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March 2014

Anna Wintour Gives In, Lets Kim Kardashian Contaminate Vogue

Kim Kardashian Vogue
Kanye West and Kim Kardashian cover Vogue.

-Hey, remember when Anna Wintour was all “to be in Vogue has to mean something“? What just happened? Did she lose a bet?

-Let’s hope Victoria Beckham has a good support system set up around her today, because you just know her and Kim on are opposite ends of the feelings spectrum right now. Treat yourself to an extra edamame bean tonight, Posh!

-As expected, the Twitter reaction to the Vogue cover was swift and brutal.

Madonna Instagramed a photo of her armpit hair right after I taped a segment for tonight’s eTalk on this week’s celebrity Instagram scandals, which was super inconsiderate of her.

-Seriously, could Scarlett Johansson look any less pregnant?

-Speaking of Scarlett, in a new interview with Rolling Stone she talks about the guerrilla-style filmmaking on Under The Skin, which incorporated random strangers. “I’m driving down a street in Glasgow, and I have this earpiece in where [the director] is saying ‘Pick up that guy, pick him up!’ And I’m going ‘No, I’m not going to pick him up, he’s clearly smoking crack on the corner!'”

-Stock up on wine: ABC has confirmed that this season of Scandal will end April 17 to accommodate Kerry Washington‘s pregnancy.

Anna Paquin clearly has hubby Stephen Moyer wrapped around her little finger. That photo kind of makes me love them both.

-Ruh roh. Are producers manipulating who wins on The Voice?

-Meanwhile, there’s a reason this video of a Sicilian nun auditioning for Italy’s version of The Voice went viral today.

-Speaking of great vids to end the week with, Jimmy Fallon and Billy Joel sang “The Lion Sleeps Tonight.”

George R.R. Martin knows that you’re worried about him meeting his GoT deadline, but he gives zero f*cks. “Ideally, I should have finished it two years ago, but I haven’t. One page at a time.”

-Ready for some news that’s truly truly truly outrageous? The Jem and the Holograms cartoon is becoming a live-action movie — thanks to Justin Bieber’s manager. The producers are polling the Internet for casting advice, though I’m on board with most of these suggestions.

Andrew Garfield spent some time teaching autistic kids how to surf because he’s the greatest.

Lindsay Lohan tweeted this in response to Radar’s report that she’d fired her sober coach.

-Congrats to Chris Hemsworth and Elsa Pataky, who just welcomed twin boys.

-Also congrats to Alyssa Milano, who’s expecting her second child.

-God bless Uproxx for digging up this 1985 issue of Teen Talk featuring Bryan Cranston. The captions slay me. “Jumping rope is one reason Bryan’s got such great legs!”

-Amid rumours of trouble in their relationship, Kate Hudson and Matt Bellamy spent the day at the beach.

Enrique Iglesias showed off his seduction skills on a random Watch What Happens Live audience member. It was predictably gross.

Idina Menzel is smart enough to realize that John Travolta‘s flubbing of her name did wonders for her profile.

-The trend of resurrecting TV shows may continue with HBO’s The Comeback, which is one of those shows I always heard great things about but never actually got around to watching.

Zoe Kravitz brought Jaden Smith as her date to the Los Angeles premiere of Divergent on Tuesday night for reasons I don’t understand. His critique of her dress was pretty spot on, though.

-On last night’s Kimmel, Zoe talked about what it was like growing up with famous parents, saying she once woke up to Ashton Kutcher making omelets in their kitchen.

Kate Bush just announced her first live shows in 35 years. I’m going to celebrate by listening to “This Woman’s Work” on repeat all weekend, which should make for a super fragile Monday.

-According to producers, no one will be safe on next weekend’s Walking Dead’s season finale. (Except for Daryl , of course. Even those writers aren’t that stupid.)

-Also, the little girls who play Lizzie and Mika recorded a song together inspired by last week’s episode. It’s…not good.

-Buzzfeed’s list of the 33 most awkward celebrity encounters of all time is gloriously cringe-worthy.

Blake Lively‘s publicist clearly deserves a raise. E!Online is currently running a nothing story about how the actress is “pulling all-nighters” on the set of her new movie (burying the part about it being night shoots). Someone give her a medal.

January Jones‘ charm metre is set to 11 this week.

-Last night’s episode of Community might have been this season’s weakest, but it still delivered a few laughs. They’re certainly not shying away from the weird; here’s a look at their upcoming animated G.I. Joe spoof.

-It’s probably weird to be coveting Angelina Jolie and Stella McCartney‘s Maleficent-themed capsule collection when you don’t have kids, but I’m doing it anyway.

