Every year I watch the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Science Awards ceremony, also known as the Oscars. It does not matter who is hosting or which films is nominated. It doesn't even matter that I have serious doubts that the Academy Awards are an accurate gauge of what the best films released in any given year were. The fact is that it is a chance to see many of my favourite actors, to see clips from some of my favourite films released that year, and, of course, to see who wins.
Unfortunately I did not get to watch the Academy Awards last night. At approximately 6:00 PM last night a thunder storm rolled through mid-Missouri. It about 6:10 PM that our power went off. Our power stayed off until about 2:30 AM. In other words, I entirely missed the Oscars. It is for that reason I can offer no review of the ceremony as I usually do. I cannot comment on how good or how bad James Franco or Anne Hathaway were (although I will confess I am happy just to watch Anne Hathaway breath). I cannot comment on the acceptance speeches. I cannot comment on anything.
And given the fact that last year I saw fewer movies than I usually do, I cannot even comment that much on the various winners. For the category of Best Picture I was rooting for either True Grit or Inception. That having been said, I cannot criticise the fact that The King's Speech won, even though it seemed like the most conventional choice among the movies nominated. I have not yet seen The King's Speech, although I have heard very good things about it. For the same reason I cannot criticise the fact that Colin Firth took Best Actor over Jeff Bridges--I have not seen The King's Speech.
I will say that I am happy Toy Story 3 won Best Animated Feature (unlike the live action features, I kept better track of the animated films) and I am very happy that Randy Neuman won for Best Song (I was scared that song from Country Strong would win). I am also glad that Alice in Wonderland won Best Art Direction, although I cannot say I would have been disappointed if Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1 had won. I am also happy that Inception won Best Cinematography.
In fact, the only award I have a real complaint about (and I think this is justifiable even if I have not seen all the nominees) is Best Film Editing. Oh, I am not going to begrudge The Social Network winning, given it does have great editing and I suspect that editing is better than the other nominees. What I am going to complain about is the fact that Inceptionwasnot even nominated. As great as the editing on The Social Network is, the editing on Inception is better.
Anyhow, I feel as if I have to apologise for this rather pathetic excuse for an Oscar post, but then it is what happens when the lights go out for the entire extent of the ceremony. With any luck, it will not happen again next year!
One quick followup to my Oscar post. I'm very pleased with all of The King's Speech victories. They helped my Oscar ballot with 17 of 24 correct. Hurrah!
I loved David Seidler's acceptance speech. He won for Best Original Screenplay. Elderly white haired gentleman who overcame a stutter - this award obviously meant the world. He began by saying that his father always said he'd be a "late bloomer". Classy and understated. Wow!
Kudos to him.
I love the movies. This year's Academy Awards show was a tad boring, trying too hard to be hip and cool. And yet, when it came down to the actual victors - they gave really heartfelt speeches, they are true to their craft, and they epitomize acting star quality. It was worth paying my $$$ and sitting in the dark and spending precious time to enjoy their performances.
Hooray for Hollywood and here's to the David Seidler's of the world. Write, write, write, create, and dream.
Os ofrezco hoy una de las mejores canciones de KoRn en mi opinión. "Here To Stay" cuenta con practicamente todo lo que se le pide a una buena canción, un excelente y pegadizo riff principal, un estribillo soberbio y grandes interludios. Si además le añadimos un vídeo más que interesante se obtiene un resultado óptimo. La verdad, es que se echa mucho de menos a Head, sobre todo cuando escuchamos los estribillos de los últimos discos y no oímos esa guitarra chillando por detrás de los potentes riffs de Munky. En mi opinión, tras la marcha de Brian el grupo ha ido tirando de la mano de Munky hacia un estilo más industrial, en donde los riffs son más fuertes, los acordes agudos menos frecuentes y sobre todo algunas partes surrealistas y "locas" al más puro estilo System of a Down con una guitarra de 7 cuerdas. Aquí os queda un clásico de KoRn, "Here To Stay":
THE OSCARS: The winners, the videos, the details ... Find it HERE.
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CHARLIE'S SHEEN-ANIGANS: CHARLIE SHEEN ended the week the way he started ... calling nationally syndicated radio shows and putting on blast "Two and a Half Men" creator CHUCK LORRE, CBS and whoever else he feels is out to get him.
Friday, Sheen phoned in to the Fox Sports Radio show "Loose Cannons", hosted by PAT O'BRIEN - whom you may recall had his own dealings with COCAINE AND HOOKERS a few years back. In this interview, Charlie called "Two and a Half Men" "drivel" and a "pukefest that everyone worships."
He also had a message to his fans..."Find the most comfortable chair in their frickin' house, open a beer and watch the show because it's about to get gnarly."
2.) In addition to the radio show he called in to, Charlie also did an interview with ABC News. Some of it airs TODAY on "Good Morning America", which will dovetail into a full-on "20/20" special tomorrow night. Sheen has an interview lined up with NBC's "Today" show this morning as well.
3.) How determined is Charlie to prove he's clean??? Enough to let RadarOnline test both his urine and blood for drugs.
The gossip site says he PASSED the preliminary urine test, which he took Friday night after returning from the Bahamas. The results of the blood test should be in today.
