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Kevin Jarre, Hollywood Screenwriter, Dies at 56
2 years ago
Kevin Jarre, an acclaimed screenwriter who wrote Glory and Tombstone, passed away due to heart failure at his home in Santa Monica. He was 56.
Jarre was a known history buff whose interest in the Civil War lead him to write Glory in 1989. The Denzel Washington film won three Oscars.
His 1993 classic Tombstone depicts the famed shootout at the O.K. Corral, starring Kurt Russell as Wyatt Earp and Val Kilmer as Doc Holliday.
Kevin Jarre also co-wrote Rambo: First Blood Part II, The Devil’s Own and The Mummy. He will be missed, but is survived by some terrific work.
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New Aflac Duck Ad: Silent But Deadly, Hilarious!
2 years ago
After firing Gilbert Gottfried for his ill-timed tsunami jokes, the shot-callers at Aflac went the meta route to keep their famous spokes-bird alive … sort of.
With nary a sound, the company makes light of this recent event – and its hunt for a replacement voice – by temporarily killing off the famed Aflac duck.
Spoiler alert: Poor guy may or may not be run over by a train in this homage to silent films of the early 20th Century. Spoiler alert #2: We laughed.
Michael Jackson "Always Around" His Children
2 years ago
Michael Jackson is always around his children, even in death.
Their uncle, and MJ’s brother, Jackie Jackson explains why.
“They are with their father 24 hours a day,” Jackie said of Paris, Prince and Prince II (Blanket). “They have pictures in the bedroom. They talk about him all the time.”
“They ask me stories about him. They want to know more about him.”
The pop star’s kids are “doing really well,” Jackie said, adding that Prince wants to be a director one day, while little sister Paris wants to be an actress.
“I told the kids, ‘You better get busy, because when we were your age, we
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