Whitney Houston’s tragic death is still making a dark wave throughout the entertainment industry. Her funeral is still hot news. The whispered discussion of her fall from grace as America’s favorite entertainer is only starting to cool.
Chris Cornell, lead singer of Soundgarden, picked up a Martin guitar and stood solo at a recent concert to sing a rendition of “I Will Always Love You”. Originally penned and recorded by Doll Parton in 1974, the song was revived by Whitney Houston for her 1992 hit movie “The Bodyguard”.
The video currently has been viewed over 750,000 times.
AMC is gearing up for the long-awaited return of their hit series “Mad Men” on Sunday, March 25. In anticipation of the return of Don Draper, et al, AMC is running a pair of video promos to whet the appetites of the “Mad Men” faithful.
Jon Hamm and John Slattery are featured in the compilation video spots that highlight their “Don Draper” and “Roger Sterling” characters, respectively.
Fans of “Mad Men” have had a long wait for the fifth season to begin. 2011 saw a hiatus, though it was promised that new episodes were ordered.
It always makes ’em nervous when there’s a wreck in a NASCAR race. Jeff Gordon is a household name in racing, and his nasty slide and flip in the Budweiser Shootout was a big deal.
Jeff made contact with Kyle Bush’s bumper near the end of the 75-lap race at the Daytona Speedway and ended up sliding on his roof. Gordon walked away unharmed. Gordon wanted to get flipped over, straighten a few things out and complete the last 2 laps of the race. The Budweiser Shootout kicks off the 2012 NASCAR season.
Crashes on a speedway have always been cause for concern. But, ever since Dale Earnheardt’s tragic death in 2001, these things are taken much more gravely. Gordon’s crash came eleven years to the day, and on the same race track, after Earnhardt’s fatal crash.
Elizabeth Smart, kidnapping and rape victim, was married to Matthew Gilmour today after pushing the ceremony forward.
According to MSNBC, the marriage took place at Hawaii in the Laie Hawaii Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. The marriage was originally planned to take place this summer, but was moved to today to avoid any distractions by the press.
Only the couple and their families were invited to the private ceremony and the couple plan on taking an extended honeymoon.
Elizabeth Smart is most well-known for being kidnapped at knife-point in 2002. She was held captive and sexually abused for nine months until she was rescued. After the ordeal and putting her captors behind bars, she became an activist for those who suffered the same indignities. She has also formed a foundation to help victims of abuse.
There are no public photos of the actual marriage due to its private nature, but Smart published a photo of herself and her husband. Just imagine them in a dress and a suit and it’s almost like you’re there.
Update: It sounds like this didn’t actually happen, and that WBC is using Twitter to manipulate the media. NJ.com reports:
Star-Ledger reporters on the scene said access to that area had been restricted all day, and confirmed no active protests were occurring in the place depicted in the photograph.
Westboro Baptist Church threatened to Whitney Houston’s funeral today. Shocker.
@heratylaw Heraty LawOccupyWallStreet is counter-protesting Westboro @ Whitney Houston funeral, carrying blank signs & blocking Westboro’s line of sight.3 hours ago via web · Reply · Retweet · Favorite · powered by @socialditto
Clearly they love the attention. We’re not helping that any, but they’re going to get it regardless. People should know what these people are doing.
Interestingly enough, Kevin Costner (Whitney’s co-star in The Bodyguard), who spoke at the service, said that one thing he and Whitney had in common was that they both grew up in the Baptist church. Much of the Twitterverse is talking about how the funeral is bringing everyone together, spreading god’s love and whatnot.
The funeral service of Whitney Houston, who was found dead a week ago, will begin at 12:00PM Eastern today (Saturday), and it is being streamed live online. If you wish to watch the service itself, go here. It’s also being broadcast on CNN on TV, if you want to keep it here.
We’ll be providing live tweets of note below. Refresh throughout.
Whitney, while often victim of a great deal of negative press in her later years, mostly due to drugs, was still a widely respected singer with a huge fan base, and will always be remembered by those who lived through the 80s and early 90s, for her voice above all else. This much was made clear during the Grammys last weekend.
