When a passenger aboard a Qantas flight en route to Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, pointed out that a snake was slithering on the wing, she got the same reaction William Shatner did after he spotted a gremlin on his plane in the Twilight Zone: Mostly scoffing and disbelief.
A lady named Melissa was wearing her pet boa constrictor, Penelope, around her neck like a scarf on the Boston metro's Red Line yesterday, when suddenly, "I couldn't find her anywhere." Then she posted a "lost pet" notice on Craigslist.
Everybody loves movies with colorful language. But what happens when those films filter down to television, where their content is controlled by the FCC? Well, censors have to get really creative! Here's a collection of the most ridiculous "edited-for-TV" moments.
If you do one thing this weekend, go see Hot Tub Time Machine, preferably on a mind-altering substance. It's really that good. However, there are some things this master of obvious comedy is going to change forever.
So, the Nigerian man detained Sunday for locking himself in Northwest Flight 253's bathroom for an hour, two days after some other Nigerian tried to blow up the same flight? Definitely not a terrorist. Just a remarkably inopportune bathroom break.
You may not have known you wanted it, but now you're going to get it. 3D redux is here with its biggest tentpole to date, Disney's $180 million Christmas Carol, followed shortly after by the release of James Cameron's Avatar.
A giant horsefly has landed in the ointment Borat has been enthusiastically slathering upon his neon-benutslinged body in anticipation of his movie's imminent release: The LAT is reporting that the initial plan of a 2000-screen opening is being scaled back drastically to a not-so-is-nice 800 screens, a tactical move…
We thought we were through with the whole Snakes on a Plane thing, we really did, at least until the inevitable publicity assault accompanying the eventual DVD release forced us to relieve the summer's reptiles-on-aircrafts pop culture oversaturation. But now we've just watched this video of the USC marching band's…
When Samuel L. Jackson tried to explain how David R. Ellis came to replace original Snakes on a Plane director Ronny Yu on on The Daily Show before the film's release, he cited Yu's insistence on doing an over-the-top, Hong Kong-inspired version as the reason he left the project. But as it turns out, Yu's ideas on…
AZCentral.com reports that yesterday's story about the two rattlesnakes allegedly released into a Phoenix theater showing Snakes on a Plane may have been a hoax. According to police, a blog-savvy serpent probably tried to catch a screening on its own to make up its simple, reptilian mind about whether the film's…
Snakes on a Plane's disappointing™ inability to reach the $20 million opening weekend milestone triggered New Line's desperation "Snakes in a Theater" viral marketing campaign, in which a variety of deadly serpents will be released into multiplexes in underperforming regions, building the kind of word-of-mouth buzz…
If you're looking for someone to feel sorry for in the aftermath of Snakes on a Plane's disappointing™ opening weekend, we ask that you look past Samuel L. Jackson, whose Snakes on Two Planes sequel pay raise has been imperiled, or the bloggers who may never again find themselves flown out to fancy Hollywood…
There's no point in sugar-coating it, so we'll just come out and say it: The box office numbers don't love you anymore.
· Our friends at the WOW Report are having way too much fun with some rubber reptiles, but their Snakes on Cocaine is pretty inspired. Andy Dick totally wants in on that party.
Collider.com's Mr. Beaks, the guy who introduced us to the magic that is Snakes on a Plane with his game-changing "You either you want to see…
As with any self-respecting bad movie, there were no advance press screenings of Snakes on a Plane, so we've had to wait until today to read the reviews. Rotten Tomatoes currently gives it a respectable Tomatometer score of 65%—you wouldn't want any B-horror flick clocking any higher—with a predictable lack of…
We begin our report about last night's Snakes on a Plane premiere at the Chinese Theatre, held back by New Line until the very last possible minute to prevent critics from having uncharitable opinions about a movie whose pre-release hype became so overwhelming that the mere mention of the title could induce grand mal…
· Come on, you already know the words, so say it with us: "I've had it with these motherfucking snakes on this motherfucking cake!"
Paris Hilton and the Wiggles turned out for People Who Amuse Those With The IQ Of A Five-Year-Old Day on the Today Show, inspiring the WOW Report to mash-up both appearances into a single…
Say what you will about Samuel L. Jackson, but he's really committed himself to selling Snakes on a Plane. While many members of his trade would now have a dead-eyed, faraway look after weeks of being on the messy end of countless press junket bukkake sessions, Jackson brought what seemed like genuine enthusiasm to…
This afternoon's entertainment news headlines on the CNN.com homepage seem to confirm our fears about the current trajectory of Madonna's career: After half-assedly crucifying herself on a bedazzled cross, a desperate-to-shock Madonna really had nowhere to go but in-flight German scat videos. At least the…
You've harassed yourself with the annoying, semi-customizable phone calls, purchased the absurdly expensive jewelry, and are now at a loss about the next step to take in your Snakes on a Plane fandom. Luckily, the marketing department at New Line will leave no promotional opportunity unexploited, and have teamed up…