Liam Neeson may play a hero in the movies, but he’s denying reports that he saved a stray dog in Central Park.

-The new Orphan Black posters for season 2 are great. Two (two!) random strangers struck up conversations on the subway this week when they noticed I was reading the OB issue of EW — and that never happens.

-Here’s the second trailer for the late Paul Walker‘s parkour-centric Brick Mansions.

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January Jones Poses Nude, Says She’d Sleep with Rihanna

January Jones naked
January Jones for Violet Grey. (Ben Hassett/Violet Grey)

January Jones posed naked in a tub for this month’s Violet Files, in which she politely deflects a compliment from Eva Mendes and reveals she’d like to sleep with Paul Newman or Rihanna. Is it just me, or is it weird when she’s likable?

Emma Stone reminds us that she’s a goddamn national treasure by crying over the Spice Girls and getting a message from Scary Spice. “Oh my god…is Mel B talking to me?!?”

-I’m going to be chatting about celebrity selfies on eTalk Friday, where I’ll try really hard not to choke on the word “Kardashian.”

Cameron Diaz has a pretty bleak view of relationships: “Everyone has been cheated on, everyone will be cheated on.” And I thought I was jaded…

-The Sleepy Hollow cast was at PaleyFest last night, where they talked about season 2 and a new character we’re all going to hate while Orlando Jones tried to convince Tom Mison to Google “slash.”

-Speaking of PaleyFest, here’s more goodies from the Parks and Rec panel. Also, the show has officially been renewed. Huzzah!

Leighton Meester, Chris O’Dowd and James Franco previewed Of Mice and Men on Broadway yesterday. Let’s hope it gets better reviews than Franco’s new movie.

Madonna was LITERALLY wearing Emily Clarke’s Game of Thrones costume on Purim.

-Am I the only one who thinks it’s odd that Zooey Deschanel hangs out with Selena Gomez? What woman in her mid-30s wants to spend her nights with a 21-year-old?

-During the Amsterdam stop of her tour, Beyoncé debuted Tom Ford’s Jay-Z-inspired sequined jersey dress. So meta.

-How did I not know there was a new Step Up movie coming? HOW?!? The trailer is heavy on Moose, which is promising.

-Sources say Glee star Naya Rivera didn’t get a boob job, despite a chesty Instagram photo suggesting otherwise.

Louis CK was wrong about Inside the Actor’s Studio, and Bradley Cooper can prove it.

-Hollywood is taking another crack at a Steve Jobs biopic, with David Fincher at the helm and Christian Bale possibly as the lead.

Kate Winslet managed to appear not creeped out when a fan handed her a replica of the Titanic nude sketch to sign at the Divergent premiere. Acting!

Jennifer Lopez gave yet another charming and intelligent interview, which I still find totally disorienting.

-How does Alec Baldwin reconcile his supposed desire to reclaim his privacy with his wife’s constant Instagramming?

-Meanwhile, here’s a clip of Baldwin on last night’s Law & Order: SVU.

Tyler, The Creator could face a year in prison and $4,000 fine if convicted of starting a riot.

-46-year-old Pamela Anderson posed nude for Purple magazine — but it’s her cute pixie cut that’s getting all the attention.

-Words I like: Sam Shepard has been cast as Kyle Chandler’s father in an upcoming Netflix drama.

Amanda Bynes has made it through her first quarter of fashion school. Whew!

-Here’s the first teaser for Tori Spelling and Jennie Garth’s new ABC Family show.

-Oh no. Even Emma Watson has fallen victim to the overalls trend. It’s a trap, Emma!!

-Are you watching Enlisted? Please watch Enlisted. To tempt you, here’s star Geoff Stults talking about his naked late-night chats with costar Parker Young.

This guy might be the best Wheel of Fortune player ever.

-Here’s the first photo of Jason Segel as David Foster Wallace. Guys, I’m so worried about this.

Giuliana Rancic told a hilarious (and totally believable) story about the time Russell Crowe was a total prick to her during an interview.

Dan Harmon says Joel McHale orchestrated his return to Community.

-Whoa. How did I not know that Shailene Woodley originally played Marisa Cooper’s little sister on The OC?

-Sorry, but even Patton Oswalt can’t make me watch Agents Of S.H.I.E.L.D.

-Here’s the first trailer for The Signal, which I might be too much of a wimp to watch.

Game of Thrones Covers EW

Game of Thrones Entertainment Weekly magazine

-That smug bastard Joffrey covers EW’s new Game of Thrones issue, while the final season four trailer has been released. (Jaime and Brienne finally get lines in this one!)

