The general consensus about this season is that, although it doesn’t hold up to some of the great seasons of the past, it’s a welcome improvement over the last one. This episode may up the ante: It's probably the best one since the season five finale, when Jean Smart took down the President and Jack Bauer was abducted by the Chinese. It’s amazing to think that this show can still shock, but we are legitimately stunned. Maybe we’re gullible. Or maybe we’re just enjoying the show enough to believe again. To the Absurd-o-Meter!
3. Oh God, Morris is back. We thought the show had forgotten about the insufferable Morris O’Brien, Chloe’s Brit nerd husband who we so strongly associate with the awful season six so much that we can hardly look at him. He returns, ostensibly, to check in on his wife — who’s in custody for helping Jack again — but because he’s also a computer genius, he gets put to work tracking down an email Agent Walker sent to Jack. At the end, he’s reunited with Chloe, goes home to his kid and, hopefully, is never heard from again. Absurdity Factor: 3
2. It was Blackwater all along. Well, not Blackwater (the shady private military firm hired by the government to provide “security” in Iraq): “Starkwood.” It’s beginning to look like Jon Voight is the evil mastermind behind the firm, which, sort of like the Terminator machines, has become self-aware and is intent on taking control of those who created it. They’re the ones who have been working with General Juma and Sengala, the ones who framed Jack and who set up the attack on the White House. (And they're working on the next one, a “biological attack.”) Senator Meyer — the same lawmaker trying to put Jack away for torturing everybody — wanted to shut them down, and now they’re getting revenge. Absurdity Factor: 5
1. Jack has a chance … nope, no he doesn’t. A major complaint of some folks (though not us) has been that Jack is no longer a character: He’s a plot device. (One man’s plot device is another man’s indestructible American ass-kicking force.) But now Jack has a chance to change. Senator Meyer (who, granted, was held hostage in his own home by Jack) sits down to talk to Jack about torture, the decisions he’s had to make, and whether or not it’s worth it to destroy the principles a nation stands for in order to protect them. He’s rational, sympathetic and, in a nice touch, actually warm to Jack.
And Jack actually listens. He believes he can be redeemed. He wants to love his country the way Senator Meyer loves it, to give his country a chance to allow its ideals to win out. Jack grows as a character, and Senator Meyer is not served up as a punchline, but as a coherent voice of American values. Jack decides to allow Senator Meyer to turn him over to the authorities, and trust the system to run its course. It’s a strange moment when the Senator, giving Jack the chance at a new life, opens the door to the policeman outside … and WHAM, it’s not a policeman at all, but an assassin from Starkwood! He kills Senator Meyer and any hope Jack ever had. We thought we had given up on Jack. Jack thought he had given up on Jack. And, with the Senator’s death, we’re both right. This season’s been good enough so far, though, that, for a second, we thought we weren’t giving up on him at all. Absurdity Factor: 8
Gawker's caption for this, truly awesomely, is "Shortney Love."
Meg Whitman tells Fortune that she’d spend $50 million of her own money to beat out Arnold Schwarzenegger as California’s next governor. Nancy Pelosi sang along to “Aquarius” and “Let the Sun Shine In” at Broadway’s revival of Hair, while Fergie and Josh Duhamel caught a Saturday-night show of Fuerzabruta: Look Up. Chelsea Clinton, Ted Danson, and Mary Steenburgen danced up a storm at Elephant on East First Street for J.Crew’s Alix Berger’s birthday.
Fashionistas are whispering that Valentino, who supposedly retired two years ago (and was then fined $44 million for tax evasion), has secretly been designing for recent collections. Mary-Kate Olsen showed up at Yves Saint Laurent’s Metropolitan Opera Gala with handsome New York TimesT magazine writer Alex Hawgood, but she says they’re just friends, and Mel Gibson was caught kissing a woman who was not his wife in Costa Rica.
Paula and Simon had better watch who they talk to. An American Idol insider is blabbing that the show’s judges and producers have already selected the final four contestants, despite the fact that there are still eleven rock-star wannabes in the running. Madonna’s stylist claims the star will join Britney Spears’s Circus stage during her March 23 show in NYC, and Jessica Simpson forgot the words to her own songs.
Will Arnett is working on a new comedy for Fox with Arrested Development creator Mitch Hurwitz. Andy Samberg is next up to host the MTV Movie Awards, set to air on May 31. Time Warner’s Jeff Bewkes power-lunched with Ron Meyer, the head of NBC Universal, at Michael’s the other day. Jon Stewart’s older brother, head of U.S. Markets & Global Technology at NYSE Euronext, may have helped him clobber Mad Money’s Jim Cramer in last week’s showdown. Leonardo DiCaprio and Kevin Connolly tore up the dance floor at Mr. West. Jake Gyllenhaal sweated out his vinyasa flow at Venice, California’s Yas yoga studio, ripping off his "Facebook Addict" T-shirt, much to the delight of his svelte female classmates.
And in honor of St. Patty’s day, Ancestry.com calculates that O'bama is 3.1 percent Irish.
With newspapers dying and national attention spans shrinking quickly to sizes no larger than 140-character Tweets, can anyone save print? Maybe! Last year, avid reader J.J. Abrams bought the rights to "Mystery on Fifth Avenue," a New York Times story about a Manhattan apartment with an interior designed as an elaborate puzzle. And now, Variety reports that Abrams's production company Bad Robot will adapt "The Untold Story of the World's Biggest Diamond Heist," an article in April's Wired magazine about the incredible exploits of an Italian thief and the $100 million robbery he almost got away with. Both stories are great reads and they sound like they'll make terrific movies. We applaud Abrams for saving journalism and think this is way more creative than that time he remade Godzilla.
