1. Accountant: “What? You're a count? Then I'm just gonna call you Count.”
2. Community organizer: “Oh, you’re just a waste of time.”
3. Someone who called himself Ron Burgundy: Jackass
4. Woman and her friend; the friend said “I'm Lauren and I'm awesome!”: The Awesome Twins
5. Man named Sergio: Serge — or “Surge”
6. Comedian: Chucklehut
7. Computer programmer: Nerd Alert
8. Someone on Wall Street: Shit Out of Luck
9. Real-estate agent: Shit Out of Luck
10. Broker: Out of Work
11. Man who said he was a porn star: Liar
12. Derivatives trader: Liar
13. Bald man: Chrome Dome
14. Woman with a “slightly hipsterish name or occupation”: Uggs
15. Man who handed out flyers: Paper Chase
16. Actress: Shakespeare
17. College student: Good Luck Finding a Job
18. Randomly bestowed: Stingray
19. Randomly bestowed: Shish Kabob
20. Man “trying to be funny and failing miserably”: “Look, do you want a nickname or not?”

Read more posts by Nick Catucci

Filed Under: ferrell animal, theater, will ferrell, you're welcome america

Source: Vulture | 6 Feb 2009 | 8:00 pm

WATCH: A Romantic Bomb at the Movies

Source: ABC News: Entertainment | 6 Feb 2009 | 7:54 pm

Stick A Rourke In Me, I’m Done.

Mickey Rourke made a very Rourke-ian appearance at the Parisian premiere of The Wrestler yesterday... The forecast? Mourke and Windy. (Internal booing x eternity.) Using extremely advanced technology circa 1996, BWE.tv has put together the following mesmerizing animated GIF's of Mr. Rourke struggling to get air into his lungs. We've got two... this one, which is almost sort of meditational: And this one, which will cause epilepsy: Let us know which you prefer.
Source: Best Week Ever | 6 Feb 2009 | 7:52 pm

Tell us what you REALLY think of Ticketmaster

Yes, it's a limited sample. Yes, it's more likely for people who are disgruntled to comment than people who are pleased.
Source: CNN.com - Entertainment | 6 Feb 2009 | 7:46 pm

Kathie Lee And Hoda Get Naked On World Nude Day

5 Things That Today Show Viewers Don't Need To See At 10:00 in the morning 1) This:

2-5) That picture four more times
Source: Best Week Ever | 6 Feb 2009 | 7:45 pm

Bright Fashions Pop at the "Confessions of a Shopaholic" Premiere (Fashion Wire Daily)

Fashion Wire Daily - Most of the women that walked the "Confessions of a Shopaholic" red carpet movie premiere Thursday in New York dressed to match the fashions seen later on the big screen. That is, as the fashion-obsessed comedy's star Isla Fisher explained earlier to reporters, "designer Patricia Field's use of bright colors."

Source: Yahoo! News: Fashion News | 6 Feb 2009 | 7:42 pm

The Oscars’ Secret Celebrity Presenters Are Stressing Designers Out

Imagine if you had to wait until this moment to see this dress on Marion Cotillard.

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has decided to keep the names of some celebrity presenters at the Oscars secret, in hopes of increasing viewership this season, which reached an all-time low of 32 million last year. This means the secret celebrities could choose not to walk the red carpet, which would also mean Jay Manuel can't draw all over them on E!, à la Perez Hilton, for the world's enjoyment. This also means the designers who make their gowns miss out on hours of preshow publicity. Kevan Hall lamented to WWD, "The number-one source [of publicity for a gown] is people hearing about it going down the red carpet when they say your name,” he said. “Afterward, they will have pictures of the presenter when they are onstage. You will still get press that way. You might not be getting it live on the red carpet. That [press afterward] is still a big plus.” We agree — the onstage photo op is decidedly less fabulous than the red-carpet photo op, except in the case of unfortunately hued gowns in the fuchsia or red-orange families.

