Is the 'Veronica Mars' Kickstarter a One-Hit Wonder?
The beloved, short-lived drama Veronica Mars created history—and debate—this week when its creator and star quickly funded a follow-up movie using Kickstarter.
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John Galliano may have apologized for the Anti-Semitic slurs that got him fired from Dior back in 2011, but two years later and he's far from redeemed. Now it seems like he's hoping to change that in a very public fashion.
The beloved, short-lived drama Veronica Mars created history—and debate—this week when its creator and star quickly funded a follow-up movie using Kickstarter.
The Incredible Burt Wonderstone opens today with middling to bad reviews, but even though the movie is off to an iffy start, its star Steve Carell may have a lot to look forward to this year—maybe even an Oscar bid.
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Forget crazy. Forget the Lindsay Lohan dig. Justin Bieber ended his lengthiest written statement on his world-famous social-media accounts on Thursday by thanking his fans, because Justin Bieber knows how to use his millions of followers to insulate himself from bad press.
We're no fashion historians, but we looked at some old photographs of style icons against the brand-new Mad Men promo shots — and we saw some striking parallels.
Even though she called it "Kindergarten reading material," the magazine synonymous with promoting a certain women's body type asked Dunham to imagine having a perfect body type. But she came prepared.
The First Lady covering Vogue for the second time is one of those events that so instantly and obviously fascinates inquiring eyes of both the political and fashion worlds that it begs for comparison.
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As Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio emerged Wednesday at a joyous Vatican and took the papal name Francis, there was no joy on Facebook for guys with the name Francis Pope — or Frank Pope, for that matter. We got in touch with one, and he's used to it.
Ads, photos, and promos are beginning to flood the cultural zone, leaving Mad Men fanatics grasping for answers about season six. Of course, there are no answers. There are never any early answers with one of television's most over-analyzed shows.
In mocking what she perceives as "hipster" culture, Swift walks a fine line between condemning it and embracing it, and she loses points on all fronts for creativity. We've seen this video for "22" before, haven't we?
As if the Justin Timberlake hype train wasn't in high enough gear after his album and Jimmy Fallon debut, it kept on rolling Tuesday night into Wednesday, so let's see how his side career/brand management is going at this very moment.
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There was no new pope on Day One of the conclave at the Vatican, although there should be one soon. So what will his name be? Here's a look at the frontrunners, based on popularity over time.
She has been ubiquitous on newsstands over the past year, but she doesn't necessarily have the magazine sales numbers to justify her presence. Is she overexposed? Not sexy enough? Or is Harry Styles somehow to blame for all of this?
The first review of It's All Good has arrived, and it appears that Paltrow has settled in comfortably to her position as object of ridicule, forevermore. Indeed, Gwyneth may have finally out-Gwynethed herself.
He's in the midst of spending the week with Jimmy Fallon, and The 20/20 Experience is streaming on iTunes. Frankly, it's all a bit much. Let's evaluate the hype level — on a scale of one to 10 — for each element of JT's endless media tour.
It's been a strange road for Baz Luhrmann's The Great Gatsby, but now a very 3D Fitzgerald adaptation is finally getting it's big break: Gatsby will premiere on opening night at Cannes this May in a surprisingly bold turn for the film festival.
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While it can be tough to keep track of the actually exciting news amidst all the panels and tweets from both the interactive and film parts of the festival, well, there might be a Trainspotting sequel! And people have seen the new Arrested Development episodes now!
In this week's New Yorker, David Remnick takes us behind the scenes of the Bolshoi, the institution at the center of the acid-throwing attack, revealing that, behind all the pirouettes, there has long been strife that mirrors Russian society.
Meet Brian Sanders, the famed illustrator recruited by creator Matthew Weiner to create what is sure to be a ubiquitous new ad to advertise a show all about advertising.
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Harmony Korine's new movie, about kids played by former Disney stars doing very bad things with a cornrowed James Franco, has its U.S. premiere this weekend at SXSW, and it's sure to be the topic of too many discussions. And look here: it already is!