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SHOW US YOUR TWEETS: "Contrary to the rumors, i am not replacing Charlie Sheen on Two and Half Men. however, Martin Sheen has asked me to be his son."
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-- JOHN STAMOS responding to a rumor he was going to replace Charlie on "Two and a Half Men".
ROMANCE REPORT: TAYLOR SWIFT may or may not be hooking up with CHORD OVERSTREET from "Glee". What we know for sure is the two were seen seating together at an L.A. Kings hockey game last Thursday night ...
That's good enough for me!!! They are soooo doing it!!!
TWIT PIC: CHRIS BROWN Tweeted this pic of himself over the weekend rockin' the Goldie locks ...
Remind you of anyone??? "Thong Song" guy Sisqo, anyone???
Perfectly Not-Dirty Explanation: A boy who previously had been rude to Rihanna has been invited back to make amends by helping her raise a flag.
Come here rude boy, boy; is you big enough?
Perfectly Not-Dirty Explanation: Rihanna wonders aloud if the rope to the flag is too tall for him to reach.
Take it, take it baby, baby
Take it, take it; love me, love me
Perfectly Not-Dirty Explanation: Although she still considers the boy a "baby," he harbors a deep affection for her.
Tonight I'ma let you be the captain
Tonight I'ma let you do your thing, yeah
Perfectly Not-Dirty Explanation: It turns out, the boy was helping Rihanna raise the flag to her boat. She has invited the boy to a nighttime trip, and has even offered to let the boy steer the boat (supervised, of course).
Tonight I'ma let you be a rider
Giddy-up, giddy-up, giddy-up babe
Tonight I'ma let it be fire
Tonight I'ma let you take me higher
Perfectly Not-Dirty Explanation: Surprise! Rihanna and the boy have sailed to Chincoteague Island, Virginia, a famous resort island known for its wild pony rides and supervised camping with bonfires. "Higher" refers to the many birding activities at the Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge.
Tonight, baby, we could get it on, yeah, we could get it on, yeah
Perfectly Not-Dirty Explanation: Here, Rihanna has asked the boy's help getting a protective plastic tarp back on the boat.
Do you like it?
Boy, I want, want, want whatchu want, want, want
Perfectly Not-Dirty Explanation: So many activities!
Give it to me, baby like boom, boom, boom
What I want, want, want is what you want, want, want
Nah nah-ah
Perfectly Not-Dirty Explanation: Although frowned upon by the National Park Service, many campers on the island light firecrackers.
Perfectly Not-Dirty Explanation: The boy brought some "kissing dolls" and a chess board with him. Such a good time!
So giddy-up; time to get it up:
Perfectly Not-Dirty Explanation: They ride ponies back to the boat and raise the sail again.
you say you a rude boy: show me what you got now
Come here right now
Perfectly Not-Dirty Explanation: Rihanna accuses the boy of stealing something from her boat and demands to see what he has behind his back. And this night was going so well!
I went out today and got some Wiscoy's Best birdseed, some nyjer thistle and a sock, and one of those big hooks and set up my backyard for the birds!
AB gave me a fancy feeder when we moved in here, but the birds ate all the seed pretty quickly -- and I didn't have time to even watch them do it. So today, I set it all up, turned on the camera, and took some time to enjoy. Here are the fruits of my labor.
I first chopped up the downed branches from a recent windstorm into firewood: It was an outdoorsy kind of day. Then I set everything up. Here's the suet feeder with suet from Baby G (another present): The crook and bird feeder and the thistle sock on my makeshift pole:
After I'd been inside for a while, the birds got brave and started dive-bombing the feeder:I had at least three different White-breasted Nuthatches at least four or five Tufted Titmice even Mrs. Cardinal made a brief appearance!
Here was a thrill: an American Tree Sparrow showing off his hatpin spot: And one brave nuthatch even scoped out the suet, though he didn't eat any: No one touched the thistle sock either, but I'm hopeful. I also had some birds who weren't quite brave enough to approach the window feeders:This Dark-eyed Junco practically pulled a Woody Harrelson and beat me up for taking his picture.
I also had a picture of a beautiful male Northern Cardinal who came as close as the rocks at the back of the yard but no closer -- however, my camera seems to have eaten that photo. Hmmm....
Here's the whole backyard, starting with the window feeder set-up:
The rocks in the back right corner, where I've placed some corncobs to keep the squirrels busy and away from my feeders:
The creek that runs behind the house:to left, behind the rocks
the center
the sunset side with the little footbridge
It's a pretty nice backyard, though it's a little small -- the septic and drain field kinda dominate. As a result, I've been researching the growing of vegetables in containers. Come spring, I'll have tomatoes, peppers, corn, carrots, herbs, and squash -- all grown in containers! More on that to come -- as soon as it warms up.
El hasta ahora batería de Marilyn Manson, Ginger Fish, ha anunciado que abandona al polémico y enfermo vocalista y a su grupo. Tras más de 15 años, el batería de 44 años deja MM porque según él: "Voy a dejar Marilyn Manson y ver a dónde mi vida y mi habilidad me llevan. No puedo aguantar seguir viendo como las oportunidades pasan simplemente por no poder mostrar todas mis habilidades. Les deseo lo mejor a mis compañeros." Con ésto, Manson se queda sin otro compañero. Debo decir que se lo tiene bien merecido por el que algún día fue el Antichrist Superstar pero que agora lo único de lo que es Superstar es de la droga.
