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'Celebrity Apprentice': Bret Michaels talks about winning, living, and what's next - Entertainment Weekly
Source: Entertainment - Google News | 25 May 2010 | 4:10 am Fun and video games for Jake Gyllenhaal (AP)AP - Jake Gyllenhaal just wants to have fun. Hence, he's swinging back into cinemas this weekend as the swashbuckling hero in "Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time."Source: Yahoo! News: Entertainment News | 25 May 2010 | 4:10 am Fun and video games for Jake Gyllenhaal (AP)AP - Jake Gyllenhaal just wants to have fun. Hence, he's swinging back into cinemas this weekend as the swashbuckling hero in "Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time."Source: Yahoo! News: Entertainment News | 25 May 2010 | 4:10 am Fun and video games for Jake Gyllenhaal (AP)AP - Jake Gyllenhaal just wants to have fun. Hence, he's swinging back into cinemas this weekend as the swashbuckling hero in "Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time."Source: Yahoo! News: Entertainment News | 25 May 2010 | 4:10 am SJP and friends talk camels and couture in 'SATC2' (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Entertainment News | 25 May 2010 | 4:08 am Lohan's ankle bracelet has breathalyzer technology (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Entertainment News | 25 May 2010 | 3:59 am Paul McCartney to play White House - BBC News
Source: Entertainment - Google News | 25 May 2010 | 3:50 am Tuesday, May 25, 2010 - Updated 7h ago - Boston Herald
Source: Entertainment - Google News | 25 May 2010 | 3:49 am Courts Use Ankle Bracelets to Sniff out Alcohol - ABC News
Source: Entertainment - Google News | 25 May 2010 | 3:45 am 'Sex and the City 2' Article Rating - New York Daily News
Source: Entertainment - Google News | 25 May 2010 | 2:24 am Chris Klein: The Lost Audition TapesHere are two nice things we can say about Chris Klein: 1. He’s a really good sport. After his now infamous Mamma Mia audition tape leaked on the internet last week, dozens more audition tapes have “surfaced” over at extremely reputable internet website Funny or Die. And 2. Chris Klein is really handsome. But we dare you to watch this tongue-in-cheek video without still feeling embarrassed for you. Note: Do not take us up on this dare, because you will lose. Source: Best Week Ever | 25 May 2010 | 2:22 am Bollywood film 'Kites' rises abroad, falls at homeBollywood film "Kites" started strongly at the box office in India, raising hopes of the industry's first, badly needed blockbuster of the year, but mixed reviews have dented initial...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsEnter | 25 May 2010 | 2:11 am Broken heart kills Murphy husband - New York Post
Source: Entertainment - Google News | 25 May 2010 | 2:11 am World Cup crowns struggle for 'White Zulu' Johnny CleggThirty years after Johnny Clegg defied a racist regime to bring Zulu rhythms and Western pop together on stage, he says hosting the World Cup next month crowns South Africa's "tremendous...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsEnter | 25 May 2010 | 2:04 am Iran film director to be freed on Tuesday -wifeTEHRAN (Reuters) - Jailed Iranian film director Jafar Panahi, who has been on hunger strike for more than a week, is expected to be released on Tuesday on bail of 2 billion rials (about...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsEnter | 25 May 2010 | 2:02 am Paul Gray, the bass guitarist with the macabre heavy metal band Slipknot , has been found deadFile photo of heavy metal band Slipknot. Paul Gray, the bass guitarist with the macabre heavy metal band, has been found dead in an Iowa hotel room aged 38, US media reported.Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesEnter | 25 May 2010 | 1:38 am Slipknot bassist Paul Gray dead at 38: reportsPaul Gray, bass guitarist with macabre heavy metal band Slipknot, has been found dead in an Iowa hotel room aged 38, US media reported Monday. The musician's body was discovered by staffSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsEnter | 25 May 2010 | 1:38 am Last Night on Late Night: Jake Gyllenhaal's Not Bitter Or Anything Big-time movie star Jake Gyllenhaal talked to David Letterman about how his childhood dreams of playing soccer for a living were dashed when his stage parents forced him into acting, comparing it to something like slavery. Poor Jake. On Jimmy Kimmel Live, Jimmy is still talking about the Lost finale, and over at The Late Late Show, Ben Stein seemed desperate to convince Craig Ferguson, and himself, that the Republicans really are a happy bunch of people despite frequently appearing to be very unhappy about a certain someone. Finally, Jay Leno's got Russell Brand discussing how Venus Williams' derriere could help him start a revolution. Watch our compilation to see what you missed. Read more posts by Dorsey Shaw Filed Under: last night on late night, ben stein, david gregory, jake gyllenhaal, lost, russell brand, venus williams
Source: Vulture | 25 May 2010 | 1:30 am Autopsy today on Slipknot bassistThe autopsy of Paul Gray, the bassist for the Grammy-winning metal band Slipknot, will be conducted Tuesday, authorities said.Source: CNN.com - Entertainment | 25 May 2010 | 12:34 am Private Sourcing Events bring buyers with annual sales of US$37 billion to meet quality suppliers in IndiaSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsEnter | 25 May 2010 | 12:30 am Industry Roundup: New Journey Sequel Director Means Fraser Is Likely Out Opposite Journeys: Brad Peyton (Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore) will direct the sequel to Journey to the Center of the Earth, which means Brendan Fraser will likely drop out as the film’s star, Deadline says. Fraser had wanted to make the film with Eric Brevig, who directed him in the original; if he were to officially withdraw, it is likely Josh Hutcherson, who played his nephew in the first movie, would take over the leading role. So the studio will either be pinning their 3D blockbuster hopes on The Giddy Clapper or a teenage actor who's not Taylor Lautner. [Deadline] Mass Appeal: Legendary Pictures has secured the rights to Mass Effect, an epic sci-fi action video game. Mark Protosevich (I Am Legend, Thor) is in talks to write the adaptation, which is still in the early stages of development. The game is set in 2183 and focuses on a human soldier and "his starship," the SSV Normandy. The plot also involves a long-extinct race of aliens and a plethora of different alien species. Not sure 'bout this title though: it sounds more like something you have to define in physics class than an alien movie, right? [Heat Vision/HR] Games Time: Nina Dobrev (The Vampire Diaries) has joined the cast of Deathgames, the indie action movie starring Kellan Lutz, Samuel L. Jackson and Daniel Dae Kim. James Remar (Dexter) and Derek Mears (Friday the 13th) have also joined the cast. The film is centered on a young man (Lutz) who is kidnapped and forced to participate in modern gladiator fights for the entertainment of the online masses. Dobrev will play Lutz’s wife - clearly she just can't stay away from the vamps. [Heat Vision/HR] Post-Girl: Kevin Zegers (Transamerica, Gossip Girl's Damien) has signed on for two upcoming indie projects. He will star alongside Ray Liotta in Entitled, about a ransom plot. And he will take the leading role in the college drama A Great Education, in which he will play a poor scholarship student at Harvard dating a rich girl (Emma Roberts). Just be wary if he starts asking you to wear strange shawl-like things to balls, Emma. [Variety] Read more posts by Josh Duboff Filed Under: the industry, a great education, bill marsilii, brad peyton, brendan fraser, deathgames, derek mears, entitled, james remar, jerry bruckheimer, journey to the center of the earth 2, kevin zegers, lightspeed, mark protosevich, mass effect, movies, music, nina dobrev, terry rossio
Source: Vulture | 25 May 2010 | 12:09 am U.S. Expands Secret Military Activity General David Petraeus has ordered a “broad expansion” of clandestine military activity in the Middle East, according to the Times. The secret directive, which the top American commander signed in September, increased the number of troops sent to areas including Iran, Saudi Arabia and Somalia in hopes of "disrupting militant groups or counter threats," as well as building internal networks against al-Qaeda and collecting intelligence about future attacks. Officials said the order allows for reconnaissance that could lead to potential military strikes in Iran if tensions with the country escalate. [NYT] Read more posts by Josh Duboff Filed Under: military, al-qaeda
Source: Daily Intel | 24 May 2010 | 11:32 pm The Ladies Lead on Final 'Dancing' Performances - ABC News
Source: Entertainment - Google News | 24 May 2010 | 11:25 pm The ladies lead on final 'Dancing' performances (AP)
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Source: Yahoo! News: Entertainment News | 24 May 2010 | 11:24 pm Lady Gaga Makes Time For Larry King According to a Larry King tweet, the CNN host will be interviewing none other than Lady Gaga next week. What she will be able to offer King in advice on his very own bad romance, he no doubt will be able to reciprocate in fashion tips. [Twitter] Read more posts by Josh Duboff Filed Under: lady gaga, larry king, tv
Source: Vulture | 24 May 2010 | 11:01 pm Slipknot co-founder Paul Gray found dead at Urbandale hotel - DesMoinesRegister.com
Source: Entertainment - Google News | 24 May 2010 | 10:39 pm Stars of the Tony Award Nominated Musical 'Memphis' Celebrate the Strength of Love With the Everlon Diamond Knot CollectionSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsEnter | 24 May 2010 | 10:21 pm Jack Bauer turns fugitive on final "24"TORONTO (Reuters) - After eight horrifying days, U.S. special agent Jack Bauer ended his career on television's hit action show "24" on Monday by turning into a fugitive from justice and...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsEnter | 24 May 2010 | 10:20 pm Bus Operators Plagued By A Spitting Problem The Times’ in-depth look at a problem you probably didn’t even know was a problem - New Yorkers spitting on bus drivers (yep, for real) - is disconcerting for a whole bunch of reasons. First they tell you that, of all the incidents that resulted in a bus operator taking paid leave in 2009, a third of them (51 in total) involved a driver being “spat upon.” Then you'll be further surprised and saddened by the reveal that bus operators who are spat on end up needing to take, on average, 64 days off work to recover from the “physically and psychologically traumatic experience." You'll feel slightly better when you find out the MTA is mulling the idea of putting up plastic partitions or mimicking the London model of collecting DNA of “offending spitters.” But then your heart will sink again at the tale of 52-year-old driver Raul Morales, who was spit on when a guy got on the bus and said, plainly, that “he didn’t want to pay the fare.” "[Morales] stopped at a nearby McDonald’s to clean himself off, then finished his shift. 'I just kept on going,' (An ice slushie was once thrown at him for the same reason.)"
