WALL-E was one of the best films to come out of 2008.
Disregarding the moniker of “animated film” the movie was simply head and shoulders some of the best moviemaking to come to the masses. To boot, the film played well to kids as well. I take back a lot of what I initially thought about this film, namely that it cribbed from SHORT CIRCUIT (although, come on, the similarities are alarming) as the quality of the movie was superb.
Now, I am in the position to give away 5 (five) triple disc sets for this film during this holiday season. Now, if you want one drop me a line at Christopher_Stipp@yahoo.com. To make this fair, if you’ve already won something from me in the past 30 days, sit on your hands and let the other kids have a chance…
About the film…
What if mankind had to leave Earth and somebody forgot to turn off the last robot? Academy Award®-winning writer-director Andrew Stanton (“Finding Nemo”) and the inventive storytellers and technical geniuses at Pixar Animation Studiostransport moviegoers to a galaxy not so very far away for a new computer-animated cosmic comedy about a determined robot named WALL”¢E. After hundreds of lonely years doing what he was built for, WALL”¢E (short for Waste Allocation Load Lifter Earth-Class) discovers a new purpose in life (besides collecting knick-knacks) when he meets a sleek search robot named EVE. EVE comes to realize that WALL”¢E has inadvertently stumbled upon the key to the planet’s future, and races back to space to report her findings to the humans (who have been eagerly awaiting word that it is safe to return home). Meanwhile, WALL”¢E chases EVE across the galaxy and sets into motion one of the most incredible comedy adventures ever brought to the big screen. Joining WALL”¢E on his fantastic journey across a universe of never-before-imagined visions of the future is a hilarious cast of characters including a pet cockroach, and a heroic team of malfunctioning misfit robots.
Who couldn’t love the moment when Brad Pitt pointed out to John Malkovich that his bike was not, indeed, a Schwinn?
The things that I liked about BURN AFTER READING weren’t so much in the huge plot points, of which there were many, but in the nuance of the performances from the likes of J.K. Simmons and even David Rasche. True, the film is no FARGO, MILLER’S CROSSING, yadda yadda yadda. However, when you’re as talented as these boys are the Cohens are allowed a film or two that are simply pleasurable to watch and this definitely was.
When it comes to THE MUMMY, there is a reason why some call films critic-proof. If you were to tell Brendan Fraser that this seems like an obvious cash-in I am sure he would tell you blankly, “Sure was.” And he’s right in doing so. This film knows what it is, doesn’t aspire to anything more and is a nice way to cleanse the palette from all the frou-frou Oscar quality films you’ve been cramming in as of late. This movie delivers on what it promised, even though the absence of Rachel Weisz is deeply felt, and is just a fun romp. Those looking for more need not even take a look.
E-mail me at Christopher_Stipp@yahoo.com if you want a crack at this. And, as always, if you’ve already won a contest by all means would you kindly let someone who isn’t trolling sites looking for free stuff have a chance?
About THE MUMMY: TOMB OF THE DRAGON EMPEROR…
The blockbuster global Mummy franchise takes a spellbinding turn as the action shifts to Asia for the next chapter in the adventure series, The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor. Brendan Fraser returns as explorer Rick O’Connell to combat the resurrected Han Emperor (Jet Li) in an epic that races from the catacombs of ancient China high into the frigid Himalayas. Rick is joined in this all-new adventure by son Alex (newcomer Luke Ford), wife Evelyn (Maria Bello) and her brother, Jonathan (John Hannah). And this time, the O’Connells must stop a mummy awoken from a 2,000-year-old curse who threatens to plunge the world into his merciless, unending service.
Doomed by a double-crossing sorceress (Michelle Yeoh) to spend eternity in suspended animation, China’s ruthless Dragon Emperor and his 10,000 warriors have laid forgotten for eons, entombed in clay as a vast, silent terra cotta army. But when dashing adventurer Alex O’Connell is tricked into awakening the ruler from eternal slumber, the reckless young archaeologist must seek the help of the only people who know more than he does about taking down the undead: his parents.
As the monarch roars back to life, our heroes find his quest for world domination has only intensified over the millennia. Striding the Far East with unimaginable supernatural powers, the Emperor Mummy will rouse his legion as an unstoppable, otherworldly force…unless the O’Connells can stop him first. Now, in The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor, the trademark thrills and visually spectacular action of the Mummy series will be redefined for a new generation.
About BURN AFTER READING…
At the headquarters of the Central Intelligence Agency in Arlington, Va., analyst Osborne Cox (John Malkovich) arrives for a top-secret meeting. Unfortunately for Cox, the secret is soon out: he is being ousted. Cox does not take the news particularly well and returns to his Georgetown home to work on his memoirs and his drinking, not necessarily in that order. His wife Katie (Tilda Swinton) is dismayed, though not particularly surprised; she is already well into an illicit affair with Harry Pfarrer (George Clooney), a married federal marshal, and sets about making plans to leave Cox for Harry.
Elsewhere in the Washington, D.C. suburbs, and seemingly worlds apart, Hardbodies Fitness Centers employee Linda Litzke (Frances McDormand) can barely concentrate on her work. She is consumed with her life plan for extensive cosmetic surgery, and confides her mission to can-do colleague Chad Feldheimer (Brad Pitt). Linda is all but oblivious to the fact that the gym’s manager Ted Treffon (Richard Jenkins) pines for her even as she arranges dates via the Internet with other men. When a computer disc containing material for the CIA analyst’s memoirs accidentally falls into the hands of Linda and Chad, the duo are intent on exploiting their find. As Ted frets, “No good can come of this,” events spiral out of everyone’s and anyone’s control, in a cascading series of darkly hilarious encounters.
The two biggest surprises this year had to be WANTED and THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA: PRINCE CASPIAN.
One I wasn’t expecting much out of and the other I was just hoping would be interesting. Call me nutty but after being amazed by the fun ride WANTED was and the better execution of THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA: PRINCE CASPIAN versus its initial shot across the filmic bow I had to jump at the chance to let the world in on some solid storytelling.
I have copies of WANTED and I have copies of NARNIA. E-mail me at Christopher_Stipp@yahoo.com and let me know which one you want and, if you’ve already won something in the last 30 days, let the little boy in the back who didn’t push to the front of the line have a crack at this.
About WANTED…
Based upon Mark Millar’s explosive graphic novel series and helmed by stunning visualist director Timur Bekmambetov – creator of the most successful Russian film franchise in history, the Night Watch series – Wanted tells the tale of one apathetic nobody’s transformation into an unparalleled enforcer of justice. In 2008, the world will be introduced to a hero for a new generation: Wesley Gibson.
