Like the Iraqi journalist who threw his shoes at President Bush, a Philadelphia moviegoer earned instant folk-hero status on Christmas by shooting a viewer who wouldn't shut up during The Curious Case of Benjamin Button.
Among the year-end movie surveys bombing the landscape, few offer as rewarding a reality check as the one recapping 2008 as the Year of the Sucker.
Defamer's Week in Review: We gave, WALL-E healed, Robert Pattinson chopped, and Zac Efron's fruity balls saved Christmas. Reminisce with us after the jump, and have a great weekend!
For some reason, after hearing a funny Joy Luck Club reference on Saved by the Bell: The College Years this morning, we're in a really introspective place. Or that's the boxed wine rotting our brains.
DREW BARRYMORE and JASON SEGEL probably are dating. I was at a Karaoke last night and they were there, I'm pretty sure they've got something going on. I took some pictures and videos of Jason Segel singing with my phone but they did not come out very clear! [Tease! Hollywood PrivacyWatch is written by and for Defamer readers; send your sightings to tips@defamer.com.]
We knew Fox News gossip and mortal Tom Cruise enemy Roger Friedman was upset last week when MGM denied him an advance look at Valkyrie. Today, he exacted his mouthbreathing, error-packed and all-around vicious revenge.
Of all handler subgenus, perhaps none is taxed more thanklessly than flackus mendacitus, or the garden variety publicist.
12/24 — Just went to see the 1:15 Gran Torino showing at Arclight today... TOM MORELLO (Rage Against The Machine guitarist extraordinaire) was at the theatre, standing in line with what looked to be his mom and his grandma (awwwww...) I think they went to see Slumdog Millionaire. [Hollywood PrivacyWatch is written by and for Defamer readers; send your sightings to tips@defamer.com.]
We hope Santa brought everything you wanted (Wii porn), and nothing you didn't (tongue cancer, American Apparel giftcards). Your B.O., followed by the Top 5 Chinese Dishes Consumed Later by the Jews Who Saw Them:
GMA got in the Boxing Day spirit with an exclusive behind-the-scenes glimpse at Angels and Demons, featuring a nifty dramatic flourish we're afraid may not make Ron Howard's final cut.
The fact that Eartha Kitt died on Christmas virtually mandated that all her obits would lead by noting that she sang "Santa Baby." However, we'd like to remember Kitt for two different accomplishments.
Fox wanted a pony for Christmas, and it got a lovely one Wednesday when a judge ruled that the studio owns a copyright interest in Warner Bros.' mega-budget blockbuster hopeful Watchmen.
· We didn't need a scientific study to confirm for us that romcoms are detrimental to your health. Now infect us, impossibly handsome and emotionally available Patrick Dempsey, with your deadly McDreamy rays!
Unless you spend Christmas drinking boxed wine alone in your apartment like we do, you'll need some background noise at your family celebration. Here's a guide to get you through the next two joyous days.
As creative partnerships go, the one teaming Tim Burton with Wanted director Timur Bekmambetov and a half-dozen or so animated post-apocalyptic rag dolls isn't one we had on our 2009 wish list.
