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Friday, September 30, 2005

Weekend Box Office Projections

Judging by the crowds of geeks waiting in line for last night's midnight screening, I'm going to guess that Serenity will be #1 this weekend in a big way. This movie is what Star Wars and Lord of the Rings fans have been waiting for: another obsession that will give them reason to leave their homes. One can only play Halo 2 for so long.

1. Serenity - $23 million
2. Into the Blue - $19 million (teenage boys and older ones will flock to see Jessica Alba in a bikini)
3. FlightPlan - $15 million - a cheesy thriller guaranteed to continue to upset the airline industry
4. The Corpse Bride - $11 million - too early for Halloween but still expect a solid Tim Burton following
5. A History of Violence - $10 million - Viggo Mortenson - enough said

Kate Moss + Prison?

Reports out of London state that Scotland Yard is investigating Kate's use of cocaine and may charge her with an offense which may lead to jail time.

But there would have to be sufficient evidence (don't know if the photos/video of her doing coke would suffice). Would be the first time a supermodel has been charged/jailed for snorting coke (and enjoying it).

Thursday, September 29, 2005

Kate and Cameron on Holiday

Kate Winslet will be joining the cast of Holiday, already starring Cameron Diaz.

The movie was written by Nancy Meyers (who wrote and directed Something's Gotta Give) and she'll also direct.

Kate and Cameron will play women having trouble in love (no such thing in real life because Kate's happily married to Sam Mendes (he won an Oscar for directing American Beauty) and Cameron is with our favorite N Sync member, Justin Timberlake). So, both girls will really be acting this time as opposed to just Kate.

Filming begins next year in Europe.


(Picture of Cameron with her In Her Shoes co-star Toni Colette)

Star is Fired; What Took So Long?

The E! Channel has fired Star Jones from covering the red carpet. Finally!

She was plain awful and always self-promoting herself, her cheap shoes or her 'husband'.



Let Kathy Griffin have a turn on the red carpet because she's not afraid to tell anyone when they look bad. Smart move.

Tara Reid should not speak, drink or party

Tara Reid, who makes Paris Hilton look good, should refrain from speaking. She says she's not a ditz, but she always sounds like one (and looks like one).

This is her latest and greatest quote regarding her breast popping out at P. Diddy's birthdy party (her enhanced breast with her fresh surgery scars),

"People act like it was the worst crime in the world. It was a mistake, you know! But you would think my boob had popped out and shot Gandhi! My hooters are under control. I'm taped up now, totally. I'm using double tape. Double, double tape. My boobs are going nowhere again."

Simply hilarious.

Gwennie preggers with another apple?

Star is reporting that Gwyneth Paltrow is pregnant again. Good for her. Congrats!

Here's the photo of GP looking just plain horrific.

I have to say that this photo is by far, the worst I have ever seen of her. She actually looks like the b that she is.

And she's wearing makeup so you can't say she looks bad because she's not wearing any makeup because she is! She looks very pale and very pissed off yet she still has that haughty nose in the air pose.

Her hair is very dark too. Guess she's not so natural a blonde.

And what's with the dorky outfit she's wearing? She looks like a goth Amish chick.

This photo is priceless.

(Photo courtesyof Hollywood Rag)

Lindsay Lohan to Get Naked - Paris Hilton Made Her Do It

LL is going to be naked on the upcoming cover of Vanity Fair.

Why? Because she wants to show everyone that she's put on some weight and is healthy now. Plus, Paris Hilton made her do it. How? Paris went topless (covering her breasts) on the most recent cover of Vanity Fair and LL felt that she needed to one up her (they say it was LL's idea to go all the way).

Rumor is the shoot took place in Malibu.

These photos are from yesterday's video shoot in Chelsea..

Wednesday, September 28, 2005

Bennifer's having a girl

By now everyone knows that Jennifer Garner was on the Tonight Show and let it slip that she's having a girl. Oops! Yeah right. A nice well-placed 'she' and Bennifer will be bombarded with free gifts for their unborn daughter.

First you have Michael Vartan killed off of Alias and then you spawn with Ben Affleck? What's next? Time to drop the nice girl act Jen. Anyone who marries Ben can't be nice.

In the wake of celebrity breakups, let's see how long this marriage lasts. But if it does, won't it be great for Ben to teach the baby how to gamble, smoke and drink? That would be...priceless.

Another Lucky Blonde

Here's Kate Bosworth shopping in West Hollywood.

I guess thin is still in. Also in vogue, aviators, cowboy boots and slouchy bags.

