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Saw “Inception”!

T.F.P. — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 00:37:44 +0000

I didn’t think I’d be able to see Inception this weekend, but a couple people had to cancel on a lunch I was planning to attend, so that freed up my schedule a bit. I caught a matinee showing this afternoon and was blown away by the film!! Usually I am wary about movies that don’t adhere to traditional timelines and structures, and especially those that ask viewers to discern between dreams and reality, but Inception was surprisingly understandable (at least on the surface). Of course as soon as I got home and started reading all the online debates about the meaning of certain scenes, I began to doubt my original interpretation of events…! Nevertheless, this is a great movie and I highly recommend it!

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Salt Trailer

T.F.P. — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 00:44:59 +0000

I am usually not a fan of Angelina Jolie’s films, but I have to admit that Salt looks pretty damn good! I definitely want to see it in theaters. I’m not sure when that will happen, though. I still have to see Inception, too, which I thought I was gonna do this weekend — until my plans fell through. Oh, well, maybe I’ll just have to make a double feature out of these two!

Inception

T.F.P. — Sun, 18 Jul 2010 23:24:06 +0000

Man, I totally want to see Inception soon! This just looks like a great film, and even though I usually have trouble following (and therefore liking) stories with nonlinear timelines, I think this movie might be an exception. It has gotten mostly rave reviews, and though there are definitely some debates about what’s “real” and what’s not in all the dreams-within-dreams-within-dreams in the film, I think I’ll actually like this one. Take a look at the trailer:

Bieber Mania

T.F.P. — Wed, 26 May 2010 10:00:53 +0000

It’s practically impossible to get on Twitter, Facebook, or Google without seeing Justin Bieber’s name come up. He’s almost always a “trending topic” or “hot search” or whatever, and though I’d never heard of him before, seeing his name in all these different places made me want to at least find out what the fuss was about.

Turns out he’s some 16-year-old Canadian kid who caught a break when some record producer discovered him on YouTube. I’ve never (knowingly) heard a Bieber song, so I can’t tell you if the guy has talent or not. But I can certainly see why the young girls go crazy for him. He must have a never-ending supply of the best acne face wash and hair gel around because his face and hair are flawless. No doubt the 12-year-olds are all tearing his pictures out of Tiger Beat and hanging them on their bedroom walls and locker doors.

I was there once. Of course, back in my day Kirk Cameron was the “it” boy….LMAO!!!!!

Annie Wersching on Ellen?

T.F.P. — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 01:00:35 +0000

Have you heard about the online movement to get Annie Wersching an appearance on the Ellen Show? Werching is perhaps best known for playing Agent Renee Walker on the television show 24. Her character was killed off this year (oh, come on — that’s not a spoiler anymore!), which basically shocked and outraged fans who had grown to love the tough-as-nails counterpart to Jack Bauer.

Anyway, a few fans want Annie to appear on Ellen because apparently the talk show host is known to give away lots of baby swag to pregnant guests. Oh, yeah — backtrack a bit — apparently Wersching is expecting her first child in August. I didn’t know that until yesterday, which I guess isn’t all that surprising since I’m not exactly on her mailing list for baby announcements or whatever! Back to the point: the fans have started Facebook and Twitter campaigns for Wersching, and one of them has even stood outside the Ellen studio with a sign about getting Annie on the show.

I think it would be really cool if this happens! Hey, if two Auburn students can wrangle a hug from Taylor Swift based solely on online efforts, then a Wersching appearance on Ellen should be doable!!!

Hefner saves “Hollywood” sign

T.F.P. — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 23:47:21 +0000

You’ve probably heard by now that Hugh Hefner stepped in with a $900,000 donation to help preserve the “iconic” Hollywood sign and attendant lighting from being torn down as part of a development project. That’s great and all, but my question is how did things get to that point in the first place? Of course the Hollywood sign is important to southern California, and serves as a beacon of sorts for people chasing their dreams. So why didn’t the local government step in a long time ago to preserve it? Why has the sign been on private property all these years? No wonder it ended up costing a mind-boggling $12 million to save the sign. Wow.

Jesse James Rehab

T.F.P. — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 22:57:56 +0000

Well, it’s pretty much impossible to avoid stories about Jesse James and Sandra Bullock’s marital troubles. Three alleged mistresses have surfaced thus far, and James has apparently checked himself into an Arizona rehab clinic that specializes in drug, alcohol, and sex addiction. Meanwhile, there have been rumors that Sandra Bullock filed for divorce, but as of now that hasn’t been substantiated by any creditable news sources. She continues to lie low as all this is going down. Is there anyone not on Team Sandy at this point???