Patton Oswalt is getting candid about his new life as a single father.
In a letter for GQ, the 47-year-old actor opened up about raising his 7-year-old daughter, Alice, alone after his wife, crime writer Michelle McNamara, died in April.
Watch: Patton Oswalt Talks How He and His Daughter Are Coping With His Wife's Devastating Death
"I was looking forward to spending my life with the single most original mind I'd ever encountered. And now? Gone. All gone," Oswalt wrote. "It feels like a walk-on character is being asked to carry an epic film after the star has been wiped from the screen."
"I can't do it. I can't do it. I can't do it. I want to tune out the world and hide under the covers and never leave my house again and send our daughter, Alice, off to live with her cousins in Chicago, because they won't screw her up the way I know I...
In a letter for GQ, the 47-year-old actor opened up about raising his 7-year-old daughter, Alice, alone after his wife, crime writer Michelle McNamara, died in April.
Watch: Patton Oswalt Talks How He and His Daughter Are Coping With His Wife's Devastating Death
"I was looking forward to spending my life with the single most original mind I'd ever encountered. And now? Gone. All gone," Oswalt wrote. "It feels like a walk-on character is being asked to carry an epic film after the star has been wiped from the screen."
"I can't do it. I can't do it. I can't do it. I want to tune out the world and hide under the covers and never leave my house again and send our daughter, Alice, off to live with her cousins in Chicago, because they won't screw her up the way I know I...
- 12/4/2016
- Entertainment Tonight
Patton Oswalt penned an emotional and inspiring essay for GQ on Friday about his first year as a single parent since his wife, Michelle McNamara, died in April at the age of 46.
The stand-up comedian wrote honestly about the ups and downs of parenting his 7-year-old daughter Alice, writing, “If I can persuade a comedy club full of indifferent drunks to like me, I can have my daughter ready for soccer on a Saturday morning.”
Oswalt, 47, has been open about the grief he feels about his wife’s death, but it’s palpable when he describes just what the crime...
The stand-up comedian wrote honestly about the ups and downs of parenting his 7-year-old daughter Alice, writing, “If I can persuade a comedy club full of indifferent drunks to like me, I can have my daughter ready for soccer on a Saturday morning.”
Oswalt, 47, has been open about the grief he feels about his wife’s death, but it’s palpable when he describes just what the crime...
- 12/3/2016
- by Alexia Fernandez
- PEOPLE.com
In an announcement that rocked the entertainment world, Angelina Jolie Pitt filed for divorce from husband of two years Brad Pitt on Monday. "I am very saddened by this, but what matters most now is the well-being of our kids," Pitt said in a statement to People. "I kindly ask the press to give them the space they deserve during this challenging time." As we all attempt to process this devastating news, let's take a look back at how Pitt and Jolie Pitt went from on-screen love interests to one of the biggest couples in Hollywood. An On-Screen to Off-Set...
- 9/20/2016
- by julia Emmanuele, @julesemm
- PEOPLE.com
Twin Peaks, Season 2, Episode 7, “Lonely Souls”
Written by Mark Frost
Directed by David Lynch
Originally aired November 10, 1990 on ABC
“It is happening again.”
And finally, the truth. Leave it to David Lynch and Mark Frost, though, to offer something less than comforting. The pair may have been bitter from the pressure to reveal the killer, which they never intended to do, but regardless, this is a brutal hour of television. It’s difficult to imagine that many viewers, so wrapped up in the mystery of who killed Laura Palmer, were all that satisfied with the answer once it came, not that an answer could ever have been as satisfying as the question. The truth is more horrifying than any of us could have imagined.
The majority of the episode attempts to paint Ben Horne as the culprit, as he reveals to Audrey that he loved Laura and had slept with her.
Written by Mark Frost
Directed by David Lynch
Originally aired November 10, 1990 on ABC
“It is happening again.”
