Rapper Kid Cudi arrested on criminal charges in NY (AP)

AP - Rapper Kid Cudi (CUHD'-ee) has been arrested on criminal charges in New York City.
Source: Yahoo! News: Entertainment News | 12 Jun 2010 | 4:08 am

Rapper Kid Cudi arrested on criminal charges in NY (AP)

AP - Rapper Kid Cudi (CUHD'-ee) has been arrested on criminal charges in New York City.
Source: Yahoo! News: Entertainment News | 12 Jun 2010 | 4:08 am

Rapper Kid Cudi arrested on criminal charges in NY (AP)

AP - Rapper Kid Cudi (CUHD'-ee) has been arrested on criminal charges in New York City.
Source: Yahoo! News: Entertainment News | 12 Jun 2010 | 4:08 am

Gary Coleman `will` emerges - Monsters and Critics.com


E! Online (blog)

Gary Coleman `will` emerges
Monsters and Critics.com
The late Gary Coleman left a 2005 will which stated his estate should go to a friend and business partner called Anna Gray, it has been claimed. Gary Coleman hits the Sundance Film Festival to pick up free goody ...
Yet another will in the Gary Coleman sagaSalt Lake Tribune
Judge puts Gary Coleman's cremation on holdCNN
Coleman's parents won't fight Gary's willmsnbc.com
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Source: Entertainment - Google News | 12 Jun 2010 | 3:53 am

Catherine Zeta-Jones honored by Queen Elizabeth II (AP)

FILE - This is a Sunday, Dec. 13, 2009 file photo of actress Catherine Zeta Jones as she attends the after party for the opening night of the Broadway show 'A Little Night Music' in New York. Catherine Zeta Jones will  receive a CBE (Commander of the Order of the British Empire) in the 2010 Queen's Birthday Honours List announced on Saturday June 12, 2010.  (AP Photo/Charles Sykes, File)AP - From Wales to Hollywood to "Chicago" — now Catherine Zeta-Jones has an appointment at Buckingham Palace.



Source: Yahoo! News: Entertainment News | 12 Jun 2010 | 3:17 am

Catherine Zeta-Jones honored by Queen Elizabeth II (AP)

FILE - This is a Sunday, Dec. 13, 2009 file photo of actress Catherine Zeta Jones as she attends the after party for the opening night of the Broadway show 'A Little Night Music' in New York. Catherine Zeta Jones will  receive a CBE (Commander of the Order of the British Empire) in the 2010 Queen's Birthday Honours List announced on Saturday June 12, 2010.  (AP Photo/Charles Sykes, File)AP - From Wales to Hollywood to "Chicago" — now Catherine Zeta-Jones has an appointment at Buckingham Palace.



Source: Yahoo! News: Entertainment News | 12 Jun 2010 | 3:17 am

The A-Team - Tulsa World


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The A-Team
Tulsa World
Grown-up kids nostalgic for the 1980s can expect more than their fair share of "blowing stuff up" in the film adaptation of TV series "The A-Team." In fact, there could be more explosions than dialogue in director and ...
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Source: Entertainment - Google News | 12 Jun 2010 | 2:53 am

Word of advice to Lady Gaga: Madonna did it first and she did it better - New York Daily News


Digital Spy

Word of advice to Lady Gaga: Madonna did it first and she did it better
New York Daily News
Lady Gaga does what any woman would do who wants to avoid attention at a baseball game: Strip down to nothing but your studded bra and panties. She gets all dolled up - okay, in little more than her underwear - and treks out to Citi Field to catch a ...
Lady Gaga hits back over finger frenzyDailyIndia.com
Gaga goes batty!New York Post
Bad Romance: Lady Gaga and the MetsComcast SportsNet Philadelphia
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Source: Entertainment - Google News | 12 Jun 2010 | 2:31 am

NAMES + FACES 'Mad Men's' Jones hits 3 parked cars - Detroit Free Press


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NAMES + FACES 'Mad Men's' Jones hits 3 parked cars
Detroit Free Press
Actress January Jones, who plays Betty Draper on AMC's Emmy-winning "Mad Men," reportedly was involved in a multiple-car collision Thursday night. TMZ.com says Jones lost control of her Range Rover while trying to evade paparazzi and hit three parked ...
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Source: Entertainment - Google News | 12 Jun 2010 | 2:19 am

Guests for the Sunday TV news shows

___ ABC's "This Week" _ House Minority Leader John Boehner, R-Ohio; House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-Md.; Bill Gates, co-founder of Microsoft Corp. ___ CBS' "Face the Nation" _
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsEnter | 12 Jun 2010 | 1:21 am

Rapper Kid Cudi arrested on criminal charges in NY

Rapper Kid Cudi (CUHD'-ee) has been arrested on criminal charges in New York City. Sgt. John Butorn says Cudi was arrested Friday on charges of criminal mischief and criminal possession...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsEnter | 12 Jun 2010 | 12:03 am

'True Blood' returns with even more characters and freaky lines - Kansas City Star


E! Online (blog)

'True Blood' returns with even more characters and freaky lines
Kansas City Star
I've decided that “True Blood” is the freakiest show on TV — much freakier than “Lost,” freakier even than “Keeping Up With the Kardashians.” But as the third season, which begins Sunday, revealed its many new features to me, I also realized that ...
'True Blood' season three premiere: Here's what you need to knowThe Star-Ledger - NJ.com
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True Blood: Season 3 – A PreviewTV.com
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Source: Entertainment - Google News | 11 Jun 2010 | 11:25 pm

Conan, comedians play rock stars at Bonnaroo

Comedians were living out their rock star (or bluegrass star) dreams throughout the first full day of the Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival. And they showed they can carry a tune, too. ...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsEnter | 11 Jun 2010 | 10:27 pm

Conan, comedians play rock stars at Bonnaroo (AP)

TV personality Conan O'Brien works the crowd at the Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival in Manchester, Tenn. Friday, June 11, 2010.  (AP Photo/Jake Coyle)AP - Comedians were living out their rock star (or bluegrass star) dreams throughout the first full day of the Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival.



Source: Yahoo! News: Entertainment News | 11 Jun 2010 | 10:26 pm

Wussler, CNN co-founder and CBS exec, dies at 73 (AP)

AP - Robert J. Wussler, a CNN co-founder who became the youngest president of the CBS television network when he took over at age 36, has died. He was 73.
Source: Yahoo! News: Entertainment News | 11 Jun 2010 | 10:23 pm

First couple catch performance of 'Thurgood' (AP)

President Barack Obama makes a statement on his small business jobs initiatives, Friday, June 11, 2010, in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)AP - The first couple took in a performance of "Thurgood," the play about Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall, at the Kennedy Center on Friday night.



Source: Yahoo! News: Entertainment News | 11 Jun 2010 | 10:19 pm

After debut sensation, the xx adapt to spotlight (AP)

Romy Madley Croft, left, Oliver Sim, center, and Jamie Smith of the band The xx perform at the Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival in Manchester, Tenn. Thursday, June 10, 2010.  (AP Photo/Jeff Christensen)AP - The sparse, cool British trio the xx are on a road former buzz bands like MGMT know something about.



