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 Comebacks We'd 
 Love to See 
Apr 25, 2010 5:00 AM CDT

Comebacks We'd Love to See

Prince, Julie Andrews, Francis Ford Coppola deserve another chance

(Newser) - Whether they're clearly taking anything just for the money or out-and-out slumming, numerous pop culture icons are mired in a rut of underachievement. The Onion A.V. Club staff fields a question from a Sylvester Stallone loyalist and lists more artists deserving of a second chance:
  • Sam Adams can't quit
...

The Wealthiest Fictional Characters

'Twilight' vampire tops Forbes list; cartoon superheroes fare well

(Newser) - Upheaval in the financial sector has widespread implications—it even affects the annual Forbes rankings of the wealthiest fictional characters. Entering the list at No. 1 is Carlisle Cullen, the Twilight vampire patriarch, who has a serious advantage in that he's undead and has had 370 years to accumulate his...

The Losers Just Can't Win
 The Losers 
 Just Can't Win 
movie review
Apr 23, 2010 1:20 PM CDT

The Losers Just Can't Win

Violent CIA action flick, another comic book adaptation, disappoints

(Newser) - The Losers has some bright spots, but overall the new comic book adaption is a muddled mess of CIA intrigue, uneven acting, wall-to-wall violence, and Zoe Saldana in her underwear. Some critical reactions:
  • "The film had promising roots in the comic book's band of irreverent brothers," Betsy Sharkey
...

Help Wanted: Imaginary Friend Exorcist

5-year-old's new buddy gives dad flashbacks of 'The Shining'

(Newser) - A generally literal-minded 5-year-old has a new imaginary friend, and his dad is quietly freaking out—and blaming Stephen King. Oh, and Stanley Kubrick, who translated King's novel The Shining to the big screen. "Before King and Kubrick came along, I'm guessing that imaginary friends were kind of cute,...

'Harry Potter' Heads Back to Broadway

Daniel Radcliffe will star in 'How to Succeed in Business'

(Newser) - Harry Potter's alter ego is returning to the Broadway stage, and not only will he keep his clothes on this time around, but he'll also sing and dance. Daniel Radcliffe, 20, who stripped down when he starred in Equus in 2008, has landed the lead in a revival of How ...

What's the Deal With Unshaven Women?

Role models like Mo'Nique remind girls they have a choice

(Newser) - Mo’Nique’s hairy legs during this year's awards season put personal grooming in the spotlight: Are women who skip shaving taking a stand or just grossing other people out? Amanda Palmer of the Dresden Dolls tells the New York Times , “People assume you’re making a statement, but...

Date Night Conquers Titans
 Date Night Conquers Titans 
weekend box office
Apr 11, 2010 4:35 PM CDT

Date Night Conquers Titans

Fey-Carell vehicle wins down-to-the-wire weekend battle

(Newser) - Steve Carell and Tina Fey held off a challenge from a horde of 3D Greek gods as Date Night recorded a narrow preliminary victory over Clash of the Titans at the weekend box office, Variety reports. The mistaken-identity caper raked in $27.1 million to $26.9 million for the...

La Mission a Labored Labor of Love
 La Mission 
 a Labored 
 Labor of Love 
movie review
Apr 9, 2010 5:49 PM CDT

La Mission a Labored Labor of Love

For 'Law & Order' star Benjamin Bratt, film is a family affair

(Newser) - La Mission's heart is in the right place: in the Mission neighborhood of San Francisco, where star Benjamin Bratt and director Peter Bratt grew up. The brothers' good intentions have led them to create a film with some pluses and an abundance of minuses that somehow aren't deal-breakers for most...

Plodding After.Life Is DOA
 Plodding After.Life Is DOA 
Movie Review
Apr 9, 2010 11:29 AM CDT

Plodding After.Life Is DOA

Even naked Christina Ricci can't save ambiguous horror flick

(Newser) - Critics are absolutely burying After.Life, a dull horror flick about a woman who may be dead. And no, the stupid dot in the title is never explained. Here’s what they’re saying:
  • What seems like it ought to be a vaguely silly movie “takes itself so seriously
...

David Cross: Arrested Development Movie Is Dead

Comedian says it'd be too hard to reunite cast

(Newser) - Sorry, Arrested Development fans, David Cross has some bad news. Asked about the much-hoped-for movie version of the cult sitcom, Cross, who played Tobias Finke, tells TV Squad , “It’s not going to happen. Way too much time it’s been. I mean, there’s so many people involved....

