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No bids for eccentric Michael Jackson portrait (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Entertainment News | 6 May 2010 | 4:13 am No bids for eccentric Michael Jackson portrait (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Entertainment News | 6 May 2010 | 4:13 am No bids for eccentric Michael Jackson portrait (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Entertainment News | 6 May 2010 | 4:13 am Miley Cyrus New Video: Sexy or Weird? - RightFielders Women in Sports
Source: Entertainment - Google News | 6 May 2010 | 4:08 am Kim Kardashian receiving 'death threats' from Justin Bieber's heartbroken fans - New York Daily News
Source: Entertainment - Google News | 6 May 2010 | 2:31 am Elisabeth Hasselbeck Breaks Down Apologizing to Erin Andrews - Us Magazine
Source: Entertainment - Google News | 6 May 2010 | 2:14 am Lohan leads film about porn star - Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Source: Entertainment - Google News | 6 May 2010 | 1:14 am Last Night on Late Night: David Letterman Is Attacked by a Vulture From time to time, the ever-entertaining zookeeper emeritus Jack Hanna swings by the set of The Late Show with David Letterman, bringing interesting animals like lynx and white bison. But this time, it’s not Hanna who steals the show—it’s the vulture itself, wings spread at full width across Letterman’s desk, eliciting several odd and otherworldly yelps from the late night host. Jon Stewart then pokes fun at CNN correspondent Roland Martin for making a questionable fashion choice—an Ascot—only to be put in place by a bubble-pipe wielding Wyatt Cenac. The dubiously more fashion forward Samuel L. Jackson chatted with Jimmy Kimmel about Mother’s Day and of Jackson’s more famous lines with the word ‘mother’ in them. Next, Craig Ferguson weighs in on the festivities of Cinco de Mayo, noting the holiday could be particularly awkward in Arizona this year. And finally, Joel McHale of Community tells Jimmy Fallon the strange places he uses his iPad. Watch our compilation to see what you missed. Read more posts by Beth Stebner Filed Under: last night on late night, ascots, cinco de mayo, david letterman, ipad, jack hanna, joel mchale, jon stewart, samuel l jackson, vultures
Source: Vulture | 6 May 2010 | 1:12 am Review: 'Iron Man 2' flies — but not that high - San Jose Mercury News
Source: Entertainment - Google News | 6 May 2010 | 1:02 am U.K.'s Conservatives get a "yes" from Simon CowellLONDON (Hollywood Reporter) - He's long been Britain's most influential pop mogul, reveling in the power to make or break careers. Now Simon Cowell has stepped into the political frame,...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsEnter | 5 May 2010 | 11:55 pm Industry Roundup: Elizabeth Perkins Leaving Weeds To Play James Marsden's Mom Out Of The Weeds: Elizabeth Perkins will be ending her run as Celia Hodes on Showtime's Weeds - a role which has earned her three Emmy and two Golden Globe nominations over five years - to play James Marsden’s mother in the upcoming live-action/CG-animated comedy Hop. Hop, directed by Tim Hill (Alvin and the Chipmunks), centers on an unemployed slacker (Marsden) who “accidentally injures the son of the Easter Bunny” (voiced by Russell Brand) and must help him recover. For perplexed Weeds fans, there is at least this to provide some solace: Perkins is “developing a comedy series as a starring vehicle for herself.” And for perplexed everyone, there is this fact: Perkins is only 13 years older than her Hop on-screen son. [HR] Great Scott: Mickey Rourke is in talks to star in two upcoming films from director Tony Scott. The first is Potzdamer Platz (a title that, unsurprisingly, is likely to change, Deadline says), a film about “two soldiers in a New Jersey-based crime family who try to expand internationally.” The second is Hell’s Angels, in which Rourke would play Sonny Barger, a “tough guy” who formed an Oakland Angels chapter and helped spread the group nationally. Scott has met with Shia LaBeouf to play a cop who investigates alleged criminal activity within the group. So the wait continues for a Rourke rom com project opposite Reese Witherspoon. [Deadline] Gunn Goes Blue: Tim Gunn has nabbed a role in The Smurfs Movie, currently shooting in New York, as an executive assistant at a major cosmetic company. We wonder what he would have to say about Gargamel’s garb. [Variety] Magnesses Feeling Moody: Precious producers Sarah Siegel-Magness and Gary Magness are developing an adaptation of Judy Moody and the Not Bummer Summer, based on the popular children’s book. John Schultz (Aliens in the Attic) will direct the film from a script by Kathy Waugh and Megan McDonald, who wrote the books. The film, which the Magnesses are hoping will lead to a franchise, will “chronicle the humorous adventures of third-grader Judy Moody.” Well, think it's safe to say no one will be confusing this with Precious. [Variety] Forever Young: Neil Young is recording a new album with U2/Bob Dylan producer Daniel Lanois. There is no other information yet regarding what will be Young’s first studio release since 2009’s Fork in the Road. Young will also be taking off on a solo North American tour of 13 dates from May 18 to June 7. So, more like a mini-tour. [Billboard] Solo Party: Bloc Party lead singer Kele, whose debut solo album The Boxer is out June 22 in the U.S., will tour this summer in England and North America through the end of August. He will be accompanied by a live band… that’s, uh, not Bloc Party. Awkward. [Pitchfork] Read more posts by Josh Duboff Filed Under: the industry, bloc party, bryan bertino, daniel lanois, elizabeth perkins, gary magness, hell's angels, hop, james marsden, john schultz, judy moody and the not bummer summer, kathy waugh, kele, megan mcdonald, mickey rourke, movies, music, neil young, potzdamer platz, russell brand, sarah siegel-magness, shia labeouf, the boxer, the smurfs movie, this man, tim gunn, tim hill, tv, weeds
Source: Vulture | 5 May 2010 | 11:46 pm Comedy Central plans sex talk show, Jesus cartoon (Reuters)Reuters - Comedy Central is set to unveil an eclectic development slate that tackles sex, drugs, rock 'n' roll and religion.Source: Yahoo! News: Entertainment News | 5 May 2010 | 11:29 pm Comedy Central plans sex talk show, Jesus cartoon (Reuters)Reuters - Comedy Central is set to unveil an eclectic development slate that tackles sex, drugs, rock 'n' roll and religion.Source: Yahoo! News: Entertainment News | 5 May 2010 | 11:29 pm Comedy Central plans sex talk show, Jesus cartoonLOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Comedy Central is set to unveil an eclectic development slate that tackles sex, drugs, rock 'n' roll and religion.Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsEnter | 5 May 2010 | 11:29 pm Sinatra week ends Aaron Kelly's run on "Idol" - Reuters
Source: Entertainment - Google News | 5 May 2010 | 11:23 pm Giuliani: Bomb Attempt 'Brings Back Memories' of 9/11 Rudy Giuliani stopped by Larry King tonight to discuss the Times Square bomb attempt, and, unsurprisingly, he made sure to emphasize a link between the incident and September 11, which he claimed “people want to forget about” but is very much “still with us.” "As we get further away from it, we kind of think it's part of our past and it isn't yet," the former mayor said. "It will be some day. Some day, it will be part of our history like Pearl Harbor is part of our history, but this is an ongoing menace that we continue to face."
"I don't know why so much information about his cooperating has come out," he said. "All it does is warn people that he might cooperate against... to hide, run away, do things to protect themselves." Read more posts by Josh Duboff Filed Under: times square bomb scare, 9/11, rudy giuliani, terror plots, video
Source: Daily Intel | 5 May 2010 | 11:15 pm Usher hits No. 1 on U.S. singles chart for 9th timeNEW YORK (Billboard) - Usher has upped his count of No. 1 entries on the Billboard Hot 100 to nine, with "OMG" moving to the top of the chart to be released Thursday morning (May 6).Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsEnter | 5 May 2010 | 10:52 pm Bieber Hairstyle Sweeping The Nation, Says Times "Call it the Flip and Switch, the Flow, or the Twitch," The 'Times' says of the hairstyle. Apparently tween girls aren’t the only ones with Justin Bieber fever. Of course, the code of adolescent masculinity dictates that these young men have to be discreet about asking for the haircut of a 16-year-old pop star, best known for singing a song called "Baby." One young male customer recently entered Cozy’s, showed the stylist a picture of Bieber on his camera and asked her to mimic the cut, adding “don’t tell my mom," according to the owner. And Tommy Ledger, a 14-year-old from Vancouver, spent $175 five months ago to have his hair chemically straightened to replicate Bieber's sideswept bangs. And how does he feel now that he’s got The Bieber? “Girls always play with it in class,” Ledger told the Times. “It’s kind of frustrating sometimes. I’m trying to skateboard and they want to touch my hair.”
