Short Ends: 'The Island' Finally Wins An Award
· Brandchannel.com hands out its Product Placement Awards (yes, it's really come to this), with the Charlie Kaufman Meta Award for Self-Reflexive Product Placement going to Calvin Klein and The Island for their mind-bending use of the real-life Scarlett Johansson, her clone character, and the actress character from which she was cloned (give up, it's not worth it) to make you believe you weren't being sold CK crap in the middle of a movie.
· Overlawyered looks at the havoc that some angry, litigious Claymates might wreak on possibly closeted celebrities.
· We didn't actually get to the part where the ninja explains why his people hate George Clooney, but we did find ourselves wondering why he sounds like Arnold Schwarzenegger.
· The Gilded Moose also took a virtual stroll through the Oscars greenroom.
· Why do we feel like we know way too much about the kinky shit that turns on Quentin Tarantino?