a dapper (and sometimes disgruntled) take on popular culture
Posted in Actors, Celebrities, Entertainment, Film, Movies, Pop Culture, Uncategorized on Aug 5th, 2010
Luke (center – Rick Malambri) and his “Pirates” get ready for battle
Is it really necessary to have a third installment of Step Up? Apparently yes — and in 3-D no less! If this movie franchise made Channing Tatum a megastar, then it must be important.
Even though the movie’s plot doesn’t need an explanation (it’s secondary [...]
Posted in Entertainment, Pop Culture, Television, Uncategorized, Video on Jul 6th, 2010
I, like millions of other SoYouThinkYouCanDance-o-philes, crunked out and spazzed after watching Alex Wong and Twitch’s hip hop routine from last week’s show:
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It has, indeed, reached legendary status — mainly because I have watched it about 20 times and I am on my way to learning the routine in its [...]
Posted in Actors, Celebrities, Entertainment, Film, Movies, Pop Culture, Television, Uncategorized on Jun 30th, 2010
I guess this is my Twilight week considering it is the ONLY thing I have been blogging about as of late — don’t worry, I’ll get over it soon. In the meantime, read this next one. It’s good. Trust me.
I already did my review on Eclipse and listed The 10 Best Things about Eclipse — [...]
Posted in Actors, Celebrities, Entertainment, Pop Culture, Television, Uncategorized on May 18th, 2010
It’s been a while since I wrote about Lost. I really should be all up on it considering the finale is on Sunday — and I am kind of sad.
Nonetheless, the extent of my commentary on the last couple of episodes have been in the form of tweets:
Matthew Fox is really good at crying [...]
Posted in Actors, Celebrities, Entertainment, Film, Movies, Pop Culture, Uncategorized on May 10th, 2010
Egan with Seyfried in ‘Letters to Juliet
Before my interview with Chris Egan, I run into him at the refreshment table. He smiles as I ask “Which one is not decaf?” of the five pitchers of coffee on the table.
With an Aussie accent and dressed in All Saints garb (which I would later learn he loves) [...]
Posted in Entertainment, Film, Movies, Pop Culture, Uncategorized, Video on Apr 19th, 2010
My friend Jo Jo, was raving about this movie and how “good” it looked (in that B-movie, “so-good-that-it’s-bad” sort of way).
I immediately went home and watched the trailer:
Now doesn’t that just look FANtastic? Especially that juvenile sketch of the freakish experiment of humans connected mouth-to-butt? It brings a whole new meaning to “running a train.” [...]
Posted in Actors, Celebrities, Entertainment, Film, Movies, Pop Culture, Uncategorized on Apr 16th, 2010
Kick-Ass (Johnson) and Hit Girl (Moretz) get ready to brawl
The Movie: Kick-Ass
Directed by: Matthew Vaughn
Written by: Jane Goldman and Matthew Vaughn
Based on the graphic novel by: Mark Millar and John Romita Jr.
Famous who you probably won’t recognize: Aaron Johnson, Evan Peters, Clark Duke, Chloe Moretz
Famous people you probably recognize: Nicolas Cage, Mark Strong, [...]
Posted in Actors, Celebrities, Entertainment, Film, Movies, Pop Culture, Uncategorized on Mar 5th, 2010
The movie: Brooklyn’s Finest
Directed by: Antoine Fuqua
Written by: Michael C. Martin
Famous people you should recognize in the movie: Richard Gere, Don Cheadle, Ethan Hawke, Wesley Snipes, Vincent D’Onofrio, Lili Taylor, Ellen Barkin, Brian O’Byrne
What I wore to the screening: Theory pants, vintage pink shirt, blue and purple Revl tie, purple Club Monaco V neck sweater, [...]
Posted in Actors, Celebrities, Entertainment, Fashion, Film, Movies, Pop Culture, Uncategorized on Feb 25th, 2010
What is the best way for an aspiring fashion designer to get a big break? Well, for starters, you can post a Craigslist ad directed at a specific Oscar nominee to make their gown.
In a ambitious (and kinda desperate) attempt to make it big, a guy named Michael is soliciting his design services to make [...]
Posted in Entertainment, Fashion, Pop Culture, Sports, Uncategorized on Feb 20th, 2010
AP Photo/Ivan Sekretarev
Reptilian bedazzlement: Gold medalist Evan Lysacek from the U.S.A. sports some sparkly snakes on his black onesie. Very Snakes on a Plane meets Ice Castles meets Matrix. And how bout that hair? Apparently he needed to use one more bottle of Dep gel because during his sit spins I saw a clump of [...]