Here is the American Film Institute's Top 10 Films of 2010:
Black Swan
The Fighter
Inception
The Kids Are All Right
127 Hours
The Social Network
The Town
Toy Story 3
True Grit
Winter’s Bone
I have seen 4 of these movies so far. Inception, while a good action movie, it is nowhere near the "thinker" some people try to make it out to be. The entire concept is actually just ridiculous for the sake of trying to be a mind bender. For this year of movies, however it is one of the better ones.
The Social Network was interesting. Winter's Bone I didn't get into that much really. Toy Story 3 is like all the other animation movies. Always worth a few chuckles and better than most of the other movies out.
The rest I haven't seen, but one movie I will never see is "The Kids Are Alright". If you have On Demand on your cable box you probably know what I mean. EVERY show you watch almost has a commercial for this movie. If I hear "So...how did you guys meet? My tongue was numb and I told her to relax." ever again I may scream. Everything about that scene makes me hate the movie.
Sunday, December 12, 2010
Thursday, December 09, 2010
Uh oh...Nicole Richie Snubs Paris Hilton On Wedding Invite
Apparently these two are not friends anymore? I don't pay much attention to it all. I wasn't even aware if they really were friends int he first place and that Richie not inviting her to her wedding was a huge deal. See I forget a lot of things, and other than A Simple Life TV show I never really thought about this two together. Maybe they are long time friends. I don't know.
Anyways, as Nicole Richies is making plans for wedding dresses and reportedly set to wed longtime boyfriend Joel Madden this weekend, she snubbed her pal Paris with no wedding invite.
An insider revealed: 'Nicole's wedding will be super small, and a lot of people who have played a role in her life like Paris have been cut from the guest list. She's keeping the dress a secret and hasn't even told her bridesmaids who the designer is.'
Richie, 29, the daughter of singer Lionel Richie, is expected to marry the Good Charlotte rocker, 31, at her dad's estate in Beverly Hills, California, on Sunday.
Christina Aguilera - who is going through a divorce - is said to be singing at the bash.
'She has been a good friend and wants to be there for Nicole,' a pal said.
Anyways, as Nicole Richies is making plans for wedding dresses and reportedly set to wed longtime boyfriend Joel Madden this weekend, she snubbed her pal Paris with no wedding invite.
An insider revealed: 'Nicole's wedding will be super small, and a lot of people who have played a role in her life like Paris have been cut from the guest list. She's keeping the dress a secret and hasn't even told her bridesmaids who the designer is.'
Richie, 29, the daughter of singer Lionel Richie, is expected to marry the Good Charlotte rocker, 31, at her dad's estate in Beverly Hills, California, on Sunday.
Christina Aguilera - who is going through a divorce - is said to be singing at the bash.
'She has been a good friend and wants to be there for Nicole,' a pal said.
Tuesday, November 30, 2010
SMithsonian Removes Video After Complaints From Catholic Group
The Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery quickly removed a video Tuesday that was part of an exhibit after complaints from a Catholic group that the images were sacrilegious.
The offensive video featured ants crawling on a cross. The Catholic League President Bill Donohue said that the depiction was "hate speech" and designed to insult Christians.
After he was alerted to the piece Monday night by a New York Post reporter, Donohue began a campaign to urge Congress to cut public funding for the Smithsonian museum complex, he told The Associated Press.
"This is not the first time the Smithsonian has offended us," he said. "I'm going to cast my net much wider. Why should the government pay for this? ... How dare they take our money to fund attacks on (our religion)."
While he is correct that the Smithsonian is partially funded by the government to pay the staff and its facilities, the exhibits themselves are actually privately funded. It could be anyone. Maybe the guy that invented Asus, or Bill Gates, or you.
The offensive video featured ants crawling on a cross. The Catholic League President Bill Donohue said that the depiction was "hate speech" and designed to insult Christians.
After he was alerted to the piece Monday night by a New York Post reporter, Donohue began a campaign to urge Congress to cut public funding for the Smithsonian museum complex, he told The Associated Press.