When Passengers Spit, Bus Drivers Take Months Off [NYT] Read more posts by Josh Duboff Filed Under: spitting, buses, gross things, mta
Source: Daily Intel | 24 May 2010 | 10:13 pm Lyric Opera ending season in the black (AP)AP - Spokesmen for Lyric Opera of Chicago report that Lyric will again be ending its season in the black financially — a rarity among major American opera companies.Source: Yahoo! News: Entertainment News | 24 May 2010 | 10:02 pm U.S. Census Bureau Daily Feature for May 25Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsEnter | 24 May 2010 | 10:01 pm Singer Christina Aguilera cancels summer tourLOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Pop singer Christina Aguilera on Monday canceled plans for a summer concert tour blaming work on a new film and an upcoming album that squeezed rehearsal time,...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsEnter | 24 May 2010 | 9:52 pm McCartney To Receive Gershwin Prize, Special Concert Paul McCartney will be feted as the third recipient of the Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song, following previous winners Paul Simon and Stevie Wonder. McCartney will be honored with a special concert on June 2 at the White House (airing July 28) featuring stand up from Jerry Seinfeld, as well as performances of McCartney songs by Wonder, Elvis Costello, Faith Hill, Jack White, Emmylou Harris, Herbie Hancock, Corinne Bailey Rae and - presumably at Malia and Sasha’s request - the Jonas Brothers. [Variety] Read more posts by Josh Duboff Filed Under: tributes, gershwin prize, music, paul mccartney
Source: Vulture | 24 May 2010 | 9:50 pm Lawyer slams Mexico probe in producer's wife death (AP)AP - A Mexican lawyer for the family of a TV producer's wife found dead in Cancun said Monday that investigators in Mexico have neither the ability nor the willingness to solve the case.Source: Yahoo! News: Entertainment News | 24 May 2010 | 9:19 pm Despite Ratings Trouble, CNN Profits Continue to Rise Amidst ratings decreases and big-name departures, CNN is reportedly on track to have its most profitable year in 2010, breaking the record-setting figure it set last year. Though in last place among the cable networks in prime-time ratings, CNN’s profits have risen every year since 2003, as only about 10 percent of the company’s revenues come from U.S. prime-time programming. Additionally, CNN boasts more individual viewers than its competitors (in April, CNN drew 90.2 million viewers to Fox News’ 82.3 million and MSNBC’s 74.8 million). The network also pumps profits as it's able to sell the majority of its ad deals in multiple platforms, as CNN.com is the top ranking news site (though they might not admit it, people clearly have a thing for "story highlights") and CNN Digital rules the news mobile sites pack. Away From Prime Time, CNN Thrives [National Journal] Read more posts by Josh Duboff Filed Under: cnn, advertising, cable news news, in other news, media
Source: Daily Intel | 24 May 2010 | 8:56 pm Pop singer cancels Monterrey concert, citing concern over violence in northern MexicoMEXICO CITY - Mexican pop singer Reyli Barba said Monday he is indefinitely postponing a benefit concert that had been planned for Saturday in the northern city of Monterrey, citing...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsEnter | 24 May 2010 | 8:51 pm 'Lost' finale creates islands of thought - Los Angeles Times
Source: Entertainment - Google News | 24 May 2010 | 8:25 pm Vivendi gets rights to Krofft library (Reuters)Reuters - Vivendi Entertainment has acquired exclusive North American home-entertainment rights to the Sid and Marty Krofft library.Source: Yahoo! News: Entertainment News | 24 May 2010 | 8:23 pm In 'Dramatic Breakthrough,' Obama Signs 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' Compromise After a series of meetings in the White House today, President Obama has signed a compromise between lawmakers and the defense department that would remove a key barrier on the road to repealing "don’t ask, don’t tell" policy. The compromise stipulates that lawmakers will vote in the next few days on a repeal of the military policy; if it passes the vote, it wouldn’t be implemented until the Pentagon completed a study about the impact it would have on the troops. Gay rights advocates called the development a “dramatic breakthrough” that they believe indicates the policy will finally be taken down, the Post reports, as it "puts us one step closer to removing this stain from the laws of our nation." Obama endorses 'don't ask, don't tell' compromise in Congress [WP] Read more posts by Josh Duboff Filed Under: don't ask don't tell, barack obama, congress, gay rights, military
Source: Daily Intel | 24 May 2010 | 8:09 pm Television review: The '24' finale - Los Angeles Times
Source: Entertainment - Google News | 24 May 2010 | 8:05 pm TV Show Recaps - Dancing with the Stars Episode Recap: Monday, May 24, 2010The final three face off on Day 1 of the Dancing with the Stars final as they perform a redemption dance and the much-anticipated freestyle numbers. Who nailed both? Who underwhelmed? Find out below!
