Legendary comedian George Carlin dead at 71.

Reuters had the news:

Comedian George Carlin, a counter-culture hero famed for his routines about drugs and dirty words, died of heart failure at a Los Angeles-area hospital on Sunday, a spokesman said. He was 71.

Carlin, who had a history of heart problems, died at St. John’s Health Center in Santa Monica about 6 p.m. PDT (9 p.m. EDT) after being admitted earlier in the afternoon for chest pains, spokesman Jeff Abraham told Reuters.

Known for his edgy, provocative material, Carlin achieved status as an anti-Establishment icon in the 1970s with stand-up bits full of drug references and a routine about seven dirty words you could not say on television. A regulatory battle over a radio broadcast of his “Filthy Words” routine ultimately reached the U.S. Supreme Court.

Carlin worked with Keanu in Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure.

In an early announcement to retailers, Fox will bring the gritty crime flick ‘Street Kings’ to Blu-ray this August.

Starring Keanu Reeves and Forest Whitaker, ‘Street Kings’ caused barely a ripple at the domestic box office this past Winter, but it will get another shot when Fox releases the David Ayer-directed pic on August 19 (day-and-date with the standard DVD).

Tech specs for ‘Street Kings’ include 1080p/AVC MPEG-4 video (2.35:1) and a DTS-HD Lossless Master Audio 5.1 Surround soundtrack.

According to early retailer details, there are no supplement specs available as of yet. The official media announcement is expected shortly, however, so stay tuned.

Suggested list price for the Blu-ray has been set at $39.98.

Source: High Def Digest

We are just over a month away from the biggest and best pop culture event in world, San Diego Comic Con 2008!

First if you plan on attending, get your passes now if you haven’t already. Four day passes have already sold out and only individual days are available. If you still haven’t booked your hotel rooms, you are probably S.O.L. If you have one already, good for you.

20th Century Fox will have a little something from the City of Ember, Mirrors and the Day the Earth Stood Still. No word if X-Men Origins: Wolverine will have any presence. Keanu Reeves, Jennifer Connelly, Kiefer Sutherland, Amy Smart and Alexandre Aja rumored.

Source: IESB.net

Keanu Reeves may have set off for a motorcycle ride this morning - but he ended up taking a bath!

Keanu broke out his Harley-Davidson and set off for a pleasure drive with a few friends in San Remo, Italy. Unfortunately, while motorcycles may be fun to ride, they sure don’t protect you from the rain - as Keanu found out when his group got caught in a torrential downpour!

Fortunately, the rain didn’t seem to dampen Keanu’s spirits one bit - the rain may have soaked the star to the bone by the time his party made it back to the south of France, but it couldn’t wash the big smile off his face.

You know we don’t post paparazzi pictures here, but those are so cute and Keanu looks so happy with the rain bath, that I don’t resist!
Thanks to Nick for some pictures, and Just Jared for the other ones. If you wanna see the other pictures, Just Jared has all, including the yesterday ones where Keanu was taking a bath with a shirtless girl.

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• San Remo (Italy) - June 17, 2008

First, I would like to advert that the filmography section started to be completed. I intend to finish it today.

Also, me and Cecile were working to update the video channel, and we have now 79 videos and more to upload. You can view the most recent uploads here with loads of interviews, trailers, tv spots, movie clips… Just take a look at this CUTEST video during a Speed promotion:

Enjoy!