'Twas a banner day at "work" on Tuesday, as Bonk's Adventure and Bomberman '93 both debuted on Wii Virtual Console. While browsing the comments on Bonk's MySpace page, I noticed an odd avatar. "No way," I thought. "Are those black Insane Clown Posse fans? Maybe…
Date Archives November 2006
Remember, remember, the 22nd of November
2006: Year of the black person with déjà vu.
Claire and Present Danger
The girl who plays the cheerleader on Heroes also played a cheerleader in Bring It On: All or Nothing, a direct-to-video sequel. Moreover, she's friends with Paris Hilton and used to date Stephen Colletti of Laguna Beach. Tell me again why she needed to be…
Aggrocraig
A few thoughts on Casino Royale: Chris Cornell, parkour, Body Worlds, Jeffrey Wright, a sword — I feel like the producers compiled a list of random shit and challenged the crew to incorporate everything on the list into the film. This is the third Bond…
Fox shows in which a main character's hand was severed
24 Arrested Development Prison Break
Not Dark Yet
Apparently, Vivendi Universal turned that flying toaster screensaver into a mobile game. Navigate a flying toaster through eight stages full of obstacles like aliens, fish and falling cows. Scoop up bread slices, hot dogs and pizza; avoid deadly hamburgers. [pause] This isn't quite the killer…
Thai Noon
Jackie Chan and Stephen Chow melded kung fu and westerns. Now the director and choreographer of Ong Bak meld Muay Thai and westerns. Behold…the trailer for Dynamite Warrior! Also: Dynamite Warrior XVID sales reel ("save as," please) The film opens stateside next summer.
Taco-Flavored Kisses
Never mind that they're 30-year-olds writing songs about high school, just the fact that Bowling for Soup titled their latest album "The Great Burrito Extortion Case" makes me want to punch their faces. With an ax.
In Soviet Russia, God thanks you
This one's for Tony: Warner Bros. is on a roll in Russia with a local version of its 1980s TV hit "Perfect Strangers," featuring two local actors playing reincarnated versions of the show's original central characters Larry and Balki — but with the new monikers…
Smorgasbored: As long as Energon flows through these circuits…
• Transformers: Poorly meted lines [Gig Matrix] • Jokes Made by Robots, for Robots [McSweeney's] • The Very Weirdest Bond Henchmen [Cinematical] • 40 Things That Only Happen In Movies [Nostalgia Central] • The 50 most influential American Jews [The Jewish Daily Forward]