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HitFix First Look: 'Hannibal' is worried about Will Graham
42 minutes ago
As I noted last week, the fate of "Hannibal" remains very much up in the air at NBC, which has to factor in 1)The strong quality of the show and the stellar reviews, 2)The very modest (if that) ratings, 3)The reduced cost, since the show is an international co-production, and 4)Where they might put it next season, given that they've already ordered several mid-season shows that don't yet have timeslots. But the show continues to be great, and this week's episode (airing, as usual, Thursday at 10 Eastern) puts the focus back onto Hugh Dancy as Will Graham, whose gift for thinking like a »
- Alan Sepinwall
Kristen Wiig to star in Will Ferrell-produced comedy 'Welcome to Me'
43 minutes ago
"Saturday Night Live" buddies Kristen Wiig and Will Ferrel are at it again. Wiig has signed to star in the upcoming comedy-drama "Welcome to Me," which will be produced by Ferrell, Adam McKay and Jessica Elbaum, with Robyn Wholey as executive producer. It was previously reported that Ferrell will also appear in the film, but that hasn't been confirmed. Ferrell and Wiig are co-starring in McKay's upcoming "Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues." "Welcome to Me" centers on Alice (Wiig), a woman who suffers from dissociative personality disorder. When she wins the lottery, Alice invests it in an endless cable access talk show about herself, alienating »
- Dave Lewis
Five Finger Death Punch, Mariah Carey, Macklemore rule Spotify this week
1 hour ago
The following list represents the most viral tracks on Spotify, based on the number of people who shared it divided by the number who listened to it, from Monday, May 13, to Sunday, May 19, via Facebook, Tumblr, Twitter and Spotify. 1. Five Finger Death Punch, "Lift Me Up" (Prospect Park) 2. Mariah Carey, "Beautiful" (The Island Def Jam Music Group) 3. Robin Thicke, "Blurred Lines" (Star Trak LLC) 4. Lorde, "Royals" (Lava Music/Republic Records) 5. Hoodie Allen feat. Kina Grannis, "Make It Home" (Hoodie Allen) 6. Lana Del Rey, "Young and Beautiful" (Lana Del »
- AP Staff
Simon Pegg makes a toast in crowded new 'The World's End' poster
1 hour ago
Simon Pegg is taking a break from his Starship Enterprise duties to raise a pint of lager in the new poster for the forthcoming Brit comedy "The World's End." The film will reunite Pegg and co-star Nick Frost with director Edgar Wright, who previously teamed with the duo non the cult hits "Shaun of the Dead" and "Hot Fuzz." This time, Martin Freeman, Paddie Considine, Rosamund Pike and Eddie Marsan are along for the ride, and they're all uncomfortable crammed into the new poster. Check it out here: Five middle-aged friends attempt to finish a massive pub crawl from their youth, ending at a »
- Dave Lewis
New 'Lone Ranger' trailer features more explosions, mythmaking and a costumed Johnny Depp
1 hour ago
A decade ago, Johnny Depp teamed up with director Gore Verbinski on a Disney property and they not only made one of the biggest movies of the year, but launched a mammoth franchise. You probably already know all this, and you probably also know that they are now teaming up again on another Disney property with this summer's "The Lone Ranger." The newest trailer for the film has arrived on the internet and it has everything you would expect, from mythmaking to action to masks to Johnny Depp dressed up as Native American. The question is whether or not this »
- Josh Lasser
TV Ratings: 'Dancing' rises, 'The Voice' drops and 'Goodwin Games' is Doa on Monday
2 hours ago
