Friday, February 15, 2008

YouTube Clip Of The Day

2:32PM Jess McGuire | Most people will recall the glorious days of early 2006 where Brokeback Mountain spoof after Brokeback Mountain spoof began appearing on a newish site called YouTube, with perhaps the most famous of these being Brokeback To The Future. Well, someone has just (ahem, in November 2007) added a Brokeback spin to Planes, Trains And Automobiles, and it is almost frightening how well it works! Three thumbs up! We note the comments for the video show that in the wake of Heath Ledger’s death, it is simply too soon for some folk out there to hear that familiar Brokeback guitar twang, with a furious ghostbusterguy2001 angrily remarking “this is not amussing a good actor is dead”. Thankfully after some quiet reflection, ghostbusterguy2001 changes his mind and declares “well yeah probly i just got mad cause i thought he was mocking heath ledger sorry about that mate lol in that case this is pretty funny” So there you have it. (Thanks, Jayde!) More »

Bay: Blowing Shit Up Is Twice As Awesome With FIOS

12:09PM Mark | Things Michael Bay considers awesome: Blowing shit up, tigers in his living room, fiber-optic internet access. Especially the first one. We completely forgot to watch The Moment of Truth last night, but thanks to Fox’s handy YouTube recaps, we got all caught up in just two minutes. We’ll never suffer through another drawn out pause between the lie-detecting robot lady’s “The answer is…” and an anticlimactic “TRUE!” again! · Here’s a handy guide to how some celebrities are spending their Valentine’s Day. It’s interesting because they’re famous! · Incarcerated former Prison Break star Lane Garrison and Access Hollywood are pen pals! Tomorrow: Dr. Drew reads aloud from Pat O’Brien’s sobriety diary on Celebrity Rehab. More »

McDreamy And McSteamy McWish You A Very McHappy McValentine’s Day

11:45AM Seth | Happy Valentine’s Day, everyone! We feel a little guilty about not having gotten you anything since that Law & Order card two years ago, so we made sure to get an early start this year combing the internets for just the right, costless gesture to show you how much you mean to us. Luckily, ABC’s website had plenty of Valentine’s options. Some of us gravitated to the sensual mystery of their Lost series, but for our money, nothing said romance like the horny doctors of Grey’s Anatomy. Above, we’ve placed Seattle Grace’s attending physicians side by side, in a McMindblowing battle for your affections. But for Grey’s purists who like their cast Valentine’s Day card collections complete, we’ve mocked one up featuring the second season’s most conspicuously absent member. It’s after the jump–and remember, everyone: We choo-choo-choose you! More »

Bai Ling’s Beautiful, Famewhoring Spirit Snuffed By Airport Shoplifting Arrest

10:43AM Seth | We can’t say we know much about Bai Ling, save that she’s ubiquitous (watch her ghostly apparition suddenly appear and start signing autographs next to Larry King in this paparazzi video), gave some of the most brain-meltingly awful (in the good way) musical performances in TV history on But Can They Sing?, could safely be classified as “fashion forward,” and generally enjoys being the center of attention. In fact, now that we really think about it, she’s done nothing but bring us joy, however obliquely. So we’ll refrain from passing judgment on her arrest yesterday for swiping two magazines and a pack of batteries at an LAX magazine stand, or snickering at her mugshot, in which she just looks kind of sad. We’re sure that after the proper shopliftinghab treatment, Ling will back to her old self in no time, full of vitality and grabbing Santa by the balls. More »

Bang, Bang, You’re F–ked: How The ‘Underbelly’ Ban Is Hurting Nine

10:41AM Clem Bastow | When Underbelly premiered everywhere but Victoria on Wednesday night, Defamer Australia’s interstate pals were sending frenzied texts and emails saying things like, “You know how they said it would save Nine? It will”. Well, in the eyes of the rest of the country Nine may have at least lifted their game in terms of backing locally-produced, quality drama, but the fallout for the network has been greater than just worrying about whether the AFA will get the sooks or if a few pirates will P2P the hell out of the show. The aftermath of Justice Betty King’s ruling continues, and Nine is being hit below the belt in every possible way – in the ratings war, advertising revenue, and slightly more intangible areas such as the network’s already shaky reputation as a serious contender in terms of content. As Nine today launches its appeal against the ban, read on for our in-depth coverage (we always wanted to say “in-depth”) of the effect the ruling has had on the beleaguered network. More »

