Tag: Chris Rock
Will Smith Banned From Academy Events for 10 Years
Lyndon Hall | Apr 8, 2022 | 0
Just two weeks after the slap heard around the world that Will Smith inflicted on Chris Rock, the Academy has decided to ban him from events for the next ten years. An open letter to members from President David Rubin and CEO Dawn Hudson said, “The board has decided, for a period of 10 years &he...
Read MoreOscars Slap Fight Aftermath
Now that Hollywood is getting the impression that the general public isn’t joining them in support of hitting people over jokes, more developments are shaking out in the Oscar slap fight fiasco. First, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Science released a tepid-at-best response to Will Smith�...
Read MoreFrank Oz Calls Oscars Out
On Monday, March 28th, actor-director Frank Oz tweeted his displeasure with the Oscars. He clarifies that his disappointment doesn’t concern recent fumbles like “the slap” but rather the general state of the event. Oz is famous for his portrayal of Yoda across the Star Wars franchise, as well ...
Read MoreSlap Fight at the Oscars
Has the Academy solved the Oscars viewership problem? At last night’s event (which is barely an event anymore, something painful for a guy who used to love the Oscars to say), comedy legend Chris Rock did what comedians do as he presented an award and made jokes – and to break from the ones I &h...
Read MoreREVIEW: Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted (2012)
Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted is the only movie in the series I’ve seen in theaters. My family always loved the Madagascar movies, but we saw about one film a year theatrically when we were kids. I’m glad this was the one I saw on a big screen because Europe’s Most Wante...
Read MoreREVIEW: Spiral: From the Book of Saw (2021)
THATTUGGLIFE | Jun 6, 2021 | 3
“If it’s Halloween, it must be Saw.” That tagline debuted in the teaser trailer for Saw IV, and honestly, one has never been more accurate. For seven straight years (2004 – 2010), released either on or just a few days before Halloween, the Saw movies dominated the horror box office. It was t...
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