The speaker list will reportedly include: Kevin Costner, Stevie Wonder, Alicia Keyes, Aretha Franklin, R. Kelly, and Dionne Warwick, among others.
We’ll start putting newer tweets at the top…
They’re now taking the casket away, playing “I Will Always Love You”. We’ll leave it there.
@TheGhatriniGirl KM, The Five FooterCostner made a good point saying what made Whitney at her highest and lowest points was the fact that she was always trying to be better.57 minutes ago via web · Reply · Retweet · Favorite · powered by @socialditto
@BretEastonEllis Bret Easton EllisWatching the kind-of-unbearable Kevin Costner at Whitney Houston’s funeral and thinking: Hitchcock and Kubrick never won a directing Oscar.5 minutes ago via web · Reply · Retweet · Favorite · powered by @socialditto
Costner called Whitney the “greatest singer of the last century”.
@Mack007 Beresford MackI like how the coverage of Whitney’s funeral is properly managed and not a big production circus 1 camera pan left pan right zoom out great1 minute ago via web · Reply · Retweet · Favorite · powered by @socialditto
@Madinah7 Shandre DelaneyTyler Perry spoke to the soul about Whitney. He brought tears! Whitney, you are so loved and will be missed. My Prayers for her family.1 minute ago via web · Reply · Retweet · Favorite · powered by @socialditto
@nickfresh NickFRESHoff my BET strike. Donnie Simpson covering Whitney Houston’s funeral is INCREDIBLE. The most important (awesome) thing BET has done in eons.1 minute ago via web · Reply · Retweet · Favorite · powered by @socialditto
It’s hard to believe it’s already been a week since Whitney Houston was found dead, but it has, and today is her funeral, which is being streamed live online by the AP. Unfortunately, they haven’t made the player embeddable, but we will be providing live updates from the Twitterverse throughout the ceremony.
If you wish to actually watch the service, the AP’s stream is available here.
Update: It looks like the AP is also streaming via UStream, which is embeddable, so here you go:
Update 2: Apparently clicking play will take you to a different page anyway, but whatever. You get to watch it.
A private ceremony was reportedly held on Friday, but today’s stream gives the public, including her enormous fan base an opportunity to pay their last respects before she’s laid to rest.
It also highlights the always connected world we’re living in today, where even funerals are being broadcast over the web.
Interestingly enough, as we reported earlier this month, at least one crematorium is even offering such services to customers.
It’s clear that there is still a great deal of interest in Whitney Houston’s death from the general public, as it’s currently dominating Google Trends.
This morning, RIPMadonna was trending on Twitter. Because Madonna is dead? Of course not. She’s totally alive. But that doesn’t stop the Twitterverse from spreading rumors. Fake death rumors on Twitter are becoming about as common as men on Google+.
Anyone looking at the RIPMadonna tweets can easily tell that Madonna isn’t actually dead. However, there appears to be some debate over where the rumors came from. Some are blaming Lady Gaga fans. Some are blaming Will Smith.
@toniverses Ton VergaraPointing your fingers to Gaga’s fans that they started the RIP Madonna things is so rude . It’s Will Smith that started that sh*t .28 minutes ago via web · Reply · Retweet · Favorite · powered by @socialditto
Twitter is a wonderful place for one-liners. To be funny on the site, you’ve got to be sharp and practice economy of language. You’ve only got 140 characters to make an impression.
And what better way to wind-down the work day than with a selection of some of the day’s most entertaining tweets.
Enjoy!
@bheater Brian HeaterThere’s a loud kid in an Angry Birds hat in the airport. Where’s a shoddily constructed building full of pigs when you need it?3 hours ago via web · Reply · Retweet · Favorite · powered by @socialditto
@DamienFahey Damien FaheyChris Christie won’t veto the marriage equality bill if we convince him gay marriage is the union between melted cheese and marinara sauce.11 minutes ago via web · Reply · Retweet · Favorite · powered by @socialditto
Well, folks, you asked. At least the future brain surgeons and rocket scientists of America did. It’s a question that burned in our collective conscious as we staggered about, trying to figure who the hell that was performing with during The Grammys?