Source: FOXNews.com | 24 May 2010 | 7:52 pm Christina Aguilera Postpones Summer Tour On the heels of a first single that hasn’t taken off followed by a hastily-released second track, Christina Aguilera has now announced that her upcoming summer tour is postponed until 2011. Live Nation says the move is due to prior commitments she has scheduled to promote her new album, Bionic, and her film debut in November's Burlesque. [Arts Beat/NYT] Read more posts by Josh Duboff Filed Under: christina aguilera, music, tours
Source: Vulture | 24 May 2010 | 7:44 pm Lost's Twitter Buzz Doesn't Match Oscars' Just as the Lost series finale strangely only garnered about the same number of viewers as a run-of-the-mill Desperate Housewives finale, the much-anticipated episode also underperformed slightly in the Twitterverse, surprising considering the series’ obsessive online fan base. While the numbers are still impressive - there were 437,613 Lost-related tweets the night of the finale, significantly higher than the average of 27,000 tweets posted per show during the season - the series-ender's twitter chatter was tromped by that of other big events, like the Academy Awards, which saw about 780,000 Oscar-related tweets this past March. You know, we were thinking that church scene could have benefited from an uncomfortably long interpretative dance number. The ‘Lost’ Finale, in Twitter Traffic [Bits/NYT] Read more posts by Josh Duboff Filed Under: lost, abc, finale, tv, twitter
Source: Vulture | 24 May 2010 | 7:11 pm Regal Binoche and Dreamy Weerashethakul Lead Cannes Winners Apichatpong Weerashethakul. This year, there was intense speculation about which grizzled, senior auteur would receive the Palmes d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival: Would it be Mike Leigh's well-reviewed, well-wrought drama Another Day, Bertrand Tavernier's picture-pretty period film The Princess of Montpensier, Abbas Kiarostami's Certified Copy, or Ken Loach's hot-button Iraq contractor film Route Irish? In the end, the film did not go to a gold-plated legend who barely needed the boost, nor to a gravely topical director like Doug Liman, but to 39 year-old Thai arthouse star Apichatpong Weerashethakul, for his dreamy, spirit-haunted drama Uncle Boonmeee Who Can Recall his Past Lives, about a dying man brought face-to-face with the distorted ghosts of his wife and others. Despite Weerashethakul’s status as a bonafide critics' favorite, few have actually seen his films (Syndromes and a Century earned just $60,000 worldwide). Since none of the big topical Cannes films are going to take the world by storm this year — Ken Loach's Route Irish won't be another Hurt Locker and Doug Liman's dull, straightforward Fair Game won't entertain — at least the award went to an auteur who dearly needs the exposure. As the first Southeast Asian film director to win the Palmes d'Or, it's something of an upset — and also a sign of the festival's evolution, since Weerashethakul’s career has been cultivated and developed, in part, by Cannes. He won the Un Certain Regard prize in 2002 for his debut film Blissfully Yours. In 2004, he scored a special jury prize for Tropical Malady. Weerashetakul's films can be mystically obtuse, or almost inexplicably moving — but they're never less than beautifully shot. He pairs an unmistakably vivid and lush visual aesthetic with a serene, oblique sense of narrative, and it's easy to imagine that his striking eye attracted jury members such as Tim Burton or Victor Erice. Daily Telegraph film critic Sukhdev Sandhu called the film "a fabulous weave of magic. It’s barely a film; more a floating world" — so perhaps it also makes sense that a festival so bored by topical literalism also craved some film magic. There were more surprises: Most shockingly, hometown boy Mathiue Amalric took home the best director prize for Tournée, his loosey-goosey New Burlesque romp (though the award would seem to reflect his warm rapport with the actors, since the film was a muddle). And a jury headed by Gael Garcia Bernal granted the Camera d'Or for best first feature to Australian Michael Rowe, for his Mexican drama Año Bisiesto. Very few Americans took home prizes, but the ones who did weren't A-list: Gregg Araki won the first Queer Palm award for his nutso-midnight sex-and-magic flick Kaboom, which was like three-seasons of Buffy the Vampire Slayer crammed into ninety minutes. The three major Americans at the festival (Woody Allen, Doug Liman, Oliver Stone) pulled in no more than decent reviews — and saw the extremely well-reviewed Sundance indie Blue Valentine, starring Michelle Williams and Ryan Gosling, steal the lion's share of the festival's awards momentum. And the acting awards? The two big winners were Javier Bardem, who's already generating Oscar buzz for his fantastic film in Alejandro González Iñárritu's Biutiful — and this only solidifies his case. And, yes, Juliette Binoche took home best actress for Abbas Kiarostami's Certified Copy. As the festival moved on, and Kiarostami's friend and fellow Iranian director Jafar Panahi languished in prision and began a hunger strike, Binoche emerged as an almost regal diplomatic presence at the festival. She did everything she could to raise Panahi's profile without ever seeming less than well-versed and sincere. Her performance on the Croisette was as dignified and perhaps more important than anything she's done on screen — and for that alone, her award was well deserved. Maybe next year the festival will return to more noisy promotions and splashy blockbuster premieres and introduce more startling new talents (the festival's biggest disappointment was the lack of some great discovery). But at this year's relatively refined, smaller-scale festival, amid a scrum of very familiar faces, Binoche seemed to personify Cannes's subtler virtues of poise and grace. As hectic and noisy as the Croisette can become- — with that banging techno blaring over the red carpet — Binoche's calm voice was clear above the din. Read more posts by Logan Hill
Source: Vulture | 24 May 2010 | 7:08 pm Did the Series Finale of Lost Quench Your Thirst?Warning: This story includes spoilers from the series finale of Lost. Read at your own risk.
Source: FOXNews.com | 24 May 2010 | 7:03 pm Report Claims 9/11-Related Stress Caused Miscarriages An increase in the number of miscarriages of baby boys in the U.S. in September 2001 was the result of stress caused by 9/11, according to a hypothesis presented in a new report. The spike in miscarriages that month - which led to an amount about 12 percent higher than would be expected - was potentially the result of a phenomenon referred to as “communal bereavement,” in which a national disaster (in this case, the terrorist attacks) causes widespread distress among a population even if the individuals do not have a direct link to the incident. Apparently female fetuses aren't as sensitive to the heightened levels of corticosteroids, the chemicals the mothers’ bodies create due to the stress. Read more posts by Josh Duboff Filed Under: 9/11, communal bereavement, sad things
Source: Daily Intel | 24 May 2010 | 6:47 pm A man dressed up as 'Mother Nature' dances at the annual Rio de Janeiro street carnivalA man dressed up as 'Mother Nature' dances with Rio de Janeiro's most famous carnival street band Ipanema for the city's annual street parade. Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has launched...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesEnter | 24 May 2010 | 6:35 pm Vulture Exclusive: Ridley Scott to Acquire His Own 3D Company Now we understand why Sir Ridley Scott is so eager to shoot back-to-back Alien prequels in 3D. The Oscar-winning director is in negotiations to form a partnership with Symphony 3D, the parent company of one of the top manufacturers of 3D glasses and projection systems, MasterImage 3D. Scott’s production company is called Scott Free Productions, but he’s calling this new joint venture Scott Three Productions. It’s easy to see why Scott - who is based at Twentieth Century Fox - is so eager to jump into the 3D business: When the last dollar of Avatar’s many dollars was counted, 83% of the film’s chart-busting gross came from 3D presentations; the number was 67% for How to Train Your Dragon. And while Disney’s Alice in Wonderland was originally shot in 2D, they retroactively converted it, and 3D accounted for 72% of its gross. (Does this mean Scott will go back and add another dimension to his past classics like Alien and Blade Runner? He has pooh-poohed the idea, but if you own a 3D company, why not hire a couple of interns to do it and then watch the money roll in?) As more and more screens go digital and 3D, Scott is clearly hoping MasterImage 3D will be an appealing alternative to more dominant players, like RealD. Unlike some of its competitors, MasterImage 3D equipment is purchased outright by movie theaters, and does not demand royalties for each ticket sold, as is the case with RealD. Plus, with studios cutting back on the amount of gross they're willing to share with even all-star directors like Scott, this must be an appealing growth industry for him. It's not clear how much Scott, whose net worth was estimated to be $172 million by The Sunday Times of London, is gambling on his 3D venture. But he is one of the most entrepreneurial directors working in Hollywood: His commercial production company, RSA Films, represents elite directors like Kathryn Bigelow (The Hurt Locker), Neill Blomkamp (District 9) and Joe Carnahan (The A-Team) for TV ad work. Scott also once owned Mill Film, a now-defunct London visual effects company that worked on Gladiator and won the visual effects Oscar in 2001, and he currently owns the UK-based Shepperton Studios with his brother, Tony. Read more posts by Claude Brodesser-Akner Filed Under: the industry, 3D, alien, movies, ridley scott
Source: Vulture | 24 May 2010 | 5:45 pm Review: `SATC2' indulges in style over substance (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Entertainment Reviews | 24 May 2010 | 5:11 pm Cannes Snapshots: What Goes On Beyond the Red Carpet The Cannes Film Festival isn't just about red-carpet looks and glamorous premieres. It's only mostly about that stuff. But behind the Grand Theatre Lumiere, there's a raging film market where international distributors make deals for movies you'll never see (Sylvester Stallone goes Bollywood?), a dizzying series of international tents where countries promote their filmmakers, terrible celebrity impersonators, and a gaggle of intense fans who descend on the Croisette pleading for spare movie tickets — and, in one case, offering up "ma virginite" for entrance. To give you a sense of the world beyond the paparazzi bulbs, we wandered the periphery and took some snapshots. Read more posts by Logan Hill Filed Under: cannes 2010, movies
Source: Vulture | 24 May 2010 | 5:00 pm Slipknot Bassist Found Dead in Hotel, Police SayPolice say a hotel employee found the 38-year-old dead in a room at the Town Plaza Hotel in Urbandale, a suburb of Des Moines.
