Sep

16

In praise of Sean Bean

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September 16, 2008 | 2 Comments

One of England’s most versatile actors, Sean Bean (b. 17 April 1959) has had and continues to enjoy a prolific career in television, stage, and film which has currently spanned nearly twenty years … and he’s one hot hunk to boot!  Obviously I’m not the only one who thinks so, as he is currently married to his 4th […]

Sep

4

All hail the Tiny Canadian!

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September 4, 2008 | 1 Comment

After seeing “Hard Candy” during my 3 months of free Showtime since DirecTv failed to send me my free dvd player for signing up and I raised not only Cain, but Abel too, I was immediately taken by the diminutive Ellen Page and immediately went to imdb.com to find out more about her.
Therefore, I recently rented “An American Crime” […]

Jul

31

Christian Bale is a hunk, part 2

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July 31, 2008 | 2 Comments

Now that I have my daughter, Movie_Maven_Jr hooked on Christian Bale, we watched “The Prestige” the other night on DVD.  Having seen Christopher Nolan’s masterpiece in the theather when it was first released, I had forgotten how wonderful the film is.
The ensemble cast was outstanding: Bale, Hugh Jackman and Michael Caine were fabulous.  David Bowie […]

Jan

8

Interview With Cloverfield’s Michael Stahl-David

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January 8, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Shocktillyoudrop.com features an inteview with  Michael Stahl-David of the upcoming monster flick, Cloverfield, due for release January 18th.  You can catch it here.

Oct

28

Owen Wilson After The Suicide Attempt

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October 28, 2007 | Leave a Comment

In his first intentional appearance since the August suicide attempt in Santa Monica, California, there was no real insight into the actor’s psyche as to why his life took the turn it did late this summer. Not that we have to know, but interest is there nonetheless. Maybe we don’t need to know. […]

Oct

15

Nosey Hospital Workers Spanked Over Clooney Visit

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October 15, 2007 | Leave a Comment

Well, not really. But it’s somewhat of an economical equivalent.
The New York Times reported last week that some over-zealous medical workers not only clamored to see the star and his girlfriend while hospitalized after their September 21 motorcycle accident, some even snooped through Clooney’s medical records. One doesn’t need any imaging tools- magnetic […]

Oct

3

Tom Cruise Nuise You Can Uise (Or Not)

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October 3, 2007 | Leave a Comment

The man who pleaded guilty last July to planning to extort more than one million dollars from Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes was found dead in his home last week. He threatened to release the unauthorized photos if the 1.2-1.3 million dollars wasn’t doled out.
According to the Associated Press, David Hans Schmidt was […]

Sep

24

George Clooney & GF Fail(to be)Safe On Bike

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September 24, 2007 | Leave a Comment

George Clooney, (self-professed past “flavor of the month” and perennial collector of sexy man awards- 2006 People Magazine Sexiest Man Alive) and girlfriend Sarah Larson seemingly escaped more serious injury when the motorcycle Clooney was driving was hit by a car. That flavor may now smack a bit of asphalt.
Fortunately, he only suffered road […]

Sep

16

Ich Liebe Tom Kreuzfahrt

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September 16, 2007 | Leave a Comment

What do Tom Cruise, Scientology, an upcoming flick about the assassination move in Hitler’s Nazi Germany and present-day Germany have in common?
Not a thing, Herr or Fraulein Blog Reader. That is, if the German government would have had it’s way.
The Associated Press reported on Friday that Cruise- a devoted Scientologist- was set to begin […]