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High School Red Band Trailer Released
21 April 2012 4:14 AM, PDT | Boomtron | See recent Boomtron news »
Weed movies to get another shot at redemption
Even as a fully bloodshot stoner of a teenager and young adult, I never was much for the pot movies. The stuff that was out there when I was growing up, the comedies, were mostly of the old Cheech & Chong variety, which were a bit outside of my demographic wheelhouse. I got to see a couple of them but they didn’t do a lot for me. And it wasn’t because I wasn’t high enough, believe you me.
I think it had more to do with the portrayal of potheads as dummies, and that I felt laughing at that kind of thing would, by extension, mean that I was a dummy, which I totally was when I was high. Dummies are afraid to go into grocery stores. Dummies get confused at crosswalks. In the early ’90s, dummies watched Liquid Television. »
- Josh Converse
Our 9 Favorite Movie Stoners
20 April 2012 8:00 AM, PDT | NextMovie | See recent NextMovie news »
The numbers 4-20 have tons of significance in both world history and American culture. It's Hitler's birthday and the date of the Columbine massacre, for starters.
But since those two are such buzzkills, we'll focus on what else the date means: high time for stoners everywhere.
Looking back at our favorite stoner films, we notice many actors portray potheads one-dimensionally: eyes glazed, dopey voice, etc. We love the following movie stoners because they're not only funny, but also multidimensional.
Okay, but mostly because they're funny.
9. Brad Pitt, 'True Romance' (1993)
Floyd is the ultimate slacker stoner. Pitt plays the character as being so high he barely forms words outside of mumbling, "Hey! Get some beer and some cleaning products." His scenes provide great comedic relief in an otherwise rough and violent movie.
We relate because we've had nightmarishly lazy roommates like Floyd. The scenes are twice as funny now in hindsight, »
- Ryan McKee
Classic Mitch Hedberg stand up just because we can
16 April 2012 9:32 AM, PDT | Pop2it | See recent Pop2it news »
So this was an unexpected surprise. One of our favorite comics of all time, Mitch Hedberg, was trending on Google this morning. At first we thought it was the anniversary of his death, but it turns out that it was actually March 29. So the only thing we can figure is that in true Hedberg fashion, the story was just a little slow in developing.
For those of you unfamiliar, Mitch Hedberg was stoner comic who was part Steven Wright, part Cheech & Chong and part George Carlin. He had numerous comedy specials and guest stared on programs like "That '70s Show" and "Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist." He died in 2005 at age 37 from a cocaine and heroin overdose.
Here are a couple of clips of the late, great (and we can't underscore that enough) Mitch Hedberg.
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- editorial@zap2it.com
Boardwalk Hempire Featurette with Tommy Chong and Rob Van Dam
7 March 2012 11:30 AM, PST | MovieWeb | See recent MovieWeb news »
Boardwalk Hempire: The Rise and Fall of The Medical Kush Beach Club is a new documentary and social commentary on the medical marijuana industry in its hey-day and its subsequent fall. The film chronicles the experiences of Sean Kush and his Medical Kush Beach Club, California's largest (over 100,000 members) medical marijuana dispensary since its opening in Venice Beach in 2006, while navigating through federal legislation, police raids, and the capricious medical marijuana industry.
Boardwalk Hempire highlights extraordinary, albeit unconventional, patient-caregiver relationships, high-status and celebrity supporters such as Tommy Chong and Rob Van Dam, and the peculiarities of owner Sean Kush. Filmed over the course of five years, and including a combination of never-before-seen footage, news reports, and interviews, the documentary sheds light on the "highs" and lows of a high-profile medical marijuana dispensary. Check out a new featurette on this project, then read below on how you can help bring this documentary to theaters. »
- MovieWeb
Q&A: Tim and Eric Cash in on Their 'Billion Dollar Movie'
29 February 2012 9:00 AM, PST | NextMovie | See recent NextMovie news »
Two of TV's greatest pranksters are bringing their highly unstable mix of anarchy and awkward to the big screen as they roll out the diamond carpet for "Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar Movie."
