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Yes, it’s annoying when the UK weather is rubbish, but is it really grounds to lodge a complaint with the BBC?
Imagine you’ve been wronged by a TV show. Some inaccuracy, or omission, or annoyance has caused the irksome weevil of discontent to crawl through your television and burrow underneath your skin. You can’t rid of it. After days of muttering under your breath and scribbling beards and fangs all over the Radio Times, it’s still there. Nothing will soothe you. You're left with only one choice.
It’s time to lodge a complaint.
If that complaint relates to anything other than Editorial Standards, it may be passed up to the BBC Trust’s Complaints and Appeals Board (Cab), the final arbiter on general grievances since 2011. And thanks to BBC transparency, such complaints are available, anonymously, to see online.
A trawl through the...
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Yes, it’s annoying when the UK weather is rubbish, but is it really grounds to lodge a complaint with the BBC?
Imagine you’ve been wronged by a TV show. Some inaccuracy, or omission, or annoyance has caused the irksome weevil of discontent to crawl through your television and burrow underneath your skin. You can’t rid of it. After days of muttering under your breath and scribbling beards and fangs all over the Radio Times, it’s still there. Nothing will soothe you. You're left with only one choice.
It’s time to lodge a complaint.
If that complaint relates to anything other than Editorial Standards, it may be passed up to the BBC Trust’s Complaints and Appeals Board (Cab), the final arbiter on general grievances since 2011. And thanks to BBC transparency, such complaints are available, anonymously, to see online.
A trawl through the...
- 2/2/2016
- by louisamellor
- Den of Geek
Today Rolling Stone published a list of the 50 greatest songs by boy bands. While the ranking sent us off on a nostalgia-tinged reverie spanning the Monkees to One Direction while highlighting underrated boy-band fare (the Bay City Rollers' "Saturday Night" and Musical Youth's "Pass the Dutchie"), there was one glaring omission: the Beatles. (Fine, two: the Beach Boys.) As is often the case with lists of this nature (Vulture's included), Rs's stated criteria attempts to justify its choices — in this instance, the disqualification of the Fab Four, the Wilson brothers, and more boy-band-y boy bands. "In deciding the right stuff for a list of the 50 greatest boy band songs," the introduction read, "we had to exclude bands that weren't sufficiently svengali'd (apologies to Hanson and 5 Seconds of Summer — you kept it too real) and avoided acts too close to the Motown vocal group tradition (Boyz II Men, All-...
- 9/24/2015
- by Jillian Mapes
- Vulture
One of Mike Myers' lesser-known films, 1993's So I Married An Axe Murderer is well worth revisiting, Aliya writes...
Fear of commitment is one of those topics that pops up a lot in the world of romantic comedies. Jerry Maguire (1996) shows Tom Cruise struggling to say "I love you" in a convincing fashion, and in When Harry Met Sally (1989) Billy Crystal makes terrible excuses to leave early in the morning after each date. Failure To Launch (2006) spelled it out more bluntly than perhaps we needed – in Hollywood, men are afraid of love. Love is a scary business. Even so, it rarely comes with a health warning.
So I Married An Axe Murderer is that rare film. It suggests that the lead character is right to be terrified of commitment. In fact, running away might just save his life. This is a tricky idea to get right, because the audience...
Fear of commitment is one of those topics that pops up a lot in the world of romantic comedies. Jerry Maguire (1996) shows Tom Cruise struggling to say "I love you" in a convincing fashion, and in When Harry Met Sally (1989) Billy Crystal makes terrible excuses to leave early in the morning after each date. Failure To Launch (2006) spelled it out more bluntly than perhaps we needed – in Hollywood, men are afraid of love. Love is a scary business. Even so, it rarely comes with a health warning.
So I Married An Axe Murderer is that rare film. It suggests that the lead character is right to be terrified of commitment. In fact, running away might just save his life. This is a tricky idea to get right, because the audience...
- 9/8/2014
- by ryanlambie
- Den of Geek
Sitcom sensation Mrs Brown's Boys makes the leap to the big screen this week (it's her first D'Movie!), and despite collecting a BAFTA and a legion of fans (dubbed 'Brownies'), the show has always found itself something of a Marmite proposition.
