Entries from Phillyist tagged with 'gta'
August 22, 2008
A steaming hot pile of our favorite things from around the internets. Supposedly Abbie Cornish will star with Jake Gyllenhaal in a film about a private expedition to the moon to create a Lunar colony. Which could be a bit awkward, as Cornish is Jake's current girlfriend Reese Witherspoon's ex-husband Ryan Phillippe's current girlfriend. We don't know about you, but this Phillyist's head is spinning. The release of Quantum of Solace has been pushed back......
Continue Reading "Whiz of the Web: Friday Fried Onions"August 21, 2008
A tall, icy glass of our favorite internet junk, just for you. Another unique and fascinating website, London Bananas features pictures of discarded banana skins found throughout the city of London. (Via Sarah) PC Magazine lists the top 100 undiscovered websites of 2008. (Via Scott) Dude was fishing with his granddaughter recently in a private pond in North Carolina when she gave him her Barbie-branded rod and reel to hold while she went to the......
Continue Reading "Whiz of the Web: Thirsty Thursday"August 7, 2008
A tall, icy glass of our favorite internet junk, just for you. It's funny because it's true. Present company excluded, of course. (Via Sarah) Speaking of internet truths, we're sure you already know that for every incredibly odd and unlikely pass-time you can imagine, there is a website for it. Case in point: Hats of Meat, which celebrates making and wearing hats made out of raw meat. Why does this happen? We can't even begin......
Continue Reading "Whiz of the Web: Thirsty Thursday"August 6, 2008
The best of the internet, squirted out in flavorful neon globules, just for you. Paris Hilton rather famously made a cameo in a recent John McCain campaign ad. So Funny or Die paid for her hilarious video response. It's the best thing we've ever seen her in! Way better than the sex video. (Via Debbie) Check out the Holy Grail of Buffy fandom, a never-before-seen three-minute demo reel for a Buffy the Vampire Slayer animated......
Continue Reading "Whiz of the Web: Wednesday Whiz-Up"August 5, 2008
The shapeless dough of the internet, formed into tasty pellets and baked to perfection, just for you. Schwarzenegger got to see some footage from Terminator Salvation, but says he still doesn't have a feel for the movie, and was left confused as to who the Terminator was, or even if there is one, and whether he's the star or the hero. "These are the things that determine the success and how strong the movie will......
Continue Reading "Whiz of the Web: Tuesday Torpedoes"July 16, 2008
The best of the internet, squirted out in flavorful neon globules, just for you. Computerworld takes a look at how CAPTCHA was cracked, and the consequences of that event. (Via Slashdot, via Jill) Babble picks the 26 most disturbing kid movies ever. (Via Sarah) Justin Theroux will write the sequel to Iron Man, and Marvel is close to a deal that will bring back director Jon Favreau and star Robert Downey Jr. The plan is......
Continue Reading "Whiz of the Web: Wednesday Whiz-Up"June 11, 2008
The best of the internet, squirted out in flavorful neon globules, just for you. Yay! It's the trailer for the next episode of Cinematic Titanic! We're not even sure we want to open this can of beans, but... if you're interested, The Underwire has the entire backstory on a little YouTube dance-off feud that's been going on between Miley Cyrus/Hannah Montana and the people behind Step Up 2. All the dialogue is in Russian, and......
Continue Reading "Whiz of the Web: Wednesday Whiz-Up"June 9, 2008
The best of the internet, chopped into tiny bits and grilled for your enjoyment. The villain in the next Iron Man film just might be The Mandarin; director Jon Favreau had some interesting things to say about the character. (Via Ross) The New York City Opera has commissioned Charles Wuorinen to compose an opera based on "Brokeback Mountain," the short story that has already famously been adapted into a movie. The opera is scheduled to......
Continue Reading "Whiz of the Web: Monday Meat Slices"May 28, 2008
The best of the internet, squirted out in flavorful neon globules, just for you. Watch this short documentary to learn the true and secret history of the American hobo. (Via Dan) Check out a photo of all the old school heroes from Watchmen. If their costumes look kind of cheesy and home-made... well, they're actually supposed to look that way. We can't say we love the way this looks, but we don't hate it, either.......
Continue Reading "Whiz of the Web: Wednesday Whiz-Up"May 22, 2008
A tall, icy glass of our favorite internet junk, just for you. We think we've mentioned the Turn Around America video contest here before, but things have changed a bit since then: now in addition to a national winner, a Philadelphia winner will also be chosen. Also, the deadline has been extended to June 10th. (Via Rachele) Beware! The LOLCat meme is leaking into the real world! Yay! The First Avenger: Captain America is going......