• Naomi Campbell is doing some good. The supermodel is organizing a fashion show on March 28 for Lakme Fashion Week that will benefit Citizens for Justice and Peace and raise money for victims of the Mumbai attacks by featuring clothes that will be auctioned on eBay. She is expected to walk the show, along with famous Bollywood actors. [WWD]
• Matt Tyrnauer, the director of Valentino: The Last Emperor said this about working with the retired designer and Giancarlo: "They also change their minds more than any people I have ever met in my life, which made the whole thing even more of a challenge." [WWD]
• Speaking of VaVa, rumors are circulating that he had a hand in the Valentino collection that just walked in Paris. [NYP]
• The Carlos Miele store on 14th Street was quietly emptied out of everything in stock. [Fashionista]
• Kanye West has the inside scoop on Vogue. Regarding the Beyoncé Vogue cover, he wrote, "I'm know I'm mad late ... especially since Anna told me about this before it dropped." [KanyeUniverseCity]
• Cheap Monday, a brand known for its skinny jeans, opens its first freestanding store today on Prince and Lafayette Streets. [Nylon]
• JCPenney decided to stop selling any fur in their stores. Did they ever sell fur? [Racked]
• Mena Suvari was photographed wearing Christian Siriano for Payless shoes and a dress from his fall 2009 collection. The kid's on a roll. [Nitro:Licious via Just Jared]
• Alexander McQueen has a book in the works documenting preparations for his fall collection. Nick Waplington is the photographer, and it's due out next year. [WWD]
• Katie Hatch, the style director at Martha Stewart Weddings, is launching her own clothing line. She named it Harvey Faircloth, after an elderly man she met at a wedding who told her to chase her dream. [WWD]
AP - Video-game combat has come a long way since the turn of the century. In the 1990s, 3D shooters like "Doom" and "Half-Life" were aimed at the PC audience, with the occasional gem (like "Goldeneye 007") popping up on a console. All that changed in 2001 with the release of Microsoft's "Halo," which became the Xbox's flagship game.
AP - South Korean pop star and actor Rain has testified he had every intention of performing in Hawaii and other U.S. states, but a series of abrupt concert cancellations were out of his control.
Reuters - Actress Natasha Richardson, the wife of actor Liam Neeson, has been critically injured in a skiing accident in Canada, relatives told media Tuesday. Source: Yahoo! News: Entertainment News | 17 Mar 2009 | 3:03 pm
Reuters - Actress Natasha Richardson, the wife of actor Liam Neeson, has been critically injured in a skiing accident in Canada, relatives told media Tuesday. Source: Yahoo! News: Entertainment News | 17 Mar 2009 | 3:03 pm
We're fans of Times wunderkind Andrew Ross Sorkin. Since he started writing for the paper in high school, he has built himself an admirable career based on sound reporting and thoughtful, articulate writing. Plus, he seems like a nice dude. But occasionally, as the economic crisis has raged, his DealBook column has taken on an awesome fed-up tone, like Sorkin — tie loosened, hair ruffled — is sick of all the bullshit and he's going to tell it to you straight. We love these times, because it seems like dude is finally having a little fun and, more, because it usually means he is about to posit something that is kind of wrong. Which is what he did today when he argued that everyone should suck it up and let AIG have their bonuses.
"It sure does sting," he writes. "A staggering $165 million — for employees of a company that nearly took down the financial system. And heck, we, the taxpayers, own nearly 80 percent of A.I.G." But then he breaks it down.
A.I.G. employees concocted complex derivatives that then wormed their way through the global financial system. If they leave — the buzz on Wall Street is that some have, and more are ready to — they might simply turn around and trade against A.I.G.'s book. Why not? They know how bad it is. They built it.
What now? Is that a secret? We're calling our brokers now and finding out how to trade against AIG's book! Except, obviously, we don't have a broker. And, obviously, we all know AIG is bad. And, obviously, the government is not — we hope — going to pay out these bonuses for fear that some of the "talent" responsible for purchasing credit default swaps might leave their jobs and start working against them. Because rewarding such people is exactly what you wouldn't want to do if you were trying to rebuild the system and change the culture of Wall Street. Now, Sorks, get some rest, for God's sake.
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This morning, Amy Winehouse faces assault charges at Westminster Magistrates Court in England. Here is her press conference from outside the court:
"Oi!! Elloooooo! Everyone, shet the feck up for foiv seconds yeh? Es moi press confence and Oive got sumfin' to say!"
"What the feck -- OI! I'm about to give... give moi first press confence evah. Put the camera down an' have... have some respect. SHUT THE FECK UP EVERYONE."
"As I was sayin. Oi am completely en to'uhly eenocent. I neveh did nufin' to no one, sept put a gun in theh mouf of my dear lovuh an' uhzband Bloik. It only had loik four or five bullet innit, and we was laffin' the 'ole toim. Now, I'm happy to toik questions."
The CFDA noms were announced last night, and the fashion world is giddy. Giddy! Marc Jacobs, Narciso Rodriguez, and Rodarte are duking it out for the 2009 Womenswear Designer of the Year award. Italo Zucchelli, Michael Bastian, and Scott Sternberg are up for Menswear Designer. This year's ceremony will be held in Alice Tully Hall on June 15. And the First Lady is being honored with a Board of Directors’ Special Tribute. Does this mean we'll have a Michelle appearance? Pins and needles, people! See the full list of nominees below.
Bird Parts vs. Wolf Parts: Just to show everyone how over this whole Twilight thing she is, Catherine Hardwicke is in talks to direct James Patterson’s Maximum Ride, an altogether different young-adult fantasy title with franchise potential. The series concerns the battle between a group of part-bird-part-human teens called the Flock and their enemies, the part-human-part-wolf crew the Erasers. This sounds even dumber than Twilight, meaning it’ll probably make twice as much money. [HR]
We Got the Beats:Jesse Eisenberg is set to play Allen Ginsberg in Beat-generation flick Kill Your Darlings. Chris Evans will play Jack Kerouac and Ben Whishaw will play Lucien Carr, whose killing of David Kammerer will play a central part in the film. The William S. Burroughs role hasn’t been slotted yet, meaning there’s plenty of time for production team Killer Films to pull off more questionable casting. [Variety]
Mao's Gonna Be Ticked Off:Chow Yun Fat will play Confucius in a biopic backed by the Chinese government, slated for this year in order to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the People's Republic and Confucius' 2,560th birthday. This is part of a sharp governmental shift towards celebrating Confucius, who was condemned by Mao. Quick question: What is official Chinese government policy on Mark Wahlberg? [Variety]
Ledger Videos: Two music videos that Heath Ledger directed will be released this year: a clip for “King Rat,” a bonus track off Modest Mouse’s We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank, animated by Daniel Auber, a member of Ledger's art collective the Massive; and one for “Quicksand,” a David Bowie cover done by Grace Woodroofe to promote her Ben Harper–produced debut album. [Billboard]
Together Through Bob:Bob Dylan’s previously announced new album now has a name — Together Through Life — and an official release date (April 28). In an interview posted on his site, Dylan explains how the album was influenced by fifties Chess records and how the new music "sticks in your head like a toothache." Awesome! [Billboard]
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Michelle Obama keeps feeling the love from the fashion world. The Council of Fashion Designers of America announced Monday that Mrs. Obama will be honored with a special tribute from the Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsEnter | 17 Mar 2009 | 2:14 pm
AP - Singer Amy Winehouse turned a court appearance into a spring fashion show Tuesday as she pleaded innocent to assaulting a fan at a party last year.
