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February 15, 2008

Photo courtesy of 20th Century Fox There's a certain kooky irresistibility to Doug Liman. By many accounts, he's virtually impossible to work with and yet the movies he turns out are often very good (Swingers, The Bourne Identity), and one is even great (Go). That said, I'm hesitant to sign on for Jumper. I'm what some would call the opposite of a fan of Hayden Christensen and Rachel Bilson looks like she has encephalitis.......

Continue Reading "Weekend Movie Guide: Jump and Dance"

June 3, 2007

6:36 - Total Number of Celebs Who Have Visited the Blogghetto: 1. 6:34 - Dane Cook visits us in the Blogghetto. Despite my lack of interest in his comedy, he seems like a laid back, personable dude. Even though I like capping on him, I really don't dislike him. He gamely answers questions, revealing why he won't be in the upcoming Transformers movie. "I know this is going to sound like complete balderdash," he......

Continue Reading "Dane Cook Visits the Blogghetto, Amy Winehouse Performs"

June 3, 2007

5:09 - Cue Vegas-style dancers and an old people's choir singing songs that are deliberately bleeped out. 5:06 - Sarah on Paris Hilton: "To make Paris Hilton more comfortable in jail, I hear they're going to make the bars of her cell out of penises." Big laughs. "I just worry she'll snap her teeth." Even bigger laughs. Cut to a very unamused Paris Hilton. 5:05 - Sarah announces that Paris Hilton will soon be......

Continue Reading "LAist Live Blogs the 2007 MTV Movie Awards - Communiques from the Blogghetto"

July 22, 2006

Yes SD isn't LA. In fact for most of us San Diego is just a place to wizz on our way down to Mexico. But this weekend our neighbors to the South are throwing a pretty cool/nerdy convention, Comic-Con. Sam Jackson was down there, we hear, talking about Snakes on the motherfrickin Plane, but we liked this video of David Arquette explaining to everyone how he had just lost his Digi Beta and couldnt......

Continue Reading "David Arquette @ Comic-Con 7/21"

July 21, 2006

It's on again, as it is every year. Hobbits, Jedis, Superheroes, Supervillains, and even more are now on display through Sunday at the annual Comic-Con International in San Diego. So far we've seen just about everything under the sun, and some things that you'd have trouble imagining unless you were on some very strong drugs. And we mean the psychedelic kind. However, the standout has been the SNAKES ON A PLANE exhibit. It's a......

Continue Reading "GET YER CON ON!"

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