Source: Yahoo! News: Entertainment News | 11 Jun 2010 | 10:06 pm

Online video sites embrace live concert streams (Reuters)

Reuters - The visceral experience of attending a concert can never be fully replicated online. But live music is making its way to the Internet with increasing frequency, bringing with it new opportunities for fans, artists and rights-holders alike.
Source: Yahoo! News: Entertainment News | 11 Jun 2010 | 9:11 pm

After debut sensation, the xx adapt to spotlight

The sparse, cool British trio the xx are on a road former buzz bands like MGMT know something about. After their debut was received rapturously by the blogosphere and many critics, the...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsEnter | 11 Jun 2010 | 8:40 pm

EXCLUSIVE: Confirmed: Angelina Jolie Signed on to Play Cleopatra! - Us Magazine


Hindustan Times

EXCLUSIVE: Confirmed: Angelina Jolie Signed on to Play Cleopatra!
Us Magazine
Angelina Jolie has signed on to play Cleopatra in a film adaptation of an upcoming new historical biography, a rep for the book's publisher Little, Brown confirms to UsMagazine.com. On Thursday, it was reported that film producer Scott Rudin had ...
Angelina Jolie Confirmed To Play Cleopatra In Historical BiopicMTV.com
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Jolie to play Cleopatra in new biopicIndian Express
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Source: Entertainment - Google News | 11 Jun 2010 | 8:16 pm

Wussler, CNN co-founder and CBS exec, dies at 73

Robert J. Wussler, a CNN co-founder who became the youngest president of the CBS television network when he took over at age 36, has died. He was 73. Spokesman Arthur Sando says Wussler...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsEnter | 11 Jun 2010 | 8:16 pm

A cappella group Naturally 7 builds word-of-mouth

LOS ANGELES (Billboard) - Naturally 7 already has quite a viral buzz going. The a cappella septet's self-branded "vocal play" technique -- their voices also double as would-be band...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsEnter | 11 Jun 2010 | 7:30 pm

Lawyer for Jackson's doctor fights bid to suspend his medical license in California

LOS ANGELES, Calif. - Michael Jackson's doctor is fighting new efforts by California's attorney general to suspend his medical license in the state. Dr. Conrad Murray's lawyer filed...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsEnter | 11 Jun 2010 | 7:26 pm

Jackson's doctor fights to keep medical license

Michael Jackson's doctor is fighting new efforts by California's attorney general to suspend his medical license in the state. Dr. Conrad Murray's lawyer filed papers Friday opposing the
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsEnter | 11 Jun 2010 | 7:23 pm

Friday Night Lights Recap: Austin and/or Bust


After last week’s emotional sledgehammer, it’s only natural that this week’s episode would feel like a bit of a letdown. Which, to be honest, is fine with us: We forgot to go the Kleenex store this week, and we’d hate to ruin our new East Dillon hoodies with another week of deep, racking, TV-induced sobs. And so, “Stay” — a good-but-not-great episode devoted to extended goodbyes.

Read the rest of the recap, originally published when DirecTV aired the episode last fall, here.

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Filed Under: overnights, friday night lights, recaps, tv



Source: Vulture | 11 Jun 2010 | 7:05 pm

Jordan's Queen Noor goes Hollywood -- for a cause

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - In a town known for famous moviemakers, Queen Noor of Jordan is something of an anomaly in Hollywood -- until you consider the movie she has helped make.
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsEnter | 11 Jun 2010 | 7:01 pm

Jordan's Queen Noor goes Hollywood -- for a cause (Reuters)

Reuters - In a town known for famous moviemakers, Queen Noor of Jordan is something of an anomaly in Hollywood -- until you consider the movie she has helped make.
Source: Yahoo! News: Entertainment Reviews | 11 Jun 2010 | 7:01 pm

Gary Coleman Will No. 3, Mystery Woman Included, Shows Up

Gary ColemanAs if two sole beneficiaries weren't enough, how about a third? Another Gary Coleman will has surfaced, this one purportedly drawn up in 2005, in which the actor leaves everything to...



Source: E! Online (US) - Top Stories | 11 Jun 2010 | 6:58 pm

Comedian Louie Anderson to end run at Excalibur

Comedian Louie Anderson will end his more than four-year run at the Excalibur in Las Vegas in August. Anderson's last "Larger Than Life" performance at the Excalibur will be Aug. 1, a...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsEnter | 11 Jun 2010 | 6:23 pm

Eddie Cibrian: Ex Rehashing the Past Makes It "Difficult to Heal"

Eddie Cibrian, Brandi GlanvilleEddie Cibrian is sorry for hurting his soon-to-be ex-wife. But he would prefer that she get over it. "As I've said before, my children and their well-being are my number one...



Source: E! Online (US) - Top Stories | 11 Jun 2010 | 6:20 pm

Slain Wife's Sisters Predict "Divine Justice" for Bruce Beresford-Redman

Bruce Beresford-Redman, Monica Beresford-RedmanWell, what did he think was going to happen? Bruce Beresford-Redman arrived at a court hearing pertaining to his late wife's estate and walked right into the lion's...



Source: E! Online (US) - Top Stories | 11 Jun 2010 | 5:30 pm

Shawn Johnson Stalker Found Guilty, Sanity Still in Question

Shawn JohnsonProsecutors nailed the landing on this one. The 36-year-old Florida man who showed up at Dancing With the Stars with a gun and other creepy stuff in his car, hoping to get close to...



Source: E! Online (US) - Top Stories | 11 Jun 2010 | 5:20 pm

Vulture Exclusive: Sam Raimi Offered Oz, the Great and Powerful


Vulture has learned that Sam Raimi has been offered the director's chair for Disney’s Oz, the Great and Powerful, a prequel to the 1939 MGM classic The Wizard of Oz. Sam Mendes and Adam Shankman had both been speculated as contenders for the job, but insiders tell us that Raimi received the official offer earlier this morning. The project is written by Mitchell Kapner (The Whole Nine Yards, Romeo Must Die), and Joe Roth — who, of course, used to run Disney's studio back in the 1990s — is producing; Disney wants to start filming sometime this year.

It's unclear if Raimi will accept: Last July, he was hired by Warner Bros.-based Legendary Pictures to develop a film based on the wildly popular World of Warcraft video game, with the plan being that he'd shoot it after he finished a fourth Spider-Man film at Sony. Of course, in January it became clear that Raimi would not be directing Spider-Man 4, leaving his next picture an open question.

Warner Bros., meanwhile, has been developing two Oz-set films itself: It has a project called Wizard of Oz set up with former Warner studio-exec-turned-producer Basil Iwanyk (Clash of the Titans), with a script by Josh Olson (A History of Violence). And at the Warners-owned genre label, New Line Cinema, Twilight producers Marty Bowen and Wyck Godfrey have a project entitled simply Oz, with a script by Darren Lemke (Shrek 4).

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Filed Under: exclusive, movies, oz the great and powerful, sam raimi, the industry



Source: Vulture | 11 Jun 2010 | 5:10 pm

Billboard CD reviews: Herbie Hancock, Marina & the Diamonds (Reuters)

Reuters - Whether or not Herbie Hancock's newest release, "The Imagine Project," wins the album of the year Grammy Award in 2011 (he received the honor in 2008 for "River:
Source: Yahoo! News: Entertainment Reviews | 11 Jun 2010 | 5:00 pm

Review: 'The A-Team' gets a C+

With a choice between "The Karate Kid" and "The A-Team," your local multiplex takes on a distinctly Reaganite vibe this weekend; empowerment fantasies for the whole family. (Well, maybe not Mom -- unless she can find the new Joan Rivers documentary playing somewhere.)

Source: CNN.com - Entertainment | 11 Jun 2010 | 4:52 pm

New Resort Collections: Balenciaga, Ports 1961, J. Mendel, Rebecca Minkoff, Naeem Khan, Collette Dinnigan, and Reem Acra


Breaking! Breaking! We just published eight new resort collections in our fashion-show galleries. Balenciaga is all about the color blocking, zany prints and sixties silhouettes (not to mention white-hot neon eye shadow). Rebecca Minkoff's slinky party gear melds sweatshirt-like materials with embellished pockets and funky cut-out detailing. Naaem Khan, meanwhile, upped the sparkle ante: Her sequined trousers and mosaic cruise wear actually looks like it could be worn on a cruise ship (or one of those booze cruises that floats around the Hudson, whatever). The 49 looks from Reem Acra smack of everything from Studio 54 licentiousness (holy metallics!) to Grecian goddesses to the kinds of dresses that'd drive Teen Vogue-worshipping prom-goers insane with desire. Rounding out the roundup are ladylike frocks from Collette Dinnigan, red carpet ball gowns from J. Mendel, ties and sheaths from Ports 1961, and bunchy-at-the-crotch pants from Nicole Miller.

Read more posts by Ashlea Halpern

Filed Under: resort 2011, balenciaga, collette dinnigan, designers, fashion shows, j mendel, naeem khan, nicole miller, ports 1961, rebecca minkoff, reem acra



Source: The Cut | 11 Jun 2010 | 4:45 pm

Maura Tierney Finds The Whole Truth at ABC

Less than a year after dropping out of Parenthood to undergo treatment for breast cancer, Maura Tierney is returning to TV with a starring role on the upcoming ABC drama The Whole Truth, Entertainment Weekly reports.



Source: FOXNews.com | 11 Jun 2010 | 4:42 pm

Thinking small for 'Karate Kid' - San Francisco Chronicle


New York Times

Thinking small for 'Karate Kid'
San Francisco Chronicle
Jackie Chan and Jaden Smith get into the Zen of filming in rural China without a big crew in the remake of "The Karate Kid." Tasked with retelling a hugely successful film story, starring a world-famous action icon (Jackie Chan) produced by the ...
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Source: Entertainment - Google News | 11 Jun 2010 | 4:39 pm

BP Onboard With Kevin Costner's Oil-Cleanup Device

Kevin CostnerCall him Kevin Costner, prince of sieves. Two days after the actor testified on Capitol Hill about a new technology's potential to separate oil from water, Gulf of Mexico pariah BP...



Source: E! Online (US) - Top Stories | 11 Jun 2010 | 4:38 pm

Jodie Foster, Teenager Clash Over Photos - ABC News


msnbc.com

Jodie Foster, Teenager Clash Over Photos
ABC News
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The family of a 17-year-old teenager has accused Oscar winner Jodie Foster of being rough with the boy after he snapped photographs of the Oscar-winning actress and her sons outside a movie theater. ...
Jodie Foster Calls Teen's Claims She Attacked Him a 'Fabrication'People Magazine
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Source: Entertainment - Google News | 11 Jun 2010 | 4:31 pm

January Jones Crash Possibly Involved Alcohol, Definitely Involved Bobby Flay


An owner of one of the three cars smashed by Mad Men's January Jones last night tells TMZ that after the accident, Jones called celebrity chef Bobby Flay (?), who arrived in a separate car and told the actress to flee the scene. Another witness says the actress' breath smelled of alcohol following the crash, but when she returned 45 minutes later, she was chewing gum and wearing different clothes. Cops declined to administer a breathalyzer because there's apparently no way to prove someone was under the influence behind the wheel if they leave and then come back. [TMZ]

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Filed Under: january jones, mad men, tv



Source: Vulture | 11 Jun 2010 | 4:30 pm

Final 'Twilight' Movie to Be Split in Two - New York Times


MiamiHerald.com

Final 'Twilight' Movie to Be Split in Two
New York Times
Even if you've never read a “Twilight” book in your whole undead existence, you're probably aware that “Breaking Dawn,” the fourth and final entry in Stephenie Meyer's novels about a young vampire and the human woman who loves him, is possibly the ...
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Source: Entertainment - Google News | 11 Jun 2010 | 4:25 pm

Play > Skip New Music Reviews

Should you buy new music from Christina Aguilera, Jewel or the latest 'Twilight' film? Read on to see.

 



Source: FOXNews.com | 11 Jun 2010 | 4:06 pm

The Guy Who Alvin Greene Beat Is Searching for Answers


While the nation grapples with how a man who spent no money and (despite repeatedly claiming he talked to voters all around South Carolina) clearly did no campaigning at all managed to win the Democratic nomination for Senate, the mystery must be weighing especially hard on Greene's vanquished opponent, Vic Rawls, who sent out "300,000 e-mails, conducted a quarter million robocalls and logged nearly 17,000 miles to Democratic events around the state" during his campaign. Which is why Rawls has now assembled three "teams of experts in election data analysis" to look for voting irregularities. They've already come upon some "curious" findings, including a "significant difference between the results of absentee and election day ballots."

Experts review S.C. Senate ballots [Politico]

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Filed Under: weird al greene, elections, politics, south carolina, vic rawls



Source: Daily Intel | 11 Jun 2010 | 4:05 pm

Cyrus Director Jay Duplass on Landing John C. Reilly and Making People Squirm


At last night's Cinema Society screening at of Cyrus, we caught up with director Jay Duplass (who, with his brother Mark, also directed The Puffy Chair and Baghead) to chat about his first studio film, which stars John C. Reilly, Marisa Tomei, Jonah Hill, and Catherine Keener.

You wrote this role for John C. Reilly. Was there ever any doubt that he would take it?
Oh, yeah. Oh, yeah. When we started writing the role, you know, we just couldn’t stop imagining him in the film. I mean, it was one of those things where every time we would imagine him doing something, it got funnier, it got more emotional, it got more tragic, it got all the things that we wanted the film to be. And, you know, a few months into it we realized if he didn’t want to do the movie, we weren’t sure we were going to make it. So, luckily he agreed [Laughs], and he did an even better job than we thought he would do.

Everyone is talking about the improvisation.

We’ve always worked in this way, but our improvisation is a little bit different than what is typically regarded as improvisation today. I mean, in comedic films like Apatow or Will Ferrell films, it’s about finding a joke or making up a joke. For us, it’s really just about loosening up the dialogue and putting two people in a room and saying, “You know what it is that you want to accomplish. If you want to use the language from the script, great, but know that the person across from you may not be responding with the perfect lines and order, so you have to be on your toes and you have to be aware.” And it kind of gives it a really genuine feeling that anything in this moment can happen, and I think that viewers subconsciously pick up on that.

What was the most awkward scene? There’s one in the trailer where Jonah Hill goes into the bathroom while Marisa Tomei is taking a shower.

There’s a lot of awkwardness in this movie. We like to make people squirm.

Did Jonah Hill’s character remind you of yourself when you were 21?
[Laughs] Not really, but, um, let me think … Not at all, actually. I mean, we sometimes pull from our own lives, but sometimes we pull from the world, and that, in particular. Jonah was really inspired to take that character to a special place, so we have to give that up to him.

How did you come up with these characters?
Well, it first started with the idea of creating a love story and having the guy who was pursuing the woman be an unconventional character, and, you know, we’ve watched John C. Reilly forever and just thought we’d love to see him in a role like that. And so it started with him, and then we needed someone who could match his wit, his humor, you know, his emotional awareness, and Jonah was that guy. And once we had those two strong characters, then we knew we needed a strong woman who could fill in, and Marisa, I mean, who else can you get if you’re looking for a strong woman?

You’re known for doing handheld-camera technique. So when are we going to see the first Duplass brothers feature in 3-D?

As soon as I can figure out how to carry a 90-pound camera on my shoulder. Um, I guess three years of squats? Maybe that’s what it’ll take.

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Filed Under: party chat, cyrus, jay duplass, jonah hill, movies



Source: Vulture | 11 Jun 2010 | 4:00 pm

Pick Your Final New Fave: It's the Best of the Best!

Scott Caan, Daniel Dae Kim, Alex O'Loughlin, Hawaii Five-OIt's time to choose your fave of all faves! Our TV Buzz-O-Meter is coming to a close, and the top picks from each network are now in the running for the highly coveted title of Most...



Source: E! Online (US) - Top Stories | 11 Jun 2010 | 4:00 pm

American Apparel Doesn't Make Skimpy Painted-On Shorts in Sizes Bigger Than 6


On the heels of its latest scandal — allegedly discriminating against new hires based on looks — Jezebel has noticed that American Apparel doesn't make large sizes for many of its items, such as these disco shorts. They only come in sizes XS, S, and M, which American Apparel says is a size 4 to 6. Several other items, including the pleated schoolgirl skirt, also only come in these sizes. Customers have commented online and asked for bigger sizes. [Jezebel]

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Filed Under: backlash, american apparel



Source: The Cut | 11 Jun 2010 | 3:40 pm

A Speculative Preview of Time’s Upcoming Pitchfork Feature


Earlier this afternoon, Pitchfork head honcho Ryan Schreiber tweeted the following: “oh man @time is coming in 15 mins to do a four-page story on @pitchforkmedia, flippin out a little.” But there's no need for stress, Ryan! In the name of calm nerves, here's a quick list of what Time could possibly touch on in their upcoming Pitchfork feature. Check back whenever it comes out to see if we missed anything.

