After that supposed first tearful night, a visit from her ex-girlfriend, rumored special treatment (i.e. keeping her hair extensions and fake eyelashes), and nearly two weeks in a solitary prison cell, Lindsay Lohan is scheduled to be released from Century Regional Detention Facility in Lynwood, California this week. Still, the fallen starlet has a tough road ahead of her—she plans to enter a rehab facility, as required by her sentence, will take on the role of notorious
Deep Throat actress Linda Lovelace in
Inferno, and still owes us an explanation about that “secret” tattoo, which
TMZ says is the outline of a little girl with her eyes closed tight. Reportedly, Lohan “liked the innocence” of the image. Living vicariously through ink sounds like a reasonable coping mechanism.
Lindsay Lohan is scheduled to be released from prison on Sunday, August 1 or Monday, August 2.
Although Swiss-born surrealist painter Paul Klee once said, “Art does not reproduce the visible,” the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art is doing some recreating of one of the artist’s earlier exhibits. The SFMOMA is putting on a 1946 show of Klee’s prints this week, but much has changed since that exhibition. At the time, those outside of Europe had barely heard of the now well-known revolutionary modern artist. But more than 60 years later, it’s clear that Klee’s innovation knows no temporal bounds. From
Blossoms in the Night to
The Saint of Inner Light, the museum is reviving Klee’s most prominent works, some of which now sell for more than $7 million. Though his style is incredibly distinct and identifiable, Klee was such a master manipulator of color that his work is nearly impossible to classify.
The "
Prints by Paul Klee” 1946 recreated exhibit opens at SFMOMA on Sunday, August 1.
Is there anything William Shatner can’t do? The actor, singer, Priceline spokesman, and pop culture all-star has hit it out of the park once again with
Aftermath, a new series on the Biography Channel. On
Aftermath, Shatner proves himself to be a surprisingly deft interviewer as he sits down with former headline-makers such as Jessica Lynch, The Unabomber, and Mary Kay Letourneau to find out what they’ve been up to since their moments in the public eye—and he uncovers new sides to stories that have since been left by the wayside. Whether you sympathize with his subjects or cringe at the sight of them, the result is undeniably fascinating and yet another reason why we’ll always love Shatner.
Aftermath
premieres on the Biography Channel on Monday, August 2.
Sure, there’s a lot of preparation that goes into a trip into space, but what about the
really important questions…like how to pack? Thanks to Mary Roach, we may finally have some answers. Roach has already provided us with the unexpected, gory details of both sex and death in the books
Bonk and
Stiff, respectively, and in
Packing for Mars, once again proves her knack for seeking out the weirdest (and, in our opinion, most interesting) details of any subject she chooses to tackle. Delivered with Roach’s trademark sense of dry humor,
Packing for Mars lays out the startling details that scientists have discovered about our hypothetical future living in space, thanks to a variety of tests and contraptions such as the space shuttle training toilet. Isn’t it time we knew the
real results of the space race?
Packing for Mars
hits shelves on Monday, August 2.
Despite being one of the most talked about women in Hollywood, Angelina Jolie has somehow maintained a level of mystery…until now. Famed biographer Andrew Morton is delving into the past of St. Angelina, and although many of his sources would not go on the record, he goes into Jolie’s alleged childhood traumas, which began with the wandering eye of her famous father, Jon Voight. Morton goes inside Jolie’s earlier life, according to
The New York Times, noting a babysitter who claims the young budding actress was abandoned. Jolie’s mother reportedly let Angelina's first boyfriend, to whom she allegedly lost her virginity at 14, move in, and the two lived together in the master bedroom, according to
USA Today. And two years later, according to Morton via
RadarOnline, Jolie allegedly slept with her mother’s then-boyfriend. The biographer goes on to reveal more shocking, but debatably true details of the actress’ life, as she went from a lost little girl to one of the biggest names in the business.
Angelina: An Unauthorized Biography
by Andrew Morton hits stores on Tuesday, August 3.
