The weather’s finally getting warmer in New York after a long winter, and The Outdoor Co-Ed Topless Pulp Fiction Appreciation Society is taking advantage. Yes … it’s a topless book club. As part of their mission to “make reading sexy” and remind New Yorkers that toplessness is somehow legal in the city, the women are doing their thing! This week, the group discussed recent works by Stephen King and Elissa Wald, as well as the merits of Dr. Who , Benedict Cumberbatch and Wallace Shawn. Moreover, they debated the definitions of “dialectic” and “apogee,” ate miniature cupcakes, and let their Vitamin D-starved bare skin soak up the sun. The OCETPFA, an organization who loves boobs and books, and thinks “pulp fiction pairs well with a bold, topless outing,” describes their mission as such: “We’re a group of friends, friends of friends, friends of friends of friends, and total strangers, who love good books and sunny days and enjoying both as nearly in the altogether as the law allows.” “Happily, New York City law allows toplessness by both men and women. So that’s the way we do our al fresco reading. If you’re in New York and the weather’s good, won’t you join us sometime?” Don’t mind if we do … are we right ladies? And guys? Just try not to ogle too hard, okay? Topless book club : Awesome Weird View Poll »
Most dominoes are black and white. Jessie J’s “Domino” is full of every color in the rainbow. We already got a “Domino” clip featuring live concert footage and such back in October, but now the Vitamin Water-lover has gifted us a proper pop music video, and we couldn’t be more pleased. Though the song has … More » Broadcasting platform : YouTube Source : Idolator Discovery Date : 26/12/2011 09:00 Number of articles : 2
Director Dennis Dugan dishes on Sandler playing both title roles and the comic ‘gusto’ of Al Pacino in our Fall Movie Preview. By Kara Warner Adam Sandler in “Jack and Jill” Photo: Columbia Pictures Adam Sandler and director Dennis Dugan have a long history together that includes teaming up on money-making screwball comedies like “Happy Gilmore,” “Big Daddy” and “You Don’t Mess With the Zohan.” Their big-screen antics continue this fall with the November release of “Jack and Jill,” a family comedy that has Sandler playing the role of Jack — and that of his sister Jill — alongside Katie Holmes and Al Pacino, who plays himself. If that sounds like a recipe for ridiculousness, check out what Dugan had to say recently about the hilarity that ensued during production, including what Sandler is like in drag and just how funny Pacino really is. MTV : How is Adam as a woman? Dennis Dugan : Wonderful. He plays this absolutely [straight]; [Jill is] essentially his identical twin sister, so not a centerfold, if I can be diplomatic. MTV : Does she think she’s a centerfold? Dugan : She’s this Bronx spinster, all that that entails in a single, 40-ish woman from the Bronx. She’s a really powerful personality that could be translated as a pain in the ass, depending on who you are, but has a really, really, really nice heart. She just doesn’t understand how annoying she is. MTV : What kind of Adam Sandler movie is this? How does it compare to your other offerings? Dugan : It’s very funny. It’s got a lot of heart. It’s PG and it’s a Thanksgiving/Christmas type of movie and, so far, in tests it appeals all the way across the board. And so if you were saying it was different from a normal Adam Sandler movie, it has a wide appeal to both — to women and boys too. So it plays out pretty equally among all the quadrants, where usually [our movies] are a tiny bit more focused on younger males. MTV : How was working with Al Pacino? Dugan : It was just absolutely wonderful when he said yes. We were delighted and then we were scared. He’s an artist, he wants to be as great as he can possibly be and he doesn’t care what project it is. I saw him on Broadway in “Merchant of Venice” and he has the exact commitment to playing the part of Al Pacino in the movie as he did Shylock. MTV : Would you say that Pacino or Katie Holmes is the more pleasant surprise in the film? Dugan : I wouldn’t say one or the other was more pleasant but it was just delightful. [Katie] is just the nicest human being and the most flexible in terms of working. She had a lot to do with most characters; Pacino had a little less to do in terms of split screens and all of the effects and green screens and all of that stuff. But Katie just has that smile on her face and it’s genuine. And then