Singer Amy Winehouse turned a court appearance into a spring fashion show Tuesday as she pleaded innocent to assaulting a fan at a party last year. The 25-year-old star known for battles Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsEnter | 17 Mar 2009 | 2:13 pm
AP - HBO says it's teaming up again with David Chase, mastermind of "The Sopranos," for a miniseries dramatizing Hollywood history. Source: Yahoo! News: Entertainment News | 17 Mar 2009 | 2:09 pm
HBO says it's teaming up again with David Chase, mastermind of "The Sopranos," for a miniseries dramatizing Hollywood history. The miniseries, titled "A Ribbon of Dreams," will start in... Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsEnter | 17 Mar 2009 | 2:09 pm
AP - HBO says it's teaming up again with David Chase, mastermind of "The Sopranos," for a miniseries dramatizing Hollywood history. Source: Yahoo! News: Entertainment News | 17 Mar 2009 | 2:09 pm
his battle with prostate cancer, because that's what he always thinks. The 68-year-old radio personality bantered with listeners Tuesday at Boston radio station WTKK-FM during his... Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsEnter | 17 Mar 2009 | 2:04 pm
Foster Farms - America's Favorite Corndog Brand - Pays Homage to Corndog Fans Around the Globe on First Saturday of March Madness LIVINGSTON, Calif., March 17... Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsEnter | 17 Mar 2009 | 2:03 pm
Like a crocus poking out of the late-winter snow, last night's new episode of Gossip Girl was a welcome arrival to the cold and barren television landscape. As its petals slowly unfolded, it stirred the life that has lain dormant inside our souls since the show went on unexpected hiatus in February, and gave us a glimpse of colorful spring ahead. And how colorful it was! Last night's plot — the Constance Billard/St. Jude performance of The Age of Innocence — required everyone be dressed in ridiculous costumes (everyone except Jenny, Chuck, and Vanessa, who were not in the play, but who, let's face it, always wear ridiculous costumes). Blair was tragic and noble in black, while Serena was luminous in white, her creamy breasts nestled like eggs in the feathered Easter basket of her dress. Nelly Yuki was forced to wear a fat suit to play Mrs. Manson Mingott, and when Blair spat at her, "My problem is a two-faced, four-eyed devious little snipe in a fat suit!" it was like the first balmy spring breeze blew across our faces.
But it didn't last. Gossip Girl's plot, like the weather, is unpredictable, and while one moment we were basking the sun, we were soon boiling hot. Then the weather changed again, the sweat congealed on our forehead, and suddenly we were freezing in our unseasonable clothes, holding desperately to our arms and trying to keep warm.
(Meanwhile, shout-out to episode writer Jessica Queller for making her namesake, Headmistress Queller, a key element of the episode! And also shout-out to Charles Isherwood, who correctly predicted that his acting was so bad they would have to film other people's reactions while he was talking and then lay in the dialogue later, Hills-style. Don't worry, Charles, we would have been dazzled by Julian's beauty also — and we, like you, would have immediately detected whose team he was playing for.)
More Realistic Than a Gay Drama Teacher With Stubble and a Blazer With the Sleeves Rolled Up:
• "I should have gone with mercury poisoning," Nate says, of a possible excuse to get out of the show. Plus 2 for timeliness, even though the show has been on hiatus for approximately one century.
• We believe that the girls in the cast would wear Maybelline New York. But only in a play, as pancake stage makeup. Plus 1. Sometimes you have to try to look like a cheap clown.
• Gossip Girl herself says: "Before there was Gossip Girl, there was Edith Wharton." Plus 1, because of course GG would say that. And of course Edith Wharton would subsequently spin in her grave.
• Dorota trying on the extensions? Plus 1.
• Blair: "Aren't you so tired of brooding artists?"
Serena: "Well, he DOES brood in the sexiest way." Plus 2, because oh God, the brooding totally blinds so many high-school girls to the gayness. It's how Hollywood exists.
• Dorota and Penelope adjusting their maid outfits together wasn't particularly realistic, but it was a lovely filmic moment. No points.
• Park Avenue Winter. Nice choice. Plus only 1, because it's not suddenly the only restaurant in the city.
• Who is this fussy stage manager? We have never before seen her at school. Oh, wait — stage managers are always that girl you've never seen before at school. Plus 5 .
• Rachel's too-tight, too-short Banana Republic outfits are atrocious, offensive, inappropriate, and totally realistic throughout this whole episode Plus 10.
• Serena: "Yeah, Bette Davis. I love her eyes, her hair is Harlow gold ... " We never do this, but in the idiom of drama nerds everywhere: Snaps, Serena. Snaps. Plus 4.
• We love that Vanessa recognizes that Julian is a douche. And that she, in turn, is a douche. Plus 3.
• Serena's brain malfunctions from the overstimulation of talking to Julian and listening to Vanessa inside the earpiece. "It's just sometimes that my thoughts come so fast that I get confused," she says. Plus 2.
• Carter drops that he met "Elle" when he "rolled into Apothéke" the night before. Plus 1 because that's exactly where that character would hang out.
• Julian says exactly what we've always wanted to say to Nate: "The characters in this play are smoldering tempests of emotion! You're as empty as the Federal Reserve." Plus 5. If we were Chace Crawford, we'd be wondering if the writers wrote that line in a pointed way and this was their passive-aggressive, play-within-a-play way of talking to us. Only we wouldn't. Because we'd be Chace Crawford and our heads would be filled with sunshine and tumbling kittens and the occasional chirping of birds.
• During the performance, several people in the audience appear to be playing with their cell phones. Plus 3.
• "I hate pretentious asshats who try to steal other people's girlfriends." Nate used the word "asshat!" Plus 2. And then "dilettante!" Plus 1. No, wait, minus 1.
• Rachel would totally have that trashy charm bracelet. It's not from Tiffany, so we can't even contemplate who may have made it. It would confuse the parakeets pecking at shiny things who operate our minds. Plus 2.
• Nate watches The Age of Innocence and gasps to Vanessa, "It's heartbreaking." He was just in the play.Plus 4, because remember, he's a pothead. Or, well, don't remember. You know what we mean.
• Dorota's bathrobe! Plus 1, because you know she was sitting in Blair's bed reading her diary and trying on her headbands just before Chuck came into the apartment.
Faker Than Chuck Pleading. To Anyone:
• Blair wouldn't refer to May as "Winona." She'd be too much of a snob. In fact, she wouldn't be in this play to begin with — she knows she's stiff and wooden onstage. Minus 3.
