May 4, 2024

Review Category : TMZ Music News

What Does The ‘Boardwalk Empire’ Cast Want To Take From The Set?

by 26 mins ago

The final season of “Boardwalk Empire” is about to begin, and that means we’ll all have to say goodbye to the technical masterpiece of the Prohibition-era show. Every piece of the design, from the sets to the time-traveling special effects, made this show feel so authentic, but perhaps the most impressive productions were the suits.

The entire show was tailored to a tee, with most of the male characters sporting costume suits from series designer John A. Dunn and tailor Martin Greenfield. At the red carpet premiere for the fifth season, I asked some of the cast whether they took home any souvenirs from the set.

Michael Stuhlbarg, who played Arnold Rothstein, hadn’t gotten any yet, but hoped there was a possibility. “I did not yet, but maybe I will. They were gorgeous, and most of mine were handmade.”

Anatol Yusef, a.k.a. Meyer Lansky, used his 5′ 4.5″ height to get a suit, but he wasn’t aware that his cast mates weren’t as lucky. “I didn’t know that [people didn't get suits],” he said. “No comment. Michael [Shtuhlbarg's] suit is probably going to be worn by someone. There’ s not many people that are going to be wearing my suit unless they’re deciding to weight lift for Turkey for the Olympics or something.”

Another cast member was in the process of getting a suit. Vincent Piazza, who plays Lucky Luciano, said “I’m in the process of trying to walk away. Right now, it’s more of a crawl away with suits. ...

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JK Rowling Handles Homophobic Tweet With Unexpectedly Brilliant Response

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In her five years on Twitter, J.K. Rowling has only tweeted 132 times. It’s safe to say a reply from the beloved “Harry Potter” author is more rare than Priori Incantatem, but she was all action when it came to shutting down a recent homophobic comment in her feed.

Yesterday, a user at the now now-defunct Twitter account @halfelven55ff replied to this May 2 tweet…

…by writing to the author, “once u revealed Dumbledore was homosexual I stopped being a fan. Nice how u blindsided us with that one. Enjoy your billion $”

Rowling’s reply?

She’s referring to a wealthy Scottish businessman who spent one million pounds to organize a “Keep the Clause campaign” back in 2000, which worked to oppose the Scottish government’s plans to repeal a section of the local government act that prevented local authorities from “promoting homosexuality.”

We’ve got to give her props for not sinking to this guy’s level or getting angry, but instead, kindly pointed out that he probably shouldn’t be following her. But it looks like a lot of her followers are showing support for her response.

Basically, Rowling again proved herself a class act capable of wizarding her words wisely – she bedazzling hexed an insult within a helpful suggestion. One homophobic horcrux down, countless more to go – we’ve got your back, J.K.!

Check out MTV’s Look Different Campaign for more information about how to confront anti-LGBT bias.

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Telfar Played All Your Favorite Pop Songs At His Spring 2015 NYFW Show

by 6 mins ago

If you don’t already know about Telfar, get acquainted. The eponymously named line is the brainchild of Telfar Clemens and has garnered a rapidly growing cult following which boasts some of the fashion and art worlds’ most influential tastemakers. To name a few: Dev Hynes/Blood Orange, Haley Wollens, Been Trill‘s Heron Preston and Ruth Gruca, and the VFiles set).

We went to his Spring/Summer 2015 show—a minimalist runway presentation in downtown New York, scored only with a piano serving up delicate instrumental renditions of all your favorite pop songs—to get the first look at what he has in store for the next time the sun rolls around. In short, there’s a smattering of muted pastels, experimental silhouettes and peekaboos, and a smart deconstruction of classic American fashion staples like the pique polo, the lightweight summer knit, and of course, denim.

TelfarYunis Torres and Therell Spires / Photo: Colin Douglas Gray

MTV: Tell me about your inspiration for Spring/Summer 2015.

TELFAR: My inspiration for this collection was America with a twist on global fashion. I just thought, “Well, what’s summer? What speaks ‘summer’ to me?” and integrated a lot of my staple designs into this summer world.

TelfarCyKeem White / Photo: Colin Douglas Gray

I definitely see a twist on country club…

Yea! I call it “fringe prep”! It’s kind of, like, they’re preppy, but something’s not quite right.

