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In this YouTube video, Tupac’s former group “The Outlawz” confirm they smoked the Hip Hop legend’s ashes:
Listen to the Wake Up Call talk about the video:
Hear the audio:
Next time hit the tanning salon… have a cocktail. NO I am not talking about an adult beverage I am talking about a tanning cocktail…One part bed tanning, one part sunless tan. By bed tanning first, you give your pores a chance to open up and absorb the sunless solution…
This is a great way to make your sunless tan last almost twice as long as well as giving yourself an even more natural look.
As always, wash your hands and feet immediately after sunless tanning.
It’s still plenty hot outside… which means tank top season is still in full swing. But if you have large arms or just FEEL like you have large arms there are definitely do’s and donts when it comes to picking out the perfect tank for you. A tank with large straps (that go the length of your shoulder) can actually make your arms look bigger. A tank with less material over the shoulder will offer more definition to your arm… another flattering look is a racer back tank.
Watch video of Lady Gaga (as Joe Calderone) performing at the VMAs…
Listen to the Wake Up Call talk about Lady Gaga’s performance:
Jason got this message from a former employee whom he fired:
Jason doesn’t want to write back to him because he wants to be the bigger person, but Katie and Gavin say that he should definitely write back.
Listen to them come up with things for Jason to say:
A reporter gives an update on Hurricane Irene covered in what he thought was “sea foam”…
Reporter Gives Update Covered In Sea Foam: MyFoxNY.com
Listen to the Wake Up Call talk about the video:
Here is video of Jonah Hill and Nicki Minaj presenting the VMA for “Best Pop Video:”
Listen to the Wake Up Call talk about Jonah Hill’s weight loss…
Guillermo Del Toro is rapidly becoming a favorite filmmaker by both critics and fanboys alike. He’s the genius director behind such incredible fantasy horror movies like Pan’s Labyrinth, The Devil’s Backbone and Cronos. He’s also the genius director behind such incredible comic book actions like Hellboy and Blade II. But sadly, he didn’t direct Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark.
Del Toro produced this movie. That doesn’t give it a death sentence at all. In fact, just the opposite. He’s done that with cinematic awesomeness like The Orphanage and Biutiful. He’s even gotten involved in animation movies like Kung Fu Panda 2 and Megamind. But something went wrong with this film. Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark starts off as scary, then becomes creepy, and ends up being silly.
It’s really too bad because the film, which is based on a made-for-TV film from 1973, is a classic gothic creature-feature horror film. It’s about a family that moves into a gorgeous old mansion only to discover that it was already inhabited by another group…blood-thirsty little fiends that crave little children’s body parts. Wow! Just typing that out makes it sound so much better than it actually is. It’s far tamer from the gruesome premise seems to be. But it’s not so much the plot running out of steam that makes this film so lackluster; it’s also the performances.
Katie Holmes (Batman Begins, Tom Cruise’s bedroom) and Guy Pearce (The King’s Speech, Memento) are the couple who fight off the amassing goblins. Both are fine actors and have performed well in the past, epecially Pearce; but in this they walk through the script like they both are in dress rehearsals. The shining star of the film is the daughter played by the young Bailee Madison. She carries this entire movie on her back with a fantastic performance. She’s also the little girl in Brothers and the only funny thing about the Adam Sandler movie Just Go With It.
With Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark she really gets a chance to show us what she’s got though. She’s undoubtedly the star of the film and looks legitimately terrified of the little beasties that are after her. What impressed me even more is that she had to act that way while looking at nothing since all the monsters were CGI. Another disappointment since Del Toro is known for using mostly old school movie monster make-up and puppets.
That undersells the quality of the creatures though. The FX used for them are very, very well done. They do look real and give you the heebie-jeebies in many of the scenes that prey on your fear of the dark and what’s under the covers. But just when you’re thinking that they are a force to be scared of, they turn into some kind of comedic monsters you’d expect to see in Jim Henson’s Labyrinth. That decision might have been the fault of first-time director Troy Nixey. I’m not going to say that he’s in over his head though since the film stinks of gothic horror in that it boasts incredible sets and heavy atmosphere that invokes a 1920s Hammer Film feel.
It’s a big red flag that this movie was not going to live up to the A+ trailer that was released over a year ago because that’s when the film was shot. Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark was filmed early in 2010 and went through lots and lots of post production work to make it presentable. I guess it should have been put through a little more work since it isn’t scary. But maybe that’s just truth in advertising – there really isn’t any reason to be afraid of the dark in this film.
Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark (Rated R)
Gavin Grade: C
There is nothing more annoying than trying on a million different clothes only to realize that the problem is not the clothes, but your tummy. It can be hard to find things that hide your tummy but at the same time looks good too, so here are a few suggestions…
A Banded Top
Banded tops are shirts that have a band at the hemline which is great for covering a tummy bulge.
Wrap Dresses and Shirts
Wrap dresses and wrap shirts are excellent for hiding your tummy pouch. Choose them in colorful patterned styles since the eye will be drawn away from the problem area.
And Get the Right Fit
Stick to your size and your body structure. Wearing something too small and too tight will only accentuate the problem and wearing something that is too large for you will only make it obvious that you’re trying to hide something. Instead, stick to a happy medium: your true size!
