FameCrawler : tropic thunder

Matthew McConaughey's Dad Died Having Sex

sweatpantsmom — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 22:35:00 GMT

I remember hearing stories about my grandfather, about how he worked the farm to feed the family, about how he once faced down a burglar. Looks like Levi, Matthew McConaughey's son who was born last month, will be able to hear stories about how his grandpa died while bonking grandma.

Kay McConaughey, Matthew's mom, tells UsMagazine about the fateful day. “On Monday mornings, he and I often said goodbye by making love. But one day, all of a sudden, it just happened."

"I knew that something was wrong, because I didn’t hear anything from him. Just nothing," she says. "But it was just the best way to go!”

And Kay made sure her husband was taken from the house nekkid, so that all the world could see the size of his talent.

“I was just so proud to show off my big old Jim McConaughey — and his gift,” she says.

I think I finally understand Matthew McConaughey.

Camila Alves Doesn't Do Post-Baby Weight

Camila Alves - Beach Babe Just Three Weeks After Having Levi!

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Spying on the Neighbors: 8-16-08

Whit Honea — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 21:08:00 GMT

7 gold and counting...

Happy Birthday, Ava! (Celebrity Baby Scoop)

Rachel Hunter is an engaged cougar (Celebspin)

Katie and Tom are trashed (Jezebel)

Stillers and Cruises out together (Gossip Girls)

Shaq saving marriage (Hot Momma Gossip)

Nicole shops for Harlow (Richie Fan)

Punky's handbook (Celebrity Baby Blog)

Spying on the Neighbors: 8-15-08

Whit Honea — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 19:01:00 GMT

Grab me a Booty Sweat. It's a cure-all.

Tom escorts Katie (Gossip Girls)

Jennifer and Violet shop for Ben (Celebrity Baby Blog)

Gavin and Gwen (Jezebel)

Katie Holmes pregnant? (The Superficial)

Just Gwen (Celebrity Baby Scoop)

The Kelly Ripas (Celebs and Bubs)

Spying on the Neighbors: 8-14-08

Whit Honea — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 23:03:00 GMT

Isn't it sad how our Thursday revolves arond "Burn Notice?"

Are you a Miley or a Demi? (Perez Hilton)

The boys of Tropic Thunder (Jezebel)

Kate Beckinsale and family (Celebrity Baby Scoop)

Pamela Anderson has a new beau (Expo Say)

Sunday on the set (Gossip Girls)

Britney is hard at it (Snarky Gossip)

Ben Stiller Thinks L.A. is Soft

Whit Honea — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 19:31:00 GMT

Ben Stiller has a few regrets, but then again too few to mention. However, he does wish that he and his wife had raised their kids in NYC rather than L.A., but not for the reasons you might think.

"Raising them here is different because I was raised in New York City. It's totally different. I grew up in the Upper West Side of Manhattan in the 70s. There were... fires and riots and serial killers. It was great. My kids, its L.A., its sunny and nice. They don't have any excitement."

Um, come to my neighborhood, Ben. Kids here have a bit more excitement, Billy won a ribbon for his hog at the fair, Jane just lost a tooth, and on the corner we have a really cozy meth lab. L.A. is as exciting as you make it!

Related: Tropic Thunder Too Far?

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Spying on the Neighbors: 8-13-08

Whit Honea — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 19:59:00 GMT

That Phelps guy is a pretty good swimmer.

Liv Tyler attracts idiots (Jezebel)

Suri hits the trampoline (TomKatCrazy)

Harry Connick, Jr., goes Jonas (Knocked Up Celebs)

Go, Diego, go! (Celebrity Baby Scoop)

In which P. Diddy sounds like an ass (Hollyscoop)

Jack Black is all crazy, all the time (BWE)

Alba loves the Olympics (AlbaFan)

Katie Holmes and Tom Cruise Offend The Masses

trix — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 13:18:00 GMT

Katie Holmes got all glammed up for the premier of Tropic Thunder, hubby Tom Cruise's new movie. Tom Cruise portrays a profanity-spewing middle-aged studio boss, a role in which he had to wear a fat suit with fake hands and bald head piece. Is that why he was so pudgy a couple of months ago?

