In 1996, after he completed Titanic, filmmaker James Cameron declared that he’d make an epic sci-fi film called Avatar. In the 13 years since, Cameron has not made another film. He has, however, developed a new language as well as various new 3-D-friendly cameras, all for Avatar. He’s also spent US $230 million, the most ever spent on a feature film.
But will it be any good? We’ll find out soon enough; the film comes out on December 18. In the meantime, the Hollywood gossip blog Defamer has published the first review of the film, from an anonymous tipster who hasn’t even seen the whole film. We’ll take it with several grains of salt. But still, the tipster’s description isn’t very promising. A taste: “Avatar is literally vomit inducing…overall it’s a horrible piece of sh*t.”
We’ll still check it out. Will you?
Check out the leaked review, and other materials about the film, at Gawker. Watch the preview here.
From the Toyota Prius to the Nintendo Wii, the Japanese are known for cutting edge innovation. We have doubts, however, that North America is ready for this newest trend. According to reports, 60 percent of Japanese men now identify themselves as a “herbivore:” heterosexual “grass-eating” males who would rather pursue strawberry pudding (among many other things) than sex with women.
Turned off by the macho values of their fathers, a generation known for its love of cars, alcohol and the fairer sex, these new men would rather spend an evening sewing than pursuing women, whom they describe as scary.
Each to his own, but we, however, prefer a more balanced diet.
Long after he urged you to get your woman on the dancefloor with “1,2,3,4 (Sumpin’ New)” or looked at his life and realized there was nothing left in “Gangsta’s Paradise,” Coolio found his true calling: celebrity chef.
Just in time for American Thanksgiving, Coolio has released a new cookbook, Cookin’ with Coolio: 5 Star Meals at a 1 Star Price. The book features tips on cooking his innovative recipes, and introduces aspiring kitchen pimps to such emerging fusion cuisines as Blasian (black Asian) and Ghettalian (ghetto Italian).
Our favourite Thanksgiving inspiration? Coolio explains: “In one of the turkeys I’m gonna stuff a Cornish Hen, and then I’m gonna put the Cornish Hen inside the turkey. So it’s gonna be called, ‘My turkey is having a baby day.’”
Read about Coolio’s cookbook at Newsweek, or check out his hilarious cooking show at MyDamnChannel.
All Tareq and Michaele Salahi ever wanted was to be famous. Mission accomplished.
The pair of D.C.-based socialites crashed the recent state dinner at the White House, held in honour of Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. They would’ve gotten away with it scott-free, but, in true air-headed socialite form, they bragged about the coup on their Facebook page, posting pics of themselves with Rahm Emanuel, V.P. Joe Biden and Katie Couric. The pair’s now being investigated – as is White House security.
We see one important lesson here (beyond the obvious: figure out how Facebook works): Never underestimate the power of a sharp tuxedo and a stretch limo.
Allen Iverson, one of the NBA’s greatest competitors in modern times, announced yesterday that he’d be retiring from basketball. Iverson is 34 years old; last season, as a backup guard for the Detroit Pistons, he averaged 17.4 points – down from his career average of 27.1, but respectable nonetheless.
A.I. could find a home in the NBA, no doubt. The catch is that he doesn’t want to be a backup. No team is willing to pander to his inflated ego at the cost of developing their young players, and thus, Iverson’s own sense of entitlement is edging him out of the game. For now, at least. Our bet is that the Answer will return soon enough.
Sports Illustrated columnist Ian Thomsen argues that we shouldn’t even be writing about this, since no one cares about Iverson anymore. Read his column here. Or, just enjoy some of Iverson’s finest moments, below.
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