Yes, it’s another trailer for The Muppets. But this one’s different, we promise! It’s not another hilarious movie spoof. Instead, what we get this time around is a much better idea of what we can expect from the actual film, which opens on Thanksgiving Day. The plot is nothing incredibly inventive, but it’s not like that really matters in a Muppet movie anyway, right? A rough synopsis: The Muppets have become Hollywood has-beens and there happens to be an oil deposit sitting underneath the Muppet Theater. They’ll need to raise $10 million in order to save the place from an evil oil baron (Chris Cooper) — which Kermit plans to do by reuniting the old gang and staging “The Greatest Muppet Telethon Ever” with some help from their biggest fans (Jason Segel and Amy Adams), a couple from Smalltown, USA. Our only real issue with this adorable trailer is that there’s way too much of Manny from Modern Family — and quite frankly, we’re a little suspicious of the newest Muppet, Walter. Click through to check it out now! … Read More
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The Morning’s Top 5 Pop Culture Stories
1. Despite the fact that Warner Bros. dropped over $100 million to make and market Zack Snyder’s latest film, Sucker Punch, kiddie sequel Diary of a Wimpy Kid 2: Rodrick Rules actually ended up winning the weekend box office, raking in an estimated $24.4 million in ticket sales. [via NYT]
2. Speaking of… Read More
What Would the Ideal Female Celebrity Look Like?
The New York Post reports that two Beverly Hills plastic surgeons have surveyed more than 1,200 of their current and former patients to come up with a list of “Hollywood’s Hottest Looks.” So what do most women want? Taylor Swift’s hair, Anne Hathaway’s eyes, January Jones’ cheeks, Natalie Portman’s nose, Scarlett Johansson’s lips, Halle Berry’s jaw line, Amy Adams’ skin, and Penelope Cruz’s body. And because this is the New York Post that we’re dealing with, they decided to throw all of those features onto one face; check out what this composite “perfect” woman would look like after the jump. … Read More
The Best Movie Moments of 2010
Plenty of film critics and movie pundits have bemoaned the lack of truly great films in 2010, and while that’s not necessarily a notion that’s without validity, it could also be said that there was a surplus of awfully good movies this year. There may not have been many that really knocked us back, that pulled together ace screenplays, smart direction, and brilliant acting into the full package, the way the best movies do. But there was plenty to entertain, to enlighten, to thrill, to arouse; even some of the year’s lesser movies had an element — a good performance here, a memorable scene there — worth recommending. So with that, let’s take a look at some of the best scenes from this year’s movies — not all of them in films that were great (or, in some cases, even particularly good), but all meriting a spot in our 2010 movie scene mixtape. … Read More
The Morning’s Top 5 Pop Culture Stories
1. Proving that her love of gift giving has no bounds, Oprah bestowed Thursday night’s audience of The Daily Show with free flights to DC for Jon Stewart’s Rally to Restore Sanity. She’ll also be paying for their hotels, the lucky bastards. [via THR]
2. On a related note, NPR has decided… Read More
The 5 Best and 5 Worst Music Biopic Casting Decisions
We’re a little bit sensitive about our beloved music icons. So when it comes time to make a biopic and Hollywood studios cast A-list actors to fill their glittery shoes, we’re likely to get defensive about their choices. For instance, a recently announced film about Grateful Dead frontman Jerry Garcia has us hoping for lots of tie-dye, illicit substances, and trippy cinematography — but we won’t allow ourselves to get excited about it until we know who’s playing the hippie hero himself. Our trepidation about the Garcia film got us thinking about notable musician biopic casting decisions of the past. Check out the five best and worst after the jump. … Read More
The Morning’s Top 5 Pop Culture Stories
1. Everyone’s talking about this juicy tell-all from a former Late Night with David Letterman staffer — who was the second female writer ever hired to work on the show. [via Vanity Fair]
2. Crying exploitation by concert promoter AEG Live, many fans protested the premiere of Michael Jackson’s This Is It last… Read More
Rate-A-Trailer: Meryl Streep in Julie & Julia
Amy Adams looks like a normal person. Meryl Streep is kind of silly. And yet after watching the newly-released trailer for Nora Ephron’s Julie & Julia, I can’t wait to see the film, which is based in part on the eponymous memoir by Julie Lowell. (Julie had a crappy desk job and no purpose. So she decided to whip up every recipe in Mastering the Art of French Cooking over the course of a year and blog about it.) My favorite line in the trailer: “I can write a blog. I have thoughts!” … Read More
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