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Metallica, MMJ, Pearl Jam On Bonnaroo DVDMetallica, My Morning Jacket and Pearl Jam are among the artist featured on "Live From Bonnaroo 2008," due in January on DVD from Superfly Presents and A.C. Entertainment. The DVD was originally offered only to 2008 festival ticket-buyers, but is now being made available to the general public for a limited time.Source: Billboard.com | 10 Dec 2008 | 5:01 pm Fogerty Revisits 'Blue Ridge' On New AlbumFormer Creedence Clearwater Revival frontman John Fogerty is finishing work on "John Fogerty: The Return of the Blue Ridge Rangers," a sequel of sorts to his 1973 solo set of vintage country and roots covers, "Blue Ridge Rangers," Billboard.com can exclusively reveal.Source: Billboard.com | 10 Dec 2008 | 5:01 pm Michael Jackson's famous glittery glove for sale (AP)
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E! Online - Tyler Perry's empire is secure for now.
Doth the lady protest too much? From the looks of the sneak peek above, there might be a baby Cooper or baby Charlotte on the way on Private Practice. What do you think? Maybe Violet and Cooper is...
The Ruffalo family is taking it one day at a time.
"Mark Ruffalo and his family deeply appreciate the outpouring of prayers and support during this most difficult time of the passing...
Reuters - In couture, cut is vital, but Marie Dupuis has found it can also apply to price. Thanks to a little bargaining, a Jean-Paul Gaultier dress she had her eye on for New Year's eve was hers at a 40 percent discount.
Tyler Perry's empire is secure for now.
A federal judge ruled in favor of the family-friendly entertainment dynamo Tuesday, determining that a woman who claimed Perry pilfered...
Silence can speak a thousand words and, perhaps, collect a handful of hardware.
The Los Angeles Film Critics Association on Tuesday named the Disney-Pixar charmer WALL-E the Best Picture...
Just how sinful is Gossip Girl? So much so that its too-cute castmembers are starting some drama offscreen. An eyewitness says they saw Blake Lively hanging out at New York nightclub Southside...
Say it ain't so, Joe!
Coldplay has finally gotten around to shooting down Joe Satriani's allegations of song-swiping made in a copyright-infringement suit filed last...
Are George O'Malley's days at Seattle Grace numbered?
T.R. Knight is apparenty trying to squirm out of his Grey's Anatomy contract amid reports of a growing...
The latest chapter of Fantasia Barrino's life story isn't so inspiring.
One of the American Idol winner's North Carolina homes has been put up for auction after Barrino...
Judah Friedlander is comfortable around strippers after appearing in The Wrestler with Marisa Tomei, who plays a dancer. "Stand-up comedians and strippers are the only live performers that never get reviewed," he mused at last night's Cinema Society screening. "So we have that in common." Watch our Party Lines slideshow to see what Tomei has to say about that.
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Filed Under: judah friedlander, marisa tomei, party lines
We didn't give the copyright-infringement lawsuit that Joe Satriani filed against Coldplay last week much thought, mainly because we stopped listening to him when his music started sounding like Yanni with a wah-wah pedal. But now that Coldplay has issued a statement on the matter (it begins in hilariously tongue-in-cheek fashion with the statement "With the greatest possible respect to Joe Satriani," a phrase that hasn't been uttered before or since), we thought it was high time to raise the perfectly viable question of whether Creaky Boards — who also accused Coldplay of lifting their melody for "Viva La Vida" earlier this year — were actually the first band to rip off Joe Satriani. We can only keep our fingers crossed that an enterprising individual (like the guy who made the Satriani/Coldplay video) takes it upon himself to post a new mash-up to YouTube that underscores the delicious irony of this situation.
On a (barely) related note, while researching this piece, we just learned that Satriani is set to form a new supergroup with Sammy Hagar, ex–Van Halen bass player Michael Anthony, and Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer Chad Smith in 2009. Their name? Chickenfoot!
Coldplay Hits Back - We Stole Nothing [TMZ]
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Filed Under: Beef, Coldplay, Joe Satriani, Jurisprudence, Music
Missed NY1's "In the Papers" this morning? Well, good news! Now you can turn to Pat's Papers, home of all the stories Pat Kiernan reads on-air. And MORE: According to Pat's blog, the feature is now in its second week, and soon you will be able to suggest stories as well. Bookmark it to learn all about your favorite local Canadian anchor. Example: "Yes, I have a vanity search set up in Google. It's really a handy thing when you're occasionally mentioned in media reports for things you do. So I just have Google News on the lookout for 'Pat Kiernan.' When it finds it, I get a little report." Ha! Pat Kiernan is totally going to see this post. [Pat's Papers]
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Filed Under: in other news, ny1, pat kiernan, tv
Art Basel ended yesterday in Miami, and we are relieved. Because a good lot of the fashion flock went down there to eye the art and walk among the palm trees, but now they can come back to New York where they belong. We're sad we weren't in Miami not only because of the aforementioned palm trees but because of all the art-party-in-Miami outfits. Take Naomi Campbell on the right here. She wore a fence! Ah, the glorious permissiveness of temperate climes. See Mary-Kate Olsen, Beyoncé, Marc Jacobs, and more in the slideshow.
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Filed Under: basel, beyonce, david barton, esteban cortazar, estelle, fashion yearbook, franca sozzani, ivana trump, jay z, kelly killoren bensimon, lorenzo martone, marc jacobs, marykate olsen, naomi campbell, nicky hilton, pamela anderson, paris hilton, shakira, slideshow, yelle
Between bankruptcy, debt, corruption scandals, layoffs, and its own inkiness, the newspaper is at least a code orange in the deathwatch alert today. But Arianna Huffington was named Media Person of the Year! The media world turns, after the jump.
