When last we left Grey's Anatomy's Dr. George O'Malley (né T.R. Knight), he was riding an elevator to heaven with Katherine Heigl following a surgery that had apparently failed to repair his bus-smashed body. But show creator Shonda Rhimes let May 14's fifth-season finale end without telling viewers — or even her actors, hilariously — whether Knight or Heigl had definitely expired. We're still not sure about Heigl, but now, multiple sources tell E's Marc Malkin that Knight won't return next fall. Not a huge surprise, since he'd reportedly walked off the set this season, and, you know, because his character's face has been demolished beyond all recognition by a bus.
• Real Housewives of New York City star Jill Zarin supposedly tried to convince James Lipton to have her on Inside the Actors Studio. He didn't bite. We can't decide if...
Reuters - News Corp hopes to sell Google Inc access to a greater swathe of its media properties, its executives said, as an advertising deal between the two companies comes up for renewal. Source: Yahoo! News: Entertainment News | 28 May 2009 | 12:41 pm
A court-ordered auction for the belongings of legendary French mime artist Marcel Marceau has fetched 490,000 euros ($680,000) as bidders bought the suit and top hat of his iconic silent clown Bip. Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesEnter | 28 May 2009 | 12:31 pm
AFP - Depeche Mode frontman David Gahan has had a malignant tumour removed from his bladder, the British band said Thursday, announcing plans to resume a European tour interrupted by the health scare.
Reuters - Television crime drama "The Mentalist" was not only the best new show of 2009, it also boasted the sexiest cast, according to a viewers poll released on Thursday at the close of the 2008-09 U.S. TV season.
Commissioners in Miami might delay the demolition of a waterfront expo center to accommodate the producers of the cable television series "Burn Notice." Last year, Miami commissioners... Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsEnter | 28 May 2009 | 12:03 pm
Bob Hope's widow, Dolores Hope, has celebrated her 100th birthday with friends and family at the Hope estate in Toluca Lake, Calif. Although she was brought to Wednesday night's party in Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsEnter | 28 May 2009 | 10:56 am
Christian Bale, Robert Downey Jr., Shia LaBeouf, Vin Diesel also nominated at MTV Movie Awards, airing Sunday at 9 p.m. ET.By Jocelyn Vena Zac Efron in "High School Musical 3" Photo: Disney If... Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsEnter | 28 May 2009 | 10:51 am
'He knows how to utilize great sounds and great music,' up-and-coming rapper says.By Jayson Rodriguez Drake Photo: MTV News NEW YORK — With its mix of singing and rapping, Drake's buzz-building... Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsEnter | 28 May 2009 | 10:51 am
Plus: Masspike Miles gets a boost from Rick Ross, in Mixtape Daily.By Shaheem Reid Kanye West and Lady Gaga Photo: MTV News Fire Starter: Bound To Blow Masspike Miles had girls screaming way... Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsEnter | 28 May 2009 | 10:51 am
'He knows how to utilize great sounds and great music,' up-and-coming rapper says.By Jayson Rodriguez Drake Photo: MTV News NEW YORK — With its mix of singing and rapping, Drake's buzz-building... Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsEnter | 28 May 2009 | 10:51 am
'I hope he's sober,' Ferrell says of this year's host of the MTV Movie Awards.By Larry Carroll, with reporting by Josh Horowitz Will Ferrell and Danny McBride Photo: MTV News Will Ferrell is... Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsEnter | 28 May 2009 | 10:51 am
Plus: Masspike Miles gets a boost from Rick Ross, in Mixtape Daily.By Shaheem Reid Kanye West and Lady Gaga Photo: MTV News Fire Starter: Bound To Blow Masspike Miles had girls screaming way... Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsEnter | 28 May 2009 | 10:51 am
AP - The melody is dark, ominous and unmistakable to any rock fan: "Seven Nation Army" by the White Stripes. Source: Yahoo! News: Entertainment News | 28 May 2009 | 10:22 am
Everything has been kept secret, except the author and title. But the first novel in five years by Japan's Haruki Murakami has become a hit even before its official release Friday. "It... Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsEnter | 28 May 2009 | 10:17 am
The melody is dark, ominous and unmistakable to any rock fan: "Seven Nation Army" by the White Stripes. But this isn't Jack and Meg White. It's the Oak Ridge Boys. The vocal quartet... Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsEnter | 28 May 2009 | 10:16 am
Young ravers dance in a European nightclub. Once considered to be the poor relation of the international electronic scene, south European dance music's history is now being favourably revised as today's... Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesEnter | 28 May 2009 | 9:45 am
French musicians Gaspard Auge and Xavier De Rosnay of "Justice" perform on stage during the 6th edition of the Rock en Seine music festival, near Paris, 2009. Once considered to be the poor relation of... Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesEnter | 28 May 2009 | 9:45 am
A photographer sued Chris Brown on Wednesday, claiming the R&B singer's bodyguards roughed him up outside a fitness center when he took a photo of Brown.
The Zac Brown Band is enjoying the success of "Whatever It Is," the second single from its platinum major label debut album, "The Foundation." But Brown and company are chomping at the bit to release their next track.
A photographer has sued the R&B singer for assault and battery,...
Multiple sources tell me that T.R. Knight will not be returning to Grey's Anatomy next season.
Knight's departure shouldn't come...
Front Page: Originals to pump toon titan’s lineup -- "Kung Fu Panda" sequels and "Shrek" spinoffs will be joined by original pics on DreamWorks Animation’s sked as the toon studio ups its output to five features every two years.
We'll say this for the disgruntled brother of Jon Gosselin's alleged mistress: At least he ratted out his sister free of charge.
But when it comes to the Jon & Kate Plus 8...
Who's behind the Great American Idol Upset of 2009—not AT&T. If you believe the phone company, that is.
Earlier today, the New York Times sicced its...
In our last Celebrity Addictionary challenge, we asked for a word that could describe a reality show that seems to get a little too real. Though we're still waiting for some Ace of Cakes...
American Express on Wednesday accused the alt-rocker of spending herself into quite the hole, saying Love...
In today's news, unions at the Boston Globe struggle to come to terms with the odious wage cuts the New York Times Company has demanded. Meanwhile, OK! magazine suffers at the newsstand, ad pages for business-to-business magazines fall dramatically, and a crazy alt-weekly decides to outsource its content to India just to prove what a dumb idea that is.
