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You kids today, with your Marvel Studios and your top-notch directors. Many of you are too young to remember just what ugly treatments comic books received in the 1980s and 1990s. Oh sure, there was Tim Burton's Batman, but treatments like David Hasselhoff's Nick Fury: Agent of SHIELD were the norm. When a Thor movie was kicked around, the only requirement was muscles and blonde hair. In the 1990s, there was one man that fit that description: Fabio.

A funny little flashback has surfaced on Colleen Doran's blog, which has prompted a delightful trip back in time at Mania. In 1997, Fabio decided that he wanted to play Thor, so he approached animation director Seth Kearsley, and they cooked up a storyline with the help of Henry Gilroy. As Mania points out, this was not a Marvel movie , but it casually borrowed a few elements. The result, pictured to your right, was an unholy blend of Marvel's Thor and Captain Marvel / Shazam where Thor was punished for his arrogance by being shoved into the powerless body of a young boy. Despite its cheese and lack of Hollywood backing, it managed to recruit a lot of comic book talent for its designs, including Hellboy creator Mike Mignola. They were also desperately seeking Charlton Heston to voice Odin, and were in negotiations with Pamela Anderson to voice the Valkyrie Brunhild. But it died off, never to be seen again ... until the Internet could laugh about it.

Since we forgot to add Blonde and Blonder to our DVD post earlier today, I'm giving the film its own little slot of love. Yes, in case you did not know, Blonde and Blonder hits DVD shelves today. As in, you can go rent or buy it right now. Like, this minute. Like, what are you still doing in front of your computer? Oh, you're renting Blonde and Blonder from Netflix? Nevermind then. Anyway, the film stars Pamela Anderson and Denise Richards as two women who used to be really hot find themselves in the wrong place at the right time. (And no, they don't wind up at Detective John McClane's house after a night of wild binge drinking.)

In reality, the two girls accidentally witness a mob hit and are mistaken for assassins by two Mafia men working for "The Godfather." Stripper assassins? Wild Things? I miss Denise Richards -- remember when she was, like, the hottest thing on the planet? Or was that only true in my house? Anyway, the girls soon find themselves embarking on a wild adventure that takes them from Niagara Falls to Las Vegas - all while trying to dodge assorted federal agents, mafia and killers. I've heard it's a "guilty pleasure" type of movie; one that will most likely find its own little cult audience. So if you're looking for something to rent this weekend, why not give the girls a little love. Check out our gallery of Blonde and Blonder movie photos below.

You know ... we often chide movies for being completely devoid of reality, but just sometimes, there's someone dumb enough to really buy into it. I mean really buy into it -- literally. I'm not talking about gals finding Pretty Woman romantic -- they're talking about Julia Roberts as a prostitute, not prostitution in general. They fall for the story, not the reality. Instead, I'm talking about the living embodiment of Indecent Proposal, and an actress actually dumb enough to think that's romantic.

I've been sitting on this news for a day, since it's supreme-o gossip, but I just have to share. If you haven't already heard, Pamela Anderson was on Ellen DeGeneres talking about her new romance. This story is so damned romantic, that you better brace yourself: she fell in love with a poker player who offered to pay off her $250,000 debt if she had sex with him for a night. Hollywood.com quotes her as saying: "It worked out; I liked it ... I paid off a poker debt with sexual favors and fell in love. It's so romantic." Sure it was, if selling your body for sex is romantic. What is she thinking?

She's not. Who is this wonderstud of morals? Rick Salomon, a.k.a. the dude who distributed his infamous sex tape: 1 Night in Paris. Yes, she thinks it's romantic to trade sex for money, and to fall in love with a man who also has a history of making money off of his sexual escapades. (Access Hollywood says the couple has gotten a marriage license in Vegas.) Way to set an example for your kids, Pam! So, stay tuned for 1 Night in Pamela and remember -- there's always someone dumb or troubled enough to make cinema's far-fetched stories a reality.

This week's celebrity news highlights include one car accident and a number of fashion accidents. Is there some phase of the lunar cycle that causes the rich and famous to dress in even more bizarre ways than usual? Is it some sort of astrological incident: when Saturn is retrograde, "upskirt" incidents increase? Perhaps some sort of scientific study could be commissioned, with special examination of Hollywood awards ceremonies. In the meantime, here's the roundup on movie-related gossip from the past week.

