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Blame Jesus’ tomb controversy on James Cameron film

Monday, March 5th, 2007

Here we go again.

After all the controversies that surrounded the ”Da Vinci Code,” here comes another one. Apparently, James Cameron and religious studies professor James Tabor have this little documentary about the tomb of Jesus Christ. Yep, they just can’t seem to leave the big guy alone.

For the past couple of weeks, religious studies scholar, professor James Tabor has found himself at the intersection of an academic, archaeological and biblical debate, one he believes could be among the most significant in history. And that’s all thanks to their controversial documentary, one where they believe could be among the most significant in history.

jesus_tomb.jpgTheir documentary claims that Jesus Christ and his family, along with Jesus’ son, (gasp!) were all buried in a tomb in Jerusalem’s Talpiot neighborhood. The claims, announced at a news conference by Tabor and filmmaker James Cameron, who produced the documentary, are based on inscriptions found on six stone boxes unearthed in a 1980 dig.

The film’s theories, however, have been denounced by academics and historians as a stunt, although the work has been praised by a handful. Tabor, 61, has put his respected name on the project, a decision some colleagues consider unwise.

”James needs to distance himself from this just as rapidly as he possibly can,” said Ben Witherington…

Lohan, Simpson, Duff vie for Razzie Awards Worst Actress

Wednesday, January 24th, 2007

She can’t act decently, she can’t act her age, she can’t even really act at all.

She, in this case, pertains to four of six actresses nominated for the 2006 Razzie Award for Worst Actress. They are Lindsay Lohan, Jessica Simpson, Hilary and Haylie Duff. They always get in trouble for behaving badly offscreen but now it turns out they act just as badly onscreen.

At Bodog prop betting, Lindsay Lohan for Just My Luck has 2/1 odds of winning Worst Actress while Hilary and Haylie Duff for Material Girls share a nomination with 3/2 odds. Jessica Simpson for Employee of the Month has 30/1 odds whereas Kristanna Loken for BloodRayne has 13/2 odds.

Sadly if not surprisingly, Sharon Stone for Basic Instinct 2 has 2/5 odds of being named Worst Actress.

From the Duff sisters, we move to the Wayans brothers. Shawn and Marlon Wayans share 1/2 odds of winning the 2006 Razzie Award for Worst Actor. Rob Schneider, for Benchwarmers and Little Man both, has 1/1 odds, and Larry the Cable Guy for Larry the Cable Guy: Health Inspector has 7/1 odds.

The Santa Clause 3, The Shaggy Dog, and Zoom all conspired to get Tim Allen odds of 11/5. Oscar regular Nicholas Cage for Wicker Man, though, has 30/1 odds at Bodog betting to win Worst Actor. …Sure, but where the heck is Tom Hanks?

If the above are any indication, here are the…

Forbes’ Top Celebrities With Continuous Flow Of Fat Checks (Part 2)

Monday, November 20th, 2006

PoppyZNow that the so-called ‘wedding of the year’ is over and done with, we can go back to normalcy.

For many of us, we’re just hoping Mr. & Mrs. Tom Cruise will just hibernate from the public eye since they’ve already done the ultimate to prove to us that their union is for real and they did indeed produced a human baby.

Besides, Tom made it to the top of Forbes’ Celebrity 100 List. That should be enough to get people into thinking: Who the hell did he have to f@#ck to get the no. 1 rank?

Tom Cruise-Katie Holmes weddingWithout dwelling more into the unwanted subject, let me go on with the next 5 of our Top 10 list:

Steven Spielberg. Oh, look at that. It’s really hard to leave Tom behind. The man who almost burned bridges when the heir to Xenu turned War of the Worlds into a Learn Scientology campaign. But they made up eventually because WOTW became his highest grossing film for last year. Thus, earning this spot on the top 10.

Howard Stern. Sure he made his fortune from farting through his mouth. And thanks to his rich contract with Sirius Satellite Radio, which pays him $100 million annually, he’s now farting gold. The company also awarded him a one-time $225 million bonus in Sirius stock for meeting subscription benchmarks.

Hey, he can’t help it if America loves to hear stuff that…

NASCAR’s ‘Talladega Nights’ Takes Checkered Flag At Box Office

Tuesday, August 8th, 2006

Jimmie Johnson wins Allstate 400; Will Ferrell tops at the movies.

What a way for NASCAR Racing to enter its final stages with thrilling races and close finishes for coveted Nextel Cup Standings.

The Daytona 500 was sweet.

But for Jimmie Johnson who now finds himself in first place in Chase for the Cup, the Allstae 400 was a comeback victory for the books.

NASCAR Betting OddsMeanwhile, at the movie theaters this weekend Will Farrell, who plays a NASCAR driver, drives into first place at the box office with his fast-action flick, "Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby", which opened in theaters on Friday.

The movie easily lapped the competition over the  weekend, topping the box office with more than $47 million in ticket sales.

The comedy from Sony Pictures was the biggest-ever opening for Ferrell in a starring role.

This would make it the second-biggest opening by a…

Will America go for Smart cars and ditch the SUV?

Saturday, July 8th, 2006

A change to the way Americans drive cars is near.

If you have seen the movie, ‘’The Da Vinci Code,’’ or say ‘’The Pink Panther,’’ then you have already seen this so-called Smart car. Yup, it’s the automobile Sophie Nevaeu of Da Vinci Code fame was driving around with.

It’s called the Smart ForTwo car. Well, for two, since you can only fit two persons in that automobile. Before, you’ll only see these Smart cars from those films.

DaimlerChrysler and Mercedes Car Group hope to change that.

They are planning to sell three models of the successor to its Smart ForTwo to American customers. Currently Smart ForTwo cars are sold in 36 countries including Canada.

