Saturday, September 17, 2011

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Video: Welcome to the Kristen Stewart School of Acting

Posted: 17 Sep 2011 10:20 AM PDT

Welcome to the Kristen Stewart School of Acting! We’re so pleased you decided to enroll in our program over such drama school giants as Julliard and the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts; we may be small, but we are mighty, and we promise that you won’t regret your decision.

Here at KStewSchool, as we like to call ourselves, we teach three important lessons– and only three. As you work your way through our intensive ten-year curriculum (you can’t rush greatness!), you will learn to take these lessons to heart, and through them, you will deepen your knowledge and understanding of the great craft of acting. The three key lessons of KStewSchool are:

1) Acting isn't LIKE breathing; it IS breathing.
2) When in doubt, run your hands through your hair distractedly.
3) Bite your lip a lot.

Perhaps this instructional video will help illustrate the importance of these three lessons:

Congratulations! You are now prepared to take on any role, so long as it does not require you to exhibit skills in anything other than the above-mentioned areas.

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‘Hey ! It’s That Guy!’: The Many Faces of Mark Strong

Posted: 17 Sep 2011 08:45 AM PDT


See this guy? He’s Mark Strong. He’s an actor. You’ve seen him in lots of things; you just may not have recognized him. But don’t worry. We’re here to help. We here at Crushable have sorted out and identified “That Guy” for you so you don’t have to. Because that’s what friends are for.

We also provide you with some background information so you don’t have to look it up: Mark Strong was born Marco Giuseppe Salussolia in London to an Italian father and Austrian mother in 1963. His mother legally changed his name when he was a kid to help him fit in at school. Awww. He speaks fluent German and some Italian, and he originally intended to become a lawyer. We’re glad that he changed tracks, because if he hadn’t, we wouldn’t have had all of these characters to look forward to!

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Would You Wear Muppet Makeup?

Posted: 17 Sep 2011 07:15 AM PDT

Well? Would you?

Perhaps this bears further explanation, because I don't know about you guys, but the minute I hear the words "Muppet" and "makeup" paired together, I immediately think of Janice. No, not THAT Janice; THIS Janice:

Don't get me wrong, Janice is a cool chick– but to be honest, I'm not really sure I want my makeup to look like hers. It just seems like it makes her eyes unnecessarily difficult to see out of. And also her lips look kind of like they're going to eat her face. I'll pass, thanks.

But that kind of makeup isn't actually what I'm talking about here. Here's what's ACTUALLY going on: Disney, who currently owns the Muppets, has teamed up with nail polish giant OPI to create a custom nail polish collection inspired by Jim Henson's friendly, floppy buddies. Somehow, this… actually makes a lot of sense. I think. Maybe? Here, take a peek and let me know what you think:

They're pretty, right? Which is, admittedly, somewhat unexpected for something inspired by the Muppets, but whatever—pretty is pretty. Some of them are normal enough for everyday use and some of them are wacky enough for a big night out. Even better, though, are the names of the shades: In the top row from left to right, we have Animal-istic, Meep-Meep-Meep, Wocka Wocka! Pepe's Purple Passion, Designer de Better!, and Warm & Fozzie; then on the bottom, there's Rainbow Connection, Excuse Moi!, Gone Gonzo! Fresh Frog of Bel Air, Divine Swine, and Getting' Miss Piggy With It!. Can I just say that I love that there's going to be a nail polish color called Meep-Meep-Meep? Just imagine how that's going to sound when someone asks you what nail polish you're wearing:

"Oh, what a great nail color! What's it called?"

"MEEP MEEP MEEP!"

Of course, the Muppets are far from the first pop-culture icons to get their own high-end makeup line; MAC has had great success with both Wonder Woman-inspired cosmetics and products themed around Disney villains. But as much as it kind of makes sense when you think about it, I do have to say that the Muppets are probably one of the more unexpected pop-culture muses to inspire a cosmetics company. Furthermore, one of the draws of pop-culture makeup is usually the neat-o packaging (see: Wonder Woman and Disney Villains, above), but the bottles of Muppet OPI nail polish just look… sort of like regular bottles of OPI nail polish. So I'm not really sure if the whole Muppet theme is going to boost sales at all. Maybe it will, but it's likely that it won't, even if the collection's release is timed to coincide with the release of the first big-screen Muppet movie in over a decade.

Anyway, you can check out the collection here. What do you think, readers?

[Via Topless Robot]

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Parting Tweet: Writer Nell Scovell On Breaking Bad‘s Fashions

Posted: 16 Sep 2011 02:20 PM PDT

Is Banana Republic’s Mad Men-inspired collection too expensive for you? Want to show the world you love television anyway? Well, TV/magazine writer Nell Scovell (creator of Sabrina the Teenage Witch, y’all!) has a solution for you.  Why not get yourself into some methy sweatsuits a la the fellows from Breaking Bad?

Guns and trailer sold separately.

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What’s Going On In This Photo Of Ed Westwick From The Gossip Girl Set?

Posted: 16 Sep 2011 02:49 PM PDT

If this photo of Ed Westwick taken on the set of Gossip Girl were part of a caption contest, the winning entry would be “?!?!?” It’s like a still from a Bret Easton Ellis adaptation — deranged billionaire and his dog lose their minds and stare blankly out into the world before going on a killing spree.

