Watch the Trailer for Jon Stewart's Directorial Debut

Aleksander Chan · 08/28/14 02:00PM

The movie Jon Stewart took off from the Daily Show to direct last summer, Rosewater, is out this November, right at the kickoff of awards flick season. Has Jon Stewart made the kind of high-minded prestige film destined for Oscar greatness? Maybe! The first trailer certainly positions the movie to be more serious than what we're used to seeing from Stewart.

Why Is Angelina Jolie a Movie Star?

Tom Scocca · 08/28/14 01:13PM

Everyone's excited about Angelina Jolie today. As usual, it's not because she made a movie. Angelina Jolie never makes movies people are excited about.

These Are, Apparently, the First Nikki Finke Photos in Decades

Jordan Sargent · 08/27/14 11:36AM

Back in 2009, Defamer offered $1,000 for new pictures of Nikki Finke, the then-powerful, much-feared Hollywood blogger who hadn't been photographed in God knows how long. Two years later, The Daily published what it claimed—but what Finke denied—were photographs of the mysterious writer. But now, finally (?) we have our prize: A series of paparazzi-style photos purported to be of Finke walking to her car, posted yesterday to a website with the URL NikkiStink.com.

CBS Embroiled in NCIS Farting Hippo Puppet Lawsuit

Aleksander Chan · 08/26/14 01:58PM

If you are unfamiliar with "Bert the Farting Hippo," then just ask your dad: it's a recurring prop on his favorite CBS procedural, NCIS. The makers of the plush hippo that makes farting noises and costs $45 are suing the network and Delivery Agent Inc., the company that operates their online store, for alleged copyright infringement and for lost profits.

Cary Fukunaga: Hottest Straight Guy at the Emmys

Leah Finnegan · 08/25/14 10:25PM

Cary Joji Fukunaga, a half-Swedish, half-Japanese demi-god sent by Zeus to Los Angeles to work on movies and TV shows, won an Emmy tonight for directing Nic Pizzolatto's shitty True Detective scripts into something watchable. He looked good. He had his long hair in tiny little braids. His jawbone was strong and tan. He thanked his "friends back home watching in New York" (us).

Billy Crystal's Heartbreaking Tribute to Robin Williams

Rich Juzwiak · 08/25/14 09:35PM

At tonight's Emmys, Billy Crystal spoke succinctly and movingly about his comedy peer and "the greatest friend you could ever imagine," Robin Williams. "It's very hard to talk about him in the past because he was so present in all of our lives," he said during his three-minute tribute, which preceded a short montage of Williams' television work.

Weird Al Made Up Lyrics to TV Theme Songs and They're All Wrong

Taylor Berman · 08/25/14 09:03PM

Weird Al Yankovic followed his chart-topping new album by parodying the theme songs from some of this year's nominated shows. Unfortunately for Weird Al, he got the fake lyrics totally wrong. Please join Gawker editor-in-chief Max Read in the comments to help correct Yankovic's take on the themes from Mad Men, Scandal, Homeland, Modern Family, and Game of Thrones.

Watch Bryan Cranston Make Out With Julia Louis-Dreyfus at the Emmys

Taylor Berman · 08/25/14 08:07PM

After a skit during which Julia Louis-Dreyfus pretended not to remember his guest appearance on Seinfeld, Bryan Cranston stopped the Veep star on her way to collect her trophy for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series and gave her an eleven-second long kiss. "Um, yeah he was on Seinfeld," she said after finally making her way to the podium.