• Not to be sticklers, but Nelly Yuki can't get into Yale early like a month after everybody. Minus 3.
• Also, in reality, colleges don't have such rigid, one-person-per-school rules. Minus 1.
• "Yale considers 'Hazing a Faculty Member' a very serious offense." We didn't realize there was like a name for inviting someone to the opera at the wrong time. Minus 2, because, yeah, there isn't.
• Penelope wouldn't have the balls to call Blair an "inbred legacy." Her dad is a financier, she knows to hedge her bets better than that. Minus 2.
• Minus 20 for the resurgence of the "Elle" plotline. WHY IS THIS STILL GOING?? This is worse than the recession. Issues we have right off the bat include but are not limited to the following:
(a) Chuck muttering, "I know you're in some kind of trouble" to Elle in front of Carter Baizen ….
(b) … who does not acknowledge this completely weird behavior.
(c) Elle: "I've been bathing like the French in restaurant bathrooms all week." First of all, no she hasn't, because she clearly just had a blowout. Second, who in this day and age other than maybe our grandmother would say, "Bathing like the French?"
(d) Elle: "I know things about these men that would destroy them." Such as what? That they have a preference for anal? A penis that tilts to the left? A yen for tall thin blonde girls? This is ridiculous.
(e) Also, the woman who plays Elle (whose main previous acting credit is 50 episodes of Wicked, Wicked Games, by the way) is an insanely bad actress. Really, it's over the top. We enjoyed the performance of the mounted bass in the McDonald's Filet-o-Fish commercial far more. (Seriously, that commercial makes us laugh. Plus 1.)
• Oh, one more thing. When Chuck said, "How do you feel about Brazil?" to Elle, we assumed he was making some kind of bikini-wax reference. But no. It seemed he was actually talking about taking Elle to Brazil.Minus 2 for our disappointment.
• Why is Rufus at the invited dress? Minus 2. And why would Jenny not grab the note from Rachel right away and say, "DAD, that's PRIVATE!" Teenage girls are programmed to do that automatically, aren't they? Minus 2.
• Dan's handwriting on the note was once again par example of a perfect teenage boy scrawl. But we will not let that distract us from the following glaring issues with this whole scenario, beginning with: Where would he have gotten that ridiculous stationery? Minus 1. And why was he writing her a note in the first place? Even if we buy into the idea that they haven't communicated since their Forbidden Bone, what with Rachel getting her job back and being told to stay away from Dan, why didn't he just send a text? Minus 5. It's not like Headmistress Queller has set up a tap on their cell phones. That's the whole point with this show, the texting. Also, he already knows where she lives, so her leaving him a key when knocking would have sufficed doesn't really make sense. Minus 3.
• Unless! Unless Rachel, as a woman of a certain age, had seen Varsity Blues and was planning on dressing up in a whipped-cream bikini for her high-school suitor. Then she would have been unable to answer the door! Which would make the key make sense. But she wasn't: When Rufus got there, she was lighting tapered candles like Mrs. Havisham or something. Minus 3.
• And why would Rufus would take the key and actually unlock her door with it, anyway? Wouldn't he be worried about finding her naked and wearing a whipped-cream bikini? Minus 2.
• Oh, no, no, no. The homo-tastic but destitute drama teacher would never "grab the check." Minus 3.
• Gossip Girl: "Don't worry, B, when God closes a door, he opens a play." No. Just, no. Minus 1.
• The theater costume closet is a great place to have illicit, Titanic-tuxedo-style, hand-kissing, teacher-on-student monkey sex at nearly any time during the school year. Except during the senior class play. Nobody walked in on them? Not even Julian and the 17-year-old assistant director when they were "looking for sequins"? Minus 2.
• Haven't the faculty (even adjuncts) at this school been lectured enough not to do things like ask students to text them their home addresses? Minus only 3, because clearly Julian wouldn't even think this was a problem, as he is practically moved to nausea by Serena's fantastic funbags.
• Blair: "I'm an actress. No, I'm a seagull!" Holy crap. Jessica Queller was clearly a double drama major in college. As in, drama and DRA-ma. Minus 2.
• How could Serena think only two people know about the press release that went out when Serena got into Yale? It was a press release. Wouldn't a lot of people know about it? Minus 1.
• When Nate interrupts the play to freak out and everyone starts screaming about their real-life dramas onstage, Jessica's husband hit pause and said, "I predict that Christopher Isherwood's going to say he loves the postmodern twist in the second act." And this is a man who failed to predict the ending to Marley & Me. Minus 4 We have to agree with Isherwood's assessment of his appearance. It was embarrassing. Although it wasn’t his performance — he was actually totally good! — it was his lines.
• Similarly, a 7-year-old could have seen the plot twist with "Elle" and Carter Baizen coming a mile away. Chuck is a master of deception! No way would he believe that an actual whore whose job was to have sex for money would fall in love with and run away with him. That Chuck would expect her to behave any differently is laughable. Minus 10. We liked it better when he was infallible. Infallibly evil.
Total
Real 49. Fake 60.
This week's Reality Index was capsized by the weight of the wooden Elle plotline. Without it, it might have been a pretty strong showing for real — despite the fact that nobody noticed the drama teacher was gay for the entire episode. As always, add your comments and observations in the comments, and we'll tally up our favorite ones at the end of the week.
EVENTS
• Meet designer Lela Rose and view her spring 2009 collection. Bergdorf Goodman. 754 Fifth Ave., nr. 58th St. (800-588-1855); 12–2.
• Stop by the Ted Gibson Salon for Recessionista Tuesdays. A haircut is $75 (originally $125 to $175), a single-color processing is $75 (originally $125 to $150), and blowouts are $40 (originally $95 to $110). Drop off your business card or fill out a registration form today from 10 a.m. to noon for a chance to win a free makeover worth $950. 184 Fifth Ave., nr. 23rd St., second fl. (212-633-6333); T (9–6).
SALES STARTING TODAY
• The versatile clutches and bags by Lauren Merkin are up to 75 percent off at the designer's spring sample sale. The Bianca shoulder bag is $225 (originally $525), the Eve clutch is $90 (originally $180), and the Lucy clutch is $80 (originally $250). Through 3/21. Lauren Merkin Showroom, 231 W. 29th St., nr. Seventh Ave., Ste. 201 (212-239-2459); T–F (11–7), S (11–5).
• Bridal, eveningwear, and special-occasion dresses are up to 80 percent off (originally $3,200 to $8,000) at the Mark Ingram Bridal Atelier sample sale. 110 E. 55th St., nr. Park Ave., eighth fl. (212-319-6778); 10–6. Call for an appointment.