Maybe that’s a plotline from the next season of GG? Insane Chuck Bass is something I would definitely watch.

(via CeleBuzz)

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Here Is the Photo of Vanilla Ice as Captain Hook That You Didn’t Know You Wanted

Posted: 16 Sep 2011 02:13 PM PDT

The UK has finally come to love Vanilla Ice, thanks to his recent stint on reality show Dancing on Ice. In March, the BBC reported that Ice would play Captain Hook in — get this — a pantomime version of Peter Pan. Can we get a resounding WHAT THE HELL? Well, here’s the official promotional poster.

Amazing, right? Almost makes us wish we could hop over the pond and check this out. Though why they recruited a once-famous rapper for a silent role is something of a head-scratcher…

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Best Week Ever’s Fake Posters Sum Up Our Feelings On ‘Whitney’ Succinctly

Posted: 16 Sep 2011 02:07 PM PDT

As we have already spent time telling you, the promotional materials for NBC’s new show Whitney make it look like the whole of the show’s “humor” lies in reiterating sexist stereotypes about men and women. Women love to shop and cry! Men love to look at boobs and watch football! And so forth. Well, the cut-ups over at Best Week Ever seem to agree with us, and they took it one step further by making some awesome Photoshopped posters that capture the ad campaign’s true spirit. Click through for two more.

^^^MY FAVORITE

(Via Best Week Ever)

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Gallery: 7 Actors from Last Season’s Failed TV Shows Trying Again This Year

Posted: 16 Sep 2011 01:44 PM PDT

There are a shocking number of familiar faces in this season’s batch of new pilots (plus Dexter, because they love their guest stars). And we say familiar because it was only just last season that many of these actors — from Colin Hanks to Brittany Robertson – were trying to make it work on other sitcoms, dramas, and thrillers. So here are seven stars who are putting last year’s crash-and-burns behind them and giving themselves new hope that this year’s series might get picked up for a second season.

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Who Is Hannah Cornett, The Surfer Grifter Who Claims To Be Dating Adrian Grenier

Posted: 16 Sep 2011 01:31 PM PDT

Is Adrien Grenier dating a lying, thieving surfer girl named Hannah Cornett? He might be — but then again, their relationship might be another one of Hannah’s lies. Deadspin has been reporting on the bizarre tale of Miss Cornett, who recently grifted a man out of $20,000 after the two of them took a trip to Las Vegas.

A businessman named James Alesi met Hannah at a bar in New York City, and he invited her along on a work-related trip he was taking to Las Vegas. He payed for her flight, booked separate rooms, and put his card down for incidentals. Later, he received a bill for over $20,000 from Hannah’s room, and his attempts to get her to repay him have been ignored. As a testament to her character, here’s evidence to suggest that Hannah, a self-proclaimed actress/model/athlete (she’s had bit roles in movies and TV), has been lying about  being a nationally ranked pro surfer for years.

How does Adrian Grenier fit into all of this? Last week, before Deadspin got wind of the story, Hannah was interviewed by US Weekly at a charity event. She claims that she and Adrian have recently rekindled a half-decade old romance:

“We just started dating. I want to say like a month ago [we got together], but we dated a long time ago, like before he was famous… We dated four or five years ago.”

There’s more. Evidently, this have already gotten serious between Hannah and Adrian:

“The second time around, we are kind of starting to talk about [marriage and] whether or not it would work out. I’m kind of like ready to go. Ready with like the right guy at the right time. A tropical wedding!”

So, is any of this true? There are no photos of Hannah and Adrian together, and “four or five years ago,” Adrian was definitely under his share of limelight. Hannah claims the two back together after a series of Twitter messages,but Hannah deleted her account when the story broke, so we don’t know whether or not the two were actually following one another. Evidently, Hannah also once claimed to have dated football player Tim Crouch, although the facts surrounding that boast are pretty iffy.

As for James Alesi, he has lawyered up and is going after Hannah for her thievin’ ways.

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NBC Is Trying to Win Over Whitney‘s Target Audience with a F— Yeah Tumblr

Posted: 16 Sep 2011 01:19 PM PDT

We’re reasonably sure that this Fuck Yeah Whitney NBC Tumblr we stumbled upon for Whitney Cummings‘ new sitcom Whitney is actually managed by NBC. If that’s true, then we get a rare look into TV executives’ heads and what they think gets the kids’ attention these days: .gifs, memes, and the prefix “fuck yeah” which tells the world that we’re obsessed with whatever comes after.

Although the page is managed by a Tumblr user called Distancion, everything about it is strangely corporate: The detailed summary, the links to all of the official show pages, the frequent use of “NBC” in the URL and title.

It helps that Whitney the show seems to be based on its star’s “look at me, I’m pretty but also profane and gross!” act. If NBC had to go with any medium, they’ve chosen smartly with Tumblr. But not smartly enough, since they weren’t able to hide that this is a promotional material and not a fan page.

There’s only one page of content so far, but seeing as Whitney premieres next Thursday, we imagine that in the next week there’ll be a deluge of Whitney Cummings quotes, video interviews with the casts, early reactions (if they’re favorable), and .gifs galore!

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