Bryan Cranston's New Role Should Be Familiar To 'Breaking Bad' Fans
Bryan Cranston will play a mild-mannered man living a normal suburban life -- or so his wife thinks -- in an upcoming new film. When she comes to suspect that he's having an affair, she ultimately...
View ArticleFrank Underwood Isn't As Complicated As You Think
Frank Underwood can be cold or compassionate, but he's always calculating. He knows what he wants. When he has an opening, he goes for it. When an obstacle gets in his way, he moves it. Frank Underwood...
View ArticleHow Mississippi Burning Helped Get Justice for Slain Civil Rights Workers
In June 2005, a frail octogenarian, Edgar Ray Killen was wheeled from a Mississippi courtroom, having been convicted on three counts of manslaughter in the deaths of three young Civil Rights workers 41...
View ArticleFirst Look At 'Avengers 2' Is Coming Soon
An early glimpse of Marvel’s eagerly anticipated Avengers sequel will be on ABC next month.
View ArticleAmy Adams Has Come A Long Way Since The Awesomely Bad 'Cruel Intentions 2'
Pause: Amy Adams was in "Cruel Intentions 2"? Longer pause: There was a "Cruel Intentions 2"? Long before Amy Adams was scoring Oscar noms -- most recently for her leading role in "American Hustle" --...
View ArticleJustin Timberlake Shuts Down Obnoxious Heckler
Justin Timberlake uses charm to stop finger-flipping heckler.
View ArticleYes, You Really Do Need Another 'Let It Go' Parody, Because This One Is Perfect
When life hands you a Disney song that your kids will not stop singing, make your own version. Deva Dalporto's "Let It Go" parody gives all parents permission to brush off those everyday struggles --...
View ArticleThis Is What 'Portlandia' Looks Like In Real Life
We all know that the greatness of "Portlandia" lies in the show's unique sense of humor, which thrives on spoofing real-life examples of ridiculous, over-the-top hipster nonsense. Fred Armisen and...
View ArticleMy Cry Meter Predicts 12 Years a Slave Will Win Best Picture
With only a couple of days until the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announces winners for the 86th Academy Awards, I was able to finally view the last of of the Best Picture nominees on my...
View ArticleVoices of Pain and Peace
No matter how bad it gets, we can look inside ourselves and find hope, possibility . . . the future. And when we find that, we know what it means to build peace. "It's like I'm in a never-ending battle...
View ArticleWhy The Moments In 'Girls' That Pissed You Off Are Actually Brilliant
When "Girls" arrived on HBO in 2012, it looked like it would be the anti "Sex And The City" and finally paint a realistic picture of 20-something life in New York City. But now that we're in the thick...
View ArticleJessica Simpson And Daughter Maxwell Are Twins In Oversized Sunglasses
These days, Jessica Simpson is very open about her top priority: being a mother to her two children, Maxwell and Ace. Luckily for her fans, that openness means lots of adorable baby pictures on her...
View ArticleTyler Perry, Spike Lee And Sidney Poitier Feted At Essence's 'Black Men In...
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — "This is historic!" a photographer yelled as he surveyed the image before him — Sidney Poitier in the center, Spike Lee to his right, Tyler Perry to his left and more than...
View ArticleHere's How We Ended Up With 9 Best Picture Nominees At The 2014 Oscars
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Was it Lee Daniels' "The Butler," the folk rock bio pic "Inside Llewyn Davis," or Woody Allen's "Blue Jasmine"? We'll never know which film might have been the 10th best picture...
View ArticleMiddlebrow: 'Downton Abbey' And The Problem Of Rape As A Plot Point
Middlebrow is a recap of the week in entertainment, celebrity and television news that provides a comprehensive look at the state of pop culture. From the rock bottom to highfalutin, Middlebrow is your...
View Article'Minecraft' Could Come To Big Screen As Feature-Length Movie
"Minecraft" may soon be hitting the big screen. Markus "Notch" Persson, co-founder of "Minecraft" development studio Mojang, announced on Twitter Thursday evening (and confirmed with gaming news site...
View ArticleA$AP Rocky Drops 'In Distress' From 'Divergent' Film
The "Divergent" soundtrack has some heavy hitters on it: Kendrick Lamar, Chance The Rapper, Skrillex, Ellie Goulding and Zedd. Today we get A$AP Rocky's collaboration with French producer...
View ArticleAll Right, All Right, All Right!
Those are the three words that actor Matthew McConaughey is famous for after first uttering them in his 1993 movie debut, Dazed and Confused. Well, all right... let's talk about something that's not...
View ArticleGodzilla vs. Heisenberg: The Kaiju Better Tread Lightly
The official full trailer for the new "Godzilla" movie dropped this week sending the nerdiverse into a tizzy. The spot offers the first real glimpse at the film's titular kaiju wreaking all kinds of...
View ArticleWhat 'The Women Of Wall Street' Would Really Look Like
Ever wondered what "Wolf Of Wall Street" would be like with the gender roles swapped? Well, we've found the answer. In the spirit of the feminist parody of "Blurred Lines," director Nicole Donadio...
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