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- Questionable Choices: Heidi Montag Drinks So Much Alcohol
- The Hunger Games‘ Liam Hemsworth Is The First Young’un To Join The Expendables 2
- Ladies Be Filmin’: The Playboy Club
- The Daily WTF: This Motorcycle Is Impractical
- Reminder: Charlie Sheen Is Still An Asshole
- Ladies Be Filmin’: 2 Broke Girls
- A Look Back At Lea Michele And Theo Stockman’s Relationship
- Two And A Half Men Wisely Introduced Ashton Kutcher By Hiding Him Behind A Bunch Of Guest Stars… And Then Getting Him Naked
- Don’t Ask Don’t Tell Gallery: Homoerotic Movies About The Military
- Video: Chaz Bono’s Dancing with the Stars Debut Was Pretty Fantastic
| Questionable Choices: Heidi Montag Drinks So Much Alcohol Posted: 20 Sep 2011 11:56 AM PDT
Dressed in all gold with her glasses of champagne, Heidi was basically a walking Emmy statue — except instead of holding up the world, she was just trying to hold up her own head. How can someone get this drunk if they know cameras are around? It defies all logic.
Spencer Pratt totally has earplugs in here. Good move, Spencer Pratt. (via The Superficial) Post from: Crushable |
| The Hunger Games‘ Liam Hemsworth Is The First Young’un To Join The Expendables 2 Posted: 20 Sep 2011 11:01 AM PDT
Liam will play a sniper operating alongside Terry Crews, Mickey Rourke, Jet Li, and the whole lot of them. Oh, and of course the two actors with the most cheered-on cameos–Arnold Schwarzenegger and Bruce Willis–will return and hopefully get more screentime now that the cat’s out of the bag. The other two newbies are also pretty amazing: Jean-Claude Van Damme and Chuck Norris! But so far, Liam’s the only “kid” in the group. We wouldn’t mind seeing a few more of his contemporaries—Anton Yelchin, anyone? Related posts: Post from: Crushable |
| Ladies Be Filmin’: The Playboy Club Posted: 20 Sep 2011 10:44 AM PDT The fall TV season is underway and, despite the ever-lower numbers of women in the writers' rooms, it's being hailed as the year of the women: 17 out of the 25 new scripted shows on the Big Five networks are female-centered and many were created by women. In this series, comedian Leila Cohan-Miccio watches the new female-centered shows and evaluates how realistic their portrayals of women actually are. And now, The Playboy Club, the first of this season’s two 1960s flashback shows.
I’m just going to say some words: Playboy. Murder. Intrigue. Mobsters. Secret lesbians. Eddie Cibrian‘s face. Doesn’t seem like that combination could possibly be boring, right? And yet! The Playboy Club, which uses that exact formula, is a snoozefest of the first order. There is a whole lot of plot in The Playboy Club (I counted four and a half separate stories), but in short, it follows the bunnies and patrons of the Chicago Playboy Club. The bunnies are newbie Maureen (Amber Heard, who totally kills a would-be rapist with her shoe in the first five minutes), Brenda, whose only personality trait is being black (Naturi Naughton, formerly of 3LW), seemingly innocent wife Alice (Leah Renee Cudmore), wild Janie (Jenna Dewan-Tatum), and Carol-Lynne (Broadway’s Laura Benanti), a former Bunny who’s now the house mother. They’re joined by douchey club manager Billy Rosen (David Krumholtz, my weirdest celebrity crush) and ethical lawyer with a secret, Nick Dalton (Eddie Cibrian). Intrigue ensues. The ensemble is strong and the costumes are to die for, but there’s not much else to recommend The Playboy Club. The dialogue is leaden (“If I wanted complaints, I’d call my wife”), the characters two-dimensional, and there are just too many plots for a pilot. The overall effect is shockingly dull, especially for a show marketing itself on glamour and intrigue. The portrayal of the bunny lifestyle isn’t as bad as Gloria Steinem, who advocated a boycott of the show may have feared – the downsides are clearly shown – but there’s also a medium-gross attitude that being a bunny is an empowering way to live. At one point, the Hef voiceover intones “The bunnies were some of the only women in the world who could be anyone they wanted to be.” Not really! They could be compliant sex objects. That’s about it. Sure, the women of The Playboy Club are making money (marvels Alice, “I make more money than my father“) and that’s empowering, but you know what else would be empowering? Making money at a job that let you wear pants. Selling sex isn’t empowering if that’s the only opportunity you have. Despite these iffy gender politics, however, the real reason not to watch The Playboy Club is pure and simple – it’s just not an entertaining show. Related posts: Post from: Crushable |
| The Daily WTF: This Motorcycle Is Impractical Posted: 20 Sep 2011 10:36 AM PDT
In designing this boxy, minimalist motorcycle, Joey Ruiter‘s intention was to strip the bike of all the signifiers that, historically, would have made it cool. Here are some facts about it that make no sense to me, but maybe you understand motorcycles and/or numbers?
