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New Jersey Cracks Down On Cheesy Smiles In Driver’s License Photos

Posted on September 25, 2012 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Better not even think about “putting a smile on your face”… The Garden State doesn’t want any more grins from citizens on their Driver’s License mugs…even if they are happy to be living in Jersey. According to the Daily News: “Your picture means a lot; it’s who you are,” said McNeil, 38, of Sicklerville, N.J. So, when the manager of the Motor Vehicle Commission office in Cherry Hill told her Tuesday that she wasn’t allowed to smile for her driver’s-license picture, she balked – and left, saying that the office’s staff couldn’t adequately explain the smile ban. “Why should we all look like androids, looking mopey? I know there are some people who don’t have good driver’s licenses, but I actually keep all mine,” said McNeil, whose pleasantly smiling image adorns old licenses from the six states in which she’s lived, as well as her debit and credit cards. Turns out, the state really does prefer that its six million drivers scowl rather than smile for the camera. Cue the New Jersey jokes. In January, New Jersey launched new face-recognition software that forbids license applicants from smiling widely or making other exaggerated facial expressions that might confuse the computer. The goal is to catch fraudsters. If a new photo, for example, matches an old one that carries a different name, a red flag goes up, and investigators step in. “That could be someone trying to steal someone else’s identity to get insurance benefits, or someone trying to get out of a DUI by getting a license under another name,” said Mike Horan, spokesman for the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission. “This helps us weed out fraud.” If facial expressions vary greatly in photos of the same person, the software could incorrectly signal a problem, Horan said. Slight smiles are OK. “Hey-I-won-the-lottery-type smiles” are not, Horan said. “To get an accurate photo, you don’t want an excessively expressive face in the photo.” Pennsylvania and Delaware use the software, too. But “smile/no-smile is not a problem,” said Jan McKnight, a Pennsylvania Department of Transportation spokeswoman. “You can smile in Pennsylvania.” Most states use the face-recognition technology – and some even require fingerprints, according to the American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators. We all know how difficult it is to get a decent pic on your license and this seems like it may be even harder now. Image via twitter

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End Of Watch And House at the End of the Street Top The Box Office In Another Anemic Weekend

Posted on September 24, 2012 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Three new titles essentially scored the number one spot, but they topped a very anemic box office that did not have any titles score anything above $13 million. The top 10 added up to almost $73.5 million, a bit of an improvement over last week’s $65.36 million, but still slow. End of Watch grossed $13 million, on par for director David Ayer ‘s previous effort. House at the End of the Street also grossed $13 million, but in more theaters than Watch . And Clint Eastwood ‘s latest Trouble with the Curve bowed with just over $12.7 million. 1. End of Watch Gross: $13 million Screens: 2,730 (PSA: $4,762) Week: 1 The cop drama by David Ayer topped an otherwise unimpressive overall box office over the weekend, with a slow $4,762 average. The feature grossed a comparable amount to Ayer’s previous effort, Street Kings , which bowed in 2,467 theaters back in ’08, grossing just under $12.5 million. 2. House at the End of the Street Gross: $13 million Screens: 3,083 (PSA: $4,217) Week 1 The feature essentially tied with End of Watch as the weekend’s number one film, though its per screen average was slightly lower due to its larger screen number. Though atop the box office, it was nevertheless a rather anemic triumph. 3. Trouble with the Curve Gross: $12,720,000 Screens: 3,212 (PSA: $3,960) Week: 1 Clint Eastwood’s previous efforts, Gran Torino and Million Dollar Baby were limited release roll outs. His last wide release debut, Blood Work (2002) opened with just over $7.31 million in 2,525 theaters (not adjusted for inflation), so this latest turn appears to be a slight improvement. Still, it may be tight for this one to score the $100 million-plus lifetime theatrical gross of Million Dollar Baby or the $148 million of Gran Torino . 4. Finding Nemo (3-D, Re-release) Gross: $9,446,000 (Cume: $29,979,000) Screens: 2,904 (PSA: $3,253) Week: 2 (Change: – 43%) The Disney re-release remained on the same number of screens as its debut. In two weeks its cume as almost reached the weekend take of last year’s re-release of The Lion King 3-D, which grossed $30.2 million in its debut. 5. Resident Evil: Retribution (3-D) Gross: $6.7 million (Cume: $33,468,000) Screens: 3,016 (PSA: $2,221) Week: 2 (Change – 68%) Last week’s number one film crashed in week 2, adding just four more theaters. The title dropped a steep 68% in its second run. It may be a tall order for this Resident Evil to reach the lifetime gross of its 2010 predecessor Resident Evil: Afterlife . 6. Dredd (3-D) Gross: $6.3 million Screens: 2,506 (PSA: $2,514) Week: 1 Ouch, Lionsgate no doubt dreaded the grosses of Dredd this weekend. The feature pretty much tanked in its bow. 7. The Master Gross: $5 million (Cume: $6,055,883) Screens: 788 (PSA: $6,345) Week: 2 (Change: 579%) Last week’s record-breaking indie success boasted a PSA of $145,949 from five theaters. The Weinstein Company moved the title into 783 more theaters in its second round and the result was a solid showing and a spot in the top 10. As it continues to roll out, it should match or surpass Anderson’s previous effort There Will Be Blood , which grossed over $40 million during its theatrical lifetime in ’07. 8. The Possession Gross: $2,630,000 (Cume: $45,279,627) Screens: 2,598 (PSA: $1,012) Week: 4 (Change: – 54%) Last week’s number 3 film took a spill in its fourth frame, declining 54% from last week’s showing in 262 less theaters. This is likely the pic’s last appearance in the top 10. 9. Lawless Gross: $2,321,000 (Cume: $34,511,919) Screens: 2,614 (PSA: $888) Week: 4 (Change: – 47%) Last week Lawless ranked fourth in the overall box office and this is likely its final showing in the top 10. The title shed 449 theaters in its fourth weekend. 10. ParaNorman (3-D, Animation) Gross: $2,296,987 (Cume: $52,566,425) Screens: 1,617 (PSA: $1,421) Week: 6 (Change: – 26%) The animated feature lost 709 theaters compared to the previous week, but its overall gross was only down 26%. —- 23. The Perks Of Being A Wallflower Gross: $244,000 Screens: $244,000 (PSA: $61,000) Week: 1 The feature easily scored the weekend’s highest screen average with a stellar $244K gross from just four theaters. It will be interesting to see how the Toronto ’12 title fares in expansion. [ Sources: Box Office Mojo , Hollywood.com ]

