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Source: Entertainment - Google News | 24 May 2010 | 4:13 am 'Idol' finalist can't wait to reveal her own songs (AP)
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Source: Yahoo! News: Entertainment News | 24 May 2010 | 4:12 am 'Idol' finalist can't wait to reveal her own songs (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Entertainment News | 24 May 2010 | 4:12 am Actress Murphy's husband found dead - The Associated Press
Source: Entertainment - Google News | 24 May 2010 | 4:11 am The Conversation: 'Lost' Producers Open Up About Finale - ABC News
Source: Entertainment - Google News | 24 May 2010 | 3:44 am Lindsay Lohan due in court after skipping hearing - The Associated Press
Source: Entertainment - Google News | 24 May 2010 | 3:30 am Lost Redux: See You In Another Life, Brotha Never before has a TV breakup hurt so much. And left us blubbering like such idiots.
Tonight we Lost fans lost our "Constant" for the past six long years. The show we...
Source: E! Online (US) - Top Stories | 24 May 2010 | 3:14 am Lindsay Lohan due in court after skipping hearing (AP)
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Source: Yahoo! News: Entertainment News | 24 May 2010 | 3:02 am Brittany Murphy's husband found deadThe widower of actress Brittany Murphy was found dead at his California home just five months after his wife died.Source: CNN.com - Entertainment | 24 May 2010 | 2:37 am Final episode serves as a reminder that 'Law & Order' always stuck to the facts - New York Daily News
Source: Entertainment - Google News | 24 May 2010 | 2:31 am Kids Make TMZ Somehow CreepierYou know what’s creepier than Harvey Levin? Basically nothing. Wait… or something. Children, that’s something. Children reenacting TMZ’s show is the Clockwork Orange of internet parodies. Right down to his tiny insulated Coke cup. Via Babelgum Source: Best Week Ever | 24 May 2010 | 2:30 am Michaels wins Apprentice show - BBC News
Source: Entertainment - Google News | 24 May 2010 | 2:26 am Boring or beautiful? Cannes winner splits critics (Reuters)
Source: Yahoo! News: Entertainment News | 24 May 2010 | 2:21 am Report: Actress Murphy's husband found dead (AP)AP - Police say the husband of deceased actress Brittany Murphy has been found dead, according to the Los Angeles Times.Source: Yahoo! News: Entertainment News | 24 May 2010 | 2:10 am Report: Actress Murphy's husband found deadPolice say the husband of deceased actress Brittany Murphy has been found dead, according to the Los Angeles Times. Sgt. Louie Lozano of the Los Angeles Police Department tells the paperSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsEnter | 24 May 2010 | 2:05 am Joint Venture Between 888 and EndemolSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsEnter | 24 May 2010 | 1:44 am Brittany Murphy's Husband Found Dead in LASimon Monjack, husband of the late actress Brittany Murphy, was found dead at his home in the Hollywood Hills late Sunday, Los Angeles police sources said.
Source: FOXNews.com | 24 May 2010 | 1:40 am Brittany Murphy's Husband Found Dead Nearly five months to the day after the shocking death of Brittany Murphy, the actress' screenwriter husband has been found dead in the couple's Hollywood Hills home. Simon Monjack was...
Source: E! Online (US) - Top Stories | 24 May 2010 | 1:16 am Market-ace.com Presents: The Jackpotjoy Challenge!Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsEnter | 24 May 2010 | 12:59 am Lost's Big Bosses Answer the Stars' Post-Finale Questions Sob.
As if it's remotely possible to cry more than we already did during tonight's spectacular Lost finale (stand by for the deep-digging Redux posting soon), I'm here to put...
Source: E! Online (US) - Top Stories | 24 May 2010 | 12:58 am 'Prince of Persia' weaker than hoped for in foreign debut - Los Angeles Times
Source: Entertainment - Google News | 24 May 2010 | 12:55 am One More Lost Mystery SolvedRemember that Italian website that said it scooped the world a couple of week ago by posting what it said were six pages from the Lost finale script?
Well, tonight was the test: Was...
