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Wrong Luna
May 21st
What is up with all of these jokes about sending me to the moon?
-Evanna Lynch
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Hollywood’s Olympic Torch History: David Beckham Kicks Off 2012
May 20th
On Saturday, the 2012 Olympic Torch Relay began its 8,000 mile, 70-day journey, starting at Land’s End, at the southwest tip of England (and will end at the 2012 Olympic Games in London). The Olympic Torch Relay is a tradition that puts the iconic flame into the hands of a diverse group of people — a symbol of the games’ universal nature.
On hand for the ceremony was soccer star (and the Hollywood friendly) David Beckham, who greeted the torch as it arrived from Greece to the UK and lit the flame that would be carried to its athletic destination in July. Unlike past years, the torch will not be circling the globe — London choosing to highlight the inspirational people of its country rather than famous faces and sports stars from across the land. While the event won’t be as star-studded as in past years, there are sure to be a few names who take over the heavy-lifting as the torch crosses the European landscape before landing at its final resting place. In recent years, enlisting celebrities to carry the torch has been an equal part of the tradition. Here are a few of the familiar names who have marched a leg of the race on the way to the Olympics.
Those enlisted for the 2004 Athens Olympcis include Ryan Seacrest, Sean Combs, Donald Trump and Nia Vardalos (from My Big Fat Greek Wedding). 2002′s Salt Lake City event packed in even more Hollywood olympians: Diane Sawyer, Chris O’Donnell, Lance Bass, Larry King, Martin Sheen and the late Christopher Reeve.
The 2012 Torch Relay is aiming for a different kind of celebrity. Many of the bearers are veterans, handicapped or notable athletes. Beckham is a recognizable name, but the most awe-inspiring participant this year may be Diana Gould, who competed in the 1912 Olympics. When she carries the torch, Gould will be 100 years old. Donald Trump may have Celebrity Apprentice, but Diana Gould has longevity.
[NBCOlympics.com, HuffPo, Telegraph UK]
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Viacom And Time-Warner Agree To Stream Content Through TV App
May 20th
published: 2012-05-20 11:44:26
There have been plenty of bumps along the road as media conglomerates try to adapt to the changing times, where digital content is rendering the traditional models of consumption old-fashioned at best, obsolete at worst. Case in point: Time-Warner and Viacom have been squabbling in court over whether Viacom’s content should be available to cable subscribers via Time-Warner’s TWCable app. As reported by the New York Times, the two companies have come to an agreement that will allow Time-Warner Cable customers to view Viacom shows such as The Daily Show with Jon Stewart and Jersey Shore through the app.
Of course, things aren’t necessarily that simple…they rarely are once lawyers enter the fray. While Viacom released a statement on its blog explaining that the two entities had agreed “to resolve their pending litigations,” they also include the ominous note that “neither side is conceding its original legal position or will have further comment.” In other words, don’t be surprised if this contentious issue causes more legal head-butting in the future. This also isn’t the first time Viacom has had a legal confrontation over this issue, having settled a lawsuit against Cablevision Systems Corporation last August over pretty much the exact same issue. Viacom and other content providers are worried that streaming apps such as Time-Warner’s could adversely affect their ability to license the content to third-party streaming services such as Netflix.
For the time-being, at least, Time-Warner subscribers will be able to watch content from Viacom channels such as Comedy Central, Nickelodeon, and MTV via the app. The Viacom shows will join content already available from media companies including Scripps Network, Fox Cable Networks, and Discovery Communications. Stream it while ya got it…
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Hey, I Don’t Make The News, I Just Report It.
May 20th
Breaking News: The Redneck Zombies are fleeing West Virginia due to a severe shortage of brains.
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Battleship Performs Even Worse Than Expected, Makes $9 Million On Friday
May 20th
We knew going into this weekend that The Avengers would have no trouble destroying Battleship at the box office, even though it’s in its third weekend of release and Battleship– not to mention The Dictator and What To Expect When You’re Expecting– are the new, fresher kids on the block. But with Friday numbers in, it’s clear that The Avengers is really the only thing anybody wants to see right now. According to estimates at Deadline it made $ 15 million Friday, putting it on pace for $ 54 million for the weekend– a hearty $ 4 million more than predicted. Battleship, meanwhile, made $ 9 million, now on pace for a $ 25 million weekend which– ouch– is even less than domestic opening for Taylor Kitsch’s last big film, the famous flop John Carter.