Bangs Like Justin’s (but Don’t Say So) [NYT] Read more posts by Josh Duboff Filed Under: bieberpocalypse, haircuts, justin bieber
Source: Vulture | 5 May 2010 | 10:28 pm Siohvaughn Funches wants Gabrielle Union to pay - Boston Herald
Source: Entertainment - Google News | 5 May 2010 | 10:03 pm 'Iron Man 2' eyes record as blockbuster season beginsSuperhero sequel "Iron Man 2" is eyeing a box office assault on Batman on Friday as Hollywood's summer blockbuster season gets under way aiming for another record-breaking year. A...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsEnter | 5 May 2010 | 9:57 pm "Idol" TV's biggest revenue generator: ForbesLOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - "American Idol" rakes in $8.1 million in ad sales each half-hour it is on the air, making it TV's biggest revenue generator, according to the list-makers...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsEnter | 5 May 2010 | 9:44 pm Elizabeth Perkins exits "Weeds," lines up film role (Reuters)Reuters - Elizabeth Perkins is trading in her role as a conniving mom in "Weeds" for a big-screen turn as another mother figure in "I Hop," a live-action/CG-animated comedy.Source: Yahoo! News: Entertainment News | 5 May 2010 | 9:43 pm Triborough Bridge Closed As Police Investigate Abandoned Truck (Updated) The Triborough Bridge (recently renamed the Robert F. Kennedy Bridge) has been shut down to traffic tonight, as police are investigating a truck abandoned near a toll booth on the Manhattan side of the bridge. Witnesses reported seeing a man flee the vehicle (described as a U-Haul or Ryder truck) tonight, and the smell of gasoline was said to be emanating from the truck. Emergency services officers, in addition to the bomb squad and the FDNY, are responding to the scene. [NYDN] Update: Police have announced that no bomb was found on the vehicle, and that the bridge will reopen. Read more posts by Josh Duboff Filed Under: triborough bridge, investigations
Source: Daily Intel | 5 May 2010 | 9:27 pm Sotheby's marks a solid night at Impressionist sale (Reuters)Reuters - Impressionist and modern art attracted strong prices for a second consecutive day on Wednesday as global bidding helped drive Sotheby's spring sale to over $195 million.Source: Yahoo! News: Entertainment News | 5 May 2010 | 9:25 pm Picasso art inspired by wife sells in NY for $9.3MA 1965 Pablo Picasso painting inspired by his wife has sold for $9.3 million at a New York City auction. Wednesday's price for "Woman with the Large Hat, Bust" at the Sotheby's auction...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsEnter | 5 May 2010 | 9:14 pm American Idol Down to Four With Help From Evil Harry Connick Jr. No wonder Casey James stunk up the piece last night—his guest mentor was a real ball buster!
A montage showing just how seriously Harry Connick Jr. took his responsibilities for...
Source: E! Online (US) - Top Stories | 5 May 2010 | 9:10 pm Gandolfini To Potentially Return to TV in HBO's Taxi James Gandolfini may be acting in a HBO series once again - but this time instead of smoking cigars and ordering hits, he’ll be the one taking directions. The actor is one of the executive producers attached to HBO’s adaptation of the French Canadian series Taxi 22, which is being developed as a potential starring vehicle for the Man Who Was Tony Soprano. The half-hour comedy - which will be written by Dave Flebotte (Desperate Housewives, Will & Grace) - revolves around a politically incorrect New York City cab driver, the role Gandolfini would play. [Variety] Read more posts by Josh Duboff Filed Under: hbo, james ganolfini, taxi 22, the industry, tv
Source: Vulture | 5 May 2010 | 9:02 pm "Iron Man 2" primed for superheroic U.S. openingLOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - The summer box-office season begins at midnight Thursday, and already there's buzz about the possibility of a record being set during the first weekend.Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsEnter | 5 May 2010 | 9:01 pm Sinatra week ends Aaron Kelly's run on "Idol"NEW YORK (Reuters) - Teenager Aaron Kelly was voted off "American Idol" on Wednesday as the audience ended its love affair with the shy 17-year-old with the big voice.Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsEnter | 5 May 2010 | 8:56 pm Pa. high school student latest booted off 'Idol' (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Entertainment News | 5 May 2010 | 8:38 pm Kenny Chesney's House Goes Under in Nashville Celebrity is worth less than a sand-bag when it comes to natural disasters.
Count Kenny Chesney among the thousands of displaced Nashville residents tonight after floodwaters ripped...
Source: E! Online (US) - Top Stories | 5 May 2010 | 8:18 pm Freddie Mac Asks Government For Over $10 Billion Haldeman. Freddie Mac has requested an additional $10.6 billion from the federal government. The housing finance company, which has already received $50.7 billion from the Treasury Department, has just reported an $8 billion quarterly loss. But the company's chief executive, Charles Haldeman Jr. isn't letting this entirely dampen his spirits, explaining: “We are seeing some signs of stabilization in the housing market, including house prices and sales in some key geographic areas.” [AP] Read more posts by Josh Duboff Filed Under: freddie mac, bailouts, business
Source: Daily Intel | 5 May 2010 | 8:15 pm Pa. high school student latest booted off 'Idol'Aaron Kelly won't be doing it his way on "American Idol" anymore. The plucky 17-year-old high school student from Sonestown, Pa., was eliminated from the ninth season of the Fox singing...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsEnter | 5 May 2010 | 8:04 pm "Avatar" stays atop home video sales chartsLOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - The sales juggernaut that is "Avatar" showed no signs of slowing in Week 2 of the blockbuster film's home video release, when it again topped both the...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsEnter | 5 May 2010 | 7:59 pm Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers Join Baldwin for SNL Finale NBC has confirmed that Alec Baldwin will be hosting the season finale of Saturday Night Live on May 15 in what will be the actor’s 15th time hosting the show, which will tie his recent Oscar co-host Steve Martin’s record for the most times hosting. And apparently they’ve decided to make this the Hall of Fame edition, or something: the musical guest for the finale will be Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, playing SNL for the 8th time, which will leave Petty one shy of Dave Grohl and Paul Simon’s musical guest record. [NBC.com] Read more posts by Josh Duboff Filed Under: snl, alec baldwin, music, saturday night live, tom petty and the heartbreakers, tv
Source: Vulture | 5 May 2010 | 7:48 pm David Boreanaz in "Sincere Pain," Thanks Fans for Support We don't know about David Boreanaz's missus, but at least the Bones crew is still talking to him.
"David Boreanaz has asked me to express to fans his sincere pain, thanks...
Source: E! Online (US) - Top Stories | 5 May 2010 | 7:30 pm If the Picasso Was Out of Reach, Maybe Its Former Home Will Do - New York Times
Source: Entertainment - Google News | 5 May 2010 | 7:24 pm $100 Million Mosque Planned for Near Ground Zero In part an effort to meet the needs of an increasing Muslim population in lower Manhattan, plans are underway for a mosque to be built next to Ground Zero. Due to a lack of existing Islamic prayer spaces in the area, the Tribeca Mosque has had to hold three evening prayer services every Friday in order to meet the growing demand. Of course, there is also a symbolic aspect to building a mosque on a vacant Park Place property, the former site of a Burlington Coat Factory damaged in the September 11 attacks. “We decided we wanted to look at the legacy of 9/11 and do something positive,” Daisy Kahn, executive director of the American Society for Muslim Advancement, said, explaining that her group represents moderate Muslims who want “to reverse the trend of extremism and the kind of ideology that the extremists are spreading.” Kahn said the project, called the Cordoba House, is not contingent on any approvals - and, after a public discussion tonight, her group will focus on raising the $100 million needed for the project, in hopes of having the mosque ready in three years. Though she hasn’t heard any “significant opposition” to the plans yet, she’s aware of the potential qualms some might have with placing a mosque next to the World Trade Center site: “I am sure that there will be some people who are a little concerned.” Near Ground Zero, a Mosque Moves In and Meets the Neighbors [WSJ] Read more posts by Josh Duboff Filed Under: ground zero, mosques, neighborhood news
Source: Daily Intel | 5 May 2010 | 7:10 pm Chelsea Handler Takes on Tori's Troubles Chelsea Handler has got your back, Tori Spelling.