-Meanwhile, the cast reunited in NYC for the GoT premiere.

George Clooney and his new girlfriend Amal Alamuddin are back in New York after their African safari / Seychelles vacation / totally staged photo op.

Lindsay Lohan‘s celebrity “f*ck list” keeps growing. Well hello there, Orlando Bloom, Ryan Phillippe, Benicio Del Toro and Ashton Kutcher!

-I’m very much looking forward to Anna Kendrick hosting SNL on April 5.

-I can totally relate to the way Mindy Kaling handles wine tastings: “I smell…alcohol-y smells.”

-Instead of running away in terror, the Parks and Rec cast gave their number one fan a standing ovation at PaleyFest because they’re all menschs.

-In news that should surprise no one, The Bachelor Canada’s Brad Smith and Bianka Kamber have ended their engagement.

Jamie Lynn Spears‘ mom wore a bridal-ish dress to her daughter’s ceremony, which is a total wedding foul.

-Here’s the video of Gwyneth Paltrow‘s full “Happy” performance from last night’s Glee. Also, is it just me, or did Fox do zero promotion about that being the show’s 100th episode?

-This is an odd career choice: Chris Martin has joined The Voice as an adviser and mentor to the current contestants.

Lily Tomlin just joined a new Netflix comedy from the creator of Friends and I want it in my eyeballs RIGHT NOW!

-I’m still not feeling the Amazing Spider-Man 2 based on the latest trailer, but the cast was on GMA this morning to introduce the trailer and they were acting totally loopy, so that’s fun.

-Meanwhile, Shailene Woodley says she’s no longer playing Mary Jane in Spider-Man.

-I wasn’t a fan of Shailene‘s Divergent premiere dress, but she quickly changed into overalls for the after-party, which is even worse.  Why are overalls suddenly everywhere?! Stop it, fashion people.

-Speaking of overalls, the Buffy cast started tweeting about them being in style again and it gave me so many feels!

-God bless Gawker for pointing out that Shailene Woodley is like if a female Matthew McConaughey came to life.

Maggie Q kicks serious ass, so I’m glad she’s landed the lead in Kevin Williamson’s new CBS pilot.

-The new Maleficent trailers just keep comin‘.

-“I feel like I just learned how to brush my hair like last week!” says Mary-Kate Olsen, who’s clearly not a real person.

Lena Dunham and Jimmy Fallon reminisced about working at video rental stores when they were young before teaming up with Hugh Dancy and ?uestlove to play Pyramid.

Gerard Butler managed to find and crash the one bachelorette party in the world that wasn’t attended by women who think he’s gross.

-It might be a trainwreck, but I’m all in with Fargo thanks to this new trailer.

Angus T. Jones says he was a “paid hypocrite” during his time on Two and a Half Men. The cost of said hypocrisy? $350k per episode.

-I’m not sure I’m feeling Lykke Li’s new single. Enunciate, woman!

Miley Cyrus did karaoke to “Baby Got Back.” Fun story: a couple of Christmases ago my family was at midnight mass and the book said “…and now the congregation will sing an appropriate hymn of praise” and at the exact same time my brother and I started humming “Baby Got Back” and totally lost it. Church is weird.

-Grantland digs deeper into the “secret occult history of the U.S. transportation system” that will be the focus of True Detective’s next season.

-More sadness surrounding L’Wren Scott: a close friend says she was going to announce her business closure on Wednesday.

-Meanwhile, Mick Jagger posted a heartfelt message about L’Wren Scott on his website.

-Here’s another dreamy Mad Men teaser that tells us nothing.

Casey Wilson revealed her favourite Happy Endings moments and it made me want to rewatch the whole damn thing.

-Another Godzilla trailer, another realization that Bryan Cranston can make anything watchable.

-I liked this “10 things I learned from the Veronica Mars movie” article.

-Meanwhile, Judd Apatow isn’t planning to jump on the reunion bandwagon with his beloved cult classic. “Freaks & Geeks would probably have a really sad reunion show. It would have to happen at a prison or at a hospital. We didn’t think those people would do very well.”

-Justin Bieber‘s DUI defense is that he wasn’t wasted, he was just nursing a fractured foot.  Sure thing, hon.

-This Boy Meets World reunion photo is making me feel super old, guys.

-The trailer for Meryl Streep and Jeff Bridges‘s The Giver is finally here. Neither Taylor Swift or Katie Holmes are given any lines, which seems like the right choice.