The Avengers Trailer

Merry Leap Day!

I really don't know why Leap Day isn't more celebrated... it only comes around once every 4 years, yet somehow Groundhog Day gets more coverage and that is beyond stupid.  Sorry Punxsutawney Phil!  But honestly, last week's episode of 30 Rock had it right.  Leap Day should be a celebration, and while it may be short notice to plan a parade for tomorrow we can all at least wear blue and yellow like Leap Day William.  Don't forget!

Also, check out 11Points for a list of random Leap Day facts.

Leap Day William!  If you're scratching your head, check out the episode on Hulu

The plot of Memento in picture form

If you're confused by the plot of Memento (it's a given), this graphic probably won't help.  But you can try to make sense of it at least; it can't be more puzzling than watching the movie.  Right-click>View Image to enlarge, though I doubt your monitor is large enough. (via)

If Monty Python and The Holy Grail was made by kids

It might turn out something like this:

from Neatorama

Movie: The Movie

From Jimmy Kimmel Live, the trailer for the greatest movie ever made:

Tom Hanks Career Timeline

For my 500th post (yes, 500!) I didn't want to make just some random post of something funny I found online, and instead decided to provide another installment in my longest original series.  I've given you the career timelines of Adam Sandler, Eddie Murphy, and Jim Carrey and now I give you one for a legend: Tom Hanks.

Like all my other graphs, there were data points for all of Hanks' films from IMDB, but I was surprised to see a large data set missing from Metacritic.  I can understand some of his earlier, lesser known films, but the omission of Splash, A League of Their Own, and even Turner & Hooch were shocking to say the least.  In fact, Metacritic only had one Hanks film pre-1993 (Big). Rotten Tomatoes didn't have reviews on a few earlier films for Hanks, but that's been the norm with these so far.  With these missing data points in mind, comparisons can really be seen starting with Sleepless in Seattle.  From that point on, there are 3 datum (finally able to use that Biology education for something!) for every film.

As I was collecting all the scores from newest movie to oldest, it took me until Tom's first starring gig, Mazes and Monsters, to find a score under 5 on IMDB.  In fact, only 3 of his films from 1990-present failed to score above a 6:  Joe Versus the Volcano, The Bonfire of the Vanities, and Larry Crowne (5.9).  His 90's films have an astonishing track record, as even his "worst" film averaged a 6.73 (You've Got Mail).  With the exception of some earlier films (excluding Splash, Big, etc) and the Da Vinci Code movies, Tom Hanks has achieved a steadily stellar film career.  Films like Forrest Gump, Saving Private Ryan, and Cast Away speak for themselves. The Toy Story films didn't hurt either.

This was my largest film set so far, so click to see in all its glory

As if we needed more proof that Adam Sandler has gone downhill...

... He just received a record-setting 11 Razzie nominations for this years awards.  Sandler received 2 nominations for worst actor (Just Go With It, Jack and Jill), worst actress (Jack and Jill), worst screen ensemble for Jack and Jill, worst screenplay (Jack and Jill, Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star), and 2 nominations for worst screen couple (Just Go With It, Jack and Jill).  Oh, and worst film nominations for the aforementioned movies also contribute to his record setting tally.  Despite this, Sandler's "film" Jack and Jill fared worse, receiving 12 nominations despite there only being 10 categories.  Full list of nominees here.

Team Kevin

I was going to post about this earlier in the week when it started, but it took off ridiculously fast and I didn't even have a chance; that's the power of the internet now.  But anyway, as I'm sure most of you have heard, Taylor Swift offered 18 year old Kevin McGuire, who is battling leukemia for the second time, a date to the ACM Awards.  This was the result of an internet campaign that started on Facebook, where Kevin's sister gathered support for Taylor Swift to take him to prom.  The campaign took off (100,000+ members) and quickly spread to Twitter, where celebrities and athletes spread the message.  The news went from local to national, until Swift herself responded:

"Kevin, I'm so sorry but I won't be able to make it to your prom. But I was wondering, the ACM Awards are coming up.. Would you be my date? Love, Taylor"

Kevin is actually in my brother's class, and attends Sterling High School (my former high school) so I can actually relate to this on a personal level.  Kevin battled through leukemia before, and I have no doubt he'll do it again... meeting Taylor Swift certainly couldn't hurt. It's certainly reassuring to see celebrities be down to earth instead of holier than thou, and hopefully this will be something to remember for everyone involved.

10,000 Views!!

The B Long Blog just surpassed 10,000 views!! I know it's not that high, but it's still an accomplishment.  Here's to 10,000 more, and how about some more Facebook likes?  Let's get to 50! Thanks guys!!

Jimmy Fallon does "Jeremy" (Lin)

I've said before (probably) that Jimmy Fallon really found his niche hosting Late Night with Jimmy Fallon and his show is definitely the best on the late night rotation.  Last night he delivered a near perfect Eddie Vedder singing Pearl Jam's "Jeremy" as a tribute to New York Knicks suprise star Jeremy Lin (much like his Tebowie performance).  Check it out below, found at Uproxx: