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Rihanna Speaking Out In ‘Glamour’ And With Diane Sawyer
Posted on 03. Nov, 2009 by CSS.
Rihanna is speaking out for the first time since being assaulted by ex-boyfriend Chris Brown in a Grammy night attack last February. In a poignant interview with Glamour’s December issue, Rihanna, a Glamour 2009 Woman of the Year recipitent, talks about how she coped after the brawl with Brown that garnered international headlines.
“I went to sleep as Rihanna and woke up as Britney Spears,” the “Russian Roulette” singer recalls in the interview, on newsstands Nov. 10. “That was the level of media chaos that happened the next day. The positive thing that has come out of my situation is that people can learn from that. I want to give as much insight as I can to young women, because I feel like I represent a voice that really isn’t heard.”
Rihanna will be honored — alongside literary legend Maya Angelou and comedian Amy Poehler — at the annual Glamour Women of the Year event in New York City on Monday, Nov. 9.
In an interview with Diane Sawyer due to be aired on ABC’s Good Morning America this Thursday and Friday, the Barbadian-born singer says Chris Brown was “definitely my first big love.”
“This happened to me … it can happen to anyone,” she told Sawyer according to a statement from ABC.
Chris and Rihanna were among the fastest rising R&B artists in the country before the assault, which led to Chris losing several commercial sponsorships and being slapped with five years of probation.
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Amy Poheler “Inside The Actor’s Studio” Airing Tonight Sept. 21 7/6c
Posted on 21. Sep, 2009 by CSS.
Amy Poehler breaks out her best “Christopher Walken” and “Paula Abdul” impersonations, recounts her days on Saturday Night Live’s Weekend Update, and talks about her new NBC comedy Parks and Recreation in an interview with Bravo’s Inside The Actor’s Studio.
You can watch this episode in its entirety tonight, Mon., Sep. 21, @ 7/6c on Bravo.
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2009 Emmy’s: Kristin Chenoweth Win’s Emmy “Pushing Daisies” Acceptance Speech
Posted on 21. Sep, 2009 by CSS.
Check out Kristin Chenoweth accepting her Emmy award for Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy for her work on “Pushing Daisies” (now cancelled, such a shame) in this Emmy 2009 acceptance speech video.
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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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Complete Winners List From 2009 MTV Movie Awards
Posted on 01. Jun, 2009 by CSS.
Which of your favorite cinematic gems from the past year walked away with “Golden Popcorn” trophies at Sunday night’s MTV Movie Awards — live from the Gibson Amphitheater in Los Angeles?
Twilight, the insanely-popular vampire drama starring Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart, took a bite out of the competition at this year’s ceremony, snagging award for best movie, best fight, best kiss, breakthrough male performance for Pattz, and breakthrough female performance for Stewart.
(Drumroll, please!)
Winners from the MTV Movie Awards are:
— Best Villain: Heath Ledger, “The Dark Knight.”
— Best Female Breakthrough Performance: Ashley Tisdale, “High School Musical 3: Senior Year.”
— Best Fight: Robert Pattinson and Cam Gigandet, “Twilight.”
— Best Male Breakthrough Performance: Robert Pattinson, “Twilight.”
— Best Kiss: Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson, “Twilight.”
— Best Male Performance: Zac Efron, “High School Musical 3: Senior Year.”
— Best WTF Moment: Amy Poehler, “Baby Mama.”
— Best Song from a Movie: “The Climb” by Miley Cyrus, “Hannah Montana: The Movie.”
— Best Female Performance: Kristen Stewart, “Twilight.”
— Best Comedic Performance: Jim Carrey, “Yes Man.”
— Best Movie: “Twilight.”
— Best MTV Generation Award: Ben Stiller.
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Will Ferrell Hosted Season Finale Of SNL Last Night With A Little Help From Some Stars
Posted on 17. May, 2009 by CSS.
Saturday Night Live opening Sketch was Will Ferrell repriving his role as former President George Bush:
Check out Will Ferrell’s opening monologue:
One of my favorite sketches of the evening was the Lawrence Welk bit, Kristen Wiig plays that character perfectly:
The Funeral sketch had some good laughs with Will Ferrell playing Graham the stand-up comedian crashing the service:
I was so glad they revived the Jeopardy sketch- however the Sean Connery jokes fell a little flat and I would have rathered Burt Reynolds been in the whole sketch instead of Kathie Lee- that Kathie character is too hard to watch:
Will Ferrell also brought back classic character Harey Carey:
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Mother's Day Celeb First Timers:
Posted on 10. May, 2009 by CSS.
- Jessica Alba’s little angel Honor Marie turns 1 on June 7-making today Jessica’s first official Mother’s Day!
- Ashlee Simpson-Wentz will be celebrating today with her baby boy Bronx Mowgli Wentz who will turn 1 on November 20!
- Nicole Kidman’s first biological baby 10-month old Sunday Rose gives her reason to celebrate along with her older children, Bella, 16 & Connor, 14!
- Minnie Driver will be celebrating with her 8-month old baby boy, Henry Story!
- FunnyGirl Amy Poehler and her comedian husband Will Arnett will most definitely be celebrating today with their 6 month old son Archibald William Emerson!
