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- 'Fantastic Four' Star Michael B. Jordan Responds to Critics of Black Johnny Storm
- See Jennifer Lawrence, Nicholas Hoult on 'X-Men: Apocalypse' Set
- Good News: 'Game of Thrones' to Feature Non-Traumatizing Sex This Week
- See Awesome First Photos for 'Wet Hot American Summer' Prequel
- TLC Pulls '19 Kids and Counting' After Child Molestation Scandal
- Netflix Teases 'A Very Murray Christmas' With Bill Murray and These Dozen Stars
- This Salt-N-Pepa 'Lip Sync Battle' Could Use a Bit More Spice
- Watch Best of 'Red Nose Day': Anna Kendrick as Indiana Jones, 'Game of Thrones' Musical
- Save the Date: 'My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2' Coming in 2016
- How the Age of Antihero TV Has Ruined Us All
- This A Cappella Medley of the 'Boy Meets World' Theme Songs Is '90s Perfection
- Scott Patterson Says a 'Gilmore Girls' Reunion Is (Maybe) in the Works
- 'Tomorrowland' Family Review: 5 Things Every Parent Needs to Know
- 10 Reasons You Should Already Be Watching 'Outlander'
- Reese Witherspoon to Play Tinker Bell in Live-Action Disney Flick
- Regina George's 'Mean Girls' Mansion Is for Sale
- Britt Robertson Facts: 15 Things You (Probably) Don't Know About the 'Tomorrowland' Star
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| 'Fantastic Four' Star Michael B. Jordan Responds to Critics of Black Johnny Storm Posted: Since Johnny was originally written to be blond with blue eyes, some fans grumbled about the change to cast Michael B. Jordan. Jordan just wrote a piece for Entertainment Weekly, responding to comments like "A black guy? I don't like it. They must be doing it because Obama's president," "It's not true to the comic," and "They've destroyed it!" Here's part of what Jordan wrote: Good for him! However, some fans said they were only questioning how Johnny and Sue could be siblings when they are different races, and Jordan did note that Sue is Johnny's adopted sister in the movie. There were also positive response to the casting of Jordan -- a well respected actor from "The Wire" and "Friday Night Lights" to "Fruitvale Station" -- and he's gotten a good amount of support for his response to EW. But negative stuff usually stands out for everyone. Still, it's worth noting that there isn't a mass movement against a black Johnny Storm, and for every negative comment, there are more positive ones ... or just complaints about other aspects of the movie that have nothing to do with race. On a related note, did you see the MovieTickets.com commercial featuring "Fantastic Four"? If not, here it is: "Fantastic Four" hits theaters August 7. Want more stuff like this? Like us on Facebook. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| See Jennifer Lawrence, Nicholas Hoult on 'X-Men: Apocalypse' Set Posted:  Director Bryan Singer continues to score points with his behind-the-scenes photos from "X-Men Apocalypse," which is now filming for a May 2016 release. He recently shared James McAvoy's transformation into bald Professor Charles Xavier, and he just posted this casual hangout shot with returning stars Nicholas Hoult (Beast) and Jennifer Lawrence (Mystique):
The past catches up... Not a whole lot is known about "Apocalypse" at this point, but new cast additions will include Oscar Isaac as Apocalypse, Sophie Turner as Jean Grey, and Kodi Smit-McPhee as the new Nightcrawler. "X-Men: Apocalypse " is scheduled for a May 27, 2016 release. Want more stuff like this? Like us on Facebook. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Good News: 'Game of Thrones' to Feature Non-Traumatizing Sex This Week Posted:  As we wait to see what fresh torture "Game of Thrones" has in store for Sansa Stark -- Greyscale? Burning by Melisandre? Walder Frey's new sex slave? -- Entertainment Weekly is here with some rare positive scoop. This Sunday, May 24 marks Season 5, Episode 7, "The Gift," and one of the gifts is apparently a non-violent sexual act. Imagine!Here's EW's Spoiler Room conversation with a fan: Not smashing our TVs is a good start. We'll take it. Cersei Lannister may be the new beneficiary of bad news, but she can wait her turn after Barristan Selmy, Grey Worm, Jorah Mormont, Sansa Stark, Tyrion Lannister, Margaery and Loras Tyrell, and also Daenerys Targaryen, who is not the happiest of fiancées, even if that Hizdahr union was her idea. (We fear weddings on this show, so ... how will hers go?)  Here's HBO's synopsis for "The Gift": Good luck to all of them -- and to all viewers. It would be nice to be able to sleep after an episode this season. Want more stuff like this? Like us on Facebook. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| See Awesome First Photos for 'Wet Hot American Summer' Prequel Posted:  Who's ready for another "Wet Hot American Summer"? It's almost Memorial Day, so it's the perfect time for a taste of the wonderful hot mess coming from Netflix in "Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp." The first "Wet Hot" movie came out in 2001, showing the last day of camp in the summer of 1981. This new eight-episode series actually takes place on the first day of camp -- so it's a prequel set two months earlier, even though the characters are all about 15 years older. That's just going to add to the hilarity of a series that is already destined to be the best thing we see this summer."First Day of Camp" reunites the original cast, including Bradley Cooper, Janeane Garofalo, David Hyde Pierce, Michael Showalter, Marguerite Moreau, Paul Rudd, Zak Orth, Elizabeth Banks, Micahel Ian Black, Joe Lo Truglio, Ken Marino, Christopher Meloni, Molly Shannon, and Amy Poehler. Here are six of Netflix's new photos, in addition to the one shown above with Poehler and Cooper. Check out another Paul Rudd pic over at Variety.       Netflix shared the first cast teaser for "First Day of Camp" back in January. The series hits Netflix on July 31. Want more stuff like this? Like us on Facebook. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| TLC Pulls '19 Kids and Counting' After Child Molestation Scandal Posted:  It's appalling to have to say "Here we go again" when it comes to TLC pulling a show off the air due to child molestation claims, but this is the second time it's happened within a year. Last October, TLC pulled "Here Comes Honey Boo Boo" after the Mama June/Mark McDaniel scandal, and now they have yanked "19 Kids and Counting" after the Josh Duggar scandal.On Thursday, 27-year-old Duggar responded to allegations that he molested five underage girls (including his sisters) when he was a teen. Josh; his parents, Jim Bob and Michelle; and Josh's wife, Anna all posted messages on Facebook. Here's Josh's statement: Josh resigned from Family Research Council yesterday, but fans were disgusted to see TLC still airing a marathon of "19 Kids" after the news came out. Another marathon was scheduled for today, but TLC pulled "19 Kids" from its lineup. No word on what this means for the long-term future of the show, but rep a for General Mills told TMZ they have blacklisted "19 Kids" and removed it from their company's current advertising schedule. We were never fans of this show to begin with, so it's not like we'd miss it, but it's supposedly about a wholesome religious family who inspire others with their godly ways, and they kept this dirty secret for years. Are you glad to hear the show is gone for now and possibly for good? UPDATE: Here's a new statement from the network: "Effective immediately, TLC has pulled all episodes of 19 Kids And Counting currently from the air. We are deeply saddened and troubled by this heartbreaking situation, and our thoughts and prayers are with the family and victims at this difficult time." Want more stuff like this? Like us on Facebook. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Netflix Teases 'A Very Murray Christmas' With Bill Murray and These Dozen Stars Posted:  'Tis the season to mark your calendars and begin the seven-month wait for Bill Murray's new Christmas special!Murray is really having a moment this week -- which is something we hope we can say every week for at least a few more decades. He just popped out of a cake as David Letterman's final guest, then returned for "The Late Show's" last top 10 list. Now he's the star of "A Very Murray Christmas" holiday special. Netflix just teased the event in a brief video, with this tweet mentioning just two of the stars: According to Rolling Stone, Sofia Coppola is directing and co-writing the special, which makes this a reunion for the "Lost in Translation" team. The special, which will air -- appropriately enough -- in December, is said to include George Clooney, Miley Cyrus, Paul Shaffer, Amy Poehler, Chris Rock, Jason Schwartzman, Jenny Lewis, Phoenix, Michael Cera, Maya Rudolph, Rashida Jones, David Johansen, Frederic Moulin, Julie White, Dimitri Dimitrov and more. Are you ready to have a #MurrayChristmas this year? Want more stuff like this? Like us on Facebook. