DIVAWATCH: Who Is the Girl in the Red Backpack?

A New Bill & Ted Movie Is Actually Happening! Maybe!

Keanu is on board.

Video on Demand Report: Fake Pregnancies, Surprise Pregnancies, and Hugo

The Headliner Hugo Last chance for On Demand: It’s the Paris-set Best Picture Oscar nominee that will transport you back to a magical moment in cinema history! No, not The Artist. Hugo is Martin Scorsese’s attempt at making a movie his tween daughter could actually watch (in 3-D, no less — though obviously it … […]

How We’d Fix It: Five Easy Steps for Repairing Edward Norton’s Career

Look over here. But don’t look close or for too long. There is wreckage and confusion and sadness in the filmography of Edward Norton. But it wasn’t always this way. Think back to a time when Stuttering Aaron Stampler was climbing over the witness stand to snap a prosecutor’s neck. Think back to Lester “Worm” […]

Grantland Reality Fantasy League: Alcoholic Aquatic Apes

It was a tension-filled week in reality TV, one that really tested the emotional fortitude of our favorite GRTFL cast members. And guess what? Our favorite GRTFL cast members’ collective emotional fortitude failed with flying colors! Laura on Real World broke down, Housewives’ Heather and Sonja had their third and fourth meeting/argument about Sonja’s logo, […]

No, The Beastie Boys Are Not Shilling Energy Drinks

Screw you, Monster Energy Drink.

We Found It On Netflix Instant: 1313: Hercules Unbound!

Every so often, Max Silvestri plunges into the depths of his Netflix queue, resurfacing with reports of the strange things he’s found there. These movies are usually terrible, but he writes about them anyway. What It’s About: The legendary Hercules, son of Zeus, wrestles and flexes better than anybody at Warrior Camp, but Hera has […]

Rembert Explains the ’80s: Ricky and Alfonso Break-dance on Silver Spoons

Welcome back to our series Rembert Explains the ’80s. Every so often, we’ll e-mail 25-year-old Rembert Browne a video from the 1980s that he hasn’t seen. Rembert will write down his thoughts as he’s watching it, then we’ll post those thoughts here. This week’s installment was selected by Hollywood Prospectus editor Mark Lisanti: Ricky Stratton […]

Exhausted Hollywood Shrugs, Waves Hand in Surrender, Gives New Projects to Both ALF and Arsenio Hall

Our ongoing interactions with a certain writer in our employ have taught us that we can never take for granted even a basic familiarity with any pop-culture event that began before, say, 1993. And so:

Shia LaBeouf to Make More Sex Art, This Time With Lars Von Trier

Shia LaBeouf to possibly bed Charlotte Gainsbourg.

Brandon & Dylan & Kelly & Andrea & Jennie & BAG: When Jeans-Sponsored Reunions Suddenly Go Bad

[Another e-mail exchange, L.A. to London, moments ago.] Lisanti: Hey, I thought you might want to see this … [sends video] Simmons: This really makes me angry. I don’t understand why we can’t have a 90210 remake because Perry and Priestley are too proud, and yet they’re making these Old Navy ads. Just create the […]

Top Chef Masters Season 4, Episode 3: ‘What Would Brian Boitano Eat?’

To punish me for rooting for Chris Cosentino last week, the gods sent the gentle citizens of Yorba Linda 30 earthquakes over the course of 24 hours. I’m sorry, Yorba Linda. I did that. So let me begin by saying that Chris Cosentino was really tacky this week and I am considering shifting my allegiance […]

The Inevitable Union of John Mayer and Katy Perry … And Other Horror Stories From This Week’s Tabloids

Us Weekly John Mayer & Katy Perry: At a party in the Hollywood Hills a “bikini-clad Katy Perry” chilled out, “grabbed a beer and clung tightly to John Mayer in the swimming pool. They hugged each other and splashed around. They were all over each other, making out! Neither of them is exactly shy.” The […]

What’ll Go Down at the Olympics Closing Ceremony?

Just like with the Opening Ceremony — which rode a wave of geese and sheep and horses and cows and chickens and ducks to critical acclaim — the exact details of the Olympics Closing Ceremony are being kept under wraps. But some idea of what we’ll be seeing on Sunday night has now been unveiled. […]