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'The Heat': Sandra Bullock & Melissa McCarthy Play Good Cop, Bad Cop in New Clips
June 17, 2013 6:04pm ESTSandra Bullock and Melissa McCarthy can do no wrong. In fact, the only way they can do wrong is if their characters are doing wrong. And they appear to be doing a lot of that in Paul Feig's buddy-cop comedy The Heat. McCarthy is a tough police detective willing to do anything to get her man, including literally throwing the book at him, while Bullock is a tad more straight-laced. These new clips released from the 20th Century Fox film give you a taste of what to expect. Follow Christian Blauvelt on Twitter @Ctblauvelt | Follow Hollywood.com on Twitter @Hollywood_com More: ‘The Heat’ Red Band Trailer Film Critic Angers Fans By Calling Melissa McCarthy ‘Humongous’ Sandra Bullock and George Clooney Are Stellar in ‘Gravity’ Trailer From Our PartnersStars Pose Naked for 'Allure' (Celebuzz)20 Grisliest TV Deaths of 2012-2013 (Vulture)
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Jay-Z's New Album 'Magna Carta Holy Grail' Announced During Samsung Comercial
June 17, 2013 11:05am ESTYou could practically feel the heat rising off the court during Sunday night's NBA finals face-off between the San Antonion Spurs and the Miami Heat — but during halftime, all eyes were on Jay-Z. Jay-Z stole three minutes of airtime during the game to announce the release of his new record Magna Carta Holy Grail... in a meandering Samsung ad. In the commercial, we see Jay's head nodding away while he tests out some beats in the studio. Speakers blow out, but that doesn't stop Jay's rap flow one bit. The ad even shows collaborators Pharell, Timbaland, and Swizz Beatz working alongside Jay in the studio while churning out the upcoming album. Jay-Z says of his artistic process, "The album is about, like this duality of how do you naviage through this whole thing — through success, through failures, through all this — and remain yourself." So insightful! The album title's big reveal comes at the end of the ad with a cut to black and the URL MagnaCartaHolyGrail.com flashed across the screen. Although you would think it would be intriguing to watch Jay in his element, the dull-colored, lengthy commercial would've been a heckuva lot more entertaining if his wife Beyoncé was thrown into the mix — she always knows how to make things a bit more Bootylicious. Watch the commercial below: And you know how things are always better when they're free? Well, Jay-Z has a free treat for Samsung Galaxy Smartphone owners. Galaxy phone owners can download an app on June 24th that will grant the first 1 million downlanders free (yes, free!) access to Magna Carta Holy Grail 72 hours before its official release. (For you math experts, you download the app on June 24, but you won't have access to the album for a few more days.) Considering basically everyone in this century has an iPhone, Jay-Z's upcoming album will be released to the rest of the world on July 4th. So patriotic of you, Mr. Carter! Follow Cori on Twitter @gimmegimmeCORFollow Hollywood.com on Twitter @Hollywood_com More:Kanye West & Jay-Z Debut 'No Church In The Wild' - VIDEO Beyonce and Jay-Z Spend $1 Million for Nursery Inside Basketball ArenaJay-Z To Score 'The Great Gatsby' From Our PartnersStars Pose Naked for 'Allure' (Celebuzz)Which Game of Thrones Actor Looks Least Like His Character? (Vulture)
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Actor Harry Lewis dead at 93
June 10, 2013 7:09pm ESTActor-turned-restaurateur Harry Lewis has died at the age of 93. He passed away from natural causes on Sunday (09Jun13) at a convalescent home in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, according to his publicist Greg Rogers. Born in Hollywood in 1920, Lewis entered the U.S. Air Force at 19 before signing a contract with Warner Bros. after World War II. He starred in the Humphrey Bogart 1948 classic Key Largo and secured small roles in several movies including The Unsuspected, The Harder They Fall and the 1981 miniseries East of Eden. In partnership with his wife Marilyn, he went on to launch the showbiz-hotspot restaurant chain Hamburger Hamlet, the first of which opened in 1950, before selling the chain in 1987 for $33 million (£21.29 million). The couple also set up the popular eatery Kate Mantilini on Wilshire Boulevard, where Al Pacino and Robert De Niro filmed a scene for their 1995 movie Heat. The couple added a second Kate Mantilini in Woodland Hills in 2003 and Lewis worked in the restaurants daily, only retiring from his duties three years ago.
