Archive for April, 2007

Elvis on American Idol - how they did it

Saturday, April 28th, 2007 Posted in YouTube | No Comments »

[youtube]dHyTwNo_O5c[/youtube] Ok, here's how they brought Elvis back to sing a duet with Celine Dion on American Idol. They used rotoscoping - tracing Elvis' outline and superimposing him onto the AI ... Read more..

Elvis duets with Celine Dion on American Idol

Friday, April 27th, 2007 Posted in YouTube | Comments Off

[youtube]GuXmxFIXFF0[/youtube] It was quite an amazing TV moment. On the Idol Gives Back charity show of American Idol, Elvis was brought back to life to sing a duet with Celine Dion ... Read more..

Virginia Tech killer bought rubber duckies on eBay

Tuesday, April 24th, 2007 Posted in News | No Comments »

Investigations into Virginia Tech killer Cho Seung-Hui's online activites have revealed that in addition to buying ammunition clips on eBay, he also paid a total of US$21.50 for a few ... Read more..

So long, Sanjaya - it’s been fun

Friday, April 20th, 2007 Posted in Showbiz | 1 Comment »

It finally happened. Sanjaya has been voted off American Idol. I must say I feel a slight tinge of regret at seeing him go even though I do think he ... Read more..

Simon says he wasn’t rolling eyes at Virginia Tech condolences

Thursday, April 19th, 2007 Posted in Showbiz | 3 Comments »

Simon Cowell has clarified that he wasn't rolling his eyes in response to contestant Chris Richardson's condolences to the families of the victims of the Virginia Tech shooting. He wasn't ... Read more..

Photoshop is a celebrity’s best friend

Wednesday, April 18th, 2007 Posted in Showbiz | No Comments »

Wonder why Adobe charges so much for its Photoshop image retouching software? Here's the answer. No celebrity or photographer can survive without it. Without Photoshop, celebrities would be just regular ... Read more..

Vote for the worst on American Idol

Monday, April 16th, 2007 Posted in Showbiz | No Comments »

There is a conspiracy theory going around the internet which explains why Sanjaya is still on American Idol. A group of people want the worst performer to win to sabotage ... Read more..

Nigella is a boring cook

Saturday, April 14th, 2007 Posted in Odds And Ends | 4 Comments »

Nigella Lawson has done the near impossible - make me disinterested in a cooking show. "Nigella" which is now shown on ArtsCentral features Nigella cooking with celebrities such as Val ... Read more..

Crocodile bites off man’s arm

Friday, April 13th, 2007 Posted in News | No Comments »

A Taiwanese vet's arm got bitten off as he tried to administer medication to the crocodile. The arm was later retrieved after 2 shots were fired at the crocodile which ... Read more..

Thai king pardons Swiss man

Thursday, April 12th, 2007 Posted in News | No Comments »

The Swiss man who was sentenced to 10 years' jail for spray painting the Thai king's portrait has been pardoned by the king himself. However the Swiss man, Oliver Rudolf ... Read more..

Movie review: Sunshine

Wednesday, April 11th, 2007 Posted in Showbiz | No Comments »

The trouble with sci-fi movies today is that they try to substitute suspense with special effects and camouflage a shaky premise with shaky camera movements, with the belief that inducing ... Read more..

300 PG rated trailer

Friday, April 6th, 2007 Posted in Showbiz | No Comments »

[google]6934916619557579155&q=300+rated+pg[/google] I enjoyed Frank Miller's "300" - one of the most visually stunning films I've seen. If you followed the production of this film, you will see that the stills ... Read more..

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