To give you an idea about how ridiculous the debate for New York State governor went on Monday, the New York Times used this headline for their story about the event: "Albany Governor Debate Verges on Farce." They're being kind. Thanks to Jimmy McMillan, the glove-wearing, sideburn-mustache-having candidate from the Rent Is Too Damn High party (true), the entire debate felt like a Saturday Night Live skit, something it will likely become this weekend. If you can't wait until then for some Rent Is Too Damn High parody, however, click ahead to watch this mash-up of McMillian's words and Pixar's Up. Yes, this is the best thing you'll see all day.
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Come on, Hollywood marketing-types: Fess up. Which of you are responsible for the recent UFO sightings in both Manhattan and El Paso? (I'm looking at you Skyline and/or Battle: Los Angeles.) Because I'm far too cynical and grounded to believe that these mysterious, floating lights can be anything other than viral marketing run amok. Either that or we're about one week away from being invaded by aliens, in which case: Welcome, alien overlords! Use your tentacles to click ahead to watch the video evidence of UFOs among us. Also, smirk at the thought of the news producer at NBC in El Paso using the theme from The X-Files for the music cue.
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Sadly, I haven't been following Dancing with the Stars as closely as my esteemed colleague Louis Virtel has -- check here tomorrow to see Louis recap this week's dance-capades with former Dancing with the Stars contestant Erin Andrews -- but it's video like this that make me see the error of my ways. During last night's TV Theme edition of Stars, birthday girl Bristol Palin dressed up in a gorilla suit and performed to the theme from The Monkees. What do gorillas have to do with The Monkees? Is this Bristol's statement on Darwinism? Great questions! Click ahead to watch the video and see if you can figure those out on your own.
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At a recent Stanford University Q&A for aspiring entrepreneurs, Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg shared a few of his reactions to the The Social Network. Surprisingly, he does not cop to being a misogynistic, ego-maniacal social misfit, but he does give the film big props for nailing his wardrobe. The video with his comments is after the jump. Get ready for a lot of nervous laughter.
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A three-disc version of Francis Ford Coppola's Apocalypse Now finally arrives on Blu-ray this week, bringing all the beleaguered hell of the director's 1979 classic to shimmering, sweltering high-definition. It's also occasion to unveil a gang of new special features, including a conversation between Coppola and screenwriter John Milius, who adapted Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness to the Vietnam era with hawkish aplomb. Here, in an exclusive preview of their chat, Milius shares the source of his title with Coppola. Hint: We owe it all to those rotten, filthy hippies.
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Apparently security at this year's Scream Awards was pretty loose. A number of videos of the premiere of the Scream 4 trailer (which will air with the awards on Tuesday on Spike TV) have leaked online, most of them taken from cell phones at crappy angles. The best of the bunch is after the jump. Reviewing the trailer from the shaky video (complete with the interjections from the cameraman) seems about as fair as reviewing Avatar off a bootleg DVD from a subway vendor, so I'll withhold most judgment for now. I will say that it is big on action, without many hints about how Wes Craven and his team plan to make this fourth installment fresh, witty and relevant. The villain's menacing laugh during the voice over is kind of funny though.
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Halloween is drawing near, which means two things. 1.) It's socially acceptable to eat candy corn and also, 2.) there's a new Saw movie coming out. Check out the new TV spots for what purports to be the last Saw installment. For my money, scarier than any whirring buzzsaw or acid-filled vat is seeing what has happened to Cary Elwes in the last few years.
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Quick! You're a big star coming off of a disappointing summer action movie, what's your next move to restore your former glory? If you're Liam Neeson and Russell Crowe, you get all grim and gritty in the new movie The Next Three Days. In this new clip, Neeson, in tough guy Taken mode, tells Crowe just what to expect when he breaks his wife out of jail. I'm not sure how the rest of the movie will be, but if you like guys staring intently at a lot of maps, this is the film for you!
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Like you, we here at Movieline HQ have been patiently waiting to see what the comic wizards at Taiwanese CGI news service NMA News were going to come up with for NFL icon Brett Favre. As you've probably heard, the married quarterback is embroiled in an alleged sexting scandal involving a sideline reporter and cellphone pictures of his penis. Though if you're unclear on the story details, don't worry: NMA is here to help.
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It felt like forever, but the three-month wait to see Tommy Wiseau's new short film -- The House That Drips Blood on Alex -- is finally over. I'm not positive that's a good thing, and depending on your estimation of the actor-writer-director's estimable (read: atrocious) cult landmark The Room, you may not either. But! There's only one way to find out. Click through to check it out.
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If you're a regular watcher of The View, you probably knew things were going to get a bit testy when Bill O'Reilly plopped himself down on the couch earlier today for a chat about politics. And so that the resulting, finger-pointing screaming match about the Ground Zero mosque and 9/11 led to the walk-off of co-hosts Joy Behar and Whoopi Goldberg should have been expected. But that doesn't make it any less fun and/or cringe-worthy! Check out the video ahead and pay particular attention to Whoopi's feet as she exits stage left.
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It's certainly Back to the Future week on the Internet, huh? At the beckoning of Spike TV, star Michael J. Fox was corralled into re-shooting the original teaser for the film, in an effort to promote the Scream awards. With Back to the Future is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year, it's pretty great to see Fox back as Marty McFly, even if it is only for a couple of seconds. OK, now to the elephant in the room that I've seen mentioned on Twitter: Yes, Fox has Parkinson's disease and, yes, it's kinda noticeable in the promo. But, who cares? Obviously Fox doesn't -- as he's anything but camera shy. So sit back, rejoice and head back to the future with Marty McFly.
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What do Nat King Cole, Mad Men, RJD2 and Brian Williams' daughter have in common? Until this afternoon, probably nothing, but now they've combined forces to bring you an unofficial song theme to Mad Men. Allison Williams, BriWi's daughter, sings the lyrics to Cole's chestnut "Nature Boy," all while an orchestra of hipsters plays the RJD2 song (and Mad Men theme) "A Beautiful Mine." The results are...well, let's just say I prefer my own version, which goes something like this: (Ahem) Mad Men, Mad Men, Mad Men, Mad Men, Mad Men, Mad Men, Mad Men. Well, you get the point. Click ahead to listen to Allison's efforts.
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Have you ever wondered what it would look like if talk show host and "personality" Wendy Williams deep fried one of her wigs? Well, wonder no more! On Tuesday's episode of The Wendy Williams Show, Williams had The Fry Guy (not that Fry Guy) perform that very action to the delight of audience members. Don't blame Wendy for these gross shenanigans, however: A whopping 74 percent of her viewers chose her wig as the item they wanted to see battered up most. Anyway, this happened and the results looked like a Bloomin' Onion. Click ahead to watch the (tasty) carnage.
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Red leading man (and once and future Die Hard kingpin) Bruce Willis is not a happy man during his new chitchat with Zach Galifianakis on Between Two Ferns. After a barrage of questions Willis chooses not to answer ("Do you get Ashton's Tweets?" "Where you worried that The Whole Ten Yards would be too good?") plus a possible wasp infestation, one question finally got him to open up.
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