 By Bryan Enk | Movie Talk
The official trailer for "The Wolverine" has been unleashed in all its berzerker rage.
With the new trailer comes enticing looks at some characters that many Marvel fans know and love, including the deadly Viper (who sports a snake-like tongue in this incarnation), the even deadlier Yukio (who makes short work of a few bar patrons and at least one patron's drink) and, of course, the deadliest of them all: the heavily armored (and rather tall) Silver Samurai.
The trailer wastes no time in commencing with the fan service, as we're immediately treated to a familiar face: Jean Grey (Famke Janssen), who tries (at first) to comfort a troubled Logan (Hugh Jackman), who swears to his would-be ladylove that he'll "never hurt her or anyone else ever again." Of course, sleeping next to Jean Grey is only the stuff of dreams, and soon Logan wakes up to cold reality as he's alone outside somewhere, with the smoke machines working overtime.
From there, we get what looks like a more or less faithful adaptation of the storyline created by Chris Claremont and Frank Miller that was collected in "Wolverine" Nos. #1-4 (1982), with a few new elements such as a possible "cure" for Wolverine's mutation (and immortality), making "The Wolverine" something of a thematic companion piece to "X-Men: The Last Stand" (2006).
It's exciting to see Logan in Japan, getting into fights in the snow and on top of trains as he struggles with the possibility of truly becoming "human" and it's even more exciting to see that his adventures include encounters with some favorite Marvel characters.
 Viper
Russian actress Svetlana Khodchenkova (which could be the name of a Marvel character in and of itself) takes on the role of Viper, one of the classic enemies of both the X-Men and the Avengers. Originally a high-ranking operative of HYDRA (the evil organization in "Captain America: The First Avenger") and known as Madame Hydra, she later assassinated a supervillain codenamed Viper and took the handle for herself. She traditionally doesn't have any superhuman powers but she has the strength and stamina of an Olympic athlete and is known to use experimental weaponry that feature snake motifs, such as venomous darts or artificial fangs filled with poison. In "The Wolverine," she appears to be in some sort of "mad scientist" mode as she participates in Logan's "cure" and seems to have taken a step into mutant territory herself with her snake-like tongue. Hot!
 Yukio
Rila Fukushima plays the purple-haired Yukio, the ronin assigned to track down Wolverine and take him to Yashida (Hal Yamanouchi), a man whose life Logan saved decades earlier. A wild sword-for-hire, Yukio's traditional weapon of choice is the shuriken (commonly known as a "throwing star"), though in the trailer she mostly wields a sword as she slices and dices her way through a tavern of thugs without breaking a sweat.
 Kenuichio Harada / Silver Samurai
Silver Samurai may be "The Wolverine" ensemble member whose got fans buzzing the most, as earlier teasers gave us a tantalizing glimpse of this mighty (and rather large) mega-warrior. Kenuichio Harada (played by Will Yun Lee) first appeared in "Daredevil" #111 (July 1974) as the illegitimate son of Yashida with the mutant power to charge almost anything -- most notably his katana -- with energy (known as a "tachyon field"). This allows his weapon to slice through pretty much every substance -- except, of course, adamantium, the material that Wolverine's skeleton and claws are made of. Harada's imposing samurai armor earned him the name of Silver Samurai, and in the trailer he attacks a snoozing Logan (hopefully our hero will realize at some point that going to sleep just does him no good).
Anyway, we're more than ready for not just a pretty-good "X-Men" movie but a great one. It looks like "The Wolverine" just might deliver, bub. " The Wolverine" opens July 26.
 With all of this talk about the upcoming Expendables 3 I thought it would be a good time to go over some of my personal favourite moments from the first two movies in the series. Not just the action scenes but some of the quiet moments that stand out too.
10) Lee Christmas and Yin Yang vs. The Brit (The Expendables): Watching Gary Daniels climactic battle with Statham and Jet Li is fantastic especially in the director’s cut which is just better shot with less shaky cam. Watch as Daniel’s neck gets broken in a very nasty way.
9) Tool’s Confession (The Expendables): Mickey Rourke gives the best acting performance of the entire series in this one scene. Filled with regret, he remembers how he could have saved a life but chose not to. Haunted by the girl killing herself Tool still can’t live with himself. I for one am delighted that Rourke will be back for Part 3.
8) Billy’s Death (Expendables 2): When Jean Vilain (JCVD) makes his entrance the cinema went quiet. He talks about respect, gets Barney and his men to lie down and drop their weapons, then decides to kill Billy (Liam Hemsworth) anyway It was such a shocking scene because you thought this was going to be a new popular character to the series.
