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Go To The Imaginarium Of Doctor Parnassus Premiere! On Us!
What do we know about The Imaginarium Of Doctor Parnassus? Oh, plenty. We know that Terry Gilliam directed it, for instance. And we know that it's Heath Ledger's final film. And that it's released on October 16. And that it also stars that big-faced girl from the Marks And Spencers advert. And - oh! - we've got two tickets to give away to the London premiere of The Imaginarium Of Doctor Parnassus next month! If you can get to London on October 6, have a friend and enjoy probably being fairly close to Johnny Depp, then you’re strongly advised to read on…
What do we know about The Imaginarium Of Doctor Parnassus? Oh, plenty. We know that Terry Gilliam directed it, for instance. And we know that it's Heath Ledger's final film. And that it's released on October 16. And that it also stars that big-faced girl from the Marks And Spencers advert. And - oh! - we've got two tickets to give away to the London premiere of The Imaginarium Of Doctor Parnassus next month! If you can get to London on October 6, have a friend and enjoy probably being fairly close to Johnny Depp, then you’re strongly advised to read on…
The Emmy Awards: Big TV Love-In Update
Like movie stars and music moguls, television people like nothing better than an evening of expensive outfits, impressive golden statuettes changing hands, and beautiful faces all sitting around telling one another just how brilliant they all are at their jobs. It's only a shame that such wonderful nights out don't stretch into normal jobs. We shall only ever dream of a day when undervalued stone masons and building site skivvies get to breeze around outside hotels shouting details of their suits/blouses to hysterical reporters. What a great day that would be.
Like movie stars and music moguls, television people like nothing better than an evening of expensive outfits, impressive golden statuettes changing hands, and beautiful faces all sitting around telling one another just how brilliant they all are at their jobs. It's only a shame that such wonderful nights out don't stretch into normal jobs. We shall only ever dream of a day when undervalued stone masons and building site skivvies get to breeze around outside hotels shouting details of their suits/blouses to hysterical reporters. What a great day that would be.
Hecklerspray Attends The Motorola Dext Launch
Sixty-seven miles up Millbank Tower, and after many glasses of champagne, a playboy comedian/presenter is announcing the phone that might just save Motorola’s bacon. Nearby tech journalists were none the wiser as to whom this man was, yet they still rejected our theory that it could be Dave Berry. However, simply asking one of the PR people, and waiting for them to ask another PR person was all we had to do to discover that he was none other than Big Brother's Big Mouth's Jeff Leach. We took Jeff aside for five minutes to reflect on the event and ask what he’d been up to. While not currently a Motorola customer, Jeff was pleased at the news that he was to receive a new Dext handset as part of his fee - not too shabby when combined with the free drinks.
Sixty-seven miles up Millbank Tower, and after many glasses of champagne, a playboy comedian/presenter is announcing the phone that might just save Motorola’s bacon. Nearby tech journalists were none the wiser as to whom this man was, yet they still rejected our theory that it could be Dave Berry. However, simply asking one of the PR people, and waiting for them to ask another PR person was all we had to do to discover that he was none other than Big Brother's Big Mouth's Jeff Leach. We took Jeff aside for five minutes to reflect on the event and ask what he’d been up to. While not currently a Motorola customer, Jeff was pleased at the news that he was to receive a new Dext handset as part of his fee - not too shabby when combined with the free drinks.
Awesome or Off-Putting: Mexican Farmer Drowns Cute Baby Alien
Awesome or Off-Putting is a weekly delve into cryptozoology, ufology, aliens, medical marvels, scientific wonders, secret societies, government conspiracies, cults, ghosts, EVPs, ancient artefacts, strange facts, odd sightings or just the plain unexplainable. The problems with monsters, ghosts and aliens is that, sure - people see them - but there usually are no pictures to prove it. Sometimes a few frames get snapped off - but the blurry image in the distant background is rarely convincing of anything. Imagine then, how shocked modern scientists must be as they examine an actual 'baby alien' body that was drowned by a scared Mexican farmer in 2007.
