Saturday, March 22, 2008
Shia On His First Time
10:29AM Seth | In this new Indy featurette, Shia LaBeouf recalls the tingles he felt the first time Harrison Ford wrapped his arms tightly around his waist, nuzzled in close, and the two embarked on the ride of a lifetime. [IndianaJones.com] Some people, however, would be just as happy to spoon with a horse. [Craigslist] Good news: They want you to pose shirtless for the cover of a magazine, Jamie Lee Curtis! Bad news: It’s AARP’s. [CNN] Ninja exclusive: First look at Snake Eyes from the G.I. Joe movie. [superherohype.com] Christian Siriano will be representing Access Hollywood on the Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards orange carpet, where he’ll be turning your children gay. [Access Hollywood] Where in the world is Defamer editor-at-large Mark Lisanti, you might be wondering? Possibly winning…A NEW CAR!!! [Lisanti Quarterly] And in case you thought you were being paranoid: No. The Easter Bunny really does hate you. [YouTube] More »
Macy’s Enlists Mariah, Martha, And Donald’s Combover To Push Products
9:58AM Molly Friedman | We’ve quite enjoyed Macy’s new marketing campaign in which they put together their design “stars” in fast-paced montages jam-packed with one-liners from the likes of The Donald, Martha Stewart and Jessica Simpson, who’s fully come to terms with her dumb blonde schtick by agreeing to pretend she just can’t figure out how to open the darn door to Macy’s while schlepping boxes of her stripper shoes. But the latest spot has us confused. Featuring Mariah Carey (she has a fragrance, unlike any other celebrity we know!), Carlos Santana (highly respected shoe designer and sometimes musician!), Donald and Martha, the commercial’s theme appears to be the way in which consumer goods can inspire…quasi-rhythmical snippets on Santana’s legendary guitar? More »
Alarmed Celebrity News Trendspotter Nikki Finke Puts the ‘AP’ in ‘Apocalypse’
9:27AM Defamer Hollywood | We’re stocking up on bottled water and canned goods around Defamer HQ today, where even our shameless pop-culture pathologies can’t process devastating reports that the venerable Associated Press is launching a standalone entertainment news organisation. The equally tormented Nikki Finke, whose giddiness at yesterday’s fall of PageSix.com was mitigated only slightly by the firings it would require, crashed back to Earth today with an internal memo clearly foreshadowing — via a Q&A with new “Director of Entertainment Content” Daniel Becker — the violent demise of newsgathering as we know it: More »
Oprah On Her Dog’s Fatal Accident: ‘If I Had Only Known Doggie Heimlich’
9:15AM Seth | Mmmmm….dirrrrrrrt sannnnndwich. Each week, Defamer videogetarian Molly McAleer plucks just the ripest, juiciest morsels from the tabloid TV landscape, slices them finely, then stacks them carefully on artisanal all-grain bread smeared in a Tuscan olive tapanade for a satisfying meal unto itself. This week: an impressionable Abigail Breslin recalls her Spartan co-star’s toilet-mouth; TMZ has a good laugh at serious skin conditions and near-fatal animal attacks; Gary Busey pep-talks the terminal cancer right out of Patrick Swayze; and Oprah’s dog chokes to death on a ball. Enjoy! More »
All The Excitement And Thrill Of Watching Keith Urban Perform Puts Nicole Kidman Right To Sleep
7:51AM Molly Friedman | Looks like Nicole Kidman should take notes from fellow country crooner wife Faith Hill when it comes to groupie love. At a Keith Urban concert in Australia two nights ago, underwhelmed Nic didn’t hide any signs of boredom from her VIP seat. There was yawning, there were eyelids dangerously close to shutting down, and even a not-so-subtle glance at her watch just to check how much long she’d have to slouch through Urban’s self-proclaimed “awe-inspiring prowess as a guitar player with lightning dexterity.” More pictures of Kidman’s enthusiastic attendance after the jump, plus our suggestions for how to redeem herself next time: More »
BFFs Cameron Diaz And Drew Barrymore Hit The Roller Derby
7:22AM Seth | PrivacyWatch celebrity sightings are submitted by our readers, and are posted several times a week, so send them in often–the fate of the universe relies upon it! Submit yours to tips[AT]defamer.com (please put “sighting” or “PrivacyWatch” in the subject line so we don’t lose them) and tell everyone about the time you saw Stephen Hawking flirting shamelessly with a restaurant hostess in Pasadena. More »
Tyler Perry Merely Capitalizing On Our Basic Human Need To Laugh At A Grown Man In Dress
6:50AM Defamer Hollywood | We admit not devoting much thought to the sensation that is Tyler Perry’s Madea franchise (Diary of a Mad Black Woman, Madea’s Family Reunion, and this week’s Meet the Browns among others) beyond the actor-writer-director’s garish drag stylings and Lionsgate’s savvy in attracting one of moviegoing’s most underserved audiences back to theatres every couple years. Thank God for Salon’s James Hannaham, who today breaks down the Perry phenomenon for the controversial throwbacks to minstrelsy, misogyny and all-around insensitivity old Madea may actually represent: More »
‘Buffy’ Cast Reunion Proves Starring In A Decade-Old Hit Does Not A Glamourous Future Make
6:12AM Molly Friedman | Back in 1997, two wondrous events occurred: Joss Whedon surprised the television world by managing to remake the classic Buffy The Vampire Slayer into an incredibly watchable, witty, addictive TV show, receiving critical praise and an instant loyal fan base, despite a relatively unknown cast. Secondly, Sarah Michelle Gellar’s career skyrocketed from ugly duckling soap star to teen idol in a matter of weeks. Girls wanted to be her and get in the sack with Xander, and guys just wanted her to karate kick the shit out of them. And now, 11 years later, the entire team (well, minus wise ol’ Giles, David Boreanaz, and star in her own right these days Alyson Hannigan) reunited yesterday at the Paley Centre to the joy of all Buffyverse inhabitants. And my how things have changed: they’ve got jobs! And new hairstyles! Pictures from the smiley reunion, plus details on the vampire-fighting clan’s future plans, after the jump. More »
Let Barbara Walters Throw You Some Holla
5:42AM Seth | Because Friday is typically our day to let out a little workweek steam by offering up material just a little more frivolous than the hard news we churn out Monday through Thursday, we offer you this delightful mashup by Defamer videotrix Molly “The Bride of Spindenstein” McAleer. In it, Barbara Walters bids a fond farewell to the shores of her sanity, and sets sail on a large Viking barge for the fabled realm of Dementia: And it’s all to a hip-hop beat. Enjoy, everyone! Happy Friday! And Happy Easter! More »