Creator-star Brendan O'Carroll sat down with Digital Spy ahead of the release of Mrs Brown's Boys D'Movie to talk about why he never wants to let down his passionate fanbase and not caring what film critics will make of the feature-length instalment.
Watch Agnes confess in first clip from Mrs Brown's Boys D'Movie
Mrs Brown's Boys D'Movie: Meet the O'Carroll family
"The whole idea of comedy is that it has to be diverse," O'Carroll said. "One man's poison should be another man's honey. That's the way it's supposed to be."
He added: "I'm still a rabid Bay City Rollers fan, I won't hear a word against them.
Creator-star Brendan O'Carroll sat down with Digital Spy ahead of the release of Mrs Brown's Boys D'Movie to talk about why he never wants to let down his passionate fanbase and not caring what film critics will make of the feature-length instalment.
Watch Agnes confess in first clip from Mrs Brown's Boys D'Movie
Mrs Brown's Boys D'Movie: Meet the O'Carroll family
"The whole idea of comedy is that it has to be diverse," O'Carroll said. "One man's poison should be another man's honey. That's the way it's supposed to be."
He added: "I'm still a rabid Bay City Rollers fan, I won't hear a word against them.
- 6/25/2014
- Digital Spy
Sitcom sensation Mrs Brown's Boys makes the leap to the big screen this week (it's her first D'Movie!), and despite collecting a BAFTA and a legion of fans (dubbed 'Brownies'), the show has always found itself something of a Marmite proposition.
Creator-star Brendan O'Carroll sat down with Digital Spy ahead of the release of Mrs Brown's Boys D'Movie to talk about why he never wants to let down his passionate fanbase and not caring what film critics will make of the feature-length instalment.
Watch Agnes confess in first clip from Mrs Brown's Boys D'Movie
Mrs Brown's Boys D'Movie: Meet the O'Carroll family
"The whole idea of comedy is that it has to be diverse," O'Carroll said. "One man's poison should be another man's honey. That's the way it's supposed to be."
He added: "I'm still a rabid Bay City Rollers fan, I won't hear a word against them.
Creator-star Brendan O'Carroll sat down with Digital Spy ahead of the release of Mrs Brown's Boys D'Movie to talk about why he never wants to let down his passionate fanbase and not caring what film critics will make of the feature-length instalment.
Watch Agnes confess in first clip from Mrs Brown's Boys D'Movie
Mrs Brown's Boys D'Movie: Meet the O'Carroll family
"The whole idea of comedy is that it has to be diverse," O'Carroll said. "One man's poison should be another man's honey. That's the way it's supposed to be."
He added: "I'm still a rabid Bay City Rollers fan, I won't hear a word against them.
- 6/25/2014
- Digital Spy
Rupert Giles. Champion of the piping hot, meaty drink and tweed suits. The archetypal Brit abroad, complete with Hugh Grant-esque clucking when embarrassed and a confused frown at American colloquialisms.
Even his friends are queuing up to poke the fun, on today of all days. Buffy scoffs that he wore tweed diapers (that's nappies to the Brits); Xander is reeling from the horror of mentioning Giles and orgies in the same sentence; even Giles' beau, Jenny calls him a fuddy duddy. Such a rock solid square clearly isn't capable of harbouring a dark past.
You would have thought so, anyway, but as it turns out, Giles is no stranger to the dark side. His shady history has happened to have caught up with him in a big way in the latest episode called The Dark Age. You know how some people just turn out to be unwanted acquaintances rather than friends?...
Even his friends are queuing up to poke the fun, on today of all days. Buffy scoffs that he wore tweed diapers (that's nappies to the Brits); Xander is reeling from the horror of mentioning Giles and orgies in the same sentence; even Giles' beau, Jenny calls him a fuddy duddy. Such a rock solid square clearly isn't capable of harbouring a dark past.
You would have thought so, anyway, but as it turns out, Giles is no stranger to the dark side. His shady history has happened to have caught up with him in a big way in the latest episode called The Dark Age. You know how some people just turn out to be unwanted acquaintances rather than friends?...
