Posts with tag "Vulture"

Read the 10 Most Awesome/Awful Lyrics on Katy Perry's 'Teenage Dream'

Posted Aug 24th 2010 at 01:46 PM by The Editors of Vulture

Our friends at Vulture have a word or two to offer about the term "awfulsome." It's where awful and awesome meet, rub up against each other, and birth something new -- something simultaneously good and bad. Katy Perry's ecstatically, enjoyably, endearingly hollow album 'Teenage Dream,' out today, is full of lyrics that embody this term -- awful lyrics that after repeated hearings (and, there ...

Missed Last Night's Late Night Shows? See Vulture's Video Cheat Sheet

Posted Aug 19th 2010 at 06:45 AM by The Editors of Vulture

In a move that took host Jon Stewart by surprise, 'Daily Show' contributor Lewis Black professed his love for the book 'Eat Pray Love' last night. But he totally hates the new movie version starring Julia Roberts. Up next on 'The Colbert Report,' Stephen wonders why the freshly unretired Brett Favre hates his family so much, and wrapping things up on 'Jimmy Kimmel Live,' actor Jerry O'Connell ...

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'Glee' Season Two Campaign Image Revealed

Posted Aug 17th 2010 at 11:51 AM by The Editors of Vulture

And so it begins: After turning down the volume just a tad over the summer, FOX is getting ready to sell the second season of musical mega-hit 'Glee' (which premieres September 21). Vulture has the first look at the campaign, which, in addition to showcasing Lea Michele's new bang-tastic do, takes a signature scene from the show's pilot and turns it into a symbol of Gleek Power. See the promo ...

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What Does Wyclef Jean's Music Say About His Presidential Politics?

Posted Aug 14th 2010 at 10:06 AM by The Editors of Vulture

As Wyclef Jean's campaign for the Haitian presidency continues, his track record as a public advocate for his native country will be carefully scrutinized: Were the accounting and tax issues reported for his Yelé charity truly honest mistakes, as Jean claimed, or something more nefarious? Has his celebrity-philanthropist status been a boon or a hindrance to others working for Haiti? Does he ...

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'The Expendables' and 'Eat Pray Love' Have 15 Things in Common -- Seriously

Posted Aug 13th 2010 at 11:33 AM by The Editors of Vulture

Earlier this month, a call to arms on behalf of Sylvester Stallone's old guy blow-'em-up 'The Expendables' went out on the Internet, in the form of a movie trailer. The trailer chastised men: "You've been handing the keys to Hollywood to teenage girls and G.N.O," before identifying the Julia Roberts vehicle 'Eat Pray Love,' a film daring to open on the same day, as the enemy. It then exhorted all ...

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The 11 Most Evil Boyfriends in Movie History

Posted Aug 12th 2010 at 05:12 PM by The Editors of Vulture

This week's release of 'Scott Pilgrim vs. the World,' in which Michael Cera has to do battle against Mary Elizabeth Winstead's seven murderous exes, hopes to mine our collective, primal fear of the evil movie boyfriend: The guy who gets the girl -- or got her once -- but so totally doesn't deserve her. Of course, evil movie boyfriends come in different forms. Some are just popular high-school ...

Missed Last Night's Late Night Shows? See a Video Cheat Sheet

Posted Aug 11th 2010 at 10:42 AM by The Editors of Vulture

Last night on 'The Daily Show,' Jason Bateman hinted at his displeasure with the marketing team behind his new movie, 'The Switch.' After wondering out loud why he hasn't seen very many posters or billboards for the comedy around town, Bateman then critiqued the fact that said poster makes it look as if he's smelling a cup of his own sperm. Up next on 'Jimmy Kimmel Live,' 'Modern Family's' ...

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Who Should Star in the Next Teen-Lit Mega-Hit?

Posted Aug 9th 2010 at 05:36 PM by The Editors of Vulture

After a heated debates over who would be the next Captain America and who will portray the lead in 'The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo,' the fine folks at Vulture needed something new to obsess over. Following in the bold tradition of Who Will Play Bella Swan? ('Twilight'), Who Will Play Lyra Belacqua ('The Golden Compass'), and, of course, Who Will Play Harry Potter?, Vulture sprung for the next ...

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Already Bored With 'Rubicon'? Hang Tight, Vulture Says

Posted Aug 9th 2010 at 10:19 AM by The Editors of Vulture

The summer TV blues feel a little less bluesy than usual this year, but they're still there. Yes, 'Mad Men' is back, but one show ain't enough. Given AMC's shimmering track record with the aforementioned affairs of Don Draper, as well as 'Breaking Bad,' the plodding, conspiracy-bound codebreaker show 'Rubicon' seemed like a safe bet. But then, in only its third hour, it slowly steamrolled into ... ...

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The Cost of Being Kanye: A Handy Twitter Roundup

Posted Aug 3rd 2010 at 12:29 PM by Zach Dionne

Since Kanye West's inauguration into the Twitterverse last week, he's been posting relentlessly, with roughly half his tweets recounting lavish expenditures -- flights to Asia, so many clothes, 'Avatar' Blu-Rays and 13-foot screens to play them on, "baby mama jets." Thankfully our pals at Vulture put their number crunching skills to the test and totaled the cost of being Kanye this past week. ...