After trying everything to get his wife Audrey (Olivia Munn) pregnant, Tommy Macklin (Paul Schneider) realizes to his horror that he may be “shooting blanks.” Terrified that his marriage may fall apart, Tommy recruits his friends (and an Indian ex-mobster) to rob a sperm bank where he made a deposit years ago. As with any half-baked scheme, everything can and does go wrong, testing the limits of Tommy and Audrey’s relationship. THE BABYMAKERS is a hilarious twist on the heist film genre, a laugh-out loud comedy showing how far one couple will go in hopes of creating a new life by getting pregnant.
Babymakers trailer with Olivia Munn
Babymakers trailer with Olivia Munn (red band)
Olivia Munn message to SXSW audience on her film Babymakers
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ESPN takes a look at the numbers behind Jeremy Lin and compares him with other top draft picks. Point Guard like John Wall, Eric Bledsoe, and Greivis Vasquez did well playing college ball, but not all of them is doing to hot compared to undrafted Jeremy Lin. Only John Wall and Jeremy Lin have been doing well in the NBA so far this year. Which leads to the question as to why Jeremy Lin was overlooked in the draft. Check out some of the analysis and comments about Jeremy Lin. Also see ESPN Sports Science on Jeremy Lin.
Actor George Takei dances for joy with the funding raised for his upcoming Broadway show Allegiance about Japanese internment camps during World War II. Check out his moves to LMFAO’s Sexy and You Know It with his Star Trek inspired Live Long and Prosper strut, lasso loops, and more. At his age, he can dance better than most of us.
Musical group Lions Ambition released a teaser of their upcoming music video for their single “Memories” off their upcoming album. Looks like these guys are gonna rock it this Spring when their new album comes out. Listen to more Lions Ambition: End The Night, Boys and Girls and Brighter Days.
Rappers Verseatile x Jin join forces for the track “Ride To Oblivion”. The duo spit that non-stop flow on the beats. The two strive to make music true to themselves and their faith in God. Hear the message behind the rhymes.
In Wong Fu Productions latest short “The Wan Percent”, they poke fun at the misunderstanding of the 1%. The 99% and Occupy movements have been big in the United States for months now. In this sketch a few activist make a slight mistake on their target. They cleverly blend the Occupy Movement protest with student Alex Wan, who strives to be the top 1% in his class. Here’s more from Wong Fu Productions about their short film:
In case you are not familiar with the subject in the short, the 99% is a movement that’s happening in the US (it’s highest point was Oct 2011) when they started the Occupy Wall Street protests, in which thousands of people camped outside of big bank buildings in financial districts around the country. It’s basically a movement that says the top 1% wealthiest people are not paying their share of taxes, and being honest with their finances, and it’s hurting everyone else, the “99%”. Without going into detail about its actual mission, we just had an idea to play on the term “1%” as many of us our age understand; in terms of school. We all know about wanting to be in the top percentile at your school or on test, so being 1% is actually good! In terms of the skit, we were just combining the two into a funny misunderstanding, and also lightly alluding to the fact that real movement itself has been criticized for being a bit unorganized and unfocused. In the case of this sketch, so much so that they completely missed and misunderstood their target wrong.
