The State of Scary TV
‘The Returned’ and ‘Ash vs Evil Dead’ join ‘The Walking Dead’ in offering high-quality horror.
May 9, 2014
Songs of the Week: The 10 Most Important Eurovision Finalists
Where do cheesy pop music and fervid nationalistic competition meet? At Eurovision, of course!
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‘Game of Thrones’ Precap: Magic, Moon Doors, and Online Iron Banking
Tywin’s monthly statement is getting pretty dire.
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Video on Demand Report: Eisenberg x Two With ‘The Double’
There are certain things we expect of long-running British sitcom stars. Embarking upon a career as a stand-up comic, as Ricky Gervais did, would be one; another is trying to recapture the magic in a new sitcom, which … Gervais also did.
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Q&A: ‘SNL’ Alum John Mulaney on His New Fox Sitcom, Shaky Planes, and New Balance Sneakers
“It’s not high-concept. We’re not underwater detectives.”
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Grantland Reality TV Fantasy League: Struggling to Cope in a Post–Shower Rod Sex Tape World
Tony is still dominating ‘Survivor,’ and ‘The Challenge’ has found its Durant-LeBron rivalry … but it’s hard to focus on any of that while battling a ‘Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta’ addiction.
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TV Preview: ‘Penny Dreadful’ Is Anything But Cheap
Penny Dreadful maintains the over-the-top gore of pulp lit of its namesake while oozing elegance at the same time.
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James Franco Will Play Tommy Wiseau, Mystery Director of ‘The Room’
Franco recently announced a plan to direct and produce an adaptation of a book about Tommy Wiseau’s ‘The Room,’ one of the most celebrated cinematic wrecks ever made. Now we know the man who recently played a character called Alien will take over the role of Wiseau, a man closely resembling an actual alien.
Read moreMay 8, 2014
Steve Carell and the Maybe-Good, Possibly Funny Children’s Book Adaptation With the Very Long Title
Also in the Afternoon Links: Another new old Michael Jackson track, J-Law bein’ J-Law, and Patton Oswalt finds a whole new way to be monstrously funny.
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Girls in Hoodies Podcast: ‘Mad Men,’ a ‘Spring Breakers’ Sequel, and Weezer
Molly, Tess, and Emily talk about the Spring Breakers sequel, this week’s Mad Men, and the 20th anniversary of Weezer’s debut album.
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‘The Blue Album’ at 20: Looking Back at Weezer’s Debut, Track by Track
The Grantland staff take you track-by-track through Weezer’s 1994 debut and the memories that are still inevitably attached to it.
Read more‘Dawn of the Planet of the Apes’ Trailer: Caesar the Monkey-Rebel’s Oscar Campaign Begins!
Caesar is home (on the Dolby Theater stage).
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Master P, His Wife, and the First Time I Saw Cocaine
The very first time I saw cocaine in real true life was in the summer of 1996. I had just turned 15 years old. And, were I to take an broad view of the situation, it was because of Master P. There was a news item the other day that made me think about all of this. […]
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The Visor and the Beret
Monica Lewinsky, V. Stiviano, and how we talk about the Other Women.
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The Week in Gossip: Ben Affleck Counts Cards, Priestly and Pitt’s Old Friendship, and Mekhi’s Money Woes
TMZ may have exaggerated the Affleck situation, though.
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Q&A: ‘Neighbors’ Director Nick Stoller on Seth Rogen, Zac Efron, and Cheap Tricks With Babies
Nick Stoller’s a rare director: Somehow he’s carved a niche for himself making raucous studio comedies that gut-punch your funny bone without feeling like they sold their souls for a fart joke. For all the gross-out gags and profane humor, every movie he makes shares a palpably human heart.
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Do You Like Prince Movies? Podcast: Listener Questions!
In a very special live in-studio podcast, Alex and Wesley answer 237 listener questions about ‘The Amazing Spider-Man 2,’ superhero-movie fatigue, and ‘Under the Skin.’
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Will Ferrell and Adam McKay Are Doing an Animated ‘Flintstones’ Movie
They’re supposedly just executive producing through Gary Sanchez. We’ll see about that.
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