Katie was wearing a little black bustier dress, which was a far cry form the baggy rolled up jeans that she has been wearing in New York lately. She seems to be a busy little bee lately, bouncing to and fro from coast to coast. She has been rehearsing for her Broadway debut along with being a mother and wife, busy, busy, busy.

Tom's movie Tropic Thunder has been receiving some negative publicity but you will have to see the movie yourself and be the judge.

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Tropic Thunder: Have They Gone Too Far?

Whit Honea — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 22:47:00 GMT

Tropic Thunder stars some of our favorite celebrity dads: Ben Stiller, Jack Black, Robert Downey, Jr., and Tom Cruise, and it opens on Friday. It is already pissing people off.

Apparently the film makes a lot of fun at issues that some find taboo. The majority of complaints are coming from the various groups that represent people with mental disabilities. Dozens of people from these organizations picketed the premiere of Tropic Thunder.

The movie is about a group of Hollywood actors that blur the lines between fiction and reality. The actors themselves are characterized as stereotypes and many of their actions are unthinkable- it's a comedy.

The uproar stems from a movie within the movie in which Stiller's character has portrayed a mentally disabled person in order to achieve Oscar consideration, spoofing the likes of Rain Man, I am Sam and Radio, to name a few. Their handling of the subject matter and the wordage used to describe the character isn't PC, and for better or worse, such things are no longer deemed acceptable, not even in a comedy.

A Dreamworks representative says, "We have had productive discussions with representatives of disability advocacy organizations and look forward to working with them closely in the future. However no changes or cuts to the film will be made.

"Tropic Thunder is an R-rated comedy that satirizes Hollywood and its excesses, and makes its point by featuring inappropriate and over-the-top characters in ridiculous situations. The film is in no way meant to disparage or harm the image of individuals with disabilities."

I'm torn on such things. On a personal level, the one I teach my children, I am 100% against discrimination against anyone based on anything (within reason), but as a whole I'm sick of America being handled with PC gloves. I prefer a society with a backbone, not hurt feelings and lawsuits (the favorite pastime out here in CA).

I like a little offense in my comedy. I get what Stiller is doing and it sounds funny. I want to laugh at something because it is absurd and ridiculous- things I know better than. Unfortunately, not everyone does know better and often the result of such comedy is that it carries out of the theater and into the daily scheme of things. It's a catch-22.

What do you think?

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Matthew McConaughey To Plant Son's Placenta In Orchard

sweatpantsmom — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 16:35:00 GMT

You know, I tried to come up with a witty title for this post, but why bother? What could possibly be better than 'Matthew McConaughey To Plant Son's Placenta In Orchard'?

Apparently the bongo-playing new dad is going to do just that, practicing a ritual that is common in many cultures. McConaughey, whose girlfriend Camila Alves gave birth to their son Levi in July, saved the placenta and will plant it in an orchard.

"When I was in Australia, they had a placenta tree that was on the river ... and all the placentas of all that tribe, all that clan, whatever aboriginal tribe that was, all the placentas went under that one tree and it was this huge behemoth of just health and strength," the actor said in an interview.

(Wanna have a placenta tree of your own? Find out how here.)

Of course, the big question is: Where is he keeping that placenta? A word of caution - if you're at McConaughey's house for a barbecue, don't pull any meat out of his freezer without asking first.

Look Who Got Her Body Back After Baby

Here He Is! Baby Levi!

Matthew McConaughey keeps placenta

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Spying on the Neighbors: 7-23-08

Whit Honea — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 23:29:00 GMT

My kids are driving me crazy. Thank you for your concern.

Jack Black doesn't sweat it (Celebrity Baby Blog)

Tom Cruise in Tropic Thunder (TomKatCrazy)

Shauna Sand shoes (dlisted)

I look more like Obama than this guy (Gabby Babble)

Mindy McCready and Dr. Phil? (Perez Hilton)

Split for SJP and Matthew? (Scanner)

Surf with Matt (Jezebel)

Gillian Anderson on the Tonight Show (Babyrazzi)

Jack Black Is Kung Fu Panda

sweatpantsmom — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 16:05:00 GMT

Jack Black was at the Hollywood premiere of his new film, Kung Fu Panda. I'm sure you're wondering - if Jack's in front of the panda, who the hell is in the suit?

