There are plenty of iconic movie images that capture the essence of human terror. Hitchcock alone is responsible for many of them. Janet Leigh screaming in the shower in Psycho. Carey Grant running along a deserted country highway from a... CONTINUE READING THE TERRIFYING NEW FACE OF SUSPENSE»
Posted on August 4, 2009 in Creepy
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Tags: Ali Larter | Beyoncé | Horror Survival | Idris Elba | LOLk | Obsessed
Whoops, Mariah Carey, this is your new music video: I know that rich and/or famous people eventually enclose themselves in a disorienting bubble of "yes men," echoing with reassurances that their grandiose senses of self-importance are reasonable and justified, that... CONTINUE READING THAT'S YOUR BOYFRIEND: MARIAH CAREY»
Posted on July 14, 2009 in Music Related Content, That's Your Boyfriend, That's Your Girlfriend
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Tags: Eminem | LOLk | Mariah Carey | Obsessed | Transgendered People
Dear You Guys, So for the past 15 months I've gotten to help plan and launch a totally unique new website, working with a team made up entirely of people who were already my friends on an idea so crazy... CONTINUE READING HAVE A GREAT SUMMER AND STAY SWEET, YOU GUYS!»
Posted on June 26, 2009 in Alternate Endings
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Tags: 30 Rock | Alan Alda | Alec Baldwin | Amy Poehler | Andy Rooney | Babies | Bunnies | Cats | Christians | Dogs | Intervention | Jason Segel | Jesus | Jon Hamm | Judd Apatow | Kal Penn | Kids | Kittens | Mad Men | Mark Gormley | Obsessed | Party Down | Paul Rudd | Puppies | Sarah Silverman | The Room | Tina Fey | Tiptoes | Toilets | Vaginas
Last night's Obsessed was the first truly cry-worthy episode since the premiere, and introduced a heartbreakingly sweet new character to the reality TV pantheon. Russ is a 60-year-old man who has been compulsively hoarding objects for much of his life,... CONTINUE READING OBSESSED: GOD BLESS THE HOARDERS»
Posted on June 16, 2009 in Reality TV
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Tags: Dr. Shana | Intervention | Obsessed
The first comment on yesterday's Obsessed recap concerned one of the episode's two subjects, Rick, who, commenter ElBomb noted, is named Rick Rosner and has "a documented history of doing stupid crap to get attention." His claims of being the... CONTINUE READING SO YEAH, THE GUY FROM THIS WEEK'S OBSESSED IS A PROFESSIONAL CRAZY PERSON»
Posted on June 11, 2009 in Reality TV
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Tags: Errol Morris | Obsessed | Rick Rosner
I should have written about Obsessed yesterday, but it's taken two days to process it. The third episode of the new A&E show about people getting help for their extreme anxiety disorders seriously upped the ante, making the afflictions suffered... CONTINUE READING OBSESSED: SHIT JUST GOT REAL. (NO, LITERALLY.)»
Posted on June 10, 2009 in Reality TV
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Tags: Dr. Shana | Intervention | Obsessed
After last week's premiere of Obsessed, the new Intervention-like show about people with extreme anxiety disorders that they're desperate to tame, I said it wasn't sensational or exploitative. I stand by the not-exploitative part, because I really do think people... CONTINUE READING OBSESSED: DOES DR. SHANA HAVE (AWESOME) BOUNDARY ISSUES OR WHAT?»
Posted on June 2, 2009 in Reality TV
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Tags: Dr. Shana | Intervention | Obsessed
On Monday night, A&E premiered a new TV show called Obsessed, on which people with anxiety disorders attempt to conquer their obsessions and compulsions with the help of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. And if the first episode is any indication, it's... CONTINUE READING OBSESSED: REALITY TV THAT DOESN'T MAKE YOU HATE YOURSELF»
Posted on May 28, 2009 in Reality TV
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Tags: Intervention | Obsessed
The Terminator trudged along the wooded path towards the lake, his gun dangling by his side, the taunts still ringing in his hypersensitive bionic ears. He stared at the ground as he walked, and didn't even bother scanning anything with...
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Do you ever eat foods that you know you don't like, just to remind yourself why you don't like them? I think that's a good thing to do sometimes! The worst case scenario is that you might momentarily have a...
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Last weekend, something strange happened. Some of the Videogum Monsters created their own secret, password-protected chat room. In 2009! Incredible! I suppose every monster has his cave, or whatever. As it turned out, though, we already had a Videogum Chat...
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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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I went to see Where the Wild Things Are on Saturday, but it was sold out. Ay-ay-ay. That was a surprise! I mean, anticipation for this movie seemed pretty high, but anticipation for lots of movies seems high, especially when...
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