John Strauss, who composed the classic theme song to the sitcoms The Phil Silvers Show (AKA Sgt. Bilko) and Car 54, Where Are You?, passed at the age of 90 on 14 February 2011. The cause was complications from Parkinson's disease.
John Strauss was born in New York City on 28 April 1920. He took piano lessons as a child. During World War II he served in the United States Army in both France and North Africa. Following the war he studied music composition at Yale.
John Strauss would enter the television industry in a big way. He composed the theme song to the classic sitcom The Phil Silvers Show and also as its music supervisor. His songwriting partner, the multi-talented Nat Hiken, was the show's producer. Mr. Strauss would also work on Nat Hiken's next series, Car 54, Where Are You?, also serving as that show's music supervisor and the composer of its theme song. He would serve as sound editor on the films Blast of Silence (1961) and Take the Money and Run (1969). He also served as music supervisor on the latter film.
From the Sixties into the Naughts, John Strauss served as music editor, music supervisor, or composer on such films as Little Big Man (1970), Bananas (1971), Slaughterhouse Five (1972), Cops and Robbers (1973), Hair (1979), The Blues Brothers (1980), Ragtime (1981), Amadaeus (1984--on which he also served as conductor), Valmont (1989), Impromptu (1991), and When Danger Follows You Home (1997). On television he served as music editor on L.A. Law and on the mini-series Wild Palms.
Mr. Strauss also composed an opera, The Accused, with a libretto by Sheppard Kerman. Based around the Salem witch trials, it aired on the series Camera Three on CBS in 1961.
There can be no doubt of John Strauss's talent as a composer, music supervisor and conductor. Indeed, he won an Emmy for sound editing on the telefilm The Amazing Howard Hughes. It will perhaps be his status as the man who composed the themes for The Phil Silvers Show and Car 54, Where Are You? for which he will be best remembered. It is notable that, even though Car 54, Where Are You? only lasted two years, its theme songs (with lyrics by Nat Hiken) is remembered to this day. Not many composers can boast a song with such a life span, let alone a television theme. John Strauss can.
A year's worth of sitting in the dark, and it comes down to Sunday, February 27th. Academy Awards time. Who shall win Oscar?
I look back at 2010 as a so-so year for movies, and yet when I look at the nominations, I think, "Wow. That one was great. Or such a superb performance. Or I could watch that one again." So, I think 2010 was a good year for a small number of really fine films. It was "eh!" for the medium grade - entertaining and worth your money, but not awesome. There's been a whole lot of crap made and I think films are being cranked out to fill the DVD and instant viewing pipeline. With that said, let me give an opinion on key categories.
Ballot courtesy of Entertainment Weekly.
Best Picture: All worthy contenders. I think The King's Speech will win - it fits the Oscar sensibility. Well filmed, well acted, and British accents. As far as innovation - Inception or Black Swan should take the statue. And for sheer joy to watch again and again - Toy Story 3.
Best Actor: Colin Firth, hands down. Jeff Bridges won last year and gets better and better. Jesse and James - young brilliant actors who shall build great careers. Javier - sorry, didn't see you. But I bet you were good.
Best Actress: Natalie Portman has grown through the years and I think she was excellent in her ballerina breakdown. I give her the statue, but I'm fine if Annette Bening wins. She's so dynamic on the screen.
Best Supporting Actress: This is so tough. Melissa Leo started out ahead, but I think Hailee Steinfeld might just pull the final punch. I'd award the whole lot of 'em. (Jacki Weaver is a surprise gem in a wee Aussie film - whew!)
Best Supporting Actor: Christian Bale went full tilt into his role and came up a winner. But Geoffrey Rush could ride that King's Speech momentum and he was awfully key to Colin's performance.
Best Director - David Fincher - Social Network. The old split the award from picture trick and I think that's okay. We'll see.
Best Original Screenplay - either King's Speech or Inception (that was darn good creative writing)
Best Adapted Screenplay - Aaron Sorkin knocked it out with Social Network. This movie captures 2010 with his language and pacing.
Just working on this post makes me want to re-watch these movies and performances. Hollywood is still alive and brings magic to the darkness.