Source: E! Online (US) - Top Stories | 24 May 2010 | 12:39 am "Robin Hood" holds on to No. 1 overseasLOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Russell Crowe's "Robin Hood" braved a generally soft weekend at the foreign box office, narrowly holding on to the No. 1 spot for a second round.Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsEnter | 24 May 2010 | 12:38 am "Robin Hood" holds on to No. 1 overseas (Reuters)
Source: Yahoo! News: Entertainment News | 24 May 2010 | 12:38 am Michaels has reason to party after `Apprentice'"You've done an amazing job in every single way," Donald Trump said before announcing his choice on a live segment of NBC's reality show. "A little flaky, but that's OK. ... You've also...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsEnter | 24 May 2010 | 12:29 am Michaels has reason to party after `Apprentice' (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Entertainment News | 24 May 2010 | 12:29 am Sitcom takes aim at danger, boredom in Haiti camps (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Entertainment News | 24 May 2010 | 12:28 am Sitcom takes aim at danger, boredom in Haiti campsMuddy water flows under the tent and pools around the electric studio lights. Actors sitting at the mock-kitchen table lift their feet away from a very real, growing flood. This is the...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsEnter | 24 May 2010 | 12:15 am After 6 seasons, 'Lost' finale leaves viewers with long-sought answers, but more mysteriesNEW YORK, N.Y. - The premiere of "Lost" ended memorably with Charlie's plaintive question to his fellow island castaways: "Guys, where ARE we?" Six seasons and some 120 episodes later,Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsEnter | 24 May 2010 | 12:12 am Snapple Launches The Celebrity Apprentice-Inspired Teas Handcrafted by Bret Michaels and Holly Robinson PeeteSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsEnter | 24 May 2010 | 12:01 am 'Lost' Addresses Years of Questions in FinaleThe premiere of "Lost" ended memorably with Charlie's plaintive question to his fellow island castaways: "Guys, where ARE we?"
Source: FOXNews.com | 23 May 2010 | 11:58 pm Lohan to face unhappy judgeLindsay Lohan's European holiday is over and she must now stand before a judge who delayed her own vacation to deal with the wayward actress.Source: CNN.com - Entertainment | 23 May 2010 | 11:56 pm "Lost" leaves fans with still more questionsTORONTO (Reuters) - Sci-fi TV drama "Lost" ended six seasons of plot twists in an emotional finale that saw forgotten characters reemerge, an epic battle among key rivals and still more...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsEnter | 23 May 2010 | 11:53 pm The undead live on through George RomeroLOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - The nice thing about summer moviegoing is there's no need to apologize for enjoying escapist entertainment.Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsEnter | 23 May 2010 | 11:34 pm Trump Decides Winner for 'Celebrity Apprentice'Rock star Bret Michaels made it to the finish line Sunday of "The Celebrity Apprentice" despite life-threatening illness and was rewarded with victory and $250,000 for charity.
Source: FOXNews.com | 23 May 2010 | 11:33 pm Lost Finale a Huge Success — At Making Us Want to Buy Stuff From Target While people on Twitter battle each other, Jack and Smokey-Locke style, over whether tonight's Lost finale was satisfying or a huge stinking disappointment, we'd just like to say that we were totally delighted by Target's Lost-themed ads for smoke detectors, barbecue sauce, and computer keyboards. Can we have more of these, please? How about one for Dramamine showing the crash of Flight 815? Or one for window guards with Locke being pushed out that high-rise his dad? We'll have lots more coverage of the finale in the morning, but for now, enjoy these commercials. Read more posts by Lane Brown
Source: Vulture | 23 May 2010 | 11:00 pm Treme Recap: Down Here in the City of Misrule "Stop resisting!" the cops yell at a character in Treme as they arrest him, and seriously, message received: I'm no longer resisting. How can I, after an episode so emotionally brutal and narratively satisfying? "Smoke My Peace Pipe" is tough to watch, but pretty amazing to behold. Find out who made a stand, who bowed out, and who lost faith after the jump. In a New Orleans courtroom, Toni, Ladonna, Mama, and the state's attorney appear in front of Judge Tim Reid. "In 22 years as a judge ... " he says, and the state's attorney gives an "uh-oh" look. He gives a long speech about how he often tries to defend New Orleans, but seriously, y'all, this is embarrassing. He apologizes to Mama and gives the state 72 hours to habeas the corpus. It is nice seeing Tim Reid again, and nicer still that Treme is leading to a little Frank's Place revival. I remember that show as an early example of the critic's favorite that, despite bounteous love from the press, no one ever watched — little wonder that David Simon is a fan. Credits! The Real Davis co-wrote this one! With David Mills, R.I.P. Albert Makes a Stand After a nice calm interview with the local news, Albert retreats into the apartment and lets the cops pound on the door. Soon, other squatters are breaking in, and one hangs a banner from the window reading "MY HOME." Albert's visited by Sergeant Johnson of the NOPD's community-relations division. "Kind of a half-assed standoff," Albert complains. "We're not looking to start something," the sergeant replies. Johnson then gives Albert a politics lesson. If the voters wanted the projects open, they'd be open. But the people in New Orleans who vote — "black and white both" — haven't said boo. If Albert's still here tomorrow afternoon, he says, he'll be arrested. "Thank you for your visit, sergeant," Albert says, "and come again." So the next afternoon they come again, this time through the front door with a bad attitude. They close the shades and demand that he get on his knees. When he refuses, one cop says, "Fuck that Injun shit" and takes him down. "Stop resisting!" they shout. "Stop resisting!" Antoine Loses a Friend Antoine's mentor dies, and at the funeral, a tear rolls down Antoine's cheek as he sees an old trombonist's coffin. (By the way, whoever that woman is singing absolutely DESTROYED "His Eye Is On the Sparrow.") The teacher's daughter gives Antoine her dad's trombone, but Antoine demurs and leaves it with family — her son. Davis Bows Out, and Janette Starts Again Meanwhile, Janette sells her tablecloths to another chef (hey, Grub Street! Who is that?) and uses her "too little, too late" SBA loan to buy a trailer and fix it up as a guerrilla kitchen. She asks Jacques — who, by the way, seems to be sporting a fine pair of Hammer pants — if he wants in, but he's already gotten a new job. TRAGEDY! Someone start a petition right now, "MAKE SURE JACQUES GETS MORE SCENES WITH JANETTE ON TREME" — and I am not even kidding. Ladonna's brother-in-law, Judge Williams, meets Davis for lunch and tells him he's a fan. But then he gets serious and asks Davis to quit the race. He's polling at 4 percent but siphoning votes from the judge's candidate. "I am here to offer you something," Williams says, reaching into his pocket, and an overjoyed Davis asks, "A bribe?!" Williams gives him a get-out-of-jail-free card, literally — his cell-phone number on the back of a business card. Davis shakes on it. A sad-eyed Davis brings a basket of food to Janette's door. She apologizes for the state of her house, but he says, "I'm not company. I'm your friend." "With benefits," she says, smiling. "With or without," he replies, gently. She smiles and lets him in. So: With! At a pre–Mardi Gras street fair, Janette cooks on the Rolling Thunder Chef Express and Davis works the counter. That food looks good. "You gonna ditch me and sit in with the band?" she asks him. "Not a chance," he says, then looks wistfully at the band. Annie Blows It Despite sounding great when she practices, though, she completely blows the audition, in a scene that's really very tough to watch. "It's not about the notes," one of the flinty, wisdom-spouting Cajuns says. (Let's call him Ray!) "It's about the feelin' of the music. I'm just guessin' — you got trouble in your heart?" Ha, yes, she does have trouble in her heart, and Cajuns are mystical musical psychotherapists! Creighton, Toni, and Ladonna in the City of Misrule Toni and Ladonna get access to a database with photos of every OPP prisoner held outside the parish. After flipping through a cavalcade of photos, Ladonna is furious — David isn't in there. Toni gets a list of all OPP prisoners who've died in custody, and Ladonna recognizes a name — her cousin, Jerome. "But he's alive," she says. Toni asks if maybe David could have taken Jerome's name, the way that Keevon White took his. "We're gonna have to look at this body," Toni says. Creighton prints out some pages — for a new YouTube rant, not his novel. He apologizes if he's making a pest of himself. "I would hate to exacerbate any sense of Katrina fatigue in the nation at large," he says. But soon his target is off Anderson Cooper and on his own city, where the initial post-storm solidarity has given way to the realities of a messy electoral campaign. Forget urban transcendence, Creighton says. Today's David Simon Thesis Statement is a doozy, and reflects the bitterness of this episode: "Down here in the city of misrule, we are always our own worst enemy." Elsewhere in the city of misrule, Toni and Ladonna have arrived at the endless sea of refrigerated semi trucks that house the city's unclaimed dead. Inside one of them is David's battered body, which Ladonna I.D.'s by nearly collapsing and fleeing into the parking lot. The examiner tells Toni that David's death certificate says he died of a cerebral hemorrhage after an accidental fall from the top bunk. Outside, Ladonna lights a cigarette and stares at the rows of trucks that stretch out before her, each holding brothers and sisters and sons and daughters of New Orleans. This sequence, by the way, is completely astonishing, reminiscent of the impact of all those bodies laid out in a high-school gym in The Wire. Ladonna tells the medical examiner that she will deal with arrangements after Mardi Gras. "He been here five months, he can be here a few days longer." Back at her mama's house, she lies about what she did that day, and then takes a drink. Read more posts by Dan Kois Filed Under: overnights, recaps, treme, tv
