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It’s the off season for the NFL. And for Houston Texans mascot Toro it’s hard adjusting to life with out football games.

So he was recently encouraged by his boss to find work in the community. Click here to see how it turned out when Toro went got a job at a HEB Plus store.

For those that think “Grand Theft Auto IV” is controversial, wait till Peekaboo’s pole dancing game for the Wii comes out.

Peekaboo’s official site states: “Peekaboo and its partners are focussed on using Wii friendly hardware to make aerobic pole dancing instantly accessible just as ‘Guitar Hero’ did for rock’n’roll.”

Those that might scream that the game will encourage girls to become strippers, take note that this game is for “men and women of all shapes and sizes.”

Click here for the press release on the game we are dubbing “Lap Dance Hero: Strip Strip Revolution.”

And for those that feel video games, including those on the Wii system, rot your child’s brain and cause them to be inactive slobs, you can instead buy the Carmen Electra Professional Pole Kit online here. Watch a clip of the pole in action below.

We don’t need Al Gore to tell us that it is hot as hell outside.

Nope, all we need is a sexy weather girl.

Thankfully, Asylum.com has spanned the globe and rounded up the sexiest weather girls.

Click here to check them out and vote for your favorite.

Right now you can download any of singer/songwriter Lennon Murphy’s CDs here for whatever price you choose.

When you check out, the price defaults to $10.00. You can then change the price to whatever you’d like to pay, including $0.00.

So if you are a poor ass bastard like we are, you can still jam to this sexy little lady that is named after John Lennon.

But if you are rolling in dough, please contribute as much as you can as all proceeds go to future Lennon recordings.

Recently named as one of the Hottest Chicks In Metal by Revolver, Lennon is best known for her impressive debut album “5:30 Saturday Morning,” which was released on September 11, 2001.

Here’s a safe-for-work teaser trailer for Hustler’s upcoming “This Ain’t The Munsters XXX,” which features an all-star cast, including Lee Stone as Herman, Roxy Deville as Lily, Shawna Lenee as Marilyn, Trent Soluri as Eddie and Gavin Wells as Grandpa.

<We interrupt your normal blog to present the following message from Markowitz the Thug Armadillo>

What up thugs?

Mark-O-WitZ the Thug ya luv here.

I’ve had babysitters before.

Not recently, but in my younger days…

I mean way back in the day.

I’m a grown man now, but back when I was a little tyke… when I had babysitters, none were quite like the Babysitter Twins - Electra and Elise Avellan.

Anyway, these lovely ladies - the nieces of Elizabeth Avellan - have a new film coming out with an even bigger part than they did in “Grindhouse.” The movie is called “The Black Waters of Echo’s Pond” and they are starring with Danielle Harris and James Duval.

So lucky for me, I recently got to meet these twin sisters at Fangoria’s Weekend of Horrors in Los Angeles.

Meet?

More like was kidnapped by these Venezuelan vixens and forced to partake in a strange lesbian armadillo kissing ritual.

Yeah. I’m a pimp. What can I say?

I’m outz,

Markowitz

Hey Electra - Call me.

Here’s a look back at one of the great CineVegas trailers from last year:

Charles Band, the founder of sci fi/horror movie studio Full Moon Features and whose 270 plus films have established him as one of Hollywood’s most successful and prolific cult movie impresarios, has announced that he will stage the third incarnation of his Full Moon Horror Road Show this summer with a 12 city tour.

The dates are as follows:
May 24th - Phoenix - The SETS in Tempe
May 30th - Portland, Ore. - The Aladdin Theater
June 1st - Seattle - Showbox SODO Theater
June 6th - St. Louis - Off Broadway Theater
June 7th - Chicago - The Abbey Pub
June 8th - Madison, Wisc. - The Barrymore Theatre
June 13th - Charlotte - The Extravaganza Depot
June 14th - Atlanta - The Plaza Theatre
June 15th - Knoxville, Tenn. - Bijou Theatre
June 18th - New York City - The China Club
June 21st - Oklahoma City - The Diamond Ballroom
June 22nd - Dallas - Lakewood Theatre

The official trailer for the event can be watched here.

For more info, visit FullMoonDirect.com or visit PollyStaffle.com here for a Q&A with Band before his 2006 tour.

The lineup of this year’s CineVegas Film Festival was announced today by Artistic Director Trevor Groth. The event, taking place June 12–21 at The Palms Casino, will open with Peter Cattaneo’s “The Rocker” and close with Sean McGinly’s “The Great Buck Howard.”

