Remember forever ago when a script for those sissy vampire movies “New Moon” and whatever the next one is was found in a Loop dumpster behind some salon?  Well, that happened.  Trust me.  The next part is that the salon owner found it and did the nice thing by giving it back to the studio.  The studio was so happy it gave her tickets to both movie premieres, and the salon owner was so greatful that she went to one that then decided to sell the other ticket on e-bay. The studio was all like “nu-uh bitch!” and made her pull the auction down and then she tried to sell them privately, but the studio again put the smack down on the sale with an ultimatum.  The owner, St. Louisian Casey Ray, says she has every right to sell the tickets and is now suing the studio.

Summit then issued an ultimatum, saying Ray can transfer the tickets to the premiere and after-party for “Remember Me” but if she does, Summit will no longer provide Ray with the autographed scripts for “New Moon” and “Remember Me,” as provided under their agreement, according to the lawsuit.

God, just rip the damn things up.  It really can’t be worth this much trouble can it?  Either way, its done now and her lawyer is sure enjoying the spotlight.

“Casey Ray is a country girl raised in rural Missouri. She did the honorable thing by returning the scripts to Summit Entertainment LLC and is now faced with the prospect of her good deed not going unpunished,” said Ray’s attorney, Albert Watkins. “Ray may be a hairdresser from the Midwest, but she is not a sap. She entered into an agreement with Summit Entertainment, LLC; she has lived up to her end of the bargain, and it appears Summit Entertainment, LLC is itching for a fight on Ray’s home turf. If that’s what Summit wants, Ray is willing to take it to the mat. She eats hay and can pull a wagon, don’t underestimate her.”

A country girl raised in rural Missouri that is no sap but eats hay and pulls wagons?  Really?!

Ray’s lawyer pushed the point further down our throats by saying:

“Sure Casey is barely literate and lives in a town where most people can’t wipe their ass but know enough to get three different kinds of herpes…but she’s tough.  Oh and we know she looks like the before side of a Brenda Warner photo split, but that doesn’t mean you can just take this country bumpkin to the cleaners. Especially since she never cleans her clothes!  Just the three pairs of jorts with crotch sweat stains so deep you can barely tell the demin is acid wash down there.. …also she’s stupid and has cooties. I need a new job.”

Woah! Don’t mess with that sliver  tongued bastard in court! Guy’s like Matlock and Perry Mason rolled in to one…you know, if they clearly hated their clients.

via St. Louis Business Journal

According to St. Louis Public Radio KWMU some crazy rich guys is playing sport with a sack full of money and the Science Center a la “Brewster’s Millions” or “The Most Dangerous Game”

The St. Louis Science Center has launched an end-of-the-year fund-raising push in order to secure $500,000 from a long-time supporter.

The museum must raise the same amount by December 31st. Science Center president Doug King says the museum has received similar challenge grants in the past, but they have been limited to specific projects.

…its a little more of the former than the later, but we don’t have the whole story so we’ll never know!

It may sound like a lot of money to raise before the end of the year, but if movies have taught me anything I know the following things can’t fail:

- Benefit concert. (Wayne’s World 2)

- Dance recital. (Honey, Breakin 2: Electric Boogaloo)

- Catalina Wine Mixer (Step Brothers)

- Despite my lack of smoothness with the ladies I will eventually win over the sexy girl that has never noticed me until senior year by some completely out of character act of heroism. (Pretty much every movie ever)

The first three are for you Science Center, the last one’s all mine.

We love it!

Rams running back Steven Jackson tweeted out his love for “Ernest Saves Christmas” while hanging out at teammate Mike Karney’s house last night:

Do we love this so much because we can’t think of a better celebrity pairing than Steven Jackson and the late Jim Varney, or just because its nice to know SJ39 can take a moment and forget what team he plays for?

Answer: Both.

From The Riverfront Times blog DailyRFT about the recently St. Louis-filmed George Clooney flick:

The first local press screening of the Jason Reitman/George Clooney film Up In the Air – perhaps the most eagerly anticipated movie in St. Louis since that flick about the World’s Fair — happened this morning at the Tivoli in the Delmar Loop.

While we’ve been asked by the PR company to withhold any reviews or features until the theatrical release in December, it can’t hurt to share a few first impressions with you, loyal Daily RFT readers.

They go on to say that you really don’t see much of St. Louis in the movie, which isn’t much of a surprise.  They just filmed it here, the damn thing isn’t supposed to be based in St. Louis.  They also say that the movie is funny and George Clooney is sexy.

I know, these are all totally shocking statements.

It doesn’t really matter because we at Punching Kitty are totally over this movie now and are gaga for the new(er) George Clooney movie: The Fantastic Mr. Fox!

It has nothing to do with St. Louis at all, but it looks awesome!  The trailer is embedded below.  We do with there was at least one kitty in the movie though.

Yesterday, when talking about Chris File appearing in the Up in the Air trailer, we said this, emphasis mine:

Is that Chris Files, host of The Toast which is the diamond in the rough that is ToastedRav.com, in the new Up in the Air trailer walking behind star George Clooney?

We forgot to mention that Chris isn’t the only diamond in the rough!  He has a buddy left in those charred remains of a media experiment: Their movie critic Roger Qbert!  We love his movie ripping articles!

You know, come to think of it…maybe we could use a movie critic here at PK….

Is that Chris Files, host of The Toast which is the diamond in the rough that is ToastedRav.com, in the new Up in the Air trailer walking behind star George Clooney?

It sure is!

Things are looking good for Files to make it in to the final cut of the movie when it drops November 13th which is pretty cool…I’m sure it wasn’t as much of a thrill as it was working with me doing Don’t Puke videos, but still, pretty exciting.

George Clooney came to town and filmed it, and you probably know at least two people that made it as an extra (and about four others that tried) and now its finally getting close to hitting the big screens.

The Up In The Air trailer is here so now the world can see Lambert Airport in all its …um…glory!

…wait, this isn’t a movie about the worst airport ever that takes place in the 70’s?  God St. Louis must be cheap to film in.

1. ByronCrawford.com has a summary of the second episode of “The Real World: Brooklyn”.
   

   Wait. Is the big secret this season that everyone’s teh ghey on some level or another?

2. Mayor Slay confesses he actually moonlights as an Arch Rival Roller Girl.
3. St. Louis Daily Photo has people whacking ice with big hammers.
4. St. Louis Beacon has all the inauguration coverage you could ever want!
5. StlToday.com thinks you should go to see a movie that has Paris Hilton in it.
   

   If you’ve been quivering with anticipation for the next great horror musical, your wait is over.