Source: Vulture | 23 May 2010 | 11:00 pm Watch J.J. Abrams Say Lost Is Not About That Thing It Turned Out to Sort of Be About Back in 2005 J.J. Abrams promised that one of the most popular theories about Lost was not true. In 2006, Damon Lindelof did the same. They were so convincing in their denials we even guessed this theory was one of the eight greatest probably wrong theories about Lost. Well, spoiler alert! It turns out a J.J. Abrams-Damon Lindelof promise is only kind of good! We're sure in the weeks to come, there will be lots of discussion about the distinctions between "purgatory" and "heaven" and "the afterlife" and "being dead" and "misleading information" and "flash-sideways is not the island" and "when did the Lost creators actually know how the show was going to end" and "why didn't Darlton care at all about the show's mythology?!" but in the instant aftermath of the finale, it seems that something sort of like purgatory, insofar as purgatory is a place full of dead people, did in fact have something to do with this here series called Lost. With this in mind, watch J.J. Abrams tell a crowd at the Paley festival, "Well [the theory] that I like, and the one that everyone was talking about a while to me, is the purgatory one, and though that's not what it is, it is such a great idea... But that isn't literally what [the island] is." And then read Lindelof say, "People who believe that they're in purgatory or that they're subjects of an experiment are going to start reassessing those theories based on the fact that we are literally showing you the outside world." Sure, Abrams and Lindelof weren't totally lying: the island itself was probably not purgatory! But the finale did involve afterlife-issues in a more fundamental way than either suggest. So, all of you, the ones who watched the first episode of Lost and said, "Hey! I bet this is purgatory" and then spent the next six years fighting with people about how you were still right, even though no less than J.J. Abrams and Damon Lindelof said you were wrong? Well, you were sort of wrong, but not as wrong as other people! So, sleep well, and dream of dead soul mates holding hands in a church. Read more posts by Willa Paskin Filed Under: lost, abc, damon lindelof, j.j. abrams, tv
Source: Vulture | 23 May 2010 | 10:55 pm The Lost Finale: What Did You Think? Okay, first of all: I, Hater, cannot do anything but adore an episode in which Sayid and Shannon — just as I'd hoped! — literally make out in public, practically stripping off their clothes and doing it in an alley, causing everyone else at my Lost-watching party to scream in disgusted agony as I cheered and waved my hands around. I really didn't expect that much wish-fulfillment. I'm also bizarrely looking forward to recapping. I haven't looked at reactions online yet but I expect it to be a free-for-all of agitation. And as for the larger issue, which we can simply term the "WTF" issue... The people at this party are huge Lost fans, who've been watching together for years. A Sawliet 'shipper. A man who goes on and on about how great the structural experimentation has been. People who grade on a curve! Not snarky haters. Also, they're mostly drunk on something called "Elmotinis." They sound to varying degrees confused, annoyed and angry. Not about the rest of the episode so much, but about the final church conversation and the Jack's open eye/beach sequence. There are discussions about the concept of "Bardo." One person believes it was all Jack's dream. There's a lot of freaked out discussion about Christian Shephard's afterlife goodness, questions about purgatory, and a general enraged sense that none of this made any sense at all. "They were just juggling, juggling, juggling, and the balls had to fall," said one friend sadly. There's some talk about Scientology. A mention of Falun Gong. MUCH talk of Narnia — with both my husband and my host are comparing this to The Last Battle. But weirdly, I'm feeling sanguine, because while they never resolved many absolutely key plot elements (why did the Others act the way they did when the Losties arrived? What in hell was up with the pregnant women dying?), and while they bracketed the whole thing with this Jacob/Smokey crap, while the shove-the-cork-in-the-hole sequence was so Freudian even Freud would have giggled, it was daring — I'll give it that. It was actively unpredictable. There were nice performances, plus the value-added nostalgia of everyone's breakthrough flashbacks. And after a season of corny and frustrating missteps, from Tina Fey to the entire Temple arc, punctuated by one fun Desmond episode, I didn't expect it to make sense, I just wanted it to be interesting enough to talk about with people. Maybe after I sleep, it will make sense. What's your theory? Read more posts by Emily Nussbaum
Source: Vulture | 23 May 2010 | 10:30 pm Paula Abdul returning to primetime on CBS - Hollywood Reporter
Source: Entertainment - Google News | 23 May 2010 | 9:47 pm Bret Michaels Crowned Newest Celebrity Apprentice Despite his health battles, Bret Michaels must be feeling pretty good right now.
