Guess what everyone? Eli Roth is a real person who reads the internet. In related news, he uses “Tancho” in his hair, if you were wondering. (Agent Bedhead)
Maybe Dustin has vowed to start being nicer to Rainbow Killer, but I sure as hell haven’t made any promises. (WIMB)
Holy shit! Is there some kind of grand scale conspiracy going on at CNN? (Deus Ex Malcontent)
Are they still making “Girls Gone Wild” DVDs now that Joe Francis has got inmates going all wild up in his ass? (Slowly Going Bald)
If you’ve got 10 minutes to kill, why not spend them watching a grown man getting his entire chest waxed? It’s fun and informative! (The Impulsive Buy)
If it means a precious, extra day off work, I am all for St. Patty’s Day being a national holiday. (QuizLaw)
Anyone out there host an Oscar party last night? Well, my friends, I hate to be the one to tell you this — but it probably means you’re white. (StuffWhitePeopleLike)
Your complete rundown of the Oscar’s best dressed. Although I do kind of take exception with Nicole Kidman’s placement in this category. (Yeeeah!)
And for my last Oscar related link, relive the most entertaining moment of the evening: Gary Busey mauling Jennifer Garner. (IDLYITW)
Wait, Puff Diddy is starring in a television adaptation of “A Raisin in the Sun?!” This is news to my ears. Ehhh, makes more sense than Kanye, anyway. (Jezebel)
The only thing more obnoxious than Juno hype? The Juno backlash. (WIMB)
If you think the “Superbowl Shuffle” was the only feat of music video greatness ever to come from an NFL team… Well then, ladies and gentlemen: the 1988 Philadelphia Eagles, after the jump! (H/T, QuizLaw)
Oh, no no no, not my Eagles. I'll add this to my list of "How My Favorite Sports Team Makes Me Die a Little Inside." It'll come in between cutting Jeremy Bloom and Andy Reid's asstastic Superbowl clock-management.
Posted by: Julie at February 25, 2008 3:37 PM
THANK YOU Dustin! I can't stand the Juno backlash, it has just wound me up so much, it's just becoming unnecessary. I've ranted about Backlash before, and so help me god if I have to do it again.
I snorted and nearly choked on my water whilst watching this video. And to think that the Iggles didn't even make it past the divisional round that year! Hah! Philly fans, you truly are cursed. I only have to be embarrassed by a certain Carl Peterson, but that is nothing to compared to this...you have my sympathy *snicker*
Posted by: ScarletKnight at February 25, 2008 4:00 PM
If you ask me the Juno "backlash" is more of a re-adjustment of perception. I called most of the criticisms that are being leveled at it now, from the beginning so ain't backlashing at anything. I said this thing was to smart-allecky and "cute" for it's own good.
The dialogue, a little too sleek, it has a Dawson Creeky quality that I find annoying.
Posted by: BarbadoSlim at February 25, 2008 4:01 PM
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Posted by: BarbadoSlim at February 25, 2008 4:02 PM
Why was Rainbow Killer even at the Oscars last night? I didn't buy her "Oh, I'm just so nervous, please love me" bit, but I did like her dress, even if it was a tad more Golden Globe appropriate.
And poor, poor Marvo. I admit that I voted for chesting waxing, and he didn't seem to mind it all that much, but those nipples! Oy!
Posted by: Kolby at February 25, 2008 4:08 PM
Ah, St. Patricks Day.
It's good to work for the State of Massachusetts. And it's on a Monday this year! THREE DAY WEEKEND BITCHES!
Bedhead wrote quite the glowing piece on Roth, and I have indeed heard that he's a real fan's director. I still think his movies are shit, however.
TK, kindly keep your Massa-centric viewpoints to yourself. Heh.
Posted by: Kolby at February 25, 2008 4:29 PM
i can proudly say i've hated juno since the moment i saw it back in december. and i still think the love is more obnoxious and overblown than the backlash....the backlash didnt nominate it for a bunch of academy awards it didn't deserve in the least.
backlash done.
Posted by: jordan at February 25, 2008 4:34 PM
Little known fact: P. Diddy's acting style is just like his singing.