7) Hector vs. Christmas (Expendables 2): A battle of Britain this one, Jason Statham vs. Scott Adkins. Although it’s too short, it’s a visceral shot to the head as every kind of punch and kick is used resulting in Hector getting sliced and diced by a helicopter blade. Can’t beat a classic.
6) The 3 Amigos (The Expendables): Arnie, Sly and Bruce Willis together on screen for the first time was such a great highlight in the first movie, only to be slightly ruined in the second movie by far too much self-reverential humour and lashings of cheese. This scene however was handled brilliantly and Willis especially owns it.
5) Omaya Kaboom (The Expendables): I don’t think any other scene in recent years has garnered so many cheers and laughs than this one did when I saw it in the cinema. Hale Caesar (Terry Crews) takes out wave upon wave of bad guys with his noisy and effective gun, effectively saving the day.
4) The Basketball Court Scene (The Expendables): There’s something about a bully getting his comeuppance and whenever Lee Christmas (Jason Statham) finds out that his ex-Lacey has been beaten up by her new man, he goes on the hunt to teach him some manners. It’s one of the most satisfying scenes and for me it’s the most emotionally involved fight. You just don’t hit girls and when people do that makes me mad. Check out the scene below and prepare to cheer.
3) Barney Ross vs. Jean Vilain (Expendables 2): There are few things more satisfying than watching these two titans of action beating the crap out of each other. Jean-Claude Van Damme gives one of his best performances as the villain and watching them both go at it, is arguably the best fight scene of the series.
2) The Harbour Explosion (The Expendables): I remember cheering in the cinema the first time I watched this scene; it was something I hadn’t seen before and arguably remains the most spectacular moment of the series.
1) The Opening Scene (Expendables 2): For me this is easily the best part of both movies. The opening 15 minutes of The Expendables 2 has jaw dropping action and watching Sly and co blow shit up is the stuff of legend.
HONOURABLE MENTION: CHUCK F**KING NORRIS (Expendables 2): Sure it is extremely cheesy but I was overjoyed at this scene when The Expendables are facing their darkest hour and all of a sudden are saved by a man known as the Lone Wolf…
By AskMen Most men who hit the gym are familiar with plateaus. You know, when you just can’t seem to gain any more muscle mass? While your weightlifting routine is partially to blame, a lot of men overlook another important factor: nutrition. During a workout, your body breaks down muscle glycogen as well as muscle protein structures. Therefore, following exercise, your body needs to replenish its energy stores and repair muscle tissue to allow for new growth. In order to do this, you'll need to consume enough carbs to promote substantial insulin release. That’s because it's your body's insulin that is responsible for shuttling carbs and amino acids back into the muscles. So, how exactly can we give our bodies the carb and protein it needs? As a general rule of thumb, you'll want to consume about 0.8 grams of carbohydrate per 2.2 pounds of body weight within 30 to 60 minutes after your workout. Any longer and you may miss your "window of opportunity" (the time period in which your muscles will benefit most from nutrition). You'll also want to take in about one-third or one-half that ratio in protein or about 0.2 to 0.4 grams per 2.2 pounds of body weight. However, it's not just the amount of these nutrients that's important -- it's a little bit more complicated than that -- which is why AM has decided to rank its top 10 post-workout foods for you to keep handy after you hit the gym.
 By Tiffany Lee | Stop The Presses
Apparently tens of millions of Beliebers are not enough to make pop star Justin Bieber feel like he's a serious artist. At the 2013 Billboard Music Awards Sunday night, Bieber took the stage to accept his fan-voted Milestone Award award and was met with boos from the audience.
After a long pause, Bieber felt the need to defend himself, saying, "I'm 19 years old. I think I'm doing a pretty good job."
He continued, "Basically from my heart I really just want to say it really should be about the music. It should be about the craft that I'm making. This is not a gimmick, and I'm an artist, and I should be taken seriously." Even host Tracy Morgan came to Bieber's defense, saying after the speech, "Don't be booin' nobody, this ain't 'Showtime at the Apollo.'" Bieber was also facing some close monitoring on awards night, as he and on/off girlfriend Selena Gomez were rumored to be sitting together at the ceremony. After being asked about the rumor via Twitter, host Tracy Morgan gave his own answer by tweeting a photo of himself showing Gomez and Bieber's seat cards next to each other. But the superstars ended up sitting separately: Bieber with his entourage, and Selena in the neighboring section with her BFF, Taylor Swift. During Bieber's acceptance speech for his Top Male Artist win, Selena's entire row opted to not give him a standing ovation, while most of the people behind them did. ( Chris Brown did the same to Frank Ocean after losing the Best Urban Contemporary Album category to Ocean at the Grammys this past February.) Cameras cut to Selena during Bieber's speech, and while she was smiling pleasantly, Swift might've outed her by giving Bieber her own smirking glare and and Gomez some knowing glances.
