In sitting down with Rose Byrne recently, the Australian star of Damages and Fox Searchlight’s Adam, we couldn’t resist asking about her involvement in Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones, in which she played Dormé — the only of Princess Amidala’s handmaidens who survives past the first scene.
I must confess I am a huge fan of the infomercial. And by \"the infomercial,\" I mean infomercials as a genre, and not just the Slap Chop\'s. They are a true piece of Americana -- advertising as entertainment. I very rarely see commercials anymore, as I record virtually everything I watch on DVR and skip \'em. But a good infomercial?
On last night\'s Colbert Report, Stephen memorialized the media\'s memorializing of Michael Jackson. The segment was a cultural touchstone that will forever bring a generation together. After all, who can\'t remember where they were when Stephen Colbert remembered when we remembered Michael Jackson?
It\'s Billy Mays last commercial -- an ad for Mighty Tape ... so strong it works underwater. This is the final cut of the spot which was shot two weeks before he died. It will begin airing in August.