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Pop culture 2009: The year in lists
19 December 2009 7:17 AM, PST
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Seven of the best random facts of the year
Our seven favourite made-up Tracy Jordan blaxploitation films of the year from 30 Rock are: A Blaffair To Rememblack, Honky Grandma Be Trippin', President Homeboy, Samurai I Amurai, Black Cop/ White Cop ("One does the duty, the other gets the booty"), Black Caveman ("So simple, a black caveman can do it!") Fat Bitch ("She's off the leash!").
The weirdest diss of the Guide we read this year could be found on the parenting website Mumsnet. "They are trying so hard to be trendy, it hurts. It's all American rappers and grimecore." [Cha, *kisses teeth*].
The maddest Hollywood star of the year was Megan Fox. Our fave quote was: "I am pretty sure I am a doppelganger for Alan Alda. I'm a tranny. I'm a man. I'm so painfully insecure. I'm on the verge of vomiting now. I am so horrified that I am here, and embarrassed.
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- Charlie Brooker, Pete Cashmore, Will Dean, Grace Dent, Priya Elan, Malik Meer, Steve Rose, Richard Vine
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Film 2009: The year in lists
18 December 2009 4:06 PM, PST
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Seven ridiculous film plots, five unlikely weapons and the five scariest children in film
Seven Ridiculous Film Plots
1 Star Trek
Physicists could have a quantum field day with the rebooted space opera's loose interpretations of black holes, supernovas, "red matter", etc – but relax, it's only sci-fi! Harder to swallow was the bit when Kirk was exiled to a barren, snowy planet, but luckily landed right outside the cave of Leonard Nimoy. Or the fact that Kirk and Spock could two-handedly overpower a 24th-century Romulan spaceship like it was a 60s Bond movie. Didn't those guys invent security cameras yet?
2 The Invention Of Lying
Ricky Gervais told us this was set in a world where nobody knew how to lie. He lied. In a lie-free world, there'd be no corrupt cops like Ed Norton's. There'd be no corruption. Or secrecy, bribery, exaggeration, artifice, or, in fact, crime. There'd be no cops at all,
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- Charlie Brooker, Pete Cashmore, Will Dean, Grace Dent, Priya Elan, Malik Meer, Steve Rose, Richard Vine
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El Guapo Presents The Top Ten Worst Movies Of 2009!
18 December 2009 12:51 PM, PST
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Top Ten Worst Movies of 2009
**Disclaimer** This list is for entertainment purposes only. No studio is safe. No actor is safe. No movie is safe! You have been warned.What's more fun to read, the best movies of the year, or the crappiest movies of the year? I know as a writer, I Love listing the worst movies of the year. And 2009 had some pretty big stinkers. From failed comedies, (what a shock that a Kate Hudson movie would make the list two years in a row) to failed action flicks to unwatchable "arthouse", 2009 served up a big ol plate of dog crap. So sit back, relax and see if you agree with any of my choices. Yes, I'm well aware that there are 500 million movies out there that went straight to DVD. I'm only listing theatrical releases. I'm sure there are plenty of films I've missed or just didn't see.
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Taylor Swift 'top of list to play Supergirl'?
18 December 2009 12:15 PM, PST
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Singer Taylor Swift may have been walked all over by Kanye West at the Vma Awards but according to one piece of gossip, she is about to power up and kick some serious ass as the new Supergirl.
The 20-year-old, who makes her film debut in Valentine's Day next year, is reportedly the "hot favourite of movie bosses" to play the superhero.
According to Undercover, a source said: "Hollywood is short of female heroes and the time is right for a new Supergirl.
"A number of young stars are being mentioned for the title role in a Supergirl movie and possible TV spin-off and Taylor is top of that list. She has all the right elements to be a positive role model to young girls."
It all sounds like a rather suspect piece of showbiz gossip in a year that's also promised us Beyonce as Wonder Woman, Megan Fox as Catwoman,
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- David Bentley
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Rihanna wants to play bi-sexual assassin, bed Megan Fox
18 December 2009 8:31 AM, PST
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Pop star Rihanna swings both ways according to a report from the Mirror.
“All humans are born with the ability to be attracted to both sexes. I mean, I could see myself in a relationship with a girl,” says Rihanna, who is promoting her recently released album Rated R.
The 21-year-old hitmaker says that she would like to play a bisexual assassin in a movie saying, “I’d love to be an assassin – either that or a lesbian. Maybe both!” Sure, who doesn’t?
She added: “Hey, a gay assassin, there’s nothing hotter than that”
Yes there is. A quad-sexual assassin. Four times the hotness.