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What You Didn't See on TV at the 67th Annual Tony Awards
June 10, 2013 6:09pm ESTThe 67th Annual Tony Awards, held at Radio City Music Hall on Sunday, was swimming with A-List stars — and from the moment they stepped foot on the red carpet to the final curtain call, they were having a blast. We should know, we were in the thick of it. While viewers at home were transported to Broadway with 15 musical numbers and laughed along with Neil Patrick Harris' fantastic hosting, those of us on the red carpet and in the media room were privvy to a little extra bit of fun. Here's what the TV cameras didn't catch. Mike Tyson, who enjoyed a stint on Broadway with a one-man show last year, amazed everyone with his cameo appearance in Harris' show-stopping (or show-starting, as the case may be) opening number. But before he hit the stage, we watched Tyson hug The Sopranos' Steven Van Zandt (who would later present an award with Tom Hanks) on the red carpet. Tyson looked dapper on stage, but outside in the 90-degree New York City heat, the fighter was sweating like he had just exited the boxing ring. Inside the theater, Tyson cozied up with Now You See Me star Jesse Eisenberg. Broadway veteran Bernadette Peters cut a stunning figure in a green Donna Karan Atelier with a basketweave texture. What you didn't see was the assistant she had on hand to scoop up and properly arrange her gown's train between poses. Cyndi Lauper was the well-deserving belle of the ball on Sunday night. Not only did she rake in six awards (her show, Kinky Boots, was nominated for 13), but she was incredibly gracious to her fans and her energy was boundless. On the carpet before the ceremony, Lauper made sure to wave to the legions of fans lining the street (Glee and Annie star Jane Lynch did the same). Following her win, she hammed it up for photographers in the press room. On the red carpet, Scarlett Johansson greeted Sienna Miller (whose fiancé, Tom Sturridge, was nominated for his work in Orphans) with a kiss on the cheek. Backstage, Johansson was equally chummy with fellow presenter Alan Cumming. The two played patty-cake before presenting the award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role. On the carpet, Cumming made peace signs and crazy faces while posing for photographers. Four-time Tony Award winner Audra McDonald (whom you may know from Private Practice) shared the spotlight — and a hug — with her daughter, Zoe. Smash star Megan Hilty shared the stage with fellow Broadway actors-turned-TV-stars Laura Benanti (Go On) and Andrew Rannells (The New Normal) for a laugh-out-loud musical number that poked fun at their bad luck on screen (cliffnotes: their shows have all been canceled). Hilty's Smash co-stars Debra Messing and Will Chase — who notoriously had a real-life affair — were conspicuously cuddly. Home audiences were lucky enough to see this tender moment between Annie star Sunny (who plays Sandy, the lovable stray canine) and host Neil Patrick Harris. But since it's just too cute for words, here it is again: Reporting by Lauren Paylor More: The A-Lister Presenter List for the 2013 Tony Awards Neil Patrick Harris Will Host The Tony Awards AgainThe 2013 Tony Awards Nominations From Our PartnersStars Pose Naked for 'Allure' (Celebuzz)Which Game of Thrones Actor Looks Least Like His Character? (Vulture)
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'Guardians of the Galaxy' Casts Benicio del Toro and a Beloved 'Doctor Who' Star
June 03, 2013 2:26pm ESTWith cast members like Chris Pratt, John C. Reilly, and the rumored Jim Carrey and Adam Sandler, die hard comic book fans might be wondering if the developing Guardians of the Galaxy film adaptation is skewing a bit too lighthearted. But intensity brews! Deadline reports that the latest dramatist to join production is Benicio del Toro... meaning that this film won't exactly be all smiles but feature a good deal of daunting severity. No word yet on what role del Toro is expected to play, but his reported agreement with Marvel Studios has him optioned for future films, suggesting that it's got to be a pretty substantial character. But as Guardians thickens its thespian caliber with del Toro, it also ups the ante on geekiness: Doctor Who favorite Karen Gillan is also joining the cast, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Fans of the long-running sci-fi series will be pleased to see Gillan pioneer a big screen career with Guardians, which will offer the actress her first