- 10/22/2013
- Shadowlocked
In 2007, six members of the Bay City Rollers filed a lawsuit that alleged that Arista Records had failed to pay them tens of millions of dollars in royalties for over 30 years despite reports that chart-topping songs like "Rollin'," "Once Upon a Star," "Wouldn't You Like It?" and "Dedication" had led to more than 100 million album sales. It's now 2013, and Eric Faulkner, Duncan Faure, Alan Longmuir, Derek Longmuir, Leslie McKeown and Stuart Wood are still in court and hunting for money in a long-running case that involves both old royalty streams and newer
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- 8/29/2013
- by Eriq Gardner
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Diehard Directioners pack Leicester Square for glimpse of biggest British/Irish boyband in decades at film premiere
This Is Us film premiere – in pictures
They had, of course, started queueing days ago. With several thousand One Direction fans expected at Leicester Square on Tuesday night for the premiere of This Is Us, a film about the band, the real diehards – known as Directioners – had arrived up to 72 hours earlier.
By mid-afternoon, hours before the band were due to turn up, the square was a battlezone of sleeping bags and excited Directioners guarding their places at the barriers.
What makes this interesting is not that there are teenage girls willing to sleep on the pavement to get a glimpse of the willowy Harry, Liam, Zayn, Louis and Niall. That kind of devotion has attended the lives of boybands since the days of The Beatles.
The kerfuffle in Leicester Square – which received...
This Is Us film premiere – in pictures
They had, of course, started queueing days ago. With several thousand One Direction fans expected at Leicester Square on Tuesday night for the premiere of This Is Us, a film about the band, the real diehards – known as Directioners – had arrived up to 72 hours earlier.
By mid-afternoon, hours before the band were due to turn up, the square was a battlezone of sleeping bags and excited Directioners guarding their places at the barriers.
What makes this interesting is not that there are teenage girls willing to sleep on the pavement to get a glimpse of the willowy Harry, Liam, Zayn, Louis and Niall. That kind of devotion has attended the lives of boybands since the days of The Beatles.
The kerfuffle in Leicester Square – which received...
- 8/20/2013
- by Caroline Sullivan
- The Guardian - Film News
Earlier this month we published a list of 20 cover songs that became more famous than the originals. From Whitney Houston's version of "I Will Always Love You" to Sinead O'Connor's breathy remake of Prince's "Nothing Compares 2U," the list scanned some of the best renditions in music history.
There's another realm of cover songs we didn't include in the last post, however, which is where our list of unexpected covers comes in. We've put together the strangest and most unpredictable song selections of artists like Johnny Cash, Tom Waits and Dusty Springfield. Scroll through the list below and let us know your thoughts on the world of reimagined tunes in the comments.
1. "Hurt" by Johnny Cash (original by Nine Inch Nails)
"Hurt" was written by industrial rock icon Trent Reznor for Nine Inch Nails' 1994 album, "The Downward Spiral." Eight years later, Johnny Cash covered the song and his...
There's another realm of cover songs we didn't include in the last post, however, which is where our list of unexpected covers comes in. We've put together the strangest and most unpredictable song selections of artists like Johnny Cash, Tom Waits and Dusty Springfield. Scroll through the list below and let us know your thoughts on the world of reimagined tunes in the comments.
1. "Hurt" by Johnny Cash (original by Nine Inch Nails)
"Hurt" was written by industrial rock icon Trent Reznor for Nine Inch Nails' 1994 album, "The Downward Spiral." Eight years later, Johnny Cash covered the song and his...
- 5/6/2013
- by Katherine Brooks
- Huffington Post
Each week we ask readers to tell us about venues close to their hearts. Today, a lost art deco cinema in Northern Ireland
Location
The exuberantly characterful Tonic cinema, first opened in 1936, was ensconced on a prime site near the centre of one of Northern Ireland's more prosperous coastal towns. Its prestigious location would, however, eventually work against it, as would the advent of the video cassette recorder.
The building
"Everything is art deco now", Anjelica Huston told Jack Nicholson's none-too-cerebral hitman in Prizzi's Honor, to which Nicholson replied, "Art who?" But we lucky patrons of the Tonic knew about art deco. The Tonic's elegant curves, its assertive buttresses and long smooth flanks, were as familiar to us as the waves on the shores of nearby Belfast Lough.
Split between lowly stalls and exalted circle, there were seats for 2,500 people, making this Northern Ireland's biggest as well as its most beautiful cinema.
Location
The exuberantly characterful Tonic cinema, first opened in 1936, was ensconced on a prime site near the centre of one of Northern Ireland's more prosperous coastal towns. Its prestigious location would, however, eventually work against it, as would the advent of the video cassette recorder.