Source: FOXNews.com | 24 May 2010 | 4:42 pm The Roots Use Jim James Wisely When the Roots announced last month that indie-rock unimpeachables Joanna Newsom and Jim James would be appearing on their new album How I Got Over, music nerds got all hot and bothered dreaming up the strange twists and turns the collabos could take. Turns out, that was a waste of time! At least for the Jim James appearance — on ‘Dear God 2.0 (How I Got Over),” which was released earlier today — the Roots went in the most obvious possible direction: sampling James's voice for the chorus (from the Monsters of Folk song “Dear God”) and having Black Thought rap during the verses. Piling on to the general shortage of inventiveness? That it’s the same tactic employed on the Roots' biggest radio hit to date, “The Seed 2.0” (which took over Cody Chesnutt’s original) down to the numerical formatting. That doesn’t mean the song’s a waste of time, though: A four-minute chunk of generic-to-specific woe — Black Thought hops from calling out everything from police brutality, endangered animals, and air pollutants to himself, for being on the “Def Jam payment plan”— it fits right in along with the darky dark darkness of the Roots' last two awesome albums. But, yeah, we’re still a little salty Jim James didn’t get to spit. Read more posts by Amos Barshad Filed Under: right-click, jim james, mosnters of folk, music, the roots
Source: Vulture | 24 May 2010 | 4:40 pm Gallery: 'SNL' films that fell shortSource: CNN.com - Entertainment | 24 May 2010 | 4:26 pm See a Full-Length Photo of Lara Stone’s Givenchy Wedding Gown After her wedding to David Walliams last week, the only photo that had surfaced of the custom white Givenchy dress Lara Stone wore for her ceremony was from the waist up. Now full-length photos have emerged. The dress, though long, was about as sexy as the mini gold-and-silver number she wore for the reception, with a slit that extended to the top of her left thigh and a train with lace insets. Will she put the sexy back in bridalwear and thwart Ivanka Trump's sleeve craze? A Full Look at Lara Stone's Custom Givenchy Wedding Dress [Fashionologie] Read more posts by Amy Odell Filed Under: put a ring on it, david walliams, designers, givenchy, lara stone, model tracker, models, weddings
Source: The Cut | 24 May 2010 | 4:20 pm Government Admits It Can’t Do Any Better Than BP Though BP's efforts to stanch the still-ongoing flow of oil into the Gulf of Mexico have failed miserably for over a month now, Coast Guard Commandant Admiral Thad Allen said today that there are no plans for the government to take the reins. "To push BP out of the way would raise the question: to replace them with what?" he said. Anything? [CNN] Read more posts by Dan Amira Filed Under: cleaning up, bp, oil spill, thad allen
Source: Daily Intel | 24 May 2010 | 4:15 pm Tammy Etheridge: Split with Melissa not mutual or amicableMelissa Etheridge may have told Oprah Winfrey that her breakup with Tammy was "as mutual as those things can be," but the singer's former partner is now publicly disagreeing.Source: CNN.com - Entertainment | 24 May 2010 | 4:07 pm Report: ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ Repeal to Be Voted On This Week After a couple of meetings at the White House today with gay and congressional leaders, the Washington Post reports that the Senate Armed Services Committee is set to vote on adding a repeal of "don't ask, don't tell" to a routine defense authorization bill. At least six senators on the panel are considered undecided on whether or not to get rid of the ban on gays serving openly in the military. Nancy Pelosi has said that she will allow a floor vote on a similar measure by Representative Patrick Murphy in the House, even though it was not included in the defense spending bill when it went through the House Armed Services Committee. Pelosi says the vote is contingent on Murphy's bill having enough support in the full House, but the Post reports that it's unclear if it does (Murphy says he's got the necessary 217 votes). If the repeal does get passed, it won't go into effect until the results come in from a White House and Pentagon-ordered study on what its effects would be, and how to implement it. That study is set to be completed in December. It's also notable that this compromise would not include a policy of nondiscrimination — something that gay advocates have been hoping for so that a future president would not have the power to change policy once again. 'Don't ask, don't tell' compromise in the works [Federal Eye/WP] Read more posts by Chris Rovzar Filed Under: don't ask don't tell, barack obama, gay rights, military, pentagon
Source: Daily Intel | 24 May 2010 | 4:00 pm Bret Michaels to Undergo Heart Surgery in FallFresh off his Celebrity Apprentice win, Bret Michaels announced that he will undergo heart surgery in the fall.
Source: FOXNews.com | 24 May 2010 | 3:59 pm Giovanna Battaglia Likes Her Dolce With a Side of Leopard Hat Vogue Gioiello fashion director Giovanna Battaglia went to Naomi Campbell's 40th-birthday party wearing a spring 2010 look by Dolce & Gabbana, only with more bra exposed and an added fun leopard hat. How do you feel about her accessories? Read more posts by Amy Odell Filed Under: look of the day, designers, dolce and gabbana, giovanna battaglia
Source: The Cut | 24 May 2010 | 3:55 pm Debunking the Theory That Kitten Heels Are a Sign of Economic Uncertainty Marc Jacobs, fall 2010. In lusher economic times, the standard runway heel seemed to tower at six inches. Designers had no trouble producing them for the masses at those absurd heights either, and we saw six-, seven-, even eight-inch pairs flood shelves. Footwear had become dangerous for professional models, but that didn't stop designers from rolling out nine-, ten-, even twelve-inch pairs. But what goes up must come down, and so it was with footwear for the fall 2010 season. Marc Jacobs put his girls in refreshing flats and kitten heels. Michelle Obama has always worn kitten heels, a practical choice for a working mom who has to do a lot of standing and doesn't want to feel awkward in her shoes. Karl Lagerfeld continued the trend, showing kitten heels and even bare feet — the ultimate in low-heel extremism — in his recent Chanel resort show. With any new and startling trend must obviously come a deeper cultural meaning. The Wall Street Journal wonders if this has something to do with the economy, which, according to many news outlets these days, can explain everything in fashion and life: Now, amid considerable economic uncertainty, lower-heeled styles—particularly tapered "kitten" heels—are back with a vengeance... That leads some to speculate whether there's a relationship between a sinking heel and the stock market. Gary Loveman, CEO of Harrah's Entertainment Inc., was reported saying earlier this year that he likes seeing women wearing stilettos in his casinos because he believes it means guests are more likely to spend more.
Stilettos—So Two Years Ago [WSJ] Read more posts by Amy Odell Filed Under: dreams come shoe, chanel, designers, fall 2010, marc jacobs, shoes, trends
Source: The Cut | 24 May 2010 | 3:30 pm Review: Book delves into faults of the human mind (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Entertainment Reviews | 24 May 2010 | 3:23 pm Interview: Jennifer Aniston Talks Bikinis, Exes(Jennifer Aniston did not stop by our offices earlier today to drink whiskey and talk about her body. Here’s the unedited transcript of the interview that didn’t happen.)