See, the host of Chelsea Lately was moved to comment about a recent episode of Tori's reality series, in which the former...
Source: E! Online (US) - Top Stories | 5 May 2010 | 7:10 pm Fox sets 3D 'Ice Age' sequelFront Page: Studio will release 'Continental Drift' on July 13, 2012 -- Twentieth Century Fox is making more ice.
Source: Variety.com - Front Page | 5 May 2010 | 7:04 pm Zoolander Sequel May Be Happening After All After Ben Stiller’s tweet a few days ago which seemingly implied that Paramount was no longer moving forward with the Zoolander sequel, writer/director Justin Theroux told Movieline that, as far as he knows, the movie’s still happening. “Today and yesterday I was with Ben, and today, we continued to break story,” he said in an interview. “I have not gotten word from anyone to put pencils down, so I am continuing as though we are proceeding with that film.” When asked directly about Stiller’s tweet, Theroux played dumb: “I wish I could answer that! Honestly, I don’t know,” he said. “You’d have to ask Ben. I have no clue what those things mean. I’ve heard them, too. We’re operating as though it’s absolutely going.” Of course, this leads to the question: during the course of two days spent together, Theroux really never thought he might just want to, you know, ask Stiller what was up with that tweet about the potential death of their movie? EXCLUSIVE: Justin Theroux Says Zoolander 2 is Still a Go [Movieline] Read more posts by Josh Duboff Filed Under: zoolander, ben stiller, justin theroux, movies
Source: Vulture | 5 May 2010 | 6:55 pm Bloomberg Reverses Decision To Cut Hundreds Of NYPD Jobs (Updated) The NYPD will no longer lose 892 officers through attrition as had been previously planned, a decision made in light of - you guessed it - Saturday’s Times Square bomb attempt. The job losses were planned as a way of saving cash in the city's budget plan; as a result, other services will be cut instead - and we'll learn what those services are when Mayor Bloomberg announces the updated plan tomorrow. Update: The Journal is reporting that the mayor will announce 6,400 teacher job cuts tomorrow when he reveals the new budget proposal. NYC mayor spares police jobs after failed bomb attack [Reuters] Read more posts by Josh Duboff Filed Under: budget, education, nypd, times square bomb scare
Source: Daily Intel | 5 May 2010 | 6:31 pm Musicians lose millions in gear in Nashville flood (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Entertainment News | 5 May 2010 | 6:15 pm Bret Michaels: "It Just Wasn't My Time Yet" Bret Michaels may be "one of those lucky people," but barely two weeks ago, he was in a lot of pain.
"It made my mind go almost blank," Michaels tells People, describing...
Source: E! Online (US) - Top Stories | 5 May 2010 | 5:53 pm A Singer Comes Out; Now Will Nashville Let Her Back In? - New York Times
Source: Entertainment - Google News | 5 May 2010 | 5:44 pm Drinking With the Stars of Dancing With the Stars Even if everyone was sad to see Pamela Anderson get the boot on last night's Dancing With the Stars, life—especially the nightlife—does go on for the ballroom...
Source: E! Online (US) - Top Stories | 5 May 2010 | 5:00 pm Jay vs. Conan: Alive, Well and Still Funny Maybe Jay Leno caught last week's 60 Minutes after all.
Two days after Conan O'Brien pontificated on national television about what happened between him and NBC, Leno worked a...
Source: E! Online (US) - Top Stories | 5 May 2010 | 4:45 pm Which Celeb Is Sporting This Funny Furry Hat? You'd think it must have been pretty cold outside to necessitate a topper like this one.
But no, the dashing Spaniard sporting this fringe-trimmed beauty is neither braving the snowy...
Source: E! Online (US) - Top Stories | 5 May 2010 | 4:40 pm Could time be right for CNN, CBS News to partner? (AP)AP - CNN and CBS News have romanced each other off and on for more than a decade, and they are checking again to see if the time is right for a serious business relationship.Source: Yahoo! News: Entertainment News | 5 May 2010 | 4:37 pm Charlie Sheen Gives Up Legal Custody of Daughters Charlie Sheen no longer has legal custody of daughters Sam and Lola.
A well-placed source confirms that Sheen agreed about a month ago to give up the joint custody he shared with ex-wife...
Source: E! Online (US) - Top Stories | 5 May 2010 | 4:33 pm A Brief Moment at the Time 100 Gala Doesn't look like that other woman at the table is too impressed, either. [Scene: According to a disinterested witness, at her table at the Time 100 gala last night, Glee star Lea Michelle spends the entire dinner hour making out with her boyfriend at her table, ignoring the other high-profile guests. Legendary celebrity photographer (and Intel friend) Patrick McMullan approaches to take a picture. He snaps away, she poses.] Patrick McMullan: What’s your name? [Exits.] Read more posts by Chris Rovzar Filed Under: encounters with greatness, lea michele, party chat, patrick mcmullan, time 100, time 100 gala, time magazine
Source: Daily Intel | 5 May 2010 | 4:30 pm Young Jeezy Is Feeling a Bit Under the Weather Has it been way too long since you heard hip-hop’s deathless “cannon” sample dropped all over a song you were attempting to enjoy? Good news! The latest must-have Don Cannon mixtape — Young Jeezy’s Trap or Die II: By Any Means Necessary — was released this week. That’s right, we said "young": Despite some big talk from earlier this year about dropping his prefix, Jeezy’s apparently still a two-word name kind of guy. For further proof, check out Trap highlight “Ill’in,” featuring the seemingly innocuous line “Young the type to boast / Young the type to brag.” Bragging about how much you brag, though? New heights. Then Clipse, the only two guys on the planet who talk about that Lindsay Lohan more than the Snowman, show up to really make things interesting. Crack! Right off the bat: “It was the coldest winter ever, middle of the summer months / powder to my waist, see my cocaine cummerbund.” It’s all part of the buildup for June 22’s release of Jeezy’s proper new album, Thug Motivation 103 — although it doesn’t have an awesome subtitle yet, you have to assume one’s coming.
Read more posts by Amos Barshad Filed Under: right-click, clipse, music, young jeezy
Source: Vulture | 5 May 2010 | 4:30 pm Long Island Newspaper’s Obama Joke Is Possibly Racist, Definitely Confusing The folks in charge of a Republican weekly newspaper on Long Island, the Smithtown Messenger, had a clever idea for their latest issue. In a large photo spread, they displayed "before" and "after" images of each First Couple since the Carters: one from when they occupied the White House, and the other, we guess, from sometime later. Scanning the pairs of images, it's hard to understand what the point of it all is — until you get to the Obamas. See, the Obamas don't have an "after" photo yet, so instead, the Smithtown Messenger threw in a photo from seventies TV show Sanford and Son. The paper's publisher rebutted accusations of racism, claiming instead that the piece was actually "political satire." But it's hard to figure out what the joke is, since the photo shows Fred Sanford arguing with the sister of his deceased wife. Is the Smithtown Messenger saying that post-presidency, Michelle will somehow become Barack's sister-in-law? Or that Michelle will pass away, and Barack will marry her (previously undiscovered) sister? Because if so, we don't get it. LI Newspaper Thinks Obamas = Sanfords??? » [Daily Politics/NYDN] Read more posts by Dan Amira Filed Under: the post-racial world, barack obama, first couple, long island, michelle obama, sanford and son, smithtown messenger
Source: Daily Intel | 5 May 2010 | 4:15 pm Can Patrick Robinson Finally Get People to Shop at the Gap? Despite its numerous high-fashion partnerships, including sponsoring this week's Met Gala, the CFDA white-shirt project, and designer collaborations with people like Alexander Wang, women don't seem to care about the Gap. They haven't seemed to care since the nineties, and The Wall Street Journal places enormous pressure today on executive vice-president for global design Patrick Robinson to fix that. This week, the label is expected to announce its first quarterly same-store sales increase in more than five years — also a first since Robinson's been onboard. But it feels a bit like watching a spider struggle to emerge from a dripping wet sink basin, when even if they succeed (and are you dying for them to?) they're still crippled. Net sales for 2009 were $5.6 billion, 14 percent lower than 2006, the year before Robinson came aboard. CEO Glenn Murphy said, "We have not been happy with the performance" since late 2007. And of Robinson: "I think he would like to have some redos." The Journal suggests that Robinson should be nervous about all this, since he's responsible for turning the merch around. "I like how big of a challenge it is," he told the reporter, as though interviewing for a job. Though he has done some stuff for Gap, like relaunch denim so that the pants felt like they cost $200, it hasn't been enough. When was the last time you felt excited about Gap? For us it was probably middle school. And even if we needed something banal today, like socks or a camisole, we can't say we'd look there, even with a 25 percent off promotion. And Middle America can get the same stuff at Wal-Mart. "Where's the sizzle?" asks John D. Morris, a retail analyst with BMO Capital Markets.