The building
"Everything is art deco now", Anjelica Huston told Jack Nicholson's none-too-cerebral hitman in Prizzi's Honor, to which Nicholson replied, "Art who?" But we lucky patrons of the Tonic knew about art deco. The Tonic's elegant curves, its assertive buttresses and long smooth flanks, were as familiar to us as the waves on the shores of nearby Belfast Lough.
Split between lowly stalls and exalted circle, there were seats for 2,500 people, making this Northern Ireland's biggest as well as its most beautiful cinema.
- 12/11/2012
- by Guardian readers
- The Guardian - Film News
Italian artist at the forefront of popular illustration in the 1960s and 70s
The Italian artist Arnaldo Putzu, who has died aged 85, was one of the most distinctive illustrators of his generation, painting film posters – from Italian realist cinema to the Carry On series – and book and magazine covers. While his long career started and finished in Italy, his work in Britain encapsulated the whole look of popular illustration in the 1960s and 70s.
Putzu was born in Rome, the son of a senior Italian navy officer. At about the age of 10, he began painting seriously, studied art at the Rome Academy, and found a love of portraiture, which he practised by painting his relatives. While doing illustration work in Milan in 1948, he met the poster artist Enrico de Seta, who took him back to Rome to work at the heart of the booming Italian film industry.
After four years with De Seta,...
The Italian artist Arnaldo Putzu, who has died aged 85, was one of the most distinctive illustrators of his generation, painting film posters – from Italian realist cinema to the Carry On series – and book and magazine covers. While his long career started and finished in Italy, his work in Britain encapsulated the whole look of popular illustration in the 1960s and 70s.
Putzu was born in Rome, the son of a senior Italian navy officer. At about the age of 10, he began painting seriously, studied art at the Rome Academy, and found a love of portraiture, which he practised by painting his relatives. While doing illustration work in Milan in 1948, he met the poster artist Enrico de Seta, who took him back to Rome to work at the heart of the booming Italian film industry.
After four years with De Seta,...
- 9/21/2012
- by Sim Branaghan
- The Guardian - Film News
Will the Blu-ray go the way of the dodo bird and The Bay City Rollers?
Moviefone has pronounced the DVD and Blu-ray formats dead. The only problem is the victims don't know they are deceased. According to the article, digital downloads will soon make the ability to own a disc of your favorite movie impossible. Although the studios make far less in profits from downloads than they do from DVDs and Blu-ray sales, there are upsides that include a tremendous reduction in overhead costs. The studios don't have to press, package and ship goods or deal with returns. Wal-Mart is already prepping for the changeover, partnering with studios to allow consumers to buy digital download versions of movies that can be enjoyed on almost any hi tech mobile device. Costs will be as low as $2. If Moviefone is right, we can say goodbye to all those great aspects to DVD...
Moviefone has pronounced the DVD and Blu-ray formats dead. The only problem is the victims don't know they are deceased. According to the article, digital downloads will soon make the ability to own a disc of your favorite movie impossible. Although the studios make far less in profits from downloads than they do from DVDs and Blu-ray sales, there are upsides that include a tremendous reduction in overhead costs. The studios don't have to press, package and ship goods or deal with returns. Wal-Mart is already prepping for the changeover, partnering with studios to allow consumers to buy digital download versions of movies that can be enjoyed on almost any hi tech mobile device. Costs will be as low as $2. If Moviefone is right, we can say goodbye to all those great aspects to DVD...
- 4/8/2012
- by nospam@example.com (Cinema Retro)
- Cinemaretro.com
Huzzah! After much media brooding and betting about the identity of the new Doctor Who companion, actress Jenna-Louise Coleman was announced at a press call last Wednesday.
The speculation had been gathering at pace of late, with a few whispers of Sophia Myles somehow coming back to Who after playing Madame du Pompadour six-odd years ago. Possibly this was some sneaky red herring paper trail left by Steven Moffat who urged his Twitter followers to follow La Myles, while a forthcoming interview in Doctor Who Magazine could have also been a clue. But no – quite how Sophia will be involved in the next series (at the time of writing this) is a mystery, so apologies if early next week she's announced as the next incarnation of The Rani.
What else? Waterloo Road, a programme that I dip into about once in a blue moon. It's an odd one in that...