And finally, the truth. Leave it to David Lynch and Mark Frost, though, to offer something less than comforting. The pair may have been bitter from the pressure to reveal the killer, which they never intended to do, but regardless, this is a brutal hour of television. It’s difficult to imagine that many viewers, so wrapped up in the mystery of who killed Laura Palmer, were all that satisfied with the answer once it came, not that an answer could ever have been as satisfying as the question. The truth is more horrifying than any of us could have imagined.
The majority of the episode attempts to paint Ben Horne as the culprit, as he reveals to Audrey that he loved Laura and had slept with her.
- 2/20/2015
- by Jake Pitre
- SoundOnSight
Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie once vowed never to get married until everyone in America could legally do so. But kids can be persistent. And over the years, their children repeatedly asked about if - which later became when - Mom and Dad would tie the knot. (And to be fair, Pitt and Jolie were both romantically drawn to the idea, too.) On Saturday, of course, they finally wed - with "I do" replacing "I won't," "I might" and "I will someday." It was a long road to that joyful day, though. Below, check out the couple's evolving views on the topic,...
- 8/28/2014
- by Tim Nudd, @nudd
- PEOPLE.com
Who among us didn’t — amirite, rose lovers? Tonight’s “special” episode of The Bachelorette taught us two things: The regular broadcast season is over, and those guys from Boyz II Men really deserve their own reality show. (Wanya for the Bachelor!) (If he wasn’t already happily married!) Stay tuned for my full recap later tonight (Update: Click over to Kristen’s full Bachelorette episode 3 recap and Chris Harrison’s exclusive behind-the-scenes blog), but if your senses haven’t completely gone on strike after the travesty that was the group date’s “performance” of “I’ll Make Love to You,...
- 6/2/2014
- by Kristen Baldwin
- EW.com - PopWatch
On the interview circuit things are getting confused as no one can work out who is who but down in the screening theatre a new Palme d'Or candidate emerges with brilliant clarity
Somebody help me out, says the Us publicist. Who in hell is this man on the wall?
We stand in the corridor and stare at the photograph. It is a black-and-white publicity still of a handsome, dark-haired actor. The man might conceivably be a 1930s matinee idol, but he stands at the end of a row of other framed black-and-white framed photographs all featuring contemporary actors (Mads Mikkelsen, Nicole Kidman), so it seems likely that this one is too. Nobody knows the identity of the man on the wall.
Continue reading...
Somebody help me out, says the Us publicist. Who in hell is this man on the wall?
We stand in the corridor and stare at the photograph. It is a black-and-white publicity still of a handsome, dark-haired actor. The man might conceivably be a 1930s matinee idol, but he stands at the end of a row of other framed black-and-white framed photographs all featuring contemporary actors (Mads Mikkelsen, Nicole Kidman), so it seems likely that this one is too. Nobody knows the identity of the man on the wall.
Continue reading...
- 5/20/2014
- by Xan Brooks
- The Guardian - Film News
A father of two was forced to rely on blind faith when he realized he couldn’t escape his burning apartment carrying both his infant twin boys. He shouted ‘somebody help me catch this baby!’ and threw his babies, one by one, out of his third story apartment to their safety.
Everdean Codner was driven to absolute desperation when he and his wife awoke to their Bronx, New York apartment filling with smoke on the morning of Dec. 18. The dad was forced to toss his two 11-month-old boys, Israel and Ishmael, out of the window and down to a neighbor standing down on the sidewalk. Miraculously, both children were safely caught by a heroic neighbor, postman Jermaine Shirley, and survived the fall.
Dad Throws Twins Out Burning Building: Babies Safely Caught By Neighbor
Everdean Codner was forced to do the unthinkable when he was unable to climb down his apartment...
Everdean Codner was driven to absolute desperation when he and his wife awoke to their Bronx, New York apartment filling with smoke on the morning of Dec. 18. The dad was forced to toss his two 11-month-old boys, Israel and Ishmael, out of the window and down to a neighbor standing down on the sidewalk. Miraculously, both children were safely caught by a heroic neighbor, postman Jermaine Shirley, and survived the fall.