Rihanna, who also timed her break of silence on the abuses from ex-boyfriend Chris Brown around the release of her new album, says she wouldn’t mind sexpot Megan Fox playing her girlfriend. “Megan Fox would play my girlfriend – hands down. She’s yummy.
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- Reel Loop News Staff
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Amanda Seyfried to Leave 'Big Love' for Movie Career
17 December 2009 10:34 PM, PST
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The cast and crew members of "Big Love" will soon say goodbye to Amanda Seyfried. According to TV Guide Magazine, the depicter Sarah Henrickson is going leave the HBO's show because she wants to focus on her career on big screen.
"She's been exploring her movie career for a couple of years now, and we've been giving her a lot of room to do that," the show's creator Will Scheffer said of the reason of Amanda's departure. "I know having a commitment to a show for six months definitely cuts into her ability to pursue that career."
Fortunately, the 24-year-old beauty will still be in the drama series' upcoming fourth season, up until the eight episode. In the third episode, in particular, Amanda's character Sarah will get married against her parents' consent, and later "she's moving away" in the eighth, Will confirmed.
"Big Love" is television drama about a Mormon fundamentalist family in Sandy,
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Taylor Lautner more famous with the kids on search engines than Robert Pattinson
17 December 2009 10:04 AM, PST
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According to a recent CNN study, Taylor Lautner is more popular with kids in their search engine histories than his The Twilight Saga: New Moon and The Twilight Saga: Eclipse co-star (and on-screen rival) Robert Pattinson - by a decent margin, too.
In fact, Lautner was placed at number 80 on the study's top 100 list of search terms . . . and Robert Pattinson wasn't even in the top 100.
That's not to say Pattinson doesn't have his own, well-endowed fanbase ... Michael Jackson, while tweens (8-12) and kids seven and under chose Taylor Swift. Other top celebs on kids' list of searches included Miley Cyrus, Lady Gaga, Justin Bieber, Selena Gomez, Lil Wayne, Megan Fox, Eminem, Beyonce, Britney Spears, Demi Lovato, the Black Eyed Peas, the Jonas Brothers, Rihanna, and Chris Brown. While celebrity searches may seem safe, Norton has observed that cybercriminals take advantag
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Best Of 2009: Toys, Trends, News, Etc.
17 December 2009 9:44 AM, PST
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Our look back on the best and brightest comics, comic book movies, news and swag from 2009 concludes with today's list of the year's best comics-related announcements, crazy rumors, toys and trends.
(And just in case you missed it, be sure to check out our "Best Comics-Related Movies, TV And Games" and "Best Comics Of 2009" list!)
Best Of 2009: News, Merch, Trends, Etc.
Best Adaptation News
"The Walking Dead" Television Series (AMC)
Never in my life did I expect to hear Frank Darabont's name in the same sentence as "The Walking Dead," but fate apparently had other plans. Seriously, can you believe that Robert Kirkman's zombie-ridden comic book series will make the leap to live-action television on the same network as the amazing "Mad Men" with Darabont's expert vision at the helm? With movies like "The Shawshank Redemption" and "The Mist" to his name, there's no doubt that Darabont
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Morning Brew: Thursday, Dec. 17
17 December 2009 7:00 AM, PST
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Morning!
SnagFilms.com is reporting that the rights to the U.S. film version of Stieg Larsson's best-selling The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (and its sequels) are going to Sony as of today. One of the novel's major characters is "bisexual tattooed hacker detective Lisbeth Salander." There's already a Swedish film adaptation, starring Noomi Rapace as Lisbeth. Here's a clip:
Rhapsody.com has wrapped up the decade in music, including a write-up on queer pop and rock, from k.d. lang to Le Tigre to Lady Gaga. Although I'm not so sure I like the "pink face" term they're pushing, I like the inclusion of Queen Latifah. She's so gay friendly, isn't she?
Clea DuVall will guest star on Numb3rs in 2010 as "as the sister of a murdered escort." Girlfriend is making her way through every crime show on TV. I wouldn't mind if she came back
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- Trish Bendix
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'Jennifer's Body' on DVD
16 December 2009 1:18 PM, PST
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Start: 12/29/2009
Timezone: America/Los Angeles
Start: 12/29/2009
Timezone: America/Los Angeles
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment is releasing Jennifer’s Body, written by Diablo Cody and directed by Karyn Kusama (Aeon Flux), on unrated Blu-ray Disc and DVD on December 29, 2009, - just in time to make up a great drinking game for New Year's Eve wherein everytime anyone in the film says something stupid, you drink! You're gonna be wasted.
