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Will You Binge-Watch Arrested Development this Weekend, or Take It Slow?
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May 26th is fast approaching and you, Arrested Development diehard, have a huge decision to make. Will you watch all fifteen episodes of Arrested Development right when they drop early Sunday morning/late Saturday night, or will you take them in small doses, just like Dr. Mitch Hurwitz ordered? The decision is yours, but there are major Pros and Cons to keep in mind should you choose to binge. Think about this carefully before making your couch plans.Pros You will undoubtedly feel cooler than all of your (busier) friends. "Hey, remember the part when Lucile and Tobias ______? Oh wait, you don't know that because you're not at that part yet," you might passive-aggressively say to them. What will you do with all of that power? That's blackmail power... ...And when your friends finally do get around to watching, you can watch alongside them. "Oh man, this part is the bessssssssssst, »
- Lindsey Weber
Zach Braff Taught Woody Allen About Crowd-Funding
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When Zach Braff announced he was going to fund his next film via Kickstarter, he was met with some cheers, some boos, and some choos. One of the folks who got behind it was none other than Woody Allen. Braff revealed on Sirius Xm's "Unmasked with Ron Bennington" that he schooled the man himself about crowd-funding. Apparently, Braff was in Allen's office, talking about working on a project together (they have worked together in the past, when Braff played Allen's son in Manhattan Murder Mystery), on the day the Wish I Was Here campaign started. Allen wanted to know what all the fuss was about, so Braff discussed it with him for ten minutes or so. And now, apparently, Allen is all abuzz about it. Braff explained, "A couple of days ago, his assistant e-mailed me about something, and I said to her, 'Ps: I’ll always remember that I »
- Jesse David Fox
Paris Hilton Really Did Sign With Cash Money
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She was talking it up at Cannes, and now Birdman confirms it: Paris Hilton has signed with Cash Money Records. (His announcement: "Welcome@ParisHilton to tha Family. RichgangRichgirl. Ymcmb.") Paris is apparently working on her second album, which she promises will be "a lot different … it's really going to be house music." She also plans to do a D.J. residency in Ibiza this summer, so, good news! More of these videos are coming your way. »
- Amanda Dobbins
Bad Teacher TV Show Happening After All
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It looks like CBS wasn't quite done with its pickups last week. The network announced today that its 2013–14 lineup will also include Bad Teacher, a single-camera comedy adaptation of the 2011 Cameron Diaz movie about a former trophy wife who, for some cockamamie reason, pretends to be a teacher. The show stars Ari Graynor in the Diaz role, and the pilot also included Ryan Hanson, Sara Gilbert, and Kristin Davis. No word on when in the season it will air, or in what time slot, but it's basically begging to be paired with 2 Broke Girls. »
- Margaret Lyons
Justin Bieber’s Party Waiver Seems Perfectly Reasonable
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In its latest update on the wild and bratty ways of one Justin Bieber, TMZ reports that Biebz now requires his house guests to sign a nondisclosure agreement, forbidding public discussion of any events that might happen on his property and any "spiritual views" that might be discussed. There is also a clause warning visitors about "catastrophic injuries" from "potentially hazardous" activities; the document threatens a $5 million lawsuit to anyone who violates the agreement. The most obvious response to the above is "What the hell is Justin Bieber doing at his house?" followed by the broken-record "Justin Bieber is a terrible child star" rant. But really, if you think it over for a second, this is perfectly reasonable. It is even — dare we say it? — legally responsible. He's Justin Bieber! He can't just be letting random strangers into his home and then allowing them to sell weird »
- Amanda Dobbins
Don Jon Trailer: Joseph Gordon-Levitt Loves Porn and Scarlett Johansson
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You know how it is: Women be watchin' rom-coms; men be watchin' porn. And that's where Joseph Gordon-Levitt's directorial debut, Don Jon, comes in. The movie tells the story of a porn addict (Jgl) who falls for a beautiful woman who totally thinks porn is gross (Scarlett Johansson). Who will he pick? The most beautiful thing he's ever seen or videos of naked strangers moving around? We will find out when the movie opens on October 18. Also, we'll learn what's happening in the apparently very emotional Anne Hathaway–Channing Tatum movie within a movie. »
- Jesse David Fox
The Lonely Island Raps About ‘Semicolons’; Has No Idea How to Use Them
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It's Wednesday; Lonely Island's Wack Wednesday promotion continues. This week they released a lyric video for "Semicolon"; in the song, they rap about American grammar's most controversial punctuation. They're trying to explain how to use semicolons, by way of hashtag raps; however, it's apparent they have no idea what they're talking about. Luckily, Maya Rudolph plays their teacher; having Maya Rudolph is always lucky. »
- Jesse David Fox
