Megan Fox

Culture Clash Yuks in Sacha Baron Cohen's The Dictator

The Dictator's Funniest Celebrity References

SPOILER ALERT! I'm going to give away some lines from Sacha Baron Cohen's new spoof, The Dictator, about a genocidal Wadiyan nitwit who learns some values in Brooklyn. You should see the movie--it's fun--so consider this giveaway a naughty little appetizer tray.

Sacha Cohen's The Dictator Character Endorses Mitt Romney

At a press conference at the Waldorf-Astoria yesterday, General Aladeen--aka Sacha Baron Cohen in The Dictator--unsurprisingly backed Mitt Romney for Prez. Explained the General: "He'd make a great dictator. He's incredibly wealthy but pays no taxes. And it's not much of a leap from firing people ... More >>

It's Sarah Palin vs. Adam Sandler For Worst Actress of the Year!

Those two screen icons are perched high atop the GoldDerby.com experts' predictions for who will get Razzie nominations for Worst Actress of 2011. Sarah is a contender for The Undefeated, which is a documentary, but I guess she still acted in it. And Adam is being touted for doing some badly recei ... More >>

The Year in Film: 10 For 2012

Those two screen icons are perched high atop the GoldDerby.com experts' predictions for who will get Razzie nominations for Worst Actress of 2011. Sarah is a contender for The Undefeated, which is a documentary, but I guess she still acted in it. And Adam is being touted for doing some badly recei ... More >>

My Weirdest Pitches Of The Week

​Think the life of a gossip columnist/blogger is all sawdust and tinsel? Well, here are some of the pitches I've gotten this week, to give you a hint of the reality behind the glitterdome: *"Andrea Bocelli rides the East River ferry"

Destroying Chicago and Our Brain Cells: Transformers is Back

Michael Bay shoots the moon

Transformers 3: Dark of the Moon

Michael Bay shoots the moon

Dipset Reunites, and Vado Ascends

Harlem's finest are back, but Cam'ron's new protégé might steal the spotlight

A Tale of the Toronto Film Festival

With more than 250 films to see, there is no one, definitive festival experience. Here's mine.

Is Pop Tarts World Toast?

​I passed by the large Pop Tarts World emporium on 42nd Street the other day and noticed that the place, opened over a month, seemed as empty as my mind during a Megan Fox movie. The store sells Pop Tarts (you know, those tasty toaster pastries that doubled our childhood weights, but delightf ... More >>

First Bad Review for Toy Story 3 Comes Predictably From Armond White

​Everyone knew it was coming. It was just a matter of time before film criticism's reigning anti- anti- anti- king, Mr. Counterintuitive himself, chimed in. He's "a troll," in the words of Roger Ebert, who once tried to defend Armond White, this peculiar man, only to take it all back. He's "sm ... More >>

Josh Brolin's Fatuous Spaghetti Western, Jonah Hex

​Everyone knew it was coming. It was just a matter of time before film criticism's reigning anti- anti- anti- king, Mr. Counterintuitive himself, chimed in. He's "a troll," in the words of Roger Ebert, who once tried to defend Armond White, this peculiar man, only to take it all back. He's "sm ... More >>

Anurag Basu's Overwrought, Trilingual Kites

​Everyone knew it was coming. It was just a matter of time before film criticism's reigning anti- anti- anti- king, Mr. Counterintuitive himself, chimed in. He's "a troll," in the words of Roger Ebert, who once tried to defend Armond White, this peculiar man, only to take it all back. He's "sm ... More >>

The Maxim Hot 100 vs. the Good Surgeon's Guide to the Top 10 Worst Celeb Faces

The other Number 9​Number 9​The Maxim Hot 100 List is out. Yeah, we've been waiting for this all year! Not only that, but the Good Surgeon's Guide to the Top 10 Worst Celebrity Faces came out last week. And since we are connoisseurs of both beauty and hideousness here at Runnin' Scared, ... More >>

Gossip Folks: Horse-Killing Socialite Doesn't Get Facebook; Christina Hendricks, Best Looking Woman in America

​On this wonderful morning, take a minute to imagine what it would be like to be so foreign and so out of touch that you scrambled to hire a big-time publicist to fight rumors started about you on Facebook. Then, close your eyes for a second and think about what it would be like to look like Chris ... More >>