But where's Orlando? Oh that's right, he's 'hanging out' with Kirsten Dunst while they promote their movie, Elizabethtown.

They do kind of look alike although I think Kate is cuter than Kirsten.

Things are looking up for Sienna Miller

It's a great day to be a blonde especially a young, attractive, forgiving one like Sienna Miller. Rumor has it that Sienna will be the new face of Burberry now that they kicked Kate Moss to the curb (after photos of her favorite hobby appeared all over the world). Lucky Sienna; she could net a cool million or two from this deal.

Plus, there's talk that she may play a Bond girl in the next James Bond flick.

All this because she's attractive and her hot boyfriend cheated on her with the nanny and the world found out about it (would we really know who she is otherwise? don't think so).

This reminds me of when Hugh Grant cheated on Elizabeth Hurley way back when and she got a huge endorsement deal from Estee Lauder.




And if hawking Burberry and being a Bond girl weren't great enough, she still gets to go home to Jude Law, even if she has to keep an extra eye on him.

So you see, there's always a silver lining to every story. Here's hoping your boyfriend cheats on you and you get a cool million or two.

Another blonde's birthday

How could I forget?

Today is also Gwyneth Paltrow's birthday. She turns 33 years old and yet somehow she still has to make others try to feel sorry for her. She has a hot musician husband, a cute baby (with a weird name), a history of dating Hollywood hotties and she has an Oscar.

What is she lamenting about today? Oh, just that she won an Oscar so early in her life (when she was 26 years old) and how it should've happened later because she had 'nothing to strive for'. How tragic for you. Boo hoo. Life's so tough for you, Gwennie, isn't it?

"When you reach the pinnacle of your success at 26, as I did, it's not healthy. It leaves you in a sort of crisis in terms of what you're supposed to be and do for the rest of your life. I made the mistakes of working too much and it turned out to be really the wrong thing. I just had a lot of life in 10 years. I achieved a lot early, but I wasn't very happy."

Hope everyone sheds a little tear for Gwennie today.

Happy Birthday Hilary!

Hilary Duff is 18 years old today.

Finally! She's been acting like an adult for a long time but now it's official. Congrats. Enjoy your day with your older boyfriend.

Tuesday, September 27, 2005

Nicole Kidman looking for a rich husband

Nicole Kidman will produce and star in a new movie called Headhunters.

She will play a woman from New Jersey who goes with her friends to Monte Carlo where they pretend to be rich in order to snag wealthy husbands. There, they meet four gigolos who pretend they are wealthy playboys. Sounds just like that old Steve Martin movie, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels.

Nicole should have no problem pretending she's from Jersey; this picture of her from the 80s is proof!

Trump Pregnant!

Donald Trump and his new wife of nine months, Melania, are expecting a child. This will be the fifth child for Trump and the first for her and the third different woman he's impregnated (that we know of).

The Donald is almost 60 years-old!

Leave it to Trump to trump Ashton's news. Hey Ashton, you just got Trumped; how does it feel?

Somewhere in NY, Trump's adult children are silently dividing their fortune. Yet again. Ready to divide everything five ways?

Monday, September 26, 2005

Brad and Angelina sitting in a tree



The sexiest couple alive, Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie, are slowly starting to take their relationship public. Here they are about to take a ride on the wild side.

Riding motorcycles with Brad obviously appeals to her wild-child nature and thrill-seeking ways (addicts usually trade one feel good-high for another). But they do look good together and with his dark locks, they almost look like one of those pretty brother-sister couples-almost.

Jake, Heath and Michelle -one big happy family

It seems the only way Heath Ledger will be in a room with Michelle Williams is if he has to be by contract. Jake (dreamy), Michelle (looking pregnant and happy) and Heath (looking glum) were at a press conference in London for their new movie, Brokeback Mountain (which is generating favorable strong buzz).




While Jake and Michelle look happy, Heath does not. Why did he marry her? I realize she's pregnant but he didn't want to have kids with Naomi Watts and all of a sudden, he wants to be a daddy with MW? Or is he trying to do the right thing by marrying her? Poor girl; there are rumors and sightings nearly every week of Heath making with some girl at some seedy bar in NY while MW is nowhere in sight - most likely home alone at their Brooklyn apartment.



Somewhere Naomi Watts is snuggling close to Liev but thinking about Heath and wondering why she wasn't the one.

#1s

Flight Plan - #1 movie in America pulling in $24.6 million. Despite being out of the spotlight, Jodie Foster proves that she can still open a movie especially when it's a thriller.

