The Hidden Real People Behind 6 Famous Comedians
Sep 30, 2011 Comics
Here are six comedians that almost never break the fourth wall to reveal their true selves.
Seventeen Facts You Didn’t Know About Hit Songs
Sep 30, 2011 Comics
Popular music has provided us with many of our most cherished and apocryphal stories, from juicy true tidbits to outright urban legends. You probably already know that “Candle In the Wind” was written about Marilyn Monroe and Stevie Wonder’s “Isn’t She Lovely” is about his newborn daughter, but did you know these other fascinating facts about hit songs?
INTERVIEW: Director Bennett Miller on Why ‘Moneyball’ Worked
Sep 30, 2011 Comics
This fall’s hit baseball drama Moneyball stars Brad Pitt as a beleaguered Oakland A’s general manager who turns his team around with a formula designed for quality optimization. Ironically, director Bennett Miller employed a similar strategy when adapting Moneyball. The director spoke with us earlier to explain why he is not celebrating his film’s success just yet, what makes Brad Pitt a great studio cooler and why, sometimes, it’s best to let other people do the worrying.
Scary on So Many Levels (PIC)
Sep 30, 2011 Comics
The Ring is one of the most terrifying movies I’ve ever seen.
All The Spider-Men (Ever)
Sep 30, 2011 Comics
You know the story: after being bit by a radioactive spider, Peter Parker gained amazing powers and used them to fight crime. But there are other web-slingers in the world besides puny Parker. This article will introduce you to all the Spider-Men.
Taylor Lautner takes the next step
Sep 30, 2011 Comics
With the end of the Twilight series in sight, Taylor Lautner is hoping the profile the franchise has given him turns into a lasting career. And not just any career. It seems, from
TV’s Best Alternate Realities
Sep 30, 2011 Comics
Mirror Universes. Alternate Realities. Jersey. Whatever you call them, from Trek to Fringe, we celebrate our favorites.
From Brian’s Song to Terms of Endearment, Cancer’s 5 Greatest Screen Performances
Sep 30, 2011 Comics
Single-named phenomenon Cancer has a deservedly chilly reputation outside of Hollywood, but in films, the heterogeneous class of diseases inhabits a world all its own as a performer, provocateur and villain. In this week’s 50/50, Cancer arrives with a harrumph and lingers like a noxious haze, making it the Joan Crawford of 2011. This begs the question: What are Cancer’s five greatest performances in cinema?