major film role. Details on the character are slim, except for the fact that she will be the movie's central female villain — in other words, probably a pretty meaty (and fun) role. With Zoe Saldana and Glenn Close also set for the Marvel film, Guardians is mounting a cast that promises victory in every realm: it's got the factors of comedy and adventure down pat and has just bolstered its bragging rights for the awards circuit and the nerd kingdom. The Guardians' future is bright. Follow Michael Arbeiter on Twitter @MichaelArbeiter | Follow hollywood.com on Twitter @hollywood_com More:Glenn Close Joins 'Guardians of the Galaxy'John C. Reilly in 'Guardians of the Galaxy'?Matt Smith Is Leaving 'Doctor Who' From Our PartnersStars Pose Naked for 'Allure' (Celebuzz)Which Game of Thrones Actor Looks Least Like His Character? (Vulture)
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They're Doing Another Awful Film Called 'The Raven,' and Gerard Butler Is In It
May 17, 2013 3:40pm EST"Wait a sec," you'll say, furrowing your brow, upon hearing that Gerard Butler is in talks to headline a new film called The Raven. "Didn't that movie already come out?" Some of you will recall, with a good deal of regret, having head to theaters in April of 2012 to catch a newly released psychological thriller bearing this very same title: a John Cusack film that made for a resounding groan, critically and commercially. So why then, so soon after this universal flop, did someone think it a good idea to make another movie with the same title? The film, which Deadline reports is in negotiations to give Butler a leading role formerly connected to Liam Hemsworth's name, is being pegged as a sci-fi thriller about a man whose incredible power that makes him the target of an evil regime. Nothing to do with Cusack's The Raven, or even Poe's "The Raven." But with a film both as recent and as adamantly scorned as the 2012 picture, it'll be hard to avoid an undesirable association. But just maybe this will work in the favor of Butler's film. In the pattern of like named movies of the past, perhaps the dreadful reaction to the 2012 film will automatically brand this new one "the good Raven." Kicking and ScreamingThe Will Ferrell family comedy about soccer and the quarter-life crises indie movie (that's the good one) Jersey GirlThe Ben Affleck rom-com and the Melanie Griffith rom-com (that's the good one) GladiatorThe Cuba Gooding Jr. boxing drama and the Russell Crowe Roman epic (that's the good one) HeatThe indubitably '80s Burt Reynolds flick and the classic Pacino/De Niro crime drama (that's the good one) TwilightThe infamous vampire franchise kickoff and the Paul Newman mystery thriller (that's the good one... if only by default) There's hope for you yet, Raven 2.0! Follow Michael Arbeiter on Twitter @MichaelArbeiter Follow Hollywood.com on Twitter @Hollywood_com More:Gerard Butler Says Most Action Movies Are 'Precious'Reese Witherspoon Joins 'Inherent Vice''Pacific Rim' Trailer: Monsters Vs. Robots From Our Partners:What Happened to 33 Child Stars (Celebuzz)40 Most Revealing See-Through Red Carpet Looks (Vh1)
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Cannes Film Festival: Sex Drama 'Young & Beautiful' Proves an American Shouldn't Direct 'Fifty Shades of Grey'
May 17, 2013 11:29am ESTSoon after being hired to adapt the uberpopular Fifty Shades of Grey, screenwriter Kelly Marcel was quoted saying that her big screen version of the erotic drama would be "raunchy" and could even require an NC-17 rating. A nice promise to fans, but could it really happen? Hollywood doesn't play nice with sex — gratuitous violence still earns an R, actors can drop a few f-bombs in a PG-13 movie, but women keep their bras on even in the heat of passion, and the idea of showing a man below the belt (unless Michael Fassbender is on board) is not even an option. Sorry, Fifty Shades. There is no way you're going to be an NC-17 movie. In fact, after watching François Ozon's 2013 Cannes Film Festival entry Jeune et Jolie (Young & Beautiful), it's possible that there isn't an American or studio-appropriate director even fit to turn Fifty Shades into something remotely watchable. In his erotic drama, Ozon examines the emerging sexuality of a 17-year-old girl over the course of a year. Isabelle (Marine Vacth, a 23-year-old Yves Saint Luarent model-turned-actress) has a burning desire for sexual pleasure, but it can't be met by boys her own age. So she turns to prostitution, an after-school gig where that allows her to