Here's my guesses:

Angelina Jolie, who's keeping close tabs on Jack to make sure he doesn't spill any more secrets about her pregnancy.
Jack's wife Tanya, who just gave birth to the couple's second baby. She wanted to go to the premiere but didn't have a thing to wear.
It's a real panda.

[photo: Ok!magazine.com]

Yakkity, Yak, It's Baby Jack (Black)!

Whit Honea — Thu, 29 May 2008 16:04:00 GMT

Jack Black was attacked while filming his latest movie in Hawaii.

Jack and his fellow Pips, Robert Downey, Jr., and Ben Stiller, were filming Tropic Thunder when a pregnant yak took a dislike to the comedian, throwing him "10 feet in the air." She must have seen Shallow Hal.

The next day the yak, named Bertha, gave birth to a calf which the yak's owner named Baby Jack. Neither Bertha or Big Jack were available for comment.

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Ben Stiller,Jack Black & Robert Downey Jr Steal The Show - Video

Sassy Smith — Thu, 22 May 2008 14:05:00 GMT

Three celebrity dads performing as back up singers to Gladys Knight - for me was the absolute highlight of the American Idol finale! They sure know how to "pip" it up. Ben Stiller, Jack Black and Robert Downey Jr. are priceless hamming it up in their cheesy suits and bad dance moves!

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Enjoy Midnight Train to Georgia:

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Angelina Jolie & Jack Black Compare Their Pregnant Bellies

Ben Stiller and Christine Taylor are Throwing in the Towel

Angelina Jolie Vows Revenge

Whit Honea — Mon, 19 May 2008 21:23:00 GMT

Jack Black better watch his back. Angelina Jolie may have laughed off his slip of tongue, but when the cameras stopped the claws came out.

According to reporter Natalie Morales, "When I switched off the tape, Angelina said: 'I'll get Jack, don't you worry.' She wasn't angry at all, really calm.

"She said, 'What do you know about Jack? It's hard to get revenge because he's so out there. He has no secrets!'"

Oh, it's on. Too bad, I'll miss Jack Black. He was funny.

The tape in question.

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Angelina Jolie and Jack Black: The Video That Rocked the World!

Whit Honea — Fri, 16 May 2008 00:28:00 GMT

How's that for build-up? Sure, Jack Black rocks in lots of videos, but never quite like this. As we reported before Black accidentally released information into the world that had only been speculation and rumor- the fact that Angelina Jolie is indeed pregnant with twins. Indeed!

Here's the video that started it all- asuming that this isn't another "joke" by Jolie and her cast of thousands (give or take a thousand).

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Angelina Jolie is a Big, Fat Liar!!

Whit Honea — Thu, 15 May 2008 19:59:00 GMT

Angelina Jolie announced earlier, with some help from Dustin Hoffman that her due date for the twins is August 19th. LIES! PANTS! FIRE! RUN!

It turns out, and this is according to Perez Hilton so take it how you will, that Jolie told French TV that she was just kidding about the due date and that she will actually be giving birth to the twins in a couple of weeks.

Boy, did she fool us!

BTW, is Jack Black having more fun than France allows?

Oh, and this guy was there, too:

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"The Picture Tom Cruise Doesn't Want You to See" - Get Yer Angry Baldy Right Here, Folks

HerBadMother — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 16:23:00 GMT

That picture that Tom Cruise doesn't want you to see? The story is that the diminutive Scientologist and the producers of the Ben Stiller movie (Tropic Thunder) in which he appears just don't want the 'surprise' cameo ruined for fans. Which, whatever. If there's really anybody out there who would get a big thrill out of seeing a fat, balding Tom appear unexpectedly in a Ben Stiller movie, I doubt that they're going to be put off by a little spoiler or two. You'd have to be a die-hard Tomophile to get off on the combination of Tom, prosthetics and Ben Stiller. Really.

My guess? The producers of the Ben Stiller movie orchestrated the dissemination of those photos to drum up press for the movie - because, really, how many Ben Stiller movies have done boffo box office recently? (how many Tom Cruise movies have done boffo box office recently?) - and Tom's just choked because a) his 'serious' movie is a flop and he's still stinging from that, b) he looks like a right idiot, and c) put those two things together and you have the perfect recipe for a Scientologist hissy fit.

Get a good look at the picture and get your giggles in while you can; the deputies of Xenu will make us take it down soon.

Photo source: Just Jared