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11 Alcoholic Movie Characters In Honor Of St. Patrick's Day

11 Alcoholic Movie Characters In Honor Of St. Patrick's Day

Saint Patrick's Day is upon us and it's time to prepare to get wasted on the drunkest holiday of the year. But before you hit up the local bar or Irish pub on St. Patty's Day, learn some valuable l...


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Celebrities That Turn 30 in 2012

Celebrities That Turn 30 in 2012

It's hard to believe for many of us the 1982 was 30 years ago. In that year, Ronald Reagan was President, Joe Montana was the Superbowl XVI MVP and the space shuttle Columbia made its first mission...


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John Wayne Urged Steven Spielberg Not To Make '1941'

1941

Movie legend John Wayne urged Steven Spielberg to abandon his World War II comedy 1941 - because he felt it was disrespectful to U.S. troops. The True Grit star was initially interested in a came...


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'Blues Brothers' Actor Charles Napier Dies At 75

Charles Napier

Veteran actor Charles Napier has died at the age of 75. The Blues Brothers star passed away on Wednesday at Bakersfield Memorial Hospital in Bakersfield, California. His death came 24 hours aft...


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Dan Aykroyd Pitches 'Blues Brothers' TV Series

Blues Brothers

Dan Aykroyd is working to bring "The Blues Brothers" back to the small screen with a new TV series based on the comedy music duo he formed with late funnyman John Belushi. Belushi performed in ch...


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Zach Galifianakis A Favorite To Play John Belushi

Zach Galifianakis

"The Hangover" director Todd Phillips is developing a new John Belushi biopic, and Zach Galifianakis is at the top of his leading men list. The filmmaker is a longtime fan of the tragic comedy le...


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Comedy And Tragedy: Comedians Who Passed Away While Still In Their Prime

Greg Giraldo

Last month, the comedy world lost two great stand-up comedians – Robert Schimmel and Greg Giraldo. Schimmel was best known for his appearances on "The Howard Stern Radio Show" and several HBO speci...


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Happy 60th Birthday, Bill Murray!

Bill Murray

Raise your glasses to Hollywood funnyman Bill Murray - the star turns 60 on Tuesday. Born in Illinois in 1950, Murray started out at comedy troupe Second City Chicago after dropping out of colleg...


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Todd Phillips To Produce John Belushi Biopic

Todd Phillips

Comedian John Belushi is coming back from the dead - the late star's life will be documented in a new biopic by The Hangover director Todd Phillips. Studio executives at Warner Bros. recently acq...


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'The Blues Brothers' Praised By Catholic Church

Blues Brothers

Classic 1980s film The Blues Brothers has been given the official seal of approval by the Catholic Church - the movie has been added to the Vatican's list of must-see pictures. The music movie, s...


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Can 'MacGruber' Break The SNL Movie Curse?

Can MacGruber Break The SNL Movie Curse

Of all the recent "Saturday Night Live" recurring characters, MacGruber seemed the least likely to land his own feature film. After all, the skit spends about 15 seconds with the action hero before...


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'Blues Brothers' Heading To The Small Screen

The Blues Brothers

Movie classic "The Blues Brothers" is to be turned into a new TV show. The widow of original star John Belushi has teamed up with "Saturday Night Live" writer Anne Beatts to write a script for a sm...


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Celebrity Birthdays, January 24

Mischa Barton

Happy Birthday to: Actress Mischa Barton (1986) "That's So Raven" actor Ricky Ullman (1986) American actress/singer Tatyana Ali (1979) "Scooby Doo" actor Matthew Lillard (1970) Dream...


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Taking You Back To 'Year One': A Spotlight On Harold Ramis

Harold Ramis

You probably know him best as the deadpan Dr. Egon Spengler, a collector of spores, molds, and fungus, but relatively few know Harold Ramis for what he does best: writing and directing. With h...


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25 Surprise Celebrity Deaths That Rocked Us All

Natasha Richardson

Actress Natasha Richardson's unexpected death in a skiing accident late last month stunned and saddened the public. The usually overzealous media even seemed to tread lightly, gently reporting a st...


