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A little while back, Danny DeVito showed up completely trashed for a morning taping of The View. Apparently, it wasn’t the first — or last — time he’s been drunk in the a.m. Check out this news clip from Philly, where DeVito, Rob McElhenney and Charlie Day from It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia were interviewed [...]
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I love Mickey Rourke. I liked Iron Man. Yet I couldn’t be less excited for the sequel — why? It feels rushed, frankly, and I’m not too impressed by some of the stuff we’ve seen/heard so far. Chalk up another disappointment today in the grand unveiling of Rourke’s villain, Whiplash, a Russian baddie with a [...]
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Most great comedies are based on fundamental truths — we find a deal of humour in the illumination of our own human tragedy. Office Space is funny, for example, because we’ve all worked that type of job, put up with that type of boss, and suffered that type of monotonous everyday boredom. Todd Phillips’ new [...]
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Reunion albums, let’s be honest, usually suck. They’re typically excuses to tour, although on rare occasion they may be the outcome of legitimate attempts at writing good music. (Keyword: “attempts.”) I needn’t point any further than The Stooges’ abysmal Weirdness, from 2007: an album that seemed like a genuine effort, and more than just a [...]
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Much like Robbie Williams and the Manic Street Preachers, Simple Minds were a band that always found themselves constrained to European fame, never quite making an impact across the Atlantic. In the early days of their union, the band was set up against U2; but as U2 pushed beyond their boundaries and achieved global recognition, [...]
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