"This is not the first time the Smithsonian has offended us," he said. "I'm going to cast my net much wider. Why should the government pay for this? ... How dare they take our money to fund attacks on (our religion)."
While he is correct that the Smithsonian is partially funded by the government to pay the staff and its facilities, the exhibits themselves are actually privately funded. It could be anyone. Maybe the guy that invented Asus, or Bill Gates, or you.
Sunday, November 28, 2010
2010 National Geographic Photo Contest
I'm not a phoography guy by any means, but this is always one of my favorite things to look at. The National Geogrphic annual phot contest. You can see the official page here, but there are a couple other sites that handpicked some of the best ones.
This site picked their 47 favorite and I must agree they are incredible. I actually saved a bunch of them and am trying to decide which to use as my new desktop background. I am using the two giraffes so far, but I'm not sure if I will stick with it. Glad I don't need to post them all, or I'd need a new web hosting service.
Boston.com put a bit of a slideshow together with some storyboards with it so you cna see a bit more about what the photos are from.
This site picked their 47 favorite and I must agree they are incredible. I actually saved a bunch of them and am trying to decide which to use as my new desktop background. I am using the two giraffes so far, but I'm not sure if I will stick with it. Glad I don't need to post them all, or I'd need a new web hosting service.
Boston.com put a bit of a slideshow together with some storyboards with it so you cna see a bit more about what the photos are from.
Justin Timberlake, Lady Gaga, Alicia Keys to Quit Twitter for Charity
WHEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
When you see a headline and that is the first thing that pops into your head you know you have to read it. Let's try and figure out how this would make any sense whatsoever before we actually get their explanation first shall we?
So...in an effort to raise some money for something they have decided to stop using the way they communicate to people dumb enough to give them money instead of an actual REAL charity. You know like one that isn't a huge tax shelter for celebrities that wastes most of the money on administration costs rather than just team up with a well established charity? Yeah...this is a pet peeve of mine. Donations used to pay paper pushers makes ALL kinds of sense doesn't it? Clearly more appropriate than just say giving to one of the big charities that are already established.
Anyways, the stars are part of a new campaign called Digital Life Sacrifice that will benefit Alicia Keys' AIDS charity, Keep a Child Alive. The entertainers plan to sign off sites including Facebook and Twitter starting Wednesday, which is World AIDS Day, and will not sign back on until the charity raises $1 million.
How am I ever going to know what eczema treatment to use?
Other celebrities taking part are Usher, Jennifer Hudson, Ryan Seacrest, Kim and Khloe Kardashian, Elijah Wood, Serena Williams, Janelle Monae and Keys' husband, Swizz Beatz.
For the campaign, the stars have filmed "last tweet and testament" videos and will appear in ads showing them lying in coffins to represent what the campaign calls their digital deaths.
"It's really important and super-cool to use mediums that we naturally are on," Keys told the Associated Press.
When you see a headline and that is the first thing that pops into your head you know you have to read it. Let's try and figure out how this would make any sense whatsoever before we actually get their explanation first shall we?
So...in an effort to raise some money for something they have decided to stop using the way they communicate to people dumb enough to give them money instead of an actual REAL charity. You know like one that isn't a huge tax shelter for celebrities that wastes most of the money on administration costs rather than just team up with a well established charity? Yeah...this is a pet peeve of mine. Donations used to pay paper pushers makes ALL kinds of sense doesn't it? Clearly more appropriate than just say giving to one of the big charities that are already established.
Anyways, the stars are part of a new campaign called Digital Life Sacrifice that will benefit Alicia Keys' AIDS charity, Keep a Child Alive. The entertainers plan to sign off sites including Facebook and Twitter starting Wednesday, which is World AIDS Day, and will not sign back on until the charity raises $1 million.
How am I ever going to know what eczema treatment to use?
Other celebrities taking part are Usher, Jennifer Hudson, Ryan Seacrest, Kim and Khloe Kardashian, Elijah Wood, Serena Williams, Janelle Monae and Keys' husband, Swizz Beatz.