25-year-old Wes (James McAvoy) was the most disaffected, cube-dwelling drone the planet had ever known. His boss chewed him out hourly, his girlfriend ignored him routinely and his life plodded on interminably. Everyone was certain this disengaged slacker would amount to nothing. There was little else for Wes to do but wile away the days and die in his slow, clock-punching rut.
Until he met a woman named Fox (Angelina Jolie).
After his estranged father is murdered, the deadly sexy Fox recruits Wes into the Fraternity, a secret society that trains Wes to avenge his dad’s death by unlocking his dormant powers. As she teaches him how to develop lightning-quick reflexes and phenomenal agility, Wes discovers this team lives by an ancient, unbreakable code: carry out the death orders given by fate itself.
With wickedly brilliant tutors – including the Fraternity’s enigmatic leader, Sloan (Morgan Freeman) – Wes grows to enjoy all the strength he ever wanted. But, slowly, he begins to realize there is more to his dangerous associates than meets the eye. And as he wavers between newfound heroism and vengeance, Wes will come to learn what no one could ever teach him: he alone controls his destiny.
About THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA: PRINCE CASPIAN…
The characters of C.S. Lewis’s timeless fantasy come to life once again in this newest installment of the “Chronicles of Narnia” series, in which the Pevensie siblings are magically transported back from England to the world of Narnia, where a thrilling, perilous new adventure and an even greater test of their faith and courage awaits them.
One year after the incredible events of “The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe,” the Kings and Queens of Narnia find themselves back in that faraway wondrous realm, only to discover that more than 1300 years have passed in Narnian time. During their absence, the Golden Age of Narnia has become extinct, Narnia has been conquered by the Telmarines and is now under the control of the evil King Miraz, who rules the land without mercy.
The four children will soon meet an intriguing new character: Narnia’s rightful heir to the throne, the young Prince Caspian, who has been forced into hiding as his uncle Miraz plots to kill him in order to place his own newborn son on the throne. With the help of the kindly dwarf, a courageous talking mouse named Reepicheep, a badger named Trufflehunter and a Black Dwarf, Nikabrik, the Narnians, led by the mighty knights Peter and Caspian, embark on a remarkable journey to find Aslan, rescue Narnia from Miraz’s tyrannical hold, and restore magic and glory to the land.
BURBANK – NBC ought to just change their slogan to “We’re Chattin’ Fools!”
The announcement of Jay Leno taking over the Monday through Friday 10 p.m. slot for his Tonight Show wasn’t unexpected. Jeff Zucker (star of Fat Actress) has been letting the network focus more on its high rated morning and late night line ups. Primetime was getting in the way. Did anyone really thing reviving The Bionic Woman and Knight Rider was going to make the Peacock proud? Think of Jay Leno as the Channel’s Chunnel to get beneath the low performing comedies, dramas and gameshows.
This means NBC will now have three and a half hours of nightly talkshows to promote their 2 hours of primetime. Not to mention the 4 hours of the Today Show that’s news lite with a heavy focus on star interviews. That’s 7 1/2 hours of infotainment coming to you fresh daily from NBC.
How long can a broadcast network sustain itself with 7 1/2 hours of people sitting behind desks each day? How many A List stars will grind through Matt, Meredith, Al, Jay, Conan, Jimmy Fallon and Carson Daly? They’re going to be running out of “exclusives” come March. They don’t have enough Saturday Night Live cast members to roam across the hallway for Late Night.
Maybe they’ll just get the CNN holographer to beams stars between all the studios? But with five less hours of prime time talent to promote, NBC won’t have much need for exclusive action. Plus NBC-Universal is cutting back on their movie output so those stars won’t be crawling all over the green room.
When Andy Warhol predicted in the future we’d all be famous for 15 minutes, he nailed a Nostradamus vision. In the coming decade, we’ll all get 15 minutes as a guest on NBC talkshows. This might be good news for Odd-listers. The web people might finally get a chance to sneak on the sofas. Jay will need more strange superstars to kill that hour. Although the fear is that NBC will go cheap and just have handpuppets fill in the booking gaps.
QUICKIE GIFTS
If you need to grab a couple gifts this holiday season, there’s quite a few continuing series worth wrapping up. The Complete Peanuts 1967-1970 Box Set brings Snoopy into his superstar turf. He’s joined by his little pal Woodstock. Also the first real black character arrives with Franklin. Looney Tunes: Golden Collection, Vol. 6 has several wartime cartoons. Bugs and Daffy fight back the Germans and the Japanese. Ever notice how today’s cartoon characters are such utter cowards. Why hasn’t Spongebob Squarepants gone after Bin Laden? Can’t Dora the Explorer funnel information to the CIA? Walt Disney Treasures only has three titles in the tins this year. The Chronological Donald, Vol 4 1951-1961 wraps up all the theatrical shorts starring Donald Duck. They even toss in “Donald in Mathmagic Land.” The Mickey Mouse Club Presents Annette has all the segments from our favorite Beach Party star’s series. Dr. Syn: The Scarecrow of Romney Marsh is the hot title of the year. You can’t buy this new online. If you see it at your local store grab it. It’s already going for $80. Patrick McGoohan (The Prisoner) is a priest who uses a disguise to smuggle booze into England. Finally there’s Saturday Night Live: The Fourth Season. This is the last time for John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd.
HOLIDAY GUEST STAR!!!!
Ladies and Gentlemen, it’s our special Christmas moment with Charo!
Make sure you watch it in “high quality” mode. Charo’s rump shaking is stunning. In case you’re curious, Charo and Tony Sacca were shooting the finale of his Las Vegas PBS special.
STARS?
The cast of the Celebrity Apprentice have been announced. Remember when Donald Trump announced that he’d be getting Oscar winners, sports superstars, titans of industry and Nobel prize winners to play his game? Guess who qualifies as Award winners, business bigwigs and media superstars to the Donald this time around:
Andrew Dice Clay – Is he going to spend half the show talking about how he’s going to sell out Giants Stadium? He’s on NBC so he can’t unload his classic nursery rhymes.
Tom Green – Glad to see he was able to take time away from preproduction of Freddie Got Fingered 2. The kids on The Hills don’t remember when he was an MTV Superstar. Expect to see him work the “I’m Canadian and don’t quite understand your culture” angle.
Clint Black – is this year’s Trace Adkins. Wasn’t his last reality series the one that had Sulu sing country and was canceled after 1 episode? Isn’t it bad luck to have a celeb from a reality disaster on board? Or maybe it’s good luck for us.
Annie Duke – will bring her Poker wits to the boardroom. She will be responsible for all the “gambler” instinct references.