The speculation had been gathering at pace of late, with a few whispers of Sophia Myles somehow coming back to Who after playing Madame du Pompadour six-odd years ago. Possibly this was some sneaky red herring paper trail left by Steven Moffat who urged his Twitter followers to follow La Myles, while a forthcoming interview in Doctor Who Magazine could have also been a clue. But no – quite how Sophia will be involved in the next series (at the time of writing this) is a mystery, so apologies if early next week she's announced as the next incarnation of The Rani.
What else? Waterloo Road, a programme that I dip into about once in a blue moon. It's an odd one in that...
- 3/28/2012
- Shadowlocked
For the past two years, I've been lucky enough to be a small part of a show called Portlandia. The series -- created by the prolifically talented Fred Armisen and Carrie Brownstein and returning on Friday for a second season -- has been described by many a stinging satire of Hipster culture. While it does parody Hipster earnestness, the show pays loving tribute to communities Like Portland everywhere -- Silver Lake, Austin, Bolder, Williamsburg, Minneapolis, Northampton, Berkeley, etc, etc, etc -- and much has been made about how the show has puts Hipster Culture in the spotlight.
I must say, however, Hipsters are not a new TV phenomenon. With thick glasses, just-so-avant-garde fashion and knowing smirks, Hipsters have had a special place on TV since the beginning of the medium -- even before the birth of the term. For more than half a century, TV Hipsters have had a profound effect on American culture.
I must say, however, Hipsters are not a new TV phenomenon. With thick glasses, just-so-avant-garde fashion and knowing smirks, Hipsters have had a special place on TV since the beginning of the medium -- even before the birth of the term. For more than half a century, TV Hipsters have had a profound effect on American culture.
- 1/4/2012
- by Evan Shapiro
- Aol TV.
The on-screen chemistry of romantic comedies has kept cinema audiences swooning since the golden age of Hollywood, and the release this week of Crazy, Stupid, Love proves that they do still make 'em like that, albeit with male nudity that might have made the old matinee idols blush. Here we analyse the enduring appeal of the romcom
A tonic for the downhearted brooding under the grey skies of this blustery autumn comes this week in the romcom Crazy, Stupid, Love. Starring, among others, Julianne Moore, Ryan Gosling and the delectable Emma Stone, and ticking every box for escapist romantic fantasy, the movie still manages to raise laughs and, equally importantly, hope for the lovelorn. Ryan Gosling is clearly man of the moment with a winning performance in the George Clooney-directed The Ides of March and a libido-raising turn as a serial seducer in this movie, where he gleefully offers...
A tonic for the downhearted brooding under the grey skies of this blustery autumn comes this week in the romcom Crazy, Stupid, Love. Starring, among others, Julianne Moore, Ryan Gosling and the delectable Emma Stone, and ticking every box for escapist romantic fantasy, the movie still manages to raise laughs and, equally importantly, hope for the lovelorn. Ryan Gosling is clearly man of the moment with a winning performance in the George Clooney-directed The Ides of March and a libido-raising turn as a serial seducer in this movie, where he gleefully offers...
- 9/19/2011
- by Mariella Frostrup
- The Guardian - Film News
Geek Girl Navigating the World – “The Music Goes Round My Head”*
Music has always been a big part of my life. When I was a starry-eyed little sprocket, we didn’t watch much TV, but we had a record player. My mom had albums by John Denver and Cat Stevens and The Eagles, and my Dad had Bachman Turner Overdrive tapes. There was even a Bay City Rollers tape in there somewhere. We listened to music while we worked around the house, and it seemed like the radio had a lot more entertainment to offer than local TV stations ever did.
In addition to that, my family tends to be very musical. Most of them play guitars, and when we get together, usually we sing together. I was almost sixteen years old before I realized that not every family does that. I’m not sure why I assumed that everyone...
Music has always been a big part of my life. When I was a starry-eyed little sprocket, we didn’t watch much TV, but we had a record player. My mom had albums by John Denver and Cat Stevens and The Eagles, and my Dad had Bachman Turner Overdrive tapes. There was even a Bay City Rollers tape in there somewhere. We listened to music while we worked around the house, and it seemed like the radio had a lot more entertainment to offer than local TV stations ever did.
