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Is it Racist?: The British Couples Retreat Poster

Adrian Chen — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 23:32:22 EST

Welcome to the super fun game show that's sweeping the Internet: "Is it Racist?"! Tonight, our contestants must judge whether the British poster for the film Couples Retreat — in which black...

2012 and Precious Box-Office Takes Prove Worlds' Sadomasochism Fetish Profitable

Foster Kamer — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 19:00:00 EST

Roland Emmerich's "Apocalypse BUKKAKE" masterpiece, 2012, opened at the box office on Friday! For a movie where everyone already knows the ending—the world, it ends—it did really, really...

Hollywood Invents Celebrity Twittering for Dollars

Richard Rushfield — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 20:37:05 EST

When show business spots a corner of public consciousness not colonized by product placement and paid endorsements, its experts spring to work to take care of that. Twitter has been around for years...

2012 to Destroy the World While Mr. Fox Tries to Save It.

Richard Rushfield — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 18:00:27 EST

Buyer beware this weekend at the box office. There's a little something targeted for everybody out there, but every film comes with some major red flags. 2012 The Story: As per Mayan...

10 Things You May Have Missed On TV This Week

Tracie — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 17:00:00 EST

In this week's compilation of pop culture crap, Chris Brown sits down for his first interview since his last interview, Oprah interviews the Connecticut woman attacked by a chimp, and Carrie Prejean...

Real Housewives of Orange County: Italian Sonnets

Brian Moylan — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 14:38:58 EST

Last night Vicki and three generation of Gunvalson women journeyed to Italy to experience the beauty of Rome. There is only one way we can express the aesthetic impact of their journey:...

Lions Gate Declares Its War on Big Screen Entertainment Will Never End

Richard Rushfield — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 14:16:02 EST

After the recent tepid results of the sixth installment in the Saw series we held was some mad hope that this particular wave of yuckiness might be at an end and the era of self-dismemberment...

AMC: It's Not TV, It's Rich People's TV

Richard Rushfield — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 12:38:53 EST

It has been noted that all political careers end in failure. So too must all show biz careers end in bombs. A shame AMC can't just quit while they're ahead, but then, that wouldn't be show biz. •...

Which Actor Likes to Get It on in the Men's Room?

Brian Moylan — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 09:53:10 EST

Is it worse if a married star brings men or ladies into the rest room for a little nookie? Maybe an S&M loving actor or a famous lady with reconstructed ears (yes, ears!) can advise. Probably...

Another Bell Tolls for NBC's Late Night Empire: Ferguson Finishes First

Richard Rushfield — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 17:57:23 EST

The news keeps getting better and better for NBC's Jay Leno experiment. Not only are Jay's own ratings falling to unimaginable low depths, sinking affiliates' news shows, but now the bottom is...

Unauthorized Alien Movie Promotion Will Save Newspapers

Hamilton Nolan — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 16:10:03 EST

Struggling Alaskan newspapers have come up with a new revenue source that could well become a model for the whole industry: Being paid restitution by a Hollywood studio that used your paper's name...

Glee: Dancing with Ourselves

Brian Moylan — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 15:14:25 EST

Who thought crying for 45 minutes straight would be so fun? Well, try watching Glee, which will open up a can of emotional mayhem on you and then take a glitter shit on your heart. And you'll love...

James Cameron Reveals His Quest to Build More Perfect CGI Boobs

Richard Rushfield — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 14:46:54 EST

In a decade since the launch of Titanic, the eyes of humanity have focused on the James Cameron laboratory wondering what leap forward would emerge, what gifts he would bestow on our species? Having...

Taylor Swift's Conquest of All Show Business Nearly Complete

Richard Rushfield — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 12:38:57 EST

If there's one thing Hollywood loves it's a young overnight success. And if there's one thing Hollywood loves to destroy, it's a young overnight success. Congratulations Taylor Swift, the spotlight...

New Photos Reveal 'Mark Zuckerberg' Wore Nothing But Gray Hoodies

Ryan Tate — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 11:36:23 EST

Collegiate Mark Zuckerberg just wore an endless series of gray hoodies, according to new photos a student sent us from the set of The Social Network. Hey, the young cyborg was starting Facebook, not...

Which Comedian Will Divorce His Wife If She Won't Have a Threeway?

Brian Moylan — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 09:53:21 EST

A menage is a long way to go to keep your man. How about putting up with your husband's gay rumors, or your bandmates' pornographic proclivities? There's love and marriage, but these are some fucked...

Dollhouse Cancelled; Begins Journey to Nerd Martrydom

Richard Rushfield — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 17:51:55 EST

In the eyes of the fanboy international, geek auteur Joss Whedon will always be too good for television. And lucky for him, Fox didn't ruin those creds by calling the nerds' bluff and keeping his...

The Unrelenting Push for the 2010 Blockbuster Is Aready Beginning

Brian Moylan — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 17:50:57 EST

We may not have anything left of our environment or economy by 2010, but at least we'll have something to keep us interested in the cinema. And the marketing machine is already starting. Check out...

Frank Beddor —

Gabriel Snyder — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 17:36:41 EST

screenwriter, revealing the pitch he used to convince Ridley Scott, director of Blade Runner and Alien, to direct the board-game movie Monopoly, to the Los Angeles Times. Read the rest and weep,...

An Era Truly Ends as Grunge's Muse Takes a Hallmark Movie Role

Richard Rushfield — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 15:46:17 EST

For a brief moment in the early 90's, the X Generation dared to dream that the world could be a better place. Or at least it could be a more, kinda less, in your face, making such a...