The Avengers has already become Disney’s highest grossing film of all time– yes, more than all of the Pirates of the Caribbean movies– and its domestic total after this weekend will be something like $ 454 million, which will make it the #10 film of all time domestically. With that kind of news, it almost doesn’t seem worth going over The Dictator and What To Expect When You’re Expecting, which made a respective $ 5.7 million and $ 3.8 million on Friday. That puts The Dictator right at its estimated $ 20 million opening, but What To Expect well below it– it’s projected to make $ 11 million, which is low even for summer rom-com counterprogramming fare (Made of Honor, which opened opposite Iron Man and absolutely no one remembers, made $ 14 million).
We’ll have final box office results for you at the end of the weekend, but suffice it to say it’s not good to be anyone but The Avengers right now. Let us know in the comments what you’re seeing, and if Battleship really deserved to be quite this big a flop.
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House Series Finale Preview: Everybody Dies
May 20th
published: 2012-05-19 20:54:59
The day is almost here: after 8 years, we’ll be saying goodbye to Dr. House and his long-suffering colleagues. Monday’s episode is called Everybody Dies, but it’s entirely under wraps just what that means. Does everybody actually die? Or is the episode’s title merely a philosophical one? With the clock counting down to the last episode of House, three preview clips show status quo at Princeton Plainsboro.
What we know about the upcoming series finale of House is that several past characters are set to make an appearance. That includes Jennifer Morrison (Cameron), Olivia Wilde (Thirteen), Amber Tamblyn (Masters) and even Kal Penn – yes, Kutner is making an appearance, apparently in ghost form since his character committed suicide years ago.
With all these return appearances, TVLine notes that the preview clips from the final episode don’t show a single one of them. That leads me to believe they’ll show up in a most unexpected way. Some of the hints that have been dropped at TVLine regarding the finale include that Chase and Cameron will share a scene and that Thirteen’s reappearance is in the form of an intervention of sorts.
House is not the sort of show to go out quietly; and no doubt they’ll make the most of their returning stars. Check out these finale preview clips – and get ready to say goodbye to the Princeton Plainsboro crew on Monday. Everybody Dies will be preceeded by a one-hour retrospective on the show, so be sure to tune it (or set that DVR) an hour earlier than normal.
First up, Dr. House puts his usual sarcastic spin on a Dead Poet’s Society reference, and the team takes on their (last) new case.
The team takes on an enraged patient while Dr. House stands by and offers his calm opinion on the matter.
House and Foreman have a House-Cuddyesque chat…everything seems business as usual…so far.
The House series finale airs Monday, May 21 at 8/7c on Fox.
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YOUR JAMMIES
May 20th
YOUR JAMMIES once you attain Nicholson-level status, wear them wherever the hell you want.
-Bill Murray
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Sandra Bullock And Melissa McCarthy Teaming Up For Paul Feig Directed Buddy Cop Movie
May 19th
Almost twenty years ago, Sandra Bullock brought an amusing kind of charm to her role as law enforcer Lenina Huxley in the futuristic action movie Demolition Man. She also brought humor to her role as FBI agent Gracie Hart in Miss Congeniality years later. From what’s being reported, it looks like the Blind Side star will be back in a badge and teaming up with fellow funny lady Melissa McCarthy for a comedy written by Katie Dippold and directed by Bridesmaids‘ Paul Feig.
Variety reported the news, stating that McCarthy and Bullock will star the yet-to-be-titled project, described as a buddy cop movie. Bullock will play a “high-strung FBI agent,” who has a strained relationship with McCarthy’s character, an “unconventional Boston cop,” with whom she’s tasked to work in an effort to take down a Russian gangster. From the sound of it, it took some work on the part of 20th Century Fox and Chernin Entertainment to get Bullock, McCarthy and Feig signed on for the film, due to scheduling issues and fees, but it finally came together and given those three names, I expect it to be well worth the effort.
The concept of a female-focused buddy cop film is certainly intriguing on its own, especially in the wake of Bridesmaids, which did a fine job of demonstrating truly funny female-focused humor. At the risk of setting my hopes too high, looking at the ingredients of this movie, it seems on track to be a winner. At the very least, the potential is there. First, there’s Katie Dippold writing the script. In addition to writing credits for MADtv, she’s also credited for writing several episodes of Parks and Recreation, a series that is arguably one of the funniest shows on television right now. Then there’s Paul Feig, who hit the target perfectly with Bridesmaids, and whose directing credits include a host of funny TV shows (The Office, Arrested Development and Freaks and Geeks among them). Finally, to state even more of the obvious, there’s Bullock and McCarthy, two actors with demonstrated charm and humor. Feig reteaming with Bridesmaids-star Melissa McCarthy seems like an attempt to make lightning strike twice, but given the success of the 2011 comedy, it’s probably well worth giving it a shot.