The Poison frontman beat out Holly Robinson-Peete on Sunday night to become Donald Trump's newest...
Source: E! Online (US) - Top Stories | 23 May 2010 | 9:30 pm Who Won Celebrity Apprentice?SPOILER ALERT: The following story reveals the winner of Celebrity Apprentice.
Source: FOXNews.com | 23 May 2010 | 9:15 pm Duchess of York apologizes over newspaper sting - Reuters
Source: Entertainment - Google News | 23 May 2010 | 9:00 pm Vulture Learns that Paula Abdul Has Finally Picked a Post-Idol Reality Series CBS has won the Paula Abdul lottery: Vulture has confirmed that the former American Idol judge, who has been mentioned in connection with countless new shows but up until now committed to none, has signed a deal to join the Eye network's future reality contest, Got to Dance. She'll be lead judge and executive producer of the mash-up of So You Think You Can Dance and America's Got Talent, which is based on a show of the same name that aired earlier this year on Britain's Sky TV. It's expected CBS — or perhaps Paula herself, via Twitter? — will make the news official as early as Monday. Abdul's interest in the project had been speculated about before, but as Paula watchers know, there's a big difference between Abdul being talked about for a show and actually signing a contract. She had also been in deep talks with ABC for a new Star Search; there was talk of a deal with NBC for a Bollywood-style dance spectacular series; and, of course, she's forever being mentioned as a possibility for Simon Cowell's The X Factor. But after all this wooing, she finally picked a suitor. Is it because her guest appearance on the Idol finale is fast appearing, and she wanted to show the old gang that she was employable? More likely it's because, in addition to being named exec producer and lead judge of her new show, she's also expected to be positioned as a creative partner, mentor and coach; essentially, she'll be Got to Dance's Simon Cowell. Translated, this means you can probably believe all those reports about Abdul's reps making serious demands of anyone requiring her services (like needing a private jet to guest star on Ugly Betty). CBS has ordered at least eight episodes of Got to Dance, an insider said. But the show — which differs from SYTYCD in that it allows amateurs of all skill levels and ages to participate — is unlikely to be ready before midseason 2010-11, in part because CBS's other unscripted shows (including new hit Undercover Boss) are doing so well. Shine Group's Reveille (The Biggest Loser) is producing, and Elisabeth Murdoch — Rupert's offspring — is taking an executive producer credit. But Paula finally settling on her first big post-Idol reality series deal doesn't mean that the X Factor chatter will stop. Vulture has heard that at various points in her discussions with other networks, Abdul's camp (which, as of just a few months ago, now includes high-powered agency UTA) made it clear the star needed to have the flexibility to serve as a coach/judge on X Factor, should she be asked to appear on that show. Such cross-network duties are very rare, however, so it's unclear whether CBS actually agreed to such a provision. Read more posts by Josef Adalian Filed Under: hey paula, cbs, got to dance, paula abdul, the industry, tv
Source: Vulture | 23 May 2010 | 9:00 pm Paula Abdul Returning to Reality TV No word on whether she'll make a cameo on this week's American Idol finale, but we know one thing's for sure: Paula Abdul has a new day job!
Abdul will be lead judge on Got...