• Members of two of the Boston Globe's major unions last night narrowly ratified contracts that will cut their pay and benefits by more than $7 million, bringing the Globe's owner closer to achieving the savings it says it needs to keep operating the paper. [Boston Globe]
• But wait! A group of Boston Globe newsroom employees is circulating a petition calling on Globe management to limit pay cuts to 5 percent, arguing that the contract proposal that seeks about twice that amount is "in extraordinary danger" of rejection by their union. Their union, the Boston Newspaper Guild, is scheduled to vote June 8 on a final offer from the paper's owner, the New York Times Company, that seeks an 8.4 percent pay cut, plus five days of unpaid furlough, in addition to cuts to health-care and retirement benefits. The combined wage cuts add up to about 10 percent. [Boston Globe]
• Though former Gotham editor-in- chief Jason Oliver Nixon is now the creative director of OK! magazine, the masthead rumba has not translated to better sales. The issue that hit last week sold an estimated 310,000 copies, down drastically from a year ago, when it sold 500,000 to 700,000 copies a week. [NYP]
• The New Haven Advocate hired Indian freelance journalists to write their paper this week — just to prove how outsourcing journalism is a huge pain in the ass. The best part: Outsourced material had a "Made in India" stamp on the page. [New Haven Advocate]
• The Associated Press is quietly offering buyouts to several hundred veteran employees, according to the AP and a News Media Guild statement. The buyout includes a $500 cash payment for each year of service with the AP and a pension payout that is 14 percent to 16 percent above the amount the employee would ordinarily receive. [Mediaweek]
So Roberto Cavalli has that hot-cold thing in common with Katy Perry. One day he wants to sell his company, the next he doesn't; one day he's near a deal, the next day the only thing he's near is a hot chick in a chiffon frock and a bottle of prosecco. He was planning to sell a 20 percent stake in his company to private-equity firm Clessidra, but apparently it's just dawned on him that this is not a good market to sell in if he doesn't need to. “It’s more logical to buy rather than to sell now,” he tells WWD. No — really? Cavalli is buddies with the head of Clessidra, whom he calls "adorable" and a "dear friend," but he says his social life won't interfere with how he runs his business.
So, since he's decided to put off selling for a while, or ever, he's focusing on getting his Just Cavalli line back up to par. There was some drama with Just Cavalli after its licensee, Ittierre, went bankrupt earlier this year. But Cavalli has regained confidence in the troubled firm and has renewed his contract with them. He hopes to make the line better than ever, starting with a grassroots effort to recruit young female customers: He wants to hand out "small Just Cavalli gadgets" to ladies standing outside of nightclubs. Leopard-print iPod shuffles, please! Mini–USB-drives are about as useful as coupons given in gift bags that offer $500 off a $20,000 yacht rental. Though laser lights would be fun, too.
Ex-House speaker and possible presidential candidate Newt Gingrich referred to Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor as a "racist" and called for her withdrawal in a tweet today, a sentiment shared by Rush Limbaugh and former congressman Tom Tancredo. Why? Because she once said, "I would hope that a wise Latina woman with the richness of her experiences would more often than not reach a better conclusion [as a judge] than a white male who hasn't lived that life." Defenders say the statement has to be understood within the context in which it was spoken. Either way, it's clear that, after some thoughtful deliberation, some major Republicans have decided that the Hispanic vote isn't so important after all.
A guard stands near the painting "Turquoise Marilyn" by Andy Warhol during a media preview of a exhibition on loan to Sotheby's New York in April 2009. A federal district judge in New York has ordered... Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesEnter | 27 May 2009 | 10:42 pm
Bill Clinton frequently offers up his opinions and experience to his secretary of State wife, regularly speaks on the phone to vice-president Joe Biden, and sends memos to national security adviser Jim Jones. "If there’s something that’s going on that I feel that I have a particular knowledge of, I say that,” he told writer Peter Baker in a New York Times Magazine profile to be printed this weekend. As for Hillary, he says she asks him about foreign policy "quite frequently." "She says: 'Did you ever work with this guy? Do you know him?'" He doesn't speak to Obama as frequently, maybe a handful of times since the inauguration, but his friends told Baker that he's largely over the bitterness he developed during the hard-fought campaign between the president and his wife (he has not forgiven Ted and Caroline Kennedy, though). He does most of this advising over the phone or with memos his staff sends out — he doesn't use a computer or BlackBerry. And when Hillary comes back to Chappaqua, his turf, "she just wants to rest." They like to watch 24 and Damages.
Bubba needs to do more relaxing, too. Ever since extensive heart and lung surgeries tapped his stamina, he just hasn't had the endless fire he used to (at least not the good kind). "Since I had the surgery — and this is what you picked up in the campaign — that if I'm really, really tired, it's more difficult for me than it was when I was back in politics before I had the heart problem," he told Baker. "I have no explanation for why that is. I'm just observing it. It's neither an excuse for any mistake I made or anything else. I'm just explaining. It's something I've noticed. My life has changed."
Some things haven't, though, and those include some familiar passions from when he was president:
In between his globe-trotting philanthropy, speech making and legacy burnishing, Clinton is a regular at crafts stores around the world and can tell you the best ones in Hong Kong or Arusha. "They're a great thing," he said. "If all of your staff are women and all of your family are women, you just buy what you like and bring them home and then figure out who to give them to." The store owner showed him a selection of shoulder bags for women. Clinton selected one he thought would be great for his friend, Frank Giustra, the Canadian mining mogul, to give to Giustra's girlfriend. Clinton said he likes picking out gifts for his friends' wives and girlfriends.
His house in Chappaqua is filled with antiques and rare collectibles he's gathered for himself, as well. He has a 4,000-year-old Chinese urn, rare presidential prints, a 700-year-old Vietnamese spear, and even a 100-year-old German cabinet he's had for 30 years that Hillary Clinton calls "the monster."
Andy Milonakis has made a sometimes brilliant minor career of rapping like a white, hormonally deficient doofus (which he is), but the video for “Zumbie,” his collaboration with Major Lazer (a dance-hall project from producers Diplo and Switch), marks the first time he’s made us a little uncomfortable: Laying on the patois, and Auto-Tuned to high heaven, he makes a monster mash of dance-hall singer and zombie, and you can’t help but wonder if the pairing is utterly random, or a bit of entitled snark aimed at Jamaican music. Maybe it’s just that the make-up evokes, well, minstrelsy. But knowing Milonakis, the idea probably is utterly random. And while the beat’s certainly no joke, if you watch or just listen to this, you’re almost definitely going to crack up.
Kendra Wilkinson wants hers to be Hank Baskett—and the rest of the Philadelphia Eagles!
Shanna Moakler names Carmen Electra as her top choice.
Dave Annable's...
Estelle stood out against a rainbow-tile wall in a belted pink, black, and gray Alexander McQueen dress at the Museum of Modern Art's 41st Annual Party in the Garden last night.
Do you prefer to belt busy prints or keep them simple?
AP - A surprise winner of this year's foreign-language Oscar, beating out front-runners "Waltz With Bashir" and "The Class," the Japanese dramedy "Departures" has its moments but is ultimately overlong and too melodramatic.
