Even as audiences largely ignored the film, “John Carter” finds itself at the center of a battle between Disney on one side and Netflix and Redbox on the other
Hot Chip’s In Our Heads: Between Earworms and Experimentation
The band’s fifth album finds the middle ground between their disparate influences, with mixed results
New Bieber Single Number Two with a Bullet…For Now
Justin Bieber does not want you to call him
Kirk Douglas Revisits Spartacus and the Communist Blacklist in New Ebook
Kirk Douglas, 95, embraced all kinds of technology with his multi-media launch today of his “E-riginal” book I Am Spartacus! Making a Film, Breaking the Blacklist.
Available as either an ebook or a paperback, you can aslo …
Dude vs. Chick Rock: Is There a Music Gender Divide?
Rush and Metric both drop new albums this week—but only one of them has a song about kittens
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Test Pilot: The Mindy Project
Test Pilot is a semiregular feature sharing my first impressions of the pilots for next season’s shows. These aren’t reviews, since these pilots can be rewritten, recast and retooled before airing, and the shows that …
The Bachelorette Watch: London Calling
…and they would like to send the bachelors back right now
Prometheus Sequel? Screenwriter Solves the Mystery of the Final Scene
Here’s a hint: yes, a robot can have a crush on a human being
Ice-T on His Rap Documentary, the Feud with Pop and the Future of Hip Hop
The rapper and actor Ice-T is celebrating some big anniversaries in 2012: 25 years since his album Rhyme Pays was the first hip-hop record to bear the now-familiar “explicit content” sticker, and 20 since his rap-rock band’s …
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TV Tonight: Bunheads
A decade ago, two of the most distinctive voices in TV belonged to writer-producers whose characters machine-gunned crisp dialogue at a blinding words-per-minute rate. Aaron Sorkin, with The West Wing, turned his verbal …
The Tony Awards 2012: Best and Worst Moments from Theater’s Biggest Night
TIME’s Richard Zoglin ranks all the singing, dancing and award accepting from last night’s ceremony
Prometheus Decoded: Connecting Ridley Scott’s Dots (in Three Minutes or Less)
(Warning: Major, epic, devastating spoilers throughout)
Prometheus weekend came and went, but the speculation rages on. I first saw the film nearly two weeks ago, and was left stunned by the post-film deliberation among …
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Mad Men Watch: Open Your Mouth and Say Ennui
SPOILER ALERT: Before you read this review, put a mask on your face, breathe deeply and watch last night’s Season 5 finale of Mad Men.
Season 5 of Mad Men ended with Don Draper in a bar, fielding an advance from a cute young …