There were precious few surprises at the 83rd Oscars on the night the Academy tried to appeal to a younger demographic. But a …
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Interview With the Warlock 2: TMZ in Charlie Sheen's Backyard
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I am going to try to limit the amount of Charlie Sheen I bring you at Tuned In, but TMZ just livestreamed a fascinatingly strange interview with Sheen from his own backyard. Above is part one; the whole thing is posted at TMZ.
A few thoughts:
* I was torn …
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Interview With the Warlock: Charlie Sheen Puts On Another Show
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Did Charlie Sheen hire Rod Blagojevich’s media handler? Over the past week, as you’re well aware, Sheen self-immolated, lambasting CBS and Two and a Half Men creator Chuck Lorre for putting his sitcom on hiatus for the actor to get …
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Fringe Watch: I Love the '80s, Part 2
Spoilers for Friday’s Fringe follow:
When Fringe debuted, there was the by-now-usual speculation as to whether it might become (whatever this means) the next Lost. (This is the typical rite of passage now for any network sci-fi-inflected drama, but especially one that comes from J.J. Abrams and Bad Robot.) At first it wasn’t and that …
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"Young, Hip" Oscar Show Falls, Can't Get Up
When they were first announced, James Franco and Anne Hathaway seemed like a strange pair to host the Oscars, movie stars stepping into a role most often filled by comedians or TV hosts. But as the Academy Awards began last night, it looked like the unusual move had paid off. For about three minutes. Franco and Hathaway opened the show …
Big Love Watch: You May Kiss the Bride
After cooling down from the nonstop thrills of the Oscar broadcast, watch last night’s very special episode of Big Love and join us at the reception.
The vast majority of people on TV—whether on a dramatic series or sitcom, a reality show or a political talk show—are encouraged, indeed obliged to express themselves in the starkest, …
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Vacation Robo-Post: Your Judgment on the Judges
We’ve finished Hollywood Week on American Idol and, by the time you read this, Vegas Week. This means we’re approaching the live performances, when the contestants start getting winnowed down but, more important, we begin to see how the new judging panel interacts with the contestants, and each other, live and off the cuff.
I’ve said …
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Vacation Robo-Post: The Office—NBC's Problem, And Yours
I’ve said before that I think it would probably be best if this season of The Office were its last; the show may not be called The Boss, but it is Michael Scott’s story above all, and I’d hope that the show might get a liberating creative burst from not just sending off Steve Carell but going out in a blaze of glory.
I’ve also said …
Top 25 Movie Soundtracks
Some of cinema’s greatest scenes can be attributed to the music that accompany them. TIME picks the best movie albums.
Glee Watch: 12-Step Pogrom
“Blame It on the Alcohol,” last night’s breezy, sharply written episode of Glee, takes an Afterschool Special topic and spikes it with wry. Cued by Principal Higgins’s insistence that the Glee Club should commemorate Alcohol Awareness Week with an appropriate number performed at a general assembly, the kids choose “Tick Tock” by Ke$ha …
Big Love Watch: All About the Mormons
Big Love is anomaly among HBO shows, in that it avoids the obligatory nudity and rarely utters a curse stronger than “G.D.” With these self-imposed restrictions, the series has to find subtler ways of providing its shocks. Sunday’s episode, “D.I.V.O.R.C.E.,” boasted two jolts—mouth-to-mouth scandals that touched on the series’ …
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Vacation Robo-Post: Comics Relief
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Last week, I posted here about my anxiousness, and excitement, but mostly anxiousness, about David E. Kelley remaking Wonder Woman for NBC. If there’s one thing from the 1970s original I don’t expect to survive, sadly, it’s the extra-length theme song (above), and credits combining …
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Top 10 Cool Criterion Collection Covers
The Criterion Collection recently announced it would move its films from Netflix’s streaming service to that of its competitor, Hulu. In addition to having rights to many of cinema’s most beloved and classic movies, Criterion is …