The tenth installment of the Sin City festival presents work from innovative, uninhibited and renegade artists by offering a selection of world and U.S. premieres of narratives and documentaries, advance screenings of high-profile films, the best new independent films, a Mexican cinema sidebar, and a program of shorts and features from Nevada filmmakers.

“Over the past ten years, CineVegas has evolved into the festival we have always wanted it to be: an exhilarating, one-of-a-kind experience for film lovers and an intimate, supportive environment for innovative films and filmmakers, as well as a dynamic launching place for studio releases,” Groth said. “This year’s program continues our history of championing films that take risks, challenge audiences and push the artistic limits of filmmaking. We are also excited to introduce a documentary competition for films that have the same outlaw spirit as the features we show. Las Vegas has the resources to celebrate these unique films as no other place can and for our tenth anniversary we look forward to cranking it up to an 11.”

The CineVegas 2008 lineup includes:

JACKPOT PREMIERES
A collection of highly anticipated world premieres

Big Heart City
Director: Ben Rodkin (USA, 2007)
An indolent gambling addict attempts to pick up the pieces after the unexplained disappearance of his pregnant girlfriend.

Dark Streets
Director: Rachel Samuels (USA, 2008)
A stylish noir fever dream of blues music, seduction, and murder set in a visually dazzling fantasy of the early 1930’s.

Happy Birthday, Harris Malden
Directors: Juan Cardarelli, Ben Davidow, Nick Gregorio, Eric Levy and Matthew Sanchez
(USA, 2008)
Harris Malden has an obvious secret. He fakes his facial hair.

Memorial Day
Director: Josh Fox (USA, 2008)
A ferocious ensemble blurs the lines between documentary and feature film, staging a guerilla filmmaking assault on one of America’s favorite beach towns.

She Unfolds by Day
Director: Wolf Belgum (USA, 2008)
What began as documentary becomes fiction. What began as fiction becomes a study of nature.

South of Heaven
Director: J.L. Vara (USA, 2008)
A man returns home from serving his country, and must search for his missing brother who is caught up in a crime spree in the Wild West.

Your Name Here
Director: Matthew Wilder (USA, 2008)
America’s greatest science-fiction writer (Bill Pullman) awakes to discover himself, like one of his characters, trapped in an alternate reality … and then another … and another … and …

PIONEER DOCUMENTARIES
Documentary features capturing subjects who defy odds and expectations

Beautiful Losers
Director: Aaron Rose (USA, 2008)
Feature documentary film celebrating the independent and D.I.Y. spirit that unified a loose-knit group of American artists who emerged from the underground youth subcultures of skateboarding, graffiti, punk rock and hip-hop.

Chelsea on the Rocks
U.S. Premiere
Director: Abel Ferrara (USA, 2008)
A portrait of New York’s legendary Chelsea Hotel.

The End
Director: Nicola Collins (USA, 2008)
Against the background of the East End of London England, first time filmmaker Nicola Collins explores the fascinating complexity of the lives of her father and his friends; infamous criminals that shaped their war torn environment into a violent underworld.

Hi My Name is Ryan
World Premiere
Directors: Paul Eagleston and Stephen Rose (USA, 2008)
Hi My Name is Ryan gives a glimpse into the life of Ryan Chadwick Avery, the milk and cookies connoisseur, the photo booth artist, the fake mustache aficionado and the punk rock performance artist who was rightfully dubbed the Clown Prince of the downtown Phoenix art scene.

Last Cup: Road to the World Series of Beer Pong
World Premiere
Director: Dan Lindsay (USA, 2008)
A documentary that follows four individuals as they compete in the 2nd Annual World Series of Beer Pong.

Lost in the Fog
World Premiere
Director: John Corey (USA, 2007)
A cantankerous owner and his blue collar colt earn the right to take on horse racing’s finest but the equine gods intervene at the last minute to turn this would-be fairy tale upside down.

LA PRÓXIMA OLA
Highlighting the next wave of Mexican films and directors

Cochochi
Directors: Israel Cárdenas and Laura Amelia Guzmán (Mexico, 2007)
Set in the Sierra Tarahumara of northwest Mexico, Cochochi recounts the humble story of two Raramuri boys and their efforts to find a lost horse.

Déficit
Director: Gael García Bernal (Mexico, 2007)
Actor Gael García Bernal’s directing debut is infused with an infectious, youthful energy, voyeuristically following his complex characters at a house party just outside of Mexico City.

¿Dónde Están Sus Historias? (Where Are Their Stories?)
Director: Nicolás Pereda (Mexico, 2008)
In order to save his grandmother’s property, a small-town man must move to the big city and face a new reality, estranged people and an impenetrable legal system.