Dad Throws Twins Out Burning Building: Babies Safely Caught By Neighbor
Everdean Codner was forced to do the unthinkable when he was unable to climb down his apartment...
- 12/19/2013
- by Kristine Hope Kowalski
- HollywoodLife
Spoiler alert: If you haven’t watched the mid-season finale of The Tomorrow People, stop reading now!
Stephen’s okay! Aldus Crick is not! Jedekiah has a heart! John has a super sexy smirk! I have so many feelings right now, I’m not even sure where to begin. Each week I’ve become more invested in these Tomorrow People and their foes, and in the mid-season finale, I got everything I could’ve asked for: There was action. There was mystery. There was love. There was intrigue. And, of course, there was a shirtless Stephen. Let’s dig in!
Stephen’s okay! Aldus Crick is not! Jedekiah has a heart! John has a super sexy smirk! I have so many feelings right now, I’m not even sure where to begin. Each week I’ve become more invested in these Tomorrow People and their foes, and in the mid-season finale, I got everything I could’ve asked for: There was action. There was mystery. There was love. There was intrigue. And, of course, there was a shirtless Stephen. Let’s dig in!
- 12/12/2013
- by Samantha Highfill
- EW.com - PopWatch
Finally the official details on Shout! Factory's release of Tower Block have arrived, and we have them for you right here along with a look at the home video artwork. Check out the whole enchilada right now!
From the Press Release
Hear no evil, speak no evil, see no evil. In a decrepit tower block, a young man runs for his life from two hooded figures. Exhausted, he runs through the corridor, banging on doors and shouting for help – “Please! Somebody help me!” But no one has responded to his cries for help, only the sound of security chains bolting doors, denying him rescue.
Resident Becky Hardman turns off her hall light and nervously peers through the peephole in her door. Terrified, Becky stands in her flat as the sound of a vicious beating rains down on the young man. Becky just can’t let this happen – she rushes out...
From the Press Release
Hear no evil, speak no evil, see no evil. In a decrepit tower block, a young man runs for his life from two hooded figures. Exhausted, he runs through the corridor, banging on doors and shouting for help – “Please! Somebody help me!” But no one has responded to his cries for help, only the sound of security chains bolting doors, denying him rescue.
Resident Becky Hardman turns off her hall light and nervously peers through the peephole in her door. Terrified, Becky stands in her flat as the sound of a vicious beating rains down on the young man. Becky just can’t let this happen – she rushes out...
- 5/31/2013
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
Congratulations are in order for Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt, who confirmed their engagement to People on Friday. But the couple, who've been together since 2005, have had plenty to say on the subject of marriage over the years - namely why they weren't going to do it. Citing lack of marriage equality and the commitment of parenting their six children, the two have celebrated their partnership in the press even as they (mostly) said they had no plans to walk down the aisle. Here's a chronological look back at how they've addressed their feelings about marriage over the years:photos: Brad & Angelina's Globe-trotting FamilyJan.
- 4/13/2012
- PEOPLE.com
What better way to arrive at the Emmy Awards than in your very own limo that you've designed and built yourself?
That's exactly what the "Top Gear" (Tues., 9 p.m. Et on History) team did Tuesday night, and they not only raced each other there, they also dragged some nervous-looking celebs along for the ride.
Glamazon Terri Seymour had to share a ride with Rutledge Wood in his old jalopy masquerading as a stretch Vw Rabbit pick-up. "I'm not going to have to drive, am I?" she asked anxiously.
Meanwhile, "DWTS" judge Bruno Tonioli was paired with Tanner Foust in a much more impressive looking ride: a 1987 stretch Corvette (in red, natch). However, judging from Tonioli's pleas to be let out and his shrieks every time they hit a bump, it wasn't a smooth ride.
"That was like the Titanic hitting an iceberg," Tonioli said of one particularly ferocious encounter with a pothole.
That's exactly what the "Top Gear" (Tues., 9 p.m. Et on History) team did Tuesday night, and they not only raced each other there, they also dragged some nervous-looking celebs along for the ride.
