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Eastwood&#39;s Sniper Is His &#39;Best in Years&#39;
 Eastwood's 
 Sniper Is His 
 'Best in Years' 
MOVIE REVIEW
Jan 16, 2015 12:32 PM CST

Eastwood's Sniper Is His 'Best in Years'

Bradley Cooper delivers as the US' deadliest sniper

(Newser) - An Oscar nominee for best picture, American Sniper stars Bradley Cooper as the late Navy SEAL Chris Kyle , considered the deadliest sniper in US history. Based on Kyle's 2012 autobiography, the Clint Eastwood-directed flick follows the soldier to war and back. Is it worth the journey? Here's what...

Marilyn Manson at 46: Cat Pics, Legal Pot

 Marilyn Manson 
 at 46: Cat Pics, 
 Legal Pot 
'nyt' profile
Jan 16, 2015 9:24 AM CST

Marilyn Manson at 46: Cat Pics, Legal Pot

Prince of darkness has grown up a bit

(Newser) - At age 46, Marilyn Manson is still the "prince of darkness" you know him as—in a new New York Times profile, he calls himself a "destroying, chaos element in the world"—but some things have changed a bit. For example, during the Times interview, he showed...

A Guide to Today's Biggest Oscar Snubs

Selma, Lego...

(Newser) - The Oscar nominations come once a year, and so too the avalanche of stories on the biggest snubs. But in terms of 2015 , Richard Lawson at Vanity Fair puts it thusly: "Don’t the nominations this year feel so wrong?" Our roundup of this year's particularly vocal snub-coverage:...

Twin Peaks Revival Will See Return of Kyle MacLachlan

He'll reprise his role as Special Agent Dale Cooper

(Newser) - Get excited, Twin Peaks fans: Special Agent Dale Cooper is officially back. "You look like you need a damn fine cup of coffee," said Kyle MacLachlan as he walked onstage at the Television Critics Association's Showtime panel yesterday. Showtime President David Nevins then confirmed that MacLachlan "...

Amazon Scores Woody Allen's First TV Series

He'll write and direct half-hour episodes on Prime

(Newser) - Woody Allen is getting ready to make his first-ever TV series, though in a press release, he doesn't quite sound prepared: "I don’t know how I got into this. I have no ideas and I’m not sure where to begin." The filmmaker will write and...

John McCain Snags Another Parks and Rec Cameo

Senator will appear again on NBC show

(Newser) - John McCain will be back for the seventh and final season of Parks and Recreation. McCain, who appeared in a brief cameo with Amy Poehler's character, Leslie Knope, in the fifth season premiere, will have more scenes with Poehler—as well as Aubrey Plaza, who plays April Ludgate—in...

Downton Star Honors Rape Survivor in Acceptance Speech

 Here Are Your 
 Golden Globes 
 Winners 
golden globes
Jan 12, 2015 12:17 AM CST

Here Are Your Golden Globes Winners

Your running list of the night's awards

(Newser) - After Tina Fey and Amy Poehler's opening monologue , the Golden Globes were off and running:
  • Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture went to JK Simmons for Whiplash.
  • Best Supporting Actress, TV went to Joanne Froggatt for Downton Abbey. Onstage, she mentioned a letter she got from a rape
...

Tina Fey, Amy Poehler Open the Golden Globes
 Best Lines 
 From Tina Fey, 
 Amy Poehler 
golden globes
Jan 11, 2015 7:12 PM CST

Best Lines From Tina Fey, Amy Poehler

They open Golden Globes with jokes about The Interview, Bill Cosby

(Newser) - After welcoming an audience full of " minimally talented spoiled brats ," Tina Fey and Amy Poehler kicked off tonight's Golden Globes—the last one, they say, that they will host.
  • They made sure to start their opening monologue by noting they were there to honor "all the
...

MLK &#39;Expertly&#39; Captured in Timely Selma

 MLK 'Expertly' 
 Captured in 
 Timely Selma 
MOVIE REVIEW
Jan 9, 2015 11:20 AM CST

MLK 'Expertly' Captured in Timely Selma

David Oyelowo 'mesmerizing' as he portrays King's private side

(Newser) - If critics are to be believed, Selma might be the best movie you see this season. The historical drama following Martin Luther King Jr. as he fights for racial equality in Selma, Alabama, circa 1965 has an impressive 99% rating from critics on Rotten Tomatoes . Here's what they're...