Se cumplen hoy 25 entradas de Dioses del metal y me pareció un buen momento para dedicársela a un excelente vocalista, Phil Labonte. Philip Steven Labonte nació el 15 de abril de 1975 en Chicopee, Massachusetts. Poco se conoce de su infancia, ya que los primeros datos nos llevan a su adolescencia, cuando se inició en el mundo de la música. A principios de los 90 entra en su primer grupo. Phil entró en Perpetual Doom sustituyendo al vocalista Scott Estes. Su puesto en el grupo no fue únicamente el de cantante, sino que también se encargaba de tocar la guitarra. En agosto del año 1993 Phil tuvo que ingresar en la Marina de los Estados Unidos. Durante esos 9 meses, el grupo se mantuvo parado debido a la ausencia de Labonte. Tras su vuelta, Perpetual Doom se pusieron manos a la obra hasta publicar una demo de 7 pistas llamada "Sorrow´s End". Phil acabaría dejando Perpetual Doom para ser el vocalista de Shadows Fall. Dejaría aquí la guitarra a un lado y empezaría a tocar con músicos del calibre de Adam Dutkiewicz. Con esta banda le llegarían los primeros éxitos. En 1998 decide formar All That Remains como un proyecto alternativo a Shadows Fall aunque finalmente lo acabaría dejando para centrarse totalmente en All That Remains. Fue en ese momento donde ya se hizo definitivamente un hueco importante en el metal. Tras la marcha de Jesse Leach de Killswitch Engage, Phil le sustituyó provisionalmente dada la gran amistad que le unía a los miembtos de KsE y sobre todo a su guitarrista Adam Dutkiewicz. Posteriormente participaría en la audición para ser el cantante de la banda pero sería superado por Howard Jones. A pesar de eso, los miembros de Killswitch le agradecieron la ayuda prestada y le dijeron que siempre que el quisiera y pudiera, sería el primer sustituto en caso de ausencia de Jones. En el DVD "Wold Ablaze" Phil dijo que Jones era mejor cantante que él, en un gesto de humildad. El pasado año 2010, Howard Jones tuvo que ausentarse y Phil recibió la llamada de Adam para ser de nuevo el cantante temporal de Killswitch mientras el potente Jones no pudiera regresar. Labonte estuvo de gira con ellos durante esa ausencia. Actualmente, Phil Labonte se encuentra en lo más alto en cuanto a vocalistas del metalcore se refiere gracias a su increíble trabajo con All That Remains. Entre EP´s, Demos y CD´s, Phil Labonte ha publicado un total de 1 trabajo con Perpetual Doom, 2 con Shadows Fall y 5 con All That Remains. Os dejo con "The Air That I Breathe" de All That Remains:
Since we haven't heard from the eponymous Joel in a while, here's a recent list he submitted of things he hates:
Joel also hates:
• Not eating dick • Eating dick and it's over already • Thinking you ate dick but turns out you didn't • Never having enough dick sauce handy • Asking for dick sauce and the waiter gives you duck sauce • Eating duck without dick • Eating dick and there's duck all up in it for some reason • The blog Eat A Duck Joel • Knowing there's so much uneaten dick out there • The phrase "chunk o' change." So lame, people! • Anti-dick • People who drive Jaguars and think they're all that • Waiters who are chintzy with the dick
Ill Niño ha publicado recientemente su segundo vídeo correspondiente a su último trabajo Dead New World. La canción escogida ha sido "Bleed Like You". Os recuerdo que el CD era simplemente genial, aunque en mi opinión, no llega al nivel de Confession o Revolution. Hablando ya del vídeo, la verdad es que no acaba de convencerme, aunque siempre resulta emocionante ver nuevos vídeos de grupos del calibre de Ill Niño para ver cambios como por ejemplo la notoria pérdida de peso del vocalista Cristian Machado quien, además, se ha cortado bastante sus rastas. Cabe salientar también la impresionante trenza en la perilla que ahora luce Ahrue Luster al más puro estilo Wayne Static o Shavo Odadjian. Como dije, el vídeo no me convence, pero sí la canción. Aquí os lo dejo y juzgad vosotros mismos:
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CHARLIE'S SHEEN-ANIGANS MAY HAVE COST HIM HIS T.V. SHOW: "Two and a Half Men" has been shut down for the season -- and CHARLIE SHEEN has only his big mouth is to blame. Charlie made a slew of controversial comments on the syndicated Alex Jones radio show yesterday, bashing the show's co-creator, Chuck Lorre, Alcoholics Anonymous, his ex-wives and his one-night stands.
He called Lorre a "clown" and a "turd" and said he had been turning the producer's "tin cans into pure gold." After the bizarre on-air railing, CBS and Warner Bros. released the following statement: "Based on the totality of Charlie Sheen's statements, conduct and condition, [we] have decided to discontinue production of Two and a Half Men for the remainder of the season."
Charlie fired back with an open letter, which reads in part: "What does this say about Haim Levine [Chuck Lorre] after he tried to use his words to judge and attempt to degrade me? I gracefully ignored this folly for 177 shows... I fire back once and this contaminated little maggot can't handle my power and can't handle the truth."
He later told TMZ, "I violently hate [him]. He's a stupid, stupid little man and a punk that I'd never want to be like." The Wrap reports Charlie won't be paid for the remaining salary left on his contract. (--He earns $1.8 million an episode. There were eight shows left on the season.)
LOHAN vs THE LAW: The prosecution's theft case against LINDSAY LOHAN seems to hinge on surveillance video from the jewelry store where she allegedly stole that $2,500 necklace. Yesterday a "law enforcement source" described what's on that video to RadarOnline.
It allegedly shows a male friend of Lindsay's intentionally distracting a store clerk while Lindsay puts on the necklace. Then it shows Lindsay and her friend leaving, with Lindsay still wearing the necklace. If true, it would call into question Lindsay's claim the store LOANED her the necklace and that all she's guilty of is forgetting to return it in a timely manner.
