'Horrible Bosses' Director Seth Gordon

 

After the breakout documentary "King of Kong" -- about the surprisingly vicious rivalry between the world's top Donkey Kong players -- Seth Gordon made the jump to fiction filmmaking with the misfired "Four Christmases." After a brief pause, he's back with "Horrible Bosses," starring Jason Bateman, Charlie Day and Jason Sudeikis as three working guys who just might be plotting to kill their upper management in the name of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. Coming from the world of documentary filmmaking, the affable Gordon is very aware there's a different level of craft and cash in play. "Yeah, any day on any of these sets would have paid for the entirety of 'Kong,' so that puts everything in perspective for sure. The budgets for the films are so much higher and it's so stratospherical that it's hard even to have much perspective on it. $50 million is a lot of money. It's hard to put your arms around that figure. I'm grateful to have gotten the chance to have a studio believe in me in that way, and I hope we get that money back for them. ..."

Yet Another 'Twilight' vs. 'Harry Potter' Comparison

Once again the inevitable, yet inexplicable, comparisons between 'Twilight' and 'Harry Potter' have arrived.

E! Online joins the fray with their Twi-Potter tournament, giving readers eight rounds of voting for match-ups such as "Team Eric or Team Neville" and "Team Victoria or Team Voldemort."

Have a laugh and vote at E! Online.

On A Budget? 5 Ways to Eat Ramen for Dinner

Times are tight, budgets are pinched. We had two dollars left in our food budget on Tuesday of last week, so I buzzed to the store and bought the only thing I could think of.  Ramen. At 17 cents a package, ramen has to be the best food deal out there. And, it’s a fun deal, too. Because a packet of ramen isn’t just soup waiting to be made. It’s actually a blank canvas ready to be turned into art. Here are 10 super-simple ways to pimp out your ramen and make it into a simple, satisfying dinner.

1. Veggie Ramen (pictured above) . Toss a tablespoon of butter into a skillet. Add 2 tablespoons each of thinly-sliced carrots, frozen green beans, frozen white corn, and edamame. Cook just until softened. Add a packet of Pork Ramen, 2 cups of water, and cook until the noodles are cooked through, about 6 minutes. Add seasoning packet. Serve and enjoy.

Five ways to get a better signal for your cell phone

 

Are you suffering from too few bars on your cell phone signal? As we increasingly rely on our cell phones to manage daily responsibilities, it becomes more critical to maintain a proper connection.
While standing near a window, turning our phones upside down, and even hopping around in circles on one leg are all things we resort to in hopes of getting a stronger signal, there are several more reliable ways to get better reception on our cell phones.
Here are the five best ways to get a better signal.

1) Keep your batteries charged throughout the day

The easiest and most obvious solution is also the cheapest and most reliable place to start. Our cell phones - particularly smartphones that can access the Internet, video and applications - consume a lot of power when connecting a call. Even if your phone has enough juice to initiate a call, additional power is required to transmit and maintain a reliable signal. While it can vary according to device and carrier, don't be surprised if you experience more dropped calls with a battery that is less than 10 percent full. So before buying expensive equipment, switching carriers or having all of your indoor cell phone conversations under a skylight, try keeping your battery charged throughout the day and see if there is a noticeable improvement.
Gently used extra power cords can be purchased on eBay and other sites for literally a few bucks. So if you don’t want to travel with an extra cord, you can maintain multiple charging centers in areas where you spend the most time on your phone. In your office, plug your phone into a wall socket or through USB to your computer. For the car, purchase an adapter for your cigarette lighter or power socket (also very inexpensive) that will charge your phone as you drive.
Finally, if you like to run a lot of applications on your smartphone, make sure they are fully turned off or at least using the minimal amount of power while in use. Fittingly, there are plenty of apps to help you monitor and preserve battery life available to iPhone and Android smartphone owners.

OMG! Robert Pattinson Debuts Crazy, Half-Shaved Haircut

 

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Avert your eyes, R-Patz fans: Robert Pattinson's world-famous locks got a drastic, crazy makeover this week.

Signing autographs and taking pictures with fans in the wee hours early Thursday, the Twilight hunk, 25, was photographed with a startling new haircut -- long and floppy on one side, raggedly buzzed on another.

What gives? It turns out the intense new look is all about his art. Pattinson is currently shooting the trippy thriller Cosmopolis, based on author Don Delillo's acclaimed novel. In one scene in the book, protagonist Eric Parker (played Pattinson in the film) freaks out during a haircut -- fleeing the barber's shop in the middle of the procedure.
Pattinson has, of course, chopped his locks for a role before, going much shorter for his role in Water for Elephants.

The superstar has said he never uses shampoo to wash his hair. "I just use water. No one ever believes me, but it's true."