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World’s Biggest Food Fight

Five tons of tomatoes + 20,000 revelers = absolute food fight chaos in Valencia, Spain’s annual Tomatina.

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Where Were They Then:<br>Sylvester Stallone

Ever call Sylvester Stallone the “Italian Stallion”? Find out why The Expendables star has a porn name.

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‘The Expendables’: The Reviews Are In!

Critics have mixed reactions to Sylvester Stallone’s homage to ’80s action movies. By Eric Ditzian Sylvester Stallone in “The Expendables” Photo: Lionsgate Three high-profile flicks debut this weekend, and they couldn’t be more different from one another — few people would confuse the globe-trotting vision quest of “Eat Pray Love” with the comic-influenced landscape of “Scott Pilgrim vs. the World” or the shoot-first-ask-questions-never action of “The Expendables.” Nor should anyone be confused about which of these films will end up winning the weekend box office. “The Expendables,” Sylvester Stallone’s fireball-enveloped ode to ’80s action flicks, is poised to blast away the competition despite decidedly mixed reviews. Some critics have lamented the film’s soggy storyline and over-the-top dialogue, while others have celebrated the full-tilt action sequences and the spectacle that results from Stallone, Bruce Willis and Arnold Schwarzenegger sharing the screen. A sampling of reactions is below. The Story “In the rousingly explosive ’80s-pulp climax of ‘The Expendables,’ Sylvester Stallone’s old-tin-soldiers-of-action mercenary thriller, the director-star and his right-hand lug, Jason Statham, lead a band of commandos in an assault on the island fortress of a corrupt general. The funny thing is, they don’t really have a plan. The ‘plan’ is this: They show up and attack the general’s men with fists, knives, and very big guns. The way that Stallone directs, though, every machete thrust and relentless round of bullet spray is staged with a certain undeniable … conviction.” — Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly The Performances “What makes ‘The Expendables’ bearable and even enjoyable is that Stallone and most of the cast maintain exactly the right attitude toward this nonsense. There’s a certain lumbering grace to the movie that comes with age and experience and the urge to not take oneself too seriously. There’s also an awareness of when he-man posturing crosses the line into genuine moral ugliness on the part of the villains.” — Ty Burr, Boston Globe The Action “Stallone has an eye for spectacle and stages some truly insane set pieces — a dock explosion and Statham shooting bullets from the top of a seaplane comes about 30 minutes in, and it’s fantastic — but not only does none of it fit into a coherent story, but you’ve got no reason beyond nostalgia to care about this group of self-satisfied roughnecks and their desire to track down a criminal, even one as sleazy as Eric Roberts (who is probably the film’s acting MVP, though that doesn’t say much).” — Katey Rich, CinemaBlend The Effects “Featuring pyrotechnic displays over-the-top enough to alter the planet’s orbit, the aesthetic here is very much in keeping with the ’80s action pics that established Stallone’s career, save for the use of digital blood in lieu of old-school squibs. When the Expendables shoot anonymous evil henchmen, they don’t just die, they erupt, sending a shower of virtual viscera across the screen — a distractingly artificial way of rendering violence presumably intended to appear more realistic (for those who’ve wondered what a knife to the throat or a mini-cannon to the head might look like).” — Peter Debruge, Variety The Final Word “The movie is a good-humored affair, and it delivers exactly what the action audience wants (or once wanted, anyway): maximum damage. In the production notes, the star emphasizes his avoidance of CGI in rendering the fiery mayhem, and he claims the actors did their own stunts (although in one furious beat-down scene in which he takes part, you have to wonder). This dedication to a faded action-flick ideal is rather touching, and you wonder how long Stallone, now 64, can keep carrying the old-school flag. When he pops up unexpectedly in the midst of one of the film’s many conflagrations, the general’s daughter turns to him and says, ‘How are you here?’ Says Sly: ‘I just am.’ Welcome back, champ.” — Kurt Loder, MTV News

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Bruce vs. Arnold vs. Slyvester: Who’d You Rather?

Filed under: Bruce Willis , Sylvester Stallone , Arnold Schwarzenegger , Who'd You Rather? Action stars of yore, Bruce Willis , 55, Arnold Schwarzenegger , 63, and Sylvester Stallone , 64, huddled together and flexed their face muscles on the red carpet at the premiere of their new action flick ” The Expendables ” last night. The Question… Read more

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What’s On: Is Jane Lynch Gearing Up for Another Emmy Nod?

Tonight, Jane Lynch adds another credit to her IMDB resume and guns for an Emmy nomination in a non-acting category. Nope, she’s not emulating Madonna in a Sue Sylvester concert spectacular, and she’s also not guest-starring on a network drama. Even better: With the aid of VH1, she’s trying out her hosting chops.