freely encounter an assortment of older men with sexual demands of all varieties. Ozon doesn't damn his character for her decisions or make excuses. Isabelle comes from a picture perfect family with a laissez faire attitude. She's close with her younger brother, who picks her brain about dating. One minute she's having a nice meal with her folks, the next she's telling her mother to get out of her life. She's a typical teenager. But Isabelle has secrets — ones we never see touched in mainstream teenage dramas despite them being prevalent and important. She craves sex and Ozon presents the journey with an unflinching eye. Vacth effortlessly plays both sides to Isabelle's character. When she's with her family, Isabelle is nurturing, observational, and fragile. When she's experimenting with sex, she allows carnal instincts to wash over her. Ozon allows the character's "dates" to be sensual and raw. That's rarely the case in adult-themed dramas, let alone Hollywood's depiction of teen sex. Jeune et Jolie avoids any PSA moment and Vacth is bravely on board, letting subtle glances at Isabelle's evolution slip into impassioned sex scenes. Later in the film, Isabelle glows with sexual confidence, catching the eye of all the men around her (including her stepfather). She's empowered and Ozon finds a way to make it thrilling, terrifying, and wicked funny all at once. The source material for Fifty Shades of Grey is often chastised for painting main character Anastasia Steele as a thoughtless, subservient lover to her male counterpart, Christian Grey. Author E.L. James' prose is presented without a winking eye — even at its most ridiculous. Knowing that François Ozon's sensibilities stand outside Hollywood thinking, is there room for improvement for the Fifty Shades movie? Maybe we don't even need one thanks to Jeune et Jolie, a sizzling, stark drama that finally does justice to early days of sexual hunger. Follow Matt Patches on Twitter @misterpatches More:'Anna Karenina' Director Joe Wright a '50 Shades' Frontrunner15 NC-17 Movies That Avoided the MPAA's WrathCannes Review: The Bling Ring starring Emma Watson From Our Partners:What Happened to 33 Child Stars (Celebuzz)40 Most Revealing See-Through Red Carpet Looks (Vh1)
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Thanks to 'Star Trek,' Chris Pine Is Now Being Cast in Everything
May 16, 2013 12:47pm ESTA few years ago, you might not have known Chris Pine at all. A few days ago, you'd probably just refer to him as the guy who played Kirk in Star Trek or one of the two dudes in that Reese Witherspoon movie you recently ignored on an airplane. But this week, timed with his second go at the U.S.S. Enterprise's captain's chair, Pine seems to be vying for a whole new mess of roles for us to associate with his name. The latest movie to cast the actor, as The Hollywood Reporter reports from the Cannes Film Festival, is Z for Zacharia, a post-apocalyptic psychological thriller that will also star Amanda Seyfried and Chiwetel Ejiofor (pronounciation guide here). Somewhat of a sci-fi love triangle, Z for Zacharia will have Pine entering the picture after Armageddon's two lone survivors (or so they thought) meet and fall for one another. This seems like a much darker, rougher turn than the other films to which Pine has beed tied in the past few days. The young Kirk is allegedly in chats for the role of a prince in the developing Into the Woods film adaptation; additionally, there have been mentions of a reunion with Smokin' Aces director Joe Carnahan for a comedic thriller titled Stretch. So what is it about Pine? Is it the looks? Is it the Star Trek appeal? And whatever it is, will Hollywood's mission to turn Pine into its next omnipresent leading man pay off, or is this going to just be another Jeremy Renner situation? (We're done with him, right?) Follow Michael Arbeiter on Twitter @MichaelArbeiter More:Chris Pine and Jake Gyllenhaal in 'Into the Woods'Chris Pine and the 'Star Trek Into Darkness' Cast's OMG Faces8 Things You Need to Know Before 'Star Trek Into Darkness' From Our Partners:What Happened to 33 Child Stars (Celebuzz)40 Most Revealing See-Through Red Carpet Looks (Vh1)
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Chris Pine and Jake Gyllenhaal to Give 'Into the Woods' Some Strong-Jawed Royalty
