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Albino Causing A Whine-o by amit

The LA Daily News claims moviegoers are beginning to bring the heat upon Ron Howard’s upcoming release, The Da Vinci Code, not because of its wild religious implications, but rather its negative portrayal of albinos. In the adaptation of Dan Brown’s highly successful book of the same name, non-albino Paul Bettany, plays Silas, an evil albino monk minion who beats himself and wears a barbed wire garter. The fact that yet another albino character comes off as the bad guy has Michael McGowan, the albino president of the National Organization for Albinism and Hypopigmentation (NOAH), turning red with anger. Sort of. He claims The Da Vinci Code is the 68th movie since 1960 to involve an “evil albino” and added,

“Silas is just the latest in a long string. The problem is there has been no balance. There are no realistic, sympathetic or heroic characters with albinism that you can find in movies or popular culture.”

Being 0.47% albino, I decided to search through the Internet Music Database (IMdB) to see if the ultra-Caucasian president of NOAH had any merit to his statement. Here’s what I found:

The bad guy in Cold Mountain, Bosie, an albino.

The evil/incestual twins in The Matrix Reloaded.

Whitey in Me, Myself, and Irene. Not really a bad guy, just a character with unbelievably bad vision.

Gandalf the White, a hero, wore contacts to hide his albinism in The Lord of the Rings.

Owen Wilson. The man has zero pigment but is all over pop culture.

There’s your proof. President Michael McGowan of NOAH, put up the white surrender flag and let the cause go. Then go see The Da Vinci Code which opens nationwide today.

posted on 11:33 am 05/19/2006
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10 Things I Hate About Commandments by amit

Here’s a funny trailer remix of the classic film The Ten Commandments as a teen romantic comedy. Pretty amusing. Take a look.

posted on 10:54 am 05/19/2006
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Dunst The Dunce by richard

Loves the environment, hates cripples

Kirsten Dunst parks her Prius in a handicapped zone.

posted on 3:49 pm 05/16/2006
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Lucas & Hollywood Crack Whip on Cruise by amit

MTV talked with George Lucas (THX 1138) about the upcoming Indiana Jones sequel during the TIME’s 100 Most Influential gala in New York. The writer/director admitted the long-awaited action/adventure film won’t be any more decibel driven or as exciting as the previous three films but noted he’s almost done with the script. Then he indirectly ragged on Tom Cruise. Regarding the recent box office upset of Mission Impossible III’s opening weekend, Lucas said, “I think Tom Cruise proved that people are getting bored with that kind of stuff. What they want to see is something different. And Indiana Jones, if nothing else, is always different.” ZING? Is Cruise’s whacked out behaviour taking it’s toll on movie-goers and the Hollywood elite? According to a poll conducted by the National Ledger of 1,013 adults, 65% of them had an “unfavorable opinion” towards the rambunctious actor which means 35% of those polled believe in Lord Xenu. Everyday celebrities are coming out of the woodwork to add their two cents on the Cruise calamity. Newest member to “The View, ” poet and dead weight lifter Rosie O’Donnel chimed in and claimed Tom “needs to go to celebrity detox.” Strong words from a strongly built woman who had a faux crush on Tom then revealed to America she likes the ladies. Indiana Jones 4 begins shooting in 2007.

Click poster for exclusive Harrison Ford still from IJ4.

posted on 1:46 pm 05/12/2006
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Da Vinci Comes Out of the Prize Closet by amit

Today marks the end of the 24 day Da Vinci Code contest sponsored by Google and Sony. The “quest” consisted of daily puzzles made to scratch your head and slam your keyboard while scouring the internet (via Google) for clues to the digital quandaries. The riddles weren’t as hard as finding the Holy Grail or knowing art history, but more on par with solving a single colored Rubik’s cube (personal record: 3 mins 42 secs). Now you might be asking yourself, “Why would anyone devote 5 minutes of their day for 24 straight days all in the name of shameless interactive movie marketing?” or, better yet, “Does Audrey Tautou bare all in the movie?” The answers? A Grand Prize valued at $128,170.54 and probably not. The Grand Prize is nothing really special (see the list of crap here). First class tickets around Europe, a Vaio laptop/paperweight, and an HD TV that shows The Da Vinci Code ad nauseum. So, how do you follow-up a prize like that? With a second prize. A fake Cryptex valued at $30. But why enter a near month long contest for a Cryptex when you can just as easily enter this instead? C&V couldn’t figure that out, nor why the misers at Google and Sony/Columbia Pictures failed to include a third place reward. We decided to join in the marketing game and provide contestants who can prove they completed the 24 days of puzzles with a prize inspired by Tom Hanks’ character, Robert Langdon. Click here to ruin the surprise.

The Ultimate Quest for Dignity and Friends

posted on 9:07 pm 05/10/2006
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