Tom McGeveran, a longtime veteran on the edit staff of the New York Observer, was named interim editor today to replace outgoing editor Peter Kaplan. McGeveran has "held nearly every job at the paper, after rising from the ranks as a copy editor to become the 'Manhattan Transfers' reporter, a commercial real estate reporter, a real estate editor, a media editor, a politics editor, managing editor, deputy editor and editor of observer.com," according to a report in the paper today. The announcement was made by publisher Jared Kushner, who said the post was an interim job that could turn into a permanent one. "[He] understands the news deeply and he has done both long form journalism and breaking news stuff for the web," said Kaplan, who will soon take up the No. 2 post at Condé Nast Traveler. "He has allowed me to exist as an editor because he created a structure that I could exist in. And he is tomorrow’s journalist because he is someone who knows how to merge print and electronic.”
Front Page: Studio hopes slate will lead to profitability -- Viacom CEO Philippe Dauman said Wednesday that Paramount's focus on franchise films and more control over its slate will lead the way to profitability at the studio.
Everyone, no matter what her age, needs a little help with her makeup. Even those of us with access to a beauty closet. So we asked Sandy Linter, Lancôme’s Beauty at Every Age expert, to teach three of us how to properly do our makeup for the summer. Not only did we learn what colors and products work for us, but she gave us some very useful tips (and taught us what not to do) in our makeup routines.
We could rattle off a million reasons why we love summer, but the amount of quality television that's out there to be consumed would not be one of them. Now that virtually every show we love has aired its season finale (and we have to wait at least another two full months before Mad Men returns), we will be keeping our eyes out for just about any show that doesn't involve people getting punched in the face before falling into a giant pool of water. Enter HBO's Hung, which premieres on June 28 and stars the affable Thomas Jane as a high-school teacher and basketball coach who just happens to have a giant wang. As we learn in the trailer, Jane is going through a bit of a rough patch in his life, having recently suffered through a divorce (from Anne Heche) and having had his house burn down. So, as a means to make a little extra money (and gain back some confidence), Jane takes the advice of a paramour (the always awesome Jane Adams) and decides to go into the male-escort business. Looks promising, although the question on the mind of everyone will certainly be how Jane stacks up against the likes of McG and Dr. Manhattan.
Lady Gaga is on the cover of the new issue of Rolling Stone, wearing nothing more than a few bubbles. A behind-the-scenes video of her cover shoot includes footage of her pantslessness. She wears what appears to be a black thong, with pants painted onto her legs. Is Gaga — gasp — running out of ideas? Sports Illustrated and Hugh Hefner have been painting clothes on girls for years now. And we've already seen her in those bubbles. Next! [Rock & Roll Daily/Rolling Stone]
"Let me tell you something about Ben, shall I? There's a monkey in this film, called Crystal the monkey. It's probably one of the cutest things in the world; it's a tiny little thing, a tiny Capuchin monkey. It wears a diaper; there's nothing cuter. He hates it! So, that's your Ben Stiller." —Ricky Gervais [MTV]
"Because especially with Steve Carrell [sic] and Paul Rudd, they're in different places with their careers it's a lot harder to get us all together. Yeah we're trying to figure out when and how we should do that. In fact, I think next week we're going to meet with all the guys and see if we can actually pull this off. And believe me, I'm not taking a pay cut, no way, absolutely not!" —Will Ferrell on the sequel to Anchorman [Female First]
"Oh yeah, the whole family went to see it. It's a great film, I was very excited. The only thing about it was, I was a little upset because when we came out, I said, 'What did you think of it?' and they said, 'That was the best Terminator movie ever!' So that's really, like thanks a lot, that really helped (my ego)." —Arnold Schwarzenegger on Terminator Salvation [Contact Music]
"I like Nas. First of all, Nas is my brother — another one of my brothers. But I personally like Nas when he's ignorant. Whenever Nas gets political or he starts thinking or he wants to change the world, it's good, but I personally like it more when Nas is on his QB, ignorant n—a shit. When he's on a "Made You Look" vibe. When he's on his arrogant shit. When Nas dumbs himself down, he's nicer to me. I tell him that shit all the time. ... When he's on some nigga shit, he's nicer." —Irv Gotti [MTV]
"After 10 years of eating vegetarian, I tried my boyfriend's. I was overwhelmed. It was orgasmic." —Jessica Szohr is talking about a burger [Men's Health via People]
"It always was about sex, not money. Sex was what held me in bed and got me out of it again in the morning. But now it's fading fast. I don't have the same craziness about sex that I had — I'm more interested in ideas." —Tracey Emin [Guardian UK]
You've read reviews elsewhere of the new Times Square, with its massive cordoned-off sections of pedestrian space along Broadway, but can you really trust what anyone else says? We sent our Tim Murphy to see what life was really like on street level — plastic beach chairs, German tourists, freckly sailors and all.
It's not that we're anti-reboot, necessarily — we quite enjoyed Star Trek — but we have to draw the line somewhere. We think a good place would be reboots of franchises that first launched in the aughts. In a related story, producers are looking to reboot Tomb Raider with a Lara Croft origin story (and, presumably, sans Angelina Jolie). [Movies Blog/MTV]
More gray hairs from January (left) to May (right).
HAIR
• In response to claims that President Barack Obama colors his hair to make it seem grayer, his Chicago barber Zariff said, "It's just not true. I've been cutting his hair for 17 years and it has steadily gone grayer." Let's go out on a limb and say maybe it's just stress? [Mirror UK]
• Braids are the hairstyle of the year. Sienna Miller, Coco Rocha, and Mary-Kate Olsen have all rocked fancy braids on the red carpet. [NYO]
• And while braids are having a moment, the mullet is bracing for yet another comeback. Taylor Momsen, Sharon Stone, and Taraji P. Henson all stepped out to events with overgrown bobs that look like the style. Scared? [BellaSugar]
MAKEUP
• Alexander Wang is branching into makeup with a twelve-piece collection for Shiseido's Maquillage makeup line, including lip gloss, lipstick, and eye shadow. Sadly it's only available in Asia starting in July. [Limelife]
SKIN
• Fribad Cosmetics Group is the latest victim of the economy. The Baden-Baden, Germany–based company that produces the skin-care lines Sans Soucis, Biodroga Systems, and Futuresse declared bankruptcy. It was unable to pay its 241 employees in April. [WWD]
FRAGRANCE
• Lancôme will launch Hypnôse Senses, a follow-up to the 2005 fragrance Hypnôse. It was developed by Christine Nagel and features notes of osmanthus, rose, and patchouli and will hit shelves in June. [Now Smell This]
The new poster for G.I. Joe: The Rise Of Cobra is buying right into the ol' Hollywood poster adage - When your movie has nothing to offer, build the entire poster around the hottest cast member's ass:
"EVIL NEVER LOOKED SO GOOD"? I wish I had any shred of a reason to believe this movie isn't going to be terrible.