Super weird, right? P.S. Joey, where’s your helmet?! Just because you don’t look dangerous on your newfangled bike, that doesn’t mean you can ignore safety. Hmrph.
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| Reminder: Charlie Sheen Is Still An Asshole Posted: 20 Sep 2011 10:28 AM PDT
Guess what? Sheen’s treatment of Ashton Kutcher was never the issue people had with him. It was his treatment of, and general attitude towards, women that ground our gears. Talking about us like we are sexy children generally doesn’t go over so well, you see. Not to mention the many, many times he’s been accused of assault. Could it really be a coincidence at this point? Sheen went on the Wendy Williams show yesterday and tried his best to charm his way back into America’s heart. He did this by saying many things that reminded us why we don’t much care for him. On his short-lived relationship with his two “goddesses,” he had this to say:
That’s right, Charlie Sheen keeps ladies like some people keep livestock. And I’m extremely curious as to what occasion Sheen would ever have to “keep” lesbians…should we check his basement? On the bullet hole in ex-girlfriend Kelly Preston (whom he maybe accidentally shot):
On ex Denise Richards:
And wait, did Wendy Williams just ask him a trivia question about what his own girlfriends’ names were, and then applaud him for getting it right? Oof. But it seemed like Williams might have been making fun of him in the end, when she compared him to a cross between the lovable neighbor on Three’s Company, and the super rapey Glen Quagmire from Family Guy. Giggity giggity? Related posts: Post from: Crushable |
| Ladies Be Filmin’: 2 Broke Girls Posted: 20 Sep 2011 09:57 AM PDT The fall TV season is underway and, despite the ever-lower numbers of women in the writers' rooms, it's being hailed as the year of the women: 17 out of the 25 new scripted shows on the Big Five networks are female-centered and many were created by women. In this series, comedian Leila Cohan-Miccio watches the new female-centered shows and evaluates how realistic their portrayals of women actually are. And now, the first of this week’s two Whitney Cummings-penned pilots, 2 Broke Girls.
Bad news first: 2 Broke Girls offers the most inaccurate portrayal of New York I’ve ever seen on television: there’s graffiti on the subway like it’s 1988, one character tells another that it’s not safe to wear a leather jacket in Williamsburg (it’s hardly safe to wear anything else!), and the city’s cupcake mania is straight out of 2003. Also, one should spell out all numbers below twenty, so it should really be Two Broke Girls. Get with AP style, sitcom! Good news: if you can get past these issues, there’s a lot to like about 2 Broke Girls. The show follows Max (the always-delightful Kat Dennings) and Caroline (Beth Behrs), two waitresses at a Williamsburg diner. Max is quick to tell off the gross line cook who keeps hitting on her or a table of rude customers, but she’s kind-hearted: she helps the diner owner practice for his immigration exam and bakes cupcakes to sell at the diner. Caroline is the daughter of a Bernie Madoff-like Ponzi schemer who’s down on her luck. Equal turns ditzy and sharp (she doesn’t know what “marry the ketchups” means, but she went to Wharton), she and Max initially dislike each other, but by the show’s end, they’re roommates, friends, and plotting how to raise the money to open a cupcake shop together (guys! Go on Kickstarter!). While the laugh track is totally jarring for the vibe of the show and some jokes are too easy, Behrs and Dennings have fun chemistry and the show’s central conceit (each episode will show them trying to make money and each episode ends with a running tally of how much they’ve made) is one that can sustain multiple seasons. Beyond that, it’s really refreshing to see a show about female friendship. Max and Caroline’s goals aren’t to get the guy (Max’s boyfriend is quickly disposed of and no new love interests pop up) or the perfect body – they’re looking for success. 2 Broke Girls is also about two women who initially regard each other as competition, but learn that they’re more powerful together – a pretty awesome message for a CBS sitcom. Related posts: Post from: Crushable |
