December 2010
“We like the people on Twitter who are like ‘Alexander Skarsgard has to be...”
– Vampire Diaries Exec Producer Julie Plec discusses casting the series’ ultimate Big Bad with Mandi Bierly.
“We stayed in touch off and on, and then there was a period when he became...”
– Kyle MacLachlan pays tribute to Dennis Hopper in the latest issue of EW. Read more stars celebrating their fallen comrades—including Betty White on Rue McClanahan and Priscilla Presley on Leslie Nielsen—in our Legacies ‘10 gallery.
“That was the year the final issue of Watchmen came out, in October. After that,...”
– Patton Oswalt has had enough of mainstream culture appropriating geekery.
Ken Tucker gives his picks for best graphic novels... →
The list includes Picture This by Lynda Barry, A Drunken Dream and Other Stories by Moto Hagio, and Special Exits by Joyce Farmer. What would get your vote?
Reports of Owen Wilson's death have been greatly...
Despite what a horde of despondent Twitterers is saying, the actor/writer/walk-off champion is alive and kicking. Have you ever been fooled by a celebrity death hoax?
Aw man, it looks like a ball-bound Snooki won’t be plummeting into Times Square on New Year’s Eve after all! “It was never intended or requested for Snooki to be in the actual New Year’s Eve Ball in Times Square. The request to have her in a separate ball on a set-back roof came too late and was too impractical to fit in to our outdoor events,” say the Times Square Alliance and...
“Madrid is my mama. / Give me the nipple, every day I’m gonna taste...”
– Actual lyrics from the opening number of Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown. Maybe it should be no surprise that the musical is closing early.
And now Reese Witherspoon's engaged too. →
More trouble for 'Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark':... →
“I originally said that the character is a composite of many young starlets today...”
– The screenwriter of the upcoming movie Dogs in Pocketbooks tells EW that contrary to some reports, his film isn’t actually about a certain Mean Girl.
Well, duh, because it’s really about puppies! In purses! Right?
How are we annoyed by those commemorative William... →
“I have always kept my private life private, but I will say that I am...”
– Natalie Portman gave us an exclusive statement about her upcoming nuptials (and baby!).
EW proudly presents the Third Annual Yulie Awards
Do you love crappy made-for-TV Christmas movies? Well, you’re in luck—our very own Dan Snierson has watched every one of this year’s crop and ranked them according to ridiculosity. To find out which flicks won such awards as Unholiest Clash Between Former Childhood Enemies Over a Nativity Scene, Best Conspiracy Theory About Santa Claus, and, of course, Outstanding Representation of...
Natalie Portman is engaged and pregnant →
today:
Sorry, boys.
What you just heard was the sound of a thousand geeky, Jewish hearts breaking.
“I am planning to take a short leave of absence to have surgically removed from...”
– Behold, Ken Tucker’s awesome 1999 review of Passions. (He gave the soap a rare F+.)
“In the past, when all of us speculated about what the nominees would be, then...”
– Owen Gleiberman makes a compelling case for why the Academy should switch back to nominating only five movies for Best Picture.
“There is a God! It passed! The Bush tax cuts have been extended two years for...”
– Whether you’re liberal or conservative, we hope you can agree that Larry David’s op-ed about the Bush tax cuts is pretty, pretty, pretty good.
MTV to air a special about abortion on December 28 →
It’s called No Easy Decision, and it follows Markai, a former subject of 16 and Pregnant, as she struggles to decide what to do after getting pregnant a second time.
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Hey, nerds: here are Doc Jensen's picks for the... →
Yes, despite that… divisive finale, Lost is still Number 1. But it’s followed closely by less controversial choices like Inception, Scott Pilgrim, and The Walking Dead.
“What makes Katniss attractive is her strength and her assuredness and her...”
– Gary Ross, director of the big-screen Hunger Games adaptation, just had his first interview about the film with EW’s Karen Valby. Read more—including what Ross has to say about bigwigs like Robert Downey Jr. or Hugh Laurie taking on the role of Haymitch—at Inside Movies. (via the-hob)
Did you know...
In a new exclusive video, Steven King answers... →
We can’t make this stuff up.
“Well, Nick, throughout this competition we’ve all really grown from Boyz...”
– Josh from On the Rocks, showing us how to exit The Sing-Off with class (and puns!). Read our recap of last night’s penultimate episode here.
“Stephen’s salmon fondito was the most revolting thing. It tasted like soap. You...”
– Padma re: last night’s Top Chef (via meredithbklyn)
We love how Padma just doesn’t hold back: “Nine out of 10 chefs, food writers or average people on the street would’ve said these two dishes are inedible,” she says of last night’s two losing dinners. Read the rest on...
'Shakespeare In Love 2'? Say it ain't so,... →
'The Social Network.' 'Breaking Bad.' 'My...
What do these three things have in common? They’re all EW critics’ picks for the best of 2010. Read more about why they stood out at Popwatch, and watch out for our Best (and Worst) of 2010 issue, available on newsstands tomorrow.
“I’m gonna bring along my hatchet/ my beautiful Christmas balls/ I’ll sprinkle my...”
– And the award for most suggestive holiday tune goes to…
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