Dylan McDermott Lights Up the Screen as Incredible Douche

· …but it’s a douche we can be proud of! Dylan McDermott stars in a new Funny or Die video as a dance instructor named John Douche who runs (what else) The Douche School of Dance. Day-glo and sleazy pretension always go so well together. [Funny Or Die] more »

Matthew Morrison’s Hair Gets a Stay of Execution

Remember that rumor that Matthew Morrison might shave his head for Glee’s Britney Spears episode? Well, shame on you, because the mere fact that you knew about it means that now it won’t happen. “I guess they’re deciding not to do it now because it was kind of supposed to be like the surprise, you know,” costar Heather Morris told Access Hollywood. “Then [executive producer] Ryan [Murphy] got wind that everybody found out and he was like, ‘I don’t think we can do it anymore because now it’s out.’” [Access Hollywood]

What’s On: Stand-Up Showdown on Last Comic Standing

One comic will stand at the end of tonight’s Last Comic Standing, and a disco legend will commemorate that victory with an anthem about survival. At first you were afraid, now you’re petrified. more »

This Week on Cable: Reds, Rebel Yells and Required Viewing

This week on cable, rebel politics are in the air — just as your fight-the-power muscle felt like it was growing slack and the news seems just politics as usual… Find everyone from Warren Beatty to Melvin Van Peebles to Brian De Palma after the jump. more »

Which Classical Acting Method Did Bachelor Jake Use in His Drop Dead Diva Guest Spot?

Vienna Girardi, the Bachelor winner who wasn’t, once called out her ex-fiance Jake Pavelka for trying to start an acting career. It turns out her accusation was right on the rose, er, nose, as Pavelka’s big debut on Lifetime’s Drop Dead Diva sees him taking the witness stand and a guest-actor Emmy slot away from poor Alan Alda. Watch after the jump and gawk at how “method” it all gets. more »

Her? Jennifer Aniston Not Starring in Arrested Development Movie, Says Jason Bateman

Famed line-cutter Jason Bateman needs to be more careful about what he says regarding the probably-never-happening Arrested Development movie. While promoting The Switch over the weekend, Bateman told MTV News that there was a “real good part” in the film for his current co-star, Jennifer Aniston. So does this mean Aniston will appear in the Arrested Development movie?! No, not really. more »

Leaked Katzenberg Pep Talk Has Noah Baumbach Rewriting Madagascar 3

Nikki Finke this afternoon published an internal e-mail that Jeffrey Karzenberg sent around to his DreamWorks Animation staff — an upbeat, not-quite-spellchecked missive enlightening the gang to the boss’s dealings and developments around the studio. Buried among them: Noah Baumbach is 60 pages into a Madagascar 3 rewrite. And good news! It’s “exc!!!” more »

Emmy Spotlight: Is Joan Holloway Due for a Win?

Christina Hendricks wielded two important instruments as Joan Holloway during season three of Mad Men: command of her startling B-plot, and a big breakable vase. Will her smashing performance put her in serious contention for an Emmy triumph? Movieline ranks her odds against her five competitors. more »

Buzz Break: Weezer Would Like to Be Your New Driveshaft

· The new Weezer album is named Hurley. “Like Lost’s Hurley?” you may be wondering. The album cover will remove all doubt. Click through for a closer look and more Buzz Break. more »

Will Ferrell’s Raymond Carver Film Heading to TIFF

Will Ferrell’s adaptation of the Raymond Carver story Everything Must Go will have its world premiere next month at the Toronto International Film Festival. The film features Ferrell as a recovering alcoholic who tumbles off the wagon and is forced to sell his belongings while exiled on his family’s front lawn. He may very well be the first actor to have a No. 1 box-office opener in August while attempting to sell an indie at Toronto in September; I’ll check it out in a few months and let you know how he fares… [THR]

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Emmy Spotlight: Is Joan Holloway Due for a Win?

Christina Hendricks wielded two important instruments as Joan Holloway during season three of Mad Men: command of her startling B-plot, and a big breakable vase. Will her smashing performance put her in serious contention for an Emmy triumph? Movieline ranks... more »

True Blood's Theo Alexander On His Gay Vampire Sex Scene with Alexander Skarsgard

How do you recover from a graphic vampire-on-vampire sex scene that ended with one nasty staking and screams that literally curdled blood? If you're actor Theo Alexander, you fly to Greece to unwind -- and edit the aforementioned sequence out... more »

True Blood Sex and Violence Meter: Seduce and Destroy

After several weeks of fussin' and fightin', everyone on True Blood just wanted to get laid this week. Still, not everyone made it out of their long-rumored sexual assignations alive. Let's tally up the new episode's sex and violence to... more »

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REVIEW: Zesty Porn-Pioneer Saga Middle Men Loses the Plot	6.5
REVIEW: Patricia Clarkson Leads Lustrous Cairo Time	8
REVIEW: Ridiculous Twelve Overdoses on Utter Vapidity	4.5
REVIEW: Other Guys Leaps to the Head of the Summer Comedy Class	8