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Kim Kardashian Tweets Kim Kardashian Pics to Kanye West, World

Posted on September 22, 2012 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Kim Kardashian and Kanye West are so darn cute. They’re just like every other couple, sending each other sexy Twitter pics while the other grinds it out at the office. While also sharing with the entire world, of course. Cases in point: the trio of images Kim sent to Kanye below, which he turned around and posted for the masses. “So dope to get these pics of my baby while I’m in the lab,” he writes. Not as dope as Kanye West sex tape stills, but close … If seeing Kim Kardashian and her bootylicious curves posing in the mirror not once, not twice, but three times, isn’t motivation enough for ‘Ye, we don’t know what is. Expect to see a lot more of the couple on Kourtney & Kim Take Miami Season 3 this winter … and more of Kanye than you ever expected if his sex tape goes public.

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Paula Bertolini Tit for Glamour of the Day

Posted on September 18, 2012 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Paula Bertolini is a skinny model and she’s naked for some fashion photoshoot that you know was scripted in the office of some pretentious art director who thought he had a vision…a revolutionary, artistic vision that will redefine fashion as we know it, or at least that’s how he pitched this, cuz recycled, repetitive, bullshit trash with a few nipples in it to keep it edgy enough for people to talk about it like it’s more than just mass produced bullshit, doesn’t sell the creative team as well… I’ve never heard of her, but I’ve seen her naked and I like it…..cuz she’s not fat.

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Suspect?? Chancellor Of UNC–Chapel Hill To Step Down Amidst Cheating Scandal

Posted on September 17, 2012 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

For the love of sports, grades were changed without authorization and an ongoing investigation had already caused the schools football program to be put on a three-year-long probation and was banned from 2012 postseason play by the NCAA. Thorp, who became chancellor in 2008, notified UNC President Tom Ross yesterday of his intent to resign on June 30, saying it was in the best interests of the university, the school said today in a statement on its website. The resignation follows the results of investigations that found academic misconduct and unauthorized grade-changing in the college’s Department of African and Afro-American Studies. In March, the school’s football program was put on three year’s probation and banned from 2012 postseason play by the National Collegiate Athletic Association for rules violations including academic fraud. “I have pledged that we will be a better university, and I am 100 percent confident in that,” Thorp said in the statement. “We still have work to do, and I intend to be fully engaged in that until the day I walk out of this office.” The NCAA imposed the sanctions after finding a number of rules violations. The college sports governing body found that a former UNC assistant coach was paid by a former sports agent for access to athletes, and a former tutor wrote parts of class assignments for three football players. The tutor also paid for athletes’ airplane tickets and parking fines, the NCAA said. UNC produced a report May 2 after conducting its own investigation of the allegations. Thorp has commissioned three more reviews, the school said in its statement. Those will look at the new academic procedures and controls implemented at the school; whether academic misconduct occurred before 2007; and the future relationship of academics and athletics at the university. UNC’s board has also questioned Thorp about the resignations of fundraisers Matt Kupec and Tami Hansbrough, the mother of former UNC basketball star Tyler Hansbrough, according to the Charlotte Observer. The two school officers, who were known to be dating, stepped down after they were found to have questionable travel expenses, the newspaper reported last week. Thorp may have had to step down from his post as Chancellor but don’t worry…his azz gets to stay on UNC’s payroll. You see, he used to be a professor, researcher, AND chairman in the chemistry department so homeboy is getting his old job back. Do you think he did the right thing or he’s stepping down now before he gets linked to any of the shadiness that’s enveloped the campus?? Source Images via Twitter