• Like many Americans, the New York Times is facing financial troubles yet living in a very fancy house that it once thought it could afford. Now the company is in talks with lenders to borrow a few hundred million dollars to buy itself out of debt. [Bloomberg]
• The Times is also reporting today that for newspapers like itself, as its downer headline states, "Next Year Is Looking Even Worse." The paper reports that newspapers are being hit particularly hard by the recession, and UBS canceled its presentation on newspaper ad spending, apparently all out of ideas. The story ends by saying that a "cultural shift" is taking place in the newspaper business; one that will last "forever." :( [NYT]
• On the online side of the Times, things are looking a bit less depressing, as nytimes.com has just launched a new blog, Gadgetwise, a guide to things tech-y. [Gadgetwise/NYT]
• So the Laid-Off Journalist was not elected I Want Media's Media Person of the Year. Instead, the site's voters gave the honor to online media mogul Arianna Huffington. Bloggers everywhere are fist-bumping. [I Want Media]
• More magazine sadness: Staffers in the editorial, production, and art departments at Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia have been laid off. This is getting redundant. [FishbowlNY/Mediabistro]
• The Washington Post has raised its newsstand price by a quarter, bumping its price to 75 cents. No, WP, you see, online the news is free. [Politico]
• And finally, the Philadelphia Daily News, founded in 1925, and the Philadelphia Inquirer are planning 35 layoffs for December. [Philebrity]
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Filed Under: arianna huffington, chicago tribune, ink-stained wretches, liz smith, martha stewart living omnimedia, media deathwatch, michael sneed, new york times, philadelphia daily news, philadelphia inquirer
Despite facing rumors that she may have received a little help from her designer friend Roland Mouret on her new line, Victoria Beckham's getting the ultimate revenge: success. Her collection of dresses is doing remarkably well, in spite of These Economic Times. Posh somehow is defying the laws of physics, gravity, and, er, economics right now by launching a luxury brand when no one wants to buy luxury, and then having it, you know, sell. She hit Bergdorf Goodman last Friday to personally introduce an early delivery of the line (which ranges from $1,000 to $3,000) to an intimate crowd of 65. And less than a week later, a Bergdorf representative confirmed to us that half the stock is sold out. This follows her line's success in England where Selfridges sold out of her entire collection at both the London and Manchester locations in one day. "I don't have a doubt in my mind that these special pieces will sell out," Linda Fargo, Bergdorf's senior vice president, Fashion Office & Store Presentation, told us. "Our gals still want the rare and hard-to-find pieces, and especially things that are so flattering and well made. They're sexy but elegant at the same time — a lethal combination for my money." The luxury department store expects five or six additional styles when the global launch takes place in February. Sounds like a happy victory for Miss Victoria.
Fashion Scoops: Bergdorf Babe [WWD]
Only three Victoria Beckham dresses left in London! (UPDATE: Manchester sell-out) [Grazia]
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Filed Under: bergdorf goodman, linda fargo, posh spice, spicy dish, victoria beckham
"There is this weird schizophrenia at events like this … We know it's happening, but obviously it hasn't hit us yet. Of course we've been affected, anyone with a business has been affected, but if you were really hurting, if it were really affecting you, you wouldn't be here! I find it a bit ridiculous actually, almost like it's the cool hot topic to talk about at fancy parties is the economy, which seems very decadent … Sometimes I wonder, are these people going mad? Am I in the sinking Titanic? I think I'm in the sinking Titanic."
— Margherita Missoni, model, actress, heir to the Italian fashion house, at Chanel's Winter Wonderland ball on Friday. [NYO]
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Filed Under: Bons Mots, Margherita Missoni, Poor is Cool, the greatest depression
• Kathryn Lopez argues that with all of the expletives directed at Obama and Jarrett, Blagojevich has clearly blown his shot at a presidential pardon. (Not that he'd get one anyway for bringing Illinois-style corruption to the Obama-administration table before he was even in office.) [Corner/National Review]
• Remaining Illinois senator Dick Durbin, the No. 2 ranking Democrat in the body, recommends a special runoff election to pick Obama's replacement — even though that's not what state law calls for — because clearly Blagojevich can't do it. John Nichols agrees. [State of Change/Nation]
• Journalist Matt Cooper, who has also faced off against prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald, has some advice: "I don't think you're dealing with a modern-day Javert or some loon. He's a hard ass, but a reasonable one and I think, if you believe you are guilty and are going to lose at trial, you might get a decent deal out of this," Cooper writes. "I'd shoot for the minimum security and seven years in prison." [Capital/Portfolio]
• The RNC immediately distributed talking points linking Obama to Blago, but if even the conservative Washington Times isn't buying it, the story line probably won't have legs. [Washington Times]
• Jake Tapper observes that Republicans who are pushing for a release of all communications between the Obama team and Blagojevich might only find out what has already been rumored — that Rahm Emanuel was approached by Blago and immediately ratted him out. [ABC News]
• Rich Lowry is rubbing his hands together at the prospect of passing the corruption mantle onto Democrats, what with Charles Rangel and Eliot Spitzer and all. [Corner/National Review]
• Zachary Roth, meanwhile, can't seem to decide whether it is lame or completely awesome that the Tribune stepped away from a story to let this all play out. (We say awesome.) [Talking Points Memo]
• Somewhat unsurprisingly, Lieutenant Governor Pat Quinn says that his boss should step aside. Also unsurprisingly, Blago isn't yet listening. [ChicagoBreakingNews.com]
• Eugene Volokh observes that Blago's efforts go further then most in political deal-making, but not by too much. We may see more of what we call "bargains" defined as "crimes" from now on. [Volokh Conspiracy]
Earlier: Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich to Join Previous Illinois Governor George Ryan in the Clink
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Filed Under: barack obama, corruption, dick durbin, early and often, illinois, politics, rod blagojevich, scandal, senate, valerie jarrett
*From the Los Angeles Film Critics Association! Yes, the LAFCA has named Pixar's Wall-E 2008's best film, the first time in history an animated movie has claimed such an honor. Also winning trophies were Slumdog Millionaire's Danny Boyle (Best Director), Milk's Sean Penn (Best Actor), and Happy-Go-Lucky's Sally Hawkins (Best Actress). Sadly, none of this bodes well for our favorite movie's Academy Awards chances, as not since Schindler's List has the organization correctly predicted the top prize at the Oscars. But screw tradition! Wall-E for Best Picture!
