July 16th, 2008 — , Dean Karnazes, Endurance 50, Movies from Blaine Moore @ Run to Win
In 2006, Dean Karnazes was the second person to run 50 marathons in all 50 states on consecutive days. You can now watch a documentary of his exploits on the big screen, which is titled after his book, Ultramarathon Man:
Unfortunately, there’s no screen time scheduled right now for Maine, so I won’t get to [...]
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July 7th, 2008 — , Angelina Jolie, Art, Celebrities, Fatism, Guest Post, Movies from mo pie @ Big Fat Deal
Thanks to Lucinda, who sent in the following review! I didn’t see Wanted this weekend, but my students have told me it’s really good. Did you guys see it over the holiday weekend? Did you have the same reaction as Lucinda did?
I was psyched to see WANTED, the new summer blockbuster action flick — [...]SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: “A Fat Acceptance Activist’s take on “Wanted””, url: “http://www.bfdblog.com/2008/07/07/a-fat-acceptance-activists-take-on-wanted/” });
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June 27th, 2008 — , Feel Good Friday, Meta, Movies, Tidbit from mo pie @ Big Fat Deal
Sorry for the sporadic updating this week. There were some back end issues with the blog (they should be resolved for now), I had a couple of interviews to do (one for Japanese television, which I definitely will need to write a report on at some point, especially because I’m pretty sure one of the [...]SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: “Will You See Wall-E?”, url: “http://www.bfdblog.com/2008/06/27/will-you-see-wall-e/” });
May 26th, 2008 — , Celebrities, Emily Nelson, Fat Positive, Fatism, Meta, Movies, Wide Screen from mo pie @ Big Fat Deal
Originally uploaded by mo pie
Character: Hillary, played by Emily Nelson
Credits: It looks like she’s only been acting a few years, although she looks really familiar to me. Maybe I saw her on ER?
Plot points: She plays one of the bridesmaids in lead character Hannah’s wedding, along with Bitter Cousin Bridesmaid [...]SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: “Wide Screen: Made of Honor”, url: “http://www.bfdblog.com/2008/05/26/wide-screen-made-of-honor/” });
May 13th, 2008 — , Advocacy, Kids, Media, Movies from mo pie @ Big Fat Deal
In the spirit of Michael Apted’s Up series, a documentary is following the lives of children born in the year 2000 until they’re 20. Obviously, here and now, they’re around seven years old, giving us a glimpse into the lives of the millennial generation. Here’s the part that struck me especially:
These seven year old [...]SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: “I Believe The Bratz Dolls Are Our Future”, url: “http://www.bfdblog.com/2008/05/13/i-believe-the-bratz-dolls-are-our-future/” });
March 21st, 2008 — , Movies, Spirit of the Marathon from Blaine Moore @ Run to Win
Did you get to see Spirit of the Marathon on either of the nights that it was screened throughout the country? If not, you may get another chance.
The Spirit of the Marathon is going to be screened 16 more nights, but only in select cities near specific events. Here is a full list [...]
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March 19th, 2008 — , Celebrities, Gossip, International, Movies from mo pie @ Big Fat Deal
In 2004, Aishwarya Rai was called the most beautiful woman in the world. And hey, I’ve seen Bride and Prejudice; I don’t disagree. But apparently, she’s… well, Bollywood Fat.
In 2005, one source posted a picture of her showing her belly and said in tones of shock and horror:
Is this is the petite, [...]
Continue reading → The World’s Most Beautiful Woman Is Too Fat
March 4th, 2008 — , Art, Celebrities, Fat Positive, Fatism, Movies, Question, Race & Ethnicity, Theater, Video from mo pie @ Big Fat Deal
hyacinth hippo Originally uploaded by mo pie
Those of you out there who have seen Fantasia and who fondly remember the hippo ballet sequence might appreciate this rare glimpse into the history of Disney animation: photos of actress Hattie Noel, who was the live action reference [...]
