BOP Daily News
May 12, 2004
The spirit of BOP News lives on in
This is So Last Week,
our pop culture week-in-review,
presented in a pleasing quiz form.
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Kill Bill star Uma Thurman's dubious distinction of being tagged as Worst Dressed at February's Oscar ceremony has resulted in the beauty receiving dozens of bizarre and ugly outfits from designers to wear at future awards shows. Thurman, who reportedly likes to be "different", has received such strange dresses as an all-leather evening gown and a gown complete with matching mask. This may have been a result of Thurman's recent admission that she purposely chose the Oscar gown to stand out from her peers, correctly pointing out that pretty much everyone looked identical "in their spaghetti-strapped, sequined or chiffon, body-hugging, gym-hour-promoting things" and claimed she was "glad" her dress was panned. Rumors that Thurman has decided to really frighten fashionistas by appearing at next year's Academy Awards dressed as Quentin Tarantino could not be confirmed at press time, but we're keeping our fingers crossed.
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Ving Rhames has played boxing promoter Don King, and now will step inside the square circle to portray '60s heavyweight champion Sonny Liston. Liston's loss to Muhammad Ali, already portrayed on the big screen in the movie Ali, will again feature prominently, though this film will mostly focus on Liston's life after boxing. Also signing on to the picture are James Woods as Liston's manager Ashe Resnick, and Alfre Woodard as Liston's wife. Despite concerns over typecasting, Kristanna Loken will reprise her Oscar-nominated role as Muhammad Ali.
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Hot babe Kate Beckinsale got married this weekend. To some guy. Who is not a member of the BOP News staff. *sniff*... Actually, Kate's new husband is director Len Wiseman, best known for directing Underworld, starring Kate Beckinsale. Wiseman's next project will be the sequel to Underworld, starring Kate Beckinsale. Man, this guy is more whipped than Boston Rob.
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Stick-figure Céline Dion has been forced to cancel performances of her Las Vegas travesty...we mean extravaganza, after a doctor has ordered her to rest. Apparently the little wisp of a thing has been suffering from a strained neck, which has been repeatedly aggravated by continuing to perform, according to a spokeswoman for the Titanic diva. Those wishing to contribute to the fund to persuade the doctor to continue those orders for rest indefinitely can contact the BOP news staff.
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"Man, without me, you'd just be a mouth and a microphone."
"And without me, you'd just be a mouth."
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