• Nicole Kidman was involved in a car crash Wednesday evening during the filming of the movie The Invasion, in which she'll star with Jeremy Northam and Daniel Craig. Kidman was taken to a hospital but no serious injuries have been reported.
  
• I refuse to believe that these rumors about George Clooney dating Pamela Anderson. In fact, I will now pretend I never even heard anything about this.

Borat went through a lot to woo the buxom Pamela Anderson. He travelled across the country, leaving a wake of angry bystanders, all to come face-to-face with his new-found love, the Baywatch lady herself. He survived rodeo-loving Patriots, passionate Chris tians and even drunken frat boys. Now, after all of that struggle, he has a shot at the jackpot! The crazy Kazakhstanian is rumored to have been the wedge between Anderson and Kid Rock.

As the story goes, the couple went to a private screening of Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan by Ron Meyer. This was the first time that Rock had seen the movie, and to say he was displeased would be a massive understatement. Insiders told The New York Post that Kid berated his wife for her participation in the film. Pamela, who was apparently in on the gag from the beginning, found her night dashed by her new husband's reaction. Shocked that she would participate with Sacha Baron Cohen in the film, he reportedly called her a whore and slut for doing so. Since the outburst, the romance between the couple has cooled and now they're getting divorced.

Come on, Kid Rock -- if reports are true, you are one very strange man. You marry a woman who has made a name for herself as a sexual icon, one who has had her sexual life exploited at every turn, both by herself and by others, yet you call her sexually offensive names for being an object of attraction in a ludicrous comedy fuelled by social commentary? Because she chose to have fun with the name she made for herself? Bah!

[via CBS ShowBuzz]

Lately things have become super-charged with the paparazzi. While there are always stories detailing celebs getting angry with the flashing lights of insistent cameras, the last few weeks have taken a new turn. Instead of a rouged cheek, Madonna is sporting a large bruise. Lindsay Lohan's friends fear she'll be the next Princess Diana. And now, Denise Richards is a talented laptop hurler.

Richards is currently in Vancouver filming Blonde and Blonder, what seems to be a dumb blonde version of Tweedle Dee and Tweedle Dum. The IMDB synopsis claims the duo (played by Denise Richards and Pamela Anderson) will have the "smarts" from Legally Blonde, but somehow, I doubt it! Anyway, the movie was filming at the River Rock Casino when Richards spotted two unauthorized photographers and approached them. The three argued, and their two laptops were thrown off the balcony they were standing on. Unfortunately, the flying computer projectiles struck two older women – at 89 and 91 years of age!

The women somehow escaped serious injury, and at this time, do not have plans to press charges. As for the altercating trio, that remains to be seen. As the RCMP (Royal Canadian Mounted Police) investigate, the players in the debacle are providing the usual he said/she said. The photographers say the altercation was not provoked, and Richard's publicist says the opposite.

Many of us love a little gossip now and then. But where is the line? Just how much responsibility should celebrities assume for going into this line of work, and when does the responsibility transfer to the eager photographers?

Odds and ends from Wednesday:

• Okay, we've seen stories about young men trying to escape the ghetto to follow their dreams and make something of themselves, but this one definitely takes the cake as far as originality goes. Djimon Hounsou is set to star in The Trunk, a film that finds him playing an aspiring pianist whose jealous friends attempt to keep him from leaving the ghetto for whatever selfish reasons they have. Personally, I feel Hounsou is an underrated actor who always chooses dynamite roles (okay, we'll make believe Biker Boyz never happened), so I'm curious to see what he does playing a ghetto-fabulous pianist.
• Normally I wouldn't pay much attention to Pamela Anderson and the crummy roles she takes on, but according to Hollywood North Report, she's making a movie with, um, Bob Clark. Sure, Clark is the man behind Porky's (so we know he's just a bit perverse), but he's also the dude who directed A Christmas Story, Black Christmas (the original) and Baby Geniuses. Can anyone have a more eclectic career than this guy? I seriously doubt it. Anyway, the name of the film is Blonde and Blonder and, though there's no plot description, I'm going to take a wild guess and say it's kind of like Dumb and Dumber ... but with blondes. [via Moviehole]
• For those of you fanatical Tim Burton fans out there, AICN chief Harry Knowles recently conducted a fantastic interview with the man, and the two talked about everything from Sweeney Todd to Vincent Price. As far as Sweeney Todd goes, Burton didn't rule out using the always fabulous Christopher Lee in a small role, and on whether or not Danny Elfman would be involved, he said, "I've talked to him, but I just don't ... My relationship with Danny now ... I don't think I'd ask him to do that just because it wouldn't be using him to what his great talents are. He's busy at the moment, so I think... I mean, he's very supportive of me and that's great, but it wouldn't utilize his talents very well." There's much much more where that came from, so feel free to head on over there and check it out.

