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August 31: A Day in the Life...

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Five Stupid Gun Myths People Believe Because of Movies

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Napoleon Dynamite Lives On with T-Shirts of Dissent

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Piranha 3D Kickstarts Best Picture Campaign

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August 17: A Day in the Life...

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Eva Mendes Peddles Sex Tape on Funny or Die

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Luke Y. Thompson Wants Nicolas Cage To Punch Him in Face

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Charlie St. Cloud: Cuddling Is The New Shock Care

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"When It's a Number Two, I Look Like Number One..."

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In Their Minds, They Know the Constitution

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The Things That Pass For Problems in Modern America

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Yes, Jonah Hex Is That Short

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Les Grossman Gets His Own @#&*$ Movie!

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Lionsgate Amusingly Explains Killers Hush Job

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Tea Party Protesters Frequently Have Trouble Spelling

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Lionsgate Makes Junket Press Sign Killers NDAs

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Alice Eve Goes Braless in Sex and the City 2

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Infidelity in the Air at 2010 Cannes Festival

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Russell Crowe Will Kill You With His Bare Hands

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Marion Cotillard Reps "Forehead Tittaes"

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The Future of Film Criticism: Robot Critics?

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Where Art Thou, Another Bullshit Night in Suck City?

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Monster House Screenwriter Calls Steven Spielberg a Moron

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Warner Bros. Flubs The Perfect Storm Blu-ray Sell-Thru

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Noah Baumbach Returns Armond White's Dislike, By Proxy

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Obama Haunted by Ex-Presidents

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David Lynch Reminisces About Turning Down Return of the Jedi

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Actors Drafted for Soapy Hot Tub Time Machine Promotion

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Vulture Rounds Up the Worst of Film for 2009

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44 Inch Chest Sets Off Tripwires of Teen Intrigue

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If I Dropped Acid...

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Golden Globe Nomination Interview with Bono Goes Off Rails

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Ashley Dupre Services More Clients... as Relationship Columnist

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American Airlines Recasts Disney's Up

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Yes, That's a Monkey on Karl Rove's Head

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Meet the New Sam Waterston

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What Do Stormtroopers Do on Their Days Off?

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What If Adriana Lima Were One of the Na'vi in Avatar?

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Actors Like To Be Praised and Directed, Even in Interviews

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Kanye West's Thoughts on Obama's Nobel Peace Prize Win

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James Franco to Guest on... General Hospital?

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How Deeply Do Cell Phones Confound Hollywood?

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Saving You $10: All About Steve's Best Joke

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Is NBC Crapping On Conan O'Brien Via Jay Leno Show Promos?

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Ball Tapping 101

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Adolf Hitler Doesn't Like the Avatar Trailer

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Spinal Tap Short Film Debuts on iTunes

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A Much Better Promotional Tie-In Than Bloody Mattresses

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Apocalypse Watch: Lindsay Lohan Joins Crazy Machete Cast

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What if Democrats Were More Like Republicans?

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David Knell Solicits Spring Break Questions

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Cheri Oteri Wants To Be Your Life Coach

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Wristbands Help Celebrate Bouncy 1980s Spring Break Flicks

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G.I. Joe Screens Only for Positive-Minded Critics

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What Do Bill Kristol and Jake Lloyd Have in Common?

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She Swallowed It... and By It, I Mean Her Hair

Posted by Brent Simon at 7/23/2009 9:55 AM | Add Comment

Hey, At Least They Own It...

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Alec Baldwin Cracks Back on Jack Cafferty

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Sacha Baron Cohen Interviews Real Terrorist for Brüno

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Transformers Sequel Will Destabilize Your Limbic System

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Oh, Rambo's Over-the-Top Violence Was Because of Burma...

Posted by Brent Simon at 6/19/2009 6:15 AM | Add Comment

Some Thoughts on Year One

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David Lynch's Interview Project Enters Second Week

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David Lynch's Interview Project Spotlights Old Coots

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Sandra Bullock, Betty White Shit Upon Ryan Reynolds

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A Power Trip

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Movieline Sets Sights on "Crazy White Bitches"

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Harry Knowles Whines About Wolverine, I Just Shrug...

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Why Matthew McConaughey Is Like Baby Powder

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Elizabeth Banks Deconstructs 17 Again, Zac Efron Crush

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Sean Penn Gives Acting Advice to Dick Cheney, Newt Gingrich

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Kevin Smith Totally Got Laid Today

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A Look at Look's Banned "Obscene" Postcards

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But It's Safer than Your Typical Weekend Meth Binge...

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Trend Watch: Female Asses Waxing!

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Don't Look Now, But Scott Caan Is a Photojournalist

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Sam Rubin Clearly Has Not Seen Dragonball: Evolution

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Ronald Reagan Didn't Want Jon Favreau to Be the PG-13 Guy Who Everybody Hopes Is Gonna Pull It Off...

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Did I Accidentally Drop LSD Last Night?

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20th Century Fox Taunts Via Twitter

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Bolt Director Speaks Out

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What Does Karl Rove Have in Common with Jesus Christ?

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Joaquin Phoenix Leaps From Stage, Attacks Rap Heckler

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Miss March Will Make Harrison Ford Chortle at Least Once

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Ewan McGregor Does Not Use Twitter

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Lee Evans Had It Right, Man...

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Ali Larter Should Ink Cool Whip Endorsement Deal

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Kevin Pollak Discovers YouTube, Twitter

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Kristen Stewart Will Learn Synonyms for "Psychotic"

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Is Freedom Jones the New Alan Smithee?

Posted by Brent Simon at 2/19/2009 11:55 AM | Add Comment

Uwe Boll Wants Your Money

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An External Representation of Greg Paulus' True Nature

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Salma Hayek's Breasts Designated U.N. Ambassadors

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Christian Bale Now Shares Something with Homer Simpson

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What Does Jason Statham Think of Uwe Boll?

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Joaquin Phoenix Talks About Quitting Acting, Taking Up Rap

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Christian Bale Screams Down Cinematographer

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Robert De Niro Demands I Give Him a Painting

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Dakota Fanning Gets Drunk, Push-y

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The Uninvited Can't Get No Satisfaction, Despite Prophylactic

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