Continue Reading "Whiz of the Web: Thirsty Thursday"May 16, 2008
A steaming hot pile of our favorite things from around the internets. "Lingerie maker Triumph International Japan Ltd unveiled its environmentally friendly, and green colored, "Solar Power Bra" on Wednesday in Tokyo." No comment. (Via Jill) Tom Cruise will star as the President of the United States in the upcoming political thriller 28th Amendment. In the film, Cruise's character discovers that the United States is actually being controlled by a super secret organization (run by......
Continue Reading "Whiz of the Web: Friday Fried Onions"May 15, 2008
A tall, icy glass of our favorite internet junk, just for you. Beware, you Mr. Pinks out there who have been stiffing the wait staff! There is in fact an online database of lousy tippers at LousyTippers.com. (Via Sarah) Friends, you might want to swing by your local Dunkin Donuts and/or McDonalds today; apparently, they're both giving away free samples. (Via Sarah) This Phillyist doesn't care for reality TV, but we have to admit MTV's......
Continue Reading "Whiz of the Web: Thirsty Thursday"May 14, 2008
The best of the internet, squirted out in flavorful neon globules, just for you. This looks like a cool contest: you could win a hard drive with more than 4 terabytes of space on it, pre-loaded with mp3s, videos, and more. (Via Matt) A gospel musical tribute to the Ewoks complete with a cameo from... well, you should really see for yourself. Some interesting casting rumors: we could see Bruce Willis as Hannibal in the......
Continue Reading "Whiz of the Web: Wednesday Whiz-Up"May 13, 2008
The shapeless dough of the internet, formed into tasty pellets and baked to perfection, just for you. If you watch TV at all, you've probably seen those rather odd new Coldwell Banker commercials which feature portraits of the company founders talking to each other. Well, as all things must these days, the portraits have a blog, which lately chronicled their visit to Philadelphia. The world is a strange place... (Via Megan) Um... what? We're a......
Continue Reading "Whiz of the Web: Tuesday Torpedoes"May 8, 2008
A tall, icy glass of our favorite internet junk, just for you. Check out the trailer for Global Metal. Metal's taking over the world! Beware! Tom Cruise is in talks with Paramount to star in a fourth Mission: Impossible movie. For some reason, they're making yet another film adaptation of Jane Eyre, and this time it looks like Ellen Page will star as the titular character. Moviesonline has more new pics from The Mummy: Tomb......
Continue Reading "Whiz of the Web: Thirsty Thursday"May 7, 2008
The best of the internet, squirted out in flavorful neon globules, just for you. Hooray for bacon! Slashfood examines the popularity of the tasty meat slice with a couple of amusing links. (Via Sarah) Tastykake is going to release Philadelphia Eagles snack cakes later this year, and the Eagles Cheerleaders will be on hand for Tastykake promotional events. (Via Sarah) Some British Burger Kings are now offering a $167 hamburger with Kobe beef. Apparently it......
Continue Reading "Whiz of the Web: Wednesday Whiz-Up"May 1, 2008
Philebrity applauded the installation of solar panels at the Philadelphia Naval Yard while simultaneously making fun of Naval Yard denizen Urban Outfitters. Maybe next we'll get some windmills. We know of a few places to put them where there's plenty of hot air being blown about. Geeky Mom pondered why nice people finish last, while pointing out the glaring discrepancies in how local students purport to think and how they actually act. Slacktivist made an......
Continue Reading "Blogged Around Philly"April 30, 2008
The best of the internet, squirted out in flavorful neon globules, just for you. Check out The Roots on Letterman. (Via Rowdy) An interesting split-screen video with the trailer for Dark Knight on the bottom and footage from the 1989 Batman on the top. You can also see a bootleg video of the new Dark Knight trailer, and a bootleg video of the trailer defaced by the Joker. And while we're talking bootleg trailers, here's......
Continue Reading "Whiz of the Web: Wednesday Whiz-Up"April 29, 2008
The shapeless dough of the internet, formed into tasty pellets and baked to perfection, just for you. Babble, a site for modern parents, presents the Top 10 Most Invisible Kids in TV History and the Top 50 Best Sesame Street Moments. HorrorMovies.ca managed to snag itself a bunch of images from Bruce Campbell's latest flick, helpfully titled My Name Is Bruce (via). Meanwhile, MoviesOnline has a pic from Kiefer Sutherland's upcoming movie, Mirrors, which sounds......