Fast National ratings for Monday, May 20, 2013. Facing reduced competition, ABC's "Dancing with the Stars" got a big bump as it neared its finale, while NBC's "The Voice" declined, as ABC took Monday night overall and NBC won among young viewers. Meanwhile, Fox's summer dump "Goodwin Games" is predictably dead-on-arrival, with ABC's "Motive" showing slightly more life in a Monday preview. For the night, NBC averaged a 2.9 rating among adults 18-49, tops in the key demographic, well ahead of ABC's 2.1 rating. CBS was third in the key demo with a 1.9 rating, topping Fox's 0.6 »
- Daniel Fienberg
Series finale review: 'The Big C: Hereafter'
3 hours ago
Showtime's "The Big C" — or, specifically, the concluding miniseries titled "The Big C: Hereafter" — came to an end last night, and I have a few thoughts coming up just as soon as you don't take cash... "The Big C" was a show that I initially admired but didn't like (because Cathy's insistence on keeping her cancer a secret seemed insane to me), then one I grew to like but not love (because she told her family, but the series still had a certain smugness to it that can be endemic to Showtime's half-hour series), and then one I simply »
- Alan Sepinwall
New 'The Wolverine' trailer gives us another look at Hugh Jackman
4 hours ago
If you are looking for a way to kick start your day, why not check out the action-filled trailer for the upcoming film, "The Wolverine." The movie hits theaters July 26th, and while this trailer doesn't solely feature as yet unseen material, it does, perhaps, answer a few questions left lingering following the last trailer. In wholly non-spoiler fashion, we can tell you that "The Wolverine" is directed by James Mangold, stars Hugh Jackman, and takes place following the events of "X-Men: The Last Stand." The film finds our adamantium-clawed friend in Japan, trying to cope with his past, his own »
- Josh Lasser
Justin Timberlake jokes he 'peed in his pants' when asked to be in 'Inside Llewyn Davis'
5 hours ago
Cannes - It goes without saying that Justin Timberlake's come a long way. I remember chatting with him and a very young Anton Yelchin at the 2006 Sundance Film Festival about Nick Cassavetes' underrated "Alpha Dog." Timberlake was prepping "FutureSex/LoveSounds" at the time and this was a pre-"Sexy Back" world, but Timberlake's enthusiasm for his Sundance debut was evident. It wasn't clear whether Timberlake enjoyed the art form of acting or whether he saw this as another outlet for his own work, but you could see even then this wasn't going to be a one time thing. In the years since »
- Gregory Ellwood
Cannes Review: Brilliant 'Behind the Candelabra' deserves biggest screen possible
10 hours ago
Cannes - A late, not-entirely-incidental scene in “Behind the Candelabra” finds Swarovski-encrusted pianist Liberace holding forth on the 1981 Academy Awards. The showbiz legend is due to make his long-desired debut appearance as performer and presenter, and you may or may not be surprised to learn that he’s backing “On Golden Pond,” that maudlin, Vaseline-lit ode to comfortable expiration, to take the gold. “I’m so glad Jane Fonda’s dropped all those awful causes and made a nice film with her father,” he coos primly. “Our job is to entertain the world and sell lots of drinks and souvenirs.” Steven Soderbergh’s alternately »
- Guy Lodge
Review: 'The Hangover Part III' breaks new ground as it says good-bye
12 hours ago
When this movie begins in the middle of an over-the-top prison riot in Bangkok that leads to a crazy "Shawshank Redemption" joke, it's the first sign that "The Hangover Part III" is not just business as usual. The first film, written by Jon Lucas & Scott Moore, featured a very clever hook, and when Craig Mazin, Scot Armstrong & Todd Phillips wrote the script for the second movie, they mirrored the structure of the first film closely. When I spoke with Phillips recently, it was obvious that he loved the reaction of people who were bothered by that, and at first, »
- Drew McWeeny
A&E's 'Bates Motel' finale closes Season 1 - Are you psycho for it yet?