However, Zac Posen called the secret-celebrity operation a "brilliant idea." A spokesman for Michael Kors didn't sound too worried, either, noting the copious opportunities for backstage photo ops. However, Hall also noted that if they withhold the names, he can't reach out to celebrities before the show about wearing his dresses, and must wait for them (or their stylists) to come to him.

We feel uneasy about this new ratings strategy. Because what if the first shot we get of one of the presenters is them sitting in their seat, and we can only see the top third (or less) of their dress and must wait an hour (or more) for a full-length shot? And what if, despite all efforts, the ceremony is as boring in as years past, and we don't make it through that hour and we pass out without knowing what Freida Pinto wore? No wonder Hall is stressed.

New Wrinkle for Oscar Red Carpet [WWD]

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Filed Under: academy awards, kevan hall, michael kors, red carpet watch, zac posen

Source: The Cut | 6 Feb 2009 | 7:40 pm

WATCH: Renee Gets Fat at Harvard

Source: ABC News: Entertainment | 6 Feb 2009 | 7:36 pm

CBS Warns Its Stars That If They Take a Pay Raise, Their Co-stars Are Toast

President Obama has called on the citizens of our fair nation to make sacrifices during these troubled economic times. But when he said that, surely he didn't mean to lump Hollywood's best and brightest along with the rest of us schlubs, did he? Well, the execs over at CBS Paramount are gambling on the fact that he did. As Entertainment Weekly's scoopmeister general Michael Ausiello reports, the studio behind the CSI franchise (among others) is asking its top-billed stars to forgo their contracted pay raises this year in order to help them keep their respective productions afloat. But what will they do if the likes of David Caruso and Laurence Fishburne don't decide to play ball?

Then it's off with their co-stars' heads! Well, maybe not their heads, but certainly their salaries. Despite the fact that Les Moonves is telling anyone who will listen how awesome CBS is doing, the studio is looking to cut costs wherever possible. In order to do so, a show runner at a rival network told Ausiello that "The leverage they will use is, 'Freeze your already ludicrously high salary, or watch a bunch of your co-workers lose their jobs.'" While it's tough to predict how this is going to go down, there's one thing we're certain of: This is going to be the most entertaining game of Chicken we've seen since the tractor duel between Kevin Bacon and Chris Penn Jim Youngs in Footloose.

Exclusive: CBS to its stars -- no raise for you! [Ausiello Files/EW]

Read more posts by Mark Graham

Filed Under: CBS, CSI, David Caruso, Drama!, Gary Sinise, Laurence Fishburne, Les Moonves

Source: Vulture | 6 Feb 2009 | 7:30 pm

Networks working on laugh track

Front Page: Slew of mid-season comedies on the menu -- Paul Blart, TV needs you. The bigscreen success of "Paul Blart: Mall Cop" has smallscreen execs once again wondering what happened to the once-vibrant, broad-based primetime sitcom genre.
Source: Variety.com - Front Page | 6 Feb 2009 | 7:14 pm

Clever film jumps out of the screen

There is a lot of excitement around the potential of "stereoscopic" movies ("3-D" to you and me). Much of it has been drummed up by director James Cameron's forthcoming blockbuster "Avatar" and Dreamworks boss Jeffery Katzenberg, who is releasing more than a dozen 3-D pictures this year.
Source: CNN.com - Entertainment | 6 Feb 2009 | 7:06 pm

The Pre–Fashion Week Diet of Model Heather Marks

What do models eat in the weeks leading up to Fashion Week? Heather Marks recorded her diet for a week for our friends over at Grub Street as she traveled between New York and Mexico for photo shoots. Angelica Kitchen in the East Village is one of her favorite restaurants (she likes the Dragon Bowl). She also eats lots of fruits, vegetables, almonds, and steamed fish, and sugar-free vanilla syrup in her coffee. The usual skinny-person fare. [Grub Street]

Read more posts by Amy Odell

Filed Under: heather marks, model tracker, models

Source: The Cut | 6 Feb 2009 | 7:00 pm

Broadway's Beijing boost

Front Page: Nederlander forging ahead with 'Fame,' 'Aida' -- As Broadway weathers a tough winter season, legit growth in China remains on the upswing -- even if the economy has slowed things down a bit.
Source: Variety.com - Front Page | 6 Feb 2009 | 6:48 pm

Mike Burstyn brings mobster Meyer Lansky to life (AP)

AP - In the one-man show "Lansky," a subtly monstrous performance by Mike Burstyn brings Meyer Lansky to chilling life.

