PopWatch

Clip du jour: ‘Pigeon Impossible’

Margaret Lyons — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 20:58:27 +0000

Writer/director Lucas Martell spent almost five years creating this animated short, but that was time well spent: “Pigeon Impossible” is impossibly great. This is easily as good as a Pixar short, right, PopWatchers?

Jon Gosselin mocks himself with very unfunny results

Archana Ram — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 20:43:46 +0000

In today’s Jon Gosselin over-exposure news, the father of eight spoofs his loser persona in this new Funny or Die video: I like most FOD videos, but this one bites it. Unfunny and annoying at the same time? That sounds a lot like Gosselin. True, this post further publicizes Gosselin and his actions, but one can

New ‘SNL’ promos: January Jones, Fred Armisen, and sex offenders

Annie Barrett — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 20:12:07 +0000

During NBC’s four new promos for Saturday Night Live, January Jones says her own first name about 10 different ways, revealing skills much more advanced than her efforts at beer pong. Fred Armisen mocks her name because it’s unusual. The spot referencing Mad Men is my favorite, especially considering Armisen is real-life married to Jones’

‘Mad Men’: What’s Matthew Weiner cooking up for us next?

Margaret Lyons — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 19:05:33 +0000

I’m still reeling from the season finale of Mad Men. I want to keep thinking about it and talking about it, whether by getting a Sterling Cooper Draper Pryce t-shirt, or going nuts over these Joan paper dolls, or chuckling at this Mean Girls spin on it. Oh, and I love this supercut of Roger

Adam Lambert song snippets: Let’s rank a dozen of ‘em from most awesome to not-quite-as-aweome!

Michael Slezak — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 18:36:12 +0000

I’ve added a new subset to my overwhelming American Idol addiction, and it focuses solely on the contestants of season 8! Indeed, thanks to the vocal firepower of Kris Allen, Adam Lambert, and Allison Iraheta (not to mention Anoop Desai, #signmattgiraud, Mishavonna Henson, and Deanna Brown), there’s so much news and music and awesomeness making

‘New Moon’’s Alex Meraz: ‘Shirtless, always’

Mandi Bierly — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 18:05:23 +0000

The Twilight Saga: New Moon talk show takeover has begun. This morning, Wolf Pack member Alex Meraz stopped by Rachael Ray to surprise three teens who received Twilight makeovers courtesy of New Moon costume designer Tish Monaghan. (As someone who always coveted her sister’s red hair, it made me die a little to see

Nicolas Cage in ‘Bad Lieutenant’: Overacting or acting that he’s overacting?

Jeff Labrecque — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 17:22:36 +0000

Nicolas Cage is an enigmatic actor whose hits are big and whose misses are gargantuan. Normally, you can recognize which is which far in advance, with just a quick glimpse of a film’s trailer. But his Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans has me perplexed. His character seems so unhinged, and Cage seems to be

Taylor Lautner: Adorable asskicker in 2005

Mandi Bierly — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 16:00:31 +0000

Chances are, I will never watch Robert Rodriguez’s The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl 3-D. However, I have now watched the video of Taylor Lautner promoting the 2005 film on Access Hollywood by showcasing his extreme martial arts skills three times. Seriously impressive and screaming GYMKATA REMAKE! (No, I’m not ready to let that dream go.) Watch that video

‘Coach’ trailer: Hugh Dancy is Hugh Grant, with believable athletic ability

Mandi Bierly — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 15:30:06 +0000

Watching the trailer for Coach, it’s easy to think it’s just another film about a guy who finds his worth (and a woman) coaching a kids’ team (in this case, soccer). But it’s not. It has Hugh Dancy! Also, Community’s Gillian Jacobs, as the soon-to-be ex girlfriend who insists he do something with his life,

January Jones, beer-pong: These are a few of my favorite things

Jeff Labrecque — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 14:36:59 +0000

Like I needed another reason to adore January Jones. On last night’s Jimmy Fallon, the host challenged the Mad Men beauty to a friendly game of beer-pong. Even though she lost (a staggering upset, considering Fallon’s 1-5 overall record against the likes of Ivanka Trump and Betty White), she won points for belittling Fallon’s watered-down