BABY NEWS: ALYSSA MILANO announced her pregnancy Tuesday, but she's obviously already pretty far along. Check out her well-developed baby bump, which was on full display at Wednesday's premiere of the movie "Hall Pass" ...
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NEW PICTURES OF RIHANNA'S BRUTAL BEAT DOWN HAVE SURFACED: When CHRIS BROWN assaulted RIHANNA in February of '09, a shocking picture of her bruised face leaked online. And now, two years later -- and just two days after a judge softened Rihanna's restraining order against Chris, allowing contact between the two of them for the first time since the attack -- the MediaTakeOut website has posted two more.
Media Take Out claims there's some kind of Rihanna / Chris Brown reconciliation in the works, and that's why they decided to publish the photos. You can see the two new pics here. But before you click, I must warn you, they are pretty brutal.
JLO'S IDOL MOMENT: JENNIFER LOPEZ "suffered" an on-screen "breakdown" Wednesday night after telling fan favorite CHRIS MEDINA he would NOT be in "American Idol's" Top 24 this season. (--Chris is the guy who's taking care of his fiancée, who suffered brain damage in a bad accident in '09, just two months before they were supposed to get married.)
On RYAN SEACREST'S radio show yesterday, J-Lo explained why ... "I just couldn't believe I had to deliver this news to this person who had been through a lot and is going through a lot. I felt like I didn't do it well enough to send him into where he needed to go in his life and be OK.
And I didn't want to be a part of that moment in his life. He handled it with such dignity and such class, that made it worse for me"
Now that we've had about a month to evaluate the SIMON COWELL-less judging panel, what are your thoughts? Better? Worse? Like it? Hate it? What about "Idol" in general?
DANCING WITH the STARS CAST REVEALED???: A super reliable-sounding site ( RumorFix)claims FAYE DUNAWAY has signed on to do "Dancing with the Stars"!!!
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And yes, this is supposed to be exciting news. Faye turned 70 last month, which would make her this season's token old person, you know, like FLORENCE HENDERSON last season, and CLORIS LEACHMAN before her.
Unlike the last few seasons, however, there aren't many solid rumors out there this time, but we've heard these names: Brett Favre, talk show host Wendy Williams, WWE champ Chris Jericho, Portia De Rossi and Madonna's mid-'90s boyfriend Carlos Leon.
QUOTE/UNQUOTE: "Lady Gaga is Madonna with diarrhea." -- CHARO, in a satellite radio interview proving she's obviously not one of LADY GAGA'S "little monsters."
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Added the '70s singer, actress, and MDA telethon staple, "I don't like it when somebody copies somebody and just adopts it...like, [it was] their own idea."
Foo Fighters nos ha ofrecido ayer la primera canción de lo que será su próximo disco. Podemos ver en "Rope" cierto cambio, como Dave nos anunciara. A los "grunge" que matan por Nirvana les parecerá una herejía lo que voy a decir, pero me parece un muy buen paso adelante de la banda liderada por Grohl. Parece que con el nuevo disco seguirán afianzándose en el Rock alternativo dejando cada vez más atrás el "maldito" post-grunge. Este nuevo disco llevará finalmente el nombre de "Wasting Light" y se publicará el 12 d abril, y para su grabación no han utilizado ningún ordenador ni ningún aparato a parte de sus instrumentos. Dave ha comentado que la grabación se ha llevado a cabo en su garaje y contando con los dos hechos anteriores, dice que lo hace muy simple y que suena gigantesco. Personalmente espero mucho del nuevo disco de estos talentosos artistas que ya nos han demostrado de lo que son capaces durante los últimos 15 años. Desvincularse de Nirvana ha sido lo mejor que le ha podido pasar a Dave Grohl, siendo ahora un artista de lo más completo. Aquí os queda "Rope":
LOHAN LUNACY: 1.) If LINDSAY LOHAN was hoping for mercy yesterday in her felony theft case, she left the courthouse sadly disappointed. A no-nonsense judge told her if she accepted a plea deal from prosecutors, he would sentence her to jail.
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Superior Court Judge Keith Schwartz said, "This case does involve jail time. Period. If you plead in front of me, if this case is resolved in front of me, you are going to jail. Period."
Linds was reportedly offered a deal that would have landed her behind bars for six months. Judge Schwartz also told Lindsay that if she settles the case with him, he'll make her get therapy and a reliable sponsor, someone outside her family who is, quote, "not moved by anything other than seeing that you succeed."
She's set to return to court on March 10th, when she has to decide to take a plea deal or go to trial for allegedly stealing a $2,500 necklace. (--If she decides to fight the charges, the case will be heard by a different judge.)
2.) But enough about the legalities, what did Lindsay wear to court this time is what we want to know!!! You'll recall she caused a sensation in a tight-fitting dress during her last visit to court.
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This time she looked a little classier in high-waisted white pants and a low-cut black top -- although she *did* show a bit of cleavage ...
3.) Video of Lindsay's arrival, and the judge brow-beating her ...