And if the pre-reviews start panning the movie, they can always whip out their emergency poster (after the jump):
The last time Asia Argento was at Cannes, she had three films in the festival. In one of them, she distracted an ex-lover by idly masturbating in front of him (Boarding Gate); in another, she licked the blood off her wounded lover’s chest (The Last Mistress); and in the third, she made out with a Rottweiler (Go Go Tales). This year, the fearless Italian actor-director was no less ubiquitous on the red carpet, but she kept a discreet silence throughout the festival as a member of the nine-person jury, which, rumorssuggest, was a hotbed of acrimony.
While in Cannes, Argento also co-presented the European premiere of the “OneDreamRush 42-Second Film Showcase,” a project sponsored by 42Below Vodka and the Beijing Film Studios, in which 42 filmmakers were each asked to make a 42-second short film exploring “the world of dreams.” Booze-hawking gimmick notwithstanding, the roster of assembled directors is impressively eclectic, ranging from veteran auteurs (David Lynch, Abel Ferrara) to avant-garde greats (Kenneth Anger, Jonas Mekas) to hipster provocateurs (Harmony Korine, Gaspar Noé); Argento’s husband, filmmaker Michele Civetta, is one of the project’s producers, and they both also contributed shorts. We called up the couple in Rome to talk about 42x42, and to find out what Argento would divulge about her Cannes jury experience.
How did you both get involved with the 42x42 project?
MC: A friend of ours, Rajan Mehta, had become the creative director of 42Below Vodka. They came up with the idea, and asked Asia and I to make the first two films, and also asked if I would produce a bunch. It was really an ornate web of friendships that came into play. I called Larry Clark, Gaspar Noé, Jonathan Caouette. Asia called Joe Coleman. It was like a creative dialogue amongst friends.
What were the inspirations for your own 42-second shorts? [You can see Civetta’s Astarte and Argento’s S/heonline.]
AA: The fact that it’s a dream allows it to be very personal and abstract, but I didn’t want to make it too dreamlike; that would have been cheesy. I used it as an opportunity to enter the world of these transsexuals that live in our neighborhood that I’ve been sort of spying on. It’s like they’re in a Fellini movie, but with transsexuals. I wanted to show these incredible creatures that are hyperfeminine and joyful, playing with clothes and Champagne, which is like a phallic metaphor.
MC: I decided to re-create a cult ceremony based around the Phoenician goddess of fertility. I mishmashed a series of old pagan images [and] twenties vintage German porn with satanic rituals and Enochean sex magic, along with some modern footage that I shot.
Asia, two years ago, everyone was calling you queen of Cannes. What was it like keeping a lower profile this year?
AA: It was a lot better. Spending five hours a day in the dark, and discussing cinema with people with diverse, interesting tastes, that was great. I loved hearing what [jury president] Isabelle [Huppert] had to say about the movies; she’s so illuminating. It was the first time I had a good time in Cannes.
According to a Variety report, one of the male jurors said it was the worst jury experience of his life, and another called Huppert a fascist.
AA: Really? I’ve got nothing to say about that. Obviously everybody has different tastes, but we came together very much at the end. We had no preconceived ideas; at least I didn’t. I felt the awards at the end surprised even us.
When an Italian journalist asked you at Sunday’s press conference why the Italian film [Marco Bellocchio’s Vincere] was shut out, you said you wanted to keep the focus on the films that won awards. Will you reveal then which of the prize winners you were most pleased with?
AA: I was very happy with Kinatay [which won Filipino filmmaker Brillante Mendoza the directing prize, despite being the competition’s most widely despised film]. It had such terrible reviews but it was a movie that I hadn’t seen before. It felt necessary, so naïve and urgent. It felt like the director had no idea how to do it and picked up a camera and was shooting the first movie of history. The 45-minute scene in the car where nothing happens I thought was incredible.
And I was also so happy about [screenplay winner] Spring Fever [by Chinese director Lou Ye, who also made a “42x42” short]. It might be surprising to give it the script award, because the movie was very long, but it had ingenious ideas about the love triangles between the characters.
Both of those prizes were booed by the journalists who were watching next door.
AA: I know. That’s always a good sign.
The jury was made up mostly of filmmakers and actresses. Since you’re both a filmmaker and an actress, did you end up having to play the mediator?
AA: No, I mean, maybe the directors like to think actors have minor tastes. There were movies that divided between female and male, which was strange. I won’t tell you which ones, but I definitely wasn’t in the middle. I’d rather keep what went on behind closed doors a secret. It would be like watching your parents having sex — you don’t want to see that.
Slumdog Millionaire director Danny Boyle is in India today visiting the young stars of his movie whose houses were recently demolished. He bought a new home for 9-year-old Azharuddin Ismail and would've done the same for Rubina Ali if her father hadn't left the meeting in anger ("We're trying our best to get it as soon as possible," says a spokeswoman for the children's trust). [Reuters, AP via Movieline]
God bless the minds over at GQ for concocting this scenario.
In GQ's upcoming funny, sympathetic story on Levi Johnston, we learn a lot more about the young father we've come to know as Sex on Skates. For one, he is capable of sentences and even words that consist of more than a couple of syllables, something you'd likely not know from watching his appearances on television shows like Larry King Live and Tyra. For another, he estimates that he has "as much fishing, camping, and hunting experience of anybody [his] age in the country, if not more." In fact, he estimates, he's "never done anything but hunt and fish and camp." Of course, that's not true — he also dated Bristol Palin; fathered a child with her; joined her mother, Sarah, onstage at the Republican National Convention; and played a moderate-size role in a Republican melodrama that was acted out in headlines and news clips across the country.
In person, Levi is quiet, with occasional bursts of bravado and humor, according to the story, a copy of which we obtained. He pals around mostly with an enormous black private eye named Tank, who is sort of the Johnston family body man, because a lot of his friends have been selling him out to the tabloids. He may or may not be seeking work, but things are getting better between him and Bristol, who has taken to dropping off their son, Tripp, herself to see him. After dueling television appearances earlier this month (Bristol was talking about teen pregnancy for Candie's, Levi was basically saying the opposite of whatever she said), GQ writer John Jeremiah Sullivan watched them exchange flirty text messages. That led to a warmth between them, and now they're in regular contact — though we imagine that relations with Todd and Sarah Palin, the former of whom on several occasions offered to buy Bristol a car if she'd dump Levi, are still strained. Getting back together, though, is "not even in" Levi's mind. For now he's just focusing on hunting bears and, in his lawyer's words, taking "the chance to tell his story." What posing shirtless has to do with that, we're not sure. But we're extremely glad they're related.
The world's most famous mime, Marcel Marceau, died in 2007 of natural causes. Now, nearly two years later, various items used by the artist are coming up for auction in Paris, France, in order to pay off the many debts left by Marceau, who went bankrupt before he died. We were lucky enough to get a copy of the auction catalog, and must say, there are plenty of wonderful things with which to purchase and remember Marcel by... take a look!
