Magazine Archive
Dec 07, 2012
Issue #1237
Cover Story
The Ring and I
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Dec 07, 2012
Nine years after the stunning Lord of the Rings, Peter Jackson returns with the tale that put Middle-earth on the map in the first place, ''The Hobbit.'' Inside a new trilogy [MDASH] and a whole new gamble.
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Features
Who's afraid of Tommy Lee Jones?
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Dec 07, 2012
Just about everybody! The actor has built a rich career out of playing tough, blunt, and often hilariously mean men, the latest of whom is the rivetingly rude abolitionist Thaddeus Stevens in ''Lincoln''. We sat down and had a soda with Jones, and it was ... intense. Read it
'The Guilt Trip:' Funny/Faces
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Dec 07, 2012
Sure, they're an odd couple, but in real life, ''The Guilt Trip'' stars Barbra Streisand and Seth Rogen actually have a lot to talk about. Starting with who should sit where. Read it
Feedback
Feedback: Dec. 14, 2012
Dec 07, 2012
Your thoughts on our ''Sons of Anarchy'' cover, how to survive without ''Sherlock,'' and more Read it
Monitor
Monitor: Dec. 14, 2012
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Dec 07, 2012
Guy Ritchie dives back into parenthood, Mario Lopez gets hitched, and more Read it
2012 celebrity baby power list
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Dec 07, 2012
Prince William and wife Kate's just-announced pregnancy is already shaking up the celebutot hierarchy in Hollywood. It's enough to make some A-list babies born this year you-know-what in their diapers. A look at the new top five. Read it
Blu-ray Review
Book Article
Crime always pays for Lee Child
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Dec 07, 2012
The Jack Reacher creator — who's offered fans two hugely successful e-book exclusives, the stories ''Second Son'' and ''Deep Down'' — weighs in on the fractious print-versus-digital publishing debate Read it
Kids books: Colorful creatures
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Dec 07, 2012
Children of all ages will be enthralled by the penguins, hippos, orangutans, birds, lemurs, architects, and adorable rocks that romp through the pages of this winter's dazzling new crop of books Read it
There's a song that Bono and Shrek agree on?
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Dec 07, 2012
There certainly is: Leonard Cohen's gorgeous ''Hallelujah.'' In his new book, 'The Holy or the Broken', journalist Alan Light tracks the tune's improbable rise from obscure ballad to pop culture classic. Read it
Book Review
Cover Story
The Ring and I
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Dec 07, 2012
Nine years after the stunning Lord of the Rings, Peter Jackson returns with the tale that put Middle-earth on the map in the first place, ''The Hobbit.'' Inside a new trilogy — and a whole new gamble. Read it
DVD Article
DVDs: Dec 14, 2012
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Dec 07, 2012
Reviews of the latest movies in stores, including ''Hope Springs,'' ''V/H/S,'' and others Read it
DVD Review
Editor's Note
Editor's Note: Dec. 14, 2012
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Dec 07, 2012
Managing editor Jess Cagle discusses year-end films that could be Oscar contenders Read it
Humor If You Ask Me...
Odd Couples
Dec 07, 2012
This season's onscreen pairs are a mismatched lot, but they still go at it like animals Read it
Movie Article
The 19th Century is having a moment
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Dec 07, 2012
We hope you like corsets and bayonets, movie fans, because this fall, there's an overload of movies set in the 1800s. When exactly do they take place, you ask — before Waterloo? After the lightbulb? Let's take a walk through history. Read it
What was Kubrick up to in 'The Shining'?
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Dec 07, 2012
Keep an eye out for the buzzy doc ''Room 237'', about the supposed hidden meanings in Stanley Kubrick's 1980 horror classic Read it
Brad Pitt takes a hit
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Dec 07, 2012
''Killing Them Softly'', Pitt's second movie with director Andrew Dominik, gets a cold reception Read it
Designing Middle-Earth
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Dec 07, 2012
To help design the world of ''The Hobbit,'' Peter Jackson turned to veteran ''Rings'' conceptual artists John Howe and Alan Lee. Here are just three of the more than 5,000 sketches they created. Read it
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
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Dec 07, 2012
Welcome back, Orlando! Hello, Luke! Faces old and new will pop up in the second film, out Dec. 13, 2013. Read it
Becoming a Dwarf
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Dec 07, 2012
Actor Richard Armitage on embodying Thorin Oakenshield, the compact warrior with tremendous courage Read it
Three Movies from one novel? How?
