February 01, 2006
Tom Baker Up For Wearing Long Scarf
In a recent interview with Tom Baker, popular for his portrayal of the titular role in Doctor Who, the actor revealed that he'd be interested in returning to the series if the circumstances were right:
If they could come up with a good enough part I would consider it. It would depend what the proposition was. But I wouldn't want to make an entrance just for a cheap laugh. I've got nothing against cheap laughs but I just don't need to do that now.
I believed this speech until I saw the picture of him. Where are his eyebrows? What has this man done to himself? It looks like he's gained a couple hundred pounds. He's nothing but a cheap laugh. I'd be really interested to hear what proposition would bring him back. I'm willing to wager that a stack of sponge cakes would get him to do just about anything.
Baker also notes that he's never actually seen an episode of Doctor Who. Though he may be fat, he's no nerd.
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Academy Award nominations
The nominations for the Academy Awards were just announced.
Best Picture
Brokeback Mountain
Capote
Crash
Goodnight and Good Luck
Munich
Achievement in Directing
Ang Lee, Brokeback Mountain
Bennett Miller, Capote
Paul Haggis, Crash
George Clooney, Good Night and Good Luck
Steven Spielberg, Munich
Best Actor in a Leading Role
Philip Seymour Hoffman, Capote
Terrence Howard, Hustle and Flow
Heath Ledger, Brokeback Mountain
Joaquin Phoenix, Walk the Line
David Strathairn, Good Night and Good Luck
Best Actress in a Leading Role
Judi Dench, Mrs. Henderson Presents
Felicity Huffman, Transamerica
Keira Knightly, Pride and Prejudice
Charlize Theron, North Country
Reese Witherspoon, Walk the Line
Best Supporting Actor
George Clooney, Syriana
Paul Giamatti, Cinderella Man
Jake Gyllenhaal, Brokeback Mountain
Matt Dillon, Crash
William Hurt, Syriana
Best Supporting Actress
Amy Adam, Junebug
Catherine Keener, Capote
Francis McDormand, North Country
Rachel Weisz, The Constant Gardener
Michelle Williams, Brokeback Mountain
These are just the biggies, but you can check out the complete list at the official site.
Mary Jane To Descend Staircase In Spider-Man 3
New pictures leaked from Spider-Man 3 show Kirsten Dunst wearing an elegant blue dress on an unidentified set. Many are speculating about what exactly the pictures portray, so let me offer my own theory: She's descending from a lesbian spaceship, where she, Bryce Howard, and several other still unannounced stars were having a time of it. Either that, or she's just in some kind of play or some bullshit.
It's Not Called GymNICEtics
If you consider yourself a member of the human race, I demand you watch the trailer for Stick It. The premise is that a stunt bike riding tomboy gets in trouble with the law by breaking a window and has to face the consequences. So she goes to juvenile hall, right? Or maybe has to work really hard to earn enough money to pay for the window? You're probably just narrow-minded enough to think that. Obviously, she has to join a gymnastics team coached by Jeff Bridges.
Though I initially thought the premise was a bit of a stretch, I soon remembered the time that guy robbed a liquor store and had to join a cheerleading team coached by Martin Sheen. And the time that guy murdered a family of six and had to join Michael Keaton's wiffle ball league. Some said the punishment didn't fit the crime, but they sure shut up once they saw Keaton holding that championship trophy over his head.
Next Harry Potter Film Will Include Other Races
With filming set to start on the fifth, CBBC has revealed that George Harris has been cast as Kingsley Shacklebolt in the fifth Harry Potter film, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. Harris is an interesting and accomplished actor, having been in films like Raiders of the Lost Ark and more recently The Interpreter, so I'm sure he'll do fine in the role. My bigger concern is that somehow this news will be the first message to reach an alien race. They'll come to me to explain it, and I'll have to say how Shacklebolt is a member of the Order of the Phoenix, the group set up to fight the evil Lord Voldemort, who works as a Dark Wizard catcher for the Ministry of Magic, whereupon the aliens will recognize us as an idiot race and continue on their way.
Repo Man Sequel Means More Emilio
Alex Cox, director of the 1984 Emilio Estevez cult hit Repo Man, has said in an interview on the newest DVD release of the film that one of the stars has come up with a premise for a possible sequel:
Miguel Sandoval has actually come up with an alternative sequel to Repo Man, for a very small fee, which is -- we steal the idea for John Boorman's film Point Blank. Otto comes back for revenge on the four repo men.
He continued that he hoped to get much of the original cast involved. The news must have been exciting for Estevez, who, before beginnning Bobby, was probably actually working as a repo man. Now if someone could just cobble together a fourth Might Ducks movie, I'd be in Este-Heaven.