May 15, 2013 1:28pm ESTFolks, get ready to ogle. The cast Disney has lined up for its developing film adaptation of the Stephen Sondheim musical Into the Woods hails from the realms of critical acclaim (Meryl Streep as the witch), indie fandom (Johnny Depp as the wolf), and Broadway purism (James Corden as the baker). And now that the project has stockpiled itself with gravitas in all of the highbrow categories, it's shooting for the real important stuff: the eye candy. The lookers. The strong-jawed distractions from that nuisance that is the film's actual plot. The Hollywood Reporter reports that Into the Woods is in talks with handsome actors Chris Pine and Jake Gyllenhaal to fill this void. Pine, who headlines the upcoming Star Trek Into Darkness, and Gyllenhaal have been linked to the musical's two princes, and love interests for the characters Cinderella and Rapunzel. One of the drawbacks of being sculpted by Heaven's Michelangelo? The characters will be entrenched in some seriously obnoxious arrogance. So now that James Kirk and the Zodiac hunter are in discussions with production (Hollywood.com has reached out to their reps for updates on their status), the ultimate question burrows into our brains: Not "Which will be a better fairy tale prince?" Not "Can either of them actually sing?" But "Who's hotter?" Yes, objectification is okay when the targets are attractive, bearded alpha-male types. If it helps your decision at all, Pine sure does pull off that interstellar fury like a Shatner of days long past... Follow Michael Arbeiter on Twitter @MichaelArbeiter More:Johnny Depp Joins 'Into the Woods'James Corden Joins 'Into the Woods'Chris Pine and the 'Star Trek Into Darkness' Cast's OMG Faces From Our Partners:What Happened to 33 Child Stars (Celebuzz)40 Most Revealing See-Through Red Carpet Looks (Vh1)
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'Survivor: Caramoan – Fans Vs. Favorites' Finale Recap: And the Winner Is...
May 13, 2013 12:51am ESTSurvivor: Caramoan – Fans vs. Favorites, which was marked by it's unpredictability, has the most unlikely of winners: John Cochran. Yes the nerdy Harvard law student who was a Survivor superfan was not only victorious, but he won in a unanimous vote against Dawn Meehan and a zombie that told everyone its name is Sherri Biethman. Though that seems very unlikely based on how Cochran played on his first season, Survivor: South Pacific, and the opening episodes of this game, where he was remarkable more for overcoming a crippling sunburn than he was for his bombastic game play, but as soon as the show started it seemed fairly clear that he was going to win. When the episode began, Eric had to be evacuated from the game for the reason that seems the mostly likely but has never stricken a player before: starvation. He was dizzy and about as crazy as Dawn on a crying jag in a bag full of wet cats. This seemed to take all the guess work out of the rest of the proceedings. The only person who seemed like he could possibly beat Cochran was now removed through no fault of his own. What was probably going to be an immunity challenge was then turned into a reward challenge to give whoever won an advantage in the final challenge (however last season Malcolm won a reward challenge that gave him an advantage in the final too, so maybe there was just a challenge they scrapped and this was the intent all along). This type of challenge has become more popular with Jeff Probst than that one shirt with the double pockets that he has in every color and seems to be the only garment he wears on camera. It's a challenge where everyone has to build a house of cards to a certain height and the first one to watch all of House of Cards in one sitting wins. Wait, that's some sort of Netflix challenge. After more back and forth than the world's first Pong tournament, Cochran ended up winning. That means at the final challenge – where everyone had to run up an obstacle course, collect bags of puzzle pieces, and then build a puzzle – Cochran didn't have to untie his puzzle pieces from a series of knots like everyone else. Though the advantage didn't help him out too much, he ends up winning the challenge and taking the necklace. The big conundrum then became whether he should take Dawn (his ally not only in this season but their last one as well) along with him to the finals or if he should take Eddie, who is kind of stupid and didn't do much in terms of game play or winning challenges. Zombie Sherri was going to the finals because, well, she's a zombie and while she might have Outlasted, Outwitted, and Outplayed everyone on the jury, she didn't Outlive any of them. What really irks me about the final three setup is that the holder of immunity doesn't even get