huffingtonpost.com - 8/15/2008
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LOS ANGELES — "Tropic Thunder" is pushing the envelope too far for groups representing the mentally disabled.
Dozens of people from organizations such as the Special Olympics and the American Association of People with Disabilities protested the movie-industry spoof across the street from the film's Los Angeles premiere at Mann's Bruin Theatre on Monday. The protesters held up signs with slogans such as "Call me by my name, not by my label" and chanted phrases like "Ban the movie, ban the ...
"Tropic Thunder" Review and Trailer
filmgecko.com 8/15/2008 —
Movie: Tropic Thunder * Official Site
In Theaters: August 13, 2008
Runtime: 107 minutes
Directed and Written by: Ben Stiller
MPAA Rating: R for pervasive language including sexual references, violent content and drug material
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Jack Black Saw London, He Saw France [A Call To The Bullpen]
defamer.com 8/15/2008 — Boomp3.com Tropic Thunder star Jack Black appeared to have a mysterious rip/tear in his pants as he was leaving the BET Studios last night. Black received many weird and confused looks from both BET staffers and onlookers, but no one dared ...
Nastia Liukin Is Cute And Golden
hollywoodtuna.com 8/15/2008 —
I haven’t been following the Olympics much, but I did watch the individual all-around women’s competition. Now since Nastia Liukin won the gold medal and is one of the few gymnasts over the age of 18 (I don’t write about underage girls), I felt ...
Nastia Liukin Wins Gold Medal - Women's All-Around Competition
bastardly.com 8/15/2008 — L-R: Shawn Johnson, Nastia Liukin, China’s Yang Yilin
Liukin brings home the gold her father nearly had
Her floor routine was spectacular. The 18-year-old’s usually stoic expression melted away with each landed tumbling pass. On ...
Games' early rounds see empty seats —
Variety.com 8/15/2008
Weekly Smoke and Mirrors: Sponsors upset but they're also at fault -- For TV viewers, the sight of unfilled seats at the Olympics has become an all-too-familiar and head-scratching sight.
Michael Phelps is gold for sponsors —
Variety.com 8/15/2008
Weekly Smoke and Mirrors: Endorsements go swimmingly for Olympian -- Forget the Olympics. Just call it "The Michael Phelps Show." The swimmer's six gold medals in 2004 -- two for world record-setting victories -- were shiny enough to catch the eyes of ...
"The Office" Olympics Spirit? —
Latest News on omg! 8/15/2008
Leading up to the September 25th season premiere of "The Office", Dwight Schrute lists off some hilarious and off-the-wall ideas for new Olympics sports. Murder-checkers, anyone?