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The Empire Chronicles (Free subscription) | yesterday
Actor Gary Sinise and his band, the Lt Dan Band, will travel to Afghanistan to perform for US troops at three military bases during Thanksgiving week. Entertainers joining Sinise on the United Service Organisations (USO) tour include model/TV host Leeann Tweeden, actress Kristy Swanson, comedian Kevin Farley, and actor Mykelti Williamson, all of whom will also entertain US troops. Although Sinise has...
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Entertainment Tonight (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
ET has the latest... Our own Leonard Maltin will be emceeing the very first Alfred Hitchcock Legacy Tribute Gala on Thursday night in Los Angeles, which will honor a renowned USC staffer. Read on for details… The inaugural gala, hosted by the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Los Angeles Chapter, will honor USC's Dr. Elizabeth Daley , Dean of the USC School of Cinematic Arts. Hitchcock's family, along...
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TMZ (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
Filed under: David Spade David Spade says he has no regrets about resurrecting a classic scene from "Tommy Boy" -- featuring the late, great Chris Farley -- for a controversial DirecTV ad, telling TMZ that offending people was never his intention.We got David outside Boa ... Permalink
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TV Squad (Free subscription) | 10/28/2009
The other day I posted the DirecTV ad featuring footage of Chris Farley and new footage of David Spade, and I opined that it was a "worst commercial of the year" nominee. I also mentioned that it might be "too soon." To clarify, when I said "too soon" I didn't mean that it was too soon after Farley's death (he died 12 years ago). I meant that it's odd seeing a young,...
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Entertainment Weekly (Free subscription) | 10/28/2009
Some folks are upset with DirecTV’s new ad campaign featuring David Spade riffing with the late Chris Farley–in , the two comics are forced to entertain themselves because they don’t have DirecTV–but it’s all in good fun, according to an official statement released by Kevin Farley, Chris’ brother. “We as a family believe the DirecTV commercial is a celebration...
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Film Junk (Free subscription) | 10/26/2009
Here's an open question for you: when it comes to advertising, are there any lines that shouldn't be crossed, or are there things that shouldn't be done in order to sell a product? DirecTV recently put out a somewhat disturbing ad that's got more than a few people up in arms because it brings comedian Chris Farley back from the grave in order to hawk their satellite TV service. And before anyone asks,...
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IndieLondon (Free subscription) | 10/01/2009
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StarTribune.com (Free subscription) | 09/16/2009
Police arrested Katharine Rosenthal, the former Eagan woman accused of stealing nearly $400,000 from the inheritance of an autistic neighbor, early Tuesday at a motel in Baxter, Minn.
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DVD Times (Free subscription) | 09/11/2009
News: Anchor Bay Home Entertainment have announced the UK DVD and Blu-ray Disc release of Big Fat Important Movie on 5th October 2009. From David Zucker, the director of The Naked Gun and Airplane!, comes a bare-knuckle comedy where no one is safe from the...
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SWAC Girl (Free subscription) | 06/25/2009
~All-Star celebrity lineup strives for largest pro-troop drive in history!~ An All-Star lineup of celebrities will team up TODAY for an historic effort to send the largest shipment of care packages ever to U.S. troops serving overseas. Celebrities, military figures, and leading politicians will participate in the “Honor Their Service” TroopAThon – an 8-hour Jerry Lewis style telethon...
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Jihad Watch (Free subscription) | 06/25/2009
This final Troopathon 2009 Update shows that a great many care packages have been sent to the troops, with the Hot Air Steamers plopping to victory, raising $16,255.22 for the troops. Ron Winter's Greyhawks charged into second with $6,723.39,...
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TheCelebrityCafe.com (Free subscription) | 06/25/2009
Kevin Farley, the younger brother of the late comic, Chris Farley, is one of the fastest rising stars in Hollywood.
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Jihad Watch (Free subscription) | 06/22/2009
Our Monday morning Troopathon 2009 Update shows that the Hot Air Steamers have plopped out to a huge lead: the Steamers team has raised $9,381.18, with our Anti-Jihadists team still in second place with $4,474.31. Despite lagging behind, however,...
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Atlas Shrugs (Free subscription) | 06/20/2009
lol, join the cool crew baby ......... My Pet Jawa has joined our team of anti-jihadists raising dough for goodies for our warriors fighting the jihad oversea!~ To view current scores check out the Blogger Competition page (not quite neck and neck with big vanilla, not yet anyway) Robert Spencer is leading our great team onto victory -- Thanks to all who have helped us close that gap -- because once...
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Jihad Watch (Free subscription) | 06/18/2009
Today's update on Troopathon 2009 finds The Anti-Jihadist team still firmly ensconced in second place: the Hot Air Steamers team continues to hold first place with $4,844.48 for care packages and our Anti-Jihadists team is roaring up, in second...