Playing August: Osage County's matriarch Violet Weston requires a strenuous combination of pill-popping, havoc-wreaking, and stair-climbing from an actress. The latest to brave the role: Phylicia Rashad. Best known as TV mom Clair Huxtable, she’s taken on her share of iconic parts onstage — Lena Younger in Raisin in the Sun, Big Mama in Cat on a Hot Tin Roof — and last night she began her run in Tracy Letts's Pulitzer-winning drama. We caught up with Rashad last week to talk about the recent Cosby Show reunion and her new role.
Violet Weston is a pretty unsympathetic character ...
Well, that depends on your point of view. If you pay attention to the writing, she expresses a few things that give you a key to — people aren’t born like that, you know. [Tracy Letts] said to me in rehearsal, “She is not necessarily a monster.” And I nodded because I don’t think so either. Her behavior’s monstrous, that’s true. [Laughs.]
So what’s been the biggest challenge?
She’s an onion with many layers, and experience has taught me that you uncover these layers as you continue to work with a character, and that means in performance, not just in rehearsal. The most difficult challenge is allowing myself to breath in that understanding. Because a lot of things come quickly and I have to write them down because they’ll occur to me when I’m washing a dish or just performing little chores like going to the supermarket, not necessarily just when I’m reading the play. Things will occur to me when I’m in the yard. “Oh, yeah, that’s right. Oh, yeah, I see!” Information is coming all the time, and it’s like, “Okay, hold that, hold that, hold that.” But then, I don’t think this would be happening if I couldn’t receive it.
It’s a pretty physically taxing role — Deanna Dunagan cited exhaustion as a reason for leaving the production. Was there any concern about the physical toll it would take?
You know, I’ve done some pretty physically demanding works here. I mean, Aunt Ester was physically demanding — it took a lot of energy to be 287 years old. Big Mama is demanding. And there’s a lot of energy with the emotional life of Lena Younger. So I am accustomed to physically demanding work. The roles are all different, but I’m used to expending tremendous amounts of energy. It’s a lot to take in within a few weeks of rehearsal. It’s quite a different thing than, let’s say, developing it for the first day of rehearsal with the entire company, but it’s a joyful thing and I feel very comfortable and supported.
You’ve played a family matriarch many times. Is there something about that type of role that appeals to you?
Well, consider what you’re asking. How many women in the world are matriarchs? Many, many, many, many, many, many, many, many. It’s not a role foreign to women, is it? So there. [Laughs.] So there.
You’ve done a lot of Broadway in recent years. Would you ever go back to television?
Well-written television, yes. [Laughs.] Nothing takes the place of good writing. Mr. Cosby said [that] on the Today show.
You were on celebrating the 25th anniversary of The Cosby Show on May 14 — what was it like getting back together with the cast?
We couldn’t believe 25 years had passed. Even when I looked at these people who had been so young and now they’re all grown up, owning houses and things. But it’s gone by very quickly. Our paths seem to cross, and we come upon one another and it’s great, but it was very, very special. I’m so very, very grateful that in this time that has flown, there’s been great work in it, great work with good people.
So August is a limited production for you and then you’re doing the London production of Cat on a Hot Tin Roof. Anything else coming up?
Isn’t that enough?
The jury in the trial to decide if Forever 21 knowingly knocked off some Trovata designs was unable to reach a verdict, citing irreconcilable differences. Today the judge declared the case a mistrial. So that means half of the eight-person jury, composed of six men and two women, thought Forever 21 knew just what they were doing when they allegedly ripped off the Trovata pieces. But alas, so much for that landmark verdict. [WWD]
This is unfortunate: A 22-year-old was mugged on the J train by a subway "dance troupe," the Brooklyn Paper reports today.
The violent attack began when the victim started conversing with the dancers after they finished an acrobatic performance near the Lorimer Street stop at around 3:40 a.m. That’s when one of the perps asked the victim if he would like to “see something mesmerizing.” The victim said yes, so the perp pulled himself into the air on the train’s metal bars and unleashed a powerful kick to the victim’s chest. Two other dancers then joined in the attack and started punching and kicking the victim in the head and body.
We feel bad for this guy and all, but honestly, he should have known better. If someone on the subway asks if you want to see "something mesmerizing," the obvious answer is no, because as everyone knows there are only two possible outcomes: A wink from a wang or a punch in the face. Sigh. At least this guy was spared the wang.
Because he expects to soon be promoting an album, Rihanna-battering R&B singer Chris Brown has broken his silence and recorded a video message via his webcam (which is evidently located in his personal bowling alley): "Everybody that's haters, they've just been haters. All my real fans, I love y'all. I ain't no monster." Also, he'd like you to know, "All the blog sites are liars." [Buzzfeed]
EVENTS TOMORROW
• H&M takes over the Upper East Side when it opens its tenth New York store, at 86th Street and Lexington Avenue, at noon today. The first 200 customers in line will get an Access to Fashion Pass worth up to $300, an H&M T-shirt, and an autographed image of Estelle's Fashion Against AIDS shirt for the retailer. Lucida Building, 150 E. 86th St., at Lexington Ave. (212-289-1724); noon. Regular store hours: M–S (10–9), Su (11–8).
SALES STARTING TOMORROW
• Snag deals on spring merchandise at the Vera Wang sample sale, where ready-to-wear collections are 80 percent off. VIP only, 5/27. Through 5/30. 225 W. 39th St., nr. Seventh Ave., ninth fl.; W–F (9–7), S (12–4).
• The spring collection by VPL by Victoria Bartlett is 50 to 75 percent off, including swimwear, beachwear, lingerie, and knits. Through 5/29. 39 W. 38th St., nr. Sixth Ave., sixth fl. (646-912-6142); daily (11–6).
• Minnie Mortimer, Sophia Eugene, Lewis Cho, and Christopher Deane are just a few of the brands that will be 50 to 80 percent off at the Panthere Communications sample sale. Through 5/30. 200 Park Ave. S., at 17th St., Ste. 1608; Th, F (10–8), S (11–5).
• Clothes by Samantha Pleet, Rachel Antonoff, Lorick, Patrick Pleet, and Timo Weiland are 40 to 70 percent off at the Parlor Showroom. Through 5/31. 7 Mercer St., at Howard St., second fl., Ste. 2E (212-226-8777); Th, F (9–7), S, Su (11–6).
• The men's and women's stock at Gargyle and Suite Orchard (including labels like Alexander Wang, Denim & Thread, and rag & bone) is 50 to 80 percent off. Through 5/30. 145 Orchard St., at Rivington St. (212-533-4115); daily (noon–7).
• Tops are $10, shirts are $15, skirts are $15, and pants are $20 at the Nolita and Rare sample sale for men, women, and children. Through 5/30. 39 W. 19th St., nr. Sixth Ave., Ste. 610; daily (10–7).
THIS WEEK
• Emanuel Ungaro clothing and bridal accessories are 70 to 80 percent off. Through 5/29. The Warwick Hotel. 65 W. 54th St., nr. Fifth Ave.; Th (9–7), F (9–6).
