Woman Who Jumped on Hood to Stop Carjackers in Now Viral Video ‘Can’t Believe’ She Reacted Like That
Melissa Smith became one of the Internet’s newest heroes on Wednesday when video of her jumping on the hood of her car to stop it from being stolen hit the web and became a viral sensation.
The 27-year-old Milwaukee resident was pumping gas into her white SUV and checking her email at a Bp gas station when an unnamed carjacker slipped out of the back seat of a nearby black sedan and into the front seat of her car.
He then attempted to steal the vehicle — but not before Smith had the chance to realize what was happening. Springing into action,...
The 27-year-old Milwaukee resident was pumping gas into her white SUV and checking her email at a Bp gas station when an unnamed carjacker slipped out of the back seat of a nearby black sedan and into the front seat of her car.
He then attempted to steal the vehicle — but not before Smith had the chance to realize what was happening. Springing into action,...
- 5/27/2017
- by Dave Quinn
- PEOPLE.com
-Melissa Smith
Homeland Season 4 has critics raving and fans sitting on the edges of their seats. And while the show has assaulted its cast with a barrage of kidnappings, killings, and other nightmare scenarios, one character who has managed to survive and thrive this season is Max, the socially awkward surveillance expert played by Maury Sterling.
We sat down with Sterling for his take on Max’s development, his relationship to Carrie (Claire Danes), and how he’s looking forward to this Sunday’s finale as much as we are. Spoilers below, so if you haven’t caught up yet, get to binging!
Fans have been blown by the action this season. Has it also shot a new energy into the cast?
Absolutely. There was this big question of where we were going to go now, especially where season 3 ended. I’ve been blown away with how the writers have put this together,...
Homeland Season 4 has critics raving and fans sitting on the edges of their seats. And while the show has assaulted its cast with a barrage of kidnappings, killings, and other nightmare scenarios, one character who has managed to survive and thrive this season is Max, the socially awkward surveillance expert played by Maury Sterling.
We sat down with Sterling for his take on Max’s development, his relationship to Carrie (Claire Danes), and how he’s looking forward to this Sunday’s finale as much as we are. Spoilers below, so if you haven’t caught up yet, get to binging!
Fans have been blown by the action this season. Has it also shot a new energy into the cast?
Absolutely. There was this big question of where we were going to go now, especially where season 3 ended. I’ve been blown away with how the writers have put this together,...
- 12/19/2014
- by VH1
- VH1.com
-Melissa Smith
Homeland Season 4 has critics raving and fans sitting on the edges of their seats. And while the show has assaulted its cast with a barrage of kidnappings, killings, and other nightmare scenarios, one character who has managed to survive and thrive this season is Max, the socially awkward surveillance expert played by Maury Sterling.
We sat down with Sterling for his take on Max’s development, his relationship to Carrie (Claire Danes), and how he’s looking forward to this Sunday’s finale as much as we are. Spoilers below, so if you haven’t caught up yet, get to binging!
Fans have been blown by the action this season. Has it also shot a new energy into the cast?
Absolutely. There was this big question of where we were going to go now, especially where season 3 ended. I’ve been blown away with how the writers have put this together,...
Homeland Season 4 has critics raving and fans sitting on the edges of their seats. And while the show has assaulted its cast with a barrage of kidnappings, killings, and other nightmare scenarios, one character who has managed to survive and thrive this season is Max, the socially awkward surveillance expert played by Maury Sterling.
We sat down with Sterling for his take on Max’s development, his relationship to Carrie (Claire Danes), and how he’s looking forward to this Sunday’s finale as much as we are. Spoilers below, so if you haven’t caught up yet, get to binging!
Fans have been blown by the action this season. Has it also shot a new energy into the cast?
Absolutely. There was this big question of where we were going to go now, especially where season 3 ended. I’ve been blown away with how the writers have put this together,...
