refer to the actress as "Sir" because of her height, lack of lipstick, and overall appearance. She was once even searched by a male guard at airport security!

14. In 1988, she appeared in Derek Jarman's "War Requiem," opposite Laurence Olivier, in what would be Olivier's final acting role.

15. Even when the actress takes on more mainstream roles, from "The Beach" and "Vanilla Sky" to "The Chronicles of Narnia" series and "Michael Clayton," her characters never cease to be entirely hers.

16. Her performance in "Michael Clayton" (2007) opposite George Clooney earned her the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress. She was the 131st actress to receive an Academy Award.

17. In her acceptance speech, Swinton said she would give her Oscar to her agent.

18. Hardly limited to acting, Swinton and her friend Joanna Scanian developed a performance art piece that featured Swinton in a glass case, asleep, and on display to the public for a week. She performed this piece in 1995 in London, 1996 in Rome, and 2013 at the Museum of Modern Art in New York.

19. Swinton also served as the muse for Dutch fashion designers Viktor & Rolf, who made an entire 2003 collection with her in mind.

20. She's even contributed to the music world. In February 2013, she played the role of David Bowie's wife in his music video for "The Stars (Are Out Tonight)."

21. In 2005, Swinton performed live with Patti Smith on four separate nights, reading texts from various authors.

22. Despite the rumors, the actress does not maintain relationships with two different men.

23. Swinton and the Scottish playwright and artist John Byrne were together for over a decade and have two children together, twins Honor and Xavier (born 1997).

24. For several years now, the actress has been in a relationship with Sandro Kopp, a German painter.

25. Recently, Swinton appeared in front of Moscow's Kremlin holding a rainbow flag and released a statement -- "In solidarity. From Russia with love." -- to show her support of the LGBT community after Russia's persecution of LGBT citizens.

[Sources: Wikipedia, IMDb]

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Kids' Movie Quotes: The Most Iconic, Memorable, and Repeated Lines in Movie History

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Kids say the darnedest things! Isn't that what Bill Cosby taught us back in the 1990s? Well, the legendary comedian was right, obviously, especially when it comes to memorable movie quotes. We wanted to take a look back through the decades at some of the most hilarious, touching, unforgettable lines said by kid characters (most are live-action, but there are a few animated characters too). We even asked some of our friends and readers what their favorites were and came up with this list of 25, but it just as easily could have been 50.

And if you notice we paid extra attention to the '80s and '90s, let's just say that's when many of us were growing up; we're sure younger (and older) readers could come up with an entirely different lineup of quotes. Feel free to share them in the comments!

"So never kick a dog / Because he's just a pup / We'll fight like twenty armies / And we won't give up / So you'd better run for cover / When the pup grows up!"
-- Gavroche (Daniel Huttlestone) in "Les Miserables" (2012)

"It's so fluffy!"
--Agnes (voiced by Elsie Fisher) in "Despicable Me" (2010) -- suggested by Susan Hopson

"I wanna get chocolate wasted!"
--Becky Feder (Alexys Nicole Sanchez) in "Grown Ups" (2010) -- suggested by John Nolan

"Who are you and what have you done with Hermione Granger?"
--Ron Weasley (Rupert Grint) in "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix" (2007)

"Make me a bicycle, clown!"
--"Bratty Kid" (Dylan James Turner) in "Wedding Crashers" (2005) -- suggested by Tim Brown

"You're tacky and I hate you"
--Billy (Brian Falduto) in "School of Rock" (2003) -- suggested by Chantal Thomas

"Ohana means family. Family means nobody gets left behind."
--Lilo (Daveigh Chase) in "Lilo & Stitch" (2002)

"I see dead people."
--Cole Sear (Haley Joel Osment) in "The Sixth Sense" (1999)

"Did you know the human head weighs eight pounds?"
--Ray Boyd (Jonathan Lipnicki) in "Jerry Maguire" (1996)

"You're killin' me, Smalls!"
--Ham Porter (Patrick Renna) in "The Sandlot" (1993)

"Ahhhhhhh!"
"I made my family disappear!"
--Kevin McCallister (Macaulay Culkin) in "Home Alone" (1990) -- suggested by Jill Berry

