The Mix breaks down everything you need to know about arts & entertainment this week
Nick bringing back ‘90s programming
TeenNick will bring “All That,” “Clarissa Explains It All” and more back into syndication. If this doesn’t excite you, go back to your childhood and do some soul-searching.
South by Southwest (SXSW)
Austin rocks its yearly film and music festival this week; we at the Mix lament that our spring break was last week.
Darren Aronofsky bows out of “The Wolverine”
The director of “Black Swan” says filming would have taken him out of the country for too long. Alas, the world will now be deprived of the first psychological art-house superhero action extravaganza.
“Mars Needs Moms” bombs
Disney pumped $150 million into producer Robert Zemeckis’s latest. Opening weekend take? $6.9 million. Make your own joke out of a bad pun between “mom” and “bomb.”
Michael Gough dies at 94
His Alfred the Butler was easily the classiest thing about 1997’s “Batman and Robin” — next to those nipples on the Batsuit.
Mel Gibson booked on battery charges
If only Gibson really did walk around with a puppet beaver to speak for him (a la his latest, “The Beaver,” premiering at SXSW this week), he could start getting his life together.
Aflac drops Gilbert Gottfried
The comedian got the chop after controversial jokes about Japan via Twitter. Have the Aflac executives never watched a Comedy Central roast?
Rebecca Black
The 13-year-old’s “Friday” is the Internet’s latest viral sensation, inspiring parodies, revisions and memes galore. It’s also a strong candidate for the worst song ever written.