13 hours ago
Oh, "Bates Motel." You came so close to me being really excited with how strongly you concluded your first season on Monday (May 20) night. Yes, I've had reservations about "Bates Motel" from the very beginning. After four episodes, I was convinced I didn't like the show very much at all. I was fatigued by the human trafficking and the vast pot farms and the not-quite-"Twin Peaks" "This Is A Town With Secrets" clumsiness and the "If this isn't leading up to 'Psycho' why are you ripping off 'Psycho'?" iconoclasm. But as the weeks progressed, I found »
- Daniel Fienberg
10 casting ideas for Marvel's potential 'Blade' reboot
14 hours ago
With the recent revelation that Marvel has a script for a potential new "Blade" movie in the pipeline, the question of course became: who should take over for Wesley Snipes in the title role of the half-man/half-vampire hero? While a new entry in the franchise is admittedly a long way off at this point, we nevertheless decided to have a little fun with the idea by spitballing a few of our own suggestions. Click on the below gallery for the full list, then vote in the poll further down the page to let us know which actor you'd most like to »
- Chris Eggertsen
Cannes Review: James Franco's 'As I Lay Dying' is a hopeless task, if not a hopeless film
15 hours ago
Cannes - Adding the title of "film critic" to his well-strung bow of professional achievements, actor-writer-director-artist-musician-academic-activist-probable-ceramicist James Franco recently spoke up for this year's Cannes opener, Baz Luhrmann's flash-and-sizzle adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald's "The Great Gatsby," against the predictable armada of critics dismissing it. "These people make their living doing readings and critiques of texts in order to generate theories of varying levels of competency," he wrote for Vice magazine. "Luhrmann’s film is his reading and adaptation of a text – his critique, if you will." It was a fair and thoughtful defense of a fellow artist that he was »
- Guy Lodge
Season finale review: 'Rectify' - 'Jacob's Ladder'
15 hours ago
Some thoughts on the finale of "Rectify," and this entire first season, coming up just as soon as it's time we got into yarn... Though the premise of "Rectify" would suggest a limited run, Ray McKinnon has said all along that he intended it as an ongoing project, with a length to be determined. Having seen all six episodes of this first season, I'm very glad Sundance elected to renew it, both because these six episodes demonstrated how the series could work over an at least slightly longer haul, and because I would rather Daniel's story not end this way. I »
- Alan Sepinwall
A dark horse emerges as the one to beat on 'Dancing with the Stars'
15 hours ago
Tonight was the performance finale of "Dancing with the Stars" (the results show is Tues. at 9:00 p.m.), and I'll admit I didn't see much reason to watch, at least not closely. Though Zendaya dropped the ball with last week's routine, she's been the one to beat since week one. Long limbed and naturally gifted, she was certain to get to the finale and a lock to win. But then again, Zendaya wasn't alone in having a flair for the dance floor. Aly Raisman, though initially a little stiff, brought an athletic sensibility to her routines. Jacoby Jones never seemed wholly »
- Liane Bonin Starr
Review: The National's new album 'Trouble Will Find Me'
17 hours ago
Some songs about age and regret will be predictably glum. The National makes them into an art, too, on “Trouble Will Find Me,” the Brooklyn-based band’s sixth full-length album. From the suffering upright piano and solemn bass on “Pink Rabbits” to climactic heart-rush of “Sea of Love,” there’s always a current of unflinching melancholy, with the National’s enduring, intelligent rhythm section. “I wish I could rise above it / but I stay down with my demons,” singer Matt Berninger sings in “Demons,” directly after unusually peppy opener “I Should Live in Salt.” Even between these two songs, there’s a fun »
Kelly Rowland and Paulina Rubio officially join 'The X Factor'
17 hours ago
The latest round of "X Factor" judging rumors happens to have been correct: Fox officially announced on Monday (May 20) afternoon that Kelly Rowland and Paulina Rubio are joining Simon Cowell and Demi Lovato on the judging/coaching panel for the upcoming third season. Rowland and Rubio replace Britney Spears and L.A. Reid on what will the the third wholly overhauled judging platform in the three season history of "X Factor." Maintaining some semblance of continuity, Mario Lopez will be returning for a second season as host, albeit without Khloe Kardashian. "It’s taken more than a decade, but I’m »
- Daniel Fienberg
Paul Walker talks about growing up with the 'Fast and the Furious' franchise
18 hours ago
One of the pleasures of seeing where the "Fast and the Furious" series has arrived is looking back at where it started and measuring just how far everyone's come. Paul Walker is never going to be one of those guys who people talk about in the pantheon of great transformative performers, people whose acting transcends, like Daniel Day Lewis or Meryl Streep. Walker is a fairly limited onscreen persona, but if you cast him correctly and surround him with the right sort of actors, he is capable of a certain charm and charisma. The great mystery of this series is the »
- Drew McWeeny
Ray Manzarek remembered with an epic recount of a New York adventure
18 hours ago
Like many people, I had a Doors phase. In particular, I had a Jim Morrison phase that was kicked off when I read Danny Sugarman's "No One Here Gets Out Alive". Morrison's story is about as archetypical a rock and roll story as there is, and Sugarman was a true believer. Over the years, my feelings about them evolved, and now I find that I love what the Doors meant to me more than I actually love The Doors. They had such a brief moment, and at such a key moment in the overall story of rock'n'roll, that it's hard to »
- Drew McWeeny
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