Calls for Red Cross symbol to be axed
dailymail.co.uk — A Labour minister has sparked controversy by claiming that an alternative symbol is needed for the Red Cross because of the logo's supposed links to the Crusades. It was never intended to have any religious meaning and is thought to have been intended as a tribute to traditionally neutral Switzerland...

[From: Calls for Red Cross symbol to be axed over links to the Crusades By Michael Lea]

From ShadouTech

COMMENTS:

amabaie
Good grief. Now we'll have to realign all our roads so they don't intersect at a right angle!

[reply to amabaie:]
DrJen
Please don't give these people any suggestions...

From a LatinoReview.com item:

Movies That Would Make Horrible Video Games
By George 'El Guapo' Roush on June 10, 2009

The movie/video game crossover has been happening for years. While it's debatable as to which movie based off of a video game was worse (has to be Mario Bros.) what isn't discussed is what movie would make a really bad video game.


COMMENT:

TheManWithNoName

Street Fighter: The Movie: The Game.

Oh wait they already made that one.

From a FirstShowing.net item:

ShoWest: Sherlock Holmes is a Comedy? Is It That Bad?

The first thing you need to know is that this isn't the Sherlock Holmes you know… It a funky way, it's kind of like if Snatch were about a British detective from the 1800s, which is exactly what it is, thanks to Guy Ritchie writing and directing.


COMMENTS:

Colin Boyd on Mar 31, 2009
Whose signature top hat is Downey wearing? Mr. Peanut's? Holmes wore a deerstalker.


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~ShadouNote: Most of the commenters liked the fun feel of the Sherlock Holmes movie. I... have reservations about that. That's why I think the comment was cool.
Darn.

Rumor: Stephen Sommers Fired Mid-Way Through G.I. Joe?

This sounds like the kind of story we'd usually hear coming from Fox, but this time it's Paramount. A user on the Don Murphy Message Boards (via Latino Review) has posted an unverified story detailing a behind-the-scenes fiasco regarding the upcoming G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra movie.


COMMENTS:
#4
L on Jun 11, 2009
Marlon Wayans is always the red flag for a movie. I figure Hell is kind of like a nonstop Marlon Wayan's reel.


#7
Bahumbug on Jun 11, 2009
I'm quick to remind everyone that he was excellent in Requiem For A Dream…. but then I remember White Chicks.

Just discovered this item Dugg from a FirstShowing.net item:

Shutter Island, based on an Alfred Hitchcock novel (which I actually only heard about from the film), is already in post-production as listed in IMDB.com.

Shutter Island is directed by Martin Scorsese and stars Leonardo di Caprio who has also starred in Scorsese's The Aviator, The Departed, and Gangs of New York.

Hole-y Cow! Literally!

ans.iastate.edu — A man sticks his arm inside a cow fistula. Enters different dimension.


COMMENTS:

chrispchiken
You can take a good look at a T-Bone by sticking your head up a butcher's ass but wouldn't you rather take the bull's word for it?

fluidfoundation
The fastest way to a cow's heart is through it's stomach.

From a dugg engadget.com article

"Palm Pre Cheat: upupdowndownleftrightleftrightbastart"

"... from the launcher screen of your Pre, simply type in the phrase "upupdowndownleftrightleftrightbastart"... and up comes a hidden app called "Developer Mode Enabler.""


COMMENT:

amitait
On the iPhone it's:
stevejobsisthekingandwelovehimsomuch

And then you get to pay Apple 500$.