• Pitchfork is an extremely influential arbiter of indie-music tastes. A Pitchfork review can make or break a band (see: Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, Arcade Fire).

• Music magazines are dying, but online music writing is thriving.

• In recent years Pitchfork has expanded its brand with original video content on Pitchfork.tv, the annual Pitchfork Music Festival held in Chicago’s Union Park, and a partnership with ABC News.

• While the site is still based out of Chicago, Schreiber moved to Brooklyn a few years ago. This makes sense, because a lot of popular indie-rock bands are from Brooklyn.

• Young people are the future.

• The writing on Pitchfork is occasionally criticized as self-indulgent. The scope of the site’s influence is also criticized, specifically the manner in which their coverage can contribute to a faddish appreciation of bands (see: Black Kids). That reviews come with corresponding numerical values on a ten-point scale is criticized, but not as often as the first two things.

• The staff is predominantly male. The males are predominantly bearded and flannel-wearing.

• Pitchfork writer Ryan Dombal accidentally killed a stripper at the holiday party three years ago and the staff buried her underneath a pile of unopened Jens Lekman and the Tough Alliance promos.

What else?

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Filed Under: pitchfork, music



Source: Vulture | 11 Jun 2010 | 3:30 pm

Fergie Wore a Scary Alien Outfit to Perform in Honor of Soccer


If you've been watching the basketball playoffs (hahahaha ... hahaha ... haha) and thinking about how bad the courtside fashion is, it's apparently nothing to what the World Cup has in store for us. Fergie performed at the opening ceremony last night wearing a crusty leotard with giant shoulders by Indian designers Shane and Falguni Peacock. She also wore some supremely scary talons, which she appears to have discarded during the performance. The good thing about those claws, though, is that they distract from how skimpy the front of her leotard is.

Do you think the 'tard looks better with or without the alien fingers?

Read more posts by Amy Odell

Filed Under: look of the day, designers, fergie, shane and falguni peacock, world cup



Source: The Cut | 11 Jun 2010 | 3:25 pm

Review: 'The Karate Kid'

When a child star is cute and has a few instinctual acting moves, that's probably enough to get him by.

Source: CNN.com - Entertainment | 11 Jun 2010 | 3:23 pm

Paul Rudd Will Get an Anchorman Sequel Made One Way or Another


"For some reason [Paramount doesn't] want to make [Anchorman 2], I guess. I don't know. I hope it's one of those things that gets resolved because I think we're all excited to [do it]. But if it doesn't happen, we'll just look to do Anchorman 3." —Paul Rudd [Movies Blog/MTV]

"It doesn't really bother me. I'm really close with all of our cast, and we've all seen each other in various compromising and odd situations." —Anna Paquin on True Blood sex scenes [EW via HuffPo]

"What I'm hoping now with our project is it's going to turn the ship sort of. They're not going to see this whacked-out person … They're going to see the artist coming out ... In a way I kind of want this murmuring of meanness right now. I feel like when this actually comes out and when you see what the movie is and what she's doing, it's going to be so unexpected that it's going to actually kind of blow people's minds." —Linda Lovelace biopic director Matthew Wilder on the film's star, Lindsay Lohan [Uberblog/E!]

"I've never met Robert Pattinson before, but I will just say that we should make a vampire movie together." —Jaden Smith [Movies Blog/MTV]

"My dad had the idea, and everybody knows in [our] house that my dad's a little crazy, okay? He's very crazy! But you know, when he said this, we were like 'are you sure?' and then we were like, 'all right, we're going to listen to you because you're the guy.'" —Jaden Smith on how dad Will was behind The Karate Kid remake idea [Reuters]

"I may be flattering myself here, but I see myself as a Scorsese and my bandmates are all my De Niros — they're involved in the script early on." —LCD Soundsystem's James Murphy [Spinner]

"I love Megan and I miss the girl." —Shia LaBeouf on Megan Fox and Transformers 3 [Uberblog/E!]

"From Monday to Friday, I get up at 6 a.m., read six or seven papers and then by 8, I think of something weird. And then I get together with my office and try to sell it. On Friday nights, I go to bars and drink." —John Waters [USAT]

"I was hoping she would know who I was, but I don't think so. I said, ‘Hi, I'm Snooki, I'm a really big fan and you are gorgeous.' She said, 'Thank you.' She was so polite. I was scared to even talk! I was nervous." —Snooki on meeting Jennifer Aniston [Us]

"Unable to answer tweets fell off a mountain in Austria, all over red rover. Don't know how i got there, but the media are never wrong. G'Bye." —Russell Crowe, responding to rumors of his death [RussellCrowe/Twitter]

Filed Under: quote machine, anna paquin, diplo, jaden smith, james murphy, john waters, matthew wilder, paul rudd, russell crowe, shia labeouf, snooki



Source: Vulture | 11 Jun 2010 | 3:15 pm

Is Joan Rivers the new Betty White?

Soon after Betty White hosted "Saturday Night Live," I remember asking my friend Nate, a fellow "Golden Girls" fanatic, what he thought of all the fuss around White's meteoric comeback. He rolled his eyes, shrugged, and said, "It's just weird that everybody's finally come around to realizing that Betty White is amazing. Where have they been?"

Source: CNN.com - Entertainment | 11 Jun 2010 | 3:07 pm

Empire State Building Owner Calls Decision ‘Final and Irrevocable’


Despite the urging of editorial boards, pressure from various city officials, and a suggestion from Mayor Bloomberg to "listen to the public," it seems that the Empire State Building's owners will maintain their position of not honoring Mother Teresa's birthday with some lights on top of their tower. In a statement sent to us today, owner Anthony Malkin calls the decision "final and irrevocable" and, taking a shot at the Catholic League's Bill Donohue, insists that the decision is in "no way intended to be a slight against Mother Teresa or Catholics; only Mr. Donohue for his own platform has chosen to make it one." Furthermore, this whole unwelcome brouhaha is making Malkin reevaluate those religious lightings he has approved of in the past.

Happily, we believe Mother Teresa's position in history is quite secure regardless of our inaction. It is our hope that this will not become a "religious" issue. The unintended consequences of focusing on religion may drive us to reconsider those traditional lightings we have maintained over the years.


Considering the uproar over the Mother Teresa snub, it's likely that, should Malkin start ignoring Hanukkah and Christmas lightings, there will be widespread rioting in the streets.

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Filed Under: the evil empire, anthony malkin, bill donohue, empire state building, mother teresa



Source: Daily Intel | 11 Jun 2010 | 3:06 pm

Why Were Cops Called to Kourtney and Scott's Place?

Kourtney Kardashian, Scott DisickFirst we get the video of their most recent blow-up. Now we learn that squad cars have been regular making visits to the home shared by Kourtney Kardashian and Scott Disick. In fact, the...



Source: E! Online (US) - Top Stories | 11 Jun 2010 | 3:01 pm

What to Buy at the Mister Market in Brooklyn This Weekend


This one's for all you male Cut readers (or female Cut readers with a male friend in need of sartorial help): New York has hosted hordes of ovary-centric markets and shopping bazaars (the Bust Craftacular and Renegade Craft Fair among them), but this weekend's biggest to-do is all about the boys. Mister Market takes over Brooklyn's Public Assembly (70 N. 6th Street, near Wythe Street, Williamsburg) from noon to 6 p.m. on Sunday, June 13, shilling vintage and modern menswear, rare vinyl, and more. Nothing costs more than a Benjamin, and the shopfest — co-curated by Alter owners Roy Caires and Tommy Cole and Kill Devil Hill's Mark Straiton and Mary Brockman — includes hip picks from Osborn Shoes, Dijital Fix, Maxx & Unicorn, Houndstooth, and the Brooklyn Denim Co. Caires hooked us up with some exclusive images of products that'll be for sale; click through to see some of our (arguably unisex) faves.