“Do you mind if we get totally superficial about your body for a minute? No? Okay, thanks. Let’s start with the obvious: You, Jennifer Aniston, in your hot pink bikini, look ridiculously amazing. Yes you do! Jen, stop stop stop. Let me finish. I’m being totally serious. I can’t believe you’re 41. Do you realize that any single, warm-blooded mammal (hell, amphibians and reptiles too) would jump (or swim or crawl or whatever) at a chance to be near you? What? You can’t be serious. I refuse to believe that’s the nicest thing anyone’s ever said to you! You know what? Screw Brad Pitt. Screw Vince Vaughn. Screw Gerard Butler. Screw all of them — especially John Mayer. He’s just a teenybopper blabbermouth! I still can’t believe he said his penis is like “a white supremacist.” What a fool. Hahahahha. Good one! A tiny tongue without tastebuds. You’re so right! Jen, you are so smart and funny and you’ve never been given proper credit for your comic timing. Did you know that? Sure, you’re welcome. Yeah, I think I remember reading about it. He used to be John “Twitter Addict” Mayer, right? Well can I tell you something? No dude in his right mind would be out to dinner with you and stare at anything but your eyes? I mean, sure, being a warm-blooded mammal I might glance at your legs, but I think you have the prettiest eyes I’ve ever seen. Jen? Did I say something wrong? Hey there, are you okay? Here’s a tissue. I know this is going to sound crazy but I have a flask of whiskey in my drawer. Do you want some? No, please please please. Don’t even think about it. We all need a drink sometimes. Who cares if it’s 11:30 in the morning. Okay. Why not? I’ll have a swig. I can’t believe we’re sitting here passing this flask of whiskey back and forth. Aww, Jen! Really? I totally agree. It’s probably the best interview I’ve ever had too! No. I’m not saying that because I’m drunk. I didn’t eat breakfast or anything and I’m definitely feelin it. But I’m being super serious. I love this interview too! I totally wish it didn’t have to end. Really? I mean, really? But what can you do? You’re in the middle of filming. You can’t just not show up to the set. Of course you can have my card! Here. Take two or three! But do you promise to call? Yes we can talk off the record. See, look. Right now I’m turning off the tape recor” [Photos: Splash News Online]
Source: Best Week Ever | 24 May 2010 | 3:22 pm Congressional Candidate Plagiarizes One of the Decade’s Most Famous Speeches The same Republican congressional candidate who doesn't know what Puerto Rico is and doesn't really care is proving himself to be quite the disaster. Idaho's Vaughn Ward, who recently received the coveted Sarah Palin seal of approval, is being accused of stealing lines from another politician's speech. Not just any speech, mind you, but one of the most well-known speeches in a long time — Barack Obama's 2004 Democratic National Convention speech. Plagiarizing speeches is never a smart move, but plagiarizing that speech seems like a particularly bad idea, you know, since it's so famous. Maybe it was just kind of a coincidence, you say? Benefit of the doubt? We're not sure Ward deserves it, after being caught copying half of his position statements from the websites of other congressmen. Palin-backed GOP candidate allegedly rips off Obama's 2004 speech [Right Now/WP] Read more posts by Dan Amira Filed Under: early and awkward, barack obama, vaughn ward, video
Source: Daily Intel | 24 May 2010 | 3:10 pm Is This Dancing Or Abuse?Obviously, everyone loves a good GIF. GIFs are the internet’s mini Hershey bars, and this GIF below, by virtue of being a GIF, is awesome. But is it okay? Is this GIF okay? Is there something subtly misogynistic about this dance. I honestly can’t decide. You tell me. “I have an idea for a dance. How do you feel about me kicking your head like a hacky sack?” – This Guy
I cannot credit the website on which I found this GIF because the website is 92% offensive and disturbing. Source: Best Week Ever | 24 May 2010 | 3:00 pm How Do You Like Georgia May Jagger As a Chanel Girl? Karl Lagerfeld wasted no time shooting Georgia May Jagger, who closed his recent resort show for Chanel on a busted motorcycle, for the resort look book. Though Karl has dabbled in many women in his career, shifting favorite faces as the seasons turn, he stays true to his favorite men. And so Baptiste Giabiconi appears alongside Jagger — mostly as scenery, but he got one shot to himself. [FabSugar] Read more posts by Amy Odell Filed Under: model tracker, baptiste giabiconi, chanel, designers, georgia may jagger, karl lagerfeld, models, resort 2011
Source: The Cut | 24 May 2010 | 3:00 pm In Honor Of Lost Week, Here Is A Tribute Video: Claire Freaks OutSo, Lost ended last night. Do you guys love lost?! Yeah!!! Well, I’ve never seen lost. Until last night that is. I didn’t watch the finale. Instead I just started the series from the beginning on the Netflix instant queue and watched 11 episodes in a row. Oh man, that show is garbage. I mean, I like it, and I’m going to keep watching because I need to know what happens next, but it is Trash TV. With minor editing I made what I believe is essentially every intro segment from Lost that has ever happened (based on my viewing of the first 11 episodes). Source: Best Week Ever | 24 May 2010 | 2:55 pm Lindsay Lohan Almost Dresses Appropriately for Court Hearing Almost. We'd say one, maybe two buttons away. Earlier: Lindsay Lohan Delayed From Attending Parole Meeting by Partying With Lines of White Powder Read more posts by Chris Rovzar Filed Under: la lohan, court, fashion, lindsay lohan
Source: Daily Intel | 24 May 2010 | 2:49 pm For $7,000, You Can Rent Whitney Port’s West Village Duplex Her three-bedroom pad was listed on Craigslist with a 2 p.m. Saturday showing. Since the blogosphere noticed, the listing has been taken down, but if you want to go as a real or pretend renter, Curbed has the details! It's at 395 Bleecker and has two bedrooms and two bathrooms and a private roof deck. Also, it looks like a country cottage and has pictures of Whitney all over the place. In sum, it's just as unrealistic if not as fabulous as her previous glass-box penthouse. [Curbed via Racked] Read more posts by Amy Odell Filed Under: inner city life, whitney port
Source: The Cut | 24 May 2010 | 2:30 pm Lindsay Lohan's Wild LifeLohan showed up at her recent court date looking nervous, tired and bloated.
Source: FOXNews.com | 24 May 2010 | 2:28 pm Ann Taylor’s Models Have Ridiculous Proportions, Unrealistically Smooth Clothes Ann Taylor has successfully turned itself from a staid, homely brand into a covetable one, even garnering comparisons in the Times to Dior and Balenciaga. Recently, its sold-out $198 lace dress was selling for upwards of $300 on eBay. But all is not well in the brand's online store, where models appear to have been Photoshopped to frightening proportions. Here we have a $119.99 dress on a girl with hips remarkably smaller than her shoulder span, maybe even her bust as well. Like Barbie!  Photo: Ann Taylor
Read more posts by Amy Odell Filed Under: photoshopped, ann taylor, retouching
Source: The Cut | 24 May 2010 | 2:05 pm Update On That Captain America Burrito Molester Story
1) Is there was a guy out there in a Captain America costume groping women with Mexican food? And… 2) If that person did exist (a longshot to begin with, admittedly), would that individual go to jail? Here’s an update on your really specific queries – The Captain America burrito man will not be charged:
So wait, what he did was legal, or he’s just not getting charged in this particular incident? This is an important distinction to make. NOOOO, I’m not gonna go grope someone with a burrito, very funnyyyyyyy, conscience, I’m just curious as an objective observer. Also – Huh? (x5) Enough with the wacky news, let’s see what’s going on over at the New York Post homepage…
Alright, I know it’s been one day, but that’s enough, life. I wanna go back to Lost. Source: Best Week Ever | 24 May 2010 | 2:01 pm The Banker With a Heart of Gold That’s Not Quite Activated YetOnce a week, Daily Intel takes a peek behind doors left slightly ajar. This week, the Banker With a Heart of Gold That's Not Quite Activated Yet: 24, Upper West Side, banker, single, straight. DAY ONE 10:43 p.m.: My friend is having a few of his grad-school buddies over before we head out to the bars in Center City. One of the girls in the crew, apparently an ex-athlete, initiates a debate with me on the NBA versus NHL. I start to get the sense that this girl, despite her tough talk, likes to get thrown around a bit. DAY THREE DAY FOUR DAY SEVEN TOTALS:Three acts of masturbation; one act of intercourse; one casual hookup with a girl with new breasts; two nights of heavy drinking; three acts of long-distance pillow talk with crush. Filed Under: sex diaries,
Source: Daily Intel | 24 May 2010 | 1:45 pm New bail conditions for Lindsay LohanA Los Angeles County Superior Court judge on Monday outlined new bail conditions for Lindsay Lohan at a hearing, including a bracelet to detect alcohol, a ban on drinking and random weekly drug testing.Source: CNN.com - Entertainment | 24 May 2010 | 1:43 pm Review: Mario and friends return to outer space (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Entertainment Reviews | 24 May 2010 | 1:42 pm 'Lost' Auction Preview!Now that the epic series has ended, the props will be auctioned off this summer. Which souvenir would you bid on?
Source: FOXNews.com | 24 May 2010 | 1:35 pm Jesse James Vs. Porn Star (His Ex-Wife, Not The Tattoo Lady)
I am so glad I’m not the judge in this case. His task: To decide a child’s fate. Will the child be taken care of by a Nazi-dressing, morally corrupt, philandering stunt man, or a porn star who isn’t good enough at porn to earn the money to sue the former? Dear Hollywood, Please make this into a remake of Kramer Vs. Kramer. Love, Noah Source: Best Week Ever | 24 May 2010 | 1:17 pm Gisele Goes Out With No Makeup; Kirsten Dunst Wears Hair Bling Makeup • Gisele Bündchen went out without makeup this weekend, reminding the entire world why we envy her. [Just Jared] • M.A.C. is launching a mobile website that will allow you to locate the nearest store or order products from your phone. [StyleList] HAIR Fragrance • Chanel is releasing a new men’s fragrance this summer called Bleu de Chanel. [Now Smell This] Filed Under: beauty marks, chanel, fragrance, hair, m.a.c., makeup, marc jacobs
Source: The Cut | 24 May 2010 | 1:15 pm Jafar PanahiAcclaimed Iranian film director Jafar Panahi, pictured in 2006, will be freed on bail, Tehran's public prosecutor Abbas Jafari Dolatabadi said on Monday in a report by ISNA news agency.Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesEnter | 24 May 2010 | 1:01 pm Paul McCartneyPaul McCartney, seen here in January 2010, will perform a concert for US President Barack Obama next month when he visits the White House to receive a prize, the British pop legend announced Monday.Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesEnter | 24 May 2010 | 12:59 pm Karen Elson: Models Want More in Life Than to Be Pretty The model, who is releasing her first musical album, defends model-slash-somethings: "I think most people think that models are these sort of dim women who, all they have ever wanted to do in life is be pretty. What I found is the exact opposite: Most of the models have come into being models completely by surprise. They’re just taking it as a chance to travel the world and figure out more about themselves and use it as an opportunity in life. So, yeah, I know so many talented women who are models. But of course, there are a few who give [it] a bad name." [StyleFile/Style.com] Read more posts by Amy Odell Filed Under: slashies, karen elson, model tracker, models, quotables
Source: The Cut | 24 May 2010 | 12:40 pm Maxim Exclusive: Meet Jenn StergerCheck out sexy shots of the sultry sports host!
