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12 Celebrity Chinese Zodiac Signs Explain All

This week the Chinese community parties hard to celebrate its Lunar New Year. The Chinese New Year is spread out over a 15-day period and the Houston version is jam packed with traditional merriment. Two thousand twelve marks the year of the Dragon, which is said to be one of the most fortunate yea ... More >>

Pop Rocks: We Must Avenge Patrick Swayze

​Assholes: Surf thriller "Point Break" will get a modern update by Alcon and Warner Bros., much to fans' chagrin. According to Deadline.com, the new version will be set in the world of extreme sports. Kurt Wimmer ("Salt," the upcoming "Total Recall" remake) has written the script for the ne ... More >>

Football! This Weekend's Best Bets

Odd sare Brian Kelly won't look like this Satruday night​As I get ready to drop some more decidedly mediocre wagering knowledge on all of you this weekend, I have one quick thought to share with you on the opening weekend of the NFL season: This time last season, these were your starting quar ... More >>

Health Department Roundup

"That ice machine is looking pristine, bro."​You know what Jesus was doing around Easter? Getting crucified and coming back from the dead to hang out in the Middle East instead of in paradise with his dad, for some reason. You can learn about the first part of this in Mel Gibson's The Passion ... More >>

Medical Alert: Alcohol Is Turning Our Celebrities into Anti-Semites

How drunk celebrities see the world​Time was, a celebrity with negative opinions about "ze Jews" could opine about the threat they posed to Western culture until he/she was blue in the face, and many did (Henry Ford and Charles Lindbergh, to name a couple). Then World War II and the Holocaust ... More >>

Top Ten Celebrities This Decade Who Crashed and Burned with Video Evidence

And a partridge in a pear tree...​Last week, we gave you our list of celebrities who manage to save their careers after difficult times. This week, we go a different direction. If we have learned anything from TMZ, it's that people love celebrity scandals and the more salacious it is, the more ... More >>

Top Ten Celebrities This Decade Who Overcame Controversy

The center of all things smarmy and controversial.​Celebrities have money and fame and are constantly surrounded by controversy. Many of them never make it back from a serious legal problem or a major embarrassment. Ask Mel Gibson. Others, however, find their footing and manage to right the s ... More >>

Florida Pastor Cancels Koran Bonfire; 4 Things He Should Consider Burning Instead

"Trust me, I have a mustache."​We've established that Rev. Terry Jones -- you know, the Florida pastor who told Anderson Cooper that he knew the definition of bigot, but doesn't see himself as one, even though he is intolerant of other religions, especially Islam -- well, he isn't liked by a ... More >>

The 15 Most Annoying Ringtones You Can Get

Photo illustration by John Seaborn Gray​It's not good enough for a phone to simply ring anymore. Your phone's ring must say something about you, become an expression of your unique individuality, or, failing that, let everyone around you know that you really, really like that OutKast song that ... More >>

Five Musicians Who Can Help Mel Gibson Reform His Image

​Just in case you haven't heard the audio tapes of famed actor/ultra-religious headcase Mel Gibson unleashing slur-filled invective at his wife Oksana Grigorieva, you can listen to them here, but you've got to be warned, it is not even remotely safe for work unless you work in a Neo-Nazi biker ... More >>

Mel Gibson's Rant: Five Celebrity Rants He's Competing With

Mel Gibson, looking up at Sugar Tits​Mel Gibson's lunatic rant has made it online, which means we can stack it up against other lunatic rants.1. Alec Baldwin. Things you don't want to be caught shouting at your pre-teen daughter: "You're a rude, thoughtless little pig" and "I don't give a damn tha ... More >>

Pop Rocks: Mel Gibson Was Framed

​Who will speak for the Road Warrior? I know you've all heard the...allegations by now: Mel Gibson knocked out a few of his girlfriend's teeth; Mel Gibson threatened to set fire to her house (but not before securing some...oral satisfaction first), Mel Gibson is a virulent racist: "If you ge ... More >>

Today's DVDs: Good Actors In Bad Movies -- Legion, Edge of Darkness and Daybreakers

​Stick your hopes for quality cinematic releases back in your pocket. This week's list of DVD releases is topped by a trio of B-movie action flicks that star some A-list names: Legion with Paul Bettany, Charles Dutton and Dennis Quaid, Edge of Darkness with Mel Gibson and Daybr ... More >>

