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5 Times the Golden Globes Got it Right (and the Oscars Didn’t)

Three reasons to be excited for the Golden Globes: 1.) Tina Fey may give a speech; 2.) Ricky Gervais may enjoy the longest broadcast chucklefit since Ed McMahon left the air; 3.) Every once in awhile, the Golden Globes award the right people and the Oscars don’t. Join us for a stroll into Golden Globe past, where it turns out the HFPA sometimes — sparingly, mind you — executes better judgment than AMPAS.

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5 Times the Golden Globes Got it Right (and the Oscars Didn’t)

DVD: Piranha Still Fun Even with Jerry O’Connell’s Severed Penis in Just Two Dimensions

One of my most entertaining moviegoing experiences had to be the full-on freak-out of Piranha 3D on the big screen, but I worried that the 2-D version of home video — even on Blu-Ray — wouldn’t compare. As it turns out, Piranha (out this week from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment) maintains its thrill-a-minute gonzo pace even on the small screen.

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DVD: Piranha Still Fun Even with Jerry O’Connell’s Severed Penis in Just Two Dimensions

DVD: Piranha Still Fun Even with Jerry O’Connell’s Severed Penis in Just Two Dimensions

One of my most entertaining moviegoing experiences had to be the full-on freak-out of Piranha 3D on the big screen, but I worried that the 2-D version of home video — even on Blu-Ray — wouldn’t compare. As it turns out, Piranha (out this week from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment) maintains its thrill-a-minute gonzo pace even on the small screen.

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DVD: Piranha Still Fun Even with Jerry O’Connell’s Severed Penis in Just Two Dimensions

Steve Martin Gives Funniest Performance in Years at Jury Duty (Via Twitter)

Everyone who has been complaining that Steve Martin isn’t funny anymore or talks too much about art might want to check out his Twitter feed, which he is constantly updating this week from jury duty. For example: “REPORT FROM JURY DUTY : defendant looks like a murderer. GUILTY. Waiting for opening remarks.” Then later: “REPORT FROM JURY DUTY : guy I thought was up for murder turns out to be defense attorney. I bet he murdered someone anyway.”

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Steve Martin Gives Funniest Performance in Years at Jury Duty (Via Twitter)

US envoys forced to apologise in advance as Wikileaks release looms

America fears disclosure of diplomatic cables will offend allies (interesting comments below the article, too, at link) added by: Vierotchka

How Many Solar Panels Would It Take to Power The Entire World?

– not that many , as it turns out …. added by: artemis6

Media Mostly Ignore Gore Admitting He Only Supported Ethanol Mandates to Help His Presidential Ambitions

On Monday, NewsBusters was the first American media outlet to report Nobel laureate Al Gore's admission that he only supported ethanol mandates in the '90s because he thought it would help his presidential ambitions. As it turns out, with very few exceptions, no major news divisions thought this was at all important: read more

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Media Mostly Ignore Gore Admitting He Only Supported Ethanol Mandates to Help His Presidential Ambitions

Matthew McConaughey is Packing Heat in the Lincoln Lawyer Trailer

Despite the title, it turns out that Matthew McConaughey did not actually beat Steven Spielberg to the punch with a movie about honest Abe. The Lincoln Lawyer is actually about a sleazy Beverly Hills lawyer (McConaughey) who rides around in a Lincoln town car with a “NTGUILTY” vanity plate and apparently defends anyone from motorcycle gangs to Ryan Phillippe. But things get a bit more complicated for the Lincoln Lawyer once he meets Phillipe, who may or may not have killed his wife. So much so that he starts carrying a gun.

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Matthew McConaughey is Packing Heat in the Lincoln Lawyer Trailer

Australia Pays Over $1 Million to Import Oprah

And you thought that Oprah Winfrey simply wanted to take her studio audience Down Under to celebrate her final season. As it turns out, Australia petitioned for Oprah to visit their country with an impressive, Olympics-like bid detailed below.

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Australia Pays Over $1 Million to Import Oprah

TSA: Gaga’s Handcuff — TSA Approved

Filed under: Lady Gaga , Celebrity Justice , Fashion , Paparazzi Photo Lady Gaga cleared security at LAX yesterday with handcuffs, and it turns out she’s nobody special … because TSA doesn’t prohibit them. We were pretty shocked … but a TSA spokesperson tells TMZ handcuffs are not on the ” Prohibited Items List… Read more

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TSA: Gaga’s Handcuff — TSA Approved