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Chris Parnell Chats About SNL, '30 Rock,' Lindsay Lohan, Will Ferrell & More

Chris Parnell

In the circles I run in, "Ooh, now that's a hot lead" is something I hear quoted by my friends quite often, really, for any reason or occasion. It's just one of those things. Of course, this is one...


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Celebrity Birthdays, January 24

Mischa Barton

Happy Birthday to "That's So Raven" actor Ricky Ullman (1986), star of "The D.U.I." Mischa Barton (1986), American actress/singer Tatyana Ali (1979), "Scooby Doo" actor Matthew Lillard (1970), Drea...


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Kevin James: 'Stand-Up Made Me Fat'

Kevin James

Funnyman Kevin James blames his stand-up comedy career for his larger-than-life physique - insisting years of late nights and lie-ins has ruined his metabolism. The actor, currently promotin...


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'Saturday Night Live': Post-Election

Saturday Night Live

Saturday Night Live is not funny. Some of the skits are funny, some, but the show as a whole is not. The former meter of comedic excellence has not so much stepped away from the glory days of John ...


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A Girl, A Guy, & A Knife: The 30th Anniversary of 'Halloween'

Halloween

It was October 25, 1978. Laverne and Shirley, Charlie's Angels and MASH were in the top ten TV shows. Movie theater prices were about $2.50. John Travolta and Olivia Newton John were star-crossed l...


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Will Michael Phelps Join The List of Bad 'SNL' Athlete Hosts?

Saturday Night Live

Michael Phelps is hosting Saturday Night Live on September 13th, joining a long list of sports figures who have hosted the classic sketch comedy show. Some of these performances have unearthed the...


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Spotlight On Bill Murray's Best Films

Bill Murray

It's been a rough last few months for one of our favorites, Bill Murray. We will forgo rehashing Murray's legal and marital problems and instead take a look back at the greatest movies in his caree...


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Our Favorite Canadian Actors

Pamela Anderson

Given that the United States and Canada closely share days of pride in their country on the calendar, it seemed only logical to single out the many wonderful people that our neighbors to the north ...


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Meet The Cast That's Going To Save 'Saturday Night Live'

Saturday Night Live

For those of you who have been keeping score, it has been a long time since Saturday Night Live, once the premier, end all and be all of comedy on television, has held the clout it once demanded. I...


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The 10 Greatest Cast Members Of 'Saturday Night Live'

Eddie Murphy

Live from New York, it's Saturday Night! These seven words have been shouted from Studio 8H of Rockefeller Center since Lorne Michaels created "Saturday Night Live" in 1975. The original name of th...


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Chris Farley's Pals Tried To Save Him

Chris Farley & Friend?

Chris Farley's celebrity friends Chevy Chase and David Spade tried desperately to save the actor from his drug addiction before he died of an overdose, a new book reveals. Actor pals Chase and Spad...


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James Belushi Still Grieves For Brother

James Belushi

James Belushi is still grieving his brother John, 26 years after he overdosed on drugs. Belushi claims it's impossible for him to get over the zany Animal House star's death, because he meets fans ...


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Top Ten 80's Movie Soundtracks

80s soundtrack king Kenny Loggins

Starpulse recently ran a 'Top Ten 80s Albums' list, in which the inclusion of the Top Gun soundtrack inspired me to come up with a list of the "Top Ten 80s Movie Soundtracks." After doing a little...


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Jack Black Denies Plans For John Belushi Biopic

Jack Black

Jack Black has vowed never to star in a biopic of late comedian John Belushi - fearing it would tarnish the reputation of his comedy idol. The School Of Rock star is convinced it's a mistake ...


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Celebrity Birthdays, January 24

Mischa Barton

Happy Birthday to "That's So Raven" actor Ricky Ullman (1986), star of "The D.U.I." Mischa Barton (1986), American actress/singer Tatyana Ali (1979), "Scooby Doo" actor Matthew Lillard (1970), Amer...


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