Man, it’s just a big old day of mystery for you folks, isn’t it? Got to be just KILLING you! But don’t worry, you know your old buddy always takes care of you with the answers to his own questions in rapid fashion.
It’s Tim Allen, folks. Tim Allen is actually making a reappearance on the big screen this January. And even better, he’s directing. So for once, if something goes wrong with a movie, we know EXACTLY who to blame.
And surely it’s not the writer of the upcoming train wreck in the making, Crazy on the Outside, featuring the grunt machine himself as a former prison inmate released into the care of his family, who as it turns out, is insane.
Even worse, joining this fray are none other than otherwise decent character actors Sigourney Weaver and Ray Liotta. Now, Ray I understand. Poor guy needs a paycheck. But Sigourney, come on. Surely you can hold off the tax man until the Ghostbusters remake hits!
Well, they don’t call it the January Curse for nothing, kids–brace yourselves, because this is going to be a doozy.
You know, I’m not surprised. Really. I’d also include words like “overrated” and “over the hill” too, because frankly, I haven’t laughed at much he’s done since the Butomi era on Saturday Night Live, and even then because he was with Chris Kattan, whose wide-eyed insanity made Ferrell seem like a straight man.
Oh, sure, Elf could’ve been a LOT worse than it was, but my stomach still churns at the thought of Step Brothers, and I still can’t make it through a performance of Semi-Pro without wishing Michigan would fall into one of the lakes, even IF it took me with it.
Ferrell, on average, only brings in about three times what he’s paid, which is actually good by any objective standard, but in Hollywood, in which budgets on single films can easily surpass the GDP of entire countries (here I am thinking of pretty much anywhere in Africa), it takes a lot more than a three to one ratio to justify the big payday.
Oh, sure, Ferrell’s known for a good joke or two, but he often spends his time in one of three basic modes:
1. Whiny man-child Will
2. Entirely too confident of his appearance Will
3. Naked Will
And frankly, I think we’ve all had enough of number three by now. Number one makes me want to gouge out most of my sensory apparatus and number two is just boring.
You know, I always knew Miley Cyrus was a few fries short of a Happy Meal, but this latest move marks her as either abysmally stupid or the single ballsiest player in Hollywood.
Seriously. Stones like CANNONBALLS. And I’m thoroughly aware she’s a chick–it’s a metaphor.
Anyway, check out what she had to say about it:
“I’ve never seen [Twilight], and nor will I ever. I don’t believe in it—I don’t believe in it. I don’t like vampires, I don’t like any of the stuff, like the wolf that pops out of the screen when I’m watching my TV at night. I feel like it’s seriously, like, people really like get into it maybe because it’s like people always fall in love with the characters I don’t like it, I don’t want anything to do with it. I don’t like the shirts, any of it.”
Hmm…now, why would a tween pop icon deliberately, suicidally, denounce the hottest book / movie property for the tween market? There are several possibilities.
1. Miley is genuinely outraged as a good Christian and is denouncing those Satanic vampire movies. Yeah, I didn’t really buy that one either–because where was she before now? But it’s a possibility, and anyone giving her the benefit of the doubt has to include that.
2. Miley is genuinely outraged that Twilight is cutting into her profits. Much more possible.
4. Miley is too stupid to live. She doesn’t even realize that she and Twilight share so many fans it’s ludicrous, and to try and get between them and their other love is just, as said above, abysmally stupid.
Which of these is it? I can’t say. But it’s pretty likely to be one of them!
Some of you can’t stay up late and watch the late, late shows of television. That said, tonight Jimmy welcomes Twilight’s leading lady – Kristen Stewart. After last night’s appearance on Jay Leno – Taylor Lautner mentioned that Kristen has quite a throwing arm.
Tonight- Jimmy tests her skills in part three of the interview! Also, in two parts, we have the full interview with Kristen – including her discussing Martha Stewart’s Robert Pattinson dream, her big plans for Thanksgiving and plenty of exciting New Moondetails.
People Magazine picked one of my favorite actors Johnny Depp as this year’s “Sexiest Man Alive.”
Depp, who is 46, won in 2003 is being called “iconic status in terms of sexiness.” That is a mouth full.
People representative also said, “Johnny Depp was someone who was sexy 10 years ago. He’ll be sexy 10 years from now. He’s someone who appeals to multiple generations of women.”
Brad Pitt, Richard Gere and George Clooney also hold the honors of being a double winner.
Check out the issue of People Magazine if you ladies want to see more sexy men of 2009.
I missed this shot when I watched JJ Abrams’ Star Trek. With all the explosions and sheer death at every turned, I just couldn’t keep my wits to spot R2-D2’s cameo.