Source: FOXNews.com | 24 May 2010 | 12:20 pm Terry Richardson Is Ready for Nantucket He shot himself (or an assistant did) trying on his "new summer look" at J.Crew. It includes a crisp white shirt and Nantucket red pants. For a quintessential hipster, this is an alarming look indeed. But Nantucket red pants are the next preppy-pants extreme beyond now-sexy khakis. So maybe what this photo suggests, along with the fall 2010 collections, is that hipster looks are finally on the way out. But it's okay — we hear plaid flannels make for great cat beds. [Terry's Diary] Read more posts by Amy Odell Filed Under: just pants, j crew, terry richardson
Source: The Cut | 24 May 2010 | 12:05 pm Jesse James 'wanted to get caught'Jesse James said he knew Sandra Bullock would catch him cheating sooner or later -- and that he wanted to be caught, because deceiving her sickened him.Source: CNN.com - Entertainment | 24 May 2010 | 11:37 am Marc Jacobs Can’t Work Out! Fashion changes. People change. People who make fashion change. And then what? Well, we may all be wearing yellow in about a year, drawing from a new profile of one of the world's most influential designers, Marc Jacobs, in the Financial Times. Marc seems in the midst of a transformative phase. First, he can't work out, the products of which he recently unveiled to the world in his greasy nude ad for his new cologne:
Also alarming: Jacobs did not wear his signature kilt to the interview.
Third and also out-of-character: He's not buying a lot of art, and what he has bought isn't even the kind of thing he usually buys.
Jacobs is also taking a new direction in his fall 2010 Louis Vuitton campaign, which will star Christy Turlington, Karen Elson and Natalia Vodianova "in a dressing room, looking gorgeous. This is what I wanted for this season: nothing tricky, nothing too fashion, just gorgeous; the kind of clothes non-fashion people like." So he can't work out, his art buying-habits are out of whack, and he wants to appeal to non-fashion people. But! He explains:
So at least he's still a New Yorker. One who could convince us all to wear yellow clothes against our better depressive sensibilities, if he wanted to. Lunch with the FT: Marc Jacobs [FT] Read more posts by Amy Odell Filed Under: cult of personality, christy turlington, designers, karen elson, louis vuitton, marc jacobs, models, natalia vodianova
Source: The Cut | 24 May 2010 | 11:30 am LOST SERIES FINALE RECAP: So… It Was Heaven?This is a Recap of the Lost Series Finale, “The End”, originally airing on May 23rd, 2010. I have used every possible joke about spoilers and the word spoiler in years of doing these upfront spoiler warnings, so for the last one ever, lemmie just say, “There are spoilers about the show Lost in this.” Hmm, that felt weird. Better just start writing. Congratulations, everyone…
Six years and 121 1/2 hours of our lives, down the light-drain (in a good way), and it all comes down to this. Time’s a-wastin’ – put on your custom-made Losting caps (if you’re a true fan you made one), cause it’s Lost Series Finale Marathon Recap Time… ISLAND PUN The End begins with a dramatic montage bringing us up to speed on Jack’s missing dad-coffin and everything under the sideways sun, forcing everyone at home to very briefly entertain the thought, “They wouldn’t be so ambitious as to have an entire finale with just music, would they?” The dialogue begins on the island and Lost-tasia 2000 is averted, with Jack — symbolically standing up to his knees in baptism-lookin’ water — explaining to Sawyer that they have to beat Locke to the light at the center of the island, past the bamboo forest and beyond gumdrop valley (it’s the finale, might as well go for broke). Hurley isn’t thrilled with Jacob’s instructions though, joking that he “says less than Yoda”, then drops in another Star Wars ref with an “I got a bad feeling about this,” followed by one final “I’m afraid the deflector shield will be quite operational when your friends arrive.” Sawyer breaks off to spy on Locke and is quickly caught by Ben, and when he’s forced to talk to Locke, he learns of Locke’s plan to use Desmond to destroy the island, which confuses him because Jack wants to use Desmond to save the island, but the time for questions is over so who’s really jotting stuff down at this point. Sawyer turns the gun on Ben and leaves, and Locke suddenly notices the footprints of a dog — could it be Vincent? Or Walt and he’s a dog now? — and he’s like, “Aha! These dog footprints will allow me, an immortal, magical column of smoke that’s presided over this island for eternity, to find some dude.” The footprints lead Locke right to the vacation hideaway of Rose and Bernard, the We’re Not Gettin’ Involved Twins (why doncha get a cabin in Switzerland am I right?? – World War II Comedian), and Locke threatens to kill them painfully if Desmond doesn’t come with him. Desmond realizes that this will not affect the show in any way, but still obliges. Ben receives a transmission from Miles, who’s found Richard lying in the grass (toldja he wasn’t dead) and wants the three to reconvene to blow up the Ajira plane. What?? That was already three weeks old last week – are they opening a vintage accomplishments store? Are they even in the same show as everyone else? Maybe Lost is teasing preview clips from the ABC summer series “Plane Blower Uppers”? Hopefully there’s a huge “Plane Blower Uppers” countdown in the corner blocking the important final shot. Two more important things then happen: 1) Richard finds a gray hair! 2) Richard finds Frank, who has many gray hairs! The Lost finale is apparently sponsored by that Just For Men “Touch Of Gray” commercial, where the dude’s secretary is like “I’m ready for that important blowing you meeting.” If so, I have been won over by this product twice. So what’s gonna happen at the cave of light? And what does the ending all mean?? Vincent is prominently involved, right??? Losts more to cover, after the jump:
Back with the people doing things that matter, Sawyer tells Jack about Locke’s Desmond plan, and Jack says he also has a plan that involves Desmond and he can’t reveal it yet but seriously it’s like soooo much better than Locke’s doodoohead plan. The two groups converge, because they’re heading to the same place and doing the exact same thing–whoa! Kate just shot Locke seventeen times. Turns out, the seventeenth time you shoot the magical immortal smoke monster, the bullet kills him like a normal human. LOST. End of series. Jay slash kay! Kate wastes another minute of our precious finale time. Locke tells Kate to save her bullets to shoot him later when he’s normal. Jack tells Locke he’s going to kill him, but can’t tell him how, because “It’s a surprise”. Everything Jack does is a surprise, because Jack does not know what he is doing, so this is technically true. Locke, Jack, and Des wander through the bamboo forest and enact their mutual plan to tie Desmond to a rope and lower him down into that light we learned about two weeks ago, which will either destroy the island or destroy Locke, depending on how well the rope is tied. Desmond tells Jack, “Destroying the island, destroying Locke, it doesn’t mattah…” Why not? We’ll get to that in the Sideways part. Still got a lot more Regularways to cover. The dudes planning to destroy the plane decide, what the hell, Frank’s alive, he’s still wearing his pilot’s uniform, let’s fly out of here! Miles tells Sawyer they’re flying away, so hit him up with a text whenever they’re done with the ultimate battle between good and evil. In the meantime, Frank will repair that one side panel and one wire that got slightly damaged when the plane crashed into the island. He’ll then take off on the sand by spinning around and, something, or, whatever, let’s go back to the more realistic sideplot about the fistfighting immortal Gods. Locke tells Jack once again that the actual John Locke was wrong about everything, and Jack’s like “Oh we’ll see about that but I’m probably wrong strike that last part I’m still talking haha oops! Not oops. I’m Jacob now, I don’t oops anymore.” Turns out, the inside of the Cave of Light is Disney’s Splash Mountain ride:
Way to slip that in there, ABC. Desmond enters the cave of light, walks past two skeletons of Indiana Jones Persian ExtrasTM, and pulls the giant stone drain plug out of the light drain. Let me back up a sec – there is a light drain. Ok, back to the present – all the water and light drains out of the cave, and fire starts burning through the hole where the light was shining. I’m no Light Doctor, but it looks bad.
