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The Inspirations Behind The Oddball Characters Of Tim Burton’s “Alice In Wonderland”

Ami AngelowiczMarch 1, 2010 //
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If I have to remind you that “Alice in Wonderland” is opening this week, then off with your head! I can’t wait to see Tim Burton‘s reinterpretation of all of these oddball characters. When it comes to Tim Burton films, I often find myself asking, “How on Earth did he come up with that?” I imagine him having a flash of genius while high on peyote in an abandoned castle or something. But I guess sometimes it’s a little bit more straightforward than that. Take for example, Anne Hathaway’s portrayal of The White Queen. Burton has admitted that British cooking goddess Nigella Lawson was the inspiration for the character. “She’s really beautiful and she does all this cooking, but then there’s this glint in her eye and when you see it you go, ‘Oh, whoa, she’s like really … nuts’. I mean, in a good way. Well, maybe, I don’t know,” Burton described. Well, I guess Nigella won’t be having him over for dinner anytime soon. [Telegraph]

After the jump, the inspirations (real and imagined) for the “Alice in Wonderland” motley crew.

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Johnny Depp Wants A Cameo In “21 Jump Street” The Movie

Ami AngelowiczMarch 1, 2010 //

Before Johnny Depp solidified his status as my dream man in “Edward Scissorhands,” he made me swoon weekly as the hottest undercover cop ever on “21 Jump Street.” Now that “21 Jump Street” is getting a film makeover, I’m wondering if there is any chance that we will see Johnny as our beloved Tom Hanson. It just may be. In a recent interview, Johnny expressed interest in making an appearance in the flick. “I’m hoping they’ll let me do a cameo … someone will say, ‘Whatever happened to Tom Hanson?’ and they’ll find me somewhere hoarding jars of peanut butter and shaking in my underpants,” Depp joked. Underpants? Peanut butter? Johnny Depp? This sounds like an erotic dream I once had. As Liz Lemon would say, “I want to go to there.” [News Briefs] Keep reading »

10 Reasons We’re Excited For The Oscars

Ami AngelowiczMarch 1, 2010 //

Holla! The Oscars are this Sunday! I get a little bit giddy each year imaging who will win, who will have the most ridiculous acceptance speech, and who will offend us all with their poor choice of attire. This year, we should expect more fun than ever before with hosts Alec Baldwin and Steve Martin. Oooh! Banjo duet? While there’s no confirmation about the use of banjos, there will be music. The producers are spicing up the 82nd Annual Academy Awards with a DJ set by Joel Madden. OK, not sure I get it, but I’m totally willing to go along with it. After the jump, ten more reasons why we’re super excited for the Oscars this year. [Much Music] Keep reading »

No S**t! A Cuss-Free Week In California

Ami AngelowiczFebruary 26, 2010 //

California politicians are getting really creative about ways to make nice. They’re banning swear words for a week. Assemblyman Anthony Portantino created a “Cuss Free” bill after he got inspired by a middle schooler’s movement to start a “No Cussing Club” at his school. California’s State House passed a bill today approving a “Cuss Free Week,” effective this Sunday. They’re not going to get all crazy with it, arresting people who drop the f-bomb on the street or anything, but they are planning to put penalty jars all over the Capitol for accidental cusses and donate the proceeds to charity. Based on the stats that say the average swearer cusses about 80 to 90 times a day, they may be able to raise enough spare change to make a dent in the state’s deficit. How f**king cool is that? [Newser, KCBS] Keep reading »

Decode My Dream: My Boyfriend Is A Jerk In My Dreams!

Ami AngelowiczFebruary 26, 2010 //

I’ve been dating my boyfriend for a year and three months now and our relationship is great. He’s intelligent, super nice, treats me with respect, makes me laugh, and is generally just the sweetest person ever. But whenever I dream about him, he’s a completely different person! He does things to deliberately hurt me, treats me badly, and is just a total jerk to me in my dreams. Very rarely do I have positive dreams about him. I’ve been having these dreams since near the beginning of our relationship, and it’s really confusing and frustrating to me because I know that he would never act this way in real life, and I’ve never suspected or feared that the dreams would come true. What’s going on?

