Did you know that actor Jack Huston–who plays Richard Harrow, the disfigured war veteran who does Jimmy Darmody’s bidding on Boardwalk Empire–doesn’t actually have a mangled face in real life? It’s true! Here’s an entertaining before-and-after video that highlights the use of CGI and other post-production special effects on the HBO show. (And just in case you were wondering, Steve Buscemi‘s character isn’t a computer-generated image; he always looks like that.)
Judging from the number of times this video has been viewed, it’s not exactly new. But since I’ve been on hiatus, I just wanted to show some love to K-Swiss and their marketing/advertising team, for being brave enough to let Kenny Fucking Powers promote some sneakers, even at the risk of alienating customers who don’t understand the brilliance of the campaign. I’m about to go get me some fucking K-Swiss Tubes. (Well, probably not, but the video is still super funny.)
Apparently Chris Brown was so fired up after this week’s appearance on Good Morning America that he mistook his dressing room window for Rihanna’s face.
Football: It’s a uniquely American phenomenon, from the game itself to the diehard fans. And this Sunday millions of Americans will flock to sports bars and house parties to watch the Green Bay Packers and Pittsburgh Steelers vie for NFL gold at Super Bowl XLV.
But the game itself isn’t the only reason why the Super Bowl is consistently the most-watched television event of the year, with roughly 100 million viewers. Nor is it just because people love an excuse to get trashed on a Sunday (though as a general rule, that’s almost always a good enough reason to do anything).
It’s also about the commercials—especially those featuring celebrities—which have become an essential part of the game day tradition, making the Super Bowl a must-see event, even for those “fans” who think football is just a fancy word for soccer. So even if you’re not from Green Bay (which no one is) or Pittsburgh (which no one admits to), you’ve still got a reason to tune in—and advertisers are banking on you doing just that. Read more…
In a video clip that was recently made public, director David O. Russell decides he’s had just about enough lip from actress Lily Tomlin on the set of the 2004 film I Heart Huckabees. He seems to think she is incompetent and unappreciative of all his directorial help. But perhaps David is the one who needs help – help remembering to yell “cut” before commencing with a screaming rampage that involves the use of words that rhyme with ‘bundt’.
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