CRYING TIME: Why was JENNIFER LOPEZ sobbing uncontrollably on last night’s “American Idol”??? Scroll down for the answer …
REVEALED! WHY JEN-AN GOT RID OF 'THE RACHEL': Like JUSTIN BIEBER'S before her, JENNIFER ANISTON'S new 'do has received mixed reviews. Love it or hate it, the REAL reason behind the OTHER HAIR CUT THAT SHOCKED THE WORLD was revealed by her longtime hairdresser yesterday.
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Jen, he said, didn't want to look like an extra from the "Real Housewives Of Beverly Hills." ... "There are so many long, layered hairstyles and — don’t get me wrong, I love that," Chris McMillan told Allure magazine. "But The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills all have that. You know what I mean?"
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CHARLIE SHEEN-ANIGANS: 1.) Best. Rehab. Ever. If I ever have to rehab, I want to do rehab CHARLIE SHEEN style! Sheen hopped on a jet yesterday with his two new girlfriends AND his ex-wife, Brooke Mueller, and headed to an island near the Bahamas. TMZ says Charlie and the ladies are enjoying a "private adult vacation" without the kiddies. He is either back on the crack, a stone cold pimp or both!!!
2.) Yes, Brooke is apparantly back in the picture. RadarOnline is reporting she's even moved back in with Charlie along with their twin boys and the nannies. No word on exactly the status of Brooke and Charlie's relationship, but Brooke's dad says she's not in Charlie's house permanently. Just until Charlie buys the house he promised for her and the kids.
ROMANCE REPORT: 1.) Us magazine says RIHANNA is secretly dating RYAN PHILLIPPE. According to an insider, "She thinks he's hot. They totally had sex. And it wasn't even the first time!" The source says their first hookup occurred back in December, when Rihanna broke up with the L.A. Dodgers baseball player she was seeing.
Let's not forget yesterday's rumor Rihanna is supposedly sexting COLIN FARRELL. If you had to make a choice, who'd you rather ladies?
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2.) KATHY GRIFFIN has reportedly been spending some quality time with ISAIAH MUSTAFA, the super sexy OLD SPICE GUY. Although his rep says they're just friends who enjoy hanging out together.
3.) DEMI LOVATO, The 18-year-old Disney star who recently left rehab, is said to be getting all smoove up with former "That '70s Show" star WILMER VALDERRAMA, aka "Fez"!!! According to Us magazine, the two have been "quietly" dating since her May 2010 split from JOE JONAS Joe Jonas. (--Wilmer, by the way is 31!!!)
COVER SHOT: "Real Housewives of Atlanta"'s KIM ZOLCIAK really needs to lose some weight!!!
MARIAH'S MILLION: WikiLeaks' latest unearthed scandal involves ... wait for it ... MARIAH CAREY. According to some "diplomatic cables" the site recently released, Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi offered Mariah $1 MILLION for a private concert in 2009, and she readily agreed.
(--Technically, it was Gaddafi's son who paid the bill, and it went down at a private party on the Caribbean island of St. Barts, not in Libya.)
So what did Mariah have to do to earn the dough? Perform FOUR songs. That means she was paid a quarter-million per song. Nice work if you can get it, huh? The documents also reveal the family had another party in St. Barts last year, and had BEYONCÉ and USHER on the bill. Supposedly, that also came with a $1 million price tag.
MILEY MANIA: BILLY RAY CYRUS is backpedaling after making daughter MILEY mad. In an interview with "GQ" last week, Billy Ray said fame "destroyed" his family and that he was "scared" for Miley. Now, he tells "People" magazine those comments were "explosive" and that he's working on "mending my family right now."
CRYING TIME: So why was Jennifer Lopez sobbing uncontrollably on last night’s “American Idol”???
Last night was the night she and STEVEN TYLER, and RANDY JACKSON had to narrow the field down to the Top 24, and J-Lo was driven to tears when she had to give fan-favorite Chris Medina the boot.
(–Chris is the guy who’s been taking care of his fiancee, who suffered massive brain damage after a car crash in 2009.)
In previous entries of EADJ Song Hate, we've sometimes admitted that the song we're despising isn't all that bad and that we're simply sick because it's overplayed. Well, this song IS that bad and even though it hasn't been on the radio on that much since its 2009 debut, we fucking hate this song with the passion of hellfire: "Smile" by Uncle Kracker.
Oh my God, I feel dizzy from the sheer crackling hate I feel for this festering turd. Bile has risen up my throat and filled my mouth by the mere mention of the song's title. Yeah, I detest it that much.
"Smile" (gag) is I guess the second of three hits from "country rap" artist Uncle Kracker. It peaked at #2 on the Billboard adult pop charts and at an impressive #6 on the Billboard country charts, which still doesn't explain why anyone would enjoy hearing an over-autotuned voice singing lazy lyrics written by a middle schooler. I mean, read this shit:
♪ You make me smile like the sun Fall out of bed, sing like bird Dizzy in my head, spin like a record Crazy on a Sunday night You make me dance like a fool Forget how to breathe Shine like gold, buzz like a bee Just the thought of you can drive me wild Ohh, you make me smile ♫
"Buzz like a bee?!" How trite is this? I know pop (and a lot of country) lyrics are mostly insipid, but this barely even registers on my eardrums. I can't believe they recorded such basic, obvious lyrics. Some poor girl wants her 7th grade Health notebook back!
