Year: 2006 (Page 112 of 228)

They know when you are sleeping…

June 13, 2006 /

…they know when you’re awake. And apparently, enough of you are awake between 11pm and 1am to warrant scheduling a brand-spanking-new programming block on TBS.

Looking to tap into the success of other original late-night programming such as Cartoon Network’s Adult Swim and Comedy Central’s “The Daily Show,” TBS is rapidly putting multiple projects into development, including a show called “Late Night Buffet” from the Jim Henson Company “that would stage a talk show entirely with puppets — except for the human celebrity guests.”

According to the Hollywood Reporter:

“It’s a different way to approach the late-night talk show,” TBS and TNT senior vp original programming Michael Wright said. “It takes the Henson brand’s intelligence and warmth and mixes it with a little wickedness and fun.” …

Henson Co. co-chair and co-CEO Brian Henson will do the puppetry for “Buffet” with Bill Barretta. The show will not feature Muppets like Kermit the Frog but rather newer puppets. The host and sidekick will be puppet characters Augustus Pfiffle and Delbert Kastle. Even the band will be puppets, consisting of character Gina Cappellini and her pet monkeys.

“It’s a talk show where we improvise as we go,” Henson said. “This is the kind of character-driven work we enjoy doing.”

Just what we all needed: One more reason not to go to bed just yet.

TV

Scientology jumps on NASCAR bandwagon

June 13, 2006 /

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Baby, you can drive my car

If it’s good enough for Stanley Tools, Texaco and Jack Daniel’s whiskey, it’s good enough for Scientology.

That’s right: the religion that takes a licking and keeps on ticking is headed for the racetrack, with a new team dubbed “Ignite Your Potential” to be sponsored by Dianetics, the book that started it all.

Once the exclusive realm of celebrity multimillionaires, Scientology has officially moved past the “early adopter” stage of the diffusion of innovative quasi-religious pyramid schemes marketing model, and is now embracing the RV-driving, domestic-beer-swilling, hot-dog-eating NASCAR masses.

They may not have the deep pockets of a Tom Cruise or a John Travolta, but their numbers are legion…and what they may lack in solvency, they make up for with mouth-foaming levels of enthusiasm and conformity.

Phase Two of the attack on Dark Lord Xenu has begun…and this time, they’ve got race cars.

Actors, Gossip, News

DVD shuffle: 06/13/06

June 13, 2006 /

Out on DVD this week:

1) 16 Blocks – RENT: Bruce Willis is starting to make a habit out of appearing in surpringly good movies. First, “Hostage,” and now this. What can we expect next year?

2) Kiss Kiss Bang Bang – RENT: If you liked the “Lethal Weapon” films (or at least the first two), you’ll absoultely love Shane Black’s latest entry into the buddy cop genre. The DVD, however, doesn’t offer enough extras to warrant a purchase.

3) The Pink Panther – RENT: I actually would have liked to have seen this in theaters, but had to pass in favor of the dreadful “Firewall.” Steve Martin has been very disappointing as of late, but I can’t imagine this film being nearly as bad as most of the critics made it out to be.

4) The World’s Fastest Indian – BUY: Easily one of the best films of 2006. The DVD is also quite impressive, and the inclusion of the 1971 documentary “Offerings to the God of Speed” only makes it that much better.

Also out this week is the soccer hooligan film “Green Street,” a re-release of Steve Martin’s “LA Story,” two special editions of “The Princess Bride,” and a few new TV-on-DVD releases including “Coach: Season One,” “Medium: Season One,” “Cheers: Season Eight,” and “Dead Zone: Season Four.”

External Movie DVDs, Movie DVDs, Movies, Reviews

The Tom Cruise “To-Do” list: Status update

June 13, 2006 /

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“One day I will rule you all. MWAH-HA-HA-HA-HAAA…!”

Marriage to child bride? Check. Virgin birth to thetan-free, genetically superior miracle baby? Check. Conversion of World’s Most Ridiculously Attractive Couple to Scientology? Still working on it…

Not to be satisfied until every A-, B-, and C-list member of the Screen Actors Guild has personally — personally — and publicly professed his or her love for hack 1950’s sci-fi writer and Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard, Tom Cruise is now going after the biggest of Big Kahunas: Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie.

Far from taking offense at Brad and Angie’s presumed failure to congratulate him on the recent adoption birth of his own little adopted clearly not biological daughter Suri, Tom Cruise recently started working the phones on behalf of Hollywood’s favorite cult religion. From VH-1’s Best Week Ever:

Reports are in that Cruise called to congratulate the Tomb Raider star on her new baby with whatshisname and then offered an open invitation to the Scientology center when she returns to LA. He even promised to give her a Scientology award for her human rights work, if she’d just stop by the center.

Okay, maybe this one’s just a rumor…but even if it is, the fact that it seems entirely plausible shows just how far Tom’s star has fallen…or how high his bad crazy moon has risen…or something.

Actors, Actresses, Gossip

The thing is, I bet Ann Coulter would secretly love to be Henry Rollins’ bitch

June 13, 2006 /

Here’s your must-see clip of the week, right here. Henry Rollins writes a letter to Ann Coulter, asking her to give up her life for a more, well, simple life with Henry. I can’t help but think that she would find this idea secretly appealing. I know that it would certainly fulfill one of my desires if he were able to make her go away.

(Be patient with the link, it takes a few seconds to load)

News, TV

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