Who the hell is Paul McCartney?
Thanks to the hard-hitting investigative reporting of Funny or Die, the question has been answered. We now know who the hell Paul McCartney really is. As the report disclosed, the person America was asking about was actually born Sirpaul McCartney, “a hella long time ago, probably in Europe or somewhere.” Even though he might look like “that bitch from Murder, She Wrote,” make no mistake, Sirpaul is actually a boy. He’s just really old.
Confused? Allow Funny or Die to clear it up:
Hopefully, this little public service announcement will eliminate any future embarrassment, provided Sirpaul ever turns up on television again. Maybe next time, Sirpaul will have Lil B from The Pack with him.
Netflix is now offering a DVD-only subscription plan, starting at $7.99 per month.
Santosh Hegde, Director of DVD Engineering at Netflix, states that beginning today, subscribers can have access to roughly 100,000 DVD and Blu-Ray titles directly, separate from a streaming content subscription. Netflix is also offering a free monthlong trial to eligible subscribers.
Netflix had been in the news quite a bit in 2011, mostly for reasons relative to making their customer base very angry. Last July, the company cancelled their $9.99 all-you-can-watch plan, and completely split their DVD for mail from it’s streaming service, called it Qwikster, and priced both at $7.99 a pop per service. This put a sort of supersaver combo $15.98, roughly a 60% price increase overnight. Some 800,000 customers were promptly lost, to much publicity. Still, Netflix was able to report Q4 earnings for 2011, and exceeded the profit expectations of Wall Street analysts by about $20 million, even though a large amount of subscriptions were lost.
Interestingly, isn’t the new Netflix deal at $7.99 for unlimited DVD’s basically the exact same thing as Qwikster?
Protests have gone on for years about Buchanan’s statements and perceived racism. Buchanan maintains that this is all a conspiracy by the left to have him ousted. And, there were coordinated and concerted efforts to petition and pressure MSNBC to can him.
Most who are happy to see him go can recite certain statements that Buchanan has made over the years, including:
“The decline in academic test scores here at home and in international competition is likely to continue, as more and more of the children taking those tests will be African-American and Hispanic.”
“[The decline of the Jewish population in America] is a result of the collective decision of Jews themselves. From Betty Friedan to Gloria Steinem in the 1970s to Ruth Bader Ginsburg today, Jewish women have led the battle for abortion rights. The community followed.”
“Through history, all the great religions have condemned homosexuality and all the great nations have proscribed or punished it. None ever placed homosexual liaisons on the same plane as traditional marriage, which is the bedrock institution of any healthy society.”
“If we do not get control of our borders, by 2050 Americans of European descent will be a minority in the nation their ancestors created and built.”
Upon news of his firing, people took to Twitter to express glee or outrage, depending on their lean:
After an uproar about his publication of a book in October called “Suicide of a Superpower: Will America Survive to 2025??”, MSNBC has finally bowed to the pressure from various groups and fired Pat Buchanan.
Some have viewed Buchanan’s book as anti-Semitic, pro-White, and generally racist overall. MSNBC asked Buchanan to not appear on its network while he was promoting the book. After four months of absence, calls for his ouster by the Anti-Defamation League and other groups finally found a hearing ear.
Buchanan, a former speech writer and opposition researcher for Richard Nixon, himself says his book is not racist, but merely reports on the breakdown of America along social and racial lines, which he says threatens to destroy it from within. He says he did not endorse any views that he explored, only reported them.
My days as a political analyst at MSNBC have come to an end.
The calls for my firing began almost immediately with the Oct. 18 publication of Suicide of a Superpower: Will America Survive to 2025?? A group called Color of Change, whose mission statement says that it “exists to strengthen Black America’s political voice,” claimed that my book espouses a “white supremacist ideology.” Color of Change took particular umbrage at the title of Chapter 4, “The End of White America.”