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| This Salt-N-Pepa 'Lip Sync Battle' Could Use a Bit More Spice Posted:  Maybe the "Lip Sync Battle" drama bar was just too high after Julianne Hough writhed to "I Just Had Sex" (in front of her brother!) and Stephen Merchant shoved a sock down his leather chaps to get extra "Dirrty." We had high hopes for Salt-N-Pepa's May 21 battle -- and they were OK, but they did not push it far enough. They did not talk about sex, baby. It was relatively bland.Cheryl "Salt" James started Round 1 with Kelly Clarkson's "Since U Been Gone." Sandra "Pepa" Denton countered with Katy Perry's "Firework": Too tame. Not nearly the crazy we've come to expect. In Round 2, they both upped their games and brought in back-up dancers. Salt had a good run with "It's Tricky" by RUN-D.M.C. but Pepa won with her very '70s version of Gloria Gaynor's "I Will Survive." This round was more successful, but still needed more spice. Next week (May 28) is Queen Latifah vs. Marlon Wayans, so hopefully things get wild again. We're here for the crazy, people! Want more stuff like this? Like us on Facebook. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Watch Best of 'Red Nose Day': Anna Kendrick as Indiana Jones, 'Game of Thrones' Musical Posted:  Last night, NBC aired a live special to raise money for Red Nose Day to help children around the world. Pretty much every celebrity you can think of was part of the show -- since "Do You Want to Help Save Children?" is a strong pitch. You can head to NBC's site to see the full episode and learn how you can get involved with donations, but here are five video highlights:"Indiana Jones With Anna Kendrick" As this video's intro states, "After the excitement surrounding the all-female 'Ghostbusters' reboot, Hollywood is now remaking hundreds of classic films with female leads." Cue Anna Kendrick in "Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade." We see her in the pivotal scene where she has to choose the right grail cup ... and maybe choose a few more to take home and decorate her house. "Game of Thrones, Coldplay's New Musical" You may have seen the clip of Peter Dinklage singing "Still Going Strong," but that's just the tip of the iceberg for "Game of Thrones: The Musical." The 6-minute video is a must-watch, partly for Emilia Clarke's "Rastafarian Targaryan" jam, but mostly because it revives our love for Jon Snow and Ygritte. Kit Harington and Rose Leslie bring their red hot chemistry to the video -- ("Wildling! You pull your bowstring, and shoot me") -- and she even drops a "You know NUTHIN" line to Chris Martin. Owned. "Celebrity Phone Tree With Seth Meyers and Friends" This is great. Red Nose Day host Seth Meyers tries to recruit celebs over the phone and the message gets hilariously lost along the way as it travels from Chris Pine to Emily Blunt to John Krasinski to Zac Efron to Neil Patrick Harris to Sean "Puff" Combs, to Jennifer Aniston to Jennifer Garner to Matt LeBlanc to Reese Witherspoon. Who wouldn't say yes to a benefit about, um, animal alcoholism? "Kermit and Ed Sheeran's Rainbow Connection" Self-explanatory and totally adorable. "Jack Black and Felix" This one is more serious and moving. Jack Black heads to Uganda and shows viewers exactly where their donations will be going. He meets a little boy named Felix who wants to go home with him. It's heartbreaking. You can try not to cry, but ... it won't work. Want more stuff like this? Like us on Facebook. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Save the Date: 'My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2' Coming in 2016 Posted:  Consider this your official save-the-date card: "My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2" is slated for release on March 25, 2016.If that date sounds familiar to you, that's because another high-profile sequel is also bowing that weekend: "Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice." We're assuming that studio Universal is going for a counter-programming strategy by choosing that weekend. Then again, this flick is all about surprise, since the announcement of its existence in the first place also raised eyebrows. The film is a follow-up to 2002 hit comedy "My Big Fat Greek Wedding," which made star Nia Vardalos a household name (for a little while, anyway) and earned an Oscar nomination in the process, thanks to a big push from producers Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson. Hanks and Wilson are back to produce this time around, as are stars Vardalos and John Corbett. The plot is set to revolve around the revelation