Just because you’re a celebrity and you’re in Hollywood doesn’t mean you have to constantly try and set up new trends and be “hip.”  I mean I understand wearing cool clothes and messing around with your appearance.   Hell I even get weird causes and all that.

But why do people try to be stylish in naming their kids?  I just don’t get it.  Not to mention the poor kid has a stigma their whole lives.  Not only because they are the son or daughter of a celebrity but because they’re name is God awful.

Check out these 10 ridiculous celebrity kids’ names…..

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A while back our man Madison (who is no longer writing for us) wrote a piece on actors who played more than one role in a movie.   In the history of cinema this has been done many times.   Not all the time, but some of the time we’ll see one actor portray two different characters.   Most times it’s in a humorous fashion.

Even less we’ll see someone play a role 3 times in one film.   Four times is rare and five times?  Well that hasn’t happened all the much in the history of film.

But here are five movies in which you see the same actor in five or more parts.    The parts are all listed below each picture….

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Hey all, this is an article we did about a year ago that I think still holds up today.  I’m not saying this happens all that often but sometimes in a Hollywood movie we see cases where the woman is way more attractive than the man and vice versa.

A movie like She’s Out of My League is a case where this is obviously done on purpose.

On occasion however, I argue that the producers, casting directors, or whoever made a grave mistake in casting members of the opposite sex to play a couple.  It winds up where one person is supremely better looking than the other and it just looks out of whack.

Here are 10 such examples…..

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It’s that time a year again, where I’ve seen enough movies that I feel comfortable assembling what I’ve seen into something resembling a top ten list.

It’s been a strange year however, and it’s created a rather strange list to go with it. There were few true blockbusters that amazed me, nor many potential Oscar contenders that truly wowed me. Rather, I thought the best films of the year were mostly of average size and scope, and was pleasantly surprised by many of them when I hadn’t been expecting much.

Though you’ll likely find a lot of the same picks on many critic’s countdowns, I don’t believe that’s going to be the case with mine, as my tastes have been admittedly a bit different this year. These picks may not be the equivocal, objective “best,” but they are absolutely the ones I enjoyed the most. See for yourself below:

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It’s not that we support taking drugs or anything like that.  If anything it’s to the contrary because after having watched some of these scenes you realize how sick it kind of is.

And I’m not talking about smoking a joint.  I’m talking about the crap that’ll really screw you up.   With that said I put together six video clips of scenes that I think portrayed drug use in a very real way.

Check ‘em out after the jump

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We did an article very similar to this some time ago but it focused on movies that were much older.    Like we mentioned movies that were done in the 30s and 40s.   In case you didn’t know in one of the original Romeo and Juliet movies, Romeo was played by a guy who was over 40, yes, over 40!

But it happens in today’s world all the time.   And thanks to Listal, we found another bunch of funny tidbits to share with all of you.

Here are 10 actors who were considerably older than the characters they played….

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An Unreality guest post by David Rice.

Why I picked it: We love our unsung heroes here on the site, which is why our feature about overlooked actors is a big hit week to week. Stan Winston’s  behind the scenes work has touched many iconic films over the years, and David is able to show us just how far his influence has spread across classic cinema.

James Cameron. Steven Spielberg. John Carpenter. Tim Burton. These quintessential directors of the modern age are household names. Each of them has created not one, but multiple iconic characters and creatures. What’s the secret ingredient in their recipe for success? Nobody knows for sure, but there’s at least one thing they have in common: Stan Winston

Wait, who’s Stan Winston? In brief, he was a practical effects whiz, which means that his specialty was models, animatronics, and machines. It’s hard to overstate the impact that he had on movie history, so let’s start with the basics. How about a look at his five most impressive visual effects projects? We’ll kick off with a fan favorite sequel…

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An Unreality guest post by Laura VanMetre.

Why I picked it: Laura picks five shows currently still on the air that you may have overlooked the first time around. They may have started off a bit slow, but if you stick with them, they actually pan out. I had a similar experience with a few of these shows, and I thought she accurately covered how they transformed into something better.

Not all shows are created equal. Some are overly-hyped, then come crashing down, only leaving you with one good season (I’m looking at you, Heroes). However, there are those shows out there that are a slow-burn. They don’t have the greatest start, but find their footing over time, and become critically (or commercially) successful. These are the shows that you stick with because you know they’re destined for greatness and they just needed some time. Here are five shows that fit that category. Agree to disagree if you like, but this has been my experience with each of these series.

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I am not a parent yet but I presume that someday I will be.   And while I may not actually have a child myself I have quite a few nieces and nephews that are very young.   Bottom line is that I’m very attuned to parenting from a bunch of different angles so when I see movies about it I take them pretty seriously.

That being said, here are eight movies that I think capture parenting from their respective angles in a very realistic way….

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An Unreality guest post by Thomas Fink.

Why I picked it: I just read the first two Hunger Games books and was hooked, despite them being a young adult-type series. I believe, like Thomas, that the movies have the potential to be badass. Also, this piece actually made me laugh out loud a fair amount, which is a sign of any well-done article.

When it comes to the current state of pop culture, I’m a cynical, close-minded ass. Even when I’m at my most apathetic, there’s only so much I can take of cookie-cutter sitcoms, dead-horse-beating Internet memes, soulless attention whores, and Pop-Tart space cats I still don’t really get.

There’s a point to this little rant, by the way. Cynical as I may be, I actively engage in the media on a daily basis, desperately searching for nuggets of awesome to quiet my fragile psyche. The Hunger Games movie, coming out this March, could be such a nugget. When I caught the teaser trailer and noticed the franchise gathering momentum, I was immediately compelled to investigate this hullaballoo.Fast-forward two weeks, and I’d already finished the trilogy. And I… I kind of liked it. In fact, I found myself identifying with not only Suzanne Collins’ well-developed characters, but also appreciated the subtle criticism behind Panem’s societal trends.

And there it is. If a jaded 20-something can get his version of excited about the biggest cultural phenomenon since Harry Potter, Twilight, and the Republican primaries combined, so can you. Here’s why.

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