At tonight's #GoldenGlobes we honor Hollywood legend Meryl Streep with the prestigious Cecil B. Demille Award. — Golden Globe Awards (@goldenglobes) January 9, 2017 Last night, Hollywood elite Meryl Streep won the Cecil B. DeMille Award at the Golden Globes and used her acceptance speech to tear apart the performance of reality TV elitist Donald Trump in the role of “Presidential Hopeful Who Mocks a Disabled Reporter.” “There was nothing good about it, but it did its job. It made its intended audience laugh, and show their teeth,” she said. Trump fired back this morning. Meryl Streep, one of the most over-rated actresses in Hollywood, doesn't know me but attacked last night at the Golden Globes. — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 9, 2017 The Internet, asleep like a cat before a roaring fire, cocked back its ears. Wait, did it hear correctly? Was he going after Streep? What was he about to call her? Nine minutes later, Trump completed his thought:
Hillary flunky who lost big. For the 100th time, I never "mocked" a disabled reporter (would never do that) but simply showed him……. This was a step too far. Call Washington insider Hillary Clinton a nasty woman? Attack a union organizer in Indiana? Go after car companies and foreign currencies and religious groups? But call the literal queen of the silver screen overrated? And tell her she misinterpreted his performance? If anyone knows from acting, it’s perennial Oscar front-runner Meryl Streep. The Internet had had enough. The cat jumped into action. First, the pro-Streepers/anti-Trumpers launched the hashtag #thingstrumpthinksareoverrated. Like most joke hashtags, it set people up to make the same joke over and over again, which they happily did: Decency, humanity, empathy, truth, national security, the intelligence of Americans. 140 char. isn't enough #ThingsTrumpThinksAreOverrated — Steve Redmond (@sjredmond) January 9, 2017Permission before grabbing genitals.
— tara strong (@tarastrong) January 9, 2017 — Matt Knight (@LegendaryCatch) January 9, 2017 — Paul Lander (@paul_lander) January 9, 2017 Every time @realDonaldTrump claims #MerylStreep or Hollywood is elite and out of touch, retweet this image! — Marcel Kolder🖌 (@Kanteldenker) January 9, 2017 Predictably, pro-Trumpers/anti-Streepers swooped in to co-opt said hashtag, using it fight in Trump’s defense: The media's predictions. p — Agent Elizabeth (@MissLizzyNJ) January 9, 2017 Things were getting funny! Aut in this feud, the Internet could do better than a hashtag. Streep has won three Academy Awards—with 19 nominations—1and eight Golden Globes (hence the lifetime achievement nod) and acted in 79 films. You know what that means? There are also plenty of reaction GIFs! — Russ Bengtson (@russbengtson) January 9, 2017 — Amber Tamblyn (@ambertamblyn) January 9, 2017 In the Venn diagram of Trump supporters and Streep supporters, many people seem to fall right smack dab in the middle. S
ome of them took to the president-elect’s favorite communication medium, Twitter, to tell Trump so. We love you, and we love Meryl Streep, but please, they beseeched, don’t make us choose! @realDonaldTrump she is a fantastic actress admit you are wrong. And to think I voted for you. I feel so bad for doing so. — nanajib (@nanajib) January 9, 2017 @realDonaldTrump Love Meryl Streep. Grow a thicker skin. You sound childish and immature. I voted for you. R — Brenda Scott (@rbjscott2) January 9, 2017 Of course, even The Onion had some #thoughts. — The Onion (@TheOnion) January 9, 2017 But, despite its outrage, the Internet still had room to be self-congratulatory, too. Because if there’s one thing the Internet (apparently) loves more than Meryl Streep, it’s being right. The votes are in! Great job everyone. He CAN be predicted. # — John DiLillo (@dilillicious) January 9, 2017 1Correction at 5:53pm ET: An earlier version of this story misstated how many Academy Awards Streep had won.
If there’s one performer from Sam Raimi’s Spider-Man films who would be quickly welcomed back by fans, it would probably be J.K. Simmons. His performance as J. Jonah Jameson was so pitch perfect that he could easily step back into the role and not miss a step in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. While Simmons has moved on to play Commissioner James Gordon in the upcoming Justice League film, a new parody video mashes up Simmons’ first comic book movie role and his recent Oscar-winning performance. Via Laughing Squid, YouTube user The Brick Ranger posted a brief and very NSFW animated clip that mashes up Simmons’ turn in Whiplash and a LEGO version of Jameson. Within Whiplash, Simmons played Terence Fletcher, a conductor who was known to be emotionally and verbally abusive towards his students. Fletcher claimed that this was his way of pushing his charges towards greatness. In Marvel’s comic book universe, Jameson has definitely hurled his fair share of abuse towards Peter Parker and his alter-ego, Spider-Man.
But Jameson has never seemed quite as cruel as Fletcher. For the parody, Spider-Man was subbed in for an unfortunate trombone player who was out of tune during a rehearsal. The audio was taken from a particularly intense scene in Whiplash; which you can see below. Fair warning: it’s not the easiest thing to watch. The Brick Ranger regularly posts LEGO animated videos on his YouTube channel. What did you think about this mash up of Whiplash and Spider-Man? Let us know in the comment section below! Image: The Brick Ranger We also have questions for Spider-Man, but they’re nicer.Sold & shipped by ToywizShipping optionsFree pickup not available from this seller1Add to CartShipping optionsFree pickup not available from this sellerAge Range: 6 to 12 years237 piecesIncludes 3 minifigures: Spider-Man, Venom and Nick Fury with a gun Read more.... About this itemImportant Made in USA Origin Disclaimer:About this itemImportant Made in USA Origin Disclaimer:Venom has taken control of Nick Fury's S.H.I.E.L.D. flying car and is making a super-fast getaway.
Send Spider-Man to the rescue in his cool Spider-Cycle and help Spider-Man catch this venomous villain so he can return the car to the good guys in this LEGO Marvel Super Heroes Spider-Man: Spider-Cycle Chase Play Set. Watch out for Venom's vicious symbiont web attack and use the folding wheels on both vehicles of this LEGO Super Heroes Set for the perfect high-speed pursuit in the air or on land. This LEGO Spider-Man Set comes complete with 237 pieces and includes three mini figures: Spider-Man, Venom and Nick Fury with a gun. This set also features a Spider-Cycle and S.H.I.E.L.D. flying car with hidden flick missile. The rear spoiler of this flying car retracts to fire the hidden missile. Both of these vehicles can be used for an air assault, to add to the fun and intrigue of the chase. LEGO Super Heroes Spider-Man: Spider-Cycle Chase Play Set: 237-piece set includes 3 minifigures: Spider-Man, Venom and Nick Fury with a gun Features Spider-Cycle and S.H.I.E.L.D. flying car Spider-Cycle features folding wheels S.H.I.E.L.D. flying car features folding wheels and hidden flick missile Avoid the venom tentacle attack Fold the wheels on both vehicles for an air assault Retract the rear spoiler of the S.H.I.E.L.D. flying car to fire the hidden missile Spider-Cycle measures over 3"L x 1"W x