ONGOING
• Shop the private bag sale at Foley & Corrina, where bags are 50 to 75 percent off. Just call and make an appointment first. Ongoing. 114 Stanton St., nr. Ludlow St. (212-529-2338); call for appointment.
This past weekend, I randomly clicked to The Bucket List on HBO as a semi-joke while friends of mine were over, fully expecting to witness a small chunk of a forgettable, harmlessly unspectacular adult-money-baiter from two years ago, but ended up completely transfixed by the movie's overt sucking and ended up watching the entire thing, shocked to find that a film starring Jack Nicholson and Morgan Freeman and directed by Rob Reiner wasn't just a little lame, it was quite possibly the most egregiously bad movie I've ever seen.
When I say "Worst Movie," I mean, "Worst Mainstream Actually-Real Movie," and for the purposes of this discussion, I'll set aside well-known atrocities like Master Of Disguise, Gigli, and in my opinion, the overall worst movie of all-time, Son Of The Mask, but in terms of regular, huge-grossing, not-totally-panned mainstream movies, The Bucket List may be the crappiest-looking, crappiest-sounding, and crappiest-crapping piece of crap that I've seen in years (crap).
To help convey/digest Bucket List's totality of suckitude, I've broken its sucking into three distinct elements: The Look of the Film, The Dialogue in the Film, and The Wild Implausibility of the Film. Let's look at each of these in further detail, because it's pretty topical and important to society.
Sucky Element #1: The Look
The special effects in The Bucket List make Anaconda look like Planet Earth (not the documentary, the planet.) When Nicholson and Freeman are sitting on the pyramids (?), the background looks like a green-screen of a backdrop of a green-screen of a backdrop of Laurel & Hardy and the Curse of the Mummy's Sh*tty Background; it's just not a sight your eyes are used to witnessing when you watch a non-student film in the year 2007 (or any year post, like, 1975).
The scene where Nicholson and Freeman (henceforth referred to as "Freenich" to save us all time) go on safari is even less convincing, not only because they start singing "The Lion Sleeps Tonight," but because the film really lazily cuts between close-ups of Freenich in a Jeep on a set, pointing and laughing randomly, to VERY OBVIOUS stock footage of a jeep on a safari surrounded by lions. I swear to God, the cuts are about 1% less exaggerated than the Jebediah Springfield educational movie:
Sucky Element #2: The Dialogue
The actual Bucket List was just a piece of paper with scribbled-on handwriting,
"Awful Fake Landmark Scene / Vague Deep Conversation About Nothing [Repeat x 100]"
On one particularly poignant occassion, Jack Nicholson gives his assistant his three rules to live by: "Never pass up a back rub, never waste a hard-on, and never trust a fart."
Never trust a fart?? What does that even mean? Did a human write that, or was it a discarded byproduct of theoretical monkeys trying to hammer out Hamlet? That line wouldn't even be scribbled on a bathroom stall in the show Salute Your Shorts. Was the script written with MAD Libs?
The Freenich auto race is the least exciting scene ever filmed in cinematic history, and I'm including home movies of myself at age 2 trying to eat Matchbox cars. The sound mixer clearly wrestled with the Catch-22, "What do I allow the audience to hear, ZZ Top or this brain-searing dialogue? Will I get fired if I just leave this thing mute?"
You can picture the producers' conversations, "What do audience goers in their fifties think is 'rad' and 'into your face'?" "You thinkin' what I'm thinkin?" [TOGETHER:] "ZZ TOP SONG!!!"
The film also opens with Jack Nicholson's character, a cranky hospital owner, vehemently arguing that his hospital needs "two people to a room, no exceptions." Then, when he gets diagnosed with his illness and he's in his hospital room one minute later, he's crying for his own room, and his assistant reminds him "Remember your policy? Two people to a room, no exceptions! Remember when you said that in the last scene, a few seconds ago? Now you are believing the opposite of that you bad man! Everyone from the audience is following this, right? We don't want to go too fast for you. Let me back up. Jack Nicholson's character owns the hospital..." Etc. (stands for et suckera! Heyyyo!!!)
Sucky Element #3: The ImplausibilityThe film is about two hopelessly ill cancer patients. The hopelessly ill cancer patients decide that while they are in treatment for their hopeless cancer illnesses, they ought to climb a Himalayan mountain, ride motorcycles down the Great Wall Of China, spend incalculable hours on planes going from time zone to time zone and eating different foods, and basically, exerting themselves in a manner that would seem superhuman for regular, fit people, let alone people with frickin' terminal cancer who just got out of the hospital.
Roger Ebert, who gives the movie one star (high five!), elaborates: "I've never had chemo, as Edward and Carter must endure, but I have had cancer, and believe me, during convalescence after surgery the last item on your bucket list is climbing a Himalaya. Your list is more likely to be topped by keeping down a full meal, having a triumphant bowel movement, keeping your energy up in the afternoon, letting your loved ones know you love them, and convincing the doc your reports of pain are real and not merely disguising your desire to become a drug addict."
And for good measure, Morgan Freeman's bucket list doesn't even say stuff like "Taj Mahal," "Great Wall Of China," it's just a collection of really vague potential instances like "fall in love at first sight" and "witness a true miracle." THE MOVIE IS CALLED "THE BUCKET LIST" AND HE DOESN'T EVEN KNOW HOW TO WRITE A BUCKET LIST. AND THEY'RE RECOVERING FROM CANCER TREATMENT AND CLIMBING EM EFFING HIMALAYAN MOUNTAINS WITHOUT EVEN BEING SHORT OF BREATH. I'M FINISHING THIS ENTIRE POST IN CAPS SO YOU KNOW I MEAN BUSINESS.
I can't decide on an appropriate parting shot -- I'm thinking either, "More like, The SUCKIT List!" or "This Movie Is A Complete Insult To Anyone With Cancer, Who Knows Someone Who's Ever Suffered From Cancer, Or Who's Ever Seen A Movie For That Matter." The first one's a little tidier.
MORE LIKE, THE SUCKIT LIST!!! Source: Best Week Ever | 27 May 2009 | 7:50 pm
It’s possible that last night’s Mets game will be one to remember, and not because Livan Hernandez — Livan Hernandez! — threw a complete game to bring his record to an awfully impressive (and pretty surprising) 4–1. Instead, it might be remembered as the first night of the Fernando Martinez Era. Martinez, the gem of the Mets' farm system, has been highly touted since signing for a $1.3 million bonus way back in 2005. But the outfielder is still just 20 years old, and with injuries to, well, most of the Mets roster, it only made sense to bring him up to the majors now.
Of course, as nice as it is for Martinez to finally get his chance, the Mets' injuries are far from a cause for celebration. Jose Reyes and Ryan Church joined Carlos Delgado on the disabled list yesterday, and Carlos Beltran is out until at least Friday after receiving a cortisone shot for a bruised and inflamed tibia. And the pressure for Omar Minaya to make a trade will only mount every night the lineup consists of more reserves than Opening Day starters. But in Martinez's case, he'll be given a chance to develop if he isn't a star right off the bat. (He went 0–3 with a hit by pitch in his debut.) This, really, is only problematic for Church, who might just be on his way out.