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Filed Under: sales and events, alter, brooklyn denim co, dijital fix, happy socks, houndstooth, kill devil hill, maxx & unicorn, mister market, osborn shoes, roy caires, slideshow, tommy cole



Source: The Cut | 11 Jun 2010 | 3:00 pm

‘Wall Street Warrior’ Guy de Chimay Used Client Funds to Pay for Divorce, Hamptons Mansion


Guy de Chimay, a New York hedge-fund manager who claimed ties to the Belgian royal family (of the famed beer brewed by Trappist monks) and was said, in the short-lived show Wall Street Warriors on which he was featured, to be "among the top four or five hedge fund managers in New York," has been charged by the SEC with using a bridge-loan facility he had set up in order to run a multi-million-dollar Ponzi scheme. “Wall Street takes the brightest people and smashes them into the pavement on a regular basis,” de Chimay, 47, said at one point on the show. In their complaint, that's pretty much what the SEC does to de Chimay. "The litany of Defendant's misdeeds is long and varied," they write, gleefully.

The SEC alleges that there is no evidence that any bridge loans were actually made, and investments were instead used to make mortgage payments on Chimay’s multi-million dollar home in the Hamptons and pay more than $500,000 to the law firm representing Chimay in a divorce proceeding. Investor money also was fraudulently used to pay Chimay’s massive credit card bills as well as Chimay Capital’s rent and payroll, and to pay off disgruntled counterparties in Chimay’s other business ventures. As recently as December 2009, Chimay sought a multi-million dollar bank loan on the basis of false representations that he had $13 million in liquid assets in a Bermuda bank account. The account balance was actually zero."


Ouch. At least Guy (pronounced "Gee") was probably prepared for what a bad day today was going to be. "You wake up in the morning with an immediate feeling of dread," he said on Wall Street Warriors. "And you should, because even if you know what you're doing, it might be very, very fleeting."

SEC Complaint [PDF]

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Filed Under: ballsy crime, bad ideas, business, guy de chimay, wall street warriors



Source: Daily Intel | 11 Jun 2010 | 3:00 pm

Chace Crawford Officially Charged With Pot Possession

Chace CrawfordNote to Chace Crawford: this isn't Weeds. The Gossip Girl star was charged with misdemeanor possession of marijuana today, exactly one week after he was collared in the parking lot...



Source: E! Online (US) - Top Stories | 11 Jun 2010 | 2:59 pm

Real Housewife Keeps Her House After All (for Now)

Teresa Giudice, EstateThere are short sales, and then there are sales so short, if you blink you'll miss them. Teresa Giudice's falls into the latter classification. Yesterday, the Real Housewife of...



Source: E! Online (US) - Top Stories | 11 Jun 2010 | 2:45 pm

Thom Browne Thinks Men Should Be More Like Women in Their Dressing Habits


It makes perfect sense for Thom Browne to launch womenswear. He's been encouraging men to be more like women, sartorially, for ages. Starting with the shrunken suit. While women with fabulous, gym-honed figures or surgically enhanced bosoms are happy to prance around in their Hervé Léger, Browne notes in WSJ. Magazine:

Most men wear clothes that are too big. There’s an irony in the fact that American men spend a lot of time taking care of their bodies. Many of them like to be in good shape. Wouldn’t they want to show off what they have achieved — even a little bit?


First they'll have to learn that just because their jeans can't fit the contents of a sack of potatoes in addition to their legs, that doesn't mean they're "tight."

And we have to thank Browne for this:

Sometimes it’s embarrassing when you see couples out and the girl has clearly taken so much time over her appearance and the guy just looks bad. And the girls don’t seem to mind! Men get lazy. It’s important for a guy to figure out what works for him and then stick with it. Most men can’t steer themselves when it comes to style. They need a female to guide them. That’s a fact.


He is right. That situation is embarrassing for all involved. We wouldn't go out with a guy who looks like crap, unless that's his "look" and he has sexy enough pecs, tight enough T-shirts, and enough scruff to pull it off. And there are probably only a handful of famous dudes who fit that description, whose names we could probably think of if we weren't so excited that today is Friday.

Thom Browne: Get Shorty [WSJ. Magazine/WSJ]

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Filed Under: men are the new women, designers, thom browne



Source: The Cut | 11 Jun 2010 | 2:35 pm

Rue McClanahan Had a Naked Lady in Her Apartment at All Times


Rue McClanahan decorated her apartment "with a sense of fun," the New York Times observes of the recently deceased Golden Girl's apartment, which is now on the market for $2.25 million. The door to her office, for instance, is "sculptured to look as though a naked woman was walking through it. The woman’s head and one breast extend into the hallway; her hand is the doorknob. From inside the office, you see her backside." No vagina, though. Nouriel Roubini bought 'em all up. [NYT via Jezebel]

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Filed Under: real estate, dirty old women, golden girls, rue mcclanahan



Source: Daily Intel | 11 Jun 2010 | 2:33 pm

Two More Actors Who Aren’t Donald Glover Short-listed to Play Spider-Man


According to the L.A. Times, Star Trek's Anton Yelchin and Kick-Ass's Aaron Johnson have been added to Sony's pool of contenders — joining these other guys — to play Peter Parker in Marc Webb's upcoming Spider-Man reboot. Yelchin is already in a megafranchise and Johnson says he doesn't even want the role. Wake us up when Sony comes to its senses and starts listening to people on the Internet. [24 Frames/LAT]

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Filed Under: spider-man, aaron johnson, anton yelchin, marc webb, movies



Source: Vulture | 11 Jun 2010 | 2:30 pm

Mets to Jerry Seinfeld: We're So Sorry About Lady Gaga

Lady Gaga, Jerry SeinfeldLady Gaga finally did it. She finally crossed the line. Or so think the New York Mets, who have offered up an apology to—of all people—Jerry Seinfeld after her ladyship gave...



Source: E! Online (US) - Top Stories | 11 Jun 2010 | 2:30 pm

Crow: Easier with baby no. 2

With two busy boys, Sheryl Crow has her hands full, but she says she's enjoying every single moment of motherhood -- especially after learning some valuable parenting pointers the first time around.

Source: CNN.com - Entertainment | 11 Jun 2010 | 2:24 pm

Tom Cruise and Cameron Diaz Release Another Fake Knight & Day Viral Video

Remember the sad fake blooper? Now it has a soccer companion piece.

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Filed Under: movies, cameron diaz, clickables, knight & day, tom cruise, video



Source: Vulture | 11 Jun 2010 | 2:24 pm

Dapper Comic Paul F. Tompkins Keeps His Wardrobe ‘Just This Side of Cedric the Entertainer’


With his suit and tie and slicked-back forties-style do, Paul F. Tompkins comes off like the dapper chairman of the L.A. hipster-comedy rat pack, performing regularly with alt-comedy (and much more casually dressed) peers at UCB Theater and Largo. In fact, now in his forties, the former Best Week Ever host might actually be catching up with the clothes: Whereas he used to kill with jokes about gag peanut-brittle cans and cake vs. pie, he’s now delving (comedically!) into such grown-up topics as losing his mother and taking a wife. You can hear said jokes on his new Comedy Central special, You Should Have Told Me, premiering tonight at 11 p.m. We talked to Tompkins about his personal sense of style, and why it is in no way “old-timey.”

In addition to your suit and slicked hair, you often use old-timey language, whether it’s “spats” or “two bits.” When did you put this character together?
Well, I never think of it as old-timey. Just because I have a good vocabulary, I don’t think of myself as anachronistic — just because I try not to use the word “like” every other word. I love words, and I love that there’s so many words available to make a point and to create a picture. And I’ve always loved clothes. You know, back when I was a kid who wanted to be in show business, everybody on TV wore nice clothes. They were very glamorous when they would be on the Tonight Show. All the dudes wore suits and ties and that just seemed like real show business to me. When I started doing stand-up in the late eighties, that was not an uncommon thing, that people dressed for the stage. I’ve seen that change as time has gone by to where, for me, it’s something that people remark on. And that’s when I started to really embrace it in a way and get more flamboyant and foppish with the way that I dress … to stay just this side of Cedric the Entertainer

Do you write differently for your TV appearances than you do for your stand-up set?

