Scarlett Johansson

8 Great Shows You Haven't Binged-Watch on Netflix Yet

8 Great Shows You Haven't Binged-Watch on Netflix Yet

The Trouble With Hitchcock: Shouldn't It Be More Interesting?

Are You a Cute Blonde Lady? Now is a Good Time to be in a Music Video

Last week, a couple of so-called indie bands released music videos that featured quirky blonde actresses. Michelle Williams traveled to Niagara Falls Wild Nothing's "Paradise" and The Girl Next Door Elisha Cuthbert imagines herself in a movie in The Gaslight Anthem's video for "Here Comes My Man." B ... More >>

The Avengers: Superheroes Bump Superegos

Take Cover: The Bittersweet Way Covers The Jesus and Mary Chain

​Admit it, you don't know much about The Jesus and Mary Chain beyond puzzling over what Bill Murray whispered to Scarlett Johansson at the end of Lost in Translation. It's okay, you're not alone. Jedidiah Foster, the singer and guitarist of The Bittersweet Way introduced his bandmates to The ... More >>

We Bought a Zoo: Matt Damon Needs Your Love in Cameron Crowe's Return to the Big Screen

Out of Reverie Tour: Day 1

While Los Angeles might be a sexier destination, we are setting out for one of it's many little brothers--the kind of trendy downtown area in Whittier, California. Lead singer Dain Griffin's cousin owns a little bar right in the center of town, so the band thought it would be the perfect spot to st ... More >>

Spider-Man Star James Franco to Release an EP

​James Franco, actor and star of films like 127 Hours, the Spider-Man series, and Pineapple Express, has decided to try his hand in the music business, according to Consequence of Sound.James Franco and Kalup Linzy have become the new musical duo that they've appropriately named Kalup and Franco. ... More >>

Pete Yorn at Marquee Theatre Last Night

Maria VassettPete Yorn performing at Marquee Theatre.​What do you do if it's Valentine's Day and you're an musician who makes music far removed from fuzzy teddy bears and chocolate, who has a concert scheduled, and not the sort of concert that just draws brodogs and the like? It was an interestin ... More >>

Pete Yorn Talks About His New Record, Frank Black, and More

Pete Yorn​ In this week's print edition we catch up with New Jersey rocker Pete Yorn just in time for Valentine's Day to get his take on some classic love songs. You can read the whole thing here. But love songs weren't the only thing we had the chance to speak to Yorn about.Pete Yorn, who will ... More >>

From Party Girl to Oscar Winner, Sofia Coppola's Journey to Somewhere

Rubber, Hugo Cabaret, Tintin, and Other 2011 Films to Look Forward To

Iron Man 2 Will Lead to 3 and Probably 4, But That Doesn't Mean It's Good

Kurt Cobain Biopic Could Star Scarlett Johansson as Courtney Love

Scarlett Johansson on the left, Courtney Love on the right. You know, in case you couldn't tell them apart.​So apparently, Scarlett Johansson, who, in case you forgot, collaborated with Pete Yorn on a record last year, is a fan of Courtney Love.According to NME, ScarJo likes Love so much she would ... More >>

May 5 In Blogs: Danny Glover, Scarlett Johansson, Boa Bistro, and Steve Miller Band

​​​In the 24-hour news cycle, it can be difficult to keep up. We have the solution. Check back on Valley Fever every evening for highlights from each of New Times' blogs. Today's entries: Feathered Bastard: Danny Glover Visits Phoenix to Oppose Arizona Immigration Law; Could Carlos Santan ... More >>

Fry Girl Review: Burger King's Whiplash Whopper

Hmmm, the blood of Tony Stark or the Whiplash Whopper?​Like everyone else on the planet, I can't wait for Iron Man 2. Every day that goes by without seeing Mickey Rourke cracking electro-whips, portable suitcase Iron Man suits, and Monaco sports car racing is like watching an eternity of The Back ... More >>

