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Q&A: Jared Leto

11 December 2009 4:34 PM, PST | The Guardian - Film News | See recent The Guardian - Film News news »

'My most embarrassing moment? It had to do with karaoke and Eye Of The Tiger'

Jared Leto was born in Louisiana in 1971. He went to New York's School of Visual Arts, and in 1994 was cast opposite Claire Danes in the television series My So-Called Life. His movies include Fight Club, Requiem For A Dream and Alexander, and he put on 67lbs (more than 30kg) to play John Lennon's assassin, Mark Chapman, in Chapter 27. Next February, he will tour the UK with his band, 30 Seconds To Mars.

What is your earliest memory?

Fireworks and a wolf.

When were you happiest?

I'm hoping that hasn't happened yet.

Which living person do you most admire, and why?

Stephen Hawking – a great example of triumph in the face of adversity.

What is the trait you most deplore in yourself?

The need to sleep.

What is the trait you most deplore in others? »

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What's On: Haunted Castle

26 October 2009 1:30 PM, PDT | Movieline | See recent Movieline news »

The Halloween season is an exciting time for fall television, especially when your favorite series sync up with the holiday. Sometimes shows culminate their own spooky traditions (How I Met Your Mother's 'Slutty Pumpkin,' Roseanne's homemade haunted houses) and other times, it's a chance for programs to invoke bizarre scenarios (My So-Called Life's school lock-in) that frame some of the weirdest episodes in special circumstance TV history. Tonight, Castle tries to spread the holiday fear by incorporating vampires and werewolves into one of ABC's best mystery cases yet. »

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TV is filled with "Glee" as the series gets a full season

23 September 2009 8:00 AM, PDT | AfterEllen.com | See recent AfterEllen.com news »

Oh what happiness, oh what Glee. The un-High School Musical high school musical series has become the first new fall show to receive a full season pick-up.

Yesterday Fox announced that the show will be around for a full 22 episodes. The first 13 have already been shot and the network just ordered the back nine. In the announcement, Fox entertainment president Kevin Reilly said:

The response we’ve received to Glee has been remarkable. It’s already got the makings of a cultural phenomenon. I’ve seen all 13 episodes, and Ryan Murphy, his team and the talented Glee cast have knocked our socks off with their incredible work. We’re happy to pick up this gem of a show, and can’t wait to see what they'll do with the rest of the season. Neither can I, Mr. Reilly, neither can I. The freshman series built unprecedented buzz over the »

- dorothy snarker

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Gone Too Soon: Earth 2

21 September 2009 1:00 PM, PDT | AOL - TVSquad | See recent AOL - TVSquad news »

In 1994, I was excited about My So-Called Life and Friends, but not much else on the TV schedule caught my eye. A friend of mine loved ABC's Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman, so I would go over there to hang out and watch it.

Being sci-fi buffs, we decided we should check out Earth 2, a new show that aired an hour before L&C on NBC. I have this tendency to at least try out all the new science-fiction shows, knowing that even if I like them, the odds of them surviving beyond one season are slim. I quickly gave up on M.A.N.T.I.S. over on Fox, but found myself more intrigued by Earth 2.

What a fascinating and sophisticated look at a science fiction world. It was so much more realistic and grounded than the Star Trek series could ever be. The »

- Jason Hughes

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A.J. Langer: Daughter’s Instincts Were Right About Baby Brother

17 September 2009 3:00 PM, PDT | People - CelebrityBabies | See recent People - CelebrityBabies news »

Peter Kramer/Getty If there was anyone more excited than A.J. Langer and Charles, Lord Courtenay about the birth of their second child, 4-week-old Jack Haydon, it was their first child, 2 ½-year-old Joscelyn Skye.

“She was very into the whole process and gave my belly millions of kisses as it grew,” A.J., 35, tells Breezy Mama. “We talked about her baby brother/sister and if it would be a boy or a girl –- her first guess was a boy with blue eyes like daddy –- so far it looks like she was right.”

“She came to midwives visits and we talked through the whole deal. She was always interested and excited about the baby. She was very involved with all the preparation and was great company throughout.”

Happily, Joscelyn’s enthusiasm hasn’t waned since baby boy went from being an abstract idea to an actual person. “She loves »

- Missy

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Gone Too Soon: My So-Called Life

31 August 2009 12:40 PM, PDT | AOL - TVSquad | See recent AOL - TVSquad news »

With the news coming down this week that MTV is adapting the UK's teen sensation Skins for American audiences, it became obvious which show I was going to do next for this column. The thing about Skins that works so well is that it rings of authenticity, which is rare in teen programming. It also features teenagers who are truly acting their age; no old dudes with male pattern baldness pretending to be high school sophomores.

