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Alec Baldwin & Steve Martin Take On Oscar Hosting Duties
Posted on 05. Nov, 2009 by CSS.
Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin are teaming up to host the 82nd Academy Awards.
The duo will follow 2009 host Hugh Jackman, who announced last week that he would not return to helm next year’s ceremony. While Academy Award-nominated actor Alec is a first-time Oscar host, Steve hosted the 73rd and 75th Academy Awards.
The two men have a friendly hosting rivalry on the sketch comedy hit Saturday Night Live. Steve has hosted SNL 15 times, while Alec has hosted the sketch comedy just 14 times.
“I am happy to co-host the Oscars with my enemy Alec Baldwin,” Steve said in a statement Tuesday.
“I don’t play the banjo but I’m thrilled to be hosting the Oscars – it’s the opportunity of a lifetime,” Alec added, referencing the comedian legend, who does play the banjo and is currently touring with the bluegrass band Steep Canyon Rangers.
The 2010 Academy Awards will air live from Kodak Theater at Hollywood & Highland Center in Los Angeles on March 7.
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Chris Pine Is The New Jack Ryan In The Tom Clancy Franchise
Posted on 15. Oct, 2009 by CSS.
The 29-year-old will play the CIA analyst in a revival of the series based on the popular Tom Clancy novels, according to Variety.
“Tom Clancy created an unforgettable character with Jack Ryan,” Paramount Film Group president Adam Goodman told the trade paper Wednesday. “With Chris in this role, we’ve taken our first step in creating a re-boot that lives up to the successful lineage of the franchise.”
Baldwin was the first to play Ryan in 1990’s The Hunt for Red October. Ford played him in 1992’s Patriot Games and 1994’s Clear and Present Danger. Most recently, Ben Affleck took over the role in the 2002 hit The Sum of All Fears.
It looks like Chris Pine beat out a much older George Clooney. Clooney had previously expressed his eagerness to take on the famous role of Jack Ryan.
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Betty White Set To Guest Star As Herself On New Season Of ‘30 Rock’
Posted on 22. Sep, 2009 by CSS.
The guest list for one of NBC’s most popular comedies just got a bit more “Golden.”
Emmy Award-winning comedy 30 Rock will welcome Emmy Award-winning television
legend Betty White for a guest appearance later this season!
“We’re shooting a bit tomorrow with Betty White, so that’s good!” series star Tina Fey told Access Hollywood’s Nancy O’Dell after winning the Emmy for Best Comedy Series on Sunday night.
“What is she going to be playing?” Nancy asked.
“She’s playing herself,” Tina replied.
Betty was the cast’s first choice when it came to who should guest star, says Alec Baldwin, who took home the trophy for Best Lead Actor In A Comedy Series.
“We all put names in a hat, and we took a vote, if you could have one guest star for the whole season, who would it be? And Betty White was the winner!”
30 Rock took home 5 Emmy’s this year and the new season premieres Thursday October 15, 2009.
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2009 Emmy’s: The Winners List
Posted on 21. Sep, 2009 by CSS.
Outstanding Comedy Series: “30 Rock,” NBC
Outstanding Drama Series: “Mad Men” AMC
Outstanding Actor, Drama Series: Bryan Cranston, “Breaking Bad,” AMC
Actor, Comedy Series: Alec Baldwin, “30 Rock,” NBC.
Actress, Comedy Series: Toni Collette, “United States of Tara,” Showtime.
Supporting Actor, Drama Series: Michael Emerson, “Lost,” ABC.
Supporting Actress, Drama Series: Cherry Jones, “24,” Fox.
Supporting Actor, Comedy Series: Jon Cryer, “Two and a Half Men,” CBS.
Supporting Actress, Comedy Series: Kristin Chenoweth, “Pushing Daisies,” ABC.
Miniseries: “Little Dorrit” PBS.
Made-for-TV Movie: “Grey Gardens,” HBO.
Actor, Miniseries or Movie: Brendan Gleeson, “Into the Storm,” HBO.
Actress, Miniseries or Movie: Jessica Lange, “Grey Gardens,” HBO.
Supporting Actor, Miniseries or Movie: Ken Howard, “Grey Gardens,” HBO.
Supporting Actress, Miniseries or Movie: Shohreh Aghdashloo, “House of Saddam,” HBO.
Directing for a Comedy Series: “The Office: Stress Relief,” Jeff Blitz, NBC.
Directing for a Drama Series: “ER: And in the End,” Rod Holcomb, NBC.
Directing for a Variety, Music, or Comedy Series: “American Idol: Show 833 (The Final Three),” Bruce Gowers, Fox.
Directing for a Miniseries, Movie, or Dramatic Special: “Little Dorrit: Part 1,” Dearbhla Walsh, PBS.
Variety, Music, or Comedy Series: “The Daily Show With Jon Stewart,” Comedy Central.
Reality-Competition Program: “The Amazing Race,” CBS.