Glamazon Terri Seymour had to share a ride with Rutledge Wood in his old jalopy masquerading as a stretch Vw Rabbit pick-up. "I'm not going to have to drive, am I?" she asked anxiously.
Meanwhile, "DWTS" judge Bruno Tonioli was paired with Tanner Foust in a much more impressive looking ride: a 1987 stretch Corvette (in red, natch). However, judging from Tonioli's pleas to be let out and his shrieks every time they hit a bump, it wasn't a smooth ride.
"That was like the Titanic hitting an iceberg," Tonioli said of one particularly ferocious encounter with a pothole.
- 3/21/2012
- by Catherine Lawson
- Huffington Post
What better way to arrive at the Emmy Awards than in your very own limo that you've designed and built yourself?
That's exactly what the "Top Gear" (Tues., 9 p.m. Et on History) team did Tuesday night, and they not only raced each other there, they also dragged some nervous-looking celebs along for the ride.
Glamazon Terri Seymour had to share a ride with Rutledge Wood in his old jalopy masquerading as a stretch Vw Rabbit pick-up. "I'm not going to have to drive, am I?" she asked anxiously.
Meanwhile, "DWTS" judge Bruno Tonioli was paired with Tanner Foust in a much more impressive looking ride: a 1987 stretch Corvette (in red, natch). However, judging from Tonioli's pleas to be let out and his shrieks every time they hit a bump, it wasn't a smooth ride.
"That was like the Titanic hitting an iceberg," Tonioli said of one particularly ferocious encounter with a pothole.
That's exactly what the "Top Gear" (Tues., 9 p.m. Et on History) team did Tuesday night, and they not only raced each other there, they also dragged some nervous-looking celebs along for the ride.
Glamazon Terri Seymour had to share a ride with Rutledge Wood in his old jalopy masquerading as a stretch Vw Rabbit pick-up. "I'm not going to have to drive, am I?" she asked anxiously.
Meanwhile, "DWTS" judge Bruno Tonioli was paired with Tanner Foust in a much more impressive looking ride: a 1987 stretch Corvette (in red, natch). However, judging from Tonioli's pleas to be let out and his shrieks every time they hit a bump, it wasn't a smooth ride.
"That was like the Titanic hitting an iceberg," Tonioli said of one particularly ferocious encounter with a pothole.
- 3/21/2012
- by Catherine Lawson
- Aol TV.
Stephen King’s 1987 novel Misery (more of you may be acquainted with the 1990 film adaptation) is about the frustrated author of a successful romance series held prisoner by a psychotically-obsessed fan until he writes a novel undoing the series-ending tale of his last book in which, to free himself to move on to other kinds of writing, he killed off his doughty Victorian heroine.
Misery was King’s first full-length novel written under his own name which didn’t involve telekinetic teens or childhood boogeymen come to life or rabid killer St. Bernards or any other supernatural force or extraordinary beastie. It’s often been interpreted – and certainly its chronological place in his canon seems to confirm this — as King’s own response to feeling boxed into the supernatural horror genre as much by his fans as by critics.
King’s Misery came back to me as I read a...
Misery was King’s first full-length novel written under his own name which didn’t involve telekinetic teens or childhood boogeymen come to life or rabid killer St. Bernards or any other supernatural force or extraordinary beastie. It’s often been interpreted – and certainly its chronological place in his canon seems to confirm this — as King’s own response to feeling boxed into the supernatural horror genre as much by his fans as by critics.
King’s Misery came back to me as I read a...
- 2/16/2012
- by Bill Mesce
- SoundOnSight
"Moneyball," the new Brad Pitt movie about how Oakland As manager Billy Beane revolutionized the game of baseball, hits movie theaters in just a couple days. Pitt stops by "Ellen" Wednesday to talk about his new movie, plus his family with Angelina Jolie. Ellen also gives the whole Jolie-Pitt clan a present (above).
