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  • Darth Vader, Mickey Mouse Join Forces on Cruise

    03/14/2015 10:02:45 PM PDT · by nickcarraway · 3 replies
    CNN ^ | Laura Ma
    In a galaxy far, far away ... in the Western Caribbean, actually, Darth Vader, Chewbacca, Boba Fett and stormtroopers party with Disney Cruisers around the pool deck. No, it's not a fantasy. Disney Cruise Line announced last week it will introduce Star Wars Day at Sea in 2016. Parents eager to share their love of the fandom can enroll kids in the Jedi Training Academy. Jedis in training, also known as Padawans, can learn from a Jedi Master to use the force and wield a light saber. To pass the training, they'll have to face off against the Sith Lord,...
  • Bristol Palin Engaged to Medal of Honor Recipient, Dakota Meyer: Read Sarah Palin's Statement!

    03/14/2015 5:27:42 PM PDT · by 2ndDivisionVet · 36 replies
    Us Weekly ^ | March 14, 2015 | Stephanie Webber
    Sarah Palin's getting a new son-in-law! Bristol Palin is engaged to her boyfriend, Sgt. Dakota Meyer. The bride-to-be announced the happy news via Instagram on Saturday, Mar. 14. "Truly the luckiest girl in the world, cannot wait to marry this man!!!!" Palin, 24, captioned an Instagram pic of the couple kissing. In a second photo, she gave a closer look at her gorgeous cushion-cut diamond engagement ring....
  • The FRiday Night Movie - Kanal(1957)

    03/13/2015 8:08:48 PM PDT · by DemforBush · 13 replies
    Youtube ^ | N/A | N/A
    Tonight's movie is both an excellent WW2 film, and a fine bit of historical fiction. Kanal is the story of the final hours of a doomed Polish resistance group, fighting against the Nazis, as well as the odds and hope in what would become known as the Warsaw Uprising. Directed by Andrez Wadjda. In Polish with English closed captioning.
  • It Follows is the scariest American horror movie in years

    03/13/2015 10:54:15 AM PDT · by EveningStar · 70 replies
    Vox ^ | March 13, 2015 | Todd VanDerWerff
    ... The central conceit of It Follows, the excellent new horror film from director David Robert Mitchell, sounds eerie the first time you hear it, but it only gets more frightening every time you think about it. And the movie goes out of its way to give you reasons to think about just how horrifying it would be for this to play out in real life ... It Follows is a movie about a curse. While you're cursed, you will be stalked, mercilessly, by an entity that can take any form — including that of someone you love — and...
  • Transgender Teen Activist Lands TLC Reality Show

    03/13/2015 10:47:46 AM PDT · by massmike · 41 replies
    hollywoodreporter.com ^ | 03/13/2015 | Lesley Goldberg
    TLC is becoming the latest network to explore transgender life. The cable network has handed out a straight-to-series order for All That Jazz, a docuseries following 14-year-old transgender activist Jazz Jennings, The Hollywood Reporter has learned. The 11-episode series will feature Jennings — dubbed "The New Face of Transgender Youth" — in her daily life, juggling her foray into high school while navigating how a transgender teen approaches dating and sleepovers all while avoiding male puberty. Jennings, who has been featured on 20/20, The Rosie Show and was named one of the 25 Most Influential Teens of 2014 by Time...
  • Michelle Obama shows off some embarrassing mum dance moves on the Ellen show

    03/13/2015 10:21:56 AM PDT · by afraidfortherepublic · 51 replies
    The Daily Mail ^ | 3-13-15 | Ruth Styles
    Her arm thrust out and pouting like a rapper, this is the moment that Michelle Obama showed off her dance moves during a toe-curling appearance on the Ellen DeGeneres Show. Challenged to show off her dance moves by Ms Degeneres, Mrs Obama gamely obliged and went on to pull shapes that wouldn't have shamed Rita Ora. Unfortunately for daughters Sasha and Malia, the appearance on Ellen, which airs on the 16th March, isn't the end of the 51-year-old's dancing ambitions.
  • Star Wars VIII gets a May 2017 release date as spinoff Star Wars: Rogue One begins shooting [tr]

