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Entries from LAist tagged with 'brucewillis'

November 15, 2008

If you're tired of Zac Efron or Vanessa Hudgens (I don't know how but then again I haven't seen the first two), here is one more reason to go see this movie if you already haven't. Thanks to Willis' appearance on the Late Show, we get a chance to see this clip without having to pay for the ticket stub. Disclaimer: I only saw HSM 3 because my girlfriend wanted to. Ok, how about......

Continue Reading "Midnight Movie: Bruce Willis' Cameo in High School Musical 3"

October 20, 2008

Now stand aside, sir, so I can go make love to this Ukrainian prostitute!! | Photo courtesy of Twentieth Century Fox As expected, Marky Mark's Max Payne easily won this weekend's box office race, tallying $18M in its debut to top the persistent and nefarious Beverly Hills Chihuahua ($11.2M/$69M). Two other newcomers, the dull The Secret Life of Bees and the great W., filled the next two slots with respective grosses of $11M and $10.5M.......

Continue Reading "Box Office Review: Max brings the Payne!"

October 9, 2008

Did you just fart? Yeah, Robert. I did. Photo courtesy of Magnolia Pictures. There are delicately few films that choose to tackle the other side of the silver screen. There’s something strangely cannibalistic about the whole process, as behemoth studios coil inside themselves to capture the blood and guts that go into any motion picture. Perhaps it’s cathartic, and allows the greater movie industry to shed it’s old cinematic skin and move forward, off......

Continue Reading "LAist Movie Review: What Just Happened"

November 20, 2007

Hearts of Darkness is such a perfect complement to Apocalpyse Now that it's hard to watch one without thinking of the other. Though it's not the greatest print, the former is finally available on DVD. Now that the year is coming to an end, people are starting to talk about Oscar contenders. Why is the superb Rescue Dawn being left out of the mix? Live Free or Die Hard doesn't play like a Die......

Continue Reading "DVD Tuesday: Apocalypse Then"

September 3, 2007

Aside from pseudo-news trash there's no new programming on tonight and even late night is all repeats. On this last night of a 3-day weekend, I'd make some nice drinks and hunker down to watch TCM's lineup. 5:00pm La Jetee TCM - This short film by Chris Marker is the inspiration for Terry Gilliam's 12 Monkeys but without all that Bruce Willis starpowercrap. Excellent montage of beautiful B&W photographs is totally compelling. 5:30pm Point......

Continue Reading "TV Junkie: Monday's/Labor Day's Picks"

July 23, 2007

Sole is a rapper who as a teenager was already blowing off major record deals, because he thought having an album produced by Jermain Dupree was lame. He set forth making rap music for the advanced listener, and choosing never to pander what TRL, MTV, and Record Executives want to cram down all of our throats. Being one of the co-founders of anticon places sole on a special branch of the family tree of hip-hop.......

Continue Reading "LAist Interview: Sole & The Skyrider Band"

July 2, 2007

Pixar's Ratatouille was tops at the box office this weekend, raking in a healthy 47.2 million dollars. While that number was well below previous Pixar films like Cars (60 milllion) and The Incredibles (70 million), it was more than enough to take down Bruce Willis and Live Free or Die Hard which pulled in 33.1 million. Both movies enjoyed across-the-board good reviews and should show decent legs in the coming weeks. Last week's clunker......

Continue Reading "Box Office Review: French rat defeats American hero"

June 28, 2007

Fact: John McClaine would beat the piss out of Jack Bauer. I know what you're gonna' say: "But c'mon Henry, Jack withstood Chinese torture. They've got that water on the forehead trick and shit" Oooh, Big deal. I bet Jack wouldn't trade 15 nights of Chinese torture for a single night in Nakatomi Plaza. If you've even seen the preview for this movie, you may have noticed that John McClaine surfs a goddamn jet......

Continue Reading "John McClaine vs Jack Bauer + Die Hard 4"

June 3, 2007

6:36 - Total Number of Celebs Who Have Visited the Blogghetto: 1. 6:34 - Dane Cook visits us in the Blogghetto. Despite my lack of interest in his comedy, he seems like a laid back, personable dude. Even though I like capping on him, I really don't dislike him. He gamely answers questions, revealing why he won't be in the upcoming Transformers movie. "I know this is going to sound like complete balderdash," he......