Continue Reading "Whiz of the Web: Tuesday Torpedoes"April 28, 2008
The best of the internet, chopped into tiny bits and grilled for your enjoyment. The 14-wheel Segway. Why? Because it could be done. (Via) Check out coverage of ROFLCon, a two-day gathering of internet memes and the people behind them, at the Wired blog known as The Underwire. (Via Jill) Enjoy the truly epic preview for the third season of The Venture Brothers. A great and twisted show. Warning: The G.I. Joe parody sequence in......
Continue Reading "Whiz of the Web: Monday Meat Slices"April 25, 2008
A steaming hot pile of our favorite things from around the internets. It's finally official: Guillermo del Toro will indeed be directing the movies based on The Hobbit. Hoorah! (Via Ross) America, prepare to be stimulated even earlier than you expected! Btw, we hear the government is considering following up the free money with some free bread and circuses. (Via Sarah) Warren Ellis has the normal collection of weird, interesting, and mind-blowing stories today. We......
Continue Reading "Whiz of the Web: Friday Fried Onions"April 24, 2008
A tall, icy glass of our favorite internet junk, just for you. In response to all the buzz over the botched box art for the Wii version of Okami, Capcom is offering to replace the art with one of three different designs. Go here to get yours. Apparently, the Lost Boys sequel is going directly to DVD (boo!), and you can see the cover art for said DVD here. Speaking of DVDs, apparently the deluxe......
Continue Reading "Whiz of the Web: Thirsty Thursday"April 21, 2008
The best of the internet, chopped into tiny bits and grilled for your enjoyment. Sci Fi Wire updates us on the progress of producer Joel Silver's Wonder Woman movie; sounds like now he's interested in doing her origin story, when before that was not his focus. Silver also says that the Justice League movie has been tabled for now. A bit more information on Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe: the game's trademark ultraviolence will likely......
Continue Reading "Whiz of the Web: Monday Meat Slices"April 18, 2008
A steaming hot pile of our favorite things from around the internets. Vintage porn posters! None of them feature any actual nudity, but you still might want to think twice about clicking at work. (Via Sarah, via Jezebel) An inmate in South Carolina has filed a request for a restraining order against Rockstar Games, GTA publisher Take-Two Interactive, and Grand Theft Auto itself, claiming that the group is responsible for his current prison sentence. He......
Continue Reading "Whiz of the Web: Friday Fried Onions"April 15, 2008
The shapeless dough of the internet, formed into tasty pellets and baked to perfection, just for you. Today is Tax Day. If you're not feeling so jolly about paying your income taxes, Irving Berlin and Danny Kaye can help (via Jill). If you're still depressed after that, just go get yourself a free donut at Dunkin' Donuts; they're giving one out today to anybody who buys a coffee. Speaking of taxes, we're depressed that digital......
Continue Reading "Whiz of the Web: Tuesday Torpedoes"April 8, 2008
The shapeless dough of the internet, formed into tasty pellets and baked to perfection, just for you. There are Burger King-licensed potato snacks now in two flavors: Ketchup & Fries and Flame Broiled. We are horrified, yet curious. (Via Sarah) Yo, it's hard out there for a blogger! (Via Jill) At this year's annual Rube Goldberg competition, the task was to assemble a hamburger in 20 or more steps. The winner managed it in 156......
Continue Reading "Whiz of the Web: Tuesday Torpedoes"April 1, 2008
The shapeless dough of the internet, formed into tasty pellets and baked to perfection, just for you. It is, if you hadn't noticed, the first day of April, which is a day on which it is traditional to prank people, lie to them, and just generally wage war on them psychologically and physically. We promise not to do any of these things to you, less because we respect you too much as people, and more......
Continue Reading "Whiz of the Web: Tuesday Torpedoes"March 31, 2008
The best of the internet, chopped into tiny bits and grilled for your enjoyment. Dolph Lundgren is writing and directing a film called Command Performance, which he describes as "Die Hard at a rock concert." He stars as an ex-Marine drummer for the warm-up band of a big American performer giving a concert for the Russian premier. Bad guys break up the show and the drummer goes into action. Apparently Lundgren got the idea from......
Continue Reading "Whiz of the Web: Monday Meat Slices"March 28, 2008
A steaming hot pile of our favorite things from around the internets. This is truly beautiful news: icanhascheezburger.com is teaming up with Jones Soda to create lolcat soda. There's even a contest to create more lolcat images specifically for the soda bottle labels. (Via Sarah) Some photos apparently taken by a spy on the Star Trek set have made their way online (via). They give us a look at a uniform and a shuttlecraft. For......
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