Source: E! Online (US) - Top Stories | 23 May 2010 | 9:00 pm "Carlos" on trail of infamous terrorist (Reuters)Reuters - Long but illuminating, Olivier Assayas' "Carlos" details the extraordinary career of the international terrorist known as Carlos the Jackal.Source: Yahoo! News: Entertainment Reviews | 23 May 2010 | 8:56 pm Korean film a merry-go-round of sexual encounters (Reuters)Reuters - Basking in the sunny, relaxed mood of its cleverly punning title -- which means "Summer, Summer, Summer" in Korean -- "Hahaha" is a midsummer night (and day) sex comedy that sees director Hong Sang Soo at his most good-humored and tolerant toward his characters.Source: Yahoo! News: Entertainment Reviews | 23 May 2010 | 7:44 pm Thai Cannes winner steeped in spiritualism (Reuters)Reuters - Like most of his feature films, Thai auteur Apichatpong Weerasethakul's "Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives" is set in Isan province, where he grew up. It playfully invokes both the lifestyle and animistic beliefs of the Northeast country folk, and the primitive magic of early Thai cinema, relating both of these to his musings on reincarnation.Source: Yahoo! News: Entertainment Reviews | 23 May 2010 | 7:42 pm Indian hunk sizzles in Bollywood movie "Kites" (Reuters)Reuters - If one is going to make a grand, action-packed love story set amid the garishness of Las Vegas and starring one of India's most charismatic actors, there's no point in being shy about it.Source: Yahoo! News: Entertainment Reviews | 23 May 2010 | 7:41 pm "Sex and the City" sequel better than first one (Reuters)Reuters - Because the first "Sex and the City" movie turned out to be a box office bonanza two years ago, there are a lot of women panting for the sequel, already planning their wardrobe for a girls' night out.Source: Yahoo! News: Entertainment Reviews | 23 May 2010 | 7:23 pm Mike Myers muses on the end of 'Shrek,' an era and an ogre - USA Today
Source: Entertainment - Google News | 23 May 2010 | 7:10 pm Your Lost Finale Open Thread Need a place to express your delight with tonight's Lost finale as it happens — or organize a post-show riot if it disappoints? Here you are! We'll see you afterward with more. Read more posts by Lane Brown
Source: Vulture | 23 May 2010 | 6:00 pm The Cannes Doers: Javier Bardem, Juliette Binoche and, Um, Uncle Boonme?! The 63rd Annual Cannes Film Festival came to a close Sunday with a couple of pedigreed Oscar winners—Javier Bardem and Juliette Binoche—among the top acting prizes.
No...
Source: E! Online (US) - Top Stories | 23 May 2010 | 5:05 pm Glee Gets Early Season 3 Pick-UpGood news, Gleeks: Fox already has ordered a third season of Glee, according to Entertainment Weekly.
Source: FOXNews.com | 23 May 2010 | 5:01 pm And the First Bomb of the Summer Is…? So, Shrek Forever After made a lot of money, and Iron Man 2 made a lot of money, and Robin Hood made a good amount of money. And MacGruber…?
The Saturday Night Live sketch turned...
Source: E! Online (US) - Top Stories | 23 May 2010 | 4:40 pm Ex-Survivor Producer Back in Los Angeles Bruce Beresford-Redman is back in the United States.
The former Survivor producer had his passport confiscated and was barred from leaving Mexico after his wife, Monica, was found...
Source: E! Online (US) - Top Stories | 23 May 2010 | 4:30 pm Mahamat-Saleh Haroun poses after winning the Jury PrizeChadian director Mahamat-Saleh Haroun poses after winning the Jury Prize for his film "Un Homme Qui Crie" (A Screaming Man) during the closing ceremony at the 63rd Cannes Film Festival in Cannes.Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesEnter | 23 May 2010 | 2:54 pm Wait, Is Smallville Ending or What?! Tom Welling Gives Hope for Life Beyond Season 10 First, Tom Welling announces Smallville is wrapping things up, now he tells us there might be more on the way—what the whatsey-whosey now?!
Not only is more Smallville after season...
Source: E! Online (US) - Top Stories | 23 May 2010 | 2:50 pm Lost: R.I.P., The FallenAs Lost comes to a close, it's high time we recognize those brave souls who gave their lives toward the ultimate cause of, well, whatever it is. From heroic self-sacrifice to blood-curdling homicides to a paralyzing pair of spider bites, read the obituaries of the dearly departed. Your eulogies and favorite memories are also being accepted in the comments section below.
Source: FOXNews.com | 23 May 2010 | 2:34 pm NBC Really Wants Lost Fans to Watch The Event Take a second and head over to Google. Search for "Lost" or "Lost Finale." Now look over at the sponsored links at the right. The first one is for The Event, NBC's mysterious upcoming drama that everyone figured the network would try to position as the new Lost. Now it's clear that if your life is soon to be empty without Lost, The Event would like to be the new object of your obsession. Read more posts by Adam K. Raymond Filed Under: lost, google, nbc, the event, v
Source: Vulture | 23 May 2010 | 1:45 pm Hillary Clinton Meets Haibao Hillary Clinton took a break from meeting with world leaders in Asia yesterday to visit the U.S. pavilion at the Shanghai World Expo and meet the expo's mascot, Haibao. Imagine her embarrassment when she found out they were wearing the same outfit. [WP] Read more posts by Adam K. Raymond Filed Under: secretary of awesome, haibao, hillary clinton, shanghai expo
Source: Daily Intel | 23 May 2010 | 1:30 pm Uncle Boonmee Wins Palme d’Or Apichatpong Weerasethakul With its fancy award ceremony over, Cannes has come to an end and Apichatpong Weerasethakul's film Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives has won the Palme d'Or. The festival's Grand Prize went to French director Xavier Beauvois's Of Gods and Men, and the jury prize went to Mahamet-Saleh Haroun's A Screaming Man.
