The Apprentice Liveblog Week Seven

Welcome to the seventh of this year’s Apprentice Liveblogs. If you’re unfamiliar with liveblogs, it’s simply a place to chat about the show while we’re watching. It’s one big moderated chatroom for The Apprentice. You can follow it below on Culch.ie or you can launch a stand alone window and follow it there. It’s simple and fun, so please come join us. This week’s challenge is set by

Review - Jackass 3D

The Jackass boys are back on the big screen. This time, the budget is bigger, the stunts more disgusting and everything is in eye-popping 3D. For anyone who has not seen even an episode of Jackass before, the concept is this; Johnny Knoxville and co perform silly, dangerous and sometimes disgusting feats for the camera, and have a whale of a time doing it – even though someone broke a bone during the making of Jackass 3D. All the faces you have come to know and love are there – Bam Margera, Chris ‘Party Boy’ Pontius, Dave England, Preston Lacy, Jason ‘Wee Man’ Ancuna, Ryan Dunn and Steve-O. Also making appearances are Spike Jonze, Tony Hawk and Bam’s beleaguered parents – April and Phil.

Review: The Kids Are All Right

Free willed Joni (Mia Wasikowska) and troublesome teen Laser (Josh Hutcherson) are the offspring of two loving lesbian parents Nic and Jules (Annette Bening and Julianne Moore), both of whom used the same sperm donor in the process. With Joni turning eighteen a new life in college dawns but as she prepares to move she is urged by her brother to make use of her new found adult-hood and secretly contact their ‘momses’ sperm donor and their biological father (Mark Ruffalo). The donor, a single bachelor named Paul, agrees and before long his role within this unconventional family sphere begins to grow; leading to romance and friction in equal proportions. Written and directed by Lisa Cholodenko , The Kids Are Alright is a charming and absorbing tale which delivers an interesting insight into the inter-relationships between grown adults, as well as their children. Despite the complex subject matter, the plot … There’s more