- 12/19/2014
- by VH1
- TheFabLife - Movies
Maya of Borderlands
We’ve spotlighted Melissa Smith’s stellar artwork before, which you can see here and here, but it’s all been superhero based up to this point. She also happens to have some wonderful game-inspired stuff as well, so featured below are some fantastic pieces that include Lilith, Maya, Angel, Mordecai (Borderlands), Sora (Kingdom Hearts), and last but not least, Mr.Bubbles and his favorite Little Sister (Bioshock). If you dig her work, which not sure why you wouldn’t, make sure to follow her on Deviant Art and Society 6 to keep up with her future projects.
Sora of Kingdom Hearts
Angel of Borderlands
Mr. Bubbles and Little Sister
Lilith of Borderlands
Mordecai of Borderlands...
We’ve spotlighted Melissa Smith’s stellar artwork before, which you can see here and here, but it’s all been superhero based up to this point. She also happens to have some wonderful game-inspired stuff as well, so featured below are some fantastic pieces that include Lilith, Maya, Angel, Mordecai (Borderlands), Sora (Kingdom Hearts), and last but not least, Mr.Bubbles and his favorite Little Sister (Bioshock). If you dig her work, which not sure why you wouldn’t, make sure to follow her on Deviant Art and Society 6 to keep up with her future projects.
Sora of Kingdom Hearts
Angel of Borderlands
Mr. Bubbles and Little Sister
Lilith of Borderlands
Mordecai of Borderlands...
- 4/10/2014
- by Matthew Mueller
- GeekTyrant
Like most film lovers, I am in mourning today, stunned by the sudden loss of Philip Seymour Hoffman. It was only a little over two weeks ago that I interviewed him at The Sundance Film Festival in Utah, where between the idyllic scenery and the palpable sense of joy surrounding the films, a tragedy like this seemed impossible.
Red Carpets are normally full of glitz and glamour, but at Sundance they are much more laid back. The stars are happy and relaxed, as is their attire, and Hoffman stepped in from the cold wearing winter boots and an easy smile. I admit I experienced a few butterflies at the prospect of speaking to this man, one of my favorite actors in films like The Master, Doubt and Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead to name just a few. But I had no reason to worry. He might have had incomparable talent,...
Red Carpets are normally full of glitz and glamour, but at Sundance they are much more laid back. The stars are happy and relaxed, as is their attire, and Hoffman stepped in from the cold wearing winter boots and an easy smile. I admit I experienced a few butterflies at the prospect of speaking to this man, one of my favorite actors in films like The Master, Doubt and Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead to name just a few. But I had no reason to worry. He might have had incomparable talent,...
- 2/3/2014
- by VH1
- TheFabLife - Movies
By Melissa Smith
Zach Braff’s new movie Wish I Was Here takes the meaning of independent film to a whole new level, thanks to the 46,520 fans on Kickstarter who provided $3.1 million for the project. At the Sundance premiere, the stars of the film were so excited by its success, they were already thinking about what future outlandish projects they might milk out of Kickstarter.
Donald Faison told us that he’d like to buy Star Wars from Disney in order to make The Chronicles of Lando Calrissian. We don’t necessarily think he was joking either, since his Star Wars obsession is well documented, and he has more than proved he’s got the skills for the part. When we asked Zach if perhaps a big budget action movie might also be next on his bucket list, he responded, “It’s not really for that. It’s for those films that are really,...
Zach Braff’s new movie Wish I Was Here takes the meaning of independent film to a whole new level, thanks to the 46,520 fans on Kickstarter who provided $3.1 million for the project. At the Sundance premiere, the stars of the film were so excited by its success, they were already thinking about what future outlandish projects they might milk out of Kickstarter.
Donald Faison told us that he’d like to buy Star Wars from Disney in order to make The Chronicles of Lando Calrissian. We don’t necessarily think he was joking either, since his Star Wars obsession is well documented, and he has more than proved he’s got the skills for the part. When we asked Zach if perhaps a big budget action movie might also be next on his bucket list, he responded, “It’s not really for that. It’s for those films that are really,...
