With The CW still doggedly trying to make Bing happen, Google had to make a move to prove that it is now, and forever will be, the absolute coolest search engine in the history of the internet. And they've done it.
Now, if you type in "Bacon number" plus any celebrity's name, Google will helpfully tell you how many degrees of Kevin Bacon that celebrity has. For example, Ryan Gosling's Bacon Number is 1 -- since they were both in "Crazy Stupid Love."
President Barack Obama is 2 degrees from Bacon -- he and Tom Hanks appeared in "The Road We've Traveled," and Tom Hanks starred with Bacon in "Apollo 13." Justin Bieber even has a Bacon number -- check out Google's breakdown below.
This is definitely our new favorite thing about the internet. Sorry, Hipster Game of Thrones Tumblr.
Now, if you type in "Bacon number" plus any celebrity's name, Google will helpfully tell you how many degrees of Kevin Bacon that celebrity has. For example, Ryan Gosling's Bacon Number is 1 -- since they were both in "Crazy Stupid Love."
President Barack Obama is 2 degrees from Bacon -- he and Tom Hanks appeared in "The Road We've Traveled," and Tom Hanks starred with Bacon in "Apollo 13." Justin Bieber even has a Bacon number -- check out Google's breakdown below.
This is definitely our new favorite thing about the internet. Sorry, Hipster Game of Thrones Tumblr.
- 9/13/2012
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Pop2it
Washington -- The most controversial thing to happen at the Democratic National Convention this week may end up being a movie screening.
On Monday afternoon, a Hollywood film called "Won't Back Down" -- which opens in theaters nationwide on Sept. 28 -- will be shown to a select crowd of convention-goers in Charlotte, N.C., just as it was one week prior at the Republican National Convention in Tampa, Fla.
But unlike Tampa, where the promoters had little concern about making waves with the party establishment and had no trouble when they ran the idea past the Republican National Committee, the request for a Charlotte screening went to the highest levels of the Obama administration, which passed the decision off to the Democratic National Committee, according to a source with knowledge of the chain of events. According to this source, Valerie Jarrett, Obama's close personal adviser, and David Plouffe, his top political adviser,...
On Monday afternoon, a Hollywood film called "Won't Back Down" -- which opens in theaters nationwide on Sept. 28 -- will be shown to a select crowd of convention-goers in Charlotte, N.C., just as it was one week prior at the Republican National Convention in Tampa, Fla.
But unlike Tampa, where the promoters had little concern about making waves with the party establishment and had no trouble when they ran the idea past the Republican National Committee, the request for a Charlotte screening went to the highest levels of the Obama administration, which passed the decision off to the Democratic National Committee, according to a source with knowledge of the chain of events. According to this source, Valerie Jarrett, Obama's close personal adviser, and David Plouffe, his top political adviser,...
- 9/3/2012
- by Jon Ward
- Huffington Post
About a week ago, we got a look at a 17-minute film, called "The Road We've Traveled," which is part of President Obama's re-election campaign. The film (watch here) is directed by Davis Guggenheim (Waiting for Superman, An Inconvenient Truth) and narrated by Tom Hanks. And now Hanks finds himself involved in a racial controversy after a video from 2004 surfaced online. The video shows the actor and Eagles rocker Glenn Frey at a fundraiser for St. Matthew's Parish School in California, a school that their children attended. They are joined by James Montgomery, an investment banker, who is dressed in blackface and with a big Afro wig. "This is as close to diversity as we'll get at St. Matthew's," Frey joked. Conservative groups are calling the video "racist" and calling for Obama to remove Hanks from his campaign video. "I don't care what your politics are, it's nauseatingly racist,...
- 3/21/2012
- WorstPreviews.com
Tom Hanks is facing criticism over a 2004 video, which conservatives are calling racist and hypocritical.
The clip, unearthed by the Daily Caller, features the Oscar winner and Eagles rocker Glenn Frey at a fundraiser for St. Matthew’s Parish School. During the event, they poke fun at right wingers for being culturally insensitive, while -- ironically -- investment banker James Montgomery roamed around the stage dressed in blackface.
"Ladies and gentlemen, this is as close to diversity as we’ll get at St. Matthew’s," said Frey.