Writing for a Comedy Series: “30 Rock: Reunion,” Matt Hubbard, NBC.
Writing for a Drama Series: “Mad Men: Meditations in an Emergency,” Kater Gordon and Matthew Weiner, AMC.
Writing for a Variety, Music, or Comedy Series: “The Daily Show With Jon Stewart,” Comedy Central.
Writing for a Miniseries, Movie, or Dramatic Special: “Little Dorrit,” Andrew Davies, PBS.
Host, Reality or Reality-Competition Program: Jeff Probst, “Survivor,” CBS.
Original Music and Lyrics: “81st Annual Academy Awards: Song Title: Hugh Jackman Opening Number,” ABC.
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112 New Films Hit Theatre’s This Fall: September 2009 Fall Movie Preview
Posted on 07. Sep, 2009 by CSS.
SEPTEMBER:
September 4, 2009
- All About Steve, starring Sandra Bullock, Bradley Cooper and Thomas Haden Church.
- Amreeka, Nisreen Faour and Melkar Muallem
- Carriers, Lou Taylor Pucci, Chris Pine, Piper Perabo and Emily VanCamp
- Extract, starring Jason Bateman, Mila Kunis, Kristen Wiig, Ben Affleck, Clifton Collins Jr. and Gene Simmons. The film was both written and directed by the talented Mike Judge.
- Gamer, Gerard Butler, Michael C. Hall, Kyra Sedgwick, Terry Crews and Alison Lerman.
- No Impact Man, Colin Beavan and Michelle Conlin- Documentary
- Unmade Beds
September 9, 2009
- 9, starring Elijah Wood, Jennifer Connelly, John C. Reilly and Christopher Plummer.
September 11, 2009.
- Beyond A Reasonable Doubt, starring Michael Douglas, Jesse Metcalfe, Amber Tamblyn and Orlando Jones.
- Tyler Perry’s I can Do Bad All By Myself, starring Tyler Perry, Taraji P. Henson, Mary J. Blige, Gladys Knight and Adam Rodriguez. Tyler Perry wrote and directed this film.
- The Other Man, starring Liam Neeson, Antonio Banderas and Laura Linney.
- Sorority Row, Rumer Willis, Audrina Patrige and Matt O’Leary
- Whiteout, Starring Kate Beckinsale, Gabriel Macht
September 16, 2009
- 35 Shots of Rum, Alex Descas and Mati Diop
September 18, 2009
- Love Happens, starring Jennifer Aniston and Aaron Eckhart opens Sept. 18.
- Jennifer’s Body starring Megan Fox, Amanda Seyfried, Johnny Simmons and Adam Brody hits theatres September 18. Jennifer’s Body was written by Diablo Cody who shot to fame after penning the 2007 hit Juno.
- Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs, starring Bill Hader, Anna Faris, Neil Patrick Harris and Andy Samberg.
- The Informant! Starring Matt Damon, Scott Bakula and Melanie Lynskey and directed by Steven Soderbergh.
- Bright Star, starring Abbie Cornish, Paul Schneider and Ben Whishaw.
- The Burning Plain, starring Charlize Theron, John Corbett and Kim Basinger.
- Disgrace, John Malkovich
- Pandorum, Dennis Quaid and Ben Foster.
- Paris, Juliette Binoche
September 21, 2009
- The Age of Stupid, starring Pete Postlethwaite.
September 23, 2009
- Capitalism: A Love Story, written and directed by Michael Moore.
September 25, 2009
- Blind Date, starring Stanley Tucci and Patricia Clarkson.
- The Blue Tooth Virgin, Amber Benson and Karen Black.
- The Boys Are Back, starring Clive Owen, Nicholas McAnulty and George MacKay.
- Surrogates starring Bruce Willis.
- Brief Interviews With Hideous Men, starring Julianne Nicholson, John Krasinski and Timothy Hutton. John Krasinski both wrote and directed this film.
- Fame, starring Naturi Naughton, Asher Book, Kherington Payne and Paul McGill.
- The Invention Of Lying, starring Ricky Gervais, Jennifer Garner, Jonah Hill, Jason Bateman and Tina Fey. The film was also written and directed by Ricky Gervais and Matthew Robinson.
- Coco Before Chanel, starring Audrey Tautou
- The Damned United, Michael Sheen
- I Hope They Serve Beer In Hell, based on the book by Tucker Max stars Jesse Bradford, Matt Czuchry, Keri Lynn Pratt and Geoff Stults.
- Pretty Ugly People, Missi Pyle and Allison Janney.
September 30, 2009
- The Horse Boy- Documentary.
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112 New Films Hit Theatre’s This Fall: December 2009 Fall Movie Preview
Posted on 07. Sep, 2009 by CSS.
DECEMBER:
December 4, 2009
- Armored, starring Columbus Short, Matt Dillon and Laurence Fishburne.
- Everybody’s Fine, starring Robert De Niro, Kate Beckinsale and Drew Barrymore.