• Shop beauty products at BobbiBrown.com and receive 25 percent off your purchase. Get free shipping when you spend more than $60. Through 3/19. Online only: BobbiBrown.com.
• Stop by any St. John boutique to donate a St. John suit and receive $200 off your purchase of $1,000 or more. Get $50 off your purchase of $1,000 or more when you donate any suit, not just by St. John. Through 3/22. 665 Fifth Ave., nr. 52nd St. (212-755-5252); M–S (10–6), Su (12–6).
STARTING TOMORROW
• For one day only, more than 400 Lanvin pieces are 70 percent off. Trench coats are $560 (originally $3,900) and minidresses are $325 (originally $1,560). One day only. 3/18. 230 Fifth Ave., nr. 27th St. (212-920-1211); 10–5.
• Get 60 to 85 percent off shoes, bags, jeans, dresses, jackets, tops, and accessories at ShopGoldyn.com. Find brands like ADAM, Generra, Loeffler Randall, Charlotte Ronson, Corey Lynn Calter, Joe’s Jeans, Botkier, and Development. Through 3/20. Online only: ShopGoldyn.com.
ENDING TOMORROW
• Barker Black's men's shoes are 50 percent off. 198B Elizabeth St., nr. Prince St. (212-966-2166); Daily (noon–7).
As if the costumes aren't revealing enough on Dancing With the Stars, Denise Richards predicts we'll be seeing even less fabric and a lot more skin in the weeks ahead.
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Is Oprahhanding over her show to Gayle when he contract expires in 2011? Anyone remember that scene in Wayne's World when Wayne storms off the set and Garth tries to run the show?
Amy Winehousepled 'Not Guilty' to charges of assault. Not to a courtroom, she just yelled it out to no one in particular while walking down the street.
A third Transformers movie will be released in July of 2011. Working title - Transformers 3: I Don't Think I'm Stupid But I Have No Idea Who Is Fighting Whom On This Screen Right Now.
• Britney Spears ticket holders, please don't cry in your soup. Madonna will not be joining the ringleader on her Circus tour, as was rumored yesterday.
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Mötley Crüe will be joined by Godsmack, Theory of a Deadman, Drowning Pool and Charm City Devils on the Crüe Fest 2: The White Trash Circus tour, the band announced at a Fuse TV press conference yesterday (March 16).
Jennifer Hudson is buzzing at the prospect of the first-full scale concert tour of her career. "I'm excited to get out and meet the people and sing for the people," Hudson, who hits the road March 31 in Albany, N.Y. with Robin Thicke, told Billboard.com Monday.
They've been called "bromances": those buddy films and TV shows, such as the movies "Pineapple Express" and "The 40-Year-Old Virgin," that feature non-sexual but deep friendships between two or more males. The forthcoming "I Love You, Man," which opens Friday, appears to fit the bill.
Reuters - Media company Marvel Entertainment Inc signed a worldwide agreement with Gazillion Entertainment to allow the videogame publisher to make multiplayer online games based on Marvel's characters. Source: Yahoo! News: Entertainment News | 17 Mar 2009 | 11:56 am
AP - British actress Natasha Richardson is in critical condition in a Montreal hospital after being severely injured in a skiing accident in Quebec, according to published reports.
Is it important for entertainment journalists to write nice things about movie stars? Do they even read their own press? Or are they so much in their own world that they just let their publicists tell them whats going on in the world. Source: FOXNews.com | 17 Mar 2009 | 9:43 am
Viewers have learned that television's no-nonsense Judge Judy cuts through the bull and gets to the heart of the matter.
(AP) AP - Screenwriter Millard Kaufman, who co-created the cartoon character Mr. Magoo, was nominated for Academy Awards for his screenplays for "Take the High Ground!" and "Bad Day at Black Rock" and won a cult following as a first-time novelist at the age of 90, has died, a spokeswoman said. He was 92. Source: Yahoo! News: Entertainment News | 17 Mar 2009 | 8:15 am
Reuters - From IT labs to photo grabs, a Japanese humanoid robot will soon be strutting her hard- and soft-ware stuff on the fashion catwalk. Source: Yahoo! News: Fashion News | 17 Mar 2009 | 6:20 am
Reuters - From Laurel and Hardy to Butch and Sundance, Hollywood movies often have relied on the interplay of two buddies who play together with the cool precision of a jazz duo. Those classic teams find a neat contemporary counterpart in "I Love You, Man," courtesy of Paul Rudd and Jason Segel. Source: Yahoo! News: Entertainment Reviews | 17 Mar 2009 | 5:21 am
Hong Kong Disneyland staff and management are seen during park's first anniversary, in September 2006. Disney has halted much-delayed expansion plans for its Hong Kong theme park after failing to agree... Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesEnter | 17 Mar 2009 | 5:04 am
Natasha Richardson is in critical condition at a Montreal hospital after being severely injured in a skiing accident.
The British actress, a member of the Redgrave acting dynasty and the...
Another performance, another chance to keep hope alive of hoisting the disco ball at season's end.
The judges raved and ranted alike on Dancing WIth the Stars Monday, though the...
Front Page: Duo pair for Le Carre film 'Manager' -- Paramount Pictures has acquired bigscreen rights to John Le Carre's espionage thriller "The Night Manager."
Front Page: Guild's operating deficit more than $2 million -- The Writers Guild of America West has notified its staff that it will cut at least 10% of its 185 employees as a result of an operating deficit of more than $2 million.
Bye-bye, High School Musical.
Zac Efron is more than ready to walk away from the Disney bubble.
And he'll do it while in the arms of a naked woman who is not his...
Reuters - In "Michael Clayton," his first outing as a director, veteran screenwriter Tony Gilroy used a thriller format to investigate how skulduggery and deceit can corrupt the souls of individuals who do the dirty work of major corporations. Source: Yahoo! News: Entertainment Reviews | 17 Mar 2009 | 1:09 am
No longer a wanted woman, Lindsay Lohan apparently felt it safe to finally show her face on this sunshiny day.
The beleaguered starlet—the object of a $50,000 arrest warrant issued...
There's never been a film exactly like Grey Gardens, the creepy, campy 1975 Maysles brothers documentary about a dotty mother-daughter duo holed up in a rotting mansion with a bunch of cats, a...
Gossip Girl fans, this is shaping up to be the best Monday ever.
Not only does the show finally return tonight (thank you, CW!), but the next two episodes are quite honestly better than...
For those lovely ladies who were prevented from trying out for America's Next Top Model Saturday, fear not. Tyra Banks has your back.
"To all the Top Model hopefuls who were...
