“Magic,” the biggest hit from 1980’s Xanadu, is somewhat unheralded as an empowerment anthem. One of that year’s most popular songs, its slinky John Farrar guitar line lent itself to the narrative told by the film—which is, obviously, that Olivia Newton John’s character Kira is a daughter of Zeus come to life via a…
The trailer for Life Itself, a documentary chronicling the life and work of film critic Roger Ebert is out and it looks incredibly promising.
By all accounts, Roger and Chaz Ebert's partnership was a great one; they were a pair of people who both loved and respected each other, who also managed to work together successful. Since Ebert's death, Chaz has worked hard to make sure that his legacy lives on through his website and this week, she's continuing that…
Amanda Bynes is threatening to sue In Touch for running "fake" photos of herself along with the exclusive interview she gave them: possibly part of a new game show called That's Not My Flophouse! Take my wife! Please!
And you thought Tilda Swinton couldn't get any cooler. At Roger Ebert's Film Festival this weekend, Swinton danced through the aisles of the Virginia Theater to Barry White's "You're the First, the Last, My Everything," and for a brief moment, every single person in the theater felt nothing but pure joy. Pure joy and…
The Westboro Baptist Church, the independent Baptist church generally known for being a rather arbitrary hate group (all gay people and dead soldiers are evil, but Jennifer Lawrence is cool) that spends its time picketing funerals with offensive signage will be picketing the Monday morning funeral of Roger Ebert over…
Courtney Love addressed (started) a rumor that she'll be hosting one of the many talent shows currently choking the television airwaves like cheese cubes in the GI tract of a constipated Canadian goose:
For many of us who grew up eagerly awaiting the Saturday showing of Siskel and Ebert — and who later came to respect Roger Ebert as a whip-smart cultural critic and master of the internet — his death yesterday was a major loss. It's a less wonderful planet because he's not on it.
Sigh. Amanda Bynes' repeated insistence on only using her (technically crappy; see above) Twitter selfies comes from a dark place, it looks like. I know: You're totally shocked.
In today's edition of Tweet Beat, Jose Canseco takes on Direct TV, One Direction may have grown women pining over them but they still call taking a piss taking "a wee," and Twitter remembers Roger Ebert.
Roger Ebert was anything but your stereotypical snobbish film critic; he was a man who would review anything. He was also what some have called "a stealth feminist", though perhaps he was less stealth than he appeared. Though he's been praised for his amazing take-downs, Ebert also had a way of delicately lifting up…
Famed film critic and all-around brilliant human being Roger Ebert passed away today at the age of 70. Herewith, a personal essay, which originally appeared on Deadspin in March of 2010.
Legendary film critic Roger Ebert died of cancer today. He was 70. To say he will be missed is an understatement.
While she's been a lightning rod for claims of both feminism and anti-feminism (particularly since announcing her Mrs. Carter World Tour), Beyoncé has tended in the past to steer clear of the F-word that's put so many female celebrities in the hot seat. Until now, at least. Bey tells Vogue UK in a cover interview for…
In this edition of Tweet Beat, Roger Ebert ponders the sacrifice made by the paparazzo who died trying to get a photo of Justin Bieber smoking weed, Cory Monteith makes the paps an offer that they can probably refuse, Johnny Weir is finding glitter in strange places and the cute beat boxer from Pitch Perfect gets cast…
The MTV Movie Awards have finally figured out what it will take to get us to watch the MTV Movie Awards: they have announced that Rebel Wilson will be hosting this year's ceremony on April 14th, the first female host since Sarah Silverman in 2007, and a damn good choice at that. However, it being MTV, here is the…
Much of the grieving nation is up in arms about the number of major media gaffes and indiscretions regarding yesterday's tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut. Interviewing students as young as second grade who had just been reunited with their parents, for instance. Not to mention the…
If you thought Roger Ebert looked past all the little things you hate about going to the movies, think again. He writes:
Today in Tweet Beat, celebs like Stephen Baldwin, Candace Cameron and Ice-T figure out their plans for when the world ends tomorrow.
Today in Tweet Beat, most people, including Cher, are pissed at Donald Trump and his birther crap. Well, except for Sarah Palin, of course.