Comedians Tim Heidecker and Eric Wareheim made a splash in 2004 with their Cartoon Network animated satire "Tom Goes to the Mayor," and continued to win a cult following on Adult Swim with "Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!" which featured bizarre infomercials, celebrity guests (Michael Cera, Paul Rudd, Ben Stiller) and characters that looked like they were plucked out of a methadone clinic.
Now "Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar Movie" finds the pair squandering a fortune on a terrible movie-within-a-movie starring a Johnny Depp lookalike. The psychotic billionaire who funded it wants his money back … in blood. The movie features guest cameos from Zach Galifianakis, John C. Reilly, Will Forte and Will Ferrell.
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- Max Evry
Whitney Houston Timeline Shows Extreme Highs and Lows as Family Plans Funeral
16 February 2012 7:14 PM, PST | National Ledger | See recent National Ledger news »
As Whitney Houston's loved ones prepare to lay her to rest, (the funeral is now scheduled for Saturday) the circus that has been surrounding the pop music icon's death shows little sign of abating. It's become a show unto itself. For instance, among the hundreds of beautiful and thoughtful statements from her colleagues, there've been a few that stopped us short. We love Tony Bennett, but every so often he says something way out there, like entreating the folks at Clive Davis' pre-Grammy party to fight for legalization of drugs like they have in Amsterdam (per Tony's declaration) "so they have to get it from a doctor, not just some gangsters that just sell it under the table." Tommy Chong chimed in later, on Twitter, that if only Whitney had stuck to pot, she'd be with us still. The media frenzy went beyond the pale immediately, and it relentlessly continues. »
Does Cheech Marin Still Smoke Pot?
15 February 2012 1:52 PM, PST | Access Hollywood | See recent Access Hollywood news »
Cheech Marin hasn't made a "Cheech & Chong" movie in over 25 years, but the actor/comedian is still touch with his roots.
The 65-year-old, who is currently starring in "Rob" with Rob Schneider on CBS stopped by Access Hollywood Live on Wednesday, where he told Billy Bush and Kit Hoover that he likes to live the high life now and then.
"Do you even smoke pot?" Billy asked.
"Yeah, every once in a while," the actor said with a smile. "I'm Cheech!"
And what about his comedy partner Tommy Chong?
"He must smoke a little ...
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- nobody@accesshollywood.com (AccessHollywood.com Editorial Staff)
Tommy Chong: 'Whitney Houston should have stuck to marijuana'
15 February 2012 8:28 AM, PST | digitalspy | See recent digitalspy news »
Tommy Chong has suggested that Whitney Houston would still be alive if she had only smoked marijuana. Houston admitted to abusing cocaine and other drugs in the years before her death and prescription drugs were reportedly found in the hotel room where she passed away on Saturday (February 11). The La Coroner's Office has cautioned that it will wait until toxicology tests are completed before announcing if drugs played a role in Houston's death. Chong - a noted marijuana advocate - has commented on Houston's death and suggested that switching from pot to harder drugs led to the singer's downfall. "Had she just stuck to pot, she'd be alive today. It's when you get into that other stuff [that trouble starts]," the actor told Access Hollywood. "The trouble with that other stuff is that you forget you're high," (more) »
- By Justin Harp
Tommy Chong: Whitney Houston Would Still Be Alive If She 'Stuck To Pot'
14 February 2012 1:34 PM, PST | Access Hollywood | See recent Access Hollywood news »
Tommy Chong - of "Cheech & Chong" fame - says Whitney Houston would still be alive today if she had used natural substances.
"Had she just stuck to pot, she'd be alive today," the actor-comedian told Access Hollywood on Tuesday night at "The Simpsons" 500th episode celebration.
"It's when you get into that other stuff... The trouble with that other stuff is that you forget you're high. You think you're taking a bath and you're not. You're under the water. It's a sad, sad thing," he continued.
Houston's cause of death is still unknown, but authorities confirmed ...
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- nobody@accesshollywood.com (AccessHollywood.com Editorial Staff)
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