AP - The name alone, "Drag Me to Hell," tells you exactly what this is: an unabashed celebration of B-movie schlockery. But the dichotomies director Sam Raimi presents within that familiar genre are what make this such a kick.
If we're wearing blankets with sleeves in the winter, we may as well wear towels in the warmer months. And alas, the summer Snuggie has arrived: the Wearable Towel. It looks like an ordinary towel, but it has holes on the edges for you to stick your arms through so you can wear it — like a shift dress! Or, if you're a dude, a toga! Dealing with a tucked-in corner coming undone on an unwearable towel is just too much trouble when you're grilling turkey burgers by the pool or washing your baby in a pot in the kitchen. Or when you get out of the shower and are so in need of the newspaper that very instant that you don't have time to throw on clothes to go outside to get it. Allow the infomercial to enlighten you.
Who's your favorite New Yorker, living or dead, real or fictional?
The person who invented (designed? built?) the Central Park Reservoir.
What's the best meal you've eaten in New York?
My first tuna burger from Union Square Cafe.
In one sentence, what do you actually do all day in your job?
I talk to people about what they’re doing with their money and how — perhaps — they could do it a little bit better.
Would you still live here on a $35,000 salary?
Yes. I lived here on less than one-third of that in 1986.
What's the last thing you saw on Broadway? Speed-the-Plow before Jeremy Piven left.
Do you give money to panhandlers?
Not too often.
What's your drink?
Fresca before 6 p.m., Chardonnay after.
How often do you prepare your own meals?
Does PB&J count?
What's your favorite medication?
DayQuil, hands down.
What's hanging above your sofa?
Black-and-white photos of my kids ranging from age 3 months to 12 years.
How much is too much to spend on a haircut?
I’ve spent $5 on a brilliant bang trim and $150 on a “new style” and ended up in tears. So somewhere in the middle, I suppose.
When's bedtime?
Embarrassingly, between 9 and 10.
Which do you prefer, the old Times Square or the new Times Square?
The new one.
What do you think of Donald Trump?
That he must be a pretty good father.
What do you hate most about living in New York?
Pedestrian traffic.
Who is your mortal enemy?
I don’t think I have one — though the mean girls in my daughter’s middle school (and come to think of it, my own) come close.
When's the last time you drove a car?
Last night.
How has the Wall Street crash affected you?
I’m busier than I’ve been in my life.
Times, Post, or Daily News? Times and Daily News (I’m a columnist) — and The Wall Street Journal, too.
Where do you go to be alone?
My deck.
What makes someone a New Yorker?
I think wanting to live here over anywhere else is enough (and I say that as a transplant from the Midwest).
Hugh Jackman and Daniel Craig will co-star in a new Broadway play this fall called A Steady Rain, a story of "two Chicago cops whose lifelong friendship is put to the test when they become involved in a domestic dispute in a poor neighborhood."
The move seems like a step in the right direction tourism-wise for the struggling theater industry, but if Broadway REALLY wants to move some tickets, they ought to consider using this poster:
Her name is Butterfly. Really. And thanks to "Grey's Anatomy" and the support of her fans, Butterfly Boucher has high hopes for her new album, "Scary Fragile," out next week.
Dear Christian Bale's Vocal Chords,First of all, a cup of tea perhaps? To get you settled?:
Good. Now that that's out of the way, there's been something we've been meaning to discuss with you. Lately, we've noticed that you've sort of... changed... the way your voice sounds in the various big budget action flicks you've been signing up for. It's been, sort of... gravelly. And butch. And Bill-Pullman-in-Indepedence-Day. And "From the taint." In case you, Christian Bale's Vocal Chords, have no idea how ridiculous you sound, please gargle with some rubbing alcohol and behold this clip from The Dark KnightBatman Begins, where you barf invisi-blood all over a man's face:
And The Dark Knight was even worse... take the Joker interrogation scene, for instance, where the late Heath Ledger manages to dodge bits of regurgitated backdrop spewed out by Mr. Chewing the Scenery himself:
Not so much scary as it is necessarily distracting. Especially since you were once known for your beautifully, testicle-free singing voice, as evidenced in dare we say your most convincing performance yet, Christian Bale's Vocal Chords: Empire of the Sun:
See how beautiful and ladylike you used to be? But you know, CBVC, we thought, "OK, that's cool: Trying out new stuff for a superhero role. We'll let him have it. And we can't wait to see what CBVC does with the upcoming Terminator Sequel!" Our excitement escalated when your now famous rant on the set of Terminator Salvation hit the internet, and there you were: Masculine, natural, f*ckety f*cking cursing out some poor sound guy who you are now done with professionally. We thought "You know? This sequel might really have a shot." Once again, here is that God-given NSFW rant of beauty, which we bring to you as a reminder for how you naturally sound as a man whose balls are not 15 inches long:
Now how nice was that? You were all natural and sh*t, and as a result, the world could begin to focus on exactly what it is you were saying for once. Note the impact that this rant had thanks to your velveteen quality. Can you imagine what people would have thought if that rant would have been in the Batman voice? They would have thought you were a "tosser", Christian Bale's Vocal Chords!
And so we thought that Terminator Salvation stood a chance at being remotely watchable.
And then this happened:
You... you bastard. There it was: Batman's Bale Voice. In a completely different movie. If the above clip isn't a good enough reminder, CBVC, trust us: We saw the movie, and it is Gravel 2 Tha Xtreme throughout. When did this happen to you Christian Bale's VC? When? You used to be so British and pleasant! And now. Now it seems you've fallen into a rocky rut which we're hoping you can soon crawl out from.
So please, Christian Bale's Vocal Chords: Give it a rest. You've already practically ruined two movies. Drink some throat coat, go to the Bahamas, lay on the beach, get your rant strangs out, and come back to us your old, normal self. Plus -- your next two movies starMark Wahlberg, and you don't wanna embarass him, do you? Exactly.
So unless you are starring in a remake of this: STOP.
Thank you,
Ears. Source: Best Week Ever | 27 May 2009 | 4:39 pm
Today's "Adding Jokes To This Story Just Dilutes The Ridiculousness" story comes to us in the form of a grandfather with cancer who's taken, shall we say, "lac-stic" measures:
When Tim Browne sits down to a bowl of corn flakes in the morning, he slurps up one unusual, and controversial, extra ingredient: [Ed Note - RECORD SCRATCH!!!!] his own daughter's breast milk.
He doesn't do it for the taste -- Browne initially said his daughter Georgia's breast millk tasted "not unpleasant, but slightly pungent" -- but for his health.