MSNBC President Phil Griffin told reporters, “I don’t think the ideas that [Buchanan] put forth [in his book] are appropriate for the national dialogue, much less on MSNBC.”
The modus operandi of these thought police at Color of Change and ADL is to brand as racists and anti-Semites any writer who dares to venture outside the narrow corral in which they seek to confine debate. All the while prattling about their love of dissent and devotion to the First Amendment, they seek systematically to silence and censor dissent.
Without a hearing, they smear and stigmatize as racist, homophobic, or anti-Semitic any who contradict what George Orwell once called their “smelly little orthodoxies.” They then demand that the heretic recant, grovel, apologize, and pledge to go forth and sin no more.
Defy them, and they will go after the network where you work, the newspapers that carry your column, the conventions that invite you to speak. If all else fails, they go after the advertisers.
I know these blacklisters. They operate behind closed doors, with phone calls, mailed threats, and off-the-record meetings. They work in the dark because, as Al Smith said, nothing un-American can live in the sunlight.
The United States Constitution might guarantee freedom of speech, but it doesn’t protect people from the repercussions that result from acting like a jerk while you’re on the job. That second point is even more salient when you work in the media and you tactlessly extol why certain people deserve to die. That was the lesson KFI radio hosts John Kobylt and Ken Chiampou got a taste of this week after they made “insensitive and inappropriate” remarks about Whitney Houston following her untimely death.
This past Tuesday, Kobylt was talking about how people close to Houston might be secretly reacting to the singer’s death:
She’s been cracked out for 20 years, and we heard how obnoxious she was these parties, I mean, she’s doing handstands, she’s babbling like an idiot, running around … she’s a mess … She’s been doing this for 20 years…. So, how much of a pain in the ass do you think she was? Can you imagine, you’re CLIVE DAVIS, and she has not been — she has not had her head screwed on right for 20 years? At some point you’re just sick of it all, and so is everybody else in the industry, all her friends and hangers on, everybody who knew had to deal with her, it’s like, ‘ah, Jesus, here comes the crack ho again, what’s she gonna do; Oh, look at that, she’s doing handstands next to the pool. Very good, crack ho, nice.’ After a while, everybody’s exhausted. And then you find out she’s dead. It’s like, ‘really … took this long?’
The radio station condemned Kobylt’s remarks and issued a public apology to Houston’s family. Additionally, Kobylt and Chiampou have been suspended until February 27 due to Kobylt’s assbaggery. Kobylt offered his own apology, as well, saying they “made a mistake” and that they “accept the station’s decision” to suspend the radio pair.
As is their wont, people on Twitter reacted. Here’s a sample of what people are saying.
Batman & Robin, Superman IV: Quest for Peace, Catwoman – will Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance go down as being worse than these films? The movie comes out this weekend, so we’ll just have to wait and see how the cinema going population responds to Ghost Rider. While we wait, there are a few bits of evidence we can look at.
First, what did the critics think? Turning to RottenTomatoes, the movie is sitting at 12% (with the sample size at 25 reviews, at the time of this writing). Comparing it to the movies listed above, Ghost Rider eeks out ahead of Catwoman and Superman IV. Both at 10%. Batman & Robin fairs a bit better with 15%. We still have a bit to go before making it definitive, however. Here are some of the review snippets from the contributors…
“Let’s just say good judgment’s not my forte,” quips Cage at one point, although the line can also be applied in a broader sense.” – Robbie Collin (Daily Telegraph)
“There’s a fine line between jarring and unwatchable that Ghost Rider Spirit of Vengeance gleefully straddles which might make one wonder who exactly was meant to enjoy this experience.” – Edward Douglas (Comingsoon.net)
“Spirit Of Vengeance is madder than a line of designer guinea pig pyjamas and possesses the energy of a pre-schooler on a diet of candy floss and insulin shots.” – Jordan Farley (SFX Magazine)
Critics aren’t always a great barometer of a movie’s worth, however. Citizen Kane was critically panned by many back in the proverbial day. So how does the general public feel about Spirit of Vengeance? Turning to Twitter, most of the responses seem to match the critics…
@Fudginess Fudginess In HDIf you’re going to see Ghost Rider today, I suggest bringing some sunblock with SPF1000…oh, and also a brown paper bag.2 minutes ago via web · Reply · Retweet · Favorite · powered by @socialditto
@Leask James Buzz LeaskGhost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance is maybe the most ridiculous non-Marmaduke movie I’ve ever seen. I’ll talk about it in depth on Jay ‘N’ J.43 minutes ago via web · Reply · Retweet · Favorite · powered by @socialditto
Now we come to my reaction, which is what you’ve really been waiting for – right?