Awesome or Off-Putting is a weekly delve into cryptozoology, ufology, aliens, medical marvels, scientific wonders, secret societies, government conspiracies, cults, ghosts, EVPs, ancient artefacts, strange facts, odd sightings or just the plain unexplainable. The problems with monsters, ghosts and aliens is that, sure - people see them - but there usually are no pictures to prove it. Sometimes a few frames get snapped off - but the blurry image in the distant background is rarely convincing of anything. Imagine then, how shocked modern scientists must be as they examine an actual 'baby alien' body that was drowned by a scared Mexican farmer in 2007.
Tommy Wirkola Interview
Dead Snow is a hilarious, gory and thrilling horror set in the Norwegian mountains with a group of students spending their Easter break fighting Nazi zombies. Director Tommy Wirkola took the time to give us his top five favourite horror movies here and also took the time to answer some of our questions at the UK premiere at Channel 4’s Frightfest.
Dead Snow is a hilarious, gory and thrilling horror set in the Norwegian mountains with a group of students spending their Easter break fighting Nazi zombies. Director Tommy Wirkola took the time to give us his top five favourite horror movies here and also took the time to answer some of our questions at the UK premiere at Channel 4’s Frightfest.
Awesome Or Off-Putting: Jack-in-Irons
Awesome or Off-Putting is a weekly delve into cryptozoology, ufology, aliens, medical marvels, scientific wonders, secret societies, government conspiracies, cults, ghosts, EVPs, ancient artifacts, strange facts, odd sightings or just the plain unexplainable. Poor Jack - stuck in those irons. Irons, of course, meaning chains in this case. And why, you may ask, is he stuck in chains? Well some would argue it's because at some point in his life he'd been incarcerated. Did we mention that he's now a giant that haunts old, lonely English roads? Or that his chains are adorned with severed human heads?
Awesome or Off-Putting is a weekly delve into cryptozoology, ufology, aliens, medical marvels, scientific wonders, secret societies, government conspiracies, cults, ghosts, EVPs, ancient artifacts, strange facts, odd sightings or just the plain unexplainable. Poor Jack - stuck in those irons. Irons, of course, meaning chains in this case. And why, you may ask, is he stuck in chains? Well some would argue it's because at some point in his life he'd been incarcerated. Did we mention that he's now a giant that haunts old, lonely English roads? Or that his chains are adorned with severed human heads?
Awesome or Off-Putting: Psychomanteum – A Weird Room Where You Talk To The Dead
Awesome or Off-Putting is a weekly delve into cryptozoology, ufology, aliens, medical marvels, scientific wonders, secret societies, government conspiracies, cults, ghosts, EVPs, ancient artifacts, strange facts, odd sightings or just the plain unexplainable. If you're dear old Auntie Mable happened to pass away without telling you where exactly she'd hidden her well-preserved 1979 Microsoft stock certificates, you might think you'd need to pay an expensive psychic to ask her where they are. Not so - now you can do it in your own home - for the low, low cost of a mirror!
Awesome or Off-Putting is a weekly delve into cryptozoology, ufology, aliens, medical marvels, scientific wonders, secret societies, government conspiracies, cults, ghosts, EVPs, ancient artifacts, strange facts, odd sightings or just the plain unexplainable. If you're dear old Auntie Mable happened to pass away without telling you where exactly she'd hidden her well-preserved 1979 Microsoft stock certificates, you might think you'd need to pay an expensive psychic to ask her where they are. Not so - now you can do it in your own home - for the low, low cost of a mirror!
World Contraception Day, Or What I Did On My Holidays
Hello kids, Stu here. Two quick things - number one: thanks to the ever-wonderful Shawn Lindseth for manfully editing the old 'spray last week. Aw, he's great isn't he? Number two: I was away because I'm helping out with this year's World Contraception Day. Apparently being ugly and smelly and compulsively anti-social aren't the only ways to avoid getting girls pregnant. Who knew? Anyway, if you want to know more about World ...