Source: Yahoo! News: Entertainment Reviews | 6 Feb 2009 | 6:36 pm

Google brings e-books to mobiles

Google is making its vast online library of books available for mobile phones.
Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesEnter | 6 Feb 2009 | 6:34 pm

'Office' can't match Sunday's ratings

Front Page: 'Grey's Anatomy' lifted by 'CSI' repeat -- Coming off Sunday's Super Bowl-fueled episode -- its highest-rated telecast ever -- "The Office" wasn't able to capitalize on that momentum Thursday night.
Source: Variety.com - Front Page | 6 Feb 2009 | 6:31 pm

Renee Zellweger Has Such A Sense Of Humor About Herself!

Renee Zellweger appeared in an audaciously wacky fatsuit while being honored as the Harvard Hasty Pudding Theatricals' Biggest Celebrity We Could Get To Show Up Woman of the Year (Runner Up: probably Cloris Leachman). After the jump, two more pics of Rene going fatsuit crazy and accidentally inspiring a 2010 Madea movie:
Source: Best Week Ever | 6 Feb 2009 | 6:20 pm

Adam Senn From The City Shops for Fluffy Handcuffs in Chelsea

Jay Lyon

The boys of The City like to let loose in different ways. Jay Lyon prefers to talk about his band, man, while Adam Senn goes for a little kink. At least that's what they told us last night at the Hello Kitty for M.A.C. Cosmetics launch event at Cedar Lake. We overheard Jay babbling about said band — Tamarama — and their success thanks to the show. So we wondered if he's just Whitney's boyfriend to help his music career along. "Everyone's going to have their own opinion, but at the end of the day, we got signed before this whole thing came about," Jay said. "I was going to do everything and anything in my power to make my band successful. But I met Whitney, and that happened naturally; she's a great girl." So it's real. Or, real enough to be persuasive, because we were thoroughly convinced (we didn't have time to raid his cell phone, but whatever). Adam, however, wouldn't know sincerity if it smacked him in his faultless jaw line.

What Adam does know: S&M. "You know, I'm a fan of the S&M. My last name is Senn, S-E-N-N, but usually my friends say it S-I-N for a reason," he told us, divulging his secret talent of winning self-spelling bees. "I got ropes and chains in my apartment, I don't know about you." You have leather masks? "It's called a gimp mask." We self-consciously touched our face, while pitying Allie for yet another reason. "I live in Chelsea. I've been into a couple of those stores for other things," he continues. "Handcuffs, fluffy handcuffs." Another voice chimed in: "That's how I met Adam, he was dressed in a gimp mask and leather tights." We took a quarter turn to the right to find out the joker — a pretty-boy assistant type double-fisting vodka-tonics. He wore the same silly look as Adam, so it was clear we had another male model on our hands. Are you Adam's new BFF? "Yeah, but we're working on an introduction into the show." Oh, a new cast member! World, meet Johnny Beyer. This former Abercrombie & Fitch model will star on the second season. No word yet if he's bringing his own pair of fluffy handcuffs.

Read more posts by Sharon Clott

Filed Under: adam senn, inner city life, jay lyon, johnny beyer, party lines, the city

Source: The Cut | 6 Feb 2009 | 6:15 pm

Will Ferrell Rips Into Bush on Broadway

Ferrell's "You're Welcome, America" invents gay past, secret lover for ex-pres.
Source: ABC News: Entertainment | 6 Feb 2009 | 6:06 pm

Kate Winslet on Oscars: 'It Is Hard to Lose'

Oscar nominee opens up about awards season, telling the truth and being a mom.
Source: ABC News: Entertainment | 6 Feb 2009 | 6:01 pm

Deftones Playing First Show Since Cheng's Accident

Deftones will return to the stage for the first time since bassist Chi Cheng went into a coma after a November car accident.

