Archive for October 06,2006

Oscar's DVD card

What will be this year's Crash or Seabiscuit, the all-but-forgotten good film that its studio gives an Oscar shove whent eh DVD comes out. Hollywoodwiretap figures Oliver Stone's World Trade Center, United 93 ...

2006 Oct 06

Will The Departed bring the box office back to life?

Could Scorsese return to big box office (Goodfellas) form? Will Jack scare up a big payday? I'd like to think so. Maybe The Departed isn't his best movie ever. But it's a REAL movie, not a collection of stunts...

2006 Oct 06

8 Films To Die For - Trailer

  8 Films To Die For - TrailerA revolutionary, nationwide theatrical release of eight films that are deemed too controversial, too graphic by the mainstream studios. HORROR FEST is an all-weekend horror event...

2006 Oct 06

Harsh Times - Trailer

  Harsh Times - TrailerJim Davis (Christian Bale) is an ex-Army Ranger recently discharged from the military, yet still haunted by nightmares of his former occupation. While seeking a position with the LAPD t...

2006 Oct 06

El Cortez - Trailer

  El Cortez - TrailerThe story of an autistic ex-con who attempts to start over, and escape his violent past life. After five years in a prison for the criminally insane, Manny (Lou Diamond Phillips) returns...

2006 Oct 06

Vanity Fair Brings Us The Real Annie Leibovitz

There has been a bit of dust kicked up over this month's Vanity Fair cover. It's no Suri Cruise debut, but there was some controversy over the cover. Yesterday, Fishbowl reported that the reported Borat ...

2006 Oct 06

Cable Quotables: Lucky Monkey Gets To Sniff Anderson Cooper's Pits

We know they only reason you look forward to Fridays is for Intern Wendy's Cable Quotables. So we'll skip the chatter. Really, nothing we can say is funnier than a monkey smelling Anderson Cooper's armpit. ...

2006 Oct 06

Scarlett Johansson 'Gets Arty' With Dita Von Teese

Now this is a pair you probably never thought you'd see: Scarlett Johansson and Dita Von Teese. And the gals are getting rather frisky — in that sensual art noir kind of way. The shots are for ...

2006 Oct 06

Jossip Juxtaposition: Lindsay Lohan Runs Into 1/100 of Her Ex-Boyfriends

• Katie Holmes and Victoria Beckham ... it's just awkward. [People] • Lindsay Lohan running into an ex in L.A. is like running into a call girl at Pastis. Completely unavoidable. [TMZ] &...

2006 Oct 06

Hearst Invites Condes, Glitterati to Huge 'Our Building is the Best' Bash

So, if you haven't heard (or weren't invited) Hearst is having a huge bash. We don't know when it's slated to be held, or we would definitely try to weasel our way in ... all we know is that there will be...

2006 Oct 06

Check Out The Hot New Sounds Of TV on the Radio's Sophomore Disc, "Return To Cookie Mountain"

There's a buzz going on over TV on the Radio's major label debut, "Return To Cookie Mountain." Hear for yourself why this eclectic quintet is revolutionizing modern music with their impressive sophomore disc...

2006 Oct 06

Toadies Singer Releases Third Album With New Band, Burden Brothers, Oct. 31; Hear Two Tracks

From the heart of Texas, the Burden Brothers are hard hitting rockers who have been making quite a racket since the release of their debut CD, Buried in Your Black Heart, in 2004. Formed by platinum-selling T...

2006 Oct 06

Pete Yorn Headlines The South In Support Of Latest Album, "Nightcrawler"

For Nightcrawler, his first new studio album in three years, rocker Pete Yorn explores, and brings full circle, the day-for-life metaphor (morning-day-night) which began with his RIAA gold-certified debut alb...

2006 Oct 06

Lionel Richie Praises 'Provocative' Green Day

Soul star Lionel Richie has 'come out' as an unlikely fan of punk rockers Green Day after he was impressed by their anti-establishment album American Idiot. The hitmaker loves listening to the 2004 album, whi...

2006 Oct 06

Timberlake's 'Sexyback' Holds Off Ludacris' 'Money Maker'

Justin Timberlake continues to sit supreme at the top of the U.S. singles chart, as his "Sexyback" hit clocks up a sixth consecutive week at number one of the Billboard Hot 100. Timberlake, who is also at num...