Claudia Jordan – is a Deal or No Deal model. Claudia makes Vanna White look overworked. You open 1 suitcase an hour and that makes you a superstar? The Samsonite Gorilla must have been booked for a cruise.
Brian McKnight – must have to plug an album. At least he can put an end to the misconception that he was a member of New Kids on the Block.
Tionne “T-Boz” Watkins of TLC – count her tributes to Left Eye Lopez.
Herschel Walker – will show off his Heisman skills. Perhaps Donald will talk about the cash he paid Walker to run for his USFL New Jersey Generals? Whatever they do, don’t let Herschel listen to music while he parks the car in the garage.
Natalie Gulbis – is the new LPGA Golfing hottie. She hasn’t won an LPGA tournament. Her twist on the LPGA tour is that she’s not from Asia and she’s not name dropped on The L Word. Now that’s a rarity on the tour.
“One-time skating champ Scott Hamilton” – must be nice that they had to single out his singular achievement. The guy won the gold medal in 1984 along with 4 consecutive US and World titles. What must Donald Trump’s people belittle Hamilton? What would Brian Boitano do, Scott?
Khloe Kardashian – a celebrity for re-enacting her drunk driving bust for Ryan Seacrest’s Keeping Up with the Kardashians series. This woman barely works at her family’s clothing store and leeches off her sex tape making sister’s barely existent fame. Lenny who hangs out at the Today Show is a bigger star than this woman. America cares about Lenny if they don’t see him outside the studio. Why couldn’t the Donald get Lenny to appear on the show? Guess Trump doesn’t have real pull with real famous people.
Joan Rivers and her daughter Melissa Rivers – Are they going to tagteam it? Is this a step up from the TV Guide Channel? Shouldn’t there be a rule that contestants have to be carbon based?
Actress Brande Roderick… acted like she really liked having sex with Hef. She’s practically a lost Tweed sister.
Dennis Rodman – Does this man need anymore attention? Doesn’t he have a court hearing this week? Maybe he’ll bump uglies with Joan by the end of the show.
Is this really an A List line up for a major network show? Trump makes NBC look lower on the food chain than Fox Reality. Any random episode of Match Game ’76 has more star power than this cast. Why do these people play for charity? A majority of them are charity cases.
Why doesn’t he book his Palm Beach pals that were scammed for billions by Bernard Madoff. Wouldn’t America enjoy watching broke bluebloods eating pig vaginas for enough cash to pay for their poodle’s spa day? Screw it. I’m pitching this show: Eat the Rich. Each week Wall Street Busts have to compete with unemployed factory workers for a week at a fancy hotel. Bluebloods vs. Blue Collars can work as a title, too. If Donald Trump keeps playing with his mortgage payments, he might be available for the pilot.
MISSING MISS PAGE
It was amusing to watch the main stream media obituaries for Bettie Page. They presented her as this sweet pin up model from the 1950s. But there were tons of those gals working the cheesecake circuit. What Bettie did was look incredibly hot with bangs and a ballgag. Even half a century later, her fetish influence still dominates the curiously kinky. Who didn’t want to come home and find a blindfolded Bettie tied down to the ottoman?
MANNIX MANIA
CBS DVD is swell enough to let me sponsor a giveaway of 5 copies of Mannix: The Second Season. This classic TV detective series is one of my favorites with Mike Connors playing the good living private investigator. There’s a review in this column’s DVD Shelf section.
In order to win one of the Mannix: The Second Season boxsets, you’ll have to answer a question based on the Party Favors interview with Mannix’s Mike Connors. Name the Oscar winning director and Hall of Fame basketball coach that pushed him towards acting as a career? It’s two different people in case you are wondering. Coach K has not won the Academy Award. Send the answer along with your name and address to mokaha@aol.com by Jan. 9. Employees of the Party Favors, Mike Connors and Tim Robbins are not allowed to win. Although if Mike Connors wants a copy of Mannix: The Second Season, I’ll buy him one.
ENOUGH MULTI-MERICANS!
The United States of Tara would be really original if it didn’t look like the offspring of Tracey Ullman’s State of the Union” and “Little Britain USA. Is it necessary to have another show featuring a Commonwealther playing multiple Americans? Next year we’ll have the graduating class of RADA perform as every citizen of Atlanta on Starz. As revenge we need to have Tom Arnold play every member of the English Royal Family. He does a great impersonation of the Queen breaking a fart next to Lady Di’s ghost.
AH THAT SMELL
Did you know that Sean Combs’ “I Am King” cologne makes a great vinaigrette dressing? It knows how to sex up arugula. The sweet smell of Combs lets the ladies know that you’re a douchebag who will talk over any song on the radio. The scent reminds her that before the end of the hour, she will be eliminated.
Party Monsters Cabo has me asking that sad question: Can’t the Mexican police please stop letting these people back into America? Why can’t border security shutdown the human-dopes trade?
TO BE THE MAN
Suspended NHLer Sean Avery needs to enter his true profession: Pro Wrestling. Avery can easily be the new Ric Flair when it comes to walking the walk and talking the talk. He’s got the fashion sense and the desire to get the crowd to boo. He’s got the ability to cause a feud with a pack of Wrigley gum. He ought to just start off as a manager so he can hit the ground running. Sure he’s got the “sloppy seconds” stigma, but when has that mattered to Vince McMahon? Avery working against John Cena could be the boost the WWE needs for Wrestlemania.
PHELPS OVERLOAD
Is Michael Phelps on every channel? I can’t flip around without seeing his mug. He’s at the Sunday night football game. He’s on every talkshow. He’s at the Celtics game. He’s counting ballots in Minnesota. He’s perp walking a governor. He’s swearing in Obama. He’s putting Jared out of work. Who died and made Phelps the new Rachael Ray? He’s almost on TV as much as reruns of Scrubs.
SUCK ON THIS
Nice to see Chris Weitz (American Pie) taking over Twilight. Wonder if we’ll have a young vampire digging his fangs into a cherry pie? Or perhaps a vampire thinking he’s getting a pint of O negative only to discover it’s got a protein kicker? And does this mean the vampires will battle Polar Bears? True Blood Vs. True North coming this winter!
BLU-RAY HEAVEN
The Duchess Blu-ray lets Keira Knightley and her wardrobe sparkle in 1080p. Keira’s the title’s Duchess. She’s stuck in a figurehead position since her Duke husband (Ralph Fiennes) is banging his mistress. She decides that she needs a little action to keep herself busy. Unfortunately while society turns a blind eye towards the husband getting nookie on the side, this is a no-no for the wives. Keira has to fight the repressive nature of British royalty so she can have an orgasm. This is a classy and carnal movie. The bonus features give the historical details of the Duchess including an interview with the writer of her biography.
