This mom said I brought you in this world and I can take you out. Mom Threatens To Chop Kids’ Heads Off According to NY Daily News A machete-wielding mom broke into her ex’s home and threatened to chop their kids’ heads off after living in the woods for two weeks, police said. Drug addict Alisa Lynn Williams, 32, allegedly battered down the door to the DeLand, Fla. home she used to share with Carlos Quinones at 4 p.m. Tuesday. She is then accused of threatening their 7-year-old twin boys and 6-year-old daughter with the deadly weapon. Neighbors heard her screaming she “was going to cut off their heads” before being disarmed by Quinones and his father and being pushed outside. She then tried to break back in by smashing a window and climbing through shards of broken glass. Cops were called and officers found her sitting on the porch covered in blood. The Daytona Beach News-Journal reports that Williams moved out of the home two weeks ago because of her drug and alcohol problems. She was arrested and charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and armed burglary and is being held without bail in the Volusia County Branch Jail. Lord have mercy!
Jim Carrey may be known for his sense of humor, but the actor has settled on one topic recently that is anything but a laughing matter: Gun control. After posting a Funny or Die video that mocked gun advocates , the actor has been under siege from many Conservatives, led, as you might expect, by Fox News . Now, in attempt to re-open a reasonable discourse, Carrey has penned an Op-Ed for The Huffington Post. “These mass shootings and daily body counts on your local news are terrible tragedies,” the actor writes . “The utter devastation that must be endured by the victims’ families is unfathomable. “These horrific events are also an invitation for us to become more civilized and to deal with our addiction and entitlement to violence. Not to shut our eyes and ears and scream at those with a different opinion than ours to ‘f–k off and go back to Canada.'” Carrey responds to assertions that he’s a hypocrite by saying his bodyguards are not permitted to carry a large magazine and then states in all capital letters: “NO ONE IS ASKING ANYONE TO GIVE UP THEIR RIGHT TO BEAR ARMS.” Instead, the man behind Ace Ventura insists his battle is against “the type of arms, the easy access and the means with which to cause massive devastation.” Carrey also scoffs at “bullies” who attempt to discredit him due to his profession, pointing out that Ronald Regan was also an actor. Aghast at the “level of hatred heaped upon” him, Carrey concludes: No one is allowed to own a bazooka. In a movie theater an assault rifle with a 100-round drum magazine can cause just as much damage. So don’t just sit there and do nothing. Contact your representatives and let them know that their jobs depend upon change. It won’t always be someone else’s kids in the line of fire. The time is now. LET YOUR HEART BE HEARD.
Bonnie Franklin, an actress best known for her role on the sitcom One Day at a Time , has passed away after a battle with pancreatic cancer. She was 69 years old. Family members confirmed the passing today, which took place at the redhead star’s home. She played divorced mom Ann Romano on the long-running program, raising two teenage daughters on a show that ran for nine seasons. Franklin more recently appeared on The Young and the Restless and an episode of Hot in Cleveland . The actress was married for 29 years to TV producer Marvin Minoff, who died in 2009. She never had any children. Our thoughts go out to Frankin’s loved ones.
Phil Robertson, 66, has gained fame and wealth from hunting, but the star of A&E’s Duck Dynasty was once a football quarterback with pro-level talent. Seriously. Here’s Phil then and now: Robertson, the millionaire inventor of the Duck Commander duck calls and patriarch of Louisiana’s Duck Dynasty reality series, is no back country bumpkin. He has a master’s degree in education, and he was the starting quarterback at Louisiana Tech for two seasons. His backup? NFL legend Terry Bradshaw. The guy could play. Teammates and coaches recall a talented, outdoors-obsessed character who walked away from his final year of eligibility to spend more time hunting and fishing. “As a little kid, looking back on it, I could always throw farther than all the other kids. The point is, a good arm, my man, you’re born with that,” he tells ESPN . “You can’t teach someone that. It’s either there or it’s not, you know what I’m saying? I had the arm. The ability. Bradshaw probably had me a little more on distance.” “I was about a 65-yard man. I remember at some point, Bradshaw and I would get out there and he would throw like 70-plus. But [I had] a quicker delivery.” By all accounts, he had the talent to play in the NFL, but despite his athletic gifts, Phil Robertson felt then, as he does now, that he had to pursue his passion. “The choice came down to me in the woods hunting ducks, or getting in a situation, a lifestyle, whereby large, violent men are paid huge sums of money to do one thing,” he recalls. “Stomp me in the dirt. I said, you know, I think it would be less stressful to go after ducks.” More power to him. Despite some criticism from Morrissey, Phil and the rest of the guys from Duck Dynasty returned to record ratings this week on A&E.