We've seen all this before. A long time ago, before The WB and Upn built programming models for teen audiences, there was a little show on ABC that nobody really knew what to do with. My So-Called Life tackled teen issues, not in "a very special episode" way, but in a raw, unfiltered way. It was wonderful.Continue reading Gone Too Soon: My So-Called Life

 

Filed under: Other Drama Shows, OpEd, Reality-Free

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- Jason Hughes

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Aj Langer's Son Becomes Heir to Royal Title

27 August 2009 6:10 PM, PDT | PEOPLE.com | See recent PEOPLE.com news »

He's only a week old but actress Aj Langer's son, Jack Haydon Langer Courtenay, already has some big shoes to fill. Jack, born Aug. 16 in Los Angeles, becomes second in line to the English title "Lord Devon" - dad Charlie Courtenay is the son and heir of Earl of Devon - which dates back to the 16th century during the reign of Mary Tudor, Henry VIII's oldest daughter. Langer, 35, best known for her role as Rayanne on the TV series My So-Called Life, married Courtenay, an L.A. lawyer and the future Earl of Devon, in 2004. "We met in a bar in Vegas, »

- Eunice Oh

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"thirtysomething" Cast: Then & Now

24 August 2009 4:00 PM, PDT | Getback - TV | See recent Getback - TV news »

Quite simply, the hit ABC show "thirtysomething" changed the face of TV as we know it. The ensemble-based series kicked off a new TV genre about the everyday lives of a group of attractive friends. While it was inspired by the 1983 film "The Big Chill," we think that without "thirtysomething" there'd be no "Friends," no "Seinfeld," and no "How I Met Your Mother."

When it debuted in 1987, the Boomers of "thirtysomething," who spent the '60s fighting for peace and love, now found themselves longing for peace and quiet in their hectic yuppie lives. Creators Marshall Herskovitz and Edward Zwick (who also brought us the beloved series "My So-Called Life" and "Once and Again") invited us into a world we'd never before seen on TV. It was unlike any other prime-time drama in that, for once, we could relate to these people. They weren't oil magnates and murderous vultures; they were friends, »

- AmyandNancy

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Free Flick Fridays: My So-Called Life

14 August 2009 1:00 AM, PDT | TribecaFilm.com | See recent Tribeca Film news »

My So-Called Life Created by Winnie Holzman (1994) Without Molly Ringwald as John Hughes' confused, realistic, awkward teenage muse in Sixteen Candles, The Breakfast Club, and Pretty in Pink, we wouldn't have Angela Chase, the over-thinking, constantly questioning lead embodied by Claire Danes in the short-lived TV series My So-Called Life. The two girls even share constant pouts and fire-engine red hair, even if Chase hit the Manic Panic dye in the pilot episode since her hair was holding her back... My So-Called Life is simply one of the best shows about teenagers ever (alongside the late, great Freaks and Geeks), and what made it so wonderful was that it was sensitive, well-observed, and strikingly ordinary. It follows a 15-year-old girl, Angela Chase (a luminous Danes in the role that made her a star), in her sophomore year, in a suburban town outside Philadelphia (the time period? very plaid-and-grunge 90s »

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Handicapping Project Runway Season 6

13 August 2009 11:24 AM, PDT | Huffington Post | See recent Huffington Post news »

After the long, bitter legal battle with Bravo, Project Runway Season 6 finally premieres on Lifetime next Thursday! What has two thumbs and is super excited, so much so that she has drafted a Project Runway Fantasy Team? This girl! I have been a somewhat obsessive fan of the show from the start, and last year I thought it would be fun to recap the episodes on my personal blog. That didn't go so well, mainly because of the wine I consumed while viewing (leading to comments such as: "If Moonstruck-era Cher had a threesome with Ricky from My So-Called Life and one of those generic bodega bins of sherbet, this would be their love child." But really, it would. Look.) Also I tended to recap the show approximately 8 days later. But this year I am committed to being a »

- Una LaMarche

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ScreenIt? Weekly Link Love, DVD Lesser-Knowns, And Other Junk – True Blood, My So-Called Life, Sequels Suck, And More

