Lovelace vs. Lovelace

''We admit that the Snow White movie standoff brewing next year has gotten the lion's share of our attention, but we're happy to report that we have yet another film competition to track: The battle of the Linda Lovelace movies is back on! When last we checked in, Matthew Wilder had replaced Lindsay Lohan with Malin Akerman for his Lovelace biopic Inferno, while directors Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman were wooing Kate Hudson and James Franco for Lovelace, their own take on the famous porn star. The latter project appeared to fall by the wayside when Hudson became pregnant, but Olivia Wilde tells E! that she may assume the title role: "It would be a tremendous honor. It's such a cool role. She was a fascinating woman — with where she came from to Deep Throat to then working with Gloria Steinem and Nora Ephron." If Franco is still attached to play Lovelace's manager-husband Chuck Traynor, this version will have the other beat on cheekbones alone.''
-E!
I only have two words to say about this: MALIN AKERMAN, the woman is an amazing actress, and she has that round face that Linda had. Inferno all the way! (Although it would have been fun to see Lohan try to do this...)

Longest Running Crap

New York Magazine lists the 12 longest running reality shows:
01. The Real World (1992, 25 seasons)
02. Survivor (2000, 22 seasons)
03. The Bachelor & The Bachelorette (2002, 22 seasons)
04. The Amazing Race (2001, 18 seasons)
05. America's Next Top Model (2003, 16 seasons)
06. The Biggest Loser (2004, 11 seasons)
07. Big Brother (2000, 13 seasons)
08. Dancing With The Stars (2005, 12 seasons)
09. The Apprentice (2004, 11 seasons)
10. American Idol (2002, 10 seasons)
11. Hell's Kitchen (2005, 9 seasons)
12. Project Runway (2004, 9 seasons)

AA + eBay

''By joining up with eBay, American Apparel will hopefully boost its Internet sales, which currently make up less than ten percent of the company's revenue. It's also good for eBay, supposedly, because they're trying to target the tech-savvy 18-to-25-year-old market, which makes up American Apparel's core demographic. Although American Apparel will have to pay a commission for all sales brokered through eBay's interface, they expect the deal to generate "several million dollars in sales within its first year." Which, needless to say, Dov Charney could really use. The partnership is tentatively scheduled to launch on September 1.''
-nymag

Cowboy Fails

Here are the 10 least realistic cowboy movies of all time, according to IFC.com:
10. The Terror Of Tiny Town (1939)
09. Shanghai Noon (2000)
08. Undead Or Alive: A Zombedy (2007)
07. Cowboys and Aliens (2011)
06. Wild Wild West (1999)
05. Westworld (1973)
04. Back To The Future Part III (1990)
03. The White Buffalo (1977)
02. Billy The Kid vs. Dracula (1966)
01. El Topo (1970)

Worst House Guests

Here are the 5 worst things a house guest can do, according to the Village Voice's Michael Musto:
05. Brings an extra guest without asking.
04. Raids the fridge without permission.
03. Expects to be entertained at every moment.
02. Uses the host's toothbrush.
01. Doesn't bring a gift or even send a thank you card.

2012 Oscar Hopefuls

Here are the 50 big films vying for Oscar's attention this year, according to the UK's Guardian newspaper. If you're like me you're gonna watch out for these titles, and try to see as many as you can before oscar season begins so that you know what you're talking about when the discussions start:
My Week With Marilyn, The Iron Lady, The Ides Of March, J Edgar, The Tree Of Life, Young Adult, A Dangerous Method, The Deep Blue Sea, On The Road, The Whistleblower, Like Crazy, Coriolanus, We Need To Talk About Kevin, Beginners, The Artist, Midnight In Paris, Jane Eyre, Super 8, Take Shelter, The Myth Of The American Sleepover, Wuthering Heights, 50/50, The Debt, This Must Be The Place, We Bought a Zoo, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, The Descendants, The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo, War Horse, Carnage, Extremely Loud And Incredibly Close, Albert Nobbs, Hugo, The Rum Diary, W.E., The Help, Moneyball, Shame, Contagion, Martha Marcy May Marlene, Drive, The Woman In Black, Haywire, Melancholia, Natural Selection, Tyrannosaur, The Thing, Bridesmaids, The Adventures Of Tintin: The Secret Of The Unicorn, Dream House.

Dorian Gray Does Grindr

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Please, Change Or Stop

There's a million gay dating websites, but the one i'd say is the most popular in Montreal is http://www.gay411.com/.
(Grindr is an iphone app)
A thing that bugs me about that site, is that i've been on it off and on since 2003, and it's always the same people you see on there, and some of those people HAVE THE SAME PHOTOS as they did in 2003.
Listen Bitches! It ain't possible, you don't still look like that! Change! We all know you, we see you all the time, and that photo has been there for CENTURIES!
a guy told me on there today ''Why are you ignoring me?'' I responded ''Why are you stalking me? You've had the same photos for 8 years, and every 2 weeks you send me a message, STOP!''
thanks for letting me vent.