Havin' Fun With Killin' Jesus: Five Movies To Celebrate Your Good Friday

If you noticed a lack of traffic today and wondered why, you're a heathen.It's Good Friday, man. You should be out celebrating. Celebrating the sadistic killing of some guy who did nothing wrong, except maybe violate some liquor laws by turning water into wine.The Crucifixion (and subsequent Resurre ... More >>

How Not To Give a Public Apology: A Video Primer for Tiger Woods

After months of anticipation, The Fallen One Tiger Woods will finally speak publicly this morning about his sex addiction (or at least, his addiction to having sex with an assortment of bar skanks and porn actresses). Don't expect pointed queries from a variety of media outlets, Woods won't be takin ... More >>

Back From the Edge?

Mel Gibson gets some kind of revenge with a semi-successful vigilante flick.

Pop Rocks: Golden Bozos

You know awards season is in full swing when all the celebrities converge upon the Beverly Hilton to get drunk and act like receiving an award from the same organization that once honored Pia Zadora is something to be proud of.That's right, it was Golden Globes night last Sunday. And while the just ... More >>

In Honor Of Sgt. York: The Five Guys With The Best Aim In The Movies

It was 91 years ago that Sgt. Alvin York, a corporal in the U.S. 328th Infantry Regiment, single-handedly killed 28 German soldiers during a battle in France, forcing the surrender of 132 more. His actions earned him the Congressional Medal of Honor and rendered all subsequent cinematic displays of ... More >>

For the Fourth Of July: Worst Cinematic Attempts At Patriotism

This weekend, as we come together to celebrate Independence Day, let's do our best to remember what this holiday is all about. It's more than merely dodging DWI checkpoints on your way home from backyard barbecues and trying to decide between the Jon & Kate 8 or Deadliest Catch marathons on TV ... More >>

For Good Friday: The Five Best Torture Scenes

Today is Good Friday, so named because it's the day they finally offed that pompous windbag from Nazareth who would just not shut up about all his "Love your brother" crap. Have you met any of my brothers?Of course, the powers-that-be decided they wouldn't just kill Jesus, they had to torture him a ... More >>

Pop Culture on Speed…or, "I Love The New Millennium"

Worth the Gamble: The Grand

Forget this movie's poker face. It's the people who are cards.

Get Lit: This Whole Anne Geddes Thing Ain't So Tough

Good Clean Smut

Hot Fuzz

You liked Shaun of the Dead? Then Hot Fuzz will bust a cap in your arse

Her One Little Secret

The Passion of the Christ

The River Oaks Theatre offers a dogmatic loophole

Sugar Tit Tribe

Apocalypto is pure, amoral sensationalism

Nailed by the Cops

A fashionable burglar gets nabbed

Gutsy Show

Fahrenheit 2004

Remembering the movies that heated up cinemas this year

The Passion of Brian

Move over, Mel, it's the second coming of Monty Python

Letters

Suffer Unto Mel

Mel Gibson's Passion is more torture-test than devotional

Letters

Holy Father

When it comes to the Catholic hierarchy, Mel Gibson’s dad is one Mad Max

Take a Hike

Gerry survives nicely on scant dialogue and ample images

Corny Fun

Sienna Plantation wants you to get lost

Signs of Faith

Mel Gibson has a close encounter with God -- or just a mean E.T.

Solid Soldiers

Vietnam's first battle delivers a real dread of war so lacking in Black Hawk Down

The Theater Shopping Network

Apparently What Women Want is a feature-length commercial

What So Proudly We Hail

Sure, The Patriot is mawkish nationalism disguised as summer entertainment, but we'll wave the flag anyway

Prepare for Landing

The appropriately named Jet Li may prove Americans are finally primed for Far East mayhem

Pulp Friction

Gibson's Payback translates solidly to the screen

But What If the Nuts Are Right?

Conspiracy Theory offers a new action hero: the addled Everyman

Press Picks

Mel as Mogul

Gibson's star power drives Ransom

Mad Mel's Epic Adventure

Mel Gibson puts himself on the line for Braveheart

The Mild, Mild West

Maverick proves harmless -- and charmless

What It Is, What It Was, What It Shall Be

A review of the films of '93, and hopes for an adventurous '94