of a big family secret -- and yes, another wedding is also planned for the occasion. (Perhaps that will involve Vardalos and Corbett's onscreen daughter, who made a brief appearance at the end of the first flick.) British director Kirk Jones ("Nanny McPhee") is helming the project this time around. Like the first film, Vardalos is also writing the screenplay. [via: The Hollywood Reporter] Photo credit: Getty Images This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| How the Age of Antihero TV Has Ruined Us All Posted:  Sunday night, viewers had a choice: Watch Sansa Stark's horrifying wedding night on HBO's "Game of Thrones," or watch Don Draper and a host of other characters find some measure of tidy fulfillment on the series finale of "Mad Men." Viewers seemed dissatisfied with both, judging by how they proceeded to set the Internet ablaze.The outrage over Sansa's rape (with new husband Ramsay Bolton forcing himself on her while making her erstwhile stepbrother Theon Greyjoy watch) stems not just from the fact that the show's writers gave Sansa the fate meted out to another character in the books, or even that the violence was especially lurid or graphic. (Indeed, by "Game of Thrones" standards, the scene was fairly brief and discreet.) Rather, it was that Sansa has been a fan favorite, a decent person who's witnessed many ghastly events and lost several family members, but who herself had been spared the kinds of horrors routinely visited on other characters, especially female characters -- until now. Viewers somehow thought Sansa would be immune from such torments, though real life doesn't work that way and neither does thoughtfully-crafted TV. "Game of Thrones" seldom plays that way but instead routinely pulls the rug out from under the characters and from under fans who expect it to honor narrative conventions. As for "Mad Men," the much-debated ending, which saw Don Draper find enlightenment and ambiguous self-realization at an Esalen-like California retreat, viewers felt ambivalent. Did Don -- a character whom Jon Hamm made likable and alluring, but who also spent seven seasons behaving self-destructively, treating those who loved him with cruel callousness, and leaving those who depended on him in the lurch -- deserve his redemption? For that matter, did Pete or Roger, two characters who were often even bigger cads than Don? Did they deserve fulfillment more than Joan, who, as always, was forced to choose between love and career? And on the other end of the spectrum, were we supposed to find Betty's lung cancer a comeuppance for her years of maternal coldness, or were we now supposed to feel sorry for her or see her as a trouper, defiantly puffing a cigarette in the face of the abyss? As with "Game of Thrones," "Mad Men" also routinely sabotaged expectations, so much so that, when some characters ended up happy, we didn't buy it, and when others did not, we were disappointed. In a way, the age of antihero TV has ruined us. We want our favorite characters to be happy because we find them charismatic and charming (which is why we've invested so many hours of our lives following them in the first place). But we also want them to suffer because karma (or, in literary terms, poetic justice) demands it. Think of lovable-but-lethal mob boss Tony Soprano (on the series where "Mad Men" creator Matthew Weiner cut his teeth) and how many "Sopranos" fans were disappointed that the series cut to black without showing for certain whether Tony got whacked (and punished for all his crimes) or found happiness with his family over a plate of onion rings. Think of Atlantic City crime boss Nucky Thompson on "Boardwalk Empire" (a show created by former "Sopranos" writer Terence Winter, who must have learned from the fan complaints over the "Sopranos" finale), who did get whacked, in the series' final seconds, which turned out to be an abrupt and unsatisfying moment. Or think of meth kingpin and doting dad Walter White, the "Breaking Bad" protagonist who is about the only recent antihero protagonist who managed to pull off both the violent death his crimes merited and the redemption that still-sympathetic fans wanted for him. No one on "Mad Men" merited violent retribution, but a lot of viewers wanted or at least expected Don Draper to die. He seemed congenitally unable to find for himself the happiness he easily sold to others, and he'd hit what seemed to be rock bottom, bounce back, and then find an even deeper bottom. During Sunday's finale, he seemed paralyzed with