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Hezbollah Calls For More Protests This Week Against Innocence Of Muslims; The Master Sweeps Specialty Box Office: Biz Break

Posted on September 17, 2012 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Also in Monday morning’s round-up of news briefs, a Fox studio co-head prepares to leave, consolidating leadership at the movie giant. Author Salman Rushdie says a controversial book he published in ’88 would “never be published today.” And remembering film professional/journalist Sandy Mandelberger. Hezbollah Leader Calls for More Protests Against Anti-Muslim Movie Sheik Hassan Nasrallah called for protests to continue Monday as the fall out from the anti-Muslim video Innocence of Muslims appears to be continuing into another week. The news comes after the U.S. State Department called for the removal of non-essential personnel from its embassies and consulates in Tunisia and Sudan,” Deadline reports . Fox Filmed Entertainment Co-Chief Tom Rothman to Exit Studio Co-Chairman Tom Rothman is exiting Fox at the end of the year. Jim Gianopulos will become the sole Chairman/CEO at the studio, which will be consolidated into the freshly dubbed Twentieth Century Fox Film, Deadline reports . The Master Sets Specialty Box Office Record It’s not every weekend that a specialty film can claim a record, but The Master opened with an incredible $145,949 per-theater average, the best limited release ever for a live-action film, topping another record-breaker from earlier this year, Wes Anderson’s Moonrise Kingdom , which bowed with with an average of $130,749 at four locations, Deadline reports . Salman Rushdie: ‘ Satanic Versus would not be published today’ The author said he thinks a climate of fear and reprisal exists today that would prevent him from getting his controversial 1988 novel The Satanic Versus from being published today. He said the banning of the book in many countries and the subsequent threats on his life including a fatwa by Iran’s then supreme leader Ayatollah Khomeini, had created a “long-term chilling effect,” BBC reports . RIP Arthur Sandy Mandelberger Mandelberger was a film professional and journalist, most recently Editor in Chief of FilmFestivalToday. He died at 57 on August 29th and is survived by his mother Eta and his partner of 37 years, Richard and sisters Miriam and Fanny. He battled cancer for nine years and asked that any donations be made to the Film Society of Lincoln Center.

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Skating Rink Brawl Caught On Tape Sparks Outrage “It’s Embarrassing To The Race… Parents, Watch Your Kids!” [Video]

Posted on September 12, 2012 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Again, these kids today are wild: BATON ROUGE, LA (WAFB) – Video has surfaced on YouTube that gives investigators a better look at what led to a brawl at a Baton Rouge skating rink. The cell phone video was taken inside Skate Galaxy and the fights contained on it led to several citations and one arrest. Investigators with the East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff’s Office said they originally got a call about ‘shots possibly fired’ at the skate rink. Deputies didn’t find any damage or evidence from bullets, but they found plenty of violence. One woman, who asked not to be identified, was at the skate rink with her family. The woman said several small fights led to one big brawl and eventually led to her family seeking safety in a pantry at the skating rink.Sheriff’s deputies cited several teenagers and released them to their respective parents and also arrested one teen for fighting with deputies.