He's going to show video of Sidney Poitier acting the role, and say "Uhhh, uhh, what" over it.
Posted by: Alcing Functionholic at February 25, 2008 4:36 PM
You know what backlash is? It's what happens when hipsters adopt something that only THEY are intelligent/sophisticated/unwashed enough to appreciate. Then when other people start to say "hey, that's not so bad" the hipsters immediately start to pick it apart because they're too intelligent/sophisticated/unwashed to like anything the dreaded MASSES enjoy. I saw it happen when Muse's album "Absolution", it's happening with Juno, and it will happen again. There's a kind of person out there who's just too invested in being counter culture to enjoy it when something they like succeeds.
At least that's my take. Juno wasn't perfect, but as a smart girl who always felt a little lonely in high school, it felt kinda true. We do try to hide behind our vocabulary and build up the quirky side so we can convince ourselves that we're just too cool to care. It's like the boys in Superbad, everyone just tries a little too hard in high school.
Posted by: Genny at February 25, 2008 4:38 PM
Kolby, your jealousy is unbecoming.
I'm still baffled by the Juno hate. Completely and utterly fucking baffled. I mean, I can understand not thinking it should have won, but to loathe it as much as some do... I just don't get it.
I enjoyed the hell out of Juno...I saw it twice in the theater, and both times I was completely charmed. I thought the writing was a little too precious and overly quirky at times, but it made me laugh out loud repeatedly and the cast was absolutely stellar. Allison Janney, JK Simmons, Jennifer Garner...such a great group. "It's not kicking for me" still breaks my heart a month after seeing it.
Posted by: Julie at February 25, 2008 4:53 PM
My biggest problem with Eli Roth is that he IS better than what he puts out. Thanksgiving was funny. So instead of making THAT movie, he decides to do Trailer Trash which is a movie made up of comic trailers. What. The. Duck.
TK, don't listen to the haters, my two week long spring break starts the Friday before St.Patrick's day. The both of us can nurse our hangovers all day on the 18th together. Especially since I'll be celebrating in Dublin.
Semester Abroad= awesome.
Posted by: Genny at February 25, 2008 5:08 PM
Aww, Genny...I went to Dublin in September and loved it so much. I want to go back. Have an Oyster Stout at The Porterhouse for me :)
Posted by: Julie at February 25, 2008 5:12 PM
He's going to show video of Sidney Poitier acting the role, and say "Uhhh, uhh, what" over it.
Oh boy that made my day. Gold star!
Posted by: Jay at February 25, 2008 5:12 PM
The only thing more obnoxious than Katherine Heigl, excuse me, Rainbow Killer, is the Rainbow Killer backlash.
Posted by: A Non Mouse at February 25, 2008 5:48 PM
Okay, as a rule I've decided to hate everything about Eli Roth since Cabin Fever and the pancakes kid, but can I just admit that some of his ideas for Trailer Trash sound hilarious? He was bouncing ideas off Josh Brolin in this random interview (from Myspace? I think) and I couldn't help but laugh at the idea of "Nascar Dog" and "Farmageddon". I need to go take a shower.
Posted by: Lannie at February 25, 2008 5:49 PM
I beg to differ A Non Mouse, by strict Pajayvan backlash definition, the scorn for Skank Cancer was never preceded by hipster cred or acceptance.
Posted by: BarbadoSlim at February 25, 2008 5:52 PM
The thing that irritates me most about the whole Juno thing is that 95% of the time Diablo Cody is mentioned, she's noted as a former stripper.
What kind of reaction am I supposed to have to this? Seriously, I want to know, because I'm baffled that it's such an important bit of information. "Ooooh, strippers can actually be smart enough to write a screenplay?" "Maybe I'll watch the movie in hopes that I'll see some T&A?" "I'm sure her stripper background lends itself to heartfelt, smart, teen comedy?"
Her former stripper status does not make me want to watch the movie any more, or any less, and if she had been a former insurance sales rep, I'm sure the topic would never come up.
And for the record, I have never had any desire to see the film, pre- or post-backlash. Cutesy teen pregnancy comedies are just not that appealing to me, I guess. And I also hated Superbad.