| A Look Back At Lea Michele And Theo Stockman’s Relationship Posted: 20 Sep 2011 09:50 AM PDT Oh my – Lea Michele has broken up with her boyfriend, Broadway actor Theo Stockman, aka DJ Theocracy. (Seriously, that’s his DJ name – we assume that means he only plays one type of music?) Evidently there was no big blowout between the pair, who dated for over a year, and their publicists are giving the standard “relationship ran its course/they’re still friends” line. Let’s take a look back at the romance between these two thespians, shall we? Post from: Crushable |
| Posted: 20 Sep 2011 09:55 AM PDT
It was always going to be awkward for Ashton Kutcher to replace Charlie Sheen on Two and a Half Men, but the show's writers made sure that the transition was as smooth as possible. Mostly by cramming last night’s season 8 premiere with every guest star who'd ever appeared on the show. As promised, we got to see Charlie's funeral, which was well-attended… by every woman he'd ever bedded and/or given an STD. The whole first half of the show was crammed with beautiful, famous faces: Jenny McCarthy, Jeri Ryan, Melanie Lynskey, Tricia Helfer. (Martin Mull, a.k.a. Colonel Mustard from Clue, also stopped by.) Then, when Charlie's mom is showing the house to potential buyers, we got John Stamos and (a special treat for Chuck Lorre fans) Jenna Elfman and Thomas Gibson playing Dharma and Greg once more.
By the time Ashton appeared on-screen–in a hilarious bit where he makes poor Alan accidentally propel Charlie's ashes everywhere–it seemed totally natural that there'd be yet another familiar face in the beach house. And honestly, I kinda like this Walden Schmidt guy. In keeping with his entrance, Walden's a really low-key, understated character, which is what makes him so funny. He's an accidental billionaire, having sold some piece of software to Microsoft, yet that's not enough to make his wife happy. He's sort of like a little kid in how he tries to solve problems but gets sidetracked. Case in point: He tries to reason with his wife, but ends up spending the night with two hotties.
Then, of course, there's the nakedness. I know that sounds like the opposite of "understated," but Walden is so nonchalant about his hotness: He comes down to breakfast naked, gives naked hugs, and will probably just skip the "talking" part of picking up girls and just go to the bar naked. (Which Alan will love—the poor guy has absolutely no chance of getting laid now.) It's pretty funny to see Alan, who probably secretly thought he might become alpha dog after Charlie's unfortunate demise, relegated to the bottom of the totem pole again. Walden may be oblivious, but he's got at least as much game as Charlie had. We haven't seen Walden interact with Jake yet, but we bet those two will get along famously. America seems to agree with us; the episode was the highest-rated in the show's history. So… “The king is dead, long live the king”? Related posts: Post from: Crushable |
| Don’t Ask Don’t Tell Gallery: Homoerotic Movies About The Military Posted: 20 Sep 2011 09:26 AM PDT
Today marks the historic end of Don’t Ask Don’t Tell, the policy by which openly gay people were not allowed to serve in the military. Yay, just in time to go to war with Iran! But just because the men and women of the U.S. military weren’t allowed to be out and proud until now, doesn’t mean there haven’t been gays there all along. Here are some homoerotic movies about the military. Related posts: Post from: Crushable |
| Video: Chaz Bono’s Dancing with the Stars Debut Was Pretty Fantastic Posted: 20 Sep 2011 08:25 AM PDT On last night’s Dancing with the Stars season 13 premiere, Chaz Bono took the stage with partner Lacey Schwimmer for a cha-cha set to “Dancing in the Street.” From the training room to the dance floor, Chaz’s dancing skills seemed on par with those of a regular guy — which is exactly what he wanted. For his size, lack of experience, and the pressure that a lot of viewers would find any reason to fault him because he’s transgender, Chaz was pretty damn smooth. Plus, he looked like he was having fun! He obviously put a lot of time into training; he makes his way across the floor faster and better than we could. We’re looking forward to seeing what other moves Chaz has got. Related posts: Post from: Crushable |
It looks as if The Hunger Games is Liam Hemsworth‘s transition to an action star, seeing as before he had done movies like The Last Song with Miley Cyrus, and a few months after Games, 
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