THE French Riviera has a reality show going on reminiscent of “To Catch a Thief.” Last week the Cannes Film Festival was hit by a millionn dollar jewelry heist. In case you missed it… A million dollars’ worth of jewellery to be worn by celebrities at the Cannes film festival has been stolen, according to [...]
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Angelina Jolie’s Preventive Double Mastectomy
THIS is a sobering op-ed written by Angelina Jolie, a thoughtful actor and activist, with an incredibly supportive and loving partner, Brad Pitt. It was written to inform and share personally a choice that is difficult, radical and done in the hopes of ducking a fate of family genealogy. From the New York Times, Ms. [...]
Rolling Stone Names “Gatsby” a “Skip”
THOSE awful trailers that keep landing on my television tease that the “Gatsby” remake may be way too loud to be worth it. Two reviews come to different conclusions. Peter Travers in Rolling Stone labels it a “skip.” The Great Gatsby In Theaters: May 10 All the hard-sell – the Leo star power, the sets, [...]
Air Force Sex-Abuse Chief Arrested for Sexual Assault
The Air Force official in charge of its sexual-assault prevention program was arrested for groping, authorities said Monday. Lt. Col. Jeff Krusinski, 41, was removed from his position as head of the Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Office pending an investigation, the Air Force said. [NBC News] REPRESENTING the Air Force’s continued war on women, [...]
“Queen of Teens” Annette Funicello Passes
SHE WAS the quintessential girl next door, except Annette Funicello was on our TV screens. The Mouseketeer who graduated to soft and sexy beach movies, with Frankie Avalon, that America simply loved. Annette Funicello described herself as the “queen of teens.” She was the last of the original Mouseketeers, 24 talented kids chosen for “The [...]
Top Story — Conservative Giant Margaret Thatcher Passes After Stroke *Updated*
“I owe nothing to Women’s Lib.” – Baroness Margaret Thatcher THE NEWS came as a thunder clap from Great Britain. “It is with great sadness that Mark and Carol Thatcher announced that their mother Baroness Thatcher died peacefully following a stroke this morning. A further statement will be made later.” – Lord Bell The tweets [...]
Queer Talk: Phelps’ Westboro Church to Picket Roger Ebert’s Funeral
The Westboro Baptist Church, lead by Fred Phelps and family, has announced in its usual very non-loving-their-neighbor-as-themselves manner that they’ll add Roger Ebert’s funeral to the many they have picketed over the years. Ebert, they say, was a “fag enabler.” According to Hollywood Reporter, the group … complains that (Ebert) used his Twitter ‘to mock [...]
Tyler Perry’s “Temptation” One of the Worst Movies Ever (and it’s not Kim Kardashian’s fault)
THIS MOVIE seems obviously made for the segment of culturally frozen individuals who actually believe organized religion is the only thing standing between sexually adventurous women, including those who cheat on their husbands, and hell or the local HIV/AIDS hospice, which Tyler Perry equates as the same thing. However, Tyler Perry’s attempt to manipulate his [...]
Movie Lovers Will Miss Roger Ebert
“No good film is too long,” he once wrote, a sentiment he felt strongly enough about to have engraved on pens. “No bad movie is short enough.” – Roger Ebert dies at 70 after battle with cancer AFTER READING what turned out to be his very last post he happened to write yesterday, I sent [...]
Jon Stewart Stands Up for Egypt’s Satirist Bassem Youssef, Sparks Twitter Fight with Morsi [Videos]
The Daily Show with Jon StewartGet More: Daily Show Full Episodes,Indecision Political Humor,The Daily Show on Facebook THE SEGMENT is scorching. Stewart came to the aid of his comedian friend Bassem Youseef in Egypt, which sparked a Twitter fight between the U.S. embassy and Pres. Morsi’s office. The embassy’s official Twitter feed took a bit [...]
First Lady Michelle Obama on Historic Film “42″
The film she had just seen was “42,” based on the life of baseball legend Jackie Robinson, the first African American player in modern Major League Baseball. And her respect for the moment in history was not lost. “You’re left just asking yourselves, how on Earth did they live through that?” she wondered about the [...]
Ashley Judd Adviser Claims Kentucky Dems “Duped” Media and “Shoved Her Out’
“I have been raped twice, so I think I can handle Mitch McConnell.” The actress’ apparent flippant comparison of a political campaign to sexual assault spread like Ebola across the Internet, leading some to classify Judd as the Democratic version of Todd Akin. The problem is, it never happened. [Daily Beast] THE ADVISOR is Jonathan [...]
“Star Trek Into Darkness” Trailer Lands [Video]
HOW DO you top one of the great science fiction adventure movies? J.J. Abrams and everyone associated with “Star Trek Into Darkness” have epic expectations to meet after the 2009 “Star Trek,” which was one of the most spectacular movies ever made of its genre. Enough superlatives for you? The cast, beginning with Chris Pine [...]
New York Magazine’s Stepford Feminism Reworks the Feminine Mystique for the 21st Century
IT’S A set up from the start. It’s the story of Betty Friedan’s Feminine Mystique dumbed down for the gullible. That we’ve been here before Friedan would appreciate, especially since the latest tripe comes complete with Freudian “biology is destiny” built in. On one hand, it’s gross that New York is contributing to the insidious [...]
CNN, 10 x 10, and Intel’s “Girl Rising,” a Film of Educational Empowerment
Girl Rising was directed by Academy Award nominee Richard E. Robbins. It was created in collaboration with CNN, Intel, and 10 x 10, an organization devoted to the empowerment of women through education worldwide. The portion on Afghanistan was produced and directed by independent filmmaker Ramaa Mosley. The stories of the individual girls were taken [...]
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