Candy light bulbs bring holiday cheer to dollar store shoppers
by Alexis Gentry
December 12, 2007
The dollar store can be a magical place. On a recent trip there, I searched each isle, looking for the one item that would perfectly encapsulate the experience, the Holy Grail of garbage, until I saw..... candy light bulbs.
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Mac OSX 10.5 Leopard definitely worth the upgrade for all Mac users
by Alexis Gentry
December 7, 2007
Leopard ships with over 300 new features. Since it’s release, there have been tons of lists covering the highlights of the system. With so many to choose from, I decided to list the top five reasons I upgraded.
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Jason Reitman does it again with 'Juno'
by Alexis Gentry
November 11, 2007
It should come as no surprise that Jason Reitman has made another stellar film. Juno, written by the insanely talented Diablo Cody, is one of the best comedies in years.
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'Skills Like This' sure to be a standout at Starz Denver Film Festival
by Alexis Gentry
November 7, 2007
This quirky new comedy, directed by Denver local Monty Miranda and written by Spencer Berger, is generating some major buzz at the 30th Starz Denver Film Festival.
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'Across the Universe' a visually stunning journey through the Beatles' catalog
by Alexis Gentry
October 30, 2007
This musical interpretation of the Beatles' catalog, from Frida director Julie Taymor, combines stunning visual style with incredible musical perfoirmances.
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Guest Review - 'Control'
by Michael Pomphrey
October 26, 2007
Anton Corbijn’s Control, the biographical cinematic journey of Joy Division’s Ian Curtis, takes story telling and filming making to a new level. From scene to scene, “Control” is framed in such a way that individual shots are piece of art.
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Can Wii lose weight?
by Wil Chinchilla
October 19, 2007
The Nintendo Wii is already one of the most physical gaming systems on the market. With the recent announcement of the new Wii Health Pack, the Wii could move beyond gaming and become a useful fitness system as well.
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"Everyone knows it's Butters!" Eric Stough talks South Park
by Alexis Gentry
September 24, 2007
South Park's Animation Director, Eric Stough, spoke at the University of Colorado Boulder about the animation process and the history of the beloved animated show.
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Toofy Film Fest showcases great independent films
by Alexis Gentry
September 11, 2007
Toofy Film Fest is a fun mix of fashion, music, art and film. This was my second year attending the festival and, like last year, I enjoyed almost every short film and feature that I saw there.
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Britney Spears' "comeback" can't save boring VMAs
by Alexis Gentry
September 10, 2007
Britney's lackluster "comeback" was just a microcosm of the entire show: boring, predictable, and that special brand of annoying that MTV has perfected over the years.
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Superbad is super funny!
by Alexis Gentry
August 28, 2007
Superbad has made quite a splash at the box office this summer, grossing over $68.6M domestically since it's release just over a week ago. Thankfully, this is one film that truly lives up to all the hype.
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Trapped in the Closet Returns!
by Alexis Gentry
August 15, 2007
We just couldn't let this slip through the cracks. R. Kelly is back with brand new episodes of Trapped in the Closet on IFC.com. Trashwire will cover most of the episodes with recaps and commentary on our blog.
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The Dudes of The Lonely Island hit the big screen with Hot Rod
by Alexis Gentry
August 3, 2007
Hot Rod marks the feature film debut from Andy Samber, Jorma Taccone, and Akiva Schaffer of The Lonely Island. Being a big TLI fan, I had huge expectations for this sports comedy.
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Cast is the best part of Chuck and Larry
by Wil Chinchilla
August 3, 2007
I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry is another Happy Madison production brought to the big screen. While the film has been somewhat controversial for content, the Happy Madison cast is what makes the movie funny.
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Transformers is actually less than meets the eye
by Wil Chinchilla
July 20, 2007 UPDATED July 28th, 2007
Those of you who were fans of the animated series could end up just as disappointed as I was by Michael Bay's live-action version of Transformers. It wasn't necessarily a bad film but it certainly wasn't as great as all the hype made it out to be.
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The Day the Music Died : Lil' Mama's "Lip Gloss" Kills Any Remaining Integrity in Top 40
by Alexis Gentry
July 11, 2007
Fresh on the heels of my recent blog post about R.Kelly and Usher's "Same Girl", I was looking at the iTunes Top 100 today and was so horrified that I almost couldn't believe my eyes.
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Trashwire covers CBS' Big Brother 8
by Alexis Gentry
July 5, 2007
Trashwire editor Alexis Gentry is a huge fan of Big Brother. She will be covering the entire season of the CBS reality show in a special section of the site. Check it out here. (Note: may contain spoilers).
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Hey Paula, Your Career is Over!
by Alexis Gentry
June 29, 2007
Have you ever wondred what Dax Flame would be like if he was a woman? Well Bravo answered that question tonight with the premiere of Hey Paula, a new reality show that chronicles the daily life of Paula Abdul.
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HBO's Flight of the Conchords soars to cult comedy status
by Alexis Gentry
June 18, 2007
If you missed the premiere episode of this new HBO comedy series, you missed out on some seriously funny stuff. Check out the review of the show and the entire pilot episode here.
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Nintendo Wii Beats Apple TV
by Alexis Gentry
May 31, 2007
You might not think the Nintendo Wii and the Apple TV have much in common, but with the recent announcement that Apple TV will soon be able to play YouTube videos, the Wii beats Apple at it's own game.
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Wil Interviews Team Tiger Awesome
by Wil Chinchilla
May 21, 2007
Team Tiger Awesome is an internet sensation. Wil sat down with Nick Mundy, a member of the sketch comedy troupe, about how they got their start and their growing popularity.
