susan sarandon

Is ‘The Greatest’ Destined For Greatness?

2:00AM STV | Susan Sarandon and Pierce Brosnan’s The Greatest screened twice over the weekend at Sundance, and however overcooked the dead-son weepie feels, we can’t argue with multiple standing ovations. More »

‘Whiner’ Hillary Clinton Is One Role Susan Sarandon Would Prefer Not To Touch-A

9:05AM Defamer Hollywood | For most actresses, a complicated role like Hillary Clinton (or even Sarah Palin!) would be catnip — but not to Oscar winner Susan Sarandon. In an interview with The Advocate, Sarandon is asked for her thoughts on a Hillary Clinton biopic, and suffice it to say, the longtime liberal activist/trail mix smuggler doesn’t mince words on the subject: More »

7:35AM STV | Sarandon’s Trail (Mix) of Terror: Scurrilous pinko firebrand Susan Sarandon was reportedly implicated over the weekend in a sweep by authoriities at the All Points West music and arts festival in Jersey City, N.J. A witness on the scene at Liberty State Park described the Academy Award-winning actress as being on line treacherously laying in wait with husband and accomplice Tim Robbins when — and we quote — “security guards confiscat[ed] trail mix from [her] purse while she waited in the VIP line.” Sarandon was said to have then escaped with Robbins into the maw of the crowd, which closed in solidarity behind her as headliner Jack Johnson strummed a mellow plea for her pursuers to let her go. She remains at large, travelling between New York and LA; you are urged to notify police immediately if you see her and/or her trail mix in public. [NYP] More »

Emmy Nomination Hell! 10 Plots and Subplots to Watch After Today’s Big Announcements

1:10AM Defamer Hollywood | The world awoke this morning to the chirping of little birds resembling Kristin Chenoweth and Neil Patrick Harris, perched at a podium in the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, announcing nominations for the 60th Emmy Awards. While most rolled over and tried to get back to sleep, we sat bolt upright as usual and sprinted to the window, our furious note-taking chronicling a few snubs, surprises and plenty of the conventional wisdom we’ve come to expect from the annual ritual. More »

Susan Sarandon: Drugs Are Bad, But Man Did I Love ‘Em

3:00AM Molly Friedman | Another day, another reason to adore Cougar Queen Susan Sarandon. Sure, these quasi-shocking revelations about one of Hollywood’s most respected actresses are intelligently being released just as her next film Speed Racer guns for a second place B.O. finish, but if we thought the 61-year old’s new tattoo was cause for celebration, consider her recent discussion involving How To Talk To Your Kids About Drugs: Sarandon admits she took plenty of drugs during her time in 1970s Hollywood, and isn’t afraid to share her experiences with the teenagers. “When they were pretty young, Miles said, ‘Did you do crack?’ and I had to explain, ‘No, they didn’t have crack in those days.” More »

Susan Sarandon Finds Fountain Of Youth In Local Tattoo Parlor

5:55AM Molly Friedman | Ever since our first viewing of the Rocky Horror Picture Show, we have adored and idolized Susan Sarandon as both an actress and an icon. And her recent decision to get the mature woman’s version of a tramp stamp on her upper back only serves to heighten our girl crush. Despite being located on her back, the tattoo in question is far from trampy: Sarandon decided to intertwine the first letters of each of her three children’s names in sky blue script. As for her reasoning behind the spontaneous ink, “Why not? I turned 60 and after a while you think, ‘Well I’ve only got my body for a few more years anyway’.” A closer look at the new tat, and why Susan chose body art over “that burn victim” look other stars go mad for these days, after the jump. More »

‘Lovely Bones’ Shuts Down Over Creative Afterlife Differences

9:15AM Seth | It was Ryan Gosling who was originally blamed for being the temperamental artiste gumming up the works on the set of Peter Jackson’s The Lovely Bones, but recent mumblings suggest it is the exacting director who is proving to be his own worst enemy: Production has reportedly temporarily shut down as Jackson battles with his art director over how to best depict the movie’s version of Heaven. On top of that, Susan Sarandon has grumbled on the Speed Racer red carpet about how she was instructed to play her character. From Flicks.co.nz: There’s trouble in paradise. Our spies have reported that Peter Jackson’s The Lovely Bones has ceased filming due to a rift between the big man and his art director over the best way to depict Heaven. [...] More »

Paris Hilton Hires Buddhist ‘Guru’ As New Shopping Buddy

3:00AM Molly Friedman | If any of you had the fortune of seeing Susan Sarandon and Ralph Fiennes in HBO’s latest TV movie Bernard and Doris, you may remember the tobacco heiress’s inexplicable desire to adopt a hare krishna healer. And now, following in the aristocratic footsteps of her idolized lady-who-lunch predecessors, Paris Hilton has decided to add a Buddhist monk “guru” to her ever-changing collection of confusing, flamboyant accessories. The gray-bearded, orange-robed monk has now replaced her standard arm candy of dogs, D-list actors and purses emblazoned with her own visage on them. But is Paris genuinely interested in learning the ways of the Dalai Lama, or is she eerily mirroring Duke’s descent into madness? More »