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F*ck An Ex Vice President Thug–Dick Cheney’s Got No Love For Barack Or Repsect For 9/11

Posted on September 11, 2012 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Out of respect for 9/11, all of the politico propaganda stood still for the day, as both parties agreed to not run ads or address any Election-related GOP isht… everyone EXCEPT for that prick azzhole, Dick Cheney . Dick Cheney went on the offensive against President Obama in a statement to a conservative news site as both political campaigns paused to remember the victims of the Sept. 11 terror attacks. The former vice president released a statement to The Daily Caller late Monday that criticized the president over GOP allegations that he has skipped daily intelligence briefings and took undue credit for Osama bin Laden’s death. “If President Obama were participating in his intelligence briefings on a regular basis then perhaps he would understand why people are so offended at his efforts to take sole credit for the killing of Osama bin Laden,” Cheney told the site in an email through a spokeswoman. “Those who deserve the credit are the men and women in our military and intelligence communities who worked for many years to track him down,” he added. “They are the ones who deserve the thanks of a grateful nation.” The harsh statement was dropped on the eve of the 11th anniversary of Sept. 11, as both campaigns planned to suspend their negative ads in honor of the victims of the terrorist attacks. The former VP to George W. Bush at the time of the attacks was referring to a report by a conservative investigative group called the Government Accountability Institute. That report said that a look at Obama’s schedule found that he attended the presidential daily brief just 536 times during his first 1,225 days in office and less frequently after that. White House spokesman Jay Carney called reports about those findings “hilarious.” “He gets it every day, okay? The President of the United States gets the presidential daily briefing every day,” Carney told reporters Monday afternoon in response to a question about the allegation. He said that Obama reads the briefing every day that he is not in the Oval Office for an in-person meeting. Can this old head finally sit down and shut the eff up already?? Source Images via WENN

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Random Ridiculousness: Man Says He’s Too “Racist And Homophobic” To Be A Juror, Faces Prosecution

Posted on September 11, 2012 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Man Says He’s Too “Racist And Homophobic” To Be A Juror Wow. People will try anything to get out of jury duty!! A WOULD-BE juror faces prosecution after he claimed he was unable to serve at Southampton Crown Court due to “extreme homophobic and racist views”. A letter written by the man was read out in court after he was selected to serve on the jury in the case of a man who was on trial for assault and dangerous driving. Presiding Judge Gary Burrell QC read the letter out in open court in which the man, who the Daily Echo cannot name for legal reasons, said his extreme views made it impossible for him to be impartial. He wrote: “I strongly believe that it would be a serious injustice to the legal system to select me for jury service. “I hold extreme prejudices against homosexuals and black/foreign people and couldn’t possibly be impartial if either appeared in court. Therefore it would not be in the court’s interest to have me a juror.” He added that in his eagerness to bring any case to a swift conclusion, he would simply vote with the majority and not give his true opinion. He concluded: “I would be more than happy to speak to a judge regarding my personal views regarding the legal system which I do not hold in high regard.” Prosecuting and defence barristers Rebecca Austin and Robert Bryan lodged a challenge to him as a juror. When questioned by Judge Burrell about whether these were his true beliefs he confirmed they were and added that he didn’t think he had the right to “judge anyone”. Judge Burrell said: “If you do genuinely hold these views then you are someone who should not be on the jury and I question whether you should be doing anything responsible in society at all.” The man, who was escorted from the court, was warned he now faced prosecution under the Contempt of Court act for failing to serve on a jury as Judge Burrell would be writing to the Attorney General about the case. SMH. What’s the craziest thing you’ve ever done to get out of jury duty?? Source

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What The Hell? Woman Hit With Felony Charge After She Beats Man With His Own Prosthetic Leg During Child Custody Dispute

Posted on September 11, 2012 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Woman Beats Man With Prosthetic Leg Over Custody Dispute A custody dispute between Florida couple took a strange turn when the child’s mother allegedly attacked the father with his own prosthetic leg. The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office has arrested a woman on multiple felony charges in connection with a domestic-violence related incident in Baker on August 27, after they say she beat her ex-boyfriend with his prosthetic leg. The victim, 25-year old Brandon Fleming says Jadian Faye-Marie Hatfield, 23, the mother of his two year old son, agreed to share custody and exchange the child every two weeks. He says on August 27, Hatfield told him via text messages she was tired of him and would put him six feet under. Fleming told the deputy that around 11 p.m., Hatfield came to his home and said she was getting the child. He said no and went to call the Sheriff’s Office. Fleming says Hatfield then took the child out a bedroom window and when he went outside to get the boy out of the back seat of a car, two men grabbed him and began fighting with him. Fleming told the deputy that during that physical altercation, Hatfield came up behind him, pulled off his prosthetic leg and began striking him with it. He says Hatfield then reached into the front of the car, pulled out a 12 gauge shotgun and pointed it at him, saying she’d kill him if he didn’t let her leave with the child. Hatfield, the child, and the two men then drove off. Hopefully they can still “kick it” sometime for the child’s sake. On a side note, this is not the first time something like this has made headlines … Source

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