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I’m going to do another off the cuff non-movie related rant again. I’m sorry, I’m sorry but Kathy Griffen inspires me right now; what the hell did Gwen Stefani and her husband name their kid? I heard it on the news and was flabbergasted. They named their little innocent, defenseless baby Zuma Nasta Rock. I’m sending a direct message to Hollywood: STOP COMPETING WITH EACH OTHER! THE REST OF THE WORLD DOESN’T CARE. I know that young Zuma will be going to school with Shiloh, Zahara, Knox, and Pilot Inspektor, but when he gets older I think resentment might be the end result. I’m not saying originality isn’t a good thing, but when a small child doesn’t have a say in their name, don’t make them stand out because of the press. It’s a short form of a child abuse. Stop trying to impress everybody with your wackiness; the rest of the world just thinks your stupid. I feel like sending these wacky celebs to the moon.

I have another unusual rant to add to this one, the casting of the new film PRINCE OF PERSIA. I feel ashamed that Hollywood is actually going back to its own old roots and not casting actual people to fit the parts. For example, the great Dustin Hoffman playing a Native American in LITTLE BIG MAN or Sir Alec Guinness playing an Arabian in LAWRENCE OF ARABIA. The upcoming video game flick PRINCE OF PERSIA has of all people playing the title character, Jake Gyllenhaal. Look, I’m sure there are a million Persian actors in Hollywood alone to fit the bill, do we need the white guy from THE DAY AFTER TOMMORROW to play a different nationality, this totally inappropriate casting in this day and age. Mr. Gyllenhaal needs to stick to films with his race. It just looks silly and just bad.

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