Brad on mornings at his house with his kids:
Ellen: "I have a niece who is 2 ... 2 1/2 .... She's precious and I love her like crazy. The energy with one child that I visit occasionally ... I really don't understand. You have six of them."
Brad: "Yeah, did you ever see the movie 'Cuckoo's Nest?'"
Ellen: "Is that what the house is like?
Brad: "That's morning time in our house. ... Cheswick screaming for a cigarette, someone's doing ballet over there and on it goes.
Ellen: "Portia and I have been together for six years and you and Angie have...
Brad on mornings at his house with his kids:
Ellen: "I have a niece who is 2 ... 2 1/2 .... She's precious and I love her like crazy. The energy with one child that I visit occasionally ... I really don't understand. You have six of them."
Brad: "Yeah, did you ever see the movie 'Cuckoo's Nest?'"
Ellen: "Is that what the house is like?
Brad: "That's morning time in our house. ... Cheswick screaming for a cigarette, someone's doing ballet over there and on it goes.
Ellen: "Portia and I have been together for six years and you and Angie have...
- 9/21/2011
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Pop2it
Previously on Torchwood, the gang moved into their first ever above ground hideout, but it wasn’t all sunshine and rainbows. Every time Esther mentioned a feeling other than Solve The Miracle, Rex punched a hole in a wall. Gwen and Jack stole a secret server from PhiCorp and almost got murdered for their trouble, but Rex showed up at the last second and punched a hole in a hitman.
Day Five
People: Still aren’t dying — kind of.
Wanted: Categories One, Two Or Alive
Dr. Juarez: Hello? Where is everyone? Isn’t this Washington D.C. City Hall?
A lady: What luck! I happen to be walking by with some classified information in my hand. Let’s see, what does it say? Ah yes, we don’t need you anymore because the U.S. and Europe have decided to let PhiCorp categorize life since no one’s dying and...
Day Five
People: Still aren’t dying — kind of.
Wanted: Categories One, Two Or Alive
Dr. Juarez: Hello? Where is everyone? Isn’t this Washington D.C. City Hall?
A lady: What luck! I happen to be walking by with some classified information in my hand. Let’s see, what does it say? Ah yes, we don’t need you anymore because the U.S. and Europe have decided to let PhiCorp categorize life since no one’s dying and...
- 8/6/2011
- by Heather Hogan
- The Backlot
With the popularity of Twitter skyrocketing in Hollywood this year, the Twitterverse was chock-full of celebrity rants, break-ups, baby announcements and more... lots more!
Check out the Most Buzzworthy Tweets of 2010.
Most Buzzworthy Celebrity Tweets of 2010Jessica Simpson's New Snuggle Buddy
Jessica Simpson shared about her new "snuggle buddy" in January, posting this Twitter photo of herself curled up with a pup, and writing, "Sammy and I are falling asleep. Sweet snuggle companion." Tweeting later,...
Check out the Most Buzzworthy Tweets of 2010.
Most Buzzworthy Celebrity Tweets of 2010Jessica Simpson's New Snuggle Buddy
Jessica Simpson shared about her new "snuggle buddy" in January, posting this Twitter photo of herself curled up with a pup, and writing, "Sammy and I are falling asleep. Sweet snuggle companion." Tweeting later,...
- 12/1/2010
- Extra
I had been looking forward to this episode before I even knew it was airing: it is no secret that Bobby is my favourite character and aside from stressing the hell out about him dying whenever he's on screen, I always cherish the episodes that center around him. I'll try to stay as objective about this episode as I can, however, and give you a fair and balanced recap.
As Sarah pointed out in the comments, this was also Jensen Ackles' directing debut. It's always great to see actors take initiative with their shows in this way, it demonstrates a commitment and how serious they take the narrative, when they engage with it in this completely new way. Jensen did an amazing job, and through his directing showed a great understanding of Bobby's character. Great job Jensen!
I'd also like to apologise for this week's recap being delayed. I...