In addition to that, my family tends to be very musical. Most of them play guitars, and when we get together, usually we sing together. I was almost sixteen years old before I realized that not every family does that. I’m not sure why I assumed that everyone...
- 9/14/2011
- by dragonwomant
- Boomtron
Lidsville -Sid Krofft talked to me over the phone. That’s almost as wild and weird as the shows he created with his brother Marty that dominated the ’70s. Their live action Saturday morning series mixed puppets and people went perfect with the sugar rush from a fresh bowl of Count Chocula. This was like a weird childhood dream as I had so many questions that had puzzled me since childhood. Krofft was eager to give answers.
He was excited about Vivendi Entertainment’s recent release of H.R. Pufnstuf: The Complete Series Collector’s Edition. There’s also a normal H.R. Pufnstuf: The Complete Series. What’s the difference? A cool bobblehead of H.R. Pufnstuf. I’ve had little contact with the bobblehead since my two year-old has turned it into her new best friend. I told Sid Krofft how another generation has embraced the lizard hero of my youth.
He was excited about Vivendi Entertainment’s recent release of H.R. Pufnstuf: The Complete Series Collector’s Edition. There’s also a normal H.R. Pufnstuf: The Complete Series. What’s the difference? A cool bobblehead of H.R. Pufnstuf. I’ve had little contact with the bobblehead since my two year-old has turned it into her new best friend. I told Sid Krofft how another generation has embraced the lizard hero of my youth.
- 4/22/2011
- by UncaScroogeMcD
TV star Jim Davidson has claimed that the UK has "moved on" from the racism that existed in the 1970s and '80s. The former Generation Game presenter, who is currently promoting a new play called Stand Up And Be Counted, also claimed that it is pointless apologising for a "perception" that people have of his comedy routines. Speaking on Newsnight about his old stand-up gags as Chalky White, he said: "I always thought I wasn't a racist. I never thought I had to deny it because that was back in the 1970s and '80s when I did Chalky. Chalky ceased to exist 20 odd years ago and I would like to seriously apologise for any harm it did, but it would be like the Bay City Rollers apologising for making music that was acceptable in the 1970s. "It is not something I would choose to do now and it's...
- 3/10/2011
- by By Alex Fletcher
- Digital Spy
Mischievously baby-faced Chicago teenagers chewing out carefree rhythms on barbed-wire bubblegum, Smith Westerns battered a collection of glam-rock earworms with no-fi production and barely contained youthful arrogance on 2009's self-titled debut. For Dye It Blonde, the group moves up to the big leagues without losing the comely insouciance that’s bound to make Smith Westerns 2011’s sexiest teen idols of 1973. Sounding like the Bay City Rollers as produced by George Harrison, Dye It Blonde blows kisses at all the little girls, promising dreams fulfilled and nights danced away on clouds of billowy pianos, shiny guitars, and breathy ...
- 1/18/2011
- avclub.com
Actually, It describes Tptb at Atwt. Join us as the emotional ride begins.
Um ... I wasn't paying close attention, but according to the previews I think Reid wants to join the Bay City Rollers or something."S-a-t-u-r-d-a-y -Night!"
2:05Pm Est: Chris is dead! Oh wait, he's just at death's door. Walk through!
Bob and John work on him, as Luke and Reid watch from outside. Reid says "i'm going in there!" ... because Chris needs a brain surgeon? Luke tries to comfort Kim until Barbara shows up and takes over, as Henry asks Luke where Katie is. Luke says "I don't know."
We immediately cut to Katie still pouring her guts out to Dead Brad's grave when Henry suddenly appears behind her. Isn't it a little morbid to have the town cemetery right next to the hospital? "Mr. Smith, you're likely to be transferred today." "Where?" "Look out the window...
Um ... I wasn't paying close attention, but according to the previews I think Reid wants to join the Bay City Rollers or something."S-a-t-u-r-d-a-y -Night!"
2:05Pm Est: Chris is dead! Oh wait, he's just at death's door. Walk through!
Bob and John work on him, as Luke and Reid watch from outside. Reid says "i'm going in there!" ... because Chris needs a brain surgeon? Luke tries to comfort Kim until Barbara shows up and takes over, as Henry asks Luke where Katie is. Luke says "I don't know."
We immediately cut to Katie still pouring her guts out to Dead Brad's grave when Henry suddenly appears behind her. Isn't it a little morbid to have the town cemetery right next to the hospital? "Mr. Smith, you're likely to be transferred today." "Where?" "Look out the window...
