Daily Bruce

Bruce had a great time showing around the JC Penny Catalog 'model'

Ok so it's more like...quarterly Bruce.

I noticed this picture of Bruce and his new 'girlfriend' and decided to post it just because he looks so damn happy to be there.

WARNING CATTY COMMENT: Is it just me or does she look kind of like a businesswoman circa 1992??? Working Girl?! Oh snap.

Because I love Bruce Willis

I just found this web comic which stars Bruce and a whole bunch of awesome action stars. The script is really lame but the drawings are great as well as the concept. If these guys had a new writer, they'd be set!
(Tina Fey, are you reading this???)

Movie Minute

In defense of Bruce Willis, who is awesome.

Ok so part of my job in radio is research. One thing I do daily is the gossip report in the morning.

This means I have to trawl through the underbelly of the internet to find the dirtiest dirt.

The dirtiest of them all is by far, perezhilton.com. It's actually so disgusting that I get the creeps everytime I go there...I feel like I need a shower after exposing myself to its filth. Dirty dirty dirty!

So that brings me to today. Anyone who follows this blog (all 2 of you) will know that I love and adore Mr. Walter Bruce Willis. For me, he's sliced bread. Adoration, galore.

Then I saw this item at perezhilton.com.

It just made me so angry. Bruce must look like that for a role, but even if he gained 500 lbs, shaved his ass and glued the little curlies to his head to play a drooling idiot, he'd still be hotter than Miss Piggy look-a-like Perez Hilton! Attack Paris, Lindsay and Britney, but leave my Bruce alone!

ps I apologise for making you link to that awful site.

REVIEW: Die Hard 4.0 (aka Live Free or Die Hard)

DIE HARD 4.0

DIRECTED BY: LEN WISEMAN

STARRING: BRUCE WILLIS, JUSTIN LONG, TIMOTHY OLYPHANT

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It's been said that even straight men find John McClane attractive. I don't doubt it.

The above picture shows just how a man can change over time and be no less appealing.

So can be said about the Die Hard films.

Die Hard 4.0, Live Free or Die Hard as it's known in the U.S.A, stars Bruce Willis as John McClane, the reluctant hero that captured our hearts nearly 20 years ago at Nakatomi Towers where he kicked some Alan Rickman bootay. In this installment, the terrorists are techno-genius' with a vendetta. New school bad guys vs. Old school cop.

The film is directed by Len Wiseman, who is best known for his work on Underworld and Underworld 2. Don't write him off just for that, he didn't wreck my favourite action franchise. Believe it or not, he made another Die Hard movie...one that can comfortably sit with the others while reminiscing about injuries and one hell of a failed marriage. If John McTiernan (director of Die Hard and Die Hard with A Vengeance) had a protoge it could have been Len Wiseman, though Wiseman defnitely added a polished flair that suits the modern technology addicted America while retaining the gritty 1988 feel of the original film.

When I was watching Die Hard 4.0, I realised that Wiseman had to be a fan of the other movies. I envisioned him on the first day of filming, giddy as a school boy about to meet his childhood hero. Wiseman was 15 years old when Die Hard went to cinemas, so what kind of impact does one of the greatest action films have on a would-be-director growing up? I guess it made him want to direct action movies!

The latest Die Hard is an old hero in a new era. Kind of lost, and definitely out of place, McClane is just as exciting and clever as his younger self. I loved the over the top action, especially the 18 wheeler v. helicopter scene, and the creepy 'nothing to lose' bad guys (played by Timothy Olyphant and Maggie Q). Throw in a little family issue (well it is Die Hard) and an adorable geeked up side kick (Justin Long) and there you have it. While the script was chunky, the movie didn't end up clunky.

Ahhh McClane, you've done it again!

4/5 Action Packed, cut, bruised and bloodied stars!

INTERVIEWS: To dream the impossible dream

Growing up with movies there were always two people I really wanted to meet, besides E.T. One won't surprise you because anyone who loves movies wants to have 5 minutes of this man's time. The other, you may question, so I have decided to explain my decisions here.

(No, one isn't Michael Bay)

Stephen Spielberg on the set of Jaws

In case you don't know who this is, it's Steven Spielberg, aka "THE MAN". When I was a kid (yes I start a lot of sentences like this, get over it), he was the only director I knew. Ok I was a LITTLE kid but for a 4 year old to know that Spielberg directed your favourite movie, that's kind of cool. He's pretty much had his paws on most of my favourite films from days gone by, and some that are yet to be made. I find it difficult discussing him because there are so many things to say. He's seen and done more than most people could dream of and he's usually successful. Steven (you can call me Jen) is probably one of the only people on the planet that could leave me speechless. (In real life I talk, a LOT)

Right now I'm struggling with what to write. Do I start with E.T, Jaws, Goonies, Indiana Jones...the mind boggles! I can't discount anything he's made, no matter how much I try. Amistad kind of sucked but I would never discount it, maybe just not watch it much.

Steven Spielberg agreed with me (so to speak) when he said that Michael Bay, after seeing Transformers, was the best man for the job. Spielberg says it, it must be true. In Hollywood, that tends to be a golden rule. For critics of Bay's film, that statement is hard to ignore.

When and if I ever get to speak to Steven Spielberg, I hope I can come up with some intelligent questions though I fear I may blurt out something like "Snakes, I hate snakes" or "Beeeeee Goooooood". Heaven forbid. Being a fangirl AND a serious journalist is really tough.

Bruce Willis in Die Hard

The second member of my oh so exclusive list is action icon Bruce Willis (real name Walter). Along with my sister, we have made a pact to collect all of his films, yes ALL. Not between us either, I mean each. You see, for some reason Bruce has this uncanny Han Solo like charisma that just appeals to us. Whether he's saving poor Africans from genocide or flying cabs in the future, he rings our bell. Loud and clear Mr. Willis, LOUD AND CLEAR.

I challenge any movie buff to go back and watch him cock that half-smile in Die Hard and dislike it. Even his critical duds seem to have a cult status like Hudson Hawk (one of my cats is named Hudson and she likes it) or the Fifth Element (I know every word).

I could probably give you a rundown of all of his films. I love the fact he has grown as an actor, from a bit of a bastard in Moonlighting to a dignified, outspoken presence. I've often joked to friends that the day I get to chat to Bruce will be the beginning of the end...as in nothing else could be as good. Even though he's been having a mid-life crisis lately (snogging/stalking much younger celebs, drunken rants on MTV) I still love his oh so bald head. Bruce, we'll always have Nakatomi.