13 August 2009 10:46 AM, PDT | AreYouScreening.com | See recent AreYouScreening news »

Ok, another week, and the first very serious effort into putting together the ScreenIt? mash. This should normally be every Wednesday, but I was working some different angles of things and experimenting this week. What we're working here is a weekly compilation of just about anything, taking advantage of the fact that I just can't talk about everything, but I can still give you something to do. It's a pretty strange week, and while everyone is talking Redbox, all the summer films about to come out, and the imminent approach of the new fall season, I thought I'd try and get a few other things some attention. Some interesting stuff caught my eye the last few days, and there are a couple of interesting DVD titles. Enjoy. »

- Marc Eastman

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My So-Called Life lands on Hulu

12 August 2009 4:30 PM, PDT | AOL - TVSquad | See recent AOL - TVSquad news »

Today I don't feel like Brian Krakow standing sad and alone in the street holding my bike. Nope, today it feels like the Internet is giving me a big warm hug thanks to the debut of My So-Called Life on Hulu. The site is now streaming every episode of ABC's pioneering but short-lived series about a teenage girl growing up in the '90s.

For the uninitiated, My So-Called Life stars Claire Danes as Angela Chase, a teen desperately searching for meaning in her life and balancing new friends, the wild Rayanne Graff (A.J. Langer) and gay 15-year-old Rickie Vasquez (Wilson Cruz), with old ones, nerdy Brian (Devon Gummersall) and cheerleader Sharon Cherski (Devon Odessa). The show also chronicles Angela's parents' (Bess Armstrong and Tom Irwin) rocky relationship and her obsession with the broody Jordan Catalano (Jared Leto).Continue reading My So-Called Life lands on Hulu

 

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- Mike Moody

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What's the greatest year for debuts in TV history?

28 July 2009 1:00 PM, PDT | AOL - TVSquad | See recent AOL - TVSquad news »

Filed under: Industry, Programming, Reality-Free

I was reading a story over at Entertainment Weekly about whether or not 1984 was the greatest year for movies ever (answer: no). It got me thinking: what's the best year for TV show debuts in history?

There are a lot of choices. In 1994 we saw the premiere of Friends, ER, The Game Show Network, Due South, Touched By An Angel, My So-Called Life, and Inside The Actors Studio. Or how about 2000, which saw the debuts of Survivor, Ed, CSI, and Curb Your Enthusiasm? And 2004 wasn't too shabby either, with the launches of Lost, Rescue Me, Entourage, Veronica Mars, House, and Desperate Housewives.Continue reading What's the greatest year for debuts in TV history?

 

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- Bob Sassone

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In a Bear Market, Everyone Needs ‘Odd Jobs’

21 July 2009 3:50 PM, PDT | Tilzy.tv | See recent Tilzy.TV news »

When I’m trying to find something to do on summer nights aside from being alone and reading My So-Called Life fanfiction completely bored by going out with my extensive, awesome, and numerous social circles, I often take a respite from the known, real world and venture into one that’s more digital, anonymous and classified. Craigslist, after all, is kinda like Ellis Island, except instead of immigrants, it’s a beacon that beckons the the tired, the poor, the procrastinating/sexually curious/apartment-hunting online masses yearning for casual encounters and Salvation Army strata furniture. But while I thought Craig Newmark’s classifieds were just good for perusing while putting off work, discovering new living situations, testing explicit acronyms, and making Nsa play dates fun of the people who go on the site to try to make Nsa play dates, enterprising individuals without a steady pay check use the site to earn a living, »

- Joshua Cohen

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Daria, the animated apathetic antihero is finally coming to DVD

7 July 2009 12:00 PM, PDT | AfterEllen.com | See recent AfterEllen.com news »

If the phrase “You’re standing on my neck” means anything to you, I’m about to make your day, week and quite possibly year. Everyone’s favorite green-blazered teenage misanthrope is finally coming to DVD. The animated MTV series Daria is set to be released in 2010.

All you misery chicks out there, that unfamiliar emotion you’re feeling right now is pure, unadulterated joy. You might even feel like squealing and jumping up and down, this is normal — just don’t let anyone see you.

MTV has quietly announced the planned release of the series, which originally ran 1997-2002, in a single-screen promo that ran in front of the new DVD set for fellow former MTV series The State. No word yet on any particulars, or when in 2010 we can expect to hear that familiar dead-pan again.