- 9/3/2010
- by snicks
- The Backlot
It was announced this week that 16 year old pop star Justin Bieber will be writing a memoir about his life and will star in a 3D movie about himself. Enjoy it while you can, kid. It's too soon to tell whether he will be a star when he becomes an adult, but the odds are against him. For every Michael Jackson, Frank Sinatra, Stevie Wonder, Justin Timberlake, Drew Barrymore, and Jodie Foster, who were able to achieve stardom throughout their lives, there are hundreds of child and teen stars who fizzled out-David Cassidy, Shaun Cassidy, Bobby Sherman, Debbie Gibson, Leif Garrett, Backstreet Boys, New Kids on the Block, Aaron Carter, Bay City Rollers, Hanson, Fabian, Menudo, Macaulay Culkin, Corey Haim, Dustin Diamond,...
- 8/5/2010
- by Larry Atkins
- Huffington Post
People who complain that Kiss shows are lame have never been to a Kiss show. Because here's the thing about any concert you go to by the veteran New York-bred greasepaint rockers: You will get 100 percent. Paul Stanley's vocals (always from the rough side of town) may be a bit thin a times, and perhaps bassist Gene Simmons stomps more deliberately in his massive high-heeled dragon boots than he did 30 years ago, but in all the times I've seen the band over the past 20 years, never once have they phoned it in.
Which is why Kiss is also recession-proof. A perfect example was their hit-packed show at Cincinnati's Riverbend Amphitheater on Friday night (July 30). Yes, it was nearly identical to one I saw years ago at Dodgers Stadium, but ask anyone in the maniacal sold-out audience what they thought and you were likely to get a raucous high five from...
Which is why Kiss is also recession-proof. A perfect example was their hit-packed show at Cincinnati's Riverbend Amphitheater on Friday night (July 30). Yes, it was nearly identical to one I saw years ago at Dodgers Stadium, but ask anyone in the maniacal sold-out audience what they thought and you were likely to get a raucous high five from...
- 8/2/2010
- by Gil Kaufman
- MTV Newsroom
Robert Pattinson tops all the best-dressed lists, but surely those voting are confusing good looks with style
I'm not sure I understand these 100 best-dressed men lists. The most recent I read had some entries that were inarguable – Tom Ford, Mark Ronson – but a lot that set the Wtf-o-meter off the scale, including David Cameron and the number one, actor Robert Pattinson.
Now, no one's going to argue Pattinson isn't a good-looking man, but I'm not sure his appeal rests on his clothes. The best-dressed list offers as proof the fact that typing his name into Google yields 9m results. The issue is that a hefty proportion of those are fan sites set up by excitable teenage girls, historically not the greatest judges of male sartorial elegance, given that over the years they've variously screamed at the Bay City Rollers, East 17 and Little Jimmy Osmond. I have seen video evidence...
I'm not sure I understand these 100 best-dressed men lists. The most recent I read had some entries that were inarguable – Tom Ford, Mark Ronson – but a lot that set the Wtf-o-meter off the scale, including David Cameron and the number one, actor Robert Pattinson.
Now, no one's going to argue Pattinson isn't a good-looking man, but I'm not sure his appeal rests on his clothes. The best-dressed list offers as proof the fact that typing his name into Google yields 9m results. The issue is that a hefty proportion of those are fan sites set up by excitable teenage girls, historically not the greatest judges of male sartorial elegance, given that over the years they've variously screamed at the Bay City Rollers, East 17 and Little Jimmy Osmond. I have seen video evidence...
- 3/6/2010
- by Alexis Petridis
- The Guardian - Film News
Bay City Rollers singer Les McKeown has revealed that he was raped by another man at the age of 19. The star admitted that he was drugged and sexually abused while touring with the band in America 30 years ago. "Date rape is the best way I can think of to explain how I was cajoled into a situation through drugs into having sex with another man," he explained in a new documentary for Living TV. "It happened in America in a hotel room. I was given Quaaludes, a drug for lowering your inhibitions and making you horny. "Afterwards I felt really used and abused. I never told anybody about it, not even the other guys in the band, because I was ashamed." McKeown, (more)...
- 2/18/2009
- by By David Balls
- Digital Spy
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