‘The Men Who Stare at Goats’ Reviews: Best New Release
Rave reviews for ‘goat men’
After a bit of a dry spell at the box office, we are inundated this week with a flood of new releases. Critic favorite is clearly “The Men Who Stare at Goats,” as reviews from all over sing its praises. It’s no surprise that a film [...]
Movie Reviews: ‘Christmas Carol,’ ‘The Box,’ ‘Fourth Kind’
This weekend at the theater
If you don’t think the Rated R satirical comedy “The Men Who Stare at Goats” — which critics call “a farcical antidote to big-screen bores about Afghanistan and Iraq” — is quite your speed, you have a couple of options at pretty opposite ends of the [...]
Cookie Monster to Veggie Monster? Inconceivable!
Cookie Monster is not Veggie Monster
Behold the power of Google. The world’s most popular search engine put a picture of Cookie Monster on its homepage today, and suddenly a four-year-old rumor is revived. There has not and will not be a decision to change Cookie Monster to Veggie Monster.
The fact [...]
Raquel Houghton | Dane Cook’s Former Girlfriend on American Idol
New American Idol Contestant Raquel Houghton
Raquel Houghton is making headlines today and it’s not because she was Dane Cook’s girlfriend for several long years. It’s because she’s kicking things up a notch and working hard to be the next American Idol.
Interestingly, Houghton is not a stranger to Hollywood. Apparently, [...]
Big Bird’s Birthday Marks ‘Sesame Street’ Anniversary
Show and Big Bird turn 40
For a television show to stick around for 40 years, it’s got to be doing something right. Today marks the 40th anniversary of “Sesame Street,” which means Big Bird’s 40th birthday as well.
While many people would probably be aware of this without Google’s commemorative display [...]
V TV Series 2009 | Previews are out of this world
Programming this good has been alien to the airwaves
People who watched the original TV series from the 80s, V, will be A) Noticing the two horrible puns I just made and B) awaiting the premiere of the V Series 2009 update to see if TV networks are just as out [...]
Nicolas Cage – Broke and Buried in Debt
Celebrities: Who cares about budgeting?
You never would have thought someone like Nicolas Cage, an Academy Award winner and Golden Globe nominee, would ever fall in need of intallment loans for bad credit. People like him have all the money in the world to feed an entire realm of starving children. [...]
Nicolas Cage Broke? Not Really, He Just Owes People Money
How do you define broke?
All kinds of publications, from trashy tabloids to respected newspapers, are reporting that Nicolas Cage is broke. Maybe they are just using “broke” for space reasons, but I don’t think that’s the right word for what Nicolas Cage is.
Nicolas Cage was bilked out of millions by [...]
The ‘Glee’ Phenomenon | Multimedia at its Best
The Free Market: where nothing is free
There is a finite amount of money out there and a seemingly infinite number of people competing for it. There is also no limit to the amount of said limited supply of money that each person wants. Thus, any time something becomes popular, the [...]
WJLA Breast Exam Video | Outrage over health awareness
WJLA Breast Exam Video – the Super Bowl all over again
A few days ago, a Washington DC television station, WJLA, aired a series about women’s health, particularly calling into question and to the audience’s attention the need for more women to be aware of how to properly conduct a breast [...]
‘Paranormal Activity’ Promises to Scare You
Scariest movie award
Well, it seems at least a few people are finally getting over the “Saw” franchise. Then again, it was the second highest grossing film at the box office last weekend. However, more people chose to buy tickets to “Paranormal Activity.” In the ads for “Paranormal Activity” it promises [...]
‘Project Runway’ Season 6, Episode 11 | Judges on Crack?
Heidi says she’d wear that?
“Project Runway” Season 6, Episode 11 was titled “The Best of the Best,” but in my opinion it definitely contained the worst decision the judges have ever made in “Project Runway” history. Althea made a horrible pair of pants, a tank top that looks like something [...]
Show Time! Michael Jackson ‘This Is It’ Movie Hits Theaters
Prediction: ‘This Is It’ will be well attended
Avid Michael Jackson fans have been eagerly anticipating the release of documentary film “This Is It” for quite sometime. Now, the day has finally come, as “This Is It” hits theaters tomorrow.
People will go to great lengths for Michael Jackson. After his death, [...]
‘How I Met Your Mother’ Season 5 Episode 6 Airs Next Week
Wasted space on my DVR
Last night, “How I Met Your Mother” took a little mid-season break, which is a perfectly normal thing for a sit-com or any television series to do. However, nowadays a lot of people watch their favorite shows online or recorded on a DVR, so if there [...]
Tamarind Featured on ‘The Next Iron Chef’
Introduction to tamarind
There are plenty of reasons to watch competitive cooking shows: the characters, the drama, recipe ideas and generally learning about food and cooking. I learned something new this week from “The Next Iron Chef” — the very existence of tamarind.
I had never heard of tamarind before Sunday’s new [...]
‘Vampire’s Assistant’ Reviews | Critics Give Biting Feedback
Does ‘Vampire’s Assistant’ have teeth?
“Cirque du Freak: The Vampire’s Assistant” follows a very specific trend that has been quite lucrative for others, but might not prove to work out so well in this case. “The Vampires Assistant” is a film aimed at a teenage audience that is about vampires and [...]
Sarah Palin to Hawk ‘Going Rogue’ on Oprah
Oprah and Palin to meet next month
It is confirmed, by the Chicago Sun-Times and the New York Times, Sarah Palin will appear on “The Oprah Winfrey Show” next month, the very day before her book “Going Rogue” hits the shelves.
Needless to say, people have some pretty strong opinions about this [...]
Taylor Swift Tickets for U.S. Shows on Sale
Tickets for select shows available
She won’t be performing in the U.S. until next year, but Taylor Swift tickets are now available for several of her tour dates. Taylor Swift tickets for shows in Texas, Pennsylvania, Michigan and Missouri are already selling like hotcakes. Stories of teenagers waiting throughout the night [...]
‘Project Runway’ Season 6, Episode 9
Designers instructed to whisk you away
On “Project Runway” season 6, episode 9, the designers were instructed to design an outfit inspired by a place, such as New York, Greece, St. Tropez, etc. They got $300 in quick cash to get fabric and supplies. But that wasn’t the interesting part.
Since last [...]
Jodie Sweetin’s Memoir | Will She Make a Comeback?
Book by Jodie Sweetin comes out soon
Jodie Sweetin, the actress who played middle child Stephanie on “Full House,” has written a memoir. The book, “UnSweetined,” hits shelves Nov. 3, and it details her childhood on TV and her drug addiction.
Amazon.com has a pretty extensive excerpt from the book. In it, [...]
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