Eagle Eye Blu-ray continues Shia LaBeouf’s rise to America’s hottest new action star. This time he gets thrown into a high-tech version of North By Northwest. A mysterious cellphone caller keeps giving him strange orders. He can’t disobey or he’ll get screwed big time as trouble goes out of control. They keep throwing stuff at Shia. Michelle Monaghan also gets the same troublesome phone calls. They join up in their pursuit of trying to figure out who is screwing with their lives and controlling the universe. This is Hitchcock after a case of Red Bull. All the bonus features are in HD including a gag reel. The “Is My Cellphone Watching Me” featurette puts the high tech heebies into you.
Ghost Town Blu-ray reminds us that Manhattan is extremely crowded when you count the dearly departed. Ricky Gervais (Extras) is a dentist who suffers a near death experience. He comes back from the light with the ability to see Greg Kinnear’s earthbound spirit. Greg needs Ricky to bust up the romance between his widow (Tea Leoni) and Bill Campbell. It’s kind of like Ghost except with a lot less violence. Ricky does capture the comedic nature of being in a romance. You can almost believe he can bag Tea. The hi-def allows the Kinnear to vanish better than when he made Dear God. The bonus features include Gervais on the commentary track and specials on the spectral effects.
Dexter: The Complete First Season – Blu-ray brings the magic everyone’s favorite serial killer to its Showtime HD roots. Michael C. Hall (Six Feet Under) is the blood splatter specialist for the Miami Police. But he’s got a major secret. At night he hunts down the guilty and slices them up in order to feed his homicidal urges properly. The first season focuses on his pursuit of another serial killer that’s slicing up hookers around town. He can’t stand competition. He learns plenty about himself while looking for a killer that drains all the blood from his victims. The Hi-Def picture still doesn’t reveal the fact that locations around Southern California substitute for Miami. Most of the bonus features are BD-Live connected including getting to see how a real murder investigation goes down.
THE DVD SHELF
Duckman: Seasons Three & Four wraps up the greatest animated series about a dirty talking waterfowl private investigator. Jason Alexander voiced Duckman. He was a more disturbing in his attitude and opinions than Peter Griffin on Family Guy. “Sperms of Endearment” has his sister-in-law discover the horrifying truth that she paid a pregnancy clinic to unload a turkeybaster of Duckman’s Babybatter inside her. It’s even more disgusting than my description. “Apocalypse Not” has the entire town go inside a bunker while Duckman destroys everything like Godzilla with a webbed feet. The final 48 shameless episodes are on 7 DVDs. This is just pure duck bliss. It’s a joy to have all 4 seasons of Duckman on the shelf.
The Tudors: The Complete Second Season keeps up the royal goodness that was Henry VIII’s early marriages. The historical drama picks up as Henry VIII (B. Monkey‘s Jonathan Rhys Meyers) pleads to have his divorce and marriage to Anne Boleyn (Natalie Dormer) recognized by the Catholic Church. The Pope (Peter O’Toole) won’t hear it. The marriage hits rocky ground when Anne doesn’t quite seal the deal by producing a male heir. Many of you will learn what happened to her since you obviously fell asleep during British History 204. This is better than your normal history lecture since Meyers and Dormer demonstrate where royal heirs come from. This is on my list of best TV shows of 2008.
Mannix: The Second Season brings the detective to the format that made him a hit for 7 seasons. Instead of being a top investigator for a computerized private firm, Mannix (Mike Connors) is now an independent operator. His only employee is Peggy Fair (Gail Fisher). Mannix rules because he enjoyed Scotch, steak, women and fist fight with equal passion. And now that he can pick his caseload, he’s even more involved with clients. “The Silent Cry” has a deaf woman lip read a kidnapper making a call from a payphone. It’s up to Mannix to find the victim and identify the kidnapper before the deaf woman vanishes too. “In Need of a Friend” uncages John Colicos (Battlestar Galactica‘s Baltar) after being falsely accused of embezzling a million dollars. He wants to find out who set him up and how did Mannix bust him on bogus evidence. Mannix feels bad about this and wants to make it right. Cloris Leachman (Dancing with the Stars) is the ex-con’s ex-wife. Timothy Carey (Paths of Glory) pops up in “The Odds Against Donald Jordan.” The 25 cases on Mannix: The Second Season bring us the broadcast badass.
American Teen is a documentary that follows a group of seniors at an Indiana High School. It kinda wants to update of what The Breakfast Club kids would be doing in the 21st Century. We get a sense of the social groups that lurk in the cornbelt. The film is most disturbing when you watch kids doing stuff that nobody would want shown in a public light. Do you really want America to see you spray painting offensive language on a house? They also have a guy circulating a nude photo of his ex-girlfriend through the internet. Does he really want her dad knowing that he did it? You might consider sending your kids to a Swiss boarding school after watching American Teen. The DVD is only available at Target.
MY CHRISTMAS WISH
That I write something so profound that Megan Fox has it tattooed on her ass.
We’re giving away, in conjunction with Universal Home Video, three (3) copies of THE MUMMY: TOMB OF THE DRAGON EMPEROR on DVD. Winners will also receive a nifty MUMMY flashlight!
Contest ends at 11:59pm EST on Monday, December 22nd.
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We’re giving away, in conjunction with HarperCollins UK and West Park Pictures, five (5) sets featuring both the companion book and DVD of the documentary STEPHEN FRY IN AMERICA.
Please note that the DVD set is Region 2/PAL, and requires either a Region 2 or a Region free DVD player.
Contest ends at 11:59pm EST on Monday, December 22nd.
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No Purchase necessary to win.
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The winner must allow 4-6 weeks after notification of win to receive the product.
VIRGINIA CITY – Not every woman working at the Bunny Ranch is an HBO star. You’ll recognize Bunny Love, Air Force Amy and Audrey in the line up, but there’s plenty of fresh faces ready to introduce themselves. These are women who don’t want to bask in the limelight or even have their pics posted on brothel’s website.
Why be anonymous at the high profile Bunny Ranch? One woman grew up in the area. She always makes sure the local guests don’t recognize her. She has no dream of being a spokesmodel for “Take an Uncle to Work Day.” She won’t arrive at the line up until she checks the security monitor. One night a pack of old high school classmates decided they were going to party in the parlor. She spent the night in her room with a good book. Quite a few women commute from around the country. They appreciate the chance to earn more cash than pulling extra shifts at Hooters. The folks back home think they’re earning quick bucks cocktail waitressing at Reno casinos.
Hollywood always likes to push the prostitute character as either dim or a streetwise cookie. A majority of the Bunnies we spent time with were well educated. Many of them had not even worked as strippers. They’re smart enough to know there’s little point in shaking your breasts in a guy’s face while hanging on a pole for a dollar.