Front Page: Pilots flying outbound despite tax plan -- Pilot season is all over the map this year as the majors squeeze budgets and chase production incentive coin throughout the country and up north in Toronto and Vancouver.
Amy Winehouse's legal problems may have her banned in the USA right now, so what's a gal to do?
Head for the Caribbean.
It was announced earlier today that Winehouse is...
AP - The newly minted "bromance" genre, with its now-familiar mix of the sweet, awkward and raunchy, has entered the cultural consciousness through comedies like "Superbad," "Pineapple Express" and "Role Models." Source: Yahoo! News: Entertainment Reviews | 16 Mar 2009 | 11:01 pm
AP - It's a sound formula for fun musical theater rock 'n' roll with an edge, youthful romance and fresh comedy performed with an exaggerated Scottish brogue.
Actor Dwayne Johnson poses for photos as he arrives for the world premiere of the Disney film "Race to Witch Mountain" at the El Capitan theatre in Los Angeles on March 11, 2009. Disney's film kept North... Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesEnter | 16 Mar 2009 | 10:03 pm
THE OTHER TWINS: Jenna Jameson has given birth to twin boys, meaning that The World's Most Famous Vagina can finally back to doing what it does best: Temporarily housing random penises. (AVN.com)
PROJECT PHOEN-X: Gwyneth Paltrow has suggested pal Joaquin Phoenix immerse himself in the hip-hop lifestyle and move to the projects... "like a studio on the Upper West Side... or Long Island." she was not reportedly quoted as saying. (People)
NECKFACE: Some people say that if you can count each one of Posh Spice's neckcicles, you will figure out her true age. Others say that her neck is what angels play when they send the bad people out of Heaven. (I believe your people call it the "Devil's Harp.") (Dlisted)
RUSSELLIN' UP CONTROVERSY: Russell Brand accuses Miley Cyrus' ghostwriters of being actual sperm and ovum. (MTV Movies)
CHINSCRATCHER: Here are 20 Things You Didn't Know About Time. You probably know some of them, but you might discover that Plank Time is the most adorable unit of the day ever. (Telegraph)
Front Page: Paramount pic based on Wired article -- Paramount has nabbed bigscreen rights to an upcoming Wired magazine article about a band of Italian diamond thieves. J.J. Abrams is producing through his Bad Robot shingle.
Front Page: 'Nowhere Boy' recounts Beatle's teen years -- The Weinstein Co. has acquired U.S., Latin American and German rights for Brit helmer Sam Taylor-Wood's John Lennon biopic "Nowhere Boy."
Reuters - Old-fashioned in the best sense, the new Broadway revival of "Blithe Spirit" will have theatergoers thinking they've entered a time machine and traveled back to 1940s London. This charming production of Noel Coward's durable 1941 comedy features a sterling cast expertly performing under the direction of master farceur Michael Blakemore ("Noises Off"), and the results are delightful. Source: Yahoo! News: Entertainment Reviews | 16 Mar 2009 | 9:42 pm
Singer Placido Domingo arrives at the 2009 Vanity Fair Oscar Party in February 2009 in West Hollywood, California. New York's Metropolitan Opera celebrated its 125th anniversary with a star-studded gala... Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesEnter | 16 Mar 2009 | 9:41 pm
Front Page: Paramount, DreamWorks to release pic in 2011 -- Paramount and DreamWorks are forging ahead with "Transformers 3," dating the movie for release on July 1, 2011.
US President Barack Obama delivers remarks to small business owners, community lenders, and members of Congress in the East Room of the White House in Washington. Obama is to be comedian Jay Leno's guest... Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesEnter | 16 Mar 2009 | 8:16 pm
Seriously, some people want boyfriend pillows, or waterbeds... I want my very own Vilanch.
Click ahead for your very own VILANCH ATTACK!!!
Kings butterfly clip:
Patch Adams Butterfly Clip (after the jump - skip to 1:25):
I'm not saying that Kings stole the butterfly shot from Patch Adams, I just can't believe that after Patch Adams was put into existence, people wouldn't agree to never use butterflies in any shows or movies ever again, unless they were deliberately trying to be ridiculous. Basically what I'm trying to say is, I'm gonna start DVRing Kings. Source: Best Week Ever | 16 Mar 2009 | 7:35 pm
**Do Not E-Mail This To Your Mom**
In a story that could have been culled directly from the genius show that is TV Funhouse, it's time to play... GUESS WHAT THIS SNAKE ATE!
Take a good long look at this snake... can you guess what he ate?
Sadly, it's not just rats. Ahead, we give you the answer. Do not click if you love dogs.
He ate a woman's dog.
Shot on a shoe-string from Mexico to the sink estates of south London, budget movies from 27 European countries went on show this weekend at an up-and-coming indie film festival in Paris. Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesEnter | 16 Mar 2009 | 7:26 pm
Danielle Mitterrand, president of the France-Liberte Foundation and widow of former French President Francois Mitterrand, attends the Peace With Water forum in February 2009 at the European Parliament... Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesEnter | 16 Mar 2009 | 7:26 pm
A warrant for Lindsay Lohan's arrest was dropped Monday after a Beverly Hills judge said the actress-singer is in full compliance with terms of her probation for a drunk driving conviction.
Actress Lindsay Lohan during the Matthew Williamson New York Store Opening during Mercedes-Benz Fall 2009 Fashion Week in February 2009 in New York City. A judge on Monday withdrew an arrest warrant for... Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesEnter | 16 Mar 2009 | 6:50 pm
The SCI-FI channel is officially changing its name to "Syfy" in an attempt to alienate its current fans while also failing to attract a broader audience. I can only imagine one possible reason for this seemingly pointless and impractical decision, which I will illustrate via the following hypothetical situation that definitely occurred:
[NIGHTCLUB ON EAST 57th ST, MANHATTAN - FRIDAY, 1:30 a.m.]SCI-FI EXECUTIVE: Hey there - can the Executive VP of a television station buy you a drink?
23-YEAR-OLD ASPIRING MODEL: Sure.
SCI-FI EXECUTIVE: The wife's not a big fan of me coming to the city on weekends, but us high-up tv executives have to work long hours, you know? Hahaha...Plus I wouldn't want to leave my apartment on Central Park West empty for the weekend...
23-YEAR-OLD ASPIRING MODEL: So what network do you work for?
SCI-FI EXECUTIVE: One drink comin' right up! Sooooo what are you, a model or something? We're always looking for attractive young individuals on the tv station that I run.
23-YEAR-OLD ASPIRING MODEL: What station do you run?
