Ladies and gentlemen, now introducing, Mr. and Mrs. Smith!
Er, Mr. and Mrs. Pitt!
That’s right — at long last, Hollywood power couple Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie have officially tied the knot. The duo commonly called Brangelina married during a private ceremony in France last Saturday, according to the Associated Press.
Stay tuned for more news as it develops…
...
Read More →
Earlier in the month, attention turned to some comments from “Walking Dead” creator Robert Kirkman, suggesting that Norman Reedus’ fan-favorite character, bow-wielding Daryl Dixon, could be gay.
Daryl’s sexuality hasn’t been addressed on the show, even though several fans frequently wonder about the rugged woodsman’s love life. Whatever Daryl’s sexual preference, it doesn’t sound like an answer is coming anytime soon.
In an interview with TV Line, “Walking Dead” show runner Scott M. Gimple says Daryl’s sex life “is not really addressed” in the show’s upcoming fifth season, though the show does plan to introduce a gay male character in the coming episodes.
Gimple added that the show isn’t “holding back information on Daryl’s sexuality as any sort of big reveal. The fact that there’s still a question as to what Daryl’s orientation is in Season 5 absolutely speaks to Daryl’s character; he is a very guarded, very closed-off individual in a lot of ways.”
“We have been able to see him ever so slowly open up and show the other characters aspect by aspect as to what makes him tick,” Gimple continued. “That’s been a very satisfying journey for all of us on the creative side to portray. [And] he’s still on that journey.”
In other words, the question remains about Daryl’s interests, and won’t likely resolve until after the coming season. On the bright side, that sounds pretty good for Daryl surviving until at least season six, right?
The ALS Ice Bucket Challenge is everywhere now — even in Springfield.
The latest high-profile name to accept the challenge is none other than Homer Simpson, the donut-chomping nuclear power plant employee with a tendency to screw things up, badly. It’s no different here with Homer’s Ice Bucket Challenge, although in fairness, the disastrous results aren’t entirely on his shoulders.
Actually, they are entirely on his shoulders, in a literal sense, but, you know, semantics.
Watch Homer accept the challenge in the video below:
If that’s not enough Homer for you, he’s currently on television, non-stop, as part of FXX’s #EverySimpsonsEver marathon.
...
Read More →
Whatever happened to predictability, the milkman, the playboy, and evening TV? Looks like we’re about to find out, as “Full House” is gearing up for a comeback.
After almost twenty years off the air, “Full House” has been eyed for a revival, with speculation that most, if not all, members of Danny Tanner’s household will be along for the ride. But what has life been like for the Tanners in the two decades since we saw them last? Has it all been filled with top-down drives down the Golden Gate Bridge, or have there been periods of darkness as well?
Let’s find out…
Danny Tanner
Is he still anchoring “Wake Up San Francisco,” or has neat-freak Danny evolved with the digital age? Perhaps he’s pioneered a new online version of the morning talk show, and even tapped into the dirtier sense of humor his real-life alter-ego is best known for.
Uncle Jesse
Considering that Jesse and the Rippers played on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon last year, seems the years have had mercy on America’s best-haired uncle.
Rebecca Donaldson Katsopolis
Also appeared alongside Jesse on Fallon, also seeming to be doing well, probably up to her ears in worrying about Nicky and Alex as they get ready to graduate from college.
Nicky and Alex
Yeah, that’s right. Not only are Nicky and Alex college-aged now, they’re college graduate age, and old enough to take sexy shirtless selfies. Doesn’t that feel special?
Michelle Tanner
And she’s almost 30! ...
Read More →Shocks! Snubs! Surprises! All of the awards were won at the 2014 Emmy Awards, and here’s the full list of who won what.
Outstanding Drama Series
» WINNER: “Breaking Bad”
» “Downton Abbey”
» “Game of Thrones”
» “House of Cards”
» “Mad Men”
» “True Detective”
Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series
» WINNER: Bryan Cranston, “Breaking Bad”
» Kevin Spacey, “House of Cards”
» Jon Hamm, “Mad Men”
» Jeff Daniels, “The Newsroom”
» Woody Harrelson, “True Detective”
» Matthew McConaughey, “True Detective”
Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series
» WINNER: Julianna Margulies, “The Good Wife”
» Michelle Dockery, “Downton Abbey”
» Claire Danes, “Homeland”
» Robin Wright, “House of Cards”
» Lizzy Caplan, “Masters of Sex”
» Kerry Washington, “Scandal”
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
» WINNER: Aaron Paul, “Breaking Bad”
» Jim Carter, “Downton Abbey”
» Peter Dinklage, “Game of Thrones”
» Mandy Patinkin, “Homeland”
» Jon Voight, “Ray Donovan”
» Josh Charles, “The Good Wige”
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
» WINNER: Anna Gunn, “Breaking Bad”
» Maggie Smith, “Downton Abbey”
» Joanne Froggatt, “Downton Abbey”
» Lena Headey, “Game of Thrones”
» Christina Hendricks, “Mad Men”
» Christine Baranski, “The Good Wife”
Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series
» WINNER: Joe Morton, “Scandal”
» Paul Giamatti, “Downton Abbey”
» Reg E. Cathey, “House of Cards”
» Robert Morse, “Mad Men”
» Beau Bridges, “Masters of Sex”
» Dylan Baker, “The Good Wife”
Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series
» WINNER: Allison Janney, “Masters of Sex”
» Dianna Rigg, “Game of Thrones”
» Kate Mara, “House of Cards”
» Kate Burton, “Scandal”
» Margo Martindale, “The Americans”
» Jane Fonda, “The Newsroom”
Outstanding Directing in a Drama Series
» WINNER: Cary Joji Fukunaga, “True Detective”
» Tim Van Patten, “Boardwalk ...
