More belles with puppies

Kirsten Dunst posing with a cat.
Emmy Rossum playing with her pet pooch Sugar at Harmony Lane.
Diablo Cody with her dog Barnabas.
Maggie and a black cat.
Magan Fox and a brown cat.
Cintia Dicker and a teddy-bear.

Zooey Deschanel's rhythm

Zooey Deschanel on 2nd August - Newport Folk Festival.

Zooey Deschanel on 10th August - Virgin Mobile Festival: Day 2.

Maggie Gyllenhaal, Zooey and Jason Schwartzman - IFP Independent Spirit Awards, February 2004.
Zooey Deschanel with umbrella.Tobey Maguire with umbrella.

My new tv crush

Kevin Connolly is my new tv crush, he was naïvely funny as Ryan Malloy in "Unhappily Ever After", Ryan Gosling's friend Fin in "The notebook", Steve Maguire in "John Q." hospital drama and one of the main characters in "Entourage" series as Eric Murphy, the most reliable guy of the bunch.
In real life Kevin is good friends with Leonardo DiCaprio and Tobey Maguire. Since I've come back to watching tv, "Entourage" is one of the few shows I've followed and my crush towards Kevin has developed fully because he cracks me up everytime he has his tough banter with his friend Vincent's pretentious manager Ari Gold (Jeremy Piven, nominated to one Emmy as well as "Entourage"). John Koch, "Entourage"s creator explained that he didn't know when Ari's famous "let's hug it out bitch" motto was originated. The line is, in fact, something Jeremy Piven made up.

Simon Pegg off "Inglorious Bastards"

"Simon Pegg today revealed that he will no longer be appearing in Quentin Tarantino’s Inglorious Bastards.

“I won’t be appearing in QT’s forthcoming Inglorious Bastards due to insurmountable scheduling difficulties. We really tried to make it work but in the end, it just was not possible without severe ramifications elsewhere.”

However, there is some good news in the Pegg department. His next film with onscreen partner Nick Frost, entitled Paul, will be directed by Superbad director Greg Mottola".

From Empire:

"Details on the script are minimal at the moment, but it is known that the story concerns the pair taking a road trip across America and, as Jessica Hynes let slip in our Comic-Con video diaries, the story will start at San Diego Comic-Con".

Source: filmonic.com

2008 Emmy Nominees

"Snotty, condescending Katherine Heigl should be happy, being that not only was she left off the nominations list, but that her show "Grey's Anatomy" wasn't nominated for a Best Drama award. However, everybody's favorite nonsense show "Lost" certainly was, along with the ridiculously overrated "Boston Legal." Also on the list are "Dexter," "House," "Damages" and "Mad Men," which received a whopping 16 nominations. The last two are the very first cable series' nominated for Best Drama.The Comedy Series Emmy is bound to be a tough one, with NBC's two funniest shows ("The Office" and "30 Rock") going head to head for the award, which "Entourage" and "Curb Your Enthusiasm" are up for as well. Best Actress in a Comedy should either go to Mary-Louise Parker for the highly potent "Weeds" or "30 Rock"'s Tina Fey, comedy's reigning queen. Props to Julia Louis-Dreyfus for a nomination, but her time for awards passed with "Seinfeld." In a first for the decades-old it's-good-it's-bad-it's-good-again "Saturday Night Live," someone has been nominated as Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy - and that somebody is blonde firecracker Amy Poehler. Poehler's husband, funnyman Will Arnett was also nominated for an award - Best Guest Actor in a Comedy series. He joins Rip Torn, Steve Buscemi and Tim Conway (all for "30 Rock") on the list, as well as Shelley Berman of "Curb Your Enthusiasm."

The 2008 Emmy Awards will take place Sept. 21 in Los Angeles.

