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As I flipped channels the other night and landed on the Rockefeller Center Tree-Lighting, there, next to Al Roker, were two young co-host-helpers -- Nick Lachey and that girl from High School Musical. No, not the one who posed nude for her boyfriend. The other one. What's her name again? Sharpay? No, no....I remember. Ansley...Abby...Ally...Ashley Tisdale, right? Yes, HER!
I thought about poor Ashley and how I loved her (seriously) in High School Musical and HSM2. And as I watched her co-host and perform (she sang lip-synched an awesome cover of Wham's "Last Christmas") on this Tree-Lighting show, I realized she's actually quite talented. Yet so few people seem to know this -- or even know her. Why is that, I wondered.
By now you've doubtless seen and heard Tay Zonday's internet video sensation "Chocolate Rain" (if you haven't, go watch it now. I'll wait....)
(hums to self)
(Done? Okay!)
Well now the smart and savvy people over at Dr. Pepper marketing have called on Tay to pimp their new Cherry Chocolate Dr. Pepper flavor, and you gotta hand it to them, it's a great idea. And good on Zonday for turning what could've been 15 seconds of fleeting internet fame into a real, honest-to-goodness paycheck. Anyway, the full video is after the jump, and yes, it's freakin' hilarious and awesome.
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Variety reports that Jake Gyllenhaal is going to play football superhero Joe Namath in an upcoming biopic that's been approved by Namath himself, who believes that Gyllenhall has the athleticism to pull off playing the boy with the golden arm from Beaver Falls, PA. One of the highest paid professional football players of the 60s and 70s and a true spotlight hog who at least once sat on the sidelines during a game wearing -- is that mink? Chinchilla? -- (and I know I'm the only one here old enough to remember his pantyhose commercials), this sounds like a great project for Gyllenhaal so I hope nobody fucks it up. Dave Hollander will write the script once the strike is over.
Meanwhile, our Adorable Animation Desk reports . . .
Remember this captivating moment from the $70 million "Next", starring Nicolas Cage as a Vegas magician (pardon, illusionist) who can see two minutes into the future? And he gets it on with Jessica Biel, eighteen years his junior and far less wrinkled?
I didn't think so.
Or "Shooter", with my man Mark Wahlberg in dramatic slow-motion walking scenes as a reclusive Marine sniper set up for a murder rap by a phlegmy Danny Glover?
No?
Neither is unabatedly horrible--"Next" has Julianne Moore and Peter Falk, "Shooter" has Rade Serbedzija as Dr. Strangelove and Ned Beatty as the president--but they were typical of the 33 movies I reviewed this year as a third-string crap critic: strenuously mediocre.
A retrospective, after the jump.
Seems In Touch Weekly is a leeeeetle on the defensive side now that everybody and their baby-daddy has strongly denied the truth of their BRITNEY BE ALL KINDS Of KNOCKED-UPPIFIED, Y'ALL! cover story.
They've posted the "proof" that J.R. Rotem really DID tell them that Brit-Brit really IS SO pregnant again, like, STOP CALLING US LIARS YOU BIG MEANIE INTERNETS, WE'LL BE IN OUR ROOM WHEN YOU WANT TO APOLOGIZE.
*huffs off*
*slams door*
*cue faint strains of The Smiths*
The "proof" to the pregnancy story (and probably a lot more air-quotes) after the jump...
These men are HOT. And yes, every time I say that I'll be using all caps. Get used to it. Men all sweaty, running around with guns and knives? It's the deal. At least in the movies it is.
Let's be real for a minute. The whole reason this week's FEC is what it is? This man. Timothy Olyphant. From Hitman. HOT HOT HOT. Seriously. I sat through that movie with family, thinking dirty dirty thoughts the whole time while trying to pretend I was just there for the action! Of course, I've lusted after Timothy since his days in The Broken Heart's Club, but still. HOT.