At Gap, Two Brands on Mend, One to Go [WSJ] Read more posts by Amy Odell Filed Under: mind the gap, designers, gap, met gala 2010, patrick robinson
Source: The Cut | 5 May 2010 | 4:15 pm J.J. Abrams’s Cloverfield-esque Super 8 Has ‘Nothing Whatsoever to Do With Cloverfield’ Yesterday, reliable sources told Vulture that Super 8 — J.J. Abrams's top-secret new movie whose clandestine trailer (read about its contents here!) hits theaters this weekend attached to Iron Man 2 — is "absolutely connected to 2008's Cloverfield," though it's not explicitly a sequel. (Hitfix's Drew McWeeny had heard something similar.) At last night's 2010 Time 100 Gala at the Time Warner Center, though, a cagey Abrams insisted otherwise. "You have to check [out the trailer]," he told us. "But it has nothing whatsoever to do with Cloverfield, despite your expert reporting." So what does it have to do with? "I won’t be able to tell you until it’s done," he said. So to clarify: Super 8 — another virally marketed Abrams-produced movie featuring otherworldly creatures captured on film by amateur cinematographers — will be totally unconnected to Cloverfield. We asked if 8's trailer was really sent to theaters in canisters requiring special codes to open. "That is correct," Abrams told us. Certainly such conspicuous security measures only invite the kind of scrutiny that can ruin carefully planned surprises, though, right? "I don’t know if it would matter with you guys," he said, laughing. "I don’t think it matters." Is there a better way to keep secret monster movies under wraps? "I'm working on it," he told us before returning to his meal. Earlier: Vulture Exclusive: We've Got Details on J.J. Abrams’s Secret Movie Trailer for Super 8 Read more posts by Jada Yuan Filed Under: super 8, breaking, cloverfield, cloverfield 2, j.j. abrams, movies, party chat, the industry
Source: Vulture | 5 May 2010 | 4:10 pm A&E Picks Up Series Exactly Like Series It Already Airs A&E gives this guy a show. A&E announced at its upfront that it would be sticking with rehab, cops, and celebrities, picking up new shows that sound a whole lot like its old shows. Playing it just about as safe as possible, the network that airs Intervention will now, gasp!, air some Intervention-type shows, including I’m Heavy, about overeaters in treatment programs, and Intervention in Depth: One Man Rehab, about addicts after their intervention. A&E will add reality shows with Twisted Sister front man Dee Snider, Bob Saget, Tony Danza, and David Hasselhoff to a roster that already includes Kirstie Alley, Gene Simmons, and Dog the Bounty Hunter. (The Hoff show will not be Intervention: David Hasselhoff, but will follow him as he tries to get his daughters into the music business.) And though it already has reality-cop shows like Manhunters: Fugitive Task Force on its schedule, A&E will add two more. On the scripted side, the network is being no more original, trying to find a series to take the place of Patrick Swayze’s The Beast by ordering up four shows about different kinds of crime-solvers (a psych professor, a fat detective, a pair of Feds, and a Southern homicide detective). Even A&E's next miniseries copies what came before: Coma, about a hospital where patients keep falling into, well, comas, was a 1978 movie directed by Michael Crichton, the best-selling author who wrote The Andromeda Strain, A&E’s last big miniseries. Of course, at the upfront A&E bragged that its ratings have only gone up over the past six years—it can't be particularly eager to mess with a proven formula. The brass must have their fingers crossed that audiences never tire of reality cop shows about bringing fugitives to justice. A&E stocks up on celebrity reality projects [HR] Read more posts by Willa Paskin
Source: Vulture | 5 May 2010 | 4:00 pm Sarah Palin Confronted Reporters at Time 100 Bill Clinton and Prince may have been at last night's Time 100 gala, but the most buzzed-about guest by far was Sarah Palin (who, by the way, practically sat on her hands after Clinton gave a speech). Photographers, fans, and, yes, reporters like us swarmed her from the second she walked in the room with husband Todd and her 9-year-old daughter Piper. Judd Apatow and Leslie Mann practically jumped her for a photo op — though, granted, they did the same to Betty White. Ten minutes of complete engulfment later, Piper was clinging to her mother, repeatedly asking if they could "leave already." Todd, for his part, was standing far away, obediently letting Sarah have the spotlight and plotting to help Piper "meet Taylor Swift; that's the No. 1 priority, to make Piper happy." Sarah, on the other hand, was happy to be in a room with so many reporters — particularly Time's Joe Klein, of whom she is a fan — so she could set the record straight. "I did talk to a couple of reporters already and said that a bunch of stuff that they write is bogus, but we had a great conversation about it and we agreed to disagree on a lot of things," she said. "One thing we can all agree on, though, is how much we respect and want to protect the freedom of the press and we have that in common, so at the end of the day, I think as long as we’re protecting that and not abusing the right — we have to be writing truth — then we’ll get along just fine tonight." Particularly, she wanted to clear up "the bogus reports about how much money I supposedly make," she said. "I have a business. I run a business with my speaker’s fee." As if to drive home the point, Palin reiterated her great respect for journalism in her public "toast" to those who influence her, a Time 100 dinner tradition. "I want to make a toast to all at this press event who agree with Thomas Jefferson, who said that our liberty depends on the freedom of the press," she said. "So I want to lift a glass to those who defend that freedom. Our finest, the men and women in uniform who defend that freedom, our Constitution, and our exceptional way of life in America." As she left the dinner, after watching a performance by Prince, Palin said she'd had a lovely time, both at the dinner and in New York. "Every time I’m here I have to go running in Central Park," she said. "I ran around an hour; I think I ran around the park a coupla times!" Todd told us he'd accompanied her, but could not recall how far Sarah had run in an hour. "You'll have to ask her," he said. "She jogs at a pretty good pace, so I guess a few miles." Who's faster, of the two? "It's not about being fastest. It's about who has the energy and can go the distance," said Todd, patiently standing to the side and watching Sarah, as usual. "One mile is good enough for me." Related: How Sarah Palin Has Become a Singular National Industry [NYM] Read more posts by Jada Yuan and Tali Yahalom Filed Under: party chat, bill clinton, piper palin, sarah palin, time 100, time 100 gala, time magazine, todd palin
Source: Daily Intel | 5 May 2010 | 4:00 pm Patrick Dempsey Sheds Grey's Scrubs for Transformers 3
There's more than meets the eye to McDreamy.
Patrick Dempsey is taking time out from Grey's Anatomy to have a heart-to-heart with some alien robots, joining John...
Source: E! Online (US) - Top Stories | 5 May 2010 | 3:55 pm Before You Jump Into That Ear Pinning Surgery
Like Dumbo before him, a boy who may or may not have been previously mocked for the size of his ears, was saved by them. And then he flew away, free at last. Along those lines, remember how cute Dumbo was? And remember when his mom sings him “Baby Mine”? My goodness. Tears of joy and sadness and emotion and tiny baby cartoon animals and their mothers after the jump. I’m about to get all Mothers Day up in here.
Oh man. Source: Best Week Ever | 5 May 2010 | 3:45 pm Tracy Anderson Ditches the Workout Gear and Gets Fancy Tracy Anderson usually bums around in tights and Lycra workout tops, but last night she wore a sleek white column dress for Time's 100 Most Influential People in the World gala. What do you think of her dressed-up look? Read more posts by Diana Tsui Filed Under: look of the day, tracy anderson
Source: The Cut | 5 May 2010 | 3:40 pm Inside the Weird, Wonderful World of Consumer Reports Have you screwed something up at work lately? Terrible, isn't it. You get yelled at, whispered about, even scrutinized by the public and regulatory authorities. If only you worked at Consumers Union, the nonprofit publisher of Consumer Reports in Yonkers, where every day, all day, people try to devise new and exotic ways of screwing things up. For instance: "This year, Consumer Reports ordered 80 small bags of Maine coon cat hair from a cattery and then repeatedly spread 15 grams on an 18-inch by 54-inch strip of carpet. After vacuums took their turn sucking up fur, technicians weighed how much landed in the vacuum bags versus what was stuck in brush wheel."