It’s hard to quantify how bad I thought this movie was, as I saw it at a free screening last night. I almost walked out of it; that’s right, leaving a movie I was able to see for free. What’s really impressive is I can usually like bad movies. I’m the first to plop on the couch and watch those awful B-movies on Netflix, or turn it to ScyFy to watch some mutant animal fighting another mutant animal. Even the silly aspects of this movie aren’t entertaining enough to carry it.
Instead of seeing this movie, I would suggest watching these YouTube videos instead. Collectively, they basically represent what Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance is all about (bad Nicholas Cage acting, bad Nicholas Cage facial expressions, and awful puns)…
What’s really sad about this movie is it features one of my favorite up-and-coming actors, Idris Elba. It’s awful that this movie represents his worst performance of his career so far. What is also very depressing, is how Ghost Rider could make such a great movie. All that the formula requires is amazing supernatural fights, with plenty of hellfire for our eyes to ogle at; the movie even comes up short in this regard. There are maybe two scenes which really displayed visceral, other-worldly elements. Most of the time Ghost Rider just faces throw-away gangsters, and at no point does the movie present a sense of worry or anticipation.
I would say the movie provided me with a worse feeling than all the movies I listed above. Superman IV & Batman/Robin have the novelty factor in their favor, which this might have ten or so years from now. However, on one cold night in February, a movie presented me with a worse feeling than Catwoman ever did.
In conclusion, I’ll leave you with a few tidbits you can look forward to if you decide to watch it this weekend.
[WARNING: SPOILERS]
– If you see this movie, a random picture of Jerry Springer will flash on the screen for no reason at all.
– Ghost Rider will urinate fire at two different points during the movie, because one scene of fire urination isn’t enough.
– Not one non-humanoid villain for Ghost Rider to fight at all. The one villain with super-powers is just some actor with white make-up, and bleach blonde hair. That’s right, a movie about a super hero with demonic powers will only fight humans in the movie.
– For those who have kept up with the comic book series throughout the years should know that the story is a bastardized version of the Johnny/Danny arc. Where nothing that was great about their dynamic is present at all.
– The Nicholas Cage factor is at 10 the entire movie. We’re talking along the same lines as The Wicker Man. I’d wager that we will see a Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance compilation video soon after the movie releases. I’d recommend waiting for that.
Foreign correspondent Anthony Shadid has died in Syria.
Mr. Shadid had won two Pulitzer Prizes for his coverage of the war in Iraq. His assignments had taken him into danger many times. Once he was shot in the shoulder. He went into Syria on a motorcycle across rugged terrain.
In 2011, Shadid and three colleagues were reported missing in Eastern Lybia, reporting on the uprisings against Ghaddafi. Two days later, Lybia agreed to free him and his colleagues.
But, in the end, it was not these sorts of dangers that killed Shadid. It was an asthma attack. Shadid apparently was allergic to the horses that some guides in Syria used. He had endured one asthma attack already and the second bad one caused his death.
40,000 people miss school or work due to asthma every day.
30,000 people have an asthma attack every day.
5,000 people visit the emergency room due to asthma every day.
1,000 people are admitted to the hospital due to asthma every day.
