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   ►One of the funniest comedies of the 1980's had to be "Spaceballs".  It came out in 1987 and it was a spoof of Star Wars. The movie starred John Candy, Daphne Zuniga, Bill Pullman, Rick Moranis, and Mel Brooks (Mel also directed it).  What I liked about it was the deadpan humor and the hilarious reinterpretation of Star Wars. Well, say goodbye to your fond memories of this beloved movie as it was announced today the greedy mofos at Amazon MGM Studios are making a sequel/reboot/rehash.  It will star Josh Gad and will be directed by Josh Greenbaum (who directed "Barb & Star Go to Vista Del Mar").  Mel Brooks (who's 97) will be serving as producer/consultant. Ugh, just leave this gem of a movie alone.  Read More L to R:  Josh Gad, Mel Brooks, and Josh Greenbaum. Photo: Crawford Shippey/Getty Images/Deadline.com Comment:  The original Space Balls had so many funny lines and memorable moments. My favorite character was John Candy who portrayed "Barf&q

It's over thirty years old - can you believe? - but "Victor/Victoria," the classic musical farce by writer/director Blake Edwards, loosely based on a German comedy from the 1930s, may still be the most radical Hollywood movie to prominently feature gay characters. It's even more daring and more progressive, I'd argue, than the likes of "Brokeback Mountain" or "Call Me By Your Name." And it does it all with, as they say, a little song, a little dance, a little seltzer down your pants. Some stunt! Consider the feat, a movie in which Julie Andrews, a straight woman pretending to be a gay man pretending to be a woman, attracts James Garner, a straight tough-guy who's flummoxed, then approving, when Alex Karass, his tough-guy cohort, comes out of the closet and becomes lovers with Robert Preston, a gay cabaret performer who is himself pretending to be Andrews' gay lover. And that's just the tip of the iceberg in scenario wherein not a si

Congratulations to the winners of yesterday's Caption This contest!

Paula Abdul - American singer, dancer, choreographer and media personality - 62 Atticus Shaffer - American actor - 26 Kaitlyn Bristowe - Canadian tv personality - 39 Paul Dano - American actor - 40 Helen George - English actress - 40 Macklemore - American rapper - 41 Aidan Turner - Irish actor - 41 Zoe Saldana - American actress - 46 Mia Maestro - Argentinian actress and singer - 46 Rebecca Loos - Dutch media personality - 47 Ryan Hurst - American actor - 48 Hugh Dancy - English actor - 49 Geoff Ramsey - American voice actor, film producer and internet personality - 49 Robin Tunney - American actress - 52 Brian Welch - American musician, guitarist of Korn - 54 Lara Spencer - American tv journalist - 55 Mia Sara - American actress - 57 Sadie Frost - English actress, producer and fashion designer - 59 Kathleen Turner - American actress - 70 Ann Wilson - American singer-songwriter, member of Heart - 74 Phylicia Rashad - American actress - 76 Salman Rushdie - Indian-born Briti

  ► I can only think of one celeb who's having a worse year than JLo and it's Justin Timberlake.  Justin's new album was a flop and his tour is about as welcomed as a cold sore (he's cancelled some tour dates). He can add getting arrested to his woes.  Justin was arrested in NYC for DWI today.  He was leaving a restaurant in the wee hours of the morning to go over to a friend's house when he was pulled over in Sag Harbor. Cops blared their sirens and threw his Ramen noodle ass in a squad car for driving while under the influence. Justin didn't want to take a breathalyzer test.  I'm disappointed in Justin's mug shot. I was expecting him to pull a sexy back "blue steel" like Dean from Supernatural. Instead he looks like a drunk uncle who crashed his kid's prom. Whoa, seriously bad bloodshot eyes.  Read More Justin Timberlake 2024 mug shot. Photo: Sag Harbor Police Dept / Deadline.com   Comment: Cry me a river you dumb ass. First of, why in t

Here's Paul Mescal at the Gucci show during Men's Fashion Week in Milan. I like me some Mescal but his outfits are always too silly for my tastes. GREAT legs, though! Call me! Source: Getty

Richard Dreyfuss, with 69% of your votes! John Legend came in second at 14%, followed by Kathy Hilton (9%), the unnamed red carpet usher at Cannes (6%), and Kelly Rowland with 2%. Thanks for voting, and we'll see you for another roundup next month! Source: Getty

Congratulations to the winners of yesterday's Caption This contest!

