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Karina Smirnoff PETA Ad

Posted on 24. Sep, 2009 by CSS.

Newly-single Dancing With The Stars pro Karina Smirnoff is kicking off her dancing shoes — along with everything else — in a new PETA campaign — “I’d Rather Dance Naked Than Wear Fur” — shot by celebrity photographer Robert Sebree.

The stunning 31-year-old stopped wearing fur after watching footage of baby seals being killed for their pelts.

“I did wear fur, especially when I was growing up in the Ukraine,” the fancy-footed beauty reveals in an interview with PETA. “But there are ways of being warm and being fashionable without being cruel.”

Smirnoff joins a growing list of celebrities–including Christina Applegate, Sophie Monk, Khloe Kardashian, Nia Long, and Kimora Lee Simmons –who have starred in PETA’s anti-fur ad campaign.

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2009 Emmy’s: Toni Collette “United States Of Tara” Acceptance Speech

Posted on 21. Sep, 2009 by CSS.

Toni Collette looks amazing in this acceptance speech video for her win for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series (United States of Tara).

What did you think of Toni Collette’s win? Was Tina Fey robbed? I had expected Tina Fey to take the award but I was really hoping Christina Applegate would-she was absolutely wonderful on ‘Samantha Who’ so sad ABC cancelled that!

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2009 Emmy’s Red Carpet: Christina Applegate

Posted on 21. Sep, 2009 by CSS.

Always looking magnificent, Christina Applegate turned up at the 61st annual Primetime Emmys at the NOKIA Theatre in Los Angeles on Sunday evening (September 20).

The former “Samantha Who” star donned a stunning blue dress, strutting her stuff on the red carpet before heading inside for the evening’s festivities.

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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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ABC Cancel's 'Samantha Who?'

Posted on 21. May, 2009 by CSS.

ABC has pulled the plug on Samantha Who?

The half-hour comedy starring actress Christina Applegate won’t be back next season, according to Variety. The trade magazine claims ABC canned the show due to economic reasons. The network was reportedly looking to cut $500,000 per episode and had considered switching from a single camera format to using multiple cameras, says a spy.

Christina — who successfully battled cancer while working on the sitcom — was nominated for an Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy for her role as Samantha in 2008.

This news pains me… I really loved this show-Jennifer Esposito was hilarious to watch-not to mention Christina Applegate is just flat out awesome-And Melissa McCarthy cracked me up! This is totally bumming me out!

ABC has really angered me this year with the programs they have cancelled and the ones they have replaced them with! If In The Motherhood or Surviving Suburbia are on next year I am going to lose it! While I love Bob Saget his show absolutely blows and In The Motherhood is just insulting to watch…

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PEOPLE Magazine "100 Most Beautiful" 2009 Cover

Posted on 02. May, 2009 by CSS.

PEOPLE Magazine released its annual “Most Beautiful” issue on Wednesday, which features 100 of the most striking faces from the worlds of film, television, music, and politics.

Christina Applegate graces the cover of this year’s “Most Beautiful” issue. The star of ABC’s Samantha Who? underwent reconstructive breast surgery last November after being diagnosed with breast cancer — a diagnosis the actress credits with giving her a new lease on life.

“I used to be really shy but I started to come into my own in my late 20s and early 30s. Now I’m not afraid to speak up in a room full of people and be a part of the conversation.”

Vanessa Hudgens, Freida Pinto, America Ferrera, and Robert Pattinson are also featured on this year’s “Most Beautiful” list.

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Christina Applegate Walk Away From The Ciggarette!!

Posted on 10. Apr, 2009 by CSS.

Christina Applegate was snapped smoking in Los Angeles yesterday. That wouldn’t be news, say for the fact that the Samantha Who? star was diagnosed with breast cancer last summer.

Christina had been a smoker for years but managed to kick the habit after undergoing a double mastectomy in 2008. Guess she’s back on the bandwagon…….and very foolishly..

Put down the damn cancer sticks, Christina!

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'Ugly Betty' Pulled From ABC Lineup….

Posted on 27. Jan, 2009 by CSS.

Betty’s been benched!

ABC has just announced that it will place award-winning dramedy Ugly Betty on hiatus-indefinitely-beginning March 26.

New episodes of Samantha Who? and Megan Mullally and Cheryl Hines’ freshmen comedy In the Motherhood will replace Betty, an offbeat comedy about an aspiring writer and her daily struggles to survive Manhattan’s cutthroat fashion world, in the network’s Thursday night lineup.

“Ugly Betty will return to Thursday nights at 8 p.m. following the run of In the Motherhood and Samantha Who?,” the network said in a statement released to Entertainment Weekly on Monday.

“The Thursday night block is a good opportunity to launch these comedies,” an ABC spokesman says. “Betty is a solid performer and there is no question that it will definitely be back to complete its season, just without repeats.”

ABC has not announced when Ugly Betty will return to the air.

Here is what one of the stars of ‘Ugly Betty’ Michael Urie has to say for all us fans:

BETTY’S NOT CANCELED

come on, really? Here are the facts:

We are going to finish shooting our original 3rd season order – 24
episodes (currently on 16).

At the end of March, we’re going off the air for a while, at a time
when we would normally be on for a few weeks, off for a few,
confusing and angering fans with repeats.

In June, we come back, and finish the last 6 episodes of the season
without interruption!

This has been done with lots of ABC shows over time, like LOST and
Desperate Housewives. We’ve got great real estate on Thursday nights
at 8pm, and the network wants to share it with other shows! It makes
sense.

Doesn’t mean the end of Betty.

keep watching!!!! In fact, go buy some episodes on iTunes for fun!

:0)

-From MichaelUrie.net

Makes sense- I will actually be glad to not have to deal with the new episode followed by a rerun cycle!

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The 66th Annual Golden Globes Red Carpet Moments

Posted on 12. Jan, 2009 by CSS.

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