Source: Billboard.com | 6 Feb 2009 | 5:59 pm

BREAKING: Katy Perry Has No Dignity

While we will admit to always having wanted to cup a chimp's ass while he hangs around our neck like a newborn, we still can't excuse Katy Perry for the above behavior/headline.
Source: Best Week Ever | 6 Feb 2009 | 5:57 pm

More turning to Web to watch TV, movies

When Corey Wynsma's wife got laid off a few months ago from her graphic design job, the couple did an inventory of their household budget.
Source: CNN.com - Entertainment | 6 Feb 2009 | 5:45 pm

Design Hunting: Jason Wu’s Office, Celerie Kemble’s Desk, and a Valentina Exhibit

New York's design editor, Wendy Goodman, regularly shares with us what she finds when she's scouting the streets for inspiration. This week, she gets some face time with Jason Wu, visits Lela Rose, Celerie Kemble, and Bronson Van Wyck's offices, gets a sneak peak at the City Museum of New York's upcoming Valentina exhibit, and more. Click to see what's catching her eye.

Read more posts by Wendy Goodman

Filed Under: design hunting, jason wu, valentina

Source: The Cut | 6 Feb 2009 | 5:30 pm

Recession yields silver lining for biz

Front Page: Hard times can inspire entertainment start-ups -- Hollywood isn't recession-proof, with layoffs and belt-tightening sweeping the biz.
Source: Variety.com - Front Page | 6 Feb 2009 | 5:29 pm

Etta James Says Beyonce Cracks Were A Joke

The 71-year-old singer says she was only kidding around when she said she 'cant stand' Beyonce and that Barack Obama was not her president.

Source: FOXNews.com | 6 Feb 2009 | 5:14 pm

A vendor pushes his cart passing past a cinema in Jakarta

A vendor pushes his cart passing past a cinema in Jakarta in 2007. A senior Indonesian cleric has called on Muslims to boycott a new film about Islam's treatment of women, saying it "slanders" the religion,...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesEnter | 6 Feb 2009 | 5:12 pm

Anil Ambai

The media and entertainment arm of Indian tycoon Anil Ambani's Reliance ADA Group on Friday announced deals with US actress Julia Roberts and director Brett Ratner to expand its Hollywood reach.
Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesEnter | 6 Feb 2009 | 5:06 pm

Coldplay Hitting Amphitheatres On Summer Tour

Coldplay will kick off a North American summer tour July 10 at the Amphitheater at Clark County in Portland, Ore. So far, 14 dates are set through early August, with more to be announced.

Source: Billboard.com | 6 Feb 2009 | 5:05 pm

Indies Get Wilco DVD Early For Record Store Day

In an effort to boost excitement for Record Store Day (April 18), Wilco is making its new Nonesuch concert DVD, "Ashes of American Flags," available early, and exclusively, to indie retail for the occasion, Billboard has learned.

Source: Billboard.com | 6 Feb 2009 | 5:00 pm

DreamWorks close to Disney deal

Front Page: Spielberg's company to leave Universal -- DreamWorks is scrambling to find another distribution partner to replace Universal Pictures, which abruptly severed its ties with DreamWorks just four months after hammering out a much-ballyhooed distribution deal with the company.
Source: Variety.com - Front Page | 6 Feb 2009 | 4:40 pm

A general view of the marquee at the premiere of "Mamma Mia!" in New York

A general view of the marquee at the premiere of "Mamma Mia!" at the Ziegfeld Theatre in New York City, 2008. Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin's office has moved to quash claims he attended a mystery...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesEnter | 6 Feb 2009 | 4:39 pm

Vladimir Putin attends the enthronement ceremony in Moscow

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin attends the enthronement ceremony in Moscow, February 1. Putin's office has moved to quash claims he attended a mystery concert featuring ABBA lookalikes singing to...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesEnter | 6 Feb 2009 | 4:39 pm

Pearl Jam Pumped Up To Hit The Studio

Pearl Jam is about to hit the studio for a two-week session in Los Angeles with producer Brendan O'Brien as it continues work on its ninth studio album, which the band plans to self-release in the United States.