LIST OF NOMINEES:

DRAMA SERIES:
"Boston Legal," ABC
"Damages," FX
"Dexter," Showtime
"House," Fox
"Lost," ABC
"Mad Men," AMC

COMEDY SERIES:
"Curb Your Enthusiasm," HBO
"Entourage," HBO
"The Office," NBC
"30 Rock," NBC
"Two and a Half Men," CBS

ACTOR, DRAMA SERIES:
Gabriel Byrne, "In Treatment"
Bryan Cranston, "Breaking Bad"
Michael C. Hall, "Dexter"
Jon Hamm, "Mad Men"
Hugh Laurie, "House"
James Spader, "Boston Legal"

ACTRESS, DRAMA SERIES:
Glenn Close, "Damages"
Sally Field, "Brothers and Sisters"
Mariska Hargitay, "Law and Order: Special Victims Unit"
Holly Hunter, "Saving Grace"
Kyra Sedgwick, "The Closer"

ACTRESS, COMEDY SERIES:
Christina Applegate, "Samantha Who?"
America Ferrera, "Ugly Betty"
Tina Fey, "30 Rock"
Julia Louis-Dreyfus, "New Adventures of Old Christine"
Mary-Louise Parker, "Weeds"

ACTOR, COMEDY SERIES:
Alec Baldwin, "30 Rock"
Steve Carell, "The Office"
Lee Pace, "Pushing Daisies"
Tony Shalhoub, "Monk"
Charlie Sheen, "Two and a Half Men"

SUPPORTING ACTOR, COMEDY SERIES:
Jon Cryer, "Two and a Half Men"
Kevin Dillon, "Entourage"
Neil Patrick Harris, "How I Met Your Mother"
Jeremy Piven, "Entourage"
Rainn Wilson, "The Office"

SUPPORTING ACTOR, DRAMA SERIES:
Ted Danson, "Damages"
Michael Emerson, "Lost"
Zeljko Ivanek, "Damages"
William Shatner, "Boston Legal"
John Slattery, "Mad Men"

SUPPORTING ACTRESS, DRAMA SERIES:
Candice Bergen, "Boston Legal"
Rachel Griffiths, "Brothers and Sisters"
Sandra Oh, "Grey's Anatomy"
Dianne Wiest, "In Treatment"
Chandra Wilson, "Grey's Anatomy"

SUPPORTING ACTRESS, COMEDY SERIES:
Kristin Chenoweth, "Pushing Daisies"
Amy Poehler, "Saturday Night Live"
Jean Smart, "Samantha Who?
Holland Taylor, "Two and a Half Men"
Vanessa Williams, "Ugly Betty"

Source: www.craveonline.com

Superheroines

"While her dialogue was clunky, and she seems to be the only non-floozy female in Gotham City, I found Rachel Dawes to be a very reassuring presence in The Dark Knight. There were opportunities galore to sex her up, and flake away her brains, but Christopher Nolan didn't take it. Instead, she's a capable career woman, who dresses smartly (love that blue dress of hers), and holds her own against Bruce Wayne and Harvey Dent. I can see why both men love her, because frankly, I kind of do too. As the brainy girl oft passed up for the flashier model, I like that the smart girl gets the studliest guys in Gotham – and isn't dependent on either one of them. (Someone will knock me here for judging Dawes by her attractiveness to men, but perhaps I can temper it by saying that I especially admire Dawes' emotional fortitude in her darkest hour?)
And maybe I can further temper the "studly" remark by my commendation of Virginia "Pepper" Potts in Iron Man. I love that she so coolly resisted the suave charms of Tony Stark. She had a few wobbly moments in the middle of the film, but hey, not every personal assistant can handle corporate espionage and her boss in a robot suit. Plus her verbal volley towards Stark's "Remember that night?" made up for it. She could have easily hopped into bed with him at any point of the movie – investigative journalists did, with nary a care – but Potts knew she deserved better.
But the prize for the most kickass female of summer belongs to a little iPod lookalike named EVE. She's rebellious (her free flight after being dropped off on Earth speaks volumes), she packs firepower, and she takes her directive so seriously that no boy, not even one as cute and attentive as WALL-E, can dissuade her. There was something vaguely Princess Leia-like about her that I couldn't put my finger on – maybe it was her coloring, maybe it was her blaster, but when she proved to be a co-savior of Earth, I wasn't surprised. Frankly, the emotion tucked into her repeated "Plant!" packed more punch than most of the lines given to any of summer's love interests. Way to go EVE – it's a sad state of affairs when you're more complex and interesting than half your human counterparts. Let's hope Summer 2009 fares better in this regard. (I'm looking at you, Terminator: Salvation, Star Trek, and X-Men Origins: Wolverine. Don't let me down. Give me someone to rival Elizabeth Swann, at least.)

