Bill Hanstock

Fire up the nostalgia machine: There's a new Homestar Runner cartoon today for the first time since 2010. Three years and change is a long time for any franchise to be dormant, but for a web series, that might as well be a geological era. Today's update includes an appearance ... More »

The Grand Budapest Hotel doesn't actually take place in Budapest; rather, it's set in Zubrowka, a fictional European country dreamed up by Wes Anderson. If you'd like to know more about the setting, as well as the bygone era between the wars when the film takes place, you're in luck: ... More »

The absence of female directors and producers in Hollywood probably explains why, in the post-Bridesmaids era, there are still so few movies about women. Still, it’s nice to know that the imbalance is for no legitimate business reason, and the movies that do get made sell just as well as ... More »

IS THIS THE GREATEST COLORING BOOK EVER MADE?

WHY YES. YES IT IS.

We did it, guys! Frozen is now the biggest animated movie ever. After opening in Japan this weekend, the four-month-old family favorite has made $398.4 million domestically and another $674 million in 27 countries abroad, for a whopping total of $1.072 billion internationally. That means Frozen has officially beat out ... More »

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Watch: ‘Community' GI Joe episode delivers fake PSA

After much delay, the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles are here! Well, kind of: The trailer is mostly non-turtled humans – namely, Megan Fox as April O’Neil. Gone is the whole alien backstory and in its place is a real Dark Knight vibe. These TMNTs look much sleeker and computerized than ... More »

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that’s the official chainsawsuit alarm klaxon. you need to know it. anyway here’s something i would love to hear from you guys — which comics are your favorite chainsawsuits?

maybe this one? perhaps this one? here’s a classic.  and what about this old chestnut? wow i forgot this one!

even if you don’t know the link to it, i’d appreciate your input in the comments. i am collecting all the best ones. thanks!

Last summer, Pixar’s president said the studio intended to scale back the number of sequels they put out, focusing instead on original movies, like the old days. With a solid slate ahead of them, Disney’s head Bob Iger announced at the Investor’s Meeting today that they are working on another ... More »

One of the recurring sight gags on the Fox animation series Bob’s Burgers is the Burger of the Day, a special item seen in most episodes on the chalkboard hanging above the diner’s cash register. These inventively named concoctions, which employ groan-worthy puns such as the I Don’t Bay Leaf in ... More »

"A Parable of Grief and Mourning" topped Matt Zoller Seitz's list of "7 Things That True Detective Was About." It's a point that came into focus at the very end of the season — specifically its final scene — when Rust talks about feeling his dead kid's presence. It's a ... More »

Vulture TV critic Matt Zoller Seitz is a busy man. In addition to writing for this site on a regular basis, he is also editor-in-chief of RogerEbert.com and author of The Wes Anderson Collection. He likes to produce video essays. And he loves Deadwood. Like, loves-loves it. So it's fitting ... More »

It wasn't earth shattering news when cable’s Spike network announced a deal last year to take over Cops from its longtime home on Fox. While the cinema vérité show about the men and women of law enforcement had been a Fox staple for 25 seasons, its Saturday time slot and ... More »

Following Wes Anderson's debut feature, Bottle Rocket, the production design on his films kicked into overdrive. From Rushmore to The Royal Tenenbaums to The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou to The Darjeeling Limited to Fantastic Mr. Fox to Moonrise Kingdom, each film has been more and more crammed with costumes, ... More »

Out May 13th!

If you're anything like us, you are obsessed with True Detective, but have also had to rewatch episodes or ask friends and family to help you remember all the names and terminology used on the show. Who was Tyrone Weems again? What kind of car did Sheriff Geraci drive? In ... More »

Were you deeply disappointed by the 2013 adaptation of Les Misérables? Are you still looking for a film version that expresses the tragedy and the redemption of Les Miz* in all its wide-shot glory? Well, look no further: Sesame Street's parody, Les Mousserables, is here. They had to change the ... More »

Noisey/Vice is premiering a brand new Banner Pilot song: “Modern Shakes”. Culled from their new album Souvenir, out April 15th, bassist and songwriter Nate Ganglehoff describes the song as “a good introduction to the rest of the album-both in lyrical themes and in the music itself.” Guitarist, vocalist and lyricist Nick Johnson adds, “The song is about missing a person who has moved on. Sometimes when your life intersects with someone, it can leave an impression that sticks with you, even if your time together was brief.” This May, Banner Pilot will headline a string of long-anticipated shows. Tickets are on-sale now and moving fast! Head here to pre-order Souvenir today.

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Joel McHale and Jim Rash take on True Detective.

HAIM hired famed choreographer Fatima Robinson ("As Long As You Love Me," "Are You That Somebody?") to teach them some dance moves for their "If I Could Change Your Mind" video. (If you had the resources, wouldn't you?) They're slightly less awkward than Save the Last Dance's pre—Sean Patrick Thomas ... More »

Alexandre Desplat (The Fantastic Mr. Fox, Moonrise Kingdom) and his harpsichords are back for a third Wes Anderson movie, and you can stream the soundtrack now. (You are already wearing yellow and standing in the center of the frame, right? That is a prerequisite for hitting play.) ... More »

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Six new states to be carved from California, based on proposal by billionaire Tim Draper

The adaptation of the Jonathan Lethem bestseller — a 1950s Brooklyn crime novel featuring a detective with Tourette's — has been in the words for 15 years, but Edward Norton has finally locked down the financing (from Brett Ratner). Norton will direct and star in his adaptation, meaning you can ... More »