Megan Fox (Transformers) is Jennifer, a seductive cheerleader who takes evil to a whole new level after she’s possessed by a sinister demon...
Steamy action and gore galore ensue as the male student body succumbs to Jennifer's insatiable appetite for human flesh. Now it’s up to her best friend (Amanda Seyfried) to stop the demonic diva’s reign of terror before it's too late!
Features a strong supporting cast of young Hollywood stars including Adam Brody (“The O.C.”), Johnny Simmons
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No Future for Jake Gyllenhaal, Reese Witherspoon
16 December 2009 11:55 AM, PST
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I’ve had a crush on Jake Gyllenhaal ever since I saw Donnie Darko years ago. I can only keep dating men that look like him for so much longer until I’ll have to finally experience the real thing. Well ladies and Adam Lambert, I think my time is now because according to sources that like to be all up in Reese and Jake’s business they’ve let the cat out the bag that the two are definitely no longer together.
One unknown source said, “There are no other people involved. The relationship just ended. It just fizzeled. But they also wanted to be careful and private about it because of Reese’s kids.”
Yeah, because her kids read gossip magazines and talk about their mommie’s relationship with the kids at elementary school.
Where’s a better source when you need one? Well evidently over at Popeater
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- Porsche Simpson
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Was Megan Fox the hottest thing in 2009?
16 December 2009 10:16 AM, PST
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Maxim and E! joined forces last night for a countdown of the Hottest Moments of 2009, honoring Megan Fox and the titillation surrounding Jennifer's Body as the year's most sizzling spectacle. I concede that Fox is hot, most especially to Maxim's readers, but calling her "the ultimate Hollywood It girl: a multi-talented actress with A-list appeal," feels grossly hyperbolic.
Jennifer's Body, the celebrated moment of Fox's hotness, landed with a thud, making me wonder when Maxim's decision-makers finalized their list. "Megan's high-school horror flick had critics crowing about Fox's performance as the ultimate femme-fatale." Really? I don't remember that. Critic Richard Roeper
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- Jeff Labrecque
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Sr Pick [Video]: 2009 Movie Trailer Mash-Up
16 December 2009 9:03 AM, PST
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Last week in one of our Screen Rant picks, we showcased a 4-minute long video highlighting a total of 50 movie trailers from the last couple of years. It wasn’t advertising any movies in particular but acted more like of a trailer for a singular movie all on its own – one that could give both Michael Bay and Roland Emmerich a run for their money!
Today we have another similar video, only this time it’s a mash-up of trailers for the movies of 2009. It’s a lot shorter – so for those of you slacking off work it won’t take long! – but just as well put together. It highlights all kinds of movies (and their trailers), from Sherlock Holmes to The Ugly Truth, from Transformers 2 to The Men Who Stare At Goats – radically different movies all mashed together into one coherent piece.
So here’s the mash-up, courtesy of Hollywood.
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- Ross Miller
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'New Moon' Cast Tops Lists
15 December 2009 7:54 PM, PST
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According to IMDb and Moviefone the cast members of The Twilight Saga New Moon are ranking pretty high up this year. Rob Pattinson is STARmeters No. 1 celebrity on IMDb with Kristen Stewart following at 2 and Taylor Lautner at 5. According to Moviefones list the Twilight trio also came in at 3 on the Top Entertainers list. Read more belowJohnny Depp may be People Magazines Sexiest Man Alive but Robert Pattinson who plays teen vampire Edward Cullen in the wildly popular Twilight saga is STARmeters No. 1 celebrity. STARmeter a tool that ranks celebrities popularity among IMDb.coms visitors over the year reported that Pattinson attracted the most interest vaulting him from No. 33 on last years list to the top spot for 2009 ending Johnny Depps fiveyear domination at No. 1.Pattinson isnt the only New Moon star on the rise however. Kristen Stewart who plays Edwards soul mate Bella is at No. 2. Stewarts ascendency isnt
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Josh Brolin Make-Out Scene With Megan Fox Is "Ultimate Revenge"
15 December 2009 8:42 AM, PST
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Josh Brolin really knows how to get back at a gal. In the sexiest way humanly possible.
The Milk actor recently admitted—okay, more like "bragged"—to the Daily Star that he viewed his love scenes with Megan Fox in the upcoming comic-book adaptation Jonah Hex as an opportunity to get back at his wife, actress Diane Lane, for her on-screen canoodling with Richard Gere, Viggo Mortensen and Olivier Martinez.