VEGAS UNCOVERED
A special section of documentaries about the city and the people behind the scenes

Where I Stand
World Premiere
Director: Scott Goldstein (USA, 2008)
Anthony Hopkins narrates the untold story of newspaper publisher Hank Greenspun, whose “Where I Stand” column changed the face of Nevada and the nation.

DIAMOND DISCOVERIES
The best new independent films available for U.S. distribution

Explicit Ills
Director: Mark Webber (USA, 2008)
Young love, drugs and poverty collide in the city of Philadelphia creating a beautiful tale of hope and the power of coming together.

Finally, Lillian and Dan
Director: Mike Gibisser (USA, 2007)
An awkward, little love story.

Goliath
Director: David Zellner (USA, 2008)
A recently divorced man tries to find the one aspect of his marriage that still matters to him: his missing cat, Goliath.

Go-Go Tales
Director: Abel Ferrara (USA, 2008)
With a bump-and-grind soundtrack, a terrific (and pulchritudinous) cast and a delightfully improvisatory flow, Abel Ferrara’s strip club comedy, starring Willem Dafoe as the failing club’s indefatigable showman, interweaves multiple storylines with terrific panache.

Visioneers
Director: Jared Drake (USA, 2007)
One day, repressed people begin exploding. Like the rest of the population, George Washington Winsterhammerman tries to ignore the epidemic and live his usual life, but then he suffers his first symptom: a dream.

Wellness
Director: Jake Mahaffy (USA, 2007)
An independent feature about a man trying to succeed in a business that doesn’t exist.

SURE BETS
Advance screenings of high profile independent studio films

The Black List: Volume One
Director: Timothy Greenfield-Sanders (USA, 2008)
22 living portraits by leading African Americans on race, struggle and the seeds of success.

Choke
Director: Clark Gregg (USA, 2007)
A wickedly colorful dark comedy starring Sam Rockwell about mothers and sons, sexual compulsion, and the sordid underbelly of colonial theme parks.

Cocaine Cowboys 2: Hustlin’ With the Godmother
Director: Billy Corben (USA, 2008)
The true story of multi-millionaire cocaine dealer Charles Cosby, who soon learns that he’s in way over his head.

The Cool School
Director: Morgan Neville (USA, 2007)
The story of Los Angeles’ legendary Ferus Gallery and the birth of the West Coast modern art scene.

GONZO: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson
Director: Alex Gibney (USA, 2008)
A fast moving, wildly entertaining documentary looking into the uncanny life of national treasure and gonzo journalism inventor Dr. Hunter S. Thompson.

Hank and Mike
Director: Matthiew Klinck (USA, 2008)
Pink. Pissed. Unemployed.

Help Me Eros
Director: Lee Kang-sheng (USA, 2007)
A young stockbroker is left penniless after a stock market crash and soon indulges in a world of erotic and psychedelic pleasures.

The Last Mistress
Director: Catherine Breillat (USA, 2007)
Set in 19th century France, The Last Mistress chronicles the love affair between a tempestuous Spanish mistress and a distinguished, well-bred French man.

Momma’s Man
Director: Azazel Jacobs (USA, 2008)
A 30-something man stays in his parents’ downtown loft on a business trip, and finds excuses to stay after his consulting job is finished, instead of returning home to his wife and newborn.

The Rocker (Opening Night Film)
Director: Peter Cattaneo (USA, 2008)
The Rocker tells the story of a failed drummer who is given a second chance at fame. Robert “Fish” Fishman is the extremely dedicated and astoundingly passionate drummer for the eighties hair band Vesuvius, who is living the rock n’ roll dream until he is unceremoniously kicked out of the band. Twenty years after his rock star fantasies are destroyed, just when Fish has finally given up all hope, he hears that his nephew’s high school rock band, A.D.D., is looking for a new drummer. They reluctantly make him the newest member of the band, giving him a chance to reclaim the rock God throne he’s always thought he deserved, and taking the young band along for the ride of their lives.

The Great Buck Howard (Closing Night Film)
Director: Sean McGinly (USA, 2008)
Law-school dropout Troy Gable (Colin Hanks) answers an ad for a “personal assistant to a celebrity performer,” not knowing that the performer is Buck Howard (John Malkovich), a “mentalist” infamous for his 61 appearances on The Tonight Show, who has been reduced to a has-been magician in need of a pretty big trick to get him out of this slump.

AREA 52
An underground collection of cult and midnight movies for the most hardcore fans

The Juche Idea
Director: Jim Finn (USA, 2008)
A film about a South Korean video artist who comes to a North Korean art residency to help bring Juche cinema into the 21st century.