11 people die from asthma every day.
There are more than 4,000 deaths due to asthma each year.
Asthma is indicated as “contributing factor” for nearly 7,000 other deaths each year.
Since 1980 asthma death rates overall have increased more than 50% among all genders, age groups and ethnic groups. The death rate for children under 19 years old has increased by nearly 80% percent since 1980.
Samsung’s line of Smart TVs are about to receive an influx of content, provided you are an HBO subscriber and your television is compatible with the HBO Go application. This means not only will applicable Samsung Smart TV owners be able to access HBO’s library, instead of being limited to what’s currently being broadcasted across their myriad of high-def channels.
While the app was announced almost a year ago, it’s finally hitting the streets, although, there are some caveats. Before that, however, to announce the arrival of the HBO Go app for Samsung Smart TVs, both companies took to the world of social media to spread the word, including Facebook and Twitter, of course:
Apparently, only certain Smart TVs are compatible with the HBO Go app:
HBO GO is supported on Samsung 2010 and 2011 Smart TVs with the exception of the following 2011 TV models: PN51D6450DF, PN59D6450DF, PN51D6500DF, PN59D6500DF, PN51D6900DF, PN59D6900DF, PN51D7000FF, PN59D7000FF, PN64D7000FF, UN32D5550RF, and UN40D5550RF.
HBO GO is only available through participating television providers. On Samsung Smart TVs, the following television providers offer HBO GO free as part of your HBO subscription: AT&T U-Verse TV, Bend Broadband, Blue Ridge Communications, Charter, Cox, DISH Network, Massillon Cable/CPI, RCN, Suddenlink, Verizon FiOS and WOW!.
The HBO Go app is available at the Samsung Apps site, although, if you’re cable subscriber goes by the name of Comcast, DirecTV and/or Time Warner, you’re out of luck as these companies fight over who gets a biggest piece of the subscription money pie.
One of the best aspects of social media is its world-shrinking capabilities. It, in many ways, allows regular folks to reach out and touch the people/entertainers they admire. Granted, you won’t always get a response to these contact attempts, but there’s a sense of satisfaction knowing the tweet you’re getting ready to post is aimed directly at the source, be it a professional athlete or a famous actor.
It should be noted that while Twitter is the most obvious place to connect with the upper crust of the entertainment industry, it’s not the only outlet. Facebook fan pages are another outlet. One social media hub where you might not expect to find this potential level of correspondence is on YouTube, particularly the comments section. It’s rare a noted celebrity will take the time to respond to YouTube comments, and when you consider what this kind of interaction normally entails — U SUK NOOB — it’s understandable.
That’s why, when you see a YouTube video titled “John Cleese Carefully Considers Your Futile Comments,” and it concerns some of the comments made at the Monty Python YouTube Channel, it’s hard not to get excited with thoughts of the brilliant Cleese reacting to the average YouTube denizen. While the “U SUCK NOOB” comments have been left out, Cleese isn’t just responding to “Monty Python Rules!!!11!1!” posts, either.
See for yourself. Be sure to keep an eye out for Cleese’s responses at the 1:50 mark and at the 2:39 timestamp. To give you an example, at the 2:39 mark, Cleese responds to the following comment: “Easy to masturbate to.” Cleese’s reaction is classic:
With that in mind, I’d love to see someone like President Obama do something like this. Just a no-hold barred reaction to some of the YouTube comments made in his name. It would be primetime viewing-worthy. In case you haven’t been indoctrinated, the Monty Python YouTube Channel is full of great stuff, including numerous clips of the show that made Monty Python so endearing.
And it has John Cleese responding to YouTube comments. What else could you ask for?
The New York Knicks white-hot trending topic point guard, aside from being the talk of the sports world — move over, you Super Bowl-winning Giants, it’s Lin Time — he’s also one of the most popular topics on Twitter, especially during his ascension from relative unknown to household name territory.