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Al Pacino Reveals Why He Turned Down ‘Star Wars’

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With Reporting By Josh Horowitz

Al Pacino is currently wowing the crowds at the Toronto International Film Festival with his great performances in “Manglehorn” and “The Humbling.”

But the legendary actor almost had a very different career path: he was offered the role of Han Solo in “Star Wars,” but turned it down.

“It was at that time in my career where I was offered everything,” Pacino said. “I was in ‘The Godfather.’ They didn’t care if I was right or wrong for the role, if I could act or not act.”

Well, considering his performance in “The Godfather,” everyone probably had a sneaking suspicion he could act. So why did he turn down what would become one of the biggest movies ever?

“I remember not understanding it when I read it,” recalled Pacino, who then joked, “Another missed opportunity.”

But don’t fret, fanboys! There’s another franchise Pacino is a huge fan of himself: “Guardians of the Galaxy.”

“I was really impressed,” Pacino said. “It’s amazing and inventive and so funny, and dark and deep. It was very Shakespearean.”

But would Pacino ever consider being more than just a spectator at a Marvel movie?

“Yeah, I’m ready to go to Marvel,” he said.

You heard him, Marvel. Make him an offer he can’t refuse.

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Miley Cyrus Is Debuting Her First Art Collection During Jeremy Scott’s NYFW Show

by 22 mins ago

Anyone who has been keeping tabs on Miley Cyrus‘ colorful, eccentric Instagram account knows that the singer has been diving head first into a whole new world of creativity: visual art. Now, Billboard reveals what Miley has really been up—she’s premiering an art collection.

The collection is entitled “Dirty Hippie” and it will premiere this Wednesday (September 10) during Jeremy Scott’s New York Fashion Week show. Starting the day after the show (September 11), it will be on display in the V Magazine offices gallery at 11 Mercer Street in New York. No word yet on how long it will be on display.

Miley appears on the cover of this month’s V Magazine, which is out the same day that her art show premieres. So what inspired her to create this art? When things in her life took a turn for the worse this year.

Related: Miley Cyrus Is Pantsless And Poolside In New ‘V’ Magazine Photos

“This seems so f—ing lame to say but I feel like my art became kind of a metaphor— an example of my life,” Miley said. “Because a bunch of sh—y things kept happening. I’ve always been so f—ing lucky. Everything has always just been easy for me. And at the beginning of this year, I hated 2014 because everything that could go wrong kept going wrong. Being in the hospital, my dog dying…Everything just kept sh—ing on me and sh—ing on me. So then I started taking ...

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‘Doctor Who’: 9 Burning Questions For ‘Robot Of Sherwood’

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Not to editorialize too much, but “Robot of Sherwood,” the third episode of the eighth series of “Doctor Who,” may be one of the funniest and best-structured episodes of all time. It’ll take a few more viewings to determine whether it reaches the lofty heights of a “Blink,” but writer Mark Gatiss crafted a great, standalone hour that also raises plenty of questions about the future of the series.

Here’s everything we’re still dying to know after watching The Doctor’s adventure with Robin Hood:

1. What Is The Promised Land?

Doctor Who Series 8Adrian Rogers, © BBC/BBC Worldwide 2014

…And why do all these robots want to get there? In the past three episodes, we’ve seen Missy (Michelle Gomez) rescue both a cyborg and a space soldier from the moment of their deaths, stealing them to a place she calls paradise. This week, the robots crashed on Earth (shades of the season opener, btw) want to make it to the Promised Land, too.

So what exactly is it? And why do all these robots want to get there? And furthermore, who is sending them on the mission to find the Promised Land? This is one mystery we expect we may not find out until the end of the season.

2. Is Robin Hood Coming Back?

Doctor Who Series 8Adrian Rogers, © BBC/BBC Worldwide 2014

Tom Riley’s Robin Hood definitely had his story neatly finished, but the character was so good, we can’t help but ...

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Here’s How ‘Doctor Who’ Pulled Off That Insane Spoon Fight

by 11 mins ago

You wouldn’t think fighting with a spoon would be that difficult, but if you watched the latest episode of “Doctor Who,” you know that couldn’t be farther from the truth. In the most recent episode (Sept. 6), “Robot of Sherwood,” The Doctor (Peter Capaldi) confronts Robin Hood (Tom Riley) with nothing but a kitchen utensil – and wins.