Chicks going for "girls night out drinks" totally love when this song starts blaring at Fuddruckers, though. It's like a "Brown Eyed Girl" for a new generation. But instead of having any pep or tempo, it slouches along like a half-filled bag of flour, which is not unlike Uncle Kracker himself.
So today we retire this insignificant but infuriating entry from the public airwaves. Pack your overalls and butter churn, Uncle. Hit the dirt road in your old covered jalopy full of livestock and bales of hay and haul it over the edge of the nearest rock quarry, y'hear? YEEEEHAAAAWWWW!
Comic book writer Dwayne McDuffe, who founded Milestone Media and with aritst John Paul Leon co-created Static, passed 21 February 2011, at the age of 49. The cause was complications from emergency heart surgery.
Dwayne McDuffie was born in Detroit, Michigan on 20 February, 1962. He attended the Roeper School, a school for gifted children there. He graduated from the University of Michigan in 1983 and attended film school at the Tisch School for the Arts at New York University. Mr. McDuffie wrote under a pen name for stand up comedians and late night comedy shows, and also co-hosted a radio comedy show. He began his career in comic books in 1987 as a special projects editor at Marvel Comics. His first major work for the company was Damage Control, a mini-series about a company which cleans up the destruction left in the wake of superhero and supervillian battles. At Marvel he also worked on Spicer-Man, Iron Man, and Deathlok. In 1990 he left Marvel to become a freelance writer. He wrote various titles for DC, Marvel, Archie, and even Harvey Comics.
It was in 1992 that Dwayne McDuffie co-founded Milestone Media with Denys Cowan, Michael Davis and Derek T. Dingle. The company was entirely owned by African Americans and was intended to give minorities a greater presence in comic books. While published by DC Comics, Milestone was a separate company who retained the copyrights on its characters. Dwayne McDuffie had a hand in creating many of Milestone's major characters: Static, Icon, and Hardware, among others. The Milestone line of comic books would last only until 1997 due to poor sales.
In 20002 Dwayne McDuffie would enter the field of television animation as the Milestone comic book Static was developed into the animated series Static Shock. He served as the series' story editor and wrote several of its episodes. He would go onto write scripts for What's New Scooby Doo, Teen Titans, Justice League, and Ben 10. He served as a producer on Justice League and Ben 10. He also wrote the animated feature All-Star Superman. Mr. McDuffie later returned to comic books, writing Firestorm and Justice League at DC Comics and Fantastic Four at Marvel.
There can be no doubt that Dwayne McDuffie had a huge impact on the comic book industry. If minorities are now more visible in comic books than they were before the Nineties, it is largely because of him. While Milestone's comic book line ultimately failed financially, it was a success not only artistically, but in forcing the major companies of DC and Marvel to realise the need for more minority characters. Beyond giving minorities a greater presence in comic books, Mr. McDuffie was also, quite simply, one of the best comic book writers of the late 20th Century. He had an understanding of the importance of such legends as Batman and Superman, but at the same time was able to bring realism and originality. It was because of his understanding of the most important characters of the medium that he was able to create significant characters himself. Static's title may have only lasted a few years, but he remains one of the best remembered characters of the Nineties.
Os voy a ofrecer hoy una canción que destaca por su enorme riff principal, por su soberbio estribillo y por esa rabia que sólo Sully Erna puede imprimir a sus canciones. Esa espectacular rabia que se demuestra en el estribillo y que ya es advertida segundos antes cuando dice... "you´re not my destiny..." con una voz totalmente perturbadora. Se trata de una canción realmente grandiosa y para mí, la mejor de la discografía de Godsmack. La voz de Sully alcanza, desde mi punto de vista, su plenitud en esta canción. Me recuerda a una mezcla entre Chad Gray (Mudvayne) y James Hetfield (Metallica). "El brujo" es de esos vocalistas que te conquistan nada más escucharlos. Aquí os queda esta maravillosa obra llamada "Straight Out Of Line":
RIRI ROUNDUP: 1.) It's official! And legal. RIHANNA and CHRIS BROWN are now free to reunite. Two years after CHRIS BROWN brutally assaulted her,a judge has lifted the restraining order that had forced him to stay at least 50 yards away from her.
That order has been replaced with a level one order, which means Chris can have contact with Rihanna as long as he doesn't harass, annoy or molest her. RiRi's lawyer told the judge she did not object to the new order.
2.) It's on between DONALD TRUMP and Rihanna!!! Rihanna was supposed to sing at some charity event The Donald was hosting in Florida over the weekend, but she backed out due to illness. Donald was cool and understanding ... UNTIL he saw Rihanna performing at the NBA All-Star Game in Los Angeles Sunday night.
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Quote, "I thought that [Rihanna bailing] was insulting to everyone. But for Rihanna to go to the All-Star game and perform after she told us she was sick, that is just a lack of respect." Rihanna's rep says she was recovering from bronchitis and it was her doctor who advised her not to get on a plane, "as she would risk losing her voice and damaging her vocal chords."