Lindsay Lohan has an incompetent lawyer representing her. Straight from the mouth of Judge Jim Dabney, the man in charge of her criminal case. Dabney reamed out Mark Heller, saying he was incompetent to practice law in California and Lohan has to get another lawyer who knows what he’s doing. That or waive her right to a competent California lawyer. Seriously. The judge informed Heller he screwed up the legal documents he filed by not following California law, and denied his motion to dismiss Lohan’s case. Heller tried to blame the previous lawyer, but the judge had none of it, questioning his knowledge of criminal law or competence to handle the case. To make matters worse, the California lawyer who’s sponsoring Heller to appear in LiLo’s case didn’t show up today, and the judge made note of that. Prosecutor Terry White made it clear that he’s ready for trial on March 18, where Lindsay Lohan faces jail time for lying to cops and violating probation. Quick refresher: She wrecked her car in June and said her assistant was driving, which was not true. This also triggered a probation violation, potentially. Heller pleaded that Lindsay Lohan should be shown both “mercy and compassion,” but offered little in the way of legal specifics … or competence. There was also no mention made of the ongoing plea bargain negotiations, which Lindsay has put the kibosh on so far because they involve rehab. She’s a moron , but it sounds like Heller far exceeds her in that arena.
Gynecologist Under Fire For Venting About Patient On Facebook A Missouri doctor who took to his Facebook page to air out frustrations over a consistently late patient is facing outrage after her post went viral. via Fox News A St. Louis OB-GYN is sparking controversy after she posted negative comments about one of her patients on Facebook, according to various reports. According to TheBump.com, a popular website for moms-to-be, Dr. Amy Dunbar of Mercy Medical Center posted the following on Facebook: “So I have a patient who has chosen to either no-show or be late (sometimes hours) for all of her prenatal visits, ultrasounds, and NSTs. She is now three hours late for her induction. May I show up late for her delivery?” Critics around the blogosphere are saying Dunbar violated the patient’s privacy – even though she never mentions the patient by name. While this doctor definitely should have known better than post anything at all about a patient on a public social network page and especially not anything about the birth of a child, no names were mentioned so we doubt there will be any legal consequences. Would you want legal action taken if you found out that one of your doctors was venting on Facebook?
This December is heavy with major movies — Zero Dark Thirty , This is 40 , The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey , Django Unchained and Les Misérables — that are literally (use the bathroom first) and metaphorically big. As they dominate the year-end conversation, it seems like a good moment to to call out some films that may not earn many mentions at award shows and top ten lists, but nevertheless charmed, entertained or impressed me throughout the year. 1. Indie Game: The Movie This fascinating documentary about the relatively new world of independently made video games follows the maker of an established hit, a team preparing to debut their work and a guy who’s been toiling for years on something that’s still not finished. It’s a look at the ambitious far reaches of a medium that’s been dominated by the equivalent of blockbusters for most of its existence, and at what it means to strive for something personal and artistically inclined in a world just learning to appreciate those qualities. 2. Keep the Lights On Ira Sachs’ film about the ups and downs of a decade-long romance is based on his own relationship, and has the sting of the personal in the way it tracks how the needy Eric (Thure Lindhardt) and the drug-addicted Paul (Zachary Booth) support, hurt and enable each other. It’s a painfully honest look at how we can keep returning to the things we know are bad for us, and what it takes to finally pull away. 3. Sparkle Yes, it comes with the baggage of featuring an unhappy, exhausted-looking Whitney Houston in her last role and serving as the acting debut of American Idol winner Jordin Sparks . But Sparkle is an interesting, complex consideration of African American womanhood and what it means to be good and to be a success. And Carmen Ejogo , as the troubled and talented oldest sister, is an outstanding find — she’s magnetic even as she’s embraces destruction. 4. Sound of Noise A heist movie in which the goal is not to steal but to make music: This Swedish comedy is built around four outrageous and inventive movements in a piece performed a group of anarchist artists who unlawfully invade a hospital room, a bank, a plaza and a power plant to make themselves heard . It’s weird in the very best way. 5. King Kelly Shot on iPhones and consumer-grade cameras posing as them, this film about a camgirl and her adventures on July 4th is a damning portrait of self-documentation as narcissism, and worse, as a way of using the Internet to justify your behavior and your appeal. Between her online following and her fawning best friend, Kelly (Louisa Krause) has surrounded herself with people who tell her how great she is. She blocks out anyone who disagrees, although it becomes apparent that she’s as much at the mercy of pandering to her “fans” as she is empowered by their adoration.
Some wedding day Yeezy wear? Kourtney Kardashian Says She Wants Kanye West To Design Her Wedding Dress G.O.O.D music head hancho Kanye West might have to pump the brakes on popping the question to his boo-thang Kimmy Cakes until she’s done duking it out in court with her future ex , but there IS one other person who’d like Yeezy’s help getting down the aisle: her sister Kourtney. The rumored to be engaged mommy-banger of two recently admitted that she’d love to have her sister’s kilt-rockin’ loverboy design her wedding dress. via Entertainmentwise Kourtney Kardashian has revealed that she wants Kanye West to have creative control over her wedding dress and would love for him to design the perfect gown when she marries her partner Scott Disick. The Keeping Up With The Kardashians star obviously trusts the ‘Mercy’ rapper, who has his own clothing line KW and is dating her younger sister Kim, to do a good job. The mum-of-two revealed to More! magazine, ”I’m going to let Kanye design my wedding dress. Just not right now!” We’d love to see what Yeezy comes up with if it actually does happen…the possibilities are disastrous endless..