Posted by: frumpiefox at February 25, 2008 6:03 PM
Oh, and another thing, touching on Frumpiefox's point, why is this writer going by her sleazy stripping nom de plume anyway? Why? I don't go around calling myself "Dick Steele," anymore.
Posted by: BarbadoSlim at February 25, 2008 6:15 PM
BarbadoSlim, you may have just answered my question. Perhaps people feel the need to explain why she has such a dumb name.
Posted by: frumpiefox at February 25, 2008 6:24 PM
Eli Roth = SUPERTWAT!
Posted by: Case at February 25, 2008 6:24 PM
frumpiefox, the thing is, that whole former stripper persona? It's all Diablo Cody's work. Take a visit to her Myspace page if you have any doubt that she is constructing her own image. Do people mention always follow her name with mention of her former career? Sure, but don't forget that Cody made a point of making that known about her. I'm just saying, everyone in the entertainment industry depends on the persona they create for themselves, and she is no different. The fact that people fixate on this one thing about her might be because people don't expect exotic dancers to go on to do Oscar-winning work. Generally the people at the Oscars come from milquetoast beginnings. Remember the hullabaloo about Hilary Swank being from a trailer park? And how she mentioned it herself in her Oscar acceptance speech? Just sayin'.
Posted by: Lannie at February 25, 2008 6:27 PM
Lannie--fair enough. I suppose Hollywood types need to do whatever they can to get some attention. The stripper thing certainly isn't being treated as some sort of scandal, but completely matter-of-factly. But its still an irrelevant detail.
Posted by: frumpiefox at February 25, 2008 6:35 PM
Definitely irrelevant, but everyone wants the dirt on celebrities. Interesting that we even can consider a screenwriter a "celebrity". The things Myspace can do. Anyway, I'm not trying to trash Diablo Cody or anything, I'm just saying it is a persona she's developed. I thought the script for Juno was great, "unrealistic" dialogue and all.
Posted by: Lannie at February 25, 2008 6:46 PM
by strict Pajayvan backlash definition, the scorn for Skank Cancer was never preceded by hipster cred or acceptance.
Hipsters don't have a monopoly on lashing out against their former idols. I seem to remember a time when Heigl was adored by the mainstream simply for being a "real" woman. You know, anyone with actual curves. Then she opened her mouth and suddenly everyone wants to jump on the Heigl hate-wagon. It's getting almost as ridiculous as her ignorant comments.
Posted by: A Non Mouse at February 25, 2008 6:52 PM
Also, in my first post, I didn't say that there was a Heigl hype before the present backlash. Just that the vilifying of her is as obnoxious as the woman herself.
Posted by: A Non Mouse at February 25, 2008 6:56 PM
The thing that irritates me most about the whole Juno thing is that 95% of the time Diablo Cody is mentioned, she's noted as a former stripper.
Self-constructed in terms of her selling herself, to be sure (and why not?), but there is a deeper force at work, which is the ubiquitous media ploy of grabbing the viewer's/reader's attention with the hint of salacious, inappropriate sexual content. It's the hypocritical practice of hiding behind supposedly newsworthy content relating to illicit sex, when the media outlet is actually using the illicit sex to titillate the consumer into consuming the product, in this case, an interview with or story about Diablo Cody.
[/clears throat . . . steps up on to soapbox]
I (and many others I'm sure) call this the "To Catch a Predator" phenomenon. There is no legitimate reason for "To Catch a Predator" to exist except to titillate viewers with the idea of sexual activity with underage girls. As has been frequently reported, the program is utterly insignificant in helping to convict sex offenders -- in fact, the show provides all kinds of legal arguments for defendants relating to entrapment, interference with evidence, etc., that would not otherwise be there.
Of course, NBC has no noble intent here whatsoever. One might note that NBC has no companion programming such as "To Catch That Guy Selling Old People New Guttering They Don't Need" or "To Catch People Selling Heroin to Teenagers" or "To Catch Osama bin Laden." There's no market for that shit -- no one cares about Grandma losing her nest egg to some skeeve, they want to see how close little Hottiepants McJailbait was to getting felt up by some pathetic loser.
