brittany murphy
Flotsam & Jetsam
Everyone In Showbiz Needs A New Agent, Except Joy Behar
1:32AM Richard Lawson | It’s kind of a sad news day for some. Mostly for actors who never quite took off the way some had hoped. But it’s also good news for fans of Amy Poehler and Joy Behar. They’re doing just fine. More »
Flotsam & Jetsam
Ralph Fiennes Will Look After You When You Die
1:18AM Richard Lawson | David O. Russell continues to work, Ralph Fiennes plays evil so well, Virginia Madsen: champion of ski jumpers! Eastbound & Down will pitch again, and crazy Brittany Murphy joins a crazy movie. More »
Small Screen
Brittany Murphy’s Sudden Irish Accent: Drinking Or Nerves?
10:16PM Ryan Tate | Brittany Murphy clearly threw Craig Ferguson off last night on the Late Late Show: Why was an actress raised in New Jersey speaking in an Irish accent? And why was she acting so loopy? More »
Like, This Is So Totally Embarrassing: Our Top Five Classic ‘Valley Girls’
8:30AM Molly Friedman | As THR reported recently, MGM is planning a musical remake of the cult classic Valley Girl, which became the epitome of everything the magical land of acrylic nails and gum chewing addictions stood for in the early `80s. However, the remake is ruffling the feathers of many an industry insider, mainly because the brains behind this project are less interested in revisiting the infamous twang and mall headquarters associated with girls from the Valley, a group the film arguably captured better than any successor. Instead, the epic soundtrack will serve as the reincarnation’s primary subject. But whether or not the idea tanks, we’re just happy to have the chance to round up our five favourite on-screen Valley Girls to ever gag us with a spoon: More »
Trade Roundup: Jon Stewart Risks Wrath Of Boss Redstone By Abandoning Hosting Gig
9:15AM Mark | · Following through on its threats to abandon the traditional TV development system, NBC picks up Kath & Kim* straight to series with a six episode order, bypassing the wasteful, “let’s see if this actually works when we try and shoot it” pilot phase. (*In fairness, this is a Pre-Proven Foreign Hit, so domestic success is virtually guaranteed.) [Variety] · Brittany Murphy CareerWatch: the actress signs on for the indie Across the Hall, and is considering a chance to replace thrice-rehabbed insurance nightmare Lindsay Lohan in the troubled Poor Things. [THR] · Casey Affleck is cast in the yet-to-be-scripted adaptation of Tom Epperson’s period noir drama The Kind One, in which he’ll play the most adorable (pinch his cheeks! Jump on his face!) amnesiac who makes the mistake of falling in love with a sadistic killer’s girlfriend Hollywood has ever seen. [Variety] More »