  Sir Paul McCartney - English singer-songwriter and musician - 82 Bailey Bass - American actress - 21 Trippie Redd - American rapper, singer-songwriter - 25 Max Records - American actor - 27 Willa Holland - American actress and model - 33 Renee Olstead - American actress, singer and sex therapist - 35 Melanie Iglesias - American model and actress - 37 Richard Madden - Scottish actor - 38 Alex Hirsch - American animator, writer, producer and voice actor - 39 Scooter Braun - American entrepreneur, record executive - 43 David Giuntoli - American actor - 44 Lindsay Shookus - American tv producer - 44 Ben Gleib - American actor, comedian, satirist and writer - 46 Emma Heming - British-American model, actress and businesswoman - 46 Alana de la Garza - American actress - 48 Blake Shelton - American singer and tv personality - 48 Silkk the Shocker - American rapper and actor - 49 Ray LaMontagne - American singer-songwriter and musician - 51 Kerry Butler - American actress and singe

  ► I must have missed the memo about the reboot/remake/rehash of the 1989 classic "War Of The Roses", which starred Kathleen Turner and Michael Douglas as spouses in a messy divorce. Danny Devito directed it (and was also in it).  The 2024 reboot stars Benedict Cumberbatch and Olivia Colman as the feuding spouses. Joining them will be Kate McKinnon and Andy Samberg.  The regurgitation of the 1989  movie is getting a 2024 makeover (or "re-imagining" in Hollywood speak) with the plot having a more contemporary premise. From what I was able to read about the new plot, it will be about a couple who can't stand each other due to professional jealousy, which results in chaos. WTF is earth shattering about that?  Below are photo stills from production. No word on its release date.  Read More Benedict Cumberbatch filming a scene for War of the Roses. Photo: Daniel Dayment/SWINS/Daily Mail Olivia Colman filming a scene for War of the Roses. Photo: Daniel Dayment/SWINS/

It's a well-known fact in Mexico that Mariachi bands, with their guitars and comically large hats, are often seen as a mischievous bunch. Their territorial disputes, while not to be taken lightly, are a reflection of the larger societal issues at play. These audacious villains, more brazen than any cartel, launch their attacks in broad daylight, often targeting the innocent or, worse, their rivals. This was a lesson a firebreather learned one sunny day in front of the ironically named Taqueria Infierno in Morelia, just west of Mexico City.  It seemed like the mariachis would get away with violence again, yet they hadn't considered there was something poetic about getting bested in front of a taco place called HELL by a fire-throwing demon, who happened to be a street performer. Early in the altercation, a mariachi was getting the best of the fire thrower, who was initially defenseless, until he remembered his unique talent. Why don't I barbeque this bastard? And like a drag

Barry Manilow - American singer-songwriter - 81 KJ Apa - New Zealander actor, singer and musician - 27 Stitches - American rapper - 29 Kendrick Lamar - American rapper and songwriter - 37 John Gallagher Jr. - American actor and musician - 40 Mickey Guyton - American singer - 41 Arthur Darvill - English actor - 42 Jodie Whittaker - English actress - 42 Venus Williams - American professional tennis player - 44 Krayzie Bone - American rapper, singer, producer and entrepreneur - 51 Paulina Rubio - Mexican singer-songwriter and tv personality - 53 Will Forte - American comedian and actor - 54 Michael Showalter - American comedian, actor, director, writer, producer - 54 Tory Burch - American fashion designer, businesswoman, philanthropist - 58 Jason Patric - American actor - 58 Erin Murphy - American actress - 60 Greg Kinnear - American actor and former talk show host - 61 Thomas Haden Church - American actor - 64 Bobby Farrelly - American director, screenwriter and producer - 66 Jo

  This dog is hilarious. I couldn't help but laugh because our dogs had different reactions to when a baby was born in the family. No thieves, but some pouting did commence.  Does your pup do funny things? Do you have a story to share?

Only in the UK would people risk life and limb to chase a rolling round of cheese down a hill like daredevil banshees without caring one bit about cracking their skulls.  Forget all that staid, stiff upper lip business; just stroll down Any Street UK with loads of clubs and bars on a celebratory Friday night, and you will not see Lordly behavior. You will see pink-faced Brits behaving wildly drunk off their arses and being tackled by the police. That is how it looks to this American who has seen drunken throngs on weekend nights in locales across the globe, but they excel in this area. Don't believe me? Okay, then, let's take this cheese-rolling contest. Admittedly, people from all over the world throw their bodies down a bumpy hill to chase a wheel of cheese like the medieval Olympics, not for money or fame, just to say they won as they end up in a broken heap across the finish line. They survived, and that gives you swagger rights. It is a flex y'all. It is clout chasing

Tupac Shakur - American rapper and songwriter - (1971-1996) Camila Morrone - American actress and model - 27 Joe McElderry - English singer-songwriter - 33 Banks - American singer-songwriter - 36 Diana DeGarmo - American singer-songwriter and actress - 37 Abby Elliott - American actress and comedian - 37 Ali Stroker - American actress, author and singer - 37 May Andersen - Danish model - 42 Missy Peregrym - Canadian actress and former fashion model - 42 Justin Tranter - American singer-songwriter and activist - 44 Daniel Brühl - German and Spanish actor - 46 Eddie Cibrian - American actor - 51 John Cho - American actor - 52 Clifton Collins Jr. - American actor - 54 Phil Mickelson - American professional golfer - 54 Jenny Shimizu - American model and actress - 57 Daniel Zelman - American actor, screenwriter, tv producer, director - 57 The Sandman - American semi-retired professional wrestler - 61 Arnold Vosloo - South African-American actor - 62 Ian Buchanan - British actor - 6