- Brother’s, starring Tobey Maguire, Jake Gyllenhaal and Natalie Portman.
- A Prophet, tells the drama that is an Arab prison.
- Serious Moonlight, starring Meg Ryan, Kristen Bell, Justin Long and Timothy Hutton.
December 11, 2009
- The Lovely Bones, starring Saoirse Ronan, Mark Wahlberg, Rachel Weisz and Susan Sarandon- written by Philippa Boyens, Fran Walsh and Peter Jackson who also directs this film.
- Invictus, starring Morgan Freeman and Matt Damon-directed by Clint Eastwood
December 18, 2009
- Did You Hear About The Morgans? Starring Hugh Grant, Sarah Jessica Parker and Mary Steen Burgen.
- Avatar, starring Sam Worthington, Sigourney Weaver, Zoe Saldana and Michelle Rodriguez- written and directed by Jame Cameron.
December 25, 2009
- It’s Complicated, starring Meryl Streep, Steve Martin, Alec Baldwin and Lake Bell.
- Sherlock Holmes, starring Robert Downey Jr., Rachel McAdams, Jude Law, Mark Strong- directed by Guy Ritchie.
- Alvin And The Chipmunks: The Squeakquel, starring Jason Lee, Zachary Levi, Justin Long, Anna Faris, Matthew Gray Gubler, Christina Applegate, David Cross, Jesse McCartney, Amy Poehler and Wendie Malick.
- The Tree of Life, Starring Brad Pitt, Sean Penn and Jessica Chastain.
December 30, 2009
- The White Ribbon, WWI Mystery.
December TBA
- Up In The Air, starring George Clooney, Jason Bateman and Vera Farmiga.
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Stephen Baldwin Bankrupt
Posted on 22. Jul, 2009 by CSS.
Stephen Baldwin, who recently appeared on the NBC reality series I’m A Celebrity … Get Me Out of Here, filed for bankruptcy in New York City on Tuesday.
Reuters has learned that the 43-year-old star — who is the younger brother of Emmy-winning actor Alec Baldwin — filed for Chapter 11 protection this afternoon after falling $2.3 million in debt.
According to today’s filing, Stephen Baldwin owes $1.1 million on a New York property, $1 million in taxes, and has significant credit card debt.
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Salma Hayek Chooses '30Rock' Over Honeymoon!
Posted on 01. Mar, 2009 by CSS.
After surprising everyone with her Valentine’s Day wedding to Francois-Henri Pinault, the French billionaire/baby-daddy, Salma Hayek decided to do something strange for her honeymoon. She decided not to go on it. Can you imagine?
Instead, Salma showed up for work on “30 Rock” where she is playing a reoccurring guest star character who is a devout Catholic, a McDonalds-McFlurry-lover and Jack’s girlfriend. As a fan of “30 Rock”, I thank her!
Actress Salma Hayek skipped her honeymoon with new husband Francois-Henri Pinault – flying straight back from her Paris, France nuptials to shoot TV show “30 Rock”. The Frida star married her businessman partner on St. Valentine’s Day (14Feb09) in a romantic ceremony in the French capital.
But the couple was forced to postpone plans for a relaxing post-wedding break, as Hayek was due to film her guest spot on Tina Fey’s hit comedy series immediately afterwards.
The news was confirmed by Alec Baldwin, who plays Hayek’s love interest in the show: “She flew right from her wedding to come shoot with us again. Her husband is a doll.”
Series creator Fey adds, “(Hayek) spent her honeymoon working with us! She told me, ‘You must go the parties with me and elope! You must party with me!’”
Hayek originally announced her engagement to Pinault in March 2007, but they called off the wedding in July 2008. They are parents to 16-month-old daughter, Valentina.
-From Contact Music
It’s weird because after marrying a billionaire, I wouldn’t ever work another day again. It says something about Salma’s work ethic – and how much she believes in the show. Although, I imagine working on “30 Rock” is a hoot, so maybe it isn’t even like work. This whole non-honeymoon thing is silly because we all know in a short bit I’ll be uploading some new post on their “long awaited Honeymoon”… you just wait!
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Some Sketches From Last Nights SNL Hosted By Alec Baldwin
Posted on 15. Feb, 2009 by CSS.
Alec’s Monologue with Jack McBrayer:
This next one was pretty great! Alec Baldwin plays the fourth Jonas Brother. The Jonas Brothers didn’t get any applause when they first showed up, which was hilarious, and they didn’t seem to get that they were being made fun of the whole time…
SNL Digital Short featuring The Jonas Brothers
Cougar Den with Cameron Diaz- I love the “Cou-Gay” pretty funny:
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The Jonas Brothers SNL Performances Valentines Day
Posted on 15. Feb, 2009 by CSS.
The Jonas Brothers marked the season of love by making their debut as musical guests on Saturday Night Live this February 14.
In case you missed, here are a couple of videos of The Jonases “burnin up” with live performances of “Tonight” and “Video Girl” on SNL this weekend.