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Supernatural Season 7 Finale Watch – Survival Of The Fittest
May 19th
published: 2012-05-18 23:43:16
The seventh season finale saw the fall of Dick Roman, Bobby’s second death, the return of warrior Castiel and the banishment of Dean to purgatory. For an episode that managed to pack in so many happenings, the proceedings felt oddly disjointed. After positioning all the pieces onto the board for the past few episodes, the stage was a set for a grand conclusion to what’s been a lackluster season. But in addition to feeling disconnected, “Survival of the Fittest” lacked any real stakes. I mean, did anyone honestly think Dick’s wonky master plan had the slightest chance of making it past this episode? We knew the boys were going to kill Dick. The real question was the amount of collateral damage that would occur along the way. We know the brothers would survive. Meg’s a demon so it’s difficult to care if she lives or dies. Bobby’s behavior had earned him a one-way ticket to the other side. Castiel said it himself – he always gets resurrected – so no worries there. Our only concern was Kevin, whom we’d just met two episodes ago. Not much of an emotional connection there.
But on a show like Supernatural where life and death operate like an on/off switch, stakes have to be created some other way. This is where the seventh season fell short of the mark. As I’ve mentioned several times in my recaps, the Leviathan storyline has been underwhelming all season. Their plan was convoluted and silly and the personal motivation for Sam and Dean to kill Dick went out the window when Bobby showed back up as a ghost. Suffice it to say I wasn’t surprised when Dick went out with a whimper. This season’s big bad has been given little to do besides shoot a gun and talk slick during his hundreds of TV interviews. He didn’t even land a single punch when Dean confronted him! Sure, Castiel got thrown against a wall, but that was all part of Dean’s plan. Dick got a righteous bone through the neck and exited stage right to hopefully make room for a more menacing villain next season.
The second best part of the finale was watching Bobby make what might be his final appearance on the show. He finally crossed the line between friendly ghost and vengeful spirit when he nearly choked Sam to death and ultimately realized it was his time to go. I’m glad Bobby went out on his own terms. It would’ve been agonizing for Sam and Dean if they’d been forced to burn the flask in order to stop an out-of-control Bobby. Instead, the brothers’ surrogate father went quietly on his way as the brothers watched with pained expressions that said more than words ever could. The heartbreak was palpable on Sam and Dean’s faces. We as audience finally got the sendoff we’d been deprived when Bobby died. His final warning to the boys – “And when it’s your time, go” – seemed pretty ominous and I wondered if we’d see one of the brothers die again before the hour was up.
Alas, both the brothers made it out of the confrontation with Dick in one piece but in separate places. Sam was left behind while Dean was transported to… wait for it … purgatory! I can honestly say I did not see that twist coming at all. We’ve seen Heaven and Hell on Supernatural before so it only makes sense that we’d finally get a glimpse at purgatory, home of the dearly departed monsters. It was so refreshing to finally see a monster that looked like a monster instead of human serving as a meat suit. The creatures with the red eyes that surrounded Dean in the closing moments looked terrifying and part of me wonders if those are the Leviathans Dean helped lay waste to this season. Either way, with Castiel out of the picture (did he get captured or disappear on his own accord?) it appears Dean is in big trouble. Did anyone else get flashbacks to the third season finale and the image of Dean chained up in Hell? Now only if he’d been screaming Sam’s name as the screen faded to black…
Looking forward, I’m concerned that Supernatural is running out of stories to tell. This was a show that from the beginning had a five-year plan. Bringing the show back for a sixth season was a huge risk that didn’t pay off, as the Campbells, alphas, Eve and Castiel’s quest for power all added up to the weakest season of Supernatural to date. The arrival of the Leviathans in the seventh season premiere gave me hope that the show could rebound with a tighter narrative and more menacing villains. Sadly we were treated to a season even more subpar than the one before it. Supernatural felt rudderless at times this year, and when a show reaches that point, it goes one of two directions – it either continues to decline until it resembles a shell of its former self (Heroes) or it reinvents itself a finishes strong (Smallville). I have hope that Supernatural can turn in one of its best seasons the eighth time around. But after its sixth and seventh efforts, my faith is waning just a bit.
Here’s to hoping a purgatory prison break in the eighth season premiere can change that. Yep, I’m predicting it right now. Have your own guess for what our big bad in the eighth season might look like? Sound off in the comments below. Until next time: carry on my wayward brethren. Carry on.
Moment of the week
No lines jumped out at me this episode so I decided to dedicate this space to the Impala’s return. Welcome back Baby. It’s been too long. You look beautiful as always.
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