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The most valuable lessons of 'Home Alone' require a little living first. The film offers much more than just Kevin McCallister vs. The Wet Bandits.Finally, after putting in our time, we were released to the basement. Through what little childhood patience we possessed, me, my sister, and my cousins had satisfied The Rule in force at every family gathering at Grandma and Grandpa Lawson’s house: Before you can leave the table after dinner, you first have to sit quietly for at least 15 minutes or talk about “boring” things with the adults. That was The Rule — for all we...

Macaulay Culkin asked his fans to pick a new middle name for him in time for Christmas as part of a bizarre publicity stunt. [Snip] On Christmas Day the actor revealed the results of the poll announcing that from now on he will be known as... Macaulay Macaulay Culkin Culkin.

Stoned Alone, an R-rated Home Alone re-imagining, is in the works from Fox and Ryan Reynolds. Reynolds, who just released Deadpool 2 with the studio, will produce the comedy about a 20-something stoner who, after missing the plane for his holiday ski trip, gets high and becomes paranoid that people are breaking into his house. While high, he tries to thwart the thieves who have actually, really broken into his house. Kevin Burrows and Matt Mider wrote the feature that will be directed by Augustine Frizzell, whose Sundance feature Never Goin' Back will soon be release by A24. Burrows and...

Macaulay Culkin, Child Actor of 'Home Alone' Fame, Eats A Pizza #gif #animation pizza, Home Alone, Andy Warhol, Macaulay Culkin, Warhol, The Pizza Underground, Macaulay Culkin eating A Pizza

* A site reported on Saturday that Macauly Culkin had been found dead in his apartment on Friday * The story soon picked up steam on social media, especially Twitter * In the end it turned out to be yet another hoax, and the 34-year-old is not dead A story that child star Macauly Culkin had been found dead has proven to be false. Just seven months after a similar rumor found its way on the Internet, some outlets reported that the body of the Home Alone star was discovered in his New York City Apartment on Friday. The story...

They should take this before and after photo comparison of Macaulay Culkin and display it in schools around the country to show kids what drug abuse will do to you. Just a lecture might not work but this scary photo comparison might sink into their brains.

If the King of Pop Converts to Islam by Daniel Pipes March 7, 2006 Michael Jackson, the king of pop, is "on the verge" of converting to Islam, CBS News reported last week. If that's true, it fits into a recurring and important African-American pattern. Rumors of Mr. Jackson's conversion first surfaced in November 2003, a month after his arrest on child-molestation charges. Saeed Shabazz, a reporter for the Nation of Islam's publication, The Final Call, announced that Mr. Jackson had joined the organization. He added that NoI's leader, Louis Farrakhan, "sees a lot of spirituality in Michael." But the...

IF YOU thought you'd seen enough freaky Michael Jackson TV specials this year, prepare yourself because there's another. Michael Jackson's Private Home Videos screens on Channel 7 this Saturday at 6.30pm. This special was the second part of Jacko's damage control after the Martin Bashir documentary from earlier this year, and actually aired in the US months ago. But it hasn't lost any of its shock value. Jackson, who is looking spookier than ever (like a creepy Elizabeth Taylor in a rather obvious wig) narrates each video. But it's the stuff Jacko thinks is normal which freaks you out. There's...

The Berlinale is expected to attract more than 100 000 visitors to Berlin. (February 6 - 16, 2003) The annual glitter at this year's Berlinale film festival may be overshadowed by a war on Iraq. At the pre-festival press conference this week, Berlinale director Dieter Kosslick called to "shoot films, not people". The possibility of a war in Iraq has already thrown a shadow over Germany's most glamourous culture highlight, the Berlinale film festival. It even influenced the selection of films for the annual festival competition, Berlinale director Dieter Kosslick(photo) said on Tuesday - in the case of a war...