"To Catch a Predator" is only successful because it appeals to prurient, base interests regarding adult men trying to have sex with young girls. Not only NBC is perfectly aware of this fact, but just like a reporter who mentions Cody's supposed stripper background, NBC desperately needs it to create an intriguing angle to sell their product.
Posted by: socalledonlycousins at February 25, 2008 7:15 PM
socalledonlycousins--another good point. And just like the few episodes of "To Catch..." I've has the misfortune to watch, the repetition (of both the show and the stripper tidbit)is kind of bizarre. There's never any new information; I suppose such things are meant for the people who still watch "America's Funniest Home Videos" and "Antiques Roadshow." (OK, I'll admit, guys getting hit in the crotch with whatever happens to be at hand will always be funny.)
Posted by: frumpiefox at February 25, 2008 8:12 PM
Okay, first off: No busting on "Antiques Roadshow". That shit is addictive, especially to those of us with delusions of grandeur regarding family heirlooms.
"At least that's my take. Juno wasn't perfect, but as a smart girl who always felt a little lonely in high school, it felt kinda true. We do try to hide behind our vocabulary and build up the quirky side so we can convince ourselves that we're just too cool to care. It's like the boys in Superbad, everyone just tries a little too hard in high school."
Posted by: Genny at February 25, 2008 4:38 PM
Bless you, Genny. Too true. As a teenager, I knew I would never one of the pretty popular girls, so I went out of my way to be "me". At the time, I thought it was a brilliant social maneuver, but now I wish I hadn't tried so hard to be original.
Finally, regarding Diablo Cody's weird-ass moniker, in an interview I read, she said the name was never part of her stripper identity. When she decided to start blogging and writing about her experiences as a stripper and phone sex worker, she said she didn't want to use her real name and the combination of Diablo and Cody came to her on a road trip with her husband.
And personally, promoting her stripping past is also connected to the weird reverence that Hollywood has for exotic dancers. Seriously, how many movies have the now stock character of upstanding stripper and single mom just trying to make a living. And how many freaking times to I have to hear about stripper law students or Ph.d candidates. I get it; you're smart and have nice boobies. Awesome.
My neutral opinion on Killer of Rainbows swung to the dark side last night with that unnecessary self-aggrandizing ad-lib during her Oscar presentation.
Posted by: Alabamapink at February 25, 2008 8:47 PM
Hey, it's St PADDY'S Day, not St Patty's!
Patty = short for Patricia, Paddy = patron saint of Ireland. He was definitely a he.
Posted by: tiggyT at February 25, 2008 8:51 PM
I love the embarassed look on Jonah Hill's face standing behind Garner during that assault.
(I can barely bring myself to type this - never thought I would say anything remotely positive about the man) Diddy is just replaying the role he played on Broadway about 3 years ago.
Posted by: Brian at February 25, 2008 9:31 PM
18th March = Rhubarb's day off work, every year, without fail.
Also the only day of the year I ever look sideways at a bottle of Jameson's.
Posted by: general rhubarb at February 25, 2008 9:45 PM
That Eagles vide is hands town my second favorite YouTubed football video. The first being the classic mash up of all the Jets first-round picks and their fans booing.
Man Reggie White had some rhythm
Posted by: Brian at February 25, 2008 9:47 PM
Alabamapink--Well, maybe I can't get in to "Antiques Road Show" is because I am 100% sure everything I own is worthless.
Perhaps being a genius stripper is the modern equivalent of Cinderella?
The reason I didn't like "Superbad" is that it's a little too true. Those kids weren't funny, they were heartbreaking. Except for McLovin, he ruled.
Posted by: frumpiefox at February 25, 2008 9:56 PM
I guess we'll all just have to agree to disagree about Juno.
But can we all get behind hating Diablo Cody? Never before has my desire to punch a media figure been so strong.
Posted by: captain great at February 25, 2008 10:42 PM
But can we all get behind hating Diablo Cody? Never before has my desire to punch a media figure been so strong.