UnitedAuto will be in charge of assembling a Smart dealership network throughout the United States and Puerto Rico. Smart ForTwo cars currently sell in Europe for around 8,000 euros, or $10,300.

So will Americans’ love for the trusted monster SUV change with the arrival of these little toys?

Americans’ affection for monstrous SUVs might be withering in the face of rising…

Cannes or Can’t: Films of 2006

Friday, May 26th, 2006
Religious controversy sold not once but twice this month—with The Da Vinci Code movie, and the Confessions concert tour of Madonna (not the one of the Rocks). Despite that it was eclipsed by these, the 2006 Cannes Film Festival runs from May 17 to 28, unperturbed by Mona Lisa androgyny or any 40-year ‘virgin’.

Ron Howard’s film adaptation of The Da Vinci Code, a novel by Dan Brown, incidentally created one of the earliest big hooplas surrounding Cannes. The festival opened with the premiere screening of The Da Vinci Code; and by the time the movie introduced its final plot twist (Jesus and Mary Magdalene having procreated), the word is the audience of press people had started to break into unabashed mockery and laughter.

Just as bad was the reception of Marie-Antoinette by Sofia Coppola, the only feature film in competition to actually be booed by critics thus far. Fast Food Nation by Richard Linklater was an early favorite before the film fest opened, but once Cannes attendees got a taste, it appears to be a big letdown.

As Hollywood movie stars would have it, Brad Pitt caused another Cannes ballyhoo by being… not there. Expecting the first Brangelina biological offspring anytime now, he missed the Cannes premiere of Babel, where he stars. It is the third installment of the Death Trilogy by Alejandro González Iñárritu, which began with Amores Perros followed by 21 Grams. Babel is a favorite for the Palm d’Or (Golden Palm), the most prestigious award at Cannes.

Other Palm d’Or favorites are Volver by the long acclaimed…

Paddy Power Plans to Strip Poker Players Down

Wednesday, May 17th, 2006

After pissing off Christians with their Last Supper poker advert, Irish bookmaker Paddy Power now wants to organize the biggest strip poker in the world.

The Guiness book may go on board in this ambitious venture as well.

The idea was originally floated as an April Fool’s joke but generated so much interest that Dublin-based Paddy Power has decided to look seriously at organizing a contest it hopes will find a place in the Guinness Book of Records.

Paddy Power said they’re flooded with requests to go ahead with it. However, the company is being careful as to whether they maybe breaking any laws and go to prison for it.

Gambling and getting naked in public, yeah you could really get in serious shit for these. Especially holding it in a widely religious nation like Ireland.

And Christians are very pissed off nowadays with the DaVinci Code thing and everything. So maybe it’s not good to add lava to a grumbling volcano.

But this is big news, apparently, and the question is will Paddy Power have the humongous guts to…

Forget Dan Brown, It’s A Tom Hanks Movie

Monday, May 15th, 2006
The DaVinci Code heads to the movie theaters and the bull session heats up between the Catholic Church and, well, Catholics who never listen to them in the first place.

In the last few weeks, there have been talks of a move to ban the movie. Yez the Vatican, which calls the movie blasphemous and full of bollocks, are calling its minions all over the world to boycott the film.

Opus Dei even went as far as demanding a disclaimer be put before the start of the movie, insisting what we already know: That it’s a work of fiction. But director Ron Howard said No!

"Those characters in this work of fiction act and react on that premise. It’s not theology. It’s not history. To start off with a disclaimer … spy thrillers don’t start off with disclaimers." Howard says.

Problem is, when did majority of Catholics ever listened to them anyway? Ergo Catholic bosses are frustrated at their failed attempts to create boiling point indignation comparable to what The Satanic Verses and the Mohammed cartoons did for the Islam community. Or in recent filmmaking history, what The Passion of the Christ did to the Jews.

In fact, it won’t be surprising if instead of a boycott, Catholics and Christians around the globe make the…

Sony Pictures vs. Opus Dei

Thursday, April 20th, 2006

Uh-oh, I think someone just got pissed.

Apparently, Opus Dei, a Catholic sect with strong ties to the Vatican and the very group mentioned in the ever-popular novel, ”The Da Vinci Code,” is not happy with the way Sony Pictures portrayed them in the upcoming film about the said book.

The movie about Dan Brown’s infamous book is scheduled to premiere on May 17, and with that date fast approaching, Opus Dei is asking for Sony Pictures to add a disclaimer to the movie.

A disclaimer?!? C’mon, these guys gotta be kidding.

What about that Blair Witch film / documentary or whatever, they didn’t need ANY disclaimer at all… Paving the way for them to literally fool the viewing public. And yes, yours truly was one of ‘em.

Opus Dei, a small Catholic sect with strong ties to the Vatican, sent a letter earlier this month to the distributor to counter the novel and presumably the film version’s depiction of the group as a secretive cabal of murderous monks who drug people, lie and steal to achieve wealth and power in the name of God.E! Online News

Opus Dei’s…

The Last Supper of Poker and Roulette

Thursday, April 13th, 2006

OLD NEWS yea but Christians like me around the world – this week has been just too much of Jesus talk. Only in the world of gambling baby.

An advertising campaign by Irish bookmaker, Paddy Power, was stopped after a series of complaints from outraged Christians.

Now, what can this Irish bookmaker do to engineer quite an uproar?

Bastardize the ”Last Supper,” even if it IS a version of one of Christianity’s biggest enemies, (Well… Since his Da Vinci Code at least…) Leonardo Da Vinci.

Apparently, the advertising campaign features Da Vinci’s painting and then spoofs it. It shows Jesus Christ gambling with his apostles in one long table. Heck, the advertising campaign even has the Holy Grail in it. (The woman beside what was suppose to be Jesus Christ.)

Paddy Power said they received more than a hundred complaints, making it the…



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