The State of Scary TV
‘The Returned’ and ‘Ash vs Evil Dead’ join ‘The Walking Dead’ in offering high-quality horror.
January 21, 2013
SNL Episode 11: Poor Jennifer Lawrence
OK. You know when you’re having a really brutal week at work — you’re up late like a little tension fossil at night, you’re phoning it in a little bit in the office, you’re clean out of ideas — and then Friday comes and you slay it? You really make Friday your bitch, you punch […]
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Girls Maturity Level Threat Watch: Episode 2
Hannah Hannah attempts to take her independence to the next level via streaming Internet How To videos on dancercizing and cutting your own bangs. She ruins her relationship with Sandy the Manic Pixie Dream Hipster Black Republican by pushing her art on him too soon, getting defensive about his diplomatically negative opinion, whitesplaining her way […]
Read moreArnold Schwarzenegger Gets Box-Office Kneecapped by … Jessica Chastain?!
While Arnold flailed, Chastain movies took the top two spots.
Read moreJanuary 18, 2013
Afternoon Links: Ryan Murphy Throws an Intellectual Property Theft Slushee in the Faces of Innocent A Cappella Groups
Ryan Murphy and Jason Blum are taking on a remake of The Town That Dreaded Sundown, which surprisingly has nothing to do with sundown towns. Or a cover-song thief who comes in the night and yoinks your version of “Baby Got Back”: Singer-songwriter Jonathan Coulton joins the list of unhappy Glee cover-song-stealing victims. At least Murphy will be empowering women by casting […]
Read moreTrailers of the Week: Mud, Spring Breakers, and Red 2
Mud (April 26) Silver: Scrumptious. My cerebral cortex is flooded with thoughts, due to the numerous mouthwatering elements seen in Mud’s trailer. Where to begin? Writer/director Jeff Nichols’s previous film, Take Shelter, was the criminally forgotten film of 2011. With a much splashier cast, maybe this will be the vehicle to break him out. Matthew […]
Read moreReality TV Podcast: The Bachelor, Survivor, and The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills
Juliet Litman and David Jacoby talk about Sean’s lack of game on The Bachelor, the returning contestants on Survivor, Yolanda’s lemon fetish on The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, and the rest of the week in reality TV. Listen to the podcast here: ESPN.com Podcenter. Subscribe to the Grantland Network on iTunes, and check out […]
Read moreVideo on Demand Report: Watch Some Idiot Criminals Try to Mess With Liam Neeson’s Family Again in Taken 2
The Headliner Taken 2 When a somewhat under-the-radar movie breaks out in a big way, it’s natural for producers to go back to the well and make a sequel. The problem is when this happens with a movie that wasn’t really left open-ended. So with Taken 2, as with The Hangover 2, you get a […]
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Sundance Diary, Part 1: A Humbling in Park City, a Taste of the Festival Life, and Some Mescaline With Michael Cera
The first humbling is the airport. Salt Lake City International, around 11 a.m. Baggage claim has been repurposed into a holding pen — L.A. blondes in fur-cuffed ski jackets, men wearing big puffy coats with strange, sun-like logos on the sleeves. Cowboy hats, bright pink vests, Burberry bags. All the women’s boots are huge and […]
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Grantland Reality Fantasy League: Nudity. Gun-Shooting. Helicopter Rides. Lemonade Cleanses.
Reality TV presented some unique remedies to common ailments this week. Drug problem? Drink some lemonade. Broken heart? Shoot some shit with a shotgun. Psychological trauma? Jump off a building with a buff blonde, bro. Confused? Read the rest of the column. To be clear, I can’t promise you that any of this will make […]
Read moreVideo: Jimmy Kimmel, Jimmy Johnson, and a Demon Baby
In this short bonus clip from Jimmy Kimmel Live, Jimmy asks former football coach Jimmy Johnson if he would yell at a baby.
Read moreRosemarie DeWitt Won’t Get to Hang Out With Will McAvoy After All
Rosemarie DeWitt, please leave The Newsroom.
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