Topic: The Roommate

Movie Etiquette: When Is It OK to Laugh/Cry/Scream/Clap in the Theater?

Movie Etiquette: When Is It OK to Laugh/Cry/Scream/Clap in the Theater?

While writing up the Avengers teaser leak earlier today, I came across a great comment on YouTube complaining about audiences who go apeshit during a movie. The commenter asked, Why the hell do people in other countries cheer and clap during films? Yeah this was cool but how about trying to watch it? Is it an American thing? Having never seen a movie in a foreign country, I can’t answer the nationality part, but I can respond to the first part: Because it’s so much fun to share in the experience with everyone else. That said, not every movie warrants us to play Mystery Science Theater and talk back to the screen. Here’s a guide for when to cheer and when to shut yer trap. More »

Gallery: Leighton Meester’s ‘Nylon’ Party Looks Like It Was Super Fun

Gallery: Leighton Meester's 'Nylon' Party Looks Like It Was Super Fun

Is it life imitating art? Leighton Meester attended a party in her honor at New York’s W Hotel — and all the cool kids showed up! The party was thrown by Nylon Mag, whose cover Leighton graces this month. Gossip Girl stars Jessica Szohr and Michelle Trachtenberg were there along with Leighton’s The Roommate co-star, Minka Kelly. Bonus: Kanye West and Jared Leto showed up just in time to flip off the camera. Thanks, guys! More »

Celebrity Look-Alike Gallery: On-Screen Confusion Edition

Celebrity Look-Alike Gallery: On-Screen Confusion Edition

Is it just us or is there an epidemic of doppelganger casting going on? Lately, every time we turn on our TVs or sit back to watch a movie trailer we’re presented with two actors who look exactly the same. From chiseled tough guys Michael Pitt and Michael Shannon on Boardwalk Empire to The Social Network‘s curly-headed goofballs, Justin Timberlake and Jesse Eisenberg, we’re spending more time trying to keep the characters straight than actually watching the action. And don’t even get us started on all those brunette secretaries in Mad Men. More »