People will always ponder what drives a smart woman into prostitution. After quite a few informal chats, I deduced one common thread: Student loans. Many of the women had graduated from very influential schools. They were stuck owing over $100,000 plus for a liberal arts degree that sounded great, but could barely land a gig at Barnes and Noble. One had a degree in social work that after a five year career, left her living under the poverty line. They needed an economic boost that waitressing doesn’t offer. A person can only handle so many extra jobs before they question the point of living if your waking hours are spent punching the clock and getting deeper in debt.
Currently Dennis Hof has Natalie Dylan offering up her virginity to pay for her grad school. Alana Love is 7 months pregnant and eager to take on clients to wipe the slate on her pharmaceutical school loan and afford to be a stay at home mom. Ivy League schools ought to offer Prostitution as a minor for the non-trust fund kids. There was a recent high school graduate who had chosen working at the Bunny Ranch as her career goal when she was 14 after seeing the first HBO America Undercover special. She’s saving up for school.
Our hostess for Saturday evening was Danielle Luciano. She had returned to the Ranch after taking a few years off. During her first tenure, she was a low profile Bunny. Nobody in her family knew that she did this for a living. When she decided to get back in the business, she came out to her close family members. She wanted to be able to put her photos up on the website and help with publicity events without worrying about a nosey aunt finking her out to dad. Turns out that it wasn’t a traumatic revelation. The family knew about HBO series and didn’t have any problems with her working at that brothel.
Danielle was very open when it came to talking about her profession. While there is a gym at the Bunny Ranch compound, her most important exercise routine is Kegels. A Bunny has to be tight and rocking all over. Since my wife had come along on the trip to act as producer and Bunny wrangler (although mostly she wrangled me), the subject of threesomes was inevitable. Many of the Bunnies are gay for pay. If your wife is ready for her first threesome, you don’t want a woman who isn’t fully enthusiastic about the fun. You can’t afford the afterglow to be ruined by your wife declaring, “That was more for you than me.” You want her blissed out and drooling from all the attention. You want this to be a do-over moment. While you might have your dreamy third partner picked out, let your wife do the choosing. Odds are she’ll find the Bunny who will know how to equally divide her attention. Using our journalistic skills, we were able to observe that Danielle’s tip really worked. She’s very knowledgeable when it comes to couples play.
During breakfast, we hung out with Max. She’s best known for playing naked chess on Cathouse. She believes that a majority of men want princesses when they ring the buzzer. They want to spend time with the woman that’d be unapproachable in a normal social setting. Max doesn’t think a woman should smoke a cigarette or drink out of a beer bottle while lounging near the bar. What’s the point of coming to the Bunny Ranch to hit on a woman they could find in any Nevada honky tonk? She told us about a guy who was a major fan of Cathouse and wanted to hook up with one of the leading ladies. Upon arrival, he saw her by the bar sucking down a longneck and puffing away on a Virginia Slim. The image turned him off. He didn’t even approach his intended Bunny. Instead he found a lady in the parlor that impressed him and spent $5,000 for a night long party. Further proof that smoking is bad.
While Max thinks that a Bunny can elevate her career by doing adult material, the Bunny has to be careful of the genre. Do the wrong film and she’s no longer considered a high dollar date. What hedgefund manager wants to spend $10,000 to hook up with a woman who stars in hobo gangbang videos? Guys don’t like to think about who’s been with her before them. Even less men want to know that they’re getting Boxcar Willie Jr’s sloppy fifty-thirds. I came to trust Max’s opinions since she only works by appointment.
We come to the final two video segments of The Party Favors interview with Dennis Hof. Ron Howard has dropped out of the bidding war for Hof/Corey. All we have left is Roger Corman and a VHS-only operation out of Brussels. Corman promises I can play myself if I’m flame resistant. Otherwise he’s calling Clint Howard.
Our talk picks up with the cliffhanger of how Dennis went to an extreme to legally smoke pot. The topic changes to how he feels when he sees pimps and madames being busted outside of Nevada. Learn about Dennis’s relationship with Heidi Fleiss. Dennis discusses the new episodes of Cathouse on HBO (best found at the HBO OnDemand channel). He plugs the boxset containing the first two seasons and the musical of the show. He explains the educational value of the series. We dip into the new trends in what clients want to enjoy during their visits. Plus legendary boxer Butterbean is coming to the Bunny Ranch, but not the same way as porn stars Sunny Lane and Anna Mills.
Seeing how Ron Jeremy is rumored to be Jewish, the Golden Nugget Casino won’t accept wagers on his chances to beat Butterball for the last pork chop.
The final segment features exterior shots as we show off the area around the Ranch and the changes to the Brothel. There’s a Pony Express stop on the property. As a warning: Moonlight Benny’s is a real body shop and not a brothel. None of the selections the receptionist offers are euphemisms. The full service does involve paint and a hammer. Dennis discusses how the gift shop helps lure the curious into being full service guests. You can even buy his special hot sauce at any hour.
After the interview with Dennis wrapped up, Brooke Taylor arrived. She’d been in New York City to appear on a variety of shows including Tyra. Brooke has had a strange career path. Her life at that Ranch had been fully documented by HBO. America got to see her first day on the job. We were there when she popped her professional cherry. Because of her performance on Cathouse: The Musical, Brooke has performed at the Filmore West and the House of Blues. She became the centerfold in Hustler at the same time Marie Claire did a profile piece on her. She’s a very busy woman who still has time to lay back and enjoy her day job.
The sad fate of Isabella Soprano weighed heavily on my questions. I wanted to know what kept Brooke Taylor stable. She invited us into her bedroom and we turned on the camera.
Brooke explains things that a woman needs to know before she considers a life at the Ranch. Remember to practice negotiations before you arrive in Carson City. I end up asking Brooke how strange it is that she went to college to study music, but received her big break while working in a brothel. This is a path that your college career counselor never discuss.
Thus we come to the end of the Party Favors visit to the Bunny Ranch. We’d like to thank Dennis Hof, Madame Suzette, Brooke Taylor, Max, the charming staff and the extremely rocking Danielle Luciano for their hospitality.
WIN SOME SWING
CBS DVD has been nice enough to let 5 of my faithful readers win copies of Swingtown: The First Season. The DVD will be released on Dec. 9. Normally I’d have you email in your name and address and five randomly chosen folks would win. But since Swingtown has been a favorite of this column, we’re having a quiz. In addition to sending in your name and address, you must answer these three questions about the show:
What star of Swingtown filmed a scene for a movie I produced?
According to the Party Favors, what series now features Grant Show’s pornstache?
What did Dennis Hof and I say about Swingtown during the Hof/Corey interview?