Cannes' favorite 'Uncle' [HR] Read more posts by Adam K. Raymond Filed Under: cannes 2010, apichatpong weerasethakul, kudos, movies, uncle boonmee who can recall his past lives
Source: Vulture | 23 May 2010 | 1:00 pm Ex-'Survivor' producer back in U.S.The family of a Los Angeles woman killed in Cancun, Mexico last month said their "greatest fears about the investigation" into her death have been realized.Source: CNN.com - Entertainment | 23 May 2010 | 12:40 pm Rumors About Lady Gaga’s Privates Finally Debunked? If all the evidence mounting against Lady Gaga having a penis (this picture, her video for "Telephone," etc.) still hasn't convinced you, the Times of London has a story for you. The paper sent a writer out with Ms. Gaga and the two of them went to a sex club in Berlin (naturally). This is where that journalist obtained the answer to one of modern music's most vexing questions:
There you have it. Not only does Lady Gaga not have male parts, but she doesn't use toilet-seat covers. Come party with Lady Gaga [Times UK via Gawker] Read more posts by Adam K. Raymond Filed Under: gaga, lady gaga, music, rumors
Source: Vulture | 23 May 2010 | 12:30 pm Apichatpong Weerasethakul (L) and Thai actress Wallapa Mongkolprasert arrive for the closing ceremonyThai director Apichatpong Weerasethakul (L) and Thai actress Wallapa Mongkolprasert arrive for the closing ceremony at the 63rd Cannes Film Festival in Cannes. Weerasethakul on Sunday took the Palme d'Or...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesEnter | 23 May 2010 | 12:09 pm Cleric Warns of New Attacks on Americans Anwar al-Awlaki, the American-born radical Muslim cleric who inspired Faisal Shahzad, warned in a video released this weekend that new attacks on Americans are coming. In the video, Al-Awlaki encourages Muslims to kill American civilians in retaliation for what he claims is a campaign by the U.S. military to kill civilians in Iraq and Afghanistan. Al-Awlaki, who is likely in Yemen, is among the CIA's most wanted terrorists because he speaks English and has used his Internet sermons to inspire Jihadists. He's also on a list of people whom the U.S. military is allowed to assassinate. [CNN] Read more posts by Adam K. Raymond Filed Under: terrorism, anwar al-awlaki
Source: Daily Intel | 23 May 2010 | 12:00 pm Juliette Binoche arrives for the closing ceremonyFrench actress Juliette Binoche arrives for the closing ceremony at the 63rd Cannes Film Festival in Cannes. Binoche took the Cannes best actress prize for her role as an unhappy art dealer in Iranian...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesEnter | 23 May 2010 | 11:57 am Shrek Forever After Wins the Box Office The fourth installment of Shrek did what everyone expected and destroyed the competition at the box office this weekend with a $71.3 million take. It's less than the previous two Shrek sequels made in their opening weekends, but it's far more than the $26.6 million made by this weekend's second place movie, Iron Man 2. Robin Hood made $18.7 to finish third and all the way down in sixth place, with a paltry $4.1 million is MacGruber. At least his grandma still loves him. [HR] Read more posts by Adam K. Raymond Filed Under: weekend box office, iron man 2, macgruber, movies, robin hood, shrek, the industry
Source: Vulture | 23 May 2010 | 11:45 am Obama Fanboys Rip Administration’s Oil Spill Response If President Obama needed any more proof that his administration hasn't handled the BP oil spill with grace, he need look no further than two of his biggest fans, James Carville and Chris Matthews. Normally unwavering Obama fanboys, Carville and Matthews have both recently criticized the administration's response to the spill. On an appearance on Friday's Tonight Show, Matthews said, "[it] scares me. He's been acting a little like a Vatican Observer here. When is he actually going to do something?" Meanwhile, Carville, who is a Louisiana native and regularly tore President Bush apart for his administration's response to Hurricane Katrina, said Obama has been "lackadaisical. "
The White House isn't too fond of this line of attack as evidenced by Robert Gibbs's answer to Chip Reid's question about why the government was standing by as a spectator. "Chip, there’s nothing that would denote that the federal government has stood there and hoped for the best. I mean, the premise of your question doesn’t match any single ... action that our government has undertaken since the call came in that this rig had exploded in the Gulf."