Brett Ratner's gay slur cost him the a shot of producing the Oscars, but now that he's been certified homophobia free by GLAAD, he can perhaps rest easy knowing that Seth MacFarlane will be the name most often associated with offensiveness and the Oscars.
This interactive map demonstrates how women's voting rights and roles in the political process of countries around the world have changed over time. Which is to say, slowly, but still: progress.
Critics might not think Oz the Great and Powerful is, well, all that great or powerful, but the movie is selling so many tickets for its opening weekend, that Disney, seeing green, is already making plans for a sequel.
The true story was just begging to be a movie: a group of Los Angeles teens transforms into a crime ring, burglarizing the homes of celebrities like Paris Hilton and Lindsay Lohan. And now here it is, with a trashy-meets-classy, distorted new Hollywood glow.
Justin Timberlake has fans waiting out in the snow to see him on SNL, which brings us back to about a month ago when Bieber fans braved similar conditions.
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Colbert declared that North Korea's bizarre video showing a man dreaming about the destruction of New York to the tune of "We Are the World" proves that "we are in a dreams race." What with Pyongyang's recent threats and all, he retaliated with a dream of his own.
In what would be a big change in the Los Angeles art scene, the Los Angeles Times reports today that the Los Angeles County Museum of Art made a "formal proposal" to merge with the beleaguered Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles.
Oz the Great and Powerful asks us to believe the Wizard's new origin story, doing battle with two evil witches and a good one. But where have these characters been already? We looked at five Oz mythologies to bring their diverging stories together.
The trailer for Whedon's already much praised adaptation of Shakespeare — yes, the one he filmed at his Santa Monica home to as a relaxing (?) break from the The Avengers — has arrived.
The parody of overly dramatic TV miniseries events is an adaptation of a fictional novel by author Eric Jonrosh, played by Ferrell. We dug up a trailer that shows off the project's decidedly retro feel.
Remember how Bradley Cooper was nominated for an Oscar? Well, here's the first full trailer for The Hangover Part III, which features Cooper and the so-called "Wolfpack" back to their old tricks.
We wonder what Truman Capote would say: Game of Thrones fans are invading Broadway to snap photos of a naked Holly Golightly played by Daenerys Targaryen. Do they not watch her get naked on HBO every week?
We now know, straight from the top, that the original leads of Star Wars are "negotiating" to come back for Disney's rebranding. Except, well, George Lucas isn't on top anymore.
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To demonstrate just how divided we are politically, the Daily Show host took Republicans to task over their resistance to spending on universal preschool — and their desire for more spending on the military.
His media tour for this weekend's Oz the Great and Powerful has combined with Spring Breakers and the general impossibility of James Fanco so that no one can decide, once again, which James Franco this. Allow us to attempt to clarify.
Regina George be damned, "Fetch" is happening.
Marilyn Hagerty, whose straightforward review of the chain restaurant inspired equal measures of mocking and praise, has returned to said chain restaurant to evaluate it one year later. And guess what? She's gotten more critical since going viral.
The director of Skyfall says in a new interview that he's not coming back for Bond 24. But given his career trajectory — and the scope of the two shows he's taking over — it actually makes a lot of sense.
The women behind Princess Leia's somewhat bizarre comments — by way of an interview with a Palm Beach lifestyle magazine — may be a signal that the original cast is coming back in force for Episode VII.
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Jon Stewart last night riffed on the conflict over the element of the Voting Rights Act that makes sure there is oversight of voting laws in states that historically discriminate.
You might reconsider complaining about your commute.
On Tuesday, Moscow police detained a dancer from inside the Bolshoi company, who was allegedly in charge of ordering the hit. Now this gets even more interesting. Let's take a look at the players in a sordid tale of disfiguration and pointe shoes.
We've now got a good look at Kingsley's villain The Mandarin, who shows a serious interest in Chinese culture — but not stereotypically, swears the director! — along with a menacing voice that spouts non-stop philosophical threats and reminds a lot of people of Bane — and/or Chinese stereotypes.
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