Save the Date , the new film from director Michael Mohan ( One Too Many Mornings ), is a neat, lightweight little hipster romance about commitment issues between people barely ready to confront what they want, much less tell others about it. (I hate to use the h-word, but there’s really no avoiding it when talking about a film in which an artist/bookstore employee breaks up with a guy in a band and starts dating a marine biologist who’s been mooning over her at work.) Written by Mohan alongside Jeffrey Brown and Egan Reich, the film follows two sisters and the men they’re involved with. Sarah ( Lizzy Caplan ) and Beth ( Alison Brie ) are dating a pair of guys in an indie group called Wolfbird. The most sensible Beth and drummer Andrew ( Martin Starr) are getting married, while responsibility-averse Sarah and lead singer Kevin (Geoffrey Arend) have just moved in together. It’s a tidy arrangement that’s blown to bits when, in a fit of euphoria during a successful hometown show, Kevin decides to propose to Sarah in front of the crowd despite Andrew’s warning that the timing’s not right. She’s horrified, doesn’t accept, and soon Wolfbird’s off on tour with a broken-hearted frontman while she moves into a new place and tumbles too quickly into a relationship with the sweet Jonathan (Mark Webber), who’s been ordering books for his master’s degree at Sarah’s store just because she works there. Beth expects this to be a rebound relationship that will catapult her flaky sister back into Kevin’s arms, but as time goes on it starts to seem like that has everything to do with what she wants and not what Sarah does. Save the Date , which belongs to a recent rash of films, from (500) Days of Summer to The Freebie and Celeste & Jesse Forever , that have showcased Los Angeles as an actual warm, distinctive city, manages its modest pleasures because of its likable cast. Arend, who may be best known as the spouse of Mad Men ‘s Christina Hendricks , makes a convincingly charismatic/smothering musician, and Freaks and Geeks alum Martin Starr is a pleasure to see in anything, particularly a role in which he’s a disheveled rocker. And actor and filmmaker Webber brings vulnerability to a character who’s initially a little too good to be true, until he finally calls Sarah on her skittishness. All three are playing painfully nice guys (“I want to make sure I’m not stepping over any boundaries!” Jonathan protests as Sarah drags him to bed) who are at the mercy of the women in their lives — Beth is deep into planning a wedding Andrew has little interest in, and Sarah threatens to smash both Kevin and Jonathan’s hearts in her quest for happiness. Brie’s a talented comedienne, but she plays things straight here, bringing nuance to a potentially shrill character so caught up in her own nuptials that she starts to see her sister’s issues as interference. And Caplan carries the bulk of the film, her Sarah a girl for whom some things, like guys and her comic-style artwork, come easy, while longer-range decisions and plans remain intimidating and to be avoided. “It makes me think that aspirations are just totally overrated,” she tells Jonathan on a date as she describes her friends’ career and complaints about their busy lives, but her arty slackerdom reveals itself to be a kind of cowardice. In Gone Girl , former Entertainment Weekly writer turned novelist Gillian Flynn’s hit thriller, the character Amy describes an archetype she calls the “Cool Girl,” an aspirational creature who’s just one of the guys, “who adores football, poker, dirty jokes, and burping, who plays video games, drinks cheap beer, loves threesomes and anal sex,” but who is, of course, also “hot and understanding.” It’s a type that Caplan’s become a queen at playing (I’d put Olivia Munn in second place), beautiful and hip and slovenly and all over the place, an attractive mess — see Bachelorette , 3, 2, 1… Frankie Go Boom , Party Down and Hot Tub Time Machine . In the history of female roles on screen, there have been far worse types to play, despite Amy’s condemnation, but Caplan, who’s always a winning presence, is most interesting when she provides peeks behind the Cool Girl mask — as in how her character in Bachelorette was on the verge of being repulsive, her carousel of partying and hookups starting to wear on her, to look less like fun she’s having and more like self-destruction. Sarah’s most intriguing when she’s an accidental monster, part of her power a certain inherent narcissism that allows her to act on impulse but also to be blithely unrecognizing of the reactions of others when she’s caught up in her own feelings. She and Jonathan have a cute and sometimes cutesy courtship (one Mohan likes to mark with periodic shots of their feet), but it’s when he stands up to her and demands to know what it is about intimacy she’s so afraid of, and when Andrew has his own showdown with Beth, that the film really coheres. That’s when it delineates how the very qualities that can be appealing in someone can also be problematic. Mohan’s film may not manage anything out of the ordinary, but it does present a convincingly contemporary depiction of relationships and dating when the goalposts have been moved, or when we’re at least trying to pretend they have. Follow Alison Willmore on Twitter . Follow Movieline on Twitter .