Meet the Sticklers [WSJ] Read more posts by Jessica Pressler Filed Under: what other people do at work, cats, catteries, cattery, consumer reports, kittens, maine coon cats, what the hell
Source: Daily Intel | 5 May 2010 | 3:31 pm Taylor Swift Surprised to Hear About How Surprised She Always Seems Not long ago, we observed that if there's one thing Taylor Swift is better at than winning awards, it is acting surprised when they’re announced. She wasn’t honored at the Time 100 gala last night, but we'd like to believe Swift saved her best surprised expression for when we told her she should come up with new ways to look surprised. “That's so funny!” she said, laughing heartily (and looking flabbergasted). “When I win awards, I’m surprised. You can’t go into awards just thinking you’re going to win, because then, regardless of what happens, you’d be disappointed, you know? Or, like, you know, I would rather just be excitable, and I can’t really help being excitable, because this is who I am.” Seconds later, a woman came up and said she'd seen Swift play an event in Hawaii, and asked if she remembered? “Hawaii?! Of course I remember,” said Swift, delighted and seemingly surprised all over again. Then she gave the woman a big hug. Read more posts by Jada Yuan Filed Under: party chat, music, people, taylor swift, time 100 gala
Source: Vulture | 5 May 2010 | 3:30 pm Reader Look Book: Show Us Your Runway-Inspired Looks Liz Cherk of the blog Late Afternoon is inspired by the muted color palette of Chloé's spring collection. For our Reader Look Book, she submitted a photo of herself wearing a peach blouse, khaki trousers, nude shoes, and a brown handbag with gold hardware. She accessorized with chunky silver bangles. Which label do you mimic most? Show us by submitting your photo to our Reader Look Book.
Read more posts by Sharon Clott Filed Under: reader look book, chloe, spring 2010
Source: The Cut | 5 May 2010 | 3:30 pm Coroner: Corey Haim Died From Pneumonia, Not DrugsDespite the presence of over-the-counter and prescription drugs in his system, the coroner says actor Corey Haim died from pneumonia.
Source: FOXNews.com | 5 May 2010 | 3:23 pm Patrick Dempsey’s Transformers 3 PosterPatrick Dempsey has been added to the cast of Transformers 3 in a role that is “significant to the plot.” If anyone at Paramount wants to talk Transformers 3 poster design, I’m all ears.
Source: Best Week Ever | 5 May 2010 | 3:21 pm Nashville floods claim Grand Ole Opry HouseThe devastating floods in Nashville have inundated the Grand Ole Opry House, the most famous country-music venue in the world, and damaged cherished equipment of country artists across Music City.Source: CNN.com - Entertainment | 5 May 2010 | 3:18 pm Michelle Obama Repeats Zero + Maria Cornejo The First Lady attended the signing of the Caregivers and Veterans Omnibus Health Services Act at the White House this morning wearing a blue, white, and black printed dress by Zero + Maria Cornejo. The last time we saw her in this dress was September of last year, only she accessorized with a flashier belt back then. See the full look in the Michelle Obama Look Book. Read more posts by Sharon Clott Filed Under: mobama watch, michelle obama, zero maria cornejo
Source: The Cut | 5 May 2010 | 3:15 pm Gen Art Folds Gen Art, an organization that supported young fashion designers along with other talents in music and film, just announced they're folding. An e-mail blast reads: After struggling for the past 18 months since the economic crisis, Gen Art has finally succumbed to the recession.
During this challenging time we did everything in our power to adjust our business to these new business realities by cutting costs and seeking out alternative funding solutions. However when a major, new, corporate partnership unexpectedly collapsed a few weeks ago, we found ourselves without sufficient resources or time to overcome this sudden and substantial loss of revenue. The reality is that we had fiscally planned and relied upon the representations of this partner. Their decision had the unintended effect of pushing Gen Art over the edge. As of today we have halted all operations.
Read more posts by Amy Odell Filed Under: sad news, gen art
Source: The Cut | 5 May 2010 | 3:07 pm Country stars start to rebuild Music CityAs Nashville bails out from catastrophic flooding, the country music community will be leading the charge to rebuild Music City.Source: CNN.com - Entertainment | 5 May 2010 | 3:01 pm 8 celebs who played nerds but landed hottiesLet me pick my jaw up off the floor and dust it off. Seth Green, who is notoriously typecast as "the dorky, funny guy," just got hitched to super hot actress Clare Grant on Sunday, at George Lucas' Skywalker Ranch.Source: CNN.com - Entertainment | 5 May 2010 | 3:00 pm Obama Has to ‘Answer For’ Donations From BP Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images Did you hear? Employees of British Petroleum, the evil company currently destroying wildlife and Gulf-state economies, donated money to politicians. President Obama received $77,051, the most out of anybody. Now he and "members of Congress may have to answer for the millions in campaign contributions they’ve taken from the oil and gas giant over the years," according to Politico. Why did you take money from a company whose oil rig was going to explode two years later, Obama?!? Bastard! [Politico] Read more posts by Dan Amira Filed Under: oil spill, barack obama, british petroleum, money
Source: Daily Intel | 5 May 2010 | 2:59 pm Peruvian actors reenacting the siege of the 1996 Japanese embassyPeruvian actors reenact the military operation to rescue 71 of the 72 hostages held for 126 days, 13 years ago at Japan embassy in Lima, during the filming of a new TV series.Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesEnter | 5 May 2010 | 2:46 pm A Breakdown of Beyoncé’s ‘Why Don’t You Love Me’ Looks Yesterday Beyoncé's "Why Don't You Love Me" video premiered. And the crazy twitchy behavior she exhibited in "Telephone" returns to much delight, but with a wardrobe that's pure housewife instead of cold-blooded drag-queen murderer. The breasttacular looks are quite on point for fall 2010, a season that was all about a defined waist topped by luscious cleavage. Bey, who wore every leotard ever made in "Video Phone," has finally ditched those for playsuits, which are a classier, more mature version of 'tards. See every one in the slideshow. Read more posts by Amy Odell Filed Under: i'm a i'm a a diva, beyonce, music, slideshow
Source: The Cut | 5 May 2010 | 2:43 pm Lohan lands racy movie roleCan one troubled movie star have insight into another? Producers of an upcoming film about the 1970s porn scene hope so -- reportedly signing up Lindsay Lohan to play famed adult star Linda Lovelace.Source: CNN.com - Entertainment | 5 May 2010 | 2:36 pm The 8 Worst Richard Dreyfuss ImpressionsTitle says it all. Here we go. 8. This Guy: 7. This F*cking Guy: 6. This Guy Does Tonssss of Sh*tty Impressions. But to hear his Richard Dreyfuss, fast forward to 2:54. It’s actually the best of the NSFW bunch: 5. I Really Hate This One a LOT: 4. Jerry Seinfeld in College, We Think: 3. This Guy’s Not The Worst. But it still kiiiinda sucks. Fast forward to :58. 2. THE SECOND WORST ONE OF THEM ALL. This guy uploaded TENNNNN minutes of himself doing TERRIBLE impressions. I had to sit through half of it to find his Dreyfuss, which is, as expected, terrible. Fast forward to 5:19, or try to sit through the entire thing without self-destructing yourself a la What About Bob? John Littlefield – Celebrity Impressions 4 – Watch a funny movie here 1. Don’t Quit Your Day Job, as Long as Your Day Job Isn’t Impersonating Richard Dreyfuss. In WhicH Case: Quit It: Source: Best Week Ever | 5 May 2010 | 2:12 pm 125 Ways to Thank Mom This Mother’s Day Mother's Day is Sunday, but if you haven't bought a gift yet, we have our handy Mother's Day Gift Guide to give you some ideas. Although swearing to call and visit more often will probably top your list of things you should do for Mom, we all know a gift isn't a gift unless it's stuff. So why not indulge her with a lush floral arrangement or delicious baked treat? Everything on our list — at $200 or under — is wallet-friendly without seeming so. The full guide is here, but click ahead to see some of our favorites. Fold-Over Yoga Capris by Old Navy Floral-Patterned Gardening Gloves Midnight Milk Soak by Life NK Rose Quartz Teardrop Earrings by Adrienne Vittadini Balenciaga Paris Parfum Read more posts by Diana Tsui Filed Under: retail therapy, mother's day, shop a matic, shopping
