The State of Scary TV
‘The Returned’ and ‘Ash vs Evil Dead’ join ‘The Walking Dead’ in offering high-quality horror.
July 18, 2014
‘The One I Love’ Trailer: Elisabeth Moss and Mark Duplass Are Up to Something Strange
What’s going on with this mysterious couples retreat?
Read moreJuly 17, 2014
Ready to Hear a Compelling Theory About Jon Snow’s Mother?
Plus Harry Potter in middle age, MORE(!) Weird Al, and a ’12 Monkeys’ show in the works in today’s Afternoon Links.
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R.I.P., Elaine Stritch, the Queen of Holding Court
Nobody could captivate a room like Broadway legend Elaine Stritch, who we lost this morning at the age of 89.
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Should You Watch? FX’s New Comedies, ‘Married’ and ‘You’re the Worst’
The initial verdicts on the two sitcoms premiering Thursday night.
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The Snowpiercearound
The Grantland staff is currently a little obsessed with Bong Joon-ho’s ‘Snowpiercer,’ and it’s given us more to chew on than a freshly milled batch of protein blocks.
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Girls in Hoodies Podcast: ‘Snowpiercer,’ Calabasas, and the Kim Kardashian Game
Molly and Emily talk about Kim Kardashian’s app game, Bong Joon-ho’s ‘Snowpiercer,’ Brooklyn, and Calabasas.
Read moreStare Into the Secret Face Hidden Inside Joaquin Phoenix’s Forehead and Be Changed Forever
There is nothing more to say.
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AWOL Soul: A New Autobiography Frees Rick James From Catchphrase Hell
Unflinching as it is, the funk legend’s newly published autobiography ‘Glow’ — assembled posthumously by David Ritz — manages to temporarily separate the story of the monster from the story of Rick James, the way Marvel Comics occasionally pulls apart Bruce Banner and the Hulk.
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A Riverdale Runs Through It: The ‘Death’ of Archie and the Frozen Universe of Spinoff Comics
Recently the powers that be have loosened up slightly and let Archie Comics get a little more weird.
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New Music Trend Alert: Teen Metal Is Upon Us
There’s a teen metal band invasion afoot! Last week, a Brooklyn power trio with some serious Iron Maiden/early Metallica-style chops named Unlocking the Truth signed a five-album deal with Sony for $1.7 million, in spite of the band members having an average age of roughly 12 and a half.
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Bryan Cranston’s Lyndon B. Johnson Play Will Be an HBO Movie
Cranston and the Broadway play each won a Tony Award last month.
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