Hey, you guys, I just wanted to give you a heads up that I am in Los Angeles, California for a few days to meet with the President of Entertainment. If things go as I expect they will, he'll... CONTINUE READING VIDEOGUM: CALIFORNIA EDITION»
Posted on October 4, 2009 in Letter From The Editor
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Tags: Hollywood | The Lawnmower Man
Hah. Well, certainly much less barfy than this week's previous Eric Wareheim video for Depeche Mode's "Hole To Feed." But does anyone else get the impression that maybe Eric Wareheim is obsessed with and/or has a weird relationship to... CONTINUE READING OPERATION WATCH THIS: "IN LUST" BY ERIC WAREHEIM»
Posted on October 2, 2009 in Operation Watch This
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Tags: Dancing | Eric Wareheim | Hollywood | Sex
This is how dreams are made! From Craigslist: Sure! Now you're a Hollywood millionaire. Just send all your money to totallylegitimateemailaddress@hollywoodmovies.com and wait for Jerry Bruckheimer to call you. "Congratulations, we're equals." --Jerry Bruckheimer Now that you've wisely invested your... CONTINUE READING PROBABLY THE WISEST INVESTMENT»
Posted on September 21, 2009 in Behind The Scenes
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Tags: C.R.E.A.M. | Hollywood | Horror
The Hollywood Reporter hollywood reported this morning that a movie about jerkin' is in development. Melee Entertainment and indie film producer Shariff Hasan are developing a movie that will center on jerkin,' the hip-hop dance trend that has been attracting... CONTINUE READING HOLLYWOOD BETTER NOT (BUT OF COURSE WILL) RUIN JERKIN': THE MOVIE»
Posted on September 3, 2009 in What America Wants
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Tags: Dance Offs | Foo Fighters | Hollywood | Jerkin'
I tried to start my own Best New Party Game on Twitter last night. Has it taken Twitter by storm? No it has not. Has your mom written me like, "@videogum Lots Of Love, I can't stop playing yr new... CONTINUE READING BEST NEW PARTY GAME 6»
Posted on August 13, 2009 in Best New Party Game
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Tags: Best New Party Game | Funtimes | Hollywood
HOLLYWOOD SMASH IDEAS! HOLLYWOOD MAKE MOVIE IN PANTS! HOLLYWOOD NO WANT BE CALLED STUPID! HOLLYWOOD SMART! HOLLYWOOD HAVE FUDGE ON ITS FACE! From Variety (via /Film) Movies based on toys couldn't be hotter in Hollywood, with nearly every studio adapting... CONTINUE READING HOLLYWOOD GOES FULL RETARD: LEGOS MOVIE IN DEVELOPMENT»
Posted on August 12, 2009 in Bad Idea Jeans, What America Wants
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Tags: Hollywood | Legos | Legos: The Movie
Obviously, there is some resistance to Hollywood's constant remaking of movies. I think this stems from the fact that the original movies are good, or at least hold a warm, golden place in our heavy, nostalgic hearts. And also that... CONTINUE READING FUCK IT, LET'S REMAKE EVERYTHING»
Posted on July 29, 2009 in Remakes And Spinoffs
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Tags: Blood Simple | C.R.E.A.M. | Coen Brothers | Dr. Seuss | Hollywood | The Lorax | Zhang Yimou
So, Ben Silverman, the supposed "wunderkind" head of NBC, is leaving. Do you guys care about this? I can never tell if anyone cares about this (because probably no one should care about this). Genuine question. At what point does... CONTINUE READING SOMETHING HAPPENED TO A WHITE MULTI-MILLIONAIRE»
Posted on July 27, 2009 in Behind The Scenes
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Tags: Ben Silverman | Hollywood | NBC | Sausage | Taylor Swift
Oh jeez. One time, when I was in college (that's right, COLLEGE) I went to see John Waters talk about his career and answer audience questions. At one point, someone asked him a question about Edith Massey, who played Edie... CONTINUE READING VIEW-MASTER: THE MOVIE: FULL THROTTLE»
Posted on July 7, 2009 in Bad Idea Jeans
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Tags: Hollywood | Movie Adaptations | View-Master
This lady named Cameron Diaz, whoever that is, got her own star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame last night, thereby lowering the value of all of the stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. I am just kidding. About... CONTINUE READING SOME LADY GOT A STAR ON THE HOLLYWOOD WALK OF FAME LAST NIGHT FOR SOME REASON»
Posted on June 23, 2009 in Celebrity Gossip!, Where Are They Now?
