In the woods, no one can hear you scream…
The truth is, I liked more things about The Strangers than I didn't. If I were one of those people who made pro/con lists, the pro side would easily be longer. But that's the problem with a pro/con list, especially here. At a certain point, it's got to be quality over quantity, and the things I didn't like about The Strangers level…
Movie Review: The Strangers
May 29th, 2008Movie Review: Funny Games (2007)
May 29th, 2008This June 10 DVD release is a shot by shot remake of a 1997 German language film from the same director.
The biggest debate surrounding the 2007 release of Funny Games in the US is whether someone should bother to watch this remake if they have seen the original German language version. Originally released in 1997, the first version (from the same director, Michael Haneke) became popular in the US following the announcement of the English language…
Lindsay Lohan taking the whole lesbian thing seriously
May 29th, 2008
After making out on P. Diddy's boat, everyone knows the next step in a same-sex relationship is to introduce your families. But make sure the making out on Diddy's boat happens first. Otherwise you're doomed from the get-go. Fortunately, Lindsay Lohan and Samantha Ronson know how this crazy game called "Love" works. People reports:
The duo – who are "together," a source says in the new issue of PEOPLE – were spotted Wednesday afternoon lunching with Ronson's writer-mom, Ann Dexter-Jones and Lohan's sister Ali, 14, at the Italian restaurant Gino's on Manhattan's Upper East Side.I love how Ali walks around in these photos trying to cover her face with her hair, and it's not because of Lindsay. She's only 14 and has no clue what a frisb-ian is. Ali's just hoping no one recognizes her from her mom's show Living Lohan. So, who wants to tell Ali she has a better chance getting attacked by a real live leprechaun? And not just because Tom Cruise is in town. Hi-oh! I'll be here all week, folks.
Throughout the meal, the group engaged in a spirited session of girl talk, the source adds.
Important Looking Pirates and Visual Art for Viasats
May 29th, 2008THINKfilm Sued by Allied Advertising
May 29th, 2008Filed under: Independent, Awards, Deals, Sundance, Cannes, ThinkFilm, Celebrities and Controversy, Distribution, Exhibition, Home Entertainment, Politics
It's been clear for several weeks now that the independent distribution company THINKfilm has been suffering from some money troubles. Around the time the Cannes Film Festival kicked off this month, blogger AJ Schnack assembled reports from various sources that the company owed a lot of money to many different places. Now, Nikkie Finke reports that Allied Advertising Ltd. filed a lawsuit in Los Angeles Superior Court today against THINKfilm owner David Bergstein, claiming that THINKfilm failed to pay for Allied's advertising services in a timely manner, while the distributor pretended that wasn't the case. A serious problem indeed. It's a little unfair, however, for Allied to complain about THINKfilm's decision to continue doing what they do best -- buying films. The lawsuit says that the company embarked on a "lavish film licensing buying spree at various film festivals around the world," rather than exclusively focusing on paying off debt. It's worth noting that THINKfilm remained fairly withdrawn at Cannes this year, and while they did pick up theatrical rights for Marina Zenovich's Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired at Sundance, the film already had a television deal in place with HBO. Meanwhile, the company has dropped Battle in Seattle, which it originally purchased at the Toronto Film Festival. The "buying spree" sounds like needless exaggeration on Allied's part. Whatever the case, given THINKfilm's track record (they did guide Ryan Gosling to his Half Nelson Oscar nod), one hopes they'll survive this nasty legal snafu.Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments
Clay Aiken inseminates his record producer (Neat!)
May 29th, 2008
Pulling a page from the Michael Jackson playbook, Clay Aiken has knocked up a woman - but without dealing with her "icky parts." The mother-to-be is a record producer in her late-40's that has worked on several of Clay's albums. TMZ has the breaking news:
Multiple sources tell us the mother is Jaymes Foster, a record producer and Clay's best friend. He lives at her home when he's in L.A.Clay Aiken often tries to play down the rumors that he's gay. But you know what works against that? Knocking up a chick without having vaginal intercourse. That's sort of the man-meat and potatoes, if you will, of being straight. If a guy is going to be stuck with a kid for the rest of his life, he oughta at least have a story to tell involving whiskey and a trucker named Mabel. Now, if you'll excuse me, I need to post-date a child support check. How do you spell "January 2020?"
We're told Foster, who produced several Aiken CDs, is due in August. She's the sister of record mogul David Foster. We're told she's in her late 40's, though we could not confirm her exact age. She divorced a few years back and has no kids. Aiken is 29. We're told Foster was artificially inseminated. But Clay is a lot more than sperm -- we're told he will have an active role in raising the child.
Isabeli, the first of the FW ads
May 29th, 2008Isabeli Fontana, is having one of her best seasons ever for fall/winter 08. Here’s the first of her campaigns, Roberto Cavalli shot by Inez and Vinoodh. Models like Isabeli (mother of 2), Natalia Vodianova (mother of 3) and Stephanie Seymour (mother of 4) prove that motherhood makes these gorgeous creatures more womanly and even more most wanted. Perhaps we’ll be seeing more campaigns like the 2003 Gucci ads with Nadine Willis…

Photo: Isabeli Fontana for Roberto Cavalli by Inez van Lamsweerde and Vinoodh Matadin. (Isabeli: Women Model Management/Women Paris/Women Milan, Mega Model Agency, Traffic Models, Louisa Models Hamburg, 2pm Model Management). image scanned by alix at tFS.
Rachael Ray is a coffee-selling terrorist
May 29th, 2008The Canton-based company has abruptly canceled an ad in which the domestic diva wears a scarf that looks like a keffiyeh, a traditional headdress worn by Arab men. Some observers, including ultra-conservative Fox News commentator Michelle Malkin, were so incensed by the ad that there was even talk of a Dunkin’ Donuts boycott.Dunkin' Deeznuts issued the following statement after pulling the terror-inducing ad. (Holy shit, she's got a latte! Duck!):
‘‘The keffiyeh, for the clueless, is the traditional scarf of Arab men that has come to symbolize murderous Palestinian jihad,’’ Malkin yowls in her syndicated column.
‘‘Popularized by Yasser Arafat and a regular adornment of Muslim terrorists appearing in beheading and hostage-taking videos, the apparel has been mainstreamed by both ignorant and not-so-ignorant fashion designers, celebrities, and left-wing icons.’’
Said the suits in a statement: ‘‘In a recent online ad, Rachael Ray is wearing a black-and-white silk scarf with a paisley design. It was selected by her stylist for the advertising shoot. Absolutely no symbolism was intended. However, given the possibility of misperception, we are no longer using the commercial.’’The only jihad that scarf makes me want to commit is against my hangover - with sweet caffeine. And if that's not American, shit, I don't know what is. That said, I'll assume for their next commercial Rachael Ray, clad in the Stars and Stripes, will fire an AK at a Boston Creme - then dump scalding hot lattes on a gay wedding. Wow, I should work in advertising. I would sell stuff's face off. Thanks to BK for the "hot tip." Get it? Hot? Like coffee. Comedy!