2006 Oct 06

Justin Timberlake & Cameron Diaz Remain Unwed For Better Sex

Justin Timberlake and girlfriend Cameron Diaz are putting off marriage to prolong their sex life. Timberlake and his girlfriend have long been rumored to be engaged, but the singer believes a wedding will mea...

2006 Oct 06

Jon Bon Jovi & Bill Clinton Restore Philadelphia Homes

Rocker Jon Bon Jovi has teamed up with former President Bill Clinton to launch a major project to restore run-down homes in one of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania's, poorest districts. The singer, who is already c...

2006 Oct 06

Marc Anthony Thinks Wife Jennifer Lopez Is Amazing

Latino singer/actor Marc Anthony has praised wife Jennifer Lopez for having so much determination and passion for life. Anthony married Lopez in 2004 just four months after she ended her engagement to Ben Aff...

2006 Oct 06

Brad Pitt Refutes Soccer Story

Brad Pitt has laughed off reports he requested a personal tutorial for his son with soccer star David Beckham. Media reports claimed the actor's adopted son with Angelina Jolie, Maddox, was attending lessons ...

2006 Oct 06

Private Jet Company Sues Jennifer Lopez

Jennifer Lopez has been hit with a lawsuit filed by a private jet company over late payments for chartered fights. Avjet is seeking $35,000 in damages over two flights from Farmingdale, New York State - one t...

2006 Oct 06

Shanna Moakler: 'I Absolutely Did Not Punch Paris'

Former beauty queen Shanna Moakler has slammed Paris Hilton's claims she punched the socialite in a Los Angeles nightclub. Hotel heiress Hilton filed a police report on Wednesday, alleging the "At Home With T...

2006 Oct 06

Sigourney Weaver Injures Knee on Trampoline

Sigourney Weaver has been forced to stop exercising for a year after injuring her knee during the shooting of upcoming movie Snow Cake. The 56-year-old actress was filming a scene in which she had to jump on ...

2006 Oct 06

Oprah Collapses From Heat Exhaustion

Oprah Winfrey collapsed from heat exhaustion during a recent visit to her hometown of Kosciusko, Mississippi. The 52-year-old was in town for the opening ceremony of Oprah Winfrey Boys & Girls Club, when temp...

2006 Oct 06

Paparazzo Must Go To Court For 'Bugging' Nicole Kidman

Australian photographer Jamie Fawcett has been ordered to appear in court next month over allegations he planted a bug outside Nicole Kidman's home more than a year ago. Fawcett was first charged with possess...

2006 Oct 06

Celebrity Friends Support Farrah Fawcett Through Cancer Battle

Farrah Fawcett has confirmed press reports she is battling cancer, as her celebrity friends send their best wishes to her. The star, 59, has been diagnosed with cancer of the intestine and is currently underg...

2006 Oct 06

16-Year-Old 'Whale Rider' Star Is Pregnant

Oscar-nominated actress Keisha Castle-Hughes and her boyfriend Bradley Hull are expecting their first child together. Castle-Hughes, 16, played a young Maori girl in the film Whale Rider, which earned her an ...

2006 Oct 06

Nicole Kidman: 'I Am Not Pregnant'

Nicole Kidman has laughed off rumors she is pregnant with new husband Keith Urban's baby. The Oscar winner and New Zealand-born country singer married in Sydney, Australia, in June after a whirlwind 11-month ...

2006 Oct 06

Eva Longoria Falls On Set of 'Desperate Housewives'

Eva Longoria was injured on Wednesday on the set of her hit TV show Desperate Housewives. Longoria, who plays saucy Gabrielle Solis on the show, was leaving her dressing room when she fell down some stairs. A...

2006 Oct 06

Nicole Richie & 'Boyfriend' Break Up

Nicole Richie and Brody Jenner have ended their three-month relationship, according to Richie's spokesperson - and the TV star insists they were "never really together." The couple have known each other since...

2006 Oct 06

Scorsese Turned DiCaprio Into a Man

Director Martin Scorsese insists his protégé Leonardo DiCaprio has finally matured as an actor because he was still a "boy" when they teamed up for 2002 movie Gangs Of New York. Under the director's tutelage,...

2006 Oct 06

Singer Dave Matthews To Play Villain in 'Lake City'

Musician Dave Matthews will star opposite Oscar-winning actress Sissy Spacek in the family drama "Lake City." Spacek and Jane Fonda's son, actor Troy Garity, will play a mother and son who have been estranged...

