Leighton Meester plays the 24 year-old who falls in love with her dad’s married best friend (Hugh Laurie). It’s all much less traumatic than it sounds.
The Paperboy: Down and Dirty with Zac, Matthew and Nicole
Southern Gothic sex drives this lurid melodrama from the director of ‘Precious’
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Debate Watch: Obama Eats Up the Clock, But Romney Sets the Agenda
During the first Presidential debate last night, CNN ran a clock on screen showing how long each candidate had spoken in total. It reminded me of a time-of-possession clock in a football game. In a game, if one team burns more of the clock, it can mean that they’re controlling the ball, defending their lead, denying their opponents the …
How Did Ben Affleck Go from Armageddon to Argo?
Try to think back to Ben Affleck circa 2000, in the years after Good Will Hunting and before he directed Gone Baby Gone. The Daredevil years. The Bennifer years. There might be a bit of cognitive dissonance, but yes, that’s the …
10 Questions for Ty Burrell
Ty Burrell, who’s known for his comic antics as the mortifyingly uncool dad Phil Dunphy on Modern Family, would have quite liked to be an action hero. In this week’s 10 Questions, he explains that he doesn’t quite fit the superhero mold . “I don’t have the constitution to deliver lines in the way a leading man in an action film can do …
Tim Burton’s Frankenweenie: A Re-animated Delight
This expansion of Tim Burton’s 1984 short film is black and white and dead all over — and the most inventive, endearing animated feature of the year
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James Bond, Declassified: 50 Things You Didn’t Know About 007
On Oct. 5, 1962, the first Bond film, Dr. No, hit theaters. Five decades and 22 films later, the spy has been immortalized as a legendary screen hero. TIME has compiled the most interesting stories, anecdotes and tidbits from the franchise
Today’s Movie Trailer: The Lone Ranger
The Lone Ranger rides again! The trailer for the upcoming Gore Verbinski-directed take on the radio and TV classic The Lone Ranger, starring Armie Hammer as the ranger and Johnny Depp as his sidekick Tonto, is out today. The movie shoot took nearly twice as long as Raiders of the Lost Ark, according to the Hollywood Reporter, and cost …
Dancing with the Stars Watch: Who Went Home?
The results are in and one contestant is going bye bye bye
Does the Fall TV Lineup Finally End the ‘Are Women Funny’ Debate?
With women’s comedy chops again being questioned, we take a look at the history of female-led sitcoms up to the present. It’s time to put the final nail in the proverbial coffin
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A Second Look At: Revolution
The lights will be staying on at the set of Revolution for at least a full year. Yesterday, NBC announced it was picking up a full season of the postapocalyptic drama, which has been getting strong (or at least NBC-strong) …
After 6-Month ‘Nosedive,’ Comedian Tig Notaro Announces She’s Cancer-Free
Tig Notaro has called the past six months of her life a “nosedive.” She suffered the loss of her mother, a breakup, a life-threatening bacterial infection and a breast-cancer diagnosis, all in the span of six months. But through …
Dave Grohl Confirms Foo Fighters Hiatus: “Yes … I Was Serious”
But don’t get too nervous, fans