MTV News talked to writer Mark Gatiss, and Riley over the phone about developing and filming the scene. And as it turns out, not only was the spoon the product of budgetary constraints, but it led to seasoned swordsman Riley being engaged in what he calls, “the hardest fight I’ve ever had to do.”

MTV News: The spoon fight is an all time classic. Mark, how much of that was in the script?

Mark Gatiss: In an earlier draft the Doctor did have a proper sword fight with Robin. There was definitely something budgetary, that we couldn’t afford to choreograph someone fighting, or have any horse. I remember a conversation where someone said, that’s not really the Doctor.

I deliberately wrote a scene where he’s having a yogurt at the beginning, so I did conveniently have a spoon in his coat. But I just thought, that’s the Doctor. He uses his wit, and he uses his mind, and his defensive weapon is a screwdriver. So it’s only right that his weapon of choice is a spoon.

Now for practicality, it ended up being a very large spoon, and he had to wear a gauntlet, for ...

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‘Doctor Who’ Recap: All The Biggest Moments From ‘Robot Of Sherwood’

by 10 mins ago

I gotta say — when I first heard that “Doctor Who” was doing a Robin Hood episode, I audibly groaned. I’d been longing for the single-hour-of-great-storytelling days of the Russell T. Davies era, and as much as I loved Peter Capaldi in “Into the Dalek,” a freaking fairytale episode could not be the return to old-fashioned “Who” form I was hoping for.

I was wrong. Very wrong. “Robots of Sherwood” was one of the most fun hours of “Who” we’ve had in years, and a lot of it was due to the simple yet effective story, the powerful performances by Capaldi, Jenna Coleman, and guest star Tom Riley, and — sorry, Doctor — the banter. Oh, the banter!

Let’s dig in to the biggest moments, you bony rascals.

The TARDIS Meets The Arrow
No, not THAT Arrow.

So, obviously, the reason why the Doctor and Clara touched down in Nottingham to begin with was because Clara romanticized the Robin Hood fable growing up. Our newly crotchety Doctor reminded her repeatedly that the man wasn’t real, but after last week’s Dalek intestines misadventure, the plucky companion insisted…

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… Which was great, because the TARDIS quickly touched down in Sherwood Forrest, only to immediately get shot by one of Robin’s arrows. (WTF? Don’t hurt my girl like that.) Luckily she healed, but the Doctor’s ego did not. He was noticeably annoyed that Clara worshiped someone who he considered to be a phony, ...

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The ‘How I Met Your Mother’ Ending We All Wanted Is Finally Here

by 22 mins ago

When “How I Met Your Mother” bowed out this past March, many fans of the show could barely contain their outrage. It was not the ending that people were looking for, and it wasn’t really the reaction that the creators of the show were looking for either. After the backlash, the show’s creator Carter Bays tweeted as much:

Yeah, those don’t seem like the words of someone who is pleased with the fan reaction. It’s got to be tough to put that much work into something and see everyone hate it, right? Maybe that’s why he also wanted to let people know that there was still hope.

Related: 13 Questions Left Unanswered By ‘How I Met Your Mother’

The promise of an alternate, happier ending for the show also began to circulate after this set of tweets:

And it looks like this version is now online.

Well, now the other ending is here. It features a mini-recap of the whole show, a little bit of courage and, well… I’ll let you bask in the romance yourself:

MTV Weekend Editor. Acts like Madonna but listens to Merle.

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Nicki Minaj Teases Mystery ‘Surprise’ After Alexander Wang NYFW Show

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Considering all the fashion lyrics in “Anaconda,” it’s no surprise that Nicki Minaj has arrived at New York Fashion Week.

This afternoon, Nicki headed to the Alexander Wang show and teased her look as she leaned out her window. IDK about you, but my hair does not look like that when hanging out of the window. Neither does my eyeliner, but that has nothing to do with the car, actually.

Nicki, fittingly, wore a two-tone Alexander Wang croptop and skirt to the show.

She was obviously a huge fan of the show, captioning the above photo, “Alexander WANG!!!! LOVED!!!!!! The SHOW!!!!!!! Wowwwww.” Tell us how you really feel, Nicki. JK–we know.

The most intriguing part of her entire appearance, though, was the surprise she teased immediately following–we have no idea what it is, but it’s dropping within the next hour. WHAT CAN IT BE? We’ll find out (so) soon!

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