2006 Oct 06

Whitaker Doesn't Believe Ugandan Leader Was a Cannibal

Forest Whitaker has blasted claims late Ugandan leader Idi Amin was a cannibal, insisting the accusation was a propaganda tool invented by his enemies. Whitaker play the notorious dictator in new movie The La...

2006 Oct 06

Martin Scorsese To Only Make Films That Are Meaningful

Martin Scorsese is turning his back on Hollywood and will only make low-budget independent films and documentaries in the future. The director insists his new movie The Departed won't just be his last gangste...

2006 Oct 06

Filming Next 'Die Hard' Movie Causes Trouble for Aviation Bosses

Filmmakers working on upcoming sequel Live Free Or Die Hard have angered aviation officials in Los Angeles by proposing to shut down sections of the 105 Freeway and Imperial Highway around the city's airport ...

2006 Oct 06

Halle Berry To Play Teacher Who Ran For Congress

Halle Berry has signed on to star in "Class Act" - the true-life tale of a teacher from Nevada who ran for Congress after being challenged by her pupils. The star will play Tierney Cahill, a teacher from Reno...

2006 Oct 06

Censorship Alive And Well With “Death Of A President”

We've talked a lot about this issue of censorship around here lately. Let me repeat here what I've already said before. Individuals making a choice of what they themselves want to see or not see is NOT censo...

2006 Oct 06

Burne Supremacy's Franka Potente will play Pope Joan

Franke Potente, co star to Matt Damon in the Borne Identity/ Supremacy and the star of every movie snob's favorite Run Lola Run is now cast in the leading role of Pope Joan. The people over at empireonline.com...

2006 Oct 06

Kubrick Says Cruise and Kidman Ruined Eyes Wide Shut

Every once in a while I go off about how much I HATE it when actors try to take control of a movie set and usurp the director or producers. ACTORS!!! Here is some more great fodder for that steaming bitterne...

2006 Oct 06

Zack Snyder Talks Watchmen

A movie project of "The Watchmen" has been dangled out in front of comic movie fans like some sorta of twisted carrot in front of a jackass for years. On again! Off again! It's a go! No it's not! I swear ...

2006 Oct 06

Brett Ratner on X-Men 4

Rumor has it that there are some people out there who didn't like X-Men 3. Really? KIDDING! I know there are lots of folks out there who disliked the third installment of the franchise. But as I've said be...

2006 Oct 06

Oscar nominated teen actress expecting first child

Oscar nominated Whale Rider star Keisha Castle-Hughes, 16, is expecting her first child this spring. She and her boyfriend, Bradley Hull, 19, have been dating for three years. Source: People

2006 Oct 06

Mini Fab

It's a slow celeb news morning, so.... I don't know when these pics of Kelly R. were taken, but here they are anyway: Fun times! AK pe...

2006 Oct 06

The New Vaudeville Band on Hollywood Palace

"The New Vaudeville Band was a group created by songwriter Geoff Stephens in 1966 to record his novelty composition "Winchester Cathedral" which was a song inspired by the dance bands of the 1920s....

2006 Oct 06

Repost: My Teenage Fallout Queen (Scopitone)

My Teenage Fallout Queen by George McKelvey. This appeared on an LP of his in 1966 as "My Radiation Baby". I just got this email from George McKelvey's daughter Heather. Thanks for all the info ...

2006 Oct 06

Disneyland Collection

A Flickr photoset via a sampler of things Dan Goodsell says "A few days ago I posted about my friends Disneyland collection that I am going to be selling. Well it all finally got here and I am trying to so...

2006 Oct 06

"I Know Everything" by Spike Priggen (Video)

I asked my friend Carey Burtt if he would be interested in helping me make a video for a song from my new CD. He came up with this idea about setting it to the Jim Jones story and made this video (using ...

2006 Oct 06

Pop Art Coffins

Welcome to the Colourful Coffins Website"Colourful Coffins is the new name for Oxford Coffins - the leading provider of distinctive, personalised, and memorable picture coffins. Colourful Coffins are available...

2006 Oct 06

Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass

Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass on Hollywood Palace.mov Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass on Hollywood Palace.m4vPreviously on Bedazzled!: The Standells on the Hollywood PalaceHerman's Hermits Meet ...

2006 Oct 06

Wizzard "See My Baby Jive"

One of my musical heroes Roy Wood doing "See My Baby Jive" with his band Wizzard.Wizzard "See My Baby Jive".mov Wizzard "See My Baby Jive".m4vBuy "The Best of & the Rest of Roy Wood & Wiz...

