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December 22nd, 2009 Westlife Star Says that Girls Aloud Are Too Sexual

Boyamd Westlife star Kian Egan has claimed that Girls Aloud are “over-sexed” and wore too revealing outfits on their ‘Out Of Control’ tour earlier this year.

The 29-year-old, who is co-managing a new girl band with Louis Walsh which includes his wife Jodi Albert, insisted that he is creating a more “classy” look for the group.

“I’ll certainly be very controlling of their image because I think a lot of the girl bands now are way too tarted up,” he told Cosmopolitan.

“If you look at Girls Aloud’s last tour, it’s too over-sexed. Jodi’s is more of a classy catwalk, Gucci look. That’s the sort of sexiness I want to achieve with them.”

Egan revealed that the new group, who are yet to be given a name, could potentially join Westlife on tour in the future.

“If they’re ready to do it and the boys agree, I’d love it. But it’s still early days for them. They’re recording their album,” he said.

Westlife spent some time with American President Barack Obama before their performance at the Nobel Peace Prize

Singer Shane Filan told of his delight at getting so close to President Obama, the latest recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize.

The band had the opportunity to meet the President when they flew over to Norway yesterday afternoon in advance of their performance at the Nobel Peace Prize concert in Oslo tonight.

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April 17th, 2008 Tommy Boy (DVD) Review

Chris Farley and David Spade team up in Tommy Boy, a 1995 comedy about an incompetent, intellectually-challenged auto-parts heir who is forced to save the family business following his father’s untimely death. Utterly hilarious from beginning to end, it’s one of the best comedies of the 1990s and continues the long tradition of cult classic comedies that helped cement the careers of former Saturday Night Live cast members. The onscreen banter between Farley and Spade is unrivaled, making Farley’s premature death all the more of a loss. Throughout Tommy Boy, Farley’s unique brand of Belushi-like humor and good-natured demeanor make this comedic gem blossom into a masterpiece…

Tommy Boy follows the life of recent college graduate Tommy Callahan (Chris Farley). Picked up from the airport by Callahan Auto employee Richard Hayden (David Spade), Tommy’s father “Big Tom” (Brian Dennehy) announces a surprise engagement to his new girlfriend Beverly (Bo Derek). Beverly has a son of her own, Paul (Rob Lowe), who travels into town for his mother’s wedding. Ecstatic to finally have a brother, Tommy takes Paul out on a personal tour of his hometown of Sandusky, Ohio - where the idea of a wild night of fun consists of cow-tipping. Paul is anything but amused.

On the day of the wedding, however, Big Tom suffers a heart attack, and without the big guy running the show, Callahan’s clients grow weary about doing business with the over-extended Callahan Auto Parts. With the Callahan bankers reneging on their promises to loan the company much needed capital, the board of directors considers selling out to Ray Zalinsky (Dan Aykroyd), a rival auto parts salesman who “sells auto parts to the common man, because that’s who he is and that’s who he cares about!” But selling shares means closing the current Sandusky manufacturing plants and putting hundreds of employees out of work.

Intent on averting that outcome, Richard and Tommy decide to hit the road and sell Callahan auto parts face-to-face. However, when Tommy bungles a number of meetings and Richard comes across as arrogant, the two lose more orders than they gain. Meanwhile, Tommy’s love interest, ex-high school classmate and Callahan employee Michelle Brock (Julie Warner), uncovers a surprising truth about Beverly and her supposed son Paul. With the future of Callahan Auto and the town Sandusky hanging in the balance, it’s up to Tommy, Richard, and Michelle to put a stop to Beverly and Paul before they sell a majority of Callahan shares to the cold and calculating Ray Zalinsky…

Directed by Peter Segal, producer of such hits as Anger Management (2003) and 50 First Dates (2004), Tommy Boy is one laugh after another. If you haven’t seen it, you really don’t know what you’re missing. Chris Farley and David Spade create the perfect comedy duo. Written by veteran TV writers Bonnie and Terry Turner, screenwriters for the 1992 phenomenon Wayne’s World, Tommy Boy is one of those rare comedies that’s well-written and hilarious without being overly outlandish. Highly recommended…

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Britt Gillette is author of The DVD Report, a blog where you can find more reviews like this one of the Tommy Boy (DVD).

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