Can't Get a Date? Stop Watching the News

Hey, all you single gals! Finding it hard to get a date in the city? Tired of spending lonely nights weeping into your Chubby Hubby ice cream (so harsh, that name!) watching Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants (there are two, you know) and confabbing with your gal pals about whether you're actually an ... More >>

Free Will Astrology: April 7 through 13, 2010

Hey, all you single gals! Finding it hard to get a date in the city? Tired of spending lonely nights weeping into your Chubby Hubby ice cream (so harsh, that name!) watching Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants (there are two, you know) and confabbing with your gal pals about whether you're actually an ... More >>

The Top 10 Non-Basketball March Madness Brackets

The surest signs of spring are upon us: flowers blooming, scantily clad NYU students smoking in the park, and most importantly, coworkers who have never showed any semblance of sports fandom live-streaming basketball for the next two weeks and yelling at their computers things like "Cinderella!" "B ... More >>

John Mayer Playboy Gibberish a Big Deal for Some Reason

​"This Celine Dion interview on Oprah is making me GAG like I have John Mayer's David Duke in my mouth!" tweets bevysmith. She refers to John Mayer's Playboy interview, in which he says a bunch of weird shit, like "My dick is sort of like a white supremacist." He does aver that "I'm going to ... More >>

"Stars' Sexperiences" Make Us Feel Bad About Hollywood, Ourselves

​Tina Fey (pictured) reveals that she "couldn't give it away" -- meaning her virginity -- when she was a young lass, prompting respected journalistic organization ABC News to run a slide show of "Stars' Sexperiences." You would imagine these Sexperiences would be calculated to include simila ... More >>

Notes From The Toronto Film Festival

​The email scribblings of someone covering the Toronto Film Festival were somehow forwarded to me as if by magic--or maybe it's just more spam--and it's my journalistic duty to pass them on to you, by way of an insider's report card that's leakable to the entire world. And so, dear readers:

Jennifer's Body Eats Men, Forces Awkward Teen Dialogue

​The email scribblings of someone covering the Toronto Film Festival were somehow forwarded to me as if by magic--or maybe it's just more spam--and it's my journalistic duty to pass them on to you, by way of an insider's report card that's leakable to the entire world. And so, dear readers:

The Ecstasy, the Agony: Live Blogging the MTV VMAs

In honor of 2009 MTV Video Music Awards, we've invited SOTC buddies and pop savants Sean Fennessey and Ryan Dombal to lend a certain wisdom and perspective to these sure-to-be completely dignified proceedings. Gentleman? John Shearer​ 9:00pm Sean: We're coming to you live from one or two or ... More >>

Twitter of the Week: megannnfox

This must be the real Megan Fox's Twitter feed. For one thing, it starts on July 9 -- not long after realmfox shut down. "I just made a twitter !," says meggannnfox. "Yes this is me :) So can anyone tell me how this works ?" Doesn't that sound just like her? Also, it's full of pictures of Megan Fox ... More >>

Letters

This must be the real Megan Fox's Twitter feed. For one thing, it starts on July 9 -- not long after realmfox shut down. "I just made a twitter !," says meggannnfox. "Yes this is me :) So can anyone tell me how this works ?" Doesn't that sound just like her? Also, it's full of pictures of Megan Fox ... More >>

Oscar Times 10? Pros and Cons of the Expanded Best Picture Race

The MPAA have announced they'll nominate 10 rather than five Best Picture nominees next year, and the commentary has flown thick and fast. Each side has a point: Pro: Fans point out that in early years the Oscars frequently named ten or more nominees at a time. The fabled 1939 crop, for example, i ... More >>

Michael Bay Can't Live Up to Michael Bay in Transformers Part 2

The MPAA have announced they'll nominate 10 rather than five Best Picture nominees next year, and the commentary has flown thick and fast. Each side has a point: Pro: Fans point out that in early years the Oscars frequently named ten or more nominees at a time. The fabled 1939 crop, for example, i ... More >>

Quick Hits

"I met Carla from Bravo's Top Chef -- I was rooting for her the whole season long." Twitpic by drschefcick. Paul McCartney will play Citi Field, which makes sense, since neither he nor the Mets have been any good since the 1980s. The "Bike in Style" Challenge had FIT students "create stylish, p ... More >>

Auto-Chaotic

As giant robots transform all around us (!), it's good to know Michael Bay won't ever change