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Dec 07, 2012
The filmmakers explain what they're adding or fleshing out to turn The Hobbit into a trilogy Read it
Movie Review
Music Article
The Diamond Club
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Dec 07, 2012
Diamond status — music-industry-speak for 10 million albums sold — is more elusive than ever. In honor of Adele's ''21'' reaching it last week, we look at some other stars in the 10-carat club, and how long they took to get there. Read it
On My iPod: Beth Behrs
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Dec 07, 2012
She plays a snooty uptown socialite-turned-broke Brooklyn waitress on the hit sitcom, ''2 Broke Girls'' (CBS, Mondays, 9 p.m.), but the actress, 26, also has rich musical tastes. Find out what gets her going when she's off duty. Read it
Music Biopic-Orama!
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Dec 07, 2012
The surest epitaph for a musical icon with a larger-than-life story? A big-screen biopic — and an inevitable tangle of competing projects, casting switch-ups, and song-rights struggles. Here are some of the late stars currently getting their Hollywood close-up. Read it
Singles: Dec. 14, 2012
Dec 07, 2012
Reviews of the latest songs from Cher, and My Chemical Romance Read it
Music Review
News Article
Soundbites: Dec. 14, 2012
Dec 07, 2012
Memorable lines from ''Killing them Softly,'' ''Dead Accounts,'' and more Read it
News and Notes
Hollywood's Twitter jitters
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Dec 07, 2012
Pop stars have long had actors beat when it comes to the tweet. Are movie stars finally getting over their social-media anxiety? Read it
Is 'Twilight' really over? Don't bet on it.
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Dec 07, 2012
Is Stephanie Meyer considering expanding the ''Twilight'' Universe with more books? Read it
5 more shows we'd reboot
Dec 07, 2012
All this ''Boy Meets World'' talk got us thinking — what other '80s and '90s sitcoms are ripe for revivals? Read it
Hit List: Dec. 14, 2012
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Dec 07, 2012
Kid Rock meets President Obama, Julian Fellowes takes on New York City, and more Read it
Deal Report: Dec. 14, 2012
Dec 07, 2012
Carrie Underwood takes on a classic, Stephen King gets the TV treatment, and more Read it
Morgan Spurlock chooses a new direction
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Dec 07, 2012
Morgan Spurlock tackles the world of boy bands as he directs a documentary about One Direction Read it
'The Hour' the BBC America Drama does 1950s glamour, London-Style
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Dec 07, 2012
The costumes and fashion behind the highly-acclaimed television series Read it
Kevin Hart's fake take on Reality TV
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Dec 07, 2012
Kevin Hart flips the script in his new comedy series ''Real Husbands of Hollywood'' Read it
YA hit 'Hush, Hush' to become a movie
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Dec 07, 2012
Could this popular book series be the next big thing in YA movie adaptations? Read it
What's so great about 'Boy Meets World'?
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Dec 07, 2012
News of a spin-off has TV fans (of a certain age) all abuzz. Here's why. Read it
Style Article
Choose your own holiday TV adventure
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Dec 07, 2012
A blizzard of new yuletide TV movies is coming your way. Before plowing through, consult our handy guide. Read it
TV Article
More TV laughs on DVD
Dec 07, 2012
Mel Brooks and Steve Martin have new TV-heavy DVD box sets on offer this holiday season Read it
Raúl De Molina: The EW personality quiz
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Dec 07, 2012
He's the outrageous host of ''El Gordo y La Flaca'', Univision's popular Spanish-language entertainment-news show, which airs daily at 4 p.m. What will happen when the 53-year-old — who's been known to do interviews in a Jacuzzi — dips into our Personality Quiz? Let's find out. Read it
'The Bachelor:' Meet Sean's new ladies
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Dec 07, 2012
An exclusive first look at the newest ladies of ''The Bachelor'' Read it
Why tacky holiday movies rule
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Dec 07, 2012
Despite (or because of) ridiculous casting and bizarro story lines, holiday TV movies have an indelible appeal. EW staff writer Kyle Anderson offers three reasons holiday movies make his yuletide season worth surviving. Read it