December 28th, 2007 — Deena Kastor, Joan Benoit Samuelson, Movies from Blaine Moore @ Run to Win
The Spirit of the Marathon is a feature-length movie following 6 runners as they train for and run the Chicago Marathon in 2005. Deena Kastor takes center stage along with 1 other professional, 4 amateur athletes and a “Who’s Who of Marathoning” that make cameo appearances throughout the film (including Joan Benoit Samuelson.) [...]
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December 19th, 2007 — Advertising, Celebrities, Fashion, Food, Movies, Queen Latifah, weight loss from mo pie @ Big Fat Deal
When I got to work this morning, I had alerts in my mailbox from Shawn and Erin, who wanted to make sure I found out that… I can barely bring myself to type it… Queen Latifah is going to start shilling for Jenny Craig in the new year.
“We are thrilled to have Queen Latifah support [...]
December 18th, 2007 — Celebrities, Fat Suits, Fatism, Hairspray, International, Kids, Movies, Renee Zelwegger from mo pie @ Big Fat Deal
Maybe we can declare this fat suit week at Big Fat Deal! We talked about J. Love in a fat suit (in the wake of Tom Cruise and Posh Spice fat suit news, oh god, is this a trend or what) and now, there’s more!
First of all, there’s a Santa in Scotland who is [...]
December 14th, 2007 — Celebrities, Hairspray, Movies, Nikki Blonsky, Tidbit, Video from mo pie @ Big Fat Deal
Our girl Nikki Blonsky has been nominated for a Golden Globe for her work in Hairspray! My first thought when I heard this was I can’t wait to see what she wears. Here is her video response to the nomination.
Bookmark at:StumbleUpon | Digg | Del.icio.us | Dzone | Newsvine | Spurl | Simpy | Furl [...]
December 3rd, 2007 — Advocacy, Celebrities, Eating Disorders, Hairspray, Magazines, Media, Movies from mo pie @ Big Fat Deal
Seventeen has launched the Body Peace Project, “aimed at changing the way young girls view their bodies.” Three celebrities have signed on: Fergie, Brittany Snow, and Ashlee Simpson. According to IMDB news:
The trio want teenagers to stop obsessing about the shape of their bodies. Editor in Chief Ann Shoket launches the year-long project [...]
November 29th, 2007 — Celebrities, Humor, Movies, Tidbit, Tom Cruise from mo pie @ Big Fat Deal
Following in the footsteps of fellow Scientologist and heterosexual John Travolta, Tom Cruise is wearing a fat suit (and a bald wig) for a movie role. Photos have been leaked online. He’s pretty pissed off though, because it spoils the surprise. (I won’t name the movie, in case you want to be surprised [...]
Related StoresNovember 26th, 2007 — Books, Fat Positive, International, Movies, Race & Ethnicity from mo pie @ Big Fat Deal
I read a book recently that is both wildly popular and fat positive: The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency. I wrote about it in my book blog:
The heroine (Mma Ramotswe I think is the spelling) is one of the best characters ever, seriously. How much do I love her? And sure, I’m biased because [...]
November 2nd, 2007 — Boston, Donald Megerle, Movies, Nova, Reviews, Steve DeOssie, Uta Pippig, marathons, running from Blaine Moore @ Run to Win
You may have read about the Nova Marathon Challenge at this year’s Boston Marathon. Tufts University coach Donald Megerle and 3-time Boston winner Uta Pippig took a dozen people off of the street and trained them for the marathon over a span of 9 months.
Throughout the entire process, one person who was diabetic sustained [...]
October 26th, 2007 — Celebrities, Food, Gossip, Magazines, Movies, TV, weight loss from mo pie @ Big Fat Deal
Two bits of celebrity news I just had to share. First of all, in a rare instance of fatism against male celebrities, Ryan Gosling reportedly was fired from The Lovely Bones for being too fat. And also annoying. But mostly fat.
A source tells Us Gosling “was fired” because “he just gained too much weight!” [...]
