News Bites: Ron Jeremy, Hannibal Tours and Maltese Thief
Filed under: Classics, Comedy, Horror, RumorMonger, Fandom
Here's some bites for Thursday:- Ron Jeremy is itching to be taken seriously. After describing himself as a regular guy who makes normal men feel good about their looks in his latest memoir (sure, he isn't the most attractive, but not everyone is as well-endowed as him), he's looking to broaden his acting horizons beyond porn and reality television -- and into more Hollywood roles. This year he is in Do Not Disturb, a romantic comedy -- but don't be fooled. It used to be called A Bellman, a Hooker, and a Rabbi. Jeremy says of his move: "It's a certain amount of ego. In my little cloud, I still think I'm an actor." I think it would be safe to say that he won't get very far in that endeavour, but at least he has over 1,750 adult films under his belt.
- It looks like a tour company in Lithuania hasn't heard how crappy Hannibal Rising is. They are offering a Hannibal the Cannibal tour for tourists interested in seeing the homeland behind the fictional character. Travelers who buy into the package at $131 will get a tour around Vilnius, a "Hannibal feast" at a nearby estate, and a "meeting with Lecter." I'm not sure how they're getting a meeting with Lecter in there (wax figure?), but what about the feast? Does everyone just sit down and pretend they are eating human flesh? Will a person come out -- hogtied over a roaring flame? It is sounding more like a great spoof movie than a great tourist deal.
- There is a Dashiell Hammett thief on the loose! John's Grill in San Francisco is something of a Hammett shrine, having served the writer, who subsequently put the restaurant in his famous novel -- which later became the Bogey movie -- The Maltese Falcon. This week, a thief ran off with a Falcon replica and a number of vintage copies of Hammett's books. While the original figurines from the film have sold for hundreds of thousands of dollars, the replica is said to be worth around $2,000, and the books even more than that -- so John Konstin, the owner, has his own detective on the case and a $25,000 cash reward.
You Say 'Twilight,' Taylor Swift Says 'Firelight'
Robert Pattinson Talks 'Breaking Dawn' & 'Unbound Captives'
Gwyneth Paltrow Joins Nicole Kidman in 'The Danish Girl'
Discuss: The Movies That Haunt You_thumbnail.jpg)
'Yogi Bear' Will Cry Me A River With Its Cast
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
2-16-2007 @ 11:52AM
john said...
In Detroit there is an fm radio station that frequently has on Ron Jeremy. They call him the "hedgehog". He's also done some appearances in the area.
I never knew who he was until I checked out some of his porn on a couple of the free video dump websites (youtube doesn't carry porn, you have to go to one of the youtube-type free porn videos "clones" like http://www.freepornvideos69.com (NSFW)).
This guy was hilarious. He had a long tool, but what I remember of his videos was the little funny remarks he'd make during sex. He certainly wasn't what more people would call "good looking", but he was entertaining.
Reply
2-15-2007 @ 4:40PM
bgdc said...
If you haven't seen it, rent pornstar, the legend of ron jeremy. talk about a sad guy. good grief, he wants so badly to be mainstream.
Reply