Shrek and Justin Bieber to join Blatter’s advisory group
"Hey Sepp, I'm going to squeeze the jelly from your eyes and have it on toast" Sepp Blatter beefed up his group of FIFA advisers today adding the name of Shrek and Justin Bieber to the already invited Placido...
James Corden, the History Boy, grows up after learning the perils of fame
First there were Alan Bennett's play and the hit sitcom Gavin & Stacey. Then the backlash. Now James Corden is backMost actors would happily admit to trampling their own mothers if it meant getting a part in a new play at the National theatre directed ...
90 Minutes: The World Cup of NYC
This looks like a fun film. I've been in NYC for the past 3 World Cups and if you can't be at the actual tournament there is no better place to be than New York. Even though the games may be taking place thousands of miles away, the World Cup vibe stil...
Rise and Shine: The Jay De Merit story
Stirring documentary about Jay De Merit who arrives in England with a dream of playing in the Premier League and with little money on him scraps around in a non-league club. Two years later he's playing for Watford in...
(We Can’t Get No) Satisfaction
It is certainly not a great memory, but Mick Jagger has posted a video diary of his (tardy) trip to see the USMNT play Ghana at World Cup last summer. I thought you might like to check it out, and dig all the flash company in his box.Ah sh-doobie.- Gre...
(We Can’t Get No) Satisfaction
It is certainly not a great memory, but Mick Jagger has posted a video diary of his (tardy) trip to see the USMNT play Ghana at World Cup last summer. I thought you might like to check it out, and dig all the flash company in his box.Ah sh-doobie.- Gre...
Domenech Talks: It’s His Fault That It Was Everyone Else’s Fault
The last we saw of Raymond Domenech, he was immersed in a witness protection program masquerading as some sort of poker crash course. Now that the money’s dried up from that little venture, he’s back for more cash with his very first exclusive post-World Cup meltdown interview to be released amidst pomp and several forms...
Special Presentation: Rättskiparen (The Referee)
Please enjoy one of the selections from this weekend's Kicking & Screening Film Festival in Amsterdam. Maybe some of you have seen it, maybe none of you have. Either way, it's a good 28-minute view. I will try to locate another or two of the weekend selection for you all, but here's presentation #1. The...
Paul The Octopus Gets A Shrine
Paul the Octopus is, at this point, nothing short of immortal. The octopus that will not die could not die, even if he chose to do so, as there’s simply too much money to be made on an endearing mollusk medium.
The latest in a long line of postmortem reminders that Paul is everything that Vegas...
And the Ballon D’Or goes to …… Xavi
Actually, it went to Leo Messi, who in any circumstance is not an undeserving winner. But when you look at a man commanding a soccer ideology as perfectly as Xavi in Spain's greatest sporting achievement then his claim to...