As Sarah pointed out in the comments, this was also Jensen Ackles' directing debut. It's always great to see actors take initiative with their shows in this way, it demonstrates a commitment and how serious they take the narrative, when they engage with it in this completely new way. Jensen did an amazing job, and through his directing showed a great understanding of Bobby's character. Great job Jensen!
I'd also like to apologise for this week's recap being delayed. I...
- 10/21/2010
- by Selina
Piranha 3-D star Jessica Szohr is best known for playing "Vanessa Abrams" on the CW's Gossip Girl, and she recently had the chance to makeout with Hillary Duff on an episode of the show. Need I say more? We have some screen shots below. Szohr has appeared in the thriller Somebody Help Me and the horror film House at the End of the Drive. She plays "Kelly" in Alexandre Aja's upcoming 3-D Piranha remake releasing April of 2010.
- 11/10/2009
- by Kevin Touch
- HorrorYearbook
Jessica Szohr, starring "Gossip Girl", will take a role in 3-D remake of the 1978 horror film "Piranha" as reported in E!Online. This news has been confirmed by Dimension Films. She will play as "Kelly, a hot young city girl caught up in the excitement of co-eds who have descended upon the area for spring break."
The "Piranha 3-D" movie will maintain the original story with the scene "on a lakeside town being terrorized by prehistoric man-eating razor-toothed fish." The movie will be directed by Alexandre Aja who is best-known for directing "The Hills Have Eyes".
The film is going to take a shot later this month in Lake Havasu, Arizona, and is planned to hit the theaters on March 19, 2010. Other cast previously announced to be featured in the movie are Elisabeth Shue, Adam Scott, Ving Rhames and Richard Dreyfuss. Shue will play as the local sheriff with Rhames as one of her deputies,...
The "Piranha 3-D" movie will maintain the original story with the scene "on a lakeside town being terrorized by prehistoric man-eating razor-toothed fish." The movie will be directed by Alexandre Aja who is best-known for directing "The Hills Have Eyes".
The film is going to take a shot later this month in Lake Havasu, Arizona, and is planned to hit the theaters on March 19, 2010. Other cast previously announced to be featured in the movie are Elisabeth Shue, Adam Scott, Ving Rhames and Richard Dreyfuss. Shue will play as the local sheriff with Rhames as one of her deputies,...
- 5/7/2009
- by celebrity-mania.com
- Celebrity Mania
Gossip Girl star Jessica Szohr is no stranger to low rent horror movies, but now she's taking the next step -- into the fishy world of Alexandre Aja's Piranha 3D. Having starred in such thrilling fare as House at the End of the Drive and Somebody Help Me, the 24-year old actress will now move on to play Kelly, a hot young townie caught up in the excitement of the co-eds who have descended upon the area for spring break. This news was originally reported by E's Marc Malkin and has since been confirmed by us via a rep from The Weinstein Company, who is funding the remake of the 1978 thriller. The film will follow the tale of Lake Victoria, a seemingly harmless lake that is rocked by a sudden underwater tremor. The tremor sets free scores of prehistoric man-eating fish. Now a local sheriff (Elizabeth Shue) must band together the town's folk and "risk everything...
- 5/6/2009
- by Neil Miller
- FilmSchoolRejects.com
Gossip Girl Jessica Szohr (she plays Vanessa, don't you know) is set to make a splash as fish food, ahem, star in the remake of the cult 1978 horror Piranha 3-D.According to sources, she will play "Kelly, a hot young townie caught up in the excitement of co-eds who have descended upon the area for spring break". Szohr joins the stellar line up of Elisabeth Shue, Ving Rhames, Adam Scott and Richard Dreyfuss for the film directed by The Hills Have Eyes' Alexandre Aja.Szohr is no stranger to schlock horror, having starred in the whosville productions of House At The End Of The Drive with Lance Henriksen and Somebody Help Me about murder in the woods starring a whole host of unknowns.So it's likely that given past tendencies to camp out at remote log cabins and mess with scary looking neighbours, and the fact that Szohr's character...
- 5/6/2009
- EmpireOnline
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