A Ping Pong champ, a father seeking revenge, and a thief in this week’s new movies review.
Balls Of Fury: A has been Ping Pong champ is being recruited to work undercover for the FBI, and to nail his Father’s killer. The cast includes Dan Fogler, Christopher Walken, George Lopez and Maggie Q.
Death Sentence: After witnessing his own son being murdered, Nick Hume ( Kevin Bacon,) decides to take justice in to his own hands, so he can revenge his loss and protect his family. Also starring: Aisha Tyler, Stuart Lafferty, Kelly Preston, and the great John Goodman. Ladron Que Roba A Ladron (A Thief That Robs A Thief): Two thieves try to rob a TV infomercial millionaire who made his fortune by selling junk health products to poor people. Starring: Fernando Colunga, Miguel Varoni, JoJo Henrickson, and Julie Gonzalo.
This week’s peak is from what I think is going to be a cool movie: The Good Night. Enjoy the weekend.
Adding to the leak of damaging and discouraging Amy Winehouse photos/news of late, Winehouse’s dad has now entered into the paparazzi mixploitationgiving an interview to the BBC earlier today, which read like a sincere enough plea for help on behalf of his daughter. Concerned father or not, Mitch is clearly in denial about a few things regarding his daughter’s history of emotional health. First off, Mitch states (in the transcript) that Amy only started using hardcore drugs in the past few mos and that prior to this, she prided herself on being “clean”. The girl has been spiraling down on a drug-frenzied journey for at least a year now. Also, given the combination of eating disorder, potential spousal abuse, and drugs, it’s quite obvious she’s self-medicating and self-destructing at the same time. That sh*t doesn’t happen overnight.
If, as Mitch Winehouse is quick to relay, the record companies are really looking out for Amy’s best interest in canceling her tour dates and ensuring a speedier and healthier recovery period for the gifted singer, then props to them. Somehow Mitch Winehouse’s careful finessing of certain high density media outlets at opportune times makes me think he might quietly be relishing all this attention. I hope time prove me wrong. Lord know we have enough celebrity whore fathers out there…
Mark Cuban, Wayne Newton, Jane Seymour, Tori Spelling and more are among the names that will fill our TV screen on the next season of Dancing With The Stars. According to TMZ, a list of the shows lineup leaked, and got to their hands, while the official ABC announcement won’t be made until Wednesday. I personally don’t like the show, and not going to watch it. However, I can smell a PR spin from miles away…
Enjoy the show.
Owen Wilson was rushed to a California hospital after what seems to be a suicide attempt. The first reaction that comes to mind is WHY? But I guess a successful career and a whole lot of money is not enough, and sometimes the reason or reasons to be unhappy are way more earthly then one would expect. There’s an old saying: Behind every laughing mask hides a crying clown. Get well soon Owen Wilson.
Actor/Director/Producer/ Whatever George Clooney has a long time argument with actress Michelle Pfeiffer over a bet they made in 1996, about whether Clooney will be married in ten years or not. Well Clooney won the bet by being still single. I guess he won due to a possible of woman and maybe also due to a well developed sense of narcissism. Anyway, according to IOL, the two financially challenged celebrities are now arguing about the amount of the bet. While Clooney claims it was a $1000 bet, Pfeiffer insist it was a $100 and was even quoted saying: “I’m right. I think age is finally catching up with George. They do say the first thing to go is memory.”
Bloodied and bruised Amy Winehouse stands by husband who ’saved her life’
Singer Amy Winehouse has defended her husband in a series of texts after the couple were involved in a violent row which left them both bloodied and bruised.
Amy denied Blake was the cause of the argument, 24 hours earlier after which the 23-year-old singer, who has spent most of the summer in and out of rehab for crack and heroin addiction, was seen with bandages covering her arm, blood-spattered shoes and a gashed knee.
And in a series of texts between the Rehab singer and celebrity blogger Perez Hilton, she defended her husband who she claimed “saved my life”.