With both Best Week Ever and [my recurring guest spots on] Countdown, I’m writing to specific topics. It’s much easier than hammering out stuff from my life — that takes work to craft into material that works for the audience. Whereas [TV spots] are a homework assignment: Here’s the thing we’re going be talking about, make jokes about it. For a guy like me, it’s commentary that I would be doing anyway, sitting on the couch with my wife.

Your new special is a lot more personal than your previous ones; you have a whole section on your mother passing away. As you claw your way through your forties, will your jokes get more and more serious?
I don’t think the jokes will get serious. I think I will try to take on more and more topics like that and see how funny I can make them. The challenge for me in talking about my mother’s death was, how can I make this funny? Without being like I’m trying to shock people, or I’m trying to be as dark as I possibly can. I wanted to talk about the stuff that really happened that I know I’m not alone in having these experiences. And that connection with a group of strangers, to me, is everything.

You talk about getting drunk a lot, but somehow there’s an observance of decorum to the way you do it.

I don’t know if I would consciously say that’s what I’ve been striving for. But certainly, to discuss vomiting in a cab in as elegant a way as possible makes me laugh really hard. It could not be a more squalid story, but to talk about it as if I’m in an English gentleman’s study really makes me laugh.

So does it sting to see your old friend Patton Oswalt in the news for getting his material stolen? Do you ever wish somebody would steal your material?
I joked about that on Twitter. I was upset that it kept happening to him and nobody deemed my comedy worthy of stealing.

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Filed Under: chat room, paul f. tompkins, people



Source: Vulture | 11 Jun 2010 | 2:15 pm

Nassim Taleb: There Are Actually Three Types of Swans


There's the Black Swan Event, the rare, impactful event that in retrospect seems predictable, for which his book is named. And then, he tells James Surowiecki, there is the Gray Swan Event.

"Let me describe what a Gray Swan Event is: It's a bridge that can only handle, say, certain size trucks, say, two-ton trucks. And you know, trucks can be much bigger than that. So all it would take is a couple of those for the bridge to collapse. That would be a Gray Swan."

And then there's the current crisis, which is actually a White Swan Event.

A White Swan for me would be a bridge that can only handle these trucks, of course, and you are certain because you have seen from a helicopter a few big six-ton trucks coming on the highway, and so you know the bridge is going to collapse, it's only a matter of time."

Okay, we follow, but we have two questions: Just how many more colors of swan does Nassim think he can pull out of his pocket? And how are these like birds, again?


New Yorker Currents: Nassim Taleb on Risk and Robustness [NYer]

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Filed Under: econogeddon, birds, business, nassim nicholas taleb, nassim taleb, swans, the economy, trucks



Source: Daily Intel | 11 Jun 2010 | 2:00 pm

Ralph Lauren Releases Four New Fragrances; Snooki Says No to Tanning Beds


MAKEUP
• Photos of Arlenis Sosa’s Lancôme campaign have recently surfaced. The ads were shot by Mario Testino. [Fashion Spot]

SKIN
• Snooki is weaning herself off the tanning bed, and instead has taken to spritzing her skin orange with a tanning apparatus called the Sunlove XOXO. [Beauty Blogging Junkie]

• Burt's Bees and Aveeno were included on WPP’s annual list of America’s greenest brands. [Fashionista]

FRAGRANCE
Ralph Lauren’s new quartet of Big Pony fragrances is targeted at men under 30 (hence the neon packaging and oversize logos). The four scents are meant to represent “the key passions of young men”: sport, seduction, adventure, and style. [WWD]

HAIR
• Celebs who dye their hair wild colors aren’t simply experimenting or having fun with their look. They’re crying out for help. [NYDN]

Kate Moss stepped out sporting waist-length extensions and grown-out roots. [Daily Mail UK]

Filed Under: beauty marks, arlenis sosa, aveeno, burts bees, fragrance, hair, kate moss, makeup, ralph lauren, skin



Source: The Cut | 11 Jun 2010 | 2:00 pm

HBO Remains Interested in the Female Orgasm


Thanks to Sex and the City, HBO has likely broadcast more female orgasms, and not-quite orgasms, than any station not in the porn business. The network will build on its already impressive lead by developing Mara Altman’s nonfiction memoir Thanks for Coming: One Woman’s Quest to Achieve Orgasm, about a 26-year-old New Yorker on the aforementioned expedition, into a comedy series. Awkwardly, it seems Altman must not have been a regular SATC watcher, or she would have known she could have solved her problem with "the rabbit." [Deadline]

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Filed Under: the big o, hbo, mara altman, thanks for coming, tv



Source: Vulture | 11 Jun 2010 | 1:45 pm

'Breaking Dawn' broken down

"Twilight" fans have twice as many reasons to cheer. Summit Entertainment has confirmed that "Breaking Dawn," the fourth novel in Stephanie Meyer's best-selling vampire series, will be released as two separate films.

Source: CNN.com - Entertainment | 11 Jun 2010 | 1:39 pm

CMA Fest Big Boost for Flood-Ravaged Nashville

Fans and flood are a priority for country artists this week.



Source: FOXNews.com | 11 Jun 2010 | 1:35 pm

City Students Sacrifice Afternoon of School for Protest


According to reports, about 1,000 city high-school students walked out of class today to rally outside of City Hall about the possibility of losing their free MetroCards. Even though state legislators are confident that they'll find the funding for the program, it was still a great excuse to not be in school on a Friday afternoon. [1010WINS]

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Filed Under: school daze, metrocards, stand clear of the closing doors



Source: Daily Intel | 11 Jun 2010 | 1:35 pm

Designers Supposedly Banned Lindsay Lohan From Borrowing Clothes [Updated]


She looks so smug because she knows that in that outfit we can't not pay attention to her, despite our best efforts.

Rumor has it Lindsay Lohan wasn't supposed to wear the sparkly jumpsuit she wore to the MTV Movie Awards this week. Its designer, Pamella Roland, has reportedly banned her from borrowing clothing, along with other labels (she can purchase things from those who have banned her, however). The jumpsuit was reportedly intended for Katy Perry, but she decided not to wear it, so Lohan somehow got her hands on it. We don't believe that story, though. We would think Pamella Roland would be glad to see the getup photographed on anyone leaving the house, and probably all the Real Housewives were staying in that night. [E!]

Update: A rep from Pamella Roland tells us these rumors are "inaccurate," and they did in fact loan the jumpsuit to Lindsay Lohan's stylist. So if she's banned from borrowing, it's certainly not from them.

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Filed Under: the curse of lohan, designers, lindsay lohan, pamella roland



Source: The Cut | 11 Jun 2010 | 1:30 pm

VIDEO: My Mother Discovers Her New Favorite Soccer Player, Kaká

A few weeks ago, my Mother and your favorite Real Housewives recapper Judy Collins and I went on a week-long journey to Italy. There were many laughs. And an Avogadro’s constant number of fights. But one thing is certain: We both gained at least 6 pounds each.

Every now and again during this oy-vey-cation (#takemywifeplease!), I’d reach for my trusty flip cam to document what were sure to be memories that would last a strifetime. And this was one of those moments…

Witness as my Mother discovers her new favorite soccer player, Kaká, a one-named Braziliant soccer prodigy who is a favorite during the 2010 FIFA World Cup. Here is 1:30 of maturity from all parties.

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Source: Best Week Ever | 11 Jun 2010 | 1:24 pm

Emmy Rossum Scares Bears by Singing to Them


Emmy Rossum had some useful advice when we asked her about weird experiences with animals at last night's Wildlife Conservation Society Spring Gala at the Central Park Zoo. "When I was 7, I went to Alaska on vacation with my mom for a month and came this close to a bear," she said, indicating a few short inches. "They had told me, if you ever see a bear in the wilderness, sing to it, because it somehow can identify that you're a human. Don't whistle because it will think you're a bird and it'll eat you. But if you sing to it, apparently, it's pacified and it walks away. So I sang 'Somewhere Over the Rainbow,' and it walked away. Did a little Judy Garland rendition and he sauntered off."

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Filed Under: party chat, bears, emmy rossum



Source: Daily Intel | 11 Jun 2010 | 1:09 pm

Cynthia Rowley Is Showing Her Resort Collection in a Van Down by the Curb


Rowley.