Seeing Double

Inspired by next year's Snow White showdown, New York Magazine takes a look at some other very similar movies that came out the same year:
Deep Impact (may 8th 1998) - Armageddon (July 1st 1998)
A Bug's Life (nov. 20th 1998) - Antz (oct. 2nd 1998)
Saving Private Ryan (july 24th 1998) - The Thin Red Line (dec. 25th 1998)
Mission To Mars (march 10th 2000) - Red Planet (nov. 10th 2000)
Tombstone (dec. 24th 1993) - Wyatt Earp (june 24th 1994)
The Illusionist (aug. 18th 2006) - The Prestige (oct. 20th 2006)
Dr.Strangelove (jan. 29th 1964) - Fail Safe (oct. 7th 1964)
Capote (sept. 30th 2005) - Infamous (oct. 13th 2006)
Gordy (may 12th 1995) - Babe (aug. 4th 1995)
Center Stage (may 12th 2000) - Save The Last Dance (jan. 12th 2001)
The Haunting (july 23rd 1999) - House On Haunted Hill (oct. 29th 1999)
Troy (may 14th 2004) - Alexander (nov. 24th 2004)
The Fast And The Furious (june 22nd 2001)
Gone In 60 Seconds (june 4th 2000)
Driven (april 27th 2001)
Paul Blart: Mall Cop (jan. 16th 2009) - Observe And Report (april 10th 2009)
United 93 (april 28th 2006) - World Trade Center (aug. 9th 2006)
Dante's Peak (feb. 7th 1997) - Volcano (april 25th 1997)
Prefontaine (jan. 24th 1997) - Without Limits (sept. 11th 1998)

Pugh Does MAC

''This week Gareth Pugh is in town to enjoy the 100-degree stew that is the air outside and work with MAC on his makeup collection for the brand coming out in October. MAC hasn't done a designer collaboration since Rodarte (which was later sadly canceled), so Pugh's, which has been in the works for two years, is sure to be huge.''
-nymag

Grindr's Main Gay

Ever wondered what Grindr's creator looked like? Here he is: Israeli born Joel Simkhai.

Top 10 College Movies

Here are the top 10 college movies, according to huffington post:
-The Social Network
-A Beautiful Mind
-Legally Blonde
-Good Will Hunting
-The Good Shepard
-Love Story
-Rudy
-Old School
-Animal House
-Drumline

Overrated Classics

Huffington Post lists 5 classic books that are overrated. I've only read one of these, and i have to agree:
-Waiting For Godot - Samuel Beckett
-Moby Dick - Herman Melville
-The Catcher In The Rye - J.S. Salinger
-The Stranger - Albert Camus
-Ulysses - James Joyce

Musto's Performance Picks

The New York Village Voice write Michael Musto agrees with me that this year will be a great one for female performances at the movies. Here he lists what women he thinks could possibly get a nomination at this years oscars:
Meryl Streep - The Iron Lady
Michelle Williams - My Week With Marilyn
Kate Winslet - Carnage
Jodie Foster - Carnage
Glenn Close - Albert Nobbs
Vera Farmiga - Higher Ground
Keira Knightley - A Dangerous Method
Rooney Mara - The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo
Charlize Theron - Young Adult
Anne Hathaway - One Day
Anna Paquin - Margaret
Rachel Weisz - The Whistleblower
Tilda Swinton - We Need To Talk About Kevin

Rating Harry Potter

I loved the Harry Potter books, i read all of them (except the last one, because it had been so long since i'd read number 6 that i didn't remember anything).
But i only saw the first movie, and i didn't really like it, so i didn't see any of the other ones.
Here New York Magazine blog Vulture, rates the Harry Potter movies, from worst to best:
08. The Chamber Of Secrets (2)
07. The Goblet Of Fire (4)
06. The Sorcerer's Stone (1)
05. The Half-Blood Prince (6)
04. The Deathly Hollows: Part I (7)
03. The Order Of The Phoenix (5)
02. The Deathly Hollows: Part II (8)
01. The Prisoner Of Azkaban (3)

GoodReads!

Since school ended, i've been on a reading rampage, i've read about 15 books in 2 months.
So my curiosity was peaked last night when a good friend of mine told me about a new website called ''Goodreads''.
It's this great thing where you create a profile and you can list all the books you've read, and give them a rating from ''didn't like it'' to ''it was amazing'' and you can list what you're currently reading and what you're looking forward to reading!
It's my new obsession, i spent all last night entering every book on my bookshelf into my profile 'read' section and trying to remember books that friends have lent me that i don't own.
I love the idea of rating the books you've read, but looking at my list now i realize i've given a lot of 5 star ratings. I'm not hard to please i guess!
Check it out: http://www.goodreads.com/

Funniest Women In Film

Virgin Media has created a list of the funniest women in film right now, kinda bizarre that 4 out of 10 came from Saturday Night Live, but still:
01. Kristen Wiig
02. Tina Fey
03. Emma Stone
04. Sarah Silverman
05. Isla Fisher
06. Amy Poehler
07. Diablo Cody
08. Maya Rudolph
09. Anna Faris
10. Elizabeth Banks