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Mel Gibson divorce is just added proof

The news broke this morning that Mel Gibson and his long-estranged wife, Robyn Moore have concluded their divorce arrangements. Despite having never written, appeared in or been obliged to learn even a single line from any of his 43 films the former Mrs. Gibson now stands to collect around $425-million to complete the [...]

SNL derides latest Kim Kardashian stunt

This is as insightful and accurate as it is well deserved…

Good news for concert fans

Despite the wonders of Blu Ray and Imax there’s still nothing to beat the experience of a live concert. Watching your idol on the screen is one thing but to see them live on stage is usually an experience few fans can forget.

Of course, the big snag is the cost [...]

New York’s Marko Stout set to challenge perceptions

[The Limey] – When the work of Jackson Pollack first emerged in the late 1930′s his unbridled style and deliberate avoidance of art’s unwritten ‘rules’ polarized critics. Countless imitators have since claimed to share that singular vision, but New York City artist Marko Stout is among the few whose works possess significant merit.

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CBS ‘concerned’ by Charlie Sheen case

[The Limey] – The former CBS ‘comedy’ ‘Two and a Half Men’ has attracted a lot of press recently – for all the wrong reasons. The show hasn’t been funny since about the time the dinosaurs left and Charlie Sheen has had some serious problems.

And their Entertainment President, Nina Tassler [...]

American Idol insults viewers with Ryan Seacrest rumors

[The Limey] – For reasons that mercifully escape me celebrity gossip has a huge audience, and the most popular flavor of all is a romance. Today, we hear of one that is clearly a ploy – American Idol host, Ryan Seacrest is apparently about to propose.

Ryan, 36, has been dating [...]

Bill O’Reilly blasts the Simpsons for political bias

[The Limey] – Fans of The Simpsons will know that Keith Olbermann, Stephen Colbert and Jon Stewart have all been guests on the show. But Bill O’Reilly has not. Yet in another daunting display of his unshakable grasp on a different reality dear little Billo is hitting back – at a cartoon.

Tina Fey’s review of Sarah Palin snipped by PBS

[The Limey] – The disturbing intrusion of Sarah Palin into the collective American consciousness has been a gold-mine for comedians; None more so than 30 Rock’s Tina Fey. But when Tina obliquely thanked her at last week’s Mark Twain Awards, PBS did some cutting.

Joining past recipients such as Whoopi Goldberg, [...]

Brad Pitt planning film about Chilean miners

[The Limey] – When the 33 Chilean miners emerged from their ten-week ordeal in the Atacama desert’s San José mine it was predictably the cue for a rash of film offers and deals. And one of those films could be made by no less an auteur than than Brad Pitt.

Jon [...]

Today Show’s film critic, Gene Shalit declares fade-out

[The Limey] – In a move that will remodel the landscape of breakfast TV, and certainly its neck-wear, ‘Today Show’ movie critic Gene Shalit has announced he’s retiring from the post.

Born in New York on March 25, 1925 the now 85-year old film buff has been a fixture of the [...]