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Big Fan
When I first heard that Patton Oswalt was playing the role of an obsessed football fan in the upcoming Big Fan, I was giddy. Like many other fans of authentic stand-up comedy, I could only envision what the greatest savant of American nerd culture would bring to the most underserved of cinema subjects. Oswalt's comedy topics are completely original and delivered with the resentful troll-like sentimentality of an angry kid easily diverted by Cheetos and comics.

However, the newly released trailer for Big Fan shows a darker side of Oswalt, one that has not fully adjusted to reality. The scene where Oswalt is rehearsing his "script" for a sports talk radio show highlights the depths of this character's isolation. This film will probably disappoint some hardcore Patton fans, but it looks remarkably original. Bonus points for the inclusion of great character actor Kevin Corrigan.



And although I'm slowly moving away from sports, this is a tragic story that will largely go unnoticed in the mainstream media....because of UFC's 100th show and the fact that Michael Jackson, despite being fully dead, will not go away.

Arturo Gatti Found Dead

As most boxing fans already know, Gatti's trilogy with Micky Ward were among the most brutal and frenetic fights in the recent history of the sport. The fights essentially ended Micky Ward's career and did some serious damage to Gatti. The entire career of Gatti proved that he is the rarest of modern atheletes, one who truly gave every part of himself to his sport. If there ever was a real life Rocky, at least in terms of the abuse his body and mind suffered because of the way he fought, it was Gatti.



You know it's bad when both Obama and Chavez call a country out.

Honduras Coup Spotlights Latin America's Growing Instability

And finally, I always thought Ben Franklin was more of a player. This is kind of disappointing.

Ben Franklin Was a Badass (Indeed)