2006 Oct 06

Professional Poker Tour

So anyway, I love watching poker on TV. I'm kind of obsessed with it, almost. But I gotta say I'm hating this new Professional Poker Tour on the Travel Channel. Mark Seif is a nice enough guy and a good pok...

2006 Oct 06

Beatles on Hollywood Palace.

Promo films for "Penny Lane" and "Strawberry Fields Forever" as presented on The Hollywood Palace.Beatles on Hollywood Palace.mov Beatles on Hollywood Palace.m4v

2006 Oct 06

The Zombies on US TV

The Zombies perform "She's Not There" and "Tell Her No" on an American TV show that shall remain nameless. UPDATE: I'm not looking for people to tell me what it is, thanks. I said it "shall remain nam...

2006 Oct 06

"There's No Sound In Flutes!" Cover Art by Peter Bagge

I had the great pleasure of working with illustrator/comic artist Peter Bagge on the cover art for my new CD "There's No Sound In Flutes". I've loved his work for years since Comical Funnies, through Neat S...

2006 Oct 06

White Bread Black Beer

This new Scritti Politti CD is really great. It sounds a bit more like their really early stuff than the mid-period ultra-slick Maher/Gamson era, but it hardly sounds like anything he's ever done before.Record...

2006 Oct 06

Bob Dylan's American Journey, 1956–1966

At the Morgan Library in NYC via The Gothamist"Bob Dylan's Bob Dylan's American Journey, 1956–1966, is the first comprehensive exhibition devoted to Bob Dylan's formative early career. The exhibition exami...

2006 Oct 06

The Standells on the Hollywood Palace

The Standells on the Hollywood Palace.mov The Standells on the Hollywood Palace.m4vBuy "Dirty Water/Why Pick on Me" by The StandellsMore Garage Rock on Bedazzled! 

2006 Oct 06

Deck The Halls - Trailer A

  Deck The Halls - Trailer AA family comedy about one-upsmanship, jealousy, clashing neighbors, home decoration...and the true spirit of the holidays. Steve (Matthew Broderick), a suburban dad and Christmas ...

2006 Oct 06

On That Note: Jimmy Buffett Wastin' Away, Lookin' For His Lost Hits Of E

• If the mere image of Jimmy Buffett tripping on X and asking someone for a shoulder massage doesn't make you cringe, it probably means you blocked out those memories of high school tailgate parties. ...

2006 Oct 06

Leslie Sloane Zelnik Has Her Work Cut Out For Her

Oh dear. When is Leslie Sloane Zelnik going to start encouraging her clients to shut up and stop making total asses of themselves? First, Lindsay Lohan told Vanity Fair she was a bulimic drug addict. T...

2006 Oct 06

Original Dinosaur Jr. Band Members To Release New Album

The original line-up of Dinosaur Jr. is recording its first studio album in 18 years. The pioneering grunge trio - J. Mascis, Lou Barlow and Emmett 'Patrick' Murphy - came together for a reunion tour last yea...

2006 Oct 06

R&B/Gospel Duo Mary Mary To Release "A Mary Mary Christmas" October 10

Erica Campbell and Tina Campbell, the best-selling R&B/Gospel duo Mary Mary, are giving their fans "A Mary Mary Christmas," a brand-new spirit-filled album celebrating the Christmas holidays. "A Mary Mary Chr...

2006 Oct 06

Beyoncé's Dad Creates Hip Hop Album for Kids

Beyoncé Knowles' manager father Mathew is so scared his grandchildren will pick up foul language from hip-hop music he's created his own album of sanitized tunes. Mathew, who already has a 23-month-old grands...

2006 Oct 06

Shakira Sweeps Awards At Mexican Music Ceremony

Colombian beauty Shakira swept the board at a Mexican music award ceremony last night. The pop diva won in five categories at Premio Oye!, one of South America's most prestigious events, in Puebla. " class="m...

2006 Oct 06

Jessica Simpson Keeps Private Journals Locked Up

Jessica Simpson has around 100 journals detailing her most intimate thoughts that the security-conscious singer/actress gives to trusted friends to look after. The 26-year-old admits keeping a journal is a ri...

2006 Oct 06

Jon Bon Jovi Is The New Face of Kenneth Cole Fragrance

Kenneth Cole Fragrances announced today that Jon Bon Jovi will appear in the campaign to introduce their new fragrance, R.S.V.P. It will be available at Kenneth Cole New York retail stores and select Saks Fif...