Watch the Backstreet Boys Get Quizzed on the Silliest Quotes From Their Past
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Last week, the Backstreet Boys announced a new album and tour — the first as the complete original group in eight years. But these guys have actually been singing together for a full twenty years (!), which means they've said plenty of ridiculous things in thousands of interviews. So Vulture combed the archives to pick out a handful of silly quotes from the guys, and quizzed them to find out how much they remember and how well they really know each other. Watch as Vulture's own Julie Klausner even convinces them to harmonize some of their (oft-correct!) answers. (Download Julie's Podcast "How Was Your Week?" or subscribe on iTunes here.) »
- Julie Klausner,Sarah Frank,Stephanie Szerlip
The Best Mad Men Recap Reader Comments: ‘The Crash’
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Matt Zoller Seitz called this week’s episode of Mad Men “a bunch of half-formed ideas,” an hour of television best described with the neologism “what-the-fuck-ness.” Many readers sassily disagreed and most added some analysis of their own. We’re celebrating an epic comment section once again this week; here’s what you thought of “The Crash.”You analyzed the triumphant return of skinny Betty ... * "Betty was raised to be an object to be admired and to gain her sense of self through her husband. *Of course* she only lost weight once she knew Henry was running for office; it's given her a pedestal and a newfound reason to look good. I am continually fascinated by her, and I think she is the personification of the Feminine Mystique. There's just something about her that breaks my heart." — Commenter mcrowfoot * "Yes, I think Betty is justified in every barb she throws at Don. »
- Lauren Duca
James Van Der Beek on Putting Dawson Behind Him and Don’t Trust the B’s Hulu Finale
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Don't Trust the B in Apartment 23 was a misfit comedy from the start; it had a naughty word in the title and a protagonist (Krysten Ritter) who was practically a sociopath, and it starred James Van Der Beek, who hadn't been a TV-series regular since Dawson's Creek, as himself. In 2011, ABC cautiously ordered a half season, changing the show's title three times in the process. Don't Trust the B pulled enough viewers to merit a full second season, but when ratings began to sag, the network yanked its eight remaining episodes. Fortunately, the sweet yet cynical comedy has now arrived on Hulu* and iTunes, where all 33 episodes are available for your viewing pleasure. Among those who will be watching: James Van Der Beek. While he's already moved on to a new network comedy, CBS's Friends With Better Lives, the actor retains a soft spot for Don't Trust »
- Gwynne Watkins
FX Orders a Billy Crystal Pilot
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FX has ordered a comedy pilot starring Billy Crystal, the network announced today. The Comedians, based on a Swedish show of the same name, is about a veteran comic (Crystal) who gets paired up with an edgier young upstart (yet uncast!) for a late-night show. Comedy vet Larry Charles is onboard to direct the episode, which will shoot this summer, and also to serve as a writer and executive producer. This is Crystal's first TV show since Soap, believe it or not, and Soap ended in 1981. »
- Margaret Lyons
Now the Courts Are Investigating Tim Dog’s Death
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Last week, a Mississippi woman named Esther Pilgrim alleged that Tim Dog faked his own death in order to avoid repaying various debts. (Tim Dog was convicted in 2011 for defrauding Pilgrim and other women he met on dating websites.) The local news subsequently did some digging and found that information on the rapper's death — like a death certificate — is hard to come by. And now the courts are involved: Mississippi prosecutor Steven Jubera has obtained an actual arrest warrant for Tim Dog. "I need proof," Jubera told Wreg Memphis. "I need a death certificate showing that’s he’s dead because as far as I’m concerned, he’s alive.” This continues to be a strange story! »
- Amanda Dobbins
Why Trekkies Don’t Like J.J. Abrams — And Why Star Trek Into Darkness Might Make Them Reconsider
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J.J. Abrams brought Star Trek back into theaters, but not all fans were eager to board his redesigned Enterprise. The 2009 film continues to polarize longtime Trekkies, many of whom feel that it failed to capture the spirit, scope, and intelligence of classic Star Trek. Arnold Blumberg, a University of Baltimore media studies professor and Star Trek aficionado, was firmly in that camp — until he saw Star Trek Into Darkness. "Everyone who knows me knows: I really hated that first movie," he tells us. "And now that I found this one rather enjoyable, I'm seeing all these reviews rolling in from websites and friends and colleagues, saying, 'wow, this one is really dumb.' It's like living in a Bizarro World." The conventional wisdom springing up around Into Darkness is that it alienates fans. ("Star Trek Into Dumbness," reads the headline on io9's review.) But is it possible that the »
- Gwynne Watkins
Bill Murray Becomes Just Another ‘Reason’ Your Son Is Crying
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Sure, Bill Murray is famous for movies and stuff, but he's also known for being spotted doing weird things all over the place. Things like joining kickball teams, crashing karaoke parties, and now: appearing on your favorite "meme" blog. Add Bill as another "reason why my son is crying," because he was submitted by smiling mom Laura R., who captured a snapshot of the actor mimicking her son's tear-stained face. Where will he pop up next? »
