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- The 13 Most Annoying People at the Movie Theater
- The New 'Minions' Trailer Stars Sandra Bullock, the Queen, and Cuteness
- #TBT: Megan Fox Through the Years
- 3 'Junk Gypsies' Projects That Made Us Swoon
- The 'Scream Queens' Trailer Is Hellish Fun
- Samantha Bee Is 'Female As F--k' in First TBS Late Night Promo
- 'Simpsons' Star Harry Shearer Leaving Show Over Contract Dispute
- George Lucas: 25 Things You Didn't Know About the 'Star Wars' Guru
- Melissa Benoist Soars in CBS's First 'Supergirl' Preview
- 'The Craft' Is Getting a Remake and We're Not Sure How to Feel
- Here Are The CW's TV Show Cancellations and New Series
- The 9 Greatest Chick Flick Moments of All Time
- Best of Late Night TV: Julia Roberts' Last Kiss With Letterman, Rebel Wilson Plays 'Whisper Challenge'
| The 13 Most Annoying People at the Movie Theater Posted:  Going to the movies is great -- except for all of the horrible people you're forced to sit with. To them we say, "Why are you here?!!" In an effort to single them out and shame them in a way that is befitting of the internet, we give you the most annoying people you will ever encounter at the movies. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| The New 'Minions' Trailer Stars Sandra Bullock, the Queen, and Cuteness Posted:  The new trailer for "Minions," the upcoming spinoff of the "Despicable Me" series, dives deeper into the world of the little yellow guys who serve evil masterminds with glee, this time focusing on their origins and where they were B.G. (Before Gru, their master in "Despicable").We're treated to a montage of the Minions' travels over millennia in search of the next big, bad villain to serve, who include cavemen out to kill dinosaurs, vampires, and even Napolean. Alas, none of their masters survives for very long (a side effect of the little guys' so-called help), and so they continue to wander the globe, eventually ending up at an event staged by Scarlet Overkill (Sandra Bullock), who's looking for some new henchmen to help her steal Queen Elizabeth II's crown. The Minions gleefully sign up, but as we've seen in the "Despicable" flicks (and in this very trailer), they're not the most adept, and quickly land on Scarlet's bad side. She vows revenge, though we know they make it out of the scrape alive -- and have some fun kissing yellow fire hydrants and playing with the queen's corgis along the way. (That's a sentence we never thought we'd type.) Check out the cute clip below, and prepare yourself for the sight of a Minion sporting a thong. You've been warned. "Minions" is due in theaters on July 10. Photo credit: YouTube Want more stuff like this? Like us on Facebook. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| #TBT: Megan Fox Through the Years Posted: We've watched stunning star Megan Fox transform (sorry, we had to) from a virtual unknown as Lindsay Lohan's co-star in "Confessions of Teenage Drama Queen" to "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle" leading lady over the past decade. In honor of the actress's 29th birthday on May 16, we're devoting this week's #TBT to photos of her through the years.  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| 3 'Junk Gypsies' Projects That Made Us Swoon Posted:  If you're not familiar with Great American Country's "Junk Gypsies," allow us to introduce you to design duo Amie and Jolie Sikes. The Texas sisters are known for their self-professed "hippie flair and Southern-fried cowgirl pride" and they use unique vintage finds and funky flea market flair to put together Pinterest-worthy projects that are nothing short of stunningly cool. Plus, they have some seriously awesome celeb clients. Season 3 premieres this Friday, but before you tune in, check out some of their past creations to get inspired.Probably one their highest-profile projects was when they were tasked with decorating country superstars Blake Shelton and Miranda Lambert's rustically chic 2011 wedding: They also helped their friends set up a gorgeous retail space for their farm: And they did a makeover on their trusty mascot -- a 1980 pink Suburban, "Large Marge" -- which they originally bought for just $300: "Junk Gypsies" Season 3 premieres May 15 at 10/9C on Great American Country. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| The 'Scream Queens' Trailer Is Hellish Fun Posted:  "Glee" and "American Horror Story" mastermind Ryan Murphy has combined his penchant for campy and scary into new series "Scream Queens," and the latest promo for the horror-comedy hybrid is wicked fun.The short clip centers around members of an elite sorority and the new pledges dying to get in. That last part becomes literal, though, as one by one the sisters are picked off by a serial killer loose on campus. As one male classmate warns a potential pledge, the Kappa Kappa Tau house is dangerous -- and based on all the blood, drowning, and yes, screaming, happening in the clip, we'd have to agree. "What fresh hell is this?" snaps queen bee sorority girl Chanel (Emma Roberts) as another disaster strikes the sisters. We can't wait to find out. "Scream Queens" boasts a star-studded cast of familiar faces, including Oscar nominee Abigail Breslin, "Glee" alum Lea Michele, pop star Ariana Grande, and horror legend Jamie Lee Curtis, who plays the no-nonsense (and murderer-denying) dean. The show is set to premiere this September on Fox. Watch the trailer below. Want more stuff like this? Like us on Facebook. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Samantha Bee Is 'Female As F--k' in First TBS Late Night Promo Posted:  Samantha Bee, who recently bid a heartfelt goodbye to "The Daily Show," is heading up the basic cable dial for her very own late night talk show on TBS, and the network has just unveiled the first promo for the series.In the clip, Bee is surveying a wall of photos of all the current crop of late night talk show hosts, who also all happen to be male (and white, though that's about to change with incoming "Daily Show" host Trevor Noah). The comedienne is then offered a plate of sausages by a passing waiter, who not-so-coincidentally pairs each with a specific host, comparing "The Tonight Show"'s Jimmy Fallon to a mild link while calling HBO star (and Bee's former "Daily Show" castmate) John Oliver an "English banger." But Bee decides she's "done with sausages," declaring, "I am female as f--k." It's a hilarious and succinct nod to the tone her as-yet-untitled show will take, and leaves viewers wanting more. (Okay, and a little hungry, too.) Check out the delicious clip below. Photo credit: Turner Want more stuff like this? Like us on Facebook. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| 'Simpsons' Star Harry Shearer Leaving Show Over Contract Dispute Posted: Details are scant, but Shearer -- who voices Mr. Burns, Ned Flanders, and Principal Skinner, among many, many others -- set off a firestorm early Thursday when he tweeted about a letter he said he received from "Simpsons" producer James L. Brooks indicating that he was being kicked off of the show for pursuing other creative endeavors outside of Springfield. "From James L. Brooks' lawyer: 'show will go on, Harry will not be part of it, wish him the best,'" Shearer wrote on Twitter. "This because I wanted what we've always had: the freedom to do other work." Shearer followed up on those remarks in a short statement sent to CNN Money, writing, "In last four years, I've created and starred in a UK TV series and starred on London stage. Not stopping." It's unclear if those activities are what led to this particular dispute. Per Entertainment Weekly, "Sources tell EW that the issue was Shearer's schedule, and that the actor would not agree to record his dialogue 'in a timely manner,' unlike the rest of the cast." There's still a slight sliver of hope that Shearer's departure may not be a done deal just yet, since showrunner Al Jean was also tweeting about the incident on Thursday, sharing statements including the phrasing "if Harry does not return" (key word "if") and writing, "In life I never say never." But in a statement to CNN Money, Jean seemed fairly final about Shearer leaving the show. "As the Simpsons continues its 27th and 28th seasons, Harry Shearer will not be within the show," Jean told CNN Money. "We do not plan to 'kill off' his characters, but replace them with the most talented members of the voice over community." Jean added that the actor was "offered the same deal as the rest of the cast, but turned it down." According to CNN Money, that deal entailed a guaranteed $14 million for the recently-ordered next two seasons of "The Simpsons," in addition to the freedom "to do other projects if he wished." Jean expressed puzzlement over Shearer's decision, writing on Twitter, "His statements implied he rejected final offer to do other projects, which we always let him do. It's confusing." But the showrunner also reassured fans that the series would endure, with or without Shearer's help, saying, "The show will go on, made by people who love it and see in it the most wonderful vehicle for satire ever." We'll keep our fingers crossed for a miracle, but it looks like aspiring voice actors who've been practicing their Mr. Burns impressions over the years may want to give Al Jean a call about an audition. [via: Harry Shearer, CNN Money] Photo credit: Getty Images Want more stuff like this? Like us on Facebook. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| George Lucas: 25 Things You Didn't Know About the 'Star Wars' Guru Posted:  George Lucas didn't just create the "Star Wars" universe. The filmmaker, who turns 71 on May 14, pretty much created the cinematic universe we live in now, the ones whose cornerstones include the THX sound system at your multiplex, the Pixar movies that have dominated animation for the past 20 years, and the Industrial Light & Magic special-effects house, whose aesthetic has ruled the Hollywood blockbuster for nearly four decades. He's the pioneer of the effects-driven action spectacle and the conversion from celluloid to digital, the two trends that, for better and worse, have defined Hollywood's output for nearly 20 years.As ubiquitous as Lucas and his creations loom in our cinematic dreamscapes, there's still a lot that most people don't know about him, from how he got his start to the famous folks who mentored him or were mentored by him, from the size of his fortune to what he plans to do now that he's all but out of the "Star Wars" business. Here are 25 pieces of little-known Lucas lore, Enjoy, and May the 14th be with you. 1. George Lucas's full name is George Walton Lucas Jr. 2. Like Luke Skywalker, Lucas was a speed demon as a youth. In fact, he dreamed of being a race car driver until, as a teen, he was involved in a near-fatal crash. Nonetheless, his interest in racing persisted, but only as a subject for films, from some of his student shorts to the drag race at the climax of "American Graffiti" to the pod race in "Star Wars: Episode I -- The Phantom Menace." 3. Lucas transferred from Modesto Junior College in his California hometown to the University of Southern California's film school. His roommate there was future "Grease" director Randal Kleiser. His classmates included future "Apocalypse Now" and "Red Dawn" screenwriter John Milius and future editor and sound designer Walter Murch, who would one day be best known for his work on "Apocalypse Now," and who also would co-wrote Lucas's first studio feature, dystopian sci-fi drama "THX 1138," as well as creating its innovative soundscape. 4. After graduation, Lucas, again like Luke Skywalker, sought to become a pilot. He tried to join the Air Force, but he was turned down because of all his speeding tickets. The Army drafted him to fight in Vietnam, but then it rejected him because he was found to be diabetic. So he re-enrolled at USC as a graduate student. 5. Lucas's biggest mentor and collaborator in his early years was none other than Francis Ford Coppola. Lucas's first Hollywood job was as a student intern on one of the first major features Coppola directed, the 1968 musical "Finian's Rainbow." In 1969, the year Lucas served as a jack-of-all-trades on the shoot of Coppola's drama "The Rain People," the two men founded American Zoetrope, a San Francisco-based independent studio meant to make avant-garde features. One of the company's first films was Lucas's "THX 1138," which flopped in 1971 but proved an influence on later futuristic sci-fi films and TV shows. After Coppola's success with "The Godfather," he urged Lucas to write and direct something more commercial. The result was the smash nostalgia piece "American Graffiti," which Coppola produced and made a fortune from as an investor. Despite all but imploding after the cost overruns from Coppola's "Apocalypse Now" (1979) and "One From the Heart" (1982), the studio survives today and is run by Francis' filmmaker children, Sofia and Roman Coppola. 6. Another early professional filmmaking job for Lucas: camera operator on the Maysles brothers' legendary Rolling Stones documentary "Gimme Shelter," which chronicled the free 1969 concert at Altamont Speedway in California where the Hell's Angels the Stones had hired to do security stabbed a concertgoer to death. 7. Lucas nearly directed "Apocalypse Now," according to early Zoetrope principal Murch. He said Milius wrote the script for the nightmarish Vietnam War drama back in 1969, at the height of the war, when no studio would have dared release it. Instead, Murch has said said, Lucas took the script's central plot element -- guerrilla rebels fighting a lumbering empire -- and turned it into "Star Wars." 8. As prolific as Lucas has been as a producer (26 features over the last 45 years), he's received script credit as a writer on just 16 and has directed only six. 9. The most notorious piece of "Star Wars" lore is the 1978 CBS "Star Wars Holiday Special," a hilariously bad piece of variety TV that includes song-and-dance numbers (including Carrie Fisher singing lyrics to John Williams famous "Star Wars" theme music), long stretches of Wookiee grunt-and-groan conversations that go untranslated into any human language, and a ten-minute cartoon that marks the first appearance of Boba Fett. Lucas has long since disavowed any involvement with the show, which aired only once but has circulated in homemade VHS recordings and on file-sharing sites ever since. Lucas has said he refuses to release the show on home video, though the Boba Fett sequence does show up as an Easter egg on the 2011 "Star Wars: The Complete Saga" Blu-ray set. 10. Lucas was a big fan of legendary Japanese filmmaker Akira Kurosawa; indeed, many critics have found similarities between "Star Wars" and Kurosawa's "The Hidden Fortress." When Kurosawa was in a career slump, Lucas and Coppola helped get him funding to make "Kagemusha," earning a producer credit for themselves. The 1980 classic resulted in a comeback for the 70-year-old director, who went on to follow it up with "Ran," one of his greatest successes. 