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Weekend Box Office: My Oh Mayan

posted by: Scott Tobias November 16, 2009 - 09:11a.m.

Just as the Mayans predicted, 2012 caused mass devastation at the box office to the tune of $65 million, overcoming mostly disparaging reviews in addition to good taste and common decency. Roland Emmerich’s attempt to make the disaster movie to end all disaster movies—and pretty please on that ...

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Funeral Friday

posted by: Sean O'Neal November 13, 2009 - 06:11p.m.

Congratulations on making it to the end of another week! Unfortunately, these people didn’t. Light a candle for Funeral Friday.

There’s been a lot of unnecessary talk about “legitimizing” comics in the past 20 to 30 years, which happened as soon as The Man realized many comics fans ...

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Okay New York: You wanted The A.V. Club, you got The A.V. Club

posted by: Josh Modell November 13, 2009 - 02:11p.m.

When we announced Inventory reading dates around the Midwest, you big-city East Coast types shook your fists at us and said, "But we're the cultural capital of the world! Come see us!" (To be fair, people in Ann Arbor said the same thing.)

Well, your half-hearted hopes and Internet ...

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Today in depressing remake news: Charlie's Angels to return to TV

posted by: Nathan Rabin November 13, 2009 - 01:11p.m.

The Newswire has been suspiciously devoid on depressing remake news as of late. Is it because Hollywood has decided to shun derivative, mercenary remakes and "reimaginings" in favor of embracing originality, creativity and startlingly new, innovative scripts? Fuck no, as evidenced by the recent news that ABC has just ordered ...

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Here are your Best Animated Feature Oscar nominee nominees

posted by: Noel Murray November 13, 2009 - 10:11a.m.

Not only will there be ten Best Picture nominees this year, but for the second time in the history of the award, there will be five Best Animated Feature nominees as well. The Academy Of Motion Picture Arts And Sciences sets the number of nominees based on the number of ...

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The Who to be this year's Super Bowl halftime act (maybe)

posted by: Noel Murray November 13, 2009 - 09:11a.m.

Though the NFL hasn't confirmed it, rumor has it that The Who (or at least Pete Townshend and Roger Daltrey, plus sidemen) will be this year's recipient of the "Classic Rock Act That Gets A Post Super Bowl Sales Boost" award. Sports Illustrated is citing sources that say ...

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FOX cancels Dollhouse

posted by: Scott Tobias November 11, 2009 - 03:11p.m.

Everybody knew this day would come. After two seasons of dismal ratings, FOX has finally brought the ax down on Joss Whedon’s sci-fi series Dollhouse, which will not be renewed for a third. There are two ways of looking at it: 1. FOX mishandled the show from the beginning ...

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Steven Tyler now no longer leaving Aerosmith, makes surprise appearance at Joe Perry Project show

posted by: Keith Phipps November 11, 2009 - 02:11p.m.

In honestly-not-that-shocking news, it now looks like Steven Tyler is back with Aerosmith following guitarist Joe Perry's casting call for a new vocalist. Tyler made an appearance at a concert by the Joe Perry Project that made the quickly mended fences public. RollingStone.com has the clip and this ...

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Madlib to do more cool shit: introduces monthly "Madlib Medicine Show" series

posted by: Nathan Rabin November 11, 2009 - 12:11p.m.

The normally prolific Madlib has kept an unusually low profile as of late, producing for other artists and putting out instrumental albums. That's about to change. He's currently working with DOOM on the long-awaited new Madvillain album and according to the good folks over at Stones Throw he ...

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MC Paul Barman to return with help from DOOM, Prince Paul, ?uestlove, Del The Funky Homosapien and Michel Gondry

posted by: Nathan Rabin November 11, 2009 - 11:11a.m.

It's been a while since we last heard from MC Paul Barman, the hyper-verbal Brown graduate who won our hearts with the Prince Paul-produced 2000 EP It's Very Stimulating and followed it up with the 2002 full-length Paullelujah!

So what has the hip hop iconoclast been up ...

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Stop the presses! Lady Gaga's Futuristic Beauty Secret

posted by: Nathan Rabin November 10, 2009 - 02:11p.m.

Every once in a while we get a press release or pitch that demands to be repeated verbatim. That's what Stop The Presses! is for. Here's the latest:

Celeb Item: Lady Gaga’s Futuristic Beauty Secret

Hi Nathan,

Lady Gaga has been dubbed the “Princess of Pop,” a ...

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Stuff My Dad Says?: CBS picks up beloved Twitter feed for sitcom deal

posted by: Noel Murray November 10, 2009 - 08:11a.m.

A month ago, 29-year-old Maxim.com editor Justin Halpern landed a book deal for his popular Twitter feed shitmydadsays, on which he dumps the irascible, profane mutterings of his 73-year-old father. Now CBS has signed a deal with Halpern to develop a sitcom based on the feed, with the help ...

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DVD Release List – 11/10/09

posted by: Noel Murray November 10, 2009 - 07:11a.m.

A pair of acclaimed movies top-line the List this week, and both are about coping with loss, thought they take different approaches. In one corner: the somber art-house effort Ballast; in the other, the Pixar smash Up. Both of them will depress you to some degree, but one also has ...

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WTF? news of the day: Katt Williams arrested for burglary

posted by: Nathan Rabin November 9, 2009 - 11:11a.m.

Troubled comedian Katt Williams ran into more trouble recently when the flamboyant stand-up comic and scene-stealing character actor was arrested for burglary. Why on earth would a man with a thriving career (allegedly) break into a home in search of jewelry and other valuables? Damned if we know but this ...

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Steven Tyler leaves Aerosmith

posted by: Keith Phipps November 9, 2009 - 10:11a.m.

And just when the band was hitting its artistic stride! Looks like Aerosmith frontman Steven Tyler has parted ways with his bandmates, according to an inside source. Said source: Joe Perry, who talked to The Las Vegas Sun:

“Steven quit as far as I can tell,” Perry said from his ...

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