- 1/24/2014
- by VH1
- TheFabLife - Movies
By Melissa Smith
Zach Braff and Kate Hudson play husband and wife in Wish I was Here quite believably. And, Ok, we know they’re just friends, but when we caught up with them at the film’s Sundance premiere, we could swear there was some serious real life chemistry going on! Between their doe-eyed gazes and the way they’d chime in to finish each other’s thoughts, our inner matchmaker’s imagination was fired up. Should Matt Bellamy and Taylor Bagley (Zach’s model gf) be worried?
“We’re friends, we’ve been friends a long time,” said Zach, who wrote and directed the film, which was funded by Kickstarter.
“But we’ve always looked forward to being able to play spouses,” Kate added. “[It] gives us an opportunity to just kind of play house for a second.”
Kate described how their off camera friendship allowed for “a real...
Zach Braff and Kate Hudson play husband and wife in Wish I was Here quite believably. And, Ok, we know they’re just friends, but when we caught up with them at the film’s Sundance premiere, we could swear there was some serious real life chemistry going on! Between their doe-eyed gazes and the way they’d chime in to finish each other’s thoughts, our inner matchmaker’s imagination was fired up. Should Matt Bellamy and Taylor Bagley (Zach’s model gf) be worried?
“We’re friends, we’ve been friends a long time,” said Zach, who wrote and directed the film, which was funded by Kickstarter.
“But we’ve always looked forward to being able to play spouses,” Kate added. “[It] gives us an opportunity to just kind of play house for a second.”
Kate described how their off camera friendship allowed for “a real...
- 1/23/2014
- by VH1
- TheFabLife - Movies
There’s nothing like a good holiday film to spread Christmas cheer. Of course, there’s family favorites that run the gamut from Elf to It’s a Wonderful Life to, um, Martin Scorsese’s The Wolf Of Wall Street? If visions of sugarplums are what you have in mind, maybe stick to the fruitcake, but if a sex scene involving Leonardo DiCaprio, a dominatrix and a candle peaks your interest, well then, you’re in for a treat! We asked the cast of this darkly funny, deeply depraved movie why they think this Christmas should be thrown to the wolves.
With an irresistible (perhaps even Santa-like?) twinkle in his eye, DiCaprio cautioned “Oh I don’t know if it’s the perfect family film. It’s the perfect adult film when you get to wander away from the children and go have a good time.”
Matthew McConaughey was a...
With an irresistible (perhaps even Santa-like?) twinkle in his eye, DiCaprio cautioned “Oh I don’t know if it’s the perfect family film. It’s the perfect adult film when you get to wander away from the children and go have a good time.”
Matthew McConaughey was a...
- 12/25/2013
- by VH1
- TheFabLife - Movies
Money! Power! Beauty! Martin Scorsese’s The Wolf Of Wall Street, which opens on Christmas Day, has all three of these in spades. However, we were curious as to which one of these traits were most important to the film’s cast, stars like Leonardo DiCaprio, Jonah Hill and Matthew McConaughey. So at the film’s premiere in Manhattan this week, we forced each one of these gents to make their own Sophie’s Choice and only pick only one.
Matthey McConaughey showed himself to be the pragmatist of the bunch by choosing power because “I like to get what I want.” (Is it weird we think that’s sexy?)
Jonah Hill lived up to his blooming reputation as America’s sweetheart by earnestly answering “None of those really matter that much to my life. I’d just choose friendships and relationships.”
Meanwhile, Kyle Chandler joked “I already chose beauty.
Matthey McConaughey showed himself to be the pragmatist of the bunch by choosing power because “I like to get what I want.” (Is it weird we think that’s sexy?)
Jonah Hill lived up to his blooming reputation as America’s sweetheart by earnestly answering “None of those really matter that much to my life. I’d just choose friendships and relationships.”
