The State of Scary TV
‘The Returned’ and ‘Ash vs Evil Dead’ join ‘The Walking Dead’ in offering high-quality horror.
March 26, 2014
Let the Games Begin: HBO Is Pushing ‘True Detective’ Into the Outstanding Drama Emmy Thunderdome
HBO, perhaps bored by the prospect of welding another dozen or so lesser-category statuettes to its Golden Throne, has decided that ‘True Detective’ will eschew the Outstanding Miniseries or Movie kids table and compete with the big boys in the Outstanding Drama Series dogfight in 2014.
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Arnold Can Do ‘Terminator: Genesis’ Because Robots Age Too
“The way that the character is written, it’s a machine underneath,” Schwarzenegger says. “It’s this metal skeleton. But above that is human flesh. And the Terminator’s flesh ages, just like any other human being’s flesh. Maybe not as fast. But it definitely ages.”
Read moreMarch 25, 2014
Jake Johnson and Damon Wayans Jr. Leave the ‘New Girl’ Nest to Play R-Rated Fake Cops
Also in the Afternoon Links: New Chance the Rapper, the history of the movie trailer, and news that ‘Archer’ will un-reboot next season and go back to being a spy show.
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The Moment Podcast: Brian Koppelman With Chris Fowler
‘College GameDay’ host Chris Fowler joins Brian Koppelman to talk about loyalty, the awesome reality of living your dream, the value of hard work, and the talent question.
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Hand Job: The Intermittent Joy (and Significant Tedium) of ‘Muppets Most Wanted’
What you want most in a Muppet movie is for the non-Muppets to seem happy. You have to ask this with a Muppet movie because guest stars are essentially the only variable. Kermit, Miss Piggy, Fozzie, Gonzo, Animal, and the rest — they’re pretty much the same. So you’re looking at, say, the Siberian gulag scenes in the new ‘Muppets Most Wanted,’ and asking, Is Ray Liotta enjoying himself doing all those musical numbers?
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In Praise of the Bats–t ‘Cheap Thrills’ and Drafthouse Films’ Pledge to Gonzo Cinema
How much would it cost to cut off your pinky? To cheat on your wife? To destroy a friendship? That’s the burning moral question — well, rapid-fire series of burning moral questions — at the center of ‘Cheap Thrills.’
Read more‘Hercules’ Trailer: More Like ‘The Rock–ules’
In Brett Ratner’s adaptation of Steve Moore’s graphic novels, a fuzzily bearded Dwayne Johnson is going to murder a growth-hormoned lion, wear it as a hat/cape, then give us a new “THIS … IS … SPARTA.”
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Shailene Woodley Is Too Busy Making Her Own Cheeses to Be the New Jennifer Lawrence
Even if Woodley’s seeming lack of vanity is an act, it’s a refreshing act. She is your freshman college roommate, and you will learn to tolerate and eventually even love her crunchy ways.
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Freak Show & Tell: Just Leave the Million Roaches Behind
‘Hoarding: Buried Alive,’ ‘Preachers’ Daughters,’ and ‘Gigolos.’
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Walk Around, Drink Some More: An Afternoon Constitutional With the Hold Steady’s Craig Finn
Wherein Finn takes us on a tour of his most cherished Brooklyn landmarks.
Read more“His children made him immensely proud. Their dedication to improving our species and making the world a better place gave him hope for the future. They deal with grief differently, and they should each manage it as they see fit. He hopes, however, that they will grieve his passing only as long as necessary. They have much good work to do, and they should get busy doing it. Time is flying by.” The late James Rebhorn wrote his own obituary. It’s amazing and devastating. StPaulJerseyCity.org
‘Scarface’ to Get a Bilingual L.A. Reboot Courtesy of ‘No’ Director Pablo Larraín
Tony Montana is coming to Los Angeles. Yesterday, The Wrap reported that Academy Award–nominated ‘No’ director Pablo Larraín has entered negotiations as director on the forthcoming ‘Scarface’ remake.
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Hollywood Prospectus Podcast: ‘The Good Wife,’ ‘House of Cards,’ ‘Veep,’ and ‘X-Men: Days of Future Past’
Chris Ryan and Andy Greenwald talk about ‘The Good Wife,’ ‘House of Cards,’ ‘Veep,’ and ‘X-Men: Days of Future Past.’
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The Spice Girls and the Backstreet Boys Might Tour Together
“We are actually in early talks about maybe doing a world tour together with the Spice Girls,” says Brian Littrell. This has the potential to be the Watch the Throne Tour of 1990s nostalgia.
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