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Stallone and John Gotti — Plotting, Scheming, Eating

Filed under: Sylvester Stallone , John Gotti Jr. , John Gotti , Mr. Chow , Movies Sylvester Stallone had a sit-down with alleged ex-mafia boss “Junior” John Gotti at Mr. Chow in Beverly Hills Thursday night — but the only thing that got whacked was some Peking duck. The meeting comes in the wake of TMZ’s story that the two men are… Read more

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‘Glee’ Cheat Sheet: Catch Up On The Season Before The Finale

Get to know your Quinn-and-Finn from your Burt-and-Kurt, your New Directions from your Vocal Adrenaline and more. By Jean Bentley Puck and Mr. Schuester rock out together on the season finale of “Glee” Photo: Fox If haven’t yet gotten hooked on Fox’s hit show “Glee,” Tuesday night’s (June 8) season finale is as good a time as any to give it a shot, but you’re going to need a bit of a primer. As they say at the beginning of each episode, here’s what you missed all season on “Glee” : William McKinley High Spanish teacher Will Schuester recruited a big bunch of misfits and a couple of popular jocks and cheerleaders for the glee club, New Directions. Principal Figgins said they need to win Sectionals to become a permanent club, but Cheerios coach Sue Sylvester vowed to do everything she could to sabotage them. Theater nerd Rachel thought she and quarterback Finn were meant to be together, but he was dating Cheerio Quinn, who was the most popular girl in school and the president of the celibacy club until she got pregnant. Oops. She tricked Finn into believing he was the father when the baby daddy was really Finn’s BFF, football-playing bad boy Puck. Will’s wife Terri said she was pregnant, but she actually wasn’t and didn’t want to tell him the truth. She decided to adopt Quinn’s baby in secret and pretend she was still preggers. Of course, both lies blew up in their faces big time — Will and Finn found out the truth, and broke up with Terri and Quinn immediately. Then New Directions won sectionals and the show went on an agonizingly long hiatus. Puck dated Rachel, Mercedes, and Santana, but stuck by Quinn the whole time. Mercedes and Kurt, who recently came out to his surprisingly accepting widowed father, wanted more attention and joined the Cheerios. Coach Sylvester told Mercedes to lose weight, and Mercedes politely told her where she could shove it. But Kurt stayed on the team, and they consequently won their sixth consecutive national competition. Rachel and Finn started dating, but then she met Jesse St. James, the lead singer of rival glee club Vocal Adrenaline, their competition at Regionals (which incidentally, New Directions now has to win to remain at the school because Sue is blackmailing Principal Figgins with photos from when she kind of date-raped him). Jesse left his school and joined New Directions at the urging of Vocal Adrenaline coach Shelby Corcoran. Shelby wanted Jesse to convince Rachel to search for her birth mother, who happens to be — you guessed it, Shelby. Artie told Tina that his being in a wheelchair was kinda like her speech impediment, then they started dating. She confessed her speech impediment was fake, and Artie got mad for a while, but they got back together. Artie asked her to wear skimpier clothing, then apologized for being misogynistic. Principal Figgins asked her to wear different clothes because he was afraid she was a vampire, but she scared him out of it. Artie came to terms with the fact that he won’t walk again. Finn’s mom started dating Kurt’s dad, which was totally part of Kurt’s plan to get closer to Finn, whom he’s always sort of had a crush on. Then Kurt got mad that Burt and Finn started hanging out, so he tried to act manlier and wear lots of flannel to win his dad’s affection. But Burt reassured Kurt that he’d always love him no matter what. Awww. Once he was free from his terrible wife, Will started dating sweet guidance counselor Emma, who was previously engaged to Coach Tanaka. But Will and Emma decided they should first take a break to deal with their own issues. Will seduced Sue just to give her a taste of her own cruel medicine, then he felt bad about it and apologized. Sue’s very loving with her older sister, who has Down’s syndrome. She also has a big thing about Madonna . Maybe Sue’s not so tough after all. And that’s what happened on “Glee.” Will New Directions actually win Regionals? Will the Sue Sylvester who shows up to judge the contest be the impervious, badass Sue or the vulnerable, softer Sue? Are Will and Emma finally going to get together for real? And will Rachel learn that her relationship with Jesse was a setup? We’ll find out soon enough! What was your favorite episode of “Glee” this season? Talk about it in the comments. Related Videos ‘Glee’ Season 1 Clips 10 on Top | Exclusive Interview: Cast of Glee Related Photos What Other ‘Glee’ Music Videos Do We Want To See?

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Glee Cast to Rock Tonys

Broadway vets-cum- Glee stars Matthew Morrison and Lea Michele will perform at the 2010 Tony Awards on June 13 at Radio City Music Hall. Perhaps they’ll chirp “I’ve Grown Accustomed to Her Face” under a giant screen with Sue Sylvester on it. I’d settle for that, since a full-choir rendition of “We Will F*ck You” seems like a bit of a long shot. [ Zap2It ]

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James Cameron Heads to D.C. in Hopes of Terminating Oil Spill

Who better than the King of the World to tackle the mother of all oil disasters. James Cameron, who has perfected deep-sea camera work while filming The Abyss,  Titanic and a host…

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Three Cheers for Jane Lynch’s Wedding!

Even Sue Sylvester might get a kick out of this. Glee standout Jane Lynch swapped vows Monday night with her longtime partner, Dr. Lara Embry, E! News confirms. The nuptials…

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