L.A. critics wired for 'Wall-E' [Variety]
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Filed Under: danny boyle, kudos, lafca, los angeles film critics association, movies, pixar, sally hawkins, sean penn, wall-e
MAKEUP
• L’Oréal USA will cut 500 jobs from a workforce of 10,500. That's nearly 5 percent of the company gone by the first half of 2009. How unpretty. [Cosmetic News]
FRAGRANCE
• Though sales of makeup are declining, mascara sales rose 4 percent (or $22 million) from last year. The popularity of mascaras with oscillating brushes by Lancôme and L’Oréal largely contributed to the boost. [Heard on the Runway/WSJ]
• Miss your alma mater? Now it's only a smell away, thanks to a new line of perfume from Masik Collegiate Fragrances. The brand debuts this year with scents for University of North Carolina–Chapel Hill and Penn State. Universities of Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Tennessee, Auburn University, and Louisiana State are all on deck. [Now Smell This]
SKIN
• A sun tattoo is pictured here. Bets on it catching on? [Jezebel]
• Chanel is launching an anti-wrinkle line called Ultra Correction Line Repair. Prices will range from $77 to $135, and model Shalom Harlow will star in the campaign. [WWD]
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Filed Under: beauty marks, chanel, fragrance, makeup, shalom harlow, skin
The dress worn by the wax figure of Joan Rivers at Madame Tussauds is always needing to be repaired because "people pat her dress so much, the beadwork gets a little worn," Tussauds' costume lady, Elly Van Horne, tells the Times today. People pat down Joan? Why? "Celebrities are the saints of today." [NYT]
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Filed Under: joan rivers, madame tussauds, The Most Important People in the World
Hipstergasm! "Money" is not only the first official video off the hotly anticipated debut album from the production duo N.A.S.A. — DJ Zegon and Squeak E. Clean , a.k.a. Sam Spiegel, Spike Jonze’s brother — but it features visuals from artist Shepard Fairey, once the Andre the Giant guy, now the Barack Obama red-and-blue poster guy. On the actual song, you’ve also got a (surprisingly decent) verse from Chuck D., chorus hook courtesy of David Byrne, and contributions from Z-Tripe, Ras Congo, and Team Zissou member Seu Jorge. (And it just adds to the velvet-rope atmosphere that the video itself, which you can find after the jump, seems to play fine on Internet Explorer but not Firefox.)
Download "Money": Schitz Popinov
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Filed Under: chuck d, david byrne, music, n.a.s.a., ras congo, right-click, seu jorge, shepard fairey, spike jonze, z-tripe
In this video, the good people at Logo TV's NewNowNext.com try to explore what would happen if, tomorrow, everyone who was gay didn't show up for work. That's what some people are planning, in a nationwide protest against the passing of Proposition 8. Their video is a little extreme, as they work at a queer network and of course if every LGBT person there called in gay, nobody would go to work (including, not to be judgy, the cute male protagonist of the video, if you ask us). What would happen at a non-gay company? Well, we won't know until tomorrow.
Your Intel editors Jessica and Chris will not be calling in gay, even though we both are (one technically, the other honorarily). It's partially because we work at an extremely 'mo-friendly company and if everyone here called in gay the magazine would basically shut down. It's also partially because we feel that us not showing up to work here in New York City has little to do with convincing the non-urban population of California that Proposition 8 was wrong. Oh yeah, and because we don't have any days off left and our moms will kill us if we don't come home for Christmas.
It's not that we don't want you to call in gay — quite the reverse. Statistics show that knowing even one gay person makes a person much more favorable to homosexuals as a whole, and reminding your co-workers that they do know a gay person who may want to get married one day is always a good thing.
Foes of Proposition 8 often argue that it's not gay people — who, after all, are their neighbors, co-workers, and even friends — they object to, it's gay marriage. Therefore, to them, a day without actual gay people is a little beside the point, perhaps slightly hysterical. But this is exactly what needs to get driven home: You can't object to part of gay people without objecting to the whole. It's careless and equivocal to argue that it's just one part of LGBT life that's unacceptable. It would be like saying you like Jewish people but not ones that are circumcised, or that you have Latino friends but you only like them when they speak English. You get to like it all, or you get nothing, and that's what a Day Without Gays is about.
Are any of you calling in gay? Do you think people should? Please tell us about it in the comments — and tomorrow tell us what happened in your office.
"Call In Gay" Same-Sex Marriage Allies Say [CBS News]
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Filed Under: a day without gays, equal rites, gay marriage, gays, marriage equality, proposition 8
Vogue editor André Leon Talley has taken to wearing a black knit hat emblazoned with "Obama" in rhinestones. “I bought it from a man on the street who was selling these out of the trunk of his car,” Talley said. He wore the hat to Oscar de la Renta's pre-fall show on Monday and plans to order more for Christmas gifts. The sparkle doesn't stop there: Talley ordered an overcoat with Barack's face in crystals on the back to wear to the inauguration next month. Love. [Heard on the Runway/WSJ]
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Filed Under: andre leon talley, barack obama, Life with André, vogue
According to multiple outlets, the Mets have agreed to a three-year, $37-million contract with closer Francisco Rodriguez, pending a physical. The 26-year-old set the major-league record with 62 saves last season, while (as if you needed reminding) the Mets bullpen put up an ERA over five after the All-Star Break.
