Posts by Zach Dionne
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The People’s Choice Awards Are Still Confusing, Still in Love With Sandra Bullock
The People’s Choice Awards take place in a strange world, one where Rick Grimes beats Walter White for Favorite TV Anti-Hero, Justin Timberlake is the Favorite R&B Artist, Taylor Swift takes home Favorite Country Artist, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis win Favorite Hip-Hop Artist, and Homeland ices Game of Thrones for Favorite Premium Cable TV Show. But hey, […]
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Afternoon Links: Muppets Most Wanted Finds a Way to Make a Must-Watch Teaser
When New York Times film critic A.O. Scott’s recent tweet got weirdly transformed into a full-page ad for Inside Llewyn Davis, the Muppets were watching. Now we’ve got a nice twist on the obligatory umpteenth movie teaser, one that co-opts tweets from made-up-but-still-funny accounts like @yolofantastic and @moviesareawsm. We, too, r so stoakd for this kewl […]
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The FBI vs. the ICP: Revenge of the Juggalos
Nice try, FBI. You thought you could classify the Insane Clown Posse’s face-painting fan base as a criminal gang without (an attempt at) legal repercussions? Well, Shaggy 2 Dope and Violent J are filing suit, claiming, per the New York Times, that the government made an “unwarranted and unlawful decision” that resulted in “significant harm” […]
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Louis C.K. Will Sell His Directorial Debut for $5
In 1998, more than a decade before he started winning Outstanding Writing Emmys and getting nominated in the Best Directing category, Louis C.K. made a black-and-white movie called Tomorrow Night. (Three years later he’d make Pootie Tang, an experience so flustering that C.K. hasn’t put together another film since.) Now C.K. will use the $5 […]
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Afternoon Links: Parks and Recreation Gave Itself a 100th-Episode Present
[protected-iframe id=”2215b6a1646c6a567f11924b177338f6-60203239-57838107″ info=”http://www.nbc.com/assets/video/widget/widget.html?vid=n44756″ width=”462″ height=”324″ frameborder=”0″] Parks and Recreation has evaded the chopping block many wonderful times — enough so that its 100th episode is coming up this Thursday, actually. To honor the milestone, the cast have shared their favorite moments in a new 20-minute clip. Fair warning: Perd Hapley sings.
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Don’t Quiz Dennis Rodman About Some Political Junk When He’s Just in North Korea to Play Ball
“Watch this.” Thus spake Dennis Rodman, getting ready to make Michael Bay’s big walk-out video look like a hiccup. (Yes, it’s Meltdown Tuesday; Reubens are half-price till seven.) Conferencing from Pyongyang with CNN’s Chris Cuomo on Tuesday morning, Rodman wound up summoning a verbally terrifying and contextually baffling hurricane. It was incredible.
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Explosion Artist Michael Bay Can’t Improvise Any Kind Words About a Gigantic Curved TV
When you’re Samsung, presenting your 150-inch curved TV at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, you might as well invite Michael Bay to speak. (His travel costs were virtually nonexistent; Optimus Prime just walked him over from Hong Kong.) If your teleprompter’s gonna go all wackadoo, though, leave Michael Bay out of it. Apparently […]
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Afternoon Links: Would You Like to See Seth Meyers’s Late Night Set?
Well, so would he. The joint’s not quite ready yet, but it does happen to be within spitting distance of SNL‘s Studio 8H. Once it’s all built and Seth’s new desk shows up and everything, Late Night will embark on a voyage fairly unlike the one chartered by Jimmy Fallon, according to Time. Sketches will […]
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House of Cards Season 2 Trailer: Ready for Kevin Spacey’s Vice-Presidency?
Kevin Spacey’s Frank Underwood raising his hand and swearing to God inspires a hell of a lot more fear than faith. This is the man, after all, who perpetually breaks the fourth wall to spit venom re: D.C. and all America’s governmental frivolity, violent promises never far behind. And after teasers both flashy and silent, […]
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Box Office Top Five: Frozen Forever
1. Frozen, $20.7 million weekend (last week: no. 2; $297.8 million cumulative) Can Disney (which owns the good ship Grantland) keep Frozen in theaters until a Despicable Me 3 or another Pixar flick rolls into town? Because families will clearly keep patronizing Frozen until then, absolutely no questions asked. This movie has not only overthrown Ms. […]
