The State of Scary TV
‘The Returned’ and ‘Ash vs Evil Dead’ join ‘The Walking Dead’ in offering high-quality horror.
April 16, 2014
The Jayoncé Supertour Is Finally Nigh
Also in the Afternoon Links: The red-band trailer for Elizabeth Banks’s ‘Walk of Shame,’ a video showcasing Quentin Tarantino’s many film homages in ‘Kill Bill,’ and more ‘Game of Thrones’ fun.
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Martin Lawrence’s Motown
Of course it’s comedy, of course it’s absurd, but there’s also the small part of the equation where you think, That actually might be happening in Detroit right now. A show steeped in the ridiculous, like Martin, can theoretically take place anywhere. But it helps when we can let our imaginations run wild.
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What’s It Take to Stump the Amazing ‘The Office’ Video Clip Stare Machine?
The device compiles all 706 of the show’s patented camera-facing stares and filters them through the feelings we all feel. You type in an emotion, all the applicable stares play in sequence, and you’re hooked.
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First Aid Kit and the Beautiful Assimilation of Swedish Pop
The spotless perfection of First Aid Kit’s traditionalist Americana subtly hints at the mass-market pop heritage of the sisters’ home country, Sweden.
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Do You Like Prince Movies? Podcast: Nicolas Cage and ‘Like a Prayer’
This week Alex and Wesley have a long discussion about the last 10 years of Nicolas Cage. They weren’t all bad. In fact, this stretch includes one of the best performance by him — or anyone, for that matter — in the last decade. But mostly, it’s a lot of Nic Cage-apocalypse-movie-of-the-month. For a certain kind of gonzo movie-star acting, he can’t be beat.
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Happy Selena Day: Everything You Need to Know About the All-Time Most Beloved Woman in Latino History
Selena was, is, and, were I to guess, will remain for eternity the most beloved female of all-time in the Latino community. (Second place is the Virgin Mary, if you’re looking for context.) Today would’ve been her 43rd birthday, and is actually a real and true holiday in Texas called Selena Day.
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Channing Tatum May Play Gambit, Who Is a Terrible Superhero
Cocksure without being arrogant, centered but never self-serious, Tatum just radiates good-dude-ness, and it’s hard to begrudge him his chance to give the old superhero-franchise money tree a few shakes. The problem isn’t Tatum. The problem is Gambit.
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‘Late Late’ With Chelsea: Doth CBS Protest Too Much?
Yesterday CBS denied it was involved with Chelsea Handler after she Instagrammed that stoked speculation she was in line for Craig Ferguson’s spot. Wow, why so defensive, CBS?
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The Real Alex Vause From ‘Orange Is the New Black’ Has Some Nits to Pick With the Netflix Hit
Meet Piper Kerman’s former partner in crime, Catherine Cleary Wolters, who is working on her own memoir titled ‘Out of Orange.’
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Adam McKay May Direct Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly in ‘Border Guards’
It’s about “two hapless but earnest friends who decide to give purpose to their lives by protecting America’s borders from illegal immigrants.” Then they get stranded in Mexico and hijinks and folly ensue.
Read moreApril 15, 2014
Sunday’s ‘Game of Thrones’ Set a Piracy Record
Also in the Afternoon Links: Another posthumous Philip Seymour Hoffman trailer, Leonardo DiCaprio’s next move, and a special ‘Family Circus’/’True Detective’ mashup.
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Small(er) Movie Roundup: Because There Is Life Beyond Marvel and ‘Mad Men’ and Westeros
Reviews of ‘Oculus,’ ‘Hank and Asha,’ ‘Cuban Fury,’ Jim Jarmusch’s ‘Only Lovers Left Alive,’ and ‘Nymphomaniac.’
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Freak Show & Tell: Teenager Who Dresses Like a Teenager Shunned by Teenagers
All the best parts from Preachers’ Daughters, America’s Worst Tattoos, and Marriage Boot Camp.
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“He was concerned about the structure of my life, and now I’m concerned about the structure of his life. He’s getting fired from TV shows. He had about six fights since we left ‘30 Rock,’ you know. I’m worried about him. I mellowed out, my daughter mellowed me out, and I don’t get mad at anyone.” —Tracy Morgan on Alec Baldwin NY Times
‘Beast’ Mode: The Return of Greg Dulli and the Afghan Whigs
If there were ever such as a thing as an older, wiser Afghan Whigs, it’s ‘Do to the Beast.’ Which isn’t to say it’s tamed or domesticated; the difference is just that it doesn’t sound like Dulli is putting himself through psychosexual stunt work.
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The Moment Podcast: Brian Koppelman With David Steinberg
Comedy legend David Steinberg tells Brian Koppelman about how his jokes got a network show canceled, what it’s like to direct Larry David, and why comedy still matters.
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The Musical Genealogy of Lana Del Rey’s New Single ‘West Coast’
Tracing the California influences in Lana Del Rey’s first single off her sophomore album, ‘Ultraviolence.’
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Ask the Maester: Answers to Your Questions About the Royal Wedding Aftermath (and Other Issues of Great Import)
Our resident expert in ‘Game of Thrones’ lore seeks to answer lingering questions, untangle knotty backstories, and generally shine the light of Knowledge into Westeros’s darker corners.
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David Fincher Drops First ‘Gone Girl’ Trailer, and Possibly the Steve Jobs Movie
All the reporters on the David Fincher beat had their work cut out for them yesterday.
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Hollywood Prospectus Podcast: ‘Game of Thrones,’ ‘Mad Men,’ and ‘Fargo’
Chris Ryan and Andy Greenwald discuss ‘Game of Thrones,’ ‘Mad Men,’ and ‘Fargo.’
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Ice Cube Would’ve Liked to Win an MTV Movie Award, Even If Paul Walker Was Nominated, Too
Cube had some feelings about losing Best Onscreen Duo to Vin Diesel and the late Paul Walker.
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