 – Not My Dream Man

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How To Get More Women In Front Of The Camera? Get More Behind It.

Ami AngelowiczFebruary 25, 2010 //

We’re hoping that women like Kathryn Bigelow, the woman behind “The Hurt Locker” who could win the Oscar for Best Director this year, will begin to give voice to the silent minority in Hollywood: women. A recent study done at the University of Southern California turned up some disheartening stats about women in film. Of the 100 blockbuster films of 2007 that were studied, only 17 percent of them were written, directed, or produced by women. Even worse, they found that women were minorities onscreen as well. Female actresses were given only 30 percent of all speaking parts. (I wonder how many women were seen and not heard—that would be interesting to know.) While those findings are fairly depressing, there is some good news. Films with women writers, directors, and producers had about twice as many parts for females. So it sounds like the key to building women’s influence in Hollywood is for ladies to make their own material. Sure, it may be intimidating to go up against your allegedly egomaniacal ex for an Oscar, but if Kathryn wins (and even if she doesn’t), she’ll be an inspiration to up-and-coming females in the movie biz. Here’s to equality in Tinsel Town. [AOL] Keep reading »

15 Politicians We’d Like To …

Ami AngelowiczFebruary 25, 2010 //
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Nothing gets us all riled up like a rousing political debate … especially when a PILF (yeah … politician I’d like to f**k) is at the podium. After the jump, 15 hot PILFS who we wouldn’t mind lobbying for a place in our beds. It pays to get political.
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Frisky Rant: Sex Addicted Isn’t Just The Way Guys Are

Ami AngelowiczFebruary 25, 2010 //

There’s always that one guy. You know, the one who undoes our progress as human beings. The man who claims we are powerless victims to our biological urges. Enter T. Byram Karasu, a professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, who in a piece on The Daily Beast argues that Tiger Woods’ sexcapades were a completely “innate and natural phenomenon.” In fact, he says sex addiction is “a new name for the old evolutionary concept—the innate urge to impregnate as many females as possible … in this sense, every man is a sex addict or was one at some point in his life.” He thinks this only becomes a problem within the context of the institution of marriage. He doesn’t believe sex addiction is a real problem and advocates viewing the addiction as “a time-limited condition” and “accept[ing] the man for who he is, and wait[ing] until his desires extinguish.” He writes, “Let’s stop pathologizing every human behavior, like male libido.” [The Daily Beast]

Hold the phone, dude. I have a few issues here. Keep reading »

Frisky Reader Revealed: Surrender, PinkRanger!

Ami AngelowiczFebruary 25, 2010 //

Hands down, the best thing about working at The Frisky is our amazing readers. We so heart all of your witty, thoughtful, and informative comments—heck, we even appreciate the mean ones. Sometimes, we can’t help but wonder about the faces behind avatars. We decided to launch a weekly column where we learn all about a Frisky reader. After the jump, meet PinkRanger, one of our most prolific commenters.

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Curvy Women Are Like A Drug To Men

Ami AngelowiczFebruary 24, 2010 //

Mystery solved! No reason to get annoyed when your dude acts like a slobbering lunatic when he sees chicks like Marilyn Monroe, Christina Hendricks, or Beyonce. His brain just thinks he’s high. A new study shows that looking at an hourglass figure can activate the same part of the brain as drugs or alcohol in men. A sample of guys were shown pictures of women’s naked butts while their brains were being monitored. Then these women were given digital plastic surgery to redistribute fat from their waist to their bums without changing their body weight. When men were shown the post-op hourglass figures, the “reward” centers in their brains went bonkers like they were drunk or high. So what can we learn from this, besides the lesson that men like butts? We may finally be able to understand men’s relationship to pornography and the phenomenon of porn addiction. Also, if weight does not affect attraction, that means the “thin obsession” is dictated by society—not by hard-wiring in the brain. Rejoice, ladies. [Daily Mail] Keep reading »

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