In a move that shocked all watchers of Hogan Knows Best, People is reporting that Linda Bollea filed for divorce from Hogan - whose real name is
Terry Bollea - last week after 24 years of marriage. In her divorce filing she calls the 24-year marriage "irretrievably broken," the St. Petersburg Times reports. Citing
the divorce petition filed in Florida's Pinellas Pasco Circuit Court,
the newspaper says Linda, 46, wants to share parental responsibility
for their son Nick, 17, with whom she hopes with live while her husband
has "liberal" visitation rights. The couple's eldest child, daughter
Brooke Hogan, 19, is not legally subject to child support requirements.
Linda also seeks an unspecified amount in alimony and child support from the 53-year-old wrestler, as well as health insurance for Nick, who has been charged with reckless driving in a car crash in August in Clearwater in which Nick's passenger was severely injured. (Authorities just released tapes of the 911 calls reporting the accident.)
Knowing what we do about Snoop Dogg's persona now, it's funny to watch the video for "Nothin But a G Thang," when he just a Crip from Long Beach who knew how to rhyme. He was only 20 and barely looked at the camera. His "dance moves" consisted of keeping his arms at his sides and slightly swaying...and just being tall and skinny. And high.
Really, it's a testament to his longevity that he's never really faded from the spotlight for very long over the past 15 years. And while he and his music have certainly become, well, goofier, he's managed to have some hits pretty consistently over the past 15 years. He has a new album, Ego Trippin', set to release in March 2008 and it's going to be huge because Snoop has harnessed the power of the internet and his new video has been leaked (worked for Britney, right?)...
Continue reading "Dear Snoop Dogg: I Love You. And Your Doggy Style." »
(I have never typed "Xtina" before. I feel silly and yet oddly accomplished.)
The Washington Post annoyed me in an article about this. Follow me.
One strike down, one to go.
The Broadway labor dispute was resolved last night, so after nearly three weeks of dark theaters, 26 plays and musicals will resume regular performances tonight. Rentheads rejoice! Phantom Phans, cease your weeping!
The stagehand strike cost New York City about $100 million in lost income.
This is all well and good for everybody involved, but I ask you: Can I TiVo Broadway shows? Have you heard any rumors about Pushing Daisies: The Musical or Heroes: A Play in Three Acts or Lost: The Final Hatch is Actually a Trapdoor on a Broadway Stage OMG?
No? Then it's time to get back to everybody's favorite song-and-dance revue: TV Network Heads and the WGA: Back on the Bargaining Table.
Pam Anderson has been talking about retirement lately. Citing an interest in being a full-time mom to sons Dylan and Brandon and enjoying her life with new huz Rick Saloman, Anderson says she's got another five years of showbiz left in her before she retires the T&A blonde bombshell routine she's milked dry for the past fifteen years.
For those of us mourning the loss of Extras after a mere two seasons, all is not lost. Britannia is a-buzz with news of an Extras Christmas Special. The line-up is chocca with celebs, all obviously chomping at the bit to lampoon themselves alongside Gervais and Merchant.
The teaser for the episode includes a clip where Clive Owen eyes up Maggie as his 'prostitute' in a costume drama and declares "I wouldn't pay for it." George Michael is found cruising for c*ck at Hampstead Heath, and Barry Off Eastenders shares a tender moment with Darren Lamb (Steve Merchant). It's like the celebrities never stop!
(teaser after the jump..)
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People is reporting that
Daniel Dae Kim entered an initial plea of not guilty to a drunken driving charge last week. Kim, 39, who plays Jin-Soo Kwon on ABC's Lost, was arrested Oct. 25 when a Honolulu police officer spotted him driving erratically.
His driver's license was revoked Nov. 16 for six months, said Ronald Sakata, chief adjudicator for the Administrative Driver's License Revocation Office, according to the Associated Press.
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Because I love you, here are some of the best photos I've seen in the last couple of days. Enjoy!
Never one to stay satisfied with her looks for long, it looks like Posh has heard our cries that her alien boobies were too much to handle, and has toned them down a notch! Good for her!
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