If you have these answers, drop me an email at mokaha@aol.com by Dec. 14. You must be 18 and allow 4-6 weeks to get your prize. My parents, co-workers, Anson Williams and Grant Show’s pornstache are not allowed to enter. Enclosing Polaroids that your parents sent to swingers magazines in 1976 won’t help you win, but they will be appreciated by our judges. Thanks once more to CBS for making a few of my readers be winners this holiday season.
In case you’re curious about the show, there’s a proper review in The DVD Shelf section.
DINING TIP
If you’re in Carson City, drop by Ti Amo in the Casino Fandango. The Seafood Lasagna still makes me drool. There’s plenty of shrimp, lobster, crab and scallops between the layers of noodles. It reheats nicely for when you need extra fuel for playing the Happy Days penny slots. Did I mention that Anson Williams cost me $2.38? Damn that Potsie.
VEGAS EATS
When you plan on visiting Las Vegas, skip the Strip and head to Fremont Street. There’s a friendly vibe downtown. My favorite place to snack on the street was Mermaid’s Casino. The slot palace offers up 99 cent Nathan’s hotdogs, deep fried Twinkies and deep fried Oreos. What makes the little grill in the back extra special is the staff is just bouncing around to the music on the PA system. The folks seemed like they were being pumped full of oxygen. They gave off enough energy to revive me from my Potsie downfall. I couldn’t help but smile and bounce around while waiting for my chocolate covered frozen banana. The Mermaid’s Casino is truly old school since they have change cups unlike that cheapskate Steve Wynn’s new casino: Redundant.
LEARN FROM MY PAIN
A little tip for business and tech people: When a person on the internet advertises that they’re proficient in CBT, this normally doesn’t mean Computer Based Training. Do not invite them to your office for a presentation.
JOE THE ZILCHER
John McCain screwed up and it cost me my ambassadorship to Hawaii. The position is still on the books at the State Department. You think the feds ever eliminate a gig? There’s still a Department of Buggywhip Inspection. My destiny of being Ambassador to the land of Don Ho was screwed by Joe the Plumber. When John McCain needed a Joe to prop up his campaign, he refused to call me. I’m a real Joe. As we know by now, Joe the Plumber is really a guy named Sam. Those of us named Joe take the business of being a Joe seriously. If your first name isn’t Joe, you’re not a Joe. It’s that simple. Jesus didn’t go by his middle name (which I think was Joe). John McCain ticked off the International Brotherhood of Joes and cost me my chance to operate out of Jack Lord’s old palace office. Let this be a lesson to all those in America that when you need a Joe, you come to a Joe and not a dofus named Sam.
MSNBC needs to fix their Joe crisis. When Joe Scarbough goes on vacation, they need a guest host named Joe to host Morning Joe. Mika Brzezinski and Willie Geist aren’t Joes. Neither is that Mike Barnicle guy. I’m not even sure if he’s really a Mike since he comes off as a Gary. MSNBC needs to understand that when you advertise a Joe, you better have a backup Joe ready to go. It can’t be that hard of a job unless you have to wax Pat Buchanan’s back during the commercial breaks.
THE DVD SHELF
A Colbert Christmas: The Greatest Gift of All! is as great as advertised. This is the greatest Christmas special since Pee Wee’s Playhouse Christmas Special. The premise is simple: a ruthless bear has trapped Colbert in his cabin. He can’t get to New York to host his Christmas special with Elvis Costello. The holiday festivities come to him with truly an all-star cast without any faux-stars with E! reality shows. Toby Keith has confused me. The guy was a big turn off with his Karl Rove approved anthems. But on this special, Keith gives a hilarious song about what he’ll do to defend Christmas. John Legend performs the sexiest song about nutmeg. Jon Stewart brings a little Old Testament holiday wishes. Willie Nelson’s fourth wiseman song will never be sung at a Catholic Church’s midnight mass. Feist is angelic on all levels. You’ll probably wonder why you need the DVD when this special is being repeated on Comedy Central right now. The DVD has bonus features. You get a video Yule Log that gets an extra flame boost from books. There’s even a Colbert Advent calendar that’s better than the one your Aunt Eunice gave you. Plus be thrilled by the alternate endings. Your Christmas isn’t complete unless you give all your friends A Colbert Christmas: The Greatest Gift of All!
Swingtown: The First Season gives a strange bit of hope that last summer’s series might be back for a second round of hanky-panky. Molly Parker and Lana Parrilla put the Bi into Bicentennial with this short season that centered around the 4th of July in 1976. The 13 episodes explore what happens when a normal married couple move to wild side of Chicago. Parker (Deadwood) and Jack Davenport (Pirates of the Caribbean) discover their neighbors are swingers. Parrilla is an ex-stewardess who knows how to tighten more than a seatbelt. Pilot Grant Show (Melrose Place) plays second banana to an amazing pornstache. The couples boogie down, but guilt grabs Parker and Davenport. They’re not sure if they’re cut out to cut loose. There’s also the issue of their daughter hooking up with her summer school teacher. Oddly enough that while the action takes place 32 years ago, the morality brigade went nuts over CBS running the series. But there’s nothing on this show that isn’t part of an afternoon soap opera. The DVD has a few bonus features including a blooper reel. They didn’t include the ’60s record deal commercial hosted by Peter Fonda. If the DVD does well and the show grabs a couple end of the year awards, Swingtown might be back next summer. This might be the perfect Christmas gift for the neighbors you want to covet in a group plan.
Man On Wire is a bold, death-defying examination of Phillipe Petit’s illegal wire walk between the World Trade Center’s Twin Towers in 1974. The film mixes recreation footage with the actual coverage of the historic day. They show Petit’s previous walks between Notre Dame Cathedral and the Sydney Harbor Bridge. He’s like an outlaw version of the Flying Wallendas. The execution of securing the wire between the buildings is more exciting than any scheme in the lame Ocean’s Eleven films. While the documentary should be the celebration of a daredevil’s spirit, there is sadness. How can a viewer not get misty eyed seeing the Towers still erect? Michael Nyman’s music from The Cook, The Thief, His Wife and Her Lover plays during a section showing the Towers being constructed. And it hits how temporary this massive structure became. You need to watch this film twice – once for the Towers and another for Petit. Man On Wire is compelling cinema that pulls us into Petit’s passion to accomplish this outrageous feat. Man on Wire and The Dark Knight are the films that mark 2008.