    03/13/2015 8:20:41 AM PDT · by C19fan · 25 replies
    UK Daily Mail ^ | March 12, 2015 | Heidi Parker
    Two pieces of Star Wars news were confirmed on Thursday during Disney’s shareholder meeting in San Francisco. Star Wars VIII will be released on May 26, 2017, and will be written and directed by Rian Johnson of Looper fame. The film continues the saga after the events of Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens. Disney's Bob Iger also revealed the spinoff movie Star Wars: Rogue One will start shooting this summer.
  • The Walking Dead: Season 5 Episode 14 [CONTAINS SPOILERS!]

    03/12/2015 6:07:11 PM PDT · by ConjunctionJunction · 15 replies
    The Spoiling Dead Fans via Facebook ^ | March 11, 2015 | Carols Cookies
    If you are interested in reading SPOILERS from The Spoiling Dead Fans on this Sunday's upcoming episode of The Walking Dead, just follow this link: https://www.facebook.com/SpoilingDeadFans/posts/462707730551037
  • 'Revenge of the Nerds' Actor Robert Carradine Injured in Horrific Head-on Collision

    03/12/2015 4:40:39 PM PDT · by lowbridge · 36 replies
    Actor Robert Carradine, who starred in the 1980s Revenge of the Nerds movies, was seriously injured in a head-on car accident last week in Colorado, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed. According to the police report, Carradine crossed the dividing line and slammed into a semi truck driving in the opposite direction. Both vehicles were estimated to be traveling at sixty miles per hour.
  • Springfield, IL., Just Gave The Key To The City To Cobra Commander

    03/12/2015 2:50:45 PM PDT · by Alex Murphy · 18 replies
    io9 ^ | 03/12/2015 | Rob Bricken
    No. Really. In a decision that can't possibly have any negative repercussions for the city's helpless residents, Springfield, Illinois mayor J. Michael Houston has given the key to the city to noted terrorist leader and snake enthusiast Cobra Commander. Ostensibly this was done as a promotion for the upcoming JoeCon, the G.I. Joe collector's convention which will be held in Springfield April 9th through 12th, but I think we all know Cobra Commander is plotting something. Joe fans likely remember that Springfield housed a secret Cobra base in the original cartoon, seen in the memorable and quite scarring two-part first...
  • Happy Birthday William "Buckwheat" Thomas!

    03/12/2015 2:04:56 PM PDT · by lowbridge · 41 replies
    march 12, 2015
    William "Billie" Thomas, Jr. (March 12, 1931 – October 10, 1980) was an American child actor best remembered for portraying the character of Buckwheat in the Our Gang (Little Rascals) short films from 1934 until the series' end in 1944.
  • Cable alternative Sling TV from DISH Network may be wave of future

    03/12/2015 5:52:08 AM PDT · by Colehill1999 · 21 replies
    The Daily News ^ | 3-10-15 | Eb Samuel
    Meet Sling TV, an Internet-driven endeavor from DISH Network that is the first legitimate alternative to traditional cable TV. It’s a service that’s free of contracts and friendly of pricing, and it offers tantalizing flexibility to the tech-savvy user. The service needs some work before it’s ready to captivate the average user, but with evolution, it has the potential to be special. The service is currently available on a handful of devices, including Amazon’s streaming devices, iPads and iPhones, Android phones and PCs and Macs. In the coming months (and Sling’s been working quickly), it will hit the Xbox One...
  • Jeremy Clarkson Suspended From BBC Top Gear for Punching Producer.

