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Gift Guide: Buy Patton Oswalt’s Lifetime Ice Cream Supply for Charity

From Movieline’s 2010 Holiday Gift Guide In celebration of its 75th anniversary, Carvel Ice Cream handed out 75 black cards to different celebrities (you know, the people who really need these sorts of things) that are good for a lifetime supply of ice cream from the chain. Well, technically it’s good for $25 per week in ice cream products, so if you need more than that, keep looking. In any case, Patton Oswalt is auctioning his card off for charity. It may seem a bit pricey, but it must pay for itself eventually right? Let’s do some math.

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Gift Guide: Buy Patton Oswalt’s Lifetime Ice Cream Supply for Charity

Gleebasing: You’re a Mean One, Sue the Grinch

The business of song selection during “A Very Glee Christmas” may have left a lot to be desired , but the yuletime themed episode provided enough Glee -tasfaction for the holiday season. (Well maybe not for the Hanukkah season, but Christmas was very well represented.) There was plentiful Sue Sylvester, another endearing Brittany storyline, a heartwarming duet between Kurt and his dreamy new love interest, a Grinch homage that put Ron Howard’s 2000 film to shame, and a happy ending, even for the cardboard cutout that has become Will Schuester. Now, for an extended recap and as always, a pop quiz. Pencils ready?

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Gleebasing: You’re a Mean One, Sue the Grinch

Oscar Index: Social Network, King’s Speech Commence Steel-Cage Death Match

Welcome back to Movieline’s Oscar Index, your weekly, foolproof guide to the competition in the Academy Awards’ six major categories. Er, maybe not “foolproof”; this is Oscar season we’re talking about, when fools reign and underdogs crouch behind virtually every corner. Let us once again browse their ranks, yes?

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Oscar Index: Social Network, King’s Speech Commence Steel-Cage Death Match

The Mike & Molly Fat Joke Tracker: One Fat Joke, Many Other Awful Jokes

Ever since Mike & Molly premiered in September, Movieline has lovingly chronicled each episode’s fat jokes. From the “I look like Kathy Bates in Misery ” thigh-slapper of episode 2 to the recycled “Looks like you finally freed Willy,” slam of episode 6, Movieline has been there. Our cupcake vigil extended into last night’s tragic episode, “Carl Gets a Girl,” when the sitcom — which gained national fatty recognition for roasting its carb-laden characters — only logged one (gasp!) single fat joke.

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The Mike & Molly Fat Joke Tracker: One Fat Joke, Many Other Awful Jokes

Is George Lucas Planning to Bring Actors Back From The Dead?

In one of the more bizarre rumors in a while, George Lucas-collaborator Mel Smith (director of Radioland Murders ) claims that Lucas is buying the film rights to dead movie stars in hopes of casting them in a movie with the help of digital effects. Given his track record for the last ten years, I honestly didn’t think Lucas could do anything that would make my jaw drop for even a moment. But bravo. I was wrong.

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Is George Lucas Planning to Bring Actors Back From The Dead?

Bristol, Bethenny and Snooki: The Top-10 Reality Shows of 2010

It’s list-listin’ time! With the end of the year approaching, Movieline is beginning its review of 2010’s finest and lamest moments. We begin on a positive slant — the 10 best reality series of the year. Some are old favorites, and others are new classics, but all are as thrilling, watchable, and cringe-inducing as any overactive toddler. But what’s #1? Join us for the countdown.

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Bristol, Bethenny and Snooki: The Top-10 Reality Shows of 2010

Today in MPAA Hypocrisy: Good vs. Bad Oral Sex, Kids With Weapons

I get just as tired of writing this crap up as you probably do reading about it, but for some reason it feels like the beginning of the end of Hollywood in a way: The MPAA ratings board is under assault again for determining the oral-sex sequence featured in Blue Valentine is worthy of at least some of the film’s NC-17, while letting the same act — by two women — slide in the R-rated Black Swan . Oh, and then there’s the kid with the knife.

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Today in MPAA Hypocrisy: Good vs. Bad Oral Sex, Kids With Weapons

Of Doyennes and Death Threats: Remembering Elaine Kaufman

I moved to New York City in 2004 with two goals: first, to attend and complete journalism school; second, to blow my first freelance paycheck on drinks and dinner at Elaine’s. Because, you know, that’s Where Writers Are (or at least Were) Supposed to Go. I managed the first goal without much difficulty. The second eluded me, alas, after Elaine Kaufman herself threatened to kill me.

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Of Doyennes and Death Threats: Remembering Elaine Kaufman

Liam Neeson Angers Narnia Fans By Comparing Aslan to Buddha and Mohamed

Liam Neeson, who voices Aslan the Christ-like lion throughout the Chronicles of Narnia film series has just caused a controversy of sorts among Christian fans of the series with some comments during Voyage of the Dawn Treader press. To point, he says that, to him, the lion symbolizes all great prophets including Buddha and Mohamed. I’m guessing this would have gone unnoticed if not for that Mohamed part, but let’s take a closer look at these supposedly misguided, controversial statements and the ensuing criticism.

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Liam Neeson Angers Narnia Fans By Comparing Aslan to Buddha and Mohamed