SCI-FI EXECUTIVE: What's that? Tough to hear in here - with all this, you know, music. So have you ever considered acting? Cause if you have, I'm definitely the guy to talk to, being a tv executive and all...
23-YEAR-OLD ASPIRING MODEL: For what tv station?
SCI-FI EXECUTIVE: That's right, a tv station.
23-YEAR-OLD ASPIRING MODEL: No, I said what tv station?
SCI-FI EXECUTIVE: Ohhhhh, what tv station, hahaha. Good question. Well, have you ever heard of a little company called "Universal"?
23-YEAR-OLD ASPIRING MODEL: You work for Universal pictures??
SCI-FI EXECUTIVE: No... Well, yes and no. I work for, um...[MUMBLES NON-WORDS]
23-YEAR-OLD ASPIRING MODEL: What was that?
SCI-FI EXECUTIVE: The SCI-FI Channel.
23-YEAR-OLD ASPIRING MODEL: The what channel?
SCI-FI EXECUTIVE: The SCI-FI Channel. But seriously, we're a lot more than SCI-FI, really, we're a legitimate basic cable network that provides quality creative programming and isn't just limited to--
23-YEAR-OLD ASPIRING MODEL: Hey, I just remembered I have some friends waiting for me that I should probably go meet - thanks again for the drink! [LEAVES]
[MONDAY MORNING - SCI-FI EXECUTIVE BARGES INTO HIS CO-WORKER'S OFFICE]SCI-FI EXECUTIVE: Dude - we have to change the name of this frickin' network.
SCI-FI EXECUTIVE 2: I don't know, we've been the SCI-FI Channel for sixteen years now, plus we just enjoyed our highest-rated year of programming ever, and after the massive success of Battlestar surely our future projects can--
SCI-FI EXECUTIVE: As long as we're "SCI-FI," I can never use my job title to cheat on my wife, and I'm sick of it. Change the name of the goddamn channel now.
SCI-FI EXECUTIVE 2: Ok, ok...I'll throw together a press release, and make sure to include the words "imagination," "brand," "broaden," and "cultivate a distinct point of view."
SCI-FI EXECUTIVE: Yeah whatever. Just let me know when it's done so I can go grab some p*ssy.
SCI-FI EXECUTIVE 2: Hey, you're the Dungeon Master.
SCI-FI EXECUTIVE: From now on it's "boss." Source: Best Week Ever | 16 Mar 2009 | 6:35 pm
A view of Dam square in Amsterdam. An Amsterdam museum has dusted off an old masters' collection for a nostalgic exhibition on life in the 17th century Golden Age, a time when the Dutch led the way in... Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesEnter | 16 Mar 2009 | 6:32 pm
AP - "Forever Blue: The True Story of Walter O'Malley, Baseball's Most Controversial Owner, and the Dodgers of Brooklyn and Los Angeles" (Riverhead Books $25.95, 321 pages ), by Michael D'Antonio: Crowds cheered along the streets of Brooklyn on Oct. 4, 1955. Children leaned out windows to clang on pots and men took turns whacking an effigy hanging from a lamppost labeled "Yankees." Source: Yahoo! News: Entertainment Reviews | 16 Mar 2009 | 6:29 pm
Cause Brooke won't have it.
How can you not love this girl? She does what she wants! And let's her thighs feel God's cool Winter breeze, whether she's wearing pants or not!
Ahead, find out what her ol' man was up to during this debacle.While Brooke was bruising up her gams, Daddy Hulk Hogan was spotted smooching with his totally individualistic girlfriend Jennifer McDaniel:
But wait, how in the he-- do they have some sort of Spaceballs-esque ion transporting machine?
Thankfully, it looks like Papa eventually noticed his daughter's budding talent... and even experienced something of a crutchy miracle!
We can't help but love this family and their dancing pectorals.
And no need to thank us for creating this mesmerizing GIF, which can in no way compete with our favorite Hulk Hogan GIF of all time.
A man walks around the side of a building, footsteps falling in time to the heartbeat of a driving pop soundtrack, pulls out a pistol and guns down another man.
This undated handout pictures received from IPAN public relations shows Indian actress Shilpa Shetty (R) and Jade Goody (L) shaking hands during a promotional event for a television reality show in Mumbai... Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesEnter | 16 Mar 2009 | 5:59 pm
Front Page: Auds stay away from Sunday's opener -- Ian McShane-fronted drama "Kings," which at one point appeared to be NBC's big midseason hope, was dethroned in the ratings Sunday night.
American jazzman Louis Armstrong during a concert in Paris in 1965. From Dixieland to Armstrong, Billie Holiday and Miles Davis, a Paris exhibition opening Tuesday traces how jazz in its 100-year history... Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesEnter | 16 Mar 2009 | 5:36 pm
The supermodel was seen at Los Angeles airport with her new husband Tom Brady - who she wed in a secret ceremony last month - and tiny pet dog as they prepared to jet to her hometown of Horizontina in southern Brazil.
The couple have flown to South America partly for a belated honeymoon, but also to celebrate the 83rd birthday of Gisele's grandmother.
A source said: "The trip was a chance for Tom to meet Gisele's relatives, including her sisters, aunts and uncles, and to enjoy a bit of a party. Gisele loves her animals and couldn't bear to leave the pup behind."
The trip was a chance for Tom to meet Gisele's relatives, including her sisters, aunts and uncles, and to enjoy a bit of a party. Gisele loves her animals and couldn't bear to leave the pup behind.
According to reports, 28-year-old Gisele will now be parted from Tom as she is heading to Sao Paolo for work, while the New England Patriots quarterback must return to the US.
Gisele recently spoke about her desire to start a family with Tom, who already has an 18-month-old son from a previous relationship.
She said: "I want to have a big family. My parents have been together for 36 years, and that is what I want.
"I love kids. It's amazing that I have the opportunity to hang out with my stepson all the time."
Jennifer Aniston is being considered for a role in the next James Bond film.
The 40-year-old actress - who recently expressed an interest in appearing in the British spy film franchise - is set to be offered a screen test for the follow up to 'Quantum of Solace' which will star Daniel Craig as James Bond.
Jennifer was speaking to Daniel and his girlfriend Satsuki Mitchell and they seemed to be getting on like a house on fire. They looked like old friends and would make a gorgeous pairing on the big screen.
A source at EON, the production company which makes the James Bond films, said: "Jennifer has all the qualities we are looking for in a Bond girl. She has to be beautiful but she also needs to have brains.
"It helps if she's athletic and able to keep up with intense stunt work a Bond movie demands.
"It is likely she'll be called in to meet producers Barbara Broccoli and Michael G. Wilson soon."