    03/11/2015 3:04:07 PM PDT · by sinsofsolarempirefan · 30 replies
    Jeremy Clarkson made light of his suspension by the BBC, as an online petition for him to be reinstated topped 500,000 signatures. The Top Gear presenter told reporters he was "just off to the job centre" as he left his home in London.
  • ‘Breaking Bad’ Fans Won’t Stop Throwing Pizzas On Walter White’s House

    03/11/2015 11:56:06 AM PDT · by E. Pluribus Unum · 48 replies
    Daily Caller ^ | 03/11/2015 | Kaitlan Collins
    It’s an iconic scene.Skylar slams the door in an exasperated Walter White’s face, and he storms out to the driveway and throws the pizza he’s holding in the air, only to have it land on his roof.But “Breaking Bad’s” creator Vince Gilligan wants fans to stop recreating the scene, because the woman and her husband who actually live in the Albuquerque house don’t appreciate having cheese and tomato sauce all over their roof.“There is nothing original or funny or cool about throwing a pizza on this lady’s roof,” Gilligan said during a “Better Call Saul” podcast Tuesday.“It’s been done before. You’re...
  • Windell Middlebrooks Dies: ‘Body Of Proof’, Miller Beer Ads Actor Was 36

    03/11/2015 7:29:12 AM PDT · by ConservativeStatement · 10 replies
    MSN ^ | Erik Pedersen
    Windell Middlebrooks, who co-starred on Body Of Proof and played a diligent delivery guy in a series of ads for Miller High Life, died today at his home in Los Angeles. He was 36. No cause of death has been reported. “It was Windell’s biggest wish that his final scene not be lived on social media,” his family said in a statement confirming the actor’s death. “Further details will be forthcoming once the family members plans have been finalized.”
  • Tim Burton to direct Disney's new Dumbo movie starring a mix of computer generated and live [tr]

    03/10/2015 1:46:42 PM PDT · by C19fan · 28 replies
    UK Daily Mail ^ | March 10, 2015 | Staff
    Tim Burton is to direct Disney's live action remake of the 1941 classic Dumbo. The iconic cartoon will be remade as a live-action movie with computer generated characters playing the big-eared elephant and his family. To bring the movie into the 21st century, a family story will be added to reflect dumbo's journey.
  • AMC's 'Walking Dead' Prequel Lands 2-Season Order

    03/09/2015 8:42:50 PM PDT · by gop4lyf · 23 replies
    Yahoo ^ | 3/9/15 | Lesley Goldberg
    It’s official: AMC is moving forward with its Walking Dead companion series in a major way. The top-secret drama, which went through the pilot process with the title of Cobalt, will join the flagship series on the network as the cabler continues to focus on scripted fare. In addition to ordering the pilot to series, AMC has preemptively renewed the drama for a second season. The first season will consist of six hourlong episodes — just like the flagship series did. The drama will premiere on AMC in the “late summer,” with season two set for 2016. Robert Kirkman, who...
  • 8 French citizens involved in filming reality show among 10 dead in Argentina helicopter crashes

    03/09/2015 8:13:43 PM PDT · by BenLurkin · 8 replies
    Two helicopters carrying passengers filming a popular European reality show crashed Monday in a remote area of northwest Argentina, killing eight French citizens and two Argentines, authorities said. The helicopters crashed while flying near Villa Castelli in La Rioja province, about 730 miles northwest of Buenos Aires, La Rioja Secretary of Security Cesar Angulo told television station TN. All 10 people on board both aircraft were killed. "An explosion occurred and it's believed that they must have collided," said Angulo. "Aeronautical experts will have to determine that." La Rioja police commissary Fabian Gordillo told state news agency Telam that the...
  • This Is How Hollywood Has Been Fooling You All Along

    03/09/2015 9:01:41 AM PDT · by KeyLargo · 43 replies
    This Is How Hollywood Has Been Fooling You All Along When it comes to contemporary Hollywood films, there's often more than meets the eye. We're not just talking about an elaborate use of special effects and CGI, its those smaller more finite details that are so often easy to ignore. On the set of any movie, along with the crew, actors and stunt doubles you'll also have 'extra's' - people like you and I paid to simply be a warm prop, background fodder if you will. A crowd milling about in a scene or a customer in a shop. Extra's...
  • The Walking Dead Discussion Thread: Season 5 Episode 13 [SPOILER warning]

    03/08/2015 11:40:08 AM PDT · by ConjunctionJunction · 288 replies
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