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Filed Under: baseball, francisco rodriguez, mets, sports, the sports section
Is Summit Entertainment replacing Catherine Hardwicke — record-setter for the biggest-ever box-office weekend for a film helmed by a woman — with some penis-having dude? Maybe! According to never-wrong Vulture buddy Nikki Finke, the studio has asked Chris Weitz, the man behind American Pie, The Golden Compass, and About a Boy, to step into Hardwicke's recently vacated position as the director of the two upcoming Twilight sequels (he's purportedly still considering it). Weitz did do some impressive schmaltz curbing in Boy, and most of the things wrong with Golden Compass reeked of Catholic-appeasing movie-studio meddling, so we suppose we'll be cautiously optimistic about this. Even so, we're not particularly looking forward to scenes in which Edward Cullen, in lieu of full-on intercourse, gazes lustfully at a pie.
SOURCE: 'Twilight' Sequel Offer From Summit Out To Director Chris Weitz? [Deadline Hollywood Daily]
Earlier: Twilight 2 Gets a New Director, Crappy Script
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Filed Under: about a boy, american pie, catherine hardwicke, chris weitz, movies, the golden compass, twilight, vampires
AP - Craig Lucas' "Prayer for My Enemy" is a fractured play about a fractured family, a jagged piece of uneasy domestic drama that benefits from a game cast and the sharp direction of Bartlett Sher.
Early risers may recall that, just a few weeks ago, the four main leads of the Today show traveled to the ends of the earth in search of the Weather Dominator as an attempt to raise awareness for environmental issues. And while Matt, Meredith, and Al all seemed to cope with their respective journeys okay, the generally disagreeable Ann Curry found herself in a world of hurt while trying to scale Tanzania's Mount Kilimanjaro. Despite prepping for the journey by spending a full week adjusting to the altitude, Ms. Curry and her crew were unable to complete their journey (and therefore were unable to cut down a swath of trees in order to plant a "Green Is Universal" flag at the peak's majestic summit). Now, a full three weeks later, she recalls the myriad issues that backfired on the voyage in a Television Week exclusive (jealous?) that will surely set your Schadenfreude receptors tingling for days.
While it's truly a pleasurable (if, at times, gross) experience reading through the entire 3,500-word (!) description of the various maladies that Ann Curry had to do battle with during her stay on the Dark Continent, we here at Intel figured we'd save you some time and just point out the highlights for you:
On forgetting to drink bottled water: "I picked up a terrible amoeba from the water. It’s so embarrassing to even mention it … The reason I’m embarrassed is that I get to come back and I get all these medicines and I’m going to be fine, with no negatives, and there are people, there are kids out there who are dying of diarrhea because they’re getting bad water. It really puts things in perspective."
On the effects of being exhausted: "I had a headache that stretched from the top of my skull all the way down to the back, almost to my neck. My ankles, my legs, my hands and my face were bloated, so that I looked even more Asian than I am."
On getting blisters: "I have one the size of a golf ball on my heel, and you know what’s funny? The blister has popped and what’s left of it is the shape of a heart."
On hallucinating while climbing: "We had been climbing for eight hours, a steady up climb, [when] not only I, but other members of my team as well, hallucinated for a few moments. We had been told that we were almost at camp, almost at camp, almost at camp. We thought we actually saw the camp. In fact, what we saw was a bunch of rocks in the mist." (Ed. If Ben Silverman had known about this, he would've immediately cut to a live feed!)
On being overly dramatic about her situation: "I thought about cutting off my wedding ring. I wasn’t wearing my —I don’t wear a lot of jewelry, but I have this little thin travel wedding ring that I wear whenever I go into these tough places and my fingers swelled up so much that I actually was starting to ask whether I could cut it off my finger, because I didn’t want to go blue and have worse problems."
On missing out a chance to go to Australia instead: "Look, it is not easy to get a live signal, so we had people actually going to these places, not going to the top of the mountain, but going to these locations, to see: Can we get a signal? So I was actually supposed to go to the Great Barrier Reef, to be out on a platform in the water, but we went out with our technical team and tested it and in fact it didn’t work. There was a real problem trying to go live."
On being really pissed at her producers and quitting the climb because of it: "Ultimately it just came down to this: It was not worth it. We had done our job and I treasure these people and nobody can pay you enough to suffer that much. It was not acceptable."
On the worst part of all: "The rainforest killed my BlackBerry, because I was wearing a Wal-mart raincoat, because I forgot to bring a raincoat. Wal-mart is going to kill me. I had my BlackBerry in my Wal-mart raincoat because I thought it was going to keep it dry. Well, it turned into a little pool inside my pocket and my BlackBerry was basically sitting in water for hours."
Curry Talks About Challenges of Nearly Conquering Kilimanjaro [TVWeek]
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Filed Under: africa sounds fun, ann curry, in other news, media, nbc news, today show
This Thursday, Housing Works will sell 500 pieces of vintage Yves Saint Laurent clothing, the result of a generous single-donor contribution by London-based New Yorker and English professor named Annie Janowitz. The clothes had belonged to her late mother, Adeline Tintner, and after Janowitz's father passed away earlier this year, Janowitz finally felt that it would be the best time to donate the collection to charity. And what a collection! Evening dresses are $200, leather skirts are $90, a blouse is $50, jackets are $125, and a double-breasted pin-striped suit is $150, available in sizes 32 to 44 (which is equal to 2 to 8). Plus, all profits will be donated to homeless and low-income New Yorkers living with HIV/AIDS, as with all Housing Works sales. We took a little trip to the Housing Works warehouse to check out the potential picks — and there are plenty. To get a glimpse into the sale, click ahead for the slideshow.
Housing Works Thrift Shop, at 157 E. 23rd St., nr. Lexington Ave. (212-529-5955); Thurs., Dec. 11 (6–9).