For the campaign, the stars have filmed "last tweet and testament" videos and will appear in ads showing them lying in coffins to represent what the campaign calls their digital deaths.
"It's really important and super-cool to use mediums that we naturally are on," Keys told the Associated Press.
Harry Potter With Another Huge Weekend
Thanksgiving is another popular movie holiday. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1 (mouth full) opened last weekend at #1 and held onto it for the second straight week with a $50.3 million Thanksgiving weekend box office. This brings its two-week total to $220.4 million, according to studio estimates.
I still haven't seen it, and likely won't until DVD because I don't have any friends dorky enough to go to this movie in a theater...haha
www.teatreeoil.org
From what I've read it sticks to the book better than any of the others, but if you have read the book you know what the complaints are. It's slow moving and not much happens. This is because the first half of DH is SLOW. It's still a great start, but it isn't exactly action packed. Quite a bit of growing up for Harry, Ron, and Hermione in the first half and dealing with being off on their own for the first time. A lot of whining and fighting with eachother. Still it is interesting to see them start to come together and get a little lucky in their quest to destroy the horcrux's.
Most say it is the best directed of the movies so far so I'm sure Part 2 is going to be incredible. The ending of the series is absolutely perfect so the movie should have some very emotional and action packed scenes.
I still haven't seen it, and likely won't until DVD because I don't have any friends dorky enough to go to this movie in a theater...haha
www.teatreeoil.org
From what I've read it sticks to the book better than any of the others, but if you have read the book you know what the complaints are. It's slow moving and not much happens. This is because the first half of DH is SLOW. It's still a great start, but it isn't exactly action packed. Quite a bit of growing up for Harry, Ron, and Hermione in the first half and dealing with being off on their own for the first time. A lot of whining and fighting with eachother. Still it is interesting to see them start to come together and get a little lucky in their quest to destroy the horcrux's.
Most say it is the best directed of the movies so far so I'm sure Part 2 is going to be incredible. The ending of the series is absolutely perfect so the movie should have some very emotional and action packed scenes.
Friday, November 19, 2010
Palin Kids a Class Act
This week we were all blessed (sarcasm alert) by the new Palin Reality series introduced on TLC called Sarah Palin's: Alaska. Most people you talk to that are somewhat normal will probably tell you the show is a joke, and many other things I'm sure. Suffice to say the Palin family is riding high and they are still media darlings.
Anyways, earlier this week some fellow was voicing his displeasure about the show on his Facebook page, only to be addressed by Williow and Bristol Palin directly. Not really taking it as constructive criticism they proceeded to call him a "f*gg*t".
That's some real htc desire right there.
After called out on it they decied to issue a public apology, but not really publicly. They issued an apology on FACEBOOK to the guy on their own page.
Normally I'd think something like this wasn't that big a deal. Just rather ignorant and something guys say to each other all the time who aren't actually "homophobes", but these guys are the daughters of a pseudo-politician. I'm sure it will all be forgotten and everyone will still vote for mom because she is "hot" and people are whateve...
Anyways, earlier this week some fellow was voicing his displeasure about the show on his Facebook page, only to be addressed by Williow and Bristol Palin directly. Not really taking it as constructive criticism they proceeded to call him a "f*gg*t".
"Haha your so gay. I have no idea who you are, But what I've seen pictures of, your disgusting ... My sister had a kid and is still hot."
Willow followed up that comment with another that read, "Tre stfu. Your such a f**got."
That's some real htc desire right there.
After called out on it they decied to issue a public apology, but not really publicly. They issued an apology on FACEBOOK to the guy on their own page.
Normally I'd think something like this wasn't that big a deal. Just rather ignorant and something guys say to each other all the time who aren't actually "homophobes", but these guys are the daughters of a pseudo-politician. I'm sure it will all be forgotten and everyone will still vote for mom because she is "hot" and people are whateve...
Wednesday, November 17, 2010
Ryan Reynolds is Sexiest Man Alive
and he is?
Apparently he is married to Scarlet Johansson. I don't follow dudes sorry. Scartlet was named the GQ "Babe of the Year" as well this year which makes them the hottest couple around I guess.