Locke gleefully declares “Looks like you were wrong – goodbye, Jack” and the camera starts shaking a lot. Loose individual rocks start falling all around everyone, and a futuristic woman’s voice comes over the speakers saying “Thirty minutes until island detonation.” Jack reacts by punching Locke and cuts his lip — HUMAN ALERT! — causing Jack to happily exclaim “Looks like you were wrong too!” Smoke-free Locke uses his old-fashioned human hands to bash Jack with a rock real fast and runs away. Jack wakes up from his brief rock-unconsciousness, yells to Desmond to no avail, and confronts Locke on a cliffside before he can get to his boat and sail away, as magical smoke monsters who aren’t magical anymore tend to do. Jack’s really pissed off now, because it’s raining a lot harder on him than it is on Locke:
Jack and Locke then proceed to re-enact the opening sequence from Ninja Gaiden: Locke manages to stab Jack once in the side, then gets the point of his knife slightly into Jack’s neck — OH MY GOD IT’S THE SIDEWAYS WORLD NECK INJURY, as Jack’s assistant points out in the sideways world by saying “Good surgerWHAT HAPPENED TO YOUR NECK” — but just when things look hopeless for ol’ Faileypants, a gunshot rings out, Locke slumps over, and the shooter Kate delivers her one liner “I saved you a bullet!” (B-minus). They kick Locke off the cliff, and he falls to a lower cliffside, dead for like the fourth time, thus completing his dead punch card and earning him a free dead at Deadie’s. Jack and Kate are joined on the cliff by Sawyer, Hurley, and Ben — who had a giant tree fall on him, and when Kate & Sawyer tried to move it Sawyer declared “It’s too big – we’ll have to wait til it cuts away and cuts back and Ben’s just somehow with us again” — and the group decides to split up, with Sawyer and Kate heading for the plane, and Jack, Ben, and Hurley heading back to restore the light that Desmond drained out of the light drainey thing of light drain, or whatever, my brain’s so far beyond broken at this point, just gonna try to keep throwing random words out there and see if any of them make sense / end up being jokes. Only another hour to cover! Before they part, Jack and Kate share one more final kiss (GAYYYYYY – where’s the FIGHTING and the BEER and FOOTBALL, RIGHT DUDEZZZ????). Sawyer and Kate call Miles and realize they’re gonna be late for the fixed plane spin-around sand takeoff, Sawyer yells out a pissed “Son of a MOTHERF***ER!” (steppin’ it up for the finale) and they jump off the cliff into the water to hurry up, with Sawyer diving head first cause he’s him. They make it just in time, board the plane, and fly home. Really? Really. And they grabbed Claire on the way. That was easy. (- Lostples) During the commercial break, the Smoke Monster appears in a Target commercial:
Tiger Woods lost his endorsements but the giant murdering pillar of smoke that represents pure evil is still getting retail spots? Zingo! Jack, Hurley and Ben arrive at the Cave of Fire (formerly Light) and Jack drops the bombshell that he has to go in alone, and when Hurley objects that it’s suicide and that a small handful of people don’t want to see Jack kill himself, Jack tells him “I’m already dead” and “This is how it has to be,” reading right out of the Handbook of Cryptic Island Quotes that Jacob passed down to him. He tells Hurley that Hurley is the one who has to guard the island, not him, and that it always had to be Hurley. Jack asks for something to drink out of and Ben produces a plastic water bottle — the island would’ve been really screwed the past two weeks if these dudes weren’t so good at carrying drinking things around with them — and Jack makes Hurley drink mud water out of it, sans island prayer, and hopes it makes him immortal. He tells Hurley “You are like me now,” the same crappy catchphrase that Jacob used twice, and hopes to someday get royalties from the “You are like me now” t-shirts that no one will buy.
Outside the cave, Hurley mourns Jack’s departure and confesses to Ben he has no idea what to do, and Ben answers “You just do what you do best, Hurley. [Reeeeesist... eat.... joke.........] Help people. Help people EAT! Dammit, I couldn’t resist. Well, I just made the rest of eternity awkward.” Hurley asks Ben to be his Number 2 anyway, and Ben happily accepts. As much as I love both Michael Emerson and Jorge Garcia, I cannot imagine their eternity on the island together is anything less than excruciating. The final scene of islanddom concludes with Jack stumbling back through the forest, looking not un-Jesus-like with his bloody side wound, before collapsing on the beach and staring up at the sky just in time to see the Ajira jet pass overhead. He is joined on the beach by Vincent, who calmly lays down next to him; frankly, I’m glad the Lost producers used ONE of my suggestions that I stuffed into that damn suggestion box (Carlton Cuse’s shower).
We can debate the merits of the ending all we want — and we will, a couple billion paragraphs down — but I think we can all agree that Vincent has been and remains the most crucial element of the show. Besides, of course, Dogen. AND HIS NAME BEGINS WITH “DOG”!!!!!!!!!!!! I’m literally gonna burn the water cooler to the ground tomorrow with all this theorizin’, if we had a water cooler and if water coolers could burn (they’re full of water). THE END OF SIDEWAYS WORLD AS WE KNOW IT The sideways world was off the movie HOOK this week, with just about every plot mixing together into one rich stew full of slightly-too-long montages of stuff from past seasons. So many people had visions this week, there’s not enough memory on the internet to hold the required amount of Vision’d graphics, so here they all are up front:
How many visions occurred this week? Let us count the ways:
The Sideways World comes to a mega-conclusion with all the characters convening in a church for Jack’s father’s funeral. Ben is sitting in a bench outside the building, unwilling to enter, even when Hurley tells him “You made a great Number Two. Also you were a good second-in-command on the island. OHHHH BURRRRNNNN I SAID YOU WERE POOOOOP!!!” At Kate’s encouragement, Jack enters the church through the back, circles Christian’s coffin, then touches it and has even more visions (CUT TO: “There is no way we could’ve fit this episode into a two hour block” – Carlton Cuse. “You absolutely needed to show like a full minute of memories every time people had memories, cause we never would’ve known what was going on otherwise” – Us.) Jack finally opens the coffin, and inside is… Where’s Christian Shephard? Why right behind Jack, appearing in the flesh in an unambiguously divine, “looming over Jack, in the halo of the window” shot, to tell Jack that even though they’re both dead now, he’s disappointed in his son cause Jack will never have what it takes to be a coffin opener. This leads into the weightiest scene in Lost history, in which Christian describes to Jack that everybody dies, there is no “now”, and that everyone needed Jack, just as Jack needed everybody else. They’re also not “leaving,” as Kate said, but “moving on”. Where? “Let’s go find out,” Christian says. The show concludes with all the characters hugging and pallin’ around (Present: The Usuals, plus Desmond, Boone, Rose & Bernard, Charlie, Penny, Shannon, Libby, Juliet; Notably Absent: Ben, Richard, Michael, Walt, Eko, the boars from the Black Rock). Everyone is really, really happy, despite the absence of Horace. SO WHAT DOES IT ALL MEAN? We knew Lost wasn’t gonna wrap everything up in some neat little bottle o’ sand — anyone who complains the ending was too ambiguous hasn’t been watching the right show, or is a bear who just woke up from a six-year hibernation and also doesn’t understand human concepts because he or she is a bear– but the ending sure was a lot more directly “heaven” than I would’ve expected. The island itself wasn’t heaven, but, rather, some kind of vessel that lead to all the characters reconvening after their deaths at some indefinite point in the future, all living vastly improved lives and remembering their past memories alongside their true soul mates. The final scene takes place in a church — albeit one with artifacts from multiple faiths — with everyone happily greeting one another and the ever-unsubtlely-named Christian Shephard opening the doors to a blinding light. Even though no one dropped the H-bomb (a literal one or a word with an H), the last scene was pretty damn Heaven-y any way you slice it with your “it could’ve been interpreted a number of different ways” knife. I’m throwing one of those on my wedding registry.