There was laughter, there were tears, there were awards. Another Emmys ceremony has come and gone, filled with plenty of laugh-out-loud outbursts, some spontaneous on-stage kissing, and even a few moments that went straight for the heart.
Here are the 13 best moments from the 2014 Emmy Awards:
1. “Please welcome … Beyoncé.”
— Seth Meyers, even though he was actually introducing Amy Poehler.
2. “Alright, alright, alright already!”
— Jimmy Kimmel to Matthew McConaughey, attempting to derail the “True Detective” star’s potential acceptance speech.
3. “Amy Pueblo, for ‘Parks and Recreation.’”
— Jimmy Fallon intentionally mispronouncing Amy Poehler’s name as he reads off the nominees for Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series.
4. “Yeah… he was on ‘Seinfeld.’”
— Julia Louis-Dreyfous, moments after making out with Bryan Cranston
5. “Oh, Roscoe… oh, Roscoe.”
— Stephen Colbert, getting snubbed on-stage by his imaginary friend (and snubbed Best Supporting Actor nominee) Roscoe.
6. “Alright, alright, alright!”
— Woody Harrelson, not Matthew McConaughey, while onstage with Matthew McConaughey, looking like the Butabi brothers.
7. “That’s a spoiler, that’s a spoiler, that’s a spoiler.”
— Weird Al and Andy Samberg, spoiling the Purple Wedding of “Game of Thrones” ...
Read More →Before there was Saul, there was Jimmy.
“Better Call Saul,” the “Breaking Bad” spinoff series focusing on Bob Odenkirk’s criminal lawyer, premieres early next year, but production is already well underway — as is the marketing campaign. Last night, during a “Breaking Bad Binge” marathon on AMC, a new clip for “Better Call Saul” premiered, complete with commentary from the show’s co-creators, Vince Gilligan and Peter Gould.
In the video, Gilligan and Gould bring up the key question at the heart of the new series: Why in the world does a low-level attorney named Jimmy McGill need to reinvent himself as shady Saul Goodman?
“We’re about half a decade before the events of ‘Breaking Bad,’ before Walter White met Saul Goodman — but he didn’t start out this way. He’s Jimmy McGill,” Gilligan and Gould say of their leading lawyer. “How does Jimmy become Saul Goodman? And why? What kind of problem do you have that becoming Saul Goodman solves it?”
We’ll find out the answer when “Better Call Saul” arrives in February.
...
Read More →
It does not suck to be Star-Lord.
Chris Pratt’s galaxy-galavanting scavenger is officially the number one hero at the box-office this summer, now that “Guardians of the Galaxy” has won the honors of becoming the highest-grossing movie of the summer at the domestic box office.
During its fourth weekend in theaters, “Guardians” reclaimed the number one spot from “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” with $17.6 million, bringing its total to $251 million in just four weeks. By this coming Friday, “Guardians” is expected to rocket (get it? Rocket?) past Marvel’s other 2014 hit, “Captain America: The Winter Soldier,” as the number one movie of the year.
Not bad for a bunch of A-holes.
The situation is considerably less happy for another comic book movie: “Sin City: A Dame to Kill For,” the sequel to 2005′s “Sin City,” which premiered this weekend in eighth place and just $6.48 million. That’s what they refer to in the biz as “going up in smoke.”
Box Office Top Five
1. “Guardians of the Galaxy”: $17.6 million
2. “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles”: $16.8 million
3. “If I Stay”: $16.4 million
4. “Let’s Be Cops”: $11 million
5. “When the Game Stands Tall”: $9 million
What movies did you see in theaters this weekend?
...
Read More →
So, Batman is real.
No, really. He’s not just a legend. He’s not just the central figure of your favorite superhero movies and comic books. He’s an actual, flesh-and-blood, motorcycle-riding man of mystery in the very real world — and there are pictures to prove it.
Over the weekend, Twitter user @snsd_mumin uploaded a series of photos featuring Batman riding a motorcycle on a highway in Japan. There’s really nothing more to say, other than, well, here’s a picture of Batman riding a motorcycle on a highway in Japan:
@snsd_mumin
And here is another picture of Batman riding a motorcycle on a highway in Japan:
@snsd_mumin
And finally, here is yet one more picture of Batman riding a motorcycle on a highway in Japan:
@snsd_mumin
See? Batman exists, he rides motorcycles on highways in Japan, and it’s great fun for everyone. So if you ever find yourself in Japan, keep your eyes on the road, and look for a man dressed like a bat. You might be surprised at what you find.
...
Read More →
No one knows how to orchestrate “a true ballet of death” quite like Nick Offerman.
The “Parks and Recreation” star lends his indistinguishable voice to director Eric Kissack’s “The Gunfighter,” an eight-minute comedy competing in TheWrap’s 2014 ShortList Film Festival, all about how one little voice can cause a whole lot of trouble. Set in the Wild West, the short begins as the titular gunfighter enters a saloon for a shot of whiskey. But as he approaches the bar, the words of an unseen narrator fill the air, spilling dark secrets about sexual misconduct and controversial desires for all the room to hear.
Related: TheWrap’s ShortList Film Festival Launches: Check Out The Nominees
Watch and listen as the man commonly known as Ron Swanson sexually frustrates a whole room of cowboys (and one crotchety woman) into horrible violence, in the video below:
Voting for the ShortList Film Festival remains open through August 27.
...
Read More →