despair and cut off from the world. The show could have ended there, with Don's implied suicide, and it would have felt awful but appropriate. Instead, Don had a breakthrough in the last minutes of the series, and his sudden happiness seemed suspect and too neat. Whether the ambiguous final seconds indicated he's be pursuing hippie bliss in California or returning to work for the giant New York ad agency that had swallowed his firm and find creative fulfillment by creating that classic Coke commercial, his happiness seemed bound to be short-lived. Had he really learned enough about himself from his empathetic response to poor Leonard that we could be sure Don wouldn't sabotage himself again? The truth is, as much as we may have yearned to see Don find a happy ending, it was more satisfying to watch him suffer. Not because he deserved it but because it made for better drama. And the same is true of Sansa and the rest of the "Game of Thrones" characters. Yes, the suffering that George R.R. Martin and showrunners David Benioff and D.B. Weiss visit upon them is extreme, but that's the kind of world Westeros is. Maybe a better question than "Why do characters we like have to suffer?" would be, "Why do we find their suffering entertaining?" After all, "Game of Thrones" has shown characters suffering through presentation that's more agonizingly drawn out, to the point where the viewer feels implicated in the character's torture. (Think of all that Ramsay has done to poor Theon, including castration.) The Sansa scene, too, for all its relative brevity and discretion, was also excruciating for many fans to watch. And yet, "Game of Thrones" serves up this sort of thing to us every week as entertainment. A few weeks ago, it looked like we were going to have to watch Mance Rayder get burned alive until Jon Snow spared him (and us) his misery by shooting him with an arrow. Do we enjoy watching suffering meted out to the deserving and undeserving alike because we're sadists, because we find violence cathartic? Maybe. But maybe we've been conditioned -- not just by television, but by our culture in general, by religion, and by history -- to believe that suffering has a moral purpose, a lesson to teach. And maybe that's the way to respond to scenes like Sansa's rape, to hope that it shapes her character in a way that will pay off later. That's placing an awful lot of trust in Benioff and Weiss, but the alternative is to think that Sansa's anguish is for naught. Pain ultimately led to some measure of enlightenment for all the "Mad Men" characters, whether we rooted for them to find it or not; maybe it'll do the same for Sansa, Tyrion, Jon Snow, Daenerys, and other "Game of Thrones" fan favorites. Perhaps the lesson here, in drama as in life, is to take everything that happens as a character-building experience, whether it's deserved or not. As Clint Eastwood's William Munny says in "Unforgiven," "Deserve's got nothing to do with it." This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| This A Cappella Medley of the 'Boy Meets World' Theme Songs Is '90s Perfection Posted:  "Boy Meets World" had several different theme songs throughout its seven seasons, and if you thought you loved them all before, you're going to love them even more after hearing them performed in an a cappella medley.A cappella troupe The Warp Zone put together a clip featuring renditions of the three very different tunes, starting with the last theme from the final seasons of the show, and the only one of the three with lyrics. The Warp Zone really put their a cappella skills to the test with the other two songs, though, especially the (extremely long) tune from the start of the series, which featured lots of electronic sounds and synthesizers (and plenty of cheesy, early-'90s graphics to go with it). The clip ends on a high note, circling back to the last theme. We also appreciate how the different guys in the group clearly took the fashion of the series to heart (we spy singers dressed as leather jacket-loving Mr. Turner and sweater vest-sporting Cory, among other vaguely-'90s outfits). Revel in the nostalgia below. Photo credit: YouTube This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Scott Patterson Says a 'Gilmore Girls' Reunion Is (Maybe) in the Works Posted:  We're already impatient for the upcoming "Gilmore Girls" reunion slated for ATX Festival next month. But according to one of the series's stars, something else -- perhaps onscreen (?!) -- may be in the works, too.Scott Patterson, who played