Anna Wintour reportedly requested a more robust resort-show calendar this year, but going to shows twice a year for Fashion Week is pain enough. Elle editor Robbie Myers complained about having to go to so many resort shows this season.

Cynthia Rowley wants to save editors the effort of getting into a vehicle and actually transporting themselves to a different address to view her 2011 resort clothes. On Tuesday, she'll be packing eight models into a van and driving them to the three buildings that house the bulk of publishing's most major editors — Condé Nast at 1 p.m., Hearst at 3 p.m., and Time Inc. at 5 p.m. The models will get out and do little curbside fashion shows for the editors that can manage to get from their desks down to the sidewalk, where Rowley will also provide refreshments. It's a very clever idea. But while editors enjoy convenience, they may enjoy it less at the cost of exclusivity. On the street, any average person can see the new clothes for the first time along with them.

ON THE ROAD [WWD]

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Filed Under: woman with a van, cynthia rowley, designers, resort 2011



Source: The Cut | 11 Jun 2010 | 1:00 pm

The Best One-Liners From Bethenny Getting Married? - People Magazine


E! Online (blog)

The Best One-Liners From Bethenny Getting Married?
People Magazine
On Thursday's premiere episode of her new Bravo reality show, Bethenny Getting Married?, Bethenny Frankel's plate seemed pretty full — and not just because she ordered a bunch of spicy king crab rolls at a Manhattan sushi spot. ...
'Bethenny' big for BravoVariety
'Bethenny Getting Married': Baby mama's (no) dramaLos Angeles Times (blog)
Little Bethenny, Positioning Herself to Be Happy at LastNew York Times
USA Today -E! Online (blog) -MiamiHerald.com
all 204 news articles »

Source: Entertainment - Google News | 11 Jun 2010 | 12:58 pm

Michelle Obama Went to High School in Blue


Today, Michelle Obama delivered a commencement speech to the graduating class of Anacostia Senior High School in Washington, D.C. She wore a pale-blue, knee-length, cap-sleeve dress, and accessorized with a double strand of pearls. See the full look in the Michelle Obama Look Book.

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Filed Under: mobama watch, michelle obama, slideshow, the michelle obama look book



Source: The Cut | 11 Jun 2010 | 12:40 pm

Mark Indelicato Says His Teen Vogue Gig Is a ‘Real Internship’


“No, it’s like a real internship … like they have me putting together boxes and stuff. They don’t treat me like a celebrity," the Ugly Betty star explains of his Teen Vogue internship. But that's not his dream job. "My dream role ever … I wanna be in an action movie with Angelina Jolie, I want to fall off a building, I want to shoot a gun, I want to be in Wanted! I want to be in a fistfight with Angelina, just like punching her in the face," he says. We want that, too. [Crushable]

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Filed Under: quotables, angelina jolie, mark indelicato, teen vogue



Source: The Cut | 11 Jun 2010 | 12:25 pm

Politico Columnist Roger Simon Loses Leg and Foot, Keeps Sense of Humor


Politico's Roger Simon returned to work today after an eight-month absence, which, he explains in a darkly funny interview with himself, was owing to an infection that lead to blood poisoning and required his left foot and half of his right leg to be amputated. Sense of humor: still fully intact.

Q: Is there anything we can do for you? Anything you need?

A: Pity.

Q: Pity?

A: Or an iPad. I can’t decide which.

Q: I hear iPads are pretty cool.

A. Yeah, but pity is cool, too. I could call up somebody who never returns my calls, for instance, and it would go like this:

Aide: Madam Secretary, Roger Simon is calling.

Secretary Clinton: You know I don’t talk to morons. Hang up on that geek.

Aide: But Madam Secretary, he has no feet now.

Secretary Clinton: My God! Put him through immediately, and find a classified document I can leak to him!

The whole thing is worth checking out, even if you have no idea who Roger Simon is.

Roger Simon makes his return [Politico]

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Filed Under: in other news, amputations, politico, roger simon



Source: Daily Intel | 11 Jun 2010 | 12:20 pm

MEET THE NEXT OPRAH: 60-Y.O. Southern Debutante Becomes 15-Y.O. Child Actor on Today

Oh. Well. We just. LOVE. This kid.

This is Reed Alexander, star of Nickelodeon’s iCarly, apple of our eye. Before we even rave about this man-child, YOU NEED TO WATCH ALL FOUR MINUTES OF HIM COOKING WITH KATHIE LEE AND HODA:

Visit msnbc.com for Breaking News, World News, and News about the Economy

Reed is basically a fabulous micro machines 90-year-old Southern debutante who makes sloe gin fizzes in her sleep while spending her days grilling zucchini and hitting on the neighbor’s landscape architect. Seriously, was this kid BORN LIVE on a morning show, or what? He is so f**king ON.

This is also the first time in the history of The Today Show that Kathie Lee and Hoda are rendered speechless. Really. This is glorious.

It’s a good thing Oprah is over, because this little showbiz stick of dynomite is bout to blow up all over your television face, you just wait and see.

With thanks to friend Raul Rojas who sent this clip to me, and, by default, made my day.


Source: Best Week Ever | 11 Jun 2010 | 12:14 pm

Idealism, art, politics intersect in 'Modotti' (AP)

In this theater publicity image released by kampfirefilmspr, from left, Marco Greco, Alysia Reiner, Andy Paris and Mark Zeisler are shown in a scene from 'Modotti' at the Acorn Theatre in New York. (AP Photo/kampfirefilmspr , Joan Marcus)AP - In every generation, some idealistic young people believe that their own enthusiasm can improve the world.



Source: Yahoo! News: Entertainment Reviews | 11 Jun 2010 | 12:00 pm

What To See - And Not To See - This Weekend

Other movie reviews stop at 5 stars. Losers. At Fox411, 4 + 1 + 1 = 6. Do any of this weekend's releases garner the coveted Fox411 6-Pick?



Source: FOXNews.com | 11 Jun 2010 | 11:52 am

What To See - And Not To See - This Weekend

Other movie reviews stop at 5 stars. Losers. At Fox411, 4 + 1 + 1 = 6. Do any of this weekend's releases garner the coveted Fox411 6-Pick?



Source: FOXNews.com | 11 Jun 2010 | 11:52 am

John Looking Good, Man? No. John Looking Great, Man.

Ladies and gentlemen, forget everything you thought you knew about John Goodman. That’s because the beloved actor has dropped somewhere close to two and a half men, appearing at the AFI Life Achievement Award looking HELLA GOOD. Like, handsome. You guys. Handsome.

These photos totally make up for an extremely off color sex dream I once had about him.

Check out the unbelievable photos ahead. How on Earth did he cease looking like Earth?


Source: Best Week Ever | 11 Jun 2010 | 11:48 am

Guy Who Called Nikki Haley a Raghead ‘Could Care Less’ About Censure


After the Lexington County Republican Party voted to condemn and ask for the resignation of State Senator Jake Knotts for calling Indian-American Senate candidate Nikki Haley a "raghead," Knotts responded that he "could care less" (which reminds us of this video we saw yesterday on Andrew Sullivan's blog). Then, after claiming that the press had given Haley a free ride, Knotts asked a reporter, "Have you ever asked her if she believes in Jesus Christ as her lord and savior and that he died on the cross for her sins? Have you ever asked her that?” Oh, South Carolina, you are too much sometimes!

Lexington Co. GOP condemns, censures Knotts over comment [WMBF via Think Progress]

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Filed Under: states that make us feel good about our state, jake knotts, nikki haley, politics, raghead, the post-racial world



Source: Daily Intel | 11 Jun 2010 | 11:45 am

Hamish Linklater Invested All of His Money in Debt


Name: Hamish Linklater
Age: 33
Neighborhood: Harlem
Occupation: Actor, currently appearing in Shakespeare in the Park's The Winter's Tale and The Merchant of Venice presented by the Public Theater.

Who's your favorite New Yorker, living or dead, real or fictional?
Edith Wharton. Or John Starks, but he may have moved.