Continue Reading "Dane Cook Visits the Blogghetto, Amy Winehouse Performs"

May 9, 2007

So there I am last night, in my non air conditioned house, trying to put my makeup on while simultaneously trying to sip my pre-date glass of wine and not have a complete hissy fit because I keep sweating off all of my concealer. Why does it feel like one hundred degrees at nine o’clock at night? After numerous attempts to position myself under my ceiling fan at the best angle to get the most......

Continue Reading "Bachelor #2 - Where's Some Flomax When You Need It?"

April 16, 2007

Apparently not only is Jared Leto a wannabe rocker, but he is also a wannabe lover - according to Penthouse gal Krista Ayne (pictured, right), Leto's skills are lacking, and he's too busy with his makeup to call a girl back - Page Six India attacks Richard Gere! Effigies of the star are burned on the streets of New Delhi for his recent and taboo public display of affection - TMZ Britney on the road......

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April 12, 2007

A Word or 157: It's all about the Prime Time tonight. The Office and 30 Rock have a real chance at getting some serious viewership since both Ugly Betty and Grey's Anatomy are simply rehash episodes (even though they are billed as 'New'). Tina Fey has been hitting everything from Good Morning America to Conan (and Baldwin made an appearance on Letterman last night) in an attempt to push 30 Rock more - it's......

Continue Reading "TV Junkie: New 'Office' and '30 Rock'; 'Notes From The Underbelly' Debuts; Ahnold on Rose"

March 26, 2007

Sometimes I feel like the Gossip Roundups should be renamed the Britney Roundups... Like when she visited a hair salon this weekend to discuss extension choices to attach to her short do once it grows out a little more, she's having major hair shaving regret- Star Or her first brunette wigged-post rehab outing to a dance class and then sushi with girlfriends - People Clearly, dance class and sushi were not dramatic enough, because......

Continue Reading "Weekend Gossip Roundup"

February 27, 2007

In what could turn out to be a long, expensive, and revealing lawsuit, Tommy Lasorda, the great former manager of the LA Dodgers, swears that he will sue if the tell-all autobiography "Secrets of a Hollywood Super Madam" is released on Thursday. Hollywood madam Jody "Babydol" Gibson was popped eight years ago for pimping out high-priced hookers, porn stars, and Playboy models throughout 16 states. She was given three years but served less than......

Continue Reading "Did Tommy Lasorda, Bruce Willis, and Steve Jones Frequent the Same Hollywood Super Madam?"

January 12, 2007

Stomp the Yard - I'm a sucker for movies that end in dance-offs. DJ, a troubled street-dancer from Los Angeles, avoids jail by enrolling in a black college in Atlanta where two rival fraternities both want a piece of his talent, so they can win a national step show competition. Meagan Good (Brick, D.E.B.S.) plays his love interest. Alpha Dog - Directed by Nick Cassavetes, this fictionalized account of a small-time Southern California pot......

Continue Reading "New Movie Friday: Stompin', Suburban Gangsters, Crocodiles and Mariachis"

November 9, 2006

Tony Bennett's 80th birthday celebration starring Marc Anthony, Kelly Clarkson, Rascal Flatts, George Clooney, Billy Crystal, Quincy Jones, Jack Nicholson, Bruce Willis and Paul Newman @ The Kodak Deftones @ Avalon Pet Shop Boys @ Wiltern Modest Mouse @ Grove of Anaheim Joseph Arthur @ The Troubadour Vicente Fernandez @ Gibson Ray Parker Jr. @ Vault 350 Ray LaMontagne, David Ford @ Orpheum The Okmoniks "The Worst Band in America" @ Lava Lounge Golden......

Continue Reading "Tonight in Rock in LA - Tony Bennett, Deftones, Joseph Arthur"

October 5, 2006

Tarfest begins today! Four days of films, music, and tar at the LaBrea Tar Pits - Tarfest.com Beck's new album is too cool for the UK charts. Because you can use stickers to design your own cover, it's got an "unfair" advantage on the other cds, the Brits say. Beck begs to differ. - Billboard How do you fight downtown gentrification? Involve a 75 year old nun - LA Times Boy-crazy Foley's behavior wasn't......

Continue Reading "AM Quickies - Tarfest, Beck Dissed, No NFL in LA"

May 26, 2006

Paris, 2010. The French government, plum out of ideas about what to do with its crime-ridden housing projects, has surrounded them with a high concrete wall topped by razor wire. Drugs have taken over the ghetto. Except for one apartment block, where wiry Leïto is fighting to keep the nasty dudes at bay — even if it means stealing a load of cocaine and washing it down the tub. That's when la merde really......

Continue Reading "Banlieue 13: Bust Out the Biceps"

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