That concludes my scorecard on the girls of summer.
There's two I left off because I haven't seen the films yet andthat's Liv Tyler as the latest Betty Ross in The Incredible Hulk, and Selma Blair's Liz Sherman in Hellboy II: The Golden Army. So please, tell me where you think they should rank!
Source: www.cinematical.com

"Iron Man" Deleted Scene

"At one point, after telling Pepper to cue up the fireworks, Stark takes two girls up to a pimped-out room for a little ... company. On their way up to the room, they pick up a third girl and away we go. Sure, I understand why the scene existed (in order to get Stark, the socialite, from Cali to the Middle East so that Stark, the superhero, could take care of some business), but I also see why it was left on the cutting room floor. Too much playing, too much suave ... too much period. But what do you think?

Iron Man arrives on DVD this September 30".
Source: www.cinematical.com

Nick & Norah's Widget

Nick and Norah's Book Contest

"Score points by recruiting new members to your club and correctly answering quiz questions. The first club to reach certain select point levels wins prizes, so get started now!

Organize the club that scores the most points by the end of the contest and you personally could win a Sony VAIO® Notebook PC, Sony Reader Digital Book, Rolly™ Sound Entertainment Player, a copy of Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist movie tie-in book signed by the authors, a code redeemable for book(s) from the The eBook Store from Sony, a Guy and Eva E-Gift Card and more!

Other Prizes Include:

Dickies Clothing
Urban Decay Cosmetics
TEGO Skin E-Gift cards from MyTego.com
Fox Socks
Baskin Robbins Gift Checks
Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist Merchandise
And more!

Source: www.sonypictures.com

Michael Cera likes Weezer

"I'm playing "Alone: The Home Recordings of Rivers Cuomo." Rather, the album is playing me. It is ear-fucking the shit out of me. If I listen to "Blast Off" one more time, my neighbors might call the fuzz.Like most Gen Y-types, I've been enjoying this man's pop confections since I was basically a kid. I was surprised/tickled last year when Michael Cera, then 18, asked me "Do you like Weezer?" I was like, "Of COURSE I like Weezer! I was 15 when the Blue Album came out! They were mine first! Seriously, I should be trying to turn you on to Weezer." Blew my mind.

It's really cool that the Weez now have a second wave of teenage fans who consider the music theirs. I mean, it is theirs. But you know what I mean. This must be how my parents felt when I ran downstairs reeking of Spiritual Sky incense and announced that I'd discovered an incredible band called the Doors.

Anyway, I love, love, love this record. I can't even choose a favorite song. Lyrically, Cuomo has this amazing ability to sound totally idiotic and profound at the same time. I choose to interpret that as emotional genius. Your call".
Source: Diablo Cody at Blog.myspace.com

MICHAEL CERA ("Buddy Holly" by Rivers Cuomo) VIDEO:

Shiny Selma Blair

Selma Blair with Jake in "The Good Girl" Hollywood Premiere.
"Selma Blair was spotted in this trashtastic blue get up on the set of Kath and Kim the other day with some cozy slippers and James Frey's Bright Shiny Morning perhaps to read between takes. Selma told us she gained over 20 pounds to play the role and although she still looks fabulous, we can expect Selma to keep growing out of her clothes and more into her character. She said she loves playing and figuring out her new role as Kim. Selma's also spending her days on the set giggling with her co-stars, Mikey Day and Molly Shannon. Sounds like the energy on this show is amazing and if Selma's outfits are any indication of the over the top character she'll be playing then it's just more of a reason to watch the show next month."
Source: popsugar.com

Sunshine and Thunder

"Downey hopes the action superhero film “Iron Man”, set for release in May, will be the first of a series. “It’s funny,” he says. “If things had been a little bit different, if an opportunity like this had arisen when I was younger, I might have felt daunted by the possibility of doing three of them and having to stay in shape for 10 years. There are so many ways that a guy can hinder his career, and none of them are subtle. My hindrances were pretty clear”.

Until he was 8 years old, Downey knew he might, in fact, be a superhero. But, “It was beaten out of me.And then I turned 42, and I’m finally doing this movie.”The actor’s maverick filmmaker father, Robert Downey Sr., once cast his son, then 5, as a puppy. Upon hearing of his son’s “Iron Man” coup, Downey Sr. remarked, “God, the last time I heard you this excited was when you were screen-tested for ‘Chaplin.’” Which was in 1991.

The younger Downey is deeply proud of his father’s films (”Putney Swope,” “Greaser’s Palace”) and feels greatly influenced by the elder’s boldness as a social critic. “My dad was always outside the fray,” he says. “He’s always been a bit of a weirdo. But after all is said and done, I am just really grateful that I was born into a family that put their art first. The downside is that when you put your art first, it doesn’t always pan out so well.”