Source: The Cut | 5 May 2010 | 2:00 pm Trailer For Piranha-3D: Make Sure Your Faces Don’t Get Eaten Off With ExcitementWell look if I didn’t go and find your new favorite movie ever of all time. This may just knock Deep Blue Sea from the top of my list. Let me just give you a quick rundown of the cast: Elisabeth Shue (yes please!), Christopher Lloyd (at his Doc Brown expositiony best), Eli Roth in the role of Wet t-shirt contest emcee (actual imdb credit), Ving Rhames as spring break town law enforcement official Lt. Bishop Welleger, Jessica Szohr as Who Cares, Richard Dreyfuss in a WINKING tribute to Jaws, and Jerry Mother Effing O’Connell! EVERYONE JUST CALM DOWN! Here’s the trailer for Piranha-3D: Source: Best Week Ever | 5 May 2010 | 1:56 pm Topshop Debuts Makeup Line; Models Sport Feather Eyebrows at Australian Fashion Week MAKEUP • Topshop launched two new makeup collections today: The Trend Collection will issue new styles every three weeks, while the Core Collection will include makeup staples like bronzers. [InStyle UK] FRAGRANCE HAIR • Mary J. Blige cropped her hair into a blonde bowl cut. [Beauty Counter/Style.com] Filed Under: beauty marks, bianca spender, diptyque, fragrance, gwen stefani, hair, lea michelle, makeup, topshop
Source: The Cut | 5 May 2010 | 1:30 pm Have We Forgotten The Context Of Arnold’s “I’ll Be Back”?Here’s a “Visit California” commercial that’s been airing for a few weeks that concludes with the following exchange - Maria: This won’t be your last visit to California. Arnold: You’ll be back. Have we all forgotten the context of the original “I’ll be back” quote? It’s what the Terminator says to a police officer before driving his car through the door of the station, crushing the officer, then proceeding to murder more than a dozen policemen in an attempt to murder Sarah Connor so he can wipe out all of humanity. It seems a bit ominous to playfully throw that line into a happy commercial welcoming everyone to your home state, doesn’t it? That’d be like having Anthony Hopkins show up in an Olive Garden ad and talk about pairing the food with a nice Chianti, and having him kill and eat the Olive Garden waiters. That would be weird for several reasons. At least two reasons. Probably more reasons. So, I’ll come to California, then I’ll be back to murder a bunch of cops? Works for me. Then I’ll ask California to GEEF ME THE GODDAMN PAIYGE! Source: Best Week Ever | 5 May 2010 | 1:25 pm TRAILER MIX: New “Machete” Trailer Not Really Helping Illegal Immigrants At AllIt’s Cinco de Mayo, better know as the day I eat 5 times as much mayonnaise, and to celebrate, the people behind Danny Trejo’s starring vehicle Machete have put together a very special Cincy De Mymy trailer, which also takes aim at the brand new Anti-Immigration Laws in Arizona. The trailer is gut-carving, and in typical Robert Rodriguez fashion, torture porn from the 5th dimension. And perhaps notttttt the besttttt thingggg for the illegal immigrants at this very moment in time. Wait, nevermind. Don Johnson is in it. The only man who can brainbash some sense into racist Arizonian white assh*les. Oh, wait, update: Lindsay Lohan is also in it. Immigrants, set your tasers to “screwed.” Source: Best Week Ever | 5 May 2010 | 1:21 pm Chely Wright Felt She Was in 'Cultural Jeopardy' if She Said She Was GayThe singer tells Fox411.com that she felt she wasn't "allowed to be gay in Nashville."
Source: FOXNews.com | 5 May 2010 | 1:10 pm Diddy Made Anna Wintour Dance at the Met Gala At a press conference this morning announcing a partnership to sell Sean John exclusively at Macy's (outside of Sean John stores), Macy's CEO Terry Lundgren revealed that Anna Wintour would return to Macy's for Fashion's Night Out this year. "Anna and I had breakfast last Thursday and we talked about this very subject, and said how do we outdo last year?" he told us. "And she said, 'Let's just do it.'" Last year Anna signed FNO T-shirts at a Macy's in Queens, but Lundgren wouldn't reveal which location she'd park herself at this year. Diddy also told us that he had a smashing good time with Anna at the Met Gala on Monday night. "It was incredible," he said. "More glamorous than the Oscars, and I've been to both." He also shared some special moments with Anna Wintour on the dance floor. "We danced a little bit," he told us (photographic proof here). "Yeah, she danced with me. I made her dance. I made Oprah dance," he said. Did they shake it to Lady Gaga's performance? "No." Diddy was also proud of his evolved Sean John line. "We've stepped out of that urban, hip-hop box that people tried to put us in, in the beginning," he said. "Our clothing is bought by all colors, all races. We live in a new America where that style of thinking is almost ancient right now — that because the designer is black that his clothes are black. Things have evolved and this is a true testament to that. Christian Louboutin is black, but that doesn't mean his shoes are black. I'm black but my clothes are for everybody." Terry Lundgren said Diddy approached the company to create a partnership and that they turn down "95 percent of invitations" to sell labels exclusively. With an October launch, Diddy also plans to do something at at least one Macy's store during Fashion's Night Out on September 10. Maybe he and Anna can just have a dance-off. Read more posts by Sharon Clott Filed Under: diddy, fashions night out, macys, sean combs, sean john, terry lundgren
Source: The Cut | 5 May 2010 | 12:50 pm New Shoe Line Acrobats of God Elevates Elastic Though she’s a native Texan and a part-time New Yorker, shoe designer Nicole Brundage learned her craft (and Italian) by immersing herself in provincial Italy, near the Manolo Blahnik factory. She first studied fashion at the Istituto di Marangoni in Milan, which led to internships at Armani and Zac Posen. There, she was charged with designing shoes for Posen’s fall 2004 collection, in collaboration with Manolo Blahnik. The experience fueled her passion for footwear, and she returned to Italy to take classes in the technical design of shoes. “Women have a particular relationship with their shoes,” she says. “They don’t just want to buy a plain pump anymore — it has to be really special.” Brundage found a factory owned by an Italian family, scouted local tanneries, and launched her first eponymous collection in 2005. Now she’s debuting a new label for spring, Acrobats of God, available at Opening Ceremony and TheCorner.com. Inspired by the singular focus of brands like Repetto and Castañer, as well as the sporty edge of Alexander Wang, the shoes feature woven elastic and leather uppers atop wooden heels. Click ahead to view new styles from the spring and fall collections. Read more posts by Lauren Murrow Filed Under: talent scout, designers, giorgio armani, manolo blahnik, nicole brundage, opening ceremony, slideshow, zac posen
Source: The Cut | 5 May 2010 | 12:15 pm More Stars' Given NamesWe're spilling the beans on celebrities' true monikers.
Source: FOXNews.com | 5 May 2010 | 12:03 pm Excerpt from Madonna’s Diary: June 12, 1988
Dear Diary, Today I feel myself becoming a woman. Just kidding, I’m already like 47. What else…I’m dating Sean Penn, I think? Also, I just shot that music video where I’m rolling around in the sand and I fall in love with a mermaid kid. Whatever, it was in black and white, which was cool…I think I’ll do that more often. I’m going to go out tonight with some of my gay club friends and dance and wear a bow. Probably some lace too. I’m in New York, by the way. I love the East Village. Also, I got my start as a dancer. I’m sorry if I’m talking about things that happened earlier or haven’t even happened yet. I’m just really tired from dancing with all of my gay friends. Also, Warren Beatty! He’s cute! And sex! I’m going to write a book about sex and call it Sex! It will be wrapped up in plastic so kids can’t open it in the bookstore. That’ll be cool. I should adopt. Now I’m just rambling. OK, talk to you later. xoxo Source: Best Week Ever | 5 May 2010 | 12:01 pm Review: `Iron Man 2' doesn't soar quite so high (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Entertainment Reviews | 5 May 2010 | 11:54 am Hollywood is to film its own version fo Stieg Larsson's Millennium trilogyBooks of the Millenium series by Swedish writer Stieg Larsson at a book fair in 2008.Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesEnter | 5 May 2010 | 11:53 am 11 reasons why we're Smurfing out over 'The Smurfs' movieLa, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la ... "The Smurfs" film is coming soon to a theater near you. According to the New York Post, Hank Azaria, who will play Gargamel, has been spotted rocking a "chrome dome" in public, which can only mean one thing. We're getting closer to the slated 2011 release of the film. If you were a child in the '80s and your family owned a television, then you were probably glued to the screen every Saturday morning watching your favorite little, blue people foil Gargamel's evil schemes, live peacefully as communists, and spread their Smurfiness around the village. Here's why we're totally Smurfing out over this new movie.Source: CNN.com - Entertainment | 5 May 2010 | 11:46 am LOST RECAP: The Candidate, For Spines And JacobsThe following is a Recap of Lost Season 6, Episode 14 entitled “The Candidate”, originally airing May 4, 2010. If you haven’t seen the episode, stop reading, cause this is full of mad spoilers, yo. No one says “mad” to mean “many” anymore? I guess I just mean the spoilers are angry then. What’s the new word the kids are sayin’ these days? “Asteroid”? Ok – this Recap is full of asteroid spoilers, yo.