English Patient Skirt-Chaser Was Actually Gay

New letter reveals truth about Count Laszlo

(Newser) - Count Laszlo de Almásy, the Hungarian adventurer depicted as a carousing ladies' man in The English Patient, was gay, according to love letters recently discovered in Germany. The letters show that Almásy had relationships with everyone from a Wehrmacht officer to Egyptian princes, according to the Heinrich Barth...

6 Totally Unnecessary Movie Remakes

 6 Totally Unnecessary 
 Movie Remakes 
not another 'karate kid'
Apr 5, 2010 12:02 PM CDT

6 Totally Unnecessary Movie Remakes

Clash of the Titans was bad enough, but it gets worse

(Newser) - Sometimes you don’t even have to sit through a movie remake to wonder, Was this really necessary? Cary McNeal lists six do-overs that we definitely don’t need, on Café Mom :
  1. The Karate Kid: “They're remaking the 1984 classic. Which probably leaves you with the same question I
...

Movie Baseball All-Stars
 Movie Baseball All-Stars 
Opening Day
Apr 3, 2010 11:50 AM CDT

Movie Baseball All-Stars

Nerve assembles the greatest team fiction can provide

(Newser) - Baseball season starts tomorrow, but the folks at Nerve couldn’t wait. So they watched a bunch of baseball movies and compiled their list of the greatest team fiction can provide. See their picks in the gallery.

'Kumar' Bails on White House Gig

Kal Penn leaves Obama administration to resume acting

(Newser) - Kal Penn is done with politics: The actor will resign as President Obama's associate director of public engagement to return to show business, starting with a new Harold & Kumar movie that begins shooting in June. The film will see the two buddies reunited at Christmastime under the direction of...

Dynasty Star John Forsythe Dead at 92

(Newser) - John Forsythe, a versatile actor who gained lasting fame as Blake Carrington on the pioneering prime-time soap Dynasty and as the voice of the mysterious Charlie on Charlie's Angels, died yesterday in California. He was 92. Best known at the time as the affable star of Bachelor Father, Forsythe played...

The Hollywood Guide to Naming Sequels
The Hollywood Guide
to Naming Sequels
'too' vs. '2' vs. 'II'
Apr 2, 2010 12:29 PM CDT

The Hollywood Guide to Naming Sequels

Tyler Perry's Why Did I Get Married Too? raises some good questions

(Newser) - Tyler Perry’s Why Did I Get Married Too? hits theaters today, which means it’s time for a lesson on how Hollywood names its sequels. Obviously, writes Amos Barshad in New York , the choice of “Too”—“far more elegant” than simply “2”—was the...

Rad, Raunchy Spring Break Flicks

Debauchery meter climbs steadily from tame 1960s offerings

(Newser) - With spring break almost at an end, Nerve takes the chance to look back on the storied pantheon of the spring break movie. Points are given for debauchery on a scale of 0 to 5.
  • Where the Boys Are, 1960: Sure, there's premarital sex and a jazz cat asking a
...

Actress June Havoc Dead at 97


 Actress 
 June Havoc 
 Dead at 97  
obituary
Mar 29, 2010 5:59 PM CDT

Actress June Havoc Dead at 97

Vaudevillian gained fame as Gypsy Rose Lee's younger sister

(Newser) - June Havoc, the film and theater actress who gained fame as a child vaudeville star and the younger sister of Gypsy Rose Lee, died yesterday. The inspiration for the "Baby June" character in the Broadway musical and movie Gypsy, Havoc was believed to be 97. To accommodate local child...

10 Movies So Bad They're Good
 10 Movies So Bad They're Good
'hot tub time machine'? really?
Mar 29, 2010 11:17 AM CDT

10 Movies So Bad They're Good

These film plots are so ridiculous, they deserve props

(Newser) - Some movie plots are so absurd, you have to award credit for achieving a spectacular level of ridiculousness. Based on the title alone, it’s obvious Hot Tub Time Machine (trailer at left) fits into this category. Here are nine more from Olivia Allin of The Frisky :
  • Snakes on a
...

Moviemakers, Beware: Mistake Catchers Are Watching

Website has devoted set of film nitpickers

(Newser) - Rikki Rosen is a 48-year-old mother in St. Louis and the bane of movie script supervisors everywhere. “Sure, a movie can have mistakes,” the No. 2 contributor to the film-gaffe-chronicling site Movie Mistakes tells the Wall Street Journal . “But sometimes it's just one after the other after...

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