Bieber may have been a big winner Sunday night, but the pop star certainly had plenty of things to be bummed about!
 By Wendy Geller | Stop The Presses When Kid Rock took the stage to present the award for Top Rap Song of the year at the 2013 Billboard Music Awards, he immediately attracted attention for the random mug (with unknown contents) he was clutching. However, the multi-genre artist managed to neatly steal the spotlight from his mystery drink with a single neatly barbed statement. "Let's give it up for people lip-synching under pre-recorded music," the singer said wryly, before presenting the honor to Macklemore & Ryan Lewis for the hit tune "Thrift Shop." Oh hai, Kid Rock. The social media-sphere instantly went into overdrive regarding his comment: Was the Kid specifically dissing Chris Brown — who'd just performed a very choreographed, Michael Jackson-esque revue of "Fine China"? Or, as other gossipy fans speculated, Selena Gomez's appearance earlier in the show? Or, even though it came later in the program, perhaps the unexpected but not exactly live-feeling appearance of A-Ha's Morten Harket during Christina Aguilera and Pitbull's rendition of "Feel This Moment"? Heck — was this a comment on rap music in general, given the award he'd just handed over? Whatever he specifically meant, to be fair, Kid Rock had just a couple weeks ago been spending time with a group of musicians who definitely do not engage in lip-synching — namely, a host of country legends at the iconic late George Jones's funeral. The Kid himself performed a very organic, acoustic original tune at the memorial. It may be forgiven that he was feeling a little…itchy regarding anything even remotely canned. But still: Gotta hand it to him for raising a few eyebrows in the crowd. As one fan noted on Twitter: "Kid Rock may have just become my favorite artist for speaking da truth...#lypsyncingsucks."
Then Kid Rock presented the Billboard Music Award for Best Rap Song.
 By Mark Townsend Winning over professional wrestling fans in the 1980s and early 90s was never a problem for Jake “The Snake” Roberts (real name: Aurelian Smith Jr.). In fact, he was a master at controlling their emotions and getting the exact reaction he desired every time he performed. Unfortunately, he was dealing with a little tougher crowd on Friday night when he performed “Take Me Out To The Ballgame” during the Braves-Dodgers game at Turner Field. No, those weren’t D-D-T chants (Jake’s famous finishing move throughout his 30-year career) ringing through the stadium as he become accustomed to hearing. That was more of a mixed reaction, as in a mix of boos and what the 'blank' is going on out here. It was a shaky performance, undoubtedly, but not nearly the worst seventh inning stretch we've seen over the years. And besides, Vince McMcMahon never paid him to sing, and the 93,000 fans who showed up at Wrestlemania 3 in Pontiac, Mich certainly didn‘t pay to hear him sing (that's why Alice Cooper was in his corner). He was a wrestler, and for a ten year stretch during wrestling’s golden era there were few capable of performing at a higher level. Putting the singing aside and his wrestling success aside, though, it’s really just great to see Jake Roberts healthy and apparently very happy after a long battle with drug and alcohol addiction. As you can see in the before and after photo below, he’s made quite a transformation over the past nine months after moving in with another wrestling legend, “Diamond” Dallas Page, and beginning his DDP Yoga program.
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 After a year in the making, The Tubers' Documentary is live! YouTube - The Tubers' Documentary, a film starring the YouTube Community! Written and Directed, by Z.Moulton Like on Facebook!! http://www.facebook.com/YouTubeTheTub...Every element of this production was created by Youtubers. Youtubers did it all, from the score of the fim to the animation, this is the ultimate and biggest YouTube Community effort! Narrated by William Brougham http://www.youtube.com/user/kensington25 Animators: Filmotion Productions Fred El Harris Keith Li Juan Martinez http://www.filmotion.com.au http://www.youtube.com/user/filmotionaustralia Footage Island Nissim Farin http://www.youtube.com/user/footageisland JGT Animations JamieTravers http://www.youtube.com/user/traversjamie Audio recorded by Simon Todkill www.studio301.com http://www.youtube.com/user/studio301 Picture and sound editor Z. Moulton Youtubers in order of appearance: (list coming real soon!) Songs "March of the Cretins" http://www.youtube.com/teknoaxe "Why Oh Why YouTube" http://www.youtube.com/TUCKERZONE "Green Bananas" http://www.youtube.com/Stratboy666 "YouTube Song" http://www.youtube.com/raggyragsdale "There is Always Time" http://www.youtube.com/Stratboy999 "Eight Bit Robot Dance Extended" http://www.youtube.com/teknoaxe "At a Pinch" http://www.youtube.com/Stratboy999 "Cartoon Monkies in Technicolor" http://www.youtube.com/teknoake "Center of the Sun" http://www.youtube.com/TheAddictiveBreed "Creek" http://www.youtube.com/jamesarongray "Corporation Tube" http://www.youtube.com/MidiPunk "Knucklehead" http://www.youtube.com/Stratboy999 "The Delay Lama Experiment" http://www.youtube.com/teknoaxe "Barn Beat" http://www.youtube.com/soundjaycom "Midnight Ride" http://www.youtube.com/soundjaycom "Under Cover of the Myst" http://www.youtube.com/teknoaxe "Adventure One" http://www.youtube.com/teknoaxe "HaterAid" http://www.youtube.com/teknoaxe "The Evil Dr Ned" http://www.youtube.com/teknoaxe "This is YouTube" http://www.youtube.com/Thelegends1232 "Super Hero" http://www.youtube.com/teknoaxe "Jungle Run" http://www.youtube.com/soundjaycom Copyright Z. Moulton 2013 http://www.zmoulton.comhttp://www.twitter.com/zmoultonhttp://www.www.facebook.com/YouTubeTheTubersDocumentary