Locke awakens from getting run over by Desmond, and Happy Jack makes an important announcement: “Congratulations, Mr. Locke, you are A CANDIDATE… … … .. . …For surgery! Not anything Jacob related. As a Lost doctor, bedside manner dictates that I pause for seven minutes in the middle of any sentence that could have symbolic double meanings before completing that sentence with the literal meaning.” Locke respectfully declines, saying “No thanks, I wouldn’t wanna impose — it’s not that I’m punishing myself for crippling other family members, I’m just not a huge fan of having the ability to use half my limbs. Good day to you, sir!” “Hrrrm,” Jack wonders, “Most people I meet DO enjoy the ability to walk. I wonder what’s stuck in this guy’s walking craw?”
After the jump, spinal surgery gets a Dikembe-Mutombo style rejection, and there’s no eating fresh on this Sub-way! [Note To Self: Retire from writing after this sentence] Jack arrives at the nursing home and pleads with Helen to see Anthony, and when he finally does, he realizes that Locke’s dad is completely paralyzed and unable to speak or react, and exclaims into his face “Well this was a big bust!” Looks like we got ourselves another flash-sideways Opposite Day: In this reality, Locke took his loving father on a flight with him and permanently crippled himself and his father even worse, and regrets it every day of his life. In the old reality, though, Locke’s dad very intentionally crippled Locke, then showed the opposite of remorse when he threw an “I Crippled My Son” party and used Locke’s wheelchair to cart around the keg. Moral of the story: If you don’t want to end up crippled in your reality, be a conniving a-hole and push your son out a window – The More You Lost. Now understanding the surgery decline, Jack confronts Locke and whines “How come you still get to feel super guilty about your dad but I have to let my dad go? It’s not faiww! I want to perform cool science surgery on you!” Locke continues to refuse the surgery, say bah humbug a lot, and rejects ice cream whenever it’s given to him. Jack concludes their interaction with a barrage of Lost catchphrases, telling Locke “What happened happened” [Ding!] and “I wish you’d believed me” [Ding!] and “Makin’ copieeeees!” [Ding!] Locke ultimately leaves the conversation, but hearing his own island-words thrown back at him seems to resonate just a tad. Are you thinkin’ what I’m thinkin’? Just mayyyyybeeeeee…….
Most likely, judging by Locke’s unnaturally content greeting to Jack when he first wakes up from surgery and him talking to himself in his sleep about pushing buttons, he’s already had the island visions, but if they didn’t resonate with them then, they certainly do now. Next week, it’s time for crippled, ungrateful Locke to wheel himself up the ramp of APOLOGY. But Jack couldn’t be right twice in one episode, could he….? YOU DO KNOW JACK (WHICH IS WHY YOU DON’T TRUST HIM)
Widmore tells Sawyer he’s doing this for their own good, which Sawyer doesn’t really believe, because every character on Lost says this after doing anything (Hurley only buried Nikki and Paulo for their own good). Team Locke arrives shortly, and the smoke monster kills the lead guard and scatters the rest, even though the guards all shoot at it with guns because shooting magical entities with bullets always works in sci-fi movies / horror movies / any movies / previous episodes of Lost. Jack grabs the key, rescues the group, and leads them to the Ajira plane, but Locke is already there and shows them the bomb that Widmore allegedly wired the plane with, and says they’ll only be safe if they take the sub. Sawyer quickly agrees, but pulls Jack aside and says he doesn’t trust the giant evil murdering smoke monster, and asks Jack for one final favor: Don’t let Locke get on the sub. Jack agrees “You got it, I won’t let him eat a sub. Haha just kidding! I heard what you said, I won’t let him murder all of humanity.” The group returns to the sub and Sawyer quickly takes it over, and as Jack and Locke walk towards the entrance with Locke failing to convince Jack to board, Jack acts out his brilliantly conceived plan and pushes the immortal magic smoke monster into the water and runs toward the sub. Suddenly, Kate is shot in the shoulder, and bullets rain down on the group from Widmore’s henchmen stationed all around the sub — aiming only for the non-candidates? — but everyone manages to board the sub with Claire and Locke left behind. They sail home unmolested and resume their lives and that’s the end of the series. LOST. Uhoh! Looks like Locke took a page from the Spy vs. Spy school and slipped a bomb into Jack’s bag! Sayid begins to explain how to disarm the bomb, but Sawyer’s like “We ain’t got time fer that, Solutions” and pushes him out of the way, but before he does anything, Jack stops him with an explanation that actually makes sense: What if the immortal magic smoke monster actually set them up and wants them to pull the bomb wires because he needs them to kill each other, just as he needed Ben to kill Jacob, and needs all of them dead to leave the island? Sawyer listens to Jack’s reasoning, then checks his trusty card:
Sawyer then brashly rips the wire out of the bomb, which freezes the countdown briefly because Locke wired the bomb really specifically to punk them for a couple seconds, but the countdown quickly resumes even faster, and before Jack can gloat about being right for the first time since he admitted he didn’t know anything anymore, Zombie Sayid grabs the bomb and runs several rooms away to save the candidates from the blast. The bomb goes off, Sayid’s gone, Frank gets hit by a door, and the sub quickly begins filling up with water, leaving everyone to scramble and disagree about who should take who where and who shouldn’t leave who:
Hurley escapes with shot-but-doing-much-better Kate, then Sawyer gets knocked unconscious while helping to rescue Sun, and Jin convinces Jack to escape with Sawyer and leave him to fail at rescuing his wife. Call me Captain Unromantic if you want — I will take pride in having achieved such a prestigiously unromantic Naval rank — but could Jin’s death have been any more senseless? YOU HAVE A FRICKIN’ DAUGHTER, DUDE. Isn’t raising your daughter more important than killing yourself needlessly to achieve tidy closure on your regrets for leaving Sun in the first place? Isn’t staying alive for the well-being of your child who’s never met you and is now motherless more important than dying in an idealistic faux-Titanic pose next to your suffocating wife (who lied to you and cheated on you and pretty much had stopped loving you before the island thing)? Not to mention staying alive to help your friends and keep the frickin’ devil from eating the universe? The only thing that’s LOST here is Jin’s marbles! That review is going on the Lost marquee, if they ever release Lost in old timey movie theaters.
In the end, Jack, Sawyer, Hurley, and noncandidate Kate escape the sub alive, striking the list of remaining candidates down to three (though really, as predictable as it could’ve been from day one, Jack appears to be the only one in line to replace Jacob. But maybe it’ll be Hurley! It will not be Hurley.) The episode concludes with Locke acknowledging the sub has sank, but knowing in his magical bones that some of the candidates are still alive. Claire asks him where he’s going, and he ominously answers “To finish what I started.” LOST. Well, we knew that. It’s not really an episode-ending cliffhanger, and we did just witness three major characters all die in a row, so the episode closer was only like 60th percentile of episode craziness. But it was an exceptionally crazy episode, so we’ll grade on a crazy curve (crazurve). A! LOSTDS AND ENDS – What’s the deal with Claire’s music box that she inherited from her father, and why did she have to show it to Jack? This series better not conclude with an ominous music box scene, or it’s getting the biggest “Phantom of the Opera did it!” in the history of “[BLANK] did it!”s. – Does the Smoke Monster showing his hand imply that Charles Widmore is, in fact, acting in the right here? Or are his intentions also unpure? Hard to imagine he’ll just defeat the Smoke Monster and be like “We did it!” [high fives Jack, freeze, Kenny Loggins "Lost" theme kicks in, credits] – Who will Claire ultimately side with? Most likely, I foresee her dying a valiant death, a la Sayid, and Kate vowing that she’ll raise her baby and Claire tearfully agreeing this time. Hopefully Kate doesn’t die too, or there’ll just be a bunch of Lost babies crawling around Los Angeles unsupervised. Spin-off! – Next Week On Lost: A bunch of footage from the Season 5 finale. Clip show!!! I hope it’s Christmas themed. “The Candidate” episode thoughts?Theories? Questions? Sayid / Jin / Sun death reactions? Frank / music box predictions? Only three episodes left, so comment now or forever hold your Lostpeace.