Al, like I said, we were kind of scared because we didn’t know what his process was but he just dives in, completely commits to everything. Every crazy thing we threw at him, he did, and did it with gusto, and that was nice because he’s delightful and happy and brave and I couldn’t have had a better time. From “Abduction” to “Muppets, “Moneyball” to “Breaking Dawn,” the MTV Movies team is delving into the hottest upcoming flicks in our 2011 Fall Movie Preview. Check back daily for exclusive clips, photos and interviews with the films’ biggest stars. Check out everything we’ve got on “Jack and Jill.” For breaking news, celebrity columns, humor and more — updated around the clock — visit MTVMoviesBlog.com . Related Videos Fall Movie Preview 2011 Related Photos Exclusive Photos From Fall’s Biggest Flicks
Series-closing MCs tell MTV News the Vitamin Water project a great look for underground artists. By Steven Roberts CyHi The Prynce (file) NEW YORK — Vitamin Water hosted the last show in its “Uncapped Live” concert series at the Hudson Hotel on Wednesday night, and Freddie Gibbs , Big K.R.I.T. , CyHi the Prynce and Rye Rye came through to rock the New York City crowd. Over the last few months, the “Uncapped Live” series has partnered with up-and-coming acts to help expose them to bigger audiences. MTV News caught up with K.R.I.T. and CyHi before the show to talk about what the opportunity means to them. “They’re actually helping artists such as myself, Big K.R.I.T., Pill [and] other up-and-coming hip-hop artists that’s looking to stand on the forefront of hip-hop and the game,” CyHi told us. “We’re coming from the underground and we’re doing it organically, so they’re a big help to up-and-coming artists such as myself.” The G.O.O.D Music MC opened the show, casually walking onstage in a black tee and his signature Jesus piece; the crowd actually didn’t notice him at first. Cy went on to perform songs from his Royal Flush mixtape series and various features. But he really got the crowd rocking when he did his verse from Kanye West’s “So Appalled.” The ATLien said he loved performing in New York, because New Yorkers are typically harder to impress. “They’re the originators, and I guess you have to pay homage to the originators, and at the same time I remember me and K.R.I.T. was on the same show and I got booed. Ever since then, every time I come back it’s like pandemonium. That’s just the war wounds or the process you have to go through to become a stronger artist. A lot of crowds may not perceive you as well as other crowds may and you may think that they’re supposed to.” Big Krit — whose Live From the Underground drops September 27 — was grateful for the platform the “Uncapped” tour provided newer artists. The Mississippi MC said he loved the opportunity to perform in front of an audience that may not know have been familiar with his music, jaded New Yorkers or not. “Anywhere where you are performing in front of people who might not know who you are, it can be intimidating. But I’ve been doing this so long and I’ve been in front of crowds who knew who I was that didn’t bob their heads or really didn’t care that I was onstage. So to have the opportunity to be in front — far from where I’m from and performing my music and people are listening — it’s dope all the same, whether you get booed or don’t get booed.” Related Videos ‘RapFix Live’ With CyHi The Prynce Related Artists Prynce Cy Hi Big K.R.I.T.
Accio, intrigue! World-renowned Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling has said numerous times that she would never write another Harry Potter-related book — and at least once that she would consider doing something else with the characters; thanks, Oprah — which begs the question: Is her newly launched “Pottermore” website the start of future Hogwarts adventures?
It’s time to save Ryan Reynolds from the comic-book blockbuster or, more broadly, from the kinds of movies that are supposed to turn young men into stars, without really allowing them to be actors. Reynolds is almost good enough to stand up to the gargantuan tower of emptiness that is Green Lantern , but he’s fighting a losing battle. Even though he’s propped up by the most powerful force in the universe — “the emerald energy of willpower,” as the movie tells us, which sounds like something you can buy in a six-pack down at the Vitamin Shoppe — there’s no way Reynolds can carry the weight of this overblown 3D folly on his shoulders. It’s not easy being green, not even for him.