Pamela Anderson is stripping, and this time it's for charity! To help promote PETA, the Baywatch star has agreed to pose naked in Stella McCartney's London shop window. I have full confidence in Anderson's ability to flaunt her "anti-fur" position, but I'm not so sure how this stunt will translate into the better treatment of animals.  Believe it or not, it isn't fifteen year old boys who are driving the demand for mink gilets (although there was that one episode of Growing up Gotti where Carmine buys a fur coat). The only conceivable effect Pam's performance will have on the moneyed grannies of Britain is if her indecency drives them to swath her in their fox wraps -- and how adorable would a well placed paw pasty look?   

Keanu Reeves doesn't like computers. The Lake House star prefers to send his friends hand written letters instead of typing up a few quick e-mails. This revelation came just in time for the promotion of his new movie about a man who leaves love notes for a woman living in another time period. And just last month Keanu voiced his distaste for police states while promoting A Scanner Darkly, a movie about the evils of police states. I'm just going to go ahead and assume that Keanu's favorite type of time travel happens in a phone booth, he wishes all FBI agents could surf and thinks that long, black, creepy cape-coats are excellent! 

Kate Beckinsale is no floozy! The British star, who is set to release her new comedy Click co-starring Adam Sandler, said that she was surprised and hurt by the tabloid reaction to her marriage to Underworld director, Len Wiseman, after she split with her long-time boyfriend Michael Sheen. Beckinsale insists that she is quite conservative and wondered whether "you can find another actress in this town who's slept with only two people in a decade."  On that note, I would like to nominate Marie Osmond and the old lady from Titanic as two possible contenders. 

As much as you would love this post to take you to a link that showed Jessica Simpson doing her best Pamela Anderson impersonation, sadly, that is not the case. However, I will tell you that, according to British tabloid The Sun, Simpson is set to take over Anderson's role in the new Baywatch movie. (I'm sure there's a dumb blonde joke to include here, but it might offend you redheads.)

Not long ago, I reported that Simpson had snatched up the rights to the Jackie Collins novel Lovers and Players, in an attempt to attract some more serious roles. Note to Jessica: Running around in a tight bathing suit, spitting out horrific dialogue and having it all surround the word "Baywatch" doesn't exactly lead to more serious roles. In fact, it kind of leads to, well, low-quality home movies. The source that broke the story claimed -- get this -- "Jessica has all the assets to make Pammie's part her own." Yeah, and something tells me those "assets" don't include her ability to act.

• Notable among American films debuting in foreign territories this weekend are The Pink Panther, bowing on hundreds of screen across France, Germany, and Australia, and The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, which is moving on to China after a tremendously successful release in Japan. Poor Tristan Isolde, meanwhile, will stagger into Spain and New Zealand, hoping that somewhere on earth, people won't have heard how bad it is.

• Catalina Sandino Moreno, an Oscar nominee for Maria Full of Grace, will lead an multi-national cast in The Heart Of The Earth, a Spanish-UK-Portugal co-production set to begin shooting in Spain and Portugal later this month. The story is yet another of those inspired-by-real-events, this one about an uprising at a British-owned silver mine in 18th century Spain. Among Moreno's costars will be Brits Sienna Guillory and Hugh Dancy, as well as Cuba's Jorge Perugorría.

• One of the increasingly rare children's book adaptation not being done by Walden Media is Aussie Unjoo Moon's version of The Wicked, Wicked Ladies In The Haunted House. Written by Pulitzer-winner Mary Close, the book, aimed at a grade-school audience, is "a suspenseful ghost story cum mystery in moody, atmospheric prose that blends dark magic and a dry wit occasionally reminiscent of Roald Dahl." Moon hopes that the film will be shot by Oscar winning Memoirs of a Geisha lensman Dion Beebe, to whom she happens to be married.

• Canada's own Walk of Fame is exploding with stars: it was announced recently that Pamela Anderson, Brendan Fraser, Eugene Levy and Robert Goulet are 2006's honorees, and will be inducted at a June ceremony. Surely Eugene Levey never imagined he's be lucky enough to one day share a stage with both Pam Anderson AND Robert Goulet.