Zooey Deschanel: This Actress/Singer Really Can Act and Sing

Pete Yorn

Just Announced: Bon Jovi, Shooter Jennings, Pete Yorn

It's hard to tell how much mileage Pete Yorn sure is getting out of his collaboration with actress Scarlett Johansson. On one hand, touring in support of Break Up, the New Jersey singer-songwriter is charging $37 for tickets to a show at The Marquee, which seems pretty steep -- not that we didn't re ... More >>

Yeah Yeah Yeahs' Karen O. Sings to Fatties, Nirvana vs. Courtney Over Cobain's Guitar Hero Likeness, Weezer Unveils New Album Art

NME: Yeah Yeah Yeahs' Karen O to soundtrack anti-fat advertsRolling Stone: Grohl, Novoselic Didn't Approve Cobain's "Guitar Hero" AvatarRolling Stone: Paula Abdul and "American Idol" Insiders React to Ellen NewsPitchfork: Weezer's Raditude Cover RevealedIdolator: Someone Decided To Put Together A Ga ... More >>

Les Paul Dies, Weezer Release Date Set, Jack White Solo Single Mp3

Idolator: Les Paul, R.I.P. NME: Simple Minds' Jim Kerr pays tribute to director John Hughes NME: Bob Dylan inspiration Mike Seeger dies NME: Weezer announce new album release date Pitchfork: Listen to Jack White's Solo Single Sound of the City: Pete Yorn and Scarlett Johansson's Song of the Summer ... More >>

Lily Allen and Liam Gallagher's Drunken Flight, Charles Manson Courts Phil Spector, Green Day at the VMAs

Spin:Listen: Scarlett Johansson Duets with Pete Yorn NME: Rejected Britney Spears Song Set for Har Mar Superstar Album NME: Ray Davies: 'The Kray Twins Wanted to Manage The Kinks' NME: Lily Allen and Liam Gallagher Cause Boozy Havoc on 11-Hour Flight NME: Charles Manson Asks Phil Spector to Collabor ... More >>

Other People's Blogs: Scarlett Johansson/Pete Yorn Album Due, RIP Jay Bennett, Grizzly Bear Video

NME: Scarlett Johansson, Pete Yorn album on the wayElectric Mustache: Video: Grizzly Bear Black Cab SessionSo Much Silence: Jay Bennett (1963-2009)Pitchfork: R.I.P. Jay BennettIdolator: The Jonas Brothers Are Looking Over Their Collective Shoulder

Queen Midas

Brit-lit author’s cleaning up with steamy Tudor tomes

American Pie’s Thomas Ian Nicholas joins the rock club

Penélope Cruz and Scarlett Johansson make Vicky Cristina Barcelona a Woody Allen winner

Meet supermodel Coco Mitchell, the elegant fox

Tom Waits

Summer Guide: The season of big-budget movies uses its brain

The Other Boleyn Girl: Sibling rivalry in all its royal glory

Auto erotica

It's more of the same in Woody Allen's Cassandra's Dream

Patti Smith

Twelve
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Bugaboo Confidential

Life as a young, hot, white, educated nanny in the city sure is a drag

Juices Flowing

French Confection

Sofia Coppola pays opulent tribute to the innocent boredom of a teen queen

Ghost World

True-crime noir goes searching for Hollywood’s heart of darkness

London Fog

Woody Allen's second straight English excursion is a failed return to comedy

Mild Wilde

A good actor or two wouldn't hurt

Double Fault

Woody Allen’s latest can’t return serve

Send In the Clones

Michael Bay's tricks -- now older than ever

Suddenly This Summer

Losers face off in the Big Easy

Hip to Be SquarePants

There's nothing absurd about the appeal of SpongeBob's first movie

She's Gonna Have It

In 2003, women continued to claim and transform the cinema

The Sorrow and the Pity

In a year of big-screen sadness, our critics comfort those who triumphed

Hot Legs

Eight Legged Freaks skitters most sexily

Through a Lens Darkly

The Coen Brothers use black humor to put a new twist on film noir

American Without Tears

Subtlety and smarts help turn Éva Gárdos' real-life saga into An American Rhapsody

The Bitch of Kitsch

Thora Birch turns suburban angst into an art form in Ghost World

Lame Horse

Redford's new film is like a horsey Bridges of Madison County--and it's way too long