"A celebrity in our midst. Who would have though that Bill O'Reilly would join us?" joked Hanks.
Conservatives are now calling on Barack Obama to drop Hanks as the narrator for the President's documentary, "The Road We've Traveled."
After the video was released, Hanks released an apology.
"I was blindsided when one of the parents got up on the stage in a costume...
The clip, unearthed by the Daily Caller, features the Oscar winner and Eagles rocker Glenn Frey at a fundraiser for St. Matthew’s Parish School. During the event, they poke fun at right wingers for being culturally insensitive, while -- ironically -- investment banker James Montgomery roamed around the stage dressed in blackface.
"Ladies and gentlemen, this is as close to diversity as we’ll get at St. Matthew’s," said Frey.
"A celebrity in our midst. Who would have though that Bill O'Reilly would join us?" joked Hanks.
Conservatives are now calling on Barack Obama to drop Hanks as the narrator for the President's documentary, "The Road We've Traveled."
After the video was released, Hanks released an apology.
"I was blindsided when one of the parents got up on the stage in a costume...
- 3/21/2012
- by Alex Suskind
- Huffington Post
Tom Hanks has spoken out to condemn the actions of a man who was caught on camera standing next to the actor at a fundraising event wearing black face make-up, calling the incident "hideously offensive".
A video from 2004 has surfaced showing Hanks and Eagles rocker Glenn Frey taking part in a charity auction for St. Matthew's Parish School in Pacific Palisades, California.
In the footage, the stars are shown standing next to a man who has painted his face black, and the video has infuriated officials at a conservative group called the Congress of Racial Equality (Core).
Core officials have even urged U.S. President Barack Obama to stop Hanks from narrating his documentary The Road We've Traveled, which focuses on the politician's first term in office.
Core spokesman Niger Innis says, "I call upon President Obama, who has Tom Hanks doing narration to his campaign video, to cease, to remove Mr. Hanks' voice-over from his video, and end any association or affiliation with Mr. Hanks."
The Hollywood actor has now addressed the controversy and spoken out against the actions of the man in the video.
He says in a statement, "In 2004, I was blindsided when one of the parents got up on the stage in a costume that was hideously offensive then and is hideously offensive now. What is usually a night of food and drink for a good cause was, regrettably, marred by an appalling few moments."...
A video from 2004 has surfaced showing Hanks and Eagles rocker Glenn Frey taking part in a charity auction for St. Matthew's Parish School in Pacific Palisades, California.
In the footage, the stars are shown standing next to a man who has painted his face black, and the video has infuriated officials at a conservative group called the Congress of Racial Equality (Core).
Core officials have even urged U.S. President Barack Obama to stop Hanks from narrating his documentary The Road We've Traveled, which focuses on the politician's first term in office.
Core spokesman Niger Innis says, "I call upon President Obama, who has Tom Hanks doing narration to his campaign video, to cease, to remove Mr. Hanks' voice-over from his video, and end any association or affiliation with Mr. Hanks."
The Hollywood actor has now addressed the controversy and spoken out against the actions of the man in the video.
He says in a statement, "In 2004, I was blindsided when one of the parents got up on the stage in a costume that was hideously offensive then and is hideously offensive now. What is usually a night of food and drink for a good cause was, regrettably, marred by an appalling few moments."...
- 3/21/2012
- WENN
From director Davis Guggenheim, the Oscar-winning helmer who gave us "An Inconvenient Truth," "The Road We've Traveled" is a 17-minute documentary highlighting President Barack Obama's accomplishments. Narrated by Tom Hanks, the short film posits the question -- what would have happened if we picked a different president?
Whether you like the President or not, "The Road We've Traveled" certainly captures Obama's heritage, and his charming, winning personality. The folks behind his reelection campaign are hoping that this documentary will help matters so we can build another road to travel for four more years.
Here's "The Road We've Traveled":...
Whether you like the President or not, "The Road We've Traveled" certainly captures Obama's heritage, and his charming, winning personality. The folks behind his reelection campaign are hoping that this documentary will help matters so we can build another road to travel for four more years.
Here's "The Road We've Traveled":...
- 3/16/2012
- by Manny
- Manny the Movie Guy
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