Mock-Up on Mu
Director: Craig Baldwin (USA, 2008)
A dense, obsessive found-footage “collage narrative” that braids the threads of post-war California culture - Aerospace, Beatniks, and New Age spirituality - into a conceptual Chinese finger-trap ensnaring L. Ron Hubbard and Lockheed Martin’s evil fingers.

Schoof
World Premiere
Director: Giuseppe Andrews (USA, 2008)
A force named Schoof began its rampage of Earth in a slow, subtle manner and in the end, it will take a scientist, a willing test subject and a group choral to save the galaxy.

Them!
Director: Gordon Douglas (USA, 1954)
The earliest atomic tests in New Mexico cause common ants to mutate into giant man-eating monsters that threaten civilization.

NEVADA FILMMAKING FEATURES
Features produced in Nevada or by local filmmakers

Primo
World Premiere
Director: Francisco Menéndez (USA, 2008)
Three cousins (primos) separated as young boys during the civil war in El Salvador, journey to Las Vegas due to their grandfather’s failing health. Now the reunited cousins must overcome a love triangle, a lethal gambling debt and familial revenge.

Sonic Youth: Sleeping Nights Awake
Director: Michael Albright (USA, 2007)
A documentary about Sonic Youth shot by seven high school students in Reno, NV on the 4th of July.

Women in Boxes
World Premiere
Directors: Phil Noyes and Harry Pallenberg (USA, 2008)
The first and only documentary that discloses the secret lives of Magic’s Better Half: the Magician’s Assistant.

NEVADA FILMMAKING SHORTS
Short films produced in Nevada or by local filmmakers

The 7th Claus (Director: Nick Simon, 2008)
Growing up Vegas (Director: Amber Beard, 2007)
Jack The Ripper (Director: Jonpaul Lewis, 2007)
Lactose Intolerant (Director: David Christenson, 2007)
One Two Punch (Director: Timothy L. Anderson, 2008)
Passenger Seat (Director: Mike Thompson, 2007)
Wedding Day (Director: David Schmoeller, 2008)

The Festival will also feature a selection of student films from the CSN and UNLV programs.

SHORTS PROGRAM
These short films embody the creative nature of independent filmmaking. Some will be shown before features, while others are combined to make feature-length programs.

The Acquaintances of a Lonely John (Director: Benny Safdie, 2008)
Alex and her Arse Truck (Director: Sean Conway, 2007)
Alternate Ending (Director: David Fenster, 2007)
A Catalog of Anticipations (Director: David Lowery, 2007)
Chonto (Director: Carson Mell, 2007)
The Clay Head (Director: Tom Barndt, 2008)
Clear Glasses (Director: Sam Green, 2008)
Cowboy (Director: Matthew Modine, 2008)
The Drift (Director: Kelly Sears, 2007)
The Fence (Director: Allan Steele, 2008)
flok (Director: Andrew Mausert-Mooney, 2008)
Glory at Sea (Director: Benh Zeitlin, 2008)
Home (Director: Kevin Everson, 2008)
Home (Director: Liliana Greenfield-Sanders, 2008)
I’m Pretty, Too (Director: Matt Jespersen, 2007)
Jerry Ruis, Shall We Do This? (Director: Josh Safdie, 2007)
Lección relámpago (Flash Lesson) (Director: Alejandro Lubezki, 2007)
Little Minx Exquisite Corpse: Come Wander with Me (Director: Phillip Van, 2008)
Little Minx Exquisite Corpse: She Walked Calmly Disappearing into the Darkness (Director: Malik Hassan Sayeed, 2008)
Man (Director: Myna Joseph, 2007)
Mr. P (Director: Jacob Vaughan, 2008)
Out of Print (Director: Danny Plotnick, 2008)
Plot Point (Director: Nicolas Provost, 2007)
The Problem with Machines (That Communicate) (Director: Matt McCormick, 2008)
Sick Sex (Director: Justin Nowell, 2007)
Sikumi (Director: Andrew Okpeaha MacLean, 2008)
The Sleuth Incident (Director: Jason Kupfer, 2008)
Small Apartment (Director: Andrew Betzer, 2008)
Stars and Suns (Director: Sarah Soquel Morhaim, 2008)
To Kill an American (Director: Matthew Modine, 2008)

Visit the festival’s official site at CineVegas.com.

Check out this funny new short film from Ryen McPherson based on the photographs of Kohei Yoshiyuki.

“An Intimate Portrait: Nathan Lund” stars Nathan Lund, Denise Mills, John Baniqued and Garrick Tiffin.

Find more from Ryen at StabThePrincess.com