Jennifer previously said of her Bond aspirations: "I get offered funny, quirky, pretty roles. But I'd love to do an action movie. James Bond - glamour. Daniel Craig. Sh*t-loads of fun."
Jennifer quickly bonded with Daniel when she met him at a Night Before Party ahead of this years Oscars.
A source said: "Jennifer was speaking to Daniel and his girlfriend Satsuki Mitchell and they seemed to be getting on like a house on fire. They looked like old friends and would make a gorgeous pairing on the big screen."
Rihanna is to star in a remake of 'The Bodyguard'.
The 21-year-old pop star - whose boyfriend Chris Brown has been charged with felony assault and making criminal threats following his alleged assault on her - has reportedly been looking at various scripts in New York, including a remake of the hit 90s film which starred Whitney Houston and Kevin Costner.
Before the situation with Chris, Rihanna was getting a lot of scripts. She has been wanting to do movies for a while now. If the film goes ahead, Rihanna's character will be a young and sexy take A source told the New York Daily News newspaper: "Before the situation with Chris, Rihanna was getting a lot of scripts. She has been wanting to do movies for a while now."
If the film goes ahead, Rihanna's character will be a "young and sexy take" on the popstar previously played by Whitney.
The Barbados-born beauty will star alongside 'GI Joe' actor Channing Tatum who will play her on-screen love interest.
Rihanna is also believed to be considering working on a 'Charlie's Angels' sequel and a film project with Justin Timberlake.
The 'Umbrella' singer is currently easing herself back into work following Chris' arrest.
Meanwhile, Rihanna has been spotted enjoying herself with friends following the alleged attack.
On Friday night (13.03.09) Rihanna joined mentor Jay-Z and his wife Beyonce Knowles for dinner at New York restaurant Spotted Pig. The following evening (14.03.09) she relaxed with friends at eatery Da Silvano.
A source said: "Rihanna was dining with five friends and a security guard. It was a bit odd - she was wearing sunglasses inside at 11pm - like that was going to stop people from noticing her! But you know, she really looked good. She seemed happy - like she's finally healing."
Gwen Stefani stole her son Zuma's name from her No Doubt bandmate.
The 'Wind It Up' singer - who has another son Kingston James McGregor, two, with her husband Gavin Rossdale - wanted a "quirky" name for her six-month-old child and got the idea of Zuma from her bandmate Tom Dumont's wife Mieke.
She said: "I kind of stole it from him. I didn't steal it, I mean his wife didn't want it. It was just one of those things that just happened. I just wanted Zuma to have a little bit of a quirky name."
The unusual name came up when Gwen was discussing possible baby names with Mieke - who was pregnant at the same time.
Zuma was mentioned because Zuma Beach, California, is close to where Gwen and Gavin live.
Despite doting on her little boys, the 39-year-old popstar has admitted she misses the laidback lifestyle of being on tour.
She told radio show 'Mojo in the Morning': "Kingston has a really big opinion about what we do, so we'll figure it out. We'll pretty much be going to all the zoos and different places on our days off. But some days I miss the old selfish touring days where you just sleep all day, but those days are gone. I just need to accept it!" Source
Front Page: Radio personality confident of full recovery -- Don Imus said he has prostate cancer, but the radio personality expressed confidence in a full recovery.
Front Page: 'Sopranos' writer returning to pay cabler -- David Chase, the writer behind "The Sopranos," will develop "A Ribbon of Dreams," a miniseries about the early days of Hollywood.
Three people were arrested and six others hurt Saturday after bedlam broke out while they waited to audition for 'America's Next Top Model,' police said. Source: FOXNews.com | 16 Mar 2009 | 3:59 pm
Bob Dylan’s new studio album, "Together Through Life" is set for release on April 28, Columbia Records announced today. "Together," recorded late last year after Dylan was asked to compose music for a forthcoming film by French director Oliver Dahan, takes its musical cues from classic 1950s Chess and Sun recordings.
Actor and political activist Ron Silver, who played a recurring role in TV's presidential drama "The West Wing," and who also let his political views play out in real life, died Sunday after a two-year battle with esophageal cancer, according to a colleague.
Front Page: 'Mr. and Mrs. Pell$' take trip around the world -- Endemol, the global entertainment giant, is hoping it may have an "Ugly Betty"-style global hit on its hands with the 120-episode Latino soap "Mr. and Mrs. Pell$."
Tupac Shakur's mother is firing back at Morgan Creek over the right to make a biopic about the late rapper. In a $10 million cross-complaint set to be filed Monday morning, Afeni Shakur's Amaru Entertainment claims that Morgan Creek, topper James Robinson and others tried to strong-arm a deal for Tupac movie rights, then sabotaged the project when Amaru attempted to set it up elsewhere.
The latest single for the BBC's Comic Relief charity yesterday became the 11th in the series to hit No. 1 in the U.K., while U2's "No Line On The Horizon" (Mercury/Universal) started a second week atop the album chart.
As if the costumes aren't revealing enough on Dancing With the Stars, Denise Richards predicts we'll be seeing even less fabric and a lot more skin in the weeks ahead.
"I...
• Britney Spears ticket holders, please don't cry in your soup. Madonna will not be joining the ringleader on her Circus tour, as was rumored yesterday.
• CGI, not...
Natasha Richardson is in critical condition at a Montreal hospital after being severely injured in a skiing accident.
The British actress, a member of the Redgrave acting dynasty and the...
Another performance, another chance to keep hope alive of hoisting the disco ball at season's end.
The judges raved and ranted alike on Dancing WIth the Stars Monday, though the...
Bye-bye, High School Musical.
Zac Efron is more than ready to walk away from the Disney bubble.
And he'll do it while in the arms of a naked woman who is not his...
No longer a wanted woman, Lindsay Lohan apparently felt it safe to finally show her face on this sunshiny day.
The beleaguered starlet—the object of a $50,000 arrest warrant issued...
There's never been a film exactly like Grey Gardens, the creepy, campy 1975 Maysles brothers documentary about a dotty mother-daughter duo holed up in a rotting mansion with a bunch of cats, a...
Gossip Girl fans, this is shaping up to be the best Monday ever.
Not only does the show finally return tonight (thank you, CW!), but the next two episodes are quite honestly better than...
For those lovely ladies who were prevented from trying out for America's Next Top Model Saturday, fear not. Tyra Banks has your back.
"To all the Top Model hopefuls who were...
Amy Winehouse's legal problems may have her banned in the USA right now, so what's a gal to do?
Head for the Caribbean.
It was announced earlier today that Winehouse is...
The SCI-FI channel is officially 