Since it went off the air seven years ago, it’s gotten »

- dorothy snarker

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10 Things You Need to Know About 10 Things I Hate About You

7 July 2009 9:39 AM, PDT | E! Online | See recent E! Online news »

Ladies and gentlemen, meet 10 Things I Hate About You, the newest member of the great summer shows club. Based on the 1999 movie of the same name, 10 Things takes the framework of Shakespeare's Taming of the Shrew and remodels it into an endearing teen rom-com with room to spare for feminism, morality and wonderful silliness. The acting and writing is entirely squee-worthy and if things continue to go according to plan, it might just become an all-time great, in the tradition of My So-Called Life, Buffy and The O.C. So, what is this series, why should you watch, and what's to come? Read on to find out the 10 things you need know about 10 Things I Hate About You: 1. As star Ethan Peck says, "The »

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Set Visit: Go Back to High School with 10 Things I Hate About You - Part I

29 June 2009 10:54 AM, PDT | MovieWeb | See recent MovieWeb news »

The 1999 film 10 Things I Hate About You was one of a popular spate of teen films that hit theaters right before the new millennium and now, 10 years later, the film is getting new life on the small screen. ABC Family will be premiering the TV version of 10 Things I Hate About You on Tuesday, July 7 at 8 Pm Et and I was recently given the opportunity to visit the set and chat with the cast of this new series. Before the other reporters and I headed out to Santa Clarita Studios, we met at the Roosevelt Hotel in Hollywood to have breakfast with one of the cast members who wasn't filming that day, Ethan Peck, who plays the mysterious Patrick Verona, a character which the late Heath Ledger portrayed in what turned out to be his breakthrough role. Here's what Peck had to say during our chat.

Ethan Peck - Patrick »

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"10 Things I Hate About You" promises hot "girl-on-girl action"

24 June 2009 10:00 AM, PDT | AfterEllen.com | See recent AfterEllen.com news »

There were so many things to love about the 1999 movie 10 Things I Hate About You. In the same way Amy Heckerling turned Jane Austen's Emma into the masterpiece that is Clueless, Karen Lutz and Kirsten Smith turned Shakespeare's Taming of the Shrew into 10 Things.

To start with, Julia Stiles is a babe. I'm sad to not have seen her in anything good lately, but at least I have fond memories of her pouty-face wearing overalls.

Then we had Heath Ledger and Joseph Gordon-Levitt working side by side to ultimately win the affections of the Stratford sisters. Heath was and Joseph still is worthy of my lesbian attraction.

I can't say it was a surprise to hear that this movie was being made into a TV show — most things are being reduced, reused and recycled these days. I will be surprised if this ends up being any good.

The folks over at E! »

- Stubbs

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Ask the Flying Monkey! (June 24, 2009)

24 June 2009 5:30 AM, PDT | AfterElton.com | See recent AfterElton.com news »

Have a question about gay male entertainment? Ask the Monkey! (Please include your city and state and/or country.)

Q: Just wondering if there is any information on Star Trek hottie Anton Yelchin's orientation? -- Logan, Terre Haute, In

Anton Yelchin as Star Trek's Ensign Checkov

A: I confess I was confused by the casting of Yelchin as Chekov, because unlike the rest of the new Enterprise crew, he doesn’t look anything like original actor Walter Koenig, not even when you really, really squint.

On the other hand, Yelchin deliberately hams up the Russian accent, just like Koenig, apparently for comic relief. (Interestingly, both Yelchin and Koenig really are of Russian decent, with parents who emigrated to the U.S. Yelchin even has an accent in real life.)

The 20-year-old actor (who also appears in Terminator Salvation) has indicated in interviews that he’s straight.

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- Brent Hartinger

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Rcl: Foxy Licorice Roller Derby Edition

10 June 2009 7:10 AM, PDT | FilmExperience | See recent FilmExperience news »

Time for another edition of Red Carpet Lineup wherein we gather up actresses who were photographed at events during the week... and talk about them.

First up is Famke Janssen because I've been waiting for her Turn the River follow up ever since the terrific one-on-one I had with her in early 2008. She's on set in Monaco... for which movie I do not know. Where Famke goes her puppy Licorice is never far behind, so I had to include him (her?) too. It was recently announced that she'll be reprising her transsexual "Ava Moore" role for the series finale of Nip/Tuck.

Megan Fox is a phenomenon I haven't yet grasped. I've been playfully arguing about her on twitter. Screen Rant implied that she should hold her tongue in interviews, since people will lose interest if they start noticing what comes off of it. I say her faux shocking sound »

- NATHANIEL R

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