11. Lucas helped protege Lawrence Kasdan, a screenwriter on "The Empire Strikes Back" and "Raiders of the Lost Ark," get his start as a director. He served as an uncredited producer on "Body Heat," the steamy 1981 thriller that launched the "Big Chill" filmmaker's directing career and made an instant star out of Kathleen Turner. 12. Lucas has blink-and-you'll-miss-'em cameos in six movies, two of his own ("Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom," "Star Wars: Episode III -- Revenge of the Sith") and four by others ("Sesame Street Presents: Follow That Bird," pal Steven Spielberg's "Hook," "Beverly Hills Cop III," and "Men in Black"). He's also appeared as himself on the TV shows "Just Shoot Me" and "The O.C." 13. Lucas has been married twice: to editor Marcia Griffin (who won an Oscar for "Star Wars") from 1969 to 1983 and to DreamWorks Animation board chair Mellody Hobson since 2013. He has four children. 14. In the mid 1980s, singer Linda Ronstadt stopped dating then-unknown comic Jim Carrey (who, at 22, was 16 years her junior) and briefly dated Lucas, then 39, who had recently separated from his first wife. 15. During his split from Griffin, Lucas sold off the computer graphics research division of Industrial Light & Magic in order to pay the divorce settlement. The division, which had done the pioneering computer-generated animation for the Genesis planet sequence in 1982's "Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan," was sold to Steve Jobs, who renamed the company Pixar. Within a few years, Pixar was releasing award-winning animated shorts, and eventually, the first full-length computer-animated feature, 1995's "Toy Story." And the rest is animation history. 16. After President Ronald Reagan began referring to the space-based Strategic Defense Initiative as "Star Wars," Lucas filed suit to prevent lobbyists from using his creation's name for the proposed weapons system, but he was unsuccessful. 17. Lucas sold Lucasfilm, the owner of the "Star Wars" and "Indiana Jones" franchises, and the parent company of Industrial Light & Magic and LucasArts (Lucas's video game division), to Disney in 2012. The deal was worth $4 billion, making Lucas the biggest shareholder in Disney aside from the estate of Steve Jobs. 18. According to Forbes, Lucas's current net worth is $5.2 billion. 19. For more than 30 years, Lucas has been brewing story ideas for "Star Wars: Episode VII," but he has said that the makers of the forthcoming film, due in December, chose not to use them. 20. Lucas has signed the Giving Pledge (along with other billionaires like Bill Gates and Warren Buffett), promising to give away half of his fortune to charity. 21. One of his philanthropic endeavors is the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art, scheduled to open in Chicago in 2018. 22. His other charitable donations include $1 million toward building the Martin Luther King memorial in Washington, D.C. in 2005 and $175 million to his alma mater, the USC film school, in 2006. 23. According to Skywalker Ranch lore, the Marin County, California compound was a monastery 150 years ago. Today, of course, it's the site of Lucas's archives and Skywalker Sound recording studio. There's also a man-made pond there called Lake Ewok. 24. Lucas has never won a competitive Oscar, but in 1991, the Academy gave him an honorary one, the Irving Thalberg award. 25. Lucas has long said that he sought commercial success only to enable him to make the kind of small-scale, experimental, cutting-edge movies he made in film school. The sale of Lucasfilm was supposed to get him out of the blockbuster business so that he could work on these less commercial projects. So far, they have yet to materialize. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Melissa Benoist Soars in CBS's First 'Supergirl' Preview Posted:  CBS has released the first preview for its upcoming "Supergirl" series, and while the extended clip is a bit jarring in tone -- it starts as a rom-com and finishes with high-octane action -- it shows some promise, particularly from lead Melissa Benoist.Benoist stars as Kara Zor-El, younger cousin of Superman, who was similarly jettisoned to Earth as their home planet of Krypton self-destructed. Now a twentysomething, Kara is living anonymously and has abandoned her powers, working instead as a meek assistant for a high-powered media maven (Calista Flockhart). Some of the office scenes are particularly cringeworthy, bringing to mind the recent SNL parody of what a Black Widow movie may entail, especially when Kara is tongue-tied by a hot new coworker (Mehcad Brooks as Superman photographer Still, Benoist seems tailor-made for the part, particularly when the action sequences kick in. She more than earns her Supergirl cape (fashioned