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Filed Under: charity, first looks, housing works, sales, shopping, slideshow, yves saint laurent
Although the ranks of film critics may (sadly) be diminishing in number, our society certainly isn't lacking when it comes to virtually meaningless end-of-year awards shows. To that end, the Broadcast Film Critics Association (BFCA) has teamed up once again with VH1 to bring us the commercially minded Critics Choice Awards. Why so dismissive, you ask? Well, if you buy into the notion that the Golden Globes are considered to be the little sibling of the Academy Awards, then the Critics Choice Awards are pretty much the Cousin Oliver of the awards season in that they're superfluous and pretty much there solely for ratings' sake. To wit: Today's BFCA nominations were hosted by none other than the replicants recently chosen to take the At the Movies mantle, the Two Bens. And while it isn't entirely crazy to see The Dark Knight listed among their ten (!) nominations for Best Picture, there were two nominations that we found to be insidiously transparent attempts at ratings grubbing.
Not only was it a huge miss by the BFCA not to have Revolutionary Road on their list of ten Best Picture candidates (again, we repeat, TEN!), but eagle-eyed observers will note that both Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie earned themselves nominations in their respective lead acting categories. While Vulture considers both to be very fine actors in their own right, neither has been tipped by any of the major prognosticators as being players in this year's Best Actor/Actress race. After reviewing the evidence, does anyone else think that someone (*cough*, VH1, *cough*) is trying to solicit themselves a red-carpet moment with Brangelina by using their Best Acting categories to tip the scales in their favor?
And with that, Vulture concludes its Conspiracy Theory hour. We hope you enjoyed it! As a reward for your patience, here's a list of (all the important) nominees:
BEST PICTURE
Changeling
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
The Dark Knight
Doubt
Frost/Nixon
Milk
The Reader
Slumdog Millionaire
Wall-E
The Wrestler
BEST ACTOR
Clint Eastwood, Gran Torino
Richard Jenkins, The Visitor
Frank Langella, Frost/Nixon
Sean Penn, Milk
Brad Pitt, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Mickey Rourke, The Wrestler
BEST ACTRESS
Kate Beckinsale, Nothing But the Truth
Cate Blanchett, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Anne Hathaway, Rachel Getting Married
Angelina Jolie, Changeling
Melissa Leo, Frozen River
Meryl Streep, Doubt
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Josh Brolin, Milk
Robert Downey Jr., Tropic Thunder
Philip Seymour Hoffman, Doubt
Heath Ledger, The Dark Knight
James Franco, Milk
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Penélope Cruz, Vicky Cristina Barcelona
Viola Davis, Doubt
Vera Farmiga, Nothing But the Truth
Taraji P. Henson, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Marisa Tomei, The Wrestler
Kate Winslet, The Reader
BEST DIRECTOR
Danny Boyle, Slumdog Millionaire
David Fincher, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Ron Howard, Frost/Nixon
Christopher Nolan, The Dark Knight
Gus Van Sant, Milk
BEST WRITER (Original or Adapted Screenplay)
Simon Beaufoy, Slumdog Millionaire
Dustin Lance Black, Milk
Peter Morgan, Frost/Nixon
Eric Roth, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
John Patrick Shanley, Doubt
For a complete list of nominees, head over to In Contention.
Critics Choice favors 'Milk,' 'Button' [Variety]
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Filed Under: Angelina Jolie, Awards, BFCA, Brad Pitt, Brangelina, Critics Choice Awards
Attorney General Andrew Cuomo is all about helping you, the regular guy. Evidence of this: Back when his staff first told him about problems people who had invested in funky financial instruments called "auction-rate securities" were having, he pooh-pooh-ed it, according to Fortune. "Look for an issue," he told them, "that affects regular people." And when he finally found out that auction-rate securities did not have to do with Sotheby's and that they did affect "the middle class," not just, as one of his economic advisers put it, "people who drive up in limousines," he was determined to do something about it. Not because he wants to run for governor, but because he cares. He cares about justice for the little people so much that you almost forget he's basically part of a dynasty and was married to a Kennedy. Except when the sailing metaphors slip out:
"Do you know what this is?" he asked [chief of staff] Cohen, pointing to a tool on his desk. "It's a marlin spike. A marlin spike is what a sailor uses to untie knots. We need to be more like marlin spikes here."
What Cuomo Wants [Fortune]
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Filed Under: andrew cuomo, The Bonus Buster
Martin Klimas has a series of stunning images at Foley Gallery (through January 17) that might have been shot by housewives after watching Quantum of Solace. Klimas’s camera is set off by the sound of a spring-fired projectile impacting various shattering vases, thereby set to witness the exact thrilling moment these floral arrangements meet their demise.
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Filed Under: art, art candy, martin klimas
"Six Hits" Track List:
1) Buddy Holly
2) Say It Ain't So
3) Hash Pipe
4) Island In The Sun
5) Beverly Hills
6) Perfect Situation
In an era where people aren't buying any cds to begin with, Best Buy expects people to spend the price of one full-length cd on a six-track compilation from a band whose good albums everyone already owns? "Best Buy?" More like "Buy That Is Not In Fact The Best!"
Even if you're the laziest consumer alive, there are a hundred other better ways to spend your money on Weezer albums:
A) Buy all six tracks on iTunes for 99 cents apiece, for a total of $5.94.
B) Buy the entire Blue Album, Green Album, and Make Believe used for about $2.50 apiece, giving you all those tracks and more for a total of $7.50.
C) Buy the entire Blue Album and Pinkerton used for $2.50 apiece and ignore the crap after that for a total of $5.00 and the bonus of not having to hear "Beverly Hills" any additional times.
D) Borrow the Blue Album and Pinkerton from any other human aged 12-35 and rip them to your computer for free.