Their week has been all aces. Johansson has been named GQ's Babe of the Year and hosted "Saturday Night Live" for the third time. And Reynolds, whose "Green Lantern" trailer premiered on Tuesday, has just nabbed the coveted title of People's Sexiest Man Alive.
"My body naturally wants to look like Dick Van Dyke," the star told People. "When I stop training, I turn into a skin-colored whisper. ... You just have to go with the flow." Oh you poor guy. Let's get you some work doing apidexin reviews so you can keep the look.
Apparently he is married to Scarlet Johansson. I don't follow dudes sorry. Scartlet was named the GQ "Babe of the Year" as well this year which makes them the hottest couple around I guess.
Their week has been all aces. Johansson has been named GQ's Babe of the Year and hosted "Saturday Night Live" for the third time. And Reynolds, whose "Green Lantern" trailer premiered on Tuesday, has just nabbed the coveted title of People's Sexiest Man Alive.
"My body naturally wants to look like Dick Van Dyke," the star told People. "When I stop training, I turn into a skin-colored whisper. ... You just have to go with the flow." Oh you poor guy. Let's get you some work doing apidexin reviews so you can keep the look.
Monday, November 15, 2010
Bill Clinton Making Cameos in Movies Now: Hangover 2
Bill Clinton has always been considered one of the "cooler" presidents. Many claim he was the first "black" president. He has had his share of negative media, but many still love him and thought he was a great president. After watching G.W. for 8 years Clinton looks like Abe Lincoln by comparison.
President Clinton shows up every once in a while for interviews and seems to be doing quite a lot to make the world a bit of a better place. At least appears to be involved in some good programs, although we have no idea. Well besides being a poster child for safe fat burners after his jog to McDonalds for a burger.
Anyways, it looks like Slick Willy will be making a cameo in the upcoming Hangover 2 movie. Bill Clinton was on location to shoot his cameo for The Hangover 2 in Bangkok, Thailand, but there’s no word on the details of the suave former president’s actual scene.
President Clinton shows up every once in a while for interviews and seems to be doing quite a lot to make the world a bit of a better place. At least appears to be involved in some good programs, although we have no idea. Well besides being a poster child for safe fat burners after his jog to McDonalds for a burger.
Anyways, it looks like Slick Willy will be making a cameo in the upcoming Hangover 2 movie. Bill Clinton was on location to shoot his cameo for The Hangover 2 in Bangkok, Thailand, but there’s no word on the details of the suave former president’s actual scene.
Sunday, November 14, 2010
Harry Potter Still Huge
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows is my favorite book of the series by far. It's one of the best journeys of the series to me. Their isolation from the magical community in the goal to save the world. Harry as just a 17 year old boy is tasked with killing the most menacing wizard in history.
The final book will be broken down into TWO movies it was so long. Even then the movie won't even come close to capturing all the magical moments of the book. Just like the rest haven't. At least Dobby will be in this in the correct form compared to him being replaced by Neville in the movies for a lot of his major moments.
Harry's unlikely friendships in the books is one of the most endearing aspects of his character to me. Friends with house elves, a werewolf, a half-giant, ghosts, centaurs, etc. makes him one of the most lovable characters ever. He could sell a car insurance rate to anyone.
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows was officially launched in London this week and will hit theaters tomorrow (Monday) at 6pm ET in New York City at Lincoln Square.
The final book will be broken down into TWO movies it was so long. Even then the movie won't even come close to capturing all the magical moments of the book. Just like the rest haven't. At least Dobby will be in this in the correct form compared to him being replaced by Neville in the movies for a lot of his major moments.
Harry's unlikely friendships in the books is one of the most endearing aspects of his character to me. Friends with house elves, a werewolf, a half-giant, ghosts, centaurs, etc. makes him one of the most lovable characters ever. He could sell a car insurance rate to anyone.
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows was officially launched in London this week and will hit theaters tomorrow (Monday) at 6pm ET in New York City at Lincoln Square.
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