Brolin revealed, with what we can only imagine was a caddish smirk on his face,
"I made out with Megan Fox, which was nice. Everybody says it's very uncomfortable doing love scenes. My wife has
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Sam Worthington on Baseless Captain America Rumors
14 December 2009 6:26 PM, PST
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MTV Splashpage posted an article about Sam Worthington wearing an Avengers shirt while appearing on MTV’s live Avatar chat nearly two weeks ago and used the event as a link to discuss the budding actor possibly playing Captain America. There was no other basis for the rumor other than him and his cool T-shirt, but it generated an interesting discussion piece nonetheless.
As a retort the the “news” of Worthington’s potential “hint,” Peter Sciretta at /Film put up a post showing a variety of celebs sporting fun pop culture apparel including one of Megan Fox wearing a classic Star Wars T-shirt and saying that she therefore must be in the running to play Leia in a remake. It was a joke of course, in response to the MTV post.
Despite there being nothing to this, several sites seemed to pick up on it for no real reason other
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Films Of The Decade – Martyn’s List
14 December 2009 5:30 PM, PST
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The first decade of the new millennium would see an abundance of cinematic treasures, disasters and all things in between. It was the decade in which the Webbed-Wonder swung through the streets of New York and battled the Green Goblin, Doc-Ock, Sandman and Venom. It would be the decade of torture porn. It would be the decade in which The Matrix sequels thoroughly disappointed. It would be the decade Michael Bay came into his own as the purveyor of crash-bang action flicks and discovered the photogenic quality of Megan Fox’s ass. It would be the decade that many screen icons left us, whilst others were made. It would be the decade that belonged to high school musicals, vampires, wizards, hobbits and superheroes. It would be the decade that saw the return of Indiana Jones and would see the last screen performance of Clint Eastwood. So many films, so many hours.
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- Martyn Conterio
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Claudia Black Red Carpet Interview. Plus an Update on the Farscape Webisodes
14 December 2009 12:01 PM, PST
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Farscape fans rejoice! Claudia Black just gave us some more info on the show’s upcoming webisodes when we spoke to her on the red carpet for the Spike TV Video Game Awards. Black was nominated for Best Voice for her role as Chloe Frazer in Uncharted 2: Among Thieves. She may have lost out to Megan Fox, but the game took the title Game of the Year. (She’s also the voice of Morrigan in Dragon Age: Origins which was voted Best RPG…and is sitting on my desk, tempting me to blow off work.)
So you are up for an award tonight!
Claudia Black: I am! I’m a little busy tonight. I’m also the voice of the show, so I’ll be sitting in a little booth doing the live announcing.
So between Farscape, Stargate and your multitude of video game voices, you have a ton of sci-fi fans.
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- Jenna Busch
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57 million say Rob Pattinson is top star of 2009 (IrishCentral)
14 December 2009 9:39 AM, PST
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IMDb, the movie monitor and information website, has announced its top stars of 2009, and Robert Pattinson is number 1. Critics didn’t make the decision – the 57 million people that visit the site did, their clicks landing on Pattinson every time.
Rob swoops to the top from position 33 last year.
“The man once best known as doomed Cedric Diggory in ‘Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire’ rocketed into the stratosphere as moody-sexy vampire Edward Cullen in the ‘Twilight’ films,” IMDb remarked.
Pattinson has “developed a fervent following of both fans and photographers who couldn't get enough of his sparkly skin, wayward hair, and magnetic screen presence. With the third Twilight film coming this summer, expect no downward turn in his popularity,” the website commentary added.
At number 1, Pattinson steps into Johnny Depp’s shoes. Last year IMDb’s top four men were all men, with Depp at the top and just
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The 2009 Spike Vga Winners
14 December 2009 9:11 AM, PST
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The 2009 Spike Video Game Awards are over with, and we’ve been covering a lot of announcement and trailer information coming out of the show, but in case you missed the actual awards themselves, we haven’t forgotten about you – we’ve put together the official list of 2009 Vga winners in each category (as well as the nominees).
Don’t forget to check out our own 2009 Game of the Year Round-Up for a more extensive discussion on the most critically acclaimed titles of the year.
Game of the Year
- Assassin’s Creed 2
- Batman: Arkham Asylum
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
- Left 4 Dead
– Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
Studio of the Year
- Infinity Ward
- Naughty Dog
- Rocksteady Studios
- Valve
Best Independent Game Fueled by Mountain Dew
- ‘Splosion Man
- Flower
- Osmos
- Trials HD
Best Xbox 360 Game
- Batman: Arkham
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