Meanwhile, Kyle Chandler joked “I already chose beauty.
- 12/20/2013
- by VH1
- TheFabLife - Movies
By Melissa Smith
Dane DeHaan is earning rave reviews for his performance in Kill Your Darlings at the Sundance Film Festival, but what audiences there are really talking about is his passionate onscreen kiss with Daniel Radcliffe, who plays a young Allen Ginsberg. We’re talking steamy, sexy, “is it getting warm in here?” stuff.
At the film’s Sundance premiere, DeHaan (known for his work in Chronicle and Lawless) revealed his trick to portraying such a realistic relationship: He fell in love with Daniel in real life. And, as Harry Potter fans across the globe already know, it wasn’t a hard task.
“Whenever you have somebody in a movie that you’re supposed to be in love with, I guess what I do is I look at that person and try to fall in love with them, and I see what about them is incredibly appealing to me,...
Dane DeHaan is earning rave reviews for his performance in Kill Your Darlings at the Sundance Film Festival, but what audiences there are really talking about is his passionate onscreen kiss with Daniel Radcliffe, who plays a young Allen Ginsberg. We’re talking steamy, sexy, “is it getting warm in here?” stuff.
At the film’s Sundance premiere, DeHaan (known for his work in Chronicle and Lawless) revealed his trick to portraying such a realistic relationship: He fell in love with Daniel in real life. And, as Harry Potter fans across the globe already know, it wasn’t a hard task.
“Whenever you have somebody in a movie that you’re supposed to be in love with, I guess what I do is I look at that person and try to fall in love with them, and I see what about them is incredibly appealing to me,...
- 1/23/2013
- by VH1
- TheFabLife - Movies
By Melissa Smith
We’re approaching the impending (maybe possible) series finale of Dexter with a mix of excitement and dread. Sure, we can’t wait to see how things will wrap up, but we also know we’ll soon have to go on with life without our favorite characters and actors. Like with most series endings, there will be some sort of twisted mourning period we all must go through.
If you’re like us, you’re already worrying about missing Michael C. Hall after season eight airs this summer. And if you feel an extra twinge of panic at the thought, it might be because Michael has been a major part of groundbreaking television for well over a decade, first portraying funeral director David Fisher in Six Feet Under before moving on to the serial killer we can’t help but love in Dexter. In fact, there hasn...
We’re approaching the impending (maybe possible) series finale of Dexter with a mix of excitement and dread. Sure, we can’t wait to see how things will wrap up, but we also know we’ll soon have to go on with life without our favorite characters and actors. Like with most series endings, there will be some sort of twisted mourning period we all must go through.
If you’re like us, you’re already worrying about missing Michael C. Hall after season eight airs this summer. And if you feel an extra twinge of panic at the thought, it might be because Michael has been a major part of groundbreaking television for well over a decade, first portraying funeral director David Fisher in Six Feet Under before moving on to the serial killer we can’t help but love in Dexter. In fact, there hasn...
- 1/22/2013
- by Sabrina Rojas Weiss
- TheFabLife - Movies
By Melissa Smith
There are a lot of firsts for Daniel Radcliffe in his role as beat poet Allen Ginsberg in Kill Your Darlings. First gay love scenes, first time filming in the U.S., and first Perm! The 23-year-old actor has proved he’s not afraid of taking risks, and we’re sure you’ll agree that this time, the result is adorable.
As soon as we saw the first photos from the film, we became envious of Daniel’s luscious head of curls and couldn’t help wondering what his secret was. So soft and wavy! So dreamy! Don’t you just want to run your hand through it?! So at the movie’s Sundance premiere, we asked him to spill on the secret to his locks and also asked if he agreed it’s the best hair he’s gotten to sport for a role.
“Oh, yeah,...
There are a lot of firsts for Daniel Radcliffe in his role as beat poet Allen Ginsberg in Kill Your Darlings. First gay love scenes, first time filming in the U.S., and first Perm! The 23-year-old actor has proved he’s not afraid of taking risks, and we’re sure you’ll agree that this time, the result is adorable.