Posted by: captain great at February 25, 2008 10:42 PM
I sincerely hope that's not true. Without even thinking very hard, in about six seconds I can come up with at least ten people whose existence is more offensive. Kim Jong Il and Robert Mugabe are both still alive, for example. If you want to stick to more lightweight media figures, there are the obvious choices like Bill O'Reilly, Ann Coulter and Star Jones, but then there's also Steven Seagal. I effing hate him. That scraggly ponytail and the squinting and all the leather fringe and the kimonos...the sooner he ceases to exist, the happier I will be. All Diablo Cody did was write a cute screenplay and wear a stupid dress. I wouldn't be surprised if Steven Seagal doesn't even know how to read.
So are we going to be voting on which Pajibaguy will be having a filmed manzillian?
Posted by: Kris at February 26, 2008 1:11 AM
My problem with the whole "myth" of Diablo Cody is that she was a stripper solely for the blogging and book deal. It's not as if she was some young, single mother desperately needing money and the only way to get it was stripping. She did research like an investigative reporter and came out on top in terms of buzz. Now she has this whole myth behind her like she came from such humble beginnings. Give me a break.
Posted by: chris at February 26, 2008 8:39 AM
I don't go around calling myself "Dick Steele," anymore.
HA! Is "Barbado Slim" your poker-playing name?
Posted by: Todd at February 26, 2008 8:44 AM
Alabamapink, I've never quite been able to articulate the profound creepiness of TCAP. You've done so perfectly. Whenever we watch it, I just say over and over again "This shit is prurient - can't explain why, but it is." You never see some little boy as the object or anything like that. And, let's be honest - most of this shit happens right at home. It's a way of corralling uncomfortable feelings and pinning them on some "pervert." I get that these guys are the dirtbaggiest of the dirtbags, but it definitely has a witchhunt vibe to it.
As for the stripper stuff, I completely agree. Newsflash: many, many strippers are drug addicts. Many, many strippers have no education and no other options. Many, many strippers are also prostitutes. It's overwhelmingly not a good scene.
So, boys, please don't look to the relatively few strippers who are using it to fund indie projects to make yourselves feel better about funding the sex industry which, sorry to get all Jane Addams on everybody, is not so great for women. And please don't try to intellectualize it by calling it "burlesque", because that shit drives me crazy.
Posted by: samantha t at February 26, 2008 10:07 AM
Sam, I've had to run the missus off the TV a couple times when I caught her watching that. She says, "I can't believe they're so stupid that they just walk in and get caught; then they sit down and talk to him." She's clearly not the target audience -- I've tried to get her interested in hiring an au pair, and she keeps saying since we don't have kids we don't need one. When did "need" enter the picture?
And you raise an excellent point -- where's "To Catch a Predator Who's Squirrely for Young Boys"? What, Chris Matthews? I can't hear you! TCAP is no less exploitative than "Girls Gone Wild," GGW is just more honest about what it's doing. Oh, and TCAP is better at checking IDs.
Posted by: socalledonlycousins at February 26, 2008 10:20 AM
So are we going to be voting on which Pajibaguy will be having a filmed manzillian?
I vote B-Slim, as I think it will be a repeat of the waxing scene from 40YOV. "Ohhhhh, Kelly Clarkson!"
Posted by: socalledonlycousins at February 26, 2008 10:23 AM
Heigl hate is far more obnoxious than Juno backlash. At least the criticisms against Juno usually have some sort of substance, whereas the latest Heigl post on WIMB is just "Oh, look at Heigl wearing a dress, I hate her". Yawn. Keep it up, and you'll be just as inane as her.
Also, it's tedious to see the same blogs linked over and over again. I'd seen half those links already- because, funnily enough, I already read those blogs because they've been linked here before.
Posted by: hmmm at February 26, 2008 3:10 PM
I am not ashamed of that Eagles video. It's awesome for two reasons: Jerome Brown and Reggie White.
I'm staying out of the Juno fray because I haven't seen it yet. *ducking*
I don't understand what the Rainbow Killer was doing at the Oscars, either. I don't consider Knocked Up or 27 Dresses to be Oscar-caliber fare.
Oh, no no no, not my Eagles. I'll add this to my list of "How My Favorite Sports Team Makes Me Die a Little Inside." It'll come in between cutting Jeremy Bloom and Andy Reid's asstastic Superbowl clock-management.