Desperate Housewives - #1 TV show last night drawing an audience of 28 million (but below the season opener for Lost) and 12.1 rating/26 share in the all important 18-49 demographic.

Ashton and Demi get married - #1 news story today.

Paris Hilton - still the #1 ho around

Another One Bites the Dust

Chad Michael Murray (the sole reason to watch One Tree Hill) and his wife of five months, Sophia Bush have called it quits. What's going on??? Is September the month to get rid of one's significant other? There have been so many Hollywood breakups reported this month.

I knew this marriage wouldn't last! They're both too young and too attractive to be with one person especially in Hollywood.

There were major rumors that he hooked up with everyone's favorite ho, Paris Hilton, last year when they filmed that horrible House of Wax flick. I believe it.



It's going to be very awkward on the set of One Tree Hill from now on. Somewhere Lindsay Lohan is laughing knowing she had him first.

Why do fools fall in love?

Why would a 27 year-old marry a 42 year-old? If you're Ashton Kuther, the answer is clear: you're in love and your wife has the body of a 27 year-old thanks to over $100k in plastic surgery. So Ashton Kutcher married Demi Moore in a 'secret' ceremony in Beverly Hills over the weekend. Somewhere Brittany Murphy is crying and teenage girls hearts are breaking. But it gives the over 40 crowd some hope that you can still get married to a hottie if you're lucky enough to keep looking good - plastic surgery or not.

Friday, September 23, 2005

Is this Jennifer Aniston's New Love?

The National Enquirer is reporting that Jennifer Aniston is dating Geoff Stults, the actor who plays her boyfriend in the new movie, The Break Up.

Wow! He looks a lot like Brad! Except he's a little taller. 6' 3" vs. 6' and a lot younger, 28 years old vs. 41 years for Brad.

So who is Geoff Stults? He had a small role as Craig, in 'Wedding Crashers' (don't remember him) and he was on one of those teen-favored shows, 7th Heaven.

It's been reported that she was shamelessly flirting with him. And why not? He is cute and he does look an awful lot like her ex (funny how that happens). But we all know he'd just be her rebound guy.

Celebrities without Makeup

I love when the tabloids show pictures of celebrities without makeup and in general, looking bad. So enjoy!




Paris Hilton looking very zitty! She must wear a ton of makeup because I've never seen a photo of her with a blemish. And here she is, with multiple zits!


























Cameron Diaz suffers from acne and has had for years, this is not new information. But here she is after a day of golf looking not so good. Makeup and lighting make a huge difference!


















Believe it or not, this is Eva Longoria, the sexiest and youngest of the Desperate Housewives. And as thin as she is, even she has cellulite!!!!






Last, but certainly not least, is Mariah Carey, wearing no makeup and barely any clothes. Why does she think she can get away with this look?

Some images from HollywoodTuna

Thursday, September 22, 2005

Lost Returns with a Bang

The best show on television is back - Lost. Wow! Last night's show was another great episode. Plus, it beat out Martha Stewart's new show and E-Ring. Lost scored 23.1 million viewers (a record for the show) and a 10 rating/24 share in the adults 18-49 demographic. To put this in perspective, more people watched last night's episode than they did any of last season's episodes including the season ender. And why not?

Lost is visually a delight (how many hotties on the same island? filled with eye candy for both men and women (my personal fave is Sawyer but Jack is a close second)) and is superbly written. We care about the characters and what happens to them. That show has so much soul and substance. Everytime I think I'm over it, I'll see another great episode and I'm hooked. Again.

Happy they won the Emmy for best drama.

Can't wait until next week!

Unlikely Dynamic Duos

Jude and Sienna back together again fueling rumors that she really is pregnant. Why else would she take him back? We know he has a major problem and will probably stray again. Regardless, they do make a nice couple and will have cute babies.

























Charlie and Denise back together again. Here's another example of a bad boy trying to reform. Does that really work?

























Mariah Carey and Brittany Murphy? Yes, here they are dancing the night away in London. Quelle bizarre. I can't tell who looks worse. Frightful!


























Gwennie and Lindsay Lohan posing together last week at a fashion show. Does LL really need that much makeup? It looks caked on and it looks like she's had her lips puffed/filled. On the other hand, Gwennie looks natural and very folksy with that hair.

























The most unlikely duo? Jewel and Jessica Simpson? Jewel looks ginormous next to Jessica! Jewel is so much taller and well, thicker for lack of a better word. Jessica makes her look gigantic. Look at the size of Jewel's head!!!!