Source: Billboard.com | 6 Feb 2009 | 4:35 pm

"Fanboys" insults target audience (Reuters)

Reuters - "Fanboys" is a road-trip comedy that concerns four geeks and a girl who never grew out of their adolescent adoration of the "Star Wars" saga.

Source: Yahoo! News: Entertainment Reviews | 6 Feb 2009 | 4:34 pm

Kate Winslet

British actress Kate Winslet, seen here on January 11, has brought her Holocaust drama "The Reader" to the 59th Berlin Film Festival, one of several pictures this year on harrowing World War II themes...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesEnter | 6 Feb 2009 | 4:27 pm

A healer reaches back

Years ago, a frustrated boy with a violent temper attacked his own mother with a hammer (his older brother restrained him). He stabbed a schoolmate over a dispute about which radio station to listen to -- the knife blade luckily hit a belt buckle.
Source: CNN.com - Entertainment | 6 Feb 2009 | 4:24 pm

Grammys want to drum up excitement

As a concert, the Grammy Awards are often well worth watching. As awards? Not so much. So can the often staid honors mocked as the "Grannies" get some excitement into their night?
Source: CNN.com - Entertainment | 6 Feb 2009 | 4:19 pm

Kim: I'm 'Twice the Size of Jessica Simpson'

The voluptuous beauty proves in sexy new photo shoot that she is proud of her curves

Source: FOXNews.com | 6 Feb 2009 | 3:53 pm

Bon Jovi Set For First Jazz Fest Appearance

Bon Jovi has been added to the lineup of the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, which celebrates its 40th anniversary this spring. The rock act will make its first appearance at the festival on May 2.

Source: Billboard.com | 6 Feb 2009 | 3:46 pm

Val Kilmer Hopping From H'wood to Politics?

The action actor is pondering a run for New Mexico governor in 2010.
Source: ABC News: Entertainment | 6 Feb 2009 | 3:06 pm

PHOTOS: Hollywood Relaxes on Vacation

TomKat and baby Suri live it up in Brazil.
Source: ABC News: Entertainment | 6 Feb 2009 | 2:35 pm

Putin boogies to ABBA tribute band

Vladimir Putin spent the Russian New Year boogying to the hits of ABBA after spending $30,000 to fly a tribute band to a lake town north of Moscow.
Source: CNN.com - Entertainment | 6 Feb 2009 | 2:07 pm

'He's Just Not That Into You' Cast: Then & Now

Take a look back at the humble beginnings of the cast of 'He's Just Not That Into You,' and check in on how their love life is faring off-screen these days

Source: FOXNews.com | 6 Feb 2009 | 2:01 pm

Salma Hayek's 'Heartbreaking' Mission

Actress and mother journeys to Sierra Leone to fight a devastating disease.
Source: ABC News: Entertainment | 6 Feb 2009 | 1:45 pm

Val Kilmer Mulls Run for New Mexico Governor in 2010

Fresh from the inauguration, actor Val Kilmer is pondering running for governor in 2010, when Democrat Bill Richardson's second term ends.

Source: FOXNews.com | 6 Feb 2009 | 1:24 pm

Pop Tarts: Barrymore and Aniston: 'We've Got Girl Crushes'

Jennifer Aniston and Drew Barrymore feature alongside a star-studded cast in 'He's Just Not that Into You," but it wasn't their interest in relationships that roped them into the project - well, the male relationships anyway.

Source: FOXNews.com | 6 Feb 2009 | 1:09 pm

Review: 'Not Into You' not worth it

The only thing more fun than old John Hughes movies is talking about them.
Source: CNN.com - Entertainment | 6 Feb 2009 | 12:57 pm