 By Hannah Ridge Ladies of New York, you are free to walk bare-breasted through the city! New York City's 34,000 police officers have been instructedthat, should they encounter a woman in public who is shirtless but obeying the law, they should not arrest her. This is a good step towards gender parity in public spaces. This decision means that breast exposure is not considered public lewdness, indecent exposure, or disorderly conduct. It also notes that, should a crowd form around a topless woman, the officer should instruct the crowd to disperse and then respond appropriately if it does not. Relative coverage is no longer a factor. This policy shift comes after several years of litigation and protest. In the 1992 case People v.Ramona Santorelli and Mary Lou Schloss, the New York Court of Appeals ruled in favor of two women who were arrested with five others for exposing their breasts in a Rochester park, holding the law void as discriminatory. The ruling was put to the test in 2005, when Jill Coccaro bared her breasts on Delancey Street in New York, citing the 1992 decision, and was detained for twelve hours. She subsequently successfully sued the city for $29,000. In 2007, Go Topless, a national organization supporting gender equality in shirtlessness laws, established Go Topless Day. Dozens of women protest – often topless – in thirty cities around the United States, promoting equal rights to be shirtless. Protests usually include chants of “Free your breasts. Free your minds” and a song “Let ‘em Breathe” to the tune of the Beatles’ “Let it Be.” While some who have witnessed these events have suggested that "[t]his is extreme liberalism and why America’s in decline” or “[i]t’s degrading to women,” others have been supportive. One man even said he would encourage his wife to join them. Though bare-breasted women might shock the sensibilities of some in the public, it is encouraging to see the police responding positively to gender bias, even on such a seemingly small scale. After all, no one thinks twice about a man shirtless on a summer day. However, the female nipple or chest is still considered “lewd.” By reminding its officers of this, the NYPD is publicly declaring that it will no longer perpetuate unconstitutional gender discrimination, a standard to which all law enforcement should be held and a decision for which it should be applauded. Footage of the protesters can be found here (NSFW)
The Oak takes to Reddit to confirm the tale of trying to pay for a meal and being literally carried away by the big man. May 2013 | M&F EditorsArnold Schwarzenegger is no stranger to Reddit. From a fan Q&A session to highlighting the amazing performance of a wounded warrior at the Arnold Festival, he regularly interacts with other users on the social news website. This time round he popped up to confirm the reputation of the late great Andre the Giant as a man who was generous to a fault. It all started when Reddit user qw1ks1lv3r posted the following: "André the Giant was known to pay for his meal, regardless of whether he was the host or the guest. As Arnold Schwarzenegger was about to pay for the meal "[he] found himself being physically lifted, carried back to his table and deposited in his seat by Andre, who stated emphatically, 'I pay'." Little did qw1ks1lv3r know, but Arnold himself (userneame GovSchwarzenegger) came on to Reddit to validate the story, with a twist: "I can confirm this story is basically true. It is missing Wilt Chamberlain's involvement, which was never paying and then acting like he had planned to pay this time, and helping Andre carry me all the way outside to drop me on a car." Arnold also tweeted about the story to his followers: 
Arnold, Andre and Wilt Chamberlain all starred in Conan The Destroyer, the 1984 sequel to Conan the Barbarian. As we scoured the Internet for interesting tid-bits, we happened across this interview that Arnold did with Grantland, during which our executive editor talks about that meal and how much Wilt Chamberlain used to lift on a triceps extension. Check it out:
We also couldn't resist this clip of Andre the Giant, playing Dagoth in the movie, laying Conan down with an, uh, open-webbed slap:
Nor could we stop ourselves from posting this clip of Conan's epic fight with Wilt Chamberlain's Bombaata.
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