2006 Oct 06

Robert De Niro Buys $23 Million Manhattan Home

Oscar winner Robert De Niro has paid millions for the former home of Miramax boss Harvey Weinstein. The Hollywood actor bought the lavish 15-room property on the Upper West Side of Manhattan, New York, from W...

2006 Oct 06

Mr. T Nixed 'A-Team' Movie Plans

Mr T. turned down a cameo in a proposed big-screen version of 1980s TV show The A-Team because he refused to star alongside another actor playing his signature role of B,A. Baracus. The actor - real name Laur...

2006 Oct 06

Jessica Alba vs Teri Hatcher

  Photoshop contest that challenges participants to take the fanciful leap of imagination renders some of the world's biggest female stars as anorexics . Here is a sample of the photoshop works.

2006 Oct 06

The Blind Item Guessing Game: Still More Morgan Mayhem

Wherein we invite our heretical readers to tie themselves to humpy E! gossip-Grand Inquisitor Ted Casablanca's wooden stake and submit to the purifying flames of his righteous blind items. Submitted for your g...

2006 Oct 06

Research Firm Reveals The Exact Levels Of Overexposure Enjoyed By Today's Most Ubiquitous Stars

If we were to tell you that a marketing research firm dedicated considerable resources to determining the values of 46 discrete personality attributes for nearly three thousand celebrities, and that one of the...

2006 Oct 06

The Tribe star Meryl Cassie welcomes a son

Star of New Zealand's TV show The Tribe, Meryl Cassie, 22, welcomed her first child, a son, with partner, New Zealand rugby player Brendan Watt. The baby was born on September 16 and was named Rylon Ngarino. ...

2006 Oct 06

They're Bringing Sexy Back+Jay-Z Leaked!

What's Eddie Murphey's ex-wife been up to while he's off pimpin' on Scary Spice? Not worried about that ni**a Eddie I see. I guess she said she has too much sexy to bring back to stay single. Do you Ms. Nicole...

2006 Oct 06

Sienna Miller Talks 'Shittsburgh'

Sienna Miller isn't exactly endearing herself to the locals on her new movie "The Mysteries of Pittsburgh." The actress, better known for her unending quest to appear in the celebutabs on the arm o...

2006 Oct 06

PIECES OF POPMUSE V.32

Tomorrow is my 32nd Birthday. I'm not thrilled. For a Pop Culture Junky like myself every B-Day after 29 blows. And Aaliyah sings ...age ain't nothing but a number. I couldn't think of an appropriate video to ...

2006 Oct 06

One Week in Jossip: At Least Paris Hilton Got Punched in the Face

• Annie Leibovitz shows us a side of her we never actually wanted to see. • Yes, Bill O'Reilly gets invited to parties. If not many, at least the Fox parties. • We find out just how ...

2006 Oct 06

Jiblets: Harper's Bazaar

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2006 Oct 06

Do You Know How Important and Non -Self-Promoting The Kos Is?

The Columbia Journalism Review Daily directs us to this lovely meta meta blogger-on-blogger chat fest that ran in the recent issue of Wired. Former Wonkette Anna Marie Cox interviews Markos Moulitsas aka ...

2006 Oct 06

Robin William's is grateful for Mel Gibson

Robin WIlliams and Mel Gibson have two things in common; they are both actors and they are both alcoholics. Robin is grateful the world found out about Gibson's boozy verbal problems the same day Williams wa...

2006 Oct 06

Bourne Supremacy's Franka Potente will play Pope Joan

Franke Potente, co star to Matt Damon in the Bourne Identity/ Supremacy and the star of every movie snob's favorite Run Lola Run is now cast in the leading role of Pope Joan. The people over at empireonline.co...

2006 Oct 06

Knight Rider Teaser Poster

There has been a lot of Knight Rider talk around here lately. First, Hasselhoff has been trotting the globe promoting his remake of the role that made him famous. Then we hear news that Orlando Bloom polit...

2006 Oct 06

Portman Plays Dress Up with Hepburn

When not trying to belch out horrible dialogue in Revenge of the Sith, Natalie Portman often scores big on the big screen. She is truly a class act. Yahoo News reports:The 25-year-old Portman, wearing the ...

2006 Oct 06

Borat Home Page: Wow!

Anyone familiar with Sacha Baron Cohen's Borat—who lost the Vanity fair cover to George Clooney, what were they thinking—will chuckle over this home page, which invites us to "please be my friend at myspaces,...

2006 Oct 06



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