Hair Extensions Among Giudice's Prison Complaints

She is also no fan of the food

(Newser) - Not surprisingly, Real Housewives of New Jersey star Teresa Giudice is not a huge fan of prison. Sources tell Radar she's already complaining. First of all, she's "not thrilled with the food," an insider says. "It's extremely bland." Amusingly, the source adds that...

Bieber's New Gig: Underwear Model

For Calvin Klein, no less

(Newser) - Justin Bieber: pop singer, heartthrob, frequent troublemaker , enemy of the Vatican , and now, Calvin Klein underwear model. Yes, as the Hollywood Reporter points out, Bieber is finally being paid to take off his shirt . Bieber is the face of the My Calvins campaign, which, of course, required him to strip...

Game of Thrones Coming to IMAX

Episodes, trailer to be shown later this month

(Newser) - If you think the only thing that could make Game of Thrones better is a bigger screen, you're in luck: It's headed to the biggest one of all. Later this month, the HBO show will become the first TV series ever to appear on IMAX screens, with 150...

Blake Lively, Ryan Reynolds Welcome Baby
 Blake Lively, 
 Ryan Reynolds 
 Welcome Baby 
sources say
Jan 6, 2015 10:15 AM CST

Blake Lively, Ryan Reynolds Welcome Baby

At least, that's what sources are saying

(Newser) - If Page Six 's sources are to be believed, Blake Lively has already given birth after a pregnancy that did not last nearly so long as, say, the seemingly interminable pregnancies of either Kim Kardashian or Jessica Simpson. After announcing they were expecting in October, Lively and husband Ryan...

Cameron Diaz Is Married
 Cameron Diaz 
 Is Married 
surprise!
Jan 6, 2015 8:55 AM CST

Cameron Diaz Is Married

After split-second engagement to Benji Madden

(Newser) - Well, that was fast: Less than three weeks after news of Cameron Diaz's engagement came out, she's already married. She and Good Charlotte rocker Benji Madden got hitched last night at Diaz's home in Beverly Hills, E! reports, and rumors of the upcoming wedding hadn't even...

Real Jim Halpert 'Nothing Like' His Office Counterpart

Actual Jim is a lawyer and friend of show's developer

(Newser) - On The Office, Jim Halpert is a likable slacker who sells paper and plays pranks. In real life, Jim Halpert is a corporate lawyer who's never lacked motivation, though he admits to not being "as tall or good-looking" as his TV counterpart. The real Halpert, 51, is a...

25-Year-Old Simpsons Episode to Finally Air

Long-lost episode written by Judd Apatow when he was 22

(Newser) - Back when The Simpsons had aired only six episodes and Judd Apatow was just a 22-year-old looking for a TV writing gig, the now-crazy-successful comedy writer came up with a spec script for the Fox series. He submitted it and got no bites—but now, 25 years later, the episode...

What Prison Will Be Like for Teresa Giudice

She surrendered today

(Newser) - Teresa Giudice started her 15-month prison sentence today , with her attorney confirming to NBC New York that she has checked in at the minimum-security Danbury, Conn., prison on which Orange Is the New Black is based . People spoke to Giudice's former legal crisis counselor, Wendy Feldman, herself a former...

A Star Is Born in A Most Violent Year
 A Star Is Born in 
 A Most Violent Year 
MOVIE REVIEW
Jan 2, 2015 12:14 PM CST

A Star Is Born in A Most Violent Year

Leading man Oscar Isaac recalls 'young Al Pacino'

(Newser) - A Most Violent Year is setting the bar high for movies in 2015. The flick, set in crime-riddled New York City in 1981 and starring Jessica Chastain, Oscar Isaac, and Albert Brooks, has a 91% approval rating from critics on Rotten Tomatoes . Here's what they're saying:
  • Portraying a
...

Gwyneth Paltrow on Being Uncoupled: 'It's So Nice'

She says she and Chris Martin worked hard to get to this point

(Newser) - Gwyneth Paltrow seems to enjoy being consciously uncoupled. She and Chris Martin have "worked really f---ing hard to get to [this] point," she says of their current relationship in a new interview with Marie Claire . "But we're very, very close, and it's so nice. I...

Taylor Swift Makes Fans Cry With 'Swiftmas'

Video shows fans reacting to surprise holiday gifts from singer

(Newser) - Taylor Swift has pulled possibly the most Taylor Swift-ian move of all time. Throughout the holiday season, she cyber-stalked some of her fans and learned all about their interests, leaving a cryptic Santa emoji on their social media accounts before sending them gifts she thought they would like. On Wednesday,...

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