The State of Scary TV
‘The Returned’ and ‘Ash vs Evil Dead’ join ‘The Walking Dead’ in offering high-quality horror.
June 10, 2014
Netflix and Marvel’s ‘Daredevil’ Adds Vincent D’Onofrio
Also in the Afternoon Links: a Disney Channel ‘Lion King’ spinoff, a limited-edition ‘Jurassic Park’ vinyl soundtrack, and George R.R. Martin starts tweetin’.
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‘24: Live Another Day’ Episode 7 Recap: Drones a Make Jack Drive
The following takes place between 5 p.m. and 6 p.m.
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Small(er) Movie Review Roundup: ‘The Immigrant,’ ‘Night Moves,’ and ‘Obvious Child’
No American movie with this level of artistry and these kinds of besotted reviews should be as teetering-on-the-verge-of-exit as this film is. But that appears to be the case.
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‘Avatar’ Sequels to Exhume Sigourney Weaver
Welcome back from the dead, Dr. Grace Augustine.
Read moreA ‘Game of Thrones’ x ‘The O.C.’ Mash-up, and Yes, You Know Where This Is Going
Biggest takeaway from this clip: of COURSE Orphan Ollie is the Marissa Cooper of Westeros.
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‘Louie’ Without Louis: About ‘In the Woods,’ Last Night’s Long Flashback Episode
Jeremy Renner and Young Louie killed it, Philip Seymour Hoffman was originally set to appear, and a few stand-up routines paved the way to the episode.
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The Moment Podcast: Brian Koppelman and Michael McDermott
Matt Damon’s character in ‘Rounders’ took his name from today’s guest, great singer-songwriter Michael McDermott, who’s had a long road back from darkness.
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Freak Show & Tell: Tori Spelling Does Not Kiss and Tell
All the best parts from ‘True Tori,’ ‘Catfish,’ and ‘Marriage Boot Camp: Reality Stars.’
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Ask the Maester: The History of the Wall, Invasion Strategies, and Maester Aemon
… and answers to other questions from “The Watchers on the Wall.”
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The BadGalRiri Effect: Imagining the Fallout From a Rihanna–Chris Martin Affair
It could be that Chris Martin and Rihanna were just talking business, even if they left the tony Santa Monica eatery Giorgio Baldi conspicuously through different exits. They were probably just talking about working on a follow-up to their 2011 collaboration, “Princess of China.” Or they’re f–ing.
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Hollywood Prospectus Podcast: ‘Game of Thrones,’ ‘Fargo,’ and ‘Orange Is the New Black’
Chris Ryan and Andy Greenwald talk ‘Game of Thrones,’ ‘Fargo,’ and ‘Orange Is the New Black.’
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The Coen Brothers Are Reuniting With George Clooney and Josh Brolin for ‘Hail, Caesar!’
It’s about “a fixer in Hollywood circa 1950s who works for the studios to protect the stars of the day.”
Read moreJune 9, 2014
And This Is Sir Mix-A-Lot Performing ‘Baby Got Back’ With an Orchestra
Also in the Afternoon Links: Bryan Cranston and Steven Spielberg are turning the LBJ play into a miniseries, Lifetime has found its Whitney Houston, and PSY’s latest YouTube conversation piece is here and Snoop Dogg’s part of the madness.
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A Conversation With Neil deGrasse Tyson About ‘Cosmos,’ Race, and Celebrity
This morning, I sat in a coffee shop in Manhattan’s Tribeca neighborhood questioning the decision to wear the youth XL NASA polo I acquired upon visiting the National Space Hall of Fame last summer in Alamogordo, New Mexico. I did this as I stared at passersby on the sidewalk, waiting for Neil deGrasse Tyson, astrophysicist and the host of Fox’s ‘Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey.’
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We Will Be Getting More Posthumous Michael Jackson Music Until the End of Time
A possible eight more MJ albums are on the horizon.
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We Sent Our Interns to L.A.’s Great Horror Campout (They Survived, Sort Of)
On Saturday, we sent our interns to the Great Horror Campout. They survived, sort of. Here is their full report.
Read moreThe New ‘Lucy’ TV Spot: Probably the Best-Case Scenario for a Drug Mule
The Luc Besson Adderall-fi thriller is shaping up to be the perfect August movie.
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Marvel Finally (Finally!) Finds an ‘Ant-Man’ Director, Gets Adam McKay to Help With the Script
It’s Peyton Reed, the director of ‘Bring It On’ and ‘The Break-Up.’
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Blockbuster Talk: The Semi-Triumphant Return of Tom Cruise in ‘Edge of Tomorrow’
Welcome back, Tom. We’ve missed you. Sorry that no one showed up to see you.
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Justin Bieber Baptizes His Adolescent Racism Away
Justin Bieber’s new redemption arc goes perfectly with his whole Jesus complex (and gives us a perfect mental image of him floating in a fancy bathtub like a giant baby).
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Box Office by the Numbers: ‘The Fault in Our Stars’ Makes $48 Million Worth of People Cry
And Tom Cruise’s pricey ‘Edge of Tomorrow’ sort of tanked.
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‘Game of Thrones’ Recap: Up Against the Wall
All the complicated history ‘Game of Thrones’ has been sharpening and whittling since day one was finally nocked into the bow last night, and when it was loosed, it flew straight and true.
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