Posted by
Darren at 23:47 on 09 Mar 2010
"I used to be somebody, now I am somebody else" sings Bad Blake, Jeff Bridges' veteran country singer, through liquor-hardened vocals. He used to be a highly regarded country star, but his crumbling career has turned him into a hard luck story more akin to blues music than country: he's tired, broke, an alcoholic and down on his luck. Blake's star has dimmed to a status that his agent can only use to illuminate such small-time venues as bowling alleys, where he reluctantly plays to a handful of loyal fans.
Posted by
Matt at 13:51 on 09 Mar 2010
The Oscars are well and truly over. Bring on the spandex and frisbees.
Posted by
Ali at 23:08 on 08 Mar 2010
Of course he does.
Posted by
Ali at 22:42 on 08 Mar 2010
ITN reporters ran afoul of Gary Busey at a pre-Oscar party on Sunday night. Your move, butthorn.
Posted by
Kirsty at 22:28 on 08 Mar 2010
American football is a sport we don't get much information on over here; as Alan Partridge said, it's just futuristic rugby, right? But it's okay that the rules are overly confusing and we don't play it at school, because there is little to no gridiron action included in American football movie The Blind Side.
Posted by
Matt at 07:27 on 08 Mar 2010
No words... should have shown a poet...
Posted by
Matt at 06:47 on 08 Mar 2010
Low-budget war movie about the might of the American military beats big-budget anti-war metaphor at the Irony Awards.
Posted by
Ali at 22:24 on 07 Mar 2010
Well I am just all about stealing other people's content today. College Humor just dared to dream what the 10 Best Picture nominees' posters would look like if the designers were being brutally honest.
Chloe opens with a breathy voiceover, red nail varnish, a healthy amount of side-boob and the rolling down of suspenders in an indistinct, soft-focus boudoir. Boom: suddenly I'm a newly pubescent teenager and furtively renting Bruce Willis erotic embarrassment Color Of Night. A film that, even at that tender age of 14 (I developed late), I knew was crap. All I wanted was some porny thrills, not the shattering realisation that it was possible NOT to enjoy a film. This revelation was up right up there with finding out there's no Santa. (Thanks a lot Gremlins... Again, I developed late.)
Posted by
Matt at 20:19 on 07 Mar 2010
Welcome to another instalment of the inexplicably popular Weekend round-up, where we trawl through the week's news and highlight those stories that didn't otherwise make it on

. This week: Wolverine 2, Toy Story 3 and Indy 5.