Adam Levine, lead singer of Maroon 5 and coach on the NBC hit “The Voice,” recently did an interview with OUT magazine in which he admits that he’s been “slutty.”
I know, I know — a famous pop star not only isn’t a virgin, he’s put his Top 40 Single in a lot of jukeboxes. The mind reels. I’ll give you a moment.
Hollywood has spoiled us with a glut of really good comic movies of late, with pitch perfect acting and stunning special effects. Both of the Batman movies, the Iron Mans (Iron Men?), and Thor have all been perfect. I have high hopes for Captain America, too. However sometimes, the casting goes completely wrong. They choose a totally wrong person for the role, and you’re stuck watching a movie where you can’t stomach, never mind root for, the main characters.
16. Michael Keaton in Batman (1989)
I’m probably going to get a lot of flack for this, but I honestly don’t think Keaton was the right choice for Batman. The 1989 Burton movie had a lot going for it — Burton’s vision of Gotham as brooding art deco madhouse heavily influenced the comics, and it proved that darker comic book fare could make it on the big screen. However, Keaton was an odd choice for the lead. He didn’t have the action chops to play Batman, and his physicality was all wrong for the action scenes — a fact not helped by the Batsuit being so bulky he couldn’t turn his head at all. On top of that he wasn’t debonair or good looking enough for playboy Bruce Wayne, nor brooding enough for recluse Bruce Wayne. Face it, he was just the wrong guy for the part. Read the rest of this entry »
The force is obviously with the South Pacific island state of Niue, which will feature a special Star Wars set of 40 coins containing pictures of Darth Vader, Luke Skywalker, Yoda, and various other Star Wars characters on its national currency, the New Zealand dollar. Niue, a state of just 1400 people, is hoping the coins will attract collectors and investors worldwide to boost government revenue.