"Boys have a penis, girls have a vagina"
--Joseph (Miko Hughes) in "Kindergarten Cop" (1990)

"Alright, alright, Mickey's a mouse, Donald's a duck, Pluto's a dog. What's Goofy?"
--Gordie (Wil Wheaton) in "Stand By Me" (1986) -- suggested by Nell Minow

"Because it's their time. Their time! Up there! Down here, it's our time. It's our time down here."
--Mikey (Sean Astin) in "The Goonies" (1985)

"I want my two dollars!"
--Paperboy (Sebastian Dungan), "Better Off Dead" (1985)

"I want an official Red Ryder, carbine action, two-hundred-shot range model air rifle!"
--Ralphie Parker (Peter Billingsley) in "A Christmas Story" (1983)

"Ponyboy, stay gold."
--Johnny Cade (Ralph Macchio) in "The Outsiders" (1983)

"You could be happy here, I could take care of you. I wouldn't let anybody hurt you. We could grow up together, E.T. "
--Elliott (Henry Thomas) in "E.T." (1982)

"They're heeeeere"
--Carole Anne Freeling (Heather O'Rourke) in "Poltergeist" (1982)

"I think I'm gonna like it here"
"Leaping lizards!"
--Annie (Aileen Quinn)
"Oh my goodness, oh my goodness!"
--July (Lucie Stewart) in "Annie" (1982)

"I want an Oompa Loompa NOW!"
-- Veruca Salt (Julie Dawn Cole), "Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory" (1971)

"Please, sir, I want some more"
--Oliver Twist (Mark Lester) in "Oliver!" (1968) -- suggested by Alice Henty

"Shane! Shane, Come back!"
--Joey Starrett (Brandon De Wilde) in "Shane" (1953) -- suggested by Ben Gardiner

"God bless us, everyone"
--Tiny Tim (Glyn Dearman) in "A Christmas Carol" (1951... or any other version)

"Look, Daddy. Teacher says, 'Every time a bell rings, an angel gets his wings!'"
--Zuzu Bailey (Karolyn Grimes) in "It's a Wonderful Life" (1946) -- suggested by Caitlin Wheeler

"Toto, I've a feeling we're not in Kansas anymore."
"There's no place like home, there's no place like home"
--Dorothy Gale (Judy Garland) in "The Wizard of Oz" (1939)

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Mark Ruffalo's Hulk Non-Workout and Hammered World Cup Fans Lead Our Late Night Roundup (VIDEO)

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Here are some moments you might have missed during Thursday night's late night talk shows:

Over on The Late Show, Mark Ruffalo stopped by and opened up about playing the Hulk. Dave (with love, of course) told him he wasn't sure he would point to him in a lineup if he was ask to choose a guy for the part. Fortunately, Mark agreed with that consensus. He also spoke about his workout for the superhero role, which apparently involves... nothing.

Jimmy Kimmel rolled out a hilarious "Pedestrian Questions" segment where the audience had to guess if fans watching the World Cup US/Germany game at a bar were already drunk by 9 AM. Yup, some of them were hammered. In fact, one of them had "been hammered since yesterday." Enjoy the magic.


"Transformers: Age of Extinction" star Nicola Peltz was one of Kimmel's guests and she had an interesting tale to tell about Mark Wahlberg's wild friends. Mark tends to bring his old Boston buddies along with him (Nacho and Hamster are two examples of members of his "camp") and apparently one time there was an incident that involved eating goldfish straight from a vase. Just watch and learn.


Chris Rock weighed in on gun control on ChelseaLately in a way only Chris Rock could. Here's how he feels about dealing with the pro-gun people who cursed him out after he went to DC to speak on the issue.


Dave Letterman treated us to a top 10 list last night -- top 10 things that will get you banned from the zoo. This countdown was in honor of a lady who got kicked out of the Memphis zoo after feeding cookies and singing to lions.

Bob Newhart chatted with Jimmy Kimmel about his needy pal, Don Rickles. Bob has quite the funny way of dealing with the constant attention and validation Don needs, especially when they're playing golf.




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