Author: Amy Davis

For the last 12 years, Dan Schachner has had the cutest job in show business as a ruff-eree for Animal Planet’s annual Puppy Bowl. Teams Ruff and Fluff face off in an adorable battle for the coveted Lombarky Trophy. It’s really the only show that could possibly compete with the Super Bowl.  Schachner is there to capture every tense moment from touchdowns, to field goals, to impromptu potty breaks on the field. He has also confirmed that the puppy cheer squad, the water-bowl cam, the slo-mo camera, and the end zone pylon cams will all return for Puppy Bowl XIX.…

Legendary actress Dr. Pam Grier apparently turned down a Bond girl role. The “Jackie Brown” star was reportedly offered a part in 1983’s “Octopussy,” alongside then-007, Sir Roger Moore. Other actresses considered for the film included Sybil Danning, Faye Dunaway, Barbara Carrera, Persis Khambatta, Susie Coelho, Barbara Parkins, and Kathleen Turner. “My agents had me meet with [producers] the Broccoli family, and I’m going, ‘I’m not available,’” Grier said. “They looked at me and said, ‘Well, why are you here?’ I go, ‘I don’t know. My agent told me to come meet.'” By this point in her career, she had already done 1973’s…

IFC just dropped a teaser trailer for the new film “Paint,” directed by Brit McAdams (“Tosh.0”). Star Owen Wilson sports a big perm and button-down shirt while painting peaceful landscapes. While the comparison to the late Bob Ross is undeniable, this is NOT a biopic, but something else entirely.  Wilson will play the fictional Carl Nargle, Vermont’s #1 public television painter. Though Nargle talks in a soothing tone about how it’s okay to feel “a little lost as we begin,” the plot soon takes an odd twist. We see fans treating Nargle more akin to a rock star than a…

New Zealand police announced more than 3.5 tons of cocaine was found floating in a remote part of the Pacific Ocean. The devil’s dandruff was apparently dropped there by an international drug-smuggling syndicate. Police Commissioner Andrew Coster says the find was dropped in 81 bales at a floating transit point. The island of misfit coke was intercepted by a navy ship had been deployed to the area last week.  The wholesale value of the 3.5 tons of cocaine is about $500 million (NZD), or $316 million in the US.  Making this the nation’s largest-ever drug seizure. While no arrests have…

LEGO has just announced a brand new EPIC The Lord of the Rings: Rivendell set. This set is based on the award-winning film adaptations by Sir Peter Jackson of the beloved J.R.R. Tolkien novels. This highly detailed set consists of a staggering 6,167 pieces. Once assembled, they transform into the iconic Elven stronghold from Middle-earth.  Because it is home to the house of Elrond, Rivendell is a key location. During the Council of Elrond, The Fellowship is formed, and the quest to destroy the ring begins. It even comes complete with 15 LEGO minifigures, so you can reenact all your…

Video game developers Velan Studios have teamed up with toymaker Mattel on the new mixed reality game, “Hot Wheels: Rift Rally.” It will combine the thrill of a AAA racing game with the fast-paced reality of RC racing. “Hot Wheels: Rift Rally” will include the Chameleon RC car, four Rift Gates for track building, and a charging cable. The game itself offers two different ways to play, in Campaign mode where players set up the Rift Gates to create a mixed-reality race track. This allows you to explore different challenge maps with multiple challenges and races to complete. Or you…

Creators of popular children’s series “PAW Patrol” recently celebrated the show’s 10th anniversary. They also recently launched their first spin-off series, “Rubble & Crew,” and opened up about the development process. “PAW Patrol” debuted in 2013 as both a toy line and tv series aimed at preschoolers. Both were created by Canadian company Spin Master, who distributed the series in the US through Nickelodeon. It centers around a group of six puppies who go on high-stakes rescue missions. Of course, all while teaching kids about things like problem-solving and teamwork. It has been a nonstop phenomenon from the series to…

Young actress Olivia Marcum (“Matilda The Musical”) has joined the cast of the next installment of “The Exorcist” franchise. She will be working alongside the previously announced cast of Ann Dowd (“The Handmaid’s Tale”), Lidya Jewett (“Good Girls”), and Academy-Award nominee Leslie Odom Jr. (“Glass Onion”). Ellen Burstyn reprising her role as Chris MacNeil from the original 1973 film. Blumhouse, Universal, Peacock, and Morgan Creek’s new addition to the franchise will be the start of an all new trilogy. It also seems to be retconning “The Exorcist” two and three, and directly follows the first film. Essentially providing an alternative…

When Nick Castro, founder of Nick’s Extreme Pest Control in Santa Rosa, got called to an Airbnb in Sonoma County, he thought it was going to be business a s usual. After over 20 years, he has seen everything from bats to raccoons, to wasps and more. Though somehow, none of that prepared him for what was in this home. “There were some worms that appeared to be coming out of the wall, and the worms looked like maggots,” Castro said. “Everybody kind of thought there was a dead animal inside the wall.”  When Castro and his team arrived to…

What is old becomes new again. After the successful re-launch of the “Scream” franchise in 2022, “I Know What You Did Last Summer” will be getting the same legacy treatment.Jennifer Kaytin Robinson will be directing the next installment of the late 90s/early 2000s meta horror franchise. The original film follows a group of four friends who hold a dark secret that comes back to haunt them. This time, in the form of a killer with a hook-hand stalking them in a small seaside town. The murderer being, an obvious play on an old urban legend. The film spawned 2 sequels…