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Exclusive: 10 Probable Reasons Why Nickelodeon Banned ‘Cry Baby Lane’
On October 28, 2000, Nickelodeon aired an original movie as part of its seasonal Halloween SNICK line-up. Based on an old Ohio urban legend, the movie was called Cry Baby Lane. But after its initial airing, Nickelodeon was hit by an onslaught of parental complaints deeming the movie far too disturbing for a children’s network. The film was buried: It was never re-aired, and it was never released on video or DVD. But never fear! We here at Crushable managed to get our hands on a copy. As we sat down to watch it, we had only one question: Just what about it was so awful to result in Cry Baby Lane being banned? Sit back and make yourselves comfortable, because have we got some theories for you! (SPOILERS, of course.) More »
Barbara Walters has a new love slave. I apologize for that mental image.
SWEET BUTTERED MOSES ON A RITZ CRACKER.
So Barbara Walters. I liked her a lot until she interviewed Steve Irwin’s widow Terri and intentionally made her cry on camera. Yeah, that was kind of the end of our relationship…..I don’t call her anymore, it’s quite strained.
Anywhoodle! Babs has got herself a new hunka burnin’ love: Frank Langella. You might remember him from such films as Frost/Nixon, Superman Returns, and a few Law and Order episodes (thank you, IMDB!)…. More »
Brad and Angelina at the French premiere of Benjamin Button
Awww, how cute! Here’s Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie at the French premiere of “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”. I was watching a PBS thingy last night with a discussion of this movie, and the host (can’t remember his name) said that Brad doesn’t have the ability to convey deep emotion and that he does best in shoot ‘em up films that don’t require a lot of skill. Harsh, huh? I’ve always thought that he was actually one of… More »
Robert Downey Jr., Brad Pitt, Anne Hathaway, and others at the Oscar Roundtable
Newsweek has posted some fantastic videos from their Oscar Roundtable with Robert Downey Jr, Brad Pitt, Frank Langella, Anne Hathaway, Mickey Rourke, and Sally Hawkins. Every video is about five minutes long, but they are all well worth watching.
First, Langella, Pitt, and Downey:
Robert Downey Jr. talks about his arrest record:
Anne Hathaway talks about the effects of fame:
Frank Langella talks about influential movies:
Mickey Rourke talks about his sobriety (or lack thereof):
Anne and Mickey together:
Brad Pitt talks about President Obama:
Sally… More »