Ah, how we long for simpler times, when all of life’s problems could be swashbuckled away. Turner Classic Movies lets us re-live the glory days this week with the release of
Errol Flynn Adventures. The collected DVDs showcase film’s original action hero, who set the mustachioed gold standard for future leading men, including Harrison Ford. The set includes DVDs of four of Flynn’s most classic roles, including his turn as a fighter pilot in
Desperate Journey, a 1942 World War II drama that co-stars Ronald Reagan. Also in the lineup are
Edge of Darkness,
Northern Pursuit, and
Uncertain Glory, plus a series of vintage newsreels and shorts that will convince you we still live in a time when a tank of gas and a ticket to the movies each cost less than a dollar. Seventy years later, a Flynn film is still escapism at its very best.
TCM Spotlight: Errol Flynn Adventures
is available beginning on Tuesday, August 3.
Ever wish you could be part of that under the sea world? Do you dream of painting with all the colors of the wind? Or are you still unclear what “hakuna matata” or “supercalifragilisticexpialidocious” mean? Disney is capitalizing on those animated movies everyone loves with their latest product,
Sing It: Family Hits, a karaoke game that includes 30 classic songs and accompanying music videos from favorite Disney films. With picks from older favorites such as
Mary Poppins and
Peter Pan to more recent hits such as
Toy Story and
Cars, there is something for the whole family to enjoy—unless you’re an enemy of the House of Mouse. In which case, you can get that anger out with some heavy metal Rock Band instead.
Sing It: Family Hits
will be released on Tuesday, August 3.
Not that a fantastic soundtrack makes a movie—considering Lisa Cholodenko’s latest indie hit
The Kids Are All Right is a must-see without songs—but good music doesn’t hurt. Mixing current indie rock and classic artists, the soundtrack to
The Kids Are All Right, which centers on two children with two moms who seek out their anonymous sperm donor dad, offers reassuring songs you know you love (i.e. David Bowie’s “Black Country Rock” and “Win”) and those the kids are listening to these days, but you may be skeptical of (i.e. “The Youth” by MGMT and “Milk Man” by Deerhoof). But of the 17 songs on the soundtrack, one stands out. Joni Mitchell’s “All I Want” plays a significant role in the film—tough-as-nails Nic (played by Annette Bening), finally bonds with her children’s biological dad after a couple glasses of wine and an impromptu, incredibly revealing rendition of the song. Joni’s never been so moving—and Bening’s solo will convince you to snatch up this compilation.
The Kids Are All Right
soundtrack will be released on Tuesday, August 3.
It’s that time of year again, when we can all pretend that the ‘90s are still in full swing. That’s right: it’s Lollapalooza time. The seminal music festival of the flannel years is still going strong over a decade later, and this year sets up shop from August 6 through August 8 in Chicago’s Grant Park. Thankfully the lineup has changed a bit, and this year features a slew of indie, hip hop, and pop favorites like Wavves, B.O.B., The National, and MGMT. In an unexpected twist, Lady Gaga is set to make an appearance on Friday night, proving (yet again) her complete dominance over every part of pop culture. Dust off your Doc Martens if you dare.
Lollapalooza kicks off on August 6 in Chicago’s Grant Park.
While dance is often classified as an art form, rarely is it given the kind of attention its high art counterparts enjoy—and no,
Dancing With the Stars does not count as sophisticated entertainment. But the Institute of Contemporary Art at the University of Pennsylvania has created an exhibition titled
Dance with Camera, which explores the work of artists and dancers who choreograph specifically for film. The show and screening program, which moves to Houston’s Contemporary Arts Museum this week, includes film, video, and still images that display dance as a visual art of body movement. The still photography allows audiences to see close-ups of the performers, while the films, ranging from Busby Berkeley’s Hollywood musicals to Maya Deren’s avant-garde movies, show other angles of movement. Spanning 70 years of dance history and featuring more than 30 artists and filmmakers,
Dance with Camera shows there’s more to busting a move than Miley Cyrus would have us believe.
Dance with Camera
opens at Houston’s Contemporary Arts Museum on Saturday, August 7.
