Eric Scheske

Subscribe

Entertainment

Academy Awards Trivia

> The movie ''Crash'' is all about racial tensions in Los Angeles. It is only fitting that the film has the distinction of having the most curse words among this year's crop of films nominated for Best Picture. R-Rated Link [http://www.oddjack.com/

Hats Off!

This day in history: 1955 -- Elvis Presley makes his television debut on the regionally telecast "The Louisiana Hayride."

Found It!

I saw this in a story at the Toronto Star: [http://www.thestar.com/NASApp/cs/ContentServer?pagename=thestar/Layout/Article_Type1&c=Article&cid=1141426212286&call_page=TS_EditorialOpinion&call_pageid=968256290204&call_pagepath=Editorial/Opinion&pubid=968163964505] Brokeback Mountain's box

Brokeback Blunder?

David Mills at Mere Comments discusses Brokeback's box office brokenness [http://merecomments.typepad.com/merecomments/2006/03/declining_broke.html]. Excerpt: > According to Newsweek magazine, once a film is nominated for Best Picture it normally means “big box-office increases.” > Last year “Million Dollar Baby” realized an

Ethical Hybrids

From Bainbridge [http://www.professorbainbridge.com/2006/03/cars_and_stars.html] : > There's been a persistent rumor here in Hollywood (I live less than a mile from the Kodak Theater) that there's a fenced off parking lot where the stars swap their luxury SUVs for

Real Simpsons

> Makers of the hit cartoon The Simpsons have a filmed the show's opening titles using real actors. > In the hit viral going around the world we get to see what Bart, Homer, Marg, Lisa and Maggie would look like if they were humans. Link [http://www.

Ready for Brokebacking with Oscar?

The Oscars are tomorrow night, and that means one thing: Brokeback hysteria. So this is a good time to take stock of the Brokeback box office phenomenon. Remember Brokeback's rolling start? They said that it would open in a few select (read: gay-friendly) areas, then roll into a

Mayan Mel

Mel Gibson is making a movie about the Mayans that feature human sacrifices [http://www.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1169484,00.html]. Knowing Mad Mel, it's going to be a pretty colorful film. I like this part of an article I read about the movie:

Alba at Playboy

As long as I'm on the topic of erotica (great way to begin Lent, huh?): > Actress Jessica Alba, who appears in a bikini on the cover of Playboy's March issue, is threatening to sue the magazine, claiming that Hugh Hefner & Co. are trying to

Bosnians Gone Wild

> A teenage Bosnian entrepreneur has been caught selling films of female athletes showering that he recorded on his mobile phone. > The 14-year-old, from Banovici, unnamed due to child protection laws, filmed the women who played for the town's local basketball team from a small maintenance room