The State of Scary TV
‘The Returned’ and ‘Ash vs Evil Dead’ join ‘The Walking Dead’ in offering high-quality horror.
September 17, 2012
The Master Smashes All (Per Theater, Limited Release) Box Office Records!
And other stories from this weekend’s box office.
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How Jesse Plemons Drank Taylor Kitsch’s Milkshake
Here is actor Jesse Plemons, talking to Zap2It in 2007 about the first time he suited up to shoot a football scene on Friday Night Lights: “There’s this play where Taylor is supposed to knock the crap out of me. So he does, and I get up and I’m jumping around — and everyone’s like, […]
Read moreSeptember 14, 2012
Hollywood Prospectus Podcast’s Reality TV Friday: Bachelor Pad, The Real World, and More
In a week with both a Bachelor Pad shocker and a Real World finale-reunion, Jacoby and I couldn’t resist the magnetic pull of the Grantland Network studio. Reality TV Friday makes a triumphant return to address Nick’s big move (if you are wondering who that is, we didn’t know until last week either) and the […]
Read moreTrailers of the Week: Twilight, Wreck-It Ralph, Smashed, and More
Smashed (October 12) Silver: Stories about struggles of enduring love have been so thoroughly explored in both comedic and dramatic films that sitting through one is more comforting in its familiarity than it is challenging. What you don’t see a lot of, and it’s the reason why I’m excited for Smashed, are stories about late […]
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We Found It on Netflix Instant: Van Wilder: Freshman Year
What It’s About: A rich dick convinces a college full of squares to loosen up by tricking them into drinking and having sex. Who It’s For: Rich dicks. I never saw Van Wilder or Van Wilder 2: The Rise of Taj, so it is perhaps unfair, or even immoral, for me to be reviewing the […]
Read moreVideo on Demand Report: Butter Sculpters, Baby B-Boys, and Titanic 3D … in 2D
The Headliner Snow White and the Huntsman This spring, moviegoers had the chance to watch not one but two feature films updating the Snow White story for contemporary audiences. (That’s in addition to Once Upon a Time, ABC’s fairy tale drama series, revolving around Snow White, Prince Charming, and the daughter who doesn’t know her […]
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Boardwalk Empire Returns to Drown You in Flat Champagne
The first moments of the third season of Boardwalk Empire — returning to HBO this Sunday at 9 p.m. EST — introduce a new antagonist, Gyp Rosetti. As played by the criminally underrated Bobby Cannavale, Rosetti is a high-living lowlife, a Sicilian thug wrapped up in bespoke finery. The biggest mistake you can make with […]
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Judging The X Factor: When Love for Britney Spears Gets a Little Scary
For reasons still not entirely clear to them, Grantland editors Jay Caspian Kang, Mark Lisanti, and Emily Yoshida have decided to track the second season of The X Factor. This is the hill upon which they will die.
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Grantland Reality Fantasy League: The Greatest Moral Dilemma in Bachelor Pad History
The transition from summer to fall is a drag. The days get shorter and cooler (the worst), students have to go back to school (sucks), and you realize that your next “vacation” is home for the holidays (a push). While actual, ya know, life downgrades a bit at this time of year, reality TV gets […]
Read moreFourteen Potentially Oscar-Impacting Moments in the New Lincoln Trailer
Last night, via the magical new Google+ Hangout technology, which enables the previously simple act of watching two minutes of video to be upgraded into a totally immersive, half-hour-long Chatroulette-style cyber-orgy experience, DreamWorks debuted the first official trailer for Lincoln, the Steven Spielberg historical epic that’s already being touted as the presumptive Best Picture winner. […]
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