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Just when you thought it couldn’t get worse for Lindsay Lohan, Nikki Finke’s Deadline Hollywood Daily reports that Lohan has been dropped from the true-life crime flick, Manson’s Girls. According to DHD, “people associated with the movie told agents that Lohan quickly became more of a deficit than an asset when they discovered that they couldn’t find any name actresses who wanted to co-star with her. (And even some name actors…) So now Lindsay is off the pic.”

Ouch, that can’t be good for her self esteem, although the gossip gal in me would have liked to hear the names of some of those “name actors”.

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Ever the astute observer, both of movies and of real life, Roger Ebert posted on his shiny new blog today a great post wondering what Hillary and Bill: The Movie might look like. Ebert talks about great political movies of the past, especially noting two of my own faves, Barry Levinson’s Wag the Dog and Warren Beatty’s fantastic Bulworth (two of the best political movies ever made). He ponders what a movie — a narrative, not a documentary — following the private moments of Hillary and Bill Clinton, during the last days of this seemingly endless primary campaign, might look like. Ebert writes:

Yet there must have been private moments of despair. The two realists, as able as anyone to read the trends, must have spoken privately about their shrinking options. And on Tuesday night, as Hillary’s double-digit lead in Indiana dwindled to very small single digits, there must have come a time when one of them said, “We’ve lost this thing.”

What were those moments like? What kept them going between themselves? Did they encourage one another, or was there an unspoken pact not to voice the unspeakable? Was there blame when Bill had one of his unwise moments? Did their shared past, of success and scandal, enter into it, or were they absorbed in this moment?

In answering those questions, there you would find the movie.

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First there was Josh Hartnett as a drifter. Then came Demi Moore as a captive courtesan, while Woody Harrelson sign on to be a bartender (once again) and Shun Sugata grabbed an uncle role. Now, we’ve got a bad guy. The Hollywood Reporter posts that the big bad of Bunraku will be played by Hellboy Ron Perlman, just days after he signed on for The Job.

Guy Moshe’s film will be set in a Sin City sort of hyperstylized universe, and as Jessica originally shared, it’s got a whole bunch of weird artistic genres that it’s pulling from — puppets, video games, origami, comic books, and even German expressionism. Hartnett’s Drifter teams up with a samurai played by Japanese actor Gackt, and they go after Perlman’s Eastern European gang lord. I … have absolutely no idea what to expect from this. The story is simple enough, but I can’t imagine how origami, puppets, and other mish-mashed styles will fit into this martial arts story. Oh yeah, and if that wasn’t enough, Hartnett originally compared it to Alfred Hitchcock’s Rope.

Will we really be getting a film that’s one long take of CGI, puppets, martial arts, and fights between good guys and bad guys? It sounds more like one of those weird dreams that wakes you up and wonder what your dream mind was thinking.

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I’d probably go to see A Good Old Fashioned Orgy just for the title. It’s got punch, and it is a great, brief description of what’s to come. It sort of reminds me of The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas for a new generation. But the story is different, and instead of a big-busted country singer, we’re getting a little slice of Saturday Night Live. Variety reports that Jason Sudeikis, Will Forte, and Leslie Bibb have signed on to star in the film, which will be directed by co-writers Pete Huyck and Alex Gregory (King of the Hill).

Sudeikis will star as a 30-year-old dude with wealthy parents. However, he’s “forced to grow up when his father decides to sell the family vacation home in the Hamptons, bringing an end to his tradition of throwing elaborate summer theme parties. Wanting to go out with a bang, he enlists his friends to throw one final party.” Yes, it’s an orgy. I guess he doesn’t mind seeing all his friends nude, or bumping bare butts with a buddy.

There’s great potential for this flick, which begins production this month in North Carolina. But it makes me wonder — how long until we get another sex-centered comedy? Sex comedies used to be more about the thinking, and then maybe the doing, but now we’ve got both an orgy and Zack and Miri Make a Porno on the way. What’s next?

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Isn’t this the coolest coffee table ever - granted, it won’t be able to do what Microsoft’s Surface can, but Kyle Downes has poured in a whole lot of sweat and tears into this NES Controller Coffee Table, complete with a high quality finish and glass top that oozes with class. What makes this coffee table all the more fantastic is the fact that it works - as long as it is hooked up to a working NES console. Amazing, isn’t it? Makes me feel as though I’m in Wonderland where everything else has been super-sized. I forsee a niche market for this - bring it on with other console-themed tables!

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The Newman M8000 looks pretty decent at first glance, but wait till you hear that it comes with a 250GB hard drive inside! That’s a whole lot of space to carry all your entertainment files, and chances are it will be a long time before you exhaust the amount of space inside. Of course, if you’re on a tight budget, there are always different capacities to choose from such as the 80GB, 120GB, and 160GB models. I wonder if any enterprising person will purchase the 80GB M8000 and dissect it, replacing it with a 250GB or even 320GB hard drive instead. Features of the Newman M8000 include :-

• 4″ TFT display at 320 x 240 resolution


• TV out


• Supports MP3, MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4 formats


• 1.3 megapixel camera


• SD memory card slot


• Game emulation


• PVR functionality

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Snatch thefts are pretty commonplace these days, which goes to say just how our society has degenerated. Women treasure whatever they have inside their handbags, so it makes sense to be able to track it down should the unfortunate happen. LightsBags helps you in this case with their GPS-enabled purses, allowing you to track it down and let the long arm of the law (which is considerably shorter by the day it seems) handle matters from there to recover your purse. The GPS cannot be disabled by the thief, which is definitely a good thing. Bags will retail for $30 upwards. Sadly, I think the thief is more interested in its contents so the handbag will probably end up in a dollar store instead.

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Driving a train in Japan is an extremely stressful job, as you have to arrive at your destination at the exact second and not minute unlike other parts of the world. With this, a comprehensive training system is a must, and Fujitsu certainly does its part this time round by working with video game and simulator developer Ongakukan to develop the first train simulation system using full high-definition video in the world. You get variable-speed playback technology for high-definition video shot on actual train lines, offering an unprecedented level of realism where train operation simulation is concerned. There won’t be any lag since accurate responses to the trainee-operator’s input and high image quality is possible despite variable-speed playback. There is a second chance here unlike real life, and it is reassuring to know that the training provided is the best to date in Japan.

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Narae Inter in Korea has recently introduced its high-performance microphone known as the Recorder Mini. It is extremely tiny, but not as small as those Bluetooth USB dongles which have recently been seen in the market. You connect the Recorder Mini to your PC or notebook’s microphone port in order to record conversations held in the office, at least those within a 10 meter radius. Most folks will probably mistake this for some sort of other USB device without looking where it is plugged into properly, so it definitely wins points for being discreet. No idea on how much it costs though.

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Is this ever a cute USB gadget. The USB Washing Machine Alarm Clock will vibrate just like the real deal when time is up, and makes for a very cute gift. I think this would fit in very nicely with a modern doll house that features powered USB ports, so that you will be able to hook this one up and make the entire experience all the more authentic. Say, that could be my ticket to a million dollars! Features of the USB Washing Machine Alarm Clock include :-

• Time, data and alarm clock LCD display
• 4 different melodies with vibration
• Hourly chime signal with LED
• 12/24 hour mode switch

In the event a powered USB port isn’t nearby, you can always choose to keep this $19 gadget running with a couple of AA batteries.

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