high school musical 3

Gay Men And 13-Year-Old Girls Unite In Protest Against Cut Zac Efron Shower Scene

4:05AM Kyle Buchanan | The big weekend US box office for High School Musical 3 proves that Disney knows not to mess with a winning thing, and why should it? The series’ profitable formula (40% Bollywood chastity, 35% ‘N Sync b-sides, and 25% total gayness) has paid off in spades. Perhaps, then, the threat of tinkering with this equation was what Disney had in mind when they cut what was apparently a Zac Efron-led musical sequence in a boys’ group shower (!), the existence of which came to light after an Ebay seller included pictures of the number in a cache of HSM3 photos. What cinematic contribution to homoerotica was lost when a cruel executive axed “Lather Up, Y’all”? Gaze upon the additional pictures after the jump, and muse upon what might have been. More »

‘HSM 3: The Quest For Second Base’ Electrifies America

2:52AM Seth | Low energy? Have a nutritious boost with this recipe for a Defamer Monday Morning Power-Up Smoothie: 2 cups weak coffee 47 hazelnut Coffee-Mate single servers 128 Sweet n’ Lo packets Container of papaya yogurt with Post-It on it reading “Charlene’s. DO NOT TOUCH.” Just the turkey slices from leftover platter of sandwiches Petrified piece of Costco birthday cake 1 scoop printer toner More »

Shrieking Tweens Fight Off ‘Saw’ in Bloody Multiplex Standoff

1:30AM STV | Welcome back to Defamer Attractions, your fail-safe weekly guide to everything new, noteworthy and/or potentially doomed at the movies. Today brings us another oversaturated batch of fall releases offering more variety than prestige (or quality for that matter), but we’ll help you sort through the mess with a glimpse at the week’s (and maybe the year’s) best film, Ed Norton’s latest loser and a sampling of what’s new on DVD. As always, our opinions are our own, but franchise opportunities are available. Inquire inside! More »

Disney’s Cable Ghetto Now Hollywood’s Richest Blockbuster Incubator

3:23AM STV | Disney’s back-ordered fleet of Brinks trucks had better arrive soon: High School Musical 3: Senior Year is tracking for a $US38 million opening weekend, with Beverly Hills Chihuahua anticipating another $US6 million in its fourth week of release. Those grosses would likely land the all-ages tandem together in the Top 5 at the box office — the first time two non-Pixar Disney titles have shared that space since 1994. Useless trivia? We think not — and we aren’t alone. More »