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New DVD Player Filters Out the Good Parts

mark · 04/19/04 11:04AM

Wal-Mart and K-mart have announced plans to sell an RCA DVD player that can filter "objectionable" content. Turned off by Kill Bill, Vol. 1's blood geysers? The DVD player will skip past the violence and mute the f-bombs, leaving you with a chopsocky flick suitable for family viewing.

Cobain's Creek

mark · 04/16/04 08:07PM

It's been just over 10 years since Kurt Cobain killed himself. Everyone knows that 10 years is the statue of limitations on making biopics about self-destructive, voice-of-a-generation types. Now that it's safe to do so, the WB is developing a movie based on Cobain's life. They haven't cast it yet. We've got a couple of suggestions to get the ball rolling.

Jennifer Garner's Yearbook Photo

mark · 04/16/04 07:13PM

We like her better in latex bodysuits than this outfit, even though we do have to admit a small Cosby sweater fetish.

The Obscure Thomas Jane: Fat Action Hero?

mark · 04/16/04 04:41PM

We'd already forgotten who Thomas Jane is. Sure, we could have IMDB'd him, but we saw something shiny and lost interest in his career. But then we came across this very helpful AP headline on Yahoo News: "Thomas Jane Plays 'The Punisher'"

Porn Industry's HIV Scare: Yet Another Reason To Avoid The Valley

mark · 04/16/04 03:06PM

The adult film industry is in a virtual shutdown as porn stars Darren James and Lara Roxx were diagnosed with HIV. Several adult film production companies announced a 60 day coitus interruptus so that further testing of actors who'd performed with James and Roxx could be conducted.

The Apprentice Finale: "You're Hired" Edition

mark · 04/16/04 01:10PM

The 13-week job interview is over. Donald Trump can rest now, knowing that he has knighted a worthy Trump Organization leader in vanilla, internet cigar mogul Bill Rancic (as we predicted). The Donald can now kick back and spend a few days in the hyperbaric chamber that preserves the somewhat hairlike organism that lives on top of his billionaire head, emerging only to have brief, sexual encounters with Miss USA hopefuls and dream of the Time Man of the Year cover that is surely to follow.

Tomorrow: Pics of Jacko Canoodling With a Llama

mark · 04/15/04 04:32PM

It seems virtually impossible for Michael Jackson to leave the ranch without getting some gay/molesty nastiness stuck on the bottom of his moonwalkin' pennyloafers.

What the World Needs Now Is Another Flop Singer

mark · 04/15/04 03:52PM

Variety reports that the mighty WB network, home to such knee-slapping fare as One Tree Hill and Everwood, is about to unleash an American Idol spoof on the shitty-singing-devouring public.

The First Tipoff Was That Someone Was Actually In The Theater

mark · 04/15/04 03:16PM

Two L.A. men were caught trying to record first-run movies in local theaters. One was trying to bootleg The Passion of the Christ. It's understandable that someone's trying to get a piece of the Jesus juggernaut action.

Dick Clark Is Human After All; Life Expectancy Drops to 204 Years

mark · 04/15/04 01:55PM

Preternaturally youthful, septagenarian megaproducer/sock-hop host Dick Clark has been diagnosed with type-2 diabetes, according to the Associated Press. Clark's known about his disease since 1994, but has kept it a secret until now.

Full Mouse House for Stamos?

mark · 04/15/04 01:14PM

By now the entire free world has been appraised of the status of John Stamos and Rebecca Romijn-Stamos' marriage. [ed. Note to Baghdad readers: They're Splitsville!] Page Six is reporting that John Cusack's already been circling Ms. Romijn n e Romijn-Stamos.

The Apprentice Finale: I Can See Your Down Your Lacy Underthings From My Glass Ceiling

mark · 04/15/04 12:49PM

On tonight's two-hour finale of The Apprentice, evil, parasitic hairpiece host Donald Trump will finally anoint either low-key Bill Rancic or catatonic broker Kwame Jackson to run one of his many companies. Our money's on Bill, who'll be presented with a desk plaque reading "Bill Rancic, Chief Executive Officer, Trump Skank Procurement Industries" and immediately stashed on a card table by the copier that no one can figure out how to un-jam.

Who Is The Defamer?

Choire · 04/11/04 11:11PM

We're not keeping the author of this website anonymous because he's famous. In fact, quite the opposite. He's nobody — just another Hollywood peon, maybe another PA on the set. Or he could be your assistant — you know, the one you just made fetch your dogs from the groomer? That wasn't very nice of you.