Source: Best Week Ever | 5 May 2010 | 11:28 am The Greatest Hits of Jamie Foxx: GIF EditionJamie Foxx. Love Him. Hate him. Neutral him. Whatever you feel about him. I think we can all agree:  This is probably the greatest GIF he will ever star in. (via ONTD) Source: Best Week Ever | 5 May 2010 | 11:26 am Spanish actor Antonio BanderasSpanish actor Antonio Banderas gives a press conference in Malaga. Spanish director Pedro Almodovar has cast "Zorro" star Banderas in his next film about a vengeful plastic surgeon, two decades after they...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesEnter | 5 May 2010 | 10:16 am The outdoor exhibition of the "Topographie des Terrors" (Topography of Terror)The outdoor exhibition of the "Topographie des Terrors" (Topography of Terror) which will be housed in its own museum (background) in central Berlin. The new museum rests on the site of the former headquarters...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesEnter | 5 May 2010 | 10:09 am The new "Topographie des Terrors" (Topography of Terror) museumThe new "Topographie des Terrors" (Topography of Terror) museum in central Berlin in February 2010. On Thursday, the new "Topography of Terror" museum will open in central Berlin on the site of the former...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesEnter | 5 May 2010 | 10:09 am A view taken through a hole in a remaining portion of the Berlin wall shows the "Topographie des Terrors" museumA view taken through a hole in a remaining portion of the Berlin wall shows the "Topographie des Terrors" (Topography of Terror) museum in central Berlin in February 2010. Its two steel-and-glass storeys...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesEnter | 5 May 2010 | 10:09 am The "Topographie des Terrors" (Topography of Terror) outdoor exhibitionThe "Topographie des Terrors" (Topography of Terror) outdoor exhibition which will be housed in its own museum (background) in central Berlin in February 2010. The 25-million-euro (33-million-dollar) museum...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesEnter | 5 May 2010 | 10:09 am '24' : The real story behind this week's shocking deathSPOILER ALERT: If you have yet to watch last night's "24," stop reading now. I repeat, if you have yet to watch last night's "24," stop reading now. For the last time, if you have yet to watch last night's "24," stop reading now. Everyone else, onward and downward...Source: CNN.com - Entertainment | 5 May 2010 | 10:08 am A general view of one of the courts at the Magic Box tennis venue in MadridA general view of one of the courts at the Magic Box tennis venue in Madrid. The finals of the Madrid Open on May 16 will be screened in Spanish cinemas in 3D in a first in the history of tennis, the director...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesEnter | 5 May 2010 | 10:04 am Is Wang Zhongjun China's Harvey Weinstein?Surrounded by expensive pieces of Chinese art purchased from auction houses in London and New York, Wang Zhongjun, China's 50-year old film mogul, appears the very model of a modern Chinese entrepreneur.Source: CNN.com - Entertainment | 5 May 2010 | 9:59 am Music is "not just something that goes with advertising on television," Barenboim saidConductor Daniel Barenboim, pictured in 2009, on Wednesday criticized a proposed government cost-cutting programme aimed at Italy's opera houses, many of which have cancelled shows in past days due to...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesEnter | 5 May 2010 | 9:53 am Meet 'Iron Man 2' Starlet Anya MonzikovaBorn in Russia and raised in Florida, the 'Iron Man 2' stunner has enjoyed quite a ride!
Source: FOXNews.com | 5 May 2010 | 9:49 am Ke$ha Shocked, Shocked That She Performed For 13 Year Olds
Some (rich) 13 year olds parents wanted their daughter to have the BEST BAT MITZVAH EVAH by having Ke$ha perform. You know, so she could teach their daughter such life lessons as brushing ones teeth with Jack Daniels, and other secrets that one learns upon becoming a woman. However, they told Ke$ha a tiny lie to make sure that she showed up. Reports Page Six:
I’m sure she would have turned down the 50 G’s she (allegedly) pocketed because of her strong moral compass which prevents her from knowingly performing for 13 year olds. Ke$ha would never knowingly allow a 13 year old to listen to her music. They can wait until they are 16 thankyouverymuch she’ll just return the money for her album that you 13 and unders bought. Everyone who is 13 and under, please send Ke$ha a self addressed envelope and her album, she’ll return it with a check for $12.99. Signed, Ke$ha. You could probably actually sell that check for more than it’s worth. Sort of how Picasso knew he would never have to pay for dinner if he signed a check. Anyhoops.
This is actually the least interesting part of the story. The bat mitzvah, which took place at Cipriani 42nd Street (obvi) included such details as:
How do I get invited to one of these things? Put some glitter on my face and remind me a lot of Jeff Daniels? Seriously, Ke$ha reminds me so much of Jeff Daniels. I don’t know what it is. Something about talking out of the side of her mouth…I mean, can you see what I mean? Sort of? Skip ahead to 1:00 if you want the evidence immediately, but I think we could all just take the time to watch this scene in full. It would do us good. Source: Best Week Ever | 5 May 2010 | 9:46 am Cinco de Mayo History: An American Celebration of the Battle of Puebla - ABC News
Source: Entertainment - Google News | 5 May 2010 | 9:33 am Erin Andrews gets a 'slap in the face' from Elisabeth HasselbeckErin Andrews's waltz on Monday with her "Dancing with the Stars" partner Maksim Chmerkovskiy was her "best dance yet," according to judge Bruno Tonioli. But when the ESPN sportscaster found herself the topic of discussion on "The View" Tuesday morning, she was none too pleased.Source: CNN.com - Entertainment | 5 May 2010 | 9:30 am Keanu Reeves and Charlize Theron Rumored to Be DatingA new Hollywood romance?
Source: FOXNews.com | 5 May 2010 | 9:07 am 3-D video gaming is coming, but at what cost?After the rush by audiences to Hollywood 3-D blockbusters "Avatar" and "Alice in Wonderland," game designers and developers are hoping to strike gold with 3-D gaming.Source: CNN.com - Entertainment | 5 May 2010 | 8:48 am EXCLUSIVE: Elvis Presley's Doctor Claims He Died of an 'Embarrassing' Case of Chronic ConstipationPresley had a "six to nine foot" colon at the time of his death, his doctor says.
Source: FOXNews.com | 5 May 2010 | 8:29 am Anatomy of an unauthorized tell-allKitty Kelley, author of the controversial biography "Oprah," has a motto over her desk that speaks to her philosophy about her profession as a celebrity biographer: "Tell the truth, but ride a fast horse."Source: CNN.com - Entertainment | 5 May 2010 | 7:33 am Stars Rejected by 'Playboy'Alas, we may never see these celebrities in their birthday suits... in Hugh Hefner's magazine, at least.
Source: FOXNews.com | 5 May 2010 | 7:00 am Origins, and Practitioners, of the American Glamour at Costume Institute (Fashion Wire Daily)
Source: Yahoo! News: Fashion News | 5 May 2010 | 6:27 am Review: `3D Dot,' `Nier' owe debt to `Zelda' (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Entertainment Reviews | 5 May 2010 | 5:40 am Cash-infused News Corp. mulls movesFront Page: Murdoch hints at possible deals after record quarter -- "Avatar" drives Twentieth Century Fox to its most profitable quarter ever.
Source: Variety.com - Front Page | 5 May 2010 | 4:00 am 'X-Men' prequel to open June 3, 2011Front Page: Matthew Vaughn to direct 'First Class' for Fox -- Moving aggressively, Fox says production will begin this summer.
Source: Variety.com - Front Page | 5 May 2010 | 4:00 am Tony noms attract stars but no sure thingsFront Page: Legiters see kudos race as anybody's game -- Celeb-studded list of noms could potentially boost the national appeal of the annual June kudocast.
Source: Variety.com - Front Page | 5 May 2010 | 4:00 am Time Warner profit rises 10%Front Page: Ad revenue, home entertainment lift results -- Media giant Time Warner continued a stream of upbeat showbiz earnings, posting a 10% jump in net profit off its biggest quarterly revenue gain in nearly two years.
Source: Variety.com - Front Page | 5 May 2010 | 3:12 am
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