Will Ferrell Is A Rip-Off, Complain The Millionaires • According to Forbes magazine, Will Ferrell is the most over-priced movie star. Sure. Because if there is one thing that Hollywood is always concerned about, it is making sure that they spend their money wisely and efficiently.

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Fanastic Mr. Wes Anderson • These behind-the-scenes clips in which Wes Anderson taped himself acting out scenes from Fantastic Mr. Fox as a template for the animators are weird. Like, good thing he is a movie director or else I would be voice-dialing the hospital right now. "Hospital." (That's how you do it.)

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The Touching* Farewell Montage That Hank Deserves**

As you may have heard earlier this week, Kelsey Grammer's most recent sitcom, Hank, has been canceled. NOOOOOOOOOOOO!*** But yes. Hank was a flower that flew too close to the sun, or whatever****. So thank you to SlapClap for making this moving and important tribute*****.

What is this world coming to?****** First 9/11 and now this*******. Based on this description of a recent episode from the official website, I don't even understand how this is possible********!

Hank has had it with Tilly's annoying habit of saying "got it, got it, got it," but is afraid to discuss the issue directly with her, so he recruits his ever-so-subtle brother-in-law, Grady, to approach her about the problem.

Canceled?! ABC was just like let's throw all this gold********* away, we don't want it! Goodbye, Hank, you will be missed**********!

Footnotes after the jump.

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Posted by Gabe at 10:15 AM in Behind The Scenes, Sitcoms
Tags: Hank | Kelsey Grammer

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The Makers Of Saw Are Professors Business Over Here

Saw VI didn't do that well at the box office this year for some reason*. But don't worry, America, there are going to keep being Saw movies ))><(( for another two years (2012). Why wouldn't there be? From Reuters:

Indie Hollywood studio Lionsgate said on Thursday it was moving ahead with "Saw 7," which will be in 3-D. [Ed. note: GREAT!]

"As long as we make money on it we'll keep doing this," Lionsgate vice chairman Michael Burns said at the Media and Money conference in New York, noting that such franchises tend to have a long shelf life across different platforms.

That makes sense. I mean, it is just smart business. Even if the movies are awful garbage, like literally garbage being placed on the curb of your eyes, we should just keep making them because who gives a faaaaaaaaaart. "What day do they come pick up the garbage from my eyes?" "Uh, I think that garbage is just going to stay there forever. You should at least move it to the back of your head." "I can still smell it." That's a normal conversation. As the old saying goes, if it is broken and the worst but it makes money, why fix it?

Business is so neat!

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Posted by Gabe at 9:30 AM in Behind The Scenes
Tags: C.R.E.AM. | Saw | Saw II | Saw III | Saw IV | Saw V | Saw VI | Saw VII

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Hey, What's Up With Lou Dobbs?

Relax, Lou Dobbs, who is obviously reading this, and going into rampant speculation about what it might mean for his future: you are not getting your own Videogum column. Nice try, OLD MAN! But as you may have heard, Lou Dobbs left CNN yesterday. Not only that, but he left abruptly, and he left entirely. From the AP:

CNN's Lou Dobbs, a lightning rod for criticism following his transition from a business journalist to an opinionated anchor on such issues as illegal immigration, told viewers on Wednesday that he was quitting his nightly show to pursue new opportunities.

"This will be my last broadcast," Dobbs said after giving the day's headlines. Dobbs, who hosts a daily radio show unrelated to CNN, said the network had allowed him to be released early from his contract.

Whoa! And I mean "whoa!" in the strictest Joey Lawrence definition of the word. Now, the New York Times is positing that this is a pretty simple career decision, based on a directive from CNN president Jonathan Klein. "Mr. Dobbs could vent his opinions on radio and anchor an objective newscast on television, or he could leave CNN." So Lou Dobbs decided to abandon his role as an actual journalist to pursue his career as a moron, posits the New York Times. But I am positing (always be positing) that the New York Times doesn't know what the heck it is talking about (as per usual) and that Lou Dobbs is leaving because of a CRAZY SCANDAL!

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Posted by Gabe at 9:30 AM in Behind The Scenes
Tags: CNN | Lou Dobbs | Scandal

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BREAKING: Oprah To Continue Being On TV! • Nikki Finke is reporting today that Oprah will continue to be on TV but on a different station than she has been on TV for a long time. WHOA, STOP THE PRESSES VICKI VALE! In other stunning developments, Oprah will continue to be billionaire with millions of fans.

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Danny Boyle Moving Forward With Slummountain Onearmenaire

Danny Boyle is getting to work on his follow-up to Slumdog Millionaire, titled 127 Hours. From Variety:

Fox Searchlight and Danny Boyle have firmed plans to make their next collaboration "127 Hours," a film that tells the story of mountaineer Aron Ralston.

After his right forearm got pinned for nearly five days under a boulder during a climb in Utah in May, 2003, Ralston used a dull knife to amputate the limb. He then scaled a 65-foot sheer wall and hiked out before running into a family that gave him water and food. He was finally rescued by helicopter.

How did he do it?

A: He cheated
B: He's lucky
C: He's a genius
D: By using a dull knife to amputate the limb

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Posted by Gabe at 10:15 AM in Behind The Scenes
Tags: 127 Hours | Danny Boyle | Slumdog Millionaire

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CNN Says That Nicolas Cage Says That He Is Broke • This news story is weird. Nicolas Cage is so broke that he has to sell four different 10 million dollar mansions? But I guess he still gets to keep a few of his other 10 million dollar mansions? What fucking definition of "broke" is CNN using?

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