to make the decision of who faces the jury. When there is a final two, the fate of the finals isn't necessarily decided by the person who won immunity and I think that is not only unfair, but it makes for boring TV as well, which is the ultimate crime of any reality show. But I think that keeping Dawn was a very clever strategy for Cochran. He said when casting his vote that he was doing it based on what he thought the jury wanted. They didn't want someone who played mean and cutthroat, which is what he would have been if he axed Dawn so late in the game. Instead she gets to be the one to take the heat for blindsiding Brenda and Andrea and he gets to look like the nice guy who took his friend along to the end even if it might have cost him a vote or two. It made him seem that much warmer than Dawn and like he was unafraid to face deserving players in the end. Cochran was clearly the best player there. Not only did he own the strategic game, he also did a great job in the challenges, something he didn't really play up to the jury. In fact, everyone's presentations seemed to be short on specifics. Cochran says that he was a master strategist, but never told us why. Zombie Sheri kept saying she played a strong game, but never gave one example. She just groaned and shuffled and mumbled something about brains. The final tribal council was the mix of stunts and speeches that we've come to expect, and which are always a letdown after Sue Hawk's genius oratory in the first ever Survivor finale. There were two really intense moments, however. The first was when Eric confronted Sherri and told her she did nothing in the game, which is sort of like the pot calling the kettle a zombie. Then Sherri told Eric he was wrong and she didn't need his vote and to sit down. I don't want to pile on Sherri because the jury already did, but that was really her only good action the entire season. The second moment to remember was when Brenda confronted Dawn and made her take out her teeth. Like so much else this season, it just seemed a bit mean. I totally know where Brenda was coming from, she wanted Dawn to do something to prove how painful it was to vote her own friend out by debasing herself. But still, man, it was hard to watch. In the end it was Cochran's articulate levelheadedness played so much better than Dawn's teary-faced paranoia. After his winning votes were read, we had to endure the reunion show, where Jeff Probst completely ignored Sherri and everyone who didn't make the jury so that he could talk to a bunch of his favorite men, macho bullies like Phillip, Boston Rob, and Rudy (who managed to use the word "queer" twice in 20 seconds). I'm shocked that the entire Hantz family didn't get up there and sing some sort of choir number about treating people like crap and beating up your enemies. All this did was to show why Jeff Probst's talk show got cancelled so damn fast. Then at the end of the reunion, we got to find out what is up with the next season of Survivor (which, I'm guess, Reynold, like all the other chauvenistic a**holes that Jeff Probst loves, is going to be on). It is called Survivor: Blood Vs. Water and it's totally going to pit family members against each other, right? I will say that it was totally gratifying to watch this season and have a bunch of scrappy misfits take out the cool kids and make it so far and to see Cochran, the ultimate underdog, take the top prize after growing so much as a person. That has always been the enchanting thing about Survivor from the beginning – that we all think that, given the chance, we could go out there and win a million smackerinos. Seeing Cochran, a guy who seems more likely to win a Magic: The Gathering tournament than a survivalist nightmare, walk away victorious only makes us think, even more, that we can win. What isn't fun to watch is the cruelty that has seeped into recent seasons of the show. We saw it this year with the casting of Brandon Hantz (who was banned from the finale, even after supposedly being cleared to play the game) and with Brenda and Dawn robbed of their loved ones and made to watch everyone else enjoy theirs right off their beach. That cruelty is built into a season where family members are pitted against each other and it might be, sadly, the first season of 26 that I don't actually watch. Follow Brian Moylan on Facebook and Twitter @BrianJMoylan More: 'Survivor' Recap: Everyone Is Absolutely Sobbing'Survivor' Recap: Double Elimination Means Twice the Fun'Survivor' Recap: The Best Tribal Council Ever
