You know, I thought there were less torturous ways to get out of active duty. (How about running off to Mexico with a new identity? Save the bullet scars and hang out at Cabo Wabo?) For a gruesome big-screen depiction of this practice, check out "A Very Long Engagement," the new French World War I movie starring "Amelie" babe Audrey Tautou.
There are no less than five horrific scenes of soldiers blowing their fingers off to get a ticket out of the trenches and go back home. Also, it's one of the top films recognized this year by the Fresyes Film Critics Circle.2. Fresnan to Publish Book: Gawker reports that Amber Frey, the Fresno massage therapist who happened to go on a date from hell, has just signed on to write a book for publisher Judith Regan (who has worked with Howard Stern and Jenna Jameson … and who got it on with Bernie Kerik). Here's the proposed cover art for the Scott Peterson tell-all. Expect more stories of strawberries, champagne, Fresno karaoke bars ... and a cold-hearted Modesto murderer.