curmudgeonly diner owner (and Lorelai's OTP) Luke Danes in the beloved WB/CW series, stopped by a recent episode of the Gilmore Guys podcast to chat about the show and dish out some scoop about a mysterious maybe-reunion that's currently being discussed with the cast. Though Patterson declined to provide any specifics, he told the hosts that hope for an onscreen revival of the seven season series may still be a possibility. "I don't want to mislead the fans," Patterson told the podcasters. "I will say this, there are talks going on at the moment. I can't really go into any details, but there is some activity. I'm hopeful, and I'm in. I think it would be a big event, and I think it would be a great fan celebration." Excuse us, we need to go do a happy dance. Okay, thanks. Now, of course, Patterson and his fellow "Gilmore Girls" cast members -- including Alexis Bledel, Lauren Graham, Kelly Bishop, Jared Padalecki, Danny Strong, Jackson Douglas, Matt Czuchry, Keiko Agena, Liza Weil, Liz Torres, Sean Gunn, and Yanic Truesdale, among others -- are set to reunite in person at ATX Fest on June 7 (an event that will also be live-streamed for those who couldn't score a ticket to the festival). But an onscreen reunion, in character? That would be better than Rory becoming editor-in-chief of the Yale Daily News. Better than Emily telling off a snooty socialite. Better than Luke and Lorelai's first kiss. (Well, okay, maybe not the last one; that was pretty much perfect.) Keep your fingers and toes crossed for this one, folks. In the meantime, check out Patterson's entire Gilmore Guys episode here. (We're going to ignore the fact that he thinks Dean was Rory's best boyfriend. #TeamJess for life.) [via: Gilmore Guys, h/t Us Weekly] Photo credit: Getty Images This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| 'Tomorrowland' Family Review: 5 Things Every Parent Needs to Know Posted: "Tomorrowland" is Disney's new sci-fi adventure starring George Clooney and Britt Robertson. Like the land it's named after in the Disney theme parks, the movie is a tribute to the future and how special individuals who are engineers, makers, inventors (or "imagineers" as Disney dubs them) make a difference not just in the present but in the future as well. Although director Brad Bird has been praised for his ability to shoot action sequences and handle the spectacular future landscapes, the movie is generating mixed reviews, so it's not a universally praised release. The movie does feature some frightening deaths and scenes of violence, but it also espouses so many positive messages, it's hard to find fault with taking a curious kid to see it. Here are five questions to consider before heading out with your kids to see "Tomorrowland." 1. Do you love Disney? In case the title doesn't make it obvious, "Tomorrowland" is definitely a Disney love-fest with references to many of the Studio's properties, whether it's literally one of the lands at Disneyland / Disney World to rides, like "It's a Small World" to movies with Disney associations like the "Indiana Jones" and "Star Wars" franchises. The Carousel of Progress ride and its accompanying song, "There's a Great Big Beautiful Tomorrow," is also featured, since it was genuinely part of the 1964 World's Fair in New York. There's more too, but the point is that the movie is a big exercise in synergy for Disney, and that's great for Disney fans but won't work for parents who don't care for consumerism or the legendary Studio's theme parks. 2. How easily does your kid get scared? There isn't a lot of violence at the beginning of the movie, but once the creepy robot soldiers get involved, there are several shooting sprees that are particularly scary, because the futuristic guns dematerialize people, leaving only a pile of dust (similar to the deaths in the far more terrifying "War of the Worlds"). Kids need to be old enough to be prepared for the kind of violence that leaves various passersby and a few prominent characters dead. 3. How much questionable content is there? Besides the violence, the movie is fairly devoid of language (just a "piss" here and a "What the ___" or "Son of a ..." that trails away there), and it's definitely free of sex. However, as some critics have pointed out, the love Frank feels for Athena is completely appropriate -- in the flashbacks -- but Frank is no longer an 11 or 12 year old but is in fact George Clooney (Athena is an AI), their relationship may skirt the edge of creepy for some viewers. But most kids may not pick up on that, and really Athena isn't even human. Still, we had to mention it. 4. Who will enjoy the movie most? The ideal audience is older elementary-aged kids, tweens, and young teens who love Disney, sci-fi adventures, and the themes of innovation and futurism. Budding engineers and makers will particularly dig the "Dreamers need to stick together" message. Although little kids will be dazzled by the spectacle of the visuals, they may be frightened by the unexpected intensity of the violence. 