Happy Days: The Fourth Season brought the word Mallachi Crunch to sports. “Fonzie Loves Pinky” was an epic three parter. Howard’s lodge is hosting a demolition derby. Part of the entertainment is female motorcycle daredevil Pinky Tuscadero. While the Fonz is favored to win the derby, he has to worry about the Mallachi brothers. They’re notorious for a move where they smash a car on both sides at once. During the episode Fonz falls hard for Pinky. But before he can marry her, they have to survive the Derby. As a kid, these episodes were more terrifying than when Fonzie jumped the garbage cans in season three. Pat Morita returns for “The Graduation.” During the end of school dance, Anson Williams jumps on stage and unloads a not even close to the 1950s ballad. How come you can’t find any Anson Williams records outside of a 45 on ebay and the show’s theme? Why aren’t there bootlegs of Anson Williams live at the Whiskey A-Go-Go? “Fonzie’s Baptism” brings the Fonz to Jesus. Wasn’t this a Family Guy episode? Happy Days: The Fourth Season was the final year before it “jumped the shark.”
Petticoat Junction: The Official First Season is the link between The Beverly Hillbillies and Green Acres. The action takes place at the Shady Rest Hotel that’s on the rail line near Hootersville. The place is run by Bea Benaderet (Jethro’s mother) and her three really hot daughters. They’re all a handful for the quiet community. The first few episodes have the immortal Charles Lane swearing to shut down the steam locomotive. Bea does her best to have him forget about it. Many of the Green Acres characters are also on this show including Sam Drucker (Frank Cady) running the general store. Adam West (Batman) plays the doctor on “My Daughter the Doctor” and “Hootersville VS Hollywood.” It’s amazing that this show ran for seven seasons, but never received the rerun action of its sister shows. The DVD includes the old commercials starring the cast. This first season has 38 episodes Southern hospitality.
Beverly Hills 90210: The Sixth Season is a must see for old timers who feel pangs of nostalgia when they catch promos for 90210 on the CW. The action on this boxset took place for 1995-96. The shocker of the season is Kelly Taylor (Jennie Garth) becomes a junky. She was the original Amy Winehouse. Who could imagine sweet little Kelly snorting up blow like an English supermodel? Donna (Tori Spelling) has to break with an abusive boyfriend. Dylan (Luke Perry) is ready to wed. Does this mean he’ll leave the show? I’m not giving it away. For many, this was the clutch season of heartbreak and triumph. For Steve (Ian Ziering), this was the year he joined AARP.
Cannon: Season One, Volume Two brings Leif Garrett back to the column. “Death Is a Double Cross” has Cannon riding the train to protect a millionaire’s wife and two children. Leif and Dawn Lyn are the kids. Lyn is best remembered as Dodie, the adopted daughter on My Three Sons. Turns out she’s also Leif’s sister. “”Treasure of San Ignacio” puts Cannon on the trail of thieves who rob a church’s artifacts. “To Kill a Guinea Pig” brings us the always creepy Geoffrey Lewis (who is not Robert Pine) to horrify Vera Miles (Psycho). She’s running a drug study at a prison. Lewis’ boss wants a certain inmate to be part of the program. Only Cannon can help her from this evil web. Even with his huge gut, William Conrad is still physical in scenes. He moves pretty well for a hefty guy. He’s got 13 clients on this boxset that need his expert detective help.
Jake and the Fatman: Season One, Volume Two means you’re getting a double dose of William Conrad fighting crime. This time he has help with Jake (Joe Penny) doing the heavy lifting. The big highlight of the second half of the first season is watching David Soul choking the life out of his wife on “How Long Has This Been Going On?” How can the star of Starsky and Hutch be so vicious? He’s a Yacht Rock superstar. Of course discovering your wife is banging a priest might get a man upset. He frames the priest, but Jake doesn’t buy it since he’s pals with the padre. Speaking of hall of fame creepy character actors, Joseph Ruskin is a mobster in “After You’ve Gone.” Did you know he’s the only actor to have appeared on every Star Trek live action TV show? “Lady Be Good” also has a Trekkie connection with Nana Visitor (DS9) killing a rich guy while he was staging his own death. Even though Conrad is slow to move and looks like he sleeps in his office, he knows how to solve a case. He didn’t get to be Los Angeles District Attorney by looking good on posters.
Perry Mason: Season 3, Volume 2 allows us to once more see America’s greatest TV lawyer in action. Raymond Burr accepts 14 more clients in this boxset. “The Case of the Slandered Submarine” allows him to visit a military court. There’s a few bodies connected to the testing of a high tech device. “The Case of the Singing Skirt” has a bunch of illegal actions taking place at a legal casino. The owner decides to set up a worker for the fall. But she does the smartest thing a you can do: hires Perry Mason to prove her innocence. “The Cast of the Prudent Prosecutor” has D.A. Hamilton Burger begging Perry to defend a pal. How much did that have to hurt Burger to get assistance from the man who kicks his ass almost every week in the courtroom? The picture quality is still stunning on these transfers. Just remember that anything you see in an episode of Perry Mason can’t be used on the Bar exam.
The Mod Squad: Season 2, Volume 1 unleashes the grooviest crime fighting trio. Pete (Michael Cole), Linc (Clarence Williams III) and Julie (Peggy Lipton) are still the mystery unit run by the Captain (Tige Andrews). “Lisa” has them protecting Carolyn Jones (Morticia from The Addams Family) from a mysterious hitman. The most obvious suspect is Joseph Ruskin. The Squad suspect Carolyn isn’t telling them her whole story. “Ride the Man Down” has them meet Richard Anderson (The Six Million Dollar Man‘s Oscar Goldman) after Pete gets nailed with murder charges. “The Healer” has a homicidal quack loose in the urban jungle. Dwayne Hickman (Dr. Goldfoot and the Bikini Machine) rubs elbows with Julie. Linc gets to fall in love again during “To Linc – With Love.” The object of his affection is a DMV instructor has a dark past. What could be darker than working for the DMV? The Mod Squad is still the coolest because Peggy Lipton makes me melt.
Gunsmoke: The Third Season, Volume 1 is perhaps your best quickie gift for Grandpa. Who didn’t grow up with their old man watching Matt Dillon cleaning up Dodge City? The series at this point is still black and white and only 30 minutes long. “Jesse” has my favorite plot of a son showing up in Dodge City ready to gundown the man who shot his daddy. Sadly this does not star Dennis Hopper. “Romeo” lets Robert Vaughn (Man From UNCLE) get romantic with a land baron’s daughter. Daddy isn’t happy and takes it out on the town. “Doc’s Reward” shows he can handle a gun like a scalpel. He puts a slug in Jack Lord. But in a shocking twist, Lord returns for his revenge. Fans of The Dick Van Dyke Show will get a thrill with Rose Marie in “Twelfth Night” and Morey Amsterdam in “Joe Phy.” Jack Klugman (Quincy) rides the range in Buffalo Hunter. He’s poaching on Indian land so the Sheriff has to do something that’s tantamount to murder!
