Archive for February, 2010
Did Hollywood Stars Bet On Who Could Do The Worst Boston Accent?
Shutter Island opens today, which adds another to a long line of movies that for no apparent reason go unnecessarily out of their way to feature a star performing his rendition of a terrible Boston accent. Mark Ruffalo can finally join the ranks of Robin Williams, Leonardo DiCaprio, Mark Wahlberg, Martin Sheen, Ben Affleck, Jack [...]
Do You Think The Pairs Figure Skaters Plan Their Routine Beforehand or Just Wing It?
I was watching those figure skaters during the Olympics and it really made me wonder whether the pairs figure skaters go out there knowing what they’re going to do, or if one starts doing something and then the other one’s like, “OK, sure, let’s give that a try.”
I was also wondering how to milk this [...]
Build-It-Yourself Horror Movie
Since horror movies are down to such a cookie cutter formula, why can’t you plug in your own actresses-it-isn’t-working-out-for and get a solid killer and turn your $5 Million dollar budget into a $6 Million straight-to-DVD blockbuster? Follow these steps to be the next Wes Craven wannabe.
Catch a Falling Star
The most important thing is your [...]
Toyota’s NHL Sponsorship Conjures Images of Sliding Out of Control
I went to an L.A. Kings game last week, which is always fun because it’s way more preferable to watch an NHL game alone in a quiet arena. It’s good to have a ten-to-one player to fan ratio at sports, so glad the NHL’s investment of hockey in the Southland is finally paying off.
The most [...]
Whenever John Travolta Plays a Bad Guy He Looks Like a Tool Ad Executive in 1990
Why is it that every time John Travolta plays a bad guy, instead of looking evil and menacing, he looks like he’s a mid-level douche bag executive in the mid- to late-1990s experiencing a textbook mid-life crisis?
It’s always the standard play-by-play for how to enter your 50s in complete denial. He either shaves his head [...]