E) Already own the Blue Album and Pinkerton because you are over twelve years of age and enjoy music.
The only reason I could foresee anyone ever wanting this "Six Hits" EP is to own a concise, factory-made overview of Weezer's painful decline without having to endure more than two songs off Make Believe. If anyone can think of any other use for this thing, I'm all ears (unless "Perfect Situation" is playing in the background).
And if you think I'm wasting my time complaining about this random, worthless Weezer cd, do NOT get me started on the Best Buy EXCLUSIVE "Rain King"-free Counting Crows compilation...
Doo-Ri Chung will launch a lower-priced line next year. She hasn't decided on a name for it yet but says it will incorporate her signature draping and silhouettes in fabrics more suitable for everyday wear. Chung tells WWD that she decided to launch the line to broaden her price point. Dresses from her main line wholesale from $395 to $895 and tops from $250 to $675. But dresses from the new line will wholesale from $170 to $200 and tops from $80 to $119. “We are really hoping we can reach a broader range of stores,” Chung said. “I can’t really sell my main collection to a lot of wonderful stores. At that price point, your distribution can be completely broadened.” And your business can better weather the recession.
A slew of designers are following suit and launching lower-priced lines of their own. Thakoon will launch Thakoon Addition inspired by his most popular designs. Tops will retail for around $495, and dresses will go for about $825. Tuleh designer Bryan Bradley will launch a lower-priced line next year called Bryan Bradley. And Zac Posen is busy working on his lower-priced line, though a launch date hasn't been determined.
We only expect to see more lower-priced lines emerge. It feels like it's hard to find a designer item that's not deeply discounted these days. With shoppers in sale heaven, it could be difficult to get them to shell out for full-priced upscale designer items, even when the market bounces back.
Doo-Ri to Launch Lower-Priced Line Next Year [WWD]
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Filed Under: bryan bradley, Chic for Cheap, diffusion lines, doo-ri chung, doo.ri, economy, thakoon, tuleh, zac posen
Even New Yorkers who couldn’t care less about art could take something from the just-ended Art Basel Miami Beach fairs, which sent market-changing telegrams for party planners, real-estate agents, and even fishmongers. Here are seven things we learned from ABMB:
1. Party sushi is over. Virtually no one served the addictive and pricey staple of boom time.
2. Condo prices are going to get reaaally cheap in Miami. Several new name developers (Mondrian, Gansevoort, Icon, Ritz-Carlton, Fontainebleau) are hawking lush new waterfront properties, but Florida leads the nation in homes in foreclosure — over 7 percent. And the rate of price declines in the city has been accelerating this fall.
3. Even for the superrich, it’s tough times. Halfway through a packed "Champagne and Canapés" brunch at the Cartier dome, the jeweler stopped serving Champagne. Gulp.
4. Party hosts trying to cut costs are sending out e-mail invites only. All over Miami, invitees were crowded at velvet ropes, calling out to "the girl with the list" and scrolling through BlackBerrys to prove they were welcome.
5. Cutting-edge has become cliché. After days of parties where the entertainment was almost always scantily clad dancers or singing drag queens, one bored Sotheby’s wag noted that "a string quartet would have been more radical."
6. The disinvited never forgive. One name in design, left off the party list for Craig Robins’s dinner this year, announced on Collins Avenue, "I made him."
7. Dubai is the new Miami. Representatives of the UAE and its many art events hung out in the main fair’s VIP lounge courting the art world’s biggest players, announced the biggest single prize for an artist in the world, and are meeting with U.S. museums to schedule collector trips. Since the art world is a community of people who’d cross the Alps for a free crab cake, saddle the camels. Said one Russian art dealer invited to the Art Dubai Fair, to a friend, smiling, "I’ll go if you go."
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Filed Under: art, art basel, art basel miami
Inven.tory, situated nicely on the corner of Kenmare and Elizabeth, is a minimally decorated boutique with one very important twist: It sells a rotating selection of designer items at wholesale prices. The October opening, coincidentally timed with the plunging of the Dow, displayed men’s and women’s pieces from Imitation of Christ, Staerk, and Corpus. The labels featured in the store change frequently thanks to the numerous fashion connections of the three owners. Whitney Singer met Mike Townsend and Kat Berkery through hosting sample sales in the neighborhood. We caught up with the threesome to talk shop.
The vision for the store is selling clothing at outlet prices. How did you come up with this?
Whitney Singer: This came from doing pop-up sample/overstock sales together. We did this for about five months and realized we had enough designers interested to have a boutique.
Mike Townsend: Being on the brand’s side of things, I knew it was a much-needed option; they need the cash flow.
Kat Berkery: Mike had the idea since he started a men’s line. He knew how new lines have overstock because of factory minimums, which force them to produce more than they can sell. Whitney and I were doing sample sales in the neighborhood (which are basically overstock anyway), and when the space became available, it all came together.
How did you pick the brands that you’re selling?
W.S.: Most of them are from personal relationships in the fashion industry, and now that we have momentum, designers are reaching out to us.
M.T.: Basically, relationships I have in the wholesale business. I’m lucky to have a nice network and group of friends that have started labels.
K.B.: We get on the horn and call people we know! Or we pursue brands that we’re fans of and see if they have overstock.
What are some brands you’d like to carry?
M.T.: I don’t think about brands. I look for items that are relevant and on trend. We see a demand, and we can react more quickly than traditional stores.
K.B.: Grey Ant, Acne, Cheap Monday, VPL. I’m looking for good accessories and winter stuff at the moment.
Can you describe the type of person who shops at Inven.tory?
W.S: We have loyal clientele from the neighborhood, but we also get tons of international tourists. They all are psyched about the bargains and like the boutique environment.
M.T.: Our customer will look for a find in a boutique, at a thrift store, at a department store; this is just the new stop on their rounds.