But they do look kind of cute together. Jewel and her mini-me. Reminds me of Mary-Kate and her giant.

























Thanks to Perez Hilton for this photo.

Poor Kate



By now everyone knows about Kate Moss's bad boy/bad drug habit. It's almost mandatory to report so I will.

First H&M, then Chanel and now Burberry - the fashion houses have dumped her from their advertising campaigns due to the very damning photos which appeared in the U.K.'s Daily Mirror last week.


According to one report, Kate was making a cool $7 million a year from her endorsements.


When did the fashion world think that models doing coke was wrong? Isn't it a given that models do coke to stay oh-so-skinny?



Gawker reports that Anna Wintour, aka The Devil Who Wears Prada, is behind all of this, persuading the fashion world to think ill of Kate. Why does Anna hate Kate?

And now the police are getting involved. Scotland Yard wants to investigate the case and see if Kate can provide details about her supplier (she did have massive amounts of coke with her, allegedly).








At least she looks like she was having a good time and that's all that matters, doesn't it?


Monday, September 19, 2005

Jennifer Aniston loves dirty martinis and Mexican

Jennifer Aniston was the 'special' guest on the season opener of Oprah today. As everyone already knew, Jen stayed with Oprah at her mansion in Montecito last weekend. On the show, Oprah was complaining about how the paparazzi showed up and wouldn't leave them alone. She joked around with Jen that she brought them there and that Oprah was leading a peaceful life before that.

Anyway, Jen never mentioned Brad's name once (or Angelina's).

I hate to admit this but Jen looked fantastic! Perfect faux bronze + perfect makeup. She had her hair highlighted and parted down the middle - blonde but not too blonde. It was blown out straight in the front but wavy (her natural style) in the back. She was wearing a very cool, black, button down shirt (I couldn't tell if it was half-sleeved or if she had the sleeves rolled up), blue jeans, great stiletto boots (to the ankled not to the knee) and a great watch (was that a Cartier?). If anyone knows who designed her clothes, shoes and watch, please let me know. I'd love to know!

Oprah spent a small amount of the billions she has to redesign the studio. It looks good, very showy and even changes colors just like at a rock concert. She had pictures of Jen everywhere including ones from her Vanity Fair article. In fact, a huge picture of Jen made up two huge walls which opened slightly to allow Jen to walk her way to Oprah in the middle.

Again, she looked great. At the beginning of the show, Jen presented Oprah with a gift box which contained two crystal flutes. A waiter appeared with champagne and they toasted to the new studio - kind of lame. Not to Oprah's 20th year on TV , or to her new puppies, or because of her help with Katrina victims (Oprah announced she's giving $10 million) - no just for the studio. Whatever. They both starting drinking and reminisced a little about the weekend they spent together where they drank a lot (Jen brought a few of her closest non-celebrity friends) and of course, Oprah's fave gal pal, Gayle, was in attendance.

Things Jennifer Aniston revealed:
She's looking forward to the unknown;
She loves sunsets and has a photo album from the 'old' house with 10 years' worth of sunset photos;
She wants to date;
She has always wanted children but wouldn't say how many she wants because that's part of the 'unknown' and again, she's looking forward to the unknown (she kept repeating this);
She doesn't sleep much these days (she doesn't know why; um, how about stress????) ;
She wakes up looking forward to things like coffee;
Clive Owen (her co-star) in Derailed is a good kisser; and
She didn't hook up with Vince (but those exact words never came out of her mouth; Oprah asked her directly, 'did you make out with Vince?', and Jen never answered; I'm sure she made out with him while filming the movie so if she said no, then you know she'd be lying).

Oprah didn't like the movie because she doesn't like psychological thrillers (they screened the movie the weekend they had their 'slumber party.' Oprah said she didn't want to watch all of it and needed the movie to be over and for someone to just tell her what happens because she couldn't take it anymore).

Jen was only on for one-third of the show or about 20 minutes. Before she left, she also admitted that her favorite pig-out food is Mexican and that her favorite drink is a dirty martini (love those too!). Oprah did a 'shout out' and told the audience that they should all have a dirty martini weekend but I'm certain she just meant Jen and Oprah.

Box Office Results - Just Like Heaven

So Just Like Heaven was #1 (as we predicted) this past weekend but made substantially less than what we had estimated and below studio estimates (it hasn't been a good year for Dreamworks). The movie received mixed reviews with most reviews on the unflattering side but with some positive comments for Reese and Mark.

