January 2011
“Will [Ferrell] is coming in as a possible boss, but everyone knows he is not...”
– Rainn Wilson, dashing some Office lovers’ hopes and restoring the faith of others.
He also revealed to us how Ferrell got his Office gig in the first place: “He called us up. He called the producers and said ‘I heard Steve’s leaving and I would like to be a part of his exit some how. I’d...
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garysreallife asked: I'm the real Black Swan.... http://www.garysreallife.com/
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gq:
Help Us Find Terrible Super Bowl Ads
Once upon a brief time, Super Bowl advertisements were good. Now? Not so much. The one above, from 2008, was pretty much the nadir. But we’re on the hunt for more lousy ads, and we need the help of the Tumblr community to jog our memory. A little afternoon crowdsourcing, anyone?
We humbly submit this super-creepy Dodge commercial from last year,...
“You didn’t applaud when I turned 40.”
– Betty White’s response to the standing ovation she got after winning a SAG award.
'The Dark Knight Rises' starts shooting in May →
Thriller / Heads Will Roll - Glee Superbowl... →
popeater:
The full song is now live on PopEater and AOLMusic.
What’s more? PopEater is also offering a totally ‘Glee’ giveaway. Enter to win the following ‘Glee’ goodies in the next 24 hours! To enter, follow @PopEater on Twitter and retweet the @PopEater giveaway announcement tweet. The giveaway begins at 10:30AM Eastern Time (“ET”) on January 31, 2011 and ends at 10:30AM ET on February 1,...
John Barry, the composer behind James Bond's... →
“We think Pee-Wee Herman did it. Nah, I’m just screwing with you.”
– Lieutenant Rich Erickson of Malibu, in response to our query about Mel Gibson’s copy of The Beaver being stolen.
WatchThe trailer for Peep World, a quirky dysfunctional family dramady in the vein of The Royal Tennenbaums. Do you believe Rainn Wilson, Michael C. Hall, and Sarah Silverman could be siblings?
“DON’T BE A DRAG, JUST BE A QUEEN
WHETHER YOU’RE BROKE OR EVERGREEN
YOU’RE...”
– A taste of “Born This Way.” Lady Gaga’s revealed the song’s full lyrics—read the rest at EW.com.
The CW's developing a zombie show →
It’s called The Awakening, and it’s about two sisters who face off against each other just as the zombie apocalypse kicks in. Reanimated corpses are officially the new vampires.
WatchOkay, no, wait—actually, this video of kids reenacting The Fighter is the best one. Stay outta dis, Chahhlene!
WatchWhen these children reenact Black Swan, it’s a lot less horrifying/more adorable than we thought possible!
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Will Ferrell to appear on four episodes of "The... →
He’ll be playing a branch manager who arrives from the home office and proves to be just as inept as Michael Scott.
Says Toby Flenderson/Office executive producer Paul Lieberstein: “We found Steve Carell when he was nothing but a movie star and we turned him into a television star. We are proud to continue The Office‘s tradition of discovering famous talent, and we hope that once America...
“I smell a Golden Age. We got all this technological leverage, and also expertise...”
– David Carr, New York Times media columnist and star of Sundance must-see documentary Page One, on the future of journalism.
“The time is right to bring back Annie to the big screen. Of course, we’re true...”
– Columbia Pictures president Doug Belgrad on a new remake of Annie that will star Willow Smith (and be produced by her dad). We see where he’s coming from—it’s been 11 whole years since the last major adaptation of the Broadway classic. And it’s not like there’s going to be a...
I Woke Up This Morning Singing Something And...
stephenfalk:
(to the tune of the old “Slinky” commercial)
What trips on R’s, alone or in parrs
and makes a stuttery sound?
What mirth, what mirth, a marvelous Firth!
Everyone knows it’s King’s Speech.
Stephen, we will pay you* to finish this song, or at least write a verse about Natalie Portman.
*In likes and reblogs, naturally.
What might have been
While working on a post-Oscar nominations project, we stumbled upon this item from EW’s archives: “Pitt in Talks for ‘Fighter.’”
Brad Pitt is in talks to replace Matt Damon as the co-star of Paramount Pictures’ The Fighter, a drama about Boston boxer ”Irish” Mickey Ward and his unlikely path to become world lightweight champion. Boston native Mark...
Big news! 'The Hunger Games' will be released on... →