Doopie doopie doo, another day on the internet, another story about a grandfather drinking his lactating daughter's breast milk because they saw someone on tv talking about how breast milk can reduce tumors. People always talk about violence on tv desensitizing children, but with all the time I've spent on the internet, I've lost the ability to be shocked by oddball stories.
Here's the moneyshot, bolded for emphasis:
"If I have a lactating daughter, why not take advantage of her? As long as Monty didn't mind," Browne said.
Sure, we may laugh at this wacky man for his kooky antics that are zany, but the important thing is, they don't care how much we laugh, just that the treatment WORKS.
"I think the most tender part of this piece is providing hope," she said. "They both together strengthen their relationship. Does it work? We don't know."
Chris Brown finally spoke out about the Rihanna incident in the official forum of choice for most celebrities: Two nonsensical 30-second Youtube videos.
In Video #1, he calls all blogs "liars." Now, I'll admit that I've whipped up some whoppers in my blogging days -- my one post "EXCLUSIVE: Tom Cruise Literally Stabs Britney In Face" turned out to be factually ambiguous -- but I wouldn't go as far as to say that ALL blogs are liars. I know for a fact this blog isn't afraid to tell it like it is. Otherwise, yeah, we're pretty much all liars.
After the jump is Video #2 - videographic PROOF that Chris Brown is not a monster. The proof is that his friend says "belee' dat":
Sometimes, the simplest, almost idiot child things can bring the most joy in life. In the case of "Keyboard Gato", Mexico's answer to "Keyboard Cat", that thing would be "cat clapping."
"LOL IRL" as they say. *Cat clapping for Buzzfeed* Source: Best Week Ever | 27 May 2009 | 2:55 pm
Just when you thought that this summer was going long and lonely -- what with the absence of American Idol, The Amazing Race and The Celebrity Apprentice -- there is hope on the horizon: My Life On The D-List, the hilarious show chronicling the life of Kathy Griffin, her mother, and every gay man in California, returns to Bravo on June 8. But in case you were wondering how Kathy has kept herself busy these past months, worry not: She's been taking her mother to Proposition 8 rallies...
How much do you love these two? Source: Best Week Ever | 27 May 2009 | 2:50 pm
Anvil was a forgotten '80s speed-metal band until a fan-turned-director decided to make a documentary about their ups and downs. Now they find themselves with a hit.
Ex-'Grey's Anatomy' star reportedly dropped from Julia Roberts film after she demands higher salary than any other cast member Source: FOXNews.com | 27 May 2009 | 2:25 pm
Director Danny Boyle (R), producer Christian Colson and child star Rubina Ali in Mumbai on May 27, 2009. Ali and another child actor from the Oscar-winning film "Slumdog Millionaire" are to get permanent... Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesEnter | 27 May 2009 | 2:21 pm
Director Danny Boyle and actor Mohammad Azharuddin at a press conference in Mumbai on May 27, 2009. The two child actors from the Oscar-winning film "Slumdog Millionaire" are to get permanent homes after... Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesEnter | 27 May 2009 | 2:21 pm
There are a lot of things that you shouldn't do after a long night of boozing it up: Ride the biggest roller coaster at Six Flags, perform a back alley kidney transplant, ride your lawnmower to the local 7-11 for a Slurpee (unfortunately, that's still illegal in most states), to name a few. This week on the season finale of The Tudors we learned of yet another task that shouldn't be performed with a fuzzy booze brain-- execute a guy with a seriously dull and heavy axe.
Remember, kids, don't drink and chop. For more helpful tips, tune into an all new Best Week Ever with Paul F. Tompkins Friday at 11pm. Source: Best Week Ever | 27 May 2009 | 2:19 pm
Nine combined tracks from "American Idol" winner Kris Allen and runner-up Adam Lambert enter this week's Hot 100 tally, but each track lags behind "Don't Stop Believin'" by the cast of the Fox series "Glee," which is the chart's Hot Shot Debut at No. 4.
AP - It's fitting that "inFamous" (Sony, for the PlayStation 3, $59.99) is being released at the same time as summer blockbusters such as "Terminator Salvation" and "X-Men Origins: Wolverine" because Cole, the sizzling superpowered protagonist of this open-world action game, can be just as ferocious as Wolverine or as inspirational as John Connor.
After a few years of prolific songwriting, the Disco Biscuits have emerged with a new as-yet-untitled album, due out in September or October, that bassist Marc Brownstein tells Billboard.com will challenge its jam band-friendly fanbase.
• Real Housewives of New York City star Jill Zarin supposedly tried to convince James Lipton to have her on Inside the Actors Studio. He didn't bite. We can't decide if...
We'll say this for the disgruntled brother of Jon Gosselin's alleged mistress: At least he ratted out his sister free of charge.
But when it comes to the Jon & Kate Plus 8...
Who's behind the Great American Idol Upset of 2009—not AT&T. If you believe the phone company, that is.
Earlier today, the New York Times sicced its...
In our last Celebrity Addictionary challenge, we asked for a word that could describe a reality show that seems to get a little too real. Though we're still waiting for some Ace of Cakes...
Kendra Wilkinson wants hers to be Hank Baskett—and the rest of the Philadelphia Eagles!
Shanna Moakler names Carmen Electra as her top choice.
Dave Annable's...
This past weekend, I randomly clicked to The Bucket List on HBO as a semi-joke while friends of mine were over, fully expecting to witness a small chunk of a forgettable, harmlessly unspectacular adult-money-baiter from two years ago, but ended up completely transfixed by the movie's overt sucking and ended up watching the entire thing, shocked to find that a film starring Jack Nicholson and Morgan Freeman and directed by Rob Reiner wasn't just a little lame, it was quite possibly the most egregiously bad movie I've ever seen.
When I say "Worst Movie," I mean, "Worst Mainstream Actually-Real Movie," and for the purposes of this discussion, I'll set aside well-known atrocities like Master Of Disguise, Gigli, and in my opinion, the overall worst movie of all-time, Son Of The Mask, but in terms of regular, 
Sucky Element #2: The Dialogue
The actual Bucket List was just a piece of paper with scribbled-on handwriting,
"Awful Fake Landmark Scene / Vague Deep Conversation About Nothing [Repeat x 100]"
On one particularly poignant occassion, Jack Nicholson gives his assistant his 
The film is about two hopelessly ill cancer patients. The hopelessly ill cancer patients decide that while they are in treatment for their hopeless cancer illnesses, they ought to climb a Himalayan mountain, ride motorcycles down the Great Wall Of China, spend incalculable hours on planes going from time zone to time zone and eating different foods, and basically, exerting themselves in a manner that would seem superhuman for regular, fit people, let alone people with frickin' terminal cancer who just got out of the hospital.
Roger Ebert, who gives the movie one star (high five!), 
Today's "Adding Jokes To This Story Just Dilutes The Ridiculousness" story comes to us in the form of a grandfather with cancer who's taken, shall we say, 
