Wednesday, July 1, 2009
Big Screen
11:52PM Richard Lawson | [Tina Fey having her shoes put on for her on the New York set of "Date Night"; image via INF]
“Just Be Glad You’re Not The Bathroom Assistant.”
Flotsam & Jetsam
Which Actor Brothers Secretly Hate Each Other?
11:48PM Richard Lawson | Just one lone item today, about two actor brothers who are are in a secret, nasty career feud. More »
Flotsam & Jetsam
Meghan McCain Gets What She Wants And She Wants Hillary Duff
10:12PM the cajun boy | Meghan McCain demands the “really hot” Hillary Duff to play her in the movie about her life, Lindsay Lohan is paid big bucks to party, Farrah is laid to rest, Michael Jackson’s photographer speaks and Courtney Love suffers from malnutrition. More »
Big Screen
Why Did Sony Kill The Pitt/Soderbergh Film Adaptation Of Moneyball?
3:54PM the cajun boy | Last week Sony killed Moneyball, the Steven Soderbergh-directed $US58-million baseball film starring Brad Pitt based on Michael Lewis’ book about former Oakland A’s GM Billy Beane, just five days before filming was set to start. So what the hell happened? More »
Small Screen
The Revenge Of The ‘Man On The Street’ TV Reporter
1:31PM the cajun boy | Pity the poor reporter dispatched to the Vegas strip to get “man on the street” reactions from drunk tourists on the death of Michael Jackson. Steve Ryan of “ABC13 Action News” was one such reporter, and he struck back hard. More »
Music
12:20PM Jess McGuire | The fabulous Dolly Parton has just popped a video online where she pays tribute to Michael Jackson. And then tells us, her devoted fans, that she loves us. It is short but wonderful viewing. More »
Dolly Parton Pays Tribute To Michael Jackson
12:20PM Jess McGuire | The fabulous Dolly Parton has just popped a video online where she pays tribute to Michael Jackson. And then tells us, her devoted fans, that she loves us. It is short but wonderful viewing. More »
Print
Quincy Jones Will Not Let Vibe Die
11:20AM the cajun boy | Earlier today we learned that the American music mag Vibe Magazine was folding. Now Vibe founder Quincy Jones is distraught over the news and determined to save the magazine. How? “I’m'a take it online because print and all that stuff is over.” More »
Small Screen
11:00AM Jess McGuire | Friday was not the greatest day of Richard Wilkins’ career as an “entertainment guru”. After breaking the news to the nation that both Farrah Fawcett and Michael Jackson had passed away, it seems Richard needed something more to talk about in order to pad out the extra three hours of airtime Channel Nine gave him with their extended Today coverage of the Grim Reaper’s rampage through the world of showbiz. More »
Jeff Goldblum And Stephen Colbert Unite To Mock Richard Wilkins
11:00AM Jess McGuire | Friday was not the greatest day of Richard Wilkins’ career as an “entertainment guru”. After breaking the news to the nation that both Farrah Fawcett and Michael Jackson had passed away, it seems Richard needed something more to talk about in order to pad out the extra three hours of airtime Channel Nine gave him with their extended Today coverage of the Grim Reaper’s rampage through the world of showbiz. More »
Flotsam & Jetsam
9:17AM Jess McGuire | Today’s Clip Of The Day isn’t anything funny, it’s just a nice clip for a tune I really like. And after two weeks of dodgy internet connection (now fixed, hurrah!), temperamental computer (hopefully fixed, praise be!), and broken email (still a bit stuffed, sadly) it has proven itself to be quite a comforting little track indeed. More »
YouTube Clip Of The Day
9:17AM Jess McGuire | Today’s Clip Of The Day isn’t anything funny, it’s just a nice clip for a tune I really like. And after two weeks of dodgy internet connection (now fixed, hurrah!), temperamental computer (hopefully fixed, praise be!), and broken email (still a bit stuffed, sadly) it has proven itself to be quite a comforting little track indeed. More »
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