But GIZMODO confirmed the droid we were all looking for in Star Trek. In this frame you can clearly see R2-D2’s cameo appearance in Star Trek. The sighting is confirmed by ILM.
John Calley was too ill to attend the ceremony. Steven Spielberg accepted the Oscar for Calley.
Roger Corman, Lauren Bacall and Gordon Willis and John Calley were awarded Oscars this weekend at a special presentation at Hollywood & Highland Center called Governors’ Awards. The affair was a nostalgic celebration with attendees referring to the good old days when Oscars were handed out in such casual affairs without time limits, where recipients’ acceptance speeches were not based on a two-minute stopwatch. Although the ceremony was not televised, highlights of the toasts and acceptance speeches are available at the Academy’s website.
I highly recommend visiting the site and taking the time to view each clip. It’s truly a celebrated time where each recipient deserves recognition from their esteemed colleagues.
The Hollywood actress is finally able to overcome life-long addiction through Narconon drug rehab program. As chronicled in her recent book High on Arrival, Mackenzie Phillips was introduced to the world of drug addiction at a very young age.
Once in awhile I’d catch “One Day at a Time” and thought the show was upbeat and kind of silly. As a viewer, it wasn’t easy to tell that Phillips grew up in a family that used and abused drugs. I guess, looking back and knowing her dad was a rock star in the 60’s. Drugs were the norm, it all makes sense why someone like Phillips ends up on drugs.
As she got older, Mackenzie’s drug use continued to increase, and as a result they continually crept into her professional life. Unable to maintain her lifestyle, she was asked to leave “One Day At a Time” and her drug use continued for many years, until last year Mackenzie finally found a solution to her problem – the Narconon Louisiana drug and alcohol rehabilitation program.
When she arrived at Narconon Louisiana, addicted to heroin and cocaine, Mackenzie had just been bailed out on felony drug possession charges. “I felt like my life was over,” she explains. “I’d had 10 years clean time in the past, but I felt defeated by my relapse.”
Once Mackenzie arrived at Narconon Louisiana she was given the opportunity to break free from her past. “At Narconon Louisiana I was welcomed into a family of amazing people who truly cared about me. I was given the opportunity to repair past difficulties, under the caring and watchful eye of the staff. The program has given me the freedom to move forward into my future, a future I did not think I had,” says Phillips.
The way the Narconon program achieved this was through a unique method that handles both the physical and mental aspects of addiction. During the first part of the program clients go through a sauna detoxification program, which eliminates residues that are left in the body by drugs and therefore reducing physical cravings for the drugs. The second half of the Narconon Program is a series of life skills courses, which restore an individual back to a productive, ethical, contributing member of society while raising their abilities to handle problems or difficulties.
Phillips is only lucky lady. I am sure she’ll do well.
More previous work of the late Heath Ledger is surfacing once again. Screenhead introduced Ledger’s King Rat, an animated short, some time ago.
Now, Cause and Effect has surfaced in the news today.
Ledger was known for saying “Talent begets Talent.” The Godfather of Australasian Hip Hop – Nfamas of 1200 Techniques – made a decision to go out on his own as No Fixed Abode. He approached his childhood friend, the late Heath Ledger, to direct his first music video.
Ledger loved to immense himself in music, and reportedly he believed in Nfa’s talent and ability to become a Hip Hop star on his own. Together, with Ledger as director, they created Nfa’s first music video Cause and Effect. Clearly we can see Ledger’s talent as an artistic director and the potential future he had as a director. The ability Ledger had to boldly embody the No Fixed Abode fundamental spirit, is very clear in this extraordinary music video.
It’s sad to lose such talent as Ledger, but at least we have the spirit of his work today that will live forever.
Remember the whole Slumdog Millionaire mess when the kids were supposed to be getting money, and weren’t, and the dad was basically trying to sell the little girl into marriage and all like this? Well, there’s a little more drama going on–seems the kids are about to shoot themselves in the metaphorical foot.
They’re at risk of losing both their trust fund and their monthly stipend becasue they haven’t been attending school.
Azharuddin Mohammed Ismail has only been showing up roughly one day in every three, and Rubina Ali’s only managing one day in four, roughly. But it’s not just straight truancy, it’s part of a schedule. Apparently they’re constantly on planes, going to places like Paris and Cochin and Chennai, and most recently, they were at a Mumbai hotel tea party on a Thursday afternoon. The family responds that the tea party was held on a school holiday, so they could go freely, but there’s been plenty of regular absences besides.
It’s a bad deal all the way around, and it’s really only hurting the kids at the end of the day.
Man, it’s just a big old day of mystery for you folks, isn’t it? Got to be just KILLING you! But don’t worry, you know your old buddy always takes care of you with the answers to his own questions in rapid fashion.
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