K.B.: We get an interesting mix: LES kids, Upper East Side ladies, and Dutch tourists.
What was the first designer item you ever bought?
W.S.: A Donna Karan black purse.
M.T.: At 23 I got my first suit tailored in Stuttgart. I felt like a million bucks.
K.B.: Oh God, I got my first credit card during a bad time in the O.C. for fashion. Do Seven jeans and a Juicy Couture sweatshirt count? I’m so ashamed.
Who are your favorite designers?
WS: Alexander Wang, Nicolas Ghesquière, Stella McCartney, and Christophe Decarnin’s collection for Balmain.
M.T.: 3:33, Idol Radec, and Robert Gellar.
K.B.: LD Tuttle for shoes (they’re amazing), VPL for underwear, Imitation of Christ (I’m sad they’re shutting down because they were making some really amazing pieces).
What trends do you like for this winter?
W.S.: Oversize cardigans and leather leggings.
K.B.: Printed tights, booties, no jeans.
Any trends you wish would go away?
W.S.: American apparel hipster.
Where do you like to shop in NYC?
W.S.: I love Project No. 8 on Division Street, No. 6 on Centre Market Place, Oak on Bond Street, and Funky La La on East 9th Street.
M.T.: Linda Derector Sunglasses and Oak.
K.B.: Oak for some splurgy shopping.
What’s something that every woman should have in her closet?
W.S.: A tailored black blazer.
K.B.: Matching hangers.
M.T.: R. Kelly.
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Filed Under: alexander wang, imitation of christ, inven.tory, Kate Berkery, Mike Townsend, Tastemakers, Whitney SInger
In the wake of yesterday's reports that T.R. Knight had walked off the set of Grey's Anatomy comes confirmation from EW: "Multiple sources confirm that T.R. Knight has asked to be released from his contract, a request that both ABC and Grey's show-runner Shonda Rhimes appear poised to grant. 'They're working out the details now,' whispers an ABC insider." Astonishingly, the show's writers seem strangely amenable to forgoing the now-standard long, drawn-out death from brain tumor they usually inflict on their insubordinate actors. So how will they kill Knight's Dr. O'Malley? We hope it's a shark attack!
Exclusive: T.R. Knight negotiating 'Grey's Anatomy' exit [Ausiello Files/EW]
Earlier: T.R. Knight Angling for a Brain Tumor
Katherine Heigl Deathwatch Gets Downright Kooky on Grey’s Anatomy
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Filed Under: abc, actors, grey's anatomy, katherine heigl, shonda rhimes, t.r. knight
This week we get the inevitable setup episode for Whitney’s New York spinoff show, The City — and impossible as this may seem, it looks to be even more boring than the original. Seriously, the show hasn’t even aired, and we’ve already lost count of the times we’ve seen that dramatic shot of Whitney gazing out the window of a cab. And yet, if this were actually a "reality show," wouldn’t cab-riding Whitney be desperately trying to switch off the TV (Sara Gore, leave us alone!), bumping her head on the partition when the cabbie made a short stop, and sticking her nose out the window so as to avoid the pervasive, strange banana smell? But it’s The Hills, people! Or rather, The City. Whatever. This episode was less-than-great. Can't win 'em all, we guess.
First, we’ll deal with the confusing story line of Stephanie and Cameron. Who knew they’d been dating for that long? Spencer was out of the loop too, apparently. He meets with his sis over some tacos to talk about it, and Stephanie mentions that Cam complains about driving to her house. As Spencer puts it, “That’s just straight punk.” Then comes the kicker: “Do you know how immature and stupid this relationship sounds from an outside perspective?” Ha! This coming from Spencer, of Spencer and Heidi. We’re pretty sure he knows about "manipulative and controlling" relationships — immature and stupid, though, are out of his realm of expertise. Spencer tells Stephanie to dump Cam, which somehow translates into Stephanie unwisely bringing him to dinner with Spencer and Heidi. Huh? Later she dumps Cam, who has “had better days.” We’ll concur that getting broken up with on national TV qualifies as a bad-day-maker.
Meanwhile, Lauren's parents are moving out of their ridiculously huge Laguna Beach manse or something — sorry, we were snoring too loudly to pay attention. The only thing worth recapping is the unbelievable fact that Lauren has yet to wax her very visible mustache. Even our boyfriend noticed this week, prompting an uncomfortable behind-the-curtain talk about female beauty regimens: “Why does she have that?” he asked, clearly distressed. “Some girls have visible ‘staches, but most girls get rid of them somehow, either by bleaching or waxing or laser,” we explained. He cringed. “Do you have to do that?” Moving right along…
On to Whitney, who’s getting her "dream job and dream boy," all at once! Is there any miracle the MTV producers can't perform? Kelly calls Whit up to her office and says she got her an interview at Diane Von Furstenberg to do in-house PR. Whitney gets to flex her "surprised" acting muscle a lot in the episode, but she agrees to go to New York to interview for the job, and everyone’s wearing little black dresses and black shoes. A very pretty lady named Alixe "interviews" Whitney. Will she get the job? The suspense is killing us. Then Jay comes to visit Whitney outside the office (before she gets in the aforementioned cab). He is hot, still, and she seems to like him. There’s a lot of giggling and touching. She says she’ll be back soon! (December 24, to be exact.)
Next week: Whitney’s moving away, Lauren cries, and Heidi and Spencer elope!
And now, our Unequivocal Hills Reality Index:
As Real As Whitney’s Darker Hair Color
• Lauren’s parents’ decision to downsize. In these times, very real. Though who will buy their mansion?
• Cameron’s resistance to driving to Stephanie’s house. If there aren’t cameras there, why would he ever go?
• Lauren’s weepy, nostalgia-filled reaction to her parents’ move. Appropriately early-twenties.
As Fake As Lo’s Love of Packing
• Whitney gets a job at DVF! For which she’s totally qualified! And she’s moving to NYC!