- Lindsey Weber
The True Origin Stories Behind Six Classic Arrested Development Jokes
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Billions of jokes large and small pack the original run of Arrested Development, many of which you can imagine being birthed in a late-night writers-room spitballing session. But some of these gags and story lines seem so random and specific that we sensed there was a fascinatingly weird origin story to them beyond “It was 2 a.m. and we were picking at a pizza …” Indeed, when we called Arrested Development creator Mitch Hurwitz to ask about the gestation of some of our favorite jokes, the stories behind them made them all funnier. So read on for his tales of the inspiration behind the Cornballer, Tobias’s dalliance with the Blue Man Group, Carl Weathers’s cheapness, and more.The Cornballer Invented by George Sr. in the mid-seventies, it is an appliance used to make cornballs. It was made illegal after it was found to cause serious burns. "I knew this one episode, »
- Denise Martin
Delivery Man Trailer: Vince Vaughn Is Probably Your Dad
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Delivery Man asks the question: Would you rather learn that Vince Vaughn is your dad or Chris Pratt is your lawyer? Okay, not exactly, but it should. Instead, in this remake of the French-Canadian Starbuck, Vaughn plays a Vince Vaughn type who donated some sperm in the early nineties, only to learn in the present day that he is the father of 533 children. This is just a teaser, so we don't get to see how the movie shows 533 separate kids, but ideally they used CGI to make hundreds of babies with five o'clock shadows who sarcastically quip between pacifier sucks. »
- Jesse David Fox
Ask a Physicist: Could You Pull Off the Fast 5 Safe Heist in Real Life?
7 hours ago
In the past decade, the Fast & Furious series — known for its cheesy acting, Nos, and of course, ridiculous implausible-but-awesome stunt driving — has graduated from simple street racing to taking down a cargo plane (in the upcoming Fast & Furious 6). But until that movie comes out, the single best stunt remains Fast Five’s climactic vault heist, in which the gang decides to tow an entire bank vault through the streets of Rio De Janeiro like a waterskier. (Quick aside: We would watch a Fast & Furious movie that replaces the illegal street racing with illegal waterskiing.) The stunt left Vulture with one question, though: How realistic is that scenario? As in, is it possible by the laws of physics? In order to get a better idea of what it would take to steal a vault filled with $100 million in cash, Vulture consulted Dr. Randall Kelley, Ph.D., »
- Brian Feldman
American Horror Story Casts Emma Roberts
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American Horror Story has cast Emma Roberts in the upcoming witch-centric, New Orleans–set third season. According to TVLine, Roberts — whose Fox pilot didn't get picked up — will play a "self-involved party girl." She joins Ahs returning cast members Taissa Farmiga, Evan Peters, Sarah Paulson, Lily Rabe, Francis Conroy, and Jessica Lange, as well as fellow new members of the fold Gabourey Sidibe, Kathy Bates, Angela Basset, and Patti Lupone. Ahs: Coven doesn't start up until October, but baffling horrors and disfiguring surprises surround us at all times. »
- Margaret Lyons
At Her First Cannes Without Roger, Chaz Ebert Is Taking the Festival ‘Day by Day’
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Chaz Ebert’s first Cannes Film Festival was 23 years ago, in 1990, when she was still a trial attorney and she and Roger Ebert had just started dating. This year’s Cannes marks another, much sadder, beginning: her first festival without Roger, who died in April at age 70 from the cancer that had already claimed part of his lower jaw and his ability to speak, but not the Chicago Sun-Times film critic’s ability to write enthusiastically about his love of movies.When they met, Roger was almost 50 and perpetually single; he’d refused to marry while his mother was alive, fearing her disapproval. But he skilfully wooed Chaz, eleven years his junior, by taking her to see Tosca at the Lyric Opera in Chicago and giving her volumes of Shakespeare, his favorite author. “Roger was always very romantic,” says Chaz, as we sit on the beach near the American Pavilion, »
- Jada Yuan
Vin Diesel Too Muscular to Play Ferris Bueller, Says Vin Diesel
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Vin Diesel is continuing his reign as the world's Vin Dieseliest human. And the cover story of this month's Men's Fitness magazine brings us more of his sage wisdom. Take it away, amazing Vin Diesel quotes!On being typecast: "Being a physical presence will rule you out of a lot of roles. I couldn't have done Ferris Bueller's Day Off with that physical presence. But I like it as part of me; it's part of what I represent, and I think if Humphrey Bogart were around today he'd be a lot bigger." On the industry: "Hollywood is more concerned about its male actors being in shape than its female actors." On art: "There were scenes that were so dangerous that if the studio really knew I was doing them they'd have shut down production on Fast 6. There were days when I came home and looked at my kids and »
- Margaret Lyons
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