Even now that he’s middle-aged, Downey Jr. can identify with the characters in “Little Miss Sunshine.”"When I see that dysfunctional family, demonstrating to us how we can all be OK, I kind of feel like it’s a triumph for weirdos,” he says. Not that he’s ready to embrace any outre status. Downey is proud of his current mainstream appeal in Hollywood, and that includes not only “Iron Man” but also “Tropic Thunder”.

”Now I’m looking at these three posters,” he points out. “And one says Ben Stiller, the other says Jack Black, the other says Robert Downey Jr. And I’m just going, "Wow, it’s just so nice to be in the game". Source: reelsuave.com

"It's a very busy weekend at the movies, with three movies in wide release, and several more hoping to grab your dollars on a more limited basis. This is one of the last hurrahs for summer, and certainly, in terms of movies with tremendous financial potential, it's the last big weekend for at least a month.

Probably the most notable new release is Tropic Thunder, the new comedy co-written and directed by Ben Stiller, who also stars opposite Jack Black and Robert Downey Jr. They play three of Hollywood's biggest actors whose war movie comes apart at the seams when the fake war they're fighting becomes a real war they don't know they're fighting".

Source: www.getthebigpicture.net

Jennifers' Body first review

"we've got another "first ever" review today - this time a look at the horror-comedy JENNIFER'S BODY. Starring Megan Fox with a script by JUNO Oscar-winner Diablo Cody. It was meant as an homage to films like EVIL DEAD but was it successful? "That Chilean Kid" caught a screening of the film (he was told they were the "first outside the studio" to see it) and shares with us his thoughts (some mild spoilers ahead).

Okay so in my respective city they had screening for a movie and my friends got some tickets for it. It said "dark horror comedy with Megan Fox." Nonetheless not only *SPOILER ALERT* did we not see her topless but the movie was indeed quite awful.

First the story is about two girls who have been glorious friends since they played in the sandbox and Jennifer (Megan Fox) is the preppy school cheerleader who all the girls wants to be and all the boys want. Needy (Amanda Seyfried... the girl from MEAN GIRLS who coul tell the weather with her boobs) is the social outcast. Not to give away much but one night something bad happens and Jennifer becomes a monster thing that eats boys. And Needy becomes the hero who tries to stop her.

So far, nothing special. The opening scene opens up with some light JUNO-ish music and for a split second I think that it's Juno narrating, what with quick quips and a sarcastic tone. Everything moves very much like JUNO and in fact most of the cast from JUNO is back. J.K. Simmons is back in a delightfully funny role as a teacher with a hook for a hands and the haircut of a crazy person. Juno's mother is back as another mother and even the Asian girl from outside the abortion clinic scene is back for just one scene again. Why you can even see Diablo Cody as a bartender if you look close.Everything is moving until Fox comes back and is drenched in blood and everything switches gears to horror. At first it is kind of interesting until Fox pukes up black goo or as Needy says "pure evil." I for one saw it as the fall point of the film. The entire audience took it in for a few minutes then just laughed their heads off at what was supposed to be a scary scene. From there Needy freaks out, Jennifer runs, and we switch into drama mode of Needy crying and freaking out. Then back at highschool its JUNO mode. And thats the film basically in a nutshell.

To describe it in one word? Schizophrenic. The film continuously switches gears and like a first time driver with stick shift, it happens to fast and the car dies (in this case the film falls flat). Dark comedy? Yes there is a scene where J.K. Simmons thinks a youth screaming is just mourning and yes that was funny but that was just about the only scene where people laughed because it was meant to be funny. This movie is one of those cases where we weren't laughing WITH you. We are laughing AT you.

The film's performances are pretty decent. Seyfried does as good as one could to hold up the film even though it's this bad. Megan wasn't horrifyingly bad but neither was she good. There was a scene where it's a real big close up of her kissing another chick (YES!!!!). The men in the audience hooted and cheered even though it was completely random and the director put it in as a a kind of apology for not giving up the real goods (no Megan Fox boobage). Brody was a pretty quirky character as a indie singer just trying to make it in the real world but no real screen time to make it good enough. His lip syncing was dreadful as well.

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JENNIFER'S BODY opens in theaters in 2009".
www.joblo.com