To keep things simple, here in this 93rd paragraph of this blog post on a pop culture humor site (there’s at least one or two jokes in this, I think – Control-F “jokez”, they’ll come up), I’ll break down my thoughts on the ending into two sections: My initial reservations about the way it ended, and my eventual acceptance/justification for the way it ended. What I Didn’t Like About The Ending: The entire series was about the island; every twist, every motivation of every character, and every season arc very directly and specifically involved the island, the things on the island, getting to the island, or leaving the island, and in the very end, the island itself didn’t end up being involved with the show’s resolution. The island was essentially a literal place of existence (with numerous magical/metaphorical elements) that served to forge character relationships and funnel into the sideways dimension and eventually, some sort of nirvana final-world or whatever was behind that really light door (A lamp store? Not ruling anything out at this point). Obviously the island was still important in the finale, but in a show that was “island this” and “island that” and “son of an ISLAND bitch” and “whatever islanded, islanded” and “Yeeeeaaaahh baby, yeaaahhhh! Island,” it was bizarre to have a dramatic conclusion that in a way didn’t really have much to do with the island itself. Interestingly, the sideways reality more closely resembled purgatory (or limbo) than the island — maybe the producers called an audible after everyone theorized that the island was purgatory two episodes into Season One — but the sideways world appeared to function as a kind of meeting place where the dead congregate and after the appropriate amount of waiting, struggling, and coming to an epiphany, then move on to some vague afterlife together. I didn’t expect nor even want every possible question about the island to be somehow answered, but it was an odd dynamic to accept the island as more or less a stepping stone for a more permanent, more complete other-world conclusion that we’d only seen hinted at in the last of these six seasons. It wasn’t as circular as I was expecting, even if they did stick in Jack saying “see you in another life, brothah” and a close-up shot of his eye closing:
Jack got a lot tanner in six seasons. Makes sense. But still, I thought there was gonna be some super-circular revelation that tied everything together in some unexpected but cool way, like the Jack neck injury times 10. I just really like circles though. I’m five. What I Did Like About The Ending: Call this devil’s-advocatey or over-interpretation if you want (the latter is impossible with this show, so don’t actually call it that), but Lost bombarded us with six seasons of mysteries, magic, twists, literary references, philosophical references, cultural references, and more questions than you can shake a stick at (there were literally so many questions, if you picked up a stick and started shaking it at the questions, the questions would knock it out of your hand and molest you with it), and in the very end, what do we get? Not many answers, not many loose ends tied up, and certainly not much information as to what the frickin’ island was. So what’s the point? It’s about people, people. Lost — and by extension, really, life — is about the people. It’s about love. It’s about hanging out and laughing together in a symbolic-ass church. It doesn’t matter how many hours we burn trying to draw a parallel between Sawyer reading Watership Down on the beach and how that relates to Keamy’s rabbitlike tendencies — in the end, all that will ever truly matter to these characters is the relationships they’ve forged with one another. Is this perhaps a slight loophole, with the producers constructing a show built on mysteries and detail and ultimately concluding that in the long run, mysteries and details are insignificant? Yeah, probably. But the pro-people thing was a gooey enough sentiment for me to lighten up on my whiny questions, at least until, like, tomorrow.
So, the Dharma people were kind of the “apply reason and science to faith” alternative, but do they not go to heaven, or go to their own heaven? Also, isn’t this heaven gonna be awkward with Sawyer, Jack, Kate and Juliet all there? Also also, are there no gay soul mates? Ahh well, questions for another day. Wait no, there is no other day. This is it. This is the end of Lost. And no one on the show even made a “found” joke?? WHAAAA??? Kinda weird that there’s no more Lost, huh? It’s like losing an old friend that used we used to make fun of every week, but still loved. Or at least put up with. But they were always there, and that was the important thing. OH MAN, it’s kind of like, even when we got mad at Lost, the important thing was that we still had a relationship with it – THAT’S JUST LIKE THE PEOPLE IN THE END!!!!!!!!!
This is it, Losties – Lost finale thoughts? Interpetations of the ending? Like/dislike of the ending? Feelings on the series as a whole? Leave ‘em all in the comments. That’s it! It’s officially over. Thanks to everyone for their Lost-thusiasm over the years – it’s been fun, even If I’ll assuredly die from speech-bubble-Photoshopping withdrawal within the month. Source: Best Week Ever | 24 May 2010 | 11:12 am 10 Reality Show Ideas for FergieThe shamed Duchess of York could repair her image with a stint on reality TV!
Source: FOXNews.com | 24 May 2010 | 10:33 am Movie News - Shrek's Underwhelming Box Office WeekendShrek was a little less green at the box office this weekend: Although Shrek Forever After took the top spot, its opening weekend numbers were well below previous installments.
Source: FOXNews.com | 24 May 2010 | 10:33 am The Kitten Or The Puppy: Which Would You Save?Here is a video of a puppy and a kitten licking each other. Oh boy, it is fun to watch. But there is a fundamental problem with the video in that there is no narrative structure. It lacks conflict, and therefore, has no internal force driving any sort of drama. So let’s add some drama force! I want you to pretend that as soon as that video ends, you have to pick either the kitten or the puppy. Whichever one you don’t pick…DIES! What are you going to do? Who are you going to save, the kitten or the puppy? No cop outs. You have to make a choice. Well, who’d you choose? Either way, you’re a murderer. Have fun at work today! Thanks, TheDailyWh.At. Source: Best Week Ever | 24 May 2010 | 10:23 am Apichatpong Weerasethakul poses after receiving the Palme d'Or awardThai director Apichatpong Weerasethakul poses after receiving the Palme d'Or award for his film "Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives," which was hailed by some as the best of a "dull" crop but...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesEnter | 24 May 2010 | 10:07 am Nightmare Childrens Televsion Show Available On NetflixLast night I was looking through all the TV shows you can watch instantly by way of Netflix. I came across this.
Listen, Netflix. I had bedbugs. It was one of the worst things to ever happen to me. I was covered in enormous burgundy colored bites that a doctor thought were hives for 5 weeks, and then when I figured out they were, in fact, bedbug bites, I had to move out of my apartment and throw away everything I own except my lap top, my iPod, and two garbage bags full of clothes I washed in antiseptic and then shrank with super high heat in an industrial drier. So how about let’s not make a kids show about bedbugs. I think a buddy cop show starring cancer and arsonists would be slightly more appropriate.
I am FREAKING OUT!!! Source: Best Week Ever | 24 May 2010 | 9:52 am Review: Jeunet's 'Micmacs' has warm heart, style (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Entertainment Reviews | 24 May 2010 | 9:46 am 'Jersey Shore' Cast Get To WorkNice work if you can get it!
Source: FOXNews.com | 24 May 2010 | 9:40 am Baby Elephant, Will You Marry Me?I’m not sure what the laws are in the United States for marrying an elephant, and more importantly, one that is not fully matured. But looking at this baby ‘phant named Mali born (bourne?) at the Melbourne Zoo, my proposin’ knee just can’t help getting a little itchy at the sight of him. BABY ELEPHANT HAIR:
A baby elephant of heartbreaking sadness ahead.
If only they made baby elephant tuxedos, my dream could become a reality. Small elephant tophat. Giant monocle. Dreams. [Photos via Splash News Online] Source: Best Week Ever | 24 May 2010 | 9:30 am 'Glee' earns season 3 pickup from FoxIn a huge vote of confidence for the zeitgeist-cracking drama, Fox has ordered a third season of "Glee" from Ryan Murphy Television and 20th Century Fox TV, EW has learned exclusively.Source: CNN.com - Entertainment | 24 May 2010 | 9:16 am Kelly Bensimon: 'I'm not proud' of the way I actedKelly Bensimon wants to be clear about one thing. She's not crazy -- and that wasn't a nervous breakdown you saw on "The Real Housewives of New York City" Thursday, as she blew up at her costars during a trip to the Virgin Islands.Source: CNN.com - Entertainment | 24 May 2010 | 8:53 am Monica Bellucci welcomes a daughterIt's another little bambina for Monica Bellucci.Source: CNN.com - Entertainment | 24 May 2010 | 8:47 am Han Van Meegeren stood trial for forgery in 1947Han Van Meegeren during his forgery trial in 1947. Van Meegeren -- an art forger who sold a fake to Nazi air force chief Hermann Goering -- is finally getting the recognition that eluded him in life --...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesEnter | 24 May 2010 | 7:04 am Apichatpong Weerasethakul poses with his Palme d'Or awardThai director Apichatpong Weerasethakul poses after receiving the Palme d'Or award for his film "Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives" at the 63rd Cannes Film Festival on May 23.Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesEnter | 24 May 2010 | 5:20 am Javier Bardem (left) and Elio Germano were joint winners of the best actor awardItalian actor Elio Germano (right) and Spanish actor Javier Bardem pose with German actress Diane Kruger after they shared the best actor award during the closing ceremony at the 63rd Cannes Film Festival...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesEnter | 24 May 2010 | 5:20 am French director Xavier Beauvois won the runner-up Grand Prix award for "Of Gods and Men"French director Xavier Beauvois poses next to Mexican actress Salma Hayek after winning the Grand Prix award for his film "Of Gods and Men" during the closing ceremony of the 63rd Cannes Film Festival...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesEnter | 24 May 2010 | 5:20 am Director Mathieu Amalric took to the stage with the burlesque dancers from his film "On Tour"French director and actor Mathieu Amalric is seen on stage with US burlesque dancers after Amalric won the best director prize for his film "On Tour" during the closing ceremony of the 63rd Cannes Film...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesEnter | 24 May 2010 | 5:20 am
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