by her coworker who's not-so-secretly in love with her, Winslow Schott, played by Jeremy Jordan), shining during the sequence where she saves her foster sister's (Chyler Leigh) falling plane. "Last night I embraced who I am, and I don't want to stop," Kara tells Winslow, deciding that she wants to use her powers after all, and, like her more famous cousin, help the world in the process. The jury's still out on whether the series can strike a smoother balance between the two different worlds of the show (the clip really felt like it was for two separate series), but Benoist and the rest of the cast seem solid. We're willing to give this 'girl the benefit of the doubt for now. Check out the preview below. "Supergirl" soars onto CBS this fall. Want more stuff like this? Like us on Facebook. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| 'The Craft' Is Getting a Remake and We're Not Sure How to Feel Posted:  Oh, Hollywood, first you destroyed our memories of the '80s with terrible remakes of "Fame," "Footloose," and "Robocop." Now, you're going after the '90s, too?According to The Hollywood Reporter, Sony is remaking "The Craft," the 1996 teen witch thriller starring Robin Tunney, Neve Campbell, Fairuza Balk, and Rachel True. They've hired Leigh Janiak ("Honeymoon") to co-write and direct the film. (As an aside, it is cool they hired a female director in the midst of the ACLU's discrimination suit.) In the original, Tunney transfers to a new school, where she befriends three aspiring witches. Her own powers can complete their coven and allow them to tap into some serious magic. We loved the dark lipstick, the layered chain necklaces, the fishnets. But it's hard to imagine all of that translating to the teens of the Teens. Why even call upon the power of Manon when there's probably an app for that? And can anyone really fill the shoes of crazy Fairuza Balk? Want more stuff like this? Like us on Facebook. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Here Are The CW's TV Show Cancellations and New Series Posted: With only two series canceled ("Hart of Dixie" and "The Messengers"), The CW's lineup will remain consistent from this season to the next. The network ordered two new series - the dramedy "Crazy Ex-Girlfriend" and "Arrow"/"Flash" spinoff "DC's Legends of Tomorrow" - and made some slight tweaks to the schedule on some nights. "The Originals" moves to Thursday night to pair with its maker, "The Vampire Diaries" (a Julie Plec block, similar to Shondaland's on ABC), while "Reign" takes up a new throne on Fridays. "Legends of Tomorrow," as well as the returning "The 100," won't debut until midseason. Here's the full CW lineup: MONDAY 8 p.m. Crazy Ex-Girlfriend 9 p.m. Jane the Virgin TUESDAY 8 p.m. The Flash 9 p.m. iZombie WEDNESDAY 8 p.m. Arrow 9 p.m. Supernatural THURSDAY 8 p.m. The Vampire Diaries 9 p.m. The Originals FRIDAY 8 p.m. Reign 9 p.m. America's Next Top Model Want more stuff like this? Like us on Facebook. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| The 9 Greatest Chick Flick Moments of All Time Posted:  Does a Friday night get any better than a bowl of ice cream and a chick flick? If you said anything other than yes, you're lying to yourself. Sit back, relax and enjoy the moments that made you laugh, cry, and wish you were making out with Ryan Gosling. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
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In her sit-down interview, Rebel talked about working on an early TV show in Australia. She and Jimmy discussed her big opening scene in "Pitch Perfect 2." She said she did her own aerial stunts, training for five weeks to do a 45-second routine in the film. Rebel also talked about having a fear of heights after falling off a roof. (!) James Marsden, Kat Graham, and Brandon Flowers were on "The Late Late Show with James Corden." James showed off an old soda ad Kat did, and Kat got up to do a little Salsa. James Marsden wouldn't dance with her, but Corden got up and gave tons of sass. James and Kat both love the '90s and Kat talked about staying at Prince's house. James Marsden also discussed a meeting with Justin Bieber at the Met Ball. Corden and Marsden competed over their love for JB. Elizabeth Banks was on "Jimmy Kimmel Live," talking about being the boss on set when she's directing a movie, like "Pitch Perfect 2." Elizabeth chatted about foreign press and there were some German jokes. Comedian Marc Maron was also on JKL and he told Jimmy he cast an actor just to get back at a Twitter troll. Tatiana Maslany was on "Late Night with Seth Meyers" and Seth talked about her Emmy snub for "Orphan Black," and what it's like when she plays just one character as opposed to all the clones. She also discussed helping to build an Igloo and how she had a street named after her. Want more stuff like this? Like us on Facebook. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
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