Amy told Perez: “Blake is the best man in the world. We would never ever harm each other… I was cutting myself after he found me in our room about to do drugs with a call girl and rightly said I wasn’t good enough for him. I lost it and he saved my life.”
This will not end well.
When I first saw these photographs, I remembered the title of a book I read years ago: The Next Time She’ll Be Dead. This bullshit is scary, and anyone who’s making jokes about Amy Winehouse now is a sadistic bastard. I don’t care if Winehouse ever makes another CD again, I just want her in a safe place before it’s too late.
For me, Brad Pitt is always the dude who managed to go through the commentary to the movie Fight Club with only saying clever word like Yeah, Sure, and That was cool between Edward Norton’s somewhat enthusiastic comments. That’s why It was kinda funny to watch Brad Pitt the other day on The Today Show so articulate talking to Ann Curry while touring New Orleans green housing project he helped launch. I guess there is nothing like a strong, tough and most important aware to the environment wife to improve your verbal skills.
A Boxer, an Assassin and one, very funny man in this week’s movie review.
War: Jet Li and Jason Statham star in this action/ Gangster movie about an FBI agent who tries to bring down an assassin who is responsible for a war between two rival gangs.
Resurrecting The Champ: Josh Hartnett and Samuel L. Jackson star in this drama about a straggling sports reporter who encounters a homeless man, and discover he is actually a former boxing champion.
Mr. Bean’s Holiday: I remember that as a child, in a land far far away, Mr. Bean was about the funniest thing alive. That was a long time ago but Rowan Atkinson still makes me lough. And now Mr. Bean is back. This time he goes on a holiday in the French Riviera, and as usual, filled with good intentions, makes the life of the people surrounding him into a living hell.
This week’s peak is from the ne comedy Balls Of Fury
So Amy checks in and out of rehab, mysterious health problems that lead to hospital visits, and weird late night hotel stays is all we hear. Now it seems as if one of our favorite singer’s problems are getting worse. The music news site NME reports today that Winehouse’s North American tour was postponed until early next year. In a statement Tracy Miller, Amy’s publicist said: “Due to the rigors involved in touring, Amy Winehouse has been advised to postpone her upcoming September U.S. and Canadian tour dates, Amy’s European and U.K. tour dates in October and November remain in place. Plans are being made to reschedule her U.S. tour for early 2008. Until then, Amy has been ordered to rest and is working with medical professionals to address her health.” Take it easy Amy, we hope you will get better soon.
This week was pretty quiet in terms of celebrities freaking out, wouldn’t you say? I hardly knew what to do with myself. I think I actually read a book.
Anyway, enough about my trivial pursuits. Here are more people with more questions.
Dear J,
I go to school with this girl who’s rather large, and she always complains about her weight. She spends all her time taking about working out and whatever fad diet she’s on, so much so that I can’t ever get a word in edgewise. It’s good that she’s trying to get fit, but she’s driving me insane. How do I tell her to shut the hell up?
– Annoyed in LA
Dear Annoyed,
Girls can get pretty obsessed with their weight, especially if they’re embarking on a cold, cruel weight loss journey. Your friend is most likely reaching out for support and encouragement, albeit in an incredibly annoying way.
One of the best ways to politely give people the “shut the hell up hint” is to decrease the amount of comments you make about her story. The less you talk, and the more she hears her own voice going, going, and going, the quicker she’ll realize nobody’s interested in how many calories she burned this morning doing squats. Stay friendly, engage her in other conversations, and make it obvious with silence about which discussions you’d rather she not have around you.
If you’re not afraid of conflict, letting the girl know outright that she’s going a little overboard with the weight talk will work as well. Let her know that you’re proud of her, but the long-winded speeches about calories and fat aren’t as interesting to you as they are to her.
Or, shove cake in her mouth while she’s talking. She’ll be horrified and silent for a nice long while.
Dear J,
What’s the correct way to tell my boyfriend that I don’t like his mother?
– Mom Hater
Dear MH,
There’s really no correct way to do this…unless your boyfriend also hates his mom. If this is the case, you two could strengthen your relationship by building a voodoo doll.
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