Read more posts by Adam K. Raymond Filed Under: cleaning up, chris matthews, fanboys, james caville, politics, president obama, pundits
Source: Daily Intel | 23 May 2010 | 11:30 am 'Uncle Boonmee' wins Palme d'OrFront Page: Victory is first for a Thai-directed entry -- Director Apichatpong Weerasethakul won the Palme d'Or on Sunday night.
Source: Variety.com - Front Page | 23 May 2010 | 11:01 am AIG’s Joseph Cassano Escapes Criminal Charges Almost two years after AIG fell into the crapper, federal prosecutors have decided not to bring charges against the former head of its financial-products division, Joseph Cassano. "This result was the product of two things: An innocent client and fair prosecutors and agents. The system worked," a statement from his lawyer said. Another AIG executive, Andrew Forster, was cleared as well, but the firm itself isn't quite out of the woods. The SEC is still looking into the financial-products division and could bring a civil securities-fraud case. [NYT, AP] Read more posts by Adam K. Raymond Filed Under: aggravating insurance giants, aig, joe cassano
Source: Daily Intel | 23 May 2010 | 10:15 am Charlotte Gainsbourg won the prize for best actress her last yearFrench actress Charlotte Gainsbourg poses during the photocall of "L'Arbre" (The Tree) presented out of competition at the 63rd Cannes Film Festival in Cannes. Fans have massed for the celebrity finale...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesEnter | 23 May 2010 | 9:56 am This year's jury members spent the day deciding winners in a luxury villa outside townMembers of the jury at Cannes (from L) US director and president of the jury Tim Burton, Head of Italy's national film museum Alberto Barbera, Spanish director Victor Erice, Italian actress Giovanna Mezzogiorno,...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesEnter | 23 May 2010 | 9:33 am Kim Jong-il Authorized Torpedo Assault Not only was North Korea behind the torpedo attack that killed 46 South Korean sailors in March, but now American officials are saying that Kim Jong-il ordered it himself. But why would Dear Leader do such a thing? To reestablish his control and reinforce his right to name his son Kim Jong-un as his successor, of course. Everyone will have a chance to talk about it when South Korea brings the issue before the U.N. Security Council. [NYT] Read more posts by Adam K. Raymond Filed Under: international intrigue, north korea, south korea
Source: Daily Intel | 23 May 2010 | 9:15 am Nineteen films are competing for the coveted Palme d'Or awardThis handout photo released on May 13 by Chopard shows the Palme d'Or award. A glitzy awards ceremony marks the end of the 12-day Cannes Film Festival on Sunday. Nineteen films are competing for the top...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesEnter | 23 May 2010 | 8:46 am Mike Leigh's film "Another Year" is a front-runner for the prizeBritish director Mike Leigh arrives for the screening of "Another Year" presented in competition at the 63rd Cannes Film Festival on May 15. Quiet films by Britain's Mike Leigh and France's Xavier Beauvois...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesEnter | 23 May 2010 | 6:57 am The festival's jury has retired to pick a winner for the Palme d'OrView of palm festival in the street in Cannes, in 2007. Quiet films by Britain's Mike Leigh and France's Xavier Beauvois are the hot favourites for red-carpet glory at Cannes as the curtain falls on the...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesEnter | 23 May 2010 | 6:57 am Lebanese-born pop sensation Mika will perform at the opening of the Baalbeck festivalAmerican lebanese singer Mika performs during the Mawazine international music festival in Rabat on May 22. Award-winning jazz artist Diana Krall, pop sensation Mika and operatic quartet Il Divo will head...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesEnter | 23 May 2010 | 5:37 am From left : Hong Sang-soo, Youn Yuh-jung, Ye Jiwon and Yu JoonsangFrom left : South Korean director Hong Sang-soo, South Korean actress Youn Yuh-jung, South Korean actress Ye Jiwon and South Korean actor Yu Joonsang during the photocall for "Ha Ha Ha" presented in the...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesEnter | 23 May 2010 | 4:14 am
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