Rawhide: The Third Season, Volume 2 reminds us that there was time when Clint Eastwood’s face didn’t look like a Francis Bacon portrait. Clint is youthful and not even in charge of the drovers. He keeps the cows moving as they cross paths with other stars. “Incident of the Running Iron” has one of them accused of rustling. Dwayne Hickman is part of the family that holds his fate. John Cassavetes (Killing of a Chinese Bookie) gets heated up during “Incident Near Gloomy River.” He’s been courting a woman who has eyes for his brother. “Incident of His Brother’s Keeper” puts Jack Lord (Hawaii Five-O) in a wheelchair. He gets nasty when Sheb Wooley takes his woman dancing. The Lord versus Clint should pay-per-view. Star Trek fans will get to see Spock vs. Clint during “Incident Before Black Pass.” “Incident of the Lost Idol” has Claude Akins (Sheriff Lobo) bounty hunting. Rawhide‘s extensive outdoor shooting makes it play more like a short movie than just a normal TV Western.
Bachelorman is a romantic comedy starring David DeLuise (Dom’s son) as a guy who knows what women need cause he worships them. He’s the second coming of The Tao of Steve with Donal Logue’s trainer. He gets involved with his neighbor (Josie and the Pussycats‘s Missi Pyle) only to discover she’s not a one night stand. Can he muster the energy to remain a swinging single? Blake Clark gets work without Adam Sandler writing the check. Clyde Kusatsu (Midway) plays the sushi making neighbor. He’s been in tons of shows over the years. Fans of naughty things on the internet will get to ogle Kira Reed. Bachelorman allows Missi Pyle to use her comic muscles for longer than her short time on Soul Plane. There are quite a few useful tips given off by DeLuise. The DVD contains the complete promo for TesteFlex.
Mister Foe is an unnerving piece of cinema from Scotland. Jamie Bell (Billy Elliot) has become a voyeur in the wake of his mother’s death. He suspects that his father’s new wife (Mallrats‘ Claire Forlani) killed her. Dad (Rome‘s Ciaran Hinds) tries to be understanding of his son’s weirdness. However the son’s peeping tom hobby is driving him nuts. It’s quite shocking to see Claire play a wicked stepmother. Her sweet face can turn diabolical. The weirdness get kicked up a notch when stepmother goes Cinemax After Dark on her stepson. Is she distracting him or just a slut? This is another small film that you’ll need to watch on your TV screen.
Hancock was such a big piece of crap that Stephen Sommers ought to have his name on him. The first half has a weird potential with Will Smith as Abel Ferrara with superpowers. Although the idea of super sperm nearly killing a woman was an old “why Superman has to pull out of Lois Lane” joke. Jason Bateman trying to clean him up was OK. When we get the plot twist with Charlize Theron, I thew up in my popcorn. Why did I think this film wouldn’t blow chunks with the star of The Wild Wild West,I Am Legend and Bad Boys II? Cause I’m a cockeyed optimist.
Horton Hears A Who proves you can make a feature length film out of a Dr. Seuss book that doesn’t get annoying like the dreadful live action Grinch and Cat in the Hat flicks. Horton goes CGI which allows them to truly explore Dr. Seuss’ illustrations without merely adapting them to human form. Horton the elephant discovers a whole world living on a speck. Everyone thinks he’s nuts including the mayor of Whoville. The Whoville folks don’t think they’re on a speck. Horton wants to put the speck in a safe place outside of his vicious jungle domain. It’s an action heavy flick with animals out to take down the weird elephant. Jim Carrey as Horton and Steve Carell as the Mayor play well of each other with their voice work. These guys should host a talkradio show. There’s enough adult level humor to make this worth watching with the kids. The DVD has tons of bonus features about the CGI work and vocal booth weirdness. You can even create your own animation. They tossed in a digital copy of the film so you can watch it on your iPod.
IN CASE I FORGET
Remember to have a great Festivus this year.
Charo has been saved for the Christmas column! Prepare to be coochie-coochie-cooooed!
Contest ends at 11:59pm EST on Monday, December 15th.
Rowan Atkinson (Johnny English, Blackadder) stars as the iconic Mr. Bean, who never fails to leave a trail of merry mayhem — and side-splitting laughter — in his wake. His exploits have earned MR. BEAN a slew of awards and an international cult following, and now every one of his adventures is conveniently packed up in one tidy box — MR. BEAN: THE ULTIMATE COLLECTION.
Included in this collector’s set are all 14 episodes of the landmark original series that introduced Mr. Bean to an adoring, if confused, world, as well as his two feature films BEAN: THE MOVIE and MR. BEAN’S HOLIDAY. And if that’s not enough, an extra-special helping of MR. BEAN: THE ANIMATED SERIES features him in the role he was drawn to play. It all adds up to the ultimate serving of Bean ““ so pull up a chair and dig in!
Extras: Deleted Scenes; French Beans; Beans in Cannes; The Human Bean; Documentary “The Story of Bean”; Never-Before-Seen-On-TV Sketches “Bus Stop” and “Library”; Comic Relief Skits “Blind Date” and “Torvil & Bean”; “Double Trouble” Voice Recording; No Parking and The Fly Live Action Guide; OMC “I Love L.A.” Music Video; Theatrical Trailers; Mr. Bean: The Whole Bean Trailer; Mr Bean: The Animated Series Trailer; Photo Gallery; Film and Cast Biographies
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WALL-E was one of the best films to come out of 2008.
The blockbuster global Mummy franchise takes a spellbinding turn as the action shifts to Asia for the next chapter in the adventure series, The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor. Brendan Fraser returns as explorer Rick O’Connell to combat the resurrected Han Emperor (Jet Li) in an epic that races from the catacombs of ancient China high into the frigid Himalayas. Rick is joined in this all-new adventure by son Alex (newcomer Luke Ford), wife Evelyn (Maria Bello) and her brother, Jonathan (John Hannah). And this time, the O’Connells must stop a mummy awoken from a 2,000-year-old curse who threatens to plunge the world into his merciless, unending service.
At the headquarters of the Central Intelligence Agency in Arlington, Va., analyst Osborne Cox (John Malkovich) arrives for a top-secret meeting. Unfortunately for Cox, the secret is soon out: he is being ousted. Cox does not take the news particularly well and returns to his Georgetown home to work on his memoirs and his drinking, not necessarily in that order. His wife Katie (Tilda Swinton) is dismayed, though not particularly surprised; she is already well into an illicit affair with Harry Pfarrer (George Clooney), a married federal marshal, and sets about making plans to leave Cox for Harry. 