5. What are critics saying about "Tomorrowland"? The Disney adventure gets mixed reviews, with a (rotten) 54 percent at Rotten Tomatoes and a mixed score of 60 at Metacritic. Amy Nicholson of The Village Voice raves: "Bird layers on plenty of dazzle... But his heart is what keeps the story motoring and the ending is perfectly engineered, including a coda that encourages all of us to try harder. " Ty Burr of The Boston Globe summed up his mixed feelings as "The thing barely makes a lick of sense. Rapturous on a scene-by-scene basis and nearly incoherent when taken as a whole, the movie is idealistic and deranged, inspirational and very, very conflicted." Joe Williams of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch wasn't impressed: "Disney's gimmick of naming movies for its theme-park attractions crashes and burns in 'Tomorrowland,' a here-and-now caper that will confuse children, bore adults and offend anyone who's ever taken a science class." "Tomorrowland" is in theaters now.  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| 10 Reasons You Should Already Be Watching 'Outlander' Posted: The season finale of "Outlander" is set to air on Saturday, so now is the perfect time to binge watch it before the second season starts. The show follows Claire Randall (Caitriona Balfe) after she kind of accidentally travels back to 1743 during her second honeymoon. Shortly after she arrives in the unknown land, Claire is forced to marry warrior Jamie Fraser (Sam Heughan). The two start a passionate relationship that leads to a lot of drama, romance, and shirtless Jamie scenes. If you've been on the fence about whether or not you want to watch it, we have 10 solid reasons to give this show a chance.  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Reese Witherspoon to Play Tinker Bell in Live-Action Disney Flick Posted:
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| Regina George's 'Mean Girls' Mansion Is for Sale Posted:  Gretchen Weiners's father may have invented Toaster Strudel, but it was Regina George who lived in a luxurious mansion in "Mean Girls," the beloved 2004 teen comedy. Now, that house is for sale -- and could fetch $14.8 million or more.Sotheby's Canada has listed the property, located in a Toronto suburb, for the above price, though for "Mean Girls" fans, the house is truly priceless. The 20,000-square foot mansion was a stand-in for the home of the queen bee of the titular group, and hosted several key scenes in the flick, including when Regina (Rachel McAdams) shows Cady (Lindsay Lohan) the Burn Book for the first time, and Regina's clueless mother (Amy Poehler) invites the girls to enjoy "a hump day treat" and insists that she's "not like a regular mom. [She's] a cool mom." BuzzFeed has some side-by-side comparisons of scenes from the flick and the Sotheby's listing photos, and it looks like the house -- which boasts 12 bedrooms, 6.5 bathrooms, a pool, a regulation-size tennis court, and lots and lots of marble -- has undergone some significant renovations/redecorating since Cady and co. hung out there. But when you have a chance to tread on the same (or close) tiles as the Plastics, does it really matter? Check out more photos from the estate over at Sotheby's, and re-watch the "Mean Girls" scenes set at the house below. Fingers crossed that the home also boasts a killer sound system from which to blast Kelis's "Milkshake." [via: Sotheby's Canada, h/t BuzzFeed] Photo credit: Sotheby's Canada This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Britt Robertson Facts: 15 Things You (Probably) Don't Know About the 'Tomorrowland' Star Posted: Britt Robertson is taking over the world one role at a time. She started out on CW shows like "The Secret Circle" and "Life Unexpected," and then quickly made her way to the big screen. In a character she's no stranger to playing, Robertson brings troubled (but cute and intelligent!) Casey Newton to life while starring opposite George Clooney in "Tomorrowland." From her hidden talent to why she wanted to start a housekeeping business, here are the 15 things you probably don't know about Britt Robertson.  [Source: IMDB, People, BuzzFeed, Interview, Yahoo, Hollywood Reporter] This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Watch Dwayne Johnson Officiate His Friend's Surprise Wedding, Give Us All the Feels Posted:  Have you ever wished that Dwayne Johnson was your BFF? It turns out that being bros with The Rock means that you could be in store for a surprise wedding, and that's exactly the stunt that the actor helped pull off for one of his friends during a recent press tour.Johnson gave comedian Nick Mundy the surprise of his life last Saturday when Mundy showed up with the Screen Junkies team to film a bit with the actor in promotion of new disaster flick "San Andreas." While Mundy -- who had donned American flag pants for the occasion -- was initially told that The Rock's schedule suddenly could not accommodate the crew, Johnson was secretly waiting in the wings with Mundy's fiancee, Dilara Karabas -- and he was about to officiate their wedding. Once Mundy realized what was happening -- and muttered a comment about his flamboyant pants -- the shock quickly turned to joy, especially when the comedian walked down the aisle (escorted by Johnson, who was legally ordained as an officiant in the state of California specifically for the occasion) to see his family and friends waiting for him. Then the tears began to flow as Karabas, decked out in a gorgeous gown, entered the room and greeted her groom at the altar. Check out video of the epic surprise -- which went off without a hitch, and is quite a bit sweeter and more emotional than you'd imagine -- below. Congrats to the happy couple, and special kudos to Johnson for sneaking a "San Andreas" plug into the vows (hey, it was supposed to be a junket, after all). This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Streaming Now: 'Between,' 'Inglourious Basterds,' and More Posted:  There may be parades, backyard BBQs, and other summery long weekend events happening in the coming days, but don't ignore the plentiful streaming options that await you during your downtime! Netflix debuts a new sci-fi series about a mysterious disease called "Between," which stars former Nickelodeon-er Jennette McCurdy. Tarantino's masterful "Iglourious Basterds" is also available this week, and Hulu's got "Aqua Teen Hunger Force" if you're in the mood to binge before the animated favorite's Season 11 premiere next month. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Posted: It's hard to believe that the classic sitcom "Full House" aired its final new episode 20 years ago this week. The TGIF hit is still a constant topic of pop culture discussion -- they're even rebooting it after all these years. If you recall, the show ended on an odd note when things were taken to a strange, soapy place by having Michelle lose her memory in a horseback riding accident in an awkward two-part finale. But that's not the only TV show ending that made things weird for everyone watching. Check out 10 series finales that left us going: "what was that?!"  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Best of Late Night TV: Dwayne Johnson's Graduation Speech and Heidi Klum's Kangaroo Balls 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 Tonight Show" has been bringing their A-game in the skit department lately, and this week Jimmy Fallon and Dwayne Johnson (aka The Rock) delivered a circa 1989 graduation speech. The catch? They're the two lowest GPAs in class. Advice for fellow grads includes "don't get caught up in fads that won't last like 'computers,'" and "the future is now...well, actually now's the present." Getting inspirational tattoos in 3...2...1... Apparently, Heidi Klum is known for giving her friends super weird presents, and she gifted Seth Meyers a kangaroo scrotum bottle opener from Australia. No further comment, just watch the clip. (Also, for all the kangaroos watching, this is NSFW.) Over on "Jimmy Kimmel Live," Howie Mandel stopped by and told an arguably hilarious story (we swear!) about his saga buying Jock Itch ointment for Athlete's Foot. Are you sensing a theme tonight? (Sorry if this clip gives you PTSD, kangaroos of the world.) Finally, Conan O'Brien gave his staff performance reviews on camera, and it was basically the best thing that's ever happened. Why isn't Conan all of our boss? Questions that keep us up at night. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
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