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- Does This Insane Jar Jar 'Star Wars' Theory Predict 'The Force Awakens'?
- George R.R. Martin Says Tolkien Inspired 'Game of Thrones' Ending
- 'The Voice' Coaches Blake Shelton & Gwen Stefani Are Dating
- 'Fantastic Beasts' Reveals American Term for Non-Magic People (Not 'Muggle')
- Daniel Craig Facts: 11 Things You (Probably) Didn't Know About the 'Spectre' Star
- Here's Angelina Jolie's Classy Response to Leaked 'Spoiled Brat' E-mails
- 7 Times James Bond Was an HR Nightmare
- 'Daily Show' Canceled After Trevor Noah's 'Emergency Appendectomy'
- Here's Disney's Dark First Trailer for 'Alice Through the Looking Glass'
- 17 Emma Stone GIFs That Give Us Life
- 'E.T.' Writer Melissa Mathison Dies at 65, Read Steven Spielberg's Sweet Tribute
- Jennifer Lawrence Will Play 'a MESS' in Sister Movie With Amy Schumer
- 'Back to the Future' and 9 More Classic Movies They Should Never Remake
- Catherine Hardwicke's 5 Favorite Female Friendship Movies
- The 25 Best Bond Girls Ever, Ranked
- Best of Late Night TV: Country Music Mean Tweets, James Bond Rents a Car
| Does This Insane Jar Jar 'Star Wars' Theory Predict 'The Force Awakens'? Posted:
We'll find out if he's right when "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" hits theaters on December 18. We'll keep our tinfoil hats handy until then. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| George R.R. Martin Says Tolkien Inspired 'Game of Thrones' Ending Posted: But for those thinking that Gollum or a giant glowing eye are going to show up, think again. Instead, Martin revealed that he's really looking to mimic the tone that Tolkien established in the final book in the "LOTR" series, "Return of the King." During an alumni event at Northwestern's Medill School of Journalism on Wednesday, the author expanded on that thought. Vulture reports: Martin went on to explain that he himself "didn't understand that" when he read the book as a boy. Now, however, he has a different view, as reported by Vulture: Those comments reflect similar statements Martin has made about the series's end in the past, and it's good to know that his vision hasn't wavered since then. That also could mean he's actually a lot closer to releasing those elusive books, the next of which may or may not be coming out sometime next year. Either way, audiences can expect to see some of this vision play out their television screens soon, since the show is set to overtake the events of the already-published books any time now. May we suggest (with lots of love, of course) that Martin stop talking about "ASOIAF"'s ending so much and maybe just write it already? [via: Vulture] Photo credit: Getty Images This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| 'The Voice' Coaches Blake Shelton & Gwen Stefani Are Dating Posted: In a statement to Us Weekly, Stefani's spokesman said, "Gwen and Blake are longtime friends who have very recently started dating." The singer's rep declined to provide any additional comment. According to Us Weekly, Stefani and Shelton kicked the gossip machine into overdrive in recent days, when they "were spotted getting cozy with each other at multiple Halloween parties in L.A. over the weekend." Their definitive confirmation came on the eve of Wednesday's CMA Awards, which Shelton was attending and had planned to bring Stefani as his date to afterparties. Shelton split from fellow country star Miranda Lambert back in July after four years of marriage. Stefani and her husband, rocker Gavin Rossdale, also divorced this summer after 13 years of marriage. No word yet on whether or not "The Voice" will address the newly-confirmed couple, aside from some teasing from fellow coaches Adam Levine and Pharrell Williams. May we suggest a Battle Round featuring a Gwen-Blake matchup? [via: Us Weekly] Photo credit: Trae Patton/NBC This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| 'Fantastic Beasts' Reveals American Term for Non-Magic People (Not 'Muggle') Posted: Thoughts? We'll be hearing "No-Maj" quite often in the 2016 movie, which sends Eddie Redmayne's Newt Scamander to NYC. Considering we live in a world were everything is shortened -- Jennifer Lawrence to JLaw, Ben and Jen to Bennifer, ScarJo, Soho, YOLO, I can't, I can't even, etc. -- it's kind of fitting that the U.S. got its own We Never Quite Complete The Thought abbreviation. Besides, "Muggle" does sound kind of insulting, especially when U.K. wizards spit it out so dismissively. No-Maj sounds like it could double as the hip new neighborhood north of Hogsmeade. "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them" is scheduled for release November 18th, 2016. Want more stuff like this? Like us on Facebook. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Daniel Craig Facts: 11 Things You (Probably) Didn't Know About the 'Spectre' Star Posted: Daniel Craig took over the iconic role of James Bond in 2006's "Casino Royale," which kicked off some of the best movies in the franchise. Now he's hitting the screen as 007 once again with "Spectre." Since he plays an international man of mystery, it shouldn't be a surprise that you don't know everything about him. Here are 11 things you probably didn't know about Daniel Craig. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Here's Angelina Jolie's Classy Response to Leaked 'Spoiled Brat' E-mails Posted: You may remember the exchanges between producer Scott Rudin and Sony Pictures Entertainment co-chairman Amy Pascal, discussing the idea of Angelina Jolie wanting David Fincher to direct her in a "Cleopatra" movie. Gawker has a full breakdown, but at one point Rudin wrote to Pascal, "There is no movie of Cleopatra to be made (and how that is a bad thing given the insanity and rampaging ego of this woman and the cost of the movie is beyond me)." He added later, to the same e-mail, "I have zero appetite for the indulgence of spoiled brats and I will tell her this myself if you don't." In another e-mail, Rudin wrote of Jolie, "I'm not destroying my career over a minimally talented spoiled brat who thought nothing of shoving this off her plate for eighteen months so she could go direct a movie. [...] She's a camp event and a celebrity and that's all and the last thing anybody needs is to make a giant bomb with her that any fool could see coming." Yikes. So the NY Times asked Angelina Jolie if she was surprised when she read "the bruising exchange" about her between Amy Pascal and Scott Rudin. Jolie said she didn't real the emails, but she knew what was in them. Here's her response:
Good for her. Considering all she's accomplished on- and especially off-screen, "spoiled brat" seems like the least apt description. Want more stuff like this? Like us on Facebook. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| 7 Times James Bond Was an HR Nightmare Posted: But because he's cool and wears fancy suits while doing it, we give him a pass. Sure, he saves the world in the process, but leaves a ton of red tape in his wake. If Bond lived in the real world like the rest of us, the only trips he would take would be to and from the HR office. In "Spectre," he goes (surprise, surprise) rogue to search for an evil organization and, in the process, he turns Mexico City into his personal UFC octagon -- complete with exploding buildings and fights in (and outside) flying helicopters. And that's all before the opening titles. After 24 movies, Bond's Human Resources file must be pretty thick. Here are seven times 007 was a huge HR nightmare. 1. Drinking on the Job 2. Breaking Into His Boss's House 3. Letting Fellow Co-Workers Die Horribly Traditionally, good employees shouldn't let their colleagues get killed or detonated right in front of them. 4. Bad at Following Directives Not for Bond. In "The Living Daylights," after witnessing several 00's get killed, 007 holds off on reporting in so he can make eyes at some yacht sank (pictured) for an hour. He then disobeys M's orders to kill a KGB assassin because his gut tells him otherwise. He then fakes the assassination of another high-ranking Russian figure, sparking an international incident, in between blowing up his own car and doing nothing to prevent the death of the aforementioned Saunders. This all goes down in one film. 5. Ridiculous Travel Expenses Between first-class flight arrangements and usually traveling with some motor vehicle as a carry-on, Bond's expense reports could bankrupt MI6. Maybe even London. (Don't even get us started on all the health and safety forms you know he never fills out but leaves for some pencil pusher making less than $40k.) 6. Rampant Sexual Harassment 7. Willful Property Destruction and Disrespect of Office Supplies He seems to collect inventive ways to destroy his expensive cars; he's blown up Aston Martins, driving them through (and into) ice hotels, and left them at the bottom of Roman rivers. And you some of Bond's explosive pens and lazer watches -- he totally sells them on eBay. But the fact that Q Branch still lends out their tech, or M still sends Bond on missions that result in several city blocks worth of wanton destruction, honestly they are their own worst enemy here. Good luck with that peer mediation, guys. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| 'Daily Show' Canceled After Trevor Noah's 'Emergency Appendectomy' Posted: UPDATE: Thankfully, the show will go on Thursday night. Trevor Noah updated just a few hours before the new show aired: Original story: Send your healing thoughts over to Trevor Noah. The new host of "The Daily Show" had quite a day yesterday -- heading to the hospital for an emergency appendectomy, leading to the cancellation of the Wednesday night show. The good news is that he seems to be OK now, and the Comedy Central series should return to business as usual tonight (Thursday, November 5). But keep an eye on "The Daily Show's" Twitter account in case they decide that's too quick a turnaround and air a repeat tonight, too. Here's how "The Daily Show" described the situation yesterday: They wouldn't be the "Daily Show" without a cheeky addition like "from his time in an American hospital." As one commenter requested, "Please post what the American hospital billed you. LOL" Yes! Might as well made lemonades out of lemons. Seriously, though, appendicitis is no joke. Trevor was probably in a lot of pain, and to go from that to a new show tonight is impressive ... unless it's too much. It's OK to take another sick day, even early in your run, when it's for emergency surgery! Want more stuff like this? Like us on Facebook. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Here's Disney's Dark First Trailer for 'Alice Through the Looking Glass' Posted: James Bobin is directing this adaptation of Lewis Carroll's novel, with Tim Burton now just producing. The second book was set about six months after the first, but the new movie is going in a lot of its own directions, so be prepared for anything. In the 2016 story, Alice must return to Underland and travel back in time to save the Mad Hatter. Speaking of "time," Sacha Baron Cohen plays Time (part human, part clock) with Rhys Ifans as Zanik Hightopp, aka the Mad Hatter's father. As you can see from the (wild, dark, and super creepy) trailer, tough times are ahead for young Alice. There's a "Lord of the Rings"-meets-"Harry Potter" vibe to the striking visuals, like Alice has to save the Shire before it's destroyed by Voldemort. Watch the trailer: "Alice Through the Looking Glass" is scheduled for release on May 27th, 2016. Want more stuff like this? Like us on Facebook. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| 17 Emma Stone GIFs That Give Us Life Posted: And one of the reasons we (and the Internet) love her so much is because she is basically queen of the GIFs. So, here are 17 times her GIFs made us scream "Yas, queen!" This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| 'E.T.' Writer Melissa Mathison Dies at 65, Read Steven Spielberg's Sweet Tribute Posted: In addition to her Oscar-nominated screenplay for "E.T." -- for which she also received an associate producer credit -- Mathison wrote scripts for "The Black Stallion," "The Escape Artist," "The Indian In The Cupboard," Martin Scorsese's "Kundun," and the upcoming Spielberg movie "The BFG," which is in post-production. Mathison was also married to actor Harrison Ford for more than 20 years, from 1983-2004, and they have two children together, Malcolm and Georgia. "She was a lovely woman, and it's a great loss," De Fina told Deadline. "She was a wonderful writer. The project was about the Dalai Lama but at the core was about a boy separated from his home. I think of her as being a great parent. The choices that she made were so interesting and unusual, and it was all about family. When I think of what she's written, it always comes back to family and home." Spielberg told Variety, "Melissa had a heart that shined with generosity and love and burned as bright as the heart she gave E.T." He had previously said, of her "E.T." script, "Melissa delivered this 107-page first draft to me and I read it in about an hour. I was just knocked out. It was a script I was willing to shoot the next day. It was so honest, and Melissa's voice made a direct connection with my heart." And that connection is still strong for viewers more than 30 years later. Rest in peace, Melissa. Want more stuff like this? Like us on Facebook. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Jennifer Lawrence Will Play 'a MESS' in Sister Movie With Amy Schumer Posted: Jenifer and Amy already revealed they will play sisters in the movie they wrote together, but Jen just shared more plot and character details with ET: "Amy, in this movie, she has it very together. It's her lifelong dream to be a flight attendant. She works at the airport. And I'm a MESS." Ah, but JLaw does mess so well! See "American Hustle" and, in a different way, "Silver Linings Playbook." It'll be good to see Amy as the one together, though, since that's a change from what we usually see from her, in "Inside Amy Schumer" and "Trainwreck." Amy had called the script "funny," "dirty," and "real" and Jen agreed with those descriptions. Explaining how this amazing collaboration came together, Jennifer said she reached out to Amy and it all happened very quickly. "We both have very similar senses of humor, obviously and aren't afraid, which is a good and bad thing, because I don't know what our movie will be rated. And we're both very blunt. So we've gotten through a really strenuous process without ever fighting, because we're both very straightforward." Sounds great so far. Guessing the movie will be rated R, like "Trainwreck," which helped convince Jennifer that she and Amy "were made for each other." Are you excited to see this movie, whatever it will be called and whenever it comes out? Want more stuff like this? Like us on Facebook. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| 'Back to the Future' and 9 More Classic Movies They Should Never Remake Posted: In this age of nonstop sequels, remakes and reboots, sometimes it seems like there's no room left for original ideas in Hollywood. Why bother when there's more money to be made in dusting off an old favorite and giving it a new coat of paint? That said, we'd like to think that some cinematic classics are too sacred to remake. With the recent fuss over Back to the Future Day, that had us thinking about the movies we never want to see remade or rebooted. These 11 films accomplished what they set out to do so well that there's simply no way of improving on the formula. "Back to the Future 30th Anniversary Trilogy" is available to own now on Blu-ray & DVD. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Catherine Hardwicke's 5 Favorite Female Friendship Movies Posted: Catherine Hardwicke has directed everything from "Thirteen" to "Twilight," and now she's taking on the Toni Collette-Drew Barrymore friendship movie "Miss You Already." To celebrate the release of her new movie, Hardwicke shared her five favorite movies featuring female BFFs -- and she has amazing taste. Be sure to catch "Miss You Already," opening November 6th. Plus, check out a clip from the movie below! This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| The 25 Best Bond Girls Ever, Ranked Posted: James Bond's kill-em-or-kiss-em days are not what they used to be, but he refuses to let go of the kiss 'em part. After 24 movies, the only thing Bond does more than judo chop bad guys is collect lady friends to help pass the time in between explosions. Some are there to give 007 someone to protect or rescue from secret lairs, others are there to bring some harm to him -- but he beds them anyway. He's classy like that. As "Spectre" adds two more names to the super spy's growing list of international Tinder dates, we've ranked and filed the best Bond Girls ever. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Best of Late Night TV: Country Music Mean Tweets, James Bond Rents a Car Posted: Even a Southern twang can't perfume nasty tweets about being f--ked by a gorilla or looking like the house band at Chili's. Yes, it's time for another round of "Jimmy Kimmel Live's" Mean Tweets! The Country Music Association Awards aired Wednesday night, and Jimmy simultaneously did his show from two places: Live in Los Angeles, then beamed into the CMA Theater in Nashville as a hologram. While getting into the CMAs spirit, he had country music stars read off mean tweets. The Brad Paisley one is kinda great. Willie Nelson's isn't even remotely mean. The Hunter Hayes one is TRUE and so cute. Carrie Underwood's is entirely unintelligible. For once, there were more men being insulted than women. Can't really call that progress, though. Want more stuff like this? Like us on Facebook. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
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