• The Cam-Steph-Heidi-Spencer dinner. Total MTV setup, as there’s no way that dude would voluntarily spend time with Spencer (or Stephanie, for that matter).
• Stephanie’s decision to seek advice from Spencer. She hates him; like she's got nobody better to talk to?
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Filed Under: diane von furstenberg, head for the hills, heidi montag, lauren conrad, mtv, reality television, spencer pratt, the city, the hills, whitney port
Fashion Wire Daily - It's a good thing that Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie have an army of nannies to help care for their six children, for Hollywood's most beautiful couple got home very late on Monday night.
When Diddy opens his mouth, the words that come pouring out are always transcendent, and his latest argument -- that he should star in the next James Bond movie and also Superman should be black -- may be his most convincing yet.
I took the liberty of highlighting the moneyshot:
"I know there's some black people that can save the world. White people aren't the only people that can save the world. My variation, I would come from the New York agency. I would actually be working with James Bond. And he would get kidnapped, and I would have to come get him and save the day. It's a natural thing. It's organic. I think it would be a tragedy for the next James Bond not to be black, and I think the next Superman should be black. We are like the coolest creatures on the face of the Earth.I cannot disagree with a single aspect of that statement. Who wouldn't want to see a movie in which Daniel Craig gets captured and f***ing DIDDY is called upon to save him (he would come from the New York agency, by the way -- he's already thought through the locational details). Black people are like totally the coolest creatures on the face of the Earth! CNN pollsters agree.
Although the practice of throwing a wild card into year-end top-ten lists as a means to assert one's individuality is a tradition as old as time for film critics, Vulture is of the opinion that Time's Richard Corliss might just have crossed over a line in the sands of coolness by including the universally panned Speed Racer on his list. Don't get it twisted: We thought the movie's stoner-friendly visuals were sumptuous (especially on Blu-Ray), but the last time we checked, Time and High Times hadn't (yet) merged. [Time]
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Filed Under: Lists, Richard Corliss, Speed Racer, Wha?
"I say 'you're welcome' every time I hear [rappers singing]." —Akon takes credit for Kanye's new album [MTV]
"He's an idiot. He's always going on about these brilliant songs he's written. And I'm like, 'Well let's hear 'em, then.' If I were walking around all day and seven hours out of eight, was telling everybody what a great songwriter I'd become over the last three weeks, I'd want to play them to people. But, I dunno." —Noel Gallagher on Liam [NYP]
"It was an obvious oversight on our part, and we apologize." —Fox V.P. of Communications Dan Bell on an accidental locker-room shot of Minnesota Vikings tight end Visanthe Shiancoe's penis on Sunday [St. Paul Pioneer Press via ProFootballTalk]
"He's like my grandmother. He's someone that provided an opportunity for me to take care of myself when I couldn't take care of myself." —50 Cent on Eminem [MTV]
"After a take he said, 'That's very good, but on the next take, get a handful of dirt, put that in your mouth, and eat it.' I said, 'Yeah, that's a good idea. That's very crazy.' And I said, 'Is there any kind of edible dirt that looks like dirt?' He said, 'No, Jeff. Just eat that dirt.' I said, 'Really? Isn't that bad, with bugs and rocks and germs?' He said, 'Look, Jeff. Here.' And he took up a pile of dirt and put it in his mouth and he ate it. I said, 'My god, Paul. OK. Here we go.' So I did it, too. We both had a very life-changing experience doing this movie." —Jeff Goldblum on working with Paul Schrader on Adam Resurrected [NYP]
"Keanitude is the ratio of hot to mysterious that Mr. Reeves expresses in each film. The mystery being: 'Is he dumb, or is he just fucking with us?'" —TV writer Lara Naaman on Keanu Reeves's minimalism [NYP]
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Filed Under: 50 cent, akon, dan bell, eminem, jeff goldblum, keanu reeves, noel gallagher, paul schrader, quote machine
On the heels of the Harry Winston robbery in Paris last week, the FBI may have thwarted a diamond heist in New York. Two Manhattan diamond-district businessmen and ten others were arrested by FBI agents last week for an alleged plan to hijack FedEx trucks loaded with millions of dollars' worth of diamonds. Authorities say Brian Greenwald, president of Doppelt & Greenwald Diamonds, and Roni Amrussi, of diamond wholesaler Davidov & Amrussi, aided an armed robbery of a FedEx truck in December 2007. Both are reportedly pleading not guilty today. [WWD]
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Filed Under: crime and punishment, diamonds
AP - Brandy, "Human" (Epic Records)
Earlier I posted the movie poster for Sandra Bullock's new romantic comedy, The Proposal, and now the trailer has hit the web. I'm totally going to see this movie. Why? Well, (1) Ryan Reynolds is adorable, (2) it looks exactly like Green Card but without any of the Enya or Gérard Depardieu, (3) in my mentally unstable state, I'm in the mood for something incredibly predictable, and (3) the special effects. Special effects? Yes. Check out the shot of Ryan driving a boat at the 2:03 mark (and anytime the Alaskan frontier is shown in the background). It looks so real.
The Diane Von Furstenberg sample sale opened to the public this morning, and, like the last one, it's mayhem. If you brave the madness, this blogger advises you to head straight to the samples in the back, which are going for $40. Aside from those, sweaters are $70, dresses and jackets are $100, and other merchandise is significantly reduced. And play nice in the dressing rooms — the staff is yelling at shoppers in there, threatening to impose a ten-minute time limit. [Racked]
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Filed Under: diane von furstenberg, sale insanity, sales, shopping
AP - Avant, "Avant" (Capitol Records)
Fashion Wire Daily - When you've been in the business as long as Oscar de la Renta has - he's been designing under his own name since 1965 - you don't need external references in your designs. You can be self-referential.
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