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Tags: Cameron Diaz | Hollywood
James Murphy of LCD Soundsystem attended the MTV Movie Awards on Sunday. Not as the celebrated leader of a great band that he is, but as Aziz Ansari's semi-anonymous plus one. And then he blogged about it. Sell out. ... CONTINUE READING JAMES MURPHY IS PLAYING IN MTV'S HOUSE»
Posted on June 3, 2009 in Awards, Behind The Scenes
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Tags: Aziz Ansari | Hollywood | James Murphy | MTV Movie Awards | My Morning Jacket
The YouTube description for this video is "a chill intro to our production company." Accurate. RELAX, HOLLYWOOD, CANDLE EYE PRODUCTIONS HAS GOT THIS. So chill. Probably the chillest of all production companies. This guy knows:... CONTINUE READING THIS IS YOUR PRODUCTION COMPANY: CANDLE EYE PRODUCTIONS»
Posted on May 5, 2009 in Free Advertising
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Tags: Animal Collective | Candle Eye Productions | Hollywood | Pros
According to a post over on Boing Boing, there's a dude in Malibu who sells his own lemonade, but when you buy a bottle you also get a piece of his mind. And his mind is filled with super-frustrations over... CONTINUE READING WHEN LIFE GIVES YOU LEMONADE MAKE CRAZY RANTS»
Posted on April 22, 2009 in Ad Wizards
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Tags: Depeche Mode | Hollywood | Lemonade
This morning, Hugh Jackman, star of Wolverine: Origins and pee-er of his own pants, was granted one of Hollywood's highest honors: immortalizing his foot and handprints in cement in front of the historic Grauman's Chinese theater. Reported the Australian Associated... CONTINUE READING CONGRATULATIONS, HUGH "P.P." JACKMAN, ON YOUR HOLLYWOOD FOOTPRINTS!»
Posted on April 21, 2009 in Awards
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Tags: Grauman's Chinese Theater | Hollywood | Hugh Jackman
I read on the internet today that Hollywood is going to remake the Elia Kazan classic East of Eden, and that the guy who directed John Adams is going to direct it. Whoops. That sounds like a terrible idea.... CONTINUE READING HEY HOLLYWOOD, HOW ABOUT YOU DON'T REMAKE EAST OF EDEN»
Posted on January 14, 2009 in Backlashes, Bad Idea Jeans, Everyone's A Critic
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Tags: East Of Eden | Hollywood | Jaden Smith | James Dean | Remakes | Tom Hooper
Casting calls on craigslist are almost always hilarious. It's always like: DO YOU WANT TO BE RAPED? THIS COULD BE YOUR BIG CHANCE TO BE RAPED. PLEASE COME TO HOLLYWOOD IN OUR BASEMENT. EMAIL US YOUR DICK PICKS AT FAMOUSTOWN@HOTMAIL.COM.... CONTINUE READING YOU ARE NOT THE NEXT MICHAEL CERA»
Posted on December 17, 2008 in Casting Calls
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Tags: Hollywood | Jonah Hill | McLovin | Michael Cera
Sure, people have been getting laid off in the tens of thousands, having their homes foreclosed on, their 401ks wiped away by an oscillating stock market. But up until now we'd assumed that Hollywood parties were going to be unaffected.... CONTINUE READING THIS RECESSION SHIT JUST GOT REAL»
Posted on November 14, 2008 in Behind The Scenes
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Tags: Economic Crisis | Hollywood | Parties
The big development news this morning (more like development SNOOZE, am I right, guys?) was about ABC's television adaptation of Maid in Manhattan, a movie that didn't end Jennifer Lopez's career, but definitely captured the end of Jennifer Lopez's career.... CONTINUE READING THE ULTIMATE ARGUMENT SETTLER: 10 ROMANTIC COMEDIES THAT WOULD MAKE BETTER TV SHOWS THAN MAID IN MANHATTAN »
Posted on August 13, 2008 in The Ultimate Argument Settler
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Tags: Hollywood | Jennifer Lopez | Maid In Manhattan | Romantic Comedies
For as boring as this season was, and as long as each episode felt, last night's finale seemed strangely premature. Amidst the anti-climactic goodbyes, and the tearful interviews about how much this has changed everyone, I realized that I didn't... CONTINUE READING THE REAL WORLD: SEASON FINALE»
Posted on July 10, 2008 in Reality TV
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Tags: Brianna Taylor | Brittini Sherrod | David Malinosky | Hollywood | Joey Kovar | Kimberly Alexander | Nick Brown | Sarah Ralston | The Real World | William Gilbert
This week, the Real World house is off to Cancun, because after years of trying to broaden the casts' horizons with safaris and trips to Nepal (RW: Seattle, 1998, son), the producers figured fuck it, we'll save a ton of... CONTINUE READING THE REAL WORLD: DIFFERENT COUNTRY, SAME DRUNK ASSHOLES»
Posted on July 3, 2008 in Reality TV
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Tags: Brianna Taylor | Brittini Sherrod | David Malinosky | Hollywood | Kimberly Alexander | Nick Brown | Sarah Ralston | The Real World | William Gilbert
Because this season of the Real World takes place in Hollywood, all of the housemates have an entertainment industry ambition. Brianna wants to sing. Dave wants to act. Will wants to produce. And Kim, Sarah, and Nick want to host... CONTINUE READING THE REAL WORLD: WHO WILL BE THE NEXT CHRIS HARDWICK?»