3.) The not-always-reliable British Sun tabloid is claiming that after Rihanna met COLIN FARRELL on a British talk show recently, she's been sending him some naughty - dare we say raunchy - texts. Their un-named source thinks there's a really good chance the two will be conjoining groins in the near future!!!"They're both single, so why not?"
LOHAN LUNACY: LINDSAY LOHAN has a court hearing scheduled today. But don't expect her to show up wearing another tight mini dress like the last time. DINA LOHAN told E! Online yesterday she's already advised her daughter to "wear a black pantsuit." She added Lindsay didn't mean to cause such a sensation...
"People made such a big deal about it, but Lindsay, being a well-endowed girl, she couldn't help but look good in it. The dress wasn't risqué, it came down to her knees." Nice try, Dina, but that dress was nowhere near her knees ...
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Lindsay is in court today regarding her THEFT case. The judge is hoping to broker a plea deal between Lindsay and the DA. Sources for TMZ claim the prosecuter's terms DO include jail time. Lilo's then due back in court Friday for a probation hearing.
QUOTE/UNQUOTE: "I (effed) too many chicks and did too many drugs" -- GEORGE CLOONEY in an interview with Newsweek on why he could never run for office. He added he's better off using his fame to bring attention to various causes, like BONO does.
MILY MANIA: It's MILEY vs BILLY RAY!!! Who you got??? According to the Popeater gossip site, Billy Ray was supposed to appear on "The View" today -- but Miley "went nuts" when she found out and forced him to cancel.
"Only last week, Billy shot his mouth off in 'GQ', and now he planned to sit down with [Barbara and Whoopi] and talk more crap about his family. No way would Miley or her team let that happen."
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(-- Billy is quoated in the GQ interview as saying he feels isolated from his daughter, blaming everyone but himself. "I'm scared for her," he says in the interview. "She's got a lot of people around her that's putting her in a great deal of danger. I want to get her sheltered from the storm.")
His rep confirmed the "View" appearance has been cancelled but would not say if it had anything to do with Miley being the boss of him.
CHARLIE'S SHEEN-ANIGANS: A few days after flying in current and former baseball stars to watch a private screening of his 80's movie, "Major League", TMZ reports CHARLIE SHEEN screened the movie "Jaws" aboard a 100-foot yacht with some of his pals.
Charlie was spotted leaving the boat with the mystery blonde he was seen kissing Monday ...
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But she might not be his only girlfriend. In a chat with TMZ yesterday, Charlie mentioned he has two,quote, "goddesses" in his life. He wouldn't name either of them, but the other might be a mattress actress pal of his who was also seen aboard his yacht. She later Tweeted:
ANOTHER DAY, ANOTHER LADY GAGA CONTROVERSY: LADY GAGA recently did a RAUNCHY photo shoot for a New York clothing store, and ,naturally, a video of the shoot has surfaced. It shows Gaga posing bra-less, wearing a see-through t-shirt, and,oh, she's also not wearing any pants.
But that's not the controversial part. What's got people talking is a scene where Lady Gaga poses with a two or three years old boy doing a "thumbs-up" while while next to GaGa who's in a bra and fishnets.
Here's the vid. We Report, You Decide ... ***WARNING*** There are several scenes in which you can see some of Lady Gaga's naughty bits!!!
On a related note ... PAUL MCCARTNEY was at her New York Madison Square Garden show Monday night, and was filmed grooving to the GaGa!!! Check it out, here. You can see McCartney 14 seconds in.
There's talk MADONNA was also been in attendance, although no photographic evidence has turned up. Of course, it would be interesting if she really was there because that would suggest Madge truly is NOT upset with Gaga for ripping off "Express Yourself". This concert, along with another show at the Garden last night, was being filmed for Lady Gaga's upcoming HBO special that'll air May 7th.
BABY NEWS: ALYSSA MILANO will soon be a mom. The 38-year-old actress has been fetused by her agent husband of less than two years.
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She's due in early fall. She confirmed the rumor via Twitter yesterday, writing "I couldn't be happier."
SNAPSHOT: ROSEANNE BARR strikes a SUPER-SEXY pose for the prying cameras while enjoying some beach time in Maui yesterday ...
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QUOTE/UNQUOTE: "She can do whatever she wants." -- San Antonio Spurs TONY PARKER when asked about EVA LONGORIA'S alleged relationship with PENELOPE CRUZ'S younger brother EDUARDO.
Tony hosted a party in Vegas over the NBA All-Star Weekend and had all the sexy waitresses at the club wear his San Antonio Spurs jersey ...
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ROMANCE REPORT: CHRISTINA AGUILERA and Matt Rutler have only been dating for a few months, but already her friends don't like the two of them together. According to sources that spoke exclusively to People magazine, "Matt is no good for the singer."
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Her friends are concerned saying Matt is a "bad influence on her" and "never tells her to slow down." (--There have been reports Christina has been partying too much in the wake of her divorce -- with some blaming her new lifestyle for unfortunate events like her National Anthem flub at the Super Bowl and her slip on the Grammy stage after the over-sung Aretha Franklin Tribute.)