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Breathing New Life into TV Sketch Comedy
by Alexis Gentry
May 11, 2007
Sketch comedy shows seem to be getting a television revival these days. Alexis examines AcceptableTV, Human Giant, and The Whitest Kids U' Know. Check out the article and view clips from the shows here.
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Greg's Derby Diary
by Greg Garner
May 9, 2007
Each year, Trashwire writer Greg Garner attends various events surrounding the Kentucky Derby and makes up his own names for the horses. And now, Trashwire presents Greg's Derby Diary.
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Hot Fuzz: Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson Get Lots of Guns
by Wil Chinchilla
April 27, 2007
For anyone who hasn't been exposed to the work of Shaun of the Dead creators Simon Pegg and Nick Frost, you're about to have two new favorite movies.
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Media Big-Shots Go Crazy for Sanjaya
by Alexis Gentry
April 22, 2007
What could make a crowd of distinguished journalists lose their minds like a gaggle of teenage girls? Trashwire found out at this years White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner in DC.
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Aqua Teen Hunger Force Movie Doesn't Quite Live Up to Series
by Alexis Gentry
April 14, 2007
Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theaters opened yesterday to scathing reviews. Being a big fan of the series, I ignored critics and went to see it anyway. While it wasn't great, it wasn't all bad.
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Playing Rock Paper Scissors with Ian Bagg
by Wil Chinchilla
April 12, 2007
Ian Bagg, a Vancouver native, has had a prestigious career. He has risen through the ranks and earned the coveted Comedy Central Presents half-hour special. Bagg recently sat down with Wil to talk about blast engineering, Canada, and Carlos Mencia.
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One Night Stand-Up
by Wil Chinchilla
April 8, 2007
Trashwire is happy to welcome our newest writer, Wil Chinchilla. Wil recently sat down with one of the hottest comedians around, Nick Swardson, to talk about standup, gay robots, and everyone's favorite roller skating male prostitute.
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Model Madness
by Alexis Gentry
March 22, 2007
It seems like modeling shows are everywhere these days. So which of these shows are actually worth watching for the trashy reality fan?
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Trashwire in the Denver Post
by Alexis Gentry
March 15, 2007
Alexis' article about the My Chemical Romance concert in Denver was just published in the Denver Post! People in Denver can pick it up at news stands and people outside of Denver can check it out online here.
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Taking Back Sunday Rocks the Fillmore
by Alexis Gentry
March 10, 2007
Taking Back Sunday rocked the house at the Fillmore in Denver, but were opening acts Armor for Sleep and Underoath crowd pleasers? Alexis gives her opinion.
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Patton Oswalt Takes the Trashwire Survey
March 8, 2007
Patton Oswalt is funny. Very funny. After seeing a recent shout out to The Room on his MySpace blog, we just had to send him the Trashwire Survey questions.
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The Black Parade Marches on Denver
by Alexis Gentry
March 5, 2007
My Chemical Romance puts on a show like no one else. Even seeing Prince in concert doesn’t compare to the magic that takes place on stage at an MCR show.
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Don't Be a Pirate
by Chris Palmieri
March 2, 2007
Our friend Chris Palmieri just posted a new video on YouTube about internet piracy. In this funny short, he warns us about downloading music illegally off the internet.
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Trashwire Hits 1000 MySpace Friends
by Alexis Gentry
February 23, 3007
When I took the Trashwire Survey a while back, I said that I liked Facebook more than Myspace, but today I changed my mind. We just hit our 1,000th Myspace friend!
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The Great Whore Off
by Alexis Gentry
February 15, 2007
It seems like there's a contest amongst Hollywood stars for who can be the biggest whore. While Paris Hilton is still in the lead, Britney Spears is rising through the ranks with her recent whorish behavior.
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Why Trashwire Loved Anna Nicole
by Alexis Gentry
February 9, 2007
Yesterday, the world of bad movies lost a major player when buxom blonde b-movie bombshell Anna Nicole Smith passed away in her hotel room in Florida. Alexis explains why we'll miss her.
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Mooninites Invade Earth, Panic Boston
by Greg Garner
February 2, 2007
And so it has come to this. A marketing campaign for a cartoon has supposedly “panicked” a city. Greg comments on this Cartoon Network scandal.
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Chris Palmieri's 'Tinfoil Bob: Alien Invasion'
January 31, 2007
We recently discovered Chris Palmieri on MySpace and we thought his videos were really great. He does stop-motion animation with a character he created named Tinfoil Bob.
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Lindsay Lohan, the Betta Fish
by Alexis Gentry
January 21, 2007
After countless fights with other trainwreck actresses, I was left wondering if Lindsay Lohan was actually a Betta fish displaying her alpha female status. You may be shocked to learn how similar the two really are.
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LaToya's Got a Gun
by Alexis Gentry
January 10, 2007
Ok, you know how I said The Surreal Life Fame Games was the greatest celebreality show on TV? Well that was before I saw the premiere episode of Armed and Famous on CBS.
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The D-List Olympics
by Alexis Gentry
January 7, 2007
Every now and then, a show comes along that is so spectacularly horrifying that it becomes an instant trash tv classic. The Surreal Life Fame Games is that show.
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VH1 Spin-offs Spin Out of Control
by Alexis Gentry
January 6, 2007
Just how many times can you spin-off a trashy reality series? With "I Love New York" VH1 adds yet another chapter in the Flavor Flav dating show drama.
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