What's the best meal you've eaten in New York?
My wedding cake.

In one sentence, what do you actually do all day in your job?
Have the time of my life, or despair.

Would you live here on a $35,000 salary?
Not if you paid me $35,000.

What's the last thing you saw on Broadway?
The Chris Walken play. Or Red.

Do you give money to panhandlers?
I've never seen anyone handling pans in the streets of New York, and if I did I doubt I'd give them money, unless I needed a pan. I do give money to homeless people, whether they ask or no.

What's your drink?
A beer and a whiskey. Or a Ketel One martini, SLIGHTLY dirty, olives, up. (I seem to have two answers for a lot of these, which I think is a symptom of doing repertory theater.)

How often do you prepare your own meals?
I make my daughter's eggs, and sometimes she shares with me, so once a day?

What's your favorite medication?
See "What's your drink?" and Propecia.

What's hanging above your sofa?
A rain cloud.

How much is too much to spend on a haircut?
You can't spend too much on a haircut.

When's bedtime?
Too often too late.

Which do you prefer, the old Times Square or the new Times Square?
The next Times Square.

What do you think of Donald Trump?
Propecia.

What do you hate most about living in New York?
That everyone reads the New York Times.

Who is your mortal enemy?
Self-loathing and carbs. A bagel that hated me would be the worst.

When's the last time you drove a car?
On Memorial Day I drove a truck ...

How has the Wall Street crash affected you?
Not much. I invested all my money in debt.

Times, Post , or Daily News?
The New York Times.

Where do you go to be alone?
Onstage.

What makes someone a New Yorker?
Knowing you're better than Boston, and a subscription to New York Magazine! (cue kissing-up sound).

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Source: Daily Intel | 11 Jun 2010 | 11:30 am

Mad Men's January Jones in Four-Car Crash

January Jones was involved in a four-car collision, but was unhurt, police said.



Source: FOXNews.com | 11 Jun 2010 | 11:04 am

Stemme triumphs as SF Opera's Bruennhilde (AP)

In this photo released by the San Francisco Opera and taken June 6, 2010, shown are Mark Delavan as Wotan, top, and Nina Stemme as Brunnhilde are shown in 'Die Walkure' during a rehearsal in San Francisco. (AP Photo/San Francisco Opera, Corey Weaver)AP - Two words sum up the production of Wagner's "Die Walkuere" currently on view at the San Francisco Opera: Women rule!



Source: Yahoo! News: Entertainment Reviews | 11 Jun 2010 | 11:01 am

25 Photos of Hot World Cup Players Getting Balls to the Face

The 2010 FIFA World Cup is officially upon us, bringing countries together from all over the world to compete against one another for fastest feet and hottest tempers. And faces. And bodies.

By now, it’s no secret that soccer or football players are the hottest athletes from any sport. But let us also point out that soccer/football is also one of the few sports where the players willingly take balls to the face. Seriously. They’re taught to do it. They live to do it. Balls. All up. In their face.

So due to the fact that we are historians first, bloggers second, and not even perverts at all, we’ve put together the following gallery of the 25 Hottest World Cup Soccer players getting balls all up in their face.

Who’s watching England vs. USA tomorrow? There’s a “soccer jersey shore” joke to be made somewhere, but we’re too busy staring at Ronaldo (above) to figure it out… my God… Enjoy!

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Source: Best Week Ever | 11 Jun 2010 | 11:00 am

7 TV Porn Parodies We’d Like To See

A Golden Girls Porn Parody and the Curb Your Enthusiasm Porn Parody have both been released in the past two months. A narrow-minded non-porn-freak might make the mistake of saying, “Wow -they’re really scraping the bottom of the barrel.”

Not even close. TV porn parodies have room to get even lower, and to prove it, let’s peer into the future of masturbating to tv character lookalikes with this list of 7 Even More Random TV Porn Parodies We’d Like To See:

(Thanks to Pete “Captain Blackout” Schultz for the sexual Photoshopping aid)


Source: Best Week Ever | 11 Jun 2010 | 10:18 am

Dolce & Gabbana team up with Martini for drink debut (Reuters)

Reuters - Italian designers Dolce & Gabbana have teamed up with Bacardi's vermouth brand Martini to launch their first co-branded drink this month in a rare diversification move for the fashion duo.
Source: Yahoo! News: Fashion News | 11 Jun 2010 | 10:07 am

Gary Coleman wanted to leave toy trains to ex-wife

Gary Coleman and Shannon Price had only been married a week when he signed everything over to her in the event of his death, according to a new will Price filed Thursday in a Utah court.

Source: CNN.com - Entertainment | 11 Jun 2010 | 10:06 am

Money in Mistressing: Sleeping With Married Celebs Can Mean Millions

The growing supply of women telling tales of sleeping with married celebs has yet to outstrip demand.



Source: FOXNews.com | 11 Jun 2010 | 10:05 am

Model Kate Dillon is pregnant

Model Kate Dillon is expecting her first child this December, she tells PEOPLE exclusively.

Source: CNN.com - Entertainment | 11 Jun 2010 | 10:02 am

EXTREME POODLES: Artistry? Or Spray-Painted Dog Balls?

From the network that brings you Extreme Cakes, Extreme Births, and Extreme Child Endangering & Tiaras, TLC would like to present their latest offering in extremities: Extreme Poodles, a new special premiering this Sunday at 9 PM ET.

Speaking of which, guess what I’ll be doing this Sunday at 9 PM ET? Watching Extreme Poodles. Sure, some (all) of you will argue that shaping and spraying your poodle (already the world’s stupidest looking dog) to look like a buffalo, or a roller-derby girl, or a skeleton, is cruel. And I would agree.

But you know, watching the above compilation video of dozens of spray-painted poodles on parade, you can’t say they look unhappy. You can’t spray paint dog enthusiasm, America. But you can spray paint canine testicles. Nad that’s A-OK by me.

And while we’re on the subject of coloring your dog’s balls, we wonder if the woman seen in the next clip is a genius, or if she should be sent to jail…


Source: Best Week Ever | 11 Jun 2010 | 9:40 am

Michael Kors and Usher Win Top Honors at FiFi Awards (Fashion Wire Daily)

FWD111  Michael Kors attends the 38th Annual FiFi Awards presented by The Fragrance Foundation in New York on Thursday, June 10, 2010.(Fashion Wire Daily/Grant Lamos IV)Fashion Wire Daily - For those looking to smell a little sweeter, look no further than the 2010 FiFi award winners, the annual show that doles out honors for the top fragrances on the market.



Source: Yahoo! News: Fashion News | 11 Jun 2010 | 9:01 am

Lady Gaga Is Latest Celeb to Abuse Catholic Imagery in Hollywood's 'War on Religion'

Queen of controversy Lady Gaga is making headlines for yet another racy video featuring highly sexualized material combined with religious imagery. But while some argue Gaga has crossed the line between edgy and tasteless, her use of distorted Catholic imagery speaks to a rising trend in Hollywood.



Source: FOXNews.com | 11 Jun 2010 | 7:59 am

'Mad Men' Star January Jones in Four-Car Accident

Jones said she left scene because paparazzi were trailing her.



Source: FOXNews.com | 11 Jun 2010 | 7:58 am

The stadium, the largest in Africa, buzzed with the sound of thousands of vuvuzela trumpets as five jets flew overhead

Hundreds of dancers filled Soccer City with the sights and sounds of Africa for the World Cup opening ceremony in Johannesburg, representing the six nations on the continent competing in the tournament...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesEnter | 11 Jun 2010 | 7:27 am

A giant dung beetle puppet pushed across the pitch an oversize version of the official World Cup football

A giant dung beetle puppet pushes an oversize version of the official World Cup football during the opening ceremony of the 2010 FIFA World Cup at Soccer City stadium in Soweto, suburban Johannesburg.
Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesEnter | 11 Jun 2010 | 7:27 am

Gary Coleman's ex-wife files legal challenge for estate

Gary Coleman's ex-wife claims she was still married to Coleman as his common law wife when he died last month.

Source: CNN.com - Entertainment | 11 Jun 2010 | 5:50 am