Posted on June 26, 2008 in Reality TV
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Tags: Brianna Taylor | Brittini Sherrod | David Malinosky | Hollywood | Kimberly Alexander | Nick Brown | Racism | Sarah Ralston | The Real World | William Gilbert
I forgot to write my Real World recap yesterday because I was too busy skipping down memory lane with Mark Wahlberg. But if I have to ask your forgiveness for anything, it's probably going to be for having remembered to... CONTINUE READING THE REAL WORLD: BETTER NEVER THAN LATE»
Posted on June 20, 2008 in Reality TV
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Tags: Brittini Sherrod | David Malinosky | Hollywood | The Real World | William Gilbert
So, on last night's episode of the Real World, Joey finally left the house. I guess he realized that perhaps an environment dedicated to the consumption of free alcohol was not the best place to live right when you get... CONTINUE READING THE REAL WORLD CAN DRIVE A MAN TO DRINK»
Posted on June 12, 2008 in Reality TV
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Tags: Brianna Taylor | Charna Halpern | Creeps | David Malinosky | Hollywood | Joey Kovar | Kimberly Alexander | Sarah Ralston | The Real World | William Gilbert
We've been one creep short for the past couple weeks while Joey was in rehab, but at the start of last night's episode he returned, bringing us back to the full Voltron of seven creeps. Joey's drinking problem took up... CONTINUE READING THE REAL WORLD: ONE CREEP DOWN, SIX CREEPS TO GO»
Posted on June 5, 2008 in Reality TV
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Tags: Brianna Taylor | Charna Halpern | Creeps | David Malinosky | Greg Halstead | Hollywood | Joey Kovar | Kimberly Alexander | Sarah Ralston | The Real World | William Gilbert
In the lead-up to the release of his new movie, What's Happening?, M. Night Shyamalan battled his self-proclaimed press shyness to talk to the New York Times this weekend. The article is mostly about the infamous split with Disney over... CONTINUE READING M. NIGHT SHYAMALAN IS FREE TO BE YOU AND ME»
Posted on June 2, 2008 in Backlashes, Behind The Scenes
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Tags: Hollywood | M. Night Shyamalan | The Happening
Carrie Prejean turned the video camera off, put on some clothes, and stepped out of her house. It was a beautiful day outside. The air smelled like apples, and the late morning light hit the world in just such a...
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If you are a sassy and sarcastic young man in an American sitcom who represents the sitcom writer's desire that a nerdy Jewish teenager can somehow be the desirable romantic hero in this world, then eventually you will get a...
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I shouldn't even be here right now. I SHOULD BE GETTING INTO MY COSTUME! If I don't hurry, my facepaint won't be dry before I get to the MOONVIE theater, and everyone will be like "hahah, you look like you're...
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The Challenge: I had to go on a 3.5 hour bus tour of totally random TV and film locations in New York City. Alone, and wearing a specific ridiculous tshirt. And I had to find someone to take my picture...
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Uh. OK. Well, first let's address what this movie did well, like the disappointed parents we are (or at least that I am), recognizing that the negative feedback won't be useful or constructive if it isn't preceded by something positive....
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