1. Just Like Heaven - $16.5 million (weak opening for Reese)
2. Exorcisim of Emily Rose - $15.3 million (continued solid results in week 2)
3. Lord of War - $9.2 million (strong debut)
4. 40-Year-Old Virgin $5.8 million (nearing the $100 million mark)
5. Cry Wolf - $4.6 million

More Fashion from the Emmy's



Mischa Barton looks great. She's blonder than usual which suits her and the nude-colored dress is very flattering. Go Mischa.























Oh no, Sandra Oh. What were you thinking? The dress is too little Bo-Peep. The bow does nothing for you. And you're so thin that your head looks enormous! Why did you break up with Alexander Payne? You were such a cute couple. Nonetheless, you were great in Sideways and I like your show, Grey's Anatomy. Please hire a stylist.


















Paula Abdul has had a makeover. She has definitely had some work done. I really think she had fat-grafting done (fat from your tummy or derriere is injected into your face for a more youthful look) because her features are softer than usual. Plus, she's dressing a little better than she ever has - not 100% better - but anything would be an improvement given some of her major fashion faux pas.

Plus, I think she showed up with a hottie who didn't look as young as Corey Clark. Good for you Paula.













Portia Di Rossi does not look good. Her dress is awful - the color is terrible and the front flattens her. That birds' nest of a hair do is horrific. Comb that down, please.





















Lauren Graham is pretty. I wish she could find a great guy. She dated Matthew Perry once but they didn't last; he's a player. She looks great in red even against the red carpet. But she's a Winter (pale skin, dark hair), so reds are always flattering for Winters.



















Maggie Grace from Lost is soo pretty. She's soo lucky too. Tall, thin, blonde and on a hit TV show (Lost won for best drama) and she's only 21! Sigh. Lucky!








Adrian, Oh Adrian


Two words: Adrian Grenier.
Adrian, why are you so hot?
And more importantly, why
aren't you here with me? Sigh.





Adrian looked adorable last night.
Best dressed male!









Still looking cute.






Very cute.

Emmy Awards - Fashion Roundup

Ahh, the Emmy Awards. The best part of the show? The Arrivals! Here's the fashion roundup.


The Desperate Housewives of ABC.

Marcia Cross. She didn't win an Emmy but she looks fantastic! Green works so well for redheads (just ask Julianne Moore).
I think Marcia was the best-dressed Desperate Housewife. She looks very pretty and I have to say that I thought she was hilarious as the first guest on Marth Stewart's new show.
She's on the best-dressed list.


















Teri Hatcher, the most over-rated Desperate Housewife. I'm sooo glad that she didn't win. Her dress is nice but it looks crooked and her updo doesn't work well with that dress and all that bling. Sorry Teri, your look wasn't 'spectacular.'



















Felicity Huffman is a winner! Nice people do win! She looks pretty in pink although her dress is not the most flattering style. But I do like her and I'm happy she won; she deserves it.





















Little Miss Heartbreaker, Eva Longoria. She looks nice but it's not a 'wow' look. The Egyptian Cleopatra collar is different but nothing amazing.



















Debra Messing of Will & Grace. I don't like her dress. The color isn't flattering and the front design is just weird. It doesn't go well with the twisted knot at her waist. Not a winning look.





















The always stunning Halle Berry. Wow! She looks great but when doesn't she? I will say though that her dress is like a copy of Teri Hatcher's dress from last year's Emmy's (remember that Donna Karan dress?). This dress looks a lot like it. But Halle looks great. I'd say she was one of the best-dressed last night.

















Jennifer Garner looks adorable even though she's carrying the spawn of Ben Affleck who was MIA. Jen is cute and is borrowing from Catherine Zeta-Jones when she was pregnant; she wore a similar dress to the Oscars.


















Charlize Theron is gorgeous but this dress doesn't work. First of all, black is boring. She's thin; she doesn't need to hide behind black. Second, the dress is too short. Third, she looks weird as do
her legs; I think it's because she's not orange like she usually is; guess the faux tan is over. Fourth, weird wide shoes do nothing for her.

















Evangeline Lilly is pretty but she needs to get out of her safety zone. This is the second time she's worn black to an event. You're on Lost! You don't get to dress up! Wear some color! The dress is nice but it doesn't really do anything for you!



















Cynthia Nixon looks great as a blonde. She's a natural blonde but had been
dying her hair red because Sarah Jessica Parker wanted to be the
blonde bombshell. But Cynthia looks nice.