As soon as we saw the first photos from the film, we became envious of Daniel’s luscious head of curls and couldn’t help wondering what his secret was. So soft and wavy! So dreamy! Don’t you just want to run your hand through it?! So at the movie’s Sundance premiere, we asked him to spill on the secret to his locks and also asked if he agreed it’s the best hair he’s gotten to sport for a role.
“Oh, yeah,...
- 1/22/2013
- by VH1
- TheFabLife - Movies
By Melissa Smith
With news of Kanye West and Kim Kardashian’s bun in the oven, we can’t help but wonder just how powerful their offspring is going to be. Just take the case of Blue Ivy, who reached number 7 on our list of celebs who dominated 2012 … just by being born! When it comes to Kimye’s spawn, the baby might actually be genetically primed for world domination, at least if he/she is anything like Kanye’s mom says he was as an infant.
Before Donda West tragically passed away in 2007, she sat down with VH1 News to talk about raising her son. Apparently there were very early signs of his powerful personality — even indications he’d like to rule the planet!
“I never saw that blank stare in Kanye’s eyes,” she told us. “Some babies come here, and it takes them a little bit longer to focus.
With news of Kanye West and Kim Kardashian’s bun in the oven, we can’t help but wonder just how powerful their offspring is going to be. Just take the case of Blue Ivy, who reached number 7 on our list of celebs who dominated 2012 … just by being born! When it comes to Kimye’s spawn, the baby might actually be genetically primed for world domination, at least if he/she is anything like Kanye’s mom says he was as an infant.
Before Donda West tragically passed away in 2007, she sat down with VH1 News to talk about raising her son. Apparently there were very early signs of his powerful personality — even indications he’d like to rule the planet!
“I never saw that blank stare in Kanye’s eyes,” she told us. “Some babies come here, and it takes them a little bit longer to focus.
- 1/4/2013
- by VH1
- TheFabLife - Movies
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Even if you missed the premiere of AMC’s Hell on Wheels last night, you’ve probably seen the photos of Common looking considerably less smooth than usual. As freed slave Elam, he’s got a seriously scraggly beard and some of the dirtiest clothing this side of The Walking Dead‘s zombie wardrobe. VH1′s Melissa Smith sat down with the rapper/actor/controversial White House guest last week and asked if he and his castmates are just a wee bit jealous of the cast of that other AMC period drama, Mad Men.
“They get to be all fresh and get the Banana Republic endorsements — I wonder what type of endorsements we gonna get!” Common laughed, though he admitted that growing his beard out was kind of liberating. “At a certain point, I wasn’t even thinking about how I looked. It was like,...
Even if you missed the premiere of AMC’s Hell on Wheels last night, you’ve probably seen the photos of Common looking considerably less smooth than usual. As freed slave Elam, he’s got a seriously scraggly beard and some of the dirtiest clothing this side of The Walking Dead‘s zombie wardrobe. VH1′s Melissa Smith sat down with the rapper/actor/controversial White House guest last week and asked if he and his castmates are just a wee bit jealous of the cast of that other AMC period drama, Mad Men.
“They get to be all fresh and get the Banana Republic endorsements — I wonder what type of endorsements we gonna get!” Common laughed, though he admitted that growing his beard out was kind of liberating. “At a certain point, I wasn’t even thinking about how I looked. It was like,...
- 11/7/2011
- by Sabrina Rojas Weiss
- TheFabLife - Movies
Even if you missed the premiere of AMC’s Hell on Wheels last night, you’ve probably seen the photos of Common looking considerably less smooth than usual. As freed slave Elam, he’s got a seriously scraggly beard and some of the dirtiest clothing this side of The Walking Dead‘s zombie wardrobe. VH1′s Melissa Smith sat down [...]...
- 11/7/2011
- by Sabrina Rojas Weiss
- VH1.com
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