October 5th, 2007 — Celebrities, Feel Good Friday, Hairspray, Movies, Music, Nikki Blonsky, Tidbit from mo pie @ Big Fat Deal
While you guys continue the important conversations in the comments, here’s a little Feel Good Friday fun for you.
It’s a clip from the Hairspray movie soundtrack of the three Tracy Turnblads (Nikki Blonsky, Ricki Lake, and Marissa Janet Winokur) singing “Mama, I’m a Big Girl Now.” I’m obsessed with this soundtrack, you guys. [...]
Related StoresSeptember 27th, 2007 — Celebrities, Fatism, Humor, Movies, Tidbit, Video from mo pie @ Big Fat Deal
I’ve been looking for the new trailer for The Heartbreak Kid online, ever since a friend told me about it. I was going to give up and try to describe it in words, but here it is online. It is the second video from the top, the one called “mother-in-law.” I think it [...]
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September 11th, 2007 — Celebrities, Keira Knightley, Meta, Movies, Tidbit from mo pie @ Big Fat Deal
Whether they’re “too fat” or “too thin,” certain celebrities get asked about their weight constantly. To wit, Keira Knightley:
“It’s really frustrating, and particularly when you come to Venice with a film that is an intelligent film. I think it was just a shame that that had to be brought up then, and the fact [...]
September 3rd, 2007 — Celebrities, Fat Positive, Fatism, Movies, TV, Video, Zac Efron from mo pie @ Big Fat Deal
It’s been quite a while since we’ve done a Wide Screen, but I just saw High School Musical 2 (of course I did) and I figured we should talk about Martha. You might remember her as “fat chick who secretly loves hip hop dancing” from the first film, and her role (and those of [...]
Related StoresAugust 31st, 2007 — Cold Hard Cash, Feel Good Friday, Hairspray, Movies, Tidbit from mo pie @ Big Fat Deal
Guess what? Hairspray has officially passed $100 million at the box office. This is a real achievement for a musical (only five have ever done it). Not only that, only three musicals (Grease, Chicago, and The Rocky Horror Picture Show) have ever made more money. And the movie is really fun [...]
Related StoresAugust 8th, 2007 — John L Parker Jr, Movies, Patrick Mouser from Blaine Moore @ Run to Win
Last week, John Parker spoke at the Maine Running Company about his book, Once a Runner, and the upcoming sequel. During his talk, he mentioned that the easiest money in the world is to sell the options to your book to somebody interested in making a movie about it. Up to this point, [...]
Related StoresAugust 2nd, 2007 — Celebrities, Gossip, Hairspray, Movies, Nikki Blonsky, Zac Efron from mo pie @ Big Fat Deal
Since I haven’t had time to craft a perfect gem of a blog post quite yet (I’ll tell you why in my next post, which will indeed be a perfect gem) I’m just going to quote from a couple of Hairspray-related e-mails I recieved recently:
From Eliza, comes this story:
Zac Efron & NIkki Blonksy are allegedly [...]
July 25th, 2007 — Fatism, Humor, Movies from mo pie @ Big Fat Deal
I’ve been using the Dane Cook trailer recently as an example of all that is evil in Hollywood and the world. But Tara disagrees; I thought her comment was worth pulling out and talking about.
I thought it was pretty funny. Hold on, let me explain. For one, from what little I saw from it, the [...]
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July 19th, 2007 — Hairspray, Movies from mo pie @ Big Fat Deal
I’m really excited about Hairspray, which comes out this weekend. I realize it’s got the drawback of Travolta in a fat suit (the Onion review says he sounds like Truman Capote and looks like his face is melting) and I also realize the John Waters movie is fantastic in its own right, but I [...]
Related StoresJuly 17th, 2007 — Advocacy, Art, Fat Positive, Meta, Movies from mo pie @ Big Fat Deal
1. Be yourself. Whatever size, color, religion, gender, race, or sexual orientation. Don’t make apologies for yourself. Believe in the righteousness of your cause. Believe that hate helps nobody.
2. Understand that you’re beautiful. Understand that people who criticize your body or my body or Kelly Clarkson’s body can’t take [...]