The story of Lin’s rise to his current position as the starting point guard on the New York Knicks, all while turning into a Tim Tebow-like pop culture trend, has been well documented by many different sources, so I won’t rehash. His Twitter popularity, while hinted at, has now been put into measurable data, and let’s just say Lin generates more chatter than President Obama. Aside from Lin’s personal Twitter account seeing an exponential increase in followers — although, probably not as much as his currently popularity suggests (Lin’s followers total is still under the one million mark) — the amount of Twitter chatter mentioning Lin has been massive.
According to the Hollywood Reporter, during the week of February 6th through the 14th, the time Lin’s popularity took off on its rocket-like climb, Lin generated more Twitter chatter than any other NBA player. Furthermore, during that same time period, Lin was mentioned more times that President Obama:
During the week of Feb. 6 through 14 (when the Knicks won six straight games), Lin generated the most Twitter volume of any NBA player, according to a study by social analytics company General Sentiment. Users mentioned Lin 2,610,684 times on social media and Twitter.
But not only is he the hottest topic within the NBA, but he’s also more talked about than the president. The study also stated that within that time period, users mentioned Lin more frequently than President Barack Obama on social media and Twitter.
But the Lin chatter didn’t stop there. During that same time period, the point guard’s Twitter handle, @JLin7, was mentioned 215,408 times.
TV ratings for the New York Knicks have improved as well. The team’s games are shown on the MSG Network station, and since Lin’s star began to shine, ratings for the Knicks have increased over 87 percent. With all of this in mind, one has to wonder how Hitler feels about the Knicks sensation:
“All he does is Lin, Lin, Lin no matter what… And every time Lin steps in the building, everybody hands go up…” Or something like that, anyway. DJ Khaled songs aside, are you an active Lin freak or does his trend strike the same as Tim Tebow’s? If you’re a sports fan, do you think Lin’s winning ways will continue when the Knicks face teams like the Heat, Bulls, and Clippers?
UPDATE: Per a comment from one of the co-producers with “Iron Sky,” it looks like American movie-goers will get to enjoy this flick after all. As Mark Overett stated in his comment, “Iron Sky is definitely coming to the USA! Not only is it getting released to a cinema near you in April, Iron Sky has also been selected for SXSW Festival, Austin, Texas, with screenings and seminar 10-14th March. “We come in Peace”. Mark Overett, Australian Co-Producer, Iron Sky.”
So there you go. And honestly, this is probably going to be more fun than any offering from George Lucas in the past thirty years, so start planning now, America.
A very peculiar sci-fi movie called “Iron Sky” is making its way through the circuit of film festivals in Europe this season, yet it is conspicuously not coming anywhere near the United States. The flick is replete with great stuff Americans love to watch: spaceships, fighting Nazis, fighting Nazi invaders from space, Jerry Bruckheimer-levels of explosions, a campy yet potent sense of dark humor and… President Sarah Palin?
Oh. Now it all makes sense why it’s staying away from the U.S. Well, sort of.
In the film, the President of the United States is female, does adorn a certain someone’s signature red dress suit, sports a very familiar hairdo-and-glasses combo, and has the initials S.P. But it’s not a former governor of Alaska.
Already, this movie sounds more like a fantasy horror than sci-fi comedy. At any rate, “Iron Sky” confidently offers something for everybody to either love or hate, which is all the makings of a summer blockbuster, right?
The film, which is in English, depicts a fleet of Moon Nazis that intent on invading Earth so as to resume their mission of world domination. The last first and last line of defense for the United States of America, and the rest of the world, I fear, is the commander-in-chief of the United States, the aforementioned Palinesque Stephanie Paul.
This movie is like a Choose Your Own Adventure book gone absolutely berserk on angel dust, but “Iron Sky” is surreal enough to entice just about anybody’s interest. Just try to watch the the trailer below without quietly craving more.
Twitter is a wonderful place for one-liners. To be funny on the site, you’ve got to be sharp and practice economy of language. You’ve only got 140 characters to make an impression.
And what better way to wind-down the work day than with a selection of some of the day’s most entertaining tweets.