Puke Up A Blue Slushee In Honor Of ‘Juno’ At The Polo Lounge

9:46AM Seth | One of our favorite Oscar traditions is the menu of original cocktails inspired by the five Best Picture nominees, as devised by the clever bartending staff of The Polo Lounge. We gave them a call to see what they came up with this year (yes, these are all real): To honor No Country for Old Men, they have Blood and Sand: Johnny Walker Red, cherry brandy, sweet vermout, and a splash of OJ served strained in martini glass. Enough of those should give you a hangover that feels like a bolt-stunner to the melon. The Juno drink is a Blue Slushee, named for the frozen treat our hero upchucks into her stepmother’s urn: Stoli raspberry, blue curacao, and lemonade, blended with ice. More »

Amy Winehouse Round-Up: At Least She’s Not Smoking Crack

9:37AM Clem Bastow | Winegums may be attempting to get on the straight and narrow lately – outpatient rehabilitation treatment, apparently eating well, staying away from enabling friends – so we’re not surprised to see that she’s fallen down a little in her endeavours. However, we are happy to report that said stumble is nothing other than ‘aving a wheeze on a few cheeky fags – shame about Britain’s no-smoking laws, but. Where’s Good Blake when you need him? Oh, right alongside her. Amy Winehouse enjoyed a crafty cigarette in a no smoking zone on a shopping trip in London last night with her increasingly ‘good friend’ Blake Wood. The rejuventated Rehab singer, who appears to be winning her battle with drug addiction, hit trendy Carnaby Street with the American artist and photographer who shares the same name as her husband. … Both were dressed in black jeans, with Blake wearing a black cardigan and Amy in a black satin bomber jacket. The singer also wore a patterned Hilda Ogden style scarf wrapped around her beehive. Her freshly-made up face, and newly manicured nails were in stark contrast to the harrowing pictures of her seen last month, when she was caught on camera smoking crack cocaine. It’s true, she looks AMAZING. Remember, around the time Bad Blake started to look like a member of the living dead, when Winegums started to look like death warmed up, too? She looks fantastic now: Amy, whatever you’re doing – whether it’s yoga, Big Macs, detox tea or schtupping Good Blake – please, please, keep it up! More »

Chipsop Katona Feels Britney’s Pain

9:24AM Clem Bastow | Former Celebrity Mum Of The Year and Atomic Kitten reject Kerry Katona has lashed out at the UK tabloids, as she reckons they treat her worse than Britney Spears. The thing is, Kerry, it could be argued that Britney – like you – just lives her life as she sees fit and the press report it with minimal editorialising. Well, that was at least what we were going to run with, until the Mail opened their piece on the matter with this: If this is what Kerry Katona looks like after five hours of pampering at a salon we’d hate to see the ‘before’ photos. Nice! They then grudgingly mention that her eating-all-the-pies visage, you know, may have something to do with the fact that she’s heavily pregnant, but like, whatever. Anyway, back to Kerry herself: Kerry, who last night hosted a late-night baby shower at London’s Hospital nightclub attended by Big Brother stars Ziggy Lichman and Sam and Amanda Marchant, said: “I’m the British Britney Spears, which is ridiculous.” “The press write what they want to write about me. Once they’ve built you up, they try to pull you down and they’ve been doing it for the last two years now. “You show me one picture of me taking cocaine or coming out of a nightclub in the last two years. “I’ve admitted taking it for about a year but look at Amy Winehouse, Pete Doherty and Kate Moss. They’re legends for it and I don’t do it any more. “I’ve just recently done a drugs test which I had to do for a court case and of course it came back negative, which I knew it would anyway. “It’s just unfair. I want people to forget what they read and remember the Kerry that won in the jungle because that’s still me.” “The Kerry that won in the jungle” refers to her time on I’m A Celebrity, Get Me Out Of Here! And, you know what? All that stuff we said about a lack of editorialising the facts of Chipshop’s misdemeanours? We take it all back. As we were scrolling through the story, in the links pane to the right we saw this: Okay, Kerry, we believe you now. More »