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What to Download: New Music on iTunes
Tuesdays are big in entertainmentville: Not only do all the new DVD releases hit Netflix, but new music also pours into stores, including iTunes. So I take a spin through each week's iTunes music releases and pick out some albums and tracks worthy of a download. It's a pretty light week for new releases, but in addition to the picks below, you can also snag a new collection from Ghostface Killah and the soundtrack to Revolutionary Road.
Holiday Spirit, Courtesy of Stephen Colbert
Not surprisingly, given what I do for a living, I often turn to my favorite TV specials (A Charlie Brown Christmas, The Snowman, and A Muppet Family Christmas, among many others) to get me in the holiday spirit. Well, this year, there's a new special on the scene, and it already seems destined to become a seasonal classic.
A Colbert Christmas: The Greatest Gift of All (hee) premieres Sunday at 10 p.m.
TV Tonight: Indecision 2008, Live
Throughout this crazy election season, whenever I've needed a quick pick-me-up or a laugh at the day's wacky events, I've turned first to Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert. So it's only fitting that the two of them will be a big part of today's election TV coverage, with a live Indecision 2008: America's Choice special airing at 10 p.m. EST, 7 p.m.
Live From the Emmy Press Room: Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert
Nothing like Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert to liven up the Emmy press room! The two were just back here in the press room with their whole crews to talk about their awards for Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music, or Comedy Program (Colbert) and Outstanding Variety, Music, or Comedy Series (Stewart).
"It's always great to come out here and win," Stewart quipped.
Do You Get Your News From The Daily Show/Colbert Report?
As most of you know, I've got my head buried in entertainment news all day and so — I'm not going to lie — sometimes when I turn on Comedy Central at night at watch The Daily Show and The Colbert Report I'm definitely looking to learn about the news of the day from comedians.
I felt a little less guilty about this when I read a recent New York Times profile of Jon Stewart that calls his show "a genuine cultural and political force," and notes that in a study about the most admired journalists in America, Jon Stewart came in fourth place.
I find this kinda funny considering neither Stewart nor Colbert is an actual journalist.
Link Time! 2/14
- FilmExperience is excited about today's news that Amy Adams will be one of the performers at this year's Oscars, singing "Happy Working Song" from Enchanted, while Kristin Chenowith will sing another song from the film, "That's How You Know."
- Stereogum has found some funny Valentines for your indie sweetheart.
- Pop Candy also rustled up some Get Smart and The Office e-valentines if you want to have a very Steve Carell-y V-Day.
- TV Squad's Annie Wu danced with Stephen Colbert at a Colbert Report taping. Jealous? Who, me?
- The MTV Movies Blog has outed Nicole Kidman as the person who will play CIA agent Valerie Plame.
- Give Me My Remote has clips of Dexter cleaned up for CBS.
- I Guess I'm Floating rounds up a whole bunch of covers of Arcade Fire's "Black Mirror."
- Cinematical has a list of movies that make you glad to be single, including Sleeping With the Enemy and Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
Link Time! 2/5
- Popwatch wonders: Is "I drink your milkshake" from There Will Be Blood the best movie quote of 2007?
- Vulture picks the top 10 Arrested Development inside jokes that better make it into the movie.
- Television Without Pity has launched its own online video shows.
- Watch a video of Juno director Jason Reitman being interviewed by middle school kids over on /Film.
- The TV Addict wants your Smallville questions for an upcoming interview.
- CitizenSugar has video of the amazing Stephen Colbert-Jon Stewart-Conan O'Brien smackdown over who "made" Mike Huckabee.
- Cinematical wonders what Amy Adams' role will be in the Night at the Museum sequel: Betsy Ross? Susan B. Anthony?
- Wanna see the first-ever 3-D video, courtesy of Missy Elliott?
Stewart, Colbert Ratings Up — Even Without Writers
While most TV shows (even American Idol) aren't drawing the viewers they usually do during this strike-disrupted season, there's news this week of one big exception: Ratings for The Daily Show with Jon Stewart and The Colbert Report have soared since the two shows returned Jan. 7 without their writers. Both shows are drawing their biggest audiences of this season, and they're also up significantly over last year.
Buzz News Roundup, 1/25
- Stephen Colbert's WristStrong bracelets have raised more than $170,000 for charity, the Associated Press reports.
- In Sundance deal news, the well-received comedy Baghead has been bought by Sony Pictures Classics, Variety reports.
- Lionsgate and Marvel have struck deals with the striking WGA that will let union writers work on their projects, USA Today reports.
- After completing Revolutionary Road, director Sam Mendes will get to work on an untitled comedy written by David Eggers and Vendela Vida, reports Zap2It.
- Shout Factory has gotten the rights to release every episode of Mystery Science Theater 3000 on DVD, writes The Hollywood Reporter.
- Scarlett Johansson's album of songs written by Tom Waits will be released May 20, writes E! Online.
- Lance Reddick of The Wire has been cast on the new JJ Abrams show Fringe, as has John Noble of The Lord of the Rings movies, TV Guide reports.
- Variety has news that The Color Purple will end its run on Broadway February 24. Meanwhile, Reuters writes that Phantom of the Opera will mark its 20-year anniversary on Broadway this weekend.
- NBC is all about competing parents this spring, scheduling the reality show My Dad is Better Than Your Dad and searching for America's Favorite Mom; details on both are at The Futon Critic.
TV Tonight: Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert Return
Just in time to skewer the New Hampshire Primary, America's fake-news stalwarts Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert are returning to the air tonight. The Daily Show with Jon Stewart and The Colbert Report will be new for the first time since the writers' strike began in November.
But how will they do it without writers?
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