- Rebecca Romijn & Hubby Jerry O’Connell have double the reason to celebrate this year, as first time parents to twin babies Dolly Rebecca Rose & Charlie Tamara Tulip, both born Dec. 28!
- Brand new mommy Alyson Hannigan will be celebrating with her 1 1/2 month old baby girl Satyana!
- Camila Alves will be celebrating with 10-month-old Levi Alves, son of Camila & Matthew McConaughey!
- Actress Constance Marie will be celebrating with daughter Luna Marie born Feb. 5!
- Former Spice Girl Melanie Chisholm welcomed daughter Scarlet with partner Thomas Starr on Feb. 22!
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New Spring TV Shows Hitting Your Tube The Next Few Weeks
Posted on 31. Mar, 2009 by CSS.
This coming week and next will bring some fresh new TV shows to your living room. All the major networks have a few additions to their nightly lineup. Check out the new shows starting below:
Cupid March ABC Tuesday 10:00 March 31
Trevor Pierce insists that he is Cupid, the god of love. He claims that he has been sent to New York City by to bring 100 romantically challenged couples together. The show stars Bobby Cannavale as Trevor Pierce as well as Rick Gomez, Sarah Paulson & Camille Guatay
I Get That Alot CBS Wednesday 8:00 April 1st
I Get That Alot is a new special on CBS airing April Fools Day that follows celebs as they work in restaurant and retail style jobs fooling the public into thinking they just look like the famous celeb! The show features Leanne Rimes, Jessica Simpson, Jeff Probst, Mario Lopez, Heidi Klum & many more!
Surviving Suburbia ABC Monday 9:30 April 6th
Surviving Suburbia takes a contemporary look at family life and the reasons one might have to question the system. The show marks Bob Saget’s return to a primetime sitcom.
Fringe returns on FOX Tuesdays at 9:00 April 7th
The Unusuals ABC Wednesday10:00 April 8
It’s never business as usual for the officers of New York’s 2nd Precinct on the series premiere of The Unusuals. The new series stars Amber Tamblyn, Jeremy Renner, Adam Goldberg, Josh Close, Harold Perrineau & Monique Gabriela Curnen.
Harpers Island CBS Thursday 10:00 April 9
HARPER’S ISLAND is about a group of family and friends who travel to a secluded island off the coast of Seattle for a destination wedding. This island is famous for a streak of unsolved murders from seven years ago. Although they’ve come to laugh and to love, what they don’t know is they’ve also come… to die. As the wedding festivities begin, friendships are tested and secrets exposed as a murderer claims victims, one by one, transforming the wedding week of fun and celebration into a terrifying struggle for survival.
In every episode, someone is killed and every person is a suspect, from the wedding party to the island locals. By the end of the 13 episodes, all questions will be answered, the killer will be revealed and only a few will survive.
Parks & Recreation NBC Thursday 8:30 April 9
Parks & Recreation is a mockumentary that looks at the exciting world of local government. The new half-hour comedy will examine the mundane but necessary ways that people interact with their government, and ask why it’s frequently so complicated! The new comedy stars Amy Poehler, Aziz Ansari, Rashida Jones, Nick Offerman, Aubrey Plaza & Paul Schneider.
Southland NBC Thursday 10:00 April 9
From Emmy Award winners John Wells, Ann Biderman and Chris Chulack comes a raw and authentic look at a police unit in Los Angeles. From the beaches of Malibu to the streets of East Los Angeles, “Southland” is a fast-moving drama that will take viewers inside the lives of cops, criminals, victims and their families. The new drama stars Benjamin Mckenzie, Michael Cudlitz, Regina King, Tom Everett Scott, Michael McGrady, Kevin Alejandro, Shawn Hatosy & Arija Bareikis.
Prison Break Returns on FOX Friday 8:00 April 17
Who Do You Think You Are NBC Monday April 20th
From executive producer Kudrow (”Friends,” “The Comeback”) in conjunction with her production company Is or Isn’t Entertainment and the U.K.’s Wall to Wall productions, the series – an adaptation of the award-winning hit British television documentary series – will lead celebrities on a journey of self-discovery as they unearth their family trees that reveal surprising, inspiring and even tragic stories that often are linked to crucial events in American history. The show will have Lisa Kudrow, Sarah Jessica Parker, Susan Sarandon & many more celebrities trace their family tree.
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Amy Poehler 'GQ' Magazine Spread As Well As 'Parks & Recreation' Interview
Posted on 26. Mar, 2009 by CSS.
Amy Poehler’s new NBC comedy series, Parks And Recreation has been shrouded in secrecy for months, but with the series premiere only weeks away, the former Saturday Night Live vet has decided that the time is right to drop a few tidbits on the mockumentary style comedy.
Did you know President Obama provided some of the inspiration for the show?
“I play Leslie Knope, the head of the parks department in a small town—and her dream is to build a new park. When Obama says, ‘Okay America, let’s get to work!’ Leslie is the one who responds, ‘Great! I have all these big ideas!’” Amy says in the April 2009 of GQ.
“Government shows are usually about people making huge decisions super quickly—ya know, those big walk-and-talk shots down the halls of the White House. We wanted to explore the small ways in which people try to make a difference and fail—in a mockumentary style, like ‘The Office.’”
Parks And Recreation, from the writers and creators of The Office, premieres next month on NBC.
